Boosting the social-media celebrity factor this season have been Tom Hanks and Bette Midler, both of whom have tweeted from backstage at their respective plays, "Lucky Guy" and "I'll Eat You Last."
Midler has tweeted about a variety of topics including politics and the diet she is maintaining for her role as Hollywood agent Sue Mengers.
"It's ironic that I'm starving myself doing a show called, 'I'll Eat You Last.' My next show's just going to be called 'I'll Eat'."
Alan Cumming, appearing in an offbeat "Macbeth," is a prolific tweeter with few online inhibitions. He doesn't shy from expressing his political views and has also tweeted about his offstage time, including a humorous post about what he saw in a gym locker room.
Having a star tweet about his or her Broadway experience can be a major marketing boon. But social media can also expose problems that theater publicists would rather keep hidden.
The season's biggest Twitter event involved Shia LaBeouf's hasty exit from the revival of "Orphans" in February during rehearsals. The actor broke with protocol by taking to Twitter to discuss his backstage feud with co-star Alec Baldwin.
"Alec, I'm sorry for my part of a disagreeable situation," LaBeouf wrote. He also posted email exchanges between himself, Baldwin and director Daniel Sullivan. The production (with Ben Foster replacing LaBeouf) was a box-office flop, closing a month after its official opening.
Actors are a crucial aspect of a Broadway show's social media presence, said Damian Bazadona, president of Situation Interactive, an entertainment marketing agency that has worked with a number of New York stage productions.
At the same time, actors "don't want to feel exposed. We have some moments where we sit with the cast and say, here are ways we will use social media and here's how you can help," he said.
"If there's an actor that active on Twitter, we try to piggyback off their content, rather than trying to get them to do stuff. It's all about being authentic."
A nascent social media trend on Broadway is Vine, the mobile application that allows users to record and upload short video clips with a maximum duration of six seconds.
This season, "Matilda" has used Vine as part of its social media campaign.


The British musical, based on the book by Roald Dahl, is nominated for 12 Tonys, including new musical.
"I'm actually surprised that more shows aren't using Vine," said Ryan Greer of AKA NYC, the marketing firm hired by the producers of "Matilda."
The show's Vine content includes a series of animated clips starring the "Matilda" newt, the four-legged amphibian that the young heroine finds and puts in the school headmistress' water jug.
Audience members who take their own surreptitious video of performances and post them online can be a problem for a show.
"We do policing, including Vine and YouTube. People have been posting and we have an effort to take [those videos] down," said Sarah Borenstein, also of AKA NYC.
"We'd rather put out content we create."


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Mumbai: The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (ATE) has directed all state power regulators to carry out tariff revisions annually. If utilities fail to file their aggregate revenue requirement (ARR) within the stipulated time, state power regulators should initiate suo motu action for such revisions, it said.
According to the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, all power utilities are required to file their revenue requirement for the fiscal year with the state regulator. Based on the ARR, state regulators invite suggestions and objections before finalizing the tariff.
According to energy consultancy firm Mercados EMI Asia, a study for the 13th Finance Commission found cumulative losses of power distribution utilities stood at Rs 75,000 crore at the end of March 2009 and are likely to reach Rs 1.16 trillion at the end of March 2015. One of the key reasons was the lack of tariff revisions for many years.
The gap between average cost of supply and tariff realization has increased from 50 paisa in fiscal 2008 to 86 paisa in fiscal 2011, credit rating agency Crisil Ltd said in an October report.
In January this year, Union power secretary P. Uma Shankar wrote to ATE, asking it to invoke its powers under section 121 of the Electricity Act, 2003, and issue directions to state power regulators regarding revising tariffs on a regular basis.
The same letter pointed out that six states have not revised tariffs since 2006, four since 2007, four since 2008, nine since 2009 and six since 2010.
The ATE directive on ARRs was issued last week and published on its website on Thursday.
The state power regulator should avoid delays in issuing the tariff order for a particular financial year and should do so before 31 March. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission issued the tariff order for state government-owned power utility Mahavitaran Ltd for fiscal 2012 in the last week of October.
Since power purchase and fuel are major costs for the utilities, state power regulators should devise a formula for revising tariffs in line with changes in the prices of these items, the ATE order said. Such revisions should be carried out every month, it said.
“This is a welcome step, but the important issue is how these directives are going to be implemented,” said Arvind Mahajan, executive director and head of the energy, natural resources and infrastructure practice at consultancy firm KPMG India.


“However, it will help bureaucrats push their political masters to go for timely tariff revisions.”
The order will have a sobering effect since not revising tariffs can jeopardize the entire sector, said a senior Mahavitaran official, who did not want to identified. Regulators not complying with ATE directives can attract contempt of court proceedings, he said.
Regular tariff revisions are welcome, but they should not become an automatic exercise for increasing charges, said Ashwini Chitnis of Pune-based think tank Prayas Energy Group. There is a need to link tariff increases with the performance of power utilities, he said.
According to the Electricity Act’s section 59, all regulators are required to publish performance parameters and deliverables to consumers for various utilities, but very few have done so, Chitnis said. ATE should also take up this issue and direct the state regulators to do so, she said.


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From now until 2017, Muji's gearing up for major expansion around the globe. But they're not going to shout from the rooftops about it. Muji's director of household division and global merchandise inventory control Kei Suzuki told Forbes that Muji hasn't been overly focused on telling its brand story. "Muji is low-key and not flashy. Maybe someone outside Japan finds it cool. We don't want to say so ourselves," he said.
That makes sense for a retailer who uses slogans like "All Value No Frills" and considers being an "antithesis to the consumption society" as one of their core principals. Muji's about to open a flagship store in Paris at September, and Forbes reports that Muji may open larger stores in the US and Western Europe with furniture, clothing, toys and perhaps even modular homes.
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O High and Lofty Ones who dwell in the eternal realm, whose names are holy, we your children call upon your majesty. O Father Christ and Mother Sophia, as the world goes to rest, hushed are the movements of creatures and of monsters in the deep. And you are the just ones who know no change, the equity that swerveth not, the everlasting that passeth not away. The doors of the rulers are locked, watched by their bodyguards; but your door is open to those who call on you. Grant that the end of our earthly lives be the best of our lives, that our closing acts be our best acts, and may the best of our days be the day when we shall return to your house and into the embrace of your blessed arms.
The Lesson is taken from the song of the Mother of all Grace, the Book of Ecclesiasticus:
I bud forth delights like the vine, my blossoms become fruit fair and rich. I am the Mother of the gift of love, of the fear and the knowledge of God, and the just man's hope. In me is every boon of truth and of the way; in me is all hope of virtue and of life. Come to me all that yearn for me, and be filled with my fruits; My spirit is sweeter than honey, a better heritage than the honeycomb; the remembrance of me is for age upon age. He who eats of me will hunger still, he who drinks of me will thirst for more; he who obeys me will not be put to shame, he who serves me will never fail. They who reflect my brightness will have eternal life.
The Gospel is taken from the Apocryphon of John:
When I, John, heard these words, I fled the Temple; I withdrew to the desert, grieving greatly, and I cried aloud: "How then was the Saviour appointed, and why was he sent to us by his Father? And what did he mean when he said to us, 'The realm to which you shall go is imperishable?" While I sat contemplating these things, lo, the heavens opened and the world shook and trembled beneath my feet in the light I beheld a youth who stood beside me. Even as I looked he became like an old man, then like a servant. Yet there were not three before me, but one, with multiple forms appearing through each other as though transparent.


He said to me: "John, John, why do you doubt? I am the one who is with you always. I am the Father. I am the Mother. I am the Son."


According to the City Pages calendar staff, there are 28 days remaining in December. But that hasn't stopped the tidal wave of year-end music lists, the annual critical chest thump that rattles on through the new year.
For the empirical and egalitarian crowds, however, Spotify's just-dropped summation of 2015 music-streaming plays might prove more interesting. First, the obvious caveat: These figures only reflect the behavior of Spotify users, so your vinyl spins of Metal Machine Music will have to go undocumented for another year.
Without further ado, here are the top songs and artists of 2015, as realized through Spotify:
- Most-streamed artist: Drake (1.8 billion streams)
- Most-streamed female artist: Rihanna (more than 1 billion streams)
- Most streams in a single day: Justin Bieber (36 million streams on Nov. 13)
- Most-streamed song of 2015: "Lean On (ft. MØ and DJ Snake)" by Major Lazer (450 million streams)
- Most-streamed album of 2015: Beauty Behind The Madness by The Weeknd (60 million listeners)
- Most-streamed artist of all time: Ed Sheeran (more than 3 billion streams)
- Ed Sheeran
- The Weeknd
- Maroon 5
- Kanye West
- Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
- If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake
- Peace Is The Mission – Major Lazer
- Stories – Avicii
- Title – Meghan Trainor
That's to take nothing away from Rihanna, a true Top 40 badass, and Drake, that emotionally complex, lovelorn superstar (who City Pages recently argued could find romantic fulfillment with another Canadian). Speaking of Candians, I think we've all learned to love Biebs, whether or not his comeback/reformation narrative is for real — the new tracks just bump! Love you Biebs!
For complete immersion in the data dump, click here.


For a while after law school, I moved in with my sister in Austin and slept on her couch while looking for document review positions and considering taking a few more science classes in order to sit for the patent bar. After a while, a friend of hers inquired about the Mitch situation, but it came out Mitchuation. The term has been used since to refer to the Mitch situation.
So, I thought I would pass along an update on the Mitchuation. Where we are now and where we are going.
I am still going through the process of sending out resumes, applying to job postings, and going through interviews. So far, there have been promising leads, but no firm offers. It's been humbling to remember it has only been a little over a month. To me that feels like it has been going on for a while, but as recruiters have reminded me, that is fairly short.
I am applying all over. From outside Boston, to North Carolina, to Montgomery, Alabama, to a remote position that would be completely work from home. It's exciting and terrifying to still not have a direction for where we are going next.
Which brings up the biggest change of late. We are moving out of our apartment in Wills Point and plan to be out by July 25. This will be just a couple of days before Jamie's family road trip vacation and we are looking to clear out by then. We want to save the expenses, we're using it as an excuse to cull through a lot of stuff that we've accumulated, and we're getting ready for the future move, wherever that may be.
After we're out, we're going to stay with family, likely alternating between mine and Jamie's, trying to enjoy as much time with them as we can, particularly if the move is farther off. This will let us spend some time in Buna, Austin, and Winnsboro over the coming month, with Winnsboro more of a home base.
To that end, we are having a Moving Sale in our apartment at 124 N 4th St, #3 in Wills Point, Texas 75169, on Saturday, July 20, from around 8 am to 4 pm. Jamie is already posting pictures on Facebook and Facebook Marketplace of things we're trying to find good homes for and that we do not want to take with us.


After that, we're trying to enlist help to finish loading the truck after church on Sunday, July 21. We're upstairs, so any help needs to be able to carrying loads downstairs. Plus there are a couple of particularly heavy pieces that we would especially appreciate some able-bodied help with.
A bit of chaos, but a pretty wonderful time as well. We've been able to take some needed breaks, that I'll be sharing over the next couple of weeks.
I've also gotten the needed reminders and grounding that have kept me calm. In preparing for the stewardship blog, Matthew 6:26 hit home. "Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more valuable than they?"
Are you not more valuable than they?
I have to admit, there are a lot of times that I don't feel more valuable. That it would be easy to wallow in self-doubt and delude myself into thinking that He does not have this under control. To give into the worry of "how much longer," "how many more interviews," "am I really qualified?"
To give in to that worst fear of "what if?"
But He does have this under control. He has a purpose for this season. Whether to learn a lesson or to prepare us for something different, there is a point to this time. Even if it is just to see how we handle it.
And He will take care of our needs. Not our wants, not our wishes, because those can betray us. But He will provide for our needs. And there is great comfort and rest in that belief.
So, in all, the Mitchuation is the same but changing.
Isn't it always?


T.O. announces campaign to attract gay tourists
Published Saturday, June 16, 2007 7:03PM EDT
Tourism Toronto said Friday that it plans to launch an advertising campaign aimed at making the city a top destination for gay travellers from the U.S.
The campaign will focus on four major cities - New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. It will include ads in gay restaurants, bars and local publications, as well as event sponsorships and other promotional activities.
"Toronto has things to offer all year round--we've got a number of festivals outside of Pride that we can market," said Bruce MacDonald of the Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
The ads are still being finalized, but CTV's John Musselman reported that one of them will read: "Just think--in Toronto, you would be the hot and sexy foreigner." The tag line will say "Toronto--as gay as it gets."
Tourism Toronto also established a new group to help with gay marketing that includes more than a dozen local community leaders. The association is also helping hotels in the city and region gain status as 'gay-friendly' establishments through Travel Gay Canada.
City councillor Kyle Rae said Toronto needs to sell itself to gay and lesbian travellers who have plenty of disposable income.
"Toronto has the sense of gateway, so if you come to Toronto you can go to Niagara Falls, you can go to the wine district, and you can go to Muskoka," Rae said.
Tourism officials increased its gay-targeting advertising budget by 50 per cent to $300,000. Business owners in Toronto's gay and lesbian village said it is money well spent.
"I think it's important to get more people to the city, there's a lot of disposable incomes...tourism is huge," said Jimmy Georgoulis with Fuzion restaurant.
"I think it's a great thing for this city to finally focus on this demographic," said Gerry Pergolesi, a bed and breakfast owner.
The new campaign is designed to market the entire city and surrounding region to gay travellers.
Recent research shows that U.S. gay travellers:
- Travel more frequently - 98 per cent have taken at least one overnight trip in the last twelve months, compared with 72 per cent for heterosexual Americans;
- Stay longer - they stayed an average of 15 nights in hotels last year, compared with an average of about three nights for all U.S.


travelers;
- Spend more - gay men spend $800 on average per trip, compared to $540 by non-gay travelers.
- More likely to be passport holders- 71 per cent of travelers who identify themselves as gay hold a valid passport, nearly three times the overall U.S. average of 24 per cent and;
- Travel throughout the year - With an average household income of $85,000 and an average age of 44, this market tends to travel throughout the year, not just during peak seasons.
Tourism Toronto also announced Friday that city has won the bid to host the 2009 Annual Convention of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association.
With a report from CTV's John Musselman


Yoshinoya (Wong Tai Sin)
Decided to try the new prawn curry at Yoshiniya.
There are two choices, one with egg and one without.
At the counter, there were various optional extras.
I paid an extra $10 for sausages in tomato and herb sauce.
Sausages in tomato and herb sauce:
The sausages were ok but I don't think they were cooked properly because it was pinkish in the middle.
Prawn curry with egg:
The prawns which were the highlight of the dish were the worst because the frying oil was rancid and the coating had a really awful taste and smell.
After removing the coating, it was so bad that you could still taste it in the prawns, luckily the curry sauce was really strong it helped to disguise some of that taste.
The curry was just the generic Japanese curry with pieces of carrot and potato with a sweet and spicy taste.
The egg was just the usual Japanese hot spring egg with a runny yolk which was nice with the curry and rice.


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Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens
It was already shaping up to be a difficult year for congressional Republicans. Now, on the cusp of Mother's Day, comes this: A majority of the House GOP has voted against motherhood.
On Wednesday afternoon, the House had just voted, 412 to 0, to pass H. Res. 1113, "Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day," when Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), rose in protest.
"Mr. Speaker, I move to reconsider the vote," he announced.
Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), who has two young daughters, moved to table Tiahrt's request, setting up a revote. This time, 178 Republicans cast their votes against mothers.
It has long been the custom to compare a popular piece of legislation to motherhood and apple pie. Evidently, that is no longer the standard. Worse, Republicans are now confronted with a John Kerry-esque predicament: They actually voted for motherhood before they voted against it.
Republicans, unhappy with the Democratic majority, have been using such procedural tactics as this all week to bring the House to a standstill, but the assault on mothers may have gone too far. House Minority Leader John Boehner, asked yesterday to explain why he and 177 of his colleagues switched their votes, answered: "Oh, we just wanted to make sure that everyone was on record in support of Mother's Day."
By voting against it?
If Boehner's explanation doesn't make much sense, he's been under a great deal of stress lately.
There's the case of one member of his caucus, Rep. Vito Fossella (N.Y.); the father of three from Staten Island yesterday announced that he has a fourth, a 3-year-old love child with a woman from Virginia. That admission was prompted by his drunken-driving arrest in Virginia last week, when he told police he was on his way to see his daughter. "I think Mr. Fossella is going to have some decisions to make over the weekend," Boehner said at his news conference yesterday, cutting Fossella loose. Fossella was spotted on the House floor, in tears, speaking to the chaplain.
For the record, Fossella did not participate in the Mother's Day vote.


Neither is Boehner likely to be helped by a Senate ethics committee decision yesterday exonerating Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) over his use of the "D.C. Madam's" call girls. The Senate cleared him because the prostitution occurred when he was in the House -- and the House can't punish him because he left for the Senate. The madam, meanwhile, killed herself by hanging last week.
Then Boehner must grapple with the problematic case of Don Cazayoux. The Democrat last week won a House seat in Louisiana vacated by Republican Richard Baker. The seat hadn't been held by a Democrat since 1974, and President Bush won 59 percent of the vote in the district in 2004. "The loss in Louisiana is a wake-up call," Boehner admitted yesterday.


I don’t know about you, but I’ve been reading more print magazines lately. Seems odd at first, but in a way, it makes perfect sense.
I spend most of my business day and night on the computer. When I’m on my computer, I need to get things done.
But when I want to relax and engage in an inspiring story, print is my choice…books and magazines.
At the top of the list is probably Inc. magazine. This month’s article about how 37Signals founder Jason Fried spends his day was priceless.
Speaking of “priceless”, shouldn’t MasterCard be producing an Inc-type magazine? Or Verizon or AT&T for that matter. American Express OPEN does a good job with their OPEN BOOK. It’s good…but it’s no Inc.
What a missed opportunity? How about in your niche? Is there an opportunity?
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Look, I’ll be the first one to say that the content channel choice depends on who the customer is and what the overall objective is. That said, here are some points to consider in your quest to be the trusted solutions provider for your customers and prospects.
- According to research from the Custom Publishing Council, 80% of consumers prefer to receive company information in the form of educational articles.
- Have you noticed less mail in your mailbox? I don’t know about you, but I’m paying more attention to what I receive in the mail today.
- Print can be expensive (due to printing and mailing expenses), so take a good look at your database and who should receive it. I recommend testing first…don’t send it to your entire audience at first. Test out a portion and then review the results.
- With traditional publishers (in many cases) reeling, this is an opportunity to become the leading provider of information for your industry. I’m not kidding. For example, I used to be publisher of Fire Protection Engineering, an association magazine from the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. In every study we performed, FPE was viewed as the leading magazine on fire protection engineering and was the #1 reason members joined. Or how about this print magazine example from TD Ameritrade company thinkorswim? Can’t you do the same?
- According to the APA, engagement time in the average custom magazine is 25 minutes. How would you like your customers spending 25 minutes engaging in your content?


You’ll never see “time spent” numbers like that on the web.
If you feel there is an opportunity to create the ultimate retention vehicle like a custom magazine for your customers, just be sure it’s the best. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t have the best information on the planet for your niche. And, if you are considering outsourcing your magazine project, start here. Even though there are many print magazines that are done internally, I’ve consistently seen the best coming out of professional custom magazine shops. And, if you are honest with the internal resources it takes to pull off a custom magazine project, it’s usually either a wash or perhaps cheaper to outsource.
More Resources To Get You Started
- Custom Print Magazines from the Content Marketing Playbook
- The 10 Commandments for Custom Magazine Failure via the Junta42 blog
- A Custom Magazine that’s Built for Profit courtesy of Folio
- B2B Custom Publishing Research via Junta42
- Deliver Magazine on benefits of direct mail from the USPS
- Kroger’s Custom Print Coupon Magazine Program courtesy of Marketing with Meaning


I’ve never met a singing cello player that I didn’t like, and singer-songwriter Sarah Clanton is no exception. While remaining serious with her musical message, Sarah also adds some fun and bills her lively performances as “Part-Comedy, Part-Concert.” She aims to “bring people together and build a feel-good machine” with her musical blend of classical and pop.
Sarah shares her social consciousness speaking against division in “We Belong,” her latest single for which she also released a gorgeous video. “We’re not going to make any progress being divided,” she says. “If I can get some of that mindfulness out there to negate some of the hate, that would be so great.”
Sarah’s national debut record “Here We Are” was funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign and comes out this Friday. She is a fresh and exciting artist and is certainly one of Nashville’s up and comers to keep an eye on.
Thanks for Sarah for giving such a great response to the usual eleven questions, and we look forward to seeing her live in 2019 when she tours in support of the new record.
Where are you from originally, when did you move to Nashville and why?
I like to say that I am a tumbleweed blowing in the wind! Though I wasn’t a military kid, my dad is a recently retired nuclear engineer, so we moved around a lot. I was born in Maryland, moved to Denver when I was nine, Atlanta when I was 14, South Carolina for college and spent a little time living in France and Nashville before making the full-time move to Nashville in 2014.
My first job in Nashville was writing music for commercials at Hummingbird Productions. It was my first time really experiencing the music world outside of the orchestra, and I was hooked. It took me almost another ten years to move to Nashville full-time but since that internship, my trips to Nashville became increasingly frequent from Greenville, SC until I was here a week or more a month before making the final move in 2014.
While living outside of a music city when someone would ask me, “What do you do for a living?” I always replied, “I am a musician.” Until I moved to Nashville the response most of the time to that reply was, “What do you really do?” Living in a place where creativity community is encouraged is a dream come true. Moving to Nashville, as I had hoped, has continued to inspire me and motivate me.


There is so much talent in this city and I am grateful to be surrounded by such a supportive community. However not without challenges, my experience in this town has been an uplifting one. The first week I officially lived in Nashville I had a gig where the sound engineer welcomed me to town and gave me a piece of advice that has stuck with me: “The best way to be successful in this town is to help other people be successful.”
What are the first and the last records you bought, and where did you buy them? Were they CD, vinyl or digital?
Wow! This one is tough, and I apologize in advance for the lack of thoroughness in my answer. I can’t remember for sure! First CD I bought was The Lion King soundtrack. The last album I bought was Beyoncé’s Lemonade, a digital copy because it came with the AMAZING music video/film. I do love buying vinyl, but the last one I bought was before I moved to Nashville. I think it was Norah Jones’ Chasing Pirates. However, I do listen to lots on Spotify. I am grateful for things like my Discovery Weekly playlist because I have found a lot of new artists and songs I am not sure I would otherwise hear.
First and last live concerts that you’ve seen?
The earliest concerts I remember (though since my mom was an opera singer, I am sure these were not my first) are Sandi Patti, Amy Grant, and Aerosmith. The last shows I have seen were here in Nashville over the past few weeks: Sunday Night Soul at The Five Spot, Skyline Motel at the Basement East, Lucie Silvas, Arrow Kids, and Rachel McCann.
Whose star should be added to the Music City Walk of Fame?
OMGEE I have no idea, too much pressure! Truth be told, I am just now learning of such a thing. Will have to go investigate and get back to you.
Where do you go in Nashville for coffee and pizza?
Dose in East Nashville for coffee. I am gluten intolerant, so believe it or not, my fav pizza (pineapple & bacon) is Dominos.
What’s your favorite record to ever come out of Nashville?
At the moment…Lucie Silvas’ E.G.O.
Where’s the best place to eat late night after a show?
Have not found the best spot yet–nothing is open late enough!


The Bluebird calls and asks you to host an “In the Round.” Pick three local songwriters to join you.
Mary Bragg, Joe Pisapia, Kacey Musgraves
What are your favorite music venues to play in town?
Of the venues I have played so far: 3rd and Lindsley, Rudy’s Jazz Room, The Five Spot, and The Family Wash (such a bummer it’s closed now!). So many great places to play for so many reasons, so many places yet to play!
Name a musician who you’d like to see move here?
My friend Heather Mae!
Finally, what’s in your musical future?
This Friday, November 16, my new album, Here We Are, comes out! It is my first full-length release in six years. After that I will be “cello-brating” around town playing music for the holidays and getting the CD release tour all lined up for 2019. We are building a feel-good machine with this record, and I hope to spend the next couple of years sharing the love with the world, meeting amazing people and continuing to write and grow along the way.


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They can be easily coordinated with a pair of skinnies for a more casual look or a nice dress if you’re looking for something a bit more dressy. Both great looks, either way.
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|The Sixteenth Annual Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Architectural Design Excellence 2014|
Aparna Ramesh - Proposal
The Architecture of a Healthful Learning Environment
Every child is born ready to learn. Their brains are rewired with every response to external stimuli. Their minds grow, are reshaped and constantly expanded as a result of myriad factors. A few key influences are the positive social interactions, the surrounding environmental and sensory aspects. A school's aim is to create and nurture fine human beings and teach the developing minds to balance the mind, body, intellect and spirit. One such school is Nisha’s PlaySchool and Shiksha Niketan by architect Gerard DaCunha.
Set in a lush green valley in Goa, its design aims to create a playful, safe and stimulating learning environment for the students aged 3-10. On the steep slope of the site, the architect has created different levels of spatial experiences connected vertically by a chute for children and stairs.
The building design and form evolved from the need to optimize daylighting and enhance natural ventilation. Skylights, light-shelves, windows and smaller openings in the brickwork provide plentiful light for daytime activities on all storeys of the building. Courtyards with trees are not merely means of ventilation but also serve as indoor play spaces for the children.
Around the courtyards are the activity spaces – classrooms, a Doll Room, a Socially Useful Productive Workroom and rooms for music and dance. Brick arches, sometimes set so low that adults have to stoop to enter, become the doorless entryways. Furniture is designed specially for the age group using the space. The classrooms open into small gardens and outdoor seating.
Building elements in different shapes and colors become teaching aids to convey ideas of form and color. Recycled metal bars come together to create the functional yet aesthetic grills for windows and balconies. The toilets are covered in delightful marine-life inspired mosaics made from broken tiles. The highlight of the outdoor amphitheater is the walls made from recycled beer bottles arranged in artistic patterns.
The students are comfortable in their ‘home away from home’. The architecture piques their interest and there is always some more to explore in the intricately designed building. Other schools have a lot to learn from Nisha’s PlaySchool and ShikshaNiketan.


The Indian Government's SarvaShiksha Abhiyaan program constructs and maintains schools for children from the low-income strata of the population. However, these learning spaces are strikingly different from the Goan school described above.
These buildings are often ill-maintained with poor sanitation, irregular electricity and water supply. They house a few classrooms, a kitchen, toilets and an administrative section. The classroom furniture is limited to defectively designed desks and benches, available in one size only. The walls are whitewashed every few years. Playground equipment is usually inadequate and stark. Dropout rates in these schools are relatively high.
A deeper understanding of a child’s mind and thorough knowledge of the building site conditions improves the architect's ability to create low-cost, versatile, inviting and healthful learning environments for schools. Aesthetics must be a by-product of the functional requirements. Community participation during the design process can create a sense of belonging and reinforce the urge to learn.
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Well over a year ago now, I had felt God tugging on my heart to find ways to use my gifts outside of my office walls at Calvary Bible Church, where I work in graphic, web, and social media communications. Through a couple blogs I found online and some connections made on Twitter, I heard about Creative Missions, which pairs teams of church communications gurus, creatives and techies with under-resourced churches and ministries to create sustainable solutions that better engage and communicate the gospel to their communities. I was invited to go on last year’s trip to Alaska, where I served churches alongside 30 other creatives who love Jesus from all over the country and even in London! God began to open my eyes to the greater church Christ is building while giving me a new perspective and passion for communicating the gospel at Calvary.
That was just the beginning, not just for those churches in Alaska who were re-energized through our efforts, but also for me as I was forming friendships that I could go to as a resource and encouragement for my work.
This year Creative Missions is going to Baltimore, Maryland May 17-23 to serve and support 15-20 under-resourced churches in the city. I’ve been invited to serve again this year!
In February, I was given the opportunity to join the leaders of Creative Missions on their vision trip. We met with 8 of the pastors we’ll be serving and visited a couple churches for Sunday services. While I was there, God kept affirming that it was where I was supposed to be and one way he was going to use me this year and in the future. I’m so thankful to be used by God for his kingdom purposes!
Baltimore is a very influential city. There are 15 colleges/universities (200,000 students) and 19 hospitals. Johns Hopkins, in fact, is known as the nationʼs best hospital.
Baltimore is also rich in historical importance with past creative residents including Edgar Allan Poe, Billie Holiday, and Francis Scott Key.
However, recent numbers are eye-opening in terms of violence, poverty, and fatherlessness.
• Often found on list of violent cities – more murders than calendar days in January 2014
• 22% of the population lives below the poverty line.
• 58% of homes are led by single mothers.
Baltimore is in desperate need of the gospel.


• 52% of the population isnʼt affiliated with any religious body.
• Less than 10% of the population is affiliated with an evangelical church – the number of evangelical Christians in Baltimore cannot fill the Ravenʼs football stadium.
Creative Missions will be serving alongside Baltimore churches, helping them engage and
spread the gospel, believing it has the power to change their city and influence the world.
How Can You Help?
- Please pray for me! Pray for the pastors we’ll be meeting and interacting with, and for the communities that will hear the gospel through solutions that we help to implement. Pray for unity and humility of our teams.
- Help cover my airfare! If you feel led, you can sponsor me here: http://sponsor.creativemissions.to
- Follow me on the trip!


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More than half the war-weary Syrian refugees in Lebanon are living in extreme poverty and borrowing money for food and to pay rent has become commonplace, the United Nations reported Tuesday.
This news came with a warning that more of these refugees find themselves dependent on international aid amid an uncertain outlook for humanitarian funding in 2018.
“Seven years into the crisis, Syrian refugees in Lebanon are finding it increasingly more difficult to make ends meet [and] are more vulnerable than ever, William Spindler, spokesperson of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told reporters at the regular press briefing in Geneva.
He was briefing on the annual Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees (VASyR), carried out by UNHCR, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP), which showed that 58 per cent of households are currently living in extreme poverty – on less than $2.87 per person per day.
“And the number of households living below the overall poverty line – less than $3.84 per day – has also continued to rise,” Mr. Spindler explained, noting that 76 per cent of refugee households live below that level.
Borrowing money for food, to cover health expenses and pay rent continues to be extremely common, with almost nine out of 10 refugees saying they are in debt.
It is more vital than ever that donors stay the course amid deepening poverty and growing vulnerabilities.
While food insecurity remains critically high, other vulnerabilities continue to grow, such as obtaining legal residency – leaving refugees exposed to an increased risk of arrest and hindering access to work, school or health care.
“Overall,” Mr. Spindler said, 74 per cent of surveyed Syrian refugees aged 15 and above do not have legal residency in Lebanon.”
Self-reliance opportunities remain extremely limited in an economy affected by the Syrian conflict and insufficient external funding.
“In 2017, only 36 per cent of the total funding needed to provide adequate humanitarian support in Lebanon was received, as of the beginning of December,” underscored Mr. Spindler, noting that under the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan, $2.7 billion is required to meet needs in 2018.
“It is more vital than ever that donors stay the course amid deepening poverty and growing vulnerabilities,” the spokesperson emphasized.


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New Zealand grew its culinary roots from the native Māori culture and British colonial settlers. Over the past 30 years though, there has been a strong progression towards the use of fresh and organic ingredients. This wholesome food movement is making a splash in the culinary world. Their creative use of ingredients and emphasis on source and sustainability in their dishes is catching the world’s eye.
Traditional Meals in New Zealand
The traditional dinner in New Zealand used to consist of “meat and three veg.” Dining out was limited as much of the country was (and still is) undeveloped. When the opportunity to eat out arose, the usual fare was fish and chips or baked meats and pies. These are dishes that stemmed from British colonial heritage.
New Wholesome Food Culture of New Zealand
Today there is a strong movement within the kiwi culture for organic, sustainably produced foods. Many locals are actively growing culinary herbs and salad greens in their apartments, or gardens in their lawns. Locals are reading labels regularly and taking time to learn about where and how their food was produced.
Sustainable Practices is A Cultural Norm
As an extremely environmentally aware culture, the Kiwis are striving to reduce their impact on the environment. Making conscious lifestyle and dietary choices to preserve the island is a staple of the culture. Queenstown even has a local magazine called Source that supports environmental activism and provides ideas on how to live more sustainably.
Travel through the countryside and you can expect to see happy cows and sheep grazing in green pastures alongside the main roads. This is the epitome of grass fed! The top types of farming done in New Zealand are dairy, sheep, beef cattle, deer, goats and pigs. For produce, apples, kiwi fruit, grapes, avocados, barley and wheat are commonly grown for their domestic use and exportation. They take pride in their agriculture and it shines through in their culinary explorations!
Insider’s Take on Local Eateries
During my time here, we came across many plant based cafes, juice bars, and a variety of healthy options to satisfy our needs. The array of colors regularly showcased in the cuisine was very inspiring and delightfully tasteful. One of my personal favorite cafes was one at the fully self sustainable SolScape Hostel that overlooked Raglan’s surf breaks.
The chefs at the Conscious Kitchen pull their produce from a garden they have growing right on the property.


Every day they incorporate what they are growing into their menus. The Conscious Kitchen is also well known by the local residents for the unbeatable pizza nights. Once a week they fire up their pizza ovens and the cafe packs out with hungry locals and travelers.
Balanced Wholesome Food
The New Zealand culture does an excellent job of balancing healthy food and indulgent options, without trying too hard. They serve appropriately sized portions just big enough to fuel a day full of adventure in the surf or bush!
Queenstown also had a great cafe on the way up to the gondola called Bespoke Kitchen. The kitchen was filled with delightful baked goods that quenched a sweet tooth but was not overwhelming with sweetness. A favorite of the bakery goods were the “ginger slices.” The slices are muesli bars with ginger frosting on top. It paired quite well with a frothy cappuccino before hitting the gondola for some down hill mountain biking! 😀
If you make it over to New Zealand, take some time to enjoy the eats along the way! In your travels, be prepared to cook in between cities, as it is still a very wild country with little along the highways. Once in a major city, you will certainly find a healthy cafe for a delicious bite on both the North and South Islands!
Have you been to New Zealand? Let’s hear about which spots were your favorite! Planning on going? Let us know in a comment below! 🙂


Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill and the DUP's Arlene Foster as they sat down to have a chat with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith
Northern Ireland’s 90 assembly members are back in Stormont this week after the devolved government was restored at the weekend.
The assembly sat for the first time in three years on Saturday after an agreement was reached between the DUP and Sinn Fein to restore Stormont's political institutions.
DUP leader Arlene Foster was appointed as Northern Ireland's first minister, while Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill is deputy first minister on Saturday.
The first minister comes from the largest party in the assembly and the deputy first minister is from the second-largest party.
Their first item of business at Stormont on Saturday was the election of Sinn Féin's Alex Maskey as the assembly's new speaker.
Ballinderry SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone is one of three deputy speakers along with the DUP's Christopher Stalford and the UUP's Roy Beggs. Gordon Lyons (DUP) and Declan Kearney (Sinn Féin) will serve as junior ministers.
Alliance leader Naomi Long accepted the position of justice minister.
Members of the executive
The other members of the executive are: Minister for the economy: Diane Dodds (DUP), Minister for education: Peter Weir (DUP), Minister for agriculture, environment and rural affairs: Edwin Poots (DUP), Minister for communities: Deirdre Hargey (Sinn Féin), Minister for finance: Conor Murphy (Sinn Féin), Minister for health: Robin Swann (UUP), Minister for infrastructure: Nichola Mallon (SDLP).
Addressing the assembly, Mrs Foster said the politicians have "many differences".
"Michelle's narrative of the past 40 years could not be more different to mine," she said.
"I'm not sure we will ever agree on much about the past, but we can agree there was too much suffering, and that we cannot allow society to drift backwards and allow division to grow."
Commitment to power
Michelle O'Neill said it was her "sincere wish that 2020 brings real change".
"I see no contradiction in declaring and delivering on our firm commitment to power sharing with unionism in the Stormont Assembly while also initiating a mature and inclusive debate about new political arrangements which examine Ireland's future beyond Brexit.


"Similarly, there is no contradiction in unionism working the existing constitutional arrangements while taking its rightful place in the conversation about what a new Ireland would look like.”
Visiting Belfast on Monday, Boris Johnson hailed the "wonderful compromise" that has seen the return of devolution to Northern Ireland, after meeting Stormont's newly-appointed leaders in Belfast.
The prime minister said Stormont was "open for business again" in the wake of the restoration of power-sharing following three years of political deadlock.
Mr Johnson praised politicians from all sides in Northern Ireland, saying they had "put aside their differences, stepped up to the plate and showed leadership".
"I just want to say how grateful I am to all the parties, to everybody here in Northern Ireland, for the way they have compromised the way they have worked together to get Stormont up and running once again," he said.
"It's shown a willingness to trust each other and to set aside differences and I think it's absolutely commendable and wonderful to see.
"Never mind the hand of history on my shoulder... I see the hand of the future beckoning us all forward.
"And I hope that with goodwill and compromise and hard work on all sides it will be a very bright future indeed."
The British government made a number of financial promises to get the "New Decade, New Approach" agreement over the line.
Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith promised major investment to tackle problems in Northern Ireland's struggling public services, but declined to confirm the sums involved until devolution was restored.
Ministers at Stormont are now keen to nail down precise figures.
There are reports the government could announce a £2bn package, but a Downing Street source has described this figure as "just speculation".
And Mr Johnson himself did not answer when asked by journalists about the £2bn figure.
Additionally, the Irish government made financial pledges within the agreement to honour commitments to part-fund some north/south projects, such as the A5 dual carriageway and a redevelopment of the Ulster canal system.
Speaking ahead of the discussions, Mr Johnson said they will focus on how the executive intended to take forward "critical reforms" to public services.
"This is an historic time for the people of Northern Ireland," he said.
"After three years, Stormont is open for business again with an executive who can now move forward with improving people's lives and delivering for all communities in Northern Ireland."
The previous DUP/Sinn Fein-led coalition government collapsed in acrimony in January 2017.


The cause was a row about a botched green energy scheme, a dispute that later widened to include more traditional wrangles on issues like the Irish language and the legacy of the Troubles.
Mr Johnson said in his news conference that there could be "no repetition" of the scandal.
"It is vital that public spending in Northern Ireland is properly invigilated and there is no repetition of that kind of thing," he said.
The prime minister added that the new agreement contained provision for "proper responsibility for the use of public funds".
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I am mesmerized by Good Calories Bad Calories. How does Taubes research compare with primal? For a variety of reasons both for myself and son who has Crohn's, I have been limiting my grains with much success. I started to wonder about legumes.
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I found them quite compatible. I'm on my second reading of Primal Blueprint, and although I was already familiar with "ancestor diets" (Neanderthin, The Paleo Diet, The Paleolithic Prescription, and various anti-grain books), I like that the author, Mark Sisson not only discusses the paleo diet, but other aspects of the paleo lifestyle (activity level, types of exercise, sleep, play, sun-exposure...).
Another book I found very influential was "Refuse to Regain," by Barbara Berkeley. Although the book is aimed at maintenance of weight loss, I think it's an excellent read for anyone even before or at the beginning of weight loss. After all, maintenance begins with the first pound lost.


When I asked the Punky Moms Family Facebook group for their recommendations, you can imagine that there was a vast variety of music suggestions. I promised you these political playlists would be a two-parter. Our first mixtape, A Change Is Gonna Come (named after the let me weep when I hear it Sam Cooke track of the same name), features more classic folk hits. This next one, Know Your Rights, is filled to the seething brim with loud punk anthems. Ya know, that shit we know best at Punky Moms.
Know Your Rights, a classic political song from The Clash is a loud call to action to incite positive social change. The Clash have always been a relevant socially conscious punk band and it was fitting to call it that instead of Nazi Punks Fuck Off (don’t worry that’s in there).
With the new President taking office, in it’s wake there will hopefully be an increase emphasis in social activism. Punky Moms in particular are speaking louder about issues we have been passionate about for a long time such as gender equality and education. Punky Moms Saves The World has been around forever and you will see many of us out at Women’s Marches throughout the globe. Fuck yes ladies!
Today of all days, when you feel your heart may be hurting the most, let us provide you a soundtrack to help you get louder these next 4 years.
I’ve thrown in some hip hop artists as there has been a recent revival it seems of socially conscious music in the scene. Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” is an appropriate choice in light of the fact that the chorus of the song has been sung during many Black Lives Matter rallies. The optimism is a bit more judicious and the lyrics are a bit more gritty. We also couldn’t forget Public Enemy, who definitely blurred the lines between rock and rap.
Lots of anti-war tunes in there, songs that denounce violence and stereotypical view of immigrants (M.I.A). Tracks that tackle the discrimination that those within the trans community face (Against Me!). “Killing In the Name” was probably put down the most. That song, which has been around since my teenage years, is the ultimate ballad of angry protesters against racist cops. The song builds up to the point that it just becomes a bunch of cursing at the end out of pure frustration. Yep, sounds like how we feel.


So turn off the TV (you ain’t going to watch that shit today) and turn up the speakers. I promise babies love this too. Know your rights and stream for free here at the site or go and listen on our Spotify station.
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Remember the crazy idea that somebody had to put a couple of glassed-in, walk-out ledges at the top of the Sears Tower?
They really did it.
The Ledge opened on Wednesday. Read about it here.
Check out many shriek-inducing (for some of us) photos, here.
Tell you what: I’ll meet you there…on the fifth of NEVER.


Anthony Samad: Whitman and Brown — the black community likes to see who they’re voting for, and not just during election time.
Sylvia Moore: John Amato is frustrated about the state of American politics. But he hasn’t let that frustration bring him down. Instead, for the last decade, Amato has been wielding his sword against the American right-wing machine from his computer.
Tina Dupuy: But the story is also a poignant criticism of technological advancement. The current struggle between “old media” and “new media” is one of reporting versus digesting news. One hundred years ago a lecturer in Forster’s tale pronounces, ”Beware of first-hand ideas! First hand-ideas do not really exist…Let your ideas be second-hand, and if possible tenth-hand, for then they will be far removed from the disturbing element – direct observation.” It’s a rundown of blogging verses journalism.
Marcy Winograd: Harman, and countless others, have sold their souls to the corporations for reelection. I refuse to accept a single penny from any of them. Let’s show the rest of the country how a progressive grassroots campaign can triumph over one of the richest politicians to end corruption.
1 Million Strong Against Prop 16 with 1 Millionth the Budget of PG&E” is launching a quirky street-interview video campaign May 18, betting their thirty-dollar budget that social media can beat the thirty-million-dollar mainstream media campaign by the corporate giant Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Randy Shaw: Activists can use mass action to pressure legislators and the Governor to redirect excessive spending on prisons and other wasteful programs to education, but there is no chance this year of getting enough Republicans to win the necessary two-thirds legislative votes.


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ok first let me say i love my second amendment and as soon as i can i am stocking up, especially with the abomination of obamanation. but for all you who carry your guns everywhere, even swimming or in the shower, do you think your actually captive by them? everyone else around you is blissfully oblivious to the reality, but does knowing wear on you at all? i mean i had the thought, your on vacation and at the pool, everyone is having fun not a car in the world, but your packing because you know what could happen, yea your havin fun but its still in the back of your mind. can you truly relax? i dont know maybe if and when i get to carry i will understand but i wanted to ask what you ladys and gents thought about it.


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Enterprise Halfhearted Abjuration Draws Scrutiny, LIVINGSTON, July 6, 2020 - On Thursday, the Polk County Enterprise published what they referred to as a “correction”. The correction followed a written demand by Polk County Assistant District Attorney, Tommy L. Coleman, requesting that the newspaper’s Editor, Valerie Reddell, retract an erroneous news story referencing him. The demand centered around a news story published by Reddell on June 18, 2020. In the article, Reddell inexplicably alleged that Coleman was somehow involved with the wrongful conviction of a man that occurred more than 30 years ago. In the correction, Reddell and the Enterprise admitted, ”…the Polk County Enterprise mischaracterized [Coleman’s] role…We regret the error.” The correction, which can only be characterized as tepid at best, consisted of one-tenth the words used in the initial erroneous story and the correction’s headline was half the font size used in the original story’s sensationalized headline. “If a news story contains an “error”, then the story is wrong. If the story is wrong, then it’s fake. If the story is fake, then it is fake news,” stated Tommy Coleman.
“It concerns me and it should concern every citizen, that someone who calls themselves a journalist can wake up one day and print a completely false news story about you and when they are called out, they simply print an obscure blurb that essentially says, oops my bad.” stated Coleman. “It amazes me that there is no governing body or professional organization in Texas that governs a journalist’s unethical behavior.” Coleman added, “I would love to see a Texas legislator file a bill similar to what Indiana State Representative, Jim Lucas filed which would require journalists to be licensed by the state. The measure would require journalists, defined as anyone writing or broadcasting news for a newspaper, magazine, website or television or radio station, to be registered, fingerprinted and vetted by a state entity.”
While journalists are not licensed, there are some professional organizations that seek to hold their members to a number of ethical standards. Those entities include the American Press Institute and the Society of Professional Journalists. According to the Society of Professional Journalists, “Ethical journalism should be accurate and fair.


Journalists should be honest in gathering, reporting and interpreting information,”-Society of Professional Journalists (Code of Ethics, revised September 6, 2014). “The publisher of journalism, whether a media corporation or a blogger must show an ultimate allegiance to citizens. They must strive to put the public interest and the truth above their own self-interest or assumptions,”-The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect; by Bill Kovach & Tom Rosenstiel (April 24, 2007). “Until such a time as there is a disciplinary entity to complain to or a mandatory set of standards that purveyors of fake news are made to follow, the only other available remedy I’m aware of, will be that of civil litigation under the applicable libel laws,” concluded Coleman.
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Originally broadcast on Emirates News, 31 March 2013
It has been described as a game changing deal in the aviation world. As Qantas Airways’ 17-year revenue sharing agreement ends with British Airways, a new chapter begins right here in Dubai.
Noni Edwards has the story.
High in the skies over Sydney, a Qantas A380 pilot talks to his Emirates colleague as they stage a daring double flyover.
It’s symbolic of the spirit of cooperation between the two airlines, that’s being celebrated today is thought to be the first time anywhere in the world that two commercial A380s have been flown in formation.
Emirates’ president Tim Clark was overwhelmed by the occasion, “It made me immensely proud and convinced me that what we have done is absolutely the right thing for both Qantas and Emirates.”
There was no mistaking just how big a deal this is for the Australian carrier either.
“This is one of the most important days in Qantas’ 92 years history, said Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, “Our partnership with Emirates is probably the biggest partnership deal that Qantas will ever do. It’s certainly one of the most important strategic initiatives that we’ll ever do.”
Analysts have suggested the alliance could save the Australian airline up to A$ 100 million a year. Qantas has already reported a six-fold increase in bookings for flights to Europe over the past nine weeks, in the lead-up to today’s launch.
And the sheer grandeur of today’s occasion was not lost, even on an industry stalwart.
“For somebody as old as me, who’s been in this business for as long as I have,” Clark said, “I still got goose pimples watching those two magnificent airplanes flying so low and flying so well, with huge amounts of training having gone into that 20 minutes of flying from our flight crews and flight operation departments.”
The pilots reportedly practised by flying the route dozens of times in sophisticated flight simulators.
Qantas pilots have also been putting in the hours preparing for their new destination, with a simulator designed specifically for Dubai, ready for tonight’s first-ever scheduled flight, currently en route and expected to land here just after midnight.
Customer service staff have also been training together, learning about the similarities and differences between Skywards and the Qantas Frequently Flyer program, treating each other’s customers as their own with the aim of giving everyone a seamless experience.
The powerful alliance has great potential to shake up the global aviation business.


It represents the joining of forces of two of the world’s top twenty airlines – Emirates ranked at number 8 and Qantas at 15, according to Skytrax.
Because of the extraordinary market share the two will be working to achieve, the deal needed approval not only from Australia’s competition regulator, but Singapore’s as well. Qantas flights to and through Changi International have been largely “restructured” as Emirates codesharing comes into play and Dubai becomes its new hub for all sectors to Europe.
But there aren’t many complaints Down Under. Australians travelling to Europe via Dubai on either airline, can now get there more than two hours quicker, on average.


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Government of the State of Osun has denied the rumor being spread by some disgruntled politicians across the state that the present administration in the State of Osun is set to sack, retrench and force teachers in the state public schools to go on forced retirement, that the state government will rather recruit more qualified and competent teachers to complement the efforts of teachers already in the services of the state government.
Deputy Governor and Commissioner for Education in the State of Osun, Mrs. Grace Titilayo Laoye-Tomori, stated this while speaking at an interactive session put together by the state’s chapter of the All Nigerian Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) to better the lot of education in the state and to see to impacting positively on children of the state held at the ANCOPSS house in Osogbo, the state capital.
Calling for continued support for school Principals in the enforcement of discipline among public school pupils and students which could lead to total eradication of truancy among school children, Mrs. Laoye-Tomori frowned at the spate of indiscipline among students in the state’s public education sub-sector, saying the present administration in the state will stop at nothing to rid public schools in the State of Osun of truancy.
Describing teachers as character molders, the state Deputy Governor urged teachers to deal with any erring students who form the habit of using cell phone during class sessions, adding that, the state government is committed to prompt payment of salaries and other entitlement of civil servants in the state teachers inclusive.
Mrs. Laoye-Tomori said the state government will not rest on its oars in her bid to make public schools in the state habitable for learning. She appreciated the efforts of members of the Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) in the development of the state’s education sector saying government of the State of Osun did not proscribe PTA in the
state but only relieved the association of some of the financial burden.
The state Deputy Governor also used the opportunity to call on teachers and students above the age of eighteen to participate fully in the forthcoming voters’ registration exercise saying, voters card is the power and rights of the people to elect those perceived as agents of change in the educational, economical and infrastructural development of the State of Osun and Nigeria at large.
In her welcome address, state President of ANCOPSS, Mrs. Modupe Olagunju, commended Mrs.


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Mrs. Olagunju thereafter pledged the support of teachers in state public schools to the survival of education in the State of Osun in particular and Nigeria in general.


Birds originated from a theropod lineage more than 150 million years ago. By the Early Cretaceous, they diversified, evolving into a number of groups of varying anatomy and ecology. Much of birds anatomical variety is related to their skulls and in particulary with their beaks.
Discovered in 1870 by Benjamin Franklin Mudge, a professor from Kansas State Agricultural College and good friend of Othniel Charles Marsh, Ichthyornis, which means ‘fish bird’, was a small early ornithuromorph from the Late Cretaceous of North America. Ornithuromorphs, include Gansus, Patagopteryx, Yixianornis, and Apsaravis, which form a grade on the line to Ornithurae, a derived subgroup that includes modern birds and their closest fossil relatives.
3D reconstruction of the skull of I. dispar (From Field et al., 2018)
The skull of I. dispar shows a transitional point in the evolutionary history of birds. The upper margin of the beak is concave in profile, a derived condition shared with living birds. The fused, toothless premaxillae have a terminal hook, and occupy the anterior quarter of the rostrum. Neurovascular foramina indicate the presence of a highly keratinized region of rhamphotheca called the premaxillary nail. The maxilla is plesiomorphically long. The dentition is extensive in both upper and lower jaws. A sulcus on the rostral half of the maxilla suggests a broad naso-maxillary contact and a correspondingly broad postnarial bar. The palatine is narrow and elongate, unlike that of Archaeopteryx and more stemward theropods. The quadrate exhibits two rounded capitular condyles that fit into cotyles on the prootic and squamosal bones to form a mobile joint with the cranium. The arrangement of the rostrum, jugal, and quadratojugal, the mobile suspensorium and the narrow, linear palatine all indicate that I. dispar possessed a fully functional avian cranial kinetic system.
The endocranial cavity appears essentially modern in sagittal section. The forebrain was enlarged and posteroventrally rotated while the optic lobes were inflated and laterally shifted, as in living birds.


The squamosal exhibits an archaic, deinonychosaur-like morphology. The zygomatic process is deep and triangular in lateral view. The nuchal crest extends from the midline of the skull onto the zygomatic process, forming the upper edge of the squamosal bone, as in non-avialan theropods.
Darwin’s letter to Marsh (Yale Peabody Museum Archives)
Since its discovery, Ichthyornis has been viewed as a classical example of evolution, due to the combination of an advanced postcranial morphology and retention of toothed jaws. In a letter, dated August 31, 1880, Charles Darwin thanks Marsh for a copy of his monograph Odontornithes, which reported two contrasting bird genera: Hesperornis, which was about 1.8 metres tall, and Ichthyornis, which had an average wingspan of about 60 centimetres. In his letter, Darwin wrote: “I received some time ago your very kind note of July 28th, & yesterday the magnificent volume. I have looked with renewed admiration at the plates, & will soon read the text. Your work on these old birds & on the many fossil animals of N. America has afforded the best support to the theory of evolution, which has appeared within the last 20 years.”
Daniel J. Field, Michael Hanson, David Burnham, Laura E. Wilson, Kristopher Super, Dana Ehret, Jun A. Ebersole & Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar, Complete Ichthyornis skull illuminates mosaic assembly of the avian head, Nature
Xing Xu, Zhonghe Zhou, Robert Dudley, Susan Mackem, Cheng-Ming Chuong, Gregory M. Erickson, David J. Varricchio, An integrative approach to understanding bird origins, Science, Vol. 346 no. 6215, DOI: 10.1126/science.1253293.


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DriveNow set to revolutionize car sharing
BMW has teamed with rental car company SIXT to develop a car sharing service that works in conjunction with a BMW-developed iPhone app. The scheme and app are both called DriveNow, and will come online in April. It will initially roll-out in Munich, then Berlin and will give drivers the opportunity to locate, book and hire BMW 1-series and MINI cars.
Rebadged Sidekick LX ships as Mobiflip for $100
Canada-based Mobilicity is now offering its Mobiflip smartphone, though it's currently out of stock. The Sharp-built device is a spiritual successor to the long-discontinued Sidekick LX, and is in fact, a rebranded version of that very device. The form factor that reveals a hardware QWERTY keyboard also sports a 3.2-inch, 854x480 display, a trackball and a 3.2-megapixel camera.
Industry torn on mobility
The iPhone is among the most widely accepted portable internet devices, and some in the industry are torn on whether this is a sign of the prophesized death of desktops. PC Magazine writer Lance Ulanoff argues that the iPhone, coupled with the long-awaited SDK, is creating a brand new era of computing standards that will some day kill the desktop, and possibly the laptop. Ulanoff argues that the iPhone has found a market with many different groups.
Intel CES photo highlights
Day one of CES 2008 draws to a close; earlier in the day, Intel formally announced its 45-nanometer Core 2 platform, based on the previously-announced Penryn architecture. The new chips offer a host of new features, such as SSE4, and up to 6MB of Level 2 Cache. Intel will release the new mobile-centric processors by the end of January, and will be available from a number of different PC vendors, such as Gateway and Sony. Intel's booth presence at CES 2008 is large, with several different areas dedicated to the manufacturing process, mobile applications, home theatre integration, and plenty of hands-on activity.


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