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Der McLaren MP4/6 ist ein Formel-1-Rennwagen des Teams McLaren, der in den WM-Saisons 1991 und 1992 eingesetzt wurde. McLaren gewann mit diesem Fahrzeug 1991 sowohl die Fahrer- als auch die Konstrukteursweltmeisterschaft.

Technik und Entwicklung

Der von Neil Oatley und Henri Durand entwickelte Wagen besaß ein Monocoque aus kohlenstofffaserverstärktem Kunststoff. Gegenüber dem Vorgänger MP4/5B wurde nicht nur das aerodynamische Konzept stark überarbeitet; auch das Chassis musste komplett neu entworfen werden, um den größeren und schwereren Motor aufzunehmen: Statt des bisherigen Honda-V10 kam nun ein V12-Motor mit 60° Zylinderbankwinkel und der Typenbezeichnung RA121-E zum Einsatz. Dieser längs vor der Hinterachse eingebaute Saugmotor hatte 3497 cm³ Hubraum und leistete bei 13.500 min−1 . Die Kraftübertragung übernahm ein quer eingebautes 6-Gang-Getriebe von McLaren. Im Verlauf der Saison (u. a. im Freitagstraining zum GP von Ungarn) wurde auch ein halbautomatisches Getriebe getestet. Zum Renneinsatz dieser Technologie im MP4/6 kam es aber nicht, da sie noch nicht genügend ausgereift war.

Der MP4/6 war damit das letzte Zwölfzylinderfahrzeug sowie das letzte handgeschaltete Auto, das eine Formel-1-Weltmeisterschaft gewinnen konnte (der letzte F1-Zwölfzylinder, der ein Rennen gewinnen konnte, war der Ferrari 412T2 von Jean Alesi beim Großen Preis von Kanada 1995, das letzte Siegerfahrzeug mit Handschaltung war der Benetton B192 von Michael Schumacher beim Großen Preis von Belgien 1992).

Eine geringfügig weiterentwickelte Version wurde unter der Bezeichnung MP4/6B in den beiden ersten Rennen der Saison 1992 eingesetzt. Äußerlich unterscheidet sich der MP4/6B nur durch die deutlich vergrößerten Frontflügel-Endplatten von den 1991er Fahrzeugen. Ab dem dritten Saisonlauf wurde er durch den MP4/7A ersetzt.

Lackierung und Sponsoring
Der Rennwagen wurde in den vom Hauptsponsor Marlboro typischen Farben Rot und Weiß lackiert. Weitere Sponsoren waren die Teamausrüster Shell, Honda, Goodyear sowie das Textilunternehmen Courtaulds. In Rennen auf Strecken in Ländern mit einem bestehenden Verbot für Tabakwerbung wurde dabei der Marlboro-Schriftzug durch den Teamnamen McLaren oder eine Abfolge schwarzer Blöcke anstelle der Buchstaben ersetzt.

Fahrer
Pilotiert wurde der MP4/6 vom Brasilianer und Vorjahresweltmeister Ayrton Senna sowie dem Österreicher Gerhard Berger. Sie gewannen insgesamt acht Rennen und holten zehn Pole-Positions.

Ergebnisse

Saison 1991

Saison 1992
Diese Saison wurde mit einer B-Version des MP4/6 begonnen.

Literatur
 Joe Honda: McLaren MP4/6, MP4/6B 1991–92. Moderu fakutori hiro, Tokio 2012, ISBN 978-4-905248-25-5 (japanisch).

Weblinks

 McLaren MP4/6. In: StatsF1.com
 McLaren MP4/6. In: McLaren.com (englisch)
 McLaren MP4/6 in der Honda Racing Gallery (japanisch)

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Max Payne 3 Issue #1: "After the Fall", the first chapter in the three part Max Payne 3 comic series is now available in digital form. Beginning with a confrontation at a dive bar in Hoboken from Max Payne 3, "After the Fall" then flashes back to tell the story of Max's troubled upbringing - shedding new light on Max's life through key events from Max Payne and Max Payne 2. (c)2004 - 2012 Rockstar Games, Inc. Rockstar Games, Rockstar Studios, Max Payne, and the Rockstar Games R* marks and logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. in the U.S.A. and/or foreign countries.
"Fight and Flight" brings Max's story full circle, revealing more about his days as a young cadet and aspiring police officer, his early successes on the force, and ultimately to the events that led to his chance meeting with Passos in Walton's Bar during Chapter 4 of Max Payne 3.


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Lack of promotion for Western Stars
risingaurora replied to MacBruce's topic in The Circuit - Bruce Springsteen
I would say WS has has no more or less promotional activity than other recent albums. Billboard ads in major cities, radio play. It was a #1 album here and in UK, that's not bad.
risingaurora replied to Jerseyfornia's topic in The Circuit - Bruce Springsteen
Bloody hell....that's some piece of writing. And I know what you mean and I'm glad you are here to write the words, glad I read them too. Now, despite it being 3pm on a working day, I'm putting the album on again. Thank you.
NEW ALBUM: Western Stars - June 14
risingaurora replied to BobbyJames's topic in The Circuit - Bruce Springsteen
What does 'ride me down easy' mean?
Can I just lay down a card for Sleepy Joe's Cafe? Its not the deepest song on the album, nor the most symbolic an all that....but what a great, upbeat song, and perfectly positioned on the record. I brought a carload of 13 year olds to a football match today and played Sleepy Joe's Cafe, about 6 times, and they loved it! One of the Dads texted me later to ask, 'what is this song he (his son) keeps going on about, where can I hear it?' That made me smile. God bless the pretty little goldmine.
Best lyric on Western Stars?
risingaurora replied to Captain Chaos's topic in The Circuit - Bruce Springsteen
When I go to sleep I can't count sheep / for the white lines in my head.
Here's what I love about all this. The average music fan who keeps up to date with what's going on will have noticed today from newspaper reviews and online chat that Bruce Springsteen has a new album out, and apparently its pretty good. The casual Bruce fan thinks, 'yeah, I'll pick that up next time I'm near a record store,' or 'I'll get that as a present for X, Y or Z.' Then there is us. All over the world a bunch of devotees are combing over the lyric booklet, listening on repeat, noticing the vocal similarities with other songs, checking who played the drums on track 6….taking delight that Moonlight Motel mentions a screen door. Basking in wonder that our guy, aged 69, can still make this magic. I love it. Love that you are reading this and I'm reading your thoughts. And I will happily bet that Western Stars is playing in all of our homes, right now. Welcome back Bruce. And thanks for bringing us all together.
Anyone else getting a connection between Chasin' Wild Horses and Your Own Worst Enemy? In the vocals.
TRACKS 2 possible for Xmas release
risingaurora replied to NoSurrender81's topic in The Circuit - Bruce Springsteen
21 years later.....
Tucson Train out tomorrow?
risingaurora replied to Junglelander's topic in The Circuit - Bruce Springsteen
'In your opinion'. Thanks. I thought you were telepathically channeling the opinion of Rocky Balboa. FFS we know its your opinion!!!!!
The booklet is fantastic looking. I may have to buy the vinyl as a special treat.
The New Jersey poet of self-distrust has travelled along many long dark highways of the soul in his life time. He is a midnight cowboy looking for home in the darkness on the edge of town, with still miles left to travel . You can hear that search for something he never quite finds all over his 13 track, new album Western Stars, out on June 14 worldwide. Western Stars could well be one of his greatest albums yet, not bad for a record that his critics will deride as a cowboy album. Wrong. It is indisputably one of Bruce's most soul-wrenching long players. It focuses more on his singing voice. And as such his words, often beautiful, seem almost to soar more than ever because they are backed in places by sweeping orchestral walls of sound - Phil Spector meets Daniel Lanois - and in other places by sparse, lonely arrangements as big and lonely as a desert on a cloudless night. On the emotive There Goes My Miracle, Bruce, singing like Scott Walker channelling Burt Bacharach on a night on the town in the New Jersey of his youth, asks: 'Where's my lucky star tonight? The streets lost in lamp light.' And then: 'The book of love holds its rules/Disobeyed by fools.' Other tracks reveal a lot about a philosophical man on his inner journey. They shine a light into the deepest recesses of Bruce's often troubled psyche... Moonlight Motel ('There's a place on a blank stretch of road where nobody travels and nobody goes'), Chasin' Wild Horses ('Guess it was something' I shouldn't have done/Guess I regret it now/Ever since I was a kid'). Sundown ('Sundown ain't the kind of place you want to be on your own'), and the short but to the point Somewhere North of Nashville ('I came into town with a pocketful of songs/I made the rounds but I didn't last long'). On the sublime Hitch Hikin' which opens the album, Bruce sings with a smile presumably on his face: 'Family man gives me a ride/Got his pregnant Sally by his side.' Sleepy Joe's Cafe is a track that will turn into the first song at the second wedding of many an ageing hipster who knows great music when he hears it. It sounds like Bruce 'in a place out on the highway, across the San Bernardino line, where the truckers and bikers gather,' having the time of his life, dancing on a Friday night. It sounds like Bruce at his advanced age might realise that America under Trump might not be a country for old men (less so for a Democrat like him); but that doesn't stop Bruce enjoying himself on a track that sounds like one of the better tracks from Dylan's Together Through Life. Elsewhere, on Bruce's new single Hello Sunshine - the first release from Western Stars – the bard of blue collar America is in typically reflective mood (is there any other mood for Bruce?). 'Had enough of heartbreak and pain I had a little sweet spot for the rain For the rain and skies of grey Hello sunshine, won't you stay? You know I always liked my walking shoes But you can get a little too fond of the blues You walk too far, you walk away Hello sunshine, won't you stay? You know I always loved a lonely town Those empty streets, no one around You fall in love with lonely, you end up that way Hello sunshine, won't you stay?' Bruce's vocals sound not unlike those found on his moody masterpiece from 1982, Nebraska. In terms of the lack of sunshine in his head, you only have to read his 2016 memoir Born To Run to learn about Bruce's cold, controlling father Doug, Bruce's battle with anxiety, depression and fear, with himself. "I couldn't get out of bed," writes the man whose 1984 album Born In The USA sold over 40 million copies. "Hell, I couldn't even get a hard-on. I was uncomfortable doing anything. Everything brought waves of an agitated anxiety that I'd spend every waking minute trying to dispel." In fact, re-read the foreward to Born To Run and get an instant insight into the Boss' complex vulnerability as a person and as an artist: "I come from a boardwalk town where almost everything is tinged with a bit of fraud. So am I. By 20, no race-car-driving rebel, I was a guitar player on the streets of Asbury Park and already a member in good standing amongst those who 'lie' in service of the truth… artists, with a small 'a.'" On Western Stars (his 19th studio album and his first album since 2014's High Hopes) Bruce is once more 'lying' in service of the truth, this time as a man who will be 70 years of age in September. As Tony Parsons wrote in GQ magazine this month: "What makes Springsteen unique is that – like that other son of New Jersey the late Philip Roth – he has somehow managed to do his most interesting work in old age." Bruce's record company has described the new album as inspired by his devotion to Southern California pop records of the late 1960s and early 1970s. "This record is a return to my solo recordings featuring character driven songs and sweeping, cinematic orchestral arrangements," Springsteen said in a statement. "It's a jewel box of a record." In an interview with Variety in 2017, Bruce said of the influences of Western Stars, an album that has waited patiently in the wings for some time: "Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, Burt Bacharach, those kinds of records. I don't know if people will hear those influences, but that was what I had in my mind. It gave me something to hook an album around; it gave me some inspiration to write. And also, it's a singer-songwriter record. It's connected to my solo records writing-wise, more Tunnel of Love [1987] and Devils and Dust [2005] but it's not like them at all. Just different characters living their lives." So, if Hello Sunshine, The Wayfarer and Tuscon Train are second cousins of Glen Campbell's 1968 version of Jimmy Webb's Wichita Lineman or Danny O'Keefe's 1972 Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues, other tracks from Western Stars like Somewhere North of Nashville, Chasin' Wild Horses and Moonlight Motel are things of affecting simplicity. Stones has one of the greatest chorus lines of all time - 'Those are only the lies you've told me.' As I left the Lucky Duck pub on Aungier Street tonight after the special listening event by Sony Records for their prize artist's new release, those words were in a loop in my head. 'Those are only the lies you've told me... I woke up this morning with stones in my mouth.' Bruce (in my humble opinion) at his ragged glory best. Born to stay on the run, because he knows nothing else. Full review of Western Stars to come at the weekend
First review, following listening session for Dublin media. https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/still-born-to-run-preview-of-new-bruce-springsteen-album-western-stars-38158016.html
Stevie interview, discusses E Street Band future
risingaurora replied to crdowning's topic in The Circuit - Bruce Springsteen
I think he could push it to 3,100. Maybe even 3,160.
Time for another song from the album Bruce. Go ahead and drop us one, thanks.
"We laugh beneath the covers and count the wrinkles and the grays"
risingaurora replied to Jerm23's topic in The Circuit - Bruce Springsteen
You what??????
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To secure Australia's health and economy into the future, the talents of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) are vital. In the life sciences, over half of all Bachelor of Science and PhD graduates are women – and have been since the mid-1980s; yet there are fewer than two women in every ten investigators at senior levels in our universities and research institutes. In contrast, physics, maths, technology and engineering struggle to attract women to pursue careers in these disciplines. How many women in science are inspiring science teachers, educators, entrepreneurs, executives, manufacturers, editors or policy-makers?
Actions that encourage gender equity and equality in STEMM, as well as family-friendly policies must be taken now. Gender equity and equality in STEMM is not a "women's issue" – it affects all of us, so it is everyone's issue! It is not just about having children either – having a young family in the formative years of a career in science affects more women yes, but it also affects men. Australia's STEMM workforce has the greatest attrition rates between the ages of 35-45 years. Most who leave are women. While some choose to leave, many do not want to, but feel they must for a variety of reasons, including the hypercompetitive culture of STEMM research, an inability to maintain the elite-level Track Record required to obtain funding, the limited metrics by which we measure success in STEMM, unconscious bias and the impact of career interruptions.
Women in STEMM Australia aims to connect women in science across every professional sector – education, research, industry, academia and government. Together, we can create a progressive, inclusive environment that allows more women in science to lead and excel. Join this important discussion and learn more about our phenomenal women in STEMM Down Under!
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28. February 2020 by admin
Last year, the Swatch Group announced its withdrawal from Baselworld 2019. Subsequently, from May 14th to 16th this year, the six major high-end brands under the Swatch Group jointly held a new product launch exhibition in Switzerland to showcase new brand models of this year. Glashütte Original, one of the six major brands, introduced a lot of new watches this year, let's take a look!
Glashütte Original PanoInverse Limited Edition Limited Edition
Product Model: 1-66-08-01-03-50
Watch diameter: 42 mm
Case material: Platinum
Movement type: manual mechanical
Movement model: 66-07
Details of the watch: The 66-08 manually wound movement is housed in a 42 mm satin-polished platinum case with a cleverly carved bottom plate, which makes the balance plate appear to float on the movement. The movement adopts a novel and original inversion installation method, with a vibration frequency of 4 Hz and a running time of up to 41 hours. In addition to the hours, minutes and small seconds, the watch is equipped with a power reserve indicator and a stop-seconds device. On the surface treated with rhodium plating, the delicately crafted leaf patterns spread vividly. Not only on the upper balance plate, but also on the back of the movement. This watch is limited to 25 pieces. Because the engraver's handwriting is not exactly the same, each of these 25 watches is a unique work of art. Available at Glashütte Original's major specialty stores and select retailers worldwide.
Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer Tourbillon-Limited Edition Limited Edition
Model: 1-58-05-01-03-50
Watch details: 'Tourbillon', these two words are engraved on the dial's fixed elements. This highly sophisticated precision timepiece made of platinum has been officially certified by the Observatory, with a limited edition of 25 pieces worldwide.
Glashütte Original New Annual Limited Edition:
Sixties and Sixties Panorama Date
Price: ¥ 52000
Case material: polished steel
Movement type: automatic
Watch details: 64500
Watch details: The case diameter of the 1960s watch is 39 mm, and the diameter of the Large Date model is 42 mm. The bas-relief pattern is created using original tools and craftsmanship from the 1960s. The digital hour markers and hands on the dial are coated with Super-LumiNova, which is bright and bright. The new models are equipped with self-winding movements of the brand's own models 39-52 (Sixties 1960s) and 39-47 (Sixties Panorama Date 1960s) with a power reserve of 40 hours. Two watches from the Sixties collection are only available for a limited time only through Glashütte Original Stores and select authorized retailers around the world.
Glashütte Original Pano Eccentric Series:
PanoReserve and PanoMaticLunar
Product model: 1-65-01-04-15-01 (eccentric watch)
Case material: red gold
Watch details: red gold
Watch details: Senator Chronometer
Model: 1-58-01-02-05-50 (short folding buckle)
Case material: 18k red gold
Watch details: The Chronometer Chronometer watch is made of red 18K gold to create a 42mm case. The new bezel is more slender, allowing more space for the dial and displaying the delicate silver frost pattern. The orbital scale ring, hour markers and numbers are laser engraved and decorated in black by electroplating. At 3 o'clock, there is a large calendar display window, the small second hand is set at 6 o'clock, and the power reserve display is set at 12 o'clock. The day and night display window is placed at the bottom of the power reserve display, and is displayed in white from 6 am to 6 pm, and then turns black. The watch is equipped with a 58-01 manual winding movement. One of its features is the clever stop-second mechanism: after the crown is pulled out, the time display stops, the second hand returns to zero and stays in this position, and the minute hand jumps to the next minute mark at the same time. If you turn the crown next to set the time, the minute hand continues to jump to the next minute mark, and the correct relationship between the second and the minute is always maintained.
Glashütte Original Spezialist SeaQ Diver's Watch
SeaQ & SeaQ 1969 & SeaQ Panorama Date SeaQ Large Calendar
SeaQ & SeaQ 1969
Model: 1-39-11-01-80-06 (SeaQ 1969)
Watch diameter: 39.50 mm
Watch details: (SeaQ)
Watch details: Panorama Date SeaQ. The SeaQ 1969 is limited to 69 pieces, with a limited number engraved on the bottom splint. The splint is installed in a horizontal alignment, and the bottom is fixed by a threaded ring. The green hands on the dial and the 'Old Radium' beige luminescence on the Arabic numerals and hour markers are derived from historical models. Arabic numerals, hour markers, and hands on the black Sea dial of the non-limited edition come with the historic 'Old Radium' color. This version also has an aligned bottom splint decorated with engraving technology. In addition to the trident, double G logo and 20 wave patterns, it is also engraved with the case number.
SeaQ Panorama Date SeaQ
Product model: 1-36-13-02-81-70 (blue plate)
Watch details: mm
Watch details: For the Panorama Date SeaQ large calendar watch, the importance of the calendar function is particularly prominent. Stainless steel case with a diameter of 43.2 mm, a black or blue dial with sunburst, white hands, inlaid Arabic numerals and hour markers. The watch is equipped with a 36-13 self-winding movement with superior precision, reliability, running time and aesthetics. The snap-on installation ensures that the movement is firmly fixed in the case and achieves excellent shock resistance. The movement provides the watch with up to 100 hours of run time.
Summary: Since 1845, Glashütte Original has always represented Germany's top watchmaking craftsmanship, inheriting the true bloodlines of the Saxony Kingdom watchmaking industry to this day, and is renowned worldwide. Its four series of watches are 100% equipped with original homemade movements, and 95% of the movement parts are made by the original manufacturers, which can be described as purely made in Germany. This year, Glashütte's original four series launched new watches, and launched the fifth series: 'Spezialist' series. The first watch of this new series, the SeaQ diver's watch, is a masterpiece of harmony between history and modernity. Those interested can go to the original Glashütte stores and authorized retailers to try on the timepiece that suits you best.
Celebrity Wear Watches—a Half-century Version Of The Rolex Rolex
Jack Nicklaus, a professional golfer in the United States, is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding players in history. He has set a record of winning 18 professional championships. After winning the Masters in 1966, he became the first player to win the championship. This achievement made him reach the pinnacle of golf. He is also known as 'The Big Three' with Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. Nicklaus still wears ROLEX Day-Date. This watch has been with him for more than 50 years, witnessing his career leaving an indelible mark on golf.
Jack Nicklaus is one of the most successful professional golfers in the United States. In the 1970s, he organized 9 Grand Slam championships and 18 career Grand Slam championships. He won in 1974. Elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame
Golf is a solo game, and players must be solely responsible for their actions. This is not a team sport, each wave tests the individual's efforts and can only rely on himself on the court. Players must give full play to their skills while showing integrity and sportsmanship.
In 1966, Nicklaus was married with three children, and winning the golf slam was a peak of life. Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, and he dominated the golf world at the time, known as the 'Big Three Golf.' They don't mind how the world ranks each other, because it makes no sense. They just want to compete and become the only 'golf giant'. That's why they have a wonderful competition. Nicklaus believes they are more united than individuals. They compete with each other, eat at the same table, party, and travel together; they are both rivals and close friends. If any one encounters difficulties, the other two will be by their side and support each other. Nicklaus believes that his admiration and respect for Palmer and Player has deeply affected his career. They are Nicklaus's counterparts and are his role models. The 'Big Three Golf' did improve golf.
Jack Nicklaus (left), Arnold Palmer (right), and Gary Player (middle) are also called 'Big Three Golfers'. They compete with each other on the court, and they are also close friends on the court, showing the spirit of the top athletes' love
In 1966, the Big Three participated in the Canada Cup in Tokyo. Palmer, Player and Nicklaus all attended Rolex Cocktails. As a thank you, Rolex let Nicklaus choose his watch. He chose this golden Day-Date because Gary Player, who was then the Rolex spokesperson, told him: 'This is the best watch.' Since then, Nicklaus has been wearing watches regardless of the venue. It has witnessed all the events Nicklaus has won and the titles he has won around the world. This watch has visited countless special places. Nicklaus had not owned a wristwatch before that. Even though he now has many other watches, Nicklaus most often wears a Day-Date.
In 1966, Rolex was invited to participate in the reception. The brand promised to give away a Nicklaus watch. He followed Gary Player's suggestion and chose a Day Gold Date-Date. It has been worn for more than half a century and has recently been considered for auction For public benefit
This watch has spent many days with Nicklaus through many things. It reflects the development of Nicklaus' career, and many collectors want to see this history for themselves. He may auction it in the near future, and if it does, he intends to record the story for the watch and use it for charity. Nicklaus wants to donate to the 'Nicklaus Children's Healthcare Foundation' so that children can grow up in a healthy environment.
Oyster Perpetual Day-Date
Nicklaus has been wearing this watch for over 50 years, has been married for 58 years, and has lived in the same house for 48 years. He doesn't like big changes and prefers stability and comfort. He feels that this watch has witnessed all the people and things he experienced, it is more like an old friend, a happy old partner.
Art Model Three Domestic Enamel Watches Recommended
When referring to a domestic watch, it is often embarrassing to watch fans because of its short production history. On the one hand, it admires and loves the sophisticated and complicated watchmaking technology, on the other hand, it has a strong patriotic complex. These two complex emotions are glued together, which has caused watchmakers' awkward attitude towards domestic watches. Today, the Watch House recommends three domestic watches with artistic qualities. From a design perspective, it is not inferior to foreign watches. I hope everyone will like them.
Seagull slim series 618.731 single magenta watch
Watch series: slim series
Movement type: automatic machinery
Case material: 18K rose gold
Strap Material: Crocodile Leather
Domestic public price: ¥ 54000
Watch details: seagull / 20776 /
Comment on the watch: This slim watch from the Seagull has a diameter of 39.5 mm. The case is made of 18K rose gold and polished. The crown features a unique onion head style that adds a touch of elegance to this antique watch. The red round dial uses the filigree enamel technique. A golden dragon is staring at the dragon ball in front of it. The use of the filigree technique shows the craftsmen's superb skills, and the coloring and blooming highlight the craftsmen's attentiveness. Although the entire dial has no time scale and only two willow-shaped hands, the red background and golden dragon make this watch extraordinary. It is equipped with the ST18 movement produced by Seagull. The thickness is 3.91 mm and the number of oscillations per hour is 28,800. The dark brown alligator leather strap has a pin buckle for safety and comfort. Back-through design provides water-resistant depth of 30 meters.
Beijing painted enamel watch series BF015200815Y
Watch Series: Enamel Series
Movement type: manual machinery
Case material: 18K yellow gold
Watch details: bjwaf / 27192 /
Comment on the watch: The enamel dial from Beijing recommended today does not use the silk enamel process, but the painted enamel. Even so, we can still see the skilled craftsmanship on this dial. And a precise grasp of traditional aesthetic concepts. This watch has a diameter of 38 mm and a thickness of 9 mm. The case is made of 18K yellow gold and the crown is also onion-shaped. On the round dial, a landscape painting is presented in front of us. One of the main characteristics of ink painting is not to use too many color spots. Only black and white can outline the fascinating landscape of the birthplace. On this small dial, it can be so delicate and carefree Admire the wonderful skills of the artisans. It is equipped with a movement of the Beijing Watch Factory, the model is SB18 and uses 18 gems. The brown alligator leather strap matches the quaint outline of the dial, and the 18K yellow gold buckle. Provides a water-resistant depth of 30 meters.
Fiyta E2124.PSB watch
Watch Series: Art Series
Strap Material: Lambskin
Watch details: fiyta / 31969 /
Comment on the watch: This watch from Fiyta has a diameter of 40 mm and a case thickness of 8.15 mm. The case is made of 18K rose gold and polished to give a soft touch. The design of the crown follows the exotic style of the dial and is quite unique. The 18K rose gold crown is also set with natural Swarovski gemstones. On the round dial, two exotic girls and four starlings are drawn with a filigree process. The bold use of colors and collage make this watch a bit more decorative and fantasy. 24K gold wire is used to compose the sterling silver sole, and it can be formed after dozens of repeated firing and polishing. The black lambskin strap matches the 18K rose gold buckle. Back-through design provides water resistance to 30 meters.
Summary: Although the watchmaking history of domestic watches is relatively short, it has made great progress in a short period of time, whether it is watch design or sophisticated watchmaking technology. There is no doubt that the use of enamel makes these watches highlight the theme and artistic atmosphere, and also proves the superb and forward-looking design of domestic watches in enamel technology.
Bulgari Octo Ultranero Series Watch Tasting
Bulgari OCTO is not an ordinary watch. As a familiar classic model, it adopted an unprecedented watch design in 2016. With an intricate hollow ultra-thin movement and a cool black tone full of contemporary flavor, it created the world's thinnest tourbillon device and reshaped the classic.
Modern style is the keynote of the new black Octo Ultranero. They appeared in an 'all black' or 'almost all black' posture, and Bulgari gave this manly contemporary watch the iconic look. According to different designs, the brand chooses gold embellished hands and time scales, or uses a rose gold bezel to create an elegant contrast effect.
The thickness of Octo Ultranero is only 1.95 mm, revealing its thinnest king position in this complex field.
Octo Ultranero knows how to make functions simple and easy to use. Even though all the precision timepieces in this series are derived from the best mechanical movements made by Bvlgari, they are hand-embedded and built. Choose different styles for your needs, habits, and wearing methods. For accurate measurement and reading, you can choose a 41mm diameter model equipped with a Solotempo BVL 193 automatic mechanical movement. This dual barrel-equipped movement is equipped with a 50-hour power reserve, which provides a fully accurate display of hours, minutes, seconds and dates; if you want a more sporty image, you can choose the BVL 328 high-performance machine The Octo Velocissimo chronograph driven by the core, the chase time is as fast as 1/10 seconds.
Summary: Baselworld 2016 presents us with a beautiful and unique visual feast, during which the reporting group in front of the Watch House will bring us exciting content. For more details, please click the watch house Basel live event:
The Wings Of The Sky Watchmaking Legend Breitling Rooted In The Blue Sky
5. February 2020 by admin
In view of the precise technical requirements of aerospace and aviation, this has become the focus of propaganda of many watch brands, but if it comes to the closest relationship with aerospace and aviation, the non-Swiss watch brand Breitling is the best. It is not only good at watchmaking, but also rooted in the sky. The Breitling jet aerobatic team consists of seven Czech-made L-39C albatross two-seat jet military trainers.
As the world-renowned 'Official Official Supplier of the World Aviation Industry', Breitling Aviation Chronograph (Navitimer) has been widely sought after by professional pilots and aviation enthusiasts since its birth in 1952. In 1952, Breitling has become famous in the aviation industry with the cockpit timer of the aircraft, devoted to creating a 'wrist instrument' designed for pilots, and the Breitling Aviation Chronograph with the famous circular flight slider came into being. In the era when electronic computers were not yet available, this watch is unique in that it can easily and quickly complete all calculations related to flight, including average flight speed, flight mileage, fuel consumption, and climb or descent rates. Therefore, it is favored by pilots and used for flight preparation and monitoring. Once launched, this real aviation timepiece quickly circulated and was endorsed by the World Pilots Association (AOPA) as its official designated watch.
The Breitling Aviation Chronograph is included in one of the top ten watchmaking classics of the 20th century. Since its introduction in 1952, it has become the oldest mechanical chronograph in production in the world.
Breitling also has a star-studded legendary flying team. The much-anticipated Breitling flight team will land in China for the first time in November this year, and will be unveiled at the 9th China International Aerospace Expo ('China Air Show') in Zhuhai, Guangdong.
As one of the world's top five airshows, China Airshow is a trade, professional and ornamental one. It is the only international professional aerospace exhibition approved by the central government. From November 13th to 18th, 2012, Breitling JetTeam, the world's largest civil professional jet aerobatic team under Breitling, is famous for its breathtaking 'walk in the clouds' Breitling aerial walk flight The team (Bre-itlingWingwalkers) and Breitling's full support of 'Flying Man' Yves Rossi (Yves Rossi) will gather in Zhuhai, China to bring a visual feast of extreme flying for Chinese consumers.
John Travolta shoots new ads for Breitling
It's not hard to understand that Breitling chose Hollywood superstar John Travolta as the global spokesperson. From the first professional flight training at the age of 16, to the first flight driver's license at the age of 20, he is an 'ace pilot' with a record of more than 6000 hours of flight and holding 8 types of aircraft driving licenses. Includes Boeing 707 (Captain level), Gulfstream II, Learjet 24, Hawker 1A, Cessna Citation Series 1 and 2 (CessnaCi-tationIandII), plus empty CL -41 Wasp (Canadair CL-41 Tebuan) and Vampiremilitary jet. In 2002, he was qualified as the Deputy Captain of the Boeing 747-400 large jet airliner. In the summer of the same year, in commemoration of the 9/11 incident, he drove his Boeing 707 jetliner for global flights, flying a total of 65,000 kilometers around the world, and completed a 'friendship journey' with his family and his beautiful wishes.
Breitling 60th Anniversary Blue Edition
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of Breitling's "Navitimer" in service and coincide with the 60th anniversary of its flight alongside the world's aviation industry, Breitling launched the 60th anniversary of the limited edition of 500 aviation chronographs in Shanghai, China. Edition (NavitimerBlueSky60thAn-niversaryLimitedEdition). This limited edition watch is equipped with a transparent sapphire case back, Breitling's own 01 movement has a panoramic view, John Travolta became the world's first owner.
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Okay, so you've figured out that you need a tuxedo rental, what's next? Head to your nearest tuxedo shop and let the salesperson find what is right for you.
Your best bet in finding a good tuxedo shop would be to start at your local men's suit store such as Men's Wearhouse or After Hours Formalwear. Make sure you have a professional helping you pick out exactly what you want. If you go in with a budget and stick to it, you won't feel like you've been ripped off when you're done.
Tip: Rent your tuxedo at least a month before prom.
Getting measured for a tuxedo doesn't take longer than a few minutes.
If you take your measurements at home, have someone help you (like your mom). Include your height and weight when ordering your tuxedo. Also, tuxedo slacks are not worn below the waist, so take that measurement at the naval.
Tip: Measurements should not be more than 30 days old.
The average tuxedo rental starts at around $50 without accessories. The cost can be as high as $150 or more if you are including any accessories.
Consider this: Guys really should rent tuxedo shoes for prom. Nothing looks worse than an old pair of scuffed dress shoes with a fancy new tuxedo. It's worth the investment.
You don't have to get the traditional black tuxedo. But that doesn't mean you should go for the 1970s powder blue tux. You could choose a charcoal gray or even go lighter than that (or go with navy, burgundy, etc). Pair it with a dark shirt for an unexpected look. If you go with a classic cut, changing up the color scheme a little won't leave you looking too out of place. Take a look at Taylor Lautner for proof.
If you're more comfortable in a punk look or something that says you're too cool for traditional prom tuxes, skip the vest and wear a patterned shirt with a skinny tie under your classic tux. Take or leave the Converse sneakers.
Seventeen.com uses Jackson Rathbone to demonstrate how fantastic a monochromatic look can be. The dark gray tux, black shirt, and shiny black tie work well together, and you won't look like everyone else at the prom.
If you want to go completely traditional with a preppy look, go all out with the dark (usually black) tux with a vest. Wear a tie and a white shirt. Don't forget the Oxfords.
Color coordinate: This one's always a possibility. If your date has her dress, you can start building your tux based on a matching vest and tie color. From there, find a tux color that coordinates well.
Prom is a big event and it should be celebrated as such. Go all out for it and don't treat it like it doesn't matter. You and your date will have a better time if you take the time to get a great looking tux and get yourself spruced up.


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sudom82 on May 3, 2017 | parent | favorite | on: Ask HN: Google Doc email virus?
Edit: This isn't the full source code. There was another PHP file visible on their website that unfortunately isn't visible anymore.
Heh, they're using Google Analytics to track its spread. That's a nice touch.
It's possible to send any data we want to their Analytics tracker... perhaps we send them some spam?
Where is ilovevitaly when you need him?!
"No fair! You got your privacy invasion in my privacy invasion!"
On a brief skim, it doesn't seem to do much besides spread itself. Am I missing something, or was it just for lulz? Or maybe a grey hat trying to prove a point?
That's all this code does, but The author then has a backdoor to all the victim's email through the oauth app.
Except that Google can kill those auths.
It's really a question of how malicious the author was- if they set it up to download everything attached to the account as soon as it connected, it could still cause a lot of damage.
Even worst: The hacker could have taken a list of lets say the top 1000 banking (or any type of online service) websites accross the globe. The moment the hacker get access to your gmail account, he initiatite a password recovery request on each of those 1000 websites, get the password reset link from the email, reset the password, delete the email. he could now have access to any other online account you have that had its recovery email set to your gmail account.
Safe to assume that google could track such activity for affected accounts and notify if that was widespread?
Maybe Mailinator has purged the box and is rejecting mail from it. Good on them.
Mailinator purged it early on yeah.
Man, I wonder how wider this would have spread if they spent a teensy bit more time to make e.g. the To address less suspicious.
What context was that code expected to be executed in?


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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <sys/poll.h>
#include <sys/time.h>

#include "common.h"

typedef struct
{
  char *me;
  char *device;
  int port;
  char *forward_host;
  int forward_port;
  size_t content_length;
  char *pid_filename;
  int strict_content_length;
  int keep_alive;
  int max_connection_age;
} Arguments;

int debug_level = 0;
FILE *debug_file = NULL;

static void
usage (FILE *f, const char *me)
{
  fprintf (f,
"Usage: %s [OPTION]... [PORT]\n"
"Listen for incoming httptunnel connections at PORT (default port is %d).\n"
"When a connection is made, I/O is redirected to the destination specified\n"
"by the --device or --forward-port switch.\n"
"\n"
"  -c, --content-length BYTES     use HTTP PUT requests of BYTES size\n"
"                                 (k, M, and G postfixes recognized)\n"
"  -d, --device DEVICE            use DEVICE for input and output\n"
#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
"  -D, --debug [LEVEL]            enable debug mode\n"
#endif
"  -F, --forward-port HOST:PORT   connect to PORT at HOST and use it for \n"
"                                 input and output\n"
"  -h, --help                     display this help and exit\n"
"  -k, --keep-alive SECONDS       send keepalive bytes every SECONDS seconds\n"
"                                 (default is %d)\n"
#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
"  -l, --logfile FILE             specify logfile for debug output\n"
#endif
"  -M, --max-connection-age SEC   maximum time a connection will stay\n"
"                                 open is SEC seconds (default is %d)\n"
"  -S, --strict-content-length    always write Content-Length bytes in requests\n"
"  -V, --version                  output version information and exit\n"
"  -p, --pid-file LOCATION        write a PID file to LOCATION\n"
"\n"
"Report bugs to %s.\n",
	   me, DEFAULT_HOST_PORT, DEFAULT_KEEP_ALIVE,
	   DEFAULT_MAX_CONNECTION_AGE, BUG_REPORT_EMAIL);
}

static void
parse_arguments (int argc, char **argv, Arguments *arg)
{
  int c;

  /* defaults */

  arg->me = argv[0];
  arg->port = DEFAULT_HOST_PORT;
  arg->device = NULL;
  arg->forward_host = NULL;
  arg->forward_port = -1;
  arg->content_length = DEFAULT_CONTENT_LENGTH;
  arg->pid_filename = NULL;
  arg->strict_content_length = FALSE;
  arg->keep_alive = DEFAULT_KEEP_ALIVE;
  arg->max_connection_age = DEFAULT_CONNECTION_MAX_TIME;

  for (;;)
    {
      int option_index = 0;
      static struct option long_options[] =
      {
	{ "help", no_argument, 0, 'h' },
	{ "strict", no_argument, 0, 'S' },
	{ "version", no_argument, 0, 'V' },
#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
	{ "debug", optional_argument, 0, 'D' },
	{ "logfile", required_argument, 0, 'l' },
#endif
	{ "device", required_argument, 0, 'd' },
	{ "pid-file", required_argument, 0, 'p' },
	{ "keep-alive", required_argument, 0, 'k' },
	{ "forward-port", required_argument, 0, 'F' },
	{ "content-length", required_argument, 0, 'c' },
	{ "max-connection-age", required_argument, 0, 'M' },
	{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
      };

      static const char *short_options = "c:d:F:hk:M:p:SV"
#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
	"D:l:"
#endif
	;

      c = getopt_long (argc, argv, short_options,
		       long_options, &option_index);
      if (c == -1)
	break;

      switch (c)
	{
	case 0:
	  printf ("option %s", long_options[option_index].name);
	  if (optarg)
	    printf (" with arg %s", optarg);
	  printf ("\n");
	  break;

	case 'c':
	  arg->content_length = atoi_with_postfix (optarg);
	  break;

	case 'd':
	  arg->device = optarg;
	  break;

#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
	case 'D':
	  if (optarg)
	    debug_level = atoi (optarg);
	  else
	    debug_level = 1;
	  break;

	case 'l':
	  debug_file = fopen (optarg, "w");
	  if (debug_file == NULL)
	    {
	      fprintf (stderr, "%s: couldn't open file %s for writing\n",
		       arg->me, optarg);
	      log_exit (1);
	    }
	  break;
#endif /* DEBUG_MODE */

	case 'F':
	  name_and_port (optarg, &arg->forward_host, &arg->forward_port);
	  if (arg->forward_port == -1)
	    {
	      fprintf (stderr, "%s: you must specify a port number.\n"
		               "%s: try '%s --help' for help.\n",
		       arg->me, arg->me, arg->me);
	      exit (1);
	    }
	  break;

	case 'h':
	  usage (stdout, arg->me);
	  exit (0);

	case 'k':
	  arg->keep_alive = atoi (optarg);
	  break;

	case 'M':
	  arg->max_connection_age = atoi (optarg);
	  break;

	case 'S':
	  arg->strict_content_length = TRUE;
	  break;

	case 'V':
	  printf ("hts (%s) %s\n", PACKAGE, VERSION);
	  exit (0);

	case 'p':
	  arg->pid_filename = optarg;
	  break;

	case '?':
	  break;

	default:
	  printf ("?? getopt returned character code 0%o ??\n", c);
	}
    }

  if (argc - 1 == optind)
    arg->port = atoi (argv[optind]);
  else if (argc - 1 > optind)
    {
      usage (stderr, arg->me);
      exit (1);
    }

  if (arg->device == NULL && arg->forward_port == -1)
    {
      fprintf (stderr, "%s: one of --device or --forward-port must be used.\n"
	               "%s: try '%s -help' for help.\n",
	       arg->me, arg->me, arg->me);
      exit (1);
    }

  if (arg->device != NULL && arg->forward_port != -1)
    {
      fprintf (stderr, "%s: --device can't be used together with "
	                   "--forward-port.\n"
	               "%s: try '%s --help' for help.\n",
	       arg->me, arg->me, arg->me);
      exit (1);
    }

  if (debug_level == 0 && debug_file != NULL)
    {
      fprintf (stderr, "%s: --logfile can't be used without debugging\n",
	       arg->me);
      exit (1);
    }

  if (((arg->device == NULL) == (arg->forward_port == -1)) ||
      arg->port == -1 ||
      ((arg->forward_host == NULL) != (arg->forward_port == -1)))
    {
      usage (stderr, arg->me);
      exit (1);
    }
}

int
main (int argc, char **argv)
{
  int closed;
  int fd = -1;
  Arguments arg;
  Tunnel *tunnel;
  FILE *pid_file;

  parse_arguments (argc, argv, &arg);

  if (debug_level == 0 || debug_file != NULL)
    daemon (0, 1);

#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
  if (debug_level != 0 && debug_file == NULL)
    debug_file = stdout;
#else
  openlog ("hts", LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);
#endif

  log_notice ("hts (%s) %s started with arguments:", PACKAGE, VERSION);
  log_notice ("  me = %s", arg.me);
  log_notice ("  device = %s", arg.device ? arg.device : "(null)");
  log_notice ("  port = %d", arg.port);
  log_notice ("  forward_port = %d", arg.forward_port);
  log_notice ("  forward_host = %s",
	      arg.forward_host ? arg.forward_host : "(null)");
  log_notice ("  content_length = %d", arg.content_length);
  log_notice ("  debug_level = %d", debug_level);
  log_notice ("  pid_filename = %s",
	      arg.pid_filename ? arg.pid_filename : "(null)");

  tunnel = tunnel_new_server (arg.port, arg.content_length);
  if (tunnel == NULL)
    {
      log_error ("couldn't create tunnel", argv[0]);
      log_exit (1);
    }

  if (tunnel_setopt (tunnel, "strict_content_length",
		     &arg.strict_content_length) == -1)
    log_debug ("tunnel_setopt strict_content_length error: %s",
	       strerror (errno));

  if (tunnel_setopt (tunnel, "keep_alive",
		     &arg.keep_alive) == -1)
    log_debug ("tunnel_setopt keep_alive error: %s", strerror (errno));

  if (tunnel_setopt (tunnel, "max_connection_age",
		     &arg.max_connection_age) == -1)
    log_debug ("tunnel_setopt max_connection_age error: %s", strerror (errno));

#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
  signal (SIGPIPE, log_sigpipe);
#else
  signal (SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
#endif

  if(arg.pid_filename != NULL)
    {
      pid_file = fopen (arg.pid_filename, "w+");
      if (pid_file == NULL)
        {
          fprintf (stderr, "Couldn't open pid file %s: %s\n",
		   arg.pid_filename, strerror (errno));
        }
      else
	{
          fprintf (pid_file, "%d\n", (int)getpid ());
	  if (fclose (pid_file))
            {
              fprintf (stderr, "Error closing pid file: %s\n",
		       strerror (errno));
            }
         }
     }

  for (;;)
    {
      time_t last_tunnel_write;

      log_debug ("waiting for tunnel connection");

      if (arg.device != NULL)
	{
	  fd = open_device (arg.device);
	  log_debug ("open_device (\"%s\") = %d", arg.device, fd);
	  if (fd == -1)
	    {
	      log_error ("couldn't open %s: %s",
			 arg.device, strerror (errno));
	      log_exit (1);
	    }
	}

      if (tunnel_accept (tunnel) == -1)
	{
	  log_notice ("couldn't accept connection: %s", strerror (errno));
	  continue;
	}
      log_notice ("connected to FIXME:hostname:port");

      if (arg.forward_port != -1)
	{
	  struct sockaddr_in addr;

	  if (set_address (&addr, arg.forward_host, arg.forward_port) == -1)
	    {
	      log_error ("couldn't forward port to %s:%d: %s\n",
			 arg.forward_host, arg.forward_port, strerror (errno));
	      log_exit (1);
	    }

	  fd = do_connect (&addr);
	  log_debug ("do_connect (\"%s:%d\") = %d",
		 arg.forward_host, arg.forward_port, fd);
	  if (fd == -1)
	    {
	      log_error ("couldn't connect to %s:%d: %s\n",
			 arg.forward_host, arg.forward_port, strerror (errno));
	      log_exit (1);
	    }
	}

      closed = FALSE;
      time (&last_tunnel_write);
      while (!closed)
	{
	  struct pollfd pollfd[2];
	  int timeout;
	  time_t t;
	  int n;

	  pollfd[0].fd = fd;
	  pollfd[0].events = POLLIN;
	  pollfd[1].fd = tunnel_pollin_fd (tunnel);
	  pollfd[1].events = POLLIN;

	  time (&t);
	  timeout = 1000 * (arg.keep_alive - (t - last_tunnel_write));
	  if (timeout < 0)
	    timeout = 0;

	  log_annoying ("poll () ...");
	  n = poll (pollfd, 2, timeout);
	  log_annoying ("... = %d", n);
	  if (n == -1)
	    {
	      log_error ("poll error: %s\n", strerror (errno));
	      log_exit (1);
	    }
	  else if (n == 0)
	    {
	      log_verbose ("poll() timed out");
	      tunnel_padding (tunnel, 1);
	      time (&last_tunnel_write);
	      continue;
	    }

	  log_annoying ("revents[0] = %x, revents[1] = %x, POLLIN = %x",
			pollfd[0].revents, pollfd[1].revents, POLLIN);
	  handle_input ("device or port", tunnel, fd, pollfd[0].revents,
			handle_device_input, &closed);
	  handle_input ("tunnel", tunnel, fd, pollfd[1].revents,
			handle_tunnel_input, &closed);

	  if (pollfd[0].revents & POLLIN)
	    time (&last_tunnel_write);
	}

      log_debug ("closing tunnel");
      close (fd);
      tunnel_close (tunnel);
      log_notice ("disconnected from FIXME:hostname:port");
    }

  log_debug ("destroying tunnel");
  tunnel_destroy (tunnel);

  log_exit (0);
}

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Evidence-based treatments are interventions that have been validated through methodologically sound studies and shown to produce significant and/or clinically meaningful effects on behavior. There are many treatments for autism spectrum disorders (ASD); however, only a handful of these treatments are evidence based. This chapter discusses the main components of several evidence-based treatment models for individuals with ASD including (a) Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, (b) Pivotal Response Treatment, (c) Early Start Denver Model, (d) Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and their Parents, and (e) Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Handicapped Children.


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73. 21st Century Man, Luke Haines (Fantastic Plastic UK, 2009)
Auteurs frontman and pop diarist Luke Haines was the enfant terrible of Britpop, earning a reputation as a self-aggrandizing heir to the Fall's Mark E. Smith, though with a penchant for erudition and withering analysis rather than abstruse ranting and lager consumption. The Auteurs having disintegrated in '99, Haines eased into solo work with the '01 soundtrack to the Paul Tickell film Christie Malry's Own Double Entry (see #101); notwithstanding his solipsistic but dazzling '03 re-recordings of the Auteurs' high points on the wry self-celebration Das Capital: The Songwriting Genius of Luke Haines and the Auteurs, Haines's Aughts work saw his narcissistic qualities fade with age. A few months before 21st Century Man, he issued the '86-'97 autobiography Bad Vibes: Britpop and My Part in Its Downfall; its introduction states: "When I sat down to write this memoir I was surprised how much of this stuff was ricocheting about in my subconscious: youth, ambition, failure, depression, excess, spite and stupidity. Now I think it has stopped. I am a recovering egomaniac."
21st Century Man, like its predecessor Off My Rocker at the Art School Bop ('06; see #118), still encompasses criticism of middle-class life and its weaker-minded participants, societal conditions in England, historical overviews of post-War culture, and himself. While Rocker depicted '70s England, 21st Century Man works as a millennial-era assessment informed by the past. The record opens quietly with Suburban Mourning, a mid-tempo account of a neighborhood so happy that a couple of "Satanists" don't even feel comfortable there, where people live and die never knowing how bland their lives are. The lilting Love Letter to London, as pretty a ballad as Haines ever recorded, addresses those who have babies and move away ("We'll not see them again/It's just like the Blitz, the countryside groans with the stress and the strain"). "They said that they loved you/But they used you as a playground/When they were young," Haines sings, resentful of those who hedonistically suck the city dry before abandoning it when they feel like growing up. The two-minute oddity White Honky Afro is the catchiest tune here, a tale of a 1979 accident in which Haines was hit by a car and the subsequent unrelated suicide of the driver's son; the repetitions of its title in each chorus provide the record's catchiest hooks. The title track is the album's finest number, a personal account of post-war 20th Century Britain where "they tried to give us a collective memory" through culture, politics, and folklore, though "now everything's turned to dust." It contains the most stunning line of Haines's career: "What can you do when you've made your masterpiece?/That's what I did in the Nineties/I was all over the Nineties/Yeah, I was all over in the Nineties." In admitting that his star fell over ten years ago, the man who outrageously reviewed his own catalog in the liner notes of Das Capital, giving six of eight albums a five-star ranking, managed to seal up his finest album in a decade with one of the greatest songs of his career.
Highlights: 21st Century Man, White Honky Afro, Love Letter to London, English Southern Man
Sublime bit: The breathless, insistent, and inscrutable refrain of White Honky Afro, coming in four separate rounds during the song's two minutes.
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Inspired by Greta Bartsch's talk at the Newly Qualified Teacher's Conference last year, I will be speaking about the partnership between teachers and Independent School parents. The 5%, the 4 D's (discover, dream, design, deliver), and the sunlight at the end of the dark forest are a few insights and strategies that I have learned and used in my teaching. I hope that by sharing them it will help to make, sometimes a tricky relationship, more manageable.


We all have a pretty good idea which NYC neighborhoods command top dollar, but this incredible 3D map from NeighborhoodX really puts things into perspective by pinning the city's 325 neighborhoods against one another in a visually jarring side-by-side comparison. Among the most expensive? For Brooklyn, Gravesend beats out our best guess of DUMBO/Brooklyn Heights with its enclave of multi-million dollar, over-the-top mansions; and in Manhattan, Billionaires' Row rises as a whole other beast with prices soaring as high as its supertalls.
NeighborhoodX is the creation of Constantine Valhouli and architect Cat Callaghan. The pair culled their data from popular real estate sites, additionally pulling out blocks within neighborhoods where they knew that prices have been extraordinary (e.g. Gravesend and 57th Street). This allowed them to avoid skewing the overall average of a given neighborhood, and more importantly, to give an accurate view of the trends occurring in the market.
Among the most affordable: Outside of Manhattan, "steals" can be found in Brownsville ($275 per square foot), Jamaica Hills in Queens ($359 per square foot), Woodlawn Heights in the Bronx ($220 per square foot), and St. George in Staten Island ($162 per square foot). In the city, Inwood is about six times less expensive that the island's most expensive nabe, Tribeca (although Billionaires' Row homes are said by Valhouli to be asking around $9,000 per square foot). Overall, Manhattan boasts the priciest homes of all.
Park Avenue to Fifth Avenue area is labeled as Upper West Side.


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What's the story? The Carpenters are one of the greatest bands ever, and that is a stone-cold fact. While they haven't perhaps had the cultural reappraisal enjoyed by the likes of ABBA, no one can deny the brilliance of Karen Carpenter's voice, and the body of work that they produced. It takes a brave artist to tackle one of their most iconic songs, the Burt Bacharach and Hal David-penned classic (They Long to Be) Close to You but, luckily, if there's one modern singer with the purity of vocal to match Karen, it's the Brit-nominated singer Rumer.
She returns with her first new music since 2014's album Into Colour, with this track, premiering here on The ShortListen, recorded with accomplished arranger, composer and orchestrator, Rob Shirakbari. Of course, she's no stranger to the works of Bacharach, having been invited by the great man to his Californian home to sing for him in 2010 - which led to the single Rumer Sings Bacharach at Christmas. She even performed another of his songs, A House Is Not a Home, at the White House for Barack Obama in 2012. Naturally, Rumer's version of this Carpenters staple is elegant, respectful and powerful, reminding us just what a great song really sounds like.


The swimming pool deck is an integral part of your overall pool design. It forms the perfect place to relax and entertain around your pool. The deck will also help you bring together all elements of your pool's decor into one cohesive look.
There are several material options for your deck but for property owners on a budget, concrete is the ideal choice. There are various ways for pool builders in Dallas can tweak concrete to form an impressive customized design for your deck. Here are some innovative modern concrete deck designs that will fit even the lowest budget.
Stamped concrete decks are perfect for property owners looking for unfussy and minimal designs for a contemporary look. The stamped concrete is adaptable to a broad range of landscaping designs. Currently, you can get the material in many varieties including some that mimic brick and stone finishes rather than the contemporary dull gray.
You can transform plain concrete with color and texture variations. Stained, acid-etched, sand-finished and stenciled concrete pool decks are some inexpensive options for changing your concrete's color and texture. The texture change enhances not only the deck's look but also its safety by roughening it up to minimize slips.
For property owners who want to exude a cool laid-back appearance using their pool's deck, the classic concrete look is the best choice. This design is low-maintenance, simple and minimal. You can incorporate a fireplace and stylish lighting around the pool to complement the classic look and make your deck stand out.
Concrete pool decks would have been a ludicrous and unappealing idea before. But with the above design and the modern pool building equipment available, concrete decks are not the same anymore. Lack of money should hence not be an excuse for not having a drab pool deck.
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Close your eyes, think bright and beautiful thoughts and sprinkle directly onto the skin of your face, chest and neck.
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Spray directly onto the skin of your face, chest and neck or use a gentle cotton pad. Follow with your favourite DABBA serum and oil while skin is still moist.
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What's the difference between "understand" and "comprehend"?
Henry could not comprehend the message.
Henry could not understand the message.
Are those sentences the same in meaning perfectly?
Rarely are two synonyms "the same in meaning perfectly".
You've provided no additional context, so it will be natural for the reader to imagine some.
I can think of a few different ways a sentence like this might be used.
The message was sent in French, and Henry doesn't speak French. Therefore, Henry could not understand the message.
The message was sent of over the radio, but the reception was very poor, and the message was garbled. Therefore, Henny could not understand the message.
The message was about calculus, and Henry has never taken any math higher than geometry. Therefore, Henry could not understand the message.
The message was from Henry's lover, announcing that she wants to leave him. Henry thought their relationship was very solid; this pronouncement caught him totally by surprise. Therefore, Henry is having trouble comprehending the message.
I think both words could be used in all four contexts, but I still maintain there are some contexts where a writer might find one word might be a little bit more suitable than the other.
As a footnote, even though my answer differs from Lorel's answer, I'm still largely in agreement with that answer, too. As Lorel says, it takes a lot of work to "imagine some quirky nuance" where one word might work better than the other, and, as Lorel also states, "generally those two sentences mean exactly the same thing." But it's worth pointing out that there, depending on the context, one synonym might seem more fitting than the other, depending on why the message is so difficult to understand or comprehend.
UNDERSTAND and COMPREHEND are very often interchangeable. UNDERSTAND may, however, stress the fact of having attained a firm mental grasp of something // orders that were fully understood and promptly obeyed // COMPREHEND may stress the process of coming to grips with something intellectually // I have trouble comprehending your reasons for doing this.
That is, both words mean "grasp the meaning of," but in some cases understand stresses the final result, while comprehend stresses the process of getting there. Most people use these words interchangeably, so this difference in stress isn't really apparent in isolated sentences like your examples, but in a larger context, choosing one word over the other could be appropriate.
Even if some people may imagine some personal quirky nuances to distinguish between the two words in meaning, generally those two sentences mean exactly the same thing.
Look at the association of comprehend with "comprehensive" -- full, encompassing. "Comprehend" has the connotation of full understanding.
The Spanish verb "comprender" is translated to English as "to understand", by the way. So that suggests how close these words are in ultimate meaning, despite different origins.
The English "comprehend" originates from the Latin comprehendere, which means "catch" or "seize."
So there's the aspect of a comprehending being a process -- grasping something to eventually understand it. Secondary meanings of "comprehend" are closer to "encompass" or "hold."
What's the difference between inspire and enlighten?
What is the difference between "comprehend" and "perceive"?
What's the difference between "to subscribe to something" and "to agree with something"?
What's the difference between these sentences in meaning?
What's the difference between two sentences in meaning?


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Cadillac was the first manufacturer to utilize the skills of a designer to produce a car's body instead of an engineer in 1927, giving the public a car that looked as good as it performed. It introduced shatter-resistant safety glass in 1926. In 1928, Cadillac's engineers were the first to design a fully-synchronized manual transmission using constant-mesh gears to prevent clashing upon executing a shift. Not only providing increased drivability, these transmissions were known for their robustness, smoothness and ideal gear ratios, proving ideal for the go-fast crowd. The marque was instrumental in the early development of the automatic transmission beginning in 1932; then in 1941, it became the first luxury car nameplate to offer an automatic transmission, GM's Hydra-Matic (initially introduced the previous year by sister division Oldsmobile).
For the 1914 model year Cadillac introduced the first production V8 engine, and at this time many defects were being discovered in the new V8 Touring model. The competition, most notably Packard, was having a field day with these discoveries in their ads, so the MacManus advertising agency realized something had to be done quickly. Their response to the critics was the beautifully written "Penalty of Leadership", a one-time-only print ad, (a transcript of which can be read here: ) which became a huge success. Cadillac salespeople requested copies for themselves as well as their customers, and the sales immediately rebounded. In 1945 (nearly thirty years after it ran), this ad was voted the best ad of all time by those in the industry. According to Advertising Age, this campaign is ranked 49th out of the top 100 ad campaigns of all time (Advertising Age 1998). Cadillac offered a production V-16 engine from 1930 through 1940 and introduced the production independent wishbone front suspension in 1934. The marque introduced tailfins for 1948. From the late 1960s onward, Cadillac offered a fiber-optic indication system which alerted the driver of a failed light bulb.
In about 1928, automobile stylist Harley Earl, whom Cadillac had recruited in 1926 and who was to head the new Art and Color section starting in January 1928, designed for 1927 a new, smaller "companion" car to the Cadillac which he called the La Salle, after another French explorer, René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. That marque remained in production until 1940.
Cadillac became General Motors' prestige division, devoted to the production of large luxury vehicles. The Cadillac line was also GM's default marque for "commercial chassis" institutional vehicles, such as limousines, ambulances, hearses, and funeral home flower cars. The latter three of which were custom built by aftermarket manufacturers: Cadillac does not produce any such vehicles in factory.
Cadillac's other styling attribute was its front bumper designs which became known as Dagmar bumpers or simply Dagmars. What had started out after the war as an artillery shell shaped bumper guard became an increasingly important part of Cadillac's complicated front grille and bumper assembly. As the 1950s wore on, the element was placed higher in the front end design, negating their purpose as bumper guards. They also became more pronounced and were likened to the bosom of 1950s television personality Dagmar. In 1957 the bumpers gained black rubber finishes which only heightened the relationship between the styling element and a stylized, exaggerated bumper design. For 1958 the element was toned down and was completely absent on the 1959 models.
Despite record sales in 1973 and again in the late 1970s due to the popularity of the DeVille and Eldorado, Cadillac suffered from the malaise that set in to the American auto industry in the late 1970s to the late 1980s, primarily due to downsizing of cars in responses to fuel economy mandates following two energy crises. There were high points, such as the launch of the front-drive Eldorado in 1967 as a personal luxury coupe, with its simple, elegant design — a far cry from the tail-fin and chrome excesses of the 1950s. However, the 1970s saw vehicles memorable for excesses in dimensions and engine size before the downsizing era set in later in the decade. The new generation engine that debuted with the 1968 models at a displacement of 472 cubic inch V8 [7.7 liter] was designed for an ultimate capacity potential of 600 cubic inches. Displacement was increased to 500 cubic inches [8.2 liter] for the 1970 model Eldorado, then adopted across all models for 1975 but performance waned after peaking at 400 horsepower in the first year and declined in 1971 and later years due to reductions in compression ratios necessitated by the advent of low-octane unleaded fuel and increasing stringent emission requirements that further sapped performance and fuel economy.
The "look-alike", "drive-alike" syndrome that affected most General Motors divisions as their cars went through the downsizing process didn't help much either. In late 1985, Cadillac's domestic archrival, Ford Motor Company's Lincoln division, ran a series of ads titled "The Valet" depicting owners of Cadillacs and parking attendants had trouble distinguishing their cars from lesser Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Pontiacs and even Chevrolets, with the question "Is that a Cadillac?" answered by the response "No, it's an Oldsmobile (or Buick, Chevy, etc.)" and then the owner of a Lincoln came out of the blue with the line "The Lincoln Town Car, please," which was greatly distinguished from Cadillacs and other GM cars due to its much larger (traditional) size and distinctive styling. Each of the ads ended with the tagline "Lincoln, What a Luxury Car Should Be." The ads, which led to record sales for Lincoln, also reportedly embarrassed the top executives at Cadillac and GM's 14th Floor, leading GM to request that Ford drop "The Valet" ads for Lincoln.
In an attempt to extend its brand further downward to appeal to younger buyers, Cadillac launched the compact Cimarron in the 1982 model year. The Cimarron shared the J platform with the Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunbird, and was expected to rival the BMW 3-series. As the Cimarron was rushed to production about three years ahead of schedule, only a four-cylinder engine was available (a V6 arrived in 1985) and, at first, minimal styling differences were made to distinguish it from the considerably cheaper Chevrolet version. Buyers generally dismissed the Cimarron as a "warmed-over Cavalier" with leather seats, although Cimarron came with a hefty list of standard equipment and options, several of which were unavailable on Cavalier or Sunbird. Styling became much more in tune with other Cadillacs in its later years, but sales did not significantly improve after its initial rejection and it was discontinued in 1988. Although the motoring press lauded the first Cadillac manual transmission in decades (a four-speed stick in 1982 and five-speed beginning in 1983), the automatic's extra cost rankled buyers.
Another perceived low point during the early 1980s was the variable displacement engine, branded the L62 V8-6-4 engine. Introduced in 1981, this 368 in³ (6.0 L) engine sequentially shut down cylinders as demand dropped. Company marketing hailed the engine as cutting-edge technology, but it proved unreliable and was dropped the next year in favor of a family of smaller aluminum V8 engines rushed into production. The 4100 (4.1 L) V8 engine was used widely in Cadillacs in the late 1980s. It suffered from coolant leaks, warped intake manifolds and warped heads. The 4100's problems cost Cadillac the loyalty of many customers.
In the initial two years of production, Cadillac offered no options for the Allanté except for the interior and body color. Like the Cimarron of a few years earlier, the Allanté was introduced with an engine which was below the expectations of its target market. The 4.1L 170 hp (127 kW) HT-4100 V8 was underpowered for a vehicle attempting to compete against competition which had significantly superior power:weight ratios. This introductory platform turned off many potential customers, who considered the vehicle to be underpowered for it's $55,000 price tag, causing them to conclude that Cadillac was not genuinely committed to building a performance car. In 1989 the powertrain was improved with the 4.5L 200 hp (149 kW) engine. Finally, in 1993 the powertrain was again upgraded to respectable performance with the 4.6L 290 HP (220 kW) Northstar V-8. This turned out to be the final year of production, as Allanté sales never reached the volume which Cadillac hoped for, and the vehicle arguably damaged more than it helped Cadillac's reputation in the high-profit high-end market which Cadillac was seeking to enter.
The Cimarron and Seville models marked a beginning of "smaller" cars for the Cadillac line. Throughout the 1980s, American auto makers downsized most of their models, and the Cadillac was no exception. By the late '80s, the Brougham was the only Cadillac model that retained the style and size of the "big" DeVilles and Fleetwoods of the '70s. The Brougham was redesigned in 1993 and renamed the Fleetwood, with an optional Brougham package. In 1994 Cadillac replaced the 1993 engine with a LT1 corvette engine. The Fleetwood was discontinued after the 1996 model year. Following the demise of the Fleetwood, the Lincoln Town Car was left as the sole traditional full-sized luxury car remaining in the U.S. market.
Currently Cadillac offers no hybrid passenger cars. However, Bob Lutz was quoted in July 2007 as saying that "nearly every Cadillac product could feature a hybrid variant as early as the next two years." A hybrid version of the Escalade is scheduled to go on sale in the summer of 2008.
Series 70 — 126 in wheelbase V8 "Eldorado Brougham"
Series 69 — 130 in wheelbase V8 "Eldorado Brougham"
The video game Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix features multiple Cadillacs including a Cadillac CTS-V, a Cadillac Cien, a Cadillac XLR, a Cadillac Sixteen, a Cadillac Escalade, a 1966 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, a 1970 Cadillac El Dorado, and a Cadillac Escalade EXT.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has the DeVille as his official car. The choice of car was recommended by the Massachusetts State Police for use, security system, and the exterior color.
In the song by punk band Mest the chorus is " With my top down, seat back, rolling in my Cadillac"
The character Slim, in Jim Croce's 1972 song "You Don't Mess Around With Jim", says, "I'm looking for the king of 42nd Street driving a droptop Cadillac." Also, in Croce's 1973 song "Bad Bad Leroy Brown", Leroy has an Eldorado.
Country singer Joe Nichols mentions a Coupe DeVille in three of his songs: "Brokenheartsville", "Size Matters (Someday)" and "I'll Wait for You".
Other Cadillac songs include "Cadillac Ranch" and "Pink Cadillac" by Bruce Springsteen; "Guitars, Cadillacs" and "Long White Cadillac" by Dwight Yoakam, "Geronimo's Cadillac" by Michael Martin Murphey, "Slick Black Cadillac" by Quiet Riot, and "Cadillac Pimpin'" by Youngbloodz.
In the song, "Go to Church" by Ice Cue ft. Lil Jon and Snoop Dog, "Rollin through yo' neighborhood, my Cadillac so clean".
The 2006 movie "Cars" Lighting McQueen make a reference to Cadillac before racing Doc Hudson.


The castle from which this town takes it's name was built in the 13th century, it was taken by the Fitzpatrick family and burned to the ground in 1600 to prevent the English seizing control of it, the foundations and part of the walls remain.
The town itself lies on the banks of the Nore, set amongst peaceful green countryside, and is centered around a beautiful green. The town has won many awards over the years in the Tidy Towns Competitions, winning the overall National Title in 2002.
Today Castletown has been bypassed and is a tranquil village with a lovely setting of the River Nore where locals come to swim and cool off on hot summer days. Pictured above is the waterfalls in from of the Old Mill.


The Fellowship has broken, but the quest to destroy the One Ring continues. Frodo and Sam must entrust their lives to Gollum if they are to find their way to Mordor. As Saruman's army approaches, the surviving members of the Fellowhip, along with people and creatures from Middle-earth, prepare for battle. The War of the Ring has begun. Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture.
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