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By Walter Broeckx
Having analysed the defensive midfielder I thought the next step would be the box to box midfielders. As they are called now. In my days these were just midfielders who run a lot, but that is the modern times for you.
I put Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere in this category and added Oxlade-Chamberlain. Now I know that he usually plays more on the right hand side when he starts but I put him here because Wenger has said that his future is more in the middle and also because otherwise things get too difficult when I have to put him in with the other attackers.
|Aaron Ramsey||Jack Wilshere||Oxlade-C|
|82.5%||Passing accuracy opp. half||81.6%||78.5%|
|44.7%||Duels won %||52%||53.1%|
|18||Aerial Duels won||3||8|
|21||Aerial duels lost||6||16|
|46.2%||Aerial duels won %||33.3%||33.3%|
|62.1%||Tackles won %||80%||76.9%|
|334.8||Minutes per goal||366||1491|
|17||Total shots on target||8||8|
|30||Total shots off target||4||13|
|8.3%||Successful crosses %||–||19.4%|
So when we look at the total minutes played we see that Ramsey played most followed by The Ox. Jack Wilshere played only half of the minutes The Ox did and only one third of what Ramsey played. Thanks to that idiot from United that found it necessary to kick his ankle to pieces once again. It almost completely ruined Jack’s season that wasn’t too bad up to them I though.
Passing accuracy was the highest for Ramsey (86%) closely followed by Jack. The Ox a bit behind but that can also be down to him playing as a right wing a few times and a different position can have an influence. In the opposition half the numbers drop a bit but the order of the players does not. Ramsey the best with a very respectable 82.5%.
When we look at the duels won in percentage terms we see that the order is reversed. This time The Ox has the best score (53,1%) with Jack very close behind him. Ramsey almost 9% behind The Ox in this stat. So it looks that The Ox is the best in duels of these players. I must say a bit of a surprise for me. But good for The Ox of course.
When we look at the aerial duels we see that Ramsey is way above the rest. With head and shoulders one could say. In all meanings. Ramsey being bigger makes it easier of course to win those duels. And so he scores 46% and the others only 33.3%.
When it comes to recoveries we see that Jack has the best score with around seven recoveries per 90 minutes. Ramsey has one less and The Ox has two less recoveries per 90 minutes than Jack.
Looking at the tackles we see that again Jack has the best score. He won 80% of his tackles. Not that he tackles that much but when he does he usually comes out as the winner. The Ox has a score of 76.9%. Ramsey a bit behind the two with only a 62.1% successful tackles made over the season.
Judging the clearances made by these three players we see that Ramsey has made the most of them this season. Jack and The Ox not that good in clearing a ball in our own penalty area it seems.
The score for the interceptions that The Ox won is just in front of Aaron. Not much difference between the two players. Jack limping a bit behind on this.
When we look a the fouls sustained and made we see that The Ox is the only one that committed more fouls than he was fouled. But with the way the PGMO judge Arsenal players this could be just down to bad refereeing. What is a worry is that Arsenal players are booked quickly. Both Ramsey and The Ox get a booking every 3-4 fouls they commit. The situation for Jack is even worse. He gets a yellow card every 2.5 fouls. Yet when he gets kicked off the field it isn’t even called a foul or a card is given….. oh well…
Let us move on to the more attacking stats: goals and how long it takes to score. Ramsey scored a goal every 334.8 minutes. Jack was second with a goal every 366 minutes. The Ox is still not scoring enough. Only one goal in the PL, albeit an important one. But this is really amazing for me; why The Ox doesn’t score more goals. But as he is young this still can come of course.
When we look at the shooting accuracy we see that Jack has the best shots on target ratio with 66%. The Ox and Ramsey way behind with a score between 38 and 36%. Some shooting practice maybe before next summer might be on the cards. Ramsey can do better as we know from the season before. The others must up their scoring rate.
The Ox is by far the best crosser of the ball of the three of them. Probably because he has been playing on the right a bit more than the others. But the percentage of successful crosses are way too low for all of them. Going from 19.4% to 0%.
Ramsey had 6 assists last PL season and Jack and The Ox each one. Also something that should be better next season.
And when it comes to creating chances we see that each of the players create more than 2 chances per match. So the low numbers of assists might be more down to the other players not finishing the given chances.
All three players were not involved in penalty incidents. They didn’t caused one or didn’t get one at the other end.
So who was best? Well that is difficult to say as they all were best in some things and dropped points in other things. But looking at those stats and looking at the differences I think it might help Wenger in thinking which team to pick for a specific match.
My prediction for the future: I think these three players are all vital for the future in the next few seasons. Each with their qualities and things they can improve on. I think there still might be some room for improvement with all the players from this article. It will be down to them to work on their weaknesses and the one that can do this best will be the one that gets more matches. And hopefully fewer injuries.
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No acts of intimidation or violence had been reported.
Earlier, bus companies which manage the operations of Rea Vaya buses said the buses were not running because of the strike.
“We are still waiting for the union to come back to us, they are meeting their attorneys to review an agreement that was reached last night,” Piotrans spokesman Dumisani Mntambo said.
Bus drivers worked on Monday from 5am but returned the buses at 8.30am, Mntambo said.
Litsamaiso spokesman Babu Maharaj said the company was negotiating with the union.
“We are hoping that some of the issues will be resolved by today,” Maharaj said.
“We believe that the strike is illegal, the issues they are striking for are not issues one would strike for,” he said.
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Should you choose your baby's birth date? Here's the lowdown on this growing trend.
It’s common knowledge within the medical community that in response to their busy lives, many celebrities, sports stars, high-powered executives and their partners quietly schedule their babies’ births. Why? Often so that mother and father can ensure they will be together on the big day. The trend to control when and where a woman gives birth extends beyond the rich and famous as more pregnant women across the country choose their dates for labor inductions and even Cesarean sections. Women make this decision for many reasons: fear of the unknown, school-vacation schedules of older children and work considerations being among them. But while scheduling birth might sound convenient for those who want to have their babies at a certain time or comforting for those who are terrified of labor, scheduling an induction or a first-time C-section isn’t without risk—or debate. If a scheduled birth is an option you are considering, you should understand the hazards involved in order to determine whether the procedure can provide the peace of mind you’re seeking.
Inducing labor> Inducing labor with drugs is one way to help ensure that childbirth occurs in a specific 24- to 48-hour period. In 2000, nearly 20 percent of babies were delivered after labor was induced—up significantly from 8 percent in 1989, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Does this increase indicate that inductions are always safe? No. “ACOG is four-square against inducing labor just because you want the baby to be a Sagittarius,” says Michael F. Greene, M.D., director of maternal-fetal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. “It should be for medical reasons.” Inductions should only be done when the risk of continuing the pregnancy exceeds the risk of induction of labor, according to ACOG; such risks include high blood pressure or a pregnancy two weeks past due. Still, doctors do induce women who don’t fit into these categories. Anne Boris of Chicago accepted her doctor’s offer to induce her because she was bloated and uncomfortable and feared that her water would break while she was at work. “I was opposed to the chaos of labor in public,” she says. “[The induction] gave me a sense of control and security.” While Boris experienced no major complications, women who are induced should be aware that they are increasing their chances of a C-section by 50 percent, according to Greene. “If a woman and her physician decide to induce, they need to accept that there might be a more difficult labor that may result in a C-section,” he says. “And if a woman is planning a vaginal birth after Cesarean, there is an increased risk of uterine rupture after induction.” Inductions aren’t always successful. True, doctors can see if a woman’s cervix is “inducible,” or softened and positioned correctly, but that doesn’t guarantee a smooth labor. Hormones such as oxytocin are released when a woman goes into labor naturally. But just because a doctor can administer Pitocin, the synthetic version of oxytocin, does not mean that labor will necessarily begin or progress easily. In fact, if Pitocin is given too aggressively, labor can be more unpleasant, with contractions that are too forceful and frequent. Robert Katz, M.D., of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, has performed many inductions. He says that one patient, whose husband is a well-known basketball player, was induced to make sure the spouse could be there for the delivery. All went smoothly. “I have no problem inducing under safe circumstances,” Katz says, “when the cervix is ready and it’s past 39 weeks.”
Planned C-section … a better option?> Surprisingly, some doctors say that women who are determined to schedule labor are better off planning C-sections instead of inductions. This is because a scheduled Cesarean often results in less wear and tear on a woman’s body than a long, induced labor that ends with an emergency C-section. Also, emergency C-sections are more rushed than planned ones, increasing the possibility of complications. While ACOG is firmly against performing C-sections for nonmedical reasons, there are doctors who typically record the procedure as medically necessary. In fact, Cesarean delivery rates have increased for five consecutive years, accounting for nearly 24.4 percent of all births in 2001, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. One doctor in her final year of residency at a hospital in Dallas, who spoke on condition of anonymity, says she may have her first child by elective C-section and that many of her female colleagues feel the same way. She is considering it after seeing a number of unsuccessful inductions and reading about the urinary incontinence that sometimes follows a vaginal delivery. She adds that while a Cesarean section is major abdominal surgery, doctors no longer cut through muscle, which makes it easier to heal from the procedure than in the past. Still, a Cesarean delivery can take weeks and sometimes months of healing and brings an increased risk of infection and blood loss. It’s not a decision to be made lightly. In a perfect world, we’d all be able to order the exact date of our labor and the perfect delivery; it would certainly make for a more organized birth. But our world isn’t that neat, and the birth of a child is miraculous and full of surprises. In our efforts to control labor, it’s important for a woman, her partner and doctors to examine the risks carefully and determine whether they are really worth taking.

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This savory Za’atar Roasted Garlic Feta Dip is the perfect summer appetizer and simply bursting with flavor. This post is sponsored by Cavit Wines to create recipes that pair with Pinot Grigio in celebration of National Pinot Grigio Day!
Whipped feta. I first heard of the phenomenon from the great Ina Garten.
I love feta and I love most things whipped (cream, butter, cream cheese), so how could whipped feta possibly be bad?
It isn’t. It’s amazing.
Ina was right. As always.
Lately, I’ve been on a huge za’atar kick. I make my own (it’s so easy) and I use it on everything. On hummus, roasted vegetables, flatbread, popcorn, and in Farro Breakfast Bowls.
How good is this stuff?
When I worked in New York City, I fortunately worked right next door to this amazing vegetarian Mediterranean restaurant. It was where I got lunch most days of the week. I started to notice that they sprinkled za’atar on just about everything they made. Greek salads, labneh-filled pita, falafels, you name it.
“What is this magical dust you sprinkle on everything?” I asked the chef one day.
“Bring me a cupcake tomorrow, and I’ll show you how to make it.” He responded, most definitely not kidding.
The next day, he got a few cupcakes and I got a lesson on some amazing traditional Mediterranean cooking.
Za’atar is very simple to make. Just sea salt, thyme, toasted sesame seeds, and sumac. The most difficult aspect is that it can sometimes be hard to find sumac, but most Middle Eastern grocers and natural markets carry it.
You could also buy sumac online, or buy za’atar for that matter and call it a day!
Roasted garlic and lemon is a match made in heaven for za’atar and feta. It plays on sumac’s distinct lemony-tart flavor profile.
I make a really simple roasted garlic oil for the dip. Then, feta and a bit of cream cheese get whipped together with the infused olive oil until creamy. Finally, black pepper, fresh lemon zest, and the za’atar get stirred in.
You could add fresh herbs if you wanted to, but you definitely don’t need to.
My mom deemed this Za’atar Roasted Garlic Feta Dip the best dip she’s ever had, and I might just have to agree.
This Za’atar Roasted Garlic Feta Dip was created to celebrate National Pinot Grigio Day on May 26th. This is actually the first National Pinot Grigio Day, brought to us by Cavit wines, who introduced the variety to the United States in 1977 from Italy. Cavit’s Pinot Grigio is delicious, affordable, and the perfect summer wine. The refreshing, balanced wine is lightly sweet with a fruity profile of green apple and citrus flavors.
And Pinot Grigio pairs especially well with fresh, soft cheeses such as feta. The crisp white wine balances the salty cheese, and the citrus flavor in Pinot Grigio pairs particularly well with this lemon-scented dip.
Serve Za’atar Roasted Garlic Feta Dip with anything you’d like, really. I love serving it in the center of a large crudite platter, filled with pretty much anything I found that morning at the farmer’s market. For this platter, I included: endive, sweet peppers, toybox tomatoes, cucumber, grilled artichoke hearts, Greek olives, rainbow carrots, and rosemary flatbread. Beets, radishes, figs, grapes, and squash blossoms would all also be lovely.
Thank you to Cavit for sponsoring this Za’atar Roasted Garlic Feta Dip and inviting me to celebrate National Pinot Grigio Day with them! Have you ever had whipped feta before? What are your favorite summer wine pairings? Let me know in the comments below!
Za’atar Roasted Garlic Feta Dip
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: dip, spread
This savory Za’atar Roasted Garlic Feta Dip is the perfect summer appetizer and simply bursting with flavor!
For the Za’atar:
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon sumac
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Or, buy it. See notes.
For the Roasted Garlic Oil:
- 6 garlic cloves, halved
- 1/4 cup quality olive oil
For the Dip:
- 6 ounces feta, room temperature
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- Zest of 1 small lemon
- 3 tablespoons garlic oil, plus more for serving
- 2 teaspoons za’atar, plus more for serving
- Sea salt and pepper, to taste
- Fresh parsley, optional
Make the Za’atar:
Combine all of the ingredients and set aside.
Make the Roasted Garlic Oil:
Preheat oven to 350°F. In a small oven-safe pan, combine the peeled, halved garlic cloves and the olive oil. The oil should cover the cloves. Roast until the garlic is just golden, about 13-15 minutes. Let the garlic oil cool completely in the pan, and then strain and discard the cloves. You will have 4 tablespoons of garlic oil, 3 for the recipe and 1 for drizzling.
Make the Dip:
- Whiz the feta in a food processor until very small bits remain. Add in the garlic oil and cream cheese and process until very smooth and creamy. Be sure that your feta and cream cheese are at room temperature. Season with a bit of sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
- Remove the feta dip from the processor and into a bowl. Stir in the lemon zest, za’atar, and chopped fresh parsley (if using; to taste).
- Garnish the dip with the additional tablespoon of garlic oil and a sprinkling of za’atar. Serve immediately with your favorite vegetables or crackers.
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 221
Mine came out more like a spread than a dip …. And I think mext time I’ll reserve some crumbled feta to add texture.
Tastes good though!
Thank you for the thoughtful review, Laura!
Absolutely delicious 🤤 and super easy to make. I bought the za’atar in a 1.5oz bag at World Market. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Lavern Moore says
I’m salivating. So scrumptious! I can hardly wait to try this!
Angelica Sereda says
I’m not a fan of feta but everyone else I know is. I may have to try this at the next potluck or next time I am hosting.. Looks delicious.
I haven’t heard of it but am glad it is easy to make. It seems very versatile too, which I Love.
Steph Social says
I am obsessed with feta! This dip is literally just what I need to make this weekend!!!!
Annemarie LeBlanc says
A roasted garlic dip sounds so delicious! I want to make this too. I will try to find za’atar and when I do, I am going to whip up this dip asap!
Wendy Polisi says
Wow, this flavor combo is blowing me away. I LOVE making my own hummus. Definitely adding this one to try next.
Emman Damian says
Za’atar Roasted Garlic Feta Dip sounds so delicious. I hope I can make a fresh batch tonight and share it to my friends.
Amy-Lynn Denham says
Very interesting recipe. I love hummuses and dips but this is something I haven’t quite heard of before. I’ll have to substitute the dairy and give this a try.
Brianna S says
This looks SOOO good! I love that it’s not hard to make either.
Emily Fata says
Oh my gosh, this recipe looks absolutely divine! It’s perfect to make for summer parties!
your photos are beautiful! i love how delicious they make your dip look. keep up the great posts.
Joy at The Joyous Living
Lohas Canada says
OMG this looks so good! I’ll be on the look out for sumac to add to my spice collection. I can never have enough flavor dressings heh
This is my favorite dip! All other dips will no longer work for me. Absolutely delicious. Serve it at your next party and your guests will be delighted.
What a wonderful combination of flavors. Even without trying this dip I can tell that it’s a bomb. Thanks for the recipe!
This looks absolutely amazing. What a lovely plate full of flavours and deliciousness. I LOVE this roasted garlic oil. What a great idea. Yum!
Great flavour combinations in this dip, roasting garlic gives in a fab sweet flavour. Fab crisp white wine to accompany it.
peter @feedyoursoultoo says
Za’atar is such a great spice. the dip with the garlic and spice looks delicious. and it looks like you paired it well with the wine!
Bintu (@recipespantry) says
roasting garlic adds such a lovely flavour! This dip looks yummy

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SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 12, 2023
X’S INK FORMER HAWKEYE AND A RIGHT-HANDER
NEW FACES ADDITIONS ADDED FOR 2024
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Sioux City Explorers have announced that the team has signed RHP Pedro Gonzalez and INF/OF Brennen Dorighi for the 2024 season. Both players will make their American Association debut in 2024 for Sioux City.
RHP Pedro Gonzalez joins Sioux City after spending six seasons with the Washington Nationals organization. Gonzalez would compile an 18-23 record in 297.2 innings with a 5.02 ERA, reaching High-A in the Nationals system. In 2023, with Fredericksburg in the Carolina League, the right-hander went 8-3 in 34 games, working all in relief for the Nationals. He posted a 4.32 ERA in 73 career high innings with 50 strikeouts, walking 20 with a 1.384 WHIP. Gonzalez would pick up two saves while finishing eight games for the club.
In 2022, Gonzalez made two stops with the Washington organization, making 12 relief appearances with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Nationals, working in 21.2 innings with 15 strikeouts. He went 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA and finished second on the club with three saves. In nine games at A level Fredericksburg, Gonzalez pitched 14 innings with eight strikeouts. For the season combined, the right-hander would pitch in 35.2 innings with 23 strikeouts with a 1.570 WHIP with a 5.05 ERA.
The 2021 season was another two-stop season for Gonzalez, repeating his 2022 season. He would spend most of the season at the Nationals Complex League team pitching in 33.1 innings with 33 strikeouts and a 2-2 record with a 5.40 ERA. In six games at Fredericksburg, Gonzalez went 0-5, making three starts in 9.2 innings. He added 10 strikeouts with a 2.276 WHIP and a 11.17 ERA. For the season Gonzalez would toss 43 innings with 43 strikeouts in 20 games with six starts and a 2-7 record. He had a 6.70 ERA with a 1.791 WHIP in the Nationals system.
(Credit Edward Maurer/Fredericksburg Nationals)
Prior to the cancellation of the 2020 season, Gonzalez would split time at rookie-level Gulf Coast and short-season A Auburn in the New York-Penn League in 2019. The righty went 1-2 in the GCL with a 3.81 ERA in 28.1 innings with 21 strikeouts in eight games with two starts while notching two saves. At short season A, he was 1-4 with a 9.69 ERA in 13 innings. For the season he would go 2-6 in 41.1 innings in 13 games with three starts. Gonzalez struck out 30 while posting a 1.597 WHIP for the season.
Gonzalez would go a combined 4-3 with a 3.81 ERA in two stops in 2018 at the rookie-level Dominican Summer League and the Gulf Coast League. He would strikeout 54 batters in 52 innings while making nine starts and adding another three relief appearances with a 1.154 WHIP. In his rookie season of 2017, Gonzalez would spend the entire season with the Nationals team in the DSL. He made 12 starts over 52.2 innings with 44 strikeouts while going 1-3 and a 1.633 WHIP. The Nationals signed Gonzalez on December 27, 2016 as a free agent out of Chitre, Panama.
INF/OF Brennen Dorighi spent four seasons at Wofford College but would play his final collegiate season at the University of Iowa. He would play all 60 games for the Hawkeyes in 2023, earning Second-Team All-Big Ten honors along with being named the team captain for Iowa. Dorighi finished second on the team at the plate, hitting .348 and leading the Hawkeyes in homers (15) and RBI (67). He would slash a line of .348/.469/.564 in his only season at Iowa City.
Dorighi had three two homerun games during the season on May 2 against Illinois State and on May 13 on against Michigan State. He would have a season-high six-RBI game on May 5 against Ohio State, going 3-for-4 and another two-homer game with five RBI in the Hawkeyes win against then ranked #1 LSU on February 25. The versatile roster addition had an 11-game hitting streak and went 7-for-15 with six RBI in the NCAA Regional for Iowa. Dorighi went 4-for-5 with a homerun as the Hawkeyes faced elimination against North Carolina on June 4.
(Credit University of Iowa Athletics)
Following his season at the University of Iowa, Dorighi would play 33 games with State College and 13 games with Fredrick, both of the Major League Baseball Draft League. He would hit three homeruns and drive in 28 while hitting .294 for State College and drove in eight more runs while hitting .333 for Fredrick. Dorighi spent four years at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He would play in 14 games over his first two seasons in 2019 and 2020, hitting a homerun and driving in six runs, but he would become a leading contributor for the Terriers in his third season in 2021. In 48 games, Dorighi belted three home runs and drove in 26 runs in his junior season. He would make 26 starts as the team’s designated hitter and four more at first base. Dorighi hit .297 good for fourth on the team and his 33 hits was good for fifth on the squad.
In 2022 Dorighi was named First-team All-Southern Conference and SoCon All-Tournament team after the season. He played in 56 games, making 51 starts with 41 at designated hitter and another 10 in left field. He showed power by hitting nine homeruns, good for second on the club, and his 53 RBI also placed him second on the team. He would slash a line of .339/.399/.552 in his final season with the Terriers. Dorighi would be named SoCon Player-of-the-week twice during the season for Wofford. On February 19, he reached base four times with a pair of hits, including a long ball against George Mason. He added a three-RBI game on March 13 against Lafayette and a solid pair of games on March 25 and 26 where he had five hits and a pair of RBI in two games. In Wofford’s series at Dallas Baptist, he would blast a pair of homeruns and six RBI in the four-game series. He would finish his career at Wofford getting three hits and an RBI in the SoCon Tournament against Samford.
Dorighi has played summer ball following each of his college seasons except for 2020 due to the pandemic. He played in 2019 at Elmira in the Perfect Game Collegiate League, 2021 with Bristol in the New England Collegiate League and 2022 with Traverse City in the Northwoods League. Dorighi was a three-year letterman at Cherry Creek High School in Cherry Hills Colorado. In high school his team won three Centennial League Championships and reached the state semifinals and championship twice. Dorighi hit .375 with a .480 OBP as a senior and was named to the Coors Field All-Star State Senior Team. He was named first team Academic All-State Team three times. He received a degree in finance and accounting while at Wofford.
2024 Players signed:
RHP Pedro Gonzalez
INF/OF Brennen Dorighi
RHP Heitor Tokar
RHP Braunny Munoz
RHP Kyle Bloor
C Jake Ortega
C Wilfredo Gimenez
OF Scott Ota
INF Daniel Lingua,
INF Daniel Pérez
RHP John Sheaks
The Explorers are set to open their 31st season in the Siouxland at home Friday night, May 10th at 7:05 p.m. against the Kansas City Monarchs. Ticket packages for the 2024 season are on-sale now, including Full and Half-Season Tickets as well as 10, 15 and 25 game Flex Packs. More information is available by calling the Explorers front office at 712-277-WINS. Stay tuned to the Explorers social media channels and the club’s website xsbaseball.com for off-season news and updates.


Magma — Théâtre du Taur - Concert 1975 - Toulouse
(Seventh Records AKT IV, 1975/1996, 2CD)
by Rob Walker, 1995-11-01:
Recorded in Toulouse roughly three months after the concerts from which Live were taken, this two CD set was released for the first time in 1994 on Christian Vander's AKT label. The band is identical to the lineup on Live except for the replacement of keyboardist Jean Pierre Asseline with Patrick Gauthier. This concert features fantastic performances of "Köhntarkösz," "Hhaï," "Kobaïa," and "Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh," with slightly different arrangements from the Live album. "Kobaïa" is extended to nearly twice its earlier length to make room for a Gabriel Federow guitar solo. "Hhaï" is also extended a few minutes, and "Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh" is presented in its entirety, not abridged as on Live. A bright soundboard recording, the sound quality is excellent, and does justice to these wonderful performances.
by Mike McLatchey, 2018-02-15:
By the early 90s, Seventh Records had showed up, started reissuing the original Magma albums along with some offshoots, and began to open Magma's considerable live vaults. The Théâtre du Taur show appears to be out of print now but it was one a lot of Magmaphiles celebrated in 1996, despite its somewhat B-grade sound quality (that is you could hear it all no problem, but it was a bit faded and didn't have much in the way of presence). But it was from 1975 and thus a close cousin to the Hhaï / Live album, which meant that you were going to hear "Köhntakösz," "Hhaï," "Kobaïa," and "Mëkanïk Dëstruktïw Kömmandöh." And while they deliver great versions of all this material — nothing unusual for 1975 — the "MDK" is something uniquely special on his album. It hits the pavement on all cylinders and drives forward with ferocity and completely takes to the air by the time it gets to the jamming with Didier Lockwood, who delivers a solo for the ages. It's so kinetic that you feel like everybody's instruments have caught fire. As great as the band could be through their whole career, I think it would be hard to argue that this still wasn't their best, most fluid line up, and they had gotten to a point where it seemed like playing these compositions was utterly effortless. Maybe the best "MDK" of all time, although perhaps not the clearest.
by Peter Thelen, 1994-10-01:
The long awaited fourth release on Christian Vander's AKT label is a legendary concert from September 24th, 1975 in Toulouse. The lineup here includes Christian and Stella Vander on drums and vocals respectively (of course), Klaus Blasquiz (voc), Benoit Widemann and Patrick Gauthier (keys), Bernard Paganotti (bass), Gabriel Federow (guitar) and Didier Lockwood (violin) — which places the recording somewhere between the Live album and Udu Wudu. The first disc opens with a haunting and powerful rendition of "Köhntarkösz" — unique in its guitar prominence, followed by an equally riveting eleven minute version of "Hhaï" and perhaps the best live version of "Kobaïa" I've heard, featuring outstanding performance by Lockwood. Disc two is a single complete 38 minute rendition of "Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh," full of the same fire that made the Live album so special. For the uninitiated, a more descriptive account of Magma's sound can be found in the review of Retrospektiw I-II in the reissues section of this issue. The Live sound quality is quite decent, especially considering this was never originally intended for release. There are occasional split-second drops in level (especially on "Köhntarkösz"), but nothing that should bother any true fan, for whom this outstanding 2CD set is a definite must-have.
Asia Minor Third Album on the Way – On January 29, AMS records will be releasing the long-awaited third album by classic Turkish-French band Asia Minor. Released last year in Japan, this will be the widespread debut of Points of Libration. The album features original members Setrak Bakirel (vocals, guitar) and Eril Tekeli (flute, guitar). » Read more
Harold Budd RIP – Harold Budd, one of pre-eminent American composers of avant-garde and minimalism, has died of complications from the coronavirus. Budd came to prominence in the 70s, championed by Brian Eno on his Obscure Records label, with music that blended academic minimalism with electric jazz and electronic music. Much of Budd's best known work was done in collaboration with other artists, including Eno, Daniel Lanois, Robin Guthrie, Andy Partridge, John Foxx, Jah Wobble, and many others. » Read more
Audion Is Back in Business – Our esteemed colleague Alan Freeman has restarted Audion Magazine after a seven year hiatus. The new incarnation is available online on their Bandcamp site. Audion's history goes back to 1984, and included 58 issues up to 2013. Issue #59 is available now, and #60 is in the works. » Read more
Romantic Warriors IV – Krautrock (Part 2) Is in the Works – Zeitgeist Media, the people who have brought us the great series of documentary films chronicling the history of progressive rock, are working on the second installment of their examination of German music. Krautrock 2 will focus on artists from Münich such as Guru Guru, Amon Düül II, Xhol Caravan, Kraan, Witthüser & Westrupp, and Popol Vuh. » Read more
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Dr. Deborah K. Nykanen joined the Civil Engineering Faculty at MSU in August 2003.
She received her BSCE, MS and PhD from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Nykanen taught for several years at Michigan Technological University before joining MSU.
Her research and teaching interests include hydrology, hydrometeorology, and remote sensing applications. Her research efforts focus on scale issues in hydrometeorology and understanding the role that rainfall and soil moisture play across all scales in modulating land-atmosphere interactions. The overall goal of her research is to improve predictions of the water and energy cycles across all scales. Her research involves numerical weather and climate prediction, coupled land-atmosphere modeling, quantifying scale-invariant properties of rainfall and soil moisture, and development of upscaling and downscaling methods for hydrologic variables.
Dr. Nykanen is a member of the American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, and American Society for Engineering Education. She serves on several national committees including a NOAA Science Advisory Group and the AMS Committee on Hydrology. She has published in journals such as Water Resources Research, Journal of Geophysical Research, and Journal of Hydrometeorology.


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In addition to adopting a white supremacist falsely accusing asylum seekers of COVID-19 superspreading, Mother Jones also reports that Abbott is responding to unaccompanied children entering the US in search of safety and protection by taking 1,000 officers to the border dispatch, including Texas Rangers. “Abbott said these interviews would identify victims of human trafficking, but Melissa Lopez, an attorney for Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services in El Paso, questioned the timing of Operation Lonestar, ”the report said.
“I think it is very hypocritical for Governor Abbott to suddenly be concerned about the humanitarian situation at the border,” Lopez said, according to the report, noting his lack of concern before noon on January 20, 2021. “At no point has this been Case.” there is always concern for their safety, for their dignity. And suddenly there is a “border crisis” and we need to be concerned and we will start investigating human trafficking as if human trafficking was something new. “
KSAT reports that Abbott falsely alleged this in recent remarks “President Biden’s ruthless open border policy has sparked a humanitarian crisis,” which enriches cartels, smugglers and human traffickers, who often persecute and abuse unaccompanied minors. ”
Some fact-checking: The reality is that the Title 42 policy enforced by Stephen Miller, which the Biden government has urged to end, is still blocking adult asylum seekers. Human rights activists also condemned Remain in Mexico as politics “A kidnapped asylum seeker forced to Mexico said: “One of his kidnappers told him the cartel had ended, ”Human Rights Watch said last year. “With so many deported here by the United States, we’re arresting them, and that meant more work,” Human Rights Watch said, after his kidnapper told him. “We are full.” Biden has since begun to abolish this policy. But Abbott wasn’t so worried during its duration, was it?
Mother Jones also shares the troubling, anti-Mexican history of the Texas Rangers. Tim Murphy wrote that last year “[t]The Texas Rangers were vicious enforcers of white power at the beginning of the 20th centuryinstigated a reign of terror in which between 300 and several thousand Mexican nationals and Mexican Americans were killed. “Murphy wrote:”[t]The Rangers have been portrayed in popular culture as icons of law and order. ”
In a recent press conference, El Paso MP Veronica Escobar and local leaders Lopez reiterated urging the urgent need to turn away from the aggressive militarization that has become all too common in the border areas. “The focus is on allocating more resources to human interaction with people rather than spending resources on militarizing the border,” said Fernando García, executive director of the border network for human rights, according to the El Paso Times. “The migrants, who are running for their lives and fleeing situations that are unsustainable for them, are not running because it is an easy journey or because it is their first choice – this is their last choice,” said Escobar.
During a Spanish-language interview with Univision’s Jorge Ramos, Rep. Escobar said that approximately half of unaccompanied children entering the United States have parents and that the Refugee Resettlement Office could release them for health and human services. Biden’s government recently announced new guidelines This should expedite the safe release of unaccompanied children who already have parents or relatives here.
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"Las Cuatro Milpas", sung by Los Alegres de Terán. Youtube claims one person as the songwriter, although other sources differ and mention other writers. Whoever wrote it, the song is a classic of Mexico's early 20th century music repetoire.
You might well ask, "What exactly are the cuatro milpas, so sadly lamented in this old song?" The words cuatro milpas come close to translating to 'four cornfields'--but the milpa is far more than a cornfield, in Mexico's ancient agricultural practices. Why is the millenia-old milpa (it is first documented in botanical archeology from about 2400 years ago) still so critically important to Mexico's way of life?
The name milpa is derived from the Náhuatl word milli, sowed ground, combined with the náhuatl word pan, meaning on or in--combined, the literal meaning is "what is grown on the land". The plants grown in the milpa are the fundamental Mesoamerican triad of corn, beans, and squash. Today's milpa, which after thousands of years of cultivation consists of these same plants as well as others (including quelites and tomatoes), produces one and one-half times the yield of modern-day 'improved' corn which is planted in enormous fields without the nutrients that are fed into the soil by the companion plants of the ages-old milpa.
Maíz criollo--native corn--in a few of its more than 60 diverse forms and colors. More of the plant is used than just the elotes (ears of corn). The tassels are used to make tamales, corn silk is used as a medicine, the dried husks are used to wrap tamales, and in Michoacán, the leaves are used to wrap corundas. Dried corn stalks are stored year-round for use as forage for cattle and pigs.
The milpa, where food is grown not only for humans but also for animals, produces crops during the better part of the year. In the milpa, the first crops harvested are the quelites (tender wild greens). Later, the squash plants begin to flower--only the male flowers are harvested for cooking. The female flowers are left to develop squash. If the plants are calabacita (a zucchini-type squash), the first small calabacitas are consumed when they have barely begun to develop.
Drawing dated 1543 of phaseolus vulgaris (the common bean, which originated in Mexico). At about the time that young squash are harvested, beans begin to flower. The flowers are often eaten either in tamales or with the beans themselves. Around this time of year, corn stalks put out their first tender elotes (ears), which are eaten in an infinity of ways, either alone or in combination with fresh beans and wild greens.
In the milpa, corn grows tall, light-weight bean plants twist around the corn stalks for support, and squash plants grow close to the ground so the heavy fruit of the vine has a place to rest among the corn stalks. When you see a small 'corn field' near a house when you're out for a drive in the Mexican countryside, pull off the road and take a closer look. Watch for other crops among the corn. You're looking at a milpa.
Calabaza de castilla (Castilla squash) is one of several squash varieties that grow in the milpa. At the end of the growing season, large hard-shell squash like these are harvested and stored to be used for food throughout the season when the milpa lies fallow. In addition, beans are gathered and dried for food as well as for seed for planting during the following year. Other milpa-grown plants are harvested and stored for animal feed.
Offerings of corn in various forms, from the 16th century Códice Florentino by Fray Bernardino de Sahagún, the first ethnobiologist in the so-called New World. The 14-volume work, written in Náhuatl, describes every detail of the indigenous life found by the Spaniards.
Indigenous woman cooking beans. The curled symbols coming from her mouth are speech indicators; it's quite likely that she is pictured at prayer while placing the beans in her cooking pot. Códice Florentino.
Mural fragment, Hombre de Maíz (Corn Men), Templo Rojo Cacaxtla, Nativitas, Tlaxcala. The mural was painted sometime between 100 and 1100 AD. Corn is thought to be the origin of humankind, its sustenance, and its hope for the future. The image of humans born from corn persists up to the present in some places; in Chiapas in 2008, I saw modern clay sculptures of fetuses curled into corn husks.
Diego Rivera, 1929 portion of a mural depicting a milpa. In the Palacio Nacional, Mexico City.
So what? Why is the milpa so important in today's world of 'improved' crops, modern farming, and agro-industry? In brief, the milpa is the spot where Mexico's rich cultural and agricultural heritage and knowledge join to make use of nature during the entire cultivation cycle. The milpa alone has demonstrated its capacity to sustain the healthy and diverse nourishment of large populations, nourishment sustainable from the pre-Hispanic era to current times. The key word is sustainable: the milpa is the living and lasting foundation of Mexico's biodiversity, renewable with each year's crop cycle.
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Crazy Horse family members Floyd Clown and Doug War Eagle, along with author William Matson, will visit the Carlson Library at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13, to discuss and sign their book Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior’s Life and Legacy. The book is based on the Edward Clown family’s oral history, and tells the family tales and memories told to them about their famous grandfather. The book also answers questions about the life of the famous war leader and the Lakota.
A book signing will follow the event and books will be available for purchase. For details, contact the Main Library Information Desk at 701.241.1492 or email firstname.lastname@example.org.
This event is their 118th book signing as they travel their way through the United States. Matson is a multi-award winning documentary filmmaker and this is his first book. He has been working with the Crazy Horse family since 2001 to tell their story. Clown, War Eagle and Matson all reside in South Dakota.
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Bromley Signs First New Tenant to 120 Fifth Avenue in 30 Years
Allbirds signed an 8,000-square-foot lease deal with The Bromley Companies at 120-122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District, Cushman & Wakefield announced.
The clothing and shoe company will be moving into the two-floor space at the Bromley building after The Gap moved out in the summer of 2021 after nearly 30 years. The retail space on West 17th Street and Fifth Avenue will serve as Allbirds’ U.S. flagship store via what C&W described the lease as a “long-term” arrangement.
C&W’s Alan Schmerzler, Sean Moran and Pat O’Rourke represented the landlord in the transaction while Allbirds was represented by Matthew Seigel and Skye Taylor of Lantern Real Estate Advisors + Partners.
“As generational owners of 120 and 122 Fifth Avenue, we are deeply invested in creating the most compelling spaces for our tenants to thrive, and we believe Allbirds represents one of the most compelling omnichannel retailers today,” Peter Tong, senior vice president at Bromley, said in a statement.
C&W said the asking rent was $350 per square foot.
“Allbirds was seeking another true global flagship to build on the success of its existing locations on Spring Street in SoHo and Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side,” Schmerzler said in a statement. “This transaction continues to highlight the Union Square/Flatiron District as a key submarket for retailers.”
The sudden vacancy left by The Gap marked the first time in four decades that the retail location had been empty, having been home to the first Barnes & Noble superstore in the nation prior to the clothing store coming to the Flatiron.
Lantern Real Estate Advisors + Partners did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and Allbirds declined to comment.
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Edward Livingston Palmer, Jr, FAIA
Born: May 27, 1877 in Baltimore, Maryland
Died: May 13, 1952
A.B. The Johns Hopkins University, 1899
B.S. University of Pennsylvania, School of Architecture, 1903
1903-1907 - Draftsman – Hornblower & Marshall, Washington, D.C.
1907-1917 - Architect – The Roland Park Company, Baltimore, Maryland. Private clients were also accepted during this period.
1917-1925 - Partner – The Office of Edward L. Palmer, Jr., Private practice
1925-1929 - Partner – Palmer, Willis & Lamdin, 513 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland
1929-1945 - Partner – Palmer & Lamdin, 513 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland
1945-1952 - Partner – Palmer, Fisher, Williams & Ness, 1020 St. Paul Street, Baltimore
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Architect: The Roland Park Company, 1907-1917
President: Baltimore Chapter of the AIA, 1925-1926
Consulting Architect: The Roland Park Company, Member of the committee on approval for plans for Roland Park, Guilford, Homeland and Northwood.
Member: Committee on approval of plans for Gibson Island, Kernwood, Pinehurst
Secretary: The Homewood Building Committee and Advisory Board of Architects, Johns Hopkins University, 1925-1945
Chairman: Architectural Advisory Board, Goucher College, 1939-1952 Architectural Advisor for competition to develop the new Baltimore County campus and buildings
Member: Baltimore City Planning Commission, 1939-1952
Member: Maryland Board of Examiners and Registration of Architects, 1945-1952
Fellow: American Institute of Architects - for public service to his profession, 1948
Selected Projects Designed by Edward L. Palmer, Jr.
1907-1925 200 houses in Roland Park, Guilford and Homeland
1916 Roland Park County Day School
1918 Housing development in Dundalk for Bethlehem Steel Corporation
1917 E.L. Palmer House on Wyndhurst
1918 Wawasset Housing Development near Wilmington, DE, for DuPont Corp.
1918 Friends Meeting House, North Charles Street
1921 Restoration of Homewood House, Johns Hopkins University campus
1922 Washington Apartments; Cambridge Apartments
1923 Franciscan Monastery – Folly Quarter, Howard County
1924 Roland Park Public School, with W.D. Lamdin
1925 Roland Park Apartments with W.D. Lamdin
1929 E.L. Palmer house – Churchwarden’s Road
E.L. Palmer house – Gibson Island, Maryland

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Our holiday accommodation is situated on the Chesil Vista Holiday Park which is conveniently located between Portand and Weymouth on the Jurassic coast in Dorset. The holiday Lodge is in an elevated position with faboulous views across Chesil Beach and the Fleet Lagoon nature reserve.
If you enjoy water sports then you could not ask for a better location! Portland Marina and the National sailing academy, host of the 2012 Olympic sailing events ,are on the doorstep. There are all sorts of activities available from sailing, windsurfing, coasteering, paddle boarding, sea fishing, bird watching and many more. For more information click on the links below.
Weymouth town and its faboulous sandy beach is on the doorstep. Weymouth beach was voted the 2nd best beach in the UK and the eighth best in Europe in 2015 by TripAdvisor.
Chesil Vista is a 5 star holiday park offering a full range of facilities and activities throughout the season. The facilities on offer range from a heated indoor swimming pool, sauna, fitness room, ( extra charges apply payable directly to the park) Bar and Bistro, takeaway, soft play area and an evening entertainment programme.
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Weymouth and Portland offer some of the best sailing waters in the world and provided the London 2012 Olympic Games with a world-class venue for the sailing competition. The WPNSA continues to offer a suberb venue for events and training and operates a successful sailing and windsurfing school.
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Our workflow is that a paralegal uploads the documents to be submitted, the attorney reviews them, and if correct, instructs the paralegal to submit. What we are seeing is that, once the attorney reviews the uploaded documents, the paralegal then no longer has those documents in her Workbench, and cannot submit the reviewed documents. This seems like a bug. I hope it's not a "feature."
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On the review before submission screen, documents do not seem to appear in any particular order. It would be great if it were possible to sort the documents by name (ascending or descending) or by document type.
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Grace Lutheran College |
Australian Voices |
Analytical Exposition |
Morgan Sharp |
In our Australian culture, it is tradition to pay respect to those who have given their lives in war to protect this country. One way of honouring this tradition is poetry based on Australians at war, portraying the bravery of the ANZACS. There are two significant poems that reflect this bravery and also the destruction of war that I believe vocalise the aspect of ‘Australians at war’ to a high degree. The poems ‘Men in Green’ by David Campbell and ‘I was only 19’ by John Schumann both construct a powerful and noteworthy message based on similar themes and also by using powerful poetic techniques while also maintaining their own individual qualities and identities. The message that Campbell is trying to communicate to us through ‘Men in Green’ is that of the 15 new recruits heading off to fight in the Second World War. They are naïve, and unaware of the furiousness and mercilessness of war and Mother Nature; we follow them through their journey until their death. Campbell focuses on the innocence of the young men that have enlisted and also the destruction and desolation of war. A very similar message is also fabricated in ‘I was only 19’. Schumann takes a similar journey to Campbell’s, starting off with a young new recruit at the age of 19 embarking from Townsville, Australia and heading into Vietnam to fight in the 1960’s. This young recruit was also naïve and completely unaware of the devastation of war. Schumann takes us on a journey through the spiralling downfall of this young soldier in his mental and physical health. In this analytical exposition we will further break down these two powerful pieces of Australian poetry and compare and contrast their themes and messages, poetic techniques and significance to our Australian culture.
There was a similar theme that I found present in both pieces of poetry; there was a change in mood during the poems...


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Asian markets this morning are quite divergent, the Nikkei 225 falling on a strong yen as the US and China overnight both put into action retaliatory tariffs – 15% on various Chinese goods, on one hand, and 5% on US crude oil trading (the first time the commodity has been targeted since the trade war began), on the other.
The Shenzhen composite is up a full 2.4% while the Hang Seng lost another 0.93% as companies lose patience with ongoing protests and heavy-handed government tactics against.
Overnight, China produced conflicting manufacturing data, the government’s China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing putting the PMI at 49.5, while Markit’s Caixin marker is back into positive territory at 50.4 in August.
Saturday’s non-manufacturing PMI expanded a 1/10th of a point to 53.8. Japan last week saw unemployment drop to 2.2% in August and construction orders increased by 27%, while actual housing starts contracted by 4.1% and retail trade continued to contract – another 2% in July YoY.
Overnight, Japan’s Nikkei Manufacturing PMI came in at 49.3, its 4th straight month of contraction in a row. Building permits in Australia contacted by 9.7% in July MoM.
All EU sentiment markers except services improved in August despite a 0.2% contraction in Germany’s CPI and a 4,000 job increase in unemployment. On Friday, the nation’s retail sales for July contracted by 2.2% MoM.
As expected, France is taking up the slack with a 0.4% increase in consumer spending, following a 0.2% decrease the month before, a tenth percent improvement in Q1’s GDP, and a 0.5% improvement in August’s CPI MoM.
June’s sales & orders and July’s PPI in Italy in June contracted, while this morning’s Markit Manufacturing PMI from Spain shows a ½% improvement to a still contractionary 48.8 in August.
In the UK, mortgage approvals increased by 1.2K but consumer credit fell to £0.897 bn in July from £1.075 bn the month before. After managing to tack on 200 pips over the week, the pound lost 100 (1%) on Wednesday when Boris Johnson received the Queen’s approval to suspend Parliament for a month in a bid to prevent anti-no-deal Brexit legislation.
The Bank of England now estimates that the pound is 17% undervalued – even with a hard Brexit priced in; the Euro dropped to a 2-year low on the announcement.
US markets are closed today for Labour Day, after Trump last week tweeted that US-China trade talks will reconvene in September despite overnight tariffs enactments.
Most US indicators last week continued southwards, with continuing jobless claims up 20K and the annualized GDP for Q2 down a tenth. Core personal consumption expenditures also lost 0.1% and July’s pending home sales contracted by 2.5% MoM in July. Personal spending doubled to 0.6% in July while income fell from 0.5% in June to 0.1% in July. And while the Chicago PMI in August crossed back into expansion at 50.4, the Michigan consumer sentiment index fell 2 points to 89.8.
Despite another huge drop in the Baker Hughes rig count to 742, oil lost nearly $2 on the barrel on Friday, and continues to trend sideways in a 50 cent band as OPEC output rose on increased supplies from Iraq and Nigeria.
Also on Friday, Saudi Arabia’s Aramco said that its board had decided to place its NY listing on hold for legal reasons, leaving Riyadh and London on the board as contenders for the honour.
Were Aramco listed in the US, its board members could be subject to terrorism-related litigation, putting the company’s assets at risk.
Meanwhile, Poland and Ukraine have agreed to accept US help in weening themselves from their dependence on Russian gas supplies.
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text: Twelve lovely fairy tales of Prince Godfrey, the Knight of the Star of the Nativity who- like our Galahad- had adventures which fulfilled 12 prophecies made when he was born under the Christmas Star. All the trappings of magic, miracles, a flying carpet of birds, werewolves and witches, and the glorious defeat of evil and the triumph of good. The ""illuminations"" by Irena Lorentowicz capture the dream-quality of the stories. Old-world towers, splendid armor, little ladies unbelievably fair, archaic details, caparisoned horses, make the plates exceptionally attractive. For family reading aloud and for 8-11 self readers.


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Superfuzz Bigmuff: Deluxe Edition
Label: Sub Pop Records
This release combined the band's debut EP alongside a few B-sides and covers. Worth listening to just for "Touch Me I'm Sick," this album is a mess of dirty guitars and Mark Arm's ragged, hyper vocal style. This is what happens when you let punks listen to the blues.

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Connected car services and transportation analytics firm, Inrix, has launched a new global suite of innovative road performance analytics and data visualisations to help cities and transport planners monitor and manage road traffic effectively.
The new Inrix Analytics portfolio, powered by the Centre for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT Lab), integrates anonymous data from diverse datasets, such as phones, cars, trucks and cities, enabling robust insights around trips, volumes, and commute patterns. Based at the University of Maryland, the CATT Lab is a not-for-profit, interdisciplinary group creates big data solutions for both the public and private sector. The new Analytics suite combines decades of expertise and innovation that Inrix and the CATT Lab have both made in transportation analysis and offers access to highly precise data and tools to help transport agencies assess and make key decisions on the performance of national, regional and city road networks.
Inrix Analytics delivers the most granular mobility data, analytics and visualisations in three distinct, but complementary modules:
- Roadway Analytics – Pinpoint the benefit of road and transportation improvements, optimise roadway performance and measure project effectiveness with highly granular data and in-depth analytical tools with map animations, charts, and other data visualisations;
- Trip Analytics – Accurate insight into the daily trips consumers and delivery vehicles take, including where they begin and end their journeys and the road segments used, enabling trend analysis and modelling of transportation network investments;
- Signal Analytics – Implement industry-defined signal performance measures, by intersection, movement, time of day and day of week, purely from anonymous vehicle probe data, with no roadside infrastructure required.
The Signal Analytics part of the new suite is the industry’s first traffic signal analytics platform based entirely on anonymous vehicle data, thereby eliminating traditional cost, time and equipment expenditures while enabling robust and accurate insights of intersections. The new platform renders traditional roadside infrastructure obsolete by using intersection penetration rates and device ping frequencies to measure the performance of individual roads or entire networks of signalised intersections. The data points measured at intersections include:
- Arrival on Green – Percent of vehicles without a stop recorded within the intersection crossing;
- Stopped Vehicles – Number of observed vehicles that stopped at the intersection;
- Actual Movements – Number of observed movements at the intersection for a chosen time period;
- Travel Time – Distribution of time for each movement sequence in the intersection;
- Approach Speed – Speed distribution of vehicles directly before the intersection;
- Intersection Delay – Observed vehicle delays at the intersection by movement.
Inrix Analytics is immediately available in North America, followed by the UK and Europe later this year, and the rest of world in 2021.
“Building on the success of our 12-year partnership with the CATT Lab across the USA, our expanded collaboration will deliver a sophisticated transportation management solution for cities and DOTs around the world,” said Scott Sedlik, Inrix executive vice president. “This new analytics suite is designed to help transport agencies and city planners reduce cost of daily operations, pinpoint areas that benefit most from road improvements, and more accurately measure and report the impact of their investments.”


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Brown, Jeffrey A. Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture. Jackson: Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2011.
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Keywords: "Wonder Woman", Gender, Superhero, USA
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi (Jackson)
Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture addresses the conflicted meanings associated with the figure of the action heroine as she has evolved in various media forms since the late 1980s. Jeffrey A. Brown discusses this immensely popular character type as an example of, and challenge to, existing theories about gender as a performance identity. Her assumption of heroic masculine traits combined with her sexualized physical depiction demonstrates the ambiguous nature of traditional gender expectations and indicates a growing awareness of more aggressive and violent roles for women.
The excessive sexual fetishization of the action heroines is a central theme throughout. The topic is analyzed as an insight into many manifestations of the transgressive image of the dominatrix, as the action heroine a reflection of the shift in popular feminism from second-wave politics to third-wave and post-feminist pleasures, and as a form of patriarchal backlash that facilitates a masculine fantasy of controlling strong female characters. Brown interprets the action heroine as a representation of changing gender dynamics that balances the sexual objectification of women with progressive models of female strength. While the primary focus of this study is the action heroine as represented in Hollywood film and television, the book also includes the action heroine’s emergence in contemporary popular literature, comic books, cartoons, and video games.
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Introduction: “Where All Women Wear Spandex and Know Kung Fu” (3)
1. Gender and the Action Heroine. Hardbodies and the Point of No Return (20)
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Real-time language translation no longer exclusive to Google Pixel Buds
The Google Pixel Buds, introduced last year alongside the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, were the search giant's response to the Apple AirPods. Unlike AirPods, the Pixel Buds have a speaker for the left ear and one for the right ear that are connected to each other by a cable. And if we might digress for a moment, just remember not to cut that cord, no matter what a Google employee tells you.
The one major feature that was exclusive to Pixel Buds was the accessory's ability to use Google Translate to convert real-time speech from a foreign language into your primary language. Note how we used the past tense in the previous sentence. That's because an update made yesterday to the Pixel Bud's Google support page changes the wording from "Google Translate on Google Pixel Buds is only available on Pixel phones," to "Google Translate is available on all Assistant-optimized headphones and Android phones." For example, the USB-C headphones that come in the box with the Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL can translate in real-time.
There are 40 languages that can be translated in real-time using Google Translate, and we can see why Google would want to have this feature offered on all Android phones and headsets that support Google Assistant. Now we will see if the Pixel Buds can survive at a price of $159 without this exclusive.
Google support page reveals end of Pixel Buds' exclusivity on real-time language translation


Hossam Ashour: Egypt’s Lost Generation
In this new series, KingFut takes a look at players who never left a mark on the national team as they got caught between a hat-trick of AFCON titles and a return to the World Cup.
Having been playing with Al Ahly for more than thirteen years, Ashour has managed to win all the competitions, including the Egyptian Premier League, Egypt Cup, African Champions League, African Confederations Cup and African Super Cup; yet, the 31-year-old only made 12 appearances with the pharaohs since joining in 2008 under coach, Hassan Shehata.
Ashour joined Al Ahly academy as a youngster and progressed until joining the first team when he was 17 years old. He was spotted in one of the youth training sessions by Al Ahly’s manager at the time, Manuel Jose, who said, “The player with the number 4 is very talented and I want him in the first team.” He then made his debut in the 2003/2004 season against Mansoura, in the Egyptian Premier League.
More than four hundred and thirty nine matches later, Ashour managed to win 32 titles with Al Ahly, making him the most decorated player in the club’s history. He managed to win 10 Egyptian Premier Leagues, 3 Egypt Cups, 8 Egyptian Super Cup, 5 CAF Champions Leagues, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, 5 CAF Super Cups and a bronze medal in the Club World Cup.
However, despite his remarkable success with Al Ahly, Ashour has never played with the national team shirt despite a number of call ups. On the other hand, he played for the youth national team on a number of occasions, including the 2005 U-20 African Cup of Nations in Benin, where Egypt won the second place after losing to Nigeria in the final.
On the same year, Ashour travelled with the Pharaohs to the 2005 U-20 World Cup in Netherlands, where Egypt was placed with Germany, Argentina and USA and were knocked out from the group stage.
Ashour has also represented the Egyptian Olympic national team in the 2007 African Olympics and 2007 Friendship Cup in Qatar where Egypt was crowned with the tournament.
In spite of his great success with Al Ahly both domestically and internationally, Ashour has never left a mark with the senior national team, missing out five African Cup of Nations, three of which the Pharaohs were crowned with the title, which raises the main question, Why has Ashour never played with the national team?
A Defensive Player
Ashour is known to be only defensive as he does not shoot the ball towards the goal a lot. He has only managed to score three goals in 460 official matches with Al Ahly. You would not expect a slick pass from him that hits the defensive lines, nor will you be impressed by his dribbles or long passes that will send his team into an attacking stage; yet, he has always been a starter with Al Ahly and barely gets replaced in a game. What does Hossam Ashour do then?
This question was answered by Al Ahly’s manager, Hossam El Badry who said, “If you watch any of Al Ahly’s matches, you would not notice his (Ashour) imnportance, but when you watch it closely you will find out how integral he is to the team, organizing the midfield as well as his positioning.”
Ashour is the king of interceptions with Al Ahly. In 22 games with the Red Devils last season, he managed to intercept the ball 291 times with a 93% success rate of passes. He is known for his accurate positioning, which forms triangles with his teammates, and his continuous running to cover spaces. His simple and easy passes are the keys to maintain possession, which is an important ingredient in Al Ahly’s playing style.
Since 2007, he only missed 13 matches with Al Ahly, where they managed to win 5 , tie in 7 and lose 1 match with a success rate of 38%. Al Ahly’s defense is always suffering when Ashour is not on the field, which shows how essential a player he is to Al Ahly.
Known as the most successful era in the history of Egyptian football, the Hassan Shehata‘s era with the national team was known for its teamwork and offensive style of play which brought it three consecutive African Cup of Nations 2006-2010. Shehata attacking style does not fit players such as Hossam Ashour, who barely goes to shoot or dribble to the rival’s defence.
On the other hand, players such as Mohamed Shawky, Ahmed Hassan and Ahmed Fathy were often placed in the midfield as Shehata prefers players with more than one role in the field, especially in the midfield.
Since Hassan Shehata has been in charge of the national team from 2005-2010, Ashour was included once in 2008 but never featured in any game.
On the other hand, Ashour’s defensive style caught the eyes of Egypt’s manager, Hector Cuper, who, since getting appointed in 2013 has been playing defensively and relying on the counter attacks and as a result, summoned the player twice; yet the main question is, will a player with a vast experience such as Ashour be included in the World Cup squad?
Cuper starting eleven include two essential players, Mohamed Elneny and Tarek Hamed, whom Cuper relies on significantly in his defensive style of play. As a result, Ashour’s chances of featuring in the national team is currently very hard, but may be included to serve as an proficient substitute to them.
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Photo by Gage Skidmore.
Unless you’re in the business of selling books, it’s unlikely your reaction to best-seller lists is deeply emotional. For most of us, even The New York Times’ ranking may create a momentary stir of interest or surprise, but little more.
Yet the conservative blogosphere recently lit up due to the Times’ weekly collection of titles - or, more specifically, because of the absence of one title in particular.
Politico reported last week that The Times chose to omit Sen. Ted Cruz’s new memoir, “A Time For Truth,” from last weekend’s ranking despite brisk sales. Cruz, who is among the many Republicans pursuing their party’s presidential nomination for 2016, has appeared at signings across the country since the book was released in late June, and his book has outsold Rand Paul’s “Taking a Stand” and Marco Rubio’s “American Dreams.” According to Nielsen Bookscan’s sales numbers, “A Time For Truth” sold 11,854 copies in its first week, landing it the number-four spot on both The Wall Street Journal and Publisher’s Weekly hardcover best-seller lists.
So why is it absent from The New York Times?
It turns out that political books, or at least political books by conservative politicians, have been on double secret probation. The Times’ spokeswoman Eileen Murphy told Politico that evidence suggested sales were “limited to strategic bulk purchases.” In other words, the staff didn’t trust sales numbers because they think they reflect insiders buying in bulk just to get a book on their best-seller list.
It isn’t unheard of for authors to push for a spike in sales in order to gain a bit of prestige from appearing on the Times’ list. A few years ago, The Wall Street Journal reported on authors of business titles who hired marketing firms to purchase books ahead of publication, in order to create a sales spike. Those who compile best-seller lists, including Nielsen, Amazon and The Times, are aware of such techniques, and have the right to try and control for them.
Yet The Times’ claim that the choice to omit Cruz’s book was simply a matter of methodology has not convinced everyone. HarperCollins, the book’s publisher, announced that it had investigated the sales pattern for “A Time For Truth,” and found “no evidence of bulk orders or sales through any retailer or organization,” Politico reported. Sarah Gelman, the director of press relations for Amazon, said that Amazon had found no such evidence either. (Cruz’s book appeared as the 13th best-selling book on the website over the weekend.) Barnes & Noble did not pull the title from its list, either.
The Cruz campaign has, perhaps unsurprisingly, made its stance on the matter clear. In a statement released on Friday, campaign spokesman Rick Tyler said, “The Times is presumably embarrassed by having their obvious partisan bias called out.” The campaign called for The Times to either provide evidence of bulk purchasing or issue a formal apology.
As The Christian Science Monitor pointed out, it is impossible to know from the outside whether Cruz’s book was cut because the Times staff disliked his politics. Ann Coulter’s “Adios, America” appeared as the top best-seller on the politics category list for the week in question (though it did come with a telltale dagger icon indicating bulk sales). And the way in which a given outlet compiles its best seller list can be surprisingly arcane, political bent notwithstanding. Given the Times’ cagey response to questions about their methodology, there’s no way to judge whether or not we should take their word for why “A Time For Truth” didn’t appear.
As the way the Times has handled Cruz’s memoir demonstrates, though, they have the right to handle their own lists however they like. The Times includes a note about methodology at the bottom of the list published online and in print, including a note that books that have benefitted from bulk sales (when they appear at all) will be marked with a dagger icon. Beyond this note, The Times consistently declines to be more specific about how the list is compiled.
One thing is clear, however: The Times doesn’t want to mislead anyone into thinking that books like Cruz’s are best-sellers that anyone should want to read.
That’s OK. It’s the Times’ list, after all. If by “New York Times best-seller” the paper actually means “New York Times best-seller that we like,” or “New York Times best-seller that we trust,” or “New York Times best-seller that we think is worth reading,” that’s fine.
A lot of people put a lot of stock in the Times’ Sunday Book Review section. But each individual review can, and should, be judged on its own merits.
The Times’ best-seller list, we now know, is a list of books that are both popular and effectively carry the Times’ editorial endorsement. You can take it - or not - for what it’s worth. And if you think that it’s not worth much, well, that problem can join the list itself as The New York Times’ exclusive property.


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Chrome Plated Skeleton Twin Lidded Mechanical Pocket Watch by Jean Pierre
An extremely handsome double hunter, mechanical skeleton pocket watch in polished chrome plate, from Jean Pierre of Switzerland.
The twin lidded chrome plated case is highly polished, giving the watch a clean, contemporary finish.
Once opened, the case reveals the classic skeleton white Roman dial inside, with a seconds sub-dial at the six o’clock position. The watch has a Swiss 17 jewelled mechanical movement.
The plain polished case is the perfect surface to engrave initials.
The watch comes with a matching Albert chain, and is presented in a luxury gift box.