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Farah Nassour almost filled the ornate love seat he rested on, his brown gut straining the buttons on his creamy silk shirt. Such massive bulk drew stares in the opulent store: obese, ugly, wrinkled: who would make such choices, in this day and age? That he had money was evident from the cut of his vast suit and the rubies and diamonds glinting on the pudgy fingers that held his phone.
His clients loved how he looked, he knew. It reassured them he was amongst them, but not of them. He just laughed and counted the cash that flowed from their greed. And today he was determined to spend some of it on his parents, stares or no.
"I'm sorry, sir, there's no answer. Can I take a message?"
He declined, ended the call. Flicked through some emails, one eye on the door to the prayer rooms, his thoughts with Amele. Why hadn't she called? Doubt wormed in his mind, but he pushed it aside. It was good that she get some rest, recover properly for the wedding. He tried her mobile again; the sound of her voice on the message soothed his nerves.
The door opened and his parents came out together, his father guiding his mother by the elbow. He thought of Amele, of guiding her by the elbow in their dotage. His mother mistook the smile that played across his thick lips.
"Look at our boy, Hari, so pleased to see us. Aren't we blessed?" The pride that shone from his mother's eyes drove him as a child, and drove him still. Proving her sacrifices weren't in vain.
"I would feel more blessed if he would join us in prayer," his father replied. The two men stared at each other. Forever a child in your parents' eyes, Farah thought, no matter what you do. He got to his feet and said nothing.
His mother was declaiming her dismay at a rack of snow leopard coats when Graff appeared out of nowhere. The hairs on the back of Farah's neck prickled with unease.
"They breed them. From clones." The hunter addressed his mother.
"Oh, but it's still such a waste. For a coat, for fashion."
"It's what they are bred for. Everything to its purpose." He held out his hand in greeting. "Mrs Nassour, I assume?"
Graff was gracious, suave even, but Farah was unhappy. Never seeing Graff again was one of the pros he'd listed when he decided to walk away, to marry Amele and leave the corporation. Graff was more beast than man, driven by a lust for blood and power that sickened Farah. Hypocritical? Maybe. But maybe we all have our limits.
It was all perfectly legal. Shell companies, holding companies, tax havens, confidentiality agreements and a shitload of grease for all the outstretched palms along the way. That was Farah's job: keeping it legal and keeping it quiet, and he did it well. Not without the occasional twinge of conscience, it has to be said, but the money and the drugs and the girls took care of that – until Amele came along.
Graff's job was to lead the hunting parties. And take care of anyone who forgot what confidential meant. Farah wanted him as far away from his family as possible.
"Excuse me, Mama. Business." He kissed her cheek, the skin so soft it would break your heart. She smiled her understanding although, of course, she had no idea. As soon as they were out of earshot Graff spoke.
"We have a problem. A journalist is asking questions."
"You interrupt my personal time for this? Let them fucking ask."
"They have information. Menus, prices, dates. Names." He waited a beat, then, smug, "Where's your girl?" He'd objected to Farah 'playing house', as he'd put it, with one of the girls.
"You're a cunt Graff. Leave me and my family alone and find out where the leak is coming from." Farah started walking away, his heart beating faster as the worm of doubt he'd felt earlier curled and stretched in his brain.
"You'd better be right or I'll feed you both to my dogs."
Farah was redialling before he took ten steps. Voicemail. Fuck! He rang the hotel again. His hands shook.
"The Palace suite, please."
Answer, Amele. Please answer. A vision of her startling when he entered their bedroom leapt unbidden to his mind, swiftly followed by memory of the defiance in those first days and weeks. Fear crept through his veins. He was sweating. He pulled open his shirt, desperate for air. He'd saved her. Given her everything. Given her life. She knew he wasn't one of them. Didn't she?
"I'm sorry, sir, there's no answer."
His parents weren't where he left them. The crowd of doll-like shoppers seemed to have expanded, and he struggled through them, a doomed salmon failing to swim upstream.
"It's Mr Nassour here. I'm worried about my guest, she's been unwell. Could someone check on her please?"
His mind raced, frantically seeking options, alternatives, coming up blank, while his eyes sought his parents' tiny frames. The brute hand of betrayal latched onto his heart and squeezed. Not Amele, he prayed. Please. He spotted his parents sitting on a sofa by the elevators, holding hands. Why did he bring them shopping? All this…stuff…was meaningless to them.
His phone rang.
"We've checked the suite, sir, and there's no one there. Perhaps your guest has gone out?"
Awful certainty washed Farah in ice. He pushed through to his parent's side, face ruddy with exertion. His father's face creased in concern.
"Is something wrong?"
"Yes. No. We've got to go. I'll explain on the way." He helped them up, bustled them towards the doors, all the time scanning for Graff's face.
They made it to the street. Farah signalled for a car, his anxiety easing a fraction as a sleek black limousine pulled up almost immediately. He tipped the doorman while the driver helped his parents in, realising too late that Graff was waiting inside, dark pleasure glinting in his eyes. Farah climbed in reluctantly, held his gaze. His parents sensed the tension.
"I hope nothing's wrong?"
"Mama…" Graff held up his hand.
"I'm afraid the wedding's off, Mrs Nassour."
His parents looked to him, dismayed, concerned.
"Leave them out of this."
Graff was a jackal, high on the scent of a kill. His mother pulled herself erect in a posture Farah remembered from a thousand battles fought on his behalf, a she-wolf guarding her cub. His heart broke a little bit more.
"I'm afraid Amele doesn't want to marry your son. She's gone to the authorities with some – well, quite awful and extraordinary stories, I'm sorry to say. It seems your son has been leading a secret life."
A long, low 'no' was all Farah could manage as he saw he was the peasant to be sacrificed to appease the gods.
"Yes, Farah, your secret's out."
He launched his bulk at Graff, wrapped his hands around his throat, feral rage powering him. His mother screamed, his father tried to pull him back. They needn't have worried: the fat lawyer was no match for a professional hunter. In a swift manoeuvre, Graff cuffed him, pushed him back against the leather where he lay, panting.
"Farah, what's going on? What have you done?"
He'd already lost. They already believed he'd done something wrong. He'd lost everything.
"Mama. Father. Don't listen to him. It's not true." His mother reached a hand towards him. Graff licked his teeth.
"Amele has evidence. Your son procured human flesh for cannibals. Isn't that true?"
His mother recoiled, buried her head against his father's chest. He beseeched his father but his father looked away.
"And Amele. She was saved from being food," Graff grimaced theatrically, playing to the crowd, "to be your sex slave?"
"It's not how it sounds." He tried to sit up, tried to fight back with words. His mother was praying, her small body shaking.
"Not how it sounds? Look at the shame you've visited on your family. On the corporation."
Farah's father held up his hand: stop.
"I want to hear what my son has to say."
Farah breathed silent thanks for his father's sense of honour.
"I didn't do it, I never touched it – them – it was just my job." The panic was making him incoherent.
"It's like a club, you wouldn't believe who comes. Anyone who's anyone has been. I'm successful! I rose above, I'm in the inner circle!" He twisted his bulk towards Graff.
"I'll tell all. I'll name names. Do you think I'm stupid? Do you think I wouldn't protect myself?" He twisted back to his father.
"He's one of them. He organises hunts. They hunt people, like animals, chase them, shoot them, people no one wants…"
His mother wailed, silencing the flow of words. His father pulled her close, making soothing noises. He looked at Farah for a long moment, then looked away. Graff smirked openly.
"Have some dignity, man. No one believes your lies anymore." He addressed Farah's father.
"Mr Nassour, the corporation deeply regrets you and your wife being caught up in this. We're turning him over to the authorities. You and your wife will be given every assistance."
On cue, the car pulled up in front of police headquarters. A waiting media pack swarmed the car.
"Father. I beg you. Mama?" He pleaded desperately as Graff jerked him upright. His father looked up.
"You have forsaken God. Ask Him for forgiveness."
The driver helped Graff drag Farah from the car. Cameras flashed, but the image burned into Farah's brain was his mother's face, her red-rimmed eyes wide, bewildered, her tiny hand covering a silent scream as she watched her only son dragged away into the crowd.
As they pushed him through the pack, Graff leaned in close.
"Don't worry about me, Nassour. You're so ashamed at being exposed that tonight you'll take your own life. Your poor mother will be distraught."
Farah bucked and thrashed, using his bulk as a weapon. People were knocked off their feet; a woman screamed. Graff and the driver struggled to regain control. Farah roared, shook an arm free, as armed police parted the crowd, weapons drawn. People scattered. Cameras recorded every move. The officers shouted. Farah kept fighting. Graff released his other arm and Farah made a break for freedom, a bull elephant about to stampede. Two shots rang out, in swift succession, and Farah was felled.
The pictures hit the internet almost before he hit the ground. His silk shirt was wrenched free of his trousers, exposing his pale, bloated paunch. The trail of coarse black hair leading to his navel was an obscene zipper: the blood from the wound in his head dripping into his cold, dead eyes. A symbol of greed in an age of excess. The headlines said what the corporation wanted: suicide by cop.
2 thoughts on "Man hunt"
Jan Moon says:
That was an 'I can't stop reading this, even though I know something yucky is going to happen' story
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We all remember the "Lessons from the Geese" – how they fly in formation and provide support to one another. This story first came out in 1991 in a speech given by Angeles Arrien at the 1991 Organizational Development Network and is based on the work of Milton Olson.
NO COOKED GOOSE – As each goose flaps its wings it creates an "uplift" for the birds that follow. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone.
Leadership lesson – People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.
WILD GOOSE CHASE – When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone. It quickly moves back into formation to take advantage of lifting power of the bird immediately in front of it.
Leadership lesson – If we have as much sense as a goose, we stay in formation with those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept their help and give our help to others.
WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE … When the lead goose tires, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies to the point position.
Leadership lesson – It pays to be supportive by taking turns doing the hard tasks and sharing leadership. As with geese, people are interdependent on each other's skills, capabilities and unique arrangements of gifts, talents, or resources.
SILLY GOOSE – The geese flying in formation honk to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
Leadership lesson – We need to make sure our honking is encouraging. In groups where there is encouragement, the production is much greater. The power of encouragement (to stand by one's heart or core values and encourage the heart and core of others) is the quality of honking we seek.
GOOSE DOWN! When a goose gets sick, wounded or shot down, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with it until it does or is unable to fly again. Then, they launch out with another formation or catch up with the flock.
Leadership lesson – If we have as much sense as geese, we will stand by each other in difficult times as well as when we are strong.
We offer this story today as a reminder of what teams can be.
Think about your team. Where are the opportunities to learn from the geese?
TEAM EXERCISE: Read and discuss with your team. What specifically would the leadership lesson look like on your team? What behaviors might be introduced?
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You may notice some new faces around the Murwillumbah Vet Clinic. We welcome Dr. Christine Jenkins as a new graduate Veterinarian. Christine has been seen before at the clinic as she has been coming and going for many years, firstly as a Vet Nurse and now as a proud Veterinarian. Well done Christine!!
We always try to do our bit for the community and furthering education and you will see many volunteer Vet Students and Vet Nurses learning the ropes and gaining valuable experience. We appreciate your patience and support in any dealings with our lovely volunteers. We have students of different ages and different skill levels, but they all enjoy learning with us and of course working really hard.


I want to tell you that the guys at My Renovations are really number 1, when it comes to home renovations. It was the first time we renovated, and were pretty apprehensive and didn't know what to expect. The guys came with a friendly attitude and a real old-school diligence, and made it a pleasant and insightful experience. The quality of work is incredible. I am happy that my home was in good hands.


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La  du Tour d'Italie s'est élancée de Milan le  et est arrivée à Milan le 30 mai. Long de , ce Giro a été remporté par l'Italien Gino Bartali.

Équipes participantes

Classement général

Étapes

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Liens externes
  Tour d'Italie 1937 sur museociclismo.it
  Tour d'Italie 1937 sur bikeraceinfo.com

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Sport en Italie en 1937
Cyclisme sur route en 1937
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Q: How do I parse a string at compile time in Nimrod? Going through the second part of Nimrod's tutorial I've reached the part were macros are explained. The documentation says they run at compile time, so I thought I could do some parsing of strings to create myself a domain specific language. However, there are no examples of how to do this, the debug macro example doesn't display how one deals with a string parameter.
I want to convert code like:
instantiate("""
    height,f,132.4
    weight,f,75.0
    age,i,25
    """)

…into something which by hand I would write like:
var height: float = 132.4
var weight: float = 75.0
var age: int = 25

Obviously this example is not very useful, but I want to look at something simple (multiline/comma splitting, then transformation) which could help me implement something more complex.
My issue here is how does the macro obtain the input string, parse it (at compile time!), and what kind of code can run at compile time (is it just a subset of a languaje? can I use macros/code from other imported modules)?
EDIT: Based on the answer here's a possible code solution to the question:
import macros, strutils

# Helper proc, macro inline lambdas don't seem to compile.
proc cleaner(x: var string) = x = x.strip()

macro declare(s: string): stmt =
  # First split all the input into separate lines.
  var
    rawLines = split(s.strVal, {char(0x0A), char(0x0D)})
    buf = ""

  for rawLine in rawLines:
    # Split the input line into three columns, stripped, and parse.
    var chunks = split(rawLine, ',')
    map(chunks, cleaner)

    if chunks.len != 3:
      error("Declare macro syntax is 3 comma separated values:\n" &
        "Got: '" & rawLine & "'")

    # Add the statement, preppending a block if the buffer is empty.
    if buf.len < 1: buf = "var\n"
    buf &= "  " & chunks[0] & ": "

    # Parse the input type, which is an abbreviation.
    case chunks[1]
    of "i": buf &= "int = "
    of "f": buf &= "float = "
    else: error("Unexpected type '" & chunks[1] & "'")
    buf &= chunks[2] & "\n"

  # Finally, check if we did add any variable!
  if buf.len > 0:
    result = parseStmt(buf)
  else:
    error("Didn't find any input values!")

declare("""
x, i, 314
y, f, 3.14
""")
echo x
echo y

A: Macros can, by and large, utilize all pure Nimrod code that a procedure in the same place could see, too. E.g., you can import strutils or peg to parse your string, then construct output from that. Example:
import macros, strutils

macro declare(s: string): stmt =
  var parts = split(s.strVal, {' ', ','})
  if len(parts) != 3:
    error("declare macro requires three parts")
  result = parseStmt("var $1: $2 = $3" % parts)

declare("x, int, 314")
echo x

"Calling" a macro will basically evaluate it at compile time as though it were a procedure (with the caveat that the macro arguments will actually be ASTs, hence the need to use s.strVal above instead of s), then insert the AST that it returns at the position of the macro call.
The macro code is evaluated by the compiler's internal virtual machine.

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Q: Need content to reappear after multiple check boxes are unchecked I have multiple check-boxes that filter content in another div, after checking a checkbox, only the content that pertains to the checkbox is displayed and the rest is hidden, and as you check more boxes, more content is therefore shown.
The problem I am having is that when i uncheck all of the boxes, all of the content disappears, whereas I want all of the content to appear back when i uncheck all of the boxes.

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A: First of all, don't listen for click events on checkboxes; there's a dedicated change event for this. If I toggle the checkbox with the keyboard, your click event won't fire.
Secondly, it's just a case of listening for how many checked checkboxes were found, then acting accordingly.
$('div.tags').find('input:checkbox').on('change', function() {
    let
    els = $('.results > div').hide(),
    checked = $('div.tags').find('input:checked').each(function() {
        els.filter('.'+$(this).attr('rel')).show();
    });
    if (!checked.length) els.show(); //<-- none checked? Show all
});

Note also that by assigning els, we can avoid repeated lookups on the same selector.

A: Is this what you looking?

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The galaxy is stealing from its neighbors is likely contributing to its uber-brightness, the study shows.
Discovered in 2015, the galaxy, called WISE J224607.55-052634.9, is by no means the largest or most massive galaxy. It emits 350 trillion times the luminosity of the Sun.
In a new study, NASA scientists observed that the galaxy is cannibalizing not one, not two, but at least three of its smaller neighbors. The material that the galaxy is stealing from its neighbors is likely contributing to its uber-brightness.
Scientists made this observation using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). They captured distinct trails of dust being pulled from three smaller galaxies into W2246-0526.
Like any engine on Earth, W2246-0526's enormous energy output requires an equally high fuel input. In this case, that means gas and dust to form stars and to replenish the cloud around the central black hole.
The new study shows that the amount of material being accreted by WJ2246-0526 from its neighbors is enough to replenish what is being consumed, thereby sustaining the galaxy's tremendous luminosity.
Scientists used images from ALMA – a collection of individual radio antennas that work together as single telescope – to identify the dusty trails of material. The position of the accretion trails strongly suggests they contain material flowing between W2246-0526 and the other galaxies.
A companion study about W2246-0526, published on Nov. 14 in the Sun.


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The Empty, Boring Atheism of Richard Dawkins
The British biologist has a flair for gaining attention, but little stomach for actual debate
March 12, 2014 Michael Coren Uncategorized 0 Print
I recently interviewed American atheist leader David Silverman on my television show. He became a legend in his own lunchtime recently when his organization's booth was first accepted and then rejected by CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. It's a grand collection of right-of-center activists, authors, and politicians, and all sorts of groups and causes have booths and displays. There are, of course, atheists at the conference and there is a strong secular tradition within libertarian conservatism.
Silverman's problem was that his group had purchased enormous billboards labeling all religions a scam. He is evidently not an atheist conservative looking to build bridges with Christian conservatives but a rather aggressive God-hater full of the usual disdain for, and ignorance of, religious faith.
Which brings me to an equally aggressive but more intelligent atheist who is seldom out of the news: Richard Dawkins. In April of 2010, Dawkins announced an initiative to have Pope Benedict XVI arrested when the pontiff made an official visit to Great Britain later that year; the ostensible reason was Benedict's alleged involvement in the Catholic clergy abuse crisis. Benedict was then 83 years old and in poor health. His already difficult job was made even more challenging, it seems, because of a campaign against him by some Vatican insiders precisely because he was so active in exposing and punishing abusers. It appears this was very likely one of the factors that led to his resignation three years later.
Dawkin's publicity stunt provides a most revealing insight into the mind and manners of the evolutionary biologist turned atheist celebrity. It certainly provides more insight into the man than does the first volume of his autobiography, An Appetite For Wonder, which appeared last year to far too much acclaim and approval. It often reads as though the author were an extremely agitated caricature, unaware that misplaced hubris is hilarious. Yet Dawkins is not merely some boiling obsessive searching for attention but a genuinely influential thinker and author. He's not a fool and he surely knew that the abuse horror in the Catholic Church involved, at most, 3% of clergy, that the vast majority of cases were of the past, that abuse rates are far higher in public schools, and that an arrest of the pope was impossible.
The arrest, of course, had been suggested merely for publicity. And it was publicity built on a deeply flawed premise. Perhaps Dawkins does have this selfish, genetic need to be noticed (yes, the pun is intentional). Whenever the cuttings file diminishes, he can be counted on to make another outlandish statement or growling comment, often ill-informed or simply annoying, such as his recent attempt at schoolboy-ish, smutty poetry (described by the fawning Independent as "An innuendo-filled poem of magnificently smutty genetic proportions…"). It's as regular as clockwork and just as repetitive and boring. The Benedict incident also showed Dawkins as a man supremely comfortable with silencing those with whom he disagrees, as his atheist followers—and they often act in a cult-like manner—demonstrate on a regular basis.
Benedict seldom responded to attacks when he was Pope, but did so last year, after his resignation, in a letter to a more respectful Italian atheist. The pope emeritus explained:
An important function of theology is to keep religion tied to reason and reason to religion. Both roles are of essential importance for humanity. In my dialogue with [atheist philosopher Jürgen] Habermas, I have shown that there are pathologies of religion and — no less dangerous — pathologies of reason. They both need each other, and keeping them constantly connected is an important task of theology.
Science fiction exists, however, in the context of many sciences. … Even within the theory of evolution, a great style of science fiction exists. Richard Dawkins' selfish gene is a classic example of science fiction.
Exactly, and well said. I bet Dawkins reacted generously and calmly to that one
What has to be realized here is that the man is extraordinarily overrated and seldom questioned by a generally bovine media. As an evolutionary biologist, Dawkins is considered by his peers as a sound and, at one time at least, a cutting-edge academic. To question that would be fatuous. In recent years, however, his academic work and reputation had declined, which is not something he discusses in his memoirs or elsewhere. Frankly, he would be largely anonymous outside of his rather limited field if it were not for his ostentatious atheism, and in that field he has never been considered sound and certainly not cutting edge. Back in 2006, Terry Eagleton began his review of The God Delusion in The London Review of Books with the statement: "Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology."
And Eagleton is absolutely right. Dawkins is aggressively eloquent, utterly confident, and dismissively sweeping in his attacks on God and faith, but he is never profound or genuinely compelling. Bertrand Russell was deeper, H.G. Wells was more populist—even silly old Stephen Fry is funnier. Dawkins insists on the same attacks on the same straw men of religion, and he is extremely selective in whom he will debate, having refused public arguments with those he considers "unqualified"—a grotesquely snobbish euphemism and excuse. There are several North American Christian apologists who would be delighted to take on Dawkins, if only given the opportunity.
The noted philosopher and former atheist Dr. Edward Feser, author of The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism, wrote that, "Oddly, the rhetoric of the New Atheist writers—Richard Dawkins among the most prominent—sounds much more like that of a fundamentalist preacher than like anything I read during my atheist days. Like the preacher, they are supremely self-confident in their ability to dispatch their opponents with a sarcastic quip or two. And, like the preacher, they show no evidence whatsoever of knowing what they are talking about."
At the Rally for Reason in 2012, after that terribly brave Australian performer Tim Minchin had repeatedly sung, "F*** the Motherf****** Pope", Dawkins told the hysterical crowd, "Mock them, ridicule them in public, don't fall for the convention that we're far too polite to talk about religion. Religion is not off the table. Religion is not off limits. Religion makes specific claims about the universe, which need to be substantiated. They should be challenged and ridiculed with contempt."
There was something almost fascistic about this and worryingly oppressive. Also, utterly absurd. Too polite to talk about religion! Where has Dawkins been; in what world does he live? It's been open season on Christianity for almost a generation now, and the last acceptable prejudice in so-called polite society is anti-Catholicism. Dawkins' greatest achievement, in the end, is Dawkins. He has closed rather than opened the debate around faith and reason, and made life far more difficult for informed believers as well as informed skeptics. But closing the debate is sadly typical now within many atheist circles. Rather than listening and speaking so many atheists want to silence and shout. "Can you hear us God?" Yes, He can. As for Professor Dawkins, he doesn't seem to care, and would never even want a booth at CPAC!
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Readings: • Is 8:23-9:3 • Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 • 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 • Mt 4:12-23 In the opening paragraphs of his encyclical on hope, Pope Benedict XVI observed that the Christian message of […]

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The Virtual Car Extrication system, or VCET, has been created for Resqtec Zumro. Resqtec is an expert in the field of heavy rescue equipment. This rescue equipment is used for the safe extrication of victims after a car crash. The VCET system has been specifically created to train fireman. The VCET system allows the fire department to be trained in car evacuation methods in the virtual world. The big advantage of this method is the diversity of the situation we can create. Currently the fire departments train car extrication techniques on car wrecks in the parking lot. Obviously this hardly compares to real live crash situations where there are totally different variables involved. Because every car crash is different making training in the virtual world offers a lot of freedom. Adding various environment and vehicle types we are able to offer a very comprehensive package of scenarios for the fire department to training in. And above all, The VCET allows our fireman to be prepared for the safe evacuation of actual victims in any situation.


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Game Of Thrones season 6 episode 2 and 3 synopses: Mystery over Jon Snow\'s fate continues
By Kabita Maharana
April 26, 2016 12:02 BST
Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) trains with the Three-Eyed Raven (Max von Sydow) HBO
HBO has finally released the synopses of episodes 2 and 3 of Game Of Thrones season 6, but sadly it does not speak anything about Jon Snow nor his death. Episode 1 did not talk much about any of the main characters except Melisandre.
At the end of episode 1, the Red Woman was seen removing her robe and her bejewelled necklace and instantly turned into an old woman. Fans were shocked to see the seductress in the new avatar and there were immediate speculations that the twist might have a deep connection with Snow's resurrection.
Moreover, the synopsis of episode 2 talks about Bran Stark and his training under the Three-Eyed Raven. But the episode narrative does hint that the current situation at Castle Black is getting out of control and the Night's Watch are closer to the throne.
Below is the full synopsis of episode 2 titled Home: (Via Comic Book)
Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) trains with the Three-Eyed Raven (Max von Sydow). In King's Landing, Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) advises Tommen (Dean-Charles Chapman). Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) demands good news, but has to make his own. At Castle Black, the Night's Watch stands behind Thorne (Owen Teale). Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon) proposes a plan, and Balon Greyjoy (Patrick Malahide) entertains other proposals.
And if you are still hoping for some news about Ned Stark's bastard son then you should probably wait for HBO to release the synopsis for episode 4 as the narrative (below) for the third instalment of GOT season 6 does not divulge anything about him.
Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) meets her future. Bran meets the past. Tommen confronts the High Sparrow (Jonathan Pryce). Arya (Maisie Williams) trains to be No One. Varys (Conleth Hill) finds an answer. Ramsay gets a gift.
The highly popular fantasy saga by HBO has numerous sub plots with Kings Landing at its centre and this might be the reason why the priestess of R'hllor's transition was not mentioned in earlier descriptions.
Now, it remains to be seen when the show would reveal the fate of Jon Snow. To find out more, watch Game of Thrones season 6 which will air on HBO on 1 May in the US.
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Much to the dismay of approximately 45% of people who will come to this blog, I am not this guy.
Born in 1990, I am right smack in the middle of the Millennial generation.
I grew up in northern Indiana on a steady diet of Rugrats, Goldeneye 007, and Chicago Cubs baseball.
I am an Evangelical Christian.
I feel called to be a pastor and am patiently waiting for my opportunity as I work as a Author Development Specialist at LifeWay Christian Resources and pursue my M.Div. at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
I am married to the beautiful Susie Martin, my best friend since the eighth grade. She is a blessing, and I am so thankful to be entrusted with one of God's sweetest daughters. It is my prayer that when I face the Lord in glory, however near or far that time may be, that I may confess that I left her more like Christ than I found her.
I don't mean this in a self-aggrandizing, "I'm so unique" sort of way. What I mean is, statistically, few Millennials are confessing Evangelicals and married at age 25. This makes me a bit of an odd duck. To be honest, as a white, middle-class, educated man I never really thought I would be the "minority" in any sense of the word, but it seems as though I am (and perhaps you are) when it comes to Millennials and faith/family.
My hope and prayer every time I click "Publish" on this blog is that I help the Church, the worldwide body of Christ, understand, reach, and serve Millennials in one way or another.
I am imperfect. I am going to make mistakes. I come before you, the reader, humbly, already asking for forgiveness when I mess up. I'm not an expert in anything. I just want to use my perspective and my thoughts for the benefit of the Church, and for that matter, anyone else who may happen upon this site.
Also, in case you're interested, I have signed a book contract and have a book tentatively titled Millennial Evangelical due sometime in 2017-2018.


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A little less than a year ago, we started the Cover Climate project to boost the quantity and quality of media coverage of climate change. Here's a great example of how well it's working.
On July 26, 2018, we released a report showing that the media has fallen far short when it comes to connecting extreme heat to climate change. From January 1 through July 8, when the top 50 newspapers discussed extreme heat, they mentioned climate change just 17.6 percent of the time. What's worse, the rate dropped sharply during the extreme heat wave from June 27 to July 8. During that period, the top 50 papers connected extreme heat to climate just 11.3 percent of the time.
National broadcast networks did even worse. For the year until July 8, they drew the connection in 7.1 percent of pieces, and during the heat wave just one piece connected extreme heat and climate change, for a rate of 0.9 percent.
Here's the good news. Both newspapers and broadcast have improved dramatically since we reported how they were doing. We've looked at the numbers starting the day after the heat wave (July 9) through when we issued our report (July 26) until last Friday (August 17).
In both types of media, we appear to have more than doubled the rate at which outlets mention climate change when they discuss extreme heat.
* Yes, this looks identical to what we found for the year to date in our report. It's not a mistake. In fact, the numbers are slightly different. The figure for January 1 to July 8 is 17.63 percent, and the one for July 9 to July 26 is 17.57 percent. Rounding makes them look identical.


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By: Erin J Kahn December 13, 2019
London Theatre Weekly Round-up: Aimie Atkinson and Danny Mac to lead Pretty Woman, Ramin Karimloo and Lucie Jones to star in Secret Garden, Be More Chill cast and more!
This week–casting for Pretty Woman, Be More Chill, The Secret Garden and more! Catch all the latest news in the world of London theatre right here.
Aimie Atkinson and Danny Mac (pictured above) will lead Pretty Woman: The Musical. The transfer of the Broadway show based on the 1990 romantic comedy film will star Aimie Atkinson as Vivian and Danny Mac as Edward. Pretty Woman runs at the Piccadilly Theatre for a limited engagement of 46 weeks. More casting will be announced later.
Ramin Karimloo, Lucie Jones and Jac Yarrow will star in The Secret Garden at the London Palladium. The concert production of the musical will run 4 April 2020 at 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM. More casting will be announced later.
Be More Chill announces casting for its London run. The transfer of Joe Iconis' Broadway musical will star Scott Folan (Mother of Him) as Jeremy Heere, with Blake Patrick Anderson (Closer to Heaven) as Michael, Renee Lamb (Six) as Jenna, and Millie O'Connell (Six) as Chloe. Joining them will be Miracle Chance as Christine Canigula, Stewart Clarke as The Squip, Eloise Davies as Brooke Lohst, James Hameed as Rich Goranski, Miles Paloma as Jake Dillinger and Christopher Fry as Mr. Heere and Mr. Reyes. Eve Norris joins the production as swing, with further casting to be announced later. Be More Chill runs at The Other Palace from 12 February 2020.
The cast of London's Be More Chill
Hannah Tointon and Joel Montague will host the next Waitress karaoke night on 18 December. Waitress is currently running at the Adelphi Theatre.
Jim Carter will appear in conversation with Helen Mirren at the Kiln Theatre. Mirren will discuss her career on stage and screen in this special fundraising event that takes place 16 February 2020.
Theo James (Divergent) and Jonathan Slinger (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) join City of Angels. They will star alongside Vanessa Williams, Hadley Fraser, Rebecca Trehearn and Rosalie Craig in the transfer of the Olivier Award winning Donmar Warehouse production. Directed by Josie Rourke, City of Angels runs from 5 March 2020 at the Garrick Theatre.
Wendy Nottingham, Paul Eason, Elliot Liburd and Josh Barrow will lead the world premiere of James McDermott's Time and Tide. The LGBTQ+ comic drama runs at the Park Theatre from 5 to 29 February 2020. Directed by Rob Ellis, the play features Wendy Nottingham (Vera Drake, Peaky Blinders, Mr. Selfridge) as May, Paul Easom (The Girls, Beyond the Rainbow) as Ken, Elliot Liburd (The Three Musketeers, Titus Andronicus) as Daz and Josh Barrow (The Outsider, Temple) as Nemo.
Hassan Abdulrazzak's new play The Special Relationship comes to Soho Theatre. Synergy Theatre presents this timely new satire about the deportation of ex-prisoners from the U.S. Directed by Esther Baker, The Special Relationship stars Miranda Foster, Ricky Fearon and Duncan Wiseby. More casting will be announced later. The production runs at Soho Theatre from 26 February to 21 March 2020.
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Erin Kahn is an NYC based author, freelance writer, theatre critic, and book and album reviewer. Her reviews have caused artists to laugh out loud and weep with joy (true story).
London Theatre Weekly Round-up: Samantha Barks joins Frozen, Broadway Princess Party comes to London, Rags announces casting, and more!
Shows we are excited to see in 2020


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Forum Home > Railroad Tracks, Layouts and Rolling Stock > Track, Switch & Signal Construction Forum
Curve rail replacement project
Quote Reply Topic: Curve rail replacement project
Posted: Apr 03 2010 at 10:27pm
Today the SCLS work crew replaced 200' of rail on the outer curves. Good job guys.
SQUIRREL!!!!
tom d
Location: lakewood,ca
Quote tom d
Quote Reply Posted: Apr 05 2010 at 10:45pm
OK here we go Steve!
Phil C. put the word out and we got a crew together to do some track work on 4-3-10. It was a nice mid 70's weather day out at the Southern California Live Steamers and things got going around 10:30 AM or so. Steve, Mark, and Howie were there working on some of their own little projects so they were drafted. Phil, Tom, and Charlie rounded out the group and we got the needed tools gathered together.
We stopped to give Jim B. some help getting his new weed whacker going and off he went to do some much needed weed whacking but in time he was back to help with the rail replacement.
Jim had been having some derailments on the inner loop turn in front of the station. We took a look at the rail and Jim checked the gauge. It was thought to be best if we changed out the outside rail on the two, street side inner, and outer turns by the station, as the rails were greatly worn. It seems we were lucky as there was just enough (210 feet) new rail laying around to get the job done. I guess we will have to get some more as there several more spots on the layout that will need some new rail soon.
We all took turns at pulling out the old the stuff and installing new re-gauged rail using new screws. We also had a good time poking fun of each other. Phil got the level indicator car out. I had not worked with this car / tool before so it was a new thing to play with. It is a four wheel car maybe six foot long that pivots in the middle and has three pendulums on it that point out on a gages how the track is sitting. It is used to measure the side to side twist in the track as well as the grade of the run. It seemed to me to be a good time saver and fun to play with.
After some lifting and tamping the track looked good to go but I know we will have to go back over it a few more times as it settles in to keep it in good shape.
The next day was a run day so it had a good test and there was just one spot that the gage was a little too tight for one of Marks gondolas, but they just loosen the screws and it came back into gage and we had no more derailments after that. I guess we all know who's car will be the fist run of cars over any new rail we put in {Mark} and like Steve said thanks to all that helped on both days on this track project.
Edited by Steve C - Apr 06 2010 at 3:37pm
Quote Reply Posted: Apr 06 2010 at 3:36pm
I like my post, only took 2 seconds to read
Quote Reply Posted: Aug 11 2010 at 3:55pm
Steve replaced the outer rail on the turn in front of the club house and over the trestle.
Edited by administrator - Aug 11 2010 at 5:19pm
7-30-10 A group made up of Ray, Jim, Tim, Steve, Howie, Tom and Phil replaced the inner and outer rails and ties as needed all the way around the turn on the inner loop next to Joe's Kitchen.
We used the new rail and tried some of the new joint hardware that Phil had purchased from train mountain. We had to scrape up the last of the tie stock that had been laying around the club to get this project done. After the new track has had some time to settle we will put some new boards back on the road crossing.
Quote Reply Posted: Jun 15 2011 at 9:03am
6-4-11 New Jr. member Alex and Tom D replaced the outside rail on the track coming out of the station / depot just past the crossing all the way to the Crenshaw return switch. Jim Berryman stopped by and helped get the rail unhooked from the frog on the switch. Arron and Wyatt helped out and looked to have a lot of fun by running the work train back to the steaming bays to get stuff for us.
This was the last of the outside rail that was needed to be replacesed for now, there are a few other switchs and small places on the main line that need the rail changed out but we are looking good for now.
Edited by PhilC - Jun 15 2011 at 1:47pm


This phrase "separation of church and state" has been repeated so many times that many actually believe it is part of the First Amendment. Those that use it want people to join them in removing God from everything in our lives today. They also want to remove our godly heritage from our history. The truth is, the words "separation of church and state" are nowhere in the First Amendment or the text of the U.S. Constitution.
Jefferson's meaning was one that protected churches from state encroachment; not individuals from seeing municipal references to God.


As societal changes are made to today's workforce with the help of technological advances, it's no surprise that employer and employee relationships have shifted as well. In a recent study conducted by LinkedIn, the company used a database of over 5,000 talent professionals over the span of 35 countries to understand the top talent trends developing for the year.
Today's workforce requires more than hard skills to determine a candidate's ability to succeed in a new position. Soft skills, work flexibility, anti-harassment, and pay transparency will now play a large part in the new year for candidates. As a recruiter, it is crucial to implement these new trends into daily practices to enforce quality candidates with high retention rates for 2019.
To create clarity, hard skills will continue to be the major deciding factor when faced with the decision of finding the appropriate candidate for the position. Realizing that hard skills is the determining factor if the candidate can "do" the job, soft skills often determine the ability to complete the job "well". As the demand for candidates with appropriate soft skills continues to grow, recruiters must prioritize both hard and soft skills during the hiring process.
Among the top 4 trends, soft skills are deemed as one of the most rapidly growing influences for a successful corporation. An important identifier for the quality of future candidates, recruiters are required to conduct proper assessments to determine each candidate's soft skills before they are passed along.
Currently, creativity is considered one of the most "in-demand" qualities closely followed by the ability to persuade, collaborate, adapt, and properly manage time. These soft skills can be determined through assessments such as problem-solving questions. When initially screening your candidate, ask them to solve an impending issue that could characterize their hard skills and supplement these questions with an introduction of duress that would represent their ability to demonstrate their soft skills.
Since the transition to a technology leading era, it comes as no surprise that multiple corporations are moving away from a corporate office structures and adapting a policy for employees to work from remote locations. In attempt to retain top quality candidates, allow their employees to work from a location of their choice, within reason.
For candidates considering potential candidates for open positions, flexibility brings both advantages and disadvantages in the position. Though the position can improve productivity and retention, the lack of immediacy can present challenges in collaboration and bonding with other employees on the team. To combat this, companies are quickly adapting by implementing the use of messaging platforms and video conferencing to recreate the sensation of "being in the same room".
With the improved stability for work life balance, lesser cost for companies needing to accommodate space for employees, and improved retention and loyalty to current positions, work flexibility is becoming a rapidly rising trend. Major companies such as Dell, implemented their strategy with 60% of their employees working remotely in 2014 and now allows the corporation to save $12 million dollars annually while sourcing candidates from beyond their local offices.
With the budding attention towards social movements such as #MeToo, today's candidates are demanding corporate cultures that expands further than just anti-harassment policies. In most previous cases, hostile work environments commonly have had high turnover rates and productivity issues but since exploitation of high-profile harassment cases, companies are now pressured by employees to develop a culture that circulates around safety and respect.
Companies are now encouraged to understand where their companies stand before implementing changes. Fully comprehending how employees experience policies and practices is the beginning of making proper changes leading to training, communication, reporting, and responding tactics. At times, bringing on third parties to assess company needs could prevent the pressure of acknowledgement when restructuring current harassment policies.
With the empowerment of social media however, employees now are more open and vocal about their tolerance towards bad behavior. Along the new implementation of a "safer" workforce environment, companies have additionally cultivated new policies and strengthened communication to fulfill needs towards a more respectful atmosphere.
Speaking about salaries has always been considered a taboo topic and has been kept in confidence between employer and employee. Employers have felt that by disclosing information could cause a variety of issues when instead, by disclosing salary information could prevent disputes from arising.
For those companies that have implemented change, found that the practice has built trust towards the company. Companies such as Starbucks, who have reached pay equality for all genders since 2018, believes that by doing so has allowed them to attract top talent. Though the current business model is torn on this practice, potential candidates still have the option to see and view salaries on mediums such as Glassdoor and LinkedIn.
By openly discussing benefits, misinformation that directly correlates with morale and retention is greatly diminished. Allowing all employees to quickly rest assured that there is fair pay across all gender, race, and other demographics to create a balanced and fair environment for employees.


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Loved working with Steve, Pam and the rest of the Ellis crew!
They were very accommodating before, during and well after the build, when it came to questions, ideas and just staying in touch.
They were always willing to put our ideas to paper and nothing was ever too hard to try for them. Their designs are perfect for the modern day living and they don't mind pushing the boundaries to try something a little different, which I love! Mark, their foreman was always easy to reach if we had any questions or queries about the build.
Thanks Ellis developments for building my first house.


The thrill of an upcoming theme park trip is sort of distinctive by nature. It is one thing that's by no means felt earlier than. One thing that retains increase till the day we truly go to the favorite parks. And most often, likelihood is we frequently finally ends up with a memorable expertise in contrast to some other. Nevertheless, there are cases when the climate god performs spoil-sport, pouring chilly water to our plans and anticipations. Not that the theme parks are reluctant to take high quality preventive measures for the visitors, nevertheless it's the character of the unpredictable climate that makes issues too tough for vacationers. Whether or not it is the appearance of a sudden rainstorm or an un-bearable heat spell, the change could have a direct impression in your trip for certain.It is onerous to think about even the happiest and most magical locations can succumbed to the pure forces. Like many others, the Central Florida theme parks usually are not strangers to pure compulsions and assaults. In actual fact the parks had seen conditions that had compelled visitors to cancel or postpone their most anticipated trip plans up to now and doubtless sooner or later as properly. Sure, I really feel unhappy to know that visitors are left stranded with unfulfilled desires. When the pre-vacation homework is finished and if you find yourself so near the day of your precise journey, the information of a nasty climate is the very last thing you do not wish to hear. Worst nonetheless, a pure catastrophe just like the Hurricane is an entire setback on this regard. The sunshine state is a sufferer of the wild coastal wind up to now, together with the tropical storm Fay that had saved the parks soaking for days together with the remainder of the areas within the State.The September 2017 catastrophe is a serious setback within the historical past of theme parks. Hurricane Irma – a class four storm with wind velocity of about 150 miles per hour hits Florida leaving hundreds of thousands powerless. A number of holidays had been halted and plans rescheduled, desires disintegrate. Hurricane Irma takes the largest toll at a time when the Parks are having the very best of fall festivities and occasions such because the Disney World's Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Celebration and Epcot Worldwide Meals & Wine Pageant, or the Nation's premier Halloween Occasion – The Halloween Horror Nights Fest at Common Orlando and different well-liked Halloween occasions at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens.We're all passionate concerning the theme parks and Resorts right here in Orlando, Florida. They're essentially the most impeccable renderings of our desires and imaginations. They're the sources to a few of the most memorable and extraordinary moments of our life. And I imagine they may proceed to entertain us regardless of how huge or how devastating a catastrophe appears to be. Hurricane Irma did hit the theme park resort space. But it surely appears the impression is proscribed to a couple downed bushes and energy traces, else the parks are all good.


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#ifndef MXNET_OPERATOR_SUBGRAPH_DNNL_DNNL_TRANSFORMER_INL_H_
#define MXNET_OPERATOR_SUBGRAPH_DNNL_DNNL_TRANSFORMER_INL_H_

#include "operator/mshadow_op.h"
#include "operator/mxnet_op.h"

namespace mxnet {
namespace op {

struct DNNLSelfAttParam : public dmlc::Parameter<DNNLSelfAttParam> {
  int heads;
  bool quantized;
  dmlc::optional<float> min_calib_range;     // min float value calculated from calibration dataset
  dmlc::optional<float> max_calib_range;     // max float value calculated from calibration dataset
  dmlc::optional<int> enabled_float_output;  // mshadow dtype of a fused amp_cast node

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    DMLC_DECLARE_FIELD(heads).describe("Set number of heads.");
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        "Whether it's a quantized self attention matmul operator.");
    DMLC_DECLARE_FIELD(min_calib_range)
        .set_default(dmlc::optional<float>())
        .describe(
            "The minimum scalar value in the form of float32 obtained "
            "through calibration. If present, it will be used to by "
            "quantized self-attention op to calculate primitive scale.");
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            "quantized self-attention op to calculate primitive scale.");
    DNNL_DECLARE_ENABLED_FLOAT_OUTPUT_PARAMETER();
  }
};

}  // namespace op
}  // namespace mxnet
#endif  // MXNET_OPERATOR_SUBGRAPH_DNNL_DNNL_TRANSFORMER_INL_H_


The module provides you with an understanding of what good asset management can achieve, including its impact on business and financial performance.
It also provides examples of best practice and show how the benefits of good asset management can be communicated effectively to stakeholders within and outside your organisation.
How to recognise and handle some of the common misunderstandings and resistance to change brought about by asset management.
How to communicate these benefits to all stakeholders.


Commercial and industrial expertise includes bespoke factories for clients such as Bodycote International, Birds Eye Walls, Worthington plc and Salton Europe as well as speculative industrial estates.
The practice is fully conversant with investment criteria. It specialises in high bay warehouse logistics and working with manufacturers to optimise the impact of production flow on space standards.


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The Best-Kept Fashion Secret of 'The Crown'
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Ever since "The Crown," Season 4, bowed on Netflix, the stylesphere has been filled with strange declarations of desire for the pie-crust collars, novelty sweaters, puffed-sleeve floral frocks and 1980s power jackets immortalized by Princess Diana as she ascended to stardom and Princess Anne as she issued caustic asides. Followed pretty much immediately by queries on how to "get the look."
Such fantasies are rarely easy to fulfill, involving, as they would, time travel — or at least fruitless searching through the pages of Vogues British or American and the social media posts of influencers. But this time around there is actually an answer.
It lies in a house in Fitzroy Square in Central London, where Chiara Menage, an elegant 54-year-old former film producer, runs an online vintage clothing store from her kitchen table: Menage Modern Vintage. She is the only employee, and until Amy Roberts, the costume designer for "The Crown," discovered her trove of 1970s, '80s and '90s garments, she was pretty much an undiscovered treasure. (She still has only 807 followers on Instagram.)
But the Peter Pan-collared floral Liberty print dress Diana wears when Prince Charles issues his ill-fated marriage proposal? Menage Modern Vintage. The pale yellow puff-sleeve midi-skirt suit Diana wears for her lunch meeting with Camilla? Hardy Amies from Menage Modern Vintage. The red power suit Diana wears on the way to the Christmas finale? Valentino, Menage Modern Vintage.
All of which means the shop and its founder are about to get thrust into the royal spotlight. In the meantime, Ms. Menage agreed to tiptoe out of the shadows to reveal some of her secrets over Zoom.
How did you become the ultimate royal fashion resource?
I spent 20 years working in independent movies and then had three boys, took some time and wanted a change. I'd always loved clothes, but I haven't bought anything new since about 2000. I live near Marylebone, which is a quite rich area, and I started shopping in charity shops and discovered people were throwing away beautiful Givenchy outfits that I'd never be able to afford to buy new.
I think it's much easier to find a piece you love by accident than to go into a shop like Selfridges with a list. If you go into a charity shop, something just jumps out at you and insists you have it. Later I got much more interested in the sustainability side of things. I just don't understand why you would ever buy anything new. Underwear aside.
So I had accumulated a lot. Then about two years ago a friend's daughter said, "Why not set up a website?" My friends also said they had loads of clothes they didn't know what to do with, and I thought, "Why not?" I just blithely set it up. I had no idea what I was doing.
What is "modern vintage"?
Vintage is officially anything over 20 years old. The millennium is a useful benchmark. Now a lot of people try to cash in on the word and say "vintage" in a listing when it's clearly not.
I started with a rainbow-sequined catsuit by Rifat Ozbek, one of only two ever made — the other belonging to Grace Jones — that was given to me after a shoot for one of his videos. I did a lot of partying in that suit, but it had been gathering dust in the attic. It was one of the first things I sold, to a collector, and it gave me the money to create a small studio in my basement with a borrowed camera and other things I needed for the business. It also taught me a lot about letting go. This business is not going to make me rich, but I have met a lot of interesting people because of it.
Like who?
I had a client who was a princess. I met Sandy Powell, the costume designer, during lockdown because she was home for the first time in ages. She had a big clear-out and gave me 60 pieces, so we decided to sell everything to benefit Refuge, the charity, because we both felt we had been very lucky, all things considered.
I met a young woman on a Photoshop course who said, "My granny's gone, will you help me clear out her clothes?" Then she took me to her granny's home, which turned out to be a stately home in the country with a whole floor of clothes from the 1950s. A lot ended up in "The Crown." Now the young woman sends me messages saying how amazed she is her granny's stuff is being worn by Princess Anne.
Speaking of "The Crown," how did that happen?
Through a mutual friend, who brought in Amy Roberts, the costume designer. I had just taken on five huge storage units of clothes, sight unseen. They were from a woman, an heiress, who had died and been a complete shopaholic and hoarder. She would stay in a hotel, do a load of shopping at places like Balenciaga and Hermès, nick all the hotel toiletries and then buy a Louis Vuitton suitcase to put everything in. It took months to go through it all.
We found some suitcases full of 12-year-old smoked salmon. Bills from the Dorchester for 14 million pounds. The clothes were pristine. Most hadn't been worn. So Amy came to have a look and then said she was going to set aside a whole day to come back with her assistant, who is also her daughter. She ended up coming three times and took between 80 and 100 pieces.
Are there pieces in the show you think are particularly special?
There are loads I love! I just did a post about a floral silk two-piece pajama set by Ungaro. "The Crown" put it on someone in Mustique. I thought, "I really want it back," but I don't have the lifestyle, and it didn't fit. There was a suit made by Arabella Pollen that was big white and green stripes, and I was really glad because Arabella used to make clothes for Princess Diana, and that one really said it all.
The red Valentino suit Diana wears I had actually sold to someone in Italy and hadn't shipped yet, and then Amy saw it, and I had to call the buyer up and ask if we could keep it after all. It's lovely seeing the pieces being worn in actual scenes.
Any tips on what is coming?
A friend of mine recently told me about being invited to a 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle in the early '80s. She borrowed a dress from her sister — Bellville Sassoon, black velvet, backless with boned bodice and huge skirt. It turned out to be identical to the one Diana was wearing at the party.
The next day the tabloids went crazy with the headline "Mystery blonde upstages Diana" and camped outside her house for a couple of weeks after bribing a dastardly Etonian to reveal her identity. They offered her the princely sum of 1,000 pounds to pose in the dress getting into a taxi at night, which she refused. She is digging out the dress and the press cuttings from the attic, and I hope to offer it soon.
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Maea Brandt wins Burlington East District City Council race
By Patrick Crowley
Dec 6 2022 December 6, 2022
Maea Brandt stands outside the Ward 1 polling place at Mater Christi School. Photo by Patrick Crowley/VTDigger
Democrat Maea Brandt was elected to the Burlington City Council after a special election on Tuesday to fill the vacant East District seat.
The election was the city's first use of ranked choice voting since 2010, though Brandt won a majority — 55% — of first-choice votes in the first round, according to unofficial results from the city clerk's office.
Dina John, the Progressive candidate, garnered 38% of the first-choice votes while independent Jake Schumann took 5%. A total of 1,094 ballots were counted in the election in two of the city's wards.
In a ranked choice election, voters rank the candidates in order of preference. If any candidate has more than 50% of the first-choice votes, they are declared the winner. Otherwise, the candidate who receives the fewest first-preference votes is eliminated and voters who chose that person first will have their next choice counted. The process continues until a candidate achieves the 50% threshold.
Burlington previously used ranked choice for five years starting in 2005. It was revived only for city council elections, though voters are set to decide on a wider rollout in March.
Brandt will join the council Monday night. Council President Karen Paul said on Tuesday that her swearing in will be the first order of business at the meeting.
Brandt said she was excited to join the council next week.
"There's a lot of work to do and I'm ready to get to work. It's for the city. It's to represent my neighborhoods, you know, the constituents of Wards 1 and 8. And I am so ready to collaborate and work with the City Council to help the city move forward."
Brandt, 57, is a visual artist and Saint Michael's College lecturer who has lived in Burlington for over 30 years. Tuesday's election was her first run for office.
"It's not easy running for political office for the first time," Brandt said following her win. "But I had an enormous amount of help from people all over the city."
John, who in the final stage of the race was endorsed by the third candidate in the race, Schumann, said in a statement after the results that her campaign "was only the beginning."
"These past couple of months have been nothing short of an experience of a lifetime and I could not be more grateful or more humbled to have been a part of it," John said in the statement.
Dina John, right, the Progressive candidate in a special election for a seat on the Burlington City Council representing the East District, greets a prospective voter outside a polling place at the Fletcher Free Library on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Following the election results, Mayor Miro Weinberger said that voters "changed the balance in the City Council."
Brandt's win puts five Democrats on the council, at least until the next round of elections in March. But factoring in potential votes from independent council members, the Democrats would gain more control over the council for the time being. Weinberger said he thought the win showed that voters in the East District were sending a message.
"Voters I think tonight showed that they want us to rebuild the police department," Weinberger said. "They need the city to take action to end the crime increases that we've seen and they want the city taking aggressive action to build a lot more homes and to end homelessness."
When asked if he planned to bring Acting Chief Jon Murad's appointment back to the council, Weinberger would not commit to it happening as soon as next week, but did suggest the makeup of the council could allow it to happen.
"I think it would be better to have a chief that has a permanent confirmation and perhaps the council now has a place to do that," Weinberger said.
Tuesday's special election was called by Weinberger in September following the resignation of Jack Hanson, who left the council to pursue a job with the Burlington Electric Department.
Ward 8, which along with Ward 1 makes up the East District, is also without representation on the council after Ali House resigned in October. Since that vacancy took place after Oct. 1, that election is scheduled to take place with other district elections on Town Meeting Day in March.
Brandt will not have much time to rest from campaigning. The East District Seat will come up for election again in March.
"I feel as though I just learned about how this whole process works," Brandt said. "So I feel very comfortable moving forward with it. And I really feel like almost a continuation of what we're doing right now."
When asked about running in March, John said she was only focused on the special election for now. "You have to take it one step at a time," she said.
From left to right, Dina John, Maea Brandt and Jake Schumann. Courtesy photos
Schumann had a similar tone and did not commit to running again in March.
Schumann's campaign as a third candidate had some twists and turns. Running as an independent, he unsuccessfully sought endorsements at both the Progressive and Democratic caucuses in October. At the Democratic caucus, he even encouraged people to vote for Brandt.
Schumann said he welcomed the opportunity to make it a three-way race, but on Tuesday was seen holding a sign that encouraged voters to choose John as their first choice.
In an interview on Tuesday, Schumann said shortly after the October party caucuses, his dog died and he was not able to campaign for a month.
"So by the time I came back into the race, I was way behind the eight ball. So I just had to do that arithmetic of, am I going to try and catch up with the other candidates? Or am I going to try and be collaborative and help somebody who I think has a lot of potential to be a strong leader in our community?"
Since that point, Schumann has campaigned for people to choose John at their first choice and him second.
"I'm fine to continue waiting. And I'm fine if that time never comes. Because I serve my community in other ways, so I just want to be supportive of a young leader in our community," Schumann said, speaking about his endorsement of John.
The rollout of ranked choice in Tuesday's election was celebrated by the Vermont Public Interest Group, one of the organizations that has pushed for the method. In a statement sent as polls closed, democracy director Sam McGinty said ranked choice voting empowers voters.
"We spoke with a lot of voters as they exited the polls today and we found overwhelming support for the ranked choice voting system. It's simple and it gives voters the chance to choose the candidate they want without worrying that person might be a spoiler in the race," McGinty said in the release.
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Patrick Crowley is VTDigger's Burlington Reporter. Previously, he has worked for the Brattleboro Reformer and wrote as a freelance reporter in Ventura County, California. Patrick is a musician and volunteers as a firefighter and advanced EMT.
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Lady Buc swimmers lose dual outing to George Washington
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BUCKHANNON – The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Buc swimmers won six of 11 events but wound up dropping a dual meet with the visiting George Washington Patriots last week at the West Virginia Wesleyan College pool.
The Lady Bucs won four individual events and claimed two relay races, but lost a 78-61 decision.
Cadence Vincent won two of the individual races taking the 100-yard butterfly (58.66) and the 100-yard backstroke (59.17).
Alayna Whitehair also won two events winning the 50-yard freestyle (27.15) and the 100-yard freestyle (59.22).
The two victorious relay teams were Rylee Yardley, Whitehair, Vincent and Lillian Fetty in the 200-yard medley relay (2:05.16) and that same foursome in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:53.29).
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To dream of asking for credit, denotes that you will have cause to worry, although you may be inclined sometimes to think things look bright.
1. One owes something to oneself, such as time off.
2. A relative, friend or associate owes one emotional consideration.
Dreaming of a daredevil implies that you may be allowing yourself to be unduly influenced and ultimately suppressed by another's views.
(Love; Poverty) To see oneself inflamed with love for someone in a dream represents distress, adversities, blindness, deafness or notoriousness. Such a case may draw people's compassion.
If you dream of watching the credits at the end of a movie, you may feel that others are having more fun than you. Or, you may suspect that someone else is getting the "credit" that you deserve to get.
Vision: A predator animal in women's dreams is always a sign of unconscious sexual urges.
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Depth Psychology: Make sure that your "wild" passions and appetites are under control. See Animals.
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(The color red; Dignity; Nobility; Happiness) Wearing a red silken garment in a dream means a sickness.
Red being the color of anger could be a warning to stay cool and keep your temper under control.
Example: 'An old woman with a very pink, lined face, and wearing a clashing red hat, knelt close to my face.
A positive color, representing vitality (fire) and activity, love and passion. Red, however, can also be a sign of aggression, rage, and vengeance. According to alchemistic tradition, red is the color of the spirit, of gold, and of the sun. It is a warning of danger.
For the Hindus, red means vitality and expansion.
For the Mayans, red meant victory and success.
For the Chinese, red is the color of luck. In alchemy, red is the color of emotions, of Blood, and Fire.
Vital life, energy and passion, especially bright reds. Brownish-red: Death, bitterness, or smoldering anger.
Red cape: Used in bull fighting, this is symbolic of controlling the masc uline nature.
Vision: Seeing red flames means either a job is going well or love is burning bright. Looking at someone with red hair is a warning about an impassioned character or violent temper. It also means that you are suspicious of a person who means well.
Red is an active, affective color, full of passion and emotion. It is also the color of blood and fire.
A softer red is also a symbol of love, as well as mercy, brotherly love, and compassion. When intense, red can also indicate hate.
If red flashes through our dreams, our soul is ready for action; it indicates either admiration or suffering.
A "passionately" red dress we put on in a dream is a sign of strong sexual desire. But red can also mean sin, rage, and the devil. Dark red is a symbol of passion, greed, energy, and anger. Light red stands for warmth and affection.
Color Therapy: Red is a good color to use in cases of depression, lack of energy, bladder infection, pale skin, anemia, circulatory problems, impotence, and frigidity.
Vigour, strength, energy, life, sexuality and power are all connected with this colour.
Dreams of a red light signify "stop," do not proceed.
To see a red light in your dream suggests that you need to stop what you are doing and think things through before moving forward. You need to proceed with care and caution. Alternatively, this dream may signify obstacles on your path.
1. Desire to act more on impulse, add some improvisation to daily life.
If you dream of being unprepared for something, you have a fear of failure, and you may even be a perfectionist.


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