StorageCraft Demos New ConnectWise Professional Services Automation (PSA) Integration and Remote Management Monitoring (RMM) Plug-In Automation Nation – Booth 107/206, June 18-20, Orlando, FL
StorageCraft®, whose mission is to protect all data and ensure its constant availability, today announced new certified integrations with ConnectWise, a software company that connects technology teams to the solutions, services and resources necessary for success.
StorageCraft PSA Integration and RMM plug-in are available immediately via the StorageCraft partner portal and Automate Solution Center respectively. MSPs will experience improved speed, scale and efficiency from the ConnectWise platform as they manage and run their data protection businesses using StorageCraft solutions.
StorageCraft for ConnectWise Manage (PSA) Integration saves MSPs time and money. StorageCraft partners can sync StorageCraft licenses and cloud usage to their PSA accounts for automated billing. The PSA Integration maps the number of StorageCraft MSP licenses and Cloud storage usage to PSA customer accounts and agreements. It allows MSPs to push changes either on-demand or on a schedule from StorageCraft to their ConnectWise Manage system. It also generates a summary mapping report to detail which StorageCraft accounts have been mapped.
StorageCraft Plug-in for ConnectWise Automate (RMM) increases operational efficiencies. Partners can manage and monitor all their data protection from within the ConnectWise Automate Control Center. The RMM plug-in allows MSPs to remotely install/uninstall, license and update the SPX backup agent on any machine. Backups can be easily configured remotely and on the fly. Status, errors and warnings are also remotely monitored all from inside the Automate Control Center.
Douglas Brockett, President, StorageCraft
“We have more than a thousand partners using StorageCraft PSA Integration and RMM ConnectWise plug-ins. It was very clear that this community expected more from StorageCraft in terms of the frequency and sophistication of updated plug-ins. Judging by the response from our Beta program, the community agrees that we have delivered. We have made significant investments in ensuring our partners experience the best possible integration with the ConnectWise platform. We will continue to invest and innovate with regular updates to our existing solutions as well as new product offerings.”
Jason Magee, COO, ConnectWise
“StorageCraft has been a long-term DRaaS partner with ConnectWise. With these updates, our partners can now deploy, configure, manage and monitor the latest StorageCraft solutions with the Automate plug-in, while new automation features in the Manage integration give partners the speed and efficiency needed to scale their business unhindered by operational processes.”
Kenneth Varrone, CTO, Network Solutions & Technology
“Participating in the StorageCraft beta program has been extremely rewarding. The responsiveness of the StorageCraft development team was excellent, and the results speak for themselves. The Automate plug-in to StorageCraft is radically improved. For example, the speed, ease and efficiency that we can now deploy, monitor and maintain our backups is exceptional. This means we can redirect considerable resources away from back-end issues into customer engagement that adds value, revenue and margin.”


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Panasonic 50in IDTV Plasma with in-built Freesat (TX-P50G10B)
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Sit back and enjoy stunning HD images with this Panasonic Viera TX-P50G10B 50” plasma television. It features a built-in freesat tuner so you can enjoy HD channels from the BBC and ITV without the need for an external box.
Its state-of-the-art technology gives amazing picture quality, with the 600Hz Intelligent Frame Creation giving fantastic resolution even during fast moving scenes – something football fans and film buffs will both appreciate.
The Real Black Drive system combines with NeoPDP technology to achieve excellent black reproduction. When you’re watching movies, the TX-P50G10B renders images just the way the director intended, even in scenes where it’s difficult to achieve a proper balance of light and dark.
Sound is enhanced with its in-built V-Real surround sound technology (with bass extension), while the 24p Real Cinema settings offers enhanced judder-free playback, giving a smooth ‘film’ look. The 3 HDMI sockets allow you to hook-up your Blu-ray player, PVRs and games consoles with ease.
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Sending their troops and military equipment to Europe, the USA transforms it into a powder keg, and asking for a harsh response from Russia. This was stated by First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Franz Klintsevich.
“The softest adjectives that come to mind as a characteristic of this step are ‘provoking’, ‘impudent’, ‘demonstrative’. The USA and NATO are deliberately asking for a tough response from our side, and it will surely follow along the whole perimeter of our borders with Poland and the Baltic countries, where military equipment, arrived from overseas, is placed,” he told Interfax on January 7.
“I have no doubts that Russia will be able to protect itself. At the same time, it is obvious that Europe has turned into a powder keg,” said the senator.
He said that commenting on the information that hundreds of tanks, self-propelled howitzers, and other military vehicles started unloading in the German port of Bremerhaven. The equipment came to Germany by sea from the United States.
“I think everyone knows why such a large-scale military redeployment was shifted from the end of January to the beginning. The leaving U.S. administration [of Barrack Obama] is doing its best to complicate Russian-American relations, driving the newly elected president in a trap,” Klintsevich said. “It looks like they are not fully convinced that Donald Trump won’t delay the implementation of this plan to ascertain all the circumstances after he becomes president on January 20. But now it will be almost impossible for him to play it back even if he wanted to.”

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Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the 2020 NDC flagbearer’s running mate, is optimistic about the 24-hour economic proposal by former President John Dramani Mahama, which aims to address the mass youth exodus seeking better opportunities abroad.
She expressed concern about the increasing departure of Ghana’s workforce.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang, during the “Voice Out, Vote Out” initiative launch in Accra, announced the NDC’s proposed 24-hour economy policy to combat the mass exodus of graduates and skilled citizens by generating more employment opportunities.
“Ghana must be set free of frustration, unnecessary bewilderment, and destruction. We must be set free of helplessness and hopelessness among our youth. We must be set free of joblessness and, above all, the indignity and mis-education of our youth fleeing the country.”
“Just drive around most of the embassies, and you will weep. These are people we have trained, and they have skills, and their desire is to get out. Who is to blame, and what alternative are we offering? Our alternative lies in the 24-hour economy.”

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One person is in critical condition after a shooting in southwest Wichita.
Authorities tell KSN the shooting was reported around 5:30 p.m. at a home in the 3700 block of W. Angel.
Police are on the scene investigating the shooting as accidental. They say a woman was shot in her torso.
It is unclear at this time what caused the accidental shooting.


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Have been in Washington D.C. all week.
Longest time I have been here since our seventh grade trip. (No, I'm not throwing water balloons out the hotel window as I did in 1966).
It is an amazing place. History. Activity. Fabulous architecture. Beautiful geography.
I had the need to visit some Congressmen. I expected an ordeal.
I was wrong. It is an amazingly easy process.
Most interesting, access to the House Office Buildings is simpler than getting into most office buildings in New York. You don't have to sign in. You don't have to have an appointment. You don't have to have someone call upstairs to confirm you.
There is a security screen thru a metal detector, but not as strenuous as at the airport.
Once you are in, you can walk the halls. Outside each Representative's door is a plaque with their name and a sign that says, "Welcome. Please come in." And they mean it. You, the real America can go see any Congressman. And I highly recommend it. It makes Washington not seem so foreign and disconnected.
It is interesting to see all of the preparation going on for the Inauguration. The guy with the Porta Potty concession is the biggest winner. You have never seen so many in one place. Do we serve free beer at this event?
Everywhere you turn you are reminded of the greatness of this country. And how many great men and women we owe gratitude too. Monuments. Buildings and streets named in honor. Every sector of our country represented.
Here in America's City, there is one issue that is hard to comprehend. The taxis are driven by people who aren't American. They are from all over the world. Especially Africa. Most are polite. English is not there native language. My experience is that quite often they don't know the city. Last trip, the cab driver taking me to Reagan airport had no idea where to go. He barely spoke English. I had to point out the signs and tell him where to turn.
How hard would it be to institute a system as they have in London where getting a taxi license requires real study and knowledge of the city. Isn't America's City and the people that visit from around the world deserving of that?

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While the Spirit played at home Saturday, leading scorer Franklin McIntosh was on the road. Suspended for violating team rules last week, McIntosh returned to the team yesterday.
"I'm ashamed that it had to come under these circumstances, but it was nice to have a rest," McIntosh said. "I did a little bit of traveling. I went to New York."
It was his running off at the mouth after a Nov. 18 game that got McIntosh suspended. McIntosh yelled obscenities at coach Dave MacWilliams in front of his teammates, during and after a victory over the Chicago Power. He was suspended indefinitely and fined by the club. Neither party would discuss how much the fine TTC was or what the reason was for McIntosh's hostility.
MacWilliams speculated that other things were bothering McIntosh, but the player said it was just an outburst that came "in the heat of the battle."
Spirit general manager Drew Forrester considered trading the team's leading scorer, but he and MacWilliams decided against that after the player apologized.
"Franklin had been apologetic. He knows he was in the wrong," MacWilliams said. "He's his own person, very vocal and at times outspoken. He needs to control that."
MacWilliams added that McIntosh's scoring ability -- he's third in the league in scoring with 35 points -- did not hasten his return.
"It's never tough to suspend someone if they're wrong," MacWilliams said. "It doesn't matter if he's the leading scorer in the history of the league or the bottom guy on the totem pole."


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Azerbaijani President accused of earning manat devaluation
The family of President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and businessmen close to her earned a large sum on the devaluation of the national currency held in 2015. This is the conclusion reached by the Center for the Study of Corruption and Organized Crime (OCCRP).
The transactions were conducted through three banks - Caspian Development Bank, AtaBank and Pasha Bank - owned by businessman Ashraf Kamilov, close to the Aliyev family, or the family of the President of Azerbaijan itself.
At the end of January 2015 of the year, OCCRP found out, Caspian Development Bank provided a loan to the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) in the amount of $ 52 million. The loan was issued with violations of banking legislation and at a rate higher than the market. After the Central Bank of Azerbaijan in February 2015 reduced the rate of manat to the US dollar, this deal brought the bank 13 million manat (12,5 million dollars) due to exchange rate differences.
The bank earned another 39,2 million manat (25,4 million) after the Central Bank of Azerbaijan introduced the free exchange rate of the national currency in December 2015.
Suspicious transactions, allowing to make money on the exchange rate difference, were recorded on the eve of the devaluation of the manat and in two other banks associated with the Aliyev family - AtaBank and Pasha Bank. AtaBank earned about 61 million manats from such operations, and Pasha Bank - 35,9 million manats, OCCRP says.
21 February 2015 of the year The Central Bank of Azerbaijan announced a one-third reduction in the manat to the US dollar. The decision of the Central Bank, which was announced on Saturday, came as a surprise to the market, because before that the regulator had been conducting currency interventions for several weeks to maintain the national currency. Two days before the devaluation, representatives of the Central Bank declared that the rate of manat would not decline.
In December 2015, the Central Bank of Azerbaijan switched to a floating exchange rate of the national currency. Then manat in one day lost about 50% of the cost.
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“We’re thrilled to offer our new Lake Club as a wedding and events space for our resort guests,” said Bruce Seigel, general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe. “The property’s intimate design, stunning views, and unprecedented access to the waterfront make the Lake Club a perfect setting for exquisite events and lasting memories.”
Combining stylish elegance with fun and functionality, the multi-level Lake Club features amenities that include an indoor gathering area and bar, a ground-floor dining terrace, an upper-level dining deck, a private boat dock, and an expansive lawn extending to the water’s edge. Designed by Tahoe City-based Walton Architecture + Engineering (Walton AE), Lake Club was meticulously designed to fully optimize its unprecedented proximity to the water’s edge. Artful use of natural materials such as ledgestone and cedar wood provides a warm, welcoming and sophisticated counterbalance to the clean, contemporary lines of the steel and glass structure. Floor-to-ceiling windows on all sides allow arriving guests a stunning preview of the breathtaking views that await before they even enter the front door.
Summer Season (mid-June to mid-October)
During the peak season, Lake Club will be available in the evenings for intimate ceremonies and cocktail receptions (90 guests maximum), which can take place on the waterfront lawn or within the indoor spaces depending on guest count. The breathtaking upper-level dining deck with unobstructed views of the lake will be available for rehearsal dinner buffets (36 guests maximum).
Winter Season (mid-October to mid-April)
During this time frame, Lake Club will be available for wedding ceremonies and cocktail receptions that can take place throughout the location, including the exterior spaces dependent on weather (90 guests maximum). Additionally, the venue can be booked for rehearsal dinner buffets and post-wedding brunches (36 guests maximum) on the upper level or interior spaces as a reception-style event.
Lake Club is available exclusively to our resort guests who reserve a minimum room block of ten rooms for the event date. Throughout the year, formal wedding dinner receptions are required to take place at the main resort following Lake Club ceremonies and events. Lake Club hours of operation are subject to seasonal changes. Lake Club, The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe is located in Tahoe Vista, CA (approximately 15-20 minutes from the resort).
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Hugo Keenan somehow stays out of touch with very clever bit of play
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Ireland made it four wins from four in the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup last night with a comfortable win over Scotland in Paris.
The Irish ran in six tries as they overcame their Six Nations counterparts 36-14 at the Stade de France to set up a titanic clash with the All Blacks in the quarter-finals of the competition.
It was a complete and utter performance from the men in green who will feel confident heading into that game with New Zealand providing their injury concerns from that game aren’t too bad.
Think the match officials got this one right.
Verrrrrrrry close but looks like Keenan's studs don't go down onto the touchline, hover just over it. The mud from the studs does fall down onto the touchline.
Fine margins! pic.twitter.com/FdMi7sp98Y
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) October 8, 2023
Scotland were completely outplayed by Andy Farrell’s side but they were a little aggrieved when Hugo Keenan seemingly got away with having a foot in touch when he gathered the ball close to Ireland’s line.
But on closer inspection, it appears Keenan actually did incredibly well to lift the top of his boot and keep himself out of touch.
A remarkable bit of skill from Keenan under that kind of pressure to just keep himself in play.


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Explore challenges and projects
The Truth WIthin STatistics Hackdays were held as part of the 2018 Swiss Statistics Meeting. Developers, statisticans, designers, journalists, hackers and citizens of all backgrounds worked with open data on the subject of statistics and emotions, evidence based decision making and fake news. 9 teams submitted impressive, thought-provoking and impactful projects which you can browse here. To find out more about the Hackdays visit TWIST2018.ch, follow us on Twitter @twist2018, and follow @SSS_SST18 for news from the conference.


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British musician Damon Albarn had to eat “humble pie” when he was called out for his damaging comments on young singer Taylor Swift during an interview with the Los Angeles Times, on Sunday. Despite being corrected by the interviewer, Albarn said that he knew what co-writing was. He was ignorant of the fact that Taylor Swift wrote many of her songs singly and co-wrote some of her songs.
He said that he thought that Billie Eilish was “exceptional and he said that Taylor Swift “doesn’t write her own songs” in an interview with the LA Times.
Taylor Swift immediately called out Damon Albarn in a tweet which said that she was such a big fan of his till she saw the tweet in the LA Times about his remarks on her songwriting abilities. She said that she wrote all her songs and that his “hot take” was “completely false” and “SO damaging.”
She added that he didn’t have to like her songs but it was really f****d up to “try and discredit my writing.”
She also sarcastically added in the end of the tweet that she “wrote this tweet, all by myself in case you were wondering.”
Later on Damon Albarn, frontman of Blur and Gorillaz apologized on Twitter, “unreservedly and unconditionally.” He said that the last thing he would want to do was to “discredit” her “songwriting.” He said that he hoped that she would understand.
Tangent: It seemed as if calling out of young female stars used to be an outdated phenomenon by the likes of Justin Timberlake when he passed nasty comments on Britney Spears that fetched an apology only after the New York Times released a documentary on her life which named and shamed several celebrities. That was when the likes of Justin Timberlake offered an apology.
This recent incident with Taylor Swift has fortunately been condemned immediately and got an apology almost immediately. It is indeed sad to see established singers take pot shots at female singers.
Taylor Swift is not the only female singer he misspoke about. Albarn had also called Adele “very insecure”, years ago. In an article in NME in 2017, Adele also said that her collaboration with Damon Albarn “ended up being one of those ‘don’t meet your idol’ moments.” She said that the saddest thing was that she was a big Blur fan when she was growing up and that she regretted “hanging out with him.”
I totally agree with you. i had a conversation about songwriting and sadly it was reduced to clickbait. I apologise unreservedly and unconditionally. The last thing I would want to do is discredit your songwriting. I hope you understand. – Damon— Damon Albarn (@Damonalbarn) January 24, 2022


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Voluntary assisted dying Australia: State-by-state guide to laws and regulations
By the end of 2023, eligible people in all Australian states will be able to apply for voluntary assistance in dying, as the last three states’ laws come into effect this year.
These states join Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania, whose laws last more than three years, one year and three months respectively.
Legislation allowing eligible New South Wales residents to choose to end their own life became law last year. (Brooke Mitchell)
The Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory could be poised to follow after the Commonwealth lifted a more than 25-year ban on territories passing voluntary assisted dying laws.
The ACT has already indicated that it will introduce such laws by 2024 and will circulate a discussion paper in the coming months.
Hundreds have chosen to end their lives with voluntary assisted dying
There is now a clear picture of voluntary assisted dying in Australia, with hundreds choosing it in states where it is legal.
In Victoria, 604 people were helped to die in the three years between June 2019 and June 2022 (the latest figures publicly available). About 75 percent of people assisted in dying since the law took effect were 65 or older; more than 80 percent of applicants had cancer.
In the last reporting period (July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022), deaths due to voluntary assisted dying represented 0.58 percent of deaths in the state.
In Western Australia, uptake was much higher than expected, with 190 people (1.1 per cent of deaths in the state) choosing voluntary assisted dying in the first year. This is higher than the number of Victorians who volunteered to die in the first year, even though WA’s population is much smaller.
In the western state, nearly 88 percent of eligible applicants were age 60 or older and 68 percent of patients who voluntarily assisted in dying had cancer.
In WA, almost 88 per cent of eligible applicants were aged 60 or over and 68 per cent of patients who volunteered for assisted dying had cancer. (Nick Moir)
In both states, more than 80 percent of patients who requested voluntary assisted death also received palliative care. Eligible applicants cited the inability to engage in activities that make life enjoyable and the loss of autonomy as the two most common reasons for accessing voluntary assisted dying.
How does the voluntary assisted dying system work?
In Victoria and WA, bodies that oversee voluntary assisted dying have found the system safe. According to their reports, only people who met the strict eligibility criteria could access it.
Those who provide voluntary assisted dying and state-based services designed to help prospective patients access them have praised the set-up as supportive and compassionate.
However, there are barriers to access, including:
• The statutory ban preventing Victorian doctors from initiating discussions about voluntary assisted dying
• Commonwealth restrictions on discussing voluntary assisted dying via Telehealth and email
• The need to show evidence of Australian citizenship or permanent residency may prevent some long-term residents from accessing voluntary assisted dying if they cannot prove their status
• The lack of qualified doctors willing to provide voluntary assisted death
• The lack of proper compensation for doctors long and complicated administrative processes
• Non-participation by some aged care and healthcare providers
Many of these issues are exacerbated in rural and remote areas.
Although it is still early days in Tasmania, access issues have already been reported. This is the result of a lack of trained doctors, and a complicated and lengthy application and assessment process.
How can the issues be addressed?
Voluntary assisted dying legislation in each state requires it to be reviewed after a certain period of time. For both Victoria and WA, the review will start this year.
But it is not yet clear how these reviews will be carried out, or what evidence will be considered.
Voluntary assisted dying laws in every state require it to be reviewed after a certain period of time (9News)
For some issues, law reform may be necessary. For others, a policy response may be possible.
For example, potential barriers could be addressed through better remuneration for participating practitioners, strategies to support individuals living in rural and remote areas and a more flexible application of the Australian residency rules.
These mandate reviews provide an important opportunity to improve how voluntary assisted dying laws operate in practice. It is crucial that these reviews are evidence-based.
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Fortunately, there is a growing body of published evidence that can guide and inform these reviews – from the bodies that oversee voluntary assisted dying and from research into voluntary assisted dying practice.
Now that voluntary assisted dying laws are in force in all Australian states, or will be by the end of the year, the next challenge is to ensure that current barriers to access are removed while continuing to ensure that the system is safe work.
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by Linda Straker
- Grenada first declared a 21-day State of Emergency in March
- On 17 April, Parliament approved to extend it for 6 months
- Current regulation scheduled to expire at 11:59 pm on 5 August
Grenadians will be living on a long term state of emergency as part of government’s measures aimed at controlling and containing the spread of Covid-19, the novel coronavirus identified in December 2019 and which has infected millions around the world and caused the death of thousands.
In mid-March 2020, Grenada’s laboratory-confirmed first case was an imported case from the United Kingdom and within days, a State of Emergency was declared with 24-hour curfew. As of mid-July, Grenada tested more than 3,000 persons for the virus. There have been 23 confirmed cases which has been declared medically recovered and there were no deaths. The island currently has no active case.
“We will be going to parliament with a permanent State of Emergency, a law that guides us for a period of time. I honestly believe that we should have that process in place until you have a vaccine that protects the people from being infected,” Prime Minister, Dr Keith Mitchell, said on Wednesday.
“Until a vaccine is found I don’t think we should lift the emergency situation completely. The protocols are still in place and therefore you have to have a legal status for any such law that is implemented.” Mitchell who also holds the ministerial portfolio of National Security, said, “The present situation is we need it until a vaccine is found. I don’t see us removing it.”
Section 3 of the Emergency Powers legislation states that a declaration that a state of emergency exists can occur:
- If at any time it appears to the Governor-General that action has been taken or is immediately threatened by any person or body of persons of such a nature and on so extensive a scale as to be likely to endanger the maintenance of public order or the defence of Grenada or the maintenance of public safety or the defence of the community or any substantial portion of the community or any supplies or services essential to the life of the community, the Governor-General may, by Proclamation which shall be published in the Gazette, declare that a state of emergency exists in Grenada or any part thereof, whereupon the provisions contained elsewhere in this Act shall immediately have application.
- A declaration of emergency may at any time be revoked by the Governor-General by Proclamation which shall be published in the Gazette.
- The Governor-General shall exercise the powers conferred on him or her by this section in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet.
Grenada first declared a 21-day State of Emergency in March, and on 17 April 2020, members of both the Lower and Upper Houses of Parliament approved to extend it for 6 months. Since then there is continuous weekly or fortnightly renewal of the emergency regulations. The current regulation is scheduled to expire at 11:59 pm on 5 August 2020.


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Wyclef Vows to Sue Cops in Wrongful Arrest Incedent
Minutes after Wyclef Jean was pulled over and mistaken for an armed robbery suspect ... the ACTUAL suspect was busted a few blocks away, and we just got dramatic video of the arrest.
The Fugees rapper was detained in handcuffs for about 6 minutes early Tuesday morning. L.A. County Sheriff's deputies said he matched the suspect description, and the vehicle descriptions also matched.
The real guy was arrested at gunpoint.
Wyclef was so pissed during his pullover, he promised to sue cops. Although he says "LAPD" in the video, it was the Sheriff's Dept.


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Many kids during the 1980s got inspired to try martial arts after the movie The Karate Kid was shown on the theaters all over the World. It was for sure one of my favorite movies when I was growing up. Everybody loves a underdog story and Daniel LaRusso is a real underdog. Scrawny and new to the neighborhood. The Movie has many classic scenes or how about the classic quote “wax on wax of”. Those scenes inspired me to create some karate kid essential items. Art print and many other products are available at Redbubble. Here is Another quote from the wise Mr. Miyagi.
There’s more than one way to space travel. I got inspired to create some diffrent takes on space travel. The illustrtations spans from vintage Soviet cosmonaut to 1950s iconic sattelite Sputnik 1 to a more futuristic and fantasiful take on the cosmonaut. You can find art prints, T-shirts and much more products in my Society6 shop.
Everybody has at sometime dreamt of traveling through time and experience the future or the past. The films Back to the Future explores exactly this theme where Marty McFly travels back and forth within the time span 1885-2015. Central to the film is the town of Hill Valley, many fun details are shown in the three films. The development of the courthouse or the local diner for exampel. I have created my tribute to Hill Valley where you can follow the central buildings in their different guises.
The year 2015 is an important year in the movie trilogy Back to the future. It is the year that Doc and Marty (Jennifer is also there), go to the “future”. And now we are here, everything has not quite turned out as filmmakers predicted, no hover boards yet and flying cars are not flying through the air. The films are in any case one of my favorites, the details of the script and stuff included is clearly masterfully executed. What do you need to succeed in time travel? I have collected some of the most essential items from the first film in an illustration.
The film Home Alone is a true Christmas classic. In addition to Kevin, his family and the villains The Wet Bandits. The family’s house plays a large role in the film. I have therefore drawn inspiration from the stunning house and created this art print.
What could be better to bring in the Christmas than this!? Art prints and other products are available as usual in my Redbubbleshop.

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@iDontwearedsox Paperboy, that's one I haven't heard of :D thought you might like this picture
@yankee625 This is our autographed pic of Yogi
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Fernando, a better picture of my black bunny :)
@benrichmusic I'm tired, spent all day cleaning. I also got 10 new baby chicks yesterday; the red light is a heat lamp.
@superhero121 Fernando, my new pet rabbit :)
@benrichmusic I got a pet rabbit yesterday, thought you might want to see him :) his name is Fernando.
And here's Fernando the rabbit :)
One more, chirp chirp chirp :)
Here's one of my new baby chicks, they're under a heating lamp to keep them warm so ignore the red light.
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One of the frequent arguments made about China’s 20-year-long military buildup is that its locally produced weapons are better than they used to be. To a certain extent this is true, if hardly surprising. Relatively modern systems, such as the J-10 fighter jet, the Yuan-class submarine, and the Type-99 main battle tank, are certainly superior to the weapons systems they replaced, that is, the J-7, the Ming-class sub, and the Type-59 tank – all basically copies of Soviet weapons dating back to the 1950s. They could not help but be better.
At the same time, it is true that some current Chinese arms are highly competitive with their Western or Russian counterparts. These include unmanned aerial vehicles, anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs), shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, and lightweight trainer jets. But all this raises an important point: if Chinese weapons are supposed to be so great, how come hardly any other country wants to buy them?
On paper, China looks like a quite successful arms exporter. Last year, Beijing transferred nearly $2 billion worth of arms, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Moreover, SIPRI data for the period 2011 to 2015 showed that China was the world’s third largest arms exporter, accounting for nearly 6% of the total arms market. This is nearly double what China exported during the period 2006 to 2010.
In recent years, Beijing has chalked up some impressive overseas sales, including deals to export eight Yuan-class submarines to Pakistan and three to Thailand. China has also sold tanks to Myanmar, ASCMs to Indonesia, and armed drones to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, and Egypt.
Still a Niche Exporter:
For the most part, these relatively few high-profile sales are the exceptions that prove the rule, which is that China is still pretty much a niche player in the global arms market. In the first place, it sells most of its weapons to a very few countries. In the last five years, for example, more than two-thirds (71%, to be exact) of all Chinese arms sales went to just three countries: Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. The rest went mostly to a handful poorer countries in the African continent, particularly Algeria, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania.
Secondly, most of what China’s sells is low-end kit: armored vehicles, small arms and ammunition, or fighter jets that are themselves copies of 50-year-old ex-Soviet designs – hardly cutting-edge stuff. One of Beijing’s biggest sellers, the K-8 jet, is a relatively unsophisticated subsonic trainer and attack aircraft, suitable mainly for developing countries lacking the money or training to operate advanced fighter jets. Overall, the kinds of weapons that China armaments are not really game-changers in the sense that they have a major impact on regional balances of power.
China’s position as a leading arms exporter remains tenuous, therefore. It may hold the number three slot in the global arms trade, but it was still far behind the United States, which has 33% of the global market, and Russia, (25%). In fact, China is only slightly ahead of France (5.6%), Germany (4.7%), and the United Kingdom (4.5%).
Moreover, China’s position in the global hierarchy of arms exporters has not been consistent. For example, according to SIPRI, during the period 2006 to 2010, China won just 3.7% of the total arms market, placing it sixth in overall weapons exports.
Barriers to Expanding Arms Sales:
Herein lies the rub: in order to remain a leading arms exporter, China needs to come up with more competitive products. It needs more sales of more advanced types of weaponry – such as supersonic combat aircraft, precision-guided weapons, airborne early warning aircraft, and long-range air-defense systems. In particular, Beijing has won few sales for its most advanced fighter jets, particularly the J-10 and JF-17. The JF-17, for example, has so far been purchased only by Pakistan – and only because Pakistan is producing the plane jointly with China (not even the Chinese air force has bought the JF-17, in fact).
Few countries are lining up to buy other Chinese weapons systems, or, if they are, they’re throwing out Chinese parts and replacing them with Western systems. This is because China’s defense industry is still very weak when it comes to key technologies like jet engines and electronics. A 2013 New York Times article, for example, noted that Algeria acquired corvettes from China but subsequently outfitted them with French radar and communications gear. Pakistani JF-17 jets use a Russian engine, while Thailand turned to Saab of Sweden to upgrade its Chinese-built frigates.
China also needs to greatly expand its customer base. At present (and for the past 25 years or so), it has mainly sold military equipment to countries either too poor to buy Western or Russian armaments, or who are subjected to arms embargoes (such as Venezuela). Few wealthy, big-spending arms importers (such as the oil-rich Gulf states) are interested in Chinese arms. Iran used to be a major consumer of Chinese arms, but it has not placed a new order with Beijing in several years. Similarly, China has found few takers for its arms in Latin America, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia.
So we are back where we started: if current Chinese weapons systems are really that good, then why is their appeal so limited? Why is their customer base so small and so focused on just a handful of systems? In fact, one might infer from this that most Chinese arms, while certainly better than what they used to be, are still no more than “good enough for government work,” and that other foreign weapons systems – Western, Russian, and Israeli – still outclass Chinese arms in most respects.
Richard A. Bitzinger is a Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Military Transformations Program at the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The opinions expressed here are his own.
This first appeared in AsiaTimes here.


There's been a flurry of really attractive new bikes announced this year, including the new Madone 9 from Trek, the incredible Venge ViAS from Specialized, and the new Scott F02 update to the Foil. A common feature of all of these is increased focus on aerodynamics and comfort. Aerodynamics isn't new, with bikes going back to the Kestrel Talon and Cervelo Soloist Carbon examples of carbon frames designed for aerodynamic efficiency. However, the bikes have never been as popular as was predicted because in the end riders like feeing good on the bike, and a combination of drivetrain efficiency and vertical compliance provides a palpable advantage while the advantage of aerodynamic improvements needs to be carefully measured and is thus less obvious. But perhaps starting with the latest Felt AR a few years ago, aero bikes have received an increasing comfort focus, and it's hard to see them not finally becoming the main design used in the pro peloton.
Cannondale's new Evo isn't an "aero" bike, but is more in the style of the Cervélo R5 which is a lightweight bike designed to be aerodynamic. The previous Evo made a nod to aerodynamics, but in a more subdued way by reducing tube diameters. This is important, but tube shape remained unchanged. That's been fixed here, with the new Evo adapting the now common "Kamm tail" approach of a truncated airfoil shape.
For "comfort", they've taken lessons learned in the Synapse. It's nothing as overt as Trek's adoption of the Isospeed linkage used in the "endurance" class (and tall-stack) Domane to the Madone 9. For example, one change Cannondale made was to reduce the seat tube diameter from the common 27.2 mm to the less common but more traditional 25.4 mm. There was a trend for a few years to make seat tubes ever fatter (my Fuji SL1 uses a mountain-bike-style 31.8 mm) but that makes little sense: propulsive torque isn't applied to the seat tube so a bendy seat tube, within reason, makes for a more comfortable ride. But additionally they've flattened the chain stays, like the Synapse, to provide more vertical compliance.
The fork as gotten an overhaul with a very light fork providing a large portion of the claimed 65 gram system mass reduction (the rest, I think, is from the seatpost). Tour magazine in Germany has been rating bikes on comfort using a combination of deflection at the seat tube and deflection at the head tube, the latter being a "fork comfort" rating which is averaged with the seat tube number. Many bikes have been engineered to score well at the seat tube deflection test but on the fork deflection test it's been common that bikes lose a lot of potential points. Jan Heine likes to emphasize the importance of fork deflection, advocating for the traditional high-rake flared out design which was common on steel bikes through the middle of the 20th century. Apparently Tour magazine agrees it's an important issue and the light, more compliant fork is a welcome modification.
One thing they did not change was geometry. I had thought with the addition of Damon Rinard, formerly of Cervélo, to the Cannondale design team that the stack-reach design philosophy would be adopted, but perhaps Rinard joined too recently for such a drastic change. Here's the Cannondale stack-reach chart compared to Trek's stack-reach-based design. Trek uses two curves, the "H1" and the "H2", for its Emonda and Madone. The special race-geometry Domane now uses the Emonda H1 curve. The Madone had a more aggresssive H1 curve but perhaps that will change with the Madone 9.
Cannondale and Trek geometry comparison
The two Evo curves are fully coincident and thus you can't see the 2015 curve, which is occluded. So the old and new Evo are the same.
Cannondale's approach includes some weirdness. For example, going from 52 to 54, the two points which are of similar reach but different stack 3rd and 4th from the left, they increase the top tube length but decrease the seat tube angle and the result is the reach stays virtually the same, the change in geometry almost all coming in the stack. Additionally the bottom bracket increases. Trail between the two is the same. I'd rather have the 3 mm lower bottom bracket so even though I could use a 14 cm head tube to avoid spacers I'd go with the smaller frame to get the same position with a lower bottom bracket and live with some spacers up front. It's just as well since the smaller frame will be lighter.
The importance of a clean stack-reach schedule can easily be overstated: either a bike fits or it doesn't and if a particular size in the Cannondale fits that's all that matters; I don't care what how the other sizes are designed. Still, I suspect this will be changed next iteration.
So this is a really cool bike. I really think 2016 is bringing a tangible advance in bike design from the big companies and my 2008 Fuji SL/1 seems more than another year older. It's more than good enough for me, however.... alas.


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"The beauty of the sport is it does have a human component," Solomon says. "If you go far enough, then why not play with groups of robots or a computer game -- take the human out all together?"
|College basketball could speed up the replay process by using an official to review calls other than the three assigned to officiate the game.|
Key in the discussion is whether the last few minutes of a contest merit different treatment. The men’s committee discussed the last minute of the game as a potential area to expand the use of the monitor to get calls right. With the expanded acceptance of technology, the committee will continue to review its appropriate use.


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This #WorldTheatreDay we take a look back at some of our favourite productions in our Globe Theatre and Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from the last 25 years
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Celebrating #WorldTheatreDay in our wooden ‘O’.
From our opening performance 25 years ago of Henry V with Mark Rylance in the title role…
…to our all-male Original Practices production of Twelfth Night with Stephen Fry. Photographers: John Tramper (L) and Simon Annand (R)
From 2014-16 we took Hamlet to every single country in the world – book ending this incredible journey with performances in our wooden ‘O’, of course. Photographer:
In 2003 Kathryn Hunter took on the villainous Richard III in an all-female production. Photographer: Donald Cooper
Roger Allam gave an Olivier award-winning turn as the loveable rogue Falstaff in Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 (2010). Photographer: John Haynes
2014 saw our indoor jewel-box candlelit theatre, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, open its door for the first time, with John Webster’s Jacobean revenge tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi. Photographer: Mark Douet
We staged The Scottish Play for the first time indoors in 2018, with Paul Ready as the tormented Macbeth. Photographer: Tristram Kenton
Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II was powerfully portrayed in a new production in 2018. Photographer: Marc Brenner
And Shakespeare’s epic cycle of history plays, Henry VI and Richard III, were tackled by our Globe Ensemble taking on over 60 characters. Photographer: Marc Brenner
Michelle Terry’s inaugural season as Artistic Director featured Hamlet…
…and the glorious pastoral comedy, As You Like It…
…followed in 2019 by a roaring production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Photographers: Tristram Kenton (L, C) and Helen Murray (R)
Le Gateau Chocolat as Feste in former Artistic Director Emma Rice’s 2017 Twelfth Night…
…and former Associate Artistic Director Matthew Dunster renamed and reclaimed Shakespeare’s Cymbeline as Imogen. Photographers: Hugo Glendinning (L) and Tristram Kenton (R)
2018 saw us burn the house down with the fiery Emilia by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. Photographer: Helen Murray
Notorious for their faint counts, Lucy Bailey’s Macbeth (2010)…
…and Titus Andronicus (2014) saw our Globe Theatre transformed with black hanging drapes. Photographer: Ellie Kurttz (L) and Simon Kane (R)
Emma Rice’s 2016 A Midsummer Night’s Dream was transformed our wooden ‘O’ into a summer festival. Photographer: Steve Tanner.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has warned that Earth has a chance of getting hit by an asteroid three years from now. The approaching asteroid was included in the space agency's Risk List.
The ESA's Risk List catalogs near-Earth objects that might hit the planet in the future. One of the asteroids included in the list is 2009 JF1
According to the ESA's database, the asteroid has a diameter of about 52 feet and is currently traveling at a speed of 59,000 miles per hour, making it three times faster than the orbital velocity of the Space Shuttle
The asteroid is expected to approach Earth on May 6, 2022 and will be within 0.08601
one out of 4,000. 2009 JF1's are more compared to those of 2006 QV89, another asteroid that's included in ESA Risk List.
The space agency indicated that this asteroid's chances of hitting Earth are one in 7,000. ESA predicted that 2006 QV89 might hit Earth in September
According to various scientific studies conducted on space objects, there are a number of factors that can affect the paths of asteroids. One of these is the gravitational keyhole.
Gravitational keyholes are specific areas in space that are affected by the gravitational pull of a nearby large object. Scientists believe that a near-Earth object passes through a keyhole, the gravitational pull could significantly alter its course, leading to a possible collision.
Another possible factor that can alter and asteroid's path if it collides with another object as its traveling through space
In the case of 2009 JF1, the ESA is probably anticipating various scenarios where the asteroid changes its course toward Earth. Since the asteroid is that big, it will hopefully burn up once the enters Earth's atmosphere, causing it to break into tiny fragments before hitting the surface.
shows an asteroid impact Earth in circumstances similar to the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs and plunged the world into darkness. Photo: NASA / NCAR


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One of the most widely cited features of this site before the EU referendum was a ‘poll of polls’. This was simply an average of the level of support for Remain and Leave as recorded in the six most recently conducted polls of referendum vote intentions. Its purpose was to smooth out some of the ups and downs in support for one side or the other that can arise simply as a result of the chance variation to which all polls are subject. (Polls are, after all, attempting to estimate the distribution of attitudes across the population as a whole on the basis of the views expressed by maybe no more than a thousand people or so.) That chance variation means that the level of support for one side or the other recorded by an individual poll may well go up or down by two or three points, even though amongst the population as a whole the balance of opinion has not shifted at all. However, if we average the results of a number of polls the effects of this chance variation may well be reduced, and thus we might secure a more robust measure of the balance of opinion.
However, once the referendum in June 2016 was over there was no obvious use for a poll of polls on the site. No further referendum was in prospect. Few polls asked people how they would vote if presented once again with the choice between Remain and Leave. The focus instead was on the much more nuanced question of what kind of Brexit voters wanted and how well they thought the process was being handled, a focus that this site has shared during the last two years.
But now the position has changed somewhat. Polls of how people would vote in another referendum have become rather more frequent. Speculation about whether voters might be asked to revisit the issue has become more common, not least as a result of the high-profile campaigning in favour of a second referendum by the anti-Brexit People’s Vote campaign and Labour’s decision to leave open the possibility that it might support some kind of ballot , though the idea is strongly opposed by pro-Brexit organisations such as Change Britain. But even if a second referendum does not take place, it might be thought important to ask whether or not, as the Brexit process comes to a conclusion, there is still a majority in favour of leaving the EU. After all, the answer to that question might be thought central to any evaluation of the success or otherwise of the EU referendum as a way of deciding what Britain’s relationship with the EU should be.
As a result of these developments, we have now instigated a new poll of polls. This summarises the results of the most recent polls that have asked people how they would vote in another referendum in which the choice was between remaining in the EU and leaving. Some of these polls have asked people how they would vote in response to exactly the same question as appeared on the ballot paper in the 2016 EU referendum. Others have used a slightly different approach, while still asking respondents whether they would vote to remain or to leave. Our poll of polls is based on both types of question (including recent readings of YouGov’s long-running Eurotrack series). However in both cases we have excluded from our calculation those who say they do not know how they would vote or indeed declare that they would not do so. Thus, our total of Remain and Leave support will always add up to 100%.
As well as showing the current position in the poll of polls, we have also calculated what our poll of polls would have been saying if we had been publishing it on a regular basis since the beginning of this year (before which polls of EURef2 vote intentions were largely very infrequent). This gives us a picture of whether support for Brexit has been going up or down during recent months.
Of course, our poll of polls figures should not be taken uncritically. Even when we average across as many as six polls, our estimate will still be subject to some random fluctuation. So not too much should be made of a one-point shift up or down in our estimate, or at least not until that new estimate is confirmed after several more polls have been released.
At the same time, polls are not necessarily conducted perfectly. A poll of polls cannot insulate us against the risk of collective failure by the polling industry, as has happened at more than one recent general election. Meanwhile, less dramatically but no less importantly, the polling companies may systematically disagree with each other about the level of support enjoyed by Leave and Remain. In that event, changes in which companies’ polls contribute to the poll of polls may induce a degree of artificial instability. We thus give details of which companies conducted the polls that contribute to our latest poll of polls, while, where necessary, we will warn in our Commentary section if there is a risk that a change in whose polls are included may have induced a change in the estimates.
Finally, bear in mind that while any set of six polls may have all been conducted at much the same time, equally it is possible that quite a few weeks may have elapsed between when the first and the last were conducted. Even though polls of EURef2 vote intentions have become more frequent, at present it is still the case that it can take a month for half a dozen new readings to appear. You will thus see that we also always provide details of the dates between which the interviewing (fieldwork) for the polls included in the latest poll of polls took place.

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Take one step after the other into the magical mountains of Ratschings, sometimes at a gentle pace, sometimes a little more energetically up the ascents. The guided sunrise hike with alpine breakfast contains all the ingredients for a great nature experience. Our alpine pasture hike in the far end of the Ratschingstal valley is no less rewarding, as it is an insider tip among hikers who appreciate untouched nature and breathtaking views. Finally, relax on a feel-good hike and let your senses be spoiled. Enjoy the peace and relaxation of nature, listen to the chirping of birds and recharge your batteries for everyday life.
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-Sunrise on the Jaufenpass with alpine breakfast
-Alpine hike – the Klammalm in the Ratschingstal valley
-In harmony with nature – a feel-good to the mountain pasture Bergalm

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John Lewis is aiming to reduce its carbon emissions in all areas, not just by converting to alternative fuels, Justin Laney of John Lewis Partnership said at the City Transport and Traffic Innovation Exhibition on Tuesday.
Laney, who is general manager – fleet at John Lewis Partnership, said the retailer is looking into reducing miles, reducing fuel burn per vehicle in addition to transiting away from diesel. The aim is to have a zero carbon fleet by 2045.
He gave an example of John Lewis working with Cambridge University to work on making its vehicles more aerodynamic. The collaboration helped achieve a seven per cent fuel saving.
Laney explained that bio-methane conversions helps to achieve 83 per cent emission reduction, 35 per cent reduction in fuel costs and has half the noise of a diesel truck. He also added that drivers are very receptive to bio-methane vehicles.
Currently, John Lewis has 60 dedicated bio-methane trucks and has plans for a further 200 by 2021. Bio-methane plays a key role in John Lewis’ strategy for achieving zero carbon by 2045 and Laney believe that it also plays an important role in freight transport beyond that.
Laney outlined potential challenges when it comes to converting to alternative fuels. He highlighted timing and infrastructure as the two main obstacles, explaining that the technology and infrastructure needs to align and pose a risk if they do not.
Contingency plans are also required, explained Laney. Back up plans are always required just in case. Likewise, safety measures need to be taken into consideration with the right people being trained to handle methane. Laney notes that this is not something we often realise as we are so used to dealing with the existing risks associated with diesel.
He pointed out sustainability issues associated with bio-methane use, too. This includes fuel sourcing, venting the methane in a way that is not harmful to the environment, vehicle life cycle, and looking to make last mile deliveries for efficient.
Likewise, financial obstacles include residual values and obsolescence as well as fuel prices, system costs (such as infrastructure) and skills.
Following on from alternative fuel technology, Laney believes that then next big change lies with autonomous vehicles.
The CiTTi Exhibition and Conference continues at the MK Arena in Milton Keynes today (19th June).


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The US movie industry has fascinated the whole world since the dawn of the twentieth century and what’s interesting about Hollywood films is that they tell our story. Some movies depict real-life events while others are completely fictitious. Sometimes writers and directors want to tell a story of a particular thing or a fixation on a person or thing.
There are probably dozens of Hollywood movies that celebrate man’s obsession with the beauty of machines – the product of their handy work. Cars in the movies, in particular, can get your adrenaline pumping to over 10,000 parts per million and will even make you want to drive one too!
Why Chevy Cars are Famous in American Movies
Well, the reason is simple actually and it’s because American movies will naturally market American-made vehicles and not imported cars of course. But more than the burning patriotism of film makers, it is the overall design and performance of Chevrolet cars that make them easily pick it from among the many brands out there.
Take for example the Chevy 210 which has been featured in films such as “American Graffiti” and “Two-Lane Blacktop” back in 1955. They were the top consumers’ choice in those days and they do possess certain aesthetics and craftsmanship for a car in those days.
Another example is the Chevy Corvette which was recently featured in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “The Last Stand” (2013) as well as numerous other films spanning four decades of movie making in Hollywood. But the beloved of movie goers these days is the Chevrolette Camaro which the Autobot Bumblebee copied in order to conceal himself in Michael Bay’s “Transformers.”
There is no person on Earth who wouldn’t recognize the yellow paint and black racing stripes on the Camaro.
Trucks, Crossovers and SUVs
In every film in Hollywood you would not miss the Chevy Suburban every time the film features vehicles from the federal government, police or a VIP convoy. It is the perfect vehicle to represent the rich and/or powerful passengers in them and they’re excellent for car crashing scenes. Their sheer size, weight and momentum guarantees the whole movie set to be destroyed and even spark explosions all over!
A perfect finale for any action film. The Chevy Express, although seemingly insignificant were actually featured in movies such as “The Cable Guy” and “The Italian Job.” Pretty much Chevy cars are the Hollywood darlings next to Dodge and Ford.
Need for Speed and Fast & Furious Movies
The star studded “Fast and Furious” films also sport several Chevrolet cars such as the Chevy Corvette Stingray Grand Sport, Camaro, Monte Carlo and the Chevy Chevelle SS. While no Chevy cars were featured in the “Need for Speed” movie, the Camaro and the Corvette have been featured many times in the video games of the same franchise.
If the movie will click perhaps we will see Chevy’s performance cars in the sequels; until then, we’ll have to wait and see what Hollywood will feature next.


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Herbie Hancock has twice before visited Havana to perform intimate solo-duet concerts with his Cuban counterpart Chucho Valdes, but at the end of April the two renowned jazz pianists will be collaborating on a grander scale.
Hancock and Valdes will be serving as artistic directors for the 6th International Jazz Day.
On Monday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization announced that Havana will be the global host city for the event, culminating with an all-star concert on April 30 at the recently renovated 19th-century Gran Teatro de La Habana.
The concert will be broadcast live on Cuban television and live streamed by UNESCO.
Last year, Washington was the host city with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosting the global concert at the White House.

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Ronquidos! by Michael Rosen
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Michael Rosen is an award-winning author and anthologist of books for young readers including CLASSIC POETRY: AN ILLUSTRATED COLLECTION, illustrated by Paul Howard. A lifelong Shakespeare fan, Michael Rosen says of this book, "When I was a kid, I was often taken to see Shakespeare s plays, and my parents helped me to get hold of what was special about Shakespeare. I ve written this book in hopes that I can do something along the lines of what my parents did for me." Robert Ingpen was born in Australia in 1936 and has published more than one hundred acclaimed books. In 1986 he was awarded the highest international accolade for his work, the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration."
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Sadhique Aboobacker‘s life mantra has always been – “Just because you failed once, doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and, always believe in yourself.”
A Robotics Engineering graduate and Kerala’s leading fashion icon, Sadhique had started his formative years in life by failing; failing in his 10th public exam and then his 12th. He even had many back papers to attempt during his stint in college. But now, he proudly says that he is Kerala’s first and most popular influencer, in addition to being an entrepreneur and running a digital marketing company.
Sadhique Aboobacker hails from a small town called Changaramkulam in Malappuram, Kerala, where he lives with his parents. For long as he can remember, he has loved experimenting with fashion. He also loves travelling and exploring food from across the globe.
We had the chance to speak to Sadhique Aboobacker, and explore his journey to fame. Here’s his story.
We noticed that you’ve been tagged as Kerala’s Most Popular Blogger. What did it take to reach there?
I was crazy about photography since childhood. I captured many pictures using my mobile camera. In fact, back then, I had used the Nokia 5500 to click my first couple of photographs. Later, I realised that my passion for fashion and photography. Some of my friends started to notice my potential and helped me along the way.
The most life-changing decision that I took was to join Instagram in 2012-2013. Eventually, I started to gain followers and support. One fine morning, when I was browsing through my phone, I found an email with the subject “Collaboration” in my inbox. Back then, I didn’t even know what it meant (to be honest, I even Googled the meaning of word “collaboration”). I responded, and that happened to be my first brand collaboration. Want to know which brand? It was with Daniel Wellington; they delivered a watch worth ₹21,000 and asked me to do some Instagram posts tagging them.
I soon started to learn the tricks of the trade. I would send collaboration requests to other brands and when they showed interest, I felt more encouraged and motivated. I understood the potential of getting paid brand collaboration. So I decided to put together a team inclusive of a photographer, editor, and content writer to handle my Instagram. There was no looking back!
I believe that content is king so I always work hard to improve my content. And because of that, over the years, I have managed to become Kerala’s most popular blogger, Kerala first influencer, South India’s top influencer and have even positioned in India’s top influencers list too.
What was Sadhique Aboobacker doing before he became a blogger and Instagrammer?
I was studying like any other college-going kid. I loved posting my pictures on my social media. Back then, Orkut was the trend. Then came Facebook and Instagram. When I started blogging, I was among the very few who did it as it wasn’t a trend that had been picked up in Kerala. But I stuck to it and that has literally changed my life.
How did you manage to convince your parents to pursue this creative field?
My parents had no clue about this field as it wasn’t as well-known as it is now. When I started to have a busy schedule, my parents realised that this truly made me happy. They were pretty convinced to see me whole-heartedly work on my content. And, when I started to earn money from the work I did, my parents acknowledged it further.
With influencer marketing on the rise, and competition too, how have you been doing things differently?
In the beginning, it was al smooth sailing because there were no competitors in the influencer marketing space. But now, it has exploded. That said, the experience that I come with and brand partnerships that I have built over the years, have helped me maintain stature in the fashion influencer space.
When it comes to doing things differently, I make sure that my Instagram feed is clean with high-quality posts. You see, the numbers of followers won’t matter unless you put out great content. And that’s always been my focus. Not many of my followers know of this, but I travel a lot to do photoshoots and experiment with my content.
FamePays – Can you tell us a bit about it?
FamePays started out as my way of controlling my own marketing strategies/legal purposes. I soon turned it to a digital marketing company with a focus on influencer marketing. It is Kerala’s first influencer marketing platform. I built FamePays to help budding bloggers/micro-influencers to work with brands. We fix the gap between brands & influencers.
Where does Sadhique Aboobacker gets his style inspiration from?
I experiment with myself and get inspired from myself.
We all have a point of self-observation; Once we reach that point, we start working for ourselves.
I am filled with confidence when I dress well. Having self-confidence is vital to your well-being. Not only is it mentally and emotionally beneficial for you to feel good about yourself, but it can actually make you more successful! Multiple studies have shown that dressing well increases your performance and heightens others’ impressions of you. So yes, dress for success!
How do you select the brands you work with?
So, I just finished “555” selected regional/national/international brand collaborations to date, which is a huge achievement for me. Speaking of brand selection, I focus on well-known brands, which are skewed towards fashion and lifestyle. I reject alcohol brands. I also support small entrepreneurs too. I have a series called “a space for small entrepreneurs” where, every week, I feature one small entrepreneur on my story, free of cost.
In order to understand what my audience likes, I make Instagram polls & quizzes. I can easily catch their favourites. I do have an Instagram policy – 60% my face or my physical appearance & 40% brand product in posts. That’s how I balance.
We’re curious! What does a normal day look like for Sadhique Aboobacker?
I wake up before 8 am, do some home workout, have breakfast, and then start working.
If there’s a brand shoot, a few hours go into making it. I love urban styles so finding backdrops is my biggest challenge as I live in a remote area. After the photoshoot, I start making short videos to post on the Moj app. Post which, I head over to manage FamePays with my team. Around 5-6 in the evening, I start to post the content for the day and plan next day’s shoot. In the night, I take some time out for myself, spend time with family or friends, and end the day on a good note.
How has 2020 treated you, personally and professionally?
Personally, I have been able to read more books, listen to more songs, watch more films and enjoy spending time family. Professionally, 2020 was a game-changing year, because brands became more focused on influencer marketing so I got better enquiries from them. I started to experiment and improve my content too.
What is something you believe that other people think is insane?
The value of a single Instagram post. People often ask me – “It’s just a post. What’s the value in that?” But, what they don’t know is that I spend a lot of time to make that one perfect post. I’ve had my share of mocking and social media backlash, but I stuck to my vision. That’s exactly why my bank balance is 7+ digits.
One advice to people who wish to enter the fashion blogging scene
Create value, always.
Many people will mock you, pull you down, and hurt you mentally. Don’t get lost in that.
Never work for a low cost. Never support free reviews. Start supporting small entrepreneurs. And don’t forget the people who you started with.


My Research Project...
This semester I volunteered to take part in a non-funded undergraduate research project. I am working with one other undergraduate student, and a grad student is working as our advisor. The scope of this project is to test the mechanical properties of plastics with different amounts of rubber filler. The filler being used is reground tires. If the mechanical properties see a significant increase, we may find a successful way to recycle car tires.
The first step was to have a meeting with the professor in charge of the project, and lay out a plan. In this meeting we determined what the batches of material and filler we would use. The material being used is polypropylene, and the fillers are measured by different mesh sizes, which are 140 and 200. We will also be using compatibilizers in some of the batches.
The next step in this project is to compound these materials using a twin screw extruder. This means, the two different materials will be melted, and extruded into one strand, then reground to make one batch of material. These different batches of material will be injection molded into tensile bars, flexural bars, and impact disks. We are going to try and find a family mold that has all three. Once these samples are made, they will be undergoing numerous tests to determine mechanical properties.
The results of this project are going to be presented next winter at the ACS rubber show in Pittsburgh, PA. So far, we have determined the batches of material, located our base material, and cleaned and programmed the twin screw extruder. I will let you know how this project is going once we get closer to the presentation date.


What, with right-wing goons all set to hound them. In fact, in a couple of places they were openly attacked. As Muslims had confided: it gets difficult to walk down on the streets of this suburb, if you happen to look a Musalmaan! Bearded Muslims with a skull caps on, could be thrashed and abused by the RSS wallahs .that's why Muslims are walking around in small groups and seldom alone. There is fear amongst the minority community and this fear is growing by the day.
A beard is definitely a matter of identity!
Yes, communal polarisation is worsening to such an extent that one has to think a hundred times before venturing out without, with one's identity intact. And why on earth should I be scared to show my identity? I have every right to look a Muslim but, then, I could be attacked by right-wing goons prowling around with perhaps the sole objective to hound a Muslim.
Till about a couple of years back, this hounding was limited to communal taunts. I recall one of the humiliating experiences I went through when the manager of a department store in Gurgaon threw away the green-coloured carry bag clutched in my hands, saying words along the strain that green is the colour of Muslims and Pakistanis so its dirty! 'Chee, chee!'
Mind you, if one were to greet on the streets of this suburb, with the Muslim greeting - 'As - salaam - Alaikum' or 'Walai- Kum - Salam' (may peace be on you ), pedestrians will stop and stare at you. Perhaps, I'm a sari-clad Muslim woman so I have been relatively spared. Not sure of the treatment meted out to me, if I were a bearded Muslim man with a skull cap on.
Day after day, the situation is worsening in the country, especially in the BJP ruled States. Perhaps, what could be expected when pracharacks and maha- pracharacks are the political rulers who have the RSS agenda tucked close to their hearts
Though in Islam there is no compulsion at all, but, yes, it's definitely matters of one's choice and also of one's Muslim identity.
Few years ago when a Muslim school boy of Madhya Pradesh moved court because his school authorities came in the way of his growing a beard, his family hired one of New Delhi's top most lawyer to fight his case. Somewhat surprised, I asked several young Muslim men why make beard such an issue; fighting a legal battle for a beard? I was told what might appear as a non- issue, is an issue for them, "Why should the authorities decide on our behalf; allow or not allow a beard! It is about the freedom or option to grow a beard or whiskers or a moustache or side-locks! How would you feel if you're told you cannot plait your hair but chop them off! Why are only Muslim men targeted on this rather harmless thing as sporting a beard! Sikhs also grow beards! Why these double standards!"
And when, with the Supreme Court ruling, two petitioners, who happened to be personnel from the Indian Air Force, had lost their case of keeping their beards, a majority of Muslims commented it was question of identity for them. They argued, "If men from other minority groups are allowed to keep their identity symbols, like the Sikh are allowed to grow beards and wear the turbans, then why not an Indian Muslim? Though it's true that in Islam there is no compulsion to grow a beard, but a large number of Muslim men have begun doing so, as part of their identity!"
And, when at the very start of 2017, news reports stated that the University of Mumbai pulled out a Muslim student from a boxing competition because he refused to shave off his beard, there was an outcry - Shouldn't the authorities have put forth the rules right at the very onset so that there are lesser chances of students feeling discriminated against? As I went through the facts of this particular case it was obvious that the student, Sayyad Imran Ali - a second-year B Com student at GR Patil College in Mumbra, who is also a national-level taekwondo and kick-boxing player and runs a martial arts training centre in Mumbra - reached University Sports Pavilion in Marine Lines, all too well prepared to compete. Its then that the university officials told him that he won't be allowed to compete unless he shaves off his beard. They cited a rule by International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA), which prohibits beards, moustaches, body piercings and accessories during a bout. But the young student who sports a goatee, said he was unaware of the rule as this was his first competitive boxing. Also, he had been participating in kick-boxing, karate and taekwondo competitions at the state and the national level for the past 7 years, without his goatee coming in way. Shouldn't the AIBA rules ought to be told to the participants not on the last day but well in advance, so that they could decide between the beard or box!
There is this growing sense of being pushed to the wall, it is not just a scare. Day after day, the situation is worsening in the country, especially in the BJP-ruled states.
What can be expected when pracharacks and maha-pracharacks are the political rulers who have RSS agenda tucked close to their hearts. Not really shocking and nor surprising, as the RSS 'literature' makes it stark clear that the Musalmaans are the real enemy and need to be 'settled' or thrown away!


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Swiss pianist Fabrizio Chiovetta presents a rich and varied program of Bach's keyboard works. His delicacy of touch, variety of color, freedom in phrasing and melodic sense bring a fresh perspective to these works. The music takes on an almost improvisational quality that extends beyond the formal framework. This is a Bach that seems to speak to us directly, allowing us to truly explore his genius.


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We are so happy that we foster failed this guy. It was a match made in heaven. Joey is the sweetest and I couldn’t imagine our life with out his toothy smile! He is so playful and happy, and just loves everyone. We love you Joey!
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Actress Anjali’s stature in the film industry has sure gone up by several notches with her bagging the coveted Filmfare award for ‘best actress’ for her amazing portrayal of a salesgirl in the film ‘Angaadi Theru’. She is presently starring in Ajith-starrer ‘Mankatha’ and plays the lead role along with Ananya in the upcoming film ‘Engeyum Eppodhum’ (EE) opposite Sharwanand.
Produced by A.R Murugadoss in association with Fox Star Studios, the film has Anjali pairing up with Jai for the first time. Ananya of ‘Nadodigal’ and ‘Easan’ film has a significant role in the film, which is being directed by Saravanan, an erstwhile assistantdirector under A.R Murugadoss. Saravanan also pens the story, screenplay and the dialogues in the film.
The two pairs in the film unite only in the climax sequences. The film is sans any villainor any other individuals who oppose the love of the lead pairs. Saravanan says that the script is a very interesting one and he has planned the sequences in such a way as to give equal significance to both Anjali and Ananya. Both of them haven’t shown any egoistic tendencies, he asserts.
Vimal of ‘Kalavani’ fame was to play the role which is now played by Shawranand. The film’s shooting is almost over and is likely to hit the screens by August, informs Saravanan.


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Posted on October 16, 2018
Reflections are one of my favourite photographic subjects and I have posted quite a few here. Many of these have been of the River Vienne as it flows through the nearby town of Confolens and here’s another one, previously unseen.
Posted on October 9, 2018
Frank has set the theme of ‘Birthday’ for this week’s Tuesday Photo Challenge and invites us to take creative licence with the subject.
So naturally I am taking it absolutely literally, with this image of one of our twin grandsons on the actual day of his birth. They were very premature and very small, as you can see. They spent a good few weeks in intensive care before they were allowed home. You should see them now, though, eleven years later.
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Posted on September 27, 2018
You may think that in this part of the world – deep in rural France – you’d never see a traffic jam.
Oh, but you do. Just wait until that big tractor pulls out right in front of you on a narrow road and proceeds to dawdle along at 15 miles an hour halfway to the next town.
Somehow, though, when it’s one of the local farmers moving some of his sheep from one field to another, it doesn’t seem so bad. There’s always time in our world.
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Our World
Posted on September 19, 2018
Capturing the detail in his old window at the Abbey of Noirlac was quite a challenge, particularly with the strong sunlight shining through the leaded glass into an otherwise very dark room.
Posted on September 4, 2018
Not in my backyard…but in my mother’s.
The almost translucent heads of these three stray poppies, sneaking under the fence from next door, stood out really well against the wooden fence. My new(ish) iPhone captured them pretty sharply, I think.
Posted on August 21, 2018
This was the scene that would confront me when I stood at night on the balcony of our apartment in Abu Dhabi.
It’s a lot quieter here.
(For the aficionados: 1.6 seconds at ƒ11, ISO400)


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Inside the lavish Four Seasons holiday that costs $270k a person
This is what happens on the lavish, 20-day trip spanning seven countries that’s believed to be the most expensive holiday in the world.
The world’s most expensive holiday has been unveiled — and it costs super-rich travellers about $270,000 per person.
The 20-day “private jet experience” will take in seven countries and about 19,000km, The Sun reports.
Bosses at the luxury chain Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts — which is partly owned by Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates — say the company’s Remote Wonders tour will give guests “a new enriching journey”.
Tourists will begin their trip on a bespoke A321neo jet in Dubai, before travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, the Seychelles, Tanzania’s Serengeti, Rwanda and then back to Dubai.
Cashed-up travellers will be able to explore the ancient cities of Hoi An, Angkor Wat and Chiang Mai or Chaing Rai, see mountain gorillas up-close in Rwanda’s bamboo forests, and unwind in the stunning tropical beaches of the Seychelles.
It is one of four routes Four Seasons is offering from December 2021.
The luxury A321neo that guests will be travelling in has just 48 Italian leather “custom handcrafted seats” with 200cm of “personal space”.
What else does the massive price tag get you? Guests will be treated to a 24/7 personal concierge, a dedicated travel planner, an on-board executive chef.
There is a dedicated luggage concierge and a doctor for the journey, as well as a Four Seasons-trained crew.
Brochures sent to clients promise “personalised adventures at every destination and an even more extraordinary experience in the sky”.
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission


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DANCE WITH US!
Saturday September 7th, at 1pm.
Registration is at 12:15pm
Carolina Ballet auditions local children each year for various roles in our production of The Nutcracker. Be a part of Carolina Ballet’s iconic ballet, The Nutcracker, featuring a live symphony orchestra, grand magical illusions, and magnificent sets & costumes.
The Children’s Cast is an important part of The Nutcracker each year. All Children’s Cast members are expected to commit to attending all scheduled rehearsals and performances. We also expect our Children’s Cast members to act respectfully and professionally when they share the studio and stage with our professional dancers.


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