BESTIVAL is a summertime festival in the UK, attracting thousands of music fans every year. We explain what it is and if it’s been axed for this year. Here’s what you need to know. What is Bestival? Bestival is a four-day festival in the south of England every summer. The first one was in 2004 and it was held on the Isle of Wight every year until 2017 when it moved to Dorset. The festival hosts multi-genre artists over the long weekend and previous acts have been Amy Winehouse, The Flaming Lips, Bjork, Snoop Dog and Major Lazer. It is known for its fancy dress themed days. In 2010 it achieved the Guinness World Record for most people in fancy dress at any one event after 55,000 festivalgoers came dressed up. Has Bestival been cancelled for 2019? Bestival was cancelled on March 6 after Dorset Police confirmed there were no plans for the festival this year. Cops added the festival had yet to pay its policing bill for 2018, despite more than 50,000 people buying tickets. A … [Read more...] about Has Bestival been axed for 2019? Everything you need to know
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‘Despicable’ driver’s license agency, teacher pay raises, the socialist bogeyman, Dallas corruption
1. Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday sharply chided the Department of Public Safety, which he blames for the flubbed handling of a recent inquiry into possible noncitizen voting. Abbott threw a flurry of punches at DPS, tying its performance on an error-plagued check of whether ineligible foreigners are registered voters in Texas to a more commonly known vexation for residents -- long waits at state driver's license offices."The way DPS has handled driver's licenses in the state of Texas is despicable and it has been nonresponsive," Abbott said. "And it seemed like they deployed that same, nonresponsive approach in dealing with the secretary of state on this [noncitizen voting] issue."2. Amid the controversy, Abbott has continued to stand by his embattled nominee for secretary of state, David Whitley. As Abbott's former travel aide, Whitley drove him to events and helped him transfer from car to wheelchair, becoming almost like family to the governor. Austin bureau chief Bob Garrett sat down … [Read more...] about ‘Despicable’ driver’s license agency, teacher pay raises, the socialist bogeyman, Dallas corruption
Ten truly excellent reasons to visit Switzerland in 2019
Tourists pose in front of the Matterhorn mountain. File photo: AFP From wonderful wine festivals to views to die for, here are ten amazing reasons to include Switzerland on your 2019 to-do list right now. The once-in-a-generation wine festival (Vevey, July–August) The Fête des Vignerons (Winegrower’s Festival) in Vevey on Lake Geneva is only held five times a century. It is Switzerland’s oldest and largest such festival, and a Unesco-recognised event too. Last held in 1999, it will run from July 18th to August 11th in 2019. The fête’s origins date back to the 17th century when the Wine Guild held a yearly pageant in Vevey, at the foot of The Lavaux - one of Switzerland’s oldest wine-growing regions. The 2019 event will be the biggest so far, with the main auditorium seating 20,000 spectators – 4,000 more than in previous editions. Read more: Switzerland’s Vevey among National Geographic’s hot destinations for … [Read more...] about Ten truly excellent reasons to visit Switzerland in 2019
To binge-watch or not to binge-watch – The highs and lows of TV in 2018
By Sahir Palijo Published: December 28, 2018 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email With loads of new enticing television shows being produced every year and keeping us hooked throughout, there is no doubt that we are witnessing ‘peak TV’. There is no doubt that we are living in the golden age of television. With loads of new enticing televisions shows being produced every year and keeping us hooked throughout, there is no doubt that we are witnessing ‘peak TV’. Every year countless television networks and streaming services produce their own TV shows to attract as much audience as possible. The competition amongst them gets tougher by the second and we the audience, couldn’t be happier as we are treated with more and more entertaining content with each passing day.To mark the end of the year, below is a list of the five best and worst TV shows that aired in 2018. 5. Mirzapur Amazon Prime’s answer to Sacred Games proves to be quite an … [Read more...] about To binge-watch or not to binge-watch – The highs and lows of TV in 2018
On the Steering of Sleds
In the previous post about luge, I mentioned that there was one thing that came up when Rhett and I were talking about this, namely why there are differences in times between racers. The toy physics model I set up last time suggests that the difference between riders is only a matter of aerodynamics-- two riders with the same mass and cross-sectional area ought to achieve the same speed. So why do they all get different times? Well, if the sleds and other gear were all identical and locked into tracks, then mass and aerodynamics would be the entire story. But they're not-- the rules allow for some differences in sleds, and those tight bodysuits are presumably made by different equipment companies of slightly different materials that might make a difference in the drag. More importantly, though, the sleds aren't on tracks, and they do allow some minimal degree of steering. That steering allows for some individual variation, and probably accounts for most of the difference. Rhett … [Read more...] about On the Steering of Sleds