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MEP Kelly calls for full access to Erasmus+ for Northern Ireland
Published: Fri, 22 April 2022
MEP for Ireland South, Seán Kelly, has written to Minister Simon Harris and the European Commission to explore options for Northern Ireland to be granted full access to the Erasmus+ program.
"Erasmus+ is a brilliant EU program, which was first set up 35 years ago to facilitate study exchange programs for higher education students across Europe. Since then, nine million people have participated in it, and it has been extended to a wider range of groups and actions. It is a true success story for the EU," said Kelly, a former teacher.
"The UK were welcome to remain a part of Erasmus+ even after Brexit, as third countries can chose to be associated to the program (such as Norway, Turkey and Serbia). Although Boris Johnson promised that there was no likelihood of the UK leaving Erasmus+ in early 2020, like so many other promises he makes there was little intention behind his words. Meaning unfortunately the UK completely withdrew from the program," Kelly added, who leads the Fine Gael delegation in the European Parliament.
"However, the Irish government stepped in to ensure that higher education students in Northern Ireland can still qualify for Erasmus+ exchanges, and made a permanent commitment to fund their Erasmus+ grants. This was certainly the correct decision and I was happy to see the government this action and they should be commended for it," Kelly continued.
"This was a huge relief to many students in Northern Ireland, but unfortunately it has not meant that Northern Ireland have retained full access to Erasmus+. While higher education student exchanges are the most noteworthy aspect of the program, people in Northern Ireland are not currently eligible for other Erasmus+ actions, such as exchanges for apprentices, youth groups and teachers, as well as DiscoverEU, which awards free one-month interrail passes to thousands of 18 years olds every year."
"I've been in touch with the Commission, and unfortunately it's not as straightforward as Ireland providing the funding. Certain structures would also have to be put in place but I feel it could be possible and we should work towards finding a solution. I will continue to work with the Commission and the Irish government to see what could be done," concluded Kelly, who is first Vice Chair of the European Parliament's Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly.


Canterbury City Council had been investigating ways to increase the effective use of their car parks and to help reduce congestion within the City. Clearview Intelligence developed a solution to this issue by encouraging optimum use of car parks. Highlighting available spaces to drivers allowed them to utilise all available parking spaces and keep traffic flowing.
During peak shopping periods traffic queues to City Centre car parks often lead to congestion issues with some car parks at gridlock whilst others just a short distance away are left with many available parking spaces. This leads to driver frustration, queuing and congestion within the City. Congestion also has a negative environmental impact, increasing emissions from idling cars whilst waiting to find an available parking space.
Clearview Intelligence designed a solution for real-time data to interface with the Kent County Council Urban Traffic Management Control (UTMC) system to calculate the car parking space occupancy of their car parks. Data is collected at entrances and exits of the car parks by the M680 Vehicle Count and Classification system. The M680 accurately and reliably detects vehicles as they pass over inductive loops embedded in the road surface. Data is transmitted automatically every 5 minutes via GPRS and Virtual Private Network (VPN) to the Clearview Intelligence instation located in the Traffic Data Centre in the Kent County Council office where the occupancy of the car parks is calculated. This information is then sent via GPRS to Variable Message Signs (VMS) signs to direct drivers to car parks where spaces are available.


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[Album Review] Niji no Conquistador - Rainbow Phenomenon
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Nijicon shows us in its major debut the best in the classic "idol group formula": contagious songs, bubblegum chorus, choreography, colorful clothes, many girls. The twelve songs from "Rainbow Phenomenon" are an invitation for Niji in the Conqueror to take you on a journey around the fantasy paradise.
After a short introduction, the album opens with the electric and explosive "Kimi wa Mujakina Natsu no Joou", which features a Hard Rock arrangement with slap bass, blast beats, dempa style and a contagious rhythm that goes until the "Ending Apotheosis". "No Life Baby Of The End" follows almost the same style, but this time it incorporates the horn section, and the "Desperate" version that closes the album has a more rocky arrangement, with no horns and more sinister than the original.
"Natsu no Yoru wa Mijika Sugirukedo" breaks the festive mood, so they show their provocative side. Then, try to give at least one chance in "Love Men Koi Aji Yawame" and "Retort". "Jump!" (it's not Van Halen's song), could be the opening track, but it also matched perfectly with the (almost) closing of the album.
Niji no Conquistador is an idol group that has been growing not only musically but also nationally. With only four years of activity, he gained media attention not only by the graduation of members Nonoka Okumura and Emiri Suyama (who graduated days before the album's release) but also by Nagi Nemoto and Rin Kaname being promoted to competing position in Dempagumi. inc, replacing Moga Mogami.
Now with Nijicon being managed by Dearstage (besides belonging to King Records), we hope that the next step is at least a chance for the group to show off their talents, as has Emiri Suyama, who graduated from Nijicon to pursue a career as a voice actress, and is currently in Beatless.
Nijicon's upcoming single, "Bathroom Magic" is set to be released on April 29, exclusively on King Records eShop.
Review by Diego Castanho (Legendary Supersonic Hero). Agree or disagree? Let us know below, or send the author a tweet @diegocastanho to let him know your opinion.
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Jump Blues was John Akin's thesis film for the MFA film program at Columbia University. Inspired by Meghan William's experiences with the Austin swing scene, the production tapped into the tight Texas swing community when it was at it's peak in the winter of 1999. The film features dancers from around the state as well as three Austin swing bands: The Merchants of Venus, Seth Walker and The Jive Bombers.
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Legendary actor, Douglas Fairbanks, was born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman on May 23, 1883 in Denver, CO. Fairbanks died at the age of 56 on Dec 12, 1939 in Santa Monica, CA and was laid to rest in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, CA.
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Douglas Fairbanks's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #1 on Apr 30, 1927. In addition, Fairbanks was immortalized on a US postal stamp in 1984. Fairbanks was never nominated for an Academy Award. However he won one Honorary Award in 1939 (Commemorative Award) - recognizing the unique and outstanding contribution of Douglas Fairbanks, first President of the Academy, to the international development of the motion picture.
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How much should managers pay for research?
Sell-side research on individual countries in Asia-Pacific and sectors in the US are more valuable to managers than research on individual companies, according to a study conducted by S&P Dow Jones Indices.
The firm measured the value of sell-side research by combining two variables: dispersion of stock, sector and country returns, and the capacity or size a fund manager can over/underweight a specific category, Tim Edwards, managing director of index investment strategy at S&P Dow Jones, told FSA in a recent interview.
"If the dispersion is small, that means the best stock is probably performing quite similarly to the worst stock, and in those markets, there is not a lot of value even in very accurate predictions by sell-side researchers," he explained.
Looking at dispersion alone, sell-side research on small-cap stocks and stocks in Indonesia may provide the highest value for fund managers. However, Edwards noted that managers should also take into consideration the capacity or the size of the investments they make in a particular category.
Edwards explained that combining both dispersion and capacity will give a more accurate measure of how much value should be given to sell-side reports. For example, although returns of the stocks within the S&P Small Cap 600 Index may have the highest dispersion, research on small companies do not add much value for large investors that do not make huge allocations in the asset class.
The firm scored various market segments based on their dispersion and capacity and compared them to the S&P 500, which has a base score of 1.
The scores indicate that research on Asian countries and US sectors provide the most value for fund managers, according to Edwards.
"If sell-side analysts have the same level of skill, those that give recommendations in Asian countries and US sectors could be seven times more valuable than someone giving recommendations on individual US stocks and even nearly 60 times more valuable than a recommendation in a utility stock," he explained.
Edwards noted that the figures are based on a 10-year average and dispersion and capacity may change in the short-term depending on the market environment.
For example, sector dispersions were low in the US from 2012-2014 when the economy was impacted by quantitative easing. However, sector dispersions increased as the November 2016 US presidential election approached. "Market interpretation became essentially industry- and sector-based, depending on what the Trump trade was," he said.
The firm's methodology of combining dispersion and methodology may also shed some light on why some fund managers outperform others, Edwards added.
"Some managers either trade using factors, sectors or individual stocks with the same level of skill. However, some will do better, not because they have more skill, but because the rewards of their approach are higher.
"For example, in countries versus sectors in Asia, country selection is more powerful. So if they have the same level of skill, the manager focusing on countries will have better rewards to their insights," he explained.
The firm's study comes after the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid II) came into force in January 2018. Although it is a European directive, managers and distributors outside the region, including Asia, are affected as well.
One area where Mifid II has an impact is research, requiring the asset management house, not the client, to pay for research costs.
Edwards noted that the firm's study does not cover the actual costs that managers pay for research.
"From my conversations with different banks and brokers, the market is not quite settled yet [about how much they should be paying for research]," he said, adding that the firm has not collected data on those costs.
Edwards also noted that the study assumes that all sell-side researchers have the same level of skill.


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Q: MongoDB Atlas with NodeJS using Mongodb is not connecting I'm getting an error when I'm trying to connect with MongoDB, error pointed toward connect while it's keyword itself. I didn't know what the issue here.
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let mongodb= require('mongodb').mongodb

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A: I think the reason is for that you must import MongoClient class
const MongoClient = require("mongodb").MongoClient;

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connect is not a function when connecting to mongodb

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Razer's Leviathan V2 Pro soundbar tracks your head to optimize sound
By Krishna Rao On Jan 6, 2023
Soundbars might not be the audio system of choice for most desktop setups, but Razer is trying is offering a new one for people who don't want to mess with headsets or finicky surround sound systems. The popular gaming tech company just announced the Leviathan V2 Pro at CES 2023, the latest addition to its existing range of soundbars designed to provide compact, low-profile audio for PC gamers.
Created in partnership with THX and Audioscenic, Razer claims that the Leviathan V2 Pro can envelop a user with "3D audio" by combining beamforming surround sound with head-tracking AI technology. A built-in IR camera can detect the user's position, allowing the soundbar to optimize sound by adapting the audio beams to the listener's position in real time.
The Leviathan V2 Pro features a built-in IR camera on the front, which it uses to track a listeners location.
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There are two modes available for the 3D audio feature: THX Spatial Audio Virtual Headset for stereo content that allegedly mimics positional audio typically found in headsets and THX Spatial Audio Virtual Speakers for multi-channel audio that fills a room like a home theatre system. Given this is a Razer product, it also comes with customizable Chroma RGB lighting effects across 30 different lighting zones — dwarfing the 18 zones you get on the standard Leviathan V2 soundbar.
The soundbar connects to a computer via a single USB-C connection
The Razer Leviathan V2 Pro also comes with a subwoofer to enhance bass. A dedicated 3.5mm input for the subwoofer is included on the rear of the soundbar, alongside a second 3.5mm port for headphones, a power adapter port, and a single USB-C port to connect to your PC. The Leviathan V2 Pro also supports Bluetooth 5.0 if you want to wirelessly connect it to your computer or mobile device.
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Interesting features and funky lighting aside, pricing is going to be the hardest sell for the Leviathan V2 Pro. Starting at $399.99, it's considerably more expensive than both the standard Leviathan V2 ($249.99) and Leviathan V2 X ($99.99), but you do at least get more ports with this latest model. The inclusion of the 3.5mm headphone jack (which is missing from both of the other Leviathan models) is nice, but the lack of HDMI input and HDMI output/ARC port is a little disappointing at this price.
The Leviathan V2 Pro will be available to buy from February 2023 (if you have deep enough pockets for the purchase).
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Home > My Council > News Archive > 2017 archive > Candidates nominated for Exton by-election
Three people have been nominated as candidates to become Rutland County Councillor for Exton Ward.
The poll for the Exton by-election will take place on 9th March 2017 between 7am and 10pm and the three candidates nominated are as follows:
Claire Alison Barks, UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Joanna Mary Burrows, Liberal Democrats
June Fox, Conservative Party Candidate
The deadline for receiving new applications to register to vote in time for this election is 21st February. Guidance on how to register can be found on the About My Vote website.
New applications to vote by post and any requests to cancel or change an existing postal or proxy vote must reach the Council's Electoral Services Team by 5pm on 22nd February in order to be valid.
New applications to vote by proxy except on the grounds of a medical emergency must be submitted before 5pm on 1st March.
The Statement of Persons Nominated for election as Councillor for Exton Ward can be viewed in full on our County Councillor Vacancies page.
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There are currently four different galleries of Mr. Fisher's work. If you are interested in purchasing prints or licensing images, you can use the contact form on this website.
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Carlos Villarias (* 7. Juli 1892 in Córdoba; † 27. April 1976 in Los Angeles) war ein spanisch-US-amerikanischer Filmschauspieler.

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In den 1930er bis 1950er Jahren wirkte Villarias in über 80 Kinoproduktionen aller Genres mit. Seinen ersten Film drehte er 1930 unter der Regie von Richard Harlan mit dem Titel El Valiente. In den Credits taucht er manchmal auch als Carolos Villarias oder Carlos Villar auf.

Internationales Ansehen erlangte Villarias durch seine Darstellung der Titelrolle in der 1931 in Hollywood gedrehten, spanischen Version des Universal-Klassikers Dracula unter der Regie von George Melford. Die amerikanische Filmindustrie hatte damals einen starken Absatzmarkt in den spanischsprechenden Ländern (vor allem in Lateinamerika), die Technik der Synchronisation stand aber noch nicht zur Verfügung. Deswegen produzierten die Universal Pictures parallel zu ihrer amerikanischen Dracula-Fassung (mit Bela Lugosi in der Hauptrolle) in den gleichen Kulissen und mit den gleichen Requisiten eine spanische Variante, in der Villarias die Hauptrolle übernahm. In Fachkreisen wird die Qualität dieser spanischen Version längst dem Lugosi-Original vorgezogen. Lupita Tovar, die die weibliche Hauptrolle spielte, erinnerte sich in einem Fernsehinterview in den 1990er Jahren, dass Villarias und das Filmteam tagsüber die Dreharbeiten des Lugosi-Films beobachteten, um es bei ihrem eigenen Dreh während der Nacht besser zu machen.

Der internationale Durchbruch blieb Villarias aber trotz seiner großen schauspielerischen Leistungen in Dracula versagt. Sein Film wurde nur einem verhältnismäßig kleinen Publikum gezeigt, während sein amerikanischer Kollege Lugosi zu Weltruhm gelangte. Außerdem galt diese Version über Jahrzehnte als verschollen und tauchte erst in den 1990er Jahren wieder auf.

Villarias beendete seine Filmkarriere 1956, blieb aber in seiner Wahlheimat Amerika und starb zwanzig Jahre später im Alter von 84 Jahren.

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 1917: El pobre Valbuena
 1930: El cuerpo del delito
 1931: Drácula
 1937: Diaz der Stierkämpfer (¡Ora Ponciano!)
 1946: María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala
 1948: Reina de reinas: La Virgen María

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Israel Folau's code of conduct hearing with Rugby Australia (RA) has been set for May 4.
Wallabies and Waratahs back Folau is contesting the breach notice issued to him last week in the aftermath of an anti-homosexual social media post.
The hearing to determine whether RA's intent to terminate Folau's contract will be upheld is to be overseen by a tribunal at the Rugby AU offices in Sydney.
A reserve day of May 5 is expected to be used due to the "complex and unprecedented" nature of the matter.
Folau was warned over his conduct by RA last year after stating homosexuals would go to "hell" unless they "repent their sins and turn to God".
The 30-year-old again put forward his interpretation of his devout Christianity this month after the Tasmanian Parliament passed legislation to make gender optional on birth certificates and allow people aged 16 and older to legally change gender without parental consent.
On Instagram, Folau posted an image stating: "Warning: Drunks, Homosexuals, Adulterers, Liars, Fornicators, Thieves, Atheists, Idolaters – Hell awaits you. Repent. Only Jesus Saves."
He added: "Those that are living in Sin will end up in Hell unless you repent. Jesus Christ loves you and is giving you time to turn away from your sin and come to him."
Addressing the Tasmanian legislation specifically, Folau retweeted a news article and said: "The devil has blinded so many people in this world, REPENT and turn away from your evil ways. Turn to Jesus Christ who will set you free."
Last Monday, Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika all but ruled Folau out of his Rugby World Cup plans.
Waratahs' fly-half Bernard Foley says he is "conflicted" about the situation.
"He has hurt the team, which is not why we play sport. We are a team and we encourage diversity and everything," Foley said.
"I also don't think Izzy is a bad guy. So, there is a lot of conflict there. But I don't agree with what he's done. It's a tough situation."
Wallabies and Waratahs back Israel Folau is contesting the breach notice issued to him by Rugby Australia (RA), requesting a code of conduct hearing.
Folau was issued a breach notice by RA on Monday after the devout Christian sparked outrage with his online activity last week, delivering another anti-homosexual post.
Facing the sack, the 30-year-old has requested a hearing, with RA to make arrangements with the Rugby Union Players' Association (RUPA) on the matter.
"Israel has responded formally today to request a code of conduct hearing which, under the circumstances, was not an unexpected outcome," RA chief executive Raelene Castle said in a statement on Wednesday.
"We will now work to confirm a date for the hearing as soon as possible.
"After the date for the hearing is confirmed Rugby Australia and the NSW Rugby Union will make no further comment on the matter until the code of conduct process has concluded."
On Monday, Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika all but ruled out Folau's chances of featuring at the Rugby World Cup.
Israel Folau has 48 hours to request a hearing or be sacked by Rugby Australia (RA) over his controversial social media posts, while Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika dismissed the full-back's Rugby World Cup hopes.
Cheika added: "No I didn't [think the issue would return] to be honest. We had discussion after the last time and made it pretty clear about his right to believe and our support in that — if that's what he wants — to be part of the team.
"But getting out in that disrespectful manner publicly is not what our team is about. When you play in the gold jersey we represent everyone in Australia, everyone.
Australia international Israel Folau remains unrepentant about his controversial social media posts and is willing to stop playing rugby if that is "God's will".
The devout Christian sparked outrage this week with an anti-homosexual post and caused a stir with his stance on the Tasmanian Parliament passing a legislation to make gender optional on birth certificates and allow people 16 years and older to legally change gender without parental contest.
Folau posted a message on Instagram that stated "hell awaits" drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolaters, along with "REPENT! ONLY JESUS SAVES".
Last year, the Waratahs full-back avoided punishment for a similar statement in which he said homosexuals should go to "hell" unless they "repent their sins and turn to God".
But Rugby Australia responded to his latest posts by stating their intention to terminate his contract and he has been stood down by the Waratahs until further notice.
Breaking his silence to the Sydney Morning Herald, Folau insists he would have no qualms about quitting the sport.
"Absolutely [I'd walk away]," Folau said. "First and foremost, I live for God now. Whatever He wants me to do, I believe His plans for me are better than whatever I can think.
Folau was guarded on whether he would pursue a legal case for religious discrimination against Rugby Australia if his contract is torn up.
"It's obviously a decision that's in the process right now but I believe in a God that's in control of all things," Folau added.
While Folau's comments have been widely condemned, he insists he does regret his stance.
"I'll stand on what the Bible says. I share it with love. I can see the other side of the coin where people's reactions are the total opposite to how I'm sharing it," he continued.
"But in Ezekiel, chapter 33, verse 11, it says that 'God has no pleasure in the person that's living in sin'. He's a loving God and he wants people to turn away from what they're living in and he'll give them life.
Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Rugby Union have met with Israel Folau following his latest controversial social media posts.
The Australia and Waratahs full-back sparked outrage with his opinions on homosexuality and gender earlier this week. He had avoided punishment for similar statements last year.
Rugby Australia responded with a statement, revealing that it had not been able to contact Folau about the "unacceptable" comments.
The union added that it planned to sack the player "in the absence of compelling mitigating factors".
A meeting with Folau followed on Friday and the NSW Rugby Union stated that the discussion would be relayed to board members to "consider next steps" but its position "is unchanged".
"Rugby Australia and the NSW Rugby Union have met with Israel Folau in Sydney today," a statement read.
Folau posted a message on Instagram that stated "hell awaits" drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolaters along with "REPENT! ONLY JESUS SAVES".
Folau also caused a stir with his stance on the passing of legislation in Tasmania that makes gender optional on birth certificates and allows people 16 years and older to legally change gender without parental contest.
He tweeted: "The devil has blinded so many people in this world, REPENT and turn away from your evil ways. Turn to Jesus Christ who will set you free."
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced Floyd Reifer will take over as interim head coach from Richard Pybus as part of a shake-up announced by new president Ricky Skerritt.
Pybus was placed in temporary charge earlier this year and oversaw a famous home Test-series victory over England.
However, Skerritt confirmed on Thursday that Reifer will resume a role he undertook during the Windies' tour of Bangladesh last year.
It was also announced that Robert Haynes will replace Courtney Browne as interim head of selectors.
"In the midst of change, we have no doubt that our West Indian players, led expertly by Jason Holder, will be well prepared going to the World Cup," Skerritt said via a statement on CWI's official website.
"What we are now enforcing ahead of the upcoming World Cup is a new approach to strategic thinking while reviving authentic West Indian team spirit.
"Former West Indies captain and award-winning coach, Floyd Reifer, has therefore been chosen as the interim head coach of the men's senior team because he has lived the same principles West Indian excellence that we now insist must prevail in our cricket.
"Up to the end of 2018 Floyd Reifer had been identified as the outstanding emerging local coach. He displayed this by leading the West Indies A team successfully, including victories against the England Lions, and ended the past year by coaching the senior men's team to a T20 series win in Bangladesh.
"I have no doubt that coach Reifer is the right man at the right time."
On Haynes' appointment, he added: "[Haynes] is the most experienced and best suited for this responsibility at this time.
"We are confident that in Mr Haynes we have found an interim chairman who shares the philosophy of inclusiveness and therefore believes in our new selection policy.
"Because of his impressive track record of good relations with players and past players, we have no doubt that Mr Haynes will engage with players everywhere, strictly in the interest of what is best for West Indian cricket."
England scrum-half Dan Robson will miss three months as he recovers from deep vein thrombosis, his club side Wasps have confirmed.
Robson pulled out of England's final Six Nations match against Scotland last month and has not featured for the Premiership side since.
A Wasps statement confirmed Robson will play no further part in 2018-19 but he should return to training in July – two months before England's Rugby World Cup campaign in Japan.
"Dan Robson unfortunately developed a deep vein thrombosis," Wasps' statement read.
"He is undergoing treatment which is expected to conclude following three months.
"This means he will not be available for selection for Wasps for the remainder of the season, however it should enable him to be available for selection for the World Cup preparations."
England coach Eddie Jones will hope both Robson and first-choice number nine Ben Youngs, who will miss the rest of Leicester Tigers' season with a shoulder injury, can quickly regain fitness ahead of the World Cup.


President Trump marked the first day of Black History Month by doing three things: showing off how little he knows about African Americans or our history, attacking an almost entirely white segment of US society (the mainstream media) and outlining some of the ways he intends to help the "inner city", which will probably bring new levels of hell to black America.
Flanked by Omarosa, a black reality TV personality from The Apprentice, and addressing a room which seemed to have the few Trump voters with melanin in their skin, Trump gave the most lackluster, piss-poor Black History Month speech I can remember since Reagan kicked off the first one.
Trump didn't even meet the low bar for the latter, though. Just like he did in front of the CIA's memorial wall, Trump centered the message on himself, speaking about black history ostensibly to black people more lazily than when he talked about "Two Corinthians" to Christians.
This is no surprise from someone who doesn't like to read, is not fond of history showing he was sued for housing discrimination, and won't apologize for calling for the execution of the Central Park 5 years after they were exonerated.
But Trump and his puppet master, Steve Bannon, didn't even try to look interested today. When Trump said that "Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who's done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I noticed," I couldn't help but wonder: was he referring to the enormous banner which greeted him on his empty inaugural parade which had Douglass's face and bore his famous quote, "Power concedes nothing without demand. It never did, and it never will"?
At least Trump mentioned some black people in his speech (unlike when he failed to mention enslaved black people or Jews on Holocaust Remembrance Day). Many white supremacists try to sugarcoat their racism by talking about Martin Luther King this month.
Granted, they reference a cartoon version of King who is reduced to a few words in one speech and who is devoid of any of his economic or anti-racist militancy. Still, Trump couldn't even manage to engage this beloved King caricature, but could only talk about the dumb bust of his head which has been the source of one stupid non-controversy after another.
Perhaps most scarily, Trump used the speech to begin to articulate how he is going to further harm African Americans. First, he vaguely said "we need better schools and we need them soon". This would be empty pabulum, except it was a threat before he tries to hand our schools over to Betsy DeVos, a woman content to leave special needs students at the mercy of inconsistent state laws and a disastrous record of educational privatization which will hurt black children.
And while Trump's promise that "we're gonna work hard on the inner city" and that Ben Carson "is gonna be doing that, big league" sounds condescending and laughable, it's actually frightening. Ben Carson has shown disregard for public assistance programs, admitted he wasn't qualified to lead any federal agency, let alone one responsible for keeping already marginalized people from homelessness.
And Trump's plans for "inner cities" often involve aggressive threats to "send in the feds". He doesn't seem to view cities as anything other than places of crime that need more police. "We need safer communities and we're going to do that with law enforcement," he said.
Safer communities come from a more fair sharing of resources, education, opportunity and access to the tools of living, not from regressive policing. But we'll see little of the former and much more of the latter in the new administration.
If Trump really wanted to know what black Americans are seeking from him, the Twitter addict would host a Twitter town hall. But he wants to control, not listen, to Black America, and he can barely be bothered to show any interest.
Trump's Black History Month speech didn't harm African Americans and black people worldwide as much as his actions already have, including his immigration ban, the global gag rule, and his rollbacks on Aids and healthcare. But the speech portends that more harmful actions are coming – and they start now. African Americans already got the shortest month of the year for our history, and now it's about to get Trumped.


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Wizart Animation to partner with QED International on new franchise
The renowned Russian-based studio announces strategic collaboration with the American partner on Hansel and Gretel movie
Wizart Animation, the company behind the globally successful Snow Queen franchise, starts working with QED Int'l on new projects. The American-based film production studio, financier and international distributor (portfolio company of Media Content Capital) is best known for financing and producing District 9, Sabotage, Fury and Dirty Grandpa.
Animated feature Hansel and Gretel will be the first project to be co-produced by Wizart Animation and QED. Based on the well-known fairy tale of brothers Grimm, its first full-length animation version will tell the story in a comedy style. The siblings will face great adventures and meet different fairytale characters, involving the audience into the world of magic forest and its inhabitants. The locations are largely expanded. The audience will plunge into the world of the magic forest and meet its inhabitants. Even the Evil Witch's Gingerbread House has turned into a palace and the Witch herself is now after much more sinister goals.
With the global release set for the end of 2020, the project has its first introduction to the international buyers at this year's Marche du Film at Made in Russia stand.
Two companies have agreed that QED Int'l in addition to providing financial support to the project will take responsibility to strengthen the global exposure of jointly produced animation features. QED's unique position will help Wizart to engage talent from global creative community, substantially broaden the potential of its animation features (including future animated TV series). It is also about the creative component, needed to move the project onto the international level, as well as about the dubbing and soundtrack production. QED's vast distribution experience and strong connections to other Media Content Capital's portfolio companies (such as Covert Media and VR Media Technology) will take the promotion of "Hansel and Gretel" to a totally new level.
The companies have also agreed on further co-development of new content for global markets.
"This new animated franchise is a new challenge for our team. Almost ten years ago, Wizart was among the first film companies to independently present and sell our animation projects worldwide. This was a very good hands-on experience for me and my team, says Vladimir Nikolaev producer at Wizart Animation, leading producer on the project. – The "Snow Queen" franchise has recently become the top Russian-made project in foreign box-office. "Hansel and Gretel" is created by the same team that successfully worked on "The Snow Queen" for over eight years. So, today the main task for me and my team is to make a globally appealing animated feature, which will not only become an interesting and exciting film for the audiences in any country around the globe – we also have to beat our own record and gross even more in box office than Snow Queen did. We expect that QED/MCC's participation in this project will help our studio achieve our creative, production and distribution goals much faster and with a higher quality. Our partners have great creative and commercial resources as well as extensive experience on engaging major talent in independent film projects."
Sasha Shapiro, Managing Director of MCC and CEO of QED, comments: "I have been watching Yuri and his team at Wizart during the last 10 years and I am very excited with the success this company has achieved in animation quality and in creativity. We have been looking into both investment possibilities and creative expansion within family/kids' genre and I believe that Wizart has all the necessary potentials we have been looking for. In addition, we see a great match between Wizart and QED, where both companies could easily benefit from their unique skills and positioning in their respective markets and businesses. "Hansel and Gretel" is a great starting point and I wish this film a great success."
Alexandra Modestova, head of Expocontent company (official operator of Made in Russia stand), says: «Hensel and Gretel project will be marked by everything Wizart is known for at domestic and international markets — top-notch animation, production value, great story and characters… Yet due to strong competition in the global media industry even high quality is not enough — one has to engage international talents for the creative part, pay much attention to the project package — translation, sound, music, as well as to smart promotion campaign. QED International is an expert in this field, so this partnership seems very promising and will get the Russian studio to a new level».


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Trump Says He Donated $5.6 Million He Raised for Veterans
Announcement comes after scrutiny about January fundraiser
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to veterans Sunday on the National Mall during the Rolling Thunder Inc. event. (Photo By Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)
By Lindsey McPherson
Posted May 31, 2016 at 11:43am
Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he has donated $5.6 million he raised to 41 veterans groups , after questions emerged about whether he had given out any of the money from fundraiser he held in January while skipping a Republican presidential debate.
"Most of that money went out very early," the presumptive GOP nominee said in a testy news conference.
Trump criticized the press for questioning whether he actually donated the money, saying he's never received such bad publicity for doing a good thing.
"I wanted to keep it private," he said. "If we could, I wanted to keep it private, because I don't think it's anybody's business if I want to send money to the vets."
A Democratic congressman who served in Iraq criticized Trump later Tuesday, saying the Manhattan businessman "consistently disrespects veterans" and only announced the donations after being caught in a lie.
"One of the first things you learn in the military is the importance of your word. You do what you say you're going to do," Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton, a Marine Corps veteran said on a Tuesday afternoon call. "We need a commander we can respect and trust from day one, not someone who will be pressured into doing the right thing months later."
Also on the press call were three Democrats running for Congress in New York: District 2 candidate DuWayne Gregory, an Army veteran; District 21 candidate Mike Derrick, a retired Army colonel; and District 23 candidate John Plumb, a Naval Reserve commander.
Derrick ticked off a list of Trump's offenses, including bragging about avoiding the draft, endorsing the use of torture , and cozying up to Russian President Vladimir Putin .
"We simply cannot take a risk on Donald Trump," he said.
Moulton also criticized Trump for his opposition to the GI bill and his proposal to privatize medical clinics run by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
"I'll be the first to say that the VA needs drastic reform, but privatization is not the answer," Moulton said, noting, "A majority of veterans surveyed are against privatizing the VA."
Trump said Tuesday that he is not proposing privatization but that he would authorize veterans who encounter long wait times at VA centers to go to private doctors and get reimbursed by the government.
Trump Plays Veterans Trump Card
] The Democratic criticism came as Trump explained what happened to the money he raised at the January fundraiser. He said some of the $6 million in pledged donations did not come through but he is still expecting additional donations that will bring the total even higher.
Trump Pledges to Support Veterans at Rolling Thunder
] Trump recounted the list of veterans organizations that received portions of the donations. "I wasn't too involved in picking the organizations," he said.
He reserved much of his ire for the press, singling out reporters at the news conference for doubting him and called them "sleazy."
Trump acknowledged that protesters were picketing outside the event at Trump Towers in New York City but said, "They're sent there by Hillary Clinton, and they're picketing that the money wasn't sent. The money has all been sent."
The news conference came two days after Trump spoke to veterans at the Lincoln Memorial for the Rolling Thunder event.
Trump Says He'd Consider Jeff Sessions for VP
] Asked about a possible third-party candidate emerging in the presidential race, he warned against it and said it would lead to victory for Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. "And if that happens, this country will never, ever recover."
Contact McPherson at lindseymcpherson@rollcall.com and follow her on Twitter @lindsemcpherson.
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Empire Season 2: Lucious Seeks Revenge, Michael Likely to be Back, Rumors About Oprah Winfrey and Mariah Carey Denied!
The wait for the second half of Empire Season 2 has been a long one, but the end is near since the series is going to be on air on 30th March. With midseason finale of Empire Season 2 ending in an interesting juncture, fans are hoping that second season will answer all the queries and bring in new dramas to the fold.
Lucious (Terrence Howard) is no longer the CEO of Empire Entertainment and this was a shocking yet interesting twist to the plot. Lucious always manages to get what he wants, but this time he wasn't the victor.
The person responsible for this turn of events was none other than his son Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray). According to Christian Today, Lucious isn't going to take this very easily and will go all out to make sure that his son Hakeem gets back for his betrayal of his father. The trailer for the second half of Empire Season 2 shows that Lucious is going to do anything to get his revenge and he will not stop at it since it's his son.
Hakeem has created a lot of problem for himself just by opposing his father's accession to the post of the CEO. When Camilla ask him whether he would want to be the CEO, he jumps out enthusiastically, stating that becoming the CEO of Empire Entertainment is his birth right.
The trailer also gives a sneak peek at another interesting encounter in the second season of Empire. There is a scene where Hakeem is shown pointing a gun at his father.
Although there is no official word to confirm if either of the character dies, but things are surely not going to end well with Hakeem. Lucious will make sure that he makes Hakeem pay for all these, sooner or later.
However, Lucious will have to face Camilla (Naomi Campbell) who is going to replace him as the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Camilla got the spot because of Hakeem and she is well aware of how brutal Lucious is. Camilla on her part will be out to remove Lucious for good and will go to all extent to make sure that that happens.
Camilla hires men to kill Lucious and even blows up his car. However, Lucious comes out of these incidents unharmed and that only triggers Camilla to try harder and Empire Season 2 midseason is going to be all about Lucious trying to stay alive.
Empire Season 2 is going to focus on Jamal (Jussie Smollett). Jamal is one of the very few characters who has gone through a lot in his life, in spite of being a good person. He has seen the worst of times not only in his career, but also in his personal life.
The midseason premiere of Empire Season 2 might not focus on Lucious' revenge. The trailer shows Lucious being comforted by Cookie (Taraji P. Henson).
TV Line has reported that Cookie will regroup her close ones. She has always wanted her family to be together and that is what she is going to focus on.
Executive producer Ilene Chaiken has told International Business Times that Empire Season 2 is going to bring Michael (Rafael de la Fuente) back. Jamal and Michael had broken up, following which Jamal had become more of a loner. The character of Michael was kept away from the series ever since the first season of Empire.
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Rangers: Who Should Be the Next Captain
By Justin Bonhard July 20th, 2019
The New York Rangers are coming out of this "re-build" and have "re-tooled" themselves into a solid team. The necessary pieces are starting to fit into the puzzle, and something is starting to take shape.
With that being said, there is currently one thing missing on this team: the iconic patch of a 'C' worn on one of the sweaters. The last player to wear the letter was Ryan McDonagh from 2014-18.
Ryan McDonagh was the Rangers' last captain. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
The captaincy debate is more than just a cosmetic change to a player's jersey. It is a symbol of leadership and unity under the direction of a veteran player who has been through it all. It is another voice under head coach David Quinn to keep the players "accountable" and "responsible."
Since the departure of McDonagh, the blueshirts have gone with four alternate captains. Jesper Fast, Marc Staal, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider wore the 'A' for most, if not all, of the 2018-19 season. It seems to be a two-man race for the captaincy role, just as it is a two-man race for the successor to Henrik Lundqvist.
This team is moving very fast toward being a contender in the NHL, and with that, this decision must be made. It is finally time to name the 29th captain in the history of this franchise.
Despite all of the contract rumors and discrepancies associated with Kreider and the Rangers, he will be suiting up in blue for the 2019-20 season. It is obviously in the best interest to try and fix this flooded salary cap and sign Kreider to an extension.
Recently, the Rangers signed newly-acquired defenseman Jacob Trouba to an $8 million average annual value over the next seven years. This may impede Kreider's extension talks for now, unless other money saving moves are made.
New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports)
If the Boston College product is re-signed to an extension, he would seem to be the most logical candidate for the vacant captaincy position. He is one of the longest tenured Rangers and to couple that with his determination to return from a very serious injury two seasons ago, it's his to lose. Aside from Staal and Lundqvist, Kreider's seven years in Manhattan are the longest on the team.
Over the last seven years, Kreider has appeared in 460 games and contributed 133 goals and 138 assists. With blazing speed that is coupled with strength on the puck, he has been exhilarating.
Mika Zibanejad
As the first-line center, Zibanejad has been a staple on Rangers scoresheet. In 2018-19, he had a career year and set a bunch of personal bests. The Swedish native put up career highs in goals and assists with 30 and 44, respectively. Additionally, he appeared in all 82 games for the first time in his career.
Zibanejad was also the Steven McDonald Extra Effort award winner for the 2018-19 season. His contribution to the Rangers was unmatched and he led the team in a plethora of categories. Aside from points, he led the team in shots with 236, which is crucial considering that the Rangers were the fifth-worst in that category last season. He also led the Blueshirts in block shots as a forward with 66.
Ottawa Senators defenseman Dylan DeMelo and New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Last season, he donned the alternate letter on his crest and wore it well. Despite only being with the Rangers for three full seasons, he is considered a veteran player in the organization with all of the younger players.
Who is More Likely?
This offseason will be one of the biggest in years. As much hope and high spirits surround this team, a lot of missing parts still exist. The youth movement is finally here, and the focus will be solely on them. This is why choosing a captain now is one of the more important things to happen this offseason.
Filling the vacant captain spot will help build give the younger players a shoulder to lean on. Kaapo Kakko, Vitali Kravtsov and even sophomore players like Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil can learn from a captain. They can benefit from having somebody who isn't a coach, but instead a veteran teammate, helping jump-start their Rangers career.
If the financial situation is resolved, and Kreider can be re-signed, he should be given the 'C.' He has been apart of the Rangers for a number of years, including the 2014 Stanley Cup Final run, and it would make sense to give it to him. Kreider battled his way back from a major injury to help keep the Rangers on a positive path.
If the financial situation cannot be resolved, and this is Kreider's last season with the Blueshirts, then the captaincy should go to Zibanejad. Both of these players deserve the honor and each has been leaders in his own right.


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Canadian Army buys armoured vehicles with lasers to fight IEDs
Thread starter 57Chevy
Start date 23 Feb 2013
57Chevy
Article from Leader-Post is shared with provisions of The Copyright Act
Great idea :camo:
Military eyes lasers on armoured vehicles to guard against roadside bombs
The Canadian Press 22 Feb
OTTAWA - It may sound like something out of a futuristic movie, but the military is looking at mounting high-powered lasers on armoured vehicles to help protect troops from roadside bombs.
The Canadian Forces wants to put lasers on its fleet of Cougar armoured vehicles so soldiers can blast apart improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, from a safe distance.
"(High-energy laser) is considered as one of the most promising technologies to provide the Canadian Army with an unprecedented performance edge," says a contract notice posted Friday.
Improvised explosive devices evolved into the deadliest threat faced by soldiers over the course of Canada's 10-year combat mission in Afghanistan. Of the 158 Canadian soldiers killed, 93 died in IED attacks, according to the independent monitoring website icasualties.org.
Insurgents quickly realized roadside bombs were a far more effective tactic than engaging in face-to-face combat against their better-armed foes.
They littered the ditches, roads and fields of Afghanistan with makeshift bombs, which were detonated with a pressure switch or by remote control.
When the military added more armour to vehicles so they could better withstand the blasts, the insurgents responded by building even bigger, deadlier bombs, often by stacking explosives on top of each other.
Lasers could well be the key to defeating such threats, the military contract notice suggests.
The technology has come a long way in recent years, the document says, and lasers are now close to being used in the field.
"This rapid evolution is due to recent developments in the fibre laser technology which led to an abrupt availability of low cost and robust core laser systems readily available for defence applications," the notice says.
No one from the Canadian Forces was immediately available to comment.
posted here http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/109242/post-1210935.html#msg1210935
Kat Stevens
Wait, we're going to try to find all the Cougars again, refurb and upgun/armour them, just to bolt on a laser? Sounds good to me, can the Lynx be far behind?
Fishbone Jones
Army.ca Myth
Mounted on friggin' sharks!
The Cougar mentioned is a new blast protected truck and not the AVGP variant. We bought a few as an interim EOD Team vehicle for Afghanistan. It was an adequate but far from ideal solution … but it was sexy and easy to get money for, and so we bought more and committed to the vehicle as a permanent platform. In addition toe EOD Team and lazer variants, there are also a few ambulances.
MCG said:
Sorry, I'm old, guess I need to keep up.
Nfld Sapper
Looks like this Kat......
The Bread Guy
More here from the original MERX posting yesterday.....
milnews.ca said:
Wanted: someone to look into mounting high-energy lasers on vehicles to deal with IEDs/UXO
.... DRDC Valcartier is studying emerging technologies for the protection of military vehicles and their occupants. Specifically, DRDC Valcartier is looking at HEL technology for long standoff neutralization of exposed Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and remote neutralization of unexploded Ordinances (UXO).
HEL is considered as one of the most promising technology to provide the Canadian Army with an unprecedented performance edge. Over the past years, laser-based defence systems have undergone a key transition from proof-of-concept demonstrations towards field deployable systems. This rapid evolution is due to recent developments in the fibre laser technology which led to an abrupt availability of low cost and robust core laser systems readily available for defence applications.
The goal of this contract is to gain knowledge on the requirements, tradeoffs, and costs related to the integration of a HEL on a vehicle. The vehicle of choice is the Canadian Forces Cougar vehicle also known as the Wolf. The laser beam will be delivered through a beam director mounted on the readily available Remote Weapon Station (RWS) ....
....A bit more in the attached Statement of Work.
recceguy said:
GAP beat you to that one, too ;D
Towards_the_gap
That's right, idiots at DRDC, spend billions on wonder technology whilst ignoring the fact that YOU HAVE TO FIND THEM FIRST before you blast them with lasers.
I could go on about how far behind we are in detection/training the force but I won't, cause quite frankly, nobody will care anyways.
dapaterson
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Cougars with laser beams? The bars in Fredericton will never be the same...
Towards_the_gap said:
Agreed, finding them is the hard part.
I'm sure there are people out there that really do care about the process of detecting IEDs.
It is so important that governments are investing a great deal in research on the subject.
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There must be persistant surveillance of a given area of responsibility using an array of the latest available equipment and/or gadgets
with a focus on changes in the normal routine of things. Everything outside of that is subjected to investigation.
Some methods are actually pretty novel and use a device we see all the time.
In a recent experiment utilizing a standard radar gun, similar to the ones used for catching speeders on America's highways, Fox and UCSC researchers, Professor John Vesecky and Dr. Kip Laws, were able to detect members of a crowd wearing simulated IED vests 85 percent of the time.
University Professor Explores New Methods of IED Detection by MC1 Grant P. Ammon (Naval Postgraduate School) which is shared with provisions of The Copyright Act
Recce guy,
That is beautiful picture of a shark with frickin' lazer! Points inbound!
brihard
So they're mounting them on RWS... About time to ask, then- from that distance could they incapacitate a person? Could they take out the drive of a suspected SVBIED? If we have this kind of technology coming soon, I'm curious about the comparative legal questions of, say, a very precise laser shot to neutralize a VBIED in comparison to a burst of C6 with a crowded downtown as backstop.
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Posted in Metal with tags Death Metal, Thrash metal, Vader on 18th May 2019 by izaforestspirit
Thy Messenger
Released 31st May 2019
Released via Nuclear Blast Records
Polish death metal titans Vader are back with a new EP called 'Thy Messenger'. For those who are not aware, Vader is a band that I have been following since my early teens. So needless to say as soon as I heard about this new release I simply couldn't resist listening to it. These guys have a habit of releasing at least one EP before a new album. So just as the 'Iron Times' EP acted as a teaser for 'The Empire' I'm guessing that there will be a new Vader album coming in due course. 'Thy Messenger' clocks in at little over thirteen minutes and it includes one Judas Priest cover and a re-recorded version of 'Litany'.
For those who are familiar with Vader, the band originally started out as a thrash metal act. Despite changing their style to death metal later on, they have always maintained a thrash metal tinge in the guitars. That is one of the main things that makes them unique. This EP is no exception. Kicking it off is Grand Deceiver, a short but ferocious beast of thrash guitar driven death metal. It's full speed ahead from there until the very end. Emptiness is classic Vader doing what they do best; thrashing guitar riffs, powerful growling and relentless death metal drumming. I also enjoyed their cover of Judas Priest's Steeler. That track is probably the closest they have come to returning to their old thrash metal style. It is also the catchiest song on here.
Overall, the only issue I have with this EP is the length. It's way too short. I want more!! Come on Vader, when is the new album coming?
Eluveitie – Ategnatos
Posted in CD, Metal with tags Eluveitie, Folk Metal, Melodic death metal on 12th May 2019 by izaforestspirit
Ategnatos
Released 5th April 2019
Folk Metal/ Melodic Death Metal
Swiss folk metal outfit Eluveitie are back and this time they recorded a metal album. It's been two years since their folk record 'Evocation II – Pantheon', an album which I enjoyed but it was pure folk music. What I like the most about this band are the contrasts that are prominent in their music. The melodic folk instruments and beautiful clean vocals versus the harsher melodeath guitars and their front-man Chrigel Glanzmann's aggressive growling. The previous album had some great folk melodies but it lacked the harsh elements. Luckily this time all the things that I like are present on the album.
There are a lot of different styles present on this record. Within the space of an hour they have managed to pack in everything from catchy sounds of bagpipes, whistles, hurdy gurdy as well as other folk instruments. What is more, the stylistic variety ranges from Fabienne Erni's angelic singing on tracks such as Ambiramus to the aggressive, borderline death metal tracks like Worship to fulfill the blend. Most of the time these two contrasting styles work surprisingly well together, co-existing peacefully and the end result doesn't sound like a complete cacophony. The title track and The Raven Hill are good examples of how they are able to successfully maintain a delicate balance between folk music and melodic death metal in a way that only Eluveitie can master. I'm particularly fond of the chanting parts of The Raven Hill chorus. Mr. Glanzmann and Ms. Erni did a great job with that one.
I cannot get enough of The Slumber, the song that caught my attention when I saw the lyric video. It's one of the slower songs on here and it has a certain gloomy feel to it. That eerie chorus has been stuck in my head for several days now. The only song that I couldn't get into on this record is Worship. I honestly cannot comprehend what they were trying to achieve with this song. It's basically an attempt at blackened death metal with some folk instruments and chanting added as a background noise. The vocals do not seem to work too well with the music and at times it doesn't really sound like Eluveitie at all.
In summary, 'Ategnatos' has its flaws but despite this it is easily Eluveitie's best work since 'Slania'. I really enjoyed listening to it and I will definitely tune into this album again soon.
King Zebra – King Zebra EP
Posted in CD, Rock with tags glam rock, Hard rock, King Zebra, Mick Birchall, Rock, Rock N Growl Promotions on 6th May 2019 by mickbirchy
King Zebra
King Zebra EP
Hard Rock, Glam Rock
Released: 22 March 2019
Right from the first notes of this EP, I knew I was going to like this one. I mean, this is the sound I grew up on, pure hard rock with lots of energy and pep. Swiss hard rockers, King Zebra have been tearing up the European rock scene as of late. Opening for awesome bands like The Dead Daisies, The New Roses and Crystal Ball just to name a few. Armed with their new lead vocalist Eric St Michaels (formally of the band China) and this new self-titled EP, they are setting out to conquer. The EP can really be divided into two pieces, firstly the three songs they released last year and the two new songs they've released for this EP. Putting it all together makes for an enjoyable listening experience.
The one thing I will say about this EP is that it has a lot of energy. I mean, it's the kind of music that makes you want to get up and move. The guitar work is fast and loose and the rhythm sections are tight. The grooves are excellent and the riffs really land a hit every time they come in. The band just feel like a forceful presence at all times. Eric St Michaels is a great vocalist and he sounds amazing here. He's mixed in really well to the tunes. His vocal performance is really impressive, with a powerful voice and a tonne of charisma he's able to keep you invested in the songs and adds that extra punch to the hooks. The production is great and easy for any listener to get into and enjoy.
There really isn't anything to say beyond this. I mean, if you like your 80's glam rock then this will definitely fill a hole for new material to listen to. It's an entertaining listen, to say the least. With songs about the general rock topics and production that's clean enough to get a general audience but edgy enough that rock fan won't turn it off either. I like the EP, it's not my favourite release of the year, as good as it sounds and as fun as it is to listen to, it's just an okay release. Not bad but not something that I have to listen to again and again. It will be one of those EP's where if it's on I'll keep listening but not one I will go out of my way to listen to.
Indestructible Noise Commando – Terrible Things
Posted in Metal with tags Thrash metal on 3rd May 2019 by izaforestspirit
Indestructible Noise Command
Terrible Things
Released 8th March 2019
'Terrible Things' is the latest album from the American thrash metal band I.N.C. as known as Indestructible Noise Command. The band was originally formed back in 1986. They released two albums in the 1980s before going on a long hiatus from 1990 to 2010. This release is the follow up to 'Black Hearse Serenade' which came out in 2014.
This is my first encounter of I.N.C. and I really did not know what to expect. All I knew was that their style has been described as thrash metal. With a name like "Indestructible Noise Command' it is already pretty clear clue as to what you could expect the music to sound like. If you want melodic guitar and ballads then this is definitely not the album for you. Speed and aggression is clearly what these guys are going for here. Each song offers a barrage of fast guitar riffs, pummeling drums and ferocious shouting. Some of the tracks are so fast-paced that they actually come close to speed-thrash metal. It's full speed ahead right from the start and these guys are not going to slow down.
Pledge of Legions follows the same pattern as most of the other tracks but it features some good guitar work midway through the song, which makes it a bit more memorable. Identifier also has a few good guitar parts. The one thing that I wasn't expecting was the melodic and somewhat technical-sounding instrumental intro to Nemesis. If there is one song on here that stands out, it is definitely this one mostly thanks to the intro. Oddly that intro features some of the best guitar work on the album and that is what makes it memorable. As soon as the shouting vocals begin, the atmosphere changes and it's back to another onslaught of thrashing guitars and shouting. Don't get me wrong though, the guitars are good, it's the vocals that I find a little irritating at times.
Overall, the main issue I have with 'Terrible Things' is that a lot of the songs sound very similar. It is all about the speed and aggression with limited variety in terms of style.
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Q: Given many horizontal and vertical lines, how to find all the rectangles that do have any sub-rectangle inside them? I have many horizontal and vertical lines which make up rectangle such as in this example.

Is there an algorithm or code which can locate every rectangle which does not contain another rectangle. I mean, the largest rectangle in this image is not a rectangle I am looking for because it contains other rectangles inside of it.
The rectangles I am looking for must be empty. I have a list of the starting points and end points of each line like (a,b) to (c,d). I want as a result a list of rectangles (x,y,w,h) or equivalent.
Note that some lines have lines intersecting them at right angles, for example the top line of the widest rectangle in this image is a single line it has an intersecting vertical line going downwards.

A: I think a different representation will help you solve your problem. As an example, consider the large rectangle (without the block on the end). There are four unique x and y coordinates, sort and index them. Pictorially it would look like this:

If there is a corner of a rectangle on the coordinate (x_i, y_j) put it in a matrix like so:
__|_1__2__3__4_
1 | x  x  0  x
2 | x  x  0  0
3 | 0  x  x  x
4 | x  x  x  x

Now by definition, a rectangle in real space is a rectangle on the matrix coordinates. For example there is a rectangle at (3,2) (3,4) (4,4), (4,3) but it is not a "base" rectangle since it contains a sub-rectangle (3,3) (3,4), (4,4), (4,3). A recursive algorithm is easily seen here and for added speed use memoization to prevent repetitive calculations.

A: A sweep-line algorithm...
Structures required:

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*V = A set of the vertical lines, sorted by x-coordinate.

*H = A set of all start and end points of the horizontal lines (and have each point keep a reference to the line) and sorted by x-coordinate.

*CH = An (initially empty) sorted (by y-coordinate) set of current horizontal lines.

*CR = A sorted (by y-coordinate) set of current rectangles. These rectangles will have left, top and bottom coordinates, but not yet a right coordinate. Note that there will be no overlap in this set.
Algorithm:
Simultaneously process V and H from left to right.
Whenever a start of horizontal line is encountered, add the line to CH.
Whenever an end of horizontal line is encountered, remove this from CH.
Whenever a vertical line is encountered:

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*Remove from CR all rectangles that overlap with the line. For all removed rectangle, if it is completely contained within the line, compare its size with the best rectangle thus far and store it if better.

*Process each element in CH iteratively between the bottom point and the top point of the line as follows:

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*Add a rectangle to CR with the last processed point as bottom, the current point as top and the vertical line's y-coordinate as left.

Done.
Note:
When the x-coordinate of horizontal start points or end points or vertical lines are equal the following order must be maintained:
x of horizontal start < x of vertical line < x of horizontal finish

Otherwise you'll miss rectangles.

A: These kind of questions are largely answered by some standard Computational Geometry algorithms. I can think of a vertical sweep line algorithm for this particular problem.
Assuming a rectangle is represented by a pair of points (p1, p2), where p1 is the upper left corner and p2 is the bottom right corner. And a point has two attributes (can be accessed as p.x and p.y).
Here is the algorithm.

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*Sort all the pairs of points - O(n log n)

*Initialize a list called sweep line status. This will hold all the rectangles that are encountered till now, that are alive. Also initialize another list called event queue that holds upcoming events. This event queue currently holds starting points of all the rectagles.

*Process the events, start from the first element in the event queue.

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*If the event is a start point, then add that rectangle to sweep line status (in sorted order by y-coordinate) (in O(log n) time) and add its bottom-right point to the event queue at the appropriate position (sorted by the points) (again in O(log n) time). When you add it to sweep line status, you just need to check if this point lies in the rectangle alive just above it in the sweep line status. If it does lie inside, this is not your rectangle, otherwise, add this to your list of required rectangles.

*If the event is an end point, just remove the correspoinding rectangle from the sweep line status.

Running time (for n rectangles):

*

*Sorting takes O(n log n).

*Number of events = 2*n = O(n)

*Each event takes O(log n) time (for insertions in event queue as well as sweep line status. So total is O(n log n).

Therefore, O(n log n).
For more details, please refer to Bentley–Ottmann algorithm. The above just a simple modification of this.
EDIT:
Just realized that input is in terms of line segments, but since they always form rectangles (according to question), a linear traversal for a pre-process can convert them into the rectangle (pair of points) form.

A: Are all your lines parallel to either x or y axis? Or, all your lines either parallel or perpendicular?
From the example you gave I am assuming all your lines are parallel to x or y axis. In such case your lines are going to be [(a,b), (a,d)] or [(a,b), (c,b)].
In any case, the first task is to find the corners. that is set of points where two perpendicular lines meet.
The second task is to detect rectangles. For every pair of corners you can check if they do form rectangles.
The third task is to find if a rectangle has any rectangles within itself.
For the first task, you need to separate lines into two sets: vertical and horizontal. After that sort one of the sets. Ex. Sort vertical lines according to their x axis coordinates. Then you can take all the horizontal lines and do a binary search to find all the intersecting points.
For the second task, consider every pair of corners and see if the other two corners exist. If yes, then see if there are lines to join all these four corners. If yes, you have a rectangle.
For the third task, put all  the rectangles in a interval tree. After that you can check if two rectangles overlap.


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What's not to like about a city that feels like a big town where everyone goes about their business on a bike? As soon as we stepped out of the Central railway Station in Amsterdam there were bikes flying past us. The young being transported by their parents, office workers in smart clothes, people on their way out in their heels and people of all ages. Plenty of oldies on bikes in Amsterdam. Loved that.
We got lost looking for restaurants but what a joy it was. A sneaky peek into the living rooms of those tall, slim houses that seem to be the defining image of Amsterdam. They were lit by lamps and lined with books. Cultured and elegant spaces that spoke of old Europe. Owners peering out across the views of canals that must be amongst the loveliest views in Europe.
There are plenty of places to eat and drink – check prices first to make sure you know where you're up to. And the back streets along the canals are beautiful. There are bric a brac markets, the famous flower markets, museums, cafes and a relaxed atmosphere that can be accessed by walking. Lots to absorb and a people watcher's paradise.
Get to North Amsterdam for a quieter scene on the seriously frequent and free ferry.
We stayed on a boat called the Cabin. Friendly and basic with the possibility of steep stairs to the bedrooms. But a fab breakfast outside on the deck in the morning with a view of the activity on the canals and the rich skyline was a treat.
If all that fun is too much take a train – about £7 return – to the traditional Dutch Windmills of Zaanse Schans about half an hour away. Even I hired a bike to get myself around the streets lined with delightful merchant's houses and charming shops. The windmills, many of which are still working and will let you in for a few quid, are lovely and their stories are very interesting. A lovely aside to the city that makes you feel as though you've done Holland a bit more justice than just glancing at its capital city. I'm saving up for my next trip and truly can't wait.
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