At just shy of eighty years old, Empress of Soul Gladys Knight certainly still knows how to perform and entertain an audience
Presented by: MG Live, Arena Touring and Frontier Touring
Reviewed: 21 March, 2024
At just shy of eighty years old, Empress of Soul Gladys Knight certainly still knows how to perform and entertain an audience. Knight is currently touring Australia as part of her farewell tour, and her Adelaide performance on Thursday 21 March was a masterclass in performance and finding joy in life.
Gladys Knight’s musical career began at a very young age, where she would perform alongside her siblings in the group The Pips. They recorded chart topping hits through the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s including I Heard It Through The Grapevine, If I Were Your Woman, Every Beat Of My Heart and Letter Full of Tears. Following the success of the group, Knight broke out into a solo career. With seven Grammy awards to her name Knight has recorded more than 38 albums and has a long list of chart topping hits.
Opening the evening was support act Sean Blackwell. Blackwell performed a thirty minute set of his own songs that are a blend of folk, rock and country. Blackwell’s music was very laid back and he sang with a light, but raw vocal quality. Blackwell, who also played acoustic guitar, was joined by his brother Drew on acoustic guitar/backing vocals and Kirsten on backing vocals/shaker. Whilst Blackwell’s music was well written and performed, it did feel slightly out of place as the support act for Gladys Knight. Keep an eye out for Blackwell — it’s always great to see South Australians doing great things in the Australian music industry.
After what felt like a rather extended intermission, Gladys Knight took to the stage to a thunderous applause. The Adelaide Festival Theatre was a very fitting place for this legend of the music industry to perform. Dressed in sunshine yellow, the only thing brighter than Knight’s outfit was her infectious smile and laugh. The moment she opened her mouth to sing, Knight reminded her Adelaide audience why she is the Empress of Soul. Vocally, Knight still is at the top of her game. Her soulful tones warmed the auditorium as she sang and grooved her way through a small selection of her expansive catalogue of hits. Early in the concert Knight told the audience that she absolutely loves music and it’s a huge part of who she is. You could clearly see this — this love radiated out of Knight. Her banter with the audience between numbers was like long lost friends catching up to share memories or meanings behind favourite songs.
With so many hits under her belt, it would have been not an easy task to select the set list for her farewell tour. Unlike some bands who leave their big hits to the end, Knight beautifully spaced her biggest hits throughout the performance. With such an expansive career, just about every song Knight recorded was a hit. However, it was her 1967 version I Heard it Through The Grapevine, Licence To Kill (recorded in 1989 for the James Bond film of the same name) and Midnight Train to Georgia (recorded in 1973) that were audience favourites.
To say Knight’s band was brilliant would be a huge understatement. They were tight in their musicianship and it was evident there was much respect to Knight and her legacy in how they approached their playing. Two keyboard players (each playing two keyboards), an auxiliary percussionist, drummer, bassist and guitarist provided a high energy foundation for Knight’s soaring voice. Three backup vocalists rounded out Knight’s band, and boy could they sing. At times, Knight allowed each backing vocalist to take lead in a song. What I found brilliant and rather moving was that Knight didn’t just stand back and let the vocalist take lead, but she took that vocalist’s place in the backing harmonies, blending with the others. It was a wonderful experience to see a band show so much respect to who they are there to support, but at the same time, the respect was flooded back to them from Knight. Together, they created a phenomenal sound that will be playing in my head for a long time to come.
So many big names in the world’s music industry overlook Adelaide, but having Knight include Adelaide as part of her farewell tour shows just how much respect Knight has to her fans. This was a brilliant celebration of a long and ground-breaking career. Knight may have boarded the midnight train to other stops on our Australian tour, but her music will be sounding for a long time to come.
Reviewed by Ben Stefanoff
Photo credit: supplied
Venue: Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
For further Australian tour dates visit: https://www.frontiertouring.com/gladysknight


The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee, overruling county staff recommendations, decided Tuesday to recommend a controversial parcel of land in Toano be given a new designation that would allow heavy industry, including a concrete plant.
The land, owned by the Massie family, has been the center of controversy since last year when a rezoning and special use permit for a concrete plant from Jack L. Massie Contractor Inc. was denied by the Planning Commission.
Located between Richmond Road and the CSX tracks, the Massie property is adjacent to land already proposed as mixed-use on the proposed land-use map. Staff had recommended the parcel be designated moderate density residential.
The recommendation must be adopted by the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors before it becomes part of the revised comprehensive plan.
Steering Committee members led by Martin Garrett, citing the proximity to the railroad and nearby commercial and industrial uses, asked the land designation be changed to mixed-use. They also asked that the mixed-use definition for that land include both general and light industry, opening the way for a concrete plant on the parcel. The general industry designation would allow a concrete plant.
Area residents have expressed fears of a string of concrete plants in a stretch of Richmond Road, between Burnt Ordinary Apartments and Cokes Lane.
One plant, on land owned by Sheldon Lumber Co., has been recommended for approval by the Planning Commission.
Gary Massie has said the company intends to bring its proposal back for consideration later this year.
Although the Steering Committee made no recommendations over which parts of the property should be designated as general or light industry within the mixed-use designation, Horne said in meetings with Massie during the last week Massie indicated he wanted the part adjacent to the railroad designated as general industry.
Horne said staff was concerned with the preservation of the character of Norge and Toano and that they had hoped to prevent creation of a commercial and industrial strip that would connect the communities.


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I attended the Brain Health Workshop within my local community center which was easy to sign up to and was a great experience! The presentation really brought awareness of how common cognitive impairment is and how we can help tackle this together for ourselves and the future generations.
The outcome of my test wasn’t very good, however the specialists present put me at ease and offered me support patiently and followed up with me as I was interested in taking part in clinical research. I had then qualified for a study within two weeks of attending the workshop and offered an appointment with the specialist doctor at a nearby clinical research site, where any questions I had were answered thoroughly before signing the consent which made me feel more comfortable with the nature of the study and the process. Had I had not attended this workshop, there is no way I would have been fast tracked with this much support, the opportunity to have access to drugs in the pipeline and be seen by a specialist in the field. So, I cannot thank Cogniciti enough for the work they are doing within the communities to help arrange this!
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I used to make this all the time when my kids were little. It’s made with marshmallows and frozen strawberries.
Strawberry Shortcut Cake
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
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- 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease bottom only of a 9×13 inch baking pan. Sprinkle the marshmallows evenly over bottom of pan. Thoroughly combine completely thawed strawberries and their syrup with dry gelatin; set aside.
2 In large mixing bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center and add shortening, milk, vanilla and eggs. Blend at low speed until moistened, then beat 3 minutes at medium speed, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Pour batter evenly over marshmallows in pan. Spoon strawberry mixture evenly over batter.
3 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.

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“There are nine million bicycles in Beijing, that’s a fact, it’s a thing we can’t deny,” croons Katie Melua in her album Piece by Piece.
An impressive figure no doubt. However, as it turns out, Melua might have done better to sing about the Netherlands – the only country in the world that has more bicycles than people.
Of course, that’s when finding a parking spot begins to get a little complicated…
In Utrecht, where 60% of all trips to the city centre are made by bike, they came up with a rather straight forward solution:
To build the world’s biggest bicycle park!
“Utrecht is a cycling friendly city,” comments Frans Jan van Rossem, programme manager cycling and walking, for the city of Utrecht.
“The population is 350,000 people and on a daily basis there are 125,000 cyclists passing through downtown Utrecht.”In fact, according to the city’s deputy mayor, Lot van Hooijdonk, “for all the traffic through the city centre, only about 12-15% is by car.”
Located under the city’s central station, the stationpleinstalling, the city’s new bicycle park, is so big it has to be divided across three floors – cyclists can actually ride their bike through a one way system within the complex and smart technologies help guide them to free spaces via an app and digital signs.
Inside there is room for more than 12,500 bicycles. What’s more, in a bid to encourage greater use of cycling, storage is free – at least for the first 24 hours, and then it’s only €1.25 per day after that.
“The whole idea,” explains Mark Wagenbuur, a blogger and cycling ambassador, is “to get cars out of the city centre, park at the edge of the city, or go into it and then pay the full price, but don’t go through the city.”
The storage facility also includes 1,000 shared bicycles that are available for hire via your rail card, which makes the connection between the different types of transport all the easier and encourages people to ride their bike during the ‘last mile’ of longer journeys. It also offers a full service, including security and bicycle repairs, employing around 40 staff in total.
Last year, 6,000 journeys were made on shared bicycles from the stationpleinstalling every week, and occupancy rates of the storage facilities is already high – with the current allocation of spaces often being completely full up.
Across the city there are now parking facilities for 32,000 bicycles, yet, inhabitants’ love of two wheels is such that the city realises more needs to be done – and so an expansion plan is already set in motion for 2025!
Cities for people
The humble wheel is often referred to as the best invention of humankind. In urban societies most of us rely on its various forms to get around. We glide on rails, we recount nursery rhymes to our children who are envious of the conductor, we yell at our fellow road users as we are caught in another traffic jam.
City administrations encourage this use of different modes of transport, including walking, yet, increasingly, it is a nineteenth century invention, the humble bicycle, that is taking centre stage in urban mobility.
“I’m really fond of cycling,” says van Hooijdonk, “because it has so many positives. It’s about the noise, it’s about clean air, about climate, but also about how friendly it is in a city. You really have the idea that people are the boss on the street and not machines.”
Utrecht’s Stationpleinstalling was the result of a collaboration between the Municipality of Utrecht, ProRail and Dutch Railways. Together with the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, they invested the resources and effort to make the park possible.
In total, the park cost over €30 million – at over €2,400 per parking space, it is still a lot cheaper than car parking facilities!
Moreover, as van Rossem explains, “For every car you can put in 12 bikes for example, so 12 people, and everyone driving a car usually drives it by themselves; they take up a lot of space.”
Healthy urban living for everyone
As more and more people move to urban areas, challenges around congestion, air pollution and meeting climate commitments increase.
By 2040, the population of Utrecht is set to increase by 100,000 people. However, having taken a city level decision to accommodate its expansion within the current city boundaries, the city has also made a very conscious decision about its future development.
According to Chris Bruntlett, marketing manager for the Dutch Cycling Embassy, “Utrecht in a lot of ways is really emblematic of an entire country that really made a very resolute decision in the 1970s to not build their cities around the automobile.”
The use of bicycles is a clear opportunity to improve air quality and to gain space in a city.
As van Rossem describes, “we’re trying to make more roads suitable for bicycles, so people have a choice. We are rebuilding streets, turning them into 30kmph streets, closing them down, one direction or both directions, so we make room for pedestrians and cyclists.”
However, this is only part of the city’s overarching strategy to move towards ‘healthy urban living for everyone,’ which gives public health priority in all fields of policy making.
The city has also, for instance, created the Netherlands’ first fully low-emission zone by banning old diesel trucks, vans and cars from entering the historical city centre.
‘We Drive Solar’ is a project led by Utrecht entrepreneur Robin Berg. The idea is that cars store and use locally produced solar energy, not inconsiderably reducing emissions. Through bidirectional charging, the cars are actually able to feed their surplus energy back into the local electrical grid when they are standing still, such as overnight. As the first example of this type of smart solar charging in the world, We Drive Solar is a living lab for the development of new technologies. The city is already working with companies such as general Electric, Tesla and Renault and is looking for ways to scale up the project.
And beyond mobility, the ambition of healthy urban living, means working with the knowledge, experience and creativity of the people, companies and institutions of Utrecht (and other cities) in a completely new way.
Clearly the results already speak for themselves.
And, as Katie Melua would say, “that’s a fact, it’s a thing we can’t deny.”

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How did you become a writer?
In college I surprised myself by writing a pretty good senior thesis on Walker Percy. "Maybe I can do this," I thought, then spent the next 15 years writing bad fiction and the occasional book review. Suddenly I stumbled into a number of lucky breaks, and before I quite knew what was happening I managed to sell a proposed biography of the novelist Richard Yates. Oddly enough I learned thereby that my main calling was to be a literary biographer.
Name your writing influences (writers, books, teachers, etc.).
In no particular order: Wodehouse, Strachey, Christina Stead, Waugh, Nabokov, Joseph Mitchell, A. J. Liebling, many others (including my own biographical subjects and their influences), various literary biographies such as Brian Boyd's superb two-volume work on Nabokov, Gerald Clarke on Capote, and (of course) Ellmann on Joyce.
When and where do you write?
I try to stop farting around with email, Twitter, the NYT website, etc., by 10:30 AM or so, and write most of the day--when I'm writing. (Bear in mind biographers go through years of research without a properly stringent writing routine.) Then I write all day, allowing myself a break at lunch if I've managed to meet roughly half my daily quota, about 600-750 words. My office is on the third floor opposite my 12-year-old daughter's bedroom; she's very considerate and quiet and has her own work to do, after all.
What are you working on now?
A biography of Philip Roth.
Have you ever suffered from writer’s block?
Oh yes. Especially when I was trying to write fiction. Nowadays I try to prepare my notes as meticulously as possible, precisely because I have a horror of getting stuck.
What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever received?
Writing is rewriting.
What’s your advice to new writers?
Find what interests you passionately and write about it. If, after a seemly interval, you find yourself hating your life, do something else.
Blake Bailey is the author of biographies of John Cheever, Richard Yates, and Charles Jackson. He's the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Francis Parkman Prize, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His latest book, The Splendid Things We Planned, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Autobiography.

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On the joyful day of celebration, is there any better way to spread joy than with a colourful board of flowers?
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Living up to its deep commitment towards LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace, Saraf Furniture, India’s solid wood furniture player, proudly announces that it will hire about 200-250 professionals from the LGBTQ+ community in the Financial Year 2021-22. With the key announcement championing LGBTQ+ equality in hiring, it gives immense pleasure to Saraf as the trustworthy and renowned furniture brand inches a step closer on its mission of ‘Equality in The Workplace’.
To transform this long-cherished dream of LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace into reality, Saraf Furniture is carving out a detailed plan to constitute an expert committee for the smooth execution of the entire process. The top management is leaving no stone unturned to make the entire hiring process comfortable and hassle-free for eligible and deserving LGBTQ+ candidates.
Professionals from the LGBTQ+ community will be able to carve their career at Saraf Furniture in a diverse range of job profiles – interior designers, after-sales support professionals, HR team members, chat support individuals, website developers, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) experts, AutoCAD expert, digital marketing team members, supply chain managers to name a few.
To make the entire mission streamline, Saraf Furniture has been running awareness and training-related programs for the lifestyle diversity for their existing employees as well. The programs have been going on with an aim to develop more and more mutual respect, awareness, and communication among the entire workforce.
Moreover, a list of new policies including major ones like Gender Affirmation and Sexual Harassment Prevention Policies are all set to be implemented. Furthermore, Saraf Furniture will also be constructing unisex washrooms. Additionally, to safeguard and protect the rights of the LGBTQ+ community a ‘Welfare Committee’ is also being made.
Commenting on hiring decisions with respect to LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace, Raghunandan Saraf, Founder & CEO, Saraf Furniture, said, “There is a famous idiom – Practice what you preach. And, I firmly believe in this. We can’t afford to speak LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace if we fail to implement this in our workplace. Saraf Furniture has taken a firm decision to come forward and set an example for others to be followed by living up to its firm commitment towards the LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace in true sense.”

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Konarka Technologies is starting as the first company world-wide to manufacture organic solar cells for building-integrated applications. In the consumer sector the innovative solar cells of the American manufacturer have been used successfully for many years. For their integration into buildings, the technology leader was now able to win over the cable manufacturer Lapp Kabel GmbH, the industrial concerns Bayer Sheet Europe and Thyssen Krupp, Bischoff Glastechnik, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) as partners. Within the scope of a press conference at the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PV SEC) in Hamburg, the companies will be explaining their cooperation on 7 September.
Thin, Light, and Flexible
In the organic modules, a dye gives off electrons. The flow of current results from an electrochemical reaction. “Our product is really green and completely recyclable”, explains Alexander Valenzuela, Konarka’s Vice President Business Development Europe. For the organic cells can be made – in stark contrast to conventional modules – at low temperatures, thereby preserving both energy and resources. Konarka manufactures them like newspapers are made, with the so-called roll-to-roll process. The modules are thin, light, and flexible and can be integrated not only into glass and construction materials, but also into structures giving shade, foils, and textiles. For these modules, Lapp has developed a new connection box, the EPIC SOLAR MAP, which was recently exhibited at the Intersolar Fair. The connection box is welded, thus enabling it to be attached to the organic modules from Konarka in a fully automated manner.
Freedom of Scope for Planners and Architects
Semi-transparency, any colour or colour mixtures are possible. Since the solar cells also tolerate unfavourable irradiation angles and shadows, they lend themselves to building integration superbly.
This also convinced the strategic partners. “Konarka is an innovative company with a great potential for growth”, explains Guido Ege, Head of the System Products at Lapp Kabel. “In our companies’ expertise we complement each other very well.”
“In Lapp Kabel, Bayer Sheet Europe, Bishoff Glastechnik, and Thyssen Krupp, we have found partners with industrial approaches that we need to produce large numbers of pieces in a highly automated fashion – and that at the highest quality”, says Valenzuela. While Lapp will develop the entire connection technology for the modules, the other partners will integrate the organic cells into their construction materials. The Fraunhofer IWES will support the team by certifying and testing the construction products. The first pilot projects should begin shortly.
Visit us at the EU PV SEC in Hamburg
Lapp Group will be presenting a solar sail with organic cells from Konarka Technologies at its fair stand. You can find the company at Stand Number B24 in Hall B7. Further information is available at www.photovoltaic-conference.com.


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Work-Life Balance Doesn’t Exist. Here’s What to Do Instead
Work life balance is a myth. The more we strive for “balance,”, the more we’re met with frustration and feelings of guilt and inadequacy. What if you could live in a way that honors you as a WHOLE person? A way that allows you to prioritize the things that bring you to life, boost your energy, support your body, and feel meaningful to YOU? In this interactive talk, you’ll learn: - My simple, foolproof way to prioritize the things that matter to YOU (even if you have a to-do list a mile long) - The surprising mindset shift you must make in order to effectively integrate work and life - 3 (almost magical) ways to reduce stress and increase mindfulness anywhere, anytime Give me 18 minutes, and I’ll transform your approach to “work-life balance” – and set you up for more energy, increased productivity, and a renewed sense of presence in your life.
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Are You Cleaning Your Pet's Food Dish Often Enough?
Do you clean your pet's food dishes every day? If you don't already, you should, according to Halo Pets. Think about it: your pet spends a good amount of time licking various parts of their bodies, including their butts and their feet. Those two areas right there harbor a lot of bacteria that is then transferred to their mouths and into their dishes while they eat and drink. We suggest washing food and water dishes and food scoops with warm, soapy water at least once a day.
A few other tips for keeping everything as clean as possible include washing your own hands before and after handling food and food bowls and storing food properly (open canned food should be kept in the refrigerator with a lid for no more than three days, and dry food should be kept in an airtight container).

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|Library work experience matters more than where you went to library school.|
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At least one librarian has gone on record saying where you went to library school won't matter. In an interview posted on the Hiring Librarians website, an academic librarian who has been a hiring manager and member of a search committee was asked, "Which library schools give candidates an edge (you prefer candidates from these schools)?" In response, the librarian said, "I don't hire based on school." When further probed with the question "Are there any library schools whose alumni you would be reluctant to hire?," the librarian said, "No."
|What skills and experience do you need to get a job at a library?|
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So if the librarian doesn't hire based on school, what DOES matter when you are up for a job? For the academic librarian, who works with 10 to 50 staff members at a library in the Midwestern United States, it matters that you have:
- Library work experience
- Conference presentation
- Other presentation
- Student organization involvement
- Teaching assistant/other instructional experience
Talking about library work experience, the librarian admitted, "I think most skills are learned on the job." But that's not to discredit the skills and knowledge acquired in the classroom. What's learned in the course of a library school education can be quite relevant. Some coursework is even considered as crucial by many hiring managers. When asked "What coursework do you think all (or most) MLS/MLIS holders should take, regardless of focus?," the librarian replied:
- Grant writing
- Project management
- Collection management
- Field work/internships
This is very good to know. Past courses have given me an introduction to cataloging and reference, and the entirety of library school thus far has been a lesson in project management. Next semester, I'm taking a class in collection management. And although I don't have the daytime hours for fieldwork or an internship, I have volunteered (and will continue to volunteer) at archival institutions in my free time in order to gain current work experience.
To read the full interview with the academic librarian, which includes advice for students who want to make the most of their time in library school, see the Hiring Librarians post at THIS LINK.

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A crash between a flatbed truck and a Greyhound bus injured more than a dozen people on Thursday. The collision happened at about 4:30 PM in Rockcastle County, KY when Greyhound bus 1104 was traveling from Atlanta to Cincinnati. The right side of the Greyhound had caved in and the truck was flipped over onto the side of I-75. Investigators say the driver of the bus, Vincent Watts (64) of Atlanta, was in the center lane of I-75 when the bus left the lane and hit the truck, driven by Cary Harrison of Richmond. Passenger Lewii Kynee told WKYT-TV that the impact of the crash forced passengers on the bus forward. Another passenger, Joseph Harness, helped people get out of the bus through a window.
At least 17 people were injured in the crash. The Mount Vernon Fire Department says the injured people were taken to hospitals in Berea, Richmond, and Rockcastle counties. Six people went to UK HealthCare. At this time, officials are unclear as to what caused the crash but are investigating allegations that the bus driver was on his phone before the crash.
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We all have our preferences to music, but almost all of us have that one favorite country song or country artist that we can’t get enough of. Recently country music fans were treated to the annual Great Atlantic Country Music Festival. I went to the festival with my younger brother, and I was pleasantly surprised how fun it was. The music was fun and made you want to jump in and rock out to the guitar strumming on the stage.
Along with the great music, the festival also offered some cool-looking booths that sold almost anything. They had booths for clothes, hats, accessories, music, some small businesses being promoted, and even the WQIK Jacksonville’s music station. And they offered some attractions for kids pulling off the family friendly atmosphere, so there was something for everyone.
After a full 5 hours of being out there, even in the rain I still had much fun at the festival. I look forward to attending next year’s Country Music Festival!
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THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
We were luck enough to see this new film at a preview in Surrey last Wednesday.
It is extremely enjoyable and I recommend it – in fact I might go and see it a second time!
Screen Notes: Director, John Madden, Screenplay. Ol Parker,. Novel, Deborah Moggach. Producers, Graham Broadbent and Peter Czernin. Cinematography, Ben Davis.
Some of the dialogue is very funny indeed and of course the cast is one to die for – even the beginning of the film, set in England, is amusing and relevant to me, being somewhat ‘over the hill’ myself!
Very beautiful did India seem. Top marks to the photographer and director and all the back-room people, it must have been very difficult to film in the streets, of what I presume is actually Jaipur.
The colours and plants, the market stalls, the drummers, the marigolds themselves, all delightful.
I particularly liked the crumbling building that formed the hotel itself. It makes me want to go to India, to that part of India, where I have not had a chance to go, as yet. I have visited Goa, which seemed much more quiet and sedate.
Of course, one thing the film missed out was the smells, the heat, the problem with tummy upsets and the long boring waits for things, such as taxis that don’t turn up on time. But then, the real thing is always going to be more fun than a film. What the film can give you, is a nice burst of colour and nostalgia at the turn of a switch (if you have the DVD of course).
I congratulate everybody concerned with this film, and wish it great success.


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Area 2 of primary somatosensory cortex encodes kinematics of the whole arm
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Hi hottarod;I already have another 20 and 2 10's but no mag's made by Ruger. I don't expect to be required to engage "the enemy" but I thought it would be good to own at least one authentic Ruger mag so I ordered one. I got a notice that said it could be as much as 20 days but I like the 10 rounder's for the range anyway. I keep the 20 loaded in my gun in the corner of the bed room.
Not surprised the way everyone's pumping 'em out now. I got in a pair of Checkmate M14 mags today and the finish was definitely poorer than the ones I bought last year. Not complaining, just sayin' - they're really ramped up production in the industry.Ordered 2 20's on 1/20/13. Got them today. Honestly the finish isnt quite as good as the steel promag 20's I've been using without a problem...sharp edges.

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Clemson's Burg brings 'Era of Hope' to breast cancer research
CLEMSON -- Bioengineer Karen Burg is one of eight recipients of the Era of Hope Scholar Award -- the U.S. Department of Defense's acknowledgement that the Clemson University bioengineer is a rising star among breast cancer researchers whose "creative, high-risk research . . . may ultimately lead to the eradication of breast cancer."
Through the Era of Hope program, Burg is expanding her research from the re-growth of breast tissue lost to lumpectomy or mastectomy to the growth of breast tissue as a scientific test bed. This work could lead to the faster development of drug-based treatments and prevention methods, which ultimately could save thousands of lives.
"This research helps address a problem that has always been noted in the literature: lack of suitable three-dimensional tissue culture models," Burg said. "Until now, we've been largely limited by two-dimensional models, which don't accurately reflect cell behavior in the human body."
A three-dimensional test bed comprised of human cells will help researchers: decipher cell-to-cell communication, discern if drugs pose serious side effects to healthy cells and develop treatments, getting them to the market and to patients faster.
Statistically, one in seven women will get breast cancer in her lifetime. In 2004 alone, it was predicted that 215,990 women would be diagnosed with the disease -- 40,110 would die from it.
Working with Burg on this project from Clemson are Dennis Smith in chemistry, Bruce Gao in bioengineering and Steve Ellis in animal and veterinary science as well as Didier Dreau, a cancer biologist at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, David Pearlstone, a surgical oncologist at Palmetto State Surgical Associates in Greenville and Mina Bissell, a cell biologist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.
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2022 R1250 RT
Is anyone familiar with this battery charger or a user of it for their new 21/22 R1250RT?
Seem like a good deal?
Seem like a good deal?
Thanks,, I'm trying to figure out if it is compatibleI've used that charger on my 2019 R1250RT since new. The dealer provided it and prewired the battery connection prior to delivery. It works fine and I've had no issues with it.
yes I found what you indicated by the exact same part number. Seems the charger would work fine with a direct connection to the battery but thru the DIN socket may be a "no go". Most likely the reason it is on sale.It doesn’t state either way in the advert above which is why I was slightly suspicious - they usually over advertise if its CANbus compatible. So looked the part number up - there is a link to what I believe is the same model of charger in my earlier post, with the warning regarding CANbus compatibility.
Clever idea. Where was the original rear DIN socket wired and how much removal or dismantling was required toWhat I did on my 2022 R1250RT was rewire the rear socket on the left side directly to the battery adding an inline 15 amp fuse on the positive wire. I now can use for my tire pump, the battery charger and a passengers heated gear if riding with someone. If camping a little wire with a 12 V - 10 watt bulb makes for a nice in tent light, setting up the tent at night or a road side stop for some reason is another use.
I'd say that all the tupperware surrounding the seat area has to be removed. To get to the wiring behind Part #6 in this picture,
You may have to remove these panels, and take the panniers off. If you can get away without removing them, that would be the best since you will avoid accidentally breaking the mounting tabs.
I think I might buy it for my multiple needsTo be clear, I am not saying that the charger that Fast1 is looking at WILL work in the aux socket, but rational tells me that it might. That rational is also reinforced by the old post that I had quoted earlier.
I am now anxious to hear from Fast1 to see if that charger will work, or not!!!
Same thing my 22 RT came with right from the dealer, who fitted them on all their new BMW inventory.With my '05 RT (hex-head with canbus), My '22 GSA came with a dealer-installed, direct to battery SAE plug that hangs down by right foot peg. It has a little rubber cover. I just unplug the cover and plug in there to charge as the dealer did when I need to. My dealer puts them on any bike that sits in their showroom.


text: Last night after the BET awards, Big Sean premiered the video for 'Play No Games' to the world. The visual was inspired by the 1980's television show 'Martin' which is type refreshing. It's dope to see today's hip hop artists pay homage to previous eras such as the 80's. Sean without a doubt killed the visual for this one. Check it out and tell us what you think!


Commonly Used Sling and Rigging Supplies Types
Understanding the difference between sling types allows for operators to make smarter choices when working with lifting gear. Using the wrong equipment will most likely cause injury to employees and property. Below, we will highlight different sling types for easier shopping.
Type 1 (Polyester Triangle Choke Sling): this type is like a standard type 2 triangle sling because they both have steel triangles that are designed to prevent wear and tears , which significantly extends the life of a webbed sling. Triangle choker web slings differ from type 2 slings because they have larger, slotted triangles on an end that allows the sling to work as a choker hitch. Type 1 slings are versatile, and so they are a very economical rigging supply.
Type 2 (Triangle Sling): these polyester slings are typically used for vertical hitches or basket hitches. When a choker hitch is needed, type 1 slings are a better choice. Triangle polyester slings are great alternatives to eye and eye slings because ends are fitted using steel triangles. Aluminum triangle slings are also available.
Type 3 (Flat Eye and Eye Sling): these slings are rather versatile because they can be used in a variety of hitch types. These slings also are made in various widths and thickness.
Type 4 (Twisted Eye and Eye Sling): these slings are similar to type 3. The main difference is that type four has a twisted design. Twisted versions are best used in basket or choker hitches.
Type 5 (Endless Sling): these are the most versatile web slings because they can be used in all three common hitches. These slings are also referred to as continuous loop slings. The slings are formed through joining ends of the webbing with a load-bearing splice. This type of web sling is economical and durable.
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Renowned South-West developer Burrington Estates has continued its impressive recent construction programme by starting on-site at its latest Maer View development in Bude, North Cornwall. The team at Burrington Estates has been highly active in recent years, responding both to heightened buyer interest in the South West and demand for the company’s particular brand of homes that are both design-led and place sustainability at the forefront. Recent successes in the local area have included The Heaths in Illogan, Harbour Reach in Fowey, and Penrose View in Truro.
Maer View is a prime example of Burrington Estates’ sustainable approach, boasting a variety of forward-thinking features. These include air source heat pumps to all homes and wildlife-friendly bee-bricks throughout the development. Solar panels are also included on selected plots and available as an optional upgrade on other units, while electronic car charging points can also be added to each home. The site features a range of 21 attractive four-bedroom detached homes situated along the sought-after Cornish coastline, each with a private garden and garage.
Mark Edworthy, founder of Burrington Estates, comments: “As a forward-thinking developer we have always looked to deliver developments that are built for the future and have as little impact on the local environment as possible. Home-buyers have been moving to Cornwall and the wider South West in record numbers in recent years, not least for the area’s outstanding beauty and variety of natural scenery. We take our responsibility to protect that natural environment very seriously whilst delivering much-needed high-quality housing to the local area. At Maer View we are continuing this approach and are delighted to have started on site to deliver an incredible collection of new homes on the North Cornwall coast.”
As well as carefully considering its environmental impact, Burrington Estates also takes an active role in the community in the locations in which it operates. At Maer View, the company will be contributing over £100,000 to local community projects, including a contribution of £57,000 towards improvements at Bude School, and £51,000 for upgrades to local footpaths and cycle paths. The development itself features community-focused features including a central green space where neighbours can come together, and an informal public open space with orchard planting. Overall, Maer View has been carefully designed to complement its surroundings and blend with the Cornish countryside and nearby coastline.
Edworthy adds: “At Maer View our consideration of the natural environment and the attention to communal areas are great examples of what have made our developments so successful with home-buyers, and already we are seeing huge early interest in this project. We find that many of our purchasers are seeking not only a well-designed home, but a place to live that is in harmony with the local community and environment.”
Off-plan sales have already begun at Maer View and a show-home is set to open this summer. For further information, please visit: https://www.burringtonestates.com/developments/new-homes-for-sale/maer-view/.


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Can Xi Jinping offer enough on his state visit to mend the rift in Sino-US relations?
Minxin Pei says while the stakes of Xi's visit to the US are high, amid fears of a new cold war, what counts is whether policies that frustrate relations in the first place will change
As President Xi Jinping begins his trip to the US, most observers are looking ahead to his meeting with President Barack Obama. Can the summit reverse the downward spiral in relations that began with Xi's accession to power in 2013?
Few dispute that the world's most important bilateral relationship is in deep trouble. From the US perspective, China's reckless behaviour in the South China Sea, unrestrained cyberattacks against American targets, protectionist economic policies, and escalating political repression at home have demolished the belief that a globally integrated China would be a responsible and cooperative partner. Indeed, recent Chinese actions directly challenge vital American interests and core values.
Chinese leaders, for their part, view America's strategic "pivot to Asia" as a thinly veiled step to tighten its geopolitical containment of China. Moreover, they have become obsessed with US dominance in international finance and technology and America's ideological commitment to liberal democracy, which they regard as an existential threat to the Chinese Communist Party.
The toxic mix of mutual mistrust and tit-for-tat behaviour has brought Sino-American ties to their lowest point since the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989. There is now widespread concern that the US and China may be headed for a new cold war.
For Xi, the stakes of his US trip could not be higher. To maintain his domestic image as a strong leader, he must stick to his nationalist rhetoric and policies. But he also needs to stabilise the all-important relationship. Judging by recent moves by China and the US, we can expect modest success in a few contentious areas. While such improvements will not change the relationship's adversarial dynamic, they may halt the deterioration, at least for now.
On the eve of the summit, both the US and China took positive, albeit symbolic, steps to demonstrate their goodwill and improve the diplomatic atmosphere. The US extradited a low-level Chinese official to face corruption charges. The Obama administration also decided not to announce sanctions against Chinese entities and individuals allegedly involved in cyberattacks on American companies and government agencies.
For its part, China released a human rights activist and dispatched a high-level delegation to the US to discuss cybersecurity. In fact, the two sides are reportedly negotiating a landmark deal that would prohibit cyberattacks against each other's vital infrastructure. An agreement on the issue could be the most important outcome of the summit.
For China, the biggest prize is a bilateral investment treaty. In practical terms, such a treaty would make it easier for Chinese entities to invest and operate in the US and increase American firms' access to Chinese markets.
Such a deal would be a near-term boon for Xi, because it would represent a vote of confidence by the US in China's struggling economy. But the prospects for a treaty are uncertain at best. Congress is deeply sceptical, and the US business community needs convincing. Both have been bitterly disappointed by China's mercantilist trading policies after its accession to the World Trade Organisation.
The South China Sea dispute may prove to be the toughest diplomatic nut to crack. China has staked its national prestige and its leadership's nationalist credentials on this issue, which means Xi is likely to rebuff US demands that China cease all activities seen as militarising its new artificial islands.
But the most politically sensitive topic is China's ongoing crackdown on civil liberties and rights. Facing enormous domestic pressure, Obama has announced that human rights will be on the summit agenda. But Xi is unlikely to make any concessions.
Ultimately, the key question is whether Xi will be able to offer enough to repair the damage done to Sino-US relations. What really matters is whether, after the summit, China takes concrete action that reflects a genuine shift from the policies that have fuelled the deterioration in bilateral ties.
Minxin Pei is professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. Copyright: Project Syndicate


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Singer takes up acting to play killer in new film role
Band's debut album to be re-released in November
'Banks' to be released in October, hear single 'The Base' now
Second Julian Plenti release due in June as frontman returns to solo role
Band conclude their UK tour...
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The Wombats are also added to the bill…
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Film Production Companies: Losses: Example: Film eligible for FTR
The trade in relation to the film commences on 3 July 2009 and the film is completed on 10 February 2010. The company draws up accounts to 31 December. The accounting periods are therefore:
- 3 July to 31 December 2009
- Year ended 31 December 2010
- Year ended 31 December 2011
The computations show:
APE 31 December 2009
|Income from the film||100,000|
|Costs of the film||(850,000)|
|Film tax relief - additional deduction||(400,000)|
|Loss on film||(1,150,000)|
|Other income - Case III||10,000|
The computation for this period shows a Case I loss of 1,150,000. The company chooses not to surrender any part of this trading loss for the film tax credit. This is a production accounting period and so loss relief is restricted. The loss can only be carried forward under ICTA88/S393(1). The Case III profit therefore remains taxable and a loss of 1,150,000 is carried forward under ICTA88/S393(1). Of these losses, 400,000 is attributable to FTR; 750,000 is not.
APE 31 December 2010 - completion period
|Income from the film||100,000|
|Costs of the film||(150,000)|
|Film tax relief - additional deduction||(100,000)|
|Loss on film||(150,000)|
|Other income - Case III||20,000|
This is the completion period. The computation shows a Case I loss of 150,000. The company chooses not to surrender any part of this trading loss for the film tax credit.
The loss brought forward from the accounting period ended 31 December 2009 may also be treated as a loss of this accounting period for the purposes of loss relief in so far as it is not attributable to FTR. The amount carried forward into the completion period that is not attributable to Film Tax Relief is 750,000.
The loss of the completion period that is available to surrender, set sideways and carry back is restricted; it is calculated as if no FTR was ever available. The adjusted loss is 50,000.
The total amount of loss available for loss relief purposes in this accounting period is therefore 800,000. This is made up of the 750,000 brought forward and the 50,000 of the period itself. This loss is available:
- to set against other profits of the same accounting period;
- to carry back under ICTA/S393A(1) against profits of an earlier accounting period; and
- to surrender as group relief where appropriate.
The company chooses to set off 20,000 of the loss against the Case III income of the completion period and carry back 10,000 against the Case III income in the earlier production period. Leaving 770,000 to carry forward.
Any remaining loss, whether attributable to Film Tax Relief or not is carried forward under ICTA88/S393(1). A total of 1,270,000 remains available to be carried forward under ICTA88/S393(1).
APE 31 December 2011
|Income from the film||1,000,000|
|Costs of the film - exploitation costs||(100,000)|
|Profit on film||900,000|
|Other income - Case III||50,000|
The computation for this period shows a Case I profit of £900,000. The brought forward loss of 1,270,000 is set against this profit. The loss attributable to FTR is used in priority, followed by the loss not attributable to FTR that derives from the completion period. This leaves a loss of 370,000 which can be identified as not attributable to Film Tax Relief and derived from the production period. This loss can be treated as a loss of this accounting period for the purposes of loss relief.
The following table tracks the use of the losses in the accounting periods:
|APE 31 December 2009|
|Production period loss||400,000||750,000|
|Losses carried forward into completion AP||400,000||750,000|
|APE 31 December 2010|
|Losses brought forward||400,000||750,000|
|Completion period loss||100,000||50,000|
|Loss utilised against Case III (CY & PY)||(30,000)|
|Losses carried forward||400,000||750,000||100,000||20,000|
|APE 31 December 2011|
|Losses brought forward||400,000||750,000||100,000||20,000|
|Utilised against profit of same trade||-400,000||-380,000||-100,000||-20,000|
|Remaining - available to set off or surrender||370,000|

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www.preslava-world.com Preslava’s (Bulgarian: Преслава) real name is Petya Koleva Ivanova. She is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer, born on June 26th, 1984 in Dobrich. Her mother is called Yanka and her father - Kolyo. She has a sister who is three and a half years older and also a folk singer in Payner - Ivelina Koleva. Preslava completed her musical education in the local musical school with a degree in folk singing, and playing a fiddle. She begins to sing at the age of 15 in restaurants with great success.
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AssetPoint, a provider of computerized maintenance management software, will manage and maintain the manufacturing assets of Lippert Components.
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Speaker Alban Bagbin entering the Post-Budget Conference in Ho
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has criticised the executive arm of government in the way and manner he claims they don’t look out for the legislature, and said he can even remove the President and the President cannot remove him from office.
“Let me re-emphasise that the 8th Parliament is properly positioned not to allow itself to be bullied into playing second fiddle to the executive (spontaneous applauds from the MPs). Parliament can remove His Excellency the President. His Excellency cannot do that to Parliament. As Speaker, His Excellency cannot remove me but I can through Parliament get him removed,” he said.
The Speaker of Parliament made the declaration at the post-budget workshop held at Ho in the Volta Region over the weekend for Members of Parliament following the reading of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government for 2022 financial year last Wednesday.
He said that “when I call on the government to look favourably to the two arms of government i.e. the legislature and the judiciary, we through our grace supports (sic) the legislature through the formulas, the Common Fund, the GETFund that we have been approving for the construction of their residences and court houses, and so we support their budget through those lines.”
“Look at your budgets, whether you do that for Parliament. Go back and look at the formulas. That is not done! To the extent that all these years, all the laws we have been passing benefitted the executive,” he claimed.
The Speaker said further that “even we forget about Parliament in the language we use. This is self-inflicted. It is not a deficiency in the constitution. It is a deficiency in Parliament itself and we must correct it,” adding “and so please, holding back on our budgetary requirements amounts to preventing Parliament and the judiciary from carrying out their mandate as provided for in the constitution.”
On Wednesday, November 17, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta had to delay the budget presentation because the Speaker reportedly demanded for more than twice of budgetary provision for Parliament.
The Speaker together with Parliamentary leadership were locked in a meeting in Parliament with the Finance Minister and other members of the Economic Management team of the state to negotiate a last minute deal.
As a result of the last minute demands by the Speaker, the presentation was delayed by over two and a half hours of negotiations aimed at getting government to double the allotment of budgetary support to Parliament.
Before the crucial meeting with the Finance Minister ahead of the budget, the Speaker had said that the legislature will not go begging the Finance Ministry to release its estimate for the year 2022 and said he would ensure Parliament was ‘treated fairly and equally’ just as the other arms of government.
“Parliament after the approval will have to go cap in hand to the Ministry [of Finance] for the release of its budget estimate. There is no way I will tolerate that. We won’t go to the Ministry of Finance to beg for the release of our estimate. It must be done like is done for others,” he had told Joy FM.
“It is refreshing to note that the issue that we are raising, particularly dealing with public goods and services for the citizenry, is so crucial at this time. Where the people of Ghana are looking up to us for hope. I can tell you that the word politics or politician sounds so sour in the mouth of many Ghanaians. They don’t want to hear it. But we cannot do without it.”
At the post-budget workshop over the weekend, Mr. Bagbin admitted the demands he made before the budget reading and said the allocation was necessary to adequately resource Parliament.
“We proposed the paltry sum of the 2% of the total revenue of the State to be allocated to Parliament next year. The Minister vehemently disagrees with us, but he wants us to approve his budget. It is not a threat, it is just a reminder [to the Finance Minister]. We have been fighting for this for some time now,” he said.
Earlier this year, Alban Bagbin threatened to stall processes towards the approval of the 2021 budget estimates if the executive goes ahead with its plans to cap budgetary allocation to the legislature.
The Executive Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante in a letter to Parliament, informed the House of the executive’s decision to reduce their budget by over GH¢190 million and that of the judiciary by over GH¢70 million, citing the lack of fiscal space as the reason for the plan.
But according to the Speaker, this is legally wrong and a step towards weakening the oversight duties of Parliament.
“The budget is not for the Executive, we have the final power to approve or disapprove and so what the Constitution has done is for them to make recommendations and to negotiate during the deliberations of the budget before the House,” he said.
“It is not for the Executive to impose a ceiling on the Judiciary and Parliament, we have to do the proper thing and so during the consideration of the estimates, particularly the Committees concerned, take that on board. At the end of the day, come and inform us as to the negotiated figure, not the ceiling that has been given by the President,” he had said.
By Ernest Kofi Adu


Diogo Jota struck a late winner for Liverpool as the Premier League champions came from behind to defeat West Ham and make history at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp’s men are now incredibly unbeaten in their last SIXTY-TWO Premier League home games (W51 D11) – equalling their longest ever unbeaten home run (63 between February 1978 and December 1980) set when Reds icon Bob Paisley was in charge.
The hosts started brightly but it was the Hammers who struck first through Pablo Fornals.
Gomez headed straight to Spaniard as he attempted to clear a cross and Fornals drove home off the post with 10 minutes gone.
Despite dominating possession, Liverpool struggled to carve out clear-cut opportunities after conceding.
Jordan Henderson did drive narrowly wide and Andrew Robertson volleyed over but there were no openings for their forwards until Mohamed Salah won a penalty just before the interval.
The Egypt international went down after being clipped on the ankles by Arthur Masuaku and the Egyptian took advantage as he stepped up to make it 1-1 from the spot.
Liverpool thought they had claimed the lead with just over 10 minutes remaining when substitute Jota turned in a loose ball but VAR intervened.
The Portuguese forward had pounced after Lukasz Fabianski saved a shot from Sadio Mane but, after a lengthy delay that eventually saw referee Kevin Friend make use of the monitor, the goal was ruled out for a foul.
Moments later, however, Jota got his goal after being teed up by Xherdan Shaqiri to fire home from close range and seal the victory for his side.


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When Ian Fleming died, his publishers wished to continue producing Bond novels. I'm not sure of the exact copyright issues but they commissioned a new novel which would secure their control of the literary portion of the franchise for decades to come. Crass commercial move or not, they chose someone who had a genuine love of the franchise as well as tremendous skill.
Ian's widow, Ann, was less than pleased with their choice of author. Kingsley Amis was a huge Bond fan, no one could doubt it, with a number of books written on the franchise. No, the problem Ann Fleming had with him was his politics. Err, not to put too fine a point on it, but Kingsley Amis was a communist. This is rather noticeable as the literary Bond was all about murdering SMERSH before he ever heard of SPECTRE. Either way, Kingsley Amis typed out a book which I think is probably one of the best Bond books.
But kinda racist.
The premise for the novel is the demented Colonel Sun, a Maoist Chinese operative with a pain obsession (because literary Bond villains are crazy like that), has kidnapped M. This is part of a larger plan to sew discord between the West and Soviet Union in order to benefit Red China. The book was written in 1968 so it was still four years before Richard Nixon went to China and utterly upended how everyone assumed the Cold War was going to.
Kingsley Amis' politics are on full display here, much as Ana feared, but are more amusing in retrospect than offensive. Kingsley has Bond willing to team up with the Soviets against the Red Chinese because the author clearly believes the Maoists will be the enemy in the future. You know, instead of America and China becoming friendly rivals while the USSR's relationship sours even further.
In any case, Bond isn't going to let M's kidnapping slide so he heads off to Greece and hooks up with GRU operative Ariadne Alexandrou in order to stop Colonel Sun's nefarious plan. They visit some beautiful locations, have a romance, and get involved with some ex-WW2 resistance fighters who are less than pleased by Ariadne's communist sympathies. It's all extremely entertaining but the book is quite short at a mere 224 pages.
Ariadne is probably one of my favorite Bond girls and quite entertaining. Part of what makes her so appealing is the ash-blonde Greek is portrayed as a very well-rounded character. She's politically naive both in-story and out, believing in communism but clearly underestimating her superiors' darker side (one is actually a pedophile). She's also both a patriot as well as someone working for a foreign government. Lots of interesting contradictions which make her a character I would have liked to have seen more of.
Colonel Sun is an inscrutable oriental Yellow Peril villain who is basically military Fu Manchu. He's not the kind of character who could fly in today's climate and probably just barely worked in the 1960s. The best moment of the character is when he breaks down and admits he thought being a monster would make him feel stronger but instead just made him feel vile. It's a bit of humanization which Fleming never afforded his villains even if Bond isn't the kind of guy interested in showing mercy to his foes.
Greece is a perfect location for a Bond novel with the oceans, ruins, and local culture all being lovingly detailed. It comes alive off the page and I can't think of many places I've "visited" in books which have been as realistic. The fact it feels so authentic with just a comparatively small page count is also to the author's credit.
I've read Colonel Sun, listened to it on audiobook, and purchased the B&W comic book version so I must like it a great deal. Even so, I admit the book has flaws and can't help but suspect some readers might prefer the later movie-influenced pastiches to this one. Still, I'm going to give this a recommendation for all fans of spy fiction as well as the literary Bond.
Edited by Willowhugger, 11 May 2016 - 06:17 PM.

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Are you a skilled CAD professional looking for a leadership opportunity? Do you excel at managing projects and people while still having a passion for hands-on woodworking projects? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
$70,000 - $90,000 a year (based on experience and capabilities) - Full-time
Our ideal candidate is someone who:
Has over 5 years of experience in the exhibit or woodworking industry
Is proficient in Autodesk Inventor and the Woodwork for Inventor program
Values a workplace that empowers team members to make decisions and take ownership
Is passionate about continuous growth and becoming the best at what they do
Finds motivation and purpose in contributing to something greater than themselves
Required experience and education:
Minimum 5 years of experience using AutoCAD and any similar CAD drafting/modeling software
Minumum 5 years of experience in woodworking
High school diploma or GED
At Color-Ad, Inc., we are a dynamic and innovative custom exhibit and sign fabrication company dedicated to delivering top-tier solutions to our clients. Our products include interpretive and interactive museum exhibits, environmental graphics, branded environments, and large-scale wayfinding signage programs. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a CAD Department Working Supervisor to join our team.
Role and Responsibilities:
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Creating detailed and accurate fabrication drawings for shop floor production.
Creating detailed and accurate 2D and 3D CAD models of components, assemblies, and structures.
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Maintaining a positive and collaborative work environment, fostering teamwork and open communication within the CAD department.
Upholding and promoting company standards and values in all interactions and deliverables.
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Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., AutoCAD, SolidWorks, **Autodesk Inventor is preferred**, etc.) and a strong background in technical design.
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Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize assignments, allocate resources, and set achievable goals.
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Problem-solving aptitude and a creative mindset to address design challenges.
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A proactive attitude, adaptability to changing project demands, and a willingness to take ownership of projects.
A degree in engineering, wood technology, or equivalent work experience.
What We Offer:
We offer a competitive compensation package, including a starting salary that falls within the range of 70k to 90k (depending on your background and experience in the industry), benefits (401(k), paid holidays and leave time, health/dental/life/short-term/long-term disability insurances) and opportunities for professional development. You'll have the chance to work in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment, contributing to impactful projects and providing leadership.
If you are ready to take your CAD expertise to the next level by leading a team while continuing to hone your engineering skills, we encourage you to apply.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Color-Ad is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and we strongly encourage applications from female and minority candidates.


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Working Through Custody and Parenting Time Mediations
There are many factors that parents who are going through a divorce must sort out such as parenting time, visitation, custody agreements, and maintenance payments. When parents who are going through a divorce go to family court in regards to their children, they have an important decision. They can choose to file a child custody…read more
When Should There Be Child Support Beyond the Initial Cap in New York?
Divorce is difficult under the best of circumstances, and becomes more difficult when the couple has minor children still living at home. The courts of New York place a lot of emphasis on ensuring the children are cared for financially as well as in other ways. Part of that process focuses on determining the amount…read more
The Changing Tax Laws on Divorce Maintenance Payments (Alimony) After 2018
In 2016, New York Daily News reported that divorce statistics were the lowest they’ve been in 35 years. However, this could soon change. Divorces could be on the rise in 2018 because of a new tax law that will go into effect. When a couple goes through a divorce, there are several issues they must…read more
What are the different types of child custody arrangements in New York?
In New York, the statutory law that regards child custody is somewhat vague. According to Domestic Relations Law 70, there will not be a prima facile right to child custody with either parents of the child. However, the court will decide what is in the best interest of the child regarding child custody. Furthermore, Domestic…read more


Orion 10 f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope
Go after even the most elusive and faint deep-sky targets with the Orion 10 f/8.0 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph. Featuring flat-field, virtually coma-free optics for superb imaging performance, the Orion 10 RC boasts a plethora of deluxe features.
Go after even the most elusive and faint deep-sky targets with the Orion 10 f/8.0 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph. Featuring virtually coma-free optics for superb imaging performance, the Orion 10 f/8.0 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph boasts a plethora of deluxe features. Its precision hyperbolic primary and secondary mirrors are made of highest quality quartz optical glass with enhanced reflectivity (96%) aluminum coatings. The machined aluminum, dual-speed (10:1) 3 modified Crayford focuser with linear track bearing provides rigid, backlash-free support for hefty imaging accessories. Eight knife-edge computer-positioned internal light baffles in the optical tube, primary mirror tube baffles, and a baffled secondary mirror shield ensure maximum image contrast and brightness. Three 1.5 DC cooling fans built into the rear cell help to reduce cooldown time for the telescope to reach thermal equilibrium. Two wide Losmandy-style dovetail mounting plates are attached to both the top and bottom of the tube for easy mount attachment and use of optional guide scope for guided CCD imaging pursuits.
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars


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Pressure reduction, temperature increase, substitution with inert gas, membrane degasification
- Pressure Reduction - The amount of dissolved gas in a liquid is proportional to its partial pressure. Therefore, placing the liquid under reduced pressure will result in the release of gas from solution. A specialist chambers, called a vacuum degasser, can be used to degas a liquid through pressure reduction.
- Temperature Increase - less gas dissolves in a liquid at higher temperature, so increasing the temperature of the liquid would result in gas being released.
- Substitution by inert gas - an inert gas e.g. nitrogen, helium, argon, is bubbled through the solution, and the gas is displaced.
- Membrane degasification - gas removed using membrane which allows gas through, but not liquid.


Review: Samsung T809
Top message: My review... by jfox76
Replying to: Re: "surround sound" and stereo speakers in phones by pauldg
Re: "surround sound" and stereo speakers in phones
There's no comparison to what Bose does with their simulated surround sound system and full, theatre-quality surround sound. Bose speakers are junk compared to what you'd get out of a 5.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound system from other dedicated speaker companies such as Klipsch or KEF.
It's essentially the same comparison between the speakers on a cell phone, including the ROKR and w600, and true surround sound. The speakers on these phones aren't great by any stretch of the imagination; low base and high trebel are terribly distorted. You're not even getting the sound quality that you'd get by listening to them through a good set of earphones. These speakers also do not produce surround sound. You will have no sensation of hearing noise from your left or right behind you, as you would with a true surround sound system.
Don't be drawn in by this poor excuse for a marketing "gimmick."


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We got to know each other over time and when we started spending time alone, it felt natural. This is probably why online dating has always felt kind of weird to me. I met a guy in person this past weekend. And yet I feel … indifferent, leaning toward not interested. Please help! Or to let fear of being alone make decisions for you, instead of letting your interest in someone determine how much time you invest. Respect for such judgment and instinct is your most effective defense against bad situations — getting into them or staying in them too long. I feel for him.
Feeling unsatisfied in your relationship
A few months later, we were planning our wedding, deliberating what guest favors we would choose DIY terrariums were under consideration , and stopping in at jewelers to try on engagement rings. Then all of a sudden, we were on the rocks.
The truth is, despite societal pressures, you might not necessarily be ready to find “the one,” fall in love, or even go on a date. Keep scrolling for.
We’ve all experienced love. We’ve loved and been loved by parents, brothers, sisters, friends, even pets. But romantic love is different. It’s an intense, new feeling unlike any of these other ways of loving. Loving and being loved adds richness to our lives. When people feel close to others they are happier and even healthier. Love helps us feel important, understood, and secure.
But each kind of love has its own distinctive feel. The kind of love we feel for a parent is different from our love for a baby brother or best friend.
What Does It Mean to Be ‘Ready’ for a Relationship?
Many relationships start this way. Often these kinds of relationships built on infatuation can die as quickly as they spring up. Infatuation usually occurs at the beginning of a relationship. It is characterized by urgency, intensity, sexual desire, and or anxiety, in which there is an extreme absorption in another. The truth is, this feeling of urgency and intensity or strong attraction toward another person is not necessarily a reliable indicator of whether you are in love or should immediately dive into a serious dating relationship.
Our relationship had been a whirlwind. We had known each other since childhood but had been dating for just 10 You will feel confused.
You’ve been dating for a while, but the question remains — is this relationship going anywhere? Perhaps you’re still waiting for your love interest to share a photo of you on Instagram, invite you over to their place, or introduce you to their parents. The truth is, it’s not unusual for one person in a relationship to be catching feelings sooner than the other, and wanting to move things along at a faster rate.
But many of us are scared to broach the question of “Where are we at? We spoke to relationship experts and a former “commitment-phobe” for their advice on figuring out where your relationship is at. Get our newsletter for the best of ABC Life each week. Relationships Australia psychologist Elisabeth Shaw says it’s common for people to be at different stages in a relationship.
3 Reasons God Is Allowing You to Feel Confused About Your Relationship Future
The situation is further complicated by the fact that he is engaged to another woman. Read the full letter from “Totally Confused” and the Sugars’ thoughts below. I’m a year-old divorced woman and have been single for seven years. I was married for 30 years to a man who was basically a good guy. He was a good provider, responsible with our finances and actively involved with our 3 sons.
But the second half of our marriage was miserable for me because my husband was emotionally cold.
How the rise of the “male gatherer” has contributed to confusion in dating,. Article from Relationship Connection: 3 Choices that Make or Break It. You have.
It would also be helpful if the path that lead to that line came with warning signs the size of billboards, blaring sirens on approach and a guardrail the length of the Great Wall and the height of the Sydney Opera House. That would be nice. Here are the most common reasons people fall out of love, and ways to stop them getting in the way of a happy ending — or any ending at all. The emotional resources of a relationship are like any other — they need to be spent and they need to be replenished.
The things that mattered at the start still matter and they always will. It misses the point. Relationships have a rhythm. They ebb and flow. Adore them. Appreciate them. Acknowledge them. If one person is doing all the giving without getting anything back, eventually the well will run dry and so will the relationship. Studies have shown that the love and passion that comes with the initial boost of marriage wears off after two years, which is why the best relationships are the ones that have genuine friendship at their core.
When the initial passion cools, a mature, loving, compassionate, relationship takes over.
The 11 Dating Rules You Should Probably Try To Follow
In healthy relationships, people can feel safe, respected and accepted for who they are. In unhealthy relationships, people may feel anxious, confused, uncertain and even unsafe. Knowing these differences can help you make choices about who you date and for how long. Disagreeing gives you a chance to explore different perspectives and helps you express your feelings.
Age gap: Things to know about dating someone older.
Ideally, these rules will push you toward healthy relationships and These are my top 11 dating rules to consider in this wild world of a state of confusion and despair if nothing develops from the marathon outing afterward.
An in-depth look at why finding an attractive person to spend time with is so difficult these days. W hen you think about it, despite feeling difficult, the problems people struggle with in dating sound pretty trivial. And we stall. Generally speaking, if someone practices piano daily for two years, they will eventually become quite competent at it.
Yet many people spend most of their lives with one romantic failure after another. Why dating and not, say, skiing? Or even our careers?
Do I Have a Love, Lust or Loser Relationship? Quiz
You fear saying the wrong thing. You fear coming on too strong. You fear making a mistake that someone will judge you entirely for.
The undefined romantic relationship isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But even though you’re only a few dates in, wondering where this is all going is For example, ‘I’ve been feeling confused about where things stand with us.
He gets upset with me if I go home at night. We have been shopping for cars, furniture, but then he turns the other way. His phone is always connected to him. I respect his privacy even at my expense. Please help! It sounds like her boyfriend is sending mixed signals, which is so confusing! He wants her to be around, yet wants his space. A different reader left a similar comment on my article about knowing if your husband is cheating. A big part of me thinks that if you think your partner is cheating, then he probably is.
Is it time to start shopping for cars and furniture together, or is it time to take your relationship one date at a time? We SO often rush into relationships, which is what makes them confusing.
Have You Ever Lived with Someone with Relationship OCD? Here’s How It’s Like
Feeling confused in a relationship is easily one of the most disconcerting feelings. Relationships are an integral part of our lives and an important part of an individual’s overall growth process. Romantic relationships especially have a deep bearing on one’s mind and emotions. Safe to say, being confused in a romantic relationship – about the relationship itself or about one’s partner – is not a nice feeling.
It keeps the relationship in a “me versus you” dynamic. For a relationship to survive, it must be an “us against the world” commitment. 5. Don’t Play the Blame Game.
In other words, women that have been in happy lesbian relationships may be thrown off when they start feeling attracted to their best male bud. And guys in heterosexual relationships can become confused when they begin craving intimate experiences with other men. In short, sexuality is complicated and no one has to feel confined to identify as any one thing. For people in committed relationships, finding out your partner is questioning their sexuality can be shocking news.
Your partner discovering their attraction to another gender does not mean your relationship is over. But, the last thing you want to do is shut down the possibility of continuing this relationship before having a conversation with them first. In healthy relationships, you and your partner should be comfortable with discussing anything, including sexuality.