#Atlas Sports Centre

[zegalba]

Yoonseux: Atlas Sports Centre (2013) Location: Paris, France

[dailytomlinson]

369 HOTSPOTS:

Africa: Asia: — Saranrom Park, Bangkok (3PM—5PM) — New Delhi, Lodhi Garden (1:30PM—3:30PM) — Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta (3PM—5PM) — Bengkel SCBD, Jakarta (3PM—5PM) — Cross Maidan Garden, Mumbai (1:30PM—3:30PM) Europe: — Wizink, Madrid — La Riviera, Madrid — Razzmatazz, Barcelona — Palau, Barcelona — Miribilla, Bilbao — Scala, London — Shepherds Bush Empire, London — O2 Manchester Apollo, Manchester — O2 Arena, London —Atlas Arena, Łódź (12PM—2PM) — The Dome, Doncaster — Utilita Arena, Sheffield — Tauron Arena, Kraków (12PM—2PM) — Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie, Poznań (12PM—2PM) — Meo Arena, Lisbon (3PM—5PM) Latin America: — Rioarena, Rio de Janeiro (12PM—2PM) — Allianz Parque, São Paulo (12PM—2PM) — Espaço Unimed, São Paulo (12PM—2PM) — Liggo Arena, Curitiba (12PM—2PM) — Movistar Arena, Santiago (12PM—2PM) — Estadio Bicentenario, Santiago (12PM—2PM) —Pepsi Center WTC, CDMX (2PM—4PM) — Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, CDMX (2PM—4PM) — Auditorio Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, Queretaro (2PM—4PM) — Auditorio Telmex, Gudalajara (2PM—4PM) — Arena V.F.G., Guadalajara (2PM—4PM) — Parque Fundidora, Monterrey (2PM—4PM) — Auditorio Citibanamex, Monterrey (2PM—4PM) — Parque Centenario, Guayaquil (2PM—4PM) — Coliseo Live, Bogotá (1PM—3PM) — Movistar Arena, Bogotá (1PM—3PM) — Movistar Arena, Buenos Aires — Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires

North America: — Skyla Credit Union Amphitheater, Charlotte (12PM—2PM) —MGM Music Hall, Boston (12PM—2PM) — House of Blues, Boston (12PM—2PM) — AZ Financial Theater, Phoenix (2PM—4PM) — Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD (12PM—2PM) — Kemba Live, Columbus (12PM—2PM) — Oprheum Theathe, Vancouver (2PM—4PM) —Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver (2PM—4PM) — Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh (1PM—3PM) — Budweiser Stage, Toronto (12PM—2PM) — Greek Theater, Berkeley (2PM—4PM) — Fox Theater, Oakland (2PM—4PM) —The Anthem, DC (1PM—3PM) — Michigan Lottery Amphitheater, Sterling Heights — Fillmore Auditorium, Denver Oceania:

— Spark Arena, Auckland (7PM—9PM)

All times are LOCAL

*If you have information on more hotspots, feel free to send an inbox or add a comment with the exact place and time window

*Most hotspots are at venues Louis has played before, on tour or other separate gigs so if you're at a city Louis has been before, those places are most likely the ones you'll find. If not, there's still some hotspots in countries he's never visited so keep an eye out.

[writer59january13]

The Daily Star Thursday issue...

announces Summer Solstice 2024

regarding purr ray zing planetary earthlings paying obeisance to god/goddess of the sun

Thursday, June twentieth at 4:51 Post Meridian

Eastern standard time

will find Earth's North Pole tilted closest toward sun. This deodorizes, denotes,

demarcates, delineates, et cetera most daylight hours of the year for people living in the northern hemisphere.

Just shy of high noon sun (lil Nas more than twelve hours from drafting these lines) nearest star in solar system reaches highest point in the sky.

Hence hasty intent to beat buzzer sound dashing off riding figurative one seahorse open sleigh madly awk cross cyber sea, aye rudder sally forth (slogging thru virtual flotsam and jetsam) with poetic obeisance paid to average size ball of Earth, wind and fire, my out of this world quasi stellar benediction, since Earthlings traveled thru space/time continuum circa complimenting

summer solstice at Stonehenge

when the sky clear, the sun rises

behind the Heel stone, the ancient entrance

to the circle, and rays of sunlight channelled

into the centre of the monument.

Perchance bajillion years ago, when predecessors of present day primates (coon sitter terribly less a bomb bin hubble), versus twenty first century Homo sapiens predilection for total mortal kombat graphically spiraling downward zeroing (kamikaze like), analogy drawn, viz subjective mathematical roulette curves, albeit hypotrochoids and epitrochoids staining countless grains of sand, count them yourself, yielding result somewhere very loosely approximating 7.5 x 1018, or seven quintillion, five hundred quadrillion grains.

Such minutiae less significant within the realm of present day Homo sapiens, whose lives less linkedin with phenomena affecting life on this oblate spheroid, which could come to a crashing halt predicated on burgeoning human population

jeopardizing sustainable planet presuming industrial paradigm prevails, thence man/ woman kind will unwittingly trumpet, and

or sound claxon (ex post facto), while warming temperatures melt glaciers, asper huge popsicles drowning multitudinous habitats courtesy of

violent meteorologic cataclysms, where Noah's ark will be big enough to save majority of creatures, and (wherein no art of the deal) savvy enough to wall off sky high tidal Katrina and the waves, then nature will (make a killing) relishing tidying Atlas sized tureen if necessary applying pledged finishing touches repurposing third rock for another species slated to inherit pseudo tabula rasa after Campbells, and broth hers detox polluted primordial soup i.e. once cleansed of poisons, thus...I condense my Green New Deal spiel!

Midwinter night dream filled

with balm of June solstice rays

lackadaisical and carefree months ideal time

to while away pronounced illuminated days

outdoor sports a favorite choice

occupies athletic population,

which venues witness frequent surge

and spill of overtime plays

another popular milieu

favorable climate awakens

constitutes habitués vacationers visit

ashore popular waterways

beachfront shoreline inundated

by mass exodus of sun worshippers

tidal seaboard awash

along every square inch

human species splashes to keep cool

within ocean and bays.

Six months ago bitter cold

and dark snow filled skies

wrought undeserved vengeance

viewed from these eyes,

who after each and

every major winter storm

donned proper attire

to stay warm outside

while clearing walkway

with shovel in hand

executed repetitive motion

akin to how boater plies

similar (yet reversed)

bodily swing of arms

now readily prepares for execution

of most difficult seasonal task

requires usage of most complex muscle

the source of poetry witty and wise.

Awake to the solar celestial sea chant

mourning regarding species no longer extant thus upon figurative shoulders of youth

tasked with survival of humanity

a behemoth nearly impossible mission

younger generations unfairly saddled

with obligatory filched grant courtesy when fossil fuels

broadcast onset of

fourth Industrial Revolutions

spewing paradigm viz

free market capitalist kant now quashing, thrashing,

wrestling against rant

long fostering Homo sapiens dominance.

Starry-eyed dark matter

of infinite space

espied by countless eons

since original human race

became cognizant of her/

his terrestrial place

gilding the heavens with strings

of pearly hued lace

closer to earth charting

early skywatchers to notice moon face

held captive via gravitational brace

while zodiac archer aims

cocked bow, where knocked feathers sans arrow complete an awesome

fantastic bullseye ace.

Mother nature’s ornery

primates supreme display said massive breastworks broadcast inlay feat of awesome accomplishment

finds yours truly humbled okay

with his feeble limitations

engendering ample rocky tsuris oy vey.

Today June 20th, 2024

4:51 post meridiem EDT

after a light rain, of morning mountain dew

a strand of pearls clung

to slender tree limbs

bejeweled woody flora prismatic orbs

tell tale sign recent cloudburst

cleft darkened heavens

rained watery life source liquid

downpour laced branched canopy

awash with molecular droplets

requisite to buzzfeed

burlesque Vaudeville bluster

exquisite gala performance unrehearsed

unscripted ubiquitous theatrical performance

received limitless encores

toward Gaia screenwriter

whose infinite scope

(wrought upon natural landscape palette)

exceeds the finite abilities

of those bipedal dominatrix

human organisms imbued

whose dilettante debut

(dawned these last seconds

on the clock face of geologic history)

might witness curtain call

on their final act.

[back-pain-treatment-singapore]

Back Pain Doctor in Singapore Atlas Orthopaedic 2024

Back pain doctor Dr Chua Soo Yong of Atlas Orthopaedic Group is an orthopaedic and specialist spine surgeon at Mt. Elizabeth Hospital. He provides spine surgery and a range of treatments for sports injuries, wrist & hand conditions, and lower limb conditions. Call 6262-0555 for an appointment!

Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre 3 Mount Elizabeth Suite #06-09, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre Singapore 228510

+65 6262 0555

[blogueericdescarries]

Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport et les feux rouges

Le 8 février 2024

Malgré que l’on soit capable d’identifier le grand VUS Atlas de VW de loin, sachez que le véhicule a subi des transformations importantes en 2024. Si vous y regardez bien à deux fois, vous allez constater que l’avant au complet y a été redessiné et que l’arrière y a été révisé alors que l’éclairage est désormais confié à des produits au DEL. Toutefois, autant la mécanique que l’intérieur ont aussi été revus! Le véhicule qui m’a été confié par Volkswagen Canada était un Atlas Cross Sport, la version plus «sportive» de ce VUS intermédiaire qui, contrairement à la version régulière qui peut accepter jusqu’à sept passagers à son bord, ne peut en prendre que cinq. On reconnaîtra le Cross Sport à son toit plus profilé et à son arrière légèrement tronqué. Comme d’habitude, je vous laisse l’opportunité de critiquer ou apprécier le style de ce véhicule mais, en ce qui me concerne, je le trouve plus joli qu’autrefois!

Malgré qu’on le reconnaisse, le grand VUS Atlas de Volkswagen a subi des retouches esthétiques importantes et surtout agréables à l’œil. (Photo Éric Descarries)

L’arrière de la version Cross Sport du nouvel Atlas affiche un toit plus profilé, une caisse légèrement plus courte et surtout des feux arrière plus imposants. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Lorsqu’on monte derrière le volant de ce nouvel Atlas, on ne peut que constater que VW y a changé d’abord le tableau de bord. Et bien entendu, on ne peut manquer le grand écran central qui remplace l’ancien écran un peu petit avec des commandes qui portaient parfois à confusion, surtout celle du volume de la radio, un bouton trop petit qui provoquait, souvent accidentellement, des changements de mode de l’appareil. Cette fois, le grand écran (très utile avec le système de navigation) est plus pratique et plus visible. Mais, pourquoi les ingénieurs de Volkswagen ont-ils  décidé de changer le bouton rotatif du volume par une tirette à commande tactile au bas de l’écran (ou une commande au volant?  La tirette (informatisée) demande une certaine précision que le conducteur ne peut procurer en conduisant sans y être distrait ! Je pourrais même «critiquer» les «pages» du centre d’information au volant qui peuvent varier en activant la commande du régulateur de vitesses! D’autres indicateurs (dont celui du niveau du réservoir d’essence) demandent d’être étudiées avant d’utiliser le véhicule.

Le tableau de bord de l’Atlas a été esthétiquement bien révisé mais les commandes ne sont pas aussi conviviales! (Photo Éric Descarries)

Autrement, j’ai apprécié l’environnement du poste de pilotage incluant l’indicateur de vitesse réfléchi à l’intérieur du pare-brise. Les sièges d’avant sont confortables, plusieurs autres commandes sont faciles d’accès et la position de conduite facile à trouver. La visibilité est, en général, bonne tout le tour malgré la ligne fuyante du toit. De plus, j’ai apprécié l’ambiance produite par les haut-parleurs de grande qualité de la chaîne Harmon Kardon à 10 haut-parleurs.

Les places arrière sont généreuses alors que l’on peut apprécier ici l’agencement de bon goût des matériaux de la sellerie. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Les places arrière sont généreuses et surtout luxueuses (et elles étaient même chauffantes sur mon véhicule d’essai). Encore une fois, j’aimerais vous souligner la finition, le choix des matériaux et voire même leur couleur pour la sellerie du véhicule. Quant à l’espace de chargement, il est aussi généreux surtout qu’il n’y a pas de troisième banquette pour lui voler de la place. Encore une fois, le toit fuyant n’est pas un obstacle sérieux à cet espace de chargement que l’on peut atteindre grâce au hayon électrique qui peut être «activé» par le passage du pied sous le pare-chocs.

L’espace dédié au chargement est généreux surtout qu’avec la version Cross Sport, il ne peut être modifié pour céder sa place à une troisième banquette. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Parlant de changements concernant l’Atlas, sa version de 2024 ne peut être disponible qu’avec un seul moteur, un quatre cylindres turbocompressé de 2,0 litres plus puissant que celui de l’année dernière (269 chevaux au lieu de 235) et presque aussi puissant que l’ancien VR6 de 3,6 litres qui faisait 276 chevaux mais plus «fort» avec 273 li-pi de couple au lieu de 266 pour le VR6. Le côté positif de ce changement, c’est que le nouveau 2,0 litres turbo soit aussi capable de tirer une remorque pesant jusqu’à 5000 livres (l’ancien quatre avait une limite de 2000 livres). La boîte automatique était à huit rapports alors que la traction y était intégrale.

Le seul moteur disponible sous le capot de l’Atlas est un quatre cylindres turbocompressé de 2,0 litres qui fait maintenant 269 chevaux. Notez qu’il est profondément enfoui dans le compartiment-moteur. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Sur la route

J’ai donc utilisé cet Atlas pour mes déplacements qui variaient de routes urbaines aux balades sur autoroute. Dès le départ, je me suis permis une randonnée dans les Laurentides via l’autoroute 15, les routes de campagne 329 (Chemin du Village qui a été votée pire route au Québec, si mes souvenirs sont bons) et 364, un trajet qui donne toutes sortes d’impressions de conduite. Toutefois, malgré certaines commandes qui auraient pu m’inciter à prendre des sentiers hors-route, je n’ai pas fait d’excursions hors-route avec l’Atlas.

Mon Atlas d’essai était équipé de pneus d’hiver Michelin X-Ice Snow vraiment à la hauteur de la situation. (Photo Éric Descarries)

En fait, je considère ce grand VUS comme étant un véritable véhicule de promenade. Il est doux et relativement rapide permettant des accélérations de 0 à 100 km/h en moins de huit secondes, les reprises s’avérant plus excitantes sauf que, lorsque fortement sollicité, le «petit» quatre cylindres devient plus bruyant émettant un son rauque qui fait moins «sport». Notons que les commandes (palettes) au volant peuvent permettre au conducteur de conduire l’Atlas avec un peu plus d’agressivité.

Toutefois, cet Atlas me semble plus approprié pour le tourisme que pour les acrobaties même si la version Cross Sport est un peu plus légère que la version régulière à sept passagers. La direction est précise comme c’en est la tradition pour les produits VW et le freinage à la hauteur de la situation. Mon Atlas d’essai avait été chaussé de pneus d’hiver Michelin X-Ice Snow sur jantes de 21 pouces mais il n’a pas neigé durant ma semaine d’évaluation. Qu’importe, voilà un pneu que je connais bien et en lequel j’ai confiance en hiver!

En ville, malgré ses dimensions un peu…imposantes (l’Atlas est aussi gros qu’un Explorer, par exemple…), il se manœuvre très bien et il est presque facile à garer grâce à la vision à 360 degrés des caméras tout le tour du véhicule. Notons que le moteur arrête de tourner lorsqu’on est en attente à un feu de circulation. Il repart presque sans vibration.

Question consommation, ce VW avec son nouveau quatre cylindres m’a procuré une moyenne de 11,7 l./100 km alors que l’ordinateur de bord indiquait 11.1. Incidemment, le placard dans le portillon d’essence suggérait le ravitaillement à l’essence régulière.

Question prix, VW Canada m’a fait parvenir une «facture» de 58 895 $ (il n’y aurait pas d’option indiquée à cette facture) mais avec le transport et la préparation de 2050 $ et les 100 $ pour la (toujours aussi ridicule) taxe d’accise pour la climatisation, le total arrive à 61 045 $ (plus taxes).

Et question concurrence, j’y vois les (nouveaux) Mazda CX-70, Toyota Grand Highlander, Ford Explorer et une foule d’autres VUS intermédiaires qui connaissent une grande popularité de nos jours. Incidemment, au cas où vous le demanderiez, l’Atlas n’est pas issu de la plateforme de l’ancien Touareg. En fait, il s’agit plutôt d’un véhicule totalement différent. Le Touareg (qui est toujours offert en Europe mais pas chez nous) conserve sa plateforme MLBevo qui sert également de base aux Audi Q7 et Lamborghini Urus du même groupe-constructeur de VW. L’Atlas, lui, se fie à la plateforme MQB destinée au marché nord-américain où il connaît un certain succès.

Question fiabilité, disons que l’Atlas est préférable à l’ancien Touareg. Ce VUS construit au Tennessee affiche une réputation moyenne sur le marché mais tout indique que la marque soit en voie d’amélioration. Enfin, en ce qui me concerne, j’ai bien apprécié ma semaine au volant du nouvel Atlas. Peut-être un peu gros à prime abord, je m’y quand même senti à l’aise.

Le droit de tourner à droite aux feux rouges

Depuis les quelques dernières années, nous, au Québec, avons droit de tourner à droite aux feux rouges sauf si indiqué autrement, un privilège auquel la plupart des conducteurs nord-américains peuvent profiter sauf à New-York et à Montréal. Au début, j’appréciais ce privilège mais au fur et à mesure que le temps avance, j’aimerais bien qu’il nous soit retiré au Québec, surtout à Laval où je réside.

La loi nous permet de tourner à droite aux feux rouges, d’accord. Mais pour trop d’automobilistes locaux, c’en est devenu un droit acquis. Combien de fois voit-on des conducteurs tourner impunément à la droite au feu rouge sans même s’arrêter voire même en coupant le chemin aux véhicules qui viennent à leur rencontre! J’en ai encore une fois été témoin jeudi soir alors qu’un conducteur de Toyota ait décidé de tourner à droite sans faire d’abord l’arrêt (obligatoire) mais bousculant au passage un jeune piéton qui, lui, profitait du feu clignotant de priorité aux piétons. Heureusement, le jeune homme a eu le réflexe de se protéger en s’appuyant sur le capot de l’auto, ce qui a eu l’air de déplaire au conducteur de celle-ci. Le garçon, fort possiblement un étudiant avec un sac à dos, a donc pu continuer son chemin sans avoir été blessé. Quant au conducteur de la voiture, il a repris son chemin regardant le piéton avec rage! Décidemment, je serais d’accord avec ceux qui voudraient faire abolir ce privilège!

[backpainspecialist]

Back Pain Specialist Singapore Atlas Orthopaedic in Singapore

Back pain doctor Dr Chua Soo Yong of Atlas Orthopaedic Group is an orthopaedic and specialist spine surgeon at Mt. Elizabeth Hospital. He provides spine surgery and a range of treatments for sports injuries, wrist & hand conditions, and lower limb conditions. Call 6262-0555 for an appointment!

Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre 3 Mount Elizabeth Suite #06-09, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre Singapore 228510

+65 6262 0555

[motivationalhealthtips]

Back Pain Doctor in Singapore Atlas Orthopaedic

Back pain doctor Dr Chua Soo Yong of Atlas Orthopaedic Group is an orthopaedic and specialist spine surgeon at Mt. Elizabeth Hospital. He provides spine surgery and a range of treatments for sports injuries, wrist & hand conditions, and lower limb conditions. Call 6262-0555 for an appointment!

Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre 3 Mount Elizabeth Suite #06-09, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre Singapore 228510

[borosflora]

CINDY

CINDY is an experiment that dissects kinesthetics, sounds and visuals into isolated scores, slowly molding into a sensory representation of game theory. A desire to investigate behaviors in situations where the outcome of decisions is influenced by the possible choices of each element. They are reassembled according to a game theory algorithm using live coding, enabling sensitive interaction between all elements and offering a new installation each time. It is not so much an attempt to imitate games in the traditional sense, but rather a play between fragmented states. Inspired by the loopy pathways of Hurricane Cindy, a clear game-theoretical pattern emerges as the body storms through the space. 

Concept, performance Flóra Boros Live sound and light design Gábor Lázár Outside Eye Melina Papoulia 

With kind support from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport. Thanks to workspacebrussels, Im_Flieger, ATLAS programme ImPulsTanz, D.ID Dance Identity, NunArt, Bears in the Park, Raw Matters and SÍN Arts Centre.  

©️Ella Felber

[julietaxherrera]

( ZION MORENO, 22, TRANS WOMAN, SHE/HER ) —Is that JULIETA HERRERA? A JUNIOR originally from SAN FRANCISCO, CA, they decided to come to Ogden College to study MARKETING. They’re THE INFLUENCER on campus, but even they could get blamed for Greer’s disappearance.

character inspo — marimar montoya (the inheritance of orquidea divina), timothee greywick (wicked academia), tristan caine (the atlas six), heather (crave)

BASIC—

full name: julieta ximena herrera nicknames: jules    age: tweny-two date of birth: 15 august  hometown: san francisco, ca  gender: trans female pronouns: she/her sexual orientation: bisexual languages spoken: spanish, english

PHYSICAL—

fc: zión moreno hair color: brown eye color: brown height: 5'10" tattoos: none piercings: ears clothing style: anything fashionable usual expression: happy sociability: loves to be around people *nsfw below for drug / alcohol related questions* addictions: none drug use: none  alcohol use: socially

PERSONALITY—

label: the influencer positive traits: friendly, accepting, energetic negative traits: deceitful, jealous, angry hobbies: makeup, shopping

FAVOURITES—

colour: pink music: pop movies: anything romantic sport: cheerleading, ice skating beverage: sparkling water   food: authentic mexican animal: cats

EXTRAS—

greek zodiac: leo element: fire  celtic zodiac: hazel seven roles: the king moral alignment: neutral good  

SOCIAL MEDIA—

twitter: princessjulieta  instagram: princessjulieta 

BIOGRAPHY—

Julieta was raised by a single mother. For the most part, life was relatively normal for the two of them. Her mom worked long hours so for the most part Julieta was left alone to do what she wanted. The Herrera family, while smaller—consisting of just her mom, her uncle, and her grandmother—all of them were very supportive of each other. 

For the most part, Julieta has always thought her life was normal. Even if her family was wealthy. When she came out as trans, her entire family were supportive of her decision. Julieta has always been thankful that her family has always been supportive of her. 

Even though she’s wealthy, Julieta’s mother made sure she understood philanthropy and Julieta has been volunteering at LGBTQIA+ youth centres ever since she was old enough to as well as the local soup kitchen. She’s always been the “share the wealth” type of person. 

Her mother thought it best she went to a public high school, rather than a private one, but Julieta never minded since most of her friends were also going to the same school—friends she’d made because of her mother’s job and her volunteer work. Julieta has never been the smartest person, but she has her academic strengths. 

Her sophomore year in high school is when her instagram started to take off. Julieta posted mostly just photos of her daily life, but as time went on it’s become more in-depth. She expanded to tiktok in college. Julieta has a steady amount of followers on her instagram and tiktok. Her claim to fame has always been her positive outlook on life as well as her fashion sense. 

After graduating high school, Julieta went to a school in California where she was for two years until she decided to transfer to Ogden. While know one knows why she transferred to the school, there are plenty of rumours surrounding it. 

The summer between her last school and Ogden was mostly spent doing events and parties with one of the people that sponsors her page. Julieta did spend a huge chunk of time at home with her mom though. At one of those parties is where she met Greer. 

Julieta is trying to focus on school more now that she’s at Ogden, but sometimes it is difficult, especially with an active missing person’s case going on. She has been doing her best to ignore everything going on. 

RELATIONSHIP TO GREER— The two of them met over the summer at a party over the summer before Julieta transferred to Ogden. It was a brief interaction, but no one knows about it. Julieta only vaguely recognises the face plastered everywhere. 

[faunusrights]

if it’s a gentleman’s sport then why am i, ruby rose, so good at it? - snooker au

i straight up started writing this at like 11:45pm on my phone directly onto tumblr before i passed out for the night. is this garbage. yes. do i care. no. this is a part of the snooker au i’ve joked about before, which is a winter/ruby Sports Anime-Esque adventure into one of my favourite niche sports, up there with professional air hockey and rally. snooker is good! you should check it out! it’s like pool but more confusing, and you have to wear a waistcoat whilst you play it. i don’t make the rules, i merely enforce them.

///

“I never thought I’d say this,” Blake says out of nowhere, and their eyes are going sort of wide with the realisation, catching on the golden lights of the hall and glimmering a soft amber, “but I actually think I’m compelled by this horseshit.”

Weiss sighs so hard that it sounds more like a wheeze, but Ruby’s already overjoyed, turning towards Blake and Weiss with her cue held overhead, readying a cheer. “I knew it! I told you! Snooker is so good, right?”

Weiss had known coming to Patch’s single snooker hall to watch Ruby practise had been a bad idea for myriad reasons, the chief of which was that Ruby is almost certainly on a crash-course with Weiss’s older sister as she climbs the precarious ranks at an almost flippant pace, but the second was that the last thing she needs is for her datemate to find literally anything interesting in a sport about knocking balls together. Tragically, Weiss has always been somewhat adjacent to snooker given its status as the Gentleman’s Sport and its broad appeal in Atlas, and she’d hoped vaguely supporting her sister’s career whilst also strategically moving herself to Vale meant Weiss would never have to interact with it or any of its players again. Alas...

“It’s deceptively simple,” Blake muses aloud, and Yang tuts from where she’s stood at the opposite end of the snooker table, waiting for Ruby to take her turn.

“Yeah, and deceptively slow when your opponent needs to take five minutes to brag about it between shots. Chop chop, Ruby, we’re not hanging around here all day.”

Ruby pouts, making a show of rounding the table to eye up her angles. “But it’s so fun to talk about! It’s, like, ASMR the sport! And what with all the strategy and the thinking ahead, it’s like... it’s like... ball chess!”

Weiss facepalms. “Maidens have mercy.”

“I’m not wrong,” Ruby insists. “It’s exactly like chess. Ball chess.”

“It is a lot like chess,” Yang admits, and Weiss is glad she looks about as glum about it as Weiss feels. Blake, unfortunately, still looks horribly captivated. What a disaster.

“Ball chess,” Weiss repeats, and it hurts her to even say. “My sister would tie your spine in a knot for that one.”

Ruby snorts, but she finally leans over the table, eyeing up the distant black that Yang had missed. It’s a long pot — Yang had tried to get the cue ball to safety and had failed that endeavour, too, managing the distance but not the snooker — but Ruby doesn’t even hesitate before lining herself up, eyes focusing between her target and her goal before striking true, the cue ball sailing smooth down the table... before it catches the angle just so, the black knocked into the corner pocket with such ease she may as well have picked up the damn thing and dropped it in herself. The cue bounces off the foot cushion before rolling to a calculated stop for an angle on the next red, and Ruby nods appreciatively before turning back to Weiss with a grin, Yang quick to replace the black onto its spot at the bottom of the table.

“Yeah, but she’s gonna have to be nice to me. Way I see it, we’ll first meet in the hall during, like, semi-finals or whatever. Gotta have manners, Weiss.”

“She’ll obliterate you,” Weiss fires back, because she might not care for snooker but she’s Winter’s number one fan hell or high water, and that means tossing out the threats. “As soon as you miss, she’ll clear the table and wipe the floor with you.”

Yang makes a wriggly hand gesture at that. “I dunno. Your sister’s pretty fucking methodical, but I’ve yet to see anyone put Ruby in a position she can’t cheese her way out of. I don’t think you can actually, like, snooker her in a way that matters.”

“It’s trajectories,” Ruby cuts in as she lines up her next shot on the red — there’s only two remaining after this, and Yang’s score is lagging dangerously behind with Ruby’s determined focus to keep herself centred on the black. “Even then, you just have to get fancy with your curves. A snooker is just when your shot isn’t a hundred-percent chance, but I can do a lot with ninety.”

At that, she sinks the red, the cue ball puttering its way back around to give her another straight shot on the black to the opposite corner pocket. Yang’s already losing the will to live, it seems. Weiss can’t blame her. Blake, however, seems more interested than ever. “So, Winter’s methodical and you’re... what, spontaneous?”

“I wouldn’t say that,” Ruby answers, shaking her head. “It’s more like... since we’re calling this ball chess—“ (“No we’re not,” Weiss interjects to no avail) “—it’s more like Winter’s one of those chess players who knows all the strats, right? Like, uh, Queen’s Gambit or Fool’s Mate or whatever the shit they’re called. So long as every move goes to plan, she’s pretty much unstoppable. Me? I’m like one of those kids who gets a Rubik’s Cube and then completely ignores all the instructions. Like, I totally mess it up before I solve it anyway.”

“Which Ruby has done before,” Yang adds solemnly, and Ruby grins.

“Which I have done before! So, with Winter, as long as she doesn’t miss the pot or fuck up her safety, it’s her game. But I like the unexpected! I like being jammed into a new situation and figuring it out from there. It means I adapt a whole lot better then I fuck up and miss my shot, or the cue doesn’t end up where I planned.”

Blake nods, doing that thing where they sit up straight and cross their arms because they’re getting really quite engaged with the matter, and Weiss hasn’t yet found the inner strength to tell them it makes them look like a carbon copy of their father. “Polar opposites, then?”

“I guess,” Ruby shrugs. “Like, if you give her an inch she’ll take the mile, but if she screws up, she’s gonna have to work hard to put me somewhere I can’t crawl out of again.”

This is why Ruby’s nickname in these halls is The Escape Artist, and it’s the entire reason Weiss absolutely does not, in any capacity, want Ruby and Winter to play against each other. It’ll either be a match that’ll end in as few frames as physically possible, or a match that goes on until Weiss crumbles into fucking dust, and the odds are so 50/50 that she doesn’t like the look of either of them.

It would help if Ruby stopped being so fucking good at snooker, potting the black again with such ease that it’s like breathing at this point. Yang hisses between her teeth, and Ruby raises a brow as she stands up again.

“It’s ungentlemanly conduct to quit a game before you gotta do snookers,” Ruby points out, and Yang scowls.

“Ruby, I have done the maths, and there is not a chance in hell I’m winning now. The day I manage to get points off you missing is the day hell opens up and swallows me whole,” Yang says, though she doesn’t move to quit just yet, still holding onto her cue despite the knowledge it’s no good to her now. “Just clear the table so we can go and get lunch.”

“We could do that,” Ruby agrees. And then, she swings her head around to look at Weiss with an obnoxious grin. “Unless...”

“Ruby Rose,” Weiss snarls, “if you intentionally miss this final red just to keep this game on life support, I will end you.”

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NEWS

New Matrix movie was ‘written in Clonakilty’

JUNE 18TH, 2021 7:05 AM

BY

JACKIE KEOGH

New Matrix movie was ‘written in Clonakilty’ Image

West Cork-based international best-selling writer David Mitchell.

BESTSELLING author David Mitchell has said he co-wrote the latest Matrix film – due out in December – at the Inchydoney Lodge and Spa.

The 52-year-old UK writer – who has been ‘adopted’ by Clonakilty – described how he, together with the director of the movie Lana Wachowski and the writer Aleksandar Hemon, wrote it ‘a couple of Christmases ago.’

Of course, the world-famous writer did not say anything about the plot for fear ‘scary entertainment lawyers’ would come get him.

But he did confirm that it was filmed under Covid protocols, mostly in Berlin, and that it is now in post-production.

The first Matrix movie, about a computer programmer, starred Keanu Reeves, and was seen as ground-breaking.

But so, too, are David’s books, two of which, number9dream and Cloud Atlas, were shortlisted for the Man Booker prize.

An extremely private person, Mitchell appeared in the limelight last week for 100 Untold Stories – which was streamed online – with the Cork singer John Spillane.

Filmed at De Barra’s Folk Club in Clonakilty, it was an in-depth interview about the art of song writing and John’s recently released album 100 Snow White Horses.

David Mitchell is front and centre, too, for his part in the translation of the autism memoir The Reason I Jump.

The translation of the work by Naoki Higashida from Japanese to English was done with his wife Keiko Yoshida.

Not only did the book become an international bestseller, it has since been turned into an award-winning documentary, also featuring David.

The Reason I Jump is being released on Friday June 18th and David’s latest novel, Utopia Avenue, is out in paperback.

Subscribe to the Southern Star's YouTube channel, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for all the latest news and sport from West Cork.

Kinda sketchy info…

[writer59january13]

The daily star Tuesday issue... announces Summer Solstice 2023

regarding ray zing planetary earthlings

Wednesday, June twenty first at 10:57 Ante Meridian

Eastern standard time

will find Earth's North Pole tilted closest toward sun. This demarcates most daylight hours of the year for people living in the northern hemisphere. Just shy of high noon sun (lil more than twelve hours from drafting these lines) nearest star in solar system reaches highest point in the sky.

Hence hasty intent to beat buzzer sound dashing off riding figurative one seahorse open sleigh madly awk cross cyber sea, aye rudder sally forth (slogging thru virtual flotsam and jetsam) with poetic obeisance paid to average size ball of Earth, wind and fire, my out of this world quasi stellar benediction, since Earthlings traveled thru space/time continuum circa complimenting

summer solstice at Stonehenge

when the sky clear, the sun rises

behind the Heel stone, the ancient entrance

to the circle, and rays of sunlight channelled

into the centre of the monument.

Perchance bajillion years ago, when predecessors of present day primates (coon sitter terribly less a bomb bin hubble), versus twenty first century Homo sapiens predilection for total mortal kombat graphically spiraling downward zeroing (kamikaze like), analogy drawn, viz subjective mathematical roulette curves, albeit hypotrochoids and epitrochoids staining countless grains of sand, count them yourself, yielding result (somewhere very loosely approximating 7.5 x 1018, or seven quintillion, five hundred quadrillion grains.

Such minutiae less significant within the realm of present day Homo sapiens, whose lives less linkedin with phenomena affecting life on this oblate spheroid, (which could come to a crashing halt predicated on burgeoning human population

jeopardizing sustainable planet presuming industrial paradigm prevails, thence man/ woman kind will unwittingly trumpet, and

or sound claxon (ex post facto), while warming temperatures melt glaciers, asper huge popsicles drowning multitudinous habitats courtesy of

violent meteorologic cataclysms, where Noah's ark will be big enough to save majority of creatures, and (wherein no art of the deal) savvy enough to wall off sky high tidal Katrina and the waves, then nature will (make a killing) relishing tidying Atlas sized tureen if necessary applying pledged finishing touches repurposing third rock for another species slated to inherit pseudo tabula rasa after Campbells, and broth hers detox polluted primordial soup i.e. once cleansed of poisons, thus...I condense my Green New Deal spiel!

Midwinter night dream filled

with balm of June solstice rays

lackadaisical and carefree months ideal time

to while away pronounced illuminated days

outdoor sports a favorite choice

occupies athletic population,

which venues witness frequent surge

and spill of overtime plays

another popular milieu

favorable climate awakens

constitutes habitués vacationers visit

ashore popular waterways

beachfront shoreline inundated

by mass exodus of sun worshippers

tidal seaboard awash

along every square inch

human species splashes to keep cool

within ocean and bays.

Six months ago bitter cold

and dark snow filled skies

wrought undeserved vengeance

viewed from these eyes,

who after each and

every major winter storm

donned proper attire

to stay warm outside

while clearing walkway

with shovel in hand

executed repetitive motion

akin to how boater plies

similar (yet reversed)

bodily swing of arms

now readily prepares for execution

of most difficult seasonal task

requires usage of most complex muscle

the source of poetry witty and wise.

Awake to the solar celestial sea chant

mourning regarding species no longer extant thus upon figurative shoulders of youth

tasked with survival of humanity

a behemoth nearly impossible mission

younger generations unfairly saddled

with obligatory filched grant courtesy when fossil fuels

broadcast onset of

fourth Industrial Revolutions

spewing paradigm viz

free market capitalist kant now quashing, thrashing,

wrestling against rant

long fostering Homo sapiens dominance.

Starry-eyed dark matter

of infinite space

espied by countless eons

since original human race

became cognizant of her/

his terrestrial place

gilding the heavens with strings

of pearly hued lace

closer to earth charting

early skywatchers to notice moon face

held captive via gravitational brace

while zodiac archer aims

cocked bow, where knocked feathers sans arrow complete an awesome

fantastic bullseye ace.

Mother nature’s ornery

primates supreme display said massive breastworks broadcast inlay feat of awesome accomplishment

finds yours truly humbled okay

with his feeble limitations

engendering ample rocky tsuris oy vey.

Today June 20th, 2023

after a light rain, of morning mountain dew

a strand of pearls clung

to slender tree limbs

bejeweled woody flora prismatic orbs

tell tale sign recent cloudburst

cleft darkened heavens

rained watery life source liquid

downpour laced branched canopy

awash with molecular droplets

requisite to buzzfeed

burlesque Vaudeville bluster

exquisite gala performance unrehearsed

unscripted ubiquitous theatrical performance

received limitless encores

toward Gaia screenwriter

whose infinite scope

(wrought upon natural landscape palette)

exceeds the finite abilities

of those bipedal dominatrix

human organisms imbued

whose dilettante debut

(dawned these last seconds

on the clock face of geologic history)

might witness curtain call

on their final act.

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20 November 2020

Some personal news

Funny how whenever anyone says they have 'some personal news', it's always professional news, isn't it?

It was my turn yesterday. After more than seven years at the Institute for Government, I've decided it's time for a new challenge. I'll be going freelance from 1 January, so please get in touch if you'd like to work with me (all interesting projects on data, digital, openness, government, etc considered). I'll also be working on a book idea. Exciting, if also a little bit vaguely terrifying...

I'll still be an associate at the IfG, and still running our Data Bites event series. (Put Wednesday 2 December in your diary for the next one, and then Wednesday 3 February 2021 after that.)

And - rest assured! - I'll still be writing this newsletter, though it will be taking a break for much of December.

Just one more thing this week: I have a report out (with colleagues Marcus and Oliver) on digital government (in the UK) during the coronavirus crisis. There's a nice write-up from diginomica here, some nice quotes for the paperback from Tanya Filer and Tom Loosemore, and I'll be on the IfG podcast talking about it later. I'm a big fan of this chart, which tells the story of the crisis through visitors to GOV.UK.

This is the second of three reports on digital government we're publishing this autumn - the first was on policy making in a digital world, and the third, on future technology and the government workforce, will be out soon.

Have a great weekend

Gavin

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Graphic content

Viral content

3D Map of COVID Cases by Population, March through Today (r/dataisbeautiful)

Covid in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count* (New York Times)

Here’s a quick thread on what we changed and why (Charlie Smart)

Visualizing Covid-19 Deaths As Spheres in a Tank (r/dataisbeautiful)

Why rich countries are so vulnerable to covid-19* (The Economist)

COVID wriggling its way up county by county, subsiding, and then returning in six dimensions (Benjamin Schmidt)

States That Imposed Few Restrictions Now Have the Worst Outbreaks* (New York Times)

Coronavirus: Inside test-and-trace - how the 'world beater' went wrong (BBC News)

How have COVID-19 rates changed over the last week in England's small areas? (Carl Baker)

New York and the crisis in mass transit systems* (FT)

The kids aren’t alright: How Generation Covid is losing out* (FT)

The vaccines come of age

An effective covid-19 vaccine is a turning point in the pandemic* (The Economist)

Eurozone economy: the struggle to stay afloat until a vaccine arrives* (FT)

The world will soon have covid-19 vaccines. Will people have the jabs?* (The Economist)

Tracking the vaccine race (Reuters)

A man for Four Seasons

Even in Defeat, Trump Found New Voters Across the U.S.* (New York Times)

How Trump’s presidency turned off some Republicans – a visual guide (The Guardian)

Counties That Suffered Higher Unemployment Rates Voted for Biden* (New York Times)

In 2020, the critical must-win states were the 'blue wall'. By 2024, they could be Arizona, Georgia or even Texas (Aron)

Suburban turnout pushed Joe Biden to victory* (FT)

How Suburbs Swung the 2020 Election (Bloomberg CityLab)

Here’s how long it could take to certify the vote in key states — and the GOP efforts to upend that process* (Washington Post)

#dataviz

#ElectionViz: US TV networks have room for data storytelling improvement (Tableau)

Tracking the US election results: 'We needed to be clear, fast, and accurate' (The Guardian)

Sport and leisure

Lewis Hamilton's seventh F1 world title: The stats (BBC Sport)

How new swing techniques are revolutionising golf* (The Economist)

“The Queen’s Gambit” is right: young chess stars always usurp the old* (The Economist)

Who’s in the Crossword? (The Pudding)

Everything else

The State of Ageing in 2020 (Centre for Ageing Better)

Skyscrapers in London: Do we want to reach for the stars?* (The Times)

Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2020 (World Bank)

Boeing’s Max jet set to return just as customers head for exit* (FT)

Behind the tally, names and lives* (Washington Post)

Climate graphic of the week: Siberia experiences record temperatures* (FT)

Meta data

Viral content

Digital government during the coronavirus crisis (IfG)

What has digital government in the UK learned during the COVID-19 crisis? (diginomica)

Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic (NAO)

How DWP managed a surge in demand for Universal Credit during COVID-19 (diginomica)

Vaccine rumours debunked: Microchips, 'altered DNA' and more  (BBC News)

Health

Crowdsourcing Our NHS AI Lab Skunkworks Project (NHSX)

Working on a global mental health databank pilot (Wellcome Digital)

National project shows digital inclusion is key to tackling health inequalities (Good Things Foundation)

UK government

The National Data Strategy for Health and Care (and the other one for everything else) (medConfidential)

The UK National Data Strategy 2020: doing data ethically (ODI)

Matt Warman's speech on digital identity at Identity Week 2020 (DCMS)

Integrated Review (the Prime Minister)

The latest release of @ONSgeography's National Statistics UPRN Lookup links #UPRNs to postcodes (via Owen Boswarva)

The Document Checking Service: trialling online passport validity checks (Government Digital Service)

A possible expansion of FOIA... (via George Greenwood)

Taiwan

How Taiwan beat Covid-19* (Wired)

Taiwan’s civic tech gift to the world (GovInsider)

How Taiwan became a coronavirus success story (IfG, from June 2020)

North America

Data disappeared: four years of the Trump administration (Highline)

How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps (Motherboard)

The federal government’s chief information security officer is helping an outside effort to hunt for alleged voter fraud* (Washington Post, via Alice)

Zuckerberg and Dorsey to be quizzed by Senate following Biden vote victory (BBC News)

Companies could face hefty fines under new Canadian privacy law (CBC)

Analysis (Cory Doctorow)

Everything else

Announcing the Data Collective: Free training, consultancy, peer support, and community for those using data in the social sector (DataKind UK)

Increasingly trusted to find an edge: What it’s like to be a club’s data analyst* (The Athletic)

Design is the strategy* (Apolitical)

An adequacy determination does not resolve the lower standard of data protection in the UK. (Amberhawk)

The TBI Globalism Study: Transparency and Autonomy Should Underpin Online Voting Systems (Tony Blair Institute for Global Change)

The Data Governance Working Group of the Global Partnership for AI is seeking feedback on how we're thinking about our work and scope (via Jeni)

Opportunities

JOB: Director, GOV.UK (GDS)

JOB: Head of Technology and Architecture for GOV.UK opening at GDS (Technology in Government)

COURSE: ANNOUNCING: First of its Kind Executive Course on Data Stewardship — Focused on Data Re-Use in the Public Interest (Open Data Policy Lab)

EVENT: How to enhance the UK’s geospatial ecosystem (Geospatial Commission)

EVENT: UKGovCamp 2021

And finally...

The R number, crocheted. (Statistrikk)

The Civic Tech Graveyard

AI can now produce passable parody song lyrics. The system is called Weird AI Yankovic. Really. (Pando)

[uncloseted]

Back again with the costume designer talk -- Yes, I agree with the mischaracterization of all the characters in s6. It felt like last series' plots and endings had been thrown out the window. While watching s6, it felt like a different show all together. Everything that made every character unique was gone. Was there any reason as to why Edward was gone? Also, you stated that Matty likes Victorian and gothic culture. What are other characters' interests? I know Alo's are nature/punk; Rich: metal

Totally.  I think series 5 got a lot of backlash from older fans who no longer felt like the characters were relatable and were very vocal about that fact on Twitter, and so they decided to go completely in the opposite direction because maybe people would like that instead.  And I think that’s a real shame, because like I’ve said before, I think series 5 is some of the best, tightest writing that Skins ever did.  As far as Edward goes, I think he left to work on Secret Diary of a Call Girl. My impression is that he was trying to balance both jobs in 2010 and then felt like it was too much.  Katie Newham, who took over, was Edward’s assistant costumer, so I think he assumed that she would be able to just pick up where he left off, which ended up totally not being the case (and which is what makes me think she comes from a styling/costume construction background as opposed to a costume design one). 

Canonically in terms of interests, here’s what the characters like:

Franky likes “making stuff,” The Catcher in the Rye, The Little Prince, Clockwork Orange, Graphic Novels – Dark Knight, Manga - The Rose of Versailles, Arcade Fire, Burial, Crystal Castles, Nirvana, Corpse Bride, Seven Samurai, Let Me In, Bad Santa, Spirited Away, Vertigo, Harold Lloyd!,  Dexter, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, and taking photos.  

Alo likes his weed, his van, his dog, Youth in Revolt, The Dharma Bums, The Velveteen Rabbit, Blitzen Trapper, Wolf Parade, Dog is Dead, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero's, Fruit Bats AND Filthy filthy filthy filthy filth. Borgore, Excision, DatSikk, Funtcase, 16 Bit, Into the Wild, Grizzly Man, Where the Wild Things Are, East of Eden, The Jungle Book, Backdoor Sluts 9, The Hangover, Ninja Warrior, Party Down. Summer Heights High. Babestation. South Park. Family Guy, Lookwell, porn, and Victorian porn.

Rich is mostly defined by what he doesn’t like: he doesn’t like pop music, Simon Cowell, beautiful people, Radio 1, ITV, rapping, beatboxing, middle-class wankers, racism, sexism, Death Cab For Cutie, The Smiths, religion, Downton Abby, Tracy Chevalier, nu-metal, Empire magazine, Kerrang (wankers), drum machines (except when carefully used in Grindcore or Cybergrind – see Cutting Pink With Knives and Noism), synthesizers, Beth Ditto, public displays of affection, the city centre at the weekend, trance, techno, house, dubstep or any music made by skinny white people with computers, Kanye West, JLS, any show about fucking cooking or cooks, townies, chavs, narcissistic politicians, teachers, the song ‘Wait and Bleed’, the second solo on ‘Master Of Puppets’, artichokes, JK Rowling, any film or tv show with fucking vampires or zombies made after 1986, Glee, Glee, Glee, Glee, Glee, Glee, Glee. He does like metal (”ugly, angry music which you’d probably hate because you don’t understand it”), Atlas Shrugged, American Psycho, The Illuminatus Trilogy, Slayer, Napalm Death, Black Sabbath, Raging Speedhorn, Noism, Atari Teenage Riot, Venetian Snares, Behold The Arctopus, Godflesh, Cathedral, Sleep, Sepultura, Pantera, Soul Fly, Slipknot (2nd album only), PPK, Anal Cunt, Pig Destroyer, Jesu, Sunn 0))), James Plotkin, Earth, Brain Donor, Chrome Hoof, Hair Police, Mayhem, Wolves In The Throne Room, Burzum, Wolf Eyes, Ec8or, Dark City, Split Second, Blade Runner, Near Dark, Braindead, Halloween, The Thing, The Fly, and Alien.

Mini likes “Shopping. Shoes. Sushi. Sex. (”yes, always in that order.”) Sour apple martinis, putting effort into her appearance, Diana, Princess of Wales, Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, yoga, Pilates, fashion, fragrances, dubstep, Katy Perry, Harry Potter, Twilight, Dreamgirls, Grease, Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, The Hot Chick, Legally Blonde, Clueless, Mean Girls, Crossroads, Inbetweeners, Misfits, Come Dine With Me, Party Wars, True Blood, Gossip Girl, 90210, The Hills, and ANTM.

Liv likes dancing, HST, Philip K Dick, The Animals of Farthing Wood, Only Forward, Dubstep, Hard DnB, Die Antwoord, Kids, A Scanner Darkly, Dazed and Confused, Bright Young Things, Anchorman, Blades of Glory, The Other Guys, anything in which Mel Gibson dies, Banged Up Abroad, BSG, Firefly, South Park, Twin Peaks, Hollyoaks, The Gilmore Girls. 

Nick likes Rugby, Sex, Winning, Drinking, being awesome, “all sorts” of music, R’n’B, Mumford and Sons, Rocky, Bourne, Borat, and anything with action or the funny, Sport and Friday Night Lights.

Matty likes absurdity, Friedrich Nietzsche, William S. Burroughs, Clive Barker, Hakim Bey, Splatterpunk, Maurice G. Dantec, Anton LaVey, Robert Walser, H.P. Lovecraft, Antonin Artaud, Raymond Abellio, The Art of War, everything Edgar Allen Poe would have listened to if the synthesizer was created before 1964, David Lynch, My Own Private Idaho, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and Shortbus.

Grace likes so many things. Jane Austen, ballet, theater, lucid dreaming, not having to wear a school uniform, collecting pennies, making wishes on things, animals, vanilla ice cream, The Big Book of Fairytales, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Northanger Abby, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Emma, Lolita, Jane Eyre, Little Women, Ballet Shoes, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Great Expectations, Tess of The D’Urbervilles, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden, Tom’s Midnight Garden. The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Wizard of Oz, Tales From The Brothers Grimm, Matilda, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Death of a Salesman, Cyrano de Bergerac, Macbeth, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cymbeline, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, music that moves her, Casablanca. Sabrina. 42nd Street. Meet Me In St. Louis. A Star Is Born. The Wizard of Oz. An American In Paris. Mary Poppins. The Sound of Music. Annie. Singing In The Rain. Top Hat. The Gay Divorce. My Fair Lady. West Side Story. The Red Shoes. Grease. Fame. Dirty Dancing. Moulin Rouge. Chicago. Cleopatra. The Philadelphia Story. The Shop Around The Corner. An Affair To Remember. Some Like It Hot. Roman Holiday. Meet John Doe. La Belle Et La Bete. Breakfast At Tiffany’s. Romeo and Juliet. Disney films, Jeeves and Wooster. The One Show. Strictly Come Dancing. Anything on the Disney Channel. So You Think You Can Dance. Downton Abbey. Agatha Christie’s Poirot. The Forsythe Saga. Any Human Heart. Upstairs, Downstairs.

[redlandscommodorecarclub]

1990 VN SS Holden Commodore

This Atlas grey VN SS Commodore has all its electronics working and is all original other than having paint refreshed. The owner has the original alloys also. The car still has the original factory MOMO wheel with centre cover.

Holden’s VN SS Commodore is one of the cars in the classic car market. The demand for these cars has grown over the last few years, with interest increasing massively, especially since the end of local manufacturing.  And prices are creeping up accordingly.

The LB9 304ci V8 was the first V8 engine to use fuel injection and remained in production until 1999. There are many of these injected Aussie V8s available, as are kits of parts to replace the fuel injection systems or tired engine internals.

1989-1991 Holden Commodore VN SS Specs

BODY: integrated body/chassis four-door sedan ENGINE: 4987cc V8 with overhead valves and fuel-injection POWER & TORQUE: 165kW @ 4400rpm, 385Nm @ 3600rpm PERFORMANCE: 0-100km/h: 7.3 seconds, 0-400 metres, 15.2 seconds TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual or 4spd T700 auto SUSPENSION: FE2 Sports: Independent McPherson struts, control arms and coil springs (f); live axle with five links coil springs and telescopic shock absorbers (r) BRAKES: disc (f) disc (r) with power assistance TYRES: 205/65 R15 radial

This car is listed for sale here facebook.com/marketplace/103737372998913/search/?callsite=commerce_mktplace_www_hoisted_pdp&hoisted_item=1051749228539051&query=VN%20Commodore Thanks for reading about this VN SS, we know that you liked reading about this Commodore. You can see other Commodores on our homepage Redlands Commodore Car Club .

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[the-bandito-tour]

The Bandito Tour second leg dates. Which one are you attending?

JAN 30 - KIEV PALACE OF SPORTS / КИЇВСЬКИЙ ПАЛАЦ СПОРТУ. KYIV (KIEV), UKRAINE

FEB 02 - VTB ARENA. MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

FEB 04 - ICE PALACE. ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

FEB 06 - HELSINKI ICE HALL / HELSINGIN JÄÄHALLI. HELSINKI, FINLAND

FEB 08 - ERICSSON GLOBE ARENA. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

FEB 09 - TELENOR ARENA. OSLO, NORWAY

FEB 11 - ROYAL ARENA. COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

FEB 12 - BARCLAYCARD ARENA. HAMBURG, GERMANY

FEB 14 - MERCEDES-BENZ ARENA. BERLIN, GERMANY

FEB 15 - ATLAS ARENA. LODZ, POLAND

FEB 16 - O2 ARENA. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC

FEB 17 - WIENER STADTHALLE. VIENNA, AUSTRIA

FEB 21 - UNIPOL ARENA. BOLOGNA, ITALY

FEB 23 - HALLENSTADION. ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND

FEB 24 - HANNS-MARTIN-SCHLEYER HALLE. STUTTGART, GERMANY

FEB 25 - LANXESS ARENA. COLOGNE, GERMANY

FEB 27 - GENTING ARENA. BIRMINGHAM, UK

MARCH 01 - 3ARENA. DUBLIN, IRELAND

MARCH 02 - SSE ARENA. BELFAST, UK

MARCH 04 - THE SSE HYDRO. GLASGOW, UK

MARCH 05 - MANCHESTER ARENA. MANCHESTER, UK

MARCH 07 - SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY. LONDON, UK

MARCH 08 - SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY. LONDON, UK

MARCH 09 - SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY. LONDON, UK

MARCH 11 - ACCORHOTELS ARENA POPB. PARIS, FRANCE

MARCH 12 - ZIGGO DOME. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

MARCH 13 - PALAIS 12 / PALEIS 12. BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

MARCH 15 - BIZKAIA ARENA, BEC. BILBAO, SPAIN

MARCH 16 - WIZINK CENTER. MADRID, SPAIN

MARCH 17 - ALTICE ARENA. LISBON, PORTUGAL

MAY 01 - ARENA MONTERREY. MONTERREY, MEXICO

MAY 03 - 04 - SPORTS PALACE / PALACIO DE LOS DEPORTES. MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

MAY 06 - ARENA VFG. GUADALAJARA, MEXICO

MAY 12 - ROGERS ARENA. VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA

MAY 14 - SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME. CALGARY, AB, CANADA

MAY 15 - ROGERS PLACE. EDMONTON, AB, CANADA

MAY 17 - BELL MTS PLACE (FORMERLY MTS CENTRE. WINNIPEG, MB, CANADA

MAY 20. - BUDWEISER GARDENS. LONDON, ON, CANADA

MAY 21 - CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE. OTTAWA, ON, CANADA

MAY 22 - BELL CENTRE. MONTREAL, QC, CANADA

MAY 28 - SCOTIABANK ARENA. TORONTO, ON, CANADA

MAY 29 - SCOTIABANK ARENA. TORONTO, ON, CANADA

MAY 31 - VAN ANDEL ARENA. GRAND RAPIDS, MI, US

JUNE 01 - KEYBANK CENTER. BUFFALO, NY, US

JUN 04 - BARCLAYS CENTER. BROOKLYN, NY, US

JUNE 05 - PRUDENTIAL CENTER. NEWARK, NJ, US

JUNE 07 -PPG PAINTS ARENA. PITTSBURGH, PA, US

JUN 08 - BOARDWALK HALL. ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, US

JUNE 09 - JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, US

JUNE 11 - PNC ARENA. RALEIGH, NC, US

JUNE 12 - SPECTRUM CENTER. CHARLOTTE, NC, US

JUNE 14 - JACKSONVILLE VETERANS MEMORIAL ARENA. JACKSONVILLE, FL, US

JUNE 15 - AMERICANAIRLINES ARENA. MIAMI, FL, US

JUNE 16 - AMWAY CENTER. ORLANDO, FL, US

JUNE 18 - LEGACY ARENA AT THE BJCC. BIRMINGHAM, AL, US

JUNE 19 - SMOOTHIE KING CENTER. NEW ORLEANS, LA, US

JUNE 21 - TOYOTA CENTER. HOUSTON, TX, US

JUNE 22 AT&T CENTER. SAN ANTONIO, TX, US

JUN 23 - FRANK ERWIN CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. AUSTIN, TX, US

JUNE 25 - CHESAPEAKE ENERGY ARENA. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, US

JUNE 26 - FEDEX FORUM. MEMPHIS, TN, US

JUNE 28 - BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE. INDIANAPOLIS, IN, US

JUNE 29 - NATIONWIDE ARENA. COLUMBUS, OH, US

JUNE 30 - NATIONWIDE ARENA. COLUMBUS, OH,

JULY 19 - FESTIVAL DE NÎMES 2019. NÎMES, FRANCE

JULY 20 - 21 - LOLLAPALOOZA 2019. HIPPODROME DE LONGCHAMP. PARIS, FRANCE

AUGUST 13 - SZIGET FESTIVAL 2019. BUDAPEST, HUNGARY

AUGUST 16.- 18 - LOWLANDS FESTIVAL 2019. BIDDINGHUIZEN, NETHERLANDS

AUGUST 24 - READING FESTIVAL 2019. RICHFIELD AVENUE. READING, UK

AUGUST 25 - LEEDS FESTIVAL 2019. BRAMHAM PARK. WETHERBY, UK