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Our pieces are hand created in sterling silver, with precious and semi-precious stones, rare antique African trade beads and exotic leathers and found materials.
AFRICAN TRADE BEADS
African trade beads have a varied history. The first glass beads were made in Murano, Venice and brought to the African continent by traders for ivory, gold and commodities. The African people had always created their own beads from natural materials and clay, and as far back as the 11th century created 'lost wax' cast beads. As trade increased with Africa, the demand for beads grew and Holland and Bohemia began to make glass beads. High value was placed upon beads as a form of ethnographic money, exchanged for gold, ivory and other goods by traders from Europe and Asia. To the local people, the Portuguese traders were known as the "Europeans who scattered beads among the people in front of palaces." Bead-making then eventually passed to production in India and as the African people came to understand the process, they began to make their own beads.
Our crocodile and ostrich skins are all sourced locally in Zimbabwe. We are lucky enough to have access to top international quality skins through Kevin van Jaarsveldt, Gail’s husband. He is considered to be the top crocodile skin grader in the world and product that passes through his selection end up at Louis Vuitton and other top international design houses. We are privileged to purchase our skins directly through him. All of the crocodile skins produced in Zimbabwe are farmed on crocodile farms and it is as direct result of farming that crocodiles are no longer on the verge of extinction in the wild.
In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, wild crocodiles were hunted to such an extent that they disappeared from some areas of the world. The introduction of CITES regulations and farming, whereby a percentage of juveniles were released back into the wild, once they were at size that ensured survival, led to the resurgence of wild populations. Zimbabwe was one of the forerunners in this endeavour, with programs based on the sustainable use of crocodilians to generate conservation benefits.
The main by-product of crocodile farming is meat, with China and Hong Kong the main importers. Virtually all other crocodile parts are utilised, including blood (pharmaceuticals), bones, fat (traditional medicines), teeth, heads, skulls (tourist curios), etc. We even use sections of skin previously not used in bag and accessory manufacture, such as the hornback and end tail section. The C.I.T.E.S. Convention regulations (enacted in 1975) control the trade and import/ export of all listed animal products. For example, all crocodilian skins in international trade must have a uniquely numbered, non-reusable tag attached to them - this allows “legal” skins to be readily identified. As both our crocodile and ostrich skins come from farmed sources, all articles made from these materials are legally able to be exported, with Nile crocodiles (crocodylus niloticus) considered Appendix II. We do advise that you check with your relevant local authority prior to purchasing any of our exotic material pieces.
For more information, please visit the IUCN website.
Lost Wax Casting Method
This is a centuries old technique, dating as far back as the 11th century in the kingdom of Benin. First, either an original piece is carved in wax or liquid wax is injected into a mould to create an exact copy of the original. After careful cleaning and checking, these are attached to a central bar known as a tree. This is then inserted into a cylinder flask and liquid investment (similar to plaster-of-paris) poured in. The investment is set to bake hard in an oven for ten to twelve hours and during this time, the wax melts and evaporates out – giving rise to the name 'lost wax'. The metal intended for casting is then smelted at high heat until it is molten and poured down the channel left by the evaporated tree and from there into the individual pieces. Once the metal has set, the investment is washed away with water and the cast revealed, ready for the polishing process to begin. Each piece is cut from the tree and cleaned and polished up to six times in varying processes, culminating in a final polish by hand to reveal the gleaming metal.
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World Bank approves $100 m reform project to advance federalism in Nepal
KATHMANDU: The World Bank has approved the Second Programmatic Fiscal and Public Financial Management Development Policy Credit (DPC2) Project that supports the Government of Nepal’s efforts to establish a framework to move towards fiscal federalism and improve the policy framework for public financial management.
The implementation of reform actions under the $100 million Project is coordinated by the Ministry of Finance. It builds on reforms supported under the first Development Policy Credit project which was approved in March 2018, said the multilateral donor in a press statement.
This DPC series supports reforms to advance Nepal’s federalism agenda, under two pillars. The first pillar supports measures to establish fiscal federalism through various legislations, policies and regulations.
An umbrella legislation, enacted at the federal level, will guide budget execution and improve the accounting and financial reporting framework, and will form the basis of model laws to be adopted by local governments, to govern their budget processes.
The second pillar supports reforms to strengthen the policy framework for public financial management at the subnational levels. “This will be achieved through legislation and regulations that govern the budget cycle and promotes transparency and accountability to citizens, guides preparation of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, strengthens expenditure control and supports the development of a revenue collection system,” said the WB.
These reforms also include gender responsive budgeting, and measures to address Nepal’s vulnerability to climatic shocks and improve disaster risk management.
“We are here to support Nepal’s federalism and development narrative, which requires our sustained engagement with the Nepal government together with the country’s development partners,” stated Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough, World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka. “As guided by the Country Partnership Framework for Nepal, this project will effectively contribute to strengthening public institutions, inclusion and resilience to meet the dynamic needs of Nepal’s federalism transition.”
The DPC2 project builds on the reforms supported by the first Development Policy Credit to establish the legal frameworks to govern resource allocation across the three tiers of government and guide operations of local governments. It also supported measures to strengthen budget execution and public financial management systems at the federal level.
Published Date: Friday, June 14th, 2019 | 07:42 PM
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Nepal National Parks – A True Harmony of Nature & The Wildlife
The Himalayan Nation is home to 13 National Parks
The world is slowly turning into an industrial village and nature is slowly being replaced by landscapes of skyscrapers!
But there’s still hope, thanks to our conservationists, animal lovers and government authorities! We still see natural habitats being preserved.
Countries around the world are working hard to preserve their national pride. Yes! Conservation of national flora and fauna is as important as another aspect of any economy.
Among some of the hotspots of conservation efforts and retaining nature’s glory, Nepal holds a special place. Especially after the country was appreciated for its efforts of increasing its tiger population much ahead of its 2023 deadline, we know Nepal cares for its flora and fauna.
Nepal – Home to 13 National Parks
The Himalayan Nation is home to 13 National Parks and is best known for its topography that creates a suitable environment for the flourishment of a wide range of plants, birds and animal species.
These national parks not only boost Nepal as a country devoted to conservation but also make it an engaging tourism hotspot. Tourists from around the world flock to these destinations to see Asia’s wildlife glory.
Recently, Nepal Tourism touched the 1 million tourists mark, which takes it closer to its goal of the Visit Nepal 2020 campaign, where it seeks to welcome 2 million tourists as part of its tourism promotion.
Nepal’s Wildlife-friendly Habitats are often spoken about all across!
1) Banke National Park, also known as Gift of the Earth, is spread across an area of 550 sq.km and located in Nepal’s Mid-Western Region. It received the aforementioned title after it was established as Nepal’s 10th national park in 2014. The Banke National Park has nearly 113 tree species, 107 herbal plant species and 85 shrub & climber species.
Axlewood, Khair, Semecarpus Anarcadium and Terminalia alata are some common plant species found in the park. The natural reserve is home to tigers and four-horned antelopes. The park was recognized for spotting a ruddy mongoose for the first time in 2014.
2) Bardiya National Park was established as Royal Bardiya National Park in 1988. With an area of 968 sq.km, it is considered as Nepal Terai’s largest and most undisturbed national park. It is surrounded by the Siwalik Hills in the north, the Nepalgunj-Surkhet highway in the south, Geruwa’s human settlement in the west and Babai river in the southeast.
The Tiger conservation reserve covers an area of 2,231 sq.km, which includes alluvial grasslands and subtropical moist deciduous forests. Furthermore, 70 percent of the park is covered with forests and a mix of savannah grasslands and riverine forest. Bardiya has 839 species of flora including vascular plant species of dicots, monocots, ferns and gymnosperm species. This vast habitat makes a perfect home 642 fauna species including gharial, mugger crocodiles, reptiles, amphibians, rhinoceros, wild elephants, Bengal tigers, swamp deer and Gangetic dolphins.
3) Chitwan National Park was established in 1973 and received the World Heritage Site status in 1984. Located in the subtropical inner Terai lowlands of south-central Nepal, the park covers an area of 952.63 sq.km. It spans Chitwan, Makwanpur, Parsa and Nawalpur districts. It has a monsoon tropical climate with high humidity throughout the year.
The Chitwan National Park houses sal trees that cover about 70 percent of its area and other species of flora such axlewood, beleric, balsam, cheshire pine, elephant apple, grey downey, rosewood, riverine forests, rhino apple tree and more. The park presents a perfect environment for more than 700 species of wildlife including king cobra, rock python, starred tortoise, monitor lizard, 113 species of fish, mugger crocodiles and more.
4) Parsa Wildlife Reserve Park is spread across an area of 627.39 sq.km spanning Parsa, Makwanpur and Bara districts in Nepal. It was established in 1984 and has been enjoying the Nepal National Park status since 2017. It is surrounded by Hetauda-Birgunj highway in the east and the Chitwan National Park on the west. Together with the Indian Tiger Reserve Valmiki National Park, it represents the Tiger Conservation Unit (TCU) aka Chitwan-Parsa-Valmiki.
Earlier, the region was used as a hunting ground by the ruling class. The park has tropical and subtropical forests with Sal trees contributing about 90 percent of the vegetation. Parsa Wildlife Reserve has 919 species of flora, 105 gaurs and 19 Bengal Tigers.
5) Langtang National Park was established as Nepal’s first Himalayan National Park in 1976. It is also considered as Nepal’s fourth protected area. It spans Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhupalchowk districts of the central Himalayan region, and is connected with Qomolangma National Nature Preserve in Tibet. It is surrounded by the Bhote Kosi and Trishuli rivers in the west and the Kathmandu Valley in the south.
The sacred Gosainkunda lake is located inside the lake. At an altitudinal range of 6,450-m, it has 18 ecosystem variations, making it home to 14 vegetation types. It has a range of upper tropical forests to alpine scrub and perennial ice.
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Waco, Texas, from the Mowing the Lawn portfolio
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Greg Stimac's photographs have an immediate accessibility and a light-hearted appeal: one can approach them as jocular portraits of ordinary people, or as action shots that elevate a familiar activity to comic levels of significance. Nevertheless, the work has a critical underpinning. His many series vary but center around the idea of idiosyncratic, but very specific American behaviors: from meticulously mowing lawns, to shooting at gun ranges, to “peeling out” cars on a blacktop.
In his Recoil (2004-2005) series, Stimac took his medium format camera to half a dozen unregulated ranges, mostly in Missouri and California. Using a long cable, Stimac released his shutter as his subjects open fire. The pictures in his series sometimes catch the blur of bullets leaving the barrel or a momentary burst of light and smoke, but they are more remarkable for the relationships suggested between the people in the frame. The shooters range from intent to casual, their companions demonstrating anything from total absorption to mild curiosity to an indifference bordering boredom.
The photographs in Stimac’s Mowing the Lawn (2006) were taken in areas throughout the United States, from Midwestern suburbs to towns in Florida and Texas, often by driving around listening for the sound of a lawnmower. The people seen mowing the lawn in his pictures are visibly diverse, from bored teenagers, to middle-aged men and women of different races, to intent senior citizens, and they operate everything from old push-mowers to well-equipped riding models. Similarly, the lawns themselves vary dramatically, ranging from weed-ridden plots and brown patches of dry grass to verdant lawns around pristine homes.
The series, through deliberate formal repetition, draws attention to the mundane labor required to maintain a lawn and it accentuates the sweeping importance of this American ritual. In the end, the scope and variety of Stimac's survey underscore the predominance of the lawn as a social and aesthetic norm—the expectation, even across different socio-economic classes, that one's yard will conform to a certain appearance.
Greg Stimac completed his BFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago (2005) and his MFA from Stanford University (2013). He has been included in exhibitions at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN (2008) and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (2007), among many others.
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Remote Prescribing Trends in Telehealth
The telehealth industry has experienced constant developments in the regulatory landscape at both the federal and state level over the past several years, and we are confident these changes will continue into 2019 as the utilization of telehealth services continues to evolve and mature. A notable area of activity is how regulators are approaching the telehealth industry, in particular remote prescribing applications of this platform.
On the federal level, we should expect to see promulgation of regulations by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration outlining the special registration exception as mandated by the SUPPORT Act passed in 2018, allowing a pathway for health care providers to prescribe controlled substances through telemedicine, as detailed in our prior post.
On the state level, as telehealth becomes a mainstream mode of health care delivery, we are seeing states attempt to legislate telehealth services in more targeted, and potentially contentious, areas of health care. For example, the ability to remotely prescribe abortion drugs or medical marijuana are some of these areas:
Kansas legislators passed the “Kansas Telemedicine Act (House Bill No. 2028), which includes a provision explicitly prohibiting the delivery of any abortion procedure ordered via telemedicine. The prescription of certain drugs would be involved in such a procedure. The Kansas legislature had attempted in prior bills to ban abortions conducted through telemedicine. However, in a recent legal challenge to the prohibition, on December 31, 2018 a state judge issued a ruling which struck down the prohibition of telemedicine abortions within HB 2028.
Michigan legislators passed Senate Bill 1198 (which was vetoed by the Governor) to extend a law passed in 2012 prohibiting abortion procedures ordered via telemedicine. The original 2012 law, which was set to expire after December 31, 2018, prohibited physicians from diagnosing and prescribing drugs for abortion unless the physician performed a physical examination on the patient. The 2018 law would have made this prohibition a permanent law.
In New Mexico, Senate Bill 406, revises the state’s Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act, expanding access to medical marijuana. This bill increases the number of “debilitating medical conditions” qualifying access to medical marijuana. The bill also incorporates a definition of telemedicine into the proposed statute and allows the issuance of medical marijuana identification cards pursuant to diagnoses of “debilitating medical conditions” made in person or via telemedicine. This in effect would expressly allow remote prescribing of medical marijuana based upon telemedicine encounters.
In Washington, Senate Bill 5498 revises the medical marijuana laws to expressly accommodate telemedicine examinations in the remote prescribing of medical marijuana. However, this bill only allows for the renewal of medical marijuana prescriptions based upon telemedicine examinations. This bill keeps in place the state’s requirement of an in-person physical examination for initial access to medical marijuana. Furthermore, this bill makes available this telemedicine encounter option only to patients that would likely result in severe hardship due to the patient’s physical or emotional condition.
Whether or not these move forward this year, these instances are nonetheless an indicator that telehealth is maturing and becoming more ingrained in the discussion of modes of health care delivery.
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Radium and Geology
W. J. SOLLAS
Nature volume 75, page319(1907)Cite this article
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AFTER reading Arrhenius's vivid account1 of the bombardment of the earth by electrically charged solar dust, one is prepared to appreciate Prof. Joly's hypothesis as set forth in his letter in NATURE of January 24. On the other hand, Mr. Strutt's analysis of granite affords strong support to the view that the radium it contains is of terrestrial origin. The concentration of this constituent in the biotite might conceivably be due to the absorption of percolating water containing radium in solution, but not in the zircon, a mineral which is as impermeable as quartz. A mineral analysis of Cornish granite from Penrhyn, made by Miss Davies in our geological laboratory, gave the following results:—orthoclase, 24.62 per cent.; albite, 13.42 per cent.; quartz, 40.23 per cent.; muscovite, 10.05 per cent.; biotite, 11.46 per cent.; magnetite and zircon, 0.16 per cent. The heavy portion of the Cornish granite analysed by Mr. Strutts which was insoluble in hydrochloric acid, consisted of silica hydrate and zircon, and if the latter mineral was present to the extent of 0.16 per cent. only, it must have contained, judging from the analysis, 0.637 × 1012 gram of radium per gram, or a little less than was found in crystals of zircon from North Carolina. In the consolidation of granite, the zircon crystallises out first, then the biotite, next the muscovite, afterwards the albite, and, finally, the orthoclase and quartz; but the concentration of radium diminishes in a similar order, a correspondence that can hardly be the effect of chance.
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What’s possible in a week? If you dedicated seven days to the achievement of one goal, how ambitious could you make this goal? These were the questions that the multilingual friends Katy and Sara posed themselves when they determined to learn English in one week, to prove that it can be done and anyone can do it with the right methods.
They would attempt to liberate themselves from the distractions and responsibilities of modern-day life in order to cram eight hours of study time and I was observing some of the world’s most capable language learners at work.
The language learning expert: Sara
The friends set themselves the challenge of learning a language in a week in order to stretch themselves, and then it was a question of choosing which language to learn. English presented itself as a natural option; there are nigh on 300,000 English speakers in Germany’s capital, and the areas are dotted with stores adorned with signs in English.
“Truly understanding one’s environment requires one to first understand English”
The first operational step in the friends learning process was to decorate the entire apartment with sticky notes. This had an almost ceremonial touch to it as the friends delved into dictionaries and proceeded to label everything with its corresponding English name.
Within the space of about an hour it was impossible to carry out any menial task, be it making a coffee or flicking off a light switch, without first being presented with at least three different words related to this action.
Sara learning in the park
The importance of the other twin’s presence became immediately apparent as Katy and Sara delegated responsibilities for rooms to decorate with sticky notes. This simple task was augmented by continuous little tests that they would spring on one another, and the fact that they split up their day slightly differently and studied different topics meant that each twin became a source of knowledge for the other.
The most extraordinary moment came towards the end of the week!
The friends simply switched their everyday conversations to English, asking one another if they wanted tea or coffee, were ready to cook dinner or when they were going to leave the house.
Katy and Sara had numerous micro-challenges throughout the week. On the first day they were visited by a English friend who greeted them in English and complimented them on how quickly they’d picked up their first words and phrases.
They then learned the names of fruits and the numbers from one to a billion so that they could visit the English market (although they refrained from purchasing nine hundred thousand kumquats). Displaying their haul after their first functional exchange in English, they beamed with pride and a palpable sense of accomplishment before marching back home to study further.
Katy playing audio lessons
On our second visit to the brother’s apartment 24 hours into the week, we found them sampling dozens of different kinds of English snacks.
Like kids staring at the backs of cereal packs before heading to school, the nutritional information and various special offers and competitions on the packaging were analysed during snack breaks.
There was no moment of complete removal from the language learning process during the eight hours that the friends had allotted to it.
They were constantly using their existing knowledge to support the ever-growing knowledge of English, this being the root of their success.
“you will likely come across words that share common origins with your native tongue”
The friends spent a lot of time engrossed in books or on their computers and apps, flicking and swiping their way through exercises eagerly, but at other times they were to be found searching busily for English radio stations and write-ups of English football games on the web.
There is no definitive method to learn a language fluently
All too often, people enter their weekly language class to converse with their teacher, but then barely have any contact with other speakers and that’s not enough.
The old saying that we can solve problems more effectively when we sleep on it may be especially true if the problem we’re trying to solve is learning a new language.
Motivated Katy out to the library
Researchers from two Swiss universities wanted to know if they could enhance the learning of words from a foreign language by exposing people to the words during non-rapid eye movement sleep the deep, dreamless sleep period that most of us experience during the first few hours of the night.
To find out, they gathered two groups of study participants, all of whom were native German speakers, and gave them a series of Dutch-to-German word pairs to learn at 10 pm. One group was then instructed to get some sleep, while the other group was kept awake.For the next few hours both groups listened to an audio playback of the word pairs they’d already been exposed to and some they hadn’t yet heard.
The researchers then re-gathered both groups at 2 am and gave them a test of the Dutch words to uncover any differences in learning. And indeed there was a difference:
“The group that listened to the words during sleep did better at recalling the words they’d heard”
The simple yet potent trick the researchers employed is known as verbal cueing, and this isn’t the first claim made for its success while sleeping. But what makes this study different is that it puts a finer point on the conditions necessary for this trick to actually work namely, it only works when we’ve already been exposed to the verbal cues before we sleep.
Internet is always helpful
The researchers added a techie dimension by conducting electroencephalographic (EEG)recordings of the sleeping participants brains to track neural electrical activity during the learning period.
They found that learning the foreign words overlapped with the appearance of theta brain waves, an intriguing result since theta is the brain wave state often associated with heightened learning while awake (usually we’re in either the high-frequency, high-alertness alpha or beta states while awake, but it’s thought possible to induce theta state slower in frequency than alpha and beta through concentration techniques).
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Watch Cher perform ‘Believe’, ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’ and an ABBA cover at the Met Gala 2019
Harry Styles was spotted loving every second
Patrick Clarke
Cher performed a selection of classic hits, as well as a cover of ABBA‘s 1974 classic ‘Waterloo’, at this year’s Met Gala, with the likes of Harry Styles and Katy Perry seen enjoying every second.
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The iconic pop star performed a three-song set that included ‘Believe’ and ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’ at this year’s gala, which saw the likes of Lizzo, Janelle Monáe and Celine Dion in attendance, dressed to the nines for a ‘Camp’ theme.
Harry watching Cher perform at the 2019 Met Gala in NYC, 6/5 via mikenavarra. pic.twitter.com/mrAMIV8W34
— Harry Styles Updates (@thestylespics) May 7, 2019
I can’t think of anything campier than Cher showing up to the #MetGala in jeans and a T-shirt and performing an ABBA song pic.twitter.com/Nz1xwwrFp0
— Love. Angel. Santa. Baby. (@benarmishaw) May 7, 2019
A few clips of the performance have surfaced on social media. “I can’t think of anything campier than Cher showing up to the #MetGala in jeans and a T-shirt and performing an ABBA song,” said one user.
Harry Styles particularly enjoyed the performance, while Katy Perry was spotted dancing while dressed as a hamburger.
KATY ON GWENS STORY pic.twitter.com/VNKvqBXj57
— ash (@blakesgwen) May 7, 2019
Harry clapping along to Cher at the 2019 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/iSslY4Wh8f
— best of harry. (@theharrylibrary) May 7, 2019
It’s not the first time Cher has taken on an ABBA classic – last summer, she launched ‘Dancing Queen‘, an entire album of ABBA covers with her version of ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight’). She also starred in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again! that same year.
Also making headlines at the Met Gala this year was Jared Leto, who arrived at the high fashion event carrying a replica of his own head.
The move was inspired by Gucci’s A/W18 catwalk show, which saw models carrying replica human heads down the runway. According to Leto, the replica of his head took six months to make.
Billy Porter earned the most plaudits for his outfit, however, with an “Old Testament Realness” look that saw him dressed all in gold, and carried by a troupe of muscular men.
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Bryan Riley
Bryan Riley was a gifted athlete who combined smarts, exceptional eye-hand coordination and competitive intensity in Green Wave football, basketball and golf.
His talents were on full display for Green Wave football. He exhibited skills as quarterback, wide receiver, placekicker and especially as a ball-hawking defensive back.
During his junior season, Bryan intercepted six passes and recovered four rival fumbles, turning one deft ball theft into a 52-yard touchdown dash that clinched a Green Wave victory over Norwalk Central Catholic. He fired a 36-yard TD pass and had four catches in the season finale vs. Weston.
A broken wrist hampered his efforts during his senior campaign, but Bryan returned to action and averaged more than five yards per carry and lead an 11-8 win over Brookfield by throwing a touchdown pass and kicking the decisive field goal.
Bryan was as versatile on the basketball court, playing excellent defense while proving to be a strong rebounder, an exceptional passer and the Green Wave’s veritable coach on the court during three varsity seasons.
He would look for an open teammate before he would shoot but scored enough to rank fourth all-time at NMHS upon his graduation. A highlight was Bryan’s 26-point performance during his junior season to lead a 62-60 win over Abbott Tech, the Green Wave’s first homecourt ‘W’ over the Wolverines in 12 years.
Bryan likely could have excelled for Green Wave baseball or tennis, but chose golf as his spring sport and quickly rewarded the team with a brilliant run of success. As a sophomore, Bryan posted a 14-0 individual match record to help NMHS to a Western Connecticut Conference title.
His game fortified by long drives and an exceptional short game, Bryan went on a multi-season run of wins at one point extending to 30 matches while playing anywhere from fourth man to the top spot in the lineup.
He teamed with Richard Baker to fire a better-ball 69 and tie for first place in the prestigious Chappa Memorial tournament in Westport.
After making his mark as a superb Green Wave athlete, Bryan played basketball for three seasons at Springfield College.
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At the Northeast Iowa Food Bank we are driven by our core beliefs that hunger is unacceptable; that everyone deserves access to enough food; that food sustains life and nourishes health; and that we are called to serve neighbors in need without judgement.
In 1981, several community members got together and decided there was enough need in the area to start a food pantry. The Francis Grout School had closed and permission was granted to run the pantry out of one room in the old school house. The Cedar Valley Food Bank was incorporated and a board of 24 directors was elected in July. The Cedar Valley Food Bank served 1,200 households during that first period of approximately 8 months. In 1986 we joined the National Second Harvest movement (now known as Feeding America) and we grew in one year from a pantry to a food bank serving over 100 agencies in 16 counties.
The food pantry evolved into a Food Bank, which now distributes millions of pounds of food to over 200 agencies through 16 Northeast Iowa counties. Programs such as Kids Cafe, BackPack Program, Elderly Nutrition Boxes, Mobile Food Pantries also evolved to meet the growing needs of a growing community.
Where We Are Today
Today we serve 16 counties in northeast Iowa through our distribution center in Waterloo. We provide nutritious food to 5,800 different people weekly through a far-reaching network of over 200 food pantries, soup kitchens, schools, churches and nonprofit groups. In 2015 we distributed 7 million pounds of food to those who are hungry in northeast Iowa.
We are members of Feeding America, a national organization supporting more than 200 food banks across the country, and the largest domestic hunger relief agency in the U.S. We are also members of the Iowa Food Bank Association, an association of the six food banks in Iowa.
See the Northeast Iowa Food Bank’s latest Food Bank Fact Sheet 2016.
Our MISSION is to provide nutritious food and grocery products to nonprofit organizations and individuals in northeast Iowa, while offering hunger education programs to the area and those in need.
Our VISION is a community in which hunger is alleviated and all persons have adequate access to nutritious food. We will strive to accomplish our mission so that food security is ultimately achieved for all households.
We are the largest organization alleviating hunger in northeast Iowa, serving communities over 12,000 square miles.
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The Northeast Iowa Food Bank is committed to ensuring the safety of the food that we distribute to the people of northeast Iowa. Our food safety practices are designed to guarantee best food handling practices not just in our warehouse, but also at each of our member agencies and program sites. The Northeast Iowa Food Bank passes regular inspections by Feeding America, the FDA, USDA, and AIB.
The Northeast Iowa Food Bank secures food and fund donations through national and local avenues including businesses, organizations, churches and individuals. The food is brought in by the Food Bank, sorted and distributed to our over 200 partner hunger relief agencies, on-site emergency food pantries and Food Bank programs to be given to those who are hungry in northeast Iowa.
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Fire/Ice: Lappin, Auvitu both learn from stepping back
Lappin returns to Devils' lineup after two games as a healthy scratch and Auvitu returns to team from Albany (AHL)
Fire/Ice: Lappin, Auvitu both learn from stepping back Lappin returns to Devils' lineup after two games as a healthy scratch and Auvitu returns to team from Albany (AHL) Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://northjersy.news/2iBa0xA
Andrew Gross, Staff Writer, @AGrossRecord Published 2:44 p.m. ET Dec. 27, 2016 | Updated 2:45 p.m. ET Dec. 27, 2016
Rookie right wing Nick Lappin, right wing Devante Smith-Pelly and defenseman Kyle Quincey will be back in the Devils’ lineup tonight when they host the Penguins at Prudential Center following the three-day Christmas break. The Devils lost at Pittsburgh, 4-1, on Friday.
Lappin and Quincey were healthy scratches the two previous games and Smith-Pelly has been a healthy scratch the previous four games.
Rookie defenseman Yohann Auvitu, 27, recalled from Albany this morning after a five-game AHL stint, participated in the morning skate but will not be in tonight’s lineup.
Goalie Cory Schneider will make his fifth straight start while Marc-Andre Fleury, a rematch of Friday’s goaltending matchup.
The Devils did not have line rushes during their morning skate and coach John Hynes said he’s still deciding on his lines, essentially trying to figure out where Smith-Pelly slots in.
The assumption would be, then, that Nick Lappin goes right back to Vern Fiddler’s right wing on the fourth line.
Lappin has four goals and three assists in 26 games but had gone eight games without a point and 10 games without a goal before being a healthy scratch for the first two times in his career.
“You definitely get to see the game at a different perspective,” Lappin said. Any time you’re not playing, I just try to learn from it, see what I can do the next time I get out there. I think everyone always wants to play but sometimes getting to watch a little bit can help as well.
“When I first got here, I thought I was playing really well,” added Lappin, who made his NHL debut on Oct. 28 after being recalled from Albany. “I kind of got into a little lull there. Me and coach (John Hynes) talked for a bit and I think my game was moving on the right track and hopefully I’ll take some of those things that I learned from watching and just try to keep improving there. Obviously I would like to contribute a little more. I haven’t scored a goal in a little bit. But it’s a tough league to score in.”
The main thing Lappin said he realized is that he has more time on the ice to make a decision than it feels like when he’s on the ice.
“I watched video, too and there’s time,” Lappin said. “You think you don’t have as much time but you do have that extra second to hold on to the puck or wait for something to happen. Watching those couple of games helped.”
That’s how Auvitu feels about his stint in the minors.
Auvitu has two goals and two assists in 23 games for the Devils as he makes the transition to the North American game after eight seasons in Finland and had one assist with Albany.
“Of course when you’re sent down you’re not really happen but then you have to face, right away, the thing,” said Auvitu, sent down on Dec. 14. “I played right away the day I got called down. I didn’t really have time to think. I was happy to play the game. I played a lot there. It was good for me to get there to get back some confidence but, obviously, my goal is to be here and to remain here.”
Auvitu added he learned from playing in the AHL pretty much the same thing Lappin did by watching NHL games.
“Sometimes you can be more patient with the puck,” Auvitu said. “You can make some plays instead of being in survival mode. I like to make some plays and maybe I lost that before going to Albany. So I went there and regained this thing and I’m happy.
“It’s a learning process,” Auvitu said. “Before coming here I said if it’s going to take the time it takes. If it takes two months, it takes two months. If it takes six months, it takes six months. I have to be patient I know what I’m capable of. I proved it to myself in some games here. Now it’s just a matter of confidence and sustainability in my game.”
Auvitu said, off the ice, a nice thing is his mother and father, along with his sister, are currently visiting him. Auvitu, who was born in France, said it was probably the first time in 25 years his parents had been to the U.S.
Hynes said though Auvitu was not in the lineup tonight, he expects to re-insert him shortly. The Devils have a home-and-home series upcoming with the Capitals, starting Thursday at Washington.
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Badminton champion Kento Momota hurt in crash on Maju Expressway; driver killed
One person was killed, and four badminton players, including World Number 1 Japanese shuttler Kento Momota, were injured in a crash on the Maju Expressway (Mex Highway) here, this morning.The KL Fire and Rescue Department is currently at the scene.Momota was in KL for the Malaysia Masters tournament, which he handily won on Sunday night. - NSTP/Courtesy of NST readers
By Teoh Pei Ying
January 13, 2020 @ 8:52am
KUALA LUMPUR: One person was killed, and four others, including World Number 1 Japanese shuttler Kento Momota, were lightly injured when the van they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Km13.7 of the Maju Expressway (Mex Highway) at Serdang, early today.
The deceased was identified as Bavan a/l Nageswarau, 24, the driver of the van which was transporting Momota and his fellow shuttlers to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
Bavan was killed on the spot in the 4.45am accident.
The other van passengers were British badminton technical officer Foster William Thomas, 30; and Japanese physiotherapist Hirayama Yu, 35, and assistant coach Morimoto Arkifuki, 42.
According to Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis, the van had collided with the soil-laden 30-tonne lorry, which was reportedly moving at a snail’s pace.
Momota won the Malaysia Masters at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil last night. Photo by Eizairi Shamsudin.
He said a distress call was made to the department at 4.57am, and 10 personnel in two engines from the Serdang fire station were dispatched to the scene.
“The van driver, a Malaysian, was found pinned to his seat and was later pronounced dead at the scene. His body was handed over to the police.
“The four passengers, (who sustained light injuries), were rushed to the Putrajaya Hospital for treatment,” he said in a statement here.
Momota won the Malaysia Masters men's singles title at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil here, last night, after defeating former world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.
Badminton World Championships: Chen Long brush aside Kento Momota
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There have been countless success stories at the Watershed Agricultural Council. Showcased here are various farmer stories and testimonials as well as before and after photos and videos of projects that have been completed to ensure the protection of water quality in the NYC Watershed.
Rasmussen Family Forest Conservation Easement
In 2018, the Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC) launched its Forest Conservation Easement Program. “The goal of the Forest Conservation Easement Program is twofold,” stated Easement Program Director Ryan Naatz. “We aim to preserve large tracts of private forestland for both the water quality protection they provide and for the benefit of local industries that they…
Riverdale Farm and Forest
For eight generations, the Frisbee family have been running their family-farm operation, Riverdale Farm, in Delhi, NY. In fact, their family were some of the first settlers in the area. The Frisbee’s have been active participants in our programs for almost 20 years. Their farm follows a Whole Farm Plan, has an Agricultural Conservation Easement,…
Thunder View Farm
On August 2, 2018 it was announced that Thunder View Farms of Grahamsville, NY had won the Region I National Cattleman’s Beef Association (NCBA) Environmental Stewardship Award and was one of six finalists for the national award New Orleans. On January 30, 2019 it was announced that Thunder View Farms won the National award! Spanning…
Dar-View Farm
Dairy farmers for seven generations, the Darlings have been running their family-farm operation in Delancey, NY since 1849. “We love farming because it’s a great way to raise your family and learn a lifestyle of good work ethics and responsibility. It’s something that’s in your blood. There’s no real way to explain it.” As a…
Brush Ridge Conservation Easement
The first closing of 2018 adds an additional 231 acres to the WAC Conservation Easement portfolio. The landowner is Brush Ridge Associates, LLC; the property is located in Middletown; the easement terms prohibit subdivision, protect water quality, and designate allocated use areas while preserving agricultural and forestry lands as working landscapes, critical to the health…
Del-Rose Farm
Del-Rose Farm is located in Bloomville, NY. A multi-generational traditional dairy that has diversified over the years to include vegetable sales, baked goods and crop sales. Barb and Ernie Hanselman are joined by their three sons, Seth, Kale and Ladd as they discuss the farm’s various Best Management Practices and their day to day operation….
JJ Farber Farm
JJ Farber Farm is a beef farm in East Jewett, NY. Sprawling over 1,500 acres, the farm boasts 86 cow/calf pairs with an additional 80+ young stock. One of the original 10 pilot farms that enrolled in the Watershed Agricultural Program in the early 1990’s, the farm made the transition from dairy to beef in…
The Night Pasture
In 2017 we implemented a structural BMP at the residence of Jim and Karen Householder, an equestrian facility in Grand Gorge, NY. They needed a covered feeding area with an attached manure stacking area to allow the manure and feed waste to be collected and stored under dry conditions for spreading in accordance with the…
Holley-Hill Farm
Holley-Hill Farm is a traditional dairy farm located in Walton, NY in the NYC Watershed. With about 70 head of Holsteins being milked daily and a thriving pumpkin business, they are a great example of a successful family farm with a strong conservation ethic that has diversified over the years. Watch to learn about the…
Stony Creek Farmstead
Dan & Kate Marsiglio of Stony Creek Farmstead in Walton, NY showcase the success of their partnership with the Watershed Agricultural Council through their Whole Farm Plan in the NYC Watershed.With various Best Management Practices implemented on their diverse farm, the Marsiglio’s are stewarding the land with a strong conservation ethic.
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by Fareed Osborneon October 24, 2019
Since the Toyota Tundra’s elevation to Truck of the Year by MotorTrend in 2000 and 2008, the full-size pickup has struggled to find its place among the American giants like the Ford F-150 and the Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While it does receive generally favorable reviews from the experts, the consensus is the Tundra is capable yet unexceptional.
Still, loyal Toyota fans appreciate the brand’s commitment to reliability, safety, and comfort. The Tundra provides more than enough power to capably handle most towing needs, and no other truck competitor even comes close to including the tech features that come standard with every trim package. Let’s take a look at what you get for the money with the Toyota Tundra.
As the entry model into the Tundra series, the SR provides dependability and basic styling. Standard features include 18″ steel wheels, a double cab, and heated mirrors with a windshield wiper de-icer.
The base 4.6-liter V8 engine delivers more than a capable ride. With 310 hp and 327 lb-ft of torque combined with a six-speed automatic transmission, it can more than handle towing 8,800 pounds. With performance package options and an upgrade to the 5.7L, 381 hp with 401 lb-ft of torque that ability bumps up to 10,200 pounds. The standard Class IV receiver and trailer brake controller enhances overall safety and performance.
The standard cloth upholstery feels sufficient when paired with four-way manually adjustable front seats and a rearview camera. The real swan song with the standard package, however, is the unrivaled technology features. A 7-inch touch screen infotainment system complete with Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Amazon Alexa, three USB ports, satellite, Bluetooth, voice recognition, WiFi hot spot, and a six-speaker stereo creates an impressive package.
Add the standard safety features of forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control, and lane departure warning, and it’s plain to see how the Toyota Tundra remains firmly in the full-size pickup truck competitor’s circle.
The 2020 Toyota Tundra SR starts at $33,425.
Standard upgrades for the SR5 trim from the base model include a larger 8-inch touchscreen, universal garage door opener, and a sliding horizontal rear window. Fog lights and an auto-dimming rearview mirror round out the Tundra’s non-package additions.
Starting price for the SR5 is $35,095.
When you move up to the Limited, the standard package feels a bit more luxurious. Added to the SR5, the Limited comes equipped with a deck rail system with adjustable tie-down cleats, LED fog lights and headlights, dual-zone climate control, leather upholstery with heated front seats and a 10-way power-adjustable driver’s seat. The six-way power-adjustable passenger seat, navigation system, and leather-wrapped steering wheel round out the standard Limited model.
MSRP for the Limited is $42,120.
Included with the TRD Pro upgrades are front tow hooks, TRD Pro front and Fox rear shocks, and a two-inch front lift. Combined with the standard 5.7L engine, there’s more than enough off-road muscle to make it a full day of adventure.
The front grille, skid plate, aggressive-sounding exhaust, and black exhaust tip make a distinctive impression.
Expect the TRD Pro to start at $48,505.
The standard Platinum package includes the upgraded ventilated front leather seats, 12-way power driver’s seat, a 12-speaker JBL premium stereo, a vertical rear power window, blind-spot monitoring, front and rear parking sensors, and rear cross-traffic alert.
The Platinum starts at $48,625.
Nearly identical to the Premium, the 1794 Edition features more chrome finishes. Also, the TRD package is an available option for the 1794 Edition, which isn’t offered on the Premium model.
The 1794 Edition’s MSRP begins at $48,625.
When it all shakes out for the Toyota Tundra, being labeled as a capable full-size pickup truck isn’t such a bad thing. Toyota continues to deliver on its reputation for quality, efficiency, and safety.
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Open Top Cars
What is fascinating about the car industry is the number of names used for the same item – and often it comes down to history with Europe and the US adopting different names at different times.
The convertible is such a beast – it has so many different names, some driven by marketing and others by other long forgotten reasons. The simplest of the names, a convertible converts the car from a closed to open top, originally by hand and now often electrically operated. In some countries these cars were simply called “soft tops” or “rag tops” due to their canvas or fabric roof.
My first car was a red 1965 MGB Roadster. Like many motoring terms, “roadster” pre-dates the industry having been used in reference to a good horse, roadworthy bicycles or tricycles. In the early years of motoring in the USA it was used to define a two seater sports car with minimal weather protection (that suits the MGB to a tee). During the 1950s and 60s, many European manufacturers started to use the term to define a two seater tourer (as opposed to a GT being a Grand Tourer).
An early Roadster.
An original Phaeton was an open sports carriage with large wheels and made of a lightweight construction. Named after Greek mythology, the carriage was fast and therefore quite a handful on rough roads. Early luxury cars were often called Phaetons although the current VW bears no resemblance to the name’s heritage.
Spider (Spyder)
The Italians seem to be the first to use the term Spider to define an open topped sports car, although many other manufacturers including Porsche and McLaren have used the term (with or without the “y”). It is feasible that the name was also taken from pre-automobile transport with a carriage known as a Spider Phaeton which was designed for owner/drivers – an evolution that would also happen in the automobile world.
Like the Phaeton, the term Cabriolet came from a style of horse drawn carriage that had seating for two and a folding hood for weather protection, in fact the term taxi-cab is derived from the cabriolet carriage used to transport people around towns. The original carriage was developed in France using a lightweight body with power by a single horse and the driver positioned behind the passengers.
Like the Roadster, a Cabriolet is mostly a two seater car and in some cases is distinguished by being a mix of Targa and Convertible – remember the Jaguar XJS Cabriolet or the TVRs that had removable panels over the occupants and then a fabric rear panel that could be lowered to make it a full convertible?
Porsche didn’t pioneer the Targa top on their 1966 911 Targa – still one of the classic body styles – however they did make it look great. What Porsche did was to make the panels above the occupants easy to be stowed away and then open top driving was available whilst having a solid safety frame in the car. Triumph and FIAT had already released models with this type of top but with different names. The Triumph TR4 had this as an option and called it the “Surrey” top – possibly named after the Surrey carriage, or it could simply be named after someone or the county! The “Targa” name is in relation to the famous Targa Florio race in Italy.
The Honda Del Sol (CRX in some countries) also had this design. I had one of these for a few years too and it was great – it had an electric rear window as well that was useful for lowering when the roof panels were in place to get better airflow through the cabin.
Drop Head Coupe
My first memories of this name was with the 1950s Jaguars – XK140s and XK150s. I remember hearing that these were called drop heads yet apparently this term was mostly used for four seater cars. The XK’s would probably be classed as 2+2s where the second “2″ are very small! The rear seats were really not that useful. The XK150 is a personal favourite of mine – in my view, prettier than the E-Type that followed.
Sunbeam Tiger – a Drop Head Coupe (2+2)?
Following on from several manufacturers using the Spider name, Aston Martin took Volante as the name of their convertibles. An original volante was an open carriage originally from Spain that had 1 or 2 passengers and unlike the cabriolet, the horse was ridden by a rider.
Interestingly, other terms from the horse drawn carriage days have made it into the automotive industry as names for cars: the Brougham, Landau, Brake (as in Shooting Brake), Buggy, Coupe, Limousine and Victoria are all types of carriages.
This article first appeared on the Motoring Weekly Patreon Page.
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NASCAR Cup / Commentary
Bob Lutz: Manufacturers don't need racing, 'Certainly not NASCAR'
Steven Cole Smith
Famed auto executive dumps on racing in general, NASCAR in particular
I’ve been an admirer of Bob Lutz, the charismatic auto executive who had senior leadership positions at Ford, BMW and most recently General Motors, since I first met him when he was a Chrysler executive.
One of a handful of automotive leaders who almost always shot from the hip, Lutz would occasionally wing himself in the foot, but more often than not, he hit his target dead center. My first real experience with him was, I think, in 1992, at a small conference at Dodge for a handful of automotive journalists in Detroit.
Lutz had just orchestrated the Viper with Lee Iacocca and Carroll Shelby, which was a wonderful grandstand play, but it was his gutsy backing of the revolutionary 1994 Dodge Ram, one of the boldest moves by any U.S. manufacturer in the past 30 years, that impressed me more.
At the time, Dodge was absolutely dead in the water when it came to truck sales – Ford and Chevrolet owned the full-sized market. Lutz showed us the new Ram, with its massive 18-wheeler-inspired grille, handsome profile and available V-10 engine, long before the rest of the world saw it. At the time, he had no idea whether or not it would work.
But, he said, “If 90 percent of the buyers hate it, and 10 percent like it, and that 10 percent buys it, we’re way ahead of where we are now.” The truck was a smash, almost immediately vaulting into the fourth best-selling vehicle in the U.S. Just when you’d be prepared to write off Chrysler, they’d come up with the 1984 minivan, the 1994 Dodge Ram or the 2001 PT Cruiser, and the next thing you knew, they were back in the game.
Great instincts
The years I spent in Detroit were concurrent with Lutz’s career peak, and while I would never say we were pals, I invariably looked forward to what he had to say about things automotive. When it came to product, no exec had better instincts. Even now, at 83, he remains a player, having just signed on as chairman of Via Motors, a small startup that plans to take GM trucks and retrofit them into hybrids.
I mention all this to establish that yes, Lutz knows the automotive business, having joined GM after flying jets in the military. So it is tough to discount what Lutz says in the May issue of Road & Track magazine, where he inhabits the last page of every issue. Usually it’s a Q&A column, but in this latest issue, he wrote about “manufacturer-sponsored racing.”
He doesn’t like it. “Today, as a manufacturer, I would no longer spend the money – not on Formula 1 nor any other open-wheel series, the DTM, any sedan series, and most certainly not on NASCAR,” Lutz wrote.
At Chrysler, he said, “I was able to stave off” spending big bucks on NASCAR, “but the door barely slammed behind me before Dodge signed up for a major sponsorship.”
Lutz was later the chairman of Exide, the battery company, and “I had to live with the prior CEO’s commitment to the number 99 car, driven by Jeff Burton. The company was on the verge of financial collapse, and yet we were burdened by the enormous expense.”
And at GM, “where I rounded out my career as vice chairman, I was vocal in my disdain for Pontiac’s and Chevrolet’s NASCAR involvement. ‘Win on Sunday, sell on Monday’ certainly wasn’t working for the humble, pushrod V-6 Grand Prix sedans and Monte Carlo coupes.”
Why so bitter, Bob?
Why the disdain? The money spent on racing, he says, simply isn’t a good investment. And in NASCAR especially, “media coverage was always focused on the driver, not on the marque.”
Plus, “I darkly suspect,” he writes, that much of the appeal for manufacturers who back racing is “the VIP treatment – wining and dining, meeting drivers, touring the track – bestowed on mid-level executives who fund the programs out of their marketing budgets.”
Lutz in entitled to his opinion, certainly, but make no mistake: He’s, well, made mistakes. Remember the time in 1996 when he landed his Czech Aero L-39 military-surplus jet at Ypsilanti’s storied Willow Run airport, with the landing gear up, because he got distracted and forgot to lower it?
Yeah, same Bob Lutz, best served with a little seasoning, like a grain of salt. Today, it’s tough to find a manufacturer that doesn’t back racing. I have to think all those companies, be they Cadillac or Kia, Ford or Ferrari, Bentley or BMW, aren’t there just because their “mid-level executives” want to rub elbows with Boris Said or Kurt Busch.
Truex is ready to tackle Texas
Childress responds to No. 31 team's plans to appeal
Drivers Jeff Burton , Boris Said , Kurt Busch
Author Steven Cole Smith
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Enjoy Mani Rimdu while Everest Base Camp Trekking
By Kirsty Parsons in Everest Base Camp, Walking and Trekking - 16th May 2011
Thyangboche Monastery. Photo courtesy of S Berry
Many people who go Everest Base Camp trekking spend a lot of time imagining the end goal: reaching the Base Camp and gazing up at the peak of the world's tallest mountain. What they all find is that the journey itself is equally memorable, with beautiful lakes, friendly Himalayan peoples, temples, mani stones and prayer flags – and, towards the end of the year, a chance to witness the festival of Mani Rimdu at Thyangboche Monastery.
Mani Rimdu is a celebration of the triumph of Buddhism over other regional beliefs, although it also serves as a chance for people in the surrounding area to come together and enjoy several days of festivities and socialisation. For several days, the monks of Thyangboche Monastery engage in music, dance and processions, wearing striking costumes. Visitors who are Everest Base Camp trekking in the region can join the local people and watch the performances.
On the first day of the festival, the monks move from Thyangboche Monastery to the memorial ground, wearing red and orange silk robes and distinctive yellow crescent-shaped hats. They play cymbals, bugles made from human bones, long brass horns called dun chen, and large conch shells – all of which is loud enough to draw in anyone who hasn't already gathered around the monastery and the memorial ground. On reaching their destination, the monks sit, chanting prayers to Pawa Cherenzig, the god of compassion. They invoke his blessing into pieces of red rice, which are then scattered over the assembled crowd as a charm to promote long, healthy lives.
The second day is even more exciting for Everest Base Camp trekking visitors, as dancers perform an array of colourful spectacles, from the slow, graceful Dance of the Dakini accompanied by a slow drum-beat and softly chiming bells, to the lively, rhythmic skipping of the Four Protecting Kings dance, where the performers defend the Buddhist faith against demons to the beat of cymbals. Some of the dances poke fun at other faiths, like the one that represents an arrogant Hindu holy man accidentally impaling himself on a knife while attempting a yogic feat.
This is just the beginning! Mani Rimdu lasts for 9 days, with other events including constructing butter tormas (symbolic offerings made of coloured butter and barley flour) and a fire puja (offering food to the Buddhist gods by burning them in a fire).
All told, Mani Rimdu is a fantastic event and we tailor our Everest Base Camp trekking itinerary – which also visits the Gokyo Lakes – in October/November, so that you can enjoy a day at the festival. Everest can wait: there's so much to enjoy along the way!
Monks banging cymbals at the Mani Rimdu festival. Photo courtesy of by Gordon McGeorge
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Degrees Held
PhD in Environmental Psychology, Graduate Center, CUNY
MA in Environmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, CUNY
BA in Growth and Structure of Cities, Bryn Mawr College
Professional Affiliation
Association of American Geographers, Environmental Design Research Association, American Anthropological Association, International Visual Sociology Association
Forthcoming Peer Reviewed Book
2019 Contested City: Art and Public History as Mediation at New York’s Seward Park Urban Renewal Area. Forthcoming from the University of Iowa Press,
Humanities and Public Life Series, January 2019.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
2016 “Bringing their worlds back : Using photographs to spur conversations on everyday place” Visual Studies, 31:1, 1-21.
2013 “The big world in the small : Layered dynamics of meaning-making in the everyday.” Society & Space : Environment & Planning D, 31:4, 708 – 726.
2012 “Layered SPURA : Spurring conversations through visual urbanism” Curated Spaces feature, Radical History Review, 2012:114, 206-215.
2010 “Hybrid ways of doing: A model for teaching public space.” International Journal of Architectural Research, 4:2, 407-418. (w/ Elliot Maltby)
2007 “Making Housing Home.” Places Journal, 19:2, 72-79. (w/ Susan Saegert)
2005 “Walking, Emotion and Dwelling.” Space and Culture, 8:4, 459-471.
2002 “Guided Tour: Villa 31.” DisClosure: A Journal of Social Theory, 11:1, 47-61.
2016 “The Triangle Fire Open Archive.” In R. Sergel, See You in the Streets: Art, Action, and Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Iowa City:
University of Iowa Press.
2011 “Walking, Emotion and Dwelling.” In M. Frackowiak & C. Olechnicki (eds.), Visual Research in Action / Badania Wizualne w Dzialaniu. Warsaw, Poland: Bec Zmiana, 135-152.
2003 “Place Identity.” In K. Christensen & D. Levinson (eds.), Encyclopedia of community: From the village to the virtual world. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE
Publications, Inc. (w/ Setha Low), 1074-1076.
2001 “Photography” & “SoHo”. In G. McDonogh, C. Wong & R. Gregg (eds.), Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Culture. London & New York:
Routledge, 873-875, 1036.
2016 “Book for Architects, Wolfgang Tillmans at the Met” Buildings & Landscapes: Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum 23 (1).
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2014 Power of Perception: Youth Curriculum & Creative Community Guide. New York: The Laundromat Project. (w/ Ebony Golden)
2013 Working with People. New York: The New School. (w/ Shana Agid)
2009 The America Project: A Teaching Method for Collaboration, Creativity and Citizenship, based on the work of Sekou Sundiata. New York: MAPP
International, dance & be still arts.
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2016 “In the Same Room without Screaming.” Urban Omnibus.
2015 “Embedding Histories in a Changing Prospect Heights.” Urban Omnibus.
2015 “Finding ‘Community’ and Other Critical Words.” Urban Pamphleteer 5. London: UCL Urban Lab.
2015 “Productive Visiting in Contested Space : Exhibitions, Collaboration and the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area.” Roulotte, 11 : Translocations. Temporary Experiences, Artistic Practices and Local Contexts. Barcelona : Associació per a la Cultura i l’Art Contemporani.
2014 “Archives, Exhibitions, Art, and the Urban Public,” Invited contribution in Gieseking, J., W. Mangold, with C. Katz, S. Low, and S. Saegert (eds). 2014.
People, Place, and Space: Key Readings across the Disciplines. New York: Routledge.
2012 “Making meaning together: the Triangle Fire Open Archive and Open Museum.” Urban Omnibus.
2004 “Guided Tours at Urban Horizons.” Shelterforce, 134.
Selected scholarly and media coverage
2017 “Small Places in the Era of the Big Problem/ Big Place Documentary: The Triangle Fire Open Archive.” in Patricia R. Zimmerman & Helen De Michiel,
Open Space New Media Documentary: A Toolkit for Theory and Practice. New York & London: Routledge.
2016 “Fair Exchange.” in Ruth Sergel, See You in the Streets: Art, Action, and Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Iowa City: University of
Iowa Press.
2016 “Engaging Change & Displacement One Story at a Time in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.” Aminah Ricks. Emerging City. Apr 17 2016.
2015 “Intersection/Prospect Heights Project Uses Resident Stories to Highlight Neighborhood Change in Brooklyn.” Untapped Cities. Dec 23, 2015.
2015 “Before Brooklyn’s ‘Newest Neighborhood’ Pacific Park Arrives, a Reflection on How Things Were.” Natalie Rinn. Brooklyn Magazine. Dec 7, 2015.
2015 “Share What Prospect Heights Means to You in New Neighborhood Art Project.” Rachel Smith. DNA Info. Sept 27, 2015.
2012 “Engaging imagination to rebuild NYC's Lower East Side / Buscada has New Yorkers Talking.” CNN Next List. March 29, 2012.
2009 “New exhibit’s old goal is to spur on SPURA.” The Villager. Vol 78, No. 36, February 4 - 10 2009.
Urban and Architectural Studies; Photography; Exhibition and Curatorship; Housing in the Metropolis; Urban Visual Culture; Ethnographies of Small Urban Spaces
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2017 Post-doctoral Fellow in Visual Culture, The International Center of Photography
2015 New York Council for the Humanities Action Grant, for Intersection | Prospect Heights
2015 Citizens Committee for New York City, (with the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council) for Intersection | Prospect Heights
2013-15 Funded project, with Shana Agid, The Ship's First Shape Was a Raft, of the New School Collaboratory, part of the Fund for Collaborative Innovation, The Rockefeller Foundation
2011 New York Council for the Humanities Planning Grant, (with the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition), for the Triangle Fire Open Museum
2010 Innovations in Education Award, The New School
2009 Creative Curricula Grant, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
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Nextiva Receives 2015 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award
Nextiva Office Honored for Exceptional Innovation
Scottsdale, Arizona - February 26, 2015
Nextiva (www.nextiva.com), an industry-leading cloud communications provider, announced today that Nextiva Office has been named a 2015 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award winner by TMC, publisher of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.
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"I dream — and the dream has come true — of multitudes of God’s children, sanctifying themselves as ordinary citizens, sharing the ambitions and endeavours of their colleagues and friends.” (Saint Josemaría)
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Speaking Our Truth
A Journey of Reconciliation
By (author): Monique Gray Smith
Nonfiction Ages 9-12
Themes: reconciliation, resilience, respect, Indigenous, First Nations, Native Americans, allies
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Pub Date: 19/Sep/2017
ISBN:9781459815858, 8713KB
ISBN:9781459815841, 29172KB
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Canada's relationship with its Indigenous people has suffered as a result of both the residential school system and the lack of understanding of the historical and current impact of those schools. Healing and repairing that relationship requires education, awareness and increased understanding of the legacy and the impacts still being felt by Survivors and their families. Guided by acclaimed Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith, readers will learn about the lives of Survivors and listen to allies who are putting the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into action.
Richard Van Camp, award-winning author of We Sang You Home
"You are holding a medicine bundle of hope and of witnessing the resiliency and the beauty of Indigenous and Metis people who have survived numerous attempts at genocide. I am grateful to Monique Gray Smith and Orca Book Publishers for creating a treasury of hard truths for everyone this book finds. We are witnesses together who can all do our part in the great healing ahead. I am in awe! Mahsi cho!"
"I learned a great deal from [Smith's] book, and I did re-examine much of what I thought I knew…This is a book that definitely has a place in middle and high school libraries, and it would be a useful supplementary resource for teachers of Canadian history and Indigenous studies. Highly Recommended."
"Smith's narrative tone is inviting and friendly, often addressing the reader directly as she takes them from the earliest moments of colonial contact, through the Indian Act of 1894, traumatic residential school experiences…and the ways today's children can be allies and actors in the ongoing process of reconciliation and anti-oppression…Readers from south of the Canadian border might be inspired to start asking questions about their own history."
Youth Services Book Reviews
"This is an important book…The author does a fine job balancing the need to depict the children's terrible suffering with the fact that she is writing for young people…Even readers who are unfamiliar with Canadian history will be left with an understanding of the impact these events left on Indigenous people, as well as the importance of preserving all people's identity and cultural heritage."
The International Educator
"Monique Gray Smith offers young readers around the world an important new book in Speaking Our Truth, A Journey of Reconciliation…Smith tackles these issues in such a way that readers learn about the lives of Survivors and listen to allies who are putting the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into action."
"A vibrant non-fiction resource…All of the information in this book is clearly organized and supported by meaningful graphics and pictures. The text is easy to follow and divided into manageable chunks with glossary definitions as needed. This book is easily one of the most current and thoughtful that I have read on the subject. Every school library should consider adding this book to their collection."
ETFO Voice
"A valuable resource for educators looking for ways to increase their own understanding of reconciliation whole offering valuable prompts to guide junior and intermediate students in understanding this period in Canadian history."
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education
"[Speaking Our Truth's] strength is the author's extensive research. If one chooses to delve into this material, they will get a glimpse of the personal stories behind the need for truth and reconciliation."
TD Canadian Children's Book Award Jury
"Weaving personal experience and Canadian society's struggle to come to terms with a sorrowful and the haunting past, Smith bravely negotiates this politically sensitive terrain…Written in frank and accessible language, this is a must-have book that will educate children and adults alike."
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ "Smith includes messages of resilience from community leaders and elders and devotes an entire chapter to interview with young people as they express how important it is for them to contribute to the healing of their communities. Indigenous podcaster, Ryan McMahon says, 'Reconciliation is asking myself who my Ancestors were the day before they went to residential school, then doing everything I can to return to that.' Smith's book is an effort that returns, offering diverse voices that invite the world into the reconciliation experience. Absolutely necessary."
Quill & Quire, starred review
? "Smith takes care to explain the manner in which she interviewed various people. This transparent glimpse into the writing process underscores her humble, gracious tone. The author supports all her assertions with documentation; the cumulative effect is unquestionably authentic and respectful…As a package, the book offers a perfect framework for readers actively exploring Indigenous history and current issues. Welcoming, honest, and down to earth, Speaking Our Truth is the tool many Canadians have been waiting for."
Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Smith thoroughly and compassionately examines the history and traumatic aftereffects of Canada's residential schools…Smith informs without overwhelming or sugarcoating, and she emphasizes the power readers themselves possess."
School Library Journal, starred review
★ "Replete with primary sources, including photos and personal accounts from those who lived in the residential schools, Smith tackles difficult and complex conversations with straightforwardness and compassion…Despite the somber topic, Smith consistently empowers readers to be agents of change and provides specific suggestions to take action…Purchase this vibrant, must-have title to prompt critical thinking and open discussions."
Canadian Children's Book News
"Smith has written an astoundingly honest and inclusive book that tackles [reconciliation] with compassion and clarity…Her respectful, authentic voice shines throughout the whole book and she allows room for multiple perspectives…This exemplary title, so obviously written from the heart, is a book that all young people should read. Indeed, it is a book that all Canadians need. "
The Horn Book Online
“A practical guide to the reconciliation process…Questions throughout encourage active reader participation; the unique book could also spur research about these issues as they relate to the United States.”
Moonbeam Children's Book Award: Multicultural Non-Fiction—Chapter Book | 2017 | Winner
PNBA Tradeshow BuzzBooks | 2017 | Winner
Resource Links The Year's Best | 2017 | Commended
George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature | 2018 | Long-listed
CBC Best Canadian Young Adult and Children's Books | 2017 | Commended
The Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award | 2018 | Short-listed
CCBC Best Books starred selection | 2018 | Commended
Red Cedar Book Award | 2019 | Short-listed
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award | 2018 | Short-listed
Bolen Books Children's Book Prize | 2018 | Winner
Red Maple Award Non-fiction | 2019 | Short-listed
Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable Information Book Award | 2018 | Winner
Visit www.speakingourtruth.ca to discover more about this book, view maps and videos.
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Immaculata seniors participate in career shadowing
Immaculata High School launched a pilot project called the Career Shadowing Program this year.
Immaculata seniors participate in career shadowing Immaculata High School launched a pilot project called the Career Shadowing Program this year. Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: http://mycj.co/2Fey4l4
Immaculata High School Published 2:00 p.m. ET Jan. 25, 2018
Sean Doran, (left to right), Dr. Carl Imhauser, Michael Dowling and James Dowling participate in Immaculata’s Career Shadowing Program at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.(Photo: ~Courtesy of Immaculata High School)
SOMERVILLE – Immaculata High School (IHS) launched a pilot project — the Career Shadowing Program — this school year. The plan is to match each senior with an individual working in a career of interest where the student will learn more about the work environment and important skills that lead to professional success.
It is a great way for Immaculata seniors to seriously consider future careers by seeing first-hand examples of professions in real life.
"Shadowing a job can help a student determine if it is really something he/she would enjoy," said Greg Arakelian, the guidance counselor who initiated the program. "Many students have had very positive experiences. Some have realized that the occupations that they selected are different from what they expected, which is also very beneficial. We want to thank the professionals who have sponsored our students. They have welcomed them and set up schedules, so that our students get a realistic and meaningful understanding of particular occupations. We are very pleased with the program’s success.”
Recently, Michael and James Dowling of Hillsborough and Sean Doran of Branchburg "shadowed" Dr. Carl Imhauser, a 1993 alumna of Immaculata, currently attached to Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Imhauser’s work focuses on the mechanics of human joints including the knee, foot and ankle. The over-arching thrust of this work is to better understand mechanical factors associated with onset and progression of osteoarthritis following joint injury and the ability of surgical treatment to restore joint biomechanics and potentially delay progression of this disease.
The three Career Shadowers are prospective Mechanical Engineering majors. What fascinated Michael Dowling about this experience was how dedicated and happy everyone was working in their own fields, surrounding themselves with new knowledge and ideas.
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"I learned what an amazing place that the Hospital for Special Surgery truly is and saw very distinctly the importance of understanding the engineering side of the human body and the number of opportunities for a mechanical engineer in this field," Dowling said.
James Dowling was interested in the role of a mechanical engineer in the medical field and was grateful that Imhauser shared his experiences and showed them the monumental potential that this area of medicine offers. Doran felt that he got a clearer view of the necessary educational path for this type of career. He was very impressed by the advanced technology used and the complexity of the research.
"The IHS career shadowing program aligns with my beliefs to give back to the IHS community and expose potential engineering students to some of the many applications of this discipline," Imhauser said.
"During their visit James, Michael and Sean met practicing engineers, who use their training to analyze MRI scans of patients’ knees to identify if they have osteoarthritis, program robots to quantify how the knee joints move after reconstructing the anterior cruciate ligaments, use motion capture technology to evaluate how athletes run and pitch, as well as design and develop longer lasting and better functioning total knee, shoulder, elbow and hip replacements," he added.
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"Our hope was to show to the students examples of how engineering has a direct impact on the clinical practice of medicine and society as a whole. I also thought that it was important that the students hear ‘pearls of wisdom’ from the engineers that they met throughout the day; they gave advice that most engineers probably wish they had when they were standing in the students ‘shoes,'" Imhauser concluded.
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Valkyria Chronicles coming to Switch – VC4 DLC details here too
by squallsnake on September 4, 2018
New trailer for Battle Princess Madelyn shows off Arcade Mode
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise PS4 demo now available
SEGA announced that the original Valkyria Chronicles is heading to the Nintendo Switch eShop on October 16, 2018! Experience the tale of Lieutenant Welkin Gunther, Sergeant Alicia Melchiott, and their comrades in Squad 7 in Valkyria Chronicles on the Nintendo Switch. With stunning graphics from the CANVAS shader, this is the perfect way for fans to experience Squad 7’s story for the first time or rediscover it on a brand-new platform.
The game will be available digitally on the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo Switch on October 16, 2018 for $19.99, giving players the ability to command Squad 7 on the go for the first time on a Nintendo platform. Additionally, anyone who purchases Valkyria Chronicles 4 (releasing September 25, 2018) through the Nintendo eShop will automatically receive a $5.00 discount during checkout for Valkyria Chronicles – 25% off the original price! This promotion will run from the game’s launch on October 16, 2018 to December 17, 2018.
Valkyria Chronicles Features:
Valkyria Chronicles on the Go – Command your troops wherever you go with the versatility and portability of the Nintendo Switch.
The Full Valkyria Chronicles Experience – All DLC from the original release of Valkyria Chronicles is included in the base package.
A War Fought on Two Fronts – Taking place during the Second Europan War, the same conflict featured in the upcoming Valkyria Chronicles 4, Valkyria Chronicles follows the story of Lieutenant Welkin Gunther of Squad 7 as they fight to repel the invasion of the East Europan Imperial Alliance.
CANVAS Aesthetics and BLiTZ Combat – Fall in love with the unique features of the Valkyria series; the stunning hand-drawn watercolor aesthetics of the CANVAS shader combined with the innovative tactical BLiTZ battle system make for an unforgettable gameplay experience.
A Legendary Series Needs a Legendary Composer – Series composer Hitoshi Sakimoto brings the battlefield to life with an unforgettable, expertly-crafted soundtrack.
Head over to the official Valkyria Chronicles website for more information.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 Add-on Content Schedule:
Valkyria Chronicles 4 is launching on September 25! If you end up being the proud owner of the ‘Memoirs from Battle’ Premium Edition of the game, you’ll have instant access to the Valkyria Chronicles crossover add-on missions – ‘A United Front with Squad 7’ and ‘Edy’s Advance Ops.’ For owners of the launch / standard edition of the game, don’t worry – you won’t be left out in the cold! Below you can see the full add-on mission release schedule for Valkyria Chronicles 4:
Japanese Voice Pack
(Switch only, included by default on all other platforms)
Tank Decals
Squad E, to the Beach!
A Captainless Squad
Included with digital pre-order
9/25/18 for digital pre-orders
Expert Level Skirmishes
The Two Valkyria
Edy’s Advance Ops
Code included with ‘Memoirs from Battle’ Premium Edition
9/25/18 with code from ‘Memoirs from Battle’ Premium Edition
A United Front with Squad 7
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Wreckfest Holiday Update and Modified Monsters Car Pack out now
by squallsnake on December 17, 2019
Celebrate christmas early with Wreckfest’s holiday update as well as the new car pack DLC. You can read our coverage of Wreckfest HERE. The holiday update contains the following additions. Two new free tracks Multiplayer event voting Player-hosted [...]
Into the Dead 2 (Switch) Review
by missytannenbaum on October 31, 2019
Into the Dead 2 offers some seasonally appropriate and mindless violence for Switch gamers. In short sessions, it’s a fantastic way to take out zombies and blow off stress before switching over to a game better suited for long play sessions. Trying to [...]
Ghostbusters merging with Night of the Living Dead in Into The Dead 2
by squallsnake on September 30, 2019
Independent games publisher Versus Evil in partnership with PikPok are proud to release the officially licensed Ghostbusters and George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead mission trailers for their apocalyptic zombie shooter Into The Dead 2 that is [...]
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Park Places
Weather and Seasons
5 Best Road Trips
Stops on the Way
Hotels and Cabins
Hotels and Cabins Inside Park
Hotels and Cabins Near Park
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Rainfall Enlivens Yosemite Valley Waterfalls
Dec 4, 2014: Yosemite National Park's waterfalls are flowing again due to two days of significant rainfall in the Yosemite area.
Elaine Stjerne
Dec 4, 2014: Yosemite National Park's waterfalls are flowing again due to two days of significant rainfall in the Yosemite area. Waterfalls such as Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil Fall, and Cascade Fall are going full force due to recent storms. Snow levels remain high and roads leading into Yosemite Valley are open and clear.
"To see Yosemite Falls coming to life this morning is truly exhilarating," stated Don Neubacher, Yosemite National Park Superintendent. "This is a wonderful time to visit Yosemite National Park and the waterfalls just add to the magnificence of the park."
Highways 140, 120, and 41 leading into Yosemite Valley are open and clear. The Hetch Hetchy Road remains open as well. However, the Tioga Road and Glacier Point Road remain closed due to snow and icy conditions. Visitors are urged to call 209-372-0200 for up-to-date, 24 hour road and weather information. Updated road conditions are also on the NPS website at www.nps.gov/yose.
Yosemite Waterfalls Video and More
Waterfalls, Lakes and Rivers in Yosemite
Yosemite Valley Waterfalls
In no other place in the Sierra Nevada mountains can you see so many impressive waterfalls gathered together in one spot.
Yosemite's Less Visited Waterfalls
If you're looking for solitude, there are many more hidden waterfalls throughout the park, which are nearly as beautiful as their valley sisters.
Safety in Yosemite's Waterfalls, Rivers and Streams
Yosemite has many wild waterfalls, rivers and streams, causing visitors who are unprepared and don't heed the posted warning signs to get into trouble.
Revising the Yosemite Valley Plan
Yosemite’s traffic problem could be solved by using a combination of the park’s public transit system, and a walking/cycling trail system to get around.
Rockfalls in Yosemite Valley
To get a good look at evidence of rockfall in any season, just follow the easy walking trails that lead right up to base of the valley's famous waterfalls, including Yosemite Falls and Bridalveil Fall.
Yosemite's Mariposa Sequioa Grove Closes for Renovation
The popular southern sequoia grove inside Yosemite National Park will undergo a two-year restoration project.
"Valley Uprising" - Yosemite Climbing Documentary
The documentary, Valley Uprising - Yosemite's Rock Climbing Revolution, follows a group of rebel climbers that take climbing "from a fringe activity to a full-blown cultural sport."
2015 Yosemite Half Dome Hiking Open 3 Weeks Early
The cables to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite will be in place May 2 for hikers. Day hikers May 2 and May 22 must apply for a two-day-in-advance permit.
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Tischreaktoren, 1 und 2 l
Bodenstandreaktoren, 1 und 2 l
Hochdruckreaktoren, 600 und 1200 ml
Universelle Reaktoren, 3,75 und 7,5 l
Universelle Reaktoren, 10 und 20l
Minireaktoren, 100-600 ml
Hochdruck-/Hochtemperatur Reaktoren, 250-1800 ml
Hochtemperatur Reaktoren, 3750 und 5500ml
Mikroreaktoren, 25-100 ml
Glasreaktoren, 160-1500 ml
Kompaktreaktoren, 25-600 ml
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Equipment for Use in Potentially Ignitable Atmospheres
Model 4524 Reactor, 2000 mL, Fixed Head Style with Aluminum Block Heater
Parr reactors are typically equipped with totally enclosed variable speed motors, electric heaters, and controllers intended for use in non-hazardous environments. These standard units can be used in most laboratories without undue hazard, but there will be situations where the installed equipment must be considered for use in ignitable atmospheres. Parr offers various optional stirrer drives and heating solutions to meet these strict requirements.
USA and Canadian Codes (HAZLOC – Hazardous Locations)
Designing electrical equipment to be operated in hazardous locations is a complex subject, which is governed by extensive national electrical codes and supplemented by local regulations. These codes require all electrical equipment that is installed in a governed location must be approved for use with the specific gas, vapor, or dust that can be present in the defined location. USA and Canadian electrical codes classify hazardous locations according to the nature and concentration of specific hazardous or flammable materials. These are divided into three classes:
Class I – Flammable liquids, gases or vapors.
Class II – Combustible or electrically conductive dusts.
Class III – Easily ignitable fibers/flyings.
There are two divisions within each of these classes.
Division 1 – Where the flammable material exists in the atmosphere under normal operating conditions.
Division 2 – Where the hazardous material is confined within a closed system from which it may be released only under abnormal conditions, such as a gas leak in the system.
Class I locations are further subdivided into four groups, A, B, C and D which identify specific explosive gases and vapors. Explosive dusts and fibers in Class II are subdivided into Groups E, F and G. Most hazardous applications for Parr apparatus will occur in atmospheres identified by Class I, Group B for hydrogen and Groups C and D for most other combustible gases and vapors. Class II, Group F covers coal dust. Most other combustible dusts, such as flour and grain, are in Group G. Minimum ignition temperatures and energy levels are established for specific materials in each group.
The European Community has corresponding classifications for “Explosive Atmospheres” referred to as ATEX (ATmospheriques EXplosives). Parr will work with all users to provide equipment compatible with their own local codes.
The components in Parr reactor systems that may be considered hazardous and the steps that can be taken to reduce or eliminate the hazards they represent are described below.
Because of sparking from brush contacts, permanent magnet DC electric motors clearly represent the principal ignition source introduced by a stirred reactor. Electric motors approved for Class I (Divisions 1 & 2), Groups C and D, and Class II (Divisions 1 & 2), Groups F and G atmospheres are readily available in most sizes and voltages. These totally enclosed motors are suitable for many hazardous applications, and they are sometimes used with hydrogen, though they are not approved for Group B atmospheres. Currently, there are no Division 1 motors available for Group A or B atmospheres. A special air purging system can be used to reduce the classification inside the motor. The motor is pressurized by building up a positive pressure of air, or inert gas, within the motor to prevent explosive gases or vapors from entering the motor housing.
Division 2 requirements are not as stringent. Other motor options are available. Please contact Parr for additional information for Class I, Division 2 requirements.
Parr can provide ATEX rated, IEC framed, AC motors when required. These constant torque motors have lower speed and torque characteristics than the DC motors Parr has used in the last several years.
An alternate method of dealing with the explosion hazard is to use an air driven motor. These are powered by compressed air and offer a convenient and satisfactory drive system for use in flammable atmospheres, including hydrogen. They are available in sizes suitable for most Parr reactors.
The advisable way to heat a Parr reactor in a potentially ignitable atmosphere is to use a hot oil jacket and ensure that the highest temperature of the heat transfer media is below the minimum ignition temperature for the classified area in which it will be installed.
Purging Parr’s aluminum block heaters with air, as well as limiting surfaces temperatures below the autoignition temperature, can make them suitable for use in classified areas, but it is likely that the air consumption in such heaters will be quite large. Please see our Heaters page for additional information.
Parr will provide ordinary location wiring for motors and heaters, which can be used for initial testing, setup, etc. Due to national and local requirements for installation of such equipment, it is the user’s responsibility to install mains and motor wiring per code requirements.
Parr will provide wiring for intrinsic safety related sensors, transducers, etc. For application specific information on sensors for use in hazardous locations, please contact Parr Instrument Company. See the handbook Understanding Hazardous Area Sensing – Intrinsic Safety from TURCK Inc. for a definition and enhanced understanding of the technology.
The most commonly used method for dealing with the ignition hazard introduced by a temperature or process controller is simply to locate the controller outside of the hazardous atmosphere. Another choice is to install the controller in an explosionproof cabinet or a cabinet that can be purged using the purging system described above.
Catalyst Addition Devices
Catalyst Baskets
Coned Pressure Fittings
External Valves and Fittings
Gas Measurement Systems
--Intermediate Supply Tanks
--Mass Flow
--High Pressure Gas Burettes
Heater Options
Insulated Electrical Glands
Liquids Charging Systems
--Liquid Metering Pumps
--Liquid Charging Pipettes
Magnetic Drives
Pressure Gages
Pressure Hose
Safety Rupture Discs
Sample Collection Vessel
Solids/Slurry Addition Devices
Split-Ring Closures
--Stirrer Options
--Gas Entrainment Impellers
--Bottom Drain Valves
--Manual Control Valves for Compressed Gas Tanks
--Pressure Relief Valves
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Surviving Mars to add new space domes and long-awaited tutorial on Monday
By Samuel Horti 2018-05-26T16:45:32.145Z
Five new dome types incoming in the Curiosity update.
Surviving Mars' domes, in which your colonists live, are one of my favourite things about the game. They're full of colour and light and really stand out from the dusty backdrop of the Red Planet. In an update on Monday, developer Haemimont Games will add five more dome types of various shapes and sizes, and they look very pretty indeed.
I especially like the design of the barrel dome, which you can see below. It's quite small, but it won't require many resources to build, so it should be handy early in the game. You can say the same for the micro dome, another cheap dome that's triangular in shape.
You'll have two larger triangular domes to play with: the Trigon dome and the Mega Trigon dome. They'll provide more space, but their shape makes them harder to place on the map.
The only dome that actually requires new tech (the others will unlock alongside the old domes as you play) is the Diamond dome, below. That requires a 'breakthrough', which you find by researching anomalies on Mars. It stands out because it can host two Spires—central structures that make your domes more useful. Most other domes can only house one.
Alongside the new domes, the Curiosity update will add a "huge five-part monster of a tutorial", which a lot of new players have been asking for. And rightly so, because the game can get a little complex at times. "Creating a tutorial after release may seem like a waste of effort, but we really want to make our game more welcoming to newcomers and we see this tutorial as very important for the future health of Surviving Mars," the team said in a blog post.
The update also introduces the Command Center, which is basically a massive data tool set that can help you get more information about your buildings, colonists and transportation system, complete with graphs. Lastly, it adds an info bar to the main screen that shows you how your current research project is progressing.
If you're a fan of city builders and haven't yet checked out Surviving Mars, it's worth considering. Read Fraser's review to find out why.
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Media Hubs & Receivers
Apple TV 4K Review
By Will Greenwald
Your Apple TV remote is nice, but eventually the batteries will run out. Thankfully, Apple has given us a way to check the battery life with only a few clicks. Go to Settings > Remotes and Devices to view how much charge is left. Click Remote to see the actual percentage number.
4K and HDR support for both HDR10 and Dolby Vision.
Strong Wi-Fi performance.
Siri with voice remote.
Apple's streaming apps selection is still relatively small.
Some apps not yet updated for 4K streaming.
It's been a long time coming, but Apple has finally made the move to 4K HDR video streaming. The wait for Apple TV 4K was worth it, especially for those living exclusively in the iOS ecosystem.
Where to Buy - Apple TV 4K
Apple TV has been undergoing an arduously slow but ultimately worthwhile evolution. Two years ago, Apple added app support to its then-newest Apple TV, bringing the device functionally in line with other media streamers that had their own app stores years before. Now Apple finally adds support for ultra high definition (UHD, or 4K) streaming, again, years after the competition. The long wait yields a polished, feature-rich experience with support for all major high dynamic range (HDR) streaming standards. At $179 for the 32GB version or $199 for the 64GB version the Apple TV 4K is expensive compared with the competition, but its integration with all other things Apple makes it very tempting for users with multiple iOS devices and huge iTunes libraries.
Physically identical to the 1080p Apple TV, the Apple TV 4K is a simple curved black box measuring 1.4 by 3.9 by 3.9 inches and weighing 15 ounces, with a single indicator LED on the front panel and a power connector, HDMI input, and Ethernet port around back. It's small, squat, and easy to position unobtrusively anywhere around your TV.
Roku Ultra
Best for Android users
$69.00 at Walmart
Best for Hands-free Google fans
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Best for Budget-minded Amazon fans
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Roku Premiere+ (2018)
The remote is also the same, a slim 4.9-by-1.5-inch black-and-aluminum controller with a clickable touchpad and five buttons: Menu/Back, Home, Microphone, Play/Pause, and Volume Up/Down. The volume controls automatically adjust your TV's volume, which is very handy. The remote charges via a Lightning connector, and a USB-to-Lightning cable is included. The remote is simple and functional, but I still dislike the touchpad when controlling an icon-based interface. A directional pad is much easier to use unless you're working with a mouse pointer for fine on-screen control. Your tastes may vary, though.
Best for Apple Users
Like its physical design, the software interface, connected features, and app platform on the Apple TV 4K are all completely unchanged from the previous version. The system is heavily iTunes-centric, letting you access your Apple-based movie, TV, and music libraries on the device with ease. An app store provides access to a growing selection of streaming apps and services, including Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix, Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, Vudu, and YouTube. Both Amazon and Google Play's libraries are notably missing, as is Spotify (but you can listen to streaming radio with the Pandora and iHeartRadio apps, at least).
If you're an iOS device user, the Apple TV 4K is a huge boon. On top of iTunes library integration (including your own photos if you store them in iCloud), the Apple TV 4K supports AIrPlay screen mirroring and audio streaming from any iOS device. You can also use Siri by holding the microphone button and speaking into the remote. Siri can search for content, answer questions, and even control Apple HomeKit-compatible smart home devices. Of course, these benefits don't apply if you're an Android user.
Select movies and shows on iTunes are available in 4K, with support for high dynamic range (HDR) TVs. This means, if you have an HDR-compatible TV, the 4K video you watch on the Apple TV over iTunes won't just feature 3,840 by 2,160 native resolution, but a wider range of light and color than standard video content. All iTunes-based video must be streamed to the Apple TV 4K; the onboard storage is reserved for apps.
4K HDR support covers both HDR10 and Dolby Vision, two separate HDR standards with differing levels of compatibility across various streaming services and TVs. Netflix and Vudu use Dolby Vision (though only Netflix currently streams in 4K on the Apple TV 4K), as do HDR-capable TVs from Hisense, LG, TCL, and Vizio, along with Sony's A1E OLED television. This dual HDR compatibility is useful, but not unique; the Google Chromecast Ultra and Roku Ultra media streamers also support both HDR10 and Dolby Vision. While the Amazon Fire TV also supports 4K, it is currently unavailable; we expect Amazon to announce a new model in the coming months.
If you want 4K content outside of iTunes, you'll likely find the Apple TV 4K to be a bit stifling. While 4K HDR video is available on Netflix, YouTube and Vudu are both currently limited to 1080p on the device.
The Streaming Experience
To test 4K HDR support, I watched Kingsmen: The Secret Service and John Wick on a Sony A1E OLED TV. To my surprise, I was able to stream both films in 4K HDR video over a 5GHz Wi-Fi connection to our FiOS modem in the PC Lab. Streaming 4K over Wi-Fi is certainly not unheard of, but HDR requires even more bandwidth, and seeing the video appear at its highest possible quality without needing to run an Ethernet cable is very encouraging. All streaming performance depends on your network environment, which hinges on a variety of factors like Internet connection, Wi-Fi signal quality, and network structure.
Pricey, but Powerful
If you're a dedicated Apple user with a huge library of movies and shows on iTunes, the Apple TV 4K is an excellent accessory for your HDR-capable 4K TV. After all, you can't stream 4K video from iTunes with a non-Apple media streamer. If you aren't committed to Apple's ecosystem, there are better choices for less money. Both the $70 Google Chromecast Ultra and $100 Roku Ultra can stream 4K HDR video from a variety of services (including Vudu, which hasn't yet been updated for the Apple 4K TV for 4K HDR streaming) for about half the price of the Apple product.
Apple's tendency to put a premium on its products in exchange for comprehensive support across its entire iOS ecosystem is at play here. The $180 price of the Apple TV 4K is steep for any media streamer, but if you already live and breathe all things Apple, it's well worth it. If you haven't upgraded to a 4K TV yet, the 1080p Apple TV is still available for $30 less than the 4K model, though again, most non-Apple media streamers are much less expensive than that.
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Ocean Triple Divide Points - Multiple Ascents Grid
1. Dome Argus 4093 1641
2. Snow Dome-South Slope 2940 0
This table grid shows all peaks on a given list, and all ascents done by Sam Wilkinson, up to 10 ascents per peak.
By this reckoning, there are only two summits in the world where water drains into three different oceans. Both are glacial ice caps--one in Antarctica, and one in the Canadian Rockies. The exact position where the ice moves in three different directions at these points will shift over time, so neither peak offers a satisfyingly exact mathematical point.
Some geographers subscribe to the notion of a "Southern Ocean", defined as all waters south of 60 degrees south latitude. Those who accept this notion will have to leave Dome Argus off this list, since all ice in Antarctica then flows into one ocean. However, even though the Southen Ocean may have some real-world boundary in the form of the fluctuating Antarctic Convergence water boundary, my feeling is that oceans should be defined exclusively by landmasses that surround them. Therefore, this site does not recognize the Southen Ocean.
Another controversy is whether or not Hudson Bay is part of the Atlantic or Arctic oceans. Good arguments can be made either way, but, to me, the wide Hudson Strait leads directly to the Labrador Sea and the Atlantic. The path from Hudson Bay to the open Arctic is a convoluted route though many islands, so here the South Slope of the Snow Dome becomes the triple-ocean point of North America. But if you consider the Hudson Bay as part of the Arctic, the "Honorable Mention" of Triple Divide Peak becomes the hydrographic apex of the continent.
A final note: there are no triple-ocean points in Asia becasue of vast areas of internal basins that do not drain to the sea in Central Asia. The basins of the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific all end at this large internal area before they can meet.
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Parents and teachers listen up. Peirene’s books are trending with 16-year-old boys. They belong to a group that is notoriously reluctant to be impressed by literature. Their busy lives of sport and parties and music and Facebook don’t leave them time for reading. Indeed I can personally vouch that at least one of them – my son – has struggled to see the merit of any book for a couple of years. But now, all of a sudden, Percy and his friend have reformed. They are spearheading a movement that promises to revolutionise the reading habits of an entire male generation.
The Nymph is in seventh heaven. All red-cheeked and giggling, she flits around the office. ‘I wonder if I should update my wardrobe. It’s all so dowdy. I need to wear something cooler, trendier when I next meet them. And how about cutting my hair short? It will make me look younger. What do you think?’
‘You are a good looking, clever Nymph,’ I tell her. ‘But sadly I don’t think that’s what stirred the boys. I believe they are after the money.’ I hate to disappoint Peirene. On the other hand I just can’t let her live an illusion.
‘The money?’ Peirene stops dead in her stride and stares at me in disbelief.
Two months ago I mentioned to my son and his friend that we are looking for more booksellers at our stalls, and that they could work as a team. Their eyes lit up at the possibility of earning cash. Then I told them they would first need to read the 18 Peirene books, i.e 9 books each. My son rolled his eyes and left the kitchen. His friend, however, said: ‘Ok. Give me the first three books.’ I selected Chasing the King of Hearts, The Brothers and Tomorrow Pamplona. Three weeks later he told me that he had read them. We had a chat. I was impressed. His favourite of the three: The Brothers.
The performance of his friend put my son under pressure. Charlie has now read six titles, Percy three. Charlie’s top book so far: The Dead Lake. Percy’s: The Mussel Feast. ‘I really enjoyed it,’ he admitted, slightly surprised.
‘The possibility of earning money might have given them the initial incentive,’ Peirene now says. The shock has disappeared from her face and she has recovered her rosy complexion. ‘But I can’t help feeling that our stories have their approval .’ Her face once more takes on a dreamy expression. ‘And from there it’s only a small step to admire an Ancient Greek Nymph. I can’t wait to be taken out by two handsome, young men.’
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'There's a (part) of the population who don't look at themselves as desirable, don't look at themselves as attractive. I'm trying to empower those individuals'
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Published on: August 7, 2019 | Last Updated: August 7, 2019 12:15 PM EDT
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Courtney is on a first date. While her focus is on the man sitting across from her, every so often she glances beyond him, where sex-advice guru Shan Boodram sits at a discreet distance.
The Toronto-bred YouTube personality is holding up various flash cards for Courtney: A smile (make sure that’s the first thing he sees!), a newspaper (share good news), an XXX (expose your neck and stroke your glass suggestively). Finally, she holds up a picture of a toilet. It’s a reminder for Courtney to excuse herself to the washroom, making sure to caress her date’s shoulder on the way. Once there, she is to reapply her vaginal fluids in lieu of perfume, dabbing them on the neck, collarbone and wrists.
Yes, really. Boodram swears this technique makes her feel like a “an enchanted goddess with a delicious secret.”
This is how Boodram’s latest book, The Game of Desire, opens. And the scene, despite Courtney’s divided attention, ends successfully. She scores a second date before the evening is over and declares, “This sh-t works!”
Courtney is one of six women who spent a summer with Boodram to try out her “scientific method” for gaming the dating game. This “sh-t” is Boodram’s five-step system to “empower single women everywhere to have more fun than they can imagine while using tangible tools and a strategy to fulfil their wildest intimate aspirations.”
Boodram calls The Game of Desire — already a bestselling dating book on Amazon — a “female answer” to pickup artistry, the male-dominated subculture that suggests the dating “game” is ruled by laws of human psychology that can be reliably deployed to get women into bed. Boodram says she leaves the misogynistic elements of the culture behind but retained its core message: “The art of seduction” is a skill that can be learned.
There’s a big problem with this approach, says Lori Brotto, a clinical psychologist who specializes in sex and intimacy issues: “The notion is super-appealing: That (attraction) is under your control and you can change it. And not only your own (ability to attract others), but others’ attraction to you,” says Brotto. But that’s just not true, said Brotto, who is also the director of the sexual health laboratory at the University of British Columbia. There’s no proven way to make someone feel attracted to you if they don’t.
Boodram bristles at this contention. “What about the simple research that even walking into a room and smiling makes you more attractive?” she asks. “Some colours are more attractive than other colours. They evoke different emotions via colour psychology.”
Boodram promotes the “sexy triangle” technique: Look someone in the eye, let your gaze wander down their body, meet their eyes and smile again. There is some evidence that heterosexual men rate women who are smiling as more attractive, but it’s based on their impressions of photos. As for colours, research suggests men are more attracted to women who are wearing red, but later studies cast doubt on this, and attempts to replicate the findings failed.
The idea that you can make other people like you is just one of the many myths and half-truths that persist in an online culture where pop psychology reigns and influencers are influential. According to Brotto, most people don’t want to talk about or seek help for sexual difficulties, but they do want to learn about them. Hence the rise of the online sexpert. Boodram is one of many. The trouble is, there’s confusion and disagreement about what constitutes expertise in love and sex.
Boodram, for instance, calls herself a sex educator, clinical sexologist and certified sexologist. She earned certificates in sex education and clinical sexology from California’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Human Sexuality. However, the school was shuttered in 2017 by the state’s private-college regulator, who claimed the program “consists entirely of self-paced, remote learning and involves no in-person interaction with faculty members or other students” and “did not establish how the Institute measures students’ progress.”
The field is replete with private, for-profit educational organizations with names like Loveology University, Sex Coach U and Passion University. They offer certification in as little as one to six months and courses in subjects like “life-force energy” — all with the promise of a lucrative career in private practice and additional income from speaking fees, product sponsorships, writing books and even referring other people to take the certification.
We see this lack of formal education in The Game of Desire when Boodram mentions the Kinsey scale, the seven categories of sexual orientation defined by sex-research pioneer Alfred Kinsey in 1948. She refers to the categories X, for grey asexuality, and XX, for asexuality. But the scale includes no such categories. Kinsey did label people with an “X” if they had “no socio-sexual contacts or reactions,” but the term asexual was not used then.
“I’d really want to know if (Boodram) read the scientific literature. The reference to Kinsey being completely wrong suggests that she hasn’t. That’s like Sexuality 101 reading,” Brotto says.
Boodram quickly concedes the point. She says she drew on modern, inclusive adaptations of the scale she’d seen online. “I know (asexuality) was not something that was in the 1950s version,” she says. “I’ll take that on the chin. It’s definitely something I should have said.”
The Game of Desire is as much a tale of self-improvement for the six women Boodram took under her wing as it is a log of their dating experiments. Boodram introduces them to experts, from a hair guru to an executive from the dating site OkCupid. Then, together, they try out different techniques — like the vaginal-fluids-as-perfume trick or whether asking nosy questions fosters intimacy or turns people off.
Boodram found the participants by putting out a call on social media for single women in the Los Angeles area who were frustrated with dating. She interviewed scores, aiming for diversity and eliminating candidates based on disagreeable personality traits, being insufficiently committed to finding a long-term partner, and having life transitions, travel plans or distractions going on that could prevent them from committing to her system.
The method is “not scientific whatsoever,” Brotto says. “There’s no comparison group. The participants were not selected in a systematic way.” In other words, Boodram may have chosen people who were already comfortable in their sexuality and predisposed to succeed. This is potentially a pretty big problem when the point of the project was to develop dating secrets that are applicable to anyone who picks up the book. Boodram said she used the term “scientific method” to refer to the project overall, not the selection of the women.
While Boodram’s philosophy raises Brotto’s eyebrow, the psychologist says that there is hope for people who feel they’re unlucky in love. A sex therapist — a qualified therapist such as a psychologist, psychotherapist or social worker, not a “sexologist” or a “love coach” — can absolutely work with someone who believes they’re unattractive and struggling with making connections, Brotto says.
Natalie Rosen, a clinical psychologist and sex therapist who runs the couples and sexual-health research laboratory at Dalhousie University, agrees. Boodram chose to focus her book on six women who “have their sh-t together.” In reality, most people who seek sex therapy have more than one problem, Rosen says. Issues with sex and love, she adds, often relate to anxiety, depression, trauma or relationship issues outside of sex.
That’s why so little sex advice is universally applicable, and one-on-one assessment is key. Rosen sees clients all the time who’ve picked up misinformation from the popular media. Many are hung up on the idea that male and female brains are fundamentally different, or think they’re having less sex than everyone else when they’re exactly average.
There is one thing Boodram, Brotto and Rosen all agree on, however: Sex matters.
“The science tells us — the actual research — that there are direct links between having a satisfying and pleasurable sexual relationship and your health,” Rosen says. She adds that sex helps foster strong intimate relationships, and intimate relationships are just as important for overall health as things like having an active lifestyle, not smoking and maintaining a healthy weight.
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Boodram says she wrote her book “because I wanted people to understand how massively important connections are. There’s a (part) of the population who don’t look at themselves as desirable, don’t look at themselves as attractive. I’m trying to empower those individuals.”
Brotto says most people who are having difficulties with sex and love don’t seek help, and books like Boodram’s — which she praises for its stigma-smashing approach and accessible writing style — are filling a gap. She just wishes they would draw more from the large body of scientific literature on the topic and ditch the “secret recipe” rhetoric.
She compares it to the celebrity-backed, but unsubstantiated, wellness advice from Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP. It’s so much more appealing than the idea of going to therapy and working on yourself, long-term: “I just can’t compete.”
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In the lead up to Halloween, we thought we’d take a slightly different approach to our normal blogs on waste management, and take a dumpster dive into the stranger side of rubbish collection.
If you’ve ever wondered what kind of weird, wonderful, and outright unusual things have been found in rubbish and skip bins, you’re about to find out.
From valuables and weapons to intoxicated people and live animals, you’d be surprised at some of the weird things that pop up in skip bins Perth, and around the country!
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While dumpster diving, a man found a police evidence bag hanging out of a discarded handbag. Safely packed away in the bag was a phone, 100 grams of marijuana and more drug paraphernalia. Though the man never actually revealed himself to the police, he did leave the evidence bag outside a local police station with a note explaining what he had found.
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You might have seen references made on TV shows about police officers and junior detectives looking for evidence in skip bins, but did you know just how lucrative this practice really is.
Police have been known to find everything from stolen goods and cash registers when businesses have been broken into, discarded weapons after attacks or even valuables that have gone missing in robberies.
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A security guard in a high-end apartment building was so pleased with his find of a fully-functional oven that had been thrown out, that he has taken to dumpster diving in the skip bins near his work on a regular basis.
He has found all manner of goods, from designer clothing and handbags that still have the tags on, to expensive jewellery. This just proves that one man’s trash really can be another man’s treasure!
This seems almost too terrible to even think about, but it happens more often than you might expect. While the odd stray cat or possum sometimes finds its way unexpectedly into a skip bin, a passer-by in Toowoomba, Queensland got a little more than he bargained for when he found seven puppies sitting in a box at the top of a skip bin.
The puppies were taken to Herriot House Veterinary Surgery, where they were treated and later put up for adoption.
Despite a rough start, all of the puppies were lucky enough to get adopted into their forever homes.
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Back in January of this year (2017), a cute little quokka from Rottnest Island off the coast of Western Australia, went on an epic adventure when he managed to hitch a ride to the mainland in one of Perth Bin Hire’s skip bins. He went unnoticed by the barge crew, sparking a massive hunt where authorities were offering anyone who found him a free holiday. This one little quokka managed to make headlines across the world and is definitely the perfect example of what you would not expect to find in a skip bin.
Even though some pretty unusual things have been found in skip bins, for the most part, trash is usually made up of plain old rubbish, like construction waste, old furniture and everyday household waste.
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Even though dogs can’t communicate with words, they do speak to us through their body language. But some of our notions about common canine gestures, like tail wagging, may not always be correct. Often you have to look at several physical cues such as the dog’s eyes, ears, and mouth and body posture to get the true message he is expressing. Here are some pointers that will help your clients become better “listeners” to their dogs and may even help them anticipate and avoid aggressive behavior.
Telling Different “Tails”
Tail-wagging is a good example of a gesture that humans often misread. Most people take it to mean that the dog is happy, but while that’s often true, a wagging tail in itself is simply a sign of arousal. It’s important to look at the tail’s position and how it is moving to determine what the wagging actually means. If the tail is held high above the spine and is moving stiffly, this could be an indicator of overstimulation or even aggression. “I have worked with dozens of people in my career who were bitten by dogs that they thought were friendly due to their wagging tails,” said Steven Appelbaum, president of the training school Animal Behavior College. On the other hand, if the tail is wagging slightly but held very low, this may indicate submission in a fearful dog.
So when is tail-wagging the sign of a happy dog? Usually when the tail is even with the spine or slightly elevated, its movement is fast and relaxed, and it may even be rotating in a circular motion. Research has also shown that when a dog sees a person it likes, the tail wags more to the right, whereas with an unfamiliar person, the movement is more toward the left.
Listen To The Ears...and Eyes
A dog’s ears provide one of the best clues to its state of mind. Ears that are up and relaxed often indicate a calm, relaxed and friendly pup. When the ears move slightly forward but remain in a relaxed position, it may signal that the dog, while still friendly, is becoming edgier and alert to something in its environment. Ears that are pricked far forward can be a sign of play arousal, but they can also indicate aggression arousal, especially if the body is stiff and the mouth is open showing the teeth.
When the ears are tilted back, the dog is usually stressed or fearful and may be in a submissive state. But – caution here – a dog holding its ears back could also become fear aggressive. “Most fearful dogs will tuck their tails, flatten their ears, avoid direct eye contact and slink down to make themselves smaller,” said Appelbaum. “These dogs will typically try to retreat if approached, and biting usually occurs when pet parents try to corner them.”
Eyes, too, can be the windows to a dog’s soul – or at least its psychological state. Soft direct eye contact is a sign of friendliness, while a hard stare may indicate excitement, arousal or even aggression. Rapid blinking and dilated pupils are symptoms of stress. No eye contact at all may mean the dog is submissive or fearful. But some dogs may still want to monitor the source of their discomfort, in which case they will look out of the corner of their eye, causing the white to show -- a phenomenon called “whale eye.”
Pet parents should always look at the overall body posture when trying to determine what their dog is “telling” them. A straight relaxed stance with feet flat on the ground generally means that the dog is relatively content, unthreatened and approachable. A forward lean with weight on the toes indicates an alert dog that is checking things out, trying to determine if a threat is present. A lowered body with a tucked tail and ears held back, as described by Appelbaum above, is a sign of fear aggression. Dominance aggression is often manifested by a stiff legged stance with a slight forward angle, elevated hackles and a raised and bristled tail.
A dog in a playful mood will commonly “bow” or lower its forequarters by bending its front paws, hold its ears and tail high and open its mouth, exposing its tongue. When a dog rolls over on its back, it can be the ultimate sign of total surrender and submission -- or it can just mean the pup wants a tummy rub!
Bark – Worse Than Bite?
While canines don’t speak in words, they do communicate by vocalization -- another useful way to gain insight into what they’re “saying.” “Vocalization usually involves barking, growling and whining, although it can sometimes include shrieking and even howling,” notes Appelbaum. “Within each of these vocalizations, volume and tone have to be considered.”
Appelbaum cited the example of his own Labrador Retriever’s different types of barks: “His deep ‘big boy’ bark was something he reserved for anyone knocking on the front door. Once, late at night, I was awakened to this bark out in the backyard. Walking outside to see what was going on I saw him at the back-fence barking and punctuating this with low menacing growls. I had never heard this from him before. As I peered over the fence and shined a flashlight into the open field behind my house, the beam from the flashlight illuminated two coyotes slinking away. When playing with me or the family this large lovable dog would become excited and occasionally start to bark. This was higher pitched and combined with body language involving play bows. Still other times the big dog would get himself stuck somewhere. How would we find him? We’d follow his high-pitched puppy bark, something he retained even in old age.”
Being able to read a dog’s vocal cues can often give advance warning of aggressive behavior, added Appelbaum. “Dogs usually vocalize impending aggression with growls or barks, but not always,” he said. “Some dogs simply warn with body language, and people who don’t understand this language are often surprised when the dog bites. This is part of the reason why so many people describe the dog that bit them as having ‘given no warning’ before the attack. While no warnings are possible, they are extremely unlikely. What is far more likely is the dog gave numerous warnings which the pet parent either ignored or didn’t understand. . . ” All of which shows why it’s so important for trainers and pet parents to be attuned to canine body language.
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Apple phone news
Apple iPhone 11 Pro cameras explained: Why three?
Mike Lowe · 11 September 2019
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On the 10 September 2019 Apple unveiled its latest top-end smartphone: the iPhone 11 Pro. Yep, the Cupertino-based company has jumped on the 'Pro' naming convention that's so prevalent this year, labelling its flagship smartphone as even more special, largely thanks to those three lenses on the rear.
Personal opinion interjection here: we think the layout of these three cameras looks all kinds of wrong, but as the design has been teased through leaks for months prior it's almost softened the blow of seeing it for real.
Whether you like the look or not, however, it's all about what these cameras can do that ought to excite. So why three and what does each do?
26mm equivalent focal length
12-megapixel resolution
100% autofocus pixels
The main camera delivers that typical semi-wide-angle view onto the world. Apple has stuck to its guns with a 12-megapixel resolution, too, which might seem somewhat low compared to the 48MP options available elsewhere - but then it will offer Deep Fusion, which we explain further down, to mitigate that point of difference.
Interestingly every pixel across the sensor is able to be used for autofocus, which is something even many dedicated cameras fail to offer, which will give the main camera the best focus system out of the three.
It also comes with the widest aperture, at f/1.8, meaning the most light can enter - which is useful for shooting in low-light conditions. However, Night Mode also now features which, again, we'll explain further down the page.
Wide-angle camera
0.5x, 120-degree field-of-view
The biggest new feature is the addition of a wide-angle lens. It sees double that of the main camera, hence its 0.5x zoom designation, meaning an equivalent focal length of 13mm. That's really wide - 120-degrees wide, which is about equal to human vision flattened into an image - and will aid in cramming a lot more into the frame.
Again, Apple has stuck to the 12-megapixel marker, which is commonplace for such wide-angle cameras. Whether the edge quality will stand up to scrutiny - something competitors struggle with, we've found - is something we'll have to wait to find out.
The aperture is f/2.4, meaning a little less light is let in, but this is necessary for a wide-angle optic to ensure a balance of sharpness across the frame.
Zoom camera
2x optical zoom
Optical image stabilisation (OIS)
We did wonder if Apple would push beyond its 2x zoom lens, as it's what we've seen prior to now in the series. And with some competitors now offering 5x optical zoom - there's the Huawei P30 Pro - it seems a little conservative. But so long as it retains the quality, we're on board with the decision.
This 2x optic means half the view of the main camera, thus a 56mm equivalent focal length. To call it 'telephoto' is a reach, as that's actually about as close to a standard lens as you can get in traditional form, which will make it great for portraits - it'll avoid making faces look bulbous, as this focal length keeps things flat and neutral, and as if subjects are closer-up to the phone.
This lens is often thought of as Apple's "Portrait Camera", as it goes hand-in-hand with that shooting mode, which uses software to blur the background for a more pro-looking result (presumably with with some edge imperfections, as is typical, we might add) - or you can apply various lighting effects, again using software.
What is Deep Fusion?
'Neural image processing'
Combines elements from up to 9 images
Not available at launch, software update will follow
As we said in the main camera section, Apple hasn't gone high-resolution like some of its competition. Both Samsung and Sony make 48-megapixel sensors, which utilise four-in-one oversampling to produce 12-megapixel images that are sharper and more colour accurate than an otherwise huge 48MP shot would be.
Apple is taking this route, instead pulling on the guts of the iPhone 11's A13 Bionic processor and neural engine to process through machine learning in what it's calling Deep Fusion. However, this isn't available yet and won't be at launch, by the sounds of things. It'll take some ironing out to get perfect, no doubt.
So what is Deep Fusion? The camera takes nine shots - two groups of four prior to pressing the shutter, then one longer exposure at point of press - at various shutter settings. It can then automatically look through these shots, select the best combinations for sake of sharpness, ensuring there's no blur, and composite the best parts together.
This is also a clever way to help negate image noise, that multi-coloured dotting that can appear in images. As noise won't appear identically in each frame, the system will be able to select the least noise-ridden parts into the image for a cleaner, sharper result.
In a sense, then, Apple is looking to use processing rather than cramming pixels onto a sensor to produce its best results. How it'll turn out, we'll have to wait and see. But this is probably the iPhone 11 Pro camera's most interesting feature.
Night Mode, 4K video
New: Night Mode
4K video at 60fps
Multiple shooting modes
In addition to the usual modes people have come to expect - time-lapse, slo-mo, video, potrait (with lighting modes), square, pano - the iPhone 11 Pro also introduces Night Mode.
Let's face it, Apple had to play this card. With the competition gunning hard to win in the low-light shooting stakes, we've already seen Google wow with its Night Sight mode, and Huawei impress with its new SuperSensing sensor composition in the P30 Pro.
How exactly this works, however, Apple didn't go into great detail about on stage. There was a glimpse of a '5S' marker during a demo, suggesting its a mixture of long-exposure, kept steady thanks to optical image stabilisation, layered up with multiple other exposures and some intelligent processing to lift those shadow details, keep the highlights in check and, well, make nighttime look more day-like.
We can foresee an obvious 'which flagship phone camera takes the best night shots?' feature in the future, pitching the upcoming Google Pixel 4 (ok, so that's still rumoured, but it's a given) and Huawei Mate 30 Pro (again, not yet in the wild, but due this month) against the iPhone 11 Pro.
Oh, and let's not forget the iPhone 11 Pro also offers 4K60p video on both rear and front cameras. You can shoot in this mode using any of the three cameras, but you can't zoom during recording, it's fixed to per camera choice - we checked at the Apple launch event just to make sure.
iPhone 11 Pro cameras: In summary
With that third lens, the Pro model adds a wide-angle that the standard iPhone 11 doesn't offer. It's also possible to shoot with all three cameras at once, to grab an ultra-wide, wide and zoom shot all at once, which is a nifty feature.
Just how 'pro' the results are we're yet to see, but we'll be deep-diving when we get a handset in. Really it's the quality and processing that need to sell the iPhone 11 Pro's camera above any competition - because the likes of Google already has the low-light processing down, while Huawei has the most capable and versatile system on the market with greater zoom potential.
Sure, neither of those examples are anything to do with Apple's ecosystem, so perhaps the bigger question is whether upgraders can see themselves donning the odd-looking tri-camera phone day in, day out.
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Television Seasons
The Simpsons Season 16 part of The Simpsons (2004)
Season: 16
part of The Simpsons
(Television Season)
Season: The Simpsons Season 16 part of The Simpsons
More from The Simpsons
More Seasons From...
The Simpsons Season 1 1989
The Simpsons Season 7 1995 - 1999
The Simpsons Season 10 1998
The Simpsons Season 11 1999 - 2000
Episodes in this Television Season
16:1 Treehouse of Horror XV Nov 7, 2004
16:2 All's Fair in Oven War Nov 14, 2004
16:3 Sleeping with the Enemy Nov 21, 2004
16:4 She Used to Be My Girl Dec 5, 2004
16:5 Fat Man and Little Boy Dec 12, 2004
16:6 Midnight Rx Jan 16, 2005
16:7 Mommie Beerest Jan 30, 2005
16:8 Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass Feb 6, 2005
16:9 Pranksta Rap Feb 13, 2005
16:10 There's Something About Marrying Feb 20, 2005
16:11 On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister Mar 6, 2005
16:12 Goo Goo Gai Pan Mar 13, 2005
16:13 Mobile Homer Mar 20, 2005
16:14 The Sever-Beer Snitch Apr 3, 2005
16:15 Future-Drama Apr 17, 2005
16:16 Don't Fear the Roofer May 1, 2005
16:17 The Heartbroke Kid May 1, 2005
16:18 A Star Is Torn May 8, 2005
16:19 Thank God, It's Doomsday May 8, 2005
16:20 Home Away from Homer May 15, 2005
16:21 The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star May 15, 2005
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Hotel de l'Horloge avignon
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Hôtel d'Angleterre logis
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Résidence les cordeliers, Hotel in Avignon
The Résidence Les Cordeliers is located in the historic center of Avignon, 5 minutes walk from Central Station. It offers comfortable studios and apartment type, providing an ideal compromise between a hotel room and a prival rental ! Details : Our...
Novotel avignon centre, Hotel in Avignon
Relax at Novotel Avignon Centre hotel, just a stone's throw from the train station in the heart of the city center. Rely on our team's experience when organizing your conference or wedding. Take time to unwind in the luxurious fitness suite. Unwind...
Ibis avignon centre gare
Ibis avignon centre gare, Hotel in Avignon
Ideally located in the city center and right next to the station, the ibis Avignon Centre Gare hotel is the perfect place for business travel, family vacations or Avignon's annual theater festival. The ibis Avignon Centre Gare hotel has everything...
Avignon grand hotel
Avignon grand hotel, in Avignon
Listed in UNESCO World Heritage, the town of Avignon welcomes you in its Grand Hôtel. Member of the chain Saint James & Albany Hotels, Avignon Grand Hôtel offers you 122 rooms for business or pleasure, combining relaxation, leisure, and gastronomy. Situated...
Ibis avignon centre pont de l'Europe
Ibis avignon centre pont de l'Europe, Hotel in Avignon
Located in the city center, close to the Gare Avignon Centre train station and Avignon's old town, the ibis Avignon Centre Pont de l'Europe hotel is the ideal base for your business trips, a stone's throw from the convention center, or family...
Ibis budget avignon centre
Ibis budget avignon centre, Hotel in Avignon
Choose ibis budget (formerly Etap Hotel) for your stay in Avignon. Our hotel is easily reached by road but is also close to the train station. Enjoy your stay opposite the walls of the medieval city and 10 minutes from the Pont d'Avignon and the...
Hôtel de l'Atelier
Hôtel de l'Atelier, in Villeneuve-lès-avignon
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Najeti hôtel la magnaneraie, in Villeneuve les avignon
Our wish is that our house becomes yours for a night or few days. On the heights of Villeneuve-lez-Avignon, La Magnaneraie which used to be a cardinal's house at the XV century is now the perfect place to discover Provence. Its 32 rooms, its...
Hôtel résidence les cèdres logis
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Best western le lavarin
Best western le lavarin, Hotel in Avignon
Discover lifestyle in Avignon. In a peaceful, green setting where you will find olive trees, century-old plane trees, terrace, garden and relaxing space. Swimming pool area secured with free towel service. Tasting the Provencal cuisine and cotes du...
HotelF1 avignon centre courtine gare tgv (rénové)
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Aparthotel adagio access avignon
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Hôtel la ferme logis
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Ibis styles avignon sud
Ibis styles avignon sud, Hotel in Avignon
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Ibis avignon sud
Ibis avignon sud, Hotel in Avignon
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Brit hotel avignon sud - le calendal
Brit hotel avignon sud - le calendal, in Avignon
Brit Hotel Avignon Sud - Calendal is a three-star hotel with restaurant and 41 rooms. It is situated 10 minutes from the hyper center of Avignon and proposes you numerous services: warmed outdoor swimming pool, bar, restaurant, seminar rooms.
Auberge de cassagne & spa ***** hôtels & préférence
Auberge de cassagne & spa ***** hôtels & préférence, in Avignon-le pontet
Five minutes from Avignon city center and the motorway A7 (exit n°23), a charming provençal home set in magnificent and peaceful garden. Internationally renowned gastronomic restaurant ( chef Philippe Boucher, ex. Bocuse, Georges Blanc). Provençal restaurant...
Auberge rognonaise logis
Auberge rognonaise logis, Hotel in Rognonas
Our hotel & restaurant, with close parking, is set away from the hustle and bustle and noise, in a small village with a population of 3600. In the summer you can enjoy breakfast by the swimming pool with the sound of crickets to gently ease you...
B&B avignon 2
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The B&B Avignon 2 is ideally located. The Château de Fargues is just 3 km away, the Golf Grand Avignon 5 km away, and Avignon and le Palais des Papes only 4 km. In addition, Avignon TGV train station and the A7 also are nearby. Easy access for...
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Ibis budget avignon nord le pontet
Ibis budget avignon nord le pontet, Hotel au pontet
In the heart of Provence, where the Luberon and Gard meet, the ibis budget Avignon Nord Le Pontet hotel is within easy reach of the finest tourist attractions. It takes just a few minutes to reach the center of Avignon by car, where you can visit...
Hôtel acotel logis
Hôtel acotel logis, au pontet
Near to the A7 motorway exit, in the calm part of the business park of Saint Tronquet and 5 minutes from the city centre of Avignon and the golf course, Acotel offers you rooms with all the mod cons: air conditioning, flat screen TVs, swimming...
Hôtel castel mouisson logis
Hôtel castel mouisson logis, in Barbentane
Placed at the foot of the hillock between Avignon, Saint-Rémy, Arles and Nîmes, the hotel Castel Mouisson offers you the comfort and the calm of its shady park, its Provencal rooms, its swimming pool and its private car park. You can find a golf on...
Entre vigne et garrigue Châteaux & Hôtels Collection
Entre vigne et garrigue Châteaux & Hôtels Collection, in Pujaut
In a Chartreux farm built in 1610, situated between vines and shrubs or literally "Entre Vigne et Garrigue", in a particularly privileged natural environment, come enjoy a gourmet promenade, the cuisine of Serge Chenet, a Meilleur Ouvrier de...
Hôtel le mas de valiguière logis
Hôtel le mas de valiguière logis, in Saze
8 km from Avignon, 15 km from the Pont du Gard, in the heart of the Côtes du Rhône vineyards, discover the charm of this authentic Provençal farmhouse and its swimming pool surrounded by a extensive green gardens. A charming building offering 10...
HotelF1 avignon nord
HotelF1 avignon nord, in Sorgues
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Novotel avignon nord
Novotel avignon nord, Hotel in Sorgues
Our restaurant, Confidentiel, is great place to try new flavors for those with adventurous palates! Step over the threshold and into a welcoming, vibrant and festive world. Short food supply chains and local produce are at the heart of our...
Best western hotel paradou
Best western hotel paradou, in Montfavet
The BEST WESTERN Hotel Paradou is set in a beautiful Provence style garden, offering 98 rooms with all modern equipment. You can relax and enjoy the outdoor swimming pool, together with the fine cuisine and friendly service of the restaurant...
Auberge de noves Châteaux & Hôtels Collection
Auberge de noves Châteaux & Hôtels Collection, in Noves
At the gates of the Cité des Papes, in the casket of a wooded park of 15 hectares, lovingly maintained, bright and quiet house, where the family Lalleman standby for 3 generations, has a charm which is sorcerer can not resist. The serenity of the...
Auberge de tavel logis
Auberge de tavel logis, Hotel in Tavel
A charming stop-over in the heart of Tavel, famous for its rosé wine, located in the Provençal Gard and the Rhône Valley. An ancient oil mill and then a boys' school boy, today it is a charming hotel with 9 rooms and one suite. You can eat there,...
Host. du château des fines roches Châteaux & Hôtels Collection
Host. du château des fines roches Châteaux & Hôtels Collection, in Châteauneuf-du-pape
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Le cadran solaire
Le cadran solaire, Hotel in Graveson
A Magical Place You will be enchanted by this charming 16th century residence in Provence, and former coaching inn, built from local Alpilles stone, where the present day echoes with the reminders of a rich and eventful past. To maintain the...
Logis auberge de bonpas
Logis auberge de bonpas, Hotel in Montfavet
Located on the banks of the Durance river, and nearby the Chartreuse dated form the 12th century, the Auberge de Bonpas is an old house from the 18th century. A refined hotel decorated with charm and equipped with modern equipment...
Hôtel le clément v logis
Hôtel le clément v logis, in Roquemaure
On the wine route, 10 km from Orange and 17 km from Avignon, Le Clement V sits in a lush green setting, and provides a friendly and warm atmosphere. The spacious and comfortable rooms (family rooms measuring 24m2), the pool and gardens, are this...
Hôtel la bastide d'Entraigues rest. de l'Autre côté logis
Hôtel la bastide d'Entraigues rest. de l'Autre côté logis, in Entraigues sur la sorgue
The Bastide is a highly comfortable hotel offering everything one can possibly need for a calm and relaxing stay. The new owners are keen to establish a reputation for conviviality and the well-being of guests. At the very heart of the site you...
Hôtel la garbure logis
Hôtel la garbure logis, in Chateauneuf du pape
Discover one of the best restaurants in the region! In the heart of the famous village of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Josette & Jean-Louis Giansily both await you for a stay in the authentic Provence. You will feel the spirit of Provence in each room,...
Hôtel la sommellerie logis
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On the vineyard route, two kilometres from central Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Sommellerie is a haven of peace. This former sheep barn dating from the 17th century has thick walls and a typically Provençal feel. There are 16 rooms and a restaurant...
Hôtel les mazets de marie de jules logis
Hôtel les mazets de marie de jules logis, in Eyragues
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Hostellerie moulin de la roque logis
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Built in a former watermill, this establishment has spacious rooms with a well-kept décor combining tradition and modernity with flair. In summer, enjoy a meal in the shade of the lime trees on the terrace, a gourmet, seasonal cuisine awaits you...
Hôtel le ya'Tis
Hôtel le ya'Tis, in Saint-laurent-des-arbres
To sum up... 55 rooms (for 1,2, or 3 people) Modern and design furniture Free Wi-Fi access Air-conditioning Buffet breakfast Restaurant Restaurants in the nearby area Possibility to be delivered a meal tray in your room Private parking space Hotel under...
Château des alpilles Châteaux & Hôtels Collection
Château des alpilles Châteaux & Hôtels Collection, in Saint-rémy-de-provence
Built at the start of the 19th century in a magnificent shaded park, politicians and men of letters stayed in this small manor house. Françoise Bon and Catherine Rollin, have been striving to preserve this romantic atmosphere for 30 years. Inside,...
Hotel de l image hôtels & préférence
Hotel de l image hôtels & préférence, in Saint remy de provence
The Hotel de l Image is a 4-star hotel composed of 32 room with 16 suites. The establishment is located in the heart of Saint Remy de Provence in an outstanding park of 2 hectares facing the Alpilles mountains. You could have 2 ways to appreciate...
Hôtel lou mistralou
Hôtel lou mistralou, in Saint andiol
Hôtel charmant à Saint-Andiol, au coeur de la Provence.
Le select hôtel logis
Le select hôtel logis, in Monteux
"Welcome to this typical Provence-style bastide, at the heart of the Comtat Venaissin, the former name of the region around Avignon, and just a stone's throw from Mont Ventoux. You are sure to enjoy a pleasant stay: Wim will delight your tastebuds with his...
Ibis orange sud
Ibis orange sud, Hotel in Orange
The ibis Orange Sud hotel invites you to discover its newly renovated rooms and bathrooms. 2 minutes away from exit 22 Orange Sud on the A7 highway and 5 minutes away from the city center, the hotel has 77 air-conditioned rooms with WIFI. To help...
Hotel le vallon de valrugues and spa hôtels & préférence
Hotel le vallon de valrugues and spa hôtels & préférence, in Saint-remy-de-provence
Surrounded by greenery Valrugues lies far from the hustle and bustle where the wings of its Roman Villa bask in the radiant sunlight of the land that gave birth to Nostradamus-Its Prestige Suite with a private swimming pool its rooms and apartments...
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Zz - to be deleted - chateau de roussan hôtels & préférence, in Saint-remy-de-provence, bouches du rhone
The Chateau de Roussan is a great mansion built during the 17th Century- which first prestigious owner was Michel de Nostre-Dame- also known as Nostradamus. Surrounded by a magnificent park of 6ha- it is a magical place which invites to resting...
Mas de l'Amarine Châteaux & Hôtels Collection
Mas de l'Amarine Châteaux & Hôtels Collection, in St remy de provence
L'Amarine, in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, once belonged to the painter Roger Besombes, a friend of Gauguin. This authentic 17th century residence, with its light-filled areas, fringed by centuries-old oakL'Amarine, in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, once...
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Mas de cure bourse logis, Hotel in L'isle sur la sorgue
The staff welcome you to this authentic Provencal farmhouse converted into a charming hotel. This former post house dating from the 18th century is located amid country orchards, a stone's throw from l'Isle sur la Sorgue, the "Venice of Provence",...
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Le Blason de Provence is a quaint provincial mansion nestled in a haven of trees and flowers. Our Mediterranean influenced gourmet cuisine is made with locally grown produce and served in a friendly relaxed atmosphere. Eat breakfast, lunch and...
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Hôtel la goutte d'Eau logis, in Pernes les fontaines
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This fine 17th-century mansion was transformed into a hotel of distinctive character by the Chay family. It centres around a monumental staircase typical of the private mansions of the time, which now gives access to the hotel’s 3 floors and 40...
Artishow Châteaux & Hôtels Collection
Artishow Châteaux & Hôtels Collection, in L'isle sur la sorgue
On the edge of the Luberon, in the heart of Provence, the B&B Artishow , a luxurious mansion situated right in the centre of l’Isle sur la Sorgue, offers you an exceptional historic setting. The Artishow house invites you to discover its 5 original and...
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In 2018, Canada won gold at the World Hockey Junior Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. (Twitter/@HC_WJC)
Red Deer to co-host World Junior Ice Hockey Championships with Edmonton in 2021
Red Deer and Edmonton are helping to write Canadian hockey history, says Mayor Tara Veer
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Dec. 6, 2018 11:00 a.m.
The world’s top junior hockey teams will convene in Red Deer and Edmonton for the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in 2021.
Hockey Canada made the announcement at Rogers Place Thursday morning in Edmonton.
This is the second time Red Deer will host the annual under-20 international hockey tournament.
Mayor Tara Veer spoke at the announcement.
“World Juniors is more than a hockey tournament,” she said. “World Juniors is our national tradition. Every year, Canadians across the true North proudly wear red, wave the maple leaf and lose our voices as we celebrate Team Canada overtime goals at the World Juniors.”
She said Red Deer is ‘incredibly proud’ to be a partner host city.
“Hosting the Juniors in 1995 was a game-changing catalyst for our community, building major sport event hosting within our community’s identity,” she said. “We will build on this proud heritage with our funding partners in the City of Edmonton and the Government of Alberta, but above all Hockey Canada Oilers Entertainment Group and the Red Deer Rebels are to be applauded and commended for the hockey history, for the Canadian history, that we are writing today.”
Red Deer and Calgary co-hosted the tournament in 1995, while Edmonton hosted the event with Calgary in 2012.
Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda said Alberta has committed $2.25 million for the tournament. He said revenue from tourism as a result of the international championship is expected to be $75 million.
Red Deer Rebels owner Brent Sutter also spoke at the announcement.
“On behalf of the Rebels organization, the City of Red Deer, our partners at Westerner Park and all junior hockey fans in Central Alberta, we are beyond excited to bring the IIHF World Junior Championship back to our community,” he said.
“This marquee event was a game-changer for the region in 1995, and we’re sure fans from around the world will be embraced once again.”
The 2019 World Juniors are being held in Vancouver and Victoria from Dec. 26th to Jan. 5th, 2019. The Czech Republic is hosting the event in 2020.
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Mark "Squiz" Squirrell OAM
In 2019 Squiz was recognised in the Australia Day Honours List with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for “service to the international community through humanitarian aid”. He continues to deploy on short term assignments to emergency zones, such as the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa and 2015 Nepal Earthquake.
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Squiz was fantastic! A really strong, engaging presentation and Q&A that was truly inspirational and landed the key messages for the team to take away really succinctly. He delivered very strongly against the theme / messages brief I provided prior to the session. He has an amazing story to tell which inspired the team to think bigger
We are in the midst of a post conference survey and Squiz presentation has received a 4.8 out of 5 across all participant responses – Definitely one of the highlights of the conference!
I personally will be recommending Squiz to others – not only a great guest speaker, but a bloody good guy!
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"Oh my goodness! He was amazing. You were absolutely right….he was inspiring, funny and truly had the audience captivated! I actually have one of our franchisees in Melbourne thinking about booking him for another event!"
Kip McGrath
"....it was a pleasure to have you take us all on a journey to some places far removed from our daily work lives, but none the less relevant. The scenario exercise in particular provided our staff with a great opportunity to problem solve using some basic tools that operate at a very human level, something I know the team valued and made for great discussion the next day as we continued to work with these principles
"All delegates at the Forum were impressed with his story and the relevance to what we as an industry are trying to achieve. Squiz's story and the way he presented it uplifted all of us to new heights."
Australian Egg Corporation Limited
"The executive team at Indigo was very energized by your presentation to the group. Hearing your stories about working as a team in times of adversity, allowed us to draw some terrific parallels to how we can work closely together as a cohesive unit under difficult circumstances."
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Mark "Squiz" Squirrell OAM Travels from VIC
Mark "Squiz" Squirrell OAM's Biography
From car bombings to meeting Yasser Arafat and making it to the summit of Mount Everest, Mark ‘Squiz’ Squirrell OAM has experienced more than many can dream about. When he headed to the East Timor Crisis in 1999 he was setting out on the adventure of a lifetime. It was a journey that would see him navigate some of the globes most brutal war zones to deliver emergency aid and conquer the world’s tallest mountain.
Squiz was awarded the coveted “Green Beret” whilst serving with the Australian Commando’s. His tenure with the military provided him with the skills and courage to succeed amongst adversity and turmoil. It was the perfect grounding for a career as an International Aid Worker.
Squiz escorted food convoys through the Gaza Strip, negotiated with the Liberation Tigers of Tamel Eelam (Tamil Tigers) and brokered deals with Somali Clansmen to ensure the safe delivery of United Nations food aid. In doing so, he has mastered the challenges of performing under pressure, communicating effectively and building relationships.
Squiz uses anecdotes and presents real time scenarios that demand lateral thinking to deliver relevant and practical tips for those working in today’s complex and fluid global market. The real time conundrums are presented via authentic video, Virtual Reality goggles and photos that have the audience embroiled in the critical decision making that led to his eventual success.
In addition to this, Squiz has taken the concept of being motivated at work to an all new high. He was inspired by his organisation, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), and the impoverished people that it feeds, to climb to the top of the world to help raise awareness of the global hunger crisis. After a gruelling six week ordeal, Squiz raised the WFP flag on the summit of Mount Everest. The inspiring and thrilling recount across glaciers and up exposed cliffs reveal the motivation, habits and adversity skills that facilitated his success.
Squiz has a Bachelor of Business (HRM) and has published a memoire titled From Arafat to Everest. In 2019 Squiz was recognised in the Australia Day Honours List with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for “service to the international community through humanitarian aid”. He continues to deploy on short term assignments to emergency zones, such as the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa and 2015 Nepal Earthquake.
Now based out of Melbourne, Squiz provides keynotes, workshops and team building activities to develop workplace performance. Unique footage played through Virtual Reality goggles guarantee that your staff will have a life-like, high impact and unforgettable experience!
Chaos and Culture – How cross cultural teams from the United Nations overcome chaos in the world’s most challenging hotspots.
Everest Extreme Teams – maximising your team’s talent to smash your opposition.
Ebola Outbreak (ie Change) - managing risk and emotions to create excitement around the challenge of the unknown road ahead.
Building Resilience - Succeeding during turbulent times and in unpredictable environments.
Motivating Teams – how to get your team to climb the organisations “Everest”.
Extreme Leadership - Strategic leading to ensure a unified and collaborative effort at all levels.
Corporate Social Responsibility - maximising CSR results and using it as a motivational tool for your workforce.
Effective Communication - Opening up the channels that maximise communication and create unity amongst team members.
Negotiating Under Pressure – Conversational and behavioural tactics used on the battlefield to negotiate access and save lives.
Maximising Diversity – Using diversity to build powerful teams.
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EyeToy: Play 3
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The EyeToy revolution continues with 12 brand new and totally crazy party games, and PlayRoom innovations for the whole family to enjoy!
Publisher: SCEE
Developer: SCEE
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The greatest party series around is back for another bout of intensely entertaining family fun and amazing EyeToy innovations, once again courtesy of SCEE London Studio. EyeToy: Play 3 is packed with 12 new and exciting games, stunningly inventive PlayRoom experiments, and a vastly enhanced multiplayer mode that now allows four players to battle it out simultaneously.
Whether you want to play alone, or have a great time with your friends and family, EyeToy: Play 3 is guaranteed to get your bodies moving and the party started!
EyeToy: Play 3's games are divided into four categories - Sport, Music, Action, and Party - and each one is crammed full of modes that you can enjoy alone or with multiple players. It's even possible for those not lucky enough to be in front of EyeToy to play a part in some games with your DualShock controllers, thanks to the new audience participation feature.
Those 12 games in full:
VolleyBall - team up with a friend to take on your pals or computer-controlled teams
Bowling - aim to become 10-pin king against up to three friends
TouchDown - try to make it past an entire American Football team
DJ - attempt to keep up with the MC
Be The Band - play along to rock, blues, and cool funk tracks
Maestro - conduct crazy takes on classical music
Boot Camp - do as the sergeant says and tackle gruelling assault courses
Beauty Salon - become a professional beauty technician
Ghost Grab - punch and dodge the ghosts
Kitty Loves Me - compete to win the affections of a cat
Monkey Rampage - battle to see who can crush the most buildings
Athletics - compete in a variety of track and field events
Throw in an innovative face mapping feature, and a host of new PlayRoom attractions to mess around with, and you're looking at the finest, most entertaining instalment of EyeToy: Play yet. Let the party begin!
Features 12 brand new games for up to four players to enjoy simultaneously
Explore new EyeToy frontiers in the PlayRoom
Now the audience can participate via the DualShock controllers
Each game features multiple bonus games or events
Engage in a variety of genres: Sport, Music, Party, and Action
Get fit with EyeToy
Fancy spicing up your fitness regime with a spot of martial arts? Give EyeToy: Kinetic Combat a workout.
The original EyeToy: Kinetic combined the motion-sensing technology of EyeToy with a holistic fitness regime that really worked - and now it has a follow-up in the (perfectly toned) shape of EyeToy: Kinetic Combat. Expanding on its predecessor's aims, Kinetic Combat provides a fresh workout, this time inspired by martial arts - and the results are certainly striking.
The art of Shaolin
It's worth noting that nobody should be put off by use of the term 'combat'. While Kinetic Combat does indeed allow you to take part in simulated sparring sessions, this title focuses on much more than just that, allowing for the expansion of your health and fitness regime while teaching some of the fundamentals of martial arts. The roots of the game rest within the ancient art of Hun Gar Kung Fu, a 17th century discipline used by Shaolin monks and offered in many modern exercise classes. Hun Gar is primarily used for increasing fitness, but also includes a range of kicking, punching and movement techniques that gives a total body work out.
As with the original Kinetic, instructors Matt and Anna can be selected to help you through a one-on-one fitness programme, along with a new martial arts specific trainer, Leon. The idea is that you follow your chosen trainer's on-screen moves, matching them via a traced body outline. Your mimicry is tracked by the EyeToy Camera, allowing the game to notice if you are performing a move correctly, and provide personal feedback on your performance.
With over 200 separate Hung Gar Kung Fu moves, the routine is separated into four animal styles; dragon (a gentle introduction), tiger (strength through cardiovascular fitness), mantis (agility and balance), and phoenix (a combination of all prior lessons). Once a specific set of moves is learned, Kinetic Combat tests you via a series of mini-games like hitting on-screen sensors using your newly acquired techniques, and sparring sessions against the relevant animal opponent. Each one comprehensively gauges your skills, forcing you to duck, weave and strike your way to a better grade.
An inexhaustible trainer
Kinetic Combat is wonderfully professional, and despite its relatively serious fitness slant, plenty of fun. There's plenty of scope to enjoy it in the way that suits you best, too: Personal Trainer Mode takes you through a 16-week fitness programme, Freestyle allows for a more custom-built workout, the Quick Play mode contains a number of one-off games that can be played competitively against friends and family, offering a less goal-oriented way of getting exercise.
It works perfectly towards providing something for those looking to increase their exercise routine, or just get fit without hassle. Kinetic Combat's interactivity and feedback options provide a more personalised work out than a fitness DVD, and there's none of the irritating predictability that comes with the typical exercise video.
EyeToy: Kinetic Combat ticks all the right boxes; it's deep, fresh, involving and teaches something that's not only fun but beneficial. Who says videogames are unhealthy? This should certainly change a fair few minds - and bodies - for the better.
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Home | Economic Officials Foresee Another Crisis Within 10 Years
Highest Ranking Economic Officials From Both Parties Foresee Another U.S. Economic Crisis Within 10 Years Unless U.S. Takes Immediate Action On Structural Deficit
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Panelists gather at the 2010 Fiscal Summit, hosted by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Peter G. Peterson Foundation Survey of Economic Leaders from Past Eight Administrations and Congress Shows Bipartisan Agreement that U.S. Needs to Cut Spending and Raise Taxes to Avoid an Economic Crisis
NEW YORK, NY - An unprecedented survey of the most senior economic officials from the last eight administrations and Congressional leaders from the past 30 years shows broad agreement that failure to address the country's long-term structural deficit challenges would lead to another economic crisis within the next ten years. There is also consensus around the solution to the deficit problem: it must include both spending cuts and tax increases, according to a group of more than fifty former top economic officials.
The survey respondents polled were former senior officials from the past eight administrations under Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon, and Lyndon Johnson, as well as members of Congress, with significant experience on fiscal issues, including:
Secretaries of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Presidents and members of the Board of Governors
Directors of the Office of Management & Budget
Council of Economic Advisors Chairs
Directors of the Congressional Budget Office
Senate Budget Committee Chairmen/Ranking Members
House Budget Committee Chairmen/Ranking Members
House Ways and Means Committee Chairmen/Ranking Members
The survey was commissioned by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation (PGPF) as part of its mission to increase public awareness of the nature and urgency of the country's key fiscal challenges and was released in the days leading up to the first meeting of President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform as well as the Foundation's "2010 Fiscal Summit: America's Crisis and A Way Forward." The survey was conducted by Global Strategy Group, a public opinion research firm.
"It is significant to see such an overwhelming proportion of these former senior officials, Republicans and Democrats alike, agree that we must address our long-term structural deficits to avoid another economic crisis, and that we must do so now," said Peter G. Peterson, founder and Chairman of PGPF. "Addressing our fiscal challenges will require being open-minded about solutions and taking a comprehensive approach in which all options are seriously considered. By acting now, we can meet these challenges in a way that secures the vital programs on which so many Americans rely, and ensures that resources will still be available for investments for future growth in areas like education, research and critical infrastructure."
"The opinions of these federal government experts clearly demonstrate that there is a bipartisan consensus that spending cuts and tax increases are both necessary to address our unsustainable structural deficits," said David Walker, President & CEO of PGPF. "Given increasing concerns among Americans, and with this bipartisan consensus of experts in mind, it is time to set aside partisan battles and bridge ideological divides to focus on sensible solutions."
The survey found that top former economic officials believe:
We need to change course. Democrats and Republicans unanimously feel that the federal government is currently on an unsustainable long term fiscal path. (100% Dems and Reps strongly agree)
Systemic issues must be addressed. Democrats and Republicans unanimously consider long term structural deficits more threatening to the country's economic future than short term deficits.(100% of Dems and 93% Reps say long term structural deficits are much more threatening; 7% of Reps say they are somewhat more threatening)
Inaction will lead to crisis. More than 9 in 10 Republicans (98%) and Democrats (94%) believe if we do not act soon to address the nation's long term fiscal situation we are heading for another major economic crisis.
Most Republicans (88%) and Democrats (75%) expect an economic crisis within the next ten years if we do not act.
And practically nine in ten Republicans (92%) and Democrats (82%) believe the government should begin to take action within the next 1-2 years to address the long term fiscal situation.
Elements of a crisis. Majorities of Democrats and Republicans believe that without measures to address the longer term structural deficit challenges it is very likely we will encounter:
Rapid growth in federal mandatory spending crowding out other important public investments (80% Reps very likely/71% Dems)
Significant rise in interest rates (71% Reps very likely/65% Dems)
An eventual decline in Americans' standard of living (65% Reps very likely/53% Dems)
Tax increases and spending cuts must be part of the solution. Two-thirds of Republicans (68%) and more than eight in ten (88%) Democrats believe that solving the country's long terms structural deficits will include both spending cuts and tax increases.
Democrats and Republicans share an open-minded approach.
Practically all Democrats believe entitlement reform (100%), overall spending cuts (100%) and significant decreases in discretionary spending (94%) should be seriously considered.
72% of Republicans believe tax increases should be seriously considered in addition to 56% who believe significant decreases in defense spending should be seriously considered.
Methodological Note: Global Strategy Group conducted a survey among top economic leaders from the last eight administrations and Congress between April 5 and April 26, 2010. Individuals who are currently serving in public office were not solicited for participation in accordance with the research design. For the purposes of analysis, respondents are assigned a party identification based on their personal affiliation (if an elected official) or by the administration that appointed them.
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The 30 Most Romantic Date Ideas Around Philadelphia
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Looking for date ideas around Philly? Here’s a guide for a year’s worth of romantic fun. Photograph by Jauhien Sasnou
Okay, so call us predictable for offering up a compendium of great dates on Valentine’s Day. Call us sentimental, or cheesy, or simple sheeple for caving into the pressures of a holiday designed mainly to keep Hallmark and Teleflora afloat for another year.
Call us what you will, but the fact is even now, in the rather unromantic age of Tinder and Free Porn, most of us still yearn from time to time for a little romance. For a little fun. For a little break from the couch, and a chance to connect over something other than Netflix. And so whether V-Day fires up that yearning for you or not, we’ve got you covered with a list of 30 especially great date ideas — from group dates to sporty dates to sexy dates and beyond — that will serve you now and long after all the Valentine’s bouquets have withered away.
Active Date Ideas
If you’re even a little bit sporty, then you’ll find the Schuylkill River Trail to be the perfect date: You can chat and pedal your way through the wooded path all the way to the Conshohocken Brewing Co. (it’s just past Manayunk if you’re coming from the city) for suds and snacks — the bar is located along the banks and has plenty of bike parking.
Roller skates. Black lights. Pop music. Arcade games. The Cherry Hill Skating Center has everything you remember from your pre-teen dating adventures, minus the pre-teens. Just go on the first Friday of every month, for the designated adults-only skate from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. And as long as you’re going old-school, you can also hit nearby steakhouse standby, The Pub in Pennshauken, for frozen drinks, cheap (but tasty) steaks, help-yourself sides, and endless kitsch.
You don’t need reservations or experience to race the Italian go-karts at Horsham’s Speed Raceway—just show up, sign up and they’ll give you training, a helmet and your car — all you need for your own Mini Grand Prix. After the trash-talking, you can make nice again over a dinner by the fire at the beautiful Blue Bell Inn. Loser buys.
Forbidden Drive is an easy, popular, hilly hike with easy access near Lincoln Drive. Walk it for about an hour, and you’ll wind up at the quaint and historic Valley Green Inn in Chestnut Hill, which has brunch, booze, hot chocolate, and a waterfront view.
Trocadero | Photo by Jeff Fusco
Skyline Stroll
In honor of the ultimate Philadelphia penny-pincher: Stroll across the Ben Franklin Bridge’s southside walkway, enjoy the (toll-free) view of the city, and then warm up with the so-decadent hot chocolate at the Franklin Fountain spin-off Shane Confectionery in Old City. If you have any pennies left, you can make your way over to Christ Church, and toss ’em on Ben’s grave.
Since the Curtis Institute of Music in Rittenhouse opened its doors in 1924, every student — from Leonard Bernstein to Lang Lang — has performed in the school’s free recitals, held mostly on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Fridays at 8 p.m. Show up 15 minutes early for prime mid-center seats; piano aficionados, sit to the left for the best view.
Every Monday night, the Trocadero transforms from mosh-pit mecca to a movie house where you can catch hits like Gone Girl and throwback crowd-pleasers like Die Hard. Three bucks gets you in and is credited toward a drink or snack — cheaper than an on-demand rental, and a lot more fun. BYO Twizzlers. Chinatown, 215-922-6888.
If you have a penchant for the slightly geeky, just head north on 611 to Ringing Rocks County Park in Upper Black Eddy, where you’ll find an expanse of rocks that ring like bells when you whack ’em. Bring a hammer, bang out a tune, and speculate about the phenomenon’s origin. (Ice Age anomaly? Supernatural playground?) On the way home, stop at the Sand Castle Winery for a cellar tour and tasting. Ringing Rocks County Park, Upper Black Eddy, 215-757-0571; Sand Castle Winery, Erwinna, 800-722-9463.
The Library Bar at the Rittenhouse Hotel | Photograph by Jauien Sasnou
Sexy Date Ideas
Spa, Dinner, and Drinks
If you can’t get lucky following an afternoon in the hotel spa at the Rittenhouse hotel, a romantic dinner at Lacroix (indulge in the well-worth-it $150 chef’s tasting menu) and nightcaps at the Library Bar — easily the sexiest little lounge in town — then we don’t know what to tell you.
Pottery Class
Talk about a great date idea: Each and every Friday night, the Old City pottery gallery known as the Clay Studio offers “date nights” at which you get to channel your inner Demi/Patrick while shaping wet clay on your own potter’s wheel. The $40-a-couple fee includes beer and wine; pre-registration is required.
Oysters and Live Music
The Paris Bistro & Jazz Café has lots of raw oysters, an authentic Parisian bistro menu and live, sultry music Thursdays through Sundays that make for the perfect night out before the perfect night in (you’ll need to make a reservation). And with the (affordable!) rooms at the Chestnut Hill Hotel right next door, you might not have to go far.
X-Rated Shopping
You might be looking to get straight to the point, and at the Velvet Lily in Midtown Village, talking about sex doesn’t feel silly. Book a one-hour private shopping session at Philly’s poshest X-rated shop. It costs $300, with the fee going toward a $500 spending minimum.
Keystone Mini-Golf and Arcade | Photograph by Jauhien Sasnou
Group Date Ideas
Sign your crew up for a block of time at Sky Zone trampoline park — jump times start every hour — grab your free Sky Socks, and feel like kids together for a while. Pre-gaming not recommended. Located in Oaks, Glen Mills and Moorestown, NJ, and North Philly.
Meat and Cheese Tasting
Pull together eight people for a private after-hours event at the 9th Street DiBruno’s in Bella Vista, and you can sample tons of meats, cheeses and olives, without the usual frantic Fight Club atmosphere. Chat with experts, BYOB, and get 10 percent off all purchases. It’s $60/person Monday through Thursday and $70/person Friday through Sunday with a $120 deposit to hold reservation for a group of eight; larger parties are accommodated, too. Advance booking is required.
Good-for-Groups Dinners
Might as well just avoid that tedious “How many small plates should we get?” conversation entirely by having a special-order meal designed for a group. At Michael Solomonov’s Abe Fisher in Rittenhouse, you can opt for an order of short ribs for the table or Hungarian duck for two; at Old City’s Amada, the suckling pig comes with family-style fixings. Or you can simply make the meal the experience: With signature punch bowls, the Benihana hibachi chef acrobatics become even more impressive (that’s in Cherry Hill), while the huge round tables at Chinatown’s Ocean Harbor are perfect for a crowd, and you can grab what you want off rolling carts that are teeming with tasty dim sum.
The indoor Keystone Mini-Golf and Arcade in Kensington makes for a fun-filled night of nostalgic Americana, with nine holes, vintage arcade games and a BYO policy. It’s also just a short walk to Fishtown’s Frankford Hall, where there’s brats, giant Bavarian-style pretzels, Jenga and giant tables that will easily fit five or six couples.
Fiume | Photograph by Trevor Dixon
Boozy Date Ideas
If you steer clear of the big crowd-magnets like Green Eggs and Sabrina’s (where you’ll be stuck waiting in long lines, making small talk on an empty stomach), a brunch date can be perfect: low-pressure, as quick or leisurely as you make it, and perfectly acceptable day-drinking. A few great brunches on your short list should be East Passyunk’s Black ’n Brew, Pennsport’s The Dutch, Alla Spina, and the jazz-themed Sunday brunch at Jerry’s Bar in Fishtown.
Above Abyssinia Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly is Fiume, a damn-near-authentic speakeasy. Settle in on Thursdays for live bluegrass by the Citywide Specials ($5 cover charge) and a great selection of beers. Just remember it’s cash only, so come prepared.
The bright and beautiful Philadelphia Distilling Company in Fishtown offers tours Thursdays through Sundays, starting at $15, or you can learn to mix a drink like a pro or tend a home bar in their classes, starting at $75. Alternatively, take the ultimate low-key route: find a seat at the bar and sip on some sumptuous cocktails.
Yards Brewing Company, that venerable NoLibs beer mecca, offers $10 40-minute tours on Saturdays and Sundays that include a couple samples of the signature ales, like Love Stout, which was just released in bottles. (Tours run from noon to 5 p.m on Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday — and fill up fast — so it’s best to get there early.) Afterward, retreat to the Yards Tap Room for $6 or $7 signature ales and noshes from James Beard Award semifinalist, Chef Jim Burke.
Bryn Mawr Film Institute | Photograph by Jauhien Sasnou
Brainy Date Ideas
Take your main squeeze for a Toblerone and a foreign flick at the artsy Bryn Mawr Film Institute or at Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Art Center, which screens “rare and underscreened” films every Tuesday. (This month? That includes In a Lonely Place and Mon Oncle.)
It sounds macabre (hell — it is macabre), but Laurel Hill Cemetery offers a variety of self-guided tours that are surprisingly entertaining and truly fascinating glimpses into Philly history. Afterwards, you can keep it just a little dark at Time restaurant in the Midtown Village, where the mood is sultry and the absinthe is free-flowing.
Museum Hopping
Speaking of dark: The Mütter Museum’s compendium of medical oddities in Center City can spark some pretty interesting discussions (and make you appreciate modern medicine), and it’s just a stone’s throw from University City’s Penn Museum, where an extra $15 for the second admission makes it easy to museum-hop. Afterwards, grab some farm-to-table grub at nearby White Dog Cafe.
Poe House
In keeping with spooky theme, The Edgar Allan Poe house is open Friday to Sunday and offers a great opportunity to learn about one of the most well-known and grim authors of the 19th century. You can take a self-guided tour — no reservations necessary.
Skyspace
For a special date this Valentine’s Day (or later, if you can wait until the spring), you can visit the one-of-a-kind Skyspace at the Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting — an art installation by famed artist James Turrell that involves a retracting roof, the sky, LED lighting on the ceiling and an interior light display that runs about an hour or so (from 5:30 to 6:30 on V-Day), playing off nature’s own light at dusk and dawn. Registration (which is required) is here.
The Inn at Bowman’s Hill | Photograph courtesy The Inn at Bowman’s Hill
Garden Stroll
Open March 27th through November 3rd, there’s just one path at Wayne’s Chanticleer Garden, but it swings you past a variety of mini-gardens with plenty of places to sit and chat and eat. Pick up simple sandwiches at the clandestine cafe in Valley Forge Flowers before you go.
Why not start by stargazing at Fels Planetarium in the Franklin Institute in Center City, where you can hold hands and feel like dreamy adolescents again? If you want to really get your hearts pumping, you can follow it up with a private dance lesson at Society Hill Dance Academy, followed by a nightcap at Bella Vista’s Good King Tavern, a dim-lit corner bistro that’s more Paris than Philly.
B&B Getaway
For a little more quality couple time, you can head to New Hope and get a room at the Inn at Bowman’s Hill. It’s quaint, and mercifully free of B&B weirdness (no shared bathrooms), and there’s a breakfast-in-bed option. And while you’re in the area, might as well hop on the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, an old-timey train that takes passengers on a 45-minute tour of Bucks County. (There’s a bar cart!)
Greenhouse Escape
Who new plants could be romantic? But with warm indoor greenhouses and lush arrays of flowers at Longwood Gardens ($23 for adults on non-peak days), you and your date will feel as if you are in a tropical paradise. Then after the plant perusing, visit the restaurant inside the gardens, 1906, and delight in their seasonal menu.
High-Rise Views
You can take in the sunset — and the spectacular view — from the city’s new observation deck at One Liberty for $15 a person, then come down a notch (to the 37th floor of Two Liberty) for drinks and oysters on the half-shell at the R2L, where the darkened dining room and skyline views make for a dramatic and lovely setting.
Originally published as “Philadelphia in Love” in the February 2015 issue of Philadelphia magazine.Updated with additional reporting by Madison Cassel and Grace Maiorano.
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Home cities and towns Europe Europe city France France city Paris photoplace Paris - the Beauty and the Beast?
plkst. jūlijs 01, 2019 cities and towns, Europe, Europe city, France, France city, Paris, photoplace,
As one of the largest and the most dense city in Europe, and being so rich in history and culture, Paris is the real paradise for urban explorers and photographers - it offers numerous architecture masterpieces and countless interesting cityscapes. Several days are needed just to visit all the top-places but there are so many more undiscovered gems in Paris that you can visit the city each time as the first.
The beauty or the beast?
POPULATION 2,140,526 (2019)
AREA 105 sq. km
TOURISTS 24 MIO (2018)
FOUNDED 3rd Century B.C.E.
ARCHITECTURE Gothic, Classicism, Renaissance, Hausmann
RATING (9,7/10)
Paris has earned rather negative, even scary image in the world media lately. The city has became one of the epicentres of dreadful news related to terrorism acts, migrant crysis, violent protests such as "the yellow vests" movement. When listening to all these news one can start to wonder whether Paris is still "the city of light", "the city of love"? Or maybe the beauty has started to turn into a monster?
Paris is a very multicultural city. Lower qualification jobs are served almost only by immigrant workers (but that's a common sight in almost any larger Western, Northern or Southern European city). Also in the residential districts of suburbs there lives almost only immigrants. One can observe
Souvenir seller with toy Eiffel towers and the real one in the moment of 20 000 LED lights show; two soldiers patrols the street near by
it already on the way from Charles De Gaulle airport to city centre, just if he choses not the RER express train but 350th or 351th bus which travels through Paris suburbs for more than hour and a half.
The most unpleasant experiences in Paris with locals are related to those obtrusive people who tries to cheat tourists in one way or another. They have grown in numbers in recent years very considerably. The same goes for beggars who are much more in Paris now than ten years ago. And they sleeps on the mattresses in the middle of pavements or even next to the crossing of large streets - and it seems noone even cares about it. Hard to say - is it the result of economic crysis or migrant crysis (or both) - but that's one face of Paris which has really turned more ugly.
The fears of terrorism in Paris isn't too noticeable anymore. The emergency which lasted for 2 years has been canceled and only at the Eiffel tower there were some intensified care of social safety visible - in the form of two armed men with machine guns.
Also the statistics shows that Paris image has overcame the troubles of terrorism. After the dreadful events of 2015, the city's tourist numbers shrinked in the next years, but in 2018 they returned to a record high threshold - more than 24 million tourists stayed overnight in city's hotels, hostels and other accomodation places.
Also the impact of "the yellow vests" is overstated - actually a usual tourist most likely won't even notice their presence in the city (even if the protests happens somewhere). It's true that Paris is actually so large city that such an incidents just vanishes there - one has to specially search for these protest events if he wishes so but it's unlikely to get in there by chance. So, the impression that there is a huge, overwhelming disorder in Paris, is created just by mass media, it has nothing to do with reality. It's just like a few small, black dots on the large piece of white canvas - when we see it in TV, it's everything we focus on and everything we associate with Paris (or any other place) at that moment.
Hausmann's city
The overall urban area of Paris is huge - when taking off from Charles De Gaulle airport runway at night, the sea of city's orange lights fills up the panorama almost until the horizon. Paris is an untypical city in teritorial sense - it has chosen to remain administratively divided. Only the very central, historical core of Paris is officially considered as the city administrative area. It stretches about eleven kilometres in Western-Eastern and nine kilometres in Northern-Southern direction and there lives about 2 million people. But the whole continuosly built-up area where lives another 10 million officially isn't a part of Paris - even not it's central business district La Defense which has become Europe's largest single skyscraper cluster, surpassing Frankfurt and London analogues.
View to Hausmann quarters in Central Paris from the rooftop of Printemps department store
The backbone of Paris architecture, of course, is Hausmann apartment blocks built from the middle of 19th Century. Those seemingly endless quarters with their architectural elegance but also monotonity can be both fascinating and boring (it depends on the observer's mood). In just a few places a remains of medieval Paris can be seen and that provokes a question - how would Paris look today if Napoleon III would have ordered his city planner, baron George Eugene Hausmann to build his new boulevards in a new, empty areas, not in the place of old medieval quarters? Then Paris historical architecture heritage would be even more diverse and valuable - alongside the new Hausmann buildings there would be preserved also one of the largest European medieval cities. Today one could feel temptation to condemn Napoleon III and Hausmann for the demolition of Middle Ages part of Paris however one must remember that back in the 19th Century it seemed like a best solution - the "old" Paris has became overpopulated, dirty, dangerous and infected with diseases but the term "preservation of historical heritage" wasn't invented yet.
Paris rooftops in blue hour. Also newer architecture tries to fit in between Hausmann style buildings
Wide pavements in Paris where there is enough room for both metro entrance and outdoor cafe tables
Hausmann's modernization of Paris ensures the handy functioning of the city still today. The boulevards are so wide that there is enough space for cars, walkers, trees, outdoor cafes, metro entrances, monuments, lanterns, poster poles, vintage style kiosks and all the other cityscape elements which are so characteristic to Paris. The widest streets (it seems they're built later than in Hausmann's era though) has even a separate traffic lanes for deliveries, parking and other practical functions, sometimes also pedestrians walks on these lanes. It has to be added that pedestrians in Paris doesn't respect traffic rules much - if there is no car near by, many of them easily cross the street when the red light is on. Sometimes it creates dangerous situations. The patience of Paris car drivers is remarkable - they usually even doesn't signalize in these cases.
View to the axis of three arches from Louvre museum
In terms of bicycle roads, Paris isn't exactly Amsterdam or Copenhagen, but they can be seen quite often. The same can't be said about the cyclists themselves (at least not in the winter season). Probably the "blame" for that can be put to metro system which is a very well developed and handy way to commute in Paris. The trains runs so often (every 3-5 minutes) that the waiting time is almost non-existent - when you're on the platform, the train is already there or approaching very soon, so even in ten million city the metro wagons are rarely overcrowded.
Paris from above
The only option to visually comprehend the scale of Paris is to visit it's observation points and see the city from above. Paris is rather flat city but there are several sightseeing platforms in the buildings all around the city. The most famous one, of course, is the Eiffel Tower. However it's very overcrowded and in cold and windy weather it could be hard to stay up there. Better alternative to Eiffel tower is the 210 metres high Monparnasse tower, located just about kilometer away. There are much less people, ticket price is a bit less expensive, it's convenient in any weather because there are glass walls around the top platform (but with a specially designed "windows" for taking unobstructed photos) and a few floors lower also a restaurant floor where to warm up and enjoy some meal. Finally, from Monparnasse tower one can enjoy Paris panorama with the Eiffel tower included in it, while from the Eiffel tower itself that, of course, isn't possible...
View from Monparnasse tower observation platform towards Eiffel tower
Two cost-free options to see the Paris centre rooftops skyline is from the roofs of famous department stores Galeries Lafayette and Printemps. In Galeries Lafayette the interior is also worth to see - posh, golden atrium (with an interesting admission free attraction on the 4th floor - a glass walkway high above the shopping hall of the first floor). Both roofs offers views to southern side of Paris - too bad the access to views to northern side is closed, so also the hill of Montmartre is left outside the views. Of course, the Montmartre hill itself is another option to see Paris from above (as well as the observation platform of the cathedral of Sacre Coeur).
Galeries Lafayette posh atrium looks like a shopping temple
Probably many people even doesn't realize that also the Triumph Arc offers the possibility to see Paris from it's 50 metres height. The view there is great - over Champs De Elysees and all other 11 wide boulevards which access the arc. One can just wonder how the Indian-style traffic in the ring at the bottom of the arc doesn't end up with an accident in every five minutes. The Eiffel tower is greatly visible and also the mighty skyline of La Defense - Paris central business district - isn't far from there.
Views from Triumph Arc - Champs De Elysees in the upper photo, view to Eiffel tower side in the second
It would be of no use to describe the most famous landmarks and places of Paris here - who doesn't know the Eiffel tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Triumph Arc, Louvre, Sacre Coeur, etc.? But perhaps not all people knows about some less popular - but no less interesting sights.
One of such places is "La Promenade Plantee" - unusual model of urban landscape design and great example of how abandoned and degraded transport infrastructure areas can be turned into splendid green zones. Back in the middle of 90ies, four and a half kilometres long promenade was installed in the place of old railway line (it was built in 1859 but stayed unused since 1969). Here pedestrian and bicycle paths have been made, various flowers, bushes and trees planted. Part of the promenade have been lifted above street level which means interesting view perspectives to the city. Even at the end of January this was a beautiful place to walk, it surely must be even more beautiful in spring, summer and autumn. By the way, "La Promenade Plantee" have inspired city planners also elsewhere in the world - in 2009, a similar achievement was completed in New York by reconstructing historical "High Line" railway.
La Promenade Plantee
Did you knew that there is a precise, just a smaller copy of New York's Liberty statue in Paris? Well, actually there are even several of them but the most significant one is located at the Pont De Grenelle bridge. It was set up in 1889 - just three years after the original statue in New York was opened, which, as known, was a gift to USA from France. So, American community in Paris "revenged" by presenting the Parisians 4 times smaller (12 metres high) copy. The statue is located on once artificially made Ile aux Cygnes (The island of Swan), and it can be seen in the composition together with the Eiffel tower.
Statue of Liberty in Paris, at Pont De Grenelle bridge
Lovers of architecture will appreciate the unordinary Cinémathèque Française building, designed by Frank O Gehry. It's located in Bercy district and is another tie between Paris and USA. Initially this building (it was built in the middle of 90ies) was used by American Centre of Paris which main task was to promote the American culture in France. Soon the centre faced financial troubles and it became difficult to maintain the building, thus it was forced to sell it to the government of France. Ministry of Culture established a cinema museum here (with one of largest collections of movies and cinema related items in the world), it also works as a cinema.
Cinémathèque Française building, an impressive postmodernism architecture by Frank O. Gehry
Paris is blessed with a bit of Art Nouveau touch too. In the whole city, there are quite many examples of this magnificent architecture style but it's really hard to just bump into it accidentally - no, the visiting of Art Nouveau in Paris has to be planned beforehand. Some of the most impressive Art Nouveau buildings in Paris is to be found not far from Eiffel tower - in the 7th district. The Master of this genre in Paris was Jules Lavirotte who designed imaginative and weird buildings with expressive human, animal and plant motifs. But the very first Art Nouveau apartment building in Paris was Castel Beranger, the architect is another "Father of Art Nouveau in France" - Hector Guimard. Also Gare De Lyon train station with it's clock tower belongs to Art Nouveau style.
The first Art Nouveau apartment building in Paris - Castel Beranger
Pont De Bir-Hakeim bridge has became one of the most popular places in Paris to take wedding photo sessions. This unusual and scenic bridge of Industrial revolution times which consists of two levels (the upper deck is for metro trains, the lower one - for cars and pedestrians) became especially famous after appearing in science fiction movie "Inception" with Leonardo Di Caprio in the main role. In just 5 minutes, by crossing the bridge, three wedding pairs were photographed there. Also the entrance to Pont De Bir-Hakeim in Passy district side is visually interesting - there are mighty historical apartment houses with round corner towers on both sides of the bridge.
Pont De Bir-Hakeim, one of most scenic Paris bridges
A little bit out of the official Paris borders, in the Vincennes town (well, basically just another city district) an impressive medieval castle with imposing tower can be found - it's Chateau de Vincennes. This fortress was built in 14th Century for the French galm. Only a part of the original complex has been preserved but it still looks harmonious and completed. Vincennes castle is another proof of the oversaturated and very selectively advertised historical heritage of Paris - while the famous landmarks are being visited by millions of tourists, just a few travelers can be seen here.
Paris neighborhoods are very diverse and each with it's own charm but if Photoplaces had to choose the one most wonderful area in Paris then it would be Montmartre. It's just the most distinctive - the neighborhood occupies the hill, the architecture here is different (mostly smaller, older houses) and it feels rather like a small town/village than huge metropolis. The atmosphere in Montmartre is cosy, artistic and - at times when the tourist hordes are absent like in a rainy winter evening - also calmful. Completely different energy dominates just a bit downhill in neighbouring Pigalle - Paris historical red lights district, where one can observe and feel a bit sinful party atmosphere. Paris central quarters, from Louvre area to Champs Elysees are filled with glamour and elegance, other parts of the city (like the area around Gare De Lyon, Monparnasse tower, etc.) emits stone-cold and a bit depressive authority with massive and huge (either horizontally or vertically) modernism era buildings. Huge buildings are packed even more densely in La Defense quarter but there atmosphere is different - more light, progressive and optimistic, of course, also businesslike, hasty and dynamic.
Cosy small town feeling and observation point perspectives in Montmartre neighborhood
Pigalle area and the legendary Moulin Rouge
Perfection of symmetry, elegance and monotony in central districts
A rare observer looking at the dynamic life pace in La Defense business district
Paris has it's own share of 60ies city planning mistakes. This is area next to Gare de Lyon
Of course, there is much more to visit and explore in Paris than this overview was able to touch. Paris is almost inexhaustible urban treasury which can be digged, digged, digged. More places worth to visit you can see in the interactive map below the article. Both the described list and the map will be supplemented after the next time when PhotoPlaces.eu visits Paris.
INTERACTIVE MAP OF PARIS PHOTO PLACES
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FILE – Amelie Christelle Sakkalis, pictured in an undated photo, was found dead on Highway 1 north of Boston Bar Aug. 22, 2018. (IHIT handout)
B.C. man who killed Belgian tourist near Boston Bar gets life in prison, no parole until 2042
Sean McKenzie pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of 28-year-old Amelie Christelle Sakkalis
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An Okanagan man who brutally killed a Belgian tourist north of Boston Bar last summer won’t be eligible for parole until 2042, but a lack of motive means he could remain in prison for much longer.
Sean McKenzie, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in September for his role in killing 28-year-old Amelie Christelle Sakkalis, a tourist backpacking through Canada. She was hitchhiking alone from Penticton before she was killed. The two did not know each other.
Sakkalis’s body was found near Highway 1, north of Boston Bar, on Aug. 22, 2018 at approximately 7:45 p.m. McKenzie, then 27, was arrested and charged a few weeks into the homicide investigation.
In Supreme Court in New Westminster Tuesday, McKenzie chose not to address Sakkalis’ six family members who travelled from Belgium for the sentencing hearing.
“It’s not a lack of want, I feel like my counsel covered it quite well,” he told Justice Martha M. Devlin. “It’s difficult to get these words out, it’s the actual saying of these things.”
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The court heard that McKenzie picked Sakkalis up in Hedley the afternoon she was killed, while he was on his way to Vancouver to fly to Burns Lake for a job as a cook on a work site. CCTV footage in Princeton sometime after 2 p.m. showed the pair in McKenzie’s white Astro van – Sakkalis looking unharmed in the passenger seat.
But near Manning Park, McKenzie pulled off Highway 3 to look for a phone charger. It was then that he began to violentally attack the young traveller.
Over the span of two hours, he struck Sakkalis with the butt of a hunting knife, bound her with electrical tape and then sexually assaulted her before getting back onto the highway to head for Hope. According to the agreed statement of facts, Sakkalis asked why McKenzie was assaulting her a number of times, only for him to answer “because.”
The court heard that Sakkalis tried to escape – at one point freeing her hands from the tape – only to be bound again. McKenzie drove 12 kilometres north of Boston Bar, to a heavily forested area down an unpaved dirt road. It was then that he took her out of his van, stabbed her 42 times and left her to die.
Crown said that McKenzie was unprovoked when he attacked Sakkalis, calling his gruesome actions sadistic, predatory and “exceptionally brutal.”
McKenzie, who had no criminal record prior to killing, threw Sakkalis’s belongings in a nearby pile of dirt and drove away, the court heard. Five minutes later, he called his best friend and lied that he had woken up and found her dead. He then called 911 but pretended that that he was also a victim.
McKenzie was initially arrested at the scene of the killing, but was released the next day. On Sept. 14, upon being re-arrested, he confessed to police.
McKenzie’s lawyer, speaking on his behalf, told the court he feels shame for his actions and knows “he has taken from her [Amelie’s] family someone very precious and he acknowledges that and knows he cannot make that right.”
He added that McKenzie chose to call 911, despite initially lying about what had happened, and later confessed after hearing how tired the investigators were as they worked to solve the case.
But while McKenzie’s guilty plea saved the Sakkalis family from a lengthy trial, which would likely include brutal details about what took place that day, the family received no closure as to why he did what he did.
“I have asked him a number of times,” his lawyer said, adding that his client’s lack of motive will likely inhibit any chance of parole in the future.
Justice Devlin agreed with a joint submission from Crown counsel and defense, which asked for life imprisonment – the mandatory sentence – and no parole for 23 years. Devlin also ordered McKenzie be placed on the federal sex offender registry.
‘I was terrified every time she went travelling alone’
The court heard from both Sakkalis’ mother and sister who read victim impact statements reflecting on who she was and the struggles they have faced since her untimely death.
“My entire life is in shambles,” Justine Sakkalis, the victim’s sister, told the court, adding that she last saw her sister three years ago and had been hoping to see her soon to share stories of their separate travels.
“We didn’t write much because of the time difference,” she said. “We wanted to speak in person once she’d be back.”
Since her sister’s death, Justine said she’s struggled with insomnia, constant anxiousness and a fear of travelling – that her life has been put on “standby.”
“Family is very important to me,” she said. “My fiance is an only child and now I am, as well. Our child or children will never have the chance to meet their dear aunt and will never be able to play with cousins.”
Through a thick, French accent, Sakkalis’ mother, Anne Delory, told the court how her daughter had a passion for travelling, discovering different cultures and cared about global warming and injustice against women and migrants.
“I was terrified every time she went travelling alone, but when you love your children you let them live their dreams” she said through tears. “She had a special dream to go to Canada to discover your beautiful country for herself.”
While Sakkalis will be remembered for her love of gardening and belief that everyone should feel free, her mother told the court their family “struggles to survive each day” and she still finds herself facing the difficult realization her daughter is gone. Her daily reminder is the memorial for Sakkalis in a flowerbed in their family garden.
“I’m 58 years old and I’m not ashamed that every night when I go to sleep, I kiss a little box where there is some of her ashes,” she said. “I hold a little Canadian teddy bear very tightly in my arms to try to fall asleep [with] tears in my eyes.”
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PIPILOTTI PRESENTING PARASIMPATICO
by Matteo Menotto November 10, 2011 May 10, 2014 0
From 9 November to 18 December 2011, the Fondazione Nicola Trussardi is presentingParasimpatico, curated by Massimiliano Gioni, the first major solo exhibition by Pipilotti Rist in Italy. The setting for the Swiss artist’s new project is the former Cinema Manzoni, which for over fifty years was one of the most important movie theaters in Milan, and has been closed to the public since 2006.
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edited by: Matteo Menotto
Pipilotti Rist is one of the most highly respected, unconventional voices in art today: she has had solo shows in the world’s best-known museums—including MoMA in New York and Centre Pompidou in Paris—and has participated in major international events such as the Venice Biennale and the biennials of Berlin, Sydney andLyon. In 2009 she presented her first feature-length film, Pepperminta, at the Venice Film Festival.
Floating visions, vibrant, psychedelic colors, hypnotic soundtracks, sensuality and ethereality are some of the main ingredients in the world of Pipilotti Rist, which lies at the border between dreams and reality. Her luxuriant videos and multimedia installations explore human sexuality and media culture with a playful, provocative blend of fantasy and everyday life, with images in movement transforming familiar subjects, themes and places into fascinating kaleidoscopes.
For Pipilotti Rist, video images are a projection of desires and emotions, a new form of organic life that viewers can perceive not just with their eyes but with their bodies. Often hidden in unexpected places—toilets, liquor bottles, seashells and handbags—or projected onto evocative surfaces—church ceilings or giant television screens—her installations are explorations of the senses, all-enveloping experiences in which all physical and psychological distance from the viewer is abolished. In Rist’s visual journeys, viewers often find themselves in spaces with topsy-turvy proportions, reduced to lilliputian scale before giant images that heighten the sensation of childhood memories of a pure world, where corporeality seems reconciled with rationality and where sensuality takes on an almost spiritual dimension, sometimes tinged with irony and melancholy.
The gateway into Pipilotti Rist’s work is our emotional side, the part of us that reacts involuntarily to external stimuli.
This observation inspired the title for her show with the Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Parasimpatico: with her usual sense of humor, Pipilotti Rist is referring to the division of the nervous system that governs the body’s involuntary functions, such as digestion, relaxation, rest and energy storage.
Like her previous installations, this project conceived for the former Cinema Manzoni combines old and new work, with the objective of transforming the former theater into a huge living creature, mingling cinema and television, hallucinations and high-definition images. In Parasimpatico, Pipilotti Rist wraps the sumptuously decorated spaces of the Manzoni—from the lobby to the grand staircase, and from the auditorium to the bar—in a new skin of images, an all-enveloping carousel of sound, light, and color that restores a joyous magic to what was once Milan’s most prestigious movie theater, in a final flutter of life before its definitive transformation. This exhibition by Pipilotti Rist will be a unique opportunity to see the spaces of the former Cinema Manzoni in their original beauty, after five years of closure.
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AED 8 billion landmark destination located in the heart of the Cultural District on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island
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AMMAN, Jordan - Nov. 26, 2019 - PRLog -- H.H Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, launched Saadiyat Grove, an AED 8 billion inclusive community located in the heart of Abu Dhabi's
Cultural District on Saadiyat Island and developed by Aldar Properties.
H.H Sheikh Khalid visited the Saadiyat Grove Experience Centre at Mamsha Al Saadiyat and viewed the designs and the master plan of the 242,000 square metre development, accompanied by His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of Aldar Properties, and Talal Al Dhiyebi, Aldar's Chief Executive Officer.
During his visit, H.H. Sheikh Khalid attended a presentation that demonstrated the impact Saadiyat Grove will have, from transforming the retail, tourism and leisure plans of Abu Dhabi, to contributing to the emirate's GDP and attracting foreign direct investments to the capital. The presentation also outlined how Saadiyat Grove will redefine retail and living by bringing new and innovative designs to one of Abu Dhabi's most sought-after destinations.
H.H. Sheikh Khalid also received an update on progress achieved on Phase One of the development, which includes the completion of all design works and awarding of the first construction contract. This first contract consists of enabling and piling works, which have already started.
Saadiyat Grove will feature 60,000 square metres of experiential retail, entertainment, and leisure space designed to create an inclusive community, as well as 3,706 residential units, 170 of which will be branded residential units. There will also be a selection of hotels, and co-working spaces designed to support new enterprises and startups, and to promote a culture of entrepreneurship.
Phase One of Saadiyat Grove will include 606 residential units and around 200 retail units, supported by a range of amenities such as gyms, pools, kids play areas, community gardens and a running track that will connect the whole project.
Saadiyat Island is already home to Louvre Abu Dhabi, Manarat Saadiyat, five luxury beach resorts, top educational institutes including NYU Abu Dhabi and Cranleigh School. Saadiyat Grove, along with the future museums planned, will further cement Saadiyat Island's status as the destination of choice in Abu Dhabi, and will draw together three museums in one place: Louvre Abu Dhabi, which opened to international acclaim in November 2017; Zayed National Museum, the UAE's first national museum, which is currently underconstruction; and the planned Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
The project is in line with Aldar's strategy focused on creating and delivering exceptional and memorable customer experience
Saadiyat Grove will be developed in phases, with Phase 1 handover commencing 2022.
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West Notes: Hill, Raiders, 49ers, Seahawks
October 12th, 2019 at 3:18pm CST by Sam Robinson
It is possible the Chiefs will have neither of their top two wideouts going into their Week 6 home game against the Texans. Sammy Watkins is listed as doubtful to suit up, and Andy Reid called Tyreek Hill a game-time decision. Hill suffered an unusual clavicle injury early in Week 1 and has not played since. The veteran wideout, whose status for the Chiefs’ early-season games was in doubt for months because of more off-field trouble, returned to practice last week. Hill not playing would give the Chiefs’ auxiliary trio of Demarcus Robinson, Mecole Hardman and Byron Pringle — each of whom having posted a 100-yard game this season — an interesting opportunity to work in bigger roles. Hill’s return not coming in Week 6 would almost certainly mean a Week 7 re-emergence.
Here is the latest from the West divisions:
The NFC’s final unbeaten team now will start two backup tackles, with 49ers right tackle Mike McGlinchey undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery this week. Kyle Shanahan said he would be open to a trade but does not view one as making sense presently. “Things got to be available,” Shanahan said, via NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco. “You got to be able to make smart decisions. If there were a smart decision out there, we’d definitely look into it. It doesn’t seem like many are available right now.” The obvious one would be a Trent Williams deal, but it does not sound like the 49ers are willing to meet the Redskins’ asking price. Shanahan coached Williams as Washington’s OC previously. Joe Staley is expected back in a few weeks.
A natural Jay Gruden landing spot would be with the Raiders, considering older brother Jon is in his second season as their coach. While expressing disappointment in the Redskins’ decision to fire his brother, Jon Gruden did not want to speculate on adding Jay to his staff, per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Scott Bair. Jay Gruden worked on his brother’s Buccaneers staffs from 2002-08, doing so as an offensive assistant. Jay was an Arena League quarterback for part of that span. The Raiders bringing Jay Gruden in would create an interesting “Cincinnati West” makeup, with former Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther working as the Raiders’ DC. Guenther and Jay Gruden worked under Marvin Lewis together. Jay Gruden said he does not intend to coach again in 2019 but will pursue other HC jobs in advance of the 2020 season.
Daryl Worley has started all five Raiders games this season, doing so as an outside cornerback. But with Nevin Lawson back on the roster after a suspension, and fourth-round rookie Isaiah Johnson set to resume practicing this week, the Raiders envision Worley transitioning into a hybrid role, Bair notes. Lamarcus Joyner already operates in that capacity in Oakland, but Jon Gruden sees Worley playing both safety and nickel in what the coach seems to view as a malleable secondary. Johnson, who is on IR, is likely to start practicing next week, Bair adds.
The Seahawks will likely be without two offensive line starters Sunday. Left tackle Duane Brown and right guard D.J. Fluker are doubtful to face the Browns. Seattle placed backup Ethan Pocic on IR on Friday, leaving the unit thin on its Cleveland trip. George Fant is expected to start at left tackle, and the Seahawks have interior linemen Joey Hunt and Jordan Roos on their roster as possible Fluker replacements. Hunt has three career starts, Roos zero.
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Contract Details: Williams, Webb, Verrett
March 15th, 2019 at 2:47pm CST by Sam Robinson
Here are the latest particulars in recently agreed-upon contracts, courtesy of the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson (unless otherwise noted).
Tyrell Williams, WR (Raiders): Four years, $44.3MM. $22MM guaranteed (Twitter link via Wilson).
B.W. Webb, CB (Bengals): Two years, $10.5MM. $2.5MM guaranteed. $1.5MM signing bonus (Twitter link).
Jeff Heuerman, TE (Broncos): Two years, $9MM. $2MM fully guaranteed, per Mike Klis of 9News.
Mike Davis, RB (Bears): Two years, $6MM. $3MM guaranteed. $2MM signing bonus (Twitter link).
D.J. Fluker, OL (Seahawks): Two years, $6MM. $1MM signing bonus (Twitter link).
Jason Verrett, CB (49ers): One year, $3.6MM. $1MM guaranteed. $400K signing bonus (Twitter link).
Markus Golden, OLB (Giants): One year, $3.75MM. $2.25MM guaranteed (Twitter link).
Brian Poole, CB (Jets): One year, $2MM. $1MM signing bonus (Twitter link).
Marcedes Lewis, TE (Packers): One year, $2.1MM. $500K signing bonus, per Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com.
Bruce Ellington, WR (Patriots): One year, $895K. $25K signing bonus (via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, on Twitter).
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Seahawks To Re-Sign D.J. Fluker
March 14th, 2019 at 12:07pm CST by Zach Links
The Seahawks are finalizing a new two-year deal for guard and Patrice O’Neal lookalike D.J. Fluker (Twitter link via Mike Garafolo of NFL.com). The pact is worth up to $9MM, tweets Herbie Teope of NFL.com. The Seahawks also signed guard Mike Iupati on Thursday morning, but there’s apparently room for both former first-round picks in Seattle.
The Seahawks just lost last year’s 15-game starter at left guard, J.R. Sweezy, to the Cardinals, but things are shaping up nicely on the interior line between Iupati’s arrival and Fluker’s new contract.
Fluker joined the Seahawks last offseason after having spent the 2017 campaign with the Giants. He proceeded to start nine of his 10 games with Seattle, as a hamstring injury forced him to sit out a handful of contests. Pro Football Focus wasn’t particularly fond of his performance in 2018, ranking him 68th among 77 eligible offensive guards.
However, he was an integral member of the club’s top-rated rushing attack in 2018, and Seattle has been working hard to retain him. Although there were no other teams publicly connected to him as of yet, he would surely have attracted more suitors in the coming days.
Seahawks Discussing Deal With OL D.J. Fluker
March 12th, 2019 at 10:31pm CST by Ben Levine
After losing guard J.R. Sweezy to the Cardinals, the Seahawks are focused on keeping one of their other free agent linemen. Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times writes that the front office “remains hard at work” at retaining D.J. Fluker.
A league source told Condotta that the Seahawks and Fluker’s camp were “still talking” as the two sides worked towards a resolution. This is the first reported interest in Fluker, although he’ll likely garner more suitors as the free agent class dries up.
The 28-year-old offensive lineman joined the Seahawks last offseason after having spent the 2017 campaign with the Giants. The former first-rounder proceeded to start nine of his 10 games with Seattle, as a hamstring injury forced him to sit out a handful of games. Pro Football Focus wasn’t particularly fond of his performance in 2018, ranking him 68th among 77 eligible offensive guards.
Earlier today, Sweezy left Seattle to ink a two-year deal with the Cardinals.
Extra Points: 2019 NFL Draft, Stidham, Lock, Redskins, Phillips, Seahawks, Fluker, Sweezy
January 25th, 2019 at 9:54pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg
The NFL combine is right around the corner, and the draft isn’t too far away. With that in mind, Matt Miller of Bleacher Report spoke to some league talent evaluators, and had a few interesting nuggets on the quarterbacks in this year’s class. A “lead AFC personnel man” told Miller that Missouri quarterback Drew Lock “really helped himself” during this week’s Senior Bowl practices, and could be the top quarterback selected this April.
The same personnel guy told Miller that Duke quarterback Daniel Jones helped himself as well, and that his mechanics looked good in practice. Miller writes that Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham also boosted his stock this week, and that three scouts told him Stidham could even climb into the end of the first round. Stidham has been projected as a Day 2 guy in most mock drafts, so that would be a pretty significant leap for him.
Here’s more from around the league this Friday night:
The Redskins made a coaching move this evening, and it could end up impacting the Rams. Washington hired Brian Angelichio to be their tight ends coach, the team announced in a tweet, and he’ll be replacing Wes Phillips on Jay Gruden’s staff. Phillips is the son of NFL-lifer and current Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network tweets that Phillips is a “potential fit” in Los Angeles. Rapsheet notes that the Rams will be in need of a quarterbacks coach when Zac Taylor officially departs to become the Bengals’ new head coach, and notes that Phillips will be “one to watch.” Wade has become one of the funniest and most personable coordinators in the league the past couple of years, and a Phillips family reunion would be a lot of fun.
The Seahawks’ offensive line was a big part of their success this year, as they helped pave the way for their first productive ground game in years. Now Seattle will have to make some decisions on whether they want to keep last year’s line intact. Starting guards D.J. Fluker and J.R Sweezy are both scheduled to be unrestricted free agents this spring, and Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times writes that the team “would like to keep both and will work to get that done.” Both players received below average grades from Pro Football Focus, but Seattle was apparently happy enough with their play.
In case you missed it, an update on the latest assistant coaching moves.
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West Notes: Hawks, 49ers, Broncos, Chiefs
December 6th, 2018 at 9:18pm CST by Dallas Robinson
Before he signed with a one-year, $8MM deal with the Vikings in March, defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson received a $4-5MM offer to stay with the Seahawks, as he explained to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press (Twitter link). “The contract they offered me was terrible. It wasn’t what they told me when I left after the exit meetings,” Richardson said. “When my agent told me the offer, I told him, ‘They can keep that.’” Richardson has excelled for Minnesota this season: Pro Football Focus currently grades him as the league’s No. 36 interior defender, while Richardson is tied for sixth among defensive tackles with 14 quarterback hits. Given that he only inked a one-year pact, Richardson will be able to hit the free agent market again in 2019 at the age of 28.
Here’s more from the NFL’s two West divisions:
In her first comments to the media after Reuben Foster was arrested on domestic violence charges in Tampa last month, Foster’s ex-girlfriend Elissa Ennis indicated the 49ers attempted to intervene during Foster’s arrest. It’s unclear whether Ennis was referring to San Francisco staffers or other players, but the club has issued a statement nonetheless. “The 49ers fully cooperated with authorities, assisted in locating Mr. Foster and in no way impeded their investigation,” said the team. San Francisco, of course, immediately waived Foster following the arrest, but he was claimed by the Redskins. Tampa Police are still reviewing the case against Foster, but an arraignment is tentatively scheduled for January 3, tweets Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area.
The Broncos lost one of their most important offensive players in Emmanuel Sanders on Wednesday, but they did get a little lucky in acquiring fellow receiver Andre Holmes off waivers from the Bills, as Mike Klis of 9News explains (Twitter link). Sanders went down with a torn Achilles at 12:06 MT, and Denver’s doctors had diagnosed him 14 minutes later. When practice ended at 1:20, Broncos offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave relayed to the club’s personnel department that he had coached Holmes while the two were in Oakland. Five minutes before the waiver deadline, the Broncos put in a claim on Holmes.
Austin Reiter‘s two-year extension with the Chiefs has a maximum value of $5.5MM, tweets Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. Reiter, a reserve offensive lineman, will receive a $1MM signing bonus that, as Joel Corry of CBSSports.com notes (via Twitter) will prorate over three seasons given that Reiter signed his new deal before the close of the 2018 campaign. Reiter, 27, was projected to become a restricted free agent next spring, but he’ll now get a little more financial security instead of a non-guaranteed RFA tag. He started four games at center for Kansas City earlier this year while Mitch Morse was injured.
Seahawks guard D.J. Fluker is expected to miss several weeks with a hamstring strain, head coach Pete Carroll told reporters, including Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times (Twitter link). Fluker, who inked a one-year, $1.5MM deal with Seattle this year, hasn’t played very well during his first season in the Pacific Northwest, as PFF grades him as a bottom-15 guard among 79 qualifiers. Former undrafted free agent Jordan Simmons will take over at right guard for the time being.
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Seahawks Notes: Thomas, Fluker, Fant, Hill
July 21st, 2018 at 3:42pm CST by Sam Robinson
Earl Thomas remains at an impasse with the Seahawks, who’ve stripped the defense — at least, their first and third levels of it — almost completely bare of Thomas’ Super Bowl teammates this offseason. But future franchise tags give the Seahawks the leverage on Thomas in this holdout, Bucky Brooks of NFL.com writes. The 29-year-old safety skipping regular-season weeks would obviously cost him financially, and he must report by the midseason point to avoid his contract tolling over to 2019. Thomas’ four-year, $40MM deal expires after this season. Pete Carroll expects Thomas to be at camp, but Brooks writes the Seahawks probably don’t want to pay him $12MM per year (or north, if the three-time All-Pro is intent on surpassing Eric Berry‘s $13MM-AAV deal that doubles as the safety high-water mark) in what’s been an oddly soft safety market.
If the Seahawks do decide to get serious about a trade, Brooks notes that, beyond the Cowboys, the Chargers, 49ers, Buccaneers and Bengals are the most logical destinations. The Bolts drafted Derwin James and have Jahleel Addae on the books for three more seasons, but Brooks cites the need for a deep centerfielder-type safety nonetheless. And Thomas has a history with Los Angeles DC Gus Bradley. He has a background with San Francisco DC Robert Saleh as well. The Bengals hosted Eric Reid on a visit that went poorly, but they were only in the market for a backup safety at that time. Tampa Bay spent plenty to add to its defensive front this offseason and added three DBs in the draft’s middle rounds. The Bucs boast Chris Conte and second-year man Justin Evans as their top safeties.
Here’s the latest out of Seattle:
A Chargers trade for Thomas wouldn’t add up with the franchise’s usual M.O., Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune notes. Tom Telesco and football ops president John Spanos aren’t big on parting with draft capital, with Krasovic adding that extensions for Philip Rivers and Melvin Gordon — along with Los Angeles’ approximate $9MM cap-space total — would also impede a move like this.
Should the Seahawks deal Thomas, Delano Hill would be the favorite to succeed him alongside Bradley McDougald, Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times notes. McDougald would move to free safety, with Hill — a 2017 third-rounder — making his starting-lineup debut as Seattle’s strong safety. Hill ran with the starters in Thomas’ stead during minicamp.
The right side of Seattle’s offensive line figures to be manned by tackle Germain Ifedi and guard D.J. Fluker, per Condotta, who adds Fluker could be an option at tackle if Ifedi struggles. Fluker, though, has not played much tackle since the Chargers shuttled him to guard prior to the 2015 season. However, former left tackle starter George Fant will be thrust into the right tackle competition in training camp, Condotta writes. Fant is expected to be healthy after suffering a torn ACL last summer and would profile as the Seahawks’ swing tackle if Ifedi keeps the top right-edge job.
Amara Darboh (eight receptions, 71 yards in 2017) received essentially a redshirt year as a rookie, but Condotta notes the Seahawks are “counting on” the third-round pick to see a significant playing-time uptick this season. Seattle has Tyler Lockett and recently added UFAs Jaron Brown and Brandon Marshall. However, the latter is coming off a poor season and spent time recovering from multiple injuries this offseason. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound Darboh’s role could hinge on how Marshall fares in camp. Seattle did not guarantee Marshall much, so it’s not certain the 34-year-old target makes the roster.
Amara Darboh
Delano Hill
George Fant
West Notes: Lynch, Johnson, Seahawks
May 6th, 2018 at 6:44pm CST by Sam Robinson
With both Josh Allen and Josh Rosen still on the board when the Broncos picked at No. 5, Denver bypassed the draft’s top-tier quarterback contingent and instead took a player in Bradley Chubb John Elway wanted enough to nullify a trade with the Bills. Paxton Lynch likely factored into that decision. The No. 26 overall pick in 2016, Lynch has struggled with performance and injuries in his two-year career. And after he lost a one-sided competition to Trevor Siemian last year, Lynch is no longer competing for the starting job. But Elway is not ready to throw in the towel on the former Memphis standout. Picking another quarterback would have essentially doomed Lynch’s Denver tenure. The Broncos are not going to bring in another QB for OTAs, and while Elway didn’t rule out a possible addition later in the offseason, Denver’s QB room could well be Case Keenum, Chad Kelly and Lynch by the time camp commences.
“We are not kicking him to the curb. He can still develop,” Elway said, via Mike Klis of 9News. “When we drafted him two years ago, as I said, we knew it was going to take some time. We are not going to bring another one in for OTAs. We will take a peek at that. It will be those two and Case. We are going to OTAs with those guys and go from there.”
The Broncos are clearly betting big on Keenum’s 2017 being a legitimate turning point and not an aberration, and the respective showings of Allen and Rosen may be tied, to some degree, to the Broncos’ decision to go with Keenum instead. And the Broncos now have a season to further evaluate Lynch before his fifth-year option decision — regarding a steep 2019 salary that will likely be north of $15MM — comes next May.
Here’s the latest from some other Western-division headquarters.
The Seahawks are going to experiment with two rookies at different positions. Fifth-round pick Tre Flowers will shift from safety to cornerback, per Brady Henderson of ESPN.com. The 6-foot-3 Oklahoma State product fits the profile of a player the Seahawks would prefer at corner, although he played mostly safety at the Big 12 program. Seattle made a similar move last May in shuttling Mike Tyson from safety to corner. Additionally, the team will try fifth-round offensive lineman Jamarco Jones at both tackle and guard, Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times notes. Jones started the past two seasons as Ohio State’s left tackle. Condotta adds the Hawks have Ethan Pocic and newcomer D.J. Fluker tentatively tabbed as starters at left and right guard, respectively.
Speaking of positional preferences, the Raiders may view Derrick Johnson as a middle linebacker, per Scott Bair of NBC Sports Bay Area. While this would make sense because of Johnson’s extensive experience as a Chiefs inside linebacker, the last time he played in a 4-3 scheme he served as an outside ‘backer. Prior to the Chiefs moving to a 3-4 look in 2009, Johnson spent most of his time on the outside. He started for four seasons in that role. Bair adds that it appears Tahir Whitehead is slated to play on the outside, noting that Marquel Lee and Nicholas Morrow may be competing for the middle ‘backer job. Whitehead has experience at both middle and outside linebacker in a 4-3 setup.
Seattle may look to add wide receiver Damore’ea Stringfellow, per Condotta. Despite being a 2017 UDFA, Stringfellow came to the Seahawks’ rookie minicamp and fared well. Pete Carroll indicated Stringfellow’s 6-foot-2, 218-pound frame is something the team is intrigued by. The Seahawks would have to waive a player from their 90-man offseason roster to make room for the former Ole Miss Rebel and Washington Husky.
Paxton Lynch
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Contract Details: Richardson, Fluker, Pats
March 26th, 2018 at 5:11pm CST by Zach Links
Some details on recent free agent deals:
Sheldon Richardson, DT (Vikings): One year, $7MM deal. $7.8MM guaranteed ($5.8MM base + $2MM signing bonus). $200K workout bonus. Incentives up to $3MM, but categorized as Not Likely To Be Earned (NLBTE) for cap purposes (Twitter link via Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune).
D.J. Fluker, OL (Seahawks): One year, $1.5MM deal. $300K guaranteed. Cap charge of $1.37MM (Twitter link via Brady Henderson of ESPN.com).
Marquis Flowers, LB (Patriots): One year, $2.55MM deal. $1.05MM base salary. $200K signing bonus. Up to $400K in roster bonuses plus $50K workout bonus. Incentives package: $100K for playing 30% of the defensive snaps, $300K for 40%, $550K for 50%, and $800K for 60% (In 2017, Flowers played 26 percent of the defensive snaps) (Twitter link via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com).
Marquis Flowers
Seahawks To Sign OL D.J. Fluker
The Seahawks have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with former Giants offensive lineman D.J. Fluker, sources tell Mike Garafolo of NFL.com (Twitter links).
Fluker, a former first-round pick, appeared in nine games with six starts for the Giants in 2017. He was ranked as Pro Football Focus’ No. 56 ranked player at the position, placing him as a low-end starter/high-end backup. He earned much better grades during his first two seasons in the league as a tackle with the Chargers.
Last year, the Seahawks’ offensive line surrendered 209 pressures, per Pro Football Focus, as their zone blocking scheme netted them very little on outside zone runs. Seattle hopes that Fluker will help bolster a unit that has been a weak spot for multiple seasons.
Fluker also met with the Colts before signing with Seattle.
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When Ashleigh isn't answering phones, building websites, managing social media accounts or planning future marketing efforts, you can find her doing pretty much anything her colleagues need. However, her time out of the office is quite simple as she enjoys taking care of her niece and nephews, working out and hanging out with friends. Even though she was born and raised in Summerville, Ashleigh currently resides in Mount Pleasant, which makes her drive to our Daniel Island office much better!
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Carnoux en Provence
The Departement of Bouches du Rhone - Pop.: 7.500 h.
18 km from Marseilles via the N8 or the A50 and 8 km from Cassis via the D41E.
Carnoux is a pretty town strategically situated 18 km from Marseilles and 8km from Cassis and the sea-side. Surrounded by scrub-land and fragrant hillsides, Carnoux is a modern town with a series of tidy avenues encircling the town centre and its gardens. Several residential areas and new subdivisions surround the town.
Carnoux is not really on the tourist trail. Its major asset is to be near Marseilles (France's second largest city), and to offer a pleasant life-style close to nature for those who work or attend the Marseilles University.
In the beginning, Carnoux was created by a group of French people who were repatriated from Marocco in 1965, and who wanted to settle in Provence. They pooled their resources and bought 300 hectares of land from Aubagne and Roquefort la Bédoule. Without any subsidies or public aid, they courageously and intelligently built the major part of the town's infrastrucutre which then enabled them to invite their compatriots to come and live in Carnoux.
The first municipal council with an idential status to other French councils was only set up in 1967. Perhaps this explains why you will not find "Historic sites" to visit !
What to see:
Eglise Notre Dame d'Afrique (1964).
Mémorial aux Morts d' Outre-Mer.
Leisure activities:
Hiking, horse-riding, mountain biking.
Forest-park and nature walks.
Grey-hound racing. Tennis. Horse-riding. Swimming pool.
Tourist residence. Hotel-restaurant.
Furnished apartments. Holiday rentals.
Rural holiday cottages (gites).
Neighbouring villages:
Roquefort la Bedoule ( km), Cassis ( 8km), Aubagne(4 km), Ceyreste (km).
Hotels in Carnoux
Arts & Artists
Villages in the Bouches du Rhone (120)
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Yellowstone Celebrates 25 Years of Wolves' Return
Jordan Cove LNG: From Flatline to Pipeline?
Jordan Cove, above, is the potential site of a large liquefied natural gas terminal, which would have a capacity of 6 million tons annually. (Visitor7/Wikimedia Commons)
PORTLAND, Ore. – Residents of Coos Bay, Ore., who think a years-long fight over a liquefied natural-gas terminal is over might be wrong.
A Canadian energy company backing the Jordan Cove terminal signed a preliminary deal last week with a Japanese power company, agreeing to purchase 1.5 million tons of liquefied gas annually.
The deal comes after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied a permit for the Jordan Cove terminal earlier this month, said Nick Abraham, a research fellow at the Sightline Institute.
"The announcement earlier this month was heralded as this end-all decision that the permit was nixed, so that the project was likely dead," said Abraham. "But a big part of this was whether they could secure demand for the project."
The natural-gas terminal would serve energy markets in Asia, where Abraham noted demand has dipped in the last few years. However, the recently signed agreement shows the project might still have value to Asia.
Supporters argue the terminal will bring jobs to the region. Opponents point out environmental concerns, and a 232-mile pipeline that would cut through southern and central Oregon.
Abraham said FERC cited local opposition to the terminal and pipeline in its reasoning for denying a permit.
"What these public hearings for this project have shown, what public outcry has shown, is that the opposition is in much greater numbers than the people trying to push the project through," he added.
According to Abraham, memories of a natural-gas pipeline leak in Porter Ranch, Calif., last October have scared some on the West Coast. In that case, 11,000 people were evacuated because of the severity of the leak. Porter Ranch residents are just now returning to their homes.
Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service - OR
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Resource Law LLC’s managing director appointed as Judicial Commissioner
Home News Resource Law LLC’s managing director appointed as Judicial Commissioner
SINGAPORE – Global law firm Reed Smith announced today that Mohan Subbaraman, managing director of its Formal Law Alliance (FLA) partner in Singapore, Resource Law LLC, has been appointed by the President of Singapore as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore for a term of two years with effect from 3 January 2020.
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Commenting on his appointment, Mohan said: "I am deeply humbled by the appointment and the awesome responsibility that accompanies it. I have enjoyed my time at Resource Law immensely and will miss the fraternity of my colleagues, at both Resource Law and Reed Smith. It is my fervent wish that the Reed Smith Resource Law Alliance continues to flourish and grow from strength to strength."
Bernard Yee, managing director (designate), said: "Mohan was an integral part of the setting up of Resource Law and the Reed Smith Resource Law Formal Law Alliance in Singapore, and in helping to establish the Alliance’s footprint in Singapore and abroad. The firm is also indebted to Mohan for his unstinting dedication to the training and mentoring of the younger lawyers in the firm.
"Mohan was appointed a Senior Accredited Specialist in Maritime and Shipping Law in 2019. His appointment to the bench is further recognition of his integrity and professionalism. We wish Mohan a long and successful career on the bench of the Supreme Court. Looking forward, I would also like to welcome Collin Seah who will be joining us as a director of Resource Law in December 2019."
Reed Smith’s presence in Singapore has grown significantly since opening in 2012. In July 2016, the firm announced a substantial, further investment in Singapore when it launched its FLA with Resource Law LLC.
The Reed Smith Resource Law Alliance significantly expanded Reed Smith’s offering in Singapore and enhanced its ability through the FLA to service its clients’ legal requirements in handling multijurisdictional transactions, disputes and cross-border work involving Singapore law, which has continued to benefit clients across the world wishing to do business in Singapore.
Commenting on Mohan’s appointment, Denise Jong, Reed Smith Asia-Pacific managing partner, said: “This is a great opportunity for Mohan and we wish him a very happy career on the Supreme Court bench. Reed Smith’s presence in Asia will continue to grow and prosper and the leadership of Resource Law LLC is in good hands with Bernard. We look forward to continuing to deliver exceptional results for our clients in Singapore and across the Asian markets.”
About Reed Smith
Reed Smith is a dynamic international law firm dedicated to helping clients move their businesses forward. Our belief is that by delivering smarter and more creative legal services, we will not only enrich our clients’ experiences with us, but also support them in achieving their business goals.
Our long-standing relationships, international outlook, and collaborative structure make us the go-to partner for the speedy resolution of complex disputes, transactions, and regulatory matters.
In Singapore, we are in a Formal Law Alliance with Resource Law LLC, with whom we share our offices.
For further information, please visit reedsmith.com.
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You are here: Home / Recreation / Entertainment / Two Powerball tickets with large prizes remain unclaimed
Two Powerball tickets with large prizes remain unclaimed
A couple of valuable Powerball tickets purchased at stores on opposite ends of the state remain unclaimed in Iowa. The tickets, each worth $200,000, were sold at convenience stores in Council Bluffs and Clinton. Iowa Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says the Council Bluffs ticket is for last Saturday’s drawing, while the Clinton ticket is from the drawing on May 6th.
"Most of the time, when you’re talking about prizes of this size, folks come right in and claim the money," Neubauer said. "So, it’s possible that the people who have these tickets don’t even realize that they’re the big winner yet." The people that bought those winning tickets still have plenty of time to claim their prizes.
In Iowa, winners have 365 days from the date of the Powerball drawing in which they won a prize to claim the winnings. The ticket in Council Bluffs was purchased at Eddy’s convenience story at 3434 Nebraska Avenue, while the ticket in Clinton was purchased at Porter’s Convenient 66 at 1512 Lincolnway. Neubauer says a lot of Iowans miss out on collecting cash because they fail to check their lottery tickets.
She says up to a-million-and-a-half dollars goes unclaimed every year in Iowa because the expiration date passes. "Most of the time, however, it’s for small prizes. Three dollars here, five dollars there…it does add up over time to that million-and-a-half dollars," Neubauer said.
The jackpot for tonight’s Powerball drawing is estimated at $129-million.
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Home » Texas Communities We Serve » Personal Injury Lawyers in East Texas
For more than 35 years, the East Texas personal injury lawyers at Roberts & Roberts have fought aggressively for the rights of injured East Texas accident victims. If you have suffered a personal injury due to someone else’s negligence or you were hurt by an unsafe product, please call Roberts & Roberts today at 903-597-6000, or fill out our online contact form. The call costs you nothing … It could mean everything. We answer your calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Our attorneys are ready to explain your rights and help you choose the best legal options. To discuss your case with an experienced, board-certified East Texas personal injury and accident attorney, contact Roberts & Roberts today at 903-597-6000 or fill out our online contact form.
East Texas Area Hospitals and Medical Centers
At Roberts & Roberts, we understand that victims of serious accidents sometimes cannot come to our Tyler office for a free consultation. Our accident lawyers would be happy to meet with you at your home, office or a medical facility in the East Texas area. Below are some of the major hospitals in the East Texas region.
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics, 800 E. Dawson, Tyler, TX 75702. Phone: 800-535-9799
UT Health East Texas, 1000 S. Beckham Ave., Tyler, TX 75701. Phone: 903- 597-0351
Wadley Regional Medical Center, 1000 Pine St., Texarkana, TX 75501. Phone: 903-798-8000
CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System, 2600 St. Michael Dr., Texarkana, TX 75503. Phone: 903-614-1000
Dubuis Hospital of Texarkana – North, 2400 St. Michael Dr., 2nd Floor, Texarkana, TX 75503. Phone: 903-614-7600
Dubuis Hospital of Texarkana – South, 1000 Pine St., 6th Floor, Texarkana, TX 75501. Phone: 903-798-7600
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Texarkana, 515 W. 12th St., Texarkana, TX 75501. Phone: 903-735-5000
Longview Regional Medical Center, 2901 N. Fourth St., Longview, TX 75605. Phone: 903-758-1818
Good Shepherd Medical Center, 700 E. Marshall Ave., Longview, TX 75601. Phone: 903-315-2000
CHRISTUS Hospital – St. Elizabeth, 2830 Calder St., Beaumont, TX 77702. Phone: 409-892-7171
CHRISTUS Dubuis Hospital of Beaumont, 2830 Calder Ave., Beaumont, TX 77702. Phone: 409-899-7680
CHRISTUS Hospital – St. Mary, 3600 Gates Blvd., Port Arthur, TX 77642. Phone: 409-985-7431
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont, 3340 Plaza 10 Blvd., Beaumont, TX 77707. Phone: 409-835-0835
Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, 3080 College St., Beaumont, TX 77701. Phone: 409-212-5000
At Roberts & Roberts, our East Texas personal injury and accident lawyers never charge for hospital or home visits. It is our goal to answer your questions so that you can make informed decisions as we work together to get your life back on track after a serious accident. Call us now for a free case evaluation or to schedule an appointment. We are available to answer your call 24 hours a day at 903-597-6000. You can also fill out our contact form.
Courts in East Texas
The personal injury law firm of Roberts & Roberts is based in East Texas. If you are unsure whether you have an injury claim, let one of our board-certified attorneys review your case and explain your options. In many cases, we can negotiate a fair settlement without a trial, but our experienced East Texas accident lawyers will take your case before the courts whenever it is necessary to get you the compensation you deserve.
Below are the types of East Texas courts which may play a role in your personal injury claim:
Justices of the Peace Courts serve as the small claims courts for Texas.
Constitutional County Courts handle civil actions usually where the amount in controversy is under $10,000, but the amount may vary.
District Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction of Texas.
Courts of Appeals have intermediate appellate jurisdiction in both civil and criminal cases appealed from district or county courts.
The Supreme Court of Texas has statewide, final appellate jurisdiction in most civil cases.
Contact Our East Texas Personal Injury Lawyers Today
The personal injury and accident lawyers of Roberts & Roberts are committed to helping injured people in East Texas receive the compensation they deserve. The qualifications of our attorneys and the national recognition they have received for their work in prior cases let you that know that your East Texas case is in the hands of qualified professionals. Our lawyers can also help families in East Texas who have suffered the wrongful death of a loved one. We have personal injury attorneys in Beaumont and serve many other areas of East Texas.
Your initial consultation is free. You will not have to pay any attorney’s fee unless you are compensated for your injury. Let the experienced East Texas personal injury and accident attorneys at Roberts & Roberts help you. Call us now at 903-597-6000 or contact us online.We can help you obtain the compensation you need to recover fully.
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Home » Texas Communities We Serve » Personal Injury Lawyers in Palestine, Texas
[sgmap w=”400″ h=”300″ z=”15″ col=”red” addr=”palestine,tx” divclass=”addressmap”] The Palestine personal injury lawyers at Roberts & Roberts have over 35 years of experience helping accident victims throughout Texas. We aggressively protect the rights of our clients who have been injured by unsafe practices or products. Whether you’ve been in a vehicle accident in Palestine or suffered a severe injury as a result of someone else’s negligence in another type of accident, you should consult a personal injury attorney.
Call Roberts & Roberts today at 903-597-6000 or fill out our online contact form. The call costs you nothing… It could mean everything. We answer your calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Palestine Area Hospitals and Medical Centers
At Roberts & Roberts, our Palestine personal injury attorneys recognize that hiring a lawyer may not be the first thing on your mind after an accident. However, it’s important to consult an experienced Palestine personal injury and accident attorney as soon as possible after your accident. We understand that victims of serious accidents often cannot come to our office for a free consultation. Our Palestine accident lawyers would be happy to meet with you at your home, office or a medical facility in the Palestine, Texas, area. Below are some of the hospitals serving Palestine accident victims.
Palestine Regional Medical Center, 3215 W. Oak St., Palestine, TX 75801. Phone: 903-731-4496
UT Health – Jacksonville, 501 S. Ragsdale St., Jacksonville, TX 75766. Phone: 903-541-5000
Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville, 2026 S. Jackson, Jacksonville, TX 75766. Phone: 903-541-4500
At Roberts & Roberts, our Palestine personal injury and accident lawyers do not charge for a hospital or home visit. Call us now for a free case evaluation or to schedule an appointment. We are available to answer your call 24 hours a day at 903-597-6000. You can also fill out our contact form.
Courts in Palestine, Texas
Our Palestine personal injury and accident lawyers are often successful at negotiating settlements, but if a favorable settlement cannot be obtained, cases are transferred to our Litigation Section. Below are the courts serving Palestine and Anderson County, which may play a role in your personal injury claim.
Anderson County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, 703 N. Mallard St., Suite 107, Palestine, TX 75801. Phone: 903-723-7486
Anderson County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3, 500 N. Church St., Palestine, TX 75801. Phone: 903-723-7418
Anderson County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4, 703 N. Mallard St., Palestine, TX 75801. Phone: 903-723-7419
Anderson County Court at Law, 500 N. Church St., Palestine, TX 75801. Phone: 903-723-7469.
Anderson County 3rd District Court, 500 N. Church St., Room 18, Palestine, TX 75801. Phone: 903-723-7412
Anderson County 87th District Court, 500 N. Church St., Room 18, Palestine, TX 75801. Phone: 903-723-7412
Anderson County 349th District Court, 500 N. Church St., Room 18, Palestine, TX 75801. Phone: 903-723-7412
The 12th Court of Appeals hears appeals from Anderson County. It is located at 1517 W. Front St., Ste. 354, Tyler, TX 75702. Phone: 903-593-8471
The Supreme Court of Texas has statewide, final appellate jurisdiction in most civil cases. The Supreme Court is in Austin, next to the State Capitol. The Supreme Court of Texas is located at 201 W. 14th, Room 104, Austin, TX 78701. Phone: 512-463-1312
Contact Our Palestine, TX, Personal Injury Lawyers Today
The personal injury and accident lawyers of Roberts & Roberts are committed to helping injured people in Palestine and throughout Texas receive the compensation they deserve for their injuries. Our Palestine accident lawyers also help families who have suffered the wrongful death of a loved one.
The initial consultation is free. We work on a contingency fee basis so you will not have to pay any attorney’s fee unless you are compensated for your injury. Let the experienced Palestine personal injury and accident attorneys at Roberts & Roberts help you. Call us now at 903-597-6000 or contact us online.
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It has been discovered that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDS, such as Cox-2 inhibitors Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex, lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular problems.
Dr. Steven Galson, acting director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research said the FDA concluded that all prescription NSAID drugs could increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. However, it turns out that these prescription drugs are not the only painkillers that should be avoided: The FDA has urged the public to limit the use of over-the-counter pain medications and to use them in strict accordance with the label directions.
Over-the-counter pain relievers to be wary of:
Aleve (made by Bayer) is the first non-prescription NSAID to be added to the list of painkillers associated with heart attacks and strokes. In fact, Aleve is so detrimental to one's health that those who have been taking the drug for nearly three years have been advised to stop using it, while those who opt to continue taking it should take no more than two pills a day for no longer than 10 days (unless otherwise advised by a doctor).
People taking the prescription version of Aleve, Naprosyn, are also being directed to take the drug with extreme caution.
Further, a study administered to discover whether Aleve or Celebrex could prevent Alzheimer's disease showed that those taking Aleve had an estimated 50 percent higher risk of heart attacks and strokes than those taking a placebo.
Total sales of Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra was $4.7 billion in 2004. This level of sales of the patented drugs explains how Doctors have received so much more sales information on these drugs than on the natural, unpatented, far less costly alternatives.
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A new kind of web – don't miss these 11 sites
Jack Widman 13 April, 2008 22:00
Call them Web 2.0 sites or mashups -- or come up with your own trendy term. Whatever you call them, there are sites popping up all over the web that process information in new ways rather than just present it.
Some of them work with information you supply, letting you manipulate, track and share data, such as your schedule or your to-do list. Others, so-called mashups, draw data from different sites and reassemble it to make something new. They're all part of how the Web is evolving beyond just a bunch of point sources for information. Here are 11 examples that show what the new Web can do, from helping you organise your life to adding some personalised fun to it.
GrandCentral
Ever wish you could exercise the same control over incoming phone calls as you do over e-mail? GrandCentral -- now a Google operation -- gives you a new phone number and forwards incoming calls to any other number or numbers you specify.
Depending on who the call is from, you can have it ring through to your work phone, home phone, cell or all at once. You can also direct some calls right to voice mail -- with different greetings for different callers -- and retrieve your voice mail via any browser. Perhaps best of all, you can permanently block calls from anyone you don't want to hear from ever again.
Highrise is an online CRM tool. Basically, it's an easy-to-use database for contacts, reminders and notes. Because it's online, you can share it across your company or team anywhere there is access to a browser.
Highrise offers a free account for up to two users that can store 250 contacts, a Max account at $149 per month for unlimited users and 50,000 contacts, and several levels in between. You can even forward e-mails to a drop box associated with your account, and Highrise adds it as a note on the sender's or recipient's contact page, along with any attached files.
Jott is for those times when you're away from your computer -- but not from your phone -- and you think of something you need to do the next day or want to be reminded of next week. You just call Jott and dictate your message. Jott translates your message to text and e-mails it to you or anyone else whose name and address you've registered.
If the event is in the future, you can tell Jott to send you an e-mail or text message as a reminder. You can also use Jott to post to your blog or to Twitter, or to add tasks to your to-do lists on Remember the Milk (see below) and other such sites.
Remember the Milk is an online to-do list manager with a clean, straightforward interface that raises it above some of its competitors.
As with any desktop calendar program, you create a list of tasks and set due dates -- which you can do with natural-language modifiers such as "tomorrow" or "in two weeks" -- and, if you want, set them to repeat according to a regular schedule. You can add tasks by entering them in your browser or by e-mailing them to Remember the Milk.
Where Remember the Milk beats most desktop programs is its ability to send you a reminder via e-mail, SMS or instant messenger. You can also share your lists with family or team members and let them add tasks too, something impossible with a desktop program outside a server environment.
Information visualisers
You know those portal pages that you can customise with different information sources, such as a Yahoo start page or iGoogle? Pageflakes is the most customisable portal page you can imagine.
The "flakes" on your page can contain almost anything, from the familiar news, weather and sports sites to RSS feeds and blogs, to podcasts, to a Facebook notifier -- there are more than 200,000 available flakes at the moment.
You can also load special-interest pages created by other users and publish as Pagecasts, such as the one set up for tracking the recent March Madness basketball tournament.
The fact that there's no user-controlled way to delete your account will be a deal-breaker for some, and understandably so. Hopefully, the developers will take note of what happened to Facebook and build that capability in. But if you like the idea of a personal Web start page, Pageflakes is the best way to get one.
Opening a Liveplasma map is like entering a solar system of related musical acts or movies. After you enter the name of a band, for example, Liveplasma generates a field of spheres with your band in the center and other similar bands sprinkled around it.
The size of the sphere relates to the popularity of the artist, and its color conveys how similar it is to your target band. Lines connecting the spheres let you track the connections.
The sorting process is a little opaque, and the database has some holes -- entering "Lily Allen" got me a map based on Woody Allen, for example. But it's an amusing way to explore similarities between artists and a visually stunning example of a new way to display information.
WeatherBonk
WeatherBonk, on the other hand, is far from visually stunning, but it'll satisfy anyone who really wants to know what's going on weatherwise.
WeatherBonk pulls data from national weather services such as Weather Underground and the National Weather Service, as well as from numerous personal weather stations run from homes and schools. It displays a screen showing the current forecast, a Google map with temperature data and streams from webcams in your target region. You can even overlay radar and cloud information and animate it. The result ain't pretty, but measured by information per square inch, it's a winner.
Maps mashups
CommunityWalk
You know those little tabs you see when you search in Google Maps for something like "pizza near 90210"? CommunityWalk lets you make your own map with tabs you set by entering addresses or by just clicking on the map.
You can also enter a label and notes for each location. I've used it to make a map of where the members of a local Internet forum live and to plot the locations of a bunch of open houses I wanted to hit one weekend. You can categorise the locations and choose a different icon -- basic or silly -- for each category. And you can make the map Private; Shared, so that anyone you send the URL to can see it; or Public, which lists it on the site and makes it available to search engines.
Want to know how far that walk you took today was? Curious about the distance of your regular morning run? Just go to this site, bring up the Google map of where you do your perambulating and start clicking to place points along your route.
The Gmaps Pedometer will calculate the total distance and, if you enter your weight, even give you an estimation of the number of calories you've burned. That's what it's for, but you can use it to measure any distance. I compared the length of the northern and southern borders of Wyoming (they're not the same, you know) by "walking" the length of them on the map.
HousingMaps
So where are all those apartments on Craigslist, anyway? Go to housingmaps.com, choose a city served by Craigslist from the drop-down menu, enter a price range, number of bedrooms and other sorting criteria that Craigslist offers, and you've got a map showing where all the matching listings are located.
You also get a list of all the postings along the side of the map. Click on the icon next to any post to get a pop-up on the map showing title and address, or click on the listing title to go right to Craigslist. It's helpful if you're planning to move to a new house or apartment, but it's also a great way to pass the time dreaming about moving to a whole new city.
Load the map of your hometown or someplace you just feel like visiting and fly your little Flash-animated biplane around to your heart's content. You can even strafe old workplaces or other locations you have a grudge against.
If you get lost, just dive until you crash into the ground and start over. Goggles opens with a list of 22 locations to start from, including New York and Los Angeles; Helsinki, Finland; Heraklion, Crete; and Mars and the Moon (though I couldn't get maps for the latter two.) There's also a way to set your own start location, though it's a complicated, multistep process. But if you can't find the location you want, just fly there.
Jake Widman is a San Francisco-based freelance writer who misses Paris and sometimes thinks of moving to Portland, Ore. He can be reached at jakewidman@gmail.com.
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How to Curb Your Facebook Addiction
Tech · January 1, 2014 · By Emma Johnson
Wake up in the morning, and what’s the first thing I do? Check my phone. Did any friends text me while I was asleep? How about important emails that may have come in overnight? Next: What’s percolated to the top of my Facebook news feed? What’s trending on Twitter?
The rest of my day is not much better. Dozens of times throughout my waking hours, I peek at the social media buttons on my phone, iPad or laptop, looking for that little adrenaline hit that comes with knowing someone “liked” a pic posted of my kid or “favorited” a snarky tweet. Nothing like killing some time waiting in line at the UPS Store to check my blog traffic and find that I’m having an unusually popular day. Even better to get a message on OkCupid from an intriguing hottie.
The social media high
Sure, all this activity is commonplace. I know because I see you walking down the street, on the subway or in the grocery store, nearly crashing your cart into the tower of Pringles because your eyes weren’t on the aisle but on your phone instead.
But commonplace doesn’t translate to normal, and I have not felt normal about my social media use for a long time. More often than I care to admit, I find my mind craving the digital hit of social media, making it hard to focus on the task at hand.
Brianna Vieira, a 20-year-old Boston University student who estimates she spends two hours per day checking social media on her devices, feels my pain. On the one hand, “there is always news, and Twitter and Facebook are how I stay on top of what is going on.” But on the other hand, this public relations major has been told by her friends that they resent how Vieira often pays more attention to her phone than their conversation when hanging out in person. “My dad gets annoyed with me all the time,” says Vieira, who got her smartphone (a BlackBerry) at age 15. “When I leave a building and walk down the sidewalk, I automatically check my phone. It’s a lot like how a smoker will automatically light up when they leave a building. It’s habit.”
Understanding the addiction
To learn how Vieira and I, and everyone else, can get a grip, I reached out to Pamela Rutledge, a psychologist and director of the Media Psychology Research Center in Los Angeles. I expected her to offer up tips akin to those used to treat substance abuse. Instead, when I asked for advice on how to contend with my “compulsion,” she made me relax a little.
“‘Compulsion’ is a harsh word,” Rutledge says. “Human beings are hardwired for social connection, and all of the sudden, we have all these new digital tools that allow us to connect, but we haven’t had time to learn how to use them.” She compares the Internet and social media to automobiles: “It’s not like everyone in America got a car within the first three years they were invented. But pretty much everyone got on social media right away.” Proof? Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2004. Today, there are more than 1.01 billion active users worldwide.
Rutledge says that social media and easy access to the Internet quench another innate human hunger: the need for knowledge. “The human brain wants to know things, and when there is uncertainty, when we don’t know what is going on, we feel uncomfortable,” she says.
That explains Vieira’s unease when she forgot her phone at home one day. “I was so nervous I was missing important emails,” Vieira says.
I shared with Rutledge how I often feel guilty that I’m stalking my phone instead of being engaged with whatever else I should be doing—especially when I hang out with my two young children. “A lot of that is very normal behavior that has been happening long before Twitter,” Rutledge says. She recalls when her now-grown children were small, and she, too, suffered guilt at the end of a busy day. “I’d be standing in the kitchen, thinking I should be engaged with what the kids were doing, but instead, I focused on the flyers that came home from school,” she says with a laugh. “Adults crave contact with their adult peers. That is nothing new.”
For those feeling as if social media is controlling them—and not the other way around—Rutledge offers these tips:
Use a time diary to track how you spend your minutes throughout the day. I suggest the free version of apps Last5, Chronos or Tictoc. There’s also TimeRabbit, which automatically tracks the minutes you spend on Facebook.
Pay attention to your emotions while you’re using the Internet. Consider whether the activity coincides with excitement, loneliness or anxiety.
After a week, reflect on how your time and feelings stack up against your goals and priorities. Get to the root of why you revert to digital life. Do you check Twitter when you crave adult interaction? Do you ping a friend by chat when you are worried something is going on that you’ll miss?
You may consider using a social media blocking app like Outsmarter, which allows you to control the time you spend on Facebook, chat and online games by blocking those apps at specified times.
Designate the time now freed to satisfy your cravings or reach your goals. Do you want to focus on a certain work project that Instagram was distracting you from? Can you make time for phone calls with old friends rather than poring over their Facebook news feeds? “You have to do something positive with your newfound time, otherwise simply blocking social media will not be productive,” Rutledge says. “You may be well-served to use that time to develop a vision board on Pinterest.”
Whatever goals you set, make them small and achievable. Do not set an agenda to “Be a perfect mother.” Studies show that you will feel much more productive and better if you set and accomplish lots of smaller goals,” Rutledge says.
My takeaway from my interview with this media psychologist? I’m not as cray-cray as I thought! “Just like with anything, technology requires a learning curve for how to use it effectively,” Rutledge assured me. “Right now, people are saying, ‘Holy cow! This is great!’ and checking it all the time.”
Emma Johnson is an American journalist, blogger, radio host, author and media personality. She is best known for her blog Wealthysinglemommy.
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December 6, 2019 / 11:44 AM / a month ago
Santander Brasil revamps investment banking with new hires
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Banco Santander Brasil (SANB11.SA) is making new hires as part of a revamp of its investment banking business in an effort to gain market share.
FILE PHOTO: A women walks past by Santander bank branch in Rio de Janeiro October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
Gustavo Miranda, the new head of investment banking at the bank, has hired Renato Boranga, who was formerly at Moelis & Co (MC.N), as head of mergers and acquisitions.
Miranda, who became head of investment banking in October, has also appointed Pedro Leite da Costa, previously at Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and advisory firm One Partners, as head of equity capital markets (ECM).
Capital markets activity has reached the highest levels in a decade in Brazil this year and is expected to reach record levels next year.
“We intend to finish 2020 in leading positions at the equity league tables,” said Miranda. Santander Brasil, part of Banco Santander (SAN.MC), currently ranks 8th in Refinitiv’s Brazil equities league table.
Miranda expects more initial public offerings among mid-sized Brazilian companies as well as share offerings by state-controlled companies.
Brazilian investors are migrating from fixed income to equities because of record low interest rates. Miranda said new asset management firms had set up and were seeking to invest in local small cap companies.
Miranda has also appointed Giovanni Bosco as head of energy banking, including M&A and ECM. He was previously at the bank’s project finance unit.
The 2020 outlook for mergers and acquisitions is also positive, Miranda said, saying he expects higher volumes next year.
“Proceeds from share offerings will probably be used in acquisitions,” he said, adding that privatizations should also generate large deal volumes.
Santander Brasil is ranked 4th in Refinitiv’s Brazil M&A league table this year, after advising state-controlled oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) on some of the largest deals of the year, such as the $8.6 billion sale of pipeline network company TAG and the $880 mln divestiture of LPG distribution unit Liquigas.
Santander Brasil’s main focus has been on retail banking for the past few years. Under Chief Executive Officer Sergio Rial, the bank gained market share with its consumer loan book growing faster than competitors.
Reporting by Tatiana Bautzer and Carolina Mandl. Editing by Jane Merriman
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December 12, 2019 / 10:05 PM / a month ago
Britain speeds towards Brexit as Johnson wins large majority in election
Guy Faulconbridge, William James
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to end three years of political paralysis and take Britain out of the European Union by Jan. 31.
Brexit represents the country’s biggest political and economic gamble since World War Two, cutting the world’s fifth largest economy adrift from the vast trading bloc and threatening the integrity of the United Kingdom.
For Johnson, who campaigned on a vow to “Get Brexit Done”, victory was a vindication after anti-Brexit opponents tried one maneuver after another to thwart him during his first chaotic months in office.
“We will get Brexit done on time by the 31st of January, no ifs, no buts, no maybes,” a triumphant Johnson told supporters at a rally in London.
“Leaving the European Union as one United Kingdom, taking back control of our laws, borders, money, our trade, immigration system, delivering on the democratic mandate of the people,” he said, reprising the refrains of his successful Brexit referendum campaign of 2016.
Sterling soared, on course for one of its biggest one-day gains in the past two decades
Nearly half a century after Britain joined the EU, Johnson must now strike new international trade deals, preserving London’s position as a top global financial capital and keeping the United Kingdom together.
That last goal looks more challenging, with Scotland voting for a nationalist party that wants an independence referendum, and Irish nationalists performing strongly in Northern Ireland.
“Boris Johnson may have a mandate to take England out of the European Union. He emphatically does not have a mandate to take Scotland out of the European Union,” said Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon.
Her Scottish National Party (SNP) won 48 of Scotland’s 59 seats in the national parliament.
RED WALL CRUMBLES
In England, the Conservatives won large numbers of seats in the opposition Labour Party’s so-called Red Wall, declining industrial heartlands once hostile to Johnson’s party.
Brexit, which has shattered old party loyalties and divided Britain along new fault lines, was the cause of the shift. In the Red Wall, a majority of voters favored leaving the European Union and rejected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s ambiguous stance on the issue.
In a symbolic win, the Conservatives took Sedgefield, once held by former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour’s most successful leader.
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Labour Party's Red Wall across England falls as voters clamor for Brexit
Educated at Eton, the country’s most elite private school, and known for his bombastic rhetoric, Johnson seemed to critics to be an unlikely candidate to win over working class communities, but Brexit helped him redraw the electoral map.
In his victory speech, he struck a rare note of humility as he addressed voters who had deserted Labour in his favor.
“Your hand may have quivered over the ballot paper before you put your cross in the Conservative box, and you may hope to return to Labour next time round, and if that is the case, I am humbled that you have put your trust in me,” he said.
U.S. President Donald Trump was quick to congratulate Johnson.
“Britain and the United States will now be free to strike a massive new Trade Deal after BREXIT. This deal has the potential to be far bigger and more lucrative than any deal that could be made with the E.U.,” Trump wrote on Twitter “Celebrate Boris!”
European politicians were less enthusiastic.
German lawmaker Norbert Roettgen of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party said “the British people have decided and we have to accept their choice. With Johnson’s victory Brexit has become inevitable”.
NO MORE DELAYS
Johnson, 55, will now be able to lead Britain out of the EU by Jan. 31, 10 months after the original deadline of March 29, which was repeatedly pushed back as a gridlocked parliament failed to take any clear decisions on Brexit.
However, with the complex task of negotiating his country’s future relationship with the bloc still ahead of him, he may struggle to reunite a divided nation.
Many voters regard him as a populist charlatan who played fast and loose with the facts and made unrealistic promises.
But his landslide win marks the ultimate failure of the anti-Brexit camp, who tried to thwart the 2016 referendum vote through complex legislative maneuvers and could not convert huge anti-Brexit street protests into a coherent political strategy.
With Labour split and unclear on Brexit, the strongly anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats had hoped to do well but they won only 11 seats, a crushing result. Party leader Jo Swinson lost her seat in Scotland to the SNP and resigned.
With results in from all but one of the 650 parliamentary seats, the Conservatives had won 364, their biggest election win since Margaret Thatcher’s 1987 triumph.
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a Conservative Party event following the results of the general election in London, Britain, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Labour, led since 2015 by the veteran socialist Corbyn, had won just 203 seats, the party’s worst result since 1935.
Corbyn’s offer of nationalizations and big state spending failed to win over voters, while his equivocal position on Brexit left many angry and confused, especially in Red Wall areas where large majorities had voted for Brexit in 2016.
Corbyn said he would quit as Labour leader after a “process of reflection”.
The party now faces a brutal battle between Corbyn’s socialist followers and his centrist critics.
A SOFTER BREXIT?
After Jan. 31, Britain will enter a transition period during which it will negotiate a new relationship with the EU.
This can run until the end of 2022, but the Conservatives have pledged not to extend the transition beyond 2020.
A big majority may allow Johnson to extend trade talks beyond 2020 because he could overrule the Brexit hardline European Research Group (ERG) faction in the party.
“The bigger the Tory majority of course the less influence over this the ERG and Eurosceptics will have,” said hardline Brexiteer Nigel Farage, whose anti-EU campaigning played a major part in persuading former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron to call the 2016 referendum.
“It will be called Brexit but it won’t really be,” Farage said.
Johnson was helped by Farage’s Brexit Party, which stood down hundreds of candidates to prevent the pro-Brexit vote from being split. The insurgent party poached a significant number of voters from Labour.
In his victory speech, Johnson gave no details of how he would handle Brexit after Jan. 31. Instead, he made a typically light-hearted offer to his supporters.
“Let’s get Brexit done but first, my friends, let’s get breakfast done.”
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A salesman, who is well known in Shropshire and the West Midlands for his football achievements as a player and manager, has been recruited to the sales team at award-winning leisure company Salop Leisure.
Richard Brown, who celebrated his 46th birthday on Christmas Day, is the new area sales manager for caravan holiday homes and luxury lodges at the Shrewsbury-based caravan and motorhome dealership.
He will be liaising with holiday home park managers across the Heart of England and Mid Wales and is looking forward to the new challenge.
During his sales career, he has worked for Coca Cola, British American Tobacco, Philip Morris Tobacco, SMKD and Dunlop Agencies.
“In all the sales jobs that I have had to date, I have focused on customer service and building relationships and I am looking forward to meeting caravan park owners and managers,” said Richard.
“I believe a lot of people with disposable income have been holding back on investments until Brexit is decided. Hopefully, 2020 will see a big uptake in caravan sales.”
Away from work, Richard has a passion for football, having been a YTS trainee at Walsall Football Club for two-and-a-half years as a teenager. He played 12 times for the first team in the former Division Four of the Football League and captained the club’s youth team before moving to play non-league football.
He played for Paget Rangers in Birmingham, Rushall Olympic in Walsall, Lye Town. Romulus, Market Drayton and Shifnal Town before stepping into management at Wellington Amateurs, AFC Wufrunians and Ellesmere Rangers.
Having managed Ellesmere Rangers twice, he is now in his third spell at the club as joint manager with Connor Courtney, whose grandmother, Jean, is a long-serving receptionist at Salop Leisure.
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Last Ounce of Courage (2012)
A great movie but not for the reasons you might think. This movie tries and absolutely fails in about every way possible. The story, acting, and even the damn sound is god awful. The movie takes itself way too seriously. I can't get over how incredibly stupid the opening credits are with the motor cycle and American flag waving around. The narration over the visuals is so cheesy. I really want to know who came up with the plot for this film. The story is so incredibly idiotic that even a chimpanzee could probably come up with a better idea than this. On top of that the actors look like they don't give a shit at all. The dialogue is a shit show too, characters will just stare at each other very awkwardly. That one boy (Christian I think is his name) basically bitches and rolls his eyes the entire movie. Christian also has this awful haircut ( like a weird mix between a mullet and a bowl cut ), which instantly makes him look like even more of an asshole. I don't even want to talk about the sound quality because it's just disappointing. Now after all of that you may think I hate this movie, but it's so horrible that I actually love it. It's not even meant to be funny but the awkwardness and bad performances made me laugh out loud while watching this. My absolute favorite scene in the entire movie is when the kids are throwing a talent show dressed up as aliens. The best part is guy sitting in the audience, yelling at all the kids. The poor kids on stage dressed as aliens look like they would rather eat dog shit than be in this movie for another second, and it is absolutely hilarious. Watch this movie and plesedon't get a Christian haircut.
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The Last Unicorn (1982)
First saw this movie when I was 5 and I nearly shit myself. I had nightmares for months. Don't show this to your 5 year old.
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Throughout this website we use terminology to describe soldiers, their officers and various other items of a military nature. The aim of this page is to explain at least some of those items. If you have a question about something you have read on this website which is not covered on this page or any other here then please feel free to contact us on the 'Contact Us' page which can be found on the 'Joining & Contact' drop down.
Private (aka Other Rank or OR, also written Pte):
Lowest rank in the British Battalion
Non Comissioned Offer (aka.NCO):
From Lance Corporal to Regimental Serjeant (pronounced 'Sargeant') Major. These men lead, in varying degree, a Battalion's infantry sections or aid officers in the running of a Battalion. Traditionally these men are considered veteran or certainly senior to many soldiers as their ranks would be attained by 'rising through the ranks'. Their ranks would be denoted for the most part with sets of downward facing arrowed stripes on the NCOs sleeve.
Officer:
A commissioned officer, starting at 2nd Lieutenant (pronounced 'Leftenant'), who oversees a platoon, through to Lieutenant- Colonel who oversees the Battalion. Officers are traditionally, correctly or not, seen as the upper class or privileged. Their ranks would be denoted with sets of icons worn on their epaulets, with different icons representing different ranks. For example a 2nd Lieutenant would have a single 'pip' on each shoulder.
Infantry Section (aka squad):
A Section of men generally means a group of roughly 10 soldiers, 8 privates, one Lance Corporal (wearing 1 rank stripe on their arm, also written as Lance Cpl), and one Corporal (wearing 2 stripes, also written as Cpl). In the section the lance Corporal would command the unit's machine gunner, and a loader, which would then support the rest of the section led by the Corporal.
Platoon (also written as Pltn):
A Platoon would usually consist of three infantry Sections and a HQ section (which consisted of roughly 6 men), about 36 men total. The Platoon would be led by either a Lieutenant (2 shoulder 'pips') or 2nd Lieutenant (1 shoulder 'pip') and a Serjeant (NCO with three stripes).
Infantry Company (aka Coy):
A Company would usually consist of three infantry Platoons and a Company HQ (which consisted of roughly 10 men). The Company would be led by a Captain (3 shoulder 'pips') or a Major (1 shoulder 'crown'') about 120 men.
Support Company (aka S Coy):
Each British infantry Battalion would include a Support Coy, this would be made up of 3 Platoons, a Mortar Platoon, a Anti Tank Platoon and a Carrier Platoon. In this case the Platoon sizes are roughly 20-25 men and all would be carried in roughly 36 Bren Carriers (small armoured tracked vehicles).
Infantry Battalion (also written as Btln):
An infantry Battalion would comprise of 4 infantry Companies (A, B, C & D Coys) and 1 Support Company (S Coy). Including support staff was roughly 845 men.
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By Press Release | 04.23.18
DUBLIN, IRE – World Rugby today announced the appointment of Dan Payne as Chief Executive Officer of Rugby Americas. Following his tenure as CEO with USA Rugby, Payne looks to continue his aspiration of growing rugby, in a new arena.
To ensure continuity through the transition, USA Rugby will be naming an Interim CEO in the very near future as the executive search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer continues.
Under the presidency of Agustín Pichot, Rugby Americas is the driving-force behind the advancement of community and elite rugby within the Americas, and comprises representatives of World Rugby Regional Associations, Rugby Americas North and Sudamerica Rugby.
“I’m extremely excited to work with and carry out the vision Agustín has implemented in progressing the game across the Americas,” said Payne, “His passion is unparalleled, and it was a leading force in my decision to assume this role. Passion, regardless of the endeavor, inspires me. Gus’s happens to be centered around our great game. Furthermore, the responsibility of receiving the baton from Tom Jones and upholding the standard in which he served the game in the region for such a committed tenure is an honor.”
The appointment comes at a time when rugby in the Americas is experiencing record growth and reflects World Rugby’s strategic mission to accelerate participation, commercial and fan development across North and South America – home to more than 2.3 million players, affiliated to World Rugby via 23 national unions.
Payne will be the senior World Rugby employee across North and South America having primary responsibility for the growth of the game, working in partnership with the regional associations to strengthen professional and domestic competitions, further the reach of development programs and convert new commercial opportunities.
World Rugby Vice-Chairman and Rugby Americas President Agustín Pichot said: “We are delighted to appoint Dan Payne as Chief Executive Officer of Rugby Americas. These are exciting times for the growth of the sport, and Dan’s knowledge and expertise of rugby in the Americas, proven-track record with USA rugby and passion for the development of the game, make him perfectly suited for this important role.”
World Rugby Chief Executive Officer Brett Gosper added: “Dan will enable us to further strengthen our strategic activities in partnership with Rugby Americas North and Sudamerica Rugby to assist our unions in growing and sustaining a thriving game across the Americas.”
Payne Concluded, “This role affords me the opportunity to further drive the aspirations I have for growing rugby. We must continue to lean on partnership across our member countries to push the game forward. he next 90 days will be very exciting for the United States and the Americas as a whole.
I’m excited to continue supporting Major League Rugby in the its inaugural season and also usher in a milestone event with the Rugby World Cup Sevens this July in my final weeks with the union. We will put 100,000+ fans thru the turnstiles at AT&T Park in San Francisco for rugby in American and that’s something the entire American rugby community can be a part of and take pride in.”
When asked what charge he will leave USA Rugby and the American rugby community, Payne referred to an address from Pichot following the 2017 World Rugby General Assembly, “Let’s continue to strengthen the avenues our community has ahead of us. From administrators to coaches, to players, to volunteers; keep the beliefs of rugby strong and understand that no matter your role, you are a value to the game.”
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Below are 20 great and modern proposal ideas to help you ask the question to the one you love. If none of these ideas are original enough for you, visit us at Seita Jewelers and we'll help you plan the perfect way to pop the question!
If you're savvy on the web, create a website and give it a unique name like "JohnSmithLovesSarahJones.com" or whatever you think best represents your love for her. Send her the link in an email, and make sure she checks it while you're around. On the website, make a slide show of pictures of you and her, in chronological order since you met. At the end of the slideshow, add text that asks her to marry you. Maybe have a picture of you holding the ring on the last slide.
Timing is everything. If you have a lot of mutual friends, plan a surprise party at your house for her. Create a Facebook group titled "Will You Marry Me, (First Name, Last Name)?" Make sure she gets Facebook on her mobile phone. Then, on your way home from work, invite her to the Facebook group right before the party begins. Try to plan it so she's looking at it right when you open the door to your house.
Take her to a movie, and arrange to have an advertisement playing before the movie begins, which pops the question to her on the screen. This idea can also work well after the movie, especially if it's a love story. Just make sure to stay for the credits.
Plan a romantic vacation with her. Call a limousine company to pick you up from the airport and have them hold a sign that says "Will you marry me?" Make sure the limo is stocked with some nice champagne or whatever she likes. This should start your trip off with a romantic kick, and make your vacation a memorable one.
Bring her to a nice place which can accommodate several people. Have a group of friends waiting around the corner or in another room. When the proposal goes well, have a text message ready to be sent, so they can all come out and celebrate the great news with you both. Make a big deal about it and show her how happy you are that she said "yes."
If you're both runners, write the proposal question in chalk along her usual running route. Plan to go with her that morning, and bring the engagement ring with you. Just for the sake of suspense, write her first name on the sidewalk, then a quarter mile later, write her last name, and then a quarter mile after that, write the full question on the sidewalk: Will You Marry Me? Give her the ring then, and get down on one knee.
Make a playlist for her including songs that represent your love for each other. The songs don't have to be literal like "Let's Get Married," although it might give her a few exciting hints. At the end of the playlist, pop the question.
Family is important. Book a special day for her and her mother at the spa. Treat them to the works. Tell her mother about what you plan on doing so that she can be in on it too. At the end of her massage, walk in the room and propose to her.
Pull out the special engagement ring box from Seita Jewelers. Open the box and show her the ring, looking deep into her eyes. Pull the ring out of the box and tell her that the ring itself represents your strong connection with each other. Tell her that the center diamond represents your love for each other, which shines brighter than the sun. Tell her if she marries you that your love will be everlasting like this diamond, made from the strongest material found on earth.
Make a list of every single thing that you love about her, and have it printed on nice paper with elegant font. Then get on one knee when she reaches the end. The last thing you list could be that she said yes when you proposed to her.
Plan a movie night with just you and her at home. Tell her the movie is a surprise. Instead of playing the movie, play a DVD that you created, which plays a slideshow of you and her set to your favorite songs. At the end of the slideshow, add the text "Will You Marry Me?"
Take her out to your favorite restaurant, and have the wait staff bring out a menu that you designed. Some of the menu choices could be dates that you had, romantic experiences, and you could save the proposal part for the main course, or even dessert.
Hang some mistletoe somewhere in your house during Christmas, and attach the ring to it. Give her a kiss, and then tell her to look up at the mistletoe, with her shiny engagement ring from Seita Jewelers sparkling at her.
Tell her you're taking her to dinner, but don't say where. When you get to the restaurant, have her family there waiting, then drop down on one knee.
Plan a treasure hunt around your house, or even your town or city, with a string of clues that eventually lead to her engagement ring that you got her from Seita Jewelers.
Bring her where you went on your first date. Try to figure out a way to "casually" go there so it's a surprise.
Create a Facebook event called "Will You Marry Me?" Invite only her and yourself to it. On the page, provide a link to the ring you got her from Seita Jewelers.
Create a photo book at Shutterstock.com and have it bound. Include photos of the two of you, in chronological order since you met. On the last page, include a picture of you holding a ring, with a sign that says "Will You Marry Me?" Give her the ring while you both get to the last page.
Buy several boxes of various sizes so that each box fits inside the other. In the smallest of the boxes, put the engagement ring. This will make it seem like a present that is much larger, which may give her a playful annoyance. But most importantly, it will hide the fact that it's an engagement ring. When she gets to the smallest package, ask for her hand in marriage.
Write her a poem explaining all the things you love about her, asking her to marry you at the end. Hire a calligraphist to write your poem on nicely textured paper. Buy a dozen roses and champagne, then dress up in a suit and give her the poem.
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From Nordic: "Multiprotocol development platform employs Nordic technology to support advanced Bluetooth 5/Bluetooth LE, Thread, and Zigbee smart-home product design"
NodOn’s ‘2.4GHz Platform’ employs Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52840 SoC to provide concurrent, multiprotocol wireless connectivity for a wide range of smart-home devices
Nordic Semiconductor today announces that France-based smart home and smart building company, NodOn, has selected Nordic’s nRF52840 advanced multiprotocol System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide Bluetooth® 5/Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE), Thread, Zigbee, IEE 802.15.4, and 2.4GHz proprietary wireless connectivity for its ‘NodOn 2.4GHz Platform’.
The platform is designed to provide SMEs with a means to rapidly create and launch wireless smart home products using Bluetooth LE, Thread, or Zigbee protocols under their own name and brand, without the need for time-consuming hardware development work or RF design expertise. Once programmed with the developer’s firmware, the platform can be easily integrated into any of NodOn’s existing white-labeled smart home hardware, for example relay switches for controlling lights, roller shutters, or heating, smart plugs, as well as a range of motion, temperature, and humidity sensor devices. The 2.4GHz Platform also enables voice activation of these products via Amazon Alexa or Apple HomePod.
The development platform is powered by the nRF52840 SoC, which features a powerful 64MHz, 32-bit Arm® Cortex® M4F processor, 1MB Flash memory and 256kB RAM, and a 2.4GHz radio featuring -95dBm RX sensitivity in 1Mbps Bluetooth LE mode and -103dBM sensitivity in 125kbps Bluetooth LE mode (boosting range). These features make the SoC an ideal choice for applications that are complex, processor-intensive, and/or require long range.
Nordic’s nRF52840 multiprotocol SoC is Nordic’s most advanced ultra low power wireless solution. The SoC supports complex Bluetooth LE and other low-power wireless applications that were previously not possible with a single-chip solution. The nRF52840 is Bluetooth 5-, Thread 1.1-, and Zigbee PRO (R21) and Green Power proxy specification-certified and its Dynamic Multiprotocol feature uniquely supports concurrent wireless connectivity of the protocols. The SoC combines the Arm processor with a 2.4GHz multiprotocol radio. The chip supports all the features of Bluetooth 5 (including 4x the range or 2x the raw data bandwidth (2Mbps) compared with Bluetooth 4.2). Designed to address the inherent security challenges brought by the IoT, the nRF52840 SoC incorporates the Arm CryptoCell-310 cryptographic accelerator, offering best-in-class security.
The SoC is supplied with Nordic’s S140 SoftDevice, a Bluetooth 5-certified software protocol stack for building long-range and high-throughput Bluetooth LE applications. The S140 SoftDevice offers concurrent Central, Peripheral, Broadcaster, and Observer Bluetooth LE roles. OpenThread and Zigbee stacks are available through Nordic’s nRF5 Software Development Kit (SDK) for Thread and Zigbee.
“The nRF52840 SoC provides the 2.4GHz Platform with a high degree of customer flexibility due to its multiprotocol support,” says Thomas Gauthier, NodOn CEO. “This makes it possible for our customers to have a qualified and certified end product to market incredibly quickly that is able to answer multiple consumer requirements with minimal investment.
“While the platform will initially be deployed on our mains-powered devices, the Nordic SoC’s ultra low power characteristics means we will be able to adapt this platform for our battery-powered sensor devices and deliver a battery lifetime of up to five years depending on the device.”
Source: https://www.nordicsemi.com/News/2019/02/Multiprotocol-development-platform-employs-Nordic-tech
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Forums > Management Area > Feedback & Suggestions >
SinoDefence update log thread
Discussion in 'Feedback & Suggestions' started by Dongfeng, Apr 25, 2006.
Dongfeng Junior Member
Since some members told me that it is difficult to trace some of the pages when I made adjustments on the site structure of SinoDefence.com, I think it might be a good idea to have this update log thread so that members can keep track on the recent changes on the website.
***** Please note that this thread is purely for SinoDefence.com only. If you have any query regarding the forum, please do not reply in this thread********
#1 Dongfeng, Apr 25, 2006
Meanwhile I am working on some major restructure of the website. As some may have noticed, I am moving the tactical missile sections (such as ATGM etc) out from Missile.
The first one to have been moved are antitank missiles, which are now listed under crew-served weapons section in Ground Forces; and air-launched missile section, which is now listed under Air Power.
I am currently working on the new naval missile section including ship-to-ship, land-to-ship, and ship-to-air missiles. Once it is completed it will be listed in Navy instead of Missile.
The next to be moved will be air-defence missile section, excluding the ship-to-air missiles which will be listed in the naval missile section. I intend to put this new land-based SAM section under Ground Forces.
After these changes, there will only be strategic surface-to-surface missile left in Missile. I then plan to merge it with Space Programme to form a new second-layer section, which I do not have a name yet. I am thinking about calling it "Aerospace", which will include strategic ballistic missile, manned spaceflight, unmanned spacecraft, aerospace organisations and facilities, and possibly missile defence too.
The surface-to-air missile section has now moved to the Ground Foces.
The remaining strategic missile section is now merged with Space Programme to form a new Strategic Weapon.
#3 Dongfeng, May 8, 2006
MIGleader Banned Idiot
I like the new C4ISR page, but what happened to all the Army, Navy, and Air Force Electronic Countermeasures? will these pages be restored at a later date?
#4 MIGleader, May 10, 2006
yes, I'll have a separate Electronic Warfare section with all land-, air-, sea-based systems
#5 Dongfeng, May 10, 2006
Troika Junior Member
I have a question - why are the machine guns still hiding in limbo? The pages are still there, but not accessible from either small arms or crew-served.
#6 Troika, May 10, 2006
I have plans to have them updated, but not getting enough information. Those old pages are left there for reference. Maybe I should put a temporary link on the crew-served weapon page so that people can access them.
Nuclear weapon section is now added, including information about nuclear development porogramme, nuclear test, nuclear warheads and bombs.
DPRKPTboat Junior Member
What about the FAC and Rocket artillery sections? They look like they haven't been updated in a while. So does the small arms and anti-aircraft gun section.
#9 DPRKPTboat, May 19, 2006
New2u New Member
DPRKPTboat said:
I think all of us know that the FC-1 needs to be updated with all the new great photos. The cockpit looks great.
"This page was last updated 7 April 05" The FC-1 hasnet been updated in more than a whole year.
#10 New2u, May 21, 2006
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Evidence Matters - Sixteen citizens and community groups tell TDs why evidence matters to them
Wednesday 14th November - On Wednesday 14th November Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation, John Halligan TD, will welcome people and community groups from around Ireland to Leinster House to make the case to TDs, Ministers and Officials that evidence matters to the public, and why they expect politicians and civil servants to discuss it openly.
Sixteen people will each give a one-minute speech about why evidence matters to them, including a craft brewer, a beekeeper, a chef, farmer, a parent and an inter-county hurler, as well as community group representatives urging government to use evidence in policymaking on housing, loneliness, the environment, cycling and the Irish language.
Together we want to tell government and opposition TDs that:
Evidence must be central to formulating policy;
Ministers must use evidence to explain their reasoning;
The Dáil must at all times seek and scrutinise reasoning behind policies.
Responses to the speeches will be given by a range of cross-party voices including Ministers, chairs of Oireachtas committees.
Evidence Matters is an initiative of Sense about Science supported by Science Foundation Ireland and hosted by Minister John Halligan. They are organising this event in the face of a new wisdom setting in that the public aren’t interested in evidence in our ‘post-truth’ society, to challenge this caricature that the public is uninterested in the soundness of policy.
Sense about Science has published the stories the citizens are going to tell in a booklet. There are many others who would have come in their place and we have collected comments and support from some of those people too. Every one of the 40 political constituencies in Ireland is represented as well as the six counties of Northern Ireland.
Síle Lane, Head of international campaigns and policy, Sense about Science “As the idea of a “post truth” public rumbles through public life, people have been asking us what it means and whether politicians might start ignoring the public values of truthfulness and accountability. These people coming to the Dáil today are challenging the caricature that the public is uninterested in the soundness of policy. They have different opinions, they don’t agree on what evidence to prioritise and others would no doubt disagree with them. But in uniting over its importance to understanding, accountability and scrutiny, we hope they’ll inspire TDs to strike for better in public life.
Professor Mark Ferguson Director General, Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland “Science Foundation Ireland invests in world-leading research in Ireland. As an agency, we are passionate about ensuring that research, funded by the public, provides societal benefit to the people of Ireland – be that through medical breakthroughs or generating data to support government policymaking. I am very enthusiastic about this partnership with Sense about Science which provides us with an opportunity to highlight the importance of evidence-based policy making and the impact that publicly-funded research can have.”
Minister John Halligan Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills with special responsibility for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development Minister stated “As public representatives in Dáil Éireann and the Houses of the Oireachtas, there is an onus on politicians and policy makers to ensure that government policy, which can have far reaching implications for the people of Ireland, is made through informed, data-driven analysis and debate. I am delighted to invite Sense about Science and Science Foundation Ireland to bring real life stories to the Houses of the Oireachtas, to shine a light on the importance of evidence-based policy making during Science Week 2018.”
Details of the event: 13:00 – 14:00 Wednesday 14th November 2018 in the Audio-Visual Room, Government Buildings, Kildare St, Dublin 2
For more information, a copy of the booklet of stories and comments, or to set up interviews contact Síle Lane slane@senseaboutscience.org 089 2572186
The sixteen citizen speakers at Evidence Matters Ireland are:
Alannah Murray, accessibility advocate, Cavan town, Co Cavan - The experiences of disabled people should be used to inform disability-friendly laws and policies.
Barry Sheridan, CEO, Irish Men’s Sheds Association - Evidence clarified how loneliness and isolation affect men’s health and the need for organisations like Men’s Sheds.
Mona O’Donoghue Concannon, West Women in Farming, farmer, Dunmore, Co Galway - Government must improve how it collects data on agricultural workers to better identify the forgotten women in farming.
Aine Mulloy, co-founder, tech start-up, GirlCrew - Businesses need to base decisions on evidence and policy makers should do that too.
Ken Norton, beekeeper, Co Westmeath - Discussions based on evidence are the best route to conserving and retaining Ireland’s natural heritage.
Dr Chantal Kobel, postdoctoral researcher on medieval Irish manuscripts, School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - Policymakers can learn a lot about the future of the Irish language by looking at evidence from the past.
Anne-Marie O’Reilly, policy officer, Threshold - Evidence collected through Threshold’s services helped shape policies to better protect tenants.
Pádraig O’Browne, Chairman, Old Irish Goat Society, Mulranny, Co Mayo - Research is uncovering more and more about Ireland’s native species, now policymakers need to bring in legislation to protect our native animal breeds.
Alison Duggan, student, St. Colman’s Community College, Midleton, Co Cork - On behalf of Irish teenagers like me, the government urgently needs to develop evidence-based legislation to combat climate change.
Sean McVeigh, hurler and sports scientist, Co Donegal - Building evidence for the role the GAA can play in promoting physical and mental health in local communities.
Jeanne Mahony, co-founder, Hope Beer, Howth Junction, Dublin 5 - Politicians spoke with breweries and looked at the evidence when bringing in the Craft Drinks Bill 2018.
Dr Paul Corcoran, chairperson, Dublin Cycling Campaign - Policymakers should look at the evidence of the benefits of improving cycling infrastructure in Dublin.
Eunice Power, chef and caterer, Dungarvan, Co Waterford - Evidence matters because food waste is a growing problem and we need to find solutions
Sharon Nolan, customer support worker and Bi+ Ireland coordinator, Co Galway - Why evidence is important to the “everyday” citizen.
Andrew Galvin, poet and playwright, Co Donegal - Conversations between the arts and sciences strengthens both, policymakers should acknowledge this.
Melíosa Bracken, parent, Celbridge, Co Kildare - Parents weigh up evidence when making decisions every day, policymakers should do the same.
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As Cuba's second largest city, Santiago de Cuba is poised to be a popular stop on voyages to the island nation. Cruising into port, you can't miss the site of the Sierra Maestra mountains on Cuba's south coast and the imposing El Morro at the narrow entrance to its bay. Known as the birthplace of the revolución and a hotbed for Afro-Cuban culture, visitors won't be disappointed in the vibrant history, music, art, and architecture.
San Pedro De La Roca Castle (El Morro): This massive fortification, which has guarded Santiago de Cuba since the late 17th century, is a prime example of Spanish-American military architecture. It sits at the entrance of a beautiful natural harbor, and visitors can see miles down the coastline from its roof or terraces.
Paladares: These privately owned restaurants are popular in Santiago. From seafood to Cuban staples, they are improving the city's dining scene little by little. We love the popular St. Pauli, located near the center of town, especially the restaurant's rich take on shrimp criollo.
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Rum: Rum is Cuba's national spirit. Bacardi was founded in Santiago de Cuba in 1862 and operated in the city for nearly a hundred years until it was confiscated and nationalized by Fidel Castro's regime. Rum is still produced on the property but is bottled and sold under a different name. Visit the Santiago de Cuba Rum Museum, housed in a late 19th-century mansion downtown, for a tour and tasting.
Music: Son, one of the most influential forms of Latin American music, originated in Santiago. A precursor to salsa, son's Afro-Cuban rhythms became popular in the 1930s. Now, travelers can visit one of the city's famous clubs, such as Patio de los Dos Abuelos, to learn more about this traditional style of music and the dance that goes along with it.
La Revolución: Santiago de Cuba is known as the birthplace of the Cuban Revolution and the city is filled with sites and monuments from the fight against the Batista dictatorship. Castro proclaimed victory for the Revolution from Santiago's city hall in 1959 and revolutionary billboards bearing his image can be seen throughout town.
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History Buffs: Founded by Spanish conquerors back in the early 1500s, Santiago has played a major role in national history. It was both the site of the Battle of San Juan Hill, a turning point in the Spanish-American war, and the home of revolutionary hero Frank Pais. Among dozens of historical sites and museums, visitors can see the tomb of national hero José Martí at the Cementerio Santa Ifigenia or learn more about the Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement at a museum housed in the Moncada Barracks.
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The Heat Can Be Oppressive: We thought Havana was hot, but in Santiago, on Cuba's southeastern coast, the climate is about 10 degrees hotter than the capital. It's also more humid with less breeze.
Aggressive Panhandlers: Visible poverty and beggars may make some travelers uncomfortable.
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“So ‘Actually’ by Ziegler can’t help but be timely. It could however be better...The play’s manipulation feels grating almost from the start. Every detail that they share feels like a piece of evidence...Blain-Cruz presents the drama as well as can be done with the elements at hand...The ping-ponging back and forth between each character with every new revelation intended to color our opinion of them was so frustrating and false that we stopped believing in them.” Full Review
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"While Goold does good in helming this new play/ The end drags on, though ain't that just Will's way?/It's smart and sad and fun barely legal:/A history play whose future is regal." Full Review
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey
"As a showcase for Lecesne, 'The Absolute Brightness Of Leonard Pelkey' succeeds...As a piece of theater, unfortunately, it fails. The story is cliched, the characters thin and literally nothing that happens truly comes alive or surprises." Full Review
for a previous production "It's a very good play given a very good production with two very good actors...Director Mark Brokaw provides a steady, sure hand to these proceedings. I'd call them modest proceedings but it's too rich a tale and too well-performed for that...Nonetheless, I'm certain this is a production worth seeing." Full Review
Airline Highway
"Every character is aggressively colorful in Lisa D'Amour's new comic drama Airline Highway. Set in New Orleans, it's like very bad Tennessee Williams, with each new person spouting cold truths, snappy rejoinders and hard-won pearls of wisdom until you long for someone to just show up and not have a backstory or some pain bursting to get out. No such luck." Full Review
Dr. Zhivago
"Never try to conquer Russia in winter. Napoleon ignored this lesson and paid dearly. Hitler ignored this lesson and it cost him World War II. Now director Des McAnuff and his foolhardy team of craftsmen and actors have foundered miserably in that same punishing landscape with little warmth and even littler imagination." Full Review
for a previous production "What better way for the Irish Repertory Theatre to celebrate its 25th anniversary season than this pitch-perfect revival of Conor McPherson's brilliant play 'The Weir?' Despite having seen the original, it's on this production that I've truly grasped the shape and power of this disarmingly simple, entertaining and quietly devastating work." Full Review
Hand to God
for a previous production "This over the top comedy takes a turn for the serious in the second act...Director Moritz von Stuelpnagel handles the transition from wild humor to genuine emotion with ease...He and the rest of the cast are why this show gets a generous three stars out of four. The play is original but flawed, though refinement should make it better with relative ease." Full Review
Antlia Pneumatica
"It’s rather frustrating to know Washburn could meet the demands of a more traditional play but wouldn’t commit. 'Antlia Pneumatica' is certainly well acted, well directed and given a handsome production. For a seemingly conventional play, it’s also rather bold and interesting in its sound design...Yet even here 'Antlia Pneumatica' falls a little short...ultimately not adding up to much. Just like, I fear, the show itself." Full Review
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"Against all expectations, it's a sweet, silly enjoyable evening of popular songs, enlivened by some good jokes (and some bad jokes) and blessed with a cast that elevates the modest material nicely. 'Plaid Tidings' proves to be glad tidings for anyone wanting comfort food in their theater outing this holiday season." Full Review
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"This is not a good introduction to Shakespeare's messy but enduring comedy. Yet some new notes are struck and that's nothing to pass over lightly...But we feel little when lovers are torn apart and even less when they are reunited. And you know a 'Midsummer' is not wholly successful when you worry about the ending before it's begun. Still, the cast is energetic and winning and some rewards are earned." Full Review
"'The Spoils' wears out its welcome long before it's over (and long after we realize it doesn't know where it's going)...The story, which was always more intellectual fireworks than flesh and blood, becomes increasingly divorced from reality until the artificiality of it all becomes overwhelming. Revelations are made, characters behave in ways that make no sense and almost none of it adds up, down to the final speech and abrupt fade out. It's never a good sign when characters and plot grow mo... Full Review
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"A master stroke and a missed opportunity at the same time...A few moments stand out, but time and again, I was thinking of what was missing from the book: Faulkner's spot-on depiction of the feuding and one-upmanship that typifies siblings; the subtle shading of race relations; and most of all the humor. " Full Review
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for a previous production "It's a strange, defiant, quixotic, fruitless and all-the-more-admirable-for-it evening of entertainment...It lasts one hour and is, appropriately enough, seemingly simple and straightforward in every way. It's purely in the spirit of that strangely memorable religious sect...The evening is not moving in a theatrical sense, but it moves... It was quaint. It was sweet. When can we do it again?" Full Review
"'The Audience' is polished to a fault, proceeding with clockwork efficiency from a little comedy to a little drama, from the personal to the political...Not a moment of the play will actually surprise you. But the production of the play is faultless...It's amusing, quietly dramatic, a little informative. I'm quite certain Mirren will enjoy adding a well-deserved Tony to her Oscar and multiple Emmys." Full Review
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"'Kinky Boots' was clearly meant to be a 'Full Monty'-style crowd-pleaser. Ironically, the rather minor British film it's based on also had little to recommend it...For a musical about drag queens clashing with burly blue collar males and a factory crushed by outsourcing, this is a tension-free show with almost no sex and only some very minor bumps in the plot." Full Review
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EXCLUSIVE! ‘Emma’ by Maz O’Connor
10 March, 2016 in Music, News
Maz O’Connor adopts a thoughtful approach to her songwriting
We’re just too good to you, with our second exclusive of the week coming courtesy of an erudite folk songwriter
Tonight’s exclusive is from a Cambridge educated student of Bob Dylan, whose literal approach to her intimate folk songwriting is inspired by the simple power of “one person standing on stage with a guitar and making a whole world.”
Already you sense there’s something a little different about Maz O’Connor and you’d be right. Having taken tutorials in Coleridge’s former bedroom while studying at Cambridge, it’s unsurprising to discover that there’s more than a little consideration to the Barrow-in-Furness musician’s writing.
This is evident in the sources of her inspiration, with half of the songs from her latest album The Longing Kind taking the subjects of paintings (Millais’ Ophelia, Delaroche’s Lady Jane Grey) and how their identities have been fixed by their artists as their muse. As she says: “I liked the idea of the painting having a voice to say, ‘I could‘ve been so many other things but you had control over me as the artist.’ That’s also true of the songs I write about people in my own life. If I write about someone I’ve controlled the narrative; I’ve fixed them in a song.”
Equally impressive to her thoughtful approach to songwriting is the regard that she’s held in; last year she was nominated for a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award and researched and wrote the songs for Sweet Liberties, a touring project that celebrates key moments in democracy since the the Magna Carta was signed in 1215, and which was commissioned by the Houses of Parliament.
Comparisons to Lucy Ward do O’Connor no disservice. However Emma sounds to us like a mix of Kate Rusby’s excellent Awkward Annie and Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ inspired The Boatman’s Call, particularly the latter’s sublime Into My Arms.
As always, though, we’ll leave the decision up to your educated ears…
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FEU to go all out against La Salle: 'You're not teaching right things if you tell team not to do your best'
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Even with nothing to play for, FEU coach Nash Racela says the Tamaraws will be going all out in the game against the Green Archers, who need to win to salvage a playoff for the fourth and last berth in the Final Four. Jerome Ascano
DE La Salle can't expect Far Eastern University to take in easy in their crucial UAAP game.
Even with nothing to play for, FEU coach Nash Racela said the Tamaraws will be going all out in the game against the Green Archers, who need to win to salvage a playoff for the fourth and last berth in the Final Four.
“You are not teaching the right things if you tell your team not to do your best," said Racela. "That’s the objective. We will prepare against La Salle the same way we prepared against NU.”
Win or lose, the Tamaraws are already assured of the No. 2 spot and are set for a playoff against Ateneo where they will hold a twice-to-beat advantage.
The final match of the eliminations, however, holds a lot more bearing for La Salle, which is looking to force a playoff with idle National University for the last ticket to the semifinals.
Racela, in fact, is still riled by the Tamaraws' loss to NU last Saturday in another game they could afford to lose. FEU's defeat consequently knocked off the University of the East Warriors from the playoff race.
The FEU coach said he would've wanted to return a favor to UE, whose win over Ateneo in the same playdate assured the Tamaraws of twice-to-beat advantage in the playoffs.
“The objective before the game (against NU) was to win. In the first place, we should be thankful to UE for winning against Ateneo that gave us the (twice-to-beat) incentive," he said.
"At the same time sana, we want to repay them by winning (against NU) so that they’ll have a chance,” Racela added. “I apologize to them. We had too many lapses on defense, especially in the fourth quarter.”
Racela said the Tamaraws will be taking the same mindset against La Salle.
“It’s still the same, win the game,” said Racela, when asked what will be their goal for the game. “I understand that it doesn’t change our position but it’s important to them. We go to every game with the intention to win.”
Despite the late-season wobble, Racela dismissed the notion that an FEU side that won nine successive games at one point in the elims may have peaked too early.
“You go up, you go down, and you go up again,” said Racela. “We may lose three to four games, but if you win the more important games, that’s the thing that we reminded them.”
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White: Georges St-Pierre is done, he's done!
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Cape Town - Former UFC Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says the way the promotion treated him is partially to blame for him being away from the sport.
UFC President Dana White has since responded reported Nick Strickland from the MMALatestNews.com website.
After months away from media and the sport itself St-Pierre recently broke his silence on why he has not returned to the sport, Dana White and more.
According to the former champion a huge part of his decision to not come back stems from the incident after his victory over Johnny Hendricks at UFC 167 in November 2013. St-Pierre said he was not allowed to attend the post fight press conference, but Dana White told the media that St-Pierre was hurt and had to go to the hospital. This made the long-time champion angry and he said that the incident, if handled differently, would have made him return to Octagon.
In a recent interview with Off The Record, Dana White responded to what GSP has said.
“Listen, I like Georges St-Pierre, I respect him. He was never anything but class. He was an absolute class act. He took Canada to a whole new level with the sport. He can talk about why he isn't here, why he isn't doing this, or maybe he'll take six weeks -- Georges St-Pierre lost the urge to fight, and that's the reality. He lost the urge to fight. It happens. There's nothing wrong with that. There's nothing negative. It wasn't because of anything that happened with me, or Lorenzo, he lost the urge to fight. Period. End of story."
The host, Michael Landsberg, then responded to White’s comments.
"But how would you know that? You're not inside his head. You can say 'I disagree with him', but there's no facts here, right? So if he says 'I haven't lost the urge to fight', if he says 'it was in part Dana White's fault' or 'Lorenzo's fault', we can't know whether in his consciousness, that's real."
"It's nobody's fault," White retorted.
"I've been dealing with athletes since I was 19 years old, and I saw it in his face after the Johny Hendricks fight," We went backstage and we talked -- you can ask Lorenzo - I looked at Lorenzo last night, and I said GSP is done. He said 'are you crazy?' I said he's done."
With things starting to heat up between the two men, we here at mmalatestnews.com will be sure to keep you informed. Click here to watch the interview and listen to what White had to say about CM Punk as well.
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Guest speakers at the BOP Sport Forum
We've got an exciting line-up of leading sports professionals at the BOP Sport Forum on June 23 to discuss ways to support women and girls in sport. Find out who's speaking and who's on the Q+A panel.
Jacinta Horan
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Jacinta Horan - high performance sports physiotherapist
After working as a sports physiotherapist overseas with Irish Athletics and the Portuguese Men's Sevens, Jacinta Horan settled in Tauranga with her family where she is now the Director and Lead Sports Physiotherapist at Bureta Physiotherapy, Otumoetai.
Jacinta has spent the last 11 years in high performance sport in New Zealand, primarily with the Women’s Sevens and 15s as well as NZ Junior Athletics, surf lifesaving and waterpolo. She is enjoying her time working with the Bay of Plenty sporting community as well as her upcoming high performance sport roles at the World University Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
She is also excited about her role with WHISPA (Womens' Health in Sport - a Performance Advantage). This is a high performance multidisciplinary working group under High Performance Sport New Zealand that is focused on how to maximise performance in the development of elite female athletes.
Cory Sweeney
Black Ferns Sevens Assistant Coach
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Cory Sweeney - Black Ferns Sevens assistant coach
Cory Sweeney is a assistant coach of the Black Ferns Sevens. Cory will be joining us on the Q+A panel and will no doubt have some unique insights into how to foster a great environment for female athletes.
Mariane Wray
Mariane Wray - psychologist
Mariane Wray completed training in industrial & organisational psychology and has been a registered psychologist since 2001. As a military psychologist with the Royal New Zealand Navy, Mariane has a diverse and varied background and range of experiences, including specialisation in performance coaching and mentoring and mental skills development
Mariane is also a Certified Personal Trainer (American Council of Exercise), Fitness Nutrition Specialist and Youth Fitness Specialist, and has experience working with both adults and children. Mariane will be providing a valuable insight at the forum into the science of the mind in sporting contexts.
Kelly Hudson
International Hockey Official
Kelly Hudson - international hockey official
Kelly is an international hockey umpire who was selected to officiate at the semi-final of the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup, and the final of the Asia Games in Jakarta. Kelly was also named female umpire of the tournament at the 2018 National Hockey League competition. Kelly will be joining Cory Sweeney and Belinda Muller on the Q+A panel to discuss her sporting career and rise to the top.
Belinda Muller
Black Ferns Sevens Development Manager
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Belinda Muller - Black Ferns Sevens development manager
Belinda Muller has a wealth of experience as a team manager. From 2008 to 2014, Belinda was the team manager for Magic Netball and part of the team when they won the ANZ Championship in 2012. In 2018, Belinda was appointed the Black Ferns Sevens development team manager and the Bay of Plenty Women's Sevens team manager. Last year, Belinda was a team manager for a tournament winning Red Bull Ignite Inferno team. Belinda will be a Q+A panellist as well as a guest speaker at the forum, and will be providing valuable insight into how to support female athlete wellbeing.
Trudi Kemp
Netball WaiBOP Officer
Trudi Kemp - Community Coaching Advisor
Trudi has been involved in netball since 1987. She began coaching at school level in 2007 and has coached netball, hockey, beach volleyball and athletics. In 2012 Trudi was appointed assistant coach for the UK National Netball Club.
Her key roles more recently have been as a junior development officer and current coach development officer with Waikato/Bay of Plenty netball. She has also worked alongside current Silver Ferns assistant coach Deb Fuller in the development of Level 2 players aspiring to the Beko league. Trudi will be a guest speaker at the forum where she will offer important insights into coaching and coach development.
The BOP Sport Forum is on Sunday 23 June, 9am to 3pm at Trustpower Arena, Tauranga.
Hosted by Sport Bay of Plenty and Bureta Physiotherapy, the forum is an opportunity for coaches, athletes, officials, team managers and parents to learn how the top teams and coaches create a positive sporting environment that helps women and girls succeed.
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Starting and building a cycling team can be a rewarding, yet challenging, experience for cyclists who wish to train and race at a higher level. A significant difference exists between cycling teams and cycling clubs. The Union Cycliste Internationale dictates that nonprofessionals ride for clubs and that professional cyclists ride for UCI teams. USA Cycling uses the international designations to determine how your riding group is recognized for competitive events.
Decide on the team's competitive objectives. Determine if you will compete in road races, time trials, criterium, off-road, downhill or a combination of these. Knowing the level of your riders, their racing goals will help you plan your training rides and racing schedule and focus on the team's strengths and weaknesses.
Register your team and individual members with the USA Cycling so you can compete as a team in sanctioned races. Based on the events in which you are competing, your team will be affiliated with one of these organizations within USA Cycling: National Off-Road Bicycle Association, United States Cycling Federation, United States Professional Racing Organization, National Collegiate Cycling Association or BMX Association.
Decide who will be the team leader. This is a critical individual who determines the race pace and strategies, and is typically the strongest rider. For road racing, every other rider serves to ensure the team leader is the one who takes victory for the team. These support riders are known as domestiques, and they typically ride in front of the leader, allowing the leader to save energy by following in their draft.
Set a training schedule for group and individual rides. Riding as a team is the best way to practice strategies that you can use in the peloton, or main group of racers. You can practice attacks, transitioning from peloton to pace line, as well as the signals and communications teammates will use during the race.
Decide how you will pay for and distribute equipment, such as team race kits -- jerseys, gloves and helmets. The members of many new teams pay for their kit and equipment themselves. Once you start racing and placing, you can start to seek sponsorships to offset the cost of your equipment, transportation and race fees.
By its nature, cycling is an individual sport, so it can be difficult to have riders put their egos aside to work as domestiques to the team leader. Make certain your teammates get along with each other off the bikes before they start riding as a team.
Racing in the tight confines of a peloton is dangerous. Make sure your team and riders have adequate medical and liability insurance.
USA Cycling; Club or Team; January 2004
"Mastering Cycling;" John Howard; 2010
USA Cycling: Rulebooks and Official Manuals
"The Complete Book of Road Cycling & Racing;" Will Peveler; 2008
Jack Kaltmann is a Las Vegas-based writer with more than 25 years of professional experience in corporate communications. He is a published author of several books and feature articles for national publications such as "American Artist" and "Inside Kung-Fu." Kaltmann holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Miami University and is a retired nationally certified personal trainer.
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Liv bikes are designed for women | Photo source Liv
New e-bike designed for women
Bike manufacturer Liv has designed a sophisticated new e-bike, designed to fit women’s bodies and the way they ride bikes
Spotted: Electric bikes are becoming more popular every day, allowing people who might not otherwise cycle to get on the road. Now, Liv Cycyling, a company aimed at getting more women on bikes, has introduced its E+ series, designed especially for women. The company’s new models have the comfort of a flat-bar bike, the light feeling of a road bike and the extra oomph of an e-bike.
The line includes the Thrive E+ Ex Pro, Thrive E+ 1 Pro and Thrive E+ 2 Pro, which all have aluminium frames and the SyncDrive Pro motor, designed by Yamaha. The motor will multiply a riders’ effort by up to 360 percent, and automatically adjusts the support level based on the riders’ pedalling input. The Thrive E+ Ex Pro also includes both front and rear lights, a kickstand and a rear rack, to make in-town riding more convenient.
If it weren’t for marketing, it would be hard to tell how the bike is particularly aimed at women. It offers a sleek profile, with an integrated battery that can charge to 80 per cent in just 1.4 hours and can last up to 110 km. The series also features a handlebar-mounted control system that provides heart rate, time, distance or speed, along with battery capacity and estimated range, and connects via Bluetooth with an app.
According to Szu Chen, Liv E-bike Marketing Specialist, “This new E-bike eliminates barriers in cycling and gives riders the freedom to go farther and faster on paved roads, knowing the motor is there for support.” While this feels like something men could appreciate as well, Liv also claims they design bikes with, “frames that fit our bodies. Components that respond to our strength. And designs that defy stereotype.”
Springwise has seen a number of innovations designed especially for women, including an anti-groping stamp, and football shoes designed for women’s feet. Liv’s new e-bikes join the growing trend.
Website: liv-cycling.com
Contact: liv-cycling.com/gb/contact
According to Forbes, in markets such as the Netherlands, e-bike sales now outstrip the sales of adult regular bikes – for both men and women, and this trend is set to continue. In light of this, it makes sense for e-bike manufacturers to distinguish their products, and one way of doing this is by gender. This may be especially effective for Liv, which sets out to design bikes suited to women’s size, shape and riding styles.
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"The teacher’s support to every girl in St Margaret’s is something I have witnessed throughout my years here, but most prevalently, in the upper Senior School. I am eternally grateful to the teachers who go above and beyond to ensure that every question is answered, every resource is available, and every girl gets the support that they need. This support is surely a huge reason for our excellent examination results."
Head Girl, 2017-2018
The primary aim of the careers department at St Margaret’s is to encourage girls to ask questions about themselves and to assess their strengths and weaknesses, as well as identifying their interests, abilities and aptitudes. This process is linked to the provision of information and advice to the girls tailored to their needs, both individually and in whole-class situations, to allow them ultimately to make informed career choices.
II Senior
This is a very important stage for girls as the subject choices made during this year can have considerable influence on the courses and careers they can take up when they leave school. Girls are given detailed information about the subjects available for study in III Senior onwards in booklet form as well as in periods specifically given over to this topic when subject combinations and specific university requirements are examined. Each pupil in second year has an individual interview with Ms Brown, Head of Careers, to discuss her options in light of her second year exam results and teachers’ recommendations.
In the early part of the spring term, we hold an Information Evening for second year pupils' parents. The Head, Miss Tomlinson, gives a presentation on subject choice and Ms Brown gives a presentation to clarify the requirements of various university courses and professions. By the time of the II Senior Parents' Evening, later in the term, the pupils are generally confident about making their subject choice; they are encouraged to speak to Miss Tomlinson or Ms Brown if they need further advice. Near the end of II Senior, the girls also participate in an informal team building activity to encourage their creativity, team work and presentation skills in preparation for life beyond school.
III & IV Senior
In III Senior, during their PSE lessons girls are involved in ‘The Real Game’, an inspiring careers-focused game based on the realities of working life.
There is considerable involvement with the careers department in IV Senior. Girls are given guidance to help them decide on subject choices for V Senior during individual interviews with Ms Brown, and there is preparation for the world of work with various talks from professionals throughout the year, focusing on a wide range of career pathways, which are suggested by the girls themselves. We hold two careers days in June which consist of talks and hands-on workshops where the girls have to work together and present their findings.
Each girl also participates in Futurewise Psychometric Profiling which gives her an insight into the many career options she can follow in her desired field. This support will continue throughout school and beyond, up to the age of 23.
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In V Senior, girls receive two individual interviews with detailed career planning, prior to making option choices for VI Senior.
In the summer term, girls are given help with UCAS applications and advice on personal statements. There is a UCAS day which enables girls to understand the full registration process including a presentation on how to write personal statements given by a representative from Inspiring Futures.
All V Senior girls participate in work experience which involves going into the workplace to get a taste of a career which interests them. Girls are encouraged to arrange this themselves, but school can help if necessary.
VI Senior
All pupils at this stage are provided with individual planning sessions with the careers department, and they are also offered help with personal statements and encouraged to complete their UCAS forms timeously.
As well as this support, each girl is given an individual mock interview with an outside interviewer. Any girl who has an interview for a university course is offered additional interviews. Girls interested in medicine, nursing and physiotherapy will also be offered a mock MMI (multiple mini interview).
St Margaret’s is a member of Inspiring Futures and all IV Senior pupils are enrolled in their Student Scheme. Membership provides support and advice from Inspiring Futures up to the age of 23. Pupils in IV Senior take the Futurewise psychometric aptitude and ability tests. A detailed report is then produced which highlights strengths and aptitudes and suggests careers to be considered and explored further. A ‘whole year’ feed back session is followed by individual interviews with a member of Inspiring Futures to go over the report and suggest further action.
There is also a parents' information evening to explain the process and implications of this Futurewise test.
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Defense failed to cross-examine Boniel slay witness
RAZEL V. CUIZON
LAWYERS of former Bohol Provincial Board member Niño Rey Boniel failed to cross examine the main witness of the prosecution on the kidnapping case the former public official is facing in court.
During the continuation of the hearing of the case last Tuesday, March 26, the defense asked that they be given another time to cross-examine Randel Lupas, the main witness of the prosecution on the kidnapping case filed by the best friend of former Bien Unido mayor Gisela Boniel.
Apart from the kidnapping case, Boniel is also accused of parricide for the death of his wife, Gisela.
The prosecution ended the direct examination of Lupas, who used to be the municipal driver of Bien Unido, during the hearing on Tuesday, March 26.
Prosecution lawyer Amando Virgil Ligutan said they believe that the defense was not prepared that is why they did not proceed with the cross examination.
“We can observe a pattern on the part of the defense that they are not prepared and we can’t understand why because it’s their client who is incarcerated in court, If there is a team who should see to it that the proceedings is expedited, it should be the defense. But surprisingly, the prosecution, always come to court prepared but the defense always come to court unprepared and this morning is an example of unpreparedness of the defense,” he said.
Ligutan said that what is striking in the testimony of Lupas is when he was asked by Boniel to lie to the police to cover up Gisela’s disappearance.
Lupas said he was instructed by Boniel to tell the police, if they will look for Gisela, that he brought him to Tubigon Port for her trip to Cebu City.
When he was asked by the police for the first time about Gisela, Lupas said Bonie he had to lie as Boniel was in front of him.
“Namakak ko kay nahadlok ko kay board (Boniel) ug akong gi-ingnan ang police nga akong gihatod si mayor Gisela sa Tubigon pier,” he said.
Later in his testimony, Lupas said he was able to tell the police what really happened when he and Boniel were brought to the Bohol Provincial Police headquarters in Camp Francisco Dagohoy in Tagbilaran City.
At that time, he was separated from Boniel and had the chance to tell the police what really happened.
“For us that is a very striking testimony, a very crucial testimony from an eyewitness like Randel Lupas,” Ligutan added. (RVC)
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sub hobbies
By Neonmoon, April 7, 2018 in Nerdz
Neonmoon 4,955
Certifiably Surly
El Diablo 2,449
Maybe get a mod to merge these?
Hagbard Celine 1,395
heavyness
Biff Tannen 4,754
Fuck yeah! Love this thread. Thanks mods.
HOOK'EMHOOAH 1,228
So I bet musk filled a claim with the insurance about a total loss of the car to get out of the rest of his payments...
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Thujone 1,997
Again today. Up and down with the TESS planet hunter telescope.
Sam Lin 192
Making it look boring. And shooting for a quick turnaround on the booster, trying to use it for June ISS. I love the livestream.
The video always cuts out from drone ship on landing. I understand the vibration and sonic energy it's experiencing, but how hard is to create a better camera and uplink system? At this point I don't think regs allow a drone to be flown anywhere in the entry area, but at some point in the future we'll have autonomous camera drones hovering away from the ship to catch the landings.
What is their next milestone ahead?
For booster, next are Block 5 first flight and then Block 5 reflight, and a notable one will be Block 5 second reflight.
For rest of package, they're still trying to figure out how to recover the payload fairings. And longer term they're talking about trying to recover stage 2.
smokebomb 76
Not SpaceX but figured putting this weekend’s Blue Origin’s successful launch & landing here is better than starting a separate thread:
It's just a matter of time now until some crazy billionaire launches his own ICBM.
Nice Guy Eddie 1,482
Blue Origin seems to quietly continue to move forward. Are they going to surprise everyone by being the first commercial space company to launch people into space?
NotActuallyALonghorn 1,132
Nah, it'll be that flat earth dude in his steam rocket.
thunderlounge 261
Well, if you ever wondered what a giant dildo being launched into space looked like... now ya know.
1 hour ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:
He's a punk.
Amazing watching these two companies work. Very impressive
but um, can they get someone other than Barb from accounting to do play by play next time
8 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:
Depends on your definition of "space." Blue Origin's orbital height is far less than SpaceX. Not taking away from Blue's accomplishments, but what they're doing is considerably easier than SpaceX. The 2 aren't really competitors at this point.
10 hours ago, Sam Lin said:
Completely agree that Blue Origin has obviously not achieved the same results as SpaceX. But I'm curious if Blue Origin's approach could allow them to leapfrog SpaceX in terms of furthering human exploration in space. And to answer your questions, I think of "space" as initial low earth orbit including docking with the ISS but ultimately expanding outside of low earth orbit.
I know that Blue Origin is looking at the tourist angle now but Bezos has stated that Blue Origin is his most important work and that he doesn't mind selling his Amazon stock to fund it. Bezos seems to be of a futurist mindset that we need to colonize the Solar System to allow for more humans to exist.
The 2 companies will be direct competitors whenever Blue reliably flies New Glenn. At that point it's a question of whether the "fail quickly" iterative approach of SpaceX vs the more R&D based development style of Blue is more efficient. I don't know that there's an answer there (and the 2 aren't mutually exclusive - space is on the way to becoming a commodity item, there will be multiple competitors).
Difficult to quantify your statement of "leapfrog ... in terms of furthering human exploration in space." We can set milestone achievements and see who gets there first, but at this point those are changing all the time. NASA bickering and Cloak Room politics aren't helping this at all. The reality is both companies will greatly further human access to space.
I share your curiosity of what the launch industry will look like in the future. It's an exciting time, in the next 5yr and 10yr window I think the industry will fundamentally change. I'll be surprised if we still have albatross projects like SLS throwing away money in the 10yr window (but also not surprised if they are still around, because CloakRoom). Once a second private launch competitor is regularly launching, the bloat and waste of government space will be very hard to justify.
On 5/1/2018 at 6:01 PM, thunderlounge said:
Ewww, it's all giant and veiny. It's like a moose!
In all reality, I think both Blue Origin and SpaceX (or whatever other civilian competition creeps up in the future) have a really viable prospect at the longterm future of space exploration. These two companies are primarily focused on two different fields, one personnel the other cargo respectively. This is a good thing I think because if mankind is to ever actually set out to build an orbital spaceport and/or mass drivers that could launch ships deep into the solar system on the cheap, a way to get the materials into space inexpensively will be necessary as well as the people who would one day inhabit said orbital spaceport as well as anything destined for the moon, Mars or anywhere else. So it's going to require some level of coordination between the two at some point in the future. Probably not sharing of proprietary information about the methods they employ to get their fuel to the optimal mixture or engines to resonate at specific frequencies, but still some coordination.
ars technica musk longcat
block 5 launch next week mas importante
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/block-5-rocket-launch-marks-the-end-of-the-beginning-for-spacex/
9 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:
this was not a company founded to appease shareholders, plural. It was founded to appease a single shareholder. And he wants to go to Mars, damn it.
WithoutAClue 30
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spacexs-second-falcon-heavy-rocket-182751948.html
the second test of the Falcon Heavy Rocket delayed until October. This is an Air Force payload and delays are not unusual.
The Block 5 launch is scheduled for Thurs midday, is now being moved into the launch tower.
The second half of this article mentions some of the changes to Block 5:
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/07/first-launch-of-enhanced-version-of-spacexs-falcon-9-set-for-thursday/
Launch aborted, rescheduled for Fri afternoon.
Block 5 successfully launched:
they say that this new version will have a 24 hour turnaround, with only refueling needed.
Great success. Again.
BNB 54
I thought this was a funny article.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/ariane-chief-seems-frustrated-with-spacex-for-driving-down-launch-costs/
The France-based Ariane Group is the primary contractor for the Ariane 5 launch vehicle, and it has also begun developing the Ariane 6 rocket. The firm has a reliable record—indeed, NASA chose the Ariane 5 booster to fly its multi-billion dollar James Webb Space Telescope—but it also faces an uncertain future in an increasingly competitive launch market.
Like Russia and the US-based United Launch Alliance, the Ariane Group faces pricing pressure from SpaceX, which offers launch prices as low as $62 million for its Falcon 9 rocket. It has specifically developed the Ariane 6 rocket to compete with the Falcon 9 booster.
But there are a couple of problems with this. Despite efforts to cut costs, the two variants of the Ariane 6 will still cost at least 25 percent more than SpaceX's present-day prices. Moreover, the Ariane 6 will not fly until 2020 at the earliest, by which time Falcon 9 could offer significantly cheaper prices on used Falcon 9 boosters if it needed to. (The Ariane 6 rocket is entirely expendable).
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With this background in mind, the chief executive of Ariane Group, Alain Charmeau, gave an interview to the German publication Der Spiegel. The interview was published in German, but a credible translation can be found here. During the interview, Charmeau expressed frustration with SpaceX and attributed its success to subsidized launches for the US government.
$100 million launches
When pressed on the price pressure that SpaceX has introduced into the launch market, Charmeau's central argument is that this has only been possible because, "SpaceX is charging the US government 100 million dollar per launch, but launches for European customers are much cheaper." Essentially, he says, launches for the US military and NASA are subsidizing SpaceX's commercial launch business.
ULA executive admits company cannot compete with SpaceX on launch costs
However, the pay-for-service prices that SpaceX offers to the US Department of Defense for spy satellites and cargo and crew launches for NASA are below those of what other launch companies charge. And while $100 million or more for a military launch is significantly higher than a $62 million commercial launch, government contracts come with extra restrictions, reviews, and requirements that drive up this price.
Even as Charmeau decries what he calls subsidies for SpaceX from the US government, he admits that Ariane cannot exist without guaranteed contracts purchased by European governments. To make the Ariane 6 vehicle viable, Charmeau said Ariane needs five launches in total for 2021 and eight guaranteed launches for 2022.
No reusability
During the interview, Charmeau also addressed reusability when the interviewer raised this as a possibility for lowering the cost of launch. In response, Charmeau asserts that the interviewer cannot know whether re-flying boosters is less expensive, as SpaceX claims. "How do you know that?" Charmeau asks. "Do you know their real cost structure?"
We do not, of course, as SpaceX is privately held. And it is highly probable that SpaceX has lost money so far on its effort to develop a reusable first stage. But now that it has begun flying the Block 5 variant of the Falcon 9 rocket, the company seems well positioned both to lower its prices as well as take profits from this research-and-development effort.
Charmeau said the Ariane rocket does not launch often enough to justify the investment into reusability. (It would need about 30 launches a year to justify these costs, he said). And then Charmeau said something telling about why reusability doesn't make sense to a government-backed rocket company—jobs.
"Let us say we had ten guaranteed launches per year in Europe and we had a rocket which we can use ten times—we would build exactly one rocket per year," he said. "That makes no sense. I cannot tell my teams: 'Goodbye, see you next year!'"
This seems a moment of real irony. Whereas earlier in the interview Charmeau accuses the US government of subsidizing SpaceX, a few minutes later he says the Ariane Group can't make a reusable rocket because it would be too efficient. For Europe, a difficult decision now looms. It can either keep subsidizing its own launch business in order to maintain an independent capability, or it can give in to Elon Musk and SpaceX, and Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin. Charmeau seems to have a clear view of where he thinks the continent should go.
"It is about future business," Charmeau said. "Why do all the billionaires invest in space? Why does Jeff Bezos come to Germany and declare that the country should not go to space? He makes money with your personal data. Today he knows your Amazon orders, tomorrow he drives your car."
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Big Space in every country is worrying. There really isn't a way for them to "adapt" - their entire existence is based on government funding and not needing to be commercially competitive. As launch costs come down, the doors open for private launch to be more and more accessible, and these new "budget" customers obviously care about costs.
Great launch last night, getting to see a couple of Iridium satellites deploy on video. Reflying and dumping the Block 4 booster that was initially used on (failed) Zuma.
I’m still in the camp that zuma didn’t fail, they just want people to think it did. Sure hasn’t been much about it after the fact. Just sayin.
Better a declared failure of Zuma than declared success of Zima.
as it seems this is our general catch-all space thread..... Alan Bean, Horn, Apollo 12, Artist, passed today.... please see thread over in DT....
Friday morning EST, the last Block4 booster will go up and be expended.
Then what...
Then it's all Block5.
This Block4 reflight was a SpaceX record for shortest refurb time before reflight. Shuttle has done it about 2wk shorter, though the actual refurb time is fairly similar (this booster landed on a drone ship on its first flight, so there were days lost in transit before refurb could begin). This one was also allowed to orbit for 4 orbits before deorbit, to test engine refiring after long coast duration (same reason Falcon Heavy had a long coast before second burn). SpaceX has done a great job of using each flight to test and learn as much about their rocket as possible. The throwaways allow them to push boundaries and risk failures that they'd otherwise need to be conservative with if they knew they had to save the core.
Llogg 518
successful satellite launch last night. It's incredible that landing the rocket on the droneship has become routine.
One step closer to Spaceport Texas Gulf Coast.
They nailed today's launch and even recovered the first stage during pretty bad weather. They will have their next launch next Thursday (8/2), making for 3 in an 11 day period.
https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-falcon-9-landing-iridium-fairing-catch/
SpaceX nails second Falcon 9 landing in 48 hours, fairing catch foiled by weather
By Eric Ralph Posted on July 25, 2018
Just a handful of days after SpaceX’s second-ever successful launch and landing of their upgraded Falcon 9 Block 5, the company has completed the same feat on the opposite side of the United States, debuting the Block 5 rocket with a launch and booster recovery from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB).
The booster in question, Falcon 9 B1048, is the third Block 5 booster to roll off of SpaceX’s Hawthorne, CA assembly line and is now the first Block 5 rocket to launch from the company’s California launch facilities. On the opposite coast, SpaceX’s second Block 5 Falcon 9 booster (B1047) completed its own successful launch and landing, lofting the heaviest commercial satellite to ever reach orbit (Telstar 19V).
SEVEN MONTHS, FOURTEEN LAUNCHES
Today’s near-flawless predawn mission saw Falcon 9 place 10 Iridium NEXT satellites in a polar Earth orbit, during which the rocket’s Block 5 booster completed the first landing on Just Read The Instructions in nearly ten months and Mr Steven made his first attempt at catching a parasailing Falcon fairing with his massive net and arms upgrades. Those upgrades, tracked tirelessly by Teslarati photographer Pauline Acalin for the better part of July, took barely a month to go from a clean slate (old arms and net fully uninstalled) to operational, fairing-catching status, an ode to the incredible pace at which SpaceX moves.
Sadly, the vessel’s Iridium-7 fairing catch attempt was sullied from the start by inclement weather – primarily wind shear – that significantly hampered the accuracy of each fairing halve’s parafoil guidance, meaning that Mr Steven’s crew did see the parasailing halves touch down, but too far away to catch them in Mr Steven’s large net. Falcon 9 B1048 had its own difficulties thanks to what engineer and webcast host John Insprucker described as “the worst weather [SpaceX] has ever had” for a Falcon booster landing. Nevertheless, Falcon 9 appeared to stick an off-center but plenty accurate landing aboard drone ship JRTI, although SpaceX technicians are likely going to wish they had the same robotic stage securer located aboard OCISLY on the opposite coast.
Just Read The Instructions, on the other hand, was similarly tracked but primarily to verify that nothing was happening – the vessel’s last operational trip to the Pacific Ocean dates back to the first half of October 2017. Since then, SpaceX began a process of intentionally expending Falcon 9 boosters that had already flown once before, choosing to essentially start from scratch with a fresh fleet of highly reliable and reusable Falcon 9 Block 5 boosters rather than recover older versions of the rocket and attempt to refurbish them beyond the scope of their designed lifespans.
The Block 5 design, however, has taken the countless lessons-learned from flying and reflying previous versions of Falcon 9 and rolled them all into one (relatively) final iteration of the ever-changing rocket. With any luck and at least a little more iteration, Falcon 9 Block 5 boosters should be capable of launching anywhere from 10 to 100 times, 10 times with minimal or no refurbishment and 100 times with more regular maintenance, much like high-performance jet aircraft do today.
Looks good, but so many details need to be right. Journey back from hypersonic becomes extremely difficult as velocity increases. Altitude is easy, velocity is hard.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2018
With three successful launches of new Block 5 boosters now under the new version’s belt, it’s safe to say that the rocket is off to an extremely good start. The most important milestones to watch for over the next several weeks and months will be the first reflight of a recovered Block 5 rocket, the first reuse of a Falcon 9 payload fairing, and then the first third/fourth/fifth/etc. reuse of Block 5 booster. On the horizon, of course, is SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s challenge to launch a Falcon 9 Block 5 booster two times in less than 24 hours, and do so before the end of 2019.
2018: I’m watching a livestream of a rocket sending satellites to orbit and then landing on a droneship in the ocean — while watching the company’s other droneship return to port with a rocket that did the same thing on the opposite side of the country three days ago. pic.twitter.com/wWA8ZCBAeY
— John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos) July 25, 2018
Roughly 3,000 miles to the East, SpaceX’s just-recovered Florida Block 5 booster wrapped up a picture-perfect arrival in Port Canaveral aboard drone ship Of Course I Still Love You at the exact same time as another Block 5 rocket was launching (and landing) on the opposite coast.
This is pretty huge for SpaceX:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/congress-requires-military-to-consider-reusable-rockets-for-launch-contracts/
After 25 years, military told to move from “expendable” to “reusable” rockets
This is a big boon for SpaceX after more than a decade of fighting.
ERIC BERGER - 7/27/2018, 9:45 AM
Less than a year and a half has passed since SpaceX first flew a used first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, but this achievement has already shaken up the glacial process of lawmaking and military budgeting. The final version of the defense budget bill for fiscal year 2019 will make both a symbolic and a significant policy change when it comes to reusable rockets.
The conference report from the US House and Senate calls for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program of the Department of Defense, commonly known as the EELV program, to be named the "National Security Space Launch program" as of March 1, 2019. No longer will the military rely solely on expendable rockets.
Moreover, the report says the US Air Force must consider both expendable and reusable launch vehicles as part of its solicitation for military launch contracts. And in the event that a contract is solicited for a mission that a reusable launch vehicle is not eligible to compete for, the Air Force should report back to Congress with the reason why. The US House has already agreed to the conference report, and it should be taken up in the Senate next week. After that, it will need the president's signature to become law.
EELV history
The new policy marks a significant change in a program that dates back about a quarter-century.
During the 1960s and 1970s, the US military relied largely on modified intercontinental ballistic missiles—the precursors to Lockheed Martin’s modern-day line of Atlas rockets and Boeing’s Delta vehicles—to get its satellites into space. At the direction of the White House in the late 1970s, the Air Force worked with NASA and its Space Shuttle program to fulfill the military's launch needs. The shuttle’s first Department of Defense flight launched in June of 1982 on just the program's fourth flight, but the Challenger accident in 1986 would ultimately end the relationship.
Under the Reagan administration's National Space Launch Strategy, the military was told to develop multiple ways to get into space, and this led to the concept of the EELV program in 1994. The Air Force’s then-vice chief of staff, Thomas Moorman, urged Lockheed and Boeing to "evolve" the Atlas and Delta fleets by improving their reliability and lowering their cost. Before the end of the 1990s, the Air Force awarded Lockheed and Boeing $3 billion for this modernization effort.
The companies had hoped that they could compete for the emerging and lucrative geostationary satellite launch market with their new rockets, but the Atlas and Delta rockets were more expensive than Russian and European boosters available at the time. So Boeing and Lockheed were left with only the US national security market. Both companies began to consider whether they should continue flying if they would only have a split share of the military market.
To ensure its access to space, the Department of Defense brokered a deal in which Lockheed and Boeing would merge their rocket building ventures into one company, United Launch Alliance (ULA). Each parent retained a 50-percent stake in the new firm, which would be required to maintain both the Atlas and Delta fleets of vehicles. The military had redundant access to space, and the big aerospace companies, Lockheed and Boeing, had a monopoly.
Rise of reusability
Elon Musk and his new SpaceX company were not happy and sued to stop this merger in 2005. It didn't work. Undeterred, SpaceX went off and developed the Falcon 1 rocket and then won a NASA contract to finalize the Falcon 9 rocket and deliver cargo to the International Space Station. With this powerful new rocket, SpaceX wanted to compete with United Launch Alliance for these national security launch contracts.
SpaceX sued again four years ago, filing a suit against the US government's sole-source award of launch contracts to ULA. SpaceX sought the right to compete for those launches, and this time the lawsuit worked. The Falcon 9 rocket would become certified by the Air Force to compete for some national security launches.
In December 2015, SpaceX successfully landed a first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket for the first time. Then, in March 2017, it flew one of these used rockets for the first time and has since flown a used first stage booster 14 times. Earlier this year, it flew the Falcon Heavy rocket. The significance of this larger rocket, powered in part by reused Falcon 9 cores, is that it can hit all nine of the Department of Defense's reference orbits for missions. This effectively means that there are now no military missions that a "reusable rocket" cannot reach.
The US Congress appears to have noticed these significant achievements. As part of the conference report, Congress directs the Air Force to report back on how the military will ensure the used rockets are safe to use and how much money the government will save as a result. It is quite a change from the state of play just 13 years ago, when ULA was dominant and SpaceX was roundly dismissed by the courts and the broader aerospace community.
I never would have imagined that SpaceX would end up a more successful venture than Tesla.
I guess I never really paid attention, but we just bribed Lockheed & Martin to build expensive rockets because no one else wanted to give it a try?
Capitalism at work.
On 7/29/2018 at 1:21 PM, Neonmoon said:
Do you not Ike the MIC, my dude?
Dolemite 138
On 7/27/2018 at 10:34 PM, Llogg said:
Tesla cars are poorly made and the company is run like a whorehouse. I am thinking Musk must not have much to do with SpaceX. Doubt if the military would let them launch some of the stuff that they do if he was truly hands on.
Really disappointed in Musk and I feel bad for him. He apparently has gone off the deep in and I wouldn't be surprised to see him overdose or him killing himself.
Solid and well thought out take as usual Dolemite. So glad you can contribute to the thoughts on this site.
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14 April 2015 General, OSE, School Life
A New History of St Edward’s
The first ever advertisement for St Edward’s School appeared in 1865. A ‘first class modern education’ was offered at the new establishment in central Oxford featuring ‘Classics, Mathematics and book-keeping, Drawing, French, Music, and the elements of Physical Science, twenty five guineas per annum; washing and the use of books, two guineas extra; there is an excellent playground.’
A New History of St Edward’s School, Oxford, 1863 — 2013 by Malcolm Oxley, published this week, provides a vivid narrative of the journey the School has taken from these early beginnings to the Teddies of today.
For the first time, the history of the School is set against its wider social context. St Edward’s was born of the Oxford Movement, a High Church impulse which strove to re-assert the importance of faith in the nation’s life in reaction to the secularization of the preceding 150 years. The Movement placed renewed emphasis on the rituals of worship, the needs of the poor, religious communities — and schools. Where better to lay the groundwork for a different kind of society than in schools? The education at St Edward’s was to be as much about Christian morality as academic work. It is hard to believe today that this ideal was greeted with suspicion – and even hostility.
As well as a thoroughly-researched and serious account of the School’s history, the book is an engrossingly human story. We learn of the challenges of the early years in New Inn Hall Street: ‘Mackworth Hall was little more than a slum … there were rats everywhere’ and ‘some of the Masters slept in cupboards.’ Simeon, the first Warden, had to battle for the survival of the school, with its ‘few friends — and many enemies’, against daunting practical and financial challenges.
Today’s schools strive to provide the very highest standards of pastoral care. Readers will be surprised and occasionally horrified by the values that characterised St Edward’s at earlier stages in its history — values that would have been common to all schools at the time. In the early days, ‘teachers were hired [for the] classroom … had no supervisory duties … and had no obligation to take an interest in their pupils’. Even the values of the 1960s can seem alien today. The author recalls ‘the beating of a quite senior boy in the autumn of 1962 for practising his oboe when he should have been watching the 1st XV’.
There is humour too. Legislation during the Great War required the turning off of lights, so that ‘people kept bumping into each other in the Quad. Headlong collisions were staged to annoy the masters’. We learn that ‘bashers’, the straw boaters compulsory until 1965, were used to hide ice cream, and fish and chips. Though almost certainly not humorous to its enactors, the 1940s practice of ‘crow-hopping’ must have been quite a sight. Prefects were allowed to enforce this punishment for such trivial offences as looking at a senior pupil. The offending boy was required to ‘squat on his haunches, with the bible in one hand and a complete Shakespeare in the other, and hop up and down the day room.’ Despite the harshness of the early years, the history of St Edward’s as documented by Malcolm Oxley reveals a community very much at ease with itself, where relationships between all constituent parts were genial. Within the Common Room of the later years of the 20th century, there was, we are told, a tremendous sense of fun. The following exchange between the eleventh Warden, David Christie, and Geography teacher, Joe McPartlin, is perhaps indicative of that conviviality: Warden: ‘Have you prepared your lessons for tomorrow yet? JM: ‘Warden, I prepared them in 1963’ Warden: ‘Don’t you think you should bring them up to date? JM: ‘Not really, Warden, the Alps haven’t moved very far since then.’
There are, as one would expect, as many different views of the school’s past as there are former pupils. Patrick Lacey, at Teddies during WWI, records: ‘When all is said and done, our daily round in those days had a concentrated grimness … that lent itself pretty exclusively to the survival and pleasure of the fittest.’ Much more recently, Olivia Cooper reflects, ‘I could not have chosen a better place to study — I certainly worked harder and got far better grades enjoying myself at Teddies than I would ever have done elsewhere. I believe it helped to produce some of the most rounded, friendliest, most confident and loveable people I know. And I wouldn’t change a minute of it.’
Order a copy here.
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Fr Jeremy
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Welcome to St Mary's
Here you will find out about our Parish, our groups and administration
Need to contact us or find information about our Parish?
Office open 9.30-11.30am Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri
Closed on Tuesdays. All postal items need to go to 4 Harley Street. Items for the bulletin must arrive by noon on Wednesdays: email using the contact form below or to: bath.stmary@cliftondiocese.com from your email client; ring the Parish Office 01225 314114 or put in a request on paper at the Parish Office or 4 Harley Street.
Parish link: Olwyn Donnelly 01225 460354
Diocesan Safeguarding office: 0117 9540993
Diocesan Safeguarding team: Team
Finding a priest
If Fr Jeremy is not available and a priest is required urgently, please call: Fr David at St John’s (01225 464471), Fr Malcolm at St Alphege’s (01225 424894), or Fr Bill at St Peter and St Paul (01225 832096)
Parish Administrator
The Parish Office can be found inside the Parish Centre, next to the car park and accessible from Burlington Street. Office open 9.30-11.30am Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri but check the bulletin for changes. Our Parish Administrator is Mrs Charlotte Boyall. If you have a question she will try to answer it; a problem, she will try to solve it.
Closed on Tuesdays. All postal items need to go to 4 Harley Street. Items for the bulletin must arrive by noon on Wednesdays: email Parish Administrator; ring the Parish Office 01225 314114 or put in a request on paper at the Parish Office or 4 Harley Street.
Commercial car park permits
These permits give authority to park the above vehicle in the Church Car Park, on weekdays only, between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm. The cost is £1000.00 for 1st January – 31st December. If you wish to apply for a permit, please contact the Parish Office (01225 314114, bath.stmary@cliftondiocese.com
Parishioner car park permits
St Mary’s Car Park Permits for 2019 are available £55.00. Any parishioner can buy a permit; it allows 4 hours of parking per week. Complete an application form & return it to the Parish Office or 4 Harley Street. Forms are at the back or the church. If you have not included an s.a.e., you will need to pick up the permit directly from the Parish Office. Contact the Parish Office if you are interested.
The Catholic Community is the sole source of income for our Church. We receive no financial support from the state or local government.
Our Community is important as it witnesses to Christ in the north of Bath, especially through the celebrations of the Sacraments. Over 390 adults and children attend our Church each Sunday. We baptise 20-30 people each year. All this means our Parish is thriving, providing us with a vibrant community which is worth preserving.
To support itself the Parish relies on the money generated from the Sunday collections and regular giving. We also welcome legacies.
The document How Much Should I Give Leaflet 2019 v2 will enable you to give to the Parish in the way that suits you best.
Any questions on Church Giving will be answered by contacting giftaid@stmarysbath.org.uk
Parish Gift Aid, from 6th April 2017
All giving by parishioners towards the cost of running the Parish is very much appreciated. Please see the document Gift Aid Explained for further information.
If you are a tax payer you can increase your giving by 25% by completing a gift aid declaration together with joining our standing order or envelope scheme at NO cost to yourself. This really is a method of giving which means so much to the Parish. The scheme is explained in more detail in a document available on our website.
Our website has a gift aid declaration as a document that you can download, complete and send in to the parish office (we need the original signature, so cannot deal with the form electronically) marked for the attention of Michael Gage our gift aid administrator.
If you wish to give by bank standing order our website has a standing order form available as a document (please send it to Michael Gage as we need the original signature). If you wish to give by our envelope scheme we will arrange for that when we receive your gift aid declaration.
Further details can be obtained from Michael Gage at giftaid@stmarysbath.org.uk or by writing or phoning the Parish Office.
Paying tax and giving under gift aid from 6th April 2017
The personal tax allowance has been increased for the coming tax year and as result of this some parishioners may find they are no longer paying enough Income or Capital Gains tax to Gift Aid their Offertory Giving.
From 6th April 2017 the standard personal allowance will increase to £11,500.00 per annum.
The first £1,000.00 of interest from banks, building societies etc. will be tax exempt for basic rate tax payers, as will the first £5,000.00 of dividend income. It will therefore be possible for an individual to be in receipt of £17,500.00 of income without paying any income tax.
Can we please ask you to remind all parishioners who have signed Gift Aid Declarations to check that they are paying sufficient income tax to cover the amount reclaimed from H M Revenue & Customs on their giving.
The Diocese on behalf of the Parishes claims 25p on every £1.00 given under Gift Aid.
Therefore an individual giving £1.00 per week needs to be paying £13.00 per annum in income tax.
Donating £5.00 per week requires minimum tax paid of £65.00 per annum.
Donating £10.00 per week requires minimum tax paid of £130.00 per annum.
Whilst we encourage parishioners to give under Gift Aid we also need to ensure that they do not face an unexpected request from H M Revenue & Customs to repay the tax we have claimed on their donations.
Finally, we would like to create a database of those who are interested in receiving the bulletin by email. If you would like your name to be included, please let us know by emailing Parish Administrator Any information provided will be processed in accordance with the Diocese’s Privacy Notice which is available at Clifton Diocese Privacy Notice
CCTV Notice
Photos in Church Notice
Tuesdays 1.30-3.30pm. Cost £2.00
Contact Joe Evans: 01179 372495
Tends the gardens around the church including the memorial garden. Help is always welcome.
For further information, please contact: Michael Gage: 01225 319828
Your Parish Finance Committee consists of our Parish Priest, Richard Marke (Chair), Colin Sheridan, Jim Sherry, Michael Gage and Vin Madden. New members are always welcome (if you would like to serve please contact Richard Marke at treasurer@stmarysbath.org.uk).
Your Committee is responsible for all financial matters relating to the Parish. It has a Constitution and a set of Duties and Responsibilities. Both of these documents can be accessed on our website.
Each year your committee sets a budget in consultation with the Property Development Group. The one for 2019 is on this website. We also produce the accounts for the parish and those for 2018 are on this website.
In January 2018 we finally settled with our insurers following the fire of July 2015. The total costs of the fire was £853,002 of which the insurers paid us £773,832, leaving us with costs of £79,170. These costs of £79,170 include the new fire exit but do not include the cost of the revamped entrance and new confessional, the cost of these two items was £67,348. They were not part of our fire insurance claim as we intended doing this work before the fire.
The generosity of our parishioners has been staggering. Because of the fire, we received donations of £78,120 towards those costs whilst still keeping the normal offertory giving at pre fire levels. It is worth mentioning that the fire was dealt with by the parish with almost no cost to the Diocese. Quite a reflection on the dedication of the parish!
Your Committee is concerned that the income of the Parish is not sufficient to pay for all the costs arising from running the Parish. We have prepared a document which shows the cost of running the Parish with an explanation of all the costs. Our Parish costs £7.50 per week for each parishioner (£15.00 per week per married couple). Currently those parishioners not paying by standing order or through our envelope scheme are each donating £2.58 per week. This leaves a massive hole in our finances.
Legacies are always most welcome and are a considerable help in dealing with major expenses of the Parish. Parishioners wishing to leave a legacy in their wills can use the suggested wording available as a document on our website.
If you would like more information about our finances please email Richard Marke at treasurer@stmarysbath.org.uk or write to him via 4 Harley Street, Bath, BA1 2SF.
Parish Budget and accounts to 31 December 2018
New Horizons (Bereavement support group)
Most of us will, at some time in our lives, encounter through death the loss of someone we love. That person may be a friend, sibling, child or spouse; our lives will never be the same again. Although the experience differs from person to person, many may feel if the death was unexpected it’s earth shattering, or if they’ve known for some time that death was inevitable, it can still feel as though a rug has been pulled out from under them. They can feel very alone, raw and isolated. At times the loss and pain may feel unbearable.
New Horizons is run voluntarily by a small group of parishioners from both St Johns and St Mary’s. We have the Spiritual support of our chaplain Fr Jeremy Rigden (parish priest of St Mary’s, Bath). We are not trained counsellors but have all received training in caring for people going through the pain of bereavement. We don’t try and “make things better” we know we can’t. We try in small ways to reach out and offer a listening ear to anyone suffering because of a loss.
Throughout the year we organise several activities which bring people together: three or four Masses are celebrated by Fr Jeremy followed by tea and cake; a couple of walks are organised and we’re having our first lunch on Thursday 25th July. Should you feel you would rather for the time being just have someone to talk to on a one to one basis please contact your either your parish priest, or your parish administrator, Janet (St Johns) or Charlotte (St Mary’s) who will contact one of us on your behalf.
Finally, there is no time limit to grieving. Sometimes even years later the pain can return. There may be a trigger but often there’s not. New Horizons is here for everyone, no matter when, where or how their loved one died.
NEW HORIZONS We are meeting for lunch at the Royal Hotel (opp. Bath Spa station) on 25th July, 1pm. There is a super variety of food to choose from. £10 pp for a two course meal. No matter when your loss occurred, you will be made warmly welcome. If you would like to join us, please phone 07929 864218 & leave your name & contact details. We look forward to seeing you there
Malayalam Community
Contact: Shaji Thomas
Property Development Group
Skills Needed – Property
In the next few months we will be doing an audit of gifts & talents in our parish & the ways in which people can volunteer their skills to help St Mary’s & others.
Ahead of that we wanted to ask if there are parishioners who have skills related to property & who have some time they could give to supporting our Property Development Group. This could be for one-off projects or on an ongoing basis depending on the time available.
We are looking for a range of skills/experience including: Architecture, property development, planning, surveying, programme /project management & finance, property management & maintenance, painting & decorating.
Also fund-raising, communication (strategy & PR), servicing a committee (admin, minutes etc.) & legal. We need to clear some of our property & help would be greatly appreciated. If you can help, please let Fr Jeremy know AND contact the Parish Office on 01225 314114 or bath.stmary@cliftondiocese.com with your details. Alternatively phone 01225 311725 & leave a message on the answer machine.
For further information, please contact: Dayne Netto
Early in 2010 a group of Parishioners met to discuss what the laity of the Parish could do to assist the clergy in the mission of our Church both to ourselves and to the wider world, and the result of that was a determination to re-create the PPC. Accordingly, at the direction of our Parish Priest, an election was held on Sunday 24 October 2010 and nine new PPC councillors were elected.The inaugural meeting of the PPC took place on 25 November 2010 and the Council will meet about four times a year thereafter. All of our new Councillors pledged themselves to the service of the Parish at a commissioning ceremony held at Mass on Sunday 31 October 2010. Every time there was an election, all Councillors pledged themselves to the service of the Parish at a 10.30 Mass shortly after the election.
Currently, we do not have a Pastoral Council. Following the catastrophic fire in July 2015, the decision was made to retire the PPC in its current format and instead form small groups to deal with each event/decision as they arose, to put to best use as many of the congregation as possible.
Mary's Meals
Mary’s Meals provides vital support by setting up community-run school feeding programmes, which encourage children to come to school & receive a nutritious meal that helps them to concentrate on their studies. £13.90 will feed a child for a year.
How you can get involved: The Backpack Project is an initiative to further help these children in getting the best possible education. As a parish we collect items on the wish lists, pack the donated backpacks which are then shipped to Glasgow and then to Mary’s Meals projects around the world. Dates for backpack filling, & how to donate the contents, are found in the bulletin.
Donating one or two of these items would be very helpful. Please leave clean, good- quality donations at the back of the church & donate only that which is requested. Please remove all stickers and packaging.
A very successful bag-pack took place recently, with lots of helpers who made light work of the mounds of donations. We filled all 18 rucksacks! We are now in dire need of more rucksacks and flip flops in order to send off the incomplete rucksacks.
*Rucksacks (second-hand is fine)
*flip flops/sandals size Jr8- Adult size 2
* Soap (hard)
*Toothpaste
•Pencil sharpeners
*Erasers – we have none
*Small ball (eg tennis ball
•Towel s (guest or hand size)
*Rulers (non-bendy)
•Pencil cases
* small ball (eg tennis ball)
*exercise books/notebooks
*rulers
*Children’s shorts ages 4-13 https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/
https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/
St Mary's Soup Run
Soup Run 22nd February
Many thanks toAnn Cowan, Alison Murray, Anna and Patrick McCarron & Liz Williams for preparing the food.
To Alison Murray, Stephen, Annemarie and Gerard Costello and Finlay Eaton for distributing it.
The food was gratefully received and heartfelt thanks was given to St Mary’s.
Next run March 22nd.
St Mary’s wish list or how to help fulfil Matthew 25:35-40
Please leave clean, good-quality donations at the back of the church & donate only that which is requested. Please remove all stickers and packaging.
MARY’S MEALS Thank you for all the donations – we recently filled 21 rucksacks!
*Rucksacks
* Soap
*Felt tip pens
*Erasers
* colour pencils/ crayons
*flip flops/sandals size Jr8-2
*Boys shorts ages 4-5, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13
*Girls t-shorts, dresses, skirts age 9-10
St Chad’s Sanctuary
~ Suitcases and rucksacks
~ Men’s T-shirts, jumpers, jackets
~ Girl’s clothes 6-9 years
~ Baby boys’ clothes 6-9 months
~ Tinned tomatoes http://www.stchadssanctuary.com/
Bath Foodcycle
*Red lentils
*Toilet roll, deodorant, shower gel
https://www.foodcycle.org.uk/location/bath/
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
CAFOD builds links between poor communities in the developing world and the Catholic community in England and Wales. It works with partners at home and with CARITAS International abroad to deliver relief work and programmes in human development to poor communities regardless of race, gender, religion or politics.
In working with the poor, praying with them and for them, and sharing our resources with them through fundraising and education, CAFOD is a source of information and knowledge about systems that keep the poor in poverty, and CAFOD works to challenge these through campaigns and public events to raise awareness.
Resultantly, CAFOD is also an educational resource for schools and communities here. CAFOD organises two fundraising events a year, Lent Fast Day and Harvest Fast Day. More information can be found on www.cafod.org.uk If you would like to know more about how CAFOD is supported by the churches in the Bath Deanery, contact Irene Prentice via email at ireneprentice.bath@gmail.com or telephone 01225 851093.
APF/Missio
The Association for the Propagation of the Faith (APF) assists every one of the Catholic Church’s 1,069 mission dioceses in providing pastoral care and preaching the Gospel effectively.
In England and Wales, we collect funds for overseas mission through the famous Red Boxes. There are Red Boxes in over 200,000 homes. They have helped raise millions of pounds for the missionary Church.
Contact: Annemarie Costello
This short introduction was taken from: missio.org.uk/about-apf/
Parish & Church
From Archivist: Neil Coombs St. Mary’s History
From: Laurie Coombs – A Visitor’s Gulde Prepared for Bath Heritage day and St. Mary’s 125 Celebration in 2013
A Visitor’s Guide
Fr Jeremy and the Previous Parish Priest
Fr Jeremy’s Biography
Fr Brian’s Farewell on his retirement and the Eulogy from his Requiem Mass
St Mary's Fire 2015
As written by Fr. Jeremy
FIRE AT ST MARY’S CHURCH, BATH
Just before four o’clock one Thursday afternoon, in July 2015, I was making my way to St Mary’s, to get ready to receive a coffin into the church. There was to be a funeral the following day. I was met with cries of, “Your church is on fire!” To my astonishment, it was true. There was smoke coming from above the porch, and flames visible beneath the tiles. The alarm had been raised by passers-by, and very soon the fire brigade arrived, seven appliances in all. There was nothing to be done, but stand and watch the firemen do their work. The road was closed to traffic, but people gathered to watch. Eventually the fire was brought under control and the building made safe.
It was a sorry sight that awaited us when, after some three and a half hours, we were allowed inside. The seat of the fire was located just inside the entrance to the church in the side aisle. The confessional box had been destroyed, the small stained-glass window of Sts Peter and Paul had fallen out and one of the Stations of the Cross was badly damaged. The fire had ruined about one third of the seating (the vinyl padding of the seats had proved highly flammable and non-fire-retardant). Most distressing of all was the effect of the resulting smoke, which had covered the entire interior of the church, from floor to roof with a film of grey dirt and vaporised plastic. The modern frescos on the north wall and the painted panels at the back of the high altar were unrecognisable. We know that, sadly, the fire was started deliberately. (Eventually someone was charged, and has since served a prison sentence.)
Almost immediately the people of St. Mary’s responded to the crisis. The funeral the following day was relocated to St. John’s, another Catholic Church in the city. After the Saturday morning Mass, celebrated in St Mary’s Parish Centre, a group of parishioners set about painting and decorating the main Hall and adjoining room. The Centre then became our temporary Church and, over the next ten months, Sunday and weekday Masses were held there without a break. Funerals and weddings (which could not take place in the Parish Centre) were relocated to the other Catholic churches in Bath. We received many kind offers of help from other churches in the area, including Christ Church (our Church of England neighbours in Julian Road), where we held three of our four 2015 Christmas Masses. Further improvements to our Parish Centre included emergency lighting, fire exits, a disabled access, a sound-system (including a loop), a video link to the adjoining room, and new windows. Many people remarked on how different the Mass felt in its temporary setting, with the congregation much closer to the altar, and with no spare seats!
Fortunately the church was properly insured, and so the greater part of the cost of restoration was covered by the claim. Very early on, a loss adjuster was appointed, along with specialist restorers and experts in Stone-masonry, carpentry, tiling, stained-glass windows, soft furnishings and organ-building. The nave of the church, cleared of all furniture, was filled with five levels of scaffolding. It reminded me very much of a ship in dry dock. The artists Fleur Kelly (who created the frescos) and John Armstrong (who painted the panels of the saints at the back of the High Altar) were consulted about how these should be restored. The organ was dismantled and removed from the church, and was cleaned and restored. The wiring, lighting and sound system which had been installed just a year before the fire had to be redone. In addition, we replaced the old confessional with a much more attractive Reconciliation Room; the inner entrance to the church was improved by a small draught lobby; and we opened up an old blocked-up doorway to create an extra fire-exit. We returned to the church at the end of May 2016 for week-end services, but it was not until the beginning of October that year that we were able to welcome Bishop Declan Lang who celebrated a special Mass to mark the official reopening of St. Mary’s Church.
Though the fire and its effects were most distressing, especially for those people with life-long associations with St. Mary’s, the benefits have been immense. We have a beautifully restored Church, cleaner, brighter and more airy than it has ever been since its opening in 1881. We have new hymn books, new (and better) furniture, and soft furnishings (carpets and curtains) which enhance the sanctuary and Lady Chapel, We also have a Parish Centre with much improved facilities. But there have been other blessings too. The time we had to spend in our temporary church brought people together in a new way: like comrades in adversity they helped one another, stayed longer charring at the end of Mass, and supported all the efforts being made to bring a sense of normality and dignity to an abnormal situation. Finally, special mention should be made of the very generous donations we received from parishioners and others, towards expenses not covered by the insurance claim. We are most grateful.
The only visible memorial of the fire is a display cabinet in the church, near the entrance. It contains a buckled brass plate which originally commemorated a previous Parish Priest of St. Mary’s. It has been preserved, together with the charred remains of the wood on which it had been mounted. The inscription beneath reads:
“This memorial plaque, encased by a monk at Downside, is a gift from the Abbey. It is a reminder of the enormous devastation caused by arson on 23rd July 2015; it testifies to the expertise of all those who worked tirelessly to restore this beautiful church; and it recalls the dedication and support of parishioners and friends.”
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Spirituality/Catechesis
Lectio Divina (Also Known as Scripture Reflection)
Explore a way of praying the Readings of Holy Mass. A small group of parishioners would like to share what they have learned on Praying the Readings: a method of reading & rereading, sharing the meaning & praying around it. This assists us to focus on the readings of the Mass on the following Sunday. We do also pray through a Psalm or a passage from the New Testament. Meets the 2nd Tuesday each month, although please check the bulletin. At 27 Napier Road, BA1 4LN. Contact: Graham: 01225 427418 or 07889 495419
Liturgy-2019
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Sacred Chant
When we do meet: Every Friday 7.30pm, at the home of Tony Wilde. Sing Taizé songs & other chants for peace & harmony from around the world. Meditative songs quieten the mind & lead to inner stillness: everyone can learn them without reading music. Contact: Tony Wilde 311087 for more details
Community House of Prayer (CHOP)
There are 25 Community House of Prayer in BaNES. Attached is an exert from the leaflet called ‘Pray for Bath 2019’ produced by Bath Christian Action Network: www.bathchurches.org.uk
CHOP 2019
30 May 24-7 Prayer and Thy Kingdom Come launch in the Abbey at 7.30pm
Sat 1 June 4pm pray over Bath area from 3 hills (Solsbury , Roundhill and Kelston)
Saturday 8 June 9.45am -1pm in St Johns Church RC Speak Blessings (Heather Read from Ffald y Brenin)
More details www.bathchurches.org.uk
Contact the Parish Office
Email the Parish Office here
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Super NES Classic Pre-Order Round Up
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - By Mike Green
Chaos is a good word to describe August 22nd and the SNES Classic pre-order debacle in the US.
This is how events unfolded:-
Best Buy - Just after 1am ET Best Buy were the first to offer preorders for the Super NES. This sold out in around half an hour.
Amazon - 4.45am ET Amazon went live with a completely new listing titled "Nintendo Digital Downloads/Game Trust Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition". This completely threw many buyers and stock checking websites. Confusion continued with many unsure as to whether this was actually the SNES console as there was no accompanying image. It was however legitimate and again sold out within half an hour. The listing has now been removed leaving just the original.
At 1pm ET it all kicked off again. This time Walmart and Target simultaneously put their listings live. Walmart lasted barely a couple of minutes (probably due to BOT buying), Target fared better and seemingly added stock intermittently for an hour or so.
GameStop had a completely different bad experience. Around the same time as Walmart and Target had released their pre-orders, rumours started to spread on social media that GameStop had also gone live. Unfortunately, the website ground to a halt which forced GameStop to redirect users to a holding page. This continued for a few hours. In the meantime, GameStop announced via Twitter that pre-orders were being taken in physical stores throughout the US. Then, eager eyed regulars spotted you could order on the official GameStop app a number of bundles which had been made available, needless to say they didn't last long! GameStops partner company, ThinkGeek, then proudly displayed a number of not very appealing bundles (to most of us anyway) on their website which lasted nearly an hour in most cases.
Toys R Us announced (maybe wisely) that they would not be offering any preorders, just in store on release day (we recommend you take a helmet!)
All in all countless eager buyers were left frustrated and angry at the lack of stock provided despite Nintendo promising considerably more stock than the NES Classic last year. It remains to be seen if any more SNES Classic preorders become available again before launch, however it's clear is that demand is sky high and these consoles are highly likely to be in short supply until the end of the year.
Push Notification Stock Alerts
Monday, March 20, 2017 - By Mike Green
A few of you have been asking where our App is for sending instant stock notifications? Well, unfortunately due to personal circumstances it's been delayed.
However, in the meantime we have an alternative that a few of you can use. We can now send instant notifications to:-
Android Devices using the Google Chrome Browser (which can be downloaded Free from the Play Store) OR
A desktop PC/MAC using the browsers Apple Safari, Google Chrome Web or Mozilla Firefox
A Push Notification on a Android mobile device is a message that instantly flashes up (just like other app messages you probably receive). It's similar on a desktop PC/MAC but flashes up in the bottom right corner of your screen. You can then Tap/Click the message to be taken directly to the retailer website.
Like the email notifications, please do not rely on this service to find you stock. We will send Push Notifications on a case by case basis where we can. It is pointless us sending thousands of notifications if a retailer only has a few units of stock which get snapped up almost immediately. Just leads to further frustration.
To get started you need to be registered and logged into the Stock Informer website and then click the 'My Profile' link at the top of the webpage. See section 2 and read all the notes. The bottom of section 2 you should see a YES/NO button. Flip the button below to 'YES' to start receiving notifications (obviously flip to 'NO' to stop!) If you cannot see the button, then it’s likely your browser/device is not currently compatible (apologies iPhone/iPad users!) You will also need to accept any pop messages your browser may display for you to give permission. Remember to click the 'Save Changes' button at the bottom of the page to save your preferences. That's it!
Pokemon GO Plus Release Day Stock
Friday, September 16, 2016 - By Mike Green
Today saw the official release of the Pokemon GO Plus wristband.
The number of stockists allowed to sell the device is limited in the US, however GameStop seem to have a reasonable launch day supply. They are only selling in-store and not online for shipping, however you can hold a unit for pick-up at your local store via the website. Currently, the GameStop website has lots of stores throughout the US with stock available to reserve. You will need to be quick as we don't envisage this Pokemon GO Plus stock to last long today.
In contrast eBay has lots of wristbands available from various sellers with final selling prices currently averaging around the $80 mark. These prices constantly vary depending on the supply and demand at the time.
Amazon only has third party sellers with prices starting from $90 (plus shipping costs) which is higher than current eBay prices.
Keep an eye on our Pokemon GO plus stock checker webpage for immediate alerts as we track online stores for availability.
Release date stock shortages for PlayStation VR
It is now looking inevitable that the PlayStation VR will hit stock shortages in the United States on the release date 13th October 2016. Sony executives have even come out in public to confirm there are likely to be issues.
Two pre-order windows in March and June 2016 have resulted in all available units being sold out within minutes. Sony has subsequently confirmed there will be no more available until launch and we have found no online retailers currently taking any kind of orders.
Another factor is Christmas, obviously this is always a good period for Sony to sell their products, however a new hardware release during this period often leads to increased shortages as people are anxious to buy presents before the Christmas day deadline.
There are however some guys on eBay taking advantage of the situation with 5 sellers currently offering the virtual reality headset ranging from $950 to $2999! These sellers likely have confirmed pre-orders with established online retailers and will forward on the unit once they receive it on release date. Interestingly the $2999 seller describes themselves as having "unbeatable prices!" Our analysis has showed that these eBay listings are coming and going all the time with the average price changing week by week. Experience has shown us (as with the PS4 console) that more eBay listings are likely to appear closer to October 13th with average prices dropping from their current levels.
US Xbox One Release Date Announced
Thursday, September 05, 2013 - By Mike Green
The Xbox One console will be released in the US on Friday 22nd November 2013, that's one week before Sony’s PS4 hits the shelves.
There are 13 territories in total with the same launch date which are US, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Austria, Italy, France and Spain. Other countries will be allocated an early 2014 date in the near future.
This news comes at a time when many retailers are having to stop taking pre-orders due to the high demand for the new console from Microsoft. Amazon.com have already stopped taking orders of the 'Day One' edition and are currently advising an estimated delivery date of 31st December for the Standard Edition.
Stock shortages are increasingly looking likely in the run up to the festive period and pre-ordering is currently highly recommended to ensure you do not miss out.
Amazon lists Xbox One Release on November 27th
Monday, June 24, 2013 - By Mike Green
A few days ago Amazon.com updated their Xbox One console webpage to show a North America release date of November 27th, 2013.
This prompted much speculation amongst the internet as to whether this was a genuine date, however Microsoft have subsequently confirmed that they have not yet informed any retailers of a specific launch date and claim that the Amazon listing is just a standard "placeholder".
However it seems strange that Amazon would update their website just for the sake of it having subsequently not shown any dates for weeks.
Currently the only official indication of an Xbox One release date is "November 2013" with a price of $499. The PS4 is rumoured to be released 2 weeks earlier on November 13. Whatever dates the two consoles are released there are likely to be stock shortages in the busy run up to Christmas.
Next Generation Consoles break Amazon.com Records
Sunday, June 23, 2013 - By Mike Green
The giant internet retailer Amazon.com has announced a new record week with a 4000% increase year-on-year on console sells.
A statement was released which confirmed that the biggest pre-order week was achieved with the launch confirmations of Xbox One and PlayStation 4. An amazing 2,500 consoles a minute were being ordered at one point.
Amazon did not supply any data regarding the actual number of units sold for each console however the Xbox One currently tops the charts following Microsoft's announcement that users are free to trade pre-owned games.
Clearly excitement is growing amongst gamers which have led to this pre-order frenzy with many not wanting to miss out on launch day when stock shortages are inevitable. Both Microsoft and Sony are sure to refine their initial pre-order allocation when manufacturing issues have been sorted and they have a clearer picture of the number of units that can be realistically produced.
Microsoft Change of Heart on Used Games
After much criticism Microsoft has changed it's policy regarding on pre-owned games for the upcoming Xbox One console.
Game discs will be able to be freely shared or traded with anyone. Previously it was stipulated that discs could only be resold through authorized retailers and only given away to someone who has been a friend on your Xbox Live list for a minimum of 30 days. The console would also need to connect to the internet at least every 24 hours for games to be played regardless as to whether they were disc based or downloaded.
The idea behind this original policy was so that gamers could seamlessly switch between games, downloads and video calling to save time, however concern was raised amongst the gaming community for users without a persistent web connection.
Sony previously took full advantage of the row at the E3 video games expo happily announcing that the PlayStation 4 would have no such limitations would drew big cheers from the audience. This obviously concerned executives at Microsoft who listened and acted with this announcement. Weather long term damage to the reputation of the Xbox brand remains to be seen.
Pre-orders of the Xbox One increased dramatically on Amazon.com and regained top spot in the charts after the announcement proving the decision was popular amongst users and increased the probability of stock shortages after launch in November 2013.
Xbox One Limited Edition Console
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - By Mike Green
Microsoft have announced that there will be a "Day One" Limited Edition Xbox One console for eager early adopters.
Only available while stock lasts and to pre-order you will receive:-
Commemorative wireless controller with "Day One 2013" engraving etched into the front.
Token code to unlock exsclusive Day One achievement.
Premium packaging.
There is no additional cost for this pack which remains at the list price of $499.99. Microsoft have not said how many units will be produced but after supplies run dry you will only be able to get your hands on the Standard Edition console. Only available at selected retailers.
PS4 Pre-Christmas Launch at $399.99
Sony unveiled the final details of the PlayStation 4 at the recent E3 Expo in Los Angeles and confirmed that the console will definitely be launched before Christmas, however failed to give an exact date.
It will have a list price of $399.99 which is $100 cheaper than it's rival the Xbox One which is launched at around the same time by Microsoft. Sony have also confirmed that the PS4 will not have limitations on pre-owned games meaning users can trade in, lend to friends and do as they wish with the game once purchased which is unlike the Xbox One which has introduced un-popular restrictions on pre-owned discs. Sony also announced with great joy that their console does not to be permanently connected to the internet to work, whereby the Xbox One needs to 'check in' every 24 hours to enable users to continue gaming.
After the E3 presentation, pre-orders of the PlayStation 4 rocketed on websites like Amazon and overtaken the Xbox One as the more popular console of the two. This is still early days in the battle of the next generation consoles however it seems that the PS4 has gained the initiative.
Amazon.com have also seemingly sold out of their initial allocation of 'Launch Edition' PlayStation 4 consoles, however pre-orders are still being taken for the 'Standard Edition' with the warning that they cannot guarantee delivery on the release date.
Wii U Stock Shortages Likely
Friday, October 26, 2012 - By Mike Green
Nintendo have confirmed that sales of the new Wii U console are high and that stock shortages are likely after launch. Regular deliveries to retailers are promised in the run up to Christmas to help ease any potential problems.
Nintendo's President, Satoru Iwata, advised that many retailers have already sold out of their initial allotments and quoted GameStop in the U.S. as having a massive 250,000 waiting list. Apparently production of the console only commenced in the Summer meaning that the late start to manufacturing will be the main driver of the stock shortages as opposed to exceptionally high consumer demand. The level of shortages will largely depend on how quickly production can be ramped up at the manufacturers and suppliers in the run up to the respective launch dates in the United States, Europe and Japan.
The company hopes to sell over 5 million units from launch and admitted that it will initially be selling the console at a loss in an attempt to get a foothold in the next generation video games console market. Profits can subsequently be obtained through sales of games and accessories although this can take time to filter through. Microsoft has confirmed it is already working on a successor to the Xbox 360 and Sony is thought to be doing likewise.
Nintendo Constraining Wii U Supply?
Monday, September 24, 2012 - By Mike Green
Within days of Nintendo announcing the Wii U release date retailers such as GameStop, Best Buy, Target, Kmart and Toys R Us all ceased taking pre-orders indicating that their initial stock allocation had been exhausted.
Reports suggest that in the US Nintendo had allocated approximately 300,000 to 400,000 Wii U consoles for initial pre-order. It also seems that manufacturing production has not yet started which would go some way to explain the seemingly low initial stock allocation to retailers. This theory has further credibility with the lack of leaked photos from the production line. These photos from a smuggled in camera are commonplace when production of a new electronic device goes into full swing (just look at the recent iPhone 5 and iPad Mini leaks). When production does start, which can't be long now, Nintendo should be in a better position to judge how many further units (if any) can be allocated to retailers so we may find further pre-orders restarting prior to the 18th November release date.
Another theory is that Nintendo is simply constraining supply on purpose to give the impression of shortages to boost demand (something Nintendo were also accused of with the original Wii). However, this is a dangerous game to play because if they under supplied the market too much customers are likely to get fed up and just go buy something else instead.
The GameStop president has been quoted at saying that "demand for the Wii U has been off the charts" with the retailer now only taking orders through their PowerUser Reward scheme. Even then GameStop cannot guarantee when the console will actually get shipped to you.
Wii U Pre-Orders
Sunday, September 16, 2012 - By Mike Green
Since Nintendo's Wii U press event this week a number of retailers such as GameStop, Target, Best buy and Kmart had started taking preorders for the forthcoming Wii U console. However, they all have now subsequently stopped taking online orders for the Deluxe Set model. Currently only GameStop are still accepting orders for the less popular Basic Set.
It isn't clear whether they have just used up their initial allocation of stock advised to them from Nintendo or whether they are taking a more cautious approach. The likelihood is that depending on progress made by Nintendo's manufacturing partners more stock allocations will be made nearer the launch date of 18th November. This will then enable these retailers to start taking pre-orders again.
Meanwhile, mystery surrounds Amazon.com's seemingly refusal to now stock Nintendo consoles. Wii U product pages have been setup at Amazon.com however all sales are via third party sellers (the same currently goes for the original Wii console and handheld 3DS Console). Internet forums suggest that a dispute has occurred between Amazon.com and Nintendo over returned 3DS consoles which suffered from scratched screens. Also, users who have previously registered on Amazon.com's email list to be notified when the Wii U would be available to order, have now received an email advising "I'm sorry, we don't have any more stock of Nintendo Wii U console right now, and we're not sure when we'll be able to get more". Even the official Nintendo Wii U webpage has now removed Amazon.com as a retailer that would be selling the new console. Amazon's European divisions have no problem selling Nintendo Products with Amazon.co.uk (UK), Amazon.de (Germany) and Amazon.fr (France) all currently taking Wii U preorders which will be fulfilled by them.
Wii U Launch 18th November
The new Wii U console will be launched in the U.S. on the 18th November. The announcement was made today by Nintendo.
From the launch date two versions will be available:-
Basic Set ($299.99)
White Console.
8GB Internal Storage.
One White Gamepad.
Wii Sensor Bar.
2 x AC adapters for console and GamePad.
High Speed HDMI Cable.
Deluxe Set ($349.99)
Black Console.
32GB Internal Storage
One Black GamePad.
GamePad Cradle.
GamePad Stand.
Console Stand.
Nintendo Land game.
A new online service was also announced called Nintendo TVii. This will allow users to watch streaming TV programs and movies on either the TV or the GamePad tablet screen via services such as Amazon, Netflix and Hulu.
Users that opt for the basic package will still be able to purchase additional accessories and Nintendo Land game separately at a later date.
The US is the first area to launch with the Wii U on the 18th November, the next is Europe on the 30th November and then Japan on 8th December. No other launch areas were announced today.
LeapPad 2 Explorer Disney Princess Bundle
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - By Mike Green
In addition to the standard Green and Pink LeapPad 2, Leapfrog have released an additional Disney Princess bundle.
Obviously aimed at the younger female market, the bundle includes:-
LeapPad2 tablet custom-decorated with a pearlescent pink frame and Disney Princess filigree.
Exclusive protective carrying case with the Disney Princesses featured.
Seven exclusive Disney Princess wallpapers that allow you to customize the homescreen of your LeapPad2 tablet with your favorite princesses (Cinderella, Ariel, Belle, Aurora, Tiana, Snow White, Rapunzel).
Two sticker sheets featuring the Disney Princess.
All other specifications and features are the same as the standard LeapPad 2 tablet and is sure to prove a big hit with girls who love the Disney Princess. The recommended retail price is $129.99 at Amazon.com.
LeapPad 2 Released on 1st August
Thursday, July 26, 2012 - By Mike Green
LeapFrog have revealed that the upcoming follow up kids tablet the LeapPad 2 will be officially released on the 1st August 2012.
Kmart and Target are currently taking preorders for the LeapPad 2 with free shipping expected on the 1st August. Amazon.com were taking preorders for the last week or so, however they have now stopped and we can only presume they have sold out their initial allocation maybe indicating the initial popularity amongst American parents. Best Buy have listings on their website, however currently no option to preorder. J&R and Sams Club have yet to list the kids tablet on their websites.
If the popularity of the first generation LeapPad is anything to go by, then it's successor is sure to be a hit again this Christmas with stock shortages a distinct possibility again. Christmas 2011 saw parents screaming "where can we find a LeapPad?" as stock sold out just as quickly as it had arrived. We have no word yet on manufacturing levels yet as to whether LeapFrog will be producing more units to cope with the expected demand this time around.
Amazon Germany predicts Wii U Price and Release
Saturday, June 23, 2012 - By Mike Green
Amazon.de have this week listed the Nintendo Wii U at a predicted price of €399.99 and release date of 21st December 2012. This equates to around $500 USD. At the time of writing the listing is still live.
However, this news should be taken with a pinch of salt as a release date this close to Christmas would give very little time for Christmas sales and just doesn't make any sense. Also, Amazon.co.uk a couple of weeks ago mistakenly started taking orders for the Wii U at a RRP of £279.99 ($435 USD), however this was quickly removed and all preorders were cancelled.
The UK online retailer Shopto.net has also started taking preorders for £279.99 ($435), so it seems that this could be the best guess of a price point so far.
Nintendo Land to be Shipped with Wii U
Friday, June 15, 2012 - By Mike Green
At this year's E3 conference in Los Angeles Nintendo Land was showcased for the new Wii U console. Intended to be bundled with the console, it is hoped that it will demonstrate the consoles capabilities in the same way that Wii Sports did for the original Wii.
Based on a theme park it will feature twelve games, five of which were demonstrated at E3. Each of these mini games is intended to help players get to grips with gaming on two screens as opposed to one and offer a deeper experience than the original Wii Sports:-
Luigi's Ghost Mansion - Four players run around and elevated view of a maze trying to trap an invisible ghost with their flashlights before the battery runs out or the ghost sneaks up behind them.
Animal Crossing: Sweet Day - Play with multiple players working together to collect as many sweets as possible. A different player can control guards to defeat them in their tracks! As more sweets are collected, the characters heads become larger and movement it slowed, meaning it's then best to discard your sweets and collect the points. Dual-screen play is demonstrated very well in this game as well as using the separate analog sticks to navigate two separate characters.
Takamaru's Ninja Castle – A single player game where the object is by using the GamePad's touch screen is to throw stars towards the TV screen to knock down ninja characters. this game demomstrates how easy it is to use the Wii U controller's touchscreen as an input device to interact with a game.
The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest – Three players play as a team, two with MotionPlus controllers acting as the fighters and a third on the GamePad acting as a bowman supporting the fighters and looking around finding new areas of the map. All three players can have completely different experiences during the same game.
Donkey Kong's Crash Course – Demonstrating the Wii U GamePad's gyroscope and accelerometer capabilities, this game offers a typical Donkey Kong platform style game whereby you need to guide a trolley, bearing the face of your Mii, down from the top of a maze to the bottom to rescue the Princess without toppling over or crashing into any walls.
The other seven games have yet to be officially announced, however don't be surprised if Metroid, F-Zero, Mario and Yoshi don't make an appearance somewhere down the line. All in all, Nintendo Land will demonstrate the social aspect of the Wii U with multiplayer gaming together with the new concept of playing with a tablet style controller and two screens.
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Peter Coates interview Part One: We thought manager was the answer for Stoke City
Stoke City chief pulls few punches
Stoke City's Jack Butland and Benik Afobe can't hide their disappointment on the final whistle at Reading.
Stoke City chairman Peter Coates has given an in-depth post-season interview and here, in the first of three parts, he looks back on a hugely disappointing campaign for his club...
What words would you use to describe the past season Peter?
PC: Disappointing. We were hoping, obviously, to do much better.
I felt we should have a minimum requirement of being in the top-six, I didn’t think that was unrealistic given the squad we’d got and the money we’d spent.
It obviously didn’t happen, so hugely disappointing.
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Given the top-six was the minimum aim, was the season a failure?
PC: Well on that basis it’s got to be. Yes, absolutely. We took Gary Rowett, we thought it was a good appointment, there was no reason to think otherwise.
We do our homework and we were getting good feedback. He interviewed very well and his track record was excellent.
He knew our division, it seemed the right decision, but didn’t work, that happens in football I’m afraid.
Things don’t always work the way you expect, it’s not an exact science, so that was very disappointing for him and very disappointing for us.
Calm down... but Gary Rowett couldn't keep angry fans calm (Image: EMPICS)
Given that, would it be fair to describe Stoke as the biggest under-achievers in the Championship?
PC: I think so, yes. I can’t think of anyone else. Swansea came down and did better than us. West Brom did better than us.
So yes, we under-achieved. I think that’s a fair comment.
Why that went wrong, none of us perhaps will ever know.
But it didn’t work and logically it should have done.
Mike Pejic: Who's pulling who's strings in today's game
Who was/is to blame?
PC: Well no-one is to blame. You make judgements. It was a sound judgement.
You rely on your manager to produce results and Gary didn’t produce results and as a result of that he left the club.
He will be massively disappointed. He left a good position at Derby to come to Stoke, which tells you something, about what he thought and what his aspirations were and it went wrong.
There’s a little club down the road here called Manchester United and they have their difficulties with finding managers.
It’s nothing new and can happen to any club and does happen to any club.
Low point... Wigan Athletic's Will Grigg (second left) celebrates scoring his side's first goal in a stunning 3-0 win at Stoke
We are no exception to that, nor will any club ever be any exception.
It’s part of football. There are never any absolute certainties that you make a decision and it’s going to work.
Owners often get it in the neck after a disappointing season for not spending enough, would that be a fair criticism this time?
PC: It would be a complete nonsense. We could be criticised for spending too much because it’s not been effective.
So no, nobody could level that criticism, and nobody is levelling it as far as I know.
The media are constantly telling us we were the highest spenders, so it’s hardly a valid criticism.
Anybody who comes out with that are not being very sensible in what they are saying.
Ex Stoke City manager Tony Pulis leaves Middlesbrough
Even after all these years Peter, does losing hurt as much, or is it something you can brush aside more easily these days?
PC: No, you never brush it aside. If Stoke lose, I’m disappointed. I am now, I always was and I guess I always will be.
That’s just a normal supporter’s reaction and I’m no different to anyone who supports Stoke.
We are all disappointed with a poor result.
A factor I always bring in is how we play. We are not going to win every game we play and I know that because I’ve been watching us all my life, so it doesn’t happen that way.
But performances are always important, so a better performance and losing hurts less than when you play poorly.
Peter Coates
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Jakiya Whitfeld debuts for the Aussie 7s
by SUFC | December 16, 2019
Teenage speedster Jakiya Whitfeld made her World Sevens Series debut for Australia in Cape Town last weekend, which saw the Aussie Women bring home the silver medal.
Head Coach John Maneti commented on Jakiya's inclusion before the tournament saying "We are really excited about Jakiya in her debut World Series tournament. Jakiya has earned her place in this side and has been one out of our outstanding players that has come through our pathway and the Aon University Sevens Series.
“Cape Town will through up some different challenges this week, it’s the first time we have had back-to-back weeks on the World Series, and we are really looking forward to the challenge.”
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Home Analysis Music Industry Analysts on the Trends to Watch in 2020
Music Industry Analysts on the Trends to Watch in 2020
written by Emma Griffiths December 19, 2019
It’s that time of year again! As 2019 comes to a close, we asked some of the brightest minds in the music industry to talk through their predictions for the trends and issues that will shape 2020.
Cherie Hu – Journalist & Author of the Water & Music Newsletter
It’s difficult to predict the future. It’s much easier to track what we’re talking about in droves today, the narratives around which will often influence our decisions and manifest into action tomorrow.
There are three general trends I’ve noticed bubble up among industry conversations in 2019, that I think will flesh themselves out in full in 2020:
We want better solutions for customer/fan relationship management (CRM). A crucial feature of the shift towards an all-you-can-eat streaming model isn’t just that subscribers don’t own their music; it’s also that artists don’t own their audiences. At worst, this can end up mirroring the world of pay-for-play social media, with particularly frustrating implications for the very community that many of these streaming services claim to serve on the backend, namely independent and emerging artists. There’s a reason why even the biggest celebrities are now sharing “their” phone numbers on social media and asking fans to text them: artists want to own the information around whom their fans are, and make that insight readily accessible in a centralized place instead of fragmented across several middlemen.
We want alternative, sustainable sources of capital for recording artists. If you ask a signed artist why they decided to go with a label deal instead of releasing music independently, they will likely mention the upfront advance as one of the most appealing factors of their arrangement. While many labels do incredible work, I don’t think there’s any reason why the vehicle of a label contract alone should still maintain such a stronghold over funding for recorded music. Some startups have recently launched ambitious experiments in equity crowdfunding, whereby fans can invest in artists’ future albums in exchange for a share of royalties (e.g. Corite and Stampede Live). The downfall of PledgeMusic, while bitter, has unearthed a new market gap in direct-to-fan funding and marketing tools that needs to be filled if we truly believe in a more democratic playing field for artists.
We don’t know who actually “owns” the music industry — yet. Is it the publishers? BMG just launched its own artist-management division, Downtown Music Holdings now owns CD Baby and Kobalt Music Group has long used AWAL to fuel the former’s foundational publishing business. Or is it the managers? After all, they oversee all aspects of their artists’ businesses, and are arguably the best positioned to diversify into multiple revenue sources and integrate vertically yet nimbly (e.g. Scooter Braun acquiring Taylor Swift’s Big Machine catalog). Or is it the tech companies? It’s no coincidence that two of the hottest players in the global music landscape right now are also Chinese tech conglomerates with literally dozens of other revenue streams (Tencent and ByteDance). This question becomes even more complicated once you realize that all kinds of music companies are now encroaching on each other’s commercial territory. Our understanding of where power is really clustered in the music industry will be continually warped and challenged in 2020.
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Mark Mulligan – Managing Director of MIDiA Research
The biggest changes are most often best seen over multiple years rather than in 12 months. Indeed, when looking at the future the old adage is that it is easy to over estimate the short term impact and underestimate the long term effect. So, on the cusp of a new decade, my predictions here are for longer term trends that will shape the coming decade:
1. The decade of creator empowerment: The 2020s will be the decade of the independent creator. The late 2000s saw the rise of the independent artist (and please, let’s stop using the term DIY, it is pejorative and demeaning). That trend will continue but the 2020 dynamics will have bigger scope. As most independent artists are also songwriters, expect to see more services meeting their needs in the way that the likes of CD Baby and Tunecore do for artists. Also, with the rise of podcasts, more artists will become audio creators in a wider sense. Finally, independence is becoming a state of mind. Traditional music companies are already having to adapt their business models to independent artists’ needs. In the 2020’s their worldviews will define the music business.
2. Distribution versus rights: The ‘Spotify versus the labels’ battle may have died down for now, but this is a truce not a peace. Ultimately, Spotify and other DSPs will progressively work their way down the value chain. By the end of the 2020s the label / distribution relationship will have been redefined. For better or for worse…
3. Tech majors will become the powerhouses: Amazon and Apple in particular will become the engine rooms of digital content, bundling content services with other products. Both are already experimenting with device bundles, but this is just the start. Music will become just one component of multi-content subscription bundles. E.g. the iPhone 12 Premium Edition could come with Music, TV+, Arcade, News+ and more for 18 months included.
4. Discovery crisis…and solution: Streaming services’ objectives are not always aligned with those of listeners. In the race to drive engagement and listening, streaming services fall into the same trap online media does: playing it safe and delivering large volumes of snackable content. This abundance overload is creating aa discovery crisis. We are hearing a lot more music, but not really discovering much. Nor are we developing meaningful relationships with enough artists. Streaming is becoming a dead end for artist-fan engagement. This crisis will get worse before it gets better. But it will get better. More tools and inputs will be used to driver personalization which will enable more risks to be taken. Biometric recommendations may happen too.
5. Catalogue valuations reimagined: The current music catalogue gold rush is based heavily on traditional views of how to value music. However, streaming has transformed how music is consumed, shifting the market from a portfolio market to a songs economy. One in which the decay rate of songs is not only redefined but also in which catalogue performance is entirely rebalanced. With so much institutional investment pouring into music catalogues, the old valuation methodologies will soon buckle. The smart money will operate with radically new ways of defining value.
6. Fandom will become the new currency: Western streaming services have done a fantastic job of monetizing consumption. But as streaming revenue growth slows, more prompts will be taken from Eastern music services such as those in Tencent’s Chinese portfolio. These monetize fandom. In China this is the most monetizable asset, in the West it will be a way of driving new, additional revenue, especially among younger audiences. Gaming companies like Fortnite have been doing this for years in the west, music services will follow suit. Facebook will hope to be the market maker for fandom in the West, but Bytedance may prove to be the bridge between East and West, between consumption and fandom.
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Dan Runcie – Journalist & Author of the Trapital, the Hip Hop Business & Strategy Newsletter
Mental health will play a bigger role in how artists approach their business in 2020.
Summer Walker and Noname’s recent challenges with live performances show that the standard live performance grind isn’t for everyone, and that’s fine. Technology advancements in VR, AR, and mixed reality can provide alternate ways to engage with fans in settings that are more controlled and more creative for both the artist and fans. More artists will also rely on their multi-hyphenate status and build businesses in new media spaces, focus on merchandise sales, and more. Artists will also continue to do occasional festival stops on their schedule without being subjected to tours that can be both mentally and physically demanding.
It may be disheartening to hear about the anxiety that our favorite artists have on their concert tours. But we should also feel encouraged that there are more options today than ever before.
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Michael Donaldson – founder of 8DSync & 8sided.blog
Over the past decade, artists and labels — using technological tools — have become increasingly independent, capturing control and ownership of publishing, masters, and avenues of distribution. But independent marketing fell into the trojan horse of social media, with many artists exclusively relying on the likes of Facebook to get the message out. The keys to discoverability were firmly in the hands of a new crop of corporate gatekeepers.
Undesirable actions by these platforms — such as algorithmically cutting access to fans and unrepentant involvement in political and privacy scandals — started opening eyes to the pitfalls of this reliance. Displeasure continues to grow as these companies fight back by further segmenting audiences and requiring even larger ‘boosts’ to reach one’s fans. The 2020 election — a looming social media shit-show — will move this dissatisfaction even more into the mainstream.
Thus, independent artists are increasingly introducing homegrown strategies that are entirely within their control. We see this in the rising talk of reclaiming fandom, direct support of artists, and the importance of individual ‘stories.’ And we see new twists on old concepts. Email lists, creative artist sites, blogs, localized grassroots outreach — tactics that predated social media, now coming together with the latest technological innovations to form a new breed of DIY.
In the aftermath, social media will remain a tool, but merely a tool — downgraded but still handy. It’s a hammer, not a house. Independent artists will understand that, along with increased interest in owning masters and administering rights, control over how artists reach and interact with their audiences is just as vital.
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Comedian stars in free film about depression next Tuesday at library
Provided to the Tribune
Because it is Mental Health Awareness Month, NAMI invites the community to a special film about depression. “Side by Side: A Journey With Depression” is a funny look at serious survival by comedian Brian Wetzel.
The film will be shown free of charge starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
Wetzel was a professional stand-up comedian whose career and personal life were absorbed by his struggle with clinical depression and subsequent addiction. Bringing his sense of humor and experience together, Wetzel takes his audience on a journey of laughter, painful truth and, finally, hope. By walking side by side with the affliction, he finds a way to keep surviving, keep learning and keep living.
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Nominations open for 2010 Blue Ribbon Awards
Nominations are now open for the third annual Blue Ribbon Awards. All nominations must be in by Oct. 1.
The Blue Ribbon Awards program was started in 2008 by the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce and the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority to reward and salute South Shore businesses making significant contributions to the sustainability of the community.
Nominations are being accepted for categories including:
– Geotourism: A new category for a business providing authentic Tahoe experiences with a commitment to the local culture.
– Tourism: A new category for an innovative program, promotion or product that demonstrates a new way of thinking about the visitor industry.
– Experience: For a business with a unique ambiance and outstanding experience that keeps locals coming back and leaves visitors hungry for more. Past winners are Freshies and Marcus Ashley Galleries.
– Entrepreneur: A business that has created a buzz in our community with creativity, ingenuity and perseverance. Past winners include Sealed with a Kiss and Tahoe Arts & Mountain Culture.
– Customer Service: Individuals who consistently go above and beyond to provide exceptional service. Past winners include Ellen Krauss of Tahoe Paradise Chevron and Margaret Shimono of Safeway.
– Public Agency Service: Amazing customer service in the not-so-usual places (DMV, city, county, etc.) Past winner is Officer Jeff Gartner of California Highway Patrol.
– Small Green Business: Business with less than 100 employees that has made significant strides to enhance and protect the environmental sustainability of our community. Past winners include Custom Floor Care and 968 Park Hotel.
– Large Green Business: Business with more than 100 employees that has made significant strides to enhance and protect the environmental sustainability of our community. Past winner is Embassy Suites.
Winners will be honored at an awards luncheon Nov. 18 at Embassy Suites. All award nominees will also be recognized at the event.
To vote, visit http://www.tahoechamber.org. For information, contact Isabella Mill at 775-588-1728, ext. 303 or e-mail isabella@tahoechamber.org.
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Toll-road plan endorsed
News | May 15, 2008
Brendan Riley / The Associated Press
CARSON CITY – A proposal to allow for privatized toll lanes in Las Vegas as a way to help reduce a huge funding shortfall for Nevada highway projects was endorsed Thursday by the Nevada Transportation Board.
Gov. Jim Gibbons, the board chairman, joined with other panel members present at the meeting to back the demonstration project. While Gibbons opposes higher taxes, a spokesman said after the meeting that the voluntary freeway toll doesn’t clash with his anti-tax philosophy.
The pilot project, which requires approval from the 2009 Legislature, would be located on Nevada’s busiest stretches of road – Highway 95 to Interstate 15, I-15 to the Interstate 215 Beltway, and Summerlin Parkway to Highway 95.
Express lanes for cars with two or more passengers and for emergency vehicles exist on the routes already.
Under the plan, the lanes would remain free for the emergency vehicles and for cars with three or more passengers, but there would be a fee – undetermined as yet – for vehicles with one or two persons.
“During these difficult fiscal times, it’s essential that we look at every alternative for funding our transportation needs,” Gibbons stated, adding that he backed the idea that came from an advisory panel he created a year ago.
“The governor feels this does conform with his pledge not to raise taxes,” said Gibbons press secretary Ben Kieckhefer. He added the fee would be optional, and that’s different than a “blanket” tax or fee that everyone has to pay.
Toll-road legislation died in the 2007 session. Also, lawmakers rejected the idea of cameras to catch drivers that run red lights. Lawmakers would have to approve the toll-road concept in 2009 along with a variation of the camera legislation since an electronic monitoring system would be needed for electronic toll-collecting and nabbing toll-lane violators.
State Transportation Director Susan Martinovich has said her agency needs enabling legislation that would provide “flexibility” in negotiating highway-building ventures.
Advocates of the public-private partnerships for highway projects include former U.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri, now a lobbyist for investment firm Goldman Sachs. Gephardt has said the public-private deals aren’t limited to toll roads, and light-rail ventures also are part of the equation. While there’s some resistance to such deals, he added that to many tax-wary voters they represent “the least worst alternative.”
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Deerfield, Ill., November 13, 2012 – Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. and Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc. today announced the Chicago Tribune has listed Takeda’s Deerfield campus among Chicago’s Top 100 Workplaces. The Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces is a list of the best places to work in the Chicago area based on anonymous feedback from employees of participating companies. Takeda’s Deerfield campus was ranked based on strong workplace values and ethics, competitive benefits package, extensive employee training opportunities, confidence in leadership and other positive workplace attributes.
“I’m proud that Takeda cares – not only about the patients we serve, but also about the people who work here,” said Laurene Giagnorio, vice president of human resources and administration. “We are honored to be recognized as one of Chicago’s Top Workplaces and will continue to foster an environment where people can do their best work.”
In addition to offering challenging, rewarding work, Takeda supports teams at its Deerfield campus by providing a state-of-the-art work environment featuring natural-light-filled, environmentally friendly, LEED-certified offices. The Deerfield campus also features employee-friendly amenities including a professionally staffed indoor fitness center, outdoor walking and running trails, an award-winning onsite childcare center and an onsite cafeteria serving an international menu using fresh, locally sourced produce. Takeda helps people grow in their careers through tuition reimbursement, online learning opportunities, and leadership development, including regular, collaborative career discussions between managers and their teams. The company also supports its staff’s families through flexible options including compressed workweeks, job-share programs and adoption assistance.
Takeda was also a recipient of the 2012 Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility. The Sloan Awards are part of When Work Works, a research-based initiative by the Chicago Chamber of Commerce designed to highlight how flexible workplaces can yield positive business results and help employees succeed at work and at home. Additionally in 2012, Takeda was named one of Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For ™ in recognition of delivering exceptional human resources practices and an impressive commitment to their employees.
About Takeda in the Chicagoland Area
As a science and evidence-based company with a strong presence in Deerfield, Ill., Takeda is committed to contributing to the health of patients worldwide and supporting the community and the environment. Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. and Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc. are subsidiaries of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan. The respective companies currently market metabolic, gout, gastroenterology, renal, and central nervous system treatments and seek to bring innovative products to patients. To learn more about these Takeda companies, visit www.takeda.us.
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Limited edition turquoise vinyl.
In his solo work and as a member of Nine Inch Nails, Alessandro Cortini's music casts the listener into an intricately rendered vortex of emotive dynamics, where he expertly maximises the boundaries of contemporary electronic music. His new album, Volume Massimo, combines his fondness for melody with the rigour of experimental practice. Follows on from 2017's universally acclaimed album Avanti. 8 tracks of deftly arranged synthesizers saturated with sonic artefacts and luscious pop sensibilities.
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Creatine: Effects, Benefits and Safety
January 13, 2020 August 8, 2019 by Daniel Richter
Creatine is one of the best supplements you can take if your goal is strength and muscle growth.
Creatine has been studied in over a thousand trials, and has consistently been found to increase strength and muscle size. Furthermore, it seems to diminish muscle damage after exercise, and may enhance cognitive functions such as memory and executive functioning.
In this guide, you’ll learn what creatine is, how it works, and why you as a lifter should be interested.
Creatine is a naturally occuring compound that your kidneys and liver produces every day from amino acids.
It is a molecule used as an energy reserve in especially energy consuming organs such as your muscles, where ~95% of all creatine is stored, but also in the brain.1
About 1/3 of the creatine stored in your muscles is free creatine, with the remaining 2/3 being stored in the form of creatine phosphate. When your muscles exepend energy, in the form of the energy rich molecule ATP, creatine phosphate is used to regenerate ATP.
Your muscles stores of ATP only last for 2–3 seconds of maximal work, such as one or two very heavy lifts, at which point creatine phosphate kicks in as the quickest source of regenerating ATP.
Your stores of creatine phosphate are however only enough to regenerate ATP for 5–6 seconds of maximal work, and after 10 seconds of maximally intensive work, half of the regenerated ATP will come from creatine phosphate and the other half from glycogen.
After 20 seconds of maximal work, your stores of creatine phosphate will be almost completely depleted, and glycogen accounts for the majority of ATP-production.2
Here’s a breakdown of the process:
Your muscles contract, using ATP.
Creatine phosphate is split into free creatine + one phosphate ion, releasing energy in the process, which is used to regenerate ATP.
When you rest, the free creatine and that was already stored in your muscles and the free creatine that was produced in step 2, is used to regenerate creatine phosphate. This is done with energy from other energy systems (like the aerobic system).
It takes about 20 seconds of maximally intensive work to deplete your creatine phosphate stores completely, and about 2 minutes to regenerate these stores to 95%.
Sources of Creatine and Daily Intake
Every day, you produce about 1–2 grams of creatine out of amino acids, in your liver and kidneys. If you eat meat, fish or poultry, you’re likely getting an additional gram of creatine from your diet.
Remember that 95% of your creatine is stored in your muscles? Well, the same goes for other animals, and when you eat the animals muscles, you’ll absorb their creatine. Red meat, fish and poultry typically contains about 1–3 grams of creatine per pound (3–5 grams per kg), and a litre of milk (~1 quart) contains 0.1 g.3
This means that vegetarians does not get any (or very little) creatine from their diet, and vegetarians also have less creatine in their muscles – about 85% of the levels of people who eat meat.4 5 6
Creatine supplementation could therefore be of extra interest to those of you who seldom or never eat meat. Creatine supplements are vegetarian by the way; they are produced from amino acids without the involvement of animals.
However, even when people who eat meat, fish or poultry begin to supplement with creatine, the creatine content of their muscles increase by 20–40%. The diagram below gives you a rough idea of average creatine content in muscles of people who 1) are vegetarians, 2) eat meat, fish or poultry, or 3) have supplemented with creatine.
So, if you start eating more creatine in your diet or supplement with it, your muscle creatine content will rise.
Effects of Extra Creatine
The increased amounts of creatine in your muscles means that you have more rapidly available fuel to use for short burst of high intensity activites, like lifting weights or sprinting.
More creatine in your muscles means that you might be able to do a few extra reps per set, or do a similar amount of reps as before but with a heavier weight. You’ll also recover quicker between sets, and can perform a larger total volume of work during your workouts. This will in turn lead to a greater training stimulus, with potentially greater gains of muscle mass and strength as a result.7 8
How much greater gains?
Let’s break it down into four different aspects:
Strength endurance
Creatine – Effect on Strength
A review of 22 training studies found that participants who were given placebo increased their strength by 12% on average during the training, while participants who were given creatine increased their strength by 20%. In strength tests where the participants did as many reps as possible on a given % of their max, the placebo-groups increased their performance by 12% on average, while the creatine groups increased by 26%.9
This was in studies lasting 2–3 months on average.
The increased strength gains from creatine is thought to be an effect of the enhanced training you can do while supplementing – you can do more reps with heavier weights, and maybe also recover faster (more on that later).
The performance enhancing effect on 1RM after supplementing with creatine during a training period is well established, but does creatine also have an “acute” effect on 1RM strength, which is seen as soon as you have loaded up on creatine – i.e after a 5–6 day loading phase with 20 g/day?
There are a small number of studies that support that.10 11 This contrasts with the hypothesis of increased performance only via increased creatine phosphate, since lack of creatine phosphate will probably not be an issue in a 1RM test. But, the results might simply be chance: the number of studies are few, with few participants, low statistical power and small effects.
As of now, the only thing we know for sure regarding the effect of creatine on maximal strength is that when athletes supplement with creatine during their training, they gain more strength than otherwise.
Creatine – Effect on Strength Endurance
Creatine is your muscles fastest way to regenerate ATP, and the primary energy source for short-term high-intensity work. Creatine supplementation increases the content of creatine in your muscles, which makes it ideal for enhancing performance not only in strength endurance tasks (typically lasting less than a minute), but also in repeated high-intensity efforts, like the repeated sprints that occur in many team sports like football or soccer, for example.12
Cycling (Wingate test): Creatine supplementation (2–5 g/day) have been found to increase mean and peak power output during 30s Wingate Anaerobic Test compared to placebo, in both football and soccer players.13 14
Repeated Sprints: Again in soccer players, creatine supplementation improves repeated sprint performance (10–20 m long) with only short rest in between, compared to placebo.15 16 17
The acute endurance effect is not exclusive to sprints or intensive cycling:
Bench Press: After supplementing with 25 g of creatine for 6 days, resistance trained men significantly increased their number of reps performed in the bench press during 5 sets to failure with 10RM-loads, compared to placebo.18
Squats and Bench Press: Handball players who supplemented with 20 g of creatine per day for five days significantly improved the number of reps they could perform before failure with 10–15RM loads, compared to placebo.19
An example of creatines effect on strength endurance can be seen in the diagram adapted from Izquierdo (2002) below.
It shows the results before and after five days of creatine supplementation (20 g/day) in bench press performance, where the participants where instructed to do as many and as powerful reps of bench press as possible. The diagram shows the results of the group that received creatine, who significantly increased their performance. The group that received placebo didn’t see any improvement at all during the five days between the tests.
Note that the diagram shows the second set of bench press – the first set was only a pre-exhaustion set of 10 reps, designed to test endurance and recovery to the second test. That explains why the creatine group could lift with more power from the first repetition: they hadn’t become stronger – they where just more recovered from the first set in the “after”-test.
Contrary to 1RM strength, the positive effect on short-term, high-intensity activites are acute – meaning that after a loading phase of 5–7 days with 4 x 5 grams of creatine per day, a small effect is already seen. This is because as soon as you have increased your muscles stores of creatine, you can put it to use.
In addition to the short-term effect, creatine likely also have a long-term effect: if you can train faster, harder, and recover more quickly, this will enable you to get a better training stimulus and thus better long-term results. The acute effect of increased fatigue resistance will vanish once you cease taking creatine, but not your hard-earned, long-term training results.
When is creatine no longer beneficial for endurance?
Creatine supplementation aids your phosphocreatine-system, which only lasts for about 20–30 seconds of high-intensity work before glycolysis takes over as the main energy source.
Creatine supplementation has been found to aid performance in activities lasting less than 3 minutes,20 21 but the effect is likely larger the closer you are to phosphocreatines 20–30 seconds worth of stores, or say <1 minute – which is coincidentally right around the same amount of time it takes to perform a typical weight training set of 8–20 reps.
Creatine – Effect on Muscle Growth
When it comes to the effect of creatine on muscle growth, it’s a bit harder to distinguish the lean mass gains from creatine loading on it’s own, from it’s beneficial effect on muscle growth.
A common misconception about creatine is that it will make you look bloated or watery and appear less lean, but the opposite is true: 95% of creatine is stored in your muscles, so creatine loading will rather make you appear more muscular. In one study, 10 days of creatine loading increasead the diameter of type I, IIa and IIx muscle fibers in the quadriceps by 9%, 5% and 4% respectively.22
Lean mass typically increase by 1–2% from creatine loading, but the extra muscle growth compared to control groups seem to be larger than what could be explained by the loading effect alone. A meta-analysis of 18 training studies which compared creatine to placebo, found that during the studies (which on average lasted 8 weeks) the placebo groups increased their lean mass by 0.20% per week, while the creatine groups increased lean mass by 0.56% per week – a difference of 0.36% per week. It is reasonable to assume that some of this extra lean mass compared to the control groups would be lost if the participants stopped taking creatine, but not all of it.23
A more recent study had 43 resistance-trained men train for 8 weeks, while either getting placebo or creatine. The creatine group received about 20 g/day for the first week, and then about 2 g/day for an additional 7 weeks. The result is shown in the diagram below: the creatine group increased their lean mass significantly more than the placebo group, measured with DXA.24 Again, some of this gain is probably due to the increased stores of creatine itself, but likely not all of it.
The increase was largest in the arms. It is unclear if this is because the arms benefit more from creatine supplementation than the legs do. An earlier meta-analysis did indeed find that performance gains from creatine supplementation were larger in the upper body than the lower body.25 It might also simply be explained by the fact that the particular training program used in this study had quite a lot larger training volume for the arms than for the legs. As creatine augments training results, higher volume might conceivably benefit the creatine group.
Creatine – Effect on Recovery
Except greater strength and muscle gains, creatine supplementation has been found to enhance recovery after training. Studies have shown that participants who supplemented with creatine regained full muscle function quicker, and showed less markers of muscle damage after hard workouts or strenous training periods.26 27 28 29
This points towards creatine being one of very few supplements that can actually aid your recovery. Theoretically it could mean that you can train with a larger volume or higher frequency while supplementing with creatine, without exceeding your recovery capabilities.
Dosage of Creatine: How Much Should You Take?
Probably the most common way to dose creatine is to begin with a loading phase where you take 20 g/day (split in 4 doses x 5 g) for 4–6 days, followed by a maintenance phase where you take 3–5 g/day every day.
The purpose of the loading phase is to load the muscles with creatine in a shorter time than it would take if you’d go straight into the maintenance phase. The end result will be the same – the only difference is how fast you reach the creatine loaded state.
An early study30 demonstrated the difference between dosing strategies of creatine in a clear way, using four groups of participants:
One group who took 20 g/day (split in 4 x 5 g) for 6 days, and no more after that.
One group who took 20 g/day (split in 4 x 5 g) for 6 days, and then 2 g/day for 28 additional days.
One group who took 3 g/day for 28 days.
One group who only received placebo.
They used creatine monohydrate, and the participants were physically active young men with a bodyweight around 170 lbs or 75–80 kg.
The results?
Group 1 who received 20 g/day for 6 days and then nothing more, increased their muscle creatine content by 18% after those 6 days, but during the following 28 days, the creatine content gradually decreased. On day 35 (after 28 days without creatine) they had about as much creatine in their muscles as before the study – just a non-significant 7% increase was still there.
Group 2 who received 20 g/day for 6 days and then 2 g/day for 28 days, increased their muscle creatine content similarily to group 1: 21% increase after 6 days with 20 g/day. But, differently from group 1, they maintained this creatine content throughout the following 28 days (where they received 2 g/day).
Group 3 who received 3 g/day for 28 days gradually increased their muscle creatine content throughout the study: 12% increase after 14 days, and 17% total after 28 days.
So – how low can you go?
A study on non-vegetarian female swimmers failed to see any difference in muscle creatine content (or performance) compared to placebo after six weeks of 2 g/day creatine supplementation.31
Another study supplemented male and female soccer players with 0.03 g/kg/day, which amounted to ~2.3 g/day on average, and did see increases in plasma creatine and improved performance in repeated sets of leg extensions.32
Yet another study using 0.03 g/kg/day for 14 days in soccer players saw an increase in performance. The creatine group weighed 67 kg on average, which means that they on average took ~2.0 g/day.33
It would seem that ~2 g/day is right around the lower limit for an effective dose. The standard “safe” dose for performance enhancement is 5 g/day, but it seems 3 g/day (a teaspoon of creatine) is sufficient for many.
We therefore recommend a daily dose between 3–5 g/day – where you might err on the higher end if you have a very large muscle mass and/or don’t eat a lot of meat.
A loading phase of 20 g/day for 4–6 days is not necessary, but will load your muscles with creatine faster – in a week, as opposed to 3–4 weeks of 3–5 g/day. Divide the 20 g into 4 x 5 g doses spread evenly throughout the day.
Different Types of Creatine
Creatine is a white, cristalline powder that tastes like sand and is water soluble. Creatine monohydrate is the variant with highest creatine content, and it takes 12 fl oz (3.5 dl) of water at 68°F (20°C ) to completely solve 5 g of creatine monohydrate. Some other forms of creatine, such as creatine citrate and pyruvate, have higher water solubility, but does not differ in absorption or effect otherwise.
Creatine monohydrate is the most common and by far the most studied (97%+ of studies) form of creatine, and no other form of creatine have been found to be more effective. In the best cases they are equally effective but at a higher cost – in the worst case they are not only more expensive but also have a worse effect.
In 2011, a review of all scientific litterature regarding different forms of creatine supplements was performed, and this was their conclusion:
”There is little to no evidence supporting marketing claims that these newer forms of creatine are more stable, digested faster, and more effective in increasing muscle creatine levels and/or associated with fewer side effects than CM [Creatine Monohydrate].”
Jäger (2011)34
Only in one aspect is there a relevant (well, sort of) difference between the different forms, and that is water solubility. Since various myths and misunderstandings arise from this difference, let’s adress it.
Water Solubility of Different Forms of Creatine
Creatine monohydrate consists of 87.9% creatine, which is the highest creatine content of all creatine supplements – the closest you’ll get to pure creatine. It has a moderate water solubility, which is highly influenced by the water temperature.
One litre of water dissolves:
6 g of creatine monohydrate at 4°C
14 g at 20°C
You probably know what unsolved creatine looks like: white, grainy sand on the bottom of your water glass.
Some other forms of creatine show better water solubility, such as creatine citrate and creatine pyruvate. Here’s how their solubility stack up against creatine monohydrate:
Creatine monohydrate: 14 g/L at 20°C
Creatine citrate: 29 g/L at 20°C
Creatine pyruvate: 54 g/L at 20°C
This means that you could mix your creatine citrate or pyruvate in less water than you would mix monohydrate, and it would still dissolve completely. However, both creatine citrate and pyruvate contain less creatine than creatine monohydrate – creatine monohydrate contains 87.9% creatine, citrate 66% and pyruvate 60% – so you would need to increase the number of grams of powder you take, which would require additional water. The end result will still be that you’ll need slightly less water for a dose of creatine from citrate and pyruvate, but only like a couple of ounces / a decilitre or so.
In my personal opinion: No. At least not enough to warrant the difference in price.
I’d wager that most people who take creatine doesn’t even use enough water to dissolve it to begin with, and for most people that works just fine. Your stomach is full of fluids, and if you don’t dissolve your creatine in enough water in your glass, it will simply dissolve in your stomach contents instead.
Some people might be more sensitive to mixing creatine with too little water, however. Read more about this in the section on side effects below.
To recap: there are some forms of creatine that dissolve more easily in water. This does not affect how they increase your muscle creatine content, it does not affect water retention, and it does not affect performance enhancements.
The form of creatine we recommend is creatine monohydrate.
Creatine Safety and Side Effects
Creatine supplementation has been studied rigorously for decades, in over a thousand studies, and have consistently proven to be safe and without any adverse effects on clinical health markers – even in long-term studies lasting up to five years.35 36 37
A systematic review and meta-analysis published in 2019 investigated the effect of creatine supplementation on renal function, and concluded that is has no adverse effects.38
In the few case-reports reporting adverse effects in patients using creatine, many contain confounding factors, such as previous renal disease, steroid-use or overdosing. As an example, a patient submitted with an inflammation in his kidneys reported continuously taking a “large quantity” of anabolic-androgenic steroids and 200 grams of creatine per day.39
For healthy people, using normal doses (as discussed earlier in this article), over 30 years of research and more than a thousand studies suggest that creatine is a safe supplement.
Safe, however, is not the same as free of side effects. There are two reported side effects of creatine:
Stomach discomfort
When you take extra creatine, you increase the amount of creatine stored in your muscles by about 20–30%. This creatine is bound in your muscles with water, just like glycogen.
As a consequence, body weight has been found to increase by about 1–2% after 28 days of creatine supplementation (a loading phase of 25 g/day for 7 days (loading phase) and 5 g/day for the remaining 21 days).40
This might have implications for the athlete who is constrained by weight classes, or otherwise benefits from a low body mass while competing.
Weight gain due to water retention occurs in all who increase their intra-muscular content of creatine. Since creatine is bound with water, if you haven’t gained weight, you haven’t increased your creatine stores. However, a 1–2% increase over a few weeks can be tricky to spot due to the normal day-to-day fluctuations in our body weight.
As a side note: if someone tries to sell you another form of creatine with the promise that it won’t cause the same water retention, you immediately know that either they are 1) lying, or 2) their form of creatine doesn’t work, as it will always bind with water.
Various forms of gastrointestinal distress such as upset stomachs or even diarrhea, are uncommon in the scientific litterature where corrects dosages of creatine are given. However, “in the real world”, it seems a bit more common that people experience different kinds of stomach discomfort.
This is likely a consequence of incorrect dosing. The recommended dosing is to begin with a loading phase where you take 20 g/day (split in 4 doses x 5 g) for 4–6 days, followed by a maintenance phase where you take 3–5 g/day every day (or just skip straight to the maintenance phase, but what will require a few extra weeks before you are fully loaded up on creatine). In either case, don’t take more than 5 g at once, as 10 g per dose (but not 5 g) has been found to increase the risk of stomach discomfort compared to placebo.41
Additionally, you need 12 fl oz (3.5 dl) of water at 68°F (20°C ) to completely solve 5 g of creatine monohydrate. Taking it with less water likely increase your risk of stomach discomfort.
Stomach sensitivity seems to differ between individuals, as some simply take a spoon of creatine in their mouth, wash it down with a sip of water, and don’t experience any problems.
If you do experience stomach discomfort from creatine, try this:
Make sure you’re only taking 3–5 g/dose. A teaspoon (the measure, i.e. 5 mL) contains 3 g of creatine. With a maximally filled actual teaspoon (not the measure) it’s easy to get 10 g of creatine in one spoon. If you wan’t to be sure, get a kitchen scale and check your dosing.
Take it with enough fluid. 12 fl oz (3.5 dl) of water at 68°F (20°C ) for 5 g of creatine – slightly less if you use a warm fluid, such as coffee or tea.
Take it with food. Take the creatine with a meal, and it will be even more diluted in your stomach, decreasing the risk of stomach discomfort.
Frequently Asked Questions About Creatine
Will Creatine Make You Look Bloated and Watery?
When you start taking creatine, your body weight will increase by 1–2% from extra water retention. But the thing is, this is stored in your muscles. In the same way that filled stores of muscle glycogen makes you look more muscular, so will the extra creatine.
So no – creatine will not make you look watery, or bloated, or fatter. Creatine will make you look like you have 1–2% bigger muscles.
Do You Need to Drink More Water While Taking Creatine?
Probably not. Or, at least not consciously. In the study by Powers (2003) referenced above, the participants had increased their total body water by 1.4 litres after a 7-day loading phase, and by 2.0 litres (total) after the full 28 day creatine supplementation period.
1.4 litres in seven days is just 2 dL, or slightly less than a cup of water each day. If you currently are not drinking enough to support that need, you will simply be little more thirsty, which will drive you to make up for the extra water.
This is not something you need to worry about.
Should You Take Creatine While Cutting Weight?
It depends on why you are cutting weight.
If you are cutting weight to make a weight class – yes, you probably should stop taking creatine. Stop taking it about a month out for all the extra creatine to leave your muscles.
If you are cutting weight to lose fat or look good – no, there is no reason to stop taking creatine. The creatine will make you appear 1–2% more muscular, and it will aid your training, enabling you to keep (or build) more muscle and strength during your cut.
Creatine enhances your training via greater stores of creatine phosphate inside your muscles, kind of like larger glycogen stores, and therefore leads to an increased lean mass (= weight).
There is no reason to cease supplementation unless you care about your total body weight in absolute numbers only.
Will You Lose Your Strength and Muscle Gains When You Stop Taking Creatine?
No. Yes. Sort of.
It depends in part on which aspects of strength and muscle gains we are talking about.
Creatines main effect is to increase the amount of creatine phosphate stored in your muscles, by about 20–30%. The creatine is bound with water inside your muscles, thereby increasing your lean mass by about 1–2%, and the diameter of your muscle fibers by about 5–10%.42 The extra creatine phosphate enhances your performance in primarily high-intensity exercise that is short-term (<1 minute) or repetitive in nature – like classic strength training or sprints – and possibly also some other effects, as discussed earlier in this guide.
If you stop taking creatine, your internal stores of creatine will revert back to your baseline (before you started supplementing) within about a month. At that point, you will no longer have the aid of the extra creatine for your training and recovery. What you will still have, however, is the extra gains you made because you had the aid of creatine. While you supplemented, you were able to train harder and better, and as a consequence could create a greater stimuli for training adaptations.
So while you might see a slight performance decrease in the month following a cessation of creatine supplementation because your creatine stores will decrease, you will still keep the training adaptations you made over the last training period.
Should You Take Creatine on Rest Days?
Creatine works by increasing your muscle stores of creatine, which takes about 5–6 days with a loading phase of 20 g/day, or about four weeks with 5 g/day. It does not have an acute effect, meaning: you don’t see a performance increase on the same or first day you take creatine – you must first load up on it.
After you’ve loaded up on creatine, you need to maintain that level of muscle creatine to keep the effect going. That means taking 3–5 g/day every day.
What Happens if You Forget to Take Creatine a Day or Two?
It takes about a month after you stop taking creatine to revert back to your baseline levels of muscle creatine, so one missed day does not make much of a difference.
In this study, two weeks without creatine only decreased the muscles creatine content by ~5%.
That means that you could go for a two-week trip without packing creatine, and still not lose much (or any) of the creatines effect when you get back home. Just resume your training and start supplementing again.
It also means that you don’t need to worry about missing the occasional day here or there. But keep missing days, up to the point that your daily average throughout the week slips below about 3 g/day for an extended period of time, and your muscles creatine stores will likely start to dwindle, which means that the effect will diminish.
Aim for 3–5 g/day, every day. Then it won’t matter if you miss an occasional day here or there.
Should You Cycle Creatine?
There is no evidence to support that claim, and neither have studies on long-term creatine supplementation found any adverse health effects.
The myth likely stems from the fact that creatines effect is largest when you start taking it, due to the sudden increase in muscle creatine content, and the thinking goes that “If I stop taking creatine, I can get this performance increase again!”. Well, yeah, you can, but not without first getting the exact same performance decrease when the creatine is leaving your muscles.
If you wish to use creatine: Load up on it, maintain the dose, and just keep training hard.
Does Caffeine Counteract Creatine?
There is very limited research to suggest that caffeine might blunt the performance enhancing effect of creatine:
Vandenberghe (1996): This study had participants perform several 12 sets of 10–30 reps of leg extensions, with short rest between sets. The participants performed this test in three conditions: control (without any supplements), creatine only, or creatine + caffeine. The group consuming creatine only saw a slight increase in force production compared to control, while the group that consumed creatine+caffeine did not.43
Harris (2005): Only ever published as an abstract, this study closely resembled the methods of Vandenberghe (1996), only with a much larger dose of creatine: the participants consumed 8 doses x 0.5 g/kg of creatine for the first three days, followed by 4 doses x 0.5 g/kg of creatine for an additional six days, and underwent the same leg extension protocol, either with or without caffeine. One participant withdrew due to gastro-intestinal distress, and four additional participants reported gastro-intestinal distress while receiving 8 doses x 0.5 g/kg of creatine per day. Which is not surprising, considering it is ~13x more than the recommended loading dose. However, yet again the results where that when the participants received creatine only, their performance increased, but not when they received creatine+caffeine.44
A suggested mechanism of why caffeine might blunt creatines effect, is because creatine shortens a muscles relaxation time, while caffeine prolongs it, and taken together the relaxation time is unchanged.45
So that’s it, then? Caffeine blunts the effect of creatine?
Not so fast.
Creatine has strong evidence supporting it’s effects. So does caffeine, with a meta-analysis from 2018 showing positive effects on maximum muscle strength and power, based on 20 studies.46
So does two rights really make one wrong?
The study by Vandenberghe (1996) and the abstract from Harris (2005) are as of today still the only pieces of evidence for a counteracting effect between caffeine and creatine.
On the other side, several studies have used tea or coffee to deliver the creatine, and seen increased performance during repeated high-intensity cycling sprints lasting 10–30 seconds,47 48 and faster recovery of creatine phosphate after intensive exercise.49
Furthermore, several multi-ingredient supplements containing both caffeine and creatine have shown positive effects on strength, power and lean mass gains.50
And opposed to a blunting effect, two studies have found an additive effect of creatine combined with caffeine:
In 6 x 10 seconds cycling sprints with one minute rest intervals, creatine+placebo performed slightly better than control, and creatine+caffeine performed even better.51
The torque production over a set of 45 leg extensions increased when participants supplemented with both caffeine and creatine, but increased even more (non-significant, though) with caffeine and creatine combined.52
In longer cycling times, 3–15 minutes, which is longer durations than where creatine is generally performance enhancing, caffeine+creatine still performs significantly better than the control case.53 54
So – does caffeine counteract the effect of creatine?
Maybe. Maybe not. The research is sparse and points in both directions, which might be an indicator that if there is an effect at all, it could be small.
>> Click here to read our guide on caffeine.
Does Creatine Increase Your Risk of Hair Loss?
Unknown, but unlikely.
This is a common claim, with no definitive scientific evidence to back it up.
There has been no study directly investigating whether or not creatine causes hair loss, and it has not been reported in the reviews investigating creatines safety and side effects.
The rumour stems from one study55 where 20 rugby players underwent two different three-week supplementation periods, in randomized order:
Creatine: During this period, they received 25 g of creatine per day for a 7 day loading phase, followed by a maintenance phase with 14 days of 5 g/day.
Placebo: During this period, they received placebo throughout the three weeks.
It was a double-blind cross-over study with a 6 week wash-out period, meaning that after the supplementation period (creatine or placebo), the participants went 6 weeks without any supplement, and then were alloted to the other group.
Creatine supplementation was found to increase dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a metabolite of testosterone, by 56% after 7 days of creatine loading and remained 40% above baseline after 14 days of maintenance, while no change was seen while the participants received placebo. Even with the increase however, DHT still remained well within normal levels during the creatine supplementation period.
This increase in DHT is relevant because DHT has been implicated to have an important role in male pattern hair loss.56 57
This study is still the only one that have investigated the effect of creatine on DHT. We don’t even know if the increase is an effect we would see if the study was replicated. Personally, I am sceptic to the seemingly dramatic increase in DHT in this study, because:
This was a cross-over study, meaning that the same people went through both protocols, separated with a 6-week wash-out period, enough to dissipate any remaining creatine.
Despite consisting of the same participants, the placebo-group had 29% higher DHT at baseline compared to the creatine group – 0.98 (creatine) vs 1.26 (placebo) nmol/L. That is, before they even started taking creatine or placebo.
This difference in baseline makes the 53% increase seem more dramatic than it is: after three weeks of creatine supplementation, the DHT-levels of the creatine group (1.38 nmol/L) is only 10% over the placebo groups baseline level of DHT (1.26 nmol/L).
When the participants underwent creatine supplementation, they also saw a non-significant increase in testosterone of 15%. That is an effect that is generally not seen in studies that have examined the effect of creatine on testosterone, which furthers the case that something might be amiss with the baseline levels in this study.
So does creatine increase your risk of hair loss?
Well, no one knows for sure – it has never been investigated. But the saying “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence” comes to mind. Considering that …
Creatine typically does not seem to influence testosterone.
Hair loss has not been reported as a side effect in the scientific literature.
There’s only one study investigating creatines effect on DHT, and in that one the same participants differed 29% in DHT-levels at baseline (0.98 nmol/L vs 1.26 nmol/L for creatine and placebo, respectively), and that after creatine supplementation DHT was only 10% higher (1.38 nmol/L) than at baseline for placebo, while still well within the normal range of 0 to 3.3 nmol/L58.
… I personally make the conclusion that while it is still possible that creatine might be implicated in accelerating hair loss in those predispositioned for it, it is as of yet unknown, but unlikely.
How Does Creatine Affect Cognitive Function?
The brain is one of our most metabolically active organs, responsible for about 20% of our resting energy expenditure, despite only accounting for 2% of our body weight. While 95% of the creatine in our bodies are stored in muscles, much of the rest is stored in, and used by, our brain.
Just like our muscles, our brain uses creatine for quick access to energy. And also like our muscles, when we supplement with creatine, we increase the creatine content of our brain.59
While creatine is currently used to treat medical conditions that cause creatine deficiency in the brain, it is being researched as a mean to relieve symptoms or slow the degradation in brain-related diseases such as Huntingtons, Parkinsons, ALS or traumatic brain injuries. This might be the explanation for a recent surge in interest for the effect of creatine supplementation in cognitive functioning in healthy individuals.
While the evidence is still limited and many gaps needs to be filled, recent systematic reviews have found that creatine supplementation may improve performance on memory and reasoning tasks.60 It also seems that the positive effect of creatine is greater when the brain is stressed in one way or another; whether through sleep deprivation, or more complex and fatiguing cognitive tests.61
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Nadal, no sure thing at Wimbledon, rolls in first match since French
by: Steve Flink | July 03, 2018
Tags: Wimbledon ATP Grand Slam , Dudi Sela, Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal looked good in his win over Dudi Sela on Tuesday. (AP)
LONDON—The beauty of watching Rafael Nadal play the game of tennis in his inimitable way is simply this: he approaches each match at every tournament he plays with the same single-minded pursuit of perfection and a fundamental respect for all his opponents, regardless of their ranking status, no matter how easy his task may appear to be. Nadal is the ultimate professional, unswerving in his integrity as a competitor, a professional through and through, and a fellow who will not surrender his hard earned reputation as an uncompromising craftsman with a will to win that is unsurpassed in his trade.
Today, the 32-year-old Spaniard opened his bid for a third title in his 13th appearance at the shrine of the sport, and took apart Israel’s Dudi Sela 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 on the Centre Court. The conditions suited him to the hilt. Much more often than not, the courts are slick during the first week, the ball is skidding through awkwardly and low, and Nadal struggles to find a rhythm. But this year in the weeks leading up to Wimbledon, the weather has been consistently hot, the sun has been shining brightly, and the courts have hardened much sooner than usual on the British grass.
Match Point—Nadal defeats Sela:
To say that all of those things bolster Nadal and encourage him for the path ahead is putting it lightly. He has told us all across his storied career how the warmer weather and the strength of the sun are what he wants when he steps on a tennis court, here in Great Britain or anywhere else. On this balmy afternoon on the Centre Court, it was strikingly apparent how Nadal’s mood is enhanced by the blue skies above and the intensity of the sun. He was an exuberant performer, an athlete in his element, and a man at peace with himself. In no way was this good news for Sela.
Nevertheless, Sela did stay with Nadal for a while in the first set, sparring well with the Spaniard from the backcourt in the early stages, backing up his serve adeptly, giving his adversary no openings to gain a clear advantage in shaping the nature of the contest. The 33-year-old Israeli is a player who has concluded ten of the last eleven seasons stationed among the Top 100 in the world, and that is no mean feat.
Sela’s game is not particularly imposing, but he knows how to play the game in a versatile fashion, mixing in some serve-and-volley, flattening out his one-handed backhand periodically, looking for ways to break up patterns and take opponents out of their rhythm. He did all of this exceptionally well at the outset of this appointment with Nadal. And there were some moments of discomfort for the Spaniard.
In the opening game of the match, Nadal double faulted at 30-0 and then Sela connected for a forehand return winner to make it 30-30. Sela came in behind his return effectively, but Nadal made a difficult play look ridiculously easy, flicking a backhand half volley pass down the line for a winner. He held on at 30, but Sela answered with a love hold for 1-1. Now both men held at 30 to make it 2-2. Nadal moved to 3-2 with another hold at 30 before Sela took his serve at love.
And so it was 3-3, and until this juncture Nadal had been hard pressed to stamp his authority on the match. But now he raised the stakes higher, and Sela was made to look essentially helpless. Nadal held at love for 4-3 with two unstoppable first serves, a forehand volley winner and an ace out wide. He broke at love for 5-3 on a Sela double fault, and then held his serve at love to seal the set 6-3, closing that chapter by collecting the last 12 points of the set.
Racquet Bracket—Breaking down Rafa's road to victory at Wimbledon:
That set had changed complexion decidedly over the last three games. When it mattered, Nadal took his game on an upward path, while Sela could not rise to meet the larger challenge. Nadal immediately broke at love to start the second set, and had now collected no fewer than 16 points in a row. He held in a deuce game for 2-0, sweeping his fifth game in a row. Sela at last got on the second-set scoreboard to hold in the third game, but Nadal was unstoppable now, holding at love for 3-1. Sela managed to escape from 15-40 in the fifth game but Nadal was unimpressed, holding at 15 with a 123-M.P.H. ace down the T for 4-2.
The Spaniard was playing too well now. After Sela held in the seventh game, Nadal surged to 5-3 with another comfortable hold, and gained another break in the ninth game by lacing a forehand return down the line for a winner at 30-40. Nadal garnered the set 6-3, and was looking borderline invincible.
And yet, after a bathroom break, Nadal returned to the court and lost his serve for the first and only time in the match, double faulting at 30-40 to hand Sela a 1-0 lead—and an opportunity to widen his third-set advantage. But the Spaniard commenced the second game with an artistic backhand drop volley winner, and broke at 30 for 1-1.
Sela’s spirit was essentially broken. Nadal captured the next two games for 3-1, and obstinately fought his way through a four deuce fifth game, saving a pair of break points on his way to 4-1. Although Sela managed one more hold, he was a disheartened competitor. Nadal held easily for 5-2 and broke again in a five deuce final game. It was a routine victory for Nadal, but, considering that he had not played an official match since his final-round victory over Dominic Thiem at Roland Garros, his form was commendable.
One significant attribute for the Spaniard was his serving. He clearly was adjusting to the grass and recognizing that he needed to beef up his delivery to set a tone not only for this match but the entire tournament. His average first serve speed was 112 M.P.H. and his second serve average was 100 M.P.H. Nadal unleashed a couple of 126 M.P.H. first serves and was frequently in the range of 117 to 123 M.P.H. Moreover, his whirlwind topspin forehand was humming, and he set the tempo almost entirely with that fearsome stroke.
Daily Serve—Recapping Day 2:
For Nadal, this was a welcome win. To be sure, he always figured to handle Sela under any circumstances, but the score line was surely gratifying.
As he said afterwards, “It was a good start for me. I did [some] things very well and other things that I need to improve. I did a lot of games good with my serve, and other ones that I suffered a little bit. I am happy more or less with my forehand. I went to the net quite often. I can of course improve on the return side. The return was the worst thing that I did this afternoon.”
That piece of self-analysis was typical of Nadal. He was examining his performance simultaneously with utter honesty and self-effacement. But the bottom line is that he was efficient, purposeful and confident against an opponent who could not hurt him much.
Considering Nadal’s struggles on the lawns of the All England Club in recent years, he fully appreciates any match triumphs, and where they might take him over the rest of the fortnight. From 2006 through 2011, he played all but one Wimbledon, taking two titles, reaching three other finals. Since 2012, however, his fortunes have seriously declined. In five appearances, he has failed to advance beyond the fourth round. A slump of that kind has not happened to Nadal at any other major.
The fact remains, however, that he played inspired and unrelentingly aggressive tennis last year at Wimbledon before losing a heartbreaker to Gilles Muller 15-13 in the fifth set in a riveting Court 1, round-of-16 skirmish. Had he come through in that encounter, Nadal would have had a good chance to reach the final, and set up a fourth title-round meeting with Roger Federer.
A similar opportunity awaits the Spaniard this time around. He seems to have a clear path to the quarterfinals, and a potential showdown with Juan Martin del Potro. From there, anything could happen. Roger Federer remains the clear favorite to take this title, but Nadal will profit in many ways if the weather stays hot and the courts are playing harder. He is a singularly driven individual who is tired of critics telling him he can no longer be a factor on the grass.
Rafael Nadal unmistakably believes he can put himself in a position to win his third title here. In the final analysis, his mindset and clarity of vision may matter more than anything else in determining how he fares at the most important tournament in all of tennis.
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