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Greetings adventurers and welcome to episode 14 of our little show. We have a super-mega-ultra packed show for you this week, starting off with Level One: Technology News. In level one we cover everything from Valves new hardware, to Microsofts wearable xbox controller. We finish up level one with some Wii U news, HPs smartphones and a new tech lobby group in Washington.
From there we move on to Level Two: Entertainment News where we cover everything from Gremlins to Looney Tunes. As we jump into comic movie news we touch on Batman, Thor and Guardians of the Galaxay then chat a bit about Boondock Saints III, the Castlevania movie and how London is handling rude people at the cinema. We move from there to Level 3: Video Game News where we talk about the ARMA developers being arrested, where the Wii U is sold out already, Microsofts long term plan for the HALO franchise and a ton of Tokyo Game Show goodness for your ears. We close up level 3 with the humble indy bundle before we wrap the show up all together with our Drinks at the Inn segment.
So grab a drink and settle in by the fire once again adventurers for another episode of: The Surly Nerd
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Welcome to episode 13 of our little show and what a show we have for you this week. After our prelude segment we drive into Level 1 – Technology News where we talk all about the things Apple and Google are up to these days with a little Valve and Zynga discussion tossed in for good measure. From there we head over to Level 2: Entertainment news, talking about everything from Y: The last man to Transformers 4 to Joe Hills Horns movie adaptation.
Level 3: Video Game News is the meat of our show this week with some Sony Wonderbook news, EA wanting to buy out Valve, Gamestop wanting the Ouya and a TON of Wii U talk. We close out this week with a very brief Drinks at the Inn segment as we get ready for next week.
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This week we change things up a little starting off with our new Prelude segment where we discuss what we are currently watching and playing. From there we head over to Level 1: Video Game News and go over the great Zynga lawsuit of 2012,<wbr> Microsoft denying the “new” Xbox and the rising world of digital media in the video game marketplace. </wbr>
In level two we touch on tech news from Valve expanding to more than just video games,<wbr> Android vs Apple and if anyone ACTUALLY cares about the mars landing. In level three we have a heaping helping of entertainment news from Sin City 2 to the H+ digital series (with the obligatory super hero news inbetween) and finally we close out the show with Drinks at the Inn. </wbr>
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While many local high school students are thinking about fall break, teams like Riverdale and Siegel are focused on a big region game Friday night. These two Rutherford County foes will face off on WGNS State Farm Prep Football.
Siegel coach Adam Renshaw says the wins and losses haven't been what they wanted, but his team is growing and is fun to work with:
They'll certainly have their hands full with a one-loss Riverdale team that's ranked number six in the state:
Riverdale coach Will Kriesky says the Stars have had their full attention this week, especially after almost handing Warren County their first loss of the season in the last game:
Be sure to tune in Friday night beginning at 6pm for Murphy's Matchups followed at 6:30 by the Primetime Sports Countdown to Kickoff, sponsored by the Law Offices of John Day. Kickoff from Riverdale's Tomahawk Stadium and Tom Nolan Field will be at 7 o'clock.


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text: The Iroquois lacrosse team stranded in the city missed its opening match in a world championship tournament Thursday - but they still hope to play.Team managers said progress was being made with the British Consulate, which denied them visas even after the State Department said they could fly with their native passports."There is movement in our discussion with the U.K.," said Chief Oren Lyons, honorary chairman of the team. "We don't know if we can resolve the issues in time for us to make our next game."Instead of playing England in the World Lacrosse Championship opening match, the Iroquois Nationals donned their uniforms and gathered in Battery Park."We've got our jerseys on. We want to play," said Gewas Schindler, 34, who lives near Syracuse.Team manager Ansley Jemison said the team could overcome forfeiting their first match, and hopes to get to Manchester to face off against Japan tomorrow night.

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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., attempted to clarify comments he made about former President Bill Clinton during Saturday evening's GOP debate. During the debate he said "The World Trade Center came down because Bill Clinton didn't kill Osama bin Laden when he had the chance to kill him." And on NBC's "Meet the Press" the Florida Senator did not back away from blaming the September 11th terrorist attack on Clinton's inaction.
"If you're going to ascribe blame, don't blame George W. Bush, blame a decision that was made years earlier, not to take out bin Laden when the opportunity presented itself," he said.
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IN FLIGHT - FEBRUARY 10: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) talks with reporters on his charter flight from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport February 10, 2016 en route to Spartanburg, South Carolina. Rubio placed fifth in the New Hampshire primary, behind fellow GOP candidates Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Donald Trump, who swept away the competition with 35-percent of the vote. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
MT PLEASANT, SC - JANUARY 13: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) greets guests during a campaign rally at the Water Dog Grill on January 13, 2016 in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Tomorrow Rubio will join other candidates seeking the Republican nomination for president for a debate at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, S.C.. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida and 2016 presidential candidate, waits to speak during a town hall meeting at the Maytag Innovation Center in Newton, Iowa, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. Rubio found himself under siege on two fronts Tuesday over his attendance record in the U.S. Senate as the Florida lawmaker embarked on a swing through snowy Iowa. Photographer: Scott Morgan/Bloomberg via Getty Images
MIAMI BEACH, FL - NOVEMBER 15: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) greets people before speaking during a community rally for 'Never Again' which was bringing attention to what the organizers say is a rise in worldwide anti-Semitism and the campaign against Israel's right to exist on November 15, 2015 in Miami Beach, Florida. Rubio continues to campaign for the Republican party's nomination. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - NOVEMBER 21: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks to guests during a town hall meeting on November 21, 2015 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Yesterday Rubio participated in the Presidential Family Forum in Des Moines with six of his Republican rivals for the nomination. Rubio has several campaign stops scheduled in the state today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio speaks at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council meetings in Washington, DC, November 16, 2015. AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL - NOVEMBER 12: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks at the Sunshine Summit opening dinner at Disney's Contemporary Resort on November 12, 2015 in Orlando, Florida.The dinner is the kick-off of a three-day event that will draw thousands of Republicans, mostly to hear live speeches from all the GOP presidential candidates on Friday and Saturday. (Photo by Tom Benitez - Pool/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL - NOVEMBER 13: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during the Sunshine Summit conference being held at the Rosen Shingle Creek on November 13, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. The summit brought Republican presidential candidates in front of the Republican voters. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida and 2016 presidential candidate, speaks during a campaign rally at the Country Springs Hotel in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Rubio will appear at Tuesday's Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
CONCORD, NH - NOVEMBER 05: Republican Presidential candidate Marco Rubio (R-FL) files paperwork for the New Hampshire primary at the State House on November 5, 2015 in Concord, New Hampshire. Each candidate must file paperwork to be on the New Hampshire primary ballot, which will be held February 9, 2016. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
Republican Presidential hopeful Marco Rubio leaves the New Hampshire State House after filing for the state ballot November 5, 2015 in Concord, New Hampshire. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, NH - NOVEMBER 4: Republican Presidential candidate Marco Rubio (R-FL) participates in a round table discussion at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. Rubio is looking for a bump in the polls following a strong outing in the last debate. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
GREENVILLE, SC - SEPTEMBER 18: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks to voters at the Heritage Action Presidential Candidate Forum September 18, 2015 in Greenville, South Carolina. Eleven republican candidates each had twenty five minutes to talk to voters Friday at the Bons Secours Wellness arena in the upstate of South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 06: Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks at Civic Hall about the 'sharing economy' on October 6, 2015 in New York City. Rubio, who has been experiencing a slight uptick in the polls after strong debate performances, has a second book out in paperback this Tuesday called American Dream: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 26: GOP Presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., holds a town hall meeting in Londonderry, N.H., on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
DES MOINES, IA - AUGUST 18: Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (L) (R-FL) mans the grill with U.S. Rep. David Young (R) (R-IA) at the Iowa Pork Producers Pork Tent during the Iowa State Fair on August 18, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. Presidential candidates are addressing attendees at the Iowa State Fair on the Des Moines Register Presidential Soapbox stage and touring the fairgrounds. The State Fair runs through August 23. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - August 17: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., greets supporters during a Family Night event at Dean Park in Ankeny, Iowa, Monday, August 17, 2015. (Photo By Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 14: Marco Rubio gives speach for the Foreign Policy Initiative at 3 West Club on August 14, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Steve Sands/WireImage)
CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 06: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) participates in the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by FOX News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena August 6, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. The top-ten GOP candidates were selected to participate in the debate based on their rank in an average of the five most recent national political polls. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 05: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) greets guests gathered for a campaign event at Town Hall on August 5, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. Rubio is in Cleveland to participate in the Fox News GOP presidential candidate debate scheduled to take place tomorrow evening. The top ten polling Republican candidates were chosen to participate in the debate. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, smiles while speaking during a rally at Town Hall restaurant ahead of the Fox News Republican Presidential Primary Debate in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. Rubio will appear on stage with 9 other presidential candidates for the first Republican presidential debate tomorrow evening while former Texas Governor Rick Perry, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal didn't make the cut. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida and 2016 presidential candidate, speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition's 'Road to Majority' legislative luncheon in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 18, 2015. The annual Faith & Freedom Coalition Policy Conference gives top-tier presidential contenders as well as long shots a chance to compete for the large evangelical Christian base in the crowded Republican primary contest. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
BOONE, IA - JUNE 06: Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) waits his turn to speak at a Roast and Ride event hosted by freshman Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) on June 6, 2015 in Boone, Iowa. Ernst is hoping the event, which featured a motorcycle tour, a pig roast, and speeches from several 2016 presidential hopefuls, becomes an Iowa Republican tradition. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
GREENVILLE, SC - MAY 09: Republican Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) greets supporters at the Freedom Summit on May 9, 2015 in Greenville, South Carolina. Rubio joined eleven other potential candidates in addressing the event hosted by conservative group Citizens United. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)
NASHUA, NH - APRIL 17: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit April 17, 2015 in Nashua, New Hampshire. The Summit brought together local and national Republicans and was attended by all the Republicans candidates as well as those eyeing a run for the nomination. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - APRIL 13: Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida makes a formal announcement that he is entering the 2016 Presidential race at the Freedom Tower on April 13, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photos by Charles Ommanney for the Washington Post)
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Rubio also said he doesn't "trust" President Barack Obama to appoint someone to the Supreme Court seat left open by Justice Antonin Scalia's death and that it should remain vacant until the next president is elected.
"I don't trust Barack Obama on the appointment of supreme court justices," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "We cannot afford to have Scalia replaced by someone like the nominees he's put there in the past."
Rubio said that the vacancy on the Court will be an issue in the upcoming election, and that voters will get the opportunity to "weigh in."
"We're going to have an election, there's going to be a new president, I believe it's going to be me, and we're going to look for someone that most resembles Scalia to replace him," he said.
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The Far Flung Trio brings you their eclectic mix of music in this exciting concert which blends the folk worlds of Tango, Klezmer, Choro and Paris café music with well-known classics and operatic excerpts together with a few unexpected surprises!
The Trio are three best friends who just love getting together and playing great, well-known tunes from many different styles. There’s not a lot of music written for this unusual combination of instruments so the trio unashamedly poaches music originally written for other combinations (even a full orchestra!) and adapts it for themselves.
The trio always presents concerts in a relaxed and informal manner, chatting and cajoling the audience as they take them on a whirlwind tour from the tango milongas of Buenos Aires, via a Paris café all the way to the Opera House with plenty of other twists and turns along the way. Expect to find tunes by Paganini, Edith Piaf, Astor Piazzolla, Grieg, Verdi and many more……
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Author(s): Alison Davies; Cathy Brett (Illustrator)
Sam's always been a little scared of gorgeous Lena's gang, but when she invites him to come and hang out with them he's delighted. But soon he finds out that they have a dark secret, and that he will have to go through some big changes to join them.
Reading Age 7, Interest Age 10-14
Alison Davies has a range of books published, fiction and non-fiction, and also compiled and edited Shrouded by Darkness, a horror collection which was short-listed for a British Fantasy Award. She writes for numerous magazines, and has a regular column in Child Education. She also works as a storyteller in schools throughout the UK. She lives in Nottingham.

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The stage gets more excited whenever a zombie outbreak hits. The latest South Korean thriller All Of Us Are Dead can be called a fast and gory attempt of Netflix following the stupendous success of Kingdom, Squid Game, and Hellbound. The only difference of the menace this time is runaway virus. The symptoms are very much similar to the 2016 zombie outbreak of Gong Yoo starrer Train to Busan.
The 2022 drama starring Park Solomon, Park Ji Hoo, Yoon Chan Young, Ju Yi Yu Hyun and Yoo In Soo, is the adaptation of webtoon Now at Our School by Joo Dong Geu. It is focused in a high school in a suburban city where a student with strange symptoms is discovered. A mysterious virus begins to spread, and it quickly spirals out of control, moving beyond the school to seep into every nook and cranny of the entire city. As more and more people become infected, the authorities declare a state of emergency. They place the city under a lockdown amid an unprecedented event: the spread of a deadly zombie virus throughout a school and beyond. A group of students — On-jo (Park Ji Hoo), Cheong-san (Yoon Chan Young), Nam-ra (Cho Yi Hyun), Su Hyeok (Lomon) and others — find themselves in the appalling situation of watching their close friends turn into zombies. They struggle to remain alive at the school, a safe haven that has now turned into a bloody battleground. Without phones, without food, and without grown-ups to protect them, they wait for the rescue team to arrive. With dangers lurking at every corner, they must join forces with one another in a desperate fight for their lives.
The 2021 Park Hyung Sik, Han Hyo Joo and Jo Woo Jin starrer drama revolves around a deadly new strain of a virus which spreads throughout the city. The house owners of apartment building have to remain in quarantine to survive in their new habitat fearing both the virus and the potential conflicts between disparate social groups. Yoon Sea Bom (Han Hyo Joo) has good judgment allowing for quick decision making is determined to live comfortably in a complicated world. Detective Jung Yi Hyun (Park Hyung Sik), primarily in charge of violent crimes, now struggles to keep the apartment residents safe.
Song Kang, Lee Si Young, Lee Do Hyun, Go Min Si and Park Gyu Young starrer 2020 drama is the adaptation of webtoon of the same name by Kim Kan Bi and Hwang Young Chan. Following the death of his family in an accident, loner Cha Hyun Soo (Song Kang) moves to a new apartment. His quiet life is soon disturbed by strange incidents that start occurring in his apartment, and throughout Korea. As people start to turn into monsters, Hyun Soo and the other residents try to survive. The sequel is also confirmed to be under development.
The 2019 Ju Ji Hoon, Bae Doo Na, Ryoo Seung Ryong, Kim Hye Jun and Kim Sang Ho starrer horror thriller revolves around Joseon-era Korea where a mysterious plague befalls, bringing the dead back to life as a result. No sooner does the Joseon King succumb to smallpox, do the rumors of his death begin. The Cho Clan, the clan of the pregnant Queen and her father, Chief State Councillor Cho HakJoo, declares the Crown Prince a traitor.
Questioning the circumstances surrounding the King’s death, the Crown Prince and his guard, Moo Young, set forth to locate Lee Seung Hui, the last physician to treat his father. But the two end up stuck with Assistant Physician Seo Bi and a mysterious man named Young Shin in a village plagued with a terrifying disease. Following the events in season one, waves of the undead threaten to reach the capital. In an attempt to save the people during the plague and regain his right to the throne, Crown Prince Lee Chang pursues Jo HakJoo to overthrow him, while the Queen is in an a race against time to produce an heir to the throne.The sequel stars Jun Ji Hyun and Park Byeong Eun as well.
The 2016 Gong Yoo, Jung Yu Mi and Ma Dong Seok starrer hit film is about Seok Woo (Gong Yoo), his estranged daughter Soo An (Jung Yu Mi), and other passengers who get trapped on a KTX train (high-speed train) heading from Seoul to Busan when a sudden zombie apocalypse breaks out in South Korea. Stuck inside the train, the pair must fight to stay alive no matter the cost. This is one of the mist recommended zombie dramas ever from the Korean entertainment industry.
Peninsula takes place four years after (2020) the zombie outbreak in Train to Busan. Sequel to the award-winning 2016 film, the Korean peninsula is devastated and Marine Captain Jung Seok, a former soldier who has managed to escape overseas, is given a mission to go back, retrieve a food truck containing $20 million and unexpectedly meets survivors. The film stars Gang Dong Won, Lee Re, Lee Jung Hyun and Koo Kyo Hwan.
In the Park JuHyun, Choi Jin Hyuk, Kim Yo Han and Kwon Hwa Woon starrer 2020 drama, a zombie and a former TV writer team up to solve crimes in this thrilling drama that explores what happens when someone actually comes back to life. After being secretly buried on a hill, Moo Young (Choi Jin Hyuk), comes back to life as a zombie thanks to illegally dumped medical waste. With his memory gone, he eventually accepts reality and does whatever he can to walk and look like a human. Luckily, his peculiarly developed sense of smell allows him to position himself as one of the prominent businesses in the field of private investigation, finding the bodies of those who are reported missing. Sun Ji(Park Ju Hyun), who once was a writer for a TV show that deals with issues regarding current affairs, is employed as a part-time assistant at Moo Young’s agency. the unlikely pair team up to solve crimes, all while Seon-ji helps Moo-young recover his lost memories prior to being a zombie.
The 2019 movie stars Jung Ga Ram, Kim Nam Gil, UhmJi Won and Jung Jae Young. The story is about Man Deok (Park In Hwan) who has three adult children: Joon Geol(Jung Jae Young), Min Geol(Kim Nam Gil), and Hae Geol(Lee Soo Kyung), runs a gas station in a peaceful country village. One day, a strange man appears in the country village. Due to him, Man Deok’s family and the entire village is shaken.The strange man is later revealed to be a victim of the illegal experiments aimed to create zombies. Despite the clear dangers, the villagers take in the lone undead and find a way to profit off him.
The 2018 Hyun Bin, Jang Dong Gun, Lee Sun Bin and Seo Ji Hye starrer film is set in the Joseon dynasty. Prince Lee Chung (Hyun Bin) was held hostage to the Qing Dynastyfor more than a decade. When his older brother and heir to the throne, Prince Lee Young, helps him return, his homecoming is cut short by a zombie plague that has spread around the kingdom. Together with his countrymen, Lee Chung fights to rid his homeland of the monsters running rampant at night.
As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out. The 2020 South Korean zombie film was directed by Cho Il Hyung which starred Yoo Ah In and Park Shin Hye in the lead roles.
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Rangers defender Jon Flanagan faces ban for elbowing Celtic captain Scott Brown despite picking up booking during Old Firm clash
- Jon Flanagan could face further punishment for elbowing Celtic's Scott Brown
- The incident was spotted by referee Kevin Clancy and Flanagan was booked
- But SFA compliance officer Clare Whyte decided it warrants further action
Rangers defender Jon Flanagan faces a ban for elbowing Celtic captain Scott Brown after Sunday's incident was picked up by the Scottish Football Association compliance officer.
The full-back was booked by referee Kevin Clancy for striking Brown just before a Celtic corner during his side's 2-0 victory at Ibrox.
But compliance officer Clare Whyte decided the incident warranted further action.
Jon Flanagan was booked for elbowing Celtic captain Scott Brown during Suday's Old Firm
SFA compliance officer Clare Whyte has decided the that the incident warrants further action
Three former category one match officials all agreed Flanagan was guilty of violent conduct, meaning he faces a two-match ban.
Rangers can accept the punishment or challenge it at a hearing on Thursday.
Celtic manager Neil Lennon was adamant Flanagan should have been sent off at the time.
Speaking after the game, Lennon said: "It's a red card. Again. How the referee has not given that as a red card I don't know. It's an elbow into his face."
Flanagan would miss Sunday's final Ladbrokes Premiership match of the season at Kilmarnock, as well as the first league game of next term.
Referee Kevin Clancy showed the Rangers defender a yellow card but he could now face a ban
The former Liverpool player would be the fourth Rangers player to be hit with a suspension for incidents involving Brown in two games.
Alfredo Morelos was sent off for elbowing the Celtic skipper and Ryan Kent got a retrospective ban for striking the midfielder in the previous encounter.
Andy Halliday received a second yellow card after that game for confronting Brown over his post-match celebrations, incurring a ban that allowed Flanagan to regain his place in the starting line-up.
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When I heard Gang Gang Dance were to grace us with their presence at Cargo this Wednesday I let out a high-pitched puppy like yelp. I apologise to my fellow passengers on the 29 bus but I’ve been waiting quite a while for this one. You see, Gang Gang Dance are responsible for one of my albums of the century, God’s Money, a musical offering so brilliant that within 5 minutes of listening I was ready to have their faces tattooed on my forehead. If you’re lucky enough to receive a copy, grab on and never let go.
Hailing from Brooklyn and working up quite a buzz in their hometown over the past few years, they’ve garnered a loyal following all the while remaining reassuringly underground. Commercial they aren’t and whilst to some it may just be a lot of indecipherable noise to others it all makes perfect aural sense. The crowd at Cargo seems to agree with the latter. So, after being entertained/confused by the one-man variety show that is the bespectacled Dan Deacon we were all sufficiently weirded out and ready to accept whatever came next.
The four-piece took to the stage, a quick hello from lead singer Liz Bougatsos (sporting an oversized Ghostface Killah t-shirt) and we’re off. Describing their sound isn’t easy, neo-tribal is thrown around rather a lot and to a certain extent it’s accurate. Firstly they aren’t particularly fond of ‘tracks’ in the traditional sense. Their set contained just 3 pauses, purely to give the group (and the audience) a chance to breath. Their music is very much a continual flow, with changes in pace throughout-hinting at drum n’ bass one minute and post punk noise the next, In essence it’s all a bit freeform. Vocals are of the primal variety, Liz’s voice as much an instrument as anything else, howling (but never screaming) admittedly I couldn’t make out a word but this was never going to be a good old sing along. However, above all it’s percussion that’s at the core of their sound, specifically heavy rhythmic drumbeats driving the music forward and dictating changes in speed and mood to great effect.
As you’d expect this works a treat live and prompted much head nodding and involuntary trance like swaying. The crowd couldn’t get enough, clapping and cheering for more once they finally left the stage. Return they did. However this was far from your normal encore. Guitarist Josh Diamond proceeded to offer the front row a variety of different instruments and suddenly we had a whole new line-up. Drums, vocals and guitar were now in the hands of the sweaty enthusiastic volunteers and with Liz at the helm they did a surprisingly good job. It was a nice touch, making the point that this wasn’t about being a pretentious ‘art-noise collective’ to name check at parties but just a group of people who enjoy experimenting with sound. Their skill isn’t so much in their obvious musical ability as their determination to try something new. Pretty simple really but it works an absolute treat.
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In pictures: The biggest outdoor performances in Nottingham over the years
A variety of performers have taken to the stage at festivals like Splendour
Whether it has been Green Day, UB40 or Jess Glynne, some of the biggest names in music have taken to the stage for outdoor shows here in Nottingham.
Usually hosted at Wollaton Hall and sometimes at The Embankment, outdoor performances at festivals including Splendour have brought tens of thousands of people together to enjoy live music - something 2020 has seen very little of.
And while remembering those brighter days with a plastic beer cup in your hand and shades on, Nottinghamshire Live has looked back to compile some of the biggest recent performances here in the city.
Despite the pandemic, organisers are also confident that by next summer performers will once again be able to take to the stage in Nottingham.
George Akins is managing director of DHP Family who have been putting on events at Nottingham's Wollaton Hall and at the Embankment since 1998.
The 46-year-old said: "Since we've been running outdoor events at Wollaton and the Embankment, we've tried to put on more paid shows for people to enjoy and then since 2008 we've been running the Splendour Festival annually too.
"In 1998, we hosted an Irish festival here and we had the band The Corrs perform at Wollaton. They were really high flying that year with their debut album.
"A couple years later we had Green Day headline a festival called Distortion and that was really cool to have this big American band take to the stage at Wollaton.
"Bryan Adams in 2001 performed a headline show at the Embankment - our first show there - and next year we will return to the Embankment with the Lionel Richie show in June. That should be fantastic.
"We actually stopped our outdoor shows for a while before we started Splendour in 2008. That's been running every year since apart from this year which I think will live long in the memory.
"We've had some huge names perform Splendour like Paolo Nultini, Jake Bugg, Scissor Sisters, Jess Glynne and Rag 'n' Bone Man.
"We're looking forward to next year and bringing big shows back to Nottingham. The Lionel Richie show will be great and we're looking forward to being back on that side of the city where we can have a good capacity crowd."

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Billy Blue Records announced the signing of 2018 SPBGMA Songwriter of the Year, Donna Ulisse to the label as a recording artist. Ulisse has also signed a songwriting contract with the newly formed publishing company, Billy Blue Publishing.
Billy Blue records is led by Jerry Salley, who is a veteran tunesmith from Music Row.
"Donna is not only a great artist with a beautifully identifiable voice, she is also one of the most prolific and popular songwriters in the Bluegrass genre," Salley says. "We are excited about our future working together and growing her brand."
Ulisse was previously named IBMA Song of the Year Winner ("I Am A Drifter," 2017), IBMA Songwriter of the Year (2016), and winner of the Just Plain Folks Bluegrass Song of the Year Award (2009).
In the early 1990’s, Ulisse was signed to Atlantic Records as a country music artist, and released a critically acclaimed album, Trouble at The Door. She has since become a prominent figure in bluegrass, folk and acoustic music, both for her singing voice and her skills as a songwriter.
Ulisse’s albums have charted high in the Bluegrass Unlimited chart, the Folk DJ National chart, The Americana Music Charts and the Billboard Bluegrass Album chart.
As a writer, Ulisse’s songs have been recorded by artists including Claire Lynch, Darin and Brooke Aldridge, The Bankesters, Doyle Lawson, the Larry Stephenson Band and Volume Five. Along with this, she had a song on the Del McCoury Band’s Grammy-winning album Streets of Baltimore (2014). She is also a published author on the topic of songwriting and founded the Lil House Songwriting Workshops.
This new business relationship is a natural extension for old friends and collaborators, Ulisse and Salley.
"My first #1 record as an artist was with a song I co-wrote with Jerry Salley and he is one of my dearest friends,” Ulisse says. “We stayed at the top of the Bluegrass Unlimited Chart for two months with ‘It Could Have Been The Mandolin.’ Jerry is one of the hardest working folks in the business and he brings excellence to everything he is involved with. When my husband, Rick Stanley and I decided to launch Lil House Songwriting Workshops I never had a second choice of who we wanted to partner with. Our choice was and is Jerry Salley! Jerry will laughingly tell you that I am like his sister. I follow it up with ‘I am like the sister Jerry never wanted.’ We laugh our way through co-writes and teaching and more recently as the artist/record label relationship."
More information can be found at billybluerecords.com


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By Ayal Aglugub
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Standard writer Michael Barba recently wrote about the long journey to end racial discrimination in traffic stops, and how preventing police from pulling people over for minor driving offenses would be the biggest influence in San Francisco’s police reform.
Nationally, Barba wrote, both state and local lawmakers have been giving consideration to limiting the police practice of the “pretextual stop,” when a police officer pulls an individual over for a minor vehicle offense, but they actually want to investigate the driver for a separate matter.
“These unnecessary interactions lead to use-of-force violations and they unnecessarily strain the relationship between communities and police in a way that isn’t providing any public safety benefit,” stated Police Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone, who is attempting to dismantle this practice in San Francisco.
In Philadelphia, lawmakers have begun to ban officers from pulling over individuals due to low-level traffic stops. Following this action, the Los Angeles Police Commission barred officers from practicing pretextual stops unless there was adequate evidence that the driver was a part of a serious crime.
Now San Francisco has begun to participate in banning so-called pretextual stops.
Next week, the Police Commission will overhear a possible policy that would prevent police officers from using pretextual stops in a specific range of traffic violations, including not using a turn signal, or driving with a broken brake light.
This proposal would also attempt to stop the police from going on “fishing expeditions,” or using low-level traffic stops to question people about unrelated issues, according to the Barba piece.
The proposal does make some exceptions, such as for individuals who are suspected to be involved in serious crimes. The proposal would disallow the police from making certain stops, however the police would still have the ability to enforce violations—by mailing citations for example.
Carter-Oberstone, a new member of the commission, created the proposal in retaliation of the ongoing discrimination in the data of San Francisco police stops, despite the prolonged effort to reform the department, and finally eliminate bias.
Police data by The Standard illustrates that a Black individual driving in San Francisco was four times as likely to be involved in a pretextual stop than a white person last year. The Standard said these disparities get worse.
Carter-Oberstone suggests the issue with low-level stops is that the officer has no limit to their discretion over whom they pull over, meaning bias can implicitly shape their decision that may lead to different outcomes contingent on the driver’s race.
Carter-Oberstone also states that with departments being short of officers, pretextual stops are highly ineffective, especially in regard to controlling guns and drugs in the streets.
“We are spending a lot of officer time and money and resources on making tens of thousands of stops that are just not providing us any return on investment,” Carter-Oberstone said. “We could be rerouting all of those resources to strategies that are actually proven to stop and prevent crime.”
Carter-Oberstone drafted the proposal with the insight of the San Francisco Police Department and Department of Police Accountability.
While Chief Bill Scott was unable to comment on Friday whether or not he is a supporter or critic of the proposal, he was asked in a recent interview with The Standard if he was in support of banning pretextual traffic stops, and Scott replied that nothing was off the table.
“Bottom line, we have to address this disparity problem we have,” he said. “We can’t keep doing the same things and expect things to change.”
The proposal could get possible pushback from the police union. Tracy McCray, the acting president for the San Francisco Police Officers Association, argued that pretextual stops are an “effective tool” that protects public safety, helps the police take control of guns and drugs, and keeps criminals out of the streets.
“Telling every criminal that driving your car through San Francisco guarantees you safe passage for transporting ghost guns and other illegal firearms is reckless and dangerous to public safety,” stated McCray.
McCray’s statement was made as a generalization about pretextual stops, and had yet to review the proposal. She argued that there needed to be a deeper analysis of stop data that proves that Black drivers are stopped at different rates while factors disregarding local demographic data are being used in the calculation.
“The facts are, our officers target the behavior of drivers, not what they look like,” she said. “Any proposed policy changes should take that into account.”
Phelicia Jones, the founder of a group called Wealth and Disparities in Black Community, has implored the Police Commission to acknowledge the racial inequalities in each stop, search and use-of-force data for decades.
“It’s a way for Black people to die, especially Black men to get killed,” Jones stated. “It’s racial discrimination, it’s racial profiling and it’s harassment.”
A mix of advocacy groups starting with the ACLU of Northern California to the organization Walk SF have joined hands to demand the Police Commission end “racially biased” pretextual stops.
“I think that we are lucky an incident like what happened to George Floyd or others hasn’t happened in San Francisco,” said Brian Cox, an attorney at the SF Public Defender’s Officer and a member of the advocacy group. “That’s why we need a robust, strong policy from the commission to curb these stops.”


Mexico City.- After the media confrontation that they staged a few months ago, the host of the Today program, Martha Figueroa, he sent a strong message to rika Buenfil.
Apparently, this controversy will not have a good outcome yet, since the presenter of Televisa again he attacked the actress in a telephone interview with youtuber Alejandro Ziga.
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It should be remembered that Martha and Pepillo Origel They were in the eye of the hurricane by making strong statements about the actress on their show Excuse me, referring to Rika’s son as ‘Little Zedillo’, alluding to his father, Ernesto Zedillo Jr., who never recognized him.
Rika exploded against Martha and Pepillo Origel, assuring that she was never going to forgive them, however, she made peace with the journalist but not with her, remaining at odds to date.
After confessing that he has no friends in the middle because “they are very heartfelt people”, Ziga asked Figueroa about the scandal he experienced a few months ago with the ‘Queen of the TikTok‘.
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Figueroa, despite apologizing to him, again lashed out at Buenfil, mentioning that the actress “had a mega exaggerated reaction” and that the public took what she said out of context.
I can talk about what I want as well as her. Why should I be friends with Rika Buenfil? We have nothing to do. He seems to me an uninteresting person, he seems to me or. I don’t like what he does on TikTok. ”
In addition, she revealed that all her fans who write to her to say that if “how could she speak ill of a child if she is a mother”, she replied:
I made a 12 second comment. People blew it out of proportion. I have also brought my son forward and I also have a hard time and 90 percent of women in Mexico do the same, so I don’t see why to applaud or say ‘Poor thing’. People don’t pay attention. They always hear what the other said. ”
Finally, he said that now he can talk about his son because he is already on TikTok and he is a public person, although he will not.
I apologized as necessary and if I had hurt the child because he is a minor, then I apologized to him because I did it and that’s it, “he concluded.
Source: Alejandro Ziga YouTube channel
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Date: Sunday 28th May 2017
If I was given a vote for the most beautiful place in Scotland it would go to the area around Huisinis (spelling seems to vary so also Hushnish/Hushinish).
We’ve been up most of the hills near Huisinis and personally I think that Traigh Mheilein opposite the island of Scarp is the best beach in the Hebrides.
Thus, it would be a major oversight not to visit during our trip. We got up well slept at the hostel at Drinishader and drove round to Huisinis. A new building was going up replacing the old toilet block with a new building, complete with public toilets and showers.
Parked at the north side near the jetty as the usual spots were closed for the building work.
We decided to have a wander round the peninsula to the SW of the houses as we’d never looked around that area.
Had a bite to eat at the far end of the peninsula before heading back to the car to pick up the camping packs.
We wandered along the beach to Rubh an Tighe where there is an excellent area to camp.
Stayed up until the sun set, backlighting the lighthouse on Eilean Mor of the Flannan Isles.
Very lazy, but why go to an effort when all of that is on offer?

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Using Level 3 Thermographer’s for Imaging inspections
Why Level 3 Thermographer’s produce better thermal Imaging inspections.
In our experience highly qualified thermographer’s produce higher quality and more technically consistent thermography inspections. Highly trained Level 3 thermal engineers can troubleshoot, calibrate equipment, interpret data, and create reports.
It also allows our engineers to develop inspection procedures and severity criteria for our clients, as well as interpreting relevant codes, and manage a client-based thermography program, including overseeing and providing training and testing, and calculating the return on investment for the program.
When you are employing a thermographer, you should check to see that they incorporate the high specifications possible for their inspections. Are they certified to Level 3 and do they use large format FLIR thermal imaging cameras?
Their specification should include:
Level 3 thermographic certification
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Use Level 3 Thermographers for high quality results.
While thermographer certification represents an investment, it is an investment that typically pays in the long run. Not only do Level 3 certified thermal engineers produce higher quality inspections, but their thermal inspections are also more technically consistent! Uncertified, or lower-level thermographers are more likely to make costly and even dangerous mistakes! these mistakes may even result in serious consequences, such critical problems being completely missed. While the appropriate qualification is important, written inspection procedures are also important for attaining high-quality results and reportage.
It also allows our engineers to develop inspection procedures and severity criteria for our clients, as well as interpreting relevant codes, and manage a client-based thermography program and calculating the return on investment for the program.
Our Level 3 thermographer’s can provide high quality quantitative data. This involves utilising accurate temperature measurement and temperature criteria to grade or assess the severity of exceptions. One benefit of this type of inspection is that it allows our thermographers to consider the load on the building envelope at the time of the inspection, the equipment type, and classification as well as changes in ambient operating conditions. It also allows thermographers to identify problems that are not presenting as exceptions.
What type of buildings require thermal imaging surveys?
There are many different types of buildings that require thermal imaging surveys, here are just a few:
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Always use a high-quality thermal imaging camera
As we cannot see the infrared (IR) spectrum with our eyes, we need to use a device which can detect the “invisible” energy. A thermal imaging camera can do this. The camera builds a pixelated image (much like a normal camera) of the IR radiation which allows us to “see” and measure the apparent temperature of the surface. For high quality thermal imaging reports, it’s really important a high-resolution thermal camera is used.
The resolution of the camera is how many pixels the camera has on the scene. Higher resolution means that each image contains more information: more pixels, more detail, and a greater likelihood of getting an accurate measurement – that is why we always use cameras with a minimum of Resolution of 640×480 pixels along with Ultramax imaging for up to 1.2 MP thermal resolution. Here is some more information on why you should use high quality thermal imagining cameras.
Then there’s the importance of the camera’s temperature range, which is the entire span of temperatures the camera is calibrated to and capable of measuring. Some thermal cameras have multiple ranges to measure a wider span of temperatures more accurately.
You should always ascertain the temperatures you are likely to encounter for the type of application – selecting a camera with a higher temperature range is especially important for certain industrial applications, such as measuring high-temperature equipment like furnaces, kilns etc.
Then there is thermal sensitivity, this describes the smallest temperature difference you can see with the camera. The lower the number, the better the thermal sensitivity of the infrared system.
If the targets you need to measure typically have small temperature differences, a camera with a low sensitivity is important as it can be used for subtle applications, like detecting moisture issues.
In general, more entry level cameras will have fixed focus, and high-performance cameras will have either manual or automatic focus. The advantage of manual vs. automatic focus comes down to user need.
Ascertaining the surface temperature of a building helps our thermography engineers to decipher what is being detected, such as missing insulation, thermal bridging, and other building heat loss aspects. We can also detect objects which contain moisture using different thermographic techniques.
What is building thermography?
Building thermography is usually a qualitative methodology, this means we look at temperature comparisons rather than absolute temperatures. Therefore, thermal images are often used with the temperature scale removed, as it’s more important to highlight the anomalies, patterns and relative temperatures. The anomalies show up by using high contrast colours. The colour scale shows relatively cold as black/purple/blue through to relatively hot as yellow/red/white.
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BMW cautiously predicted full-year earnings similar to 2012 in explaining Thursday a 3 percent decline in first-quarter net income to 1.312 billion euros ($1.73 billion) with revenues falling 4.1 percent to 17.55 billion euros.
The German car company stayed with its income forecast "on a similar scale" to last year's and for higher vehicle sales.
It attributed the quarter's bottom line to higher expenditures on new technologies, increased personnel expenses and challenging market conditions worldwide. ...

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In a significant move, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government have taken action by ordering the immediate deployment of a standby force to Niger Republic, despite facing opposition from eminent individuals and groups advocating against the use of force to counter the coupists.
The deployment of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) comes as a response to the ongoing political turmoil in Niger Republic, where a military coup has disrupted the constitutional order. This standby arrangement consists of military, police, and civilian components, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, which emphasizes regional peace and security cooperation.
ECOWAS has also called upon its partners, including the United Nations (UN), to support its efforts in swiftly restoring constitutional order in Niger. This decision comes on the heels of a junta warning, reportedly delivered to a high-ranking United States diplomat, that the deposed President, Mohamed Bazoum, would be killed if any military intervention by ECOWAS countries were attempted.
The military junta, which recently formed a new government and appointed 21 cabinet ministers, conveyed this grave threat to U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. This development highlights the delicate and volatile situation in Niger, prompting ECOWAS to take a strong stance.
During an extraordinary summit, ECOWAS leaders reiterated their commitment to democratic principles, peace, and stability in the region. They emphasized the importance of diplomatic negotiations and dialogue to resolve the crisis in Niger and promote a peaceful return to constitutional governance. The summit’s discussions culminated in the decision to deploy the ECOWAS Standby Force, indicating the regional body’s determination to restore order.
Chairman of ECOWAS and Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, initially expressed the organization’s intent to pursue diplomatic approaches and negotiations with the military junta. However, the need for decisive action prevailed, as ECOWAS resolved to deploy troops to reinstate constitutional government in Niger.
The communique released following the summit outlined key points:
- ECOWAS urges partner countries and institutions, including the United Nations, to support the restoration of constitutional order.
The committee and its Chief of Defence Staff are directed to activate the ECOWAS standby force immediately.
The ECOWAS standby force will be deployed to restore constitutional order in Niger Republic.
ECOWAS asserts its commitment to keeping all options on the table for the peaceful resolution of the crisis.
Measures, including border closures, travel bans, and assets freezes, will be enforced against individuals or groups hindering peaceful efforts for restoration.
Member states obstructing the peaceful resolution of the crisis in Niger will face consequences within the ECOWAS community.
The African Union is called upon to endorse all decisions made by the ECOWAS authority regarding the situation in Niger.
The summit’s closing remarks emphasized the importance of dialogue and peaceful resolutions, underlining the collective responsibility of ECOWAS members to ensure stability and prosperity in Niger and the West African region as a whole.


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Are we the hardest working nation?
The “Eight Hour Work Day” took root in Melbourne in the 1850s, giving Australia the bragging rights to call ourselves the first nation to implement a sustained then-48 hour work week – but does that make us the hardest workers?
A number of recent studies reveal that this probably isn’t the case, and one professor has even gone as far as calling this claim ‘absolute crap.’
"Over the last 10 years, the proportion of Australians working long hours has been dropping,"Professor Mark Wooden of the Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research told the Sydney Morning Herald. “People tend to overestimate how long they work as a sort of ‘badge of courage’ and find it difficult to estimate the hours they work accurately.”
Indeed, the number of hours worked rarely correlates to the amount of work actually completed, and another study cites productivity as the main culprit here.
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An October study released by Australian accounting firm Ernst & Young called the Australian Productivity Pulse surveyed nearly 2,500 workers and their bosses across the nation. Through their research, they found that almost a fifth of workers’ time is wasted while on the clock.
In financial terms, this lack of productivity cost the nation $109 billion in wasted wages this year – more than just a drop in the bucket when the total wages bill amounts to $606 billion a year.
“This means that every single day $320 million is lost in valueless work,” said Neil Plumridge, the firm’s Advisory Leader who led the quarterly survey, in a statement. “If we improve that by just 10 [per cent] the impact to Australia’s productivity would be tremendous.”
Mr Plumridge was quick to point out, however, that this does not make Australia a “nation of slackers.”
Logging an average 44-hour work week, Australian workers are among the hardest-working and most motivated in the developed world. The problem, according to the survey, is productivity.
“The hours are good and the intentions are good, but we found an incredible wastage once we all get to work... we simply can’t put the productivity issue down to personal motivation,” Mr Plumridge said.
Read more about Australia’s work productivity in the December issue of Business Review Australia, out this Friday.
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