Niall Horan has teamed up with Rolling Stones producer Don Was on an acoustic version of his solo single 'This Town'.
Niall Horan has been working with Rolling Stones producer Don Was.
The 23-year-old singer was introduced to the 64-year-old star through his pal Ronnie Wood and has gone on to record an acoustic version of his first solo single 'This Town' at Capitol Records with the record executive's help.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper: ''Niall got in contact with Don through Ronnie Wood who has been friendly with 1D a while.
''Niall loves his classic rock and Don is ideal to help Niall develop.''
Don first worked as a producer for the Stones on their 1994 album 'Voodoo Lounge' and has gone on to help out on their 1995 effort 'Stripped', 2004's 'Live Licks' and 2005's 'A Bigger Bang'.
Niall is set to release his debut album next year after going solo following One Direction's self-inflicted hiatus, and he recently admitted he cannot wait to go on tour.
He tweeted: ''Just laying here watching and TV and thinking . Really looking forward to going to cities and maybe seeing them this time . Hahaha .
''Instead of being stuck in the hotel room and playing PlayStation (sic).''
Niall said: ''There's going to be plenty more One Direction shows, that's a guarantee so it's not a case of one more show. There's definitely more than one more 1D show coming up, that's a fact.''
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I own a ICYCube MB561U3S-4S R1 for some time now, loaded with 2*500GB 3.5" and a 320GB 2.5".
Till now I had it hooked on my PC and it worked like a dream. I decided to move it and attach it to my TP-LINK Archer VR900 modem/router that has a USB 3.0 port, in order to be able to share all files across the home/office LAN.
The result is that one of the HDDs is "seen-mounted" by the router. This drive is shared with no problem across the LAN by all divices (PCs, Android, HDTV etc)
The first thing that came to mind is to attach the ICYCUBE on the router with only 1 HDD mounted and then mount one more HDD at a time. It did not work. The router's interface does not offer much towards solving the issue.
Is there something else I can to do in order to have all 3 HDDs available on the LAN?


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It takes real chutzpah to single out one New York pizzeria as the best in the entire state—the kind of chutzpah that, in certain tougher neighborhoods, might land you in a fistfight. But the team at the LoveFood.com website has taken the risk, possibly because they’re headquartered all the way over in London, England.
LoveFood is all about food and food-related listicles. Its latest, “The Best Pizza Place Open Now in Your State,” surveys the American pizza scene state by state. The site notes that its selections “are based on genuine user reviews, awards and accolades, and the first-hand experience of our team.”
Since Big Apple residents will be the first to tell you their hometown is the nation’s pizza capital, we were naturally curious as to which New York State pizzeria claimed top honors in LoveFood’s list. Maybe one in Albany or Rochester? Nope, the winner was Rubirosa, the Manhattan shop which, we might add, has also scored praise from Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex.
Famous for its Tye Die pizza (vodka sauce, tomatoes, mozzarella and a swirl of pesto), Rubirosa has landed on numerous best-of pizza lists in recent years. Its founder, Anthony (AJ) Pappalardo, has pizza roots dating back to 1960, when his father and uncle, Giuseppe (Joe) and Pat Pappalardo, opened the now-legendary Joe & Pat’s on Staten Island. AJ started Rubirosa with his dad in 2010 in Manhattan, and his restaurant earned the prestigious Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2012.
Before opening Rubirosa, AJ washed dishes and sauced pizzas at Joe & Pat’s, then went on to attend the Culinary Institute of America and worked in the kitchens at Esca and Osteria del Circo. He died in 2015 at just 40, but his sister, Maria Pappalardo, has continued the family’s rich legacy since then.
Of course, New York’s next-door neighbor also claims to be the United States’ pizza capital, and, according to LoveFood’s team, Pizza Den in Princeton is the best pizzeria in the Garden State. LoveFood cited Pizza Den’s signature pies, including the Classic (topping choices include baby kale, bacon, basil, chicken, garlic, fresh mozz, tomatoes, long hot peppers, goat cheese, onions and more); the Brooklyn Pie (fresh mozz, red sauce, onions, fresh basil and olive oil); and the Tomato Pie (tomato sauce, garlic, basil and olive oil). But Pizza Den is also known for specialties like The Diva (a gluten-free crust with crème fraiche, cheese, artichokes, spinach, garlic and crushed red peppers) and the Eye of the Tiger (sweet and spicy mayonnaise, mozz, grilled chicken and mozzarella sticks).
Legislators in Connecticut, meanwhile, have been pushing a bill to make pizza the official state food. It is home, after all, to the one-of-a-kind New Haven-style apizza. LoveFood chose Zuppardi’s Apizza in West Haven as that state’s No. 1 pizzeria. Dominic Zuppardi founded the restaurant—which now has three locations and a pizza truck—in 1932. Originally called Salerno’s Bakery, it moved to West Haven two years later and became Zuppardi’s Pizza in 1947, after Dominic’s son, Anthony, took over. At Zuppardi’s, you will find the famous Fresh Clam apizza, featuring shucked-to-order Littleneck clams, as well as the unique Escarole and Beans, a white-sauce pie topped with sautéed escarole, cannellini beans and mozz.
Illinois also has bragging rights as one of the best states in the U.S. for pizza. After all, Chicago is famously home to not one, not two but three unique pizza styles: tavern, deep-dish and stuffed crust. LoveFood’s team gave the nod to Pequod’s Pizza, which is, in fact, a bit different from all of the above. Pequod’s points to its pan-style pizza’s caramelized crust as a key differentiation point. The late Burt Katz founded the landmark shop in 1971, the same year that deep-dish giant Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria opened.
But some say the Quod pizza is a style all its own, a mash-up of Chicago deep-dish, Detroit and Sicilian styles. To create the fabled pizza, the dough is pressed into a seasoned deep-dish pan, and the unique crisp and caramelized crust results from placing the cheese directly on the dough and cooking it along the edges of the pan.
OK, so your pizzeria isn’t located in any of these renowned pizza states? Don’t worry, the LoveFood list ventured from coast to coast and north to south in its quest for the best pizzerias in the U.S. Check out our story on the full state-by-state list here and find out if you made the cut!

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I love layering up jewellery! Wearing a few different pendants or necklaces on different length chains really makes them come alive. It also gives you various options for different looks with only a handful of pieces.
Not being one for happily posing in photographs, I thought I should at least try it! So I got my husband to take a few snaps of me wearing a couple of pendants from my Rugged collection. Hmmm….. definitely room for improvement, but you’ve gotta start somewhere, right?!
Let’s move on to some more attractive pics, shall we?!
In all seriousness, these Tanzanite one of a kind necklaces are perfect for layering. A short Rugged cluster necklace with 3 pendants works really well with a single Rugged pendant on a longer chain. The purple of these Tanzanites is really gorgeous, it reminds me of lilacs and spring! The Tanzanite cluster pendant is still available in the shop. The larger single pendant on the long chain has gone to its new home with a lovely lady in the Netherlands, but I’m planning more pieces like this one, so if you fancy one just get in touch and let me know. I would love to work with you!
You can of course also use different coloured stones and necklaces. Very soon there will be a whole bunch of new Rugged pendants listed in the shop, so watch this space! If you want to make sure you don’t miss them, sign up to my newsletter. Click through to have a look at the full Rugged collection.
And finally, a couple of shots of the beach scenes and textures that inspired this collection in the first place!


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With Johnson’s words in mind I took myself to London for the final three days of my English holiday.
There I stayed with my good friend Joe in his nice flat in Pimlico – a “desirable” London neighbourhood.
Joe’s flat is at St. Georges Square
right on a ‘bus route which will take you all down Oxford Street, and across to Euston, King’s Cross, and St. Pancras Stations.
It is a three minute walk from the Pimlico underground, with links to all of London.
Also no more than three minutes walk away is the Embankment and the River Thames.
And you can walk for about 10 minutes to reach Victoria train, underground, and long distance ‘bus stations.
In other words – this is a cool and convenient place in which to live.
After reconnecting over a glass of wine, Joe hailed a cab and we went to his dining club, Black's on Dean Street in Soho.
There I enjoyed roasted lamb’s kidneys for a “starter”, followed by some wonderful baked cod, with (Island of) Jersey new potatoes (the best), and asparagus.
After dinner, as is the manner of life in clubs, we moved upstairs for a delicious glass of port. We were through at 11:00 p.m.
Joe and I decided to take a 45 minute walk home to his flat. What fun! Soho and Piccadilly Circus were alive with the most amiable young people and tourists. We wandered across the Mall, through St. James’s Park, down Whitehall, passing the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, back to Pimlico.
This was London at its best - a late night walk, in utter safety.
Next day I took the #45 bus to St. Pancras, and from there took a train to St. Albans. My plan was to have lunch with seminary classmate D and his wife A. That plan was nixed as A had to rush off to have a pre-biopsy consultation regarding some cancer which has erupted behind her nose.
So after a quick lunch alone I took a train back to London and enjoyed an afternoon nap at Joe’s flat.
That evening I had a fine dinner in Bloomsbury with Joe’s former wife Stephanie.
I got back to the flat at about 11:00 p.m. to find Joe packing for his 6 day motor-cycle trip to France, Italy, Switzerland and Germany – due to start the next day.
At midnight Joe suggested a motor-bike ride and that seemed to be the most sensible option.
So off we went, up the Embankment, over to the South Bank and back again. I of course rode pillion, and enjoyed every moment.
Biking around London in the wee hours is a good thing for 65 year olds!
I did not tire of London, and I do not plan to be tired of life!


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The Verge details a letter sent by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), the chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, and Calibra CEO David Marcus that highlights their concerns and asks for the company to hold on before officially releasing their planned new currency:
Products and services like these are left improperly regulated and without sufficient oversight, they could pose systemic risks that endanger the U.S. and global financial stability. These vulnerabilities could be exploited and obscured by bad actors, like other cryptocurrencies, exchanges, and wallets have been in the past
The concern and scepticism around the effect that cryptocurrencies have on the global economy are not altogether surprising though it does make you wonder why they are only acting on it now despite the fact that the likes of Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies have essentially been operating in this space for several years already.
However, Facebook does not appear to be hard-pressed by this stance towards them and in a statement of their own, have revealed that they will be happy to work with the government on this initiative to address their concerns and will be ceasing any planned rollout until the issues around its regulation get resolved:
We look forward to working with lawmakers as this process moves forward, including answering their questions at the upcoming House Financial Services Committee hearing. Because Facebook is already in the hands of over a quarter of the world’s population, it is imperative that Facebook and its partners immediately cease implementation plans until regulators and Congress have an opportunity to examine these risks and take action
In working closely with US regulators though it perhaps does give Facebook the upper hand in ho this industry will be governed and policed in future, something which could jeopardise other currencies like this. Whatever the future is though, for cryptocurrencies, we will hopefully find out soon as the company and US lawmakers work together to try and determine a way forward for this and how it will at least affect the US economy. It will be interesting to see how this spurs on similar discussions with governments and regulators around the world as other countries also come to terms with the impact cryptocurrencies could have on their own economies.
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The fall of the almighty dollar is imminent.
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US Banks : Everybody uses Facebook, everybody wil use FaceDollars. Our vast amounts of old money will be worthless. We must stop this

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Bunnamagoo Sunday Sessions
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30th September 2018
Sunday Sessions at Bunnamagoo Cellar Door. Kick back in the sun for Bunnamagoo’s family-friendly, easy-listening, musical afternoon on their beautiful lawn. Featured artists include Matt Arthur and Pat O'Donnell. Bring friends, kids, picnic rugs and graze all afternoon long.


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Go places with the Manuscript Society! Our events invariably involve rare books as well as manuscripts, and what could be better than autographed books? Well, the written manuscript that becomes the book could fill the bill. So far this year we’ve seen examples in New York and Pittsburgh, and still to come, Paris in November and Kansas City next May.
In Manhattan in February Christine Nelson, Drue Heinz Curator of Literary and Historical Manuscripts at The Morgan Library personalized her marvelous display of items in the exhibit she designed, featuring the manuscript of Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince, 35 original drawings by the author, and the only one of six known signed copies of the book inscribed to a child. Our small group was privileged on the same afternoon to visit the Grolier Club exhibit of “pop-up” books by Czech author/artist Voitech Kubasta. We were guided by the owner of the books Ellen G.K. Rubin.
Our Annual Meeting, over four beautiful days in May was in Pittsburgh, meticulously arranged by Michael Dabrishus, Assistant University Librarian at the university. Society veterans felt that the tour equaled any past meeting. Pittsburgh University’s special collections, the Stephan Foster Memorial Museum, the Carnegie Mellon University (The Posner Center and the Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation), the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, and the Heinz History Center exhibited their best rare books, manuscripts, and art. We found time to visit the Frick Art and History Center and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater. It was all special, but there was more, such as a soirée at the beautiful home of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette publisher and chief editor John Block and his wife Susan. They treated us to refreshments as well as a marvelous exhibit of John’s collection of books and manuscripts related to Anglo-American legal history. A unique feature of this meeting was a visit to the industrial facility of Preservation Technologies, a leading company in deacidification of books and manuscripts, as well as preservation of audio and visual recordings. We finished the week with a banquet featuring an erudite talk by Dr. Franklin Toker on the history of Fallingwater, the architectural icon that Frank Lloyd Wright created for Pittsburgh’s Kaufmann family.
Future Manuscript Society events include a tour of Parisian Archives and Libraries arranged by Alfred Lemon. Lead by Lemon and a French guide, venues not usually seen by the casual tourist such as the Library of the French Senate and the archives of Breguet watch makers will be featured as well as the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and the Library of the Musée Nationale d’Histiore Naturelle. Those wishing to join the tour should check www.manuscript.org.The website will also have information about next year’s Annual Meeting, to be held in Kansas City. Those wishing to be informed of local Manuscript Society meetings in Los Angeles should contact Past President Beverly Hill (email@example.com), and for New York or Philadelphia, Past President Barton Smith (firstname.lastname@example.org).


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Oh, September… You’re probably in the mood to pop that Bee Gees song in the player and groove to the soundtrack of the month, or perhaps, after months of a less-than-thrilling year, you’re itching to go on a little adventure even just in the heart of the Lion City to shake the blues and boredom away.
Whatever you feel like doing this month, KKday’s got you covered with a wide range of activities in Singapore for some quality time with your loved ones. Here we list down our top picks:
Be amazed at Gardens By The Bay
Marked by otherworldly Supertrees, Gardens By The Bay is a 101-hectare horticultural wonder that is home to over a hundred thousand plants across 200 species and varieties. Walk above the clouds in the lush and mystical Cloud Forest then be stunned by all the colors in the Flower Dome.
Take in the sights at Jewel Changi Airport
Nestled in the heart of Changi Airport, Jewel Changi Airport is a marvelous oasis in a busy maze of terminals. Featuring a diverse selection of restaurants and souvenir boutiques, it also boasts state-of-the-art attractions such as the Forest Valley and the Rain Vortex, the highest indoor waterfall in the world.
Spend a romantic evening on the Singapore Flyer
Pull that movie scene-worthy romantic stunt on your SO by taking them on a date on the Singapore Flyer a.k.a. Asia’s Largest Giant Observation Wheel. Take in the dazzling views of the city as you feast on a gourmet dinner prepared especially for you!
Try Cable Car Sky Dining for date night
Here’s another date night idea that’s out of the ordinary! Board a private cable car on Mount Faber and gorge on a fine 4-course dinner as you ascend to Singapore’s night sky.
Get an adrenaline rush at AJ Hackett Sentosa
Unleash the daredevil in you at AJ Hackett Sentosa, where you can try a plethora of extreme sports—from bungee jumping to walking on the Skybridge that overlooks Siloso Beach. Cap off your day on the Sunset Deck, where you can breathe in the cool breeze from the sea as you marvel at the sun setting on the horizon.
Race to the finish line at Sentosa Skyline Luge & Skyride
Tag your family or friends along for a thrilling good time at Skyline Luge and race amongst yourselves through numerous scenic trails to see who’s got what it takes to be an F1 racer. After zipping down the Luge, hop aboard the Skyride chairlift to bask in the wonderful panoramic vistas of Singapore city.
Learn pottery in this workshop
In the mood to learn a new skill? Pottery might just be your latest obsession. This mini pottery workshop on Geylang Road will teach you the basics of miniature pottery like throwing clay on the wheel, shaping your wares, and painting on designs so you can create ceramic pieces that are uniquely yours to take home. This is a fun activity to try alone or with a small group of friends!
Have some healing time at G.Spa
After all the action and excitement, you deserve to rejuvenate your senses at one of Singapore’s best spas. G.Spa Recreation Hub is a 24-hour spa and relaxation center that offers a wide variety of treatments and facilities including hot and cold pools, steam rooms, and saunas. Relish in the healing time you and your loved ones don’t always get to enjoy for the ultimate RnR experience.
How’s your September looking up? Make sure to make KKday part of your most awesome month this year yet!
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When I first arrived in Canada in mid May 2012, I spent about a month in Toronto. I’d never been there, so unlike many other people I know, who started their Canadian adventure in Vancouver, I decided to check out Toronto. It’s in the eastern province of Ontario, and is Canada’s largest city by population (2.93 million in 2017).
This city is known for business, technology, architecture, arts (e.g. music, design, theatre, and TV productions), fashion, culture (museums and galleries, sports events, festivals, national historic sites, etc.), and tourism. Toronto Pearson International Airport is the busiest and largest airport in Canada, and more than 43 million people from all over the world visit this city every year.
My favourite Things To Do in Toronto
As I’m walking around downtown Toronto on my first evening, a tower higher than any other building amazes me. It’s CN Tower, a communications and observation tower built out of concrete, that is 553.30 meters (1,815.3 ft) high. It’s Toronto’s major icon, first opened in 1976, and more than 1.5 million visitors stop here each year, and until 2009, it was the world’s highest tower! So soon after, I get in line for one of the six glass elevators, that takes me up to the LookOut observation deck within 58 seconds, how exciting! This area is at 346 meters (1,136 ft), and what a great way to see Toronto and beyond from a bird’s eye perspective! There’s also a glass floor to stand on and look down.
You can even upgrade to access the SkyPod level at 447 meters (1,465 ft) for a surcharge, where you can see up to 160 km (99 miles), all the way to Niagara Falls and New York state, if weather conditions allow. If you’re really adventurous, the Edge Walk at CN Tower may be the perfect activity for you! Here, you’re walking around the LookOut observation deck outside (on a 1.5 meter/5 ft wide grate!) in 30 minutes while your body is attached to “an overhead safety rail via a trolley and harness system”, according to CN Tower’s website. Of course, a guide is with you at all times, and if you dare, lean forward, and just enjoy the breathtaking view of Toronto!
Another cool thing about CN Tower is that it’s often lit in various colours at night, especially during special occasions, like a hockey or baseball game! Last but not least, 360 Restaurant, a fine dining place featuring local, fresh, and sustainable meals from across the country is inside this tower, and at 351 meters (1,151 ft), it has the world’s highest wine cellar! CN Tower is open daily from 9 am to 10 pm, which includes both observation decks, 360 Restaurant and Edge Walk. It’s recommended to buy timed tickets for the observation decks through their website, same as for the Edge Walk.
The Outdoor Terrace Level, the outdoor terrace and original glass floor are not open right now (August 2022), because of renovations. But you’re more than welcome to walk on the new glass floor on CN Tower’s Main Observation Level!
CN Tower from the outside, and downtown Toronto, as seen from the LookOut observation deck!
The next day, I hang out for a couple hours at Kensington Market, a multicultural and artsy district of Toronto, that has been a World Heritage Site of Canada since 2006. It’s in downtown as well, and has many narrow streets, so it’s easier to walk than drive in this area. Every last Sunday of the month (except during the winter time), only pedestrians can enter Kensington Market, to enjoy live music and street theatre shows, dancing, and games, as well as the Winter Solstice Festival in December.
The biggest eye-catcher though, in my opinion, is the colourful Garden Car on Augusta Avenue & Oxford Street, which is used as a community garden from May to November every year. The original one put up in 2007 retired in 2012, but soon after, the second Garden Car took over, and its look was updated again since then as well. It was launched by “Streets for the People”, a (now inactive) local anti-car advocacy group, and I love the many other independent street artworks, too!
Kensington Market is also famous for its shopping (e.g. meats, fish, vegetable, cheese shops and bakeries), cafés and restaurants (with food from all over the world), clubs, new and used clothing stores, and lots of street food. Another unique reason to visit this neighbourhood is that it used to be the home of several left-wing stores, such as “Who’s Emma” (from 1996-2000), a non profit punk collective that sold books, zines, t-shirts, records, CD’s, buttons, patches, and vegan cookies. Lastly, Kensington Market has been a popular spot for immigrants to live since the early 20th century, so it’s no surprise that its attractions are so diverse today!
The Garden Car in 2012 and a few examples of street art!
Another place worth visiting is Toronto Islands, a group of 15 small islands inside Lake Ontario, that can be reached by ferry from the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal in downtown Toronto, or by water taxi, in just 13 minutes! Both locals and visitors come here to have a picnic or BBQ with friends and family at Toronto Island Park, rent a canoe, kayak, stand-up paddleboard, or bicycle. There are also tennis courts, Japanese cherry trees (“Sakura”), walking trails, playgrounds, water play areas, Centreville Amusement Park and petting zoo, and disc golfing.
This area is also known for its many beautiful beaches, including Hanlan’s Point Beach, where clothing is “not necessary”, one of only two of that kind in Canada! Many of these attractions, as well as the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, completed in 1908, are on Centre Island, the largest and most popular of Toronto Islands. But don’t worry, all islands are connected by bridges and pathways, so it’s easy to get to the other islands. The entire island area is about 5 km (3.1 miles) long.
I especially like the distance signs on Centre Island Pier and the view of Toronto Skyline, which always makes a nice picture, whether rain or shine! Toronto Islands is also home to various wild animals, like turtles, herons, swans, Canada geese, and 35 species of fish, and it’s pretty much a car-free area (except for service vehicles). The ferry goes to Centre Island, Hanlan’s Island, and Ward Island several times a day, and roundtrip tickets can be bought online or right by the ferry dock in downtown Toronto. Dogs are welcome on Toronto Islands, as long as they are on a leash, and there are some cafés and restaurants as well. So Toronto Islands is an awesome spot for anyone looking to relax or explore, and escape from the bustling city life for a bit!
Park area on Central Island, Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, beach area, distance signs, a group of Canada geese, and Toronto’s famous Skyline!
A few weeks later, I learn about the NXNE Music & Gaming Festival in a local newspaper, which lasts for 10 days every June, and has been a part of Toronto’s entertainment scene since 1995. Its main location is Yonge-Dundas Square and a part of Yonge Street, but also many other venues in downtown. Apart from live music, visitors can watch comedy shows, participate in eSports gaming tournaments, and browse a flea market. According to NXNE’s website, more than 200,000 people visit this festival every year.
With time, NXNE Festival has been proud to host many local but also some famous music acts, like Billy Talent, Iggy and the Stooges, The Lumineers, The Tragically Hip, and Ludacris. The open air shows at Yonge-Dundas Square are always free, but you’ll have to pay for a ticket to go to concerts at other venues. To make things easy, visitors can buy a wristband for C$ 29.00, to get priority access to all shows!
As I keep reading, I find out who’s one of this year’s headliners playing at Yonge-Dundas Square: Bad Religion, another punk rock band I love, so there’s no way I’m missing this! Masses of other people feel the same, and I arrive just after the show started, so I’m at the back of the crowd this time, but luckily, a screen is nearby, so I feel “closer” to the band, lol! Bad Religion has been around since 1980, so they play a mix of songs from three decades, like “Suffer” (1988), “I want to Conquer the World” (1989), “21st Century (Digital Boy)” (1990),”Punk Rock Song” (1996), “Sorrow” (2002), and “Wrong Way Kids” (2010). The entire set lasts about 90 minutes, and although I didn’t pogo dance this time, I still feel “high” when the show ends!
Bad Religion’s lead singer Greg Graffin and bassist Jay Bentley performing at NXNE Music & Gaming Festival.
Other Things To Do in Toronto’s Downtown area
Canada’s Walk of Fame. This is a collection of stars looking similar to maple leaves that can be found along King Street West and Simcoe Street. It was founded in 1998 and honours famous Canadians from various fields, like Bryan Adams, Terry Fox, The Tragically Hip, Jim Carrey, Michael J. Fox, Neil Young, Wayne Gretzky, and Alexander Graham Bell. Since the first induction in 1998, more than 190 Canadians have been added, and you can even nominate a celebrity who you think deserves to be a part of this!
Besides, Canada’s Walk of Fame hosts the RBC Emerging Musician Program every year, to support young Canadian musicians (15 to 35 years) who are looking for a boost in their career, whether it’s a cash prize, recording an album, gaining exposure and connecting with people of the music industry, or playing a show at the Canadian Music Week or the Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg.
Lake Ontario. This attraction is a nice spot to relax, soak up the sun, and watch the many boats and ships go by. Lake Ontario is the smallest of the five Great Lakes in North America by surface (18,960 sq km/7,340 sq miles), and is accessible through parts of Southern Ontario and a part of New York state. The word “Ontario” was taken from the Huron word Ontarí’io, which means “great lake”, and the deepest spot of Lake Ontario is at 244 m (802 ft). Since 1954, nearly 50 people have completed a swim across Lake Ontario, with the most recent being done by 14-year old Annaleise Carr in 2012.
Sugar Beach Park. This man-made urban sandy beach park next to Toronto’s East Bay waterfront was opened in 2010, and is right across from the Redpath Sugar Refinery. While visitors aren’t allowed to wade or swim in Lake Ontario, there are lots of other things to do, like chilling in one of the lounging chairs, reading, playing in the sand, and joining social activities. Sugar Beach Park also has umbrellas, two giant granite rocks to sit on, an amphitheatre, and candy trim, so it’s a beautiful place to hang out without having to leave the city! Sugar Beach Park is also a popular spot for concerts and other events.
Bata Shoe Museum, a museum about footwear and its history. It has four galleries, and “regularly displays over a thousand shoes and related artifacts, chosen from a collection of over 13,000 objects”, and “celebrates the style, development and function of footwear”, as per their About page. Over 4,500 years of history are featured in “All about shoes”, their permanent collection, and the three other gallery displays change on a regular basis.
In 1979, Sonja Bata started the Bata Shoe Museum Foundation, and in 1995, the Bata Shoe Museum opened its doors. Unfortunately, I only saw this cool-sounding place from the outside, but some people I know visited it, and had an awesome time!
The Bata Shoe Museum is open Mondays to Saturdays from 10 am – 5 pm, and Sundays from 12-5 pm, and it’s recommended to wear masks and buy tickets through their website.
Map of stars of Canada’s Walk of Fame (photo courtesy of Canada’s Walk of Fame), Sugar Beach Park, boats and ships on Lake Ontario, and an outside poster of the Bata Shoe Museum.
Where I Stayed in Toronto
HI Toronto Hostel. This is THE place to stay in Toronto for budget travelers and backpackers. First of all, it has dorms with comfy bunk beds for 4 to 14 people (co-ed, men-only and women-only), but also private rooms for single travelers, friends, and couples. Groups can be accommodated as well. All reservations include towels and linens, lockers, free wifi, and use of the kitchen; private rooms even have an en-suite bathroom and TV. As this hostel has six floors, the elevator is a big help, and you can store luggage in their luggage room, and BBQ’s often happen on the patio as well.
If you stay in a dorm, breakfast is free, and at night, you can enjoy cheap drinks while listening to an open mic or live music show at the Cavern Bar & Café! Guests are also welcome to join exciting events on a daily basis, like pub crawls, games night, walking tours, beer pong tournaments, and karaoke nights, which helps to make friends with travelers from around the world! HI Toronto Hostel is right in downtown, so many tourist attractions (e.g. CN Tower, Lake Ontario, and Canada’s Walk of Fame) are just a short walk away.
According to Google, the HI Toronto Hostel is unfortunately permanently closed 🙁
4-bed dorm, private room, outside patio, and a common area inside the lobby. All photo courtesy of HI Hostels Canada.
Couchsurfing. For about half of the time in Toronto, I’m couchsurfing. It’s a worldwide online community, where you can sign up to stay at local people’s homes at no charge. I really like meeting and getting to know my couchsurfing hosts, seeing some parts of Toronto I haven’t been to before (unfortunately, I don’t remember the specific neighbourhoods), getting insider tips on what to do, and saving lots of cash! Because let’s be honest, although it’s fun to stay in hostels and hotels, the cost for accommodation can add up very quickly! I even heard that some of these stayovers can turn into friendships or even relationships for life!
On average, I stay with a host for 2 to 4 days, and everyone is very kind and helpful. For example, one host introduces me to Dollarama, which I’m going to take advantage of a lot in the future. Others allow me to borrow their bike to cruise around the city, and let me use the gym inside their building. As a thank you, I help with cooking or household chores, buy them some booze, and tell them about my travel stories. It’s important though to stay with hosts who are verified by the couchsurfing community, who have received good reviews from previous guests, and to tell your friends or acquaintances where you’re staying, especially if you’re a solo traveler.
Back in 2012, it was free to use the Couchsurfing website, but since May 2020, members in most developed countries, including Canada, have to pay a monthly fee of C$ 3.99 or C$ 19.49 for a whole year.
Unfortunately, because of a tight budget, I only ate at restaurants in Toronto a few times, and don’t remember their names (Tim Hortons and Second Cup don’t count, lol). But if I visit this city again someday, I’ll make up for this big time, especially because there are supposed to be 100+ vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Toronto!
How to Get Around in Toronto
It’s easy to get around in Toronto and its suburbs by public transit, which consists of subways, streetcars, and buses. The subway has two lines, the Yellow Line from Yonge Street to Union Station (north to south) and the Green Line, which runs from Etobicoke to Scarborough (via downtown Toronto) from east to west.
There’s also a subway connection from downtown to Toronto Pearson International Airport (about 25 minutes) and back, and buses and streetcars go pretty much everywhere in and close to Toronto. GO Transit buses and trains and VIA Rail have their hub at Union Station in downtown, which take passengers to the Greater Golden Horseshoe region and other places in Ontario and beyond.
So in my opinion, it’s not necessary to rent a car, especially as traffic can be insane during rush hour in Toronto’s city centre! Of course, there are taxis as well, which can be expensive though, as well as Uber and Lyft rides. If you’re into biking, Bike Share Toronto has 3,000 bikes available at almost 300 stations throughout the city, so it’s super easy to find one. But it’s fun to walk all over Toronto’s downtown area and beyond as well, unless you’re carrying lots of luggage with you, lol!
My Opinion on Toronto
Spending time in Toronto was an awesome start to my Canadian adventures. First of all, I was impressed that the city was quite clean compared to other big cities I’d been to, and the locals I met were very nice and helpful. For example, I walked around with a tourist map (my antique phone didn’t have Google Maps) one day, looking for places, and was surprised when total strangers asked me if they could help! This had never happened before, although I heard they are getting paid for this, and even if that was true, I much appreciated it!
I also liked Toronto’s multicultural and open-minded society, which in particular became evident in the couchsurfing hosts I stayed with, who were from various countries and backgrounds, so it was interesting to learn about their culture and customs a little bit. But there was one downside: It was really tough to find a job in May and June, which might have to do with me not having much work experience (and none from Canada), and some people told me that many temporary positions were already filled earlier in the year with students. Of course, this is not Toronto’s fault, and I can’t wait to visit again one day, and see more of what it has to offer!
So, as you can see, Toronto has lots of fun things to see and do for everyone, whether you’re staying for just a short or a longer time! Until next time, happy travels 🙂
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…Believe in Fairies
Important news out of the United Nations yesterday. A new “Honorary Ambassador of Green” was announced. The UN bestowed the honor on Tinker Bell, a controversial choice.
The loudest cries of protestation have come from Tink’s fellow nominee under consideration for the position, Kermit the frog. Sticking to his claim that Tinker Bell is not even a legal resident of Earth, Kermit has stated over and over,”I just want to see a birth certificate. I don’t think that’s asking too much.”
Tinker Bell has yet to release an official statement responding to these allegations.
Despite the negative response from some, UN officials are standing by their decision. “We’re delighted Tinker Bell has agreed to be our Honorary Ambassador of Green,” said Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information. Tinker Bell’s main duty as “Honorary Ambassador of Green” will be to help promote environmental awareness to children.
Rendered speechless by the honor, Tinker Bell did not have any comments for the press following the ceremony on Sunday.
With this important issue out of the way UN officials will now have their plates clear to focus on other issues. Rumors have already started to circulate that a certain pants wearing mouse is under consideration for a new secret task force.
Just in case you think I made this up: Tinker Bell named UN “Honorary Ambassador of Green”.
…Seriously, it actually happened: Tinker Bell is UN’s “Honorary Ambassador of Green” (Video)
…One more thing, just for fun: The Firefly From Hell


Fox somehow ended up showing Nebraska-Purdue for its Big Noon window today, which isn't great as neither team has shown much interest in being very good this year. But greatness can happen at any time, in any place. That's why people tune in.
Like, who will ever forget where they were when Cornhuskers defensive tackle Darrion Daniels stepped in front of a shovel pass thrown by Purdue quarterback Jack Plummer? Not me.
That right there is one of the Biggest Big Man picks you'll ever be blessed enough to witness. It's a real shame Daniels wasn't quite fleet-footed enough to make it into the end zone.


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Watercolor Techniques for Realistic Snowy Trees & Bushes
Step 7: Centering A Bush
With the size 8 brush and clean water, wet the underside and center of the bush, then drop in a mixture of the sky color mixed with Cobalt Blue and a touch of Alizarin Crimson for the snow in shadow. The result should be quite a light purple-blue. You can add some pure Cobalt Blue with the size 4 brush to intensify some of the shadows as well. Soften the edges of the shadows with clean water to create a rounded effect for the bush, and remember to leave the snow area white.


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The trailer of 1917 of Universal is released, and it seems like a major award contender. After the week of the release of the 1917’s trailer, Universal has increased its marketing and will not stop until the movie drops wide all over the country on 10th January 2020. The film is about the two British soldiers in World War I who have been elected for the important mission to cross the path of enemies and deliver the message to avoid the attack. However, if they failed to do, then thousands of men will die and one of the soldier’s brother too.
1917 has been directed by Sam Mendes as well as co-written the movie with Krysty Wilson-Cairns. Early review and reactions from the audience have declared it as an Oscar contender, basically for its cinematography and other technical work in the film. Till now it had been nominated for Golden Globe nominations including Great Original Score, Best Director, and great Motion Picture.
1917 is going to release in some cities on 25th December. One week before the debut, when the Universal has introduced its last trailer. The trailer has everything to watch, and there will be no shortage of amazing shots, including one scene where two soldiers face an explosion.
The casting of the movie comprises Colin Firth, Claire Duburcq, Mark Strong, Richard Madden, Andrew Scott and Benedict Cumberbatch. In terms of showing intensity and thriller of action, the trailer focus on praises that film has expected. The year’s end has been a busy time for fighting for the audience and awards attention. The movie has been stood out as a well-reviewed film. The positive reception and the status of Mendes and other actors have been involved, which will surely increase the success of the movie at the box office.
1917 has a characteristic of getting featured on American film Institute’s Best and National Board of Review of 2019. It has been nearly nominated for some Oscars including Best Picture looking and Best Cinematography. Mendes is one of the competitions for Best director. However, the Oscars nomination will not be revealed until 13th January, so, for now, it will be still an assumption. Although depending on the buzz and the Oscars past expect 1917 will surely be the impact. It presents the epic adventure that may leave the audiences excited, and it would not be extended when the public will start feeling the same.
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Finally got a break from work to finish off some art that others bought. Threw in some old ones just to fill up the space.
There are a couple of battletech art, a non-BT power armor, and some ex-BT custom unseens. An individual has bought the Lei Shen and Tarasque, as well as all the custom unseens from me for a personal non-BT project. So i guess that won't be BT art anymore. Although I was told the project is cross-universe and will probably work with BT stuff as well. Not much details on that.
I was promised that the art will be filed under a creative commons license, and is bought so minis can be made of them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFO:
1. Lei Shen: 65 tonner IS mech with SN-PPC, LPPC + Capacitor, ER-Large Laser, and 2 Medium Pulse Lasers.
2. Tarasque: 100 ton Clan mech with 4 Gauss Rifles and 3 ER Medium Lasers.
3. Power Armor: Has jump jets and some Grenade launcher and gun (non battletech stuff).
4. Flemmenwerfer: IS mech with 3 Plasma rifles.
5. Gnat: Originally a custom unseen of the Locust - same basic weapons load as locust (2 MGs, a ER Small Laser).
6. Xiphos: Originally the custom Marauder - same basic weapons load with 2 ER PPCs, 2 ER Medium Lasers and a AC5.
7. Geruda: Originally the custom Phoenix Hawk - has ER Large Laser and 2 ER Medium Lasers and jump jets.
8. Hurlbat: New design for the custom Longbow (with i accidentally tore up during erasing ; either way, never liked it anyway). Same weapons load as classic longbow - 2 LRM-20s, 2-LRM-5s, and 2 ER Medium Lasers.
9. Kris: Originally the custom Stinger with a ER Medium Laser, and 2 MGs.
10. Dragoon: Originally the custom Scorpion with a modified weapons load. The original was planned to have an UAC-5 and an SRM-6 with 2 Medium Lasers. I added a belly mounted MG turret to shoot enemies that try to hide under this thing.
Crew : 1-2 The manipulator arms are retractable and have 30mm auto cannons installed inside. Other armaments include 35mm triple barrel cannons and .50 coaxial guns. The arms and the rear missile pods can be replaced by larger cannons or other external mounted weapon/pods.
Hope you like
Done with 2b mechanical pencil on A4 paper, shaded in photoshop
This is the PGA-01 Azure. An experimental fighting GA in the Zenith Squadron. Though the paint scheme may be unconventional, there are no regulations on specific paint schemes for elite squadrons such as the Zenith Squadron. This armor is based off the I-07's ([link]) muscular frame and modified from the I/MC-07's ([link]) exterior armor plating. The main differences include the experimental FEATHER flight system, which uses multiple variable wings to increase lift, reduce drag, and increase mobility during flight. Like the I/MC-07 it utilizes experimental beam weaponry, but it also uses a newer foot design. This design is akin to the prosthesis that are used by double amputees to regain their ability to walk. In exchange they are lighter and faster due to the lost weight. Aside from the external modifications to the armor itself this unit is the one of only GAs on active duty to have an incorporated AI system giving the pilot capabilities that most humans would never achieve on their own: increased accuracy, further mobility through a more advanced fly by wire system, path prediction/limited precognition for cqc.
Performance: Land- 120~MPH Marine- 45 knots Air- 1000 MPH (With a range of 3000 square miles)
Here's the OMS-120 Sentinel, the main Overwatch Mekton from "Operation Rimfire." This particular picture, which didn't appear in the book, was done in an attempt to pay tribute to Masami Obari's "muscular" style of drawing mecha.
Everything is, I guess, copyright R. Talsorian Games, Inc. No infringement or anything intended, etc.


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Washington — The consumer data pillaged off affair website Ashley Madison and you can dumped onto the Internet appears to be genuine, independent protection advantages said Wednesday. The site reportedly has actually possibly 37 mil pages, and you can gigabytes away from labels, address, charge card quantity and you may letters allegedly associated with the website was indeed released on the so-entitled “black online” later Tuesday evening.
Sam Biddle, a reporter to possess Gawker, tweeted one to a contact the guy after always log in to your website getting a revealing project was also included in the drip
“Brand new debate regarding the credibility of your Ashley Madison violation is actually as good as more than,” Troy Appear, a creator and web safety professional whom works an online site one to facilitate some body discover if or not these are typically victimized because of the a data breach , tweeted very early Wednesday.
“It’s completely sensible to imagine that this data is genuine until it can be known to the alternative,” Search told The fresh new Huffington Post.
However, Ashley Madison’s former master tech manager, Raja Bhatia, insisted he and you may a team of internationally detectives have found no research that data is real. Bhatia, whom now consults towards business, informed Brian Krebs, a former cybersecurity journalist within Arizona Blog post, you to definitely “on a regular basis, our company is seeing 30 to 80 various other reported places started on line, and most of these places are completely phony,” inside the an interview later Saturday . Bhatia said, for example, one to their business had never ever kept bank card advice, which is contained in the fresh new drip.
“I’m nonetheless resolute with my first investigations,” Bhatia advised HuffPost very early Wednesday day, listing that it is an enthusiastic “ongoing techniques.”
Have a look, the internet safeguards specialist, advised HuffPost that “it’s not unusual for a company to help you refute the latest legitimacy off a document infraction. Nonetheless it won’t take long for that standing to improve in the event the affected users always statement evidence of the research arriving inside.”
Krebs, just who very first broke the storyline of your own cheat on July 19 and you may questioned Bhatia Tuesday night, 1st told you he’d not a clue if the eradicate try genuine. Later that evening, the guy composed that the evidence are hard to reject and that he had verbal having “around three vouched sources” just who affirmed the recommendations is actually within the data eliminate. “There is certainly the sign it reduce is the real deal,” Krebs typed .
The latest source Krebs spoke to claimed one to private information, for instance the history five digits of their mastercard wide variety, is actually among them most recent problem. Per Thorsheim, the new maker and you may fundamental coordinator away from Passwordscon, a good passwords conference, plus wrote which he discovered “some other profile that we know” which were perhaps not found in most other understood breaches. He stated a private provider who verified that his mastercard study based in the cure is best.
Specific will get matter the value of brand new Ashley Madison investigation. This has been well documented you to definitely Ashley Madison don’t ensure the newest email addresses of people who subscribed. In principle, your target could pop-up on the data beat also if that people never in reality enrolled in a merchant account — other people may have licensed due to their email address. The financing credit amounts, labels, and physical address research as part of the cheat — if real — might possibly be a whole lot more ruining. But just as the someone subscribed Ashley Madison doesn’t mean they made use of the services. Some users’ partners possess known they used the website.
But Ashley Madison’s information you may however destroy the reputations regarding political figures and personal data, let-alone most people
“There could be legitimate casualties because of this” of your own drip, Graham Cluley, another defense expert, authored during the an article on Saturday. “I am talking about committing suicide.”


Ron Washington obviously loves the run production he’s been getting.
However, the Rangers manager continued to preach before Wednesday’s game with Seattle about the need for consistent pitching and defense.
“You don’t have success consistently doing that every night,” Washington said of his team’s major league-leading 35 runs during their first five games.
Added Washington: “But I’ll take it.”
Feliz showing growth
Neftali Feliz has been impressive at the end of games this season. Last year’s A.L. Rookie of the Year picked up where he left off in 2010, already gathering two saves.
But Washington has been most impressed with what Feliz, who set a rookie record with 40 saves, has done in non-save situations. The Rangers manager said his closer is not taking anything for granted through the Rangers’ 5-0 start.
“I don’t see him letting his guard down,” Washington said, referring to last season when Feliz struggled at times when he entered in non-save situations.
Murphy gets another start
David Murphy will get his second start of the season today, hitting in the seventh spot and playing in left field. Washington said he wants to get Murphy a start in every series this season, adding there will be some occasions when he starts consecutive games.
It also doesn’t hurt that Murphy is 13 for 49 in his career against today’s starter, Felix Hernandez.
Playing first base no big deal for Young
Washington said Michael Young played well yesterday at first base, and that’s exactly what he expected from the veteran infielder. Washington stated that Young has played more difficult positions in his career and first might be the easiest of them all.
“I can go play first base right now,” Washington joked.
Rangers lineup for today:
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[This story contains spoilers for Marvel’s Jessica Jones season three.]
For the final season of Marvel’s Jessica Jones, showrunner Melissa Rosenberg found herself and her fellow writers revisiting a key part of her career: several seasons on Showtime’s serial killer drama Dexter.
“Our show is very noir; we’ve always approached it that way. So this was a really good opportunity to do that,” Rosenberg told The Hollywood Reporter. “Plus my fellow showrunner was Scott Reynolds [who also worked on Dexter], and so we really had a lot of that background in our approach to stuff.”
This meant that in developing the storyline surrounding Sallinger (Jeremy Bobb), a new foe for Jessica (Krysten Ritter) who doesn’t have superpowers but does use his hyper-intelligence and training to kill repeatedly and get away with it, they were on familiar turf. “We would stop and go, wait a minute, didn’t we do that story on Dexter?” she said. “We were constantly to trying to do something new.”
Rosenberg came into the third season knowing that it would be her last on the show, thanks to a reported eight-figure overall deal with Warner Bros., but she began to sense that it would be the last season for the show after the cancellation of Daredevil, a decision made by Netflix soon after the launch of that show’s third season.
“That’s when we knew that this was clearly a business decision and that we would be on the chopping block as well,” she said. “But that was quite early on, so we were able to make adjustments to really finish the storytelling, and it ended really quite perfectly, actually.”
Jessica Jones, whose third season debuted June 14, is the last of Netflix’s Marvel series to air following the streamer cutting ties with Disney-owned Marvel. Netflix is making a push to own more of its content, and Disney is preparing to launch its Disney+ streaming service in November. There has been speculation that some of the Marvel series could end up on Disney+, something hinted at by Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb when Jessica Jones and The Punisher were canceled to complete Netflix’s purge of the Marvel shows.
“Our network partner may have decided they no longer want to continue telling the tales of these great characters — but you know Marvel better than that,” Loeb said. “As Matthew Murdock’s dad once said, ‘The measure of a man is not how he gets knocked to the mat, it’s how he gets back up.’ To be continued.”
As part of bringing the series full circle with the finale, Jessica Jones was able to bring back Mike Colter as Luke Cage, a fitting choice given that the character made his debut in the show’s first season before going on to lead his own spinoff. The writers came up with the idea during the story breaking process, and Rosenberg said that “we would have been prepared to try to re-break it without him. But fortunately it all worked out.”
Rosenberg said they didn’t consider bringing in other established Marvel characters for the finale, “because the group is an organic fit within our world. And our world’s so different from the other characters’ worlds that it can become jarring to our show, to have someone step in from another world. But because Mike Colter was part of the conception of our world, he blends quite perfectly.”
Another even tinier cameo from a past castmember comes in the final moments of the series, as the taunting voice of Jessica Jones’ greatest foe, the deceased Kilgrave (David Tennant), can be heard applauding her choice to leave New York behind (which then spurs her to change her mind).
Rosenberg said that as soon as it became clear that this would be the final season, she knew they would want at least a touch of Kilgrave. “It was then that we thought, ‘Oh, you know, that would be perfect and he exists in her mind.’ So it’s the completion of a story as well,” she said.
In order to get Tennant involved, episode director Neasa Hardiman had to work remotely with the actor, Rosenberg said: “He recorded it in London, and [Hardiman] was in New York, directing him over the phone. He went and he gave us many different takes. He’s so hilarious and versatile.”
And then Le Tigre’s “Keep On Livin'” kicks in as the final credits roll. “I love that song. That was in editing — we were in post and realizing we really wanted an anthem of sorts that played in tune with Jessica’s character, and [Reynolds] turned me onto that song,” Rosenberg said. “It was like, ‘Oh my God, that’s perfect.’ Female rockers. It was just absolutely the way to go.”
In moving forward, Rosenberg said what attracted her to moving to Warner Bros. was what she’d heard about “what a great working environment it is, first of all. And they have a lot of really interesting projects and the opportunity to tell, to push myself into, new territory, is exciting. It’s anxiety-provoking as well. You always hope you’re gonna rise to the challenge. But I think a writer can get stale if you just keep telling the same story over and over again. So, you know, I’m looking forward to shaking it up a little bit.”
She does anticipate continuing to work with pre-established IP (a long-time trend for her career), and noted that “I love character-driven genre, that’s sort of where I live and breathe. So I’ll probably always play in that sandbox.”
That said, despite joining its corporate family, she doesn’t think the DC Comics universe is one she’ll dive into right away: “I need to like separate things out because I’m such a Marvel fan. I really need to, because it’s a very different animal.”
She is excited about the prospects of continuing to write and create for streaming platforms, because, as she said, “I’m not a natural fit for network television. I really thrive on continuing storylines and digging into the darker recesses of the human experience. And I think that network is at its best when it’s got a case-of-the-week thing happening, which is just not who I am. The streaming services really lend themselves to the kind of stories I like to tell. So I’ll probably spend a lot of time there.”
That doesn’t mean she’s opposed to the idea: “I mean, never say never. I would love to have some series that ran for, you know, 18 years and I could retire, save a small country. That would be awesome. For sure. I just don’t think that’s what is in my wheelhouse.”
Funnily enough, Rosenberg originally developed Jessica Jones as a broadcast TV show, beginning back in 2010 under a deal she had with ABC Studios. “The network bought it, and I said to them going in, ‘Are you sure, because this is pretty dark?’ And they’re like, ‘Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.’ And then I wrote the pilot for them and they’re like, ‘Wow, this is pretty dark,'” she said. “So it just kind of sat there for a bit, then Jeph Loeb created this behemoth over at Netflix with Marvel, and it was the absolute perfect place for it. So sometimes the biggest letdowns are a blessing.”
The original pilot Rosenberg wrote for ABC ended up being “not wildly different” from what would eventually make its debut on Netflix in November 2015. “I always knew I wanted to tell the Kilgrave story, I wanted her background to be coming out of trauma, and I knew I wanted the Luke Cage character,” she said. “Some of the surrounding characters evolved over time — that was a first draft, so it took on a slightly different shape, but it was all there.”
She did, however, plan on building a case-of-the-week element into the series when it was intended for broadcast, which wasn’t necessary for streaming. “When I went to Netflix it’s like, ‘Oh no, no, no, we want the cliffhanger. We want it,'” she said. “People are watching these things 30 seconds later, so it’s a very different kind of storytelling.”
Rosenberg, while leaving Marvel behind, is happy that Jessica Jones feels like a complete series. “I’m proud of our series. You know, the three seasons feel to me like a really complete journey for our characters. We’ve really had the opportunity to just take them to a place that was satisfying. It’s been a really exciting ride, both for the characters and for me,” she said.
“There’s always a million stories that you can tell with really rich characters. We had our fair share of those. But you want to be careful about overstaying one’s welcome. You can keep characters going well beyond when they should. I’ve been on those shows as well.”
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A bridge which has stood in the centre of Barnsley for more than 30 years will be demolished this morning.
The Kendray Street bridge will be replaced as part of the Better Barnsley Plans.
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A touring photography exhibition to mark the centenary of a charity for service veterans with sight problems is showing just what can be achieved with a camera despite visual impairments.
The Blind Veterans UK exhibition features stunning photography taken exclusively by former servicemen and women who are blind or partially sighted.
Sarah Clark reports:
Thirty years after the murder of a family of five which shocked the nation, a Yorkshire author says she has written the definitive book on the subject.
The man who carried out the cold blooded killings - Jeremy Bamber - has maintained his innocence for years - but Carol Ann Lee says despite extensive inquiries she can find no one who says Bamber did not do it.
Bamber is still trying to win his freedom from his cell in Wakefield Prison.
Chris Kiddey reports:
A fundraising campaign has been launched to help meet the funeral costs of seven-year-old Conley Thompson who died earlier this week after becoming trapped in a pipe on a building site near Barnsley.
More than £1000 has been raised so far with donations coming from across our region.
It comes as South Yorkshire Police have appealed for help in tracing Conley's movements on Sunday evening.
Martin Fisher reports:
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Police in Sheffield have arrested two further people in connection with a house fire in which a 44-year-old man died.
It takes the total number of arrests to five.
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Nick Clegg was offered a post in the new Lib Dem 'front bench' line up but declined and decided to stay on back benches.


Aluminium Bronze 9C AMS 4871 (UNS C95400)
Technical Data Sheet
|Chemical Composition Limits|
| AMS 4871 / 4873
Aluminium Bronze C95400 is a cast aluminum bronze with high strength properties, and excellent resistance to wear and corrosion. Although this alloy is supplied in the cast condition, it can be heat treated to enhance its mechanical properties and comply to more demanding applications.
Typical Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength ksi
|Yield Strength ksi||Elongation 4D %|
|AMS 4871 / 4873
Separately Cast Specimins
Physical Properties AMS 4871 / AMS 4873 - Aluminium Bronze
Melting Point - Liquidus - 1900 F
Melting Point - Solidus - 1880 F
Density - 0.269 lb/in 3 at 68 F
Specific Gravity - 7.45
Electrical Resistivity - 80.2 ohms-cmil/ft @ 68 F
Electrical Conductivity - 13 %IACS @ 68 F
Thermal Conductivity - 33.9 Btu · ft/(hr · ft2· o F)at 68F
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion - 9.0 ·10 -6 per o F (68-572 F)
Specific Heat Capacity - 0.1 Btu/lb/o F at 68 F
Modulus of Elasticity in Tension - 15500 ksi
Machinability Rating - 60%
Aluminium Bronze 9C AMS 4871 is available in
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ributes have been paid to the influential black filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles following his dying on the age of 89.
Van Peebles, recognized for Seventies movies Watermelon Man and Candy Sweetback’s Baadasssss Track, died on Tuesday night surrounded by family members at his house in New York, in response to a press release.
The pioneering director, actor, composer, author and novelist has been described because the ‘godfather of black cinema’.
Actor Mario Van Peebles, the filmmaker’s son and long-time artistic collaborator, stated: “Dad knew that Black photos matter. If an image is price a thousand phrases, what was a film price?
“We wish to be the success we see, thus we have to see ourselves being free. True liberation didn’t imply imitating the coloniser’s mentality.
“It meant appreciating the ability, magnificence and interconnectivity of all folks.”
Van Peebles’s dying was introduced in a joint assertion from his household, The Criterion Assortment of status motion pictures of which his movies have been included, and the artwork home distributor Janus Movies.
It stated: “In an unparalleled profession distinguished by relentless innovation, boundless curiosity and non secular empathy, Melvin Van Peebles made an indelible mark on the worldwide cultural panorama by means of his movies, novels, performs and music.”
Chicago-born Van Peebles first tried his hand at filmmaking within the Nineteen Fifties, after a stint within the Air Power.
Watermelon Man, the 1970 comedy, featured a white, racist Nineteen Sixties-era insurance coverage salesman who wakes as much as discover he’s black.
Blaxploitation movie Candy Sweetback’s Baadasssss Track arrived in 1971 and advised the story of a black man attempting to flee white law enforcement officials.
The movie grew to become required viewing for members of the Black Panther political group.
Regardless of his success, Van Peebles turned down a three-film deal from Columbia Footage.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins was amongst these paying tribute following his dying.
The Moonlight director stated: “He made probably the most of each second, of EVERY single rattling body and admittedly, whereas the final time I spent any time with him was MANY years in the past, it was an evening by which he completely danced his face off. The person simply completely LIVED.”
Ava DuVernay, one other of Hollywood’s main modern black administrators, shared a quote from Van Peebles in her tribute.
She tweeted: “’You must not let your self imagine you’ll be able to’t. Do what you are able to do inside the framework you’ve. And do not look exterior. Look inside.’ – the enduring artist, filmmaker, actor, playwright, novelist, composer and sage Melvin Van Peebles, who has gone house on the age of 89.”
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of the Fire has broken UK box office records, according to the studio that made the film, Warner Brothers.
They said more than £14.9m of tickets were sold in the UK in the first three days of it hitting cinemas.
That's the biggest ever opening weekend for a film in the UK, as well as the biggest takings ever for a Friday, a Saturday and a Sunday.
Goblet of Fire has been a worldwide hit too, making $181.4m (£105.3m).
Early figures suggest $101.4m (£60m) of those tickets have been snapped up in the US, which would make it the fourth biggest ever opening there.
GOF UK ticket sales
Friday - £4.02m
Saturday - £5.64m
Sunday - £5.24m
Total - £14.9m
It's sold all those tickets despite having a having a slightly older rating than the others; 12a in the UK and PG-13 in the US.
The record for the first three days in cinemas in the US is held by Spider-Man which opened with $115 million in 2002.
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith began with $108.4 million in 2005, just ahead of Shrek 2 with $108 million in 2004.


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Under low pH and high [Al.sup.3+] wheat root tips exude malate and citrate to the apoplast
Evidence for the consequences of a barrier to solute diffusion between the apoplast
and vascular bundles in sugarcane stalk tissue.
Moreover, uptake of hexoses by developing kernels from the apoplast
is also an active process involving H+/hexose co transport.
Hernandez JA, Ferrer MA, Jimenez A, Barcelo AR, Sevilla F (2001) Antioxidant systems and O*-2 /[H.sub.2][O.sub.2] production in the apoplast
of pea leaves.
'IAC Fantastico', is possibly related to the mechanisms of defense to Al toxicity, since elements like P can help in the formation of insoluble compounds, such as [Al.sub.4][(P[O.sub.4]).sub.3], retarding the entry of Al in the apoplast
(Costa et al., 2014).
These mechanisms lead to acidification of the apoplast
and the activation of cell wall degrading exo-enzymes, making it more susceptible to the vacuolar turgor pressure and consequently, to cell elongation.
Effects of Salicylic Acid and Cold Treatments on Protein Levels and on the Activities of Antioxidants Enzymes in the Apoplast
of Winter Wheat Leaves', Phytochemistry, 67: 710-15.
Carboxylesterases in the leaf apoplast
of wheat seedlings catalyze the hydrolysis of herbicide esters and are substrate specific.
Popova, Effects of Salicylic Acid and Cold Treatment on Protein Levels and on the Activities of Antioxidant Enzymes in the Apoplast
of Winter Wheat Leaves, Phytochem., 67, 710 (2006).
 reported that Al accumulation in the beans primarily and predominantly occurred in the root apoplast
(30-90 % of the total absorbed Al) of peripheral cells, and is only very slowly translocated to more central tissues .
Fortunately, salt-tolerant plants have evolved some special mechanisms of salt tolerance which are to minimize the accumulation of toxic ions in plant tissue, partition them in the apoplast
and vacuole, increase the synthesis of osmotic adjustment substances such as proline and betaine for maintaining tissue water status, and enhance antioxidant capacity to prevent the occurrence of oxidative stress .
Effects of White, Blue, Red-Light and Darkness on Ph of the Apoplast
in the Samanea Pulvinus.

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Pepper Chicken with curry leaves recipe with step by step photos and short video . Pepper and Curry leaves Chicken is a tasty side dish/ starter made with lots black pepper powder and curry leaves . This chicken has a distinct flavours from black pepper , curry leaves and fennel seeds. It's a simple chicken recipe that can be made easily without any fancy ingredients and tastes delicious.
In Bangalore there is chain of Andhra restaurant known has Meghana Foods, I love the boneless pepper chicken in that restaurant. It tastes too good with simple ingredients. So I was longing to recreate the same dish . After too many trail , error and correction , made this Pepper Chicken in Meghana Restaurant Style , taste came very close to that of original recipe from Meghana Foods . But I couldn't get that dark black color but later I realised its addition of dark soya sauce that gives deep dark black colour. Which I tried in my other similar vegetarian recipe Paneer Pepper Dry .
This tasty pepper chicken recipe has lots of curry leaves in it. Rather than naming has pepper chicken , I can even call it as Curry leaves Chicken . You can serve this chicken has starter or as a side dish with a mug of beer , tastes good in all the ways.
Other similar chicken recipes on blog are :
- Chicken Ghee Roast
- Chicken Sukka
- Chilli Capsicum Chicken
- Chicken Tikka
- Tangdi Kebab
- Tandoori Chicken
RECIPE CARD FOR PEPPER CHICKEN WITH CURRY LEAVES:
Pepper Chicken with Curry leaves
- 750 grams Chicken , skin out curry cut pieces
- 3 no's Onion , finely chopped
- 6-8 no's Garlic Cloves , crushed ½ tablespoon paste
- 1 inch Ginger , crushed ½ tablespoon paste
- 1 no Tomatoes , finely chopped
- 3 no's Green Chilli,finely Chopped
- 12 Sprigs Curry leaves
- 1 ½ tablespoon Black Peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Jeera/Cumin Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt or as required
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 2 tablespoon Coriander Leaves , chopped
- 1 teaspoon Lime Juice
- 1 tablespoon Ghee / Clarified Butter
- 1 tablespoon Cashews
- 3 no's Green Chilli , chopped
- 3 sprigs Curry leaves
- Wash and clean the chicken thoroughly and keep aside, for water to drain completely.
- Finely chop onions,tomatoes and slit green chillies.
- Dry roast black peppercorns, jeera/ cumin seeds, and fennel seeds . Add 6-7 sprigs of curry leaves and dry roast till curry leaves turns crisp .
- Then transfer it into a blender/ mixer jar and blend to a fine powder.
- Take a wok, add oil add 3 sprigs of curry leaves, onions, ginger , garlic paste , green chillies and fry well till the raw smell goes off .
- Add tomato,turmeric powder,and saute for a minute.
- Now add chicken,1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon of ground jeera ,pepper , fennel seeds and curry leaves powder mix well.
- Close the lid and cook on a medium heat for about 15 minutes or till chicken is almost cooked. (Don't overcook the chicken or else it becomes hard).
- Whilst take a small pan/ tadka pan ,add ghee once its hot add cashews, chopped garlic cloves, 3 green chilies and remaining curry leaves fry well .
- Once curry leaves turns crisp add ¼ teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of curry and pepper powder and mix well.
- Add this mixture to above prepared chicken.
- Add remaining curry leaves and pepper powder, ½ teaspoon of salt and mix well .
- Keep on a high flame, fry for a minute till it becomes semi dry. Turn off the stove .
- Finally add lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve as a starter or a side dish .
- You can also add ½ cup of water in the last step and cook on a high heat till you get a thick semi gravy chicken ..
- This is a spicy chicken dish , you can reduce the amount of green chillies , for less spice.
- 150 grams per serving
Step by Step Direction to make Pepper Chicken with Curry Leaves:

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There will be a number of places closed around Cherry Hill Township today in observance of the holiday.
Many places of business around Cherry Hill will be closed today in observance of Memorial Day. Below are the hours for numerous locations around town.
Post offices: All post offices are closed in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no mail delivery.
Township offices: The Cherry Hill Township Municipal Building will be closed for Memorial Day and will re-open for business on Tuesday. The township is hosting its annual Memorial Day ceremony at the municipal complex beginning at 10:45 a.m. This week’s Cherry Hill Township Council meeting is being held Tuesday beginning at 7:30 p.m. instead of the usual Monday. Additionally, there is no trash pickup today. Monday trash routes will be picked up on Tuesday.
Cherry Hill Public Library: The library is closed today and will re-open on its normal scheduled Tuesday.
Cherry Hill Public Schools: All Cherry Hill Public Schools are closed today
Katz JCC: JCC offices, the early childhood center and all school programs are all closed today.The health and wellness center will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The JCC Summer Swim Club outdoor pool will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Banks: Nearly all area banks, including Bank of America, PNC Bank, Wells Fargo Bank and TD Bank, are closed in observance of Memorial Day. Contact your local bank for more details.


WASHINGTON • US President Barack Obama's trip this week to Philadelphia and New York will mark the start of his intensified push to have Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton elected as his successor, a tour that is orchestrated to drive turnout among African- American and young voters.
"The President's focus is on energising the Obama coalition to get them to the polls for Hillary Clinton," said a White House official, who asked for anonymity because the President's schedule has not yet been finalised.
"That means engaging with young people, the African-American community and reminding independent voters what is at stake," the official added.
Mr Obama will not be out in full swing until next month, according to White House officials, but in the meantime he will do fund-raising as well as digital and media engagement on behalf of Mrs Clinton's campaign.
Mr Obama is likely to focus on key swing states, such as Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, as well as Pennsylvania, which has been considered reliably Democratic in the recent past.
In July, Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton held their first joint rally in North Carolina. The state is fiercely competitive this electoral cycle.
The President is also considering visiting New Hampshire, Iowa and Michigan, his aides added, depending on how the race develops.
Mr Obama will also be doing more radio interviews in the coming weeks to target key demographic groups, they said, and many of his trips will be timed in concert with critical voting registration and early voting deadlines.
Many Democrats, who remain concerned about Mrs Clinton's slim lead over Republican Donald Trump in national polls, see Mr Obama's involvement as key to boosting voter participation among segments of the Democratic base and potentially a draw among some undecided independents.


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CEDAR RAPIDS — At the Downtown Wrigley Bar & Grille — the restaurant and sports bar set to open in mid to late January at 315 Second Ave. SE — servers will use their Apple iPads tablets to send orders to the kitchen.
Customers will be able to use their smartphones to queue music on the wireless-enabled TouchTunes digital jukebox without leaving their seats.
Owner Brian Hughes said the iPad will speed service by allowing the servers to enter orders without returning to a wait station. After sending in orders from one table, they’ll be able to move on to the next.
The system was installed by Bradley Spohrer of ISA, a North Liberty private electronic security company.
“It brings a certain amount of sex appeal to it,” Spohrer says. “Your credit card never leaves the table — your waitress can sit right there and swipe it (through the card reader) while you watch.”
The wireless network also controls data for the pub’s 17 large-screen and ultra-large screen televisions, up to six different video games, the digital jukebox, a closed-circuit television system and a Bar Vision system that monitors the drinks being poured “down to the millimeter.”
The bar also will feature a Par T Indoor Golf Simulator, which will allow customers to play a round of virtual golf at one of nine famous courses — from Pebble Beach to the Dubai Emirates Golf Club.
Players will strike real balls with real clubs against a interactive screen at a cost of about $30 per hour. Hughes said he hopes many players bring their own clubs, and he hopes to host virtual golfing leagues.
Hughes also operates the Wrigleyville sports pub at 1899 Seventh Ave. in Marion. He’s also currently remodeling the space formerly home to Toocan’s Tiki Lounge at 329 Second Ave. SE, which he has owned first as Volume and then as Toocan’s. It will reopen soon as a country bar called Hazard County Saloon.
Downtown Wrigley had been home to Teeghan’s and Dublin City Pub.
Downtown Wrigley is expected to open in mid- to late January.


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It is Monday which means time for our
DT Blog Hop!!!
Now you should be coming from
if not and you just happened to stop in to say hello you will want to start at the beginning hop on over to
Don't forget to comment along the hop for your chance to win some
E.A.D Designs Vinyl!!
My project for today is an easy to do storage organization idea....
So does your pile of Hemp Twine look like this????
I SO love my Hemp Twine from
fellow DT sister Liz~
but after using it on tons of my cards and projects
it began to look like this :(
a big pile of twisted mess...
Hard to untangle to get to the color I wanted...
So I pulled out some of my handy dandy
clothes pins that I had laying around from our years of camping
All my twine is beautifully wrapped and
stored in this GREAT glass container.....
Not only is my twine easy to get to,
My glass container looks awesome sitting on my shelf
I hope you have enjoyed my project.....
I am the last stop on the hop!
Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT day!

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Explore our treasure trove of Halloween offerings, and make this year's celebration an unforgettable spooky night. With Caroeas by your side, we'll make every Halloween a memorable one. Happy Halloween!


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There are multitudes of people struggling in this economy, and many would love to work for themselves. The unfortunate thing is that most people do not know how to go about changing these things for the better. A great way to solve this is to make money online. This guide will give you tips on how to make money online.
Figure out a niche for yourself. Do you love to write in your spare time? Promote your skills as a good content writer. Do you like doing graphic design? There may be people that need help with their websites. Do not hesitate to look inward.
Make out a daily schedule. You’ll have to stick with it to earn money. You can’t make a million overnight. You have to work daily. You need to have a time established daily for focused work. Even an hour a day can make a big difference over time!
Put your leisure time to productive use. The Internet offers a lot of money making opportunities that require very little concentration. For example, you can earn money performing simple tasks on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Many of these can be done while sitting in front of the TV. You won’t make a fortune this way, but you will be putting some of that goof-off time to work for you!
Flipping domain names could be a good business for you. You can make some serious cash through domain flipping. It’s kind of like flipping real estate because it does require a bit of money to do. Figure out trending keywords by using a site such as Google Adsense. Buy domains that are acronyms. Look for domain names that have the potential to earn money for you.
Try your hand at creating an ebook. In this way, you can share your expertise and make a bit of money. Beginning with a collection of recipes is an excellent way to begin with E-books.
Though there are certainly legitimate vehicles for online income generation, lots of scams abound. This makes it essential to look into every company prior to beginning with them. You can check out if a company is legit on the BBB website.
Advertise for other people to make money online. If you have a site, this is easy. If you have a dedicated blog following, you can be sure that there are parties who will pay dearly to be featured on your website. Your viewer will go to another website where they can buy things.
To make some extra online income, you could play in the forex market. Figure out the current trends and take that knowledge forward to success in the market. Be certain not to get overzealous and invest too much early on.
It’s easy to make money online. It is true that you can get started on your path to earning more money online as soon as you read this article. Others are already doing it, and so you are able to as well. Learn everything you’re able to, and you’ll see the money flow in as well.

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