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Yesterday I decided to try an Instant Pot recipe for Stuffed Cabbage...https://www.pinterest.com/pin/459156124501300703/ and it came out surprisingly good! I did the scut work (mostly) but Alice had to help me fold in the ingredients into the cabbage leaves before the final cooking. I'm finding we're using the IP more and more....wonderfully efficient kitchen appliance :).
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Christmas, 2017- The Payette Family of Titusville, Florida.
Merry Christmas to our friends and relatives from Alice and Bob! Having family and good friends is the best blessing, and we are grateful for ours.
We feel very blessed in our Florida home, and love the lifestyle and climate here in Titusville. The regional theaters (Titusville Playhouse, Henegar Theater, Cocoa Playhouse, Melbourne Civic Theater etc) and Big Band concerts in Melbourne keep us busy on weekends along with monthly camping excursions in our motor home. I try to keep our Blog reasonably current, and you’re invited to take a look if you are inclined….at http://bobpayette.blogspot.com/. There are links to most of our photo’s you can peruse from the Blog if you’d like….you’ll have to sign it with your Google account for full access. You can “subscribe” to the Blog if you’d like our postings automatically forwarded to your email account.
Our health is reasonably good and we’re still glamping with the motor home, at least monthly. Unfortunately our camping Good Sam Chapter was closed out this year….too many people getting old, tired and unable to participate :(. A group of us still camp and travel together unofficially...our next jaunt being a week-long excursion to the Pensacola area in the Panhandle the 2nd week of January.
Merry Christmas to you and yours, and if a visit to Florida’s East Coast is in your plans contact us so we can get together! David and his fiancee Ashley have purchased a home here in town, so we have our guest room back. Our Town home is under an hour from Orlando International…..a straight shot down Interstate 528 with little traffic☺. We also hope you have a healthy and wonderful 2018….so Happy New Year!
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Time + Tide Chongwe River House is located about 1km from Chongwe River Camp on the confluence of the Chongwe and Zambezi Rivers. The house has wonderful views of the Muchinga Mountains to the north. Across the Chongwe River is the Lower Zambezi National Park which offers a pristine wilderness with a wide variety of terrain.
Accommodation & Facilities
Time + Tide Chongwe River House is well positioned with river frontage and accommodates eight guests in four bedrooms (two on the ground floor and two on the first floor) with a large open plan sitting room. There is a large decked area in front of the house with a swimming pool and as well as private dining, guests will have use of a their own vehicle and guide for game activities. The Chongwe River in front of the house providing fantastic wildlife viewing from either the sundeck or the private pool. The layout of the house and private facilities make it idea for families or groups of friends travelling together.
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Safari activities from Time + Tide Chongwe River House include game drives, guided bush walks and boat trips, and guests are likely to see buffalo, elephant, lion and leopard. Birding is also good in this area, or alternatively you can fish the Zambezi for tiger fish and bream.

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What is TCP IP?
TCP IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol. The word ‘Protocol’ comes twice in the definition. By ‘Protocol’ we mean a set of rules for behavior that people (in our case, computer systems) accept and obey. The easiest way to understand protocols is by explaining them as a set of rules that we all agree on. Without rules or agreed processes chaos would rule supreme. This is particularly important in IT (not least Information Security) because computers must be able to communicate with each other – and they do this through TCP IP.
TCP IP was always designed to link computers from different vendors, such as HP, Compaq, IBM etc., TCP IP is agnostic – i.e. it will work with any machine (when configured correctly).
According to W3, in 2013, 212 million computers in the world run TCP IP. TCP IP can be installed on any and all of the following operating systems (on the same network).
What is a packet?
Many of our Hacker Hotshot speakers talk about ‘packets’ and ‘packet sniffing’ and this is a term that will keep recurring as you progress in your career or will be unfamiliar to you if you are just starting your career. Everything we do on the Internet involves packets, or ‘packet data’. For example, every Web page or email or file or image that we view is processed as a series of packets.
On the Internet, the networks (cables that ‘carry the data’) breaks, for example, an e-mail message into several parts. The ‘parts’ are broken into bytes, and these are known as ‘packets.’ Each packet carries the necessary information that will help it reach its destination. These packets are sent in the protocols that the Internet uses: TCP IP.
What are LAN’s, WAN’s, VLAN’s and SAN’s – and how do they fit in with TCP IP
The answer is that they all fit within TCP IP. Think of TCP IP as the life-blood of the network. Networks come in different sizes and shapes. The two main networks are LAN’s (Local Area Networks: and WAN’s (Wide Area Networks), are defined by how much distance the networks cover. VLAN refers to a Virtual Local Area Network and differs because it has nothing to do with geography (like LAN or WAN) but rather the connection is applicable to a local virtual entity (for more on this you can read into CAN’s – which is an abbreviation for a Campus Area Network).
SAN is Storage Area Network which is a high volume and high speed network made of lots of different storage devices.
What is the security posture of TCP IP?
TCP is far from perfect or ideal. There are two major problems with TCP IP, namely with ‘addressing’ and ‘security.’ When the Internet and TCP IP was first invented it was designed to connect universities and military computers, the developers had no idea it would explode into the ‘World Wide Web’ and evolve into a commercial medium.
When the Internet was designed, 32 bits of address space (allowing for approximately four billion computers) seemed an abundance (for more on this read about IPv4 and IPv6) but this is rapidly running out! The 32 address ‘bits’ are fast running out because IP address numbers are allocated in blocks and not all of the numbers in a block are actually utilized.
The security aspect is obvious. TCP/IP was never designed to be encrypted, hijacked, DOS attacked, authentication attacked, Man In The Middle Attacked, etc., these are all threats that developed over time. The inept level of security within TCP IP (from its’ inception) has spawned an enormous amount of work and research to patch and toughen the protocols.
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I'm in recovery and when I initially started getting into cigars one of my concerns was the very real connection between cigars and booze. There's nothing wrong with that, of course. But I was worried I wouldn't be able to fully enjoy the range of notes in a good stick since i would never be pairing it with some good whisk(e)y. Of course I quickly realized this wasn't the case - there are a load of non-alcoholic drinks that pair very well with cigars. So far I've found good coffee goes well wtih many sticks and even dark sodas (coke, dr pepper) can pair well. I had a Dr Pepper with a La Gloria Cubana R the other day and it was amazingly synergistic.
It would just be cool to know if there are any other BSOTL who are clean/sober.
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DO you know if the XP drive was formatted with NTFS? If it was I think that's your problem. I do not know of a way other then blanking that drive and starting fresh to get Linux installed on it... Well thinking about it as I write this you could use something like partition magic and resize the disk and give you some free space so you can install it.
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Orsa Elmazi’s logo design is a combination of Orsa’s first and last name initials. Also, the logo is inspired by some art tools, such as painting easels and canvas. The initial O that stands for Orsa is the canvas on the logo and the initial E that stands for Elmazi is the easel’s feet.

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Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has applauded the conduct of the Local Government election, amidst reports of malpractice, irregularities and voters apathy which greeted the poll held on Saturday.
BIGPEN Online understands that the governor commendation is coming despite the protest from about 42 political Parties under the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) that had earlier labelled the entire process as a charade.
Recalls that the main opposition party, the APC in the state had earlier withdrew from the exercise, alleging that Governor Dickson had already manipulated the entire electoral process to favour the ruling party, PDP.
But in an interview with newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Oruere-wari polling unit 05, ward 2 in Toru Orua, Sagbama local government area of the state, Governor Dickson adjudged the election as free, fair and credible.
Special Adviser on Media Relations, Fidelis Soriwei, quoted the governor as saying that, contrary to concerns raised about the council election in the state, preliminary security reports across the entire state indicated that the exercise went peaceful and hitch-free.
Also speaking, the Bayelsa Speaker, Rt.Hon. Tonye Isenah, who voted at Unit 1, ward 3 of Odi community, said the turn out was impressive and voting peaceful.
The State Commissioner for Information, Daniel Iworiso-Martins who earlier voted in his polling unit (Unit 1 Ward 11) in Opume, Ogbia LGA of the State and his Youth Development counterpart, Udengs Eradiri’ also applauded the process.
Reports however say the council election conducted by the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC) saw many Bayelsans lamenting over the irregularities and ‘shoddy’ job done by BYSIEC.
“While many people failed to turn up for the exercise, most of the polling booths and units had no material.
“There was no sight of electoral materials or BYSIEC personnel in most of the places visited across three local government areas, Yenagoa, Kolokuma/Opokuma and Sagbama.
“Apart from the issues of poor turn out and non availability of electoral materials, the protest from about 42 political Parties under the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) also added to the charade called election in the state”, a journalist who didn’t want his name mentioned said.
It was learnt that voters did not show any enthusiasm towards participating in the election in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital, Nembe, Brass, Kolokuma\Opokuma and Sagbama area of the state.
Some leaders of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) numbering fourty-two who met over the outcome, described the local government election as a sham.
The Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC) had fixed the local government poll in the state after series of court orders and litigations by the some opposition parties.

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[en] Image analysis is a tool having great potential for the quantification of fragmented rocks size-distribution. This recent technique should be validated according to sieving measurements. Current acquisi-tion allows the obtaining of only 2D information from images. In addition, the 3D passage is extremely prob-lematic. Firstly, the usual stereological methods do not work because the reasoning is carried out on non-random projections. Secondly, estimated sizes differ from those measured by sieving. Last, a quantity of mat-terial measured during sieving remains inaccessible by image analysis, due to masking and segregation. This paper evaluates a method directly connecting 2D raw data to 3D sieving measurements. The cited problems are reduced as much as possible thanks to the adoption of an isotropic 2D sorting criterion, and thanks to samples without masking and segregation. Important results have been obtained. Firstly, the characteristic size is correctly estimated in 2D, giving access to computing the uniformity index through known models. Secondly, the stereological approach, bringing into play proportions, is not sufficiently robust to reconstruct easily volume distributions. Limits of this kind of methods, which are, unfortunately, currently used in several granulometric applications, are analyzed.


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It's probably wise if I don't say too much just now. If you take a look at the video below, it won't take long to work out that it's part of a hunt for funds for a show we are preparing. For what? That would be telling. But I would be grateful (as would my collaborator Gary Jackson) for any input or suggestions, particularly for sources of funding. We think we need about A$750,000, but two thirds of that is for advertising and promotion.
There is a short film below, a bit under 14 minutes. Clearly the film is about the midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour on the night of 31 May 1942. The words are mostly Gary Jackson's, with a few of mine. The Australian-accented voice is mine. The American-accented very professional voice belongs to Jack Mullins, a Californian disk jockey. Enjoy!
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- WWE Diva Rosa Mendes is celebrating a birthday today.
– The dark match before last night’s WWE Bragging Rights pay-per-view saw MVP defeat Chavo Guerrero.
– WWE’s SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 will officially be released on Tuesday. WWE announcer Justin Roberts wrote the following on Twitter about the game: “Just played Smackdown vs Raw 2011 final version-unbelievable how THQ tops themselves every year.Greatest WWE game ever made.available Tues!!”
– Tonight’s WWE Monday Night RAW will take place from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Advertised locally is John Cena vs. Sheamus vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Title. Tonight’s special guest star will be country music singer Toby Keith, promoting his new Bullets in the Gun album.
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The BlackBerry Music Gateway from RIM recently popped up on the company’s product page listing without any official announcement, a day before the BlackBerry World 2012 event. This audio device allows users to transmit music from a BlackBerry smartphone or tablet to various types of home and portable stereo systems.
Apart from streaming music files at a maximum of 30 feet, the highly portable gadget even lets users carry out certain functions such as change audio tracks, control the volume levels and run various applications at the same time. To get connected, the device utilizes the NFC technology which requires a simple tap by the smartphone. And being Bluetooth enabled, a wireless connection can be established through this means as well by pairing both devices. The last mentioned should be a viable walkaround for non-NFC BlackBerry phones.
Through the auxiliary input port, the peripheral is most likely to be compatible with all home stereos, speaker systems or car stereos. What’s more, the company states that it can be used along with online music services like Slacker, 7digital, and BB Music. Where size matters, this piece of hardware is wrapped around dimensions of 60mm x 40mm x 12.5mm and weighs just about 28 grams. The list of compatible BlackBerry devices include the PlayBook tablet, Bold 9930, 9900, 9981 and 9790, as well as the Curve 9380, 9350, 9360 and 9370 variants.
The BlackBerry Music Gateway price sums up to $49 in the US. And according to a post on Engadget, the streaming peripheral will be available for purchase sometime during the month of June 2012.


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REDDING, Calif. - On Tuesday the Shasta County Sheriff's Office released more details about how a father wanted for murder was caught.
Bradley Weber was arrested in Crescent City on Sunday after a citizen reported that him and his girlfriend, Pamela Glasgow were at a hotel in the area.
Weber was wanted for the murder of his son BJ Weber on Nov. 2 in Igo.
Weber has been on the run ever since.
On Tuesday Weber was discharged from the hospital after being admitted for excessive blood alcohol content.
Shasta County Sheriff's Sgt. Eric Magrini said earlier this week investigators got a tip Weber knew someone in Crescent City and could be in the area.
Magrini said deputies canvassed the area and showed Weber's picture to several hotel workers.
On Sunday a worker reported Weber had checked in.
The Crescent City Police Department, Del Norte County Sheriff's Office, SWAT team, and members of the US Marshal's Office surrounded the hotel; Glasgow and Weber surrendered.
Magrini said having Weber in custody helps his office which is already stretched thin.
"We can focus the resources we were allocating for this investigation on other investigations. We can focus those or redirect those to the other homicide cases we're working on."
Deputies hope to have Weber back to Shasta County by the end of the week.
He is charged with the murder of his son.
Glasgow is charged with concealing a person who committed a felony.

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A famous cross country trip from Halifax to Vancouver (with a slight detour through Washington State) in 1912 helped to establish Reo as a quality car manufacturer.
The Great Depression was not kind to Reo, and the company never really recovered. They stopped producing cars in 1936, and after bankruptcy and new owners took over they struggled until 1957 when they sold Reo to the White Motor Company. White used the Lansing-built Reo cab on their "vocational" trucks, but the brand did not flourish. In 1967 it was merged with another White subsidiary, Diamond T, forming Diamond Reo. Eventually in 1975 even that brand was liquidated. Executives went on to form Spartan Motors in Lansing-it is still going strong.
The best remembered Reo for me was the early 1950s model with distinctive radiator and Gold Comet engine. There were highway tractors but probably more straight trucks. The same hood and chassis was used for school buses,
1. Classic Reo from the early 1950s, seen in Fredericton, NB June 20. Something odd about the frame at the rear axles, but the front end is the Reo thing!
2. Bob and Marguerite drove this from Oklahoma to a square dance convention in Halifax in 1979.
3. It is a rear engined Reo chassis with a much modified urban bus body.
4. Under White ownership the cab remained in use for many years. Kaiser Construction and Services of Halifax were using this Reo in 1981. Hood and fenders are essentially White, but it still carries the Reo V8 engine symbol.
Reos are long gone now, although they are favourites among collectors because of their distinctive styling, and that is why I am for Reo.


The Scouting News had a podcast interview with Belle Tire coach Kyle Krug, where he said forward Brad Smith has committed to Ohio State. Smith will likely start with the Buckeyes in the 2009-2010 season.
Smith is a talented forward from Trenton, Michigan. He first made news when he had an impressive performance at the 2005 Select 14 Festival, and followed it up with a nice performance at this year's Select 15 Festival.
Personally, I didn't put Smith in the small group of 15 year olds that definitely looked like they were ready to commit to a college, like Cam Fowler, Nate Schmidt, and A.J. Treais, but he was definitely near the top of the list of kids that looked like they had a lot of potential to develop into good college players. The Buckeyes probably had to be willing to take a chance on Smith a little earlier than most teams to keep him away from the big Michigan schools.


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A stunning new young adult adventure set in the kingdoms of the Remnant, by the author of the New York Times-bestselling Remnant Chronicles and the Jenna Fox Chronicles.
A formidable outlaw family that claims to be the first among nations.
A son destined to lead, thrust suddenly into power.
Three fierce young women of the Rahtan, the queen's premier guard.
A legendary street thief leading a mission, determined to prove herself.
A dark secret that is a threat to the entire continent.
When outlaw leader meets reformed thief, a cat-and-mouse game of false moves ensues, bringing them intimately together in a battle that may cost them their lives—and their hearts.
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Few vantage points let you take in the stunning natural beauty and quiet atmosphere of Whidbey Island quite like a Freeland vacation rental. With a population of just over 2,000 residents, the small unincorporated community is perfect for those looking to leave behind the bustling atmosphere of Seattle and just admire the stunning sights of rural Washington. From its intriguing history and small-town atmosphere to the stunning natural wonders surrounding you, our Freeland cabin rentals are only missing one thing: you!
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Freeland was founded in the early 1900s as a socialist commune - a land where everyone could be truly free. The budding experiment picked up additional residents that were settlers of the nearby Equality Colony, a similar experiment hoping to explore alternative methods of government decades before such ideas began picking up traction in the mainstream.
Today, the town has abandoned its revolutionary roots, but maintains a sense of quirkiness that you might not find anywhere else on Whidbey Island. There are plenty of nearby sites to ponder the town's fascinating history, from the gorgeous gray beach of Freeland Park to the rolling greens of Holmes Harbor Golf Club. Just don't forget to fuel up between outings - local restaurants like Gordon's on Blueberry Hill offer a surprising variety of culinary choices for such a small town.
If you can only visit one park during your stay at a Freeland vacation rental, make it Double Bluff County Park. This beach is truly unique, covered with an eclectic, ever-changing assortment of driftwood that slowly gives way to soft sands perfect for an afternoon of reading by the waves. A nearby forest lets you stretch your legs with relaxing hikes, culminating in the tiny Oliver Lake surrounded by swaying green pines.
More sights await just south of town - the ironically-named Useless Bay Golf Course sits between the hikes of Earth Sanctuary and the wildflower fields near Sunlight Beach. To the north lies the tranquil old-growth forest of South Whidbey State Park.
For those yearning for more than the small-town atmosphere of Freeland, you're in luck - your Freeland vacation rental allows easy acces to Whidbey Island's other settlements. The town of Greenbank, less than seven miles to the north, is a charming community that welcomes you in after exploring the nearby beaches. Just 11 miles farther north, meanwhile, is the town of Coupeville, a bustling port settlement with a vibrant waterfront featuring restaurants, galleries, and more.
If you're willing to make the trek, Anacortes is only 48 miles north. On top of offering all the shopping, dining, and bustling atmosphere, the town's ferry landing puts the San Juan Islands, Victoria, BC, and more within your reach.
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In an effort to spur San Francisco’s economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, city leaders on Monday announced more than $12 million in grants to support in-person community parades and festivals.
The funding is part of the Grants for the Arts program, a citywide initiative that provides funding to some 250 local arts organizations annually, including those organizing and participating in parades and festivals.
“We know that the pandemic has been hard on all of us, but it has been especially difficult for our city’s artists and cultural organizations,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed said in a statement.
“The arts are part of what makes San Francisco so special and create an inclusive atmosphere for all who live in and visit our city. During this critical time in our economic recovery, we need to do everything we can to bring back our community festivals that are loved by so many, and support those who contribute to our city’s vibrant culture,” she said.
“Cultural festivals and arts have always been an essential part of San Francisco’s vibrant community. They draw people to San Francisco, bring communities together, and in many ways, define our experiences here,” said City Administrator Carmen Chu, who manages the program. “Supporting our arts organizations during these challenging times is key to our city’s recovery.”
According to Breed’s office, this year’s GFTA sought to fund arts organizations that directly serve diverse populations within the city like LGBTQ and BIPOC communities.
“Having art and cultural events around every corner in the city is why people live here, and it’s why people from all over the world visit San Francisco. Art and culture is the soul of San Francisco,” director of San Francisco Grants for the Arts and former supervisor Vallie Brown said. “As San Francisco slowly comes out of our long COVID nap, it’s vital that we support our arts organizations and our community’s parades and festivals.”
The GFTA program is funded by 2018’s Proposition E, which uses hotel tax revenue to fund the arts. However, because hotel revenue took a nosedive at the start of the pandemic, Breed allocated funding from the city’s general fund to backfill impacts to this year’s budget cycle, Breed’s office said.

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Talk of the league was Kaizer Chiefs’ 6-0 hammering of Durban-based Amazulu in Usuthu’s home turf – Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday evening. Kingstone Nkatha scored in the 41st minute of his debut league game for the Amakhosi and contributed to one of the league’s biggest wins in more than a year.
While Nkatha celebrated the heavy win, his countryman and Amazulu captain, Tapuwa Kapini, was on the receiving end. The Warriors first choice was the man who embarrassingly picked the ball from the back of his own net half-a-dozen times.
Carlington Nyadombo and Ramson Zhuwawo also played the full 90 minutes for Amazulu, while Nkatha was substituted in 74th minute and Willard Katsande was introduced in the 84th minute for the Aamakhosi.
Elsewhere, it took Brian Abbas Amidu just 20 minutes to get off the woods and help Leopards to a 3-2 win over Bloemfontein Celtic at the Peter Mokaba stadium on Saturday.
Method Mwanjale and Esrom Nyandoro needed Thami Sangweni’s superb set piece for their Mamelodi Sundowns to defeat a stubborn Chippa United at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, but there was no place in team for countryman and striker, Nyasha Mushekwi.
Gilbert Mapemba played a full game as last season’s league runners-up, Moroka Swallows, lost 3-1 away to Obert Moyo’s Platinum Stars at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace on Sunday. Oscar Machapa came in as a 64th minute substitute, but could not change the result for the Dube Birds.
Moyo did not play, as he is still awaiting his work permit, just like Takesure Chinyama, whose Orlando Pirates began the defence of their crown with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Golden Arrows and Wahington Arubi, who watched as his new club, Pretoria University, conceded a late equaliser against Cuthbert Malajila’s Maritzburg United. Malajila played the entire 90 minutes for United.
Tinashe Nengomasha was taken off in the 66th minute at Gobble Park, but not before his Bidvest Wits had conceded two goals that saw them lose 2-0 away to Free State Stars. Thomas Sweswe did not play for Wits.
Ajax Cape Town had Terror Fanteni’s late equaliser to thank for their home draw to Supersport United, with Khama Billiat featuring for the hosts alongside former Liverpool goalkeeper, Sander Westerveld.Post published in: Football


#RedsHotTopix: Mariah Carey For O.P.I.!!! Back to SCHOOL with Haul?! R Patz MTV Interview!! New ‘DOOO’ for Miley! Spice Girls ROCKED the Olympics! More Deets after JUMP!
Yeppers! Miley Cyrus cut it all OFF!! She tweeted a teaser pic with her stylist last night that read: “It’s happening”. And let’s just say it HAPPENED!!
Apparently her fans weren’t thrilled about the cut so she tweeted “If you don’t have something nice to say don’t say anything at all”
OOOOk then! On to the NEXT….
- Mariah Carey For O.P.I.!
Woot! Woot! I think I speak for all fashionista’s! Mariah Carey is teaming up with Nail Polish pro’s O.P.I. for a LIMITED edition collection!! The only thing is we have to wait till January 2013! Hmmm I wonder if they will be taking pre-orders!
- R Patz Interview with MTV!
This Thursday MTV will doing a LIVE sit down interview with Robert Pattinson! The interview will be for his new film ‘Cosmopolis’ and possibly ‘Breaking Dawn 2′.He has made it clear there will be no talks about his break up with Kristen Stewart. So if you were planning to tune in to get the scoop don’t bother!
- Spice Girls ROCK the Olympics!
Last night The Spice Girls ROCKED the stage during the closing ceremony! These ladies didn’t skip a beat!! The highly anticipated show was well worth the wait! And if your a hardcore fan and in London this December then go check them out for their new musical inspired by their pop life!
BTW I wish I had gotten a Spice Girl Doll years ago! Talk about collectors item!
- Back to SCHOOL with Haul!?!?!
Times are a changing! Have you heard about ‘Haul’?For the past 2 years ‘Haul’ has been a growing trend especially for young women who want to share their great fashion finds! The good thing is all the vids are positive feedback about products consumers wouldn’t usually buy or are excited to get their hands on. Companies support the idea and sometimes give product sponsorship as a form of pay!!! (Sign me UP!)
According to an online study Haul will influence 57% of apparel purchases this year! And back to school shopping is NO exception for the trend! So get FAMILIAR!
Thx to GP for the Tip!


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Chennai: Income tax officials, who raided the properties of Tamil superstar Vijay here on Wednesday and Thursday, have revealed that the actor has been partially evading payment of tax for the last five years.
The taxmen also raided the houses of actresses Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nayanthara and producers P.T. Selva Kumar and Shibu Thameens and financier Ramesh of Vijay's latest Tamil releases "Puli".
"All of them including Vijay have been paying tax but not the full amount. The total tax evaded amount comes to about Rs.25 crore," a source from the income tax department told IANS.
"In our raid, cash amounting to Rs.2 crore and gold worth Rs.2 crore was recovered," he said.
The actresses too have not been paying tax fully for the last two years.
A total of over 30 places were raided in Chennai, Cochin and Hyderabad.
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The deaths of 10 teenagers in one of Israel’s pre-army programs (mechinot) last week has aroused concern about the lack of supervision over the programs, which get a combined budget of tens of millions of shekels a year from the government.
In response, State Comptroller Joseph Shapira said on Sunday that his office would conduct an examination of the entire mechina system. The investigation will be conducted by members of his staff that monitor the education and defense ministries — the two bodies that fund the programs.
On Sunday, police raided the offices of the Tel Aviv-based Bnei Zion mechina, whose students were killed last week at the Tsafit stream in the south after a flash flood hit the streambed. The police confiscated documents and computers. The head of the mechina and two counselors have been arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide.
Israel’s approximately 50 mechinot provide programming to students finishing high school for one or two years before they enter the army, offering them leadership skills, educational programs, volunteer experiences and a rigorous program of hiking and camping.
Launched in 1988, the number of participants in the programs is now 4,000, two-and-a-half times initial numbers, and funding, which is provided by the education and defense ministries, has also grown since a law was passed a decade ago governing their activities.
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Last year, the government provided 80 million shekels ($22.3 million) in funding for the mechinot, up from 35.2 million in 2009. That is about half their total budgets, with the rest coming from donations and fees the participants themselves pay. In the case of Bnei Zion, funding comes from the Avi Chai Foundation, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and the Joint Distribution Committee among others.
Despite the size of the mechina network at this point, supervision by the Education Ministry mostly involves confirming the number of people enrolled in each program. Since 2013, program directors have been advised, but not required, to consult with the ministry about weather and security issues before going out on hikes like the kind that ended in last week’s tragedy.
This week the ministry said it was convening a panel to examine guidelines for activities taking place outside the programs’ own facilities.
Unlike other institutions supervised by the ministry, there is no inspector or other official responsible for the mechinot. The ministry said this week that this is because they are private organizations set up as nonprofits and not as educational institutions.
The ministry gets monthly and annual reports from the mechinot and mechina directors meet from time to time with Education Ministry officials. The ministry is also entitled to inspect programs it thinks may not be meeting conditions, but there is no thorough system of reporting, so it is unlikely the ministry would be aware of problems.
Another difference between the mechinot and other Education Ministry-funded programs is that the ministry has no say in the programs’ curriculums. The only requirement for a mechina to be entitled to funding is that it enroll at least 25 participants, that it follow the rules for nonprofit organizations and ensure that at least 90% of its participants will be serving in the Israel Defense Forces.
The defense and education ministries have never divided up their areas of responsibility for the mechinot, and since last week’s tragedy, the two have bickered over who should take the blame.
Most participants are 18 years old and many have yet to complete their matriculation (bagrut) exams. As a result, the Defense Ministry asserted in a statement this week that they should be considered students under the Education Ministry’s purview. Beyond that, it declined to discuss the matter further. “The Defense Ministry does not intend to conduct the dialogue with the Education Ministry through the media,” it said in a statement.
The Education Ministry claims that, since the program participants have already received their initial draft notices prior to their participation in a mechina programs, they are the responsibility of the Defense Ministry.


Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions now offers customers the ability to configure and download CAD models of the entire line of Kerk® RGS® linear rail systems. CAD download availability includes both motorized and non-motorized linear rail systems with the flexibility to change/modify such features as rail length, number of carriages, screw resolution, motor step angle, motor voltage, and other parameters.
Users can also add an optional IDEA™ integrated programmable drive system to several linear rail configurations. Although there are well over 10,000 possible linear rail configurations available through the online CAD system, Haydon Kerk will customize any system for application-specific needs.
All RGS linear rail systems feature standard wear-compensating, anti-backlash driven carriages to insure repeatable and accurate positioning. All moving surfaces include Kerkite® engineered polymers running on Kerkote® TFE coating, providing a strong, stable platform for a variety of linear motion applications.
RGS linear rails are available with screw leads ranging from 0.025in to 2.0in. When combined with optional Haydon motors, the RGS linear rail systems provide linear travel resolution ranging from 0.0000625in per step to 0.010in per step. By combining multiple technologies into a single linear rail assembly, Haydon Kerk is able to improve system integration for the equipment OEM or end user.


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Pink Sapphire and Chocolate Moonstone Earrings
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Part of our Mt. Caesar Exclusive Collection – Buy one pair of pure 925 Sterling Silver Hoop and gemstone earrings and get additional gemstone dangles for 50% off. Hand made by our jewelry artisans in the USA, each pair of gemstones are of the highest quality.
A perfect gift for your loved one, or special friend. Or get a weekend collection of three for yourself, and have a great set in three different colors and styles for all your weekend outfits and events. Also makes a great corporate gift.
These are Sterling Silver wire wrapped Chocolate Moonstones and Pink Sapphires on Sterling chains from Sterling Silver Hoops. Moonstones are 1/2 inch in length. Faceted Pink Sapphires are over 1/4 inch in length. Total earring length is 1 1/2 inches.
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While I was in Paris, the question of how I was going to get away was rather strongly on my mind. But not quite enough so for me not to foresee what would happen: I would miss Jardin du Luxembourg. In the back and forth about booking a rental car or sticking it out for another day, I counted the days in terms of whether I was going to get to the park again or not. I finally left, thinking that it’s always good to have a reason to return to a beautiful place.
The chair series so far: here.

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Reliability, ease-of-use and sampling speed are key considerations when selecting an active air sampler for an environmental monitoring programme, but these needs may change over time, warns Cherwell Laboratories
Portsmouth PMU has been using Cherwell’s SAS air samplers and Redipor microbiological media since the 1990s
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Unit (PMU) of the UK’s Portsmouth Hospital Trust specialises in the aseptic preparation of pharmaceuticals and parenteral nutrition, cytotoxics and patient-controlled analgesia in a variety of administration devices. With two aseptic rooms, eight isolators, two preparation rooms and a checking and labelling area, an extensive environmental monitoring (EM) programme is in place that incorporates both active and passive air sampling to ensure the environment is free from microbial contamination.
The EM programme involves active and passive air monitoring as well as contact plates and is performed weekly (at a minimum) in all areas. Routine monitoring is performed with Tryptone Soy Agar (TSA) and also monthly with Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA).
Monitoring can involve in excess of 50 active air samples, and the need to sample 1,000 litres of air at each location means high speed air samplers are essential to ensure monitoring is performed in a timely fashion and events can be reacted to if the need arises.
Validation is often required in an unmanned state and therefore work must be performed out of hours
Cherwell Laboratories, of Bicester in the UK, provides Portsmouth PMU with portable, high speed air samplers for general EM, Redipor prepared media for passive air sampling and specialist units for isolator monitoring. Validation is often required in an unmanned state and therefore work must be performed out of hours; having SAS Super 180 air samplers facilitates this. Isolator air samplers also enable the PMU to monitor sessions at its convenience without the risks involved in placing additional equipment into the isolator.
Formerly Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth PMU has been using Cherwell’s SAS air samplers and Redipor prepared microbiological media since the 1990s. When the PMU first started looking for an air sampler for EM, the original SAS System offered the best solution on the market. With sampling speeds of 180 litres/min, the SAS was the fastest sampler available and used a standard, readily available contact plate as the consumable. Furthermore, its portability enabled the user to conduct EM in several locations.
However, the units were heavy and Cherwell phased them out following the development of the SAS Super range. The new, easier-to-use and more portable SAS Super 180 continued to offer the high sampling speeds required by Portsmouth, and a unit was initially purchased in 2003, to use alongside the original SAS system. With its 180 litres/min sampling rate, the unit requires less than six minutes to complete a 1m3 sampling, reducing staff time and minimising disruption.
The SAS air samplers use the proven active sampling method of direct, multi point impaction: airborne particles are drawn through the sampling head and impacted onto the agar media surface of a contact plate. Multi-point impaction ensures statistically sound results as they sample at a fixed rate.
Cherwell’s engineering department in its Bicester facility offers a calibration service with a fast turnaround time and can be arranged to minimise downtime and inconvenience.
Each stainless steel sampling head is located permanently inside the cabinet and connected to an external control unit that can control multiple sampling heads
In 2008, Portsmouth PMU relocated from its hospital site to a new, purpose-built manufacturing facility. This facility incorporated an increased use of isolator technology and presented a new challenge for monitoring. Therefore it now uses two specialist SAS units with eight sampling heads for EM within its isolators. Each stainless steel sampling head is located permanently inside the cabinet and connected to an external control unit that can control multiple sampling heads. The external control unit ensures that dedicated monitoring programmes can be readily established and controlled.
Portsmouth PMU was an early adopter of the new technology and the process of integrating it into new cabinets. An unexpected problem encountered during installation, due to the wiring system of the isolator cabinet, was dealt with quickly and efficiently by Cherwell’s in-house engineering department.
Cherwell has also been supplying Portsmouth with a reliable and flexible solution for its prepared microbiological media requirements, with a regular delivery of Redipor Prepared media since 2006; a standing order ensures it receives scheduled deliveries. Currently TSA and SDA irradiated contacts and 90mm settle plates are used for routine sessional and environmental monitoring with 90mm R2A used for routine water testing. A selection of single and double strength TSB is also used for routine operator and process validations.


Configuring an Aggregate Route
As the number of devices connected to the Internet grows so, too, does the number of IP addresses assigned to those devices. And the more IP addresses, the more routes your router must maintain. Even worse, as the number of routes increases, so does the time it takes to look up next-hop values. Transit time for traffic is dependent, at least in part, on the number of routes that are in each router's routing table. For example, examine Figure 14-4's topology of interconnected networks.
In Figure 14-4, notice the depiction of three separate networks. Each network has been allocated a/16 prefix. A/16 prefix equates to 216 different addresses (216 = 65,535). So, if the entire Internet were to include only these three networks, each device would require 3 × 216 routes in its routing table, a large amount of stored data, not to mention the huge amount of time it would take to look up next hops.
You might think that every device in AS 3 needs a route to every device on AS 17. Everything has to go through the one border router in the figure anyway. It is sufficient to provide a route only to the border router for AS 3, which sends the traffic to AS 17, and the border router in AS 17 knows how to route within its own domain.
In fact, if the gateway router for AS 3 advertises only a summary of all the routes that ...


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US ambassador to Kuwait Douglas Silliman touted on Tuesday US-Kuwaiti ties encompassing numerous fields including the economic, military, and cultural ones. The ambassador was speaking at an all-male middle school called Ibn Al-Tufail School in Al-Jahra educational district, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion of 1990. The commemoration was organized jointly by the US embassy and Kuwait's ministry of education.
The ambassador said "we are proud that the United States stood by Kuwait at a difficult moment of history, the result of which can be seen today as there are members of the US armed forces with us today, part of the 700,000 US soldiers who took part in the liberation of Kuwait quarter of a century ago, eager to commemorate that event." He urged his student audience to recall the sacrifices of their elders at that moment in history along with those from the US and other coalition nations that offered many sacrifices to enable Kuwait to be the free and prosperous country it is today.
He stressed United States' firm standing with its allies in "rejecting extremism and terrorism," as he at the same time congratulated the ministry of education on commemorating liberation day with student activities involving photography, music, and theatrical presentations.
The ambassador took the opportunity to offer the condolences of his country and government to families of the victims of terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut, Sharm el-Sheikh, Ankara, and Iraq and other locations in the region.
Speaking to the students on behalf of the ministry of education, Assistant Undersecretary for educational development Faisal Al-Maqseed said that today's commemoration was "an apt opportunity for young students to learn more about the tremendous efforts exerted to bring freedom back to Kuwait and its people." He praised the US embassy and ambassador Silliman along with the diplomatic corps in the country for their efforts at making the commemoration the success it is.
Attending the commemoration ceremony at the middle school was the governor of Al-Jahra governorate Fahad Al-Amir who said it was with pride that everyone recalls the sacrifices made in order to bring liberty back to Kuwait and its people following months of foreign suppression.

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The aftermath of Burhan’s killing left families divided across Kashmir. There was no way one could have reached their loved ones studying outside Valley. To ease the pain a group of volunteers offered the much needed help, both emotional and monetarily. Aakash Hassan reports the group’s good, bad and ugly experiences
On July 8, after the news of Burhan Wani’s death became public, the first causality was communication. Except Government of India run BSNL, no other mobile network worked in Kashmir. Instantly, life was thrown out of gear, with people struggling to reach their loved ones, residing in and outside Kashmir valley.
Shakir Hussain Bhat, 25, a young businessman settled in Rohtak Haryana, couldn’t control his emotions when he talked to his parents after a long pause. “They too broke down over phone,” recalls Shakir.
Immediately Shakir made his mind to set a line of communication for people like him.
Same day, Shakir posted on his Facebook, ‘if someone is from my area post a message here for your family’.
After the message was posted Shakir would contact his friends in Kashmir, who had BSNL phones, and tell them pass the message to the family. “I released that most of the messages were from students studying outside, asking for money from their parents in Kashmir,” recalls Shakir.
“I came across a number of messages where students managed their expenses by selling their belongings.”
Shakir, a struggler himself, who started his business at very young age as a shawl vendor, turned nostalgic and decided to help.
“I wrote an email to Greater Kashmir newspaper and asked people to contact me if they need any immediate financial help,” recalls Shakir.
Once the message was published on the newspapers website, Shakir received hundreds of emails and calls.
There were all kinds of requests: students outside requested him for monentarily assistance while locals asked him to help pay their bills.
Shakir went on without refusing any request and begun paying bills and transferring money.
“I didn’t sleep for first couple of days due to the quantum of calls I received,” he recalls.
After a few days, Shakir got a call from likeminded group, who too wanted to help people in need. “Within no time the number of people offering help grew,” recalls Shakir.
The new faces in team were: Owais Qasim Mir, a Qazigund resident who was pursuing BDS from a Lucknow university; Mohammad Rafiq, a Soura Srinagar resident, who is a junior scientist in Chennai; Dibesh Pandita, from Pulwama, who studies at Ambala university; Shah Tawfeek, data scientist in Bangalore; Inam-ul-Haq and Muzaffar Ahmad, PHD scholars at Gujrat university; Dr Imtiyaz and Dr Zahoor, both living in Indore and a few others.
Spread across Indian cities these youngsters kept in touch with each other through a Whatsapp group. “Their aim was common. So we started working together, like a team,” said Shakir.
As they began working together, they shared their individual experiences of helping the unknown. “As the stories began to unfold we spotted a problem,” recalls Shakir.
There were a number of individuals who had sought help from more than one person. “We realized that there were people who were taking advantage of our help,” said Shakir.
So, in order to avoid confusion, Shakir and his friends began asking for ID proofs from individuals who sought help. As the requests heaped, they created a facebook page to manage the rush. “We were working round the clock from our respective locations,” said Shakir who took time off from his business to devote himself to project help.
With a number of students in the group now, it was easy to understand and relate with their issues, like payment of dues and rent. “I was caught in the same situation and left cashless,” said Owais. “Initially I sold some of my belongings and managed myself.”
But to help his friends and other Kashmiri students studying in Lucknow, Owais sold his bike and AC.
On the other hand, Mohammad Rafiq used his scholarship amount to help Kashmiris students.
“We got calls from Kashmiries who worked in foreign counties and India. They extended whatever help they could,” said Shakir. “We connected donors directly to the needy. It helped us save our time.”
Once the situation worsened back home, and Kashmiris became target of fanatic mobs in Indian cities, Shakir offered his place in Rohtak to the students who left their college in fear. “We left our college in fear and contacted Shakir on facebook. He welcomed us to his house,” said a Kashmiri student who studies in Haryana.
When Rafia, a postgraduate student at a Punjab college, was asked to pay her exam fee within five days, she had no option but to seek help. On a friends advice Rafia contacted one of the group members and shared her problem with him.
“I literally wept on phone while talking to him,” recalls Rafia, who refused to give her full name.
The same day money was transferred in Rafia’s account, saving a precious year of her studies.
But not all requests received by the group were meaningful; some of them left Shakir and his friends angry too. One such call came from Kashmir where a person asked Shakir to recharge his dishTV connection immediately.
“When I refused on the grounds that there are people who lack basic needs, the guy started abusing,” recalls Shakir.
On another occasion a girl called and asked for money as she wanted to go on a trip. “We are not millionaires. We were using our lifetime savings to help people,” said Mohammad Rafiq.
But despite the occasional letdowns the group continued with their noble work. “We collectively managed more than Rs 5 lakh,” said Shakir. “Most of the beneficiaries were students.”
Once the money would reach the needy, they would thank Shakir and his friends and assure them that once the system is restored in valley, they would pay back.
However, once the communication was restored in Kashmir, only thirty percent of the money was retuned.
Ironically, as the requests continued to reach, the group tried to contact people they had helped earlier, hoping they will payback so that more people could be helped.
“But nobody bothered to respond. Even some started abusing us, and would deny receiving anything at all,” said Shakir.
As the response from people left a bad taste among volunteers, a number of them left the group in disgust.
“I sold my belongings to help people. But when I contacted them after the situation improved, their behavior broke my heart,” recalls Owais.
“A girl had given number of her father and when I contacted that number, it was her boyfriend, who threatened me with FIR, if I contacted again,” said Shakir. “I gave around Rs 3 lakh to people during peak crisis, but only Rs 1 lakh and a few thousands were returned.”
If things would have worked smoothly as Shakir thought initially, there were plans of applying for a permanent toll free helpline number.
“I was also planning to open an account in the name of the group. The idea was to create a permanent trouble shooter for students studying outside,” said Shakir.
But as the group was duped by most of the people, the plan was dropped, said Shakir.
“I will not stop helping in future, but the response is certainly discouraging,” said Mohammad Rafiq.
Though the facebook page is still functional but the group is dejected and hurt.
“I helped not for reward, but to serve my people who genuinely suffered,” said Shakir “Our lord will reward us.”


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Lucknow: Asaduddin Owaisi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a massive rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad city. Thousands of people who had poured into the town, known for its beautiful bangles, were not disappointed as the firebrand Hyderabad MP was at his attacking best.
The All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President’s attack was not confined to BJP and Narendra Modi, he didn’t spare Congress and Samajwadi Party either. He said Rahul Gandhi was immature and was not even taken seriously by political leaders.
The MIM chief who has been campaigning aggressively in Western UP said that the tall claims of development by Samajwadi Party were nothing more than jokes as the state remained well behind other states in term of development. “There are no development work visible anywhere in the state”, he said.
As the city is known for small scale industry that was badly impacted by Modi’s demonetization decision, he criticized it severely claiming that the country was derailed from fast paced development. He said small and medium businesses were completely destroyed, with thousands and thousands of industries being shut down across the country and lakhs of workers being rendered unemployed.
“While bhakts might still be calling the notebandi decision beneficial for the nation, nonetheless people are seeing the adverse consequences. The businesses have been destroyed, common people badly hit and no impact at all on the people who have black money stashed abroad” he went on to add.
He went on to add “Only poor people of the country have been impacted by the notebandi. They are the ones who have been standing outside banks and ATMs, struggling to fund their daughters’ marriages, their children’s fee and even meeting their daily expenses.
While Owaisi entourage had to reach Islamia Inter College Ground at 11 am, he reached there almost four hours late. Nonetheless, it didn’t diminish the enthusiasm of his newfound fans. It took huge effort on the part of Owaisi to reach the stage.
While attacking the BJP for bringing Hindutva in its poll manifesto, he said that by promising Ram Mandir construction, the saffron party has proved that it is fearful of huge loss in elections.
But he singled out Samajwadi Party for attack and said that the split in the party was a family drama and nothing else. “Akhliesh had promised 18 percent reservation to Muslims at the time of last elections. Now after ruling the state for 5 years, he has completely forgotten the promise”. The MIM has pitted its district president as its candidate from Firozabad Sadar assembly constituency. (Translated from Inquilab)


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The Perlan Restaurant has received the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2015. This is the third time The Pearl Restaurant wins this coveted award: 2012, 2013 and 2015.
Smoked arctic char, lamb or fish, and two layered chocolate mousse. A wonderful evening in the Pearl for only 9.350 ISK.
One of Reykjavik’s greatest buildings by day. One of it’s best restaurants at night.
This is the place to go if you’re looking to treat yourself to dishes that dreams are made of, paired with equally exceptional service. … If you want to feel like royalty for a night, hit Perlan.Sharlene Chiu
I walked over to the Perlan from my hostel just to take some panorama photos from the top! Definitely worth it!Amos F, Trip Advisor
The view is a panoramic delight over the city of Reykjavik. Go here for an understanding of the geographic placement of the city. Go here for their lovely restaurant and fountain.Luckyranch, Trip Advisor
I loved my dinner experience at Pearl. The food was delicious, and the views great. It all added up to a wonderful night in the city. Later that evening, driving back to the hotel, we got to see the Aurora. Pure Magic!!Mellosusan, Trip Advisor


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Here are some great names to wrap your choppers around - Caveman Candy's jerky, Black Garlic Man's fermented garlic, Fire Dragon Chillies, Grinning Gecko cheese, Wild West Worcester Sauce, K4 Kombucha, Echo Valley olives ....
And there are many more fierce and fanciful monikers on the list they came from.
The range of Northland's foods and beverages keeps getting wider and more creative. The region still earns its big export dollars from dairy, forestry, kumara, kiwifruit and avocados, but niche homegrown products and businesses are popping up everywhere, providing family incomes, using natural and introduced resources and making the most of a climate and spread of terrain and soils unequalled in New Zealand.
Honey, organic beef, raw milk, limoncello, craft beer, distilled beverages, fresh and processed seafood - these are the kinds of products savoured by locals, foodies, food-mile counters, the hospitality industry and many thousands of visitors to Northland.
It's an industry that economic development agency Northland Inc's growth advisor David Templeton is keen to see become a bigger part of the region's identity.
In collaboration with Eat NZ, a collective linking some of New Zealand's best chefs, producers, food media, event organisers and tourism operators, the regional economic growth agency has planned 2019 Savour Northland, an inaugural showcasing event for producers. It will be held at the Duke of Marlborough Hotel in Russell in April on 16 and 17.
"We hope to bring together the Northland food and beverage ecosystem to develop the food and beverage story. This is an opportunity for everyone from producers to end users and the hospitality industry to develop a plan for putting Northland on the map as a food and wine destination, while boosting the national and global markets for what is produced in this region,'' Templeton said.
"Traditionally companies have developed their own individual stories as part of their marketing, but there is an opportunity for a Northland-wide story with room for cohesion.''
Templeton said increasing the sector's profile would enhance the region as a destination for another stream of visitors as well as those coming for scenic, action, history and cultural tourism.
''We have a big opportunity to promote Northland as a premium food and wine destination.''
A stronger regional identity would also be a good foundation for product growth and distribution or export.
"When producers are looking at marketing overseas, or the rest of country, the brand as a collective will be powerful.''
Templeton said Northland is a burgeoning wine region and also has breweries, distilleries, kombucha and teas, and a coffee roasting scene.
Food producers include everything from fruit and vegetables to seafood and meat, value-added treats such as avocado icecream, Caveman Candy jerky and fermented black garlic from Black Garlic Man.
Templeton has worked with 100 or more small to mid-sized food and beverage based businesses over six years through the Regional Business Partners Network.
While Northland has had a presence at many food and wine festivals both at home and in larger centres, 2019 Savour Northland is the first local invitation to outside industry heads and consumers.
The weekend will kick off at 5.30pm on April 16 with the Gala Dinner where Cuisine NZ Chef of the Year, Giulio Strula will serve up a menu from locally sourced food and beverages. Day two will feature a workshop and discussion for producers and industry players, with success stories from across the region.
One of those stories will be about the launch of kiteAO, a new web platform developed to help connect skills and services in Northland.
To register contact David Templeton at email@example.com.
Northland businesses come in all shapes and sizes. If you have a business story to share please contact Lindy Laird, Ph (09) 470 2801, or email firstname.lastname@example.org


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With "VIP", Jang Nara is making a comeback. Of course, Jang Nara is among the more prolific actresses working in South Korea today, so it hasn't been long since her last project. "The Last Empress" was a major ratings hit when it ended in February of this year.
"VIP" is a very different kind of drama, however, as is usually the case with new Jang Nara projects. Whereas before she was a titular empress, in "VIP" Jang Nara will instead work to serve various important people alongside her husband in a department store complex. Her husband will be played by Lee Sang-yoon - another prolific actor who hasn't done a role quite like this before.
What Lee Sang-yoon lacks compared to Jang Nara is a pedigree. She's the daughter of producer Joo Ho-sung and the younger sister of television personality Jang Sung-won. The three have long been known as a celebrity family even though they tend to work in different parts of the entertainment industry.
Jang Nara made her acting debut in the 2002 drama "The Successful Story Of A Bright Girl", having originally debuted as a singer a year prior. Starting with her lead role in "Babyfaced Beauty" in 2011, Jang Nara became a recurring presence on the South Korean television drama circuit.
Written by William Schwartz
"VIP" is directed by Lee Jung-rim, written by Cha Hae-won, and features Jang Nara, Lee Sang-yoon, Lee Chung-ah, Kwak Sun-young, Pyo Ye-jin, Jung Joon-won. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2019/10/28~Upcoming, Mon, Tue 22:00 on SBS.
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea since 2011. Started out in Gyeongju, then to Daegu, then to Ansan, then to Yeongju, then to Seoul, lived on the road for HanCinema's travel diaries series in the summer of 2016, and is currently settled in Anyang. Has good tips for utilizing South Korea's public bus system. William Schwartz can be contacted via email@example.com.
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First, the introduction PVC tarpaulin, also known as ta […]
First, the introduction
PVC tarpaulin, also known as tarpaulin, tarpaulin, crepe cloth is based on high-strength polyester canvas, coated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) paste resin with speed-increasing agent (synthetic plant ester), anti-fungal agent, anti-aging agent , a variety of chemical additives such as antistatic agents, plasticized by high temperature. It has the properties of waterproof, mildewproof, cold resistant, aging resistant, antistatic, etc.; and the breaking strength, tear elongation and tearing strength are much better than traditional tarpaulins. It has a wide range of use, high intensity and variety of colors, and its surface is specially treated for anti-slip effect. It is an internationally popular waterproof cloth with a wide width, which can reach 2 meters wide. It can be used for heat sealing and stitching. The worry of leaking holes is the mainstream product of the modern tarpaulin market.
Second, the characteristics
1. Long service life and strong tensile strength
2. No water seepage, no water leakage.
3. Can withstand low temperature, cold temperature is -20 ° C;
4. Has a certain anti-mildew effect.
Third, product use
1. Available cargo tarpaulins for trucks, trains, and ships;
2. It can be used as an open storage yard for stations, docks, seaports, airports, etc.;
3. It can be used to build temporary granaries and outdoor crops for various crops and household groceries;
4. It can be used as a construction site for temporary construction sheds and temporary warehouses for various construction sites such as power construction sites on construction sites;
5. It can be processed into camping tents and outer sheaths of various machinery and equipment.
Fourth, the use of attention
PVC tarpaulin should avoid dragging on the ground during use. It should also avoid impacting and tearing with sharp metal or sharp mouth. If the product is damaged during use, clean the damaged place first, wipe it with alcohol and then put it on the cloth head and The damaged parts are coated with all-purpose glue (Better's glue, sticky nails, etc.), and they can be glued together after three minutes.

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Know Your Poetry!
You'll review poetry in African-American literature.
Poetry Vocabulary Bingo: Repetition and Sound Devices
Types of repetition or sound devices
Types Of Characters Bingo
Each word is defined and for you to find.
Elements of Literature Bingo
Elements of literature vocabulary game
All about language
Match the description to the correct words
Introduction to Genres
Synonyms and Antonyms
A Language Arts review game of synonyms and antonyms for 2nd grade students.
Bingo: Vocabulary Lesson 8
Greek Underworld Mythology
A game exploring myths from and about the Greek underworld
RI8.8 Literacy Standards Game
A game with the RI8.8 standard.

domain: literature


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A lot of times when food writers praise an old-fashioned ingredient such as romaine lettuce, they do it with a nod and a wink and more than a hint of condescension, like fashion critics chortling when a Parisian couture house sends its models out dressed in gingham and lace: "Oh, how very droll!"
Not me. If food is good, it's good. And romaine is good.
Don't get me wrong, I like my fancy mesclun-style lettuces as much as anyone. I've got a full bed of them in my garden, and I trot out to cut my salad greens in the evening just as happily as any other Alice Waters acolyte. Those fancier lettuces have a vivid mix of flavors that I love.
But romaine has something they lack: crunch. And sometimes crunch counts. Those mixed lettuces are terrific with good olive oil, a squirt of lemon juice and a sprinkling of sea salt. But if you're looking at a salad with more heft, a real American salad, you need a lettuce with some structural integrity.
Want a wedge of something to go under a creamy blue cheese dressing (lots of black pepper please!)? How about a classic Green Goddess, redolent of anchovies, chives and tarragon? And, of course, you shouldn't even think of a Caesar without picking up a head of romaine.
Indeed, it was this last salad that sparked the rebirth of romaine lettuce and one of the more remarkable turnarounds in modern agricultural history.
Romaine lettuce has been around for centuries. In fact, Egyptian tomb art depicts a lettuce that looks quite like it. In England, it's sometimes known as cos lettuce, allegedly because it was brought from the Aegean island of that name. The name romaine comes because it supposedly was introduced to France when the pope moved from Rome to Avignon in the 14th century.
But for much of the 20th century, romaine wasn't known at all to many Americans. That's because of the overwhelming success of iceberg lettuce, which can remain reliably crunchy (though incredibly bland) despite days if not weeks of shipping. As late as the mid-1970s, iceberg lettuce accounted for more than 95 percent of all lettuce grown in this country.
Then along came the reborn Caesar salad. Invented in a Tijuana restaurant in the 1920s (which one is a subject of a bitter interfamilial dispute), for decades the Caesar kind of limped along in all of its garlicky glory as a California specialty.
Then, all of a sudden, in the late 1970s, it was "discovered" by the fast-food industry, often topped it with very nontraditional grilled chicken, and there followed a couple of decades of extremely heady popularity.
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Almost anything that takes an American-style salad dressing should be built from romaine. (Years ago, we had an Italian exchange student staying with us; the first time she was asked at a restaurant what kind of salad dressing she wanted, she was flabbergasted. "Oil, vinegar? How many kinds can there be?")
Well, there's blue cheese, of course. Mash crumbled cheese into mayonnaise along with some minced shallots, then stir in just enough cream to make it pourable. I think the real key to a great blue cheese dressing is lots of black pepper, but that's just me.
My favorite way to use blue cheese dressing is my spin on a steakhouse staple: with crumbled bacon and thinly sliced radishes over romaine.
Or what about homemade Green Goddess dressing? If you've had only store bought, you're in for a surprise. A well-made Green Goddess is one of the great flavored mayonnaises -- tangy with anchovy and brightened by lots of fresh herbs: parsley, chives and, especially, tarragon.
Because of this, I find it is a great sauce to pair with seafood and chicken. Shrimp, for example, with some torn watercress leaves mixed in just for a bit of a peppery bite. On top of romaine, of course.
And romaine is also good treated like radicchio: grilled and served with a slightly chunky dressing of anchovies and garlic pureed with olive oil. Scatter over the top toasted walnuts and graceful ribbons of shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano, and, finally, you've got a romaine salad even my little Italian friend would recognize.
Romaine Salad With Shrimp and Green Goddess Dressing
For Green Goddess dressing:
4 anchovy fillets, chopped
2 green onions, green parts only, finely chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 tablespoons chopped tarragon
2 tablespoons tarragon vinegar
2 tablespoons minced chives
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
For salad assembly:
3 (6-ounce) hearts of romaine
1/2 pound cooked, peeled and deveined medium shrimp
3 tablespoons watercress leaves
Green Goddess dressing
In a food processor or blender, puree the anchovies, green onions, parsley, tarragon, vinegar and chives, or grind with a mortar and pestle to make a fairly smooth paste. Stir the mixture into the mayonnaise. Refrigerate tightly covered. This will make just over 1 1/2 cups dressing, more than enough for the salad.
Pull away any tough or faded outer leaves from the romaine, then separate the heads into individual leaves and combine in a mixing bowl.
Place the shrimp in another small mixing bowl with the watercress leaves and add just enough Green Goddess dressing to lightly coat, about 2 tablespoons.
Spoon about one-half cup of the remaining Green Goddess dressing over the romaine and toss, adding more dressing 1 tablespoon at a time as needed to lightly coat the leaves.
Arrange the romaine on 6 chilled salad plates, then arrange the shrimp and watercress on top and serve immediately.
Each serving: 187 calories; 10g protein; 4g carbohydrates; 2g fiber; 15g fat; 2g saturated fat; 85mg cholesterol; 1g sugar; 229mg sodium.
For blue cheese dressing:
1 tablespoon minced shallots
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1/2 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
2 to 3 tablespoons heavy cream
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For salad and assembly:
6 strips thick sliced bacon
3 (6-ounce) hearts of romaine
3 to 4 large radishes, sliced as thin as possible
In a small mixing bowl, macerate the shallots in the red wine vinegar until they soften slightly, about 5 minutes. Add the mayonnaise and blue cheese and stir roughly with a fork, mashing any large clumps of cheese with the tines of the fork. Stir in just enough heavy cream to make a slightly creamy consistency; the dressing will be very thick. Add salt to taste; because blue cheese can be quite salty, it might not need any. Stir in a generous grinding of black pepper and refrigerate tightly covered. Let warm slightly and stir briskly before serving.
In a large skillet, cook the bacon over medium-low heat until it is browned on 1 side, about 5 minutes. Turn and brown on the other side, 4 to 5 minutes. If there are any pale spots left on the first side, turn it again and cook briefly so that the bacon is well-browned and quite crisp. Drain on paper towels.
Pull away any tough or faded outer leaves from the romaine, then separate the heads into individual leaves and combine in a large mixing bowl.
Spoon over about one-half cup of the blue cheese dressing and toss, adding more dressing 1 tablespoon at a time as needed to lightly coat the leaves.
Arrange the romaine on 6 chilled salad plates, then crumble the bacon over top and scatter the sliced radishes over everything.
Each serving: 132 calories; 5g protein; 4g carbohydrates; 2g fiber; 11g fat; 3g saturated fat; 20mg cholesterol; 1g sugar; 308mg sodium.


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First off, I want to say sorry for the severe lack of videos! I’ve either been way to busy or have no ideas when not.
I just recently started getting into this wonderful anime and you should check it out also! Here’s an edit of some of the best clips from the show so far set to an instrumental of the show’s awesome, jazzy theme song!
Also, since I have been away so long. Enjoy a new Thumbnail Style, Outro Style and Song, and a new version of Cosi!
Rhapsody of Blue Sky (Instrumental) - fhana (aka the Theme Song)
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid
Energy - Michael Craig & Oliver Godfrey


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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
This collection relates to Lyle D. Armstrong and his service in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater of Operations. The collection contains a veteran’s questionnaire where he shares his experience in service and recalls a memory of being in Manila when the Japanese Envoys came to speak to General MacArthur. He also mentions that he kept in contact with some of the men he met in service. The collection also contains photographs of Armstrong and his three older brothers, who also served in World War II.
This collection relates to Nicholas Baldino who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps with the 5th and 11th Bomb Groups in the Pacific Theatre and his wife Jeanne Baldino. This collection contains an oral history transcript detailing Nicholas Baldino's military service and how Jeanne met Nicholas Baldino.
This collection relates to Mark C. Bane Jr. who joined the National Guard in May 1941. He later volunteered for the 501st Parachute Battalion and was sent to Montgomery, Alabama to train at the Maxwell Air Force Base. While at Maxwell Air Force Base, he trained British cadets under the Arnold Plan. In late 1945, Bane traveled overseas with General Douglas MacArthur. The collection consists of an oral history transcript.
This collection contains artifacts, papers, and photographs that belonged to Clyde Campbell Beaver from his time serving in the U.S. Army in the Corps of Engineers as a draftsman during World War II in the Pacific Theater. The artifacts include his draftsman tools, jacket, camera, and Bronze Star. The papers include official Army documents, newspaper clippings about Clyde, a personal letter to his wife, Adele Beaver, and a telegram. The photographs include photographs of Clyde in the Philippines, photographs with his wife and mother, and photographs he took himself.
This oral history transcript relates to Stewart Abbott Fraser who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater. Fraser served aboard the USS Missouri. Fraser was also present during the formal Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945
Collection of letters, telegraphs, and family photographs exchanged between 1st Lieutenant Herman G. Ramsey and his family in Columbus, Ohio. Twenty-four letters lead up to Ramsey’s death in 1944 while being transported on a Japanese POW ship en route to mainland Japan. Also included is a letter from Dick Clark, a fellow POW who survived the war, offering his condolences to Herman’s family. The collection also contains an album of family photographs along with condolence letters from General Douglas MacArthur and Army Major General James L. Collins.
The collection contains letters, photos, POW manuscripts, Morgan's Diary, newspaper articles, telegraphs, and prison camp postcards. Also contained are correspondence letters written between members of the 17th Pursuit Squadron throughout the decades following the end of the Second World War. It covers the years 1939-2001.
This collection relates to the wartime correspondence between Margarita King and her husband William H. King, who served in the Army Air Corps in the Philippines during World War II. The collection contains letters collected and sent between Margarita and William, personal photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards, and employment documents.
This collection relates to Thurston Macon who served as a Corporal in the United States Army with 799th Military Police Battalion during World War II. Within this interview, Macon describes his basic training at Fort Custer in Battle Creek, Michigan, his trip to Australia on the USAT Willard A. Holbrook. He describes his guard detail for General MacArthur in Brisbane, Australia, and Manila, as well as his personal interaction with MacArthur. Macon was also chosen as an honor guard for the Yamashita trial in late 1945.
This oral history interview transcript relates to Thomas H. Moorer who attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD from 1928 to 1933. In 1935, Moorer completed flight school and was stationed in Hawaii. He was present on December 7, 1941, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Moorer continued to serve in the Pacific Theater during World War II and remained in the U.S. Navy after the war. In 1964, he had become an Admiral and by 1970, the Chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, serving until 1974.
In the interview, Moorer recalls his first impressions of General MacArthur, who had asked him to send a plane to pick up any wounded servicemen in the Dutch East Indies.
This collection relates to Sergeant Tillman Joe Rutledge, who served in the 31st Infantry Regiment of the United States Army in the Far East's Philippine Division. After the fall of Bataan in April 1942, he was captured as a prisoner of war until 1945. This collection consists of one box of personal papers, including the original diary he kept during his internment and photocopies. It also contains an original draft and signed copy of his book My Japanese POW Diary Story; a 36-page oral history transcript; letters to and from his family; newspaper clippings; various government documents; and photographs.
This collection pertains to Corporal Wrightson Ely Clinton Sr., who served in the 116th Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army National Guard's 31st Infantry Division. He served in the Netherland East Indies and the Philippines from 1944 to 1945 as a clerk of the Battery.
This collection consists of one half-box, primarily containing photographs and artifacts he was issued, collected, or awarded during his service. It also includes correspondence with his family, separation papers, scanned copies of the original scrapbook his photographs were stored in, and rosters of servicemen from his battalion.
- World War, 1939-1945 8
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea 6
- World War, 1939-1945--Philippines 6
- World War, 1939-1945--Japan 5
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines 3
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Luzon 3
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Manila 3
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands--Guadalcanal 3
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American 3
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons 3
- Atomic bomb--History--20th century 2
- Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942 2
- Bronze Star Medal (U.S.) 2
- Fort Bragg (N.C.) 2
- Harlingen Army Air Field (Tex.) 2
- Keesler Field (Miss.) 2
- Manila (Philippines) 2
- Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) 2
- Philippines--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 2
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Anyone who cares about the evolution of cinema should rush to see Bertrand Bonello’s Nocturama, which is screening all week at Facets. The film marks a breakthrough for Bonello, a highly original writer-director who’s long displayed a mastery of mood but whose movies (among them On War, House of Pleasures, and Saint Laurent) can be a little too obscure for their own good. In Nocturama, all his eccentricities—even his tendency for obfuscation—are organized around a palpable concept, which is nothing less than the precarious state of Western civilization. It’s supremely timely, capturing the zeitgeist better than any other movie I’ve seen. At the same time, Nocturam isn’t a diagnostic work—Bonello isn’t out to analyze the zeitgeist but rather create an aesthetic that reflects its mysteries and contradictions.
In brief, Nocturama tells the story of a group of men and women in their early to mid-20s who organize a series of terrorist attacks in Paris, then hide out in a department store until state police arrive and shoot them all dead. The first half of the film details the execution of the attacks, crisscrossing between the members of the group as they carry out discrete activities in a hotel, a government building, and a high-rise corporate office; it also contains flashbacks that show planning of the offensives without getting into the motives behind them. The second half takes place during the long night at the department store, when the group enjoys free reign over the merchandise. The bifurcated structure gives equal emphasis to the characters’ destructive impulses and consumerist desires, making destruction and consumerism seem like two sides of the same coin—or, rather, part of an Information Age continuum in which current events, pop music, shopping, and politics all fight for attention at once.
That the characters have no apparent political aims makes them seem like agents of chaos, an expression of something latent in the culture. There’s an eerie sense of inevitability to the events of Nocturama—Bonello’s brilliant, controlled use of the Steadicam (with its connotations of a ghostlike presence) creates the feeling that we know what’s going to happen before it even plays out. The director also rereviews details throughout the film, repeating the same events multiple times, which heightens the sense of deja vu. As an observer played by Adèle Haenel says, the terrorist attacks feel like they had to happen.
Adding to the feeling that we’ve seen all this before, Bonello invokes memories of numerous other films. In fact Nocturama is as mad with movie references as any classic of the French New Wave, and like the 1960s work of Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, and Jacques Rivette (whose work Nocturama evokes in the conspiratorial planning of its first half), the feature looks at the zeitgeist through the lens of film history and vice versa. It’s worth delving into some of Bonello’s expressed reference points, as they provide clues to what Nocturama is getting at.
The Devil, Probably (1977), Robert Bresson’s portrait of a depressive college dropout and his circle of friends, is perhaps the most despairing French film of the 1970s. The movie begins with the news of the main character’s suicide, then flashes back to show the events leading up to his death. Along the way Bresson hints at reasons for the protagonist’s dissatisfaction with life—his despondence might come from feelings of political powerlessness, disillusionment with religion, and anger over the destruction of the environment—but ultimately keeps it a mystery. Bresson’s use of nonprofessional actors (“models,” as he called them) is at its most expressive here. The characters move with the awkwardness and put-on confidence of real twentysomethings, and since one doesn’t recognize the actors playing the roles, one is more apt to study their body language. In Nocturama, Bonello also casts unfamiliar faces in most of the leads, and he advances a Bressonian fascination with the surfaces (rather than the motives) of human interaction.
Bonello borrows more directly from George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (1979), which also features a shopping center as a critical setting. Holing themselves up in a mall to hide from the zombie plague outside, the heroes of Dawn indulge their consumerist desires by taking anything they want from the shops. The apocalypse happening outside the mall renders the consumerist fantasy at once silly and sad, as it represents the characters’ last link with civilization. Nocturama repurposes Dawn’s dream of shopping in a void to suggest the finality of the characters’ situation. It also suggests, like Romero’s film, a link between violence and a desire for unlimited goods.
John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) clearly influenced Bonello’s manipulation of suspense in Nocturama, and I suspect that the former’s minimalist, synth-driven score influenced the music that Bonello wrote for his work. Like Bresson, Carpenter might be described as an anti-psychological filmmaker; the characters in Precinct 13 are defined almost exclusively by their actions. Pitted together to defend a police station from a siege by a violent gang, cops and criminals work side by side—the task at hand trumps any past animosities. Nocturama draws on the claustrophobic vibe of Precinct 13 and takes inspiration from the way Carpenter privileges the present moment.
Bonello also cites The Brood (1979), one of David Cronenberg’s works of “body horror,” as a source of inspiration. The influence seems more a matter of tone than of content—none of the characters in Nocturama transform into hideous monsters, but the film conveys the sense of undefined yet inescapable dread that one associates with Cronenberg’s 1970s films. As many have remarked, the major innovation of Cronenberg’s horror movies is that the terror comes from within the characters, not from outside of them. Similarly the characters of Nocturama seem to be driven not by external political forces, but by something inside of themselves they can’t explain.
All four of these films concern breakdowns, be it of a circle of friends, law and order, or civilization itself. In synthesizing these influences, Bonello conjures a feeling of inevitable destruction and decay. (The writer-director has also cited as influences Abbas Kiarostami’s Close-Up, which considers a breakdown between reality and fiction.) At the same time, Bonello can’t contain his enthusiasm for making movies—he draws on his influences much like his characters cheerfully take toys, clothes, and food at the department store—and in his excitement, he creates moments of unaccountable beauty. Nocturama contains shots that I expect to endure as long as anything in the works that inspired it: the bronze statue of Joan of Arc crying tears of turpentine before it gets set aflame; the young terrorist encountering a mannequin dressed exactly like himself in an empty showroom (does this inspire him to question his own agency?); the montage of explosions jarringly scored to Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair.” These passages, and others like them, raise Nocturama to the highest level of cinematic art.