There are many details business owners need to consider when it comes to vehicle deductions, which can make it a bit overwhelming. What are qualifying activities to deduct vehicle use? Should you buy or lease your vehicle? Should you deduct the standard mileage rate or actual expenses? Your tax deductions can depend on your answers.
Whether you own a vehicle, lease a vehicle, take the standard mileage rate, or deduct the actual expenses, it is absolutely imperative that you keep good records. Generally, if you are using a vehicle for more than one purpose, you need to allocate its use based upon the mileage driven during the year. Therefore, knowing how many miles you drove in the year, including how many of those miles were commuting miles, business miles, and personal miles, can go a long way in determining the business vehicle use deduction you can receive.
How are business, personal, and commuting miles classified? Personal mileage is the distance you drive in a vehicle that does not relate to your business whatsoever. If you are driving your child to soccer practice, going out for groceries, or driving to dinner with the family, then all that driving would be considered personal miles.
Commuting miles are the miles you drive to and from work on a normal business day. The IRS will not give you a deduction because you decided to live 40 miles from your place of employment. Those 80 miles round trip, every day do not count as business miles. Instead, they are considered commuting miles.
Finally, qualified business use, or business miles, relates to the non-commuting miles your personal or business vehicle is used for work. If you have a second work location, then the miles driven between locations on the same day may be considered business miles rather than commuting miles. For example, a physician treating patients both in an office and in a hospital may deduct the cost of travel between the office and hospital. Similarly, if you commute ten miles to work on a regular basis, but have a client meeting five miles from your regular work place on a certain day, then those extra five miles to and from your work would also be considered business miles. If you spend all day driving from client to client, then those miles would also qualify. Keep in mind if, between jobs, you decide to drive out of your way to do a quick grocery run or chore, then those extra detour miles do not count as business miles.
If you run your business from a home office, you may deduct any miles you drive to a client site. The idea here is that normally your commute mileage is zero, so any miles you drive in the day for work would be considered business miles.
Sometimes situations might not be quite so cut and dry. In those instances, make sure you document the mileage in question and then bring your questions to an Aronson tax professional.
Business use vehicles may be owned or leased. There are different tax and financial benefits to consider in making the lease/buy decision, which are explained further in the blog, "Should You Lease Or Buy Your Next Automobile?" The ability to deduct actual lease costs versus the IRS allowable depreciation expense, however, may impact the decision on whether to use the standard mileage rate or deduct actual expenses for your business miles.
There are two options available to a business owner when it comes to deducting vehicle expenses: the standard mileage rate and actual expenses. One might assume that deducting your actual expenses leads to a bigger deduction. But, in reality, the standard mileage rate offers some great benefits for taxpayers. Please note that you must choose one method or the other and in some cases you may not be able to change your deduction from year to year. For instance, you cannot deduct both the cost of leasing a vehicle and the mileage rate. Once you have deducted actual expenses for a leased vehicle you may not switch to the mileage method in a subsequent year or vice versa. You are locked into the method you choose in the first year, so choose carefully. There is more flexibility with a vehicle you own, but if you've ever taken depreciation expense—other than by the straight line method, on an owned vehicle—you may not switch to the mileage method in a later year.
For 2018, the IRS standard mileage rate is 54.5 cents per mile. The rate means that for every business mile you drive, you can deduct 54.5 cents. For example, if you drive 6,000 business miles in a year, then you could receive a deduction of $3,270 (.545 x 6,000). This is a great option for taxpayers who keep track of their mileage, drive many miles throughout the year, and have minimal repairs on the vehicle. If you want the option to use the standard mileage rate for a car you own, you must choose to use it in the first year your car is available for business use. You may be able to change to the actual expense method in later years, which can be beneficial.
If you have an older vehicle that you own and use in your business, you may find that the actual expenses deduction works better for you than the mileage method. For example, an older vehicle used for 2,000 business miles in a year could be eligible for a $1,090 standard mileage deduction, but you may spend $1,500 on repairs to keep it running. Taking the actual expenses would increase your tax savings over the standard mileage rate. Keep in mind that expenses must be allocated between business, commuting, and personal miles. In the situation above, if the vehicle was driven a total of 4,000 miles per year with total expenses of $1,500, the mileage method would be more beneficial. Since only half of the miles driven were for business, only half of the $1,500 in expenses ($750) would be deductible. Deductible expenses include gas, oil, repairs, regular maintenance, insurance, taxes, garage rent, and registration fees.
Every situation differs, but the key to getting the maximum possible deduction is to keep good records. All the little trips to the gas station can add up. By keeping track of these various expenses, as well as a detailed breakdown of your vehicle's mileage by personal vs. business use, your tax professional will be able to optimize the best deduction for you and your business.
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Is this the man who inspired Bin Laden?
Robert Irwin on Sayyid Qutb, the father of modern Islamist fundamentalism
Wed 31 Oct 2001 22.17 EST
As the west struggles to get to grips with its newest enemy, pundits, scholars and journalists have combed every inch of Osama bin Laden's life story for clues to what turned an apparently quiet and unexceptional rich Saudi boy into the world's most feared terrorist. But the most useful insights into the shaping of Bin Laden may lie not in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, or the rampant materialism of 1970s Saudi Arabia, but the biography of a long dead Egyptian fundamentalist scholar called Sayyid Qutb.
Qutb, regarded as the father of modern fundamentalism and described by his (Arab) biographer as "the most famous personality of the Muslim world in the second half of the 20th century", is being increasingly cited as the figure who has most influenced the al-Qaida leader. Yet outside the Muslim world, he remains virtually unknown.
Qutb was the most influential advocate in modern times of jihad, or Islamic holy war, and the chief developer of doctrines that legitimise violent Muslim resistance to regimes that claim to be Muslim, but whose implementation of Islamic precepts is judged to be imperfect. Although Qutb is particularly popular in Saudi Arabia, his copious writings have been translated into most of the languages of the Islamic world. In the 1960s and 70s, when many Afghan religious scholars came under the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood, Qutb's ideas attracted particular interest in the faculty of religious law in Kabul, and the scholar Burhanuddin Rabbani translated him into the Afghan language of Dari. However, though Qutb is studied everywhere from Malaysia to Morocco, there are many versions of fundamentalism and his writings have been read and interpreted in many ways (and some Islamic fundamentalists have actually written polemics against Qutb's version of Islam).
Qutb was born in 1906, in Mush, a small village in Upper Egypt. Later he was to look back on the superstition and backwardness of village life. He was mostly educated at Dar al-'Ulum, a secular secondary college, and subsequently worked for the Egyptian ministry of education as an inspector of schools. In the 1930s and 40s he led a second life as a literary man about town. He haunted cafes, published literary criticism as well as a not particularly successful novel.
Everything changed in 1948 when he was sent to study education in the US. It was a fateful decision. Perhaps those who sent him thought that it would broaden his horizons. What happened was that on the voyage out he decided that his only salvation lay in an unswerving allegiance to Islam. Almost immediately his newfound resolve was tested on the liner, as a drunken American woman attempted to seduce him. Qutb did not succumb, nor was he later won over by the charms of the American way of life. He was repelled by prejudice against Arabs and shocked by the freedom that American men allowed their women. He described the churches as "entertainment centres and sexual playgrounds". After two and a half years of exposure to western civilisation he knew that he hated it and, on his return to Egypt in 1951, he joined the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood.
In the early 1950s the Muslim Brotherhood was in transition, as many of its members abandoned faith in gradualism and education as the way to bring about an Islamic revolution in Egypt and came to espouse violence instead. Qutb followed a similar trajectory. In 1954, he and many other Muslim Brothers were rounded up by Nasser's regime. He was to spend 10 years in prison. Though conditions were harsh, Qutb was not prevented from writing. He was released in 1964, then rearrested in 1965 after members of the Muslim Brotherhood had attempted to assassinate Nasser. He was routinely tortured before being brought to trial and then hanged on August 29 1966.
What Qutb wrote is of more significance than his somewhat shadowy life. His major work is Fi Zalal al-Koran (In the Shadow of the Koran), a commentary on the Koran in 30 volumes which began to appear in 1952 and was completed in prison. Apart from its length, two things are striking about the commentary: first, Qutb's unfailing sensitivity to the Koran's literary qualities; secondly, Qutb's relentless insistence on the unconditional demands made upon those believers. From his reading of the Koran, he deduced that the Christians are all destined for hell and in other, shorter, later works he polemicised against Christians, Jews and the western way of life.
Orientalism was another engine of the Jewish conspiracy: "It would be extremely short-sighted of us to fall into the illusion that when the Jews and Christians discuss Islamic beliefs or Islamic history or when they make proposals concerning Muslim society or Muslim politics or economics, they will be doing it with good intentions."
However, Qutb's fiercest polemics were reserved for those who were Muslims - or rather, those who claimed that they were Muslims. Neither Egypt under Nasser's dictatorship nor Arabia under the Saudi monarchy had made any serious attempt to implement the Shari'a, or religious law. More generally, the territories of Islam were governed by corrupt, westernised dictators and princes whose spiritually heedless and ignorant ways could only be compared to those of the Jahili Arabs - that is to say, to the pagan ways of the Arabs prior to the coming of Mohammed and the revelation of the Koran.
The corrupt regimes had to be resisted and overthrown. In order to find a hallowed precedent and legitimisation for such resistance Qutb had to go back to the era of the Mameluke Sultans of Egypt and to the writings of Ibn Taymiyya (1268-1328). Taymiyya, a somewhat curmudgeonly Islamic purist, had been outspoken in his opposition to almost everything that was not explicitly sanctioned by the Koran and the Prophet and his intransigence several times led him into conflict with the Mamelukes and, consequently, imprisonment.
However, when they found themselves at war with the Muslim Mongol Ilkhans of Iran, the Mamelukes asked him for a judgment sanctioning the holiness of their cause and, surprisingly, he obliged. He declared that, though the Mongols might have professed Islam, they did not follow absolutely all the prescriptions of the religion and that therefore they were Jahili pagans against whom jihad had to be waged. Taymiyya's verdict has underwritten Islamic resistance movements from the 1950s onwards. It was cited by the assassins of Sadat in 1981 and it is also used to justify the struggle against the Saudi monarchy.
Qutb seems to have rejected all kinds of government, secular and theocratic, and, on one reading at least, he seems to advocate a kind of anarcho-Islam. On the one hand his writings have exercised a formative influence on the Taliban, who, under the leadership of the shy, rustic Mullah Omar seem to have been concentrating on implementating the Shari'a in one country under the governance of the Mullahs. On the other hand, Qutb's works have also influenced al-Qaida, which, under the leadership of the flamboyant and camera-loving Bin Laden, seems to aim at a global jihad that will end with all men under direct, unmediated rule of Allah.
In the context of that global programme, the destruction of the twin towers, spectacular atrocity though it was, is merely a by-blow in al-Qaida's current campaign. Neither the US nor Israel is Bin Laden's primary target - rather it is Bin Laden's homeland, Saudi Arabia. The corrupt and repressive royal house, like the Mongol Ilkhanate of the 14th century, is damned as a Jahili scandal. Therefore, al-Qaida's primary task is to liberate the holy cities of Mecca and Medina from their rule. Though the current policy of the princes of the Arabian peninsula seems to be to sit on their hands and hope that al-Qaida and its allies will pick on someone else first, it is unlikely that they will be so lucky.
· Robert Irwin is Middle East editor of the Times Literary Supplement

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Show vs. Tell Revisited
Posted on September 15, 2011 by A. Elizabeth West
Show vs. tell is one of the toughest things for beginning writers to grasp. You'd think that exposition would be easy. It is, when you're explaining something. But you can't do that through a whole book, or your reader will get tired.
To show readers something takes more time and more words, but it brings your prose to life. Would you rather see a movie, or have your friend tell you about it like "And then the Brad Pitt guy took this thing, and he shot this other guy with it, and then the villain—I can't remember his name, but you would know him—blew up the bridge and they flew through the air—" et al.
A while ago, I wrote a post trying to explain the difference between show and tell in writing. Well, I was reading back through some old entries and realized my examples were WRONG WRONG WRONG.
I think I finally get it (let's hope so). After doing rewrites of certain bits of my book Rose's Hostage and forcing myself to take time to read more, I was able to see the concept more clearly.
Telling is just like it says, telling.
Buffy and Xander were terrified of the Powder Demon and its deadly spray, which rendered its victims immobile before their skin dissolved from their flesh.
Yeah, okay, but it's dull. Try this instead:
Buffy's chest tightened, a fist squeezing her throat shut. Her legs wobbled and she halted. The Powder Demon hadn't seen them yet. She glanced at Xander and saw his eyes roll back in his head, and caught him as he fainted. Her skin itched as she thought of the poor cop, dissolving like a piece of soap coated with the Demon's spray.
Nowhere in here do I tell you Buffy and Xander are scared, but you figure it out from the way they are acting.
Please don't do it with Hollywood dialogue, like this example where Joker tells Batman the incredibly obvious:
"Why, look, it's the Batman," Joker whispered, his foul breath drifting into the captured hero's face. "You thought you could keep your secret identity a secret, didn't you? But then you crashed your Batcycle on the slippery oil I poured on the roadway. And then your wallet fell out of your cape! Sloppy, sloppy. I've got you now, Bruce Wayne!"
Urp!
Skipping a scene entirely and telling about it later also works for transitions when:
Your character is doing something tedious that you don't want to waste time on before the next scene. Your scenes should advance the plot, not describe someone's bathroom routine, unless you're establishing character.
You're starting a new book or new episode and want to review (re Harry at the Dursleys house in each subsequent Harry Potter book).
In Rose's Hostage, I originally had the bank robber musing about his lost money like this:
Joshua had been surprised and shocked when he showed up at Stefano Barbieri's dry cleaners, one of the front businesses for the money laundering operation and his preferred pickup point, and Stefano told him it was gone. He and Stefano had gone out back and had a little argument about not checking with him first. In fact, his knuckles were still scraped raw.
Dull, boring and blah.
In revision, that ended up as a really fun scene by itself. I was able to establish a motive for Barbieri to later ID the bank robber and tie up a loose end from an earlier cut.
Heh heh. Revision is fun.
The best cinematic example I know of show vs. tell is George Lucas' 1971 science fiction film TXH 1138, starring Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasance. A dystopian society is revealed to us not through voice-over narration, but through the daily activities of the title character, everyday-type dialogue (no exposition) and setting. Gradually we come to realize how these people are living.
Showing is easy in film but not so much with prose. Practice with some of your own work. Look for examples where you've told your readers what you want them to know, and see if you can't expand a little and show them instead.
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kelworthfiles on September 17, 2011 at 12:54 pm said:
Good stuff, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I love that you picked a Buffy and Xander scene as your show versus tell example!
In my workshop in Kansas this summer, we talked a lot about when to show versus tell, which scenes you want to show and what parts of the story you can 'skip over' with a bit of quick telling to connect the more important scenes.
I never saw TXH 1138 – going to have to add that to the (very long) list of things to check out!
Elizabeth West on September 19, 2011 at 1:32 am said:
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the Buffy example. I have a lot of fun with Buffy, Batman and Scooby Doo. :)
Show vs. tell is a tough one. I hope I explained it better this time around.
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Even before she received her Law juris doctor degree on May 6, 2017, Maysaa Ouza had made legal history. Just before graduation, she was selected as a new U.S. Air Force JAG Corps attorney – but with the distinction of being the first Muslim hijabi selected for this role.

Maysaa's family was influential in her decision to pursue a career with the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps. Her parents immigrated to the United States, affording Maysaa and her siblings opportunities and privileges they might not have received elsewhere. They strongly encouraged her to consider the military as a career.

She also credits her Law professors at the University of Toledo and the Office of Professional Development with helping her learn about careers with the various JAG Corps and navigating the very competitive application process. She believes that she was the first hijabi applicant to even apply for the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps. "Many people that look like me fear rejection, and thus will not apply for jobs like this," said Maysaa. "I want to break those barriers."

The U.S. Air Force JAG Corps appealed to Maysaa for several reasons. Public service and service to her community have long been important to her, and so she will now have the opportunity to serve as a military lawyer. Additionally, the JAG Corps provides its lawyers with opportunities to gain experience in numerous areas of law including legal assistance, criminal law, and military operations law – to name just a few. This exposure to multiple practice areas was also of interest to Maysaa, as was the fact that the Air Force is the youngest branch of the U.S. armed forces.

According to Maysaa, there are similarities between life in the military and wearing the hijab – both require lives of structure and discipline. "My hijab is an asset to the Air Force, not a liability," she remarked. "The defining aspect of my character is my unwavering dedication to leading a life of structure and immense discipline. Capitalizing on these characteristics, it made intrinsic sense to serve our country."

As a Toledo Law student, Maysaa was a leader in several student organizations. "Maysaa was a quiet force during her time at the College of Law," said Kate O'Connell, assistant dean for student affairs. "She served as President of the International Law Society, Vice President of the Criminal Law Society, and Vice President of Delta Theta Phi. This past year alone, Maysaa was largely responsible for planning a number of meaningful, timely, and topical events at the College of Law."

Furthermore, Maysaa was a Student Ambassador for the Admissions Office. She also made clear her desire to give back to her community, earning a Toledo Law Public Service Commendation and serving as a Law and Leadership Institute (LLI) instructor.

Professor Benjamin Davis taught Maysaa Contracts during her first year at Toledo Law and interacted with her on a regular basis thereafter. "While she had such a strong sense of purpose, she was always personable with a warmth about her that made her stand out," he said. "I am overjoyed she is becoming a JAG, and she is not just going to break down barriers but thrive."

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The fourth generation (Japanese: 第四世代 fourth generation) of Pokémon games is the fourth set of Pokémon games released.
Like Generation II followed from Generation I, Generation IV follows from Generation III, although it is unlike Generation II in that it is not a direct sequel (Hoenn is inaccessible in all Generation IV games). Like previous generations, Generation IV focuses on one main region across three games, the Sinnoh region featured in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum on the Nintendo DS, released in 2006 and 2008 (and 2007 and 2009 outside Japan). Also like Generation II, the Generation IV games retain much compatibility with their Generation III counterparts, though in a different manner, and introduce many new Pokémon which are related to those of the previous three generations.
Much like Generation III remade the Generation I games, the Generation II games also received much anticipated remakes in the form of HeartGold and SoulSilver, and through details revealed in the five main games, Generation IV is thus known to be contemporaneous with Generation II, occurring three years after Generation I and Generation III. Like all generations, the handheld games are joined by home console games; Pokémon Battle Revolution and My Pokémon Ranch were released for the Wii during this generation.
The addition of 107 new Pokémon, bringing the total to 493. New evolutionary relatives abound in this generation, including those of Electabuzz, Magmar, and Eevee.
The addition of 113 new moves, bringing the total to 467.
The addition of 47 new Abilities (and removal of the unused Cacophony), bringing the total to 123. Many older Pokémon can now have one of two Abilities, rather than the single Ability they could have in Generation III.
Four more boxes in the Pokémon Storage System, bringing the total to 18, for a total of 540 Pokémon.
Another new region to explore, Sinnoh, yet again with its own Gym Leaders and Elite Four. Player characters are again changed.
Four new variants of Poké Ball, retaining the seven introduced in Generation III.
A new villainous team, Team Galactic, whose intent is to capture Dialga and Palkia, said to be the creators of the Pokémon universe, and remake it in the image of their leader, Cyrus.
The return of the real-time and days of the week system from Generation II, with enhanced transitions between the time periods of the day.
In addition, most overworld themes also have different variations depending on the time of day.
A three-dimensional rendering of the overworld, rather than just sprites, with the same style seen in previous games.
Moves are now designated physical or special based on the move itself, rather than its type. There is also now the category of status that includes moves that do not do direct damage such as Toxic, Recover, and Destiny Bond.
When items are bought and sold, the item's proper plural is used, rather than a conditional (s). In past generations, the conditional (s) rendered selling some items, like the Silk Scarf or DeepSeaTooth, oddly, with "SILK SCARF(S)" and "DEEPSEATOOTH(S)" used regardless of if one or many were sold. Selling one of these items now renders as "Turned over the DeepSeaTooth and received 100," while selling multiple renders as "Turned over the DeepSeaTeeth and received 200."
Many words previously displayed with all letters being capital are now displayed correctly, such as SolarBeam instead of SOLARBEAM or Pokémon instead of POKéMON. Names of Pokémon and menu items, however, remain fully capitalized.
However, some menu items have remained capitalized in the later games.
Pokédex is now updated to show Pokémon forms, including back sprites.
A significant Pokémon battle mechanic is altered in which, after a Pokémon faints, its Trainer is no longer prompted to immediately switch in its replacement, instead waiting until the turn is resolved before the Trainer is prompted to do so. This prevents a Pokémon from being knocked out on the same turn that the Pokémon it replaced was knocked out, except by entry hazards, and also makes it possible for a move to miss because it has no target.
In a single battle, if a Pokémon faints before its opponent moves, the opponent can still move in that turn.
New and enhanced versions of Pokémon Contests, featuring more rounds and a different appeals process. Poffins are now used to enhance Contest stats, rather than Pokéblocks.
Secret Bases have been moved to the The Underground, where players can interact over local wireless connections.
The removal of item storage in the PC, as the Bag can now hold all kinds of items without limit.
Some Pokémon now display differences in appearance based on their gender.
The framerate has been downgraded to 30.
Players are now able to run inside all buildings.
Pokémon hatching from Eggs are now level 1 instead of level 5.
Abra, Machop, Geodude, Omanyte, Kabuto, Kabutops, Dunsparce, Silcoon, Dustox, Lileep, Cradily, Anorith, and Armaldo's base experience values are changed.
Misdreavus's EV yield is changed from 1 Special Attack and 1 Special Defense to only 1 Special Defense.
Roselia's EV yield is changed from 1 Special Attack to 2 Special Attack.
Double Battle Trainers can now walk towards the player to initiate a Double Battle.
The text color of NPC dialogue has changed from being either red or blue based on the NPC's gender, as in FireRed and LeafGreen, to gray, as in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. Colors are instead used to highlight important information.
Another new Battle Frontier, with several different facilities from the one in Hoenn.
The ability to record battles in the Battle Frontier and with other players and share them over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, through the Vs. Recorder.
The expansion of the Sinnoh Pokédex, from 151 entries (in Diamond and Pearl) to 210 entries (in Platinum).
The re-introduction of the seven Poké Balls made from Apricorns, unavailable since Generation II.
The first Pokémon in the party can now follow the player outside of battle almost anywhere in the overworld.
Instead of Contests, the Pokéathlon games are used.
Ability to register two key items instead of just one.
The Pokédex can now show the different forms of Castform and Cherrim, whereas in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, it could not.
The introduction of Flat Battles, a type of battle in which all Pokémon that are above level 50 temporarily become level 50.
A dynamic camera in the overworld, which can be seen when entering some buildings, or going to certain locations. This went on to be greatly expanded in Generation V.
The stats affected by any given Nature are highlighted on each Pokémon's summary screens, with the increased stat being shown in red text and the decreased stat being shown in blue text.
A redesign of the interface that displays the items in the Bag, to facilitate access to items.
The menu now appears constantly on the bottom screen. A button is added to the menu allowing players to run without holding the B button.
Like Generation III, Generation IV introduces a new region disconnected from all previous ones, the Sinnoh region, found far north of Kanto and Johto. Since it is so far north, snow can be found on its northern tip, as well as in the mountainous center of the region. Despite the region's northern location a part of Sinnoh has a tropical climate, and overall the climate varies greatly throughout the region. Much of the western half of the region is rural, while its east is comparatively urban. The southern area of Sinnoh is lush and green with big cities and small towns.
Sinnoh is said to be the first region to be created in the Pokémon world, and is home to several locations that have certain mythology or history associated with them, both natural and human influenced sites.
Though it was initially rumored that the Grass/Fire/Water setup that had been the norm for the past three generations would be replaced with a Dark/Psychic/Fighting trio, these rumors were later proven false. At the beginning of the journey, players must choose from the Grass-type Turtwig, the Fire-type Chimchar, and the Water-type Piplup to defend themselves from a wild Starly in Diamond and Pearl, or be given one of the three by Professor Rowan directly in Platinum.
Like most other regions, Sinnoh has its own set of eight Gym Leaders. This set specializes in the same types as Gym Leaders from other regions, though not in the same order. Like always, Badges and TMs are given away once Gym Leaders are defeated.
Much like Generation I's version of Kanto was featured a second time in Generation III, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver caused Johto to be featured a second time in Generation IV.
Much as Kanto's Generation III starters were the same as in Generation I, Johto's starters have not changed. Professor Elm offers Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile to the player as protection on an errand to Mr. Pokémon's house on Route 30.
As would be expected, Johto's Gym Leaders are the same as before, but many give out different TMs than they gave out in Generation II.
In its fourth consecutive appearance, Kanto returns in HeartGold and SoulSilver much in the same way as it did in Generation II (as a post-League area).
Kanto's Gym Leaders are the same as in the original Gold and Silver, changing slightly from the group who were there in Generation I and Generation III. All Kanto Gym Leaders give TMs, unlike in Generation II.
Pokémon Battle Revolution features a Pokémon Stadium-like arena for battle, allowing Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver to link to it through wireless communications between the Nintendo DS and Wii, much like previous generations' games would link to Colosseum, XD, Stadium, and Stadium 2. Battle Revolution also features online battles with players around the world via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
My Pokémon Ranch lets players of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl deposit their Pokémon, via wireless communication, to a ranch owned by Hayley, who will also bring Pokémon to the ranch. Players can interact with up to 1,000 of their deposited Pokémon. An update for this game enables support for Platinum, as well as allowing storage for 500 more Pokémon, however, it was not released to players outside Japan, while players of HeartGold and SoulSilver cannot connect with the game at all.
Generation IV also included 3 new Mystery Dungeon games available worldwide and 3 exclusively available in Japan. Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky were available worldwide. The Mystery Dungeon games exclusive to Japan were Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad!, Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad!, and Go For It! Light Adventure Squad!.
Pokémon Rumble was introduced in Generation IV.
The Physical-Special split introduced in Generation IV as well as the introduction of powerful items such as the Choice Scarf, Choice Specs, and Life Orb made competitive battling far more advanced and popular. This was also increased due to the GTS increasing the chance of finding a Pokémon with Pokérus and EV-enhancing items for a specific stat being introduced also made it far easier to EV train a Pokémon, which added another dimension to competitive battling as EV training is no longer as painstaking as it was before. Due to these additions this generation is widely praised by competitive battlers. The GTS also paved the way for the Masuda method through the transaction of foreign Pokémon, and this in addition to the Poké Radar made it far easier to acquire Shiny Pokémon.
After Diamond and Pearl, Platinum continued improving the series, adding a new Battle Frontier, as well as introducing many new additions to the games (such as VS sprites and animated battle sprites for certain important NPCs, such as Gym Leaders and Rival). Platinum is also an important part of the series' continuity, as the storyline of the game is referenced in Pokémon Black and White, showing where Generation V is placed on the timeline. The overall generation introduced many characters, some of whom have played notable roles during the following generations. HeartGold and SoulSilver brought older and newer players back to the Johto region with improved graphics and sound and other additions to the storyline and characters.
The theme of this generation is history of the universe, and myths and legends. The three starters' evolutions have references to myths and legends in themselves—for example, Torterra is based on the legend of world turtle, Empoleon has references to the god Poseidon, and Infernape is based on Sun Wukong. This also reflects on its legendary Pokémon, as Arceus is the literal creator of the universe and created the rulers of time, space and anti-matter, who are Dialga, Palkia and Giratina, respectively. All three of them are involved in Sinnoh myths, as are Uxie, Azelf and Mesprit: the embodiments of knowledge, willpower and emotions.
Some standard Pokémon are also connected to myths and legends, such as Drifloon and Drifblim that in folklore are said to take children and people to the Underworld and Spiritomb who is said to be made up of 108 spirits.
Some towns still preserve their history and myths. Celestic Town is said to be present since the beginning of Sinnoh, and has a shrine that dates back to ancient times, as well as a cave painting. Some other examples are the Solaceon Ruins, which contain Unown and is said to be as old as the ruins of Johto; the Snowpoint Temple, which was created long ago to contain Regigigas; Eterna City, which contains a statue of Dialga/Palkia; Floaroma Town, which was said to be a wasteland long ago, but then was transformed into a beautiful landscape by Shaymin; Mt. Coronet; and the Spear Pillar. Canalave City houses the first Pokémon library, which transcribes many of the legends of the region. Sinnoh was meant to establish the origin of the Pokémon universe and be more mysterious and historic than other regions.
Every player character in all Generation IV games has a Wii in their room, referencing its status as the current Nintendo console during the generation.
Two core series game names have the same first initial in English (Pearl and Platinum); other languages, however, have had the same initial in their game names, with Spanish Azul and Amarillo for Blue and Yellow, and German Saphir and Smaragd for Sapphire and Emerald.
All three starter Pokémon are able to learn Stealth Rock.
All its games were released in the spring in North America, and in the fall in Japan.
The final evolution of each starter Pokémon is owned by one Gym Leader or Elite Four member.
Gardenia has a Torterra, Flint has an Infernape, and Jasmine in HeartGold and SoulSilver has an Empoleon.
None of the TMs from the previous generation had their move changed.
Generation IV is also the only generation that did not introduce a Dragon-type specialist.
Level 1 Pokémon legitimately obtainable in the core series.
Compatibility with both the generation preceding and following it.
Generation IV is the longest Pokémon generation in Japan, falling only 10 days short of being four years long.
Generation IV introduced the largest number of evolutions for Pokémon of previous generations, at 29.
Generation IV features the largest number of playable core series regions, with three.
Generation IV is the first generation officially released in South Korea by Nintendo's local subsidiary there. Even though the Generation II games Pokémon Gold and Silver were released in South Korea on April 24, 2002, they were a result of Nintendo partnering with Daewon as Nintendo of Korea would not be established until July 7, 2006.
At 716 days, the time between Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions and Pokémon Platinum Version is the longest gap in-between two main series games in the same generation.
Generation IV was the last generation to introduce a new HM move.


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Students attending the PILC Fair are encouraged to attend this prep session.
Repeats every week until Fri May 11 2018 except Fri Mar 16 2018.
Students attending the PILC Fair are encouraged to attend one of these concurrent workshops.


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npm install -g db-migrate
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When I run the dbmigrate command, I get the following error. What would be the reason?
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> - C:\Users\usuario\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\dbmigrate\bin\migrate
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Do you feel lucky? We do! Our Lucky Charms shoot.
When the famous cereal, Lucky Charms announces that it will be making pouches available with its Magical Marshmallows only, the moment has to be special. The company decided to take an experiential approach with skywriting shows in Los Angeles and a drone light show in New York. And of course, CorporateFilming were on hand to film the events.
Cristina Jacuzzi, CEO of The Skywriters and an experienced event producer was hired by Lucky Charms and Holliday Production to play a major role in the logistics and hiring of the Skywriting and color rainbow over Hollywood, Huntington Beach and the 120 Drone Show in NY for Lucky Charms.
The Skywriting created in Los Angeles of the Lucky Charms were each over a mile high and visible for anyone to see within a 15 mile radius. People posted about it all over social media and immediately knew it was Lucky Charms they were seeing in the sky.
During the planning process Cristina Jacuzzi referred CorporateFilming to assist in the filming and production of this exciting Lucky Charms project. CorporateFilming was hired by the H&S PR Firm to create content for their client documenting the events that took place in L.A., Huntington Beach and New York. We had 2 photographers, 2 videographers and 1 director in each city. The mission was to produce 6 second, 15 second and 30 second videos that would drive traffic and engagement to their social media and raise awareness for their new product launch, Only Marshmallows.
At Corporate Filming, we make it our responsibility to roll with the punches and face challenges to provide the customer with a seamless experience. The Lucky Charms shoot had its share of difficulties, but we dealt with them head on to produce a product the client was happy with.
The two L.A. area shoots, one in Hollywood and one in Los Angeles, occurred on the same day. Following the skywriting were 2 amazing vibrant color rainbows for anyone to see. It was the first time in history too for any airplane to do color skywriting for a commercial client.
Just after completion Cristina Jacuzzi and her crew were off to New York on a red eye to assist in the execution and logistics with the Drone team in New York. And CorporateFilming was also off to New York for the second day of shooting. The biggest challenge was the intense schedule. However, the team managed to keep it together and reach their goals. Here's what director of production Javier Vital had to say.
"Our team did a great job staying on track and being ready to film and take pictures. Our biggest challenge was not being able to control nature. From winds, heat, night vision and weather, we couldn't control any of that and it delayed us a few hours each time we were ready to capture the events."
The crew waited out Mother Nature to get the images they needed and it was well worth the effort.
Once all the footage was collected, Vital and lead editor Kelvin Ochoa had a long night of editing on their hands. Ochoa revealed that the two kept a 10 PM to 9 AM schedule to get the task completed. Although they both admitted to being tired, they kept spirits high.
"The overnight edit was great. Very tiring but the overall concept and end product was good!" Ochoa explains.
Vital describes his experience working with Ochoa saying, "The best moment was traveling and working alongside Kelvin, the lead editor. He is super talented, full of energy and knows how to make the most out of our adventures in cities".
The completed video truly captures the magic of the moments. It features footage of bright red skywriters flying over California skies to leave images of the various Lucky Charms shapes in vibrant colors as onlooking stare in awe from ground level.
It then transports viewers to the New York night sky where drones were used to create a light show with the signature shapes featured in lights. It also includes spectacular scenic views of both cities.
The video works to raise product awareness while capturing the excitement of the experience giving consumers all the incentive they need to try the product for themselves.
In addition to having a great finished video, like all businesses who sign up for our services, Lucky Charms gets a Subscription VIP Membership model which includes one video a month with two day filming for one year. Our services highlight our client's franchisees to drive franchise development sales.
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Videographer Caroline Mariko Stucky chimed in saying, "I love that CF's main goal is to make the client happy, and they always go above and beyond to reach their objective."
Reinaldo Robinson, another videographer on the shoot , stated that the CF team was "great to work with. They are dedicated to making it happen no matter what, obstacles be damned."
CorporateFilming's most important goal is making their clients happy. Cristina Jacuzzi, owner and event producer of TheSkyWriters.com described her experience. "You can expect quality results," Jacuzzi said. "I know when I need a job done the team will produce and my clients are happy with the end results."
Corporate Filming, CEO and self-proclaimed storyteller Trevor Rappleye sums up his company's experience with the following quote. "We were hired to truly take over everything and have the client not stress. We handled photography, videography, overnight edit, all travel and logistics and our team edited over Labor Day weekend to make sure to hit deadlines."
The stressful schedule and long hours are all in a day's work and well worth it when it comes to producing content that puts a smile on our client's faces.
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Between work and family obligations, many couples struggle to find time together. Finding time to enjoy your partner's company is important. Why not have fun with it? Romantic dinner might be easier than you thought to plan.
5. When it comes to food, play it safe. Before you've rolled your own gnocchi, make sure you know how! Choose a recipe that you know well or order carry-out from a favorite restaurant. Transfer dinner to attractive dishes before serving if you do order food. Don't forget appetizers. Go to a local cheese shop for help putting together an elegant cheese plate that pairs with your wine.
6. Dress up. A couscous with spicy vegetables looks much less elegant if you're wearing a ratty T-shirt and worn jeans, do put some effort into your appearance.


When you have a water heater, air-conditioning, or heating emergency, call the company with a reputation for quick and effective emergency services. Vorpagel Service Inc has a 40-year-old history of reliability!
We are in the business of keeping you comfortable! And, when it comes to winter storms, your safety is also at stake. We offer 24/7 emergency service as well as regular maintenance, new installations, and equipment repairs. Keep our number handy in case you have an emergency and need our help!


The Outer Banks continues to hold our hearts!
We pulled our Jeep to the Outer Banks! We had a great time on the beach ... getting burnt red, sitting, playing with the dogs, and driving. We took a nice tour inland to see what was just west of Manteo. We had but one day of rain.
For up-to-date park maps and information, check the Camp Hatteras website.


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For Fed, sell-off could point to fading Trump stimulus
by GTI Research · October 24, 2018
A three-week stock market sell-off may signal concerns that the massive stimulus from U.S. tax cuts and government spending will fade sooner than expected, a central issue for the Federal Reserve as it considers when to halt interest rate hikes.
For now, a more than 7 percent fall this month in the S&P 500 index, which on Tuesday tumbled to July levels, is unlikely to derail plans for more U.S. monetary tightening in December, according to Fed policymakers.
Yet the sell-off, propelled by worries over rising tariffs and earnings of U.S. companies doing business in China, could begin to convince the Fed to scale back plans to continue rate rises next year and even in 2020.
More selling in the weeks and months ahead could begin to split what is currently a remarkably unified central bank between policymakers more and less willing to heed a warning from investors: that the hot U.S. economy cannot withstand the combination of trade-related knocks to global growth, rising prices and higher borrowing costs.
"It's pretty clear that the market is saying that it feels the Federal Reserve is being too hawkish," said Oliver Pursche, chief market strategist at Bruderman Asset Management.
David Gilmore, partner at FX Analytics in Essex, said: "Markets are starting to wonder if the good times generated from Trump's tax cuts and deregulation are in the rearview mirror."
The economy expanded at an annualized 4.2 percent rate, more than twice its potential, in the second quarter as President Donald Trump's signature fiscal stimulus of $1.8 trillion in tax cuts took hold. Since then it has likely cooled a bit but the Fed expects it to grow a still-robust 2.5 percent next year, when policymakers predict the beginning of a smooth return to more normal economic growth.
Hints of inflation and a muscular labor market have allowed the Fed to settle into a gradual, quarterly rate-hike cycle.
But now the Fed needs to identify when Trump's fiscal policies, which could boost productivity, are eclipsed by his trade policies, which could spark inflation. The answer may determine whether rates, now just above 2 percent, ultimately rise to nearly 3.5 percent, as officials predict.
"The question is … are we rapidly going to return to a pre-stimulus economic environment?" Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic told reporters on Tuesday. He added that while he takes market movements as a "signal" for his conversations with businesses, the data does not suggest the economy is on the cusp of a slowdown.
"We have to be mindful of whether the economy can really stand on its own moving forward, or whether it has been propped up by other things that when they are removed would reveal some weakness," Bostic said in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Goldman Sachs economists estimated the half percentage-point boost to economic growth from higher stocks earlier this year disappeared in October. A further 10 percent market drop would add to the drag and, coupled with "waning" fiscal support, could push growth below the economy's potential of about 2 percent next year, the bank said.
American industrial heavyweights Caterpillar and 3M Co on Tuesday pointed to disappointing profits on the horizon, due to a slowing global economy, higher dollar and no clear end to a U.S.-China tariff standoff. That sentiment, along with worries that China's economy is slowing and geo-political tensions rising, sparked Tueday's sell-off.
Before March, when the first of the recent tariffs were announced on Chinese goods, the 23 U.S. companies most exposed to China had easily outperformed peers in the S&P index. But since then fortunes have sharply reversed and they have lagged peers by nearly 15 percent, according to Fathom Consulting.
Rate hikes tend to slow the economy with a lag, complicating the question of when the Fed should stop.
The "big uncertainty" for the Fed is deciding when the tax and spending boost will fade and what the economy can sustain, Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan told reporters this month in New York. "That's harder to judge when you've got this amount of fiscal stimulus going on."
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Jagriti Yatra 2022 onboards Zoho Corp. as the Technology Partner
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 1 (ANI/QIMN): Jagriti Sewa Sansthan, a nationally renowned charitable organization, with the mission of 'Udyam se Desh Nirman' or 'Building India through Enterprise' has garnered the support of Zoho Corp., as a technology partner, for its flagship programme Jagriti Yatra (JY), 2022.
Jagriti Yatra takes 500 youth every year on a train journey across the nation to explore, understand and learn from the 'Middle India' - small towns and districts. The programme has been running for 12 years.
In its first physical journey after the COVID-19 pandemic, Jagriti Yatra will be taking aspiring entrepreneurs on national exploration for 15 days from December 24, 2022, to January 8, 2023.
At the core of JY 2022 is the belief that entrepreneurial energy in the 'Middle India' has to be mobilized for revival and growth. Properly supported, leaders in the Middle India can create local enterprise and local employment, building a national movement to help revive the country. This initiative will gain further momentum with support from Zoho, which will share its knowledge, expertise, and resources.
Zoho's technology, training, and mentorship will be crucial in igniting the growth of tech-driven entrepreneurship. For Zoho, this is an opportunity to invest in a generation of entrepreneurs who can leverage digital business models for nation-building.
During the journey, Yatris will interact with eight role models at key locations where the train stops and will participate in business plan competitions. The Yatra will have speakers like Ravindra Sannareddy, Managing Director of Sri City, Sridhar Vembu, Co-founder and CEO of Zoho Corp., and Nithin Kamath, founder and CEO of Zerodha. There will be engaging peer-to-peer interaction, which forms the core of the learning process.
Sridhar Vembu, CEO and Co-founder, Zoho Corp. said: "We are happy to be the technology partner for Jagriti Yatra, and promote entrepreneurship in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. We have immense untapped talent in these areas. By creating R&D centers in these areas that focus on solving local problems and addressing local needs, we can create self-sufficient economic clusters that ultimately help in building an atmanirbhar country."
Speaking on behalf of Jagriti, Shashank Mani, Founder of JSS said "Zoho's values and vision are very similar to Jagriti. This partnership signifies their long-term investment and commitment to the inclusive growth story of India.
Praval Singh, VP Marketing and Customer Experience, Zoho Corp. said: "For Zoho, serving the underserved has been a core value, and we strive to have it reflect in all that we do. We have been opening centers in small towns and villages, to help create job opportunities in these areas and tap into the local talent. We align with Jagriti in their mission, and Jagriti Yatra has provided us with a great opportunity to serve and support budding entrepreneurs from Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns across India."
Ashutosh Kumar, CEO of Jagriti Yatra said, "Zoho's support will give a much-needed digital boost to the aspiring Yatri-preneurs. This partnership will accelerate the ease of starting a digital enterprise, especially in tier 2 and tier 3 cities of India."
Jagriti, a non-profit organization works on the core belief that well-supported leaders can create local enterprise and employment to foster inclusive growth. Through its flagship program Jagriti Yatra it has created an alumni network of 6,000 young leaders, with 40 per cent women participation and 28 per cent rate of enterprise creation, catalyzing economic momentum in their regions.
With 55+ apps in nearly every major business category, Zoho Corporation is one of the world's most prolific technology companies. Headquartered in Chennai, India, Zoho is privately held and profitable with more than 12,000 employees. For more information, please visit: www.zoho.com/
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High atop the iconic commercial landmark Access Tower II, overlooking the cosmopolitan city of Colombo, lies the 'Elevate' restaurant and roof top bar; a venue graced with an airy high-end atmosphere and a contemporary, sophisticated vibe while serving up an exceptional multi-cuisine culinary experience.
'Elevate' serves its patrons an array of tantalising alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, from mocktails and cocktails, wine and whisky to aromatic coffees and fresh fruit juices.
The 'Elevate' dining menu reflects a fusion of cultures and tastes that cater to all preferences, be it meat, seafood or vegetarian. Embark on a journey of taste through Sri Lanka, China, Thailand and Italy as the menu frames out scrumptious relishes, from Salads, Starters, Soups and the Char-Grilled to a sensational offering of Desserts.
The Original Greek Salad and the fruit-infused Thai Papaya Salad, invite. Starters; Lamb Satay or the Lion Prawn Balls, deep-fried in hot garlic sauce, fire up one's appetite. Try the Crab and Sweet Corn Soup or get a hot spicy kick with the Tom Yum Goong. Select Australian Angus Fillet or a Slow Cooked Braised Lamb Shank from the Char-Grilled selection. If you prefer something 'Of The Sea', the Grilled Asian Sea Bass is sure to satisfy your seafood cravings.
Stay close to home with Sri Lankan offerings; the Traditional Southern Fish Abulthiyal. A taste of China can be savoured by the Beijing Style Belly Pork or opt for Thai cultural delicacies in the Green or Red Curry Boneless Chicken. For those who want a slice of Italy, the Homemade Pizza, Arrabiata or Primavera entice. Tuck into the grand finale; a dessert befitting such a rich culinary journey, the Bourbon-infused Manjari Almond Pavé.
Step up into an 'Elevated' experience, where International cuisines mingle with the ideal ambience way up high, adding to the thrill of an enthralling and diverse culinary experience. The setting is complemented at times with exhilarating entertainment by way of music and performances.


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Concert Review – Iron Maiden (Brno Velodrom, Brno, Czech Republic, 06/08/2014)
Posted on June 30, 2014 by Gustavo Scuderi
SCREAM FOR ME, BRNO!
INTRODUCTION: The City of Brno
Finally back from my awesome trip around Eastern Europe, there couldn't be a better way to "reignite" the moose than with a review of another flawless performance from Heavy Metal behemoths IRON MAIDEN! But before I talk about the concert itself, let me do a quick intro about the city of Brno, where Maiden played for the first time ever in their brilliant career.
With a population of almost 400,000 people, Brno is the capital of the South Moravian Region and the second largest city of the Czech Republic (Prague is the first one with 1.3 million people). This beautiful city is located about 200km from both Prague and Vienna (Austria), so it doesn't really matter where you fly to if you don't live in Europe and want to visit there.
And believe me, it's definitely worth a visit: the people from Brno are very friendly and beautiful, their food is amazing, their beer is not only delicious but also very cheap, and of course, there's a lot to do in the city such as visiting the imponent Špilberk Castle (you can have a pint of Brno's awesome Poutník light draft beer for less than two Canadian Dollars at the pub on the top of the castle), seeing the mummies at the Capuchin Crypt and Church, or visiting the Brno Ossuary. Or maybe if you're planning to have a very romantic dinner in the city, my suggestion is the excellent La Bouchée Restaurant. You can find some good info about the city and its hotels, attractions and events at the website Brno.me.
OPENING ACT: Ghost
We flew from Toronto directly to Vienna from the evening of June 7 to the morning of June 8, picked up a car at the airport, enjoyed the 2-hour drive to Brno, checked in at our hotel located only 500m from the venue (the open-air Brno Velodrom, which seemed really old and not very well-maintained from the inside), slept for about 2 hours to recover our energies, and then simply walked to the Velodrom. When we got there, Swedish Hard Rock band Ghost was already onstage, but we couldn't care less as we're not fans of the band nor will ever be. We really don't get why so many people love this overrated band. Well, Ghost did exactly what we expected: despite their good instrumental, interesting lyrics and all their theatrical performance, the vocals are extremely bad and the songs sound way too boring for big venues or festivals. I wasn't able to distinguish any of the songs from one another, so for me it sounded like a single 40-minute boring song being played all the time. Anyway, even the most diehard fans of Iron Maiden respected the band and not even a single boo was heard, which was good for the band members, but that left me wondering how cool it would have been with Anthrax instead of Ghost opening for Maiden, as it happened in previous concerts this year.
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Papa Emeritus II – vocals
Nameless Ghouls – all instrumentalists (lead guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, drummer, rhythm guitarist)
It was around 9pm when, after the traditional intro with UFO's Doctor Doctor and the video showing scenes of ice meltdown with the epic orchestral song Rising Mercury in the background, Steve, Bruce & Co. hit the stage with the classic Moonchild (by the way, the sound quality was excellent). I don't need to say how great that was, right? And it doesn't matter if it's a huge festival like Rock Am Ring or a small city like Brno: Iron Maiden are ALWAYS on fire and ALWAYS deliver the most electrifying show one can ever imagine! "What a lovely evening!", Bruce said in regards to the sunny and hot weather in Brno, with the temperatures above +35°C making it even hard to breathe sometimes. Nothing that cannot be solved with some cold beer, though.
Besides that, it was clear to me that the vast majority of the fans there were not from Brno, but from other parts of Czech Republic and major European cities like Prague, Vienna and Bratislava (as well as other distant parts of Europe like England and Finland), which means only true Maidenmaniacs attended the concert, enhancing the connection between band and fans even more. Moreover, as it already happened in 2012 and 2013, each and every all-time classic like Can I Play With Madness, The Trooper, Wasted Years and Run to the Hills didn't let the energy down not even for a single second throughout the entire concert. Not even the limited English from most fans in the venue curbed their enthusiasm and their will to sing along all songs with the band. And what was that crazy dude on the fence with the British flag? He was 100% drunk, his T-shirt was all torn because of the fence (and I believe he was also bleeding because of that), but he was so happy seeing Maiden live that none of that could stop him from enjoying every song played. That was awesome.
In addition, the highlights of this concert (and of the whole Maiden England Tour 2014) were once again the thrilling masterpieces The Prisoner and Aces High, the undeniable perfection of the epic Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, and of course the three changes the band made to the setlist this year. This was my fifth "Maiden England" concert (after three in Canada in 2012 and one in Germany in 2013), and by far the best in terms of setlist: replacing Afraid to Shoot Strangers, The Clairvoyant and Running Free by Revelations, Wrathchild and Sanctuary was an awesome move that added more power to their performance, especially the wonderful Revelations, one of my favorite Maiden songs of all time. Bruce had such an outstanding performance on this song, one of the best I've ever seen, that it was impossible not to get emotional with its perfect lyrics. Can someone please ask the band to NEVER remove it from the setlist again?
Talking about Bruce, he was singing A LOT better than a few days before at Rock Am Ring. For instance, during the encore it sounded like the concert was just starting, and we're talking about very difficult songs to sing like Aces High and The Evil That Men Do. Maybe he had more time to rest until the concert at Brno, or maybe he feels more excited when it's a smaller venue and not a huge festival? The same can be said about the other band members, especially Dave Murray and Nicko McBrain, who were both in top form even after so many years on the road. They simply love what they do, and that's why we love them so much. Just Google it and you'll see what I'm talking about, there are many good videos shot at the concert in Brno that you can compare with their performance at Rock Am Ring.
In summary, as the band itself always says, "Iron Maiden's gonna get ya, no matter how far", even if it's as far as Brno, in the amazing Czech Republic. No one knows if Maiden will return to the city in the future for more concerts, but based on this first one and on all the beauty, peace and the enthusiastic people there, Brno truly deserves to be constantly visited by our beloved Heavy Metal giants. And if they do so in the following years, I hope I can take some days off again to witness Bruce shouting out loud "SCREAM FOR ME, BRNO!" under the beautiful and clear Czech sky during one more of their superb summer tours.
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Bruce Dickinson – lead vocals
Steve Harris – bass, backing vocals
Dave Murray – guitars
Adrian Smith – guitars, backing vocals
Janick Gers – guitars
Nicko McBrain – drums
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Universal Announces Back To The Future Trilogy Blu-Ray
By David Chen/June 28, 2010 5:44 am EST
After many years of waiting (and one convincing headfake back in January), Universal has finally confirmed in a press release that the Back to the Future Trilogy will be released on Blu-Ray on October 26, 2010. It will be sold as the "25th Anniversary Trilogy" and will also be available on DVD. Details about the box set after the break.
The news come via BTTF.net, who also snagged an interview with Back to the Future writer/producer Bob Gale. According to Gale:
The HD transfers for all three films are simply breath-taking...They actually look better than they did in the theater because of the incredible job that was done on dirt clean-up. (And the film grain is preserved, so they still look like movies should look.)
The fake Blu-Ray art we posted a few months ago touted a Jaws 19 "exclusive short film" in 3D (i.e. the fictional Jaws sequel seen briefly in Back to the Future 2). Unfortunately, it looks like that will not actually be a special feature. However, the Blu-Ray set will have something even better, footage I've always wanted to see ever since I first learned that it existed. Gale commented:
I'm sure fans will enjoy the new documentaries, which include interviews with cast and crew members who — for budgetary reasons — were left out of the 2002 documentaries...So there are some stories and anecdotes told on camera for the first time. And since everyone wants to know, there are three very brief snippets of Eric Stoltz incorporated into one of the documentaries.
DVD buyers who fear double-dip need not worry too much: There is evidently a crapton of new material on the discs that isn't on the previous DVDs. Below is the full list of special features. Will you be picking up a copy?
BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-ray™: Unleash the power of your HDTV with perfect picture and the purest digital sound available.
U-CONTROL: Universal's exclusive signature feature allows viewers to learn more about their favorite film without ever leaving the movie.
Setups & Payoffs: As you watch each of the three films, each "set up" showcases items in the scene that prepare you for a future plot point. When you get to that moment in the film, the "payoff" is shown to complete the correlation.
Storyboard Comparison: Compare key scenes in the movie with the original storyboards.
Trivia Track: Get inside trivia and facts while you watch the movies.
BD-LIVE™: Access the BD-Live™ Center through your Internet-connected player to get even more content, watch the latest trailers and more!
My Scenes: Bookmark your favorite scenes from the movies.
pocket BLU™: USHE's groundbreaking pocket BLU app uses iPhone®, iPod® touch, iPad®, Blackberry®, Android™, Windows and Macintosh computers and more to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray™ player and offers advanced features such as:
Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live™ functions with ease.
Video Timeline: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in their favorite episode.
Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there's a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy exclusive content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
Browse Titles: Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU™-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray™. They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
Keyboard: Enter data into a Blu-ray™ player with your device's easy and intuitive keyboard.
Archival Featurette Back to the Future Night: Hosted by Leslie Nielson, this original 30-minute special aired on NBC prior to the first television screening of the Back to the Future.
BLU-RAY™ and DVD BONUS FEATURES
Tales from the Future: New six-part retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Director Robert Zemeckis, Producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton, plus Executive Producer Steven Spielberg.*
In the Beginning . . .: Delve into the genesis of the project, casting, re-casting, the DeLorean, sets and overall pre-production.
Time to Go: Production stories through the release of the first film.
Keeping Time: The score and the songs of the Back to the Future Trilogy.
Time Flies: Learn more about how the sequel came about, the futuristic look, the special and visual effects, recreating 1955 and more.
Third Time's the Charm: Learn about building a western town, Doc Brown's love story, the casting of Mary Steenburgen, the train sequence and completing the Trilogy.
The Test of Time: Back to the Future becomes a phenomenon! President Reagan quotes the film, the Back to the Future ride opens at Universal Studios theme park and fans rebuild the iconic DeLorean. The film's cast and crew take a look back and discuss why these beloved movies live on.
The Physics of Back To The Future: A discussion with celebrity best-selling author and physicist Dr. Michio Kaku about the overall appreciation of the science in the Back to the Future Trilogy*
Nuclear Test Site Ending Storyboard Sequence: Storyboard sequence of the original proposed ending of the film.*
16 Deleted Scenes
Michael J. Fox Q&A
Q&A Commentaries with Director Robert Zemeckis and Producer Bob Gale
Feature Commentaries with Producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton
Archival Featurettes
Making the Trilogy: Chapters One, Two & Three: Original 2002 DVD documentary that takes a look back in time.
The Making Of Back to the Future Part I, II & III: Provides a vintage and historic first look at the making of all three films.
The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy: a televised special hosted by Kirk Cameron addressing fans unanswered Back to the Future questions.
Original Makeup Tests
Designing the DeLorean
Designing Time Travel
Hoverboard Test
Designing Hill Valley
Designing the Campaign
Back to the Future: The Ride
Music Videos:
Huey Lewis and the News "Power of Love"
ZZ Top "DoubleBack"
Photo Galleries, Including Production Art, Additional Storyboards, Photographs, Marketing Materials and Character Portraits
Theatrical Trailers
[Thanks to /Film reader Luis for the tip!]


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ARGH! Boy's Pirate Long Beach Board Shorts | Everything Your Mama Made & More!
One of the really neat parts of participating in the Sew Fab Pattern Sale is that we get a chance to try out the other patterns in the bundle! The ones I was the most excited to sew up is Terra's Treasures Long Beach Board Shorts for my littlest boy.
I have to say, even with proper detail finishes these were a considerably fast sew and the end product is AMAZING! I can't wait to make some for the other 4 kids. My 8.5 yr old son asked when I was making him pair and the pattern includes a shorter girls length too.
I wasn't sold on the fabric combo until I got the bum panel done… that's when I fell in love!
Then he tried them on and I was done for, lol. This is one of my favorite boy items I have ever made!
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Is this regular cotton or is it board short fabric? I love them!
It is regular quilters cotton ;). It works great with either.
So, so cute! A must make, for sure!