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22 of the Best Writing Podcasts
By Casie Bazay
If you're a writer looking for some sound advice and a little inspiration, or perhaps you're in the gloomy depths of your work-in-progress with no hint of light in sight, then I have some fantastic news for you. A plethora of incredible FREE podcasts await you!
In this article, I'll share some of the absolute BEST podcasts for writers. Whether you're working on your first novel, have a few books under your belt, or if you've already been published, I have a novel writing podcast perfect for you.
Why Subscribe to Podcasts for Writers?
As a writer who had her very first foray into the world of podcasts just a few short years ago (I'm usually late to the party), I've already learned a great deal from them. Not only do author podcasts provide much-needed insight and inspiration, episodes exist on nearly every topic imaginable.
Writing is often a solitary and difficult endeavour but hearing from other writers and industry experts reminds us we're not alone. Good writing podcasts give us the tools and techniques we need to get the job done. And the best part is you can listen and learn while doing other things – driving, cooking, and walking the dog will never be boring again.
Don't know which writing podcasts are worth listening to? We gotcha covered. Read on…
22 Inspiring Writing Podcasts
The Creative Writer's Tool Belt
Hosted by author and creative writing mentor, Andrew Chamberlain, The Creative Writers Toolbelt publishes new episodes bi-monthly, giving writers practical, accessible advice and encouragement. Each episode explores an aspect of creative writing technique, sharing plenty of examples, and allowing writers to immediately apply what they learn to their writing.
This fiction writing podcast also shares the occasional interview with writers or artists, exploring their wisdom on subjects like story, style, character, and writing process.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podomatic.
Minorities in Publishing
Minorities in Publishing is the brainchild of publishing professional, Jenn Baker. As its name implies, this podcast focuses on diversity (or the lack thereof) in the book publishing industry. In each episode, Baker talks with other publishing professionals, as well as authors and other people involved in the literary scene.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbay.
Beautiful Writers Podcast
Beautiful Writers Podcast is hosted by bestselling author, writing coach, ex-ghostwriter, and magazine editor, Linda Sivertsen. This podcast features up-close conversations with the world's most beloved, bestselling authors about writing, publishing, deal-making, spirituality, activism, and the art of romancing creativity.
Episodes are heart-centered and encouraging with street-smart advice and insider success (and failure), featuring stories for every writer and creative type.
Listen on all American Airlines, in-flight entertainment systems, as well as iTunes, Spotify, iHeartradio, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, PlayerFM, Castbox, PodTail, PodbayFM, and ListenNotes.
My Dad Wrote a Porno
The title of this podcast says it all! Imagine if your dad wrote an erotic book. Most people would try to ignore it—but that's not what Jamie Morton did. Instead, he decided to read it to the world in this groundbreaking comedic podcast. With the help of his best mates, Jamie reads a chapter a week and discovers more about his father than he ever bargained for.
My Dad Wrote a Porno is quite simply sex scene-writing gold (lessons in both what and what not to do).
Listen on Acast and Apple Podcast.
Create If Writing Podcast
Create If Writing Podcast, hosted by author and writing coach, Kirsten Oliphant, is for any writer, blogger, or creative who wants to build an online platform without being smarmy. The episodes provide a balanced mix of inspiration and technical advice to help writers get their name out there.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify.
Feeling stuck? We've all been there. Between the Covers, hosted by David Naimon, might be just what you need. This literary radio show and podcast features in-depth conversations with both fiction and non-fiction writers, as well as poets. It's been proclaimed by the Guardian, Book Riot, the Financial Times, and BuzzFeed as one of the most notable book podcasts for writers and readers around.
Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, and Apple Podcasts.
Dead Robots' Society
Dead Robots' Society was created by Justin Macumber in an effort to offer advice and support to other aspiring writers. This podcast is currently helmed by Macumber, Terry Mixon, and Paul E. Cooley, all of whom have writing experience of some kind. The hosts produce weekly episodes, sharing stories of their individual journeys and discussing topics important to the world of writing.
Listen on PodHoster and Apple Podcasts.
Where Should We Begin
While not your typical writing podcast, Where Should We Begin, hosted by therapist Esther Perel, provides behind-the-scenes counselling sessions of real couples. Listening to episodes can help writers better understand the resentments and hopes we all harbour and transfer these emotions over to their fictional writing.
Listen on Spotify.
Are you just starting your writing career? If so, then Otherppl with Brad Listi is the podcast to begin with. Weekly episodes feature interviews with today's leading writers, poets, and screenwriters. The podcast has been described by NPR as "fun, quirky, and in-depth."
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Podbay, or get the official free app.
Please, Finish Your Book
This is another great podcast for beginner writers. Brought to you by John P. Smith, Jr., Please, Finish Your Book is a case study as well as a celebration of how busy people were able to write and publish inspiring, educational, and/or entertaining books despite the distractions from other major priorities.
Listen on Apple Podcasts and Podchaser.
Unpublished from Amie McNee
Unpublished from Amie McNee is all about building a sustainable, creative life. This podcast delves into the many trials, tribulations, as well as the magic of being a writer seeking publication. It's a place to take your art seriously and where you can go to reflect on your own personal journey and build a thriving, creative practice.
Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Do you struggle with the grammatical side of writing? If so, Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing is the place to go. This podcast provides short, friendly tips to help you improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first or second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will help to make you a better and more successful writer.
Listen on Apple Podcasts.
Guardian Books Podcast
Looking to learn more about books, in general? Guardian Books Podcast, presented by Claire Armitstead, Richard Lea, and Sian Cain, shares in-depth interviews with authors from all over the world. The discussions and investigations make Guardian Books the perfect companion for readers and writers alike.
Writing Excuses
Writing Excuses was one of the first writing podcasts I ever listened to, and it's chock full of high quality, easily applicable advice. Hosted by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Margaret Dunlap, Mahtab Narsimhan, Howard Tyler, and Dan Wells, this fast-paced, educational podcast airs short-ish episodes every Sunday evening. The hosts' goal is to help listeners become better writers whether they write for fun or for profit.
Literary Speaking
Literary Speaking is one of the top podcasts for aspiring writers. Hosted by Crystal-Lee Quibell, this podcast features conversations with best-selling authors, literary agents, publishers, and publicity firms. Answering questions such as: How do I establish a writing practice? Find an agent? Get published? Build a platform? Literary Speaking will help you discover all the tips and tricks.
If you look back at the history of literary awards, few women have received the recognition they deserve. Reading Women reclaims the bookshelf by interviewing authors and reviewing books by or about women from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. This highly-acclaimed podcast releases new episodes every Wednesday.
Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify.
First Draft is another one of my personal faves. Every Thursday, host Sarah Enni talks to writers and storytellers about their lives, their craft, and how the two overlap. First Draft has over a million downloads and was named one of Apple Podcasts Top 25 Podcasts for Book Lovers.
If you're a new or aspiring writer, you can learn about the traditional publishing industry by listening to the Track Changes miniseries on First Draft.
The Writing Community Chat Show
Hosted by author Christopher Aggett, The Writing Community Chat Show was born out of Aggett's appreciation for the Twitter writing community. Episodes feature stories of indie authors, traditionally-published authors, and other professionals in the writing world. The podcast is unique in that their shows are live-streamed on YouTube before they are converted into a podcast. New episodes are produced twice weekly.
Listen on Spotify, Podchaser, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts.
The Honest Authors Podcast
On The Honest Authors Podcast, bestselling authors Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon answer all-important questions such as How do you get a book deal? Why does it take so long for a book to come out? and How many abandoned manuscripts does it take to finally hit a home run?
Once authors get published, they often have more questions than before! This podcast releases bi-monthly episodes with lively discussions, interviews with new and upcoming authors, as well as honest answers to all our burning questions.
Listen on Spreaker, Stitcher, and Apple Podcasts.
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, hosted by author Bianca Marais, has a title no one will forget in a hurry. This podcast is for emerging writers looking to improve their work with an aim of publication, or anyone wanting a behind-the-scenes look at the publishing industry.
Marias interviews authors, editors, agents, publicists, copy editors, and many other types of professionals within the world of writing and publishing. She is also joined by agents Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra from P.S. Literary Agency who read and critique query letters and opening pages in their regular Books with Hooks segment. Listeners can expect good advice, honest insights, and a few laughs along the way.
No Write Way
Hosted by bestselling author, Victoria Schwab, No Write Way shares chats with writers about their creative processes, origin stories, hurdles, work-life balance, and how they write books. Episodes are replays of live video casts, but you can catch the interviews live on Instagram @veschwab.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Write-Off with Francesca Steele
If there's one thing every writer must face, it's rejection. Lucky for us, award-winning journalist and writer, Francesca Steele, talks to authors about their own experiences with rejection and how they manage to get past it on her podcast Write-Off. A must-listen for every writer!
Best Writing Podcasts—It's a Wrap
I've listed 22 of the best fiction writing podcasts available, but, of course, there are many more great ones out there. If you're new to the world of writing podcasts, I hope this list will inspire you to get listening and find a few literary faves of your own.
Casie Bazay is a former teacher turned young adult author and freelance writer/editor. Her debut novel, Not Our Summer, released in May 2021. When not writing, Casie enjoys exploring the great outdoors, spending time at the barn with her horses and goats, reading, and watching movies (especially young adult novel adaptations). She lives on a hay farm in Oklahoma with her husband and two children but loves traveling to new and exciting destinations whenever she can.
Explore 22 of the best writing podcasts to help you with inspiration and advice.


The Putting America to Work Act has been putting people to work in our town, or so say the signs alongside the barriers on our street, where they've been fixing sidewalks for the past few weeks. This week they got to the sidewalk outside our house. One square of sidewalk had risen up (we think due to a tree root) so that you'd trip over a three-inch immovable block of concrete if you weren't looking at the ground. At some point the city jerry-built a kind of ramp between the adjacent square and the raised edge, which was an improvement but still left a section of sidewalk uneven enough to be a trip hazard. I have no idea how this new crew handled it–not through cutting down the tree, since I'm happy to say it's still there–but there is now a nice fresh, perfectly even sidewalk in that spot. If Barack Obama accomplished nothing else in these four years, we could still point to our sidewalk, on which the munchkin, exercising a new skill, has inscribed her name.
By the way, a small sorrow is that it didn't last. We went back shortly afterwards and someone (the workers? ) had smoothed it out, i.e., erased her name. I love these sweet bits of graffiti wherever I see them, and can't see why anyone would object. We moved away from that house a few weeks later, and the munchkin still remembers it with love and longing. I wish that when we went by that neighborhood, we could stop and see her name written by her three-year-old self.


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In 2020, Miller was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly for House District 19, which served Brunswick and New Hanover counties.
As a Freshman Legislator, Miller was appointed to several committees, working groups, and he founded the Law Enforcement Caucus with over 40 members from both chambers.
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Former UFC star & Great Britain Top Team head coach Brad 'One Punch' Pickett to launch MMA centre of excellence
Great Britain Top Team (GBTT), the UK's leading professional mixed martial arts (MMA) team, is opening a new facility for the pro team, aspiring athletes and individuals who want to train in MMA disciplines.
The gym will be a training base for fighters in the UFC, Cage Warriors, Bellator, and other major international promotions. These include UFC star Nathaniel Wood, current Cage Warriors bantamweight champion Dominique Wooding, and female pro fighters Claire Lopez and Olga Rubin.
GBTT was co-founded by Brad 'One Punch' Pickett, pioneer of British MMA who has been involved in the sport for over 20 years. Pickett made his UFC debut in 2011 and went on to be awarded 'Fight of the Night' in four out of his first five bouts. After retiring from competing, Pickett moved to coaching, and is now head coach of Great Britain Top Team.
As well as becoming the new home to Great Britain Top Team, the Academy will be open for public membership, with world-leading coaches training aspiring MMA athletes. Memberships will be open to everyone – adults and children, regardless of experience. Family memberships will also be available.
Facilities will include two 1750ft² matted areas, 25ft Octagon, boxing ring, dedicated strength and conditioning gym, wellbeing suite and infrared saunas.
GBTT Academy members will have access to an extensive timetable of MMA-focused classes, including Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), wrestling, boxing and strength and conditioning. Sessions in BJJ, striking and wrestling, will also run specifically for children aged five years old and upwards.
Commenting on the new facility, Brad Pickett said: "The launch of GBTT Academy is a big step forwards for us as a team; not only will it be a world class training base for our fighters, but we also want to use the gym to attract the best MMA talent.
"From my experience at American Top Team during my time with the UFC, facilities like this can make all the difference to a fighter's performances, and by opening the Academy up to the public, we hope to use the profile of the team to help inspire the local community, too."
Nathaniel Wood, UFC star and Great Britain Top Team fighter, said: "GBTT Academy will be a dream facility for any elite-level MMA fighter; to have world class coaches, facilities and training partners all under one roof is something that I'm incredibly excited about, and will help take my career to the next level."
GBTT co-founder, Martin Barrett, said: "We have ambitious plans for the team and the GBTT brand, and our aim is to replicate the quality, professionalism, and reputation that American Top Team is known for, here in the UK and Europe.
"There is also a lack of high-level MMA gyms in the UK, and we want to set the standard with GBTT Academy and create a facility that's on a level with other renowned MMA gyms worldwide."
GBTT Academy will open in early January 2022 – for more information visit www.gbtt.co.uk
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UFC Liverpool Set For Sunday 27th May
BAMMA London Results: Brazier dominates McKee to become two-weight champion
UFC 228 Results: Woodley submits Till in 2nd round
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Avira vs Total AV 2019 – Why Did the Winner Win?
Strong antivirus software needs to protect from known and unknown cyber threats. Avira and Total AV both use the latest virus scanning techniques to detect all types of infection, but that's where the similarity ends.
Total AV includes a huge range of extra features. It has a remote firewall, which you can customize even when not on the computer. There's a VPN to keep you safe on public WiFi, and the password manager and Adblock are great for staying secure online. There's even a Web Shield extension (it's worth noting that it's only 90% accurate). This many extra features can cause speed problems, so Total AV provides a PC optimization feature and disk cleaner to delete unnecessary or outdated files.
While Avira doesn't offer as many additional features, it works hard to optimize the protection your computer already offers. There's no firewall, but the app will upgrade the built-in Windows version. You also get notifications whenever your software needs updating. Similarly, the virus lab help-service walks you through all types of threats and how to resolve them. Avira is particularly useful for online shoppers as it includes payment protection and a price comparison Chrome extension. The PC tune-up feature helps optimize your computer's speed.
Both Avira and Total AV are worthy security solutions that provide comprehensive security for your system. Avira is definitely a better value for money, but Total AV offers more in terms of extra features. Currently, Total AV is rated best by Safety Detective and consumers.


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What you'll hear is a real person in real time, delivering the story of Jesus in more than 300 words per minute! High Speed Luke is fast, clear and fun and communicated in a young person's dialect – fast!
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Expect 16°C daytime maximum temperatures in the shade with on average 5 hours of sunshine per day in Algeciras in December. Check more long-term weather averages for Algeciras in December before you book your next holiday to Costa de la Luz in 2019/2020.
The December weather guide for Algeciras, Costa de la Luz shows long term weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.
The average maximum daytime temperature in Algeciras in December is a comfortable 16°C (61°F). The average night-time temperature is usually a cool 11°C (52°F). There are usually 5 hours of bright sunshine each day, which represents 49% of the 10 hours of daylight.
Expect 125mm (4.9 inches) of rainfall across the whole of December with 11 days with some rain falling. Maximum UV levels will be low (2 UV index) at midday when the skies are clear.
The average sea temperature in and around Algeciras in December is 17°C (63°F).
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New York Jets: Joe McKnight's killer released without charges
Anthony Pugliese
The man who fatally shot former New York Jets running back Joe McKnight was released Friday with no charges.
The tragic news of the death of Joe McKnight broke on Thursday, and Friday didn't make it any better. Authorities have released Ronald Gasser, 54, after gunning down Joe McKnight just a day ago in a New Orleans suburb. McKnight was unarmed.
According to an unnamed witness account via The Times-Picayune, a driver, later identified as Gasser, was seen yelling at McKnight while Mcknight tried to apologize as the two went back and forth at a busy intersection. Gasser then shot McKnight "more than once," and proceed to stand over him and say, "I told you don't you (expletive) with me," before firing a final shot into McKnight.
Gasser remained at the scene until police arrived and turned his gun over to the authorities. After taking Gasser in for questioning, they released him based on his account of the encounter. Gasser isn't in the clear as of yet, as the authorities will meet with the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office to discuss if any charges will be brought up against Gasser.
Former New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie had plenty to say of the incident via Twitter:
I don't get it. How in hell do you release someone who killed my brother, my friend a father a son a brother without charging him. Bull Crap
— ANTONIO CROMARTIE (@CRO31) December 2, 2016
Cromartie wasn't the only one:
RIP Joe McKnight! Something has to change this ain't righ, his family is in my prayers. #StopTheViolence
— Todd Gurley II (@TG3II) December 1, 2016
Colonel John Fortunato of the Parish Sheriff's office is urging any witness to the encounter to come forward. If the incident happened at a busy intersection, someone (see above) has to have seen the encounter and should report it to police so McKnight and his family can receive justice.
May Joe McKnight R.I.P.
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bonatodesign + Zullo Communications = silver creative group. After 3 years of hiring each other's services, Donna and Paul decided to take a leap of faith and merge the two businesses. It worked so well that an engagement and a wedding soon followed. Together, they really embody silver creative's tagline: where strategy meets design.
Well, I suppose it's all about the company we keep. Clients keep coming back—some for 10+ years—because they trust us to understand their business and appreciate our dedication to delivering results. We do our thing, and then they brag about the traffic to their sweet new website or the positive response to an innovative marketing campaign and tell their friends to call us. Then the whole process begins again.
Results, results, results. We start designing with conversion rates in mind, while also portraying a unique brand image. This keeps ahead of the game every time.
Connecticut gives us access to two markets for the price of one. Fairfield County offers us the proximity to New York City with the opportunity to tap into a whole other area: the Stamford/Norwalk region. We're able to serve local, regional, national, and international clients all from one spot.
Ultimately, we want to have fun when we aren't hard at work, and South Norwalk is a great community. It's like a mini-Brooklyn, but with it's own unique panache…and maybe fewer hipsters.
Our ideal client needs help selling something and has a brand that needs a little (or a lot) of attention. We also want to work with clients at multiple marketing touch points; they need a website and a packaging design, a product launch strategy and a trade show booth, or often a complete brand overhaul.
The creative process is all about proactively throwing out ideas. We want our employees to be comfortable with adding their input to brainstorming sessions, even if they're wacky and outrageous. Anyone who shines in that type of environment is welcome at silver creative.
Also, major props if they are in a band, are dating someone in a band, or have some tangential connection to a band. Really, anything related to performing music will impress us.
We enjoy donating our creativity and talents to a number of causes close to our hearts, including pro bono work for the Dravet Syndrome Foundation and Human Services Council of Fairfield County. It's enriching and uplifting, plus brings smiles to many.
After 3 years of hiring each other's services, Donna and Paul decided to take a leap of faith and merge the two businesses. It worked so well that an engagement and a wedding soon followed.
Google Analytics has become an important tool for us, as has MailChimp, WordPress BigCommerce, and HootSuite. We're using some combination of these on a daily basis.
We've also had the same printing vendor for 20 years, Louis Cocozza from Imperial Graphics. It's top-notch printing, over-the-top customer service, and access to copious amounts of Bad Louie's Fudge, which is reason enough to work with Louis.
Planning the launch party for our brand new New York City office! We'd love to grow the company and have a presence in a number of amazing real estate markets like San Francisco, Miami, Toronto, maybe even Bologna.
But we'd also like to expand our in-house capabilities, too. Adding to our web design department and developing mobile apps for clients are top priorities for the near future.
We're defined by our creativity and openness. When we start working on a project, the entire team is immersed into the creative process and expected to participate. Every member adds something as we turn our ideas into a finished product. We can all celebrate in the successes because everyone has played a part in the creation.
Being in South Norwalk also adds what silver creative is all about. We can get out of the office if necessary (like when the A/C broke for an entire week this summer), walk around, and let the diverse, historic environment inspire us. Or we can just go to a bar and start drinking or sketch some ideas on napkins.


The reputation of Thales spread. Philosophers call him the "father of philosophy." Some describe him as the first physicist. Mathematicians see Thales as the "father of mathematical proof." Others describe Thales as "one of the seven wise men of early Greece." Talk about a rock star. Unfortunately, Thales of Miletus missed the mark. Magnets do not have souls.
However, magnetism allows us to do some really cool things—especially when electrons move through a magnetic field and an electric field. Some of those cool things translate into Hall effect sensors used in the automotive, manufacturing, consumer, and other industries. Understanding the operation of the sensors gives greater insight into other potential uses.
Electrons moving in a direction perpendicular to an applied magnetic field experience the Lorentz force. When the magnetic field passes through a thin conductive plate, the right-hand rule and the Hall effect come into play. Accumulating the charge along one side of the conductor creates an electric field that counteracts the force of the magnetic field.
The transverse Lorentz force pushes the electrons to follow a curved path along and to one side of the conductive material. Then, the right-hand rule tells us that the direction of the Lorentz force has a relationship with the direction of the electrons. If the electrons move in one direction, the Lorentz force pushes upward. Electrons moving in the opposite direction cause the Lorentz force to push downward.
Placing the output connections on the conductive plate perpendicular to the direction of current flow forms a Hall element. A difference in potential exists between the positive upper side and the negative side of the conductor. With that difference in potential, a measurable voltage—called the Hall voltage—occurs.
Thickness of the conductive plate.
Keeping track of the current flowing can help you to manage your PCBs voltage capacity.
Each of those factors impact semiconductors influenced by the Hall effect. Placing a current-carrying silicon chip at a right angle to a magnetic field produces the low-level Hall voltage. The Hall voltage is a function of the input current.
When applied to semiconductors, the Hall effect creates a digital switch that produces an efficient on-off square wave signal. Disrupting the window between the magnetic field and the silicon chip produces a zero output. Connecting additional circuitry to the semiconductor produces the opposite effect and allows the interruption to the magnetic field to produce an increase in output voltage.
Hall effect sensors require a low noise, high input, moderate gain amplifier to amplify the 30µV Hall voltage and the addition of a voltage regulator to hold current constant. The amplified output voltage of the sensor occurs only as a function of the magnetic field. With all this, a Hall effect switch works as an ideal sensor.
Different types of Hall effect sensors integrate into PCB design and include vane operated position sensors, gear tooth sensors, digital current sensors, linear current sensors, latches, closed loop current sensors, unipolar switches, and mechanically-operated switches.
Integrating magnetic sensors into designs can increase your design accuracy and effectiveness.
While a Hall effect sensor can be a powerful tool within your PCB design, the first step when approaching any PCB design will always be in knowing what kind of PCB design software to use and which software has the right tools for your needs. Finding software with features such as an intuitive interface, features like multi-board layout and auto-interactive routing, and a power distribution analyzer are all vital to your design health, and thankfully easily accessible from Altium's CircuitStudio.
If you'd like to talk more about how choosing the right PCB design software can make even your most complicated designs much more efficient and intuitive, consider talking to the experts at Altium today.


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Thu, May 23, 2019 7:30 PM
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"The best club in the UK for future rock & roll stars" Noel Gallagher
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This Feeling DJs play...��Arctic Monkeys, The Beatles, Black Honey, Blossoms, Blur, BRMC, Cabbage, Catfish & The Bottlemen, The Charlatans, The Cribs, The Coral, Courteeners, David Bowie, DMA's, Doves, Kasabian, The La's, The Libertines, Oasis, Primal Scream, Pulp, Reverend & The Makers, The Rifles, The Rolling Stones, The Smiths, Stone Roses, Super Furry Animals, The Strokes, Suede, Supergrass, Temples, Trampolene, The Shimmer Band, The Verve, The Who, Yonaka + lots more including all the best new bands in the land
"It's Iggy Pop, It's Primal Scream, it's Elvis, it's just what you fucking want!"King Kartel, are a cheeky quintet rock'n'roll band from Ireland, residing in Manchester who are all about writing great songs that are simply made for a riotous singalong.
With a stunning back catalogue of previous material; Part of The Plan isn't just an EP, it's King Kartel eyeing up the rest of the world with plans for domination on a global scale. Sporting both artistic integrity and honesty with a firm understanding for pop sensibilities, do not be surprised if you hear a lot more from King Kartel in the coming months.
Now, armed with their latest EP – Fault By Design, with titles including Brown Sugar, Lock and Load, Heart Hits The Floor & Attack Dog, at recent gigs the band have been hailed the Irish Kaleo. King Kartel are ready to set the world alight with their fast paced, guitar hooking, lyrical blowing foot stomping, RocknRolla of an EP. The band are sure to be one of the UK's next euphorically loud and most desired breakthrough acts.
With seven tracks set to be released in 2018 along with plans of a UK & European tour, King Kartel are proving themselves to be a band without compromise & a force to be reckoned with.
Not only have King Kartel also succeeded in winning over press in Northern Ireland, where the majority of the band's members hail from but across the UK where they have been making a name for themselves as they play and tour more venues.
Rock & roll is certainly not dead. Long Live The King!!!
BITTERSWEETSYMPHONIES; This band fit perfect with a festival setting, they came to life and stormed the audience with an all-out indie dance party. They have an arena ready sound, a rush of anthemic indie rock, it's something that you don't want to miss out on, trust me.
CLINT BOON RADIO X; Fucking Brilliant!
BBC INTRODUCING MANCHESTER- MIKE COOPER; "Simply made for a riotous singalong"
BBC ATL RIGGSY; "They've got that eye for a hook, A Great track" (Gunslinger Track)
BBC RADIO 1 PHILIP TAGGART (HAT NEW BAND SMELL N.I); "Cheeky guitar pop in the vein of The Fratellis and The Courteeners" (Goody 2Shoes Track)
CHRIS MARTIN AMAZING RADIO (FREELOADER FEATURE); "Lad indie in the style of The Fratellis & The Vaccines"
SCRUFF OF THE NECK RECORDS; King Kartel played at one of our launch parties, and they blew everyone away.
THE BIG SLICE MANCHESTER; "More hooks than you can shake a stick at"
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Q: Codeigniter, call multiple DB's I am very new to codeigniter,but dealing with an issue regarding multiple db's. The databases are located on the same host.
I have changed the database.php file to include an extra group aside from 'default' new group is called 'social'
$active_group = 'default';
$active_group = 'social';
$active_record = TRUE;

$db['default']['hostname'] = 'xxxx';
$db['default']['username'] = 'xxx';
$db['default']['password'] = 'xxxx';
$db['default']['database'] = 'mysql';
$db['default']['dbdriver'] = 'mysqli';
$db['default']['dbprefix'] = '';
$db['default']['pconnect'] = TRUE;
$db['default']['db_debug'] = FALSE;
$db['default']['cache_on'] = FALSE;
$db['default']['cachedir'] = '';
$db['default']['char_set'] = 'utf8';
$db['default']['dbcollat'] = 'utf8_general_ci';
$db['default']['swap_pre'] = '';
$db['default']['autoinit'] = TRUE;
$db['default']['stricton'] = FALSE;

$db['social']['hostname'] = 'xxx';
$db['social']['username'] = 'xxx';
$db['social']['password'] = 'xxx';
$db['social']['database'] = 'social';
$db['social']['dbdriver'] = 'mysqli';
$db['social']['dbprefix'] = '';
$db['social']['pconnect'] = TRUE;
$db['social']['db_debug'] = FALSE;
$db['social']['cache_on'] = FALSE;
$db['social']['cachedir'] = '';
$db['social']['char_set'] = 'utf8';
$db['social']['dbcollat'] = 'utf8_general_ci';
$db['social']['swap_pre'] = '';
$db['social']['autoinit'] = TRUE;
$db['social']['stricton'] = FALSE;

Now in my code i call the dbs
public function __construct()
{
    $dbgroup = !file_exists(".git") ? "default" : "development";
    $this->_time = microtime(true);
    $this->_db =& DB($dbgroup);

    $dbgroup = "social";
    $this->_time = microtime(true);
    $this->_dbs =& DB($dbgroup);

What am i doing wrong, why cant i use _dbs to fetch data from the second db? Keep in mind... totally coding newbie here! this is not my day job :)
UPDATE!
Tried calling the db in this function as described in stackoverflow.com/a/8269596, but i still can't get it to work.
public function getUsers($userid = NULL)
{
    if (empty($userid) ) {
                $rs = $this->load->database('social', TRUE);
        ->select("id, username")
        ->from("user")
        ->get();
        $userid = $rs->result();
    return $userid;
    }
    elseif (isset($userid)) {
                $rs = $this->load->database('social', TRUE);
        ->select("id, username")
        ->from("user")
        ->where('id', $userid)
        ->get();
        $userid = $rs->result();
    return $userid;
    }
}

A: I think this should work:
public function getUsers($userid = NULL)
{
    $rs = $this->load->database('social', TRUE);
    if (empty($userid) ) {
        $rs->select("id, username")
        ->from("user")
        ->get();
        $userid = $rs->result();
    return $userid;
    }
    elseif (isset($userid)) {
        $rs->select("id, username")
        ->from("user")
        ->where('id', $userid)
        ->get();
        $userid = $rs->result();
    return $userid;
    }
}

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Land Value Tax Policy in Harrisburg, PA, U.S., Densification Policy
Harrisburg is the the capital city of Pennsylvania, U.S. It has a population of 49,673 and it is the 9th largest city in Pennsylvania [1]. Harrisburg was rated as the 2nd best city in the U.S. to raise families by Forbes Magazine[1], an American business magazine well-known for its lists[2]. Before achieving this fame, Harrisburg, more than 20 years ago, was ranked as the most distressed city in the U.S[3]. The significant changes in the city's development is largely attributed to the tax reform initiated by Mr. Stephen Reed back in 1980[4] as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, who later on became the Mayor of the city of Harrisburg from 1982 to 2010[5].
Harrisburg, PA, U.S
Source: ASPA National Weblog[9]
Two-tier tax rate policy
Before this tax reform, the traditional property tax was used in Harrisburg with which both the land and the buildings / improvements on the land was charged at the same rate. After the reform, the tax rate on the land was increased and the tax rate on the buildings /improvements was decreased. The initial ratio was 2:1 when the two-tier tax rate (land tax rate : building tax rate) was introduced. As the years passed by, the ratio has been adjusted and always been with a high rate on the land and a low rate on the buildings / improvements; in the recent years, the ratio has been increased to 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 6:1 subsequently and stayed at 6:1 (0.024 : 0.004 in actual rates)[4][6]. They ultimately want to eliminate the tax on the buildings / improvements and turn the taxation into a pure land value tax. Like before, the tax revenues will go to city development in infrastructures, public facilities such as schools and hospitals, etc.
The Purposes of the Policy
It's believed that the traditional property tax taxing both the land and the building the same discourages the land owners to invest in the development of the land or the construction on it. As the higher value of the buildings / improvements, the higher tax you will need to pay to keep them. You may just want to leave your old house as it is because you will be penalized by renovating / improving it (higher value, higher tax to pay). Likewise, such a property tax discourages vertical development and inevitably encourages urban sprawl. Land supply is limited, therefore the use of each unit of land should be maximized. With the two-tier tax rate policy, it is aiming for city revitalization by incentivizing urban renewal and curbing urban sprawl, specifically as the follows according to Reed[4]:
induce the highest and the best use of the land
reward the better use of the land
discourage land being left vacant or unused
encourage vertical and high rise development
discourage spread and preserve natural areas and open space areas such as parks, historic sites, etc.
Historical Outcomes
The effect of this tax policy has been noticeable since 1982 and it's described by Reed, up to 2010[4]:
4.8 billion worth of investments occurred
taxable properties went from $212 million to $1.6 billion
residential units sharply increased
vacant structures fell by 80%
crime rate dropped by 28%
thousands of new jobs were created
Overall, the two-tier tax rate policy seems effective in encouraging development and population densification as well as achieving the stated purposes. However, the coverage of the tax reduces the effectiveness of this policy where the land and properties owned by the state and non-profit bodies are exempted[3]. The exemption is the same as before the policy change. For example, the churches don't need to pay this tax and, thus, there's virtually not much incentive for them to make their best use of the land, at least, compacted construction is not necessary. Likewise, the state-owned land might just be left vacant as before.
It is logical that the two-tier tax rate policy can achieve the densification purpose. After the reform, the tax on land was increased and the tax on the buildings /improvements was decreased. With that in place, the opportunity cost to keep a vacant land becomes relatively high. You will more likely to sell it or develop on it. Likewise, it attracts investments. If you decide to build on the land, now that the tax rate on the building is so low, you will want to maximize your return and building higher levels that is within your budget. When you rent out the units, because of the reduced costs from the taxes on the buildings, you can rent out the units for lower prices compared to when the traditional property tax was in place. This would also help provide more affordable housing to the residents. However, as more development comes in, the land values will be driven up, resulting in high taxes for the landowners. Therefore, the reduction in costs might eventually be cancelled out and the residents might still pay similar amount of rents as before.
On the other hand, the commercial investors might opt for the land in the rural areas where the land value is lower, thus a lower tax. However, in this case, it is restricted. According to Pennsylvania's zoning legislation[7], the rural ares are for (although not limited to) agriculture, timbering, mining, recreation, tourism etc. and the development of infrastructures are limited. Together with such a zoning legislation, the intended effects of the policy can be and have been captured[8].
The two-tier rate tax on the land and the buildings / improvements in Harrisburg has been quite successful in achieving its purposes of urban revitalization in the City of Harrisburg. It has encourages the compact city development where buildings are densely and vertically built in the city center to maximize the land use per capita and the increase in population density follows. Although the policy doesn't aim to decrease crime rate, etc., the increasing tax revenues do in a way support the development of the public and social sectors of the city and improve the overall living standard of the city and benefit the residents. The early investors, landowners renters are probably much better off under the effect of the policy, as the land value increases and increases the amount of taxes, the benefits are diminishing. However, the city as whole is still better off.
1. Wikipedia. (Mar, 2013). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania
2. Wikipedia. (Mar. 2013). Forbes. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes
3. Hartzok, Alanna. Earth Right Institue. (n.d.). Pennsylvania's Success with Local Property Tax Reform: The Split Rate Tax. Retrieved from http://www.earthrights.net/docs/success.html
4. Commongroundorwa.org. (Dec. 2012). Land Value Taxation – The Harrisburg Experience. Retrieved from http://commongroundorwa.org/index.php/component/k2/item/373-land-value-taxation-%E2%80%93-the-harrisburg-experience
5. Wikipedia. (Dec. 2012). Stephen R. Reed. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_R._Reed
6. Urbantoolsconsult.org. (2005). City of Harrisburg Two-Tier Tax Rate. Retrieved from http://www.urbantoolsconsult.org/upload/City%20of%20Harrisburg%202%20tier%20tax%20rate.pdf
7. Yarbrough, Robert J., (2000). PENNSYLVANIA'S ANTI-SPRAWL LEGISLATION. Retrieved from http://yarbroughlaw.com/Publications/pubs%20enviro1%20PA%20anti%20sprawl%20legislation.htm
8. Speirs, Mark. (Dec. 2010). Land Value Taxation: An Underutilized Complement to Smart Growth Policies. Retrieved from http://www.urbantoolsconsult.org/upload/MarkSpeirsFinalPaper12-20.pdf
9. ASAP National Weblog. (Jun, 2012). Living in Fear of Tomorrow – Harrisburg. PA. Retrieved from http://aspanational.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/living-in-fear-of-tomorrow-harrisburg-pa/
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Vicky Wu / Apr 9 2013
After "travelling" around the world, I see you've came back to North America.. 😛
With the limited amount of reports I've read on urban densification in different jurisdictions, this is probably the first successful one that I've seen so far..who would've thought that a tax policy could actually result in crime rate drop. Compared to Cape Town's densification policy framework, it almost seems like the effectiveness of the policy in Harrisburg is inversely related to the forecasted ineffectiveness of the densification policy in Cape town..
cindybae / Apr 9 2013
Hi Roson,
I think the policy you found is reall effective to increase the densification and also the policy created positive externality such as low crime rate even it was not on the purpose!
Thanks for sharing information 🙂
elly / Apr 9 2013
thank you for your information!
It is interesting to know the relationship between implementing the policy of two-tier rate tax on the land in Harrisburg and the crime rate.
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Happy è il terzo album in studio della cantante Alexia, pubblicato nel 1999.

Il disco
L'album contiene 12 tracce tra cui i successi estivi Happy e Goodbye.

L'album si aggiudica il disco d'oro, grazie ai vari stili interpretati dalla cantante, dalla dance all'R&B, al pop.

Il primo singolo promozionale ovvero Goodbye a pochi giorni dall'uscita entra al 1º posto della classifica pop della rivista inglese Music Week (secondo il "Corriere della Sera" è la prima volta che una cantante italiana entra ai primi posti nelle classifiche inglesi), in seguito viene scelto come sigla del Festivalbar 1999.Il secondo singolo Happy è il brano più gettonato dell'anno; in seguito è stato scelto come musica per un famoso spot della TIM, ed in seguito inserito nel film Notte prima degli esami - Oggi, ma anche su Canale 5 come stacchetto delle veline di Striscia la notizia.

In questo album, oltre a Roberto Zanetti, compare per la prima volta come autore Franco Fasano.

In alcune canzoni, fra cui la già citata Happy partecipa come cantante del coro Valeria Bruzzone, ma anche Moreno Ferrara e Silvio Pozzoli.

Tracce
Testi di Alessia Aquilani, musiche di Roberto Zanetti e Franco Fasano.

 Happy
 Change Your Life
 Goodbye
 Baby Baby Baby
 Ti amo (feat D.D Klein)
 Giddy Up
 I Want You
 Save a Prayer
 Shake You Up
 Close to You
 The Rain
 Let the Music Play

Formazione
 Alexia - voce
 Robyx - tastiera
 Massimo Trigone - basso
 Andrea Maddalone - chitarra, cori
 Roberto Maragliano - batteria
 Marco Canepa - tastiera
 Francesco Alberti - programmazione
 Valeria Bruzzone, Lalla Francia, Lola Feghaly, Paola Folli, Vittorio De Scalzi, Matteo Merli, D. D. Klein, Viviana Zanetti - cori

Remix happy

Della canzone sono stati fatti oltre 10 remix tra cui:
 Happy (Original Radio Version)
 Happy (2K Noki Short Edit)
 Happy (12" Almighty Mix)
 Happy (Pierre J's Remix)
 Happy (2K Noki Mix)
 Happy (Pierre J's Dubaholic Mix)

Remix Goodbye

Della canzone sono stati fatti oltre 20 remix tra cui:
 Goodbye (Original Radio Edit)
 Goodbye (M.A.S. Collective Radio Mix)
 Goodbye (Roy Malone Radio Mix)
 Goodbye (Original Extended Mix)
 Goodbye (T&F Crushed Mendoza Club Remix)
 Goodbye (Fat Lady Bump Mix)

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June 6, 2018 midwoodargusLeave a Comment on Students Develop Photography Skills
Students Develop Photography Skills
By Brandon Kong '19 and Lin Lin Ni '19
With the upcoming photography project, students are eager to experience for themselves the hobby Mr. Matthew Septimus advocates.
Mr. Septimus, a freelance photographer, makes occasional visits to Midwood to offer a broader scope on the field and his experience with it.
"I'm expecting Mr. Septimus to teach us how to use a camera and take good pictures physically, rather than verbally as he did in the past," said Xin Zhen '19.
With Mr. Septimus's frequent visits to Midwood, he lectured to the students on the technical aspects of photography, such as perspective, as well as the less tangible aspects, such as understanding the subject of the picture.
Throughout the period, Mr. Septimus taught the students various techniques for handling the camera and capturing the desired aspect of a photo. Excited chatters and murmurs were everywhere when the students were told to pick up their camera to complete their tasks.
During the class period, students enthusiastically experimented with landscape and portrait lenses.
"When Ms. Kaczmarek told us Mr. Septimus was coming back, I was thrilled," said Helen Hu '19. "While Mr. Septimus was explaining to the class how to handle a camera properly, I found it really interesting because he taught us how to adjust the quality, change the lens, and it allowed us to understand how professionals follow this routine daily in order to capture the image of reality."
According to Mr. Septimus, a common misconception beginners have about photography is their emphasis on technical details.
"The technical things should be thought of the least, what really matters is what makes a good picture and that comes from the sensitivity of how you think," said Mr. Septimus.
While the period was in session, the students were able to play around with the cameras, finishing the work Ms. Catherine Kaczmarek has assigned to them.
"Because of the long amount of time it took Mr. Septimus to teach us how to properly handle the camera and change the lenses, we didn't have much time to experience the cameras," said Hu '19. "I hope there will be another chance like this in the future, having Mr. Septimus coming back and teaching us more than just the basics."
The period lasted 45 minutes, but according to Mr. Septimus and the students, time flew by.
"The short amount of time really poses a problem, I need more time to get to explain things to the students," said Mr. Septimus.
One of Mr. Septimus's ambitions is to garner enough enthusiasm to establish a photography club which will eventually contribute to his plan to decorate the hallways with photos.
"I think that creating a photography club will let students be more enthusiastic about contributing to the school community," said Brian Seetoe '19.
Ultimately, Mr. Septimus only hopes to encourage students to look at everyday things in a new perspective.
"I hope that I'm able to encourage students to interpret their environment differently and pay attention to details instead of focusing on their phones all the time," said Mr. Septimus.
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More History of Mexico for Gringos
by Frank Gormlie on June 10, 2011 · 10 comments
in California, History, San Diego
The Stage Is Set for Revolution
Editor: This is the second part in a series about the history of Mexico written for gringos, and it was written in 1979-80. Here is the first part.
Benito Juarez.
The liberal reform movement in Mexico during the middle of the 19th century was lead by Benito Juarez, the first and only Indian to gain the Presidency of Mexico. The reformers wished to dismantle the old semi-feudal economic structure, where the masses of peasants worked on large estates. But the conservative forces of society, the Church, large rancho owners, merchants, militarists, and opportunists who wanted to re-establish the Crown, violently resisted Juarez's reform efforts.
This brought about a bloody civil war in 1857. The liberal forces did win the war, and in victory they wrote a new constitution that enacted some reforms. But, significantly, the new constitution did secularize the Church's property.This was significant because back then Church lands accounted for almost one quarter of the national wealth.
The one thing gringos do know about Mexico is Cinco de Mayo – the 5th of May. Despite it being marketed as a day to get smashed, it actually is a celebration of the defeat of of monarchists by the Juarez forces. Monarchists in Mexico and France had allied themselves and had imposed their ruler on the country – an Austrian aristocrat named Maximilian who was connected to the old Spanish crown. For a short period of time, he ruled Mexico City but not much else. He was toppled in what some derisively call la guerra de las pastales – the war of the pastries.
Yet Mexico's main problem, the inequitable distribution of land, was not solved by the Juarez "reforms". This meant that the campesinos, the peasantry, the great majority, saw little gains for themselves. Juarez had opened up Church lands for sale, but mainly these estates were sold to rich Yankees – Yankees who came south to buy up much of the large landholdings for cattle ranches in Sonora and Chihuahua. Yankees also bought up the sugar refineries and hemp plantations in the south.
In order to continue the rule of elites, the reform-minded liberals ultimately developed an agreement with the conservative forces and allowed the hacienda system to remain intact. This required the continued suppression of the indigenous peoples. As a result, the pattern of repression and exploitation and grass-roots rebellion was not broken. Juarez, as history looks at him, had opened up the country to capitalist development, and had allowed the United Sates to increase its efforts to take over Mexico's economy. Juarez's reforms actually did more to set up the coming Diaz dictatorship by building up the central government, than in distributing land to the poor.
Colonialism in the North
Up north in the territory seized in the war by the United States, thousands of Mexicanos continued to live their lives, but now under the domination of another nation and a foreign government. But many Mexicans did not quietly accept the lynchings and murders, the theft of their land and resources, and the loss of civil rights. Many resisted throughout the 1800's with the use of arms.
One such hero of resistance to the new system of colonization was Joaquin Murieta, a miner who had come to California to make a living. Anglos killed his wife, beat and robbed him, driving him – and many other Mexicans – out of the mines. Joaquin fought back, and like a 19th century Robin Hood, stole from the richer Anglos and gave to the poor Mexicans.
The mythical figure of Zorro, popularized by Walt Disney, had his origins during this period. The son of the last Mexican governor of California, Pio Pico, led raids and ambushes, not against fat Sgt. Garcia, but against Yankee settlers from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara.
In Texas, Juan Cortina also fought back against who were perceived as the Yankee invaders. With an armed organization and an ideology of liberation, he waged guerrilla warfare for nearly 20 years.
Las Gorras Blancas, a New Mexico secret organization of the poor against the rich, also resisted the encroaching settlers and the new capitalists. They proclaimed, "Our purpose is to protect the rights and interests of the people in general and especially those of the helpless classes…"
Powerful cattle barons in Texas set up the Texas Rangers as a terrorist force to maintain control in the areas where Mexicans were the majority. Glorified in movies and TV, The Texas Rangers were little more than armed colonial mercenaries, leading a reign of terror against Mexicans. Hangings and torture were their methods.
Over the years, using the machinery of the legal process and the knots of the lynch rope, Anglo settlers came to completely control the economic, political and social life of the new territories—despite the guarantees to Mexicans spelled out in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hudalgo.
Dominated economically and socially, Mexicans suffered the loss of their land, their political rights, their culture, their language and customs. This was colonialism. The Mexican people became the colonized and the Anglo-American settlers became the colonizers.
Mexicanos were a colonized people in a land whose economy they had built. The skills in building adobe houses, in sheep-herding, in mining and irrigation farming that Anglos later employed were learned from Mexicanos. Virtually everything we credit the Anglo-cowboy with was taken from his Mexican counterpart, "el vaquero" including much of western slang. The labor of Mexican workers on the railroads, in the mines and in the fields laid the basis for the economy throughout what we now call the "southwest."
Porfiro Diaz
By the latter part of the century, the Mexican government had been strengthened but not democratized. A new ruler came to power, a man so ruthless in dealing with his opponents and the Mexican people that even today he remains a symbol of despised despotism—Porfiro Diaz.
The powerful Diaz dictatorship lasted for 35 years and was only broken by the upheaval of the 1910 Revolution. Diaz tried to modernize Mexico with railroads and revived industries, but he did it from the top down, using the saber and bullet for persuasion. Opening wide the doors to the interior of the country to foreign powers, especially the U.S., Diaz allowed foreign investments to control mining, utilities, banking and commerce. The north became very strongly dominated by wealthy North Americans like William Randolph Hearst, who owned 6 million acres of land.
Other U.S. capitalists, with visions of colonial profits dancing in their heads, continued to buy up the country. By the time of the revolt, two-thirds of all U.S. foreign investments were in Mexico. This during a time that most of all rural families went landless, as Diaz had appropriated the Indian communal lands.
Once again rising up against tyranny, masses of campesinos confronted and struggled against Diaz and the entire capitalist system. The bloody revolt raged across the land, resulting in over a million deaths.
Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata with their compatriots in Mexico City.
Peasant leaders such as Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa emerged to fight the federal government and its allies. In the state of Morelos, with a slogan of "land and liberty" Zapata began a revolutionary re-distribution of land to the poor, declaring that those who work the land should own it. Villa, meanwhile, led the rebellion in the north. Other revolutionaries in the Yucatan and up around the border called for a socialist Mexico. These included Flores and Enrique Magon, who operated out of Los Angeles.
The Mexican revolution was not just for men. Women played a very strong and significant role during the struggle, joining their men at the front and supporting them behind the lines. One woman general fought alongside the other revolutionaries: General Carmen Robles who led an armed brigade into battle.
Because U.S. businesses and investments became threatened by the revolt, the U.S. government once again intervened militarily in the internal affairs of Mexico. In a classic show of gunboat diplomacy, U.S. Marines landed and occupied Vera Cruz in 1914. Two years later, General Pershing invaded from the north in pursuit of the elusive Pancho Villa.
US Navy aviators had the very first aerial combat at Vera Cruz in 1914.
One part of history we are taught: that Pancho Villa's forces attacked and burned sections of Columbus, New Mexico, killing a number of Anglos. He is painted as a bad guy. What we are not taught is that he carried out this attack in retaliation for the U.S. allowing the federales to travel through the U.S. to hit Villa on his northern flank.
Up here on the border, Tijuana witnessed its own combat 1911, when a small army aligned with Flores Magon – a Mexican anarchist who lived in LA – took over the town – and several smaller places along the border. It was an attempt to set up an independent socialist republic in Baja California. The Magon army included mercenaries, Indians, and members of the I.W.W. They were eventually overwhelmed by Mexican troops.
Through the bloody revolution – during which a million died – Mexico's own emerging capitalist class allied with the U.S. government and Anglo businesses. The new Mexican elite's army – led by General Huerta – consolidated their forces and engineered a coup against the moderate leader Francisco Madero. The Revolution was betrayed. To this day, people in Mexico spit whenever the name "General Huerta" is mentioned.
The more revolutionary insurgents were outmaneuvered; Zapata and Villa were both ambushed and assassinated, the Yucatan socialist movement was brutally smashed, and Magon was jailed by the U.S.
The fighting ceased and the forward motion of the Revolution was halted. Yet another constitution was written, this one with minimum wage laws, rights to unionize and strike and provisions for equal pay by sex and nationality. But throughout this turmoil, little of substance was gained by the campesinos and urban workers. Poor Mexico, the saying goes, so far from god but so close to los estatos unidos.
jettyboy June 10, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Gee, this brings back good memories of our Borderlands Education Committee days. Maybe we should update the slide show presentation, and get it on-line.
Frank Gormlie June 12, 2011 at 10:23 am
Jettyboy – you could be right there. Patty will be giving you a call ….
JEC June 13, 2011 at 8:40 am
A sanitized history? Always noble? To fill out the picture, I think you should include that Pancho Villa was a racist who in 1915 massacred 20,000 Chinese in just three weeks – to purge the yellow hoard. And that your free use of the word Gringo; an offensive slang word, a put down in LA where I grew up – the latino version of Gringo was Spic – no doubt an ugly racist word. Then again the defenders of the Alamo were there to promote slavery while Mexico outlawed slavery in 1810. Or what about the role of the Catholic Church and the resulting controls put on the church. Or the xenophobia of the 30's when Spanish was made the official language in an open insult to the Irish, Germans, Italians, Dutch, Poles, Japanese and Chinese who had settled in the land called Mexico. An accurate history seldom behaves as we'd like. The tumult of history flings it's excrement in all directions.
JEC, upon some reflection, I know what you were doing. You were trying to drum up interest and attention to these posts, so thank you. You were just trying to stir the pot, and bringing up Villa was part of your ploy. Sure, some say Villa started out as a "bandit", but rose to the status of revolutionary leader because of his later role in the northern areas of Mexico. Here in the US we are always told that Villa is a very bad dude (and to stay away from his kind). So thanks for allowing us to discuss these things and issues.
JEC – First of all, "gringo" as used here and in common usage of today is not a slur or offensive term. (If it is to you, get over it. And BTW, I've used it this way for over 30 years and this is the first time I've heard of your complaint of its usage. Where were you during the years of the Borderland Education Committee – which was the source of these articles?)
Pancho Villa did hate the Chinese in Mexico. Part of it was due to the Chinese aiding General Pershing in his hunt for Villa and assisting the forces of reaction against those of the revolution. The source I found spoke of a massacre of 300 Chinese by Villa's troops. Your figure of 20,000 is way out there. Villa did hate the Chinese but he loved the Japanese. (At least on this side of the border, Gringos hated all Asians.)
Of course, the Chinese were much more vilified by Gringos, Anglos on this side of the border, that's why many of them had moved to Mexico, after building our dams, railroads and other infrastructure. The California-based Working Man party had as their platform the chasing out of all Chinese from the state. Talk about racists.
What about the role of the Church? It is discussed. The conservatism of the Church held back the social, political and economic development of the Mexican people. Their lands should have been confiscated. Thought you were an atheist.
And you complain that Spanish was made the official language of Mexico? What? That's like the kettle calling the pot black. Don't get your point. (Many more and different kinds of nationalities and ethnic groups migrated to this country and all their languages were not made official.) This point verges on the silly.
Part of the point in this "lesson" is to cover a lot of ground swiftly, a ground that we are not taught in school and if it is taught, it's very anti-Mexican. It is the "sanitized" history that we are taught that is criticized by this history.
JEC June 14, 2011 at 3:45 pm
My source- a Chinese graduate student from Hong Kong who attended SDSU so she could find out what happened to her Grandfather – he was a railroad worker in the 1890's who started farming after the century then was driven from San Diego into Mexico. She found out he settled in the Hermosillo area – as did thousands of Chinese who were driven south because of racism in the north. She traced him to April, 1915 and a massacre – She reported that over a period of 21 days Pancho Villa and his troops killed every Chinese person they could find – killing an estimated 20,000 men, women and children. Villa's intent was genocide. Are you asking me to trade one racist for another?
But listen to yourself Frank – even though I grew up knowing the word Gringo to be pejorative – get over it! A bit insensitive is you ask me – not your strongest argument. The idea seems to share a similarity with the rappers claim that using the N' word is not racist.
Mr. Rick's comment, while the origin of 'Gringo' is not as a benign as Haole, Haole did become an overt racist term – as in 'hit a haole day'; through out the 1980's Tuesdays in local schools was hit a haole day until in 1991 two high school students on Oahu were killed in two separate events – beaten to death. On Kauai the Mayor (Joann) initiated a island wide discussion on racism and using 'haole' – the discussion lasted four months – in 1992 the island decided to end hit a haole day and condemned the racist use of the word. While it may mean visitor, it was only applied to whites.
And I agree, in the end we're all aiming at the same target.
Frank Gormlie June 14, 2011 at 4:08 pm
Your source on the massacre is very sketchy. You are using one iffy source to spread a great misrepresentation. 20,000 Chinese vs 300. Not a good way to toss "facts" around.
You equate the use of "gringo" with the N-word?? Society has pretty much accepted that African-Americans can call each other by the N-word, but it's not okay for whites to use it. Do you agree?
You are confusing apples and oranges, or is it plums and nectarines? Who is the colonizer here? Who was colonized?
In today's world and terminology usage, "gringo" is not a pejorative word.
JEC June 14, 2011 at 10:21 pm
This was original research, done as part of her Master Thesis and presented to faculty and students. But the information clearly makes you uncomfortable. Might I suggest you research beyond one private source.
Regarding Gringo – are we gringos calling ourselves gringos (like African-Americans calling each other the N-word)? A, no. You may dismiss me as a person, but I find gringo a load word filled with bias. But let's see what Wikipedia that always trusted arbitor of definitions says "Some English dictionaries classify gringo as "offensive slang," "usually disparaging," and "often disparaging."[1] However, according to the definition provided by the Real Academia Española, the official regulator of the Spanish language, the term simply identifies a foreigner and does not carry a negative connotation.[2]"
Sounds like the inventors of the word find it ok while the subjects do not. Not unlike – spic (Mexican), square head (pejorative for a Dane), wop (Italian), Mik (or Mic – Irish) and the list goes on.
Apparently, the entire article made you feel uncomfortable. Doing the original research in 1979 (yes it's dated but I used the best sources) I utilized over ten sources for the overall project, the text, the photos, slide show, pamphlet, etc. You're basing your numbers on ONE source, a graduate student's work. Not even published as far as I can tell from your description.
Again, you equate derogatory terms mainly white, Anglos used on the ethnic Europeans who migrated to the US with the use of gringo. (See the following definition from Miriam Webster). I had also heard the term originated from the song that the Americans would sing as they massacred their way into Mexico in 1848-49, a song that contained the words "green goes …" We were the conquerors, the new Conquistadors in an unjust war against our neighbor. We colonized half of Mexico. By our use now of the term we acknowledge this horrific past that we forced our neighbors through, and we've neutralized it. As you and I have debated in the past, American English is still a living language.
Definition of GRINGO : (often disparaging)
: a foreigner in Spain or Latin America especially when of English or American origin; broadly : a non-Hispanic person
Origin of GRINGO
Spanish, alteration of griego Greek, stranger, from Latin Graecus Greek
First Known Use: 1849
mr.rick June 14, 2011 at 11:04 am
If "Gringo" is a slur, then it would stand to reason the Hawaiian reference to visitors,"Haole" has got to be a slur also. From what I learned in my few years living in the Aloha State, The term "Haole"is translated as "Visitor". It could could be in the heart of the speaker or the listener for the appropriate inference. For some reason I find it hard to believe Mr. Gormlie would be slinging slurs around on the pages of his "Baby" (Slur not intended.)
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Discgolf ist ein Frisbeesportspiel, bei dem versucht wird, von einem festgelegten Abwurfpunkt (Tee) mit möglichst wenigen Würfen eines Frisbees Körbe zu treffen, wobei die Frisbees meistens schwerer sind und eine aerodynamischere Form haben als gängige Frisbeemodelle. Die Wurfsportart wird üblicherweise in vorhandene, öffentliche Grün- oder Sportanlagen integriert.

Spielregeln
Discgolf zählt im weitesten Sinne zu den Golfsportarten und wird daher nach ähnlichem Muster gespielt. Der Abwurf oder Drive auf einer Bahn wird von einem bestimmten Ort vorgenommen, alle weiteren Würfe erfolgen von dem Punkt, an dem die vorher geworfene Scheibe zum Liegen kam. Für jeden Wurf kann eine andere Scheibe verwendet werden. Die für einen Kurs mit mehreren Bahnen benötigten Würfe werden zum abschließenden Ergebnis addiert. Spielen mehrere Personen einen Kurs ab, so beginnt an einer Bahn der Spieler mit der niedrigsten Zahl an benötigten Würfen bei der vorhergehenden Bahn. Nach den Abwürfen spielt jeweils derjenige zuerst, dessen Scheibe am weitesten vom Korb entfernt liegt.

Jede Bahn eines Kurses ist mit einem Par versehen, also einer vorgesehenen Anzahl an Würfen. Üblich sind Par 3 und 4. Dabei sagt das Par aus, wie viele Würfe ein durchschnittlicher Spieler an einer Bahn brauchen sollte. Neueinsteigern ist nicht zu empfehlen, sich am Kurspar zu messen. Der typische Ablauf an Würfen auf einer Par-3-Bahn wäre Abwurf (Drive), Annäherung (Approach) und Putt. Einzelne Kurse haben meistens 18 Bahnen, wobei Kurse mit anderer Bahnzahl ebenfalls vorkommen; die Länge einer Bahn schwankt etwa zwischen 50 und 200 Metern. Die Kurse sind üblicherweise frei zugänglich. Es gibt sowohl feste Kurse mit eigens installierten Ziel-Körben als auch Naturkurse, bei denen zum Beispiel auf Bäume oder Laternenpfähle geworfen wird, sofern dies von den zuständigen Behörden genehmigt wurde. Der Treffer beim ersten Wurf eines Spielers wird Ass oder Hole-in-one genannt.

Bei Discgolfturnieren werden alle Spieler in Spielklassen aufgeteilt: Open, Women sowie die Altersgruppen Juniors, Masters, Grandmasters, Seniorgrandmasters und Legends.

Spielgerät
Discgolf kann mit handelsüblichen Frisbees gespielt werden. Bei Turnieren müssen sie den Bestimmungen der PDGA entsprechen. Für die speziellen Anforderungen (Flugweite, Flugkurven) wurden sogenannte Golfdiscs entwickelt. Diese sind schwerer (150 bis 200 g), aerodynamischer und von kleinerem Durchmesser (ca. 21 cm) als normale Frisbees. Für einzelne Spielsituation gibt es jeweils geeignete Discs:

 Driver: Weitwurfscheiben oder Driver benutzt man vor allem für den ersten Wurf auf einer Bahn, bei dem üblicherweise eine große Weite erzielt werden soll. Der aktuelle Weiten-Weltrekord, erzielt von David Wiggins Jr. aus den USA am 28. März 2016, liegt bei 338 Metern. Diese Discs zeichnen sich durch hervorragende Aerodynamik, aber auch durch eine hohe notwendige Wurfgeschwindigkeit aus, bei geringer Wurfstärke kippen sie stark seitwärts ab.
 Midrange: Annäherungsscheiben (Midrange, auch Multi-Purpose) verwendet man für Würfe aus geringeren Distanzen. Sie sind stabiler, also geradliniger, in der Fluglage als Driver, können aber auch noch relativ weit geworfen werden.
 Putter: Putter werden in erster Linie für den abschließenden Wurf ins Ziel benutzt. Sie sind die geradlinigsten Golfdiscs, aber auch die am kürzesten fliegenden. Dennoch können sie von Profis 150 Meter weit geworfen werden.

Es gibt ebenfalls einige Wurftechniken, die dazu beitragen, die Flugbahn und die Drehung der Scheibe zu verändern:

Neben dem am weitesten verbreiteten Rückhandwurf gibt es den Side-arm. Bei diesem wird der Wurf mit der Vorhand vollzogen. Die Scheibe oder Disc rotiert dabei in die andere Richtung und fällt somit in die gegengesetzte Richtung ab. Der Side-arm wird gebraucht, wenn man z. B. als Linkshänder um ein linkes Dogleg (ein Dogleg ist ein Objekt – zum Beispiel ein Baum – das man umspielen muss, ob rechts oder links wird zuvor bestimmt) spielen will und man den normalen Wurf nicht mehr vollführen kann. Auch gibt es Upside-Down-Würfe. Man wirft die Scheibe über den Kopf so, dass die Scheibe auf den Rücken zu liegen kommt. Mit dieser Wurftechnik gelangt man leichter über große Büsche oder kleine Bäume. Einige Spieler benutzen auch den Roller, hier wird die Scheibe so geworfen, dass sie nach der Landung weiterrollt. Man kann so mehr Strecke machen oder unter tief hängenden Ästen durchspielen, jedoch ist die Richtung schwierig zu kontrollieren.

Das Flugverhalten der Golfdiscs wird (ausgehend von einem rechtshändigen Rückhandwurf wie beim klassischen Frisbee) in drei Kategorien eingeordnet:

 Overstable: Derart beschriebene Discs tendieren bei der oben beschriebenen Art des Wurfes dazu, aufgrund ihrer Rotation und der damit verbundenen Aerodynamik nach links zu kippen. Driver sind klassischerweise sehr overstable, zeigen aber das beschriebene Abkippen aufgrund der großen Geschwindigkeit, mit der sie geworfen werden, im Flug erst sehr spät.
 Stable: Stabile Discs fliegen geradeaus.
 Understable: Diese Discs drehen während ihres Fluges leichter nach rechts ab.

Wenn eine Scheibe schneller als vorgesehen geworfen wird, fliegt sie mehr understable, wenn sie langsamer als vorgesehen geworfen wird, ist ihr Flug mehr overstable. Anfänger sollten eher unterstabile Scheiben wählen, da diese bei geringer Abwurfgeschwindigkeit geradlinig fliegen.

Beim Abwerfen kann auf das Flugverhalten der Discs eingewirkt werden, indem man ihren Neigungswinkel verändert. Wirft man die Discs mit der Außenkante zur Erde geneigt ab, wird dies als Hyzer bezeichnet; eine (rechtshändig und rückhändig) derart geworfene Disc wird eine starke Linkskurve beschreiben. Neigt man die Disc hingegen von der Erde weg und provoziert so eine Rechtskurve, so spricht man von Anhyzer. Auch die Rotationsgeschwindigkeit der Disc oder der Wind beeinflussen die Fluglage.

Auf fest installierten Kursen sind als Ziel in Höhe von ca. 70 cm Metall-Körbe angebracht. Diese Körbe sind an einer Stange montiert; oberhalb sind an einem weiteren Metallring einige Ketten angebracht, die geworfene Frisbees abbremsen sollen. Diese Körbe gibt es auch in tragbaren Ausführungen. Die Disc muss zwischen der Oberkante des Korbes und der Unterkante der Kettenaufhängung einfliegen und dann im Korb oder in den Ketten zum Liegen kommen, um die Bahn zu beenden. Oben auf dem Korb zum Liegen kommende Scheiben müssen mit einem zusätzlichen "Wurf" in den Korb gelegt werden.

Spieltaktik

Anhand der Gegebenheiten der Bahn, den Witterungsverhältnissen (insbesondere des Windes), den individuellen Fähigkeiten des Spielers, seiner emotionalen Verfassung und des Punktestands zu den Mitspielern muss ein Spieler seine Spieltaktik wählen. Sie umfasst neben der Wahl einer Scheibe und Wurftechnik auch Entscheidungen über riskantere oder sicherere Varianten. Die Wahl der passenden Disc ist wichtig, um bestimmte Flugkurven zu erleichtern, jedoch lassen sich mittels passender Wurftechniken die Flugeigenschaften ebenfalls verändern.

Auf der abgebildeten Bahn könnte ein Rechtshänder mit einer unterstabilen Scheibe abwerfen, damit sie die langgezogene Rechtskurve vollzieht. Alternativ könnte er eine stabile (d. h. geradlinige) Scheibe mit Anhyzer werfen, um den gleichen Effekt zu erzielen. Alternativ würde ein Vorhandwurf (Side-arm) mit einer stabilen Scheibe und leichtem Hyzer, oder einer leicht überstabilen Scheibe flat, ein ähnliches Ergebnis erzeugen. Aufgrund des schmalen Fairways und der eher kurzen Bahn wäre ein Roller hier eher ungewöhnlich zu sehen. Für sinnvolle Überkopfwürfe (Upside-down) ist der Platz nach oben zu eng.

Die Wurfentscheidung für die Annäherung hängt davon ab, wo der Drive zum Liegen kommt. Im besten Fall schafft man es gleich mit dem Abwurf bis in Puttweite zum Korb zu werfen, also näher als etwa zehn Meter. Im Allgemeinen wird beim Discgolf, wie auch beim Ballgolf, dem Putten eine herausragende Bedeutung zugesprochen. Im Englischen ist der Spruch "Drive for show, putt for dough" (sinngemäß: Mit den Abwürfen kann man beeindrucken, mit den Putts macht man das Geld.) dafür geläufig.

Entwicklung
Professionell (bzw. halb-professionell) wird Discgolf derzeit nur in den USA gespielt. Die Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) hat derzeit ca. 86.000 Mitglieder (30.500 aktive Spieler). In Europa hat der Sport in Finnland die größte Verbreitung. Bekannte Spieler sind zum Beispiel Paul "The Beast" McBeth (USA), Richard Wysocki (USA), Nikko Locastro (USA), David Feldberg (USA), Karl Johan Nybo (DEN), der amtierende Weitwurf-Weltrekordhalter David Wiggins, Jr. (338 Meter; USA), der ehemalige Weitwurf-Weltrekordler Scott Stokely oder der zwölfmalige Weltmeister Ken Climo; bekannte deutsche Spieler sind zum Beispiel Simon Lizotte, Marvin Tetzel, Dominik Stampfer, Nikolai Tsouloukidse, Kevin Konsorr und der zweimalige Weltmeister Hartmut "Hartl" Wahrmann.

Mitte der 90er Jahre wurde durch die PDGA das internationale Programm gestartet und u. a. PDGA Europe eingeführt. Der europäische Ableger der PDGA organisiert die jährliche PDGA Eurotour, die zurzeit 10 Turniere beinhaltet (Schweden, Finnland, Dänemark, Norwegen, England, Deutschland, Belgien, Holland, Frankreich und Schweiz). Verschiedene nationale Turniere werden jeweils auch bei der PDGA registriert und so sanktioniert. Wesentlich hier ist, dass sanktionierte Turniere für das Spieler-Rating verwendet werden. Mittlerweile sind etwa 5.100 europäische Spieler mit einer PDGA-Mitgliedschaft ausgerüstet. Zurzeit ist die PDGA Europe noch ein Komitee, wird jedoch in Kürze als eigenständiger Partner-Verband der PDGA organisiert.

Laut von der PDGA veröffentlichten Zahlen spielen weltweit etwa 500.000 Menschen regelmäßig Discgolf auf rund 10.000 Kursen (davon über 120 in Deutschland). Auf der Webseite der Discgolf-App UDisc werden mehr als 250 Kurse in Deutschland gelistet.

In Deutschland ist Discgolf im Deutschen Frisbeesport-Verband organisiert. Der historisch erfolgreichste deutsche Verein ist der Wintersportclub Albuch (Ausrichter der Europameisterschaft 2008), der circa 2012 durch die DiscGolfer Münsterland der DJK GW Marathon Münster abgelöst wurde. Die Westfalen sammelten 2012 fünf Titel. Simon Lizotte (Bremen) wurde in Colchester Europameister in der Open und Sven Rippel (Bergkamen) sicherte sich mit großem Vorsprung den Europameistertitel bei den Junioren. Auch bei der Deutschen Meisterschaft 2012 in Eberswalde (Brandenburg) gewann Simon Lizotte die Open. Den Deutschen Meistertitel bei den Junioren sicherte sich Kevin Konsorr (Lünen). Sein jüngerer Vereinskamerad Marvin Hartmann (Münster) belegte Rang drei. Vorzeitig gewann Kevin Konsorr auch die GermanTour 2012.

Die Schweizer Discgolf Szene entstand Mitte der 80er Jahre mit der Auslagerung des Discgolf Sport vom damaligen Schweizer Frisbee Verband und der Gründung des Schweizer Discgolf Verbandes "swiss discgolf". Das bedeutendste Turnier der Schweiz ist das Swiss Open, das jährlich im Rahmen der PDGA Eurotour in Genf durchgeführt wird. Bekanntester Schweizer Discgolfer ist Paul Francz, Mitbegründer der Discgolf-Szene, Motor des Europäischen Discgolf-Sportes, PDGA EuroTour Manager, mehrfacher Schweizer Meister und dreifacher Europameister. Schweizer Rekordmeister in der Open-Kategorie ist Stephan Müller von Disc Dimension Winterthur, der den Meistertitel bereits 15-mal in seiner Karriere holte, zusätzlich ist er 12-facher Swiss Tour-Sieger und wurde 3-mal Schweizer Meister in der Kategorie Doppel.

In Österreich wird – gemeinsam mit dem ungarischen Verband – die Austro-Hungaro-Discgolf Tour (AHT) ausgetragen, die sozusagen die höchste Spielklasse in diesen beiden Ländern darstellt. Neben der AHT gibt es in Österreich die Rangliste und seit 2015 darf Österreich Staatsmeisterschaften abhalten (davor gab es einmal jährlich österreichische Meisterschaften). Im Jahr 2015 gab es auch Landesmeisterschaften in Wien, Oberösterreich und in der Steiermark. Weiters gibt es am KUMM Disc Golf Parcours in St. Thomas am Blasenstein mit der "St. Thomas Classic" eine parcoursinterne Meisterschaft. In Wien installierte der Verein Putterfly Disc Golf 2015 auch einen Ligabetrieb am Prater Disc Golf Parcours, die Prater Disc Golf Liga mit 20–25 Spieltagen, welche innerhalb der Sommerzeit angesetzt ist. Darüber hinaus gibt es noch viele anfängerfreundliche Turniere und abwechslungsreiche Formate – z. B. Teambewerbe (Doubles Meisterschaften, Tag Team Trophy), Birdiehunt mit verschiedenen Leistungsklassen und speziellem Modus sowie die Funturniere Ace Race und Puttercup. Viele von Putterfly Disc Golf organisierte Turniere im Wiener Prater werden auch von einer der ein oder anderen Spendenaktion begleitet, zuletzt 2015 und 2016 zugunsten der CliniClowns Austria. Vereine messen sich in Österreich anhand der Austrian Club Championship (ACC), welche eine zusätzliche Auswertung der Ranglistenturnierergebnisse darstellt.

Seit 2010 existiert der Österreichische Discgolf Verband (ÖDGV). Im gleichen Jahr wurde der Frisbeesport auch in die Bundessportorganisation (BSO) aufgenommen. Somit ist der Frisbeesport in Österreich auch offiziell als solcher anerkannt. Werner Mooshammer vom Andersgolfen Discgolf Club wurde 2015 als Präsident des ÖDGV von Johannes Petz (Golden Disc Golf Club) abgelöst.

In Deutschland haben Kombinationsanlagen einen gewissen Bekanntheitsgrad erlangt, bei denen Discgolf mit anderen Präzisionssportarten gemeinsam angeboten wird.

Die COVID-19-Pandemie
Die Corona-Pandemie (ab 2020) hat der Verbreitung des Sports in Mitteleuropa einen weiteren Kick verliehen. Dies ist darauf zurückzuführen, dass der Disc Golf Sport die größte Zeit nicht unter die jeweils geltenden Einschränkungen gefallen ist. In der Zeit sind viele Mannschaftssportler zu dieser Alternative abgewandert. Zusätzlich wurde der Wunsch nach Natur und Bewegung im Freien verstärkt, was ebenso dazu geführt hat, dass viele Menschen den Sport getestet haben.

Deutsche Meisterschaften

Europameisterschaften
Offizielle Europameisterschaften gibt es seit 1997.

Aktueller Europameister 2021 in der Open Division ist der Finne Niklas Anttila.

Weltmeisterschaften
Die Weltmeisterschaft der Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) wird seit 1982 jährlich ausgetragen. Alle Weltmeisterschaften fanden in den Vereinigten Staaten oder Kanada (1987) statt. Die internationale Beteiligung an diesem Turnier ist deshalb sehr gering.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Deutscher Frisbeesport-Verband e. V. – Discgolf
 Österreichischer Discgolfverband
 Schweizer Discgolf-Verband – Swiss Disc Golf
 PDGA Eurotour
 Anleitung für den Einstieg in Discgolf

Golfvariante
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Home Pakistan In surprise move, Shahbaz quits PAC chairmanship
Pakistan - latest-news - May 3, 2019
In surprise move, Shahbaz quits PAC chairmanship
Staff Reporter May 3, 2019
• PTI sees development as 'first step towards deal'
• Decision fuels resentment within PML-N circles
• PPP voices concern over decision
ISLAMABAD: In a surprise move, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif has quit chairmanship of the all-powerful parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC), a position he had secured after prolonged wrangling between the government and the opposition parties in December last year.
The decision was announced by PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb through a statement after a joint meeting of the party's parliamentary groups in the National Assembly and the Senate at the Parliament House here on Thursday. The meeting was presided over by former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who announced these decisions in the meeting.
PML-N MNA from Sheikhupura and former minister Rana Tanveer Hussain has been nominated to replace Mr Sharif, who has been in London on a private visit for the last month. He had gone to London after he was granted bail in various cases and his name was removed from the Exit Control List on the orders of the Lahore High Court.
The party will soon inform National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser in writing about its decision to nominate Mr Hussain as the PAC chairman.
The PML-N has also nominated its firebrand MNA from Sialkot and former foreign minister Khwaja Mohammad Asif as the party's parliamentary leader in the assembly. This position had also been previously held by Mr Sharif.
The PML-N's sudden decision has given rise to speculation and the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has alleged that Mr Sharif would not return to the country as he was evading ongoing inquiries against him in corruption cases.
When contacted, Ms Aurangzeb refuted such speculation and the PTI's allegation and claimed that Mr Sharif would be back in the country before the announcement of the federal budget. She said that Mr Sharif had extended his stay in London on medical grounds as his doctors had suggested some more tests. She said Mr Sharif's annual medical check-up had become due when he was in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau.
Asked about the reason behind Mr Sharif's decision to step down from PAC chairmanship, she claimed that the PML-N president wanted to quit this position even before his departure to London.
Ms Aurangzeb said Mr Sharif was "never keen" to become PAC chairman and had accepted the position only on the insistence of the joint opposition and the parliamentary advisory group.
She said when the PML-N members informed Mr Sharif about these decisions, he asked them to consult the party's supreme leader Nawaz Sharif as well. "It was after Nawaz Sharif's approval that they have announced these decisions today," she said.
The PML-N spokesperson said the members of the other opposition parties had been expressing concern over non-convening of the PAC meetings and had demanded that Mr Sharif should nominate someone else if he was not available to preside over the committee meetings.
She claimed that Mr Sharif wanted to see Khwaja Asif as PAC chairman and Rana Tanveer as the parliamentary leader. However, in the party meetings it was decided that Mr Asif would be more effective as the parliamentary leader in the assembly than the PAC chairman due to his "aggressive style" of delivering speeches.
She said the need for appointing a parliamentary leader was also felt during the last few sittings of the assembly when the speaker did not give floor to Mr Asif though he kept on asking for it. Ms Aurangzeb said when they protested with the speaker, he told them that he could give floor only to the parliamentary leaders of the parties.
Meanwhile, sources in the PML-N told Dawn that there was resentment within some circles in the party over these decisions of the leadership and a group in the party believed that it would be difficult for them to give "justification" for this move. Besides, according to the sources, some party members are also unhappy over Mr Sharif's decision to extend his stay in London, saying that it can damage the party.
The sources said that Khwaja Saad Rafique, another firebrand party leader, and Mian Javed Latif had expressed concern over the leadership's failure to lead the party from the front inside the parliament. They said it was Mr Latif who had called for a formal appointment of the party's parliamentary leader in one of the meetings of the parliamentary groups.
Meanwhile, talking to reporters after the PML-N meeting, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reportedly said the PML-N had already taken the other opposition parties, including the Pakistan Peoples Party, in confidence over the decisions.
Shahbaz Sharif had been elected PAC chairman unopposed on December 22 last year after Prime Minister Imran Khan finally surrendered before the opposition's demand in the wake of their threats to withdraw from the all the National Assembly committees.
Though there is no restriction on the government in the rules to give PAC chairmanship to opposition parties, it has been a parliamentary practice and tradition that the office is given to an opposition member to ensure transparency in financial affairs.
The PTI government was reluctant to give chairmanship of this vital parliamentary committee to the opposition leader contrary to the traditional practice as the prime minister was unwilling to offer the position to Mr Sharif because he was facing corruption charges.
The PML-N had refused to nominate another member from the party to head the PAC, arguing that according to parliamentary tradition, the leader of opposition should become chairman of this committee.
PTI's reaction
Reacting to the development, a number of PTI members claimed that Shahbaz Sharif would not return to the country as he was facing corruption charges and that Nawaz Sharif was also planning to leave the country.
Special Assistant to the PM on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan, talking to different TV channels, said if Mr Sharif wanted to return, "he will not appoint someone even as a chowkidar (guard) outside his home."
"They [Sharifs] divide these positions within the family. If they have started appointing people outside the family, it indicates this is the first step towards a deal," she said.
Federal Communications Minister Murad Saeed in a statement alleged that Mr Sharif was trying to "hide" in London. He alleged that the Sharifs had failed to provide money trails and now their main focus was on finding ways to run away from the country.
PPP concerned
Pakistan Peoples Party, the other key opposition party, said the PML-N had not consulted it before this important decision.
PPP information secretary Nafeesa Shah in a statement said her party had concerns over this move of the PML-N.
Published in Dawn, May 3rd, 2019
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If you like sticky fried chicken, potstickers, and whiplash-inducing 180s, you'll love this: The building that once housed Vescio's -- Dinkytown's family-owned, 50-year-old "red sauce staple" -- is about to become a Korean fried chicken chain called Bonchon.
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal recently reported that the New York-based brand will actually open two Minneapolis locations this summer -- one in Dinkytown, and another in Uptown, in the space that was most recently Davanni's. They'll be the first Bonchons in Minnesota.
A quick peek through the menu at a few other U.S. locations shows the place boasts a pretty expansive Korean fusion menu besides the bird they're best known for. There's tteokbokki (rice and fish cakes simmered with scallions and hot sauce, then topped with mozzarella and kimari), takoyaki (fried octopus dumplings drizzled with Japanese mayo and bonito flakes), and udon noodle soup. There's chicken katsu and popcorn shrimp and fried rice, plus a few salads and sides.
There are also wraps, Korean tacos, and... ribeye sliders with red onions and coleslaw?
The Biz J identifies Bonchon as a quick-serve chain, but it isn't all that "quick" by fast food standards; according to its website, the chicken here is uniquely crispy because it's double-fried and made-to-order, meaning you need to allow up to 30 minutes for cooking time. According to Eater Chicago, people waited up to an hour when Bonchon debuted there last summer.
Uptown's chicken chain (1414 W. Lake St.) is set to open first, likely sometime in July, with Dinkytown's (406 14th Ave. SE) following sometime not too long after.
And if you're walking through Dinkytown with a hankering for chain restaurant fried chicken before summer rolls around, Raising Cane's just opened down the block.


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Reaction: Duff on Shrewsbury Town
Michael Duff's post-match reaction to the 3-1 defeat at Shrewsbury Town
The post-game thoughts of Michael Duff after the loss at Shrewsbury
Michael Duff felt his team were unlucky to come out on the wrong side of fine margins in his team's 3-1 defeat at Shrewsbury Town.
Ten man Shrewsbury managed to hold firm with their one man disadvantage, and twice hit Duff's team on the counter-attack to claim victory, while Cheltenham themselves were denied by Marko Marosi's fine performance and the woodwork in the second half.
"We were good. First half, the keeper has made two world-class saves. We have had one off the line, so we could and probably should have been out of sight at half time," Duff said.
"Their lad gets sent off just before half time and the dynamic of the game changes and we couldn't quite open them up.
"Sometimes you just fall the wrong side of the fine margins and that's what I think it was today.
"We will keep working hard, keep trying, keep pushing and doing the things we are working on. We got credited last year for how good the defensive record was and we don't do anything different. Sometimes things go against you and sometimes you have a bit of bad luck. We had a bit of both today."
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The next time the Robins are in action is on Boxing Day when Plymouth Argyle are the visitors to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.
Kick-off is at 3pm and tickets are available to buy online for the match. There's limited seating available but still plenty of room in standing areas on the terraces for the fixture.
Shrewsbury Town vs Cheltenham Town on 18 Dec 21
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