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1. These are two references made by the Kerala Agricultural Income-tax Appellate Tribunal under Section 60 (1) of the Agricultural Income-tax Act 1950 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) on the application of the Commissioner of the Agricultural Income-tax, Kerala. The assessee is the same in both the cases; and the questions of law referred are also the same, and they read as follows;--
1. Whether in the circumstances of the case the expenses for preparation of the Agrl. Income-tax returns are expenses allowable in determining the assessable income under the Agri. Income-tax Act.
2. Whether in the circumstances of the case, the floating charge on the estates in Kerala will come under 'mortgage or other capital charge' in Section 5 (f) of the Agrl. Income-tax Act.
3. Whether the floating charge on the estate in Kerala can be a charge on the said property unless and until the amount or a portion of it becomes irrecoverable from the properties specifically mortgaged for the amount and such a contingency had not arisen in the accounting year.
2. The assessee is an incorporated company, deriving agricultural income from lands situate in the States of Kerala and Mysore. The assessee has issued debentures for which its Mysore properties are mortgaged; and it has created also a floating charge on its properties in Kerara State. For the assessment year 1962-63, for which the previous year ended on 31st September 1961, the assess submitted a return showing a net loss of Rs. 80,674. In computing the said loss, the assessee had made several deductions from its income. We are concerned in these cases only with two items. One was an amount of Rs. 50 which it claimed as the remuneration paid to its auditor for preparing the necessary statements and filing the return of its income before the Income-tax Officer. The other item was a sum of Rs. 8,822, which it claimed as interest paid on the debenture on account of the floating charge on its Kerala properties. The Income-tax Officer disallowed these claims, as well as other deductions which the assessee claimed. The assessee filed an appeal before the Appellate Assistant Commissioner He disallowed the claim for Rs. 50 and allowed the claim on account of debentures. The Income-tax Officer as well as the assessee filed appeals before the Appellate Tribunal from the order of the Appellate Assistant Commissioner. The appeals were disposed of by a common order, upholding the assessee's claim for deduction for both the amounts. The Commissioner of Agricultural Income-tax, therefore, filed an application in each of the two appeals for referring the questions, which we have extracted above, for the decision of this Court. That is how two references happened to be made for decision of the same questions in respect of the same assessment.
3. The subject matter of the first question is a sum of Rs. 50 paid to the auditor of the assessee for preparing the necessary statements and filing the income-tax return before the Income-tax Officer. Though the amount involved is very small, the question whether such an expenditure is allowable in computing the total agricultural income of the assessee is one of general importance, Section 3 of the Act is the charging section, and the tax is charged on the total agricultural income of the previous year. Section 5 of the Act provides that the agricultural income of a person shall be computed after making the deductions enumerated therein. According to the as-sessee's learned counsel, remuneration paid to an auditor for preparing the income-tax return and necessary statement? to be filed before the Income-tax Officer would fall under Cl. (j) of Section 5. It reads as follows:--
'5. Computation of agricultural income:-- The agricultural income of a person shall be computed after making the following deductions, namely:--
X X X X(1) any expenditure (not being in the nature of capital expenditure or personal expenses of the assessee) laid out or expended wholly and exclusively for the purpose of deriving the agricultural income;
X X X XThe learned counsel submitted that the above clause corresponds to Cl. (xv) of Section 10 (2) of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922 and to Section 37 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. We shall also read the relevant part of Section 10 of the 1922 Act:--
'10. Business.--(1) The tax shall be payable by an assessee under the head 'profits and gains of business, profession or vocation' in respect of the profit or gains of any business, profession or vocation carried on by him.
(2) Such profits or gains shall be computed after making the following allowances, namely:--
X X X X(xv) any expenditure (not being an allowance of the nature described in any of the clauses (i) to (xiv) inclusive, and not being in the nature of capital expenditure or personal expenses of the assessee) laid out or expended wholly and exclusively for the purpose of such business, profession or vocation.
X X X XThe learned council for the Revenue submitted that the provisions of the two statutes are not the same in this respect. He submitted that under clause (i) of Section 5 of the Agricultural Income-tax Act, the expenditure must be one laid out or expended 'for the purpose of deriving the agricultural income', while under clause (xv) of Section 10 (2) of the Indian Income-tax Act, it is enough if it is laid out or expended 'for the purpose of such business, profession or vocation'. He submitted that the expression 'the purpose of such business' has got a far wider range than the expression 'for the' purpose of deriving the agricultural income'. In the former case, the expenditure need not have any relation to the profits or gains; but in the latter case it must relate to the deriving of the income. We do not agree with this contention. Though there is difference in the words employed in the two statutory provisions, we think that their effect is the same. It is not necessary that there must be income for claiming the allowance under Cl. (i) of Section 5 of the Agricultural Income-tax Act. All that is required is that it should have been expended for the purpose of deriving the income, whether the adventure results in profits or gains. The same is the position under the Indian Income-tax Act. The purpose of a business is deriving profits and gains; and in our opinion, an expenditure for the purpose of business is one for the purpose of deriving income therefrom.
4. It was not disputed that an expenditure incurred for maintaining accounts and getting then audited is a permissible deduction; but it was submitted that an expenditure incurred for preparing return of income and statements to be filed before the Income-tax Officer, or the remuneration paid to a counsel or other representative for conducting the case before the Income-tax authorities is not an allowable deduction. The leading English decision on this question is that of the House of Lords in Smith's Potato Estates, Ltd. v. I. T, Commissioner, (1949) 17 ITR (Supp) 1. In that case the controversy was whether the legal and accountancy expenses incurred in prosecuting an appeal to the Board if Referees against a decision of the Commissioner of Inland Revenue was a per-missible deduction in computing the profits of an assessee for income-tax purposes. The relevant provision in the English Statute concerned in that case was very similar to Cl. (xv) of Section 10 (2) of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922. The House of Lords by a majority of three against two decided that these expenses were not allowable. Lord Porter, in his majority iudgment, said:--
'I should myself draw a marked distinction between accounts made up on the purely trading basis and those which are prepared for and accepted by the Inland Revenue. If there were no obligation to ascertain and pay either of these taxes, there would be no necessity for making up accounts on income tax principle--it would suffice to make up the ordinary commercial accounts. The computation of accounts for tax purposes is, therefore, not directly associated with the carrying on of the business. It is an obligation imposed upon the company for another and extraneous purpose, i.e. for the purpose of ascertaining the tax to be paid out of profits. It is not, at any rate directly, undertaken for trade puroses but to satisfy the Revenue authorities.
It is true that as a matter of convenience the most of making up accounts for the Inland Revenue is allowed by the authorities as a deduction from profits as is the cost of making up the strictly business accounts of the trade, but this is not a matter of principle but of expediency.'
The opposite view has been very forcibly expressed by Viscount Simon. He said:
'It seems to me that it is essential for the proper carrying on of a trade that the trader should know what portion of his profits in a given year is left to him after the Revenue has taken its share bv taxation. If, therefore, he considers that the Revenue seeks to take too large a share and to leave him with too little, the expenditure which the trader incurs in endeavouring to correct this mistake is a disbursement laid out fcr the purposes of his trade. If he succeeds, he will have more money with which to earn profits next vear. It is true that the result of his success is to reduce the tax he has to pay--alternatively, one my say that the result is to show that the promit pf the year's trading left to him after raying tax is greater than the Revenue was willing to admit--but to my mind the purpose was a trading purpose and nothing else.'
5. The High Courts of Bombay ana Allahabad followed the majority opinion in the above decision of the House of Lords, while the High Courts of Madhya Fradesh and Calcutta preferred the minority view. In S. D. Sharma v. Commissioner of Income-tax, : 45ITR107(Bom) the Bombay High Court held that the fees paid by an assesses to his income-tax consultant in connection with proceedings before the Income-tax Officer were not allowable under Section 19 (2) (xv) of the Indian Income-tax Act. 1922. Similarly the Allahabad High Court held in J. K. Cotton . v. Commissioner of Income-tax. : 46ITR970(All) that the fees paid by an assessee to chartered accountants and lawyers who appeared for it before the Income-tax investigation Commissioner were not allowable. In Binodiram Balchand v. Commissioner of Income-tax, : 48ITR548(MP) the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that fees paid to income-tax adviser for conduct of assessment proceedings are allowable. Similarly, the Calcutta High Court held in Birla Cotton Spinning and Weaving Mills Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income-tax, (1967) 64 ILR 568 (Cal) that fees paid to Lawyers for appearing before the Income-tax investigation Commissioner were allowable. There is a very long and detailed discussion of the case' law on this question in the decision of the Calcutta High Court; and all the arguments that could be advanced in support of the two views have been considered in this case. It is, therefore, unnecessary for us to re-state them. Suffice it to say we are in respectful agreement with the decision of the House of Lords in Smith's Potato Estate's Case, which has been followed by the High Courts of Bombay and Allahabad. The following statement appears in the Law of Income-tax in India by V. S. Sundaram--Ninth Edition at page 553:
'Legal expenses incurred in presenting the assessee's case to the Revenue authorities are not deductible, since the profits are not altered by this expenditure, but fees paid to Accountants for preparing accounts in the ordinary course of business and not specifically for contesting liability or conducting proceedings before tax authorities are an ordinary business expense and allowable as such. The point is that expenditure antecedent to the ascertainment of profits is allowed, not that relating to the appropriation of profits. In practice however, Accountant's and Lawyer's fees are allowed for appearance before the Income-tax Officer but not on appeal or revision.'
In our opinion, this passage states the correct legal position. In the matter of assessment of income-tax, the Central Board of Revenue appears to have issued a Circular for allowing reasonable expenses incurred by an assessee by way of remuneration paid to auditors and advocates for conduct of the assessment proceedings before the Income-tax Officer.
6. Question No. 3 does not actually arise out of the order of the Appellate Tribunal. It only contains the argument of the Commissioner of Agricultural Income-tax, which we have to consider for the decision of question No. 2. The claim for deduction of Rs. 8822 said to have been paid by the assessee as interest on debentures is made under Section 5 (f) of the Act. It reads as follows:--
'5. Computation of agricutural income: The agricultural income of a person shall be computed after making the following deductions, namely:--
X X X X(f) Where the land from which the agricultural income is derived is subject to a mortgage or other capital charge, any interest paid in the previous year in respect of such mortgage or charge;
X X X XThe deed creating the alleged mortgage or the charge on the properties has not been appended to the orders of reference, nor do we get the necessary particulars re-garding its contents either from the orders of the Appellate Tribunal or of the Sudordinate authorities. As already stated, the claim is made on account of interest said to have been paid on debentures issued by the assessee; and admittedly, there is a floating charge on the assessee's lands in Kerala for the said debentures. Therefore, the answer to the second question depends on the true meaning of 'floating charge', which is otherwise called 'floating security'.
7. Lord Macnaghten defined a 'floating security' as follows in his speech in the decision of the House of Lords in the Governments Stock and Other Securities Investment Company v. Manila Railway Co., (1897) Ac 81:
'A floating security is an equitable charge on the assets for the time being of a going concern. It attaches to the subject charged in the varying condition in which it happens to be from time to tune. It is of the essence of such a charge that it remains dormant until the undertaking charged ceases to be a going concern, or until the person in whose favour the charge is created intervenes. His right to intervene may of course be suspended by agreement. But if there is no agreement for suspension, he may exercise his right whenever he pleases after default.'
Vaughan Williams, L. J. in his judgment delivered in Yorkshire Woolcombers Association Limited, In re, Houldsworth v. Yorkshire Woolcombers Association, Ltd., (1903) 2 Ch 284, quoted the above definition and made the following comment.,
'It will be seen, therefore, by that definition that even Lord Macnaghten, who is remarkable for his accuracy of language, cannot succeed in defining a floating security without using some terms which arc not really applicable to the subject-matter, but are only applicable by way of analogy. He talks of the charge as being 'dormant.' You want a definition of when and under what circumstances a charge is properly spoken of as 'dormant';'
This decision went in appeal before the House of Lords in Illingworth v. Houldsworth, (1904) AC 355. In his speech delivered in the above case, Lord Macnaghten noticed the above comment made by Vaughan-Williams, L. J.; and the learned Law Lord clarified his earlier statement as follows:--
'With regard to the criticism which Vaughan-Williams L. J. passed, not I think unkindly, on some words of mine in the Manila Case, (1897) AC 81, I only wish to observe that what I said was intended as a description, not as a definition, of a floating security. I should have thought there was not much difficulty in defining what a floating charge is in contrast 'to what is called a specific charge. A sneci-fic charge, I think, is one that without more fastens on ascertained and definite property or property capable of being ascertained and defined; a floating charge, on the other hand, is ambulatory and shifting in its nature, hovering over and so to speak floating with the property which it is intended to affect until some event occurs or some act is done which causes it to settle and fasten on the subject of the charge within its reach and grasp,'
8. The passages quoted above from the speeches of Lord Macnaghten have become classical, and have been accepted at all hands as a correct and comprehensive description of a floating charge--Vide Halsbury's Laws of England, Third Edition, Volume 3, page 472; Palmer's Company Law -- Twentieth Edition -- Page 389; and Buckley on the Companies Acts -- Thirteenth Edition -- Pages 224 and 225. Palmer quotes the above passages, and states that they contain the best general description of a floating charge. To put it briefly, a floating charge is one which floats with the property, which it is intended to affect, until some event occurs or some act is done which ceases it to settle and fasten on the subject of the charge within its reach and grasp. There is no case for the assessee that any event has occurred or anything has been done to cause the floating charge to settle and fasten to the Kerala properties. Until it happens, the lands in Kerala State would not be 'subject to a mortgage or other capital charge' within the meaning of Section 5 (f) of the Act All that is there is a possibility of a charge coming into existence and operation, on the happening of something which would cause the floating charge to attach itself to the property,
9. The Appellate Tribunal has relied on a decision of this Court in Union of India v. Coorg Estates Ltd., (In liquidation), : AIR1963Ker301 in support of the view that it has taken. In that case, a suit was instituted to recover the amounts due to the plaintiff by sale of the properties, over which the plaintiff had a floating charge. Before the institution of the suit, the said properties were attached by the Collector for recovery of provident fund contributions due from the debtor. A preliminary decree was passed for recovery of the suit amount by the sale of the properties; and a few months later, the Collector sold the said properties pursuant to the attachment which he had made. The question arose whether on the facts of the case the security had become crystallised on the date of the sale by the Collector, in which event the sale would be only subject to the plaintiff's charge. This Court said:--
'So we hold that the effect of the attachment and seizure of the movables by the Collector was that the company became unable thereafter to carry on its business, and it virtually ceased to carry on the business from that day. If that is so, there was crystallisation of the security as the cessation of the company to carry on the business is one of the events which in law would operate to crystallise the security.'.
This decision has quoted with approval the passages which we have extracted above from the speeches of Lord Macnaghten; and we are unable to see how it can support the decision of the Appellate Tribunal. As we see it, It is an authority for the opposite position.
10. The Appellate Tribunal has extracted the following passage from the above decision and has underlined it:--
'A floating charge is no doubt an existing charge and is rightly termed so, but care must be taken to remember that it does not settle down and fasten on the property which is the subject of the charge until a particular act is done.'
The above statement appears to be based on the decision of the Court of Appeal in Evans v. Rival Granite Quarries, Ltd., (1910) 2 KB 979. Fletcher-Moulton L. J. in his concurring iudgment, after quoting the passage which we have extracted above from the speech of Lord Macnagh-ten in 1904 AC 355 said:--
'I think that Lord Macnaghten was here keeping in view the two characteristic features of floating charges--(1) the non-permanence of the property which is the subject of the charge, and its constant change from time to time, and (2) that a floating charge does not of itself fasten and settle even on the property existing at the moment. This explanation removes all difficulties arising from decisions which speak of a floating charge as an existing charge. It Is an existing charge, and is rightly termed so, but care must be taken to remember that it has not settled down and fastened on the property which is the subject of the charge. I find no difficulty in grasping such a concept.'
We are unable to see how the passage underlined by the Appellate Tribunal would support its conclusion. On the other hand, it emphasises the legal position that a floating charge does not get itself attached or fastened to the property which it is intended to charge, until some event which would cause it to crystallise and fasten on the property occurs. Admittedly, no such event has occurred in this case.
11. The learned counsel for the assessee referred us to a decision of the Calcutta High Court in G. Bhar and Co. v. United Bank of India Ltd., AIR 11961 Cal 308. In that ease, the plaintiff, who had a floating charge on the Stock-in-trade of a shop belonging to defendants 1 to 3, instituted a suit for money due from them under a mortgage. Before that suit was instituted, the 4th defendant had filed a suit for money due from defendants 1 to 3 and attached the Stock-in-trade in the shop. The question arose whether the plaintiff was entitled to a charge on the stock-in-trade as it had already been attached by the 4th defendant, before the institution of the plaintiff's suit on the mortgage. In Upholding the plaintiff's claim, the Court said:--
'In the present case, the charge on mortgage became crystallised as soon as the attachment before judgment was ef-fected at the instance of the appellant, because, after that date, the stock-in-trade of the business became fixed, and the borrower could not possibly deal with the stock-in-trade after the attachment. The mortgage suit was, no doubt, instituted some time after attachment. That does not mean that the stock-in-trade was not the subject-matter of the mortgage from the very date of the execution of the bond.'
On the authority of the above statement, the learned counsel contended that a floating charge creates a charge on the property which it is intended to affect ttrom the date of the execution of the bond. If the learned Judges of the Calcutta High Court have laid down any such proposition, with great respect, we are unable to agree with them. Such a charge would be a specific charge, and not a floating charge. We shall, however, joint out that the following passage from the judgment of Buckley, L. J. in (1910) 2 KB 979 was quoted by the learned fudges of the Calcutta High Court as containing a correct statement of law;
'A floating security is not a future security; it is a present security, which possiby affects all the assets of the company expressed to be included in it. On the other hand, it is not a specific security; the holder cannot affirm that the assets are specifically mortgaged to him. The assets are mortgaged In such a way that the mortgagor can deal with them without the concurrence of the mortgagee. A floating security is not a specific mortgage of the assets, plus a licence to the mortgagor to dispose of them in the course of the business, but is a floating mortgage applying to every item com-prised in the security, but not specifically affecting any item until some event occurs or some act on the part of the mortgagee is done which causes it to crystallise into a fixed security.'
We respectfully agree with the above statement of the law; and it is clear from the said statement that a floating charge is not a specific mortgage of the property, and that it does not specifically affect any property until some event occurs or some act on the part of the mortgagee is done to crystallise it into a fixed security.
12, In the result, we answer question Nos. 1 and 2 referred to this Court in the negative, and against the assessee. We hold that question No. 3 is not one which arises out of the order of the Appellate Tribunal. In the circumstances of the cases, the parties will bear their own costs. A copy of this judgment will be forwarded to the Appellate Tribunal as required by Section 60 (6) of the Act Advocate Shri. K. S. Paripoornan appeared in this case as amicus curiae, and placed before us all the authorities on the question whether the expenditure incurred by an assessee for conduct of assessment proceedings is allowable in computing the total income. We record our appreciation for the above assistance received from him

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Today we’re joined by Amy. Amy is a wonderful young artist who specializes in digital art. She has dabbled in watercolors and does some animation as well. Her work demonstrates an enthusiasm and love of drawing, which is always great to see. Amy is definitely an artist with a very bright future. My thanks to her for taking the time to participate in this interview.
Please, tell us about your art.
I’m currently an almost sixteen year old traversing through high school, with a love of art stemming from late primary, when I got bored in maths and picked up a pencil to amuse myself.
The mediums I predominately use are digital, both using my iPad (without a stylus) and my laptop (using a graphics tablet) to paint and animate short gifs.
I also dabble in watercolour, due to the influence of my grandfather, who also paints, and I enjoy it a lot!
In terms of my style, it is quite cartoony, due to the influence of my love of animation, and fits the fact I often draw more fanart than anything else.
What inspires you?
As I’ve mentioned, a lot of my inspiration is drawn from animation, as well as videogames, particularly Nintendo ones! Other things like space and nature, particularly the sky, often inspire colour palettes and the tone of pieces.
What got you interested in your field? Have you always wanted to be an artist?
I haven’t always wanted to be an artist, in fact when I was in primary school I wanted to be a meteorologist or vulcanologist! I was massively interested in weather and natural disasters, and still am.
What made me want to draw a lot started in late primary, in maths class boredom, and the fact I’d always enjoyed art class! The fact that a lot of my friends liked art helped a lot as well.
I only recently tried animating, and that made me realise that that was something I wanted to do. Currently my drawback is lack of a proper animation program, but I’ve found a few ways around it!
Do you have any kind of special or unique signature, symbol, or feature you include in your work that you’d be willing to reveal?
I always sign my art with my Tumblr and Twitter names, but other than that nope!
What advice would you give young aspiring artists?
Don’t give up if your art isn’t as good as you expect, you just have to work on it a little each day, and it will add up! You might be discouraged by parents or other figures, that say that art isn’t a “real” career choice or job, use that as motivation to prove them wrong. Art jobs are hidden, but they are there, people just don’t realise what exactly art jobs are. The road to good art is a hard one, and I’m nowhere near the end, as there is no end. Just keep believing in yourself and you can draw, paint, sculpt, act, sing and write anything.
Where on the spectrum do you identify?
I’m gray-romantic asexual.
Have you encountered any kind of ace prejudice or ignorance in your field? If so, how do you handle it?
Personally, not really, being a high schooler means I don’t have a job that is currently very serious, due to me working at a pub as odd jobs and clean up duty…
However outside of jobs, I haven’t encountered much prejudice that’s outright against asexuality, more just compulsory sexuality statements in classes and such. I tend to ignore it, as I don’t particularly want to teach a vocabulary lesson to a class I don’t even like or trust.
What’s the most common misconception about asexuality that you’ve encountered?
Probably the whole coupling aromanticism with asexuality and treating them as the same.
What advice would you give to any asexual individuals out there who might be struggling with their orientation?
You are not alone, and your asexuality is not the core of your being, it is a small part in a sea of many other things that make you, you. Your orientation is valid, and so are your feelings about it whether they be good or bad, just try to find a bright side, it helps a lot with accepting it.
Finally, where can people find out more about your work?
Thank you, Amy, for participating in this interview and this project. It’s very much appreciated.

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Romance is usually linked with February – Valentine’s Day, hearts and chocolates but did you know that August is Romance Awareness Month? For a whole month, we get to shout about romance books, highlight our favourites and ask you for your recommendations.
“Romance” can cover a wide variety of different types of reads and is a label that can come with a lot of stereotypes. Here at Warwickshire Libraries, we don’t buy into such things – we want everyone to feel free to read for pleasure and to read whatever book they like the look of, regardless of what that is. So, if the latest Mills and Boon historical read ‘The Brooding Duke of Danforth‘ grabs you, dive in! For me, I like a good cowboy read – bring on the ‘Cowboy Defender‘ or ‘Kansas Cowboys‘.
But “Romance” covers a lot of other reads – steamy, erotic fiction has seen an upswing recently with the popularity of E L James (her latest, The Mister, was published earlier this year) while some of the world’s biggest authors spend a lot of time writing the genre. Nora Roberts’ ‘Vision in White‘ starts the ‘Bride Quartet’ series of books while James Patterson, probably the world’s best selling author has dabbled in romance fiction as well as thrillers, children’s books, YA fiction and writing his ‘BookShots’ series of short, sharp reads (search the catalogue for ‘BookShots’ to see the titles we have). ‘The Christmas Wedding‘ and ‘First Love‘ are two to borrow if some romance is missing in your life (I know it’s not Christmas but I love my festive romance too – so much so, I’ve posted about it before here and will probably do so again later in the year when this year’s haul of Christmas romance reads arrive on our shelves!)
Without further ado then, here are a few I recommend if you’re looking for a dash of romance during your summer holidays
Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
This is my favourite book in the whole wide world (I may have mentioned that before)! I love this book to the moon and back and I can not shout about it loud enough. Set in the mountains of Virginia, in the mining town of Big Stone Gap, it tells the story of Ave Maria, the town spinster and how she gets through life accompanied by her friends and family, dealing with loss, love and choking on chicken bones. It includes one of my favourite fictional characters – Iva Lou Wade, driver of the bookmobile and Ave’s best friend – and the book features a cameo by Elizabeth Taylor.
I love all of Trigiani’s books – each is filled with romance and a story that will stick with you after the final page. If you’re looking for an author to try this summer, then try Adriana Trigiani!
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Stella Lane’s mother wants her to settle down, but for Stella, living with Asperger’s, this is easier said than done. With little experience of dating, Stella hits on the idea of hiring an expert – Michael, a male escort – who can guide her through the awkwardness of first dates and get her ready for the search for the love of her life. Little does Stella know that the universe has other thoughts and things are unlikely to go as planned.
I really enjoyed this book and have shared it with several of my colleagues who also loved it. I am also looking forward to reading the next book by Helen Hoang, ‘The Bride Test‘.
‘Meet Cute‘ by Helena Hunting
The perfect title for a romance novel! If you’re looking for a light-hearted and funny read this August, I’d recommend this one. When Kailyn bumps into Daxton (literally) and they become friends, this novel explores what happens when friendship evolves into something more. With fantastic character names and a writing style that will entertain you, look no further this Romance Awareness Month.
‘A Night Like This‘ by Julia Quinn
If Regency romance is your thing then I really hope you’ve already discovered Julia Quinn – if you haven’t, get reading! These hilarious and sometimes a little steamy reads will delight you. This one follows governess Anne Wynter as she looks after her three challenging charges while at the same time avoiding the temptations of the head-turning Earl of Winstead. If you enjoy this one, browse through her other books on our catalogue or you could try other Regency authors such as Lisa Kleypas and Eloisa James. You could also try ‘My Lady’s Choosing‘ by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris – a choose your own adventure book that I have mentioned before! Very enjoyable and nostalgic, bringing back memories of the books I used to read growing up.
‘What If It’s Us‘? by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli
A YA romance that centres on Ben and Arthur. When the two briefly meet in the Post Office, a series of events are set in motion that will bring the two together, tear them apart and leave you hanging on a ‘will they, won’t they?’ question.
I really enjoyed this title and it started me reading both authors’ other books – why not try ‘They Both Die at the End‘ by Adam Silvera and ‘Simon vs the Homo Sapien Agenda‘ by Becky Albertalli (this was made into a film last year, ‘Love Simon’).
‘Me Before You‘ by Jojo Moyes
A heart breaking yet uplifting romance that has been hugely popular over the last few years, spawning two sequels and a film starring Emilia Clarke. If you haven’t caught up with the story of Lou and Will then there is no better time than now. Be warned, you will need some tissues as there are likely to be tears!
‘Dark Lover‘ by J R Ward
If you like your romance on the darker side, and perhaps with a bit of spice, then J R Ward’s ‘Black Dagger Brotherhood’ series will be right up your alley. In the first novel, a deadly war between vampires and vampire slayers is erupting, but when the last purebred vampire is left to save the daughter of one of his trusted fighters, a dark and very grown up tale ensues. Not for the faint hearted.
If paranormal romance is the reading experience for you, I’d also recommend giving Laurell K Hamilton, Christine Feehan or Charlaine Harris a try.
I’ve not mentioned the classics here – ‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘Pride and Prejudice‘, ‘Jane Eyre‘. It goes without saying you should consider giving them a go too.
Don’t forget also our e-book and e-audio collections via BorrowBox – you’ll discover lots of romance books of all shapes and sizes there. Many of our titles will also be available to borrow in Large Print or Spoken Word editions. You can browse our collections here so wherever and however you’re reading, you’ll find something at your library to explore.
If you’re looking for even more inspiration then look no further than our Prizes catalogue page – we’ve created a list of the titles nominated for this year’s RONA (Romantic Novelist’s Association) Awards back in February that you can find here and if you want to know more, have a look at their website.
There are obviously a gazillion titles I’ve missed out so do let me know any recommendations in the comments – I am always keen to discover new authors and escape into a heart-warming romance, whatever the weather.
Sending lots of reading love to you this Romance Awareness Month and as always, happy reading!
For romance with a scifi/fantasy twist Nalini Singh, Patricia Briggs and Kelley Armstrong are also worth droping in on. Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel’s Legacy is a classy series for those who like their erotica well written!
All added to my list – thank you kindly! ED

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text: Many major cities in Southeast Asian countries suffer severe haze pollution due to rapid urbanization and motorization and biomass burning in forest and agricultural field. Our previous study of PM2.5 characterization in Bangkok demonstrated Organic Carbon Mass (OCM) accounted for 40% of total PM2.5. However, there are many unidentified sources of OCM, which becomes an obstacle for haze pollution mitigation. This study aims to assess PM2.5 source contributions using the data of organic markers and other components in PM2.5 collected at major cities of Southeast Asia. In the 1st year, intensive PM2.5 sampling will be implemented, and the unidentified organic markers, which are key compounds to identify specific sources of PM2.5, will be determined by Gas Chromatograph/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (GC/TOFMS). Then, the analytical conditions of the organic markers will be optimized. In the 2nd and 3rd year, daily PM2.5 sampling will be conducted during 2 weeks for each month, and the chemical components of PM2.5 such as ions, carbonaceous compounds, trace elements and organic markers will be analyzed. Regional and seasonal characteristics of the chemical components of PM2.5 will be clarified. Finally, PM2.5 source contributions is evaluated by the receptor models and the time profiles of the chemical components PM2.5. These results will provide scientific knowledge for PM2.5 pollution mitigation in Southeast Asian countries through outreach such as regional workshop.

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ANKARA, December 25. /ITAR-TASS/. Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan has resigned on Wednesday, CNN Turk TV channel reported on Wednesday. The outlet previously noted that the minister's son was involved in corruption affray.
The TV channel added that the main reason for the resignation became the arrest of the minister’s son. Salih Kann Caglayan, one of the employees of state-owned Halk Bankasi bank, who has been detained last week by the police, faces corruption charges, the TV channel reports.
Later it was reported that Interior Minister Muammer Guler also resigned after Zafer Caglayan for the same reasons. Guler said that “recognizes the harm that may be caused to the government” and expressed his willingness to resign.
December 17, the Office for combating finance crimes during an operation dubbed “Large bribe” detained over 50 suspects, including sons of interior affairs minister and economy minister, as well as the son of minister for the environment and urban development. The Prosecutor’s General Office initiated an investigation, charging them of bribe taking.
On Tuesday, December 24, Turkish President Abdullah Gul stated that “not a single corruption case will remain undiscovered.” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already discussed changes in the government with the country’s president.

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“Currently, the U.S. admits more than 1.5 million legal and illegal immigrants every year, with more than 70 percent coming to the country through the process known as “chain migration” whereby newly naturalized citizens can bring an UNLIMITED relatives to the U.S. In the next 20 years, the current U.S. legal immigration system is on track to import 15 million new foreign-born voters. Between 7 and 8 million of those foreign-born will arrive in the U.S. through chain migration.” JOHN BINDER
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TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INVADING ILLEGALS DISAPPEAR IN AMERICA'S OPEN BORDERS - But isn't that the Obama bit by bit by bit amnesty agenda?
IT’S WORKING AS PLANNED!
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ILLEGALS CLIMBED OUR BORDERS BY
INVITATION OF BARACK OBAMA AND THEN DISAPPEARED INTO OUR JOBS, WELFARE LINES,
ANCHOR BABY FACTORIES FOR WELFARE AND VOTING BOOTHS!
Tens of thousands of people who were
arrested for entering the country illegally and then released by U.S.
authorities never followed up with immigration offices as they were required
to, multiple outlets reported.
According to Immigration and
Customers Enforcement data first obtained by the Associated Press this week,
about 70 percent of the 40,000 migrant family members arrested at the border
since May did not follow up their arrest with a necessary visit to an
data is sure to lend fire to critics of the Obama’s administration’s response
to the border crisis, which has seen an influx of unaccompanied minors and
families arriving from Central America in recent months.
There is not enough detention space
to hold many of the families who arrive in the U.S. illegally, so the government
will often allow them to stay with relatives as officials work to deport them.
Within a few weeks, they are supposed to report to an Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) office, according to multiple accounts.
Families may still show up for court
proceedings to be deported even if they do not check in at an ICE office.
Still, about 25 percent of total immigrants in the process of being deported
never show up, according to the AP.
The statistic was first reported by
the AP, which learned of it through a recording of a “confidential meeting”
with immigration advocates and federal officials.
THE ILLEGALS ARE OUT THERE BREEDING ANCHOR BABIES FOR 18 YEARS OF GRINGO-PAID WELFARE!
The birthrate among
illegals is more than double that of legal US residents.The Pew Hispanic Center calculates that within
seven years, the children of immigrants, legal and illegal, will account for
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You are responsible for managing the users at a remote site, and they have been having intermittent application issues for the last week. Unfortunately, none of the users have documented any of the application error messages. Which Windows utility could you use to gather more information about their history of application crashes?
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The Event Viewer can document success and failures of Windows operating system operations, as well as application activity. If there are any issues with an application, the crash information is often viewable in the Event Viewer.
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The Windows operating system is a complex environment, and it takes specialized administrative tools to properly maintain all aspects of the OS. In this video, you’ll learn how to monitor activity with the Event Viewer, manage Services, and monitor the operation of the OS with the Performance Monitor.


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An IBMer on how technology can shape a city like Nashville
Technology is helping address urban challenges nationally and globally. IBM's Mark Cleverly, who works with cities to improve public services through technology, shared some examples with me today of how technology can transform city operations:
Congestion charging: Stockholm sought to address traffic congestion during peak hours and to decrease emissions. Using sensors at certain points in the roads and transponders in vehicles, those traveling at peak hours were billed. Traffic volume dropped about 25 percent, emissions dropped about 15 percent and buses moved more quickly through the city, Cleverly says. The model has been followed in London as well.
311 citizen reporting: In cities including New York, Chicago and San Francisco, citizens can send photos or public service requests online or by phone on items such as potholes, open hydrants or graffiti to speed up repairs and operations.
Public works sensors: Washington, D.C., put sensors in its water infrastructure to create a real-time picture of conditions and see which areas are leaking or strained and to determine maintenance schedules. The system also provides insights that help other services, such as a firefighter needing to be aware of maintenance on hydrants and be better prepared for emergency situations.
Operation centers: Rio de Janeiro implemented a system in reaction to 2010 floods, connecting operations throughout the city, including meteorology, hydrology units, hospitals and public works departments to help systems communicate during and prepare for crises.
IBM and the Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee released a study this week that recommended transportation improvements for Nashville. Cleverly said the technology aspect of projects is often more simple than building the coalitions that bring the projects to fruition. Those in leadership positions, who appreciate and are open to technology-oriented solutions, still have to be able to create those coalitions between private and public sectors and citizens to make them happen, he said.
"The skills you need in the political sense to build the coalitions that enable these projects are more important than the technology skills," he said. "The technology piece is the easy thing."
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The account of digital accounting units is decentralized, and the data functions using a distributed computer network, which is based on the equality of participants. To ensure the stability of the database of the chain of transaction blocks, participants use cryptography, for example, with a digital signature.See More: Moto X Style – Two amazing cameras and flash
No government bodies, from banks to tax ones, can influence transactions since the system has neither internal nor external administrator. Cryptocurrency transactions are irreversible, so no one can block or cancel the transfer, either, if he does not have a private key.
There is no trusted node on the network. Absolutely. This means that there is no person who can confirm how foreign operations are correct.See More: LG Q6 with FullVision display, 13MP camera launched in India at Rs. 14990
To store data, transactions are combined into blocks that represent a single chain. It is continuous thanks to the hash sums included in the blocks: you can not change any block in the chain without changing the hashes in other blocks.
Usually, developers initially designate the upper limit of the total volume of emissions, but not all do. For example, in PPCoin and Sifcoin crypto-currency, the upper fixed limit is not only absent, but it is also possible to issue a debit, where a fixed amount in each transaction is destroyed.See More: Stock market records: Apple and Amazon hit the trillion mark
Crypto-currencies provide users with anonymity. Despite the fact that transactions are available to all, you will not find the data about the owners.
All crypto-currencies are based on cryptography. These encryption mechanisms are tested and considered very reliable. There is no chance of hacking such a system, so if there is someone who can do it – probably he will be able to crack all the encryption systems in the world.See More: Google starts developing messaging app to compete with WhatsApp
Where to get cryptocurrency?
- Ask someone to sell
- Exchange offices
- Start the mine
But first, you need to download the client program or start your own purse. To get money, you need to send the sender your address, which is done in your wallet. Addresses in your wallet can be as much as you need. At least one address per transaction.
Having received a little money for your purse, you can have fun the rest of the way. Argue in chatiki about what currency and on which exchange to take, buy on the Internet something for bitcoins or to ponto before friends.See More: Panasonic launched budget phone P9 in India at Rs 6,290 with Android 7.0 Nougat
How to mend
Mining – the generation of new blocks to maintain distributed platforms crypto wallet. By providing its computing power to generate new transaction blocks, the user can rely on the reward in the form of bitcoins.
It used to be mined on video cards. Right now, even on laptops. To begin, you need to choose what kind of cryptocurrency you will earn. Currencies are different. See what kind of varieties and how much they cost, you can, for example, here. To start the cannon, you need to select the fork, pool, miner, run the mining and make a conclusion to your purse. Fork is the use of the code base of one project to create another. For example, Litecoin is the fork of fork. Dogecoin is fork of litecoin. You can make Rusbasecoin as a fork dogecoin.
All forks are altcoins – the so-called crypto-currencies, made on the same technology as bitcoin, from which it all began. In fact, if Eve was made from Adam’s rib, Litecoin and other crypto-currencies are made from bitcoin code base.
There are a lot of forks, they are all based on the source code of cryptocurrency. To select a fork, you need to estimate the profit of mining of a particular cryptocurrency, for example, its liquidity. It is worth paying attention to the encryption algorithm used.
To determine the profit, you can use a calculator that estimates energy costs, and a calculator with a comparison table forks.
You can assess the liquidity of the cryptocurrency here, here and here.Also, you can choose forks on this exchange. If you select a fork that is not traded on the exchange, you can go directly to the exchanger.


Senate Democrats are planning to offer a series of gun control amendments during the Thursday vote-a-rama on the chamber’s highly anticipated budget bill.
A group, led by the chamber's No. 2 Democrat Sen. Charles SchumerCharles SchumerSchumer: 'Good for country' if Trump punts on border wall fight GOP senator: There will never be full U.S.-Mexico border wall GOP fundraiser enters crowded primary for Pa. Senate seat MORE (D-N.Y.), announced Thursday that they would be forcing votes on measures such as universal background checks, just one day after 14 people died in a massacre in Southern California.
“The entire country will know where every member of the Senate stands on tightening background checks, on keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists and on strengthening and improving mental health in this country,” he continued.
The amendments will be offered as part of the GOP reconciliation bill that intends to repeal major pieces of ObamaCare and defund Planned Parenthood.
The special budget bill has been months in the making, giving Republicans their first chance to send an anti-ObamaCare bill to President Obama’s desk.
Now, the Republican senators' votes on the gun control amendment votes — as well as their positions on ObamaCare — will likely become fodder for the upcoming campaign season.
A vote-a-rama on the bill is expected to begin later Thursday.
Schumer said the Democrats’ amendments would aim to replace the ObamaCare provisions and “turn it into meaningful legislation that the president would actually sign.”
Before details from the San Bernardino shooting became clear Wednesday evening, Senate Democrats had planned to offer a gun control amendment to address a separate mass shooting last week at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic.
The scope of their efforts widened after a Democratic Caucus meeting in which gun violence took center stage.
The group of senators calling for tighter gun laws on Thursday included Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersPress: Hillary's doomed bid Pelosi: 'Of course' Dems can be against abortion Kasich: 'I think political parties are on their way out' MORE (I-Vt.), the Democratic presidential candidate who has been criticized for not taking a strong enough stance on the issue.
“This nation is divided over gun legislation, that is a simple fact, that’s the reality,” Sanders said. “The good news is that there’s broad consensus ... among people who agree on common-sense gun safety legislation.”


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Part of the 2007 HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival
Audrey Hepburn stars as the blind heroine-in-distress terrorized by thugs in her Greenwich Village apartment. 2007 Oscar winner Alan Arkin is the ultra-menacing villain she is up against in the jump-out-of-your-skin scary climax. (1967) 108 Min.
Official Website: http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php
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According to Portuguese journalist Marcus Alves via his official Twitter account, Liverpool could be set to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Ruben Neves this summer.
Rúben Neves chegando ao Liverpool. Talisca como substituto no Wolves. As peças estão se mexendo no mercado. A ver
— Marcus Alves (@alves_marcus) April 18, 2018
It was a huge shock when the highly-rated 21-year-old left FC Porto to join the Championship club last summer as part of a deal involving super-agent Jorge Mendes, and the midfielder has proven to be a key part of the Wolves side that has already secured promotion to the Premier League following an outstanding campaign under Nuno Espirito Santo.
Meanwhile, Liverpool already have RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita arriving at Anfield this summer and while Emre Can could go with his contract due to expire at the end of the season and with no progress in him potentially staying on Merseyside, it is unclear whether the Reds would need Neves as well as Keita – especially when you compare their statistics.
Considering they already have Georginio Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, James Milner and Adam Lallana that can play in the central midfield three, Neves should perhaps not be a priority for manager Jurgen Klopp, and the fans may agree – even if they have told the club to sign Tottenham Hotspur’s Mousa Dembele.
While the Portugal international has scored some incredible long-range goals – netting on six occasions in total –and has averaged 2.2 shots per game across 39 Championship appearances from the middle of the park, according to WhoScored.com, he has only provided one assist and has shown his indiscipline by accumulating 11 yellow cards.
Considering Keita has scored eight goals and provided a further seven assists – as well as picking up 11 yellow cards and two red cards – in 36 outings in all competitions for Leipzig, as per Transfermarkt, it is hard to see Neves proving to be an upgrade on the Guinea international right now.


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Premier League champions Chelsea made five changes for the visit of Liverpool, with 19-year-old midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek given a first start.
Diego Costa was not risked, with Loic Remy starting up front in place of Didier Drogba, while Kurt Zouma, Filipe Luis and John Obi Mikel also came in for the Blues.
Team to face Liverpool: Courtois; Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry (c), Filipe Luis; Mikel, Loftus-Cheek; Willian, Fabregas, Hazard; Remy #CFC— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 10, 2015
Liverpool – needing to win to keep their slim hopes of Champions League football next term alive and expected to give their hosts a guard of honour - were unchanged following their win over QPR.
Chelsea: Courtois, Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry, Luis, Mikel, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Fabregas, Hazard, Remy. Subs: Ake, Drogba, Matic, Cuadrado, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Beeney.
Liverpool: Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Lovren, Johnson, Henderson, Gerrard, Coutinho, Sterling, Lambert, Lallana. Subs: Toure, Moreno, Lucas, Allen, Ibe, Ward, Sinclair.
Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands)


The two projectiles, fired on Tuesday morning local time, were assessed to be similar to the short-range ballistic missiles tested by North Korea last week, the official said.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs told Yonhap news agency that the projectiles were fired from areas near the South Hwanghae Province.
"We continue to monitor the situation and are consulting closely with our South Korean and Japanese allies," a senior U.S. administration official told ABC News in a statement.
The latest test comes as U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is in the region for meetings this week with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts and the U.S. and South Korea began joint military exercises on the Korean peninsula.
A spokesperson for North Korea's Foreign Ministry decried the exercises, which are computer-based and have been scaled down in size from previous years, as "an undisguised and a flagrant violation" of agreements between the U.S. and North Korea.
"Although the U.S. and South Korean authorities are playing all sorts of tricks to justify the joint military exercise, its aggressive nature can neither be covered up nor whitewashed in any manner," the spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, North Korea launched at least one short-range ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, assessed to be similar to the missiles tested earlier that week.
President Donald Trump downplayed that launch, saying, "Short-range missiles, we never made an agreement on that. I have no problem. We'll see what happens. But these are short-range missiles. They are very standard."


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Pan-Fried Basil Salmon – a quick and easy salmon dish that you can whip up in 15 minutes’ time!
I fired my maid two weeks ago and last week was my first week without her. I admit feeling a bit anxious because I have grown dependent on her services. Too dependent – I won’t tidy up the house, won’t wash my dishes (just leave them on the sink), won’t wash my clothes or even keep my bed. Yep, because of the maid, I have gone back to being a slob, sloppy, college kid.
Anyway, last week couldn’t have gone any better. First off, it was semester break – so Monday to Wednesday were holidays off work. Then Wednesday was The Eclipse day, also Nyepi – or The Day of Silence here in Indonesia.
My fiance and I talked about setting up routines the week before and within those three days of no-work (five including the weekend), I am pleased to say that I have established a healthy movement and diet pattern meaning I exercised (I chose either walking, yoga or 7 minute exercise) and I ate clean.
So last Saturday as I went and did my weekly food shop, I decided to treat myself. I bought myself two (live!) blue crabs and Norwegian Wild Salmon. Crabs were easy to cook but salmon, I had no idea. I just eat the buttery salmon. I’m used to cooking yellowfin tuna and I thought I can cook it like that. It’s fish, after all.
And that’s what I did, and man, it turned out glorious.
What you need:
- 1 100g salmon fillet (wild is better)
- pinch of salt
- squeeze of lemon
- handful of basil
- tablespoon of coconut oil
What to do:
1. Easy: Sprinkle salt on the fish, squeeze lemon on it and massage it. The fish may whiten because of the lemon – the citric acid from the lemon cooks fish meat.
2. Coat it generously with basil. Turn the heat on and fry it on medium heat for just about five minutes each side. Don’t go any longer than that as you don’t want it dry.
3. That’s it! Serve with pesto sauce and if you’re up for it, some crusty bread!

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Scarborough Jazz has been offering opportunities for the town’s younger musicians to play in support of our headline acts. Theses have been uniformly wonderful performances with ecstatic responses from the audience. Here’s a taster from one of those performances by piano & drums duo, Theo & Moses who performed a 30 minute entirely improvised set earlier this month. They’re playing Scarborough Jazz again on June 29th (supporting saxophonist Stuart Macdoanld) and July 6th as part of our New Jazz Generation showcase curated entirely by young musicians.
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JC Rivers Original Beef
JC Rivers Original Beef Jerky is a small batch jerky handmade from thin slab cuts of top round. These large slabs are easy to tear and chew.
Flavor – a hickory flavored beef with a touch of salt and pepper.
Meat cut – Thin cut large slab of whole muscle meat
Chewing texture – A medium-firm chew jerky
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A very special project from the late, great radio icon Mr. Magic
It begins with static, and then, an all too familiar phrase…
“I guarantee you … No more music by the suckers … No more music by the suckers…”
But this is not Public Enemy’s “It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.” This is February 21, 1987. It’s 107.5 WBLS, in a class by itself. This is the often imitated but never duplicated “Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack” in prime form, and it’s the commencement of “Down The Dial.”
For an entire decade, “Super Listeners” would tune into the Rap Attack to hear what was hot. The signature “A World Premiere… A World Premiere…” drop would echo over the newest / latest, often times airing as a more primitive demo or alternate version of a soon-to-be classic track. Unfortunately, when the 1980s came to a close, the “Rap Attack” also came to an end, with no official archived back catalogue to revisit. As New York City rap radio evolved into a hollowed shell of it’s former self, shedding any quality that could relate back to its golden age, an important piece of hip hop history was lost in the mix. Until now.
A good combination- Mr. Magic and Will C.
One, the man behind the quintessential show, with stories and tapes for days documenting his cemented place in history. The other, a DJ with a (self-admitted) unhealthy obsession with original New York City rap radio. The result is “Down The Dial,” a snapshot and ode to “Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack.” A product of one man’s years of research and collecting, and another’s willingness to drop serious knowledge and share with a friend an archive dating back to the “Mr. Magic Disco Showcase” days.
“Down The Dial” is sequenced to play like a Rap Attack show on any given night, front to back, with all the spontaneity one would expect to hear if they were transported back to the proper time and place. It is also simultaneously formatted to encompass all phases in the show’s decade long run, from the days of 1:00-4:00 AM on 105.9 WHBI to Saturday nights on 107.5 WBLS 8:00-12:00 PM. The listener essentially becomes Slaughterhouse Five’s Billy Pilgrim in a state of Rap Attack bliss. Complete with appearances from Mr. Magic himself, the Diabolical Biz Markie, and countless others, and with vintage glimpses at how “sister station” competitors were reacting to “The Official Voice of Hip Hop” at the time, “Down the Dial” meticulously pays homage.
“The only way that you can get in the Juice Crew is if somebody from the Juice Crew puts you down. See, I’m a put Will C. down.” – Mr. Magic
“He goes by the name of the W-I-L-L C., he’s fly / guaranteed to be a heck of a guy / Will C. will give a girl a try!” – Biz Markie
“Banging mix from front to back!! Bridges the gap between early 80s gems and rare radio outtakes with modern mixing sensibilities and attitude!” – 7L (Bladerunners)
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According to an exclusive report from uSwitch mobile blog the next-generation iPhone (iPhone 5S or iPhone 6) will be called iPhone 5G. This version is not to be confused with the low cost iPhone, which is referred to as the iPhone 5C.
uSwitch managed to get their hands on an image of the next-generation iPhone package. The label on the package read “iPhone 5G” and not the iPhone 5S that many expect.
“As confirmed before, the four-inch screen comes in at the same dimensions as that of the iPhone 5, with the near-identical positioning of buttons and other fixtures and fittings indicating that it’s business as usual when it comes to the phone’s design,” Jonathan Leggett writes for uSwitch. “In fact, the only really notable difference is that there’s a longer ribbon cable. So far, so familiar, then. And perfectly in tune with rumors that the phone’s improvements will be restricted to its internals.”
Despite this new revelation, it’s not a given that Apple will call their next-generation iPhone – iPhone 5G.


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The parallel between the unrest of Conservative backbenchers over Maastricht and the determined Euro-scepticism of the 2010 intake of Tory MPs was obvious at the time of the Commons vote earlier in the year.
But signs of 1990s-style disorder spreading to the centre are far more perilous for the Government's standing. More importantly, it could be disastrous for the country.
For the moment, Cameron can console himself that he goes into the euro turmoil far stronger than the hapless John Major, who was haunted by Alastair Campbell's cruel observation of his sartorial gaffe.
Yet, the stakes for the British economy are now so high that a Major-like failure to act decisively could destroy Cameron's carefully crafted image of an assertive leader.
The problems facing the euro and the economies of all 27 EU member states are severe and unprecedented. Britain will be profoundly affected by any hastily agreed change in the rules governing the eurozone, but risks being shut out of negotiations as a non-euro member. The danger for the UK is the sign that Cameron's own internal difficulties are making him too weak to play this tough hand effectively.
At times, his laissez-faire attitude to dissent within the coalition has been astute, allowing opposing sides to let off steam without rocking the boat. But at this critical moment, allowing ministers as senior as Nick Clegg and Iain Duncan Smith to contradict each other publicly is profoundly destabilising. Most serious is Cameron's inability to shed the millstone of the anti-European dogma that helped propel him to the top of the Tory party.
At a time when Britain needs a prime minister who will win in Europe for the national interest, we have a leader on the sidelines who spends more time negotiating with his own party about repatriation of powers than his European allies.
John Woodcock is Labour MP for Barrow and Furness, and a former spokesman for ex-prime minister Gordon Brown.


The auto present will characteristic a complete of 1,132 automobiles, together with 469 NEVs.
(Picture from Auto Guangzhou web site)
The annual Guangzhou auto present will open subsequent week, and new power automobiles (NEVs) will once more be within the highlight.
Auto Guangzhou 2023 might be held from November 17 to 26 on the Canton Truthful Complicated in Guangzhou, the occasion’s organizers stated at the moment.
November 17 would be the media day, open to media and particular visitors solely, whereas November 18 to November 19 would be the skilled guests’ day, with tickets costing RMB 100 ($14), and November 20 to November 26 would be the public day, with tickets costing RMB 50.
The present has six indoor exhibition halls and one outside exhibition space, protecting 220,000 sq. meters of exhibition house.
The entire variety of automobiles on show on the present is 1,132, of which 469, or 41 p.c, are NEVs. International manufacturers can have 119 automobiles on show, or about 11 p.c.
There might be 20 idea automobiles on show on the present, 9 of that are from worldwide manufacturers.
Worldwide manufacturers together with BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volvo, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan will take part within the present, whereas different individuals embrace new Chinese language car-making forces like Nio, Xpeng, Li Auto, Neta, and Leapmotor.
Notably, Jiyue, an electrical automobile maker created by Baidu in partnership with Geely, can even be on the present. The corporate launched its first mannequin, the Jiyue 01, on October 27, with a beginning worth of RMB 249,900.
The auto present’s elements, automotive tuning and new expertise part will run from November 17 to twenty, a barely shorter interval.
The Guangzhou auto present started in 2003 and has been mounted to be held in November yearly for 20 years.
Final yr’s present was to be held from November 18 to 27, however was postponed to December 30 to January 8 as a result of powerful Covid state of affairs on the time.
($1 = RMB 7.2896)
Canalys expects China’s auto exports to achieve 5.4 million in 2023, NEVs to contribute 40%
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It's not a building, but on a nice weekend afternoon, Klyde Warren Park is so crowded you can barely elbow your way in. Although I'm not completely enamored with all of its design features—the arches really need to go, for starters—it has to be labeled a huge success, and one that suggests just how desperate the city is for vital public spaces.
City Hall is actually a pretty great building once you're inside, and certainly it's dramatic, but it's unfortunate that it is so removed from the city itself, and such a forbidding representation of civic governance—though I am prone to like that type of architecture, which is unfortunately known as "brutalist." There's a movement to replace that term among a certain set with "Heroic," and I think that's a good idea. We're losing too many buildings to the wrecker's ball. But in any case I think Dallas needs to figure out a way to better integrate city hall with the rest of the city. That entire civic center area needs work. It can and should be better.
Great question. Dallas, like many cities but perhaps more so, has been victimized by what the late architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable called "real estate values," the idea that whatever's good for the developer's bottom line is best for the city itself. That's a deeply misguided way of thinking. The result is a city that is penny wise but pound foolish, a city that fails to plan for the future and create the kind of spaces that will make it attractive and profitable in the long term. My predecessor here, David Dillon, often lamented Dallas's tendencies along these lines.
I don't know the answer to that, or what you mean by "center piece." Certainly the AA arena is a centerpiece. I think what that area needs, and what planners have proposed, is a rethinking of the way it works at street level to make it more hospitable. But there will be some new infill buildings there, and as density increases, it will become more lively. One hopes.
Susan: you point to one of the major problems in Dallas; it's just so unfriendly to a pedestrian. Dallas needs to do a much better job of making its streets amenable to people who walk from place to place, and then encouraging people to do so. (And to use DART.) Tree cover, cross walks, street vendors, the empty/parking lot problem—there are a lot of challenges here, but also ways forward. But the first task is acknowledging the problem. I was recently with a tour of architecture students from the Nasher to the Perot, and when the folks at the Perot learned that we were WALKING that distance they were shocked. Walking 4 blocks on a nice day should not be some kind of unfathomable alien event!
Hi @kiloterrell. (FYI, you can follow me at @marklamster.) There are plans for several new skyscrapers in Dallas, including two that will rise on a parking lot in the arts district across the street from the symphony hall on Flora. I think there's a strong demand for residential units in downtown, but the commercial market still has a vacancy problem, especially once you move away from the very prime locations.