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Pure AV equips university centre with suite of AV tech
Duncan Proctor ⋅ May 11, 2017
Pure AV has completed the AV works at Bangor University’s Marine Centre, including the installation of a nine-screen Samsung videowall at the main entrance.
Opened by HRH the Prince of Wales in July 2016, Bangor University’s Marine Centre Wales provides a home for the Centre for Applied Marine Sciences and a collaborative space for researchers, commercial operators and agencies in the Welsh marine sector.
In early 2016, Pure AV was engaged by the University to complete the AV works at the new building; a project that would include the three by three videowall in the entrance area and a seminar room with dual projection screens and videoconferencing facilities.
The university wanted a solution that would be straightforward to use and maintain. The user control needed to replicate systems already in place within the wider University estate and the seminar room adaptable for use as a single room or two smaller teaching spaces. The videowall, situated within a glass-fronted atrium, needed to deliver bright, high-quality images that would create a strong first impression on visitors to the building. It is utilised to support student recruitment, provide a showcase for research and act as a notice board for activity and upcoming events.
Pure AV selected OneLan signage, and nine Samsung UD55D screens mounted on Peerless SMARTMount DS-VW765-LQR brackets to create a high definition canvas on which to display the university generated content.
The material displayed on the videowall is changed regularly and the OneLan system providing a straightforward way for university staff to add and schedule different material.
Graham Worley, research IT manager at the College of Natural Sciences commented: “I admit I was initially concerned about having sufficient content to display on the videowall, but, engagement with the system has exceeded all expectations. Content is regularly contributed by academic staff all keen to create and share footage relating to their field of research.”
The seminar room on the top floor of the building offers presentation and videoconferencing facilities and provides the university with an important tool to facilitate its multi-institutional research and work in collaboration with industry. The two Epson EB-G6570WU projectors can be used in tandem to ensure good visibility throughout the room when used as a single space or operated independently when the area is configured as two separate rooms. The AMX control system replicates that used throughout the university and provides familiarity for room users. Videoconferencing is booked and managed through the Welsh Video Network and delivered through a Polycom RPG 500-750 Eagle Eye III VC system. Sennheiser microphones and Extron speakers provide audio and voice reinforcement within the seminar room.
Graham Worley added: “The seminar rooms are in high demand and support the work of our experts here as they provide advice to agencies and governments on sustainable fisheries and the protection of the marine environment, as far afield as the Arabian Gulf the Indian and Arctic Oceans. The Marine Centre installation completed by Pure AV is an example of a well-designed project, efficiently delivered. Almost 18 months on from installation the system continues to perform to expectations and fully support our objectives.”
www.pureav.co.uk
Tags ⋅ amx ⋅ education ⋅ epson ⋅ onelan ⋅ polycom ⋅ pure av ⋅ samsung ⋅ universities ⋅ videowall
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2020 Democrats slam Trump’s North Korea visit
By Tyler Durden -
Democrats running for President slammed President Trump’s Sunday visit to North Korea, claiming it was an ill-conceived waste of American bargaining power, according to The Hill‘s Alex Bolton.
The moment President Trump meets Chairman Kim at the DMZ and becomes the first sitting President to enter North Korea: pic.twitter.com/VwqGAEmmxz
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 30, 2019
After becoming the first US president to set foot on North Korean soil, Trump met with leader Kim Jong Un in a surprise negotiation session that lasted just under an hour on the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone – a meeting which will improve future communication just one week after Trump sent Kim a “friendly” letter (probably telling him he’d swing by after the G20).
Unsurprisingly, Democrats threw shade at the US president, who suggested that the meeting was an achievement that former President Obama had strived for but failed.
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s team slammed Trump for “coddling” dictators “at the expense of American national security and interests,” and said “we urgently need a president who can restore our standing in the world, heal relationships with key allies Trump has alienated, and delivered real change for the American people.”
🚨 NEW: @JoeBiden campaign statement on @realDonaldTrump‘s “coddling of dictators at the expense of American national security and interests,” including fawning over Kim Jong-un and joking “with Vladimir Putin about our election security and ‘getting rid’ of journalists.” pic.twitter.com/nTRIYx7aSz
— Andrew Bates (@AndrewBatesNC) June 30, 2019
Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the democratic socialist candidate who honeymooned in Moscow, said that Trump’s visit “weakened the state department,” adding “The concern here is his incredible inconsistencies. I have no problem with him sitting down with Kim Jong-un in North Korea or any place else. But I don’t want it simply to be a photo opportunity, the whole world’s media was attracted there.”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren went for the scalp, tweeting “Our President shouldn’t be squandering American influence on photo ops and exchanging love letters with a ruthless dictator.”
Our President shouldn’t be squandering American influence on photo ops and exchanging love letters with a ruthless dictator. Instead, we should be dealing with North Korea through principled diplomacy that promotes US security, defends our allies, and upholds human rights. https://t.co/9ROpNfjYbY
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) June 30, 2019
Both Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Julián Castro also weighed in, with Klobuchar telling CNN‘s “State of the Union” on Sunday “We want to see a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, a reduction in these missiles but it’s not as easy as just going and, you know, bringing a hot dish over the fence to the dictator next door”
“This is a ruthless dictator and when you go forward, you have to have clear focus and a clear mission and clear goals,” she added.
Castro sounded a lot like Sanders, telling ABC‘s “This Week”: “It’s worrisome that this president erratically sets up a meeting without the staff work being done. It seems like it’s all for show, it’s not substantive,” adding ‘I am all for speaking with our adversaries, what’s happened here is this president has raised the profile of a dictator like Kim Jong Un and now three times visited with him unsuccessfully because he’s doing it backward”
Yang did not gang up
Democratic candidate Andrew Yang was the only 2020 Democrat to praise Trump’s meeting with Kim, tweeting: “Anything that improves the political climate on the Korean peninsula and engages North Korea on its nuclear program is a good thing.”
Anything that improves the political climate on the Korean peninsula and engages North Korea on its nuclear program is a good thing.
— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) June 30, 2019
VIA: Zero Hedge
IMAGE SOURCE:The White House/Flickr
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Sacked FBI chief asked not to be left alone with Trump
Former FBI Chief James Comey says President Donald Trump sought his ‘loyalty’. Photo: Getty Images
Eric Tucker in New York
June 8 2017 2:30 AM
Former FBI director James Comey asked the attorney general to ensure he was never again left alone with the US president after Donald Trump sought his "loyalty" and asked what could be done to "lift the cloud" of investigation shadowing his White House.
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/north-america/president-trump/sacked-fbi-chief-asked-not-to-be-left-alone-with-trump-35801553.html
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According to a written testimony released ahead of his appearance on Capitol Hill today, Mr Comey will also tell lawmakers that he informed Mr Trump that he was not personally under investigation - validating the president's previous claims that he was not the target of the probe into his campaign's possible ties to Russia.
Mr Comey will say the FBI and Justice Department were reluctant to state that publicly "because it would create a duty to correct, should that change".
Mr Comey's testimony will be his first public comments since Mr Trump abruptly fired him on May 9. The seven pages of testimony reveal in dramatic detail Mr Comey's uneasiness with Mr Trump, whom he believed was disregarding the FBI's traditional independence from the White House.
Until his firing, Mr Comey oversaw the federal investigation into possible collusion between Mr Trump's associates and Russia. Mr Trump's abrupt firing of Mr Comey outraged Democrats, who believe he was improperly trying to halt a probe that has hung over his presidency since he took office.
The former director's testimony is based on written memos of his interactions with Mr Trump, some of which he says he shared with senior FBI leadership. Mr Comey describes at length a February 14 meeting in the Oval Office in which he believed Mr Trump asked him to drop any investigation of fired national security adviser Michael Flynn's contacts with Russia's ambassador to the US.
"He then said, 'I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go,'" Mr Comey says, according to the prepared remarks. "I replied only that 'he is a good guy'."
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she was unsure if the president had reviewed Mr Comey's testimony. Asked whether the president stood by earlier assertions that he had neither sought Mr Comey's loyalty nor asked for the Flynn investigation to be dropped, she said: "I can't imagine the president not standing by his own statement."
Earlier yesterday, Mr Trump announced that he planned to nominate Christopher Wray, a former Justice Department official, as Mr Comey's successor. FBI directors are nominated for 10-year terms.
Mr Comey's testimony was released by the Senate intelligence committee hours after lawmakers sparred with top intelligence chiefs who refused to answer the panel's questions about conversations they had with Mr Trump regarding the Russia probe. Intelligence committee members wanted to know about news reports claiming Mr Trump had asked director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Admiral Mike Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency, to publicly state that there was no evidence of collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign.
Trump allies have sought to undermine Mr Comey's credibility ahead of his testimony, noting that the FBI had to correct some of his remarks from his last appearance on Capitol Hill. They've also questioned why Mr Comey did not raise his concerns about Mr Trump publicly or resign.
Among the encounters Mr Comey describes is a January 27 dinner at the White House that he viewed as an attempt by the president to "create some sort of patronage relationship".
According to Mr Comey, Mr Trump asked if he wanted to remain as FBI director and declared: "I need loyalty. I expect loyalty." Mr Comey says he replied he could offer his honesty, and that when Mr Trump said he wanted "honest loyalty," Mr Comey paused and said, "You will get that from me."
In March, after Mr Comey had publicly revealed the existence of a federal counter-intelligence investigation into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, Mr Trump complained the probe had left a "cloud" that was "impairing his ability to act on behalf of the country."
It was during that conversation that Mr Comey said the president asked him what could be done to "lift the cloud" of investigation that was damaging his administration. Mr Comey said Mr Trump also said "he had nothing to do with Russia, had not been involved with hookers in Russia, and had always assumed he was being recorded when in Russia" - referencing an unverified intelligence dossier detailing compromising information Moscow allegedly had collected on the president.
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Image: Wikimedia Commons
19-year-old spectator killed during Jalikattu event in Tamil Nadu
India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 15 Jan 2018, 09:49 pm
#Jallikattu, #Madurai, #NineteenYearOldKilled
Madurai, Jan 15 (IBNS) : A 19-year-old spectator was gored to death at Madurai in Tamil Nadu during Jallikattu or bull-taming festivities, media reports said.
The police said the incident happened at the end of the bull taming enclosure, known as the ‘collection point’.
According to reports, many people have been injured in various Jallikattu events since yesterday.
The Supreme Court banned Jallikattu in 2014 after activists said it constitutes extreme animal cruelty.
Last year, after massive protests, Tamil Nadu enacted a law to bypass the top court's verdict.
It is a traditional sport that involves taming a bull. The bull is released into a crowd of people and the participants try to hold on to its hump or horns. The event is celebrated on Mattu Pongal, which is the third day of the popular harvest festival.
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Buttigieg Short Circuits The GOP Attack Machine
The South Bend mayor’s surging candidacy has gone largely unchecked.
Adam Wren
Democrat candidate for president Pete Buttigieg at his office in South Bend. Photo by Tony Valainis
When former Vice President Joe Biden fell ill with laryngitis last August, he left Illinois Democrats without a headline speaker for their annual Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch. His last-minute replacement: South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, an up-and-comer at the time, but a figure then nowhere near Biden’s star power.
In his speech, Buttigieg called President Trump a “disgraced game show host” and branded Vice President Mike Pence “a social extremist, the likes of which our country has not known in national politics.” In retrospect, it’s not hard to see how Buttigieg was refining his messaging for what would later become his stump speech on the presidential campaign trail.
“We have found a way to get to our future,” Buttigieg told those gathered. “Not through nostalgia, not through resentment. I didn’t go around saying we were going to bring back Studebaker jobs or Make South Bend Great Again. Obviously it wasn’t just me. You did not see me or anyone else in our city going around beating our chests, saying things like ‘I alone can fix it.’ Don’t trust anybody who says ‘I alone can fix it.’ Bullshit.”
For many in the room, it was the first time Buttigieg surfaced on their radar. But for Indiana Republicans back home, it was the first time Buttigieg warranted a brushback pitch. “Rarely-in-South Bend Mayor Buttigieg left Hoosier Hospitality at home,” Indiana GOP Chairman Kyle Hupfer wrote in an email to supporters shortly after the appearance, adding that Buttigieg was “unhinged.”
Until last week, that was oddly one of the last times we heard from the Indiana GOP about Buttigieg. (Meanwhile, though, their federal counterparts at the Republican National Committee issued a statement saying that Buttigieg was the mayor of the “most dangerous city in Indiana” and noted that South Bend “residents would rather him fix the town’s countless potholes than waste time running for president.”) But state party allowed Buttigieg to rise virtually unchecked—a fact that hasn’t gone unnoticed by high level Hoosier Republicans I’ve spoken with in recent days. During his breakout CNN Town Hall in March, for example, there was no rapid response operation in place to refute Buttigieg. Granted, it was relatively early in his rise from one-percenter to top-tier candidate. It’s enough to fuel speculation—which is incorrect, top Republicans tell me—that Buttigieg might parachute out of the 2020 race to challenge Gov. Eric Holcomb in the 2020 gubernatorial race. (Buttigieg would look somewhat opportunistic to drop out of the presidential race four days after the Iowa caucuses to make the February 7 deadline to run for governor. In response, Buttigeig’s campaign said the candidate was “running for president.”
Finally, last week, ahead of Buttigieg’s official announcement, the state GOP’s press shop creaked into life, churning out statements, opposition research, and tweets attacking Buttigieg. “The Truth About Pete Buttigieg: He Can Only Win in a Blue City in a Red State” read one. “Pete Buttigieg’s South Bend: ‘One of the Most Dangerous Cities’ in America,” read another, repeating the RNC charge.
“It’s pretty common for a state party to actively weigh in when a candidate for president hails from their backyard,” Pete Seat, the Indiana GOP’s executive director of strategic communications and talent, told me last week.
During Buttigieg’s announcement on Sunday, state GOP chairman Hupfer issued a kind of coup de grâce, Mad Libs-style statement arguing that “no amount of mudslinging, unhinged political rhetoric or time rubbing elbows with the coastal liberal elite will hide the facts of his failed tenure as mayor of South Bend. Poverty and eviction rates are high and crime is plaguing the city.”
It’s revealing to juxtapose Hupfer’s statement with how other Hoosier Republicans have described Buttigieg recently. The Republican response to Buttigieg has been all over the map and often contradict each other. “I think it shows that they are not disciplined in their messaging,” Indiana Democratic Party Chariman John Zody told me this week. “He’s taken them by surprise. A lot of people around the country are seeing him rise, and I think it’s for good reason. And I think Republicans are sort of caught flat-footed, not knowing exactly how to respond to him.”
Is South Bend doing well economically or is it a kind of post-apocalyptic hellscape? Let’s look at what Gov. Eric Holcomb said about the economic health of South Bend in February, when he visited the city. Citing the state’s healthy economy, he said South Bend along with Elkhart and Marshall County were “the engine of growth.”
Is he a progressive mayor whose moderate and cerebral approach has appeal to red-state voters and deserves “respect,” as conservative Republican talker Hugh Hewitt suggested recently on NBC’s Meet the Press (“I’ve been following him very closely,” he said. “He worries me from a Republican standpoint.”)? Or is he “unhinged,” as the Indiana GOP said in several recent press statements?
Is he a decent, likable person who happens to have Obama-like progressive ideals, as Rep. Jim Banks, the 3rd District Republican Congressman from Columbia City who bonded with Buttigeg over their shared deployment in Afghanistan, tweeted last Sunday? “If you liked Barack Obama, you’re going to love @PeteButtigieg,” Banks tweeted Sunday. If that was intended as a backhanded compliment, it was an odd one: elevating the mayor to an echelon alongside a popular two-term Democratic president who left office in January 2017 with a 57 percent approval rating. To no one’s surprise, several Indiana Democrats responded to the tweet with glee.
Is he an absentee mayor, who doesn’t care about South Bend? Or is he, as Pence said in 2015, “a dedicated public servant and a patriot?” These are all questions Republicans will have to answer in a cogent way if they want to stop Buttigieg’s surge. Here’s what Michael Steel, former political hand to Jeb Bush and Speaker Boehner told Chuck Todd this week on Meet the Press Daily: “Pete Buttigieg should scare the Trump Administration, should scare the Trump campaign, because he is from the heartland, because he is young, because he is a veteran, because he’s interesting.”
For now, Hoosier GOPers have yet to figure out how to hit Buttigieg in a way that sticks, something that could represent a looming problem for the party. Now, even President Trump is recognizing that Buttigieg is a serious contender. “It could be the mayor from Indiana. I think I’d like running against him, too,” Trump told Sirius XM host David Webb. “But it will be very interesting to see it unfold.”
Tags 2020 Election, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Pete Buttigieg
Adam Wren writes about business, politics, and crime for Indianapolis Monthly—often in the same story.
Follow him on Twitter @adamwren or visit his website at adamwren.me.
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In A Heartwarming Gesture, A Football Team In Kerala Joins Hands To Help People During...
Home > Trending > Human Interest > In A Heartwarming Gesture, A Football Team In Kerala Joins Hands To Help People During Flood
In A Heartwarming Gesture, A Football Team In Kerala Joins Hands To Help People During Flood
Updated: Aug 15, 2019, 18:15 IST
Incessant rain in Kerala has completely thrown normal life out of gear, yet again. Since August 8, 102 people lost their lives across the state due to the flood, as well as landslides triggered by the second spell of monsoon.
Officials said though people have started shifting to their homes in many places, there are still 1,89,649 sheltered in 1,119 relief camps.
During the flood, 300 families were caught unawares as floodwaters gushed into their houses. To help them, members of a local football club joined hands for a rescue operation.
According to a New Indian Express report, the football team named Kasma Football Club in Kerala, started rescue operation, along with the workers of a market at Kuriyad, near Kakkad, and shifted women, elderly people and children to safety.
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Shabeeb Ali and Azeem Shakkeri of Kasma Football Club told the daily that water levels were rising at an alarmingly high rate an that there was no time to wait for the government to help.
In no time, the members of the team gathered and with the help of a a toolbox, a lorry tyre tube and wooden plank, made makeshift raft to get around and rescue those stuck in their homes.
“Though many residents abandoned their houses on August 7 morning, fearing the repeat of the deluge of 2018, many stayed back. Once the water level started to rise drastically, people gave out cries of help,” said Shabeeb Ali told the New Indian Express.
“They weren’t sure how much water would rise this time. Many moved to the first floor of their houses. But on Sunday, we insisted them to leave their houses and camp for safer spots,” said 24-year-old Arshad.
Saidumon Thangal who has been organising relief work from the market told the daily, "We roped in support from various corners to shift the rescued people to the houses nearby,”
Rains, which abated on Monday, battered various parts of Kerala since Tuesday night with the Met office in its latest update forecasting more showers, including heavy rain in isolated places, in the next few days and warning fishermen not to venture into sea.
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Vero agrees to pay 10 cents more per share in $15.8 million deal to increase its stake in Tower to nearly 20%; Move could bump up Vero's offer in takeover bid
Vero is forking out more money in its takeover bid for Tower, upping its stake in the insurance company to 19.999%.
Vero, which is wholly owned by the Australian giant Suncorp, has agreed to pay 10 cents more per share than it had previously offered, to acquire another 6.7% of Tower’s shares.
It has agreed to buy the shares from Perpetual Limited for $1.40 each, increasing its stake in the company from 13.291% to 19.999%.
The $15.8 million deal will be settled on March 16.
It comes further to Vero at the end of February agreeing to buy 13.291% of Tower’s shares for $1.30 each, and making a non-binding indicative proposal to buy the rest for the same price.
Vero made “escalation payment” agreements with the sellers of these shares, which mean it will have to pay them the difference between what it paid them per share ($1.30) compared to what it has subsequently agreed to pay Perpetual per share ($1.40).
The purchase from Perpetual will therefore cost it another $3.4 million in escalation payments.
Under trading rules, Vero will have to offer all Tower shareholders whatever price it pays for any more shares it buys to bump its shareholding over 20%.
Tower's share price rose 6% to $1.40 after the announcement regarding Perpetual was made on Tuesday. As at 11am on Wednesday, it has eased back to $1.37.
Tower Chairman, Michael Stiassny, says the Board’s advice to shareholders remains unchanged.
“The Board’s primary focus remains to optimise value for all our shareholders. In order to do so, we need to carefully evaluate all options before making a recommendation.
“While we are pleased to see Suncorp has recognised additional value in Tower for a minority of shareholders, it is unclear whether the $1.40 per share will be available for all Tower shareholders.
“We would expect all shareholders to benefit equally from a sale and will be asking Suncorp to advise whether it intends to employ differential pricing in its proposal. In addition, we will seek to clarify aspects of the highly conditional nature of their indicative scheme proposal.”
Vero is battling the Canadian company, Fairfax Financial Holdings, for ownership of Tower.
Tower on February 9 announced it had entered into a ‘Scheme Implementation Agreement’ with Fairfax, whereby Fairfax would buy all Tower’s shares for $1.17.
This proposal was unanimously approved by Tower’s board of directors, while Salt Funds Management and ACC, which collectively hold 18.1% of Tower shares, also committed to supporting it.
Tower’s share price had fallen as low as 69.5 cents before Fairfax announced its intentions to buy the company. The insurer has battled in the wake of the 2010/11 Canterbury earthquakes, proposing to separate out its quake-related business from the rest of the company.
If Vero is successful in its bid to buy Tower, its share (along with its partner AA Insurance) of New Zealand’s general insurance market will increase from 25% to 30%.
It has applied to the Commerce Commission for the sale to go ahead.
Tower will hold a Special Meeting on a date yet to be confirmed in late April for shareholders to vote on Fairfax’s proposal.
Tower says: “For the recommended transaction to proceed, it must be supported by at least 75% of votes cast, representing more than 50% of the total voting rights of the company.”
Tower’s Annual Shareholder Meeting will be held on March 30.
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by DaHairyKlingons | 14th Mar 17, 6:53pm 1489470780
"If Vero is successful in its bid to buy Tower, its share (along with its partner AA Insurance) of New Zealand’s general insurance market will increase from 25% to 30%."
The right question to ask is what is the revised share of Domestic GI market.
Tower only played in this area.
by Raspberry Beret | 16th Mar 17, 12:21pm 1489620060
I absolutely agree. If Suncorp takes over Tower, almost all of the domestic insurance market will be taken by two players - IAG and Suncorp.
by sharetrader | 15th Mar 17, 12:33am 1489491180
Unless fairfax come back at 1.5 they won't get my vote and the directors should be working on that
by Foxglove | 15th Mar 17, 9:08am 1489522080
Therefore how come the Tower chair waxed lyrical about the Fairfax deal at $1.17 when it first emerged when obviously that was a gross under valuation of the worth of business. How exactly could this happen?Shareholders have every right to feel more than aggrieved about that and ask some pretty hard questions accordingly. Of course behind the scenes lobbying in high circles, might have a distinct possibility of persuading the Commerce Commission to harpoon the Vero bid. Then the Chair might be able to say I told you so & Tower, board staff and agents would all be much relieved, one would think. Does not answer the above question though.
by middleman | 15th Mar 17, 2:05pm 1489539900
It's only became a 'gross undervaluation' after the Vero bid popped up. Staissny was (presumably) unaware a trumping bid would come from Suncorp when he said that.
by Foxglove | 15th Mar 17, 5:11pm 1489551060
Yes fair enough except perhaps, supposedly might ring truer than presumably. But still, you could advance your theory slightly. Maybe the master plan was always to create a bidding war. Obviously Suncorp, and by recent comments, with support from AIG do not want a big player like Fairfax getting a toe hold in the region and the bid by Fairfax was the catalyst to get Suncorp off the fence and active. Anyway take your point, nobody pre Fairfax would have predicted a Tower share price at $1.40. Just goes to show what distortions can occur when the big boys get involved in the flotsam and jetsam of our little sharemarkets and economy.
I suspect Suncorp would have been wanting tower for a long time as they lack a strong direct market brand, compared with IAG. AAI is a JV, not 100% owned so they don't have full control.
I like your conspiracy theory about IAG and Suncorp working in concert to exclude Fairfax but doubt IAG would willingly support Suncorp to build its direct market presence. Scale is critical in that segment and IAG would probably prefer a smaller stand alone operator to compete with, rather than an Aussie giant with muscular existing infrastructure it can apply to build Towers market share.
You have not caught up with recent comments by the IAG CEO, extolling the virtues of Suncorp's move on Tower. Some sort of quid pro quo consideration is not implausible, is it? Have a look at
insurancebusinessmag.com. Scroll down 4 or 5 points.
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A reallowance is a fee paid to a securities firm which is not part of the underwriting syndicate bringing a new offering to the market. The underwriting group pays the reallowance fee. The fee provides an incentive to broker-dealer firms to sell shares of the new issue to its client base. The amount of the reallowance is typically a percentage of the underwriting spread.
BREAKING DOWN Reallowance
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There are several legends that pass between the generations in Croatia about the Black Queen, but no-one quite knows what the truth is about this mysterious figure. We know that Barbara of Celj was born in 1392 to nobleman Hermann II of Celj. At a young age she was betrothed to the much older King Sigismund of Luxembourg. It seems she was an intelligent and hypnotically beautiful woman who found herself ruling Croatia in her husband’s absence. And here’s where the stories diverge. Was she a merciless ruler, governing with a rod of iron and little pity in her heart? Or was she deeply misunderstood, unpopular simply for being a politically astute woman? On the one hand she is said to have refused water from her plenteous well to her fellow citizens during a drought. On the other she is said to have summoned unearthly forces to create the Plitvice Lakes and bring water to her people. Where does the truth lie? The debate goes on.
Grička vještica (The Witch from Grič)
Marija Jurić Zagorka (1873-1957) is one of the best-loved Croatian authors as well as one of the first Croatian female journalists. Her tales of old Zagreb are based on historical fact embellished into rich and intriguing tales. Her most popular work is a cycle of seven novels named “The Witch from Grič”.
Sadly, none of Zagorka’s novels have been translated into English, but luckily for you, dear readers, we’re here to tell you the tale of Zagreb’s most famous witch.
The character was based on a real woman baker in Zagreb, the widow Barica Cindek. She was so appealing as a woman and so successful as a merchant that she attracted the envy of her neighbours and the venom of the men who failed to conquer her.
The hordes of men were always milling around her stall on St Mark’s Square. This put poor Barica in court, accused of keeping a devil in her pocket to entice the helpless males. In those days it didn’t take much to be accused of witchcraft, and it was the jealousy of a spurned notary public that almost put a tragic end to Barica’s tale.
He and other rejected suitors blackmailed other “witches” to point the finger at Barica in return for their freedom. So Barica found herself imprisoned. However, at that time educated folk were starting to protest against witch-hunts, and Barica was spared being burnt at the stake (this time with the help of the notary who had been paid off by Barica’s lawyer).
Zagorka researched real court archives for her story: there were great numbers of women – and men – who were proclaimed in league with the devil by a hysterical and envious society. Although Zagorka herself was born more than a century after the last “witch” was burned at the stake, as the first woman journalist in Croatia she likely felt the same condemnation from society, which is probably why she spoke strongly against discrimination. A true role model, Zagorka is still delighting and inspiring readers today.
So, as you walk the quaint streets of Zagreb’s upper town, if you catch the eye of a pretty and successful woman remember the tale of Barica!
Kameni svatovi (Stone Wedding)
Kameni svatovi is the name of a picturesque collection of rock pillars on the western slopes of Mount Medvednica, at about 400m above the level of the road over the village of Jablanovec. The name means “Stone Wedding”, and in a moment you’ll find out exactly why. This is a popular destination for hikers, both due to the attractiveness of the rocks themselves and to the fabulous views over the Zagorje region, the Samoborsko gorje uplands, the Žumberak hills, and, on clear days, all the way to the Kamnik Alps and Mount Triglav (2864m) in Slovenia.
According to legend, the pillars represent the wedding of a young miller and his love, a poor girl named Janja, turned to stone. The miller's family was wealthy and his mother was set on a rich wife for her son, a suitable match for such a family. But as often happens when the heart prevails, he had fallen in love with Janja, the daughter of a penniless blind man.
The miller's mother was beside herself, but her husband stood by his son as he himself had started out without a penny to his name. He ordered his wife to cease her protests. On the day of the wedding the mother was not among the wedding guests since she was at home cooking and preparing for their arrival. However, in a moment of rage she swore that lightning would strike and turn the wedding party to stone before she let Janja into her home. And that is exactly what happened. The wedding turned to stone still stands today.
This attractive place is the perfect end to a fine but not over-demanding walk. If you are already on mount Medvednica, you can approach from Ponikve, a field on the southwest slopes of the mountain above the beginning of the D1 main road from Zagreb to Zabok. Or, you can come from the eastern suburbs of Gornji Stenjevec or Podsused, or from Jablanovec village itself.
Krvavi most (Bloody Bridge)
In the old days, Zagreb was made up of two settlements, Gradec and Kaptol, set on neighbouring hills with the Medveščak stream dividing them. The inhabitants of the two towns would often get into quarrels and fights, and one of the places where such altercations would take place (often ending up in bloody noses) was the bridge over the Medveščak. Thus the bridge earned its name: Krvavi most (“Bloody Bridge”). The stream was diverted underground and its course paved over when a sewerage system was built, and the bridge, thus useless, was knocked down. But the small and quiet street connecting Radićeva ulica and Tkalčićeva still bears its scary-sounding name.
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Demand for iPhone Revitalizes Korean DRAM Supplier
by István Fekete – Fri, June 13, 2014
The iPhone just saved SK Hynix Inc., the South Korean supplier of dynamic random access memory chips and flash memory chips. The world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, which has been flirting with insolvency for the past decade, is now on the right path to recovery, thanks to JP Morgan’s forecast of DRAM sales reaching a 19-year high this year, reports Bloomberg.
SK Hynix has about $2.4 billion of outstanding debt and hasn’t sold bold since September 2012, according to data compiled by the news outlet. Now, as Apple aims to distance itself from Samsung, Hynix sales could jump about 12%–13% this year, according to what a Macquarie Group analyst wrote last month.
“It’s been a dramatic change,” said Daniel Kim, a Seoul-based analyst at Macquarie Group Ltd. “This once famously fragile company is now strong, so it’s not surprising that yields are falling and the CDS is at record lows. It’s only a matter of time before Hynix will have a debt-free balance sheet.”
Considering that SK Hynix is one if the suppliers of mobile DRAM and flash memory used in iPhones and iPads, Apple’s focus on other suppliers comes as a relief to the Korean manufacturer. And to get an idea of the potential sales, Apple sold 43.7 million iPhones in the first calendar quarter, and Morgan Stanley’s AlphaWise tracker projects 39 million iPhone sales for the quarter ending this month.
Now considering that the average price of the benchmark DDR3 2-gigabit DRAM chip was $2.187 yesterday, up from $1.23 in January 2013, the aforementioned sales figures lay the ground for a strong 2014 for SK Hynix, thanks to the partnership with Apple.
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Blog: Sainsbury's looks to an "own-label Christmas"
Dean Best | 13 November 2013
Sainsbury's today (13 November) reported another set of solid results, with its private-label food a factor in higher half-year sales and profits. And chief executive Justin King, talking to reporters this afternoon, said own label will be a key battleground in the coming festive period.
The UK grocer said pre-tax profits for the 28 weeks to 28 September were up 9% and reported its highest share of the UK grocery market for a decade.
The retailer said own-label sales were growing "at over twice the rate" of branded goods. Its By Sainsbury's standard own-label range saw sales increase 6% year-on-year; sales of its more premium Taste the Difference range were up at a "double-digit" rate. Sainsbury's said annual sales of Taste the Difference had reached GBP1bn.
Sainsbury's entry-level Basics range was a fly in the ointment, with sales falling. The retailer is moving to relaunch the range and insisted its recent performance was more a reflection of the recent work on By Sainsbury's than the impact of moves from competitors on their own cut-price own label.
However, Sainsbury's is proud of its own-label ranges - they are, of course, a key part of its battle against Tesco's price comparison scheme - and King said Christmas would be a time when private labels would come to the fore.
"We think it will be an own-label Christmas," King said. "The savvy shopper wants quality but doesn't want to spend any more than is necessary."
And that prediction is, King indicated, based on Sainsbury's view of consumer confidence in the UK.
King acknowledged economic data, including yesterday's news of slowing inflation, was "undoubtedly good news" but he cautioned against drawing conclusions about changes in consumer behaviour.
"The reality for consumers is they're not seeing more money in their pocket," he said. "Consumers are under more pressure than they were 12 months ago."
However, let's round off on a more cheery note. Sainsbury's is set to launch its Christmas ad - and it is rather good.
The retailer has worked with director Kevin Macdonald - the man behind the film Life in a Day - to create an ad based on real footage from over 100 UK families.
A three-and-a-half minute version will air tonight in the UK before a 50-minute film will launch at a London cinema later this month.
Click here to watch the trailer. It will get even the most Scrooge-like among you in a festive mood.
Sectors: Financials, Private label, Retailers
Companies: Sainsbury’s
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Coloursfest 2014
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MK Feat Alana
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The Tribes Festival
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Dantiez Saunderson
Sun 25 May 2014
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Egg London
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Illyus & Barrientos
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US House Legends
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Peppermint Heaven
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Dennis Sheperd
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The Motor City venue, TV Lounge, is the location for the second annual Detroit installment of OK, COOL, an official Movement After Party hosted by Dax Presents from San Francisco and club residents New Agenda. Taking place on Sunday 25 May, Michigan native Seth Troxler tops the bill at what may be one of the weekend's most anticipated parties. The lineup also includes Troxler's Tuskegee label partners The Martinez Brothers and a rare and exclusive stateside appearance from fabric London's musical director Craig Richards.
Christian B & Lavvy Levan
Christian B & Lavvy Levan continue to gather momentum with their homegrown Friday Fox Recordings label. Ready to possibly raise hands on the terraces of summer 2014, the duo deliver a heartfelt message dedicated to the greats of the house music scene with 'Thank You'. Drizzled with bubbling ‘90s vibes, this deep house groove with soulful keys sees Lavvy give thanks with a special spoken word before the piano breakdown arrives.
The Halo Journey
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Dimitri From Paris
‘Dimitri From Paris In The House Of Disco’ is the latest release from the French DJ/producer, an auditory smorgasbord of house and disco from the likes of Diana Ross, Hercules & Love Affair, Sister Sledge, Lindstrøm, Chic, Todd Terje, DJ Pierre and many more. In the late-70s and early-80s, after its bubble of underground popularity and credibility had well and truly burst, disco began it’s slow but steady mutation into house.
Nick Warren
Next month will see the release of a new, crowd-funded compilation on Hope Recordings, entitled ‘Nick Warren Presents The Soundgarden’. Nick Warren is well-known in electronic music, having released material via imprints such as Global Underground, Renaissance and Cream since the early-90s as well as being the A&R behind Hope Recordings and one half of the legendary Way Out West. Here we see Nick return to the mix CD format, which he tells us ‘has always been something I love’, via a 2CD compilation taking in downbeat and club sounds.
Trance Essentials 2014
The ideal essential compilation has to be a continuum -- covering the ground between old and new, bridging the gap between timeless and bleeding edge. ‘Trance Essentials 2014’ is a double dose of the tunes of the moment, including reworks of some classics from the past. Well-known artists have made their mark on the tracklist, and possible rising stars find themselves well represented too.
Burnt Island Casuals
Continuing their decade long partnership, The Revenge and Sub Club’s Harri emerge from their Glasgow studio under their Burnt Island Casuals guise to release the ‘Linger Longer EP’. If you've visited Subculture at Sub Club in Glasgow; one of the finest internationally-renowned underground clubbing havens, then you’re likely already to have absorbed Harri’s studious approach to production. Here the EP’s crisp and drum programming works to prove an enthusiastic and endearing backdrop to some 4/4 flexible synth work.
Music Is Revolution
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Zerothree
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SOS Rehydration
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Pacha lbiza House Anthems
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SUM Festival
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Toolroom Ibiza 2014
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Carl Craig Presents…
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Next week will see the release of Craig Smith’s ‘Only When It Is Darkest’ EP via Teng Records, backed with reworks from Phlash and Fabio Della Torre. Craig has been involved in electronic music since the early-90s and over the years has earned critical acclaim for his collaborative guise with The Revenge; 6th Borough Project.
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Dense & Pika
To celebrate Dense & Pika's remix of Paul Woolford's ‘Erotic Discourse’ on Hot Flush topping the Beatport techno charts on first week of release; Dense & Pika are giving a free download titled ‘Mooger Fooger’ to their fans on their Facebook page.
A Long Hot Summer
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Aly & Fila
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One of Russia's exports, Arty, kicked off his #UpAllNight US Tour last night at Ultrabar in Washington D.C. On this headlining tour, Arty includes dates across the United Sates with stops in cities such as Denver, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York, Miami, Chicago, Seattle and many more.
Together Boston
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Sergio Fernandez
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Justin James
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Academy Of Electronic Music
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Yves V Ft. Chuckie
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David Duriez & Manuel-M
‘9 Minutes Of Pure Madness’ finds the pairing of the Brique Rouge label head Duriez alongside fellow Frenchman Maunel-M for their first outing as a production duo. David’s back catalogue speaks for itself with over 200 releases on labels such as 2020 Vision, Freak n’ Chic and Ovum Recordings.
On Friday 23 May, Markus Schulz will descend on Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, US to host a special electronic dance music event. Markus will perform at the end of that evening’s Phillies-Dodgers game, where he will take the field for a set which will include showcasing songs from his brand new album ‘Scream 2’ to baseball’s biggest Phanatics.
Maarten de Jong
Dutchman Maarten de Jong’s recently released ‘Red & White’ draws on all the stylistic colours of the trance flag.From the off, on the Original Mix Maarten uses cascading spacey sub-riff chimes and ebullient progressive house synth lines to generate its lift, and just when you think it can’t get any bigger, he sneakily whips its tech boom back in for a final ‘gotcha’ moment!
On 31 May, EGG in London invites one of its regular guests back for another party as Frenchman Sebastian Leger returns to the venue, joined by Lele Sacchi and Sasse. French DJ and producer Sébastien owns and manages his own record label, Mistakes Music, and makes house, minimal and electro of the sort that impressed Radio 1 so much they asked him to do an Essential Mix back in 2008.
One of the best all-dayers in Glasgow, UK returns this Bank Holiday Sunday as We Love Fundays at the Mini Bar in the city’s Bath Street returns with another eight-hour event, kicking off today at 4pm. For their second all-dayer of the year, the bar hosts its infamous ‘classics’ event and has drafted in some well known DJs from the past two decades to take its capacity crowd on a journey into the housier side of dance music.
DJ Roland Clark Presents Urban Soul
When turning back the pages of King Street’s history, DJ Roland Clark presents Urban Soul’s ‘President House’ would possibly have a chapter all to its own. In keeping with the rich tradition of mixing and mashing both old and new, King Street presents two new “re takes” on the classic that both showcase what’s fresh in today’s dance music world but also keeping true to the elements of what made a classic, a classic.
Defected In The House
Following on from the announcement of the Defected Opening Party line-up at BoOom! Ibiza, 20 May, the label recently revealed the full line-ups for the first six parties of the 2014 summer season. Artists appearing over the first six weeks include Breach, Kenny Dope, Guti, Nic Fanciulli, Dennis Ferrer, Oliver $, Catz ‘n Dogz and SecondCity.
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Trance Mission
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China: A History
Author(s): John Keay
An accessible, authoritative single-volume narrative history of China, from the earliest times to the present day, designed both to engage the general reader and to challenge the horizons of the China specialist. Most histories of China appear to have been written by sinologists for sinologists. As China rejoins and perhaps comes to dominate our world order, the need for an authoritative yet engaging history is universally acknowledged. Modelled on the author's own 'India: A History', 'China: A History' is informed by a wide knowledge of the Asian context, an approach devoid of Euro-centric bias, and acclaimed narrative skills. Broadly chronological, the book presents a history of all the Chinas -- including those regions (Yunnan, Tibet, Xinjiang, Mongolia, Manchuria) that account for two thirds of the People's Republic of China land mass but which barely feature in its conventional history (which tends to concentrate on the succession of mainly north China imperial dynasties). The book also examines the many non-Chinese elements in China's history -- the impact of Buddhism, Islam and Christianity; the effects of trade; the nature of 'barbarian' invasion; the relevance of many imperial dynasties being of non-Chinese origin. Major archaeological discoveries in the last two decades afford a chance to flesh out and correct much of the written record. 'China: A History' will tell the epic story from the time of the Three Dynasties (2000-220 BC) to Chairman Mao and the current economic transformation of the country.
'There is no understanding China, present or future, without a sense of its past!Anybody fascinated by the puzzle of what comes next for our frail, perplexed planet will find unexpected answers in this crisp, often witty chronicle of amazements.' Peter Preston, Observer 'Dynasties lead to world domination: John Keay's forensic analysis of China's history makes the world of the ancient emperors strikingly modern and relevant.' Observer 'Negotiating a narrative path through this turbulent history is the unenviable task that John Keay set himself, and he has produced a valiant, fluently written attempt to condense a sprawling story into a few hundred pages.' Jonathan Wright, Independent on Sunday 'Absorbingly readable' Independent Praise for 'India: a history': 'A delight!one of the best general studies of the subcontinent.' Sunday Times 'Ambitious, colourful and fascinating.' The Times 'It is hard to imagine anyone succeeding more gracefully in producing a balanced overview than John Keay has done in "India: A History"!a book that is as fluent and readable as it is up-to-date and impartial. Hardly a page passes without some fascinating nugget or surprising fact!one can only hope that John Keay's 'India' will be widely read, and its lessons taken to heart.' Guardian 'Certainly the most balanced and lucid history!his passion for India shines through and illuminates every page!puts Keay in the front rank of Indian historiographers.' Spectator
John Keay is the author of four acclaimed histories: 'The Honourable Company', 'Last Post', about the imperial disengagement of the Far East; the two-volume 'Explorers of the Western Himalayas' and 'India: A History'. His books on India include 'India Discovered', 'Into India' and 'The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was Named'. John Keay is married with four children, lives in Scotland and is co-editor with Julia Keay of the 'Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland'.
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint : HarperPress
Author : John Keay
Dewey classification : 951
Reading Level : very good
BIC subject : Asian / Middle Eastern history
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Beyond Apartheid Week: Transforming the Discussion about Israel on Campus
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By David Bernstein
It’s officially “Israel Apartheid Week” on a number of campuses across the country. While it’s easy to get upset at such an appalling distortion of the truth, the Apartheid argument has gained little resonance on campus. During a recent focus group held on the campus of a liberal arts school, even students who were largely unsympathetic to Israel did not buy into the Apartheid analogy.
While we will continue to equip students to respond effectively, the big challenge for Israel on campus is not an annual outrageous spectacle, but rather a prolonged hostile environment that poisons the minds of liberally-minded mainstream students.
Here’s a six point plan for transforming the campus environment.
No one organization can do it alone. The pro-Israel community must learn to function as a network, especially on campus, if we are going to neutralize the growing array of forces aimed at delegitimizing the Jewish State.
(1) Educate Jews on Israel before they get to college.
College is too late. Jewish day schools have made strides in ratcheting up Israel education with support from groups like The David Project. It’s time we expand our reach to youth groups and camps, which could use an Israel booster. They are ideal places to instill Israel identity, articulate the meaning of Israel to the Jewish people, and expand knowledge. Concerted efforts could also help overcome the disappointing apathy that is all too common among young Jews.
(2) Send students to Israel early in their college careers.
Birthright and MASA programs, among others, have been highly successful in instilling a connection to Israel and strengthening Jewish identity. For the purposes of creating activism on campus, however, it’s imperative that we send as many kids as possible to Israel early in their college careers. A trip during junior year leaves only one year left. Send us your sophomores!
It’s equally important that Israel-experience organizers work closely with campus activism groups to identify potential advocates. It’s a shame to ignite a spark but fail to provide a vehicle for ongoing engagement and activism.
(3) Train students to engage a segmented, largely left-of-center political reality.
Pro-Israel organizations have often treated campus like Capitol Hill or CNN, relying on talking points and advocacy approaches appropriate for a completely different political environment. Most students won’t be in front of a camera any time soon. While the talking points we use to speak with members of Congress are great for mainstream elected officials, they will likely turn off student leaders from diverse ethnic and cultural groups.
Every campus is different and every campus subgroup is different. How can students calibrate their message accordingly? Pro-Israel students at the University of Maryland, among the most effective in the country, recently organized a dinner with student leaders representing various groups from around campus, from the NAACP to student government. Jewish students brought in Israel experts to lead dialogue sessions about various aspects of Israel. Such a proactive model of engagement goes a long way in generating good will.
(4) Invest in non-Jewish student elites.
AIPAC does a great job identifying and cultivating a select group of student elites with potential for future political leadership, but there’s plenty more to be done. Groups like Project Interchange send college newspaper editors and student government leaders to Israel. Additional efforts should be undertaken to connect these student leaders with pro-Israel student groups before and after missions.
Another category of student elites are business and law school students, some of whom will be future political and civic elites in this country. A dean of the business school at Washington University teaches a semester-long class on Israeli business innovation, and then leads a specially-designed mission to Israel with his students. We need to identify and build upon such models.
(5) Create a faculty support network.
A dose of realism is in order. Given today’s prevailing “post-modern” intellectual milieu, coupled with Saudi funding for Middle East studies, we won’t claim the majority of the faculty brain trust any time soon. We can, however, help diversify approaches to teaching about Israel and make sure that supportive faculty are present on campus guiding students through challenges.
Programs such as the Schusterman Israel Scholars, which encourages aspiring academics to pursue Israel studies, or the Brandeis Institute for Israel Studies, which trains existing faculty to design courses on Israel, are a great first step. There’s still much work that needs to be done in this arena.
(6) Engage in collaborative intervention.
I don’t mean five Jewish groups cosponsoring the same event. I do mean five different groups undertaking five different, but mutually supportive, interventions on campus. Each organization, from Hillel to Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, which works with faculty, must bring distinct strengths to the table.
A recent positive example is an initiative that identifies Jewish and Latino leaders in key schools around the country, brings them to Washington for advocacy experience, and sends them to Israel for a week of learning. Students then host Jewish-Latino summits on their campuses. Along with a Latino partner, American Jewish Committee, with its expertise in intergroup relations, is working with The David Project, with its expertise on the campus scene, to pull off this promising initiative.
The anti-Israel groups on campus are becoming more organized. It will take a network to defeat a network.
David Bernstein is the Executive Director of The David Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring strong voices for Israel.
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Alexandra Burke stars in The Bodyguard at the Orchard Theatre
ByAmy Nickalls
anickalls@thekmgroup.co.uk
It started with a gun shot.
Which certainly caught the attention of the audience as they settled down to enjoy The Bodyguard at the recently revamped - and much more comfortable - Orchard Theatre in Dartford.
Alexandra Burke stars as Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard
And the shocks kept coming as the clever use of the stage made the stalker (who, those of you who have seen the film, will remember), appear and disappear with surprise.
But it wasn't just clever sets, with screens used to hone in on certain characters, that made the show worth a watch.
X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke looked and sounded beautiful.
While her American accent may not be the most natural, she made up for it with her stunning vocal performances.
She made the part her own and was supported by a stellar cast.
Emmy Willow who played jealous sister, Nikki Marron, complemented Burke's deep voice with her own stunning singing.
Alexandra Burke stars as Rachel Marron (10454752)
Lemar Bucknor Jr was one out of the six actors lined up to play 10-year-old Fletcher. His dance moves were excellent and his singing voice adorable. His relationship with the other actors felt genuine too - he was a real star in the making.
The story follows Rachel Marron, a Grammy award-winning superstar singer and mother who encounters an intense stalker who will go to any lengths to get to her.Her team has to hire a new bodyguard to protect her.
The role was made famous by Whitney Houston in the movie with Kevin Costner in 1992, but Alexandra has come to make it her own, playing it in the West End and on tour at various intervals since 2014. It features songs including the worldwide hit I Will Always love You.
It is on at the Orchard Theatre until Saturday, January 18, though is virtually sold out. Book at orchardtheatre.co.uk or call 01322 220000.
To find out what’s going on in the county and for all the latest entertainment news click here.
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Douglas County grand jury finds no wrongdoing in 5 in-custody deaths
Updated: 3:58 PM CDT Oct 4, 2018
KETV Staff Report
WEBVTT IS LIVE AT THE SIENA-FRANCIS HOUSE WITH CONTINUING COVERAGE AT 5:00. CAMILA ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, EVERYTHING STARTED OVER A DISPUTE OVER CLOTHING. ONE MAN TOLD ME OF ANOTHER GUE WARNED STAFF ABOUT CAL 12 HOURS BEFORE THE STABBING AND THE SHOOTING. OMAHA POLICE RELEASED THIS SURVEILLANCE IMAGE SHOWING 54-YEAR-OLD STEPHEN CALDWELL WALKING INTO A SIENA-FRANCIS HOUSE SERVICES BUILDING WITH A KNIFE. >> THE LAST THING I HEARD WAS THAT THIS WAS THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMELS BACK. CAMILA: A GUEST TOLD ME THAT HE TALKED T CALDWELL, ALSO A GUEST, EARLIER THAT MORNING. HE WAS UPSET ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY THREW AWAY HIS CLOTHING. CAMILA: CALDWELL TOLD HIM THAT HE WANTED EMPLOYEES TO REPLACE THE THINGS THEY THREW AWAY OR THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET HURT. >> HE DID SAY THAT HE HAD WEAPONS. CAMILA ACCORDING TO POLICE, CALDWELL STABBED TWO FEMALE STAFF MEMBERS IN THE PARKING LOT AND THEN HE WALKED INTO AN OFFICE HOLDING A THIRD STAFF MEMBER HOSTAGE. HE BARRICADED THE DOOR AND HANDCUFFED THE VICTIM TO HURT DESK. POLICE ATTEMPTED TO NEGOTIATE WITH CALDWELL. HE REFUSED TO OPEN THE DOOR. >> I FEEL TERRIBLE. I FEEL THERE WAS SOMETHING MORE I COULD HAVE DONE. CAMILA: ANOTH GUEST DID WARN SHELTER EMPLOYEES THAT MORNING THAT SOMEONE WAS MAKING THREATS. STAFF PRETTY MUCH BRUSHED HIM OFF. I’M SURE THEY HAVE HEARD THREATS BEFORE. CAMILA CALDWELL HAS AN EXTENSIVE PREVIOUS HISTORY. FOUR OPD OFFICERS HAVE BEEN PAID ON EIGHT ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AS IS PROTOCO
A Douglas County grand jury found no wrongdoing in five in-custody deaths.The deaths in question were Charles McNeal on Nov. 3, 2017, Susan Kiscoan on Sept. 28, 2017, Douglas Hitzel on Sept. 25, 2017, Stephen Caldwell on Aug. 8 and Jesse Twohig on Aug. 16.Officers said Caldwell stabbed two people and took a third person hostage at the Siena Francis House before he was killed.
A Douglas County grand jury found no wrongdoing in five in-custody deaths.
The deaths in question were Charles McNeal on Nov. 3, 2017, Susan Kiscoan on Sept. 28, 2017, Douglas Hitzel on Sept. 25, 2017, Stephen Caldwell on Aug. 8 and Jesse Twohig on Aug. 16.
Police name hostage suspect fatally shot by police at Siena Francis House
Omaha police identify man killed in officer-involved shooting at Siena Francis House
Officers said Caldwell stabbed two people and took a third person hostage at the Siena Francis House before he was killed.
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KARE 11 Investigates: Governor calls for action on school radon testing
Dayton says he was shocked by a KARE 11 report that found most Minnesota school districts fail to follow government testing recommendations – if they test at all.
Author: A.J. Lagoe and Steve Eckert
Published: 4:38 PM CDT May 8, 2018
Updated: 10:10 PM CDT May 8, 2018
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton is calling for quick action to require Minnesota schools to test classrooms for cancer-causing radon.
His comments came one day after a KARE 11 investigation found that only 53 of the state’s 331 school districts had reported testing for radon in the past five years. Some have never tested.
“It was a shocking report and first time I became aware of it,” Dayton said.
WATCH KARE 11’s investigation: MN schools fail to test for cancer-causing radon
“It’s just absolutely disgraceful that some school districts you’ve found have not tested for radon ever – others not for 20 years,” Dayton told reporters.
Among non-smokers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says radon is the leading cause of lung cancer. Medical research suggests that children are especially vulnerable.
Although the EPA and the State Department of Health recommend that all ground level classrooms be tested every five years, Minnesota does not require testing.
Dayton vowed to change that, asking his staff to see if they can add language to his emergency school funding plan being considered in the closing days of this year’s legislative session.
“If the legislature can’t act on it this session, I’ll look to see what we can do by executive order or other means to get something in place that requires schools to do this,” Dayton added.
“To have some hidden killer like this and school districts not to even bother to test for it is just disgraceful,” he said.
Others echoed Dayton’s concern.
Denise Specht, President of Education Minnesota, which represents teachers statewide, issued a statement urging school districts “to take this report seriously and test their buildings for radon as quickly as possible."
“Our kids deserve a safe place to go to school,” said Representative Karen Clark (DFL- Dist. 62A), whose district includes parts of Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Public Schools told KARE 11 that most of their buildings had not been tested in 20 years.
“I think it’s very irresponsible,” Clark said. “Especially since we know that again radon is the number one, or number two source of lung cancer in our country and in Minnesota.”
As part of its investigation, KARE 11 surveyed the 20 largest Twin Cities area school districts to help parents determine which schools had been tested in the past five years.
School Radon Testing: 20 Largest Metro Districts
Is your school district testing its buildings for radon, the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers? Search by district, school name or click on our interactive map to find out what the biggest Twin Cities area districts are – or are not – doing.
The database includes only those buildings tested since 2012. That means if your school is in one of these districts, and does not appear on the map, records show it has not been tested since 2012.
Wayzata School District is not included because it has not done any radon testing on its schools since 2009.
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Adolfo Guzman-Lopez
Adolfo's been a reporter at NPR affiliate KPCC since 2000. He's reported on three L.A. mayors, four L.A. Unified superintendents, and covered the LAPD batons and rubber bullets flying at the May, 2007 MacArthur Park immigrant march. In 1994 he co-founded the poetry-performance group The Taco Shop Poets. He continues to wander the sidewalks, streets and freeways of Southern California searching for the right words for the sounds he hears.
As a Mexican food town Los Angeles has taken me on the highest highs and the lowest lows. You know, like a personal relationship with its share of cuddles and door slamming goodbyes.
My expectations ran a little high when I moved here eight years ago. Since my first visits in the early 1990s I'd marveled with an archeologist's interest at those old restaurant signs advertising "Spanish" and "Mexican-American" food, remnants of a time when Mexican was a derogatory term west of Central Avenue.
And what was up with all those pastrami-taco-hamburger joints? Were they remnants of a time when Easter European, Mexican, and Midwest immigrants rubbed elbows in post-Depression L.A.? Were they safe spaces like the Mexican taco shop where upper-class and working-class patrons are equal in the eyes of a taquero making suadero, adobada and carne asada tacos?
The carrot soup at La Cabañita in Montrose led me to believe there was more to this city than tacos and burritos. The origin of some of the Mexican food is clouded by time. The beef stew at Philippe the Original is a cocido in disguise. Food, I also found, is a great way to flirt. I love asking the ladies who take my order at La Llamarada in Lincoln Heights how tasty their tongue is today. You won't find much better tomato sautéed lengua de res. And food's a textbook. You get the history of fishing in the L.A. Harbor with your mahi mahi fish taco at Baja Fish in San Pedro.
The lows include chilaquiles at a Mexican restaurant in East L.A. by the 710 freeway that made me want to open up a Doritos bag to get rid of the flavor. And the beans that are so runny at the burrito joint on First Street in Boyle Heights that you ask for a spoon to get rid of them and get to the beef.
S. Irene Virbila's recent review of Rivera near the Staples Center got me thinking about all this.
I'd taken my wife there back in February after reading Jonathan Gold's claim in the L.A. Weekly that chef John Rivera Sedlar fathered Southwest cuisine at several Los Angeles restaurants in the late 1980s. We spent nearly three hours, rapt in various levels of excitement as the curtain rose and each act left a smile on our face. I'll just talk about two items, the mezcal cocktail and the chile relleno. The week before I'd thrown out a bottle of Oaxaca mezcal that was about ten years old. The liquor has a chemical aftertaste that I don't like anymore. Yet there at the top of the Rivera menu sat the Donaji cocktail; mezcal, pomegranate, and citrus blended with agave nectar. Tequila comes from agave. Brilliant.
The burrata cheese-filled chiles rellenos are a cold dish without the traditional egg-white and flour coating. Tasty, but the chef wants to mess with your taste buds and your mind. Using the large rectangular plate underneath the chiles, he'd used a stencil and chile powder to re-create the Caltrans sign of the immigrant family running across the freeway. What???!!! I didn't know what to think. Immigration overlapped with Mexican food, with haute cuisine, with popular culture. We left Rivera feeling like we'd just done a threesome-cuddle with the food.
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by ar-gusni Buenos Aires, Argentina
It is of course a great hotel in every aspect of a luxury one but beside that it was the kindness of its people and the quality of service what made our stay so special. I hope we can come back again!
by DanielSoundso Zermatt, Switzerland
If your budget allows, then this is clearly your choice on Mauritius. The hotel is beautifully designed, very high end, and well maintained (it basically feels new). They have great attention to detail (just when you think fly spray would be perfection, someone offers it to you). They have an abundance of activities: golf, tennis, library with games, multiple pools (one with a dedicated swim lane for workouts), and various water sports (including free of charge water ski / wakeboarding). The staff are most welcoming and caring. A special thank you to Sara who quickly arranged an arrival lounge when our luggage had been lost and the room was not yet ready, Genevieve who is extremely friendly and always goes the extra mile, and Ayush who is a world-class personal fitness trainer. Besides these three, it must be said that the entire hotel team is really outstanding.
by Viageandomais Rome, Italy
Wonderfull Place
This hotel is very good , the sea without fishes is sad but the food is excellent . Only one very bad thing , the animation is whatever . Bad bands with singer singing all the same songs except the Jazz band on Monday night who is quiet exceptional .
by mrsnatwilliams Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Paradise - wish we could have stayed forever!
The service at Constance Prince Maurice was exceptional. We were utterly spoiled by the kind, attentive staff willing to make every moment of our stay special. We are especially thankful to the following team members: Sen - Made the best iced coffee and would have it ready to go for me to enjoy by the pool. Hurry - Gave us the warmest welcome when we ate at the Asian restaurant and had our daughter's favourite meal (pasta!) pre-ordered so there was no wait for the princess to tuck into her dinner. Gloria - Has the sunniest disposition and greeted us with a smile and well wishes every time we passed her desk at reception. Charlene - Made us so comfortable at the floating restaurant, especially when our daughter, Alicia (at the time 20 months) was less keen on sitting still for dinner.... Robin - Totally charming and entertaining with Alicia. She was won over with the high fives and extra pineapple treats! Sachin - Our lounge bar buddy who went so far as to bring fresh lychees from for us to try. Yoggen - Thank you for the countless games of peekaboo and extra crackers keeping Alicia entertained while my husband and I relaxed with our pre-dinner drinks. Kiran - Exceptionally attentive at the main restaurant and by the pool. Separately, our villa was always left spotless by the housekeeping team who were so courteous and working around Alicia's nap time so that we could stick to our daily routine. We stayed nine days and so were able to sample the three restaurants on a steady rotation — all are fantastic. The catch of the day was a firm favourite meal at the main restaurant. We loved every second at Constance Prince Maurice. Thanks again to everyone at the hotel for the wonderful experience. We left feeling rejuvenated, refreshed, and relaxed... But very, very sad to say goodbye!
by Simonye
Great hotel in a very private setting. Quiet beaches on both sides. Fantastic calm lagoon for water skiing. Only 5 minutes to the Links golf course and 10 to the Legend. A must is the restaurant on small floating islands.
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Constance Belle Mare Plage 5
On a sheltered mile-and-a-half-long beach, Constance Belle Mare Plage has a traditional island design as well as state-of-the-art facilities. Ideal for golfing enthusiasts, the resort has two 18-hole championship golf courses. By choosing this resort you’ll also have discovered the perfect spot to treat yourself to holistic or energising therapies at the U Spa by Constance. Breakfast and dinner are served at the main buffet restaurant La Citronnelle, while gourmet European and Mauritian dishes are served nightly at the Blue Penny Cellar and the Deer Hunter Restaurant. At dinner, Mediterranean dishes can be enjoyed at fine-dining restaurant La Spiaggia. A couple of our favourite spots are LAKAZE, which is located on the beach and is open for lunch and late afternoon and early evening sweet treats, and waterfront Indigo where you can enjoy lunch and dinner. We highly recommend choosing the incredible all-inclusive offering; you’ll be able to enjoy one three-course meal at La Spiaggia per seven-night stay, over 100 wine varieties by the glass and free Champagne during the daily happy hour (6.30-8.30pm). A wide range of rooms, suites and villas are housed in delightful thatched two- and three-storey buildings throughout the resort. The traditional Prestige Rooms are ideal if you want to be close to the main facilities while the Junior Suites allow for a little extra space as do the grand Two, Three and Five Bedroom Villas.
Four Seasons Resort at Anahita 5
With a spectacular setting within the Anahita Wilderness Sanctuary, this award-winning resort features outstanding facilities set against a lush green mountain backdrop. The resort is divided between the mangrove-fringed mainland and its 11-acre island, which overlooks a sheltered lagoon and has three beaches. The focus here is on pure indulgence, and nothing is too much trouble – whether you need your sunglasses cleaned or your sun bed moved. There are ample facilities and activities on offer, most notably the 18-hole golf course and the secluded Spa at Four Seasons. A recent addition to the Four Seasons is the exclusive cove on Ile aux Cerfs where you’ll find sun beds and a beach grill restaurant. You’ll get to experience the beauty of Mauritius’s most famous island but away from the crowds. Dining ranges from contemporary Italian dishes at the lagoon-side Acquapazza to a French bistro menu cooked in open kitchens at Beau Champ. Themed nights and a choice of Mauritian, Indian and Asian cuisine can be enjoyed al fresco at the laidback Bambou, while those spending the day on the golf course can dine at Il Forno. Luxurious villas are set throughout the resort, each with its own plunge pool and terrace that is the perfect spot in which to enjoy a romantic in-villa dinner. Garden Pool Villas and Mangrove Pool Villas are situated on the mainland, with their own private garden. If you choose an Ocean Villa on the exclusive island, you can enjoy direct access to the lagoon from the gardens, or if you opt for a Beach Pool Villa, you can step straight onto the sand from the terrace. For something extra special, stay in one of the exclusive Residence Villas which have either two or three bedrooms.
Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort 5
With refined and refreshed old-world décor and an emphasis on wellness, this resort has a welcoming ambience and gives you personalised service. Crossed by a tranquil river and fronted by a white-sand beach and vibrant lagoon the natural setting couldn’t be any better. Add to this a wide variety of activities – both on the water and in the Domaine – and you have a picture-perfect setting for a tropical retreat. Dining at Le Telfair is a pleasure and there are three restaurants and a lounge onsite. The main restaurant, Annabella’s, features a buffet breakfast and themed a la carte dinner menus as well as providing a variety of healthy dishes which reflect the focus on wellbeing. The al fresco Le Palmier pool and beach restaurant has always been a popular location for lunch and it’s now open for dinner making it the perfect spot to dine under the stars. Gin’ja is the top table at Le Telfair and it specialises in flavoursome Asian cuisine. Guests can also dine at Le Château de Bel Ombre, the Golf Club Restaurant and Bar, C Beach Club and the restaurants at Heritage Awali. And if you opt for the Gourmet Bliss all-inclusive upgrade, which we highly recommend, your meals will be included at these restaurants (depending on restaurant opening times). The wonderfully refurbished butler-serviced suites are located in two-storey villas dotted around the resort and have a beautifully light, plantation house style with white-washed walls and dark wood furniture. The Gardenview Suites overlook the resort’s tropical gardens while guests in the Seaview Suites and Beachfront Suites can enjoy views of the Indian Ocean from their balcony. It’s well worth upgrading to the Junior or Senior Suites for a little extra room as they feature a living area or room respectively.
La Pirogue 4.5
This friendly and informal resort is on a stunning stretch of beach and backs a shallow lagoon. Its 'boho chic' style is inspired by traditional fishing boats, with lots of natural wood and thatch. Ideal for families with younger children as well as couples, this resort offers plenty of activities as well as spots for undisturbed serenity. Excellent leisure facilities include a diving centre and spa, plus you can also enjoy access to all facilities at neighbouring Sugar Beach. The main restaurant Wolmar serves a hearty breakfast and themed international buffets at dinner. For romantic meals there is a private thatched cabana overlooking the pretty pond. There is also an oceanfront venue, Magenta Seafood Restaurant and the Coconut café where you also can sip delicious cocktails. There are also two bars and nightly entertainment including live bands. We also love that you can head next door to sample the cuisine at the sister hotel. Designed in the style of a traditional fishing village, bungalows are made of volcanic rock, fringed with thatched roofs and resemble the front of an upturned fishing boat. The newly refurbished Garden Bungalows face the lagoon, while Beach Pavilions are closer to the beach. If you're travelling as a group or family you can choose one of the Garden Family Bungalows or the Deluxe Beach Family Pavilions which consist of two interconnecting Garden Bungalows and Beach Pavilions respectively. Premium Garden Bungalows are set away from the main buildings and are a really peaceful spot. Senior Suite Pavilions feature a living area.
Récif Attitude 3.5
The scattering of white-washed buildings bring to mind a rustic Mediterranean retreat; however, the friendly service, white beach and stunning ocean views at this adults-only retreat are all undeniably Mauritian. Relax on the small coral and sand beach which is lined by rocks and enjoy free watersports including kayaking and snorkelling in the lagoon. Meals are accompanied by panoramic views over the ocean. Le Pointe aux Piments offers Mauritian dishes, as well as daily themed buffets and a live cooking station. Enjoy dining with your toes in the sand at L’Océan, an informal seafood restaurant, or sampling traditional Mauritian take-away at the street food cart Taba-J. You can also sample Mauritian home-cooked-style dishes at the new restaurant Kot Nou which is open three nights a week. The hotel's rooms are set in two-storey buildings and furnished simply with wood and wicker. Couple Standard Rooms are tucked away in the gardens. In the Couple Standard Beachfacing Rooms you can hear the waves lapping the shore while spacious Couple Deluxe Beachfront Rooms offer stunning lagoon views.
Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa 5
Set on a fine white-sand beach backed by forested peaks, this elegant resort is dedicated to rejuvenation and relaxation. There is a real sense of space and privacy throughout and the shady trees and tropical plants in the beautifully landscaped gardens provide natural screens along the beach and by the pool. There is a strong focus on providing unique experiences for each guest and the service is impeccable. The crescent-shaped beach overlooks the turquoise waters of Tamarin Bay and the reef-sheltered waters are ideal for waterskiing and kayaking. Enjoy sorbet and cool drinks on the beach, mini cakes served in the outdoor lounge and sip rum cocktails straight from a pineapple while admiring the bay’s spectacular sunsets. At the excellent Indian restaurant you can tuck into tapas under lantern-strewn trees, while at the Teppanyaki Counter expert chefs create delicious dishes at live stations. Enjoy international, Mauritian and Mediterranean cuisine accompanied by stunning ocean views at the main restaurant. As part of the Dine Around option you can choose to enjoy dinner at Maradiva’s sister hotel Sands Suites Resort & Spa. Here you’ll find a further three restaurants to choose between, just be sure to make your reservations in advance. If you want a more exclusive experience, plan a romantic in-villa dinner, head to the jetty for a candle-lit evening or dine in the beautiful Raj tent. The magnificent villas each have a private swimming pool, spacious outdoor lounge, an open-air garden shower and Hermès amenities. Returning to your villa after dark is a delight as ornate lanterns cast a shimmering sequence of stars, creating the perfect setting for a nightcap on your plush poolside day bed. Luxury Suite Pool Villas are set back from the sand while the highly-recommended Beachfront Luxury Suite Pool Villas and Exclusive Suite Pool Villas allow direct beach access and are within earshot of the crashing waves. The incredible Presidential Suite Villas have two bedrooms, two en suite bathrooms and a 56m2 infinity pool, making them ideal for families and groups.
Sugar Beach 5
A palm-lined walkway adorned with fountains and a sweeping staircase lead to the entrance of the attractive plantation-style Manor House at the centre of this popular resort. However, the grand façade belies the delightfully laid back atmosphere and casual feel within. The oceanfront lagoon pool is very family-focused with a designated children’s area while the south pool is more tranquil. The stunning beach boasts over 500 metres of white sand so it never feels crowded and the warm waters of the lagoon are ideal for watersports. Choose from Mediterranean, Asian and local cuisine within a variety of settings. Enjoy themed buffet evenings at Mon Plaisir, lunch, dinner and cocktails with your toes in the sand at the brand new Buddha Bar Beach. Citronella’s Café has a cool and relaxed atmosphere and serves Med-inspired dishes, fresh seafood and wood-fired pizzas. The Beach Trolley Bar regularly roams the beach so you can enjoy drinks and snacks without having to leave your sun-lounger. The rooms, which are soon to be renovated, are set in the plantation-inspired Manor House or in the Creole-style villas that are set throughout the tropical gardens. Many of these are located just steps from the ocean. The Manor House Rooms have either a garden or sea view. Deluxe Ocean Rooms are set on the ground or first floor of the villas, while Deluxe Beach Rooms are located on the ground and first floors and have easy access to the beach from their furnished terraces and balconies. There are also a number of Family Suites which consist of two interconnecting rooms or a master bedroom and living room with a sofa bed.
The Oberoi Beach Resort Mauritius 5
As soon as you enter this exquisite resort’s beautifully landscaped gardens, which are dotted with sculptures and water features, you’ll feel a wave of ‘zen’-like calm wash over you. The understated yet elegant architectural style of stone, wood and thatch reflects the resort’s unspoilt natural setting and the island’s unique blend of African and Asian cultures. The service is truly outstanding and the discreet staff go above and beyond to accommodate your every need. Follow winding paths to the beautiful infinity pool and step from the sundeck onto the small white-sand beach that edges a protected marine park. The resort’s unique ‘Touching Senses’ programme provides you with a host of enriching experiences, including star-gazing, cooking classes, wine-tasting, painting classes and nature walks. The thatch-roofed restaurant has panoramic ocean views and a menu full of tempting European, Asian and Creole dishes. Feel the warm sand between your toes at the beachside restaurant On the Rocks where light lunches and barbecue dinners are served. The poolside and beachfront bar is the perfect spot to enjoy cocktails and spellbinding sunsets. With king-size beds and luxurious sunken baths, this tranquil hideaway’s elegant accommodation has clearly been designed with romance in mind. Luxury Pavilions overlook the gardens and ocean, while the blissfully private Luxury Villas with Private Garden are set within walled courtyard gardens. To enjoy having your own pool, stay in one of the Luxury Villas with Private Pools, one of our favourite places to stay at The Oberoi. For something truly special, opt for one of the opulent Presidential or Royal Villas.
Heritage Awali Golf & Spa Resort 5
This relaxed and welcoming resort offers one of the best all-inclusive packages on the island, alongside plentiful activities and facilities. It's the ideal choice for families, groups and couples. An exceptional standard of cuisine and service can be experienced at the resort’s six restaurants and two bars as well as the further six restaurants around the domaine. The top table here is without a doubt at the gourmet seafood restaurant Infinity Blue. Each of the resort’s rooms and suites feature traditional décor and modern amenities. Deluxe Garden View Rooms have a balcony or terrace overlooking the resort’s gardens or pool area while Deluxe Beachfront Rooms are the closest to the beach, spacious Senior Suites are ideal for families.
Long Beach has that incredible view of the Indian Ocean typical of many luxury resorts on the island, but it’s the quirky architecture and cool atmosphere that provide its unique look and feel. The focus here is on providing a holiday that suits your lifestyle whether it’s energetic or laid-back. If you wish to do nothing but relax by the pool (or on the sand as you’re tended to by a team of dedicated beach butlers) then just relax and recharge; yet if you wish to fill your time with experiences – perhaps starting the day with a wake-up bicycle ride, joining a culinary journey as part of a Mauritian cooking class or discovering the art of mixology – Long Beach can provide. Modern and full of light, the accommodation reflects the style of the resort. Natural tones are used throughout and furnishings are vibrant and contemporary yet built for comfort. The ground-floor Junior Suites overlook the gardens, or for a supplement, the turquoise lagoon. For direct access to the gardens or to be just a few steps from the beach opt for a ground-floor Junior Suite Beach Access or Oceanfront respectively. Families can choose between interconnecting Junior Suites or a fantastic Family Suite which has a separate kids’ area with sofa beds and their own bathroom.
Zilwa Attitude 4
On a beautiful beach on the north coast of Mauritius, Zilwa Attitude is a charming and somewhat unique hotel concept. Drawing heavily on local traditions, the whole resort has been created to make you feel like a true islander, which is what ‘Zilwa’ means in Creole. From the simple, yet stylish rooms to the wonderful local dishes and cultural experiences, the aim is to make you feel like you’re in a home away from home. If you're travelling with kids', there's lots of activities to keep them occupied including a treasure hunt on the private island, Grand Zil. Not only does Zilwa offer local delicacies, it also serves Indian, Chinese and European cuisine to reflect the diversity of the island. Each restaurant gives you a new taste experience, while many also host special cooking evenings where you can try your hand at creating Creole cuisine, and enjoy it afterwards. What really sets Zilwa apart is its experiences; it really runs with the islander vibe and makes sure you’re doing things that provide a taste of the real Mauritius. You can enjoy dinner with a local family in their home, take a Creole language lesson or explore a bazaar. Contemporary rooms are inspired by traditional Mauritian seaside bungalows, with a ‘rustic chic’ design. They feature the standard mod cons as well as pieces created by local artists and craftsmen. You’ll also get a pair of traditional ‘Dodo’ flip flops to use and take home with you. Everything from the Superior Rooms and adults-only Couple Deluxe Rooms up to the Family Apartments and couples-only Privilege Junior Beachfront Suites has a real welcoming vibe and plenty of authentic touches.
Solana Beach Mauritius 4
The adults-only resort of Solana Beach Mauritius sits amid coconut and palm trees in gardens that slope down to a long narrow stretch of beach dotted with thatched umbrellas – the perfect relaxation spot. Cinnamone is the main buffet-style restaurant with live cooking stations, while à la carte offerings include the open and airy Pomelo Restaurant with outdoor seating and Secrets Corner – an intimate dining room with a ‘dining theatre’ concept. By day, make the most of the beach service and enjoy a fresh coconut water or fruit punch delivered to your sun lounger. By night, head to the vast Indigo Bar for creative cocktails and chill out to the sounds of a live band or DJ. If you’re seeking activities, free watersports at the boathouse include windsurfing, pedal boats and canoes, and on land there’s tennis and volleyball. Rooms are light and airy, and housed in two-storey buildings with light wood, splashes of colour and a blackboard – perfect for visually working out the best way to spend your days! They are all close to the beach and have sea views, and some feature interesting pieces of artwork. Most of the rooms here are Superior Rooms, which have warm colours, a slate floor and a terrace. Deluxe Rooms are more spacious and can accommodate three adults, Prestige Rooms have a wooden floor, espresso machine and four-poster bed, and Junior Suites have a whirlpool bath.
Shangri-La's Le Touessrok Resort & Spa 5
The much-loved Le Touessrok Resort & Spa features an ‘East meets West’ design which is complemented by Shangri-La’s renowned Asian-inspired service. A real highlight of the resort is the two island retreats which are accessible within minutes by boat. The star of the show is Ilot Mangénie which is exclusive to guests of the resort; you can escape to the island to enjoy the attentive on-island butler service and the cool beach club atmosphere. The other island is the famous Ile aux Cerfs, home to the renowned Bernhard Langer designed 18-hole championship golf course. When it comes to dining, there are five restaurants serving dishes from around the world. At the hotel’s main venue, Le Bazar, a wide range of Asian-inspired and international dishes are available while at Kushi teppanyaki, tempura and sushi dishes are created by Japanese master chefs. If you’re looking for something a little more casual there’s the beachfront Republik Beach Club & Grill. The spacious rooms and suites have been beautifully designed in a light and modern ‘rustic-chic’ style and feature locally sourced furniture. Sea views can be enjoyed from all the accommodation choices which include the spacious Junior Suites. We particuarly love the secluded feel of the Frangipani Wing Junior Suites; you’ll have the use of the exclusive adults-only pool as well as in-room check-in service. To step from your terrace to the sand, opt for one of the Beach Access Junior Suites. You can also choose one of the beautiful Frangipani Island One Bedroom Suites that are located on an exclusive islet connected to the mainland by a bridge. For the ultimate getaway, opt for the Shangri-La Three Bedroom Beach Villa which overlooks a quiet beach and the Indian Ocean.
The Ravenala Attitude 4
The Ravenala Attitude is a fresh and welcoming resort on Turtle Bay, and the focus is on providing plentiful activities and culinary experiences for everyone. If you’re looking for an active break have a go at paddleboarding, windsurfing and canoeing or splash out on a diving expedition. The Otentik Attitude programme allows you to really get to know your destination with cooking classes, dinner in a local home, market visits and culture and heritage tours. There is a particular emphasis on cuisine here with 10 dining outlets – from family friendly to adults only. The day begins with a buffet breakfast at the main restaurant while lunch can also be enjoyed at the waterfront restaurant Ō, Beach BBQ and Taba-j. It’s at dinner when the resort really comes into its own with eight restaurants to choose from, seven of which are included in the all-inclusive package. Which suite you choose depends on whether you’re travelling as a couple, with your children or a group of friends. Family Suites offer enough space for up to two adults and three children while Couple Suites are great for a romantic break or a holiday with a friend. Guests in the Executive Beachfront Adult Suites can enjoy access to the dedicated beach bar area – a great place to relax throughout the day.
C Mauritius 4.5
An awe-inspiring entrance which showcases an enviable beachfront setting welcomes you to this cool east coast hotel. It showcases a cool, stripped-back style – think locally-crafted and natural elements such as wood and thatch – alongside personable and attentive service. The focus on nature continues at the C Spa where only natural products are used. The wide, sheltered beach backs a large lagoon which could almost have been created for watersports such as kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding and snorkelling. For a fee you can tee off at either of the golf courses at Constance Belle Mare Plage. If you want to stay active and explore the island at the same time, sign up to C Trek - guided and sociable hikes at beauty spots around the island. There are a few dining options within the hotel itself and the food is certainly something to write home about. At the Dining Room, international cuisine is served at breakfast and lunch, while at dinner there are daily themed buffets. An alternative choice for both lunch and dinner is the intimate à la carte venue Wok & Roll which is located just steps from the beach. At the beachside deli-style restaurant Chow & Carafe, you can enjoy healthy yet delicious dishes or pancakes and ice cream at tea time and buy some spices, honey and other delicacies to take home. At the bar a wide range of local and international drinks are served as well as a selection of premium brand spirits and whiskeys, all of which are included in your all-inclusive package. In the Cellar you’ll be able to sample sommelier-picked wines from around the world, many varieties of which are included in the price of your stay. Each of the Prestige Rooms has a fresh and vibrant design which is inspired by the vivid turquoise of the Indian Ocean. While the rooms which overlook the resort are a fantastic choice, a room that overlooks the magnificent beach is definitely worth the upgrade. The larger Deluxe Rooms are located in the newer section of the resort and a handful of these overlook the beach.
Paradise Cove Boutique Hotel 5
This hotel really lives up to its name; a setting on the edge of a sheltered cove and an easy-going, island vibe combine to create your own little piece of paradise. As soon as you arrive, you can’t help but slip into a relaxed state of mind. The focus at Paradise Cove is very much on spending time together as a couple whether you’re hidden away by the water or enjoying morning yoga on the beach, an al fresco couples’ spa treatment or a sunset cruise on the hotel’s own catamaran. The magnificent infinity pool, which is located on the secluded peninsula, is a real highlight of the resort. Feeling like a world away from everything, the pool overlooks the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean and the scenic northern islands. There’s a new bar that’s connected to the pool and they’ve added charming thatched ‘love nests’ that make the best of those spectacular vistas or are dotted between the palms. The Peninsula, which is positioned just a few steps away from the pool, has become more of a destination dining spot and is open at both lunch and dinner. Back at the heart of the hotel there are three further restaurants including The Dining Room, the Asian venue XO and the seafood spot, The Cove. We love the new style of the rooms and suites. There are still the four-poster beds with their white drapes that create a feeling of romance, but the décor has been lighted with natural-toned soft furnishings and large feature walls with tropical designs. The Deluxe Premium Rooms are a comfortable choice; however, if you want a little more space, upgrade to a Prestige Junior or Senior Suite.
From the moment you see the perfectly framed view as you arrive into the lobby you can appreciate the fantastic beachfront setting and chilled out and friendly atmosphere of this east-coast resort. The focal point is the large infinity pool which is just steps away from the sands of the sweeping beach; the walk along the beach towards Belle Mare is an enjoyable way to while away a couple of hours. A trip here wouldn’t be complete without a spa treatment to the sound of the waves in the oceanfront palapa, or a trip out onto the lagoon on a kayak or Laser dingy. Dining can be enjoyed at any of the resort’s three restaurants, two of which are included in the all-inclusive package. The main restaurant is the buffet venue Indigo which sits poolside and is open for breakfast and dinner. The theme at dinner changes regularly allowing for you to enjoy cuisine from around the world. An alternative evening destination is Dolce Vita, an à la carte trattoria serving home-made pastas, grilled meats and wood-fired pizzas alongside an extensive wine and cocktail list; a selection of the restaurant’s premium dishes are subject to a supplement. At the specialist restaurant La Plage, where dishes are available at a supplement, you can dine with your toes in the sand and with an ocean backdrop. The rooms are simple in style with light décor and a few splashes of colour here and there. We love the spacious Superior Rooms – with garden or sea views – or even larger Deluxe Rooms which are sea facing. For a Deluxe Room with some outdoor space, opt for one of the rooms which feature a terrace or balcony. Both the Honeymoon Suites and Ambre Suites have a separate living room and master bedroom.
LUX★ Belle Mare 5
Take legendary British designer Kelly Hoppen’s light and bright interiors and add in the more traditional Mauritian features such as thatched roofs and palm-dotted gardens, and you have one of the coolest hotels on the island. The vibe here is that of a modern beach home. Alongside this trés chic style, you have the renowned LUX★ service; nothing is too much trouble and there’s incredible attention to detail. Whether you need your glasses or sun glasses cleaned while lounging around one of the island’s largest swimming pools or on the wide stretch of beach, or a refreshing ICI ice cream, there’ll be a member of staff on hand to attend to your every whim. You’ll receive genuine kindness and warmth from every member of staff as well as a few surprise treats throughout your stay. More actively inclined guests can take one of the resort’s distinctive red Martone bicycles and head off on a tour of nearby beaches, villages and countryside, while those with wellness in mind can retreat to the award-winning spa. Here, the LUX*Me concept takes a bespoke approach to health and fitness with personalised treatments, nutrition and fitness. Whether it’s the main buffet restaurant or the gourmet Indian venue which is overseen by a Michelin-starred chef, the dining options at LUX★ Belle Mare are second to none. At MIXE an extensive buffet is served at breakfast, and there’s an eclectic selection of dishes created at live cooking stations that are available each evening. For beachside dining with a view of the Indian Ocean, there’s Beach Rouge, while for exemplary Chinese cuisine you should head for the wonderfully-named Duck Laundry, where obviously duck figures prominently on the menu. Recipient of three Michelin stars throughout his career in Europe, Mumbai-born chef Vineet Bhatia has turned his attention to the Indian Ocean and the resort’s newest restaurant – Amari by Vineet; each Kuoni guest staying at the resort for a minimum of seven nights can enjoy one complimentary dinner here. Each of the generously-sized suites is a calm and light-filled sanctuary, with white-washed walls, light wood and colour accents added by the way of soft furnishings. You can download the LUX★ App which will allow you to make restaurant and spa reservations and access hotel services without leaving the comfort of your suite, the beach or your poolside sunbed. Accommodation options range from Junior Suites to the two-bedroom Grand LUX★ Suite, great for families looking for luxury retreat.
Sands Suites Resort & Spa 4.5
With a backdrop of the famous Tamarin Bay, Rempart Mountain and with the iconic Le Morne beyond, you could hardly wish for a more idyllic setting. Just picture yourself in the pretty infinity pool, soaking in the relaxed atmosphere and one of the best views on the island. There’s a real sense of place and authenticity here, with thatched buildings inspired by traditional houses, friendly, yet unobtrusive service and a peaceful setting. Should you wish to tear yourself away from the pool or sandy beach, you can explore the Tamarin Bay lagoon by kayak or pedal boat (and possibly spot the resident dolphins out in the bay as you do); wander along one of the island’s most popular stretches of beach towards the resorts and village of Flic-en-Flac; or have a massage or an extended spa ritual at the Sands Spa. There are three restaurants including the main buffet venue Tamarind Terrace, which is open for breakfast and dinner, and Pink PepperCorn, the beachside seafood restaurant. Spices is the resort’s Mediterranean venue where à la carte dinners are served. For a change of scenery, you can dine at any of the three restaurants at the neighbouring resort Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa with a half board credit (reservations are required and available on a request basis). Back at Sands you can enjoy the low-key atmosphere, beautifully-crafted cocktails and entertainment at Dolphin Bar. Guests can also choose in-suite dining between the hours of 8am and 11pm, beach and pool service between 8am and 6pm and romantic private dinners on the beach. All of the suites overlook the well-tendered gardens towards the lagoon and the style is traditional with tropical colour accents. The Superior, Deluxe and Beachfront Suites are all similar in size and décor. Superior Suites are located on the first and second floors and the Deluxe Suites are on the ground floor and allow direct access to the resort’s gardens from the furnished terrace. As the name suggests, the ground, first and second-floor Beachfront Suites are set near the white-sand beach. The largest accommodation option is the Exclusive Suite which has two bedrooms and a spacious living/dining room and is perfect for families.
Friday Attitude 3.5
Sometimes a beach holiday should be stripped back to cater for life’s simple pleasures. What we love about this great-value beach retreat is that you can just read a book under the shade of a palm tree, sip on a refreshing cocktail with the sand between your toes or lounge on a bean bag by the pool in the company of family or friends. There’s no pretention and no pressure to do any more than you please. This is a small and comfortable hotel with a small spa providing soothing massages or treatments, and a small kids’ corner – Ayo le Dodo – where your children can make new friends. You don’t need too many distractions when you have a white-sand beach and turquoise lagoon as pretty as those at the Friday Attitude. For a change of scenery – if you require one that is – you can take a boat over to one of Mauritius’ most spectacular attractions, the Ile Aux Cerfs, which is just half an hour away. The hotel’s all-inclusive package makes this one of our best value choices in Mauritius. The majority of your included meals are served at the main restaurant – the open-air buffet venue 90° East. At breakfast there are a good selection of dishes, while at dinner there are themed buffets meaning you should never get bored with the culinary offerings. An alternative option for lunch is the food cart Taba-J, a staple of all the island’s Attitude properties. Here, you can enjoy typical Mauritian street food and, later return for a selection of sweet treats. One of our favourite spots at the hotel is the rustic WE Beach Bar with its sand floor and thatched roof. A new restaurant, Kot Nou, is open for dinner four days a week and gives you a real taste of the island. With just 50 rooms it will never feel too crowded here and they are modest and simple in style. The Standard Rooms, which feature a double bed and terrace or balcony, are perfect for couples. As the name would suggest, the larger Family Rooms are an excellent choice if you are travelling with children as they feature a main room with double bed and separate kids’ area with two single beds.
Preskil Island Resort 4.5
One of our most popular Mauritius resorts has gone through a huge transformation into a cool and contemporary ‘island’ retreat. Obviously retaining same incredible private-peninsula setting, the views out towards the nature reserve island of Ile aux Aigrettes, the Lion Mountain and Blue Bay Marine Park are the same. Otherwise it’s all change at Preskil. There’s a brand new entrance which has been designed to make you feel as if you’ve arrived somewhere special, and there are charming yet chic thatched buildings dotted around the grounds that house a couple of the restaurants bars, the boutique and the spa. One of the real highlights of the resort is the selection of watersports that are available, many of which are included in the price of your holiday. It’s likely that you’re going to want to make the most of the clear-water lagoon and you can waterski, windsurf, snorkel, sail and canoe to your heart’s content. There are some aquatic activities that are available for a supplement such as diving, deep sea fishing, catamaran cruises and glass-bottom boat cruises in the Blue Bay Marine Park. There are three dining options to choose from including a buffet restaurant, a Mediterranean venue and a delightful beachside eatery which makes the most of those much-loved coastal vistas. One of the biggest changes following the renovation is the style of the spacious rooms. We love the beach chic vibe with light wood and bamboo accents. Pops of coastal colours are added thanks to the soft furnishings. As well as Superior and Deluxe Rooms there are Garden Family Rooms and Deluxe Family Rooms that consist of two separate but interconnecting rooms. These larger accommodations are great if you are travelling with children 17 years or under. Our favourite rooms are definitely the first-floor Junior Suites with their bamboo pitched roofs and view over the lagoon towards île aux Aigrettes or Lion Mountain. They have a really spacious feel and a loft-style design.
Veranda Paul et Virginie Hotel & Spa 4
It’s perhaps no surprise that at a hotel named after one of the most famous couples in French literature, romance is the main focus. A stay here will be filled with plenty of ‘us moments’, whether you’re relaxing on the small cove-style beach, sitting down to a romantic dinner or retreating to the much-loved Seven Colours Wellness Spa for a treatment that’s been tailored for couples. At the heart of the hotel there’s a delightful freeform pool, but the spot with the real wow factor is the infinity pool which has fantastic views towards the northern islets. There’s little to stop you spending most of your time in the pool or soaking up the sun beside it, although it would be a shame to miss out on the uniquely Mauritian experiences provided by the hotel. These include a catamaran cruises around the islets (shared with guests – including children – from sister hotels), an exploration of nearby villages, and fishing from a traditional boat, known as a pirogue. We love that mornings at the hotel can be as leisurely as you please. You don’t need to rise early or even leave your own bubble as a continental breakfast can be served in your room at any time of the day. If you do want to start the day with some company and views over the pool and bay, you can head to the open-air Isle de France where there’s an extensive buffet of local and international dishes and eggs are cooked to order. The restaurant is also open for lunch and dinner. There’s another nod to literature at the restaurant Le Saint Géran, the name of the shipwreck that was immortalised in Bernardin de St-Pierre’s novel Paul et Virginie. The rooms have recently been refurbished and have a light and bright décor, pale wood furnishings and neutral fabrics. Every room overlooks the sea so all you need to do is choose whether you opt for a Comfort Room, a slightly larger Superior Room or one of the Privilege Rooms. If you opt for the latter you will be able to enjoy one free catamaran trip per stay and the option to have dinner at the à la carte restaurant, Le Saint Géran – it’s well worth the upgrade for these exclusive extras.
Lagoon Attitude 4
On holiday, there are times you want a buzzy scene, times you want to kick back and chill, and times you want to live like a local. This is where Lagoon Attitude comes in, an adults-only escape hugging the shores of a huge lagoon on the north coast of Mauritius. This revamped island hangout is designed around three zones: lively, laid-back and local, so you can find your perfect vibe. We love the Lagoon Attitude's commitment to looking after the environment. There's a real focus on sustainable practices such as using no single-use plastic, featuring upcycled furnishings in the rooms and public areas and the Blue Net Bag inniative which encorages guests to picking up even the smallest piece of litter from the beach. You can also purchase completely natural and non-polluting mineral sunscreen from the hotel and visit the Marine Discovery Centre where you can learn about the beautiful lagoon and how to protect it. The action can be found at the heart of the hotel: the boathouse, main pool and amphitheatre – gloriously atmospheric at sunset. Here, you can embark on a midday sea-bike race, master the art of mixology with a cocktail workshop at dusk or stay after hours at a late-night pool party. The pace shifts down a few gears at the northern tip of the hotel, where you’ll discover a tranquil hideout on the lagoon. In this peaceful corner, you can start the day with sunrise Pilates on the waterfront, take refreshing dips in the crystalline water and linger over sundowners at the chilled waterside bar-lounge. For a slice of Mauritian culture, live like a local by learning a new language in a Creole lesson or sampling tasty street food. Whichever ambience you’re after, it’s all about the experience at Lagoon Attitude, whether that’s dining on Mauritian cuisine under the stars, indulging in a sea-inspired spa treatment or giving back to the natural environment. There are five restaurants around the resort including the main buffet restaurant Benitier where there are daily theme nights such as the Mauritian evening on Fridays. For a more intimate experience, head to the à la carte seafood restaurant Coral (pre-booking is required) or Lemongrass, the small Asian venue (at a supplement; booking is required). There are also two signature restaurants that you'll find at all of Attitude's hotels - the Mauritian eatery Kot Nou, and the street food 'truck' Taba-J. The rooms at Lagoon Attitude are a real retreat with calm and neutral tones, light wood and sumptuous soft furnishings. The Couple Rooms overlook the gardens, poolside or seafront (the latter two are available for a supplement) while the Suites are on the ground floor and have a bathtub on the terrace. For a real treat, choose one of the Whirlpool Suites, which have a whirlpool bath on the balcony that overlooks the Indian Ocean.
LUX★ Grand Gaube 5
LUX★ Grand Gaube reopened in 2018 after an impressive revamp, with interiors whipped into shape by Kelly Hoppen. The esteemed designer has cast her stylish wand over the rooms, accenting gallery-white walls with a fashionably eclectic mix of woven African baskets, hand-made ceramics, vintage rattan furniture and geometric tiles. Look out for cool Gouzou illustrations by French street artist Jace and bold wall murals by Camille Walala throughout the retreat. This Indian Ocean escape wraps invitingly around a cove at the northern tip of Mauritius. Glorious ocean vistas provide dreamy backdrops for all the African-influenced rooms and suites. Lush gardens of bougainvillae and banyans cocoon a spa, tennis courts, two swimming pools, fitness centre and golf course. Pick from two stunning beaches: caramel crescents of sand edged by palms. The bathwater-warm lagoon is the perfect spot to while away an afternoon; grab one of the hotel’s inflatable pink flamingos for the Instagram money shot. This is one for lovers of fine food and drink: six restaurants take you on a gastronomic journey from South American flavours at INTI (don’t miss the fresh ceviche) to authentic Creole cuisine at Banyan and a Turkish twist at Bodrum Blue. There’s no impersonal vibe like with some big chain hotels – staff will greet you by name and you’ll be spoilt in the exceptional LUX★ fashion.
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The Establishment of KSIMC
There were hardly any known Khoja family settled in Birmingham before the 1970. After the exodus from Uganda meant families were accommodated in camps in England and resettlement arrangements were being co-ordinated from there. Most Khoja families took it upon themselves to do their own resettlement inquiries. Amongst the principal areas were London, Birmingham and Peterborough.
Thus Birmingham Jamaat has its roots of existence, formally and informally, from the increasing number of families choosing Birmingham for their resettlement location towards the end of 1972.
The first ever gatherings were held at people’s houses where the religious functions for Muharram Safar and Ramadan were conducted. The reciters for majlis, nawhas, marshiyas and duas were our own people.
With slowly increasing numbers the community could not fit in people’s homes. So, in 1973 a house in Chesterton Road was rented to serve as a centre for about two years and was mainly used for gents gatherings whereas the ladies still gathered in Fidahussein Fazal and Asghar Remtullas’ house.
Many elderly people still remember those days with great nostalgia and cherished memories. They were witnessing the birth of a Jamaat and many, rightly so, until today are proud of their contributions to this Jamaat. The Jamaat will never forget these unsung heroes of the early days, those mentioned and those not , for it their perseverance, leadership, guidance and fortitude that saw the birth of the Jamaat to its advanced complex organisation of today.
By 1975, the community had increased even further to justify buying the property on Forest Road. This was a detached house, with the upstairs used for ladies gatherings, and downstairs for the gents. This arrangement went on until 1980. On Sundays and weekdays Forest Road was also used as a Madrasah, for teaching mainly Qur’an and Diniyat.
The purchase of the 6th Forest Road property was financially personally guaranteed by Habib Walji and Fidahussein Fazal. Without their support it would have been difficult to acquire this property. During this time for the main events when the Forest Road property would not accommodate the large congregation, Tindal Hall and Sherborne Hall in Balsall Heath were hired for the gatherings.
By 1977, the community had grown large enough that a purpose built centre was being seriously considered. The Clifton Road construction started in 1980.
By Oct 1981, the Imambarghah buildings were completed. At the same time, the foundation stone for the mosque was laid. The construction of the Mosques was finished in June 1982.
Whilst the mosque building works was near completion, work had been started for the construction o the flats and offices on top of the Imambarghah. These would accommodate the caretaker, transit visitors and also the Jamaat offices. The works finished in June 1982.
There was then a break of about 5 years, before further works were necessitated due to the growing demand s of the Jamaat. An extension of the ladies Imambarghah and to a hall for the nursery was undertaken in Nov 1987, with the foundation stone laid. This was completed in June 1988.
There then followed a period of the purchases of investment properties around the Clifton Road, as part of the overall long term planning for the provision of infra-structure. In 1989 a property on Moseley Road was purchased which now houses the Abbasi Flats. In 1992, the land at the rear of KSIM (cave) building was acquired.
The building on the Runcord Road, which attaches to the Syeda Zainab complex was purchased in 1995. The KSIM (cave) building itself immediately opposite the present centre, was bought in 1996.
The beginnings of the Syeda Zainab project was in Oct 1986. With the opening ceremony in March 1998.
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Dog mauls owners after they tried to put sweater on him
Dog stabbed, shot, tazed and tranquilized
By: WFTS Webteam, Michael Paluska
Three people were injured after police said their dog attacked them when they tried to dress him in a sweater.
According to Tampa Police, a pit bull mix named Scarface bit its owner and two other family members at a home in Tampa on Friday afternoon.
Tampa Police said 52-year-old Brenda Guerrero tried to put a sweater on the dog when he attacked. Her husband, 46-year-old Ismael Guerrero, attempted to pull Scarface off his wife when the dog began attacking him.
Police said the couple's son, 22-year-old Antoine Harris, then got a knife and stabbed the dog in the head and neck to try to stop the attack. The dog then began attacking Harris. All three were able to escape into the house, leaving the dog in the backyard.
"Officers responding said the dog was pretty aggressive," Eddy Durkin with Tampa Police said. "When they tazed the dog the dog was still pulling away and was able to release the prongs from the tazer."
When Animal Control and Tampa Police arrived to the home, the dog was shot with a tranquilizer gun. After the dog got into the house, where there were two children in the back room, officers deployed a bean bag gun and taser to subdue the dog. Eventually, the dog was captured by Animal Control by using a "catch pole."
Brenda and Ismael Guerrero were both taken to a hospital to be treated for their injuries. Brenda Guerrero's injuries are believed to be serious, though not life threatening.
Neighbors said the family just got the dog about a month ago. They said at times Scarface would get out of the yard and run through the neighborhood.
"You got kids here, kids there, and if that dog gets out the gate it could be dangerous to a kid," Joe Montgomery said. "But he never attacked no one on the street as far as I know."
At this point, it is unclear what will happen to Scarface.
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The Best Family Games for Game Night
This is the ultimate list of captivating, fun, and mentally stimulating family games that will keep everyone looking forward to game-nights!
The Importance of Family Game Night
If you’re looking for inexpensive ways to spend time with family, establishing a family game night is an excellent start.
Way back in time (pre-iPhone years) board and card game were a popular way to entertain at parties, with friends or after dinner. Hands up for everyone who remembers Yahtzee and Monopoly tournaments!
And there’s a reason we enjoyed them, interactive games create stronger bonds within the participants (family/friends) and provoke lots of laughter. Even better, kids who play interactive board games develop strong motor skills, are more successful in problem-solving and benefit in academic performance, and that’s research!
Don’t know where to start? I’ve got you covered with over 30 games to appeal to all ages and interest. So clear off that dining room table and make room for lots of fun!
Classic Family Games
It’s only appropriate we start with the classics! You’ll recognize these from your younger years, and I promise they are still just as fun.
A household classic game in which kids and adults can purchase property, go to jail, arrest, and make all of life’s big decisions. As long as your Monopoly games don’t end up in turned over tables and heated arguments, play on!
Take on the role of a mysterious character such as Miss Scarlett or Professor Plum and work with the rest of the Clue players to uncover who murdered Mr. Boddy in his own mansion.
The game of Life is a simplified version of adulthood but a fun way to give kids a preview of the real thing. Let them enjoy it while it lasts.
An interactive “battle” that appeals to both kids and adults for its strategic thinking and competitive energy. In addition to the classic battleships, this version ups the ante with additional aircraft carrier pieces.
True to its name, this simple and quick game helps its players learn how to make it from payday to the end of the month. Pay Day makes excellent practice for their college years.
Mouse Trap
For ages 6 and up but it never gets old. Set the trap, and catch the mouse. Mouse Trap is that easy…and that hard!
The Codemaker sets a secret code that the codebreaker (you) is responsible for uncovering with logic and deduction. If you like puzzles, Mastermind is perfect for you.
No better way to conquer the world than from your living room floor. Players will build armies, move troops, and engage in battles all in the name of victory. Risk is good for up to five players.
Best Family Board Games
From medieval fortress building to top-secret spy skills there’s something for everyone in this collection of family board games.
Good for 2-5 players, ages 7 and up Carcassone is a game inspired by the medieval fortress in southern France. Followers can take on the roles of knights, monks, farmers, and thieves to score points and lay cities, roads, monasteries, and fields around Carcassone.
Or My First Carcassone for younger kids. The original remade for ages 2-4, so no one misses out on the fun.
An excellent game option on a rainy day because it takes 45 minutes or more to play. It’s easy to learn and can be set up virtually anywhere. Qwirkle teaches pattern creation and recognition, but it’s highly strategic and super-fun for adults too!
Spy Alley
Don’t let the easy-to-follow rules despise you, Spy Alley captivates it’s players attention with code books, disguises, keys, and passwords.
At the start of the game, each person will become a leader of one of the seven great cities in the ancient world. From there, you must carefully gather resources, affirm your military supremacy, and build an architectural wonder that will stand for ages. 7 Wonders is an epic game that your family will want to play again and again.
Ticket to Ride provides a fun option for kids to play and get schooled in American geography. Players must collect train cards to claim railroad territory and win points for connecting major cities and building railways across America. And when you’re done with the States, there’s a European version too!
Harbors, pastures, fields, mountains, forests, and desserts this one board game is can turn into a different game each time you play. The team will need tactical trading skills, luck, and a taste for adventure as they aim to settle the rich isle of Catan.
Temporum
This game shows the possible paths history can take and the actual path it currently takes. In Temporum, players can change history, time travel, and visit historical points while scoring points to advance their power through history.
Each participant will utilize different rolls- mayor, captain, settler, trader, craftsman, or builder to score points and build their colony on the island of Puerto Rico.
Cooperative Family Games
Best way to build strong teamwork skills and have a blast? Any of these family games! Unlike regular competitive games, cooperative games require the participants to play as a whole and share the outcome, whether it’s a win or loss.
As members of a disease control team, you must keep deadly, world-threatening diseases at bay. In Pandemic, uou’ll work as a team to travel across the globe to treat infections and discover a cure for each condition.
Forbidden Island
For all your adventure loving kids, the Forbidden games will give them a thrilling fix. Your fearless team will embark on a mission to capture four sacred treasures from the ruins of a forbidden island.
Forbidden Desert
A flying machine buried deep in an ancient forbidden desert, and your team must coordinate and find it. You’ll need problem-solving skills, teamwork, and sunscreen- just kidding.
Work together as a team to map out defense tactics, slay monsters, and protect your castle. Castle Panic be played with up to 6 people or solo if someone wants to sneak in some extra practice.
Interactive Family Games
While some games have your working on your own, these games keep everyone talking, playing and laughing together all night long! You’ll solve puzzles, give clues and race one another in these amazing interactive family games.
This word game involves two spymasters who know the secret identity of 25 agents; the rest of the team must compete to see who can discover all of their agents first using their Codenames. You’ll give cryptic but sometimes hilarious clues to one another to see who can discover their whole spy team first!
There’s also a picture-only version of this game if you have family members who can’t quite read yet.
This game is perfect for older kids and larger parties. To play Taboo, players form two teams in which players must guess the hidden term on a card. If the guesser uses a forbidden word, they lose a turn. Players keep the cards that they guessed correctly and the team with the most cards wins the game.
A blast for kids and adults as players team up to complete various activities such as wordplay, acting and sketching. Cranium is definitely a keeper.
Can’t draw to save your life? Perfect! Pictionary will be even more fun as participants will have to draw their clues while the competitions try to guess what they are.
Watch Ya’ Mouth
Players will wear a mouth guard while speaking phrases and their teammates must guess what they’re saying. Make sure your phones’ charged so you can get all the footage while you play Watch Ya’ Mouth!
Loaded Questions Jr.
If your kids like asking questions, this one’s for them! No trivia or right or wrong answers only 200 hilarious questions and good times.
Each player will attach an unidentified card to a headband adjusted around their head and ask the other players questions to help identify what the item is. What Am I is the perfect game for young kids and adults and plays up to 6 people.
This one’s super fun and fast-paced! All players are given seconds to rack their brain for items that fit the given category. Scattergories is perfect for anyone who loves a good challenge and hates slow-paced board games.
The traditional game of scrabble gets an upgrade with Bananagrams! You’ll race against one another to make your own crossword grids in this fast-paced word game.
Card Games for Families
We know of Go Fish, Spads, and Spoons but these aren’t your ordinary card games. Any of these decks promise a good time.
Uno Minecraft Edition
Two beloved games made into one fun and addictive activity for kids and adults. It works just like UNO but with Minecraft characters, images.
A card game in which players will compete to civilize small bits of land to create their own Dominion.
Fast-paced and energetic, PIT isn’t for the faint of heart, as players openly bid for commodities or raw materials. There are no turns in this game so it can get loud, but it’s lots of fun and keeps everyone thinking fast.
If you have experience playing rummy, you’ll find Phase 10 to be similar; however, the object of the game changes with each round. To be the winner, you’ll have to complete all 10 challenges (phases) before the other players. These challenges could be collecting multiple cards of the same value, cards of one color, or a combination.
The Game of Things
Read a topic then write down a response. Once the responses are shuffled players must guess who wrote what! The Game of Things is ideal for large groups and ages 14+.
Does your family have a favorite game to play together? Share in the comments so we can keep our list of the BEST board games ever, going!!!
2 thoughts on “The Best Family Games for Game Night”
Chris Hansley says:
Hi Laura, You indicated that Monopoly was not for week nights. I’d rethink that feeling. When I was considerably younger and in elementary school, when summer vacation started my Mom set up a card table in the corner of the living room. On the first day of vacation we’d start playing a game on Monopoly. She’d set a kitchen timer, when it went off, that was the end of playing for the day. Sometimes it was as little as 15 minutes, and sometimes as long as two hours. It all depended on what else was planned for the day. Also on the first day of vacation we would start an on going game of 500 Rummy. We ignored the rule of when someone reached 500 points the game was over. We’d usually play a hand or two right after lunch. Last game was on the last day of vacation. Mom had two great reasons for playing. #1. We were having fun. #2. She kept my mind going on math while on vacation. I was the score keeper.
I mean, given that we set at timer we can totally play monopoly at night. But… my kids like to see who “wins” and this takes a while on a school night 😉
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PB for Claire in Watford
Claire McSweeney had a great run at the British Milers’ Club meet in Watford last night. Competing in the 800m ‘A’ race, she finished 3rd on the night in a brand new PB of 2:07.97. Claire has been running with renewed confidence in the last few months and her new PB last night comes just days after she won the 1500m at the National Leagues, where she also ran a 56-second leg in the 4×400 relay.
Also in action at the BMC meet last night was Seán Tobin of Clonmel. Seán put in a phenomenal performance at the Leevale T&F Meet back in April when he ran 3:51 on his own in blustery conditions. Last night he ran a 3:46.41 PB to finish 3rd in the 1500m ‘A’ race, which was unfortunately just 0.11 outside the ‘A’ standard for the World Juniors.
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Rivigo has been out to raish fresh capital for over a year now (Mint file)
Rivigo becomes eighth unicorn startup of 2019, valued at $1.05 billion
1 min read . Updated: 26 Sep 2019, 09:21 AM IST M. Sriram
Rivigo raised $4.9 million from South Korea's KB Platform Fund this year
It is now valued at $1.05 billion, from $950 million in February last year
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Mumbai: Trucking logistics firm Rivigo is the eighth Indian startup to become a unicorn — valued a billion dollars or more — this year, after it raised $4.9 million from a South Korean fund, KB Platform Fund, according to regulatory filings with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Entrackr first reported the development.
It is now valued at $1.05 billion, from the $950 million it was valued at in February last year, when it raised $50 million from SAIF Partners and private equity major Warburg Pincus.
Rivigo has been out to raish fresh capital for over a year now, and Mint reported in September last year that it is in talks to raise $400 million. However, it hasn’t been able to do so, and has been topped up by existing backers SAIF and Warburg, who last invested $65 million in July this year.
A Rivigo spokesperson did not respond to a message seeking comment.
Launched in 2014, Gurugram-based Rivigo has a ‘relay trucking’ model, under which a truck driver hands over the vehicle to another driver at a designated pit stop, thereby ensuring that the truck is not idle at any point during the journey.
Rivigo’s relay model ensures drivers are behind the wheel for a maximum of four-five hours at a stretch and reach home the same day. It also has a freight marketplace.
However, Rivigo has also become a unicorn at a time when India’s unicorn club is growing faster than ever.
The other unicorns created this year include Icertis, a contract management software platform, grocery startup BigBasket, ecommerce logistics firm Delhivery, software firm Druva, fantasy gaming startup Dream11, IT healthcare firm CitiusTech and Ola Electric, the electric vehicle arm spun off from ride hailing startup Ola, itself one of India’s earliest unicorns.
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Home Communities La Mesa Village Affordable Senior Housing Units to More Than 400
Affordable Senior Housing Units to More Than 400
Incoming Complex Brings Serving Seniors’
Affordable Housing Units to More Than 400
By Paul Downey, President & CEO, Serving Seniors
Serving Seniors may be most well-known for its meal program; which provides 2,500 meals a day to seniors across the county. In 2017, the organization served 600,000 meals; which can greatly assist seniors that may be on fixed incomes, yet their housing expenses continue to increase.
In addition to nutritious meals, Serving Seniors helps seniors in poverty live fulfilling and healthy lives in addition, to providing health services and affordable housing. The organization currently owns and operates 350 units of affordable senior housing, Potiker Family Senior Residence (200 units) in downtown San Diego and Potiker City Heights Senior Residence (150 units).
Early this summer, Serving Seniors will open its 62-unit Schmale Family Senior Residence in Ramona. Developed in partnership with Chelsea Investment Corporation, it will be the organization’s Seniors’ first affordable housing complex in east San Diego County.
Like the East Village and City Heights senior apartment complexes, Serving Seniors’ Ramona units are designated for seniors earning between 30 and 50 percent of the area’s median income, or $15,000 to $35,000, including those with disabilities, mental health issues and a history of homelessness.
Rents are expected to be approximately $476 to $818 per month for a one-bedroom and $569 to $978 for a two-bedroom, and qualified seniors will pay 30 percent of their income to live at The Schmale Family Senior Residence with Section 8 housing vouchers available to cover the remainder of the rent.
The need for these additional units for low-income seniors is significant. The calculated income needed for a single San Diego senior to pay for rent, housing, healthcare and transportation is $1,974/month.
However, according to the Social Security Administration; the average monthly benefits paid to retirees is $1,360 a month; which means if a senior is relying on Social Security alone, it is not enough to pay for monthly expenses.
Add into the equation the unique circumstances of San Diego County, where housing costs are a stressor for many. The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $1,748 per month – well beyond the income of many senior citizens.
According to July 2017 statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, 11.8 percent of the San Diego population is age 65 or older. It is no surprise based on these numbers that two out of every five San Diego seniors are at risk of homelessness, and unfortunately, seniors account for 30 percent of San Diego’s homeless population.
The Schmale Family Senior Residence in Ramona is a step toward alleviating the existing stressors that affect our local seniors. Above all, Serving Seniors believes in an integrated approach to serving older adults; additionally, each apartment building provides supportive services such as social worker visits to help manage the needs of residences; access to a registered nurse and recreational activities.
If you are a senior in need of assistance, would like more information, or are interested in donating to Serving Seniors, please call Serving Seniors at 619-487-0608 or visit servingseniors.org.
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Serving Seniors is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping seniors in poverty live healthy and fulfilling lives. Founded in 1970, the organization meets its mission with a nationally recognized, coordinated wellness model.
Serving Seniors provides nutrition, health services, housing and more to seniors in need. Serving Seniors has been expertly led for more than 22 years by President and CEO Paul Downey. Downey is the current chair and two-time appointed commissioner of the California Commission on Aging, board member for the American Society on Aging (ASA), and past president of the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP). Visit servingseniors.org.
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Moncler Genius x Craig Green SS19 Collection is Out Now
Gear up for the summer in the British designer's outerwear collection inspired by tents and kites.
by Pameyla Cambe (Singapore)
Barely a month after the release of its collaboration with Fragment designer Hiroshi Fujiwara, Moncler is dropping yet another one of its highly-anticipated Genius collections: 5 Moncler Craig Green. It was first unveiled at Moncler's SS19 show at Milan Fashion Week last September, through a series of innovative films showing the pieces suspended upon a mechanical contraption.
For the collection, Craig Green had been inspired by tents and kites, resulting in sculptural yet functional outerwear pieces. These are a far cry from Loewe's new menswear collection for backpackers, however. Green's approach leaned towards the avant-garde, as seen in the zip-up jackets, stiff-hooded capes with rope strings and parkas resembling tents.
As demonstrated in the videos, the pieces are constructed from lightweight but sturdy materials, which come in an array of bold and bright colours. Even Moncler's Longue Saison, which typically comes in black, has been given a vibrant update courtesy of the British designer.
View the collection in the gallery below:
The 5 Moncler Craig Green collection is available at Moncler boutiques and moncler.com.
Louis Vuitton x Grace Coddington
Collaborating with artists is a big thing in the fashion world. This time, Louis Vuitton joins forces with legendary artist, fashion journalist and Anna Wintour's eternal wingwoman, Grace Coddington
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Coach x Selena Gomez -The Sequel!
Coach launches Coach x Selena Gomez, the second creative collaboration with the actress, singer and face of the brand
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By Luke Morton (Metal Hammer) 2014-09-10T11:30:00.252Z
The firsts of Madball
In the next of our ongoing Famous Firsts series, frontman of hardcore stalwarts Madball Freddy Cricien talks about his first records and gigs – from hip-hop to a lot of Agnostic Front!
First album you ever bought?
“I honestly didn’t buy tons of albums when I was young. I was the youngest of my siblings and they had tons of music and varied taste, and my parents had all the Latin stuff. There were days where I would just sit by the record player and check out different stuff, a little bit of everything – that’s where my love of music in general stems from. That was one of my favourite things to do at a very young age and my taste has always been diverse. Everything from Led Zep to Michael Jackson to Sugar Hill Gang to Hector Lavoe… the list goes on and on. I remember the first single I “bought” being The Show with La Di Da Di as the B-side. Outside of that it’s hard to determine what actual full album was the first. Maybe The Chipmunks’ Christmas album or something ha ha!”
First single you ever bought?
“Doug E Fresh and Slick Rick – The Show. Anyone that knows me or knows of my musical taste knows that hip-hop is one of my favourite genres. I’ve always loved hip-hop music and culture so it should come as no shocker that this would be one of my first buys.”
First gig you ever went to?
“Agnostic Front in New York City at Great Gildersleeves or A7 – one of those. This was around the time when I got into the whole hardcore scene and culture. It was a time of innocence yet violent rebellion – it’s was dangerous and amazing at the same time. That experience literally changed my life.”
First gig you ever played?
“The first time I ever sang on a stage was with Agnostic Front at Great Gildersleeves – I was seven years old. That was around 1982⁄83. First ‘official’ (or rather unofficial) Madball gig was in 1988⁄89 in New Rochelle. It was supposed to be an Agnostic Front show but something happened and bassist Craig Ahead and guitarist at Steve Martin didn’t make the gig. My bro – Roger Miret from Agnostic Front – being the resourceful guy that he is turned it into the first Madball gig. That’s why I say unofficial. Nonetheless, it was the line-up on Ball Of Destruction – our first release – which was Roger on bass, Vinnie Stigma on guitar, and Will Shepler on drums.”
How was the first Madball tour?
“The first real Madball tour was in 1992⁄93 with Agnostic Front in Europe – it was one of Agnostic Front’s last tours in Europe for many years to come (they went on hiatus for a bunch of years around that time). We did a full US tour in 1994 to promote our first LP Set It Off – I consider those to be our first legit tours. We’d played some weekends and random shows before then and in between those periods – we even went to Argentina for three shows in 1993 for what was Hoya [Roc’s, bassist] first ‘tour’. But those two tours I mentioned were legit and very significant on many levels. They put us ‘on the map’ in those two very important territories.”
Madball are touring the UK and Ireland later this month. Details in the poster below.
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I Went Behind The Iron Curtain With Iron Maiden
By Howard Johnson 2016-05-31T16:15:00Z
In 1984, Iron Maiden became the first major western rock band to play in Poland. Howard Johnson witnessed rock history being made...
(Image credit: Paul Natkin\/WireImage)
It’s August 1984. I’m 19 years old. I’m standing at passport control at Warsaw airport – and the members of Iron Maiden, together with manager Rod Smallwood, are all pissing themselves laughing at me.
History is being made here. In their quest to ride the road less traveled, Iron Maiden are about to start the 11 month World Slavery Tour. But more importantly, they’re about to become the first major western rock band ever to play in Poland, still very much a part of the Communist Eastern Bloc. It’s a full five years before East Germany will signal the end of European political separation by allowing its citizens free movement into West Germany. It’s five years before the Berlin Wall comes down. But the Polish authorities’ decision to let their young people bang their heads to says something is happening. Big cultural changes aren’t far away…
Me? I’m not really thinking about seismic political transformation right now. I’m thinking what a plonkus I am. I’m showing my passport, but I’m wearing a stoopid trucker’s baseball cap with my long hair uncomfortably tucked way up inside. Why? Because Smallwood and Maiden bassist and leader Steve Harris have told me the Polish authorities will take a dim view of my luscious barnet. Subversive type and all that… No matter that the rest of the band have hair down to their arses and no caps in sight. “They’re artists,” lies Smallwood. “It’s different for them. We don’t think you’ll get in the country if you don’t tuck your hair up.”
“We were all pissing ourselves when you put your hair up, looking all nervous.” said Harry after the event. And almost 32 years later Smallwood and Harris still never miss an opportunity to remind me of my gullibility over this ancient wind-up whenever they see me.
To be fair it’s amazing we made it to Poland at all. Full stage rehearsals had taken place in West Germany, with visas needing to be picked up in Cologne. The entire entourage is due to fly out of Frankfurt, but road manager Warren Poppe had somehow fucked up wake-up calls on departure day. We’ve missed a connecting flight, leaving me and assorted photographers stranded. Maiden are waiting for us, there’s a scheduled flight we’re going to miss, and Rod’s temper back in those days is somewhere north of volcanic. Warren thinks he’ll be losing his job. He says it over and over again, like a mantra. Time for some quick thinking. He gets out his credit card – seriously, his credit card – and uses it to hire a six-seater propeller job that we scramble into, allowing us to join up with the rest of the party in the nick of time. You couldn’t make it up.
Looking back on our stay in Poland, it’s hard to believe the world was ever really like that. If you own the 2006 DVD release of Maiden’s Live After Death, you’ll have seen the bonus hour-long Behind The Iron Curtain documentary. I’m lurking on it, often wearing a bright yellow homemade Aerosmith t-shirt. Cut-off sleeves obligatory. But it’s not only drummer Nicko McBrain’s tight pants that are wildly implausible. It’s the entire state of the country we visit. The coach we’re traveling in, the Trabant cars you see buzzing around, the hotels we stay in. They all look like relics from a different century. The level of government paranoia is an eye-opener too. With Polish security personnel provided to accompany us 24⁄7 as a non-optional extra, it’s obvious that they’re far more interested in spying on us than in keeping Eurogumbies at bay. Hard to believe this is Europe in our lifetime. This kind of shit only happens in North Korea, doesn’t it?
There are five shows in place – Warsaw, Lodz, Poznan, Wrocław and Katowice – in just six days. The band are promoting their fifth album, Powerslave, though its European release is still just under a month away. This doesn’t make much difference in Poland, since there’s virtually no music officially released there. A bootleg album – and we see tons of those – cost half a month’s wages.
Howard, second right, in Iron Maiden's Behind The Iron Curtain documentary (cap not pictured)
The band are on fire, young enough to generate massive onstage energy. But old enough in their late 20s to be producing consistently enthralling, even challenging music. Listening to Powerslave on a pre-release tape (as all new music was distributed to the press back then), it feels to me like a classic in the making. On stage, led by vocalist Bruce Dickinson’s air raid siren voice and bulge-mongous yellow PVC trousers, opening one-two Aces High and 2 Minutes to Midnight showcase the band’s gumby-approved galloping metal style. The title track and 13 minute plus epic Rime of the Ancient Mariner, meanwhile, give more than a hint of the prog tendencies that will later become part of the Maiden hallmark, with guitarists Davey Murray and Adrian ‘H’ Smith weaving the kind if intricate patterns most metal bands shy away from.
The Polish “Billies” as the band call them (cockney rhyming slang – Billy Bunters) have never seen anything like it. 6000 of the buggers are crammed into the Torwar Sports Hall in Warsaw for the first night and they’re going apeshit. What’s really weird is that there are young soldiers in full army uniform talking their shirts off for a mosh and throwing their hats in the air for added pleasure in amongst the assorted human carnage. It’s endearing, but it’s still weird!
“I didn’t really think about the political side too much,” said ‘Arry when I interview him on the tour bus before the last gig in Katowice. “I wonder whether we’re being used as a propaganda tool, but at least we’re providing entertainment for the kids. They’re seeing something new and if our playing here opens the doors for other bands to come here, then the visit will have served a purpose.”
As we now know, Maiden’s pioneering steps really did help lead to change. Poland has since caught up, and now it feels like any other country on any touring band’s itinerary. No doubt it’s for the better overall, but I can’t help but feel a tinge of nostalgia for those pioneering steps we took all those years ago. You couldn’t always get the food advertised on the menu in the hotels. Beer was a rarity, which led to some shocking vodka binges, including a particularly memorable one where Davey Murray and I had to be literally carried home from God knows where by security fella Big John Harte. Transport was basic, the kind of bus you went to the swimming baths in when you were a kid – not exactly Ed Force One!
But the sheer joy on the faces of those Polish Maiden fans who were always somehow there, ready to mob the band the minute we left the hotel for a gig, the primeval, guttural roar of excitement that went up the minute the house lights went down, the sight of Iron Maiden at the very peak of their powers in this bizarre, otherworldly environment. These are all things that marked me, made me thankful to be part of something truly barrier-breaking, something that actually mattered.
THE WORLD SLAVERY TOUR, POLAND, 1984
9 August – Warsaw Torwar Hall
10 August – Łódź Sporthall Aleja Politechniki
11 August – Poznań Hala Arena
12 August – Wrocław Folks Hall
14 August – Katowice Sporthall Makoszowy
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A Spark of Light
Jodi Picoult | AUDIO, Jan 02, 2019
Turpin's narration enhances the complex story. Picoult herself presents the author's note in which she relates the history of abortion in America, including many statistics, and concludes with her hopes for the future. ["Excellent for book clubs, this should also be considered for discussions in critical thinking and political debate": LJ 10/1/18 starred review of the Ballantine hc.]
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Leaving Time
Jodi Picoult | AUDIO, Mar 01, 2015
Recommended for the all libraries. ["A truly engaging read that crosses through the genres of mystery and the supernatural," read the review of the Ballantine hc, LJ 8/14.]
A truly engaging read that crosses through the genres of mystery and the supernatural. The interspersing of elephant behavior information and Alice's journal entries about her subjects provide just the right amount of parallelism. Perfect for Picoult fans and book clubs. [See "Books for the Masses," Editors' BEA Picks, LJ 7/14, p. 27.]
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Picoult is no stranger to tackling difficult issues. Her latest page-turner confronts the oft-explored subject of the Holocaust with skill, starkness, and tremendous sensitivity. The characters' stories are compelling, but the stellar storyteller here is Picoult, who braids the quartet of intersecting tales into a powerful allegory of loss, forgiveness, and the ultimate humanity of us all. Her myriad fans are in for satisfying doses of everything they've come to expect from her: compulsive readability, impeccable research, and a gut-wrenching Aha! of an ending. [See Prepub Alert, 8/16/12.]
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From ‘Pretty Little Liars’ to ‘The OC,’ television producers need to stop encouraging teen drinking – here’s how they can
Teens who see drinking on TV are more likely to drink themselves. Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com
Cristel Antonia Russell, American University Kogod School of Business
Teen drinking is rampant on television these days.
From “Pretty Little Liars” to classic shows like “The O.C.,” you don’t have to look hard to find 16-year-olds sneaking a drink from a flask or getting drunk at a party.
The problem is that as teens see their favorite characters having a beer on TV, they’re more likely to have one themselves.
The majority of TV shows teens watch depict characters drinking alcohol, often heavily, with few negative consequences. Sometimes, alcohol brands that appear are placed there purposefully by alcohol companies.
Alcohol companies are prohibited from advertising their products to teenagers on billboard near schools or buying commercial time during programs in which the majority of the audience is under 21. But there isn’t an explicit ban on paying to have their brand appear in a television show. This practice is called product placement.
As a researcher of media influences, I became alarmed about what seemed to be a loophole in regulation. Based on my own research, I knew that the more viewers immersed themselves in a show’s narrative, the more they’re likely to be influenced by what it portrays.
In a recent study, I found that teens are particularly susceptible to this effect because they can easily develop a connection to characters with whom they identify.
My research with marketing and public health colleagues shows that even a single episode shapes viewers’ beliefs about drinking, drinkers and their own intentions to drink.
So how can producers counter this effect?
Ineffective regulation
In the United States, alcohol promotion is largely regulated through voluntary industry marketing codes. These codes forbid alcohol advertising in media, including digital media, where 28% of the projected audience is under 21.
In the absence of independent oversight, alcohol companies have long realized that product placement provides a relatively easy way to get around these regulations, to the increasing worry of consumer advocates.
Alcohol is one of the most actively placed product categories in Hollywood TV programs and movies. The growth of product placement consistently outpaces that of traditional advertising.
In a broader program of research on viewers’ feeling of connectedness to a TV series, my colleagues and I found strong evidence that TV characters’ diets, clothes and even dialect influence viewers, especially when they connect to the characters as if they were real.
Across many studies in different countries and across different TV genres, I found evidence that the emotional connections viewers feel to television characters affects their real life behaviors. Audiences want to be like the “friends” they see on TV.
These powerful influences have fueled the practice of product placement – in this case, of alcohol – and its success.
Making a TV show
I wanted to figure out if there was a way to counteract this effect. With funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, I created my own TV episodes.
I wrote the script, collaborated with film and theater students at San Francisco State University, professionally edited the videos and even dubbed the shows in French for conducting studies in France, too.
The experiment consisted of 18-minute, professional-quality TV episodes about Tom, a high school student. Tom and his friends drink at a party, which gives Tom the confidence to approach and kiss Katie, his romantic interest.
We used these TV episodes in a series of studies. Participants who agreed to give feedback on a TV pilot – that’s how we presented the research study to them – would watch one version of the episode and then answer questions about the story, characters and degree to which they were transported into the story.
After the episode, we also measured beliefs about the consequences of drinking, attitudes toward drinkers and intentions to drink in the future.
Tom is a character from the author’s TV episodes who experiences positive consequences after drinking.
In one version, we included warnings before the episode stating that alcohol products were advertised inside the TV episode. But the viewers who were most immersed in the story and its characters, as measured by their levels of reported “connectedness,” were immune to the warning.
Immersive epilogues
We also filmed epilogues that featured the main character correcting the pro-drinking message in the story.
Half the participants saw the epilogue in which a main character talked directly to the camera to say: “What you see on TV is not real. You do not need to drink to look cool and fit in.” The other half saw the episode without an epilogue.
Though viewers who were immersed in the pro-alcohol storyline reported more favorable attitudes toward drinkers and higher drinking intentions following the episode, we also found a hopeful outcome.
The epilogue was able to correct this influence, but only for viewers who were aware that they were being persuaded to buy a product. In other words, the epilogue had the most corrective power for those viewers who were both transported by the story and recognized someone was selling them something.
The author studied ‘That 70s Show’ in one of her earlier studies.
Getting savvy
So what does this all mean?
Just as marketers have recognized and embraced that today’s teens are naturally savvy about marketing efforts, so should public health campaign developers.
Today’s teens are growing up with branded content and product placement. They recognize it when they see it. So, get savvy with them: Let them enjoy and get immersed in the stories they watch, but remind them that what they’re watching is in fact fictional – and so are the consequences the characters face.
Cristel Antonia Russell, Professor of Marketing, American University Kogod School of Business
Alcohol advertising
Alcohol regulation
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Home Industry Developments FDA Advances LDT Dialogue with New Discussion Paper Containing Updated CMS/FDA Oversight Proposal
FDA Advances LDT Dialogue with New Discussion Paper Containing Updated CMS/FDA Oversight Proposal
By Kevin Madagan and Catherine Brinkley on 17 January 2017 Posted in Industry Developments
On January 13, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a discussion paper concerning an updated proposed framework for oversight of laboratory developed tests (LDTs). According to FDA, the updated proposal is the result of ongoing engagement with industry stakeholders. Under the proposal, the FDA generally stands by its position that a complementary risk-based oversight framework that involves both the FDA and the CMS Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA) program is the preferable alternative to a CMS-only framework. However, the updated proposal generally scales back FDA’s involvement in the framework and emphasizes the need for regulatory flexibility.
FDA’s new discussion paper does not represent the formal position of FDA, nor is it enforceable. The paper is meant merely to “advance the public discussion” by providing “a possible approach to spur further dialogue.”
Do not let this disclaimer (or the upcoming change in White House administration) dissuade you from reading the new paper. Change is coming for LDTs and diagnostics generally, regardless of who is in the White House. If your business relates in any way to LDTs and diagnostic tests currently regulated by FDA, then we suggest taking the time to read FDA’s updated proposed oversight framework and considering how this could impact your business operations and projections over the next decade and beyond.
Focused Oversight
FDA now proposes a prospective oversight framework that focuses on new and significantly modified high- and moderate-risk LDTs. Under this framework, previously marketed LDTs would be grandfathered – that is, they would not be expected to comply with most, if not all, of the FDA regulatory requirements. Additionally, certain new and significantly modified LDTs would likewise be exempt from a range of FDA requirements. Specifically, these exempt LDTs would be: (1) low-risk LDTs, (2) LDTs for rare diseases, (3) traditional LDTs, (4) LDTs intended solely for public health surveillance, (5) certain LDTs used in CLIA-certified, high-complexity histocompatibility labs, and (6) LDTs intended solely for forensic use.
However, the FDA would retain the ability to enforce regulatory requirements for any LDT, including these generally exempted LDTs, if the agency identifies any of the following issues: (1) the LDT is not analytically or clinically valid, (2) the LDT manufacturer has been engaged in deceptive promotion, or (3) there is reasonable probability that the LDT will cause death or serious adverse health consequences.
Risk-Based, Phased-In Oversight
FDA’s new discussion paper contemplates a shorter phase-in period than was proposed in the Agency’s 2014 draft guidance; specifically, premarket review for new and significantly modified LDTS could be phased in over four years, rather than nine. This four-year phase-in would first focus on the highest-risk tests and move on to other less-risky tests by year four. The FDA would allow tests introduced between the effective date of the finalized framework and the phase-in date for said date to continue to be offered for clinical use during the premarket review period, in order to ensure that patient access is not disrupted. Additionally, FDA’s new discussion paper contemplates a more broadly defined “unmet need” category that would allow greater flexibility for LDTs that address unmet need than was originally proposed in 2014.
Evidence Standards
FDA intends for the premarket review process, where required, to be complementary to, and not duplicative of, CMS’ postmarket oversight. Under this approach, FDA contemplates engaging with industry to determine how existing review programs could be leveraged to reduce the burden of conducting premarket review.
Third-Party Review
FDA contemplates expanding its third-party premarket review program to include eligible LDTs. For example, FDA is exploring whether to accept New York Department of Health’s Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program determinations in lieu of the FDA’s own determinations.
Clinical Collaboratives
The FDA contemplates expanding its collaboration with industry to develop measurement and review standards, and to promote efficiency with regard to any future oversight framework.
The FDA would make evidence of analytical and clinical validity for all LDTs available to the public to ensure transparency.
The FDA emphasizes the need for regulatory flexibility to enable laboratories to make modifications to LDTs without undue burden, while still providing assurances to users that these modifications do not affect validity. To this end, the FDA would encourage laboratories to submit prospective change protocols in their premarket submissions. Subsequent modifications made in accordance with this change policy could then be made without the need for a new submission.
Leveraging CMS/CLIA: Quality System Requirements for LDTs
With regard to current quality system (QS) requirements, the FDA now proposes leveraging certification to CLIA requirements, even though these requirements are not fully consistent with the FDA QS requirements. For LDTs made in a CLIA-certified laboratory, the FDA would narrowly focus its assessment on only three FDA QS requirements that address aspects of test development not covered by CLIA: (1) design controls, (2) acceptance activities, and (3) procedures for implementing corrective and preventive actions. To this end, the FDA would also expand its third-party inspection program for LDTs so that many of these QS inspections could be conducted by FDA-accredited third parties.
Postmarket Surveillance
The updated proposed framework would initially require laboratories to report serious adverse events to the FDA with certain exceptions. The FDA indicates that, in the future, it may be able to decrease or discontinue such reporting as monitoring efforts mature.
With the release of this new discussion paper, FDA has signaled its intent to continue to drive the LDT discussion through transparency and additional engagement with all interested parties. Although FDA has not requested written comments to the new discussion guide, that fact should not stop you from informing the Agency about the feasibility of this new (or updated) proposed framework for regulating LDTs.
Tags: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Clinical Laboratories, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), laboratory-developed tests (LDTs)
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House Approves Block on Yemen War Vote That Was Hidden in Farm Bill Rules
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and other lawmakers called attention to the unrelated measure — which narrowly passed 206 to 203
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House lawmakers approved on Wednesday a proposed set of rules governing the Farm Bill debate after it was revealed to obtain a provision that blocks votes on the Yemen conflict.
Lawmakers have quickly moved on the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 since the final version of it was released on Monday.
The Senate passed it on Tuesday before it moved along to the House for consideration.
Some lawmakers called out the unrelated provision in the proposed rules — but it still ended up narrowly passing 206 to 203.
Related: GOP Helps Dems Kill Conservative Amendments to Farm Bill
“Does your congressman know what’s hidden in a procedural vote on the Farm Bill today?” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) tweeted before the vote on Wednesday.
“Does he or she care? To avoid a debate on whether the U.S. should be involved in a war in Yemen, today our leadership will trick members into suspending the provisions of the War Powers Act.”
The provision within the proposed rules would specifically prevent lawmakers from forcing a vote for the rest of this year on any resolution that attempts to cut off support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Massie have been leading a coalition trying to push a vote to remove troops in Yemen.
Does your Congressman know what’s hidden in a procedural vote on the Farm Bill today? Does he or she care? To avoid a debate on whether the US should be involved in a war in Yemen, today our leadership will trick members into suspending the provisions of the War Powers Act. SAD! pic.twitter.com/PVziN9d2lP
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 12, 2018
“I urge my colleagues to vote against the rule because the Republicans couldn’t help themselves and had to insert this Yemen issue into this rule,” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said from the floor right before the vote.
“This issue has been going on for years. This is not a new phenomenon, what’s happening in Yemen. It is a tragedy that has gone on for years.”
Related: Freedom Caucus Kills Big-Spending Farm Bill
The Farm Bill comes after months of bipartisan discussions to draft a final version of the legislation.
President Donald Trump has expressed his support for the measure and is expected to sign if it gets to his desk. He said the bill was in good shape and farmers will be well taken care of; the House is expected to pass it Wednesday.
The legislation over the years has generally provided farmers with crop insurance, subsidies and loans.
Disaster relief provisions apply generally and there are subsidies for specific agricultural industries.
The legislation has also been split with funding for food stamps as well, officially called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Massie also tweeted this on Wednesday:
.@SpeakerRyan endangers the Farm billhttps://t.co/fkARvfCIp9
By a vote of 206 to 203 congress just flushed our War Powers down the toilet. SAD!
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The World of Edena
Jean "Moebius" Giraud (Wr&Ar)
Dark Horse Books, 2016
1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die
Paul Gravett (Ed)
Universe Publishing, 2011
"Packed with fantastic reproductions of classic front covers and groundbreaking interiors...truly a must-have for any fan of the medium or collector." Not only does the book inspire the studio to find new books to read, it also prompted this very page of the website!
"Stel and Atan are interstellar investigators trying to find a lost space station and its crew. When they discover the mythical paradise planet Edena, their lives are changed forever. The long out-of-print Edena Cycle from Moebius gets a deluxe hardcover treatment!" Beautiful pages in full vibrant color. Not enough can be said about Moebius' mastery!
"...The author's first-person experiences of Hiroshima and its aftermath, is a reminder of the suffering war brings to innocent people...Nakazawa, a Hiroshima survivor, effectively portrays the strain of living in this environment and shows how efforts to stay upbeat in dire circumstances sometimes manifest as manic, irrational humor. " Very moving story with graphic and powerful scenes.
Barefoot Gen, vol.1
Keiji Nakazawa (Wr&Ar)
Last Gasp, 2004
"Auster's novel (about a novelist named Quinn who's mistaken for a detective named Paul Auster and loses his mind and identity in the course of a meaningless case) ...it's mostly about the breakdown of the idea of representation..." A very surreal detective noir that tells a story in a way that shows the medium's strengths. Some of the things that happen here can ONLY be done in comics!
It would be a dizzying task to itemize every book in our impressive catalogue, but some are so special to us that they deserve a special mention.
Every year, there are a few books that both the Instructors and the students love bringing up. A lot. Either because of the works' popularity, or because the book does something really cool that we think should be shared with our students.
Paul Auster (Wr),
Adapted by Paul Karasik & David Mazzuccheli (Ar)
Picador, 2004
Moebius Stories
Epic Comics, c.1989
Not only are these series of books out of print, rare, and a collector's item; they also showcase his Moebiusness' long varied career in fine illustration and storytelling. It's easy to understate how much influence this man has had on the art for comics. Take a look for yourself!
The Multiversity, Deluxe Edition
Grant Morrison (Wr)
DC Comics, 2015
A complex book that hasn't been shelved in months because one of our most ambitious students Adrian Perez idolizes Mr. Morrison's work. "...A highly layered commentary on different comic genres told through different universes". It's the inventive ideas and experimental writing techniques that keep Morrison's books ever-present in the studio.
Selected Gems from the Little Fish Library
Most Talked About Books at Little Fish
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Zambia Airways is another case of Sales Tax
Economy Zambia Airways is another case of Sales Tax
By Bright Chizonde Researcher-CTPD
The Center for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) is greatly concerned with the poor management of the decision to relaunch Zambia Airways.
The limited consultation, poor planning, lack of transparency, inclusiveness, and limited engagement with the public parallels the decision to introduce a sales tax. Just like the decision to replace VAT with Sales Tax, the relaunch of Zambia Airways has been postponed many times on account of poor projections and planning-all in the midst of an adamancy to implement the decision regardless of the views of critical stakeholders.
The government claims to have a comprehensive business model and financial projects, but these have not been presented to key stakeholders or the general public, the same way as the much talked about sales tax simulations which were never made public.
Considering the government’s fiscal position and Zambia’s current economic situation, CTPD will continue to advise the government to halt its decision to relaunch Zambia Airways and focus on improving its plans through background work and stakeholder consultation, until such a time as would be economically and fiscally allowing for the relaunch. This recommendation was arrived at after detailed assessments of the economic environment, fiscal position, and case studies of South African Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and Malawian Airline, the latter being a classic case of an Ethiopian partnership which has failed to generate profits.
It has also been established that the Ministry of Transport and Communication, and IDC are not in agreement concerning the appropriate business model.
CTPD is also concerned that even at this stage, the financing options for Zambia Airways continue to be elusive. Considering the recent default on only US$1.4 million towards servicing the African Development Bank (ADB) loans and drag in sourcing funds for electricity importation from South Africa, Zambians should indeed be wondering how government seeks to finance the lease of plans and operations of Zambia Airways.
It is surprising that government has continued to push for the relaunch of Zambia Airways through establishing a board of directors and recruiting employees who are already drawing salaries, when the general public does not know the source of these funds.
If Zambia Airways is to succeed, government should become more accommodating of divergent views for the betterment and refinement of their plans.
We therefore urge the government to make public the business plan, the lease agreement, the management agreement, and MOUs signed with Ethiopian Airlines and others because they are a number of local aviation experts who are well able to advise government on these critical areas.
CTPD also advises IDC and the Ministry of Transport and Communication to stop ignoring public concerns regarding the decision to relaunch Zambia.
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Sod January 13, 2020 At 7:31 am
Zambia Airways is not a priority, We need basics such as food, jobs and energy. Not convinced that this Zambia Airways will generate jobs. Wake up Lungu and PF and smell the coffee
Kaizar Zulu © January 13, 2020 At 8:01 am
Some people will never appreciate. It’s only under pf that we have managed to revive our national airline. Look how beautiful those women in the picture look. Kz
Mukalipe January 13, 2020 At 8:41 am
Since you only as PF are disputing the glaring negative indicators, with inflation, exchange rate, mealie meal prices breaking Zambias records since 1964, how do you now explain the phenomenon where it has started raining but the Kariba dam is going centimeters down instead of centimeters up, how do you explain the phenomenon where even nature is against you.
blabla January 13, 2020 At 8:48 am
Oh my. You truly are inept if the beauty of the women is what you thought is the most significant contribution you could make on this topic. Good ridance you no longer serve as an advisor to the President….one can only imagine the damage you already caused with your poor judgement.
Other governments before PF did not revive Zambia airways purely because they understood it was not a priority and would infact be a liability and drain on limited public funds. PF goverment in their own wisdom (or lack of it) think they know better than all the previous goverments and all the other national airlines world over that a struggling. This is despite track-record, economies of scale and existing lucrative routes. It does not take a genius to predict that Zambia Airways is a failed project even…
K3leni [email protected] afw3nkule' Mwib4la m0onga Z0dw4! January 13, 2020 At 9:40 am
Okay N.E.Z Zulu!
imprezza January 13, 2020 At 11:19 am
this is another unnecessary liability, and who would risk his life to be on your airline?
sakala January 13, 2020 At 11:38 am
are you the really KZ or someone using a psuedo name
Ayatollah January 13, 2020 At 8:09 am
The reason the PF Govt isn’t transparent in all its deals is because of the hidden costs that go to kickbacks and kata mulomo for the players involved. You’ll be shocked when you look at the financials so spare yourself the BP. The Board and employees are all well-connected cadres, we’ll see when the project fails to takeoff
Concerned. January 13, 2020 At 8:44 am
Not a priority at all and will be a white elephant. Uniforms from the Prison Service.
Other governments before PF did not revive Zambia airways purely because they understood it was not a priority and would infact be a liability and drain on limited public funds. PF goverment in their own wisdom (or lack of it) think they know better than all the previous goverments and all the other national airlines world over that a struggling. This is despite track-record, economies of scale and existing lucrative routes. It does not take a genius to predict that Zambia Airways is a failed project even before it takes off.
Uwakwisano January 13, 2020 At 1:12 pm
If the PF government was really serious about revamping the airline industry in Zambia it would have invested in already established local companies such as Mahogany by buying shares through IDC instead of bringing in a foreign company in the form of Ethiopian Airways that will compete with our own Zambians. Building capacity of local companies will have made them able to expand to regional routes and eventually international ones. In this way, the running of the government’s investment would have been left to competent and experienced people without political connections….but as usual, PF being what it is, chose the most expensive, risky and wasteful route just so that someone somewhere got something from this thing…..
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Taylor Swift Shares Behind-the-Scenes Details of Her Apple Music Letter
Tuesday August 4, 2015 8:41 am PDT by Mitchel Broussard
In an interview for the September cover story of Vanity Fair, Taylor Swift reveals her thoughts and reasoning behind the letter she wrote to Apple concerning the lack of monetary support for artists during Apple Music's three-month free trial period. The singer notes that she wrote the letter in the early morning hours after a few of her fellow artists sent pictures of their Apple Music contracts.
“I wrote the letter at around four A.M.,” Swift says. “The contracts had just gone out to my friends, and one of them sent me a screenshot of one of them. I read the term ‘zero percent compensation to rights holders.’ Sometimes I’ll wake up in the middle of the night and I’ll write a song and I can’t sleep until I finish it, and it was like that with the letter.”
Swift's main concern was that her letter would be taken as whining, particularly since she had addressed a similar issue regarding Spotify last year, but after running the letter past her mother, Swift decided to publish it.
Apple did indeed listen, and later the same day reversed course on its decision and announced plans to pay artists during the initial free trial of Apple Music. In the Vanity Fair interview, Swift notes Apple's near-immediate response and genuine care for her and her fellow artists, further alluding to her public break from Spotify and that company's subsequent reaction to the pulling of her music from the service.
Says Swift, “Apple treated me like I was a voice of a creative community that they actually cared about,” she says. “And I found it really ironic that the multi-billion-dollar company reacted to criticism with humility, and the start-up with no cash flow reacted to criticism like a corporate machine.”
Although it's hit a few bumps in the road, Apple Music has been steadily providing its early adopters with exclusive tracks, celebrity-hosted Beats 1 radio shows, and personalized music discovery since its June 30 launch. Those who signed up on day one still have just under two months left to their three-month free trial, with monthly subscriptions priced at $9.99 for individuals and $14.99 for families after the trial. The company reportedly has ten million users on the free trial so far, but it remains to be seen how many of those will convert to paying users.
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Music snobs. Music snobs everywhere.
I wish she would reveal her retirement date. I'm so sick and tired of her and this whole Apple thing. Enough already.
It's kind of a big deal though. Before this musicians wouldn't get paid, and now they are. That's an entire industry getting paid for its hard work on a service/company that can very well afford it.
keysofanxiety
If there was a down vote option on MacRumors, I would down vote this article. I'm very sick of her marketing. Still, many people here will praise her... The shepherd tending the sheep...
There's something oddly unsettling about getting lectured on cult/sheep behaviour by a user called Tamagotchi :D
jacobh101
i <3 t swift
I'm not a fan of her music but I like what she caused with that letter. Very good to see.
AngerDanger
Another fun behind-the-scenes detail: due to his success in the keynote intro video, Bill Hader was originally considered to play Taylor Swift.
yaboyac29
now if only taylor swift wasn't such a bitch when it came to photography during her concert.
photographers have no rights.
screw this woman.
bbeagle
She changed her concert photography contract. She listens.
http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/07/taylor-swift-actually-listened-and-changed-her-concert-photography-contract/
jdillings
The letter came about because she was loves to play the victim card. It seems her day revolves around finding ways to look like a victim. Witness her recent beef with Minaj.
SSD-GUY
And now Apple and her have got Bad Blood.
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Algae Growth in Your Hydroponic System: Friend or Foe?
Lynette Morgan | August 19, 2017
Takeaway: Small amounts of algae colonizing a hydroponic system are not a threat to plant growth, but algae growth must be kept within reasonable limits.
While we often think of algae as being a bright green growth in a nutrient solution or on substrate surfaces, the huge number of algal species means their appearance can be quite diverse. Algae can range in color from lime green, to a bubbly black, to red, to brown. These organisms might appear as long stringy filaments flowing in the current or as dense fur on the reservoir and growing channel surfaces.
On growing media, algae might appear as a green stain on the surface of a substrate, or as thick, gelatinous slime under irrigation drippers. Algae is often accompanied by a smell, particularly as it decomposes, which might be musty or earthy and moldy, and it is well known for blocking drippers, emitters and other hydroponic equipment.
What Are Algae?
Algae are simple, aquatic, plant-like organisms that do not have true roots, stems and leaves. Since they are a form of plant life, algae need the same basic conditions as higher plants to grow and reproduce—warmth, moisture, nutrients and light.
While we can’t exclude the first three conditions for algae growth within a nutrient solution, light is the one thing that can be controlled, making the best form of algae control a lightproof covering over growing channels, reservoirs and covers around the base of plants growing in substrates.
Problems That Algae Cause
Apart from causing an unsightly mess when uncontrolled growth is present, algae create a number of other problems for the grower. It is not so much that algae mop up nutrients from the solution, but as they bloom, die and decompose, they remove dissolved oxygen from the hydroponic system. This increases the biological oxygen demand of the system and plant roots might suffocate from a lack of dissolved oxygen.
Some species of decomposing algae release toxins as they break down, and provide an organic food source for plant pathogenic fungi such as pythium, which might then multiply to high levels in the system.
Could Some Algae Be Beneficial?
While the negative effects of algae growth in hydroponics are fairly well-known and generally accepted as being a nuisance potentially toxic for plant growth, there is another side to algae that is still under investigation.
Certain types of algae can be beneficial. One example of this is the giant brown algae species, also known as seaweed, extracts of which have been developed for horticultural and hydroponic use as plant growth supplements and organic fertilizers. Some researchers have even found that certain algae species release growth promoters in plant cultivation systems.
Among these plant growth regulators are auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, abscisic acid and ethylene. Other researchers have found that certain algae can produce anti-fungal and anti-bacterial compounds that might assist with disease prevention in the root zone.
These types of trials generally found that while overall heavy algae growth in hydroponics has negative effects on crop growth, there exists the potential to identify certain algae species that produce beneficial compounds and isolate these for use in soilless systems.
In the future, we could see extracts from beneficial algae (apart from seaweed products) being a routine supplement in hydroponic nutrient solutions used for plant growth promotion and control of root diseases.
Apart from the potential of beneficial growth compounds extracted from some algae, common everyday algae species growing in a hydroponic nutrient solution do in fact give off oxygen during photosynthesis. In heavily populated solutions, small bubbles of oxygen might be seen being released from the algae under good light conditions.
However, while oxygen is released into the nutrient solution by live algae, once algae bloom then die, they then consume dissolved oxygen and can add a large volume of organic carbon into the system, which, in solution culture, needs to be avoided.
Where Do Algae Come From?
Hydroponic gardeners often wonder how this green scourge finds its way into a previously clean system and nutrient solution. Algae are widespread in the natural environment and are an efficient and rapid colonizer anywhere there is moisture, light and nutrients for growth. Algae are common in many water sources such as rivers and streams, ponds, lakes and rainwater storage tanks.
Treatment of city water supplies usually destroys most of the algae present, and while that might slow the development of an algae bloom, it only takes one algae spore in the water supply to start an outbreak.
Algae spores are everywhere and are usually dispersed in soil or water, or on plant or organic material. They also travel on wind currents, in the air, mixed with dust or are transported via living carriers including insects, animals and humans, thus making them impossible to avoid.
Algae Control and Prevention
Algae can be difficult to control. Prevention via light exclusion from the nutrient solution, reservoirs, growing channels and surfaces of growing media is the main form of defense for most growers and is the most effective. For larger-scale growing beds or containers, a plastic film cover over the substrate and around the base of the plant might be required. Some growing mediums are designed to stay dry on top, which prevents excessive algae growth on the surface.
Algae might still be a problem directly under drippers or emitters where light naturally hits the nutrient solution before it flows into the substrate. Complete control over all algae growth in most hydroponic systems can be difficult. Most growers tolerate small amounts of algae in their system, provided it does not become excessive, and this usually causes no problems.
When algae growth becomes thick and widespread, the best option is to clean up the whole system after plant removal, and often this requires a good scrub of all surfaces to dislodge stubborn algae, as well as running hydrogen peroxide, chlorine and other sterilization agents through the system, then rinsing well with water before replanting.
There is a range of chemical algaecide products that can be added to the nutrient to kill algae; however, since algae is a form of plant life, there is the potential with many of these to damage young or sensitive root systems, so care must be taken with the dose. Algae will regrow quickly after applications of algaecide products, requiring more chemical to get good control.
"Once the algae have been killed, they will start to decompose and ideally should be filtered out of the nutrient solution."
In a European study on algae control in hydroponic systems, a number of products tested for control of algae in nutrient solutions were either totally ineffective in killing algae, or they killed off much of the algae but were also phytotoxic to the plants and caused root damage. It was also found that dosages of 50 ppm of hydrogen peroxide was required to control algae, but that this dose was too phytotoxic for young plants, although older plants survived this dose rate.
Therefore, careful and selective use of hydrogen peroxide could be used on older, more resistant plants, but since hydrogen peroxide is a biocide, rather than an algaecide, there is always a risk of root damage.
Use of UV light sterilization systems to control algae in the nutrient solution has mixed results. While UV treatment will destroy algae spores suspended in, and floating around, the nutrient solution or source water as they flow through the UV sterilizer, algae already growing out in the hydroponic system fixed to channel and reservoir surfaces will not come into contact with the UV light treatment chamber and hence will not be killed. UV doesn’t add any residual killing effect to the solution—it only destroys algae it shines on as the nutrient solution flows past the UV light equipment.
Other studies have found organic algae control methods, such as adding certain grapefruit seed extracts at the correct dose rate to the nutrient, will kill algae without harming the plants. This is a method used in drinking water, ponds and lakes, and it appears to work well. However, once the algae have been killed, they will start to decompose and ideally should be filtered out of the nutrient solution. Algae also tend to reoccur a certain time period after treatment.
There could be the potential in larger hydroponic reservoirs to use barley straw rafts as a means of algae control, which has been proven to work in ponds, lakes and other waterways for many species of algae. The aerobic decomposition of barley straw releases certain chemicals that prevent the growth of algae. The specific decomposition chemicals have not been identified, but it is suggested these might be oxidized polyphenolics or even hydrogen peroxide.
This process is rather slow and probably not the most convenient for small indoor gardens. It also requires good levels of dissolved oxygen to always be present to allow only aerobic decomposition of the barley straw.
There are liquid bottled barley straw extracts on the market that can be used to control algae in fish tanks and ponds and are worth experimenting with in hydroponic systems at low dosages.
However, as with any products that rapidly kill algae, if large amounts of algae growth suddenly die off and begin decomposing in the nutrient solution, this lowers the amount of dissolved oxygen present for plant root uptake. Large amounts of dead algae are best manually removed or filtered out after treatment with control products to control the biological oxygen demand in the system.
The best form of algae control in hydroponics will always be prevention by the exclusion of light hitting the nutrient solution. Wherever possible, growers should aim for this rather than relying on quick-fix chemical controls.
Small amounts of algae colonizing a hydroponic system are not a threat to plant growth—however unsightly they might look. In the future, growers might even find themselves using different types of algae extract products to boost plant growth and health.
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Written by Lynette Morgan
Dr. Lynette Morgan holds a B. Hort. Tech. degree and a PhD in hydroponic greenhouse production from Massey University, New Zealand. Lynette is a partner with Suntec International Hydroponic Consultants and has authored several hydroponic technical books. Visit suntec.co.nz for more information. Full Bio
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Inspirational stories and case studies related to patient healing.
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The Power of Stem Cells: When You Catch a Falling Star
July 19, 2019 by Steve Coleman
Dr. Steve Coleman, D.O.
Founder of MedicalMasters.org
Imagine the desperation and fear that grows unchecked, in a strong woman forced to live with chronic knee pain for two decades…when she realizes that she has little hope of relief from traditional medicine and traditional knee surgery?
Our courageous patient, Jane, has battled the scourge of aging and osteoarthritis, which gripped both her knee joints after a hundred falls since the age of 40. Statistics suggest that you are 2.5 times more likely to suffer from a fall, if arthritis is present.
In Jane’s case, she was way above this statistic, partly due the fact that she had torn the meniscus in her left knee sometime in 1998. This critical piece of cartilage acts as a cushion between your shin and thigh bones, governing both mobility and flexibility. As previous articles have noted on this site, the knee meniscus takes a notoriously long time to heal when torn during exercise or a fall.
The Pain in Jane, Falls Mainly on the Knees
“I’ve literally fallen hundreds of times, on both knees, over the last 20 years,” Jane told me during her initial 100 Point Health Score (100 PHS) and Comprehensive Medical Assessment (CMA). See her video here.
Even the intervention of arthroscopic surgery sometime in 1995, could not remediate the throbbing pain, particularly pronounced while standing for long periods during her day job as a printing professional.
Over 750,000 knee surgeries are performed each year to repair torn meniscus cartilage. Sadly, most are ineffective, with new studies suggesting that 66% of arthroscopic surgeries fail to heal the delicate cartilage or provide much pain relief.
While insurance does cover it – mostly – it’s $10,000 or more price tag is a burden on our healthcare system and does not include insurance deductibles, lost work days, or further risks that come with any surgery. The true costs are obviously much higher.
Is Cortisone Worth the Risk?
“Did the Cortisone injections help?” I asked Jane during her CMA. “It took some of the pain away, lasting about 3 to 4 months,” she replied visibly jaded by her multiple experiences in traditional medicine which tends to use lots of these corticosteroid shots.
While used primarily to temporarily relieve pain and inflammation, Cortisone does not promote joint healing and simply masks serious underlying issues related to disease and degeneration. It has virtually no positive influence over aging joints eroded by osteoarthritis and acute lateral meniscus tears. It is often chosen mainly because it covered by insurance due to historical reasons.
Patients and Doctors should consider the potential side effects of cortisone, ranging from nerve damage, to decreased healing, to osteoporosis (thinning of the bone) when used for primary joint injections. Osteoporosis is especially of concern for post-menopausal women prone to bone density loss during the aging process. Any falls or ligament tears in knee joints exacerbate issues as well as causing more pain and discomfort.
In some instances, cortisone injections may actually cause further cartilage erosion and joint degeneration making it a poor rival to the options available in modern-day regenerative medicine, including Stem Cell Therapy, PRP and Laser Therapies.
In fact, corticosteroid shots carry several additional risks. Especially when used to target sensitive joint areas such as the spine’s epidural space. At one point the FDA issued a letter warning that this approach may result in serious adverse side-effects including but not limited to ‘loss of vision, stroke, paralysis, and even death’. These facts are not meant to scare you, but to illustrate the current limitations of pharmaceutical approaches to dealing with chronic pain, especially in the delicate joints of the body.
Exploring Alternatives to Knee Surgery
Prior to contacting MedicalMasters.org for a cellular medicine consult, Jane had done her homework on alternatives to further knee surgery or pain medication.
“I did a lot of reading on the benefits for PRP and Stem Cell Therapy. In particular, my sister-in-law had successfully undergone the procedures and said she has ‘no pain’ whatsoever. She did say her movement was a bit restricted but absolutely no pain,” Jane said. “I just want be able to stand at Church and not hurt.”
Jane openly expressed her concern and frustration at virtually being unable to walk more than a few steps at a time. Unbearable pain had stopped her enjoying relaxing pastimes like scuba diving or even swimming in the pool. By the time Jane came to see me for her initial consult she scored her pain levels at a whopping nine out of ten for both knees.
This is a massive amount of pain and discomfort to live with at the young age of 65, especially while still working.
The worst expression of this pain appeared while going up and down stairs, an activity that led to several falls. The one single step at work was now a terrifying experience: She was convinced she would fall over unless she held tightly to the guard rail.
“I literally don’t know what leg to use when attempting to climb stairs. I am so scared I will fall.”
You can imagine how this fear radiates through her while walking down steps, a direction which creates even more imbalance and pressure on the knees.
“I’ve fallen three times in the last year at work missing the step. The pain races down the side of my leg and has become unbearable over the last six months,” she said.
It had reached the point where she would carefully descend tall steps sideways to compensate for the pain and further fear of falling. Like other patients we have seen over the years, Jane had tried to reprogram her brain to deal with the chronic pain and instability of bad knees. It is not easy to do.
Comprehensive Medical Exam (CMA)
To really understand the context of Jane’s pain, I had to build a map of her musculoskeletal issues and physiological timeline. This diagnostic evaluation includes an assessment of her past medical treatments plus a rigorous physical exam to determine pain thresholds, mobility and flexibility issues.
The physical exam confirmed several musculoskeletal issues including severely reduced flexion. Extending the legs did not cause much discomfort but bending them triggered a cascade of pain.
A routine McMurray procedure to test for knee tears (using a series of orthopedic leg rotations and joint manipulation) confirmed the presence of advanced osteoarthritis. As I manipulated and palpated her knee through several range of motions, I detected joint grinding and crepitus. Further tests revealed joint-line tenderness, all confirming a final diagnosis of degenerative arthritis stemming from decades of injuries and the lingering effects of arthroscopic surgery.
Treating Jane’s Knee Pain
Based on the Jane’s age, condition and the findings of her CMA, our Naples stem cell clinic concluded that a hybrid approach to tackling her chronic pain was called for. To reduce inflammation and trigger a powerful molecular healing cascade in both her knees, three cellular modalities were carefully prepared and calibrated to meet this objective: Prolotherapy, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Stem Cell Therapy.
Prolotherapy is an Injection Technique and Strategy which has been taught since 1938. See the article here. Who knows how long it was performed before professors began teaching it? Probably quite some time. This is a healing approach to ligament and joint repair, as opposed to just cutting and replacing with artificial joints. It involves sterilely injecting a mild irritant, usually a dextrose or glucose-based compound, into carefully selected intraarticular areas of the inflamed knee joint. Its use has been well documented since the early part of the 20th Century but in actuality it has been used successfully by medical practitioners since the time of Greek antiquity, including Hippocrates. The therapeutic solution administered by a trained prolotherapy physician can treat a range of conditions including lower back pain, osteoarthritis and general tendinopathy. The solution is injected into the affected areas around the ligaments and tendons, including the adjacent joint spaces. It’s a specialist procedure that demands years of training and musculoskeletal understanding to administer precisely, safely and effectively. The local irritation stimulates inflammation and tissue healing which ultimately enlarges and strengthens the microscopic fibers that make up your intra-articular joints. In Jane’s case, it was an important component in helping to reduce knee pain and increase overall mobility.
As reported elsewhere on MedicalMasters.org, studies show that those patients who underwent prolotherapy experienced remarkable strengthening of joint ligaments, tendon and tissue. In fact, they were 31% stronger, 47% larger, and 28% thicker than those in the control group.
While our clinic has had tremendous success in using only prolotherapy to treat chronic knee pain, successful patient outcomes are amplified by the addition of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) to accelerate molecular healing. The wonderful aspect of this treatment modality is that it’s entirely composed of the patient’s own blood, making it completely FDA-compliant and entirely safe for treating joint pain. In Jane’s case, her blood was extracted and centrifugally enhanced according to FDA guidelines. This allowed our team to amplify the natural-healing platelets, cytokines and interleukins that naturally swam through her bloodstream.
With low red blood cells and neutrophils, we triggered a powerful healing cascade in Jane’s knees, boosting the proliferation and remodeling of her joint cells. MedicalMasters.org uses a specialized ortho-biological PRP kit to accommodate this process that emphasizes quality and a high concentration of cells when processing. These approved and validated kits are part of our proprietary cellular treatment modalities that will not be found in every regenerative clinic.
The combination of prolotherapy with PRP, helps our physicians enhance both bone and soft tissue with a minimum PRP platelet count of 1,000,000 platelets per microliter of blood (or roughly one billion platelets per milliliter).
The approaches described above allow MedicalMasters.org to harness cytokines, hormones, white blood cell mediators and platelets to signal to the knee joint to re-start the healing process. Often this is Jolt to the Joint to get it Out of Chronic inflammation and back In to Acute inflammation that can lead to healing. The combination of monocytes, lymphocytes and macrophages mix together to spearhead an antimicrobial effect in the knees while also strengthening a general immune response. The end result is a potent cocktail of growth factors that help the knee heal faster and ultimately work to minimize pain.
Side note: Our clinic is deeply focused on maintaining a sterile work zone for aseptic techniques, including prolotherapy, PRP and Stem Cells. One of the ways we achieve this is by using state-of-the-art laminar flow hoods designed to protect work surfaces, products and materials from particulate contamination. These incredible machines draw ordinary room air through HEPA filters and then through the cabinet interior to purify the interior from dirty, dusty unfiltered air. This system protects materials inside the cabinet from particulates. This is exactly how big Pharmaceutical Companies make pure products with good manufacturing processes. We learn from the best.
Stem Cell Injections
While the benefits of both prolotherapy and PRP described previously should be clearly obvious, its’s the addition of stem cell therapy that takes this regenerative approach to an entirely new level and helped Jane achieve a remarkable reduction in knee pain. Stem cell therapy – along with PRP and Prolotherapy – is classified as a safe level 1 office procedure which extracts the patient’s own stem cells to accelerate joint healing in the knee.
As long as the patient’s knee is not yet bone-on-bone, stem cell therapy is a powerful alternative to invasive orthopedic surgery or the risky symptomatic approach of using cortisone injections.
Our clinic established that Jane was an excellent candidate for stem cell therapy. Her previous surgery and long litany of falls gradually resulted in an escalation in pain and reduced mobility.
By extracting stem cells contained in her fat and bone marrow, mixing them together with prolotherapy and PRP, a powerful injectional therapeutic could be formulated for re-injection into the maligned knee. To increase the chances of success, our clinic also supplemented the stem cell injections with a powerful family of messenger proteins called cytokines. These proteins are involved in nearly all human biological processes and help regulate and control the effects of inflammation in the knee. In a nutshell, cytokines mimic the effects of “icing” a painful joint and play a role in tissue repair. They enhance healing while decreasing Chronic or Bad inflammation as opposed to acute inflammation. Acute inflammation is how your body naturally heals itself after any injury or severe work out.
Reaching Back Up
“Falling down is part of life. Getting back up, proves you are alive.”
Immediately after the stem cell procedure, Jane was able to move haltingly out of the office and begin to re-enter her normal life after 24 hours of rest. Amazingly her pain was not unbearable and she did not use any of the Narcotic Pain medication prescribed to her “Just In Case”.
Over the following 21-30 days Jane experienced dramatic and long-last lasting results : After two decades of pain, she reported that both knees – including the trouble right-knee joint – were virtually pain free.
“My right knee barely hurts at all – it’s about a 1/10,’ said Jane. “My left knee has zero pain.”
This treatment strategy is a powerful testament to the hope of cellular medicine to both minimize pain, and to help to remodel bone, ligaments and tendons. After decades of falling, interspersed with episodes of surgery, had taken their toll on her body, Jane now had a new lease on life no longer bracketed by chronic pain.
While not every patient will experience a 90% reduction in pain like Jane, many of my other patients attest to just that including Jorge G, an athletic 54-year construction worker. In most cases, however, patients should experience mild to moderate improvements in knee mobility with lower pain levels. These remarkable patient success stories are available on MedicalMasters.org for your review. These are actual live video proofs of the power of regenerative medicine. Any of these patients will tell you their truth if you ask them.
PATIENT SUCCESS STORIES: STEM CELLS FOR KNEE PAIN
Jane’s story shows all of us that even baby boomers have hope in treating knee pain without surgery. These minimally invasive, Non-Surgical, orthopedic procedures composed of Prolotherapy, PRP and stem cell therapy are providing proof positive results for patients who experience knee pain. Whether from falls, sports injuries or work-related incidents which damage the intricate workings of many patient’s joints.
We would also like to remind readers that ancillary treatments like laser therapy for shoulder and knee pain also exist to supplement the healing process. These trigger positive cellular responses that cumulatively work together to heal the body at a molecular level.
Our team would like to commend Jane for getting back up and fighting osteoarthritis. She took matters into her own hands by educating herself, and looking for alternatives to surgery. Her grit and perseverance paid off when she found our clinic and went ahead with stem cell therapy. It may work as well for you.
One major battle with knee pain has been won. There are many more that may benefit. Thanks for helping MedicalMasters.org wage the war against Degenerative Joint Disease. We are humbled by your courage.
We have won it. Things are better now.
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State Rep. Mike Shirkey supports group pushing for Michigan to become Right to Work state
Updated Jan 21, 2019; Posted Jun 30, 2011
By Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot
State Rep. Mike Shirkey, R-Clark Lake, hailed the formation of a new group today that is pushing the passage of a "state civil rights law" to make Michigan a Right To Work state.
The Michigan Freedom to Work Coalition wants the state to be the first "Labor Freedom" state in the Great Lakes region.
"Although we have made some excellent and necessary reforms this year to position Michigan as a competitive, attractive place for commerce, there still remains one significant obstacle for us to regain our prominence as an economic leader," Shirkey said in a statement. "At the top of every investment checklist for determining whether to invest in Michigan is the box typically labeled 'Right to Work.' We must permanently remove this deterrent to help create jobs here in Michigan."
A worker's ability to choose whether he or she wants to join a union is a fundamental right, Shirkey said.
"The data is profoundly clear, if Michigan becomes the first state in the manufacturing-rich Midwest to become a Freedom to Work state, good-paying jobs and investment will naturally follow," he said.
But changing the law would not be easy.
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, both on the campaign trail last year and since he has taken office, has made it clear he is not interested in the Right to Work legislation. He has said continuing to talk about it and raise it as an issue only reinforce the perception that people have nationally that Michigan has a union problem.
Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, who represents a portion of Jackson County, is also not on board with the Right to Work legislation.
And Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing put out a statement today to remind Richardville of that.
“Opposing Right to Work legislation is one thing Senator Richardville and I have always agreed upon,” Whitmer said. “I’m calling on him to stand with me in denouncing these anti-worker efforts and give Michigan’s working families the peace of mind that this terrible policy is dead on arrival.”
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Memset joins OpenStack and looks to open IaaS market
Memset, the UK's leading virtual machine cloud provider, has today announced it has joined the OpenStack (www.openstack.com) community.
Launched by Rackspace Hosting and NASA in July 2010, OpenStack is an open-source cloud platform designed to reinforce the emergence of technology standards and cloud interoperability.
Memset are firm believers that the future of infrastructure as a service should be an open, interoperable marketplace, where customers can move between suppliers with ease. This is part of of OpenStack's objective which is why the British company was keen to sign up to the movement.
With Europe lagging behind the US in terms of cloud services and deployments, this initiative presents a major opportunity for UK cloud providers. Memset is very keen to both be a part of the future cloud market place and help contribute to its development.
Kate Craig-Wood, Memset’s MD commented: “At present Amazon’s EC2 & S3 interface have become defacto standards, however, they are not truly open, collaborative projects. The industry needs to come together to build a set of systems and standards to fully realise the potential of cloud computing, and I believe OpenStack will fulfill that.”
Memset will contribute to OpenStack by sharing learned best practices in virtualisation and adapted open source solutions implemented to deliver their cloud solution. Memset also intends to integrate parts of the OpenStack technology into their own systems, starting with a storage solution.
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Partly cloudy. Low 24F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph..
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Cowan Elementary will hold its patriotic play, “This Is Our Country” for two performances, at 1 and 6 p.m., Nov. 5 at 501 Cumberland St. East; Cowan.
Hickerson Elementary School Veterans Day Program will be 9 a.m., Nov. 7 at 5017 Old Manchester Hwy; Tullahoma.
Westwood Elementary School Veterans Day Program will be at 6 p.m., Nov. 7 at 912 Oakdale Dr.
East Coffee Elementary Veterans Day Program at 9 a.m., Nov. 8 at 6264 McMinnville Hwy. Breakfast will be offered to veterans at 8 a.m.
Westwood Middle School Veterans Day Program will be at 2:30 p.m., Nov. 8 at 505 Taylor St.
Manchester Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Nov. 9. Lineup will be at Raider Academy; Ceremony at Square. Vendors; Entertainment; Bring a lawn chair and enjoy. Details or to register: http://www.vfwpost10904.com.
Winchester will hold a Veterans Day Parade at 2 p.m., Nov. 10 downtown Winchester.
Coffee County Central High School will hold its Veterans Day program at 11 a.m., Nov. 11 with lunch prepared by the culinary arts department. The school is located at 100 Red Raider Dr.
After the ceremony FCCLA club is also providing a free lunch to all Veterans that attend in Room #42. All Veterans are invited.
Middle Tennessee State University will hold its 38th Annual Salute to Veterans on Nov. 16 at 1500 Greenland Drive in Murfreesboro. The memorial service will be at 3:30 p.m. with a free pre-game picnic for veterans at 4:30 p.m., the Joe Nunley Award will be presented at 5:30 p.m. and the kick off, MTSU vs Rice will be at 7 p.m.
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MRAPs Take Over for Humvees Off Base
Our own Christian Lowe is embedded with U.S. forces in Afghanistan through June 1 and sends us this dispatch from FOB Sharana in eastern Afghanistan.
By Christian Lowe
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan -- In one of the most conspicuous shifts in policy since the war in Afghanistan began, local Army commanders have ordered that Soldiers must be in heavily armored IED-resistant vehicles when leaving the confines of any base in eastern Afghanistan.
Up-armored Humvees, the go-to patrol truck for troops here since 2001, have been relegated to driving within forward operating bases or were donated to the Afghan army and police.
The Pentagon is sending so-called "mine-resistant, ambush-protected" vehicles, or MRAPs, to the theater at a fevered pitch, with planeloads of the heavy trucks arriving daily at FOBs in this region.
The motor pools now feature a hodgepodge of MRAP trucks, including the Navistar International-made MaxxPro; the BAE Systems-made RG-31 Nyala; and the most recent arrival, the Oshkosh-built M-ATV.
Soldiers here say each has its advantages and disadvantages.
"I love the M-ATV," said Staff Sgt. Philip Burchfield, platoon sergeant with 1st Platoon, Angel Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment. "It can take us places we can't go with the MaxxPros or RG-31s."
Battalion officials here want more of the nimble M-ATVs. Their lighter weight, lower profile and more forgiving suspension give unit commanders greater flexibility in supporting troops who have to patrol remote villages situated along roads that better support tractors and livestock than they do trucks.
But what the M-ATVs gain in agility, they give up in protection against IEDs. Soldiers here say the M-ATV protects against roadside bombs better than an up-armored Humvee, but not much.
"If we hit an IED, it's still going to mess this thing up," one Soldier said during a recent vehicle patrol.
Sitting in a M-ATV is like strapping into a cockpit. The four contoured seats each have five-point seatbelts and a communications suite. Gunners wear heavy-duty harnesses clipped to a fixed point inside the vehicle to avoid being thrown from the turret in a rollover or explosion.
The tight confines are more akin to a Humvee than anything else. But being strapped in and linked by i-comm to the rest of the vehicle gives its own sense of security.
Though it offers more protection than a M-ATV, the ride in a MaxxPro or RG-31 along most of the main routes between bases here is brutal, with the stiff suspension taking every bump and furrow like a trampoline. But despite the rough ride, Soldiers are glad to have the marginal addition of protection that these vehicles give from increasingly sophisticated IEDs.
However, while IEDs remain a huge concern, Soldiers are more worried about the number of armor-piercing rocket-propelled grenades that are winding up in the hands of insurgents.
One Soldier with Angel Co. was severely wounded last month when an RPG entered the driver's side of the vehicle, slicing right through the MRAP's armor. While some MRAPs have the RPG-catching "bird cages" attached to the exterior for added protection, some of the RPGs still find their way through.
Commanders here clearly prefer the M-ATV to the other varieties of MRAPs, but even with the added mobility the smaller vehicle provides, getting from Point A to Point B can take an agonizing amount of time and the conditions force drivers to go slower, leaving them more vulnerable to command-detonated IEDs and RPG shooters.
And with combat outposts separated sometimes by as much as an hour-and-a-half drive, there's little chance one platoon can rush over to offer support to another.
But the Soldiers make do. And despite all the drawbacks, one Soldier who's on his second deployment to Afghanistan -- and his first using the MRAPs -- said he wouldn't leave on a patrol in anything else.
"I like MRAPs way more than the Humvee," said Spc. John Johnson, an infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3-187, during a recent mission riding in a MaxxPro. "It's the IEDs that scare me the most. And this thing can take an IED a lot better than a Humvee."
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Hit Me With Your Best Shock!
Everyone knows Marines run to the sound of the guns. But to the silent jolt of a Taser?
Yes. Absolutely. Oorah! was replaced with “Taze, me, Bro!” at Marine Corps Base Quantico recently, as Marines lined up to be zapped.
Of course, during the Tasing there wasn’t much of anything coherent said, just screams or loud grunts.
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“I am an individual who loves adrenalin rushes and I wanted to see what kind of adrenalin rush I would get from being Tased,” Staff Sgt. Michael J. Boafo told Defensetech. “It was a pain that I have never felt before. I felt completely incapacitated and helpless.”
Boafo, operations chief with the Security Battalion at Quantico, said the pain stopped as soon as the Taser was shut off, though his leg “felt weird for about 15 minutes after the fact. Almost like when a leg falls asleep.”
Obliging the zap-curious Leathernecks was retired Marine Col. George Fenton, now vice president for federal and military programs for Taser International.
At the time he retired Fenton was director of the DoD’s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program, where he coordinated research and development of weapons designed to incapacitate rather than kill.
“I always said, without shooting to kill, the ‘Holy Grail’ [of weapons] is neuro-muscular incapacitation,” he told Defensetech.org at Quantico, where Taser was doing a very popular show-and-tell as part of the Modern Day Marine Expo. If the conflict situation falls short of the need to kill, he said, taking someone down with a Taser is the best way to handle it. This would include policing actions such as perimeter or gate security.
“It’s about end-state and consequences as opposed to thinking lethal/non-lethal,” he said. “You need to think about what I’ve got [for defense] and what’s the situation?”
That said, once a situation turns “hot” the Taser would not be the way to go. “You don’t’ take a Taser to a gun-fight; it won’t do you any good,” he said.
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Home — Monoj K Sardar MKS Sur Tanpura (Swarmandal+Tanpura 2 in 1) - 4 Strings - 36 Inches - Natural - Tun Wood (SM-DIC)
Monoj K Sardar MKS Sur Tanpura (Swarmandal+Tanpura 2 in 1) - 4 Strings - 36 Inches - Natural - Tun Wood (SM-DIC)
MONOJ K SARDAR SUR TANPURA (SWARMANDAL+TANPURA) 2in1 - DIC MODEL
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ABOUT SWARMANDAL
Swarmandal is a stringed instrument used for providing the drone during a song recital. It is a variation of the Santoor, which is of Persian origin, played with fingers. Although it is considered a minor instrument, as a class the harps are very old in India. This instrument, also known as SURMANDAL, is similar to the Harp in Western classical music.
The Swarmandal has 15 to 36 strings, but this number can vary. The artist performing on this instrument can use any of the strings for playing. Usually the singer uses the right thumb for playing this instrument.
ABOUT TANPURA
The Tanpura is a four to six stringed fretless instrument made of wood, and usually combined with gourd. It provides the performing artist(s) with a tonic reference and enriches the background with its unique harmonic drone. The strings are tuned in a manner that emphasizes the tonic and the dominant notes of the raag. The bridge is slightly curved to not only provide a buzzing sound (as the strings are plucked), but also to generate various harmonics that enhance the tonal quality of the instrument. The size (gourd and neck) of the instrument may vary depending on whether the artist is an instrumentalist, male vocalist, or a female vocalist. Tanpura was most probably included as a part of a classical music ensemble since the seventeenth century.
The Tanpura is a drone instrument that accompanies Dhrupad singing and is the most fundamental of all instruments of Indian Classical Music.. The most fundamental principles on which Indian classical music is based are embodied in the Tanpura. The curved bridge of the Tanpura and its unusual shape produce a sound that is very rich in overtones. When a string of the Tanpura is plucked what is produced is not a pure note fixed in pitch, but a note that oscillates by a miniscule amount owing to the curved bridge. In this way the Tanpura embodies the concept of a note that is not fixed but is fluid with infinite microtonal shades .
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The Ancient Capital Of Mongolia - Karakorum
Located in Outer Mongolia, Karakorum is a small city with a glorious past.
Why Go There?
Genghis Khan founded Karakorum in 1220. After his exploits on the Eurasian steppes, the city became the center of a substantial and growing empire.
The city has been razed several times since Genghis Khan's day. But in Mongolia, Karakorum remains a powerful symbol of past glory.
Karakorum lies 360 kilometers southwest of Ulan Bator, on Mongolia's main east-west route.
(Click here for information on how to get to Mongolia and Karakorum.)
It takes a full day to drive to there from Ulan Bator. Most people split the journey into two days and stay at a ger camp en route.
A Stone Tortoise
Like many cities in Mongolia, Karakorum started life as a nomadic camp - and a nomadic city leaves few ruins behind. In fact, of the old city, only a stone tortoise remains.
You will find it near Erdene Zuu.
Erdene Zuu Monastery
Erdene Zuu is a Buddhist Tibetan monastery which dates back to 1585. Built from the ruins of Genghis Khan's capital, Erdene Zuu is the oldest surviving monastery in Mongolia today.
A soviet government partially destroyed Erdene Zuu in the 1930s, but the monastery has since reopened as a museum. I also saw evidence of religious activity...
Monks from the Erdene Zuu monastery erected another popular site...
The Phallic Rock
You will find the phallic rock near the monastery. The rock points towards a vaginal hill.
Silver Fountain
During the days of Genghis Khan and his children, many conscripted artisans lived in Mongolia. Karakorum hosted several, including a Parisian silver smith called Guillame Bouchier.
Guillame fashioned a tree-shaped fountain which he entwined with a silver serpent and crowned with an angel. A different kind of alcoholic drink spurted out of each of four pipes. It has become the symbol of the city.
You can see a reconstruction in the grounds of a Karakorum motel - take a look at the back of a five thousand tugrik note for an artist's impression of what to look for.
Historical Ruins In The Orkhon Valley
Karakorum lies in a valley called Orkhon. The valley contains the ruins of three additional capital cities. Although largely forgotten, their historical significance has led the World Heritage to give the valley protected status.
The most prominent ruin belongs to Kharbalgas, former capital of the Uighur Empire.
Orkhon Waterfall
The Orkhon Valley's name comes from Mongolia's longest river, which runs through it.
Not far from the city, the river drops twenty meters to create a spectacular waterfall...
Walk Around An Ovoo
In Mongolia, Karakorum has always held religious significance.
Below you can see an ovoo - a shamanistic monument. Travelers wish for a safe journey by walking around the shrine three times. These days, people often drive round three times instead.
Spin A Prayer Wheel
If you can't find an ovoo, try spinning a prayer wheel at Erdene Zuu Monastery...
The Orkhon River hosts thirteen types of fish including Baikal, Sturgeon and Taimen. You don't need expertise to catch them...
I bought some line and a hook from a local market, picked up a broken stick, dug up a grub...
And managed to catch something...but it got away ;) No, I really did!
The local nomads will give you a warm welcome should you visit their dwellings. If you're feeling brave, they may allow you ride a horse.
Mongolian Nomads will likely serve you with a variety of mutton or milk based dishes. The dairy snacks come in one taste and texture: sour and hard.
Best advice: taste what they offer, and then pay a visit to a local restaurant.
Typical Mongolian drinks include salty-milk tea and airag - fermented mares' milk. Mongolians rate airag as having two-percent alcohol, but late in the season it can equal beer. Take your camel trek before you drink some!
Talking of beer - you must try the local dark beer: Khar Khorum (yet another way to spell the name of the city).
Forget hotels - they exist, but who comes to Mongolia or Karakorum to stay in a hotel?
You will find ger camps dotted all over the steppe. Gers are the circular white tents Mongolian nomads live in. Ger camps have varying levels of comfort.
Karakorum lies of the beaten track, but you can buy various texts, beads and other Buddhist artifacts from Erdene Zuu Monastery.
Take a different route home. There's so much to see in Mongolia (and Karakorum too!) - it would be a shame to drive home the same way.
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by FlipMode » March 9th, 2018, 2:15 am
The throbbing in his head had stopped now. But he was still hot and tired plus it had been a while now since he had anything to eat or drink.
"No I-" Simba stopped himself from telling them where he had come from, what he had done. He wasn't really in the mood to talk to anybody about that just yet, let alone to strangers.
He let out a sigh and started again "No I don't." He said.
Realising that this was a peculiar place to be meeting a meerkat and warthog he decided to talk to them a little more. If there was a chance they were going the same way as him then the journey would maybe be a bit less harsh.
One thing was for sure, he was not going to go back.
"So what are you guys doing out here?" He asked them.
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by Panda-chan » March 10th, 2018, 12:49 am
Meanwhile in the Pridelands savannah, a young lioness stood panting, a freshly killed hare clamped tightly in her jaws. It wasn't her biggest solo kill but certainly the most challenging, and Nuru was immensely proud of herself. The elusive hare had leapt vigorously from side to side in order to throw off its attacker but with her nimble footing the agile lioness had had no trouble keeping up. Although she was still an adolescent, Nuru was quite a capable hunter and enjoyed catching smaller prey for herself when she had the time.
The sun was setting by the time Nuru had finished her meal and made her way to Pride Rock. Just as she was about to head inside, she spotted a small figure lying in a dirt mound near the entrance. It was a young cub absentmindedly digging patterns in the dirt with an unsheathed claw.
"Hey Nala, what are you up to? Where's Simba?" Nuru asked in a friendly manner. It seemed odd to her that the young prince had gone off on an adventure without inviting his best friend Nala.
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Pumbaa sombrely replied, “Uhhh...I don’t know how to say this, kid. You almost died. If it wasn’t for us, you’d have died to those vultures.”
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by FlipMode » March 15th, 2018, 7:20 am
Simba looked up into the sky and noticed the vultures had moved on already. They wouldn't have to go far to find their next meal in these lands.
Although Simba still carried the weight of recent events with him, he appreciated the help. He didn't want to die, he just wanted to be away from the Pridelands.
"Thanks for the help." He said to them. Although he meant it, the memories that still buzzed away inside his head made his tone come across dismissive.
They weren't far from the jungles where he would certainly be able to find water and more importantly, there was no chance he would ever meet anyone from home in there.
"I should get going. I'm trying to get over there." He said motioning his head toward the jungle.
"Where are you guys going?"
by SwagaliciousXXX » March 15th, 2018, 5:53 pm
“Over there?” Pumbaa looked quizzically, “that’s me and Timon’s home!” The gears started to turn in Pumbaa’s head until he realised why he felt so sorry for the young cub. “Oh, you’re one of us. You don’t have a home of your own. I know! Why don’t you come stay with us? Uncle Timon and Pumbaa will take care of you!”
by Gemini » March 16th, 2018, 6:35 am
Late at night, late at night - long after even the queen's bereaved sobs had ceased to pierce the quiescent savannah - the dark heir to Pride Rock's vacant throne, still somehow awake, stared outwards from the depths of his spacious cavern, pondering, wondering what the future would hold, wondering if fate would finally favor him for once. The sky was silent, stars dimly lit against the faded indigo background left by a late summer sun. He couldn't help the small wry smile that twitched past his lips for a moment, smug and delicious; it lingered for a sweet moment before it melted again into a stony facade. The stars withheld their approval. The earth turned, and with it, the end of era passed over the horizon. His was coming, and with it, change.
The deed was done. The seeds were sown. This land was his, now, and...
There was no longer anybody who could stop him.
He paused. He felt the puff of wind that broke the silence, ruffling his jet locks of mane. A stray hitch of breath from one of the lionesses huddled on the other side of the domicile. He shifted, unsettled. He was alone amongst his kind, truly. And after this, too... what would happen if they knew? If his secret came to light? What he was willing to - what he did do?
His breath returned to him. ... No. No, no. It was too late to turn back, too late to falter. It was time to enter a glorious new beginning. Anything else would be a pittance in the wake of his years of suffering and solitude.
The world returned to its silence, and with it his mind - never turbulent, never wavering in its path, its course, its thoughts... resumed its nighttime silence as he fell into a dreamless stupor.
Mufasa was dead, and in the ashes of his rule, Scar would arise as the best king to ever rule from the Pridelands' shining promontory. That much was certain, and anybody who remained to deny him would fall at his very hands.
Just like the last king did.
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by Azdgari » March 17th, 2018, 4:15 am
Azdgari
big, wide turns
by SwagaliciousXXX » March 18th, 2018, 3:45 am
Pumbaa puffed out his chest with great pride. “Well you see, Timon! He’s only a little lion. It’ll be easy. We help him now and in the future...uhhhhh...he’ll help us in return. You know, having a lion around will be very helpful, you just wait and see!” With a big goofy grin, he beamed at Timon, not entirely sure if he convinced his friend or not.
"Help us in return, eehh?" Timon's eyes lit up and he scratched his chin. "A lion around... helpful, ya' say..." He gave his friend a furtive nod and spun to face the cub, opening his arms. "Well, ya' hit the lottery kid--you are one of us, after all." He sauntered over and threw an arm around the cub. "Just, ah, keep those things to yourself," he gestured vaguely at Simba's mouth, full of teeth, "and we'll show you the ropes. Say, you got a name?"
by FlipMode » March 28th, 2018, 8:09 pm
Simba smiled. The meerkats playful and hyper nature reminded him of how him and Nala would always play together.
Simba though for a moment, he didn't really know these two but he was certain they also didn't know him. Running away from home, this could be a chance to have friends that wouldn't judge him for his past.
A clean slate. New environment. New friends.
"I'm Simba." He said.
He decided not to tell them about his royal background, he wanted to forget it and with any luck it wouldn't come up in conversation.
"And you two are?..."
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Which Vaccines Are Essential For Your Pet?
Concerns about potential side effects and the cumulative effects of vaccines may make you wonder if immunizations are really necessary. Although your pet can probably skip some vaccines, others are absolutely essential for good health and disease prevention.
Why Vaccines Are Important
Vaccines boost your pet's immunity and prevent him or her from developing serious diseases and illnesses, including rabies and distemper. Vaccines contain small amounts of weakened or killed viruses. After your pet receives the vaccine, he or she will develop antibodies to the disease. If your dog, cat or ferret is exposed to the virus in the future, the antibodies will quickly kill and attack the virus, preventing your pet from becoming ill.
Vaccines not only safeguard your pet's health but also protect animals that are too young to receive vaccinations or can't receive them due to certain health conditions. Vaccination slows or stops the spread of disease, keeping pets, and sometimes, people safe.
Before the rabies vaccine was introduced, pets and humans exposed to the virus faced certain death. Thanks to the vaccine, untold numbers of lives have been saved since it was introduced in the late 1800s. Unfortunately, rabies still kills thousands of people and animals a year in parts of the world where vaccinations are uncommon.
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https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/local/article/Toyota-investing-391-million-in-San-Antonio-plant-14446084.php
Toyota investing $391 million in San Antonio plant
By Randy Diamond
Updated 11:19 am CDT, Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Toyota manufactures the Tacoma in San Antonio.
Photo: Bob Owen /Staff File Photo
Toyota said this morning it’ll plow $391 million into its San Antonio factory, the first major renovation of the facility in nine years.
The expansion is expected to result in a new vehicle-model production line at the sprawling South Side plant, where Toyota produces the Tacoma and Tundra pick-up trucks. The facility employs about 3,200 workers.
The automaker, however, is mum on whether the upgrade will result in new jobs.
In an interview, Toyota offered only vague details about the planned upgrades at the 2.2 million square foot facility. But in an application for Bexar County tax incentives that they would build additional models at the facility.
On ExpressNews.com: Toyota’s $391 million expansion the first major renovation of San Antonio plant in nine years
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Mysterion
Why We Reject Stories
At Realm Makers, we spent some time chatting with Robert Liparulo about the reasons why stories are rejected. His feeling was that many editors reject stories on the thinnest pretext, looking for the least mistake of grammar or spelling as an excuse to toss the story. This was confirmed for him by the fact that many of the same editors would tell him, as a famous author, not to worry so much about grammar and spelling.
While he's not wrong, I like to think that's not how we approach it. Many of the most prestigious magazines reject somewhere close to 99.9% of their submissions. When a story only has a one in a thousand chance of making it in, you really are looking for reasons to reject.
While we did reject 95% of our submissions, that's still an order of magnitude better chance of acceptance. We felt like we were looking not for reasons to reject stories, but for reasons to love them. So what are the reasons those stories didn't make it in?
Weak prose. If there's a reason we stop reading after the first couple of paragraphs, it's probably this. We're not looking for perfection, but we are looking for clarity and flow--does your writing clearly communicate what you're saying, and is it painless and easy to read? Minor imperfections of grammar or spelling, or the occasional awkward phrase, we can handle, but if it's a slog to get through, we don't want to inflict it on our readers. Now this is harsh, and it's hard to fix. Grammar and spelling you can learn, but how do you make your writing good? The best advice is to read more and write more, and over time, you'll get better.
Unrelated to the theme. We're pretty broad in our interpretation of "Christian-themed". We'll publish stories that don't mention church, God, or the Christian faith, if they delve into concepts or ideas with special significance for Christians (like forgiveness, or the existence of the soul). But if your story is about fairies in a Celtic-inspired secondary world, and, hey, some of the Celts were Christians! ... don't send us that one. Also, having an angel in your story doesn't automatically make it Christian (see below, under "Unoriginal").
Nothing happens. This is especially a problem for long stories. If we get ten pages in and we're still reading backstory, or an uninteresting debate between characters we have no reason to care about, or some character's moping about their feelings over some unspecified event in the past, we're going to lose interest.
Shallow characterization. We want to care deeply about the characters. For Mysterion, we're especially interested in the faith of our characters, and how it moves them. We find that if we don't have any investment in the characters, and no insight into what ideals and desires drive them, we tend to lose interest. This is especially a problem for antagonists, who are often egotistical, amoral atheists or hypocritical, self-righteous believers, rather than real people who have an understandable reason for opposing the protagonist.
Preachiness. Most sermons are less preachy than some of the stories we've received. People read stories to be entertained, and to encounter interesting questions. If your story presents easy answers, your questions aren't hard enough.
Not compelling. A story that's compelling, where we care about the characters and their problems, where we want to keep reading to see what happens next, can keep us going through a lot of technical issues. We’re far more forgiving of problems with the writing if we're invested in the story. By the same token, technical excellence isn't enough to keep us reading an uncompelling story.
Unoriginal. You may think your take on vampires/zombies/angels/demons is amazingly original. It probably isn't. And no matter how great your vampire story is, we're not going to publish more than one or two, and we receive a lot of them. So make sure there's more to your story than a vampire who wants to be saved, and then ask whether the vampire part is necessary at all.
Doesn't deliver on its promises. If we reject your story for this reason, that means we were engaged enough to read all the way through, but ultimately didn't think you had written the ending the story deserved. Sometimes stories just trail off, and we wonder whether the writer forgot the last few pages. Sometimes there's a strong climax, but it doesn't address the conflict the author introduced in the beginning. When you write those first few paragraphs and show us the protagonist(s) and their problems, you're making promises to the reader. Not necessarily that the protagonist will solve their problems, but that they will address them in some way--whether they defeat the problem, are defeated by it, decide it's not really a problem, or turn away from it in favor of defeating a bigger problem. And we expect important characters and concepts from the beginning to play a part in that resolution. When they don't, we feel cheated.
Not good enough to be so long. We'll consider stories up to 10,000 words long, but most of what we published was under 5000 words. Sometimes we get to the end of a 9000-word story with interesting characters, a compelling plot, and strong prose ... and we just don't like it enough to justify the amount of space it would take. This doesn't necessarily mean that the story would work better if it were shorter (although sometimes it does). It does mean that it wasn't special enough to have earned 10% of the anthology's total available word count.
We don't have room. At the end of our submission period, we had winnowed the submission pool down to sixty stories that we would have loved to publish, and only had room for twenty. This is an issue with all publications, especially those paying pro rates. There are more good stories seeking publication than there are resources with which to publish them. We did try to make sure we published the handful of stories that we both ranked among our favorites; but we also needed to make sure we had enough from each genre, that we didn't have too many angel stories, that we had stories that spoke to each other, that we could trade off between Kristin's favorites and Donald's favorites. Some stories didn't make it in not because they didn't deserve to make it, but because there simply wasn’t room.
We hope this post has helped writers to see their antagonists (i.e., editors) as real people with believable motivations (i.e., getting a book or magazine out without having to spend hours on each story, even the rejected ones). Keep an eye on this blog for additional posts about the kinds of stories we're looking for (and not looking for)!
Also, our Kickstarter campaign is still ongoing. We're 34% funded, with 54 backers, and 13 days left to go. If you haven't pledged yet, and would like to see more of the sort of fiction we've been talking about, head on over and help us bring Volume 2 of Mysterion to life!
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GIS for Housing and Urban Development
National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Board on Earth Sciences and Resources; Committee on Review of Geographic Information Systems Research and Applications at HUD: Current Programs and Future Prospects; Committee on Geography
The report describes potential applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research for understanding housing needs, addressing broader issues of urban poverty and community development, and improving access to information and services by the many users of HUD’s data. It offers a vision of HUD as an important player in providing urban data to federal initiatives towards a spatial data infrastructure for the nation.
Transportation and Infrastructure — Geotechnology
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Engineering and Technology — Construction: Design, Research, Planning
National Research Council. 2003. GIS for Housing and Urban Development. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/10674.
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Executive Summary 1-16
1. Introduction 17-28
2. Ensuring the Availability, Accuracy, and Relevance of Urban and Housing Data 29-50
3. Data Disseminaton and Software Tools 51-68
4. Research and Policy Development 69-92
5. The Role of Partnerships 93-106
References 107-112
Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 113-118
Appendix B: Workshop Agenda 119-122
Appendix C: Other Contributors 123-126
Appendix D: Acronym List 127-128
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8 Best Smartphone Apps for Runners
By Chris Narbone • Published at 10:32 am on April 21, 2015
A smartphone can be a great running partner if you load it up with the right apps.
An "apped-up" runner can sync his or her training with social networks, music, maps and more to make the running experience more holistic. Here's a list of the eight most essential smartphone apps for runners:
1. Localeikki
If you frequently travel for business or vacation, Localeikki is a must. The app allows you to view some of the best running routes or other activities to keep you active. Furthermore, Localeikki's crowd-sourced database takes the hassle out of trying to find safe routes in a new city. Get the app on iOS.
2. Strava
Strava is my favorite smartphone app of all time for running. There are so many elements to this robust app, but what really stands out for me is the social integration, easy-to-use buttons while running and the ability to follow elite athletes and track their workouts. As an added bonus, Strava also caters to a strong community of cyclists. Get the app on iOS and Android.
3. MapMyRun
One of the earliest pioneers of smartphone apps for runners, MapMyRun's strength is in route creation and tracking. One of the standout features is its ability to connect with other devices, like Jawbone, Fitbit and Garmin. Get the app on iOS and Android.
4. Runtastic
This smartphone app is extremely versatile and offers many features. Runtastic possesses the traditional tracking capabilities, but it also has a feature called "Story Running." This feature plays audio tracks that put you in a story while you run. It's a great way to stay motivated or break up a training funk. Get the app in iOS and Android.
5. Nike+
Many running shoe brands have attempted to create a smartphone app for runners, but Nike does it the best. From the social cheers feature to coaching, the strength of the Nike+ app is in its motivation for training. Get the app on iOS and Android.
6. Couch-to-5K
It's hard not to mention this smartphone app that enjoys notoriety for introducing so many people to running. The app helps people break into running by training for their first 5K race. It's great for new runners as it offers motivation and an achievable goal. Get the app on iOS and Android.
7. Zombies, Run!
Who would have thought runners and fans of the Walking Dead would have so much in common? Now in it's third generation, Zombies, Run! brings a gamified element to running with its Zombie Chase interval workout and all the running missions that help you build your community. This app is a great way to get started with running or to introduce some variation into your training plan. Get the app on iOS and Android.
8. Garmin Connect
Garmin is at the top of the GPS tracking game, so it's not a surprise that this app is on the list. If you own a Garmin GPS watch or another one of its activity trackers, you can sync all your workouts via one app. Get the app on iOS and Android.
Chris Narbone is a Chicago runner who curates Amplify Running, a blog about gear and technology for runners.
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Video shows St. Louis bar patron casually light up cigarette during armed robbery
"I wasn't really concerned," said the bar customer, who lit up a cigarette as the robber waved a gun around behind the bar.
Man in St. Louis bar lights cigarette while ignoring armed robber
Aug. 30, 201901:33
By Elisha Fieldstadt
A regular at a St. Louis bar was completely unfazed by an armed robber who stormed the watering hole. In fact, he lit up a cigarette moments after facing the barrel of the pistol.
Tony Tovar was relaxing with a beer at the decades-old Behrmann's Tavern when a gunman entered, demanding customers and staff get on the ground and hand over their cash and phones, according to NBC affiliate KSDK.
Surveillance video dated Aug. 28 shows people fled, hid or hit the ground, save for Tovar who remained seated at the bar as the suspected robber pressed what bartender Dustin Krueger described as a "heavily modified pistol" against Tovar's arm.
"I said not another punk trying to pull a punk move," Tovar said to KSDK. "I’m so tired of people in South City thinking they can control people because they wanna muscle their way in with firearms or attitudes or some sort of aggression."
When the thief tried to grab Tovar's cellphone out of his hand, Tovar resisted, keeping his grip on the phone before the gunman gave up. Tovar then calmly placed his phone on the bar in front of him, the video showed.
When the thief made his way behind the bar, seemingly looking for a cash register as he waved his gun, Tovar casually lit up a cigarette.
"I wasn't really concerned. I just had a really good feeling he wasn't out to harm anybody, he just wanted drug money," Tovar said.
The suspect has not been identified, according to St. Louis Police. An incident report said he took people's property and removed money from the cash register before fleeing. The report, which listed five male victims and one female victim, said no injuries were reported.
While he said he would "absolutely not" change the way he reacted to an apparent brush with death, he wouldn't recommend others react the same way.
"It’s probably not your best interest if they have a loaded ... firearm, I wouldn’t suggest that to just anybody.”
The robbery was only the second the bar has seen since opening in the 1930s, according to KSDK.
Elisha Fieldstadt
Elisha Fieldstadt is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
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All Sorts of Dogs Are Trying the Golden Retriever Egg Challenge After Good Dog Video Goes Viral
"I accidentally made your dog famous"
By Jessy Edwards • Published at 3:30 pm on February 6, 2018
People all over the world are trying to see whether their dog is capable of holding an egg in its mouth after this video of Sookie the golden retriever went viral.
Owners Carrie and Steven DuComb, from Michigan, heard the breed could hold an egg in their mouths without breaking it because they have such gentle jaws.
"I saw the challenge on Facebook and I thought, 'My dog would kill this,'" Carrie said. On Saturday night, they decided to try the theory on 8-year-old Sookie.
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Steven filmed as Carrie, a licensed veterinary technician, gives Sookie the uncooked egg to hold in her mouth. The dog calmly obliges, delicately holding the egg between her teeth and then spitting it out (after a bit of coaxing) without leaving a single crack.
Carrie's niece Haley Bowers posted the clip to Twitter, where it went viral, shooting to over 8.8 million views by Tuesday. It was also posted to Reddit where it took off. "[Haley] messaged me saying, 'I accidentally made your dog famous,'" Carrie laughed. The couples' ultimate dream is to see the talented dog featured on "The Ellen Show."
So the theory goes, golden retrievers were bred to retrieve game shot while hunting, hence they have "soft mouths" so they don't damage the trophies.
Since the video went viral, the family had been inundated with people sending videos of their own dogs' attempts at the challenge -- not just golden retrievers -- with mixed results. "I see a lot of dogs with their owners saying, 'Fail!'...a lot of people saying, 'My dog isn’t as good as yours'," Carrie said.
Her message to other owners trying to do the egg challenge was that it depends on the dog. "My boss has a golden retriever and that dog wouldn't do it. It depends on their temperament; my dog is super patient. My neighbor tried it with their pit bull, and he opened his mouth and then spat it out."
Sookie was adopted by Steven in 2012. Since then she had learned to balance multiple things on her nose, from dog treats to an ice cream cone.
"As long as food is involved she will learn quick," Carrie explained.
The video also received some backlash from those who thought it might be unsafe to put an egg in a dog's mouth in case they crunch down on it. But Carrie, who has worked in a veterinary clinic for more than 20 years, says she wasn't worried about that at all.
Watch some of the other attempts below:
https://twitter.com/A_Lock1/status/960582313179516929
Tried the golden retriever egg challenge on my pit, I love him pic.twitter.com/qCrcUkAYVs
— leah 🍓 (@leahwhoran) February 6, 2018
The whole golden retriever holding an egg thing...MINE ATE IT pic.twitter.com/TFDrb74esp
— Erica Chanaud (@erica_chanaud) February 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/koopakoot/status/960349555333230593
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Sharpton Pledges $5,000 for Missing Autistic Boy
Family members of 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo joined Sharpton at his Harlem headquarters on Saturday
The Rev. Al Sharpton is contributing $5,000 to the reward fund for an autistic teenager who has been missing since Oct. 4 when he walked out of his New York City school.
Family members of 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo joined Sharpton at his Harlem headquarters on Saturday. They thanked New Yorkers for their support but said more needs to be done.
The boy's father, Daniel Oquendo Sr., said a search party would set out later Saturday from a tent in front of Avonte's school in Long Island City, Queens.
Dozens of volunteers mobilized in Central Park earlier in the day, breaking up into four groups to search every quadrant of the park.
He asked everyone to keep their eyes open for Avonte and to "keep praying for us."
Sharpton said his National Action Network would help.
The reward for Avonte's safe return was up to $89,500 as of Saturday, including Sharpton's donation.
There have been no verified sightings of Avonte since he went missing.
--Checkey Beckford contributed reporting
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Met Opera: Porgy and Bess Encore
An encore performance of the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess returns to cinemas nationwide .The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades,...
Films & Screenings
Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties
Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater
Oberlin Theater presents Collective Rage: A Play in Five Battles, written by Jen Silverman and directed by Tlaloc Rivas. Betty is rich; Betty is lonely; Betty’s busy working on her truck; Betty...
Call for Submissions – Afterwords: An Evening of Poetry at the AMAM
Allen Memorial Art Museum
In 2006, as part of a residency at the Louvre Museum in Paris, writer Toni Morrison invited spoken word poets to perform in front of some of the museum’s most famous history paintings—to...
Exhibits/Fairs/Tours
Met Opera: Agrippina
Fathom Events and the Metropolitan Opera present a broadcast of Handel’s Agrippina , live in select cinemas nationwide. As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the...
Met Opera: Agrippina Encore
An encore performance of Handel’s Agrippina returns to select cinemas nationwide on Wednesday, March 4. As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of...
Oberlin Opera Theater presents "Così fan tutte"
Hall Auditorium
The Oberlin Opera Theater under the direction of Jonathon Field and Oberlin Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Christopher Larkin present Mozart's Così fan tutte on the following dates...
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Trine: Ultimate Collection
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Why Your Subway Train Might Start Moving Faster
Here is a list of a few of the planned fixes per an mta source. Not all inclusive.
How Long Can Uber Keep Stealing Riders From the Subway?
They’re cutting service but then trying to FORCE people to use it. It took me an HOUR from Midtown to Downtown on the . I checked the MTA website BEFORE leaving the office, and it was “Good Service”. Got an espresso, go down to the station, and just like that, service was a mess. Had to let about FOUR trains pass before I could get on one.
So they want to make Uber more expensive but also want to CUT subway and bus service throughout the city? SMH!
Given how quickly Uber burns through investor cash, and how irrationally investors act, you got until starts growing ridership again.
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MTA Bus Operations: Deliveries, Moves & Transfers
Replacing the CNG Tanks is a very expensive process per bus. It makes much more economical sense to order new buses at a cheaper price.
Two trains collided on the Williamsburg Bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn in 1995, killing a train operator and injuring dozens of riders. The incident, the fourth rear-end crash in a two-year span, led to rules that kept trains from going too fast. More than two decades later, those rules have slowed down trains more than is necessary for safety, which contributes to a system plagued by delays. Now the subway’s leader, Andy Byford, is changing the rules in some areas to speed up trains — a major effort to improve service for frustrated riders. Over the weekend, the speed limit was raised on parts of two lines in Brooklyn — the N and R trains — from 15 miles per hour to as much as 30 miles per hour. Other lines will be sped up in coming months. “We want to keep pushing trains through the pipe and moving them,” Mr. Byford said in an interview. He will outline his plans on Monday to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board, which oversees the system. The changes to the speed limit are one piece of Mr. Byford’s sweeping plans to turn around service and modernize a system that descended into crisis last year. Workers have also started to replace faulty signals that trigger a train’s emergency brakes at low speeds, a problem investigated by The New York Times and The Village Voice that has also led to slower service. Subway riders often wonder why an express train suddenly crawls along slowly instead of zooming to the next stop. Slow train speeds are less disruptive than major delays caused by train breakdowns and sick passengers, but they have added to the feeling that the system is constantly delayed. A collision between two trains on the Williamsburg Bridge in 1995 led to rules that kept trains from moving too fast. A collision between two trains on the Williamsburg Bridge in 1995 led to rules that kept trains from moving too fast.CreditVictor J. Blue for The New York Times Mr. Byford says he is confident that trains can travel safely at higher speeds and that fixing the balky signals will allow train operators to travel at the correct speeds. “This is all about getting the safe maximum out of the existing signaling system,” Mr. Byford said. Over the summer, Mr. Byford created a new “speed unit” — a three-person team that traveled every mile of track on the system in an empty train to find areas where trains could safely move faster. The team identified 130 locations where the speed limit should be increased. So far, a safety committee at the transit agency has approved 34 locations for speed increases. Workers recently started to change speed limit signs on the first segment on the Fourth Avenue line in Brooklyn between 36th Street and 59th Street. Overall, officials plan to change the speed limits at 100 locations by the spring. The team also found 267 faulty signals that were forcing train operators to pass at slower speeds. The equipment, known as grade time signals, was designed to halt trains that are moving too quickly. But officials kept adding more of them — eventually 2,000, some of which were misconfigured. About 30 signals have been repaired in Brooklyn, from the DeKalb Avenue station to the 36th Street station, on the B, Q, D, N and R lines, and near the 9th Avenue station on the D line. Mr. Byford wants to eventually fix all of the faulty signals, though he cautioned that the work is complex and could take awhile. “This is a great move and I think it’s one that a lot of people have been waiting on for quite a while,” said Benjamin Kabak, who writes the Second Ave. Sagas subway blog. “I think it can provide immediate dividends in terms of speeding up service.” Mr. Byford, who started running the subway in January, is also pressing elected leaders to provide funding for his ambitious $40 billion proposal to modernize the subway. Installing modern signals is a key part of the plan. Last week, Mr. Byford announced the hiring of a signals expert named Pete Tomlin, who has worked on transit systems in Toronto and London, to oversee signal upgrades in New York. Riders on the B, Q, D, N and R lines will be the first ones to experience faster rides as a result of rule changes to speed up trains. Subway officials have blamed “overcrowding” and growing ridership as the main reason for delays. But Mr. Byford quickly disagreed and instead focused on finding the root causes for delays. Trains on New York’s subway system travel at about 17 miles per hour on average, the slowest of any heavy rail system in the United States, according to a 2010 analysis by a transportation planner named Matt Johnson. Trains on the Bay Area Rapid Transit in the San Francisco area, for instance, averaged 33 miles per hour, he found. Mr. Byford is trying to correct problems that resulted from changes made after the 1995 crash. The top speed for trains on the subway is about 50 miles per hour, though most trains travel slower than that. When Mr. Byford rode trains with workers, they told him slow speeds were a major problem. “Operators told me, ‘We used to be able to drive through here more quickly,’” Mr. Byford said. Mr. Kabak said he had noticed trains moving slowly for no apparent reason. “There is a right balance between safety and speed, but at this point they’ve gone too far on the side of slowing down trains,” Mr. Kabak said. Zachary Arcidiacono, a leader at the Transport Workers Union Local 100, which represents thousands of subway workers, said he had taken a ride on the “speed unit” train and felt comfortable with the changes Mr. Byford ordered. “We moved at a higher rate of speed, and it was a smooth operation,” he said. “It’s nothing that would throw riders.” Train operators had become so afraid that they would get in trouble for setting off “grade time signals” that they traveled below posted speed limits, said Mr. Arcidiacono, who joined the transit agency as a train operator in 2007. “We were trained to go 5 to 7 miles per hour below the posted speed,” he said. “It became part of the work culture.”
Uber burned through $1.7B of money last quarter. Quite frankly, the fact that the party has gone so long for some of these "startups" (lol) is either a testament to an economic miracle, or how silly people with money can be.
MTA Bus Operations: Fleet & Depots
They have however long it takes to hustle enough buses to west farms. Beyond the XN60s, West Farms has recieved fresh XD40s as well as transfers from quill and fresh pond, as well as the LFS transfers from Gun Hill (8354-8358) (For what it's worth, the recent D60 shakeup with the bronx three was neutral for WF IIRC), so WF is clearly open to longer term loans from other depots. Furthermore as has been stated by someone else somewhere on this site, the 2019 LFSA rolling into gun hill allow for more artics to go to WF. There are so many factors going into orion retirement, i'd say it's impossible to estimate. Unless some of the insiders have more info
Transitman mentioned that yesterday
Department of Subways - Proposals/Ideas
Hackensack sounds like a job for Gateway or the RPA's proposed commuter rail loop, not the subway...
Planned Subway Service Changes
I'm guessing the bypass is to prevent overcrowding and to allow uninterrupted access to the shafts. They are replacing 4 elevators. Not just one. Even in private buildings each elevator can take months to replace.
Tough.
Systemwide CBTC - Planning and Implementation
This looks like a great hire to me. Clearly knows what he's doing based on his track record. The full press release is here: http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/nyc-transit-president-byford-announces-hiring-new-signal-modernization Byford says Tomlin's first assignment will be to make tweaks to the after the meltdowns this month and to finish Queens Boulevard.
MTA Says Some 500,000 Riders Fare Beat Every Day - Video Shows It May Be True
Indeed I see why MTA is a safe and desired place to work. For the NYCTA payroll, Pension and health as to be in Excess of 50-60 % ofRevenues 🤯 (Mind blown)
7 Train Has Been Glitchy Since Modernization Launched, Transit President Admits
This is a different CBTC system than the one on the line. So I'm not surprised their are teething issues. I think the line CBTC will be very reliable like the one is once all the issues are sorted out.
Or a therapist...
Conductors told to close doors fast, tell riders to find help elsewhere
For what? So we can go back to inaudible, garbled announcements?
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EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn councilman seeks communications staffer to ‘resist the threats’ of Trump policies
By Jennifer Fermino
Looking for a job? A Brooklyn pol wants to hire a communications staffer to take on the leader of the free world. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
A Brooklyn city councilman is looking to hire a staffer to battle the "Trump regime."
Democrat Brad Lander, in an unusual job listing for a communications director that he posted on several employment sites, said he's looking for someone to help "resist the threats of the Trump regime to American democratic values and vulnerable constituencies."
When not taking on the leader of the free world, the staffer will also do more mundane tasks, like overseeing media strategy and communications, according to the job posting.
Lander told the News that he namedropped President-elect Trump because people all over the city are "hungry to be involved" in upcoming fights over issues like climate change and immigration.
Councilman Brad Lander says he used Trump's name in the job listing because New Yorkers are "hungry to be involved" in fights over issues like climate change and immigration. (Alec Tabak/for New York Daily News)
"People are genuinely worried and recognize that if we're going to be successful protecting people's rights, we're going to have to be organized and loud," he said.
The listing does not include a salary, but Indeed.com, one of the employment sites it was posted on, estimated it to be in the $61,000 to $67,000 a year range, based on offers for similar jobs.
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Travel|Big Sur's Eloquent Silence
Big Sur's Eloquent Silence
By Bonnie Tsui
Correction Appended
BEFORE he commissioned the overblown confection that became Hearst Castle, the newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst and his family would travel to that same spot on the Big Sur coast of California for a vacation in more modest lodgings -- a series of tents. The arrangements were rustic but stylish: striped fabric walls, wooden floors, writing desks, rugs and even separate tents for entertainment.
Hearst's setup, back when that corner of San Simeon was unassumingly known as Camp Hill, was a harbinger for the simple, elegant structures at the new Treebones Resort, about 25 miles up the rugged coast. Opened about a year, the 16 yurts perched along the ridge above Highway 1 embody the natural beauty and off-the-grid living that have long characterized Big Sur. Not much has changed in the physical landscape since the Hearsts "roughed it" -- California land trusts, conservation easements and local coastal programs have prevented rampant development.
Even today, you can spend a couple of hours winding along the treacherous, two-lane Highway 1, sandwiched between the Santa Lucia Mountains and the wild Pacific Coast, without anything impeding the view. Along with the Los Padres National Forest, a string of wilderness areas, state parks and reserves along the coast make for challenging hiking; in the winter, you can trek even the most popular trails and see nary a soul. It's an extraordinary piece of America that remains as Henry Miller described it in 1957 -- a meeting of extremes, "a region where one is always conscious of weather, of space, of grandeur and of eloquent silence."
Because of the very land-use restrictions that keep Big Sur beautiful, it's tough to find a place to stay in the area that fits in the category between campground and exclusive luxury resort. (A stay at the Post Ranch Inn will run upward of $525 a night.)
It took 20 years for John and Corinne Handy to secure the permits and capital to build Treebones -- named for an old lumber mill at the site -- but the result is a comfortable yet unobtrusive way to enjoy the stunning seascape. The yurts, circular tentlike structures similar to those used by Central Asian nomads, are updated here with modern amenities, including polished pine floors, French doors, reading lamps, colorful quilts, pillow top mattresses and clear domed roofs for sunlight by day and stargazing by night.
The resort has its own well, and everything is powered by propane-fueled turbines; the heat produced in the process is used to warm water and some of the yurts. Several have gas fireplaces.
A main lodge, less than a minute's walk up a gravel trail from even the farthest yurt, has a great-room with couches, a fireplace and tables for dining (complimentary waffle breakfasts are included; barbecue dinners are extra). There's also an outdoor deck with a heated pool and a small hot tub.
The restrooms and showers are also at the lodge -- the yurts have no private bathrooms, though all have vanity sinks. It's a bit of a pain to navigate the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night, but in practice, it's a good excuse to enjoy the brilliant star canopy above.
Winter is the time to appreciate the scenery in all its drama, when thousands of gray whales migrate past Cape St. Martin, the rocky point where Treebones is perched. During a recent visit to the resort, I requested an oceanview yurt and was placed in No. 9. It was just adjacent to a spot known as Whale Watch Ridge, complete with a little wooden bench for optimal viewing. And see whales I did, hundreds of blowholes spouting throughout the day.
Joyce Nichelini, a longtime resident of Oakland, Calif., was visiting Big Sur with her daughter, Joanie, who was in from Colorado. "Her visit was a great reason to come down here," said Ms. Nichelini, 74, who had read about the yurts in the local paper. "She has the Rocky Mountains, which are spectacular, but nothing like this -- the Pacific, the wide-open views. Yesterday, we saw two whales passing right there in front of the yurts. I think this really makes her miss California."
Winter is also the best season to spot elephant seals -- or as the case may be, to hear them. "Thirty minutes south of here, near San Simeon, is the best beach to see elephant seals pupping," said Bill Brown, the innkeeper at Treebones. "But we can hear them all night long here. There's a group of them just over the cliff, out of sight."
If you've ever heard elephant seals, you know that they are extremely vocal and hardly melodious. The massive adult males bellow from their distinctive snouts, while the babies sound like a hundred irate Miss Piggys screeching at Kermit. (Waves crashing and wind blowing keeps it all to a dull roar, but you may want to bring earplugs.)
I wanted to see these honking animals in all their blubbery glory. So the next day, I drove the 25 zigzagging miles to Piedras Blancas, where the beach Mr. Brown described is at a vista point just off Highway 1. From December through March, thousands of elephant seals lumber ashore, give birth and mate again before heading back out to sea. Visitors are educated on the animals' living habits by Friends of the Elephant Seal, a nonprofit organization based in San Simeon.
"The ladies have a tough life in the harem," said Greg Glaze, a volunteer docent, pointing out a two-ton male seal surrounded by a dozen females, all of them lazily flicking sand to cover up against the sun. "Those males just throw a fin on 'em and roll on over."
Just 20 feet away from us, two tiny seal pups wriggled closer to their mother for protection as the crowd oohed and aahed. For proximity, "there's no better place in the world to see this than here," Mr. Glaze said.
ONCE the sun sets in Big Sur the natural focus shifts from the sea to the sky. I'd heard that the Post Ranch Inn held special stargazing sessions on its outdoor deck -- complete with astronomer and fancy telescope -- so I drove some 30 miles north of Treebones to take a look. The experience was enthralling: under the tutelage of James Barrow, I examined Saturn's rings, identified constellations (Orion taking aim at Taurus) and watched meteors blaze across the sky. After checking out the fiery red surface of Mars, I took in a decadent four-course meal at the Post Ranch's award-winning Sierra Mar restaurant. A hedonistic procession of salmon-wrapped scallops, star-anise duck consommé, Niman Ranch pork loin and macaroons with marzipan mousse, the dinner was not cheap: $85 a person prix fixe, without wine.
The next day, a massage in yurt No. 9, with late-afternoon sun streaming in, cost about the same as dinner. But as I listened to elephant seals laughing and the wind whistling, I knew which experience felt richer, and truer to Big Sur country. And I thought again about a certain Mr. Hearst, enjoying the comforts of his tented encampment. His brand of roughing it, I decided, was all the luxury I needed.
Watching Nature Take Its Course
MORE than 20,000 gray whales make their home in the Pacific. From December to February, the main population comes close to the California coast as it moves from Alaska to its winter residence in the warm waters off Baja California. Beginning in March, the whales start their return leg, often bringing along their newborns. Among the best vantage points is the Treebones Resort at Cape St. Martin (71895 Highway 1, 877-424-4787; www.treebonesresort.com; yurts start at $129). Five campsites are also available for two guests each.
Elephant seals are making their presence known on the beaches of Piedras Blancas, just north of San Simeon. Witness pups being born and harems being formed at the Elephant Seal vista point(Mile Marker 63, Highway 1). For more information, contact the Friends of the Elephant Seal (805-924-1628; www.elephantseal.org).
Clear skies also dominate, and there's no better tool for seeking out stars and planets than the powerful 12-inch G.P.S. telescope at the Post Ranch Inn (Highway 1, Big Sur; 800-527-2200; www.postranchinn.com; doubles from $525). There are nightly stargazing sessions with local astronomers from 8 to 9, weather permitting. Pair the experience with an $85 four-course prix fixe dinner at Sierra Mar (reservations required, 831-667-2800).
At the permanent exhibition at the visitor center at Hearst Castle (750 Hearst Castle Road, San Simeon; 800-444-4445; www.hearstcastle.org; tickets from $20), you can see photos of the family tents at Camp Hill and examine more characteristically over-the-top Hearst memorabilia.
At a picturesque spot on the Big Sur coast, Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth bought a little cabin in 1947. Later, they sold it to the Fassett family, who opened a sun-splashed restaurant, Nepenthe, with excellent views (Highway 1, Big Sur; 831-667-2345; www.nepenthebigsur.com; lunch for two $40).
Correction: March 3, 2006, Friday A map last Friday with an article about the Big Sur area of California showed the location of the Post Ranch Inn, a resort in the region, incorrectly. It is near the town of Big Sur.
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Q&A with N.C. State Paper Science and Engineering Junior Michael McKenzie
By Steve Roush, VP, Publisher and Editor
Michael McKenzie
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A total of 208 students are enrolled in the N.C. State Paper Science and Engineering program, and Paperitalo Publications was able to catch up with Michael McKenzie, a junior in the program and we asked him a few questions about his experiences at N.C. State.
Paperitalo:What attracted you to the Paper Science and Engineering program?
McKenzie: As an undecided engineering student when I started at NC State, I was looking into all the different programs to see which one would fit me best. When I came across Paper Science and Engineering, I noticed their job placement and scholarships available; these were very enticing to me. I reached out to Jennifer Piercy about the program and she advised me to sign-up for two introductory courses my freshman year. In those courses I was able to get a little bit of an inside look into what Paper Science is all about. The industry involvement, applicable learning material, and family atmosphere really solidified me wanting to be in the NCSU Paper Science and Engineering program.
Paperitalo: Were you looking into pulp and paper when you were in high school?
McKenzie: No, when I was in high school I just knew I wanted to go to school for a field that was related to math and science, so naturally I chose to pursue engineering. It wasn't until after choosing to attend NC State for engineering that I started to look into pulp and paper.
Paperitalo: Tell us about the internships and/or co-ops you have had.
McKenzie: I have had two summer internships, the first being with GAF at their fiberglass mat plant in Chester, SC, and the second with Greif at their linerboard and medium plant in Riverville,VA. Having these internships has helped develop me as an engineer and as an adult. These internships have allowed me to get experience that I cannot find while in school. They have also forced me to become more independent and learn how to transition better into adulthood.
Paperitalo:What does this program meant to you?
McKenzie: The Pulp and Paper program at NC State means a lot to me, the program prepares you for life after college like no other program in the nation. The faculty teach you material that is applicable to the industry, but on top of that they teach you invaluable life lessons that you are able to take beyond college and into the "real world". The faculty and PSE alumni show so much care for the students and are always available to give guidance or advice.
Paperitalo: Where do you see yourself in 5 and 10 years, and what are your career aspirations?
McKenzie: This is a difficult question for me to answer; I see a lot of different paths for myself. I am still not sure whether I would like to work as a mill engineer or a sales representative for a supplier. In either position I hope to take opportunities to move into a position of leadership. In 5 years, hopefully I have figured out which part of the industry I plan to immerse myself in. In 10 years, I would hope to be in management for whichever company I may end up working for.
Paperitalo: What would you recommend to anyone interested in Pulp and Paper?
McKenzie: I would recommend for them to take some paper science classes to see if they enjoy the program. I understand that paper science is not for everyone, but students who take the leap into the program typically do not regret it. As a 17- or 18-year-old it is hard to know what you really want to do with your life and limiting yourself to one industry can be scary. However, within the industry there is so much diversity in what you can do. Joining the pulp and paper family will be one that you will not regret.
Paperitalo: Please tell us what year you are in the program, your hometown, and anything interesting you might do in your free time.
McKenzie: I am a Junior in the program and I am from Raleigh, North Carolina. In my time outside of school and school organizations I enjoy spending time with my friends. We tend to play video games and go to events on campus when we are together. I played football growing up and into high school, and so I love to attend our football games or spend my weekends watching the NFL in the fall and winter.
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Inside a Chic Blogger’s Enviable Uptown Pad
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As the force behind the beloved blog Habitually Chic, Heather Clawson lives in a richly visual world. Between studying 19th-century painting, designing interiors in New York, hunting through flea markets, and logging frequent trips to France—and, of course, being all over Pinterest—she’s trained her eye on thousands upon thousands of images. For anyone into design, art, and travel (and who isn’t?), her site is the perfect daily fix.
We had to know how Heather, who describes her own style as “unabashedly uptown,” actually lives and works. Our peek into her lovely apartment, located on the top floor of a tony uptown block, didn’t disappoint. It’s beautifully collected and totally respectful of tradition, and it moves to its own beat. There are tables made of books and antique silverware kept in mason jars. It leaves an impression that’s both rich and lighthearted, decadent and joyful. We couldn’t get enough (and want to copy everything). Take a tour and spend time with the lovely Heather Clawson at home.
Framed by a gallery wall of picturesque scenes, the bar becomes even more beckoning. The marble commode displays a few of Heather’s current favorites, like an anchor bottle opener and an antique ashtray.
An Hermès bag perched on a French side chair. Upholstered in sky-blue velvet, the chair looks airy during the warm months and cozy in the winter.
Finding Her Uptown Groove
Like so many other staunch New Yorkers, Heather isn’t a native. She grew up outside of Pittsburgh, where, she says, “Andy Warhol is the hometown hero,” and was steeped in the stories of Warhol’s Factory and Studio 54 early on. New York seemed “mythical, glamorous, and full of opportunities.” Already cultivating her design sense, she pored over House & Garden—during Anna Wintour’s stint there as editor—and accompanied her mother while she steamed wallpaper and hunted local flea markets.
When Heather arrived in New York nearly 15 years ago, she felt destined for the Upper East Side. Although “the cool kids have always lived downtown,” she loved uptown’s association with Truman Capote and his swans—Babe Paley, Lee Radziwill, C.Z. Guest—and the glamorous past. And the modern-day version might be even better; as Heather puts it, “It’s still more polished and put together, and so beautiful. It used to have a snotty rep, but I find it really inclusive and neighborhood-y.”
New Yorkers never waste space, even in a vast apartment. Heather leaned a drawing on a blank bit of wall, creating a rich, layered effect.
Wheat brings a natural note to a chinoiserie vase and balances the more ornate gilt frame and intricately painted plate.
Uptown is still more polished, put together, and so beautiful. I find it inclusive and neighborhood-y.
— Heather Clawson
Flanking bookshelves create the perfect nook for the living room’s petite settee.
“With the amount of art I have, I could have gone much crazier in this apartment,” Heather says, “but it’s important to leave some space for the eye to rest.”
A collection of Wedgwood sits with a blanc de chine lamp.
Always on the Hunt
A die-hard collector, Heather is one of those enviable people who seems to find gems wherever she goes. She buys great little paintings for a song or spots a lovely Wedgwood piece that someone overlooked. She believes in training your eye by looking at art and furnishings even when they’re out of your budget. “Over time, you get a sense of why one gilt frame is better than another,” she says. “And then you can spot the good stuff.”
She does have a leg up on the art, having studied 18th- and 19th-century European art—including all those beloved Impressionists—and that’s where her taste tends to go. Her haul always works when she comes home, since she has a gift for arranging objects and no desire for a minimalist, streamlined look. “I definitely prefer interiors that look collected rather than decorated. Everything in my apartment tells the story of where it’s from, even if it’s a $5 find at the flea market.”
The small sofa is perfect for the cozy sitting room and allows Heather’s collection of books to stay front and center.
Most of Heather’s art comes from flea markets. She keeps works in their original frames; if a work is simply painted on board, she will hang it as is or lean it on a shelf.
I definitely prefer interiors that look collected rather than decorated.
The office has the best windows in the apartment. “When I’m working, I like to feel like I’m not stuck inside,” Heather says.
Heather’s home office setup feels somewhat reminiscent of Carrie Bradshaw’s in Sex and the City, which also overlooked the Upper East Side.
Heather’s World
Since founding her blog in 2007, following an early career working in commercial real estate and for interior designers, Heather has continued to evolve her schedule and her career. She stopped taking her own interior design clients a few years ago, when she began work on her first book. Currently she balances her time between creative inspiration—which could include a trip to the medieval Cloisters in the upper reaches of Manhattan—and execution, and along the way she’s preparing to write her second book. She tends to craft her blog posts first thing in the morning, to give her readers something fresh when they begin their own days. “I love that my audience ranges from design-obsessed teenagers to lovely 80-year-old ladies.” There’s no typical day—after posting a piece, she may continue working or zip out for meetings or a museum jaunt.
Heather loves having a proper office to keep her in a working frame of mind. At the same time, she loves the ease of not having to actually commute to an office. This all informs her personal style: “I’ve embraced having a uniform—though I do sometimes blog in my pajamas.” She spends a bit more on shoes, bags, and coats, since those are the most visible pieces when you’re walking around the city. “Even though New York is a big city, it’s also a small town for sure. You always run into someone you know.”
With the blog, there’s no separation between work and life. I’m always Instagramming and tweeting on vacation.
A chic toast rack keeps stationery looking tidy.
Rather than strictly color-coordinate, Heather layers the colors of her books to add depth and contrast—as in this deskside vignette.
Heather’s collection of flatware includes antique silver pieces collected at the Paris brocantes.
No canned soup here—a modernist coffee pot, a Ladurée tea box, and gold-rimmed champagne flutes fill one of the kitchen cupboards.
Less Fuss, More Champagne
While Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s never bothered to unpack and kept her telephone in a suitcase, there are certain similarities between her eccentric take on apartment living and Heather’s own. First off, Heather barely cooks—much like Miss Golightly, Heather says, “I have more champagne in my fridge than I have food!”
It follows that the kitchen wasn’t her first focus; as she says, “I had fallen so in love with the apartment’s south-facing windows and gorgeous light, I didn’t immediately notice the lack of kitchen drawers.” As it turns out, her flatware looks totally chic lined up in mason jars. And since she can order party-ready hors d’oeuvres from a spot around the corner, Heather has taken to throwing cocktail parties—serving champagne, natch—rather than hosting sit-down dinners.
As they say, no one smokes anymore—including Heather—but a beautiful ashtray gives the bar an old-school look.
I have more champagne in my fridge than I have food!
The ikat-upholstered headboard is the one large piece in Heather’s apartment that’s not neutrally hued—instead, the art and the bedding flow around its colors.
Fresh flowers add a note of polish to the bedside tables, which are made up of giant stacks of beautiful books.
“If I’ve been traveling, I find it so comforting to come back to everything in its same place and sleep in my own bed,” says Heather. One long sojourn away happened last summer, when Heather decided to decamp to Paris (trading New York takeout for food from Le Bon Marché’s famed La Grande Épicerie, which was dangerously close to her pied-à-terre). While she relished finally having time to see the smaller museums, become a flea market regular, and walk the city, she craved the routines and work ethic of New York.
Heather is unabashedly into monogrammed beddings. Amusingly, though, her bedding prompted one devout Habitually Chic reader to give her some love advice: “She wrote to me to say that, as a single person, I shouldn’t have monogrammed bed linens because it’s bad feng shui. I’ll report back!”
Heather’s love for monograms extended to her blog’s name—she wanted a title with her own initials, H.C.
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24 Responses to “Inside a Chic Blogger’s Enviable Uptown Pad”
L.M. Keefer says:
love it! thanks for the tour and narration.
r3819 says:
Absolutely fabulous apartment.
The style is nice but this apartment has way too many books everywhere. I too live in a small space in Manhattan but you have to edit it back so that it doesn’t feel like you’re in a cave of books that can collapse on top of you at any minute.
JR48 says:
Some of us are resigned to the fact that we will live and die owning far too many books.
Diagonotter says:
Never!!!
ArtbyKarena says:
Adore Heather and her great sense of style and panache!
The Arts by Karena
Tabulous Design says:
I read HC everyday, as a fellow blogger I really enjoy her work and now I’ve gotten to enjoy her lovely apartment. Great Job HC and OKL!!!!
Dolores Pap says:
Great sense of style; adore her apartment! Love that Heather doesn’t hide her books .Life with what you love..
AnitaC24 says:
Love a home that displays what the owner is all about — travel, good books and a passion for art and design. As a long-time native of NYC — the ES has always been trending!
Melonie says:
Loved her apartment. She truly lives with the things she loves. What wonderful style this woman has!
Maggie Troutman says:
Heather’s blog is by far my favorite! She inspires me with her wonderful sense of design. Having been in the arts and design world for the past 45 years it’s hard to impress me, but Heather sure does! Great to see inside her life!
Heather’s blog is by far my favorite! She has a great sense of style and design. Having been in the art and design world for the past 45 years, it’s hard to impress me, but Heather sure does! Keep up the great work!
Clutter, clutter.
Clutter is in the eye of the beholder.
Carrie Benuska says:
Fabulous! Love Heather and her blog!
Paolo Moschino says:
Beautiful blog, beautiful apartment…
The Beige Larder says:
Heather, could you BE more fabulous??
RonnieVR says:
I too lived on the Upper East Side. And had my work desk right in front of a large window. Loved to look up the Avenue. I agree, Manhattan is a small town. Lots of neighborhoods. I love your apartment. Nice & bright & organized…with lots of treasures. Silverware in Mason jars! Now I know what to do with all my books: Make a table! And my loads of thrift shop/flea market prints. Thank you Heather. I so enjoyed your blog. And I so miss NY, NY! What a beautiful town
Vashra Araeshkigal says:
I’m sorry…just…no.
I’m going to be the only person who admits it, but I’m used to being “the” one who points out that the Emperor…or Empress…is wearing no clothing.
If you were to take your average “saves every plastic container from the grocery store” Depression Era shut in, give her enough money to buy a better quality of collected bits, and then organize them all over the place…this is what you’d get.
The individual items are quite beautiful. Taken in small pieces, many of the individual “decorated sets” are very well displayed. But the overall impact of the various pieces is completely, and tragically, blunted by virtue of being next to a hundred others. It would take about a week of living in this before the eye would gloss over it, the whole heavily covered wall of a room becoming one multicolored mosaic, the fabulous collection reduced to background noise.
There’s simply *too* much in every room pictured. This house looks like one of those “find the item” apps. It screams “This house is a museum…it’s very beautiful but no one *lives* in this space.” It reminds me of tightly packed antique stores.
Much of it has also been rendered completely nonfunctional: Books which one cannot read without un-stacking pictures from in front of them or lamps from on top of them, cups and glasses filled with silverware better left in drawers, long unused napkins held down with knickknacks….ugh.
There are enough plates and cups to serve a mansion’s worth of guests…but I’m betting that house has seating for about 12 in the dining room (if there is one), tops.
I *completely* get the desire to “nest” in an enclosed space surrounded by shiny things (note my avatar pic), but really…there needs to be a limit. It’s like she has a fear of empty horizontal or vertical space.
Mary_RN says:
I couldn’t agree more with your post.
Mary Bright says:
I can’t breathe with that much clutter. It looks like shopping display.
This is everything I want my home to be one day. I love the collected look–but more importantly, the feel of a home like this, having your memories be a presence around you.
Maybe it’s strange, but I could breathe easier and feel more at home in a space like this–one made cozy, full of art and books and beauty, always something to catch your eye–than a space that had been “edited.” Empty wall space, empty shelves, they leave me feeling just that: empty. But that’s just my style.
So to me, a home like this is wonderful, magical. I think living here, even though the pieces themselves would become familiar, every time you looked at them you would find something new. That’s the nature of art.
suzanne jenkins says:
Habitually cluttered
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Police respond to threat at Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK; no bomb found
By Joie Tyrrell joie.tyrrell@newsday.com @JoieTyrrell December 7, 2018 10:20 AM
Students at Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School were sent home Friday morning after officials learned of a bomb threat at the campus, but school officials said nothing was found in the building, according to a statement from the superintendent.
The threat was received early Friday morning. School officials evacuated the roughly 1,500 students to Mattlin Middle School before they were sent home.
A statement from Superintendent Lorna Lewis sent about 10:30 a.m. Friday said "the investigation of the high school is now complete and it was determined that their [police] search of the building has yielded negative results.
"The students are being sent home on school buses on their traditional routes and a shuttle will be provided from Mattlin Middle School to the high school for students parked there. On behalf of the school district, we are very grateful for the swift action and professionalism [of] our administrators, teachers and staff, and the full cooperation we received from students and parents throughout this process," the statement read.
High school students were sent home because the cafeteria would not be up and running by the time they returned from the middle school, officials said.
Nassau County police confirmed the investigation at the school located at 50 Kennedy Dr., Plainview. The district had advised parents early Friday not to come to the middle school to pick up their children.
An early post on the district's website said "patrol officers and canine units are working through the building and analyzing the credibility of the threat . . . Please know that our high school students are safe at Mattlin Middle School," read the post. "We appreciate your patience while [we] work through this situation. We will continue to provide you with updates."
By Joie Tyrrell joie.tyrrell@newsday.com @JoieTyrrell
Joie Tyrrell is a Long Island native and covers education for Newsday, where she has worked for nearly 20 years.
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Plan for San Joaquin Valley Reservoir to Recharge Groundwater Draws Concern
The Semitropic Water Storage District proposes building a new reservoir on part of an ancient lakebed, then using it to capture flood flows to recharge groundwater. But others in the region fear it will deprive them of water.
Written by Matt Weiser Published on Aug. 8, 2017 Read time Approx. 5 minutes
A conceptual rendering of the proposed Kettleman Reservoir, part of a plan by Semitropic Water Storage District to revive a small part of the historic Tulare Lake in California's San Joaquin Valley. Image Courtesy Semitropic Water Storage District
California’s Tulare Lake was once the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River. Located at the southern tip of the San Joaquin Valley, it collected snowmelt from dozens of Sierra Nevada streams. Today, the giant lake is long gone: In the decades after the Gold Rush, it was drained and transformed into farmland.
Now, in a modern era of water scarcity, some are eager to see even a small bit of the old Tulare Lake restored. It could be an effective way to recharge groundwater that’s been overtapped by those same farms.
A proposal from the Semitropic Water Storage District would seem to be the perfect answer. The district proposes to build a new reservoir on 12,000 acres, adjacent to Interstate 5 near Kettleman City, in Kern County. To be called Kettleman Reservoir, it would be formed on part of the old Tulare Lake bed by building levees up to 8 feet high. This new impoundment could store up to 30,000 acre-feet of water.
The water to fill the reservoir would come from “unallocated floodwaters” in the Kings River and other tributaries flowing out of Kings County to the north, which the district estimates to be available in one out of three years.
Some of the water would recharge groundwater directly as it seeps through the reservoir into the ground below. And some would be pumped into Semitropic’s existing groundwater storage bank, located some 25 miles south on the outskirts of Bakersfield, which serves farm irrigation customers in the region.
“Water captured and banked from the Kings River will be managed by the district to meet local water supply demands, mitigate groundwater declines, stabilize land subsidence, and improve sustainability of local groundwater resources,” the district wrote in a project description submitted to the California Water Commission in 2016.
But not everyone thinks the idea is so great. The Kings River, for starters, is considered “fully appropriated” by the State Water Resources Control Board. That means there is no additional water available. The only exception might be during flooding. But existing Kings River water users worry that by claiming “unallocated floodwaters,” Semitropic could deprive them of water they need to refill their own depleted aquifers.
This, in turn, could make it impossible for the Kings River region to comply with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), said Craig Pederson, a farmer and chairman of the Kings County Board of Supervisors.
A regional map showing the location of the Kettleman Reservoir proposed by Semitropic Water Storage District. The reservoir would capture floodwaters from the Kings River to feed Semitropic’s large groundwater recharge bank to the south. (Image Courtesy Semitropic Water Storage District)
In a recent letter to Semitropic, the Kings County Board of Supervisors said the project “offends the efforts” of the county to manage its groundwater and poses “health, safety and welfare concerns.”
“We’ve got areas of our county that are severely overdrafted, some of the most overdrafted aquifers in the state,” Pederson said. “So anything that’s going to attempt to move surface water, which is going to be our lifeblood in meeting the demands of SGMA, is a concern to us.”
The 2014 groundwater act is the state’s first comprehensive attempt to regulate its aquifers. It requires all groundwater basins in the state to reverse and prevent chronic overdraft conditions. This will likely require major water conservation initiatives as well as harnessing any surplus water that can be found, like periodic flood flows once considered a nuisance.
Officials at Semitropic Water Storage District, including general manager Jason Gianquinto and board president Rick Wegis, did not respond to numerous requests for comment.
The district apparently plans to seek state bond funds to help pay for the project. In its submission to the California Water Commission, which will select projects for funding, Semitropic estimates its project will cost $500 million, including related pumps, pipelines and canals. It hopes to cover half of that cost using money from Proposition 1, the $7.5 billion water bond approved by the state’s voters in 2014.
But when that proposal was submitted in 2016, it seems Semitropic was considering a larger project: A reservoir with three separate impoundments and a total capacity up to 127,000 acre-feet. A more recent notice of preparation to prepare an environmental impact report describes the smaller project.
Proposition 1 money for water storage can only be used to fund the “public benefits” of water storage projects. And at least half of these benefits must be for improving ecosystem conditions. Other qualifying benefits include flood protection, recreation, emergency supplies and water quality.
Semitropic claims its project will benefit ecosystems by creating a mechanism to “exchange” banked floodwaters for water it buys under contract from the state Department of Water Resources. The contract water originates at Lake Oroville in Northern California and is delivered to Semitropic via the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the California Aqueduct.
The proposed Kettleman Reservoir would be adjacent to the California Aqueduct, and Semitropic proposes to build a conduit that would allow water to be moved back and forth between them.
Semitropic describes a water exchange scenario in which DWR could reduce flood risk in the Delta by delivering excess water down the aqueduct to be stored in Kettleman Reservoir. Semitropic would then give up an equal amount of water under its normal contract deliveries, which DWR could save in Lake Oroville to use as needed for fishery habitat.
Pederson is skeptical of these claims. All the while, he notes, Semitropic would also be exporting Kings River water that could be replenishing aquifers in Kings County.
“We as a board went down and visited Semitropic Water District and came away with a lot of questions with their operation,”Pederson said. “It just appears this is a project that’s trying to access public money to benefit someone other than the public.”
A row of massive pumps and pipes are part of Semitropic Water Storage District’s groundwater bank near Bakersfield. The district proposes to build a new reservoir in the historic Tulare Lake region to capture Kings River flood flows, which would then be piped to the groundwater bank. (Photo Courtesy MavensNotebook.com)
Another concern comes from the Kings River Conservation District, which has a number of responsibilities, including maintaining the river’s levees and channels for both flood control and water delivery. The river channel has limited capacity, and everyone who relies on the channel pays taxes to fund maintenance, said Paul Peschel, the district’s general manager.
Semitropic does not currently pay taxes to maintain the river, Peschel said. So if Semitropic begins tapping Kings River flood flows for its groundwater banking project, that raises a number of questions, Peschel says. How will Semitropic pay for its impact on the river channel and its levees? Will there be channel capacity left for people who do support the district and need to access their own water? If not, can the channel be enlarged? And who should pay for that?
“I wouldn’t say we’re opposed to it. Until we get more answers, it’s hard to say,” said Peschel.
He recently signed a joint letter with the Kings River Water Association that raises a number of questions about the project, including concerns about water availability for several irrigation districts that depend on the Kings River.
“I would say there’s concern in general, across the region, that there may not be sufficient water to support as many projects as there are being looked at,” Peschel said. “If you aren’t communicating and working together, you could be making it very expensive for everyone, potentially.”
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Survey: Majority Wants Bigger Probe Into IRS Scandal
Monday, 12 May 2014 01:33 PM
A majority of Americans are in favor of a deeper investigation into the Internal Revenue Service for targeting the tea party and other conservatives, a new survey shows.
Fifty-seven percent of likely American voters believe the Obama administration has not gone far enough in its probe into the scandal surrounding the agency's officials giving special scrutiny to right-wing groups while processing their tax-exempt claims, according to Rasmussen Reports.
A little more than one-quarter of Americans, 28 percent, think the case should be closed, according to Rasmussen.
The Justice Department and three congressional committees have been investigating the matter for nearly a year. But Attorney General Eric Holder has dismissed calls from Republicans demanding a special counsel to investigate the IRS, which has denied that the targeting was politically motivated.
In the study of 1,000 potential voters conducted May 9 and 10, the research also found that almost one out of every two Americans, 49 percent, said the IRS broke the law when it singled out conservative groups for special attention. Only one in four said the IRS did not break the law, while the rest were undecided.
More than seven out of every 10 Americans, 72 percent, said it's "important" to find out exactly why the IRS targeted groups diametrically opposed to the ideology of the Democratic government, while 46 percent thought it was "very important" to learn why the agency appeared to go way beyond its responsibilities.
The survey also revealed that only four out of 10 Americans think it's "somewhat likely" that the White House has fully disclosed why the IRS put conservative organization under the microscope. The poll had a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
Last week, former IRS official Lois Lerner was found in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify about the scandal before a congressional committee, instead invoking her Fifth Amendment right.
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Renault and Fiat Chrysler stuck over merger terms: Report
Talks between Fiat Chrysler and Renault have hit a roadblock over the financial terms of the proposed merger between the Italian-US and French carmakers
Paris, AFP | Updated : 31 May 2019, 06:53 AM
Renault’s share price has been punished since the arrest last November of its former chief executive Carlos Ghosn
Talks between Fiat Chrysler and Renault have hit a roadblock over the financial terms of the proposed merger between the Italian-US and French carmakers, the French business daily Les Echos reported online Thursday, citing sources close to Fiat Chrysler. Renault said earlier this week it is studying “with interest” a 50-50 merger proposal from Fiat Chrysler (FCA), a deal the would forge the world’s third-largest automaker.
The newspaper reported on its website that a source close to FCA said several Renault board members believe the terms of the offer need to be sweetened.
But that is not how FCA sees things, said the source.
“The offer seems fair, it was approved by the board. It is take it or leave it, and fast!” said the source.
Meanwhile, the daily said Renault is unhappy as the offer is based on its share price on May 24, the day before the offer was announced, or 51.70 euros.
Renault’s share price has been punished since the arrest last November of its former chief executive Carlos Ghosn. Before then it rarely fell below 70 euros per share.
An AFP source close to the negotiations said such merger offers are rarely take it or leave it.
“These types of offers are certainly negotiable,” said that source.
A source close to Renault told AFP that without the carmaker’s board having adopted a position it was difficult to comment on rumours.
An AFP source close to FCA said “the offer is balanced in terms of valuation, governance and industrial strength.” A deal would hold advantages for both carmakers as FCA is widely seen as a latecomer to the electric vehicle market, where Renault is strong. But the French firm doesn’t have a presence in North America, where Chrysler is strong in the SUV and pick-up sectors.
Taking into account Renault’s alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi, the enlarged group would be the world’s largest carmaking group by a wide margin.
First Published: Friday, May 31, 2019 06:53 AM
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Charles Manson Photos and Videos: See His Crime Scenes, Turbulent Trial and Wild Interviews From Prison
By Julia Glum On 11/20/17 at 10:19 AM EST
Charles Manson during an interview on August 25, 1989. The cult leader died Sunday. Calvin Hom CP/Reuters
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Charles Manson, the charismatic cult leader who died Sunday, was a failed singer inspired to evil by misinterpreting Beatles lyrics into a twisted vision of a race war.
Here's a quick look at his life in photos.
Manson, who died at age 83, started amassing followers as a 30-something with a stalling music career and two prison terms under his belt. He created a family largely of young runaways and led them in sex and LSD trips, according to The Washington Post.
The story of the abandoned movie ranch where the Manson family launched Helter Skelter. https://t.co/cBPxpJFkrO pic.twitter.com/exi8KcfzBn
— Curbed LA (@CurbedLA) October 18, 2017
Then, in August 1969, he turned them into killers.
Over two nights, a group of Manson Family members targeted two houses and attacked their inhabitants in an attempt to launch a race war. On August 9, they shot a young man named Steve Parent in a car, then repeatedly stabbed and shot pregnant actress Sharon Tate, hairdresser Jay Sebring, heiress Abigail Folger and Folger's boyfriend, Voytek Frykowski. On August 10, they killed grocery store owner Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary.
After the killings, they used the victims' blood to write on the walls.
The Manson Family Crime Scene Photos https://t.co/DitkVLYqoZ #crimescene pic.twitter.com/cynZBmzBrJ
— Investigating Crimes (@investigatingc) February 28, 2016
Leslie Van Houten, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Charles "Tex" Watson were arrested and convicted in connection with the murders. So, too, was Manson himself, after a lengthy trial during which he tried to rush the judge and yelled, "In the name of Christian justice, someone should chop off your head," according to the Los Angeles Times.
Manson etched an X into his forehead during court proceedings to show that he'd X'ed himself from the world, CNN reported. He later converted it to a swastika.
1969 Charles Manson is arrested at Barker Ranch in #DeathValley #OTD and charged with grand theft auto @CI @latimes @LAPDHQ pic.twitter.com/pjsLMPdkAr
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Charles Manson, the leader of a cult who killed seven people in a bloody rampage in L.A. in 1969, has died at 83. Manson dubbed the rampage, "Helter Skelter." https://t.co/oPqYe4qtFi (Photo: AP) pic.twitter.com/uXVc5I0Rjs
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 20, 2017
Charles Manson, satanic mastermind behind murder of actress Sharon Tate, dies at 83 https://t.co/VFDceKlq8H #CharlesManson pic.twitter.com/cuZPuIcNXE
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 20, 2017
Manson caused trouble in prison. Officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told the Times he broke the rules by keeping a secret cell phone, trying to smuggle in a saw blade, possessing marijuana and splashing hot coffee on guards, among other transgressions. He also gave interviews, both in person and via phone, about his lifestyle and crimes.
"What's violent about pulling your finger across the trigger? There's no violence. It's just a person there and you move your finger and they're gone. What's violent about that?" he told Rolling Stone in 2013. "But let me ask you this. Will you ever forgive me for what you think I did? Think about it. Don't let your brain be lame. I didn't kill nobody. So will you ever forgive me for what you think I did?"
Charles Manson, who led deranged followers known as the Manson Family into a series of horrific crimes that haunted Americans for over a generation, has died at 83. https://t.co/skjlb7hBN4 pic.twitter.com/I8Gg0BAdvX
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 20, 2017
This past January, Manson was treated for gastrointestinal issues, and last week TMZ reported that the convict was back in the hospital. He died at 8:13 p.m. local time on Sunday, according to NBC News.
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What Will Italian-Americans Do During World Cup 2018? Italy Follows USMNT In Crashing Out to Sweden
By Teddy Cutler On 11/14/17 at 4:04 AM EST
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Italy won't be at the 2018 World Cup in Russia next summer.
Say that again, and see how weird it starts to sound in the mouth, on the tongue—in the heart, damnit.
Italy, the country that practically invented defending as an art, that gave the world one of soccer's greatest-ever nicknames—"The Divine Ponytail"—to describe the blissful talents of Roberto Baggio; that lent us Andrea Pirlo and his sublime passing and equally sublime hair and an unfair amount of urbanity; that made us laugh and cry at the same time by doing hilarious things like torching itself with self-reproach for a match-fixing scandal then winning the 2006 World Cup a few weeks later; that hosted the World Cup, in 1990, that woke English football from its own period of introspection and torpor.
That inspired the stiff-lipped BBC to become dewy-eyed enough to meld opera and soccer and create this title sequence that won't be beaten no matter how good special effects or virtual reality get…
The Italian soccer team of 2017 is a wispy imitation, though, of those in your memory. Sure, they wear the same, lovely Azzurri shirts, and they still have great clubs and good players to pick from even if the best, Juventus and Napoli, rely on foreign players for much of their success.
But something—or things—are missing. Hence the calamity, no less, of Monday night, when Sweden visited the San Siro in Milan for the second leg of a World Cup 2018 play-off and walked out with a 0-0 draw and a 1-0 win on aggregate, that of course, and shockingly, meant Italy will not be present at a World Cup for the first time since 1958.
"We will not be with you and you will not be with us. A love so great must be reserved for other things. Italy will not participate at the World Cup," La Gazzetta Dello Sport, Italy's famous pink-paged sports newspaper, wrote on the Tuesday morning after the night before.
"It is time to start thinking about what else we can do in June: concerts, cinema, village festivals. Anything but watching Sweden play at the World Cup—that would be too painful." It was a kind of death that presaged a series: Gianluigi Buffon, one of Italy's greatest-ever goalkeepers, retired after the game. Daniele De Rossi and Andrea Barzagli, stalwarts both, both exited sheepishly, painfully.
Because Sweden—and here we invite hate-mail from Swedes the world over—is just okay at soccer. It has one, transcendent player in Zlatan Ibrahimovic who doesn't even play international soccer anymore. Its best club teams would be humiliated by Juventus, Napoli, Roma and Lazio were they even good enough to get into the Champions League and yet…
Italy still lost. The 2018 World Cup was already U.S.A.-less. Now Italian-Americans don't even have Italy to cheer on. It might be time to take Gazzetta's advice and start making alternative plans for June and July next year.
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Allegations of sleaze and corruption still dog Westminster
Op-Ed: A few years ago the British electorate was sickened by a series of allegations of expense fraud in the political arena. Attempts were made to bring some offenders to account but others simply shuffled off scot free.
The upcoming, whopping pay rise British M.P.s are expecting is in part justified by claims that it will not cost British taxpayers a penny more as expense rules have been tightened. But in light of revelations this last week we wonder how true any of that is and how deep the rot goes?
John Bercow Speaker of the House of Commons
In late March, as British parliament was due to break for one of its many long recesses, this time until after the May 2015 General Election, a great deal of time was wasted on a plot by former Foreign Secretary William Hague, Conservative, to oust the Speaker of the House John Bercow.
Valuable time to debate a 'Mayfair Tax Loophole' was squandered on what seemed a trivial matter simply aimed at time wasting.
This week as allegations that John Bercow claimed an excessive amount of public money for specific alcoholic drinks, flash cars and more many will question whether it is way past the time for Bercow to quit.
He is accused of;
Racking up a £367 bill to be driven to give a lecture on reforming Parliament after the expenses scandal - surely in that case he was having a laugh at the expense of taxpayers?
Running up a £172 bill for being chauffeur-driven to a conference less than a mile from Parliament. According to Sky News "Mr Bercow took the car to Carlton House Terrace, just 0.7 miles (1.1km) from the House of Commons, in April 2013 - a journey which would have cost less than £20 in a black cab."
Keeping a chauffeur-driven car waiting for five hours while he attended a memorial service for the former minister, Malcolm Wicks, running up a £289 bill
Using an official car to travel to Canterbury to see Archbishop Justin Welby enthroned in 2013 - at a cost of £524
Spending £158 on a car to Baroness Thatcher's funeral at St Paul's Cathedral, 1.8 miles (2.9km) from the Commons
The list goes on and on
While it is easy to accept that in some cases official cars have to be the mode of transport, during these tough 'austerity' times it is also easy to see why the general public will be furious.
If the Mail Online's claim that Bercow "also charged £640 to the taxpayer for own-branded whisky for guests" is true he has been caught taking the proverbial out of us all.
Baron John Sewel Deputy Speaker of the Lords
Baron John Sewel, 69, a married man and Deputy Speaker of the Lords, is all over the Sun 'newspaper' but for all the wrong reasons. Imagine his poor wife as allegations of sleaze, supported by footage, broke. Footage appearing to show him snorting cocaine from between a prostitute's breasts via a £5 note beggar belief.
This one time key ally of the now much-maligned former Labour U.K. PM Tony Blair, is shown in all his 'glory', stripped down for a romp with prostitutes but we doubt he is the first UK politician to 'misbehave' in such a way and we doubt he will be the last.
Was it a newspaper 'sting' and if it was does that matter?
The Sun, never a publication to shy away from the downright dirty, has this to report:
Baron John Sewel stripped naked for one sleazy romp at his rent-protected London flat. Last month he was also pictured snorting coke with hookers at a sordid sex party after asking: “What about trying the big one?” The peer, in charge of upholding standards in the House of Lords, sniffed the Class A drug from one call girl’s breasts. And he told the women — each paid £200 for the session at his rent-protected London flat: “I just want to be led astray.’’Sewel stripped naked for last week’s party, held behind the back of his wife Lady Jennifer.
The Sun quite rightly stresses his "rent-protected London flat" which will have taxpayers up in arms.
His flat is in Dolphin Square an area of London now synonymous with historical allegations of sex and child abuse; according to Wikipedia "Dolphin Square is a block of private apartments and business complex built near the River Thames at Pimlico in London, between 1935 and 1937. At one time, the huge development was home to more than 70 M.P.s, and at least 10 Lords."
The activities of Sewel at a property in Dolphin Square raise questions as to whether all allegations of abuse are historical.
Sunday Sewel's career lies in tatters. Sunday afternoon B.S.T. breaking news reports are that he has resigned from the role of deputy speaker.
Reports indicate that he has also stepped down as chair of the committee in charge of the behaviour of members of the House of Lords and will be referred by Baroness D'Souza to the Metropolitan police for investigation.
Power corrupts
For those British people who are in despair after these latest revelations the bad, or should that be good, news is that the issue is not peculiar to the United Kingdom.
In June the Guardian reported "Israel's deputy speaker suspended after drugs and pimping allegations - Speaker says he hopes Oren Hazan ‘will clear himself of all suspicions’ after report makes claims about his behaviour while running casino in Bulgaria."
The F.O.I. or Freedom of Information Act is under threat in the U.K. The new Tory government has set its sights on reforming many pieces of former Labour legislation and one is the Freedom of Information Act.
We have that act to thanks for a series of earlier revelations about M.P.s expense scandals, the publication of Prince Charles meddling letters to Labour governments and the latest revelations pertaining to John Bercow.
Monday update:
Sewel suspended from Labour Party what now my Lord
Other political 'corruption' allegations from 2014/2015 include;
Maria Miller expenses scandal fiasco
Champagne Lords and Ladies give public the finger
Tory Eric Pickles £500,000 luxury limo spend
Whip removed from Rifkind in latest cash for questions row
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William Hague plot to remove Speaker Bercow
William Hague, left and John Bercow the Speaker on the right
Op-ed; Would you agree that British politics is a dirty and deceitful business where money and outside forces have too much power?
The electorate of the UK is already disenfranchised with British politics which could result in a poor turn-out at the May 2015 General Election. I would argue that instead the electorate should hot-foot it to the polls to make sure the least sleazy, corrupt and self-serving party is elected to run the UK.
But putting all of that aside news Thursday that a secret Tory plot was hatched to oust the Speaker of the Commons John Bercow from his role indicates politicians have sunk to a new low.
BBC News reports Thursday;
A government bid to change the rules on electing Commons speakers - seen by Labour as an attempt to oust John Bercow - has been defeated.
Mr Bercow was almost overcome by emotion as he announced the result of the vote - 228 to 202.
He had earlier told MPs: "I'm not going anywhere." William Hague wanted a secret ballot to decide the Speaker's future after the election but Labour and some Tory MPs said it was a "grubby" plot.
They accused the Commons leader of springing the motion on MPs in the final hours of the current Parliament, before it breaks up for the general election.
'In extraordinary scenes, MPs hurled abuse at Mr Hague for allegedly conspiring with Prime Minister David Cameron to oust Mr Bercow, who is unpopular with much of the Tory leadership.
Moving the motion, Mr Hague, who is standing down as an MP, said there was a long tradition of secret ballots in Britain to decide powerful positions.
He said: "I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair. "I think that is the right thing in principle to do."
In a tearful speech, Tory MP Charles Walker, chairman of the Commons procedure committee, claimed he had been "played for a fool" by ministers over the issue.
As William Hague is stepping down from politics at the May election his reasons for hatching the plot are debatable and questionable.
Attempting to change the rules for electing the Speaker of the House of Commons indicates the Tories are not that confident that they will be victorious in the May election and are trying to make changes while still in office.
John Bercow replaced Michael Martin
In 2009 Speaker of the Commons Michael Martin, Labour, became a casualty of the expenses scandal which sent politicians and Parliament into a spin, in England. Initially he tried to just carry on regardless but in no time at all it was obvious that he would have to go and he informed the World that he was resigning his post; this resignation alone put him into the History Books of British Politics. June 17, 2009, he delivered his final words, chairing his last Prime Minister's question time and of course members of the House sung his praises but, considering that in many ways they hit the final nail into the Speaker coffin, it was all a bit pathetic.
English Parliament
Politics is a little different the world over. Even those countries that have democratically elected politicians tend to go about their business in very different ways. From the way that politicians are selected and elected to the way that Parliament, Government or Senates are run on a daily basis there are huge differences.
England of course has many oddities in its electoral system. Some would say that this is because we have had elected officials forming governments much longer than many other countries but is it because we hang onto traditional aspects of everything and that is just what we have done with Parliament?
The Houses of Parliament are situated along the Thames Embankment in the Heart of London. This is in the London City or borough of Westminster. Here is where the two separate political Houses operate.
House of Lords / The Lords
The House of Lords is full of outdated pomp and ceremony. Although this House is not elected by the people it has more power than many realise. The politicians here are able to scupper Bills from the House of Commons and either prevent or slow down legislation. They can also force amendments to be made to proposed Laws and the like.
At one time there were more hereditary Peers; Peers are the men and women who have been made Lords and Ladies and now sit in this House. Some Peers attend the House of Lords faithfully while others just reap the rewards with the minimum input and attendance.
Legislation by the Labour Party to reduce the power of The House of Lords and limit the amount of hereditary peers was scuppered, pretty much by The Lords. By the time the Bill was passed it was a poor imitation of its original draft.
During David Cameron's coalition government the number sitting in the Lords has increased significantly.
The House of Commons / The Commons
Parliament in England changed during the days of Oliver Cromwell. Commons literally refers to those politicians who sit in, The Commons, as common people, due to the fact that they are 'ordinary folk' rather than members of the aristocracy.
The politicians in the House of Commons are all democratically elected and individually are called Members of Parliament. There is the leader of the House of Commons, William Hague at this time, and there is an opposition made up of a couple of other political parties and then there is a SPEAKER. This Speaker is referred to as Mr Speaker or Madam Speaker if the role is filled by a woman. The previous speaker was just that; Betty Boothroyd was the first, and still to date the only, female Speaker of the House of Commons.
What is 'the Speaker'?
On the whole it is fair to say that the Speaker of the House of Commons is a type of referee. He or she attempts to keep order in the House of Commons and tries to stop the name calling, obscene language, time wasting and general bad behaviour.
When some sessions of parliament were first televised, a few years ago, it was an eye opener. Considering that these men and women are the most powerful in the UK it was frightening. Shouting across parliament to members of the opposition they at best seemed like children and at worst seemed like simpletons.
So, as you can see The Speaker's role is both important and difficult.
The Speaker needs to ensure that everyone gets a fair crack of the whip, as far as input goes, and that they also abide by the rules of the House.
At one time the Speaker was an ex leader of the government but that all changed in 1983.
So why the secret plot to oust Bercow and change the rules and why now?
Whatever the reason the plot failed although it was expected to succeed as various MPs had already left parliament for the break to hit the election campaign trail.
So William Hague finishes his parliamentary career with a dirty unsuccessful plot on his copybook.
A Tory back bench rebellion almost brought Bercow to tears and scuppered Hague's plot.
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4 Tips to Dance Like Chaka Khan at Any Age
'Dancing With the Stars' proves you're never too old to get your groove on
By Ann OldenburgOctober 2, 2015
By Ann Oldenburg
Credit: Courtesy of ABC/DisneyGary Busey, 71; Chaka Khan, 62; and Paula Deen, 68
Part of the Vitality Arts Special Report
We saw music legend Chaka Khan, 62, ready to rumba at the start of this season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars.
“Look out for me,” she boldly told her Twitter fans before doing a cha-cha to one of her own songs, I Feel For You, on premiere night. And then we saw her become the first celebrity to get booted from the show.
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Still, we were inspired. And we continue to be because, as always, the over-50 competitors are tearing up the ballroom. OK, maybe not with technique, but with humor and style.
Gary Busey, 71, and Paula Deen, 68, will hit the floor again on Monday’s Dancing With the Stars episode (ABC, 8 p.m./7 CT) to continue to try to impress the judges and out-dance their seven younger competitors.
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Seasoned celebs are always a key part of the Dancing cast. And it only makes sense, as the median age of a DWTS viewer is 61.6, according to Nielsen ratings. We like watching the older performers try to be lords of the dance. And, yes, we like the beauty, grace and admirable abs of everyone on the floor.
The series has showed that dynamism, sex appeal, stamina and, yes, athleticism, are attainable for anyone.
Dancing With the Stars has boosted a renewed interest in ballroom dancing, which once seemed on the brink of extinction. Just hours after Dancing’s premiere in 2005, an Arthur Murray studio in Boston reported a 600 percent increase in visitors to its website, reported the Christian Science Monitor. Through the years, the series has showed that dynamism, sex appeal, stamina and, yes, athleticism, are attainable for anyone.
Donny Osmond was 51 when he became the Season 9 champ in 2009, and still holds the title as the oldest male DWTS winner. Jennifer Grey, who won in 2010 at age 50 is the oldest female DWTS winner to date.
On nearly every season, there are victories for the boomers-and-beyond group. Kirstie Alley, at 60, came in second place in 2011. Stoner comedian Tommy Chong, at 76, wowed fans and made it to the semifinals of Season 19 last fall. Designer Betsey Johnson, 73, literally cartwheeled her way through much of that same season. Valerie Harper, 74 and battling brain cancer, danced through week four of her season in 2013. Cloris Leachman, the oldest competitor ever, amused and charmed everyone in 2008 at age 82.
There’s hope for us all.
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And did we mention weight loss? Political commentator and radio show host Tavis Smiley, who competed last year at age 50, lost 20 pounds during several weeks of rehearsals before the show even started.
Are you inspired? Ready to try a little samba for yourself and finally unleash your Footloose fantasies?
4 Tips to Help You Take That First Dance Step
We turned to Dancing With the Stars pro Louis van Amstel, founder of LaBlastFitness.com dance programs and Paula Deen’s pro partner this season, for tips to help get you started.
“It is thrilling,” he says, to see Deen, who has “never danced before and never seen the inside of a gym,” tackle the numbers each week. And it can be thrilling for you.
1: Stop telling yourself that you can’t.
“Many people — doesn’t matter what age — but especially over-50 — they say, ‘I can’t.’ That t-double-o word is what I don’t like,” says van Amstel. “I’m too left-footed. I’m too old. I’m too overweight.”
Stop the negative talk. Says van Amstel: “We limit ourselves when we do that. Instead, focus on the dance — and anything’s possible.”
He adds, “Paula (Deen) is now a kind of living example. Yes, she’s 68, but that doesn’t mean she can’t be sexy, doesn’t mean she can’t move in a way she thought she couldn’t.”
2: Start moving and keep moving.
“People are fearful of falling. They become inactive. But the opposite is so much healthier,” says van Amstel. “The more you move, the less fearful you have to be and the less fearful you will be. Dance is a wonderful way to build confidence so that at a later age you are not fearful of falling.”
And dance isn’t just excellent for balance and agility. Van Amstel notes, “Dancing can help prevent Alzheimer’s and dementia. It’s good for your brain.”
3: Light stretching is key.
You don’t need to be able to do the splits or even touch your toes. “Light stretching” is all you need to do, says van Amstel.
“It has been scientifically proven that deep stretching puts more stress on the muscle,” he says. So just do some light stretching before you start. And don’t forget a warm-up and cool down.
4: Don’t be intimidated.
“If a person Size 2 is teaching a group, a person Size 12 or bigger is intimidated and won’t want to take the class,” van Amstel says. But he urges you to view your instructor as inspiring, not intimidating. They are there to teach you, not judge you.
If you need to ease into it, he adds that you can do many of his LaBlast Fitness dance programs in your home, using online courses and DVDs. But the key is to let go of the idea that you’re too anything.
If you walk into one of van Amstel’s dance studios and start saying you’re too old, it won’t fly. “We will shush you. We don’t want to hear it. We don’t believe it,” he says. “Don’t be afraid to dance. It is life changing. Anyone can dance.”
Ann Oldenburg, who started her career at The Washington Post and was a longtime culture writer at USA Today, is assistant director of the journalism program at Georgetown University. An advocate of lifelong learning, she is a member of the first cohort of Georgetown's new Aging & Health master’s program.@annoldenburg
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Will Your Home Be Ready for Aging in Place?
Most aren’t, but a toolkit of winning ideas makes it easier to plan for changes
By Angelo GentileMay 3, 2017
By Angelo Gentile
Credit: Courtesy AARP
Part of the Transforming Life as We Age Special Report
A modest home in the Memphis suburb of Raleigh — a vacant foreclosure — used to be dark inside, an interior that was frankly depressing, recalls David Brown, CEO of Home Matters, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., that’s committed to increasing the country’s affordable and accessible housing. Now, the Raleigh house has been remodeled based on a winning design concept from an AARP competition, Redefining Home: Home Today, Home Tomorrow. Sponsored by Home Matters and others, the aging in place competition took in entries and announced a winner last year.
The remodeled house features a no-step entry and an easily accessible wraparound porch. Inside, there’s lots of light, and the hallways and doorways have been widened. Moveable walls can be used to alternately create a bedroom or a larger living room space for gathering family or friends.
There’s one more important improvement, as the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported in February this year: the house is now occupied. After the rehab, it was donated to Walter Moody, a 54-year-old Army veteran. He moved in with his family, including his 77-year-old mother, Mary Moody, who, because of the design changes, is able to move easily from room to room with her walker and wheelchair.
Front-yard box gardens invite neighborly interaction, says Gabriel Espinoza, a member of IBI Group’s winning design team.
An open floor plan makes it easier to maneuver with a walker or wheelchair.
Redefining Home was aimed at the challenge of adapting the country’s existing suburban housing stock to the needs people have as they age. A brief for architects and designers entering the competition asked them to create homes where people can stay “as they travel through various life stages.”
Along with Home Matters, AARP and the AARP Foundation, sponsors of the competition included Wells Fargo, the Home Depot Foundation and Dwell magazine.
Just 1 Percent of Homes Are Conducive to Aging in Place
“This competition and one we did in 2015 asked designers and architects to redefine home and re-imagine the home of the future,” Brown says. It’s great to work on building more affordable housing, he says, but Redefining Home was about finding practical solutions to another of the nation’s housing crises. There’s a pressing need to remodel and retrofit homes like the one in Raleigh, Tenn.
There are more than 100 million homes in U.S. cities, suburbs and rural areas, yet only about 1 percent of them are conducive to aging in place, says Rodney Harrell, director of livability thought leadership for AARP, who serves as the organization’s housing expert. Meanwhile, 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day, and more than 80 percent of those 65 and older say they want to stay in their homes.
“The housing stock right now is not meeting people’s needs,” says Harrell. Designs like those generated in the Redefining Home competition “serve as ways to create attractive housing that will meet those needs and at the same time be functional and beautiful.”
Guided by Universal Design
The winning design in the competition came from the New York architectural firm IBI Group – Gruzen Samton. Like many of the entries, IBI’s plans were influenced by a concept known as universal design.
It’s not a new idea, but universal design is being “discovered” by more people because of what the approach has to offer to an aging population, says Richard Duncan, executive director of the R.L. Mace Universal Design Institute in Asheville, N.C., who served as a judge for Redefining Home. The Mace Institute describes universal design as “the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for specialized design.”
The curbless shower is easy to step or roll into and features a bench for sitting.
Principles of universal design focus on safety, ease of movement and attractive design for all ages and abilities, inside and outside, according to Home Matters. They can be applied to home building and remodeling, workplaces and public spaces such as parks, and community development.
Put another way, universal design is ageless design. “You can call it 8-to-80 or lifelong-living [design]” Duncan says. The point is to create an environment that “responds to people over their lifespan through all of life’s changes, not just when older.” That might mean installing sinks at different heights or using lever-style faucet and door handles because they’re easier for anyone with painful joints or a weak grip to turn.
Universal design isn’t all about function, however. It also focuses on aesthetics, moving beyond solutions that “look accessible” to a more standard appearance, Duncan says. “Regardless of features, people want regular-looking homes.”
Beyond Grab Bars to Quality of Life
“The aging demographic is looming large,” says Duncan. Age isn’t the only reason to pursue more accessible design, but “it does add to the urgency to do it.”
Proponents of universal design encourage young and middle-aged homeowners to think ahead and integrate age-friendly changes to homes as they remodel and update them through the years. It’s more affordable to incorporate accessibility and ease of use as part of an already-planned renovation project than it is to apply universal design later on as its own separate round of remodeling.
Homeowners can also think about the meaning of universal design very broadly. In the Redefining Home competition, entrants were asked to develop solutions based on flexible, simple and intuitive use, and to make the home attractive, adaptable and affordable. They were encouraged to think not only about things like grab bars and specific functionalities, but to keep in mind quality of life, too.
At the Raleigh house, for example, new front-yard box gardens invite neighborly interaction, says Gabriel Espinoza, a member of IBI Group’s winning design team.
“When you age, you want to stay connected with your neighbors to create a better community and better quality of life” for yourself, Espinoza says.
Ideas to Get You Started
Moody was chosen to receive the remodeled house in Raleigh, the Commercial Appeal reported, because of his military service, his desire to create a safe place to build his life and his interest in having his mother live there. “Aging in place will allow me to live in this home and grow old,” he told the crowd at the ribbon-cutting ceremony in February. “Family will gather at my home during special holidays [creating] fond memories.”
To make your home more amenable to a long-term vision like Moody’s, think about how you can start adding features like these, suggested by the experts involved in the Redefining Home initiative:
Stairless entries
A gradual outdoor incline up to the entry instead of ramps
Low or no thresholds at doorways
Doorways wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs and walkers
Widened hallways
Lever-style doorknobs
Lever-style faucet handles
Shallower countertops to put items in easier reach
Curbless shower stalls
Open-concept floor plans that provide better lighting, shorter hallways and easier movement
Single-floor living that includes a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and laundry on the same floor
Flexible living spaces that can change size or be used for more than one purpose
Slip-resistant floors and lighter-color floors for greater visibility
Lower placement of light switches and higher placement of electrical outlets
More windows for better indoor light
You can learn more from the Home Today, Home Tomorrow design competition toolkit for homeowners that was released this spring.
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Angelo Gentile is a Minneapolis-based freelance writer who also works in corporate communications. He has previous experience as a newspaper and magazine editor.
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A&E Coffee readies Nashua move, name change … and more
Jon Sirois has been promoted to vice president of Maine operations at Jewett Construction. Prior to his promotion, Sirois was general manager of Maine operations. He works out of the New Hampshire-based firm’s Scarborough, Maine, office.
PC Construction has been by Omni Resorts and Hotels for a $20 million renovation at the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods. The project, which was designed by Bull Stockwell Allen, includes a 60,000-square-foot, four-story, 69-room hotel addition to the resort’s current 200-room footprint. PC Construction will also complete a conference center kitchen upgrade and roof improvements featuring a new rooftop bar, patio, restrooms and landscaping. Completion is scheduled for December 2020.
A&E Coffee Roasters, founded in 2001 by Emeran Langmaid, is moving from its longtime Amherst flagship location to a larger, 5,000-square-foot location on Northeastern Boulevard in Nashua this month. In conjunction with the move, the company – which also has locations in Goffstown and Manchester – will be changing its name to Granite State Coffee Roasters, according to Deanna Caron, associate broker with Stebbins Commercial Properties, who announced the relocation. Caron handled the leasing arrangements for A&E, and Prolman Realty Inc. represented the landlord, Francole Properties.
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Computable – Amsterdam school teams win Raspberry Pi competition, 20 April 2019
Amsterdam school teams win Raspberry Pi competition
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Computable reported on the first awards day of PA’s Dutch Raspberry Pi competition.
The article was first published in Dutch on Computable.
Automated care taking of plants, a pill carrousel that dispatches the right medication three times a day, a toy bear that supports caretakers of people with multiple disabilities, or a movement and warmth sensor that signals if there’s a living creature inside a car that's too hot. These four solutions have been developed by students with a Raspberry Pi. They won the Dutch Raspberry Pi competition, organised by PA Consulting and House of Digital.
Students from high schools and vocational schools across the Netherlands are challenged by the Raspberry Pi Competition to come up with solutions with societal impact. This first Dutch edition revolves around finding a solution to improve wellbeing. Schools who enter the competition, receive a Raspberry Pi to create their solutions. In total, sixteen teams enter the finale, that takes place in the Johan Cruijff Arena. They battle for a prize in one of the three categories: creative, impact and achievable.
In the category Creative students of MBO College Amstelland from Amstelveen win. They invented a solution to automate the nurturing of plants. A plant container is built on top of an aquarium, so that a hydroponic plant can grow there. The tank is equipped with two UV lamps, a food dispenser and a fan on top of the plant stimulate the plant's growth. Sensors measure food, light and temperature. The Raspberry Pi receives these data an sends it to an app, that the students developed. In the future, the students wants the tank to be remotely controlled, for instance by switching the lights on and off remotely.
MBO College Zuidoost from Amsterdam wins in the category Impact with their solution called Pi-Care. It's a product that has great market potential and that works seamlessly. Pi-Care consists of three products, the Pi-Bear, the Pi-Watch, and the Pi-Hub to support caretakers of people with multiple disabilities. Caretakers use paper symbols to communicate the about today's activities with their clients. The team has digitised this process: the toy bear and the watch display these symbols to the client.
The students of Bredero Mavo from Amsterdam win the prize for achievable (bring it quickly to the market) with Medicare. They developed a pill carrousel that helps patients to take in their medication on time. Using the 3D printer, they created a carrousel that contains 21 boxes in total (seven days, three times a day) where medication can be placed. The software, developed with a Raspberry Pi, indicates at what time which pills need to fall in a box. Once the pills are in the box, the carroussel will give a sound signal, which is repeated every ten minutes until the medication is taken. The latter is being measured by light sensors.
The judges decide to hand out a fourth prize, an encouragement award. This is a prize for a young team, encouraging them to keep on working with technology. The ABC-team from Bredero Mavo from Amsterdam receives this prize. The students developed an anti-baby-cooking (ABC) system. They developed a movement sensor and a pressure sensor to be built cars to sense if there’s life in a car that is too hot. In critical situations, the car alarm will go off. If the situation worsens, the doors will unlock.
The four winning school teams will receive a day playing football with the Dutch NAO robot football team. The teachers who guided the teams receive five hundred euros each to spend on digital skills in the class room.
The competition is organised by PA Consulting together with House of Digital, a cooperation aimed to align IT education in Amsterdam with the labour market. PA Consulting has organised this competition five times before in the United Kingdom, this year was the first edition in the Netherlands.
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Suspected spycraft, not hacktivism, swirls around alleged NSA hack
Security experts point to the timing of the new attack and the recent DNC hack.
Not even the National Security Agency is immune to carelessness, according to noted leaker Edward Snowden. The agency’s operatives can get lazy, and sometimes they leave behind files inside the servers they’ve hacked.
That could explain how an anonymous group managed to obtain hacking tools that may belong to the NSA. The files are up for auction to the highest bidder, and allegedly include cyber weapons that rival the Stuxnet computer worm.
Counterhacking
On Tuesday, Snowden, a former NSA contractor, tweeted that it isn’t “unprecedented” for cyberspies to try to hack the agency’s malware staging servers.
The NSA itself routinely hacks into servers used by opposing groups, Snowden added. This is how the agency can steal rival hacking tools, and it can lurk undetected on these servers for years.
But the “NSA is not made out of magic,” Snowden said. “Our rivals do the same thing to us—and occasionally succeed.” NSA operatives are told to never leave behind any hacking tools they use on servers, “but people get lazy,” Snowden said.
It’s still unclear if the tools actually belong to the NSA. The anonymous hackers who obtained them claim they were stolen from the Equation Group, a top cyberespionage team that may be linked to the NSA and may have helped develop the Stuxnet worm.
The hackers have posted sample files online, and the files contain numerous exploits, implants, and tools for firewall and router products from Cisco, Juniper Networks, Fortinet, and Chinese vendor Topsec, according to security researchers. (A list of the exploits can be found here.)
Free exploits
Brian Martin, a director of vulnerability intelligence at Risk Based Security, said he was surprised the hackers offered up these exploits as free samples.
“These exploits have a huge value,” and normally hackers would never give them away, he said.
For instance, a few of the exploits target Cisco products—which are widely used and thought to be secure and stable— and can allow a bad actor to bypass a firewall, Martin said.
Risk Based Security is still looking at how severe these exploits might be, and if they’ve previously been patched. But the stolen hacking tools might be old, the company noted.
The sample files that have been released were dated most recently to 2013. This suggests that the NSA probably wasn’t hacked directly, Martin said.
The NSA hasn’t commented on the alleged leak. Cisco, however, said Tuesday it was investigating the exploits. “So far, we have not found any new vulnerabilities related to this incident,” the company said.
A political message?
However, a potentially more alarming issue is what else might have been stolen.
The hackers, who call themselves the Shadow Brokers, have warned they’ve obtained other cyber weapons that could wreck havoc on financial systems.
“We auction best files to highest bidder. Auction files better than Stuxnet,” the hackers said in posts on Github and Tumblr that were later taken down.
Security experts suspect that the Shadow Brokers may actually be foreign spies who are trying to threaten the U.S.
“Whoever stole this data now wants the world to know,” Nicholas Weaver, a security researcher at the International Computer Science Institute in California, wrote in a blog post.
He and other security researchers have noted the timing of the auction. It comes as the U.S. is investigating whether Russian state-sponsored hackers may have stolen sensitive files from the Democratic National Committee.
The Shadow Brokers, however, have painted themselves as hacktivists who oppose “wealthy elites.” Their auction is still up for bids and accepting bitcoin.
Although the Shadow Brokers are offering no guarantees with their auction, the sale probably isn’t a scam. On Tuesday, security firm Kaspersky Lab found further evidence that Shadow Brokers did indeed steal files from the Equation Group.
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Illinois GOP governor rolls out right-wing anti-union agenda
February 11, 2015 1:25 PM CST By Mark Gruenberg
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Quickly moving to impose his right wing agenda, new Illinois GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner yanked union rights to collect dues or fees from thousands of home health caregivers in the state, drawing protests from AFSCME, which represents the workers.
And his anti-worker schemes, all announced in his Feb. 9 State of the State address – including the executive order affecting the caregivers – drew unanimous outrage and protests from AFSCME and other unions in the Land of Lincoln, which has the third-highest number of union members among U.S. states.
Rauner’s executive order implemented a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Harris vs. Quinn, his predecessor, Democrat Pat Quinn, lost last year to the radical right National Right To Work Committee. The justices tossed a state law letting unions collect “fair share” fees from home-care workers represented by – but did not choose to join – the union at their workplaces.
The anti-worker lobby convinced the Republican-named justices that the state could not order the union that organized the caregivers to collect the fees, because they were not public workers. The Harris vs. Quinn decision jeopardized similar laws in several other states.
Rauner, like the right-to-work lobby, claimed his executive order upholds free speech of workers who do not want to support what he claimed is labor’s political agenda. The fair share fees the justices threw out, however, go only for bargaining and contract administration.
“Rauner’s scheme to strip the rights of state workers and weaken their unions by executive order is a blatantly illegal abuse of power,” said Roberta Lynch, executive director of AFSCME Council 31, which represents the caregivers. “Perhaps as a private equity CEO Rauner was accustomed to ignoring legal and ethical standards, but Illinois is still a democracy and its laws have meaning,” she added.
Rauner also justified his order in budget terms. He blamed collective bargaining for the state’s huge budget gap. Lynch called that ridiculous.
“It is crystal clear the governor’s supposed concern for balancing the state budget is a paper-thin excuse that can’t hide his real agenda: Silencing working people and their unions who stand up for the middle class,” she said.
In his address, Rauner also demanded the Democratic-run legislature both make Illinois a so-called right-to-work state and that it pass a so-called “paycheck protection” law, banning public workers from voluntary political donations. The chair, vice-chair and other Democrats on the state senate Labor Committee have already said they will oppose right-to-work.
Laborers Midwest Regional Manager John Penn called Rauner’s speech “one of the most divisive speeches in memory, blaming unions for everything from high taxes to inflated construction costs.” And Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan said Rauner “is on a “blame crusade that unfairly targets public employees.”
Added Carrigan: “While he points to the salaries of those cooking the food in the cafeterias, guarding the prisoners and plowing the snow and ice from our roads as the culprits in our state financial woes, he is silent on the hundreds of tax breaks granted to large businesses and the low corporate income tax in Illinois.”
Illinois Federation of Teachers President Dan Montgomery took aim at RTW, while AFSCME’S Lynch and Illinois Education Association President Cinda Klickna trashed “paycheck protection,” which workers and their allies call “paycheck deception.”
“So-called ‘right-to-work’ or ’employee empowerment’ laws won’t make our state ‘competitive,’ and cutting the salaries and fundamental rights of hard-working Illinoisans isn’t ‘compassionate,'” Montgomery said. “Make no mistake: These proposals don’t just harm state employees or union members from the public and private sectors. As Moody’s” – a leading investment rating and advisory firm – “pointed out, ‘right-to-work’ laws drive down wages, reduce access to healthcare, and increase income inequality for everyone.”
“The governor is wrong when he says the problems in our state stem from teachers and other middle-class public workers having too much say in how Illinois is run,” Klickna said. “The opposite is true. With corporate interests spending unheard-of sums in politics, the need for a strong voice for the middle class has never been greater.”
Photo: AFSCME leader Tonia White-Rose protests Rauner policies with other union workers. | Twitter
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Mark Gruenberg is head of the Washington, D.C., bureau of People's World. He is also the editor of Press Associates Inc. (PAI), a union news service in Washington, D.C. that he has headed since 1999. Previously, he worked as Washington correspondent for the Ottaway News Service, as Port Jervis bureau chief for the Middletown, NY Times Herald Record, and as a researcher and writer for Congressional Quarterly. Mark obtained his BA in public policy from the University of Chicago and worked as the University of Chicago correspondent for the Chicago Daily News.
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Tourists rescued from remote spot, 175km west of Meekatharra after bus breakdown
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A GROUP of elderly tourists had to be rescued when their bus broke down 175km west of Meekatharra yesterday.
Officers from Meekatharra Police Station and the Burringurrah Multi-Function Police Facility coordinated the rescue of the 21 people – 19 passengers and two staff - last night.
The bus broke down during the day and two staff from a nearby pastoral station attempted to repair the bus, however it was determined the parts that were needed would take two days to arrive.
Initially the group was going to stay overnight and wait for a replacement bus.
However, by about 8pm it was realised they did not have the resources to counter the cold weather, especially since the passengers were in their 70s and 80s.
A decision was made by local police to transport everyone to Meekatharra, 765km north-east of Perth.
Officers from Meekatharra Police Station sourced a 30 seat bus from a local mining company, which the officers escorted to the scene of the breakdown.
When the police officers and mining company bus driver found the broken down bus, passengers were generally tired, and some appeared to be distressed.
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Danish-American architect-designer Jens Risom was born in Copenhagen in 1916, the son of a nationally renowned architect of the Nordic Classicism style. Between 1935 and 1938, he trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Ole Wanscher and Kaare Klint, alongside classmates Hans Wegner and Børge Mogensen. For a short time following his studies, he took on furniture and interior designer projects for the Copenhagen-based architectural firm Ernst Kuhn. He then moved briefly to Stockholm, where he worked for Nordiska Kompaniet and met Alvar Aalto and Bruno Mathsson. Around 1939, he immigrated to New York with ambitions to introduce the Scandinavian modernist approach to the US furniture market.
Risom’s arrival in the US coincided with the years of materials shortages brought on by the war. As a result, Risom was unable to secure a position in a furniture company, and, instead, found work designing textiles for decorator Dan Cooper. Eager to do more, he soon convinced Cooper to expand into the furniture market, and together they found projects with young, progressive architects like Ed Stone and George Nelson. In 1939-40, Ed Stone was invited to create Collier Magazine’s House of Ideas pavilion at Rockefeller Center as part of the New York World’s Fair, and Risom designed all of the furniture.
Around 1941, Risom met Hans Knoll, a German-born entrepreneur in the furniture industry who had a showroom on Madison Avenue dedicated to rather lackluster furnishings. Sharing a dream to do something more vanguard, they joined forces and set off on a four-month tour of the US in search of design inspiration. By 1942, Knoll launched Hans Knoll Furniture Company with Risom on board as his head designer.
Risom’s early designs for Knoll made use of military surplus materials, including webbing and parachute cloth stretched over soft woods. As cherry wood became available again, Knoll released the company’s first catalogue, featuring 15 Risom designs, including cabinets, chests of drawers, bookcases, tables, and chairs. But as rationing amped up, Knoll asked Risom to revisit his more spartan designs. In 1943, they introduced the 650 Line, of which Risom’s Side Chair and Lounge Chair have become icons of 20th-century design. Later that year, Risom was drafted into the US Army.
When Risom returned from the war in late 1945, the atmosphere at Knoll’s company had shifted, due in large part to the increasing influence of Knoll’s soon-to-be-wife, Florence Schust. It seems that the tastes of Risom and Schust were incompatible, as he favored the softer, homier aesthetics of his Scandinavian roots mixed with vernacular Americana, while she was mentored by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and was commited to pushing the minimalist, Bauhaus look. In 1946, Risom officially parted ways with Knoll and launched his own New York-based firm Jens Risom Design (JRD).
For 25 years—during the heyday of postwar modernism—Risom’s company built an international reputation for solid wood furniture in the Scandinavian style. His advertising campaigns, photographed by Richard Avedon, were widely acclaimed. Risom was included in the legendary 1961 Playboy Magazine article “Designs for Living,” alongside Charles Eames, Harry Bertoia, Eero Saarinen, Edward Wormley, and George Nelson. One of Risom’s executive office chairs was famously selected by President Lyndon Johnson for the Oval Office.
Risom sold JRD to Dictaphone in 1970, but stayed on as CEO for three years. He then moved to New Caanan and launched a consulting service called Design Control. In 1996, Risom was knighted in Denmark by Queen Margrethe II, and, in 1997, Knoll reissued his designs from the 1940s and ’50s—which are still in production today. In 2005, Risom began a long collaboration with furniture dealer Ralph Pucci.
Risom died in his New Caanan home in late 2016 at the age of 100.
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ImmerseBeginnings NLT - Page 165
The Lord called to Moses from the Tabernacle and said to him, “Give the
following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present an animal
as an offering to the Lord, you may take it from your herd of cattle or your
flock of sheep and goats.
“If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must
be a male with no defects. Bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle so
you may be accepted by the Lord. Lay your hand on the animal’s head,
and the Lord will accept its death in your place to purify you, making you
right with him. Then slaughter the young bull in the Lord’s presence, and
Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the animal’s blood by splattering it
against all sides of the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tabernacle.
Then skin the animal and cut it into pieces. The sons of Aaron the priest
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the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the
priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a
special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
“If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the flock, it may
be either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a male with no defects. Slaughter the animal on the north side of the altar in the Lord’s presence, and
Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.
Then cut the animal in pieces, and the priests will arrange the pieces of
the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.
But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then
the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is
a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
“If you present a bird as a burnt offering to the Lord, choose either a
turtledove or a young pigeon. The priest will take the bird to the altar,
wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. But first he must drain its
blood against the side of the altar. The priest must also remove the crop
and the feathers and throw them in the ashes on the east side of the altar.
Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird open,
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How is PP plastic recycled?
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PP stands for polypropylene, and it's one of the most commonly used types of plastic in the world today. You can find PP in all types of plastic goods and plastic packaging, although it is most common in things like garden furniture, automotive plastics, domestic appliances, and household containers. PP became popular because of its high strength-to-weight ratio. It's surprisingly sturdy given how light it is. Recyclable PP carries the number five logo. Unfortunately, only a small fraction of the total quantity of PP that the world produces is recycled every year. The rest of it ends up in landfills or oceans.
But how exactly do you recycle PP?
Recycling PP is notoriously tricky. Estimates suggest that only about 1 percent of all the PP disposed of every year is recycled. With that said, you can do it.
Stage 1: Separate PP From Other Plastics
The first step in the process is to separate PP from mixtures with other plastics and contaminants. Recycling experts do this by using sink-float separation. Less dense PP will float while other, heavier polymers will sink to the bottom of a tank. Recyclers also have to wash PP-containing objects, like buckets, to remove contaminants. (Contamination prevents manufacturers from using it to make new products).
Stage 2: Melting
The next stage is to take all of the separated PP and melt it down to create a homogenous product that the recycler can sell to manufacturers. PP has a melting point of around 205 C. The PP is fed into an extruder and heated until it becomes liquid.
Stage 3: Cooling And Forming Into Pellets
Recyclers then take the PP and create small pellets that manufacturers can then use in their production processes. One of the problems with PP recycling is that the polymer loses its strength and flexibility through successive recycling episodes. The bonds between the hydrogen and carbon in the compound become weaker, affecting the quality of the material. Many recyclers, therefore, mix the recycled pellets with new PP before shipping it off to companies to make into new products.
Is Recycling PP Sustainable?
While PP recycling has not taken off in the way that many hoped, there is ample evidence that it is a sustainable and viable technique. Recycling PP has two main benefits. The first is that it helps to reduce the amount of plastic going to landfill. PP takes between 20 and 30 years to biodegrade naturally, so keeping it out of the ground is a priority. The second is that recycling PP takes much less energy than creating new PP products from fossil fuels. Estimates suggest that PP from recycling emits 88 per cent less CO2 than producing it from scratch. The challenge today is to increase the total amount of PP going to recycling. The percentage needs to rise from single to double digits quickly if it is to have a material impact. The good news is that the demand for recycled PP is strong. The Association of Plastic Recyclers estimates that industry can gobble up more than a billion pounds of the stuff every year - far more than current recycling plants can provide.
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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G-7 summit, Friday, June 8, 2018, in Charlevoix, Canada.
Trump's tweets slam Canada and Trudeau anew from Singapore
Ken Thomas, Rob Gillies, Catherine Lucey (Associated Press) - June 11, 2018 - 10:12am
QUEBEC CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump took more swipes at Canada and its prime minister over trade issues as he settled in for a multiday summit with North Korea in Singapore, contending that "Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not Reciprocal."
Trump roiled the Group of Seven meeting in Canada by first agreeing to a group statement on trade only to withdraw from it while complaining that he had been blindsided by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's criticism of Trump's tariff threats at a summit-ending news conference. As he flew from Canada to Singapore Saturday night, Trump displayed his ire via Twitter, which he also employed to insult Trudeau as "dishonest" and "weak."
The attack on a longtime ally and its leader drew sharp criticism. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who also attended the summit, told German public television that she found Trump's tweet disavowing the G-7 statement "sobering" and "a little depressing." Merkel also said the European Union would "act" against the U.S. trade measures.
Unbowed, Trump tweeted anew Monday morning from Singapore: "Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not Reciprocal. According to a Canada release, they make almost 100 Billion Dollars in Trade with U.S. (guess they were bragging and got caught!). Minimum is 17B. Tax Dairy from us at 270%. Then Justin acts hurt when called out!"
He added: "Why should I, as President of the United States, allow countries to continue to make Massive Trade Surpluses, as they have for decades, while our Farmers, Workers & Taxpayers have such a big and unfair price to pay? Not fair to the PEOPLE of America! $800 Billion Trade Deficit...And add to that the fact that the U.S. pays close to the entire cost of NATO-protecting many of these same countries that rip us off on Trade (they pay only a fraction of the cost-and laugh!). The European Union had a $151 Billion Surplus-should pay much more for Military!"
And he brought in Merkel's government: ....Germany pays 1% (slowly) of GDP towards NATO, while we pay 4% of a MUCH larger GDP. Does anybody believe that makes sense? We protect Europe (which is good) at great financial loss, and then get unfairly clobbered on Trade. Change is coming!"
Earlier, the White House escalated the initial tirade and leveled more withering and unprecedented criticism against Trudeau, branding him a back-stabber unworthy of Trump's time.
"There's a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with President Donald J. Trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door," Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro said in an interview nationally broadcast Sunday in the United States.
Canada's foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, said her country "does not conduct its diplomacy through ad hominem attacks."
The verbal volleys by Navarro and Trump's top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, picked up where Trump had left off Saturday evening. Kudlow suggested Trump saw Trudeau as trying to weaken his hand before that meeting, saying the president won't "let a Canadian prime minister push him around. ... Kim must not see American weakness."
Trudeau, who had said at the news conference that Canada would retaliate for new U.S. tariffs, didn't respond to questions about Trump when the prime minister arrived at a Quebec City hotel Sunday for meetings with other world leaders. Freeland later told reporters that "we don't think that's a useful or productive way to do business."
A Trudeau spokesman, Cameron Ahmad, said Saturday night that Trudeau "said nothing he hasn't said before — both in public and in private conversations" with Trump.
And Roland Paris, a former foreign policy adviser to Trudeau, jabbed at Trump on Twitter: "Big tough guy once he's back on his airplane. Can't do it in person. ... He's a pathetic little man-child."
Trudeau said he had reiterated to Trump, who left the G-7 meeting before it ended, that tariffs would harm industries and workers on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border. Trudeau told reporters that imposing retaliatory measures "is not something I relish doing" but that he wouldn't hesitate to do so because "I will always protect Canadian workers and Canadian interests."
Navarro, the Trump trade adviser, said his harsh assessment of what "bad faith" Trudeau did with "that stunt press conference" on Saturday "comes right from Air Force One."
He said Trump "did the courtesy to Justin Trudeau to travel up to Quebec for that summit. He had other things, bigger things, on his plate in Singapore. ... He did him a favor and he was even willing to sign that socialist communique. And what did Trudeau do as soon as the plane took off from Canadian airspace? Trudeau stuck our president in the back. That will not stand."
Kudlow, in a separate TV appearance, said Trudeau was "polarizing" and "really kind of stabbed us in the back." The Canadian leader pulled a "sophomoric political stunt for domestic consumption," Kudlow said, that amounted to "a betrayal."
"Don't blame Trump. It was Trudeau who started blasting Trump after he left, after the deals had been made." Kudlow said Trump won't let people "take pot shots at him" and that Trudeau "should've known better."
But the criticism left a former Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper, stumped. "I don't understand the obsession with trade relations with Canada," he said, given that Canada is the biggest single buyer of American goods and services in the world. From promoting democracy and to fighting terrorism, "we're on the same page. We're the closest partners in the world and you don't want to see a dispute over one particular issue poison everything."
Trudeau had said Canadians "are polite, we're reasonable, but also we will not be pushed around." He described all seven leaders coming together to sign the joint declaration despite having "some strong, firm conversations on trade, and specifically on American tariffs."
In the air by then, Trump tweeted: "Based on Justin's false statements at his news conference, and the fact that Canada is charging massive Tariffs to our U.S. farmers, workers and companies, I have instructed our U.S. Reps not to endorse the Communique as we look at Tariffs on automobiles flooding the U.S. Market!"
He followed up by tweeting: "PM Justin Trudeau of Canada acted so meek and mild during our @G7 meetings only to give a news conference after I left saying that, "US Tariffs were kind of insulting" and he "will not be pushed around." Very dishonest & weak. Our Tariffs are in response to his of 270% on dairy!"
Navarro appeared on "Fox News Sunday," and Kudlow was on CNN's "State of the Union" and CBS' "Face the Nation" and Harper spoke on Fox's "Sunday Morning Futures."
Lucey reported from Singapore and Thomas from Washington.
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What is P Chidambaram’s role in INX Media case? (Relevant for GS Prelims & Mains Paper III; Economics)
What is P Chidambaram’s role…
Charges against P Chidambaram
P Chidambaram is being probed for allegedly helping INX Media get illegal Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearances for funds amounting to Rs 305 crore. This happened when P Chidambaram was finance minister in the UPA-I government.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday night in connection with the INX Media case. The case related to the media company dates back to 2008 when the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the finance ministry found anomalies in money flow from three Mauritius-based firms to INX Media Private Limited.
Views of Delhi High Court
He was arrested just a day after Delhi High Court said that the INX Media case was a classic case of “money laundering”. Chidambaram is being probed for allegedly helping INX Media get illegal Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearances for funds amounting to Rs 305 crore. This happened when P Chidambaram was finance minister in the UPA-I government.
What is INX Media case?
INX Media, founded by media entrepreneurs Indrani Mukherjea along with husband Peter Mukherjea, was allegedly helped by P Chidambaram in violating foreign investment laws. While INX Media had permission to source foreign investments to the tune of Rs 4.62 crore, it allegedly received funds worth Rs 305 crore.
When the FIU found anomalies in the FIPB clearances and amount received by INX Media, the investigation was handed over to the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The ED conducted an investigation and found traces of corruption, following which the matter was referred to CBI.
The CBI registered an FIR in the case on May 2017 and ED also lodged a separate case of money laundering. In its FIR, CBI highlighted irregularities in the FIPB clearance granted to INX Media in 2007.
In March 2007, INX Media had approached the finance ministry for issuance of 14.98 lakh equity shares and 31.22 lakh convertible non-cumulative redeemable preference shares. The shares were to be transferred to three non-resident companies under the FDI route. The FIPB, however, did not approve the downstream investment of the foreign fund in INX Media’s subsidiary, INX News Private Limited.
The fact that it received Rs 305 crore instead of the approved Rs 4.62 crore was in violation of FIPB rules and regulations. Its downstream investment in the subsidiary was also in violation of FIPB rules.
Corruption allegations
When the I-T department had initially raised red flags in connection with the anomaly in 2008, INX Media allegedly sought to escape the mess by offering kickbacks to a firm (Chess Management Services) owned by Karti Chidambaram, son of P Chidambaram.
The CBI also said that instead of investigating the violations, the FIPB had then suggested INX Media apply for fresh approval for foreign funds for downstream investment.
While the Chidambarams have vociferously denied allegations against them, Indrani Mukherjea in 2018 told CBI that a deal of $1 million was struck between Karti Chidambaram and the Mukherjeas to secure approval from the FIPB in favour of INX Media. In July 2019, she agreed to turn approver in the case.
After P Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI on Wednesday, his son Karti has slammed the Centre and accused it of “settling” political scores.
(Source:https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/infographic-what-is-p-chidambaram-role-inx-media-case-1590330-2019-08-22)
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Home Merchandising Review
Pomegranates Contain Treasure Inside
Posted By: Carol M. Bareuther September 6, 2019
Six ways to beef up sales of pomegranates and attract first-time buyers to the category.
The pomegranate, nicknamed the ‘king of fruits’ because of its crown-shaped stem, once ruled over a small space on U.S. supermarket shelves. That place also proved highly seasonal.
Then, a savvy turn-of-the-century marketing campaign and research revealing pomegranates are full of disease-preventing nutrients propelled this regal red fruit onto Americans’ radar. The first product to hit the market in a big way was pomegranate juice. More recently, a greater availability of the whole fruit as well as grab-and-go forms of the seeds inside, have made the pomegranate a crowd favorite.
“Our customers know that pomegranates, and in particular the pomegranate arils, are classified as a super fruit and contain dietary antioxidants,” says John Savidan, senior director of produce and floral at Gelson’s Markets, a 27-store chain headquartered in Encino, CA. “They are taking advantage of these little gems by adding them to salads, smoothies and just as a daily snack item.”
The key to selling more pomegranates is to offer this fruit year-round in fresh and value-added forms. It’s also imperative to customize merchandising and promotional tactics to take advantage of the fruit’s regal appearance, flavor, nutritional profile and versatility throughout the year as well as during its peak domestic season. Here’s how:
GIVE THEM A YEAR-ROUND HOME
Pomegranates are not seasonal anymore. Imported fruit has made them a daily staple for many of Gelson’s customers, says Savidan. “We align ourselves with partners and suppliers who can deliver quality product that we can capitalize on. Having a year-round pomegranate program, and in particular fresh arils, is a commitment we are happy to provide.”
California produces more than 90 percent of the pomegranates grown in the United States, according to data from the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, in Ames, IA. A few other states have small growing regions in Arizona, Utah, Nevada and Georgia.
“Domestic fresh whole pomegranates from California’s Central Valley are available from mid-August through December/January,” says Ray England, vice president of marketing for the DJ Forry Co., in Pismo Beach, CA.
Approximately 30 percent of California’s crop — and virtually all of the initial fruit — are early-season varieties such as Granada and Foothill, according to Tom Tjerandsen, the Sonoma, CA-based manager of the Pomegranate Council. By early to mid-October, the sought-after Wonderful variety begins harvest.
“We will bring some pomegranates in prior to the Wonderful variety hitting the market but will hold off on big promotions until these start shipping,” says Randy Bohaty, produce director for B&R Stores, an 18-location chain based in Lincoln, NE, which operates under the Russ’s Markets, Super Saver, Apple Market and Save Best Foods banners. “We do try to use large — not the largest size — in order to have a nice piece of fruit with a manageable price point.”
Whole pomegranates are generally sold in 20-, 24- and 36-count packs. Companies such as King Fresh Produce LLC, headquartered in Dinuba, CA, offer a variety of pack styles: 1-layer export club pack, 2-layer tri-wall bins, Euro packs and 20/3-count sleeves. The fruit is sometimes also sold in 2-layer, 6-pack trays or Euro trays.
Organic fruit is available, says Jeff Simonian, president of the Simonian Fruit Company, in Fowler, CA, “but it is fairly limited and devoted to stores that specialize in organics. Peak volume is in October and November.”
There is a bit of a gap early in the year, until pomegranates start from Peru. “The imported fruit sold in the United States during this time is from Chile, and perhaps some from Argentina, where irradiation isn’t required for the whole fruit’s entry,” says DJ Forry’s England. “These sources will take us to the August time period for domestic.”
In recent years, there have been many new varieties introduced and numerous countries now growing pomegranates. For this reason, says Rene Millburn, public relations director for King Fresh Produce, “there has been a significant growth in both production and consumption. In general, consumers in the Northeast, West and South regions of the United States tend to purchase more pomegranates overall. Asian and Hispanic consumers are the most likely ethnic group to purchase.”
SELL ARILS
One of the biggest challenges to selling whole pomegranates is a lack of knowledge by shoppers about how to extract the inner arils, or juice-sac surrounded seeds.
“Our grab-and-go consumer pack does all the hard work of extracting the arils and even includes a spoon under the lid,” says Stefanie Katzman, of S. Katzman Produce and Katzman Berry Corp., in the Bronx, NY, which distributes its pomegranate arils under the brand BloomFresh in three sizes: 2.1-ounce cup, 4.4-ounce cup and 2.2-pound bag.
More consumers soon may get turned on to pomegranates via arils used in foodservice. For example, the Trinity Fruit Company, in Fresno, CA, introduced a 2-pound bag of arils (sold 3 bags to a case) at the Produce Marketing Association’s Foodservice Show in Monterey, CA, in July. This bag also can be used by fresh-cut operators to make mixed fruit cups or single-serve products such as yogurt, granola and aril topper, according to Levon Ganajian, director of retail relations.
“Consider that a green salad that sells for $6 can easily be sold for $7 with a dozen or so pomegranate arils on top,” says the Pomegranate Council’s Tjerandsen.
Another challenge with fresh arils is shelf life and refrigeration, says Katzman. “We combat this by bringing in several shipments a week in order to keep product fresh.”
Arils are available year-round, typically without gaps that occur with the whole fruit.
“Our arils predominately come from Peru and India, but they are also available during the domestic season out of California,” says Leslie Simmons, vice president of Dave’s Specialty Imports, in Medley, FL. “We are seeing increased plans for arils out of Chile and Argentina in the coming year. A majority of the arils are conventional.”
INTRODUCE A DRIED SKU
Freeze-dried pomegranate arils have been on the market for a while. However, Katzman says, “we wanted something that maintained the integrity and kept all the flavor and nutritional value in the product. Our growers in India developed a unique process that slowly dried the arils, which keeps them intact.”
The company offers 20-gram single-serve and 50-gram snack-size bags of dried pomegranate arils, which consumers can add to salads, yogurt, oatmeal and baked goods.
DISPLAY POMS PROMINENTLY
Studies show 25 percent of shoppers have tried pomegranates, according to Trinity Fruit Company’s Ganajian. “These are usually people of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern or Asian background. In other words, 75 percent of American consumers either haven’t tried or don’t know what a pomegranate is. The future sales potential is huge.”
The first way to make this introduction is through prominent displays.
“Fresh pomegranates, and arils in particular, are so vibrant in color that it makes it easy for us to showcase them,” says Gelson’s Savidan. “Immaculate, hand-stacked displays, along with the sizing and color, make them destination points that are hard to pass up as a shopper. Calling out attributes such as ‘organic’ and ‘superfruit’ also helps attract customers who may have not been necessarily looking to purchase them.”
Savidan adds, “There are times that are better for pushing pomegranates and arils where we can wow our guests. Large island or cube displays filled with whole fruit, flanked with a wing display filled with fresh arils on ice usually does the trick.”
Companies such as POM Wonderful, LLC, the Los Angeles-headquartered world’s largest integrated producer of the Wonderful variety of pomegranates, have created bins for freestanding displays of fresh pomegranates. These are what Bohaty at B&R Stores uses to boost sales of the fruit, especially in the fall.
“We ship the fruit right from the plant to retail in the bins in either quarter- or half-pallet size,” says Adam Cooper, senior vice president of marketing. “More than half of consumers purchase pomegranates on impulse. Bins offer a point of interruption in the department as well as in the front lobby and can increase the incremental velocity of fruit sales as a result.”
Companies such as Trinity Fruit offer high-graphic bins that educate consumers about how to open the fruit and its health benefits.
“If there is no place for a freestanding, off-shelf display, then I would recommend a spillover for an inline display,” suggests DJ Forry’s England.
Pomegranate displays near berries, grapes, pears, persimmons, and other fall fruits also can increase the likelihood of purchases, according to King Fresh’s Millburn.
Whole pomegranates don’t require refrigerated displays, but arils do.
“One of the most successful placements for arils is in the berry cooler,” says POM Wonderful’s Cooper.
Bohaty, at B&R Stores, displays arils in the fresh-cut fruit section. King Fresh’s Millburn suggest putting them near the bagged salads.
EDUCATE SHOPPERS & STAFF
Education is key to sales, according to King Fresh Produce’s Millburn and includes: “sampling stations for taste; how-to recipe cards and details to cut/de-seed; health benefit [placards]; freestanding inserts with coupons; and cross-marketing with pomegranate juice, marinades, salsas, salad dressing/croutons.”
Some shippers offer POS materials to put on their bulk bins that give the consumers recipe ideas and nutritional information.
It’s also a good idea to educate retail produce managers about variations in the fruit’s flavor and appearance through the year, as there are different varieties and growing areas, suggests King Fresh’s Millburn. “We provide our retail partners with sell sheets so they have bullet point information on selling points and frequently asked questions. We also keep them informed on market conditions so they can explain price changes, supply issues and differences in taste.”
PRICE & PROMOTE
Pomegranates aren’t price-sensitive. That said — it’s wise for retailers to take advantage of pricing opportunities with the natural ebb and flow of supply-and-demand conditions.
“In my opinion, pomegranates should be looked at as an incremental sales and profit opportunity,” says DJ Forry’s England. “Offer the fruit at an attractive price point. For example, if a jumbo/large pomegranate lands at store level with a $1.70 each cost, then I suggest a retail of 2/$5.00.”
Growers and shippers say arils mix in well with berry promotions.
Holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are the best times to promote, according to Simonian Fruit Company’s Simonian. “So, basically every month during the fall.”
The fall domestic season is an especially good time to promote. This is when companies such as POM Wonderful launch a multi-million-dollar marketing campaign.
“A trifecta of prominent bin displays, ads and a good price point will move fruit fast,” says Cooper.
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Rethinking Price On Table For California Grapes
Posted By: Matt Ogg August 27, 2019
Market is ripe for consumers to enjoy plenty of choice.
There has never been a better time than now to gorge on grapes. Bold call? Perhaps, but higher yields, fewer market gaps and a plethora of new varieties catering to all tastes give consumers greater choice and availability than ever before.
This is not just the case in North America but across most of the developed world, and the breeders and growers of California have been at the forefront of forging this new market reality.
Randy Giumarra, vice president of sales at Giumarra Vineyards Corp. in Bakersfield, CA, says the state’s growers have a lot of factors working in their favor: great growing conditions, strict regulations, a controlled cool chain and the ability to deliver the freshest product possible to retail with minimal transport.
“Plus, there is no protocol required that might impact the grapes such as fumigation or cold treatment,” says Giumarra. “Because of California’s early adoption of newer varieties, with U.S. breeding companies being the most prolific, there has been a greater rate of planting and conversion of new varieties, each filling a different window.”
Ray England, vice president of marketing at DJ Forry, in Reedley, CA, explains what this means from a volume perspective.
“While overall acreage dedicated to grapes has been somewhat steady for the past several years, the shift from varieties that produce 800-1,000 cartons per acre to new varieties that produce 1,200-1,800 cartons per acre has seen a dramatic increase,” he says.
Last season, the state produced 115.5 million 19-pound boxes. In its April forecast the California Table Grape Commission estimated this would rise marginally to 116.2 million boxes in 2019-20. This figure will be updated in late July.
Freshness, taste and value have been major drivers for the California industry, staying competitive even though the rise of counter-seasonal growing regions has undoubtedly been a boon for the consumer and created some overlap.
“When one looks at the average cost of fruit from Chile — and to some extent Mexico and Peru — you’re looking at pricing that gets well into the mid-$30 range – pretty much twice what the average FOB for California grapes brought in 2018,” says England. “No other growing region comes remotely close to the quality and value proposition of California table grapes.”
Rob Spinelli, vice president marketing at Anthony Vineyards of Bakersfield, CA, says the season should be good if retail pricing can be set without dramatic fluctuation. “If you have consistent retail throughout the weeks, it looks a little bit better with consistent movement,” he says.
Jim Beagle, chief executive and partner at The Grapery in Shafter, CA, says California has a high-quality crop this year in a high-cost environment, and although retailers are facing pressures to lower prices, the sector needs to stay focused on consistently delivering the very best grapes possible.
“We’re in this for the long haul, and
we’re prepared to ride out the more difficult times,” says Beagle. “I truly believe that California grows the highest-quality table grapes in the world.”
NEW VARIETY ROLLOUT
Although The Grapery is known as the exclusive U.S. producer of the popular Cotton Candy grape, it has others in its stable that have shown early success in recent introductions.
Novel flavors and forms have come about by not just cross breeding within the Mediterranean family of grapes from which the majority of varieties on the market belong, but also by drawing on species originating from the Eastern United States and the Middle East that are completely different.
“We’ve got some things that we’re very excited about that retailers are having a lot of success with, and that’s besides the Cotton Candy,” he says. “That’s our Moon Drops grapes and Tear Drops grapes, both of which have unique shapes and great flavors.”
“We have our Gum Drops,” he adds, mentioning a fruit that in consumer testing was described as tasting like gummy bears. “Those are newer than Cotton Candy, so it’s still in that phase where we’re introducing it to the market because the volumes haven’t been large enough to have a broad commercial presence yet. It’s been well-received everywhere and we continue to expand that program.”
Nonetheless, it is certainly Cotton Candy that has turned heads, not to mention perceptions about what consumers are actually looking for in a grape cultivar.
“It’s only been on the market for five years , and it takes a few years to develop a vineyard, so I don’t think any of us could foresee the level of demand there would be for it when we started planting,” says Beagle. “There’s a natural life cycle for the variety, where the production has lagged the demand in recent years.”
He adds a caveat to this statement, emphasizing if Cotton Candy “doesn’t deliver on everything it needs to deliver on, then it really disappoints.”
“It’s important that those of us around the world who do grow it have been mindful to expand it at a pace that we can all manage — that delivers on what the consumer expects, because if we got ahead of ourselves on this one we could ruin that market pretty fast.”
Beagle says the company only grows Cotton Candy in the San Joaquin Valley in California, with a season running for roughly eight weeks. But lessons learned are helping extend production out to 10 weeks.
“It starts right around the first week of August and goes mostly until toward the latter half of September,” he says.
The company that bred Cotton Candy is International Fruit Genetics (IFG) of Bakersfield, CA, and its chief executive, Andy Higgins, is optimistic about other varieties coming out of the pipeline.
“We’ve got a handful that we’re working with today – one of them is Sweet Nectar, which has a lovely floral flavor,” says Higgins. “It is one of our mildly flavored grapes, although we don’t put them in the candy series per se, and it is one that’s attracting more and more attention.”
Another IFG prospect is Candy Hearts, which Higgins describes as a “flavor bomb” with an ability to be harvested at 25-27° Brix.
“You have to prepare the consumer because it’s not your average black grape,” he says. “If they’re wanting traditional black grapes and walk home and don’t know what they’ve just purchased, they could be surprised, elated or disappointed.”
“It’s a matter of setting the expectation and building programs so everyone knows what they’re dealing with.”
Another variety that sparks enthusiasm at IFG is Candy Snaps, a strawberry-flavored grape.
“It’s bright and packs a punch right at the beginning of the eating experience, and it’s got some acidity to it,” says Higgins.
STORAGE FRUIT A THING OF THE PAST
On the variety discussion, Giumarra says the most noticeable change has been in white grapes, where the consumer response to varietal introductions can clearly be seen.
“As of a few years ago, reds were outselling whites 2-to-1 or 3-to-1 because the only varieties available were Perlettes, Sugraones, Thompsons and Princess,” he says. “As the industry has introduced more varieties that are better eating, have better aesthetics and fill shorter timeframes, shoppers have started gravitating back toward white grapes to the point that they are selling evenly with reds again in many situations.”
“We have tailored our program to have more varieties, and the best varieties in the market during their optimum harvest time, so we pack and ship the best in that window and then move on to the next variety.”
With ranches extending from San Joaquin Valley to 70 miles north in Ducor, Giumarra is able to manipulate the front and back end of production for each variety.
“We have two of the earliest proprietary green varieties — Early Sweet and Sugar Drop — which eat exceptionally well and are helping to dispel the reputation that early equals immature or sour fruit,” he says. “Enough new varieties have come into the pipeline to fill many of the supply windows that storage fruit has become a thing of the past.”
He explains “amazing” new varieties continue to come out of the ARRA breeding program in Israel, which Giumarra will continue to evaluate and plant for commercial production.
“We offer our most popular ARRA varieties in very eye-catching, high-graphic bags with their own unique PLU that can help the retailer really track the pricing and performance of each variety, even if they are not scanning or merchandizing in alternative packaging such as pundits or top-seal trays,” he says. “This can be a savings on the new varieties, as we do not have to pass along the higher cost of more expensive packaging.”
Spinelli says the growth of niche varieties such as Candy Hearts, Candy Dreams, Sweet Hearts and Sweet Sapphire are changing the industry dynamic.
“Those are specialty grapes that are very limited in certain areas and at certain times of the year, so it’s just another item to put out there to increase sales,” he says.
Spinelli says many of these niche varieties are also grown in other parts of the Americas such as Chile, Peru and Mexico, with gaps between each growing district.
“Then they come to California, and we have it in August. Consumers didn’t have the Candy Hearts for at least a month and a half so they’re looking for it,” he says. “It brings an excitement to the category.”
There are two global schools of thought about retailing table grapes, as described by Beagle of The Grapery.
“One is to maximize demand you ought to always have the product available, and the other is the mindset that embraces the seasonality of things and creates events out of them,” he says. “In Cotton Candy, we’re just not at a point yet as a global supply where we can fill those gaps or even come close to it.
PROMOTING AND MARKETING
For the traditional heavy volume periods in August and September, Giumarra says back-to-school ads help move product. Spinelli of Anthony Vineyards agrees, and also notes the benefits of promoting sales throughout July.
“The magic to increasing carton volume and sales revenue in my opinion lies in merchandising,” says England of DJ Forry. “Wraparound waterfall endcap displays, freestanding displays and inline spill-over displays all work to increase volume that a mere reduction in retail with no display calling card can match.”
Spinelli says organic table grapes have seen strong demand as well, with Anthony Vineyards as one of the major players producing them from May through to early December.
“We see growth in our sales for organics and we keep on growing our production due to the demand,” he says. “We have them in some of the older varieties but we’re also making a big transition into the newer varieties. Supply and quality have increased over the years. That gives retailers an opportunity to be confident in moving product through the system and now you can do some features on the organics as well because there is now volume.”
When it comes to broader marketing campaigns and consumer outreach, the California Table Grape Commission’s plan this season incorporates three main pillars: healthy snacking, promoting the state’s unique penchant for growing the fruit, and informing the public about the health benefits of grapes.
Brain, colon and heart health will be the focus of magazine print ads through November, including special cover wraps with health messaging on People magazine distributed to doctor’s offices around the country.
Jeff Cardinale, the commission’s vice president of communications, notes usage advertisements will focus on the portability and ease of eating the fruit, featuring beautiful images of red, green, and black grapes with the “well-tested and well-liked wood crate background” as well as silhouettes of various activities like yoga and biking.
“Shoppers headed to select locations also will receive healthy snacking messaging with California grapes on their mobile devices via mobile geolocation-targeting,” he says.
In addition to radio spots, the commission also has two new commercials to promote California grapes, one that will start globally on the Food Network and Cooking Channel.
Exports will continue to be a vital element of the industry’s approach. Last year, 42 million boxes were exported, representing a 9.8 percent year-on-year increase, with Canada receiving more than a quarter of that volume followed by Mexico, South Korea, the Philippines and Japan.
ADAPTING TO INDUSTRY HEADWINDS
Despite the enthusiasm around new varieties, are California’s grape growers becoming the victims of their own success? In 2018, a combination of factors conspired against producers, many of whom had to sell boxes below cost despite having an excellent crop.
“Last year was a perfect textbook example of supply and demand,” says Giumarra. “Great weather, a huge crop, competition from substitute products and limited demand from one of the industry’s largest export markets all spelled trouble for the California grape crop.”
He adds prior to the 2018 season a potentially devastating tropical storm narrowly missed Caborca in Mexico, which supplies the market before the Californian campaign.
“Everyone predicted that the area would be wiped out, so no ad deals were in place. This resulted in a huge carryover of grapes into the California retail season,” he says.
Ray England, vice president at DJ Forry, Reedley, CA, says the tariff situation in China redirected a great deal of Washington cherries earmarked for export onto the domestic market, causing additional competitive pressure.
“This incremental cherry volume gave retailers an option other than grapes for promotional sales,” says England. “What was unknown at the time was the magnitude of the impending volume of California grapes that would be produced during the 2018 season.”
He claims the industry was left playing catch-up for the entire season.
“In my opinion, these instances really served to highlight the fact that the volume of grapes produced in California has outpaced consumption,” he says.
“We are realizing an increase in domestic consumption, and we expect a similar trend in emerging markets, but do not know how fast this will occur,” says Randy Giumarra, vice president of sales at Giumarra Vineyards Corp, Bakersfield, CA. “Retail prices must rise.” He says the biggest pitfall retailers could fall into is continuing to sell the category as generic red, green and black varieties. “Segmentation on price will help educate the consumer about variations in taste and quality, and to help the retailer collect the data on how the grapes are really performing, when they have a value tier and a specialty tier,” he says.
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Children, Education, Care
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Prime Minister David Cameron is bringing forward plans to double free childcare offered to working parents from 15 hours to 30 hours per week and pledged to review funding for the scheme before the summer.
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Business of the House — Hague Programme — 30 Nov 2006 at 15:02
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I beg to move,
That this House takes note of European Union Documents Nos. 11222/06, Commission Communication: Implementing the Hague Programme: the way forward, and 11228/06 and Addenda 1-2, Commission Report on the implementation of the Hague Programme for 2005; and takes note that the discussions at the Tampere Justice and Home Affairs Informal Council showed that there was little support amongst Member States for the proposed use of the Article 42 passerelle; and furthermore supports the Government's position that this is not the right time to focus on institutional change, and that the European Union's priority for Justice and Home Affairs should instead be on developing practical co-operation to combat the transitional challenges of terrorism, organised crime and migration.
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The House divided: Ayes 275, Noes 130.
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Lance Friedel
BIS BIS2118 (Hybrid SACD)
http://bis.se/conductors/friedel-lance/american-symphonies
Edita Gruberová
Live recordings of Mozart, Michael Haydn, Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini, Handel, and Johann Strauss II
Edita Gruberova (soprano)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Mark Elder, Lamberto Gardelli, Leopold Hager, Marcello Viotti (conductors)
BR Klassik 900325
https://www.br-klassik.de/
9.30am Proms Composer – Sarah Devonald on Mozart
This week Sarah Devonald chooses five indispensable recordings of the music of one of the best known and most prolific of all composers, whether child prodigy or mature master.
Mozart: Serenade in B flat, K.361 'Gran Partita' & Serenade, K.375
Netherlands Wind Ensemble
Edo de Waart
Philips 4207112
Mozart - Symphonies Nos. 29, 31, 32, 35 & 36
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
LINN CKD350 (2 Hybrid SACDs)
http://www.linnrecords.com/recording-mozart-symphonies-29--31--paris---32--35--haffner----36--linz-.aspx
Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos 1, 5 & Sinfonia concertante
Vilde Frang (violin)
Maxim Rysanov (viola)
Warner Classics 2564627677
http://www.warnerclassics.com/release/3253637,0825646276776/frang-vilde-mozart-violin-concertos-nos-1-5-and-sinfonia-concertante
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492
Patrizia Ciofi - Soprano
Véronique Gens - Soprano
Marie McLaughlin - Soprano
Elisabeth Rapp – Soprano
Nuria Rial - Soprano
Yeree Suh - Soprano
Angelika Kirchschlager - Mezzo-soprano
Kobie van Rensburg - Tenor
Antonio Abete - Bass
Lorenzo Regazzo - Bass
Simon Keenlyside - Baritone
Collegium Vocale Gent
René Jacobs
Harmonia Mundi HMC901818.20 (3 CDs)
http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#!/albums/731
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453, etc.
Maria Joao Pires (piano)
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
DG 4399412
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/gb/cat/4399412
10.20am – New Releases
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Haydn 2032 Volume 6 - Lamentatione
Kammerorchester Basel
Giovanni Antonini
Alpha ALPHA678
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/haydn-2032-vol-6-lamentatione-alpha-678
Kalevi Aho: Wind Quintets Nos. 1 & 2
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
http://bis.se/orchestras-ensembles/berlin-philharmonic-wind-quintet/kalevi-aho-wind-quintets-1-2
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 ‘The Year 1905‘
DG 4835220 (2 CDs)
10.55am New Releases – Jeremy Summerly on Harmonia Mundi 60th birthday boxes
GENERATION HARMONIA MUNDI – I. The Age of Revolutions (1958-1988)
HMX2908904.19 (16 CDs)
http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#!/albums/2333
GENERATION HARMONIA MUNDI – II. The Family Spirit (1988-2018)
11.45am BAL Proms Choice – Strauss' Four Last Songs as chosen by Hilary finch on 13th April 2002
Four Last Songs and other works
Felicity Lott (soprano)
Neeme Jarvi
Chandos CHAN 10075 (CD)
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2010075
SAT 12:15 New Generation Artists (b0bck1gm)
Catriona Morison, The Amatis Trio and Andrei Ionita
Kate Molleson celebrates the music making of the current BBC New Generation Artists. Over the Proms season, there'll be many opportunities to hear a starry line-up of musicians caught by the BBC microphones at the outset of their glittering international careers. In the third of eight Saturday lunchtime programmes some of the current line-up are caught by the BBC microphones today in an all-French programme which ends with a love song made famous by Edith Piaf.
Fauré: Élégie; Sicilienne
Andrei Ionita (cello), Lilit Grigoryan (piano)
Fauré: Nell op.18/1; Les berceaux op.23/1; Après un rêve op.27/1
Catriona Morison (mezzo), Christopher Glynn (piano)
Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
Amatis Piano Trio
Marguerite Monnot Hymne à l'amour ( "Paris chante toujours")
Thibaut Garcia (guitar)
For nearly two decades, the Radio 3 New Generation Artist Scheme has nurtured the talents of some of the world's finest instrumentalists, chamber ensembles and singers at the outset of their international careers. Each year, six or seven young musicians are offered a two-year platform on which to develop their solo and chamber music careers. This includes studio recordings, engagements with the BBC Orchestras and a raft of engagements at some of the UK's leading Festivals including the BBC Proms, Bath, Cheltenham and Edinburgh Festivals among many others.
SAT 13:00 Inside Music (b0bck1gp)
Inside Music with Gareth Davies
A series in which each week a musician reveals a selection of music - from the inside. Today flautist Gareth Davies urges all wind players to learn from the effortless phrasing of soprano Jessye Norman, recalls Sir Colin Davis's special understanding of the music of Sibelius and is wowed by the extraordinary imagination of Björk.
At 2 o'clock Gareth plays his Must Listen piece - a harmonically daring work for flute by a 20th century composer who Gareth feels is often overlooked but who has created an "amazing piece full of melancholy and contemporary jazz-like qualities"
A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3.
SAT 15:00 Sound of Cinema (b0bck299)
Composer Lorne Balfe invites Matthew Sweet behind the scenes at Air Studios for the recording sessions of the score for the new Mission: Impossible film which is in cinemas this week.
Matthew finds out what goes into recording a Hollywood film soundtrack from the people at Air studios who make it happen. As well as Lorne, he talks to three-time Grammy Award-winning recording engineer Geoff Foster, music editor Cecile Tournesac, conductor Matt Dunkley, orchestra leader Perry Montague-Mason and principal double-bass Mary Scully.
SAT 16:00 Jazz Record Requests (b0bck29s)
Alyn Shipton's weekly dip into listeners' letters and emails requesting favourite jazz tracks from all periods and styles includes music by the vintage American novelty group the Goofus Five, featuring multi-instrumentalist Adrian Rollini.
SAT 17:00 J to Z (b0bck29w)
Dhafer Youssef and E.S.T.'s Magnus Öström
Julian Joseph presents a concert from Dhafer Youssef, an acclaimed singer and virtuoso oud player who draws on his Tunisian heritage, blending Arabic harmonies, wiry melodies and propulsive grooves.
Plus Magnus Öström, drummer with the hugely influential Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.), reveals some of the tracks that inspired the group - including a piece by Chopin that Esbjörn Svensson's mother used to play to him as a child.
Produced by Dominic Tyerman for Somethin' Else.
SAT 18:30 Music Planet (b0bck31w)
Womad 2018, Mohsen Sharifian (Iran), Orchestre Les Mangelepa (Kenya/DR Congo)
Lopa Kothari and Kathryn Tickell present further coverage from the globe's leading festival of world music, live from Charlton Park in Wiltshire. This evening's programme begins with a live to air performance from Mohsen Sharifian and the Lian Band, presenting the folk traditions of the Bushehr region of south-west Iran, and featuring the nay-anban (bagpipe) and nay-jofti (double-pipe reed flute). And from earlier in the day, we have highlights from sets by Tamala - the Senegalese-Belgian trio blending kora (west African harp), violin and vocals - and Orchestre Les Mangelepa, a band of Congolese musicians who settled in Kenya in the 1970s during the golden age of African rumba and are still going strong.
Radio 3 returns to WOMAD for year number 19, with live sets and highlights from the main stages as well as the BBC Radio 3 Charlie Gillett Stage, where Radio 3 has invited artists from across the globe to perform, many making their UK Festival debuts - this year with the participation of The British Council and Iran Art Research, who are bringing over the Lian Band from Iran. There are broadcasts across the weekend on Radio 3, plus Cerys Matthews on 6 Music, as well as upcoming programmes on BBC World Service.
SAT 19:30 BBC Proms (b0bck31y)
2018, Prom 18: Currentzis conducts Beethoven
Live at BBC Proms: Beethoven, but not as you know it: the thrilling Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis conducts his ensemble MusicAeterna in the 2nd and 5th Symphonies.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley
Beethoven: Symphony No 2 in D major
MusicAeterna
Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Interval: Proms Plus
Shahidha Bari introduces a series of the best comic readings from literature to tie in with Beethoven's penchant for 'musical jokes'.
NTERVAL
Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor
One of the boldest, most exhilarating new voices in classical music, Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis, and his period-instrument ensemble MusicAeterna are together ripping up the classical rulebook with thrilling, award-winning results.
In the hands of MusicAeterna a classic programme of Beethoven symphonies - the vivacious, 'smiling' Second and the emotionally charged Fifth - becomes something altogether more punk and provocative.
SAT 21:30 New Generation Artists (b0bck3jp)
Guitarist Thibaut Garcia at Glynde Place, Sussex
Current Radio 3 New Generation Artist, the brilliant French-Spanish guitarist Thibaut Garcia in concert at Glynde Place.
Kate Molleson introduces a concert recorded earlier this summer in the long gallery of Glynde Place. With its fine acoustics and views across the Sussex Downs, Thibaut Garcia describes the intimate surroundings as "the perfect place for a concert." His programme begins with music by a Paraguayan master of the guitar overshadowed in his lifetime by the more famous Andrés Segovia, and ends with a transcription of Bach's famous chaconne for violin. In between come two delightful folks songs from Catalunya which Thibaut introduces himself.
Agustín Barrios: Mazurka Appassionata
Trad Catalan arr. Miguel Llobet: El Testament d'Amelia; El Noi de la Mare
Bach trans Segovia: Chaconne from Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004.
SAT 22:00 Hear and Now (b0bck3jr)
Tansy Davies: Cave
Kate Molleson presents the broadcast premiere of Cave, a new theatre work by Tansy Davies. In the cavernous warehouse space of Printworks in south London, this new music theatre work follows a grieving father's quest for survival in a world devastated by climate change. Desperate to connect one last time with his daughter, Hannah, he enters a dark cave, triggering a journey into an underworld of spirits. A collaboration between Tansy Davies and writer Nick Drake, tenor Mark Padmore sings the role of the Man/Father and mezzo-soprano Elaine Mitchener sings the role of Voice/Hannah. In this production directed by Lucy Bailey, London Sinfonietta is conducted by Geoffrey Paterson and sound design is by Sound Intermedia.
Also on the programme, a specially selected playlist by Tansy Davies.
SUN 00:00 Geoffrey Smith's Jazz (b0bck4hc)
John Kirby Orchestra
Rather forgotten now, in the Swing Era the John Kirby Orchestra was known as "the biggest little band in the land", famed for witty, swinging arrangements of pop, folk and classical music. Geoffrey Smith surveys its brilliant career and star sidemen.
SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b0bck4hf)
Cimbalom music from Moldova
John Shea presents a concert of classical, folk and jazz-manouche music from Chisinau's Organ Hall in Moldova.
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840)
La Campanella from Violin Concerto No 2 in B minor, Op 7
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op 28
Sandu Sura (cimbalom), Margareta Cuciuc (piano)
Django Reinhardt (1910-1953); Stéphane Grappelli (1908-1997)
Minor Swing
Bossa Dorado
Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Chick Corea (b.1941)
Got a Match
Sandu Sura (cimbalom), Django Club Trio
Lumps of Cold Ice
Veronica Ungureanu (vocals), Sandu Sura (cimbalom), Dan Bobeica (violin), Sergiu Pavlov (violin), Veaceslav Stefanet (violin), Vlad Tocan (violin), Vitalie Turcanu (saxophone)
Sandu Sura (b.1980)
Suite of Three Pieces
Hei, Buzau, Buzau
Sandu Sura (cimbalom), Dan Bobeica (violin), Sergiu Pavlov (violin), Veaceslav Stefanet (violin), Vlad Tocan (violin), Anatol Vitu (viola), Dorin Buldumea (saxophone), Stefan Negura (panpipes), Andrei Vladimir (clarinet), Ion Croitoru (double bass), Veace Palca (accordion), Andrei Prohnitschi (guitar)
Sandu Sura (b.1980) & Veronica Ungureanu
Sweet Youth
Veronica Ungureanu (vocals), Sandu Sura (cimbalom), Dan Bobeica (violin), Sergiu Pavlov (violin), Veaceslav Stefanet (violin), Vlad Tocan (violin), Anatol Vitu (viola), Dorin Buldumea (saxophone), Stefan Negura (panpipes), Andrei Vladimir (clarinet), Ion Croitoru (double bass), Veace Palca (accordion), Andrei Prohnitschi (guitar)
Toni Iordache (1942-1988)
Hora and Breaza
Love Song and Banatean Dance
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Symphony No 8 in G major
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gabriel Chmura (conductor)
Lipatti, Dinu [1917-1950]
3 Romanian Dances
Dana Protopopescu, Viniciu Moroianu (pianos)
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934)
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op 61
Nikolaj Znaider (violin), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)
Esterhazy, Pál (1635-1713)
Harmonia Caelestis (cantatas nos.35-44)
Mária Zádori (soprano), Márta Fers (soprano), Katalin Károlyi (alto), Capella Savaria, Savaria Vocal Ensemble, Pál Németh (conductor)
Czerny, Carl (1791-1857)
Etude in G flat
Stefan Lindgren (piano)
Overture: La grotta di Trofonio
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Biondi (Conductor)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Io ti lascio - concert aria
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Groneman, Albertus (1710-1778)
Flute Sonata in D major
Jed Wentz, Marion Moonen (flutes)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Dumka - Russian rustic scene, Op 59
Duncan Gifford (piano)
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) orch. Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Tarantelle styrienne
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor)
Pärt, Arvo (b.1935)
The Woman with the Alabaster Box
Erik Westbergs Vocal Ensemble
Tubin, Eduard (1905-1982)
Ballade on a Theme by Mart Saar
Bruno Lukk (piano) (MONO)
Manfredini, Francesco (1684-1762)
Symphony No.10 in E minor
Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Bohdan Warchal (leader)
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) arr. Duncan Craig
Romance in F, Op 50
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Seven Songs: Wir wandelten (Op.96 No.2); Alte Liebe (Op.72 No.1); Das Mädchen spricht (Op.107 No.3); Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer (Op.105 No 2); Meine Liebe ist Grün (Op.63 No.5); Von ewiger Liebe (Op.43 No.1); Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht (Op.96 No.1)
Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Belshazzar's Feast - suite Op.51
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)
Franck, César (1822-1890)
Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Robert Silverman (piano)
Oboe Concerto in F major, reconstr. from BWV.1053
Hans-Peter Westermann (oboe), Camerata Köln
Murcia, Santiago de [1682-1740]
2 pieces from "Codex de Saldívar"
Xavier Diaz-Latorre (guitar).
SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b0bck4hh)
Sunday - Martin Handley
SUN 09:00 Sunday Morning (b0bck4hk)
Sarah Walker with Mendelssohn, Janacek, and Grovlez
Sarah Walker's Sunday morning selection includes music by such well-known figures as Felix Mendelssohn and Leoš Janáček, as well as the somewhat lesser-known composers Gabriel Grovlez and Tarquinio Merula. There's an unexpected gem from Malcolm Arnold, and this week's Sunday Escape is Smetana's Vltava.
SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b0bck4hm)
Ahead of this week's first test against India, Michael Berkeley's guest is cricket commentator Henry Blofeld.
Henry was a very promising young cricketer, but his prospects of a first-class career were ended by a near-fatal accident at the age of seventeen. He eventually found his way to cricket journalism and ultimately to Test Match Special, where he was a mainstay for nearly fifty years, illuminating each match with his forensic knowledge of the game, as well as entertaining listeners with sightings of snoozing policemen, passing buses, and pigeons on the outfield.
But last year Henry Blofeld declared his long innings in the commentary box closed. At his final test at Lords he was given the great honour of ringing the bell for the start of play, which he did attired in one of his signature colourful outfits - an orange shirt, yellow trousers and shoes, a pale green jacket and a yellow patterned bow tie.
In conversation with Michael Berkeley, Henry Blofeld reveals how his accident changed the course of his life, and discusses the difficult decision to retire from broadcasting, and the joy of finding love later in life. He chooses music from Mozart and Puccini which reflects his life-long love of opera; music from Gilbert and Sullivan which reminds him of his Norfolk childhood; a Schubert symphony; and music from Ravi Shankar that recalls the time he almost played for England against India.
SUN 13:00 BBC Proms (b0bbsgxp)
2018, Proms at ... Cadogan Hall 2: Jean Rondeau
From the BBC Proms: harpsichordist Jean Rondeau plays works of the French Baroque by Rameau, Couperin and Royer, as well as the world premiere of a BBC commission by Eve Risser
Presented by Petroc Trelawny at Cadogan Hall, London
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Pièces de clavecin, Book 1: Prelude in A minor; Book 3: Allemande; Courante; Sarabande; Gavotte avec les Doubles de la Gavotte
François Couperin
Pièces de clavecin, Book 1: Sarabande 'La lugubre'; Chaconne 'La Favorite'
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer
Pièces de clavecin, Book 1: La sensible; La marche des Scythes
Eve Risser
Furakèla
BBC commission: world premiere
Jean Rondeau (harpsichord)
Young French harpsichordist Jean Rondeau is a passionate and quirky champion of his instrument, with a maverick energy that brings a contemporary freshness to his period performances.
Here, in an all-French programme, he pairs music by giants of the French Baroque - François Couperin, Jean-Philippe Rameau and Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer - with a world premiere by genre-crossing French composer Eve Risser, whose music draws on jazz and and improvisation to create its edgy sound-world.
SUN 14:00 The Early Music Show (b0bcv2vp)
Cuban Discoveries
Lucie Skeaping investigates the music of 18th- and early 19th-century Cuba in the company of Andrew McGregor and musicologist Miriam Escudero. Includes music by Esteban Salas, Juan Paris and Cayetano Pagueras, and performances by Ensemble Ars Longa La Havana.
SUN 15:00 Choral Evensong (b0bbt88h)
Southern Cathedrals Festival at Salisbury Cathedral.
Introit: Behold, the tabernacle of God (Harris)
Responses: Shephard
Psalm 119 vv.73-104 (Hopkins, Atkins, Luard-Selby, Hanforth)
First Lesson: Jeremiah 26 vv.1-15
Canticles: Blair in B minor
Second Lesson: Mark 1 vv.14-20
Anthem: Seek him that maketh the seven stars (Dove)
Hymn: O Jesus, I have promised (Wolvercote)
Voluntary: Symphony No 3 in F sharp minor, Op 28 (Allegro maestoso)
David Halls (Director of Music)
John Challenger (Organist).
SUN 16:00 New Generation Artists (b0bck6gn)
Simone Hofele, Christian Ihle Hadland, Escher Quartet
Trumpeter Simon Höfele plays a sonata by Theodore Holdheim, and Christian Ihle Hadland and the Escher Quartet join together for Mozart's Piano Quartet K493.
Holdheim: Trumpet Sonata
Simon Höfele (trumpet)
Magdalena Mulerperth (piano)
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat, K493
Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)
Members of the Escher String Quartet.
SUN 17:00 BBC Proms (b0bck66b)
2018, Prom 20: Ten Pieces Prom
Live at the BBC Proms the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Ten Pieces Children's Choir conducted by Rafael Payare in the BBC's Ten Pieces hosted by CBBC's Naomi Wilkinson.
From the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Georgia Mann
Part 1: Programme to include music by:
Sibelius, Copland, Joseph Bologne, Mason Bates, Elgar, and Orff.
c.17.50
Interval: the present and future of the Ten Pieces project through interviews and testimonies.
Purcell, Britten, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Kerry Andrew, and Stravinsky.
Join CBBC's Naomi Wilkinson in a thrilling musical adventure for all the family inspired by the BBC's Ten Pieces project, including Copland's foot-stomping 'Hoe-Down' from Rodeo, the dramatic 'O Fortuna' from Orff's Carmina burana, the lyrical Largo from Dvořák's 'New World' Symphony and a portrait from Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations.
Along with the Ten Pieces Children's Choir, young performers and some very special guests, discover the characters and stories behind some spectacular orchestral pieces, and watch the imaginations of a new generation of music-makers take flight.
SUN 19:00 Words and Music (b0bck990)
Beautiful World, Where Are You?
The line 'Beautiful world, where are you?' derives from a 1788 poem 'The Gods of Greece' by the German poet Friedrich Schiller which Franz Schubert set in 1819. Between these dates Europe saw profound change, from the French Revolution to the fall of the Napoleonic Empire. The line from Schiller's poem is the theme for the 10th Liverpool Biennial which places artworks by over 40 artists from 22 countries around the city until 28 October 2018. This edition of Words and Music explores the ambivalence of human desires and triumphs. The readers are Nyla Levy and Steve Toussaint. A full list of the words and music can be found on the Words and Music website.
Caliban's the Isle is Full of Noises speech from the Tempest ends darkly, with an injunction to murder Prospero. No-one should listen to promises of Beautiful Worlds and not realise there will be a price to pay. Then there is reaching for the ultimate with John Coltrane and Favourite Things - ecstatic terrifying music. Then those who have tried to think their way to understanding, Pythagoras, Galileo, Ernest Rutherford and Roger Penrose. and those who, faced with reality, take refuge in dreaming like Elizabeth Barrett Browning or John Lennon, reaching into a past he suspects never existed. We lurch from the promise of the Statue of Liberty to the despair of refugees and victims of recent wars and those who refuse to give in to despair. So music and words from around the world and across time, from Hesiod and Nassir Shamma, John Agard and Gillian Clarke, Shelley and Faiz Ahmed Faiz, The Waterboys, Joanna Kavenna, Ambrose, Berthold Brecht and Penelope Lively, Galilei, Simeon ten Holt, Sally Beamish, Bruckner, Max Richter and Josquin des Prez
Producer: Jacqueline Smith.
01 Rodgers & Hammerstein
Introduction To My Favorite Things
Performer: Jimmy Garrison
from The Tempest, read by Steve Toussaint and Nyla Levy
03 00:01 Rodgers & Hammerstein
Performer: John Coltrane; Jimmy Garrison; Rashied Ali; Pharoah Sanders
The World of J. G. Farrell (extract), read by Steve Toussaint
The World of J. G. Farrell (extract), read by Nyla Levy
06 00:03 Franz Schubert
Die Götter Griechenlands
Performer: Andreas Staier, (Fortepiano), Christoph Prégardien (Tenor)
Friedrich Schiller, translated by Richard Wigmore
The Gods of Greece, read by Steve Toussaint
08 00:05 Alvin Lucier
Nothing Is Real (Strawberry Fields Forever)
Performer: Marino Formenti
09 00:06 Nassir Shamma
LAbri dal-Amiriyya
Performer: Nassir Shamma
Lament, read by Nyla Levy
The World Is Too Much With Us, read by Steve Toussaint
12 00:14 Simeon ten Holt
Tableau VI Sectie 197
Performer: Annette Middelbeek, Francien Hommes, Kees Wieringa, Sander Sittig (4 piano)
Hesiod, translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White
Works and Days (extract), read by Nyla Levy
Works and Days (extract), read by Steve Toussaint
18 00:19 Joni Mitchell
Performer: Judy Collins
Going Back (extract), read by Nyla Levy
20 00:22 Sally Beamish
The Imagined Sound of Sun on Stone
Performer: Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Ola Rudner (Conductor)
Sean Borodale
RESPONSE TO FINDING A FOSSILISED FERN AT WRITHLINGTON COAL BATCHES NEAR RADSTOCK (extract), read by Steve Toussaint
22 00:26 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata, K. 301 Allegro con spirito
Performer: Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), John Steele Ritter (Piano)
Saint Ambrose, translated by John J. Savage
The Six Days of Creation (extract), read by Nyla Levy
extract The Six Days of Creation, read by Steve Toussaint
Performer: Joni Mitchell, The Lookout Mountain United Downstairs Choir
The Best Thing in the World, read by Nyla Levy
28 00:36 Vangelis
Tears in Rain
Performer: Vangelis
The Songs of Distant Earth (extract), read by Steve Toussaint
The Dong With the Luminous Nose (extract), read by Nyla Levy
31 00:38 Mike Oldfield
Prayer for the Earth
Performer: Mike Oldfield
32 00:40 Vincenzo Galilei
Duo tutto di Fantasia
Performer: Massimo Lonardi, Ugo Nastrucci (lutes)
Bertolt Brecht, translated by Arvind Gupta
Galileo (extract), read by Steve Toussaint
34 00:43 Max Richter
On the Nature of Daylight
Performer: Max Richter
Joanna Kavenna
A Field Guide to Reality (extract), read by Nyla Levy
Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness (extract), read by Steve Toussaint
37 00:48 George Frideric Handel
Ode for the birthday of Queen Anne - HWV 74: I. Eternal Source Of Light Divine
Performer: London Baroque, Charles Medlam (Conductor), Niklas Eklund (trumpet), Susanne Ryden (soprano)
The new Colussus, read by Nyla Levy
39 00:52 Anton Bruckner
Locus Iste
Performer: New Philharmonia Chorus, Wilhelm Pitz (Conductor)
Old World New World (© John Agard 2000 reproduced by kind permission of John Agard c/o Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency Ltd.), read by Steve Toussaint
Music for Piano with amplified sonorous vessels
Karen Press
Hope For Refugees, read by Nyla Levy
Faiz Ahmed Faiz, translated by Naomi Lazard
When Autumn Came, read by Steve Toussaint
44 00:59 Mike Scott, William Butler Yeats
Let the Earth Bear Witness
Performer: Mike Scott, vocal, The Waterboys
Ode to the West Wind (extract), read by Steve Toussaint
46 01:03 Josquin des Prez
Qui Habitat
Performer: Huelgas Ensemble, Paul Van Nevel (Conductor)
47 02:09 John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7 & Edit Piece)
Performer: The Beatles
Douglas Stewart
Rutherford (extract), read by Nyla Levy
SUN 20:15 Music Planet (b0bck9kz)
Womad 2018, BCUC (South Africa), Korrontzi (Spain), Calan (Wales)
Lopa Kothari and Kathryn Tickell present the third day of our coverage from the globe's leading festival of world music, live from Charlton Park in Wiltshire. Tonight's music includes "afropsychedelic" sounds from Soweto in the form of seven-piece Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness (BCUC), old-time boleros from Chile's answer to the Buena Vista Social Club JM & Juanin, BBC Introducing artist Seby Ntege and band (Uganda/UK), Welsh revivalists Calan and uplifting Basque Country folk from Korrontzi, led by accordion virtuoso Agus Barandiaran. Plus exclusive backstage sets in our Radio 3 Session Tent.
Radio 3 returns to WOMAD for year number 19, with live sets and highlights from the main stages as well as the BBC Radio 3 Charlie Gillett Stage, where Radio 3 has invited artists from across the globe to perform, many making their UK Festival debuts. There are broadcasts across the weekend on Radio 3, plus Cerys Matthews on 6 Music, as well as upcoming programmes on BBC World Service.
SUN 22:30 Early Music Late (b0bck9w2)
Vox Luminis at KlaraFestival
Lionel Meunier conducts Vox Luminis and the viol players of L'Acheron in music by Schutz, Buxtehude, Steffani & Kerll at the KlaraFestival in Bruges - an offshoot of the longstanding Flanders Festival.
MON 00:00 Classical Fix (b0bckfz4)
Clemmie meets Bobby Friction
Clemency Burton-Hill helps music fans curate their own classical playlists. In today's episode, Bobby Friction from the Asian Network talks about the emotional impact Clemmie's playlist had on him, and his love of two thirds of a piece by Czech composer Smetana.
Classical Fix is Radio 3's new programme and podcast, designed for music fans who are curious about classical music and want to give it a go, but don't know where to start. Each week Clemmie will curate a bespoke playlist of six tracks for her guest, who will then join her to discuss their impressions of their brand new classical music discoveries.
Bobby's playlist:
Bernstein - Candide Overture
Couperin/Ades - Les Baricades Misterieuses
Debussy - Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from Children's Corner
Dvorak - String Quartet 'American' (4th movement)
Purcell - 'Music for a While' from Oedipus
Smetana - 'Vltava' from Ma Vlast
Why not subscribe to the podcast and get your Classical Fix delivered straight to your phone, tablet, or computer each week.
Just go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06d92q9/episodes/downloads.
MON 00:30 Through the Night (b0bckfz6)
Russian folk songs from Moscow
John Shea presents a concert of Russian folk songs from Moscow.
Igor Oblikin
Finist-Balalaika Folk Ensemble, Igor Oblikin (conductor)
Traditional, arr. E. Zavarzina
Carnival, suite of Russian folk songs
Traditional, arr. D. Katrich & S. Lugovskoy (1); Traditional, arr. Nikolai Kutuzov (2)
Two folk-songs: (1) Kurevushka; (2) I will sow orach on the shore
Traditional, arr. Nikolai Kutuzov (1); Traditional (2); Alexander Na Yun Kin (b.1951), arr. Y. Suvorov (Fantasy)
Two folk-songs: (1) Oh, you hallway; (2) The girl went in the garden;
Fantasy on a Russian Theme
Performers of Fantasy: Valdai Quintet, Andrei Shelyganov (conductor)
Traditional, arr. Alexander Mikhaïlov (1); Traditional, arr. Nikolai Kutuzov (2); Traditional (3)
Three folk-songs: (1) Sometimes in the early morning; (2) Miracle beyond the river; (3) Oh, you winds
Performers include Maria Legusova (vocals - first folk-song)
Traditional, arr. Nikolai Kutuzov (1); Traditional, arr. Nikolai Kutuzov (2); Traditional, arr. Nikolai Kutuzov (3)
Three folk-songs: (1) Oh, you, hop; (2) The Blue-grey Pigeon; (3) In the damp forest
Traditional, arr. Nikolai Golovanov (1891-1953) (1); Vladimir G. Zakharov (1901-1956), arr. Nikolai Golovanov (1891-1953) & A. Azovsky
(1) Folk song: It is not water in the lake; (2) Along the Village
Traditional, arr. Alexander Shirokov (1); Traditional (2); Traditional, arr. Nikolai Kutuzov (3)
Three folk-songs: (1) Peddlers; (2) Porushka-paranya; (3) Barynya
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
Petrushka, Burlesque in Four Scenes (1947)
Ruud van den Brink (piano), Peter Masseurs (trumpet), Jacques Zoon (flute), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Arensky, Anton Stepanovich (1861-1906)
Suite No.2 for 2 pianos (Op.23), 'Silhouettes'
James Anagnoson, Leslie Kinton (pianos)
Cello Sonata No.1 in B flat major (Op.45)
Diana Ozoliņa (cello), Lelde Paula (piano)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
Symphony no. 41 (K.551) in C major "Jupiter"
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Dedekind, Constantin Christian [1628-1715]
"Der Herr ist mein Hirte", concerto for soprano, violin & continuo
Annette Schneider (soprano), Musica Alta Ripa, Hermann Max (director)
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757)
Sonata in E major (L.23)
Sae-Jung Kim (piano)
Dvorák, AntonÃn (1841-1904)
Scherzo capriccioso Op 66
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox (conductor)
Diepenbrock, Alphons (1862-1921)
De klare dag - song
Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Rudolf Jansen (piano)
Premiere rhapsodie for clarinet and orchestra
Jozef Luptacik (clarinet), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, Ludovit Rajter (conductor)
Willan, Healey (1880-1968)
Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bruce Pullan (conductor)
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Sonata (Op.1 No.5) in F major (HWV.363a)
Louise Pellerin (oboe), Dom André Laberge
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Ballet music from Otello, Act III
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Ros-Marbà (conductor)
Svendsen, Johan (1840-1911)
Romance for violin and orchestra in G major (Op.26)
Julia Fischer (violin), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green (conductor)
Danseuses de Delphes, La cathédrale engloutie, La danse de Puck, Le vent dans la plaine, Minstrels - from Preludes (Book 1)
Claude Debussy (piano)
Recitative and Leonora's aria from 'Fidelio'
Anja Kampe (soprano), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Miguel Gomez Martinez (conductor)
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) / Gounod, Charles (1818-1893)
Meditation sur le premier prelude de Bach (Ave Maria) arr. for cello & harp
Kyung-Ok Park (cello), Myung-Ja Kwun (harp)
Traditional, arr. V. Gleikhman & A. Azovsky
At Dawn
Russian Songs Chorus of Russian State TV and Radio Music Centre, Finist-Balalaika Folk Ensemble, Nikolai Azarov (conductor)
Bantock, Granville [1868-1946]
Celtic symphony for strings and 6 harps
Concerto in D major RV.208, 'Grosso mogul'
Elizabeth Wallfisch (baroque violin), Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (director)
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
6 Moments Musicaux D.780
Alfred Brendel (piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach,[1685-1750]
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV.225
Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Annemieke Cantor (alto), Gerhard Nennemann (tenor), Furio Zanasi (bass), Chorus of Swiss-Italian Radio, Ensemble Vanitas Lugano, Diego Fasolis (conductor).
MON 06:30 Breakfast (b0bckfz8)
Monday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
MON 09:00 Essential Classics (b0bckfzb)
Essential Classics with Ian Skelly
Ian Skelly with Essential Classics - the best in classical music.
0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist. Today's starter is the chorus Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Bach's Cantata No 147.
1010 Time Traveller - A quirky slice of cultural history. Naomi Paxton investigates the World War I boom in military-themed children's toys.
1050 This week Ian's guest is the writer, broadcaster, and former MP, Gyles Brandreth, who talks about some of the things that have inspired him throughout his life and career.
1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's contemplation, today with music for piano and two harps by Paul Hindemith.
Other music on today's programme includes a string quartet by Haydn, a Concerto Grosso by Handel, and the beguiling Adagio from Dvorak's Piano Concerto in G minor.
MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b0bckh6n)
Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (1934-1998), Shostakovich's Heir?
Donald Macleod explores the strange, brilliant and occasionally nightmarish world of the Soviet composer Alfred Schnittke. Today - the composer's role as heir to Shostakovich.
The music of Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) is like being lost in a hall of mirrors. Staring back at you is the whole of music history - from Bach to modern pop via tangos, Soviet work songs, Gregorian chant and Viennese waltzes - refracted and distorted, and woven together to create a uniquely personal style. Thrilling, grotesque, occasionally nightmarish - Schnittke creates a world where everything has a hidden meaning. Beethoven's Fifth suddenly springs terrifyingly out of the darkness in the midst of an otherwise chaotic symphony. Or a cheap Russian pop song appears inexplicably amidst a Baroque chorale. Schnittke's world of suppressed meanings perfectly captured life under the cosh of Soviet Communism. All this week, Donald Macleod unpicks the strands of a musician often seen as the heir to Shostakovich - and perhaps the last truly great composer of the 20th century.
Donald begins the week by exploring the connections - musical, psychological and spiritual - between Alfred Schnittke and the great titan of Soviet music, Dmitri Shostakovich. Featuring the second movement of Schnittke's utterly remarkable First Symphony - a gargantuan, postmodernist fever-dream of a piece in which tangos, Bach, marching bands, Beethoven, honky-tonk pianos, electric guitars and Viennese waltzes collide in a vast particle-accelerator of musical history.
Concerto Grosso No 1 (version for flute, oboe, harpsichord, prepared piano and strings) (2nd mvt)
Sharon Bezaly, flute
Christopher Cowie, oboe
Cape Philharmonic Orchestra
Owain Arwel Hughes, conductor
Violin Concerto No 1 (2nd mvt)
Mark Lubotsky, violin
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
Eri Klas, conductor
Piano Quintet (2nd mvt - "In Tempo Di Valse")
Erato Alakiozidou, piano
Lutoslawski Quartet
Violin Sonata No 1
Roman Mints, violin
Katya Apekisheva, piano
Symphony No 1 (2nd mvt)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
Producer: Steven Rajam for BBC Wales.
MON 13:00 BBC Proms (b0bckh6q)
2018, Proms at ... Cadogan Hall 3: Ancient Rituals and New Tales
Live at BBC Proms: oud player Joseph Tawadros plays traditional Arabic improvisation as well as his own compositions, and the world premiere of a BBC commission by Jessica Wells
Live from Cadogan Hall, London
Presented by Petroc Trelawny
Joseph Tawadros
Tawasim Kord
Permission to Evaporate
Jessica Wells
Rhapsody for solo oud
Eye of the Beholder
Joseph Tawadros (oud)
Cairo-born, longtime Sydney-resident oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros has reimagined the range of music accessible to his instrument, the ancient Middle- Eastern lute.
Steeped in traditional Arabic music (his grandfather was a respected composer, oud player and violinist) but also an avid collaborator with a diverse array of musicians, he draws equally on jazz and folk styles in a kaleidoscopic celebration of his instrument.
His debut at the Proms embraces traditional Arabic taqsim (improvisation) and maqam (pieces based on traditional scales) as well as his own compositions, and the world premiere of a BBC commission by Australian composer Jessica Wells.
There will be no interval.
MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b0bf8m4b)
Prom 15 repeat: Paul Lewis plays Beethoven's 'Emperor' Concerto
BBC Proms repeat: the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Ben Gernon perform music by Tansy Davies and Brahms. They are joined by Paul Lewis for Beethoven's 'Emperor' Concerto.
MON 17:00 In Tune (b0bcv99y)
Jakub Hrusa, Katherine Broderick
A lively mix of music, conversation and arts news. Sean's guests include opera singer Katherine Broderick and conductor Jakub Hrusa.
MON 19:00 In Tune Mixtape (b0bcv9b0)
Richard Strauss, John Field, Dolly Parton
A specially-selected playlist with music for voice and orchestra by Richard Strauss, a folk tune on the hurdy-gurdy, chamber music by John Field, and a song composed by Dolly Parton.
MON 19:30 BBC Proms (b0bclf09)
2018, Prom 21: An Alpine Symphony
Live at BBC Proms: BBC SSO & Ilan Volkov are joined by the Hornroh Modern Alphorn Quartet to perform G.F. Haas' Concerto Grosso No 1, alongside Strauss' Alpine Symphony.
Presented by Kate Molleson
Mozart: Serenade No 8 (Notturno) for Four Orchestras
G.F. Haas: Concerto Grosso No 1
1925 Interval: Proms Plus Abbie Garrington and Dan Richards discuss the appeal of the mountains and how wild landscapes have inspired creativity. Presented by New Generation Thinker Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough.
Strauss: Alpine Symphony
Hornroh Modern Alphorn Quartet
Ilan Volkov (conductor)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
A concert of sonic scope and spectacle from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its Principal Guest Conductor Ilan Volkov climaxes in Strauss's dramatic An Alpine Symphony, which paints a vivid picture of a day's hiking in the Bavarian mountains.
The Alps also make their way into Georg Friedrich Haas's Concerto Grosso in the form of four alphorns - enormous wooden horns, whose other-worldly overtones also inspired Rossini and Berlioz.
The concert opens with Mozart's Notturno, an unfinished Salzburg carnival serenade, whose four separate instrumental groups will be dispersed around the Royal Albert Hall for maximum acoustic drama.
MON 22:00 Sunday Feature (b086t9qk)
Breaking Free: Freud versus Music
Did Freud really dislike music as much as he professed? Stephen Johnson explores Sigmund Freud's enigmatic relationship with music. He talks to the American cultural analyst Michelle Duncan, pscyho-analysts and writers Darian Leader and Julie Jaffee Nagel, the music critic David Nice, whose first job it was to take tours around the Freud Museum in Hampstead, and the Barcelona-based neurologist Josep Marco Pallares who is studying amusia and music-specific anhedonia, which he proposes might have been the root cause of Freud's problem with music. Plus extracts from Freud's writings read by the actor Nicholas Murchie.
Producer, Elizabeth Arno
Part of Radio 3's "Breaking Free - the minds that changed music", exploring the music of the Second Viennese School.
MON 22:45 The Essay (b087tfyq)
Cornerstones, Coal Mines
The writer and broadcaster Paul Evans traces a family line back through Shropshire's seams of coal. Chawtermaster Peake is the collier ancestor who hewed coal from Coalbrookdale, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Paul evokes Peake's Wood Pit near the Wrekin as it is today, abandoned in the 1970s, after having been scraped out by opencast mining. Nature is now reclaiming the site, but Paul reflects on the irony of the climate change that ended the Carboniferous period when the coal measures were laid down, contrasting it with the changes being experienced today as we enter the Anthropocene.
This is the third of this week's series of essays in which writers reflect on how locations that matter to them are shaped by the underlying geology. Paul Evans, who lives in and writes about Shropshire, contributes to the Country Diary in The Guardian. His latest book is 'Field Notes from the Edge'.
Producer: Mark Smalley.
MON 23:00 Jazz Now (b0bclf0c)
Two of a Mind
Soweto Kinch presents the quartet Two of a Mind in concert at Herts Jazz. The band is co-led by saxophonists Allison Neale and Chris Biscoe, and they are joined by Jeremy Brown bass and Matt Fishwick, drums. Plus there'll be this month's selection of the jazz tracks uploaded to BBC Introducing.
TUE 00:30 Through the Night (b0bclfsp)
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher is the soloist in Prokofiev's 2nd Violin Concerto with the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic also Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony. Presented by Catriona Young.
Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Violin Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 63
Arabella Steinbacher (Violin), Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Dima Slobodeniouk (Conductor)
1st Movement (Moderato) (Solo Violin Sonata No 1 in D major, Op 115)
Arabella Steinbacher (Violin)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 74, 'Pathetique'
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Dima Slobodeniouk (Conductor)
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
6 Duets Op 11 for piano 4 hands
Zhang Zuo (Piano Duo), Louis Schwizgebel (Piano Duo)
Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936)
Alto Saxophone Concerto in E flat major, Op 109
Virgo Veldi (Saxophone), Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tarmo Leinatamm (Conductor)
Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
Piano Sonata No 9 in B minor, Op 145, 'Grande fantaisie en forme de Sonate'
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major
Odin Hagen (Trumpet), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Per Kristian Skalstad (Conductor)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op 35, No 1
Sylviane Deferne (Piano)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Franz Danzi (Arranger)
Duos from 'Don Giovanni' arranged for 2 cellos
Duo Fouquet (Duo), Elizabeth Dolin (Cello), Guy Fouquet (Cello)
Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838)
Introduction et Air Suedois
Anne-Marja Korimaa (Clarinet), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (Conductor)
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
Psalm 23 (5 Psalms of David (1604)) 'The Lord is my Shepherd'
Netherlands Chamber Choir, Philippe Herreweghe (Conductor)
Aleksander Zarzycki (1834-1895)
Mazurka in G major, Op 26
Monika Jarecka (Violin), Krystyna Makowska (Piano)
Concerto Polonais TWV 43:G4
Arte dei Suonatori
Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
Allegro appassionato, Op 95, No 2
Grumiaux Trio
Beatrice et Benedict (Overture)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Overture (La Fille du regiment)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Nello Santi (Conductor)
Charles Gounod (1818-1893), Franz Liszt (Arranger)
Waltz (Faust)
Petras Geniušas (Piano)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Author)
An den Mond (Fullest wieder Busch und Tal), D259, (To the Moon)
Christoph Prégardien (Tenor), Andreas Staier (Pianoforte)
Auf dem See, D543 (On the lake)
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Ensemble 415, Lars-Ulrik Mortensen (Harpsichord)
2 graduals for chorus: Locus iste & Christus Factus est
Danish National Radio Choir, Jesper Grove Jorgensen (Conductor)
Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
Prelude from Sonata no. 2 in A minor Op.27'2 (Obsession) for violin solo
Frank van der Stucken (1858-1929)
Symphonic Prelude to Heinrich Heine's 'William Ratcliffe'
Vlaams Radio Orkest , Bjarte Engeset (Conductor)
Franz Berwald (1796-1868)
String Quartet No 2 in A minor (1849)
Bernt Lysell (Violin), Per Sandklef (Violin), Thomas Sundkvist (Viola), Mats Rondin (Cello)
Francesco Durante (1684-1755)
Concerto per quartetto No 2 in G minor
Concerto Koln.
TUE 06:30 Breakfast (b0bclfss)
Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
TUE 09:00 Essential Classics (b0bclfsw)
0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.
1010 Time Traveller - A quirky slice of cultural history.
TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b0bclfsy)
Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (1934-1998), Polystylist
Donald Macleod explores the strange, brilliant and sometimes nightmarish world of the Soviet composer Alfred Schnittke. Today - unravelling how Schnittke's blended jarringly disparate musical styles.
In today's episode, Donald unravels the term "polystylism", which Schnittke himself coined to describe his fusing of wildly eclectic styles - from Bach to pop to hypermodernism to Tchaikovsky - in a unique, often dreamlike musical voice. But what does it all mean?
The Cloak (Gogol Suite)
USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Concerto Grosso No 3
Sarah & Deborah Nemtanu, violins
Orchestre Chambre de Paris
Sacha Goetzel, conductor
Voices Of Nature
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman, conductor
Schnittke, arr Boguslavsky
Suite In The Old Style
Olga Martynolva, harpsichord
Andrei Doynikov & Dmitri Vlasik, percussion
Hymn No 3, for cello, bassoon, harp, harpsichord and tubular bells
Torleif Thedéen, cello
Christian Davidson, bassoon
Ingegerd Fredlund, harp
Entcho Raoukanov, harpsichord
Mayumi Kamata, tubular bells
Producer: Steven Rajam.
TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b0bclhcn)
Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music 2018, Episode 1
John Toal presents performances from this year's Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music. In today's recital, soprano Ailish Tynan is joined by pianist Iain Burnside in a performance of Grieg's Six Songs, Op. 48, some of which were inspired by his wife Nina. They are all settings of works by six different German poets and published in the 1880s. Following this, pianist Llŷr Williams with a selection of Tchaikovsky's "The Seasons"- April, June, November and February. Tchaikovsky wrote the work shortly after the premiere of his first Piano Concerto and as he said, was "in the mood for piano pieces."
Completing today's programme, the Armida Quartet perform Prokofiev's String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92, which premiered in Moscow in April 1942. The piece has folk music influences which Prokofiev would have heard while living in the Caucasus having been evacuated out of Moscow due to the German invasion a year before.
Grieg- Sechs Lieder Op. 48
Ailish Tynan (soprano) | Iain Burnside (piano)
Tchaikovsky- Selection from The Seasons (April, June, November and February)
Llŷr Williams (piano)
Prokofiev- String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Armida Quartet.
TUE 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b0bclhcq)
Prom 16 repeat: Stravinsky, Debussy and Wagner
Afternoon Concert with Georgia Mann.
Another chance to hear the Hallé conducted by Mark Elder with the Hallé Choir and Youth Choir and soloists Sophie Bevan and Anna Stéphany in music by Wagner, Debussy and Stravinsky.
Presented by Tom Redmond
Wagner: Tannhäuser - overture
Debussy: La damoiselle élue
An exploration of the relationships between birds and humans with Professor Tim Birkhead and prize-winning author of H is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald, hosted by New Generation Thinker Lucy Powell.
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Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale
Stravinsky: The Firebird - suite (1945 version)
Sophie Bevan (soprano)
Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano)
Hallé Choir (female voices)
Hallé Youth Choir (female voices)
Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
Sophie Bevan and Anna Stéphany are the soloists in centenary composer Claude Debussy's Wagner-infused mythical-fantasy cantata La damoiselle élue.
Wagner's relationship with Paris soured over his opera Tannhäuser but Stravinsky was practically adopted by the city.
The second half features two of the latter's most colourful scores, whose striking resemblances result from the fact that Stravinsky broke off work on The Nightingale (the opera on which the symphonic poem is based) in order to write his first ballet, The Firebird.
Followed by recordings from this week's Proms Artists.
TUE 17:00 In Tune (b0bcvd9y)
Simon O'Neill, Christopher Renshaw
A lively mix of music, conversation and arts news. Sean's guests include tenor Simon O'Neill who is playing Siegfried at Glyndebourne and Christopher Renshaw, director of new production Carmen La Cubana.
TUE 19:00 BBC Proms (b0bcln72)
2018, Prom 22: A London Symphony
Live at BBC Proms: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Andew Manze perform two 'London' symphonies: by Haydn and Vaughan Williams.
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
20.00 Interval Proms Plus
Novelists John Lanchester and Diana Evans discuss depicting contemporary London in their fiction with presenter Rana Mitter.
Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2)
Andrew Manze (conductor)
Following on from the Hallé's Paris-inspired programme (Prom 16) comes a corresponding focus on London.
Andrew Manze and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra open with Haydn's lively, assertive final symphony - composed and first performed in London during the composer's second triumphant residency.
First performed in March 1914, Vaughan Williams's A London Symphony evokes the chimes of Westminster, a chilly November in Bloomsbury and the bright lights of the Strand in a city that would soon be scarred by war.
TUE 21:15 Sunday Feature (b08qtdtx)
The Dvorak Statement
At the same time as acclaimed Czech composer Antonin Dvorak was finalising the score of his New World Symphony, he was also causing a stir in the newspapers of New York and Paris by asserting that in the music of black America there was "all that is needed for a great and noble school of music." Out of step with many at the time, Dvorak was tapping into a rich seam of black creativity that is rarely heard or written about today. For BBC Radio 3 Mahan Esfahani heads to the USA to ask why we know more about Dvorak's statement than the history of African American classical music. He traces the roots of black American classical music to before emancipation, and through archives and orchestras discovers the histories, triumphs and obstacles faced by these early composers. On the road between New York and Detroit he meets historian Tammy Kernodle, Professor of American Music at Columbia University George Lewis, and composers Nkeiru Okoye, Trevor Weston, Lester St Louis and Pulitzer Prize winner Henry Threadgill to trace the history of African American Classical Music, and challenge his own views as to how and why this music came to be an integral part of the American musical identity.
2018, Prom 23: Havana Meets Kingston
Live at BBC Proms: Havana Meets Kingston: Leading reggae and dancehall producer Mista Savona brings together some of Cuba and Jamaica's most influential musicians.
Mista Savona, keyboard/samples
Randy Valentine, vocals
Solis, vocals
Brenda Navarrete, percussion/vocals
Julito Padrón, trumpet/vocals
Mathieu Bost, saxophone
Bopee,guitar
Rolando Luna, piano
Valery 'Valess' Assouan, bass
Manuel Garcia, drums
Australia's leading reggae and dancehall producer Mista Savona (aka Jake Savona) has gathered together some of Cuba's and Jamaica's most influential musicians to create a fresh, unifying take on the music of both cultures.
Drawing from the styles of roots reggae, dub and dancehall on the one hand and son, salsa, rumba and Afro-Cuban on the other, Havana Meets Kingston sees a top-flight group of musicians come together in an effortless meeting of genres.
Energetic and passionate vocals in Spanish, English and Jamaican patois twist and turn over distinctly Cuban rhythms and melodies, while the typically deep bass lines of Jamaica pulse beneath.
TUE 23:30 Late Junction (b0bcln76)
Nick Luscombe
Nick presents a selection box of musical treats in all sizes, shapes and genres.
Including dark electro-pop from African duo Okzharp and Manthe Ribane; treated techno beats from German-Bulgarian DJ Stefan Goldman and a celebration of the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute, with a new piece composed by Sugawara Kuniyoshi for the World Shakuhachi Festival taking place in London this week.
Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening.
WED 00:30 Through the Night (b0bclsrj)
Gounod's Faust
John Shea presents Gounod's Faust, recorded in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow in 2016. Sergei Romanovsky is Faust, Irina Lungi is Marguerite and Ildar Abdrazakov is Mephistopheles.
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Faust (Act 1)
Ildar Abdrazakov (Bass), Sergei Romanovsky (Tenor), Irina Lungu (Soprano), Boris Zhukov (Bass), Valeria Pfister (Mezzo Soprano), Irina Romishevskaya (Mezzo Soprano), Masters of Choral Singing Grand Chorus of Russian State TV and Radio Music, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Andrei Lebedev (Conductor)
Masters of Choral Singing Grand Chorus of Russian State TV and Radio Music, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Andrei Lebedev (Conductor)
String Quartet in G minor
Örebro String Quartet
Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960), Herman Sätherberg (Lyricist)
Aftonen (evenings) for mixed choir (R.187) (1941)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (Conductor)
Kirchen-Sonate in B flat (K. 212) for 2 violins, double bass and organ
Royal Academy of Music Beckett Ensemble, Patrick Russill (Conductor)
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Fantaisie-impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op 66
Dubravka Tomsic (Piano)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Overture from 'Fierrabras' (D.796)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Hans Zender (Conductor)
Theodor Rogalski (1901-1954)
Romanian Youth Orchestra, Cristian Mandeal (Conductor)
Violin Concerto in D (Op.3 No.9) (RV.230)
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi (Violin)
Egmont Overture, Op 84
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (Conductor)
Eine Faust Overture
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernhard Klee (Conductor)
Fritz Kreisler ([1875-1962])
Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane in the Style of Couperin
Barnabás Kelemen (Violin), Zóltan Kocsis (Piano)
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Trio Sonata in G major, Op 5 No 4
Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists
Rondo concertante in B flat major, K269
Benjamin Schmid (Violin), Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Adám Fischer (Conductor)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Yannick Van de Velde (Piano)
Erkki Salmenhaara (1941-2002)
Adagietto for Orchestra (1981)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ralf Sjöblom (Conductor)
Concerto in A major, BWV 1055
Hans-Peter Westermann (Oboe D'Amore), Camerata Köln
Overture (Manfred, Op 115)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (Conductor)
Symphony No 7 in C sharp minor, Op 131
Orchestre Métropolitain, Agnes Grossmann (Conductor).
WED 06:30 Breakfast (b0bclsrm)
Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests and the Wednesday Artist at 8am. This month we are featuring the Spanish tenor and conductor, Placido Domingo.
WED 09:00 Essential Classics (b0bclsrr)
WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b0bclsrt)
Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (1934-1998), A religious awakening
Donald Macleod explores the strange, brilliant and sometimes nightmarish world of the Soviet composer Alfred Schnittke. Today - Schnittke's unexpected (and controversial) turn to religion.
By the mid-1970s, Schnittke was the most sought-after composer in Russia, so famous for his wild imagination and bizarre musical surprises that critics felt that there was nothing left he could do to shock them. They were wrong. From the late 1970s Schnittke embraced a simple, direct and deeply devout musical style in a succession of devoutly Christian works - alarming his fans in the avant-garde and winning him a whole new spectrum of admirers. Donald Macleod presents music associated with this religious revival - including his Choir Concerto, one of the masterpieces of 20th century choral music.
Complete This Work Which I Began (Choir Concerto - 4th mvt)
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Peter Dijsktra, conductor
Gloria - Credo - Crucifixus (Symphony No 2 "St Florian")
Mikaeli Chamber Choir
O Master Of All Living (Choir Concerto - 1st mvt)
When They Beheld The Ship That Suddenly Came; If You Wish To Overcome Unending Sorrow; I Entered This Life Of Tears A Naked Infant (Psalms Of Repentance)
Raul Mikson, Toomas Toohert, tenors
Estonian Philharmonic Chorus
Kaspar Putnins
WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b0bclv1y)
John Toal presents the 2nd programme in this series of Lunchtime Concerts from the 2018 Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music. In today's recital, soprano Ailish Tynan and pianist Iain Burnside perform Faure's Cinq melodies de Venise based on the poetry of Paul Verlaine. Faure was commissioned to write the songs by Winnaretta Singer, heiress to the sewing machine fortune. The Armida Quartet return with Smetana's semi-autobiographical String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, in which he tried to distil periods of his life into musical sketches.
And finally today, pianist Llŷr Williams performs Scriabin's Piano Sonata No. 5 Op. 53. Written in one movement, the composer described the work as "a big poem for piano" and claimed it as the best composition he had ever written. It has been deemed by some as one of the hardest pieces in the piano repertoire.
Faure: Cinq mélodies de Venise
Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor
The Armida Quartet
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 5 Op. 53
Llŷr Williams (piano).
WED 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b0bcvhfm)
Prom 18 repeat: Currentzis conducts Beethoven
Another chance to hear the thrilling Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis conduct his ensemble MusicAeterna in the 2nd and 5th Symphonies.
Presented by Martin Handley at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
First broadcast on Saturday 28 July.
Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists.
WED 15:30 Choral Evensong (b0bclv21)
Hereford Cathedral during the Three Choirs Festival
Live from Hereford Cathedral during the 2018 Three Choirs Festival, sung by the choirs of Hereford, Gloucester, and Worcester Cathedrals.
Introit: Set me as a seal (Kerensa Briggs) - Festival Commission; first broadcast performance
Responses: Janet Wheeler
Psalms 7, 8 (Barnby, Garrett, Corfe)
Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (Judith Weir)
Anthem: The Transfiguration (Ina Boyle)
Hymn: Healing river of the Spirit (Blaenwern)
Voluntary: Symphony No 1 (Finale) (Rachel Laurin)
Geraint Bowen (Director)
Peter Dyke (Organist).
WED 16:30 New Generation Artists (b0bcpyw6)
Robin Tritschler in Vaughan Williams and Peter Moore in Bruch
New Generation Artists
Former NGA, Robin Tritschler sings four liturgical songs written by Vaughan Williams a few years after his better-known Mystical Songs and Peter Moore plays Bruch's Kol Nidrei, subtitled "An Adagio on Hebrew Themes."
Bach Chorale, "Jesu Meine Freude"
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)
Vaughan Williams Four 4 Hymns
I. "Lord, Come Away!" , (Jeremy Taylor)
II. "Who is this fair one?", (Isaac Watts)
III. "Come Love, Come Lord", (Richard Crashaw)
IV. "Evening Hymn", (translated from Greek by Robert Bridges)
Robin Tritschler (tenor), Lise Berthaud (viola), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Bruch Kol Nidrei op. 47
Peter Moore (trombone), James Baillieu (piano).
WED 17:00 In Tune (b0bcvlms)
The Binchois Consort, Ade Solanke, Musicians from the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
A lively mix of music, conversation and arts news. Sean's guests include The Binchois Consort, playwright Ade Solanke and National Youth Orchestra musicians ahead of their Prom performance.
WED 19:00 BBC Proms (b0bclvz0)
2018, Prom 24: A Hero's Life
Live at BBC Proms: BBC NOW and conductor Otto Tausk with the cellist Daniel Müller‐Schott in Dvořák's Cello Concerto. Plus performances of Strauss's Ein Heldenleben and the Prelude to Act 2 of Dame Ethel Smyth's opera The Wreckers.
Presented by Ian Skelly
Smyth: The Wreckers - On the Cliffs of Cornwall (Prelude to Act 2)
Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor
c. 8pm Interval: commemorating 50 years since the Russian maestro Mstilav Rostropovich famously performed Dvorak's Cello Concerto at the Proms as Soviet tanks entered Prague, Sir John Tusa and Marina Frolova-Walker discuss with Petroc Trelawny the cultural repercussions started by the upheaval across the Iron Curtain. Recorded earlier at the Imperial College Union.
c. 8.25pm
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Daniel Müller‐Schott (cello)
Otto Tausk (conductor)
Triumphant horns and a flirtatious, vivacious solo violin set the tone for Strauss's vivid autobiographical tone-poem Ein Heldenleben - 'A Hero's Life', outwardly inspired by 'an ideal of great and manly heroism'. The orchestra is also at the forefront in Dvořák's Cello Concerto, sounding as an equal partner to the soloist - German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, who returns to the Proms under tonight's debut conductor Otto Tausk - in an intensely personal work that marries a pervasive sense of longing with real passion. And in the centenary year of British women gaining the right to vote, Ethel Smyth's evocative Act 2 Prelude from The Wreckers celebrates a key British composer who, as a suffragette, spent two months in Holloway Prison.
WED 21:30 New Generation Artists (b0bclw3s)
Benjamin Appl, Igor Levit
BBC New Generation Artists,
Two recent NGAs perform Beethoven: Beethoven's song Zärtliche Liebe from baritone Benjamin Appl, and the 'Waldstein' Sonata from pianist Igor Levit.
Beethoven: Zärtliche Liebe, WoO.123
Benjamin Appl (baritone)
Graham Johnson (piano)
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein'
Igor Levit (piano).
WED 22:00 Sunday Feature (b08h0cc8)
Alice Coltrane: Her Sound and Spirit
Kevin LeGendre presents a portrait of Alice Coltrane - pianist, harpist, composer, improviser, bandleader, and ultimately Vedantic spiritual leader. An extraordinary character and musician, she took an approach to life and to music that conceded no boundaries, and she deserves greater recognition.
Hearing testaments to her musicianship as well as her personal strength and powerful presence, LeGendre asks why her music isn't more widely known. She was greatly influenced by her husband John Coltrane, but has her musical contribution been overshadowed by his legacy?
Drawing on a wide range of influences from gospel to Stravinsky to Indian devotional music, and most often identified as a jazz musician, her music pushes the boundaries and defies conventional categorization. Kevin speaks to some of those who knew her best, including her son, Ravi Coltrane, sister Marilyn McLeod, and collaborators Carlos Santana and Reggie Workman, about the woman behind this singular musical voice.
Alice Coltrane's legacy is still evolving. As a younger generation of artists discover her music through reissues, and recordings of her previously unreleased devotional music come into circulation, her influence continues to spread far beyond the realms of jazz music.
Producer Laura Yogasundram.
WED 22:45 The Essay (b087tg5b)
Cornerstones, Fire Rocks
'Igneous rock' presents a pleasing contradiction for the novelist Sarah Moss. Fire rock, flaming stone. "At the centre of everything" she says "is stone, is liquid, is flame, elements out of their element." In this essay, Sarah explores the nature of the igneous. She's drawn to basalt and dolerite, the fire rocks that created Antrim's Giant's Causeway and Lindisfarne in Northumberland.
This is the fourth of this week's series of essays in which writers reflect on landscapes that matter to them, shaped and underpinned as they are by their geology.
Sarah has lived in Iceland, a place she recalls being as if liquid rock "had frozen in movement and then been haphazardly covered with turf and birch and rowan". Her latest novel is 'The Tidal Zone'.
WED 23:00 Late Junction (b0bclw3v)
Nick presents experimental electronics from Rotterdam based DJ and producer Nadia Struiwigh, modern North African fusion from Ammar 808 and a new album of psych-folk from Mark McDowell and Friends.
THU 00:30 Through the Night (b0bclxrp)
Andrei Korobeinikov plays Schubert and Rachmaninov
John Shea presents a piano recital from Moscow featuring sonatas by Chopin and Liszt.
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Piano Sonata no 3 in B minor, Op 58
Andrei Korobeinikov (Piano)
Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op 42 for piano
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178
Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Franz Liszt (Arranger)
Barcarolle (Auf dem Wasser zu singen)
Symphony no.36 (K.425) in C major, 'Linz'
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1933-2010)
Miserere (Op.44)
Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941)
Oration (Concerto elegiaco) for cello and orchestra
Leonard Elschenbroich (Cello), BBC Philharmonic, John Storgards (Conductor)
Gordon Dyson (195?)
Le Cimetière Marin for piano
Ashley Wass (Piano)
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Andante Festivo for strings and timpani
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Hannu Koivula (Conductor)
Concerto in F, Rv.571 for violin, 2 oboes, 2 horns, bassoon & cello
Zefira Valova (Violin), Anna Starr (Oboe), Markus Müller (Oboe), Anneke Scott (Horn), Joseph Walters (Horn), Moni Fischaleck (Bassoon), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (Director)
Aria: "Elle ne croyait pas" (from "Mignon", Act 3)
Benjamin Butterfield (Tenor), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (Conductor)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Antonin Dvořák (Arranger)
5 Hungarian dances (nos.17-21) orch. Dvorak (orig. pf duet)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Eivind Aadland (Conductor)
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)
Etudes and polkas - book 3 for piano
AntonÃn Kubálek (Piano)
Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
To be sung of a summer night on the water for chorus (RT.4.5)
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier (Conductor)
Unico Wilhelm Van Wassenaer (1692-1766)
Concerto no.2 in B flat major (from "Sei Concerti Armonici")
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, Jan Willem de Vriend (Conductor)
Rondo in D major (KAnh.184) arranged for flute and piano
Carina Jandl (Flute), Svetlana Sokolova (Piano)
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806-1826)
Erminia, scene lyrique-dramatique for soprano and orchestra
Rosamund Illing (Soprano), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Heribert Esser (Conductor)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Andrew Manze (Arranger)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV.565) reconstsr. Manze for violin in A minor
Andrew Manze (Violin)
John Browne (fl.1490)
O Maria salvatoris mater (a 8)
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (Conductor)
Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat major
Markus Maskuniitty (Horn), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Junichi Hirokami (Conductor)
Alban Berg (1885-1935)
Piano Sonata, Op.1
David Huang (Piano)
Symphony no.5 in E flat major, Op.82
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (Conductor).
THU 06:30 Breakfast (b0bclxrr)
Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
THU 09:00 Essential Classics (b0bclxrt)
THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b0bclxrw)
Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (1934-1998), 1985: Triumph and Catastrophe
Donald Macleod explores the strange, brilliant and sometimes nightmarish world of the Soviet composer Alfred Schnittke. Today - the year 1985 brings great musical success...and personal catastrophe.
The year 1985 was perhaps the most important of Schnittke's entire life - for reasons both musically brilliant, and personally catastrophic. It saw the creation of a quintet of acknowledged masterpieces of the late 20th century, cementing Schnittke's position as perhaps the greatest Russian composer since Shostakovich. Yet it was also the year Schnittke suffered the first of a series of debilitating strokes, which would eventually kill him at the relatively young age of 63. Donald Macleod introduces music from this period, including the must-loved Viola Concerto and Fourth Concerto Grosso, which simultaneously functions as Schnittke's Fifth Symphony.
Moz-Art A La Haydn
Tero Latvala, Meri Englund, violins
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Ralf Gothoni, conductor
Viola Concerto (1st & 2nd mvts)
Yuri Bashmet, viola
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Concerto Grosso No 4 / Symphony No 5 (2nd mvt)
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Doctor Faustus lamented and wept...It came to pass (Faust Cantata)
Inger Blom, mezzo
Mikael Bellini, countertenor
Louis Devos, tenor
Ulrik Cold, bass
Malmo Symphony Orchestra & Choir
James DePriest, conductor
Menuet, for violin, viola and 'cello
Gidon Kremer, violin
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello.
THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b0bclxry)
John Toal presents the third in our series of recitals from the 2018 Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music. In today's programme, Brahms 6 Songs, Op. 7 will be performed by soprano Ailish Tynan and pianist Iain Burnside. These pieces come from an early period in Brahms's compositional career and are all set in a minor key, with a sense of melancholy. Then pianist Llŷr Williams returns with Schumann's 4 Nachtstücke Op. 23, written by the composer in a dark period of his life after a premonition of his brother's death.
To finish today's programme, Ailish Tynan and Iain Burnside return with a selection of songs by Brahms, Debussy and Reynaldo Hahn.
Brahms: 6 Songs Op. 7
Schumann: 4 Nachtstücke Op. 23
Brahms: Das Mädchen spricht; Nachtigallen schwingen; Vorüber; Spanisches Lied
Debussy: Fêtes galantes Vol. 1
Hahn: Fêtes galantes; Á Chloris
Ailish Tynan (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano).
THU 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b0bcly0f)
Prom 17 repeat: Parry, Vaughan Williams and Holst
Another chance to hear the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Martyn Brabbins with soloists Francesca Chiejina and Ashley Riches, and violinist Tai Murray. As well as being the composer of that Last Night favourite, Jerusalem, Hubert Parry (died 1918) was in many ways the father of contemporary English music, teaching both Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst. This celebration of his legacy features Parry's own hope-filled Fifth Symphony alongside Vaughan Williams' elegiac The Lark Ascending and two memorials inspired by the First World War: Holst's Ode to Death and Vaughan Williams's Pastoral Symphony.
Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Parry: Symphony No. 5 in B minor
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
c.2.45pm
Interval: Proms Plus: Melissa Harrison, author of a monthly Nature Notebook in The Times, and farmer and writer John Lewis-Stempel contemplate contemporary British landscapes and depicting the challenges of rural life today. Hosted by New Generation Thinker Will Abberley.
Parry: Hear my words, ye people
Holst: Ode to Death
Vaughan Williams: Pastoral Symphony (No. 3)
Tai Murray (violin)
Francesca Chiejina (soprano)
Ashley Riches (bass-baritone)
BBC National Chorus of Wales
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
THU 17:00 In Tune (b0bcw8r0)
Giovanni Antonini, Denis Kozhukhin
Sean speaks to conductor Giovanni Antonini live from the Albert Hall ahead of his Late Night Prom. Plus Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin performs live in the studio.
THU 19:00 BBC Proms (b0bclyl8)
2018, Prom 25: Tchaikovsky, Glinka and Joby Talbot
Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Vedernikov. Glinka, Tchaikovsky and the world premiere of Joby Talbot's Guitar Concerto with Miloš Karadaglić.
Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill
Glinka: Summer Night in Madrid (Spanish Overture No.2)
Joby Talbot: Guitar Concerto (BBC Commission World Premiere)
c.19.35 Interval
Proms Plus
Composer Joby Talbot, whose Guitar Concerto receives its world premiere in this evening's Prom, discusses the influence of dance in this new work and along with choreographer Christopher Wheeldon looks at how composers and choreographers work together to create new pieces. Hosted by Andrew McGregor and recorded earlier this evening at the Imperial College Union, London.
c. 19.55
Tchaikovksy: The Nutcracker - Act 1
Miloš Karadaglić (guitar)
Alexander Vedernikov (conductor)
Guitarist Miloš Karadaglić is the soloist in a new concerto written especially for him by Joby Talbot. Taking inspiration from Karadaglić's Montenegrin heritage, Talbot's typically rhythmic piece incorporates Balkan dances into its propulsive flow.
Dance also runs through both Glinka's heat-soaked Summer Night in Madrid, accompanied by pulsing castanets, and the expansive waltzes of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker, whose complete Act 1 is here performed for the first time at the Proms.
THU 21:15 Sunday Feature (b08vy8d6)
Geeking Glenn Gould
James Rhodes is a massive Glenn Gould Geek: throughout his childhood he listened to Gould's recordings, had posters of him on his bedroom walls, and in the years since, those recordings have helped James through some of his darkest times.
Gould is globally famous today not just for his astounding recordings as a pianist but also his many idiosyncrasies - humming throughout his performances, abandoning the concert stage in his early thirties, bundling himself up in winter coats and hats in the middle of summer, and soaking his arms and hands in warm water are just a few. He was an obsessive hypochondriac who monitored his physical health relentlessly and took an alarming amount of prescription medication. In recent years theories have abounded about his mental health, and whether or not he was on the autism spectrum.
But beyond all this Gould was at heart a futuristic visionary - as early as the 1950s he saw the potential for technology to both serve and liberate the artist and audience. A prolific writer and broadcaster he expounded on ideas around listeners curating their own audio experience and editing their own versions of performances. He foresaw a time when artistic careers could be pursued entirely through electronic media, which in turn would have significant effects on human psychology and behaviour: so much so that product designers at Apple have recently been exploring Gould's ethos as a source of inspiration for future technology.
For BBC Radio 3, James travels to Toronto, the city Gould called home, seeking out the real Glenn, the visionary who left us not just a rich legacy of recordings, but one of colourful ideas too. He tracks down his very closest acquaintances and finds them not just open and honest but fiercely loyal to Glenn and still deeply moved by their memories 35 years after his untimely death.
And as Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary year, James also meets up with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss the country's colonial past, diverse present and promising future: a future which may well produce the next Glenn Gould...
Producer, Ruth Thomson
With thanks to Denis Blais
CANADA 150: a week of programmes from across Canada, marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the nation and exploring the range and diversity of Canadian music and arts.
THU 22:15 BBC Proms (b0bclyqr)
2018, Prom 26: Late Night Serpent and Fire
Live at BBC Proms: soprano Anna Prohaska joins leading early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico for a programme that takes inspiration from two great queens, Cleopatra and Dido.
Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, excerpts
The Fairy Queen - Chaconne: Dance for the Chinese Man and Woman
Dance for Chinese Man and Woman
Christoph Graupner: Dido, Queen of Carthage, excerpts
Antonio Sartorio: Julius Caesar in Egypt, excerpts
Matthew Locke: The Tempest - Curtain Tune
George Frideric Handel: Julius Caesar in Egypt - 'Che sento? Oh Dio! ... Se pietà di me non senti'
Dario Castello: Sonata No. 15 in D minor
Francesco Cavalli: Dido - 'Rè de' Getuli altero ... Il mio marito'
Johann Adolf Hasse: Mark Antony and Cleopatra - 'Morte col fiero aspetto'
George Frideric Handel: Concerto grosso in C minor, Op. 6 No. 8
Anna Prohaska, soprano
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
Austrian soprano Anna Prohaska joins Italy's leading early music ensemble for a programme that takes inspiration from two great queens, Cleopatra and Dido, who proved endlessly fascinating to Baroque composers. Operatic arias are framed by some of the period's most vital instrumental works.
THU 23:45 Late Junction (b0bclytk)
Nick leads an adventure through sounds, spaces and moods.
Including wide-screen ambience from the long-standing British electronic duo Ultramarine; a suite for solo piano and electronics by Matt Baber the pianist from the band Sanguine Hum; choral works inspired by National Trust locations and experimental sounds from a bass clarinet courtesy of Ben Bertrand.
FRI 00:30 Through the Night (b0bclzmc)
Film Music from Russia
Jonathan Swain presents a concert of Russian film music performed by the Russian State TV and Radio Music Centre Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Klevitsky.
Isaak Dunayevsky (1900-1955)
Overture to the film 'The Children of Captain Grant'
Russian State TV and Radio Music Centre Orchestra, Alexander Klevitsky (Conductor)
Ivan Burlyaev (b.1976)
Excerpt from the film music 'We are from the Future'
Alexander Zatsepin (b.1926)
There is only a moment, from the film 'Sannikov's Land'
Maxim Katyrev (Vocalist), Russian State TV and Radio Music Centre Orchestra, Alexander Klevitsky (Conductor)
Taras Buevsky (b.1957)
Dedication to Sergei Eisenstein
Alexandra Pakhmutova (b.1929)
The Old Maple, from the film 'The Girls'
Tatyana Vetrova (Vocalist), Russian State TV and Radio Music Centre Orchestra, Alexander Klevitsky (Conductor)
Medley of film songs
Yuri Ankudinov (Vocalist), Russian State TV and Radio Music Centre Orchestra, Alexander Klevitsky (Conductor)
Eduard Artemyev (b.1937)
Excerpt from the film music 'Legend No.17'
Konstantsia, from the film 'D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers'
Andrey Solod (Vocalist), Russian State TV and Radio Music Centre Orchestra, Alexander Klevitsky (Conductor)
Evgeny Doga (b.1937)
Waltz, from the film 'My Sweet and Tender Beast'
Enrique Santeugini (b.1937)
Rio Rita
Piano concerto in D flat major
Patrik Jablonski (Piano), Polish Radio Orchestra of Warsaw, Wojciech Rajski (Conductor)
Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp (L. 137)
Tom Ottar Andreassen (Flute), Jon Sønstebø (Viola), Sidsel Walstad (Harp)
Bassoon Sonata in G major Op.168
Toby Chan Siu-tung (Bassoon), Rachel Cheung Wai-Ching (Piano)
Partita for solo violin no.2 in D minor (BWV.1004)
Leila Schayegh (Violin)
Mass (Op. 86) in C major
Alison Hargan (Soprano), Carolyn Watkinson (Contralto), Keith Lewis (Tenor), Wout Oosterkamp (Bass), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Concertgebouw Orchestra Chorus, Arthur Oldham (Director), Sir Colin Davis (Conductor)
Per Nørgård (b.1932)
Pastorale for string trio
Trio Aristos
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847)
Lied (Lenau): Larghetto; Wanderlied: Presto (Op.8 Nos.3 & 4) (1840)
Infelice - concert aria Op. 94 for soprano and orchestra
Julia Lezhneva (Soprano), Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, Giovanni Antonini (Conductor)
Greensleeves, to a Ground with Divisions
Elizabeth Wallfisch (Baroque Violin), Linda Kent (Harpsichord), Rosanne Hunt (Cello)
Four Minuets for orchestra (K.601)
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (Conductor)
Waltz, from the film 'The Girls'
Candide: Glitter and be gay
Tracy Dahl (Soprano), Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (Conductor)
Piano medley - Swanee; I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise etc..
Bengt-Åke Lundin (Piano)
Toivo Kuula
South Ostrobothnian Dances 1-5 (Op.17) (1909)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kari Tikka (Conductor)
Variations for flute and piano in E minor (D.802)
Emmanuel Pahud (Flute), Bruno Robilliard (Piano)
Two arias from the opera 'Ariodante'
Anne Sofie von Otter (Mezzo Soprano), Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (Conductor)
Rondo in C minor Wq.59'4 for keyboard
Andreas Staier (Fortepiano)
Symphony No.104 in D major "London" (H.1.104)
Tamás Vásáry (Conductor), Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sonata for cello and piano No.2 in F (Op.99)
Truls Mørk (Cello), Kathryn Stott (Piano).
FRI 06:30 Breakfast (b0bclzmf)
Friday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and the Friday poem.
FRI 09:00 Essential Classics (b0bclzmh)
FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b0bclzmm)
Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (1934-1998), Farewells
Donald Macleod explores the strange, brilliant and sometimes nightmarish world of Alfred Schnittke. Today - Schnittke's remarkable late creativity in the midst of physical decline.
Schnittke's crippling stroke of 1985 was to be the first of several over the next decade - the last of which would claim his life at the premature age of 63. But rather than easing off, the composer seems to have regarded his mortality as a driver to create ever more music - to compose to the very bitter end, in the face of almost unimaginable physical challenges. In this final programme, Donald Macleod introduces a pair of masterpieces from his final years - his Sixth Symphony, memorably described by one critic as like "a Mahler symphony with the flesh torn away", and a complete performance of the shattering First Piano Sonata.
Anne Akiko Myers, violin
Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
Symphony No 6 (3rd & 4th mvts)
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
Piano Sonata No 1
Simon Smith, piano.
FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b0bclzmp)
John Toal presents our final visit to the 2018 Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music with performances from pianist LlÅ·r Williams the Armida Quartet. To begin, LlÅ·r Williams presents a selection of Rachmaninov Preludes. Rachmaninov wrote 24 Preludes in all the keys Major and Minor between the 1890s and 1910. To finish these week of recitals, the Armida Quartet perform Beethoven's String Quartet No. 8 in E minor from his Op. 59 set.
Rachmaninov: Preludes Nos 9-12 from Op. 32 & Nos 8 & 10 from Op. 23
LlÅ·r Williams (piano)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2
The Armida Quartet.
FRI 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b0bcwg75)
Prom 21 repeat: An Alpine Symphony
Another chance to hear the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ilan Volkov, with the Hornroh Modern Alphorn Quartet, in a performance of GF Haas's Concerto Grosso No 1, alongside Strauss's Alpine Symphony.
Presented by Kate Molleson at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
GF Haas: Concerto Grosso No 1
FRI 17:00 In Tune (b0bcwg77)
Catriona McDermid
A lively mix of music, conversation and arts news. Sean's guests include bassoonist Catriona McDermid.
FRI 19:00 In Tune Mixtape (b0bcwg79)
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an imaginative, eclectic mix of music, featuring favourites together with lesser-known gems, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure. The perfect way to usher in your evening.
FRI 19:30 BBC Proms (b0bclzmv)
2018, Prom 27: Folk Music around Britain and Ireland
Live at BBC Proms: BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Stephen Bell. Folk music around Britain and Ireland, with Sam Lee, Julie Fowlis, The Unthanks, ALAW and Jarleth Henderson.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Presented by Sam Lee and Julie Fowlis.
Interval: Proms Plus:
Gillian Clarke is a former National Poet of Wales and winner of the Queen's Medal for Poetry. New Generation Thinker Dr Peter Mackay is from the Island of Lewis and an expert in Scots and Irish poetry. They discuss the folklore and oral traditions that have entertained and educated adults and children in these islands throughout millennia. Presented by New Generation Thinker Corin Throsby.
In a Prom that celebrates the history and evolution of the folk music scene in Britain and Ireland, the BBC Concert Orchestra collaborates with some of the folk world's leading musicians who are pushing the boundaries of traditional music, and bringing with them a new breed of folk fan.
With performers from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, this Prom reflects the diversity of a genre of music that, while steeped in tradition, is constantly evolving and reinventing itself through the generations.
FRI 22:15 Sunday Feature (b08ndv33)
Breaking Free - Martin Luther's Revolution: A Square Dance in Heaven
The Protestant Reformation has traditionally been regarded as "the triumph of the word", marking a decisive shift from a visual and sensual culture to a literary one. But for Martin Luther, music, with its power to move emotions, was an "inexpressible miracle" second only to Theology. When people engage in music, he said, singing in four or five parts, it is like a "square dance in heaven."
Luther's ideas about music were to have a decisive influence on the development of music in Germany. Indeed, the dominance of German music from the 17th to 19th centuries would not have happened without him. The English and Scottish Reformations, which took a Calvinist route, were untouched by this influence. It took until the 18th century for the hymn-writing Wesley brothers to do for England's churches what Luther had done for German ones two hundred years earlier. The Lutheran Church, with its hymns and chorales, was the seedbed for the choral and liturgical works of Germany's greatest composers. No Luther, no Bach. It's that simple.
The Rev Lucy Winkett, a trained singer and Bach enthusiast, takes the listener on a musical tour of the Reformation. The programme opens in the Georgenkirche in Eisenach where Martin Luther and J.S Bach were both choirboys. Lucy visits Torgau, where the first Lutheran cantor, Johann Walther, set Luther's famous words to music and spearheaded the educational reforms which led to an explosion of choral singing throughout Saxony. The programme ends in Leipzig at the Thomaskirche, where Bach wrote his famous cantatas and other works based on Lutheran liturgy.
Music for this programme has been specially recorded with the choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, under the direction of Dr Geoffrey Webber.
Producer, Rosie Dawson.
FRI 23:00 Music Planet (b0bclzyr)
Womad 2018, Womad highlights with Lopa Kothari and Kathryn Tickell
Lopa Kothari and Kathryn Tickell with recorded highlights from WOMAD, the globe's leading festival of world music, including sets from Canadian trio Vishten and Brazilian singer Renata Rosa. Also a Road Trip from Albania and a Mixtape contributed by WOMAD festival-goers.
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I'm a Sleep Specialist. Here's How I Prepare My Two Teenagers for the First Day of School
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Sleep deprivation has measurable negative effects on teens' behavior and health. Early school start times make it difficult for teens to get sufficient sleep. A RAND sleep expert shares how she helps her teens transition from summer back to waking up early for school.
Investing in Principals Helps Students Succeed
Hiring good principals is one of the most important things a district can do for its students, second only to hiring good teachers. Students whose schools participated in a principal pipeline initiative outperformed their peers by six percentage points on reading tests and nearly three points in math.
College-Bound Students
Dual Enrollment for High Schoolers Can Expand Access to College—with Some Caveats
Fatih Unlu @fatih_unlu_R, Julie Edmunds
Targeted federal investments in high school and college dual enrollment programs can boost postsecondary access for students currently underrepresented in postsecondary education. But thoughtful implementation could be key to ensuring those students are successful in college.
What Two New Studies Reveal About Restorative Justice in Middle School and How It Can Be Done Better
Joie D. Acosta, Catherine H. Augustine, Matthew Chinman, John Engberg
The 74 Million
There are many nuances to the implementation and impact of restorative practices. This suggests that continued experimentation could allow school districts to realize the benefits of instituting these practices and reduce the cost of doing so.
The Impact of Restorative Practices
John Engberg, Catherine H. Augustine
A recent RAND report focuses on estimates of the impact of restorative practices on comprehensive outcome measures for all students. The report defines these measures in seven outcome domains and leads with the impact on suspensions. It estimates the impact on 50 secondary measures and on the seven primary measures for numerous student subgroups defined by race, income, special needs and English language learner status.
Good Parenting or Good Policy? Both Are Needed to Curb the Epidemic of Teen Sleep Loss
More rest improves teens' well-being, public safety, and academic performance. Later school start times promote better sleep for teens. School districts, communities, and parents should consider multi-pronged strategies that start with a later school bell.
The Early Bird Catches the Worm? Probably Not, Says Science on School Start Times
Marco Hafner @econ_hafner, Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
School start times are becoming a hotly debated topic across the United States. Starting middle and high schools at 8:30 a.m. would improve teen health, and the economic benefits of this shift would likely outweigh the costs.
Why Early School Start Times Are a Threat to Public Health
Sleep-deprived teens are more likely to be involved in motor vehicle crashes and to abuse drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes — all of which are public health concerns. But delaying school start times remains challenging for many districts.
Disadvantaged Students
The Urgent Need for an Education Plan in Mosul
Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson
In addition to restoring Mosul's damaged infrastructure, efforts to stabilize the city must include a plan to rebuild education. Students need to make up years of missed K-12 and university education, and ISIS indoctrination needs to be undone.
Cambridgeshire Is at the Heart of England's Teacher Shortage Problem
Miriam Broeks, Julie Belanger
Teacher shortages could be a real threat in Cambridgeshire, unless larger numbers of secondary school teachers are attracted and retained. There are simply too few new teachers replacing those who retire, with this gap being even more pronounced in STEM subjects.
What's Behind Record High School Graduation Rates? It's Complicated
Laura S. Hamilton @HamiltonLauraS
Graduation rates among U.S. high schoolers have risen for the fourth straight year. Which reforms are making a difference? And who, or what, should get credit?
Exploring New Approaches to Higher Education: The Expansion of Competency-Based Programs
Lindsay Daugherty, Trey Miller, Van L. Davis
Policymakers and educators must determine if the risks of maintaining the status quo outweigh the potential benefits of competency-based programs, especially for those students who are ill-served by the traditional higher education model.
When the School Bell Tolls Too Early
The Park Record
School schedules can bring sleep-defying stresses to kids and teens. But there are strategies for parents to get their families 'sleep-ready' for the school year.
The Price for Student Satisfaction and Success in Higher Education
Benoit Guerin
Choosing the right university and the best course of study is one of the most important decisions young people and parents will make. Not everyone makes the right decision. Of the wide range of factors involved in choosing a university, how important are university tuition fees to young people and their parents?
Instead of Promoting STEM Education Indiscriminately, Try This
Rafiq Dossani
With all the evidence demonstrating the importance of STEM education for success in the 21st century, well-intentioned policymakers may be tempted to indiscriminately promote all STEM curricula, across all levels of education. But unpacking what STEM really means reveals the need for a more nuanced approach.
What to Make of P-TECH Schools
There is no doubting the viability of STEM skills in the 21st century job market and the long-term benefits of going to college. But the P-TECH program could be promising for two reasons that have nothing to do with technology.
Educational Program Evaluation
How to Assess 21st Century Competencies: 12 Key Lessons
Brian M. Stecher, Laura S. Hamilton @HamiltonLauraS
Assessing competencies such as creativity and global awareness can provide educators with a broader set of indicators they can use to inform instruction and set goals with students. However, evidence about the effects of testing suggests that caution and careful planning is warranted when developing a new assessment system.
Education Curriculum
Cognitive Tutor: Encouraging Signs for Computers in the Classroom
A first-year algebra curriculum that blends tutoring software with conventional textbook learning had a positive effect for high school algebra students. Researchers found significant improvements—a change equivalent to moving from the 50th percentile to the 58th on an algebra posttest.
Transforming Schools by Developing 21st-Century Skills
If students are to learn the skills they need to succeed in tomorrow's competitive world, educators may need to rethink yesterday's teaching practices. That's the rationale behind teaching 21st century skills, which include high-order abilities like teamwork and critical thinking.
The Limits of Career and Technical Education in Improving Math Achievement among High School Students
Robert Bozick
Policy Analysis for California Education
Students who had taken occupationally focused career and technical education (CTE) courses in addition to their regular academic courses had similar learning gains to those who had only taken academic courses: an academic curriculum that includes CTE courses neither bolstered nor curtailed the acquisition of math skills.
Think It Through on Tests
Published commentary by RAND staff: Think It Through on Tests, in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Forum: Leaner Learning
Brian Gill
Published commentary by RAND staff: Forum: Leaner Learning in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
My Dog Ate My Argument
Brian Gill, Steven L. Schlossman
Today's emblem of terror is Osama bin Laden. If bin Laden were a fictional villain created by Hollywood, his death or capture would end the reign of terror he has visited upon the world. Al-Qaida would fold its tent. The violent jihad that bin Laden has endeavored to inspire and direct would fade away. And, as a result, the world would return to quieter and less threatening times.
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