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Last week the World Junior Athletics Championships took place in Oregon’s Hayward Field.
It was the first time the US had hosted any kind of Athletics World Championship in 22 years and the first time in history to host an outdoor event. Is the World Junior Championships a big deal or is it just the first rung on the athletics ladder?
I competed at the World Junior Championships in 2000 in Santiago de Chile. I ran an Irish junior record in the heats and then pretty much bombed in the semi-final, finishing last. I was 16th overall in the world. The difference between my performance and that of the girls who won medals was immense. If the world juniors were the first step on the athletics ladder my impact was so minor I was clinging by my fingernails to that first rung.
The recent championships stirred up my curiosity and I went in search of the results from the event I competed in all the way back in 2000. There were two names that jumped out from the results sheet.
The first was that of Canadian athlete Priscilla Lopes. When 18-year-old Lopes took to the blocks in Santiago de Chile in 2000, how did she fare among the world’s best juniors? Not very well at all. Lopes was eliminated in the first round and finished a very modest 31st out of 44 competitors. Lopes has since gone on to win an Olympic and a World Championship silver medal. She has been a ferocious competitor on the women’s sprint hurdles scene. Her modest showing in Chile did little to deter her from becoming one of the best in the world.
The second name was that of Swedish hurdler Susanna Kallur. Kallur was the winner of the event and one of the superstars of the 2000 championships. Kallur went on to have a stellar career post World Juniors but she does not have an Olympic or world outdoor medal to match the gold she won as a teenager.
When wondering how consequential World Junior success is to elite senior track success, it’s really interesting to look at a recent article written by Jesse Squire for the delayrelay.com. He took 10 World Junior Championships and cross-referenced them with World Championships and Olympic Games. The aim was to look at those who won medals and then to look at how many junior medallists go on to win medals as senior athletes.
The data makes for interesting reading. There has never been a female sprint hurdler who won a World Junior gold or silver medal and then went on to win senior medals. Even the great Sally Pearson, reigning Olympic champion, only managed a fourth place at these championships.
If anything, the chances of winning both World Junior medals and World Senior medals are very slim. Of course there are standout athletes who have done it, such as Haile Gebrselassie and Usain Bolt, but the probability of doing both is not high.
The Irish team will return home from the World Junior Championships this week and on paper there isn’t a huge amount to celebrate. This is not cause for despondency, the results of these championships must be taken with a pinch of salt. The few days in Oregon have not determined whether or not these young Irish athletes will go on to make their mark at senior level.
In my opinion, what is more important is how they react to their experience. The sport at junior level is about learning the skills necessary for development in the senior ranks. This can be a complex process. Physically some athletes develop faster than others and mentally the desire to succeed may grow in some and not others.
I competed at every age group in athletics, youth, junior, U23 and senior. From my experience the senior track championships are a different world but what the junior version does is offer the opportunity to prepare for the top flight.
In my experience the athletes who are absorbing everything are the ones who will go on to bigger and better things.
Hayward Field, Oregon hosted some amazing moments at this edition of the championships and perhaps the biggest success story was teenage superstar Mary Cain, who won the 3,000m. For the first time in the history of the event, an American won a medal in an event longer than 800m. Cain is an underage star in the US and is part of the Nike Oregon Project that Mo Farah trains under.
Does this mean that Cain has a free pass to the top of the sport at a senior level? Unfortunately for her it doesn’t. Past success at this level would tell us that the probability of her being a senior world champion is by no means a sure thing. But it’s not impossible.
The World Junior Championships teaches us to live in the present. It showcases some incredibly gifted teenagers who may be having the biggest moment of their career. It shows that it’s important to enjoy the sport in the here and now rather than prophesising about the future.
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The BJP’s victory in the Assam election of 2016 was remarkable, and this time, the ruling party has set an even higher goal to win — 100 of the 126 Assembly seats along with its allies the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and the Asom Gana Parishad (Mitrajot). However, the opposition Congress in the state is leading an even bigger alliance, a 10-party-led ‘Mahajot‘ (Grand Alliance) with major parties including All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) to contest in the Assembly election this time.
The electoral scene is fundamentally unique this time, with new alliances and the emergence of new issues such as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
In contrast, the opposition Congress has promised ‘Five Guarantees’ to the citizens, including: cutting off the controversial CAA, waiving farm loans, and providing micro credit to women in Assam. These promises have been made to seek votes for the Grand Alliance with an eye to snatch power in the state from the BJP-led government.
The five guarantees include five lakh government jobs in five years, steps to scrap the CAA, free electricity up to 200 units for all households, Rs 2,000 per month to all homemakers, and enhancing the daily wage of tea garden workers from Rs 167 at present to Rs 365.
On the other hand, the Sarbananda Sonowal government is advertising itself as a vehicle of good governance. The BJP’s ‘10 commitments‘ are: assuring a flood-free Assam through raking rivers and building large reservoirs for excess rain water, strengthening Namghars (community prayer halls), creating a taskforce to recover the land of Satras (Vaishnav Monasteries) and places of worship of tribal communities from illegal encroachment, ensuring food self-sufficiency, and creating jobs and entrepreneurial options. The current ruling government, the BJP, has also promised to distribute land deeds to all landless Indian citizens of the state of Assam in a phased manner.
As per an opinion poll conducted in early January this year, the IANS C-Voter ‘Battle for the States’ survey predicted that the BJP would come to power in Assam by winning nine seats less than its 86 out of the total 126 seats of Assam Assembly in 2016. It predicted a gain of 14 seats for the Congress-led UPA giving it around 40 seats.
However, surprisingly, the most recent opinion poll by Times Now-C Voter has predicted the BJP’s win in Assam by a thin margin over the Congress. Also, the gradual decline in the BJP’s winning margin was attributed to the recent political developments and the ‘Five Guarantees’ by the opposition Congress.
The 126-seat state recorded a 79.93% voter turnout in the first phase of polling for 47 seats, 73.03% in the second phase for 39 seats, and 82.33% in the third phase for 40 seats.
As usual, the people of Assam saw the visit of many high-profile national leaders as star campaigners from both the parties. This is besides the constant flow of the usual star campaigners from the two major contending parties for power arriving from Delhi in chartered flights to join state-level leaders and their respective party candidates’ campaign. These include Modi, the Gandhi siblings, and a litany of current and former Central ministers.
From door-to-door meetings to visiting tea garden workers, parties left no option to attract the voters. The Congress launched ‘Assam Bachao‘ on a social media video contest, asking people to make two-minute videos on the state’s biggest issues.
Meanwhile, due to the fear of horse-trading by the current ruling government BJP, the AIUDF sent its assembly election candidate to Rajasthan. Congress ally BPF also did the same with its candidates. All political parties are vulnerable and the fear of poaching candidates is genuine during this time.
The descriptions in this Assembly election have presented the electors with the option of choosing between those seeking to burn bridges and those seeking to build bridges in the multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-ethnic state of Assam. The political situation in Assam seems to be a completely muddled pool and who is going to catch that ‘Power Seat Fish’ is a million dollar question.


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Show Report: Gryphon Audio Ethos CD Player at Sound by Singer, New York
February 13, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sound by Singer | New York, New York 10001
February 13, 2020
Manhattan music lovers & audiophiles were in for a treat February 13 at Sound By Singer when Philip O’Hanlon from On A Higher Note (Gryphon Audio Designs exclusive N. American importer) presented the beautiful Ethos CD player & digital to analogue converter. The Ethos should really be called a CD turntable; this top loader is such a tactile experience in operation.
O’Hanlon kicked off the event by explaining that the evening’s agenda was to play the same performance on the Pro and then on the Ethos, the latter via a Red Book CD and then upsampling that CD to 32-bit/384kHz PCM to first hear it that way, then to DSD128 for another listen.
Most audiophiles have never heard a CD turntable of this caliber, it can upsample a CD to high resolution PCM or DSD, with a choice of filters afterwards to tailor the sound to the listener’s preference.
- Can a reference CD player compete with a similarly priced Record Player?
- CD versus the corresponding High Resolution file?
Not one to spoil the surprise, come by and decide for yourself.
- Gryphon Ethos CD/DAC
Philip O’Hanlon will be spinning CDs and LPs mainly from his hand curated Demo XXII; between the Irish whiskey, the terrific music and the camaraderie shared by music lovers, there should be plenty of warmth to heat up even the coolest of Manhattan evenings.
While O’Hanlon played numerous pieces of music at the event, the two songs discussed below are good examples of what we heard.
With Chris Stapleton’s “Death Row,” (From a Room: Volume 1, Mercury Nashville), the Pro’s sound was beautifully open and airy, with pleasingly full bass frequencies. Indeed, the Pro’s bass bloom and sweetness came to the fore when it played the vinyl.
Moving to a Red Book CD on the Ethos, the sound was very good. The upsampled 32/384 PCM version was even better, demonstrating more detail and transient snap. Neither of those versions, however, captured the Pro’s bass fullness and midrange bloom. Then came the Ethos’s DSD128 rendition, which was a shocker. That version captured most of the Pro’s bloom and was sonically pleasing and alive while not sounding unnaturally thick. Furthermore, the Ethos’s DSD128 presentation hung together with fantastic linearity.
With “Here Comes the Sun,” from the 2019 Giles Martin and Sam Okell 50th-anniversary remaster of the Beatles’ Abbey Road (Capitol Records), the Pro’s sound was nothing short of gorgeous and intoxicating. Once again, its full bass and midrange development contributed to its absolutely lovely sound.
Turning once again to the digital versions, I found that the Ethos’s Red Book CD version was again no slouch, in this case sounding cleaner than its analog counterpart. It was the same story on this track for the upsampled 32/384 PCM version, which picked up detail and had better soundstaging than with the Red Book CD. Remarkably, though, the Ethos’s upsampled DSD128 version was incredibly clean, warm, and developed in the low frequencies, although the Pro still managed to somewhat better that version’s bloom by a bit. In a blind listening test, mind you, I doubt anyone would know that we were listening to digital. Also, the DSD128 version had even more depth and air than any of the other versions.

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Journalists from the BBC's regional newsroom in Leeds have joined a picket line outside the Corporation's studios in their protest against compulsory redundancies. Members of the NUJ are staging a 24 hour walkout which is disrupting both radio and TV programmes.
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Graphic Content: A woman from West Yorkshire has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years after she starved a rabbit to death.
A pensioner's heartfelt note to her local police station along with a donation to the "lovely family" of PC Dave Phillips has gone viral.

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1966 DODGE CORONET 572 HEMI STREET DOMINATORBeen naughty but still want a present? Do terms such as 900hp Hemi make you think antisocial thoughts? Time to be your own bad Santa, fella, and get into this smoking hot 10 second sleigh! There are so many new aftermarket parts on this car it's difficult to decide where to start! The 572 ci HEMI was built in the winter 2007 by Muscle Motors in Lansing, Michigan, where it was dyno tested and tuned by Mike Ware. It makes over 900HP and 800 ft-lbs of torque on 93 octane pump gasâ€”now THAT'S a motor! After the first 300 easy break in miles the engine was re-tuned by Mick Bodigon. 200 Miles later it's dialed in and ready to go! A fully CNC Prepped Mopar Performance Mega Block wears Indy Cylinder Heads' 426-1RA CNC 295 heads and 426-2 Intake on top. A Callies 4.5 stroke 4340 crank swings heavy duty 7.15 Eagle H-Beam rods and Weisco 10.75 to 1 pistons. 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An 8 point cage inside ties everything together on top while sub-frame connectors below do the same. From one end to the other this is a pro level build with top shelf parts! The painstaking and spectacular transformation of this HEMI Coronet started in the summer of 2007 with Randy Booden, owner of B&B Collision out of Royal Oak, Michigan, handling the chores. The paint is an eye-searing 2002 Viper Red laid down over all original body panels. The body is laser straight and paint is show quality. All new rubber seals keep the weather out. All exterior trim is new, re-chromed, or polished with no dings or dents and we have the receipts to prove it. A chromed front grille assembly is a cool touch, especially with the re-chromed front bumper below. The tail panel is in excellent condition and is a custom piece finished in matching red. The Billet Specialties wheels give the car a street racer look, and if the matte black hood with super stock hood scoop doesn't deter poseurs the massive 4 Flowmaster-equipped exhaust sure will! Since this Coronet was destined for street action, the car demanded an interior that exceeded mere sheet metal trim. Dynamat sound deadening and new carpeting were installed under the new high back racing bucket seats. Auto Meter Pro Comp Ultra Lite gauges fitted to the custom Rocky Mountain Dashes panel keep track of the vitals. A Flaming River polished steering column with tilt and a Flaming River steering wheel get together with a mint dash pad to finish off the dash. New reproduction door panels, window cranks, door cranks, and a new headliner join with polished or re-chromed interior trim . G Force Racing 5 point camlock harnesses keep you in place on the street or track. 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Stepping servo/Closed-Loop Stepping Motor for Genetic Analyzer
The Genetic Analyzer is a high-tech instrument with the following features:
Ø High precision required within 5μm
Ø High speed requirements
Ø Requires small size motor
Ø No pollution to the external environment
A machine manufacturer experienced the following three options
Although the traditional stepper motor has the advantages of low cost and simple use, the customer has rejected the stepping motor system because it always has the risk of losing the step. During the stage of demonstration, customers have also considered the compromise between stepper motors and encoders. However, this solves the problem of out-of-step, but brings other corresponding problems: the signal of the encoder must be controlled by the controller. Processing, control is not only complex, the system response is also slow, but also increases the hardware cost of the control and the cost of software and debugging.
AC servo motor
At present, the minimum installation size of the servo motor is 40×40 mm, and since the AC servo motor adopts a 220 VAC power supply, it will cause the noise to the other equipment. The stepping servo/closed-loop stepper motor can achieve a minimum of 20 × 20mm, and t use 24VDC power supply, almost no pollution to other equipment.
The stepping servo/closed-loop stepper motor
With a stepping servo/closed-loop stepper motor, it is as simple and easy as using a stepper motor. And since the driver uses a 32-bit DSP processor, itr can process the encoder's signal at a high speed, absolutely no step-lost, no need to increase the cost of any hardware and software in the control; the accuracy of the closed-loop stepper motor is 4000 Pulse/revolution, the maximum speed of 3,000 rev / min; there is no overshoot and no backward and forward swing adjustment.
The customer fully recognizes the overall cost-effectiveness, and believes that the closed-loop stepper motor has high accuracy, high speed, easy tuning, and no vibration and noise when the equipment is running,


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The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 15-Nov-17
A spokeswoman for the Fair Work Commission has indicated that about 200 applications to have enterprise bargaining agreements approved were withdrawn in recent months due to technical errors. The issue centres on the need for EBAs to comply with requirements regarding notice of employee representational rights. The lower house has passed a bill that gives the FWC the power to ignore such errors in EBAs, although the bill has not been introduced to the Senate. The Opposition supports the bill, but it is also seeking to overturn the FWC’s ruling on Sunday penalty rates.
AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSIONAUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTYAUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT

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Luxurious decorations are created with the combination of textured marble and wood pieces. Combinations made of natural materials make life modern and enjoy spending time indoors. The floors, bathroom floors and kitchen countertops are covered with wonderful marble coverings, almost reaching the peak of naturalness. The woods are used in harmony on both the wall and the floor. These two modern flats show how a sophisticated décor is far from the ordinary and natural materials can be harmoniously combined.
Spherical lighting, slatted wooden wall and dazzling marble application. The flat screen TV is partially mounted on wooden slats, while the bottom is suspended on a white, gray and gold-tone marble panel. Some of the white LED lighting goes through the section. Two round shiny white coffee tables with black frames, white marble countertops just behind the living room and black kitchen cabinets complement each other. Wooden wall slats filter the light, creating flat and shaded areas. Applying flat wood panels that repeat each other differentiates the space. Lighting suspended on the dining table adds elegance to the space. It adds color to the marble-wood decoration. The white floor lamp is positioned in the headboard. While the lampshade model suitable for it is positioned at the bedside table, a beautiful reflection is created from the smoked mirror behind it. The glass wardrobe has a practical and stylish design that is positioned above the wooden floor in the bedroom. While the wardrobe is defined with the bedstead, there is a wooden partition wall at the foot end. There is a home office desk behind the separator that meets with the electric fireplace. The wood-metal table is equipped with a stylish table lamp. In the bathroom, a modern bathroom fixture, a stylish bathtub, freestanding hilton, wall-mounted toilet, marble covering the walls and floor. Black metal frames and black faucets unite with the texture of the marble. Our second apartment is a summer house in a luxury resort located near the Finnish bay. The TV unit is designed with a marble and wood covering in the wall decor. The golden pattern of the marble is in perfect harmony with the warm tone of the wood. The plain white under TV furniture is mounted directly to the wall. The modern sofa in beige tones integrates with the colors of the marble textured wall. Herringbone parquet is preferred on the floor of the sitting area in the living room. It is furnished with a marble surface and without any difference in elevation. Marble floor tiles are seen in the sophisticated kitchen in beige tones. Wooden slats descending from the wall to the floor separate the living area from the kitchen. The white glass spheres in the unique kitchen lighting harmonize with the brightness of the marble on the floor. Sliding cloakroom cabinets are produced in the corridor to match the marble and wooden decoration. The storage systems in this house are designed with decorative marble panels. Decorative vases are placed on the shelves inside the tooth formed on the white wall. While 2 golden yellow wall sconces illuminate the back of one bedside table, the marble panel at the back illuminates the other. Marble panels can be applied when making extraordinary wall decoration. It reflects the lights in the space thanks to the glossy surface of the marble panels. Combining with the marble panels applied on the wall, the dressing table is designed very elegantly. Complete your bedroom decor with herringbone wood parquet flooring. Marble, produced with intense lines, looks like a work of art on the walls and the floor of the bathroom. Dark colors such as black are preferred in bathroom fixtures and fittings. The wooden panel application that flows from the wall to the ceiling draws attention. LED lighting in the bathroom contributes to the quality of the bathroom. LED lights behind the mirror play an important role in shining the floor. Thanks to the lighting just below the cloakroom entrance, a stylish reflection is created on the marble floor. Wooden slats cover both sides of the cloakroom mirror. It gives a special identity to the place.

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The DOLLAR index.DXY fell slightly in Asian trading on Wednesday, trading near 90.90. Spot gold retreated slightly, trading around $1,867 an ounce, with prices briefly breaking through the $1,870 mark in early Asian trading. The bull target is now back above $1,870 an ounce, with the next big target at $1,900 an ounce. Gold prices have continued to rally in recent days amid growing optimism among investors that the U.S. will offer more economic stimulus. In addition, the dollar remains low, giving gold the impetus to rebound. Investors will continue to keep an eye on the latest developments in U.S. stimulus talks during the session, with any positive news likely to push gold prices higher.
Gold rose to a two-week high on Tuesday amid growing expectations of more fiscal stimulus in the United States to combat the economic impact of COVID-19. A weaker dollar also provides further support. Spot gold closed at $1,870.41 an ounce on Tuesday, up to $7.83 0.42 percent, after hitting its highest level since November 23 at $1,875.23 an ounce.
On December 8 local time, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Mnuchin spoke with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi on the economic stimulus bill and proposed a $916 billion novel Coronavirus rescue plan. Signs of progress in discussions on the U.S. Novel Coronavirus bailout will boost gold’s appeal as a hedge against inflation.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he has proposed a new $916 billion relief package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. It is the first time since the election that the Trump administration has taken action to break the months-long impasse.
Mnuchin said in a statement: “I met with speaker Pelosi (of the House of Representatives) this afternoon at 5 p.m. and put forward a $916 billion proposal on behalf of the president, which is a larger package than the $980 billion bipartisan proposal.” Mr. Mnuchin said he had discussed the plan with Republican congressional leaders and President Trump.
“This proposal includes funding for state and local governments, as well as strong accountability protections for businesses, schools and colleges,” Mr. Mnuchin wrote in a statement. The two issues have been the two main stumbling blocks in bipartisan negotiations over a $980bn proposal unveiled last week.
The U.S. Congress aims to pass a new coronavirus relief plan by the end of the year. A deal has been held up by thorny issues.
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi will join President Trump, Senate Majority Leader mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader McCarthy in reviewing the proposal. McCarthy said he was 100 percent supportive of Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s economic stimulus plan.
Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said December 8 that progress was being made on the $916 billion aid package signed by McConnell. Bipartisan dialogue is the best hope for a solution.
Optimism about U.S. economic stimulus is helping gold prices
Analysts said hopes of more stimulus had pushed gold higher because of inflation concerns. Gold, seen as a hedge against inflation and currency depreciation, has risen more than 23 per cent this year on the back of near-zero interest rates and the risk of higher inflation from massive global stimulus measures.
“Gold will continue to move higher once we start to get stimulus or a clearer sense of how all this is going to work,” said Daniel Pavilonis, senior market strategist at RJO Futures.
James Steel, chief precious metals analyst at HSBC, said in a note: “Further fiscal spending is in gold’s favour and the market seems to be pricing in the passage of some sort of fiscal stimulus, even if only temporarily.”
Jeff Wright, executive vice president of GoldMining, said the prospect of a nearly $1 trillion STIMULUS package in the United States, which also represents more debt, will force the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low and help gold prices rise.
Peter Hug, head of trading at Kitco Metals Global, said reaching $2,000 by the end of the year was “not out of the question” if the stimulus package is approved.
Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist at SIA Wealth Management in Singapore, is also bullish on gold in the short term as he believes more stimulus measures are on the horizon. “U.S. politicians appear to be under some pressure right now to reach a new spending/stimulus deal to avoid a government shutdown, which could boost gold prices in the coming days,” Cieszynski said.
Giovanni Staunovo, an analyst at UBS, said: “The vaccine will not be more widely available to the rest of the population until next year, not now. “The economic challenges remain. We still need fiscal or monetary support.”
Darin Newsom, chairman of Darin Newsom Analysis, said gold had rebounded strongly after testing support levels around $1,765 an ounce and was technically bullish in the short term.
“Gold prices took a nosedive in November,” said Carsten Fritsch, analyst at Commerzbank. But given the continued rise in COVID-19 cases, which has led to tighter blockades (in California, Germany), politicians are under increasing pressure to introduce further stimulus measures.”
ThinkMarkets market analyst Fawad Razaqzada said the drop in U.S. Treasury yields has supported gold prices as investors realize COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon and interest rates will remain low for a long time.
Mocheck Analytics.com founder Michael Moor said he sees potential for gold to rise to $1,890 an ounce.
The fact that gold prices continued to rise above $1870.00 an ounce on Tuesday and are trying to stay above that level supports our continued bullish view, according to an article on Economies.com. With the outlook for gold continuing to be bullish, the next major target for gold is $1,900.00 an ounce, with a breakout above that level likely to extend the rally to $1,928.60.
One caveat, Economies.com added, is that maintaining gold above $1,838.00 an ounce is important for continued bullish sentiment.
The weak dollar also supported gold prices
In addition to expectations of economic stimulus from the United States, the weak dollar also helped gold prices.
The ICE Dollar index.ICE.DXY edged up 0.2 percent to 90.95 on Tuesday, but its long-term trend remained weak, near 2-1/2 year lows. The DOLLAR index was under pressure around 90.90 in Intraday Asian trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index is down nearly 6 per cent so far this year, its weakest annual performance since 2017.
On a technical level, the usd short-term rally was subdued by 91, with further resistance focused on 91.20 and 91.50 if breached. And if the resumption of the downward, the initial support below 90.80, broke below the support of 90.50.
Td Securities analyst Ryan McKay said the dollar was still very weak and Friday’s weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data had given the market more confidence that policy measures would continue to support the economy.
Charlie Nedoss, senior market strategist at LaSalle Futures Group in New York, expects the dollar to weaken further, which will give gold a further boost.
Joe Manimbo, senior market analyst at Western Union Business Solutions, said: “The expectation is that the stimulus package will eventually be agreed with the vaccine, which is seen as putting the U.S. economic recovery on a faster and more sustainable track. It’s not good for the dollar.”
“The monetary and fiscal stimulus we are seeing will stimulate global reflation and lead to a weaker dollar, which should be positive for risk and emerging market currencies,” said Axel Merk, president and chief investment officer at Merk Investments in Frankfurt. Merk Investments has $1 billion under management.
XM Investment analyst Marios Hadjikyriacos said gold had made a “triumphant return” recently, with prices back above the key $1,850 an ounce level, driven mainly by lower real interest rates and a weak dollar.
James Steel, the chief precious metals analyst at HSBC, pointed to a generally weaker dollar, negative real interest rates, and a “relentless rise in COVID-19 cases” as positives for gold.


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United States Patent
January 8, 1991
Telescopic gun sight
In a telescopic gun sight, a widened range of displacement for the
inverting system is obtained by the arrangement of the inverting system
between the objective and the objective image plane, and the arrangement
of the reticle in the eyepiece image plane. An improved tiltable mounting
of the auxiliary tube containing the inverting system is provided by
forming the tiltable joint for the auxiliary tube as flexible or elastic
Weyrauch; Adolf (Aalen, DE)
March 5, 1990
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application NumberFiling DatePatent NumberIssue Date
Foreign Application Priority Data
Nov 07, 1987
Nov 07, 1987
Current U.S. Class:
42/122 ; 359/424; 359/428
Current International Class:
G02B 23/14 (20060101); F41G 001/38 ()
Field of Search:
350/566,560,561,562,563,564,565,567,571,572 33/245,246,247,248 42/101
References Cited [Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Friedman et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Cuchlinski, Jr.; William A.
Assistant Examiner: Gutierrez; Diego F. F.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Eugene Stephens & Associates
Parent Case Text
This application is a continuation of parent application Ser. No. 268,007,
filed Nov. 7, 1988, entitled TELESCOPIC GUN SIGHT, and abandoned upon the
filing of this continuation application.
What is claimed is:
1. In a telescopic gun sight with a main tube which has sight adjustment means including a movable action point, said main tube also having an optical axis along which are
mounted an objective with an objective image plane and an eyepiece with an eyepiece image plane, an auxiliary tube positioned between said objective and said eyepiece and pivotable about one of its ends for displacement of the other end thereof out of
alignment with the axis of said main tube in response to the movement of said action point, and an inverting system arranged within said auxiliary tube, the improvement wherein the portion of said auxiliary tube adjacent said pivot end is formed as a
spring joint having sufficient flexibility to permit the displacement of its other end.
2. A gun sight as defined in claim 1, wherein said point of action for displacement of said inverting system is arranged behind said objective image plane (1a) by an amount S which is defined by the expression ##EQU2## where L is the distance
between the objective image plane (1a) and the eyepiece image plane (2a), and .beta. is the magnification of the inverting system.
3. A gun sight as defined in claim 2, wherein S is in the range of 16 mm to 32 mm.
4. A gun sight as defined in claim 2, wherein L is 96 mm, .beta. is -2, and S is in the range of 16 mm to 32 mm.
5. A gun sight as defined in claim 1, wherein said spring joint portion is formed by providing slits in said auxiliary tube to increase flexibility thereof at said portion.
6. A gun sight as defined in claim 5, wherein said slits extend transverse to the optical axis of the gun sight.
7. A gun sight as defined in claim 5, wherein said slits extend obliquely with respect to the optical axis of the gun sight.
8. A gun sight as defined in claim 5, wherein said slits are elliptical.
9. A gun sight as defined in claim 5, wherein said slits are curved.
10. A telescopic gun sight comprising a main tube (5), an objective (1) in said main tube, an eyepiece (2), an auxiliary tube (4) within said main tube between said objective and said eyepiece, an inverting system (3) arranged in said auxiliary
tube, and flexible mounting means for said auxiliary tube enabling said auxiliary tube and said inverting system to be pivoted about one end thereof and tilted relative to said main tube, said mounting means including a portion of said auxiliary tube in
proximity to said pivot end formed as a spring joint.
11. A gun sight as defined in claim 10, wherein said spring joint portion is formed by providing slits in said auxiliary tube to increase flexibility thereof at said portion.
12. A gun sight as defined in claim 11, wherein said extend transverse to the optical axis of the gun sight.
13. A gun sight as defined in claim 11, wherein said slits extend obliquely with respect to the optical axis of the gun sight.
14. A gun sight as defined in claim 11, wherein said slits are elliptical. Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a telescopic gun sight. Such sights in various forms are well known in the art.
In typical telescopic sights of the prior art, there is a tubular telescope attached to the gun barrel. The telescope has an objective and an eyepiece or ocular. The target is imaged in the plane of the objective in laterally reversed and
upside down orientation. An optical inverting system arranged within the tubular housing serves to erect the image and images it in the plane of the eyepiece, where it is viewed by the eyepiece.
In order to estimate the distance away of the object or sighted target, there is a reticle (a grid of crossed lines) mounted in the objective or eyepiece image plane, in the telescopic gun sights of known construction. In order to obtain a
variable magnification, the optical elements of the inverting system of the known sights are made displaceable, and the point of attack or point of action of the displacement device is located in the vicinity of the objective image plane, the necessary
path of displacement resulting from the angle of the target line displacement multiplied by the focal length of the objective. In order to change the target line (that is, to make necessary lateral and vertical corrections in the line of sight relative
to the gun barrel on which the telescopic sight is mounted to compensate, respectively, for such variables as windage and the effect of gravity on bullet trajectory), it is furthermore known to mount the inverting system tiltably so as to be movable
toward all sides in the telescope tube. Such known tiltable inverting systems are often organized within an auxiliary tube pivotally mounted at one end, the pivotal mounting being in the form of a circular or spherical bearing, or comprising a support
surface made from an elastomer or other resilient material. It is also known to shift the pivot point of the tilting into the eyepiece image plane.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the invention is to provide a telescopic gun sight in which the greatest possible displacement of the target line is obtained with a predetermined displacement path of the inverting system.
Another object is to provide the inverting system with a friction-free suspension which, while being simple to produce and mount, assures a high precision of the correction adjustments.
These objects are achieved by the construction herein disclosed in which the auxiliary tube containing the erecting system is pivoted at one end to permit its other end to be displaced out of alignment with the optical axis of the main telescope
tube, and a portion of the auxiliary tube in proximity to its pivot end is formed as a monolithic spring joint which is elastically deformed when the other end of the auxiliary tube is displaced.
The advantages resulting from the invention include, in particular, the fact that, with given dimensions of the telescopic sight, the displacement of the target line is considerably increased as compared with telescopic sights of known
construction. For instance, in a telescopic gun sight according to the invention, the displacement of the target line is 50% greater than in a sight of known construction. Another advantage of the invention is that the displacement of the target line
is independent of any slight longitudinal or a transverse displacement of the pivot end of the tiltably mounted inverting system during manufacture and/or assembly.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a section through a sight in accordance with another embodiment of the invention; and
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary detail of an alternative form of monolithic spring joint according to the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
In the telescopic gun sight shown in FIG. 1, there is an objective 1, an eyepiece 2, and an inverting system 3. For the sake of simplicity the optical systems for objective, eyepiece, and inverting system have, been symbolized merely as a single
lens element, but those skilled in the art will recognize that in each case the system may be, and usually is, composed of a plurality of elements or components including means for displacing the lens or lenses of the inverting system longitudinally
along the optical axis to vary magnification of the gun sight.
The inverting system 3 is mounted in an auxiliary tube which is itself mounted in the main tube 5 of the sight being tiltable about a pivot end 6. One or more reticles (not separately shown) are coincident with the objective image plane 1a. The
eyepiece image plane is at 2a. There is an adjustment screw 7, and the end of screw 7 ads as the action point for tilting the auxiliary tube 4 within the main tube 5. A spring 8 holds the auxiliary tube against the adjusting screw.
In one preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1, the portion of auxiliary tube 4 which is in proximity to its pivot end 6 is formed as a monolithic spring joint which is elastically deformed upon displacement of auxiliary tube
4 in response tot he movement of adjustment screw 7 and/or adjustment screw 11. While only the end, i.e., the action point, of screw 11 is shown, it will be understood that adjustment screw 7 is used to compensate for elevation, while adjustment screw
11 compensates for windage and parallax. Pivot end 6 of auxiliary tube 4 does not itself pivot in its mounting on main tube 5 when auxiliary tube 4 is displaced, and thus it is free of the friction between relatively moving parts which occurs at the
pivot ends of the auxiliary tubes in prior art constructions.
To increase the elastic deformability of the joint, the tube 4 is weakened in the vicinity of the Joint by providing slits or slots in the tube. These may take the form of the series of rectangular slits or slots 9 offset both circumferentially
and longitudinally from each other as illustrated in FIG. 1. Also, they may be of other shapes, such as the oblique slots 10a and/or the elliptically extending or arcuate slots 10b shown in FIG. 2.
The reticle is mounted in the eyepiece image plane 2a. The point of attack or point of action for the displacement of the inverting system 3 lies behind the objective image plane 1a by an amount S which is defined by the expression ##EQU1##
where L' is the distance between the objective image plane 1a and the eyepiece image plane 2a, and .beta. is the magnification of the inverting system. In this case, the displacement of the target line is independent of transverse displacement of the
pivot point of a tilting. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, L=96 mm, .beta.=-2, and S is in the range of 16 mm to 32 mm.
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Xperia mini is an Android 2.3 running smartphone with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor under the hood. It has a 3 inch touchscreen and 5MP camera that captures video at HD. According to the manufacturer, that makes the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini the smallest device in the world that can record HD video.
Hi, I downloaded two games of chess, but neither let me know how to start the play. Has anyone else found this so. I would like to try to play, but if I can' t find the start button, switch, or word play, I will be deleting this soon. Thomas
Its good. If you're worried it'd similar to Soccer Stars, it isnt. There are new physics in the game and new rules. Its just SO micro-transaction dominated. Unless you have a good team, it's really hard to play. Fortunately, I haven't played anyone who hasn't got got the basic team YET, but they'll come. Another prime example of Miniclip begging for our money
DOESN'T WORK. I just downloaded VLC player that came with proper Codecs in first place. MX player sucks.
I paid in order to have adds removed. After my phone updated the OS, the adds are still there. I sent to the developer an email but he did not give a damn. DO NOT PAY TO HAVE THE ADDS REMOVED because it will not be. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS APP.
You ruined the cars the cars looked good before now it looks ugly and I loved this game I paid money, I played it everyday. And I loved it and you ruined the cars design, I can't get one good thing can I if you bring it back I'll put 5 stars back on it. FIX IT!
Well it's always good to experience good old days again in smart phones.tThe game rocks. But even as computer tech when you play in expert level some shots are really fake and it could misguide a new user if they try to play on a real board.
Time killer. But recently I had to reset my device. After reinstalling the game and connecting to Google play, my vehicles and maps restored but, coins are at zero.
Please take this out region system Since I woke up that it is showing ��Unable to detect region try again". And game cut auttomatically in multiplayer mode why ? Please fix it and update it fast I can't play multiplayer mode because this region system take out !! But it's not enough I'm connected to Facebook but my friends not showing in the list there we receive gift card so please unkilled!!! Update it!!!!
Good graphics, very good controls, many engines to select and need to check speed, horn, signals and railway crossings to get good points amazing game. Played all 50 levels
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‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ serves as a sequel to the 2021 film ‘Godzilla vs. Kong‘ and the fifth movie in the MonsterVerse franchise. Helmed by Adam Wingard, the monster movie revolves around the two ancient titans — Godzilla and Kong — who put their differences aside and unite against a mysterious and powerful threat in the Hollow Earth that puts the existence of their species and that of humans at risk. Moreover, the narrative sheds light on the untold origins and connection related to the mysteries of the Titans and Skull Island. Not only it is the 38th movie of the ‘Godzilla’ franchise, it is the 13th film in the ‘King Kong’ franchise.
Featuring stellar performances from a talented ensemble cast, comprising Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen, the fantasy movie unfolds in a variety of landscapes — be it the desert or the ocean — raising several questions about the actual shooting locations that the filming unit utilized during the production.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Filming Locations
Primarily filmed in Queensland, Australia, ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ was also shot in other parts of the world, including Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Cairo in Egypt, Hong Kong, and Mexico. According to reports, the principal photography for the action thriller got underway in late July 2022 and wrapped up in six months or so, in November of the same year.
A major portion of ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ was lensed in the Australian state of Queensland, which is situated in the northeastern part of the nation. In particular, the City of Gold Coast served as one of the prominent filming sites. For instance, the suburb of Surfers Paradise in the City of Gold Coast stood in for Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. Another suburb of the city that hosted the production of the monster movie is Oxenford. The cast and crew utilized the facilities of the Village Roadshow Studios on Entertainment Road in Oxenford.
The production facility consists of nine different sound stages, three water tanks, 12 production offices, makeup, wardrobe, and carpentry shops. Since it is equipped with several amenities, the studio is known to be one of the favorites of many filmmakers who wish to utilize some advanced technologies in their productions. Situated just adjacent to it is the Warner Bros. Movie World on Pacific Motorway in Oxenford, which reportedly features in a few scenes of ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.’ Some key portions were also taped on Moreton Island, situated right off the coast of southeastern Queensland.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In order to shoot some exterior scenes set in Brazil, the filming unit of ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ traveled all the way to Rio de Janeiro, the capital of the eponymous Brazilian state. You are likely to spot several iconic Brazilian sites in the backdrop, including Christ the Redeemer, Maracanã Stadium, the Museum of Tomorrow, and the Sugarloaf Cable Car. During a conversation with AU Review, Dan Stevens was asked about his experience working with special effects during the shooting of the film.
Dan explained, “I mean, I’ve been lucky enough to work with CGI on this scale before, but nothing quite like ‘Godzilla x Kong’ and the kind of action sequences and scale of imagination that’s involved. It was made a hell of a lot easier stepping alongside (the) two who have been through it before, and being titans of cinema. And in being led all the way by Adam Wingard, who I have worked with before and I know is just steeped in this kind of world. He really knows how to infuse a team. Every head of department, every actor was just really fired up by his enthusiasm and playfulness, and the sort of spirit he brings to this kind of film.”
For shooting purposes, the production team of ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ also utilized the locales of the Egyptian capital — Cairo. Some action in the movie unfolds, particularly around the Great Pyramid of Giza, which comes within the geographical area of Cairo. It is known to be the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Additional portions of ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ were also recorded in a couple of other locations across the world. For instance, the special administrative region of Hong Kong in China hosted the production of the sequel. Furthermore, to shoot the scenes set in Mexico, the cast and crew made the most of the actual streets and cityscape of Mexico.

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Outbreaks at seniors’ homes have caused hundreds of deaths across Canada, close to half the COVID-19-related fatalities in the country, according to Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam.
And that number is only expected to keep rising, Dr. Tam said, despite the growth in cases slowing in the coming weeks.
“Almost all jurisdictions are essentially trying to deal with the outbreaks in long-term care facilities,” Dr. Tam said at a briefing Monday in Ottawa. “Even as the numbers of cases slows down, the number of deaths, unfortunately, are expected to increase.”
In response to the worsening situation, the federal government published new guidelines on the weekend to reduce the spread of infections there.
Long-term care outbreaks have been particularly acute in Ontario and Quebec as officials in both provinces struggle to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus at hundreds of homes.
In one tragic example, the Quebec coroner, health authorities and the police have launched investigations in the wake of the deaths of 31 residents, at least five of them related to COVID-19, at Montreal seniors’ home Résidence Herron. Owners of the home allegedly withheld medical files and staff left their posts amid an outbreak of the virus.
In Ontario, among the facilities with the worst outbreaks are Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, where 29 residents have died; Almonte Country Haven in Almonte, which has had 16 deaths; Anson Place Care Centre in Hagersville, with 15 deaths; Markhaven Home for Seniors in Markham, with 10 deaths; and Lundy Manor in Niagara Falls, where 10 residents have died. Toronto Public Health on Monday reported a total of 50 deaths of residents at seniors’ homes. On the same day, the Eatonville Care Centre in the city reported 25 deaths of residents at that home. It was not clear Monday night if the Eatonville deaths were part of the overall Toronto total.
On Monday, The Globe and Mail contacted all of Ontario’s public-health units and learned of at least 182 deaths of residents of seniors’ homes due to the virus. However, not all the province’s 34 public-health units responded to The Globe’s questions.
At least 197 seniors’ facilities in the province have had one or more cases of COVID-19 in residents or staff. In Alberta, 29 of the province’s 46 COVID-19-related deaths were in people living in long-term care facilities, and British Columbia had 20 long-term care facilities with active COVID-19 cases. The province has seen a total of 69 deaths, with the majority of those associated with long-term care facilities.
In Quebec, a weekend inspection of the province’s 40 private nursing homes concluded with five of them being placed under government surveillance, Premier François Legault said Monday. The inspection was launched after the province learned of the Résidence Herron situation.
Other Quebec seniors’ facilities have also been hit hard since the start of the crisis. There have been 27 deaths from COVID-19 at the Laflèche long-term care centre in Shawinigan, 26 at both the LaSalle centre in Montreal and the Sainte-Dorothée centre, in Laval.
Mr. Legault said there will be inspections at all of Quebec’s 2,600 facilities for seniors “to make sure we have the situation under control.”
He said he was aware of media reports about the dire conditions in some facilities, including allegations that management at the Verdun nursing home had locked the doors to keep orderlies working beyond the end of their shifts. “That’s unacceptable,” the Premier said. “We can’t force people to do the impossible.”
Government officials and the operators of the Herron seniors’ home continued to trade accusations about who should bear responsibility for the problems there.
The local health authority started sending extra staff to Herron on March 29 but said the owners didn’t co-operate and it wasn’t until Friday that a court order gave officials access to the medical files. Herron management said the intervention from the health authority brought more confusion to the home.
The Premier acknowledged that there have long been staff shortages in nursing homes before the pandemic. Quebec has granted a one-time bonus of $4 an hour to workers dealing directly with patients but “even at $17 an hour, it’s not appealing enough,” the Premier said.
The understaffing has worsened because some employees had to be quarantined after being exposed to the coronavirus and others have refused to work with COVID-19 patients. “I think it’s understandable, despite the protective gear, that some might have fears,” Mr. Legault said.
On Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford repeated his demand for all residents and staff in long-term care facilities to be tested for COVID-19, despite pushback from his own health officials who say it would be wasteful to test in homes where there are no current outbreaks. Mr. Ford said he spoke with Ontario Health CEO Matt Anderson on the weekend, who assured the Premier more tests would be done.
“I want to see every single long-term care home – resident and health worker there – tested,” Mr. Ford said on Monday at Queen’s Park.
The province last week updated its guidelines for long-term care and retirement homes, broadening the criteria for tests by including atypical symptoms and allowing for some asymptomatic residents to be tested in the case of an outbreak.
But Barbara Yaffe, associate chief medical officer of health, said testing everyone in the system would be difficult and could result in “wasting a lot of tests that should be done on other people who are in an outbreak situation.”
Dr. Yaffe said the fact that personal support workers and others are still working in multiple homes in Ontario is “definitely contributing to outbreaks.”
“Changing that is not a simple thing. … I know it is being strongly considered.”
Health Minister Christine Elliott also said she is aware of some long-term homes where there are four residents in a room, lacking space to move residents around. She said the province is “looking at other options” to move people, including hospitals, but said “we want to make sure that we’re going to have the space in our hospitals, too.”
The federal guidelines that were released on the weekend, which are not binding, include limiting nonessential visitors to facilities, ensuring staff are trained in infection prevention and control and requiring employees to wear protective equipment when working with people who have suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19.
But infectious-disease experts say much more needs to be done to address systemic problems at long-term care homes that make viruses so easily transmissible and outbreaks so hard to stop.
Colin Furness, an infection-control epidemiologist at the University of Toronto, said provinces need to be much more aggressive in testing staff members at long-term care facilities. Many people with COVID-19 have mild symptoms, which means widespread testing of staff members could help identify more cases before they have a chance to spread, he said.
Provinces should also ban the practice of housing multiple patients in one room to reduce the spread of infection, Mr. Furness said.
“Two to a room is an incredibly bad idea,” he said.
These systemic problems have gone unrecognized for years and should have been dealt with long before the COVID-19 crisis, Mr. Furness said.
“The reality is that we as a society are so neglectful of people who are institutionalized in long-term care homes. We just don’t face it.”
Canada’s national COVID-19 fatality rate, or the number of people who die out of all identified cases, was about three per cent on Monday, but there are provincial differences. In B.C. and Ontario, the fatality rate is about four per cent, while in Alberta and Quebec it is about 2.7 per cent. Both provinces have some of the highest testing rates in Canada, which helps to keep the case fatality rate low.
In South Korea, which has been largely successful in slowing the spread of COVID-19, the fatality rate is two per cent, while in New York state, it is about five per cent, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.
While some of the fatality-rate differences are likely due to the fact that some provinces are testing fewer people for COVID-19, Dr. Tam said it’s clear that long-term care outbreaks are “driving the severe outcomes in Canada.”
“That is absolutely a key feature of this epidemic,” she said.
With reports from Les Perreaux in Montreal and Andrea Woo in Vancouver
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Chefs Inspire a World of Flavors
Bringing authenticity to every table
When looking to enhance your menu with global flavors, look at chefs who grew up in those kitchens and whose hearts and souls are intertwined with their cuisines. That’s what new US Foods Scoop Chef Advisors Sameh Wadi, Diana Dávila and Thai Dang are bringing to the table in US Foods’ Fall 2019 Scoop lineup. Their food has inspired new products that make authentic global flavors accessible to chefs and restaurants in all segments, of all sizes.
Sameh Wadi, executive chef and owner, World Street Kitchen, Minneapolis, Minn.
A love of Middle Eastern flavor is on display in each of Sameh Wadi’s restaurants – with some twists from other parts of the world. Expect to taste cardamom, coriander and cumin along with fish sauce, olive oil and chilies. “I tend to cook without borders,” says the acclaimed chef. “Authenticity comes from the heart.”
“I’m really excited for the opportunity to share the culture and cuisine with a broader audience,” says Wadi, about working with US Foods. He took the US Foods culinary team on a tour of Middle Eastern markets and restaurants in Dearborn, Mich., a hub for Middle Eastern food in America. One of the results of the chef collaboration was the Chef’s Line® All Natural Beef Shawarma, that Wadi says is not just for Middle Eastern restaurants. “It’s extremely versatile,” says Wadi. “You can use it to make tacos served with a Middle Eastern-inspired pico de gallo and tahini sauce, or crisp it up and put it in a salad.”
Diana Dávila, executive chef and owner, Mi Tocaya Antojeria, Chicago
Dávila’s cuisine is inspired by home-cooked meals and memories of childhood summers spent in Mexico. The Chicago native grew up working in her parents’ Mexican restaurants and advanced her career at Boka and Cantina 1910 in Chicago and Areo and Jackie’s in Washington D.C. However, her “moment” of inspiration came when she only wanted to cook Mexican cuisine. At Mi Tocaya Antojeria the cuisine is hers alone.
“Working with US Foods is an opportunity to contribute to a larger audience,” says the 2018 Plate Chef to Watch. Dávila led the US Foods chefs on a Chicago tour of Mexican restaurants and markets serving home-style Mexican food. “Calling upon chefs who have dedicated their professional careers to these cuisines is really important,” she says.
Dávila collaborated on new Latin American-inspired items, such as Chef’s Line® All Natural Al Pastor, del Pasado® Refried Black Beans and del Pasado® Mini Chile Rellenos. “These foods take a long time to make from scratch, but now you can save on labor while still honoring the heritage of the product,” she says.
Thai Dang, chef and owner, HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen, Chicago
Thai Dang loves to elevate traditional Vietnamese food and showcase it in a modern way, according to his own vision.
“I had a large family and learned to appreciate dining together,” says the 2018 Plate Chef to Watch. “I learned the value of food and how meals came together to tell a story.”
For Dang, inspiration can come anywhere and anytime, but time spent alone is when creativity flourishes. A recent visit to France allowed him to see how France influenced Vietnamese culture and vice versa.
Dang led US Foods chefs on a tour to Asian restaurants and markets in the Washington D.C. metro area. He’s proud of his contribution to new products such as Chef’s Line® All Natural Bulgogi Beef and Pacific Jade® Korean BBQ Style Spring Roll.
“I love US Foods’ way of thinking, and what they bring to chefs.”
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The first softcover edition of Usagi Yojimbo Book 3: The Wanderer's Road came out in 1989. Now, 25 years later, the 7th printing is soon to hit shelves. This is an essential volume of Stan Sakai's rabbit ronin saga, featuring the debut of Usagi's lizard pal Spot, the return of the Blind Swordspig, the introduction of the terrifying Jei (seen above), a hat-tip to Groo co-starring the mercenary Gen, deepening feudal intrigue featuring Tomoe and the Neko Ninja, and the first Ninja Turtle crossover story!
All right all you Baggers and Baggettes, cast your gaze upon an advance copy of Buddy Buys a Dump, the long-awaited new collection in the saga of Buddy Bradley and his familial unit from the pages of Hate. Watch Buddy adjust to fatherhood, undergo some cosmetic changes, start a new business venture, cope with some skeletons in the closet, and return to Seattle to meet Lisa's parents for the first time. Lisa gets her own spotlight, joining a band and having a racy misadventure. And the story is wrapped up with an all-new chapter that could only be titled "Fuck It"! All from the pen of the inimitable Peter Bagge, in full color thanks to the missus, Joanne.
The book will be hitting shelves in a couple months or so; you can read a free excerpt and pre-order your copy right here.
Longtime Fantagraphics fanatics may recall that we published a collection of the long-running, politically radical cartooning magazine World War 3 Illustrated back in the day (1989 to be precise). Well the time has come for a new one, and PM Press has taken up the flag and are waving it over at Kickstarter to fund it. These folks aren't fooling around, and the book will collect 35 years of the best, most trenchant political cartooning from a host of familiar names, such as Spain, Kuper, Bagge, Coe, Romberger, Spiegelman, and dozens more. Go give 'em some capital!
George Carlson was one of the most prolific and innovative cartoonists and illustrators of the 20th century, whose playful, absurdist, exquisitely rendered drawings graced every medium, from comic books to children's games to magazines — and Perfect Nonsense is the most definitive and expansive collection of his work ever published!
Perfect Nonsense is a cornucopia of Carlson's outrageous visual fantasies, ranging from gag cartoons, comics, riddles, games, and children's book illustrations (most famously, Uncle Wiggily) to magazine covers, political cartoons, advertising images, and locomotive and Naval illustrations, as well as a juicy selection of over 80 pages of his legendary "Jingle Jangle Tales" and "Pie-Faced Prince of Pretzleburg" stories (with irresistible titles like "The Musical Whifflesnort and the Red-Hot Music Roll" and "The Rocketeering Doodlebug and the Self-Winding Horsefly")!
Carlson's career spanned over 50 years and his inspired imagination never flagged. Meticulously compiled and with a profusely illustrated biographical introduction by Daniel Yezbick, Perfect Nonsense is the perfect compendium by one of America's wildest practitioners of visual and verbal lunacy.
A boxed set of our first four books in our acclaimed EC Comics Library, which collects the best comics of the 1950s from the greatest mass market comic book publisher in history. Featured are: Corpse on the Imjin! by Harvey Kurtzman, et al.; Came the Dawn by Wallace “Wally” Wood, Al Feldstein, et al.; 50 Girls 50 by Al Williamson, Al Feldstein, et al.; and 'Tain’t the Meat... It’s the Humanity! by Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, et al. A great gift for Father’s Day or for the genre fiction fan in your life!
"EC Comics' output of crime, horror, and war comics have been reprinted and collected multiple times, but never like in Fantagraphics' new 'EC Comics Library,' which repackages some of the most influential comics ever published in writer/artist-driven volumes, printed in black and white.” – The A.V. Club
"The EC Comics Library collections display the grace of cartooning." – The Chicago Tribune
"Fantagraphics has been inventing unique ways to publish [this] treasure trove of '40s and '50s crime, horror and war comics." – The Toronto Star
John Severin produced some of the finest war comics ever drawn during his long, distinguished, and versatile career, and working in collaboration with other greats like Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder, his work in the genre for EC Comics is unmissable. Lucky for you, we've gathered all of that material together for the first time in a single volume under this handsome cover. Bomb Run and Other Stories is just off to the printer, is available for pre-order, and launches in July. Keep it tuned for more previews.
The Amateurs, the debut graphic novella by Conor Stechschulte, is at the printer for release this spring. One part Samuel Beckett, one part Laurel and Hardy, one part Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this is a story of escalating madness, mystery, slapstick, and violence unlike any you've read before.
Our downloadable 8-page preview includes the horrifying prologue and introduces Jim and Winston, our protagonists who, after a strange night of sickness, arrive at work and are baffled to find that their butcher shop is as empty as their minds are of how to do their job. Pre-order now and get the rest of the story in May.

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Pink & Gold
Ask your little girl what her favourite colour is and chances are she will reply with “Pink”. This beautiful little girl, Chloe, was not old enough to tell us what she wanted, but her mom knew exactly the theme she was going for: pink and gold. The event was for little Chloe’s 1st birthday party and it included an awesome variety of treats. The obvious show stopper was a 4-tier cake with a cute pink crown topper, gold sequins and a modern ruffle effect for the larger bottom tier. There were also our famous cannolis filled with homemade ricotta cream, light pink sugar cookies that include a beautiful gold calligraphy, mini cupcakes, a Ferrero Rocher tower and finally, to counter all the sweetness, we included pink popcorn in a cute little gold polka dot box.
Little Chloe also had her very own Tillemont Couture smash cake decorated with light pink buttercream rosettes to play around as she sees fit!
If you want more information about some of these products or you have an event and want to speak to our table designer, Nancy, you can give her a call at 514-727-9466 or simply fill our Get a Quote form. You can also check out some of our personalized cookies that we created for various events, other Tillemont Couture cakes like baby Chloe’s smash cake or different cupcake styles that might suit your theme.


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