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Character Concept Design: with Johnny Fraser-Allen
Senior Concept Designer and Sculptor at Weta Workshop
Johnny Fraser-Allen is a senior conceptual designer and sculptor with over a decade¹s experience in the film industry at the award winning Weta Workshop. He has designed characters and creatures for Peter Jackson¹s King Kong and The Hobbit Trilogy, Andrew Adamson's Narnia Chronicles and Stephen Spielberg's Tintin. With the help of Weta's facilities and its creators, Richard Taylor and Tania Rogers, Johnny has spent over eight years creating the immersive world of 'The Gloaming Trilogy'. With three novels worth of written story, the Gloaming has been illustrated with over 40 sculptures, over fifty illustrations and more than one hundred watercolor painting which are now touring the world in the Gloaming exhibition. Johnny is also working on another sculpture based book project titled 'The Wandering Woods', as well as a children's book titled 'The Preschool Pirates'. He also created all of the illustrations for 'The Squickerwonkers¹ written by actress Evangeline Lilly, published through Titan books.
"I had the extraordinary pleasure of meeting the unique individual that is JFA eleven years ago. When Johnny walked into our lives, in walked the most incredible mind of enthusiasm for all things fancy and fun. Johnny has spent time working with us on multiple blockbuster feature films, interspersed with periods of endeavour in his own worlds. Johnny is both a wonderful artist and an incredible conceptual mind bringing a great deal of joy through the worlds that he invents and creates."
- Richard Taylor
Co-owner, Weta Workshop
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Now out of lockup, Meek Mill takes look at broken justice system in documentary
With the support of Jay-Z and others, Meek will dissect the system that kept him behind bars
Rapper Meek Mill, who was recently released from jail, landed an Amazon documentary deal that will give an inside look into the depth of his troubles with the criminal justice system, reports Variety.
Robert Rihmeek Williams signed the docu-series deal with Jay-Z and Roc Nation. Jay will executive produce, along with Mill, IPC’s Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman and Paul Solotaroff.
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Jay has been pivotal is helping to get Mill released after serving five months for probation violation. Many in the hip-hop industry and fans at-large lodged their support behind Mill who was sentenced to two-to-four years for popping a wheelie on his motor bike.
Many say the time didn’t fit the crime and called for Judge Genece Brinkley to recuse herself from Mill’s case after a history of alleged biases against the rapper.
Mill has emerged from jail as an advocate for criminal justice reform.
“I’m grateful for this unique opportunity to share my story and I look forward to collaborating with Amazon Prime Video, Roc Nation and the Intellectual Property Corporation on this incredible series,” Mill said.
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“Not only will this documentary give viewers an unprecedented look at my life, but it will also allow me to use my public platform to highlight the need for criminal justice reform.”
The docu series will take viewers on a journey is Mill’s 10-year battle with judge Brinkley as well and examine the disparities in the jail system and higher incarceration rates for people of color. It will also feature rap artist’s music.
“We’re thrilled to be working with such a talented group of producers to bring Meek’s life story to light,” said Heather Schuster, Amazon’s head of unscripted. “Meek’s story of being incarcerated needs to be told and we will have incredible access that takes Prime members beyond the headlines and into his world.”
The docu-series is scheduled to be released in 2019.
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Photo: Adel Hana/APPhoto: Adel Hana/AP
Israel Is Prepared to Kill More Unarmed Protesters in Gaza
April 5 2018, 8:08 p.m.
Israel’s army expects up to 50,000 Palestinians to attend protests in Gaza on Friday, and is prepared to once again use deadly force against unarmed demonstrators, one week after Israeli snipers fired at least 650 bullets at Palestinian civilians, killing 15.
With President Donald Trump apparently ignoring last week’s massacre in a phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, senior Israeli officials brushed off pleas from human rights groups to rescind orders that permit snipers to open fire on protesters who approach Israel’s perimeter fence.
“We have defined the rules of the game clearly and we do not intend to change them,” Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said as he toured the frontier on Tuesday. “Anyone trying to approach the fence is putting their lives at risk.”
At protest camps near the fence, families of Palestinian refugees originally from towns and cities inside what is now Israel read books and learned first aid as young men stockpiled rubber tires, which they burned to create smokescreens as cover from sniper fire.
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— Loveday Morris (@LovedayM) April 5, 2018
Even Palestinians skeptical of the tire-burning, which create toxic fumes, rejected claims from the Israel Defense Forces that the fires justified the use of deadly force against the protesters.
Palestinian burn tires in self defense, it creates big black smoke to prevent Israeli snipers from hunting peaceful protesters down. Its not an excuse to commit a massacre. It doesn't equal to intitaing violence like #Israel does. #Gaza #GreatMarchOfReturn
— Omar Ghraieb?? (@Omar_Gaza) April 5, 2018
The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, which monitors the treatment of Palestinians in the territories Israel’s military has controlled since 1967, published ads on Thursday urging soldiers to “refuse patently unlawful orders, to open fire on unarmed demonstrators in Gaza.”
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“Approaching the Gaza perimeter fence is not an offense punishable by death or serious injury, to be executed immediately via shooting from a distance,” Hagai El-Ad, the rights group’s director, wrote.
Yousef Munayyer, who directs the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, pointed out that Israel’s justification for the use of force against unarmed protesters — that they are agents of a hostile power threatening to invade Israel — is contradicted by the reality that Gaza is not a separate state, but rather an enclave sealed off from the world by Israel’s military, which remains an occupying power under international law.
THERE IS NO BORDER BETWEEN ISRAEL AND GAZA.
There is a fence and checkpoints patrolled by the Israeli military all aimed at denying freedom of movement indiscrininantly to a civilian population under occupation. https://t.co/f69895Q0QA
While Israel has insisted that, since it withdrew settlers from Gaza in 2005, it no longer controls the territory, the fact that the Israeli military reserves the right to declare the land along its perimeter fence closed to Gazans suggests otherwise.
But if Israel is taken at its word, and the strip of land it bans Gazans from protesting or “rioting” in is along an international frontier, even the Israeli military’s use of nonlethal weapons, like tear gas, raises questions.
Looking at images of Israeli drones dropping tear gas on the protesters in Gaza this week, Francesco Sebregondi, an architect who investigates war crimes for the research group Forensic Architecture, observed that “tear gas is without debate considered a chemical weapon — hence banned from military arsenals.”
“So,” Sebregondi continued in an email, “either the State of Israel used chemical weapons in a military operation across its own borders” — which would be a violation of chemical weapons statutes — “or the State of Israel used tear gas legally as a means of riot control — in which case, Gaza must be considered within the borders of Israel, with all the sovereign responsibilities that this entails.”
As the International Committee of the Red Cross noted, Israel’s own manual on the Rules of Warfare on the Battlefield, published in 2006, acknowledged that “even the tear gas used by the police to disperse demonstrations is a chemical weapon and thus prohibited under the Protocol.” The manual went on to mock international law: “An absurd situation results in which demonstrators are ‘endangered’ by tear gas whereas fighters going out to battle are protected from it.”
Israel’s military has also reserved the right to spray herbicides along the frontier, destroying crops on the Gazan side of the fence. Keeping the area clear of vegetation provides Israeli snipers with clear lines of sight to fire on Palestinian militants or protesters at will.
In 2015, the Israeli military confirmed to the rights group Gisha that it does use crop dusters to spray herbicide inside Gaza — a scene frequently recorded on video by Palestinian farmers whose crops are damaged or destroyed.
Witnesses who visited the Palestinian protest camps this week reported that crop dusters were flying very close to where the sit-ins are taking place.
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Deputy Top Commander: Iran’s Armed Forces to give crushing response to US mischiefs
FNA- Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Brigadier General Massoud Jazzayeri warned US President Donald Trump’s administration about its moves in the region, saying that Tehran will give tough response to Washington’s uncalculated actions.
General Jazzayeri’s remarks came a day after the US House of Representatives voted 419-3 for a bill that would levy new sanctions on Iran, Russia and North Korea.
“Our Armed Forces with huge popular backup will forcefully and with more self-reliance will move on the path towards the peaks of progress and they will confront the US mischiefs to make them regret,” General Jazzayeri said.
He reiterated that the Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) are two powerful wings of the Islamic system and they will change the game for the US in every arena, and said that the US which is supporting the terrorists will be responsible for negative consequences of any new misconduct in the region.
“Observing the principles of self-reliance and indigenous self-sufficiency by the country’s Armed Forces have been major elements for foiling the US sanctions in the past and the same trend will forcefully continue,” General Jazzayeri added.
In relevant remarks earlier this month, General Jazzayeri blasted US Secretary of Defense James Mattis’ claims about “regime change” in Iran, and said Tehran is determined to expel all foreign military forces from the region.
Iran is determined to push out all foreign forces from the Middle-East region, General Jazzayeri said.
“They frequently repeat their childish wishes about Iran, while the Islamic Republic of Iran within the framework of its principled and defined policies is determined to push out foreigners from the Middle East region continually with no doubt or hesitation,” he said.
“The US ridiculous dreams for toppling Iran’s government are nothing but illusions and Iran holds no worries in this regard,” General Jazzayeri stressed.
A country which is totally dependent on its people and its revolutionary society would never yield to propaganda or enemies’ artilleries or tanks, he said.
The bill must pass the US Senate before it can be sent to the White House for President Donald Trump to veto or sign it into law.
It targets North Korea and Iran over their ballistic missile programs as well as Russia concerning its alleged meddling in the 2016 US election and the reintegration of the Black Sea Crimean Peninsula.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said the sanctions bill “tightens the screws on our most dangerous adversaries in order to keep Americans safe.”
Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri, Iran Armed Forces, Iran-US relations July 26, 2017
Diplomat says US sanctions may destroy prospects for better relations with Russia
‘Persian Gulf is No Place for US Navy’ – Military expert
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Apple’s Media Subscription Strategy Could Launch Next Month
by Alex Wilhelm — in Apple
Apple is determined to become the largest content provider in the world. The company took over music, is working on becoming a major player in television and film, is making a play into books, and is now pushing hard for periodical media clout.
The company is insatiable in its quest to bring new content to consumers through its channels where a fat margin can be skimmed off the top.
As we brought to you before, Apple’s media plan for magazines and subscriptions involves a new recurring payment system by which massive traditional print plays could be brought to the iPad and monetized in the traditional way, by subscription.
Rumor has it that Apple wants a cut of both the up front user to vendor payments and the in-media advertising revenues. What Apple will manage to extort remains to be seen.
The company now has such control over the music market that industry executives publicly fret over its influence. The newspaper and magazine executive ranks know this well, and it sits in the back of their mind. However, with its massive iTunes userbase (a self-reported 160 million accounts), Apple may have the only possible option in town. When you host the only game to be had, the players have little choice if they need to play.
According to recent reports and speculation, Apple could release this product in the next month. If that is the case, the next chapter in the new media saga is about to be written.
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18. That Girl - Pharrell feat Snoop Dogg and Charlie Wilson feat Raphael Collins
Firstly, apologies for some of the audio quality in this episode. We had some technical challenges with one of the recordings, which has resulted in 3 days worth of editing to make it listenable. Despite that, there may still be a few volume and cut-off issues dotted throughout the file.
This week Steve is joined by Raphael Collins aka Audiiokidd to discuss the Pharrell (feat Snoop Dogg and Charlie Wilson) single, That Girl, from the In My Mind album ... as well as lots of other random Neptunes and N*E*R*D talk!
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ASLMS Conference in April
Dr Seit and Dr Su are currently at the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Here is what they have to say: “Lots of new advances in Laser medicine. Always a stimulating discussion with Prof Rox Anderson from Harvard University, Wellman’s Centre for Photomedicine and catching up with Prof Mitch Goldman from University of Califonia. We visited the Global head…
Published Journal Research
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses a photosensitiser, light and molecular oxygen to selectively kill cells. This new treatment has been used with a confluent light source to treat certain non-melanoma skin cancers and precancerous lesions and is becoming increasingly popular in Australia. Intense pulsed light (IPL) has been used in the last 8 years to treat sun damaged skin and signs of photoageing as a non-ablative skin rejuvenation modality. Photodynamic photorejuvenation (PDPR) is a new form of treatment that combines the benefit of both treatments to give a superior therapeutic and cosmetic effect. Seit, S. Photodynamic Photorejuvenation: An 18-month Experience on Combination of APA-IPL and a 630nm LED Continous Light Source. Australasian Journal of Cosmetic Surgery 2005; 1:25-31.
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The American Society for Laser Medicine Systems (ASLMS) 2008 Conference
The conference aims to educate physicians and the healthcare market (particularly dermatologists, cosmetic surgeons and plastic surgeons) in the latest aesthetic and laser technology. Australian doctors Samuel Seit, Mary Dingley and Satya Bhatia were among the Australasian doctors who attended.
Asian blepharoplasty workshop, 5050 Clinic, Korea
The workshop techniques ranged from a full blepharoplasty to a minimally invasive single sulture technique.
The SCCC in the Media
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Ultraformer therapy is a completely non-invasive face and neck lifting treatment. It uses micro-macro focused ultrasound to lift and tighten the skin without downtime. Safe, quick and easy with high patient satisfaction and minimal discomfort.
Treatments can be done during your lunchbreak and being non-invasive, patients can return to daily activities immediately after treatment. Results will vary but patients typically only need one to two treatments spaced 6 months apart. You will notice some initial lifting and tightening which improves over the following 2 to 3 months. Contact the SCCC for more information on the optimal treatment for your skin concerns.
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Laser Treatments Improve Well-Being
An involuntary loss of urine is quite common in women, as is a loss of friction and sexual satisfaction.
Childbirth, ageing, even weight gain can all overstretch and thin the vaginal wall, causing such problems. Something as simple as a cough or sneeze can stimulate leakage, otherwise known as stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The good news is Dr Sue Feng can treat all those with one non-surgical 15-30 minute in-clinic procedure. The revolutionary process, which is virtually pain-free and safe, combines both the IncontiLase and IntimaLase laser treatments. The procedures involve a special attachment similar to a speculum, as used during a pap test, inserted into the vagina during which the entire vaginal region is treated with short laser pulses through a small handpiece. The laser has a photo-thermal heating effect on collagen in both the vaginal walls and urethra which causes collagen restructuring and regrowth. The result is a thickening and tightening of the vaginal walls and urethra. Patients normally need 2-3 sessions with a one-month interval. As there is no downtime or discomfort after treatment, you can immediately return to normal, everyday activities. So successful has it been, that 94 per cent of women reported their SUI improved significantly after 120 days and 68 per cent were completely rid of it. While 95 per cent of women indicated they experienced a more than moderate level of vaginal tightening as a result of the IntimaLase treatment, 3 treatments give a much longer, sustainable result.
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Sydney Cosmetic and Laser Surgeon explains how the Mixto SX Fractional Laser can significantly improve the appearance of the skin.
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Sydney cosmetic surgeon Dr Samuel Seit discusses the dramatic anti-ageing results that can be achieved by combining light-based therapies with photosensitisers. Christine Doggett reports.
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El-rufai records his biggest win as governor – why it truly matters
Senate President Lawan laments plight of out-of-school children – but he falls 3m short
On Thursday, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, in Kaduna called off its indefinite strike after 10 days.
“The state wing of the NUT, Kaduna State met today 18th January, 2018 to review the situation in the light of the pronouncement of the Kaduna state government which was broadcast on the state media outfit, the KSMC,” said Audu Amba, the chairman of the NUT.
No matter how much of a spin anyone tries to put on it, it is unacceptable that those employed to educate school children in their formative years were unable to pass a Primary 4 competency test. The test did not even assess the teachers on their methods or ability to communicate – just whether they had the knowledge. And yet over 21,000 teachers in Kaduna failed to score up to 75 per cent.
But it is hard to beat the unions in Nigeria to effect reforms. Kaduna governor Nasir El-rufai sacked the teachers who failed and then refused to back down despite the threats. He must have known how previous governors in other states had attempted to reform the sector and failed. Kayode Fayemi’s attempt in Ekiti arguably contributed to his failure to win reelection (of course it remains to be seen whether El-rufai will get reelected). Former Edo governor, Adams Oshiomhole, had to shelve his reforms half way following serious pushback from the union.
READ: Kaduna govt releases teachers’ disturbing answer scripts (Photos)
READ: Don’t you dare sack incompetent teachers – NUT warns El-Rufai
Why it matters:
It seems that for the first time, a governor will successfully pull it off. And it could serve as a template for other reform minded governors in the country.
The union said it was calling off the strike because Governor Nasir El-Rufai had pledged to give the sacked teachers a second chance to apply and get employed. This is a strange argument because at no time did the state government bar the sacked teachers from giving it another shot.
Here is what the NUT chairman, Amba, said:
“The state government after a meeting with the interim chairman and Education Secretaries of the 23 local governments has decided to give the 21,780 teachers who did not pass the recent competency test another opportunity for consideration under the State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) program of continuous recruitment that will give every willing teacher a chance to apply.
“The State Wing Executive Council, SWEC, of NUT Kaduna commends the above decision of the governor and sees in it an opportunity to resolve the impasse between the teachers in Kaduna State and the state government, the end results of which will be an improvement in service delivery in our public schools
“In the light of the above, SWEC unanimously resolved to reciprocate the gesture of the Kaduna State Government by calling off with immediate effect the indefinite strike action embarked upon by teachers in the public schools and secondary schools in Kaduna state.”
Already 43,000 people have sent in applications for the open roles, and the first batch of employed teachers are expected to start work next month.
A big plus for the governor was that most parents sided with the government which explained that its action was to ensure that their kids also get good education just like the kids of the rich.
It is far from over for the governor as it remains to be seen what action the NUT will take when the recruitment process is finally concluded. But for now, he can afford to heave a sigh of relief – the biggest hurdle, it appears, is out of the way.
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Court nullifies appointment of 21 Ibadan kings
“Why does every Nigerian govt experience crisis in its second year?” – Gov. Shettima
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Let Me Ruin This for You
The schadenfreude of criticism
By Stephen Akey
About halfway through his essay “Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool,” George Orwell offers a startling explanation for Leo Tolstoy’s notorious antipathy towards Shakespeare: Tolstoy is “trying to rob others of a pleasure he does not share.” Further, “Tolstoy does not know, perhaps, just what he misses in Shakespeare, but he is aware that he misses something, and he is determined that others shall be deprived of it as well.” As criticism of criticisms go, this one is nothing if not blunt. Is it possible that the basis of much of what we consider rational, disinterested critical discourse is really just a willful schadenfreude? That idea, in truth, is not too far from what masses of ordinary people have always believed: that cultural criticism and personal criticism are essentially the same and that to engage in either is merely to inflict pain under the pretense of honesty or concern.
Surely an idea as reductive as this needs no refutation. When in his essay “Charles Dickens” Orwell writes that Dickens’s whole message reduces to one “enormous platitude: If men would behave decently the world would be decent,” he isn’t trying to stick it to Dickens lovers, is he? He isn’t, in short, doing to Dickens exactly what he accused Tolstoy of doing to Shakespeare? Certainly not. Unless he is.
The conflation of cultural criticism with personal criticism was something I observed almost daily in my years at the reference desk in the Language and Literature Department of the Brooklyn Public Library. The Park Slope types generally knew what they wanted and expected me to furnish it forthwith, but the community college students from Bushwick struggling with their term papers on Alice Walker required bibliographic instruction of a more specialized kind. I learned to choose my words carefully. “Criticism” of Alice Walker, for patrons who visibly blanched at the term, could only mean ad hominem attacks on a writer who spoke to their experiences and aspirations. What they wanted, and what I helped them to find and select, was “interpretation and discussion” of Alice Walker and her works. It made all the difference.
And maybe those community college students were on to something. Maybe there’s a hidden killjoy locked inside even the noblest critic. It’s a good thing I’ve never been asked to write a critical essay on The Color Purple. I wouldn’t have many nice things to say about it. Would my critical strictures have the effect, or even the intention, of denying pleasure to others? Of course, my analysis of Alice Walker’s stylistic and intellectual shortcomings would be based on what I perceived as her inability to represent character without recourse to stereotype or sentimentality. But all critics think they’re doing the world a favor. If they didn’t believe this delusion, criticism wouldn’t get written.
The delusion isn’t that criticism is important; it is important, the more so as discourse increasingly takes the form of people screaming at each other on the internet. The delusion is that critics can ever transcend the subjectivity that makes good criticism so interesting in the first place. And if a certain negativity, even a certain schadenfreude, attaches to that subjectivity, well, would you rather have a pretended objectivity that observes all the proprieties and never risks giving offense? Orwell’s essay on Dickens isn’t fair to the author or to the author’s devoted readers, but it’s not boring. The literary scholar Edward Mendelson wrote, “criticism is always more memorable, more convincing, more valid, when the critic’s voice is — and sounds like — the personal voice of someone who has learned from unique personal experiences, rather than a dispassionate impersonal voice that sounds like the product of advanced professional training.” I always thought that the problem with Theory in its 1980s and 1990s heyday wasn’t so much its preposterous claims, a few of which weren’t so preposterous (the instability of written discourse, for example) but the dreary impersonality to which so many of its practitioners aspired. At any rate, Orwell, who never went to college, didn’t have to worry about “advanced professional training” impeding the personal quality of his voice. It’s what we love about Orwell: nothing could have impeded the personal quality of his voice.
If Dickens’s work reduces to one “enormous platitude,” Orwell’s criticism of Dickens reduces to one enormous complaint: He’s not George Orwell. Neither, of course, reduces to anything of the kind, but both claims attempt to engage the writing on a human level unobtainable by a more dispassionate criticism. Which isn’t to say that sheer perverseness eclipses critical sobriety; Tolstoy’s essay on Shakespeare simply goes off the rails. Nor is it the case that good criticism necessarily discountenances hurt feelings as beneath consideration. Orwell admits as much when towards the end of his long essay he writes, “By this time anyone who is a lover of Dickens, and who has read as far as this, will probably be angry with me.” What Orwell passes off as a rhetorical strategy (offending readers to engage their attention) may also be something less seemly: Taking the piss out of readers who like Dickens more than he does.
I’m one of those readers. When Orwell censures Dickens for “the utter lack of any constructive suggestion anywhere in his work,” I want to scream. Of course there are no constructive suggestions anywhere in his work! He’s a novelist, not a propagandist. And further on, when I read, “It would be difficult to point anywhere in his books to a passage that the economic system is wrong as a system,” I can’t possibly miss the implication: The writer who does suggest that the economic system is wrong as a system is George Orwell.
Very annoying. But on the way to aggravating me and just possibly robbing me of some of the pleasure I used to take in David Copperfield, Orwell does succeed in dislodging me from whatever vestiges of complacency might have attached to my fondness for Dickens. Had I got into the habit of settling into Dickens’s novels the way one settles into an overstuffed armchair, without too much examination of our appalling and still extant social arrangements or of my own conscience? Had I fallen for the illusion of a world where, to quote Orwell again, “The servants are comic and feudal, the children prattle round your feet, [and] the old friends sit at your fireside, talking of past days?” I believe that Charles Dickens was a much wilder and more complex literary artist than George Orwell understood, and Orwell’s somewhat puritanical judgments in no way diminish my astonishment at the creation of such ferocious grotesques as Miss Havisham or Uriah Heep. But yes, there is a strain of cozy sentimentality in Dickens that Orwell was right to despise. And if he despised it in the author, would he not also despise it in the reader? Orwell had many perceptive things to say about the nature of Dickens’s genius, and he concluded his essay with an indelible image of the author’s face — “the face of a man about forty, with a small beard and a high colour. He is laughing, with a touch of anger in his laughter, but no triumph, no malignity.” I picture Orwell laughing too, with a touch of satisfaction that after finishing his essay no habitual consumer of Charles Dickens’s novels could ever again enjoy them in quite the same way.
Speaking for myself, I’d say my conscience is pretty clear. I almost never write about people I don’t love, and on the rare occasions that I have, I’ve found something to admire in works that might otherwise repel me. Not that it made any difference. For fans of George R. R. Martin, to take one of those rare examples, my appreciation of Martin’s half-crazed inventiveness and erudition counted for nothing. I was just another cold, sneering academic (actually, I’m a librarian) who enviously savaged a great writer for picayune faults in his prose style. On the contrary, I was criticizing Martin for elephantine faults in his style and sensibility. While I hardly expected to endear myself to his fans, I understood perfectly well that a counter argument could be and indeed has been made for Martin as the liberator of fantasy fiction, as the fulfillment of what J. R. R. Tolkien only promised — Tolkien with the gloves off, so to speak. Naturally I mustered the best argument I could, but maybe, if I examine my conscience, there was more to it than that. Maybe I was just a little sick of the great “wit” Tyrion Lannister talking about his cock all the time or of the endless scenes of torture and bloodletting expounded with such sadistic glee. Like Tolstoy ragging on about Shakespeare, maybe I wanted to discomfit readers who, as I saw it, were taking a little too much pleasure in Martin’s cruelty and ugliness. Of course, nobody noticed anyway. The few who did, serenely go on reading A Game of Thrones and other George R. R. Martin novels, as they should. Was my modest little critique better or worse for its slight injection of schadenfreude? The answer to that question might best be settled in a bar. •
All images created by Emily Anderson.
Stephen Akey
Stephen Akey is the author of the memoirs College and Library. A collection of his essays, Culture Fever, was published in January.
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Beneath this discussion thrum the cultural lineaments which demand the discussion. The issue of schadenfreude and individual preference should capture us because those lineaments are buckling.
The weight of modernity and hypermodernity mostly rests in the walls which construct the individual and construct the alienation of that particular form of person. We intuit that we must reach deeper for a communal agape with literature even as our arch post-post-post-whatever boffins now assure us no communing may be had. The priests have scried the word and intoned that authorial intent is dead. The greys they paint the world are not entirely without reason, yet… When communing is negated, what is left but a world of feckless, atomized agents, scripted by a robotic society, simply growling their latest id fixations against neighbouring walls?
There is a secret in the passion of love for a book. (Or a “text”, if you want to get snooty.) We have forgotten exactly how that passion reaches across gaps and breaks through walls. That force is a pithy thing, an organic and vital thing, and thus will be denied under any hegemonic order. In this moment of history, most want to believe, must believe, that it is only our personal preference which speaks. And so that Love comes out distorted by alienation into an unwillingness to see the flaws or mortality of a book. But perhaps there is a subterranean echo in such of coming quakes.
So, very well. Dickens is bourgeois and sentimental. He also glows with love. I’m no fan and even I can see that. But It’s the privilege of all decadent aesthetes to scoff at enthusiasm, and wonder, and joy, and awe. These are the hallmarks of decaying societies, once entrenched castes become so intellectually hermetic in their views they succumb to the cowardice of lacking empathy. In such rarified air, what is left to say?
It’s a pathological moment when criticism becomes the empty elaboration of preference. But it’s also a more honest starting point to deeper engagement, a rumble of walls cracking. Give me a loathing screed or a fandom love letter over the bloodless semantic chess of Theory. Either way, it sucks. But at least the former is a starting point to ontology. At least the blind love of the fan is where shared imagination is still taken seriously. And we ought to know from Einsten’s advice, if nothing else, that imagination is our only real cash for the future. So we should be careful to whom we surrender awareness of that power…
What is needed is less saying and more listening. And yet as our personal enthusiasm grows louder in its desperation, we find less and less of listening. This I take to be what the kids call “irony”.
Brighid 10:04 PM 01/27/2018
Had a yoga-teaching pal a few years ago who preached: “The ‘I’ is an illusion.”
My response: Who is it saying that?
John Young 6:22 PM 01/20/2018
It’s a rookie mistake to judge anyone’s critical essay on a writer by whether it aligns with your own view of the writer. The critical essay is an independent work — not quite a work of art in its own right but closer to that than to any type of literary production that adopts a pose of objectivity, such as a psychological case study. Complaining that a critical essay is “tendentious” or “unfair” is as silly as complaining that Martin is “too fantastic” or Dickens too accessible or Shakespeare’s characters given too readily to flights of poetry. A critical essay is opinionated or it is nothing. To read Tolstoy’s writing on Shakespeare is exhilarating, not because it illuminates Shakespeare, whom Tolstoy is determined to misunderstand for his own polemical purposes, but because it illuminates Tolstoy — one of the greatest minds in the history of literature. If you disagree with Tolstoy or Orwell, still you will be forced to test your enthusiasm for the writers they disparage and think out your answer — their arguments are too provocative and powerful for you to wave them away dismissively. You will come away the better for this exercise. I suppose the critics I revere most — Kitto on the Greek tragedians, Tovey on Beethoven, Bradley on Shakespeare — love the artists they celebrate, but next best is anything written with originality and flair. As for the alleged schadenfreude of the such a critic — that’s a weak and unknowing accusation. Writers as willful as Tolstoy and Orwell believe that they are simply serving manifest truths. They may be full of themselves, but they aren’t petty — Tolstoy has the confidence to take on Shakespeare himself. He doesn’t need to tear down Shakespeare’s fans. (Incidentally, Tolstoy loved Dickens.)
Stephen Kennamer 10:36 PM 01/18/2018
“The delusion is that critics can ever transcend the subjectivity that makes good criticism so interesting in the first place.”
Funny, I don’t remember any critic ever claiming to transcend subjectivity. So whose delusion is this?
MWnyc 6:34 PM 01/18/2018
It strikes me that there just isn’t a way to talk about liking ANYTHING without humans turning it into an excuse for belligerent Balkanization. I’ve gotten to the point where I know what I like, and I just enjoy that and follow whatever path it may point out, and I ignore what professional critics say about it because it only results in arguments — wasted time that could be better spent at my own instrument.
I’m also a lot more tolerant of opinions/criticisms given by others in the arena versus people who are just professional critics who have never actually done anything themselves. If you are on stage yourself, writing novels, playing an instrument and composing, I’ll take your opinion more seriously, and this includes Orwell’s opinion on Dickens however I may feel about it. (I’m not fond of either, so I have no dog in that race.)
But if you get paid to sit on your ass and nitpick others who do these things (and probably make much faux humility over your inability to actually do it), I will chuck your opinion in the bin. Whatever art form we’re talking about, I guess a curt way to put this would be, “Either pick up a bass and learn to play it or STFU about Pink Floyd.”
Janis 12:59 PM 01/18/2018
I enjoyed your reflections on criticism.
I demur from Orwell’s portrayal of Tolstoy on Shakespeare. Tolstoy understood quite well what he thought Shakespeare lacks, and said so, both in his book What Is Art? and his “Essay on Shakespeare.” While I think Tolstoy misunderstood Shakespeare in a lot of ways, as G. Wilson Knight documented in his 1934 article “Shakespeare and Tolstoy,” I think Tolstoy got the age right, while theorists and biographers like A. N. Wilson have Tolstoy wrong. I have a long essay, “Tolstoy and the Last Station of Modernity,” in my book The Myth of the Enlightenment to this effect, if interested in the details.
Frederick Glaysher 8:34 AM 01/18/2018
There does seem to be a subset of the population that is all stoplikingthingsidontlike.jpg. When called on their schaudenfreude, we get either a lightenupfrancis.jpg or a umadbro.jpg. The internet is exhausting in its lack of grace.
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03/14/2019 04/01/2019 by Michael Engelhard
The Art of Traveling Slowly
Rifling through Explorers’ Sketchbooks
By Michael Engelhard
In his fictional account of Sir John Franklin’s Arctic exploits, the German novelist Sten Nadolny saddles his hero with a condition that explains his successes and subsequent death in the ice. Franklin’s staid, systematic approach, instead of being a handicap, in The Discovery of Slowness, sets him apart from the Industrial Revolution’s hurried masses and perfectly qualifies him for expedition planning. While that twist serves as literary conceit and civilization critique, it points to a vital truth: a deliberate pace can be beneficial where new worlds beckon and adversity rushes in. More… “The Art of Traveling Slowly”
Michael Engelhard is the author of American Wild: Explorations from the Grand Canyon to the Arctic Ocean and of Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon. He frequently writes about history, adventures, culture, and cartography. Having worked as a wilderness guide in Alaska he now lives in Arizona.
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Pebble Time Round
By Timothy Torres Dec 07, 2016
Attractive, classic design. Always-on screen. Comfortable leather wristband. User-friendly interface.
Expensive. Lackluster battery life. Thick bezel. Compatibility issues with apps and watch faces from previous Pebbles.
The Pebble Time Round is the company's most attractive smartwatch yet, but the loss of app compatibility, battery life, and watch faces means it's hip to stay square.
Editors' Note: Pebble has shut down and is no longer manufacturing or selling smartwatches. Existing devices should continue to work as they have, but functionality or service may be reduced in the future. As such, we can no longer recommend this product. Our original review is below.
The Pebble family of smartwatches is our favorite of the burgeoning category. The Pebble Time, especially, impressed with its week-long battery life, superior voice support, and charmingly retro color display. The new Pebble Time Round is essentially the Pebble Time's circular sibling. The round watch face looks fantastic and the leather band on the base model is by far the nicest I've worn all year. But those good looks come at a price: Starting at $249.99, this is by far the priciest device from Pebble yet. And it's not just additional cash you'll be missing—the Pebble Time Round takes a big hit in battery life and app compatibility compared with the rest of the Pebble family. For those reasons, the Pebble Time remains our Editors' Choice.
Availability, Design, and Features
The Pebble Time Round comes in a few different varieties. There's a smaller 14mm band option, and a larger 20mm one. Watches with leather bands, like the one I reviewed, cost $249.99. Bands made of metallic mesh cost $279.98. The most expensive link band option falls right in Apple Watch territory, at $299.98. Leather straps come in black, brown, or white. Mesh straps come in black, rose gold, or silver. Link bands come in black or white. Bezels (the space around the display) are black, silver, or white, and cases (the frame that encases the watch) are black, rose gold, or silver. It's nice to have options, and for the most part, all the different combinations look classy.
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I tested the brown leather band model with a silver case and a white bezel. The leather feels terrific. It has a suede-like finish, and I was able to wear it for days (and nights) without realizing it was there. Unlike many smartwatches, it fits well on small wrists, too. Naturally, you'll want to keep it away from water, and not only for the leather's sake—the Pebble Time Round is not water-resistant, like the Pebble Time is.
The circular watch face is the lightest and slimmest we've seen on a smartwatch yet. It's 1.51 inches in diameter, 0.29 inches thick, and weighs 1.12 ounces. Android Wear watches like the Huawei Watch (1.7 inches wide, 0.44 inches thick, and 2.13 ounces) look downright gigantic next to the Pebble Time Round. Even the Apple Watch—1.65 inches wide, 0.41 inches thick, and 1.76 ounces—looks large in comparison, which you can see in the photo lower down.
If there's one thing off about the design here, it's the bezel. Despite having an overall smaller form than most smartwatches, the bezel practically dwarfs the circular display. It does show numbers around the perimeter to denote the time, but they're redundant considering the screen itself already does this.
The display, covered in scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass, is an always-on, 1-inch, 180-by-180 color e-paper screen with backlighting. It's the same technology as the Pebble Time, but it's brighter and has a higher resolution. It's perfectly visible both indoors and out, and nothing ever looked cramped or cut off. There are plenty of options to toy with, too, like brightness settings from Low to Blinding, and an ambient light sensor that works without cutting the screen off on the bottom like the Motorola Moto 360.
Like previous Pebbles, there is no touch screen. Instead, you control the interface with buttons—one on the left side, and three on the right. They're small, but they share the same stainless steel construction as the case, so they feel sturdy and click in with just the right amount of satisfying feedback. The Pebble Time, by comparison, uses stiff plastic buttons. This is a vast improvement.
The microphone from the Pebble Time returns, located between the four and five o'clock positions on the case. There's also the same two-point magnetic charging port on the back; a charging cable is included.
Unfortunately, battery life has been downgraded significantly from the week-plus on other Pebbles to a mere two days here. That puts Pebble Time Round in the same league as the Samsung Gear S2, whereas the Apple Watch and most Android Wear watches last about a day.
Pairing, Apps, and Watch faces
The Pebble Time Round works with Apple devices running iOS 8 or later, as well as devices running Android 4.3 or later. I paired it with a Samsung Galaxy S6. I already had the Pebble Time app downloaded, so I only had to select the Time Round from a list of Pebble devices. If you have more than one Pebble watch, you can only connect to one at a time. After a quick software upgrade, I was able to use the Time Round.
Pebble's colorful, animated screen transitions are here, and faster than before. The stars, the sloths, the coffee cup that refills when you recharge—they're all intact and charming as ever.
The user interface is much simpler to operate than any other smartwatch UI I've tested. You can access an elegant timeline of your calendar and weather reports with two of the side buttons on the right, and the middle button brings you right to all of the necessities, including Music, Notifications, Settings, Watchfaces, and your installed apps. If you want, you can tie certain apps to the right buttons, allowing for even speedier access. Pressing the left button will bring you back one step. Holding the left button activates or deactivates Quiet Time, which silences the Time Round's notifications and vibration motor.
Just like the Pebble Time, smartphone notifications pop up in tandem with a gentle vibration, and they stay onscreen until dismissed with a click on the middle right button. Pressing the up or down buttons will scroll through a timeline of notifcations. When you get a text or email—which you can read in full on the screen—you can reply via voice-to-text, emoji, or choose a canned phrase from a list pre-written responses. Once again, the microphone is a tremendous asset. I was able to dictate full replies while waking down a city block without it missing a beat.
Backward compatiblitiy is a problem. Misfit, Uber, and even the weird, adorable FitCat work on the Pebble Time Round. But many apps and watch faces do not, due to the new circular screen. Some of my favorite watch faces on the original Pebble Time, including one based on the Seiko digital watch from Metal Gear Solid V, don't show up on the Time Round. And some of the best Pebble apps like CatchOneBus, ESPN, Evernote, Jawbone, Pebble Transport, Runkeeper, Strike Force, Toggles, Whatsapp, and Yelp don't work yet.
Pebble promises more apps and watch faces will be optimized for use with the Pebble Time Round, but if you want full access to the plentiful Pebble app store, you'll want to stick with the original Pebble Time.
From left to right: Pebble Time, Pebble Time Round, Apple Watch
The Pebble Time Round has the potential to be the best smartwatch yet. As far as look and feel, no other smartwatch comes close by my estimation. And if you're set on a round smartwatch, it's better than the Android Wear-based Huawei Watch and Moto 360. But it's tough to recommend over the Pebble Time, which has much longer battery life, access to every app in the Pebble store, and a water-resistant design—all for less money. The original Pebble and the Pebble Steel remain solid choices as well. A second-gen update can really knock it out of the park, but this time around, Pebble has placed style ahead of substance.
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Swiss Bank Julius Baer appoints insider Rickenbacher as CEO
John Revill
ZURICH (Reuters) - Julius Baer (BAER.S) has appointed Philipp Rickenbacher as its new chief executive officer, the Swiss private bank said on Monday, opting for a company insider to drive the wealth manager’s future growth.
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a branch of Swiss private bank Julius Baer in Zurich, Switzerland February 1, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
His appointment is the latest leadership change among Switzerland’s wealth managers, who seek to preserve and increase the assets of rich clients. Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) appointed Philipp Wehle as the head of its international wealth management business after last week Iqbal Khan quit.
Swiss wealth managers are fighting to win new customers in emerging markets as Europe slows, but face increasingly volatile financial markets and new competitors.
Switzerland’s third-largest listed bank looked at an array of internal and external candidates before deciding on Rickenbacker, chairman Romeo Lacher told reporters.
He declined to comment whether former Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) wealth management boss Iqbal Khan had been a contender for the post.
“This is the outcome of a careful evaluation process of internal and external candidates and we are especially proud of having a very strong bench of several internal candidates,” Lacher told reporters.
“We do not discuss our evaluation process in public.”
Khan had been said to be a contender for CEO position at Julius Baer, speculation which was heightened when he suddenly quit Credit Suisse last week “to pursue other opportunities.”
Lacher said he was convinced that Rickenbacker, was the best candidate for the job.
The 48-year-old Swiss citizen, currently head of intermediaries and global custody at Julius Baer, will replace Bernard Hodler, who is retiring as CEO and the board.
Julius Baer, which manages assets of 427 billion Swiss francs (£344.4 billion), has been seeking a successor for Hodler, its former risk chief who took over at the Zurich-based group when predecessor Boris Collardi abruptly left in 2017 to run unlisted rival Pictet.
The bank said Hodler would remain with the bank to ensure a smooth transition in to 2020, before pursuing other projects which were not disclosed.
Rickenbacker, a former consultant at McKinsey, joined Julius Baer in 2004 where he also had a stint as head of advisory solutions.
“We are delighted that, with Philipp Rickenbacher, we have been able to appoint an internal candidate with a compelling leadership and industry track record, deeply familiar with Julius Baer’s culture and business, but prepared to actively address the challenges of the future,” Lacher said.
The chairman said the time was not right for a detailed strategy update, saying the bank would stick to its financial targets.
In February the bank announced plans to axe 130-140 jobs, or around 2 percent of its workforce, as part of a cost-cutting plan, after a tough end to 2018 caused it to scale back growth targets.
The bank is due to report its half-year results on July 22.
Reporting by John Revill, editing by John Miller
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Huawei says European smart phones sales up 'in past few days'
ZURICH (Reuters) - Huawei smartphone sales in Western Europe have risen “in the past few days” as customers grow more confident the Chinese company will weather U.S. sanctions imposed last month, an executive for the Chinese firm said on Friday.
An employee displays a Huawei 5G Smartphone Mate 20X smartphone at a Sunrise telecommunications shop in Opfikon, Switzerland June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Walter Ji, Western Europe consumer business group president for Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, also said it was still unclear how new Huawei phones would be affected by the ban that bars U.S. firms from doing business with the Chinese company.
Washington imposed the ban in May due to security concerns about the firm’s ties to China’s government.
Huawei, which says its products pose no security threat, said this week the ban was hurting more than expected and would wipe $30 billion from its revenues.
Ji told a news conference in Zurich that sales had risen “in the past few days” in Western Europe but he did not give figures or more details.
“People are starting to understand the reality,” Ji said. “In existing phones, which have been pre-loaded, it won’t be affected. In coming phones, we are not able to know the plan yet. We cannot predict what is going to happen tomorrow.”
Huawei, the world’s second-biggest smartphone maker after Samsung, also said on Friday it had shipped 100 million smartphones this year as of May 30.
The reported sales boost follows Huawei’s offer of guarantees to that current phones and apps would be supported.
Alphabet Inc’s Google said this month it would no longer provide Android operating system (OS) for Huawei phones after August, but that current models would still be able to use its apps. Facebook took a similar line.
Ji repeated that Huawei was committed to Google’s Android OS but said it was preparing alternatives just in case.
The company said this month it was in the process of potentially launching its “Hongmeng” OS.
Ji declined to say when Huawei’s foldable 5G Mate X smartphone would be released. The Chinese group earlier said it would delay the launch by three months to September.
Reporting by John Miller; Editing by Michael Shields and Edmund Blair
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The Heroic Lieutenants
Clip: Season 2 Episode 4 | 4m
Defending the 38th Parallel, gunner Jim Owen describes being marooned under heavy artillery attack from Chinese troops in 1951. There he witnessed an act of heroism that has stayed with him for nearly 70 years.
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David Gram - Increasing the Longevity of Content
Lego's future lab
"We are like mad scientists that are allowed to experiment."
How to create a longevity in a product that was invented 80 years ago? And how to still stay relevant in the ever changing world?
David Gram, Marketing Director of Lego Group's Future Lab, speaks about his experience of Intrapreneurship within the Lego Group. With this approach, it is always a challenge to stay true to the core values and be a rebel at the same time. You have to accept that people will hate your project in the beginning, because that's what the invention of future play is about.
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Damnatio Memoriae: Dallas Thinking About Expunging Franklin, Jefferson, and Houston
From the Dallas Morning News:
Houston, Franklin and Jefferson are among Dallas ISD campuses that ‘require further research’ for possible name changes
Corbett Smith, Staff Writer
Dallas ISD [Independent School District] is researching the histories of Ben Franklin, Sam Houston, Thomas Jefferson and 17 other historical figures, looking into whether their connections with slavery or the Confederacy should prompt reconsideration of their names on DISD campuses.
Last Thursday, DISD administration recommended changing the names of four schools honoring Confederate generals: Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnston and William L. Cabell elementary schools. During that discussion, it was mentioned that there is a much broader list of at least 21 names that bear further investigation, if trustees were compelled to do so.
“This was just a very quick review of looking at the biographies of the individuals,” DISD chief of school leadership Stephanie Elizalde told trustees on Sept. 14. “And if there was any association with Confederacy — not making a judgment for or against — just if we saw Confederacy named in it, we then highlighted it. We are now in the process of doing a second [look].”
The Dallas Morning News has obtained a copy of that list, which includes Texas revolutionaries and founders such as Sam Houston, James Bowie and William Travis, U.S. presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, and Dallas pioneers James Gaston and William Brown Miller.
Elizalde acknowledged to trustees the difficulty in drawing a line on where to proceed.
Wait until they find out that Franklin’s most epochal contribution to economic and biological theory, his 1754 essay Observations Concerning the Increase in Mankind, was an anti-immigration pamphlet.
[Comment at Unz.com]
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Archive for faith jennings
A Date, A Command, A Band – A Good Time
Posted in band, boulder, colorado, faeries, hula hoop, music, review, Uncategorized with tags aaron lyons, amy hatfield, andy shapiro, aspen walker, band, bangkok, bass, boone fairy, boulder, brass, bus, clothing, colorado, dazzle, deshutes, designs, driver, drum, faith hats, faith jennings, fox theatre, horn, hothoops, hula hoop, jen forti, jenny didonato, Katie presley, latisha strickland, luke solman, march fourth, marching band, metal, music, neal cassady, oregon, party, peoples republic of portland, portland, razzle, review, rich cawley, sid phillips, snare, stilts, trumpet, twilight on June 12, 2010 by tymora42
I spent the early part of the day making faerie wings for a friend who will wear them next weekend at the Gay Pride festival in Denver. They were not being made specifically for this event. The faeries told me he needed wings, so I started to make them for him. Most times you have to do what the faeries ask of you after asking yourself why you think they want you to perform such an action. In this case their advice was noble. I set myself to task. No sooner than I had begun in this fashion than they took over my body and hands, sewing dark pink sparkly spines into the shoulders and span, attaching ribbons, and ripping white fish net fabric only to reattach it with tattered love. Some like to make their wings pristine. I prefer the worn throughout ages look, much like the magic of the “used future” that Lucas experimented with in the original Star Wars. At the end of this day’s enterprise I was confident that I would be giving him the gayest thing he might ever own. There is a certain amount of pride derived from this for me, a predominately heterosexual male.
No matter how much I wanted to keep them for myself, I knew they did not belong to me. I was the vehicle for the faeries madness to supply him with a set of aviary devices. But these pixies and sprites did not leave me with nothing. They inspired a story, still in progress, about life choices and consequences that should be released on Stories of the Flea later this season. Jotting this down for editing was the next part of my day.
I called him after his own work day to stop by the house and take a look. He mentioned the style of the lead character in Were the World Mine, a movie about a homosexual boy who gets the lead faerie Puck’s part in a highschool version of Midsummer Night’s Dream. He finds a love potion hidden in the play and turns the whole town gay, including his school basketball star crush. My buddy also had my hard drive, that he was transferring 250 gig of music onto from his personal collection. He could also bring that by. He said he had to leave now because he was going to a concert with another friend being met there. Based on his description, a punk marching band at the Fox on the hill, I invited myself.
They were amazing. March Fourth took the stage with percussive rhythm, a vaudevillian circus of performers, men on stilts, a human puppet show rebelling against the authority of the stringmasters for a night of DIY chaos. Speaking with Joel, a trumpet player in the baker’s dozen or so carnival players, everyone makes their own costumes. Decked in tribal silver face paint, twirling Dali moustaches, black and beaded bodices, striped socks and sleeves, welded spikes on bass drum shoulder pads like something out of Castle Grayskull if Skeletor would have beat that pansy He-Man, hairs of every color, and a layer of that apocalyptic used future dirt that I mentioned before coating their sweat stained bodies I knew there were faeries among us. I was with my people. They had a tribal feel in the same vein as Crash Worship, a similar style group from the 90s, except with a little less darkness and no fire. March Fourth could use a little fire, but that was the thing that got the Worship banned from most places. It was either the torches or the shooting of Roman Candles off the stage that did that. Finally, they resigned to only play in spots that had some sort of horrible accident in its past, like children drowning in the river or the end of a dead man’s curve or next door to a building that burnt down. That was back in the days before ‘goth’ was a genre, people still made their own clothes to go to raves, and raves were non-elitist outdoor events for adults in the know instead of a bunch of kids wanting to experiment with drugs.
LaTisha Strickland, named after a character in a Russian spy novel and one of the energetic dancers, caught my eye before the encore begging for one more song with a single digit pumping the air. She followed suit with her own finger brandishing wind, enthusing the audience for the chant of another. Our sign language conversation went from one finger to two, asking for a second song to be added to the one that looked like it was about to start. She returned my query with seven fingers in the air and I thought that was appropriate, although probably unreasonable. During the movements of that encore performance, she brought out the feather to fan and blow on the audience, who might just as well been working as hard as the band, but still I thought she needed the air more than us. Half naked and dripping with my own sweat, the room cleared as the music finalized. I lingered for a moment, catching my breath, and saw Ms. Strickland sitting on the corner of the stage talking with a group of fans. I went to thank her for her portion of the performance. She mentioned the sweet deal the band got on a house through the International Hostel and that they would all be hanging out there later. Of course I had to ask how a fellow member of this family could get invited back to this Thanksgiving Dinner of sorts and she said I was invited with the tone of telling a brother he was more than welcome to join them on their excursion back to their mother’s place.
Outside I met Blake and Matt flirting with the stilt man, Aaron Lyon, and a cocompatriate, Christopher (not Chris), last name unknown but it might be Long, who has a wife that would happily pay big money for photographs of her hubby making out with another dude. We parted ways with the promise of return later in the evening. Despite work in the morning, Blake agreed to accompany me to the afterparty after a stop at home for a quick refresh, a beer pickup, and a hula hoop grab. LaTisha informed me that Amy was very particular about who played with her hoops so I figured I would bring my own.
We sat outside on the front stoop for a spell crafted of fresh Twilight beer from Deshutes Brewery in Oregon (the origination of this motley crew) and an American Spirit smoke from an African guy outside the Mountain Sun’s Fish Out of Water show a couple nights previous. Christopher joined us while we talked about tigers in the trap with Uranium bullet teeth and frickin’ laser beams. Rich Cawley, the metal worker who designed the M4 ninja star belt buckle, assisted the esoteric conversation out there on the porch and would be a major player in our later evening rendezvous on top of the bus.
Amy Hatfield, the focus of the front page ad and hOt.hOOps teacher, spurred conversation about the kinetic LED hoop I was building for my sister with her collapsible hula hoops. We played with the 40lbs force weighted neodymium magnets I had in my pocket to power the thing as I explained the design of tubes within tubes and coils and reflector sockets. Throwing the ball bearings at her broke one of the cylinders. I did not mind. She could break anything of mine I owned including my heart. She invited us inside to come check out their home on wheels in the back yard. It is nothing special from the exterior, but getting inside is another story. They had beds and seats for the bulk of them in a red tinted glamour of stow away compartments, iTunes flowing music provided by Sid Phillips, the Boone Fairy, and a no ladder entrance to the top, where the rest of the gang drank dangerously from the external sundry supply box seats.
Giggles, Jen Forti, People’s Republic of Portland (buy her stuff here), proclaimed she has been told that she laughs too loud by her fellow bandmates. She brandished this natural talent of amusement for us and still I thought it could be louder. Not that it was not enough to put smiles on our faces, but to be obnoxious it would have to sound more like a cheerleader through a megaphone huffing helium. Anyone who tells you that it is wrong, honey, is just jealous. Jen’s character was one of my favorites. With the spirit of a mime she tried to fit in with the cool kids a la a rope tussle and a stilt war. Constantly, she ducked under and hopped over members without a single place because her skills were too broad to be pigeonholed. Good for you. Keep on chuckling.
We also met Faith Jennings, another dancer of the macabre and hatmaker clothing designer. Utilizing my mnemonic devices to remember names, i told her I did not believe in her nor did I believe anything she would say based on principle. Her famous quote from the evening – “The best part about being in the band is not about the music. It is about making out with the groupies.” They debated about the usage of the word ‘groupies’ and concluded it for our benefit with the change of the word to ‘fans.’ Andy Shapiro, a newer member, who learned to play saxophone just so he could run away with the M4 circus, retorted, “You guys are fans for life. Right?” Sure, you guys are great, unless you do something stupid like go J-Lo ubermainstream and stuffy. I will tell you though, I am not rushing out to get a tattoo right away, buddy.
Even though it is a cool logo. Later he would end up with the perfect traffic cone and Katie Presley’s cell phone sized MP3 player pretending to be the modern punk rock equivalent of the RCA dog. Are those bugle boy jeans you are wearing?
We stayed on top of that bus most of the rest of the night. On a restroom run into the house, trying to conserve the interior traveling tank’s capacity, I saw LaTisha, the instigator to this journey, sitting on a vinyl couch with Luke Solman, trumpet player. She welcomed me, glad I made it, and I let them continue. Twos had begun to separate for the sake of intimate conversation time. Jenny DiDonato and a former member of the band who moved to Boulder a while ago talked on the stoop near the tigers with frickin’ laser beams while I hooped in the street to realign my bearings.
One member I would like to discuss is the bus driver, the Neal Cassady of the group, known by the crafted name of Bangkok, don’t ask him why, and better known as Alex. They have the categories of the Brass, the Beauties, and the Beats on their website, but not the vehicular counterparts that get them to where they are going. They are a valid an important part to the crew. They keep it all moving. They make sure everyone who needs to be on the bus is on the bus when the bus starts moving by taking off at scheduled times. At the very least he needs a spot on the web lauding his accomplishments and relationship with the craft affectionately known as the Razzle Dazzle, or Razz, or a number of other nicknames they declined to tell us. Razzle needs a spot in that category as well. We need the story of the name derived from the Hollywood Bowl and that ninety year old Broadway showtunes singer, who gave it her ancient energy, her blessing, through song to keep on trucking from town to town for the sake of entertaining these millions stuck in the real world.
We left the night with that song in our own hearts.We hugged you all. We never gave Aspen the whiskey, but he found it anyway. We hope you enjoy your travels not only when you look back after the time has gone, but while you are in the midst of it despite the strength of such magnanimous personalities because I know they can be oppressive. I have been there. Keep beating your drums. Keep blowing your horns. Keep on moving and keep on playing. As the command goes, “March Forth!”
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VPR Archive (https://vprarchive.vpr.net/vpr-news/vermont-law-school-dean-promoted-to-president/)
Vermont Law School Dean Promoted To President
By VPR | March 13, 2012
A dean at the Vermont Law School will become the school’s new president.
Marc Mihaly will succeed Jeff Shields who retires on July 31.
Mihaly served as associate dean for the school’s environmental programs, director of the Environmental Law Center and professor of law.
School officials say Mihaly was picked, after a thorough national search, because of his "leadership skills, strategic vision and scholarly accomplishments."
Jane Brody Encourages End Of Life Planning
Let’s face it, aging and death are not conversation topics people really look forward to, but Jane Brody says it’s crucial to talk about the inevitable before it occurs.
Newscast: Monday, April 15, 2013, 7:34 a.m.
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220000Z Foreign woman found dead in Afghanistan
Media: AFP Date: 22 May 2007 Afghan police and intelligence agents said the body of a foreign woman believed to be a Filipina had been found in a well in Afghanistan on Tuesday, four days after she went missing.The corpse was found dumped near the town of Gardez, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) southeast of Kabul, a provincial police chief said.The woman, said to have been working for a foreign company, went missing while she was travelling to the capital, Paktia province''s police chief Abdul Rahman Sarjang told AFP.Two men were detained over suspected links to the killing, he said."She was kidnapped four days ago and we found her body today," Sarjang said. The police could not give any details about the woman, including her age or where she had been working.An intelligence official in the province said on condition of anonymity that his department had been told the woman was a Philippine national working for an Indian company. He would not give any other details. Police could not say if the woman''s murder was linked to the Taliban insurgency in which militants have kidnapped several foreigners and beheaded many of them.The Taliban movement normally announces when it has taken foreign hostages.Insurgency-linked violence has increased in Paktia in the past week. In Gardez, the provincial capital, a Taliban suicide attack killed 10 Afghans on Sunday.
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Welcome to our special page within this site for those of you attending the Queen and Adam Lambert Concert as Brian's guest.
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By donating here, you are helping the work of the Save Me Trust; please take a few minutes to look at our projects and Brian passion. The Save Me Trust is an organisation founded by Brian May in 2009.
Bri is passionate about wild animals and has campaigned for the last few years on issues relating to the UK and international wildlife. The Save Me Trust aims to give wild animals a voice and speaks out about those who cruelly use animals for sport.
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Our hedgehog population in the UK has dropped dramatically from 35 million to less than a million in the last forty years. We want to highlight the dangers faced by hedgehogs in Britain today and the threat of how they could be extinct by 2025 - that’s less than 10 years - unless we can help them."
We need your help too - we are asking animal lovers to make videos or take selfies quoting one of the hedgehog facts on the website – www.gracethehedgehog.co.uk – and putting it on your social media using the hashtag #AmazingGrace. Then, ask your friends and family to share your post and make one themselves; if we all made some simple changes to it could bring hedgehogs back from the brink. Read the information on our website and we will help you make your village hedgehog friendly.
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He's My Brother She's My Sister
Minneapolis: August 3, 2016
Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls are back with No, Virginia on May 20th, and it looks like it's a weird collection of new songs and some old, demos, and b-sides. It's not a greatest …
Girl in a Coma
These Texan girls know something about heatwaves… Last week the band unveiled their cover of the Martha and the Vadellas classic song, although the name .…
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on August 3, 2016.
SCARLET SAILS/NINA DIAZ
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Tuesday, 08/03/16, 7pm ($8/$10)
Sure, we’ve been keeping up with Amanda Palmer since The Dresden Dolls broke up... but ever wondered what happened to the other half, Brian Viglione? He went on to drum for the Violent Femmes and Nine Inch Nails... but his latest project is with his wife / singer / pianist Olya. Together they are known as Scarlet Sails.
The band (including live guitarist Nick Emde and bassist Joe Noval) will be in St Paul at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall next Tuesday, August 3rd.
Touring with the band is Girl in a Coma’s Nina Diaz. We’re not sure if Diaz will be playing some old GIAC songs, but expect at least a few covers and previews of her forthcoming debut solo album, scheduled to be released this year.
Jul 29 Melody Inn Indianapolis, IN
Jul 31 Crofoot Pike Room Pontiac, MI
Aug 01 Live Wire Lounge Chicago, IL
Aug 02 SHANK HALL Milwaukee, WI
Aug 03 Amsterdam Bar and Hall Saint Paul, MN
Aug 05 The Riot Room Kansas City, MO
Aug 06 The Prophet Bar Dallas, TX
Aug 07 Raven Tower Houston, TX
Aug 08 Lime Light San Antonio, TX
Aug 10 The Heavy Anchor St Louis, MO
$89.50 will get you both nights and a chance to see some of the biggest name in rock, from Rob Zombie to Korn to Disturbed to Shinedown to Sevendust. .…
at Mill City Nights
Tuesday, 08/03/16, 7:30pm ($25/$30)
millcitynights.com
Atlanta’s metal band Sevendust is currently touring in support of their latest Kill the Flaw.
The band’s made themselves a household name with three consecutive RIAA gold certified albums and have sold millions of albums worldwide, starting with their debut self-titled album in 1997.
Be sure to show up early to check out Red Tide Rising and buzz rockers Crobot. Crobot will be previewing tracks from their forthcoming record. The album is not available until September 16th, but in the meantime, you can check out their new single “Welcome to Fat City” available now via Wind-Up Records.
08/02/16 Bloomington, IL The Castle Theatre
08/03/16 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
08/05/16 Sturgis Rally
08/06/16 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
08/07/16 Salt Lake City, UT The Grand
08/09/16 Regina, SK Conexus Arts Centre
08/10/16 Calgary, AB Marquee
08/11/16 Edmonton, AB Ranch Roadhouse
08/12/16 Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Event Centre
08/14/16 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
08/17/16 Toronto, ON Opera House Concert Venue
08/19/16 89.7 KIWR River Riot
08/20/16 Columbia, MO The Blue Note
09/09/16 Wichita, KS The Cotillion
09/10/16 High Elevation Rock Festival
09/13/16 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
09/14/16 Flint, MI The Machine Shop
09/15/16 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
09/17/16 Revolution Rock Festival
09/18/16 Rock Allegiance Festival
09/20/16 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
09/21/16 Charlotte, NC Amos' SouthEnd
09/23/16 Tyler, TX Click's
09/24/16 Houston Open Air
09/25/16 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
09/27/16 Chattanooga, TN Track 29
09/28/16 Sauget, IL Pop's
09/30/16 Razor 94.7 Edgefest
10/01/16 JJO Sonic Boom
10/02/16 Louder Than Life Festival
01/16/17 Shiprocked
Sister Sparrow
I actually really wanted to see Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds last night (April 10th), but it was just not meant to be. Due to bad blizzard conditions in Colorado and Minnesota, Sister Sparrow ....
He's My Brother, She's My Sister
I randomly saw He's My Brother, She's My Sister with Edward Sharpe last year and was so impressed by them that I managed to sneak at Tycho's show to see the band at again at the 400 Bar. ....
SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS
at Turf Club
Tuesday, 08/03/16, 8pm ($12/$15)
Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds is back on tour for their latest Fowl Play... but this time bringing along Kolars (featuring former members of He's My Brother She's My Sister). Expect the guitarist/tap-dancing drummer duo (Rob Kolar and Lauren Brown) to play some songs from their forthcoming 2017 debut self-titled album.
Guitarist Kolar talked leaving his former band, “HMBSMS really showed us how much people want to dance to live music... And it doesn't need to be electronic. That band started out as a folk band and evolved much in part because of the audience’s desire to hear us play hip-shaking tunes. That’s what got people excited. KOLARS is taking that seed into a more modern world of production and experimentation. As I do all the recording, producing, and mixing, and as Lauren has a very unique way of drumming, it inevitably makes us sound a little ‘handmade.’” A
JUL 27 - SLO Brewing Company
JUL 28 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe's Alley
JUL 30 - Mill Valley, CA @ Sweetwater Music Hall
AUG 3 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
AUG 4 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
SEP 7 - Salt Lake City, UT @ State Room
SEP 9 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
SEP 14 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor
SEP 15 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
SEP 20 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's
SEP 22 - Santa Barbara, CA @ SOHO
SEP 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
SEP 25 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
OCT 13 - Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
OCT 14 - Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
NOV 10 - Washington, DC @ The Hamilton
NOV 11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
NOV 12 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
All dates = w/ KOLARS
Posted by W♥M on Friday, 29 July 2016 at 09:12 PM in Crobot, Dresden Dolls, Girl in a Coma, He's My Brother She's My Sister, Kolars, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Nina Diaz, Red Tide Rising, Scarlet Sails, Sevendust, Sister Sparrow, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
My My
hesmybrothershesmysister.com
I randomly saw He's My Brother, She's My Sister with Edward Sharpe last year and was so impressed by them that I managed to sneak at Tycho's show to see the band at again at the 400 Bar.
As you know, the Los Angeles quintet will be on tour in support of their Nobody Dances In This Town album from Park the Van:
04/16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ State Room
04/17 - Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
04/19 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
04/20 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
04/21 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
04/23 - Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
04/25 - Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hill
04/26 - Chicago, IL - Schuba’s
04/27 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
04/28 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
04/30 - Montreal, QC - Casa del Popolo
05/01 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
05/03 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs
05/04 - Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Music Hall
05/07 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar
05/08 - Washington DC - Black Cat
mychemicalromance.com
The news broke yesterday that My Chemical Romance is no longer a band.
The brief message from their website:
Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true blessing. We've gotten to go places we never knew we would. We've been able to see and experience things we never imagined possible. We've shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends. And now, like all great things, it has come time for it to end. Thanks for all of your support, and for being part of the adventure.
The band officially didn't release anything since 2010, however there was supposed to be a new fifth MCR album which was being worked on as of February 2013.
MY JERUSALEM
thisismyjerusalem.com
My Jerusalem is from Austin, by the way of New Orleans, not Israel. They formed fairly recently, as of 2009, but got great buzz from SXSW (naturally) and CMJ.
Their new record called Preachers is the follow-up to their debut 2010 album, Gone For Good. Singer/songwriter Jeff Klein commented that the new record is "dark": "So much had changed since Gone For Good. We’d all kind of been through hell and back again in different ways, and this was the natural artistic result of all of that. But I think it’s a beautiful, comforting darkness. It’s real, but not selfish."
Check out their new single, "Mono", at Soundcloud.com and on YouTube.
MY FIRST TOOTH
myspace.com
Today (March 23rd) is the last date on the My First Tooth and Frontier Ruckus tour.
I wasn't given a biography on the band, it would seem like they're from England somewhere. From my understanding, and according to Amazon, that My First Tooth's two albums came out February and March of this year. Quite fast releases for both Territories and Love Makes Monsters.
THE MY.N.O.R.S
Pronounced like "the minors"? That's the idea I got from looking at their cover artwork to their album, Black Lung.
The Connecticut hip-hop duo, The My.N.O.R.S recently released a debut single, "What They Don't Know", taken from Black Lung.
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Posted by W♥M on Saturday, 23 March 2013 at 01:08 PM in Frontier Ruckus, He's My Brother She's My Sister, My Chemical Romance, My First Tooth, My Jerusalem, The My.N.O.R.S, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
Red White and Blue 4
The Parson Red Heads
So I missed The Parson Red Heads when they came through Minneapolis on the 16th at the University of Minnesota. I meant to go, but .…
Read more Red White and Blue.
theparsonredheads.com
Do you remember the Yearling album from 2011 by The Parson Red Heads? The album is out of print, but it got re-issued on a deluxe edition last Tuesday (01/22) via Second Motion Records.
What's new in the new version? It includes all the original tracks, plus six tracks from the Murmerations EP, so it's a nice deal if you haven't already own the album.
The band is currently on tour with He's My Brother She's My Sister (we like them) and Rayland Baxter:
01/25 Bellingham, WA - Green Frog
01/26 Vancouver, BC - The Waldorf
01/27 Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
In other red news:
bloodredshoes.co.uk
Blood Red Shoes' EP, Water, is out now via V2 / Cooperative Music. The highlight from the EP is a track called "Red River", which you can watch on YouTube.
If you were wondering about the video, it was shot during their recent trip to Russia: "It was our first time over and was kind of insane, for many reasons. From the minute we landed and had a 4 hour fight with customs to get our gear into the country, to the last night when we made a 4am pilgrimage to Red Square, it was one hell of an experience. A crazy and beautiful country with crazy and beautiful people, one of the most full on crowds we've ever had on our first trip to a country."
U.S. fans should not that their first two albums, Box of Secrets and Fire Like This is now available in the States.
REDWOOD PLAN
theredwoodplan.com
The new Redwood Plan record called Green Light Go is coming out February 12th.
Critics seems to really love the frontwoman, Lesli Wood, often calling her performances as "energetic" and "kick ass."
They're heading out on tour in support of the album:
02.15.13 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
02.27.13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Shred Shed
02.28.13 - Denver, CO @ Lion's Lair
03.02.13 - Wichita, KS @ Kirby's
03.03.13 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
PS, Chaos Chaos (we saw their first ever live show last October) is opening for them at their record release show.
WHITE BLUSH
whiteblushh.com
Absolutely no information was sent for this artist, White Blush. When you send in music submissions, please include as much information as possible.
All I know is that White Blush is the stagename for India Pale Ale beer-drinker Carol Rhyu from Los Angeles (I am assuming this considering that most artists aren't from Louisiana.)
The credits lists "All songs written, performed, and produced by Carol Rhyu" on her self-titled EP, so cover lovers should weep that it's not Dolly Parton's "Jolene." You can stream the EP at whiteblush.bandcamp.com.
White Blush will be playing a free show in LA at The Bootleg Bar on Monday, February 18th at 8:00pm.
BLUE SKY RIDERS
blueskyridersband.com
Watching The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight (01/24)? Look for Blue Sky Riders to appear as musical guests.
Blue Sky Riders are a country superteam of Kenny Loggins, Georgia Middleman, and Gary Burr, and their album, Finally Home, is coming out next week, January 29.
Expect the band to do more tour dates/or announcements soon, all I have officially is listed below:
02/01/13 Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry House
02/02/13 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley
04/28/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field
Posted by W♥M on Thursday, 24 January 2013 at 04:30 PM in Blood Red Shoes, Blue Sky Riders, Chaos Chaos, He's My Brother She's My Sister, Red White and Blue, Redwood Plan, The Parson Red Heads, Vu, White Blush | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tycho at The Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (07/05/12)
Tycho's latest album, Dive, is out now on Ghostly International. The title track on Tycho's LP is said to have his first song to feature a prominent guest musician, guitarist Zac Brown.
Tycho brought their ambient live music to the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis last night, July 5th, 2012.
Onuinu
Opening was Onuinu (as heard, it's pronounced "on-noo-in-noo"), the latest project from Portland's Dorian Duvall. I had no idea what to expect, but I actually really enjoyed his set. For a duo out of Portland, they sure sound like they belong to the Brooklyn music scene. They ended their set with their forthcoming video/single for "Happy Home".
It was Tycho's fifth time in Minneapolis, and boy, they had such a healthy turnout for the show. Most of the audience was at the college-age, lots of make-out young couples in the crowd and hippies-ish potheads. On random inquiries by Varsity's manager, one person said they heard Tycho's music via their friends and one person said they discovered him on the Hype Machine (which we are featured on).
Anyway, Tycho didn't have a setlist, but based on the music having to be synced directly with the movie projected in the background, that it's a safe bet that they play the same set every night for this new tour. There was very little banter between songs (at least for the songs I saw), so it was awkward quiet when the show goes dark (as the next movie is queued up).
You can tell that the whole thing, the sound and visuals, were specifically designed by Tycho himself. As it turned out Scott Hansen (aka Tycho) is photographer and designer. Although they had no lyrics for their songs (pre-recorded ethereal background vocals doesn't count), the video on screen often ties directly to the song. For instance, for "A Walk", you are shown a woman in a sheet walking in the desert and the scene changes accordingly when the music shifts.
Unlike DJs that plays and mixes this type of downbeat techno, it was nice to see that Tycho can produce their music using traditional guitars and drums and a little programming.
Tycho is currently on tour for their album, Dive, which is out now on Ghostly International.
TRIPLE THREAT THURSDAY:
Mandolin Orange at Cedar Cultural Center (07/05/12)
It was Mandolin Orange's "first time ever" in Minnesota. This bluegrassy folksy trio also played at the "first ever indoors Cedar Outdoors" event. It wasn't that hot outside, but the volunteers at the Cedar decided to have the show inside. I think this is overall a good thing, because the venue's sound is much, much better than the outside setup (plus you also open yourself up to a larger capacity).
Highlight of their set for me was "Poor Boy Poor Me". They had a double set, but I only stayed for the first one because I had prior commitments.
Some of their upcoming shows:
7/06 - Madison, WI - House show
7/07 - Marquette, MI - House Concert
7/08 - Chicagee, IL - Uncommon Ground on Clark
7/09 - Rock Island, IL - DAYTROTTER!
7/10 - Cincinnati, OH - House show
7/11 - Durham, NC - Duke Gardens
7/16 - New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall
7/19 - Providence, RI - Providence Social Club
8/04 - Elkin, NC - Reevestock Festival
He's My Brother, She's My Sister at 400 Bar (07/05/12)
Already impressed with their previous Minneapolis appearance at the Cabooze, I really wanted to see them as headliner. Unfortunately, due to other commitments, I got in late at the 400 Bar. I spent the majority of their show in the back (which is fine because it gets incredibly hot in the front with all the fans packed in and dancing and stomping).
The pictures turned out terrible from the distance, so I'll also described the setup - the drums and the women were dressed in a fourth of July-inspired colors.
They had two songs for the encore, one of which I recognized as "Straight Shooter".
They are currently on tour:
07/06 Iowa City IA Mill
07/07 Chicago IL West Fest
07/08 Columbus OH Woodlands
07/10 Arlington VA IOTA
07/11 Phila PA World Cafe
07/12 Lowdown Hudson BluesFest
07/13 Church of Boston
07/14 New Haven CT Cafe 9
07/15 Asbury Park NJ Saint
07/17 Asheville NC GreyEagle
07/18 Chapel Hill NC Local 506
07/19 Atlanta GA Earl
07/20 Nashville TN 12th &Porter
07/21 Memphis TN Hi-Tone Café
08/24 Los Angeles CA Grand Perf
09/25 Arcata CA Humboldt Brews
09/26 Eugene OR Sam Bond's Garage
09/27 Portland OR Bunk Bar
09/28 Seattle WA Sunset Tavern
10/12 Austin City Limits Music
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Posted by W♥M on Friday, 06 July 2012 at 10:02 AM in 400 Bar, Cedar Cultural Center, Concert, He's My Brother She's My Sister, Live, Mandolin Orange, Onuinu, Tycho, Varsity Theater | Permalink | Comments (0)
He's My Brother She's My Sister, a real-life brother (Robert Kolar) and sister (Rachel Kolar) band.
In honor of Amy seeing the sister band, 2:54, here are some more sisterly bands. Also see the companion article, Brothers.
I caught this sibling band at the Cabooze last month, and as I previously said: I liked the band. They're coming back to Minneapolis at the 400 Bar on July 5th. Because the date is so close to the holiday, most Minnesotans are probably recovering at their cabins… unfortunately, that's just how things are around these parts.
If you don't own a cabin, you should stop in at the 400 and check out this Los Angeles band. If you've never seen them live before, they do have a tap-dancer (the only other band that had a dedicated tap-dancer that I can think of is Tilly & The Wall).
Look for their debut LP coming out this fall. In the meantime, they have some studio, demos, and live tracks on their bandcamp.
Here is their tour schedule:
06/28/12 Hermosa Beach CA Saint Rocke
06/29/12 Fresno CA Fulton 55
06/30/12 San Francisco CA Cafe Du Nord
07/01/12 Sunnyside-Tahoe City CA Commons Beach
07/05/12 Minneapolis MN 400 Bar
07/06/12 Iowa City IA The Mill
07/07/12 Chicago IL West Fest
07/08/12 Columbus OH Woodlands Tavern
07/10/12 Arlington VA IOTA
07/11/12 Philadelphia PA World Cafe Live
07/12/12 New York NY Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival
07/13/12 Boston Ma Church of Bostn
07/14/12 New Haven CT Cafe Nine
07/15/12 Asbury Park NJ The Saint
07/17/12 Asheville NC The Grey Eagle
07/18/12 Chapel Hill NC Local 506
07/19/12 east Atlanta GA The Earl
07/20/12 Nashville TN 12th and Porter
07/21/12 Memphis TN Hi-Tone Café
08/24/12 Los Angeles CA Grand Performances
09/25/12 Arcata CA Humboldt Brews
09/26/12 Eugene OR Sam Bond's Garage
09/27/12 Portland OR Bunk Bar
09/28/12 Seattle WA Sunset Tavern
10/12/12 Austin TX Austin City Limits Music
ZAMBRI
zambri.net
Zambri is the ethereal duo of real sisters Cristi Jo and Jessica. They've been making music together since they were children. Their debut album, House Of Baasa, just came out April 10th, and fans of Beach House and Best Coast have already taken notice of this band.
Trivia: If you were wondering about the album name, it's a biblical story about a servant who rebelled against his ruler Baasa to overtake the throne for seven days (after which he set the palace and himself on fire).
Check them out in Europe:
06/22 - Dia de la Musica - Madrid, Spain*
06/26 - Madame Jojo's - London, UK
06/27 - The Old Blue Last - London, UK
* w/Azealia Banks, St. Vincent, Twin Shadow, Bear In Heaven + more
Download "Places" on Filter Magazine.
THE VOLKOVA SISTERS
volkovasisters.com
Not actual sisters, The Volkova Sisters are a folktronic band from Hungary, forming in 2009 originally as a duo between Daniel Sandor and Dalma Berger.
They got their name from the main characters in a book, "Pattern Recognition" by William Gibson.
After playing at last year's SXSW, the band recorded a new EP called Hope, which came out May 28th.
safband.com
Anglo-French brother-sister duo SAF have just released a brand new video for "I Can't", taken from their Nailstorm EP.
What I like about their biography is that the EP is described as sounding like Garbage (Shirley Manson, not rubbish), noise rock and Britpop.
You can check out the lead track, "Nailstorm", at RAK Studio (from February 2012) at vimeo.com.
Posted by W♥M on Thursday, 21 June 2012 at 12:00 AM in He's My Brother She's My Sister, SAF, The Volkova Sisters, Vu, Zambri | Permalink | Comments (0)
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros at the Cabooze, Minneapolis (05/25/12)
5/26/12 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
5/30/12 Columbus, OH - The LC Pavilion
5/31/12 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
6/01/12 Ozark, AR - Wakarusa Festival
Edward Sharpe
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros recently appeared on David Letterman earlier this month. As you can see from the video, they are a large collective of performers…
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros played to a sold-out Cabooze Outdoor Plaza in Minneapolis last night, May 25th.
Opening up was He's My Brother She's My Sister, a real-life brother (Robert Kolar) and sister (Rachel Kolar) band. They were quite good and included a tap-dancer on the bass drum (?). They are coming back to Minneapolis to play at the 400 Bar on July 5th, which we'll probably cover because we like them.
They had a short set, starting with "Let's Go". Lots of dancing and they had some Magnetic Zeros on as guest players (drummer came on for a few songs, including "Coattails", and the piano player came on for "Can't See The Stars").
As for Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, they came on stage with "40 Day Dream". I thought I counted 12 band members, which is a pretty large group. They did all the hits you would expect them to do, from the new one "Man On Fire" (this one got a great response from the crowd) to an extended version of "Home" (which they ended their set with).
I thought their new song, "If You Wanna" got the crowd moving, even though most of the audience have never heard it. Singer Alex Ebert explained that this is one of many songs they have written but have never recorded.
Highlight for me was whenever Ebert would interact with the audience. He knows how to work a crowd, he's always trying to invade the audience and get a chance to dance with his fans… and the audience loves it.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are wrapping up their US tour in a few days. They are touring in support of their new album, Here, which is coming out May 29, 2012, via Vagrant Records and Rough Trade Records.
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Posted by W♥M on Saturday, 26 May 2012 at 12:48 AM in Cabooze, Edward Sharpe, He's My Brother She's My Sister, Vu | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Demi Lovato Splits From Fashion Designer Henry Levy
Give Your Heart A Break, Demi!
By Emma Bareihs On Mar 6, 2019
I think it’s time for you to Give Your Heart A Break, Demi!
Now 26-year-old Demi Lovato has called it quits with 27-year-old Henry Levy. Known as Henri Alexander, the founder of Enfants Riches Déprimé was the recent mystery beau of Demi.
Back in November, the pair were seen together in Beverly Hills on a sushi date, sparking rumors of a romance.
Rumors were confirmed when Lovato and Levy were spotted kissing at Nobu in Malibu and holding hands on a walk in Beverly Hills in December. Towards the end of the month, Levy took to Instagram Stories to post a video of the two kissing and smiling to the camera. The then-couple also shared the new year celebrations together in Aspen.
The last spotting of the couple was in a Valentine’s Day post, less than a month ago. Levy’s private Instagram held a selfie with the caption, “Happy Valentine’s Day to this beautiful soul @DDLovato,” it read. “I love you to the moon and back.”
However, according to Entertainment Tonight, the pair have put an end to the relationship, after four months of dating.
According to ET, the two “met a few years ago in rehab.” Despite tabloid rumors, Levy never served as Lovato’s sober companion. The two have been good friends since meeting each other and their first date followed shortly after the pop singer left rehab for an overdose last year.
Since Lovato’s shocking overdose in 2018, Demi has remained sober. She has been explicit about staying off of social media to enforce the positivity of her mental health.
With everything going on in her life, the last thing we wanted for our girl, Demi, was a heartbreak! However, with the recent Instagram of her knocking out her trainer’s tooth, it looks like she’s having no problem feeling fierce about herself.
How do you feel about the break up of Demi and fashion designer Levy? Who out there is hoping this break up will lead to a new great album? Let us know in the comments or on Twitter at @WhatsTrending.
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SCHAYER, Stanisław
SCHAYER, Stanisław. Sędziszów 8.5.1899 — Otwock 1.12.1941. Polish Indologist. Professor in Warsaw. From 1916 studies at Warsaw, then soon philosophy and Indology at Heidelberg (under Liebich and Walleser) and Freiburg i.Br. (E. Leumann, Husserl). Ph.D. 1921 Freiburg. Further studies at Munich under Scherman. PD 1924 Lwów, in 1926 moved to Warsaw. Earned his living as schoolteacher in Warsaw, in 1928 contracted tuberculosis. From 1929 Assistant Professor of Philosophy and from 1930 eo. for Indian philology at Warsaw, from 1938 ord. Professor. In August 1939 emigrated to London, but returned soon seriously ill and had to witness the destroying of his Oriental Institute (founded 1932) through bombs. He had asthma and chronic tuberculosis and died in the age of 42 at the sanatorium of Otwock. He was formally Professor until his death, but could no longer work after 1939. Married 1925.
SS was a famous specialist of Buddhist and Indian philosophy, who was also much interested in Western philosophy and used it in his interpretation of Indian traditions. He worked on philosophical and soteriological problems of Mahāyāna, specially of Mādhyamika, but his interests covered Indian thought from Veda to Nyāya. In the 1930s he criticized German scholarship and rejected their “Aryan” approach (thus joining Przyluski), the search of “original” Buddhism and other similar ideas, but was also critical towards the Kantian interpretation of Ščerbatskoj. He created the Warsaw Indological school, founding both the Oriental Institute and the Oriental Division of Warsaw Society of Sciences (with its Biuletyn). During his last years he learned Tibetan and started Chinese. Among his students were M. Falk, K. Regamey, A. Kunst, L. Skurzak and J. Jaworski.
Publications: diss. Vorarbeiten zur Geschichte der mahāyānistischen Erlösungslehren. 56 p. München 1921 & in Z. f. Buddh. 3, 1921, 235-251, 334-368, English transl. Mahāyāna Doctrine of Salvation. 1923.
– “Die Erlösungslehren der Yogācāra’s nach dem Sūtrālaṁkara des Asaṅga”, ZII 2, 1923, 99-123; “Precanonical Buddhism”, ArO 7, 1935, 121-132.
– “Die Weltanschauung der Brāhmaṇa-Texte”, RO 2, 1919/24 (1925), 26-32; “Über die Bedeutung des Wortes upaniṣad”, RO 3, 1925 (1927), 57-67; “Die Struktur der magischen Weltanschauung nach dem Atharvaveda und den Brāhmaṇa-Texten”, Z. f. Buddh. 6, 1925, 259ff.
– tr. into Polish: Kalidasa, Siakuntala. 1924, 2nd ed. 1957.
– tr. Ausgewählte Kapitel aus der Prasannapadā. 33+128 p. Pr. kom. or. Po. Akad. Um. 14. Cracow 1931 (chapters 5 and 12–16), ch. 7 in RO 7, 1929, 383-409.
– “Über die Methode der Nyāya-Forschung”, Fs. Winternitz 1933, 247-257.
– Contribution to the Problem of Time in Indian Philosophy. 1938.
– articles in ZII, RO, OLZ, AO, ZDMG, Przeglad filozoficzny, Polski Biul. Orient., Polska Akad. Umiej., Przeglad Wspolczesny.
– popular books in Polish on Hinduism, Buddhism and philosophy.
– O filozofowaniu Hindusów. Artykuły wybrane / On philosophizing of the Hindus. Selected Papers. Ed. by M. Mejor. 31+539 p. Warsaw 1988.
Sources: A. Kunst, IAS 7:2, 1958, 148-164 (from RO 21, 1957, with photo); T. Pobożniak, Sanskrit St. Outside India. 125f.; *A. Zajączkowski, “S.S. jako organizator orientalistyki warszawskiej”, Szkice z dziejów orientalistyki polskiej 1, Warszawa 1957; *Polish Wikipedia with some further references.
SCHAUFFELBERGER, Daniel Franz.
SCHEFTELOWITZ, Isidor
British colonial time Western explorers and traders University of Leipzig University of Bonn University of Paris Buddhism islam Indian studies Language studies University of Berlin Tibet University of Vienna Colonial India Historical studies Jainism University of Munich
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Map Types and Explanations
Map Elements are different features maps have that are common enough to be identifiable as a type of map.
1 Main Challenge Types
1.1 Parkour
1.1.1 Pure Parkour
1.2 Maze
1.3 Puzzle
1.4 Search
1.5 Adventure
2 Sub Challenge Types
2.1 Guess
2.2 Mobs
2.3 Co-op
Main Challenge Types[edit]
Main Challenge Types are the Map Elements that are good enough to create a Board passing map for.
Parkour[edit]
Parkour is a main challenge type, as it is the most common challenge type we have on zero! Parkour consists of getting from A to B using a path that presents physical difficulty or danger to cross. The most common form is in jumps across gaps, but we also include falling sections where the goal is to land safely at the bottom of a large descent.
Click here for a full list of parkour maps.
Pure Parkour[edit]
If a map is "pure parkour" it means the map only consists of the parkour challenge type.
Maze[edit]
Maze is another main challenge type. Mazes are challenges of navigation through a series of branching paths. Most paths do not lead to the exit. Mazes typically allow you to backtrack, even if you find a dead-end. Mazes can be 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional, have changing pathways, and have possibly no dead-ends but a bunch of loops instead.
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Puzzle[edit]
Puzzle is a main challenge type. Puzzles require thinking beyond just finding an answer and applying it. Puzzles may require logic, deductive reasoning, and abstract thinking to be solved. They may come in the form of riddles, math problems, or clue sets. Most puzzles have defined rules, but some involve figuring out the essence of the challenge itself without anything said.
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Search[edit]
Search is a main challenge type (but usually used as a sub-type). Searches involve finding some sort of "key" to "unlock" the correct path. This may involve finding signs with answer information, or hitting buttons that briefly open access to other buttons, or looking for some sort of hidden trigger to a locked door. As this is more looking than solving, this has been created and separated from the Puzzle type. Both Puzzles and Searches share the same rooms.
Click here for a full list of search maps.
Adventure[edit]
Adventure maps are a main challenge type. They are unique in that they are a combination of at least three different types (all of which consist of a significant portion of the map), and are typically longer than the average map. They focus around a story or a plot, and this plot goes beyond just an exposition at the beginning and a denouement at the end. The map follows the journey of the player and is molded around their experience as a person, instead of focusing solely on the environment.
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Sub Challenge Types[edit]
Sub Challenge Types are Map Elements that contribute to a map, but alone cannot make a solid level.
Guess[edit]
Guesses are a sub-type, as no maps are pure Guess maps. Instead, Guess challenges are mixed in commonly with Mazes and Parkour. In a Guess challenge, the goal is to pick a correct path from a group of potential paths without any form of clues or insight. For this reason, Guesses are notorious for being time wasters, as it usually takes multiple tries to find the correct path. The punishment for choosing a wrong path is usually death or a large setback, and once committed to a path, there is usually no way to back out of it.
Mobs[edit]
Mobs are a sub-type as well. Mobs are challenges where the threat of dying to hostile mobs is present. Sometimes the mobs are to be avoided entirely, sometimes you will have to get through a few mobs to progress, and sometimes it is required for you to kill all the mobs before advancing. Some Mobs maps give armor and weapons before you have to face them.
Co-op[edit]
Co-op maps are a sub-type. Co-op maps are designed specifically for two or more people. The challenge may require you to work with another person to beat it, or it may pit you up against the other person. Some Co-op maps can be completed with only one person, but others require at least two people.
Click here for a full list of co-op maps.
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Lynx Name Sauk Rapids Teen to ‘Dream Team’
Photo: Richard Leguil, WJON
SAUK RAPIDS -- You may want to start following the career of 14-year-old Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm basketball player Teagin Schmitz.
The point guard wants nothing less than a starting role in the WNBA.
Schmitz has been playing basketball competitively for three years now. Schmitz says when she started to get into competitive sports, she was actually thinking about volleyball.
"I started in 5th grade after I was going to originally play Volleyball -- but that was full -- so my mom suggested basketball. And I just fell in love with it."
She recently got to be a part of the Minnesota Lynx's "Dream Team" where she was partnered up with one of the best players in the WNBA, Lindsay Whalen.
The "Dream Team" picks five kids from across Minnesota to participate in some Lynx team activities. These include signing an honorary contract, taking part in a practice and several other events throughout the season.
Schmitz says she fell in love with basketball thanks to the team aspect but also likes the prospect of future challenges and rivalries.
"The teamwork, getting to know new people playing against new people. Maybe some new rivalries. It's all fun and games right now [at my level] but in high school, I'm ready for the challenge."
She wants to follow in the footsteps of Whalen, including playing for her at the University of Minnesota.
"I know it's a big goal, but I really want to play there because Lindsay's the coach, and they're a great team and great school."
Schmitz may have lofty goals, but she's got the heart to get there.
"I wanna prove to everyone that someone like me can become someone, become a star."
She says she like playing both sides of the ball but prefers offense since she can try a few new moves each time. Schmitz says she has some work to do to improve her game, mainly ball-handling and shooting.
Filed Under: Basketball, lynx, Sauk Rapids, Teagin Schmitz, WNBA
Categories: Sports, St. Cloud News
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24 Hour Fitness Grows Northern California Presence with New Club In Milpitas
New Club to Offer Invigorating Workouts in a Contemporary Environment
MILPITAS, CA - May 12, 2018
This Spring, 24 Hour Fitness will open its doors to the diverse, family-friendly community of Milpitas. The new club will offer a welcoming atmosphere, energetic group classes, and talented team of fitness professionals who are excited to help you achieve your fitness goals. The company is continuing to expand its reach, with the Milpitas club representing the 64th club in Northern California. Located on the Southern tip of the Bay Area peninsula, the expansive new club is the perfect complement to the active, outdoor lifestyle its residents enjoy.
The club’s grand opening event is scheduled for Saturday, May 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., 24 Hour Fitness®
Milpitas, located at 719 E. Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. The community is invited to this free celebration, which includes club tours, prize drawings, group training demonstrations, innovative GX24® studio classes and more.
The city of Milpitas was incorporated in 1954, the same year Ford opened their nearby manufacturing plant, drawing residents and jobs. Now, the progressive and affluent community features an educated workforce, diverse population, high-quality schools, 31 community parks, and an affordable housing market. Milpitas is often referred to as the “Crossroads of Silicon Valley,” since most of its land is situated between major highways. Its desirable location offers close proximity to the high-tech industry, with many of its residents working for some of the world’s top technology companies.
“We’re very excited to bring our team of passionate fitness professionals and team members to Milpitas,” said Kelsey Borraga, General Manager. “Many of the residents here work in Silicon Valley, and our convenient locations and hours provide an accessible way for them to achieve their fitness goals at any time of day. Our new club will offer exciting studio classes such as cycling, barre, and Pilates, and our 24GO® app will allow our members to track their fitness progress both inside and outside of the club.”
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To experience the new gym, download a free guest pass from http://www.24hourfitness.com/Milpitas.
About 24 Hour Fitness
As an industry leader for more than 30 years, 24 Hour Fitness changes lives every day through fitness. Conveniently located clubs, furnished with a wide variety of strength, cardio and functional training equipment, are the perfect environment for fitness professionals to deliver dynamic personal and group training programs. GX24® and cycle studios feature a popular array of live studio classes included with membership. A multitude of additional offerings engage and inspire every member to lead a full and healthy life both inside and outside of the club. Opening new clubs on average at the brisk pace of one every few weeks, 24 Hour Fitness is headquartered in San Ramon, CA and serves nearly 4 million members in over 420 clubs nationwide.
To learn more about us and to find the club nearest you, visit www.24hourfitness.com.
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My Chilean friend and me hiked up to this barely visited mountain to see the sunrise. From the summit of Cerro Mocho we could see all the way to Torres del Paine National Park, including Glacier Grey - where we had beed just a few days before.
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South America makes up the southern half of the Americas and a large part of Latin America. It's home to the world's longest mountain range, biggest waterfall and largest river -- even these mammoths pale in comparison to the stunning variety of life forms thriving in the rainforest. To the northwest, off the coast of Ecuador, lie the Galapagos Islands, which are unique for hosting species not found anywhere else on earth. These were the subject of study for Charles Darwin in his theory of evolution, which he himself said will require proof in every single case. The main languages in South America are Spanish and Portugese, which basically tells you which European countries colonized the place. The South American wars of independence took place over two decades in the early 19th century, led by Simon Bolivar of Venezuela and Jose san Martin of Argentina. Following liberation from Portugal and Spain, South America took off into its own development, capitalizing on the rich deposits of oil, gold, copper, silver and tango musicians. Brazil is the largest country in South America and home to one of the world's best parties, Carnaval. Have you heard of samba music? How about bossa nova? Maybe dancing for three days straight? I can't say enough good things about South America. All the world's continents have amazing secrets and treasures laying in wait for your discovery, but in South America... just have a look at our pictures while you're waiting for online confirmation of your plane tickets to hit your inbox.Text by Steve Smith.
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Amsterdam → Amsterdam
Experience Holland in the most beautiful way, by cruising along its extensive waterways, which flow through the country like an intricate net, past almost endless tulip fields and many small, picturesque places where you have the opportunity for an abundance of unforgettable excursions. In addition to Amsterdam, the so called "Venice of the North", other highlights of this trip include Rotterdam, Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels.
Departure May 6-15 2020 with AMADEUS Queen: slightly changed excursion program
Day 1 Amsterdam
Welcome Dinner
This afternoon, embark and settle into your cabin. This evening, join us for a Welcome Cocktail, followed by a specially-prepared Welcome Dinner. A Traditional Shanty Choir performance onboard makes a perfect beginning to your journey.
Stay Amsterdam
Over night
Canal boat tour in Amsterdam & Dutch cheese tasting
After a restful night on board, set off to see the sights of one of the most unique cities in Europe. Beautiful bridges connect numerous parts of the city which is divided by hundreds of canals and waterways, lined with 17th century architecture. Be sure to stop by the Oude Kerk (Old Church), the oldest building in the city or perhaps stop by the Anne Frank House. In the afternoon you can visit the old fishing village of Volendam for some typical Holand experience. Enjoy a delicious dinner onboard after which the vessel departs Amsterdam.
Departure at 10pm
City tour of Amsterdam including canal boat tour
North Holland excursion
Founded as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age as a result of its innovative developments in trade. Today, the city has one of the largest historic centers in Europe, with about 7,500 registered historic buildings. The street pattern is largely unchanged since the 19th century. The center consists of 90 islands, linked by 400 bridges. On the city tour through the Dutch metropolis, you will see the Royal Palace, numerous canals and the Museum Quarter. Aside from touring Amsterdam by coach, you will also stop and stroll along the flower market. As there is no better way to see the city than cruising on the water, the tour will end by a canal cruise boat trip.
approx. 4 hours
Walking grade
III: The excursion by bus is followed by a longer walk. You may need to climb several stairs.
Take a drive through the Dutch Polder landscape to the old fishing village of Volendam, built on the shore of the former Zuiderzee. The Volendam houses are built very close together, forming the typical neighborhoods of Volendam. Take a stroll through the old village and see people still dressed in traditional costumes.
Board your coach and drive out of Volendam and into the countryside to visit a local cheese farm. Here, you will learn how Dutch cheese is made and sample the local product. On your way back to your ship, you will enjoy a short walk through the quaint village of Edam, famous for its cheese. Given its narrow streets, continue through the village on foot and see the Carillon tower, once part of a church that was destroyed in the 19th century. Walk to the cheese weighing house and the Dam with its 18th century town hall.
approx. 4.5 hours
Day 3 Arnhem
The bridge of Arnhem
Breakfast is served as the vessel arrives in the city of Arnhem. Located in the eastern part of the Netherlands, Arnhem is a bustling city with plenty to offer, including a rich heritage including the famous John Frost Bridge - a 'bridge too far' during the Battle of Arnhem, the Airborne Museum of Hartenstein and an open air museum which recounts daily life in Arnhem. You can also visit the Burgers’ Zoo, the most-visited zoo in the Netherlands. Back on board, enjoy dinner as we cruise to the Capital of Zeeland.
Stay Arnhem
"The Bridge of Arnhem" and visit to the Airborne Museum Hartenstein
City tour of Arnhem and open-air museum
Take a drive through the city of Arnhem, known for the World War II battle operation “Market Garden”. In September 1944, the British 1st Airborne Division and the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade were given the task of securing the bridge at Arnhem, captured in the movie “A Bridge too Far”.
You will drive past various spots associated with this event. You will then visit the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek. The Airborne Museum is a historic building. In mid-1944 it was a hotel, but in September that year, it became the headquarters of the British commander-in-chief, Major General Roy Urquhart of the 1st Airborne Division. From here, Urquhart commanded Operation Market Garden – a dramatic battle in which 92 Polish, 1,482 British and more than 1,800 German troops, along with almost 1,000 civilians, lost their lives. You can still feel the tension, the fear and the hardships in the museum.
Take a drive through the city of Arnhem, known for the World War II battle operation “Market Garden”. Drive past various spots associated with this event and then continue to the Open Air Museum, located in a beautiful wooded park on the outskirts of Arnhem. The museum contains more than 80 historic houses, farmhouses and mills and shows the visitors how ordinary Dutch people lived from 1700 – 1970. Particularly interesting are the varied events and performances during the season, such as traditional bread baking or cheese production.
Day 4 Middelburg
Gothic town hall in Middelburg & Delta Works
After a morning spent cruising the waterways, we arrive in the picturesque town of Middelburg. In the Golden Age (17th c), the Dutch East India Company flourished, evidenced by the merchant houses and storefronts that line the canals. For a feat of modern technology, visit the impressive Delta Works. This expansive series of dams was built to protect the area against flooding and high tides. Several original windmills still stand on the outskirts of town, representing another innovative technology of a bygone era.
Stay Middelburg
Guided tour of the Delta Works and Veere
Middelburg walking tour
Disembark and drive to the Delta Works Project located at Neeltje Jans. This is an amazing example of how the Dutch have truly tamed the environment in which they live. Here you will see and learn about the storm surge barrier, part of the Delta Works, a project that was started after the 1953 flood which killed many people and inundated much of the province of Zeeland.
The storm surge barrier was the final phase of this project which is considered one of the engineering marvels of the world. Afterwards stop at the lovely town of Veere, once a very prosperous trading port in the Middle Ages due to the wool trade with Scotland. Today Veere is a favourite spot for visitors as it is one of the most picturesque towns in the area.
Middelburg, the capital of the province of Zeeland, is full of monuments. There are about 1,100 large and small monuments which testify to its rich past. The powerful abbey, the impressive town hall and the splendid old warehouses let you relive this past. During the walk, you will be taken past the stately warehouses and impressive monuments of Middelburg, such as the town hall, the abbey and many more.
IV: Moderate walking tour. You may need to climb some stairs.
Day 5 Ghent
Historic old town of Ghent and Bruges
Overnight, cross the border into Belgium and reach the city of Ghent, where your vessel will remain anchored for the day. Ghent is the country’s third largest city and one of Belgium’s best kept secrets. Home to the beautiful St. Bavo Cathedral and the famous Ghent Altarpiece, Ghent is also home to numerous other museums. There is something for everyone. Another beautiful city worth visiting is nearby Bruges, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit the Basilica of the Holy Blood with its holy relic – a vial of blood – that is said to be that of Jesus. Or perhaps visit the Groeninge Museum with its collection of artwork that spans several centuries. This evening, join your fellow travelers for dinner.
Stay Ghent
City Tour of Ghent
City Tour of Bruges
Visit Ghent, one of Belgium’s most attractive cities, with its rich heritage of medieval buildings. You will see the fortress “Gravensteen” which was built in the 12th century by the Count of Flanders after he returned from his crusades. Today, Gravensteen is one of the biggest moated castles within Europe. During the tour you will also walk through the beautiful city center and see the belfry, a medieval bell tower with 54 bells. Additionally, the St. Bavo’s Cathedral, which houses an impressive number of art treasures including the baroque high altar in white, black and red flamed marble, a major work by Rubens, the ‘Calvary Triptych’, tombs of the Ghent bishops, and the world-famous Adoration of the Mystic Lamb painted by Hubert and Jan van Eyck.
(NB: Renovation works of the altarpiece began in fall, 2012, and will continue into 2017. Parts of the altarpiece will be brought to the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts to be restored, while other parts will remain in the cathedral and can be admired during your visit.)
After a coach ride, you will reach Bruges. Due to the canal system the city is also known as the “Venice of the North” and is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The historic marketplace – the center of old Bruges – is cradled by the river Reie and was recognized as cultural world heritage site by UNESCO.
As you walk along the maze of winding, cobbled alleys and romantic canals, you will be transported to medieval times. Besides various other sights, the market, the ‘Burg’ (the site of the former Bruges castle and the Basilica of the Holy Blood are especially worth seeing.
Day 6 Antwerp
Antwerp's Diamonds and Brussel's Lace
Wake up in this beautiful Belgian port city, one of the largest ports in the world. Famous for its diamond trade, Antwerp is also home to numerous cultural jewels. Among them, the Cathedral of Our Lady with paintings by the famous Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens, including the Raising of the Cross and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is not to be missed. Spend the afternoon in Antwerp following individual pursuits or venture to the nearby capital city of Brussels, a major center for international politics. This evening enjoy the Captain’s Gala Dinner.
Stay Antwerp
City tour of Antwerp
City Tour of Brussels
Discover Antwerp and with it, one of Europe’s largest ports. Walk through the attractive old center of the city and visit the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe Cathedral, the largest Gothic church in Belgium. This church contains valuable treasures, such as works by Rubens, wall paintings dating back to the 15th century and many more. However, the church is more than just a museum, it is still an active place of worship. After your visit to the cathedral, enjoy some free time to explore this wonderful city with its lively shopping scene.
II: The excursion by bus is followed by a moderate walking tour. You may need to climb some stairs.
After a comfortable coach ride you will reach Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Your tour starts in the verdant Laken area, which boasts landmarks such as the Heysel stadium, Notre Dame of Laken, the famous Atomium and the royal residence.
The tour continues through the eastern part of the city, including the Cinquantenaire park with its impressive U-shaped buildings, and the city center with the royal palace, the city park and the palace of justice. To conclude the tour, walk through Europe’s oldest shopping mall before you head back to the ship.
Day 7 Rotterdam
Flower gardens in Keukenhof & evening cruise in Rotterdam
On today’s return to the Netherlands, we arrive at another major port city - Rotterdam. This vibrant city has a strong maritime history as well as bold, modern, architecture. Nearby, the historic windmills of Kinderdijk are a good example of the rich history of the Netherlands and are in contrast to the modern city.
This afternoon explore this dynamic city or perhaps venture to the Keukenhof Flower Gardens. This beautiful park features more tulips in flower than anywhere else in the world. Over 7 million bulbs are planted here annually, with visitors from around the world coming to explore the 9-and-a-half-mile network of footpaths, including the largest sculpture park in the Netherlands. Later this evening, the vessel sets off for its final port of call - Amsterdam.
Stay Rotterdam
City Tour Rotterdam with food hall
Excursion to Kinderdijk
Visit to the Keukenhof Flower Gardens
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world, often called the “Gateway to Europe”. During the Second World War the heart of Rotterdam was almost completely destroyed and Rotterdam was gradually rebuilt from the 1950s through the 1970s. Nowadays Rotterdam is famous for its eyecatching skyline with the Erasmus Bridge across the river Maas and modern architecture with cutting-edge buildings by Renzo Piano, Piet Blom, and Rem Koolhaas.
Another highlight of your city tour is the visit of the market hall, which is a covered area of the size of a soccer field full of stands for fresh fish, meat, fruit and vegetables and other delicacies.
The Netherlands are famous for its windmills. Today the country still boasts more than 1,000 mills, and the largest concentration can be found near Kinderdijk. No less than 19 sturdy mills were built here around 1740 and they have been well preserved up to the present day.After a short drive from Rotterdam, during this excursion you will see how a windmill works, why they were used and how they have been replaced by modern pump stations. Get a glimpse of the old mills while walking along a private miller’s path and hear the miller explain the workings of the mill to you.
During this excursion you will see one of Europe’s largest garden displays, the Keukenhof Gardens, which is located close of Amsterdam. This park, with its art, royal flair and creative diversity attracts over a million visitors each year. Seven million tulips, narcissi and hyacinths form a colorful carpet of blooms.
Round, oval, triangular and rectangular borders line the park’s driveways, making a cheerful ensemble of colors, shapes and scents. Alternating exhibitions, known as parades, bloom in several pavilions. Numerous sculptures also lurk between the flowerbeds, as harmony between art and nature is a major feature of this park.
After breakfast, we bid you farewell. We hope to welcome you back again soon!
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Spacious bathroom, panoramic window (cannot be opened), spacious wardrobe, choice of bed configuration (double or twin bed), flat-screen television, individual climate control, en-suite bathroom with shower/WC, hair dryer, direct dial telephone and in-room safe. Cabins with connecting doors are available on request.
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Spacious bathroom, panoramic window (cannot be opened), walk-in wardrobe, choice of bed configuration (double or twin bed), flat-screen television, individual climate control, en-suite bathroom with shower/WC, hair dryer, direct dial telephone and in-room safe. Cabins with connecting doors are available on request.
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Gourmet dining onboard
Cocktail Reception, Welcome Dinner and Captain’s Gala Dinner
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All onboard entertainment including talks, cooking demonstrations, musical performances and nightly piano music
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Excursion Packages
Owing to the variety of available excursions it‘s often difficult to choose between them - so on this cruise we offer you tailor-made and carefully composed sets of excursions that you can book in advance with 15% discount. All excursions can of course also be booked individually at regular rates on board.
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North Holland excursion $A 75.00
"The Bridge of Arnhem" and visit to the Airborne Museum Hartenstein $A 100.00
City tour of Arnhem and open-air museum $A 100.00
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City tour of Antwerp $A 68.00
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CBS College Sports to Join Cablevision’s iO Sports Pak
By John Consoli
CBS College Sports Network will launch on Cablevision’s iO Sports Pak on July 1. Cablevision iO Sports Pak customers will have access to CBS College Sports Network’s full lineup of regular-season and championship events for 35 men’s and women’s college sports, as well as the network’s original programming, features, live studio shows and documentaries.
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CBS College Sports Network is the primary rights holder for the Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, the Atlantic 10 Conference, as well as Navy athletics, plus features games and events from the Big Ten, SEC, Big 12 and nearly a dozen other conferences.
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1, Art Gallery of Ontario
“The Art Gallery of Ontario is an art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its collection includes close to 95,000 works spanning the first century to the present day. The gallery has 45,000 square metres of physical space, making it one of the largest galleries in North America.”
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2, Royal Ontario Museum
“Always something new to check out at ROM! Plus there's Friday night live music (ticket required). ”
3, St. Lawrence Market
“Great place to browse around, enjoy some coffee, and grab a quick lunch. Farmer's market every Saturday morning!”
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4, Harbourfront Centre
“Enjoy scenic waterfront views 365 days a year from Harbourfront Centre's pristine boardwalk. Stretching along the north shore of Lake Ontario, and located along the Great Lakes Waterfront trail, the boardwalk is often animated with street performers during the summer months and offers access to Toronto's marinas, shops and restaurants, with connections to the Water's Edge Promenade.”
5, TIFF Bell Lightbox
“Stop by this central and bustling spot in downtown Toronto to catch up on Toronto Film Festival's finest pieces.”
6, Ontario Science Centre
“Young and old will enjoy a day trip here, lots to learn in an interactive captivating way. Indoor rain forest, nature trails and planetarium are only a few of the highlights.”
7, Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum
“You'll have the chance to not only discover a huge part of Canada's and Toronto's sporting culture, but to also have a blast in the arcade area!”
8, Bata Shoe Museum
“The museum collects, researches, preserves, and exhibits footwear from around the world. It offers four exhibitions, three of which are time-limited; lectures; performances; and family events. ”
9, Casa Loma
“Toronto's very own castle! A wonderful place to learn more about Toronto's history! The castle has stunning views, a wonderful restaurant and enchanted tour. ”
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10, Gladstone Hotel
“Since you're staying with us, you won't need a place to stay at the Gladstone, but its a cultural hot spot on Queen West. More art-centric than the Drake Hotel a few blocks to the east, this gorgeous historic building is great to poke around in, see the art installations going on, grab some food or drinks in the bar or restaurant (they're big on local and sustainable food), or even have a go at their infamous karaoke. Check their calendar to see what's on while you're in town - they keep things busy. (Check out the amazing century old elevator that they uncovered during the renovations a decade ago).”
11, Aga Khan Museum
“The building is incredible architecturally. They always have interesting exhibits of traditional and contemporary Islamic art. ”
12, Fort York National Historic Site
“Fort York Armoury is a Canadian Forces facility located near the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Fleet Street and Fort York Blvd, close to the historic Fort York site in the neighbourhood of Fort York.”
13, Gardiner Museum
“If you like ceramics, or craft, this is the museum for you. It's full of fantastic historic and contemporary ceramics, in a beautiful modern building.”
14, Black Creek Pioneer Village
“Step into Canada’s past and explore an authentically re-created 1860’s Ontario country village. Enjoy more than 40 restored homes, tradeshops, public and farm buildings, interpreters and artisans in period dress, special events, programs and demonstrations, country dining, unique shopping and village made crafts. Come visit our Black Creek Historic Brewery for a taste of beer brewed the 1860’s way. We offer affordable Tour Packages, Senior’s Tea and Tour Packages, Group Brewery Tours, Team Building activities as well as Birthday Parties. Open daily, May 1 to Dec 23. Call for hours.”
15, Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada
“Fascinating art exhibits housed in a renovated aluminum factory. The first floor is free to explore. ”
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16, Wychwood Barns Park
“This used to be a Streetcar barn and has been converted into multi use community space. Interesting and inspiring to visit. Saturday farmers market, kids playground & splash zone, dog park, volleyball court, artist studios and food activist cafe, gardens and programming. ”
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Gallery transforms Transylvanian folk scene
Romanians, Hungarians, Saxons, Roma and Russians have all historically lived in the area in central Romania known as Transylvania. Each group had its own distinct culture, but after years of living side-by-side these ‘families’ drew inspiration from one another.
A wardrobe painted with a tree of life (£1450).
Transylvanian folk art is therefore a rich and diverse tradition, though the resulting works from furniture to clothing are seldom seen on the British market.
Modern Folk, a gallery in London’s Bermondsey, is on a mission to change that with its exhibition Transylvanian Families, which runs from September 13-30.
Elegant wardrobe
Traditional furniture, vintage clothes and modern fashions are available at the show. Among the pieces on offer are an elegant wardrobe painted with garlands of carnations and roses, a dresser embellished with colourful wooden tassels and a selection of wedding chests. Though a rustic carved-pine Saxon ark and an 1891 wedding chest may look very different, each chest is covered in the same ancient symbols of protection.
“Transylvanian art is so vibrant and joyful. It’s one of my favourites and is barely known outside Romania,” says the gallery’s Kitty Walsh. She has sourced some of the pieces directly from Negreni, a three-village commune in Romania where there is a huge antiques market with several centuries of tradition.
“This is a great opportunity to snap up some spectacular pieces before the international collectors catch on,” she adds.
Items for sale include decorative art dating from the early 20th century to the present day, such as a group of reverse glass paintings (priced from £65 up). A c.1900 Hungarian horsewoman’s outfit – complete with a sweeping skirt that would have been tucked in at the waistband – is on offer for £425.
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Shop talk – Patrick Sandberg Antiques
North London gallery shows Arts & Crafts furniture alongside later works to encourage combinations
Furniture crossover culture – Exhibition looks at how japanning combined eastern design with British craftsmanship
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In pictures: the UK MoD’s future robot army
By Talal Husseini
The UK Ministry of Defence has pledged funding of £66m to fast-track the development of military robotics for use on the battlefield by 2020. Talal Husseini takes a look at some of the projects in development.
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The UK MOD is looking to develop future military robots to assist British troops in battle. What types of manned and unmanned systems are being developed? Credit: Crown Copyright/MOD.
The UK MOD is looking to develop future military robots to assist British troops in battle. What types of manned and unmanned systems are being developed? Credit: Blue Bear
The UK MOD is looking to develop future military robots to assist British troops in battle. What types of manned and unmanned systems are being developed? Credit: Blue Bear Research Systems.
The UK MOD is looking to develop future military robots to assist British troops in battle. What types of manned and unmanned systems are being developed? Credit: Milrem Robotics.
In March, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved £66m from the £160m Transformation Fund to expedite the development of future military robots for use in the battlefield this year.
The announcement came during the Autonomous Warrior Exploitation Conference in London, a follow-up to the Autonomous Warrior Exercise (AWE) 2018, where defence firms teamed up with military officials to develop and field-test autonomous and unmanned future military robots technology.
The funding will be used to develop technology such as small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for greater situational awareness and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as autonomous vehicles for delivering supplies to troops, and remote-control systems that can be added to existing army vehicles to be used alongside manned vehicles.
Colonel Peter J Rowell, assistant head of Capability Strategy and Force Development, who was present at AWE 2018, said: “Robotic and autonomous systems make our troops more effective; seeing more, understanding more, covering a greater area and being more lethal. They unshackle them from the resupply loop. These are game-changing capabilities; and not just for combat operations. They are equally useful in humanitarian and disaster relief operations.”
Blue Bear: small UAVs
In March 2019, UK drone developer Blue Bear won a £2.5m contract from the MoD to develop a swarm of drones to provide greater situational awareness, and confusion and deception.
Small UAVs can provide aerial surveillance and reconnaissance at a smaller cost and risk to human life than, say, flying a manned helicopter. They are also a bit more discreet, as helicopters flying at 500ft can make noise of around 80dB-90dB.
Furthermore, during AWE 2018 the army organisers testing the equipment found that when a UAV was flying overhead troops, perhaps in a wooded area, it would flush the enemy out of hiding. In this way, small drones provide a battle tactical purpose, which can disorientate enemy combatants.
QinetiQ and Milrem’s Titan
Another area of robotics innovation is focusing on defence logistics capabilities. While drones can carry small payloads to an extent, the British Army is also looking at developing autonomous vehicles that can provide ground support for troops. As such, they need to have capabilities to traverse difficult terrains.
The UK MoD and the British Army tested the Titan Sentry and Strike during AWE 2018’s autonomous last mile resupply challenge, which looked at new ways to get supplies to the front line while minimising the risks involved.
Titan is an unmanned ground vehicle developed by QinetiQ North America and Estonia’s Milrem Robotics. For Titan, Milrem incorporates its Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System (THeMIS), a 6.5ft-wide, 3ft-tall tank-like robot capable of reaching up to 20mph, with QinetiQ’s robotic control technology. It can be used for carrying large payloads, as a medevac or fitted with a machine gun for attack roles.
Horiba Mira’s vehicle conversion technology
Another company present at AWE 2018, Horiba Mira showcased its array of autonomous future military robots, including technology that can be added to an existing manned vehicle to convert it into a UGV.
Imagine having a Land Rover Defender, or a Mastiff, or even a combat tank that is fully autonomous and can enter hazardous areas or warzones without the need for a human driver, “putting metal before the flesh”, as Rowell described it in a GDT interview in February.
Horiba Mira’s UGVs use its Module Autonomous Control Equipment (MACE), which is central to both the full UGVs, such as MACE2 and VIKING platforms, as well as its converted manned vehicles such as the PANAMA, a remotely operated vehicle is designed primarily for IED detection and comes equipped with a variety of sensors.
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Gustavus Babson House Number Two, Oak Park, Illinois, Elevations and Details
Tallmadge and Watson
Tallmadge and Watson was one of the many Prairie School firms that shaped the character of the Chicago suburb of Oak Park in the first two decades of the 20th century. The design for Gustavus Babson’s second Oak Park home includes many markers of Prairie School style. The large, horizontally planned house features a strong asymmetrical composition, a gabled roof, and bands of narrow windows, as seen in these working drawings. Although their work was not as geometrically daring as Wright’s, Tallmadge and Watson left their own unique imprint on the quiet streets of Oak Park.
Tallmadge and Watson Architects
Linden Avenue, 415 North
Black and brown ink on linen
56 × 74.5 cm (22 1/16 × 29 5/16 in.)
Gift of Estate of Emma Watson
Art Institute of Chicago, “The Prairie School: Design Vision for the Midwest,” 1995, cat. no. 51.
Prairie School
Working drawing
Gustavus Babson House Number Two, Oak Park, Illinois, East Elevation, 1912
Tranquility, Vernon S. Watson House, Berrien Springs, Michigan, Site Plan, c. 1936
Vernon S. Watson House, Oak Park, Illinois, Garden Plan, 1904
Vernon S. Watson House, Oak Park, Illinois, Elevations, 1904
Dale Bumstead House, Oak Park, Illinois, West Elevation, 1909
J. G. Melson House Number Two, Mason City, Iowa, Sections and Elevations, 1914
T.H. Costello Memorial Mausoleum, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, Working Drawings, 1919
Michigan Avenue River Street Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation, 1917
Alfred S. Alschuler
Chicago Lying-In Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, Fifty-First Street Elevation, 1911/12
Richard Ernest Schmidt
Merchants National Bank, Grinnell, Iowa, Elevations, February 28, 1914
Louis H. Sullivan
“A Modern Home of the Midwest Type,” Perspective and Plans, 1919
Bruce Alonzo Goff
House Study, Aerial Perspective, 1919
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Middle East - Iran
ARFA, GENERAL HASSAN.
Under Five Shahs.
London. Murray. 1964. Maps, illustrations, ix + 457pp, appendix, index, cloth binding little worn at extremities, gilt lettered spine, corners of few internal leaves little creased, edges very lightly foxed, a good copy. Reminiscences and comment on Iran from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century by General... More about Under Five Shahs
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Felonies of the MKO Terrorists in Iran. A Study of the Use of Terrorism Force Threats and Torture by the MKO Hypocrites to Demoralize and Subjugate Muslims: Members of the Party of God.
Tehran. Islamic Propagation Organization. (c.1983). Black and white and colour photographic illustrations, 212pp, paperback, minor wear and soiling covers, upper hinge starting. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 55553). More about Felonies of the MKO Terrorists in Iran. A Study of the Use of Terrorism Force Threats and Torture...
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IRELAND, PHILLIP WILLARD.
Iraq. A Study in Political Development.
London. Jonathan Cape. 1937. First edition. Black and white foldout map, 2 full page, black and white photographic illustrations, 510pp., index, bibliography, appendix, red cloth binding. Light foxing fore edge, publisher's advertisement leaflet loosely inserted. An attractive copy. Covers the political development of Iraq in the period 1914 - 1934... More about Iraq. A Study in Political Development
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KARIMI, KOOSHYAR.
I Confess. Revelations in Exile.
Australia. Wild Dingo Press. 2012. 370 pages, glossary, paperback, light foxing first leaves and upper edge, a good copy. In a damp, soundless basement in the slums of Iran, crouching in the dark, a young boy frantically carves a Star of David onto the rough brick wall with a rusted... More about I Confess. Revelations in Exile
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MAHDAVI, PARDIS.
Passionate Uprisings. Iran's Sexual Revolution.
United States: Stanford University Press, 2008. Black and white illustrations, notes, index, a very good hardback copy in dustjacket. There is perhaps no place in the world today where the stakes of partying and having sex are higher than in present-day Iran. Drinking and dancing can lead to arrest by... More about Passionate Uprisings. Iran's Sexual Revolution
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O'DONNELL, TERENCE.
Garden of the Brave in War.
New Haven. Ticknor & Fields. 1980. 216pp, front free endpaper creased, price-clipped dustjacket showing light wear at extremities, a good copy. "O'Donnell's descriptions of people and situations amount to a rounded and convincing portrait of the complex Iranian character: courteous, capricious, deeply religious, often vindictive - but also, and as... More about Garden of the Brave in War
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OFFICE OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION PROSECUTOR OF TEHRAN.
The Tortured Ones: II. The Victims Speak Out . . . Some of the Crimes Committed by So-called "MKO".
Tehran. Foundation of Islamic Thought. 1987. Black and white photographic illustrations, 174pp, paperback, minor wear extremities. Translations of Persian reports and statements. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 55561). More about The Tortured Ones: II. The Victims Speak Out . . . Some of the Crimes Committed by So-called...
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SHAWCROSS, WILLIAM.
The Shah's Last Ride. The Fate of an Ally.
New York. Simon and Schuster. 1988. Black and white illustrations, 463pp, notes, index, minor wear and discolouration dustjacket. Good copy. "The Shah's journey into exile and death. Shawcross describes the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini, the drama of the hostage crisis, and each step of the Shah's odyssey through Egypt... More about The Shah's Last Ride. The Fate of an Ally
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The Shah's Last Ride. The Story of the Exile, Misadventures and Death of the Emperor.
London. Chatto & Windus. 1989. [Reprint]. Black and white plates, 463pp, notes, index, protected dustjacket, modern bookplate front free endpaper, inscription half title. "The Shah's journey into exile and death. Shawcross describes the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini, the drama of the hostage crisis, and each step of the Shah's... More about The Shah's Last Ride. The Story of the Exile, Misadventures and Death of the Emperor
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ST. JOHN, MAJOR, MAJOR LOVETT, EUAN SMITH AND W.T. BLANDFORD.
Eastern Persia an Account of the Journeys of the Persian Boundary Commission 1870-71-72.
London. Macmillan. 1876. 2 Volumes. Volume I: The Geography with Narratives by Majors St. John, Lovett, and Euan Smith and an Introduction by Major-General Sir Fredric John Goldsmid, C.B., K.C.S.I. 3 folding coloured linen backed maps, black and white frontispiece, 1 colour plate, lviii + 443pp, appendices, index, ribbon bookmark... More about Eastern Persia an Account of the Journeys of the Persian Boundary Commission 1870-71-72
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WRIGHT, DAVID.
The Persians Amongst the English. Episodes in Anglo-Persian History.
London. Tauris. 1985. Black and white illustrations, xix + 273pp, appendices, sources and references, index, large inscription front free endpaper, good copy in dustjacket protected with acid free, fully recyclable polypropylene covering. Discussed Anglo-Persian relations in the early part of the twentieth century. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 79095). More about The Persians Amongst the English. Episodes in Anglo-Persian History
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Former journalist, Chicano activist, professor at CSUN Raul Ruiz dies at age 78
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Activist, journalist and former Cal State Northridge professor Raul Ruiz, who was the top editor at the now-defunct La Raza publication in the 1970s, has died at the age of 78, according to multiple reports.
Ruiz died in his sleep on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The Cal State Los Angeles graduate was born in El Paso, Texas, before moving to Southern California with his family as a teenager. In the late 1960s, he helped to start underground newspapers that reported on the experience of the Southland’s Mexican-American community, particularly as it applied to political activism and issues surrounding alleged police misconduct.
It was during this time that Ruiz became involved in La Raza, a more widely influential newspaper that documented what was then known as the Chicano Movement. He remained a top editor with the publication — whose archives are now housed at UCLA — until its dissolution in 1977.
In 1970, Ruiz took a photograph of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy firing tear gas into a Los Angeles bar during a march against the Vietnam War.
Los Angeles Times columnist Ruben Salazar was killed in the incident, and Ruiz’s photo ran on the front page of the Times.
Ruiz ran unsuccessfully for a state Assembly seat in 1971.
He retired from teaching in the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at Cal State Northridge in 2015, according to the Times.
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Astronomers Use ALMA Telescope to Make Sharpest Observations of Red Giant Star
Written by AZoQuantumNov 8 2017
A Chalmers-led team of astronomers has for the first time observed details on the surface of an aging star with the same mass as the Sun. Alma:s images show that the star is a giant, its diameter twice the size of Earth's orbit around the Sun, but also that the star's atmosphere is affected by powerful, unexpected shock waves. The research is published in Nature Astronomy on 30 October 2017.
320 light years from Earth, the star W Hydrae is a few billion years further on than the Sun in its life. For comparison, the dotted ring shows the size of the Earth's orbit around the Sun, seen from an angle. (Credit: Alma (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/W. Vlemmings)
A team of astronomers led by Wouter Vlemmings, Chalmers University of Technology, have used the telescope Alma (Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimetre Array) to make the sharpest observations yet of a star with the same starting mass as the Sun. The new images show for the first time details on the surface of the red giant W Hydrae, 320 light years distant in the constellation of Hydra, the Water Snake.
W Hydrae is an example of an AGB (asymptotic giant branch) star. Such stars are cool, bright, old and lose mass via stellar winds. The name derives from their position on the famous Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, which classifies stars according to their brightness and temperature.
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- For us it's important to study not just what red giants look like, but how they change and how they seed the galaxy with the elements that are the ingredients of life. Using the antennas of Alma in their highest-resolution configuration we can now make the most detailed observations ever of these cool and exciting stars, says Wouter Vlemmings.
Stars like the Sun evolve over timescales of many billion years. When they reach old age, they puff up and become bigger, cooler and more prone to lose mass in the form of stellar winds. Stars manufacture important elements like carbon and nitrogen. When they reach the red giant stage, these elements are released into space, ready to be used in subsequent generations of new stars.
Alma:s images provide the clearest view yet of the surface of a red giant with a similar mass to the Sun. Earlier sharp images have shown details on much more massive, red supergiant stars like Betelgeuse and Antares.
The observations have also surprised the scientists. The presence of an unexpectedly compact and bright spot provides evidence that the star has surprisingly hot gas in a layer above the star's surface: a chromosphere.
- Our measurements of the bright spot suggest there are powerful shock waves in the star's atmosphere that reach higher temperatures than are predicted by current theoretical models for AGB stars, says Theo Khouri, astronomer at Chalmers and member of the team.
An alternative possibility is at least as surprising: that the star was undergoing a giant flare when the observations were made.
The scientists are now carrying out new observations, both with Alma and other instruments, to better understand W Hydrae's surprising atmosphere. Observations like these with Alma's highest-resolution configuration are challenging, but also rewarding, explains team member Elvire De Beck, also astronomer at Chalmers.
- It's humbling to look at our image of W Hydrae and see its size compared to the orbit of the Earth. We are born from material created in stars like this, so for us it's exciting to have the challenge of understanding something which so tells us both about our origins and our future, she says.
Source: http://www.chalmers.se/
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First U.S. halal fixed income fund passes $100 million in net assets
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2017 MotoGP Provisional Calendar Released
By David Emmett 09/22/2016 8 Comments
There is a current fashion in moviemaking, of taking proven formulas from the past, giving them a light makeover and then relaunching them, then trying to spice them up by referring to them as a “reboot” or “reloaded”.
Dorna executives must have been to see Ghostbusters, Mad Max, and many more, as the 2017 MotoGP calendar is best described as 2016 Reloaded.
The 2017 MotoGP calendar is almost identical to the 2016 calendar, with a couple of minor tweaks. Those tweaks are a clear improvement on 2016: there are fewer large gaps, and there are fewer back-to-back races.
There have been some changes to help with logistics, and some to help with race organizations.
The season kicks off in Qatar as always, the Losail circuit paying a premium to host the first race of the year. That race will once again be a night race, and spread over four days as always.
The race is on the same date as the F1 season opener in Melbourne, but as the two races take place in very different time zones at very different times, they are expected to complement one another, rather than clash.
Two weeks later, the circus heads to Argentina, to the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit. That race heralds the first change to the calendar, as there is now two weeks between Argentina and Austin, rather than the two American races being back-to-back as it was in the past.
The logistics of getting bikes, equipment, riders, and personnel from Argentina to Austin in the space of a couple of days has proven to be a massive challenge, especially as Termas de Rio Hondo is so remote.
After Austin, the circus returns to Europe, kicking off a familiar sequence of races: Jerez, Le Mans, Mugello, Barcelona, Assen, and the Sachsenring.
The calendar has been shifted this year so that Mugello and Barcelona are back-to-back. That is a 1,000 km drive for the trucks, a manageable distance after packing up in Mugello on Sunday night.
The summer break follows the Sachsenring, though it can barely be classed as such. There are two weekends between Assen and the Sachsenring, and then two more weekends between Sachsenring and Brno.
The Czech round of MotoGP is the first of the Central European back-to-backs, Brno and Austria swapping places.
This is likely to have been done to appease the Brno circuit, who feared that the Austrian round would cannibalize some of its spectators.
Given the low attendance at Brno, such fears would seem to be grounded: in recent years, Sunday attendance at Brno has been in the region of 140,000. In 2016, that fell to just 82,000, though that was the first fully wet Sunday since the series returned to Brno. Friday and Saturday attendance at Brno did not appear to have been affected.
After Austria, the MotoGP circus heads across the channel to Silverstone, which will host the British Grand Prix for the Circuit of Wales. That race is still subject to contract, though the deal appears to already have been sewn up.
How that situation will continue is unclear, however, with the future of the Circuit of Wales project still uncertain. There were already question marks over the funding of the project, but the result of the UK’s referendum on leaving the EU has left regional budgets in disarray, with long-term planning impossible.
From Silverstone, MotoGP heads to Misano, with an extra weekend in between offering some relief. Two weeks later follows Aragon, and then a three week break before the flyaways, the triple header of Motegi, Phillip Island and Sepang staying in their current order.
The Sepang round is also subject to contract, though given the popularity of the race, it seems likely an agreement will be reached.
Two weeks after Sepang, the MotoGP circus heads to Valencia for the season finale. Yesterday, the Valencia circuit concluded a deal to host the final round of MotoGP until 2021.
It should be noted that the 2017 calendar is still very much provisional.
There may still be changes to the calendar once the F1 calendar is published in ten days’ time, though it is customary for F1 and MotoGP to confer to avoid clashes. However, should F1 need to reschedule races at a later point in the year, Dorna may be forced to respond and move some MotoGP races.
The hoped for expansion into new regions has once again failed to materialize, despite Dorna’s best efforts. Negotiations continue with Thailand, who are keen to host a MotoGP race, but want to drop World Superbikes in favor of MotoGP, something Dorna does not want them to do.
A race in Indonesia remains a distant prospect, internal politics and corruption are a continuing obstacle to getting Sentul completely renovated, and the new track in Palembang still not confirmed.
There is still hope that new tracks could join the calendar beyond 2017. Talks continue with Finland over hosting a round of MotoGP, while rumors persist of a race in Kazakhstan, though races in dictatorial oil states depend too much on the whims of the powerful to offer a stable basis for the calendar.
There is still no sign of an agreement with the new track being built in Chile.
There will be complaints that MotoGP once again has four races in Spain – on the other hand, it has 14 races outside of Spain, more rounds than the 2016 WorldSBK calendar – but money and crowds dictate that all four Spanish races remain.
Spain has an abundance of FIM-approved race tracks, a nation full of MotoGP-mad racing fans, and companies, circuits, and regional governments willing to pay the €5 million or so Dorna asks for the privilege of hosting a race.
Until other countries and other circuits are willing to match that fee, MotoGP will continue to spend a lot of time in Spain.
The Provisional 2017 MotoGP Championship Calendar:
Date Grand Prix Venue
March 26th Qatar* Losail International Circuit
April 9th República Argentina Termas de Río Hondo
April 23rd Americas Circuit of The Americas
May 7th Spain Circuito de Jerez
May 21st France Le Mans
June 4th Italy Autodromo del Mugello
June 11th Catalunya Barcelona – Catalunya
June 25th Netherlands TT Circuit Assen
July 16th Germany Sachsenring
August 6th Czech Republic Automotodrom Brno
August 13th Austria Red Bull Ring – Spielberg
August 27th Great Britain** Silverstone Circuit
September 10th San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
September 24th Aragón MotorLand Aragón
October 15th Japan Twin Ring Motegi
October 22nd Australia Phillip Island
October 29th Malaysia** Sepang International Circuit
November 12th Comunitat Valenciana Comunitat Valenciana – Ricardo Tormo
* Night race
** Subject to contract
Source: FIM; Photo: © 2016 Tony Goldsmith / www.tonygoldsmith.net – All Rights Reserved
This article was originally published on MotoMatters, and is republished here on Asphalt & Rubber with permission by the author.
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The Night She Died
De : Jenny Blackhurst
Lu par : Charlie Sanderson
De : Charlotte Duckworth
Lu par : Jasmine Blackborow, Alex Tregear
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De : Lucy Atkins
Lu par : Helen Lloyd, Julia Franklin
Professor Olivia Sweetman has worked hard to achieve the life she loves, with a high-flying career as a TV presenter and historian, three children and a talented husband. But as she stands before a crowd at the launch of her new best seller, she can barely pretend to smile. Her life has spiralled into deceit, and if the truth comes out, she will lose everything. Only one person knows what Olivia has done.
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De : J. S. Monroe
Lu par : Olivia Mace
She arrived into Heathrow after a difficult week at work. Her bag had been stolen. Her whole life was in there - passport, wallet, house key. When she tried to report the theft, she couldn't remember her own name. All she knew was her own address. Now she is at the door of Tony and Laura, a young couple living in Wiltshire. She says she lives in their home. They say they have never met her before. One of them is lying. But which one?
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Lu par : Ellie Heydon, Jasmine Blackborow
We all know someone like Becca. She has the job everyone wants, a designer wardrobe, a hot-shot lawyer boyfriend, holidays to exotic locations. And she flaunts her perfect life all over social media. It drove her colleague Lizzie mad, but she couldn't stop looking. They were never really friends - and yet Lizzie knew everything about her. Or did she? When chance and a terrible mistake pull Lizzie back into Becca's orbit years after they lost touch, she'll realise that you can't always believe what you see online...and that finding out the truth might be the worst thing you can do.
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Lu par : Katie Villa
Marianne has a life others dream of. A beautiful townhouse on the best street in the neighbourhood. Three bright children who are her pride and joy. Sometimes her past still hurts: losing her mother early, growing up in foster care. But her husband, Simon, is always there. A successful surgeon, he’s the envy of every woman they’ve ever met. Flowers, gifts, trips to France: nothing is too good for his family. Then Simon says another woman’s name. The way he lingers on it, Caroline, gives Marianne a shudder of suspicion, but she knows it’s nothing - she can’t entertain this flash of paranoia.
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Lu par : Tamsin Kennard
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De : Helen Durrant
Lu par : Luci Fish
The body of a blonde young man found in the canal is discovered to be that of a journalist who had been claiming he was onto the story of a lifetime. The area where he was murdered turns out to be subject to a land dispute. A young woman is adamant she remembers a childhood twin brother, but her father swears she’s an only child. And now a second young blonde is missing. Rachel King and her East Manchester CID team must determine what links this all together - or are they being led to draw connections which aren’t there? And if so, who is pulling their strings?
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De : Julie Corbin
Lu par : Helen McAlpine
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Lu par : Nicholas Camm
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De : Linda Green
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De : Carol Wyer
Lu par : Diana Croft
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De : Ali Knight
Lu par : Candida Gubbins
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Three Secrets
Robert kisses his wife on the head before heading out to the shop for more wine; he walks up the hill, takes a left across the footbridge, and jumps to his death on the busy motorway below. Two years later, Francesca and her young daughter are leaving London for a fresh start. Money is tight, and Robert’s mother has found them a little cottage in her village. Francesca is grateful for the help, but why does Robert’s mother want to keep them so close? Does she know about what Francesca did in the hour before Robert’s death?
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Secrets Between Us: An absolutely gripping psychological thriller
De : Valerie Keogh
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I read each letter slowly to make sure I understand it perfectly, one day very soon it will be a matter of life and death.... At the end of each letter, after signing her name, there is always one final sentence: Don’t forget to burn this letter. I’ll let you decide if I do....
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The bone-chilling new novel from Jenny Blackhurst, the number one best-selling author of How I Lost You, Before I Let You In and The Foster Child. If you love dark, twisty thrillers, you'll love the Night She Died.
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Roger Parrott's The Longview
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book!
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Today's Wild Card author is:
Roger Parrott
and the book:
The Longview: Lasting Strategies for Rising Leaders
David C. Cook; New edition (October 1, 2009)
***Special thanks to Audra Jennings of The B&B Media Group for sending me a review copy.***
At age thirty-four Roger Parrott became one of the America’s youngest college presidents. Parrott is currently the president of Belhaven College, an innovative liberal arts institution recognized as the leading evangelical college in the Arts. He earned a PhD in higher education administration from the University of Maryland. Parrott serves in leadership of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, Mission America Coalition, and Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. He has advised a wide variety of ministries in the US and internationally.
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Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: David C. Cook; New edition (October 1, 2009)
AND NOW...THE FIRST CHAPTER:
Lead As If You’ll Be There Forever
The heart of the longview does not begin with actions as much as attitude. Imagine that the organization and position you are in right now is what God wants you to do for the rest of your professional life. For many, it might be discouraging to truly feel “locked in” to your job. But contrary to the mantras of popular career gurus, this is one of the best things that could ever happen to you and your ministry, because only from that immobile position will your outlook on leadership be revolutionized.
To live without professional advancement opportunities would, of course, be demotivating and create an unhealthy situation for both you and your ministry. But to lead as if you must remain in that same position forever—and live with the long-term consequences of every decision—will shift your perspective, align your priorities, and build lasting strength in your organization, rather than allowing you to settle for the comfort and accolades of immediate results.
When a leader is thinking, living, and acting in terms of only the short-range, everyone around him suffers and may be handicapped for years to come because the decisions of today will either expand or narrow subsequent options and opportunities. The compounding weight of each shortsighted decision speeds the deterioration of the ministry’s foundation, while a long-term perspective strengthens that substructure for a higher reach in the future.
Longview Decision Making
When President Jimmy Carter held a thirteen-day summit at Camp David in 1978 with Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, a formal state of war still existed between the two countries, with Egypt determined to reclaim the Sinai territory seized by the Israelis twenty-two years previously. In the woods of Maryland, these long-hoped-for negotiations came to multiple stalemates. But each time Carter found a way to keep the discussion alive, even though deep-seated mistrust between the two Middle Eastern leaders kept them from talking directly to each other, causing the U. S. President to shuttle between their private cabins, triangulating the dialog.
On the morning of the eleventh day, the arduous process appeared to disintegrate when Prime Minister Begin decided to leave the meetings over the wording of a side letter on the status of Jerusalem. He wouldn’t have his mind changed by the immediate needs of securing the peace in the Middle East and freeing his country from the relentless cycle of violence. But with brilliant insight, President Carter shifted the perspective from the immediate results to the long-term implications: as Prime Minister Begin was packing his bags to leave, President Carter brought to him eight personalized autographed pictures of the three leaders working together, and told the Prime Minister they were for him to take home to his eight grandchildren so they would always remember what the three men had tried to accomplish together. With a new long-term perspective, Begin unpacked and days later signed the Camp David Accords.
Now, while it is certainly true that a decision regarding what is best for the immediate may often be the same as the choice that is best for the future, it is essential that leaders get into the groove of thinking beyond the near horizon. Otherwise, they lose the proper perspective that allows them to consider long-term issues and ramifications.
It is fairly easy to bring about positive short-run change in most organizations. Wise leaders are aware there is always low-hanging fruit for change, and they know how to harvest it to get off to a fast start when beginning in a new position. But when short-term triumphs take precedent over long-term success, those same aggressive leadership skills can deteriorate into selfish decisions, fearful management, and self-deceiving evaluation. And the longer a leader continues in this pattern, the more troublesome the consequences and limiting the solution options. Eventually, a leader can become entrapped in a cycle that demands ignoring the mounting crisis of the future, in order to sustain the appearance of current success.
Measuring Long-Term Ministry Leadership
Relieving your immediate stress cannot guide a decision when the consequences are yours to shoulder long after the applause dies down.
Tough personnel issues are unavoidable if you must live with these people for the rest of your career.
Taking shortcuts to clean up a problem is unacceptable because your challenges will be even tougher in the future if you don’t do it right the first time.
Good stewards of God’s house don’t sweep problems under the rug.
The Short Run Never Works for Long
Here is a vivid way to grasp the problem that short-term perspective brings into your ministry. Think back to that time when you had a great employee who, because of family or career issues, began to seek a new position. The search was not far enough along for you to be brought into the discussion but, mentally, the employee had already moved on—and you knew it.
Even if the job-searching employee was one of your key players, that individual had already been demoted, in your view, from the person around whom you were building a future to one whose contribution was suspect at best.
In that rapid transformation, the only attribute that had changed about the employee was his perspective. He still came to work with the same skill set, same hours, same types of ideas, and same energy. But because his viewpoint was now focused only on the short run, you could not count on him to make decisions that were in the long-term best interest of the ministry. Now multiply that scenario into the life of a CEO or other top leader—not just a rising employee—and consider the potential damage.
A short-term leadership perspective is devastating in ministry, but the impact can be illustrated best in the corporate world, where results are totaled on the bottom line. “As goes General Motors, so goes the country” has been part of the American psyche for generations, and GM was always the most progressive in their innovation for the coming model year and in producing quarterly earnings that impressed Wall Street. But the Japanese automaker Toyota did what the captains of industry once considered impossible—it surpassed the century-long domination of General Motors as the leading automaker.
Could it be that a major factor in the growth of Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, and Mitsubishi is that Japanese leadership expected they would remain with the same company a lifetime? Fifty years ago Toyota’s board and top management implemented a comprehensive plan to accomplish what is being realized today. In contrast, GM’s leadership remained primarily focused on their latest quarterly earnings projections during those same years.
The best leaders understand they should always be held accountable for the long-term before they are rewarded for their immediate results. The pastor who envisions reaching his whole city, will always be more effective than the one who is concerned about making a glowing report at the next conference gathering. A fund-raising professional who desires to build relationships matching donors with their passions will always raise more money than one striving to meet an urgent campaign goal. Over time, even the school administrator who fixes the nagging plumbing problem will be appreciated more than the one who spends that same money to install new carpeting.
In the Harvard Business Review analysis “If Brands Are Built over Years, Why Are They Managed over Quarters?” Leonard M. Lodish and Carl F. Mela explore why short-term thinking dominates business marketing today even though branding is an extremely long-term process. They determined that companies have shifted their focus to quarterly outcomes over long-term success because of three factors. First, there is an abundance of real-time immediate data that allows corporate leaders to measure results in great detail in ways we could not in the past. Second, at the same time, long-term results have become even more difficult to measure, thus pushing the focus to a short-run agenda. And third, the tenure of managers is continually becoming shorter as they see their future linked to demonstrating immediate results.1
Endemic Nearsightedness
It is critical to understand that the root of this pattern does not rest only at the feet of self-serving or short-sighted leaders, because boards and constituencies have allowed organizational success to become measured by quarterly results rather than long-term success. Unfortunately, our culture rewards leaders for such shortsighted decision making. The New Republic reported examples of “Kenneth Lay of Enron pocketing an extra $101 million in the months before Enron’s collapse wiped out shareholders; Bernard Ebbers of WorldCom ‘loaning’ himself $366 million in the months before his cooked books wiped out shareholders; L. Dennis Kozlowski of Tyco paying himself $426 million, from 1998 to 2002, even as his self-serving decisions were wiping out shareholders and driving the company into the ground.”2 Ken Lay, Bernie Ebbers, and Dennis Kozlowski, along with a horde of leaders who never got their name in the paper, were focused on their own short-term accolades instead of the organization’s long-term needs.
The most public firings of CEOs seem to nearly always reflect a pattern of cheers for that leader through a relatively short period of repeated quarterly reports and then a startling discovery by the board of serious foundational issues gone awry. But these same boards have demanded, rewarded, and praised immediate success at all costs. The real irony is that these boards have also learned to solve their crisis with a short-term solution of firing the CEO, rather than doing the hard work needed to correct the foundational issues—and the cycle is likely to repeat down the road.
And then there are the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately employees or constituents that press leaders for decisions that feed the hunger of instant gratification instead of long-term results. From outside the corner office, pressure has mounted for leaders to make decisions only in light of short-run objectives if those choices will boost today’s benefits. The challenge of leadership is balancing the scales to assure ongoing organizational stability while also providing fulfilling opportunities for the stakeholders today.
By ignoring the long-term ramifications of decisions in order to solve the immediate challenge, organizations stockpile future problems and gloss over the most difficult issues. The foundational erosion caused by decisions guided only by short-term vision will eventually undermine or destroy all the good that has been achieved, because the damage will eventually be discovered and will be difficult and costly to repair.
This same pattern holds true in ministry:
We have become focused on measuring the short-term results of our work, i.e. the proposals we write to foundations promise immediate outcomes.
The transformation of lives for the long term is only measured in eternity, and thus it is nearly impossible for us to track the impact of our most significant work.
Boards and CEOs want to hire people who have demonstrated measureable results. But when we overvalue the short-term results that are more easily measured, we in turn reward leaders who produce immediate advances over long-term ministry significance. Accordingly, the most “productive” people are always being tempted to move to a new place of service.
Instead, the commitment to lead with a longview will transform how you approach leadership more so than any other shift you could make. No matter what your tenure horizon may be—whether you are just starting a new job, considering a change, or fast approaching retirement—if you make decisions as if you are will remain in your current position forever, you’ll make dramatically better choices and make them for the right reasons.
Fast Wins Eventually Lose
One of my especially fun projects was starting a football team at Belhaven College several years ago, and building on our successful model, I had a number of college-president friends also launch football programs. One of my peers, who wanted to get started right at his University, hired a coaching staff who were strong Christians, well known in the football world, and wonderfully experienced—they knew their Xs & Os. They recruited talented players, created an intense football atmosphere for the team, generated lots of press coverage, and won football games. What the president didn’t realize at the time was his coaches were focused on gaining attention-grabbing success in order to move on to the big leagues of coaching.
The University discovered over time that the scholarships were overspent, the drop-out rate among players was astronomical, and many of the recruited athletes did not care about the benchmarks of character that were important in attracting students to a Christian school. The president finally overturned a rock exposing how bad it had become when a conference official told him about a horrible intrasquad brawl the coaches were trying to keep under wraps. His “go to” coaches became his “be gone” coaches in a hurry, and the school spent several years sweeping up the mess to build integrity into the program, balance out the money, and quiet the sports bloggers. Interestingly, none of those coaches ever made it in Division I football.
The consequences of not making decisions as if you’ll be there forever will create an unseen and quietly eroding process that always has the same predictable outcome—it is expensive and time consuming to fix. The harm created by near-focused leaders may be imperceptible at first and the impact not be seen for years or sometimes decades to come—but the problems created when leaders are not guarding the long-term future will be complex to solve and will limit the opportunities for sustained success.
What's Your View?
To protect against this crippling pattern, a bit of periodic self-evaluation will reveal your current longitudinal view in leadership responsibilities:
If you knew you could never have a different job, which decisions over the past year might you have made differently?
Do you find yourself putting off a difficult personnel issue or a hard decision in hopes that someone else in the future will have to deal with it instead?
Which of your recent decisions made you feel most proud? Were they made in light of the long-term implications or the short-term impact?
Have you purposefully made decisions recently that were best for the long run, even though another choice would have made you look good in the short term?
What will your legacy with your ministry look like twenty-five years after you are gone?
As you attempt to answer these questions yourself, consider that every leader’s responsibility is to fulfill a calling rather than gratify immediate desires. Jesus taught us the ultimate example of never wavering from a long-term view when we have been called to a purpose. In the garden of Gethsemane He prays, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death.… If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me” (Matt. 26:38–39). Although fully God, Jesus was also fully man, and that is the cry of an anguished leader at the crossroads, one longing to give into the short-term options rather than the long-term objective. Had Jesus taken the immediate view and revealed His power, the mockers would have been silenced, His followers’ political dreams would have been accomplished, and the whole world would have been left amazed. But instead, He made a decision from the perspective of forever and prayed, “Father! If this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done” (Matt. 26:39). And like Jesus, a Christian leader’s proper long-range view must extend all the way into eternity.
Learning to make decisions with the mindset of remaining in your current position forever will change your perspective on all actions and will mandate that integrity, service, and lasting quality are the guiding forces behind your leadership. Along with a determined godly focus of your attitude, one tool to assure you maintain proper perspective is to listen to the people in your organization who have a long-term perspective in their DNA because they never expect to go anywhere else. Becoming a college president at age thirty-four, I didn’t assume my first school in rural Kansas would be my last. But to assure I was always protecting the long-term interests of the institution, I met regularly with a group I privately called “those who will be buried in the local cemetery.” I wanted to be sure that the perspectives of the long-term faculty, who would be part of the school long after I left, were always considered when I made decisions.
The day a leader begins to look at his or her responsibility in terms of a limited future is the day leadership effectiveness begins to spiral downward. This is part of the reason why freshly appointed leaders always discover previously unseen issues that need attention—they know they have to live with the problems if they don’t fix them now. In contrast, leaders who become complacent in a position will tend to make decisions in terms of how the results will shape what they expect their current tenure to be.
Eternal Results
During the modern missions movement God built His church through people who committed themselves to a long-term outlook.
William Carey, the first missionary to India, worked for seven years before he had his first convert.
Adoniram Judson worked for nearly the same amount of time in Burma before he saw his first convert.
Robert Morrison, the first Protestant missionary to China, labored for a quarter century and had fewer than a dozen converts.
The missionaries to East Africa in the early 1800s shipped their goods to their new home in coffins because they didn’t expect to return any other way.
These leaders, and thousands whose stories are not remembered, valued the longview significance of ministry over short-run measurable “success.” By tilling the soil for future returns, their results are recorded in eternity.
In an age of mobility and global connectedness, God is not likely to call you to only one place of service during your career. But no matter where He calls you, you need to think, work, live, and commit as if it is the only future God has entrusted to you.
Leaders who base decisions on a long-term perspective may not be as flashy in their immediate results, but they hire better people, build foundations of constituency strength, preserve organizational infrastructure, and leave a legacy that tells the full story of their success.
Great leaders will make decisions on their last day before retirement as if they were going to be in the leadership chair another quarter century
©2009 Cook Communications Ministries. The Longview by Roger Parrott. Used with permission. May not be further reproduced. All rights reserved.
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First Drive / Review
2019 Hyundai Kona Electric India review, test drive
The Kona is India’s first long-range electric SUV. But just how practical is it?
Saumil Shah Author
Make : Hyundai
Model : Kona Electric
Hyundai plans to introduce a total of 23 all-electric cars globally by 2025, and it has already taken the lead among manufacturers in India by introducing the country’s first all-electric premium crossover – the Kona. The crossover is priced at Rs 25.30 lakh (ex-showroom, India) and will be sold via 15 Hyundai dealerships in 11 cities only.
The Kona appears to be a large hatchback with a crossover-like treatment rather than an SUV, as Hyundai likes to call it. Its split headlamps setup with slim indicators atop the LED projector look sharp, and what’s unique is that in place of an air dam seen in other cars, the Kona gets a neat body panel showcasing a ‘positive charge’ pattern. And what’s cool is that this section also houses the charging socket. The 17-inch wheels look very stylish and so do the slim LED tail-lights. The Kona has been given a fair bit of SUV-like treatment with roof rails, beefy body cladding and has a generous ground clearance of 172mm (unladen). However, despite that, its shorter height and swoopy windows give it a silhouette of a raised i20 Active rather than a Creta. Even its dimensions are relatively compact and measuring 4,180mm in length, it is shorter than the Creta. It, however, is wider and has a longer wheelbase too.
What is it like inside?
Get into the cabin and there are a lot of bits from other Hyundais. The steering and some of the switchgear are shared with the cheaper Venue SUV, and fit-finish is largely good. There’s a nice, soft-touch panel on the dashboard fascia, but the plastics are hard. And while quality seems fine, we’d have expected the Kona to come with more premium materials, especially considering its price tag. The digital instrument cluster is easy on the eyes. The floating touchscreen's interface is slick and it even gets physical shortcut buttons to run through the menus, but it sticks out like a sore thumb. Curiously, the Blue Link sim-based connectivity tech that was recently introduced with the Venue hasn’t been made available on the Kona. The silver buttons for climate control feel nice to use and break the all-black monotone theme. And just like the new Honda CR-V, the transmission uses a rather simple set of buttons; this arrangement helps liberate storage space on the console, and there’s even a large storage shelf beneath it.
The Kona's front seats are shared with the Elantra sedan, so the driver’s side gets electric adjust, and both the seats are ventilated; it gets a heating function too. While the seats are wide, side bolstering isn’t generous, and because of the sunroof, front headroom for taller occupants is a bit tight. Rearward visibility is slightly compromised too due to the slim rear windscreen.
Step into the rear, and the Kona's other weaknesses are revealed. The door cavity is a bit narrow, and because of the raised floor height (to accommodate the battery pack), you’re seated quite low, in a knees-up position. Knee- and legroom are tight, and there’s no space under the front seats for passengers to tuck their feet in. Its 332-litre boot is large enough to haul a family’s weekend luggage, and the Kona gets a space-saver beneath the boot floor.
In terms of equipment, the Kona is loaded with standard safety kit like six airbags, ABS with EBD, ESP, and hill-start assist, all expected in a car of this class. Premium kit includes automatic LED lights, 17-inch alloys, a sunroof, heated and cooled front seats, 10-way powered driver’s seat, touchscreen with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, tyre pressure monitor, digital instrument cluster, auto-dimming mirror, cruise control and a lot more. What's unique on the Kona is that climate control has a function that lets you channel air only in the driver region.
What is it like to drive?
In international markets, Hyundai offers the Kona electric in two configurations – with a long-range 64kWh battery and standard range 39.2kWh battery. India, however, will only get the 39.2kWh battery. In the ARAI test cycles, the Kona has achieved a range of 452km on a single charge, but this number has been achieved at a max speed of 50kph, under standard conditions. In the real world, 300km seems more realistic, which is still remarkable for an electric SUV.
Start the car up and, like other electric cars, there’s an eerie silence in the cabin. The motor produces 136hp, but what’s more interesting is that it makes 395Nm from the go, so it’s very responsive. Drive it in a sedate manner and the Kona rewards the driver with a refined and smooth driving experience. The build-up of speed is instant, so every flex of the right foot has a corresponding reaction without any delay. Every time you put your foot down, the front tyres inevitably chirp as they try to cope with all the instant performance transmitted. The Kona is said to accelerate from 0-100kph in an impressive 9.7sec, and there’s little to doubt this claim. Pedal to the metal, the car managed to achieve 150kph on the back straight of the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) rather effortlessly.
There are four driving modes – Eco Plus, Eco, Comfort and Sport – all of which alter the engine responsiveness as well as the regenerative braking intensity. In Eco Plus mode, the max vehicle speed is restricted to 90kph, and the air-con turns off to maximise range (can be turned on manually); regenerative braking too is maximum in this mode. This mode is particularly handy when low on charge. Sport mode has a noticeable surge in performance, with the sharpest throttle responses and the least amount of regenerative braking.
It’s even possible to drive the Kona with just the one pedal (the accelerator), thanks to regenerative braking function. Paddleshifters are offered; they aren't used to change gears but to alter the intensity of regenerative braking. Uniquely, it’s even possible to brake and come to a complete halt by pulling the left paddle. The actual brakes feel a bit grabby, but there’s some lull in the pedal feel initially.
Our driving was limited to the race track, so while we can’t comment on the Kona's ride comfort, we did get a taste of its handling and dynamics. The Hyundai Kona feels willing to change direction, and although the steering isn’t the sharpest one around, it is light and weights up consistently with speed. Also, because the battery packs are placed below the seats within the wheelbase, the centre of gravity of the car is low, making body roll negligible around corners.
A 7.2kW wall-box charger and a 2.8kW portable charger are provided with every Kona. Hyundai also assists with the installation of the wall box charger, which can be set up at the user's residence or office. It takes a little over 6 hours to charge the Kona from 0-100 percent. If buyers wish to buy an additional wall box, it'll cost them about Rs 80,000. The portable charger that’ll fit into any 15 ampere 3-pin socket would take 19 hours to charge the battery completely. There’s even a DC fast-charging option; it can reach almost 80% charge in merely 57min. However, for the time being, these are few and far between. Indian Oil will have one fast-charging facility in four metro cities, and so will the 15 Hyundai dealers in the 11 cities which sell the Kona.
What’s the upkeep like?
Hyundai is offering a 3-year standard warranty on the Kona, with no restriction on the kilometres. In addition, there’s an 8-year/1,60,000km warranty on the battery pack. We’re told that its battery life is 12-13 years or 2,000 cycles, which means 2,000 full charges from 0-100 percent; this means, in theory, the battery should last for over 9 lakh kilometres. Those concerned about regular upkeep would be happy to know that it would cost Rs 7,407 annually to service the Kona, and that specific training has been imparted to certain dealers.
If you’re looking for a posh secondary car that'll be an urban runabout, the Hyundai Kona electric is rather competent. It is compact in dimensions and feature-rich. Think of it as a competitor to cars like a Mercedes A-class or the now-discontinued Volvo V40 Cross Country, and you’ll see it in the right light. Yes, it does miss the snob value, but what really strengthens the Kona’s case is that it is 100 percent electric, so it comes with a feel-good factor of being clean and green. What’s more important is that it is practical with an impressive travel range, and this, to an extent, takes care of the ‘range anxiety’ associated with electric vehicles. Its Rs 25.30 lakh price tag makes it appear pricey at first, but when you factor in its green credentials, the technology on offer, the warranty packages, and the low running costs, the Kona makes a compelling case for itself. All said, the Hyundai Kona is an EV that you'd want to buy.
Price Rs 25.30 lakh*
Tyres 215/55 R17
Motor type Permanent magnet, synchronous motor
Power 136hp
Torque 395Nm
Gearbox Automatic, Single speed reduction gear
Battery Type Lithium-ion
Battery Capacity 39.2kWh
AC charging (0-100%) Approx 6h 10min
DC charging at 50kW (0-80%) Approx 57min
Suspension (f/r) McPherson strut/Multi-link
Brakes (f/r) Disc/Disc
*Prices are introductory and ex-showroom, pan-India
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“We would provide her updates just to let her know that we hadn’t forgotten about her or her daughter,” Elfo said in an interview this week with The Bellingham Herald.
One year ago this week, on Dec. 12, 2017 — Mary’s birthday — Elfo drove up to the family home once more, this time bringing news that they had made an arrest in the cold case — 28 years after Mandy’s death.
“I think the highlight of my career, and it’s been a long one ... is being able to tell Mrs. Stavik that the case had finally been solved,” Elfo said. “People have traveled the world trying to solve the case. There’s been lots of effort from a lot of different detectives, generations of detectives have come and retired. This has been something our deputies have worked long and hard on. We’re really proud of people that put work into the case and we will hopefully have justice for Mandy and her family.”
Timothy Forrest Bass, 51, of Everson was arrested and charged with first-degree murder related to Mandy’s death.
Suspects can be charged with first-degree murder in Washington state if they either attempted to commit or did commit the crime of rape or kidnapping and then fled, which resulted in the victim’s death. There is no statute of limitations for murder.
As reported earlier in The Bellingham Herald, Bass was also charged with first-degree rape in late January, but due to statute of limitations concerns, the charge was dismissed in mid-May.
Trial set for April
Bass’ trial is tentatively set for April 8, and he remains in the Whatcom County Jail in lieu of $1 million bail.
If convicted, he could face 20 years to life in prison.
Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney David McEachran said he will likely be called back as a special prosecutor for trial, since he will be retiring at the end of the year.
“I’ve worked on the case since 1989 and would love to see it to the end,” McEachran said Tuesday in an interview with The Herald.
Timothy Bass sits with his attorneys during the first day of an evidence suppression hearing this week at the Whatcom County Courthouse in Bellingham. Bass is accused in the 1989 murder of 18-year-old Amanda “Mandy” Stavik of Acme. Staff The Bellingham Herald file
After Mandy’s death, a DNA profile was created from evidence taken from her body during an autopsy. The sheriff’s office did a voluntary DNA campaign, collecting evidence from at least 50 people in the Acme area where Mandy lived. More than 30 samples were sent to the Washington State Crime Lab for analysis, but none of them matched the suspect profile, according to Whatcom County Superior Court records.
During the investigation, Bass was contacted twice at his home by law enforcement, but after speaking with family members, declined to give a sample. Detectives learned Bass worked as a delivery driver for Franz Bakery and in 2013 requested his delivery route and permission to collect a DNA sample from his work vehicle.
A coworker at Franz put detectives in touch with corporate officials, but the company ultimately decided not to turn the information over without a search warrant, as previously reported in The Herald.
With the arrest in the 28-year-old murder of Mandy Stavik case, we looked in the files for images from the 1989 case. Stavik was 18 when she disappeared Nov. 24, 1989, after going jogging with the family dog near her mother’s home near Acme.
In the spring of 2017, a detective came back to Franz, where the coworker recognized him. The coworker eventually learned the detective was investigating Mandy’s murder, and turned over Bass’ delivery route and the general times he would be in those areas.
“I just gave it to (the officer). After I asked if it was that case and who it was, I felt a basic human moral obligation to help,” the woman said during a hearing in late August.
The coworker said she watched Bass for a period of time to see if he threw anything away and was able to collect a plastic cup and Coke can he drank out of, which she turned over to detectives. The woman said she “had a daughter and would hope that someone would do the same if it were her daughter,” court records state.
Both items were sent to the state crime lab. Bass’ DNA matched that found in Mandy’s body, according to court records. The chance investigators would select a random, unrelated citizen in the U.S. with a matching DNA profile is 1 in 11 quadrillion, records show.
The DNA profile match led to Bass’ arrest one year ago.
When Bass was interviewed by investigators in December 2017, he initially denied any contact or sexual relations with Mandy. After he was told about the matching DNA profile, Bass indicated he had a consensual intimate relationship with Mandy prior to her disappearance, according to court records.
With the exception of identical twins, each person has a unique DNA profile. This makes DNA matching a powerful tool for finding and convicting the perpetrator of a crime.
Stephen Jackson, one of Bass’ public defenders, filed a motion to suppress the DNA evidence in the case, meaning it couldn’t be used during a trial. Jackson argued Bass’ Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure was violated and that the coworker was acting as an agent of the state when she collected the cup and can.
A person acts as an agent of the state if the person performing the search intended to assist law enforcement efforts rather than further their own ends, and if the government knew of and accepted the conduct, according to court records.
Judge Raquel Montoya-Lewis ruled at a suppression hearing in late August that while Bass had a reasonable expectation of privacy at work, the woman was not acting as an agent of the state and his rights were not violated, as previously reported in The Herald. Montoya-Lewis said there was little evidence presented during the testimony at the suppression hearing that would suggest detectives had directly or indirectly told the coworker to collect an item from Bass that contained his DNA.
Montoya-Lewis said because the woman came up with the idea on her own and said she felt an obligation to help, she was not acting as an agent of the state and the DNA evidence could be used during trial.
Jackson appealed Montoya-Lewis’ decision to the Court of Appeals. On Oct. 25, Court of Appeals Commissioner Mary Neel denied the review of Montoya-Lewis’ decision to not suppress the DNA evidence in the case, saying that “Mr. Bass has not demonstrated that the court’s conclusion is obvious error,” according to court records reviewed by The Herald.
“Discretionary review is an extraordinary step for an appellate court to take because the case isn’t closed, the case hasn’t been adjudicated to guilt or innocence. So you’re asking for relief based on some really narrow criteria, which is that the Superior Court committed obvious error or probable error,” Jackson said in an interview Thursday with The Herald.
Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo discusses the arrest of Timothy Forrest Bass, 50, of Everson for the 1989 murder of 18-year-old Mandy Stavik of Acme at a press conference on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017.
On Oct. 30, Jackson filed another motion that appeals the commissioner’s decision to a panel of Appeals Court judges. Judges are elected officials, while commissioners are appointed by the court system and aren’t allowed to hear jury trials unless each party in the trial agrees.
“We were denied the ability to argue the case in front of the appellate court and we’re basically asking the court to take a look at what we’ve got,” Jackson said.
Friday evening, the panel of Appeals Court judges denied that motion, Jackson messaged The Bellingham Herald.
“I’m disappointed at the appellate court’s decision,” Jackson said Friday. “Now the focus is only on preparing for trial and showing that Mr. Bass had nothing to do with this case.”
On Wednesday, the one year anniversary of Bass’ arrest, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office held an awards ceremony. Both the crime analysis unit and the detective division received unit citations, or awards honoring their work during Mandy’s case, as well as during several other major cases.
Mandy’s case was “part of the overall work that they do where they make a difference,” Undersheriff Jeff Parks said in an interview with The Herald Friday.
Sheriff Elfo said he hasn’t seen Mary since the day he told her they made an arrest in her daughter’s case. He said that’s partly due to her moving out of the county, but said he expected to see her again in the future. Elfo said he believed that Mary had begun to “lose faith and confidence” that his office would solve Mandy’s murder, but when he told her of Bass’ arrest, he thought she looked relieved and hopeful.
“Sometimes we talk to victims like that and they’re despairing after that long of a period. We try to assure them and I think the previous two sheriffs had done the same over that 30-year course. We were committed to doing everything perceivable until this case was solved,” Elfo said. “As I said, we sent deputies all over the world, even as far as Cambodia. This case has remained a top priority for the sheriff’s office.”
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Several factors contributed to crush at Celtic Park, report finds
Mar 27th 2019 12:26PM
A review into a crush at Celtic Park before an Old Firm game has found a “unique set of circumstances” contributed to the incident.
The independent report found that there was no single direct cause for the incident at the Janefield Street entrance on September 2 last year and that a number of individual factors came together to contribute towards what happened.
One person was taken to hospital after falling from a wall while four others were treated by first-aiders at the scene following the crush at the first Old Firm game of the season.
Celtic FC ordered sports event safety management consultants Fairhurst to carry out an independent review into the incident.
Fairhurst Review Update.
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) March 27, 2019
The Fairhurst review said that contributory factors it identified “acted collectively to present a unique set of circumstances on the 2nd September 2018, which had not occurred previously at Celtic Park”.
They included segregation arrangements and the balance of supporter attendance numbers at the match, which was attended by 56,294 supporters, 54,344 of whom were home supporters and 796 away supporters, with the balance being hospitality guests.
This was very different to previous fixtures between the two clubs when around 7,000 away supporters attended.
Other contributory factors included a “constrained window” for supporters attending the match to arrive due to the combined effect of the kick-off time, limited public transport and the closure of the railway station closest to the stadium.
The high volume of home supporters arriving and the impact of this on the North Stand underpass, and the way contingency plans operated also contributed to the incident.
A Celtic FC spokesman said: “The safety and welfare of supporters visiting Celtic Park will always be our priority and it was therefore essential that a comprehensive and independent review was undertaken.
“We would like to thank Fairhurst for their rigorous work and to thank our supporters and the wide range of agencies who have contributed to the review.
“We regret the events which took place and we will continue to work with Fairhurst in connection with their recommendations, building on our existing good practices, to ensure that Celtic Park continues to be a safe place to visit.”
The review found that communication with supporters during the progress of the incident could have been improved, with stewards and police officers not obviously visible to supporters due to the density of the crowd.
It said that a “significant factor in the positive resolution of the incident was the behaviour and mutual concern displayed by those supporters who were involved in the incident.”
Supporters were also invited to contribute to the study, with more than 490 responding.
The review found that planning arrangements for the match were in line with those expected for a high profile fixture.
Fairhurst said it has carried out a comprehensive analysis of events on September 2 and has made 29 recommendations.
A spokesman for the firm said: “We have already assisted Celtic with the implementation of our interim recommendations.
“Fairhurst has worked together with Celtic and Police Scotland to incorporate our recommendations into the planning for the match on March 31, 2019 and we will be in attendance at the match to observe the operation of the safety arrangements.”
Chief Superintendent Brian McInulty said: “Police Scotland has been pleased to engage with Fairhurst during their review that was commissioned by Celtic Football Club.
“The safety of spectators attending football matches is a matter for the home clubs and we work with them very closely to support their planning.
“The findings and recommendations from the review were made available to us and they will be implemented as part of our match planning.”
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By Stuart Matthews
Thu 14 Oct 2010 04:00 AM
EC Harris International LTD
Help at hand
As an international consultant for a booming construction market, EC Harris had to make quick decisions over its future when the downturn arrived, only to find that its advice was needed more than ever, says Middle East MD John Williams.
EC Harris Middle \nEast managing director, \nJohn Williams.
As an international consultant for a booming construction
market, EC Harris had to make quick decisions over its future when the downturn
arrived, only to find that its advice was needed more than ever, says Middle
East MD John Williams.
Two years ago EC Harris’ John Williams, like so many other
professionals in the construction industry, moved from a country with a
dwindling economy to the land of opportunities.
He had the world at his feet; a company that was doubling
the size of its workforce every 18 months, a huge portfolio of work and the
prospect of long-term growth. “Dubai
was a hub of activity. If you were going to build anywhere, this was the place
to do it,” he recalls. “Projects were massive and I had the accountability for
helping built capability in the commercial property sector.”
With nearly 100 years experience under its belt, EC Harris,
an international consultancy, was already famous for acting as a trusted
advisor for clients seeking assistance in everything from planning and
executing projects through to handover. Dubai
would only generate more business for the company, or so Williams thought.
“It became a different story in terms of what happened in
the market here. We had to take a long hard look at diversifying our portfolio,”
he explains. “I’ve been on the same rollercoaster as many other people.”
Luckily, EC Harris invested in building infrastructure in
the oil and gas sector prior to the downturn, which helped the business to
remain stable and, over the last 18 months, it has focused on building a client
base in the education and health sectors.
But, that wasn’t enough for Williams and his team; not only
did they branch out into other industries, they also broadened their service
offering to meet client needs.
Change of strategy
During the boom times, projects were built to sell and there
was no shortage of investors willing to hand over their cash. Now, of course,
the situation has turned around and developers are finding that they have a lot
of stock that they need to manage. However, rather than sitting on worthless
assets, they are realising that they can get value from their portfolios. Enter
EC Harris.
“We advise them on how to create asset departments. The
financiers, who will now be looking at them as an asset owner rather than a
developer, will want to know about charges, annual maintenance agreements and
so on. There is a real need for data control so we help them to set that up,”
explains Williams.
“In the past there was a ‘let’s build, build, build’ approach.
Now we’re starting to operate, we’re starting to own, and we’re starting to
have better tenant relationships,” he adds.
Another reason why developers should learn create value out
of their built assets is because they need to maintain a good reputation in a
highly competitive market. The service provider sector is rapidly expanding and
there is a risk that construction companies’ brands will be damaged if their
services aren’t up to scratch after handover.
In light of this, explains Williams, developers such as
Emaar Properties are creating their own service providers, and EC Harris is
even advising clients on how to build and grow their own FM organisations. “A
developer should see the key issue as brand protection and enhancement – what
is best for his customer is best for his brand,” he says.
“The current market has a limited number of quality service
providers so many developers are forced to set up their own services companies,
just to make sure that their customers are being looked after.”
FM route
So, if developers are to manage their own stock, what do
they need to understand about the facilities management sector?
“Developers need to understand that they have a completely
different business model to that of an FM company. One is project based and the
other is service based. In addition, a quality services business needs a
certain scale to be able to offer customer service 24/7,” Williams says.
“Also, a developer cannot make a short-term commitment to
this market as a service provider. This is a long term proposition where the
market will take a few years to mature and deliver solid returns. Owners and
occupiers are increasingly looking to live or work in a safe or well maintained
place. So, that means forming a strategy around the environment, safety,
communications, interaction and so on. It is a lot more than just fixing light
bulbs.”
But shouldn’t a
construction company focus on its core business rather than offering services
it isn’t specialised in?
“You’ve got to look at it almost like a sliding scale. If
you’re a developer with good clout in the market place and you have good
suppliers and strong service level agreements, you could be quite happy to have
outsourced service providers.”
And, a number of developers have already created services
businesses, according to Williams. “We think that the market will consolidate
over the next two years to a smaller number of larger providers and one or two
boutique firms.”
At a time of crisis, EC Harris saw a gap in the market to help
struggling developers. But sometimes creating value means paying high
short-term costs to gain long-term savings.
“I think environmental social consciousness is higher than
ever but people at times of belt tightening worry about their wallets. And, its
push comes to shove time. Will people pay more now for lower heating bills or
more now for a building where the sustainability profile has been thought
about? I just don’t know.
“We find that, at times like this, the people that will lead
this agenda will be the public bodies and the very responsible developers
because they will know that they need to sustain a position on sustainability,”
Williams suggests.
EC Harris is also generating value for its own businesses by
working on projects in Saudi Arabia
and Qatar.
New projects are also pushing the company out of the GCC and into places like Jordan. But
Williams insists that Dubai
is still a good place to do business.
“Interestingly, we are starting to see people investing in
the market again so, by the end of the year, we’ll probably start to see a lot
more work here and maybe some movement in some of the projects which were
partially finished.
“This gives us two opportunities – one is to close out some
projects that we were involved in before, but equally, there’s an opportunity
for us to effectively help those with distressed assets.”
EC Harris Middle East head of client solutions Simon Light
lists seven simple fixes to slash your built asset’s carbon use.
Buildings are responsible for at least 40% of the world’s
greenhouse gas emissions, according to reliable estimates. But the good news is
that seven straightforward tried-and-tested suggestions can make a massive
difference to a built assets’ carbon footprint.
Implementing all of them should cost between US $100,000 and
$150,000, depending on the size and nature of your building. But they should
pay for themselves within just three years.
In 2006, we helped Britain’s
Department for Education to renovate its Sanctuary Buildings headquarters in
central London.
The reconfiguration cut the department’s carbon footprint in London by around 50% and is saving the
taxpayer £10 million every year in rent and rates alone.
Of course, the best way to be energy efficient is to design
better newly-built property in the first place, but few companies and
institutions have the luxury of starting from scratch.
The measures may add 4% to 6% to the cost of a new building,
but they could increase its value by between 3% and 8%. Also, energy efficient
buildings are easier to sell, and more popular with tenants, helping you to
minimise voids in rental revenue where there are
no occupiers.
So here are some quick and easy to-implement measures that
EC Harris has employed
to reduce your built asset’s carbon footprint.
1. Automatic Meter Reading
The first question to ask is; how much energy are you using
at the moment? You might be surprised how difficult that is to answer. The
chances are you are consuming too much.
Many buildings still have electricity, gas and water meters
that are read manually. However, there is a more
reliable and far cheaper way: Smart Meter Reading. Utility meters send readings
using web-based wireless technology, such as ZigBee.
Modern databases and dashboard software can instantly
display and analyse energy consumption from all the buildings in a company.
This puts building owners and occupiers in control. Managers
can see how much energy is being used, and so they can focus on how much is
being wasted, and where and when it is being wasted. They can even set up
automatic alerts to warn them that energy use is spiking.
2. Make sure your controls are set properly
When did you last review the setting on your existing
heating, cooling and lighting controls? They may have made sense when the building
management systems were first installed, but that could be years ago. If
settings for time clocks and thermostats don’t align with the way people use a
building, then you are probably wasting power.
Set points need to be challenged and reviewed. Evidence is
suggesting that IT server rooms can be run to a higher temperature of 25 to 27
degrees, without any increase in risk. Every one degree temperature difference
can save up to 10% of energy consumption so challenging the norm and setting to
22 or 24 degrees can result in significant savings, subject to having suitable
de-humidifying systems in place.
3. Reduce voltage
The official voltage in the UAE is 220V, but in practice
that can vary. Often, the actual voltage can be higher - and that is bad for your
equipment. That means more frequent breakdowns and higher replacement costs.
One common solution is to fit a regulator on the main
electrical supply to your premises. This will stabilise to an appropriate
voltage to lengthen the life of your equipment and save power too.
4. Good housekeeping
Dust and grime builds up even in the best-run heating and
ventilating systems. When grilles are blocked by dirt, fans have to work extra
hard to force air through them. That is wasteful so make sure that they are cleaned
regularly. Dirt also misleads sensors, and can force air conditioning to
operate when it is not needed.
5. New lighting
One of the quickest ways to cut energy consumption and get a
swift return on investment is to replace old-fashioned lighting. Newer
technologies such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are increasingly replacing
halogen spotlights in shops and hotels, as well as offices.
In addition to producing more light per watt, they also
create much less heat and will therefore cut the load on air conditioning
For bigger spaces, consider fitting the latest T5
fluorescent tubes. They are smaller than traditional fluorescents, and much
brighter. They have a longer life, which is important for factories and
hospitals where inaccessible lights can be inconvenient to replace, and
it also means lower maintenance bills too.
Look at automatic light sensors too for warehouses and other
buildings, particularly in low-use areas such as escape stairs, plant and store
A well-calibrated motion sensor system will turn on lights
only when people enter that area. Push button switches for meeting rooms are
also an option and can be set for a certain length of time before switching
6. Free hot water
Air conditioning units pump a huge amount of heat that has
been removed from office spaces and inside buildings into the atmosphere. That wasted energy can supply piping hot
water for your building for free, if you fit a variable refrigerant flow
7. Empower your staff
Involve your staff in saving energy. Changing people’s
behaviour can cut energy bills by 5% to 20%. Encourage staff to switch off
lights and power down computers. With so much public concern about global
warming, you might be surprised how willing your employees are to save energy,
and money. You just need to empower and permit them to do so. Be positive and
reward them for their efforts.
For all the latest construction news from the UAE and Gulf countries, follow us on Twitter and Linkedin, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube page, which is updated daily.
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Live the timeless beauty of Tuscany, Italy’s most storied region, with a six night stay in PistoiaDelve into the Renaissance city of Florence on a walking tour and see the world-famous “David” at the AccademiaExplore the mesmerizing art and architecture of Siena and San GimignanoMarvel at the iconic leaning tower of Pisa and discover the walled city of LuccaGet to know the Chianti region and sample its acclaimed vintages at a lunch and wine tasting experienceWalk in the footsteps of Leonardo da Vinci on an insightful walking tour
FLORENCE OR PISA I PISTOIA
Upon arrival proceed to baggage claim. After clearing customs, you will be met by our local representative and transferred to your hotel in Pistoia. With its medieval streets and irregularly-shaped piazzas, prestigious palaces and small tower-houses, unexpected series of churches and cloisters, Pistoia is perfect for travelers who appreciate elegance and refined beauty. A welcome drink will be followed by dinner at the hotel. (D)
PISTOIA I FLORENCE I PISTOIA
After enjoying breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to Pistoia railway station where you will board your train to Florence. Start your tour with a visit of the Accademia, famous worldwide for housing one of Michelangelo’s masterpieces – the “David”. From the classic elegance of Brunelleschi’s Duomo and Baptistery to the magnificent Piazza della Signoria and the breathtaking city view from the famous Boboli Gardens, Florence inspires and delights at every turn. Your walking tour will take you through streets and piazzas lined up with elegant Renaissance-style buildings and gorgeous marble sculptures, fine leather and jewelry stores, and restaurants serving local delicacies. Return to Pistoia by train and transfer to your hotel. (B)
PISTOIA I SIENA I SAN GIMIGNANO I PISTOIA
Today you will spend an unforgettable day savoring the essence of Tuscany. A scenic drive through gentle rolling hills dotted with lush vineyards, green olive trees and sunflowers fields will take you to Siena, a medieval city made up of yellow-ochre buildings, terracotta rooftops and green shutters. Learn about the world’s oldest bank, the spectacular Duomo and Piazza del Campo, a shell shaped 12th Century square and site of the 600 year old bi-annual Palio horserace, before heading to San Gimignano. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, San Gimignano is nicknamed “the Medieval Manhattan”. Of the original 72 towers that centuries ago graced its skyline, today only 13 remain. Time to roam the picturesque streets and squares, to browse the local shops and to try an award-winning gelato before heading back to Pistoia. Tonight enjoy dinner at a local “pizzeria” in Pistoia. Overnight at the hotel. (B,D)
PISTOIA I PISA I LUCCA I PISTOIA
Today you will visit two more Tuscan treasures: Pisa and Lucca. Gateway to the Tuscan hills, Pisa is a medieval city of architectural masterpieces, and in its heyday, one of Italy's most powerful maritime republics. Native son Galileo Galilei may be long gone, but students still come here to study at the prestigious university where he once taught. During your guided tour you will see Pisa's symbol - the Leaning Tower. Originally intended as a bell tower it’s the most well-known of the buildings comprising the Campo dei Miracoli, or Field of Miracles. Site of Galileo’s gravitational experiments, the tower began to tilt even before it was finished and the angle has increased alarmingly. Elsewhere in the complex, you will visit the magnificent Cathedral with its dark grey marble and white stone geometric patterns later imitated all over Tuscany, and the Baptistery, a perfect example of transition from the Romanesque to the Gothic style. Continue to the walled city of Lucca. Once a Roman town and birthplace of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, Lucca is known as "the city of the hundred churches". Your guided tour will take you to the city center where well preserved Middle Age palazzos are complemented by Art Nouveau shops embellished by delicate facades. Return to Pistoia for dinner and overnight at the hotel. (B,D)
PISTOIA I CHIANTI I PISTOIA
Today's tour will be an exploration of the heart of the Chianti Classico, the oldest wine region in the world that lies just South of Florence and North of Siena, amid a rolling carpet of lush green hills, sentinel cypress trees, ancient olive groves and sunflower and poppy fields. An included lunch at a local restaurant and wine tasting will make this experience a memorable one. Return to Pistoia in the late afternoon. Overnight at the hotel. (B,L)
PISTOIA I VINCI I PISTOIA
Today your local guide will take you on a walking tour of Pistoia. See the Romanesque church of S. Andrea, the Ospedale del Ceppo with the famous Giovanni della Robbia's startlingly colorful frieze, Piazza del Duomo with its cathedral, baptistery and intact medieval buildings, and Piazza della Sala, home to a typical Italian food market. After lunch at a local “trattoria” you will travel to the town of Vinci for a guided tour in the footsteps of Leonardo da Vinci, the most brilliant mind of all times! Painter, artist, architect, sculptor, anatomist, scientist, inventor, engineer, and musician, he is considered one of the greatest geniuses of mankind. Tonight enjoy dinner at the hotel. (B,L,D)
PISTOIA I FLORENCE OR PISA TO USA (OR EXTEND YOUR STAY)
PISTOIA I FLORENCE OR PISA TO USA (OR EXTEND YOUR STAY) Morning transfer to the airport for your return flight home. (B)
THE WINES OF PORTUGAL
WHEN IN SEVILLE
ROME, POMPEII & THE AMALFI COAST
WHEN IN LIMA
CLASSICAL ISRAEL
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BR Home Page > MLB Players > D Listing > Ike Davis Statistics and History
Ike Davis
Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left • Throws: Left
6-4, 220lb (193cm, 99kg)
Born: March 22, 1987 in Edina, MN us
Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 19th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chaparral HS (Scottsdale, AZ) and the New York Mets in the 1st round (18th) of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).
High School: Chaparral HS (Scottsdale, AZ)
School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: June 24, 2016 (Age 29-094d)
vs. MIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Agents: Octagon
National Team: us USA (Pro,18U,16U)
Full Name: Isaac Benjamin Davis
Twitter: @Iked29
Relatives: Son of Ron Davis
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21 NYM-min A- 58 239 215 17 55 15 0 0 17 0 0 23 43 .256 .326 .326 .652 70 8 0 0 1 2 BKN · NYPL
22 NYM-min A+,AA 114 488 429 58 128 31 3 20 71 0 2 57 112 .298 .381 .524 .906 225 3 1 0 1 3 SCE,BNG · FLOR,EL
23 NYM-min AAA 10 42 33 8 12 3 0 2 4 0 0 9 5 .364 .500 .636 1.136 21 0 0 0 0 0 BFL · IL
23 NYM NL 147 601 523 73 138 33 1 19 71 3 2 72 138 .264 .351 .440 .791 115 230 13 1 0 5 6 *3 RoY-7
24 NYM NL 36 149 129 20 39 8 1 7 25 0 0 17 31 .302 .383 .543 .925 156 70 5 1 0 2 3 3
25 NYM NL 156 584 519 66 118 26 0 32 90 0 2 61 141 .227 .308 .462 .771 111 240 10 1 0 3 3 *3
26 NYM-min AAA 21 92 75 21 22 7 0 7 13 0 0 17 18 .293 .424 .667 1.091 50 3 0 0 0 1 LVG · PCL
26 NYM NL 103 377 317 37 65 14 0 9 33 4 0 57 101 .205 .326 .334 .661 89 106 9 1 0 2 5 3
27 TOT NL 143 427 360 43 84 19 0 11 51 0 4 63 78 .233 .344 .378 .722 104 136 8 0 0 4 3 *3/D
27 NYM NL 12 30 24 4 5 1 0 1 5 0 0 6 4 .208 .367 .375 .742 115 9 0 0 0 0 0 /3
27 PIT NL 131 397 336 39 79 18 0 10 46 0 4 57 74 .235 .343 .378 .721 103 127 8 0 0 4 3 *3/D
28 OAK-min AAA 5 21 21 2 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 .238 .238 .286 .524 6 1 0 0 0 0 NVL · PCL
28 OAK AL 72 239 214 19 49 17 0 3 20 0 0 23 44 .229 .301 .350 .652 82 75 5 0 0 2 0 3/1D
29 TEX-NYY-min AAA 65 270 234 32 58 13 0 9 41 0 0 33 69 .248 .337 .419 .756 98 6 0 0 3 1 RRK,SWB · PCL,IL
29 NYY AL 8 15 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .214 .267 .214 .481 32 3 1 0 0 0 0 /3
30 LAD-min AAA,Rk 41 93 85 12 18 5 0 4 12 0 0 6 32 .212 .258 .412 .670 35 1 0 0 2 0 OKC,DGR · PCL,ARIZ
665 2392 2076 260 496 117 2 81 291 7 8 294 538 .239 .332 .414 .746 107 860 51 4 0 18 20
162 583 506 63 121 29 0 20 71 2 2 72 131 .239 .332 .414 .746 107 210 12 1 0 4 5
NYM (5 yrs)
454 1741 1512 200 365 82 2 68 224 7 4 213 415 .241 .334 .433 .767 112 655 37 4 0 12 17
PIT (1 yr)
131 397 336 39 79 18 0 10 46 0 4 57 74 .235 .343 .378 .721 103 127 8 0 0 4 3
NYY (1 yr)
8 15 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .214 .267 .214 .481 32 3 1 0 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr)
72 239 214 19 49 17 0 3 20 0 0 23 44 .229 .301 .350 .652 82 75 5 0 0 2 0
AL (2 yrs)
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Sussex screenings for 50th anniversary of The Beatles Yellow Submarine
Steve Payne
The Beatles’ legendary animated hit film Yellow Submarine is returning to cinemas across the UK on July 8 and tickets are now on sale for the Sussex screenings.
Dukes at Komedia and Duke of York’s Picturehouse in Brighton will be hosting the unmissable cinema event.
This momentous big-screen revival celebrates the 50th anniversary of the film’s original release, and everyone attending will receive an exclusive commemorative pack, including four stunning limited edition collector’s cards and a Peppertastic sticker set.
The visionary feature film designed by the great art director Heinz Edelmann can now be experienced in glorious surround sound with the ground-breaking animation stunningly restored.
Looking and sounding better than ever before, Yellow Submarine tells the story of how The Beatles’ battle the music-hating Blue Meanies armed only with the power of love.
From Lucy in The Sky with Diamonds to Nowhere Man, and Eleanor Rigby to All You Need is Love, Yellow Submarine features some of the most-loved songs from the greatest band in the world.
Certificate: U (tbc)
Tickets on sale at www.yellowsubmarine.film
Shazam! - fun, funny and full of heart
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Bible > Ezekiel > Chapter 45 > Verse 1
◄ Ezekiel 45:1 ►
"'When you allot the land as an inheritance, you are to present to the LORD a portion of the land as a sacred district, 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide; the entire area will be holy.
“When you divide the land among the tribes of Israel, you must set aside a section for the LORD as his holy portion. This piece of land will be 8 1 / 3 miles long and 6 2 / 3 miles wide. The entire area will be holy.
“When you allot the land as an inheritance, you shall set apart for the LORD a portion of the land as a holy district, 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits broad. It shall be holy throughout its whole extent.
When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy.
"And when you divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an allotment to the LORD, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of 25,000 cubits, and the width shall be 20,000. It shall be holy within all its boundary round about.
Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.
"When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, set aside a donation to the LORD, a holy portion of the land, 8 1/3 miles long and 6 2/3 miles wide. This entire region will be holy.
When the land of Israel is divided among the twelve tribes, you must set aside an area that will belong to me. This sacred area will be 12.5 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide.
When the land is divided to give each tribe a share, one part is to be dedicated to the LORD. It is to be 10 miles long by 8 miles wide. The entire area will be holy.
When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you must set aside a donation to the LORD, a holy portion of the land, 8 1/3 miles long and 6 2/3 miles wide. This entire tract of land will be holy.
"When you divide the land for an inheritance, you are to present a Terumah to the LORD, a consecrated portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. Everything within this area is to be treated as holy.
"'When you allot the land as an inheritance, you will offer an allotment to the LORD, a holy portion from the land; the length will be eight and a quarter miles and the width three and one-third miles. This entire area will be holy.
"'Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an offering to the LORD, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of twenty-five thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all its border all around.
" 'Divide the land by drawing lots for the property you will inherit. Set aside an area 43,750 feet long and 35,000 feet wide for the LORD. The entire area will be holy.
JPS Tanakh 1917
Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall set apart an offering unto the LORD, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand; it shall be holy in all the border thereof round about.
“And when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an allotment to the LORD, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of 25,000 cubits, and the width shall be 10,000. It shall be holy within all its boundary round about.
Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall separate a lot for the LORD of the land which ye shall consecrate: the length shall be the length of twenty-five thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all its borders round about.
Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer a district unto the LORD, a holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand rods, and the width shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all its territory all around.
Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an oblation to the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.
Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto Jehovah, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds , and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the border thereof round about.
Brenton Septuagint Translation
And when ye measure the land for inheritance, ye shall set apart first-fruits to the Lord, a holy space of the land, in length twenty and five thousand reeds, and in breadth twenty thousand; it shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.
And when you shall begin to divide the land by lot, separate ye firstfruits to the Lord, a portion of the land to be holy, in length twenty-five thousand and in breadth ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.
And when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer a heave-offering unto Jehovah, a holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand [cubits], and the breadth ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.
Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the border thereof round about.
Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation to the LORD, a holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all its borders on every side.
Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an offering to Yahweh, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of twenty-five thousand [reeds], and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all its border all around.
And in your causing the land to fall in inheritance, ye lift up a heave-offering to Jehovah, a holy portion of the land: the length -- five and twenty thousand is the length, and the breadth ten thousand; it is holy in all its border round about.
Consecration of the Land
1When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy. 2Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.…
So Moses commanded the Israelites, "Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance, which the LORD commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes.
Joshua 13:7
Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.
With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.
Ezekiel 45:2
Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.
You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.
Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west. In the center will be the sanctuary.
The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.
This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions, declares the Lord GOD.
Zechariah 14:20
On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling basins before the altar.
Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.
So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.
And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
ye shall offer
Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof…
Ezekiel 48:8-23
And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it…
The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
an holy portion [heb] holiness
Zechariah 14:20,21
In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar…
Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.
Ezekiel 42:16-19
He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about…
Ezekiel 3:5
For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
When you divide the land
הָאָ֜רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land
by lot
וּבְהַפִּֽילְכֶ֨ם (ū·ḇə·hap·pî·lə·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie
as an inheritance,
בְּנַחֲלָ֗ה (bə·na·ḥă·lāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion
you are to set aside
תָּרִימוּ֩ (tā·rî·mū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise
a portion
תְרוּמָ֨ה (ṯə·rū·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8641: Contribution, offering (for sacred uses)
for the LORD,
לַיהוָ֥ה ׀ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel
a holy
קֹדֶשׁ֮ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity
portion of
מִן־ (min-)
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of
הָאָרֶץ֒ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
25,000 [cubits]
חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה (ḥă·miš·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2568: Five
אֹ֗רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ)
Strong's Hebrew 753: Length
and 20,000 cubits
עֲשָׂ֣רָה (‘ă·śā·rāh)
Strong's Hebrew 6235: Ten
wide.
וְרֹ֖חַב (wə·rō·ḥaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7341: Breadth, width
ה֥וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are
בְכָל־ (ḇə·ḵāl-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every
tract of land
גְּבוּלָ֖הּ (gə·ḇū·lāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed
will be holy.
קֹדֶשׁ־ (qō·ḏeš-)
XLV.
This and the first part of the following chapter form a remarkable portion of the book. They first describe the setting apart of a large part of the whole land for the sanctuary, the priests, the prince, and the city, in a way and in a geographical position entirely unknown either in the past or the subsequent history of the people (Ezekiel 45:1-8). The portion assigned to the prince is to prevent violence and exaction on his part; in this connection all unjust measurements are to cease, and standard weights and measures are prescribed (Ezekiel 45:9-12). Then follow directions for the tax or "oblation" to be paid by the people to the prince, that he may be able to furnish the required sacrifices (Ezekiel 45:13-17). The chapter closes with directions concerning the daily sacrifices and the feasts, these feasts being in part unknown to the law; while some feasts that were prominent in the law are entirely omitted, and the ritual of nearly all is greatly changed. The whole is so different from the arrangements of the Mosaic economy, and so foreign to the restoration of that economy on the return from the exile, that it can only be explained of an ideal picture which both prophet and people understood was not to receive a literal realisation.
(1) When ye shall divide by lot.--The same expression is used in Ezekiel 47:22; Ezekiel 48:29, as it had long before been used in Joshua 13:6; but that it does not imply anything of chance is plain from the fact that in Ezekiel 48 a definite portion of the land is assigned to each of the tribes by name. The idea seems to be the same as is conveyed by our word allotment.
An oblation.--Literally a heave offering. This portion of the land is thus called from its analogy to the sacrificial gifts which were lifted up or heaved before the Lord. As a small portion of these was burned upon the altar and the rest given to the priests, so here, a small part of this territory was to be occupied by the sanctuary and the rest given to the priests and Levites. A fuller description of this oblation is given in Ezekiel 48:8-22; it is here merely mentioned in connection with the support of the priests and the prince.
Five and twenty thousand.--In the original there is no mention of the measure to be used, but the English has rightly supplied reeds. This is plain both from the size of the precincts of the Temple, which are made 500 reeds square in Ezekiel 42:16-20, and from the special mention of cubits in Ezekiel 45:2 implying that the measure in other cases was different. The length is from east to west, as shown by Ezekiel 48:8. This length of 25,000 reeds or 150,000 cubits is something over forty-seven statute miles. For its location and comparative size see the map under Ezekiel 48.
The breadth shall be ten thousand.--The Greek here reads twenty thousand, and many would alter the text accordingly, but without any advantage. We know from Ezekiel 48:8; Ezekiel 48:20, that the whole width of the oblation was 25,000, the same as its length; and this was made up of three portions: the northernmost, 10,000 wide (Ezekiel 48:13), for the Levites; the next, of the same width (Ezekiel 48:10), for the priests, in the midst of which was the sanctuary; and the remainder, half as wide (Ezekiel 48:15), for "a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs." Yet while this whole territory is there called the oblation, the particular portion for the priests is also called by the same name (Ezekiel 48:9). The word may therefore be used here in the same sense as there, for that part of the oblation which was for the priests: the oblation of the oblation.
Verses 1-8. - The portions of land that should be allotted to the sanctuary, the city, and the prince. Verse 1. - Moreover, When ye shall divide by lot the land (literally, and in your causing the land to fall) for inheritance. As the territory of Canaan had been originally divided by lot among the twelve tribes after the conquest (comp. Numbers 26:55; Numbers 33:54; Joshua 13:6, etc.), this same method of allocating the soil amongst the new community should be followed on a second time taking possession of it after the exile. Currey believes the phrase, "divide by lot," "does not imply anything like casting lots, but is equivalent to our notion of allotment, the several portions being assigned by rule." There is, however, little doubt "lots" were cast to determine, if not the actual size, at least the precise situation, of each tribe's territory (see REFERENCE_WORK:Keil & DelitzschNumbers 26:54 Keil and 'Pulpit Commentary' on Numbers 26:54). That no such methodical distribution of Canaan ever took place, or for that matter could hays taken place amongst the returned exiles, should be proof sufficient that the prophet here moves in the region of the ideal and symbolical rather than of the real and literal. Ye shall offer an oblation -literally, lift up a heave offering (comp. Ezekiel 44:80; Exodus 25:2, 3; Exodus 29:28; Exodus 30:13, 14; Leviticus 7:14, 32; Leviticus 22:12; Numbers 15:19; Numbers 18:24) - unto the Lord, an holy portion of the land; literally, a holy (portion) from the land. Very significantly, in the new partition of Palestine the Lord's portion should be the first to be marked off and solemnly dedicated to Jehovah for the purposes to be forthwith specified. Those who, like Wellhansen and Smend, perceive in this allotment of land to Jehovah, and therefore to the priests, a contradiction to Ezekiel 44:28, omit to notice first that Jehovah required some place on which his sanctuary might be erected, and the priests some ground on which to build houses for themselves; and secondly, that, so far as the priests were concerned, the laud was given by the people, not to them, but to Jehovah, and by him to them (comp. on Ezekiel 44:28). The exact site of this terumah, or "holy portion," is afterwards indicated (Ezekiel 48:8); meanwhile its dimensions are recorded. The length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. Whether "reeds" or "cubits" should be supplied after "thousand" has divided expositors. Bottcher, Hitzig, Ewald, Hengstenberg, and Smend decide for "cubits," principally on the grounds that "cubits" are mentioned in ver. 2; that "cubits" have been the usual measure hitherto, even (as they contend) in Ezekiel 42:16; and that otherwise the dimensions of this sacred territory must have been colossal, in fact, out of all proportion to the Holy Land, viz. about 720 square miles (25,000 reeds, or 42.5 miles, × 10,000 reeds, or 17 miles, = 722.5 square miles). Havernick, Keil, Kliefoth, Currey, and Plumptre favor "reeds," chiefly for the reasons that in ver. 2 "cubits" are specified, and are therefore to be regarded as exceptional; that the customary measuring instrument throughout has been a reed (see Ezekiel 40:5; Ezekiel 42:16); and that the dimensions, which Ezekiel designed should be colossal (comp. Ezekiel 40:2), correspond exactly with the measurements afterwards given in Ezekiel 48, if these he in reeds, but not if they be in cubits. As to the breadth of this terumah from east to west, Hitzig, Keil, Smend, Schroder, and Plumptre follow the LXX. (εἴκοσι χιλιάδας) in substituting 20,000 for 10,000, considering that the space referred to in ver. 3 appears as if meant to be taken from an already measured larger area, which could only be that of ver. 1 - the portion in ver. 1 being the whole territory assigned to the priests and Levites, and that in ver. 3 the allotment for the priests. Kliefoth, however, contends that no necessity exists for tampering with the text, and certainly if vers. 1-4 be regarded as descriptive of the priests' portion only, and מִן in the phrase, "of this measure" (וּמִן־חַמִּדָּה הַזּלֺאת), in ver. 8 be rendered "according to" - a sense it may have (see Gesenius, sub voce), the supposed difficulty disappears. In this case the demonstrative this in the last clause will refer to the priests' portion exclusively; in the former ease, to the whole portion of the priests and Levites. That Ezekiel 48:14 declares the Levites' portion to be "holy unto the land" does not prove it must have been included in the holy terumah of ver. 1 Nor does this concession follow, as will appear, from ver. 7.
45:1-25 In the period here foretold, the worship and the ministers of God will be provided for; the princes will rule with justice, as holding their power under Christ; the people will live in peace, ease, and godliness. These things seem to be represented in language taken from the customs of the times in which the prophet wrote. Christ is our Passover that is sacrificed for us: we celebrate the memorial of that sacrifice, and feast upon it, triumphing in our deliverance out of the Egyptian slavery of sin, and our preservation from the destroying sword of Divine justice, in the Lord's supper, which is our passover feast; as the whole Christian life is, and must be, the feast of the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
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Home > Elders Bookstore > Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Carroll, Lewis
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London & New York: William Heinemann and Doubleday Page & Co.. Very Good. 1907. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good hardcover, limited edition, limited to 550 copies and signed by the publisher on the limitation page. This is the first edition, first printing. Cover has spotting on the rear board and light spotting to the front. Wear to spine ends and corner tips. Beautifully illustrated. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 162 pages .
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, tell the story of a young girl in a fantasy world filled with peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The classic tale of literary nonsense takes the reader on an exploration of logic and absurdities. The Alice books — sometimes combined or referred to with the abbreviated title Alice in Wonderland — have been translated into at least 97 languages with over a hundred different editions. The books have also been adapted numerous times into films (both live action and cartoon), plays, and musicals. Read more: Identifying first editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Author: Carroll, Lewis
Illustrator: Arthur Rackham
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The Kon-Tiki Expedition
by Heyerdahl, Thor
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Salt Lake City,Utah
London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1957. Paperback. VG. Wraps in white spine, orange and blue decorative paper covers. Fair amount of rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the tips of the corners. Light rubbing around the outside edges of the covers. Slight spine lean toward the front of the book. Some facial tears and tape marks on the inside of the front and rear covers. Previous owner's name on the half title page. Some evidence of handling on the first and last few pages. Part of "The Bridge Series," edited and abridged by G. C. Thornley. Illustrations by G. S. Ronalds. 146 pages. Uncommon.
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Don't Let's Go To the Dogs Tonight
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Alexandra Fuller was born in England in 1969. In 1972 she moved with her family to a farm in Rhodesia. After that country’s civil war in 1981, the Fullers moved first to Malawi, then to Zambia. Fuller received a B.A. from Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1994, she moved to Wyoming, where she still lives. She has two children. From the Hardcover edition. ...
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In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo, he looted its rubber, brutalized its people, and ultimately slashed its population by ten million--all the while shrewdly cultivating his reputation as a great humanitarian. Heroic efforts to expose these crimes eventually led to the first great human rights movement of the twentieth century, in which everyone from Mark Twain to the Archbishop of Canterbury participated. King Leopold's Ghost is the haunting account of a megalomaniac of monstrous proportions, a man as cunning, charming, and cruel as any of the great Shakespearean villains. It is also the deeply moving portrait of those who fought Leopold: a brave handful of missionaries, travelers, and young idealists who went to Africa for work or adventure and unexpectedly found themselves witnesses to a holocaust. Adam Hochschild brings this largely untold story alive with the wit and skill of a Barbara Tuchman. Like her, he knows that history often provides a far richer cast of characters than any novelist could invent. Chief among them is Edmund Morel, a young British shipping agent who went on to lead the international crusade against Leopold. Another hero of this tale, the Irish patriot Roger Casement, ended his life on a London gallows. Two courageous black Americans, George Washington Williams and William Sheppard, risked much to bring evidence of the Congo atrocities to the outside world. Sailing into the middle of the story was a young Congo River steamboat officer named Joseph Conrad. And looming above them all, the duplicitous billionaire King Leopold II. With great power and compassion, King Leopold's Ghost will brand the tragedy of the Congo--too long forgotten--onto the conscience of the West. ...
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NYT: Middle-Class Americans Must Sacrifice Their Suburbs to Aid Poor Immigrants
The federal government must force tens of millions of suburban voters to sacrifice their houses’ value, their quiet schools, and their green neighborhoods so poor immigrants can have cheaper rents and investors can build more houses, according to the New York Times‘ editorial board.
“The federal government is an irresistible force when it chooses to prioritize an issue. It is past time to prioritize the availability of affordable housing” for immigrants, says the July 7 editorial, titled “A New Approach on Housing Affordability.”
The editorial starts with a complaint about housing prices — but it never mentions the obvious fix: Ending the federal policy of annually importing 1 million immigrant workers, consumers, and renters, which inflates housing prices and class competition for good neighborhoods and good schools. Reduced immigration, in contrast, would raise Americans’ salaries, lower their housing prices, improve their schools, and also disappoint real-estate investors.
The editorial declares;
A growing number of Americans are struggling to cope with the high and rising cost of rental housing in the United States. On any given night last year, more than half a million Americans were homeless. Nearly 11 million households managed to keep a roof over their heads only by spending more than 50 percent of their income on rent, sharply curtailing their spending on food, health care and other needs. Millions more cannot afford to live in the neighborhoods where children are most likely to thrive, or in the cities where jobs are concentrated.
Three candidates — Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey; Julian Castro, the former secretary of housing and urban development under President Barack Obama; and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts — have proposed that the federal government should pressure local governments to allow more development [within suburbs] … Mr. Booker and Mr. Castro have proposed that the federal government should require local governments to adopt land-use reforms before they can obtain federal funding for infrastructure projects. The point is not to mandate construction of skyscrapers in place of suburban subdivisions. Rather, it is to require local jurisdictions to make reasonable plans to accommodate population growth — for example, by allowing small-scale apartment buildings in single-family neighborhoods.
The NYT’s “small-scale apartment buildings” link connects to a June 15 editorial by the board which lauds the progressive city of Minneapolis for taking single-family lot zoning away from the city’s homeowners. Suburbia is an economically inefficient “entitlement” for wealthy Americans, the paper claims:
in most places, [new] housing construction remains wildly unpopular. People who think of themselves as progressives, environmentalists and egalitarians fight fiercely against urban development, complaining about traffic and shadows and the sanctity of lawns.
That’s why a recent breakthrough in Minneapolis is so important. The city’s political leaders have constructed a broad consensus in favor of more housing. And the centerpiece is both simple and brilliant: Minneapolis is ending single-family zoning …
People should be free to live in a prairie-style house on a quarter-acre lot in the middle of Minneapolis, so long as they can afford the land and taxes. But zoning subsidizes that extravagance by prohibiting better, more concentrated use of the land. It allows people to own homes they could not afford if the same land could be used for an apartment building. It is a huge entitlement program for the benefit of the most entitled residents.
The loose fabric of single-family neighborhoods drives up the cost of housing by limiting the supply of available units. It contributes to climate change, by necessitating sprawl and long commutes. It constrains the economic potential of cities by limiting growth.
The phrase “constrains the economic potential” — hints at the bigger winner from the housing crunch created by mass migration — real estate investors:
A lobbying group for investors admits mass migration helps investors in major coastal cities but 'fails' Americans in heartland & rural towns. So it urges less immigration? No – it urges more migration to spike family housing prices outside major cities! https://t.co/1ROcCgspcq
— Neil Munro (@NeilMunroDC) May 16, 2019
Minneapolis’ decision to reduce the value of suburban housing is justified by racial inequality 93 years ago, according to the June 15 editorial by the board:
The 2015 shooting of Jamar Clark, a black man killed by Minneapolis police officers, focused the anger of the city’s black residents — and it persuaded some of their neighbors to listen more carefully. In the ensuing debates, many residents said they were surprised to learn that single-family zoning in Minneapolis, as in other cities, had deep roots in efforts to enforce racial segregation. Cities found that banning apartment construction in white neighborhoods was an effective proxy for racial discrimination, and the practice spread after it was validated by the Supreme Court in 1926.
In Minneapolis, the current political leaders argued that ending single-family zoning was a necessary step to rectify that history of racial discrimination. On many city lawns, signs that read “Neighbors for More Neighbors” stood alongside signs that read “Black Lives Matter.”
All of this deserves wide emulation by other American cities.
Naturally, the editorial board does not mention Minneapolis’ huge population of 50,000 imported poor people from Somalia, none of whom suffered from racial discrimination in Minneapolis 93 years ago.
Rising rents are blocking young Americans' normal move into big cities, so denying them income, career & wealth gains, also widening civic wealth gaps, say economic studies. Gov't worsens the problem when it uses immigration to spike economy for investors. https://t.co/HMGMZ6UHRQ
— Neil Munro (@NeilMunroDC) June 7, 2019
Poor people also need taxpayer-subsidized rents and mortgages to keep pace with middle-class Americans, the board adds in the July 7 editorial:
Rent subsidies also hold promise as a tool for reducing residential segregation. Poor children raised in economically diverse neighborhoods thrive by comparison with those raised in concentrations of poverty, yet subsidized housing tends to be built in neighborhoods with high levels of poverty. Under the Obama administration, renters in some cities were offered larger vouchers if they agreed to move to areas with better schools, where housing tends to be more expensive. The early results were promising, and the program deserves to be revived and expanded.
Government should use its power to force middle-class suburbanites to accept poor people and minorities in their neighborhoods and schools, the board said: “Proposals to make federal infrastructure funding contingent on land use reform also might be usefully extended by requiring affluent communities to accept affordable housing projects.”
The board does not say which Americans will pay the housing subsidies nor which investors will profit from the subsidies.
The editorials modestly declined to mention how many board members live in expensive and childless downtown apartments, where they quietly freeload off suburbanites’ hard-earned ability to raise the next generation of children in suburban parkland.
But the board does admit the political danger of reorganizing the nation’s suburbs to match the federal government’s high-migration/low-wages economic strategy:
This embrace of [suburban] deregulation merits particular praise because the states most resistant to allowing housing construction are the strongholds of the Democratic Party, in the Northeast and along the Pacific Coast, and the most resistant voters are the wealthy residents of those states who provide so much of the funding for Democratic presidential campaigns.
One way to look at this trend: Average Americans are being forced to begin subdividing their homes amid the poverty and population pressure caused by govt's preference for a high-migration/low-wage economy. Real-estate investors win, of course. https://t.co/PCCMKWAJ0O
— Neil Munro (@NeilMunroDC) July 3, 2019
Immigration Numbers:
Each year, roughly four million young Americans join the workforce after graduating from high school or university.
But the federal government then imports about 1.1 million legal immigrants and refreshes a resident population of roughly 1.5 million white-collar visa workers — including approximately one million H-1B workers — and approximately 500,000 blue-collar visa workers.
The government also prints out more than one million work permits for foreigners, tolerates about eight million illegal workers, and does not punish companies for employing the hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants who sneak across the border or overstay their legal visas each year.
This policy of inflating the labor supply boosts economic growth for investors because it ensures that employers do not have to compete for American workers by offering higher wages and better working conditions.
This policy of flooding the market with cheap, foreign, white-collar graduates and blue-collar labor also shifts enormous wealth from young employees towards older investors, even as it also widens wealth gaps, reduces high-tech investment, increases state and local tax burdens, and hurts children’s schools and college educations. It also pushes Americans away from high-tech careers and sidelines millions of marginalized Americans, including many who are now struggling with fentanyl addictions. The labor policy also moves business investment and wealth from the heartland to the coastal cities, explodes rents and housing costs, shrivels real estate values in the Midwest, and rewards investors for creating low-tech, labor-intensive workplaces.
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Sky News features Broadway Lodge and Big John
On Friday 28th December 2018, Sky News featured a piece focusing on Senior Support Worker John, affectionately known as Big John.
John is a key member of the team at Broadway Lodge and has openly talks about his past of addiction, committing crime and spending time in various prisons.
In the full report, John says “I was once a notorious criminal from North London and I’m now in recovery helping as many people as I can…I was spending thousands of pounds a day. Crack cocaine was my main addiction but I’d take absolutely anything.”
John admits to taking drugs whilst in prison and says that the criminal justice system didn’t help him to live a future without substances. But like so many other people seeking help for addiction, he eventually began a life in recovery at Broadway Lodge when he came for treatment in 2005 and has been clean ever since.
The full clip showed John speaking clients Tricia and Steve, as well as Darren who is homeless and sleeping in a public toilet for shelter. John says that helping others with addiction is his way of showing remorse.
He is an extremely dedicated, compassionate and selfless individual who makes a positive difference to our clients and to the lives of many people in active addiction and homelessness in the local community of Weston-super-Mare.
You can watch the shorter clip by clicking here.
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Ngbaka. Executioner's Sword, late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, wire, 7 5/16 x 20 11/16 in. (18.5 x 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1502. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1502_side_PS5.jpg)
Ngbaka. Executioner's Sword, late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, wire, 7 5/16 x 20 11/16 in. (18.5 x 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1502. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1502_bw.jpg)
Ngbaka. Executioner's Sword, late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, wire, 7 5/16 x 20 11/16 in. (18.5 x 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1502. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 22.1511_22.1502_22.1101_22.414_22.1106_22.457_22.1521_22.462_22.1508_22.544_bw.jpg)
Executioner's Sword
CULTURE Ngbaka
MEDIUM Copper alloy, wire
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
DATES late 19th or early 20th century
DIMENSIONS 7 5/16 x 20 11/16 in. (18.5 x 52.5 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
Raw/Cooked: Ulrike Müller
ACCESSION NUMBER 22.1502
CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
CAPTION Ngbaka. Executioner's Sword, late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, wire, 7 5/16 x 20 11/16 in. (18.5 x 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1502. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1502_side_PS5.jpg)
IMAGE side, CUR.22.1502_side_PS5.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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Home Buying Local Carversville Grocery Store: Taking it to the next level
Carversville Grocery Store: Taking it to the next level
What makes a great restaurant? A talented chef, quality ingredients, ambiance, good service, for sure. These days, however, thanks to the plethora of food shows, the spotlight shines brightly on the chef, who is supposed to be larger than life.
Ask a chef what makes an exceptional restaurant and he or she will tell you a different story. Quality ingredients, of course, and a clear vision, are important.
But what they will mostly talk about is people – their team – the professionals who work hard alongside the chef. And not just their talent and experience, but how well they work together. Without good team synergy, even the most talented chef cannot create a great restaurant.
When Max Hansen took over the Carversville General Store in May 2013, he knew this intuitively. He had created a strong team in his successful catering business. So, no problem, he thought, I’ll bring some talented chefs to the store and everything will fall into place.
Now, he admits, he may have been a little naïve.
“It’s taken me almost three years, but now I have this great cooking team,” he says. “The quality of the food, the talent here – it’s really a hidden gem. It’s not what you’d expect in a little country store.”
“When we first opened,” explains Max, “we did all the food production at our catering facility in Gardenville.” That’s all changed thanks to the team that Max has assembled over the last six to eight months. “Now everything is made on site.”
Porchetta breakfast sandwich. Photo courtesy of Max Hansen Kitchen
Chef Joe Frost came to the store in June 2015 and has built a strong team including Laura Loewen, Brian Scott, and Alex Cruz Romerez, all very experienced cooks and each with their own special set of skills.
Laura spent 11 years on the line at the Cross Keys Diner, baked pastry at Crossroads Bake Shop and spent six years working at Tabora Farm’s store in the deli section.
Brian, a Lambertville native, spent 10 years living and working in Brooklyn, including four years at Shelsky’s of Brooklyn, a traditional Jewish deli. “He makes the lightest matzoh balls I’ve ever tasted,” says Max. (See Brian’s do-it-yourself matzoh ball video here.) And, Alex, says Max, “makes the best meatballs.”
We have passionate people who love what they do.
Joe has quite a resume too, including 14 years working with George Perrier. So why come to a sleepy little country store?
“Max has such a great reputation,” he explains. “I wasn’t even looking. But I wanted a change of pace. My wife had a baby at the end of August and I want to spend time with my kid.”
Max wanted to take the store to the next level, explains Joe. He wanted the deli to become the focal point. “Now we make most of our meats in-house, including pastrami, corned beef, turkey, roast beef, and porchetta.” Joe bought a smoker too so look for smoked chicken wings and baby back ribs.
Case in point: Porchetta, the traditional Italian roasted meat. Most porchetta is pork loin stuffed with herbs and spices, rolled up, and roasted. Joe has his own recipe.
Smoked Porchetta; photo courtesy Max Hansen Kitchen
He first applies a dry rub to strips of pork tenderloin. Then he wraps the loin in bacon (1732 Garlic Insanity bacon, which you can also buy in the store) and lays it in an open pork belly. All of this is rolled up and tied. He then gives the final product another dry rub and puts the meat in the smoker for six hours. The result melts in your mouth.
Then there is the pastrami, a customer favorite. Even the New Yorkers in for the weekend approve. Joe makes it from short ribs, not the traditional brisket. “The meat is marbled with fat throughout,” he explains, “as opposed to on the outside, which a lot of people don’t like.”
But it’s not all about the beef. “The boys make incredible meats but I’ll look in the case and think, ‘we need color,’” says Laura.
So she makes the vegetable dishes and salads, as well as baked goods. “I just made raspberry tea bars – which I hadn’t made in years – and an orange rosemary pound cake.” Both she and Joe are very conscious of having healthy and vegetarian/vegan options too.
Salads in the case_photo courtesy of Max Hansen Kitchen
“It’s nice here because nobody is saying you must do this and this way,” she explains. “I’ll think, what would be a nice thing to have in the case right now? And then put it together. Joe trusts everybody and lets us do our own thing. We are a very harmonious team. We also have a lot of fun.”
When you see chopped liver, potato pancakes, chicken soup with matzoh balls, and other traditional Jewish food in the case, you can thank Brian. Working at Shelsky’s, a Jewish deli in Brooklyn, he learned the family’s recipes and has brought those favorites to the General Store.
Brian also mentions the feel of the team. “What I like most about working here is the upbeat atmosphere and attitude. We work together to make it a good experience for everyone,” he says. “Joe has brought great ideas to the store, and Max is so appreciative.”
The general store sits in the heart of Carversville and houses the post office (the town is named after a former postmaster named Carver).
As you walk into the store, look straight ahead – through a small shop of local crafts and art – and you will see the post office window.
But the food is to the left. At the stools by the window, you’ll see locals chatting over breakfast sandwiches and coffee. At lunchtime you may see the UPS driver at the register paying for his sandwich and chips. Or stop by on a weekend and the store may be full of a dozen spandex-clad cyclists, or a couple of New York weekenders.
Then pause to take it all in. The fresh-baked goods, the last-minute grocery items, the refrigerators filled with foods from local farmers, a cold case of fine cheeses. But head straight to the deli case and sandwich counter to experience what Joe and his team have created.
Above the deli case are three blackboards crammed full with descriptions of sandwiches. Breakfast sandwiches from the typical to the unexpected. Try the “Carversville Cured” Pastrami & Egg Sammy, with shaved short rib pastrami, two fried eggs, Cooper American cheese and smoked paprika Hollandaise on a grilled Kaiser roll.
Or if you are skipping the meat, go for the Mushroom & Swiss Scrambled with sautéed mushrooms, scrambled eggs, caramelized onions and Swiss cheese.
For lunch, you must try the Shaved Berkshire Porchetta Sandwich (creamy pickled tomato-mayo, sautéed poblanos and onions on a brioche roll). Or the Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese BLT (cream cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomato on bagel).
And the regulars – but done with a twist: House Roasted Fresh Turkey Breast (avocado crema, bacon jam, lettuce & tomato), Hot Roast Beef Melt (herb rubbed roast beef, caramelized onions, Swiss cheese, on griddled sour dough bread) and the MHCG Club (house roasted turkey breast, bacon, Hellman’s mayo, lettuce, tomato, & onion).
I could go on but I’m getting really hungry writing this. Suffice to say, Joe Frost and his team have definitely brought the Carversville Grocery Store to the next level. And he’s not done yet.
Chef Joe Frost is serious about pork. Here’s the tattoo on his right arm.
Max Hansen’s Carversville Grocery Store
6208 Fleecy Dale Rd,
Carversville, PA, 18913
WEB: maxscarversvillegrocery.com
HOURS: Monday – Friday, 7 am – 6 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 8 am – 5 pm
Carversville
Max Hansen
Max Hansen's Carversville Grocery
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mark March 2, 2016 at 6:49 pm
Great story, Lynne. We’ve been stopping at the store for years and, since Max took over, the quality of the food has improved greatly. Nice to read the story behind the store.
Steven Spatz March 7, 2016 at 12:29 pm
Thanks to this article I stopped in on Sunday for a late lunch. Tried the Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese BLT — simply fantastic! My new go-to place for a weekend sandwich run.
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[…] breakfast burritos to baked goods to bagels. See our post about the Max Hansen Carversville Grocery here. 6208 Fleecy Dale Road Carversville, PA PH:215.297.5353 Web:www.maxscarversvillegrocery.com […]
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[…] Carversville Grocery Store: Taking it to the next level. Although Max Hansen took over the Carversville General Store in 2013, he feels he finally has a great culinary team, and the place is rocking. Cozy, comfort food and gourmet items. “The quality of the food, the talent here – it’s really a hidden gem,” says Hansen. “It’s not what you’d expect in a little country store.” […]
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Put Your Walls to Work
New features are turning walls into more than just dividers
Are the walls in your facility simply barriers and separators? If so, they could be obstructing more than just space. They could be impeding how that space is used.
The features of modular wall systems allow for more than just repurposing the framework of workstations and offices. New offerings can impact the functionality of a workplace as well.
Discover the following features so you can maximize the usability of your real estate, accommodate different work styles, and future-proof your facility.
Foster Functionality
“Other than the definition of space, one opportunity you have with big architectural elements like walls is maximizing how you can use that space,” says Shawn Green, vice president of design for manufacturer KI. “The cost of real estate is still very expensive, so being able to interject better, more effective space division – making the office smaller yet providing occupants more usable work or wall space – is huge.”
Some ways that wall solutions are improving functionality is by incorporating writable surfaces, tack boards, and sliding doors.
“With these features, the user doesn’t feel like they’re downgrading,” Green explains. “They may be going to a smaller space, but they’re actually enhancing their experience.”
Other offerings can have work surfaces, small shelves, or computer monitor arms hung directly from the wall.
“These items either determine or support the purpose of a room,” explains Kris Yates, vice president of architectural walls for manufacturer Allsteel. “Privacy panels can be used in executive offices, or writable and tackable surfaces can spur collaboration in meetings or conference rooms.”
The opacity of certain glass wall solutions can be changed by the user, providing a projection surface. “This removes the need for a screen or other equipment and maximizes your usable space,” says Donald Press, general manager of architecture and design for manufacturer SCHOTT, adding that the feature is popular in offices, education, and healthcare.
Healthcare-specific applications also present unique opportunities. Certain systems can support diagnostic equipment, sinks, and medical casework. Some even offer foldout Murphy beds.
“The wall cavity can just be a cartridge for actually housing things in the wall,” explains Kristin Moore, director of healthcare at manufacturer DIRTT. “Wall systems can be flexible platforms for whatever has to be done in the space.”
Try Technology
Running power to components is simple in modular wall systems, says Green.
“It looks great to hang a flat screen TV on the wall, but getting cable and electricity behind it is complicated,” he says. “These products have flexibility so if you need to change the way power is routed or distributed, you can do that without disturbing the wall and without all the drywall dust and downtime.”
Lighting is also being integrated into some offerings to either emphasize corridors and hallways or enhance aesthetics, says Green.
“Colored LEDs are becoming popular in lobbies, retail, and any hospitality environment,” adds Press.
Semi-transparent, mirrored glass is being combined with monitors to enhance the customer experience in retail applications, Press says. Similar reflective glass is used in two-way mirrors at police stations and courthouses, but when placed in front of a touch screen, the technology has found new applications.
“A customer can go to a mirror with an item, and the monitor behind this glass can read the tag, change from a mirror to a screen, and then display the item on a model or allow the customer to touch-select a different size that is brought to them,” Press says. “The glass is also being used in offices to turn your wall into an interior iPad or tablet.”
Aid Adaptability
As office floor plans change to facilitate more collaboration, the vertical surface must adapt likewise. Having walls that can accommodate impromptu meetings using these features is a key element in attracting and retaining occupants.
“Planning for change is essential,” says Green. “In commercial real estate, we think ardently about lend/lease spaces that are designed to suit a particular customer. But when you can flip the space around based on changing need sets, and without having to use complex trades like carpenters and electricians, that’s powerful.”
Focus less on the limitations of space and more on how you can use it to improve occupant experience.
“Walls don’t have to be a fixed element – they can be flexible,” says Yates. “With these features, they can support work and rapid change.”
As technology and work styles continually transform, the workplace should be future-proofed in order to keep up with the changes.
“No one knows what the future will looks like, so instead of trying to guess at it or responding retroactively, try to create an agile environment that can react to whatever comes down the pipeline,” says Moore. “Don’t treat interiors like a disposable element where if something doesn’t work, the only option is to tear it out, throw it away, and start all over again.”
Chris Curtland christopher.curtland@buildings.com is assistant editor of BUILDINGS.
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REPORT: SOUTHAMPTON 2-3 U18s
City youngsters see off Saints
PROFESSIONAL Phase Development coach Alan Neilson praised the efforts of Norwich City's Under-18s following their 3-2 win at Southampton on Saturday.
The Canaries came from behind to lead 2-1 at the interval following a quick-fire Louis McIntosh brace, before Benny Ashley-Seal's penalty extended the advantage.
Southampton pulled a goal back late on, but City held on to secure a deserved Barclays Under-18s Premier League three points.
Reflecting on the result, Neilson told canaries.co.uk: "We said before the game the boys had to put their names down on the sheet for the FA Youth Cup and they did so.
"For the opening 15 minutes or so, Southampton were probably the stronger side. When we got the goal, however, we really came into the game.
"It was a really good response to come back. We were then down to ten men for the final 15 minutes due to an injury, but the lads dug deep to grind out a result."
Neilson was particularly impressed with the regular threat posed by his side during the game, and added: "All of our attacking players looked dangerous for much of the game.
"Louis McIntosh played really well, operating in a more advanced position. He got into the danger-zone twice and finished both chances.
"Winning games breeds confidence and the lads have been superb."
NORWICH CITY: Oxborough; Ramsay (c), Odusina, Ellesley (Wallis, 46), Syme; Sambu, Black, McIntosh (Aransibia, 72); Lewis, Ashley-Seal (Couzens, 63), Middleton. Subs not used: Hale-Brown (GK), Da Costa.
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JOSH BAILEY #12
Alternate Captain
Right wing, Left wing
Cap Hit: $5,000,000
Daily Cap Hit: $26,882
Remaining Daily Cap Hit : $5,000,000
Estimated Career Earnings : $27,587,858
BIRTHPLACE: Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
DRAFTED OVERALL: 9
DRAFTED BY: NYI
EXPIRY STATUS: UFA
SIGNING TEAM: New York Islanders
SIGNING DATE: February 23, 2018
SOURCE: @TSNBobMcKenzie
2018-19 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $0 $0 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000
TOTAL $30,000,000 $30,000,000 $0 $0 $30,000,000 $30,000,000 $30,000,000
SIGNING DATE: October 2, 2008
SOURCE: CapGeek
2008-09 $875,000 $1,725,000 $850,000 $87,500 $787,500 $875,000 $65,000
TOTAL $2,625,000 $5,175,000 $2,550,000 $262,500 $2,362,500 $2,625,000 $195,000
SIGNING DATE: September 16, 2011
2011-12 $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $0 $0 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
TOTAL $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $0 $0 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000
SIGNING DATE: July 17, 2013
2018-19 New York Islanders NHL 82 16 40 56 8 21 | PLAYOFFS 8 4 2 6 2 0
2003-04 Clarington Toros Bantam AAA ETABHL - - - - - - |
2004-05 Clarington Toros Minor Mdgt AAA OHL Cup 5 0 4 4 - 0 |
Clarington Toros Minor Mdgt AAA ETAMMHL 69 53 59 112 - 38 |
Bowmanville Eagles OPJHL 2 0 1 1 - 0 |
2005-06 Owen Sound Attack OHL 55 7 19 26 -2 8 | PLAYOFFS 11 0 0 0 -1 0
Canada Ontario U17 WHC-17 5 0 1 1 - 0 |
2006-07 Windsor Spitfires OHL 42 11 24 35 -24 16 |
Owen Sound Attack OHL 27 11 15 26 -1 8 |
2007-08 Windsor Spitfires OHL 67 29 67 96 30 32 | PLAYOFFS 5 1 5 6 -5 2
2008-09 New York Islanders NHL 68 7 18 25 -14 16 |
2009-10 New York Islanders NHL 73 16 19 35 5 18 |
2010-11 New York Islanders NHL 70 11 17 28 -13 37 |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 11 6 11 17 5 4 |
2012-13 New York Islanders NHL 38 11 8 19 7 6 | PLAYOFFS 6 0 3 3 -1 0
Bietigheim Steelers Germany2 6 3 8 11 - 16 |
2013-14 New York Islanders NHL 77 8 30 38 -8 26 |
2015-16 New York Islanders NHL 81 12 20 32 -7 22 | PLAYOFFS 9 2 1 3 -4 2
Canada WC 9 1 3 4 0 2 |
2019-20 New York Islanders NHL - - - - - - |
NHL TOTAL NHL 797 140 293 433 -44 219 | PLAYOFFS 30 8 9 17 -2 2
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Little Mix's Perrie Edwards And Zayn Malik Want Beach Wedding In Barbados In 2015?
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Adele Turns Down £12 Million Offer To Be New Face Of L’Oréal
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Lady Gaga Reveals Plans For Big Family: "I Want To Have A Ton Of Kids!"
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Perrie Edwards Says Wedding To Zayn Malik Could Look Like Scene From 27 Dresses
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Punjab cabinet gives nod to sports varsity ordinance
All private universities in Uttar Pradesh will now have to give an undertaking to the government, saying that their campuses will not be allowed to be used for "any anti-national activity", a new ordinance says.
The draft of a new ordinance, which will pave the way for an umbrella act, was approved by Yogi Adityanath's cabinet on Tuesday. It says that universities will have to abide by the promise they had made during their foundation as per the law, that is to "preserve the secular, democratic fabric and aspire for universal brotherhood and tolerance".
The ordinance will now be presented in the state Assembly in the session beginning from July 18.
All private universities in the state, including the 27 existing ones, would come under this common law as per the new ordinance that is being introduced to 'remove anomalies' in the functioning of private universities in the state.
Under the new provisions, that are part of the conditions laid down by the Uttar Pradesh Private Universities Ordinance, 2019, private universities will also have to abide by the academic calendar as established by various controlling bodies.
The ordinance is aimed at "improving functioning and academic standard of these universities".
The varsities will have to ensure admission to specific number of students from poor communities on 50 per cent fee and keep 75 per cent faculty as permanent employees. In cases of anomalies, the state's higher education council will now be empowered to probe the matter.
These provisions will give the state government more power to keep a check on the financial and academic activities of private universities. It is being seen as an attempt to regularise the functioning of the private universities and to bring them under the government scanner.
The ordinance also states that "universities will not be allowed to bestow an honorary degree without prior approval of the state government".
The appointment of Vice-Chancellor can be done by the Chancellor only after consultation with the governing body.
"It has been proposed in the ordinance that 'land for the university cannot be sold, transferred or leased though it can be mortgaged to a bank or financial institution for establishment of the university," the ordinance says.
According to the ordinance, the State Higher Education Council will now be the nodal agency that will oversee compliance of the ordinance and rules. It empowers the council to file reports with the government for action if it is unable to get information from any private university within a specified period of time.
The council, as per the ordinance, will inspect a university at least once a year to monitor the quality of education and its compliance with rules, and submit an annual report on its working. If any violation comes to light, the state government will issue appropriate instruction which will be mandatory for the university to follow.
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11 Women On How They Know Their Intuition Is Speaking To Them
By Suzannah Weiss
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When you're trying to make a decision, people always say, "Follow your intuition." But how do you know if your intuition is talking to you or if that inclination you feel is coming from somewhere else, like your mind, your emotions, or other people? Figuring out what your intuition is saying takes lots of practice and life experience, and making decisions can feel a lot like a guessing game until you perfect that skill. But in the meantime, the wisdom of others who have learned how to follow their own gut instincts can be of great help.
"Intuition is that sneaking suspicion that you feel when something is not right but you can't put your finger on why," licensed clinical psychologist Sarah Schewitz tells Bustle. "Intuition can be a powerful guiding force and is more developed for some than others. Some people feel a strong urge or sense in their core when something is wrong while others, with a less developed intuition, might feel a small inkling that they aren't really sure how to interpret it. Some people are born with a strong intuition and know how to listen to it from an early age whereas others develop their intuition or tune into it as they grow a stronger sense of self-confidence. The more that you love and trust yourself, the more in touch you become with your intuition."
Here's how 11 different women know that their intuitions are talking to them.
1. Isabelle, 21
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"I get a little feeling in the pit of my stomach that makes me uncomfortable in a way that causes me to stop and assess whatever situation I'm in."
2. Magdalena, 21
"My intuition makes itself known very physically. I feel my intuition in my gut. My stomach has a distinct physical reaction that I recognize instantly. I also get that sensation in the back of my head. If I have two options, I’ll feel that sensation in my body when thinking of the decision I should make. I ignore it more than I should, but the cues have never been wrong."
3. Ali, 36
"My gut tightens, my stomach knows before my brain or heart does."
4. Anna, 22
"I get a gut feeling, a nudge that says, 'This is what you're supposed to do.'"
5. Jessica, 50
"Depends. If I'm speeding and police are waiting ahead, the theme song from Hawaii Five-0 plays in my mind. Never fails. For everyday things, a picture of the item or person drops into my mind two to three times — it's so random. I've learned to pay attention and end up happy I brought that jacket, grabbed the keys, called so-and-so, etc. "
6. Jacqui, 26
"Every time when I feel I'm about to embark on something that I'm not too unsure of, my gut literally starts feeling different."
7. Jane, 23
"I get a feeling in my gut or a moment of clarity. I might not know what’s happening, but I know that something is happening."
8. Mel, 32
"My mind talks to itself; I find myself divided on what to do. Sometimes a wobbly lower-abdomen reaction; a sense of NOPE."
9. Lily, 22
Ashley Batz for Bustle
"It feels like my body knows before my mind has any time to catch up. The feeling mainly manifests right in the center of my chest as a sort of tingling (it varies, depending on the context of the intuition alert, becoming sensory white noise, a choking feeling, a hum, etc). I hardly feel it anywhere but in my chest."
10. Jessica, 23
Andrew Zaeh for Bustle
"Dreams. I know that they're essentially just Your Brain On Shuffle, but if there's a detail or situation in a dream that jumps out and feels immediately significant to me, I take it to be indicative of myself subconsciously picking up on something while awake and reminding myself of it while asleep."
11. Ally, 22
"I get this really profound gut feeling — if something's wrong, it feels like nausea. If something's right, it kind of feels like going home."
As you can see, a "gut feeling" feels a bit different to everyone. But the more aware you become of your own body, the more you can pick up on the sensations that tell you which way to go.
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Western Sahara: International shipping industry warned over theft of resources
International shipping companies have been warned that ships being used to plunder resources from Western Sahara will be seized and legal means used to procure compensation for cargoes taken from the disputed territory.
The move comes just days after a Manx (Isle of Man) based company said it would stop using its vessels to carry phosphates from the country (link):
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1371071329608291&id=805941286121301&substory_index=0
The new warning has been carried on the Western Sahara Resource Watch website and it highlights court proceedings already underway:
http://www.wsrw.org/a105x3934
Large parts of Western Sahara have been occupied illegally by Morocco and until now it has been assumed that secretive entities using shell companies and shipping registers in offshore tax dodging centres like the Isle of Man could exploit the resources of the territory on behalf of Morocco. Meanwhile many of the people of West Sahara live in abject poverty in refugee camps in neighbouring Algeria. Refugee camps first established in West Sahara were bombed by the Moroccan Air Force.
It’s clear now however that such activity will if continued cost these companies dearly.
As for the Isle of Man government which has made commendable efforts to support relief work in other parts of Africa it has stayed strangely silent about Manx involvement in the exploitation of West Sahara.
Related link Western Sahara Resource Watch main site:
http://www.wsrw.org/
Image: SPLA fighters who wish to rid their homeland of Moroccan occupation. Now the battle is also being fought in courts globally.
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Home > Headlines > News > We Liked This 1990 Mazda Miata So Much We Kept It For Ourselves
We Liked This 1990 Mazda Miata So Much We Kept It For Ourselves
December 22 2017, Centennial Mazda
This is our new Mazda Miata. Okay, it's really not newat all. But sitting smack in front of the showroom entrance at Centennial Mazda in Charlottetown is our new Mazda Miata. It's a 1990 model - the first year for the Miata - and when it came in on trade in November, well, we kept it.
In the late 1970s, automotive journalist Bob Hall was asked by Gai Arai and Kenichi Yamamoto where Mazda's product planning department should focus its attention. By the early 1980s, Hall was actually working at Mazda, and development of a car he wanted Arai and Yamamoto to design, a uniquely Japanese take on the classic British sports car, became a major part of Hall's job. The first Miata, codename NA, was unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show in 1989. For the 1990 model year, the first-generation Miata went on sale in Canada.
And one of those cars, this Classic Red Mazda Miata, was recently brought in on trade during a special weekend event. Overall condition? Perfect. Paint? Pristine. Interior fabric? Dare we say, it's as good as new.
Every organization, from massive corporations with tens of thousands of employees to newer startups with only a small staff, has a soul. At Apple, think of the first iMac of 1998 as the forerunner to all of the company's current devices. At the heart of the Confederation Centre of the Arts is Anne of Green Gables - The Musical. There's the Big Mac at McDonald's, the quarter chicken dinner at Swiss Chalet, the blizzard at Dairy Queen. At Mazda, the first-generation NA Miata is the very soul of the company. Everything Mazda does stems from the very first Miata.
Given the rare opportunity to showcase the soul of Mazda, we jumped at the chance.
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BioBlitz finds new species of slime molds, fungi and lichen
The New Brunswick Museum's annual BioBlitz revealed several new species in the province.
Researchers and biologists spent two weeks collecting data on new or undescribed species
Lauren Bird · CBC News · Posted: Aug 25, 2016 6:45 AM AT | Last Updated: August 25, 2016
Don McAlpine, the research curator of the zoology department at the New Brunswick Museum, said it's not out of the ordinary to discover so many new species during a BioBlitz. (CBC)
The New Brunswick Museum's annual BioBlitz revealed several new species of lichens, fungi and slime molds in the province during its two-week data collection tour.
Dozens of researchers and biologists spent two weeks in the Nepisiquit protected natural area near Mount Carleton Provincial Park collecting data on new or undescribed species.
Don McAlpine, research curator of the zoology department and head of the natural science at the museum, said they found lichens that are new to New Brunswick.
They also found fungi and several species of slime molds that haven't been reported in the province before.
"We won't know in its entirety what we found for probably — it could be six months up to three years if it takes that long to work up the material," he said.
We hear about the New Brunswick Museum's bio blitz. 6:53
It's the second year the museum's BioBlitz has been in the area.
Last year, a new species of ant was found on top of Mount Sagamook. This year, they found the same ant on Mount Carleton.
McAlpine said it's not out of the ordinary to discover so many new species.
"There's lots to discover here particularly among species that are not well known, like fungi or lichens," he said.
"It's just an indication of how little we know about the environment around us."
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Deadpool Goes 3D For Brooks' "Deadpool" #34 Cover
by Steve Sunu
– on Jun 19, 2014
3D lenticular covers made a big splash during last September's Villains Month at DC Comics, and now Marvel Comics is jumping onboard -- but not for every title being published, just for a single variant cover.
"Deadpool" #34 will feature a 3D (which, according to the press release, stands for "Dashingly Dancing Deadpool") cover by Mark Brooks. Retailers may order one copy of the variant for every 52 -- surely a "New 52" reference -- copies of the standard issue.
This isn't the first time a Deadpool-themed variant has been associated with DC Comics. In 2010, Marvel offered a J. Scott Campbell "Siege" #3 variant cover for every 50 stripped covers of select DC Comics issues. More recently, a Deadpool 53 state birds "Uncanny X-Men" variant cover was released very close to "Justice League of America" #1, which featured 52 state flag variant covers. In fact, the tradition of "Deadpool" poking fun at DC covers dates back to at least the late '90s, when "Deadpool" #17 mocked the "Faces of DC" month.
Brooks' "Deadpool" #34 variant will hit in September, the same month that DC's 3D lenticular variant covers return with its month-long "Futures End"-themed event. Check out the 3D cover and the solicitation info below.
Written by GERRY DUGGAN & BRIAN POSEHN
Art by SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by MARK BROOKS
3D Motion Variant by MARK BROOKS
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The Queen's Speech
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This Queen’s Speech is about recognising and grasping the opportunities that lie ahead for the United Kingdom as we leave the European Union.
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Money laundering scandal involving people on both sides of jail
The process involved an individual outside of jail finding access to faulty credit card information and transferring false funds into an inmates account.
Money laundering scandal involving people on both sides of jail The process involved an individual outside of jail finding access to faulty credit card information and transferring false funds into an inmates account. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2018/12/18/money-laundering-scandal-involving-people-both-sides-jail/2350914002/
Sarah Horne, The Enquirer Published 4:25 p.m. ET Dec. 18, 2018
The Hamilton County Justice Center is located in downtown Cincinnati. It was built in 1985. It routinely has over 1600 inmates. They already have Treatment Pods for men and women, but will be expanding the area by December of 2019 by 92 beds. (Photo: Liz Dufour/The Enquirer)Buy Photo
Money laundering can land you in jail, but nine individuals used the jail itself as the setting for a fraudulent money scheme, officials said.
The scam allegedly involved nine men who are now all facing money laundering and telecommunications fraud charges. They are Parisian Fitzhugh, Georvaughn Campbell, Charles Harrell, Demontez Harrison, Dyerico Johnson, Dominic Lindsey, Jerome McCoy, Cortez Reed and Eric Sanks.
According to prosecutors, the scheme would start with a person using a bad credit card to transfer funds into an inmate’s account.
Then the inmate would ask someone at the justice center to send the money in his account to a friend or family member, officials said.
Finally, investigators said an employee at the jail would write a check to someone on the outside.
The banks connected to the credit cards lost about $4,000 were lost throughout this process, officials said.
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. David Daugherty said this case is the first of its kind for the county.
The case has been under investigation for about two years, he said, and it has resulted in changes to how money is processed from inside to outside the jail.
Before inmates could transfer up to $500 out of the jail at once, Daugherty said. Now, the amount is up to $250.
He said now there is more internal and external vetting and credit cards are checked for clearance before transactions are made. Inmates are also restricted to one transaction per month, Daugherty said.
One of the nine defendants is already being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center. Trials in the case have not yet been scheduled.
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September 4 2014: Scientists, corporate leaders, military strategists, financial analysts, and sustainability and conservation experts have all hailed the IPCC briefing series on the implications of climate change for business as a vital resource for companies wanting to plan for the future. Read the press release.
"I applaud this initiative. Spelling out the implications of climate change for different sectors, on the basis of the work of the IPCC, will allow businesses to adapt to the challenges they face and understand the role they are able to play in reducing their climate impact."
Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of the IPCC
Their publication comes ahead of the UN Climate Change summit in New York, hosted by UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, which many of the world’s business and political leaders will attend.
What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and its Fifth Assessment Report?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a UN body that regularly convenes scientific experts to review and summarise the current state of understanding of climate change, to inform global policymaking.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in response to a growing call from governments around the world to better understand the scientific and policy challenges of climate change.
Every five to seven years the IPCC produces a comprehensive assessment of the Earth’s climate. Since its inception, the IPCC has produced five reports documenting the consequences of rising global temperature and interrelated trends, threats from further greenhouse gas emissions and ways to avoid or adapt to climate change impacts. The most recent report was released over 2013–2014 and is known as Assessment Report 5 or AR5.
AR5 will provide an opportunity for businesses and governments to revise their strategies to be in line with the latest scientific understanding of climate change risks. It is released in four parts:
Working Group I: The Physical Science Basis
Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
Working Group III: Mitigation of Climate Change
A Synthesis Report
For more information on the IPCC and how it compiles the AR5 please read our first summary: the IPCC 5th Assessment Report Overview.
What are the IPCC Business Briefings?
These briefings condense the key findings of the IPCC’s AR5 report into clear, short and sector-specific summaries for relevant sectors.
There are thirteen reports in total. The first summary serves as an overview explaining the process of compiling AR5 and the relevance to business. The second summary is based on the IPCC Working Group 1 and covers the physical science basis of climate and its projected impacts. Following the initial summaries on the AR5 and the climate science, eleven sector-specific briefings have been created including: Agriculture, Buildings, Cities, Employment, Energy, Extractive and Primary Industries, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Investors and Finance, Military, Tourism and Transport.
The briefings have been produced by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), the Cambridge Judge Business School (JBS) and the European Climate Foundation (ECF), with the support of a number of partners, including:
BPIE (Buildings), BSR (Agriculture, Transport and Primary and Extractive Industries), ETUI (Employment), ICLEI (Cities), IIGCC, UNEP FI (Investors and Finance), Institute for Environmental Security (Defence), Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change (Defence), Sustainable Fisheries (Fisheries) and the World Energy Council (Energy).
"The AR5 Buildings Report is crucial in understanding the numerous opportunities buildings offer to curb growing energy demand as well as the challenges associated with the lack of sustained policies. Energy efficient buildings will play a key role in laying the foundations of a low carbon future for the planet."
Roland Hunziker, Director, Sustainable Buildings of WBCSD
Why are these briefings useful for businesses?
These reports seek to kick-start a conversation around the risk climate change poses to business and the opportunities for business responses. AR5 presents a key moment to update business strategies in line with the latest information on how climate change will affect natural resources, operations, infrastructure and the global policy environment.
Among the most relevant parts of the IPCC AR5 for businesses are the assessments of impacts and potential risks from climate change for the economy. Rising temperatures, rising sea levels, changes in rainfall patterns, disappearing glaciers and acidifying seawater will have direct impacts on some business sectors.
Also, alongside governments and citizens, business has a major role to play in the transition to a low carbon economy. It is the private sector that will innovate and invest in the new technologies and systems that will form the foundation of this new economy. It is also the voice of business at the table, supporting and influencing the design of the policy responses and institutional architecture, which will help make this transition successful, even as the more negatively focused voice of business could undermine any action.
Policymakers are increasingly calling for support from business in this arena to help them build the necessary consensus for action, and to counteract voices pushing for ‘business as usual’.
"The scale and seriousness of climate change as an environmental, economic, social and financial problem is not only indisputable now; it is also unprecedented. This guide is an important aid for financial institutions – particularly those in developing countries – to understand the complexities and implications of climate change so that informed action can be taken."
Karin Ireton, Chair of UNEP Finance Initiative’s Climate Change Advisory Group, and Director, Group Sustainability Management, Standard Bank, Africa’s largest commercial bank
Why did you choose these specific sectors to write summaries for?
The thirteen summaries we created cover a range of business and social issues. We chose to summarise specific sectors of work, rather than geographical areas or regions, as we wanted to reflect the global supply chain and common challenges in many places.
We focused on sectors that are relevant to the complex global world we live in and bring in strong constituents and stakeholders, with an interest in knowing the impacts, risks and opportunities of climate change. Some sectors like health and insurance already have sources of information that effectively document the risks and opportunities associated with climate change.
Given that there are many ways one could condense AR5, we hope that our twelve summaries will have something of interest for most companies. Covering a broad range of topics from the military to energy, to the buildings and cities we live in, to the future availability of food and resources.
Why did the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, the Cambridge Judge Business School and the European Climate Foundation create these IPCC business briefings?
By providing accurate information about climate change in an accessible and appropriate format we aim to deepen understanding about the risks and rewards brought by a changing climate across society particularly to business. The AR5 is the most authoritative report on the science of climate change, as well as the impacts it has on the way we live. It also gives options on how to mitigate climate challenges. From the US and Europe to China and South America, from fishermen and farmers to bankers and soldiers, there are relevant messages in this report but it’s a tough read unless you're a scientist.
Because of this we undertook to ‘translate’ the report, to draw from it the relevant findings for a wide variety of audiences, but most specifically in the field of business.
"AR5 contains a wealth of relevant information which will be central to this planning in the years to come. The initiative of the World Energy Council, the University of Cambridge, and the European Climate Foundation will play a useful role in embedding an understanding of climate science and its significance for the energy sector."
Which organisations have been involved with this project?
The sector-specific briefings have been undertaken by many partners and include:
BPIE (Buildings),
BSR (Agriculture, Transport and Primary and Extractive Industries),
ETUI (Employment),
ICLEI (Cities),
IIGCC,
UNEP FI (Investors and Finance),
Institute for Environmental Security (Defence),
Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change (Defence),
Sustainable Fisheries (Fisheries) and the
World Energy Council (Energy).
Grateful thanks are also extended to all reviewers from the science and business communities as well as University of Cambridge academics for their time, effort and invaluable feedback on these documents.
"This briefing pulls together the disparate parts of the IPCC’s latest report relating to defence into a clear and easy to understand document. It provides vital information on how the defence sector will need to respond to this global challenge."
Major General (ret) Joseph G. Singh, Guyana
How can you ensure these are accurate when the original report is long and complicated?
Each summary has been peer reviewed by IPCC authors, experts from the science and business communities, as well as University of Cambridge academics, to ensure it remains faithful to the original content of the report. Obviously these are summaries and therefore selective, but efforts have been made to faithfully represent the evidence and conclusions in AR5.
"The aim of this report, and the series of which it is a part, is to help businesses make the most of the highly valuable information in the IPCC reports, by distilling them into accurate, accessible, timely, relevant and readable summaries."
Eliot Whittington, Deputy Director, Policy, CISL
Why are you creating ‘infographics’ as well as a written report?
We produced a series of infographics (visual depictions/data visualisation), which ensure that complex issues can also be pulled out visually, rather than through text. This serves a number of purposes. Firstly, it means that our audiences have the same information or complementary information in a quick to read and aesthetically pleasing format. Complex numbers, statistics and concepts can often be better digested visually than through text, but both the infographic and the written text will work together as a whole. In addition, infographics can be used for social media, presentations and online.
Will the summaries provide policy options?
IPCC reports themselves are policy relevant, but not policy prescriptive. It is the role of the IPCC to provide governments with a comprehensive assessment of the scientific, technical, and socio-economic knowledge on issues related to climate change. The climate change projections assessed are based on a range of specific scenarios. From this assessment, policymakers obtain information on potential consequences from climate change depending on the scenario.
"This Cities Summary succinctly summarises the key implications for urban areas. It is a must-read for all local decision-makers."
David Cadman, President, ICLEI
Are there any economic benefits to taking action on climate change?
A number of economic modelling efforts – most famously those carried out by Lord Nicholas Stern – suggest that the costs of acting on climate change are manageable and the costs of not acting are likely to be much higher and could be immensely disruptive. Clearly the costs of climate action depend on the specific mix of policies and measures used.
Two key elements of a pro-business approach to climate change are a clear, long-term policy framework that encourages early action, and policies that work with the market to incentivise the private sector. For example, Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Jim Yong Kim of the World Bank reiterated two priorities for their own institutions: to remove the fossil fuel subsidies that incentivise the use of fossil fuels at dangerous levels, and to put a price on carbon. The leaders said this approach will lead to economic benefits, while insulating the global economy from risks caused by a planet that warms beyond two degrees. They note that climate change contributes to lowered revenues, increased debt and financial instability by damaging agricultural yields, natural resources and infrastructure. Decades of progress on poverty alleviation and economic growth can be wiped out in a single extreme weather event, which will become more frequent with climate change.
"To avoid what would be unacceptably dangerous climate change, patterns of investment will need to change considerably. This will include significant decreases in investment in fossil fuel extraction and conventional fossil fuel-based power generation, and significant increases in investment in low carbon energy and energy efficiency. If we are to ensure that this transition is as smooth as possible and avoid sudden shocks to investor value, investors, governments and others must work together urgently, fully informed about what is at stake."
Andrew Voysey, Director, Finance Sector, CISL
What can companies do to show their commitment to addressing climate change?
The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group has placed the IPCC AR5 squarely in the centre of their Trillion Tonne Communiqué, an international leadership statement from business in support of an ambitious, robust and equitable global climate deal.
The AR5 sets out the link between the cumulative total of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the resultant global climate change. It warns that if atmospheric emissions exceed more than a trillion tonnes of carbon from CO2 then the global average temperature increase is likely to exceed 2°C.
The risks of this level of climate change are too significant to ignore and The Communiqué draws out the implications of this by identifying three clear goals that a policy framework that keeps cumulative emissions below a trillion tonnes will need to deliver on. These goals have been chosen because of their ability to clarify the scale and nature of the transformation required.
The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) is encouraging other businesses, both large and small, to join this business movement. The Communiqué messages are aimed at national governments engaging in climate policy development, both nationally and via the international UN process to create a global framework to address the risks posed by climate change.
The CLG is a group of UK, EU and international progressive businesses who believe that there is an urgent need to develop new and longer term policies for tackling climate change.
The IPCC’s website has summaries for policymakers, and technical summaries, both of which are more detailed then our briefings, yet not the full scientific report – making them still widely accessible.
CISL’s portfolio of executive education programmes provides individuals and organisations with a broad range of sustainability leadership and strategy courses which are designed to meet specific business and leadership development needs.
The family of summaries is not meant to represent the entirety of the IPCC’s AR5 and they are not official IPCC documents. The summaries have been peer-reviewed by experts from both business and science communities. The English version constitutes the official version.
Eliot Whittington
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Screening mechanisms
Tue, 02 Aug 2016 | Aquatic Organisms
Screening can eliminate or at least reduce exposure to UVR by absorbing or reflecting damaging wavelengths prior to reaching UVR-sensitive cellular components. Screening may consist of the production of physical barriers such as morphological or structural features that prevent damaging wavelengths from passing or by the production of chemical compounds that absorb UVR. Usually, screening mechanisms, both physical and chemical, serve more than one purpose and thereby decrease the energy required to filter out damaging UV wavelengths.
10.2.1 Physical screening
Morphological and structural features that constitute physical barriers serve other purposes in addition to protection from damaging UVR. For example, structural features such as shells and spines also provide protection from predators. Other structural features include the production of mucous, sporopollenin and multiple-layered cell walls.
10.2.1.1 Mucus
The presence of mucus may act in physically screening cells from damage by UVR. The prymnesiophyte Phaeocystis pouchetii has a colonial stage in which the cells are embedded in a mucus matrix that has a high concentration of UVR-absorbing compounds that are excreted by individual cells but function in protecting the entire colony [7]. Mucus such as is excreted by Fungia species is believed to provide protection against sediments, desiccation and might also decrease the damaging effects of UVR by the presence of MAAs in the mucus [8,9], although the UVR screening property of MAAs in the mucus is poor [10].
10.2.1.2 Sporopollenin
Sporopollenin is a biopolymer of variable composition found in some algal cell walls, plant pollen and spores, and may function as an antimicrobial agent and provide a rigid cell wall support in large-celled species [11]. The absorption spectrum of sporopollenin has no peaks but rather increases in optical density with decreasing wavelength in the UV region. In a study of 16 species of microalgae, it was shown that 8 species, which were highly tolerant to UVR, had substantial amounts of sporopollenin that occurs in the algal cell walls and absorbs UVR, whereas the other 8 species, which were highly susceptible to UVR, contained little or no sporopollenin [11]. In addition, it was found that the sporopollenin provides constant background protection, whereas MAAs, which are also present, are inducible but exhibit a lag time in their synthesis.
10.2.1.3 Multiple cell walls
When exposed to artificial UVR for four weeks in culture, the temperate, symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium californium developed multiple-layered cell walls and this phenomenon disappeared after the cells were returned to culture conditions in the absence of UVR [12]. These additional cell walls were suggested to protect the UVR-sensitive cellular components from damage by UVR wavelengths. Such multiple-layered cell wall production was not observed in hospite, therefore the host anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima, which contains high concentrations of MAAs may provide sufficient protection from UVR under natural conditions.
10.2.2 Chemical screening
There are a number of different types of UVR-absorbing compounds, most of which have functions apart from photoprotection against UVR damage. Myco-sporine-like amino acids are the most commonly encountered UVR-absorbing compounds in aquatic organisms; however, other compounds that absorb in the UV-A and UV-B region include scytonemin, 3-hydroxykynurenine, melanin, various secondary metabolites and fluorescent pigments.
10.2.2.1 Mycosporines
Mycosporines are a group of compounds, first identified in the mycelia of various species of fungi as the compound P310, and shown to be absent in colonies grown in darkness and closely associated with photosporogenesis [13,14]. P310 is a low molecular weight, water soluble compound with a strong absorption at 310 nm resulting from the linking of a cyclohexenone ring with the nitrogen substituent of an amino acid or amino alcohol and named mycosporine [15]. UVR has been shown to be important in inducing sporulation in a number of fungal groups [14] and mycosporine was hypothesized to act as a photoprotec-tant in fungal spores, which during dispersal by atmospheric transport are directly exposed to solar radiation [16]. Various mycosporines have been identified depending on the attached substituent with the only amino acids involved being serine, glutamine and glutamic acid or their corresponding amino alcohols, serinol, glutaminol and glutamicol, respectively, or the amino acid, alanine [17,18]. The cyclohexenone unit is derived from the shikimic acid pathway [19], which is the same pathway involved in the synthesis of higher plant photoprotec-tants such as flavonoids [20].
10.2.2.2 Mycosporine-like amino acids (MA As)
Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are imino carbonyl derivatives of mycosporines. Originally termed 'S-320,' due to the maximum wavelength of absorption at approximately 320 nm in extracts from 5 species of Acropora, one species of Pocillopora and a species of cyanobacterium [21], these compounds were later identified as MAAs in the staghorn coral Acropora formosa [22]. The compounds are made up of a cyclohexenone or, more commonly, a cyclohexenimine ring with an amino acid side group. For further information on the chemistry of MAAs and of mycosporines, consult reference [18], on MAAs in coral reef organisms consult reference [23] and on MAAs in dinoflagellates consult refer ence [24]. In groups other than fungi, the only known mycosporines are myco-sporine-glycine and mycosporine-taurine. All other identified compounds are based on the aminocyclohexenimine ring system and are collectively termed mycosporine-like amino acids [18,25]. In this chapter, to prevent confusion between mycosporines derived from fungi and those from aquatic organisms, all mycosporine or mycosporine-like compounds present in aquatic species will be referred to as MAAs.
Absorption spectra of MAAs follow a normal distribution and absorb over a width of approximately 20 nm and most marine and freshwater organisms contain a suite of MAAs thus extending the photoprotective potential across a broader spectrum. The maximum wavelength of absorption is referred to as xmax and of the 19 known MAA compounds, Amax ranges from 309 to 360 nm (Table 1). An additional compound, Gadusol, which absorbs maximally at 296 nm and is related to MAAs, has been found in fish eggs and the brine shrimp Artemia [36,42]. Differences in absorption by MAAs are determined by the substitution of different amino acids and alcohols or other amino acid functionalities to mycosporine-glycine [18]. MAAs are extracted using methanol as the sole or principal solvent and the extracts separated using reversed-phase, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a UV detector. Quantification of MAAs uses a set of purified standards. Standards are not commercially available therefore some studies have resorted to using Amax and published retention times. As more compounds are being identified, particularly those with similar retention times and Amax to the more commonly encountered MAAs, there is an increasing risk of incorrectly identifying and quantifying MAAs without standards. Due to the wide variety of MAAs that can be present in an extract, spectrophotometric scans cannot be used to identify the MAAs present but are often used as a preliminary test to determine if MAAs are present or absent and in the absence of HPLC can be used to plot changes in relative absorbance.
Phyletic distribution of MAAs: MAAs have been described from a wide variety of habitats ranging from Antarctica [39] and the Arctic to temperate [43] and tropical oceans [22] as well as from tropical [44] to alpine [45] and high Arctic lakes including freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems [46,47]. MAAs occur in a wide variety of aquatic organisms, spanning phytoplankton, all of the major algal divisions, almost all invertebrate phyla, and vertebrates (Table 2). To date these compounds have been identified in most but not all phyla, but whether some of these truly do not contain MAAs or potentially that very few studies have been attempted on lesser-known phyla needs to be verified. Coelenterates contain the greatest number of MAAs (Table 2) partially because so many studies have been conducted on this phylum and because they are the group from which the majority of the MAAs have originally been identified (Table 1). Not all species within each division or phylum synthesize or accumulate MAAs. As an example, a study of 26 isolates of symbiotic dinoflagellates in culture, all exposed to the same condition of UVR and PAR, showed that 15 of the isolates synthesize MAAs and that there was no correlation between the depth of original collection and the capacity for synthesis of MAAs [62].
Table 1. Identified mycosporine-like amino acids, giving their full name, abbreviation used in Table 2, the absorption maximum (Amax), the coefficient of extinction (e for solvent used consult the appropriate reference; ND = not determined), the species from which the compound was first isolated and the reference for that identification
Full name of mycosporine-like amino acid
e (dm3 mole1 cm ')
Mycosporine-taurine
Anthopleura eleganstissima
Mycosporine-glycine
Palythoa tuberculosa
Palythine
Chondrus yendoi
Palythine-serine
Pocillopora eydouxi
Palythine-threonine-sulfate
Stylophora pistillata
Palythine-serine-sulfate
N-Methylmycosporine-serine or
Mycosporine-methylamine-serine
Asterina-330
Asterina pectinifera
Mycosporine-glutamic acid-glycine
MGG
Dysidea herbacea
iV-Methylmycosporine-threonine or
Mycosporine-methylamine-threonine
Mycosporine-2-glycine
M2G
Palythinol
Mycosporine-glycine-aspartic acid
Artemia sp.
Porphyra-334 (mytilin B)
Porphyra teñera
Shinorine (mytilin A)
Mycosporine-glycine-valine
Palythenic acid
Halocynthia roretzi
Usujirene
Palmaria palmata
Palythene
UJ LtJ
Table 2. The phylogenetic distribution of UVR-absorbing compounds in marine species. + indicates that the compound has been positively identified by HPLC in at least one species in the phylum or division indicated, - indicates that an analysis by HPLC was performed but no evidence of the compound was found and a blank space indicates that no reference was found in the literature for positive identification by HPLC; ? indicates a tentative identification; abbreviations of compounds are given in Table 1, with the addition of GA (Gadusol) and the maximum absorbance, in nm, is given in brackets; data were compiled primarily from original identifications and studies involving surveys or more than one species; studies using artificial feeding, phytoplankton assemblages, partial characterization or not using HPLC analysis were not used; in addition to the references used in Table 1, the following references were consulted: [42,43,45,48-61]
MGA PO
(332 - 334) (334)
+ ?
Dinophyceae
Bacillariophyceae
Flagellates
Anthophyta
Coelenterata
Nemertinea
Rotifera
Protochordata
Chordata (eyes)
Chordata (eggs)
Biosynthesis of MAAs: The biosynthesis of mycosporines and MAAs is via the first steps of the shikimic acid pathway [63], as evidenced by the reduction or cessation of MAA accumulation in the presence of glyphosate, an inhibitor of this pathway [64]. The synthesis of MAAs can be very rapid. In the dinoflagel-lates, Alexandrium excavatum and Prorocentrum micans synthesis occurs within hours of transfer from low (20 pmol quanta m_2.s_1) to high (250 pmo\ quanta m~2s_1) light [50], which is consistent with the rapid changes in light during vertical migration [65]. In most other species, synthesis or accumulation is slower and can be on the order of weeks as was found for the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium microadriaticum [53] and the diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii [66]. In the red alga, Porphyra umbilicalis, 72 hours is not sufficient to induce MAA synthesis even when exposed to UVR [67]. Some species synthesize and release MAAs into the surrounding medium as shown in symbiotic dinoflagel-lates [53,62] and in the bloom-forming dinoflagellate Lingulodinium (= Gonyaulax) polyedra [68]. It has been suggested that the release of MAAs into the water column by free-living dinoflagellates may contribute to the attenuation of UVR during bloom events [68],
The shikimate pathway is only known in bacteria, fungi, algae and plants and there is no evidence of this pathway in invertebrates or vertebrates. Animals must therefore obtain MAAs through their diet [39,52,53,69] or by translocation from symbionts [53]. In the association between the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium microadriaticum and the jellyfish Cassiopeia xamachana, three MAAs are synthesized by the symbionts and the same three are exported to the host [53]. The coral Stylophora pistillata contains 10 different MAAs including shinorine [64], whereas the dinoflagellate symbionts in culture only synthesize shinorine [62]. Whether the symbionts in hospite produce all 10 compounds or whether the host, or possibly bacteria are metabolically converting shinorine into other compounds is yet to be resolved. The same five MAAs, mycosporine-glycine, shinorine, Porphyra-334, palythenic acid and palythine, although in different proportions, were found in the pteropod predator Clione antarctica, and in its exclusive prey, the herbivorous pteropod Limacina helicina [69]. The phyto-plankton assemblage on which L. helicina feeds contains only shinorine and Porphyra-334. Although the increase in the number of MAAs may have been due to accumulation of the MAAs before the study began, there is also the possibility that there is biochemical or possibly bacterial conversion of MAAs in L. helicina [69]. In the association between the anemone Anthopleura elegantissima and the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium californium, MAAs were detected in host tissues but not in freshly isolated algae, the symbionts in culture nor in the culture medium, suggesting that the MAAs are derived from the diet of the anemone [53]. The same pattern may be found in the giant clam, Tridacna crocea [70]. Studies involving controlled diets of known MAA composition have shown that there is dietary accumulation of MAAs, in the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis [71], the medaka fish, Oryzias latipes [72], the sea hare, Aplysia dactylomela [73] and in the Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba [74]. In S. droebachiensis, using two controlled diets of the MAA-rich alga, Mastocarpus stellatus versus the M AA-deficient alga, Laminaria saccharina, the sea urchins fed
M. stellatus have a much higher MAA concentration in the ovaries than sea urchins fed L. saccharina [71]. The higher MAA content in the diet allows for transfer of photoprotectants to eggs when released into the water column and exposed to UVR [71]. Embryos from adults of S. droebachiensis fed L. saccharina had a slightly longer U VR-induced delay in the first division of the embryo than did embryos from adults fed M. stellatus or a combination of both algae [75]. MAAs in the embryos of S. droebachiensis adults fed an MAA-rich diet provided photoprotection against abnormalities induced by UV-B to at least the four-armed pluteus stage [76],
The survivorship of larvae from the coral, Agaricia agaricites originating from 3 m depth, which contained a 3-fold higher concentration of MAAs, was greater than for larvae originating from 24 m depth [77]. In contrast, the origin of larvae from the coral Pocillopora damicornis was not a factor in survival in an experiment comparing shallow (0.5 m) and deep (2-3 m) larvae exposed to UVR compared with UVR-shielded larvae. Rather, the effect of UVR appeared to be on settlement [78]. However, the depth ranges in the two studies were vastly different and the total MAA concentrations were much higher in larvae of A. agaricites than P. damicornis.
Photoprotective Function of MAAs: The photoprotective function of MAAs has mostly been inferred indirectly from their UVR absorption properties [21,22] and high molar extinction coefficients (Table 1) as well as a series of results showing that there is a direct relationship between exposure to UVR and MAA concentration. These include: (a) a number of observations in sessile species that shallow growing individuals have higher concentrations of "S-320" or MAAs than deeper growing conspecifics such as the corals Porites lobata [79], Acropora spp. [80], Montipora verrucosa [81], Acropora microphthalma [82], various Caribbean and Hawaiian species [55], Porites astreoides [83] and Montastraea faveolata [84]; (b) the presence of peaks in UV absorbance in surface bloom-forming species such as Gonyaulax tamarensis var excavata [85], Noctiluca miliaris [86], Prorocentrum micans and Gonyaulax polyedra [87], Phaeocystis pouchetii [7], Heterocapsa triquetra [88] and Akashiwo sanguínea ( = Gymnodinium sanguineum) [56]; (c) the decrease in concentration of these compounds when UVR is filtered out and compared with UVR treated samples such as in the pennate diatoms Psuedonitzschia sp. and Fragilariopsis cylindrus [89], the red algae Eucheuma striatum [90] and Chondrus crispus [91], the jellyfish Cassiopeia xamachana [53], the anemone Phyllodiscus semoni [51], the corals Pocillopora damicornis [2], Montipora verrucosa [92] and Porites compressa [93], and the octocoral Clavularia sp. [51]; (d) the increase in concentration of these compounds when sessile species are transplanted to shallower depths such as Montipora verrucosa [81] and Porites astreoides [94]; (e) the observation that exposed portions of benthic species have higher concentrations of MAAs than shaded portions. For example, the tops of individual colonies of Montastraea annularis contain higher concentrations of MAAs than the sides of the colonies whereas the bottoms of the colonies have the lowest concentrations of MAAs [95] and that holothurian epidermal tissue contains higher concentrations of MAAs than do internal organs [52]; (f) the observation that there is seasonal variation in MAA concentration peaking in summer as shown for the red algae Palmaria decipiens [96] and Bangia atropurpurea [97]; and (g) the greater concentration of MAAs in algae from low latitudes compared to high latitudes thus showing a relationship between natural solar UVR doses and the concentration of MAAs [43].
Direct evidence for a photoprotective role has been shown in Porphyra-334 using measurements of quantum yield of fluorescence, intersystem crossing and photolysis, which showed that this compound does not generate radicals that would cause cellular damage [98]. MAAs have been shown to act as direct, spectrally-specific photoprotectants in the surface-blooming, red tide dinoflagel-late Akashiwo sanguinea ( = Gymnodinium sanguineum) [56]. Cultures of A. sanguined grown in high light have a markedly lower sensitivity to UVR, as estimated by biological weighting functions (BWFs) and accumulate MAAs in higher concentrations when compared with low light grown cultures. The wavelength range of lowest sensitivity (325 to 355 nm) corresponds to the region of maximal absorbance by the MAAs. No significant differences in UV biological weight were found in Prorocentrum micans suggesting that MAAs provide incomplete protection in this species [99,100].
Several species have been shown to not modify "S-320" or MAA concentration in response to UVR, such as the zoanthid Zoanthus sociatus, in response to increased levels of UVR [101], the octocoral Clavularia sp. over a depth gradient [51], the coral Montastraea annularis on transplantation from 24 m to 12 m over 21 days [102] and the temperate anemone Anthopleura elegantissima in UVR-exposed versus UVR-shielded experiments [53]. Data such as these have been used to suggest that MAAs are not directly photoprotective but are rather a byproduct of other chemical reactions and that photoprotection is a secondary function. An alternative explanation is that, at least for all of the above studies that involve coelenterates, the MAAs are derived from diet and therefore rather than MAA concentration being dependent on the intensity of UVR is dependent on the concentration of MAAs in the food source.
Functions other than photoprotection that have been attributed to MAAs include antioxidant activity [103], regulation of reproduction [104] and as osmolytes [105]. The role of MAAs as osmolytes has been tested and refuted due to the small contribution that MAAs make in comparison to other osmolytes in reducing osmotic stress [106].
10.2.2.3 Scytonemin
Scytonemin occurs mostly in the extracellular, mucilaginous sheath surrounding cyanobacterial cells and occurs in every major taxonomic group of cyanobac-teria and is considered to be a photoprotective compound [107]. This pigment has a molecular weight of 544-546 Da, is yellow-brown, lipid soluble and is a dimeric structure of indolic and phenolic subunits whose synthetic pathway is poorly understood. The 2max of absorption is approximately 370 nm in vivo and 384 nm in acetone [107] and there is also a strong UVC-absorbing component peaking at approximately 250 nm that extends into the UV-B [108]. The synthesis of scytonemin is strongly induced on exposure to UV-A-blue and only weakly by UV-B [109]. In full-sun exposed habitats, the concentrations of scytonemin are high and in culture the rate of synthesis of scytonemin is increased by exposure to UV-A or to high photon flux [107-109].
10.2.2.4 3-Hydroxykynurenine
3-Hydroxykynurenine is a water soluble, low molecular weight, tryptophan derivative that occurs in the lens pigments of several species of marine and freshwater fish [110,111] and the cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis [57]. 3-Hydroxykynurenine most closely resembles screening compounds found in the lenses of primates. This compound absorbs in the UV-A region with a peak absorbance of 370 nm and may function in protecting the lens from UVR, increasing visual acuity by reducing glare, scatter and chromatic aberration (misfocusing of short wavelengths) and maximizing contrast as well as aiding in prey detection or possibly functioning as a stabilizing lens protein [111].
10.2.2.5 Melanin
Melanin absorbs at all UVR and PAR wavelengths and thus is beneficial as a sunscreen in non-photosynthetic organisms such as Arctic and Alpine cladocerans [60]. Melanin was shown to protect platyfish-swordtail hybrids of the genus Xiphophorus by lowering the number of dimers caused by exposure to UVR of 290, 302 or 313 nm [112] and thus acting as a UVR photoprotectant in the skin of fish. Melanin is also believed to have more than one function, including acting as a free radical scavenger and energy transducer.
10.2.2.6 Secondary metabolites
Some secondary metabolites, such as flavonoids, phlorotannins and tridentatol, appear to perform multiple ecologically important roles such as resistance to predators and pathogens, sequestration of heavy metals as well as absorption of UVR wavelengths.
Flavonoids: Flavonoids function in the protection of UVR-sensitive cellular components by specifically absorbing from 280 to 340 nm but allowing transmission of PAR to the chloroplasts so as to not diminish photosynthetic yield. Flavonoids are commonly found in the epidermis of leaves, acting to protect the underlying photosynthetic units [113] and are widely distributed in angiosperms including seagrasses and aquatic mosses. The phenylpropanoid pathway is stimulated by exposure to UVR, which results in an accumulation of flavonoids mainly in the upper epidermal cell layer in plants due to an increased transcription of a series of enzymes [114]. Phenolic compounds perform diverse roles in angiosperms including resistance to predators and to pathogens as well as recruitment of pollinators to flowers and the attraction of seed dispersal agents.
Phlorotannins: Phlorotannins are secondary metabolites analogous to the shikimate-derived condensed polyphenolics found in plants and brown algae and absorb strongly from 280 to 320 nm [115]. Exposure to UV-B was found to increase the concentration of phlorotannins in the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum [116], That phlorotannins act in photoprotection may be the reason why MAAs are virtually absent in brown algae in comparison to red and green algae [39,55,117]. Protecting cells against UVR damage is not the only function of phlorotannins as they are also known to be involved in defense against herbivores, pathogens and heavy metals.
Tridentatols: Tridentatols A to D have been described in the hydroid Triden-tata marginata, which is associated with the pelagic Sargassum community [118]. Floating at the surface of the ocean results in exposure to high levels of UVR. The four tridentatol compounds have absorption maxima ranging from 313 to 342 nm, and have been hypothesized to function in photoprotection as a result of this strong absorption in the UV-A and UV-B regions. Tridentatol A has also been identified as a deterrent of predators, thereby serving a dual role [118].
10.2.2.7 Fluorescent pigments (FPs)
FPs, found in coral tissues, are host-deriVed pigment proteins, related to a single family of green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) that fluoresce on exposure to UVR and PAR and includes the pocilloporins [119]. FPs were found to dissipate UVR via absorption at 330 nm by fluorescence as green light (when excited at 380 nm) thus converting the damaging UVR to PAR [119, 120]. More recent work indicates that under high light conditions, pocilloporins function in protection of the photosynthetic machinery against UVR and PAR [119]. A large number of shallow-dwelling corals contain FPs, thereby reducing sensitivity to photo inhibition and bleaching in reef corals by thermal dissipation of excess photons through fluorescence and light scattering [121]. Under low light conditions, these pigments are hypothesized to enhance light capturing ability such as in the deep dwelling coral species, Leptoseris fragilis [122].
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1. Development of the Site Conceptual Model
The conceptual model for the site is based upon information about the source areas and hy-drogeology at the site presented in the final remedial investigation report. The regional geologic setting for the site is the Quaternary Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas. This region comprises a series of sedimentary depositional plains, the youngest of which is of recent, postglacial deposition (Holocene deposits). Sediments of the Holocene are deposited along the coast and in the alluvial flood plains of existing river systems. The site is located specifically in the surface sediments of the Beaumont Formation.
The average depth of the Beaumont Formation is 0-20 ft below grade. The Lissie Formation lies below the Beaumont and extends to approximately 200 ft below the surface. The majority of the historical site soil borings were drilled to a depth of 65 ft, although deeper borings
Figure 7 Generalized cross section of the site.
were drilled to depths of 200 ft below the surface. Sediments making up these units consist of a top stratum of cohesive soils (sandy clays and silty clays) and a substratum of cohesionless soils (silty sands, clayey sands, and poorly graded sands). Primary water-bearing zones and their corresponding thickness encountered at the site are organized as follows: shallow zone (10-21 ft), intermediate zone (115-127 ft), and deep zone (174-200 ft). A generalized cross section of these zones is presented in Figure 7.
The 1986 RI report states that the shallow water-bearing units consist predominantly of silty and clayey sands with occasional gradations to sand and clayey silts. The base of this unit is irregular and slopes gently to the east. Shallow zone groundwater trends at the site generally slope to the west at a gradient averaging about 20 ft/mi. Site surveys indicated that the shallow zone extends continuously offsite to the west, toward a bayou. This drainage feature may act as a groundwater discharge area, thereby influencing westward-trending gradients. A surface impoundment located offsite along the east property line may cause localized groundwater mounding, which also would produce westward gradients in the shallow zone.
The hydraulic conductivity of the shallow zone was evaluated by conducting falling-head field permeability tests at selected well locations. Table 26 presents the field hydraulic conductivity test results for wells screened in the shallow water-bearing zone. Soils of the waterbearing unit are also typed for future consideration. Measured field horizontal hydraulic conductivities for the shallow zone ranged from 2.4 x 10~4 to 2.2 X 10~3 cm/sec and averaged 8.3 x 10~4 cm/sec.
The next significant water-bearing unit is the intermediate water-bearing zone, which is overlain by a clay layer and is not considered to be affected by historical site activities. Hydraulic conductivities for this zone are not currently available. The continuous nature of the intermediate aquitard excludes this zone from the modeling effort.
The deep zone is also considered to be a confined water-bearing unit. However, historical data indicate that a deep well was screened in this unit, and records of the well's abandonment are not available. Physical data are not available for this particular zone. It is believed that the deep zone gradient slopes to the south-southwest at approximately 6 ft/mi.
Vertical seepage rates between shallow and intermediate water-bearing units are extremely low because of the nature of the confining strata. However, a potential conduit between the shallow zone and the deep may exist in the form of a leaking improperly abandoned well in the southern portion of the site. For this reason, the deep water-bearing unit is a concern of EPA V and is considered in the modeling effort.
Given the nature of the site and the characteristics of the underlying strata, contamination of the shallow zone by infiltration of precipitation is the most obvious groundwater contami-
Table 26 Field Hydraulic Conductivity Test Results—Shallow Groundwater Zone
Field horizontal
interval (ft)
(cm/sec)
2.4 x 10~4
Silty sand
OW07
Avg. 8.3 x UT4
nation mechanism. Contamination reaching the shallow zone would in all likelihood move in the westward direction of shallow zone groundwater migration. Vertical and horizontal dispersion would then occur, with vertical movement bounded below by the intermediate aquitard. If the improperly abandoned well exists, contaminants might also enter the deep water-bearing zone in which the well was screened. Groundwater in the deep water-bearing zone in which the well was screened. Groundwater in the deep water-bearing zone trends toward the southern property boundary.
The site conceptual model consists of three elements: (1) leaching of constituents of interest (COIs) from affected soils, (2) migration and subsequent dispersion of the COIs with respect to shallow groundwater flow direction, and (3) migration from the shallow zone to the deep water-bearing unit through the open conduit and subsequent dispersion. The site conceptual model is presented in Figure 8. An important aspect of this conceptual model is that it is chemically conservative, assuming that the cPAHs are not biodegraded or adsorbed to soils before, during, or after migration.
2. Constituent Mobility
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), in general, are immobile constituents in environmental media. Recent research shows that PAHs bind to soil surfaces as a result of their van der Waals forces [15]. Van der Waals forces act solely between molecules within close proximity of each other. As a rule, the larger the molecular size, the greater the van der Waals forces. cPAHs, being generally larger than noncarcinogenic nPAHs, are even less mobile in environmental media. Similarly, relatively low water solubilities and vapor pressures add to the inherent environmental immobility of cPAHs.
A semiquantitative assessment of theoretical mobility developed by Laskowski et al. [16] can be used to describe the immobility of cPAHs in the environment based on known physical and chemical constants. The basis for the assessment is an algorithm that utilizes water solubility (5), vapor pressure (VP), and the organic carbon partition coefficient (K<*.) of the constituents to determine a relative mobility index (MI). The MI is defined as
A relative scale is then used to evaluate the MI derived for each cPAH [17]. The scale is a descriptive one, comparing a numerical MI to the categories extremely mobile, very mobile, slightly mobile, immobile, and very immobile.
Mobility index
Extremely mobile
Very mobile
-5 to 0
Slightly mobile
-10 to -5
<-10
Very immobile
Mobility index values and the physical-chemical constants for the cPAH are presented in Table 27. The Mis for the cPAHs range from values of -8.9 (immobile) for benzo[fe]fluoran-thene to -11.7 (very immobile) for chrysene.
PAH mobility may be enhanced if these constituents bind onto dissolved organic macro-molecules such as humic acids or suspended particulate organic matter in groundwaters. It is important to note that in most soil-water systems, these macromolecules are, themselves, not
LINE SOURCE)
Figure 8 Conceptual model of potential containment migration. I, Organic Leachate Model (OLM); II, Vertical and Horizontal Spreading (VHS) model; III, two-dimensional horizontal line source model (continuous solute line source).
Table 27 Physical-Chemical Constants and Relative Mobility Indices for cPAHs
Mol wt.
(g/mol)
(ppm @ 25°C)
(mm Hg)
'«g Koc
Benzo[a]pyrene
5.6 x 10~9 (25°C)
Benzo[a]anthracene
0.0057 (20°C)
Benzo[6]fluoranthene
5 x HT7 (20°C)
Benzo[fc]fluoranthene
5 x 10~7 (20°C)
Chrysene
6.3 x 10"9 (25°C)
Dibenzo[a ,/i]anthracene
7 x 10~8
Indeno[l ,2,3-a/]pyrene
7 x KT8
Source: U.S. EPA Aquatic Fate Process Data for Organic Priority Pollutants [11],
Source: U.S. EPA Aquatic Fate Process Data for Organic Priority Pollutants [11], mobile. Nevertheless, this site conceptual model considers that the cPAHs could potentially migrate advectively, bound to mobile dissolved organic matter in the underlying shallow aquifer and the deeper zones. Retardation will not be considered in order to account for the maximum cPAH mobility in groundwater at the site.
3. Governing Equations
Element 1. Contaminant Leaching. The potential concentration of an organic constituent that will leach from source area soils [C(Z>] is estimated using the 95% confidence version of EPA's OLM. The OLM is a multiple regression equation that is derived from a database of measured leachate concentrations. The database is composed of TCLP data, EP-Tox data, and field lysimeter results for many of EPA's Target Compound List (TCL) compounds. The log form of the equation used to calculate the 95% percent CI is
95% CI = io.o5.^-2 • MSE • [X'h lX'X)~1 Xh] (11)
where /0 05 is the factor for the 95% CI, r) — 2 is the number of degrees of freedom, MSE is mean square error, and X, X', Xh, Xh' are various versions of the waste and leachate concentration data matrix.
The OLM equation is
Cw is the estimated concentration of an organic constituent in source area soils, and Sw is the water solubility of the constituent. Since benzo[fc]fluoranthene is the most relatively mobile cPAH as a result of its water solubility, the modeling effort will focus on this constituent.
Element ¡1. Dispersion in the Shallow Aquifer. The transport of a constituent by shallow groundwater to the APC results in dilution by vertical and horizontal dispersion processes. The VHS model [13] provides a conservative estimate of the dilution provided by these dispersive transport phenomena and is used as the final element in the site conceptual model. The VHS model equation is
CAPC = C0[erf [<r/4>f 5] erf {X/[4(a,y)° 5]}] (13)
where cAPC is the estimated constituent concentration at the APC, c„ is equal to C(/) developed by OLM since dilution prior to transport is not a consideration, Y' is the width of the source area parallel to the direction of groundwater flow, Y is the distance from the source area to the APC, a, is the transverse dispersivity, and x is the length of the source area perpendicular to groundwater flow.
The error function of some number z, erf(z), can be estimated using an approximation method. The equation is an integral part of the VHS algorithm and can be expressed as erf(z) =
The calculated error function can be checked against published error function values such as those presented in EPA's Water Quality Assessment Document [18] to ensure its legitimacy. The VHS model is based on the dispersion-convection equation
(d2C d2C
In essence, a continuous source-contaminated parcel moving at a steady one-dimensional velocity is subject to a transverse spreading process. D, is the transverse dispersion coefficient, y is the spatial coordinate collinear with the velocity of the contaminant V , and x and z represent the horizontal and vertical spatial coordinates perpendicular to groundwater flow direction. The problem is viewed as a two-dimensional semiinfinite medium bounded at the top by z = 0, the flux boundary bC/bZ = 0.
where Z and X represent the penetration depth at the waste area boundary and the width of the waste unit perpendicular to groundwater flow direction, respectively. The solution to Equation ( 14) given the boundary conditions is
This is a two-dimensional version of a solution presented by Morgenau and Murphy [20], Maximum contaminant concentrations occur at x - 0 and z — 0. Solving at jc = 0 and z = 0 gives
erf I
This solution was first provided by Domenico and Palciauskas [19] and was used in obtaining exclusions for solid wastes on a generator-specific basis. Applying for an exclusion involves a public comment period during which modification of the model is suggested. Modifications to the model were due to a change in the manner in which penetration depth (Z) is calculated. EPA agreed with the comments regarding the modification of the Z term. Since Z is calculated differently, notation in the equation changes slightly. Modification in the calculation of the Z term and notation changes account for the differences between Equations ( 13) and (18). The Z term and its importance in this modeling effort are discussed in subsequent sections of this chapter.
Element ///. Dispersion in the Deep Aquifer. A direct conduit to the deep aquifer in the form of an improperly abandoned well could exist in the south-central portion of the site. Historical records indicate the presence and approximate location of a deep well, and although U.S. Geological Services (USGS) boring logs exist, records of the well's abandonment were not located.
A number of studies were conducted in 1986 to locate the improperly abandoned well. Geophysical testing and excavation were undertaken in the area of the site described in the company records. These investigations failed to locate the deep well conduit. However, the study did reveal several magnetic anomalies that could correspond to the presence of the deep well casing. Excavation was undertaken as a result of the magnetometric survey, but the exact location of the well was never found. It is unlikely that this is a major pathway of cPAH migration at the site, and the uncertainty in the existence of the open conduit makes modeling this particular pathway difficult. If the well does exist, it could be a conduit to the deep aquifer.
The approach used in estimating the potential impact on the deep aquifer considers two-dimensional horizontal flow with continuous solute line sources [18]. The aquifer is considered to be homogeneous and isotropic. Benzo[f>]fluoranthene is assumed to discharge continuously and uniformly within the deep aquifer. Steady-state conditions are assumed, to maintain consistency with other portions of the site conceptual model. The equation is where C„ is the acceptable concentration of COIs emanating from a source area that is protective of the shallow aquifer (p.g/L); Q is the flow emanating from the shallow aquifer as a result of the hypothetical conduit (m3/day); b is the saturated thickness of the deep aquifers (m); p is the porosity of the deeper aquifers (dimensionless); Dx, Dy are the dispersion coefficients in the x and y directions, respectively (m2/day); B = 2DJVd; Vd is the Darcy velocity (m/day); P is an estimate of retardation (dimensionless); Vx is the seepage velocity (Darcy velocity) of regional flow in the x direction (m/day); x the distance from the source area to the APC (m); y the distance between the centerline of the plume and the APC (m); and
4. Site-Specific Modeling Inputs
The site conceptual model comprises three elements described by analytical solutions predictive of an approximate groundwater concentration at an APC resulting from a soil concentration of cPAHs at a source area.
Given the performance standard (CAPC), the VHS model is solved for each source area capable of producing an impact on the shallow zone groundwater quality. The VHS reduces to where CAPC is the performance standard in the shallow aquifer (10 (Xg/L); and DF„ and DFW are the dilution factors derived from vertical and horizontal dispersion, respectively.
The equation is then rearranged and solved for C0, which is derived for each source area of interest at the site. Then C0 is entered into the rearranged OLM equation, which becomes
Cw, the concentration of the constituent in the soil, becomes the soil cleanup goal protective of the shallow aquifer at the APC and meets cAPC.
The performance standard associated with the established soil leaching criteria is then assessed with respect to the deep aquifer. If the groundwater quality in the deep unit is unaffected at the APC, the performance standard established for the shallow zone is also protective of the deep aquifers and no modification to the soil leaching criteria is necessary. If the groundwater quality at the deeper aquifers' APC is affected, the no leaching potential criteria for the shallow zone may be modified to also be protective of the deep aquifer. The performance standard for the deep aquifer is assumed to be the practical quantitation limit (PQL) of any individual cPAH.
The two source areas located in the southern portion of the study area are the most influential source areas (with respect to the shallow aquifer) by virtue of their size and their proximity to the APC. The western property boundary was chosen as the APC for the shallow aquifer because it is hydrogeologically downgradient of both potential source areas. The southern property boundary was chosen as the APC for the deep aquifer for the same reason. The source areas in the northern portion of the site seem relatively small and too far from either APC to produce a significant impact on groundwater quality. Since it is possible that cPAHs emanating from the northern source areas are additive, the two small areas are combined and considered to be a single source of cPAHs to simplify the modeling effort. Combined, the northern source areas may have some impact at the APC.
As discussed previously, the most conservative approach to modeling a mixture of cPAHs is to assume that the total cPAH soil value is attributable to the occurrence of the single most water-soluble cPAH and not a mixture of the seven constituents (e.g., the concentration of benzo[6]fluoranthene (Cw) is 700 mg/kg, and no other cPAHs are detected). This is an extreme worst-case scenario, since the concentration of cPAHs in groundwater at the APC is directly proportional to the constituent soil concentration at the source area of interest and cPAHs typically occur as a mixture at the site as a result of past practices, not just as individual components.
Figure 9 presents the source areas, the location of the hypothetical abandoned well, and the locations of the shallow zone and deep zone APCs used in the conceptual modeling effort. The source areas were delineated during the 1986 site remedial investigation as those soils having visible staining between the 0.5-ft and 6.0-ft depths, an indication of cPAH contamination. The 0.5-6.0-ft interval was selected because of its proximity to the shallow zone and its potential to affect groundwater quality in that zone. Furthermore, the location of the hypothetical improperly abandoned deep well is approximate, as excavation failed to identify its exact location.
The remainder of this section discusses the numerical inputs to the algorithms and the subsequent groundwater results at the APC as a function of constituent concentrations in soils at the source areas.
5. Shallow Aquifer
Three general areas were evaluated to determine soil cPAH concentrations that are protective of the shallow aquifer at the APC. These are the southeastern, southwestern, and northern areas. Each area its corresponding modeling inputs are discussed below.
Regional shallow groundwater trends indicate that groundwater beneath the site flows from east to west, perpendicular to the southwestern source area. Estimated source width (Y'), source length (X), and distance to the APC (10 are 25, 275, and 230 m, respectively. Only unpaved areas were considered in calculating the source area dimensions, because pavement would prevent infiltration of precipitation and subsequent leaching of cPAHs.
Figure 9 Approximate location of source areas and points of compliance. Hatching indicates areas in which visual staining was observed in I subsurface soils. _
The source located in the southwestern portion of the site is closer to the APC than those in the southeastern areas and should therefore have a greater effect on groundwater quality at the APC. Input estimates for the southwestern source area include width (i" = 45.7 m), length (X = 69 m), and distance to the APC (Y = 47 m). The central area of the source is paved and is not considered part of the overall source area since migration of the cPAHs by leaching from soils beneath the paved area will be negligible without the infiltration of precipitation.
Groundwater in the northern portion of the site also flows from east to west perpendicular to the two source areas. The two source areas are combined to account for the potential co-contribution of cPAHs to the shallow zone and simplify the estimation of a soil cleanup goal. The source inputs for width (K'), length (X), and distance to the point of compliance {Y) are 111, 78, and 91 m, respectively.
6. Deep Aquifer
To determine the potential impact of shallow zone groundwater concentrations on the deeper aquifer, a number of assumptions must be made. For the sake of conservatism, it is assumed that the improperly abandoned well exists as a conduit to the deep water-bearing zone. Impact on the deep aquifer is influenced by the integrity of the abandoned well and the physical characteristics of the aquifers. Little site-specific information pertaining to the deep well conduit or the deep water-bearing zones is available; therefore, hydraulic conductivity, horizontal gradient, porosity, and aquifer thickness must be estimated from the available literature.
The 530-ft water-bearing unit corresponds to the base of the Chicot Aquifer in the Alta Loma Sands. This layer is approximately 200-400 ft thick in the vicinity of the site and is fairly homogeneous, being 60-80% sands. Hydraulic conductivities of 10~5 cm/sec and a porosity of 35% are considered to be typical of the formation [21].
The estimated Darcy velocity for both the deep zones used in the modeling effort is therefore 1 x 10~5 cm/day.
Steady-state flow from the hypothetical conduit is a function of the integrity of the well and the availability of groundwater present in the shallow aquifer. A characteristic of the shallow aquifer at the site is its relatively low yield. Yields of 1-1.5 gal/min (gpm) are common. Pump tests conducted in 1988 used a pumping rate of 1.25 gpm, and significant drawdown was observed in each of the observed wells. If shallow zone groundwater is flowing to the deeper zones through the conduit, a trend toward the conduit would be apparent in the shallow zone groundwater contours. Shallow zone groundwater contours presented in the RI report do not indicate the presence of a significant trend associated with an open conduit losing 1.25 gpm to deeper aquifers. Therefore, a conservative estimate of flow rate (Q) equal to one-tenth of the 1.25 gpm rate (0.125 gpm) is used as the maximum potential flow from the shallow zone through the hypothetical conduit.
The exact location of the hypothetical conduit is also unknown. U.S. Geological Survey records and magnetometric surveys indicate that the general location is believed to be in the south-central portion of the site, approximately 55 m north of the southern property boundary.
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Kalaa Utsavam: Weekend events you cannot miss
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Tushaar Kuthiala Friday, November 17th 2017
Singapore residents, and especially Indians in the Lion City, should gear up for a special week with Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival of Arts kicking off tonight at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. Get ready for a total immersion in the dance, theatre, literature, music, exhibition and cultural heritage of India.
There are ticketed and non-ticketed shows, workshops, and community engagement events that leave the artist and audience equally enriched. Listed below are some of the highlights of the weekend during the festival.
Anjaneyam – Hanuman’s Ramayana (Dance)
Date and Time: 8 pm, November 17, Friday
Venue: Esplanade Theatre
Duration: 2hrs 20mins (including a 20-minute intermission)
Photo: Connected to India
Catch a stellar performance of the ancient Indian epic ‘The Ramayana’ through dance and music from the perspective of Hanuman. One of the most beloved characters in the story, the monkey god plays a crucial role in Prince Rama’s quest to rescue his wife, Sita, from the 10-headed demon king Ravana.
Conceptualised by Apsaras Arts, this cross-cultural production puts together a creative team from around Asia including Era Dance Theatre (Singapore), Kalakshetra Repertory Theatre (India) and Bimo Dance Theatre (Indonesia). It features an arresting juxtaposition of Indian and Southeast Asian depictions of the epic, told through Bharatanatyam and Javanese dance and set to a stirring, original score to follow the life and adventures of Hanuman, from the time of his birth, to his meeting with the exiled Prince Rama, and to the heroic battle against Ravana and his forces.
Khwaab-Sa – Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre)
Date and Time: Friday-Sunday, November 17-19 (Nov 17: 8pm, Nov 18: 3pm & 8pm, Nov 19: 3pm)
Venue: Esplanade Theatre Studio
Duration: 1hr 40mins (no intermission)
Photo courtesy: Esplanade
Squabbling fairies, young lovers lost in the woods, a man with a donkey’s head, and a woodland sprite armed with a magical love potion, up to serious mischief — what could possibly go wrong? This November, go under the spell of award-winning director Atul Kumar’s farcical spin on Shakespeare’s much loved classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Audiences in Singapore will get to witness Mumbai-based Kumar's unique application of contemporary dance and Hindi gibberish to a Shakespeare play. Kumar's fairy king and queen, Oberon and Titania, will be seen arguing in operatic tempo, lovers expressing their angst through contemporary dance, and a theatre troupe of 16 dancers and village bumpkins talk gibberish.
The performers are set to weave Hindustani classical and electronic music, contemporary dance, spoken word, and gibberish into an enchanting landscape where fairies banter in raag, lovers express torment with their bodies, and actors converse unintelligibly.
Advisory: This performance includes mature themes. Recommended for audiences aged 13 years and above.
#BuySingLit Book Cart (Exhibition)
Date and Time: Friday-Sunday November 17 – 19 (Nov 17: 3pm – 8.30pm, Nov 18-19: 10am – 8.30pm)
Venue: Esplanade Theatre Meeting Point
The #BuySingLit Book Cart project aims to cultivate interest in Malay and Tamil literature as well as enhance retail options for them.
Look out for the #BuySingLit Book Cart at the Esplanade and check out the collection of Tamil books by Singaporean writers. Featured books include children’s picture books and works by award-winning Singaporean writers. There are also storytelling sessions and you can meet the authors.
19 Nov, Sun, 3.45pm: Lulu and Sundeli with Prema Govin
25 Nov, Sat, 3.45pm: Rocky and Ramu with Jensrani Thangavel
26 Nov, Sun, 3.45pm: Kaalathinaal Seitha Nandri with Prema Govin
#BuySingLit is an industry-led movement to celebrate stories from Singapore. Advocating ‘Buy Local, Read Our World’, homegrown book publishers, retailers and literary non-profits have come together to encourage more people to discover and embrace Singapore’s literature.
The book cart is managed by Crimson Earth, organised as part of #BuySingLit and supported by the National Arts Council.
Parent-Child Workshop – Basic Yoga (Workshop)
Date and Time: 11am & 2pm, Sunday, November 19
Venue: Esplanade Rehearsal Studio
Duration: 1hr 15mins (including breaks)
With the introduction of International Yoga Day and the growing popularity of the ancient art across the world, it is a good idea to focus on the practical applications of India’s cultural heritage and history. Spend a fun, healthy Sunday bonding with your child as you discover the joy and benefits of parent-child yoga. Learn relaxation techniques for a healthier body, breathing exercises that sharpen one’s focus, and get into different poses that help improve flexibility. Give it a try and start your child on yoga early.
Please bring your own yoga mat and dress comfortably.
Advisory: Recommended for children aged 5 and above. Accompanying adult must be 16 years and above.
Sharul Weds Sharul (Theatre)
Date and Time: 5pm & 8pm, Saturday, November 18
Venue: Esplanade Recital Studio
Duration: 1hr (no intermission)
Photo courtesy: Sharul Channa Facebook page.
Singapore’s first Indian female stand-up comedian cordially invites you to her big fat Indian wedding…to herself.
Sharul Weds Sharul is stand-up comedian Sharul Channa’s rib-tickling take on Indian weddings. From couple hashtags to the extensive wedding buffet, from Aunt Sunita to walking around the fire seven times for a promise of seven lifetimes, no matter what kind of Indian, no matter which caste, social strata or community, we have all experienced the oddest practices at Indian weddings. Whether they are superstitions or cultural traditions, we have been guilty of prioritising the part of the wedding we are most interested in, and we have all at some point questioned some of the practices.
Watch Sharul as she finds answers to some of the burning questions she has about Indian weddings. Be her guest at her wedding, and your ticket will be counted as your blessing.
Advisory: This performance includes coarse language. Recommended for audiences aged 13 years and above.
Chakra-thon (Music)
Date and Time: 9:30 am, Saturday, November 18
Venue: Various Locations
Duration: All day
In Hindustani classical music, time-specific ragas evoke moods and emotions that relate to the different periods of the day (prahar) and seasons of the year. Curated by National Arts Council Young Artist Award-winner Nawaz Mirajkar, Chakra-thon is a series of raga concerts that run from morning to dusk, at Esplanade’s performance venues as well as at different nooks and crannies of the centre.
Comprising seven free programmes which culminate in Raga Tarangini at the Esplanade Concert Hall, the whole-day affair features a whole array of local and overseas musicians.
Twelve hours, eight chakras and eight concerts—are you ready?
Check out the Esplanade website for a complete list of events during the festival.
Kalaa Utsavam Esplanade music band Apsaras Arts
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The life of a seasonal worker sometimes feels like I’m a scout collecting merit badges. “Where are you now? What are you doing this season?” are questions I get quite frequently from friends and relatives. My resume is the scout sash and my memories are the badges.
Growing up, my brothers were both active in Boy Scouts of America. And, I desperately wanted to be a part of every adventure. When they went canoeing down the Grand Canyon, or they went snowboarding and skiing in Colorado, or they went camping under the vast Texas skyline, I wanted to be there with them. I wanted to experience the adventures that led both my brothers into being Eagle Scouts. When I was a young girl, I was told I could join Girl Scouts instead, but our troop didn’t have the same excitement.
The adventure I desperately sought after as a child was found as an adult. The adventure was seasonal work. I didn’t knowingly dive into the seasonal work lifestyle. I didn’t willingly go into it either. I was pulled kicking and screaming by my loving parents who sold everything they owned, moved into an RV, and demanded I went with them. I was 24 years old. The previous year had been spent working in a factory after graduating university with a degree I didn’t believe I would ever use – journalism. But as luck would have it, most of my seasonal jobs have utilized the skills I learned in university in unique ways.
As a tour guide, I researched my subject material (Alaskan History and the Yukon Gold Rush,) presented my findings (while dressed up in 1800’s period clothing,) and educated the public (tourists on an Alaskan Cruise.) That job was the first of many that taught me that my university education was not wasted on a seasonal workers life.
As a journalist, you learn a variety of subjects in a short period. You consume as much information as you can before you regurgitate it in a print and broadcast medium. Every job I’ve had since I started my journey has offered me the ability to learn quickly and work effectively. I’ve been a brewer and bottler, a customer service representative, an au pair, a journalist, a disaster relief volunteer, a bum living on the beaches of Hawaii, a teacher, a painter, a construction worker, a manager, and etc. I have lived on every coast the United States has to offer. I have been honored to taste what life has to offer in over 20 states – sometimes for a few weeks and sometimes for a season.
I often stumble when people ask me where I’ve lived because I’ve lived too many places to count on my fingers – and I’ve forgotten a few while reciting my adventures. Many times, I need my merit badges to remind me just where I’ve been. But I can say, I’ve never been bored.
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Hands-on review: Toon Boom Harmony
Toon Boom Harmony is used by everyone from Nickelodeon to Disney. Tammy Coron takes it for a test drive.
By Tammy Coron 2014-03-26T14:20:06.84Z Digital art
Whether you're are serious animator or a just a hobbyist, Toon Boom has something for you.
Awesome set of tools
Inverse Kinematics
Options for cut-out or traditional animation
Post-production special effects
Vector drawing
Limited online tutorials for specific versions
Toon Boom Animation's software is used by everyone from amateurs to big studios
Founded in 1994, Canadian software company Toon Boom Animation specializes in animation and storyboarding software. Its client base consists of names like Disney, Warner Bros and Pixar. But that doesn't mean its software off limits to the rest of us. In fact, it offers such a wide variety of applications, you'll have no problem finding something to meet your needs (and your budget).
Tools for people who aren't necessarily working on the next Hollywood blockbuster include:
Toon Boom Studio, $149: Easy to use software ideal for animation fans, students, teachers, and hobbyists, and great for beginners. With Toon Boom Studio, you'll be able to create your own cartoons using a variety of drawing tools.
Animate $399 / Animate Pro $699: Designed for frame-by-frame (Animate/Animate Pro) and cut-out style (Animate Pro) animation. These tools are perfect for freelancers, Flash animators, students, teachers, and After Effects animators.
There's also a huge variety of software aimed at the young, such as Flip Boom All-Star, Flip Boom Cartoon, Animation-Ish, and a whole host of others. Check out just some of what's on offer in the Play zone.
Overall, though, Harmony is the company's flagship product, and quite possibly the coolest animation software on the market today.
Of course, this is just my opinion, but when my animation heroes are using it to create awesome movies like The Princess and the Frog, it seems I'm in good company...
Which version?
The Standalone version is the best bet if you're working on your own
Harmony is offered as both a Stand Alone version and a Network version. Free trials of both are available; after that, to find out pricing you'll need to contact the sales department (and there's talk of 'payment plans' on the site, so it's not going to be cheap).
So which version is right for you? If you're a serious animator, but not part of a studio or involved in any type of collaborative effort, the Standalone version is the way to go. Otherwise, feel free to join the big guys with the Network version where you can take full advantage of features like asset sharing, colour palettes, libraries, and batch vectorizing and rendering.
I'm in the latter camp, so the rest of this review will focus on Toon Boom Harmony Standalone.
Moving over from Flash
The software enables you to draw naturally in a vector-based environment
Coming from a Flash background, I can honestly say the transition to Toon Boom software wasn't too difficult. While there was a little hiccup with learning the differences between Symbols and Drawing Substitutions, overall, I'm pleased with what Toon Boom has been able to do for me.
I really love having the ability to draw naturally in a vector-based environment. A full range of brush and pencil properties makes drawing in Toon Boom a lot of fun.
However, if you're using a mouse, or just prefer to use shapes for drawing (which is something I often do in Flash), Toon Boom Harmony offers a wide variety of line drawing tools, including the coveted Polyline tool (shown below).
Toon Boom Harmony offers a wide variety of line drawing tools
Being able to choose between traditional animation and cut-out animation is spectacular. Being more of a hobbyist, it's not uncommon for me to just play around with stuff.
Being able to jump back and fourth between the two styles makes Toon Boom Harmony a clear winner in my book.
The software allows you to play around and try different things
Another great feature is their True Space Camera. By placing your elements in different layers using Z Depth, and incorporating the True Space camera, you can give virtual depth to your scene.
This technique helps to give your animations a realistic 3D feel.
Sound and lip syncing
The auto lip-syncing feature is incredible. Using the Toon Boom Mouth Chart you can easily get your characters in sync with what their saying. With just a few clicks of the mouse, you're done. Of course, for a more finely tuned animation, you can still opt to sync your sound track and images manually.
However although Toon Boom Harmony does has sound editing capabilities, they are somewhat limiting. So I'd recommended that you consider using a third-party app for the more in-depth sound editing your project may require.
Exporting and final production
Toon Boom Harmony offers a variety of exporting options. The most common are SWF and MOV. However, you can also export your movie as a PNG sequence or as a GIF. You can even export your movie as a series of JPEGs.
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Daily Fantasy Basketball
NBA GPP Green Light 3-20-18
By: Brent Heiden, Updated March 20, 2018
After getting burned by the Tyreke Evans late scratch last night, and Denzel Valentine busting, it is time to set our sights on tonight's six-game slate while hoping that we get accurate injury news before lock. We have some excellent games to target, with four games over 215 points, and two games at 208 points. The Pelicans, Timberwolves, Raptors, Jazz, and Rockets all have totals over 110 points, so those are great places to start. The Celtics continue to be decimated by injuries, with Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Kyrie Irving, and Daniel Theis all out, the Hawks are decimated as well, and there is a chance that the Trail Blazers could be without Damian Lillard as his wife is expecting the birth of their child soon.
DeAndre Jordan, C, Los Angeles Clippers
Projected Minutes
Team Total
FPPG Allowed
DK Projection
FD Projection
32 111.25 13 47.2 16.06 32.89 32.82
DK Salary: $7,800 / FD Salary: $8,200
The Los Angeles Clippers head into a very important game tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a game that could have major playoff implications if they are able to pull out a win. They suffered a double-digit defeat at the hands of Portland last game, so they will be looking to come out with energy and bounce back against the Wolves tonight. DeAndre is going to play a vital role in Los Angeles keeping this game close, if they are going to, and he has been playing outstanding basketball recently. He played limited minutes in Sunday's double-digit loss to Portland but was able to pull down 16 rebounds while scoring just seven points. Prior to the Portland game, Jordan had pulled down at least 18 rebounds in a staggering six-straight games and had reached double-digits in points in four of those games. He has been more involved in the offense recently, posting at least two assists in five straight outings, as well, and has posted at least nine field goal attempts in six of the last ten games. He has shown off massive upside of late, with at least 50 fantasy points in three of the last ten games and faces off against a very weak Minnesota Timberwolves interior defense. The Wolves have ranked 30th in defensive efficiency to centers over the last ten games, giving up 27.3 points and 13.7 rebounds per game over that span. They have surrendered 54.59 fantasy points per game to centers over that span, as well, which is a four point increase over their season average. I expect that Jordan will come out with a very strong performance tonight and he is someone I will not be passing up on.
Josh Jackson, SG/SF, Phoenix Suns
The Detroit Pistons head into Phoenix tonight, on the second-half of a back-to-back, and that presents a spot that we can attack tonight. In addition to the potential for tired legs, the Suns will be without T.J. Warren tonight, and potentially Devin Booker, which will open a lot of minutes for Josh Jackson. Jackson has been a great fantasy option when starting in place of either option and he is coming off one of his best games of the season with 36 points and six rebounds against Warriors and has scored in double figures in three-straight outings. With Warren off the floor this season, Jackson is averaging 1.01 fantasy points per minute with a usage rate of 28.6 percent. Those numbers climb to 1.06 fantasy points per minute and a 31.7 percent usage rate. He gets an excellent matchup against the Pistons tonight, as Detroit has ranked 27th in fantasy points allowed to small forwards, allowing 42.99 fantasy points per game. They struggle to protect the rim, allowing opponents to shoot 66.5 percent near the basket, which is where 42 percent of Jackson's field goal attempts have taken place this season. Jackson should have no issues racking up peripherals here, as well, and has a massive ceiling tonight.
Nemanja Bjelica, SF/PF, Minnesota Timberwolves
When Jimmy Butler went down with a devastating injury, many people wondered who would step up to shoulder the load offensively for the Timberwolves. Some thought it would be Wiggins, some thought it would be Jeff Teague, while some thought it would Karl-Anthony Towns. Alas, it was none of those options. It was the one and only Nemanja Bjelica who has stepped up for the Wolves and is carrying them to playoff glory. Okay, okay... I am mostly kidding there.. but Bjelica has been outstanding over the last nine games with Jimmy Butler out. He is averaging 13.2 points, eight rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.1 steals in those nine games, which represents all around increases on his season averages, and he is averaging almost 38 minutes per game over that span. Bjelica has flashed major upside of late, as well, with 51.5, 34.75, and 41.5 fantasy points in three of his most recent five games. The Clippers present a great matchup for Bjelica, as they rank 26th in fantasy points allowed to small forwards, and their 43.8 rebounds allowed per game this season gives Bjelica upside, as well. Bjelica is a little too cheap for the 40-plus point upside he has in this spot.
J.J. Barea, PG/SG, Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks will be shorthanded for tonight's game against the New Orleans Pelicans, as Dennis Smith Jr. will be out, which means J.J. Barea should find himself the beneficiary of extra minutes and usage. Barea, himself, is questionable with a rib injury but should be able to suit up here. With Dennis Smith off the floor this season, Barea is averaging 1.07 fantasy points per minute with a 26.4 percent usage rate in 543 minutes. He is averaging almost 28 minutes per game in the nine games that Smith has missed, as well, which is an increase of about two minutes from his season average. He is averaging 27.4 fantasy points per game in those outings, which is also a two-point increase over his season average. Only one of those games, however, has taken place since Devin Harris was shipped out of town. That game was a 114-80 thumping of the Memphis Grizzlies where Barea played 24 minutes and notched 33 fantasy points. The Pelicans have struggled against point guards this season, allowing 48.3 fantasy points per game to the position, and they have been terrible against spot-up shooters, which accounts for about 15 percent of Barea's possessions this season. Barea is averaging 26.9 fantasy points in three previous meetings against the Pelicans, in just 22.5 minutes, so a few extra minutes bodes extremely well for his ability to crush his salary tonight.
Ish Smith, PG, Detroit Pistons
After playing 34 minutes last night against the Kings, and 28 against Portland the game prior, it is possible that we are starting to see Ish Smith gain the trust of head coach Stan Van Gundy once again. Obviously, that could change with SVG's fickle nature, but at his current price, Smith is way too cheap tonight to overlook in tournaments. He comes in a mere $4,400 on DraftKings, and $5,000 on FanDuel, is coming off a big game against the Kings, and he is facing off against the league's worst point guard defense. Smith has been volatile, and so have his minutes, which is why rolling him in any other format than GPPs is risky, but for a guy with 30-plus fantasy point upside at his price, it may very well be worth the risk tonight. Smith has seen his fantasy point per minute totals plummet recently, as he is now averaging just .88 fantasy points per minute, but historically he has been a guy that has averaged around .95 fantasy points per minute over the last three seasons. Over the last two seasons against the Suns, Smith is averaging 27.8 fantasy points per game, in just 25.4 minutes, and he torched them to the tune of 28 fantasy points in just 20 minutes earlier this season. Smith matches up well against their inability to defend in transition and against the pick-and-roll, so he should be able to score with ease, and it is very likely that he goes completely overlooked as a fantasy option tonight with options like Yogi Ferrell and Rajon Rondo in the same price range.
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Introduction to Azure Cosmos DB Global Distribution
By Marcin Policht
Global distribution of updatable data stores is one of the more challenging goals that software designers and architects have been struggling with over the years. Addressing this challenge has become increasingly pressing as the rapid growth of cloud technologies increased the need for deployments capable of spanning multiple geographical areas. Azure Cosmos DB facilitates this need by offering built-in global distribution functionality with a single write region and multiple, automatically synchronized read regions. In addition, the introduction of multi-master support promises to significantly change the approach to building highly available and performant data stores. In this article, we will provide an introduction to global distribution-related functionality in Cosmos DB.
Traditionally, the majority of database management systems limited the scope of their geo-replication to cross-region disaster recovery. Azure Cosmos DB offers this capability as part of its core functionality. This eliminates the need for developing custom replication mechanisms, while at the same time, ensures that the resulting implementation provides high availability (99.999% for multi-region database accounts) and complies with Cosmos DB performance guarantees. These guarantees stipulate read latency within the 10 ms range for the 99 percentile of designated database operations (including reads and indexed writes) in accordance with the customer-designated consistency level. Similarly, throughput guarantees apply consistently across all replicas in each region.
In addition, since Cosmos DB is considered a so-called foundational service, customers can be assured of its availability in every existing and newly provisioned Azure region. Furthermore, there is no limit on the number of regions with which you can associate a single Azure Cosmos DB account (although obviously, there are pricing implications that we will describe later in this article). Newly designated regions become available for reads within 30 minutes for accounts within the 100 TB range.
Cosmos DB also supports policy-based geo-fencing, facilitating compliance with data governance and residency requirements of its customers. By leveraging these policies, it is possible, for example, to limit the scope of a global distribution to specific regions within national clouds (Azure China, Azure Germany, or Azure Government). This also accounts for scenarios where customers must comply with government tax laws (such as those applicable to business entities utilizing Australia-based regions).
Controlling Access to Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB Consistency Levels
Azure Cosmos DB Partitioning
You can enable global distribution in a few easy steps directly from the Azure portal (alternatively, you have the option of configuring global distribution by using REST API). Once you select the Replicate data globally from the Cosmos DB account blade, you will be presented with the interface from which you can select additional locations that will be designated as read regions. Designating additional regions not only minimizes latency of reads originating from users and applications in their proximity, but also allows you to implement disaster recovery by configuring either manual or automatic failover. Automatic failover, configurable from the same interface, is based on the priorities you assign to each read region. There are two main automatic failover scenarios:
a failure of a read region - the failed read region is placed in the offline state. Data access tier applications that use Cosmos DB SDK rely on a discovery protocol to determine whether the region is unavailable and if so, automatically fail over to the next available region on the preferred region list they maintain. Once the failed region is restored to the operational state, the platform automatically recovers the local replica of the Cosmos DB account, resynchronizes its content with the write region, and restores its read region status with the original priority. Data access tier applications detect the change and perform subsequent reads from the newly recovered region.
a failure of the write region - the write region is placed in the offline state and its role is automatically transitioned to the read region with the highest priority (the lowest priority value). Data access tier applications that use Cosmos DB SDK can programmatically (by using the WriteEndpoint property of the DocumentClient class) detect the change and switch to the newly designated write region. Once the failed region is restored to the operational state, the platform automatically recovers the local replica of the Cosmos DB account and configures it as a read region. Any local data that has not been replicated to the read regions during automatic failover is published in the form of a conflict feed. It is the customers' responsibility to remediate any pending conflicts by analyzing its content. Customers also have the option of failing back to the original configuration by performing a manual failover.
Note that Cosmos DB provides an upper bound that dictates maximum duration of the automatic failover. This, in turn, helps you to determine the Recovery Point Objective during a regional failover.
Currently, in order to facilitate multiple write region for applications that rely on Cosmos DB as their data store, you have to partition your data into separate database accounts (obviously this workaround relies on designing and implementing a suitable partitioning schema). For an example illustrating this approach, refer to Cosmos DB online documentation. However, there is a promise of a solution to this challenge in the form of the Cosmos DB multi-master capability (currently in preview), which will provide support for multiple write regions with globally distributed containers within the same account. For an overview of this functionality, refer to the Microsoft Docs article Multi-master at global scale with Azure Cosmos DB. We will describe its implementation in our upcoming articles.
Last, but not least, when considering global distribution, you need to take into account its pricing. Charges include cost of additional storage allocated to each Cosmos DB container and the corresponding provisioned throughput in each region. Effectively, costs increase linearly with each additional region.
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Devoid of love and consumed by hatred: Brendan Cox on the man who killed his wife
Jo Cox's father Gordon Leadbeater (right) and sister Kim Leadbeater look on as her widower Brendan Cox speaks outside the Old Bailey in London after Thomas Mair was found guilty of the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox. Philip Toscano/PA Wire
Tony Gardner
The widower of Jo Cox has told how the outpouring of support he and his family received in the days after her murder showed ‘Britain at its best - compassionate, courageous and kind’.
Speaking today outside the Old Bailey, where a jury found Thomas Mair guilty of the Batley and Spen MP’s murder, Brendan Cox said his wife’s killer was ‘so devoid of love and consumed with hatred that this became his desperate and cowardly attempt to find meaning’.
MP Jo Cox's widower Brendan Cox arriving at the Old Bailey, London. Photo credit should read: Philip Toscano/PA Wire
The campaigner and activist, who had two children with his wife, said in the statement how his family’s lives ‘collapsed’ after the brutal murder.
Neo-Nazi Thomas Mair begins life sentence for murder of Yorkshire MP Jo Cox
Detective says Thomas Mair is “cold blooded killer”
Thomas Mair was “motivated by hate”
The killing of Jo was a political act, an act of terrorism - but in the history of such acts it was perhaps the most incompetent and self-defeating.
Brendan Cox
Thomas Mair: Secret, solitary life of man who murdered MP Jo Cox
The hidden extremist views of murderer Thomas Mair
How a day of horror unfolded on the streets of Birstall
Undated handout photo issued by the Jo Cox Foundation of Jo Cox on her wedding day.
Jeremy Corbyn says MP murder was “attack on democracy”
He said: “To the world Jo was a Member of Parliament, a campaigner, an activist and many other things - but first and foremost she was a sister, a daughter, an auntie, a wife, a friend and above all a mum to two young children who love her with all their being.
“All their lives they have been enveloped in her love, excited by her energy and inspired by her example.
“We try now to focus not on how unlucky we were to have had her taken from us. But how lucky we were to have her in our lives for so long.
“I’d like to add my thanks to Kim’s- first for the response of the public in Jo’s constituency of Batley and Spen and across the UK.
“From the people who tried to help Jo on the day and put their own lives at risk, to the well wishers who have sent us their love and thoughts in the past few weeks.
“This has been Britain at its best - compassionate, courageous and kind. It has given us great strength and solace in the past few weeks.
“Secondly thank you to the police, the wider emergency services and the courts who have all done their jobs to the highest standard.
“For the person who did this, we have nothing but pity that his life was so devoid of love and consumed with hatred that this became his desperate and cowardly attempt to find meaning.
“An act driven by hatred which instead has created an outpouring of love.
“An act designed to drive communities apart which has instead pulled them together.
“An act designed to silence a voice which instead has allowed millions of others to hear it.
“As a family we will not respond to hatred with hatred.
“We will love like Jo did. And know that although she is dead the ideas and values that she held so dear will live on. And know that although she is not with us, her energy and her love are hard wired into our children for the rest of their lives.
“Finally, we also hope the country will take something from this. That Jo’s death will have meaning.
“That those in politics, the media or in our own communities who seek to divide us will face an unassailable wall of British tolerance and the articulation of Jo’s belief - that we hold more in common than that which divides us.”
Earlier, speaking on the witness stand at the Old Bailey, Brendan Cox paid tribute to his wife, who was shot and stabbed to death by Thomas Mair in Birstall on June 16.
In the statement, he said: “We have no interest in the perpetrator. We only feel pity for him....we are here because we want to tell you about Jo. What she was and what she meant to us.”
“Jo was interested in everybody, driven not by her ego but her desire to help.”
Mr Cox told the court that the Batley and Spen MP was “connected to her community and proud of the world”, but added: “Our kids always came first.”
He said: “She never wanted to be AN MP. She wanted to be THE MP of her home town.”
Mr Cox said in his statement: “The killing of Jo, in my view, was a political act and an act of terrorism.”
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No. 16 NAI Gavan Duffy Papers 1125/1
George Gavan Duffy to Diarmuid O'Hegarty (Dublin)
(No. 6)
Paris, 22 June 1919
Our minute no. 3 has been returned, bearer having failed to find Art O'Brien who was to forward it. Yours of 7th inst. to hand; also your bundles with further parchments, copies of map and pamphlets. Mrs G[avan] D[uffy] arrived on 17th. As to Egypt etc., my no.5 will have reached you and we await instructions, in view of that explanation.1 As to copies of full text of letters of Walsh and Dunne, we are promised a complete set for you, but owing to the fierce pressure kept up from day to day by the writers and consequent strain on secretarial activities, we have not yet been able to obtain them.
Walsh ran across T P O'Connor yesterday in the street, who said he had given instructions that the Party are to refrain from criticism or interference and that as a result of W's campaign 'a larger measure than I had thought possible for a generation to come' is to be introduced by Ll. George.
Walsh and Dunne propose to go home on Sat. 28th inst. unless something unforeseen happens; we have the news of the President's arrival in U S today.
Ireland's Case. We presented this to a secretary of Clemenceau yesterday; he said he would hand it to C, who was away, that same evening. A copy will go to all the papers tomorrow and a parchment copy to the various delegates. We gave Clemenceau the official covering letter as well as a covering letter of our own which should appear in the Freeman; we enclose copy in English and French. This will probably end our direct Peace Conference work.
Further work here. The French side of the work here has been most disappointing; the French press and politicians are very anxious to keep on good terms with England and they are so afraid of the Germans that I think this policy will be kept up in spite of their indignation at the excessive benefits to England in the treaty, though the effect of this has been to relax the censorship a little and some plain speaking has appeared; they all know the case for Ireland now and most are sympathetic; but I think their caution will be stronger than their sympathy. The only way to do effective propaganda is to get personal introductions to well-known and influential people and to get French writers interested in this way, for a paper will publish from a recognised correspondent a great deal that we would never get in otherwise; the four principal news agencies refuse to put in our news and refuse to have a contract with us; it might be possible to get this done with a news agency after peace is signed if we could get an influential introduction, but even then the terms would probably be outrageous, so that really the only publicity you can count on here is what you can get through personally friendly writers and journalists; this is where Mrs Chartres has been useful.2 For the same reason I am personally very glad that Childers is coming here, assuming he has useful acquaintances in Paris; I tried to make it very clear to him in a letter that it would be useless for him to come otherwise. Under these circumstances, so far as political work is concerned, it will not be worth your while to keep both O'Ceallaigh and me here much longer; one of us would do until you appoint a permanent consul to look after trade interests as well as political matters; neither of us would fill that bill. I understand Boyd is at Copenhagen; if you would think of him for the post, we could write him on your instructions from here probably more easily than you can direct from Dublin, but if he is in the British employ I suppose he would not come unless the terms tempted him. Another reason for curtailing expenses here now is that it is obvious that the only real help will be American and that that is going to be so forcible that it is hardly necessary to look to the French from whom we shall certainly get no effective help, official or unofficial, in present circumstances nor even if Caillaux and the Socialists come into power. I submit the view that subject to seeing a few more people here whom we have put off seeing till the American delegates leave us the work of this delegation is nearly done and that one of us might well be recalled a month or so hence. I am exceedingly anxious to get home myself, where I think I could do more profitable work for the Republic, and O'C is also anxious to get back soon; so let us have your instructions as soon as you have decided. In the meantime it is a great advantage to us to have the secretarial help that you have provided.
I enclose three prints of the report on atrocities of the Am.[erican] Delegates.3
Mise,
Seoirse Ghabháin Uí Dhubhthaigh
1 None of the above located.
2 Anne Vivanti.
3 Not printed.
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Fork Union Military Academy Prep Football Head Coach Mike Hooper has announced his retirement as head football coach following the 2018 season.
As a man of principal and high character, our FUMA boys were always in great hands with Coach Hooper. He has made our boys at FUMA better men.
FORK UNION, Va. October 11, 2018
“I have been fortunate to have been able to work and coach at Fork Union for a number of years, which has given me the opportunity to be involved with a great program and some very outstanding players and coaches,” said Hooper. “I would like to thank all who made this possible because without them this journey would not have been as enjoyable or fun.”
Hooper took over the Prep football program in March of 2016, following a lengthy career as assistant coach under Micky Sullivan and head Junior Prep coach. Hooper has been on staff at Fork Union Military Academy since 1988 and has taught Spanish and coached football, baseball, and other sports as needed at the Academy.
“Coach Hooper‘s decision to retire as head football coach is one he and I discussed a while back,” said Director of Athletics Brooks Berry. “Mike Hooper came to FUMA in 1988 and for three decades has given his heart and soul to this football program, athletic program and school. It is not by coincidence that five years after his arrival, FUMA would begin a run of eight state championships in 18 years. As an assistant under Micky Sullivan and as head Junior Prep Coach, Mike Hooper was instrumental helping build the foundation of a successful high school football program and athletic department.”
Born in Maryland but raised in the Tidewater area of North Carolina and Virginia, Hooper graduated from Isle of Wight Academy in 1973 and attended Brigham Young University. After serving a church mission to Guatemala from 1976 to 1978, Hooper transferred to Christopher Newport College (now Christopher Newport University) where he received his B.A. in Spanish in 1982.
“He is an Athletic Director’s dream, when you need something done Hooper is the first to raise his hand and say how can I help. He has coached many sports here because he is always willing to do what is best for the team and program. As a man of principal and high character, our FUMA boys were always in great hands with Coach Hooper. He has made our boys at FUMA better men.”
Hooper accepted his first teaching job in 1984, teaching mathematics and Spanish at Albemarle Academy in North Carolina. He soon returned to Isle of Wight Academy to teach Spanish and coach three sports, including the baseball team that went 15-0 and won the 1986 Virginia Academies Athletic Conference championship.
“Thanks to Coach Hooper Fork Union Military Academy is a better place. I look forward to many more years working alongside him as he transitions to a different role in Fork Union Athletics,” closed Berry.
Fork Union Military Academy will immediately begin a search for the next Head Prep Football Coach, someone who will be the leader of our High School Football Program.
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North Atlantic Pavilion, Liverpool Biennial 2012 from Curated Place on Vimeo.
In the North Atlantic Pavilion we present three artists from West Nordic region: Hanni Bjartalid from the Faroe Islands, Sigurdur Gudjonsson from Iceland and Jessie Kleemann from Greenland - each representing a city as part of City States that, though small in population, is fierce in their strength of identity.
In small nations the experience of the city differs drastically from the image of the sprawling metropolis that readily springs to mind with the notion of the urban. In Tórshavn, Reykjavík and Nuuk the edge of town is never too far away, the idea of community not lost in a mythologised past.
In these cities hospitality plays a central role, not just in the shared personal lives of their inhabitants but also in the building of the nation. Each city sits on the coast, each with a long history of welcoming visitors. But with any unknown visitor, particularly one backed by a greater power, there’s an inherent anxiety, a desire to impress and yet a necessity to keep a distance until intentions and allegiances are known.
The rituals and acts of hospitality are like a dance revealing the culture and expectations of the host whilst creating an environment to encounter the hosted on home turf. The notion of hospitality is inherently a welcoming gesture but it creates and maintains a barrier between those inside and those out.
In extending hospitality to another a host-guest relationship is created, a power relationship. However, the context is crucial - where hospitality is extended inherently one party is on unfamiliar ground and so, within this limiting context, existing power relationships of the wider world can be negotiated, played with and subverted – at least for a time.
Focusing on work that raises questions about surface appearances of hospitality, the exhibition explores this tension between host and hosted.
A common theme running throughout the work is the creation of space that welcomes audiences. Each artist creates their own stage for the encounter of hospitality to take shape, within which duration and experience beyond the visual is key – whether considering that experience through stasis, anticipation or degradation.
In this accompanying film the artists reflect on their works. It is our aim to reveal a little more about how the encounters can be read from an insiders perspective in order to create an environment where relationships might go beyond the initial surface encounter to create deeper, lasting connections.
Curated by Andy Brydon & Ingi Thor Jónsson. See all of the North Atlantic Pavilion films at vimeo.com/channels/northatlantic.
The North Atlantic Pavilion is supported by the Kulturekontakt Nord Culture and Art Programme, the Nordic Culture Fund and Arts Council England’s grants for the arts. Special thanks are also due to Samskip and the Embassy of Iceland in the UK. City States is presented by Liverpool Biennial in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University.
For more information on Curated Place and our ongoing international residency programme visit www.curatedplace.com
The North Atlantic Pavilion is open until the 25th November 2012 as part of Liverpool Biennial's City States in the Old Sorting Office, Copperas Hill, L3 1AA.
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Sassuma Arnaa: The Mother of the Deep - Jessie Kleemann Performance Video
Sassuma Arnaa was performed by Jessie Kleeman at the North Atlantic Pavilion, part of City States, Liverpool Biennial 2012. Vocal by Iben Mondrup and sound by Niels Lyngsø. September 14 2012.
Part of Inuit mythical canon the story of the Mother of the Sea is told throughout the Arctic. Though variations exist at the tale's heart lies the story of a young woman taken out to sea only to be betrayed by her family and cast to the bottom of the ocean where she now lies presiding over her domain.
Common in each version is her brutal demise. Whether known as Sedna, Arnaqquassaaq, Nuliajuk or Satsuma Arnaa she always meets her watery fate clinging to the side of her father's fishing boat only to have him sever her fingers one by one to save his own life.
Legend has it that each of her severed fingers became one of the great sea mammals that sustain inuit life, with her now ruling over them all from ocean floor. A vengeful goddess she commands the creatures that are the very lifeblood of all Inuit people, demanding that hunters pray to her to release her creatures from the ocean depths and seeing them make offerings to placate her fiery temper.
Even when customs are followed and taboos observed sometimes the hunt may continually fail. When this happens a shaman must transform themselves into a fish to visit Sassuma Arnaa, soothing her anger by cleaning and braiding her hair - something she cannot do herself having had her hands so violently and horribly disfigured.
Accompanying her installation Jessie Kleeman performed live at the launch of the North Atlantic Pavilion seeking to explore the spirt of Sassuma Arnaa allowing her body to become both shamanic vessel and an embodiment of the Mother of the Sea. For her the performance is not narrative driven, that exists elsewhere, it is rather an attempt to connect with archaic and deep-seated notions of space, place, community and nature that seem so central to the human condition yet increasingly illusive in their expression and reverence.
To find out more about Jessie's work in the exhibition, her practice and the other Nordic Artists exhibiting see:vimeo.com/channels/northatlantic or curatedplace.com.
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Review: "True international artists whose work feels tangibly of its place" Waldemar Januszczak
We're extremely chuffed to see one of our favourite art critics saying good things about our Nordic artists. In last weekend's Sunday Times Waldemar Januszczak cast his eye over the Liverpool Biennial giving a nod to our North Atlantic Pavilion and had this to say about Jessie Kleemann:
I had never previously heard of Makhacheva or Kleemann. These are not your typical biennale artists, whose names are embossed on busy Airmiles reward cards and who are sure to pop up soon at the Serpentine Gallery. These are international discoveries from unfamiliar places, true international artists whose work feels tangibly of its place, who take some searching out and who do not yet speak the ubiquitous art Esperanto that makes so many contributions to so many biennales feel so interchangeable.
You can find the full article "Mersey's Beating Art" on Januszcak's site or if you're a subscriber on the pay-walled Sunday Times' pages.
Later this week we'll be publishing the video of Jessie's performance that accompanies her installation.
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Sigurður Guðjónsson at the North Atlantic Pavilion: City States, Liverpool Biennial 2012
Sigurður Guðjónsson gave us a little time before the launch of the North Atlantic Pavilion at Liverpool Biennial to discuss his new work Prelude that we are showing as part of City States.
Based in Reykjavik Sigurður is the only one of our artists that still resides in the city he is representing as part of the exhibition. A telling fact given that so many of the City States exhibitors are tackling the topic of Globalisation through the lens of our theme - Hospitality.
Prelude depicts a naked man in an apparently empty apartment seemingly in a state of anxiety... Here Sigurður explains a little more.
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Hanni Bjartalíð at the North Atlantic Pavilion: City States, Liverpool Biennial 2012
Hanni Bjartalíð at the North Atlantic Pavilion, part of City States, Liverpool Biennial 2012 from Curated Place on Vimeo.
The second of our artist profiles of our North Atlantic Pavilion sees Hanni Bjartalíð revealing his practice in developing ideas, visualising space and creating spaces for the imagination to play.
You can see Hanni's work in the flesh at Liverpool Biennial's City States until the 25th November.
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Terrell Owens picks former receivers coach as his presenter
Terrell Owens has selected one of his former receivers coaches to present him at his induction in Canton this summer. George Stewart, Owens’ position coach in San Francisco, will have that honor, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.
He knew what to get out of me. He became a father figure to me, Owens said, via quotes distributed by the Hall of Fame.
Osweiler played there from 2012 through 2015, although the 2015 campaign was the only year he saw extensive time, throwing for 1,967 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions.
He signed with the Houston Texans for the 2016 campaign but failed to live up to expectations with 15 touchdown passes and 16 interceptions. Houston traded him to the Cleveland Browns, who cut him before the 2017 season even started, prompting Osweiler to once again sign with Denver.
Tannehill missed the entire 2017 season with a knee injury, so Miami needed some type of insurance policy behind him.
Osweiler is at least familiar with Gase’s system and provides experience, should Tannehill suffer another injury or fail to meet expectations on the field.
Drew Brees has said it. Sean Payton has said it. Mickey Loomis has said it. Brees is, and will continue to be, a Saint.
But here we are, seven weeks and one day removed from his team’s last game of the season and nine days away from the launch of free agency, and Brees still doesn’t have a contract. The Scouting Combine isn’t over yet (it almost is), which means there’s still a chance a contract will be hammered out before Loomis and agent Tom Condon leave Indianapolis.
The two teams that presumably would interest Brees the most are the Vikings and Broncos, if for some reason the Saints can’t or won’t put the kind of offer on the table that either of those teams should rush to compile. And while there’s still no specific reason to envision Brees swapping his fleur-de-lis for some other helmet decal, each passing day without news of a new deal for Drew will make the small chance of a departure slightly bigger.
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Source: Teddy Bridgewater has passed physical, will sign with Jets
The Jets still haven’t announced the signing of quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. But they will.
Shortly after we pointed out the absence of an official announcement on the signing, a league source told PFT that Bridgewater has passed his physical, and the Jets will announce that he has signed.
The Jets join the Rams , Titans , and Saints as reported favorites to land Suh, per Schultz. The veteran has met with each of the other teams over the last week. Suh, who was officially released by Miami on March 14, would be a major addition to New York’s defensive line, joining 2015 first-round pick Leonard Williams .
The notion that I can be a great signing for your team for cheap, not because of my skill set but because I’ve protested systemic oppression, is ludicrous. If you think is, then your mindset is part of the problem too.
Reid followed up to another tweet suggesting General Managers around the league might pass on him, saying: GMs aren’t the hold up broski. It’s ownership. People who know football know who can play. People who know me, know my character.
Reid was one of the first players to take a knee alongside quarterback Colin Kaepernick to protest racial inequality and police brutality. Kaepernick’s contract expired and he went away, but Reid continued to take knees, and to then play and play well for the 49ers last year. He even shifted to linebacker out of team need when injuries hit, and is the kind of versatile defender most teams would be lining up for.
But so far, of all the visits and signings we’ve chronicled here at PFT the last week, the only mention of Reid’s name is in our PFT Top 100 Free Agent List. Only 15 players on that list are higher than Reid and still available. In fairness, the safety market is slow, with Earl Thomas potentially available for trade and Tyrann Mathieu on the street along with safeties including Kenny Vaccaro, Morgan Burnett, and Tre Boston.
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Weirdest NFL Combine questions: ISIS knowledge, God’s fandom
The Browns’ unconventional ways even translated into the NFL Combine interview room.
Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough shared the strangest question he’s been asked by an NFL team at the Combine, which wraps up Monday in Indianapolis, and of course it came from Cleveland. The Browns, who went 0-16 last season, asked Scarbrough if he thinks God is an Auburn fan, he said.
Then there was Giants cornerback Eli Apple, who was famously quizzed on his sexual orientation.
The Falcons coach, one of the coaches, was like, ‘So do you like men?’ Apple said at the time. It was like the first thing he asked me. It was weird.
Scarbrough, expected to go somewhere in the fourth-to-sixth round after rushing for 596 yards and eight touchdowns during Alabama’s championship season, was probably left hoping he at least showed school pride with his answer. Auburn and Alabama have one of the longest-standing rivalries in college football.
For teams interested in acquiring the Super Bowl MVP, the Eagles reportedly have said it will take more than a first- and fourth-round pick — the compensation they got from the Vikings in exchange for Sam Bradford in 2016. An AFC team already has unsuccessfully offered a second-round pick for Foles, according to FanRag Sports.
While ESPN report said the Eagles aren’t actively shopping Foles, they’re listening, with Carson Wentz recovering from a torn ACL that he suffered in December and potentially returning in time for the 2018 season opener.
At the NFL Combine this weekend, Philly coach Doug Pederson said the team would be open with Foles throughout the process, further suggesting they’re open to trading him.
I’m a big believer in that you don’t blindside a player like that, if that happens, Pederson told reporters. I think you gotta have that open communication with him. We’ll see where that goes. [General manager] Howie [Roseman] just mentioned that we’d love to have everybody back. But we know the nature of the business.
Foles, who completed 28-of-43 passes for 373 yards, two three touchdowns and one interception in the Super Bowl win over the Patriots, is entering the second year of a two-year deal with a $7.6 million cap hit.
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Soaring rents jolt senior tenants at mobile…
Soaring rents jolt senior tenants at mobile home park
Residents of the Driftwood Mobile Home Park are protesting notices of up to $300 a month in rent hikes starting in October, saying many of the senior tenants live on fixed incomes and can’t afford the increase. Management says Driftwood rents are well below prevailing rents at comparable senior mobile home parks in the area and that it needs revenue for more than $5 million in infrastructure upgrades. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
By Jeff Collins | JeffCollins@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: July 20, 2018 at 7:00 am | UPDATED: July 20, 2018 at 9:54 pm
For sale signs have been cropping up throughout the Driftwood Mobile Home Park off the 405 freeway since notices went out in June warning of rent hikes as high as $300 a month. “When rents go up for houses, rents go up for mobile homes,” said mobile home dealer and real estate broker Elizabeth Alex, who’s selling some of the Driftwood mobile homes. “It’s the same market.” (Photo by Jeff Collins, the Orange County Register/SCNG)
All 176 of the residents at Driftwood Mobile Home Park in Westminster are facing rent hikes, with increases as high as $300 a month — 30 percent to 40 percent — coming in October for some. Many residents say they can’t afford in increases, even though their space rents still will be at or below average for their area. (Photo by Jeff Collins, the Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dee Klarin, 81, on the front porch of her home of 19 years at the Driftwood Mobile Home Park in Westminster. Space rents are being raised as much as $300 a month. The increases came as a shock to residents, many on a single, fixed income. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lilly Clark, 77, in front of her home at the Driftwood Mobile Home Park in Westminster. Down to one income since her husband, John, died last year, Lilly has seen her space rent go from $620 when she moved in 5 years ago, to more than $1100. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Terry LeBo, 81, says he’s been trying to organize his neighbors for over a year to focus on the rising space rents. His rent is set to increase to $1,057 a month on Oct. 1, up $300 or 40 percent. More than two-thirds of his income will go to pay rent and utilities after the increase, he said. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Karen Strausman in front of her home Driftwood Mobile Home Park, which she is trying to sell. About 18 to 20 Driftwood residents are selling their homes after getting notices of rent hikes of 30 percent to 40 percent. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Residents of the Driftwood Mobile Home Park say they’ve gathered 148 signatures out 176 households at the park protesting rent hikes of 30 percent to 40 percent. The park has just two vacancies. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Driftwood Mobile Home Park opened in 1963 and is still owned by the same partnership that owned it back then. Family members of the original owners manage the park. (Photo by Jeff Collins, the Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dee Klarin, 81, said she paid $400 or $500 a month in space rent when she moved to the Driftwood Mobile Home Park in 1999. It’s about to go up to $1,010 a month, she said. “I’m not real clear why they’re going to do this, other than they can,” Klarin said. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A cat sips water from a fountain at the Driftwood Mobile Home Park in Westminster, where rents are going up as much as $300 a month. Residents are protesting the increases, but management said the rents are well below average to comparable senior mobile home parks in the area. Added revenue also is needed for major repairs to the 55-year-old park.(Photo by Jeff Collins, the Orange County Register/SCNG)
Terry LeBo, 81, has survived cancer and diabetes, and now is fighting a $300-a-month rent increase for the space he has rented from the Driftwood Mobile Home Park for the past 13 1/2 years. “It’s going to be 70 percent of my income,” he said of his rent and utility bills. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Residents say 18 to 20 for sale signs have been posted throughout the Driftwood Mobile Home Park off the 405 freeway since notices went out in June warning of rent hikes as high as $300 a month. When rents go up for houses, rents go up for mobile homes, said mobile home dealer and real estate broker Elizabeth Alex, whos selling some of the Driftwood mobile homes. Its the same market. (Photo by Jeff Collins, the Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dee Klarin, 81, with her dog Radar, in the backyard of her home at the Driftwood Mobile Home Park in Westminster. Her space rent, which now totals $722 a month, is set to rise $288 a month. She also has a $493 a month mortgage payment on the mobile home she bought when she moved to Driftwood in February 1999. Her daughters have pledged to help her pay the increase. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lilly Clark, 77, in front of her home at the Driftwood Mobile Home Park in Westminster. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Residents say 18 to 20 for sale signs have sprouted throughout the Driftwood Mobile Home Park since they started getting notices of $300-a-month rent increases. Residents, who must be 55 or over, own their own homes, but pay space rent for the land. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Fists in the air, residents of the Driftwood seniors-only mobile home park, are hoping to fight rent hikes of up to $300 a month. A Garden Grove law firm representing residents pro bono has called increases of up to 40 percent “unconscionable” and “unenforceeable.” Management says rents have lagged prevailing rates in the area for years and the park’s aging infrastructure needs to be replaced. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
For sale signs are cropping up throughout the Driftwood Mobile Home Park in Westminster since notices starting going out in late June announcing rent increases as high as $300 a month.
For many, that’s an increase of 30 percent to 40 percent, more than many longtime residents at this senior park of tidy, lushly landscaped mobile homes can afford. Many here protest they’re on fixed incomes and will have to move if the increases take effect.
“This is outrageous,” said Garden Grove attorney Phu Do Nguyen, who’s helping tenants trying to fight the rent hikes. “You’ve got to be sympathetic to people. You shouldn’t kick them out. These people have lived there a long time. … I’m fine with the landlord making money, but they’ve got to be reasonable.”
Driftwood’s management, however, maintains it’s merely trying to get rents up to average rates for their area and to generate enough revenue to cover major repairs.
Driftwood, just off the 405 freeway, is an extreme example of what’s happening to renters of all types throughout Southern California.
“When rents go up for houses, rents go up for mobile homes,” said mobile home dealer and real estate broker Elizabeth Alex, who’s selling some of the Driftwood mobile homes. “It’s the same market.”
Well above average
New apartment figures serve as one indicator of how the Southern California rental market is doing.
Real estate tracker Reis Inc. reported last week Los Angeles County average asking rents hit $1,940 a month during the spring quarter, up 4.6 percent from a year earlier.
Orange County’s average asking rent for a vacant unit was $1 shy of that: $1,939 a month, up 5.7 percent from a year ago.
Those rents are well above the national average.
L.A. County rents ranked 10th highest among 82 large metro areas included in Reis’ second-quarter rent numbers. Orange County ranked 11th highest.
The average asking apartment rent in the Inland Empire was $1,334 a month last spring, up 2.8 percent year over year.
Think that’s cheap? Rents in the I.E. ranked 25th highest out of 82 metro areas. And they were just $71 below the U.S. big-city average of $1,405 a month.
Nationally, average rents ranged from $607 a month in Wichita, Kansas, to $3,653 a month in New York City.
Reis figures show Southern California apartment rents have risen steadily since 2010.
Eight-year gains ranged from 29 percent in Orange County and the Inland Empire to 39 percent in L.A. County.
There’s no data on average space rent paid by mobile home owners at Southern California’s 1,537 mobile home parks, industry and state officials say.
But those who rent mobile homes rather than buy them have seen rents rise steadily as well, U.S. Census figures show.
In Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, mobile home rents were up 17-19 percent from 2009 through 2016, the latest year in census data. In Orange County, mobile home rent rose 31 percent since 2009.
$300 rent hikes are rare
In dollar terms, Southern California increases averaged from $17 to $41 a year for those who rent their mobile homes.
Increases of $300 a month or more are rare — for apartments or mobile homes.
But the Southern California News Group documented numerous examples of increases that big or bigger from Huntington Beach to Long Beach and Pasadena.
How can landlords raise rents that much? Unless there’s local rent control, the sky’s the limit under California law — so long as property owners give tenants at least 30- or 60-days notice, depending on how long they’ve lived in their unit. Driftwood has given residents more than 90-days notice of rent increases.
Just 17 California cities have rent control for apartments, although more than 100 have mobile home rent control, said Sheila Dey, executive director of the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association.
Usually, $300-plus rent hikes are triggered by a sale or change in management, often at properties with rents that are well below average.
The 178-space Driftwood Mobile Home Park is no exception, manager Benjamin Perry said.
He said space rent at comparable senior mobile home parks in the area averages $1,305 a month, higher than the rent currently paid by any Driftwood resident.
In addition, the 55-year-old park plans to replace its original, aging infrastructure, including the electrical, water, gas and sewer systems, costing more than $5 million.
“The majority of Driftwood’s current rents are very low when compared to other comparable senior mobile home parks in the area,” Perry said in an email. “The reevaluation of rents was based on how to appropriately continue to sustain a quality living environment for our residents.”
Elizabeth Alex, the Huntington Beach-based mobile home dealer, said Driftwood rents will be “very average” after the increases take effect.
“But doing it all at once is tough on seniors,” Alex said. “Who makes an extra $3,000 a year?”
Residents say 18 to 20 for sale signs have cropped up at the Driftwood park, which is limited to residents age 55 and older, since the rent hikes were announced.
“It’s horrible. You’re losing friends,” said Dee Klarin, 81, a Driftwood resident for 19 years facing a $288 increase to $1,010 a month. Her daughters have pledged to pay the hike to “help old mom,” she said. But other residents aren’t so lucky.
“The rent keeps going up. Food, expenses keep going up, but your income doesn’t. So it really hurts.”
“This is a senior park. They’re supposed to give seniors a break,” added Linda Ramos, 64, whose space rent is set to rise to $1,300 a month from $1,000. “Most people who moved here, like me, thought we would live and die here. That’s not an option. We have to move out. A lot of us will end up homeless.”
Terry LeBo, 81, said his rent and utilities will consume 70 percent of his income after a $300 increase takes effect in October, raising his space rent to $1,057 a month.
Archie McGill, 69, also is getting a $300 increase to $1,080 a month.
“I can afford the rent, but it’s a squeaker,” McGill said. But, he added, “there are people who have been here 30 years. They have no families. Where are they going to go?”
Delivering news about the steep hikes hasn’t been easy for Perry, who took over managing the park from his father after working for years doing maintenance there.
“Having grown up with Driftwood and its residents my entire life, many of them are long-time personal friends,” Perry said. “It is difficult to have to deliver this type of news to a close friend. I truly hope they understand.”
Register staff writer Susan Goulding contributed to this report.
Related: Southern California rent, apartments vs. mobile homes
Jeff Collins
For more than a decade, Jeff Collins has followed housing and real estate, covering market booms and busts and all aspects of the real estate industry. He has been tracking rents and home prices, and has explored solutions to critical problems such as Southern California’s housing shortage and affordability crisis. Before joining the Orange County Register in 1990, he covered a wide range of topics for daily newspapers in Kansas, El Paso and Dallas. A Southern California native, he studied at UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine. He later earned a master’s degree from the USC School of Journalism.
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Paula Deen's Cookbook Sales and Cruise Popularity on the Rise Amid Controversy
Courtesy of Food Network
Food Network and Smithfield Foods both chose to drop Southern food celeb Paula Deen amidst a scandal in which Deen admitted to having used racial slurs. However, the negative publicity seems to be causing a bump in sales for two of Deen's other business ventures — cookbooks and cruises.
According to CNN Money, presale orders for the star's latest cookbook, Paula Deen's New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightended Up, have spiked on Amazon in the past few days, jumping a whopping 1,300% from a 1,592 ranking on Monday to 115th on Tuesday. Additionally, one of her older cookbooks, Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible, surged to the 350th spot, 114% up from a previous 750 standing.
Also picking up sales as a result of the controversy is the annual Paula Deen Cruise. The Huffington Post reports that, in fact, an extra departure has been set for 2014 because of popular demand. Apparently around 500 people attend each cruise, and Julie Goodman Cook of Alice Travel says she is, "expecting that number to increase." Another cruise representative continued to support Deen despite the circumstances: "It's always an amazing time with Paula, her family and fans. If she goes — we go."
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Torres Martinez tribe to grow medical pot on tribal land
The Thermal-based Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians tribe has entered into a partnership to develop an organic medical marijuana production and processing facility that will be located on the tribe's 24,000-acre reservation in the eastern edge of the Coachella Valley.
Torres Martinez tribe to grow medical pot on tribal land The Thermal-based Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians tribe has entered into a partnership to develop an organic medical marijuana production and processing facility that will be located on the tribe's 24,000-acre reservation in the eastern edge of the Coachella Valley. Check out this story on desertsun.com: http://desert.sn/1C82NeW
Barrett Newkirk, The Desert Sun Published 12:44 a.m. PT March 12, 2015 | Updated 3:12 p.m. PT March 13, 2015
Red Crow founders Richard Tall Bear and Rick Hill with Torres Martinez tribal representatives Mary Belardo and Joseph Mirelez. (PRNewsFoto/Red Crow LLC)(Photo: PR NEWSWIRE)
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians will begin growing and selling medical marijuana this summer, with plans to expand the operation to about 40 acres in Mecca.
The tribe, which announced the new venture this week, will not sell directly to medical marijuana users. Instead, the operation will supply shops that sell the medicinal plant.
In doing so, Torres Martinez will become the first Coachella Valley tribe to take advantage of new guidelines issued by the U.S. Justice Department to allow flexibility in dealing with marijuana on Indian land.
The Thermal-based tribe is going to "start off small," with a limited growing operation going by June or July, said Mary Belardo, executive assistant to tribal chairwoman Mary Resvaloso and vice chair of the tribe's marijuana business subsidiary, Sovereignty Medical Tribal Corp.
The venture will be a money-making opportunity for the tribe, but Belardo did not release any financial projections Thursday.
"We also see an opportunity to get into a new business, basically from videos that we've watched and information that we've read, where we may be able to be in the area of helping people," Belardo said.
Other area tribes have not announced whether they plan to start marijuana-growing operations.
Representatives of the Palm Springs-based Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians in Cabazon did not return calls for comment Thursday.
The Torres Martinez announcement comes as the number of licensed medical marijuana dispensaries is increasing in the Coachella Valley.
Medical marijuana has been legal in California since 1996, and a push is underway for a 2016 statewide voter referendum to legalize recreational use.
Marijuana remains illegal under federal law, regardless of why it's used. But the Department of Justice has stepped back enforcement efforts by making the drug a low priority.
Last year, the department told federal prosecutors that when it comes to American Indian tribes, the marijuana issue needs to be handled on a "government-to-government basis."
The Thermal-based Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians tribe has entered into a partnership to develop an organic medical marijuana production and processing facility that will be located on the tribe’s 24,000-acre reservation in the Coachella Valley. (Photo: AP)
The statement "recognizes that Indian country is incredibly diverse, and different tribes will have different perspectives on enforcement priorities that are in the best interest of their community's public safety," Department of Justice spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle told The Desert Sun in December.
Over the years, the Torres Martinez has attracted public scrutiny for some of its financial decisions, including misusing millions in taxpayer dollars meant for needy families and failing to promptly pay membership fees for the Salton Sea Authority.
Under this business venture, the Torres Martinez tribe will partner with Red Crow LLC, a Native American-owned marijuana-growing company, to create an operation they say will be 51 percent tribally owned and 100 percent organic.
The plants will be grown in above-ground tubs, not directly in the ground, "to help promote that organic theme," Belardo said.
Red Crow said in a news release the company will "supply medical cannabis free from contaminants ... that is suitable for medical testing and product development by governments, educational institutions and pharmaceutical companies."
The farm will be on land surrounded by other agricultural operations and bordering the All American Canal near Painted Canyon Road in Mecca, Belardo said.
"The tribe is committed to adhering to all federal guidelines set in place for cultivating medicinal cannabis within the reservation boundaries," Joseph Mirelez, spokesman for Sovereignty Medical Tribal Corp., said in a news release.
The tribe's reservation covers 24,000 acres on the eastern edge of the Coachella Valley.
Belardo said the tribe has about 800 members. The growing operations will eventually employ around 100 people, she said.
Rick Hill, chairman emeritus of the National Indian Gaming Association and a partner with Red Crow, said in a release that the Torres Martinez tribe has "trail blazed a business model that should become the standard for tribes in this new industry."
Reach Barrett Newkirk at (760)778-4767, barrett.newkirk@desertsun.com or on Twitter @barrettnewkirk.
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Yahoo faces privacy test with new eMail features
By Denny Carter
Yahoo Inc. is hoping to turn on a new sharing option in its popular eMail service without shocking users who prize their privacy, reports the Associated Press. That’s why the internet company is advising its 280 million eMail account holders to review their privacy settings along with their incoming messages. Yahoo posted the privacy reminder this week as it prepares to unveil new features that will share its eMail users’ online activities and interests with people listed in their address books unless they take steps to prevent the information from being broadcast. The new sharing tools will be appearing in users’ eMail accounts this month. Another addition already available in some accounts allows people to use Yahoo’s eMail service as a platform for posting comments on Facebook, and an eMail link to Twitter’s messaging service is coming this summer. Yahoo has been testing these changes for months, but it’s treading carefully after seeing both Facebook and Google stumble recently when they retooled their services so more personal information would appear on the web. Yahoo is trying to avoid a similar privacy backlash by letting users opt out of the eMail service’s new social features with the click of a button. The company also is promising not to expose a person’s eMail contacts to the public, a mistake that Google acknowledged making when it set up a social network called Buzz within its own eMail service four months ago…
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Dennis has covered higher education technology since April 2008, having interviewed some of the most recognized IT pros in U.S. colleges and universities. He is always updating eCampus News with the latest in pressing ed-tech issues, such as the growing i
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ECSE Course Teaches Quantum Computing
ECSE-4740 Applied Parallel Computing for Engineers, taught by ECSE Prof W. Randolph Franklin, now includes quantum computing, and how to use the IBM Q universal quantum computer. This complements the multicore Intel Xeon and manycore Nvidia GPU architectures already covered in the course. The goal is to prepare RPI students for what will be important in the future. Although still in its infancy, quantum computing has potentially revolutionary implications, such as the ability to crack public key ciphers.
Lackner, Grey, and Warne
2019 Grainger Power Engineering Awards
Christoph Lackner, Jordan Grey, and Geoffrey Warne were the 2019 recipients of the prestigious Grainger Scholars Award.
Partha Dutta Elected to Executive Committee of American Association for Crystal Growth
ECSE Professor Partha Dutta has been elected to the Executive Committee of the American Association for Crystal Growth (AACG), an international non-profit scientific organization whose yearly conference and summer school bring together students and experts in crystal growth and epitaxy.
GE Factory tour with ECSE 4120- Electromechanics students
On March 20, 2019 as part of the ECSE 4120 - Electromechanics course, Prof. Shah arranged a tour of the GE plant in Schenectady where large Wound-Field Synchronous Generators are manufactured. These large machines ranging in rating from several 10's of MVA all the way up to many 100's of MVA are designed and built there!
Luigi Vanfretti Elected to the Modelica Association
Luigi Vanfretti, associate professor of electrical engineering, was recently elected to the Modelica Association. The nonprofit organization “develops coordinated, open access standards and open source software in the area of cyber physical systems.”
ECSE Reception for the Graduating Class of 2019
Reception for the Graduating Class of 2019
Graduate Engineering Programs at Rensselaer Rank Among the Best in the Country
TROY, N.Y. – The U.S. News & World Report released its annual graduate school rankings this week, and the engineering programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute continue to be ranked among the nation’s best.
The graduate offerings at the Rensselaer School of Engineering received an overall ranking of 41st in the U.S., placing it among the top four in the state of New York.
Applications are now being accepted for The Grainger Scholars Award Program
The Grainger Scholars Award is given annually in Spring in the amount of $7,500 for junior undergraduates who are entering their senior year and $10,000 for current co-terminal students or students entering our Masters or PhD programs.
Radke recognized by President Jackson for his service and accomplishments at RPI
RPI Professor Radke Recognized for 2018 Trustees’ Outstanding Teacher Award
Rensselaer professor Rich Radke honored as the 2018 TOTA award recipient for his service and accomplishments as a standout educator at RPI.
Ali Tajer, Russ Kraft, Jeff Braunstein
Three ECSE Faculty Promoted in December 2018
ECSE faculty Ali Tajer, Jeff Braunstein, and Russ Kraft have been promoted in recognition of their accomplishments in research, teaching, and service.
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Ramon Tapia
Ramon was born and raised in Holland, and followed in his father’s (a Chilean musician) footsteps in his teenage years when he began producing music. Ramon’s youth was influenced by Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Kraftwerk, Front 242, and the early pioneers of Detroit techno. Once bitten by the techno bug, Ramon moved to Belgium’s scene capital, Antwerp, to study as a jeweler and diamond cutter. It was a part-time job in a record shop that helped to decide his destiny, however.
Tapia began producing tracks with a colleague, and slowly learned to produce solo. After a fruitful period producing much tougher techno, a resurgent Tapia began to find fame under his new moniker in the late 2000s on labels like Herzblut, Craft and Yellow Tail. In 2010, he mixed a compilation for New York’s legendary Strictly Rhythm, plundering their back catalog for a full mix of new interpretations by him and various collaborators. This marked the biggest turning point in his career, catapulting him onto the world stage. The cream of Holland’s techno scene soon followed suit, with his worked snapped up by 2000 And One’s Remote Area and 100% Pure, Shinedoe’s Intacto and Secret Cinema’s Gem Records and further afield by Germany’s Great Stuff and Tiga’s Turbo. Remixes for Paul Weller, Armand van Helden, Nic Fanciulli, Marc Romboy, Monika Kruse, Mauro Picotto, DJ Sneak and Umek and many others and two albums for Great Stuff came.
Eventually in 2012 he set up his own labels, Say What? Recordings and collaboration label Aella Music (which he runs together with Hermanez) to proliferate his sound further. With tinges of his Latin background lacing his percussion sections and his Dutch/Belgian heritage providing the basis for his hard-grooving techno template, his sound is one that mixes organic, tribal rhythm and syncopation and electronic machinations to potent effect. He just wants to carry on doing what he does best with no hyperbole, egomania or bullshit: rocking dancefloors and releasing infallible grooves.
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De Montfort University e-theses
Pressure, leakage and energy management in water distribution systems
PhD_Thesis.pdf (5.354Mb)
AbdelMeguid, Hossam Saadeldin
A fast and efficient method to calculate time schedules for internal and boundary PRVs and flow modulation curves has been developed and implemented. Both time and flow modulation can be applied to a single inlet DMA. The time modulation methodology is based on solving a nonlinear programming problem (NLP). In addition, Genetic Algorithms (GA) has been proposed and investigated to calculate the optimal coefficients of a second order relationship between the flow and the outlet pressure for a PRV to minimize the background leakage. The obtained curve can be subsequently implemented using a flow modulation controller in a feedback control scheme. The Aquai-Mod® is a hydraulic device to control and modulate the outlet pressure of a PRV according to the valve flow. The controller was experimentally tested to assess its performance and functionality in different conditions and operating ranges. The mathematical model of the controller has been developed and solved, in both steady state and dynamic conditions. The results of the model have been compared with the experimental data and showed a good agreement in the magnitude and trends. A new method for combined energy and pressure management via integration and coordination of pump scheduling with pressure control aspects has been created. The method is based on formulating and solving an optimisation NLP problem and involves pressure dependent leakage. The cost function of the optimisation problem represents the total cost of water treatment and pumping energy. Developed network scheduling algorithm consists of two stages. The first stage involves solving a continuous problem, where operation of each pump is described by continuous variable. Subsequently, the second stage continuous pump schedules are discretised using heuristic algorithm. Another area of research has been developing optimal feedback rules using GA to control the operation of pump stations. Each pump station has a rule described by two water levels in a downstream reservoir and a value of pump speed for each tariff period. The lower and upper water switching levels of the downstream reservoir correspond to the pump being “ON” or “OFF”. The achieved similar energy cost per 1 Ml of pumped water. In the considered case study, the optimal feedback rules had advantage of small number of ON/OFF switches, which increase the pump stations lifetime and reduce the maintenance cost as well.
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By Brian Goetz, March 25, 2014
State of the Lambda: Libraries Edition
This is an informal overview of the major library enhancements in Java SE 8 to take advantage of new language features, primarily lambda expressions and default methods, specified by JSR 335 and implemented in the OpenJDK Lambda Project. The new language features for Java SE8 are described in Lambda Expression in Java 8, which should be read first.
Had lambda expressions (closures) been part of the Java language from the beginning, our Collections APIs would certainly look different than they do today. As the Java language acquires lambda expressions as part of JSR 335, this has the unfortunate side effect of making our Collections interfaces look even more out of date! While it might be tempting to start from scratch and build a replacement collections framework ("Collections II"), replacing the collections framework would be a major task, as Collections interfaces permeate the entire Java ecosystem, and the adoption lag would be many years. Instead, we pursue an evolutionary strategy of adding extension methods to existing interfaces (such as Collection, List, or Iterable), and adding a stream abstraction (for example, java.util.stream.Stream) for performing aggregate operations on datasets, and retrofitting existing classes to provide stream views, enabling many of the desired idioms without making people trade in their trusty ArrayLists and HashMaps. (This is not to say that Collections will never be replaced; clearly, there are limitations beyond simply not being designed for lambdas. A more modern collections framework may be considered for a future version of the JDK.)
A key driver for this work is making parallelism more accessible to developers. While the Java platform provides strong support for concurrency and parallelism already, developers face unnecessary impediments in migrating their code from sequential to parallel as needed. Therefore, it is important to encourage idioms that are both sequential- and parallel-friendly. This is facilitated by shifting the focus towards describing what computation should be performed, rather than how it should be performed. It is also important to strike the balance between making parallelism easier but not going so far as to make it invisible; our goal is explicit but unobtrusive parallelism. (Making parallelism transparent would introduce nondeterminism and the possibility of data races where users might not expect it.)
Internal vs. External Iteration
The collections framework relies on the concept of external iteration, where a Collection provides, by implementing Iterable, a means to enumerate its elements, and clients use this to step sequentially through the elements of a collection. For example, if we wanted to set the color of every shape in a collection of shapes to red, we would write:
for (Shape s : shapes) {
s.setColor(RED);
This example illustrates external iteration; the for-each loop calls the iterator() method of shapes, and steps through the collection one by one. External iteration is straightforward enough, but it has several problems:
Java's for-each loop is inherently sequential, and must process the elements in the order specified by the collection.
It deprives the library method of the opportunity to manage the control flow, which might be able to provide better performance by exploiting reordering of the data, parallelism, short-circuiting, or laziness.
Sometimes the strong guarantees of the for-each loop (sequential, in-order) are desirable, but often are just an impediment to performance. The alternative to external iteration is internal iteration, where instead of controlling the iteration, the client delegates that to the library and passes in snippets of code to execute at various points in the computation.
The internal-iteration equivalent of the previous example is:
shapes.forEach(s -> s.setColor(RED));
This may appear to be a small syntactic change, but the difference is significant. The control of the operation has been handed off from the client code to the library code, allowing the libraries not only to abstract over common control flow operations, but also enabling them to potentially use laziness, parallelism, and out-of-order execution to improve performance. (Whether an implementation of forEach actually does any of these things is for the implementation to determine; but with internal iteration, they are at least possible, whereas with external iteration, they are not.)
Where external iteration mixes the what (color the shapes red) and the how (get an Iterator and iterate it sequentially), internal iteration lets the client dictate the what but lets the library control the how. This offers several potential benefits: client code can be clearer because it need only focus on stating the problem, not the details of how to go about solving it, and we can move complex optimization code into libraries where it can benefit all users.
The key new library abstraction introduced in Java SE 8 is a stream, defined in package java.util.stream. (There are several stream types; Stream<T> represents a stream of object references, and there are specializations such as IntStream to describe streams of primitives.) A stream represents a sequence of values, and exposes a set of aggregate operations that allow us to express common manipulations on those values easily and clearly. The libraries provide convenient ways to obtain stream views of collections, arrays, and other data sources.
Stream operations are chained together into pipelines. For example, if we wanted to color only the blue shapes red, we could say:
shapes.stream()
.filter(s -> s.getColor() == BLUE)
.forEach(s -> s.setColor(RED));
The stream() method on Collection produces a stream view of the elements of that collection; the filter() operation then produces a stream containing the shapes that are blue, and these elements are then made red by forEach().
If we wanted to collect the blue shapes into a new List, we could say:
List<Shape> blue = shapes.stream()
.collect(Collectors.toList());
The collect() operation collects the input elements into an aggregate (such as a List) or a summary description; the argument to collect() is a recipe for how to do this aggregation. In this case, we use toList(), which is a simple recipe that accumulates the elements into a List. (More detail on collect() will be discussed shortly.)
If each shape were contained in a Box, and we wanted to know which boxes contained at least one blue shape, we could say:
Set<Box> hasBlueShape = shapes.stream()
.map(s -> s.getContainingBox())
.collect(Collectors.toSet());
The map() operation produces a stream whose values are the result of applying a mapping function (here, one that takes a shape and returns its containing box) to each element in its input stream.
If we wanted to add up the total weight of the blue shapes, we could express that as:
int sum = shapes.stream()
.mapToInt(s -> s.getWeight())
.sum();
So far, we haven't provided much detail about the specific signatures of the Stream operations shown; these examples simply illustrate the types of problems that the streams framework is designed to address.
Streams vs. Collections
Collections and streams, while bearing some superficial similarities, have different goals. Collections are primarily concerned with the efficient management of, and access to, their elements. By contrast, streams do not provide a means to directly access or manipulate their elements, and are instead concerned with declaratively describing the computational operations which will be performed in aggregate on that source. Accordingly, streams differ from collections in several ways:
No storage. Streams don't have storage for values; they carry values from a source (which could be a data structure, a generating function, an I/O channel, etc) through a pipeline of computational steps.
Functional in nature. Operations on a stream produce a result, but do not modify its underlying data source.
Laziness-seeking. Many stream operations, such as filtering, mapping, sorting, or duplicate removal) can be implemented lazily. This facilitates efficient single-pass execution of entire pipelines, as well as facilitating efficient implementation of short-circuiting operations.
Bounds optional. There are many problems that are sensible to express as infinite streams, letting clients consume values until they are satisfied. (If we were enumerating perfect numbers, it is easy to express this as a filtering operation on the stream of all integers.) While a Collection is constrained to be finite, a stream is not. (To terminate in finite time, a stream pipeline with an infinite source can use short-circuiting operations; alternately, you can request an Iterator from a Stream and traverse it manually.)
As an API, Streams is completely independent from Collections. While it is easy to use a collection as the source for a stream (Collection has stream() and parallelStream() methods) or to dump the elements of a stream into a collection (using the collect() operation as shown earlier), aggregates other than Collection can be used as sources for streams as well. Many JDK classes, such as BufferedReader, Random, and BitSet, have been retrofitted to act as sources for streams, and Arrays.stream() provides stream view of arrays. In fact, anything that can be described with an Iterator can be used as a stream source, though if more information is available (such as size or metadata about stream contents like "sortedness"), the library can provide an optimized execution.
Operations such as filtering or mapping can be performed eagerly (where the filtering is performed on all elements before the filter method returns), or lazily (where the Stream representing the filtered result only applies the filter to elements from its source as needed.) Performing computations lazily, where practical, can be beneficial. For example, if we perform filtering lazily, we can fuse the filtering with other operations later in the pipeline, so as not to require multiple passes on the data. Similarly, if we are searching a large collection for the first element that matches a given criteria, we can stop once we find one, rather than processing the entire collection. (This is especially important for infinite sources; laziness is merely an optimization for finite sources, it makes operations on infinite sources possible, whereas an eager approach would never terminate.)
Operations such as filtering and mapping can be thought of as naturally lazy, whether or not they are implemented as such. On the other hand, value-producing operations such as sum(), or side-effect-producing operations such as forEach(), are "naturally eager," because they must produce a concrete result.
In a pipeline such as:
the filtering and mapping operations are lazy. This means that we don't start drawing elements from the source until we start the sum operation, and when we do perform the sum operation, we fuse filtering, mapping, and addition into a single pass on the data. This minimizes the bookkeeping costs required to manage intermediate elements.
Many loops can be restated as aggregate operations drawing from a data source (array, collection, generator function, I/O channel), doing a series of lazy operations (filtering, mapping, etc), and then doing a single eager operation (forEach, toArray, collect, etc), giving us filter-map-accumulate, filter-map-sort-foreach, etc. The naturally lazy operations tend to be used to compute temporary intermediate results, and we exploit this property in our API design. Rather than have the filter and map return a collection, we instead have them return a new stream. In the Streams API, operations that return a stream are lazy, and operations that return a non-stream result (or return no result, such as forEach()) are eager. In most cases where potentially lazy operations are being applied to aggregates, this turns out to be exactly what we want each stage takes a stream of input values, performs some transformation on it, and passes the values to the next stage in the pipeline.
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Kitchen Flooring Options
Laminate or tile are not your only kitchen flooring choices. Rubber, concrete and even brick are just a few of the stylish choices available.
White Transitional Chef's Kitchen With Patterned Ceiling
Invite visitors to look up! A fun way to add visual interest to a neutral room is to decorate the ceiling with a graphic pattern or colorful wallpaper. Here, the cube-shaped pendant lights tie in with the geometric theme.
From: Jackson Design and Remodeling
Photo by: Jackson Design and Remodeling
Jackson Design and Remodeling
By: Katie Allison Granju
Kitchen Floors Floors Kitchen Bamboo Wood Hardwood Floors Hardwood Cork Bricks Concrete Floors Concrete
Not so long ago, choosing a kitchen floor was as simple as deciding between tile and linoleum. While both of these traditional flooring favorites continue to have their fans, there are now more choices than ever before. So before you settle on one of the "classics," be sure to consider your kitchen-flooring options.
Many homeowners remodeling their kitchens today are turning to an old flooring standby: wood. Wood flooring has made a major comeback as builders and homeowners look to increase the charm, value and comfort in new and remodeled homes.
"We are seeing lots of hardwood in the kitchen," says Raymond Ferraro, a New Jersey contractor. "(Our) past four jobs have been hardwood."
One reason for wood's return to favor is the increasing prevalence of more open floor plans, in which kitchens and family rooms blend together. Wood floors offer a warm, seamless look for these "great room" designs.
"Kitchens are really the new living rooms of today's homes," explains Lambert Arcenaux of Allegro Builders in Houston. "We want our homes to feel warm. Our clients hang out in the kitchen and great room and we want it to be inviting. Wood does that."
Wood floors can be finished with oil and wax to give a weathered, antique look, but this finish is less durable in a kitchen setting and will require regular waxing. A better choice for kitchens is wood flooring that is factory-pretreated with a tough sealer like polyurethane. Buying pretreated wood also means there will be less mess and smell associated with initial installation. A sealed wood floor doesn't need to be waxed and can be kept clean with broom and mop. Experts say wood floors in kitchens need to be resealed every five or six years.
The better-engineered wood flooring available today is also a practical choice for kitchens. As long as homeowners follow the routine maintenance recommendations of manufacturers, properly installed wood floors are durable, very easy to clean and tend to camouflage spills and tracked-in dirt.
With more homeowners going beyond the basic oak and pine, "I am seeing more maple, cherry, Brazilian cherry and hickory (in kitchens)," says Mark Palmer, a Florida-based interior designer.
Installed hardwood flooring generally runs $3 to $8 per square foot, depending on the variety of wood, but builder Lambert says homeowners can find great deals on "recycled" wood for kitchens in salvage yards and neighborhood teardowns. "We use reclaimed hardwood from older homes," says Lambert. "Recycling these materials helps us to help the environment and gives our homes a link to the past."
One of the hottest trends in wood flooring for kitchens isn't actually "wood" at all. Cork and bamboo flooring is made from treelike tropical grasses.
'Bamboo and palm wood products work very well in kitchens," says David-Michael Madigan, an interior designer in Santa Ana, Calif. 'They are tropical woods and are treated to withstand the occasional moisture mishap. Underfoot, cork is a very comfortable flooring choice. It has a natural give in the material and its antimicrobial benefits are great around food prep areas."
Megan Dubois, a homeowner in Virginia Beach, Va., first ran across cork flooring at her yoga studio and quickly realized she wanted it in her soon-to-be remodeled kitchen.
"Cork floor is certainly more expensive than a vinyl floor but we thought the upgrade was worth it," explains Megan. "We have a really unique looking floor, which is definitely what we wanted, and the cherry finish that we chose gives the room a warm and cozy feel. I love the fact that when one of my four children drops a dish or glass, nothing breaks!"
The price of installed cork is at the upper end of the range for wood flooring, and bamboo will cost $1 to $2 more than cork per square foot. But homeowners who choose one of the two cite several advantages. Both cork and bamboo are considered environmentally friendly; both are harvested without killing the tree, which will continue to grow and produce. And while cork is soft and comfortable, it's also remarkably resilient. It "remembers" its shape, preventing furniture dents and scuffs, and it's extremely water-resistant. Bamboo resists warping better than other types of wood floors and is surprisingly firm.
For homeowners who like the feel and durability of tile but want something a little different in the kitchen, brick — that's right, brick — offers an appealing alternative.
Jen Woodall of Albany, N.Y., remembered the cozy brick floor in her grandmother's vintage farmhouse kitchen and wanted the same for her new home. She chose brick pavers, thin tiles of real clay that look like aged brick but are as easy to install and maintain as traditional tile.
'People are surprised when they come in the kitchen and see the brick floor, but they love it," Jen says. 'It's cozy and inviting and doesn't show any dirt. We have big dogs, and it's indestructible."
Brick flooring pavers come in many colors and textures, and they can be laid in interesting patterns. They do require some grout maintenance just like tile, and are comparable in cost to tile.
As home kitchens have begun integrating more commercial-grade features, homeowners are beginning to discover one flooring option that busy professional chefs have appreciated for years: rubber.
Today's manufactured rubber flooring is environmentally friendly, often made from recycled tires, and it offers a dazzling array of color choices, including custom colors. These floors are durable, easy to clean and can really withstand a kitchen's high-volume traffic. Best of all for homeowners who spend a lot of time cooking, a rubber floor's natural "give" is exceptionally easy on the feet and back.
Newer types of rubber flooring come in either rolls or tiles, and at $3 to $5 per square foot installed, they're comparable in cost to linoleum flooring.
While concrete is usually thought of as a practical outdoor surface, new decorative treatments are bringing concrete indoors.
Many kitchens already have a layer of concrete under existing tile or linoleum floors. When the old flooring is pulled up, the concrete subflooring can be rehabbed into a beautiful, durable stand-alone floor. And creating a new concrete floor is as simple as installing thin slabs on top of the kitchen's existing subflooring.
Concrete floors offer a number of advantages. They are slow to heat up, meaning they help keep kitchens at a comfortable temperature, and they are an especially good fit for underfloor radiant heating systems. Inevitable kitchen spills are easy to wipe up, and concrete floors don't attract allergens like more porous flooring surfaces.
The look of a concrete kitchen floor can be customized with an acid-staining process. Stain isn't a paint; rather, it's a mixture of hydrochloric acid that will react with the concrete. Because the stain literally changes the color of the concrete rather than just painting the surface, the finish will never fade or chip, it's permanent.
Many homeowners choose to lay out a pattern or mosaic on their concrete floor and then apply a variety of stains. Others choose one or two stain colors for the entire floor. Acid-stained concrete can mimic tile, marble, slate or even hardwood, depending on how the stain is applied. Handy homeowners generally find acid-staining a concrete floor to be a relatively simple do-it-yourself project.
After staining, a layer of wax is applied, followed by a layer of sealant, giving the finished kitchen floor a rich, burnished sheen. Maintaining acid-stained concrete floors is easy, requiring only a mop and periodic polishing.
The costs for installing and staining a concrete floor are very reasonable, at about $3 to $15 dollars per square foot, depending on what type of stain and sealant are used, and whether an artisan is used to create patterns or decorative effects on the floor.
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Here are five quick ways to personalize tile flooring.
Unique Recycled Hardwood Floors
Reclaimed wood creates floors that are truly one-of-a-kind and Mother-Nature-friendly.
A Wooden Floor in a Bathroom
A solid wood floor in a bathroom will look beautiful when finished, but keep in mind that wood may not be the best material in the long run for a bathroom floor.
The Best Kitchen Flooring Options
Whatever you dish out, these kitchen flooring ideas can take it.
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A Brief History of Obama's Horrible Handshakes
OK, not that brief, because there are a lot of them.
By Sammy Nickalls
Barack Obama is currently making what is probably his last presidential visit to China for a Group of 20 summit, and it's already off to an awkward start. According to the Washington Post, Obama's been facing uncomfortable moments from no stairs waiting for him at the plane to Chinese officials screaming at the White House press corps, but there's one very important scene in particular that we have to highlight: a new addition to the Obama Has Problems Shaking Hands collection, this time between our president and Chinese president Xi Jinping.
Are they going in for a hug or a dabbing session? Has Obama lost his depth perception? What's even happening here?
Of course, this isn't the first time our otherwise-charismatic leader has faced this particular issue. Let's revisit the infamous handshake between Obama, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto.
And we can't forget about this awkward limp wrist with Cuban president Raul Castro.
He's also prone to the Extra Long Handshake...
A historically long handshake -> pic.twitter.com/oDL0fyCk4e
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) March 21, 2016
...the Fakeout Handshake...
...and—well, whatever this is.
We'll miss you, bud.
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