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Batman is an iconic fictional super-hero appearing in American comic book series produced by DC comics. The comic was first introduced by writer Bob Kane and artist Bill Finger and initially appeared in comic book issue #27 in 1938. In the comics Batman has always been an archnemesis of villains such as the Riddler and the Joker.
Batman’s personality has evolved through the years, to become one of the most well-known and well-loved in modern society. He has won many awards for his fantastic portrayal of the dark knight and continues to make comic book fans’ day with his colorful and interesting stories.
The most well-known version of Batman in the comics is the Batman portrayed in Batman comics and the Animated series. This version of the superhero was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. In the comics Batman was a wealthy but socially inept young man, who became the city’s protector after the murder of his parents. Following the incident, he was stripped of his wealth by the authorities and forced to live off the charity of other criminals in Gotham. He soon grew into a formidable crime fighter, using his intelligence, resourcefulness and strength to overcome his adversaries, including the Riddler and the Penguin.
In addition to his dark knight persona, Batman also gained popularity during the 1950s by starring in several popular television series, including The Adventures of Batman. There are two popular versions of the Batman cartoons, namely the animated series and the live action television series. The animated series features Batman and Robin, who were originally played by Frank Gorshin and Bill Parker, in the early 1960s. The live action TV show was first aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969, where it was followed by several feature films.
Batman’s popularity soared during the 1970s, when several animated superheroes were released, such as the Super Friends cartoon series. In the Super Friends show, Robin, Batgirl, Superboy, Aquaman, and Green Lantern shared the screen time of Dick Dillin and Peter Falk. These characters were designed to be more like traditional superheroes, as opposed to Batman, who was more of an antihero, with the sole purpose of fighting crime.
Over the years, Batman’s history was changed significantly, first by being made into a comic book in 1948 and later becoming an animated TV series. In addition to the comic book version, Batman also appeared in numerous movies, most notably the classic Batman series from the late 1960s. and early 1970s. This period of Batman’s comic book history gave way to the darker, more adult version that is most commonly associated with the character, and also to the recent TV series, where he has become a lovable hero.
In addition to his comic book career, Batman has also made his mark in the realm of film, appearing in such films as The Dark Knight, in which he battles Bane (Tom Hardy), as well as the upcoming The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight will be directed by Christopher Nolan, who was responsible for the successful Batman Begins movie. The film is set against the backdrop of the 1960s civil rights struggle in America. It is expected that the film will receive critical acclaim and a number of awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture of the Year.
In addition to the comic books, Batman has also made numerous appearances on television, in cartoons and in feature films, such as the Batman: The Brave and The Bold. His television series, as well as his comic book appearance, have become very popular with viewers and have spawned their own fan communities, such as the Batman Nation.


All needs assessments/strategies, as standard, provide detailed scenarios setting out the level of future demand generated from population increases derived from housing growth. In the case of indoor and built facilities strategies (IBF) and playing pitch strategies (PPS) they also, as appropriate and applicable, detail the associated costs of supplying increased sports provision using Sport England’s calculators.
In our experience, developments of 600+ dwellings tend to generate demand for the creation of new outdoor sports provision. The presumption is that larger housing expansion schemes will generate demand for sports such as football. Consideration is normally given to the potential for provision of multi-pitch sites with suitable ancillary provision i.e., clubhouse/changing facilities and car parking. Providing single, even double, grass pitch sites is no longer considered to offer long-term sustainability for pitch sports.
An early KKP foray into major new settlement planning was the Elms Park development in Northwest Cheltenham on the boundary of Cheltenham and Tewkesbury authorities. This incorporated plans for 4,000+ homes and the best practice and design considerations provided followed our production of the joint authority Social, Sport & Open Spaces Study (including PPS).
Primarily though, our needs assessments/strategies are key to informing the need for sports provision to be secured as part of strategic housing developments. Initial proposals on the 5,500 dwelling Hanwood Park development in Kettering – particularly in relation to provision of artificial pitches for hockey, were challenged, updated and improved following our production of the 2020 Kettering PPS, IBF and Open Space Study. The overall process was testament to the fact that constructive and open dialogue with NGBs is critical to successful development of new provision. Crucially, it is not just about providing the facilities, but assessing who is going to use them, at what level and based upon what degree of predicted community and sport value and sustainability.
Master planning for the 4,000+ home New Lubbesthorpe development in the Blaby District Council area was also informed by the Authority’s PPS. In addition to the inclusion of a range of woodland walks, cycle paths and green open space, the recommendations set out in its FA/Football Foundation generated local football facilities plan were also pivotal to the Authority securing funding for new leisure facilities and all-weather sports pitches plus full-sized 3G pitches linked to a new secondary school development.
The 2021 South Worcestershire IBF and PPS informed cross-boundary community swimming pool, sports hall, fitness and pitch provision requirements linked to housing development at a range of strategic development sites the largest of which, at 5,000 homes, was at Worcestershire Parkway.
In Carlisle, we have been assessing the provision required to service demand generated by the new resident base in the St Cuthberts Garden Village which will have a planned 10,000 homes. Plans for recreation and leisure provision are being informed by the City’s Playing Pitch & Outdoor Sports Strategy 2022. It is likely to include at least one sports hub plus community use provision at the new secondary school. Of all the sites included in the Government’s Garden Village programme, St Cuthbert’s is one of the largest in terms of potential capacity and is among the most ambitious development projects being actively progressed in the north of England.
Bringing things right up to the present, the Colchester & Tendring Borders Garden Community (8,000 homes) is being informed via the joint-authority commissioned Colchester & Tendring Open Space, Sport & Recreation suite of studies (including IBF, PPS and open spaces strategy) 2023 and the Lancaster South, Bailrigg Garden Village will be informed via the Open Space Study and new PPS which will be completed by mid-2023.
The Government believes that the development of locally-led garden towns and villages has the potential to deliver the homes that communities need and that, in addition to providing new homes, they also bring new jobs and boost local economies. Whether one agrees with this form of development as a way forward, the quality and scale of open space, sport and leisure provision is pivotal to the subsequent quality of life in these new, and the adjacent existing, communities. Key to this is having a full understanding and evidence base – and ensuring that it is fully addressed.
Claire Fallon is principal consultant and director at KKP
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Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below.
Looking down one of the woods roads on the way to the bushwhack
Route: Forest Road 304A, various logging roads, bushwhack, herd path, (Peak Above The Nubble), herd path, bushwhack, various logging roads, Forest Road 304
With the weather forecast improving, I took the afternoon off and headed up to do Peak Above The Nubble.
After reaching the beginning of Forest Road 304, marked by three boulders on Haystack Road, we soon set foot under cloudy skies. While we beared right correctly in the first two places (the second being adjacent a large sandy slope on the left), we then turned right onto a vague woods road a bit too soon. Realizing our mistake, we returned to the grassy woods road, then followed it to the 'proper' right, leading uphill to a few years-old logging cut.
Pushing through the multi-year growth of prickers, etc., we soon entered the woods and worked our way up the slope, scrambling in places and skirting around ledges in others, sometimes crossing over various herdpaths (human and otherwise).
Eventually reaching the ridge, we followed a herd path to the highpoint of the Peak Above The Nubble, marked by a blow-down tree with a canister. A few feet beyond that, we were greeted with a nice viewpoint, ranging from Mt. Washington to North Twin Mountain.
For the descent, we favored the west a bit, soon passing a memorial to a fallen hiker. Continuing downhill, we could see a massive slide though the trees to the west. Working our way downhill, we eventually reached some neat older logging cuts and roads. As we neared the end of the hike, we thought we had stumbled upon the logging cut we crossed through early in the hike - not the case! Though very similar in shape and age, this logging cut was a bit downhill, adjacent to Haystack Road. Nonetheless, the longer route of descent seemed to be easier both in terms of terrain and vegetation.
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The start of Forest Road 304A on Haystack Road
A neat rock formation on the way up to the Peak Above The Nubble
Looking at Mt. Washington from the Peak Above The Nubble
Directions to trailhead: From Route 302, take Route 3 South. Almost immediately after the Entering White Mountain National Forest sign, take a left onto Haystack Road. Forest Road eventually 304A forks off to the right from this road in about 1 3/4 miles, blocked by three large boulders.
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Last Wednesday, March 20th and Thursday, March 21st, I was at Gettysburg College participating in their Theatre Arts program's inaugural New Play Festival. Dr. Susan Russell directed and starred in a mostly student reading of my play, Our Man Beverly Snow. (One cast member was a local reverend and Susan read as Constable Jeffers!) Professor Kathryn Kawecki directed a student reading of Christine Evans' play, Weightless.
Our respective readings and post show discussions were quite successful and wonderfully productive. We had an enthusiastic and attentive audience of theater students and students who were friends of the casts. My cast included Joseph Donnella as Beverly Snow, Carl Jones as Reverend Frank Cook, Wes Jackson as Arthur Bowen, Maria Lawson as Maria Bowen, Kay-Chelle M. Waterton as Julia Snow, Angelo D'Amato as Andrew Laub, Brendan Morgan as Reuben Crandall, Susan Russell as Constable Jeffers and Audrey Bowler as Stage Directions.
While I won't be able to work on rewrites of Our Man Beverly Snow until after The Hampton Years has opened at Theater J, I'm excited to integrate all that I learned in development with these sharp, talented and generous folks at Gettysburg. Mainly, I'm letting go of the one location set, which will open up the world of the play in a useful, active and more compelling way. As a playwright, I had been interested in exploring the one location set, but it doesn't work for this play. After all, this is a revolution. There are several key participants and significant locations. This play is also begging for a darker, more lyrical tone and two more characters.
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In addition to the reading, I lead a playwriting workshop with a handful of students and that wasy just wonderful. It was great to get to know them and where they were in both their academic and artistic journeys. It was also greats speaking with them about life as a playwright.
Overall, my time at Gettysburg was inspiring and rejuvenating. However, it was all too short! It was wonderful to be in an academic environment clearly supported by the larger institution. I hope to come back when I have more time not only to work with the students and faculty, but also to explore this amazing, historic city. I managed to take some photos of our time together and am happy to share them with you now.
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India’s latest pace bowler T Natarajan is excited to join the squad ahead of the fifth & final T20I against England. T Natarajan has made his debut in the limited-overs series against Australia in December 2020 while he made his debut in test cricket in January. After missing the first four matches of the T20I series due to a knee & shoulder injury the pace sensation is now delighted to be back to the India squad after completing his rehab at the National Cricket Academy.
“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life” – Thrilled to be back in blue with the boys @BCCI,” Natarajan tweeted.
Natarajan displayed outstanding performance in the T20I series in Australia & Captain Virat Kohli had praised the youngster for showing consistency in his bowling.
“Special appreciation for Natarajan as in the absence of Mohammed Shami & Jasprit Bumrah he stood out & delivered under pressure”, Kohli had said.
“It is outstanding as he is playing his first few matches at the International level. He is very composed, humble & a hard-working player he is very much sure of what he does”, Kohli added.
“I hope he continues to work hard on his bowling & gets better because a left-arm bowler is always an asset for the team & if he can keep bowling in this way consistently, it will be a great thing for us heading into the World Cup Next year”.
Talking about the ongoing T20I series a swashbuckling half-century from Suryakumar Yadav along with a blistering performance from the bowlers had helped India to seal a glorious win in the 4th T20I of the ongoing T20I series against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday evening. By sealing an eight-run win over England, India levelled the T20I series at 2-2 with the series decider match to be played today at the same venue.

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Kawhi Leonard Contract: The Los Angeles Clippers’ season began in an empty arena with cardboard cutouts, COVID-19 tests, and protocols for everything. It ended with the team reaching the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history, even without injured superstar Kawhi Leonard.
A masked Leonard watched from the bench as the Clippers lost to the Phoenix Suns in six games on Wednesday night.
“Man, we just had a group of guys that loved playing with each other. Everyone was on the same page,” center Ivica Zubac said Thursday.
“We squeezed everything out of one another,” George said, “and I thought we got stronger and better as the season went on.”
The Clippers have the pieces in place to make an extended postseason run again next year. Their first order of business involves Leonard.
— NBA TV (@NBATV) October 31, 2014
He has a player option worth $36 million for next season. If he declines the option, he’ll become an unrestricted free agent and could sign a contract that would pay him more annually. Leonard convinced George to come to the Clippers in 2019 so they could play together and be close to their Southern California hometowns.
“We’ve both grown, myself and Kawhi together. We really enjoy being teammates, and we see what we can be,” George said. “One of the commitments I made signing my contract was to show I’m here for the long run and I’m committed to this team. Hopefully, that weighs on anybody’s decision.”
Kawhi Leonard Contract: Mavs, Heat interested
All-NBA Kawhi Leonard who missed the entire series due to an injury is now being linked with the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, and the Miami Heat in the NBA Free Agency.
The Heat, Mavericks, and Knicks all have their various levels of intrigue. Dallas would offer a chance to play with Luka Doncic, giving Leonard his first chance to play with another top-10 player in his prime.
NBA Free Agency 2021: Kawhi Leonard contract situation
Kawhi Leonard has a player option for the 2021-22 season. The five-time All-Star will supposedly opt-out of his contract to sign a larger long-term deal with the Clippers or will look to provide his services elsewhere.


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During his surprise press conference yesterday - his first with the White House press corps since the summer of '09 - President Obama said that he was (finally) fed up with Senate Republican obstructionism. Over the past year, he has been trying to fill key vacancies, to staff the government and get it running at full capacity, but the Senate GOP has thwarted his efforts by threatening filibusters on many appointees and by putting "holds" on many more. After Obama met yesterday morning with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, he told the press:
"In our meeting, I asked the (GOP) leadership to put a stop to these holds, in which nominees for critical jobs are denied a vote for months. Surely we can set aside partisanship and do what's traditionally been done with these nominations. If the Senate does not act, and I made this very clear, I will consider making several recess appointments during the upcoming (Senate) recess, because we can't afford to let politics stand in the way of a well functioning government."
Whoah! Did Obama actually say that he might use his constitutional powers to circumvent the Republican obstructionists by simply appointing some of his obstructed nominees? I offer one word in response:
It's about time. The Republicans, who are primarily motivated by a desire to wreck Obama's presidency - or, at minimum, to throw sand in his administrative machinery - have spent the past year putting the master plan into practice. The Senate GOP has routinely targeted scores of key Obama nominees, thwarting their confirmations indefinitely; the filibuster threat has worked wonders, as has the parliamentary tactic of the "hold," in which any individual senator (often anonymously) can designate a nominee for perpetual limbo for whatever reason he or she fancies. My favorite, so far, was the move by lame-duck Kentucky Republican Jim Bunning to slap a hold on Obama's nominee for the post of Deputy U.S. Trade Representative. Why? Because Bunning wanted the trade office to file a protest against Canada, because Canada has a law that bans cigarettes with candy flavors. (I know, go figure.)
The Senate Republican tactic, occasionally aided and abetted by a conservative Democrat or two, has delayed or prevented Obama from staffing (among many others) top jobs at the Justice Department, the Surgeon General post, the top science and technology job at the Department of Homeland Security, the job of Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, two posts on the Council of Economic Advisers, the directorship of the National Drug Control Policy office, and the top job in the General Services Administration.
That GSA job is real controversial. It concerns the allocation of furniture and equipment for government offices. Obama's nominee was finally confirmed last week - after being held up for nine months by a single Republican senator, Kit Bond. His reason? He was on the prowl for new federal pork; he wanted to get a federal government facility built in Kansas City. (Wait, aren't the Republicans always talking about reigning in federal spending?)
All told, 177 thwarted Obama nominees are still in limbo. For a few days last week, Alabama Republican Sen. Richard Shelby put a hold on 70 of them. His reason? He was on the prowl for federal pork, hoping to cut a deal for a new federal facility in Alabama.
Anyway, Obama in his first year has repeatedly spurned suggestions that he sidestep the obstructionists and make "recess appointments" when the Senate is not in session. It's perfectly legal; under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, "the President shall have the Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate," by simply appointing thwarted nominees who can then serve as long as two years. As U.S attorney general William Wirt wrote way back in 1821, "The substantial purpose of the Constitution was to keep these offices filled."
Ronald Reagan made 38 recess appointments during his first year alone. George W. Bush made 171 during his tenure. Bill Clinton made 139 during his tenure. Theodore Roosevelt went even further; he made 160 recess appointments in one mass signing.
So why has Obama so firmly resisted this option? Because he didn't want to risk alienating any Senate Republicans who might be tempted to cross the aisle for health care. Because he wanted to make nice, to move beyond the old partisanship that in recent decades has tainted the confirmation process; as he said when he first announced his presidential candidacy - three years ago today - "so long as we're willing to listen to each other, we can assume the best in people instead of the worst."
But the fact that he's now weighing recess appointments is proof, perhaps, that he has finally arrived at a self-evident truth: There's not much point in assuming the best of people who want to wreck your governance. There's not much point in extending your hand to people whose instinct is to devour it and then demand your wrist and forearm for dessert.
If the positions are reversed, a Republican president would quit all the comity talk and maximize his constitutional power to appoint. And his Republican message team would come up with something that every American would grasp in an instant - something like, "The president won the election, and he should be allowed to choose his own team." How typical it is that the Democratic message crafters have yet to come up with such a simple, sensible soundbite.


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Ne plus ultra! Rare museum quality Jean Patou Adeptuene silk dress with beading and attached rhine stone bakelite belt circa 1929! This is the ultimate Gatsby flapper gown. The well heeled set would order these dresses in high end department stores from French catalogs. The patterns and materials were sent from Paris and the gowns were made to measure for the client in house. Much more sophisticated than today's ready to wear. All rhinestones and beading are intact and the silk is a brilliant poppy red. She has her issues of course. The snaps need replacing and there is an odd pin hole and shredding under the arms. Never the less, you will not find another one of these and with a little nip and tuck is wearable. We feel it belongs in a museum as it is the perfect example of the year 1929 and of the genius of Jean Patou.
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The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is warning drivers to plan for heavy rains, especially in the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges.
Drivers are advised to check the latest weather forecasts and road conditions before traveling. Heavy monsoonal rains and summer storms can lead to challenging driving conditions. Colorado highways, particularly those in mountainous areas, can be vulnerable to the impacts of weather and natural emergencies. Some roadways have already experienced incidents of flash flooding, mudslides and rock falls over the past few weeks.
CDOT provides the following advice:
- Never drive through any flooded area, you do not know how deep or how fast the water is running.
- Even 8-10 inches of water can float an average-sized car, which can be easily swept off the road.
- Driving too fast on wet roads or in flooded areas can cause a vehicle to hydroplane. Never use your cruise control during rainy conditions with standing water on the roadway.
- Any amount of flooding or mud can obstruct the roadway and hinder drivers from knowing exactly where to drive. If you cannot see the roadway, be smart and wait for the water to subside.
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CDOT also urges drivers to be prepared by carrying an emergency kit in their vehicle. At a minimum the kit should contain: water, snacks, flashlight, and a blanket.
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The highly anticipated matchup between two former WPS rivals did not disappoint Saturday night at Dilboy Stadium in Somerville. The Breakers, in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,342, beat the Western New York Flash, 3-2, to improve to 4-0 on the season.
The highly anticipated matchup between two former WPS rivals did not disappoint Saturday night at Dilboy Stadium in Somerville. The Breakers, in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,342, got a hat trick from forward Katie Schoepfer in a 3-2 win over the Western New York Flash. With the victory, the Breakers are now 4-0 and have a comfortable lead atop WPSL Elite. For Schoepfer, she now leads WPSL Elite with six goals.
"My teammates did most of the work. The ball was just landing for me in the right spot. Two of them were all Kyah (Simon’s) work," Schoepfer said. "I think it’s a sign of a good team that we’ve won in many different ways. We’ve had blowouts, we’ve had teams that were a lot more physical, we’ve had teams that were a lot more organized. Figuring out how the Flash played after the first half, we kind of talked it out, and we were able to make the adjustments we needed to make and go out there and take it to them."
Alice Binns stops a shot off the foot of McCall Zerboni (Photo By Mark Gardner)
The Flash came out and dominated possession early in the first half, creating a number of chances. In the 7th minute, McCall Zerboni rocketed a cross from Adriana on goal, but Breakers rookie keeper Alice Binns was there to make the stop, one of season-high seven saves on the night. Four minutes later, Adriana ripped a shot from 20 yards out, again stopped by Binns. The Breakers struggled to push the ball forward until the 20th minute when Cat Whitehill played in rookie forward Melissa Henderson on a free kick. Henderson and Simon both got a foot on it, but WNY’s backline cleared it from danger.
Despite losing the possession game early on, the Breakers struck first. Schoepfer scored the first of her three goals, burying a shot past Allison Lipsher off a redirection in front. The 33rd minute goal gave Boston a 1-0 lead. The Flash tied the game in the 49th minute when striker Adriana flicked a pass through a gap in Boston’s backline. The ball went right to Angela Salem, who beat Binns to level the score.
Kyah Simon freezes Nikki Marshall (Photo By Mark Gardner)
Boston retook the lead in the 54th minute on a penalty shot by Schoepfer. Simon was tripped up in the box on a breakaway, which led to the PK. The Breakers nearly increased their lead four minutes later when rookie Melissa Henderson, on her Breakers debut, rang one off the post. Then, in the 67th minute, Schoepfer scored her hat trick, the first three-goal game since her senior year at Penn State University. The Flash threatened in the following minutes when Adriana hit two shots on goal in a span of two minutes. Her persistence paid off. The Spanish striker scored to make it a 3-2 game in the 82nd minute, putting a loose ball in the box past Binns. But the Breakers held on from there on out and now head out west, taking on FC Indiana on Friday and the Chicago Red Stars on Sunday. They then play at the Philadelphia Fever on June 10 before returning home June 20 to meet the New England Mutiny.
"It was a little nervewracking at the end. We knew the game was going to be a good game. They have good players, and we have a set of good players," Boston Breakers Head Coach Lisa Cole said. "I think we were lucky to get up 3-1, and they made interesting there at the end, but I was proud of what the girls were able to accomplish, especially coming off the game on Wednesday."
Cole talked about the performances of both Schoepfer and Binns.
"Shep’s always been a big finisher. That’s her unique quality. In the offseason, she’s put a lot of time into her fitness and developing her game, but when she gets in front of goal, I think she’s very dangerous," Cole said. "Alice has been fantastic for us. She’s a big save type of goalkeeper. She’s focused. She stays tuned in on the ball and has good reactions. She kept us in the game."
Shots: WNY 13, Boston 7
Shots on goal: WNY 9, Boston 4
Saves: Boston: Alice Binns (7); WNY: Allison Lipsher (3)
Fouls: Boston 8, WNY 6
Corners: WNY 2, Boston 0
Offsides: WNY 4, Boston 2
Cautions: WNY: Adriana
BOS: Katie Schoepfer (unassisted) 33’
WNY: Angela Salem (Adriana) 49’
BOS: Schoeper (PK) 54’
BOS: Schoepfer (Kyah Simon) 67’
WNY: Adriana (unassisted) 82’
Boston: Alice Binns, Cat Whitehill, Taryn Hemmings, Julie King, Elli Reed, Leslie Osborne, Bianca D’Agostino (Emma Thomson, 82’), Amanda DaCosta (Courtney Jones, 79’), Melissa Henderson, Katie Schoepfer (Jessica Luscinski, 69’), Kyah Simon
Subs not used: Donnelly, Incerto
WNY: Allison Lipsher, Alex Sahlen, Kim Brandao, Katherine Reynolds, Nikki Marshall, Angela Salem, McCall Zerboni, Omolyn Davis (Laura Heyboer, 71’), Emily Van Egmond (Katy Frierson, 68’), Tori Huster (Jodi-Ann Robinson, 56’), Adriana
Subs not used: Colleen Boyd, Keara Thompson, Donna-Kay Henry


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Plumbing in any house, including in Water is needed for almost everything: for drinking and maintenance of the home, for kitchen, bathroom and toilet, for watering plants and much more.
Even in deep wilderness, the comfort level of the most unpretentious village hut will increase tremendously if you run a water supply in it.
Let's not say that this is a trifling matter, especially if the house has long been inhabited, and is not in the planning stage. Nevertheless, many work can be done by yourself, without the help of specialists and hired workers. Water for supplying to a private house can be taken from a well, from a well, from a nearby reservoir, or by connecting to a centralized system.
You should not neglect such an important thing as a circuit future water supply. No need to look for excuses: just bring the pipe into the house, into the bathroom and into the kitchen. Once you have definitely decided for yourself that water in the house is absolutely necessary, draw a detailed diagram of its laying.
It should be understandable, taking into account all additional components: boiler, sediment, filters, collectors, consumption points.
All this must be noted on your plan, and, of course, the path of the pipe along the structure.
The distances plotted on the figure will help you calculate in advance the number of pipes required for work.
Plumbing in the house can be carried out in various ways:
This type of connection will do for a very small house with low water consumption and a small number of residents (1-2 people) . For large cottages with a large number of permanent residents, using this method is unlikely to be a good idea.
Its essence lies in the fact that a tee with a branch is installed near each consumption point in the dwelling, which is connected to the main pipeline running through the whole house.
If you use water at the same time at different points, the pressure at the most distant one will greatly decrease, making it difficult to use.
This type of connection is as follows: a separate pipe is drawn from the common collector to each consumption point. Due to this, at each point of water consumption, its pressure will be constant and sufficient. Some pressure losses inside the system will occur, but they are not fundamental, since they are associated with the remoteness of the consumer from the pumping station.
The preference for the collector method will cost the homeowner significantly more, because a much larger number of pipes will be needed.
But the convenience and comfort are worth it, aren't they? Below we will talk about the collector method.
The water supply scheme of a country house necessarily contains the following components:
The water supply system may include some other additional components, but the connection sequence and its circuit itself cannot be changed.
If we talk about the nature of the work, necessary for laying a water supply system in the house, the most "dirty" and difficult of them will be making the necessary holes on the floor and in the walls of the building.
Other activities, including cutting pipes and their reliable connection, connecting to the collector and consumers, arranging the pump and filtering systems, despite the volume and significant time costs, will not require a colossal application of physical forces.
From this it follows that the laying of water pipes in a private house can be done independently even by an owner who has no skills, there would be a desire. And it usually inevitably comes along with the many daily buckets of hand-carried water.
First of all, at the very beginning, you will have to decide on the pipes: which, from which material suitable in a particular case?
Are the most expensive and considered the best.
They are not afraid of UV (ultraviolet radiation), corrosion, do not lend themselves to microorganisms, withstand increased pressure, do not react to sudden changes in the environment, quickly give off heat, do not deteriorate from harmful impurities contained in the water.
We can say that they embodied all the best that is required from this type of material.
That's just the price ...
It's really high.
Made of aluminum, inside and outside, on both sides are protected with dense polyethylene.
The exceptionally smooth plastic surface prevents build-up of deposits and prevents rust from forming.
The plastic layer on the outside protects against condensation and ultraviolet radiation. Such pipes have disadvantages. They can deform at temperatures above 95 °, they can burst from freezing water in them, products with fittings are prohibited from bending .
Reliable, time-tested option.
Steel pipes are known for their strength, reliability, durability, but ...
They, unfortunately, without proper care, are susceptible to rust.
Additional troubles lie ahead.
For installation of a water supply system in a frame house, the pipes must be welded, or each individual element will have to be threaded for subsequent connection.
Perhaps they have been very actively used lately for arranging a water supply system in the house.
Such popularity is due to their remarkable performance.
They can serve up to 50 years, are quite easy to install, their joints do not need frequent revisions, so you can remove them under a layer of plaster.
Do not forget about the minus, if you can call it that: a special electric welding unit is required for pipe welding.
If you decide to stick with polypropylene pipes, please note that for hot water they must be reinforced with aluminum, fiberglass or other materials.
For the high-quality functioning of the water supply system, not only the material of the pipes is important, but also their diameter. The fact is that too small can cause turbulence in the flow, due to which the contents will move through pipes with a lot of noise. Simply put, the water pipe is humming.
Lime deposits will accumulate on its inner walls. The maximum speed of water flow in the pipe should be no more than 2 m / s. In accordance with this, the diameter of the pipes is determined.
For a competent water supply in a private house, it is necessary to correctly select the required diameter of the collector pipe. Only in this way will he be able to ensure the full use of water at different points at the same time.
To determine its value, simple calculations are made according to the specified parameters. If there are many tenants in the house, and there are not many places for water intake, situations may arise when all of them will be involved at the same time. The consumption of all points must be added, and the size of the collector will depend on this indicator.
After completing the connection of pipes, you can start laying them in home. It is more convenient to start from the consumer.
The pipe is connected to it through an adapter. A ball valve is mounted between it and the tap hose (it is useful for shutting off the water if necessary). Then the pipe goes in the direction of the collector.
It is important to observe the following simple rules:
Particular attention is paid to corner joints.
When connecting the pipe to the main manifold, an indispensable shut-off valve is installed.
It will allow, if necessary, to disconnect the system from the consumer. This may be required, for example, for repairs.
Providing a private house with water using a pumping station. She pumps water from a well, well, or other source. It is convenient to locate the pumping station in the basement of the house, in a warm technical room or in the basement.
This arrangement will allow you to use your home in the house even in severe frost, because the pumping station is protected from freezing. The street part of the water supply system in the frame house must be insulated.
A pipe is supplied from the water intake to the pumping system, the tip of which is a brass fitting with a 32 mm adapter. A tee with a tap is connected to it, which allows you to turn off the water supply. Next, a check valve is mounted.
A special 90 ° angle is used to turn the pipe. Further, all elements will be connected by means of "American" - quick connection.
This device consists of two sealed tank sections. In one part of it there is air under pressure, in the other there is water.
This unit is needed to ensure constant pressure in the water supply system, as well as to turn on and off the pump if necessary.
The tank can have a different volume, from a minimum of 25 liters to half a ton, and is selected based on the needs of the residents.
The device of a water supply system by a private trader does not imply the indispensable installation of a hydraulic accumulator. It will be completely replaced by a sufficiently capacious tank for storing water.
If you install it at the top of the building, then under the weight of its own weight, water will flow to the consumer. True, for the operation of a washing machine, the power of such a system is not enough.
After filtration, the water is divided into different streams. One goes to the cold water collector, the other to the water heater. Stop valves with a tap are an indispensable attribute installed in front of the collector, as well as on each pipe in it.The number and diameter of pipes depend on the number of water consumption points in the dwelling.
But without hot water, the supply system would be incomplete.
A safety valve, a drain cock and an expansion tank are mounted on the pipe leading to the heater. At the outlet of the heater, the pipe is also equipped with a drain valve. Then it is connected to the "hot" collector, and from it the wiring is carried out to the required points.
At this, the arrangement of the water supply system in a private house can be considered complete. Before starting work, you should check the system: its tightness and performance.
If everything is in order, then you can start operation.
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Kareena Kapoor begins shooting for new season of her radio show, tells paparazzi ‘Main mask nahi utaarugi’. Watch
Actor Kareena Kapoor is back to shooting for a new season of her popular radio show, What Women Want. The actor, who is expecting her second baby, shared a picture from the taping of the first episode with journalist Barkha Dutt.
In the photo, Kareena was seen wearing a white and blue dress and cradling her baby bump. She was standing next to a television screen which had a live feed to a video call with Barkha. Sharing the picture, she wrote, “With none other than @barkha.dutt... such an honour to have the tables turned... my most favourite episode... season 3... coming soon.”
Outside the shoot venue, Kareena also posed for pictures for the paparazzi. She stepped out of her trailer wearing a mask to protect herself and others against the coronavirus. When the photographers asked her to come closer for the pictures, Kareena asked if they wanted her to take of her mask. Then she realised that the photographers were not wearing their masks and clearly said, “Main mask nahi utaarugi (I will not take off the mask).” However, when her assistants told the photographers to put their masks on, she took off her own for a few seconds to give the paparazzi some nice shots.
This is not Kareena’s first work assignment amid the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier, she was in Delhi for the shoot of her film Laal Singh Chaddha with Aamir Khan. She stayed at the Pataudi Palace with her husband Saif Ali Khan and son Taimur and completed her portion of shoot for the film. Sharing a picture with Aamir from the sets, Kareena wrote upon completing the shoot, “And all journeys must come to an end. Today, I wrapped my film Laal Singh Chaddha... tough times... the pandemic, my pregnancy, nervousness but absolutely nothing could stop the passion with which we shot, with all safety measures ofcourse. Thank you @_aamirkhan and @advaitchandan for an intense yet poignant journey... thank you to my most wonderful team @avancontractor, @teasemakeup, @makeupbypompy, @poonamdamania and the entire crew... @nainas89 you were missed. Till we cross paths again.”
Kareena was also to start work on Karan Johar’s Takht but the film has been put on the back burner due to the pandemic. It also stars Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar and others.
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Hi, this commitment is one of many over the years but an absolute necessity. Because of my sedentary situation it has been difficult to sustain a sensible weight loss regime but there is always a certain amount we could do better for ourselves but don't, I am no exception to that rule. This is now a firm commitment to lose the excess kilos. to enjoy a healthier, better life.......also, my success may inspire others......why not begin with me...let's do it together. Author/composer/poet.....Clairvoyancy/nume
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It will also be great to make new friends with whom I can communicate.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Have just joined this very interesting Sparkpeople website...I have a very busy and focused project ahead to reach my goals, specifically and very importantly to reduce my excessive weight.
Am happy to share my email address with others of like mind and commitment...I will be happy to share any of my progress and inspirational words with those who care.
Where you are from, your name, your email address. NOTE: everything on this page is optional, you can enter as much or little as you like. If you enter something like your email address, remember it can be seen or found by anyone on the internet.
Have been flat out since joining this site....busy is hardly the word for it. Also composing music and recording which I do every day....(should have points for that, it never ends, ha,) have been telling my friends and members of other sites about SparkPeople and the list just goes on.
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'For such a long time, I had been searching for wealth, when I heard a voice say, "Go Within, you will find wealth in abundance". I didn't understand what it meant so I remained still in the hope more words would come to me. Time passed as I closed my eyes & seemed to drift off. Before long I had all the most magnificent colours swirling around before me. How could this happen? I wondered....my eyes were closed yet I could see. The voice returned, " Oh yes, even the physically blind can see. Keep focusing on those colours and clear your mind of all negative thoughts , in time, you shall see far more, you will receive direction and guidance as you use the gifts you have been given from birth. With such regular exercise in focusing on the positive things of life, you will no longer have the need to search for wealth. You will find wealth in abundance from within, afterwhich, you will be able to learn how that wealth can be transformed into richness in your daily life. You see, we all make the mistake of looking 'out there' rather than going 'within', once we master the gift of seeing beyond our physical 'needs & wants', with our spiritual eyes we will see such bountiful richness as you have seen from those wonderful colours, once we master the gift of hearing beyond our physical 'needs & wants', with our spiritual ears we will hear the guidance which is offered to direct us along the path that will bring us to the place where we will find ways and means of attaining all that we desire in our physical life.
No person in your world finds wealth by 'wishing' but only by using their gifts of positive response to the directions they are shown & told in the the stillness of their mind. Be still and know that once you study & learn the art of spiritual economics the richness of physical economics will be your reward."
(Channeled through Keren from Silver Birch)
It was by receiving these words I realized, there is no such thing as a 'Secret' to an easy ride to wealth. That we only get out of life what we are prepared to put in to life (our own human spirit). Thus, I began my journey of exploring the essence of spiritual economics where I am learning how *'WEALTH CREATES RICHES.....The Positive Path to Wealth' & which is the title of my next book title in the pipeline.
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Just opened up the comp. & found your welcome message for which I thank you. Have also visited your page to share a few moments with the real Christine who wrote all those positive goals. And now! look at all that weight you have 'shed' (not lost..... loss always makes me feel as though one has to grieve when, in actual fact, to rid our Selves of so much unwanted gain is a time to rejoice)....just another positive 'step' to think about. You have done remarkably well and more than most of us could ever imagine when we look at the 'big' picture, as you say.
I believe, Christine, you have all the tools, all the passion and the will to win but with all new projects or projects 'resumed', there are always days we just don't seem to be able to get our heads around things, so to speak.
One of the philosophical sayings I offer people to think about is this:
'REMOVE THE WORD 'PROBLEM' FROM OUR VOCABULARY & REPLACE IT WITH THE WORD 'PROJECT' sheds a whole new light on how we feel about our attitude to many things. When we look at and talk about a 'problem', it sounds so heavy & such a burden, whereas, when we think about a 'project', we are filled with excitement and eagerness to get up and going...we create our own adrenalin of enthusiasm and the project becomes a delightful challenge & one we enjoy as we consider all the rewards which will abound as we see our Selves reaching our chosen goals. One step at a time, one goal at a time!
So, a challenge for all of us this week could be, 'NO MORE of the word PROBLEMS IN OUR VOCABULARY, ONLY 'PROJECTS'.....how exciting!
You are a winner, Christine, how about a little note on your frig. and mirrors which says, 'I AM A WINNER' to remind your Self of all your wonderful achievements?
Love, Light and Peace,
'We are The People Who Care'
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I just finished reading you post "MY BRAIN JUST CLICKED IN....A NEW WAY OF THINKING" and I have to tell you that I could not have read that at a better time. I am having a crummy kind of day and after reading that I just feel alot less tense and frusterated. I just wanted to thank you for putting that post and and inspireing me to change my thinking today. Have an amazing day and take care. All the best to you and thank you again!
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You really are an inspiration , your words are just beautiful and I can only imagine how lovely your music must be. Wishing you all the very best for a wonderful life...... joan.
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Hi - What a wonderful post - so happy to get the email and think about what you have written. Thank you for the positive spark you put into my day.
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The singer, who shares three children with Musk, claimed in court that process servers even searched for the billionaire at a horse farm.
While the filing is private, the singer’s petition requests a court order to identify a child’s legal parents ― usually required when the parents are unmarried.
In an excerpt from Walter Isaacson's new Musk biography, the singer reportedly said Musk snapped a photo mid-childbirth and sent it to friends and family.
Musk, who has publicly bemoaned a potential "population crisis," can now call himself a father of 11.
The musician was apparently replying to photos of Musk with two of his other children.
Grimes also revealed what made her think Musk was “f**king crazy” right off the bat.
“We are semi-separated but still love each other, see each other frequently and are on great terms,” the tech mogul told Page Six.
The new mom and partner to Elon Musk arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a “Dune” inspired outfit accompanied by a literal weapon.
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Since I started blogging, I’ve always commemorated my birthday by giving away all of the signed books I collect at book events throughout the year! It’s a good way to celebrate and say thank you to my awesome followers. There will be SIX winners and each one will get to pick two books. The first winner gets to choose first, the second chooses next, etc…
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One of my biggest dreams is to make a living off my art. I would love to sell my photos, my illustrations and my paintings. Maybe even write a book! Although in reality I’m just a wannabe artist, it doesn’t hurt if I keep dreaming, keep creating, keep trying and pushing my fantasies forward, right?
I picture myself in an attic with wooden beams surrounded by canvases, brushes and paints, creating side by side with Joaquim.
We both are in our fifties and we’re just enjoying a slow life. We have a garden where we plant our vegetables and fruits, Joaquim has a workshop where he can make stuff with wood and we ride our bikes to go to the nearest village to have a coffee with friends and family.
Our kids come on weekends to visit us and we have two spare bedrooms that we sporadically rent to tourists. I especially enjoy making breakfast for all of them. Our attic studio is filled with unfinished paintings and our walls are covered with our favorite paintings and photos.
The smell from a freshly baked bread spreads all over the house, which has an open plan. As a mid-afternoon snack we eat the warm bread with butter that slowly melts on top of it. We talk while we sip some hot tea as well. It’s sunny outside but cold enough to curl up on the couch and watch a movie.
While we paint upstairs we listen to some music that is loud enough to sound all over the house but not enough for having to scream if we want to talk with each other. I’m painting for an upcoming exhibition. But no pressure, just creating art and enjoying life as it is. I’m not a professional, and I don’t aim to be one, I’m just a wannabe artist.
I also sell my art online, like I’m trying to do right now 🙂 Art from a wannabe artist. I have clients from all over the world and there’s no greatest reward than selling a print of an illustration, a photo or a painting. That means that people really love my art! It’s amazing! I’m in my fifties and I still feel like a child jumping on my bed every time I sell one piece of my art.
All of my friends and every family member has at least one piece of my wannabe art. Hanging on my sister‘s kitchen wall, for example, there’s an old but still functioning clock with a photo of a fish made of spare screws, washers and other metal tools. On my mom’s office there’s a big and very old framed abstract painting. And hanging on one of my friends‘ home there’s another abstract painting filled with circles and mandalas that are not so black anymore as I once painted them. I’m so happy and thankful!
I don’t think my dreams are that crazy, and I truly believe that some day this fantasy of mine will become real. I just have to push it a bit more and keep trying and keep creating and keep dreaming. For now, I’m just a wannabe artist with an online store at Society 6.
And who knows what the future has reserved for me? Maybe I’ll get my dreams to come true, maybe not. But I’ll still be happy as long as I keep creating art and daydreaming. I can still have aspirations, even though I’m just a wannabe artist, right?
In the meantime… I’ll just keep taking pictures of Berlin 🙂 and putting them into prints for sale on my online shop at Society 6. You can buy them if you like 😉


Britain's sporting reputation will be "dead" if Tottenham Hotspur take over the Olympic Stadium and remove the athletics track, according to the International Olympic Committee member who played a pivotal role in London being awarded the 2012 Games.
Lamine Diack, the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, said last night that Britain would be left with "no credibility" in international sporting circles if the bid from Tottenham Hotspur, which is claimed to offer greater economic certainty, was chosen a week tomorrow. Diack's forceful intervention came as Spurs, who propose to demolish the £496m stadium and replace it with a purpose-built football ground, and West Ham United, who will partner with Newham council and keep the track, prepared to submit tomorrow their "best and final" offers to the Olympic Park Legacy Company.
Diack said the London organisers would be guilty of a "big lie" in reference to the bid-book promise that the track would be retained and the former culture secretary Tessa Jowell's vow to the IOC that the stadium would be "a purpose-built home for athletics for years to come".
"You are dead, you are finished," Diack told the BBC. "There is no way to come back with any proposal as far as my generation is concerned. As far as this, it will be finished. There will be no credibility of a great country like Britain. This country, this city saying they are not able to have a stadium with athletics? They would have made a big lie to us – my colleague who made the presentation – a big lie. Is it a betrayal? Yes, absolutely."
The IAAF president was widely expected to back Paris in the race for the 2012 Games but, persuaded by London's vision for an athletics legacy, the Senegalese switched his vote and convinced others to do so.
Since the bid was won the government's legacy promises have made no mention of athletics and the OPLC has insisted on a legacy for the sport but not necessarily in the Park. Tottenham propose to redevelop Crystal Palace as a 25,000-seat athletics stadium and establish a legacy fund.
West Ham hit back today for the first time at Spurs' claims that fans would be unable to see the ball and would struggle to fill the stadium under their plans to retain the track. The east London club said their pricing strategy would "encourage a full stadium" and claimed their "state-of-the-art roof design" would create "an intimate environment".
West Ham will offer family tickets for the same price as a single Upton Park ticket, give away tickets to local schools and the community and still promise a healthy return to the OPLC. Both clubs have been asked for different business cases based on Premier League and Championship figures.
Outlining their bid in detail for the first time, West Ham said they would host 20 days of top-class athletics, live concerts that could attract 107,000 fans at a time, Twenty20 cricket and world championship boxing.
Tonight Newham council voted unanimously to provide the loan that will underwrite West Ham's plans for the stadium. The chief executive, Kim Bromley-Derry, said: "It's a loan through a special purpose vehicle [SPV], not to the club. The club will be the anchor tenant and the club will be paying a rent for their tenancy."
Bromley-Derry said the business case was not based on West Ham being a Premier League club and that the council had no concerns about either the club's owners or future over the term of the lease, believed to be for more than 200 years.
"We don't envisage there will be any further drain on the public purse for the lifespan of the stadium," Bromley-Derry said. "We're very confident in our business case." He would not comment on the size of the loan but it is believed the SPV will ultimately borrow at least £40m through the council.
Diack's comments appear to kill any chance of Britain hosting the 2017 World Athletics Championships if Spurs win the increasingly acrimonious battle. A proposed bid for the 2015 championships has been abandoned.
"To now demolish the Olympic Stadium, throwing away the original £500m investment of public money seems to me an outrageous proposition, especially in the present world economic climate," Diack added in a statement.
Supporters of the Spurs option point out that UK Athletics, its commercial backers and the IAAF were unable between them to find the £5m a year that would have made a dedicated 25,000-seat stadium on the Park a viable option. That remains a fallback plan if the OPLC decides against both bids but would require it to begin the search for a tenant all over again. Spurs' plans were also criticised by the Crystal Palace co-owner Steve Parish as he unveiled his club's rival £50m plans to redevelop the National Sports Centre site, funded by a combination of the sale of Selhurst Park, new-stadium naming rights and pre-sales of corporate and debenture seats. "It would be like Charlton Athletic moving to Croydon," said Parish said of the prospect of Spurs moving to West Ham's home borough. "If you said that was happening I would think you were criminally insane. As a football fan I think it's a nonsense, but that doesn't mean it isn't going to happen."
He will argue that if West Ham win the right to move into the Olympic Park it would create a sustainable future for three new stadiums in London – at White Hart Lane, Stratford and Crystal Palace.
Parish said that if the Spurs bid won, however, he would still be prepared to have a conversation about "building a stadium that is dual use for athletics and football from the ground up".
Spurs and their partner AEG, the O2 operator and a major sports and entertainment player in the US, are insistent that the only viable commercial option is to rebuild the Olympic Stadium and provide an athletics legacy elsewhere.


Multiple GRAMMY® Award winners Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak today released the first single, “Leave the Door Open” from their highly anticipated new collaboration, Silk Sonic. Named Silk Sonic by the legendary Bootsy Collins, Bruno and Anderson have come together to create the setlist of doom. “Leave The Door Open” was produced by Mars and D’Mile, and written by Bruno, Anderson, D’Mile and Brody Brown.
“Leave the Door Open” is available everywhere today along with a very special intro track featuring special guest host Bootsy Collins. The official music video for “Leave The Door Open” is streaming now on YouTube. Silk Sonic’s debut album, AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC will be available later this year.
Today also marks the debut of Bruno Mars’ first lifestyle clothing collection, teaming up with Lacoste to launch Ricky Regal. For more information visit www.lacoste.com.
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Documents detailing multiple legal threats from the AFL-CIO and Florida Democratic Party operatives indicate a new effort to keep citizens from acting as election observers and assisting in the maintenance of their local voter rolls.
Two Florida voters were in receipt of a letter last week threatening legal action should they “frivolously” challenge voter registration records, or as election workers in the polls. Unfortunately for the union, no justification for the threats could be given. Worse, Florida election code and federal law gives clear guidance for citizens to offer challenges to voter rolls keeping dead, duplicate, or ineligible ballots from being cast. Further, Florida code states, “[E]lectors or poll watchers shall not be subject to liability for any action taken in good faith and in furtherance of any activity or duty permitted of such electors or poll watchers by law.”
The AFL-CIO and Florida Democratic Party operatives’ attempt to intimidate voters from executing their rights to uphold election integrity could not be more blatant.
This recent threat is not unique, however. The Maryland Branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently began efforts to interrupt the removal of dead and duplicate voters that were originally discovered by citizen researchers. On September, 9 progressive groups threatened counties cooperating with True The Vote to maintain voter rolls after studies found evidence of more registered voters than living and eligible in counties.
The letter’s author, Alma R. Gonzales, is listed as Special Counsel to AFSCME Florida Council 79 and the Florida AFL-CIO’s Director of Voter Protection. In addition, she serves as the Treasurer for the Florida Democratic Party and is a voting member of the Democratic National Committee.
While it is unfortunate to witness national labor unions and interest groups using member dues and tax-deductible donations to intimidate citizens from engaging in the democratic process, election integrity efforts continue to grow.


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Continued from: http://isdrab.com/2013/04/30/cambot-pt4/
I haven’t been 100% satisfied with the movements I’ve been getting from the Pan/tilt head so far. Its promising, but there is some play in the parts which introduces some counterbalancing and wobble. That and the motors turn a bit more quickly than I’d like, which makes small, controllable, incremental, movements a bit tough.
Time to take it apart and rebuild.
I couldn’t get good results with my hand drill. It was just too sloppy, I needed a better way to do it. I wish I had a milling machine, a full machine shop would be amazing, but I can make due, and make whartever I need.I tried pricing out mini milling machines, but they are just too expensive, instead I looked into small drill presses. I found one for a good price and Kyle and I put it together with a vice and the cross slide and rotary table, I had been using as the camera mover previously. I ended up mounting the whole thing to a metal stool I found so it can be wheeled around the shop. Totally custom and it works great.
Thankfully getting better tolerances from this drill press. The right tool for the job. Cambot is reassembled, now with everything fitting together much tighter, and swapped out the motor in the pan for a slower one.
The basic blocking for Cambot’s pan and tilt is finished and working, so I’ve started planning and working out the mechanics for the next two axes. The first of which is pictured above, the rack-focus. This is likely the easiest of the axes; simply a pinion gear mounted to a mini robotzone gearmotor, which will fit with the len’s focus wheel’s teeth. I mounted this motor to a little arm attached to the 15mm rails on the P/T head, so it will remain adjustable for different lenses as well as remianing in position with the camera.
Next comes the Jib, it needs to be able to crane up and down. The Jib is well counterbalanced so won’t need a lot of torque, but with nothing there at the moment it tends to drift slowly.
I spent awhile thinking about ways to hold that axis, and looked at a lot of options, eventually deciding on a timing belt. Also I learned that parts can be ordered in bulk to save money from ebay, so I picked up a bunch of timing pulleys, and bearings. Unfortunately they weren’t as easilly matched as the parts I got from Servocity, so I had to do a bit of work on them to get them assembled.
I fit two idler pulleys and one to drive the belt. Looking pretty slick now, just needs a motor.
With 4-axis nearly in play, and two more on the way, I’m going to have to start thinking about how I’m going to control this thing. My current testing methods the MX2 and can manage 2-axes at a time
This new MX3 from dynamic perception looks interesting, it can control 3 axes, and includes a MoCobus port which could be very promising in the near future, afterall I’ve been loving the Mx2.
My other option is to customize something from scratch using an arduino. I’ve been pouring over tutorials and it actually sounds totally do-able. I’ve been calling that “The Magic Box”, basically a controller that does anything I want/imagine, from stop motion, to live control and follow modes, with programmable control of dynamic lighting, and the ability to import/export 3D camera moves from the computer. One can dream.
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I’ve made progress on Cambot. I drilled up some stock aluminum bars to fit between the gearing and the rail mounts so now it is all secured together. I also swapped out one of the axels for a carriage bolt so I’d have a way to tighten it down.
So far I’ve worked out the pat/tilt mechanisms and it seems to be working pretty well. I’m driving the two DC gear motors via a Dynamic perceptions AT2 controller.
I’m still a bit concerned about the overall weight and size. I wanted to avoid unnecessary strain on the motors, so I took the camera off the mount while testing it.
Sadly immediately after this test there was a ‘pop’ noise and since then the 12v DC adapter I’ve been running this from stopped working. This was a new power supply, purchased with my AT2 and used only 4-5 times no longer than an hour each time, and and it was hooked up to a surge protector, so I’m at a loss to explain what happened to it, manufacturing error perhaps?. I have no way of testing to be sure it didn’t fry the controller or motors, I can only assume(hope) that is as far as the problem extends. I’ve got a replacement on the way …
I keep reminding myself that I started this project to learn what goes into building something like this more than I did because I couldn’t afford a packaged system.
Continued from; Cambot pt2 (BRAIN storming)
I’ve been thinking a lot and working on my Cambot. I try to keep the end goal in sight as I am teaching myself just enough to make this work. In the end I’m hoping to be able to set it up for both live action and StopMo, on a stage and out on location. So it needs to be somewhat modular and self-contained in the end, so not (solely)controlled by a computer.
I’m not much of an engineer, more of a hardware-hacker and I’m basically teaching myself this as I go along, which is partly why I’m working it out in parts. I’ve also not got access to a proper machine shop, so I’ll either be at the mercy of my friends, looking into buying a mini mill, or attempting it with hand tools.
But first some inspiration from Vimeo user Displacment1, who has some really amazingDragon Stop-mo MoCo rigs;
I’m really liking these designs, modular and adjustable. As much as I like the simplicity of my Geared tripod head I think I’m going forward with this sort of a nodal pan/tilt head design.
Mohan has made some really slick 15mm-based pan/tilt/slide rigs. He appears to be using carbon fiber 15mm rail rigs, so it’s both light-weight and strong! which he has custom built using stepper motors and custom gearing;
Another similar 15mm pan/tilt head was found on the dynamic perception’s forum here. He says he was able to assemble the whole thing for $450, which seems low to me, especially after seeing other offerings.
The miniengine seems to be a really cool way to run time lapse, or shoot-move-shoot based moco. It seems to be well-supported and designed, and actively developed. The next version seems even better, definitely something to keep an eye on…
BFG motion control seems like a great system. They provide a hardware encoding box and GUI interface for designing complex shots. However their price of $1000, which is reasonable for something of this kind, is outside my budget for this project. I’m really hoping to put the whole thing together for 1k, and there is a lot of hardware to put together…
I’m getting close, my research and brainstorming seem to have brought me to a clear path. Well I say one path, but its more like a three phase plan.
- -Realtime mode
- -Playback mode
- -Program mode
Realtime mode – Hardware rig
The first step is assembling the rig, the real hardware of it. That will show me the physical limitations of the rig; size, weight, as well as the number and positions of axis.
This is where I am now, essentially a manual stopmotion rig;
Bogen geared pan/tilt head, mounted to Jib(rigged to raise and lower with an automotive jack), on machinist’s rotary table and linear slide. Current arrangement is set up for manual moments. Turning the wheels incrementally of the geared head and cross slide allow for an animate-able camera.
Pros/Cons; It works… mostly. It is limited to either stop motion animation for camera moves, which takes a lot of patience and focus for long, smooth camera moves. To move increments as well as animating the puppet or prop actually in the scene, or for an actor I can release the jack and move the jib smoothly, for hand-operated movements but its a bit wobbly, and requires an operator.
On to the next phase!
The next phase involves motorizing it all. I’ve got the motions plotted out, but it needs to drive itself, So I’m beginning to add gears and motors now. The goal is to rig it so that it can be remotely operated. (with speed controllers). I’m looking into offset gear motors, DC motors, and gearboxes. I’m planning to work out/test 2 axis at a time in realtime, and possibly set it to record/playback once that is working.
I’m starting off by setting up my hardware to run off an Dynamic Perceptions AT-2 controller, starting with ez-swap dc motor or a a gear motor like these or a DC motor like these.Which will get me the chance to set up all the mechanical parts of the rig properly.
This real-time controlled live action remote rig gives me the ability to control and test two axis of DC motors.
Here is my rig as it currently stands, 2 geared axis hooked up to a joystick
From here, an idea for self-contained playback in the mean time, this servo recorder, seems like it could record up to 3min of motion for 4-axes, and with speed controllers it could control DC motors, then play back recorded motions.
This really seems like a good place to get, since it seems like I’d be able to control pan/tilt/focus and movement, either; slide/track/jib/rotate, however it’ll be $3-400, for it and I’m still not 100% sure it’ll work reliably/repeatably… DC motors aren’t really known for their detail in movements, and while my gearing may help I just don’t know, really people tend to use other types of motor for this sort of design, i.e. steppers or servos.
Program mode MoCoBus Rig; stepper motors, nanoMoCo, upgrade device…
Once the mechanical parts are working for live playback, I’ll be looking into swapping the DC motors for steppers driven by a computer, or potentially some portable brain. Ideally I’d have a magic box which allowed me to move the rig however I wanted, then have it repeat the move and export a 3d camera move which could be imported into effects software.
This post from Dynamic Perceptions got me very excited. There are plans to take the AT2 and use it to communicate with record-able repeatable systems. Naturally it wouldn’t work with DC motors.
If I rig my mover with stepper motors, like these Phidgets or NEMA-17,
or another stepper, I’d expect I need some sort of driver card for each them. I’d need something like the easydriver. I don’t really know a lot about steppers, yet. But I’ll learn.
Currently I’ve got my sights set on Dynamic Perception’s MoCoBus, driving the stepper motors via their nanoMoCo cards. The whole system chain (MoCoBus) will feed into a computer, (potentially a netbook) for movement recording/edit/playback, StopMo, etc. (Software Workflow)The upgrade device will also allow me to drive the steppers and record the AT2 joystick’s movements into the MoCoBus chain.
Then when the upgrade becomes available I can upgrade my whole system to use MoCoBus. Then I would need to swap the DC or gear motors out for steppers to use the nanomoco on,
Itd be great if I could rig all my motors with nanomocos as drivers, control 2-axes of them analog for now. Once its all working smoothly, I’d plan to delve into chaining all the axes via mocobus and get more complicated multi axis moves through Graffik on the computer. And hopefully by that point I’d have access to the adapter and this updated workflow.
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Continued from: http://isdrab.com/2012/03/02/cambot-and-motion-control/
To begin what are the goals of this project?
- Inexpensive (as much as I’d love to get a MrMoCo rig I just can’t)
- Wide range of movement
- Programmable; Move-shoot-move, Play-back and Real-time controls
- Self-contained Modular/lightweight/portable
I hesitate to put a number down because it’d be laughable and embarrassing, but suffice to say I have very little budget, so I’m looking for the best solution for the least cash.
When you look for cheap video gear on ebay you’re sure to find Proaim. Its not all bad, it works until it doesn’t. They offer some motorized tilt/pan heads, realtime only control, so I’d need a remote operator, or I’d still need to buy/make a ‘brain’ for it.
So, it may be great for long crane shots, but for this project its just too expensive…
Wide range of movement
How many axes of motion?
Ideally six; Dolly (back/forward left/right), Pan, Tilt, Jib/Crane, Jib/rotate
Yes. I want it all. I need to try and keep myself in scope for this project. My current Cambot has 7 axes of motion and may be just a bit too complicated for a programmable version; Dolly forward, incremental forward, incremental track to side, crane up, jib rotate, pan, tilt
There seem to be a few schools of thought surrounding this, there are the hobby-type time lapse/video; pan/tilt units, pan/tilt slider, and then there are the ‘pro’ solutions which can drive more channels but frequently connect to a computer; Ditogear evolution, MrMoco, etc. These can become monster rigs, and definitely not as portable, but can be capable of any possible moment.
For example MrMoCo’s Animoko;
C-MOCO is a german developed motion control system based on an industrial robotics arm.
It features a record and playback model for repeated motions along 7 axis, as well as embedding camera tracking data into R3D files for use in 3D and compositing applications. This is exactly what I want, but the fact that there is no price on their website tells me ‘if you have to ask, you can’t afford it.’
It seems like the biggest limitation for this is the ‘brain’; how many channels can I simultaneously control?
Looking at “brains” to control a MoCo rig, so far these have looked like the best options;
Basic Motion Controller Bundle $480
This is a kit for converting a slider into a MOCo unit. It only controls a single axis and is primarily intended for time-lapse. Like many, its max speed is controlled be swapping motors into place, using the gearing of the motor to speed it up or slow it down.
They also offer the SMART controller. $706
This offers the same single axis, but also allows for more control, live mode, ramping of speed, stop-motion, limit switches, etc.
Timelapse Camera Slider Motion Controller $225
This is the brain behind many time lapse rigs, it controls a single-axis for slider movements and also can be made to hook up to a telescope head for pan/tilt movements
Sadly there was an update done to the model of telescope head typically used, but the best ones are available from this site
elektraDRIVE BUNDLE PACKAGE with ORACLE Controller $1,314.95 $1k(controller only)
This can control two axis, so either a slider or a P/T head. It appears to be set up for very complicated programming, ramping motions, real-time/timelapse/stop motion, all that you’d expect.
Ditogear evolution $976.47
Ditogear really has an exciting product here. With up to 6-axis control, bezier controls for the ramping and motions, wifi enabled. It runs on android devices, with an IOS version expected in 2013.
Ditogear has also been collaborating a lot with this next one…
Dragonframe software $295
IOTA controller $750
It seems there may be no option for live playback since this is a software solution primarily for stop-motion, but through their IOTA (2-axis) controller or with an arduino (up to 8-axis) you can interface with stepper motors for motion control. The interface seems really slick, with bezier ramping and many axis of potential control. Additionally, and this part is very cool to me, they have created an interface allowing for the control of DMX lighting, so that while being able to control your camera’s move you can also have animated/programmed lighting. (I’ll be writing another post about lighting later)
eMotimo TB3 $750
Programmable for video and stop-mo, and self contained, supports Pan and Tilt plus outputs to control a third axis. It is also firmware updatable with open source architecture and a community.
Slick, transportable and self-contained, the CineMoco dolly/slider presents a good option for a single axis of motion. It is programmable for Video/timelapse/Stopmotion. However it is $425 for the Dolly, and does not appear to have a supported way to control/program additional axis of movement. I did a bit of research though, and it sounds like they plan to allow for daisy chaining, and the developer of it says it can support up to 32 axis
Ideally this is something that can be easily broken down and brought on set, or out to a location to shoot background plates.
The best in the ‘modularity’ category, and something I’d love to model off of is CamBlock For their brain they use a pocketPC running custom software.
But at $10k for three axis movement its out of my league.
This group of makers/hackers using the arduino have come up with some great open-source solutions, and appear very helpful, and many solutions have come from here, including the MX2;
I’m sure there are a lot of people online doing similar home-made rigs, but John is one who’s designs have stood out to me;His design for a pan/tilt head using stepper motors and pre-assembled gearing is pretty inspiring
Gini Slider $350
This slider looks very good, especially for the price; Modular and expandable. I could definitely see hooking up a motor and belt to it very easily;
In addition to having a wide selection of stepper motors, DC motors and real-time controlers, servo city also offers a couple pan/tilt heads. They look very well made and sturdy, but the price is a bit high for something which would still need a ‘brain’.
For realtime and playback they even have self-contained servo driver/controllers;
I’d hoped gathering these notes would provide me with a clear winner, but I’m still deep in the brainstorming phase. I’m tempted to start with the Gini slider to go with my current rig and piece together a modular arrangement, then work on finding a way to motorize it with Phigets and ServoCity motors, or one of the more expensive kits from ditogear or Kessler ($629).
But deep down I realize the brain should be the starting point. The best brain sounds like it’d be an arduino-based custom one, since the majority of the open source ones appear to be that way, and there looks like some good firmware starting points at Open Moco but not being an engineer or skilled programmer I’m hesitant to try and do that part my self. As far as prefabricated, the best ones seem to be the dito gear evolution with its nearly $1000 price tag, the more affordable Cine Moco, which would be great and self contained, but most useful if I can confirm that it’ll support more than one axis of motion, or the eMotimo with it’s three axes and integrated pan/tilt, but I’m a little discouraged by the the non-nodal pan and need to separate the camera from the current rig.
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Kochi, Mar 1 (UNI) Kerala BJP President P K Krishnadas today said the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram yesterday was ''disappointing and directionless'' and had no proposals to revive the crumbling Indian economy.
Speaking to reporters here, he said Mr Chidambaram had admitted quoting the recently-released economic survey that the Indian economy was in a shambles and the agriculture sector was in limbo.
He said the proposal to waive farmers' loans would not benefit all the struggling agriculturists as most of them possessed more than two hectares of land.
''The amount of Rs 65,000 crore was not sufficent and the Budget did not propose anything constructive to revive the agricultural sector,'' he said.
He said majority of the farmers had taken loans from private banks and they would not get the benefit of the waiver proposal.
The Swaminathan Commission Report was also not taken into consideration while drafting proposals for the agriculture sector, he noted.
He said the 35 lakh coconut farmers in Kerala also would suffer as there were chances of reduction in the import duty of palm oil and other edible oils.
The Railway Budget was also disappointing as it totally ignored the demands of the State, Mr Krishnadas said.
He said the party would be taking out rallies to various railway stations in the State to protest against the Centre's indifference towards Kerala.
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Venue: Great Hall, Oundle
(Recommended for Year 2)
As this is WORLD BOOK DAY you are welcome to come dressed as your favourite animal, can’t wait to see all your costumes. Julie will be giving a talk called Carrots, Cake and Corn. Using a PowerPoint presentation, and with some audience participation, she will talk about how she came to writing books, with tips for writing great stories, and how an idea ends up as a book. She will end with a question and answer session (with postcards as an incentive!) The presentation will focus on her current series of books Unicorn Academy with a nod to other books.
Julie also writes as Skye Waters and Summer Waters.
Julie Sykes was born in Kingston upon Thames but then moved to Australia with her family. They returned when Julie was five and she was educated in Surrey, studying at Kingston University for a BSc followed by a PGCE. Julie taught in schools for seven years before leaving to become a full-time author and Mum. Julie has written for children of all ages for many years. Her talents range from picture books to mass-market series to stand-alone stories. She is a ghostwriter and a writer under her own name. Published by almost every UK publishing house, she has also enjoyed success in the US and been involved in many of the UK’s most successful mass-market series. Her latest endeavour, UNICORN ACADEMY, is published by Nosy Crow.
Starlight Snowdogs: Land of Snow; Silver Dolphins: Secret Friends;
Silver Dolphins: Double Danger; Unicorn Academy: Sophia and Rainbow;
Unicorn Academy: Scarlett and Blaze; Unicorn Academy: Rosa and Crystal


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Historic Ships in Baltimore
Based on 564 traveler reviews
Special submarine at this site
Oct 27, 2014 by: Benson591 from Ashford
Liked the WWII submarine USS Torsk, but the coast guard cutter was well worth a visit as well. 'Coastguard' does not do it justice as it saw service in the Atlantic, the Med and Pacific in WWII as well. Lots of history on board both.
Oct 25, 2014 by: Clemente71 from Richmond, Virginia
I have done the USS Constellation before and if you know a little bit about the Age of Sail the ship itself is fascinating. This does have a gift shop and a small exhibit to orient you to the ship. If you know nothing about the age of sail then this is imperative. My experience was that the guide was haughty (hey, I have been working in the field of history for 25 years so don't really need the attitude). This time it was in dry dock so I took the group to the other ships. Virtually no help from guides when asked questions. The submarine is cool if you have not been in one before, The coast guard light ship-well,er, uh-not much labeling or info. The Coast Guard cutter however, does have a lot of labeling of its history and is kid friendly with an ongoing search for info on the resident dog of the ship Soogie. The cutter may be worth doing by itself or if you know enough to piece your way through the USS Constellation then that is definitely worth it. However, with so many other things to do in Bmore I would probably place this further down the list of things to do.
Oct 24, 2014 by: KLB2011 from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Being from Colorado we don't see ships like that. I personally got a little claustrophobic in the submarine but it was amazing. We had never heard of a light ship (the Chesapeake). The coast guard cutter was interesting too. Unfortunately the Constellation was not in port. We appreciated the opportunity to see these ships!
Navy fan and this is a huge piece of history
Oct 22, 2014 by: arizonaac from Phoenix, Arizona
I have been to the historic ships in Boston and never knew that Baltimore also had a similar group of ships. For me the USS Constellation is a great representation of our Naval history. I feel we should preserve the ships from this era to show future generations real life examples of how life was in the 1800's for our sailors. As a Navy veteran who served on ships build from the mid-60's through 80's I cannot imagine the conditions those men served under. Truly a good area to visit several ships in a small area.
Helpful ghosts on the U.S.S. Constellation will give you a tour
Oct 21, 2014 by: dellavar from Paris, France
The historic ships museum in Baltimore harbor is a transcendental experience if you are enamored of naval history, the sea-going life of old or merely are sensitve t o the presence of very active ghosts. There have been tv shows and news articles written about the ghosts on the USS Constellation. Mediums have talked about the little boy with the blood on his face, and tourists have remarked on the adult sailor "running for his life" or the helpful "Tour guide" in uniform who simply does not exist according to museum officilas.....Go for the immaculately restored and maintained ship, one of many, spend a couple of hours examining the well thought-out displays. And of course, if you like, try to figure out what happened to 13 yr-old Surgeon's assistant "Larry" (He told me his name and ran away) the little ghost in uniform who loos as real and as solid as you and I. You'll be a believer once you meet him and his likely murderer's ghost, I promise you.
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