Squirrels blamed for blaze that wrecked former Tory MP's cottage
A fire which ripped through a Victorian cottage owned by former Tory cabinet minister Lord Mayhew
Squirrels have been blamed for starting a fire at a home belonging to a former attorney general.
The blaze caused severe damage to the property belonging to former MP Lord Mayhew when it broke out yesterday afternoon.
Firefighters spent nearly two hours battling the blaze at a two-storey cottage in Goudhurst, near Cranbrook, Kent, inhabited by tenants.
Lord Mayhew told the Kent Messenger: 'The fire broke out in a void behind an airing cupboard and the most probable cause was squirrels chewing through cables.'
He added that he hoped the the cottage, built in about 1890, would be able to be restored.
A spokeswoman for Kent Fire and Rescue Service said four crews attended the fire at 12.39pm.
She said: 'The first floor and roof void were severely damaged by fire - about 90 per cent. The rest of the property was damaged by smoke and heat.'
No one was injured in the blaze.
The spokeswoman added that the cause of the fire was as yet unknown but squirrels chewing wires, and the wires igniting, 'does sometimes happen'.
Damage: The severely burned cottage - the blaze may have been caused by squirrels
Lord Mayhew was Tory MP for Tunbridge Wells between 1974 and 1997 and Attorney General for England and Wales and Northern Ireland from 1987 to 1992.
He was knighted in 1983 and became a member of the House of Lords in 1997.
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Fishing pressure at ACA stocked ponds can exceed 2,000 h/ha in the summer months, indicating these ponds can be popular among anglers. However, our recent data suggests that some ponds may not be capable of supporting trout survival beyond mid-summer due to low dissolved oxygen (DO). Rainbow Park Pond is hypereutrophic (TP 101 ± 37 μg/L) and a good candidate for alum treatment owing to its high buffering capacity (alkalinity 132 ± 4 mg/L) able to withstand large fluctuations in pH. Alum treatment will reduce bioavailable phosphorus, thereby improving water quality and increasing DO concentration. Through alum jar tests, we 2 determined that a total of 25 mL (59.5g Al/liter solution) of alum per liter of pond water, applied over two treatments, maintained favourable water quality for fish and invertebrate survival (pH of 7.5, alkalinity of 72 mg/L) while significantly reducing total phosphorus (85% reduction).
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Three of Jamaica’s finest contemporary voices and performance poets, Mel Cooke, Yashika Graham and Richard “Dingo” Dingwall, are gearing up to particape in Jamaica Rising a series of poetry readings across Bristol, a rising cultural epicentre in the UK. But before starting the trek they will present Colonization in (Re)VERSE at Redbones the Blues Café.
Colonization in (Re)VERSE will give Jamaican audiences a taste of the performances in Bristol (October 10 & 11) which will surround Professor Mervyn Morris’ delivery of the annual poetry reading at the Bristol Poetry Institute.
Cooke, Graham and Dingo are included in Jamaica Rising to bring greater attention and exposure to the wealth of talent emerging from Jamaica by showcasing newer voices alongside the poetic patriach, Prof Morris. These three poets, who have been making a positive name for themselves on the local market, got on the international radar via the Ministry of Tourism & Entertainment’s initiative “Arts in the Park – the Spoken Word Edition.” The Reggae Month event featuring a range of Jamaican poets was held at Devon House as part of the Ministry’s thrust to promote the cultural industries.
Unfortunately, the organizers of the Bristol series of events were not successful in raising sufficient grant funding to cover international travel costs of the three poets. The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment has further cemented their commitment to the initiative and promoting brand Jamaica by underwriting 50% of the outstanding sum. The poets will be raising the additional funds through the aptly titled night of poetry Colonization in (RE)VERSE where they will be joined by some excellent guest performers including poet Velma Pollard, comedian/poet Michael Abrahams and singer/poet Jah9.
Colonization in (Re)Verse gets underway at 7pm on October 6. Entry to the fundraiser is $1000.

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Landon Donovan has a playing career which stretched for over 11 years and during this period of time, the retired footballer performed with a number of different clubs including: Bayern Munich, Everton and Bayer Leverkusen just to name a few of them but it was when he played for Los Angeles Galaxy where he truly managed to stand out and make a name for himself after scoring over 100 goals and making around 247 appearances for the MLS club.
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As the worldwide economy becomes increasingly globalized, there are some resources that are still commonly “homegrown” in the US. Some of these resources are industrial minerals, the raw, unprocessed geologic material that goes on to become paper, electronics, cosmetics, and much more. You probably know that the Midwest grows corn, Florida grows oranges and California grows avocados. If you’ve ever wondered what parts of the country produce industrial minerals, we’ve listed where some of these raw materials come from (and where they’re going).
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Check valves of this type are for use as an independent means of preventing reverse water flow and for installing directly after a water meter on central water supply systems. They can also be used for industrial, commercial and similar systems where back pressure, back flow and back syphonage must be prevented. The classicfications of appliances to meet these requirements are specified in EN 1717.
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The Reserve Bank of India said it favors a complete ban on cryptocurrencies at a meeting of its central board on Friday, the Economic Times reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the deliberations.
India’s central bank made a detailed presentation to its board highlighting “serious concerns” around the impact of cryptocurrencies on macroeconomic and financial stability, as well as exchange management, the newspaper said.
The RBI said in June that it had “major concerns” on cryptocurrencies, which it had conveyed to the government. Its board discussed its planned digital currency and private cryptocurrencies at the meeting on Friday, the RBI said in a statement released on the same day.
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The iPhone, a symbol of technological excellence, deserves nothing but the best in terms of protection and style. In this article, we will explore the realm of iPhone casings, emphasizing the delicate balance between safeguarding your device and enhancing its aesthetic appeal.
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It’s a shame that Great Balls of Fire was actually a really fun show because that means it’ll be back next year.
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Los Angeles has some exquisite news. Heather Sperling and Emily Fiffer’s online food magazine, Botanica Mag, has come alive as a new sustainable restaurant in Silverlake. Botanica Mag is an online culinary destination known for its recipes, how-tos, curated bookstore, cooking goods shop and even two travel guides for the food-obsessed nomad.
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MILAN – In order to minimize the risks of contagion and keep their worker safe, McDonald’s, Starbucks and other fast food and coffee chains are boosting “contactless” pickup and delivery services in China.
McDonald’s customers can order remotely – on mobile phones or by computers in store – and employees seal the meals in bags and put them in a special spot for pickup without human contact, McDonald’s reports on its website.
For delivery orders, drivers drop McDonald’s packages at building entrances, disinfect their delivery bags and wash their hands more frequently. Drivers carry ID cards showing that they – and the people who made and packaged their food – had their body temperature scanned to prove they do not have a fever.
“While we look at how to further improve the process, the stepped-up preventive measures apply to all of our servicing channels,” McDonald’s said in a statement to Reuters.
Starbucks invites customers order coffee contactless via its app and then wait outside its cafés until they get a pick-up notice. Orders are made available on tables just inside café entrances.
If they do enter Starbucks locations, customers have their temperature taken at the door, as fever is one of the main symptoms of infection, and baristas wear masks.
For delivery, Starbucks said it regularly sterilizes containers and that its delivery people have their temperature taken daily. Indoors staff must wash hands every 30 minutes, and public areas are sterilized every 2 hours.


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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Sunday appreciated the public participation in Pakistan Super League (PSL) final being held in Lahore.
Imran took to Twitter and extended good wishes to both Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi in the league’s final.
Good luck & best wishes to both cricket teams in the PSL final. Really appreciate the public's participation. May Allah keep everyone safe.
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It is pertinent to mention here that the cricketer-turned politician had earlier termed holding PSL final in Lahore ‘madness’.
“God forbid if any mishap happens we can say goodbye to international cricket in Pakistan for next decade,” he said.
The PTI supremo would himself not be attending the star-studded event despite being invited formally by the country’s cricketing board.

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This year for the first time Eastleigh College has been running an after-school tuition programme for school pupils to come and learn basic cookery techniques. After six weeks of hard work, the pupils were pleased to host a graduation dinner for their parents and teachers at Eastleigh College’s East Avenue restaurant.
The pupils, who are all in Years 9, 10 and 11 at school, cooked up a three-course meal for their guests including a tomato and red pepper soup, an asparagus, pea and feta tartlet, and a white chocolate, raspberry and lime éclair.
The Junior Chefs programme has run for a total of six weeks and has taught the pupils basic cookery skills such as baking bread, how to butcher whole poultry, and how to make choux pastry.
Duncan Bachelor is in year 10 and has found it really helpful learning all the new skills. He said, “I liked learning how to cut chicken, gut a fish, peel tomatoes and stretch sugar. I’ve just done my work experience at an Italian restaurant and really enjoyed it, so I think I’ll apply to do Catering at College.”
Rebecca Leah, a year 11 pupil at Mountbatten School, is coming to Eastleigh College in September to study Catering and thought the Junior Chefs Programme would be a good opportunity to get to know the College. She said, “I’ve enjoyed getting to know the kitchens and the chefs; it’s been really useful. My favourite part has been the choux pastry and piping, because I want to be a pastry chef. I plan to do my two-year Catering course and then stay on for another year to specialise in patisserie.”
The pupils were able to put all their skills to the test preparing for the graduation dinner, where they were all presented with a certificate and a medal for their achievements.
The Junior Chefs Programme will be returning later in the year in the Autumn term – starting on the 14th September, the programme runs for 6 weeks and fees are £60 inclusive of uniform hire, ingredients and the graduation dinner. Click here for more details and to book your place!
The Eastleigh College Board and Senior Management Team have launched an ambitious strategy for the period 2020-24 that sets out the College’s priorities to see more learners, be more successful, more often.
The College has remained open throughout the Covid-19 pandemic for many learners and as from September 2020 all learners (including those planning to attend at College House) have returned to a full high-quality education programme as per government guidelines.


Macchi C.202 Folgore - Thunderbolt
National origin:- Italy Role:- Fighter Manufacturer:- Macchi Aeronautica Designer:- Mario Castoldi First flight:- 10 August 1940 Introduction:- July 1941 Retired:- 1951 Primary users:- Regia Aeronautica, Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Države Hrvatske, Luftwaffe Number built:- 1,150 Variants:- Macchi C.205
The Macchi C.202 Folgore (Italian 'thunderbolt') was a World War II fighter aircraft built by Macchi Aeronautica and operated mainly by the Regia Aeronautica (RA; Royal (Italian) Air Force). Macchi aircraft designed by Mario Castoldi received the 'C' letter in their model designation, hence the Folgore is referred to as the C.202 or MC.202. The C.202 was a development of the earlier C.200 Saetta, with an Italian-built version of the Daimler-Benz DB 601Aa engine and a redesigned, more streamlined fuselage. Considered to be one of the best wartime fighters to serve in large numbers with the Regia Aeronautica, the Folgore operated on all fronts in which Italy was involved.
The Folgore went into service with the Regia Aeronautica in July 1941 and immediately proved to be an effective and deadly dogfighter. The Australian ace Clive Caldwell, who fought a wide variety of German, Italian and Japanese fighters during 1941–45, later stated that the C.202 was 'one of the best and most undervalued of fighters'. The C.202 also had its defects: like its predecessor, the Macchi C.200, it could enter a dangerous spin. It was insufficiently armed, with just two machine guns that easily jammed. The radios were unreliable, forcing the pilots to communicate by waggling wings. The oxygen system was inefficient, causing up to 50/60 per cent of the pilots to break off missions, sometimes even causing fatal accidents.
The decision of the Italian military authorities to adopt radial engines meant that, during the second half of the 1930s, the Italian aeronautical industry failed to develop more powerful engines based on streamlined liquid-cooled designs. This forced Macchi Aeronautica to rely on the ageing Fiat A.74 radial engine for its C.200 fighter. By 1941, the C.200, armed with two 12.7 mm (.50 in) machine guns and with a maximum speed of 504 km/h (315 mph), was obsolete.
In July 1939, the RA requested that Reggiane build a prototype Re.2000 with a German Daimler-Benz DB 601Aa, liquid-cooled supercharged inverted V-12 engine rated at 1,175 PS (1,159 hp, 864 kW); this became the Re.2001. At the time, the most powerful reliable Italian inline engine was the 715 kW (960 hp) Isotta Fraschini Asso XI R.C.40, which was designed in 1936. In November 1939, Alfa Romeo acquired the license to produce the DB 601Aa as the Alfa-Romeo RA.1000 R.C.41-I Monsone, which was to be used in the production of C.202s.
While they waited for Alfa Romeo production to start, Aeronautica Macchi imported a DB 601Aa engine; Macchi chief of design Mario Castoldi began to work on mating the Macchi C.200 wings, undercarriage, vertical and horizontal tail units with a new fuselage incorporating the imported DB 601Aa. Design of the new fighter began in January 1940 and, less than seven months later, on 10 August 1940, the sole prototype, MM.445, made its first flight, two months after Italy's entry into World War II.
From the first trials it was evident that the C.202 was an advanced design, mainly because of the use of the Daimler Benz DB 601, a departure from the standard practice of using engines of Italian origin. Test results showed that Italy had caught up with Britain and Germany in the field of fighter airplanes. The prototype differed in some respects from the production aircraft; the headrest fairing incorporated two windows for rear visibility, while production versions replaced this with a narrower, scalloped headrest. The square-sectioned supercharger air intake was replaced by an elongated round sectioned fairing, which was later redesigned to incorporate a dust filter. The prototype was flown to the Regia Aeronautica's main test airfield at Guidonia, where it met with an enthusiastic response from test pilots. A speed of 603 km/h (375 mph) was recorded, with 5,486 m (18,000 ft) being reached in six minutes and little of the good manoeuvrability of the C.200 was lost. Another of its attributes was its extremely strong construction that allowed its pilots to dive the aircraft steeply. Due to the flight test reports, the C.202 was immediately ordered into production with the first examples (built by Macchi as Serie II) appearing in May 1941. The complexity of the structure was not well suited to mass production, and resulted in a limited production rate compared to the Bf 109E/F (usually rated at 4,500–6,000 man-hours) while the Macchi needed 22,000 or more. The growth of the C.202 project was slower than that of the Re. 2001; but, by employing both mass production techniques and less expensive advanced technologies, the production cost was slightly less than that of the Reggiane Re.2001, (525,000 lire vs 600,000); this latter, the only other DB 601 fighter in mass production, was slower and heavier (2.460/3.240 kg)  but had a bigger wing and a more advanced and adaptable structure. Breda, Milan was also chosen to build the C.202 and eventually built the majority of the type. SAI-Ambrosini was another sub-contractor, building some 100 C.202s.
Castoldi, whose background included working on Schneider Trophy racers design, followed Celestino Rosatelli as the main designer of new fighters for the RA. His new project was robust and small, utilizing a conventional but complex structural arrangement based on his experience with wooden designs, and at the same time paying great attention to its aerodynamics (Castoldi designed the MC.72, the world's fastest aircraft of its time).
The wing and fuselage structures were of a conventional metal design, having a single vertical tail with two elevators, and a wing of relatively conventional design with two main spars and 23 ribs. The ailerons, elevators and rudder were metal structures with fabric covering. Apart from the ailerons, the entire trailing edge of the wing was dominated by a pair of all metal split flaps. The undercarriage was of a standard design; the two widely set hydraulically operated main gears retracting inwardly into the wing, while the tail wheel was non-retractable. As with the C.200, to counteract the torque of the engine, Castoldi extended the left wing by 21 cm (8.5 inches). This meant that the left wing developed more lift, offsetting the tendency of the aircraft to roll to the left due to the rotation of the propeller.
The empty weight of the new C.202 (approximately 2,350 kg/5,180 lb) gradually increased throughout production, and due to the thickness of metal used it was also comparatively heavy, yet this class of aircraft was still considered lightweight compared to other contemporary fighter designs. The Macchi's mass was around 300 kg (660 lb) higher than the comparable Bf 109E German fighter, consequently, the power-to-weight ratio was considerably lower while wing loading was higher
Australian air ace Clive Caldwell felt the Folgore would have been superior to the Messerschmitt Bf 109 had it been better armed. The C.202 was lightly armed by the standards of the time carrying the same armament as the C.R.32, a 1933 design. The C.202 carried as standard two 12.7 mm (.5 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns. The Breda design was as heavy as the Browning M2, the model from which it was derived. The Breda fired 12.7x81 mm 'Vickers' ammunition — while its cartridges were longer than the 13 x 64 mm rounds of its German rough equivalent, the MG 131, the 81 mm Italian rounds were still shorter than the standard 12.7x99 mm rounds of the American 'Ma Deuce'; with the result that the energy at the muzzle was 10,000 joules vs. 16,000. The rate of fire was about 18 rounds/second (1,080 rounds per minute) or 0.63 kg (1.39 lb).
Initially, all the armament was fitted within the nose of the Macchi. Ammunition carried was up to 800 rounds (standard: 700 rounds). An additional pair of Breda 7.7 mm (.303 in) machine guns was fitted in the wings in the VII series onward, but these, along with 1,000 rounds of ammunition, added 100 kg (220 lb) to the aircraft's weight and were typically removed by pilots to save weight, since they were relatively ineffective against most enemy aircraft in 1942. A synchronizing unit allowed the nose guns to fire through the propeller disk, but with a 25% loss in ROF (Rate of Fire). A 'San Giorgio' reflector gun sight was fitted.
The fuselage housed the main armament and the Alfa Romeo RA.1000 R.C.41-I Monsone engine which drove a Piaggio P1001 three-blade, variable-pitch, constant speed propeller. Situated behind the engine and under the 12.7 mm (.5 in) ammunition boxes there was a 270 L (71.3 US gal) self-sealing fuel tank. Another 80 L (21.1 US gal) fuel tank was placed behind the pilot, with two additional tanks, each with a capacity of 40 L (10.5 US gal), being housed in the wing roots; the total fuel capacity was 430 L (113.6 US gal) . The main coolant radiator was housed in a rectangular fairing under the fuselage beneath the cockpit, and the oil cooler was placed under the nose within a streamlined, rectangular housing. From the cockpit aft, the fuselage was formed into a round monocoque structure; the aft fuselage tapered into the tail and contained the radio, oxygen and flight control mechanisms. The canopy was hinged on the starboard base and opened sideways. Behind the canopy the pilot's headrest was fixed to a triangular turn-over pylon which was covered by a streamlined, tapered fairing. This fairing was shaped into an inverted 'T' which enabled the pilot to have a reasonable field of view to the rear. The unpressurised cockpit had an armor plate fitted behind the armored seat for protection. While early C.202s had a very short 'stub' radio mast projecting from the fairing, most used a tall, slim mast.
On 21 August 1941, Tenente Giulio Reiner, one of the most skillful and experienced pilots of 9° Gruppo, flew the 'military control flight' in Lonate Pozzolo, The Ufficio tecnico (Technical Bureau) recorded the maximum speed of 1,078.27 km/h in the Folgore in a vertical dive, with 5.8 G. forces while pulling out of the dive. Ingegner Mario Castoldi, the designer of the 202 questioned whether Reiner had properly flown the test. In fact, during the vertical dive, Reiner had to face very strong vibrations throughout the airframe and in the control stick, while the flying controls were locked and the propeller blades were jammed at maximum pitch. The clean aerodynamics offered by the inline engine permitted dive speeds high enough for pilots to encounter the then-unknown phenomenon of compressibility.
Some defects of the new fighter could be easily fixed, such as the landing gear lowering inadvertently when pulling out of a steep dive, the machine gun bonnet that broke, the ammunition belts that jammed and the air cleaner intake that, because of the engine vibrations, first crystallized and then sheared itself. Other defects, like the unreliability of the radios and of the oxygen systems, and the limited armament, could not.
The Folgore was put into production using imported DB 601Aa engines, while Alfa Romeo set up production of the engine under license as the RA.1000 R.C.41-I Monsone (Monsoon). Due to initial delays in engine production, Macchi resorted to completing some C.202 airframes as C.200s with Fiat radial engines. Nevertheless, by late 1942, Folgores outnumbered all other fighter aircraft in the Regia Aeronautica.
The first units selected to be equipped with the C.202 Series I were the 17° and 6° Gruppi, from 1° Stormo, based at the airfield of Campoformido, near Udine, and the 9° Gruppo of 4° Stormo, based in Gorizia. Their pilots started to train on the new fighter in May–June 1941, at Lonate Pozzolo (Varese), the airfield of the Macchi. Although deployed in mid-1941, the C.202 did not see action until later that fall, because of the many defects of the first machines. Some defects appeared similar to those on the early C. 200 version: on 3 August, during a mock dogfight, Sergente Maggiore Antonio Valle – an experienced pilot, credited with two kills in Marmarica and recipient of a Medaglia di Bronzo al Valor Militare (Bronze Medal of Military Valor) – at a height of 4,000 meters entered in a flat spin and could not recover or bail out, losing his life. By November, C.202s appeared on the Libyan front. In addition to North Africa, the aircraft saw limited service on the Eastern Front where between 1941 and 1943, together with C.200s, they achieved an 88 to 15 victory/loss ratio. But, according to other authors  that ratio refers only to the C.200 'Saetta'.
On 23 December 1942, the “Regia Aeronautica” command with a circular letter authorized the use of under-wing jettisonable tanks, to increase the range of the C.202s of 6° and 7° Gruppo, based in Pantelleria.
Following the Allied 1943 Armistice with Italy, C.202s were used as trainers in the Italian Social Republic (Repubblica Sociale Italiana, or RSI). After the war, two examples served as trainers in Lecce until 1947.
Allied pilots who flew against the Folgore were impressed with its performance and manoeuvrability. The Macchi C.202 was considered superior to both the Hawker Hurricane and the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks it fought against, at first on the Libyan front, and the equal of the Spitfire Mk. V. The C.202 was able to out-turn all three, although the Spitfire had a superior rate of climb. The C.202 could effectively fly against the Hurricane, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Bell P-39 Airacobra, Curtiss P-40 and even the Spitfire at low altitudes, but the aircraft's combat effectiveness was somewhat hampered by its weak armament.
From early October 1941 the Italian units commenced extensive operations over Malta, which provided many opportunities for encounters with RAF fighters. From its initial combat missions, the C.202 displayed marked superiority over the Hawker Hurricane II which formed the island's main form of aerial defence at the time. But the Macchi's main weakness, its weak armament, was a problem. On the besieged island, the new Macchi fighter was not only used for fighter operations, but also for ground attacks and reconnaissance missions. Among the pilots who flew recce C.202s on Malta, was Adriano Visconti, later to become a famed ace, credited with at least 10 air victories.
The presence of the Folgores in Maltese skies was to last only until the end of November, when most of the unit was transferred to the deteriorating North Africa front. The 4° Stormo returned to Sicily in April 1942 for a couple of weeks, before continuing its transfer to Campoformido. In the meantime, the 16° Gruppo had started to re-equip with the C.202s at the end of 1941. The Macchis of 51° Stormo and 23° Gruppo (3° Stormo) arrived in May 1942. During Operation Harpoon, one of two simultaneous Allied convoys sent to supply Malta in the Axis-dominated central Mediterranean Sea in mid-June 1942, C.202s were involved in clashing with Sea Hurricanes. But during this time, the Axis had to give up the planned invasion of Malta (Operation C 3), aircraft and men being necessary elsewhere. At the end of June, however, about 60 C.202s could be mustered in Sicily to operate against Malta, which had started to receive the Spitfire Mk. V in considerable quantities. On 7 March 1942, the carrier USS Wasp delivered the first Spitfires to Malta, and the Axis' air-superiority started to shift in favour of the Allies.
The Macchi could out-turn the Spitfire, but the Folgores suffered from the lack of a more powerful armament and, without radios, the Regia Aeronautica pilots were forced to communicate by waggling their wings and, consequently, had to adopt too tight and less effective formations. They also suffered due to the lack of radar, which the RAF used successfully to vector their fighters. Nevertheless, the C.202's pilots achieved many successes against the Spitfires. The top scoring Italilan pilots included Capitano Furio Niclot-Doglio (a 7 kills ace, shot down and killed on 27 July 1942 by RAF ace George 'Screwball' Beurling) and Sergente Ennio Tarantola. Both pilots flew with 51° Stormo C.T., the most successful Italian unit over Malta, with a score of 97 aircraft destroyed for the loss of 17 Folgores. North Africa and Pantelleria
On 29 July, the three first operational C.202s of 4° Stormo, 97ª Squadriglia, landed at Merna airport. On 26 November 1941, during Operation Crusader, 19 Macchis of 9° Gruppo, 4° Stormo were sent to Africa, and by the end of the month the whole 1° Stormo was in Libya, both units taking part in the last stages of the British offensive that led to the raising of the siege of Tobruk, and the retreat of Italian and German troops in Cyrenaica in December.  During its initial combats over the Western Desert, the Folgore was quite a surprise to British pilots and it remained a respected adversary. Squadron Leader Dennis Harry Clark, D.F.C. and A.F.C., in his book 'What were they like to fly' (1964), stated: 'Sleek, supremely fast (..) the 202 was capable of out-turning our P-40s with ease; but the majority would pull away effortlessly into a climbing roll off or a roll off the top when things became at all hectic... Their aircraft was superior to ours on all counts.'
In the desert war, the SAS incursions behind the lines, led by men like 'Paddy' Mayne were aimed at destroying aircraft at their bases. On the night of 28 December 1941, Macchi 202s of 1° Stormo were based at Uadi Tamet. They had been transferred from Italy one month before and recently relocated from El Merduma because this airbase was too exposed to SAS attacks but this did not help them. 1° Stormo had 60 fighters, 17°Gruppo around 30. In a month of combat this latter lost eight fighters. That night Mayne and his three comrades destroyed nine others. The Italians had placed much hope in these brand-new fighters but after this attack were forced to move them further back, well away from the front lines to avoid more losses.
During 1942, Bf 109F/Gs and Macchi C.202s fought Allied air forces in the skies of North Africa. At the time of Rommel's offensive on Tobruk, 5ª 'Squadra Aerea' ('Aviation Corps'), based in North Africa, had three Macchi wings: 1° Stormo had 47 C.202s (40 serviceable), 2° Stormo had 63 C.200s (52) while 4° Stormo had 57(47). This, coupled with the 32 Cant Z.1007s, was one of the most powerful fighter forces that the Italians fielded in the war, and constituted almost a tenth of the overall Folgore production.
During the Battle of Bir Hakeim (26 May 1942 – 11 June 1942) the C.202s performed very successfully against Desert Air Force fighters, using 'dive and zoom' tactics, similar to those of Jagdfliegern's Luftwaffe.  Even if often outnumbered, the C.202s achieved 22 confirmed air victories against Hurricanes and P-40s for the loss of just five of their number, a ratio kill/loss of 4,4/1, better than that of Messerschmitt Bf 109s (3,5/1).  At the end of the year, the growing strength of the Allied forces was overwhelming and after the defeat in the skies over Malta as well as El-Alamein the last operational Axis units lost their air superiority in the Mediterranean. The Germans and the Italians succeeded in establishing a bridgehead in Tunisia, and later in December the Regia Aeronautica transferred four fighter squadrons there. The 5ª Squadra Aerea, which had left Libya and retreated to the Tunisian regions, had previously repatriated all aircraft unsuitable for further action to Italy. In early 1943, Regia Aeronautica had only 54 serviceable C.202 in 12 squadrons. On 21 February 1943, the 5ª Squadra Aerea still had, in the northern sector, the 6°Gruppo C.T. with three squadrons of C.202s at Sfax and Gammarat and in the southern sector, 3°Stormo with six squadrons of C.200s and C.202s at El Hamma. Although these forces were quite insufficient they nevertheless achieved quite notable successes. On 6–7 March 1943, C.202's pilots claimed 19 RAF and two USAAF aircraft, for the loss of two Folgores. Pilots of 16° Gruppo Assalto, an attack unit, downed no fewer than 10 aircraft.
The Macchis continued fighting while retreating to Tunisia and then in the defence of Sicily, Sardinia and Italy against an increasingly stronger opponent. The Macchis of two groups which landed at Korba airfield from Italy experienced one notable action. Forced to concentrate 40 C.202s (both 7° and 16°, 54° Stormo) on a Tunisian airfield, on 8 May 1943, almost all the C.202s were destroyed on the ground by marauding Spitfires. A contemporary photo showed over a dozen Macchi C.202s in an abandoned airfield, damaged beyond repair by air attacks or dismantled to support the last few operating fighters. Because no transport aircraft were available every surviving fighter taking off the next day had two men inside, a pilot and a mechanic. Only a few aircraft (five of 7° and six of 16°) were repaired by 10 May 1943 and retreated to Italy. At least one, manned by Tenente Lombardo, was destroyed and the two men inside were wounded after crash-landing on a beach near Reggio Calabria. During the Tunisian operation the Regia Aeronautica lost a total of 22 C.202s in the air and 47 on the ground.
Eastern Front operations
In May 1942, the 22° Gruppo Caccia, that had reached its operational limit, was replaced by the newly formed 21° Gruppo Autonomo C.T. composed of 356ª, 382ª, 361ª and 386ª Squadriglia. This unit, commanded by Maggiore (Major) Ettore Foschini, brought new C.202s and 18 new Macchi C.200 fighters. In August 1942, at the beginning of the German offensive they were deployed at the Stalino, Lughansk, Kantemirovka and Millerovo airfields, fighting against the Red Army positions on the east Don river during October–November 1942. the fighters operated in adverse climate conditions (40° to 45° below zero and heavy snow storms) while under heavy Russian fighter-bomber harassment. Under these circumstances, 21° Gruppo – which had 17 C.202s on strength – rarely flew sorties. Only a total of 17 missions were flown with Folgores on the Eastern Front during a four-month period. The C.202s were forced to escort C.200s alongside Fiat BR.20Ms and Caproni Ca.311s in attacks against Soviet columns, while facing great numbers of new VVS' fighters. The C.202s also escorted CANT Z.1007bis in reconnaissance missions and German transport aircraft. One of these missions was to escort Junkers Ju 52s flying to Stalingrad, on 11 December 1942, during which Tenente Pilota Gino Lionello was shot down and had to bail out from his Folgore.
After the abandonment of advanced airfields between December 1942 – January 1943 at Voroshilovgrad, Stalino and Tscerkow, the Italian air units operated in defensive actions against a more potent Soviet air offensive, mainly using Ilyushin IL-2s Shturmoviks and Petlyakov Pe-2s. In March 1943, the Corpo Aereo Italiano was detached to Odessa airbase joining Reggiane Re. 2000 Héja I of the Hungarian MKHL 1 and 2/1 Vadászszázad and IAR 80C and Bf 109E/G of Romanian FARR 4 and 5 detached at same base and Saki (Crimea) in a holding action against the VVS armada of 2,000 aircraft, at a time when Axis air forces only countered with 300 operative aircraft with very small quantities of fuel, munitions and equipment.
The last effective operation of Corpo Aereo Italiano in Russia occurred on 17 January 1943, when one mixed formation of 25 surviving Macchi fighters (out of a remaining total of 30 C.200s and nine C.202s) attacked Red Army armored and motorized infantry columns to support German and Italian units encircled in Millerovo.
Sicilian and Italian campaigns
The C.202s played a significant role in the defense of Sicily and Southern Italy against bombing attacks launched by the USAF, but by the time of Allied invasion of Sicily (10 July 1943) they were less effective as attrition had reduced the number available, while 20 mm cannons were needed to cause enough damage, so Bf 109F/Gs, Macchi MC.205s and Fiat G.55s replaced C.202s as soon as possible. Mixed units (such as the 51° Stormo, Sardinia) were formed with C.202s often serving with C.205s.
At the Armistice, there were only 186 Folgores, with 100 aircraft still serviceable. Several C.202s also served with the Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force, and some were transformed into C.205s or C.202/205 with the Veltro's engine. Others served as trainers in the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana (National Republican Air Force) of the Italian Social Republic (RSI) and the Luftwaffe (German Air Force). Switzerland ordered 20 C.202s, but none were delivered, because at that time (12 May 1943), Italy no longer had the capability to export these types of aircraft. 12 C.202s and probably another 12 were delivered to the Croatian Air Force Legion for operational use against the RAF and USAAF over Croatia in mid-1944, all ex-LW fighters.
After the bombing of Macchi Industries in 1944, the combat career of the C.202 and C.205 was nearly over. Post-war some aircraft survived along with newly manufactured C.205s to serve in Italy; C.202s were operational until 1948. The Royal Egyptian Air Force ordered a total of 42 C.205s, but 31 were re-engined Folgores (C.202s) armed with only two 12.7 mm Breda machine guns. Some of these aircraft fought against Israel, and were in service until 1951.
In Croatian serviceAbout 20–22 C.202s were used by Croatia as interceptors of Allied bombers. During 1944, the Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia, Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Države Hrvatske (ZNDH), received several batches of Macchi C.202s. In January, eight brand-new Folgore arrived at Zagreb's Lucko airfield. Another four arrived two weeks later, but one was lost during a test-flight. The first batch of 'Folgore' delivered to the ZNDH (16 aircraft) was from the XII series built by Breda after the German occupation of Italy. They equipped Kroat. JGr 1. These aircraft retained their Luftwaffe markings whilst in service with the unit. 1944 had seen the return of the Croatian Air Force Legion (HZL) fighter squadron to Croatia from service on the Eastern Front. Upon its return the HZL was redesignated Kroat. JGr 1 and its operational fighter squadron was redesignated 2./(Kroat.)JGr. This unit was equipped with Macchis.
A second training / operational conversion squadron was also formed, designated 3./(Kroat.)JGr and equipped with Fiat G.50, Macchi C.200 and Fiat CR.42 fighters. In March they were scrambled for the first time against an American raid west of Zagreb, but combat was avoided: Croatian Macchi pilots were initially instructed to attack only damaged aircraft and stragglers from the main formation.
The first confirmed air victory was claimed by Unteroffizier Leopold Hrastovcan on 24 April 1944, against a B-24 shot down near the village of Zapresic (Zagorje). According to some sources, during these first sorties, Croat C.202s claimed 11 to 16 air victories, but only three more were confirmed. In May 1944, the Croatians received four C.202s from the Luftwaffe in Niš. During the ferry flight, one Macchi crash landed near Zemun airfield. The Croat unit received the last six Folgore and three or four brand new Macchi C.205s, around June 1944. Even if the Croatian Air Force Legion was disbanded at the end of July, and replaced by the Croatian Air Force Group (HZS), the Macchi remained at Borovo.
During a period of intensive activity over the summer, the squadron claimed some 20 Allied aircraft shot down. At the end of the summer, the C.202s still in flying condition based in Borovo were used by Croatian cadets for training. In September 1944, Luftwaffe pilots flew all airworthy Folgore to Borongaj where they were used only for training. Croatian pilots did not at first have a high opinion of the Macchi fighter, due to its armament of just two 12.7 mm and two 7.7mm machine guns, regarded as scarcely effective against the heavily armed US four-engined bombers. Eastern front veteran Major Josip Helebrant, an 11-kill flying ace (used to flying Bf 109Gs) and the CO of 2./(Kroat.)JGr, initially regarded the Macchis as 'old, weary and unusable', and described the morale of his men as 'low', and his unit's results as 'nil', primarily because of the NDH's underdeveloped air-raid warning system, which saw the Croatian Macchi fighters often taking off to intercept attacking Allied bombers when they were already overhead.
The Macchi C.202 was flown by almost all the most successful Italian aces: Adriano Visconti, Luigi Gorrini, Franco Lucchini, Franco Bordoni Bisleri, Furio Niclot Doglio and top scorer Sergente Maggiore Teresio Vittorio Martinoli, credited with 22 individual 'kills' plus two probables and 14 shared. Seventeen of these victories were obtained in 73ª Squadriglia, 9° Gruppo (from 4° Stormo). Martinoli was killed during a training flight with the P-39 Airacobra on 25 August 1944. Capitano Franco Lucchini, credited with 21/26 individual victories and 52 shared, began to fly the Folgore after having shot down 10 enemy aircraft. He was killed in his C.202 on 5 July 1943 while attacking a B-17 over Gerbini, Sicily.
Surviving aircraft were used by Aeronautica Militare Italiana as trainers until 1948.
Variants and production
Like its predecessor C.200, the C.202 had relatively few modifications, with only 116 modifications during its career, most of them invisible, externally. The total series production ordered was 1,454: 900 to Breda, 150 to SAI Ambrosini, 403 to Aermacchi. The amount produced was actually 1,106 and not 1,220 as previous stated. Breda built 649 (Series XVI deleted, Series XII and XV partially completed caused the difference); Aermacchi made 390 examples, SAI only 67.
One of the differences between prototype and series production was the lack of radio antenna and the retractable tailwheel (these differences resulting in a slightly higher top speed); the difference in speed was not so great and so, the series version had the fixed tailwheel and the radio antenna. The support for the engine, originally steel, was replaced with a lighter aluminium structure.
Starting with the Serie VII, the fighter had a new wing with a provision for two 7.7 mm (.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns and an armored windscreen (previously, only the armored seat and the self-sealing tanks were provided). Serie IX's weight was 2,515/3,069 kg with the 7.7 machine guns seldom installed.
Dust filters for operations in North Africa (AS – Africa Settentrionale, North Africa); they little affected the speed and so, almost all Folgores had them and thus were in C.202AS standard; finally, starting with Serie XI there was a provision for two 50, 100 or 160 kg bombs, small bombs clusters (10, 15, 20 kg) or 100 l drop tanks. These underwing pylons were rarely utilized, as Folgores were needed in the interceptor roles.
Underwing hardpoints for bombs or drop tanks (CB – Caccia Bombardiere, Fighter-Bomber)
probably meaning Esperimento Cannoni, it was another link between Veltro and Folgore. One aircraft (Serie III, s/n MM 91974) was fitted with a pair of gondola-mounted 20 mm cannon with 200 rounds each (it flew on 12 May 1943); later it was turned into a C.205V. Another four examples were so equipped, but, despite the good results in the trials (aimed to boost the Folgore's firepower), there was no further production, because the cannons penalized the aircraft's performance. There was, in the Folgore, no room to mount them inside the wings or the nose, so the MC.205V/Ns was developed. Nevertheless, the XII series could have introduced a new wing with MG 151 provisions. This is not well documented, as this series was produced by Breda after the Armistice, and was interrupted with the devastating USAAF bombings, together with many other aircraft; among them, also Macchi 205 production and the 206 prototype (30 April 1944; in five days, the USAAF destroyed both Fiat and Macchi facilities, eliminating all of Italy's fighter production).
Equipped with cameras for photo-reconnaissance missions (R – Ricognizione, Reconnaissance), very few produced, later the recce role was covered by Veltros.
Prototype with a revised radiator, under the nose, similar to the P-40 (s/n. MM 7768)
at least one was modified as 'drone director' (coupled with S.79s), and it was planned to use Folgores also as 'Mistel', with an AR.4 'radiobomba' (a sort of remote-control kamikaze bomber).
C.202 with DB 605 and other engines
Macchi MC.202 with DB 605 were initially known as MC.202 bis; later as the C.205 Veltro. Macchi C.200, C.202 and C.205 shared many common components. The MC.200A/2 was a MC.200 with Folgore wings (MM.8238). After the Armistice, Aeronautica Sannita or the Co-Belligerent Italian AF began MC.205 modifying C.202s with DB 605s. These aircraft were known also as Folgeltro. Around two dozen were made. Another Folgore was modified with DB 601E-1 (1,350 PS) in summer 1944, but this hybrid with Bf 109F technology crashed on 21 January 1946. The MC.204 was a version with a L.121 Asso (1,000 hp); proposed early in the war (28 September 1940), but all the effort continued only with DB 601 engines. Early Folgores had original DB 601s, while from the Serie VII, RC.41s were available.
After the war, 31 C.202 airframes were fitted with license-built Daimler-Benz DB 605 engines and sold to Egypt as C.205 Veltros, with another 11 'real' MC.205s (with MG 151 cannons in the wings).
Germany: Luftwaffe II/JG 77 operated 12 captured aircraft.
Kingdom of Italy: Regia Aeronautica; Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force
Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force: Italian Social Republic Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana
Italy: Italian Air Force operated some Macchi C.202 until 1948
NDH: Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Države Hrvatske
C.202 at the Smithsonian
Macchi C.202 '73-7/M.M. 9667 (serial no. 366)'
Presently on display at the Italian Air Force Museum in Vigna di Valle Airport, near Bracciano, Italy. This C.202 was built by Breda in early 1943 as a Serie XI sample. In March 1943 this Folgore was assigned to 54° Stormo of the Regia Aeronautica and subsequently it served in 5° Stormo, with Aeronautica Cobelligerante (Italian Co-Belligerant Air Force). After the war it was a training aircraft at the Accademia Navale in Livorno. Currently the aircraft has the markings of the ace Giulio Reiner. Not all the parts of the aircraft are original (a panel of the engine cowling comes from a Macchi C.205 Veltro).
Macchi C.202 'M.M. 9476(?)'
Shown in the markings of the 90ª Squadriglia, 10° Gruppo, 4° Stormo, is dramatically displayed in Gallery 205 above the World War II Aviation diorama at the US National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian, Washington, DC. Still airworthy at Freeman Field, Indiana, US, in 1945, as FE-300, was stored for many years. Restoration was completed in mid-1970. No identity marking was found, though this is the least reconstructed Folgore survivor. It may have originally been a Serie VI to IX, probably the M.M. 9476 sample.
Specifications (Macchi C.200 early series)
General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 8.85 m (29 ft 0.5 in) Wingspan: 10.58 m (34 ft 8.5 in) Height: 3.49 m (11 ft 5 in) Wing area: 16.82 m² (181.04 ft²) Empty weight: 2,491 kg (5,492 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 2,930 kg (6,460 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Alfa Romeo RA.1000 R.C.41-I Monsone liquid-cooled supercharged inverted V-12, 1,175 PS (864 kW) at 2,500 rpm for takeoff Performance Maximum speed: 600 km/h (324 knots, 372 mph) at 5,600 m (18,370 ft) Range: 765 km (413 nm, 475 mi) Service ceiling: 11,500 m (37,730 ft) Rate of climb: 18.1 m/s (3,563 ft/min) Wing loading: 174.20kg/m² (35.68 lb/ft²) Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb) Armament Guns: 2 × 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns in the engine cowling, 360/400 rpg 2 × 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns in the wings, 500 rpg Armament Bombs: 2 × 50, 100, or 160 kg (110, 220, or 350 lb) bombs Armament drop tanks: 2 × 100 L (26.4 US gal; 22.0 imp gal) drop tanks
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Recipe video above. This is how to make a great pesto pasta that's slick with pesto sauce without adding tons and tons of oil which makes it overly oily. The secret is using the pasta cooking water - it emulsifies with the oil in the pesto which makes it cling to every strand of pasta. A technique used in every Italian household! Make this with homemade pesto for the best flavour.
300 - 350 g / 10 - 12 oz pasta of choice(ziti, penne and spaghetti are my favourites, Note 2)
3/4cuppasta cooking water
Parmesan, for serving
Bring a large pot of water to the boil with the salt.
Add pasta and cook for the length of time per the packet.
Just before draining, scoop out 1 cup of of the pasta cooking water.
Drain pasta in a colander, leave it for a minute.
Transfer pasta to a bowl (do not use pasta cooking pot, too hot).
Add pesto and 1/4 cup of pasta water. Toss to coat pasta in pesto, adding more water if required to make pasta silky and saucy, rather than dry and sticky.
Taste, add more salt and pepper if desired.
Serve immediately, garnished with fresh parmesan.
1. Pesto - This recipe is intended for use with this homemade pesto which I also shared today. But the same technique applies to store bought. If using store bought, use 1/2 cup+. Usually require less than when using homemade because they have a more concentrated flavour from basil extract.2. Pasta - Ziti and penne are my favourites for pesto (explained in post). Spaghetti is next, then other long strand pastas.
Use 300g/10oz for a really great coating of pesto sauce - 3 large servings, 4 smallish servings.
Use up to 350g/12oz for "normal" amount of pesto sauce to pasta - 4 standard servings.


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Ambika Soni, AICC general secretary, Incharge J&K affairs soon after her arrival in Srinagar held detailed interactions with legislators and senior functionaries of the party and discussed threadbare the present atmosphere of state.
Later, she held separate meetings with block presidents, PCC members and district delegates of the valley, besides other party functionaries.
Earlier, she was briefed by party cadres and legislators about the state of affairs including the present prevailing situation in the valley, a party handout issued here said.
Briefing Congress general secretary about the socio-political scenario obtaining in the state, the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G.A. Mir expressed serious concern over the “extremely volatile situation arising out of unabated bloodshed in the valley” describing it as fallout of wrong policies adopted by both state and central governments.
He briefed Ambika Soni about constitution of PCC, DCC delegates, block president and also apprised her about other organizational activities including the ongoing process of constitution of district units in the Kashmir Valley.
She was also apprised her about the overall security scenario of the valley.
Mir said that Congress feels concerned about the violence and bloodshed in the valley and urge both the state and the central governments to take effective measures to put an end to loss of civilians, as the unabated loss of lives will vitiate the atmosphere further in valley, for which both state and the central governments will be responsible.
Speaking on the occasion Soni described Congress party as a vibrant situation in the valley and asked the Party Cadres to strengthen Congress party under the young and dynamic leader of Rahul Gandhi.
Urging upon the Cadres to strengthen the Party and expose the failures and wrong policies of PDP BJP coalition in the state, which is responsible for the current situation prevailing in the valley, Soni urged them to work for the well-being of the people, as the Congress is the only secular alternative acceptable to people in all the three regions.
She also expressed great concern over the prevailing situation in valley, saying that people are facing great hardships due to the extremely volatile situation prevailing in Kashmir valley.

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Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, Jordie Bellaire,
(cover artwork by Julian Totino Tedesco)
Hawkeye is one of those Marvel characters I rarely bothered with – to be honest that older costume just seemed ludicrous to me even as a kid. So when Matt Fraction, David Aja et al started their new take on Hawkeye (when he wasn’t being an Avenger) I didn’t pay much attention, until our own Nicola started writing rave reviews about the new issues back in 2012, 2013. And on her say-so I picked it up and absolutely loved it, and thoroughly enjoyed Jeff Lemire and Ramon Perez’s more recent All-New Hawkeye run as well (first volume of the Fraction-Aja Hawkeye is reviewed here). And as a bonus those stories reacquainted me with Kate Bishop – the “other” Hawkeye. And here in Thompson and Romero’s new series it’s the Kate Hawkeye we’re following, and Clint is now the “other” Hawkeye. And nowhere in sight but his presence is felt throughout (not always a good thing for Kate!).
We open on Venice Beach, with Kate in civilian attire scoping out some surfers riding their favourite breaks at an ungodly early hour of the morning – they all have their favourite breaks and she knows this is how to track down her surfer suspect… Except, of course, y’know, there’s superhero stuff getting in the way of being a (sort of) private investigator (unlicensed, ahem). And as she watches her suspect from the pier she clocks a group of men all in suits. Which stands out a mile on the promenade at Venice Beach. And sure enough, those men are about to pull on masks and go into the nearby bank. Masks of former presidents. Yes, it’s a Point Break homaging robbery, and you have to love that! And naturally Kate switches from PI to Superhero mode to barge in and sort out the bad guys.
It’s a nice introduction for new readers, and for those who followed the more recent Hawkeye comics (featuring both Kate and Clint), this leads nicely off from where they left Kate. Within the first few pages we’ve got her new locale on the West Coast, her new job (sort of PI) and some superhero action thrown in for good measure, before we actually get to see Kate in her new, somewhat dilapidated office/apartment (making Alias’ Jessica Jones look almost like the Pinkertons). Complete with (badly) hand-drawn sign (with a large eye). Miraculously she does get walk-in customers though. Well, sort of. Most wanted the “other” Hawkeye (several purely so they could punch him in the face, something Kate can empathise with, no doubt). And a couple who assumed her sign means she was an optician… Fortunately an actual case comes in, one which may require a mix of PI work and superhero abilities, just what she needs. And I won’t spoil it for readers by going into any detail on how that goes.
This was just a pure pleasure to read, right from the start – even the credits page, like the Fraction and Aja Hawkeye run, gives you some set-up info and also a few giggles. And there are more giggles to be had in the rest of this issue, not so much broad comedy, just the natural funniness that sometimes comes out of situations, allied with Kate’s own sardonic (and as she would admit herself, sassy) sense of humour, which combines perfectly with the action scenes to give the reader a terrific ride. There are obvious nods to that other super-powered PI of the Marvel Universe, Jessica Jones (recently returned to comics herself – first issue reviewed here), and to the Fraction-Aja recent Hawkeye past, but you could also dive straight in here even if you didn’t read those (although if you love this, trust me, you would love those volumes too).
Romero’s art matches Thompson’s script nicely, there’s both action and introspection here, but without taking itself too seriously (comics that are fun again, that’s refreshing), and nice touches like the way her marskwoman’s eye flags up everything in her field of vision, “suspect”, “bystander”, “delicious sandwich”. Or the way the larger panels on the external scene switch to much smaller, more rapid, kinetic ones for the fight against the Presidential robbers inside the bank, contrasted by similar use of many smaller panels later on, but this time to denote tedium in her “day job” life, which makes an amusing contrast to the superheroing sequence, or even tiny character moments, like the way Romero depicts the satisfied look on Kate’s face post-bank job foiling, emitting a happy “I did good superheroing” vibe.
“Excuse me, I’m here to make a deposit. Do you accept… SASS?!”
It may also just be me, but Kate’s purple Hawkeye jumpsuit (and natty colour-matching shades, this lady can accessorise!), with the side panels and the belt really put me in mind of another Avenger – the UK variety, this time, the remarkable Mrs Peel, played by the fabulous Diana Rigg, one of the all-time great action-heroines (and smarter than her partner John Steed too, she was the scientific brains in the Avengers as well as a physically dangerous agent). Come to think of it, that Mrs Peel and Steed era Avengers humour with action is fairly close to the feel of this Hawkeye in both script as well as art touches like Kate’s costume, and I wonder if that was indeed an influence on both Thompson and Romero – it certainly would be a good one to channel! This is an absolute delight, and I can’t wait for more.
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Riot Fest might just be the largest three day punk rock music festival in the Midwest; Think of it as Rolling Loud for emos (kids and elders alike). Taking place in Chicago, bands from all over the world turn Douglass Park into one huge backyard party for three full days. While the noise needed to stop by 10 p.m. like any other backyard party, that did not mean the party couldn’t be moved inside. That is exactly what The Maine did. The Arizonian rock band played at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, not going onstage until midnight.
Prior to the show, The Maine said that it had been a long time since they played Bottom Lounge, so they were going to make it special. The show, with a capacity of 700 people, was sold out with bodies packed all the way to the back of the venue. The band even printed a Chicago Bulls championship concert tee for the gig (and then sold it online for 24 hours due to popular demand). When The Maine walked on stage, a roar swept across the room: screams of pure excitement from fully grown adults. Absolutely beautiful. Opening with a track off of their 2008 album “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop”, it set the tone for the night.
Two of my personal favorite tracks got me and the whole crowd into the mood for what would be a very long set: “Diet Soda Society” and “Numb Without You”. I, personally, had never heard “Diet Soda Society” live before, but it was euphoric. The whole band was excited and the crowd was scream-singing their hearts out, the band feeding off the crowd and the crowd feeding off the band.
After playing a slew of songs off of their more recent albums, The Maine pulled out a deep cut, “Ice Cave”, from their album “Forever Halloween” (my personal favorite). The whole crowd could feel the slow, hard-hitting intro with every chord that was struck. The faster, harder, The-Maine-style breakdown produced a momentary mosh pit, fitting perfectly with the lighting from the venue. Another show-stopping moment was when the band pulled Charlotte Sands on stage to sing her part in their latest single (until “Box In A Heart” comes out this Thursday, September 29), “Loved You A Little”.
The Maine interacted with members of the audience, playing guessing games with song titles prior to playing them, talking about their families and even bringing a fan onstage to sing. After promising the crowd early on that they would play old songs, drummer Pat Kirch did not feel like they had fulfilled their promise. The band let the crowd request old songs to play, which resulted in “Right Girl” off of “Black and White” and “Misery” off of “Pioneer”. I screamed my lungs out to “Misery” with no remorse for the eardrums of the people around me.
The show closed out with “Another Night On Mars” off their album “American Candy”. Friends grabbed each other, singing endearingly to the people they love (at least enough to be at a concert together in the middle of Chicago at 1:30 in the morning). The last verse of “Another Night On Mars” belonged to the crowd, and The Maine just took it all in. This moment was one I will remember for many years to come.
The Maine is available on Spotify and Apple Music, and check out their newest song “Box In A Heart” coming out September 29.