1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe All Steel
Awarded by over 100 groups/shows in the US. NSRA Safety Inspection Certificate.
Chassis: Custom polished stainless Independent Front Suspension, rack & pinion steering, four-wheel powered Wilwood drilled and slotted disc brakes, 4 piston polished Wilwood Calipers. 4 QA1 polished adjustable shock absorbers. Polished Stainless 2.5" exhaust pipes, custom headers Cermakrome coated inside and out, and stainless Flow-Master 44 mufflers. Polished stainless fuel tank with capless filler tube. C-Notched rear frame rails. Driveshaft loop. All nuts, bolts, screws, cotter pins and washers are stainless by Totally Stainless. All motor and transmission bolts are polished stainless by Totally Stainless. Chassis powder coated dark brown with underbody painted same as outer body in 2-tone scheme and pin striping.
Polished BeCool aluminum custom radiator with high performance SPAL cooling fan & shroud. Boss 306 chrome wheels with smooth center caps. Front wheels 235/40/18”, Rear Wheels 255/35/20” with directional tire tread tires, new May 2020.
Engine: Chevrolet Corvette Engine by Street & Performance, polished air intake. Lokar polished oil and transmission dip sticks, High Performance LS-1, 5.7L, 404 hp with GM wiring harness, and ECM, Billet Specialties TruTrac serpentine drive system, super fluid damper, polished 140-Amp alternator and A/C compressor. Polished Pulleys. Custom Coil covers with airbrushed checkerboard motif.
Transmission: G.M. 4L60-E with Ididit tilt column and transmission shift arm. Classic Instrument shift indicator module. Polished stainless Overflow tank and dual brake reservoirs.
Body: All original Ford Steel rust free body, rear fender wells widened to accept wider tires. Front and rear fenders fitted to the body; no fender welting used. Rear fenders rebuilt with lower edge to match running board level with exhaust route through lengthened rear body with custom pipe escutcheons. Fenders undercoated with Lizard Skin. Custom fender shields built into all 4 fenders. Custom firewall & transmission housing to accept LS1-engine, and 4L60-E transmission. All seams, doors, deck lid, and hood fitted to 1/8" gapping. LED lighting for 3rd stop light, back-up lights, taillights, and side rear-view mirror turn signals. Halogen bright headlights with integral amber LED turn signal and running lights.
Paint Color: Body completely media blasted and painted Lexus Sierra Sand to upper area and Lexus Savannah to lower area by Larry Seabert,Tech-Ni-Kolor Custom painting. PPG Prizmatic added to the clear coat. Pinstriping and graphic airbrushing by the artist, ConMan.
Interior: Custom upholstered by Twin City Upholstery, Bloomington IL. All upholstery finished in dark chocolate ultra-leather and ultra-suede; flooring covered with Mercedes carpeting including trunk. 6-way electric custom bucket front seats, custom rear bucket seats. Ididit tilt steering column. Classic Instrument analog gauge cluster, including tachometer and GPS speedometer and electric clock. Grant Mahogany trim banjo steering wheel, Specialty Power windows, Techtronic's power window switches, with custom push button controls in custom bezels by J & B Microfinish. Touch button starter switch. Vintage Air Gen-II Heat & Air-conditioning, all hoses & dryer installed in fender well, Vintage Air streamline 4 knob control panel, with round air ducts. Custom panel built under original dash for air controls. Classic oval door courtesy & front and rear dome lights, also installed in trunk with custom bezels by J & B Microfinish. Custom and G.M. wiring system, with Ron Francis ignition, lights, wiper, and switches. 12-volt accessory plug and auxiliary starter switch in trunk with jumper connections. Mr. Forty intermittent 3 speed windshield wipers. Custom polished stainless gas tank, and brake pedals. Car fully insulated with KoolMat insulation. Custom Audio 8 speaker system, with remote control. Receiver mounted in the rear trunk divider panel behind the back seat, Alpine 50 amp amplifier, and sub-woofer installed in the rear compartment, Bluetooth and I-pod compatible.
Included in sale: wheel stilts for indoor shows, 2 tripod easels for brag boards, custom car cover by California Car Cover, and misc. maintenance parts,
Build out and finish photos available.


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These days I’m working with one of my regular Houston interior design clients on the continuation of a long-term project. Having used lots of beautiful colors throughout her living space, we’re now shifting the focus to the breakfast room and kitchen, with the same jewel tones and vibrant palette.
I’ve been working on creating a really rich, elegant space full of beautiful shapes and textures. You can see my plans for the décor in this presentation that I put together for the client before we began.
The furniture has my favorite classic French feel to it – Louis XVI side chairs for dining chairs, and a custom dining table designed by AVID. The table is two-toned, with a painted base and a stained solid hardwood top that will be both durable and hard-wearing. I love the carvings too – they add a touch of grandeur to a functional piece. As for the fabric, we’ve chosen some beautiful prints by my absolute favorite textile manufacturer Pierre Frey. I simply adore the gorgeous colors and designs they produce, and the client and I both fell in love with the deep reds and purple tones in this particular nature-inspired fabric.
The windows are to be dressed simply yet elegantly with drapery panels, and I’ve chosen some lovely custom-painted barstools with Micheal Smith fabric for extra seating. We also went for a simple arrangement of florals that will add some color but not overwhelm the area. But my favorite find has to be the antique secretary, a beautiful piece with gorgeous hardware and amazingly detailed carving. It opens up to reveal several tiny drawers and shelves, which means even though it’s such a classic piece, it’s perfect for storing all those modern accessories like iPhones and keys and the like!

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The colleague who gave me lots of lovely runner beans also gave me lots of lovely late plums. My Mum's Victoria Plums were done by the middle of September but thse seemed to have gone onto the beginning of October. They looked a bit like Victoria's in shape but were much darker skinned and had greeny flesh. They were however, delicious, whether eaten just as they are or made into something, but they did go off very quickly as with most plums. So in an effort not to waste any I made plum crumble. This was lovely and tasty and the plums went all scrummy and jammy.
Plum Crumble (from What to Eat Now - Valentine Warner)
For the filling
butter, for greasing
12-15 large ripe plums, stones removed, chopped
1/2 lemon, juice only
160g caster sugar
For the crumble
175g plain flour, sifted
50g caster sugar
50g dark muscovado sugar
100g butter, cold, cut into cubes
100g rolled porridge oats
2 lemons, zest
Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease a 30cm square ovenproof dish.
Place the plums and lemon juice into the bottom of the dish and sprinkle with
For the crumble, rub together the flour, caster sugar, muscovado
sugar and cold butter cubes in a bowl until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add in the oats and lemon zest and mix well.
Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the plum mixture, then bake in
the oven for 40-45 mins, or until the topping is golden-brown.
Serve with ice cream.

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is Candybar, Touchscreen Android Smartphone from Samsung which runs on Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat). Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is available in Black, orchid grey, gold, blue colors and 172 g (6.07 oz) of weight. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has 5.6 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is powered by Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU, Exynos 7885 (14 nm) Chipset and Mali-G71 GPU along with 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM.
Additional features of Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) are Samsung Pay, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), Always-on display, 24-bit/192kHz audio. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has GPRS, EDGE, 3G, WIFI, Bluetooth, GPS connectivity options on board.


To stay in business, manufacturers of embedded hardware must constantly develop new products. But many designers don't realize that the process can be sped up by taking advantage of an operating system (OS) that's in the public domain—Linux.
With Linux, any hardware manufacturer can create board-support and system-support packages that can be freely shared with partners early in the development cycle. This expedites support for new hardware. Moreover, the popularity of the Linux OS is expanding daily in many different organizations around the world (see "Linux: From Academics To The Real World,"). Here's a firsthand account of some efforts along those lines.
For hardware designers like Motorola Computer Group (MCG), Linux is a boon for obtaining software for constantly changing embedded-hardware platforms. To make these new embedded-hardware platforms fully functional, software (e.g., OSs, firmware, communication software, or enabling tools) must be optimized for the new hardware to show off its capabilities and power. The problem is getting software running on the hardware as soon as the hardware is released. The sooner a customer can use the hardware with functional software, the quicker it is adopted. This, in turn, lets an embedded manufacturer ship hardware in volume sooner—beating its competition to market.
Linux supports a number of microprocessors, such as PowerPC, 68k, and Intel. It also works with multiple bus architectures—VME, PCI, CompactPCI, ISA, and others. Device drivers are readily available for numerous ancillary chips and hardware cards. Using Linux, hardware manufacturers can share early-access hardware, plus prototype or proof-of-concept software, with customers and/or partners without any concerns about software licensing. By sharing this prototype code with real-time-kernel or software vendors, the process of supporting hardware is streamlined. Therefore, when new embeddable hardware becomes available, early-access software is available at the same time. Released software, then, shortly follows.
This article describes how MCG plans to use Linux as a proof-of-concept tool on our new high-availability (HA) CompactPCI-based systems. (HA systems are defined as systems that are running 99.999% of the time.) With the help of MCG's partners, this should provide customers with a total hardware and software solution.
Currently, typical hardware manufacturers need to offer customers solutions that contain hardware and software developed in a sequential process (Fig. 1). The embedded hardware is designed, developed, prototyped, and tested prior to having any software run on it. Re-spins and modifications continue to delay the hardware's final release, which then holds up the software development. Once the hardware is available for alpha and beta testing, software providers (including third-party software companies or hardware manufacturers' software divisions) receive samples for porting software to the device.
As the hardware changes, new hardware is given to the software developers, who adjust their work. After the hardware's final release, the software providers rewrite their projects, perform final testing, and release the software product. The software provider may considerably modify it between the first and last revision, depending upon the changes made to the hardware. The software may be released three to 15 months after the hardware is available.
Of course, the embedded-hardware manufacturer can't sell many hardware devices without the software. Consequently, sales are slow until some software is available. Yet hardware developers want software to be readily available as soon as possible to drive hardware sales. Time-to-market is the key to survival in today's fast-paced high-technology world.
MCG is trying a new method to develop hardware and software in a more parallel process to allow customers the opportunity to use the hardware with some software sooner. The concept is to produce hardware and software simultaneously, and then provide sample hardware with sample software as quickly as possible to third-party software providers and customers (Fig. 2). We believe we can do this using the Linux OS and speed up the process of developing software on new hardware.
When the hardware designers decide on the particular chips needed for their devices, the software engineers can find the appropriate Linux drivers on the Internet. As new chips are developed, drivers are written and placed on the web for use by engineers worldwide. It would be in the best interest of chip manufacturers to ensure that drivers are available. As the hardware is being designed, laid out, and prototyped, the software engineers assemble, write, and test the various drivers in Linux. Many of the drivers are available in source form. In that case, the software engineers could optimize the driver for their particular application. Software components can be integrated to some degree without running hardware.
Linux offers the hardware designer many advantages. The good news is that you get the powerful software and the source code. The bad news is that you, and engineers via the web, support the source code. The initial cost of the software is essentially free. Most versions are available on the web for the cost of download, and CDs can be ordered for less than $100. Plus, you don't have to pay for ongoing royalties for deployed products. The cost, though, comes from ongoing support. If you have a bug in the OS or in a driver, you have access to the source code to make changes. If you can't fix it, you can post your problem on numerous web sites around the world, and someone will help you out. There's a lot to be said for having a number of eyes looking at the software code.
Many hardware developers and customers like to have complete control over the source code. With this, engineers can make the software compact, efficient, and optimized for a particular use. This is extremely helpful for products that have long lives—that is, those that have revision-locked software for more than five to 10 years. You, the hardware designer or user, have complete control over your software product. The disadvantage is that you're also responsible for your own product.
When boards are available, the hardware debugging occurs. The debugging process isn't only testing the physical components, however. Now, software can be run on the device. This may require you to build more prototype devices to allow more people to test it. Software drivers in Linux and the new hardware are debugged simultaneously. An added benefit is that the software may find problems with the hardware that would normally not be found until the hardware is in production, and vice versa. The next hardware revision should be stabler due to simultaneous hardware and software testing. Sharing the sample code written in Linux is easy and royalty-free.
The re-spun board may become a beta or even a final release product, but it's now ready for testing and use by software partners and customers. When these early-access people receive hardware, they receive Linux software that runs on the product. The third-party companies can use the developed Linux code as a template. For example, the real-time-kernel vendors can view the source code in Linux, and determine how software interacts with the hardware. Seeing live code in source form is better than just looking at documentation describing the product. By studying the template code, the new-software designers can better understand how to maximize their projects to run on the new hardware.
How does this work in real life? MCG is writing sample Linux code to take advantage of our new HA systems. We're now sharing this code with select real-time-kernel developers, other OS vendors, key third-party vendors (both hardware and software), and with customers. The Linux code jump-starts their efforts, and they can turn out a marketable product faster. More software vendors can develop code sooner. Instead of just working with one OS provider and writing the software ourselves, we can work with a larger number of vendors and let them adapt, with our assistance, their software to the hardware.
Today, we're sharing Linux-based software drivers for our new hot-swap controller with select vendors. The hardware is patent pending. But to be useful, we must have software using this device. These partners are utilizing the Linux sample code to jump-start their efforts. Instead of simply sharing APIs or ABIs, we can offer working Linux software. This Linux code doesn't need to go through a complete "productization" cycle, because it's designed as a proof-of-concept tool. Software, then, is ready sooner. We're also finding that some customers are asking us to make our Linux code a product. They would then buy Linux from us and deploy with Linux-based products. This could be a large upside to our Linux efforts.
Our hardware is now ready, but the software isn't there yet. We started the Linux work right before we released our first hardware product. We envisioned the software arriving in logical steps, allowing customers a chance to initially develop with it. Now these same steps are being accomplished by several real-time-kernel vendors. As the hardware evolves, the software under Linux will be ready soon after the prototype boards come from the labs. Then, our partners can see some software running on the boards and system prior to the hardware's final release.
Once we have OSs on the hardware, we'll need communication software and enabling tools. Also, because of our new HA system, we'll have to teach some software providers—third-party vendors and customers—how to write applications that can take advantage of the new HA features. Again, we plan to write sample Linux code for these partners and then share it with them.
As the software becomes freely available under Linux, more developers will look at, examine, and critique the code. Additional people will add features and correct bugs, too. This will result in a stabler software product and more efficient code. Also, software will be produced more quickly.
Instead of writing code specifically for one RTOS, we're writing Linux code and sharing it with five to 10 times as many software companies. These firms then support our new hardware and features. The end result is that our customers can start developing sooner with hardware and software that has been designed together.
Our process is sparking a revolution within our company. We're now considering offering all of our board-support and system-support packages with Linux to our partners and customers. Software and hardware engineers can work closely on debugging and producing more efficient products.
A side benefit will be for us to use Linux in our factory as part of our testing on the assembly line. Since the Linux code was produced in conjunction with the hardware, hardware tests with software can be readily available. The software moves from the lab to the factory to ensure quality products off the factory floor.
Another advantage is the cost of the operating environment. With Linux, the software is essentially free, but we incur the ongoing costs of supporting the Linux environment. Because we are constantly changing the Linux code for new hardware, the burden of supporting the OS, in addition to the proof-of-concept software, is minor. Our out-of-pocket cost for OSs should drastically decrease.
Using Linux as a development tool that follows the hardware-development process, we hope to produce better hardware and allow more of our software partners and customers to write software for our boards and systems more rapidly. So they can deploy a final solution sooner. That means they can sell their product faster. So can the hardware manufacturer.


This week’s episode of The Music Treasury will feature that Czech conductor, Jiří Bělohlávek. The show will air from 19:00 to 21:00 PDT from Stanford University on KZSU; there is simultaneous streaming on the ‘Net as well: kzsu.stanford.edu
Bělohlávek had quite the career of distinction, and champion of Czech music. Additional details are appended below; as always, the show is hosted by Dr Gary Lemco.
Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor
Jiří Bělohlávek (CBE24 February 1946 – 31 May 2017) was a Czech conductor. A leading interpreter of Czech classical music, he became chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in 1990, a role he served on two occasions (1990–92, 2012–17). He also served a six-year tenure as the chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra from 2006 to 2012. He gained international renown and repute for his performances of the works of Czech composers such as Antonín Dvořák and Bohuslav Martinů, and was credited as “the most profound proponent of Czech orchestral music” by Czech music specialist Professor Michael Beckerman.
Bělohlávek was born in Prague. His father was a barrister and judge. In his youth he studied cello with Miloš Sádlo and later graduated from the Prague Conservatory and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. After graduation, he studied conducting for two years with Sergiu Celibidache.
In 1970 Bělohlávek won the Czech Young Conductors’ Competition. From 1972 to 1978, he was conductor of the Brno Philharmonic and then chief conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra until 1989. The Communist authorities blocked him from touring in Berlin and Israel.
He became chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic in 1990, after the Velvet Revolution. However, in 1991, the orchestra reorganized and controversially voted to appoint Gerd Albrecht its new principal conductor to replace him. Instead of remaining until Albrecht’s accession, Bělohlávek resigned in 1992. He founded the Prague Philharmonia (Pražskou komorní filharmonii) in 1993, after the Czech Ministry of Defence had offered funding for training 40 young musicians. He auditioned musicians for the orchestra, but the ministry withdrew its funding the next year. He subsequently secured private funding, and served as the orchestra’s first music director. After the orchestra’s public debut in 1994, he recorded and performed with it in concerts worldwide, conducting its first BBC Proms appearance in 2004, in a televised performance. In 2005, he relinquished his post, and became the orchestra’s conductor laureate. He conducted his final concert with the orchestra on 7 May 2017.
In 1997, Bělohlávek became Professor of Conducting at the Prague Academy of Music and the principal guest conductor of the opera company of the Národní divadlo (Prague National Theatre) the following year. He was also chairman of the Prague Spring International Music Festival. Conductors who studied under him include Tomáš Netopil and Jakub Hrůša. In December 2010, Bělohlávek was re-appointed chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, effective with the 2012–2013 season, with an initial contract of four years. In January 2017, the Czech Philharmonic extended his contract through the 2021–2022 season. He remained in the post until his death on 31 May 2017.
From 1995 to 2000, Bělohlávek was principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC SO). In February 2005, he was named its twelfth chief conductor, effective July 2006, with an initial contract of 3 years. He was the first past BBC SO principal guest conductor to be named chief conductor. His tenure began with the First Night of the 2006 Proms. He first conducted the Last Night of the Proms in 2007, the first conductor of the Last Night who was not a native English speaker. In September 2007, he extended his contract with the BBC Symphony to 2012. He made a guest appearance at the 2009 Last Night as one of the vacuum cleaner performers in Malcolm Arnold‘s A Grand, Grand Overture. Bělohlávek conducted the Last Night of the Proms again in 2010 and 2012. He concluded his BBC SO chief conductorship in 2012 and took the title of conductor laureate. He was awarded an honorary CBE “for services to music” in April 2012. As conductor laureate, he continued to appear until the month before his death, with his final BBC SO concert conducting Dvořák’s Requiem.
In opera, Bělohlávek conducted Jenůfa, Tristan und Isolde and Rusalka at Glyndebourne. He made his Metropolitan Opera (Met) debut on 17 December 2004 conducting Káťa Kabanová, with Karita Mattila in the title role. He returned to the Met in January and February 2007 for Jenůfa and again in February and March 2009 for Eugene Onegin and Rusalka.
Bělohlávek first guest-conducted the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in 1994. In April 2012, the orchestra announced his appointment as its next principal guest conductor, effective with the 2012–2013 season. He held the post until his death. [From Wikipedia]
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Hello beautiful ARMY!!! Violet here kicking off BTS Comeback Hobi Birthday Bash Week!!! Today's theme is Top 3 Songs From BTS' new album!! *Why did i do this to myself ?!* This was SO hard for me!!! But it had to be done! So here are Top 3 songs from WINGS: YNWA !! ♡
1). SPRING DAY
Such a beautiful song, the lyrics are so heart warming. J-Hope only singing in the background was a little dissapointing but overall the song was amazing.
2). NOT TODAY
*This song is gonna have the most lit choreo.. i can just feel it !!* BTS bring us another powerful and inspirational song! The lyrics are empowering and the music is amazing!! Can't wait for them to drop the MV!
3). 2! 3!
How can i not love a song BTS wrote dedicated to ARMY ? They mentioned how this is a song in which they wanted to express how they feel for ARMY and so ARMY can sing along with them. ♡ Also, it's just a really good song! ♡
That's it for my TOP 3 WINGS: YNWA Songs, i don't know why i always make these events so difficult, i genuinely love the entire album. Bangtan never dissapoint, great job boys! ♡
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Unmodified Silica gel materials were the first ones used for chromatography. This is the reason the mode is called "Normal phase" (NP). They are still used in HPLC, although Reversed Phase (NP) is by far the most often used HPLC mode today.
A wide range of porous Si materials is available, characterized by
- surface area
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At this point it seems that the changes have been implemented. But if I navigate away and return back to SLAs, it turns out they have not.
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The Andrews Labor Government is encouraging anglers to go hook, line and sinker and proudly show everyone on the road how much they love fishing.
Minister for Roads and Minister for Fishing and Boating Jaala Pulford today encouraged anglers to get creative and develop a slogan for a new custom number plate for recreational fishers.
Until April 29, Victorians can visit the VicRoads Custom Plates website and vote for their favourite number plate design and slogan. Voters will also have the chance to win a $495 Custom Plates voucher.
The design and slogan options have been developed by VicRoads and the Victorian Fisheries Authority and reflect Victoria’s passion for getting out on the water and dropping a line.
The Labor Government’s Target One Million plan is investing a record $46 million to get more people fishing, more often.
For more information visit vplates.com.au/fishing-plates.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Roads and Minister for Fishing and Boating Jaala Pulford
“We know Victorians love fishing and that’s why we’re asking anglers to get involved and chose a design and a slogan which reflects this passion.”
“Target One Million will grow recreational fishing in Victoria, giving families better opportunities to spend some quality time together outdoors.”
Reviewed 19 August 2020

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This time last year, TWIST ran a feature asking our most dedicated Directioners to see if they could predict One Direction's style moves of 2015. Though we never could have seen a lot of the news coming – from Zayn Malik's departure from the band, to Louis Tomlinson's impending fatherhood – but you guys were spot on when it came to the guys' styles. Eerily so, in fact.
You knew which guy would be the first to share a group selfie (Niall Horan!), wear animal print (Harry Styles), and dress super casually for a red carpet event (Niall again, obviously).
So we're putting you to the test again for 2016, and seeing if you can predict what the guys will get up to in their break.
Click through the gallery to see the categories and vote for your picks in each poll below. Then, sit back and see how 2016 plays out!


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Euless, Texas, police officer David Hofer was fatally shot in the line of duty at J.A. Carr Park Tuesday afternoon. According to WFAA News 8, the incident took place after several officers responded to reports of a suspicious person and gunfire around 2 p.m.
Euless Police Chief Mike Brown shared a few detail surrounding David Hofer’s death in a press conference Tuesday night.
“Upon arrival, officers encountered a suspect with an unknown weapon. The suspect immediately fired upon officers, striking one of them. Officers returned fire, striking the suspect.”
Officer David Hofer was taken to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Grapevine, where he died during surgery. Hofer’s killer, identified as 22-year-old Jorge Brian Gonzalez, was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital, where he, too, was pronounced dead.
Gonzalez’s family told Fox4 Wednesday that he was high on methamphetamine when he shot David Hofer. His father and sister said the assailant had been in and out of jail many times over the last several years. He was just released from the Euless jail around 11:30 a.m. the very day he killed Hofer.
Gonzalez’s sister said David Hofer had visited their home in the past when Brian Gonzalez was having problems. Jennifer Gonzalez said she and her father thought highly of Hofer, and were deeply saddened he was the one her brother killed.
David Hofer was just 29-years-old, and joined the Euless Police Department in 2014. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and served five years with the NYPD prior to moving to Texas. David lived in Plano with his fiancée, Marta Danylyk.
Friends told Dallas Morning News that David Hofer even proposed to Marta in uniform. Not long after joining the Euless Police Department, Hofer devised a plan to surprise Danylyk by asking her to ride along with him during a shift.
David pretended to respond to a report of a suspicious van. After telling Danylyk she had to get out of the car, several of the couple’s friends and family members jumped out of the van to surprise her. Hofer then dropped to one knee to ask for her hand in marriage. Marta’s friend, Brett Ferraro, said Hofer crafted the entire plan on his own.
“It was all his idea. He was so dedicated to his job, family, Marta and the community. He wanted to propose in blue.”
The Dallas Morning News reports David Hofer received 8 letters of commendation during his short time with the Euless Police Department.
Officer Hofer’s mother, Sofija Hofer, told the New York Post he took the job in Euless, Texas, because he thought it would be safer than tough area he was working in.
“He was working this very difficult [Manhattan] precinct, so he had a lot of traumatic experiences… He decided to go to a safer place.”
She said her son was living his childhood dream of being a police officer.
“I thought he might be a scientist, like his father, but he always wanted to be a policeman, ever since he was a little boy. He was so brave. He tried to find humor even in the worst situations.”
DFW Scanner and Mesquite Scanner initiated a social media movement, #ForHofer, in honor of the fallen officer and all law enforcement. The organizations asked citizens to do a kind deed for any member of law enforcement and share them online.
Followers are rising to the challenge and posting pictures and stories of their kind gestures on Facebook and Twitter with hashtag #ForHofer.
Euless Mayor Linda Martin shared her sorrow over David Hofer’s death with the Star-Telegram.
“Euless is one big family. Honestly, I’m having trouble controlling my tears.”
[Photo by LM Otero/AP Images]

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Nine thousand suns ago, a race of immortal warriors came from the stars through a rare alignment and stepped onto the world of Math, a world much like their own, a perfect place for a backwater outpost from which to fight their ancient war. The realm they claimed came to be known as Dyrregin, Gateway of the Gods.
They call themselves the Fylking. Unseen by all save those sensitive to the Otherworld, the Fylking taught seers to build and ward over the Gate, an interdimensional portal spanning the realm like a sigil shining on the surface of the world. The Fylking’s enemies, pitiless beings who think nothing of annihilating a world to gain even a small advantage, are bent on destroying it. They succeeded once, leaving Dyrregin in abandoned desolation for a thousand suns.
Twelve centuries have passed since the Fylking returned. Dyrregin is at war. Seers are disappearing and their immortal guardians are blind, deceived by their own kind. A Gate warden with a tormented past discovers a warlock using Fylking magic to gather an army of warriors that cannot die. A King’s ranger who defends the wilds of the realm is snared in a political trap that forces him to choose between love and honor. And a knitter touched by the gods catches the eye of a dark immortal with no name and the power to summon storms.
Bound by synchronicity, forced to find allies in unlikely places, these three mortals are drawn into a maelstrom of murder, treachery, sorcery and war, fertile ground for both their personal demons and those of their immortal masters, who cast long shadows indeed. When they uncover the source of the rising darkness, they must rally to protect the Gate against a plot that will violate the balance of cosmos, destroy the Fylking and leave the world of Math in ruins.
The god they serve is as fickle as a crow.

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July 27, 2017
CLE/Social/Lunch, July 27
Join your fellow attorneys, your state and federal judges, and soon to be lawyers from UO law school from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Eugene Federal Courthouse jury assembly room, for a free lunch and social gathering.
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A senior Ontario government source says Premier Doug Ford would never approve a proposal from Google-affiliate Sidewalk Labs that would see the company given a share of the increased property-tax revenues that result from new development across Toronto’s entire eastern waterfront.
The proposal, which was first revealed by The Toronto Star, was then released on Friday by Sidewalk Labs. The company has been in talks with Waterfront Toronto over a plan to build a high-tech “smart city” on a plot of lakefront land for more than a year.
New York-based Sidewalk Labs says it could help finance Toronto’s proposed waterfront light-rail line and other infrastructure – such as utilities and parks – needed to develop a wider area of the city’s Port Lands.
But in return, the firm wants a share of the higher property taxes generated by the development in the area that follows, as well as the fees developers pay to the city, known as development charges, and even profits from land sales to other developers.
A provincial government source, who was granted anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, told The Globe and Mail that Mr. Ford would never agree to hand over tax revenue to a large multinational corporation this way. The source also said the tax-sharing proposal was news to senior officials at Queen’s Park.
Waterfront Toronto – a development agency controlled by all three levels of government – chose Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google-parent Alphabet Inc., as its “innovation and funding partner” for a 12-acre parcel of lakefront land, known as Quayside, in October, 2017.
Talks on a master plan have dragged on for the controversial project, which is expected to include state-of-the-art sensors to track traffic and pedestrians, among other innovations. The bid process was criticized by the province’s auditor-general. And critics have raised concerns about privacy and the use of the data the company would collect – as well as the extent of Sidewalk’s ambitious designs over the rest of the city’s 300-hectare undeveloped eastern waterfront.
Sidewalk has held several town hall-style public consultations about its ideas for self-driving cars, affordable housing and other innovations. But until now, it never outlined its business model, or suggested it would want a share of property taxes.
Micah Lasher, Sidewalk Labs’s head of policy and communications, said the proposals – outlined in a leaked slide deck that was presented to Sidewalk’s parent company – were still at the preliminary stage. He said they hadn’t been made public before this week as they were still under discussion at the company.
He would not say how much of the cost of the $1-billion Waterfront East LRT the company would pick up. Any such arrangements would have to be worked out in further discussions with governments and Sidewalk’s parent company, he said.
Asked what he made of word the Premier was unlikely to approve any tax-sharing deal, he said Sidewalk still needed to do a lot of work before finishing its final offer.
“We believe that when we put forward that proposal, that it will be something that people are excited about,” Mr. Lasher said. "And we certainly welcome a robust public discussion then and every day between now and then about how we can make a great project.”
Sidewalk Toronto’s latest plans also call for 2,500 units of housing, with 40 per cent of it classified as “below market” or affordable, and for the establishment of a “tall-timber factory” somewhere in Ontario to supply wood for use in its innovative plans to use timber for tall buildings.
Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, a spokeswoman for federal Infrastructure Minister François-Philippe Champagne, appeared to pour cold water on Sidewalk’s plans for the entire eastern waterfront: “The scope of the Quayside redevelopment remains confined to a portion of the Port Lands and does not exempt Sidewalk Labs from any of the normal planning or regulatory processes at any of the three orders of government.”
Lee Greenberg, a spokesman for Ontario Infrastructure Minister Monte McNaughton, said Queen’s Park would continue to work with Toronto and Ottawa on the project. He said Ontario expects Sidewalk to come up with a final plan that is in line with Waterfront Toronto’s original vision and that “respects the private data of our citizens and their taxpayer dollars.”
Don Peat, a spokesman for Mayor John Tory, said the mayor was not aware of the financing plan until it was revealed on Thursday. In an e-mailed statement, the mayor said the final proposal, which has yet to be submitted, will be subject to public consultations and approvals by the board of Waterfront Toronto and city council. But he did not offer an opinion on the tax-sharing plan.
But city Councillor Joe Cressy, who is Mr. Tory’s designate on Waterfront Toronto’s board, said he had “serious questions” about the proposals, which have not been presented to Waterfront Toronto. He stressed that if the city disagrees with whatever the company finally comes up with, “we can and will say no.”
City Councillor Gord Perks, a critic of the project, warned that schemes to finance public transit with private money have so far always failed in Toronto, citing pledges from Mr. Tory and his predecessors that developers would fund various new lines: "When we think that fairies and unicorns will pay for transit, we get nothing.”


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The MVironment Club at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School is at work on a project that was selected as one of five state finalists in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition. In this nationwide contest, students were asked to address a challenge in their community by applying STEAM — science, technology, engineering, art and design, and mathematics.
Dr. Paul Nettle Middle School in Haverhill won the state competition, but the MVironment Club project will continue, with the students aiming to develop a way to reduce nitrogen in Island ponds and estuaries. The students work with harvested phragmites, a nitrogen-consuming reed that flourishes around ponds with high levels of nitrogen, and students have come up with ways to make the phragmite waste into pellets to use in stoves for heat. Student also have explored ways to install sensors in the ponds to measure water quality.
The group, which focuses on environmental issues, works in partnership with a study spearheaded by the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group (MVSG) special projects manager Emma Green Beach and Rick Karney, founder of MVSG. Funded by a grant, the group wants to determine if it is feasible to reduce nitrogen levels through the regular harvest of phragmites.
“We’re using phragmites because they’re invasive, we have a lot of them, and they absorb nitrogen out of the water,” Elizabeth O’Brien, a junior student in the club, told The Times.
The group has been working at Thimble Farm in Vineyard Haven. The farm is owned by Island Grown Initiative, an organization that works toward sustainable local food systems. The project tries to find ways to make pellets, use them as biofuel to heat the farm’s greenhouse, and then use the ash as a fertilizer.
Students have explored different combinations of materials to make the pellets; they have used shredded phragmite, cardboard, and sawdust. They’ve designed molds for the pellets on computers and then used three-dimensional printers to construct the molds.
“It’s the bringing together of a lot of different types of skill sets, so it’s quite moving to work with kids who can do stuff like that,” Natalie Munn, chemistry teacher and co-advisor of MVironment Club, said. Chemistry teacher Louis Hall is the other co-advisor, and Dana Munn, Ms. Munn’s husband, is the technology consultant for the group.
The prize was a $25,000 grant for the school to use for technology, and a chance to go to the national finals. But Brahmin Thurber-Carbone, one of the senior students in the club, told The Times that the project’s importance goes beyond beyond the competition: It’s about finding ways to help solve a problem in the community.
“For me, it’s not about winning. It’s about fun and helping the community, too,” he said. “And making sure the ponds aren’t gone in the future.”

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The Shoebill is a fascinating bird to see. Only found in select swamp habitats, they are extremely rare and a delight to find.
Winter might not be the rutting season, but it still presents some great photo opportunities if you brave the cold.
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Officials say scheme focused on Latino communities, took in $23.5 million
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Federal securities regulators have filed civil fraud charges against three officers and 12 promoters of Wings Network, alleging that the company raised at least $23.5 million in a pyramid scheme with echoes of the alleged TelexFree swindle.
In a complaint filed in Boston federal court and unsealed Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission said foreign companies operating as Wings Network claimed to offer digital and mobile technology for customers. The enterprise allegedly sold “membership packs” that promised guaranteed monthly returns in exchange for recruiting friends and family to join.
But in reality, Wings made money by recruiting thousands of Latinos to invest, and using some money raised from later participants to pay off people who had become involved earlier, the SEC said. The principals allegedly diverted $16.5 million to themselves.
“Wings Network’s claims about visionary mobile products were just a smoke screen to disguise a classic pyramid scheme,’’ Paul G. Levenson, director of the SEC’s Boston regional office, said in a statement.
Many people in Brazilian and Dominican immigrant communities in Massachusetts put money into the scheme from November 2013 through April 2014, the SEC said.
The Globe in May reported that Secretary of State William F. Galvin’s office had filed civil fraud charges against Wings and three employees. Galvin began receiving complaints about Wings amid his investigation of the alleged $1 billion global TelexFree fraud run out of Brazil and Marlborough.
Marlborough is also a home base for several of the Wings promoters charged by the SEC. One of the Marlborough promoters allegedly earned $1.3 million in commissions for bringing in $15 million from consumers.
Boston played host to some of Wings Network’s “Mega Business Events” early last year. The company’s promoters reportedly used social media, including Facebook and YouTube, to invite participants to these events, which were essentially rallies to bring in more business.
Promoters held meetings at hotels and other locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, California, Florida, Texas, Georgia, and Utah. The promoters also set up storefronts to lure investors, including two locations in downtown Framingham.
The principals have allegedly transferred millions of dollars out of the companies behind Wings — called Tropikgadget FZE and Tropikgadget Unipessoal LOA, both based in Portugal — and moved the money into personal accounts, and also used some to purchase a hotel.
The SEC did not know yet of attorneys representing the company or its principals. Tropikgadget voluntarily suspended its US operations in May 2014 after Galvin filed his complaint.
In the past, both TelexFree and Wings have denied wrongdoing. The owners of TelexFree also are fighting criminal charges in the matter.
In both cases, the companies were so-called multilevel marketing operations. In such organizations, members invite friends and relatives to join or invest. TelexFree and Wings are allegedly frauds because they used money from early participants to pay off people who joined later. The alleged schemes eventually collapse when there aren’t enough new people coming in to make promised payments.
The SEC’s complaint cites 23 people and entities. The agency also has obtained a court order to freeze the assets of the company’s officers, promoters, and related parties.
Mayor Martin Walsh will roll out an array of projects designed to protect Boston from rising sea levels. And he’s asking business leaders for their help to make them happen.Continue reading »
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Performance Dates: June 23-25, 2016
Performance Times: 8pm
In Association with: Danspace Project
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Retrograde Universe is the title of a new work and this evening by Catherine Gallant/DANCE and Dances by Isadora, both led by Artistic Director and ChoreographerCatherine Gallant.
New works by Catherine Gallant on this program include Finally with music by Rome prize winning composer, Lisa Bielawa and text from Franz Kafka; the premiere ofRetrograde Universe, a work using indeterminate structures to investigate the nearly lost sensate world of skin and paper; and Meeting #12, which is danced by Michelle Cohen and Alvaro Gonzalez.
Isadora Duncan’s dances of wind, sea, darkness and light will be performed by the members of Dances by Isadora. The Allegretto from Isadora Duncan’s 1908 untitled work to Beethoven’s Symphony No.7 Op.92, which has not been performed since 1979 will be reanimated by enlivening the extant fragments from the Maria Theresa lineage and expanding and re-imagining the choreography of the Allegretto and Presto sections as group works. The program also includes Valse Brillante and Duncan’s last works to Scriabin etudes played live by concert pianist, Yegor Shetsov.


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MANILA, Philippines – Ilocos Sur capital Vigan has been selected as one of the New 7 Wonders cities. New 7 Wonders made the announcement via YouTube December 8, 3 am Manila time. (READ: Weekend in Vigan: 12 things to do)
These are the winning cities:
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Doha, Qatar
- Durban, South Africa
- Havana, Cuba
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- La Paz, Bolivia
- Vigan, Philippines
Aside from the 7 winnners, decided via voting, the following cities rounded out the top 14: Barcelona, Chicago, London, Mexico City, Perth, Quito, and Reykjavik.
During the voting period, the whole province of Ilocos Sur campaigned for text voting for Vigan City. Users were also able to vote via the website, applications, and postcards.
“We congratulate each of these cities on achieving their New7Wonders status, and we look forward to celebrating their election to the ‘canon of 7’ with their citizens in 2015,” said New7Wonders Founder and President Bernard Weber on the official site, adding, “The New7Wonders Cites will now join the New7Wonders of Nature and the New7Wonders of the World in becoming part of Global Memory for humanity forever.”
In addition to the campaign, Ilocos Sur held a triathlon to raise awareness and rally support for Vigan.
Triathletes swam 1.9 kilometers around the Santiago Cove, rode their bicycles from Santiago to Candon City to Vigan, and ran a half marathon around Vigan. The run ended with the triathletes voting for Vigan online. (READ: Heritage, art, tourism mix in new Vigan hotel)
Filipinos, especially residents and tourists fond of the beautiful city, have long been anticipating this honor since the announcement of the endeavor in 2013.
Back then, the long list of cities considered for the shortlist was composed of 77 locations, and also included Iloilo and Cebu, along with Vigan.
“My hope is that the New7Wonders Cities campaign will generate debate about the challenges cities face — national and international — and how they are responding to them,” said New7Wonders Founder and President Bernard Weber at the time.
The top 14 were named in October. – Rappler.com


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NORFOLK, Va. - The City of Norfolk saw 62 homicides in 2021.
One of them happened in November just off of Chesapeake Boulevard, leaving 18-year-old Gyasi Brathwaite dead. Months later, the shooting remains unsolved, and Brathwaite's family is growing frustrated about the lack of information.
"My family and myself, we support law enforcement to the utmost. However, this is an issue that is frustrating," Marcus James, Brathwaite's grandfather, told News 3 on Friday.
James has been pushing to get answers, calling detectives, emailing the chief, even going to the police operations center to try and talk to someone, but he says he's received just limited communication.
"We are still victims of crime and we still depend on the Norfolk Police Department to do the best they can," James said. "We still need answers on my grandson's murder."
Brathwaite's mother has also been trying to get information from police and believes the case has been passed off to a new detective, whom she's hoping to meet with in-person.
"I don't know why it happened. I don't know who did it. I don't know if there are ever going to be any consequences or even if I'll find out what happened," Tomeka Lyles said.
Police have released few details in the case. Officers responded to a car accident on November 22 and found Brathwaite suffering from gunshot wounds, a press release from the time says. Medics took him to the hospital, but he died.
A police department spokesman told News 3 Friday officers have closed 41 of the 62 homicide cases in 2021 for a 66 percent clearance rate.
The spokesman did not respond to questions about how a shortage of police officers is impacting detectives. There are currently 226 vacancies in the police department.
News 3 spoke with Chief Larry Boone last week about staffing shortages following a shooting in downtown that led to five people being shot with two of them dying. "Anytime you're dealing with shortages, it's challenging. You don't do more with less," he said.
Brathwaite's family says even a simple text message from a detective would mean a lot.
"Even if it's just a text to say no new information, I would be happy with that. At least I would know someone is working, someone is looking for information," Lyles said.
They're hoping word will eventually reach them of an arrest.
"It would mean some sort of closure," Lyles said. "It's very scary to not know who did what to my son and not know why."


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Ken Thomson is a Brooklyn-based clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer.
In demand as a composer and freelancer in many settings, he moves quickly between genres and scenes, bringing a fiery intensity and emotional commitment to every musical situation. Called “the hardest-working saxophonist in new- music show business” by Time Out NY, he plays saxophone and is one of the 3 composers in the punk/jazz band Gutbucket, with whom he has toured internationally to 19 countries and 32 states over ten years, and released CDs for Knitting Factory, Enja, NRW, Cantaloupe and Cuneiform Records. He has created a new project of exclusively his music called Slow/Fast that was featured in 2010 at NYC’s heralded Winter Jazzfest and whose debut CD It Would Be Easier If was released internationally on Intuition Records in September 2010, garnering a long feature in The New York Times highlighting the “intricately wrought and incident- steeped” compositions and “gutsy precision of the playing.”
He is a faculty member at the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival and Institute, and co-leads Bang on a Can’s newest band, the Asphalt Orchestra - a 12-piece next-generation avant-garde marching band, called “cooly brilliant, infectious... top notch players” by The New York Times. He is a Conn- Selmer Artist, and endorses Sibelius software.
As a composer, he has been commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra, Bang on a Can, the True/False Film Festival, and others, and has received awards from ASCAP and Meet the Composer. The New York Times wrote of his work Wait Your Turn for the American Composers Orchestra upon its debut at Carnegie Hall in October 2007: “The concert ended on a high note.... the music offered a density worthy of the closing bars of a Led Zeppelin epic;” and of his work seasonal.disorder for the Bang on a Can All-Stars, “a virtuoso piece... a texture laced with power chords, screaming clarinet lines and cluster-laden piano writing. In the end it is sheer madness, in a good, thrillingly visceral way.” The Philadelphia Inquirer also noted: “Thomson's Wait Your Turn is as visceral as music can be.”


Accenture will help BMW Group, one of the world’s foremost […]
Accenture will help BMW Group, one of the world’s foremost car manufacturers, consolidate its information technology (IT) processes under a five-year application outsourcing contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.
As part of the agreement, Accenture will help BMW Group consolidate a vendor network of its application operations service providers in areas including production, sales, logistics, finance and human resources. Accenture will also help BMW make overall IT processes more reliable, predictable and efficient. The agreement is designed to help BMW achieve lasting cost reductions by helping the company simplify its processes while improving the overall service levels provided to its business users.
The contract covers more than 500 applications that BMW Group uses around the world in its automotive and component manufacturing plants and within its sales and distribution business units. The agreement extends an existing collaboration between Accenture and BMW, as Accenture has been helping BMW Group enhance its application management services over the past four years.
Richard Spitzer, managing director of Accenture’s Automotive practice, said, “Top companies such as BMW are continually refining their distinctive capabilities, including those related to lean enterprises and efficient back-office services. BMW’s application management strategy will enable the company to take advantage of significantly improved services and processes, all from a single provider.”
Accenture will deliver the services to BMW Group leveraging its Global Delivery Network and its Automotive Centers of Excellence in Hyderabad, India; and Munich and Hof, Germany.


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RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES, VOL. 19, ES6001, doi:10.2205/2019ES000687, 2019
V. N. Morozov, V. N. Tatarinov, A. I. Manevich, I. V. Losev
The authors have analyzed the influence of tectonic faults located in the external stress field on the process of destruction of structural tectonic blocks. The article describes the impact of changes in the regional field of tectonic stresses on the geoecological safety of a deep radioactive waste disposal facility in the Nizhnekansky massif (the Krasnoyarsk Territory). The authors compared the results of modeling the stress-strain state of conditionally equivalent environment for two hierarchical levels: destruction of tile cladding of buildings and underground structures and carried out this comparison on a mega scale, for the epicentral zones of crust earthquakes. The above results provide a basis for using the analogy method for predicting the stability of structural tectonic blocks, since the obtained qualitative regularities of the process of destruction of the geological environment are not sensitive to the scale effect.
Received 25 September 2019; accepted 18 October 2019; published 12 November 2019.
Citation: Morozov V. N., V. N. Tatarinov, A. I. Manevich, I. V. Losev (2019), Analogy method to determine the stress-strain state of structural-tectonic blocks of the Earth's crust for the disposal of radioactive waste, Russ. J. Earth Sci., 19, ES6001, doi:10.2205/2019ES000687.
Copyright 2019 by the Geophysical Center RAS.


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Cole and Son Mariinsky Damask Bellini 108/9047 Wallpaper
Bringing a classic back from the Cole and Son archives, Bellini is an elegant and intricate wallpaper which can work in many different spaces in the home. It is named after Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini and is part of the Mariinsky Damask Collection by Cole and Son. The original Bellini wallpaper was a 1950s surface print design which has been brought back in a range of new watercolour hues, perfect for the modern home.
Beautiful flowers and leaves are matched alongside geometric shapes in an intriguing and original mosaic-style wallpaper print. Each Bellini Wallpaper has a slightly rural feel and a two-tone colourway which makes it easy to work into your home. This 108/9047 colourway is a simple light grey which is a gentle addition to your space. The design of this wallpaper it its triumph and the colourways simply serve to make it available for different styles of home and different interior design colour schemes. Each roll of Bellini Wallpaper measures 52cm in width and 10.05 metres in length. It has a 70cm pattern repeat and a straight pattern match too.
For more information about the designers behind this piece and to explore the rest of their collection, please visit our dedicated Cole and Son brand page.
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Piers Barber runs down the Music Factory’s favourite albums from the final year of the 2010s. Full lists from previous years can be found here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. Honourable mentions AJ Tracey […]
In between old Autechre and New Order, Piers Barber found time to listen to some new albums in 2018. Here is the Music Factory’s round-up of the best 2018 had […]
Thom Yorke’s surprise new solo album, Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, has been released via a file sharing platform notoriously associated with piracy. What’s Thom’s thinking behind the release, and could BitTorrent […]
Spotify has received some high profile criticism recently, but is the streaming really killing the music industry? Buster Stonham gives his opinion. Last week Spotify celebrated its fifth birthday, but […]
Thom Yorke and co. once again push the boundaries of music and technology by streaming new album via Reddit fan forum, writes Buster Stonham.
Piers Barber is just about successful in pinpointing the logic behind Radiohead’s first remix album.


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(S01E13) That was... interesting. The writers definitely kicked it up a notch with this episode as things certainly felt more dramatic than they have throughout most of the freshman season of Dirt. A lot of that feel was do in part to simple things that were used very effectively. Numerous times in the episode, the power of silence coupled with the rhythmic sounds of a beating heart helped to cut together some very cool scenes unlike anything this show has tried before.
Add to that a rather off-beat cameo from Jennifer Aniston as well as the proper outcome for some of the show's minor characters, and we had ourselves a pretty decent finale. Savor it though, because unless FX is feeling brave (Starved and Over*There tells me they aren't), then I don't think we'll find out what happens next. Dirt may very well be the latest FX one-hit wonder.
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Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the region of Inkpen near Hungerford in Berkshire. Inckpane is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties.
Early Origins of the Inckpane family
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, the village's name was Hingepene CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) and was literally derived from the Old English words "ing" (meaning hill or peak) and the Celtic or Old English word "penn" (meaning hill or enclosure.) CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Inckpane were among those contributors: John Inkpen, who settled in New England in 1756.
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Benefits of Playing at a Live Casino Online
There are numerous benefits to playing at a live casino online. Unlike other gambling games, there are no random numbers or computer-generated strategies involved. You can also use a new strategy and make adjustments based on the dealer’s suggestions. There are more betting options, better statistics and enhanced graphics when you play in a live casino online. So, if you’re an avid card-player, you can try a new strategy without worrying that the dealer will not be paying attention to you.
Creating an account and participating in a live casino online can be a hassle. You must provide your email address, home address, and other personal information so that the casino can contact you. You should also choose a limit for deposits. Responsible gambling is very important, so make sure you keep track of your spending and game time. It is also important to know the payouts and bonus amounts to make. Here are a few tips to help you start playing at a live casino online.
Live casinos are not like traditional casinos. Instead of having a real dealer, players can interact with dealers through chat or email. The interface of live casinos is very similar to those of brick and mortar casinos. All games are played with a random number generator. This ensures fair play and eliminates the house edge. However, many table game enthusiasts do not like the use of RNGs, which is why they prefer to play at a live casino online. Moreover, you can enjoy all the same features as you would in a desktop version. The main advantage of a mobile live casino online is its convenience. You can communicate with the dealer via chat, place bets, and watch the action from any angle.
Another important benefit to live casinos is that you can interact with dealers. In addition to the live dealers, the players can also talk to each other through a chat box, which is typically monitored. This feature allows dealers to answer any questions from players. The fact that you can speak to the dealer while playing makes live casinos more social. It is important to know that you are playing responsibly, so be mindful of how much you spend and how long you spend playing the games.
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The concept of the passive house, pioneered in this city of 140,000 outside Frankfurt, approaches the challenge from a different angle. Using ultrathick insulation and complex doors and windows, the architect engineers a home encased in an airtight shell, so that barely any heat escapes and barely any cold seeps in. That means a passive house can be warmed not only by the sun, but also by the heat from appliances and even from occupants' bodies.
And in Germany, passive houses cost only about 5 to 7 percent more to build than conventional houses.
"The myth before was that to be warm you had to have heating. Our goal is to create a warm house without energy demand," said Wolfgang Hasper, an engineer at the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt. "This is not about wearing thick pullovers, turning the thermostat down and putting up with drafts. It's about being comfortable with less energy input, and we do this by recycling heating."


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Thank you for visiting my website. I am Teri Leanne and I’m based in Melbourne, Australia creating handmade unique headpieces & hats. If it is a ready-to-wear option or bespoke creation, I will help find your inner fashionista for your next race day or special event. I love what I do and it is really important to me that my clients are very happy with their purchase, so rest assured, should you decide to purchase one of my designs you will not be disappointed.
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Panasonic Selects Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Modules For Toughpad™ A1 Tablet In North America
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) and Panasonic today announced
that Sierra Wireless will provide 4G LTE internal modems in the new
A1 (#Toughpad), Android™-powered business tablet.
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) and Panasonic today announced that Sierra Wireless will provide 4G LTE internal modems in the new rugged Toughpad™ A1 (#Toughpad), Android™-powered business tablet. The purpose-built slate, scheduled to start shipping in the spring of 2012, targets mission-critical and highly mobile workers in markets like aviation, construction, field sales and the public sector, where exposure to extreme environments is a constant challenge and the consequence of a failure is significant. The 10” Toughpad A1, which features embedded security, enhanced device-management features, and integrated GPS, allows government and commercial enterprises, as well as small and medium businesses, to realize the true potential of tablet computing without sacrificing security and while delivering a high return on investment. With integrated 4G LTE connectivity, Panasonic customers will be able to access stored online information and file reports from the field, share photos, stream video, and perform other high-bandwidth applications. For example, a technician addressing a particular problem on a piece of equipment would be able to use the Toughpad A1 tablet to access a training video stored on a corporate intranet, potentially saving considerable downtime and travel costs for multiple trips. Integrating LTE into a mobile device presents challenges for manufacturers. These may include the design and placement of the wireless module within the device for optimum performance, the integration and placement of the antenna, the interaction of the wireless module with the device software, and ensuring that testing and certification go smoothly to meet scheduled market launches. Sierra Wireless customers benefit from the company’s considerable experience and expertise in wireless integration and in reliably getting new technologies to market quickly. “We have been collaborating with Sierra Wireless for many years to integrate new wireless-broadband technologies into our Toughbook mobile computers and provide our customers with fast and reliable mobile-broadband connectivity,” said Victoria Obenshain, VP, wireless strategy, Panasonic. “Extending this collaboration to our Toughpad A1 tablet ensures our customers can enjoy the same freedom and productivity they enjoy with their Toughbook devices. The end result is that our customers will be able to count on their wireless connection to help them share and access information wherever they are.”
As part of yesterday's massive Tesla Motors price target hike, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas touched on the upcoming Gigafactory, which Tesla wants to house lithium-ion battery production. While no one knows what it will cost, it's likely to be incredibly expensive.


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Another scene from last year I didn't post. Believe it or not I still have one more snow scene from last year. No wonder I got sick of them.:) Anyway, thought I better not hang on to this another year one never knows if I will get another chance to post it.
Rather then a Christmas wish I offer a hope for peace among all people.
Thank you for your kind comments and favorites on "Snow Dance". I really appreciate them so much.
The deer and gazebo are from Daz as are the 3 Doves by Ken Gilliland from the Songbird Remix Birds of Legend collection.
It's been a great year viewing your art and photographs. Thank you so much for sharing with me.
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Humm ... It's a great job I loveit my Beatiful is the passion of the greatest. I admire the labors of your efforts. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, your family and friends ((5 + +))
Humm... C'est un travail génial ma Belle l'amour est la passion des plus grands . J'admire les labeurs de tes efforts . Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année Nouvelle à toi ta familles et amis ((5++))


493 : This car needs a good revving! Starring Miss Ninfa
Price € 16,00
Playtime: 19:54 Min Size: 1,42 GB
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Released on October 31, 2019
As everyone knows now, the battery of the old Fiat Panda is giving several problems lately ..... it's probably necessary to replace it but Vicky still wants to make an attempt to see if it can be still useful for some clips, and she asks Ninfa to do a good revving to try to recharge the battery!
Ninfa is always happy when it comes to push hard on the gas pedal, she turns on the old Fiat Panda and she's ready to enjoy a nice revving!
The engine runs very well and resists under the accelerations of Ninfa and ... yes, finally it seems that the battery is recharged!
Ninfa stops the car, she enjoys a cigarette and then she starts again to make some revving.
Ninfa calls Vicky and makes her hear the Fiat Panda shouting ... very well!
We will wait a little longer to change the battery ... hoping that the Panda doesn't do bad tricks again!
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Dozens of fans meet the players at Shrewsbury Town event - with pictures
Shrewsbury Town' biggest fans got the chance to meet their heroes during an open day.
The club's biggest names were available for photos and autographs as part of the Meet the Players day at the weekend.
Dozens of fans young and old met the team to get their posters, programmes, kits and footballs signed on Saturday.
And as well as the chance to chat with the squad, there was also a host of activities for youngsters to try out.
Manager Sam Ricketts said: "It is another aspect of what the club is about and hopefully it was a good event for everyone."
Shrewsbury Town in the Community ran a number of activities at the community football hub as part of the day.
There were several skills challenges, mini-games, inflatables and a shooting ring.
The club shop was also open to allow supporters to get their new kit and leisurewear.
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CHELMSFORD — Mercury Systems Inc. said Wednesday that it landed a $2 million follow-on order from an unnamed “leading defense prime contractor.”
Mercury is tasked with supplying high-performance digital signal processing modules for a manned airborne synthetic aperture radar application, company officials said in a press release.
Mercury said the order was booked earlier this quarter and is expected to be shipped by year’s end.
Based at 201 Riverneck Road, Mercury reported sales of $234.8 million in its most recent fiscal year, which ended in June.
Shares closed Wednesday at $15.91, up 42 cents. The announcement was made after the markets had closed for the day.

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The Bryce Harper and Mike Trout comparisons may die down now that their respective teams have played, but there was no shortage of Harper-Trout talk yesterday. Several analysts suggested that there isn’t much of a comparison to be made.
During the Mail Time portion of Monday’s “PTI” on ESPN, Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser answered the following question:
Should the Nats pull their ‘Nothing But Hustle’ ads featuring your boy Bryce Harper after he got pulled for a lack of hustle on Saturday?
“No, don’t pull the ads,” Wilbon said. “Let ‘em run. And Bryce Harper, I didn’t find this the biggest mistake of all. It’s a groundball back to the pitcher and the ball’s out of his hands. He turns around, okay, fine. Matt Williams – new tough guy Matt Williams – said sit him down, and it’s fine to sit him down. Harper, to me Tony, is one of the overstated players in the league. He’s playing against Mike Trout right now for the next few games. Mike Trout is so much better a player than Bryce Harper, it’s not even funny. They shouldn’t be mentioned together. But leave the campaign out there. It will remind Harper. He’s a terrific young player, might need a little reminder every now and then.”
“I don’t disagree with anything that you’ve said so far,” Kornheiser responded. “And I agree, that when you hit a comebacker to the mound, you have no chance of beating that out. And I thought Matt Williams not only overreacted – and you want to be a tough guy, fine – but he really called Harper out, by name, after that game, and he really crushed him. And at some point, the general manager and the owner are going to sit down and they’re going to wonder, ‘Does Bryce Harper want to continue to play here if he gets singled out quite like this?’ What they’ve got going for them is he’s young and he said, ‘I agree with what the manager did.’”
Of course, Bob Carpenter and F.P. Santangelo mentioned Harper and Trout in the same breath throughout the Nationals’ 4-2 loss to the Angels on Monday.
“A new generation of baseball on display here in Washington for the next three days,” Santangelo at the start of the broadcast. “When you talk about these two guys going at it, it’s five-tool players. Bryce Harper can hit, run, hit for power. He’s got a stronger arm than Trout and I think a little bit more raw power than Mike Trout. But when you’re talking about the Angels, and their superstar, probably one of the best players in baseball.”
(If Harper has more raw power than Trout, I think I prefer my power medium rare.)
After Harper went 0-for-3 with a walk and Trout went 2-for-5 in their first meeting, “MLB Tonight” studio host Greg Amsinger asked Bill Ripken if you can compare the two young players.
“Not right now,” Ripken said. “Trout’s the best player in the game.”
“Bryce Harper’s going to be a great player, but when you look at the swing, there are more potential holes in that swing,” Chris Singleton said.
“All the pressure was put on Bryce Harper coming up, even before he signed,” Eduardo Perez said. “All the media attention was put on him, never on Mike Trout. He played his game. He was able to represent the United States in World Cup action, and everything, and he was able to be successful coming up a lot easier than Harper. So right now, they’re not in the same sentence at all. And no player in baseball is in the same sentence as Mike Trout.”


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[Ice Festival Grounds]
Low snowbanks flank the path, futiley shoveled aside by someone just before a recent storm, as a fresh carpet of downy white has yet again blanketed the roadway. Graceful firs loom overhead, their boughs laden by heavy mounds of snow. Every once in awhile a branch shudders beneath the frigid wind, sending a cascading flurry to the ground. You also see a large cake-shaped tent with pink canvas overhangs formed to look like icing and a large wagon with a chimney rising from the rear.
Obvious paths: south, northeast.