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"Rall flew against all the major Allied fighters and had a high regard for the Spitfire and the Russian Lavochkin 7"
Rall, the German fighter ace from World War Two [WW2], the authoritative source [?], had a "high regard" for the British Spitfire and the Soviet Lavochkin-7!
I am of course familiar with the British Spitfire.
And too I am am of course familiar with the American P-51 Mustang.
But much less so familiar with the Lavochkin-7.
Indeed, hardly familiar at all with any of the Soviet aircraft as flown by the Red Air Force during WW2.
"The Lavochkin La-7 . . . was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II."
The La-7 was more than a match for German fighter aircraft of the time [Me-109, Fw-190, etc.]? In the proper hands was equal to the Spitfire and Mustang? Does this surprise anyone?
Here comments from an obviously biased but perhaps generally factual web site:
"very likely the best fighter aircraft of the entire war, on either side."
"The aircrafts record was legendary, matching 115 La-7 losses to over 3,100 victories over German enemy aircraft. The excellent performance of the La-7 combined with a veteran pilot made it nearly untouchable but more importantly it kept novices from succumbing to the enemy before they could acquire the necessary combat skills."
"By later 1944 German AF even issued an order to not engage newer Russian fighters below 5000m [about 15,000 feet] unless by completely surprise and numerical advantage."
And served in the years subsequent to the end of the war as a "testbed" for advanced "propulsion systems":
"The aircraft was also used as a testbed to explore advanced propulsion systems, including a tail-mounted liquid-fuelled rocket engine (La-7R), two under-wing pulse jets (La-7D), and two under-wing ramjets (La-7S)"
The La-7 seems to be a slightly improved version of the La-5? An improved leading edge to the wing and some components [wooden] replaced by metal alloy manufacture. [slight improvements can sometimes result in big advantages?]
The La-7 was more or less analogous to the Spitfire and the Mustang? And in the Soviet fashion able to operate off of unimproved airfields and also rugged, requiring less maintenance and stood up better under greater stress?
Just a few minor improvements meant a significant edge in a "dogfight". Soviet fliers by 1944 and 1945 had the means available to dominate the skies and even if necessary tussle with and defeat American and British aviators if the need arose?


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Political stalemate in filling top job comes as roll-out of new voting machines looms
Despite a Senate Republican Campaign Committee poll that he said showed him neck-in-neck in a potential race for the Queens Senate seat once held by his political mentor Serph Maltese, former Council Member Anthony Como has decided against challenging State Sen. Joe Addabbo in November.
Como’s decision may be cause for relief among Democrats worried about Addabbo’s vulnerability as he seeks to hold the seat he swung away from the Republicans in 2008, helping deliver their slim majority. But it seems likely to disappoint several Democratic power players in the city who had been hoping his candidacy would take him out of the running to be the new Board of Elections executive director. That job, a $172,000-a-year patronage plum, has been vacant since February, when Marcus Cederqvist resigned.
The executive director is selected by a majority, or six, of the Board’s 10 commissioners, who come two from each borough, with one Republican and one Democrat selected by their respective county leaders. Como is the Republican choice, whereas the Democrats are backing the Board’s current deputy director, George Gonzalez, in an effort being propelled by the Bronx Democratic county leader, Assembly Member Carl Heastie, and orchestrated by Stanley Schlein, the Bronx elections attorney who also lobbies on behalf of the Yankees and a variety of powerful real estate interests.
But the stalemate is not fully along partisan lines: according to people familiar with the situation, the Democrats from Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens supporting Gonzalez have been joined by Staten Island Republican commissioner John Sipp, apparently under the influence of John Haggerty—the operative currently being investigated by the Manhattan district attorney for how he spent $750,000 paid to him by the Independence Party out of a $1.2 million donation it received from Mayor Michael Bloomberg during last year’s campaign—whose ties to the Staten Island Republicans date back to his time working with former Rep. Vito Fossella. The Staten Island Democrats, however, have sided with the remaining four Republican commissioners in supporting Como. Instead of 5-5 then, the breakdown is 4 and 1 vs. 4 and 1, though the decision has not been discussed openly at the commissioners’ biweekly Tuesday meetings, the next of which is scheduled for June 8, for months.
Neither Sipp nor Staten Island Democratic commissioner Michael Ryan responded to requests for comment.
Had Como decided to run for Senate, Bronx Democrats were going to use the opportunity to push for Gonzalez’s selection. But Como said he felt an obligation to pursue the job he had gotten people to back him for earlier this year.
“Make no mistakes about it, would I ever want to be senator one day? Sure,” Como said on Sunday, after he began informing allies of his decision not to run. “But at this point in my life, and upon making certain promises and assurances to people, the Board of Elections is the place where I believe I can most benefit the city and the state right now.”
Como said he hoped ending the uncertainty over his Senate aspirations would spur the commissioners to coalesce behind him for the job.
Como had also been under consideration for a job as a NYCHA housing commissioner as part of what appeared to be a political deal with Mayor Michael Bloomberg in exchange for Queens Republicans’ support in last year’s election. As for that, “no one’s ever said no, or you can’t have it,” Como said, “but obviously, no one’s said yes.”
With the Senate race now behind him, Como eagerly listed his qualifications for the executive director position, citing his experience as a former commissioner and president of the Board, as well as being a former Queens assistant district attorney and member of the Council for six months, between beating Liz Crowley in a June 2008 special election and then losing to her in the November 2008 election.
Como also criticized Gonzalez, pointing in particular to a video which surfaced in April that showed the deputy director smoking in his office at the Board, in violation of Department of Health regulations. That and other failures on Gonzalez’s watch were reason to stop the deputy’s promotion, Como said.
“When you take everything as a whole, I don’t see how he gets the majority of the votes to be executive director,” Como said. “I don’t see how commissioners can give somebody support for someone who’s blatantly violating the law.”
Gonzalez, though, said he believed the smoking incident was in the past and would not effect his prospects.
“One thing has nothing to do with the other,” Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez also dismissed other complaints about agency operations, asserting that the lack of the executive director had had no impact.
“Yes, we do need an executive director because it is required by law,” Gonzalez said. “But the commissioners are in charge of the agency. I take the guidance and direction from them.”
Julie Dent, the Brooklyn Democratic commissioner who currently serves as president, referred all questions to the Board’s press secretary, Valerie Vasquez-Rivera. Through last week, though, Vasquez-Rivera was out sick and not responding to phone calls or emails.
The vacancy for the top job—which, at four months, is the longest in recent history—comes as the Board enters what many involved expect to be its most difficult election season in decades. In addition to the standard work of petition hearings and poll site selection, this fall, the Board will be rolling out new voting machines for the fall elections. The Board is also facing a tightened budget that at the moment, only provides enough money for one pick-up and one drop-off of voting machines in the fall, or enough to pay for the operations on Primary Day in September but not on Election Day in November.
So given the many controversies and delays surrounding the new machines, there is widespread worry with how the lack of an executive director will effect operations even as commissioners have tried to step into the void, taking more active roles.
“Of all the years since they rolled out the change from paper ballots to lever machines back in about 1925, this is the year,” said Judy Stupp, the Queens Republican commissioner who officially submitted Como’s name for consideration in February, of the need to have an executive director in place.
In light of this and other considerations, Stupp bemoaned the stalemate, saying, “It should not go on. People should be up in arms about it.”


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|Title:||Congestion controlling schemes for high-speed data networks: A survey|
|Citation:||Journal of High Speed Networks, 2019, Vol.25, 1, pp.41-60|
|Abstract:||The data networks are basically designed with the aim of maximum throughput and fair resource allocation by managing available resources. A transport layer plays an important role in throughput and fairness with the help of congestion control algorithms (variants). This survey targets mainly congestion issues in high-speed data networks to improve efficiency at connection or flow level. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is a dominating transport layer protocol in the existing network because of its reliable service and deployment in most of the routers. A cause of congestion may be different in wired and wireless network and needs to be handled separately. Packet delay, packet loss and time out (RTO) are not caused by congestion in case of wireless network. This has been taken into account in our consideration. To overcome the dominance of TCP, Google proposed UDP based solution to handle congestion control and reliable service with minimum latency and control overhead. In the literature several methods are proposed to classify transport layer Protocols. In this survey congestion control proposals are classified based on situation handled by the algorithm such as pure congestion, link loss, packet reordering, path optimization etc. and at the end congestion control at flow level has been addressed. © 2019 - IOS Press and the authors.|
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What is this feeling I wonder, it’s like I am floating… Oh, I know, I feel like I am not living this life, like this life doesn’t belong to me. I am being swallowed by this constant uneasiness telling me I shouldn’t be here… this is not my life.
That would explain why I sometimes wonder why I need to go through these painful feelings.
I have already given up, I am uncomfortable, this feeling is annoying, I really hate annoying and troublesome things, it makes me want to scream, cry and throw things around.
Why am I feeling like this I wonder, maybe I don’t belong to this world; I do believe that other worlds exist. If I die tomorrow, will I be reincarnated like in light novels and manga, into a fantasy like world where magic, beasts and demons exist?
I think I will like it over there, I would be free of all these responsibilities I didn’t ask for, free from this life, free from this boredom. I wonder if it will happen, mother, father, I am sorry but I just want to spread my wings and be free, I didn’t ask to be born into this world…

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Afghanistan: A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of foreign advisers in the Afghan capital on Thursday, police said. The number of dead and wounded was unclear.
The powerful explosion rattled buildings on the other side of the capital and sent a pillar of white smoke into the sky over eastern Kabul.
Initial reports were that a car bomb exploded in front of a member of parliament’s house in the east of the city, Afghan police officer Jahn Agha said.
Kabul provincial police spokesman Hashmad Stanakzi said the suicide bomber attacked the convoy of “foreign advisers” with a car packed with explosives.
“The explosion was very big. It set the nearby buildings on fire,” Stanakzi said.
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Located in a suburb of the city of Münster, this hotel/restaurant is part of the omnipresent Ringhotel chain, so I was a bit dubious at first. However, the location alone is enough to recommend this charming eatery, as it is situated on a cul-de-sac in the middle of a dense forest.
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The interior is disappointingly modern, both the cozy bar/lounge and the main dining room . . . but the "chimney room" is wonderfully rustic and boasts an open fireplace, timbered ceiling, and scant six tables. This room must be reserved well in advance, especially on weekends. We only discovered the hotel in the middle of the afternoon, but, because it was a somewhat inhospitable rainy Friday, we managed to snare the primo table in front of the fireplace for that very evening.
Kale, a rather ungainly member of the cabbage family, is rarely seen on menus in America; it is, however, quite popular in Germany, as their chefs are adept at its preparation. And a beguiling appetizer of kale "Westphalian" is surely a delicious case in point. The kale is finely chopped, prepared with diced onions and pungent Westphalian ham, and served with roasted potatoes and chunks of sausage. This is hardly diet food, but it is incredibly tasty, and the allocations quite generous. Even a half portion would undoubtedly be sufficient for those with less hearty appetites.
The ravioli is another highly recommended starter. Two homemade squares of tender noodle dough are filled with creamed celery and set on a bed of diced breast of pheasant enveloped in a rich veal-based sauce.
Entrées are equally up to the mark. Three perfectly grilled dorado (mahi-mahi) filets are arranged on a generous mound of spinach, then crowned with a tiara of straw potatoes. The "3 little medallions of pork" is yet another winner. The medallions are wonderfully moist and tender, not the least bit dry, and are presented with a decadent square of scalloped potatoes and dollop of garlic-herb butter. A very nice mixed salad with sour cream dressing is offered on the side.
A shared dessert was one of the most unusual we encountered, but certainly one of the most memorable . . . Four pitted plums clothed in crispy pastry pockets are presented around an epicenter of homemade poppy seed ice cream in a sugar cookie basket. Exquisite!
The wine of the evening was an excellent 1999 Würzburger Stein from the Franken region.
This proved to be a most rewarding dining experience. Should you find yourself in the Münster area, it is well worth seeking out.
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Police with help from a team from South Jakarta District Court managed to arrest a German national, Gordon Gilbert Hild and his wife, who were on the run after being convicted in an investment fraud case last year. The German man was caught with his wife, Ismayanti from Lampung, in their villa in Petulu Village, Ubud on Friday. Both of them were fugitives since December 2017, after they were sentenced to over three years in jail by the Supreme Court for deceiving their business partner, Yenny Sunaryo, and causing her Rp8.5 billion in losses.
Tomy Alexander, the lawyer for Sunaryo, said the arrests were executed through a Supreme Court order. According to an article in RMOL.CO, the fraud case began when Hild and his wife asked Yenny to invest in the construction of Villa Kelapa Retreat II in the Pekutatan area, Negara, Bali. They agreed upon the investment budget of Rp8.5 billion based on a proposal in 2011, but according to the court files the couple took the money and disappeared. It was alleged and proven that they used the money to buy a property in New Zealand. The couple cancelled the deal and said that there was a miscalculation in the business deal.
Yenny reported the alleged crime to Jakarta Polda and the case was handled by South Jakarta District Court. Both of the defendants were proven guilty by the board of the judges and sentenced to 2.5 years. They then appealed to the Supreme Court. On August 2017, the Supreme Court sentenced them with 3.5 years in jail.
When the sentence was going to be carried out, Ismayanti and Hild disappeared again. They had already been told that they could not leave the city. In December 2017, the South Jakarta Public Prosecution put them on the Fugitive List (DPO) until they were arrested on Bali last Friday. Besides the jail sentence, Ismayanti and Hild must hand over their assets in accordance to a civil court decision in the Negara District Court, Bali. It was said that Hild and Ismayanti must return the investment money using their assets as a guarantee.
According to the lawyer, they were flown back to Jakarta on Friday night. Hild was sent to Cipinang Prison, while Ismayanti was sent to Pondok Bambu Prison.
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text: From fine-dining restaurants to grand-and-go eateries to sit-down cafes, American restaurants in Surrey are the people's choice! While there is no dearth to the food options in this grand county of millionaires, American food holds a special place in the hearts of locals and visitors alike. There is something wholeheartedly comforting about being able to visit a cozy spot and dig into a hearty slice of warm apple pie on a cold Tuesday. And little else can brighten an office lunchtime food hunt like a classic American hot dog with 'all the fixins''. From the Haymarket to the West End, there are family-friendly, American restaurants in Surrey just waiting to be sampled.


Friday, October 10, 2008
The Aussie Pop Round Up - Spring/Autumn 2008
I have done my best to keep an eye on the local pop scene despite my travels and I've been bursting to comment on a number of recently released tracks. First on the agenda is the debut solo single of Australian Idol runner-up and ex-Young Diva, Jessica Mauboy. "Running Back" is a breathtaking slice of urban pop complete with a guest appearance from Flo Rida! I love the haunting chorus and the synths that bookend the song are a nice touch. The production (courtesy of Audius - who has come a long way since fobbing off rubbish like "We Can Try" to Paulini) owes a large debt to Timbaland & Co without sounding like a cheap imitation and most importantly, showcases Jessica's beautiful voice superbly. The song is already #13 on downloads and looks set to climb into the national top 10 when the physical single is released on Saturday. If I'm not mistaken that would make Jess only the second Indigenous Australian to score a top 10 hit since Jimmy Little - way back in the 1960s! Check out the cheap and cheerful video clip here.
I first wrote about RAEN way back in May 2007 where I referred to them as Australia's forgotten girlband - a title the girls have well and truly outgrown. While the band's higher profile contemporaries have fallen by the wayside, RAEN have reinvented themselves with a fabulous new sound (think Booty Luv with a dash of The Saturdays thrown in for good measure) and moved to the UK to try their luck. "Drama Fanatic" is a catchy dance tune with fun lyrics and a seriously camp video. I notice the girls are doing a lot of shows around the UK and I'm hoping to catch them later this month. Check out their Myspace for more details.
It's taken Jade Macrae exactly one year to release the follow up to "In The Basement" (my 8th favourite song from 2007!) but it's been worth the wait. "I Wanna be In Love" is a sparkling mid-tempo jam that effortlessly jumps upon the Rihanna/Chris Brown urban pop bandwagon. The mix of synths and guitars is inspired, the lyrics are sweet and Jade looks like pure sex in the cheap arse video. I highly recommend the poptastic BP Remix, strangely labelled "Whole Lotta Love" on iTunes. If you like "I Wanna Be In Love" then definitely check out Jade's recently released "Get Me Home" album.
If I had to choose a favourite song from this bunch it would probably be this. Empire Of The Sun is a side project for Luke Steele (The Sleepy Jackson) and Nick Littlemore (Pnau) but if "Walking On A Dream" is any indication they really should give up their day jobs. The Australian electro scene is positively on fire at the moment but no other act has displayed this duo's knack for sweet melodies and catchy pop hooks. "Walking On A Dream" is probably best described as a beautifully crafted electro lullaby with its delicate beats and lilting chorus. Watch the crazy video clip and hunt down Empire Of The Sun's fantastic album.
I love Ness Ness but I wasn't a huge fan of her comeback album apart from the appropriately titled "Perfect". However, I think it's time to reevaluate my stance. There's something strangely comforting about Vanessa Amorosi's voice and "The Simple Things (Something Emotional)" is a good example of what she can do better than anyone else in the Australian music industry with perhaps the exception of Tina Arena - belt out a syruppy ballad and make it feel truly heartfelt. "The Simple Things" boasts some fabulously awful lyrics ("Saw an old friend yesterday who's a big success. Got a Bentley and a Rolex, a Gucci dress") but the pared back production is lovely and Vanessa's voice has always been a thing of beauty. Ness Ness is looking pretty hot herself in the video!
Just when you thought the Australian electro scene couldn't get any hotter along comes Jackson Jackson - a side project of The Cat Empire's Harry Angus. "All Alone" is one of the most original songs I've heard in a long time. In fact, it's like five different songs rolled into one. The song begins with rocky guitars before giving way to electro beats, trippy Eastern wailing and a genuine pop chorus. Every time I hear "All Alone" I find something new to enjoy about it, which is surely the hallmark of a quality record. Watch the suitably funky video here.
I know this has been around for ages but I'm still smitten with Pnau's "Embrace". A killer electro anthem featuring the sultry vocals of New Zealand's Ladyhawke, this gem should have been a massive smash hit and probably would have been with a little promotion and a video clip. Interestingly, "Embrace" represents something of a reunion for all involved - Ladyhawke and Nick Littlemore (Pnau) were both in the band Teenager, probably best known for the beautiful "Alone Again". It's good to see that their chemistry is still as strong as ever. As much as I love Ladyhawke's album (expect a review shortly), it could have done with something as commercial and catchy as this. Listen to the track here.
Now, this is a real treat. I absolutely worshipped Sirens. They were possibly Australia's trashiest girlband of all time and I devoted several posts to them but I never really expected to see one of the girls sitting at the top of the ARIA club chart - a feat that Zoe Badwi accomplishes this week with "Release Me"! The track is a killer dance anthem with buckets of crossover pop appeal and a killer remix courtesy of TV Rock. Check out the track on Zoe's Myspace. Long live Sirens!
Lenka has come a long way since leaving Sydney for the bright lights of Los Angeles. "The Show" has become a genuine Myspace phenomenon and Courtney Cox even masturbated to one of her songs on her flop TV show "Dirt"! Classy. I'm usually wary of this kind of hype but "The Show" is hard to resist. The combination of the wry lyrics, Lenka's floaty voice and the intricate production is all but irresistible. I suspect a whole album of this kind of material might be hard to swallow but "The Show" artfully treads the line between sweet and saccharine. Be sure to watch the amazing video clip.
Last but not least is my beloved Ricki-Lee. To be completely honest, I was quite disappointed when I first heard "Wiggle It" - particularly when I learnt that it was a reject cut from "Brand New Day". Perhaps I was simply expecting too much in the wake of gems like "Can't Touch It" and "Love Is All Around" but this just seemed like a rushed attempt to cash in on Ricki-Lee's higher profile thanks to her hosting duties on Australian Idol. I'm still not completely won over but "Wiggle It" is a catchy floorfiller with a fun sample of a 90s classic. The video is also pretty amusing and Ricki-Lee looks amazing. Disturbingly, it appears that "Wiggle It" is the first single from an upcoming Greatest Hits compilation. Girl, you've only had two albums!
All songs listed are available to download from iTunes


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This research was presented at the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 2022 annual conference.
Between August 1rst and 10th, 2022, the annual Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Conference (SCAR) was held, which this year was organized by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), of the Indian Government in online mode .
Researchers from the Resources Evaluation Department, from IFOP’s Fisheries Research Division participated in this event.
The conference has become SCAR’s main activity supporting its mission to promote and facilitate international Antarctic and Southern Ocean science. These biennial meetings are fertile ground for exchange of the latest and greatest results in Antarctic research and a place where future collaborations are born.
Mauricio Mardones, IFOP researcher explained that “The presentation was part of the doctoral thesis work that I am doing at Universidad de Magallanes within the framework of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Sciences Program jointly with the Chilean Antarctic Institute, in which César Cárdenas ( UMAG-INACH) is the Thesis director. My thesis project focuses on developing aspects related to the evaluation of strategies for Krill fishery management in a Climatic Change context in the Southern Ocean. In particular for this conference, progress was made in the development of models that integrate environmental and ecological components to the assessment of the Antarctic Krill stock in the Antarctic Peninsula”.
This talk will be available on the SCAR page during this week. (https://scar2022.org)
Mauricio Mardones is a Resource Assessment Department researcher and is currently working on methodological approaches for benthic and demersal fisheries within the department, with an emphasis on data analysis and visualization and the application of integrated models to understand the dynamics of exploited marine populations.

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KARACHI: Kot Addu Power Company (Kapco) declared profit after tax (PAT) at Rs23.6 billion for the year ended June 30, turning into earnings per share (EPS) at Rs26.83.
The net income was higher by a staggering 80 per cent over the previous year’s PAT at Rs13.1bn and EPS at Rs14.90.
Nishat Mills income plunges
Nishat Mills Ltd, the textile composite unit, reported unconsolidated PAT at Rs3.51bn and EPS at Rs9.97 for FY20. The represented a plunge of 40pc over from Rs5.86bn PAT and EPS at Rs16.66 in FY19. The board paid dividend at Rs4 per share and the results were said to be in line with expectations.
EU pays $384m for Covid vaccine
The European Union has agreed to buy a potential Covid-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK in its second such deal to secure supplies, as a deadline for joining the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) vaccine purchase programme looms.
The deal will see the French and British drugmakers, which have teamed up to manufacture a recombinant protein-based vaccine they hope to get approved next year, provide the EU with up to 300 million doses in exchange for a down payment of 324m euros ($384m).
Friday’s agreement confirms an announcement made on July 31 by the two companies and follows an earlier deal between the EU and AstraZeneca for the supply of up to 400m shots after a down payment of 336m euros.
Published in Dawn, September 19th, 2020

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Bangla Hunt News Desk: In IPL (IPL 2023), Virat Kohli scored centuries in two consecutive matches. His team RCB had to win all the consecutive matches to reach the playoffs. In such a situation, in the last two matches of the league stage, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans helped the team with consecutive centuries. Naturally, Kohli fans are now praising him for his amazing batting.
Virat Kohli’s innings today was also a reflection of his century against SRH. No improvisation, no attempt to play any fancy shot, he scored this hundred by playing completely copybook cricket. Hit 13 fours and a six. Everyone is happy to see his hundred except one part.
That section of cricket lovers are fans of Rohit Sharma and Mumbai Indians. Today it is on the bones of Virat Kohli whether they reach the next level. RCB is much ahead of them in terms of run rate. A win by any margin would ensure their play-off spot. But if they lose against Gujarat, Mumbai Indians will go into the playoffs as the right team.
Some Mumbai Indians fans complained that Hardik Pandya deliberately did not try to catch Virat Kohli off Noor Ahmed. If Virat Kohli was dismissed, RCB would have collapsed today. Because their other two big stars Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell failed today. The way Shubman Gill is batting, the hopes of Mumbai Indians are not over yet.


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This open access book follows the idea that security policy must be based on strategic analysis. Defence policy and the role of the armed forces can subsequently be determined on the grounds of said analysis. More than ever, internal and external security, and developments both in the Netherlands and abroad are interconnected. The world order is shifting, the cooperation within NATO and the EU is under pressure and the Dutch armed forces are gasping for breath. What is the task of Dutch security and the defence policy? There have been growing calls in the last few years to end the devastating cuts in the defence budget and to invest more in security. The acute threats and conflicts in which the Netherlands are involved have served as a wake-up call. The shooting down of Flight MH17 over Ukraine, the streams of refugees from Syria and other countries, the conflict with Da’esh in Syria and Iraq, and terrorist threats reveal how events in many of the world’s flash-points have a direct or indirect impact on the Netherlands. Conflicts in other countries have a spill-over effect in The Netherlands. This is illustrated by tensions between population groups and the clashes over the Gülen schools after the failed putsch in Turkey on 15 July 2016 and over the constitutional referendum in that country. How do we ensure that any additional funds are not divided amongst the branches of the armed forces without any sense of strategic direction? What should a future-proof security policy that plots the course of defence policy entail? What strategic analyses should lie behind the political choices that are made? This book answers these questions and offers a comprehensive framework addressing among other things human security, national security and flow security.
This open book is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY). You can download Security in an Interconnected World ebook for free in PDF format (4.5 MB).
Security in an Interconnected World
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This open access book describes the technologies needed to construct a secure big data infrastructure that connects data owners, analytical institutions, and user institutions in a circle of trust. It begins by discussing the most relevant technical issues involved in creating safe and privacy-preserving big data distribution platforms, and especia...
This open access thematic report identifies factors and conditions that can help schools and education systems promote tolerance in a globalized world. The IEA's International Civic and Citizenship Study (ICCS) is a comparative research program designed to investigate the ways in which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citi...
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Keith Petersen is an artist and photographer living in the East Bay. He works as a photographer specializing in Fine Art and Antique documentation. He graduated from CCAC with a BFA in Photography and has shown work in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.
This work investigates the nature of the materials and methods with which I create my art. The compositions incorporate mineral compounds, oils, plant matter and other pigments that are foraged from nature. The creation of the works often involves the use of magnetization, wind, kinetic energy and other methods to transform the material. Time and environment are factors as well; sunlight, heat and cold add rust, corrosion and decay into the ephemeral works.
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Snow Geese, Dead Creek WMA from Gage Road, Addison Vermont. Photo by Bob Stymeist.
It was late afternoon on an early November day as we traveled south on the western slopes of the Green Mountains of Vermont, passing rich farmlands, rising and falling on the gently rolling road. Off to the west and beneath our moving perch were Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains of New York. The sky was heavily overcast with dark clouds, but the western horizon cleared and the setting sun shone through the cracks. Suddenly, the previously muted landscape dazzled with stunning swaths of low-angle sunlight cutting through the dusk of the coming evening. The sun illuminated the brilliant colors of maples, birches, and beeches, with a generous sprinkling of deep green coniferous highlights. This was a Vermont Life moment if ever there was one: the unexpected beauty left us awestruck and silent with wonderment.
What does this have to do with birding? There were no birds in this spectacular scene, but if it were not for our love of birds, we may have never experienced the beauty of the afternoon. We were headed for our destination of the night, and our trip was to bird the Champlain Valley of Vermont. This was a reminder that birding is not just for the birds: it is as much about communing with nature in general, finding peace, solitude, beauty, and joy in the environments that we visit to find birds.
Often, our birding experiences are as much about our connection with the natural world as a whole as it is about seeing or hearing the birds. A spring walk in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge features beautiful blooming trees and other plants, and offers soothing calm during an evening stroll in addition to the joys of welcoming our migrant birds back. A winter trip to Halibut Point on the North Shore can leave us mesmerized at the sound and fury of the crashing waves that carved rocks across the millennia while we also admire the regal colors of the Harlequin Ducks. A pelagic trip off the New England coast can delight us with a pod of dolphins playing at the bow of the boat in between sightings of rafts of resplendent seabirds. A hike up Mount Greylock in the Berkshires may produce many breeding birds but also yields vistas not easily matched elsewhere in Massachusetts, and sometimes an encounter with a black bear.
Many birders often bird by themselves for their daily outings. That means that we often experience the outdoors in solitude and can take solace in what our surroundings offer us. When walking in the woods, I revel in the crunching leaves beneath my feet, the low groans of creaking trees and branches from gusty winds, and sounds of life all around me as I walk. I hear an animal running away in the forest, startled by my approach and wonder what it was. I jump at the sudden explosion of sound of a flushed Ruffed Grouse merely yards away. I hear the squirrels and chipmunks, and the spring peepers in season. I hear the crickets in the fields, and other insects buzzing around my head, some annoying and some just passing by. I feel the warmth of the sun and the cool of the autumn rain.
Why is it that I find the outdoors calming? Why do I feel connected to the land, and why do I talk to the inhabitants of our forest and meadows? Maybe it is a refuge from the real world, a cocoon against the challenges and difficulties we face as a species. Or perhaps it reminds me of the earth from which we rose and to where we will return, ever aware that I belong to but one of millions of species on earth. Being outdoors, particularly deep in our northern forests, gives me a profound sense of grounding and connection, and presents me with a multitude of tapestries that the human mind could hardly imagine without seeing them unfold before us.
Over 20 years ago, I was privileged to spend a week of rafting on the San Juan River in Utah with noted natural history writer Ann Zwinger. She was an astute observer of the outdoor world and a fervent environmental conservationist. Among the many notable quotes from her writings was the following: “The life of the wood, meadow, and lake go on without us. Flowers bloom, set seeds and die back; squirrels hide nuts in the fall and scold all year long; bobcats track the snowy lake in winter; deer browse the willow shoots in spring. Humans are but intruders who have presumed the right to be observers and who, out of observation, find understanding.” (http://www.azquotes.com/author/23645-Ann_Zwinger)
“…who, out of observation, find understanding.” Perhaps this is one of the reasons that the natural world draws me in. It sustains my curiosity, is always ripe for observation to better understand, often yields transcendent beauty and surprising twists, and gives perspective on the miniscule fraction of time that I am part of it. Perhaps, too, this short phrase has meaning far beyond the natural world into all aspects of our lives, possibly more so now than ever before in our contentious world. I have long been immersed in the natural world, but becoming a birder in my adult years has only intensified my love and appreciation for the complex ecological web among all living species. In my imperfect ways, I try to be a good steward of the land and a friend to our earth and its inhabitants.
My birding forays therefore are not only to enjoy our birds but also to appreciate the sights, sounds, smells, and touches of whatever else awaits me at any given moment. I am humbled by how little I know but grateful to have experienced so much across the globe, both before and after I started birding: the endless plains of the Serengeti, the unique landscape of southern France, the rich rain forests of Central America, the wildness of the Brooks Range in Alaska, the solitude of the northeastern hardwood forest, the serenity of northern Minnesota lakes, the pastel canvas of the western canyonlands, and much, much more. Birds were a part of these scenes but most certainly not the only highlight. So, when you do not see the birds you are looking for, take a moment and let the natural world sink in to your core. Slow down, look around, and listen up. There is so much to observe to find understanding.
Martha Steele, a former editor of Bird Observer, has been progressively losing vision due to retinitis pigmentosa and is legally blind. Thanks to a cochlear implant, she is now learning to identify birds from their songs and calls. Martha lives with her husband, Bob Stymeist, in Arlington. Martha can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Cold War Retaliation; Pound’s Plunge Costs Serena: Saturday Wrapby
Aetna discussing asset sales to help salvage Humana deal
U.K. candidate Leadsom called invisible by foreign secretary
Here are highlights of Saturday’s top breaking stories from around the world:
Russia expelled two U.S. diplomats it claims were CIA agents working under diplomatic cover, the latest Cold War-esque tit-for-tat to follow a confrontation several weeks ago between a U.S. Embassy employee and a Russian policeman.
Vladimir Putin’s shadow hung over just about all the discussions at the wrap-up of a NATO summit in Warsaw, as French President Francois Hollande weighed in on the U.S. election and U.S. President Barack Obama gave his thoughts on the U.K. vote to leave the European Union.
The pound’s plunge after the Brexit vote cost tennis superstar Serena Williams $380,000. And that was just from what she otherwise would have banked from her Wimbledon singles win, before she also won the ladies’ doubles with sister Venus.
While Andrea Leadsom didn’t exactly help her campaign for U.K. prime minister by implying that motherhood made her more qualified than the childless Theresa May -- a claim Leadsom says the Times of London all but fabricated -- the real issue is that Tory party members don’t know her, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said.
Health insurance giant Aetna is talking with WellCare and Centene about asset sales, as part of an effort to satisfy U.S. antitrust concerns about its proposed merger with Humana.
Telefonica, struggling to sell assets and preserve its credit rating following the Brexit vote, turned to a rare weekend stock sale, offering much of its stake in China Unicom of Hong Kong to raise as much as $367 million.
Obama brought gun control into the discussion of the Dallas police-officer shootings and deaths of black men at the hands of police that preceded them. “If you care about the safety of our police officers, then you can’t set aside the gun issue and pretend that’s irrelevant,” Obama said at a closing NATO press conference.
Vanquished U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders lost his effort to get the official Democratic platform, which already includes many of his anti-Wall Street positions, to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. His surrogates did get a $15 an hour minimum wage written into the document.
Japan’s upper house election is under way, with Prime Minister Abe seeking sufficient support to back his economic policies and possibly amend pacifist language in the constitution.


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Animal welfare and responsible dog ownership is paramount according to the new chairman of the Committee on Dog Re-homing and Welfare, Chairman Andrew Mc Guinness.
“I am delighted to be involved in this new initiative which will hopefully result in more dogs being rehomed and people adopting a more responsible attitude towards the care of their pets. Every month we will publish dogs who are at the pound and urgently need to be rehomed. Dogs cannot stay indefinitely at the pound and they need to find good homes so we are trying to help out in a practical way,” said Kilkenny People Editor, Brian Keyes.
Mayor McGuinness who is chairing the committee and who had the idea for the page urged people to get involved.
“Every dog deserves a home. Together, we can make sure that dogs that find themselves in the care of a dog shelter, without a home, can be rehomed with loving pet owners.
We need to promote responsible pet ownership and also the fact that there are many beautiful, loyal and friendly dogs waiting for new owners at our local shelter. Please visit the shelter and see for yourself,” he said.
Mayor Mc Guinness has also a number of recommendations that the committee will discuss when they meet next month.
These include the possibility of a no surrender policy, revised opening hours to accommodate the public and investigating whether there is a need for more staff at the pound.
The committee was set up following peaceful demonstrations and an online petition, which has almost 13,000 signatures and is calling for the tender for the dog pound to an animal welfare organisation that will manage the pound responsibly and work with rescues and the public with integrity and transparency.
The service, which has been operated by the ISPCA under contract for more than 20 years, involves the provision of services for the county councils of both Carlow and Kilkenny. During a recently published tender process, the ISPCA indicated to the local authority that they would not be submitting a tender for the new contract.
The consultative committee was set up during the transition phase from the ISPCA to the new Service Provider to assist the local authority in it’s aim to maximise re-homing.
Mayor McGuinness has raised the possibility of the council running the pound themselves.
No decision will be made by the executive of Kilkenny County Council on the future running of the pound until after the next committee meeting on May 5.
If you are interested in any of the dogs featured contact the Carlow/Kilkenny dog shelter on (059) 9726785 to arrange a viewing.
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Victoria Falls and Livingstone, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, are famend for sharing one of many world’s most spectacular pure wonders — Victoria Falls. However these locations supply way more than awe-inspiring views.
For thrill-seekers and journey fans, Victoria Falls and Livingstone supply an abundance of adrenaline-pumping actions to get your coronary heart racing and supply unforgettable experiences. Listed below are eight adrenaline actions to strive in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe or Livingstone, Zambia.
Put together your self for an exhilarating expertise as you navigate the raging rapids of the Zambezi River. The white water rafting right here is punted as being the most effective one-day rafting journey on the planet, and it’s straightforward to see why. The Zambezi River appears custom-made for large waves, with Class IV and V rapids offering an adrenaline rush like no different. It’s an exhilarating journey that ensures a wild journey and unimaginable reminiscences. Take a look at Wild Horizons or Shearwater in Zimbabwe or Safari Par Excellence from the Zambian facet.
Have you ever already rafted and need to up your sport to the subsequent degree? Contemplate using the river on a boogie board and expertise the joys of river browsing. Navigate the standing waves and rapids, testing your expertise and steadiness as you carve by the water. It’s an thrilling and distinctive journey for water sports activities fans.
Kayaking fans from across the globe make their annual pilgrimage to the Zambezi River between September and January. Throughout this time, Jollyboys Backpackers is usually teeming with athletes, a rainbow assortment of boats and palpable pleasure. Whether or not braving the minus rapids or embarking on a multi-day rafting and kayaking journey, the Zambezi is undoubtedly on the kayaking world map.
Really feel the final word adrenaline rush as you’re taking a leap of religion from the enduring Victoria Falls Bridge. Plummet 111m down in the direction of the river under, with the gorgeous backdrop of Victoria Falls including to the depth of the expertise. Bungee leaping right here is an unforgettable journey for thrill-seekers aged 14+ (and weighing greater than 40kg). Keep in mind to deliver your passport, because the bungee platform is positioned on the Victoria Falls Bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe, although no visas are required.
Take to the skies for a novel perspective of Victoria Falls. Board a helicopter to witness the falls from above. Soar over the cascading water, feeling the push of wind as you marvel at this pure surprise’s sheer scale and wonder. Flying is actually one of the best ways to soak up how majestic the breadth of Victoria Falls genuinely is, with the zig-zagging sample carved from years of Mom Nature’s affected person power. Take a look at The Zambezi Helicopter Firm on the Zimbabwean facet or United Air Charters from the Zambian facet of Victoria Falls.
For a mix of journey and wildlife encounters, embark on a canoeing safari alongside the Zambezi River. Paddle by calm waters, surrounded by pristine wilderness and numerous birdlife. This would possibly all sound a bit too serene for a listing of adrenaline actions, however belief us, your coronary heart will pump once you see what lies beneath the floor of the Zambezi River. Make sure to maintain your eyes peeled for hippos, crocodiles, and different wildlife that inhabit the riverbanks, creating an unforgettable safari expertise. Victoria Falls Canoeing Company provides journeys from a half day as much as adventures that island-hop day by day.
When you’re in search of a rush mixed with breathtaking views, the Victoria Falls Cover Tour provides an exhilarating zip line and gorge swing expertise. Whizz by the treetops and soar throughout the Batoka Gorge, admiring the gorgeous landscapes from a novel perspective. When it’s all completed and dusted, seize a drink or some lunch and take within the breathtaking view from The Lookout Café.
Through the dry season (normally September to December), daredevils can swim on the sting of Victoria Falls in a pure infinity pool generally known as Satan’s Pool. Plunge into the Zambezi River simply metres from the thundering falls, clinging to the rocky ledge for an adrenaline-fueled encounter with one of many world’s most iconic waterfalls. All Satan’s Pool journeys depart from the Zambian facet and may be booked with Inexperienced Safaris, as reservations are extremely beneficial for this widespread Victoria Falls adrenaline exercise.
Whether or not you’re a seasoned adrenaline junkie or somebody in search of a unprecedented journey, Victoria Falls and Livingstone are scorching spots for adrenaline actions. From white water rafting to bungee leaping, aerial flights to river browsing, there’s an expertise to swimsuit each adventurer’s style. So, gear up, embrace the joy, and put together for an unforgettable journey that’s sure to be memorable in Victoria Falls and Livingstone.
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Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) and D. Boon (Minutemen) [photo: Ann Summa]
Wait, the Meat Puppets and the Minutemen played on a boat?! Yep, it happened. The outing was part of a series of events staged by the Desolation Center, a Los Angeles collective guided by a pioneering punk promoter, whose creative concepts resulted in some of the most memorable punk rock shows of the 1980s. There’s a fantastic new documentary about this subject in the can, though it’s not ready to set sail just yet.
The Desolation Center concerts were organized by Stuart Swezey. He started out booking punk bands into the usual venues, but once the intimidating presence of the LAPD became commonplace at punk shows, Stuart began to think of non-traditional sites. This led him to come up with the idea of putting on a concert in the Mojave Desert.
‘Mojave Exodus’ [photo: Mariska Leyssius]
The first of these happenings, dubbed the “Mojave Exodus,” was held on April 24, 1983. Minutemen and post-punks Savage Republic performed, and the ticket holders—who were clueless as to the location of the gig beforehand—were bussed in. Though there were unforeseen circumstances, like sand blowing into band members’ faces as they played, it was an extraordinary affair for all concerned. Stuart had pulled off what had previously been unthinkable: a punk rock show in the desert.
Minutemen (photo: Bob Durkee]
For “Mojave Auszug,” which took place on March 4, 1984, Stuart booked the German industrial band, Einstürzende Neubauten, Savage Republic-related group, “Djemaa el Fna, and performance art outfit, Survival Research Laboratories—who blew shit up.
Blixa Bargeld (Einstürzende Neubauten) [photo: Fredrik Nilsen]
A few years back, we told you about the final Mojave Desert concert, “Gila Monster Jamboree.” Held on January 5, 1985, it featured Sonic Youth, Meat Puppets, Redd Kross, and lots of free LSD. Psi Com, the opening act, was fronted by a young Perry Farrell. It’s no coincidence that Farrell later conceived the traveling outdoor festival, Lollapalooza, as he was very much inspired by his desert experience. Other events like Coachella and Burning Man also owe a debt to these Desolation Center concerts.
‘Gila Monster Jamboree’ (Spy the Blue Öyster Cult logo?) [photo: Bob Durkee]
After two events in the desert, Stuart started brainstorming other ways the Desolation Center could present shows. He thought, ‘What’s the opposite of desert? Water.’
Stuart had gone to a number of backyard parties in San Pedro, a neighborhood of L.A, and the hometown of the Minutemen. The Port of Los Angeles is partially located in San Pedro, and on his evening drive home from these parties, Stuart would pass the illuminated harbor, the giant cranes positioned there lit up in the night sky. It looked incredible. This is where the next Desolation Center event would be.
Stuart invited the Minutemen to play on a boat as it went around the harbor. The band, who rarely had proper gigs in their hometown, jumped at the chance, and told Stuart they could get the Meat Puppets to do the gig, too. The June 15, 1984 outing would be christened “Joy at Sea.”
Stuart was able to rent a whale watch boat, and the stage was designed and built as the vessel made its way from Redondo Beach to San Pedro.
Stuart and the SS Cormorant (LA Weekly clipping) [photo: Steve Housden]
Also on the “Joy at Sea” bill were Lawndale and Points of Friction, who played below deck. At one point during the Meat Puppets’ set, the P.A. speakers were wobbling so hard they were in danger of falling in the water or, even worse, on audience members, so the show had to be stopped for a period. There were other technical difficulties, but nothing that couldn’t be overcome.
Meat Puppets [photo: Ann Summa]
The Minutemen blazed through their set, which included songs from their new two-LP, Double Nickels on the Dime—now rightly considered one of the seminal underground rock albums from the period.
Minutemen [photo: Ann Summa]
L-R: Craig Lee (Bags/journalist), mustached man (unidentified), Suzi Gardner (L7), Robert Lloyd (journalist), Mike Watt (Minutemen) [photo: Dirk Vandenberg]
“Joy at Sea” proved to be another spectacular Desolation Center happening, and like the desert shows, it was a trailblazing event. Rock cruises are now a thing, with at least one catering to a punk rock audience.
‘Joy at Sea’ [photo: Ann Summa]
How cool would have it been to be at one these shows? In the new documentary, Desolation Center, performers and attendees of these events tell us what it was like (spoiler alert: it was life-changing). Directed by Stuart Swezey, the film is a compelling assembly of archival footage and current interviews—including Thurston Moore and Lee Renaldo (Sonic Youth), Mike Watt and George Hurley (Minutemen), Suzi Gardner (L7), and the Kirkwood brothers (Meat Puppets). There’s a crowdfunding campaign for the doc currently underway to help it get passed final hurdles; check out the details and watch the trailer here.
Desolation Center is a fond look back at an amazing moment in American punk rock culture, but at its core the film is an inspiring DIY story. A reminder that—at the risk of sounding cliché—anything is possible.
Stuart, present day, with the ‘Joy at Sea’ banner [photo: Mariska Leyssius]
We’ve got an exclusive clip from Desolation Center to share with you. Taken from part of the “Joy at Sea” segment, there’s footage of the Meat Puppets and the Minutemen rocking the boat, as well as interviews with some of those who were there. Meat Puppets bassist Chris Kirkwood describes that evening on the SS Cormorant as “magical as crap.”
Previously on Dangerous Minds:
‘Gila Monster Jamboree’: Sonic Youth, Meat Puppets and Perry Farrell live in the Mojave Desert, 1985


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Percussionist Steve Schick and his Red Fish Blue Fish ensemble kicked off this year’s Fresh Sound series.
The creative-music scene at UC San Diego has long been a magnet for adventurous musicians from all over the globe. There is a singular sense of exploration and an emphasis on the new that separates the music department at UCSD from the average conservatory. That’s all part of the plan, according to professor David Borgo. “The focus almost across the board is on contemporary music-making. It’s kind of post-1950s, the aesthetic orientation. Our students are expected to have lots of other stuff under their belts — they come to us to explore their more experimental side.”
The staff includes Borgo, award-winning new music composers Anthony Davis and Roger Reynolds, percussionist Steven Schick, and bassist Mark Dresser, who returned to San Diego after 18 years in New York to accept a position on campus. “There’s just so much activity going on here,” says Dresser via Skype, “I mean, there’s damn near a concert or two every night. It’s just relentless. That’s both invigorating and exhausting.”
“In the spring I’ll be leading the improvisation ensemble,” Borgo said. “And that means performers, composers, and computer musicians all gather and we figure out how to improvise together. It’s a negotiation, it’s a provocation, and often it’s my job to moderate and harness whatever talent is already there to see what we can do as an ensemble.”
“Contemporary” music of a different stripe brings many students to the Grammy-award-winning producer Kamau Kenyatta’s lectures. “I love being around younger people — it doesn’t seem like work,” Kenyatta told the Reader last August. “I try to learn from the students as much as I can, I don’t just stand there and talk. If a student knows something I don’t, then that’s okay. I might ask them to take over that part of the class.”
Kenyatta’s enthusiasm is echoed by Borgo. “I love performing with our grad students. I learn a lot from them and hopefully they’re learning from me.”
Dresser sees his role as twofold — with a caveat. “I can bring people in from the outside for workshops, and the other thing is to try to promote the young talent and help them develop their music — I’m not trying to make people sound like me — obviously that wouldn’t work. I want people to sound like themselves.”
Bonnie Wright at Bread and Salt
- Friday, May 1, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Bread & Salt,
1955 Julian Avenue,
New music promoter Bonnie Wright has been producing the eclectic Fresh Sound concert series since 1997. Her connections to the research university run deep, even though there is no formal relationship. “I finished my undergraduate degree in the music department as an adult student, and it’s been very important to me ever since,” Wright says. “I stay involved with the school, mostly by going to concerts. That’s what led me to starting my own series. I don’t usually feature San Diego musicians because I like to bring people in from out of town — but my upcoming spring 2015 series is all about connections with UCSD percussionists past and present. I love what Steve Schick is doing — that’s why his ensemble Red Fish Blue Fish kicked off our new year. We’ll finish up in May with the wonderful Kjell Nordeson, who is here getting his Ph.D.”


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It had rained in the nigh, I had heard it pitter pattering on the roof in that gentle relaxing way. My sleeping bag snug. We get up have a wash and breakfast each.
We pack the tent away and everything into Les car.
And then head to the bottom of road where the cycling is to pass once more through Starbeck itself.
While the street is lined we can at least see clearly the road ahead of us.
Ohh just like yesterday the anticipation.
What is that coming donw the road?
Oh its a Skoda
A French policeman
for some it was all too much.
Les said is he for real or is he a surfer dude?
Maybe he’s thinking how do i get to the beach from here?
Can you believe it? Why get the speed camera van out? Its a race for gods sake
Oh another Skoda,
Then a motor bike
and a yellow motor bike, then….
Its the racers themselves.
The crowd goes mad for twenty seconds and then
a yellow Skoda comes down the road.
And some more racers!
Here they are.
there they go.
And here is a straggler, go mate go.
Followed by a BMW? what
And some Skoda, now that's more like it.
The French police come
Then the British
And then thats it,
all over and
the crowd disperses.
We head back to the camp site.
Go to the toliet
Get in the Les Skoda and follow Surfer dude for while, until Les says find us somewhere to go.
Les isn’t impressed. I’ve taken us to Nowhere.
We get out and check that we truly are nowhere, have a piss in the Yorkshire countryside and then take us to our real destination.
And just why have you brought us here Nack?
Believe me you’ll truly enjoy this.
Into the quaint village we walk.
I wonder what we will find here?
Perhaps this will tell us all.
At the bottom is a pub and
a very slippery slip way. Les saves me from sliding down, well when I say save me, I grabbed hold of him as I went sliding past him!
We walk the beach.
We walk the harbour.
I take some nice photos
And some not so nice ones.
A boat comes into the harbour, the seagulls squalling, the waves crashing.
whilst a sailing yacht goes silently by.
Les wants to check out the opposite side of the harbour so off we go for a walk.
It looks no prettier this side of Staithes.
The tide is out so I go for a walk on the rocks, which are flat and not slippery.
I see that yacht again.
whilst i walk next to the sea edge on my own.
well not quiet.
Over there are the highest cliffs this side of England, somewhere I took Alan and Zoe once.
I recall parking the car by that aerial mast.
I get a call from the others the car parking ticket is up so please return.
I make my way back.
I arrive at he car and suggest its tea time and I know somewhere in Whitby that would be just perfect.
And off we go
This better be good says Les.
Even Captain Cook like fish and chips here.
I take for some view to get a couple of photos and then back track on ourselves.
To this place, the Famous Whitby Fish and Chips at
The Fishman Arms.
Nice view Les?
We order and wait.
Les has gone for the healthy option of new potatoes in loads and loads of butter!
So yummy chips, mushy peas and haddock.
All gone and one settles.
down with a decent cup of tea.
Once digested its time to head home.
We walk back
and just before we leave.
Les and my brother go and get dessert from the ice cream van. Aren't they full?
And so into the the Red Skoda
For a long long jouney home
And Les drives nicely for a change
We are bakc at home some time later, all tired and ready for bed.
And I can say I never did see Jerds all weekend?
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Kink On Command: Five Erotic D&s Tales (Just For Kinks)
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These five Just For Kinks short stories of dominance and submission will leave you begging for more. Contains explicit sex. Includes THE SUB FAIRY, WHEN IN ROME, ENCORE, HUSBAND'S LITTLE HELPER, and CARE PACKAGES.
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THE SUB FAIRY: Married bliss gets a kinky twist when one woman finds the courage to ask her husband to be her dom. Can dominance and submission find a place in their life?
WHEN IN ROME: Lovers Suzi and Myriah have had enough of their roommate Kimbra’s irksome behavior and decide to teach her a lesson—which is exactly what Kimbra has secretly been hoping for.
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If Baltimore manages to build the $900 million convention center expansion and arena proposed for the Inner Harbor, business and civic leaders say, the city will join a growing list of destinations competing to woo lucrative convention business with bigger, better facilities.
From the exodus of middle class residents to the flight of manufacturing jobs, William Donald Schaefer confronted problems that challenged big city mayors across America. Inconsistent policies from the federal government helped create at least some of those problems.
By By John Fritze and Jill Rosen and The Baltimore Sun
Housing officials have sold more of the city's vacant homes in the first seven months of the budget year than they sold during all of last year – but the properties represent fewer than 3 percent of the 4,000 empty houses owned by the city.


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Many musicians have paid tribute to Marilyn over the years, and legendary folk-rocker Neil Young is no exception. ThePhotoNews.com reports that in a recent appearance at Bethel Woods – site of Woodstock – Young performed an old favourite, ‘From Hank to Hendrix’, from his 1992 album, Harvest Moon. His lyrics reference both MM and another iconic blonde, Madonna. You can listen to it here.
“From Marilyn to Madonna I always loved your smile
Now we’re headed for the big divorce California-style
I found myself singin’ like a long-lost friend
The same thing that makes you live can kill you in the end…”

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The Darkest Vampire
by Juliana Haygert
Supernaturals around Portland are turning up dead. I’m next … if the vampire I just made a powerful bond with doesn’t kill me first.
Magic is in a short supply for a half-witch like me, which makes things very difficult when I’m bound by a blood promise to avenge my parents.
With no leads left to follow, I make a bargain with a demon for help. Bad decision. The quest the demon sends me on binds me to a vampire named Killian, a half-mad, half-naked monster who hates my guts almost as much as he longs to drink my blood.


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THEY DESERVE PAIN We move from curious observations to harsh judgments BY: Troy Murphy | September 2016
We skillfully attempt to navigate daily choices, evaluating opportunities, avoiding dangerous risks, and ultimately choosing what is best. Sometimes the decision process is meticulously and consciously evaluated; other times largely automatic and unconscious. Either way, we want to do what is best for us. Why do we still make so many poor decisions? Many avenues followed are new. We enter unexplored territory—at least not personally explored.
We use associations from past experiences and observations to avoid pain and experience pleasure. Some people are adept at creating associations. Some carefully observe, extracting the pertinent behaviors and the natural consequences of those behaviors, then artfully apply the gained wisdom to their own lives. We all have opportunities to gain wisdom through the observation of others—successes and failures. We learn to avoid hurts and enjoy success, not from painful and drawn out experience but through simple observation.
I people watch. I watch parents interact with children. I watch passengers respond to TSA searches. I watch college football players celebrate a win. Events and corresponding reactions fascinate me. I’m curiously learning human emotions, reaction and behavior.
There’s a line that’s easy to cross. I’ve seen it crossed by others, and even myself. We cross this line when we slip from curious observations to engaging in harsh judgment. The motivational reasons behind behaviors are complex, far beyond the ability of an uninvolved observer to identify. We may note unhealthy behaviors but taking the momentous leap to critically accusing another person as “bad” crosses the line of decency.
By entertaining condescending views of others, we self-righteously—and very subjectively—endow ourselves as superior. These are status judgments. “I am better than this person.” The status judgment is self-promoted superiority. Critical value judgment distracts attention from more productive focus on securing wisdom to combat personal shortcomings. Our blatant and silent judgments signal personal insecurity, and misdirected attention.
Genetics and experience intermingle to form character. Underlying feelings motivate behaviors, when the feelings are acted upon the actions modify future feelings by adding to experience and associations. Overtime, similar genetics but much different experiences multiplies into very different motivations to act. In other words, the values of different options in a choice differ between people based upon past experience; thus feelings motivating action differ. When the feeling is different, the motivation to pursue one course over another is also different. While outwardly the choice appears the same, the underlying complexity of motivating feelings, and perceptions create a vastly different weight to the available options, and often the availability of more or less options to choose from.
My hurt is personally relevant, motivating personal action. While personal pain is very salient, pain of someone outside our close circle of contacts goes relatively unnoticed. But in the larger scheme of life, my pain doesn’t matter; it’s of no greater importance than the pain of someone else. We all feel pain, and we all cry for relief. Whether pain is felt by a “mean” co-worker, a death-row inmate, an alcoholic, or a wealthy man in his luxurious house on top of the hill, it’s still pain and it still hurts.
We can still observe and learn; but our connection to others transforms when we embrace universal empathy for human suffering and mindfully, by acknowledging and challenging dismissing retributive thoughts to suffering. We have no right to declare, “they deserve what they got.”