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Katja Hoyer’s new history of the German Empire is a fantastic primer on an understudied political entity, as well as a cracking good read.
The imperial dreams of more than half of Europe were crushed by the carnage of the First World War, a conflict which saw the destruction of several long-lasting imperial states. The Tsardom of Russia had survived, in one form or another, since the time of Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century; the Habsburg monarchy, represented in 1914 by Austria-Hungary, was around in the 13th century; and the Ottoman Empire, still hanging on by a thread at the turn of the 20th century, famously conquered its capital in 1453. None of these long-lived historic empires survived the Great War. Still, perhaps the most interesting imperial loss seen in the aftermath of that conflict was that of the most recent imperial creation – the German Empire. For too many years, the Second Reich (the First being the Holy Roman Empire) has been seen primarily through the lens of its eventual successor: the Nazi regime which promised an eternal Third Reich. This presentation is reductive, unfairly tars Imperial Germany with the stain of Nazi crimes, and flattens a truly fascinating and multi-dimensional polity into a cardboard cutout version of the real thing. Katja Hoyer’s new book, Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire, 1871-1918, serves as a long-overdue corrective to that dominant narrative and fleshes out Imperial Germany in a readable yet detailed fashion.
Some might expect a straightforward history of the German Empire to start with the founding of the polity at the Palace of Versailles in 1871, but there is much more to be learned if one takes a broader view. Accordingly, Hoyer chooses to start her narrative in 1815, tracing the seeds of German nationalism and political union to the epic defeat of Napoleon I, one in which the German-speaking peoples played a significant role. Her discussion of the early strains of German national feeling, through the revolutions of 1848 and the various German economic confederations, does an excellent job of foreshadowing the diverging paths those sentiments would take in the following decades. Blood and Iron takes its title from the famous speech of modern Germany’s ‘founding father’, Otto von Bismarck, and the great man justifiably serves as the focus for much of the middle of the book. I have studied and written about the Iron Chancellor quite a bit myself and have read more biographies of the man than I care to count; I have rarely seen a more concise – yet accurate and detailed – history of the man and his times than the one found in Blood and Iron. Bismarck is an endlessly fascinating character and one could only grasp the whole of his career through reading multiple works, but this book does an amazing job of presenting the highlights (and lowlights) in an interesting and engaging manner. The lay reader will find a treasure trove of informational nuggets in Blood and Iron that will spark new interests and the desire to learn more. I cannot think of a better compliment to give a book that is meant for mass consumption.
Hoyer also does a thorough job of discussing the second major figure in Imperial German history: Kaiser Wilhelm II. Portraits of the Kaiser can either paint him as the main driver behind militaristic imperial policy or as a naive buffoon who was led around on a leash by powerful industrial and military interests; Hoyer skillfully avoids these common stereotypes in a quest to humanize the Kaiser and grant his historical treatment more nuance. Her treatment of World War I is also very good, especially given the constraints on detail for a mass-market popular history. Hoyer focuses less on the military aspects of the war and more on the social and cultural impacts it had on Germany while it happened; this dovetails with the rest of the book and echoes the focus seen in other chapters. If the reader is interested in learning more about the war itself, there are myriad books on the topic that deal more in specifics, including Roger Chickering’s Imperial Germany and the Great War. But Hoyer’s book is not meant to be a detailed and granular war history – it is meant as a survey of a truly dynamic political unit, and in that she succeeds quite well. The book is multi-dimensional and touches on almost all major aspects of the history: social, economic, political, diplomatic, and cultural. The only quibble I had with the book was its relative lack of focus on German imperialism, foreign affairs, and great power conflict; Hoyer does touch on these topics, but I wish there was a bit more discussion of them to further contextualize the war which ended the Empire. (If you’re looking for the same thing, I’m writing a thesis involving it, hopefully to be finished in May.)
If you want a broad tour of the German Empire and its impact on European history, modern German society, and world politics and culture, Blood and Iron is a fabulous read. Katja Hoyer is a very good writer and her prose is always engaging and readable. One of the things about the book that really endeared it to me was its use of anecdotes and stories to flesh out the ideas presented in the text; these brief human moments are relatable, often humorous, and bring the past to life in a way that is not only appealing to those who study history for a living, but also to those who wish to learn for pleasure. The period described in the book is often overlooked by historians and the public alike in favor of ‘sexier’ eras; hopefully Ms. Hoyer’s excellent work serves as a counterbalance to that trend.


After graduating from the History Department of Peking University in 1983, Dr. Guan joined Peking University’s Department of International Politics, now known as the School of International Studies. He is currently Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, PKU. Dr. Guan’s studies focus on intercultural and international communication. He is the author of Introduction to Intercultural Communication (1995) and International Communication (2004). He is a committee member of the Intercultural Communication Association of China and the Communication Association of China. With the help of the Harvard-Yenching Institute, Dr. Guan and other alumni organized Harvard-Yenching alumni conferences in Beijing in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. He has edited three copies of the symposia of the Beijing Conference of Harvard-Yenching Alumni in China, published by Peking University Press: East Asia’s View on World Culture (2004), East Asia’s View on World Culture: Eastern Civilizations in the Process of Globalization (2007) and Order, Fairness and Social Development in Human Civilization (2009).


The gains of the Lok Sabha elections have not left the BJP as comfortably placed as it would have liked in the upcoming municipal polls in Bengal, particularly in Kolkata.
It finds its campaign outmatched by that of the Trinamool Congress, which has put in an extra effort after taking note of the BJP’s Lok Sabha surge. The BJP is suffering infighting to the extent that its members came to blows and attacked one another with sticks outside the party headquarters. Its candidates complain of lack of funds and the absence of top leaders, its manifesto came late, and it suffered an embarrassment when the election office rejected its mayoral candidate.
“You set your house in order first, then come to fight the Trinamool Congress,” a confident Mamata Banerjee said at one of her election meetings.
The BJP too seems to have read the signs, with some leaders saying the municipal polls cannot a barometer for the 2016 assembly polls. This comes after the party had grown to a 25-per-cent vote share in both Kolkata North and Kolkata South in the Lok Sabha elections. Kolkata votes on Saturday, followed by over 90 other civic bodies across Bengal the following week.
In the 2010 municipal board, the BJP had merely three wards of 141, scoring in the central business district of Burrabazar. Its surge in the Lok Sabha polls, however, gave it leads in 26 wards (out of now 144) and second position in another 31.
Four of the 26 wards it led are, significantly, in Bhabanipur, Mamata’s assembly constituency. She then ordered an internal inquiry to find out why the leads were conceded, and has now fielded ministers such as Firhad Hakim, Subrata Bakshi and Arup Biswas in Bhabanipur to “reclaim” those wards.
One of these four wards, number 86, highlights the difference in effort between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP. The BJP candidate, Tishta Biswas, an MA and a B Ed in Bengali, says no senior leader has visited her ward yet. “How do I mount a vigorous campaign with just Rs 10,000 in cash and 2,000 party flags given to me? I have heard my Trinamool opponent has got over Rs 2 lakh in cash and life-sized banners,” said Tishta, who is banking on the votes of central government officers in the area’s residential flats, and on residents of bastis where water is scarce.
Tishta felt the clashes outside the BJP’s state office in central Kolkata, which was over the nomination of candidates, would damage her prospects as well as those of other BJP candidates.
Sidharth Nath Singh, the BJP’s national observer for Bengal, acknowledged the widely telecast clashes have had a negative impact, but insisted the trouble was limited to four seats. There have been allegations of tickets having been “sold”. BJP sources said the central leadership has been flooded with complaints against the state leadership. Though these sources expect the central leadership to act, it will likely be after the results, by when the harm will have been done.
The BJP’s manifesto came only on April 10, barely a week before the polls. It was uploaded over three successive days and called for public comments. State leaders have defended the “e-manifesto”. “There have been 30,000 hits. Do you think a printed manifesto would have reached voters’ homes? Don’t you think the e-manifesto was a more pollution-free way to reach voters?” says Sidharth Nath Singh.
Mamata too has mocked the e-effort. Referring to the BJP’s claims about a nine-crore membership drive making it “the world’s largest party, she said at a rally: “One mobile call to become a member of the party. Is it so easy? It is like a gas balloon. When the reality check comes, the numbers will evaporate in the air.”
The BJP also suffered an embarrassment with the selection of its mayoral candidate, actress Rupa Ganguly. The state election commission rejected her nomination as she is not a voter within the municipal limits of Kolkata. Party leaders say she is campaigning in any case.
Another noticeable feature of the BJP campaign for an election that covers over 90 municipal bodies has been the absence of Amit Shah, who had otherwise shown a keen interest in the BJP’s growth in Bengal. Party insiders said Shah had, in fact, told them he would camp in Bengal, and they admit they don’t know why he hasn’t.
There has been no campaign either by Smriti Irani, who too used to take a lot of interest in the Bengal BJP, or by Nirmala Sitharaman who, BJP sources say, was recently assigned the responsibility of looking after West Bengal.
“The national president usually does not come for local body polls. He has sent us as his representatives,” said S S Ahluwalia, MP. Asked about the BJP’s prospects, he said: “I am not a fortuneteller. But should there be a free and fair poll, a vibrant BJP will emerge. Our internal assessment says Trinamool will get uprooted if there is fair poll.”
Sidharth Nath Singh echoed him. “Why is so much violence happening? This is an undemocratic election, not fair and free,” Singh said. “Municipal poll results will never be a true reflection of the real picture. Bengal remains a state where the BJP is rising, if one goes by the people’s pulse. If anyone feels it it sliding, it is a problem of perception.”


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Effects of N-propargyl-1-(R)aminoindan (rasagiline) in models of motor and cognition disorders
N-propargyl-1-(R)aminoindan (rasagiline) is a new and selective irreversible MAO-B inhibitor, currently being considered as the mesylate salt for potential therapy in certain neurological disorders. It has been studied in animal models of cognition and motor dysfunction. Its ability to restore normal motor activity was determined in models of acute drug-induced dopaminergic dysfunction: Its effects in improving cognition and memory deficits was studied in adult and senescent rats that had been exposed to prolonged hypoxia, then subjected to the passive and active avoidance tests. In a-methylp-tyrosine (α-MpT)-induced hypokinesia (100–120mg/kg, i.p.) pretreatment with rasagiline at 2.5 mg/kg i.p. restored motor activity to control level. But pretreatment with reserpine abolished the protective effect of rasagiline. Rasagiline at 0.5mg/kg/day was protective against α-MpT also in hypoxialesioned rats. In haloperidol-induced catalepsy in rats (1.5 mg/kg, s.c.) or mice (4–6mg/kg s.c.), rasagiline improved recovery of normal locomotion, gait and coordination at 0.4–2.4mg/kg i.p. and 1.8–15mg/kg i.p., respectively. In amphetamine-induced stereotypy (0.6mg/kg s.c), rasagiline potentiated this effect at 1.5 mg/kg i.p. In hypoxia-induced impairment of memory and learning, rasagiline at 0.32–0.5 mg/kg/day per os improved performance of adult rats in passive and active avoidance, and of senescent rats in active avoidance. Selegiline was either ineffective or less effective at equivalent doses. Racemic N-propargyl-1-aminoindan (AGN-1135), besides being of lower potency, had a different dose-dependency than rasagiline in antagonizing haloperidolinduced catalepsy or α-MpT-induced hypokinesia. l-(R)aminoindan ((R)AI), a metabolite of rasagiline, in relatively high doses produced effects that were distinct in certain respects from those of rasagiline.
KeywordsActive Avoidance Prolonged Hypoxia Monoamine Oxidase Type Cognition Disorder Active Avoidance Test
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As far as the Arab Spring goes, Morocco seems to be a model for how not to needlessly shed blood and inflame unrest as we’ve seen in many other Arab countries.
Morocco’s overwhelming approval of a new constitution granting new rights to women and minorities was met with scorn by some democracy advocates and hope by foreign policy experts that the reforms could become a model for Arab monarchies facing uprisings.
Morocco said the reforms proposed by King Mohammed VI were approved by 98% of Moroccans who took part in a vote Friday — the first Arab nation to hold an election since the “Arab Spring” protest movement swept the region.
The amended constitution gives more power to the elected parliament and establishes an independent judiciary but the king will still control matters of foreign policy and religion. It comes at a time when other Arab monarchies, such as Bahrain and Oman, have used violent repression as a response t calls for democratic reforms.
David Ottaway, a member of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, says the North African nation differs from other Arab monarchies in ways that bode well for political reform in Morocco.
In the thousands, pro-democracy protesters this past Sunday pushed for more reform in addition to these constitutional amendments. Some activists charge that the stated numbers of support for the reforms are an exaggeration, and reject their promises:
“We are here to say no to the referendum and the Constitution,” said Oussama Khlifi, a founder of the group, which unites young, Facebook-fluent activists and members of Morocco’s Islamist movement. “We want a parliamentary monarchy with a king that reigns, but does not rule, and we want a real fight against corruption.”
But Morocco still represents a refreshing contrast to the terror we’ve seen other Arab states engage in with enthusiastic U.S. support. It remains to be seen how much positive change will actually occur, but the protests appear to be continuing with vigor. I certainly haven’t come across any reports of the Obama administration encouraging the positive, peaceful changes that have been taking place, but support for the Moroccan government remains pretty high, with aid at just over $40 million for both FY2011 and FY2012. This is less than in previous years, so perhaps the decrease will continue due to the lack of repression that is the baseline prerequisite for eligibility of U.S. financial and military assistance.


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Amanda Knox's final plea to overturn conviction
Former American student Amanda Knox will walk into a courtroom in the Italian city of Perugia and deliver a final plea to the jury to overturn her 26 year jail sentence.
Miss Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are fighting their convictions for the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher.
From Perugia, the BBC's Daniel Sandford reports.
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HOLLYOAKS is entering a world of pain tonight when an enormous explosion goes off at the school, caused by the actions of a furious Mac - and threatening the lives of those gathered inside.
The explosion will happen during a school prize giving - and will leave at least eight of the soap's characters in jeopardy.
The explosive week of episodes kicks off with a tense clash between Jack, Johnno Dean and Frankie.
Jack is on a jealous rampage over Johnno Dean's shock return as he wonders whether it will rake up feelings Frankie still harbours for her ex.
Jack plans to go with Frankie to the school event but when Johnno Dean appears at the family home without warning, she's forced to make a tough decision.
Meanwhile the forbidden romance between Neeta and Hunter sees him chase her down at the school and give her a drawing of them together - before they share a passionate kiss.
But before they know it, Mac spots Neeta - and flies into a rage.
He drags her away from Hunter and down to the school boiler room, taking the drawing off her.
In the boiler, Mac unleashes his fury and whacks the boiler pipe - and unknowingly loosens one of the valves that carries gas.
Looking at the drawing does nothing to quell his anger and he decides to set fire to it in front of Neeta - causing the diabolical explosion.
Neeta, Mac and Hunter are not the only characters who are in serious danger when the building explodes.
Luke has just started at the school and has not enjoyed his first day, letting his past affect the experience.
Just as the explosion is about to hit, Darren catches him reaching for the bottle.
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- Hollyoaks airs weeknights on Channel 4 at 6.30pm with a first look episode following at 7pm on E4
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GameStop Corp.'s stock jumped on Monday amid reports that the video game retailer and sometime meme-stock darling is planning to revamp its membership rewards program. The company's shares surged 8% in early trading, reaching $25.02 per share before settling at $23.27 by the end of the day. So far this year, shares of the video game retailer have been trading based on business news, rather than on meme-stock speculation.
GameStop's plans to revamp its membership rewards program come as the company seeks to capitalize on renewed interest in gaming during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has struggled in recent years as gamers have shifted from physical media to digital downloads, but it has seen a resurgence in interest thanks to the pandemic.
The company's new membership rewards program is expected to offer discounts on games and other products, as well as exclusive content and early access to new releases. GameStop has also been investing heavily in its e-commerce capabilities in recent months, in an effort to better compete with digital retailers like Amazon.
While GameStop's stock has been trading based on business news rather than meme-stock speculation this year, the company remains a favorite among retail investors and meme-stock traders. The stock has been one of the most heavily traded on the market in recent months, with daily trading volumes often exceeding those of much larger companies.
Despite its popularity among retail investors and meme-stock traders, GameStop's stock has been heavily shorted by institutional investors, who have bet that the company's stock will fall. However, a whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on GameStop, looking at options history for the company.
GameStop's stock has also outperformed its sector so far this year, along with MercadoLibre. Both stocks have seen gains of more than 20%, while the broader sector has gained just 4.6%. GameStop's recent surge has been driven in part by reports that Bill Pulte is buying shares in the company.
Despite the recent surge in GameStop's stock, not all institutional investors are bullish on the company. Ray Dalio's Bridgewater sold its GameStop and AMC stakes in the first quarter, while Jim Simons' RenTech bet on Tesla and Bed Bath & Beyond.
Overall, GameStop's plans to revamp its membership rewards program and invest in its e-commerce capabilities come as the company seeks to stay relevant in a rapidly changing industry. While the company's stock remains popular among retail investors and meme-stock traders, it is also facing significant headwinds from institutional investors who are betting against its success. Nonetheless, GameStop's recent surge suggests that the company's fortunes may be turning around, at least for the time being.
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Jennie Hansen lived a nomadic life during her early years and can remember living in twenty-two different houses and attending eight schools. The two colleges where she earned degrees, Ricks and Westminster, made ten. She worked as a model, secretary, newspaper reporter and editor, legislative page, teacher, and librarian. Through it all, she kept writing. To date she has twenty-three published novels, numerous short stories, and many magazine and newspaper articles to her credit. She has written reviews of LDS fiction for Meridian Magazine since 2001.
She and her husband have five children, all of whom are married to wonderful people, and eleven grandchildren. Two days each week Jennie and her husband can be found serving at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple, a fifteen-minute drive from their Utah home.
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Betsy Brannon Green currently lives in Bessemer, Alabama, which is a suburb of Birmingham. She has been married to her husband, Butch, for thirty-two wonderful years, and they have eight children, one daughter-in-law, three sons-in-law, and eight grandchildren. She is a Sunday School teacher in the Bessemer Ward and works for Hueytown Elementary School. She loves to read, when she can find the time, and watch sporting events—especially if they involve her children. Although born in Salt Lake City, Betsy has spent most of her life in the South. Her writing and her life have been strongly influenced by the town of Headland, Alabama, and the many generous gracious people who live there.
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We use a lot of energy. The numbers are truly mind-boggling, both in aggregate and on the individual level. Here are three energy statistics that put personal energy usage into perspective.
1. The average American uses 31,266 burritos of energy each year
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the average American uses about 149 million British Thermal Units (BTUs) of energy each year. It is a stat that is pretty meaningless to most of us, since we are not all that familiar with this metric. It sounds big, and it is, but understanding it in context is essential.
While there are several ways to measure energy, the Department of Energy (DOE) breaks this number down using something that is a bit more palpable: food. Specifically, the DOE uses a personal favorite of mine, burritos, to put personal energy usage into context. Food gives us the energy we need to go about our daily lives, and one large burrito contains enough energy for a little more than half a day, meaning each of us (on average) would need to consume roughly 600 of these energy-packed meals to maintain our weight each year. That said, we would need 50 times that energy to meet our transportation and residential energy needs of 149 million BTUs per year. That is equivalent to 31,266 burritos -- enough to upset anyone's stomach.
2. This costs the average American $3,052 per year
According to the most recent figures from the DOE, the average American spent $3,052 on energy in 2012, with the bulk of that spent to fill up at the pump. Those numbers, however, are coming down sharply, thanks to the drop in the price of oil. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), household gasoline expenditures have fallen by roughly $550 since 2014:
This still eats up a decent chunk of our budgets. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American household spent about $55,000 over the past year, including $2,094 on gasoline, or roughly 4% of the household budget. Add in another $1,000 or so for utilities, and 5.5% of our annual expenditures are on energy.
While that is a lot of money, it is much cheaper than buying more than 31,000 burritos a year. For perspective, Chipotle's delicious chicken burritos are about $6.50 apiece. At that price, it would cost a whopping $203,229 per year to meet the average person's energy needs on burrito power alone. While I am sure the fast-casual chain would love it if we powered our homes and cars on their burritos, it is not a cost many of us could afford. That is something to consider, then, next time you are standing at the pump complaining that the price of gas went up by a few pennies.
3. The average American generates three elephants of carbon dioxide per year
Because energy is relatively cheap in America, we use a lot of it. Further, the bulk of the energy we use results in the release of greenhouse gases. According to The Encyclopedia of Earth, the average North American generates roughly 20 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, which is well above the global average of 4 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. To put it into perspective, that is about the size of three elephants.
Electricity accounts for 37% of emissions in the U.S., compared to about 31% for transportation. Driving those higher emissions is the fact that America generates 33% of its electricity from coal, which produces higher carbon emissions than oil and natural gas.
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Sample construction and testing
Many projects require samples and walls to be constructed and tested to failure prior to full scale construction.
Structural design of rammed earth buildings is usually relatively straightforward, with walls acting in compression, but detailing is important to ensure the rammed earth is used to its maximum potential.


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With over 25 years of classical violin training, and well over a thousand band/orchestral/recital performances, Asher has become an international improvisational sensation. Proficient in piano, drums, guitar, and mandolin, Asher’s experience composing EDM, hip-hop, rock, middle eastern, jazz and classical music enables him to incorporate the violin into any given genre of music.
Asher lost the strength to hold up his violin for a few years and switched career paths to an NYC public school science and music teacher spanning 4 years while he regained his strength. Despite his recovery efforts, his status progressively worsened ultimately, landing him in the ER with the “permanent” diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency.
After months struggling to fall asleep, using a bedpan, requiring family members to take over all the daily logistics of his life, he was confined to a wheelchair on steroids. He remained hopeless and in despair for a period, but refused to accept defeat.
Dueling violinists, Asher Laub and Joe D take the stage at Citi Summer In the Square’s annual concert series. This was a high energy concert performance as part of Union Square’s initiative to beautify the neighbourhoods.

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I just wish Chrome had better History management.
76% Web Users Affected By Browser History Stealing: "An anonymous reader writes 'Web browser history detection with the CSS:visited trick has been known for the last ten years, but recently published research suggests that the problem is bigger than previously thought. A study of 243,068 users found that 76% of them were vulnerable to history detection by malicious websites. Newer browsers such as Safari and Chrome were even more affected, with 82% and 94% of users vulnerable. An average of 63 visited locations were detected per user, and for the top 10% of users the tests found over 150 visited sites. The website has a summary of the findings; the full paper (PDF) is available as well.'


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Researchers have found a “gold mine” in the sunken San José off the coast of Colombia – a wreck with gold, silver and jewelry worth billions of dollars.
On June 8, 1708, the Spanish battleship San José, after a bloody battle with four British ships, caught fire and sank to the bottom of the ocean. The British knew that the ship was full of gold and silver, so they wanted to take a part, causing the crew of the San José to fight for hours. The treasure ship was dug in Peru and the gold and silver were intended to be used to aid the Spanish and French wars against Britain.
After a bloody battle with 4 British ships, San José caught fire, sank to the bottom of the ocean with 600 crew members and treasures of gold, silver, and jewelry worth about $ 19 billion at current gold and silver prices . According to the History TV channel, San José is known as the “holy grail of shipwrecks”, due to its huge treasures.
Jerry Lee, a treasure hunter with Global Explorations, said: “The San José shipwreck is currently in Panamanian waters – famously a piracy zone in western South America – and it was there. for a very long time, so she hoarded a lot of gold along with several other ships. All of these ships sailed for Cartagena, Colombia at the same time.”
Jeff Kaeli, an oceanographic engineer who led the team that explored the area where the San José sank, said the ship was carrying a lot of Mayan gold, silver and emeralds.
For more than 300 years after the battle, one of the greatest treasures that ever set sail remained a mystery. Everything changed in 2015 when the Colombian government commissioned marine archaeologists and the US Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to find the wreck. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution had previously found the wreck of the Titanic in 1985.
The first attempt was fruitless. However, on a second expedition in late 2015, San José was finally discovered. It was a great day for archeology and history, but also sparked a much larger dispute over who was the rightful owner of what was left of the ship and its treasures.
Spain claims possession of the treasure because it is a shipwreck that belongs to it, while Colombia says the treasure is theirs because it is in their waters.
Anthropology and communications professor Tok Thompson notes a third argument for ownership, saying that the gold and silver were taken from the Inca Empire.
Treasure hunter John Mattera said the Colombian government “probably has the strongest claim to the wreck” because it lies within the country’s waters.
The San José and its vast gold and silver became one of the most sought-after ships and treasures in history. Divers have yet to recover the treasure due to the ongoing legal battle. While the dispute continues, much gold, silver, and treasures are being lost in the harsh saltwater environment of the seabed.

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🧠🎛 Multi-objective reinforcement learning in process control: A goal-oriented approach with adaptive thresholds
In practical control problems with multiple conflicting objectives, multi-objective optimization (MOO) problems must be simultaneously addressed. To tackle these challenges, scholars have extensively studied multi-objective reinforcement learning (MORL) in recent years. However, due to the complexity of the system and the difficulty in determining preferences between objectives, complex continuous control processes involving MOO problems still require further research. In this study, an innovative goal-oriented MORL algorithm is proposed. The agent is better guided for optimization through adaptive thresholds and goal selection strategy. Additionally, the reward function is refined based on the chosen objective. To validate the approach, a comprehensive environment for the fermentation process is designed. Experimental results show that our proposed algorithm surpasses other benchmark algorithms in most performance metrics. Moreover, the Pareto solution set found by our algorithm is closer to the true Pareto frontier of fermentation problems.

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ITS (UK) member Chubb Systems has launched a CCTV based traffic monitoring system for Smart Motorways which is capable of delivering high quality images in all weather conditions.
The firm’s new television out station (TVOS) provides regional control centres with images to monitor traffic flow and motorway incidents and meets the technical specifications required by Highways England for its Road Investment Strategy.
Each unit combines three key elements: a long range, high resolution camera with optical zoom and back light compensation; an infrared array with 500m range; and a television base unit.
Thanks to its infrared array the TVOS is able to deliver high quality images in ultra low and even zero light conditions.
“With emphasis being placed on providing improved technology to the UK’s highways, we can deliver a product and service that matches expectations and offers excellent value for money,” said Chubb Systems sales director Dave Dunnagan.
Added benefits of the unit include physical and cyber security accreditation and a remote maintenance service for software upgrades and alterations.
“Alongside the TVOS camera head’s technological benefits are significant cost reductions,” added Mr Dunnagan. “Capital costs are reduced with no special brackets needed to hold the camera head in place. The unit’s ongoing costs are minimal as power consumption has been significantly reduced.”
In complying with Highways England’s regulations, Chubb Systems was awarded a position on Lot 2 (Traffic Monitoring and Traffic Enforcement Cameras) of the Crown Commercial Services / Highways England Traffic Management Technology 2 Framework agreement.


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At the inauguration of the Viet Nam Rubber Industrial Group (VRG) yesterday, the Vietnamese Prime Minister asked relevant authorities in the industry to increase the rate at which rubber saplings are being planted so that the industry can reach a target of 1 million hectares of planted trees by 2015.
|Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (L) hands the certificate of establishment to the Viet Nam Industrial Rubber Group|
The VRG will take the lead role in plans to develop 200,000 more hectares with other economic sectors being encouraged to plant the remaining.
Rubber trees are currently grown on 220,000 hectares, of which 180,000 hectares produce 320,000 tons of latex, the highest yield in the world.
PM Dung said because rubber currently contributes over US$1 billion to national export turnover, it is extremely important to step up development of the industry.
“Rubber trees have been good for sustainable development because they are drought-resistant trees and can be grown almost anywhere in Viet Nam,” he said.
The establishment of the VRG is an important turning point in the development of the rubber sector as it confirms the industry’s position in both the country and in the world.
The development of the rubber industry has contributed to the alleviation of hunger and poverty for a portion of the country’s ethnic minority and has also been a catalyst for economic restructuring in rural areas, Mr. Dung said.
So far, the sector has provided employment for some 83,000 workers, of whom some 10,000 come from ethnic minorities. The industry as a whole made VND4,100 billion (US$256 million) in profit last year.
“To become a modern, industrialized nation, the country must upgrade rural regions, especially remote areas,” he said.
PM Dung also urged the industry to get going with plans to sow 100,000 hectares of rubber trees in Laos and another 100,000 in Cambodia and invest in the processing of rubber products there as well.
As an agricultural sector, the rubber industry must use competitive market strategies to increase its industrialization.
The group, therefore, must gradually implement a development strategy suitable to the current market situation so as to increase the commodity value of the rubber trees, acreage and related occupations.

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FREEPORT, N.Y., Jan 9, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - Enerkon Solar International, Inc. (OTCPK:ENKS) is pleased to announce that it is working to acquire what appears to be a profitable $40,000,000+ asset solar energy company. Enerkon expects to exchange shares in the target solar energy company early in this quarter.
Enerkon continues to believe, if and when completed, that this is just the first important step in a change of corporate direction that could increase shareholder value over short and long term time periods, and is excited to be working on entering the fast-growing solar energy field. Enerkon expects to release further information as the execution of the plan unfolds.
It is also expected that Enerkon will have experienced management changes to facilitate the entry into this exciting new developing area of green technology. A key figure in this new management is planned to be Mr. Benjamin Ballout who is expected to replace Dr. John Cappello as CEO.
Mr. Ballout, is currently serving as a Managing Director of Diplomatic Trade Ltd., a U.S. corporation with offices in New York, NY and Beirut-Lebanon. Benjamin is a Midcareer Executive who brings in over seventeen years of experience in various industries from Finance, Real Estate Development, Aerospace and Defense, and International Affairs with an understanding of the international trade and policies that affect global outcomes is part of his work functions.
Benjamin is also involved in numerous Nation Buildings projects along with multiple Humanitarian relief effort. He had the privilege to be among forward thinkers to participate in the project on U.S. National Security Reform Act. He also has a wealth of knowledge in the solar energy field.
John V. Cappello, CEO
Enerkon Solar International, Inc.
This press release was issued through EmailWire.Com - a global newswire with press release distribution services (http://www.emailwire.com).
Jan 9, 2018 15:00 HKT/SGT
Topic: Merger & Acquisition
Sectors: Daily Finance, Alt. Energy
From the Asia Corporate News Network
Copyright © 2018 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Asia Corporate News Network.


Print and ebook sales continue strong as the adaptation airs
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is slashing through the ranks this season as a fan favorite—and it looks like the manga is still holding strong, too!
Koyoharu Gotoge's hit manga kicked off in February of 2016, and is currently 15 volumes strong. According to a tweet from the official Demon Slayer Twitter account, sales of all volumes combined have surpassed 6 million copies in both print and digital editions.
Of the occasion, the Twitter says the will "continue to work hard with Tanjirou" and look forward to fans' continued support.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba currently runs in Weekly Shonen Jump and is distributed in North America by Viz Media.
Kara Dennison is a writer, editor, and interviewer with bylines at VRV, We Are Cult, Fanbyte, and many more. She is also the co-founder of Altrix Books and co-creator of the OEL light novel series Owl's Flower. Kara blogs at karadennison.com and tweets @RubyCosmos.


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From historic royalty to YouTube fame, how has art displayed status? Starting with the idea of power, and going on to the body and changing face of celebrity, this season, Late at Tate Britain explores representations of status through time.
On Friday 6 November tackle the theme of the body through music, art, talks and workshops.
Late at Tate Britain is curated by by 15-25 year olds from Tate Collective London. Tate Collective London host a range of free events and festivals for young people to experiment, create and innovate through art and ideas.
North Duveen, 18.00–21.30
- 18.00–19.30 Reprezent Radio
- 19.30–20.30 Bala Club DJs
9 Squares: Animation Lab
18.00–21.00, Taylor Digital Studio
Drop in to the Taylor Digital Studio to learn about motion graphics and animation with the creators of the 9 Squares project.
Pecs: The Body
18.00–21.00, Clore Studio
Join in the cabaret vibe with the all-female drag collective Pecs in an evening exploring and experimenting with gender through performance and play. Dig around in the dress up box, make a moustache, get a makeover from a drag king make-up artist and have your photograph taken. Enjoy a bit of song and dance, or, for a little break, chill out in the 'Eroticorner' and dip into some famous erotica, past and present.
Pick up a specially commissioned ‘Pleasure Hunt’, an alternative treasure hunt focussing on the body in art through the Tate Britain collection.
Pecs: Tracey Emin’s My Bed Monologues
19.30, 20.30, Room 1990
Maisie Cousins: Cookmaid
A digital commission from photographic artist Maisie Cousins exploring the body in response to Sir Nathaniel Bacon’s Cookmaid with Still Life of Vegetables and Fruit.
9 Squares x Late at Tate Britain: Body
18.00–21.30, Room 1940
A special edition 9 Squares created for Late at Tate: Body featuring motion graphics by the project’s creators Al Boardman, David Stanfield and Skip Hursh along with emerging designers Emma Ehrling, Elisa Cioccia, Hugh Herbert, Justin Carrington, Lorna Wilson and Alex Stanlake.
Each artist was tasked with creating an abstract, 350 pixel, 3 second long, looping, animated GIF from a 4-colour palette taken from Francis Bacon’s and the responding to the theme of ‘The Body’. The artists are free to animate their square however they choose - blind to what each other is creating.
Panel discussion hosted by Tate Collective London exploring the relationship between status and the body. Featuring contributors include filmmaker and curator Kathryn Ferguson and writer and film programmer Simran Hans.
Next in the series
Late at Tate Britain: Celebrity on Friday 4 December


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DistroInIt News OCCII buys cassette tapes / vinyl / cd's directly from our fav artists & home labels... and sells them at the bar during concert nights.New Titles ! September 2019
★Dead Neanderthal -Ghosts, Vinyl red/black limited to 150 Jazz | Post-metal | Experimental Rock
One of their most adventurous and extreme records to date. Consisting of two
side-long tracks in collaboration with metal guitarist Scott Hedrick.
Dead Neanderthals fans have gotten used to hearing something different from
them every time. Still, no matter what you’ve come to expect. Ghosts will excite
and reward you. The cover art was created by Pierre Schmidt aka drømsjel,
a digital collage artist and illustrator living and working in Berlin, Germany.
Schmidt also created art for the Gaga: Five Foot Two documentary film.
★Αλέξης Ζούμπας- Alexis Zoumbas, Vinyl
Folk | World | Country This compilation features previously unissued takes and solo improvisations. "This rare collision of tradition and modernity is one of the most beguiling
records you will ever hear"... LP includes an 8 page booklet with extensive
biographical notes and unreleased photos.
★Cryptea- Vestigal, Vinyl
Raw Metal | Experimental metal duo | Complete aural delirium.
The duo are cutting loose from their most demented musical delusions and tap
into a monstrous pool of influences to unleash an aural pandemonium of
absolutely unseen lunacy 12" Single Sided Album, Etched
★Pressure Pact -Pressure Pact Hardcore Punk
" Great record, if you like your HC Boston style, look no further".
★New! Southern Lord (Europe) donation box to keep OCCii soundsystem runn'n!
Over 100 CD's and Ltd box of vinyl... including High on Fire, Paranoid,
Video \ \ \ Danbert Nobacon and Kira Wood Cramer / / /


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PT is honored to have been invited to contribute to the most ambitious project in musical history. It’s Sceneroller, and it will be the world’s richest encyclopedia of music and musicians. Think a three-dimensional Wikipedia, with wired connections amongst all of the world’s musicians and fans. You need to see it to understand – and believe!
And PT is inviting all fans to contribute. Add your most memorable PT shows, tracks, roadies – memories. What’re you waiting for, Hammerhead? Start now!


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Even with two days off this week, the Nationals’ rotation will stay on turn ahead of next week’s crucial series against the Atlanta Braves, Manager Davey Johnson said. Johnson considered changing the order to take advantage of the days off Monday and Thursday book-ending a two-game series in Detroit, but opted not to so the team’s top three starters could face the Braves.
Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann, in that order, will pitch against Atlanta from Aug. 5 to 7 when the Braves travel to Washington. Strasburg and Gonzalez will start the two games in Detroit, and Zimmermann will pitch in the series opener in Milwaukee on Friday. Dan Haren and Taylor Jordan will close out the three-game series against the Brewers.
Strasburg has faced the Braves three times this season already, including an injury-abbreviated start, and has a 1.93 ERA in 14 innings. He has a 3.55 ERA in 10 career starts against Atlanta. Gonzalez has made three starts against the Braves this season and struggled, compiling a 7.31 ERA in 16 innings. The left-hander’s last start against them was better, as he allowed only one run in seven innings. Zimmermann has a career 2.97 ERA against the Braves in six starts, including eight scoreless innings on May 1 in his only start against them this year.
Jordan has only made six major league starts and has yet to face the Braves. Haren delivered his best start of the season in his only outing so far this year against Atlanta, allowing one run on four hits in eight innings.
When the NL East rivals meet next week, it will have been more than two months since they last faced each other in a three-game series that ended in early June. The Braves have won seven of 10 meetings this season.


Gigabyte has unveiled its latest BRIX mini-PCs at IDF. These new versions are running Intel Core i7-4770R and Core i5-4570R processors. Both of these chips feature Intel’s Iris Pro 5200 integrated graphics which has 40 execution units, L4 eDRAM cache and more than double the integrated graphics performance of the normal Intel Core i7-4770.
To make room for these chips Gigabyte had to make the BRIX larger, it is almost double the thickness of the 2nd Generation BRIX which runs regular variants of Haswell processors. With the added thickness Gigabyte did not any extra ports either. You still have room for a single 2.5-inch SATA 6GB/s drive and two mini-PCI Express 2.0 slots (one holds the WiFi+Bluetooth) card. The BRIX with Iris Pro lineup is expected to start at $500.


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Cretan Food- Restaurants.
The Cretan kitchen is one of the healthiest kitchens in the world
The principle of a good restaurant is in our opinion: a good location, a pleasant atmosphere, a friendly service, a reasonable price and last but not least good food.
The Cretan kitchen is one of the healthiest kitchens in the world, so also where food is concerned; Crete has a lot to offer.
However, many tourists complained to us about their bad experiences with food that was prepared with olive oil.
Dear reader, the olive oil that you can buy and consume here on Crete, is without doubt of the best quality in the world!
Should you have had any problems with the food than these were not caused by the olive oil, but by the bad hygiene in the kitchen. Other complaints were about products not being fresh or too expensive.
Because going out for dinner is one of the most important parts of a holiday, we would like to avoid any further disappointments.
Some good advice when you go out for dinner:
Try to avoid those restaurants that try to persuade you to come inside. These are the real touristy places in which often making money is more important that taking care of the guests.
During or just after a period of storm it is impossible to have fresh fish.
When you don’t see any cats around a fish restaurant, be careful. Cats know exactly where to find fresh fish!
Do try the “mezedes”, when you get a chance. These are small snacks, served together with your drink. They are mostly served at the “cafenions” (coffee or raki houses), but sometimes you have to ask for them.
Always ask for a visit to the kitchen and have a look at the daily (fresh) dishes. If you like the look and/or the smell of them, don’t hesitate to order them.
Which Cretan dishes are nice?
“Mousaka”: a pie of potatoes, eggplant, minced meat and covered with a béchamel sauce.
“Vasoulakia”: French beans in tomato sauce with garlic.
“Papoutsakia” (little shoes) a half eggplant filled with minced meat and cheese.
“Konelli stifado” a rabbit stew in a wine or tomato sauce.
“Choriatiki” a salad with feta cheese and olives on top
“Arni sto fourno”: lamb and potatoes from the oven.
Of course the above-mentioned dishes are only a small part of the Cretan food.
“Kali oreksi” (enjoy your meal)

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Watch out, smartphone users. Telstra has announced that they will allow Windows Phone 7 users to add their app purchases to their NextG bill. How long until we start seeing the media tell us about App bill shock?
Windows Phone 7 App Purchases Added To Telstra Bill
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If you want to learn a potentially life-saving action, you need to practice it. And if you need to learn if your clothing and other gear is capable of saving your life, you need to test it. This is how the Navy SEALs do just that for cold weather emergencies.
It's the weekend, and that means you should book in another Gizmodo movie night. This week, it's all about crime -- high stakes, ridiculous odds and absurd plans.
Every child and every adult who wants to be a child again loves a good Nerf gun. They're fun to shoot, whether you're playing in your yard or across cubicles, and they're fun to be shot at with, because Nerf guns are mostly harmless. Well, the game done changed. Mark Rober has invented the world's biggest Nerf gun and it is beyond awesomely badass while being totally hilarious.

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Arrest warrants have been issued for a group of government officials on suspicion of extorting bribes from companies seeking state contracts, a spokeswoman for the Moscow City Court said Monday.
Members of the group, which targeted Toshiba and other makers of medical equipment, include a senior official in the Kremlin’s control directorate and former Deputy Health Minister Anna Usacheva, a spokeswoman for the court said by telephone. Five suspects were detained for questioning over the weekend, she said.
“Several Russian representatives of international medical equipment producers,” were also targeted by the group, the Interior Ministry said in an e-mailed statement.
President Dmitry Medvedev criticized the government Aug. 10 for allowing graft in the state-procurement system, singling out sales of tomographic imaging machines to hospitals at prices three-times the market rate. The Kremlin’s control directorate, which supervises government tenders and contracts, said Oct. 29 that “inefficiencies” in the process cost the government 1 trillion rubles ($32 billion) a year.
Officials in the group identified today contacted makers of medical equipment and threatened to put them on a government “black list” if they didn’t pay a $1 million bribe, the Interior Ministry said.
Nobody at Toshiba’s representative office in Moscow answered the phone when Bloomberg called seeking comment Monday.


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Book: Her Dragons Fire (Dragon Guard Series #2)
Author: Julia Mills
Publication Date: 1/19/2014
Reviewed by: Tammy Payne Book Nook Nuts
My Rating: 5 Stars
What a fantastic book. In this next installment the action continues as brother Andrew who betrayed his brothers and his brothers at arms is on the move to eliminate those who he feels wronged him.
Aidan is a fierce guardsman within the dragon guard and he knows where his lifemate is and whom she is but he can’t be with her not until he takes care of capturing his brother. However with Rayne and his new mate expecting a baby he decides to go stay at Kyndel’s old apartment and try to find his brother.
Grace is a very hard working lawyer and she is best friends since college with Kyndel. Her body comes to life just thinking of the sexy man who is staying at her best friends place.
Sparks fly and love blooms and the action is non stop in this book.
Can Aidan stop his crazed brother? Can he finally have his lifemate and keep her safe?
Pickup Your Copy you wont be disappointed
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Bombay high court to hear the NTPC-RIL gas dispute matter next on August 14. Sent from my i phone
A "fake" call of a "gas leak" caused flutter inside the Sealdah court on Saturday morning.
The onlookers standing near the door of the coach stayed back in panic and later started screaming, but no one dared to resist the armed miscreants from chopping him repeatedly.
While 96% of the elevated portion of the corridor is complete, work of the underground portion is yet to begin properly.
Justice Dipankar Dutta on Thursday reportedly expressed annoyance over rigid stand of the state government and the ministry of Railways over the site of East-West Metro's Mahakaran station.
Indrajit Kundu, a Class XII student of Assembly of God Church, was crushed to death by his schoolbus at Salt Lake on Friday.Police later arrested the driver and the conductor of the bus.
Maa Mati Manush Diwas made a martyr of the city commuter on Monday as the entire administration stepped back to let the ruling party hold Kolkata to ransom.
Sishir was booked under sections 302 (murder), 364 (abduction in order to murder), 212 (harbouring) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC.
A young crusader is battered with stones, strangled till the brink of death and then thrown before a train to be cut into nine pieces. And how does the government react? “Even if a dog bites another dog, someone may want a CBI inquiry,” minister Jyotipriya Mullick said on Sunday in response to the family’s demand for a CBI probe.
Ranaghat local and Gende local were delayed at Sealdah station on Thursday evening. However when more than 30 mins passed and the trains did not move the passengers deamnded an explanation from the railway officials posted at the station.
SC asks UP government to pay Rs 5 lakh more interim compensation to the kin of 65 persons who were charred to death at a massive fire at a fair in Meerut in 2006.
SC appoints retired apex court Judge S B Sinha as head of inquiry commission to fix accountability for the fire.
Bombay high court in an order offering relief to film maker Subhash Ghai and his international film school Whistling Woods admitted his review petition and granted conditional stay against its July 31 closure at it present location in Goregaon.
SC also asks the builder to provide within a month alternative flat to those allottees who agreed to accept builder''s offer to opt for a flat in any other Supertech project.
SC asks Supertech to refund money to allottes who have opted out of its twin tower project in Noida, which was ordered to be demolished by Allahabad HC. SC had stayed demolition.
SC asks Supertech to refund principal amount by August 30 and 14% compound interest on it by October 30.
The nine persons were awarded life imprisonment by a trial court in 2009. Those acquitted included former LJP MP Surajbhan Singh, ex-JD(U) MLA Munna Shukla and ex-MLA Rajan Tiwari. Former Bihar minister Brij Bihari Singh was gunned down in Patna on June 13, 1998.
The Patna High Court today acquitted nine persons, including former LJP MP Surajbhan Singh, earlier convicted by a trial court in the murder of former RJD state minister Brij Bihari Singh over a decade and a half ago.
The Bombay high court on Wednesday Asked for a report from an independent agency about the deaths of patients who were left unattended during the recent doctors' strike. Advocate Gunratan Sadavarte had filed a Public interest litigation seeking a high powered committee to investigate the doctors strike and the death which were a fallout. A bench headed by Justice Naresh Patil said that the state must get a report from an independent agency into the statewide strike in the first week of July.
The Bombay Hugh court did not pass an order in NSEL scam accused Jignesh Shah's bail plea on Tuesday. Justice Abhay Thipsay who had reserved it on Monday for orders in Tuesday has now kept it for later. The date will be notified on the court's cause list. Sent from my phone


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Yours and Owls
Chris Readable admits he is amused by the sight of a rock band loading a drum kit into a truck to go on tour.
Lack of heavy instruments is a big advantage for indie-electronic band Readable Graffiti, he says.
"It's a good set-up because we don't have drums so it's easy to transport laptops around," Readable says.
"Every time I see a drum kit being loaded into a truck for a tour I have a chuckle to myself."
The lads from Canberra will be playing their first Wollongong gig later this month as part of the Sonny & Cher Tour to support their new Male Mood Swings EP.
Readable's other half of the band is Christian Graffiti and the two are joined by vocalist Buttons Machiavelley. Readable and Graffiti's roles are described as knob twiddler and dial tweaker respectively.
"The EP reflects the reality of our vocalist's life at the time," Readable jokes about the EP's title.
Friends since school, the trio's inspiration has ridden waves from techno through to Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins, with the latest influences from bands such as Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem.
"We try to take dance music and put it into a rock-pop context."
The band has received airplay on triple j and has performed at Groovin the Moo, You Are Here Festival and Summer Rhythm Festival.
The trio took time out last year to stay at Mollymook for a few days to put together some material for the EP, which they described as "forged in the fires of immaturity".
Readable says all three collaborate in the songwriting process, with Machiavelley taking care of the lyrics.
Although Readable says the three like hanging out at the beach, surfing doesn't necessarily come into the holiday picture.
"I just like hanging out the back lying on my board. Standing up seems to be showing off and I think it's really unnecessary."
In addition to the dance music fused with rock and pop, Readable Graffiti's gigs also have a theatrical element.
"The theatrics is largely me wearing stupid clothes and Buttons dancing a Peter Garrett-as-a-kid dance," Readable says.
"He takes over the stage and we give him the space."