Revolver — A revolver is a repeating handgun that has a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers and at least one barrel for firing. Revolvers might be regarded as a subset of pistols, or as a subset of handguns. Though the term revolver usually only refers to handguns, other firearms may also have a revolving chamber and these include some models of grenade launchers, shotguns, and rifles. Most revolvers contain five or six rounds in the cylinder, though the original name was revolving gun, the short-hand revolver is universally used. The revolver allows the user to fire multiple rounds without reloading, each time the user cocks the hammer, the cylinder revolves to align the next chamber and round with the hammer and barrel, which gives this type of firearm its name. In a single-action revolver, the user pulls the back with his free hand or thumb. In a double-action revolver, pulling the trigger moves the back, then releases it. Loading and unloading a double-action revolver requires the operator to swing out the cylinder and insert the proper ammunition, the first guns with multichambered cylinders that revolved to feed one barrel were made in the late 16th century in Europe.
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Along the same lines is the full-sized. Six rounds of widely-available ammo in a package that rarely fails that delivers only a little more recoil than a. More loads exist for the. As long as the selected load has enough power to motivate the bullet out of the barrel, the gun will keep on shooting. Personally, my favorite load for a full-sized.
The J-frame Smith & Wesson revolver is a must-have carry gun in my book. I’ve been carrying a model as a backup both on and off duty for almost fifteen years now. There are a lot of nifty little auto pistols on the market today, but none of them come out of the front pocket.
Early history[ edit ] Horace Smith and Daniel B. Smith developed a new Volcanic Cartridge , which he patented in Smith left the company and returned to his native Springfield, Massachusetts , while Wesson stayed on as plant manager with Volcanic Repeating Arms. His research pointed out that a former Colt employee named Rollin White held the patent for a “Bored-through” cylinder, a component he would need for his invention. Wesson reconnected with Smith and the two partners approached White to manufacture a newly designed revolver-and-cartridge combination.
At the end of the war the U. Government charged White with causing the retardation of arms development in America.
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With this order, the Hand Ejector Model became known as the. Barrel lengths were 4, 5, 6, and 6. Heat treatment of cylinders began in The ejector rod is free-standing, without the under-barrel latch of later models The lockwork of the first model differed substantially from subsequent versions.
Jan 05, · Join Date: Jan Location: NY. Posts: 4 Smith & Wesson Model My wife has a Smith & Wesson Model 36 Model J Round Frame 5 shot revolver and it has developed a problem. The thing is in almost mint shape. So I am hoping we can fix it easily. Let me introduce myself. I am a retired Class AA ToolMaker of 40 years.
The round’s full name is actually. A number of the first models were chambered for 38 Long Colt to satisfy a government order. Changes include major modification and simplification of the internal lockwork and addition of a barrel- mounted locking lug to engage the here-to-fore free standing ejector rod. The 4th change of April 20, had enlarged service sights that quickly became a standard across the service revolver segment of the industry.
Heat treating of cylinders began in The ejector rod is free-standing lacking the front barrel latch of later models The lockwork of the first model differed substantially from subsequent versions. Note that the trigger return spring is a flat leaf rather than a coil spring powered slide, unlike the variations dating from onwards.
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By Chuck Hawks. Smith & Wesson is currently marketing a semi-automatic pistol as a Military and Police (M&P) model, but the name is taken from the double action (DA) revolver that made it famous.
In production since , it is a six-shot double-action revolver with fixed sights. With this order, the Hand Ejector Model became known as the. Barrel lengths were 4, 5, 6, and 6. Heat treatment of cylinders began in This one left the factory in and was sent with ten others to a firm in Buenos Aires. The hammer was added later and is in the general form of the King Gun Shop modification usually intended for the timed and rapid fire portions of the NRA course.
The lockwork of the first model differed substantially from subsequent versions. The trigger return spring is a flat leaf rather than the coil spring-powered slide used in variations dating from onwards. The lock mechanism remained principally unchanged after this model. It is noteworthy that early Victory Models did not always have the V prefix.
The Victory Model was a standard-issue sidearm for US Navy and Marine aircrews, and was also used by security guards at factories and defense installations throughout the United States during the war. Until the introduction of the Beretta M9 9mm pistol in , U. Army helicopter crew members and female Military Police officers were equipped with. Criminal Investigation Division agents were issued.
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From onward Smith and Wesson Hand Ejector revolvers came in target variations equipped with adjustable sights. Rimfire revolvers built on the. It was marketed to hunters and outdoorsmen in a climate that could not have been less ideal.
Jan 29, · Re: help dating S&W model 36 Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson is the bible and source book of S&W’s. The serial number on S&W wheel .
Vaud — The Canton of Vaud is the third largest of Swiss cantons by population and fourth by size. The capital and biggest city is Lausanne, officially designated Olympic Capital by the International Olympic Committee, the canton had , inhabitants as of Along the lakes, Vaud was inhabited in prehistoric times, later, the Celtic tribe of the Helvetii inhabited the area.
The tribe was defeated by Caesars troops in 58 BC and as a consequence the Romans settled the area, the towns of Vevey and Lausanne are two of the many towns established by the Romans. In 27 BC the state of Civitas Helvetiorum was established around the capital of Avenches, there are still many Roman remains around the town today. Between the 2nd and the 4th century the area was invaded by Alemannic tribes. The Merovingian Franks later replaced the Burgundians and their occupancy did not last long either, and in the area of the canton of Vaud was made part of the Carolingian Empire.
It was only under the counts of Savoy that the area was given political unity, a part stretching from Attalens to the River Sarine, in the north, was absorbed by the canton of Fribourg.
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There are a lot of nifty little auto pistols on the market today, but none of them come out of the front pocket quite as readily an internal hammer J-frame. Of course, there are drawbacks to everything. If you want a quality, ounce pocket gun, sacrifices must be made.
At one time or another I’ve owned a model 17, a model 14, a model 19, a , a three inch model 36, a model 63, and a Currently I carry a , and the most accurate gun I own (and the easiest to shoot accurately) is a 5-screw Combat Masterpiece.
Ah, but should you? The release latch is moderately flared on its top and left side, providing the shooter with an extra bit of purchase while unlatching the cylinder. The release is truncated on the right side and chopped on the right to accommodate the laser. In short, the design looks like an afterthought. The balances well in the hand. The sights were atrocious. Believe you me, nobody wants an unsightly trouser tear in the heat of a gunfight. It makes the after-action pictures look ridiculous.
Once the laser is properly set, shooters can expect the size of their groups to shrink by 25 percent. After running through a few boxes of standard. To be evenhanded if only , there there was no trigger grit or creep. At bad breath distances, I consider a laser is a needless, possibly dangerous affectation. The conventional three-way steady-flashy-off-and-on button for the 38 rests on top of the laser, which itself is positioned on the right side of the frame behind and on a higher plane than the cylinder.
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With this order, the Hand Ejector Model became known as the. Barrel lengths were 4, 5, 6, and 6. This one left the factory in and was sent with ten others to a firm in Buenos Aires. The hammer was added later and is in the general form of the King Gun Shop modification usually intended for the timed and rapid fire portions of the NRA course.
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The J-frame Chief’s Special (later known as the Model 36) is a small frame, double action revolver introduced in to replace the older I frame guns chambered in 32 S&W Long and 38 S&W. The new five shot 38 Special snubbie has since spawned numerous copies and Smith still makes the J frame in a variety of configurations.
What we liked best about the was the way it lined up in our hands. The distance between the face of the trigger and the rear of the grip was just right, even when the trigger was in its rearward position for single-action fire. The plastic grip looked and felt like it was part of the aluminum frame. The seven round magazines included a basepad with a pinky rest, so even those shooters with the largest hands were satisfied.
The stealth black finish turned out to be very durable, and it remained unmarred throughout our tests. The right side of the gun was devoid of graphics and levers. We did however spy an externally mounted extractor flush fit with the slide, which also featured cocking serrations to the rear only. The decocking lever was used to drop the hammer safely over a chambered round. After pressing the decocker, the lever would remain in its downward position deactivating the trigger.


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One of the weird habits of writers is that every few years we go and get our trunk stories and read them and go “Wow, I really am better now.”
We’ve done this recently as a family (hey the family that picks scabs together stays together) and laughed heartily at some of our early stuff. (BTW if you’re a working writer — meaning you didn’t take some long hiatus in between and you read stuff from ten years ago and say “wow, I was good” this is a bad sign.)
So it occurred to me this little cell of dissidence — or as a friend calls it, “Hoyt’s home for the tragically gifted” — needed to do the equivalent.
I “came out” of the political closet roughly five years ago. This was done in stages, so it’s hard to pinpoint a specific date. To be fair, I don’t think it was possible before in the sense that not only would I have been black llisted with the main stream publishing left, but also with the right, who would have viewed me as extreme and “crazy.”
In fact, when we first started out, after I’d come out of the political closet, with people saying stuff like “I couldn’t come out in mainstream publishing, or people would have never published me again.” Or “I can’t come out because I work in Academia” we got commenters in here — not all leftist — accusing us of being paranoid and crazy.
No one can honestly say that, after the battle for Berkley, the Sad Puppies insanity in which one of the major publishing houses in the business called in favors in mass media to tar a movement with artistic and aesthetic differences as “racist, sexist, homophobic” and “trying to keep minorities and women from writing science fiction.” Also, at various points during the kerfuffle those of us who were involved got told we’d never work/be invited to cons in this town again. (BTW being invited to cons might seem to beginners to be part of the pomp and circumstance of being successful as a writer, but those of us to the right of Lenin — meaning we weren’t talking politics to begin with — have gotten used to surviving without big con presence, and frankly, from observing my indie sales, I’m not sure cons were ever useful for sales, unless you were front and center on the demographic that attends cons. Since I’m aiming for younger readers that don’t have a lot of time for non-paying activities… meh.)
What if I’d decided to say that the left would weaponize the IRS and other governmental departments? Well, in 2011 we might still be called crazy. After Lois Lerner not so much.
What about when we said things like the Clintons being corrupt? Well, back in 2010/11 a lot of people were still talking about what great Americans the Clintons were, and how the only reason the Republicans didn’t like Billy Jeff was his peccadilloes. But the election in 2016 — despite all the vari-colored hairs sporting Hillary t-shirts — proved that most people don’t buy their innocent act. Despite all the mass-media burnishing of their image and their “achievements” enough tarnishing information has come out, that no one buys it anymore.
How about that global warming, eh? Yeah, I know. In 2010 at a company dinner for a friend’s job, we spoke in hushed tones about how it had some flaws. Now most people roll their eyes at the media when they push this crap, and the more alert have started to say “so, it’s climate change now? Why do you keep changing names like a bad Chinese restaurant?”
What about some of my “kookier” ideas like that world population is not as big as I think it is, and that there is no possible way to tell how big it actually is, since even in the US — which has, arguably one of the most reliable censuses in the world, we “estimate” people and “count uncountable population” and other political ways to inflate population. (Much less in the countries which receive international aid per-capita.) Well, when I first mentioned it in passing, here, my comments were full of “no, no, we know exactly how many people there are, and the world population is climbing terrifyingly.” Now I can say that we don’t know how big the world population is but that it doesn’t seem to be as big as we’ve been told, ON PJMEDIA and the comments don’t yell at me for being paranoid.
What about having a general doubt of things reported in one of the Mass Media outlets? Sure in our councils, as it were, we’ve made fun of MSM all along, but people used to assume if the NYT said it there was some fire beneath the smoke.
Yeah, after Russian pee pee gate and the determined attempts to NOT report on Hillary’s multiple liabilities That is gone, baby, gone. In fact, it was people at large attaching “fake news” to the MSM that caused MSM to try to walk back this cute meme they’d started. (too late.)
Then there was their attempt to Mau Mau (Mao Mao) the rest of the US with the idea that every white person was racist, the police was hunting for black men, and BLM were going to burn our cities until we admitted our guilt. Then there was their screaming about global warming, while jetting around the world. Oh, and let’s not forget Occupy Wall Street, which, in each of our cities translated to “crazy half dozen and clearly dangerous homeless people standing on the corner being crazy” while the MSM treated it as a respectable movement.
Oh, and let us not forget “Summer of Recovery.” Which the unemployed read amid shuttered store fronts and thought “that’s funny.”
There are a ton more examples. It’s Saturday morning, and I’m not awake enough to list them all. So, I’ll let you hunt them down.
How did we get here from where we were 5 or even 6 years ago, where the left commanded the heights of culture, moved the overton window at their pleasure, and were considered “sane” and “mainstream”? Well, it was a bit of this and a bit of that.
First of all it was the fact that when Obama got reelected despite a — charitably — lack luster and uncharitably bizarrely disastrous (in economy, in world prestige, in pretty much everything) first term, the left thought it would never lose again. So they leaned way out the Overton Window and REACHED for what they thought was within their easy grasp.
Second there was the New Media and the fact that everyone has a camera on their phone. You do realize that in the 70s we all — not just the crazy and biased left — would believe “hands up, don’t shoot” right? And that Antifa were pure-halo-knights of the resistance, right? But alas the man on the street can now record masked thugs bashing women’s faces in, and the halo is tarnished forever, no matter how much the MSM tries to burnish it.
Third, there is the development of what I’d call “right wing talk backers.” and a right wing culture. Indie publishing has allowed a bunch of leans-libertarian (and right) authors to self-publish. Yeah, a lot of them are awful, but not all. And you can’t hide the ones who aren’t. And that means those of us who used to swallow the left politics with our entertainment because it was the only game in town no longer have to. Which means that the mass-industrial-entertainment complex is losing money. (And just you wait till our people take the movies!)
The leftist and dysfunctional view of the world can only persist while it’s unopposed. Now, it’s not. Now it has a million dissident, not particularly organized voices talking back to it.
Recently, an episode of Right Angle at https://www.billwhittle.com/ talked about how 1984 might be impossible with the level of communications and internet we have NOW. I think they’re right, because to make the world of DST (first written in 1998) fly, I had to add in a disabling of the internet and peer-to-group communications.
And that’s my scattered Saturday morning thoughts.
The election of 2016, with a not terribly appealing anti-left (we can’t call him right) candidate wouldn’t have gone the way it did if tuning out the leftist entertainment/news/intellectual complex hadn’t become the norm.
The left wouldn’t be running for safe rooms and complaining of trigger words if they were still in control.
More importantly they wouldn’t have tried some of the crazy gambits they’ve tried, in terms of telling us to believe their words over our lying eyes (really, Don Junior violating his “oath of citizenship”? REALLY?) if they weren’t in a panic.
Ride right through them, boys. They’re demoralized as hell.
In the end we win, they lose. And we’ve come a lot further towards it than I bet you realized.

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So you two, what are your names and when and where did you meet?
First of all thank you for this opportunity. Choosing a name is a pretty tough decision. We’re fan of surrealist artists like Dalí, Breton and after a quick research we found a Magritte painting called Golconda. We liked the name itself but also realized that we can fully identify with its meaning. On the picture all men are dressed the same, have the same bodily features and are all floating what leaves us to look at the men as a group. Whereas if we look at each person, we can predict that they may be completely different from another figure. Maybe it sounds cliché but we feel that our mission is to create something unique. Not just the music but a whole production what we call: the GOLCONDA experience. And we met around two years ago but we started to write music together about a year now.
Where is GOLCONDA located out of right now?
We are living in a small European country. On our social sites we’re not emphasizing where we came from… we would like to let the music speak for itself with its message. That’s it! Nothing more, nothing less.
How do you perform your music live?
We have a vision, and continuously working on it. We’re going to play all the guitar/synth and drum parts for sure but we also want to support our performance with custom visuals and lights. We want to give an experience for the crowd.
Word has it that GOLCONDA is focused on global issues. Can you tell me which issues are closest to your hearts’ and what your plans are.
It’s hard to pick one because we’re living in difficult times. On this album we tried to draw attention to plastic pollution, climate change and cruelty to animals. All of them are burning issues which we cannot neglect.
You recently released an album titled “ELEVEN.” Tell me about the songs “The Law” and “SHIKA.”
‘The Law’ is our “bang the door” song. This is the first track from the album and we wrote this song to introduce ourselves to the world. It has all the elements what we’re trying to put in a song: catchy riffs, neurotic synth lines and experimental ideas such as sound of a crying women at the end of the song. About “Shika”: we both love Night Verses and this song is mostly inspired by their last album!
Who are your favorite world wide bands?
Damn! It’s hard because mostly we’re not listening to the same artists but if we have to choose we would pick Northlane (especially their recent release ‘Alien’) and the DOOM soundtrack by Mick Gordon.
Who are your favorite local bands?
We both like the band called ‘SUBSCRIBE’.
What do you do outside of your music to make a living? I am sure you have day jobs.
IT and teaching music.
Tell me about your fans. Do you communicate with them on a daily basis and if so where can your fans communicate with you the most?
Of course we’re trying to stay close to our fans! We’re reacting every share or like on our posts. You can find GOLCONDA on every social platform so if you comment or write we will reply as soon as we can!


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Leeds Knights boss Dave Whistle on how Peterborough Phantoms ended his team’s winning start to season
LEEDS KNIGHTS head coach Dave Whistle admitted his team were below par last night as they surrendered the only remaining unbeaten run in the NIHL National Autumn Cup.
Despite racing into a 2-0 lead, the Knights were edged out 5-4 by Peterborough Phantoms on home ice.
Whistle felt his team were prevented from creating as much offence as they are used to doing by a well-coached Phantoms team.
“Obviously, I’m not happy as a coach, not happy as a member of the team, we’ve lost the game,” said Whistle. “But, honestly, I don’t think we produced our best game tonight.
“For a team who does what we do – and that is create a lot of offence – we didn’t create a lot of offence.
But Peterborough came in here and played very well. They are very well structured, very well-coached but, at the same time, we needed to get our feet moving more.
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“They did a really good job defensively but, at the same time, I don’t think we put our foot on the gas enough at the right time.
“I just don’t think we gave 100 per cent for all 60 minutes tonight.”
On the Knights disallowed ‘goal’ which would have seen them equalise with just 15 seconds left in regulation, he added: “The reason they gave was because they thought the puck was kicked in. There were four of them together to make the call, so fair enough, this time it went against us but, hopefully, next time it will go for us.”


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In this store you'll find a variety of styles in grades 950 and 925, some of them featuring semiprecious stones for special occasions or everyday wear.
When you purchase Taxco silver jewelry, you're not only getting a beautiful accessory, but also supporting the talented artisans who create these works of art.
Take advantage of the opportunity to add one-of-a-kind pieces to your jewelry collection, while making a positive impact on the world.
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Rest of Canada & US: $13 flat rate or free shipping in orders $100+
If you reside in Calgary, please let me know which pieces you'd like to see and try on, to meet you wherever we agree.
For any other areas, please contact me to set up a video chat so that I can show you the jewelry and answer all of your questions one-on-one.
My contact information can be found in the footer.
I love the jewelry at Nueve Sterling! I have purchased many pieces over the years and have been more than pleased with the quality, uniqueness and service I've received. I was thrilled to find 2 different silver bracelets that sit nicely on my wrists and allow me to play golf without them interfering. I always get compliments on the golf course!
I have gifted lots of friends and relatives silver jewelry pieces from Nueve Sterling and everyone has raved about them!
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I will certainly buy from this website again. Fast, reliable and all my silver arrived intact; on top of that, value for money!
The bracelets were a really big hit, everyone loved them.
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I received it without any delay and perfectly packed
I will definitely purchase from this website in the future.
I love 925 sterling silver from Nueve Sterling, I bought quite a number of pieces from them.
Good service and presentable packaging.
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Highly recommended to those who are also 925 sterling silver lovers.
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Thanks again. I will definitely browse your site whenever I am looking for silver options.
A Little Bit Of Everything
Can you still find high-quality handmade silver jewelry in 2023?
Despite the rise of mass-produced jewelry, it is still possible to find unique and beautiful handmade pieces nowadays.
Keep reading to learn where you can get this one-of-a-kind jewelry and how you can help to preserve this important tradition for future generations.
The Benefits of Investing in Authentic Mexican Silver Jewelry
Nueve Sterling Taxco silver jewelry boasts hand-crafted excellence, as well as spectacular and unique designs that captivate all who see them.
To learn more about the benefits of purchasing handmade silver jewelry from Mexico, continue reading this blog.
From Expat Wife to Solopreneur
What would you have done if you have had a very comfortable life but were still not completely satisfied with yourself?
This is my personal story about how I decided to become a solopreneur instead of just being an expat wife.


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Tens of thousands of residents in the B.C. Interior woke up without power on Wednesday morning as crews continue to repair damage caused by a powerful windstorm.
On Tuesday, winds clocked at more than 100 km/h in some places swept across the province, downing trees and damaging infrastructure.
As of Wednesday morning, BC Hydro said 6,000 customers in the Okanagan and 2,000 in the Thompson-Shuswap were still without electricity.
"We have a lot of work ahead of us, but reinforcements are now here from other parts of the province and it's all hands on deck," said spokesperson Dag Sharman.
60 different outages in Vernon alone
Sharman said the hardest hit areas were Salmon Arm, Vernon, Nakusp and the Kootenays.
"The challenge is that there are so many separate outages. A storm like this is bringing down trees and blowing branches into our power lines and this is happening in various places."
He said in Vernon alone, there were 60 different places with outages.
Fortis B.C. meanwhile, said most of their outages were repaired overnight.
Crews work around the clock
"We had 24 hour service going on last night," said Fortis B.C. spokesperson Tanya Laing Gahr.
"We had all of our crews on standby as soon as we knew a storm was coming. They were ready to roll."
She said any remaining Fortis outages should be repaired by the end of the day. She is also reminding people to stay away from downed power lines.
Sharman said it is difficult to estimate when BC Hydro power will be fully restored.
"We really appreciate the understanding of folks as we meet this challenge."
With files from CBC's Daybreak South.


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ACT OF DEFIANCE – Featuring Chris Broderick, Shawn Drover, Matt Bachand and Henry Derek Announces Spring/Summer Tour Dates, Plus First Appearance In The Philippines
On April 30th, ACT OF DEFIANCE will kick off their Spring/Summer tour with their first-ever appearance in the Philippines at Pulp Summer Slam, a festival featuring Lacuna Coil, Protest The Hero, Veil Of Maya, and many more. Following this special fest, the band will hit the road for a round of North American headlining dates as well as shows supporting Hatebreed and DevilDriver on select dates.
ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick comments: “I am extremely excited to get back out on the road to tour. Starting with the Pulp Festival, it will be the first time ACT OF DEFIANCE will play on a different continent and I couldn’t think of a better festival to start with. After that, opening up for Hatebreed and DevilDriver will be a great experience for us as both of those bands put on a killer live show and will be awesome to see live. I’m also excited to do some more headlining shows in the US and Canada, meeting more of our fans, and making more friends. I hope to see you all out there.”
Adds drummer Shawn Drover: “For me, going back to the Philippines is something I am really looking forward to – the fans of Heavy Metal there are so amazing and I cannot wait to bring ACT OF DEFIANCE over to the Pulp Summer Slam Festival. As well, I am extremely excited about the ACT OF DEFIANCE 2016 North American tour – both headlining and playing several shows with Hatebreed, which will be crushing. Come out and rage with us!”
ACT OF DEFIANCE:
4/30/2016 Pulp Summer Slam – Manila, PH
5/20/2016 Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA #
5/21/2016 3rd Street Pub @ Metalfest – Bend, OR
5/22/2016 Jazzbones -Tacoma, WA #
5/23/2016 Tony V’s Garage – Everett, WA #
5/24/2016 The Pin – Spokane, WA #
5/26/2016 Dickens Pub – Calgary, AB #
5/27/2016 Brixx – Edmonton, AB #
5/28/2016 Louie’s – Saskatoon, SK #
5/29/2016 The Exchange – Regina, SK #
5/31/2016 The Park Theatre – Winnipeg, MB #
6/01/2016 Rockhouse – Thunder Bay, ON #
6/03/2016 The Asylum – Sudbury, ON #
6/05/2016 Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC ***
6/06/2016 Opera House – Toronto, ON ***
6/07/2016 Mr. Small’s Theatre – Milvale, PA ***
6/08/2016 Upstate Concert Hall – Albany, NY ***
6/09/2016 Higher Ground – Burlington, VT ***
6/10/2016 Lupos – Providence, RI ***
6/11/2016 Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT ***
6/12/2016 Blackthorn 51 – Elmhurst, NY #
6/13/2016 Amityville Music Hall – Amityville, NY #
6/14/2016 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA #
6/16/2016 Oddbody’s – Dayton, OH #
6/17/2016 The HiTone Cafe – Memphis, TN #
6/18/2016 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK #
6/19/2016 Backstage – Lubbock, TX #
6/23/2016 The Co-Op – Albuquerque, NM #
6/24/2016 The Green Room – Flagstaff, AZ #
6/25/2016 Whisky-A-Go-Go – Los Angeles, CA #
# – ACT OF DEFIANCE headlining shows
*** – supporting Hatebreed, DevilDriver
ACT OF DEFIANCE – featuring Chris Broderick (ex-Megadeth), Shawn Drover (ex-Megadeth), Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall/Times Of Grace), and Henry Derek (Scar The Martyr) – will be touring in support of their recently released album, Birth And The Burial.
In a time of endless subgenre classifications, ACT OF DEFIANCE‘s debut delivers, “perfectly produced, super slick slice of savage, technical modern thrash,” (Terrorizer), that promises to, “destroy your eardrums, as they are uncompromising and unrelenting metal at its very best,” (Powerplay). To preview and purchase Birth And The Burial, visit: metalblade.com/actofdefiance.
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LONG LIVE ACT OF DEFIANCE.
LONG LIVE METAL.
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A singer and songwriter who has been described as “the epitome of an independent musician”, Peter Kasen is no stranger to the ever-evolving music scene. With six albums and three singles already to his name, the Miami-based artist has brought his heartfelt sound to stages across the USA and internationally, winning over the hearts and minds of fans and critics alike, but never has he sounded more raw or vulnerable as he does on the stunning new single ‘Second Skin’.
An upbeat single built on layers of acoustic guitar, ‘Second Skin’ sees Peter opening up to his audience, addressing old scars and learning how to move on from past pain. A perfect illustration of his unique style, the new single shines with a raw acoustic sound, one that is beautifully expressive and utterly impossible to deny. Lyrically, there is plenty to enjoy, and Peter’s words revel in a soothing, cathartic sound that will mend the soul and help calm even the wildest heart.
An undeniable instrumental that blends seamlessly with thought-provoking lyrics and soulful harmonies, there is magic within ‘Second Skin’ that deserves to be heard and appreciated. From the blissful guitar riffs to the soothing, overarching sound that echoes through the shifting chord structures, everything about ‘Second’ skin resounds with an uplifting, positive resonance, making it one of the most moving and enchanting independent releases you’ll hear in this or any other year.
While rooted firmly in a traditional DIY style, ‘Second Skin’ brings with it a dynamic, uplifting melody that makes it both approachable and accessible, ensuring that no matter your background or pain, you’ll be able to connect and find some solace.
Available now on most major platforms, including YouTube where it has already attracted over 10,000 views, ‘Second Skin’ is a powerful example of Peter’s artistry. You can tune in to the new single above and be sure to follow Peter on his social media pages below, so you never miss a release.
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If I had to pick one word to describe how I feel about this month it would be good. I feel like I’ve been reading some good books these past three months and I’ve done a good job of sticking to my goals, especially the one about reading from my own shelves. Of the 56 books I have read this year, thirty-eight have been books I own. I’m hoping to keep this momentum going after I return home for the summer. It would love to read a bunch of 63 books I own that are currently sitting on my shelves!
I have also done well with my challenges considering there have only been three (and in one case two) months so far this year. In fact, I already finished one person challenge to read six books translated to English.
- Chunkster: Six books of adult literature (fiction or nonfiction) of 450 pages or more. I have read four books that count for this challenge.
- Lost in Translation: Six books translated to English from their original language. Completed.
- One, Two, Theme!: Selected four themes (primates, natural resources, Queen Victoria, and Turkey) and reading ten books in total. I have read three books out of ten.
- To Be Read: Twelve books, plus twelve alternates, I have yet to get around to reading. I have read ten books off my list (four from my original list and six from my alternates list).
- Victorian Literature: Read one to four books from the Victorian era of my choosing. I have read three novels for this challenge.
- What’s in a Name?: Six books that include a certain characteristic – number, jewelry or a gem, size, travel or movement, evil, and life stage. I have read three books out of six for this challenge.
Another goal for this year was to ‘visit’ more countries. I traveled to 55 countries last year through reading last year but that I was when I counted books that visited several countries. This year I only count books that are located primarily in one country so I have technically visited fewer countries. And while I’ve revisited places like the United States, China, and Poland, I have traveled to new places like Ireland, Botswana, Belarus, and the Congo.
Visiting all of the states in the US is not a personal challenge for me this year, but I love maps and thought I would make one examining which states I have visited through my reading this year. I seem to be clustering my reading around New York.
The personal challenge I have not done well with is reading The Bible. In fact, I haven’t even starting reading it! I’m not going to beat myself up about it too much, though. I refuse.
I do not have very big plans for the next three months. I will be finishing up the last of my textbooks this month. I am so looking forward to reading what I want to read again!
The Sunday Salon:
The Sunday Salon encourages bloggers to get together –at their separate desks, in their own particular time zones– every Sunday and read. And blog about their reading. And comment on one another’s blogs. Salon participants are encouraged to blog about their time spent reading, pages read, information about current reading, discuss a reaction to a book, state what they plan to read the following week, or make suggestions for a group read.

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There were some tense moments at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting Tuesday night, regarding a resolution of support for House Bill 198 in the Alaska Legislature, which would add gender identity and sexual orientation as a protected class to the law that allows for increased sentences for people who commit hate crimes.
Assembly President Kelly Cooper called the meeting to a halt at one point during public comment on the resolution.
Tammie Willis, of Sterling, is one of several people who spoke in favor of the resolution. She talked about her experiences finding a threatening note with gay slurs on her truck, having a rock shatter her windshield and being attacked at her home.
“On December 9, things escalated to include an assault in my home, where I was repeatedly cut with a knife and punched until almost my entire left side was covered in bruises,” Willis said. “It took 20 staples and two stitches to put me back together and almost a month for the bruises to heal.”
After Willis’ testimony, Assemblyman Jesse Bjorkman questioned whether Willis was lying about being attacked.


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“Lagmay has a wonderful ability to tell an original story and to create dynamic characters. The characters are three-dimensional and readers will quickly become emotionally involved. They may even find themselves cheering for Prince Ezra, Hannah, and Boris.
The Promise of Christmas juxtaposes the secular-pagan Santa Claus with the birth of Jesus Christ brilliantly. An entertaining tale, Lagmay’s novel has the appeal of the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” and the power of the nativity story. This and Lagmay’s follow up novel—there is a teaser at the end of the book for a sequel—could become a part of the twenty-first century’s collective understanding of Christmas.”
"Absolutely spellbinding! Dana Lagmay has created a storyline and characters so stunning you can almost imagine the interaction at the first nativity. I loved the story and can hardly wait for the sequel!"
"I thought the book was very entertaining. The characters were classic fairy tale representations. This book would capture an audience with a spiritual background."
Fred Glynn - author of “Authors of the Bible”
"I read a dozen or so pages before going to bed last night. After I had been sleeping awhile, I woke up and read some more. this happened over and over until, by 7 am, I had finished reading the book. What a wonderful book The Promise Of Christmas is!"
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Anise-flavored basil, spicy peppers and grill-able eggplant are just some new veggie varieties to plant this spring
Some tips on how to comb through seed catalogs and find new varieties of vegetables to grow this year.
Looking through seed catalogs and knowing just which vegetables will fare well here can be tough. Luckily, Charlie did some growing trials last spring and summer and will share his successes!
Planting new veggies increases the available ingredients you have on hand and therefore, adds to your cooking repertoire.
So if you're looking to add some different herbs, spicy peppers, tomatoes and eggplants to your favorite dishes, try a few of these new vegetable varieties.
The first one is called an Everleaf Thai Towers basil. Expect a lot of leaves from this basil plant, as it grows to about three feet tall and one foot wide. It boasts that distinct Thai basil anise flavor and this variety doesn't flower as quickly as some other basil plants and stays green a little bit longer.
Add a kick to your cooking by growing this "Pot-o-peno" jalapeno plant. It's a compact spicy pepper plant that produces fruits all summer long in a very small space.
If you love grilling eggplant, try this new award-winning one called icicle eggplant. This plant grows a longer and thinner fruit than standard eggplant.
And you might add these gorgeous-looking heirloom tomato plants to your gardens and raised beds.
One, called the "Russian Pinocchio" tomato boasts all the regular Roma tomato characteristics, is great for making sauces and has a pointy nose and orange color.
Another Russian heirloom tomato is called Mila with a similar shape and texture as the yellow pear tomato but is orange in color.
Q: I have a very large indoor lemon tree that is almost 10 feet tall. Because of its size the only room that can accommodate it is our great room. This room has all east-facing windows, including two very large skylights but the tree has been losing leaves at a fast rate. Can you help? - Celeste, in Westford
A: Kudos for growing a lemon tree that large in Vermont! Though it is natural for some leaves to drop in the winter, your lemon tree does need a lot of light, especially in the winter.
And because it is challenging to get enough light during winter months here in Vermont, you could put some grow lights on it to help mitigate the leaf-drop.
Do note that it is natural for some of those leaves to drop in the winter but you want to avoid them really dropping lots of leaves.
These trees don't want a lot of water in the winter, so try to keep the potting soil on the dry side. You'll see that the leaves will hold a little bit longer.
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Without a doubt, technology has opened the door to one of the most remarkable and recent inventions, social media. Its thriving popularity is apparent — as of the start of this year, more than 55% of the total global population are now social media users.
Social media has become an essential part of organizations Public Relations (PR) strategy. It allows for boundless possibilities to cultivate positive relationships with stakeholders — from communicating the brand message via content distribution, to creating campaign hashtags that could facilitate user conversations online.
In the realm of social media, PR practitioners in the consumer goods industry often engage social media influencers to promote positive branding and increase customer engagement and awareness. Organizations have been spending hefty sums on influencers. In 2018, global spending on Instagram influencer marketing reached USD 5.67 billion and was projected to grow further to USD 8.08 billion by the end of 2020.
But are influencers really that influential?
Trust, or lack thereof
It turns out that some research studies have cast doubt over the effectiveness of influencers. A research study published in 2019 by Oracle found that 86% of respondents admitted that they did not trust influencers or bloggers.
In addition, influencers lose to trusted individuals and online reviews in terms of influence. US consumers are more than five times as likely to have made a big purchase due to a recommendation from a trusted friend or family member (65%) than as a result of seeing an online influencer own or endorse the product or service (12%). Online reviews are also an influential source of information — 79% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations from friends or family. On the other hand, less than 20% of consumers indicate that they are likely to buy a product because of a celebrity or influencer.
Different strokes for different folks and goals
But as we take a closer look at different generations, there is a stark difference. Gen Z consumers, for instance, seem to trust influencers more easily — almost half (44%) of them have made a purchase decision based on a recommendation from an influencer. Similarly, four in 10 millennial subscribers to YouTube say that their favorite influencer understands them better than their friends. Moreover, 38% of individuals aged 18 to 34 actually trust what influencers say about a company more than what the company says about itself. As such, whether an influencer is effective or not greatly hinges on the target audience.
Different types of influencers can also result in disparate outcomes. Micro- and nano-influencers — more like everyday consumers — tend to be more relatable and their product features come across like a trusted recommendation from a friend, garnering them better engagement. Micro-influencers have between 10,000 and 100,000 followers while nano-influencers usually have only a few thousand followers. Influencers with 0 to 25,000 followers had higher engagement rates than influencers with more followers regardless of their genre, target audience or topics.
On the other hand, influencers with much larger followings — mega- or macro-influencers — are more useful in providing exposure for brands and reaching out to the masses. A mega-influencer typically has more than a million influencers, and is often more famous than influential with a very diverse audience with varying topics of interest; whereas a macro-influencer has between 100,000 and one million followers and has usually amassed fame through the internet. Even if consumers don’t trust influencers, it doesn’t mean the use of influencers is futile; brands can impact consumers indirectly through appearances in their social media newsfeed.
However, with a growing number of influencers permeating the social media space, there runs the risk of ‘influencer fatigue.’ There is now a growing demand for authentic and meaningful engagement, especially among millennials and Gen Z-ers.
Authenticity is the new scroll stopper. Users have been subjected to a ceaseless stream of cliché and repetitive influencer content, to the point they get tired of them – almost half, 47%, of consumers are fatigued by repetitive influencer content, according to survey findings from consumers across Europe.
Therefore, influencer content needs to be dynamic – influencers need to constantly review their content to meet consumers’ burgeoning expectations. Furthermore, choosing the right influencer is of utmost importance. Apart from choosing an influencer who fits the organization’s target audience and goals, the values and audience’s needs of brands need to be aligned with that of the influencers they collaborate with. Ideally, the influencer should communicate in a way that is similar to the brand to ensure that the brand’s messages would resonate with the right people.
Although the influencer landscape is far from straightforward, it is evident that influencers can be valuable assets to a PR strategy with the right target audience and type of influencer.
The article was originally published on PRGN Blog


Apple’s instantaneous destiny rests with the iPhone 7.
If iPhone 7 does not surprise with new features, clients may not improve.
IPhone 7 is expected to feature waterproofing and wi-fi headphones.
Ask Siri if iPhone 7 can be the answer to Apple Inc’s troubles, and you are informed that a go to to Apple’sinternet site need to answer that question “and greater“.
If most effective it became that smooth.
Apple’s stocks closed down 6.3 percentage at $ninety seven.eighty two on Wednesday, wiping offapproximately $36 billion in marketplace cost, an afternoon after the organisation said its first-ever fall intelephone sales, arousing Talk of “Top iPhone”.
For many analysts, the company‘s on the spot destiny rests with iPhone 7, which Apple is predicted torelease in September.
“If iPhone 7 would not surprise with meaningful new useful capabilities, we worry that customers won’tupgrade,” Macquarie analyst Ben Schachter wrote in a notice to customers.
“And unfortunately, nothing that we have seen about iPhone 7 thus far strikes us as especiallyprogressive,” stated Schachter, who cut his fee target to $112 from $117 at the same time as preservinghis “outperform” score at the inventory.
The iPhone 7 is predicted to sport a brand new look with features inclusive of waterproofing, wi-fiheadphones and force touch as the home button.
But many wonder if as a way to be enough to entice customers to sell off their current iPhones ortransfer from the Android-based totally telephones that have come to dominate the phone marketplace.
Goldman Sachs eliminated Apple from its conviction listing after Apple’s effects and said it expected theagency‘s stocks to stay vulnerable till the marketplace gets more comfy with the Potentialities for iPhone 7.
Goldman turned into amongst at the least sixteen brokerages that reduce price outlooks on Apple’sstock, cutting its goal to $136 from $a hundred and fifty five at the same time as preserving a “purchase” score.
Of the forty six analysts masking the stock, 36 price it “buy” or “robust buy” or the equal. The median rategoal is $121, in line with Reuters statistics.
Apple usually launches new iPhones in September and sells the most gadgets within the December area.
Unit income usually drop over the following few quarters, choosing up after the following iPhone launch.
Nearly $200 billion wiped out
Together with the weaker-than-expected iPhone sales, Apple stated its first drop in revenue in a decade.income in China, the organization‘s most critical marketplace after the usa, fell 26 percentage.
Apple additionally forecast some other disappointing region for income.
The awful information overshadowed robust results from the enterprise‘s growing service business and an boom in share buybacks.
As of Wednesday’s near, Almost $two hundred billion has been wiped off the cost of the arena‘s mostprecious indexed company during the last yr – almost the equal of the marketplace cap of Wal-MartStores Inc , the world‘s largest store. The inventory closing closed beneath $a hundred in February.
Apple’s disappointing effects in shape a latest sample for tech corporations. Microsoft Corp and Googleparent Alphabet came up quick of expectations.
Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster stated that while there were few bright spots in Apple’s file, he believed Apple’s shares might rebound in 2016 as iPhone income begin to grow again within the fourth area.
Still, there has been a larger query approximately the iPhone’s longer-time period boom and otherelements that can pressure sales, he wrote. “That query stays unanswered after the March record.”
© Thomson Reuters 2016
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When it comes to online dating sites tips, the most typical and often repeated advice is the fact you should always inform the truth. Nevertheless , what a large number of people typically realise is the fact it is actually just the opposite – the more truthful you are about yourself, the better your chances of get together that special someone. In case you are honest, consequently other folks will be too. Here are a few internet dating tips to help you get started.
Firstly, honesty is the best coverage. One of the main reasons how come online dating is extremely massively puzzling is because and so few people are in fact honest. With themselves. And with others. So ensure you are being honest from the beginning of any relationship. Should you be not then you definitely are not likely to make that past the earliest date, aside from on to that next an individual.
The next thing you should remember with regards to dating is to be yourself. End up being truthful regarding yourself. Never pretend to get anything rather than who you are. This is particularly complicated if you have been dishonest with yourself. It’s more than likely a good idea to appear mailorder brides cost for somebody who is genuine as well. If it is honest, you show that you care about yourself enough helping put yourself into someone else’s boots and shoes and make sure you will be not profiting from them. Once you connect with someone who is certainly trustworthy, you may commence to expand the horizons and start meeting people who have similar passions.


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We fell in love just as the first bombs began to fall on Iraq. The whole world felt surreal back then. CNN was on constantly --like wallpaper. Like dinner cooking when you're child and just home from soccer practice. I can't remember now but it must have been on for months straight. We could hear it from the bedroom, slanted sideways in our sheets, our toes held centimeters from the radiator rods.
"Hey…" I had whispered.
"I think it started."
And that was it. Five minutes later we were blanketed in the living room. He made tea and gave me the larger mug. That is how I remember it: radiator rods to warm mugs and the slices of cold in between, all surrounding the glow and fade of the war's opening act. That winter it snowed almost constantly in Boston. It was something I'd never experienced. The winters of my childhood were rainy and gray. They built up to snowstorms but never lived in them. That winter was historic. A throw-back to a time before my life, when I imagine, winters were winters and not ashy versions of themselves. We needed the snow. It made sense in a world that was suddenly atilt with significance. Somehow, the events of those years – the collapse of the towers, the launch of the war, the potent uncertainty of graduation, sex and romance – only fortified for me what it meant to be in love. There was a narrative building around us. It seemed timed and purposeful.
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‘A fool or a genius, time will tell,’ said Antoni Gaudi’s tutors as they handed him his degree. Spain’s greatest architect is famous for his gothic psychedelic style which predates the colourful extravagance of the sixties by decades. Park Güell, so named because it was based on the English Garden City Movement, was definitely a work of genius: an undulating pleasure garden of vibrant colour and form.
We stayed in Sitges on the coast, just outside Barcelona, and ventured into the city for a Gaudi expedition and shopping at Desigual. You have to take two escalators up a mountainside until you reach the summit which boasts sweeping views of the city, with the Sagrada Familia just a toy on the horizon.
Speaking of toys, Park Güell is like falling down the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland. A panorama of spiritual symbolism and gingerbread houses create the ideal environment to relax and enjoy the view. I listened to a busking violin as craftsmen repaired broken tiles, which betrayed the real age of the place.
After the tourists have gone and the sun starts to set, the park starts to feel magical, and you can almost see through Gaudi’s eyes. Influenced by Moorish architecture, Gaudi was a visionary, a Modernista with perhaps a penchant for mushroom tea…
I was fascinated to see how Gaudi recycled unwanted ceramics, or trencadis amongst his mosaics and made something beautiful out of damaged and discarded materials. It’s incredible to think this place is a century old.
Gaudi actually lived here in the park in this house which was intended to be a show home: Park Güell was originally supposed to be a housing development for rich aristocrats! I wonder if their names were Dougal, Florence and Zebedee?
To see Gaudi’s work first hand is to be immersed in the colour of Spanish culture, joyful, flamboyant and bursting with energy.
Up next: Barcelona – The Sagrada Familia.


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FYI's new series Married At First Sight dares to ask us if future Americans will order marriages crafted by experts the same way we now order plump Chipotle burritos and then, almost in the premiere, answers that question with a resounding NOPE.
Much like Chipotle, Married At First Sight creates the illusion of a multitude of options for its subjects while having a very small pool to draw from; just as Chipotle promises a perfect bespoke burrito while boasting about 2 menu items and 5 actual ingredients, Married At First Sight promises its subjects their "scientifically perfect match" but neglects to mention that perfect match is pulled from the pool of 50 people who agreed to be on this cockamamie show.
If I told you I'd found you your perfect match out of 50 randoms who sat through the welcome speech at a convention center about marrying someone sight unseen– excuse me, more like 25, if we limit it to the gender you're attracted to– you might figure your odds are better just winking at strangers on the bus.
There has not been a reality show this blatantly gimmicky since Who Wants To Marry a Millionaire, so the series is countering that with an oversized amount of gravitas.
For once there's no smarmy host mainlining exposition into the audience and there's a Rockettes line of smiling sexologists, psychologists, and sociologists in charge of pairing up their tiny pool of singles. They explain very vaguely that they're using profiling practices possibly associated with the CIA and FBI, and continually refer to the show as an "experiment" or "project" that they've been driven to because of the failures of non-arranged marriage.
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The statistic quoted is that arranged marriages have a divorce rate of around 4% or 1/1%, non-arranged hovers around 50-60%. Of course, what they're neglecting to mention is that a lot of arranged marriages occur within societies where women have no agency, limited civil rights and would rather quietly commit suicide than publicly divorce a husband, but "whatevs" I guess, they don't mention that part.
Still, my Amazon account knows what flirty tank tops I want before I know they exist. Everybody I know who's single is on OkCupid or Match.com, diligently filling out profile questionnaires and assessing their compatibility matches. Is it so far fetched to think we'd trust marketing algorithms more than our own intuition in another decade? Could corporate matchmaking be the next wave of big branding? Is a market opening up for a CB2-curated marriage to match all their cool housewares? Would you sign on for matchmaking services from Urban Outfitters?
They've already sold us on the idea of a better self. Why not a better half?


18th January 2018
Wasps club captain Joe Launchbury is part of the 35-strong squad announced by England boss Eddie Jones for the Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome on Sunday February 4.
15th January 2018
Wasps are pleased to confirm that fly half Lima Sopoaga will be joining them for the 2018/19 season following his Super Rugby commitments with the Highlanders.
3rd January 2018
Back-rower Tom Willis and hooker Gaby Oghre have been named in England's U20 32-strong Elite Player Squad for the 2017/18 season, and could therefore represent their country against Ireland at the Ricoh Arena in March.
28th November 2017
The Six Nations Under 20s Championship is arriving at the home of Wasps Rugby Club on Friday, March 16 when Grand Slam champions England round off their campaign against Ireland (kick-off 8pm).
16th November 2017
Nathan Hughes previews this Saturday's international against Australia, with the Wasps' number eight set to start for England.
9th November 2017
Wasps' Elliot Daly, Nathan Hughes and Joe Launchbury have been named in the 23-man squad to face Argentina in England’s opening game of the Old Mutual Wealth Series.
7th November 2017
Eligible members are invited to apply for tickets for the 2018 Six Nations Championship matches at Twickenham and other venues.
26th October 2017
Eddie Jones has named Wasps' Elliot Daly, Nathan Hughes, Joe Launchbury and Matt Mullan in his England squad to begin their preparations for the opening match of the Old Mutual Wealth Series against Argentina.
22nd September 2017
England Head Coach Eddie Jones has selected Wasps' Nathan Hughes, Joe Launchbury and Elliot Daly in his latest squad to take part in a training camp in Oxford at the end of the week.
14th August 2017
Wasps Senior Academy player Tom Willis has been named as captain for England Under 18s second game of their summer development tour against Wales in South Africa.


2007 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Watch a walk around of the Holden EFIJY concept car.
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2007 National American International Auto Show (NAIAS) John Ikeda, Principal Designer & Manager, Advanced Sports Car Concept Team, Acura, unveils the Advanced Sports Car Concept at the 2007 National American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
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Bob Boniface, director of Advanced Design Studios, General Motors talks about the design of the Chevy Volt.
2007 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Freeman Thomas, director, North American Strategic Design talks about the Ford Interceptor at the 2007 Detroit auto show. Is there any GT in this mUScle car? What is a squorcle? Who was the color named after?
Ian Callum, Director of Design, Jaguar C-XF Ian Callum, Director of Design, Jaguar, talks about the new concept Jaguar CXF. How long does it take to create a design, what is the part of this design Callum likes the most? Callum was responsible for the design of the new Jaguar C-XF that was launched in [...]
Mit'suhiko "Mike" Yamashita is executive vice president for Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (NML), supervising the company's research, technology and engineering functions. We talked about Nissan bringing a conventional gasoline engine out that gets over 80 mpg. How will Nissan make hybrids that are financially feasible? Will they reach their "2010"goal of bringing out an electric [...]
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New MAG exhibit explores the links between works in the gallery’s permanent collection
There are more than 3,000 works of art in the Mann Art Gallery’s (MAG) permanent collection and each year gallery director and curator Jesse Campbell sifts through that vast assortment to put together an exhibition.
“There are so many variations that one can do with that size of a permanent collection, so I have a lot of ideas of shows that I would like to do because a permanent collection can tell so many stories, especially of a place,” Campbell said.
“Because we are a public art gallery … these assets also belong to the public in a way, so that’s why it’s important to show them and to share them with people.”
The MAG’s last permanent collection exhibit was spring 2015‘s Breaking Space: Works of Nonie Mulcaster. Campbell’s upcoming exhibit, Then and Now, features the work of 22 artists mostly from around the Prince Albert area. All of the items were acquired by the MAG in the past 23 years. An opening reception for the show will take place at the gallery on Friday, Nov. 25.
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Melody Herzfeld of Parkland, Florida, a drama teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, accepts the Excellence in Theatre Education Award during the Creative Arts Awards portion of the 2018 Tony Awards ceremony.
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2019 marks the 40th anniversary of Alien, the original film in the sci-fi horror series, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Tom Skerritt. I had never seen Alien before so I was going in to the cinema with little idea of what to expect: obviously I knew some plot […]
From Russia With Love
In last week’s episode we had a government heist, betrayal and an evil Russian scientist (You know the usual). I’ve reviewed this series from the beginning and I can say without a doubt that this episode has been the most fun and enjoyable episode (In my opinion) since the beginning. I had some slight issues […]
This week’s episode of Legends of Tomorrow involved death, return of familiar faces and a merry gathering of terrorists.
WARNING SPOILERS The main plot involved our rag tag group of time travellers heading to an arms bazaar to stop Vandal Savage (Casper Crump) from getting his immortal hands on a nuclear warhead. Gaining access to the bazaar following a rather fun scene involving Professor Stein (Victor Garber) pretending to be a terrorist, the group […]
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Legends of Tomorrow is the third series in the Greg Berlanti Flarrow universe, although if you count Supergirl (which with the recent news of Flash/Supergirl crossover, we really should), it would be the fourth. But along with Berlanti Legends brings along some familiar faces (or I guess names) with the likes of Marc Guggenheim, Andrew […]
July 4th 1996 may go down as Earth’s finest hour. We faced and defeated large squid-like aliens with the help of a Chaos Theorist and The Fresh Prince. Granted it was just a film, but next year, ten years on, they return. And boy oh boy are we in trouble! Yes after ten years we […]
The annual Newcastle Film and Comic Convention returns to the Metro Radio Arena on 28 and 29 of March. Focusing on bringing together fans of both Western and Eastern media, the con will feature elements of TV, film and comics, while also showcasing anime, manga and video games. With a wide range of activities and […]
Three-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix takes the lead in Her, the solo screenwriting debut of Jackass co-creator Spike Jonze. Her centres around an introverted man, soon to be divorced, who purchases and forms a strong bond with a talking operating system that names herself Samantha. Voiced by Scarlett Johansson, Samantha evolves and adapts to life […]

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Updated: May 12, 2020
Of recent, lock-down measures have been relaxed around the world to allow some economic activities to resume. With this modification, the use of nose masks has been made obligatory in many countries to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
First, what type of masks should be used against the spread of COVID-19? Currently, WHO recommends only Medical/Surgical Masks and Respirators (such as FFP2, FFP3, N95, N99) for use towards an effective control of COVID-19. Medical masks are recommended considering that they are configured to have two levels of filtration with numerous fluid-resistance levels. Importantly, they have the capacity to reduce the transfer of saliva or respiratory droplets from the wearer to others and to the environment.
Do cloth masks have these features? Owing to the shortage of medical masks, there is an increased use of cloth masks in many African countries. Presently, there is no sufficient clinical evidence for or against the use of cloth masks for healthy individuals in a community, according to the WHO. However, recent research shows that cloth masks are extremely ineffective at preventing the virus from getting through into the nose and mouth.
Compared to medical masks, particle penetration is higher in cloth masks. In a recent study, about 97% and 44% of particles penetrated cloth masks and medical masks respectively. According to the European Centre for Disease Control, common cloth masks are less protective than medical masks and may even increase the risk of infection due to moisture, liquid diffusion and retention of the virus. Similarly, WHO warns that cloth masks could increase potential for COVID-19 to infect a person when the mask is contaminated by dirty hands and touched often, or when it is kept on other parts of the face and then placed back over the nose and mouth.
Although, the use of masks with no or unclear benefits, could create a false sense of security to the wearer, leading to less practice of recognized preventive measures such as physical distancing and hand hygiene. But due to the need for affordable and available face masks for everyday use, and to reserve scarce medical face masks respirators for healthcare providers, cloth masks are encouraged.
Wearers of cloth face masks should practice the following precautionary measures to further protect themselves:
Ensure your cloth face mask fits comfortably on your face, so you do not need to repeatedly touch your face to adjust it.
Ensure the cloth face fits well (lays flat) on the side of your face, such that there are no openings.
Include multiple layers of fabric in making the cloth mask (not less than 2 layers), but ensure it allows you breathe well.
When removing your mask, remove from the string that connects the mask to your ear, and do not touch other parts of the cloth mask.
Make sure you are able to wash your cloth masks regularly (daily or whenever used), without any shape change or damage to it.
After wash, dry your cloth face masks with heat in a hot dryer or with an iron.
After drying, store in a clean container or bag.
Cloth face coverings should not be placed on children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or anyone unable to remove the mask without assistance.
Practice all other forms of preventive measures while wearing any type of face mask:
Avoid touching your face as much as possible.
Clean hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer immediately, before putting on, after touching or adjusting, and after removing the face mask.
Don’t share your face masks with anyone else unless it’s washed and dried first.
You should be the only person handling your face covering.
Keep a safe distance from other people.
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Little Miss Bluebeard (1923). Musical comedy. Written by Avery Hopwood
. Adapated from the play by 'Gabor Dregely'. Featuring songs by E. Ray Goetz, José Padilla
, Paul A. Rubens and George Gershwin
. Featuring songs with lyrics by E. Ray Goetz
, Buddy G. DeSylva
, Arthur Francis and Percy Graham Paul...


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CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 4/4 Clemson Tigers swept their first ACC series of the 2023 season after defeating Syracuse, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon in McWhorter Stadium. With the victory, Clemson improves to 20-1 (3-0 ACC) on the year and extends its home-winning streak to 18 games dating back to April 16, 2022, against Notre Dame, as the Orange falls to 6-9 (0-3 ACC).
It was a low hitting game for both sides, as Clemson ranked up only four hits on the day. Valerie Cagle, Caroline Jacobsen, Arielle Oda and Ally Miklesh were the lone Tigers to clock a hit, and Reedy Davenport tallied the only RBI.
Both teams’ starting pitchers battled through the first four innings of play as neither team gave up more than a single hit. Syracuse’s hit came in the top of the first, and the Tigers tallied theirs in the bottom of the fourth. The Orange made a push to end the stalemate in the top of the fifth after getting a leadoff hit and a walk, but Clemson’s defense shut things down to force Syracuse to leave two stranded.
The Tigers got on the board first in the bottom of the fifth inning after Arielle Oda singled and advanced to second on a throwing error by the shortstop. She advanced to third as Ally Miklesh bunted a single to put runners on the corners. Reedy Davenport brought Oda home to give Clemson the 1-0 lead.
Neither side was able to strike in the final two innings, and Clemson ended the game with a double play to give the Tigers their eighth shutout of the season.
Sophomore Brooke McCubbin got her third start of the season and pitched four innings with three strikeouts, no walks and only one hit allowed before being replaced by junior Regan Spencer. Spencer pitched a single inning and tallied one strikeout to earn the victory, her third of the season. Valerie Cagle pitched the final two frames and struck out one batter to earn her second save of 2023.
The Tigers are back in action on Wednesday, March 8 continuing their home stretch by hosting Mercer at McWhorter Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. on ACCNX.

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Leading the list of Ducks receiving awards by a vote of Pac-12 coaches are Player of the Year Joseph Young and Coach of the Year Dana Altman. It should be noted that the Oregon team finished the season tied for second with a 13-5 record. Elgin Cook (JR) was voted to the second team with Jordan Bell (also on the All-Defensive team) and Dillon Brooks on the All-Freshman team.
Player of the Year: Joseph Young
Coach of the Year: Dana Altman
Pac-12 First Team: Joseph Young
Pac-12 Second Team: Elgin Cook
Pac-12 All-Freshman: Jordan Bell and Dillon Brooks
Pac-12 All-Defensive: Jordan Bell
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Experimental investigation of surface roughness for different thickness of aluminium in abrasive waterjet machining
conference contributionposted on 2017-09-13, 09:45 authored by Sadaf Zahoor, Adeel Shehzad, Keith CaseKeith Case, Amjad Hussain, Zain Zahoor, Muhammad Waqar Shoaib
Abrasive waterjet machining is a novel method of machining complex shapes and profiles. Surface roughness is a widely used machining characteristic to define the quality of the machined components. This present study reports the effects of workpiece material thickness, abrasive mass flow rate and standoff distance on surface roughness while performing abrasive waterjet machining. A L9 Taguchi array is used for the design of experimentation signal to noise ratio and analysis of variance is carried out. The experimental results show that the most influential parameter affecting surface roughness is workpiece thickness.
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Published inFifteenth International Conference on Manufacturing Research Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXI
Pages9 - 14 (6)
CitationZAHOOR, S. ... et al, 2017. Experimental investigation of surface roughness for different thickness of aluminium in abrasive waterjet machining. IN: Gao, J., El Souri, M. and Keates, S. (eds). Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXX. Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Manufacturing Research, University of Greenwich, London, UK, 5th-7th September 2017, pp. 9-14.
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publisher statementThis work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
NotesThis paper appears here with permission from IOS Press.The final publication is available at IOS Press through https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-792-4-9.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s top Democratic House leader says she has tested positive for COVID-19.
Minority Leader Karen Camper’s office announced Thursday that the Memphis Democrat began feeling ill upon arriving in Nashville on Aug. 10 for the first day of the legislative special session.
Camper attended that evening’s House floor session, but did not attend the remainder of the three-day session.
A spokesman for the Democratic caucus said Camper’s initial COVID-19 test showed that the virus was “non-detectable.” It was later determined she had contracted the virus.
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Perfect picnic spot!
We have been visiting the Lake District for years and years.....pre marriage, pre children and we've seen some changes over this time! Today, we visited Ambleside and Grasmere - our one and only attempt from Alan for a bit of retail therapy and we were surprised to find charges to use the public loos in both places - seriously is this British??!
We've seen increased commercialism and noticeably changes to paths for protection to the environment. But...this little picnic spot, for us, is the "Old Lake District". We found it by accident last year, it has a gentle, undefined path to the most beautiful, peaceful and unspoilt view towards Ullswater.....
Please don't get me wrong everyone, I still love the Lakes - it will always be very special to us, we've too many happy, funny, and lovely memories and, after all, change is probably inevitable and necessary?
(ps - a little video of the red squirrels is to follow shortly!)

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Midfielder Barry Ferguson's first goal for Birmingham was sufficient to seal a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup third round replay at St. Andrews and clinch a visit to Everton.
Alex McLeish's £1million summer capture from Rangers broke the deadlock 16 minutes into the second half and earned a fortunate victory for the home side.
Blues fielded a full strength side but were often second best against a Forest team which showed seven changes from the line-up that had overcame West Brom on Friday.
Super-sub Jamie Ward helped fire Sheffield United into the fourth round as QPR made their familiar early exit despite a late rally in the 3-2 clash.
The Blades were clinging onto Lee Williamson's early opener when Ward scored with his first touch and then immediately set up a third for Richard Cresswell. A late Rangers comeback, courtesy of Akos Buzsaky's penalty and Damion Stewart's header, set up a nervy finish but the hosts were unable to arrest their dismal FA Cup record.
Substitute Gavin Williams grabbed a 92nd-minute equaliser as Bristol City earned a third round replay following their 1-1 draw against Coca-Cola Championship rivals Cardiff.
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i read this on the Wall Street Journal today,
thought it’s an interesting article to share,
even though it’s not about women’s denim.
Guys, if u read this article,
lose that suit of yours n go pick up a stack of premium denim!!!
(courtesy of Wall Street Journal)
Real men wear jeans
World leaders and executives wear them (mostly well)
When Dmitry Medvedev dined with the Obamas in July, the Russian president appeared both relaxed and powerful. He hit that elusive note by wearing a fine blazer, a crisp buttoned shirt, expensive-looking leather-soled shoes—and dark, straight jeans.
Power jeans are increasingly common in high-ranking business and political circles. Indeed, jeans are now a legitimate part of the global power-dress lexicon, worn to influential confabs where the wearers want to signal they’re serious—but not fussy—and innovative.
The look started with the young but has crossed into gray-haired circles. In preparation for a meeting with the U.S. president of Swiss watchmaker IWC, Larry Seiden, a 56-year-old fine-watch collector from California bought a pair of black Agave jeans from a high-end boutique. “They tailored them for me and I have to tell you, I really love them,” he says. “Now I’m thinking of getting another pair in blue denim.”
Jeans are recruiting new fans among even dressy executives. “I’m not really a jeans guy,” said Gilles Mendel, chief executive and designer of J. Mendel furs and evening wear, not long ago, sitting in his New York office. Still, he went with a snug set of dark blue Acme jeans under a black Dior blazer.
Chosen well, jeans can suggest the wearer is confident and modern. Denim on a leader suggests a willingness to roll up the sleeves and dig in. there’s also something of the rebel in a pair of jeans. In the boardroom, that can read as creative.
But jeans must be carefully paired with a pressed shirt and good shoes to be elevated to business class. And some industries haven’t (yet) become open to denim as power wear. Banks and accounting firm boardrooms, for instance, remain decidedly woolen. New York-based career adviser Jonscott Turco says jeans are generally a “no-brainer” in the media, manufacturing and creative industries, but not in financial services and law firms.
Power jeans may best be left to the executives in mixed-rank groups. Being a junior person wearing jeans in a room full of pinstripes could spell “youthful blunder.” Perhaps the best rule is that of the high-priced boutique: If you have to ask, you can’t afford to wear them.
It’s also possible to go awry with the wrong jeans in the right place. Barack Obama, whose wife has been heralded as a fashion icon, was ridiculed for wearing dorky “dad jeans” (baggy and high-rise) to throw out the first pitch at a baseball All-Star game. When Tony Blair wore jeans to meet George Bush two years ago, the British prime minister was criticized for his pants’ snug fit.
Few items of clothing speak as loudly, to the positive or negative, as a pair of jeans. As with tuxedos and Hawaiian shirts, wear them right (the latter only to a luau), or not at all. Fit is as essential for jeans as for tailored slacks. Eric Jennings, men’s fashion director at Saks Fifth Avenue, suggests that men keep their executive jeans “dark and straight.” And no fancy French-cuffed shirts with jeans, he advises.
In fact, getting power jeans right involves lots of no’s. no distressed jeans at work. No metal studs. No acid washes. No lavish embroidery. No boot cut. No skinny. No pedal pushers, shorts or cutoffs. No baggy high-rise. No super-low-rise. No holes. And no fussy ironing.
From their 19th-century origins until the 1950s, jeans were mainly work wear. Lev’s historian Lynn Downey says denim was demonized in the ‘50s when it was worn by the likes of James Dean and Marlon Brando. Nothing could have been better for sales. “denim was code for rebellion,” she says. “So every young boy wanted to wear it.”
We have Steve Jobs to thank for today’s power jeans. His uniform of Lei’s 501s and a black turtleneck was synonymous with innovation in the ‘90s; now, in the tech world, dressy pants can be viewed with suspicion. “When someone shows up to an interview or meeting in anything other than jeans, it shows inexperience and a lack of confidence,” says Andrew Dumont, vice president of marketing for text-messaging company Tatango.
Little wonder that the folks at Levi’s are reverential toward Apple’s founder. Mr. Jobs, says You Nguyen, a Levi’s executive in charge of women’s merchandising and design, “is the Marlon Brando of his time.”