If you're trying to complete your home gym with a Kettlebells this Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals could be a good time to search for one using a discounted price. Kettlebells are among the latest pieces of gym equipment around today, even equaling longtime standbys such as squats. It's a rather awesome piece of gear to add to your home fitness center. A kettlebell is an appearance as a cast iron ball with a handle attached to the surface of it. You're able to use kettlebells to add a lively uncertainty and swing to your traditional dumbbell moves, while also incorporating more cardio and heart function to your workout routines. Find your very best deals on Kettlebells below this Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2019 Sales.
There isn't a lot you want to know more about the kettlebell itself; it is a cannonball with a handle. And as you ought to seek out advice on how to safely use them, the practice of selecting bells that you will be happy together and get years of use from is straightforward. That being said, do not just rush out to the closest Academy or Wal-Mart and buy a kettlebell. I said there isn't much to know, but there is still some things to know.
Here we'll be taking a look at the Rep Kettlebell, which will be Rep Fitness' key bell model. We'll assess how this kettlebell performs in comparison to other popular choices on the market and take a deep dive look at the features. For our review, we'll evaluate this kettlebell's structure, performance, that could benefit, durability, and cost.
The Rep Fitness kettlebells came well packaged, with plenty of foam inserts and even bubble wrap around the 20kg. The outside of this 20kg box has been wrapped in transport plastic, which helps strengthen the integrity of this box.
These kettlebells get used widely in our office kettlebell club and they are well liked.
For starters, the Yes4All Vinyl Coated Kettlebell is assembled with a strong cast iron with no additional seams or welds. This gave the bell a good feeling and does not give off the impression that it may break down fast. The handle is a strong steel and is made slightly wider with a width of 8.86″. Height wise, the bell stands at 11.02″, which can be fairly consistent with other kettlebells on the marketplace.
You may no longer need to be concerned about investing in poor quality kettlebells that will cause effective workout sessions. These kettlebells are manufactured using solid, high quality cast iron without any seams or weak spots. These kettlebells are suitable for both indoor and outdoor usage.
But using a kettlebell, even one that's well-made just like this model will take a little practice in terms of optimizing your shape and learning how to correctly use the bell to find the sort of solutions you're searching for.
The Yes4All cast iron kettlebell is a solid kettlebell that offers endurance and strength. It's very durable and may be used in many workout exercises. For anybody looking for a sturdy kettlebell that may be used in constructing muscles and burning fat, the Yes4All cast iron kettlebell is a great choice that will assist you to attain your objectives.
Overall, most customers who purchased this bell by Yes4All were satisfied with its quality and texture. The bell is well-balanced and provides an accurate weight. It's perfect for users of all fitness levels, as a result of the many size choices. Choosing the proper weight is essential not just for an effective workout but for security. We recommend picking a lighter bell if you are a beginner, only because it will take you some time to perfect your form and find out how to execute each exercise.
The Tone Fitness Kettlebell was redesigned for a sleeker profile and also more comfortable grip. The handle includes a smoother surface to allow exercising without annoyance to your palms. Working out with kettlebells sculpts and tones the whole body because lifting and controlling kettlebell forces the entire body, and specifically, the heart, to contract as a bunch. Kettlebell workouts engage numerous muscle groups at once, which makes kettlebells a fantastic alternative for getting an entire body workout in a short time. These kettlebells are created from cement-filled PVC providing a more economical choice over traditional cast iron created kettlebells.
Tone Fitness Kettlebell vinyl is a great kettlebell for its budget. It is a fantastic kettlebell for novices in kettlebell workouts. The Tone Fitness kettlebell is a company and robust kettlebell which has a big handle which you can use with both palms. On the other hand, the smooth manage and be slippery which makes you lose your grip.
The Tone Fitness Vinyl KettleBell is a really economical choice compared to traditional cast iron made kettlebells, which makes it a fantastic alternative for people on a budget or people just getting started who are not certain whether it is worth investing a great deal.
Tone physical fitness kettlebell vinyl comes with a manufacturer's guarantee and a fitness chart that can be of fantastic assistance to kettlebell exercise novices. You may try out some of the exercises on the chart. For the cost, I believe this is a fantastic beginner kettlebell that could help you tone your physique. You can use the Tone fitness Kettlebell vinyl to build your power and eventually advance to a heavier kettlebell. I would advise this kettlebell to anyone who is looking for a cheap beginner kettlebell. It's a fantastic colour scheme and is ideal for both men and women alike.
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This page shows more examples of Randolph Caldecott's pictures, from some of his sixteen "Picture Books". These were published annually, in pairs, from 1878 until his death in 1886, always in time for Christmas: they were forerunners of the later Christmas Annuals. They were originally priced at One Shilling (5 pence in today's British currency).
Randolph Caldecott is believed to be the first author/illustrator to have negotiated with his Publisher to receive, instead of a fixed fee, a "Royalty" per book sold: he received one old Penny per book (there were 12 Pence to the Shilling). The first print run was a cautious 10,000 copies. They were so popular that by July 1886, 5 months after his death, over 800,000 copies had been sold.
To reduce download time, each picture is shown in "thumbnail" size. Click on it for a larger version. Some of the 16 "Picture Books" are not really Nursery Rhymes, but for completeness we have listed them all here, in order of publication. Those in italics on this page are (or will be) described more fully on the "Works" page or elsewhere: click on any underlined title for more info.
The Frontispiece is shown here. Compare it with our photo of the house which Randolph used for his pictures in this book: click here. For another picture from this book, click here.
If you can download pictures quickly, click on the one to the left and look for the artist's initials. "R C" is at bottom left - and another set of initials, "E E" is at bottom right. Edmund Evans was the engraver and printer whose careful work (in the original Routledge editions) ensured that Randolph's pictures appeared as intended.
In the Frontispiece, shown here, Randolph has depicted himself "Sore sicke...and like to Dye". Humorous to those who recognised him - but sadly all too prophetic of his early death only 7 years later.
This, with the previous 3 books, was re-issued in Randolph Caldecott's Picture Book.
The original pictures from which this book was published were bought by Beatrix Potter's father for GB£ 80.
When Randolph published his book, there was some controversy about the text. Had he plagiarised someone else's work? Why had he not given due credit to the author? The truth was that he used an old Lancashire dialect version of a rhyme which, in various versions, had been circulating for centuries. For two of the pictures, a comparison of original and later editions, and a sample of the text, click here. Another picture is on one of our Postcards pages: click here.
When Randolph Caldecott produced this book, the Nursery Rhyme on which it was based seemed to be just a children's song. But, only 60 years previously, when the rhyme about "four and twenty black birds" first appeared, it was full of political significance, based on the "Cato Street Conspiracy" (1820) in which 24 men (one of whom was black) plotted to murder the entire Cabinet at dinner one night. When they were discovered, many of them began to tell about the others in the hope of saving their own lives - hence "the birds began to sing". Acts of Parliament had just been passed to restrict public meetings and to take action against any literature considered "seditious", so there was an upsurge in innocent-seeming poems (or actions) with hidden meanings.
This, with the previous 3 books, was re-issued in Randolph Caldecott's Picture Book No. 2.
For another illustration, together with a modern parody of it, click here.
This is the final picture from the book and the rhyme. It is clear that the hero of the rhyme is now much grander than the Farmer's Boy that he used to be!
For reproductions of some pictures from this book, see our Postcards page.
An interactive version of this, showing all the illustrations with sound and music, is available on a Japanese Web-site (in English or Japanese). To visit it, click here.
The illustrations in this book, showing animals clothed and behaving like humans, indicate clearly how Randolph Caldecott influenced the work of Beatrix Potter. Two of Randolph's pictures still hang in her house in the Lake District, UK.
For a watercolour sketch used for this book, click here.
A detail from a colour picture in this book is on our "Family" page: click here and then click on the small picture to see the whole, enlarged, picture.
For the last picture from this book, click here.
This was a traditional song, dating back to around 1670. The original had more verses than are reproduced in Randolph's book. The phrase " 'Twas the Fiddler Play'd It Wrong" is a line from the song and was the subject of an oil painting by Randolph; see our "Buying" page.
For one of the illustrations to the first of these rhymes, click here.
Jack and the Beanstalk (1886, published after Randolph died).
The words of this version were written, in "English hexameters", by Hallam Tennyson. Randolph Caldecott had only produced rough sketches by the time of his early death, but the book was published with these sketches. Randolph was better known than Hallam Tennyson, and so Randolph's name on the cover is larger than Hallam's.
published by Macmillan & Co (London & New York) instead of Routledge.
For other pictures, see our "Works" page.
Source of info at top of this page on copies sold: Obituary article by William Clough published in The Manchester Quarterly, July 1886, quoting the publishers, Messrs. Routledge. Compare this with the figure of 867,000, from another source, for sales of only the first 12 of the books by 1884.


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The IIHF Women's World Championship concluded on Monday with a day of outstanding goaltending, as the final four netminders kept out all goals in just over140 minutes of play. That's two full scoreless games and one and a half overtimes in which no goals were allowed between all four goalies who played.
It wasn't this way for much of the tournament. The two goalies who played in the Bronze Medal Game – Finland's Meeri Raisanen and Russia's Nadezhda Morozova – had allowed a combined 31 goals to that point. Emerance Maschmeyer of Canada and Alex Rigsby of the United States had fared somewhat better with 5 total goals allowed. The United States, Canada, and Russia finished in first, second, and third in the tournament, respectively.
Raisanen's performance was strong enough to quiet some questions about the absence of Finland's star netminder Noora Raty, who has long been considered one of the top two or three women's goalies. The reasons for Raty not being included on the Finnish roster are not clear, but Raisanen showed she was a fine replacement, carrying the team back to the medal round and a fourth place finish.
With 162 saves on 176 shots (a .921 save percentage), Raisanen impressed so much that she was named to the tournament All Star Team by the assembled media. Both Raisanen and Raty spent the season playing in Finland's Mestis league, and faced each other in November in the first men's pro league game with two female netminders.
But the big story of this year's World Championships has been the performance of Alex Rigsby and Emerance Maschmeyer. Both the United States and Canada have faced questions about their goaltending futures. Rigsby, 24, and Maschmeyer, 21, may very well represent a changing of the guard for both teams.
And if this tournament is any indication, the future looks bright for both. The two faced off twice, once in the opening game of the preliminary round and then again in the Gold Medal Game. In these two outings, Maschmeyer and Rigsby kept things scoreless for a total of 112:44 minutes.
Maschmeyer's incredible quickness and aggressiveness provided a sharp contrast to Rigby's more patient, contained approach, but both were outstanding and incredibly fun to watch. After the Gold Medal Game, the two were named Players of the Game for their respective teams and Maschmeyer took home the Best Goaltender award given by the tournament directorate. With this win, the United States will enter the Pyeongchang Olympics in 2018 as the number one seed.


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Raft of commitments to tackle data crisis
Champions to launch Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data in September
International governments, businesses and civil society today pledged to take action to tackle the data crisis that threatens to hamper the fight against extreme poverty.
Wide-ranging commitments – including funding pledges, the opening up of valuable data sets, technological innovation and analytic support – were made in Addis Ababa, as the first step in a major drive to harness the data revolution to support inclusive growth and sustainable development.
World leaders are set to agree new Sustainable Development Goals in September, but these must be backed with a rapid escalation of robust, high quality data to track resources to results.
To drive that forward, more than 20 international organisations, including the governments of Belgium, Kenya, Mexico, Senegal and the United States, the World Bank Group, UNSDSN, CIVICUS and Mastercard have also committed to be Champions for the formation of a Global Partnership on Sustainable Data, to be launched in September 2015.
Michael Elliott, CEO of The ONE Campaign said:
"We live in a world where millions of people matter so little that they are uncounted. Their births are not recorded; they can't access basic healthcare, enough food or an education. This year we expect ambitious new global goals to end extreme poverty, but if we don't deal with the crisis of inadequate data for monitoring and achieving the goals, we can't have full accountability or a clear picture of progress. Fixing it needs political support, funding and practical action."
The commitments announced today will catalyse tangible progress in filling known data gaps so that the lives of the poorest and most excluded can be improved.
Amadou Ba, the Senegal Minister of Finance said:
"The commitments made in Addis Ababa today are a great step towards making the data revolution a reality. We have seen new pledges that will drive progress in health, food production and help fight corruption. Harnessing data can drive inclusive growth, and allow governments, citizens and civil society to track resources to results. The Government of Senegal is honoured to champion the formation of the Global Partnership on Sustainable Development Data."
The initial group of champions of a Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data made specific commitment to invest in, share and use data for decision-making. They drew particular attention to the need to mobilize new resources, noting that at least $1 billion will be required each year to successfully monitor the new sustainable development agenda. They also joined a call to action to form a partnership that will accelerate efforts to increase the availability of high quality data to help improve the lives of those citizens who are currently left behind.
A Global Partnership on Sustainable Development Data will:
promote new data principles and norms and strengthen those that already exist;
incentivize data generation to fill key data gaps that make a difference to people's lives, in particular the poor and excluded;
expand open data access to increase the timeliness, interoperability, use and value of data that already exist; and
support capacity building and peer learning of users and producers with a view to measure, monitor, evaluate progress and deliver the Sustainable development Goals.
The Champions aim to build a growing network that will politically launch a Global Partnership on Sustainable Development Data during the Sustainable Development Summit and United Nations General Assembly in September.
As a first step, more than 20 organisations announced commitments at the event, including:
The ONE campaign will launch the 'Follow the Money' portal, a one-stop-shop for the best examples of citizens using data to track corruption, advocate for better budget allocations, and make sure public money gets to where it is most needed.
The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will invest $22m in Country Data Collaboratives. The Collaboratives will strengthen country-led health data systems and decision-making.
The Mexican Government is committed to the development and launch of an international Open Data Charter; and to provide personalized, timely and focalized information to pregnant beneficiaries of Prospera, the world's second largest conditional cash transfer program, via SMS to help empower women's health through scalable data-driven platforms.
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network will launch a thematic group on data and information systems for development to identify new innovative approaches to data collection for the SDGs, and to make this input useful for policy makers.
CIVICUS will work to build the capacity of civil society, particularly in the Global South, to produce and use data for the SDGs through its DataShift initiative.
MasterCard, in partnership with Datakind, will organize data scientists to partner with public sector leaders to develop responsible protocols around data collection and usage; and provide the technical horsepower to analyse, interpret and translate data into concrete development solutions.
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation will invest $20 million in improving data on coverage of nutrition interventions and other key indicators by 2020 in at least four countries.
More Champions are expected to join in the lead up to the UN General Assembly in September.
The commitments were made at a high level side event at the 3rd Financing for Development Summit in Addis Ababa. The event was jointly hosted by the Government of the United States of America, The Federal Government of Mexico, The United Nations Sustainable Solutions Network, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and The ONE Campaign. Read the full list of commitments.
Further information, including the initial list of Champions for the Global Partnership on Sustainable Development is available at one.org/ffd3
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Getting to the point where we feel confident giving feedback can be hard. I explore how you can feel in control of those situations, and relationships, that affect you in a negative way.
Imagine this scenario, you walk into the kitchen at work and you meet the one person who you really have a problem with. Your heart sinks. They always manage to upset you, offend you, frustrate you and frankly you can do without it. What do you do?
The chances are, you grin and bear it as you make your cup of tea, then you go back to your desk and email your best mate to rant about how this person really gets your goat.
Fair enough, this is life. But what happens when it turns out you've been put on a project team with this person? Or they become your new boss?
One of the wonderful and interesting things about life is that we all have a very unique set of experiences that make us who we are – from our upbringing, our cultural background and the people who have influenced us to the opportunities we've had, or not had. Because we all have this unique take on life there will often be times when we meet people who don't react in a way we expect or understand, and in some cases in a way we don't approve of, and when that happens it can provoke a strong emotional reaction.
I'm interested in what we do with that emotion. It's easy to blame the person who's inspired it, "they are just inept/bad tempered/rude" and that's one way to go. But it can leave us feeling powerless. "That person over there is making me feel like this!! The outrage!" But here's the thing – you can choose to take their behaviour personally and you can choose not to.
For example, my partner is tidier than me, and finds my habit of leaving unopened (or opened) post around the house at best unfathomably weird. This might seem a trivial example, but we all know how the smallest things can be the most annoying, and how they can turn into big things if not addressed. At worst my partner might feel I'm being purposefully untidy, which is disrespectful to the tidy house he's trying to create. So why do I leave my post lying around? I grew up in a house where things had to be tidied away swiftly, so as a reaction to that I like a relaxed attitude to tidying away paperwork. And you know what, I had never thought about that until he pointed it out.
Faced with your own example of perceived outrageous behaviour, what can you do?
As I see it, there are two options: you can actively choose not to let this behaviour get to you, know it's not personal and get on with your life, or you can offer this person feedback in the hope that they will change their behaviour.
The problem is option one takes patience and restraint, which we sometimes doubt we have. Option two takes courage, we're not sure of the reaction, we feel it's not our place to feedback, for example, within a work hierarchy, or maybe we don't feel we have the skills to have that conversation.
And because both options are hard, we often fall into default option three: rant and moan about this person or behaviour to our close friends. Whilst this can lower blood pressure by helping you let off steam, it's not actually serving to improve the situation, and in fact, if you get stuck there, it tends to compound your feelings of injustice and helplessness, lessening the likelihood of ever getting to either moving on, or giving feedback. When I've been stuck in "rant and moan" myself, it's never productively moved the situation forward.
Are you waiting for someone to change? Are you taking someone's behaviour personally? What are you doing about that right now?
If you could explain the effect their behaviour has on you, what would you say?
How do you feel about giving that feedback?
Offeringface to face feedback (i.e. not via email or text!) is more productive as you can have a two way conversation about the situation. The person on the receiving end has a right to reply.
Giving feedback in a timely way also helps it be received well. Try not to bring up things that happened three years ago. How would you feel if you thought someone had been mad at you for that long?
Talk about the behaviour you see, not personality. For example "it stresses me out when you leave envelopes everywhere" rather than "you are untidy". From the point of view of the person receiving the feedback, hearing about a specific behaviour one is exhibiting is easier to take, than a blanket statement about a personality flaw. You'll get a better reaction!
Choose a time to deliver the feedback when you're not feeling emotional. If you offer feedback feeling calm and open, the chances are that this is how it will be received.
And remember, you cannot influence how others behave all the time, but you can control how you react to them.
This blog was originally written for Bowland Solutions who provide software, support and coaching to support 360 feedback and performance management. They blog regularly about feedback and the power of meaningful conversations at www.bowlandsolutions.com/blog.
If you'd like to talk to me about leadership coaching, team coaching or career coaching, please get in touch via my website. I'd love to hear from you!


For an April report, researchers at the nonprofit organization Education Resource Strategies studied three districts and a charter management organization, or CMO, that had made professional learning a core part of their academic strategy, were working with large numbers of low-income students, and were seeing academic gains. They found that in these case study systems, professional learning activities are tightly coordinated with each other and supported by the school system in terms of resources, policies, and practices. What ERS calls "connected professional learning" is strongly connected to the everyday work of teaching.


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Q: SharePoint framework property pane data Where the data of SharePoint framework property pane is saved.? Can't we access it directly? Also if we have deleted a instance of our app from the page, the property pane data gets deleted permanently?

A: In the properties pane config, you'll have something similar to this:
PropertyPaneSlider('TestSliderRed', {
    label: 'testSliderRedLabel',
    min: 0,
    max: 255,
    showValue: true,
}),

It's the value in the first part of the property ('TestSliderRed', in this case) that you're looking for. In order to access the value that the slider is currently set to, you'll need this:
var redVal = this.properties.TestSliderRed;

The variable can then be used where needed within your code.
Please note that the answer above assumes that you're trying to use the property value within the SPFx code and that you're trying to get the current property pane value that a user has set. Let us know if it's something else that you're looking for.
Regarding your second question, I believe that if an SPFx app is removed then you'll lose the property pane data, yes. One solution that I can think of is that you should be able to update a SharePoint list with the values if they're important to you. I've not tested, but can't see any reason why it wouldn't work.

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Alfie's Tenners vol.1
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Welcome to Christmas in July! In celebration, this digital title has been marked down by 25%! For more values, visit our Christmas in July sale page.
May 1940, as German panzers and kampfers invade France, one British officer, Second Lieutenant Alphonse March, finds himself separated from the B.E.F. and must lead his walker troop through the countless hordes of the Hun back to the safety of his own peers. But this war, with its walking vehicles, death rays and rocket troops, is quite different from the morass of the trenches a generation ago.
Alfie's Tenners isa graphic novel set in the Gear Krieg alternate universe, a world where adventurers and super-spies straight out of pulp novels and serial pictures battle the Nazis across the globe, where the poor, bloody infantry valiantly defends liberty from the forces of fascism, and superscience changes the face of the world on a daily basis.
70 pages filled with adventure, intrigue, daring-do and wonder!
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Is this prose, or a graphic novel? The description sounds awesome, but if it's a graphic novel, alas, I won't be able to read it, being blind. Graphic novels don't do well with OCR software.
May 04, 2016 4:21 am UTC
It is a graphic novel. Sorry for the inconvenience.
This title was added to our catalog on May 03, 2016.


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If the Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Chrome itself displays the Leadtrack.pro web-page then this might be a sign that your personal computer has become a victim of the 'ad-supported' software (also known as adware). This adware modifies the Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer settings to open lots of annoying popup advertisements on all web-sites, including web-pages where previously you ads have never seen. These advertisements can be varied: pop-up windows, boxes, in-text ads, different sized banners and so on. What is more, the adware, that opens the Leadtrack.pro pop-up advertisements, can cause your Internet connection to be slow or freeze your web-browser so that the interface is not updated anymore.
It's not a good idea to have an unwanted application like the adware that causes multiple undesired pop ups. The reason for this is simple, it doing things you do not know about. The worst is, the adware can gather confidential information about you which can be later sold to third party companies. You don't know if your home address, account names and passwords are safe. And of course you completely don't know what will happen when you click on any Leadtrack.pro pop-up ads.
The ad-supported software usually hijacks only the IE, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome and MS Edge by modifying the web browser's settings or installing a harmful addons. Moreover, possible situations, when any other web-browsers will be affected too. The ad supported software will perform a scan of the machine for web-browser shortcuts and alter them without your permission. When it infects the internet browser shortcuts, it'll add the argument like 'http://site.address' into Target property. So, each time you run the internet browser, you'll see an intrusive Leadtrack.pro web site.
So, if you happen to encounter intrusive Leadtrack.pro advertisements, then be quick and take effort to remove adware that causes a huge count of intrusive Leadtrack.pro ads as soon as possible. Follow the step-by-step instructions below to delete Leadtrack.pro pop-ups. Let us know how you managed by sending us your comments please.
We can help you remove Leadtrack.pro from your web-browsers, without the need to take your machine to a professional. Simply follow the removal tutorial below if you currently have the unwanted adware on your system and want to remove it. If you have any difficulty while trying to get rid of the adware that responsible for browser redirect to the unwanted Leadtrack.pro page, feel free to ask for our help in the comment section below. Read it once, after doing so, please print this page as you may need to shut down your web-browser or reboot your personal computer.
The tutorial will help you remove Leadtrack.pro pop ups. These Leadtrack.pro removal steps work for the MS Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer, as well as every version of Microsoft Windows operating system.
Some of potentially unwanted software, 'ad supported' software and browser hijacker infections can be deleted using the Add/Remove programs utility that is located in the Windows Control Panel. So, if you are running any version of Microsoft Windows and you have noticed an unwanted program, then first try to remove it through Add/Remove programs.
Scroll through the all list, and uninstall dubious and unknown apps. To quickly find the latest installed applications, we recommend sort apps by date.
The adware that causes internet browsers to show undesired Leadtrack.pro pop up advertisements, can hijack various Windows shortcut files on your desktop (most often, all web-browsers shortcut files), so in this step you need to check and clean them by removing the argument such as http://site.address/.
Right click on the shortcut file of hijacked internet browser as displayed on the image below.
Select the "Properties" option and it will show the shortcut's properties. Next, click the "Shortcut" tab and then delete the "http://site.address" string from Target field as displayed in the following example.
Then click OK to save changes. Repeat the step for all web-browsers that are re-directed to the Leadtrack.pro unwanted website.
If you find that Internet Explorer web-browser settings such as start page, search provider and newtab page having been replaced by 'ad supported' software that causes a huge count of intrusive Leadtrack.pro pop-up ads, then you may restore your settings, via the reset browser procedure.
You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. It will get rid of ad supported software related to Leadtrack.pro popups, disable malicious and ad-supported web-browser's extensions and restore the Microsoft Internet Explorer's settings such as new tab, search provider and startpage to default state.
Run the Reset web browser utility of the Chrome to reset all its settings such as home page, search provider by default and new tab page to original defaults. This is a very useful tool to use, in the case of browser redirects to annoying ad web sites such as Leadtrack.pro.
It will display the Chrome menu. Choose More Tools, then click Extensions. Carefully browse through the list of installed extensions. If the list has the extension signed with "Installed by enterprise policy" or "Installed by your administrator", then complete the following guidance: Remove Google Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and press the "Advanced" link. Now scroll down until the "Reset" section is visible, as shown on the screen below and click the "Reset settings to their original defaults" button.
The Chrome will show the confirmation dialog box like below.
You need to confirm your action, press the "Reset" button. The web-browser will start the procedure of cleaning. After it is finished, the browser's settings including search engine, home page and newtab back to the values which have been when the Chrome was first installed on your system.
Resetting your Firefox is first troubleshooting step for any issues with your web browser application, including the redirect to Leadtrack.pro webpage. Essential information such as bookmarks, browsing history, passwords, cookies, auto-fill data and personal dictionaries will not be removed.
First, launch the Mozilla Firefox and press button. It will display the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web-browser. Further, press the Help button ( ) as on the image below.
It will display the confirmation prompt. Further, press the "Refresh Firefox" button. The Firefox will start a procedure to fix your problems that caused by the ad-supported software which developed to reroute your web browser to various ad sites like Leadtrack.pro. When, it is complete, click the "Finish" button.
Once installed, the ad supported software can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you launch your system, it will display Leadtrack.pro unwanted site. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and delete all malicious tasks which have been created by malicious apps.
Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard at the same time. This displays a prompt that called Run. In the text field, type "taskschd.msc" (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click "Task Scheduler Library", as displayed on the screen below.
In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Please choose the first task, its properties will be open just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your computer. Found something like "explorer.exe http://site.address" or "chrome.exe http://site.address", then get rid of this harmful task. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it is a component of the 'ad-supported' software, then this task also should be removed.
Having defined the task that you want to remove, then click on it with the right mouse button and choose Delete as displayed in the figure below.
If your machine is still infected with ad supported software that causes multiple intrusive pop-up ads, then the best way of detection and removal is to use an anti malware scan on the machine. Download free malware removal tools below and run a full system scan. It will help you remove all components of the adware from hardisk and Windows registry.
You can download and use the Zemana for free. This antimalware tool will scan all the registry keys and files in your PC along with the system settings and web-browser extensions. If it finds any malware, ad supported software or harmful extension that is created to reroute your web browser to the Leadtrack.pro pop up advertisements then the Zemana Free will get rid of them from your computer completely.
Click the following link to download the latest version of Zemana Free for MS Windows. Save it directly to your Microsoft Windows Desktop.
Once the downloading process is complete, close all apps and windows on your system. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that's called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup as shown in the following example.
When the installation starts, you will see the "Setup wizard" that will allow you install Zemana Anti Malware on your machine.
Once install is complete, you will see window as displayed in the following example.
Now press the "Scan" button . Zemana Free utility will start scanning the whole personal computer to find out adware responsible for redirects to Leadtrack.pro. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your computer and the speed of your PC system. While the Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) tool is scanning, you may see how many objects it has identified as being affected by malicious software.
Once the system scan is complete, a list of all threats found is produced. You may remove threats (move to Quarantine) by simply click "Next" button.
The Zemana will remove ad-supported software that cause unwanted Leadtrack.pro pop-up ads to appear and move items to the program's quarantine.
Hitman Pro is a free portable program that scans your PC system for adware which redirects your web-browser to annoying Leadtrack.pro web-page, potentially unwanted applications and hijackers and helps remove them easily. Moreover, it will also help you remove any harmful internet browser extensions and add-ons.
Please go to the link below to download Hitman Pro. Save it to your Desktop.
When the downloading process is finished, open the directory in which you saved it. You will see an icon like below.
Double click the HitmanPro desktop icon. After the utility is launched, you will see a screen as shown below.
Further, click "Next" button to perform a system scan with this utility for the ad supported software which designed to redirect your browser to various ad sites such as Leadtrack.pro. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your computer. Once Hitman Pro completes the scan, HitmanPro will display a list of found items as shown in the figure below.
Make sure all items have 'checkmark' and click "Next" button. It will show a dialog box, click the "Activate free license" button.
We suggest using the Malwarebytes Free that are completely clean your PC of the adware. The free utility is an advanced malware removal application made by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This program uses the world's most popular anti-malware technology. It's able to help you get rid of unwanted Leadtrack.pro ads from your web-browsers, PUPs, malware, browser hijackers, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your computer for free.
Installing the MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) is simple. First you'll need to download MalwareBytes by clicking on the link below. Save it directly to your Microsoft Windows Desktop.
This will open the "Setup wizard" of MalwareBytes Anti-Malware onto your machine. Follow the prompts and don't make any changes to default settings.
Further, press the "Scan Now" button . MalwareBytes Free program will scan through the whole computer for the adware responsible for redirecting your browser to Leadtrack.pro web site.
When MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) completes the scan, a list of all items detected is created.
You may delete threats (move to Quarantine) by simply click the "Quarantine Selected" button. When the task is done, you may be prompted to restart the PC system.
Run an ad-blocker utility like AdGuard will protect you from harmful ads and content. Moreover, you can find that the AdGuard have an option to protect your privacy and block phishing and spam web sites. Additionally, ad blocker apps will help you to avoid undesired pop-ups and unverified links that also a good way to stay safe online.
When downloading is done, launch the downloaded file. You will see the "Setup Wizard" program window. Follow the prompts.
Once the installation is finished, click "Skip" to close the setup application and use the default settings, or click "Get Started" to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.
In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your computer, AdGuard will start automatically and block advertisements, Leadtrack.pro redirect, as well as other harmful or misleading web sites. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon called AdGuard, that is located on your desktop.
Once you've done the step-by-step instructions above, your computer should be clean from this adware and other malware. The MS Edge, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome will no longer display undesired Leadtrack.pro web-page when you browse the World Wide Web. Unfortunately, if the few simple steps does not help you, then you have caught a new ad-supported software, and then the best way – ask for help.
Please start a new thread by using the "New Topic" button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately. Wait for one of our trained "Security Team" or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the undesired Leadtrack.pro popups.


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Rip off the bit at the bottom that says ""Undead"" and place it under one of the monsters in the combat, as long as that monster is not already Undead.
In a sepulchral voice, say, ""This. Is. An. Ex. [MONSTER NAME].""
This monster now has +5 in combat and grants two extra Treasures if defeated. It counts as Undead for all purposes.


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Q: Unable to get Matcher.replaceAll to work properly I am having some weird issues with a pattern replace.
I have these two patterns:
private static final Pattern CODE_ANY = Pattern.compile("&[0-9a-fk-or]");
private static final Pattern CODE_BLACK = Pattern.compile(ChatColour.BLACK.toString());

ChatColour.BLACK.toString() returns "&0"
Next, I have this code:
public static String Strip(String message)
{
    while (true)
    {
        Matcher matcher = CODE_ANY.matcher(message);
        if (!matcher.matches())
            break;
        message = matcher.replaceAll("");
    }
    return message;
}

I have tried a couple different approaches, but nothing gets replaced.
The initial version just called each CODE_xxx pattern one after the other, but users were bypassing that by doubling up on ampersands.
I just do not understand why this isn't removing anything..
I know it is definitely getting called, as I have printed debug messages to the console to check that.
// Morten

A: matches() checks if the complete input string matches the pattern, whereas find() checks if the pattern can be found somewhere in the input string. Therefor, I would rewrite your method as:
public static String strip(String message) // lowercase strip due to Java naming conventions
{
    Matcher matcher = CODE_ANY.matcher(message);
    if (matcher.find())
        message = matcher.replaceAll("");
    return message;
}

Just realized, this can be done with a one liner:
public static String strip(String message) {
    return message.replaceAll("&[0-9a-fk-or]", "");
}

Using the replaceAll() method you don't need a precompiled pattern, but you could extract the regex to a final field of type String.


It is easy to add, remove, or rearrange columns in your X1 Search 8 Results List. First, we describe how to add and remove columns, then cover changing the order the columns appear.
Right clicking on any column name launches the Column Chooser menu, and select 'Choose Columns'.
When the menu appears, select 'Columns', displaying 'Available Columns' and 'Visible Columns' lists.
Highlight column name(s) in the 'Available Columns' list, then click to add to your 'Visible Columns'.
Verify that the column name appears in the Visible Columns list, and click 'OK'.
To remove a column, select the column name from the Visible Columns and click .
To change the order in which columns display, highlight the column you want to move, and use to move the column up, and to move the column down.
The Visible Columns list displays the columns with Top-Down=Left-Right. So, the column name listed at the top of the Visible Column list will be the farthest left column in your X1 Search 8 display.
Please note: You can also drag and drop columns from one list to another, or within the list, to reorder them.


Tha ceist agam dhuibh aig toiseach na Litreach an t-seachdain seo. An ath-bhliadhna – ann an dà mhìle 's a naoi (2009) – bithear a' comharrachadh droch thachartas ann an eachdraidh nan Gàidheal ann an Alba. Tachartas a thug buille chruaidh dha-rìribh air na Gàidheil mar shluagh.
A bheil fios agaibh dè bh' ann? Thachair e o chionn ceithir cheud bliadhna – an ath-bhliadhna – ann an sia ceud deug 's a naoi (1609). 'S dòcha nach robh e cho cruaidh air na Gàidheil ann an taobh sear is meadhan na Gàidhealtachd ach bha e cruaidh orra air an taobh an iar. Rinn e cinnteach gur ann air an rathad sìos a bhiodh a' Ghàidhlig ann an Alba, eadhon air a' Ghàidhealtachd, bho sin a-mach. Dh'fhaodar a ràdh gu bheil sinn fhathast a' fulang a bhuaidh.
Innsidh mi dhuibh dè bh' ann. As t-samhradh sia ceud deug 's a naoi (1609), chaidh Reachdas Eilean Ì a chur an sàs. Ann am Beurla thathar eòlach air mar The Statutes of Iona. An ath-bhliadhna bu chòir do na Gàidheil a bhith a' foillseachadh dè dìreach a bh' ann an Reachdas Ì oir lean faisg air ceithir cheud bliadhna de leth-bhreith leis an stàit an aghaidh ar cànain, ar cultair 's ar dearbh-aithneachaidh.
Bha Seumas VI air an rìgh-chathair aig an àm. Bho fhuair e crùn Shasainn, a bharrachd air crùn na h-Alba, ann an sia ceud deug 's a trì (1603), thòisich e air a bhith cruaidh air na Gàidheil. Bha an dubh-ghràin aige air muinntir na Gàidhlig anns an fharsaingeachd, ach gu seachd àraidh air na h-eileanaich. Ann an sia ceud deug 's a naoi (1609), ghluais e gus fineachan an taobh an iar a chur fo a smachd.
Chaidh na cinn-chinnidh mar a leanas a chur an grèim le foill. À Ìle bha Aonghas Dòmhnallach. À Muile bha Eachann MacIlleathain às an Dubh-àird agus a bhràithrean Lachlann is Ailean, agus Lachlann MacIlleathain an Locha Bhuidhe. Às an Eilean Sgitheanach bha Dòmhnall Gorm Dòmhnallach à Slèite agus Ruairidh MacFhionghain às an t-Srath. À Uibhist bha Dòmhnall Dòmhnallach Chlann Raghnaill. A bharrachd air sin bha Ruairidh MacLeòid às Na Hearadh, Gilleasbaig MacGuaire à Ulbha agus Dòmhnall Mac-a-Phì à Colbhasa.
Chaidh na cinn-chinnidh sin a thoirt gu dàil, no co-labhairt, ann am Muile. Chaidh cuireadh a thoirt dhaibh dhol air bòrd soitheach anns am biodh Easbaig nan Eilean, Anndra Knox, a' searmonachadh. Chaidh iad ann, gu neoichiontach, agus chaidh an cur an grèim. Dh'aontaich iad dhol gu dàil eile ann an Ì.
1. Dh'fheumadh na cinn-chinnidh an taic a thoirt don Eaglais Phròstanaich agus am ministearan a phàigheadh.
2. Bhiodh spidealan no taighean-òsta air an stèidheachadh far am faigheadh daoine àite-fuirich.
3. Cha robh cead aig na cinn-chinnidh mòran uaislean a chumail san dachaigh aca tuilleadh.
4. Chan fhaodadh eileanach tuilleadh a bhith a' ceannach fìon bho thall thairis, ged a bhiodh cead aca uisge-beatha a dhèanamh dhaibh fhèin.
5. Cha robh cead aig duine gunna a chleachdadh eadhon airson losgadh air fèidh, maighich no eòin.
Ach bha dà earrainn eile ann an Reachdas Ì a bha na bu mhiosa na gin dhiubh sin oir shàth iad sgian ann an cridhe nan Gàidheal air taobh an iar na h-Alba. Bheir sinn sùil orra sin anns an ath Litir.
Faclan na Litreach: Reachdas Eilean Ì: The Statutes of Iona; rìgh-chathair: throne; dàil: meeting, convention (the Irish Parliament is the Dáil); gu neoichiontach: innocently; earrann: section.
Abairtean na Litreach: an ath-bhliadhna: next year; bithear a' comharrachadh droch thachartas: a bad occurrence will be marked; a thug buille chruaidh dha-rìribh air X: which delivered a terrible blow to X; mar shluagh: as a people; bha e cruaidh orra air an taobh an iar: it was hard on them in the west; gur ann air an rathad sìos a bhiodh X: that X would be going downhill ["on the road down"]; fhathast a' fulang a bhuaidh: still suffering [from] its influence; bha an dubh-ghràin aige air muinntir na Gàidhlig anns an fharsaingeachd: he absolutely hated the Gaelic people in general; gus fineachan an taobh an iar a chur fo a smachd: to put the clans of the west under his control; chaidh na cinn-chinnidh mar a leanas a chur an grèim le foill: the following clan chiefs were arrested by treachery; dhol air bòrd soitheach anns am biodh Easbaig nan Eilean a' searmonachadh: to go on board a vessel in which the Bishop of the Isles would be preaching; bhiodh spidealan no taighean-òsta air an stèidheachadh: wayside accommodation or inns would be established; cha robh cead aig X mòran uaislean a chumail san dachaigh aca tuilleadh: X were no longer permitted to keep many gentlemen in their home; chan fhaodadh eileanach tuilleadh a bhith a' ceannach fìon bho thall thairis: islanders could no longer buy wine from overseas; gunna a chleachdadh eadhon airson losgadh air fèidh, maighich no eòin: to use a gun, even to shoot deer, hares or birds; shàth iad sgian ann an cridhe nan Gàidheal: it thrust a knife into the heart[s] of the Gaels.
Puing-chànain na Litreach: ceithir cheud bliadhna deleth-bhreithleis an stàit an aghaidh arcànain, ar cultair 's ar dearbh-aithneachaidh: four hundred years of discrimination by the state against our language, our culture and our identity. Leth-bhreith literally means "half judgement" ie "partiality" – supporting only one side of a particular argument. It has also come therefore to mean "discrimination" in more general terms. Leth is used in an enormous number of compounds, most commonly meaning "half" but also "one of a pair" eg leth-shùileach (one-eyed), leth-chasach (one-legged). For a good list of leth- compounds, see either Dwelly's or Mark's dictionaries.
Gnàthas-cainnt na Litreach: ach gu seachd àraidh air na h-eileanaich: but particularly [on] the islanders.


Twenty years as a teacher, ten years in educational research and five years of directing an educational charity, and in all that time, I hadn't published any fiction or poetry at all. I'd always had a feeling that if life ever did allow me a clear run at creative writing, I might just be able to do something with it. But by 2004, with the charity going nowhere fast, I decided to make my own opportunities rather than wait for them to come to me.
I was encouraged by having a few poems accepted by reputable magazines. With a little more credibility attached to my writing pretensions, I worked on putting together the first novel since a piece of ultimately aimless twenties' juvenilia. An agent took a sniff at the plans and opening chapters, then decided no, and by this time I had acquired a more realistic understanding of the fiction world. In terms of the UK, most publishers wouldn't even look at anything unless it came from an agent, and anyone without a credible publication record is wasting their time. My collection of published research-based articles in the educational press did not impress.
What to do? Give it all up? 'Manage my aspirations', as the football phrase goes? It seemed to me eventually that the only alternative to going out and buying expensive creative writing courses was to put the issue to the test by trying to get published in magazines and entering competitions. If my stuff was any good, it would start getting acceptances and/or some competition results. If I spent several years collecting rejection letters and hadn't won a single prize or 'commendation', it would become obvious that I was wasting my time.
Short fiction seemed the only way; publishers and many agents won't look at unsolicited novels, and there aren't many competitions for full length novels. Even if there were, entering about one competition a year would be a long, painful business. But I didn't know much about short fiction then. I found out by a combination of reading, research and trial and error. My first published piece came out in a short fiction print magazine in December 2007, almost exactly seven years ago.
What's happened subsequently is summed up in the 'bio' below, culminating in my two published volumes of short fiction and poetry, and if anyone wants to check them out, it's all at www.bruceharris.org. But pushing the envelope isn't really what this piece is about and neither, I decided, would be my future writing career. My partner and I have money enough for our needs, so I thought it might make more sense to try and pass on what I'd done and discovered to others, a spirit best summarised in the English phrase 'giving something back'.
So, working with my webmaster Martin Kerr, we put together Writing Short Fiction, http://writingshortfiction.org (WSF) in early 2014, and it is now making its mark. So far, it includes a 'Why and What' section on why write short fiction and what short fiction to write; a 'Competitive Writing' section on how to go about entering fiction competitions and what to expect when you do; questionnaires to test out how likely site visitors are to publish short fiction and how much they know about contemporary fiction generally, and to help site visitors to develop subjects to write about. There are also listings relating to fiction competitions, magazines and short story collections. It's all free; there are no subscriptions, no memberships and no adverts. At the moment, the site has a UK focus, mainly because the UK scene is what I know about, but if anyone out there wants to give us information about their own country's competitions and practices, please do and welcome.
As of January 14th 2015, WSF will be adding two new sections. One will be 'Champion Fiction', including prize-winning stories contributed by writers with very impressive credentials, and the other 'Tips from the Top', in which writers will pass on their own advice on how to succeed in the short fiction genre. After January, WSF will be updating every quarter, to gradually build our stock of online material.
On Monday December 8th, we will be announcing the names and bios of the writers who are to contribute to the site launch. Everyone is welcome to visit the site; there are no passwords and no memberships involved. It is our tribute and our offering to the writing community and the developing writers within it, and we hope site visitors will find WSF useful, inspiring, educational, or perhaps even all of them put together.
An anthology of 25 stories by Bruce Harris which have all won prizes, commendations or listings in fiction competitions, 'First Flame', is available in print and e-book form at www.bruceharris.org.
In addition to second prize in the 2014 Momaya Press Competition, Bruce's awards list includes Writers' Bureau (twice); Grace Dieu Writers' Circle (five times); Biscuit Publishing, Yeovil Prize, Milton Keynes Speakeasy (three times), Exeter Writers, Fylde Writers, Brighton Writers (three times), Wells Literary Festival, Wirral Festival of Firsts, New Writer, Segora, Sentinel Quarterly, Swale Life, Havant Literary Festival, Southport Writers' Circle, Lichfield Writers' Circle, Cheer Reader (three times), TLC Creative, 3into1 Short Story Competition, Meridian, Five Stop Story (three times), JB Writers' Bureau, Red Line (three times) and Bridport Prize and Bristol Prize longlists.


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Le poisson-papillon à chevrons (Chaetodon trifascialis) est une espèce de poissons de la famille des Chaetodontidae.

Liens externes

 Fiche du poisson-papillon à chevrons souslesmers.fr : Chaetodon trifascialis

Perciformes (nom scientifique)
Chaetodontidae

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A gunman in Thailand killed eight neighbors, including his brother-in-law, after growing tired of their karaoke versions of popular songs, including John Denver's Country Roads. Weenus Chumkamnerd, 52, put his gun to the head of a respected female doctor and seven of her guests as they partied at her home in Songkhla Province, in southern Thailand. "When I began shooting nobody pleaded for his life because they were all drunk," he said after his arrest. A neighbor said that the karaoke group normally sang Thai pop and southern Thai ballads, but one particular western tune could be heard often - John Denver's 'Country Roads'.


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1964: Britain Conquers the Globe
by James Kraus
Goldfinger, Guy Hamilton, 1964
In 1964 the British Isles became the centre of popular culture. Beatlemania assumed international proportions with the band's successful invasion of the United States and the release of A Hard Day's Night. Meanwhile, cinematic MI6 Agent James Bond cemented his status as the free world's favorite undercover operative with the debut of Goldfinger.
The Rover 2000 won European Car of the Year and the Morris Mini Cooper secured its premier victory at the Rallye Monte-Carlo, the storied event with which it would become inexorably linked. Last but not least, another sort of British mini exploded into worldwide popularity and acclaim: the miniskirt.
This final year of the first half of the 1960s was a memorable one. It opened with the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck followed by The Beatles' visit to America, the opening salvo in what would become known as The British Invasion. In early spring, the Ford Mustang debuted at The New York World's Fair. The Summer Olympics took place in Tokyo and in the waning days of the year Goldfinger, the definitive James Bond film, began opened in theatres around the globe.
Ford Mustang debuts at the New York World's Fair, April 1964
In April, Ford launched a new car that immediately took America by storm. Their new Mustang was an affordable and stylish 2+2 that was well-equipped in its base version, and offered a plethora of optional upgrades to tailor the car to a buyer's wishes in a time when many Americans still purchased their cars built to order. Within a year and a half, one million Mustangs were sold.
Like the Mini and the VW, the Mustang transcended all demographic categories and was as apt to be found at the yacht club as the bowling alley. A new Mustang entered by Allen Mann Racing; driven by Peter Procter and Andrew Cowan, took Touring Car honors at the 1964 Tour de France Automobile.
1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
Five months after the Mustang went on sale, Chevrolet introduced the second-generation Corvair, a major improvement over the original. Lacking only disc brakes to make it truly world-class, the new Corvair retained the upper and lower A-arm front suspension of the original, but at the rear the former swing axles were replaced by an all new design of upper and lower links with the drive shafts acting as the upper arms, a design shared with the Jaguar E-Type and the Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray. At the time, this was the most sophisticated suspension design available on a rear-engine production car.
The option list was extensive and included a limited slip differential, telescoping steering wheel, power antenna and fully integrated air conditioning. The top model, the turbocharged Corsa, produced 180 horsepower from its 2.7-litre air-cooled flat six. American scribe David E. Davis of Car & Driver called the new Corvair coupé "the most important new car of the entire crop of '65 models, and the most beautiful car to appear in this country since before World War II."
Kanzlerbungalow, Sep Ruf, 1964. Philip Lohöfener photo
In Bonn, the capitol of West Germany, the Chancellor Residence was completed. In stark contrast to the White House, 10 Downing Street, Élysée Palace and the Palazzo del Quirinale, the Kanzlerbungalow was the first building housing a head of state of the major Western powers designed and built in accordance with 20th Century modernist principles.
Congressional Palace, Oscar Niemeyer, 1964
Concurrent with the completion of the Kanzlerbungalow was the opening of the Brazilian National Congress Building in Brasília.
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS
Porsche introduced the 904, a major departure for the firm. It was the first Porsche to use coil spring suspension, their first sports car to abandon rear swing axles, and the first to use a fibreglass body. It was also the last Porsche racing car that was sold in road-legal trim. It was built with four, six and eight-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled powerplants. The new 904 garnered first and second place at the '64 Targa Florio.
NSU Wankel Spider
NSU debuted the Wankel Spider, the first production car to be powered by a Wankel rotary engine.
Jack Nicholson relaxing in a Corona Chair in "Carnal Knowledge," 1971
The steel-framed Corona Chair and Ottoman by Poul M. Volther was introduced. Manufactured by Erik Jørgensen, it remains in production today.
Clairetone Project G, Hugh Spencer, 1964
Clairetone of Canada launched the Project G Stereo Hi-Fi System, the ultimate in high-style console audio. The rosewood and leatherette cabinet was flanked by speakers housed in spherical perforated aluminum Sound Globes that could be rotated to select the optimal balance between direct and reflected sound.
Fun 7DM pendant lamp
Verner Panton debuted his Fun series of lamps that artfully diffused their light output though chains of natural iridescent mother-of-pearl discs. In 1969 two versions were selected for use at the headquarters of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Manufactured by Verpan, they remain available today in a variety of configurations.
Ferrari 250 LM
Ferrari introduced two new models which were the technologically the first real 1960s Ferraris. The 250 LM, first shown at the 1963 Paris Salon, entered production as Ferrari's first mid-engine road car. In common with Porsche's 904, the LM was Ferrari's last street-legal racer. The 250 LM claimed first and second overall at Le Mans in 1965.
Peter Sellers with his Ferrari 275 GTB, a 1965 model with slightly enlarged rear window and external rear deck lid hinges.
The new 275 was the first front-engine Ferrari with a rear transaxle and independent rear suspension with coil springs, a significant upgrade from the 250's leaf-sprung live axle. It was also the first Ferrrari to offer an alloy wheel option: the Cromodora Starburst.
Autobianchi Primula Berlina
Fiat introduced the Autobianchi Primula. The Primula pioneered the transverse multi-cylinder engine front-drive layout with the engine and gearbox mounted end-to-end (with separate oil supplies) and the differential behind. This is the driveline architecture of the majority of cars on the road today.
Rolex Daytona Cosmograph
Rolex began production of the Daytona-branded 6239 chronograph.
Smoke Glass, Joe Colombo, 1964
Amolfo di Cambio introduced the Smoke Crystal barware line by Joe Colombo. The range, featuring an offset stem, was designed to facilitate holding a drink and a cigarette in one hand, freeing the opposite hand for more important matters.
Panhard 24 CT
Panhard, a manufacturer of automobiles since 1890, began sales of what was to be their final model, the 24.
You Only Live Twice, Ian Fleming, first edition, 1964
Ian Fleming released You Only Live Twice, the last work published in his lifetime. Len Deighton published the gritty spy novel Funeral in Berlin and Susan Sontag's essay Notes on Camp was published in the Partisan Review, a seminal work that helped define the 1960s.
The Goldfinger frenzy reaches the cover of America's Life Magazine, November 6, 1964
Moviegoers were treated to what was to become the penultimate James Bond thriller, Goldfinger; the fastest-grossing film of all time. Other must-see classics released during the year include Red Desert, Doctor Strangelove, The Killers, the original Pink Panther, A Fistful of Dollars and A Hard Day's Night.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. debuted in the U.S. along with Secret Agent Man, Bewitched and Gilligan's Island. The first Top of the Pops aired in Britain and Danger Man returned.
A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles, U.S. cover
The Beatles owned the pop airwaves in '64 and made a good showing at theaters as well in the cinéma vérité A Hard Day's Night. Getz and Gilberto released the Bossa Nova Girl From Ipanema which achieved fifth position on the U.S. charts and 29th in the U.K. The album went on to win Grammy Record of the Year in 1965.
The Animals' The House of the Rising Sun, became a number-one hit in the U.K., U.S., Sweden, Finland and Canada. Dean Martin released Everybody Loves Somebody, and Robert Moog demonstrated the first audio synthesizer.
The Austin 1800 ADO17 Land Crab, the largest and final Alec Issigonis design for BMC was launched.
IBM System/360
The IBM System/360 was announced and revolutionized data processing, quickly becoming the de facto mainframe business computer of the decade.
One-piece topless bathing suit, Rudi Gernreich, 1964
Rudi Gernreich presented the topless monokini and Mary Quant popularized the miniskirt.
Toyota Coronas at Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, 1964
Toyota introduced the third-generation Corona. With a large, high-torque 1.9 litre engine and available two-speed Toyoglide automatic gearbox, it was the first Japanese car to achieve widespread sales success in the United States and spearheaded the Japanese assault on automotive markets around the globe. Toyota alone would export its 1 millionth vehicle before the decade was over.
Brillo Boxes, silkscreen ink on wood, Andy Warhol, 1964
Andy Warhol's Box Sculptures premiered in April at the Stable Gallery in New York.
The stainless steel Unisphere, Space Age symbol of the New York World's Fair. Gilmore David Clarke, 1964
The 1964 New York World's Fair opened, offering a treasure trove of mid-century Jet Age and Space Age architecture, displays and consumer products. The two most popular exhibits were the General Motors Futurama and the Ford Magic Skyway. The new Mustang was the focus of the Ford Pavilion and the Chrysler Turbine Car was given centre stage at the Chrysler exhibit.
General Motors Futurama Pavilion
It could be argued that the '64-65 New York World's Fair represented the high-water mark of the automobile as a pure unadulterated land-bound pleasure craft and for the U.S. auto industry in particular. In 1965 the vast majority of the public still jumped into their cars blissfully unconcerned as to personal safety or environmental concerns. The winds of change were in the air however and change came swiftly. Just as the fair was closing, the U.S. Congress passed the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act of 1965 and Ralph Nader published his seminal Unsafe At Any Speed, leading to passage of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966.
Rover 2000, 1964 European Car Of The Year
The Rover 2000 was awarded the first-ever International Car of the Year. Lamborghini launched their first automobile, the 350 GT.
John Surtees won the 1964 F1 Championship and Ferrari was awarded the Constructor's trophy. The European Rally Championship was won by Tom Trana in a Volvo PV 544 Special and the Mini Cooper S won its first-ever Rallye Monte-Carlo victory at the hands of Paddy Hopkirk and Henry Liddon. Jean Rolland at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo was victorious at The Coupe des Alpes for the second time in a row, this year in a Giulia TZ.
The Summer Olympic Games took place in Tokyo; the first games to be broadcast to the world via satellite. Fabergé introduced their Brut fragrance line for men, an aerosol deodorant version of which James Bond would later use with his cigar to improvise a handy flamethrower.
Finally, Nutella hazelnut chocolate spread was introduced and the first AstroTurf (known at the time as ChemGrass) was installed at Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island.
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When Anth Daniel (owner of The Aviary and The Vic Bar), Jon Costelloe and Pete Walsh started building Dr Morse, they didn't really know what it was going to be.
During the demolition phase, they uncovered a colourful, early-1900s mural on the interior wall advertising "Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills". It was left in place and a larger interpretation added to the spacious beer garden out back. The dubious "cure all" gets some cheeky mentions in other places, too.
Executive chef Tyler Preston (ex-Chin Chin, Seven Seeds) was the venue's first chef. After a brief break to set up Sir Charles, he returned as a fourth partner, bringing his cult panko-crumbed eggs Benedict and sriracha hollandaise dish with him.
It's a pretty good representation of the menu as a whole: accessible, pan-Asian-inspired and frequently good with a beer.
Beyond breakfast's corn-and-chilli fritters or banana spring rolls with honeycomb cream, there's char sui pork sliders; salmon in banana leaf; and crispy duck with pickled papaya and burnt chilli. Preston and head chef, Adam Trengove (ex-Red Spice Road, Burma Lane), make good use of the kitchen's custom cast-iron coal pit.
This all-day menu, plus the two bars' broad selection of easy-drinking tap beers, make Dr Morse a popular spot for Sunday sessions. There's also a tight range of wines and cocktails.
On weekdays, the Jr Morse takeaway window offers a moment of zen for commuters at Victoria Park station, with specialty coffee. There are single-origin iced lattes, cold drip and chai.


Xcode went and did that automatic update thing on me again and while I managed to download and install past versions and have LiveCode recognise them I don't seem to be able to build for anything before iOS 8.1. I'm using LC 6.6.5 but I'm getting the same response for all previous 6.6 versions as well. I can still select 7.1 as the target in the simulator and test against that but when I go to build the app it will only let me create an 8.1 compatible app. If I remove Xcode 6.1 from the list of iOS SDKs then it won't let me  build at all.
Any clues on how to be able to build against an earlier version of the iOS SDK again?


Prior to each UFC card, Jay Primetown takes a close look at debuting fighters. In the latest installment, we look at New Jersey's Tim Williams as he makes his UFC debut against Oskar Piechota at UFC Fight Night 126 in Austin, Texas.
TUF Season 19 veteran Tim Williams has fought mainly in of the east coast's top promotions, Cage Fury Fighting Championships. He's won his last five bouts heading into his UFC debuting.
In a matchup of fighters with similar styles, Tim Williams welcomes Oskar Piechota to the United States. On paper, this is a fairly close matchup. Neither fighter has huge power on the feet, so expect this to be a grinding affair. Piechota is four years younger, but the experience level leans towards the American. Piechota is a bit better on the feet as his leg kicks are the best striking tool of either fighter in this bout. In terms of the grappling, the wrestling is fairly equal. Both fighters have shown variety in how they are able to get the fight to the mat. In the grappling exchanges, Piechota has a much more advanced submission game appearing to be way more likely to earn a finish. Piechota is my pick to win the fight, but is certainly not a lock. At -285, the line is inflated on Piechota and is getting close to a price where it may make sense to consider Williams in his debut.
Tim Williams is an above average sized middleweight with a lot of different tools. While he doesn't excel in any one area, he's more than capable of competing right away in this division. With that said, he doesn't have one punch knockout power and will need to grind out decisions to earn victories. Given the weight class, he will be tested by fighters with much more to offer in the standing exchanges. How he handles the power striking in this division, will determine his success in the UFC.


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Wednesday, April 5 • 5:00pm - 5:50pm
USA Network's "Queen of The South" Panel
Meet Latina executive producer from USA Network's hit drama series QUEEN OF THE SOUTH and stars, Veronica Falcon and Jon Ecker.
Go behind the scenes of USA Network's breakout hit QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, with the executive producer and cast to discuss diversity in Hollywood both on and off screen, the success of season one and the much anticipated season two return under the leadership of Natalie Chaidez, one of the only Latina showrunners currently working in television. She will share her unique experience blazing a trail in the television industry, discuss the importance of having diverse perspectives in the writers' room and more about the unique and authentic point of view she is bringing to the new season. She will be joined by series stars Veronica Falcon (Besos de Azúcar) and Jon Ecker (Narcos), who will discuss the evolution of their characters and debut an exclusive first look at the new season. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH returns to USA Network this June.
Editorial Director, Latina
Robyn Moreno is an Emmy-nominated TV host, author, Latina lifestyle expert, and keynote speaker.As a sought after lifestyle expert, Robyn appears regularly on The Today Show, Weekend Today, the CBS Early Morning Show, The Steve Harvey Show, The Meredith Vieira Show, Fox and Friends... Read More →
Natalie Chaidez
Executive Producer, Queen of the South
Natalie Chaidez is currently the executive producer and show runner of USA Network's QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, along with executive producer David T. Friendly. One of the only Latina show runners currently in television, Chaidez is best known for her work on "Terminator: The Sarah... Read More →
Jon Ecker
Jon Ecker stars as Güero in USA Network's drama series, QUEEN OF THE SOUTH. Best known for his recurring role as 'The Lion' in "Narcos" and appearing on "Major Crimes," Ecker has Latin American roots and speaks fluent Spanish, aiding him in dominating the Spanish-speaking... Read More →
Veronica Falcon
Veronica Falcon stars as Camila Vargas in USA network's drama QUEEN OF THE SOUTH. Born in Mexico City, Falcon is considered one of the most versatile and talented actors of her generation with a prolific career that expands for almost three decades in theatre, film and television... Read More →
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Douglas V. Smith
Dr. Douglas V. Smith is a Professor of Strategy and Head of the Strategy and Policy Division at the U.S. Naval War College. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Naval Postgraduate School, and the Naval War College and holds a doctorate in military history from Florida State. Douglas Smith specializes in the naval history of WWII and in particular, the five carrier battles of the Pacific war. Douglas Smith is the author of Carrier Battles: Command Decision in Harm's Way.
According to the book description of Carrier Battles: Command Decision in Harm's Way, "A longtime professor at the Naval War College who once directed strategic and long-range planning for the Navy and Marine Corps in Europe considers the transformation of the U.S. Navy from a defensive-minded coastal defense force into an offensive risk-taking navy in the very early stages of World War II. Noting that none of the navy's most significant World War II leaders were commissioned before the Spanish-American War and none participated in any important offensive operations in World War I, Douglas Smith examines the premise that education, rather than experience in battle, accounts for that transformation. In this book, Smith evaluates his premise by focusing on the five carrier battles of the second world war to determine the extent to which the inter-war education of the major operational commanders translated into their decision processes, and the extent to which their interaction during their educational experiences transformed them from risk-adverse to risk-accepting in their operational concepts. His book will interest students of the Pacific War, naval aviation, education, and leadership."
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Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison
An ex convict on parole is set on becoming a world renowned motivational speaker.
Actors : Akim Black, Alkoya Brunson, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Brian Brushwood, Chase Bryant, Regina Hall, Romany Malco, Shannon Dang, Tami Roman, Tyler Cassidy, Wesley Armstrong
Director : Romany Malco
Leprechaun 3
It was a normal night in Las Vegas, Nevada, all the lights were flashing brightly, until a man with one hand, one eye, and one leg walks into a pawn shop with a statue of a hideous looking Leprechaun. The owner claims it's a good luck charm. The statue also wore a medallion around it's neck. The careless pawn shop owner took off the medallion setting the Leprechaun free…
Bad Acid
If you think it's funny to watch a drunkard, think of the fun you'll have watching someone on acid. This movie follows a doomed character who can't seem to go a day without tripping, venturing into one misadventure after another. Yes, taking acid can make a normal routine, like going to work, seem like an odyssey, complete with monsters (toilet sharks), perils (the sidewalk turning into an inferno), and beautiful maidens. Peter Steele from Type O Negative guest stars in this unusual comedy.
Amira & Sam
Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam and Sam have a special bond due to their time together in the war. Initially Amira does not trust him because he was an American soldier and her brother was killed by a bomb from American troops in the war. Sam's cousin, Charlie, asks Sam to help him with illegal hedge funds unbeknownst to Sam at the time. Amira is staying with her uncle Bassam since her father died. She sells bootlegged films on the street corner but is forced to stay with Sam after getting busted; immigration officials begin pursuing her. As the film progresses, Sam and Amira fall in love.
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
Out Cold
Animal House meets Casablanca in this outrageous snowboarding comedy. Rick Rambis and his friends are having the time of their lives on Bull Mountain until the legendary Papa Muntz' son decides to sell the mountain to sleazy land developer John Majors, having the staff fired and turning Bull Mountain into 'Yuppieville'.
Stoner Express
Jack comes to Amsterdam to find his father and, through a momentary magical encounter, finds the secret weapon that could turn around his father's ailing marijuana coffee shop.
My Boyfriends' Dogs
The owners of a small diner are surprised one rainy evening when, just after close, a young woman wearing a wedding dress with three dogs in tow begs to come into their restaurant. What follows is the young woman's retelling of how she arrived at this curious junction in her life and how, through the search for the right man, she ended up as a runaway bride with three new dogs.
Gavin Miller left the trauma of his high school years behind long ago, and has since become "Man of the Year". But when "blast from the past" Rochelle Davis, walks back into his life, the awkwardness of his teens comes rushing back with her.
Destination Planet Negro
In 1939, a group of African American intellectuals come up with an ingenious and unlikely response to Jim Crow America — leave the planet and populate Mars. Using technology created by George Washington Carver, a three-person crew (plus one rambunctious robot) lift-off in Earth's first working spaceship on a mission that will take them to a world not unlike present-day America. Their spacey adventure illuminates some hard truths about American culture, and threatens to undermine the time-line of history along the way.
Genre: Comedy, History
Layin' Low is a 1996 film directed by Danny Leiner and stars Jeremy Piven.
The Internship Games
Six college students from different universities around the country are selected to participate in Econo Air's annual, company program to compete for an internship. Each student has dire reasons why they need to land this position that comes long with pay and free tuition. For these reasons, and others- they cannot see the craziness that's going on all around them in the company.
The Return of Jafar
The evil Jafar escapes from the magic lamp as an all-powerful genie, ready to plot his revenge against Aladdin. From battling elusive villains atop winged horses, to dodging flames inside an exploding lava pit, it's up to Aladdin – with Princess Jasmine and the outrageously funny Genie by his side – to save the kingdom once and for all.
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance


New EP with Death Cab for Cutie Engineer Beau Sorenson — 90's kid.
When I was a little kid in school, graphic arts class was basically the only course I got EXCITED to go to. Drawing and designing without hard guidelines was so liberating in a deeply rigid public school system where it was popular to look down on "arty" quiet kids as "losers" or "weirdos". It was the one safe class where I didn't feel judged. Plus, the teacher let us listen to rad 90's alternative music while we worked (Pixies, Weezer, Wilco, Death Cab, Nada Surf). I wasn't the most talented person in the class, not even close. It was incredible to see the "picked on" quiet kids come out of nowhere and blow people's minds with their talent in graphic arts class. I hope the prodigies in that class are still creating stuff.
Recently, I've seen a few of my most talented friends quit music or other creative pursuits. It gets me pretty bummed how it's often the most genius creative work that we never actually see. It's the songs or stories or paintings that never leave the basement studio because the people who make them receive little to no encouragement from a society that seems to value the arts less and less all the time. People can only go for so long on their own steam. Every time someone quits what they were born to do, the light gets a little dimmer for everyone.
*A cd copy of the EP is free with any merch store purchase until Feb 23.
Dates with Folk/Punk Hero Chuck Ragan Announced!