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Airbus A320 and A320neo news
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Post by sn26567 » 30 Apr 2017, 23:24
Further bad news for Airbus: Spirit Airlines (US) sheds A320neo deliveries in 2018 after Pratt & Whitney engine issues. it has converted two of four A320neos for delivery in 2018 to A320ceos. The other two A320neos have been pushed into 2019.
Post by sn26567 » 10 May 2017, 23:58
Airbus may improve the A320neo family to defend against Boeing's plans for new middle of the market plane. The "A321neo-plus-plus" would feature a new carbon-composite wing, among other enhancements.
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Post by MD-11forever » 12 May 2017, 16:16
Delta Adds $3.5 Billion of Smaller Airbus Jets as A350s Delayed
Airline is modernizing its domestic fleet with A321 planes
Ten long-haul aircraft deferred from delivery in 2019, 2020By Michael Sasso
(Bloomberg) -- Delta Air Lines Inc. is expanding an order for Airbus SE's A321 narrow-body jetliner by 30 planes while delaying delivery of 10 wide-body aircraft from the European manufacturer.
The larger order of A321-200 jets will bring deliveries of that plane to 112 by 2021, Delta said in a a statement Thursday. It currently operates 19 of the planes, which have a list price of $116 million before customary discounts.
Adding more of the Airbus single-aisle planes will help Delta modernize its domestic fleet amid a robust U.S. business, while heavy overseas competition weighs on international fares. The airline will use the A321s to replace its 110 MD-88 jets, which are 25 years old on average and so loud that the company recently stopped flying them at New York's LaGuardia Airport to alleviate noise concerns.
"The domestic business is our bread and butter and that is healthy and we continue to think that it's going to stay healthy," Chief Executive OfficerEd Bastian said in a presentation to analysts in New York. The MD-88s will be retired by 2020, he said.
Post by sn26567 » 19 Jul 2017, 19:14
La Compagnie (France) to begin final negotiations to lease two new A321neos, to be delivered in 2019, replacing B757s on the carrier's current Paris CDG – Newark service.
Post by MD-11forever » 27 Jul 2017, 09:40
The issues with the P&W engines for the A320NEO are still not resolved:
Airbus Says A320 Fix Unreliable
(Bloomberg, 07/27/2017) -- Continuing issues with the revamped A320neo version of Airbus's narrow-body workhorse remain a major concern, Enders said, with fixes developed by engine supplier Pratt & Whitney proving unreliable under operating conditions.
The issues with Pratt's geared turbofan mean that delivering the close to 200 A320neos targeted -- of which just under half are powered by the United Technologies Corp. division -- has become "more challenging," Airbus said. It handed over 59 Neos in the first six months.
"There are just too many maturity issues on this engine," Enders said. "That is frustrating for us, that's frustrating for the customers. We have too many removals of engines on aircraft that are in service. The situation for us all is very unsatisfactory."
While the handover of Pratt-powered Neos was initially held up by cooling problem that required airlines to delay start-up in hot conditions, the latest glitches concern issues spanning bearings to the combustion chamber and plates, the CEO said.
Post by sn26567 » 27 Sep 2017, 10:50
JetBlue (US) to become the launch customer for the A320 Family Airspace cabin starting late 2020.
Post by sn26567 » 31 Oct 2017, 18:05
Airbus no longer plans to reach its goal of 200 A320neo deliveries for 2017 due to engine availability issues and allocation between the OEM and spare pools. A320neo deliveries are now expected to be slightly below that target.
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Post by Magiktrix » 05 Nov 2017, 14:15
About the engine shortage, a picture is worth a thousand words.
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Post by MD-11forever » 15 Nov 2017, 09:04
Airbus secured the largest order in its history: 430 aircraft of the A320/321NEOs:
Airbus Seals Record 430-Jet Deal to Outshine Boeing in Dubai
(Bloomberg) -- Airbus SE announced the biggest commercial-plane deal in its history, securing an order valued at nearly $50 billion for 430 planes from its single-aisle A320neo line and dramatically overshadowing the deals won by Boeing Co.
The pact with U.S. investor Indigo Partners gives Airbus the upper hand at the Dubai Air Show, where it has been trailing its U.S. rival in orders. The purchase would also mark a crowning achievement for Airbus sales chief John Leahy, who is set to retire after a multi-decade career in which he built an order book for thousands of aircraft and lifted the European planemaker into a duopoly position with its U.S. rival.
For Indigo Partners, led by Bill Franke, the Airbus deal provides upgraded single-aisle jetliners to boost the fleets of ultra-low-cost carriers from Denver to Budapest. The aircraft will go to airlines in Indigo's investment portfolio: Frontier Airlines, Mexico's Volaris, European carrier Wizz Air Holdings Plc and upstart JetSmart, which began operating this year in Chile. The deal includes 273 A320neo jets and 157 of the larger A321neo variant. Based on the list price of the A320neo, Airbus's best-selling single-aisle jet, the purchase is worth $49.5 billion before customary discounts.
Order Breakdown:
Wizz Airlines taking 72 A320Neo, 74 A321Neo
Frontier is taking 100 A320Neos, 34 A321 Neos
Jetsmart is taking 56 A320Neos, 14 A321Neos
Volaris taking 46 A320Neos, 34 A321Neos
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Post by Bralo20 » 15 Nov 2017, 10:18
I think they might build a gold statue for John Leahy at Airbus HQ, he definitely goes out with a big bang... Airbus might (probably will) regret it that he's going to retire
Post by sn26567 » 21 Nov 2017, 12:52
EasyJet will take delivery of its first A321neo in July 2018, which is expected to deliver an 8-9% cost per seat saving compared to an A320neo, primarily due to their 235-seat configuration.
Post by sn26567 » 06 Dec 2017, 23:26
American Airlines chose Services by Airbus to provide cabin upgrades for 202 of its A321s in-service. The airline will be the first retrofit customer for Airbus' new Airspace XL bins.
Post by MD-11forever » 14 Dec 2017, 16:49
A major win for Airbus: Delta orders 100 A321 NEOs:
Delta Chooses Airbus Over Boeing in $12.7 Billion Jet Deal
(Bloomberg) Delta Air Lines Inc. ordered 100 of Airbus SE's A321neo jetliners, a deal with a list value of $12.7 billion, in a major victory for the European planemaker over Boeing Co. Deliveries of the single-aisle planes will begin in early 2020 and the transaction includes options for an additional 100 aircraft, Delta said in astatement Thursday. The airline's decision dealt a setback to Boeing's efforts to sell its newest 737 model, the Max 10.
Delta chose the Airbus planes after battling Boeing in a trade dispute involving another narrow-body plane, Bombardier Inc.'s C Series. Boeing persuaded the U.S. Commerce Department to slap 300 percent duties on the new Canadian plane, contending that Bombardier sold the C Series to Delta at well below cost.
The carrier's Airbus jets will be powered by Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan engines, giving the United Technologies Corp. division a boost after a series of manufacturing hurdles, delivery delays and technical glitches with the turbine.
The A321neos will replace Delta's 1990s-vintage McDonnell Douglas MD-90 jets, as well as aging Boeing 757 and Airbus A320 aircraft. Delta is expected to use the new planes for domestic flights and shorter international routes. The carrier will outfit Airbus' longest narrow-body jet with seating for 197 people, including 20 in first class.
Post by sn26567 » 06 Feb 2018, 23:34
Airbus is considering increasing production rates for its single-aisle A320s, as airlines around the world place orders for hundreds of planes to meet surging demand for air travel.
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Post by lumumba » 18 Feb 2018, 18:30
Tonight I will fly the Airbus320 Neo for the first time with Lufthansa....
Hasta la victoria siempre.
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Post by quixoticguide » 13 Mar 2018, 09:40
All A320Neo's with faulty Pratt engines grounded in India!
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Post by sn26567 » 13 Mar 2018, 14:34
quixoticguide wrote: ↑
Airbus had taken a big advantage over Boeing by rolling out its A320neo more than one year before the 737MAX. But that advantage is melting down at high speed with all the engine problems of the A320neo!
SWISS expects to take delivery of 10 A320neos and five A321neos between 2019 and 2022. The carrier will continue to operate its five A319s until at least until 2019, due to delays in CSeries and increased demand.
Airbus completed the longest flight ever for the A321LR, flying from Toulouse to the Seychelles.
Airbus plans to increase production of single-aisle A320-family aircraft to 63 a month. The production increase will take effect in 2019, accelerating previous plans to lift output to 60 aircraft a month by the same deadline.


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College Students Can Expose Campus Lunacy
Walter Williams August 23, 2016 U.S. News 1 Comment
As the fall semester begins, parents, students, taxpayers and donors should be made aware of official college practices that should disgust us all.
Hampshire College will offer some of its students what the school euphemistically calls "identity-based housing." That's segregated housing for students who — because of their race, culture, gender or sexual orientation — have "historically experienced oppression." I'd bet the rent money that Hampshire College will not offer Jewish, Irish, Polish, Chinese or Catholic students segregated housing. Because there is no group of people who have not faced oppression, Hampshire College is guilty of religious and ethnic discrimination in its housing segregation policy.
University of Connecticut administrators think that more black men will graduate if they spend more time together. According to Campus Reform, they are building a new residence hall to facilitate just that. Dr. Erik Hines, the faculty director for the program, said that the learning community "is a space for African-American men to … come together and validate their experiences that they may have on campus. … It's also a space where they can have conversation and also talk with individuals who come from the same background who share the same experience." By the way, Hampshire College and the University of Connecticut are not alone in promoting racially segregated student housing.
Then there's an effort for racial segregation in classes. Moraine Valley Community College attempted it in a class titled "College: Changes, Challenges, Choices." It mandated that some class sections be "limited to African-American students." The college defended racially segregated classes by saying that they make students "feel comfortable." After facing massive national notoriety, the college just recently abandoned its racial segregation agenda.
Suppose a student at Ripon College enrolls in a chemistry, math or economics class. What do you think ought to be the subject matter? Zachariah Messitte, Ripon's president, who is also a professor in the politics and government department, has encouraged fellow professors to disparage Donald Trump, arguing that it's "fine" for professors to "acknowledge Trump's narrow-minded rhetoric" in class, suggesting that Trump's "bigotry" is a valid topic for most any course.
For professors to use their classes to proselytize students — and for a college president to urge it — is gross academic dishonesty. I've been a college professor for nearly a half-century. I challenge anyone to find a student who can say that anything other than microeconomic theory, with a bit of physics and biology thrown in now and then for good measure, was discussed in my class.
Adding to campus lunacy are classes such as "Lady Gaga and the Sociology of the Fame" at the University of South Carolina. Cornell University's physical education department offers a class titled "Recreational Tree Climbing." At Georgia State University, the English department offers a course called "Kanye vs. Everybody." At Tufts University's Experimental College, one can take a class called "Demystifying the Hipster." Skidmore College's sociology department offers "The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender and Media." Frostburg State University's physics department offers "The Science of Harry Potter," where it examines some of the tale's magic. Georgetown University offers "Philosophy and Star Trek," arguing that "Star Trek is very philosophical" and adding, "What better way, then, to learn philosophy, than to watch Star Trek, read philosophy, and hash it all out in class?"
That these and other nonsense classes exist may reflect several things. There is the notion of shared educational governance, wherein presidents and boards of trustees have little say-so about what passes for college education. The faculty runs the show. Students may be academic cripples and require such nonsense. Those are the most optimistic assessments. Or such academic nonsense may indeed reflect that presidents, academic administrators, faculty members and students actually believe that such classes have academic merit.
College administrators like to keep campus barbarism under wraps. One of the best means to throttle their hideous agenda is for students to use their electronic devices to expose it to public scrutiny.
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Mr Williams. I am hoping that any comments made after your posted article will be provided to you. I hope so.
I am also assuming that you will be voting against Hillary. PLEASE get together with Ben Carson and Thomas Sowell, Herman Cain, Larry Elder and whomever else you know, to enlighten young black students as to the lunacy of voting for Hillary! Maybe making a new Utube video and flooding Facebook with the message IF FB doesn't remove it!
I am in the middle of reading Architects of Ruin by Peter Schweitzer and I finished Thomas Sowell's The Housing Boom and Bust. Can you tell me for sure, that Democrats like Barney Frank, Christopher Dodd, Maxine Waters, and the Clintons are the major reasons for the economic meltdown for continuing the Fannie/Freddie debacle? I know that Bush played his part but did he know the full ramifications of what he was doing? I believe that the Dems, and some RINO did know. If this is true, why can't the Republicans get this message out to the black community BEFORE the election? ??

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Biografia
Morto prima del 711 fu arcivescovo di Toledo per un breve periodo tra Felix (701) e Sinderedo. Egli era un visigoto e fu molto lodato nelle Cronache del 754 di autore ignoto (circa 754), secondo cui fu un sant'uomo che fece molti miracoli. Sebbene fosse certamente un uomo di cultura, nessuno dei suoi scritti è giunto fino a noi.

Presiedette il XVIII concilio di Toledo (probabilmente nel 703), e potrebbe essere stato incoraggiato dal re Witiza ad inserire il matrimonio nel sacerdozio.

Bibliografia
Collins, Roger. Visigothic Spain, 409–711. Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
Thompson, E. A. The Goths in Spain. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1969.
 Enrique Flórez, España sagrada, vol. V, Madrid 1750, pp. 319–320

Vescovi e arcivescovi di Toledo

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Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project 95% Complete
Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania are jointly developing the hydropower scheme.
The Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project (RRFHP) is a hydropower project that is being developed through a tripartite agreement between the governments of Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. It is located at Rusumo Falls, on the common border of Rwanda and Tanzania on River Kagera.
The three countries are developing the hydropower project through a commonly owned company, Rusumo Power Company (RPCL).
The project is designed as a Run-of-River hydroelectric power scheme that generates electricity without the need of water storage or a retaining dam. In this case, RRFHP will generate electricity from the natural height difference of the Rusomo Falls which is reported to produce a head of 35 metres. The Run-of-River model eliminates the need for constructing a reservoir and minimises social and environmental impacts.
The project has two main components: (i) an 80-megawatt hydropower generation plant estimated to cost US$340 million; and (ii) transmission lines and substations estimated to have a total cost of US$121 million.
The hydropower plant includes a 13 metres high and 115 metres long gated weir, diverting a design flow of 360 cubic metres per second (m3/sec) into a free-low headrace tunnel that is 9 metres wide, 12 metres high, and 700 metres long. The power house will have three Kaplan turbines of 27 megawatts capacity each. The annual power generated is expected to be 500-gigawatt hour (GWh) with a load factor of 63%.
The Power House under construction in June 2020 (@rusumoproject Facebook Page)
On completion, each of the three owner countries will receive 26 megawatts directly connected to their respective national grids through three 220 kilovolt (kV) transmission lines carrying the generated power to the three countries.
The overall project also includes a livelihood and restoration program (LRP) for the project affected persons (PAPs) as well as a local area development program (LADP).
Canadian engineering consulting firm SNC-Lavalin International carried out the feasibility study for the project. The owner's engineer supervising the project is AECOM-ARTELIA, which is a joint venture venture between U.S. consulting firm AECOM and French firm Artelia.
In November 2016 a consortium of Chinese contractors comprising CGCOC Group Ltd and Jiangxi Water and Hydropower Construction Company Ltd was awarded the construction contract for the civil works (including delivery and installation of hydro-mechanical equipment).
Austrian firm Andritz Hydro was also awarded the contract for mechanical and electrical works for power production in November 2016.
Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program Coordination Unit (NELSAP-CU) is managing the power project on behalf of the governments of Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania, the owners of the project. NELSAP and RPCL report to the project Council of Ministers (CoM) composed of ministers responsible for energy affairs in the three owner countries.
Construction works commenced on the project in March 2017.
During a site visit conducted by the Council of Ministers in August this year (2022), the project was reported to be 95% complete. The site visit was attended by Ernest Nsabimana, Rwandan minister of infrastructure, Ibrahim Uwizeye, Burundian minister for hydraulic, energy, and mines, and January Yusuf Makamba, Tanzanian minister of energy. The inspection team assessed the progress of the power intake construction site, the powerhouse, and the switchyard.
The project is expected to complete by December 2022.
20/08/2022: 14th Council of Ministers (CoM) Meeting was held in Rusumo preceded by a site visit to main construction sites: switchyard & powerhouse. CoM Members recognized the overall implementation Project progress at 95% and expects completion towards end of this fiscal year pic.twitter.com/TeziuDeStB
— rusumorpcl (@rusumorpcl) August 21, 2022
The project is being funded through a US$340 million loan from the World Bank for the power plant, and a US$128.6 million loan from the African Development Bank for the transmission lines. The liability for the loans is being divided equally between the governments of the owner countries - Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania.
The project aims to increase the power generation capacity of Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania and improve regional economic stability and integration through joint management and development of assets.
On completion the project will facilitate increased economic activities, private sector development, and investments in social infrastructure and services through improved access to electricity. The major beneficiaries will be households, small and medium-sized enterprises, and artisanal and mining operations within the project's power transmission areas.
Top Photo: Construction works at the Power Intake of the Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project (@rusumoproject Facebook Page)
Tanzania and Burundi sign agreement for railway linking both countries
Rwanda transport sector benefits from Japanese-funded construction projects
Development Studies underway for hydropower projects in Burundi


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Tyndale's Psychology program welcomes Vivette Henry to the faculty as she takes on the position of assistant professor of psychology.
Kern Stanberry takes on the position of assistant professor of counselling at Tyndale Seminary this summer.
Tyndale welcomes Cyril Guérette to the faculty as assistant professor at the university college. His lectures will intersect with those for the Biblical Studies & Theology, Philosophy, and Christian Ministries departments.
Tyndale's Israel Study Tour is an immersive educational experience that goes beyond a typical tourist excursion.
Tyndale welcomes new Bachelor of Education Faculty.
A special congratulations to Dr. Barry Smith, Senior Vice President Academic & Dean of the University College, on his recent appointment to the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) Chief Academic Officers Commission.
Timothy Myland assumes the role of the Spiritual Formation Centre Director succeeding Barb Haycraft who served in this position for seven years.
Tyndale is pleased to announce the new Concentration in Writing and Communication within the Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in English.
With a deep sense of sadness, the Tyndale community mourns the loss of Dr. Don Posterski, husband of Dr. Beth Posterski, Professor Emeritus of Tyndale University College & Seminary.
Tyndale is pleased to offer a new Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) minor degree, beginning this Fall 2018.
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U.S. Senate candidates make final push in Michigan's most expensive race ever
Rev. Al Sharpton campaigns for Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters in Detroit
By Malachi Barrett | mbarret1@mlive.com
Michigan's U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democrat Gary Peters and Republican challenger John James remains hotly contested with less than a week until the Nov. 3 election.
Republicans pinned their hopes on James, a 39-year-old businessman and Iraq war veteran who unsuccessfully ran in 2018, to prevent Peters from securing a second six-year term. Likewise, Democrats need the Bloomfield Township senator to keep his seat if they want to retake the Senate majority, putting national attention on the most expensive race in Michigan's history.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James greets the crowd at a rally for President Donald Trump Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 in Freeland Mich. (Nicole Hester | MLive.com)Nicole Hester/Mlive.com
No Republican has been elected to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate since 1994, but the state had been allied with Democratic presidential candidates for even longer when President Donald Trump pulled off a narrow victory in 2016.
Pollsters and political forecasters expect Trump will have a tougher time winning the state again four years later, and Peters could benefit from a surge in Democratic turnout motivated by removing Trump from the White House.
Polls of likely voters consistently find Peters with a lead, and political handicappers also predict the Democratic senator will fend off his opponent. However, political experts also say James' team organized a more polished campaign, compared to his first bid, that could surprise Democrats who see his fate inescapably tied to Trump.
"Peters is not very well known in the state, let's put it that way," said Vincent Hutchings, a research professor at the University of Michigan's Center for Political Studies. "This contributes to James' ability to make for a really serious contest. He may be running the strongest race of all the Republican competitors for the Senate in this election cycle."
The Michigan Campaign Finance Network, a nonpartisan watchdog group, estimated more than $130 million will be spent on broadcast ads alone. That doesn't include millions more being spent on digital advertisements, direct mail or spending from so-called "dark money" groups that can obfuscate their activities.
The Senate race is poised to outpace the $93.4 million spent on Michigan's 2018 gubernatorial race and vastly eclipses the $40 million spent on the race between James and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, in the same year.
Republican Senate hopeful John James met with Kalamazoo Mortgage Hero Salute on Monday, July 20, 2020, writing a $10,000 check to the group to support a scholarship fund. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com
All this money has resulted in vicious attack ads, many of which have been exposed as misleading by fact checkers in the media.
Is it possible that Michigan voters could elect James and reject Trump? Yes, Hutchings said, though it would be tough in a year where Democrats appear to have more momentum.
"Michigan is not so blue that Republicans never have a shot at statewide office, Republicans actually do quite well at statewide offices and dominate at the Legislative level," Hutchings said. "The notion that James could win and Biden could win is not at all improbable."
That's assuming voters know Peters is a Democrat before seeing his name on the ballot. John Sellek, a veteran GOP campaign strategist and founder of Harbor Strategic Public Affairs, noted that many of the senator's ads don't mention his party affiliation.
"He's probably the only Democrat Senate candidate in the country who ran an ad with Donald Trump in a positive light, that (Peters) had sat down at the table and was able to get things done with Donald Trump," Sellek said during a forum hosted by MLive. "Peters is obviously a smart guy. He's been through politics for a very long time. He has the experience to know what he's doing, but his campaign has been more about that 'he's the best constituent service guy' in a way that hasn't captured the attention of people."
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, kicked off a week-long campaign road trip on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 from Warren, Mich. Statewide motorcycle tours are an annual tradition for Peters, who is seeking a second term in the U.S. Senate this year. (Malachi Barrett | MLive.com)
Regardless, Peters appears to have increased his lead in the last stretch of the race.
A new poll from Lansing-based Glengariff Group taken between Oct. 23-25 found James trailing by 9 percentage points. Peters led James by 5 points in a Glengariff poll conducted from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3 and was up by 3 points in another poll from early September.
Another poll conducted Oct. 25-27 by Mitchell Research and Communications found Peters leading by 9 points. The Democratic senator also increased his lead from an earlier poll the firm collected on Oct. 18.
"This is not a good year for Republicans," Hutchings said. "That suggests to me that the undecideds are more likely than not to break toward Peters, especially in a state where Biden will have some coattails, presumably."
David Dulio, director of Oakland University's Center for Civic Engagement, said James remains "tainted" by some of his past statements on the campaign trail just two years ago. Several advertisements purchased by groups supporting Peters aimed to remind voters that James' stood "2,000%" with Trump and called the Affordable Care Act a "monstrosity."
Dulio said James has a ready-for-primetime image "straight out of central casting" that plays well when the race has largely been conducted on TV screens.
"He's charismatic; he's young; he's vibrant; he has business experience; he's a vet; he has all these things he can draw on," Dulio. "I think that's really an effective thing to be drawn to."
Senator hopeful John James and Vice President Mike Pence address the crowd on Friday Aug. 28, 2020 in Traverse City. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com
Peters and James are making their closing argument to voters alongside big-name surrogates with days left until the election.
Peters joined Biden and former President Barack Obama during Oct. 31 campaign stops in Michigan. He also held events starring Rev. Al Sharpton and Jill Biden last week.
James has been a feature of Trump rallies throughout the campaign cycle, most recently warming up a crowd of several thousand supporters at a rally the president held in Lansing on Tuesday. James also held an event with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley in Novi Thursday.
Based on the candidates' descriptions of each other, the 2020 election is a race between an "invisible" senator and a challenger with "no substance." The candidates have turned up the heat with direct attacks on one another as Nov. 3 approaches.
James argues Peters hasn't done much for voters during his six years in the Senate and previous terms in the U.S. House. Peters argues that his opponent has no substantive policy solutions and is running on vague GOP talking points.
Peters took aim at James during a drive-in rally held outside Historic King Solomon Baptist Church in Detroit on Wednesday, criticizing his support for Trump and Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Trump's third Supreme Court nominee was confirmed by the Senate this week without Peters' support. The senator argued Barrett would rule to end the Affordable Care Act, causing 4 million Michiganders with pre-existing conditions to lose their health coverage.
"He said it was a good day when the Supreme Court Justice was confirmed," Peters told a crowd of several dozen Detroiters. "It was not a good day. She's going to put our health care at risk. That is not a good day, Mr. James."
Republican Senate hopeful John James meets with organizers supporting his campaign in Portage on Monday, July 20, 2020. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com
James has supported replacing the Affordable Care Act, and making changes to the Obama-era law that improves upon it. James expanded on his position in an op-ed published in the Detroit News, pledging to "insist" on legislation that protects preexisting conditions.
Hutchings said Republicans are vulnerable on this subject, as the Trump administration supports a lawsuit that could overturn the ACA during a pandemic. Trump has long vowed to eliminate Obamacare, but hasn't revealed what policy would prevent health insurers from denying coverage to people with preexisting conditions.
"Neither James nor the Republican Party nor the president of the United States has put forward a plan that is distinct from the Affordable Care Act that would ostensibly accomplish the same thing," Hutchings said.
Peters says he is one of the most bipartisan and productive senators in Congress. The freshman senator, who serves in the minority party, introduced eight bills signed into law by Trump.
In Lansing, James said "gaslight Gary Peters" tried to deny one of the most capable women in the country a job.
"Let's also talk about what 30-year career politician Gary Peters, who has a six-figure taxpayer-funded salary $250,000 pension and a gold-plated taxpayer-funded exclusive health care plan you don't have access to. Let's talk about what he's doing," James said. "He's not showing up for us."
James describes himself to voters as a personification of the American dream, retelling his family's generational triumph over slavery, sharecropping and segregation to eventually build a business in Detroit. James served in the U.S. Army before becoming president of James Group International, an auto supply chain management business.
Oakland County resident Denise Ingram attended the drive-in rally Peters held Wednesday. She was more excited to see Sharpton, who railed against James for standing alongside the president and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
"I don't know a lot about Peters, but I know we have to vote for him while we can and hope he does better," Ingram said. "He needs to step his game up for the Black community ... I know John James surely ain't the one for us. Anytime he says he wants to back Trump 2,000%, that's too much."
Evettee Dekes, a 60-year-old Detroit resident, said she "reluctantly" voted straight-ticket for Democratic candidates, including Peters.
"Gary Peters, I don't know what he's done. He's a Democrat," Dekes said. "It's all about money, who has the most commercials. Who has time to fact check? I don't have time to fact check those commercials. It's a nasty campaign."
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Bought both the horse size and the cob size version of this halter. The Horse size fit my Morgan gelding who is approximately 16.2HH very well, no adjustments needed. My smaller Morgan, however, the Cob had to be dropped to the last notch on both sides, and widened as much as possible. He is only 14.3HH, so I was surprised by the dramatic size difference. The quality is EXCELLENT, these halters are absolutely stunning! Just make sure to measure for size prior to purchasing.
A beautiful halter. So pretty, I kept it in the house for a while just to look at it. I got the leather halter for safety reasons. Wildfires in California have resulted in horses getting burned by melting nylon halters, and nylon fly masks. Horses getting lost without ID. I got the halter with a name plate, and will add a dog tag with my phone number. It's very strong, there is no worry of them breaking it easily, like some leather halters. I'm sure that it will last for years. A good investment. If I could start over with horses, I would get fewer items, and in stead of all the nylon halters that I have purchased, I would have got a very nice leather one.
I bought this and of course went straight to the barn to put it on and then I realized some of the stitching along the edges had been pulled. A little disappointing since this is a 70$ halter and the stitching is coming up and I don't have time to run and exchange it.
Beautiful halter with great padded protection.buying more!
Quality leather. Nicely padded. Easily adjustable.
If you order a name plate are they removable if you want to change them out .?
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What are the throatlatch measurements for the full and thoroughbred sizes?
The throatlatch for the full size is 17" without the snap and 19" including the snap and the Thoroughbred size is 18" without the snap and 20" including the snap.
The throatlatch measurement on the Full size is 17" (not including the snap) and the Thoroughbred size is 17.5" (not including the snap).
What is the difference between thoroughbred and full size for this halter?
The thoroughbred has a longer crown, cheeks and nose piece.
When measuring for the halter, is there a graphic or some more detailed instruction for starting and stopping points on the horse's head for measuring the crown, cheeks and nose?
The halters are measured from the bend in the leather to the next bend in the leather at the hardware.


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Due to strong interest we are scheduling a new intake for our Pranayama module.
Learn how to use pranayama to harmonize the doshas (humors of the body) and thus attain a state of health and balance as well as how to still the mind, enabling spiritual insight. Additionally, you will learn how to liberate the breathing pattern, the use of breath waves, breath ratios, digital counting, contraindications and the therapeutic effects of all pranayama techniques.
The kriyas are predominantly methods of purification of the body. They support the work of postures and aid in removing contamination from chemical, environmental, electrical, electromagnetic and radioactive sources.
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Sullivan's Animal Control Offi cer Jim Bogert and HALO President Lori Rego take Ricochet for a morning walk outside the city pound.
Sullivan's stray pets fi nd safety in the arms of HALO
If you asked Lori Rego a decade ago what her calling was, animal advocate probably wouldn't have been the Crawford Electric Cooperative member' and employee's answer. "I wasn't really sure if I could do it," says Lori, who is the co-op's marketing communications coordinator. "I was worried about them getting euthanized, about getting attached — everything people worry about when they volunteer at a shelter. But it's one of those things where you fall into a place and didn't realize you were supposed to be there."
Soon after volunteering for the Home At Last Organization, or HALO, Lori started living the love she's still helping to spread. She adopted the fi rst dog she walked, takes home the cats who find themselves new mothers until the kittens are old enough to be adopted and photographs every pet that is brought through the door. After 10 years as HALO's president, she can't imagine doing anything else.
For stray pets in the city of Sullivan, Lori's dedication is a good thing. Animal Control Offi cer Jim Bogert estimates he takes in
around 400 adoptable animals every year. If that sounds exaggerated for a city of roughly 7,000, it isn't. The American Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals estimates roughly 6.5 million pets — the vast majority being cats and dogs — enter shelters annually. Of that number, more than 23 percent are euthanized. That estimate has fallen from 40 percent in 2011, thanks largely to an upward trend in adoptions and returned strays, but it's still a heartbreaking statistic to HALO's volunteers.
"People think that because an animal is in the pound then it must have been abused or mistreated, but sometimes it's just because a living situation has changed," Lori says. "Owners don't want to give up their animal, but they have no place else to go and it's not the dog or cat's fault that they're here."
Some of Lori's service comes courtesy of Crawford Electric through its Community Ambassador Time program. Tailor made for addressing the seventh cooperative principle, Concern for Community, the program allows employees 16 work hours per year to volunteer with nonprofi t and community organizations. Lori takes her "CAT" time literally, and along with nine other volunteers is committed to fi nding those wayward pets in need a new home. Based on national statistics, they're building a phenomenal track record of doing so well before limited space becomes a serious concern.
"I haven't had to put an adoptable dog down in 10 years, come May," says Jim, also a Crawford Electric member. "Most of them get adopted, and getting the word out is the main thing."
Lori describes HALO's role as a networking organization rather than a rescue, because the city is responsible for the care of the animals. Meanwhile, the nonprofi t gets the word out about pets available for adoption at the pound through local television, radio, newspapers, online search engines and its 10,000-follower strong Facebook page. HALO helps handle the adoption paperwork with new owners. Beyond fi nding homes for adoptable pets, HALO helps Jim take care of them anyway that it can. All of the Sullivan pound's animals over 4 months old are vaccinated for rabies before being adopted per state regulations, and HALO provides those adopting with a certifi cate that covers half the cost of spaying or neutering up to $50. Other recent accomplishments include funding improvements to the existing animal control facility, which increased capacity, and new cages to help minimize the risk of cats causing each other injury or transmitting an illness. As such, the need for monetary donations often goes farther to help more pets than gifts of food or litter, but Lori says HALO is happy to accept the help.
Businesses in the Sullivan area pitch in to assist the community's four-legged friends. A jewelry store sells charms, a veterinarian and
a gift store sell pet brushes and one charitable citizen sells ornaments and homemade dog treats with all of the respective proceeds going to HALO. Other businesses have donated time, labor and materials to help construct the nonprofi t's onsite offi ce. Among the army of Facebook followers, many share HALO's posts and some have independently chosen to use the birthday fundraiser feature to aid the nonprofi t's mission.
Lori photographs all of the animals who are available for adoption from the city, such as three-month old Flick and Ralphie. HALO uses both social and traditional media to get the word out about pets in need of new homes.
"It's amazing because it's only a small little city pound but everyone here really cares about it," Lori says. "The community here just says, 'What can we do for HALO?' " When possible, HALO also tries to spay and neuter animals before adoption. One less expense associated with taking in a new pet hopefully gives potential owners more of an incentive to adopt. And it helps to curb, at least locally, the underlying cause of too many strays. Last spring donors to the nonprofi t were able to fund the procedure for a dozen pets through Give STL Day. By logging her volunteer hours through Cabot Creamery Cooperative's Reward Volunteers program in 2017, Lori netted HALO a $2,500 donation fi ttingly sponsored by CoBank. "That's a lot of spays and neuters," she says with a laugh.
Lori recommends that people who are thinking about adopting a pet check to see if they have a local pound, shelter or rescue, and that owners looking for specifi c dog breeds not rule out those facilities. HALO also uses online adoption listing websites such as www.petfi nder.com and www.adoptapet.com, which make fi nding a homeless pet located near you easier than ever.
"I tell people to look at pounds fi rst if you can," Lori says, "but any place you adopt from is good, because you're still saving an animal."
For more information about HALO, visit www. haloforanimals.com or follow them on Facebook.
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Day 7 and beyond - SACS, Thursday 21st February, 2019
"Our blood is green."
Stuart Anderson, Former SACS Junior Headmaster
If a week is a long time in politics, on tour it is an eternity. Each day counts as a year and over these 7 years together we have evolved into a solid unit. We have realised that in order to thrive in South Africa, the whole must be greater than the sum of its parts.
The Rand has dropped that this is not a holiday. It's a tour. Holidays are relaxing. A tour is the ultimate test of endurance. Look after your teammates and leave no man behind. Battle-hardened and unscarred, Barmy Army status is still probably a week or so away for us, but we're taking to this South Africa malarky like a herd of wildebeest to water.
And this is just the parents. We no longer need to stand upwind of each other. Conversations about stool consistency have become standard breakfast fare. More than four hours sleep a night is considered a lie in.
As kids these days say, the group chat is lit. A couple of us are now nearing fluency in Afrikaans, ja! The spectrum of suntans goes from painfully red, through white to some pretty cool shades of brown. It is a sad but truthful observation that we are far more Rainbow Nation than our hosts.
The Team Dealer had the foresight to research local street value of Imodium and Dioralyte and, safe in the knowledge he'd have a captive market, packed enough tablets to plug the buttholes of a batallion. The team playlist is coming along nicely, although I doubt it will ever grace Spotify. We have not one but two Team Photographers. Even the Local Team Representative (JoBro's Auntie) has put in a guest appearance.
Our immersion is so complete we even have - what a gem - a team wine. Fat Bastard. You couldn't make it up. Our bottle rate per innings (BRPI - yes, it is an ECB-recognised metric) of 6 an innings is coming along at a nice clip. Plenty of room for improvement, particularly given how we've shown we can see out the overs. Second livers are sprouting to absorb the extra intake. A few wonder whether Fat Bastard will sponsor us. Others worry whether we'll run out. The hardcore are checking price and availability back home.
Ah, but our boys! How they've evolved since they were dropped as innocent cubs into this harsh and unforgiving land. No longer cubs but lions. And no longer individuals but the pack. The Pack (© Tom Jones, 2019). Together Stronger. Darwin is looking down and marvelling at this unexpected twist to the next stage of evolution. Attenborough is lined up to narrate the tour video.
After a few wins under their belts, these long, hard, scorching South African wickets are less intimidating. They are realising any bowling full or short will be punished mercilessly. The giant farm boys we have faced are slightly less fearsome. It is the only time in their lives when our lads will say, 'Size doesn't matter,' without fear of repercussions. Their predator instincts are sharpening.
They're starting to look the same, sound the same and - not quite as appealing - smell the same. Grannies cross the road when they hear them. Afrikaaners automatically assume The Pack is an Afrikaaner Pack. Vendors at traffic lights reach for deodorant to sell the boys. Their voices are deep and broken as if there's been a sudden outbreak of puberty on the bus.
Aside from those with the blood of the Irish, after so much time in the sun they're even the same colour - a colour which Farrow & Ball will name Ranj in their upcoming 2019/20 collection. Everyone's bigger, taller, stronger. They're taking well to the South African diet of protein, protein and…more protein. The absence of any green matter makes prospect of one poo a week a distinct possibility.
From the sidelines we can no longer tell our boys apart. Gait becomes the only differentiating factor. One boy lopes, another slopes. Together they prowl.
And so, dear Reader, the scene is set for the Day 7 game. It's the Big One. History is only 60 overs away.
The game to which we have been looking forward to with such trepidation is against SACS (South African College School) in Newlands. Newlands is our kind of town and it feels like a restoration to our rightful habitat.
Your Correspondent could blend in here quite easily. Sort of like a St John's Wood by-the-sea. Newlands Stadium down the road, sushi for lunch, cooler climate, no massive forest fires, not much traffic, mums who wear the right kind of yoga pants, discreet backrooms in bars where you can enjoy a pink wine post school run and oak trees everywhere.
The school itself is in a spectacular setting. Utterly jaw-dropping. Plateaux of sports fields drop down from Table Mountain and Devil's Peak which dominate the view. Everything is green or white. Founded in 1829, SACS is the oldest school in our host nation. The sensation is more that Newlands was created round this school rather than the other way round, such is its importance. You can imagine Smuts inviting Churchill for cigars and champagne (no Fat Bastard in the good old days of yesteryear) to while away an afternoon over a game of cricket and reminisce about the time the former arrested the latter. There is immense pride in the school's legacy and ethos. The school motto - Spectemur Agendo - Let us be judged by our actions - lends it a very English public school feel.
More worryingly, SACS take their cricket seriously and have a reputation for producing world-class sportsmen. Nerves are steeled for what we know will be the toughest game of the tour.
Captain Penno and Vice-Captain, 'Enry, step out into the centre, lose the toss and are asked to field. 'Come on boys,' issues out of the Stuart Anderson Pavilion where the spectators are treated to yet another warm South African welcome under the gaze of Percy Montgomery.
'Enry opens the bowling from the Water Polo Stadium End and keeps things tight. It's a lovely wicket with a fast outfield and we keep the run rate down to about 4 an over. Nothing is getting through Duggy's safe pair of hands. Some great fielding from Sully and Ali at Fine Leg are keeping the score down nicely. There is a strong wind blowing which makes bowling from the SA Pavilion End a bit more of a challenge. In the 4th over Penno drops a caught and bowled. Two more dropped catches follow in fairly quick succession. Difficult catches, yes. But on a good day we know these catches are those that win matches.
As the run rate increases, after 8 overs it's time for our first change. What has becomes clear is that one batsman, Cean, is turning the screws and making all their runs whilst the other is not having quite as much joy. Also, most of the runs are coming when we bowl from the SA Pavilion End. Sebby and APS enter the attack and the touchline chat turns to the need to break this partnership. Sebby's bowling beautifully, efficiently - great line, length and a bit of swing. APS steams in but we have reached the point of the game where Cean is comfortably in, at the comfortable end and really opens up.
At drinks SACS are 85-0. The touchline chat for quite a few overs is about bringing on the leggies and as if by osmosis Amar Ali and Jai enter the attack after drinks. Jai is his usual disciplined, parsimonious self and tightens things up. But it is clear that the introduction of a north-west London leggy is a game-changer. Where once the batsmen looked comfortable, they are now in a world of pain. Whereas minutes before Cean's dad looked the calmest of expectant fathers, he is now thinking that the birth of his boy's century is getting complicated. Every ball looks like it could take a wicket. Every shot the batsman plays looks like it could be caught in Cow Corner. It's gone from a superb technical batting display to something a tad, dare I say it, agricultural.
The last 10 overs witnesses the logical conclusion to the leg spin strategy with the introduction of Hoggy with Amar Ali to form the Spinners' Union. And it doesn't take long to bear fruit with a splendid runout from JoBro. First blood at last. Zac's in the stumping zone and it's time for a bit of stump-sledging. After 10 attempts, Hoggy's ball is swept into the stumps by Zac and the umpire's finger is raised. The crowd break out into verses of 'Hoggy, Hoggy, Hoggy. Oi! Oi! Oi!' Two overs later another wicket falls, again to Hoggy. In the penultimate ball of the game, the wicket we want, finally falls to the Hoggy-Zac complex for a splendid 92 and that's innings over. There is a great moment of sportsmanship when all the boys shake hands with Cean and congratulate him on his knock. The highlight of the innings is Hoggy's 3-28. 166 to win. A huge total to chase.
Jai and Zac step out to open our batting and we're looking comfortable. Jai nurdles it down to Fine Leg to get off the mark but towards the end of the over the pitch deceives him and from a slower ball pops it into the air for a catch at Square Leg. At the other end Zac is looking solid, patient - the glue holding the partnership with Duggy together. Until a wonder catch sees Duggy's wicket fall.
In steps Hoggy, he of the expressive body language, and it only takes him 2 balls to drive four runs to the boundary. The opposition scurry around in the bushes to find the lost ball and it feels good to see the medicine dished out. More of the same follows and the crowd break out into 'Who Let the Hog Out? Who? Who?' The run rate is increasing but when Zac falls for 11 we know have an uphill battle. The pressure's on the batsmen.
The boundary chat now moves on to the weather. It's cold and no one had the wherewithal to bring along a jumper. South Africa? Jumper? Oxymoron. When the sun dips behind the mountains there is a brief, delusional discussion of whether bad light will stop play. The wind has died down. Aside from the whiff of the brae, it now feels like we're in Regent's Park rather than Newlands. But will these English conditions favour us?
And they do. Eamonn has obviously been watching closely and is finding the boundaries. Their bowling becomes a lot looser. Hoggy hits our first 6 and hearts start racing. We're catching up but is it too little too late? The opposition are rattled and a little bit of gamesmanship enters their game. A harsher critic would draw a comparison with the malign influence of the Premier League. Hoggy's 50 follows - a splendid knock and Eamonn brings up the hundred shortly afterwards. We need about 10 an over to win. Doable but a big ask. The opposition know this and bring their opening bowlers back into the attack.
Hoggy falls to a splendid catch followed shortly by Sebby who is run out. He knew he had to run hard as he's done all tour. Eamonn goes for a very respectable 27. The game is slipping away like the sun behind the mountains but the boys are taking the risks they need to take in order to come close to victory. Penno is caught followed shortly by Amar Ali, both to another couple of wonder catches. Sully comes in, defends well but is caught. Which leaves JoBro and APS as our last 2 batsmen.
One of the tour highlights is that we've never been bowled out. We've seen out 40 overs which in these conditions is an achievement of which to be immensely proud. Herein follows the moment of the series. JoBro. Last ball of the innings. The slip cordon is summoned into play. We cannot win. But why worry about victory when we have style. Style in buckets. The ball comes into JoBro and he attempts a scoop. Pardon me, Mr Correspondent. Is that a typo? Yes, a scoop. He's bowled. Go out in style. We'll be buying him drinks at the bar for many years to come. APS is not out. 119 all out, a loss by 46 runs.
Sport and hindsight go hand-in-hand. Ifs and buts have allowed sports channels to broadcast 24-hours a day. If only we'd put the leggies on earlier, put someone at Cow Corner. But had we taken those catches, dismissed Cean sooner, had those wonder catches dropped, the result would have been far, far closer. But we didn't. It is a learning experience and a once in a lifetime one at that.
Cricket is also, to borrow from another sport, a funny old game. One parent's tears of joy are another's tears of disappointment. The team can lose but an individual performance can atone for that loss. It was Hoggy's day - 3 wickets and a 50. Hoggy, we salute you! Who Let the Hog Out!
There was more to this than cricket. Although the sport was was the soundtrack, the backdrop to the tour, the boys had the opportunity to experience so much more. Table Mountain, the Township, a tour of Robben Island by a former convict, penguins, golf, team dinner, being a team…I hope they appreciate how lucky they are.
However, one thing is certain. The Pack can walk away from that game with their heads held high. In my heart of hearts the opposition knew they had a bit of luck on their side that day. Not withstanding a few moments of gamesmanship, for most of the game we held their respect. Indeed, gamesmanship is a form of flattery that shows we were in the contest. The presence of not one but two SACS headmasters further attests to this. Well played, boys!
Epilogue - London, 27th February, 2019
As I write this at my desk, I put my hands up that I have become ever so slightly carried away with the mundane task of writing a match report. I realise my aim has transformed into that of capturing the essence of the tour, not a ball-by-ball analysis of one particular match. Scope creep has taken over. Words have run away from me, but I hope they're neither wides, byes or no-balls.
Back to reality means countless loads of washing, cooking, cleaning, school runs. The tedium of the London grind. I miss Sara, Ranj, Ads and Neal for all they did for us. I miss the pavilion banter. I miss my Fat Bastards. I miss long tables for dinner and just handing Daniel the wine list knowing a wise choice would be made. I even miss the Bus.
The only evidence left of South Africa is the warm weather we've brought back with us, excruciating jet lag and the grade 4 sunburn. Did it really happen or was it all a dream? I guess all memories fade, I just hope this one takes longer than usual.
The last time I visited South Africa was over 20 years ago. Back then I was amazed at how the house of the new South African nation could be built on the untested foundations of Forgiveness. 'What madness', thought this cocky youth. A miraculous experiment, but doomed to fail. It is reassuring that 20 years later, these foundations have faced and borne their challenges admirably. As indeed they are facing and bearing them on a day-to-day basis. They have proved far more enduring and robust than my cynical 18-year old self would ever have thought. Long may the house stand. It is still a land of reconciliation not redistribution; truth rather than lies; creeping equality. Above all, it is a land, sadly like my cricket writing skills, to which my words will never do justice.
There's an old South African wives' tale about a pride of lions who roam Newlands on the third Thursday of every February. I can confirm it's no myth. I was there and The Pack was an awesome sight to behold. It's a memory I'll treasure until my dying day.
Big Penno Out.
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Q: protobuf-net Serialize To String and Store in Database Then De Serialize I'd like to serialize/de-serialize an object using a string.  Just to note, when I serialize/de-serialize to a file everything works fine.  What I'm trying to do is get a string so I can store it in the database and then pull it out later to de-serialize.
Here is code that works:
MemoryStream msTest = new MemoryStream();
Serializer.Serialize(msTest, registrationBlocks);
msTest.Position = 0;
List<RVRegistrationBlock> CopiedBlocks = new List<RVRegistrationBlock>();
CopiedBlocks = Serializer.Deserialize<List<RVRegistrationBlock>>(msTest);

The "CopiedBlocks" object is the same list that was in "registrationBlocks"  Works great, everything serialized/de-serialized.  I'm keeping everything in streams here.
Here is the code that doesn't work when I try to get a string involved:
MemoryStream msTestString = new MemoryStream();
Serializer.Serialize(msTestString, registrationBlocks);

msTestString.Position = 0;
StreamReader srRegBlock = new StreamReader(msTestString);

byte[] bytedata64 = System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetBytes(srRegBlock.ReadToEnd());

string stringBase64 = Convert.ToBase64String(bytedata64);

byte[] byteAfter64 = Convert.FromBase64String(stringBase64);
MemoryStream afterStream = new MemoryStream(byteAfter64);

List<RVRegistrationBlock> CopiedBlocksString = new List<RVRegistrationBlock>();
CopiedBlocksString = Serializer.Deserialize<List<RVRegistrationBlock>>(afterStream);

On the last line when it goes to deserialize, I get an exception:  Exception of type 'ProtoBuf.ProtoException' was thrown.  I can't drill into it, inner exception is null.  I can't figure out why it's doing it.
I've definitely narrowed it down to the fact that when I get a string involved it goes haywire.  I'm storing the string in a database in an nvarchar(max) which is why I want the string.
Any help would be super appreciated!

A: Based on the answer and the comment, I use these:
        internal static string SerializeToString_PB<T>(this T obj)
        {
            using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
            {
                ProtoBuf.Serializer.Serialize(ms, obj);
                return Convert.ToBase64String(ms.GetBuffer(), 0, (int)ms.Length);
            }
        }
        internal static T DeserializeFromString_PB<T>(this string txt)
        {
            byte[] arr = Convert.FromBase64String(txt);
            using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(arr))
                return ProtoBuf.Serializer.Deserialize<T>(ms);
        }

A: I am little bit lost by the use of the StreamReader in this context, it would seem to me that you could omit that and do something like below to ensure there isn't a one-way encoding happening..
MemoryStream msTestString = new MemoryStream();
Serializer.Serialize(msTestString, registrationBlocks);

string stringBase64 = Convert.ToBase64String(msTestString.ToArray());

byte[] byteAfter64 = Convert.FromBase64String(stringBase64);
MemoryStream afterStream = new MemoryStream(byteAfter64);

List<RVRegistrationBlock> CopiedBlocksString = new List<RVRegistrationBlock>();
CopiedBlocksString = Serializer.Deserialize<List<RVRegistrationBlock>>(afterStream);

A:         public static string ToProtobufString(this object model) {
            using var memString = new MemoryStream();
            Serializer.Serialize(memString, model);
            return Convert.ToBase64String(memString.GetBuffer(), 0, (int)memString.Length);
        }

        public static T FromProtobufString<T>(this string protobuf) where T : class {
            var byteAfter64 = Convert.FromBase64String(protobuf);
            using var mem = new MemoryStream(byteAfter64);
            return mem.FromProtobuf<T>();
        }

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Tom Petty Was Planning a 'Wildflowers' Tour
Mark Bowman, Ultimate Classic Rock
Tom Petty was reportedly planning a tour centered on his 1994 solo album Wildflowers at the time of his death earlier this month.
According to Rolling Stone, the singer and songwriter had even recruited Norah Jones for the tour, which was originally planned for this year but was put on hold as Petty and the Heartbreakers hit the road for their 40th anniversary instead.
Petty had previously said he wanted to expand Wildflowers into a two-disc set as originally planned, and then perform the entire album that way onstage. "That would have been smaller-scale, away from the hits," Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell told Rolling Stone. "[But] plans for that somehow evolved into 'It's the 40th year. Let's do this tour first.'"
Even with the band in the middle of those dates, Petty was still thinking ahead about how to bring the expanded Wildflowers to the stage. "He asked me to call some people and see if they would come on the road and perform it with him," Tony Dimitriades, Petty's longtime manager, told Rolling Stone. "One – and she said yes immediately – was Norah Jones."
"That album was really about sound in a big way," Petty told Rolling Stone last year. "I would like to go out there and perform the entire album as it was originally conceived with all of the songs. ... Nobody has ever done something like this where you're previewing the second part of a never-released album. How often does that happen? It's old and new at the same time."
Petty and the Heartbreakers had wrapped up their 40th anniversary tour just a week before he died on Oct. 2 at the age of 66 of cardiac arrest. The new Rolling Stone cover story about Petty also reveals that he had a hairline fracture in his left hip, which he planned to fix after the tour.
"I don't know how it happened -- I don't think he even knew when it happened," said Dimitriades, who cautioned Petty against touring in that state. "Why not?" asked Petty. "I'll do it in a chair if I have to."
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DreamWorks Animation Announces Films Through 2014
Posted: March 9th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
DreamWorks Animation has announced release dates for their entire upcoming film slate through 2014, which includes "Kung Fu Panda 2," "Puss in Boots," "Madagascar 3," "Rise of the Guardians," "The Croods," "Turbo," "Me and My Shadow," "Mr Peabody and Sherman" and "How to Train Your Dragon 2." Check out the release dates and plot descriptions below.
Kung Fu Panda 2 (May 26th, 2011): Po is living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po's life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins. Only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.
Puss In Boots (November 4th, 2011): Way before he ever met Shrek, the legendary Puss In Boots goes on a heroic journey, teaming up with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty Softpaws to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs.
Madagascar 3 (June 8th, 2012): Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple and of course, King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins are all along for the comedic adventure. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent � Madagascar style.
Rise of the Guardians (November 21st, 2012): An epic adventure that tells the story of a group of heroes � each with extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.
The Croods (March 1st, 2013): A comedy adventure that takes us back to a previously undiscovered era in the history of our planet known as the Croodaceous, when nature was still a work-in-progress, full of never-before-seen creatures and landscapes. Audiences will relate to the hilarious family antics as an imaginative and resourceful newcomer helps the Croods navigate their way through the fantastic world beyond their cave.
Turbo (June 7th, 2013): Tells the story of an ordinary garden snail with an impossible dream: to become the fastest snail in the world. When a freak accident gives him extraordinary speed, Turbo sets out to try to make this dream come true.
Me and My Shadow (November 8th, 2013): Tells the story of Shadow Stan, an extremely frustrated shadow who yearns for a dynamic life but happens to be stuck with Stanley Grubb, the world's most boring human. Finally pushed to the brink, Shadow Stan breaks the singular rule of the Shadow World � "They lead, we follow" � and takes control of Stanley.
Mr. Peabody and Sherman (March 21st, 2014): Mr. Peabody is the world's smartest person who happens to be a dog. He and his "pet" boy Sherman discover that someone has stolen their time traveling WABAC machine and is changing moments in history to disastrous and comical results. It's up to this most unexpected of father-son teams to somehow put a stop to this villain before his actions destroy the space-time continuum.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (June 20th, 2014): No description.
Source: DreamWorks Animation
on March 9th, 2011 at 7:50:46 AM
f*ck OFF DREAMWORKS!!!
buttabean writes:
Those new movies sound awful
Cinemaisdead writes:
Pixar:
*Humour for adults and kids
*Political undertones eg. Wall-E pollution
*Relatively well known actors who actually fit the part.
*Make the audience connect with the characters
*Well written simple ideas.
Dreamworks:
*Hire actors at the height of their success
*Make animals do things they don't usually do
*Fart jokes and cheesy 1 liners
*Pop references
*Dumb down your audiences so they return for the sequel.
tonguepunchingpussy writes:
on March 9th, 2011 at 12:03:23 PM
Me and My Shadow, sounds like the story of Stephen Dorf's shadow......
minkowski writes:
on March 9th, 2011 at 2:12:48 PM
There;s at least nine people in the world with unpaid royalties on stolen ideas, and none of any good.
..them..
CuChullain writes:
On the upside, only four out of the nine are sequels or spin-offs which is more than the current average for other studios, I'd have thought.
I mean, they're crap ideas, but at least they're _original_ crap ideas.
True. As with snowflakes, no two turds are alike.
on March 10th, 2011 at 12:44:54 AM
Somewhat less fun to catch on your tongue, 'though.
on February 13th, 2018 at 11:25:06 PM
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Royal Castle Of Herrenchiemsee And Fraueninsel Day Tour From Munich - With Reviews & Ratings
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Royal Castle Of Herrenchiemsee And Fraueninsel Day Tour From Munich
4.5 4.560 Reviews
Youth	(Age 15 to 26)
GALERIA (Kaufhof) München Am Stachus, Karlspl. 21-24, 80335 München, Germany
Take a boat ride to the island of Herreninsel on Chiemsee, the largest Bavarian Lake. Here you will find another fantastic result of King Ludwig II's vivid imagination. The Royal Castle of Herrenchiemsee is a replica of the Palace of Versailles and was the biggest, most expensive and final castle of King Ludwig II.
Day trip (destination A to B)
Travel by boat and see the sights from the water
Step back in time on a history tour
After your tour of The Royal Castle of Herrenchiemsee, you will travel by boat to the island of Fraueninsel. This is one of the most beautiful places in Bavaria and boasts an ancient monastery at the center of the island. You will have time to visit the Benedictine monastery, and to stroll at leisure around the island.
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Jon 18-Sep-2019
Wonderful day on the lake with Monica in the Bavarian mountains. The Castle looked like another Versailles. The lake is beautiful and our guide for this day was the difference maker. Monica was full of information and a wonderful person to spend the day with. She loves what she does and it showed.
Jesse D 14-Jul-2018
Beautiful island and castle. The bus/boat ride was great. As was the tour guide for that part of the tour Elizabeth.
However, once on the island, we were turned over to another guide who took us to the castle. She had a really bad attitude and acted like she didn't care if we were there or not. Then, once inside the castle, we were turned over to a 3rd guide who took us on the usual rushed tour through the castle.
Susyn21 24-May-2018
This castle was breathtaking. You have to walk through the woods for a little bit, but when you reach it, it's absolutely gorgeous. Our tour guide was ok. I wish our tour guide was more informative, she didn't really say munch unless someone from our group had questions. Our tour guide for the castle was better, she told us more than our actual tour guide for this trip. Still a really good tour though.
Brianandrewosborne 04-Jan-2018
Excellent thouroughly enjoyed it would really recimmend it.
Garnet T 29-Nov-2017
Great trip. Castle and grounds were beautiful. Fish lunch on the Fraunen Insel was delicious.
Mark G M 23-Oct-2017
A relaxing day trip form Munich...with a fair amount of queuing for ferries. But THAT is the point in visiting islands in a beautiful lake. With this size crowd, there's a fair amount of waiting for others to use the WC, then search for coffee. But, the vistas are beautiful, and it's easy to see feel a part of the weekenders who long ago made this their retreat to the southern Bavaria countryside.
Jerry 15-Oct-2017
The Royal Castle of Herrenchiemsee is very beautiful, has an interesting history and is the best part of the tour. The remainder of the tour was a stretch. We had lunch at a restaurant chosen for us, a short visit to a lovely old convent church and then we walked around the small island just marking time. I would have preferred to return to Munich after Herrenchiemsee but we shared the bus with another tour and had to wait their return.
Frederick G 22-Sep-2017
A little over an hour drive from Munich, the city of Prien Am Chimsee houses the Chimsee lake which is the largest lake in Germany. It has a couple of islands in it and this tour went to two of them, the Herren Insel and the Frauen Insel. The former, houses the Herrenchimsee Palace which was one of the three palaces built under the mad king, Ludwig. Although it was never completed, this palace is still beautiful and worth the visit. Majority of the furniture and fixtures of the place are still original and one can learn a lot about King Ludwig through the things you will find inside this palace. The island of Frauen Insel is also equally lovely. The centerpiece of this island is an old monastery still being used by Benedictine nuns. Make sure you're wearing comfortable shoes if you choose to take this tour for there will be a lot walking and a small hike through a forest in this tour. Ran by Gray Line Tours which is based in Munich, I highly recommend this very relaxing tour. Our tour guides Alexandra and Elizabeth were equally competent in leading this tour. Both are very knowledgeable of the place and also made the tour a lot more enjoyable for each and every guests.
Crisbak 13-Sep-2017
Wonderful places included in this tour. Great view of Herrenchiemsee Castle, of the fountains, and a magnificent green and full of flowers Fraueninsel, which must be visited especially in a sunny day. There were good coach services from 'Gray Line Sightseeing Munich', but a very disappointing guide - Barbara, which gave everyone the feeling of a great boring sometimes, like Dory in 'Finding Nemo', it looks like she speaks whale-ish - 3 words/minute. Almost no useful information during the trip see a building site on the left side Oh!, there is a railroad on your left side - really?! - the brochures are more useful than you! We all just had the sensation of being a flock of sheep - the coach driver can count us as well, no other person needed. This cannot be said about other guides from other tours, which were excellent and offer lot of great information.
Philip G 08-Sep-2017
Nice day on the lake. Fountains at the castle were great looking.


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Alabama ATOs spearhead green movement among Greeks
Through the Greeks for Green campaign, part of the SGA Greener Way for UA program, fraternities and sororities on campus are taking steps to help the environment.
Greeks for Green started Feb. 9 with a recycling contest for the house that can recycle the most waste. The winner of the competition will be announced at the end of Green Week on April 23. Also announced that day will be the house deemed "most green."
The campaign information says that for a house to go green, they must have a recycling program, use no Styrofoam, use compact fluorescent light bulbs, have green disposable kitchenware, increase use of reusable dishes and have an environmental chairman or chairwoman.
Kelly Fields, SGA department of environmental concerns greek liaison said, so far the UA Recycling Logistics and Support Services has collected 70 bags of recycling for the competition in the past two weeks.
The winner of the contests will receive $1,000 donated to the fraternity or sorority's philanthropy. The second place winner will be given a $500 donation for the house's philanthropy. The prize money was collected through the sale of Greeks for Green t-shirts.
Greeks for Green began this year when Kelly Fields, Justinn Trott and Mason Overstreet, all members of the SGA department of environmental concerns, organized a proposal to implement activities in the university's Greek organizations to reduce environmental impact.
After getting the support of SGA President Steven Oliver, the four presented the initiative to the Pan-Hellenic Committee, Inter Fraternal Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council. The representatives from each council appointed an environmental chairman for his house to enforce green practices.
"Not a lot of other greek systems have green projects," Fields said. "Hopefully we're starting a trend in greek systems to be more environmentally friendly."
Justinn Trott, SGA director of environmental concerns, said that in her two years in the SGA she's always thought it was important for greeks to get involved in Greener Way for UA, but never had the time to organize a project.
"They represent so much of our campus, and have such a great organized system that they would have a great affect," Trott said.
"Ever since I was a freshmen it's been a dream of mine to get the greek system to go green, and this year, working with SGA and Kelly, that finally came true," said Mason Overstreet, SGA department of environmental concerns liaison.
Overstreet, a senior majoring in environmental studies conservation and policy, said after his fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega, went completely green by the fall of his sophomore year, he received calls from other houses wanting to be more environmentally friendly.
Both Trott and Overstreet said there was a need and interest for the greek system to get involved with A Greener Way for UA, but no official measures were taken until this year when Kelly Fields jump started the Greeks for Green campaign.
"This project is very exciting, and Kelly has done a wonderful job organizing it," Overstreet said.
"I think people are more aware of their impact on the environment. It's the small things like turning off a light when you leave a room. Any way you can reduce or reuse will help," Fields said.


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U.S. argues Harvard admissions policies harm Asian-Americans
Nate Raymond
BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday backed a lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants, throwing its support behind a case that could impact the use of race-based college admissions.
The department, which has been investigating Harvard for potential civil rights violations over its affirmative action policy, made its argument in documents filed in federal court in Boston, where the case is scheduled to go to trial in October.
The Justice Department argued that Harvard had failed to prove that its use of race as a factor in deciding which students to admit had not resulted in it illegally discriminating against Asian-Americans.
Instead, the department said the evidence in the lawsuit by Students for Fair Admissions showed Harvard's admissions process "significantly disadvantages" Asian-Americans compared with other groups.
"No American should be denied admission to school because of their race," U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement.
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Harvard said in a statement that it was "deeply disappointed" by the department's action and will defend the right of colleges to consider race as an admissions factor.
Supporters of Harvard, including the American Civil Liberties Union, assailed the Trump administration's decision to intervene in the case, with some calling the department's position an assault on efforts to promote campus diversity.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that universities may use affirmative action to help minority applicants get into college. Conservatives have said such programs can hurt white people and Asian-Americans.
In 2016, the top court rejected a challenge to a University of Texas program designed to boost the enrollment of minority students. The challenge was brought by a white woman.
SFFA is headed by prominent anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum, who found the woman in the 2016 case. Harvard has called SFFA a "litigation vehicle designed to advance the ideological objectives of its founder."
After President Donald Trump, a Republican, took office last year, the Justice Department began investigating whether Harvard's policies are discriminatory because they limit Asian-Americans' acceptance.
In court papers, SFFA claimed an Asian-American male applicant with a 25 percent chance of admission would have a 35 percent chance if he were white, 75 percent chance if he were Hispanic and 95 percent chance if he were black.
A Harvard research division found in 2013 that over a decade Asian-American admission rates were lower than those for whites annually even though whites outperformed Asian-American applicants only on a subjective personality rating, the SFFA said.
Reporting by Nate Raymond; Editing by Scott Malone, Dan Grebler and Paul Simao


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When a Wall Street firm downsizes, a well-to-do trader finds himself living with his parents and driving their ice cream truck.
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# Generate country scaffold for dropdown
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