#reversing camera in Australia

[caraudioexpertaustralia0]

Wireless CarPlay 9-Inch Headunit for KIA K3/RIO 2015

Headunit With Carplay For KIA K3/ RIO LOW | 2015 | 9INCH

[nouvellevqgue]

✦ WHEN DID THE CAMERA CLICKED?, L. NORRIS

some things are definitely happened in his time in australia, but does it looks like that or no?

fc: millie alcock

taglist: @queenofmanydreams @muglermami @4limq @avengers-assemble123456 @cabbyhabs @meowtastick @4mula-1 @miarabanana @amel1ee @dinosushilun1 @auggieblogs @namgification @charli123456789 @cherry-piee

₊˚⊹౨ৎ ⋆｡✦˚‎

lando.jpg

liked by pierregasly and 526,330 others

lando.jpg through y/n's camera vs real life

view all 1,029 comments

username BOY GO BACK TO AUSTRALIA

username entire grid: 🇦🇺🦘 lando and y/n: 🇫🇷🥖

username I need the low quality version

username What is he doing in france?

  ⤷ maxfewtrell That's what I thought

username she is the only one who could make him remember the password to this account after an eternity being abandoned

yourusername added a photo to their story 1h

Replied to your story

＠theemilycarey: Go back now hun your boyfriend need to race in your home country

₊˚⊹౨ৎ ⋆｡✦˚‎

TODAY ON INSTAGRAM

lando.jpg

liked by yourusername and 219,807 others

view all 907 comments

maxfewtrell I got done for that, can you come pick me up from the police station pls

yourusername Ooh who's that sexy man?

  ⤷ maxfewtrell Thanks for the compliment, Y/n. Appreciate it

  ⤷ landonorris i love your confidence

username Lando ‘whore’ norris era is like wow

  ⤷ yourusername SEGZY SMEGSY 🫨

  ⤷ username y/n what is thisss

username ＠landonorris WHERE'S Y/N

  ⤷ landonorris hopping on my luggage

  ⤷ yourusername ???

username look how fast he transport from france to australia

username behind all max's thumbnailed post, i know there's a hot lando photo

username no lube, no protection, all night, all day, from the kitchen floor to the toilet seat, from the dining table to the bedroom, from the bathroom sink to the shower, from the front porch to the balcony, vertically, horizontally, quadratic, exponent al, logarithmic, while i gasp for air, scream and see the light, missionary, cowgirl, reverse cow girl, doggy, backwards, forwards, sideways, upside down, on the floor, in the bed, on the couch, on a chair, being carried against the wall, outside, in a train, on a plane, in the car, on a motorcycle, the bed of a truck, on a trampoline, in a bounce house, in the pool, bent over, in the basement, against the window, have the most toe curling, back arching, leg shaking, dick thribbing, first clenching, ear rining, mouth drooling, ass clenching, nose sniffling, eye watering, eye rolling, hip thrusting, earthquaking, sheet gripping, knuckles cracking, jaw dropping, hair pulling. teeth jitterbug, mind blogging, soul snatching, overstimulating, vile, sloppy, moan inducing, heart wrenching, spine tingling, back breaking, atrocious, gushy, creamy, beastly, lip bitting, gravity defying, nail biting, sweaty, feet kicking, mind blowing, body shivering, orgasmic, bone breaking, world ending, black hole creating, universe destroying, devious, scrumptious, amazing, delightful, delectable, unbelievable, body numbing, bark worthy, cant walk, head nodding, soul evaporating, volcano erupting, sweat rolling, voice cracking, trembling, sheets soaked, hair drenched, flabbergasting, lip locking, skin peeling, eyelash removing, eye widening, pussy popping, nail stractching, back cuts, spectacular, brain cell desolving, hair ripping, show stopping, magnificent, unique, extraordinary, slendid, phenomenal, mouth foaming, heavenly, awakening, devils tangos, he could put a nuclear bomb inside me and i'd still ride

  ⤷ username omg i-

yourusername

liked by mclaren and 709,328 others

yourusername Hiding in the planesight ✈️

view all 1,226 comments

harrycollett Good pun, but not good enough.

username they've been separated for 9 hours now and she's preparing to meet him via making pun

username mastering in making a dad pun is she?

phoebe_campbell13 Ooo don't forget to alert me if you made it! I'm also in Melbourne now

⤷ yourusername Got it 🫡🫡

  ⤷ username i thought she's here for him

  ⤷ landonorris she is but she's hard to admit

lando.jpg

liked by georgerussell63 and 459,205 others

lando.jpg who am i if i'm not my girlfriend's fan?

view all 824 comments

fabienfrankel 🤩

  ⤷ username deep inside i know fabien is still regretting the fact that he fell WAY too late for her when she's with this chap

username Useless -Max

  ⤷ maxfewtrell For real

username ew since whn did u evn bcome this luvsick ovr sum ugly grl u js met in a gala?

  ⤷ username First of all, fix your typing then comment

lilymhe Oh since when did girlfriend effect hit you this badly, son? 🤨

livkatecooke ＠yourusername I think he's your fan but not sure though...

lando.jpg

liked by oscarpiastri and 535,729 others

lando.jpg girl in blue

view all 617 comments

theemilycarey Girl in red's solid competitor

phiasaban The switch between ‘our sweet child, Y/n’ to ‘Uncle Fred from the suburban farm’ is too violent

username “TENNESEE WHISKEYYY”

username i love how the hat is just magical appear out of nowhere

emmadarcy I'm going to be very surprised if you can handle that

  ⤷ yourusername Welllll, I could actually

  ⤷ landonorris could be passed out

  ⤷ yourusername That's a lie. don't listen to him.

 ��⤷ username don't lie y/n, we knew what happened the last time you take a negroni with liv

  ⤷ livkatecooke Oh yeaaahh.... What a fun experience

₊˚⊹౨ৎ ⋆｡✦˚‎

TWITTER, NOT LONG AGO

₊˚⊹౨ৎ ⋆｡✦˚‎

yourusername

liked by lnfour and 892,766 others

yourusername Helllloooooooo

view all 920 comments

username Lando you better give the phone back at her

mclaren Who's that handsome fella? 😌

username Is this his world domination on Instagram time?

username whatever it is i'm thankful that she gave us this because if not imma be starved for the rest of my 20 years of living

landonorris Awww 🥺🫶🏻

  ⤷ yourusername ♥️😍

  ⤷ username OH SO IT'S NOT HIM????

username omg it's her simping time

username sorry for the misunderstanding, king

INSTAGRAM, BUT 2 DAYS AFTER THE LAST POST:

lando.jpg

liked by carlossainz55 and 628,903 others

lando.jpg we're on a battle. pls vote who's gonna win

view all 1,103 comments

username ALL OF THE FUCKING SUDDEN?????

username I don't understand with y'all, what's going on now?????

alex_albon Y/n. Without any second thought

  ⤷ yourusername Welcome to my fanclub, Alex

username what battle? am i missing something?

username HAHAHAH PLEASE THE PIC😭😭

username two days ago we got lando's photo from y/n and seeing lando's lovey dovey comments beneath, AND NOW??

georgerussell63 What's going on in here actually

  ⤷ yourusername It's actually because he said that if he's losing the bet, he'll not going to get close to me for at least a day or so

  ⤷ georgerussell63 The hell is that stupid bet

  ⤷ landonorris we played... mario kart 😔😔

  ⤷ georgerussell63 Oh my god that is the stupidest bet I've ever heard or seen

  ⤷ username yall shock me for a sec

username i remember you two are still lovesick as a lovebirds, but look what yall did now

username Nobody is serious here

yourusername

liked by landonorris and 760,435 others

yourusername SHUT IT YALL I WON

view all 581 comments

username Congratulations, Alex's saying is proven true once again

username i mean ok but YOU SLAYEDDD

landonorris yeah because i switched to princess peach

  ⤷ yourusername NOBODY disrespect her like that

  ⤷ oscarpiastri You guys forgetting Donkey Kong

  ⤷ yourusername Well definitely not me 😏😌

  ⤷ landonorris WHAT IS THIS BETRAYAL

username i think we'll never got their content after this like damn mario kart

username who could stand being away from each other? she literally flew from france ALONE just to see him after 16 hours being separated

  ⤷ username Wait you got a point...

maxfewtrell

liked by team_quadrant and 541,200 others

maxfewtrell Trust the click of my camera

view all 5 comments

yourusername Since when did the camera clicked? And why didn't I hear it?

  ⤷ landonorris he got the silent shooter

username SEE WHAT DID I SAY

username how did you get this? i thought that they promised after the bet yesterday?

  ⤷ maxfewtrell I've had enough about their bets actually

comments on this post has been limited

[lightsovermonaco]

Nine (Oscar Piastri)

wc: 1800

Summary: comforting oscar after his woeful Australia race.

P9. 

P fucking 9. 

Oscar is a better driver than that. He put in lap after flawless lap today. For once, things were going his way, despite the insistence by his engineer that he not attack Lando when he clearly had the superior pace. 

The thing is, during the race Oscar made his peace with taking second place. He knows he isn't McLaren's priority and that's fine for now, because one day they wouldn't be able to ignore his talent anymore. So second place was fine, it was only the season opener. He would have ample opportunities over the rest of the season to out qualify and out perform his teammate. 

Forty three near perfect laps in the wet. The rain poured down in buckets, he deviated from the racing line a hair's breadth and then- 

Into the fucking grass.

“Osc, it's not that bad. Your recovery drive was amazing! Think of the positives.” Though your voice registers in Oscar's head, the words go in one ear and out the other. Truthfully, it was luck and not skill that had saved him from a DNF. He couldn't take credit for it. 

“I have to go to media,” he says, too exhausted to fake a smile to reassure you that he was fine. You wouldn't believe it was real anyway. 

“I'll find you after. Our usual spot.” 

By the time he reaches the bullpen, Oscar has lost count of how many times people have parroted their condolences. He has said variations of ‘Yeah, could've gone better but we look forward’ so often that the line springs to his lips now, as Charles pats his back in mutual understanding as he passes by. Oscar made light of it as best he could, joking about how learning to reverse a tractor earlier that year had helped. Though no matter how much he pretends, his failure hangs over his head like an executioner's axe. 

Thirty two minutes later, Oscar satisfies his contractual duties and is released from the media pen. Once his feet have carried him out of view of the dozens of cameras, his carefully constructed facade of acceptance begins to crumble like a sandcastle. 

Someone dressed head to toe in papaya calls his name as he walks past. James, Oscar remembers belatedly. “We're all going out tonight mate, celebrating the win!” 

“I'll pass.” 

“Oh come on, you must know all the best places to party-”

“Just because I'm from Australia doesn't mean I know about the nightlife in every city.” It comes out snipped, and quite frankly Oscar cannot find it in himself to care. He has absolutely no intention of leaving his hotel room tonight. The place could be on bloody fire and he would stay cuddled up under the covers whilst it burned around him. 

Oscar finds you outside the McLaren hospitality center, as you had promised him earlier. It's a damn good thing you don't try and say a word to him, because he isn't sure he can stomach hearing anyone else tell them how sorry they are for how today's race transpired. 

When you hold out your hand, it is autopilot that has him accepting it. Oscar shuts off the survival part of his brain and hands you the reins. He is safer with you than with any other person on this earth. You are his protector now, deflecting the questions he is sure the technical team tosses his way as you both pass.

Oscar's spin and subsequent fall down the timing table replays in his mind as he spirals, the day's events becoming an endless horror film that he cannot escape. He floats outside of his body, feet moving of their own accord as you pull on his hand, navigating through the McLaren garage with ease. You know where you're going; you've accompanied him to enough races that the labyrinth of papaya walls are as familiar to you as your own childhood home. 

“Wait, I have a debrief,” Oscar says when you turn right instead of left at the next junction, away from the glass-walled conference room. His voice is hoarse, foreign, detached. Unrecognizable to his own ears. 

You smile over your shoulder, “No, you don't. I already talked to Andrea. It's pushed to the morning.” 

“Oh.” He should thank you for arranging for him to have some time to decompress, but his mouth is gummed up.

Deep down he knows that his recovery drive is something he should be proud of, but Oscar cannot erase the phantom taste of champagne from his mouth. The collar of his team jacket is sticky with it. Oscar was not anyone's intended target; he was simply collateral damage at the hands of the team's Lando-centric celebrations. 

Oscar's head swivels involuntarily as Lando's delighted laugh echoes through the halls, like salt in the open wound of Oscar's loss. It does not surprise him that the majority of the team hasn't bothered to check in on his well being. Oscar loves his team, appreciates everything they have done for him, but right now he resents the fact that they cannot seem to put him first, ever. 

“Come here Osc.” Your voice is a siren song, luring him out of the torrent in his head. He blinks and he's sucked back into his thoughts again. Time becomes fluid, a thick, waist-high molasses that he struggles to wade through. His thoughts overlap, a cacophony of sound that reverberates in his skull. 

Piastri should have been on that second step today. Shame he made that mistake.

Someone on Sky, he couldn't remember who, but they were right.

Oscar blinks and finds himself in his driver's room, one hand braced on your shoulder as you undo his race boots.  

It's alright kid, there's always next week. 

A throwaway comment from Zak, meant as a reassurance but delivered on the heels of honeyed praises directed to Lando. 

When he blinks again, Oscar’s head is cradled in your lap, your manicured nails gently scratching his damp hair. He nearly sighs, the race a mere footnote in his mind for the space of a heartbeat before its crushing weight bears down on him once more. 

Oscar places a hand on your thigh, intending to push himself up, but the fingers of your other hand bunch up in the fabric of his jacket at his shoulder. He pauses, his tired sigh a wordless request for an explanation.

“Where do you think you're going?” 

“I should shower,” he points out weakly. “My hair is gross. You'll wreck your nails.” You'd paid a fortune to have them done specially for this weekend, he remembers. You refused to let him see them until Thursday, when you surprised him with a design that perfectly matched his helmet. 

“I'll be fine, Oscar. Just stay here.” Your thumb strokes over his forehead, urging him to look up at you. When he does, he nearly breaks. 

The look in your eyes hasn't changed. You don't look at him as if he's a failure, relegated forever to the number two seat. As far as you are concerned, he hasn't fallen off the pedestal. Oscar finds nothing but hope for the future in your gaze, and a promise that you'll pick him up whenever he stumbles. 

With you, he does not need to pretend to be whole. He doesn't need to be Oscar the driver or Oscar the PR star- he can simply be Oscar. Period. 

You don't need words. You never have. Oscar knows you're proud of him simply by the tilt of your head. 

“You'll get ‘em next time, bubs.” 

That is the final pebble of kindness he needs for his emotional scale to surpass its tipping point. Oscar's vision blurs. He blinks rapidly, trying to hold onto you. He's cried enough, displayed his emotions to the world, doesn't need you to see- 

A sob wracks out of his throat, splitting open his chest. Your hand strokes through his hair as his body shakes with the force of his cries. Now that his mask has slipped, the floodgates have opened and his emotions pour out, hot and raw. 

“I just wanted a fucking win,” Oscar rasps. “One fucking win at home. And they fucked me over-” 

“I know, baby-” 

“-and then I spun, I could've at least podiumed but I fucked that up too.” Oscar rubs furiously at his eyes, a vain attempt to cover up his tears. 

“You put in fifty six amazing laps,” you remind him, as so many others had done this afternoon. The difference is, Oscar knows that you mean it when you say it.  “Did you hear the crowd when you made it back on track?” Oscar shakes his head, sniffles.

“My ears were ringing too much. I didn't even hear the radio.” 

You hum, shifting under him until he's laying properly on your chest. It's a tight squeeze on the tiny loveseat, and his skin is sticky with sweat, but you show no signs of caring. His head is simply nestled against your shoulder, his breath hitching now and again as his tears dry up.

“They were roaring for you, Osc. I mean, the stands were shaking from the videos I saw. It was amazing.” 

“Were they?” It does lift his spirits to hear how much his country supports him, even when he makes a rookie mistake. 

“Yep, they were. And no one online is blaming you. If anything, they're blaming team orders.”

“Fucking team orders,” Oscar mumbles into your shoulder. He wouldn't dare breathe a lick of disagreement publicly, but here in the safety of your arms, he can allow his disapproval to seep out. “It's the first fucking race and they pin that on me again. Just like last year.”

“Mmhmm. But hey, the running theory is that since they used team orders to effectively help Lando win here, maybe they'll do the same for you in Silverstone.” 

That, at least, has him laughing. Because as absurd as it is, he can see the logic behind it. “I doubt that, though I'd love to see Lando's face if that happens.”

“It would make a good drive to survive episode if nothing else. I can already see them stitching together bits of interviews and radios to build up the tension.” 

Oscar's arms tighten around your waist as it becomes easier for him to breathe. “Remind me to keep you as far away from the Netflix producers as humanly possible.”

“Too late, already spoke to them!”

“Should've seen that coming.” 

You laugh, and the final bit of Oscar's hurt melts away. A smile cracks across his lips. His eyes crinkle, and this time it's genuine. 

“Thank you,” Oscar says, barely more than a whisper. He doesn't have to specify what for, and you don't acknowledge it. Instead you kiss the crown of his head, allowing him to bask in the comfort of you for as long as he needs. 

[justforbooks]

Dr Michael Mosley

Popular celebrity medic who offered health advice to millions through his TV and radio roles, most notably on fasting

Dr Michael Mosley, who has died aged 67 on the Greek island of Symi, explored health and fitness issues of interest to big audiences. He was a versatile communicator, whether as a television diet guru, newspaper columnist or podcaster.

He became a household name for diet books promoting calorie reduction and fasting, including The Fast Diet (2013), written with the journalist Mimi Spencer. His work gained in popularity from his self-experimentation, which included swallowing tapeworms, magic mushrooms, internal cameras and – most famously – fasting to cure his own type 2 diabetes, diagnosed in 2012. He became a well known TV and radio celebrity medic, regularly appearing on The One Show for the BBC and This Morning for ITV. On BBC Radio 4’s Just One Thing podcast he offered health tips to the nation, from the benefits of daily spoonfuls of olive oil to the usefulness of the plank position.

Yet his own medical career was brief. Mosley, who studied philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at New College, Oxford, trained in medicine at the Royal Free hospital, north London, after two years of working as a banker. He wanted to become a psychiatrist, saying that he found people more interesting than finance, but was disappointed to find that “there were severe limitations to what you could do”, he told the British Medical Journal in 2004.

He opted instead to exert influence through the medium of television, joining the BBC training scheme as an assistant producer in 1985, and going on to produce documentaries based mostly in science, mathematics and history.

His most glorious moment arguably came with the Horizon programme Ulcer Wars, which he made in 1994 about the work of Barry Marshall of the University of Western Australia, who was convinced that the bacteria he had identified called Helicobacter pylori was responsible for most gastric cancers and ulcers.

The story appealed to Mosley and inspired his own self-experimentation: Marshall had drunk a solution of H pylori from a beaker in the 1980s and his stomach had been colonised by the bacteria, which disappeared when he took antibiotics.

Marshall was right and later, with his colleague Robin Warren, won a Nobel prize. Mosley received more than 20,000 letters from people cured of their ulcer pain by antibiotics. The film brought him awards. “I probably did, in a funny way, more good with that one programme than if I had stayed in medicine for 30 years,” said Mosley in the BMJ.

In 2002, Mosley was nominated for an Emmy as executive producer on the documentary featuring John Cleese, The Human Face. In 2013, he began to host the series Trust Me, I’m a Doctor for the BBC. His most recent TV series were for Channel 4: Who Made Britain Fat? (2022) and Secrets of Your Big Shop (2024).

The Fast Diet book, which launched the 5:2 diet, also came out of a Horizon documentary. Eat, Fast and Live Longer (2012) was inspired by Mosley’s own diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, which is linked to excess weight. The disease ran in the family. His father, Bill, had died of the complications at the age of 74. Mosley came across the American neuroscientist Mark Mattson’s work on intermittent fasting, and adopted the pattern he advocated of normal eating for five days and consumption of just 500-600 calories on the other two.

He claimed to have lost 20lbs and reversed his own type 2 diabetes. Mattson appeared in the documentary, which is credited with popularising the 5:2 diet. In 2021, Mosley published The Fast 800 Keto, which combines fasting with a ketogenic diet, high in fat and low in carbohydrates, but in its later stages allows carbohydrates back in.

Mosley’s diet work was controversial because of its focus on calorie reduction to lose weight. In 2021, the eating disorder charity Beat said of his Channel 4 series Lose a Stone in 21 Days that “the programme caused enough stress and anxiety to our beneficiaries that we extended our helpline hours to support anyone affected and received 51% more contact during that time”.

He said he had suffered from chronic insomnia from his late 30s. That became the subject of another BBC documentary and also a book published in 2019, called Fast Asleep.

Born in Calcutta (Kolkata), India, Michael was the son of a banker, Bill Mosley, and his wife, Joan. At the age of seven he was sent to boarding school in Britain. Mosley said in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald that his mother was heartbroken to send him away to school, but that his father worked in Hong Kong and the Philippines, wanted Michael and his other son, John, to become bankers as he had, and that sending children to boarding school back in Britain was part of the culture of that time.

His maternal grandfather was an Anglican bishop. Mosley said he came from a long line of missionaries, but “the closest I get to religion is incorporating fasting in my diet”.

Mosley met Clare Bailey at the Royal Free hospital medical school, now part of UCL medical school, and they married in 1987. Bailey, who became a GP, was an active partner in Mosley’s dietary work and wrote recipe books for people embarking on the Fast 800 diet as well as newspaper columns in her own right. She told interviewers that she did not fast, because she had never needed to lose weight, and that she would hide chocolate from Mosley, who had a sweet tooth.

She survives him, along with their three sons, Alex, Jack and Daniel, and a daughter, Kate.

🔔 Michael Mosley, doctor, writer and broadcaster, born 22 March 1957; found dead 9 June 2024

Daily inspiration. Discover more photos at Just for Books…?

[weltonbmarsland]

1, 4, 13, 29 for the in n9 asks please <3

Thank you for these, darling!

1. How did you know the show? Back in... I guess it must have been... 2015? The ABC (public broadcaster) here in Australia was playing s1 and s2 IN9 eps late on I think it was a Tuesday night. I was randomly happening upon them over a few weeks, but definitely recall seeing A Quiet Night In, The Harrowing, and the first four eps of s2 as they went to air. I knew Steve and Reece, of course, because I'd been watching them in all manner of things since 1999 - "Ah yes, the League Of Gentlemen and Psychoville blokes in their latest thing..."

4. Which episode made you officially 'a fan'? This is a deeper question than I first thought it was! Thing is, after seeing those 6 eps from the first two series as they aired here, I then didn't see any IN9 until last year, after a torrid period of family stuff (sickness and death and more sickness and rosters for caring and stuff stuff stuff) and the way I approached the by-then-8-series (and I don't know why I decided at the time to do it this way, but I did) was that I watched the then-8 series backward but in order for that series - if that makes sense (and if probably doesn't). So. I started with s8 and watched it e1 to e6. Then watched s7, e1 to e6. Then s6, 1-6. Then s5, et cetera, all the way back in that way until I'd watched everything back to the start. Weird way to do it, I know. *shrug* So which ep made me officially a fan? I think I'll have to say Merrily, Merrily. In this weird backward-by-series way I was watching, it was the 7th ep I saw and they'd been knocking me down with some bloody great things in s8 (Mother's Ruin! The Last Weekend! [my partner hovering in a doorway for the bathtub scene saying "They're from League Of Gentlemen, yeah? They are SUCH good actors!"]) but Merrily, Merrily is an episode of television I find just SO profoundly moving. Even before it gets to all the big stuff about grief and disconnection and regret and tragedy that it does. The thing that really fucking got to me in this episode? That first stunning drone camera shot from way up high as the pedalo moves out from the smaller bit of lake into the bigger, wider bit of lake. I burst into tears, just looking at that, not even knowing what was to come up story-wise. Just that tiny craft with those vulnerable friends on that wide expanse of water - so deeply, profoundly affecting. I think that'll have to be the moment I officially got fannish about it all. And *then* after working my way back all the way to A Quiet Night In again (after having now experienced 8 series of brilliance in reverse order), I remember (re)watching Reece in his burglar outfit and thinking "Benjamin Denton! Look at you!" There was no going back from that.

13. Your favourite plot twist? Tricky! They're all so brilliant. These talented fuckers. I'm gonna go with the end of The Devil Of Christmas, 'cos I remember my stomach lurching at that and just truly feeling... wrong. Visceral story telling. Remarkable television.

29. Did you recommend in9 to people irl and what's their reaction? I've been insufferably proselytising about IN9 this past year. Lots of good reactions. Practically everyone's liked it. (some people I tried telling about it had already seen it and gushed back at me) But the reaction I recall most is one-of-my-mates-Steve (there are multiple Steves, so he's one-of-the-steves), who watches an inordinate amount of horror movies because his wife is a horror genre specialist movie reviewer/commenter... We were sitting opposite each other at a table in a pub and I'd just rec'd IN9 with my go-to spiel of "Imagine if Tales Of The Unexpected was done by half of The League Of Gentlemen..." and Steve went very quiet and serious and put his hands onto the table and leaned forward with an almost traumatised look. "The League Of Gentlemen?' he said. "That is the most disturbing fucking thing I have ever fucking seen." Husband of a horror specialist! :D :D

[charlesandmartine]

Monday 14th October 2024

Theatre day today at the tiny Drama venue within the Sydney Opera complex, so after 18,000 steps yesterday walking to the Spit, we thought it prudent to take it easy this morning. Necessary as well as prudent because precipitation is definitely in sight, if not far away. Well this is Spring after all. The schools have gone back this morning after their holiday and suburbia, usually quiet anyway, has returned to the hallowed cloisters of the norm. It's true we did get the whiff of a small party/ bbq yesterday but the Aussies don't make a fuss. It's also true, it seems, that instead of making a mess at home, convocations gather on grassy places by the beach; impressive table networks, mass catering equipment and food galore sufficient for the 5,000 mystically appear with no outward concerns for shelter but usually under trees seeking protection from the sun rather than rain as would be the case in the UK. As we crossed Clontarf Beach yesterday there were many such groups each having a very jolly relaxing time, well practised as though a very regular activity was taking place. The local authority amenity BBQs were also being fully exercised.

So this morning it was a book in the modest garden and for some, the Archers on catch-up.

After an early lunchtime egg and ham sandwich we set off on the 173X to the City, first stop Museum of Contemporary Art on Circular Quay.

I have to say that I must be a lapsed Modern Art appreciator. The first exhibition we innocently submitted to was by a 74 year old Contemporary Australian artist, Julie Rrap who possibly for the security or anonymity it offered reversed her given name of Parr. Julie's work expresses her interest in images of the body, especially the female body, mainly as far as I could tell, hers. The big screen showed herself sitting naked on a very big sheet of white paper holding a camera in one hand and a big stick of charcoal in the other. The aim of the game was to rotate and draw around various parts, hands, feet, legs and the stunning result was a very large scribble in a sort of spirographic form. Well that was good wasn't it! On the way into the area was a little sign which said there was adult content and the establishment would not stand for any lude or provocative behaviour. Moving on we came across a sort of patio made up of small tiles which you were invited to trespass upon. All the while there is a kind of drilling noise, regular but in pulses. Somewhat perplexed about the image I was to take away, I enquired of the attendant what the meaning was of the noise. I agree she said, it's SO annoying, it's been going on all day. They are doing some work in the next room. Oh I said, it's nothing to do with the artwork then? No, she said with inflection, and looked at me like I was an idiot.

We would have left there and then but it was raining so we wandered around some other idiotic displays.

Contemporary Art and me are on different planets.

Then it was to an early dinner before the show. We dashed through the rain to a very nearly closed food hall between the IBM office and Woolworths. Saving an Indian meal or two from a night in the bin, we secured two Rogan Josh and Chicken Tikka plates with nan bread, which was filling if nothing else. Sadly, due to the viscosity of the sauce and my careless eating habits, I ended up sharing memories of the meal encoded within the fabric of my shorts with my fellow theatre goers at the Sydney Opera House!

The billing for Julia said this 'In 2012, Australia's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard, gave a speech that sent shockwaves around the world'. Justine Clarke plays Julia Gillard in a powerful monologue representation of her premiership but starting her story from her early beginnings in Barry, South Wales. The influences of her mining roots, the stories of the 1960 disaster at Six Bells colliery, the 1966 tragic loss at Aberfan shaped her thinking for justice. Moving to Adelaide in 1966 as £10 poms, she determined to study law. The play builds us to the speech on 9th October 2012 when in parliament and as PM she has to both condemn the actions of the Speaker of the House, Peter Slipper, for making sexist, misogynistic comments in a text message, whilst ensuring that her position remained firm in a minority government. She was being attacked by the the leader of the opposition party in a no confidence motion by, Tony Abbott. The speech that sent shockwaves around the world turned the tables on Abbott, pointing the finger at multiple examples of hypocrisy, sexism and misogyny by Abbott himself! Brilliant play, brilliant performance by Justine and incredibly interesting subject even to someone from the Motherland. As she donned the red wig and slipped into the power jacket, Justine became Julia and boomed out the acclaimed speech. She took a standing ovation from all corners of the stalls.

Ferry back to Manly, then with 30 minutes to spare we thought how nice it would be to finish a great day out with a small beer in the Bavarian. Quarter past nine it was, sorry we are now closed they said, it's Monday! Wow, you Australians sure know how to party! Same for all the other pubs in town!

ps. Mince pies seen in Coles!

[amnottrak-official]

Sydney Trains M set

Class of electric train operating in Sydney, Australia

The Sydney Trains M sets, also referred to as the Millennium trains, are a class of electric multiple units that operate on the Sydney Trains network. Built by EDi Rail between 2002 and 2005, the first sets initially entered service under the CityRail brand on 1 July 2002 after short delays due to electrical defects. The M sets were built as "fourth generation" trains for Sydney's suburban rail fleet, replacing the 1960s Tulloch carriages and providing extra capacity on the suburban rail network. The sets currently operate on the T2 Inner West & Leppington, T3 Bankstown, T5 Cumberland, T7 Olympic Park and T8 Airport & South lines.

Quick Facts M set, In service ...

M set

M32 at Sydney Central

Lower deck

In service

2002–present

Manufacturer

EDi Rail

Built at

Cardiff

Replaced

Tulloch carriages

Constructed

2002–2005

Entered service

1 July 2002

Number built

141 carriages

Number in service

140 carriages

Formation

35 4-car sets

Fleet numbers

D1001–D1041, D1043–D1060, D1062–D1073 (driving trailers)

N1501–N1540, N1543–N1560, N1562–N1573 (motor cars)

M1–M35 (full 4-car sets)

Capacity

452

Operators

Sydney Trains

Depots

Auburn

Lines served

Inner West & Leppington

Bankstown

Cumberland

Olympic Park

Airport & South

Specifications

Car body construction

Stainless steel

Train length

81.55 m (267 ft 6+5⁄8 in)

Car length

20,532 mm (67 ft 4+3⁄8 in) (D)

20,243 mm (66 ft 5 in) (N)

Width

3.03 m (9 ft 11+1⁄4 in)

Height

4,381 mm (14 ft 4+1⁄2 in)

Doors

Plug-style, 2 per side

Wheel diameter

940 mm (37 in)

Maximum speed

130 km/h (81 mph) (design)

115 km/h (71 mph) (service)

Weight

207 t (204 long tons; 228 short tons)

Traction system

Alstom ONIX 1500 2-level IGBT–VVVF

Traction motors

8 × Alstom 4-EXA-2144 226 kW (303 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor

Power output

1,808 kW (2,425 hp)

Electric system(s)

1,500 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary

Current collector(s)

Pantograph

UIC classification

2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′

Braking system(s)

Automatic air, electropneumatic and regenerative

Coupling system

Scharfenberg coupler

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Close

Design

Vestibule

The Millennium train, like the entire Sydney Trains fleet and electric NSW TrainLink fleet, is a double decker. It is a four car consist, with the middle two cars being non-control motor cars and the two outer cars being driving control trailer cars fitted with the pantograph. The Millennium train was the first to be equipped with an AC drive system unlike the Tangara, which has a DC drive system. The sets usually operate in eight-car formations with two four-car sets combined. While the Millennium train concept is an evolution of the Tangara concept (manufactured by A Goninan & Co), the Millennium train introduced new features such as internal electronic destination indicators, automated digital voice announcements for upcoming stops, a return to reversible seating, surveillance cameras, wider stairways, a new safety yellow colour scheme, and push-button opened internal doors. The Millennium Train also introduced crumple zones to absorb impact in a collision. Interiors were designed by Transport Design International.

The train also features emergency help points, allowing passengers to contact the train crew in an emergency. The help points are located on the sides of the stairwell to the upper deck. There are actually two help points in the same location, with a large one at face height with a microphone and speaker, and a lower one with a microphone only. There are also emergency door releases which were retrofitted to the trains. These allow passengers to manually open the doors in an emergency, as recommended in the report for the Waterfall rail accident. The retrofit program was stated as having been completed in November 2014.

Like with the T, A and B sets, the M sets feature Scharfenberg couplers.

M sets are 3.03 metres (9 ft 11+1⁄4 in) wide, being classed by Transport for NSW as medium width trains, which allows them to operate within the whole Sydney Trains suburban network.

Unlike sets M2–M35, set M1 has a slightly different interior design with differently coloured doors and different seat handles for unknown reasons.

Delivery

Stairwell

The cars were constructed by EDi Rail at Cardiff Workshops. The contract included a 15-year maintenance agreement with EDi Rail to maintain the trains at a specialised maintenance centre at Eveleigh. During testing and initial revenue service, they ran as four car sets, with eight car sets commencing service towards the end of 2002 after further testing. All 35 four car sets were delivered by October 2005.

The initial order signed in October 1998 was for 81 carriages, in December 2002 an option was taken up for an additional 60. In February 2017, Sydney Trains exercised an option to extend Downer's maintenance of the trains for a further 10 years.

Criticisms

The Millennium trains were criticised for having several technical problems and causing problems with Sydney Trains, they were referred to in the media reports as The "Mi-lemon" and "Millenni-Bug" as a result. Some of the problems were caused by insufficient power supply on the overhead to cope with the power demands of the more technologically advanced trains causing them to shut down. Software bugs also contributed to the trains' poor reliability.

The Millennium trains were withdrawn from service in April 2003 while the problems were being rectified and a full audit was carried out. They were subsequently reintroduced into service in June 2003 and have since been operating on the T2 Inner West & Leppington, T3 Bankstown, T6 Carlingford, T7 Olympic Park and T8 Airport & South lines. After the new timetable was released on 26 November 2017, M sets began as 4-car services on the T5 Cumberland line on both weekdays & weekends, along with a few 8-car Waratahs.

In service

External Carriage Camera Trial

Trial cameras

In late 2008, two Millennium trains were fitted with external cameras atop of carriages near the doors, testing their use for the then-future Waratah trains. These cameras were subsequently incorporated into the final design of the Waratah train.

Lines serviced

The Millennium trains typically operate on the following lines (normally described as Sector 2):

T2 Inner West & Leppington Line: Leppington or Parramatta to City Circle via Granville

T3 Bankstown Line: Liverpool or Lidcombe to City Circle via Bankstown

T5 Cumberland Line: Leppington to Richmond

T7 Olympic Park Line: Shuttle from Lidcombe to Olympic Park on weekdays

T8 Airport & South Line: Macarthur to City Circle via Airport or Sydenham

Maintenance Depots

The trains were originally maintained at Eveleigh Maintenance Centre.

As with all other trains, these trains are not exclusively kept in Auburn overnight. They only need to return to the depot for maintenance, and at other times, they may be stabled at various yards on the lines that they operate, such as Liverpool and Leppington yards -Anastasia the train girl

I won’t be able to post as much cause mental issues plus I just came out to a friend as trans so I have to deal with that to

sorry for taking so long to respond! I've been busy lately.

9/10 good train (minus the bugs)

(also i hope all goes well for you! I enjoy your train asks, but don't feel bad if you don't want to send them as often.)

[mostlysignssomeportents]

This day in history

Tomorrow (September 6) at 7pm, I'll be hosting Naomi Klein at the LA Public Library for the launch of Doppelganger.

On September 12 at 7pm, I'll be at Toronto's Another Story Bookshop with my new book The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation.

#10yrsago RIP, Ann “AC” Crispin http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/015419.html

#10yrsago UK censorwall bans VPNs https://torrentfreak.com/uk-internet-filter-blocks-vpns-australia-to-follow-soon-130905/

#5yrsago Don’t just fine Big Tech for abuses; instead, cut them down to size https://locusmag.com/2018/09/cory-doctorow-big-tech-we-can-do-better-than-constitutional-monarchies/

#5yrsago LA libraries replace fines for young readers with in-library “read-offs” https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-edu-no-library-fines-20171225-story.html

#5yrsago “Free market” conservatives, aghast at Big Tech’s hostility, become overnight Roosevelt-style trustbusters https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/09/doj-we-will-examine-social-media-firms-that-may-be-hurting-competition/

#5yrsago This November, Florida may reverse more than a century of mass Black disenfranchisement https://theintercept.com/2018/09/06/florida-voting-rights-restoration-felons/

#5yrsago 6 days until the EU votes on an extinction-level event for the internet: here’s what they’ll debate https://felixreda.eu/2018/09/copyright-showdown/

#5yrsago IBM developed NYPD surveillance tools that let cops pick targets based on skin color https://theintercept.com/2018/09/06/nypd-surveillance-camera-skin-tone-search/

#5yrsago Trump’s Interior Secretary is now blacking out nearly all details of his calendar https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/06/politics/interior-secretary-ryan-zinke-calendars-details-missing/index.html

[explorercaravan]

Discover Quality New Caravans for Sale in Adelaide Today

If you're searching for new caravans for sale in Adelaide, look no further than Explorer Caravan Sales. As South Australia’s trusted name in caravanning, Explorer Caravan Sales offers a premium selection of modern, high-quality caravans tailored to suit every traveller—from the casual weekend camper to the full-time road explorer.

Choosing the right caravan can make all the difference when it comes to comfort, reliability, and adventure. At Explorer Caravan Sales, you’ll find a range of Australian-made caravans built to withstand the country’s diverse terrain. Whether you’re planning a beach escape, outback adventure, or scenic road trip, the caravans on offer are equipped to handle it all.

With advanced designs and innovative features, these new caravans provide all the comforts of home on the road. Expect spacious interiors, functional layouts, quality appliances, and robust suspension systems for safe and smooth travel. Many models come complete with solar panels, ensuites, reverse cameras, and off-road capabilities—perfect for travellers wanting flexibility and independence.

Explorer Caravan Sales prides itself on personalised service. Their friendly and knowledgeable team works closely with every customer to understand their travel goals, lifestyle needs, and budget. From helping first-time buyers to upgrading long-time enthusiasts, they ensure a stress-free buying experience.

Additionally, Explorer Caravan Sales offers a full suite of services including trade-ins, finance solutions, and ongoing maintenance support. This commitment to customer satisfaction makes them a standout choice among caravan dealers in Adelaide.

Located conveniently for locals and visitors, the dealership features a spacious showroom where you can view a wide range of models in person. Their expert team is always ready to walk you through features, specifications, and answer any questions you may have.

When you buy a new caravan from Explorer Caravan Sales, you're not just purchasing a vehicle—you're investing in a lifestyle of freedom, flexibility, and unforgettable experiences. With a reputation built on trust, value, and top-tier products, they’re the perfect partner for your next road adventure.

So if you're ready to hit the open road in style and comfort, visit Explorer Caravan Sales and explore their latest range of new caravans for sale in Adelaide. Your next great escape is waiting.

Explore the range. Embrace the journey. Experience Australia—your way.

[aasprintau]

Vehicle Safety & Instructor Accreditation: What You Need to Know

Driving is a skill that requires a combination of practical knowledge, responsibility, and the right attitude. Whether you’re a beginner learning the ropes of the road or someone looking to refine your driving techniques, one of the most important aspects of safe driving is the guidance you receive from a certified instructor. In this article, we’ll explore the importance of vehicle safety and the role of driving instructor accreditation, while highlighting how accredited driving instructors in Melbourne ensure that learners are well-prepared for the road. We’ll also discuss how to find reliable driving lessons near you and what to look for in a driving school.

The Importance of Vehicle Safety

When we think about road protection, the vehicle itself performs a important function. However, it is not pretty much the auto’s protection features; it’s approximately how drivers use those features effectively. Vehicle safety encompasses the whole thing from simple mechanical integrity to advanced structures like airbags, anti-lock brakes, and lane help. But ultimately, the achievement of these features comes all the way down to the driver’s capacity to function the automobile thoroughly and respond to converting street situations.

Key Vehicle Safety Features Every Driver Should Know

Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) – ABS prevents the wheels from locking up during braking, helping maintain steering control during emergency stops.

Airbags – A crucial safety feature, airbags are designed to reduce the risk of injury during a collision by inflating upon impact.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC) – ESC helps prevent skidding and loss of control by automatically applying brakes to individual wheels if necessary.

Backup Cameras and Sensors – Increasingly standard in modern cars, these features help prevent accidents while reversing by providing visibility and alerting drivers to objects behind them.

Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keeping Assist – These systems help prevent unintended lane departures and can gently steer the vehicle back into its lane.

While those safety features are critical, it’s vital for drivers to apprehend a way to use them correctly. That’s in which permitted Car Driving Instructors are available in, ensuring drivers aren’t best acquainted with the automobile’s technology but also recognize the way to react accurately in actual-international situations.

Instructor Accreditation: Why It Matters

Just as your car desires everyday protection, your using abilities require right training, and no longer just any education. Accredited driving instructors play a essential role in making sure that drivers can thoroughly navigate the roads.

What is Driving Instructor Accreditation?

In maximum regions, riding teachers are required to undergo particular schooling and checking out to acquire accreditation. This certification guarantees that the instructor possesses the vital expertise, revel in, and teaching talents to provide powerful riding training.

In Australia, for example, Driving Instructors Melbourne are required to meet the guidelines set by way of the applicable state government. They need to go through a rigorous vetting process, which includes a heritage take a look at, using tests, and finishing accredited teacher schooling guides. Moreover, an authorized teacher is skilled to train the road guidelines, automobile safety, and proper riding strategies in a manner this is comprehensible and tailored to the learner’s needs.

The Benefits of Choosing Accredited Driving Instructors

Professional Expertise – Accredited instructors are highly trained in road safety, traffic rules, and vehicle handling. They are skilled in assessing a learner’s driving ability and providing constructive feedback.

Up-to-Date Knowledge – The road rules and safety regulations change over time. Accredited instructors keep up with the latest changes to provide their students with the most current information.

Safety – Above all, a certified instructor’s priority is ensuring your safety. They teach you how to operate a vehicle correctly, avoid hazardous situations, and respond to emergencies.

How Accredited Instructors Improve Vehicle Safety

Accredited using teachers do greater than teach you how to bypass a driving take a look at. They equip you with the information and capabilities to drive appropriately, with a bit of luck, and responsibly.

Teaching Defensive Driving Techniques

One of the important thing roles of a licensed trainer is to teach shielding driving. This method makes a speciality of looking ahead to capability hazards and taking proactive steps to avoid accidents. Key protective driving techniques encompass:

Keeping a safe distance from other vehicles.

Adjusting driving speed based on weather and road conditions.

Scanning the road ahead for potential hazards.

Avoiding distractions while driving.

Accredited driving instructors Melbourne ensure that their students are well-prepared for a variety of driving conditions and teach them how to stay alert at all times. Read more!

For More information

Hours: Tuesday 8 am–10 pm Wednesday 8 am��10 pm Thursday 8 am–10 pm Friday 8 am–10 pm Saturday 8 am–10 pm Sunday 8 am–10 pm Monday 8 am–10 pm Address: 109/270 King St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Phone: +61 1300 731 330 Website: https://www.aasprint.com.au

[freedommobility]

Buy Online Freedom Rover Mobility Scooter in Australia

The Freedom Rover mobility scooter is truly unique in it design and its features. The Freedom Rover mobility scooter has a carrying capacity of 158 kg. This combined with it’s 700 watt four pole high torque motor and extra large foot plate, for even people with the largest size shoe.

This allows for a reverse camera to be fitted as standard. Fitted with a front lock box and rear lock box as standard to secure all your belongings and a new wheel design.

Still featuring ground clearance of 150mm and a large carrying capacity for easy mobility around town. It’s loaded with all of the features you need, plus it’s very easy to operate in all terrain conditions due to the 12 inch tyres.

[caraudioexpertaustralia0]

Smart 9-Inch Headunit for KIA K3/RIO 2012 | Wireless CarPlay

[news365timesindia]

[ad_1] New Zealand after defeating West Indies (PC: ICC) A famous victory is echoed for many generations. It is feted and written in indelible ink. But there is also defeat. In sport, barring one, others have to wade through the path of disappointment. Cricket is no different. As Suzie Bates, the veteran New Zealand cricketer,  pumped her fists and celebrated with her teammates, a few tears rolled down the cheeks of Hayley Matthews, the West Indies captain. The cruel nature of sport. That was in brief about the second T20 World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and the West Indies. In Dubai, South Africa stunned Australia, the six-time champions. Alyssa Healy, the designated Australian captain, couldn’t even take the field owing to a foot injury. In the post-match pressers, Healy’s eyes too were moist. So, it is New Zealand who will take on South Africa in the summit clash in Dubai. Once again, one of the two sides have to wear the mask of defeat. Both teams have had their share of heartbreaks in T20 World Cups.  Around 14 years ago, New Zealand lost by the barest of margins in the final against Australia. Sophie Devine, the current New Zealand skipper, smashed one down the ground off Ellyse Perry. Perry’s follow-through was such that she had to move towards her left side. Yet, in an attempt to save some runs, she got a boot on the shot. All that Devine could do was collect a single. The next moment, Australia were ecstatic and Devine was on her haunches.  Some 13 years later, South Africa faced a similar fate, and it was once again Australia who emerged triumphant. Chloe Tryon, one of South Africa’s senior players, had covered her face with her hands. At that juncture, with cameras zoomed in on her face, she might have wished to magically disappear from the Cape Town ground. The big question still remains. Who will win the World Cup? Maybe it is South Africa. They seem to have a good understanding of the prevailing conditions in Dubai, having played quite a few matches at that ground in the World Cup. Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka have generally set the tone with the ball upfront. Khaka is also a gutsy bowler in the slog overs. Meanwhile, Nonkululeko Mlaba is a clever spinner. On the other hand, Laura Wolvaardt, the skipper, and Tasmin Brits have been in top form with the bat. South Africa women pulled off an incredible run chase in Dubai. (PC: ICC) Even if one of them fails, South Africa have a bit of depth in the batting order. Aneeka Bosch put on a wonderful exhibition of her pyrotechnics in the semifinal. Tryon herself can pack a punch. And never forget the ubiquitous Kapp. Another key feature of South Africa’s victory over Australia was their intensity in the field.  New Zealand, their opponent, came into the World Cup on the back of reversals against Australia and England. However, under Devine, New Zealand have bounced back in style. As Georgia Plimmer, the New Zealand opener, told RevSportz: “It has been a hard six months with some of our results, but the way Devine has been able to bring the group back, believing in our skills, and what we are doing is good enough, has been massive for our team.” Incidentally, Plimmer’s batting has turned out to be one of the main parts of New Zealand’s engine. Brooke Halliday too has made a couple of significant contributions down the order. In the bowling department, it isn’t just about Amelia Kerr as Eden Carson has chipped in with eight wickets, with Mair picking seven. The hallmark of New Zealand’s success is they haven’t been overly reliant on the trio of Bates, Devine and Amelia. In a nutshell, New Zealand too would fancy their chances. Maybe Bates, who is known as the ‘Michael Jordan’ of the New Zealand camp, would once more provide the finishing touches.  In a little more than 24 hours, a set of jubilant players will be jumping up and down with the trophy in their hands. With the defeated lot, one happens to see the pain and agony. There is no reward for them despite putting in so much investment for over a year.

A few of the players would be drowned in tears, while a couple of others might be on the floor. And the rest could be gazing at the stars with a blank look on their faces.   The post New Zealand and South Africa look to erase heartbreaks and chase glory appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

[news365times]

[ad_1] New Zealand after defeating West Indies (PC: ICC) A famous victory is echoed for many generations. It is feted and written in indelible ink. But there is also defeat. In sport, barring one, others have to wade through the path of disappointment. Cricket is no different. As Suzie Bates, the veteran New Zealand cricketer,  pumped her fists and celebrated with her teammates, a few tears rolled down the cheeks of Hayley Matthews, the West Indies captain. The cruel nature of sport. That was in brief about the second T20 World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and the West Indies. In Dubai, South Africa stunned Australia, the six-time champions. Alyssa Healy, the designated Australian captain, couldn’t even take the field owing to a foot injury. In the post-match pressers, Healy’s eyes too were moist. So, it is New Zealand who will take on South Africa in the summit clash in Dubai. Once again, one of the two sides have to wear the mask of defeat. Both teams have had their share of heartbreaks in T20 World Cups.  Around 14 years ago, New Zealand lost by the barest of margins in the final against Australia. Sophie Devine, the current New Zealand skipper, smashed one down the ground off Ellyse Perry. Perry’s follow-through was such that she had to move towards her left side. Yet, in an attempt to save some runs, she got a boot on the shot. All that Devine could do was collect a single. The next moment, Australia were ecstatic and Devine was on her haunches.  Some 13 years later, South Africa faced a similar fate, and it was once again Australia who emerged triumphant. Chloe Tryon, one of South Africa’s senior players, had covered her face with her hands. At that juncture, with cameras zoomed in on her face, she might have wished to magically disappear from the Cape Town ground. The big question still remains. Who will win the World Cup? Maybe it is South Africa. They seem to have a good understanding of the prevailing conditions in Dubai, having played quite a few matches at that ground in the World Cup. Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka have generally set the tone with the ball upfront. Khaka is also a gutsy bowler in the slog overs. Meanwhile, Nonkululeko Mlaba is a clever spinner. On the other hand, Laura Wolvaardt, the skipper, and Tasmin Brits have been in top form with the bat. South Africa women pulled off an incredible run chase in Dubai. (PC: ICC) Even if one of them fails, South Africa have a bit of depth in the batting order. Aneeka Bosch put on a wonderful exhibition of her pyrotechnics in the semifinal. Tryon herself can pack a punch. And never forget the ubiquitous Kapp. Another key feature of South Africa’s victory over Australia was their intensity in the field.  New Zealand, their opponent, came into the World Cup on the back of reversals against Australia and England. However, under Devine, New Zealand have bounced back in style. As Georgia Plimmer, the New Zealand opener, told RevSportz: “It has been a hard six months with some of our results, but the way Devine has been able to bring the group back, believing in our skills, and what we are doing is good enough, has been massive for our team.” Incidentally, Plimmer’s batting has turned out to be one of the main parts of New Zealand’s engine. Brooke Halliday too has made a couple of significant contributions down the order. In the bowling department, it isn’t just about Amelia Kerr as Eden Carson has chipped in with eight wickets, with Mair picking seven. The hallmark of New Zealand’s success is they haven’t been overly reliant on the trio of Bates, Devine and Amelia. In a nutshell, New Zealand too would fancy their chances. Maybe Bates, who is known as the ‘Michael Jordan’ of the New Zealand camp, would once more provide the finishing touches.  In a little more than 24 hours, a set of jubilant players will be jumping up and down with the trophy in their hands. With the defeated lot, one happens to see the pain and agony. There is no reward for them despite putting in so much investment for over a year.

A few of the players would be drowned in tears, while a couple of others might be on the floor. And the rest could be gazing at the stars with a blank look on their faces.   The post New Zealand and South Africa look to erase heartbreaks and chase glory appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

[spectronicsblog]

Buy Honor Magic V3 5G 512GB/12GB Ram Dual Sim from Spectronic AU

Spectronic Australia is the top e-commerce store for mobile phones in australia, specializing in selling Honor Magic V3 5G 512GB/12GB Ram Black Dual Sim Global Version brand new product with a wide range, best price and secured payment.

Specifications of the Honor Magic V3 5G 512GB/12GB Ram Black Dual Sim are listed below:-

Dimensions Unfolded: 156.6 x 145.3 x 4.35 mm or 4.4 mm Folded: 156.6 x 74.0 x 9.2 mm or 9.3 mm Weight: 226 g or 230 g (7.97 oz) Size: 7.92 inches, 201.6 cm2 (~88.6% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution: 2156 x 2344 pixels (~402 ppi density) Main Camera: 50 MP, f/1.6, (wide) Selfie camera: 20 MP, f/2.2, 90˚, (wide) Battery: 66W wired, 50W wireless,5W reverse wired Processor: Octa-core (1×3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3×3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2×3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2×2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)

You can easily order the Honor Magic V3 5G and could receive a beneficiary discount. Check out our website today.

[lost-lycaon]

Life in Cold Blood - with David Attenborough - Nature Film Review

“Reptiles and amphibians are sometimes thought of as primitive, dull, and dim-witted. In fact, they can be lethally fast, spectacularly beautiful, surprisingly affectionate, and very sophisticated.”

David Attenborough is the creative and intellectual force behind the greatest nature documentaries ever made. One of his finest achievements, Life in Cold Blood has its focus upon amphibians and reptiles, cold-blooded vertebrates that have a generally primitive reputation. That particularly cruel people are described as ‘reptilian’ is a distinction not lost on Attenborough, for he seeks to make these misunderstood animals accessible to the viewer. From the quote above, he would seem to be anthropomorphizing snakes, frogs, and turtles so that we can see parallels with ourselves and as a result care about them. Quite the reverse is true – we are what we are as humans because our adaptations have roots in the amphibian order, from which the reptile order evolved, and the birds and mammals sprang forth from that. In the end, all branches of an evolutionary tree lie in parallel.

All of his features will present their subjects within the context of a system, be it a particular region, adaptation, or ecosystem. The underlying mission statement has never changed – why should the viewer care? In Attenborough’s films, the answer is because the ecosystem in which these organisms exist affect all living things. The subtext is always the elegant interactions of life within a system, and that system must include humans, despite our belief that we do not require a natural system to survive. 

Life In Cold Blood starts by examining the metabolism of a cold-blooded animal. The question is – if one is dependent upon the rays of the sun for body heat, is that a significant disadvantage compared to birds and mammals, which are able to tightly regulate their temperature? Thermal camera imaging illustrates this, as the reptiles and amphibians awaken as cool as the surrounding air, and show up as almost black on infrared. They struggle onto a rock, the sun alights, and their bodies absorb it and they become as bright as a burner. Cold-blooded animals require this heating periodically to continue hunting and/or evading their predators. Though this seems a crippling quality, it turns out to be astonishingly efficient. Mammals burn over 80% of their energy intake just to regulate their temperature, and so they must eat copiously. This leaves far less energy for migration, communication, and the crucial activity of reproduction. Reptiles and amphibians are far more efficient, then, and so use less food, and survive in greater numbers during lean times. If the weather is especially cold, some frogs can freeze solid until the spring. Rain frogs can remain in suspended animation below desert sands for weeks or years until the rains come, and they chow down, mate, and lay eggs within a day before the sun dries the desert to its former desolation. Predatory snakes like the African Rock Python can kill animals many times their size, and thanks to their efficient energy use, will not need another meal for an entire year.

Efficiency aside, cold-blooded creatures make for dynamic entertainment. There is every bit as much color as one would see in tropical birds, speed to hunt down any prey (monitor lizards outrun rabbits, and the black mamba can outrun you), and behavior one generally thinks of as mammalian in complexity. This makes sense, as reptiles and amphibians may be our evolutionary ancestors, but given an equal time period have achieved the same quality of diversity and sophistication as we have. Each episode will fill your screen with a riot of color, as well as provide much food for thought. Poison dart frogs, chameleons, and even some snakes rival any tropical bird for sheer display.

Life In Cold Blood is dense with fascinating stuff. The Sleepy lizard of Australia gives birth to live young and mates for life; if one dies, the other will mourn beside the body for hours. Crocodilians are dedicated to their offspring, and will guard them carefully until they are fairly large. If an egg fails to hatch, the mother will gently break the shell and move the young to the water. In the Mediterranean, biologists have discovered a new evolutionary relationship that has changed one island in the last 20 years. The dead horse plant (present throughout the Mediterranean) looks and smells like its namesake, and so attracts flies as pollinators, which in turn attracts a lizard that eats the flies. The lizards on one island learned to eat the seeds of the plant, and the behavior was learned by all the lizards on the island. The seeds then germinate in the lizards’ feces, which are spread widely. Today, this island contains a massive population of these flowers, which are quite rare elsewhere. It is interesting to note that this symbiosis is based upon a recently learned behavior – most people think of reptiles as acting solely on instinct.

Though the documentary is immensely entertaining, it is clear that Attenborough is on a desperate mission to generate an understanding of the natural world, and to impress upon the human population that it does indeed exist inside a system that requires responsibility. People do not have a fundamental concept of an ecosystem, let alone the awareness that we reside within one. As long as humankind believes it exists outside of nature, and is not dependent upon it for survival, it will continue to dig its own grave as a species. For example, the damage done to natural habitats in temperate zones and possibly our effects on climate change have caused a decrease in bee populations. We have little reason to care, except that bees perform US$1-2 billion per year worth of pollination of agricultural crops. So who is going to pollinate individual flowers by hand? As another example, the horseshoe crab, a lifeform over 600 million years in ancestry, was nearly destroyed by aggressive harvesting and beach destruction. This would have exterminated the only source of lysate, which detects bacterial infection within IV medications, and has saved over a million people who would otherwise have died from lethal blood infections. Even those species with no discernible use to human industry are of unknown value, for our efforts to understand Earth as an ecosystem have only just begun.

This lesson becomes clear in the chapter on amphibians, a group under threat from habitat loss and disease. A creeping fungus is moving through Latin America at 20 miles per year, and kills every frog in its area, forcing scientists to capture all they can for protection until some counter to the disease is developed. The fungus comes from another continent, spread by ships, and is spreading quickly due to global warming. Frogs are basic to any ecosystem as both predator and prey, which guarantees the collapse of other species if they are wiped out entirely. Given our relative ignorance of how these systems work, humankind will allow these catastrophic losses to occur at their peril.

If this is all for naught, and we fail to learn from such extraordinary lessons as presented in Life in Cold Blood, then the human race is doomed as a species. The only advantage humans have is our ability to learn, control our environment, and most importantly, to control ourselves.