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Moonlight Avenue by Gerri Hill: Audiobook Review
April 13, 2019 April 10, 2019 April Audible Studios, Bella Books, Cassandra York, Gerri Hill
Moonlight Avenue by Gerri Hill is a riveting, literary tapestry of mystery, suspense, thriller and romance. It is also a story about forgiveness, moving on with your life and opening your heart to love despite how daunting it may seem at first.
Finley Knight left the police service ten years ago to become her own boss. She is a private investigator and her solitary life suits her just fine until she realizes how uneventful and barren her world really is. When she isn’t doing stakeouts and research for her clients, Finn can’t resist the urge to dwell on childhood memories, regrets and an old grudge she refuses to let go of.
After a horrible break-up, Detective Dee Woodard decided to move to Corpus Christi so that she could get over her ex and move on with her life. There’s no way that Dee could have predicted that a murder investigation would lead her to a lonely, dead end street called Moonlight Avenue and she would have the pleasure of meeting a beguiling woman by the name of Finley Knight.
Rylee Moore has left everything and everyone she has ever known and loved in Amarillo to make a new life for herself in Corpus Christi. Her dreams of unlimited abundance don’t pair up well with the reality of unemployment because she has been turned down by every firm she was brave enough to go to. Finley Knight wasn’t too keen on hiring anyone but Rylee’s persistence paid off when Finley grudgingly offered to hire her as a receptionist. Rylee had her heart set on becoming an apprentice but beggars couldn’t be choosers so she accepted the job because she needed the money to pay her rent and keep her kitchen cupboards well stocked.
The murder toll continues to climb at an alarming rate and Dee is abruptly pulled off of the case. She decides to team up with Finn and Rylee so that she could find out who is responsible for the grisly murders.
In the midst of murder, mayhem and corruption on the highest levels—love finds a way to insert itself into the lives of these amazing women. Will Finn, Rylee and Dee be able to catch the killer before it is too late?
April: Finley Knight also known as “Finn”, runs her own private investigation firm. She is used to doing everything on her own and she sees no need to change anything until a very persuasive lady by the name of Rylee Moore, turns up at Moonlight Avenue Investigations looking for a job. I have the biggest crush on Finn! She is the epitome of the strong, silent, completely focused and confident butch woman (I am sure that you all know how much I adore butch women! I think I swooned each time Finn was mentioned).
Rylee Moore has landed a job as a receptionist at Moonlight Avenue Investigations. She moved out of her comfort zone and Amarillo to start over in Corpus Christi. I admire Rylee’s bravery because I don’t know if I could do what she did—she just flew by the seat of her pants and she went with the flow (I’m more of a meticulous planner, so I have a lot of respect for Rylee!) I really wished Rylee was a real woman because we would have been the best of friends and she’s a foodie just like me! We would have met up to share some of our favorite recipes and enjoy lots of delicious meals together.
Detective Dee Woodard works tirelessly to keep the streets of Corpus Christi safe and she investigates the majority of the homicides in the district. I just love Dee’s no nonsense attitude when it comes to gathering information and her dedication to preserving law and order. Plus, she is a woman in uniform with a fun-loving and generous personality. I’ve got a funny feeling that Gerri Hill read my mind when she created Dee (wicked wink!)
Sheena: I love that there were three main women in this one and that Dee and Finn were quite clearly only ever going to be great friends. It added a wonderful dynamic to the story.
April: Gerri Hill’s stories will always make me feel as though I’m in a book lover’s paradise because her beautiful descriptions of nature and the landscape in Corpus Christi made me feel as though I was seeing everything firsthand. In addition, she creates the most down-to-earth and adorable characters ever (I would really love to hang out with Finn, Rylee and Dee!)
Sheena: This book managed to combine a great mystery with a compelling romance, something that Gerri Hill does particularly well.
The Narration
Sheena: Cassandra York is a new narrator for me and I rather enjoyed her understated style of narration. She managed to keep all the characters clear and the pace going well even without being one of the larger than life narrators we often hear in the sector. So yes, the audio is well worth it.
April: Who doesn’t love a captivating mystery and romance story? I don’t know about anyone else but I enjoyed every word of this novel. I have never been a cheerleader before I read this book but I did a lot of jumping and cheering each time Finn, Rylee and Dee came up with new theories that could help them get one step closer toward solving the perplexing murders in their city.
Sheena: I totally agree with April, it was a compelling story and the characters were also great fun and entirely worth cheering for. I especially loved Rylee, she was adorable and made me want to hug her.
April: I have so much love for this awesome story but there were a few scenes that portrayed graphic descriptions of murder and physical assault.
Sheena: I didn’t find the assault that graphic but if you are sensitive to that sort of thing then perhaps skip ahead in the book or audiobook.
April: I am a hard-core Gerri Hill fan and I can certainly declare that this story won more than one coffee cup honor from me because I did a lot of late night reading marathons. That’s not all, I also had to come up with a few creative and quirky excuses to give to my boss to explain my late arrivals (Don’t try to read this story during the work week because you might end up running late for work as well! You’ve been warned…) This author really went above and beyond to give me an enthralling mystery that I gleefully devoured for hours on end and I am keeping my fingers crossed with the hope that Gerri Hill would write a sequel to this outstanding story.
Sheena: I just don’t know how Gerri Hill does it. Every one of her books manages to be unique, her characters realistic and her plots exciting. This is a great audiobook and I will absolute be hoping for a follow up for these three women.
Excerpt from Moonlight Avenue by Gerri Hill
“Got it. Thanks.” She clipped the phone back without looking. “Do you know a Mr. Daniel Frazier?”
She nodded. “I do.”
“He’s a client? He hired you, I’m assuming.”
“In what capacity?”
Finn shook her head. “I’m sorry, Detective. That’s private and confidential.”
“He had a single gunshot wound to the head. Small caliber. Either killed right there at Packery Channel Pier or dumped there. A couple found him on the beach at daybreak.”
At that, Finn was certain she did show surprise on her face. “Daniel Frazier was the body you found on the beach?” Michael Drake, sure. She even wouldn’t have been shocked to learn that Connie Frazier was dead. But Daniel? “I’m sorry to hear that.”
Detective Woodard raised her eyebrows. “That’s it?”
She leaned forward slightly. “Look, we both know how this is going to play out. You’re going to have to get a subpoena and then I’ll have to hand over my file. No need to waste time arguing about it.”
“Subpoenas take time, Ms. Knight. Murder cases grow cold very quickly.” Detective Woodard gave her a flirty smile. “Just a little help is all I’m asking.”
If there was one thing Finn prided herself on, it was sticking to her principles. Her clients expected privacy. That was something she never wavered on. She leaned back in her chair, meeting the light brown eyes of Detective Woodard. Yes, she was attractive. And there was no ring on her finger. But…
“I’m sorry, Detective. I have my reputation to think about.”
The flirty smile disappeared quickly. “When did you last see him?”
“Yesterday morning. He left here a few minutes before eleven.”
“How much contact had you had with him?”
“I met with him twice and spoke on the phone once.”
“So he wasn’t a regular client?”
“And what is it that you specialize in, Ms. Knight?”
Finn smiled at her attempt to garner information. “I specialize in a lot of things, Detective Woodard. Perhaps if we got to know each other better, I could show you.”
The detective arched an eyebrow. “Perhaps if you played nice, that could be arranged.”
Finn laughed. “Come back with a subpoena, Detective. I’ll play nice then.”
But when Detective Woodard left her office, Finn’s smile faded. What in the world had Daniel Frazier done to get himself killed? Was she somehow to blame?
She shook her head. No. He hired her for a service. What he did with the information she gave him was not her concern. She assumed he would confront his wife, sure. But what if he confronted Michael Drake instead? Again, she shook her head. How would he even find Michael Drake? Unless he followed his wife yesterday and found them together, he would have no way of locating him. Finn hadn’t given him Drake’s address.
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Not-So-Straight Sue by Cheyenne Blue: Book Review
April 7, 2017 September 21, 2018 Tara Scott
Not-So-Straight Sue by Cheyenne Blue is the second book in her Girl Meets Girl series and, dare I say it? I
Raised by Wolves by Bridget Essex: Audiobook Review
September 25, 2017 September 21, 2018 Sheena
Raised by Wolves by Bridget Essex is about Becca Swift, the heir about to take over her mother’s werewolf pack.
Carved in Stone by Jen Silver: Book Review
December 16, 2016 September 21, 2018 Laney Webber
Carved in Stone by Jen Silver is the third and final book in the contemporary romance, Starling Hill trilogy. Ellie
My name is April Adams and I am an accountant at a civil service office. Even though I read a wide variety of lesbian fiction, I enjoy mystery and thriller books the most because I love the state of suspense the stories have me in until the end and I find out “who’s done it.”
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She discovered lesbian fiction when she was 19. Radclyffe and Karin Kallmaker soon became favourite authors and she spent a large part of her hard earned income on shipping books from Amazon.com to her home in South Africa.
Over the years she became frustrated with purchasing mediocre lesbian fiction feeling like it was a waste of her money and time. And so she decided to share only the best books and movies with lesbians who are looking for only the best. And so, The Lesbian Review was born
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TestStand Test Executive Alternatives
TestStand Test Executive
TestStand Test Executive is an industry-proven test management program that assists the engineer’s test and validates the building and deployment process making it automated and faster than before. The main advantage of using this program is that it contains a ready to use and test sequence engine that offers excellent support for multiple test code languages, getting flexible result reporting, and of course, multithreaded and parallel testing… read more
System & Hardware
16 TestStand Test Executive Alternatives & Similar Software
1. CodeWarrior
CodeWarrior is the name of an advanced level of the embedded program development studio and a complete integrated development environment that offers a visual and automated solution for all means. The program provides the visual and mechanical framework to accelerate the development of the most complex embedded applications.
CodeWarrior contains an integrated development environment, so it gives high quality and full-featured development environment. It also comes as a complete integrated development environment designed for each stage of the development process from the board to bring up via embedded application development.
Then comes its state of the art debugging technology that is the simplicity of intuitive development environments and robust run control hardware board bring up and C++ and C embedded application development to a new level. The unique features of the CodeWarrior are classic IDE system, universal assembler, and support of GNU compiler, integrated flash programmer, profiler availability, code coverage, and much more.
2. DASYLab
DASYLab is a data acquisition system and laboratory system that offers real-time acquisition, analysis, control, and the system to create the custom graphical user interface. As compared to most of the GUI programming tools that need a week of training to get a perfect hand, this program has a very short user learning curve.
Many programs and tools can be customized in a few minutes rather than days or weeks. The advanced acquisition and control tasks using this program can easily be solved with this program without the requirement of additional programming at all.
The users only need to insert the appropriate module blocked into the worksheet and connect them by virtual wires with some mouse clicks. The main highlighted features and functions of the DASYLab are creating complex programs quickly without programming requirements, real-time data acquisition, standard real-time displays, a complete library of computational functions, state machine function for complex state-based scenarios, availability of more than five hundred channels on multiple devices, etc.
3. Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy is an automated release management tool for the modern-day developers and developers and operations teams for managing all development and programming process.
This program will take you over where your continuous integration server requirement and allowing you to automate even the most complicated program deployment and much more. Make it the part of your development process, and it starts taking care of your development, quality assurance, and acceptance testing and production deployment process.
It allows its developers to deploy each and everything from deployment to production. It ensures releases have been tested first, schedule deployments for later. For each version, it supports for repeatable and reliable deployments.
The way this program model the deployment process ensures that deployments are as consistent as possible between environments so that when developers are ready to go into production, they will be confident that it will just work.
4. CloudTest Lite
CloudTest Lite is a testing tool for the developers and seasoned tester used for testing web apps and websites instantly. With it, the developers and webmasters can quickly check the performance of their website and can also monitor the users’ information in real-time mode as well.
This standalone software means a lot of professional developers and programmers, as with it, they can optimize their entire load testing requirements. CloudTest Lite is a scalable, easy to use, super-fast, and affordable load testing tool making performance optimization more transparent and efficient than it is ever.
If you want to get the real user experience from multiple locations, then CloudTest Lite is specially designed for people like you. It is going to give you a lot. With the usage of this program, you will be able to get complete testing flexibility from development to production and much more.
5. Test Automation Platform Developer’s System
Test Automation Platform Developer’s System is a test sequencer program with a timing analyzer, result viewer, and high amount of other useful tools for testing and automation development. This unique program is used for controlling the execution of tests and much more.
With this, users can quickly discover the defects immediately upon making a change when a test shortly requires changing at the moment. By this feature, this program offers a common platform for the automation engineers as well.
The powerful key features of this program are fast execution and test flow visualization system, graphical user interface to construct and optimize the test plans from start to end and scalable modular software architecture.
It also offers integration of MS Visual Studio along with .NET programming, visualizing the overall test plan and execution timing, quickly visualizing test plan results, viewing multiple data sets to instantly comparing results across various test runs and much more.
6. TestEZ Development Suite
TestEZ Development Suite is a single pack of multiple programs that contain all those programs highly required for getting a complete, efficient, and cost-effective solution for test development and execution purpose. First of all, it features an easy to use operating system and then a software coding tool like Code Assist.
The availability of additional support tools is also part of this program for getting picture probing, archive management, and even test documentation. One of the best features of the TestEZ Development Suite is that it instantly configured to any bus controlled rack and stack, windows based test stations using a simple and easy to use setup program.
For the new users, it contains extensive help so that they can get detail information about how to this program. Multiple tools part of this software toolkit is tested executive, archive file manager, code assist, and probe assist.
7. SigBase
It is a software testing and controlling program that supports the simulation, automatic test resource allocation of more than one thousand, and five hundred test strategies. SigBase is an ITAR controlled product that has replaced ATLS as the test language as a means for test systems supplied to the military for testing their hardware and equipment.
It is an advanced IEEE 1641 complaint signal based test environment supporting the visual organization and execution of many kinds of strategies from necessary signal components and test signal frameworks for all types of reasons.
It contains a unique level of capabilities like scanning, analyzing, managing, capturing, and reporting the real-time spectrum automatically and unattended in a way that no other similar program is capable of doing so. The technology behind SigBase is also capable of offering the front end RF analysis for a host of those third-party systems that rely on real-time spectral data.
8. PAWS Developer’s Studio for ATLAS
This simple to use program offers its users an advanced and robust solution of compiling, debugging, and stimulating the operation of the ATLAS test programs from the Windows operating systems. If you want to get the visual development capabilities for the ATLAS TPS development, then PAWS Developer’s Studio for ATLAS is a program specifically designed for you.
With this, you will get the full support for the widely used ATLAS language subsets. The toolkit of this program is also capable of modifying the ATLAS language subset to meet the specific ATE configuration.
The output of PAWS Developer’s Studio for ATLAS is all set for execution purposes on the connected Debugging RTS/PAWS Run-Time System or can be translated to run the specific, unique, and existing runtime system as well. It also contains the tools like ATLAS Compiler, Developer’s Editor, Review Editor, Test Station Utilities, Device Database Processor, Switch Database Processor, etc.
9. ActivATE Test Management Software
ActivATE Test Management Software is a newly launched testing and debugging software that allows the engineers and programmers to easily create and run the robust test programs in automated test systems for the semiconductor devices.
It is designed for the leading engineers for the other engineers so that they can get solved the automated test complications with elegant simplicity. The unique feature of this powerful and highly efficient program is that it contains an integrated development environment, an advanced device manager, and a test sequencer.
With this, the tests engineers can focus on the create and deploy the test programs deploying standard production languages. It is also an excellent means for delivering new products faster than before and can be used for running three dozen programs at once and independently to detect defects, streamlining the operations, and reducing the cost of the test too. Overall, ActivATE Test Management Software is one of the best products for checking the performance of the semiconductors of all types.
10. R&S QuickStep Test Executive
R&S QuickStep Test Executive is a real-time test executive software designed to enhance the test development efficiency and minimizes the efforts of the engineers and program testers. The main advantage of using the R&S QuickStep Test Executive is that it meets the demanding performance requirements of production tests. It delivers a higher amount of flexibility for test automation, research, development, and the verification process as well.
The key facts that make R&S QuickStep Test Executive best among its competitors are its performance-optimized design support for low overhears test execution. Then comes the intrinsic parallelism for efficient use of the test system resources.
Then comes the role-specific graphical user interfaces along with excellent usability for maximum testing and controlling. The main highlighted features of the R&S QuickStep Test Executive are its graphical test procedure definition, automatic generation of source code templates for new test functions, availability of MS Visual Studio based test function development with leading programming languages, etc.
11. DIOEasy
DIOEasy is an advanced digital I/O vector development program for the test engineers using which they can enjoy the functions like developing, debugging, and executing digital test vectors for the Marvin Test Solutions products. It supports importing and converting VCD, WGL, and VCD file formats, as well.
It offers the test engineers with an easy to use and efficient tool for developing and debugging. The software provides two methods for creating and editing digital test vectors such as graphical user interface environment and scripting environment.
Digital in and out systems are very complicated and typically need a substantial amount of programming effort to define data vectors. If the engineers need to simplify the vector development process, then Marvin Test Solution is offering the Windows-based DIOEasy system that provides the engineers with an easy to use interface. The integration of menus and toolbars provide quick access to vector editing and viewing tools.
12. ICEasy
ICEasy is an add-on module that accommodates the programming of Marvin Test Solutions Dynamic Digital boards for multiple tests like semiconductor and other hardware and programs too. This program cannot be used as a standalone program at all.
The users of ICEasy first need to have ATEasy version nine installed on their device, and after that, they can start working with this program. In a single pack, ICEasy contains a lot of features and functions. This comprehensive and accomplished suite of multiple programs and tools designed for the semiconductor test applications.
The streamlined features of the ICEasy are it contains a library of device test development tools for creating both test programs and characterizing devices. The file import tool of ICEasy lets its users import and convert the WGL, STIL, VDC, and ATP files to any of Marvin Test Solution digital instrument file format. It also contains digital waveform editing and display tools that facilitate the development and debugging of digital test vectors, editing tools, etc.
13. ATS -Engineering
ATS -Engineering is the studio of test executive and development programs that contains several other tools in the shape of integrated, customizable test executive and development environment for execution, sequencing, analyzing, and controlling purposes.
The main programs offered by ATS -Engineering in the single pack are ATEasy, DIOEasy, DtifEasy Series, WaveEasy, CalEasy Series, and ICEasy. All these are designed to offer services like semiconductor test, reliability services, failure analysis services, turnkey solutions, and much more.
Most of the programs mentioned above widely support the automated calibration and verification of Marvin Test Solutions instruments. These also include the driver support for standards instruments highly required for calibration and verification purposes.
It also supports the creation of customized calibration certificates, automatic generation of calibration log, multiple operation modes verification of both single and combined calibration and verification, and much more.
14. ATEasy
ATEasy is an easy to use yet professional level text executive and rapid app development framework for functional tests, data acquisition, ATE, process control, and much more. The software development studio of ATEasy contains a dedicated software development environment and many integrated solutions in the shape of customizable test executive for sequencing, execution, debugging and fault analysis of tests as well.
The comprehensive simulation capabilities of ATEasy accelerate the test program for both deployment and development purposes. The user interface generation area of ATEasy contains essential elements like event programming, form editor, menus, and controls as well.
One of the best things about this open architecture solution is that it supports external software and hardware interfaces like C header files, DLL, NET, ActiveX, Function Panel Drivers, Serial, and much more. The integrated application builder of this program will allow you to generate royalty-free runtime executable files and libraries, as well.
15. Agilent VEE
Agilent VEE is easy to use and a simple graphical language environment that offers the easiest and understandable way to measurement and analysis systems that replace the traditional testing and controlling tools.
The main advantages of using this program are that it offers complete and advanced scientific outcomes for both labs and business. Agilent VEE is not a standalone program at all. It contains the family of multiple products that are designed to meet all requirements of the users.
Multithreading and multi-core programming are the two basic elements that make Agilent VEE best above all. The greater ease of use is the next advantage that you will get by using this program.
It offers more sample programs for the latest Keysight instruments like Keysight 33500 arbitrary and function waveform generators and much more. It widely supports for latest industry standards as well as integrated LXI support and integrated database support as well.
16. LabVIEW
Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench is a complete system design platform and development environment for a visual programming language for National Instruments.
It offers a graphical programming approach that helps you visualize all the aspects of your application, such as hardware configuration, debugging and measurement data, etc. This visualization makes it much simpler to integrate measurement hardware from any vendor, represent complex logic on the diagram, build a data analysis algorithm, and design own custom engineering user-interface.
LabVIEW is a feature-rich solution and comes with almost all the primary tools and features that help you test your application more correctly. It is a commercial solution, and you can install it on Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems.
More About TestStand Test Executive
TestStand Test Executive is an industry-proven test management program that assists the engineer’s test and validates the building and deployment process making it automated and faster than before.
The main advantage of using this program is that it contains a ready to use and test sequence engine that offers excellent support for multiple test code languages, getting flexible result reporting, and of course, multithreaded and parallel testing.
For every engineer who is building a new automated system or updating the existing test system, it is highly vital to understand the cost of the total testing. After that, the testing process starts. TestStand Test Executive is a program offering solutions to the engineers.
The main reason for choosing this test software is that it contained a lot of features and functions and designed to be highly extensible. Users can get the training and certification in this software.
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Administrative Penalty Tribunal
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Individuals who have disputed an administrative penalty (e.g. parking violation) with a Screening Officer and are unsatisfied with the decision, may request a review of that decision before the Tribunal. A Tribunal Hearing Officer will review the decision of the Screening Officer and has the authority to confirm, modify or cancel the administrative penalty.
Court Services Division provides administrative support to the Tribunal.
The Tribunal is established under the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which outlines the power and authority of the Tribunal. The Tribunal also obtains its jurisdiction from Ontario Regulation 611/06 and Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 610, Administration of Penalties.
The Tribunal operates with the rules set out in the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, 1990 and its Rules of Procedure.
The Tribunal consists of 25 public members appointed by City Council through the City’s Public Appointments process who serve as the Tribunal’s Hearing Officers. City Council appoints the Tribunal’s Chair from among its members.
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Here's How (and Why) You Should Get TSA Pre-Check and Global Entry
Getting into the fast lane is surprisingly easy.
By Andrew Moseman
No, you're not just imagining things. The security line at the airport is getting worse. Last weekend in Chicago, lines at the TSA checkpoint stretched back two to three hours, causing hundreds of passengers who showed up in the recommended amount of time to miss their flights. Things are going to get even worse this summer. The TSA has been laying some of the blame on the flying public, putting on demos to show how illegal items slow down the line. But Congress and the TSA itself deserve their share of the blame for this mess, too.
If you have to fly, then there's no escape from the madness—except, maybe, getting yourself into that TSA Pre-Check line. It may not be lightning fast, especially as more people sign up for the program seeking refuge from the nightmare of the normal security line. But it helps. Trust me: This year I finally ponied up for the program. I should have done it years ago.
If you've ever seen the people in pantsuits burning through the Pre-Check line and figured it's just a perk for business travelers, don't. It's not just for the George Clooneys of the world. It's for you. The application process is reasonably painless and the benefits are just as satisfying as your annoying friend has boasted.
No, Really, Get It
Pre-Check has been around since 2011, when the Transportation Security Administration rolled out the expedited screening for people who belonged to the frequent flyer programs of various large airlines. Today, any American citizen can apply for the program. As a result, the number of people enrolled jumped from a million in March 2015 to 2 million in January 2016.
Signing up for TSA Pre-Check costs $85, which sounds like a lot for something you don't need. It lasts for five years, though. So if you take just one round-trip flight per year for the next five years, you're paying a little more than $8 bucks per flight to bypass the misery of the ordinary security line. Compared to the hundreds of dollars you're paying for the cramped seat, it suddenly doesn't look like so much to spend on your sanity. Back massages don't last half a decade.
Let me make a further recommendation: Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol program that puts you in the fast lane at the customs line when you come back into the country, whether that's walking through the airport Customs maze or driving across the Mexican or Canadian border. It costs just $100 and includes TSA Pre-Check as part of the package. If you're going to pay $85 and endure a background check to get TSA Pre-Check anyway, then pay $15 more for the right to speed through the border. Travel abroad anytime between now and 2021 and your future self will thank you.
Getting Global Entry is a surprisingly uncomplicated process. You register for an account here and then begin the application. This part is a little tricky only because they ask for five years of address and employment history, so I hope you wrote those things down if you move a lot and your memory's bad. Make sure your info is correct, pay the feds their money, and that's it for this step. You won't hear anything for a few days, during which time your background is being checked.
If there are no red flags, then they send you a note of approval and a reminder to schedule an interview to finish the application. This could be a pain, depending up on where you live, because the in-person interview might involve waiting several weeks for an open slot (it's harder now that more people are applying) and making an extra trip to the airport, where many of the Global Entry and TSA Pre-Check offices live. Thankfully, the interview is a formality for most. Bring a couple forms of ID, answer a few questions, make polite chat with the interviewer, and you'll be fingerprinted, photographed, and approved before you know it.
Several business days later you'll get a Global Entry ID card in the mail. But you can start enjoying Pre-Check right away. When you're approved, the Customs agent will hand you your known traveler number. The next time you book a flight, put that number in the designated box while you're filling out all that annoying personal info. When you print your boarding pass at the airport, a big "TSA PRE CHECK" will be plastered on it, and you're on your way to the fast lane.
The Case Against Pre-Check
It's almost too easy, right? On a trip this January before my Pre-Check paperwork was done, I was schlepping through screening in dirty socks, beltless pants sagging as I stood arms-up in that jumping jacks posture for the millimeter wave machine. When I flew to California in February, this time with a known traveler number, I breezed through the metal detector behind what I am pretty sure was Spike Lee's entourage. Sheepishly I asked the TSA agent at the desk to remind me whether I needed to take out my MacBook. "It's my first time." (You don't have to—Pre-Check lets you leave laptops in your bag and keep on your light jacket, among other perks.)
When Pre-Check reached 2 million members in January, an expert today told USA Today that word of mouth is the best advertising the program gets. It's not hard to see why, given how much time I just spent gushing about it. Blowing through the security line—and seeing everybody else trudge through the sad gymnastics of the non-express—feels like such a free lunch that you can't help but bring it up to friends and colleagues.
I don't think the Department of Homeland Security imagined things shaking out this way, but it's not impossible to imagine a cruel kind of dystopian logic behind it: Americans get so sick of being treated like criminals before every flight that they're willing to sign over just about anything to avoid such a fate—as long as they don't have to think too much about what they're signing over. That's the dark cloud around that hovers near the sunny sky of Pre-Check, the one that has some people worried.
Even as seven figures of Americans have signed up for the program, we don't know exactly how TSA looks into a person's background to determine that they're a low-risk flyer—just that the FBI checks a person's record via their fingerprints, and the feds search unnamed law enforcement and intelligence databases. This is a problem for civil liberties groups like the ACLU. Are we signing over our privacy just to keep our shoes on? If we know so little about the process, how do we know people aren't being unfairly turned away from Pre-Check because of profiling? Meanwhile, the black box of TSA pre-screening is a problem for people on the other side of the political spectrum, who worry that we don't know whether the Pre-Check screening process is really secure enough.
As the gregarious Customs agent at JFK scanned my fingerprints into the computer, the last step of the process, there rang in my head a momentarily bell that said, "Oh. They have those on file now." Everything good at the airport is too good to be true. Am I willing to give up my fingerprints to get back a few minutes of dignity? Apparently, I am.
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Victory for Premier League as Singapore streaming retailer jailed
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A Singapore-based electronics retailer has been jailed for three months and fines SGD $166,200 ($122,518) for selling illegal streaming devices.
The verdict was announced on Wednesday, October 30, by the Premier League which described it as a “landmark case”.
The Android TV boxes, sold by Synnex Trading, gave users access to illegal broadcasts of Premier League football matches, entertainment content such as films, TV shows, video-on-demand and other live sports.
Additionally, the devices were falsely advertised to the public as legal and containing legitimately sourced content.
The operators were found guilty of four criminal charges of copyright infringement.
The Premier League said the conviction follows the sentencing of another supplier, An-Nahl, in April over a similar charge.
“These are the first-ever successful prosecutions of illegal streaming devices sellers in Singapore,” the Premier League said.
Kevin Plumb, the director of legal services at the Premier League said the sentencing shows there are “serious consequences for sellers of illegal streaming devices”.
“We have fantastic passionate fans in Singapore and we are protecting those who watch Premier League content in the right way. Those who don’t, leave themselves open to a number of risks including becoming victims of fraud or identity theft,” Plumbsaid.
“We have a team based in our Singapore office committed to protecting our IP rights and fighting piracy and we will continue to investigate and pursue all suppliers of illegal streaming services in the region,” he added.
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She started traveling through Europe and the Caribbean about a decade ago. Since she started in her 40s, she wanted to help others get started finding out about the world. Her interest in traveling grew greater because she wanted her children to learn firsthand about other countries and cultures. She is based out of Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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TA: How many years have you been traveling and what got you hooked?
Carmen: When I was a child we didn't have the means to travel. I'm a Cuban-American whose parents immigrated from Cuba in the late sixties where I then grew up in New Jersey. I got bit by the travel bug in my early thirties when I found out that my grandmother was going on a trip to Spain to see our family which I had never met. I decided to tag along at last minute, and it was the best decision I ever made. That's when my love for travel began.
TA: What is the best vacation you've ever taken?
Carmen: I sailed from Mauritius to South Africa with my family over the holidays last year. I got to spend my birthday and New Year in a luxury safari lodge, surrounded by incredible wildlife, and it was an amazing experience!
TA: What's one place you've always wanted to visit?
Carmen: Singapore!
TA: If you could only give a traveler one piece of advice, what would it be?
Carmen: Plan ahead but also leave room for spontaneity during your trip.
TA: What are some of your favorite travel blogs and communities?
Carmen: I love following Marie from Luxury Travel Diva, Ana from Mrs. O Around the World, and so many other fabulous luxury travel blogs!
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TA: What are the top 3 websites you use for research/inspiration when planning a trip?
Carmen: I honestly get so many ideas from Instagram! I love bookmarking beautiful places I see or amazing restaurants. It's fun and easy to scroll.
TA: What is the best piece of travel advice you've ever been given?
Carmen: The best piece of travel advice I've ever been given relates to packing! My friend once told me to pack everything I absolutely want to bring on a trip...and then take half of it out! Also keep in mind that if you're packing something you never wear at home, chances are you won't wear it on your trip.
TA: Which country has surprisingly good food?
Carmen: Scotland! When people think of Scotland, I'm sure their food isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But I enjoyed amazing farm-to-table cuisine throughout the country. People really care about where their food comes from there. I'm also a fan of seafood so I loved all of the fresh salmon. You haven't lived until you've had scrambled eggs and smoked salmon for breakfast in Scotland!
TA: What is the most beautiful and affordable city you've ever visited?
Carmen: In Europe, I think one of the most affordable and beautifully underrated cities is Madrid. For a capital city, the prices are fabulous. The streets are colorful, charming, and everything you'd expect from a European destination. The people are very friendly, and while there's not as much to see from a tourist standpoint compared to other Spanish cities like Barcelona, there is this special energy in Madrid. The restaurants are also incredible and I could spend all day walking around Retiro Park or visiting their famous museums like the Prado, Thyssen, and Reina Sofia!
TA: Which underrated destination deserves to be more famous?
Carmen: I think Portugal is very underrated, especially in the north! I love the city of Porto and the Douro Valley which has incredible wine for such an affordable price. There's so much more to this country than Lisbon or the Algarve!
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10 Cool Things to Do in London's King's Cross Neighborhood
Rachel Erdos
Rachel Erdos is a London resident and freelance travel writer with over a decade of experience.
London's King's Cross neighborhood has undergone a complete reinvention over the last 10 years. Its canalside warehouses have been transformed into hip restaurants and bars and some of the world's leading tech companies occupy sleek new skyscrapers. Here's our pick of the best things to do in the area.
Sip Bubbly at Europe's Longest Champagne Bar
Searcys St Pancras
Grand Terrace, Upper Concourse St Pancras International Station, 58 Euston Rd, London N1C 4QP, UK
Heading to Paris by train from St Pancras Station? There's no better way to start le weekend than sipping a glass of something chilled at Searcys St Pancras, Europe's longest champagne bar. Overlooking the Eurostar train tracks, the bar is a great people-watching spot that serves an impressive selection of champagne by the glass including some British sparkling wines. Grab a seat in one of the leather banquettes that feature Art Deco lamps and 'press for champagne' buttons. There are blankets and heaters on hand for when the station gets a little chilly.
Get an Underground Art Fix at The Crypt Gallery
The Crypt Gallery
165 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BA, UK
Get an alternative art fix at the Crypt Gallery, where work is displayed in a warren of underground corridors underneath St Pancras Church. The crypt was used for coffin burials between 1822 and 1854 and opened as a gallery space in 2002. It now serves as an atmospheric backdrop to a year-round program of art exhibitions and events.
Visit Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station
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Pancras Rd, London N1 9AP, UK
While you can't board the Hogwarts Express from King's Cross Station, you can visit Platform 9 3/4 for a photo opportunity. Just outside the Harry Potter shop to the left of the main ticket office, you'll see a luggage trolley embedded into the brick wall and a long line of Muggles waiting for a picture. You can get a professional photo taken with props (wands, glasses, Hogwarts house scarfs) or take your own photos. The shop has been designed to look like Ollivander's Wand Emporium and stocks all sorts of souvenirs from school jumpers to Golden Snitch necklaces.
Spend The Night in a Prison Cell in a Victorian Courthouse
Clink Hostels
78 King's Cross Rd, London WC1X 9QG, UK
Between King's Cross and Clerkenwell, Clink78 is a hip hostel in a converted Victorian courthouse where you can book a private room in an old prison cell from just £65 per night. It's great for value-seeking vacationers who like the buzz of a hostel but want the seclusion of a private room. Kick back in the TV room which occupies a former court room and enjoy a nightcap in the ClashBar, named after the punk band that once stood trial at the court.
Explore Buzzy Granary Square
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Granary Square, London N1C 4PQ, UK
Granary Square is a buzzy canalside hub near King's Cross Station. It features over 1,000 choreographed fountains that dance throughout the day and are lit up at night. The square is home to a number of hip restaurants including Caravan, an industrial-chic spot that serves brilliant brunches, and Dishoom, a Bombay-style restaurant that dishes up Indian street food. In the summer months the steps leading down to the canal are carpeted to provide a comfy seating area. Regular events take place in the square throughout the year.
Spin Tunes on a Free-to-Play Retro Jukebox
St Pancras Station, Euston Rd, London N1C 4QL, UK
Channel your inner DJ by spinning some tunes on the free-to-play retro jukebox at St Pancras Station which features Top 40 songs from the last 50 years. It's located underneath the South Eastern Trains platforms and was installed following the success of the station's free-to-play pianos near the Eurostar terminal. The pianos have been played by big-name musicians including Elton John and John Legend.
Visit Some of London's Quirkiest Museums
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183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE, UK
Get a quirky culture fix with a visit to one of London's unusual museums. The Wellcome Collection on Euston Road features artifacts, artwork and tools that explore relationships between medicine and art from the collection of Sir Henry Wellcome, a 19th-century pharmacist. Some of the quirkier items include Napoleon's toothbrush, Peruvian mummies and ancient surgical instruments.
At the House of Illustration on Granary Square you can check out the world's first public gallery dedicated to promoting and celebrating illustration with a permanent display of political cartoons, adverts and fashion designs. Join a masterclass or a family workshop to hone your own drawing skills.
Learn all about London's waterways at the London Canal Museum, housed in a converted 19th-century warehouse. The museum runs regular Tunnel Trips, a guided narrowboat tour of Islington's long canal tunnel.
Stroll Along the Regent's Canal
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Regent's Canal, London, UK
London's Regent's Canal is an 8.6-mile waterway that links Paddington Basin and Limehouse Basin. It runs through the heart of King's Cross and you can follow a lovely scenic route to Camden which takes around 30 minutes. Head along the towpath and stroll past colorful houseboats and luxury waterfront apartments housed in converted warehouses. You can walk further on to picturesque Little Venice or head through Islington and on to hip Dalston with its canalside bars and restaurants in the other direction.
Explore an Urban Nature Reserve
Created from an area of wasteland between King's Cross and Camden, Camley Street Natural Park is an inner city oasis with distinct woodland, grassland and wetland habitats. The two-acre spot attracts kingfishers, moorhens, reed warblers, frogs and more and features a visitor centre and a floating viewing platform. It's a great place for families with an outdoor eating area and plenty of seating.
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Regent's Canal Towpath, London N1C 4LW, UK
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Paddington Bear Locations in London
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The classic tales of Paddington, the much-loved bear, have sold more than 35 million books worldwide and captured the imagination of children and adults around the globe. Paddington originally came from Peru, where he was brought up by his Aunt Lucy. He now lives in London, England. When Paddington arrived in London he was wearing nothing but an old bush hat and a label on which Aunt Lucy had written "Please look after this bear. Thank you."
If you are seeking Paddington Bear locations in London, use this guide to find the top sites.
The Brown family found Paddington in this busy train station, which is how he acquired his name. Look for a bronze statue of Paddington under the clock on Platform 1, where the Brown family found him in the first book. There is also a dedicated Paddington Bear shop in the station that's great for souvenirs and gifts.
Most visitors arrive in Paddington station on the Heathrow Express from the airport. The station has connections to the London Tube.
32 Windsor Gardens
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The Brown family lives just around the corner from Paddington Station at 32 Windsor Gardens, off Harrow Road between Notting Hill and Maida Vale. Note that there is no number 32 in the real Windsor Gardens.
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In Paddington Bear and the Marmalade Maze, Paddington and Mr. Gruber visit Hampton Court and end up inviting a group of tourists back home for tea, but not before losing them in the famous Hampton Court Maze.
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Portobello Road is the location of the antique shop run by friendly Mr. Gruber, with whom Paddington has his elevenses every day. Mr. Gruber regularly takes Paddington and the Brown children on outings, always addressing Paddington as "Mr. Brown."
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In Paddington at the Palace, Mr. Gruber takes Paddington to Buckingham Palace to watch the Changing of the Guard, but there are so many people in his way that he can't see anything. Then a mysteriously regal person comes to his rescue.
The Official Paddington Bear Tour of London
Official Paddington Bear Tour of London
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Supernatural star Jared Padalecki says he will give 100 percent in the show's final season.
The 37-year-old actor promised to do his best in Season 15 while sharing a list of his New Year's resolutions for 2020 in a series of tweets Thursday.
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Padalecki's list includes reading more books, raising awareness and funds for charity, taking more pictures, and playing guitar more often. He poked fun at his Supernatural co-star Misha Collins in the sixth resolution on his list.
"Make amends with 'Me Shuh' (double check spelling of her name first)," Padalecki wrote.
As his final resolution, Padalecki vowed to give 100 percent to Supernatural.
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20) Give 100% of everything I have to the final 3 months of filming Supernatural.
My fellow cast deserves it.
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— Jared Padalecki (@jarpad) January 3, 2020
"Give 100% of everything I have to the final 3 months of filming Supernatural," he wrote. "My fellow cast deserves it. My crew deserves it. The #spnfamily deserves it. Sam Winchester deserves it."
The 15th and final season of Supernatural premiered on The CW in October. Padalecki and the cast had announced in March that Season 15 will be the show's last.
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"I'm so grateful for the family that's been built because of the show. Excuse me while i go cry," Padalecki said at the time.
Supernatural is created by Eric Kripke and co-stars Collins as Castiel, Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, and Alexander Calvert as Belphagor. Padalecki reflected on the show's run in an interview with E! News in May.
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"It occurred to me I don't think I ever could say goodbye to Sam Winchester, you know? He's been a part of my life for 14 years, about to be 15 years," the actor said. "I learned a lot from Sam ... I'll carry that character with me."
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Occasi-Cortez Channeling the Rent's too damn high guy
By bdutton, November 9, 2018 in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
jrober38 1,606
22 minutes ago, RochesterRob said:
The Dem candidates match up against Trump better than they do against each other? Not seeing it and I am not saying Trump is a better explainer/debater. All Trump has to do is point to the economy which for most has allowed them to benefit by the stock market or career.
He doesn't do that though.
He can't help himself from talking about immigration which excites his base but gets him no where with independents.
When Trump is off script at rallies or in future debates, he always goes for the red meat. He's never been able to stay on message without a teleprompter.
Deranged Rhino 30,034
4 minutes ago, jrober38 said:
Independents are more against illegal immigration than they're for it. Every poll bears that out -- and I bet it's even higher than the poll numbers due to the fact that people are tired of being called racist for thinking immigrants should enter the country legally.
Golden Goat 1,595
He's never been able to stay on message without a teleprompter.
In fairness, Obama was not able to speak without a teleprompter. He was a bumbling, stuttering mess.
5 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:
Sure, but Trump has no immigration plan. Neither side does.
Trump gets his supporters fired up with buzz words, but there's never been any substance. The wall never materialized, Mexico never paid for anything, and he's never proposed meaningful immigration reform policy that has any hope of passing into legislation.
Trump had two fulls years to tackle immigration, and he accomplished practically nothing on that front.
Edited July 17, 2019 by jrober38
IDBillzFan 4,574
Plan Ahea!!!
The DNC 2020 Campaign Message in one Salon headline.
Congratulations. You nutbags are tee'ing up 2020 on a platter.
Tiberius 1,147
1 minute ago, IDBillzFan said:
Salon is just one news outlet, so as usual you have no clue. Did you see Trump partying with the child sex trafficker?? Did you!!
SoCal Deek 1,975
Apparently Racist is the 2020 version of Deplorable! The Left is hoping that their latest prejudice will stick.
4 minutes ago, Golden Goat said:
But he never attended parties with sex traffickers!
Obama, still the best recent president we have had.
Just now, jrober38 said:
Trump gets his supporters fired up with buzz words, but there's never been any substance. The wall never materialized, and he's never proposed meaningful immigration policy that has any hope of passing into legislation.
The wall is being built. And Trump's policy has always been about stopping trafficking across the southern border first and foremost. That's what makes the protests against his policies so asinine. Especially the protests against child separation...
Remember, 1/3rd of every kid brought over the border with a sponsor was found to be with strangers. Coyotes and smugglers. 1/3. Now, of course, for those two thirds of people who were separated from their kids (for breaking the law) it's horrible. No one wants to see that. But the alternative, the one being pushed by the left and protesters (unknowingly for most) is to say "***** it" to that 1/3rd of kids being trafficked.
That's tens of thousands of kids a month. Hundreds of thousands of kids per year. Being allowed to be trafficked into unspeakable horrors... That's BIG MONEY. And that's truly what the left is trying to protect with their protests.
But you can't argue facts when one side has been screaming "HE'S A NAZI!" since day one.
(which was the point of that rhetoric)
Just now, SoCal Deek said:
When you are running against a guy who hung out with child sex traffickers, it really won't matter
1 minute ago, Tiberius said:
Nobody cares. You guys told us that for years when Bill was being serviced right in the OVAL OFFICE!
Might want to wait on that victory lap -- considering he partied with Bin Talal quite a bit.
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39 minutes ago, jrober38 said:
I think the Dem candidates match up much better against Trump than they do against each other. The question becomes how much damage will they inflict upon each other to win the nomination?
One on one, if any of the front runners can get up on a stage, and spar with Trump about policy, and "look Presidential" they've got a great shot.
2016 was hilarious in the sense that Hilary had no policies. She was a historically bad candidate with major baggage, and no policies. She tried to ride into office just because she was a woman, and the majority of independent voters couldn't stomach her and her past. Trump got by yielding a couple buzz words that fired up his base ("Build the wall", "Lock her up", etc) and the base ate it up.
This time will be different. Whichever Democrat emerges from the pile will have real policies that will have got them to the top of the pile because they're popular policies among Democrats.
This time, unless he figures out how to control the narrative, Trump is going to have to talk about detailed policy on the debate stage, which I don't think is his strength at all.
That's a hot take and if it turns out you are correct, I'll be the first to put my hand out and say "Geesh, didn't see that coming.". Thereafter, I have to support a bogus investigation into your candidate crossing the Peace Bridge and not declaring 3 bags of fruit at Customs and applaud while your candidate is mired in bullshyt all while screaming "IF SHE'S INNOCENT SHE SHOULD BE HAPPY TO BE INVESTIGATED BY THE FBI/CIA AND NSA!".
The fact is no policy details are released or batted about on the debate stage, ever. Let me be clear....O...O...Obama was very polished at delivering nothing, W not so much, and Trump obviously repeating the same thing 4 times in exactly the same thing. He's great, lots of people say it, they say that he's great.
On the other hand, as of right now, and it can change--Trump can speak on his accomplishments that include the economy, consumer confidence, employment numbers
for Americans across the board, tax cuts, repatriation of $$$ and investment by companies like Apple due to changes in tax code, the strengthening of the SC and federal court system, his attempts to return some semblance of control to the Southern Border with a do-nothing Dem house, his experience with NATO, and at the same time, point to the dems pattern of dirty tricks:
The Russia hoax/debacle coup attempt. He will hammer this hard, often and rightly so.
He will point to the many tentacles from Obama on down that trafficked in illegal surveillance, unmasking and weaponization of our once trusted intelligence/law enforcement agencies and the need to continue to clean out that part of the swamp. It will get ugly, and up until now it's been a picnic.
Kavanaugh visciously attacked simply because he's a conservative white male, makes you wonder when they are coming for you next. All their hands are dirty there, none more so than Harris.
The desperation of the homeless in places like California, the high tax rate doing nothing to cure it, all brought to you by the elitist dem platform before it's even gone full batshit crazy socialist.
When all is said and done, he has plenty to talk about, you just might not be willing to listen. In fact, he has a slate of positive and uplifting data to speak on, juxtaposed to the dem message despair, anger and divisiveness that ONLY a 70% tax rate and health care for those here in violation of our laws paid for by the heartland can solve. That's not your IRA, someone else deserves that.
Trump is just a worse version of Clinton! Peas in a pod!
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4 hours ago, McGee Return TD said:
Not surprising coming from a member of the party of hate
I'm jrober too?
No I’m jrober. And I followed DR here from another board as a member of a Deep State business where I get paid when people respond to me.
When someone says something, believe them.
Just now, Deranged Rhino said:
Then I promise ill never vote for Obama again! Lol!!
2 minutes ago, Tiberius said:
I don't recall this being an issue with Hillary and Harvey Weinstien...or Anthony Wiener...or....
Trump is like all them, too. Trump, Hillary, Jeff E, all the same! Heck, Hillary even murdered people! All unfit for office!
I won't argue against any of this, but what's the solution?
He's proposed zero immigration reform policy, which means the kids will continue coming, they'll remain in cages, and 2/3 will keep getting separated from their parents.
Trump can talk tough, but it will be policy that helps solve the matter and he doesn't have any idea or plan on how to fix things because the vast majority of these people arrive at legal ports of entry and overstay their visas.
Just now, Tiberius said:
But Saint Obama, the chain smoking drug user...now he was clearly fit for office. Give it a rest man.
1 hour ago, Buffalo_Gal said:
I disagree. Not to say the democrats are not doing everything they can to paint President Trump as being icky, but when people are employed and can pay their bills, most people don't care if the President is brash and loud as long as he can deliver a good economy.
Mostly true. I’d vote for Trump over half the Dem field including several of the current front runners. I’d vote 3rd party instead of either person for some Dem candidates (Maybe Biden in this group), and vote D for maybe just a few who have little chance (the moderates who barely register).
4 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
I agree. He has tons to talk about, but he has never been able to stay on message.
For 3 plus years now, Trump gets off on firing up his base, and to do that and have crowds cheering for him at his rallies, he's forced to talk to them about immigration because that's the red meat his base eats up.
If Trump could stay on message, and just talk about the things you just listed, his approval rating would be considerably higher. But he can't, and he never will, because that's not who he is and it's not why he got elected in the first place.
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2 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:
He's was the worst President this country has ever seen by a country mile.
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1 minute ago, BeginnersMind said:
Hey just checking back. I may have missed your response. You can agree that telling someone to go back to their country of origin has nothing to do with race right?
12 minutes ago, Tiberius said:
What does any of this have to do with Bill Clinton?
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Poetic Obligation
Ethics in Experimental American Poetry after 1945
G. Matthew Jenkins
282 pages, 3 photos, 5 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches
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"This is a very fine study of the complex issues surrounding an ethical practice of American avant-garde poetry. In both its theoretical model centering on ethics and its attention to a range of authors from Oppen to Hejinian, Poetic Obligation has something important to say."—Peter Baker, author, Obdurate Brilliance
"This is an interesting and important project. That reading poststructuralist poetries challenges prior ways of construing the relation of ethics to poetics-to the extent that it is construed at all!—is an exciting starting point for an inquiry into a different understanding of how changes in conceptualizing ethical categories might elucidate new poetics, and vice versa."—Joan Retallack, author, Memnoir and The Poethical Wager
Since at least the time of Plato's Republic, the relationship between poetry and ethics has been troubled. Through the prism of what has been called the "new" ethical criticism, inspired by the work of Emmanuel Levinas, G. Matthew Jenkins considers the works of Objectivists, Black Mountain poets, and Language poets in light of their full potential to reshape this ancient relationship.
American experimental poetry is usually read in either political or moral terms. Poetic Obligation, by contrast, considers the poems of Louis Zukofsky, Charles Reznikoff, George Oppen, Edward Dorn, Robert Duncan, Susan Howe, and Lyn Hejinian in terms of the philosophical notion of ethical obligation to the Other in language. Jenkins's historical trajectory enables him to consider the full breadth of ethical topics that have driven theoretical debate since the end of World War II. This original approach establishes an ethical lineage in the works of twentieth-century experimental poets, creating a way to reconcile the breach between poetry and the issue of ethics in literature at large.
With implications for a host of social issues, including ethnicity and immigration, economic inequities, and human rights, Jenkins's imaginative reconciliation of poetry and ethics will provide stimulating reading for teachers and scholars of American literature as well as advocates and devotees of poetry in general. Poetic Obligation marshals ample evidence that poetry matters and continues to speak to the important issues of our day.
Introduction: The Double-Double Turn
Part 1: Objectivist Poethics
1. Saying Obligation: George Oppen's Of Being Numerous
2. A Phenomenology of Judgement: Charles Reznikoff's Holocaust
Part 2: Excess and Eros
3. The Ethics of Excess: Edward Dorn's Gunslinger
4. The Body Ethical: Robert Duncan's Passages
Part 3: An Ethics of Sexual Alterity
5. The Nearness of Poetry: Susan Howe's The Noncomformist's Memorial
6. Permeable Ethics: Lynn Hejinian's The Cell
Conclusion: What Difference Does Poetic Obligation Make?
To listen to Grant's interview on "Unobstructed" hosted by Alaina R. Alexander, please click here.
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Philips partners with Image Stream Medical to expand its integration solutions for image-guided minimally invasive therapies
Andover, MA and Littleton, MA – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a leader in image-guided therapies, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Image Stream Medical (ISM) that allows Philips to further expand its integration solutions for its hybrid suite and interventional lab solutions with integrated video and live streaming capabilities. As part of the agreement, Philips has acquired a minority stake in ISM. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The trend towards image-guided minimally invasive therapies continues to grow, requiring integrated solutions that enable physicians to optimally perform their procedures. ISM is a leading provider of advanced solutions for the control, routing, capturing and management of data and images utilized in various procedural environments, including hybrid suites and interventional labs. Through this partnership, Philips will be able to offer complete integration solutions and associated consultancy services, complementing its offering of live-image guided solutions, clinical informatics and services. The combined Philips and ISM offering will be available in the U.S. from January 2015 onwards.
''Integrated video and live streaming capabilities have become increasingly critical to connecting clinicians and enabling remote collaboration, in both interventional and hybrid environments,'' said Bert van Meurs, General Manager of Image-Guided Therapy at Philips. ''With a similar consultative approach to customer engagements, the partnership with Image Stream Medical is a natural extension of our current image-guided minimally invasive therapy offering, and this addition further reinforces our commitment to connecting care across the health continuum.''
Image-guided minimally invasive therapies, particularly those performed in the hybrid suite, are complex and technically demanding. They however provide key benefits for health systems and patients, including reduced patient trauma, shorter recovery times and shorter hospital stays, thereby contributing to lower health care costs. For these procedures, there is a clear need for the comprehensive integration of real-time information from all relevant technologies, thus making these procedures more effective and easier to perform.
With this collaboration, Philips will be able to extend its successful portfolio in the interventional and hybrid domain with comprehensive integration of real-time information in and outside the lab.
For the past 15 years, ISM’s platform, including audio/video integration, informatics integration, recording, streaming and conferencing solutions, has enabled more effective collaborative environments for conducting minimally invasive surgical procedures. EasySuiteTM, ISM’s latest integrated solution, is designed to enhance operating room, hybrid suite and interventional lab flexibility, staff satisfaction and patient safety, and enables secure and easy sharing and archiving of data inside and outside the lab – including data for the electronic medical record (EMR).
''Image Stream Medical is very pleased to enter into this partnership with Philips in the image-guided therapy field, a natural extension of our perioperative solution,'' said Eddie Mitchell, CEO of Image Stream Medical. ''ISM provides a workflow centered platform for integrating surgical and procedural video information across the hospital enterprise, facilitating efficiency, teamwork, collaboration and learning. The complexity of the hybrid suite demands these capabilities. By partnering with Philips, ISM solutions will bring value not only to Philips’ hybrid suite customers, but also to its interventional lab customers.''
Philips’ focus on image-guided therapies is a strategic component of the company’s holistic approach to the delivery of care across the health continuum, from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment, recovery and home care. Philips and ISM will showcase their combined solutions at booth #6742 at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA), November 30th through December 5th in Chicago, Ill. Visit www.philips.com/rsna and follow @PhilipsHealth for more information on Philips’ presence at #RSNA14.
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle and Lighting. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips posted 2013 sales of EUR 23.3 billion and employs approximately 115,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.
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By focusing exclusively on surgical image management solutions, Image Stream Medical has emerged as the premier solution provider for the control, routing, streaming, capture and management of surgical images. Image Stream's EasySuite™ Vendor Neutral OR Integration interfaces with any standard video assisted surgical equipment. Image Stream's digital image management products are currently being utilized in surgical disciplines such as neurosurgery, cardiac, thoracic, vascular, endovascular, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, and gynecology, trauma, urology, plastic and general surgery. More information about Image Stream Medical is available at www.imagestreammedical.com.
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A Parents’ Guide to Conservatory Auditions, Part 15: After the Audition, or, Thinking About Polar Bears
Written by Karen Rile
Published: February 13, 2014 at 10:04 PM [UTC]
Click here for a reference page to all of Karen Rile's series: A Parents' Guide to Conservatory Auditions
A high school senior was trying out for a competitive acting program. When she finished reciting her monologues the program director smiled at her and said, “Sometimes we want to jump across the table and offer a position on the spot, but we are required to wait.” She took his words as a tacit acceptance and looked forward to her official confirmation.
Come April, she was rejected.
And then there’s the kid who played her flute audition for a irritated-looking panel who barely glanced up from their paperwork and donuts except to cut her off her a few minutes into her concerto. She went home miserable, certain that she had bombed.
She was accepted.
Everybody’s heard these stories, or similar. Everybody knows you can’t glean squat from the reaction (or perceived reaction) of the panel. Yet it’s almost impossible not to rerun the audition in your mind. Was that a facial tic or a twitch of disapproval over my interpretation of the Bach? Was that a sigh of appreciation or disgust? Were they furiously taking notes—or writing out their sandwich choices? Every micro-second, combed-over and analyzed for clues.
But here's the thing about your memory: it isn’t reliable. What were you doing at 11:17 last Thursday morning? (I thought so; I can't say, either.) Your memory isn't a video recording that you can play back at will to analyze for clues. Immediately after we experience an event, that moment evaporates forever. We forget most of what we experience, although, if an event is significant enough, we may recall chronological markers such as the day, or even the exact hour and minute. (Where were you when the Twin Towers fell?)
When my daughter auditioned for the music conservatory she now attends, there was a giant digital clock in the room. She glanced at it on the way in and the way out; this is how she knew for certain that the audition lasted all of seven minutes. She left with an impression that the panel leader (who would later become her teacher) did not remember her from her trial lesson with him a few weeks earlier—because he called her by a different name and then asked for a Bach movement not on her program. She left with an impression that she nailed the Prokofiev, but that the opening of the Bach was out of tune. But the only thing she knew for certain was the length of the audition, which seemed short. Beyond the most rudimentary outline of the experience, her memory of what occurred was but an emotionally charged re-imagining—a creative nonfiction, if you will.
In my college writing class I assign an exercise, borrowed from the great John Gardner, to describe a landscape three times: from the point of view of a bird, a child, and a someone who has just committed a murder. The purpose is to practice controlling the tone of a neutral scene by filtering it through three distinct emotional states. It's a great technical workout for writers, but here, too, is a life lesson for all of us. Our emotional state, both during an event and during the subsequent remembering, adds color and pulls in subjective detail that may or may not have existed in the actual moment. How did you feel walking out of the audition room? Relieved? Shaken? Elated? Ashamed? These emotions influence the features that come together in your mind to create the "remembered" experience.
Our initial memory of an incident is not identical to the experience itself; it is already one level removed in the direction of fiction; its colors are more saturated. And as we translate the memory into a cohesive narrative, we further embroider this re-imagination of our experience. With each iteration, the varnish on our story hardens. If we go as far as to write the memory down, as I'm doing here, the tale is further enhanced and altered—regardless of the pains we take to be transparent and truthful. This is because, unlike life itself, a written-down story acquires narrative purpose. The story has its own life now, and has now completely replaced the event. It is has become a work of creative nonfiction.
I repeat a story in my own head often enough that I feel as if I were with her in the room, and not stuck out in the waiting room with three dozen other anxious, knitting-and-solitaire-playing parents. In my mind's eye, I see my youngest daughter walking confidently into her NYU acting audition. Her hair is henna-tinted, freshly cut, and the bangs are pulled back. She’s wearing that eggplant-colored dress she got from ModCloth, her flat black shoes, and the good-luck necklace her acting coach gave her at their last session. The auditor is wearing a black turtleneck and wire-rimmed glasses, and he’s not looking up because he’s struggling with the iPad the admissions committee gave him to record his thoughts. The iPad won’t connect to the building's WiFi. He can’t log in. She wonders if she is supposed to offer to help, but instead waits politely.
Finally he gives up on the iPad and she performs her monologues for him. He chuckles in the right places in the comic monologue, always a good sign, and then interviews her about her other-than-acting passions. She speaks of her interest in social justice, playwriting, and aerial acrobatics. He seems to relate to what she's saying; he writes nothing down.
After she leaves the audition we google him. So I now know what he looks like—or, at least, I've seen his headshot online. With this added visual information (glasses, turtleneck), the scene blossoms more vivid to me than my memory of many events I actually lived through. Months later, when she receives her acceptance and her strangely inappropriate, in our opinion, studio assignment, I conjure up the scene again and use it to further hone my narrative of what happened. My story now goes like this: unable to make notes on the iPad, he remembered her audition monologues favorably but could not recall the interview well enough to recommend the best studio fit. So he chose at random. If she'd been placed into the studio that she felt would have been appropriate for a trapeze-flying, politically active playwright, my story would have gone a different way. Creative nonfiction.
The conventional advice is, the instant you walk out of that audition, you should put it out of your head. Don't dwell or second-guess. Go on with your compartmentalized life. Do your calculus homework. Practice those arpeggios. Binge-watch all nine seasons of Scrubs. And whatever you do, don't think about polar bears. In my daughters' cases, their teachers held up to them for admiration examples of students who walked out their auditions and never looked back, because nothing more could be done.
Maybe I rationalize my need for looking back because I lack the self-discipline and psychic energy to suppress my imagination. I'm no good at playing whack-a-mole with polar bears. Our lives are little stories, stitched together from bright scraps that we save and augment throughout the years. A memory can be bent towards the comic or tragic, sometimes both, depending on context. If we willfully forget these artifacts of experience, what is left?
From Helen Lawrence
So true! For my piano exam I had a very dry, non-expressions examiner. For violin I had a very encouraging examiner who helped ease nerves. But I performed better for piano but was more worried how well I did for piano.
Generally when I've completed am exam or test I try not to think about how well I did afterwards. Nothing can be changed from the past.
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Building on the third industrial revolution, which used electronics and information technology to automate production, the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) is the next phase in the digitisation of the manufacturing sector. It is driven by several factors: the rise in data volumes, computational power, and connectivity; the emergence of analytics and business-intelligence capabilities; new forms of human-machine interaction such as touch interfaces and augmented reality systems; and improvements in transferring digital instructions to the physical world, such as advance robotics and 3D printing (Source: Manufacturing’s next act, McKinsey, 2015)
The emergence of Industry 4.0 is transforming the labour market. For example, 'with the digitisation of the product development process, we are seeing design, production planning, engineering, manufacturing and services merging into one unit, instead of being sequential … advanced manufacturing requires new and advanced skill sets' (Source: Advanced manufacturing: beyond the production line, CEDA, 2014, p. 5).
Apprenticeships offer a critical supply of skilled labour to industry and their enduring contribution is based on the commitment of employers and apprentices and their adaptability (Source: Laying the foundations for apprenticeship reform, NSW Business Chamber, 2016). It's the latter factor in particular, which make apprenticeships ideal for the diffusion of higher skills for emerging high tech jobs.
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The digital revolution: the impact of the fourth industrial revolution on employment and education [UK, 2016]
The future of Australian apprenticeships: report of the stakeholder forum [2017]
The future of jobs: employment, skills and workforce strategy for the fourth industrial revolution [international, 2016]
The higher-level apprenticeship is not a new concept. Indeed, in 1995, North Carolina in the US implemented Apprenticeships 2000, a four-year technical training partnership that offered selected high school students a guaranteed job with a partnering company in the advanced manufacturing industry. In the United Kingdom (UK), the potential benefits of opening up progression routes from work-based education to higher education were identified by the late 1990s. It was reinforced in the 2001 report of the Modern Apprenticeship Advisory Committee, Modern Apprenticeships: the way to work, which proposed that 'the national framework should refer to the opportunities for apprentices to progress into higher education, whether immediately after or even during an advanced modern apprenticeship'.
Higher apprenticeships and the shaping of vocational knowledge [international, 2015]
Higher apprenticeships: completing the map [UK, 2016]
Higher apprenticeships in England: professional and vocational formation [2015]
The potential for Higher Apprenticeships: research report [UK, 2013]
Defining higher level apprenticeships
In the UK, degree apprenticeships are a new apprenticeship model that combines university study with on-the-job training typical of apprenticeships leading to a full Bachelors' or Masters' degree.
In Australia, the first pilots of higher-level apprenticeships suggest this model combines higher-level vocational qualifications (Diploma and Associate Degree level) and on-the-job training.
In Europe, countries like Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, France and the Netherlands that have strong vocational education and training systems, apprenticeships have largely been separate from higher education. However, as elsewhere in the world, work-based academic education is on the rise, fuelled by an increasing demand for higher level skills. The rise of work-based academic education in Austria, Germany and Switzerland provides a comparative analysis of how the institutional divide between vocational and higher education is being addressed through the development of hybrid models of advanced work-based academic education that combine vocational training with higher education.
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Degree apprenticeships: realising opportunities [UK, 2017]
Degree apprenticeships: higher technical or technical higher (education)? [UK, 2016]
Engineering facilities in further education colleges in England [2016]
The future of higher vocational education: advanced apprenticeships: uniting universities and industry in manufacturing the UK's economic future [2015]
Recent initiatives
In 2013, the UK Government began significant reforms of its apprenticeship system based on recommendations from The Richard review of apprenticeships. With the release of the UK Government's response paper The future of apprenticeships in England: implementation plan, eight new 'trailblazer apprenticeships' were also released. Trailblazers are groups of employers taking greater ownership of apprenticeship training by designing new apprenticeship standards for occupations within their sectors. These new standards include new higher and degree apprenticeships ranging from Level 4 Foundation Degree or Higher National Diploma to Level 7 Masters' degree and postgraduate certificate and diploma, creating new vocational pathways to higher level occupations (Source: Process evaluation of the Apprenticeship Trailblazers: final report, UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 2015). Degree level apprenticeships are available in a range of sectors, including Business and IT, Construction, Manufacturing, processing and logistics, Energy, and Engineering and electrical systems.
One expectation of Trailblazers, reported in Evaluation of the Apprenticeship Trailblazers: interim report, is that they will create entry and progression routes for young people, providing alternative pathways to higher level qualifications. Information about the regulation and approval of apprenticeship standards for higher-level and degree apprenticeships is set out in the Post-16 Skills Plan.
In Australia, the Victorian State Government commissioned a report to test demand for higher apprenticeship options with local industries in 2012. It found that while the current system did not necessarily preclude high achievers and motivated individuals from obtaining rewarding and fulfilling trade careers, more could be done to broaden the scope, awareness and take up of these opportunities.
To encourage broader industry adoption of all alternative methods of delivering apprenticeship training outside of the traditional trade training models, in December 2015, the Australian Government announced it would set up five industry-led pilot projects. Two of these pilots offer participants the opportunity to gain higher-level qualifications via an apprenticeship: the Ai Group’s Higher Level Applied Technology Apprenticeship, implemented in collaboration with Siemens Ltd and Swinburne University of Technology will lead to Diploma and Associate Degree in Applied Technologies qualifications upon completion. The other pilot, PwC’s Higher Level Apprenticeship and Traineeship Pilot will enable participants to complete Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Associate Degree in business, IT and professional services.
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Growing your own graduates through degree apprenticeships: a case study of collaboration between the University of Winchester and CGI [UK, 2016]
Stepping into one another's world: apprenticeships: transforming engineering technologist education in New Zealand [2015]
Apprenticeship reform is also aimed at encouraging take-up and participation in apprenticeship opportunities. It is well established that higher educational levels lead to higher income and greater social integration. Young people from lower socioeconomic groups are more likely to undertake vocational qualifications like apprenticeships than those whose parents are already in professional occupations. Opening up access to professions through higher level apprenticeships provides an opportunity for upward social mobility. Despite evidence indicating a lack of progression of apprentices into higher education (reported in a number of studies, for example Developing Higher Apprenticeships in England; An analysis of the progression of Advanced Apprentices to higher education in England: an investigation into the purposes, intentions and opportunities facing Advanced Apprentices as perceived by learners, employers and providers of higher education; Apprenticeships, young people, and social mobility), the emergence of Industry 4.0 is set to transform the apprenticeship system, creating demand for new kinds of intermediate/technician roles and the apprenticeships required to skill them.
We encourage you to explore the Apprenticeship models Podlet for further information.
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Professional bodies and apprenticeships [UK, 2015]
The role of universities in higher apprenticeship development [UK, 2012]
The skills we need, and why we don't have them: how Apprenticeships should be reformed to make the UK compete on the global stage [2016]
Where next for apprenticeships?: policy report [UK, 2016]
Degree apprenticeships [UK]
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News and opinion pieces
Apprenticeship levy: why degree apprenticeships should be on your list [UK]
(Source: Personnel Today, March 2017)
Australian CEOs meet to collaborate on Industry 4.0
(Source: Standards Australia, September 2016)
Degree apprenticeship addresses shortage of food technologists [UK]
(Source: Food Science & Technology, February 2017)
Degree apprenticeships awarded multi-million pound fund [UK]
(Source: The Telegraph, November 2016)
Degree apprenticeships 'on verge of significant success' [UK]
(Source: BBC News, March 2017)
Degree apprenticeships: the best of both worlds? [UK]
(Source: Times Higher Education, March 2016)
Degree apprenticeships and the new pathway into higher education [UK]
(Source: FE News, November 2016)
Here's why professional apprenticeships are an alternative to college [Ireland]
(Source: gradireland, June 2016)
Higher apprenticeships are the key to future economic success for the wider Welsh economy
(Source: Business News Wales, January 2017)
Higher apprenticeships: the best of both worlds [UK]
(Source: The Guardian, March 2017)
Inventing apprenticeships for the future [Australia]
(Source: Swinburne University of Technology, September 2016)
Is this the new dawn for apprenticeships? [UK]
(Source: FE Week, September 2016)
Open University to offer degree apprenticeships [UK]
(Source: TES, August 2016)
Postgrad apprenticeships: ready for take-off [UK]
The new apprenticeship model: high-tech and high pay [Australia]
(Source: FCTA, September 2016)
Two new higher apprenticeship pilot programs partner with industry [Australia]
(Source: Department of Education and Training, September 2016)
University-led apprenticeships: a new model for apprentice-education [UK]
(Source: University of Sheffield, August 2016)
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Industrial revolutions
The first industrial revolution was the mechanisation of production using water and steam power. The second used electric power to create mass production. The third used electronics and information technology to automate production. Now a fourth industrial revolution is building on the third, the digital revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the last century (Source: World Economic Forum, 2016).
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The Americans Season Premiere Recap: Playing House
Amber Waves
Editor’s Rating 4 stars ****
Keri Russell as Elizabeth, Matthew Rhys as Philip. Photo: Patrick Harbron/FX
For four seasons, The Americans has told a story about the waning years of the Cold War, and how it stranded two KGB agents in a country and a culture that’s profoundly affected their values. As such, it’s been easy to understand the show as a period piece, safely tucked away in an era of feathered hairdos, Devo singles, and packets of Lipton-brand Fettuccine Alfredo. But between June 2016, when season four wrapped, and tonight’s season-five premiere, allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election — and mounting evidence of collusion between the Russian government and the Trump campaign — might make the Cold War seem like a long game the Soviets are suddenly winning.
So how has all that affected The Americans? We’ll look for the parallels if and when they arise, but beyond some funny memes — my favorite imagines Elizabeth and Philip as waiters at Mar-a-Lago — its contemporary relevance has been a bit overstated. Showrunners Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields, who kick off the season by co-writing the script for “Amber Waves,” have never been interested in drawing on the past for commentary on today’s foreign policy with regard to Russia. The Americans evokes tensions specific to the Cold War, when the specter of nuclear conflict lingered in the air and families like the Jennings gathered around the TV set to watch The Day After, which articulated that worst-case scenario. It also addresses family values that are both particular to Elizabeth and Philip and universal to parents of any era who have to make difficult decisions about how to raise their children.
For now, then, let’s set aside any tortured connections to Michael Flynn, Jeff Sessions, and their conversations with the utterly forgettable Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, because The Americans is still The Americans, and the premiere hasn’t shifted an inch with our changing times. On the contrary, each season has felt like a section in a story that’s already been written, rather than one that’s been improvised or calibrated on the fly. No other show cares so little about hand-holding new viewers until they’ve caught up — or even about long-time viewers who may have forgotten a few details in the interim between seasons. That’s by no means a criticism, but even as The Americans has finally gotten the Emmys attention it was long denied, it hasn’t altered its trajectory a hair.
For starters, Weisberg and Fields delight in the grand deception of the pre-credits action in “Amber Waves.” Against the sounds of the Devo deep cut “That’s Good,” we’re introduced to two characters we don’t even know, Tuan (Ivan Mok) and Pasha (Zack Gafin), and we’re encouraged to make assumptions about them that turn out to be false. The disorientation of watching these unknown teenagers interact — Tuan, an immigrant with more experience under his belt, taking the desperately isolated Pasha under his wing — ends with the reorientation of Elizabeth and Philip playing the role of fake parents.
The contrast between the Jennings’ pretend parenthood and their real one is already fascinating, given the ease of one part and the torments of the other. As Elizabeth and Philip work to bring Paige into their secret world — which now mostly involves preventing her from blowing up the whole operation — they get a plug-and-play operative in Tuan, who has a great handle on Pasha’s psychological neediness and a proactive eagerness to stay on top of American culture. He calls The A-Team “stupid,” but he doesn’t want to be out of step from what normal high schoolers are watching. When the three of them have dinner with Pasha’s family, they each play their part in the charade masterfully, telling plausible stories of Tuan’s adoption and adjustment and their adventures as a globe-trotting pilot and flight attendant — jobs that will neatly account for their long absences from home.
At their real home, the headaches over Paige continue. In the final scene of last season, Philip ordered Paige to break up with Matthew Beeman, since a sustained relationship would risk more exposure than they’ve already conceded. But the order hasn’t stuck yet. In two shocking scenes — the encounter with the knife-wielding mugger and a dressing-down in the kitchen — Paige has been shaken and upbraided, but she hasn’t necessarily been convinced. She’s at a perilous age where she’s still a child, dependent on her parents and eager for their approval, but also inclined to question and rebel and become an independent being. Philip and Elizabeth have a difficult argument to make, and the best they can do for now is to frighten their daughter into compliance. Convincing her to embrace the Soviet mission is a bridge too far.
Philip doesn’t have the will or the strength to follow up on the Matthew situation, so it falls to Elizabeth, who says, “I’ll talk to her” with a steely resolve that Keri Russell has perfected over the show’s run. When Paige complains to her parents about the nightmares she’s been having, it’s on Elizabeth to put out the fire by teaching her self-defense. Their scene in the garage mirrors the last season’s kitchen scene: Paige doesn’t recognize the woman shoving her around as the mother who nurtured her all these years. She’s left wondering who the real Elizabeth is: this coldhearted operative stiff-arming her shoulders, or the person who comforted her and shielded her from harm since infancy? Paige is Elizabeth’s flesh-and-blood daughter, but there’s some role-playing here that isn’t far removed from her current assignment with Tuan. And that’s confusing for both of them.
Back in the USSR, meanwhile, food shortages expose some fundamental weaknesses: How can a successful country fail to feed its own people? Pasha’s father Alexei (Alexander Sokovikov) gripes over dinner about the hardships within the Soviet Union: the lines for food, an apartment crammed with three families, an economy that’s stunted by bribes. Philip and Elizabeth roll their eyes on the drive home, remembering much tougher times, like when Philip would eat onion soup or how Elizabeth’s mother withered away to ensure her children had food. But Alexei’s complaints are corroborated across the ocean, where a government official picks from a cart of pastries while ordinary people fight over spoiled meat and bitter harvests. If the Cold War is a battle for hearts and minds, we can see the Soviets at a clear disadvantage.
Hammers and sickles:
• The compare-and-contrast of grain harvests to the Russian version of “God Bless America” is a masterstroke. For that montage to come right after the opening credits sequence sets the stage for a season that’s bound to find the Soviets — and the Jennings operation — playing a much weaker hand.
• Oleg’s return to Moscow is already a stomach-knotting affair. Even if he’s in no immediate trouble, the task of probing elites for corruption automatically puts him in the crosshairs of the Soviet Union’s most powerful people. Of the major characters, his odds of survival are the lowest.
• Speaking of harrowing journeys, Philip’s son making his way through the Moscow airport and onto a bus in Yugoslavia with doctored paperwork is nerve-racking, quite apart from knowing that each step leads him closer to a father who isn’t remotely ready to receive him. That’s a ticking time bomb of another sort.
• “It’s hard to see them like that. Tuan struggled at the beginning, too. You just have to be patient.” Elizabeth is trying to reassure Pasha’s mother, but she’s also reassuring herself, too, about the difficulties she’s having with Paige.
• Stan knocking cheerfully on the Jennings’ front door with a six-pack of Miller Lite pays homage to Noah Emmerich’s character in The Truman Show, who also had a beer at the ready for his fake best buddy Truman. The friendship here is equally synthetic.
• The operation to extract the biochemicals from William’s body is deftly handled. Not many shows would take the time to linger in the arduous and fastidious process of digging up the body and carving out a sample, but it pays off in sustained suspense. The silent resolve with which Philip and Elizabeth decide to kill their South African cohort Hans after he cuts himself confirms the chilling effectiveness of their partnership.
• Did the Russians love their children too? On The Tonight Show last week, Michael Shannon revisited Sting’s question to rousing effect.
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Spring Chaser
by Whitney Vaughan
It’s fair to say John Jasperse is making work in another country these days. Not the literal Germany or France, where he often tours, but some choreographic terra incognita he passed into a while back. While his highly acclaimed Excessories (1995), which opens his bill at the Kitchen this week, is a teeming parade of props organic and inorganic, his new Ft. Blossom makes a spare, direct departure.
“This is a much simpler piece, with a stronger visual component,” he said in a telephone interview. “It has a lot to do with a fragile sense of newness, an abstract notion of spring coupled with the idea of fortress or refuge.” The pairing of these images plays out against muted sound and light, with two pairs of dancers costumed differently on a floor divided into beige and black. The performers also interact with inflatable plastic objects that ultimately act as extensions of the body.
Having spent so much of the past year performing in larger, more mainstream venues (Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Project performs his new See Through Knot at BAM June 7 and 9 through 11), Jasperse welcomes the intimate feel of the Kitchen for this particular work and its risks.
“In Ft. Blossom I felt the level of detail and intimacy could be pushed—that if there were ideas or feelings I didn’t understand, I could go for them instead.” This increasing comfort with unknowns is at the heart of his new piece. “So much of dance is incomprehensible, and in the past I spent a long time wanting to be clear about ‘what this dance is.’ But as I make more work, I’m not as interested in having to explain. While the work isn’t arbitrary, what is so interesting is the stuff you can’t explain.”
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After 25 years, Paisan's Deli of Reno moves to soaring new space
BY: Johnathan L. Wright
The menu boards at the new Paisan’s Old World Deli & Catering in South Reno are 5 feet tall. In case people need to view them from a distance. Owners Angie and Mike Angelis are expecting a line. And why shouldn’t they? For a quarter century, the original Paisan’s has drawn enthusiastic diners to its storefront on Longley Lane, to the events it caters around town and, in more recent years, to its food truck and mobile pub.
This Friday, Dec. 6, the original Paisan’s is closing after 25 years. On Monday, Dec. 9, the deli re-opens in soaring new $1.5 million premises at 6550 Longley Lane, where Airway Drive and Double R Boulevard meet, just 1.5 miles south of its former home.
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Women’s three-day Bocce championship kicks off in Highwood
BY: Stefano Esposito
In a converted train station in north suburban Highwood, athletes from as far away as South America gathered Wednesday for what promises to be a fierce three days of competition. You could tell they were athletes because that’s what the tags said dangling from their necks — that, and the sleek warm-up suits with the names of their countries stitched on the back.
But along with the teenagers, some of the competitors in the 2019 Women’s Pan American Bocce Championships were in their 60s, perhaps older. “I’m watching the Argentinians stretch, and they don’t have 58-year-old muscles,” said Lisa Dobeck, part of team USA. “They’re over there looking cute and perky.”
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Wowing the masses at Boundary Bay
By Paul Dixon
July 28, 2014, Delta, B.C. - The airport at Boundary Bay (CZBB) in the Vancouver suburb of Delta was built as a Commonwealth training facility, churning out bomber pilots during the Second World War. At the end of the war, the training centre was shut down, but in a final salute to the community that had hosted them, the Royal Canadian Air Force put on an air show for the public that drew 20,000 spectators – four times the population of Delta at the time.
Dormant for three decades, the airport was re-opened in 1983 as a general aviation facility as an alternative to YVR. The municipality of Delta, now with a population of more than 100,000, became the owner of the airport in 1997, but it wasn’t until Alpha Aviation took over operation of the airport 10 years ago that things took off, so to speak.
Gary Ward in his MX2. All photos by Paul Dixon.
Mayor Lois Jackson and Delta council have committed to making the airport an economic hub in the region through rezoning to attract industries that can capitalize on the proximity the U.S. border, the Deltaport super-port and major road and rail networks. Alpha Aviation has invested millions of dollars in upgrading infrastructure, with the goal of making CZBB “the” airport serving corporate aviation in Vancouver. In a direct link to its heritage, CZBB may well be Canada’s busiest training airport, with the flight training schools on site accounting for more than 60 per cent of last year’s 200,000 recorded aircraft movements.
Delta Mayor Lois
Jackson accompanied
by Alpha Aviation’s
Fred Kaiser.
The air show is aimed at young families and children, allowing people to connect with “their” airport and be transported back to the golden age of the aerial barnstormers. The show includes the awe-inspiring gyrations of aerobatic pilots, ranging from neophytes Stefan Trischuk and Brandon Dryer to the dean of Canadian aerobatic pilots, the 77-year old Bud Granley and his son Ross flying their Yaks. Wing-walker Carol Pilon of Quebec had the crowd breathing as one as she surfed the sky atop her red Stearman biplane. Another highlight was a match race pitting “Super Dave” Mathieson in his MX2 against a 200 mph Ford GT, out and back the length of the runway. Of course it can’t be a Canadian air show with at least one Harvard and there were six of them, closing the show with a series of pylon races. Alpha Aviation CEO Fred Kaiser pitched in, making a series of low-level passes at the controls of his Citation CJ3.
They’re back!!! The winner? Too close to call.
It was an afternoon of “oohs and awe’s,” with small fingers pointed skyward. The show focuses on the audience, as every performer taxis the length of the show line at the end of their routine, allowing them to see and be seen. Mayor Jackson is adamant that the air show will stay free: “We’ve got to keep it free for the people and for the kids, because there are a lot of families that can’t afford many of the other things that are out there. We put in some money and with our staff and Fred’s staff, along with a lot of sponsors we are able to put it on. It’s growing every year, it’s great fun and we just hope that everyone enjoys it.” Echoed by Kaiser, “the airport belongs to the community and what better way to prove it.”
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Lawmakers have declared open season on groundhogs.
Wisconsin Senate approves woodchuck season
Lawmakers have declared open season on groundhogs. Wisconsin Senate approves woodchuck season Check out this story on wisfarmer.com: https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/state/2017/10/31/wisconsin-senate-declares-open-season-groundhogs/819502001/
Wisconsin State Farmer Published 7:46 p.m. CT Oct. 31, 2017
If it’s a sunny day and Wynter does see her shadow, she’ll return to her burrow for six more weeks of winter, but if she does not see her shadow, we can expect an early spring.(Photo: Supplied)
MADISON — The Wisconsin Senate has declared open season on groundhogs.
The chamber approved a bill on a voice vote Tuesday, Oct. 31, that would remove groundhogs from the state's protected species list and establish a year-round hunting and trapping season with no bag limits.
Supporters argue groundhogs, also known as woodchucks or whistle pigs, are plentiful and their burrowing destroys gardens and undermines building foundations, sidewalks and roads. The Alliance for Animals, the Humane Society of the United States and Midwest Environmental Advocates all have registered in opposition.
The Assembly passed the bill on a voice vote in June. The measure now goes to Gov. Scott Walker for his signature.
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Images: The 2008 trial of Michael Addison
Michael Addison, seen here at his trial in 2008, was convicted of killing Manchester police officer Michael Briggs on Oct. 16, 2006. He was sentenced to death.
Judge Kathleen A. McGuire presided over Addison's trial at Superior Court in Manchester.
Defense attorney David Rothstein admitted on Day 1 of the trial that Addison killed Officer Briggs, but that "it was fast and it was totally unplanned."
"It was a reckless act that ended in a terrible tragedy," Rothstein said.
Rothstein had wanted the trial moved away from Manchester, saying, "The people of this community should not be called upon to make the decision they will have to make in this case, and this trial should not happen in this court house."
Officer Stephen Reardon testifies at Addison's trial.
Rothstein, seen here talking with Officer Reardon, had argued that Addison had no intention of killing a police officer, and his actions amounted to the lesser crime of second-degree murder.
Addison, during the trial.
Detectives display evidence from the scene.
Officer Emmett Macken testified that he saw Addison raise his arm to fire again at police arriving on the scene as Addison made his escape down the alley.
Officer Macken describes what happened the night Officer Briggs was killed.
"That's an unmistakable gesture," Macken said. "He raised his right arm, turned, and I just felt imminent fear for my own safety and the safety of the other officers at the scene at the time."
Macken is seen here testifying before prosecutor Will Delker.
Contrary to previous officer testimony, Macken said he remembered two men running down the alley after the shooting, not just one.
Rothstein questioned the inconsistent testimony from the officers, prompting Officer Reardon to say that just because the detail wasn't in his original police report didn't mean it didn't happen.
Addison, seen here later on in the trial.
Delker goes over trial evidence.
A Manchester police bicycle used the night Officer Briggs was shot.
Christopher Biron testifies at the trial.
Detective Ryan Grant testifies at the trial.
Addison was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. The death sentence is the first since 1959 in New Hampshire, which last executed a man in 1939.
Judge McGuire rejected claims that racial prejudice would prevent Addison, who is black, from getting a fair trial in predominantly white New Hampshire. She said there was no evidence that race influenced the state to seek the death penalty.
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Michael Addison was convicted in 2008 of killing Manchester police officer Michael Briggs on Oct. 16, 2006. He was sentenced to death.
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What to Do with the Other Guy in a Threesome
How to double your pleasure.
By Jenn Sinrich
So you and your guy have decided to crank up the dial on your sex life by inviting another dude into your bedroom (or wherever). You’re far from alone in your desire to ménage a trois. A recent study from the University of Montreal found that 31 percent of women have fantasized about having sex with two men.
If it's your first time adding another man into the equation, “it’s completely normal to feel intimidated or awkward in the very beginning," says Jess O’Reilly, Ph.D., author of The New Sex Bible. “The key is coming up with a well-devised plan of dos and don’ts to make sure you’re satisfying your fantasies while maintaining and respecting your boundaries.”
Here’s everything you need to know to help get the party started.
Plan Your Trip to Pleasure Town
It’s important to clarify your desires as well as your no-gos with your partner before your guest is over and the clothes are off. Talk to your S.O. about what you're comfortable with and what you're not, says Eric Marlowe Garrison, clinical and forensic sexologist and author of Mastering Multiple Position Sex. For example, is kissing okay? What about oral or penetration?
You should also talk about whether or not it’s fine to mess around with the third party without your partner getting involved, says Garrison. That will keep jealousy and awkwardness from interfering with your fantasy IRL.
When you’ve found your third wheel, get his full consent to explore the activities you and your partner agreed to, says Garrison. And remember, once you get started, you can totally change your mind. Make sure you voice your concerns as they come up, he says.
“All sex can be pleasurable, but it can’t always be orgasmic, especially in new situations," says Garrison. So focus on having pleasure—not just orgasms."
“If you have access to a hot tub, jacuzzi or even a large shower—use it! All of these make the perfect breeding ground for relaxation and eroticism,” says O’Reilly. That's because they require you to be naked (or almost naked), they're steamy, and they're (literally) hot. Start off by taking turns making out with both men, says Garrison.
Then, it's off to the races. Here's a breakdown of how to make this an experience to remember, no matter what your comfort level.
If...You're Intrigued but Pretty Nervous About the Whole Thing
1. Use a blindfold. While blindfolded, tell the guys to work their way down slowly, kissing, caressing, breathing, licking, and stroking on either side of your body from your neck to your hip bones. Then have them work their way back up to your breasts as slowly as possible. Tell them to wait to give you oraluntil you give them the go ahead. Then let them fight to get their lips and tongues between your legs, says O’Reilly.
Another option: Let your guy direct the third party around your body while you’re still blindfolded. He can tell him where and when to kiss and what technique you like.
2. Call the shots. Be descriptive in what you want the two guys to do to you. “People respond better to a direct request than a general one like ‘Who wants to go down on me?’” Garrison says. So take control of the situation by directing them.
If...You’re Really Excited to Jump in but Not Quite Sure What to Do
1. Do double duty. With lots of lube start stroking your third party’s member until he’s fully erect while simultaneously going down on your partner. Then, take one shaft in each hand and alternate your mouth between the two, says O’Reilly.
2. Receive all-over oral. Part of the fantasy for many women is experiencing multiple sensations that one person can’t provide, says Garrison. While sitting upright, have one of the guys lightly kiss your neck, making his way down your chest to your nipple. Don't shy in telling him what you like. At the same time, show the other guy with your fingers how you like to be touched, so he knows the right motion and speed in which to move his tongue. Then ask him to jump right in.
If...You’re Ready for Full-On Penetration
If you’re comfortable, try the experience of having two types of penetration at the same time. Since your sex organs have tons of nerves, this kind of double sensation can be surprisingly enjoyable for you, says Garrison. Just be sure to use extra lube.
1.Try double penetration. Start out by mounting one of the guys while he lies down on his back and begin having sex vaginally, says Garrison. Then you can lean forward so that the second guy can penetrate your anus. To maximize pleasure (and minimize pain), have it so the more well-endowed penis is entering through your vagina, suggests Garrison.
2. Add penetration to the 69 position. Straddle one of the guy's faces and have him perform oral sex on you while you perform oral sex on him, or your standard 69, says Garrison. Then have the other guy penetrate you—doggy style. “This can lead to intense pleasure for everyone involved: you, your partner below who wants to see, hear, touch, and taste you, and for your third party who is experiencing vaginal penetration.”
If...You’re Disappointed by the Outcome
These guidelines are flexible so if you find that some of this advice doesn't apply in your particular situation, trust yourselves, says O’Reilly. Some couples who opt to engage in a threesome are disappointed by the fact that the fantasy is often hotter than the reality. So if your first time didn’t measure up, don’t sweat it. Maybe threesomes aren’t your thing—or maybe you just need a bit more practice before you hop back on the double saddle.
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Grey squirrel
(Sciurus carolinensis)
Tree-climbing nut buriers. Scampering grey squirrels are a familiar sight, but sadly these American imports have had a disastrous impact on the native red squirrel.
Grey squirrels are a common sight in UK woods.
Credit: Amy Lewis / WTML
These mammals are native to North America.
Credit: Les Gibbon / Alamy Stock Photo
Grey squirrels are agile climbers, often seen jumping from tree to tree.
Credit: Andrew Darrington / Alamy Stock Photo
The grey squirrel has a long, bushy tail which helps it keep its balance when climbing trees.
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Appearance and behaviour
Common names: grey squirrel, eastern gray squirrel
Scientific name: Sciurus carolinensis
Family: Sciuridae
Habitat: woodland, urban areas
Diet: nuts, seeds and berries
Predators: foxes, stoats, birds of prey and pine martens
Origin: non-native
What do grey squirrels look like?
Grey squirrels have mainly grey fur, but may have red-brown patches, especially around the face and legs. The species has a long, bushy tail that helps it balance when tree climbing.
Not to be confused with: the red squirrel. The colour is usually enough to separate these species, but occasionally reddish-grey squirrels and greyish-red squirrels occur. If you’re not sure, look at the tail. Red squirrel tails are uniform in colour, while the tails of greys tend to contain several shades, often with a white ‘halo’ around the edge. Greys are also heavier set, with a typical weight of 550g, compared to 300g for reds.
To prevent their food stashes from being stolen, grey squirrels have been observed pretending to bury nuts in a bid to fool other squirrels that may be watching.
Credit: Sandra Standbridge / Alamy Stock Photo
What do grey squirrels eat?
Nuts, acorns and tree seeds are the main foods of choice for grey squirrels. These will be collected in autumn and buried underground, ready to be eaten in winter when food is scarce. Other food taken includes flowers, buds, shoots, pine cones and occasionally young birds and eggs.
Grey squirrels have double-jointed ankles, allowing their feet to face both forwards and backwards – a perfect adaption for tree climbing
How do grey squirrels breed?
Grey squirrels are not strongly territorial and will live in close proximity, although dominant hierarchies do exist. Breeding takes place throughout spring and summer. If enough food is available, females may produce two litters of three to four young per year.
The young are normally born in a nest made from twigs and branches that is known as a drey. Holes within trees may also be used as nesting sites. Young squirrels will leave the nest and begin foraging for solid foods after around two months.
Credit: David Tipling / NaturePL.com
Where do grey squirrels live?
Native to North America, grey squirrels were first introduced to the UK in the 19th century. The species has spread rapidly and is now common across the UK, with the exception of north and western Scotland and some islands. There are an estimated 2.7 million grey squirrels in the UK and the population is continuing to grow.
Grey squirrels do not hibernate, but can be less active in winter when food is scarce. In cold weather they will curl up and use their bushy tail as a blanket to keep warm.
Signs and spotting tips
Of all the UK’s mammals, grey squirrels are the easiest to see. Head to your local wood or park and you’re likely to see the rodents scampering across the ground and bounding up a tree if you get too close. Grey squirrels often visit gardens too, especially those where food is put out for the birds.
The grey squirrel's presence in the UK has had a negative effect on our native red squirrels.
Threats and conservation
The introduction of grey squirrels has had a disastrous impact on the UK’s only native squirrel species, the red squirrel. Greys compete with reds for food and also carry a virus known as squirrelpox. While greys are actually immune to the disease, they transmit it to reds, for whom it is fatal. The UK’s only viable populations of red squirrels are in places where greys are rare or absent.
Grey squirrels can also affect the composition of native woodland by bark stripping and eating the seeds of certain trees. In parts of the country, the species is culled to protect red squirrels and mitigate its damaging impact.
The flash of a red squirrel leaping from branch to branch is an unforgettable, but increasingly rare sight in UK woods. Find out all about it, from how it breeds to what it eats.
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Nissan Names Moser Fleet Sales Director
October 16, 2018 • by Paul Clinton
Jennifer Moser, Nissan's fleet sales director
Nissan Motor Corp. has named Jennifer Moser as its director of fleet sales. Moser, who began the role in September, replaces Marty Gleason.
Moser has been with Nissan since October of 2006 in various roles. Most recently, she served as director of pre-owned strategy and sales since January.
Prior to that role, she was the senior manager for Infiniti dealer network development from July 2016 to December 2017. Earlier in her career, Moser was a sales and marketing professional with Ford from 1996 to 2006.
Gleason had served in the role since December, when he replaced Craig Keeys.
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Bestpass processed more than $1 billion in toll volume for the first time ever. In addition, the company hired 20 new employees.
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FIVE REASONS SUMMER TASTES BETTER AT WORLD OF COCA‑COLA
ATLANTA, May 26, 2016 – Looking to create the ultimate summer bucket list? The World of Coca‑Cola is a fun and refreshing Atlanta experience you won’t want to miss. From taking a trip down Coca‑Cola memory lane to creating your own Coca‑Cola art, World of Coca‑Cola is the go-to spot for making memories with family and friends this summer.
Best. Welcome. Ever. From the very beginning, a visit to the World of Coca‑Cola is overflowing with refreshing moments. You’re immediately welcomed into the Lobby with a complimentary, ice-cold Coca‑Cola. How’s that for hospitality?
Pop Culture. Coca‑Cola has appeared in contemporary art for decades and has become a pop culture icon. See how Coca‑Cola bubbled up onto canvases and screens at the new exhibit Effervescence: Coca‑Cola in Pop Art. Pieces by Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist and more showcase the playful Pop Art style that continues to influence artists today. Inspired by what you see on the walls? Design your own contour bottle art through the interactive “My Coke Art” experience.
Bear Hugs. Get a bear hug and take a selfie with the seven-foot-tall Coca‑Cola Polar Bear. He may seem awfully big, but he’s a huge softie. Up your social media game by sharing your photos, and use #worldofcocacola or upload photos to http://www.WorldofCoca-Cola.com/moments for a chance to be featured on the World of Coca‑Cola website.
#SoManyChoices. World of Coca‑Cola offers more than 100 drinks from around the world in its one-of-a-kind Taste It! Beverage Lounge. From delicious classics to your new favorite that you probably didn’t even know existed, you can sample and savor them all. Plus, sip on some of the latest and greatest Coke products at the lounge’s Sampling Bar. Thirsty yet?
A Tasty View. Outside the attraction, enjoy the “pop” of Coca‑Cola and the “fizz” of fireworks at the Centennial Olympic Park 4th of July celebration. Bring your friends, family and a blanket to Pemberton Place – the grassy pad just outside World of Coca‑Cola – and get a front-row seat for the spectacular display.
About the World of Coca‑Cola
The World of Coca‑Cola celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. During that time, the Atlanta attraction has welcomed guests from six continents, more than 80 countries, all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Join over 23 million people who have visited the Atlanta attraction and experience the history of the world’s most famous beverage brand at the dynamic, multimedia home of the 130-year-old secret formula for Coca‑Cola. Get closer than ever before to the vault containing the secret recipe, view more than 1,200 never-before-displayed artifacts and get a behind-the-scenes look at the bottling process. Take a trip around the world in a thrilling 4-D movie experience and tempt your taste buds with more than 100 beverages from around the world before taking home a complimentary commemorative glass bottle of Coca‑Cola.
The World of Coca‑Cola is located in Pemberton Place, adjacent to the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta, and is accessible via the Peachtree Center or CNN/World Congress Center MARTA stations. Consumers with questions may call 1-800-676-COKE or visit our website at www.WorldofCoca-Cola.com to purchase tickets. Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/WorldofCocaCola or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/WorldofCocaCola.
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Angel Rogue
Fallen Angels Book 4
by Mary Jo Putney
Pandamax Press
Historical Romance, Historical Romance: Regency
Available in: e-Book (reprint)
The Rogue…
A master spy with the face of a fallen angel and a darkly heroic past, Lord Robert Andreville returns to his ancestral home in Yorkshire after a dozen harrowing years spying against Napoleon. But nothing soothes his ravaged spirit until a determined young beauty sweeps into his life.
…and the Runaway
Half Mohawk and all American, Maxima Collins is a wary stranger in a strange land, but she will let nothing halt her journey to London to learn the truth about her father’s sudden death—not even a self-appointed guardian who is all lazy charm and dangerous skill.
Together they travel across England, evading pursuers and circling each other in a dance of desire, where truth is elusive and only passion is sure. Then dark secrets shatter their idyll—and only love has the power to heal the past.
Originally published April 1995 in mass market paperback by Topaz and reissued November 2006 in mass market paperback by Signet.
Other Books by Mary Jo Putney
The Black Beast of Belleterre
Victorian Christmas Novella
Seduction on a Snowy Night
Once a Spy
Rogues Redeemed Book 4
River of Fire
One Perfect Rose
Weddings of the Century
Uncommon Vows
Medieval Prequel to the Bride Trilogy
The Bride Trilogy Book 3
The China Bride
The Christmas Cuckoo
A Regency Romance Novella
Bride Trilogy Book 1
Rogues Redeemed #2
Mary Jo Putney's Bio
Mary Jo Putney was born in Upstate New York with a reading addiction, a condition for which there is no known cure. After earning degrees in English Literature and Industrial Design at Syracuse University, she did various forms of design work in California and England before inertia took over in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has lived very comfortably ever since.
While becoming a novelist was her ultimate fantasy, it never occurred to her that writing was an achievable goal until she acquired a computer for other purposes. When the realization hit that a computer was the ultimate writing tool, she charged merrily into her first book with an ignorance that illustrates the adage that fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Fortune sometimes favors the foolish and her first book sold quickly, thereby changing her life forever, in most ways for the better. (“But why didn’t anyone tell me that writing would change the way one reads?”) Like a lemming over a cliff, she gave up her freelance graphic design business to become a full-time writer as soon as possible.
Since 1987, Ms. Putney has published twenty-nine books and counting. Her stories are noted for psychological depth and unusual subject matter such as alcoholism, death and dying, and domestic abuse. She has made all of the national bestseller lists including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly. Five of her books have been named among the year’s top five romances by The Library Journal. The Spiral Path and Stolen Magic were chosen as one of Top Ten romances of their years by Booklist, published by the American Library Association.
A nine-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA, she has won RITAs for Dancing on the Wind and The Rake and the Reformer and is on the RWA Honor Roll for bestselling authors. She has been awarded two Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards, four NJRW Golden Leaf awards, plus the NJRW career achievement award for historical romance. Though most of her books have been historical, she has also published three contemporary romances.
Ms. Putney says that not least among the blessings of a full-time writing career is that one almost never has to wear pantyhose.
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Big Tech’s Hands-Off Era Is Over
Amazon, Google and Facebook now have to be much more proactive about managing their platforms. But it will be costly.
Amazon's pursuit of boundless selection has led it to become a massive marketplace with millions of sellers. But has this business strategy put customers at risk? WSJ investigates how unsafe products, including children's products and toys, have become available for purchase. Photo: John P. Campbell for The Wall Street Journal
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Updated Sept. 6, 2019 4:27 pm ET
Internet giants for years have had their cake and eaten it too. Now a bittersweet tab is coming. The question is, who pays?
Companies like Amazon and Facebook have made world-changing fortunes by creating virtually ubiquitous online platforms used for shopping, services and information. But the bulk of the content and products supplied for those platforms doesn’t come from the companies themselves. This has historically provided a nice defense when things go awry. After all, if the owner of a flea market isn’t responsible...
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/bosch-deploys-ai-to-prevent-attacks-on-cars-electronic-systems-11578306600
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Bosch Deploys AI to Prevent Attacks on Cars’ Electronic Systems
German engineering company tackles simple tactics used to fool AI systems, such as tape on a road sign
A Bosch shuttle car at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt in September. Photo: friedemann vogel/epa/Shutterstock
James Rundle and
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BiographyJames Rundle
@JimRundle
james.rundle@wsj.com
John McCormick
BiographyJohn McCormick
john.mccormick@wsj.com
Updated Jan. 6, 2020 5:37 pm ET
Germany-based engineering company Robert Bosch GmbH is using artificial intelligence to reduce the risk that hackers will be able to trick cars’ electronic systems into misinterpreting road signs.
Traffic-sign recognition is one of the key tools required for autonomous vehicles. Thanks to road-sign standardization, this technology is well-suited to machine-learning and deep-learning processes that can identify images.
It runs into difficulties, however, when signs are intentionally defaced to trick algorithms into reading them differently. With a few strategically placed pieces of tape, a person can trick an algorithm into viewing a stop sign as if it were a 45 mile-per-hour speed limit sign, according to researchers. No serious incidents of this type have been identified outside of laboratory or test environments.
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Such information could prove hazardous even in human-operated vehicles, where drivers might rely on information presented via their onboard systems.
The threat of such attacks poses a huge issue for Bosch, which develops vehicle components such as sensors and cameras for tasks including traffic-sign recognition. The company is researching countermeasures, said Michael Bolle, its chief technology officer.
Rather than pulling back on AI, Mr. Bolle said that the solution has been to double down on it. The company has introduced a parallel AI process that uses computer vision, where algorithms seek to emulate human visual-processing systems. The idea is to analyze an object from two different perspectives and compare them against each other.
One system, for instance, uses deep-learning algorithms to identify the road sign and determine what it is telling the driver. This process can be fooled by manipulation. But by taking what Mr. Bolle calls a multipath approach, a second computer algorithm using computer vision analyzes the same information differently. It effectively acts as a check on the results of the first. If there is a discrepancy between the two, that can signal that someone is attempting to spoof the system.
The Bosch defense is based on the fact that this type of attack is designed to foil a particular element of the autonomous vehicle, in this case the neural network that is trained to identify images such as stop signs. The remedy involves the use of a separate system, computer vision, that wasn’t targeted by the malicious actors.
The defense is only triggered by a deliberate attack. The presence of dust or dirt on a sign is unlikely to cause issues with the AI’s functioning, but tape placed on a sign would.
“This isn’t a random result—it’s not like you put a sticker up there and all of a sudden something unexpected happens. This is targeted,” said Darren Shou, head of technology at software company NortonLifeLock Inc. The company, which sells Norton antivirus software and LifeLock identity-theft-protection products, was previously called Symantec Corp. The name change came when Symantec agreed to sell its enterprise-security business to Broadcom Inc. in November.
The hacking methods in question reflect on a new kind of cyberattack, in which hackers compromise the information that is fed into an algorithm. This low-tech form of hacking differs from traditional methods of attack, such as penetrating complex information-technology systems.
“When we talk about cybersecurity, we talk about hackers who come in our systems and change code and harm our systems. In the area of machine learning and AI, products and machines learn from data, and so the data itself can be part of the attack surface,” Mr. Bolle said.
Write to James Rundle at james.rundle@wsj.com and John McCormick at john.mccormick@wsj.com
Corrections & Amplifications
Robert Bosch GmbH’s chief technology officer, Michael Bolle, said: “When we talk about cybersecurity, we talk about hackers who come in our systems and change code and harm our systems. In the area of machine learning and AI, products and machines learn from data, and so the data itself can be part of the attack surface.” An earlier version of this article incorrectly attributed the quote to Darren Shou, head of technology at NortonLifeLock Inc. (Jan. 6, 2020)
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The Farmer and Settler Newspaper Friday Febuary 10, 1922
IN ARCTIC SEAS. DEAD EXPLODER'S DIARY THE ICEBERG'S MESSENGER.
Nearly fifty years ago an exploring party, who were prisoners, came by accident upon new land. The Arctic winter night having set in they explored it by moonlight, called it Franz Josef Land, after their Emperor, and put a message in the sea that now, under the lapse of nearly half a century, has been picked up and brought to light in civilization. There are few stranger stories in Arctic exploration than that, but the whole voyage referred to in this long lost message was marvelous and almost incredible.
The expedition was the Austro-Hungarian attempt, begun in 1872 by Lieutenant Weyprecht and his friend Payer, to do some new things in unknown waters. They set forth in the little 300-ton steamer Tegethoff, with a crew of German, Slavs, Italians, and Hungarians, and Captain Olaf Carlsen, a veteran ice fighter, all determined to follow where fortune should beckon.
Carlsen the year before had had his own romance. While exploring around Nova Zembla he had had the amazing good fortune to find the very house in which old Barentz had lived his valiant but terrible days 257 years before. That was Carlsen's good luck, but now, instead of his finding other men's homes, an iceberg was to find his-and to keep It.
On the night of 22nd August 1872, when off the north-west coast of this same Nova Zembla, the ship was steered into an opening in an iceberg. In the night the Iceberg took the ship prisoner, and never released it. The ship was frozen in and never came out.
Yet still, it went a-voyaging. The iceberg drugged it to and fro on the strangest journey over accomplished. The steam in the skip's boilers died down, but the Iceberg journeyed on with winds and currents for motive power, dragging the ship with her, a trophy, a helpless symbol of the Dread North's conquest over man.
For two years the little ship was tugged hither and thither with her men on board. North-east she was hauled, then north-west, and then due east, north again, next to the west, then in and out and round about until they returned to much the same position as that from which the voyage in captivity had begun, back to Nova Zombla, to start once more for the north.
It was during that unparalleled voyage that the vessel was dragged into the vicinity of land that her helpless crew knew had never been recorded on the map. Fifty-three weeks after the ice had seized the ship she was hauled by her jailer against these new shores. For a month they were drugged along before they could land, and then the Arctic night had come, relieved only by the Northern Lights, which Illuminated the now possession with weird and frightful grandeur.
The party had terrible adventures. Once, as Payer and a companion were out with a dog-team, the snow gave way beneath their feet and then shot into a frightful crevasse. Payer has left above with dogs, sledge and the other explorer all hanging to the harness by which he was bound to them. To remain as he was meant a terrible death for all, and so, seen a ledge 40 feet below where the others were hinging, he cut the harness and let sledge, dogs and man fall.
Then he ran six miles back to camp to fetch assistance He threw off his clothes to lighten his burden, he threw-off his boots, and he completed his run over the ice in his stockings. And he did procure assistance, for the sledge party, after staring death in the face down in the frozen crevasse for hours, was brought back to safety.
Ultimately, after their ship had been two years in the Ice, the party set out in boats, crossed the water back to Nova Zembla, and were picked up by a Russian vessel. Before quitting the ship they wrote an account of their experiences, recounting the discovery of the new land they had named. They enclosed the letter in a water-proof parcel, and that message had been floating ever since in the sea and has now been found and brought home from the Nova Zembla shore by Professor Olaf Holtedahl, a Norwegian explorer. It comes to light to recall feats of men now dead, from Islands they named after an emperor whose very dynasty has vanished and whose last representative, Karl Hapsburg, has just been taken as a prisoner to Madeira.
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Posted: Thu 12:09 PM, Jan 16, 2020
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say they have created a new website aimed at recruiting a more diverse mix of applicants for new troopers.
Police said in a news release that the website highlights the state police mission, culture and career opportunities available to trooper-trainees.
It provides a behind-the-scenes narrative of the steps to becoming a trooper, training, career opportunities, benefits and the life of a trooper. The mobile-friendly site will soon include video vignettes featuring state police personnel and their stories.
Starting salary for a new trooper entering the Virginia State Police Academy is $44,290. Troopers earn a salary while training and also receive benefits, including life insurance, health insurance, sick leave and paid vacation.
Twelve months following graduation from the State Police Academy, a new trooper’s annual salary increases to $48,719.
Troopers assigned to the Northern Virginia region start at $55,340 upon graduation. Their salary increases to $60,874 12 months after graduation.
Virginia Supreme Court upholds weapons ban at gun rally
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VCU Warns to be ‘Vigilant and Aware’ on Capitol Lobby Day
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U of M studying Cascades Park in Jackson
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JACKSON, MI (WILX) -- People in one Jackson neighborhood are getting sick and they're wondering if maybe the blocked up lagoons nearby are to blame--the University of Michigan is looking into whether Cascades Park in Jackson is creating a public health concern.
The university will be doing a study to see if mosquitoes and mold are affecting the residents' health and livelihood.
Residents say the county-owned lagoons at Cascade Park used to run clear, but now they're filled with green sludge. The lagoons are also flooding into nearby homes, damaging basements.
"We know because of that, we're guessing that we have more mold and some of us have mold allergies, some of us don't," Elaine Wolf-Baker, a concern resident said.
The stagnant water is also a concern.
"We used to have parties and barbecues and we'd all get together to watch the fireworks and we can't do that anymore because the mosquitoes are so bad," Wolf-Baker said.
A public health team made up of U of M epidemiology graduate students will be taking up their concerns. The team will be doing a study to see how the lagoons are impacting people emotionally and physically.
"Another woman has COPD. I have asthma now," Wolf-Baker said.
The team will talk with residents, gather data and then will make recommendations.
"If it's something that the city can address, then absolutely, then I'll be advocating for whatever changes possible. If it's something that needs to go another entity like the county then I'll certainly be a strong advocate for that as well," Colleen Sullivan, councilwoman ward 6 said.
Wolf-Baker said she's glad the team will be coming.
"It may trigger they powers that be to know that it not only affects people visually, but it also affects peoples' health," Sullivan said.
Homeowners in the area have been petitioning for the county to dredge the lagoons. They're waiting for an engineering firm to figure out the best way to do the drainage work and then they'll sign the petition after they get cost-estimates.
Work could take on to two years.
There will be a public meeting held on Sept. 30.
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Disturbed, Indestructible, 2008
So far a lot of reviews were about progressive bands. Well, this isn´t one of them. Nevertheless, I like this album very much! What you have here is a very tight playing band, with a lot of groove, furious guitar riffing and melodic vocals. A pity the lyrics in the booklet are hard to read.
I believe I first heard them on TV, VH1 or Scuzz most likely. Of course in this type of music there is a lot of compression, thus losing dynamics, but I just love that massive sound and groove. Singer David Draiman has a very recognizable style. Very rhythmic, articulate, and yet he mostly sings melodies. Sometimes a growl, but no squaling here.
What is also good about them; they use a typical figure (see Eddie from Iron Maiden) in all their artwork.
Personal play tips: Indestructible, Deceiver, Haunted.
Kayak, Nostradamus, 2005
In my earlier post about Kayak I already mentioned purchasing more albums from them. So now it´s time for their 2005 opus Nostradamus – the fate of man.
Considering the work of keyboard player Ton Scherpenzeel in Dutch theaters, it is not strange that you will find a lot of variety on the double disk. The opening is musical like, with choirs singing and all. And truth be told, they pull it off greatly. You will have understood this is a concept album about the (in)famous French prophet. At times a storyteller is used, though I must confess I am not all too keen on that. It´s not that it is bad, it´s just not my cup of tea I guess.
As said, there is a great variety between the songs at hand. Luckily I don´t feel the story is interfering with the music. A lot of the music is typical Kayak. If you know and like them, this means you will like this as well. Several lead singers (male and female) can be heard. They personify different characters in the story. Some songs rock, some are very subtle, you hear influences from for instance Irish Folk, and it is always melodic. All done with care and competence, without becoming all too predeictable. These guys and girls are too experienced to let things get out of hand. All in all an album that will grow on repeated play, so buy it when you are into classic prog.
Personal play tips: Friend of the Stars, Pagan´s Paradise, The Inquisition, A Man With Remarkable Talent, The Flying Squadron, The Centuries.
Nektar, Book Of Days, 2008
This is the second album I bought from this band. The first being Man In The Moon from 1980. Gives away they have a long history. I don´t know much about that alas, so let´s concentrate on the music.
The first song Over Krakatoa is not what you might expect. Distorded vocals give it a strange sound. From then on things turn into “normal” mode. With 3 songs beyond the 10 minute milestone, there will be much rejoicing in the camp of serious lovers of symphonic rock. Personally I don´t think that is a selling point unless a song needs it. Too much widdly widdly bits, can also prove you try to hide the fact that you have nothing to say behind brainless note playing. But anyway…
I must confess I don´t think the vocals are their selling point. But they don´t spoil everything either. Just kind of regular, nothing special really. A good thing they use harmony vocals to spice things up.
Musically speaking Nektar has a lot more to offer. Nice melodic guitar solo´s, competent musicians, and even the odd organ. A pity they use it rather cleanly. But fans of classic prog can rest ressured, Nektar offer songs with light and shade, time changes, clever arrangements, etc. And they keep it melodic, so all in all it is a positive affair.
I do think this album will grow on me over time, but that is always a good thing.
Personal play tips: Lamorna, Doctor Kool, The Iceman.
Uriah Heep, Celebration, 2009
Despite being the guitar player in Chinawhite, I am quite fond of the Hammond organ. Some reviewers of our latest album found that out to their disstress ;P. Therefore it is not strange that I like bands like Deep Purple and Uriah Heep. The latter we had the privilege of opening for, for a few years back. Still a great band with lots of playing pleasure.
The disk on offer here contains rerecorded versions of their classics and 2 new songs. These fit in nicely with classic titles like Gypsy, Stealin, or Easy Livin´.
You may ask yourself; do we need this? My answer would be yes! I think it is great to hear the voice of Bernie Shaw on these timeless songs. Of course, you can hear this live as well (and make no mistake, their recent studio output is absolutely relevant!), but I feel they have succeeded in translating these songs into their current line up. That means only little change when compared to the original, but still sounding as convincing as need be.
And who´s complaining when the songs at hand are this good…
I bought the special edition, which also holds a live DVD, but I have yet to watch that. But I guess I already know what to expect. Though it will be nice to see “new” kid Russel Gilbrook hammering away on the drumkit.
Yes, Drama, 1980 (2004 remaster)
Ahh, a controversial album among the Yes fanbase. Must confess I never really understood why! Trevor Horn sounds a lot like Jon Anderson, and musically this is typical YES. Or is it just because the little big man isn´t the one singing? Mmhmm, lets see.
The album is very recognisable, melodic, well crafted, well executed, housed in a Roger Dean painting, great singing from Trevor and Chris. Maybe a little less esotheric. But I prefer it above Tormato every day of the week. So it must be me 😉
This remaster has no less than 11 bonus tracks. Some of which are heavy bootlegged. Of were, as of this release I guess. From the original album I love all songs, so no favorites there. The bonus tracks feature single versions of Into The Lens and Run Through The Light. (BTW, Trevor Horn did another version of Into The Lens, together with keyboard player Geoff Downes, on the second Buggles album called Adventures in Modern Recording. They called it I Am A Camera, which is the subtitle here.) But in my opinion they add little value to the original album.
Other bonus tracks are session recordings. This leaves us with 6 other unreleased songs. Have We Really Got… is a studio jam at best. A rough sketch of what could become a song. Same applies to Song no 4. No lyrics or vocals, just instrumental. Dancing Though The Light is Run Through The Light but in a strange dance like fashion. What were they thinking here?
The remaining 3 songs are taken from a 1979 recording session with Jon Andersson and Rick Wakeman present. As the booklet so nicely states, something wasn´t feeling right, so they left… Still, these songs are recognisable Yes material. Just rough, but keep in mind they were working on this material at the time. Being a Yes afficionado myself, I did enjoy hearing these tracks. And as this remaster is available at a bargain price, you should get it if you don´t already own it on CD. I think the 6 songs that form the original Drama release are worth it!
MelodicRockFest II 2010
Coming weekend is the second edition of the Melodic Rock Fest as organised by MelodicRock.com. Alas I won’t be there, but I hope that Andrew (who runs the site) will be able to welcome a lot of visitors to make this happening financially viable. The line up looks killer, so I am sure it will be a great party.
If you like melodic rock and are able to join, visit the Fest in Illinois USA!
Solution, The Ultimate Collection, 2005
Yesterday and today I spent my available listening time to the 3 CD package that is The Ultimate Collection by Dutch classic prog band Solution. It had been sitting on my want list for quite some time, so I was very anxious to find out how it would work for me.
The first disk was the hardest to get into. It is mainly instrumental music, with a lot of sax. Musically very challenging and competent, but takes more time for me to digest. Disk 2 weighed a little less. Some beautiful melodies and also vocals. Makes it easier to enjoy. The 3d disk is labelled as a bonus disk, but is the most interesting for me. Not only because it contained the only songs I knew before buying this set, but also because this is the most melodic side of Solution. Hey and finally some guitar solo´s! Maybe because a lot of material on this disk is live. It just seems to have a touch more power behind it.
The material on these CD´s sounds excellent, a remastering job done well. Especially considering the time table; 1971 – 1983.
Personal Play tips: French Melodie, On My Own, Black Pearl, It´s Only Just Begun, Runaway
Karl Jenkins, The Armed Man, 2001
Recently my father in law mentioned he bought an album based on a song he heard on the radio. He thought I would like it as well so played me the disk. It turned out to be a classical piece by Karl Jenkins, The Armed Man. Subtitle ” a mass for peace” . The subtitle gives it away I guess. It is a mass, but nog in a strict sense. Songs include a Kyrie, a Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Benedictus as well as several other pieces of music. Used Languages in the singing are Latin, French, Arabic, English, etc..
He asked me if I would be so kind as to translate the story behind it. I did and thought it was a worthwhile cause. There can never be to much peace in this world, or?
The first minute of the music did not do much for me, some marching drums? Right, heard it before…. He just smiled and said ” wait for the Sanctus”. And I must confess: that hit me hard. What a great use of harmonics, what a tension. Absolutely stunning and very inspirational.
Despite the rest of the album not being as instant as the Sanctus, I think this is a truly beautiful album with a great message. Highly recommended, even if you´re not religious. Just to make sure, this is a classical piece of work, so no guitar solo´s or hard hitting drums. But worthwhile for any serious music lover. The singing sometimes reminded me of Carl Orff´s Carmina Burana, but all in all, this work has it´s own character. Give it a try!
Personal Playtip: Sanctus, Hymn before Action, Agnus Dei
Site: http://www.karljenkins.com/index.php
Magic Pie, Motions of Desire, 2005
Thanks to a great sell out action from the good folks at ProgRock Records I was able to lay my sweaty hands on a batch of so far unknown bands (to me that is).
An album that I liked instantly upon first play was Motions of Desire, from Magic Pie. I believe they are from Norway, and recently suffered the loss of all their equipment due to the burning down of their rehearsal room. So hopefully I can encourage some more people to buy one of their records as I believe they deserve it.
Why I like this record?: lot´s of melody, great Hammond playing, riffing guitars, and multi layered vocals always do it for me 😉 The way they are able to combine the strengths of bands like Spock´s Beard, Deep Purple or Uriah Heep, with some pop sensibilities puts them high on my favelist. Plus they don´t shy away from playing epic tracks, without making them sound forced. Just lots of light and shade. Oh, and their guitar player knows his way around the frets, awesome!
The production is spot on, so all I have left to say is; find the albums and buy them! Personal play tips: Change, Motions of Desire, Without Knowing Why
Site: http://www.magicpie.net/kat/000046.asp
Recently I bought some cd’s from Dutch band Kayak. Kinda lost track of them after Periscope Life (1980), but I must say I was very pleasantly surprised. I listened to “Close To the Fire” (2000) and “Coming Up For Air” (2008).
And some more albums are waiting to be heard.
In comparison to the older work I know, the dynamics have improved. By this I mainly speak of the guitar work; it is at times more heavier than I recall. That said; I like it a lot. Adds more bite to the music. Also the voice of singer Cindy Oudshoorn is a welcome addition to the sound of the band. I should mention however that both albums are recorded with a somewhat different cast. But the rest of the band knows what they are doing also. Most players are accomplished musicians and veterans on the scene. Shame drummer Pim Koopman died unexpectedly not so long ago.
Still the trademarks of the band are there; melodic, varied, sometimes even radio friendly songs. But for the proggies amongst us, they still know how to write some decent and varied tunes.
Personal Playtips:
Close to the Fire:
Close to the Fire, Crusader, Two Wrongs
Coming up for Air:
Alienation, Man in the Cocoon, Time Stand Still
If you haven’t heard from them in a long time; go check them out again, it’s worth it!
Site: http://www.kayakonline.nl/
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Top State Employee Salaries 2009
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Yankee Staff May 27, 2010
HARTFORD – The Yankee Institute announces that it has updated its CTSunlight.org website by adding 2009 payroll data for all state employees. The data shows that 1,293 state employees earned more than Gov. Jodi Rell’s salary of $150,000 last year. This is up from 1,137 state employers who were paid more than the governor in 2008.
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A total of 180 state employees were paid more than $250,000. Fourteen were paid more than $500,000, all of them associated with UConn or the UConn Health Center. Four of these are associated with UConn athletics. Of the top 100 highest paid state employees were connected to the state’s higher education system or the Health Center. The top eleven:
Calhoun, James A | UConn $1,674,439.93 Men’s basketball coach
Auriemma, Geno | UConn $1,500,00.00 Women’s basketball coach
Edsall, Randy D | UConn $1,448,274.93 Football coach
Laurencin, Cato T | UConn HthCtr $919,551.45 Dean, UConn School of Medicine
Whalen, James D | UConn HthCtr $875,629.71 Assoc Prof, Dermatology & Surgery
Onyiuke, Hilary | UConn HthCtr $825,971.13 Chief, Division of Neurosurgery
Nulsen, John C | UConn HthCtr $796,807.75 Lead physician, Cntr for Advanced Reproductive Services
Hogan, Michael J | UConn $627,801.24 President
Makkar, Hanspaul | UConn HthCtr $592,201.08 Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Deckers, Peter J | UConn HthCtr $574,315.48 Executive VP, former Dean
Hathaway, Jeffrey | UConn $562,856.32 Athletic Director
According to the Census Bureau, the median household income in Connecticut in 2008 was $65,976. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Connecticut’s unemployment rate in April was 9.0 percent.
“Connecticut has lost tens of thousands of private sector jobs in this recession, but for tens of thousands of state employees, government employment has offered job security and financial comfort unknown to most private sector workers,” said Fergus Cullen, Executive Director of the Yankee Institute.
The Yankee Institute is working to expand the CTSunlight website yet further to include salary information for all municipal and school district employees statewide, and expects to start making this data for some towns available to the public on the website in the coming weeks. The site now discloses salary information for all state employees for 2007, 2008, and 2009. The data is searchable and downloadable. The site also includes pension and vendor payment information.
“We believe that sunlight and disclosure about where tax dollars go puts downward pressure on spending, which in turn keeps taxes down,” Cullen said.
Fact check: Governor denies diverting transportation funds, budget says otherwise
During his hour-long interview with WTIC 1080, Gov. Ned Lamont fielded questions from callers, one of whom questioned why the state diverted $170 million in vehicle sales tax from the Special Transportation Fund. The governor denied that funds had been diverted, labeling it a “myth.” “That’s a myth that gets ...
Connecticut gets top ranking for economic development transparency
Connecticut received a “B” rating in a new report that ranks states based on the transparency of economic development incentives given to businesses to either move into, or remain, in the state. It was the third highest grade in the United States. The report issued by Frontier Group and U.S. ...
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Package dimensions: from 14x14x7 cm to 15x15x27 cm
Composition: Biflex: 70% Polyester, 27% Nitron, 3% Lycra;
Lining: 40% Polyester, 60% Nylon,
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Collection: I am free
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Growing challenges for HIV programmes in Asia: clinic population trends, 2003–2013
Nicole L. De La Mata, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, Penh Sun Ly, Oon Tek Ng, Kinh Van Nguyen, Tuti Parwati Merati, Man Po Lee, Cuong Duy Do, Jun Yong Choi, Jeremy L. Ross, Matthew G. Law
The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to a substantial change in the clinical population of HIV-positive patients receiving care. We describe the temporal trends in the demographic and clinical characteristics of HIV-positive patients initiating ART in 2003–13 within an Asian regional cohort. All HIV-positive adult patients that initiated ART between 2003 and 2013 were included. We summarized ART regimen use, age, CD4 cell count, HIV viral load, and HIV-related laboratory monitoring rates during follow-up by calendar year. A total of 16 962 patients were included in the analysis. Patients in active follow-up increased from 695 patients at four sites in 2003 to 11,137 patients at eight sites in 2013. The proportion of patients receiving their second or third ART regimen increased over time (5% in 2003 to 29% in 2013) along with patients aged ≥50 years (8% in 2003 to 18% in 2013). Concurrently, CD4 monitoring has remained stable in recent years, whereas HIV viral load monitoring, although varied among the sites, is increasing. There have been substantial changes in the clinical and demographic characteristics of HIV-positive patients receiving ART in Asia. HIV programmes will need to anticipate the clinical care needs for their aging populations, expanded viral load monitoring, and, the eventual increase in second and third ART regimens that will lead to higher costs and more complex drug procurement needs.
AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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De La Mata, N. L., Kumarasamy, N., Ly, P. S., Ng, O. T., Nguyen, K. V., Merati, T. P., ... Law, M. G. (2017). Growing challenges for HIV programmes in Asia: clinic population trends, 2003–2013. AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 29(10), 1243-1254. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2017.1282108
De La Mata, Nicole L. ; Kumarasamy, Nagalingeswaran ; Ly, Penh Sun ; Ng, Oon Tek ; Nguyen, Kinh Van ; Merati, Tuti Parwati ; Lee, Man Po ; Do, Cuong Duy ; Choi, Jun Yong ; Ross, Jeremy L. ; Law, Matthew G. / Growing challenges for HIV programmes in Asia : clinic population trends, 2003–2013. In: AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV. 2017 ; Vol. 29, No. 10. pp. 1243-1254.
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De La Mata, NL, Kumarasamy, N, Ly, PS, Ng, OT, Nguyen, KV, Merati, TP, Lee, MP, Do, CD, Choi, JY, Ross, JL & Law, MG 2017, 'Growing challenges for HIV programmes in Asia: clinic population trends, 2003–2013', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, vol. 29, no. 10, pp. 1243-1254. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2017.1282108
Growing challenges for HIV programmes in Asia : clinic population trends, 2003–2013. / De La Mata, Nicole L.; Kumarasamy, Nagalingeswaran; Ly, Penh Sun; Ng, Oon Tek; Nguyen, Kinh Van; Merati, Tuti Parwati; Lee, Man Po; Do, Cuong Duy; Choi, Jun Yong; Ross, Jeremy L.; Law, Matthew G.
In: AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, Vol. 29, No. 10, 03.10.2017, p. 1243-1254.
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T2 - clinic population trends, 2003–2013
AU - De La Mata, Nicole L.
AU - Kumarasamy, Nagalingeswaran
AU - Ly, Penh Sun
AU - Ng, Oon Tek
AU - Nguyen, Kinh Van
AU - Merati, Tuti Parwati
AU - Lee, Man Po
AU - Do, Cuong Duy
AU - Choi, Jun Yong
AU - Ross, Jeremy L.
AU - Law, Matthew G.
N2 - The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to a substantial change in the clinical population of HIV-positive patients receiving care. We describe the temporal trends in the demographic and clinical characteristics of HIV-positive patients initiating ART in 2003–13 within an Asian regional cohort. All HIV-positive adult patients that initiated ART between 2003 and 2013 were included. We summarized ART regimen use, age, CD4 cell count, HIV viral load, and HIV-related laboratory monitoring rates during follow-up by calendar year. A total of 16 962 patients were included in the analysis. Patients in active follow-up increased from 695 patients at four sites in 2003 to 11,137 patients at eight sites in 2013. The proportion of patients receiving their second or third ART regimen increased over time (5% in 2003 to 29% in 2013) along with patients aged ≥50 years (8% in 2003 to 18% in 2013). Concurrently, CD4 monitoring has remained stable in recent years, whereas HIV viral load monitoring, although varied among the sites, is increasing. There have been substantial changes in the clinical and demographic characteristics of HIV-positive patients receiving ART in Asia. HIV programmes will need to anticipate the clinical care needs for their aging populations, expanded viral load monitoring, and, the eventual increase in second and third ART regimens that will lead to higher costs and more complex drug procurement needs.
AB - The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to a substantial change in the clinical population of HIV-positive patients receiving care. We describe the temporal trends in the demographic and clinical characteristics of HIV-positive patients initiating ART in 2003–13 within an Asian regional cohort. All HIV-positive adult patients that initiated ART between 2003 and 2013 were included. We summarized ART regimen use, age, CD4 cell count, HIV viral load, and HIV-related laboratory monitoring rates during follow-up by calendar year. A total of 16 962 patients were included in the analysis. Patients in active follow-up increased from 695 patients at four sites in 2003 to 11,137 patients at eight sites in 2013. The proportion of patients receiving their second or third ART regimen increased over time (5% in 2003 to 29% in 2013) along with patients aged ≥50 years (8% in 2003 to 18% in 2013). Concurrently, CD4 monitoring has remained stable in recent years, whereas HIV viral load monitoring, although varied among the sites, is increasing. There have been substantial changes in the clinical and demographic characteristics of HIV-positive patients receiving ART in Asia. HIV programmes will need to anticipate the clinical care needs for their aging populations, expanded viral load monitoring, and, the eventual increase in second and third ART regimens that will lead to higher costs and more complex drug procurement needs.
JO - AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
JF - AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
De La Mata NL, Kumarasamy N, Ly PS, Ng OT, Nguyen KV, Merati TP et al. Growing challenges for HIV programmes in Asia: clinic population trends, 2003–2013. AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV. 2017 Oct 3;29(10):1243-1254. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2017.1282108
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