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The excursion service of the Plein Sud allows you to discover the Var coast.
Our 3-star hotel Plein Sud is ideal to explore the Var department of France, situated along the French Riviera. Only a few minutes away from the salt marshes of the Giens peninsula and their captive flamingos on the French Mediterranean coast in a park of 8 hectares, choose Le Plein Sud to enjoy the exceptional richness and variety of landscapes for an incredible stay with your family or friends.
Located in Provence between Toulon and Marseille, the city of Hyères les Palmiers offers breathtaking natural and historical heritage. Provence is a land rich, with its natural environment and villages bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, near the "Massif des Maures".
This region benefits from 300 days of sunshine every year. By September is still perfect temperature for outdoor activities.
The hotel has a free shuttle service. So, you can easily visit medieval centre and its Victorian districts, a stroll through the historical alleys and soak up the local atmosphere.
A paradise for lovers of peace and nature! You will be enchanted by the beauty of the Golden Islands: the fauna and flora make these islands an amazing place. The legend has it that the islands were the daughters of a prince, turned into land to escape from an evil pirate of the Mediterranean Sea.
Porquerolles, the most famous of the three islands, is only a few minutes by boat from the Giens peninsula. Take a break and go for a walk in an enchanting nature setting. We invite you to relax on its stunning sandy beaches for the perfect getaway.
Port-Cros is the widest and most mountainous of the Golden Islands. This island is a treasure trove of trails; you can admire majectic landscape and its rich maritime and terrestrial environment.
The Levant, a nudist beach, is also called "Ile du Levant". This island is a long and narrow rocky ridge.
The city Bormes-les-Mimosas, a typical Provençal village near your hotel in Hyères, is a pleasure for your eyes and your sense of smell. This medieval village combines charming and historic alleys, and along<|fim_middle|> European and its small sea port. You have the opportunity to have a boat tour to visit 3 calanques (rocket inlets). Our day tour will take you to the most stunning locations. Later becoming a National Park in 2012, these majestic cliffs surrounded by Mediterranean Sea are precious natural setting. Cassis is extremely charming and friendly, and offers incredible coastal scenery with preserved fauna and flora.
If you like organized tours, our excursion service takes care of everything.
The excursion service of your hotel Plein Sud, is at your disposal for the organization of your outings and visits during your holidays in the Var. Four excursions per a week, including one full day, are proposed by a guide for incredible adventures: the Calanques and Cassis, Porquerolles, the gorges du Verdon, old villages, and much more.
The club also has a Kiosk: a mini Tourist Office that informs you about outings, walks and events not to be missed in the region. A ticketing service for your excursions for museums, parks and shows is also available.
Do you want to explore the region while respecting the environment? Rent our electric car Twizy for a few hours to visit the city Hyères and its surroundings! | the narrow streets we can admire picturesque houses. You can also discover the amphitheatre facing the Mediterranean Sea.
Between vineyards and sea, this fishing village offers plenty of things to see and to do for an unforgettable afternoon. This authentic village has an excellent reputation, where you can appreciate the magnificent view of Cap Canaille, the largest sea cliff in Southern | 71 |
Lakeshore Dental Studio provides comprehensive family dental care to the community and surrounding areas. Our extensive general dentistry services range from routine teeth cleanings to full mouth restorations, so that we can help you get a smile you'll love!
Preventive care enables us to catch and diagnose potential problems<|fim_middle|> feel confident behind your smile.
your children how to maintain a beautiful, healthy smile. | while they're still small. If we find dental problems early on, we are able to use more conservative treatment options that can save you time and money on future dental work.
If your smile needs extra attention, you don't need to feel embarrassed. We are a judgement-free practice and make it our priority to restore your smile's appearance and health. We offer a wide range of restorative treatments to address your specific dental issues.
Our cosmetic treatments can make the smile of your dreams a reality. We can brighten, alter the shape of, and straighten your smile with clear aligners. At Lakeshore Dental Studio, we want you to | 130 |
Corporate crime is in the news every day. Recently, DOJ, SEC, CFTC, OFAC, and other U.S. and foreign agencies have increased the pace and severity of white collar prosecutions. The current administration remains committed to the prosecution of individuals as well as corporations. The government continues to advance novel theories, coordinate with other law enforcement agencies around the globe, and pursue heavy prison and monetary penalties.
This program, presented by white collar and federal criminal defense attorney Bradley Henry, will give you the tools required to conduct effective and efficient investigations. It will also discuss effective compliance and risk management strategies. This program is designed for lawyers who defend and prosecute civil enforcement actions and white collar criminal cases, in-house and outside corporate counsel, and internal auditors and compliance officers.
Bradley L. Henry is a leading white collar and federal criminal defense attorney with extensive experience handling complex criminal matters in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the country, including in the United States Supreme Court. Brad's practice includes the representation of executives and other individuals in connection with a variety of federal and state offenses, including computer fraud and abuse, tax fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, honest services fraud, money laundering, export violations, environmental crimes, bribery of government officials and theft of trade secrets. In addition to his white collar practice, Brad also represents individuals charged with narcotics offenses, robbery, firearm offenses and a multitude of other federal and state crimes.
Mr. Henry has tried many federal criminal cases and briefed and argued numerous appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Sixth Circuits and the United States Supreme Court. He has also represented multiple individuals<|fim_middle|> Trial Advocate and a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Federal Bar Council and the Association of Federal Defense Attorneys. He presents on various topics related to white collar and federal criminal cases. Brad is also a current CJA panel attorney in the Southern District of New York and a former CJA panel attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
I appreciate the transcript in addition to the mp3 and powerpoint.
Clearly knowledgeable presenter; helpful information. | in investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice (Cybercrime Division, Environmental Protection Division, Public Corruption Division), Postal Inspector, Department of Homeland Security, Internal Revenue Service and various other federal agencies.
Brad is a Board Certified Criminal | 49 |
When the shy teenager belted JC Lodge's signature tune "Someone Loves<|fim_middle|>"Naturally, I love reggae music and Caribbean Vibes Radio was really a way for me to stay up on what was hot," said Fiona of Caribbean Vibes Radio whose following has grown from the U.S. to Germany, United Kingdom, France and Belgium.
Caribbean Vibes Radio, which is mainly received from the ever-popular Tune-In App and is favorited by over 57,100 followers, would create an offspring venture called "Reggae Tuesdays," which has its own story altogether.
The combined platforms of Caribbean Vibes Radio and Reggae Tuesdays has afforded Fiona the opportunity to collaborate with local businesses and other service providers, to create and co-support charitable causes. One such cause includes the "Packing Party" in conjunction with Caribbean Cargo DC shipping company, where school supplies were collected and disseminated to schools in Jamaica. "To me, that's been the biggest blessing from everything I've been blessed to touch," added Fiona, who has also worked with the Society Restaurant and Lounge in creating "Clash for a Cause," a creative way to combine music entertainment to raise funds for hurricane victims.
Much of Fiona's work continues to be behind the scenes supporting various promoters, event planners, artists, patrons.
A spoken word artist, published author and life coach, Fiona is one of six women in the Washington, D.C. area to be recognized by SISTAHS INSPIRING POSITIVITY (SIP) for her contributions to Caribbean culture.
Fiona, who earned a BA in Corporate Communications and her MA in Publications Design Management from the University of Baltimore, doesn't plan to make a return to the stage – but isn't ruling anything out.
For more information on Fiona B. Wright – and all of her ventures – go to www.fionawrightonline.com or follow her on IG at @fionabwright. | You Honey" before a packed auditorium at Manchester High School in Jamaica – with her parents and brother waving in the stands – her performance raised eyebrows.
Even though she'd been known to shun the public spotlight, Fiona B. Wright had enjoyed dancing and singing behind the scenes. But this performance – unbeknownst to everyone – would carve a path for her only the universe could foresee.
Fast forward some decades – mix in a marriage, motherhood and an award-winning career as an account executive – and Fiona found herself right back where she started. Only this time, not on stage – but certainly not far from it.
Reggae music – Jamaica – Caribbean culture, never left the England-born, Jamaican-raised mother of two, and 2004, she founded Caribbean Vibes Radio, which promoted some popular and up-and-coming music and artists while serving as a promoter on some of the most talked-about Caribbean sessions to hit the DC-Maryland-Virginia market.
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We have gravelly, rocky soil and sandy, loamy soil. We even have microclimates and the occasional alluvial fan. What's an alluvial fan?
Think deposits of tasty nutrients left over from a long, long time ago.
These<|fim_middle|>cat love it. Across the valley, the Diamondback Vineyard soaks up the heat and those intense afternoon rays – our Merlot and Cabernet Franc couldn't be happier.
Yet the best land in the world wouldn't mean anything if we didn't take care of it. So we do our best to keep things ecologically friendly. Check out what we're doing to be sustainable. | parcels aren't all in the same place; in fact, we own two very distinct tracts of land – or terroir – in the South Okanagan's Golden Mile region. We farm 50 acres at our winery (the Tinhorn Creek vineyard) and 100 acres on the Black Sage Bench (the Diamondback vineyard).
Our Tinhorn Creek Vineyard on the west bench gives the vines front row seating to the sunrise and sweet morning light – Gewürztraminer and Mus | 106 |
The<|fim_middle|>. | holy city of Haridwar, also termed as 'Gateway to Gods' is also known as Mayapuri, Kapila, Gangadwar etc. Situated about 200 km from capital of India, Delhi it is situated on the banks of sacred river Ganges in the state of Uttaranchal. Legendary king Bhagirath is said to have brought the river Ganga from heaven to earth in order to provide salvation to his ancestors. It is also said that Haridwar has been sanctified by the presence of three Gods- Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Lakhs of Hindu devotees visit Haridwar every year to have a holy dip in the river Ganges.
Weather : Temp- Winter Max 25deg C. Min- 4deg C.
Best Time to visit : Haridwar is an all year round destination.
Road - Take the NH 58 via Ghaziabad, it is a single road almost through out and quiet crowded specially on weekends. TIP Watch out for lot of tractor trolleys/ bullock carts carrying sugarcane to Sugar Mills. Take the Pratapur bypass for Merrut and follow on to Modinagar and Khatauli. Many joints have come up in and around Khatauli including Cheetal Grand and Moolchand Resorts (veg only) where one can break one's journey and have some pet-pooja (hearty meal) too. Khatauli is about midway between Delhi & Haridwar. Take the Muzzafarnagar bypass next to reach Purkazi and Roorkee. From Roorkee you take a right turn to Haridwar or left if you plan to go to Dehradun.
Train- Direct trains available from Delhi to Haridwar including Shatabadi.
Haridwar is best known for it's ghats and various temples dedicated to different Gods and Goddesses. The most well known Ghat is 'Har ki Pauri' where thousands take a holy dip in the Ganges and 'Aarti' is performed daily with great fanfare at 7pm. Hundreds of diya float in the river making it a fabulous site worth watching.
Some of the well known temples here are Mansa Devi, Chandi Devi, Daksha Maharaj, Maya devi etc. Some of the Ashrams in Haridwar too are worth seeing. The Kumbh and ardh Kumbh Mela at Haridwar attract huge crowds every 12 & 6 years respectively.
Rishikesh, another holy city is just 20 km away. Rishikesh is also known for White water Rafting on the Ganges.
Chilla Wild Life Sanctuary is just 10 km from Haridwar and one can take a Jungle Safari to Chilla WLS to have a jungle experience and have a look at the wildlife, especially wild elephants | 598 |
You know the story. A lone genius strikes out on his own. No one can do what he does as well as him<|fim_middle|> teamed up with Dr. Hector Lozado, Professor of Economics at Seton Hall to survey business owners ranging from start-up founders to seasoned CEOs. What came out of it is a cheat sheet for sidestepping the roadblocks, bottlenecks, and challenges that plague your colleagues and competitors. | , so he founds a company to do that thing. He works morning, noon, and night to deliver his magic better than it has ever been delivered before. People find out about it. People pay for it. Fame, fortune, success, and riches follow.
Truth is, there are CEOs that have created fantastic companies using this approach…at first. Walt Disney. Ahmet Ertegun. Steve Jobs. There are hundreds of CEOs that model themselves on these visionaries.
Don't get me wrong, the tales of how these luminaries started their companies have a lot of great lessons to impart. What small business owners often forget to look at, however, is what people like Disney, Ertegun, and Jobs did to ensure their businesses would outlast them.
As someone who has provide merger and acquisition services for a long time in my capacities as both an in-house and part time CFO, I see a lot of small business owners that get themselves into a whole lot of trouble with this lone genius mindset.
When an entity like a private equity company is looking to purchase a company, it wants to know that the value it is acquiring is not locked up in the head of one person. More broadly, true value is not about what the founder can do—but about how he or she is able to replicate that ability into the capabilities of an organization as a whole.
So if you're really really good at what you do, be careful. You can easily fall into the trap of performing your special talent all by yourself rather than spending that time looking for ways to build systems that let everyone in your organization do it instead.
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New BVD Petroleum Fuel cards in house with lots of perks for Drivers! – Blue Line Distribution Ltd. is a full-service solution and asset-based transportation provider servicing<|fim_middle|> located in Milton, Ontario, Canada. The new facility has a large warehouse facility to answer all our storage and cross-docking needs, as well as full service Maintenance Shop to service equipment. Blue Line offers LTL, FTL, air-freight shipments, as well as expedited service to small and large businesses throughout North America and Mexico. | all points in North America and Mexico.
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Blue Line was founded in 1986 with a lot of ambition to succeed and the desire to grow into a truly unique Canadian company with various locations through out the USA. Being an avid hockey player, Tom named the company based on the defense position he loved to play, on the Blue Line. Both Tom and Julia had and still have a vision for the future. They are always looking at new and innovative ways to support our customers in Canada, US and Mexico. As the business began to grow, Blue Line eventually out grew their facility in Mississauga and custom built their new home | 238 |
This unique matte black glove with the JOYA Fight Fast logo in the same color is made of Nappa leather and provided with ventilation. The boxing glove is very suitable for the fanatic (kick) boxers because of the professional foaming load and the fixed thumb. Easy to put on thanks to the Velcro fastener. This glove is available in sizes 10, 12, 14 and 16oz. Also available in green and black / white.
This unique green glove with the JOYA Fight Fast logo in the same color is made of Nappa leather and provided with ventilation. The boxing glove is very suitable for the fanatic (kick)boxers because of the professional foaming load and the fixed thumb. Easy to put on thanks to the Velcro fastener. This glove is available in sizes 10, 12, 14 and 16oz. Also available in matte black and black / white.
This beautiful white, leather kickboxing glove by Joya Fight Gear is perfect for beginning and advanced (kick)boxers that train several times per week. The glove has an attached thumb, sufficient padding for shock absorption and a velcro closure that secures the glove around the wrist, making it a safe and durable glove. Matching shinguards and short are available!
Handmade in Thailand with specially selected materials. These Gloves offers proper protection for both the wearer and his/her oponent because of the multilayered padding. The velcro strap secures the glove safely around the wrist, ensuring extra stability of the wrist. A top quality glove that is made to last.
This Black-Red 'Thai' model, leather kickboxing glove by Joya Fight Gear is perfect for beginning and advanced (kick)boxers that train several times per week. The glove has an attached thumb, sufficient padding for shock absorption and a velcro closure that secures the glove around the wrist, making it a safe and durable glove.
<|fim_middle|> gloves have a double velcrostrap closure for extra secure fitting. The glove has an attached suede leather thumb. The glove stands out because of the beauful details, such as the Joya Wings pattern in the leather on the top of the hand and the carbon pattern strip. The glove has the Joya logo embosed in white on the fist and the velcro strap. | Beautiful kickboxing glove by Joya Fight Gear. The kickboxing | 13 |
Looking and feeling good is a goal that so many people have. It is a very pleasing feeling to know you look good each day. There are a plethora of beauty tips available, and here are some to get you started.
If you see one of your polishes becoming thick and sticky, add a bit of remover to it. Add a tiny bit of nail polish remove and shake well. You can usually get about two more applications out of the bottle by using this technique.
<|fim_middle|> before applying fake eyelashes. You should test the glue on your arm to see if you have an allergic reaction. Be sure to cover the area being tested.
You can use baking soda to restore your hair's shininess! Baking soda can be mixed in with shampoo to do this. Then you need to just wash your hair like you usually do. Doing so will help restore your hair's natural shine and luster.
TIP! If you want the vibrant looking skin you see on magazine covers, make sure you are always carrying a moisturizing lotion. Particularly in winter, skin cracks and breaks and creates an undesirable appearance.
When applying heat to the hair be sure to minimize the exposure and use the proper protective products. If you use heat on your hair everyday, you can damage it. If you use products with heat protectant in them, it is perfectly safe to use hair appliances that require heat on a daily basis. As an added bonus, these products usually help your hair look healthy and shiny, as well.
A little handy tip is to combine foundation with a little moisturizer, as it will make your foundation last longer. This can also help your face to have a fresh look instead of a caked on look while providing important sun protection.
TIP! To help prevent gray hair, eat a teaspoon of curry leaf chutney every day. This gives your pigments vitamins and minerals that can help it retain its color and remain healthy.
Drink a lot of water if you want your skin to stay beautiful. Skin suffers when dehydrated and looks dry, dull and wrinkly. Make sure that you are drinking enough water every day. If you do not enjoy water, add in some lemon or cranberry juice for some taste. Your skin will be happy when you do this!
TIP! When your fingernail tears, use a teabag to repair it. Before doing this, get rid of the leaves from the teabag.
Drinking milk each day should become an essential part of any beauty regimen you are following. Research indicates that drinking milk helps your bones as well as your skin. Milk provides you with protein and can help build muscle. It helps control weight, too. Milk is a necessity to keep your body healthy.
If you are like everyone else, this article can help you enhance your beauty and appearance. The inner peace and confidence you feel when you think you are beautiful is simply unparalleled. Apply some of the tips provided in this article and your next trip to the mirror could be a positive one. | Check for allergies | 3 |
The day started at my dad's house (which was a mess considering we're moving). He was playing a new online ARG (alternate reality gaming) called "Secret World" which is basically a British "what would the world be like if all the myths in the world were real?" game. It was pretty cool. I slept for two or three hours before I got out of bed around 4 a.m. and woke my dad, who made breakfast. I then dragged my luggage outside to wait for my friend (and her mother who drove us to the airport).
There was a nice, calm atmosphere that early in the morning, which was lovely.
Arriving at the airport we had to transfer all our belongings that weren't allowed on the plane over in our big check-in bag, which could weigh up to 20 kg. (among our "illegal" belongings were pepper spray, or Safe Spray, which my dad bought for us in Finland). After checking in our bag we went to the airport security to check if we were bringing anything illegal and/or dangerous to London (which was especially important because the Olympics were taking place at that time). We had a cup of coffee and H<|fim_middle|>ria (which we got to love so dearly in Barcelona) even though it wasn't on the menu, and it was delicious.
After a long day we took an other route home and went to bed.
This entry was posted in London, Travel and tagged Aeroplane, Bus, Camden, Dr. Martens, Drinks, England, Going out, Hanne, King's Cross, London, London Victoria Station, National Express, Sangria, Shopping, Stansted, The Olympics, Travel, Underground, Victoria Line. Bookmark the permalink. | anne had a sandwich with smoked salmon and some weird kind of scrambled eggs before we made our way to the gate. Everything went perfectly fine during our flight.
When we landed at Stensted my first concern was to find the busses. I had been at Stansted before, so I knew where the busses were only I wasn't sure. We stood a while waiting for our bus at the wrong place before I remembered that we had to go downstairs, where we asked a bus man who told us to "go over there" pointing at a group of National Express busses. We got in the right line, they had room for our luggage (thank God) and we had a nice, but long trip to London Victoria Station. From here we took the Victoria Line to King's Cross, where we had to ask a policeman and a policewoman to tell us the way to our hotel, which was just across the road.
When we got to our hotel our room was still being cleaned and we couldn't check in until 2 p.m. (I think the time was around 12 p.m.), so we just dropped off our bags and went to Camden.
When we got out of the Camden Underground Station and walked a little while we saw a man holding a sign telling us to ask him about Dr. Martens, so we did and he followed us to the original Dr. Martens shop. We stayed a while, bought some shoes and got to know one of the workers. Hanne bought a pair of brown and a pair of yellow Dr. Martens shoes while I bought some red ones, which I've been wanting for a long time.
I am aware that my yellow stockings almost blend in with the background and that it looks like I have no legs, yes, thank you.
After that we went home to change our normal shoes with our new shoes and show them to the Dr. Martens shop man back in Camden. He then told us about some great places to go out, which we totally ignored and went to an other pub. They asked us to show some ID, and we were totally surprised that they didn't accept bank cards as legitimate identification (which they do back home aka. Norway), so we had to go back home to get our passports. I was now pretty sick of taking the underground (already), so instead of going back we went to a local bar/café/restaurant where we met the Italian bartender Andrea (or as he insisted at being called, Nino), who we got to know pretty well and who turned out to be an awesome person. He even made us Sang | 529 |
June 17, 20<|fim_middle|>09/06/03-who-can-say.mp3 | 09 The Daily Planet Leave a comment 2009bob geldofbrett andersonfaris badwangeoff barrowjoy divisionkrautrockmusicpeaches geldofportisheadprimary coloursshangri-lasstrange housethe horrorswho can say
The Horrors, 'Who Can Say'
Strange House was an awfully enjoyable debut, big on the eyeliner and silly on the goth-garage growly histrionics, but that was about the size of it – silly yet enjoyable. It's amazing what a pinch of Geoff Barrow can do. The surly Portisheader has twiddled the knobs, kicked against the pricks and, er, twisted the appendages for The Horrors' second album Primary Colours and – against any odds you care to chalk up – we're left with a fantastic record. Still garage rock, still psychedelic, still fronted by a bit of a Brett Anderson, but this time The Horrors are Joy Division with Krautrock propulsion. It can't all be Barrow because basic songcraft has hepped up a notch – still, credit where it's due.
'Who Can Say' piques the gossip buds with the idea it's all about frontman Faris Badwan dumping polymath Peaches Geldof. When Faris gets all Shangri-Las in the middle talky bit – "And when I told her I didn't love her anymore, she cried" – you even feel sorry for Bob's bonny bunny. All that aside, it's fuzzy, echoey and seedily real.
We had a talky bit in the car too:
"Are they Horrors?"
"That's the name of the five of them together, sort of like The Beatles on your t-shirt."
"Beatles?"
"Yes, and The Horrors all play instruments on this song. One of them, the second one along in that picture, sings. One plays the guitar, another plays the bass – which is like a guitar with fewer strings – another plays drums and the last one the piano."
"I've got a pink piano."
"I don't think The Horrors have a pink piano."
"No, they have a black one."
"You're probably right."
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Heifers are valuable stock and their introduction to the milking herd should be planned. Time and patience is required but will result in time saved in the long run.
Pre-calving handling and experience of the milking environment can reduce adverse reactions of heifers when they join the milking herd.
Decreased stress for heifers and people as they are easier to manage.
to be well grown (this should already be the case if they are pregnant), to compete successfully with herd mates.
positive experiences associated with the new environment.
a consistent sequence of events leading up to entering the dairy for milking.
about <|fim_middle|> over-milked as this will cause sore teats and a fear of milking.
Rubbing of the udder can be useful to help heifer let-down.
It is best to mate heifers to sires that will result in small calves. | 3-7 introductions to the new environment to familiarise them with it.
Ensure all handling of heifers is positive as poor handling of heifers increases fear of humans.
If using a feeding system, bring heifers into the dairy and feed them before calving as this will create a positive association to the dairy.
Teat spray heifers in the month prior to calving to get them used to the action and sensation, and to help reduce mastitis.
Training gates can be used to restrict heifer movement so it is easier to get them on to the rotary platform for the first time.
Consider putting a few older cows in with untrained heifers to 'show them the way'.
This is more difficult than training heifers in a herringbone although the same principles apply.
Stage 1: Expose heifers to a slowly rotating milking platform. Leave the machine off.
Stage 2: Have heifers on a slowly rotating platform with some gently handling of udders. When the heifers are settled, turn the machine on.
Stage 3: Go on to the drench walkway with your back to the cows. Then face them as they grow more settled.
Stage 4: When you think the heifers are ready, try a practice drenching. Use a pleasant tasting molasses drench and do not persiste with reluctant heifers.
It is best to expose heifers to the milking routine gradually. The following is a suggested method for familiarising heifers to the milking process. While doing this it is also worthwhile introducing them to drenching.
Stage 1: Put the heifers into the yard and let them more-or-less find their way quietly out through the exit gates. Leave the machine off.
Stage 2: Shut the exit gate and line them up as if for milking. Leave the machine off.
Stage 3: Handle them gently around their udder. Turn on the milking machine so they get used to the noise. During this process, walk slowly and quietly down the drenching race in front of the cows' heads from yard end to exit but with your back turned towards them. That way they are less likely to be frightened.
Stage 4: Face them more and as they grow more settled, try using a drench made up mainly of molasses - more pleasant tasting than the usual medicines. Do not persist with drenching if a particular heifer becomes agitated, leave her until another time.
It takes heifers about 2 weeks to establish a quiet, reliable response to milking once they enter the main herd. Heifers that have had a difficult calving take longer to settle into the milking routine than heifers with easy calvings.
Heifers will generally be at the bottom of the social hierarchy and are physically smaller than older cows but you can minimise bullying by ensuring cows have sufficient space on tracks and in the yard. In large herds, separate mobs so heifers are not with dominant cows.
Treat any painful udder conditions promptly so pain associated with milking is minimised. Ensure that heifers are not | 635 |
Flying Clubs Club Connector Newsletter Club Spotlight: Smart Growth: How the Already Successful TSS Flying Club Plans to Improve
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August 19, 2018 By Steve Schapiro
Montgomery Airpark (KGAI) in Gaithersburg, Maryland is an interesting place. It's about 25 miles from the U.S. Capitol as the crow flies, it sits right in the middle of the Washington, DC Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA), and it is home to four flying clubs. The largest is the TSS Flying Club with five aircraft, 65 members, and a waiting list that is in the double digits.
So why would several of its members choose to attend an all day workshop on a Saturday in the summer and sit in a classroom learning about flying club Safety and Maintenance, Communications, and Management? You'd think a thriving club like TSS would probably know a thing or two about these topics.
"I think we're doing a good job but I'm of the opinion that things can always be improved. There's always a better way to do things, so we're always trying to learn," Club President Andy Flank said. "In addition, I was planning on giving back – to be able to share insights into our successes with other clubs to try and help them out. I'm a big believer in that."
That's what an AOPA Flying Club Workshop held on August 4 was all about – clubs sharing best practices with each other.
TSS History and Purpose
If you're wondering what TSS stands for, back in 1957 when the club was formed, most of its members were from Takoma Park and Silver Spring – Maryland towns just across the border from Washington, DC. Over the years the club simply became TSS.
What differentiates TSS from the other clubs at Montgomery County Airpark is "a combination of community plus high quality aircraft," Andy said. "We're not the cheapest but we fill that need for people looking for that slight step up, and a variety of airplanes to meet different missions."
TSS has an RV12, two 180-hp Cessna 172s, a Cessna 182, and a 182RG. Each aircraft has a GPS and modern avionics. The club places a value on having well maintained, good looking aircraft with up-to-date avionics.
Providing higher end aircraft is certainly attractive to members but can be a challenge for the club. The club added a 172 in May, and the search was not easy. Finding a clean 172 with a 180-hp engine, nice avionics, that was well taken care of and not a flight school aircraft took some time and nearly burned out the club's search committee.
"It was a difficult process," Andy said. "Cessna 172s are way overpriced right now and hard to find in good quality condition. We spent probably four to five months and made multiple offers. Planes were hitting the market and going within hours."
The club caters to more established pilots rather than primary students, and has a "very engaged membership." The have monthly meetings and cookouts, and in the summer it's not uncommon to find 25 members BBQ-ing outside the hangar and enjoying each other's company.
Having a large fleet and few primary students allows members to take week-long trips, or for the club to plan what they call TSS missions – fly outs to interesting places. The club has a social coordinator who plans and organizes the missions, which are more than just flights for a $100 hamburger.
"It is a way to get people engaged and flying. We live in this area that is compact and there are so many great things to do," Andy said. "Having someone come up with something interesting and then booking all the planes that day and coordinating allows more members a chance to get to fly and get to know each other and get to do something cool."
One of the benefits is some members who might not feel comfortable doing a certainly type of flight or going to a certain airport can go with a group of other pilots, so it becomes a more fun experience and they are more willing to try something new.
Learning and Sharing at AOPA Workshop
On Saturday, August 4, AOPA's Flying Club Initiative team held a free, one-day workshop featuring three information tracks: Safety and Maintenance, Communications, and Management at the You Can Fly Academy at AOPA headquarters in Frederick, Maryland. It was designed to allow clubs in the mid-Atlantic region to come together and assess how they are doing, what they're doing well, and perhaps learn new practices that they could adopt.
TSS was one of nine clubs in attendance. Although the club is doing well, it had a number of issues it was looking to address and learn what other clubs are doing. "One of the things we wanted to learn was what other clubs are doing with waiting lists," Andy said.
"One of the best practices we learned is you should really vet people first, make sure you want them in the club, and then add them to the list," Andy said. "You're doing them a favor saying, 'look for another club we don't think you're the best fit for here,' versus just throwing their number on a spread sheet. And that allows you, when you do have an opening, to take the next person in order."
As a club, TSS has to ask itself the strategic question – 'Do we want to grow?' Andy noted as a non-profit, there is no pressure to get larger. The club's responsibility is to continue operations and provide aircraft at reasonable rates to members. One conversation focused on adding the right members to a club rather than adding just anyone for the sake of growth. Andy's take away was "smart growth would be our mantra at this point."
He also had questions regarding liability, which he has been discussing with AOPA staff. During one of the sessions, the conversation turned to Directors & Officers insurance, commonly called D&O insurance. One of the clubs shared the value of having this coverage, which protects board members – a lesson they learned following a fatal accident in a club aircraft years ago. It was a lesson the other club representatives in the session took to heart. It demonstrated the value of sharing best practices in a workshop setting, before a club has an incident of its own.
Andy also took away information on online schedulers that provide more automation than what TSS currently uses, and was intrigued by the idea of having a mediation team made up of two regular members and a board member that could help address issues that may arise in the club in a way that could prevent an "us vs. them" situation with the board.
One of the things that TSS brought to the table was their experience and success with social media. "I spent some time with a couple clubs on web site and social media stuff that they were having issues with," Andy said. He talked about the value of using Instagram for posting photos and how it can be a more effective tool to increase views and engagement in comparison to Facebook.
Andy thought the workshop was valuable and hopes there will be more opportunities for clubs to get together. "I think the presentations were good, but I think the real value they provided was acting as moderators and controlling the conversation between the actual members who were there so that we could share our stories and best practices."
This lesson to be learned is that no matter what stage of development a club is in, or how successful it might be, there are always improvements a club can make and best practices to share. Flying clubs offer pilots a community to learn in and grow and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow aviators, and the AOPA Flying Club Initiative provides the same opportunity on a club to club level.
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http://www.tssflyingclub.org
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1979 Cessna 172N ($130/hr)
1999 Cessna 172S ($130/hr)
1981 Cessna 182RG ($169/hr)Rates are Tach time, wet except for the RV12, which is Hobbs.
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Maker General
AoE vs Single Target Damage - Balance Discussion
Thread starter Frostorm
@Tai_MT Good point you make - there are some uncommon design paradigms that even a "full damage on each hit to X random enemies" skill would work in. A good example I can think of offhand would be a skill where the main function is to "open up" an enemy to further combos - in a case like this, you really do get more benefit to hitting a spread of enemies than you do by wailing on one enemy X times.
I'm not sure I see the logic in your elemental example clearly, though - an X Random Hits would be dicey against an assortment of elemental strengths/weaknesses, whereas if there was only one enemy left and that enemy was weak to the skill, and you'd be hitting them X times, that would be pretty broken.
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@Wavelength
If you had an assortment of enemies, let's say 8 enemies on the field, and six of them have the skill be "effective" on them while 2 are immune and 2 in the "effective" category also take 2x damage from the element of the "random hit" skill, then it becomes a "risk vs reward" issue. If your skill will hit 4 random enemies, there's about a 1/8 chance it will hit an enemy immune and a 1/8 chance it will hit an enemy that is weak to it and kill them instantly. But, there's a 1/4 chance of hitting an enemy neither weak nor immune and deal regular damage. With 4 hits, those are pretty good odds of maybe getting two or more kills a cast, but also a high risk of the skill hitting the immune members.
The player could then have the other party members kill those immune to the elemental skill in order to eliminate the risk portion of the skill usage.
But, the dev would have to be very careful in the actual troop compositions they are employing. They would also have to be very careful with the stats they give the enemies in most instances.
After all, you're trying to avoid the two extremes when using these types of skills (unless those extremes is why you have the skills in the game to begin with and you're balancing around that). You want to avoid the "Multi-Target skill kills all the enemies quickly, so there's very little need for the single target skills" as well as the "Single-Target Multi-Hit skill mows down bosses and individual difficulties quickly and easily without much thought".
Balancing around those two extremes is likely going to be tricky for any dev. So, in the long run, it just might not be worth having such skills in most cases.
That's not to say such skills can't be incredibly useful for building strategy or interesting combat dynamics. It's just that they have a lot of "moving parts" that need to be considered very carefully when using them. It's also rare that I've seen these skills executed well outside of games that let you take them as "part of a character build" (usually dungeon crawler type games and some MMOs, with maybe one or two PvP type games in there as well).
@Tai_MT I think your odds are off by half (should be 1/4, 1/4, 1/2, right?), but I see your point - that a diverse enemy composition can make those "X Random Hits" skills interesting, and even if whittling down the troop until it's only enemies that are Weak to the element might push it into OP territory, and least that requires an interesting and knowing tactic from the player.
Piggybacking on what you said about "instant kill", it could be especially nifty to assign these X Random Hits skills a hidden special element where instead of, say, a 1.5x or 2x Weakness to Lightning, enemies with such a weakness to Lightning would take, say, 10x damage from the "Random Hits" Lightning skill. That would introduce a big element of Reward to the Risk/Reward tradeoff even with a low number of Random Hits (like 1 or 2), and would also open up some interesting tactics where you can eliminate most other members of the troop before finishing the last one off easily with the right element. Maybe an unusually tanky enemy you just didn't want to deal with.
Tai_MT said:
You want to avoid the "Multi-Target skill kills all the enemies quickly, so there's very little need for the single target skills" as well as the "Single-Target Multi-Hit skill mows down bosses and individual difficulties quickly and easily without much thought".
I think this sets up my original objection to the "X Random Targets" skills well - the issue I have is that to compensate for the randomness of the targeting, the skill must be more effective (more powerful, or at least less costly) than an actual single-target, multi-hit spell. But once you're down to a single enemy, or you're facing a boss without minions, now it is acting as a single-target, multi-hit spell, except it's much more effective than it should be. This assumes that you have an "X Random Targets" spell with an appropriate element - as you alluded to, a careful designer might be able to avoid this situation happening often by giving characters such skills but only in elements that fragile enemies tend to come in, and I guess that could be a really cool dynamic.
I have generally preferred to lean into these spells' uses against large groups of enemies, though, by only allowing each target to be hit by them once (per spellcast). Subsequent hits can still target that enemy but will do nothing. The more enemies there are, the more unpredictable the targeting becomes, but the more average hits you score against the enemy troop as well.
For general AoE skills, a solution that I really like to avoid making "trash mobs" too easy and brainless is to use an actual Area of Effect (usually circles or rows) rather than just hitting every enemy in the battle. It's fun, it's tactical, and it makes each skill/spell (and each enemy troop layout!) feel a little different than the last. Yanfly had a good Area of Effect plugin for MV, and I think that @Tsukihime is fairly far along in developing a good one for MZ.
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Wavelength said:
To be honest, I kept flip-flopping on the correct ratios. Each "hit 1 random enemy" would effectively have a 1/8 chance of hitting any of the enemies. There's a 2/3 chance of hitting an enemy that doesn't outright resist the skill.
I essentially found it difficult to express the ratio I was thinking of. Yes, 2/3rds of the enemies would take damage from the skill. Yes, about 1/4th of them are weak to the skill and would probably die instantly. But, in reality, you probably have a skill that is, "targets 4 random enemies" and there can be "repeats". So, if one hit of the skill kills one of the enemies, it increases the odds of the next hit landing on an enemy that can fully resist all damage from it. At any given time, there is probably a 25% chance of landing on one of the enemies that would die in a single hit or a 25% chance of hitting an enemy completely immune. But, for any one specific enemy to be hit is a 1/8 chance. You would also have weird odds skewering where computers really don't handle RNG well anyway, and you might have 3 of the 4 hits landing on an enemy completely immune, or landing across both immune enemies.
Anyway, I just didn't want to get into the mud and weeds in trying to debate percentage chances. I also wasn't really sure whether I wanted to use an individual's chances of<|fim_middle|> dmg per target
dmg: 400 w/ 5 targets (80 dmg per target)
I guess what I'm trying to say w/ this example is: Which lever(s) do you emphasize more/less for AoE skills/spells?
Keepin' it simple
@Frostrom How do you want the Chain Lightning spell to be used in combat? Do you want it to be something the player uses infrequently to great effect or something that's used quite often?
Which encounters would this skill help solve? As in, where is this a highly effective tactical choice?
duty said:
This would only apply to game's w/ "range" but basically I'm gonna make it so Chain Lightning has a range of 3 tiles, which is the same as Lightning Bolt but that range is just for the primary target. So if you have a target within 3 tiles, but 2 more targets even further than that but within 3 tiles of the primary target, then you can potentially hit targets that you normally couldn't reach. That would be it's intended use, imo (along w/ having more chances to cause Paralysis due to hitting more targets).
Lightning Bolt: (gray = caster, green = possible targets)
Chain Lightning: (theoretical furthest reach scenario)
But it doesn't have to jump in a straight line:
@duty I hope this answers your question.
I can see how a "Chain Lightning" spell would be far less tactically useful in a default battle system though.
Grunwave
In my project, I use row attacks and PBAOE in addition to AOE and single target. I also have a couple of spells with more complex targeting.
But my goal is for the player to open their spells and have to debate which is best in the current situation. I want them to use all of their spells and be rewarded for efficient choices.
Part of that is making AOE cost more than Single Target.
Another instance from that mathematical approach: Instant Spells. They do less damage and/or cost more than their castable counterparts, but you can take more/faster actions.
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lianderson
(stabs nearby car mechanic)
Very rarely do encounters go beyond three, so this one uses half damage! Good day humans.
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@Frostorm if you're using a location based system, then the advantage of chain lightning is obvious. You get to hit more foes from further away.
It seems like a low cost, lower damage version of the spell is the way to go.
The ideal scenario for chain lightning seems to be a series of enemies that queue up in a not-so-straight line to attack you. The spell becomes a method to soften up multiple targets as they approach, so it makes sense the player should be able to cast it often.
Lets say there are three enemies approaching the player: A, B, and C. A is the closest, B is the second closest, and C is the furthest.
The player has enough time to cast chain lightning once before enemy A has closed to melee range, twice before enemy B closes to melee range, and thrice before enemy C closes to melee range.
This means that, by the time enemy C has gotten close enough to be a threat, it's been struck 3 times by the chain lightning spell.
TheoAllen
Self-proclaimed jack of all trades
I don't know about everyone else, but my experience tells me that
70%multiplier for AoE feels useless.
100% multiplier for AoE feels not bad.
120% multiplier for AoE is broken, kinda.
Strictly speaking, a single damage skill may always be better if it deals more damage. At least in my design.
Instead of area damage, I'm more inclined to mix both. It is called "splash damage".
It goes something like, "Pick a target to take 140% damages and the rest takes 60%"
It feels like single damage with a bonus of area damage to the rest.
You feel satisfied that one particular target took a lot of damages.
You feel satisfied that the others also took a slight portion of damages.
I don't like "x random target" skills. It does not feel rewarding for area damage and only feels rewarding when all hit the same target. So I never made such a skill.
TheoAllen said:
This is actually my favorite version of AoE spells, except I don't know how to implement it (for LTBS)...
Milennin
"With a bang and a boom!"
Generally something along the lines of single target does like 2-3 times more damage than multi-target, but there are other factors to consider, such as the MP cost and secondary effects or conditional triggers. Splash damage is also a good variant option that sits in between those two.
A good example I can think of offhand would be a skill where the main function is to "open up" an enemy to further combos - in a case like this, you really do get more benefit to hitting a spread of enemies than you do by wailing on one enemy X times.
Ah, great idea! Each discipline tree in my game has an "opener" move, which usually applies a state or sets up some kind of mechanic for other skills to take advantage of. These openers are currently all single target skills that deal minor damage, but I wonder if I should make them AoE...
Aesica
I try to use the following things--not all of them necessarily for a given skill or spell, of course:
AoE skills are generally weaker. This is the captain obvious solution that I suspect just about everybody else does, too.
Formula-based damage dispersion (damage weakens for every target over 1)
Randomized damage dispersion. This is where a skill hits 1-3 (depending on the skill) random targets with each strike, and the spell strikes several times. Here's what I mean. Note that this particular skill would deal full damage to 1-2 targets, but with more than that, it has a chance to strike other targets, meaning its unlikely one target will take the entire brunt of the spell.
Skill is a single target + aoe hybrid skill. Meaning it hits a selected target, then deals an aoe pulse to all targets.
Pure aoe skills typically are less cost-efficient to use against 1-2 targets than single target skills of similar strength. So if Flare (single target) and Ultima (aoe) both have a 6x damage modifier in their formulas, Ultima might cost 120 mp while Flare only costs 45.
Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of RM's default 1-4 random targets functionality, so I made a plugin to extend it so you can deal damage to say, 2 random unique targets with each hit, x number of times. It feels a lot more rewarding against larger groups of enemies without feeling broken against just a single boss or something.
Frostorm said:
Good question. I think either can be fine, but the idea of having these "opener" moves be AoE is appealing, especially if most enemies appearing in AoE troops are the type to die in one or two hits ("trash mobs") anyway. Of course, if you find that these moves are just providing way too good value as an AoE (they're starting to overshadow your other skills), that's a reason to avoid making them AoE.
Aesica said:
I've always found this to be quite an effective way to avoid making a character "too good" at handling large groups of enemies, though it can also be a little unsatisfying because you never really get to see the big number hit a large group of enemies and feel like you just made the battle way easier on yourself.
Getting the numbers is always a bit tricky because if you add too much of a drop-off, it actually becomes a very poor tool against troops of 5-8 enemies! I think if I were to make a spell like this, I'd probably do something like calculate total damage as 100% + 20% for each additional enemy, and then divide that total damage by the number of enemies to determine how much to deal to each one. For anyone who has made a spell with this design (AoE spell with falloff damage for each enemy), how did you calculate the damage it should deal?
Another take on this would be to add some sort of conditionality to your AoE so that you can't just spam it to win every "mob" battle. For example, the AoE hits for single-target level of damage, but only affects enemies who are at 60% or less HP.
I also like your Single + AoE pulse suggestion a lot @Aesica.
Always nice to see a kindred spirit in the disdain for that functionality! I was looking at my old Ace script for dealing with this (it basically ignores additional hits on the same enemy when using an "X Random Targets" skill, and also lets you select which enemy will take the first hit if the designer wants it that way), and I forgot what I had written in the intro:
"Hit me once, shame on you. Hit me four times with a '4 Random Enemies' spell... still, shame on you!" - Succubus
Think I'll start remaking this one for MZ soon. I'm so tired of seeing these supposedly-AoE skills that are actually much better off used on a single target!
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I just had an idea! But damn, if only I could get SRD's SkillExtender plugin to work w/ my current setup...I'd be able to create a system where selecting a spell brings up a 2nd list of choices (this would be where SRD's plugin does its thing). This list of choices would be to select the size of AoE you want your spell to be, ranging from single-target to a 3-tile AoE or even a 5-tile AoE. Each size would have appropriate resource costs of course. They could even have different dmg coefficients since they would actually be different spells database-wise. The base effect of the spells would be the same though. In other words, it would seem like a single spell from the player's PoV, albeit w/ choices for different AoE sizes.
Thoughts? Would this simplify things (reduce to potentially reducing the total number of spells in the game)? Or would it overcomplicate combat instead?
Edit: This wouldn't have to apply to all skills/spells ofc.
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For anyone who has made a spell with this design (AoE spell with falloff damage for each enemy), how did you calculate the damage it should deal?
I'm making it simple.
1 enemy = full damage
2 enemies = falloff damage (per enemy)
x enemies = capped at a certain value
For example, base damage is 150%
The reduction is 30% per enemy
2 enemies = 120%
3 enemies = 90%
Minimum cap at 75%
So, if there are 5 enemies, you will still deal 75% to each of them.
This is going to sound weird because in a lot of ways what you're proposing would be good (and I'm generally a fan of allowing a lot of player freedom), but I've generally disliked "flexible" scopes when I've seen them in games I've played. I think what feels lousy to me is that it means there's no reward or penalty for setting up good or bad situations - you always have the right tool at your disposal at the right time. And this feels strangely unsatisfying because it takes some skill expression away.
I feel like combat is the most satisfying when characters' kits are more highly specialized (maybe one is great at taking down clusters of enemies in a small radius quickly, while another can attack large areas at once but has needs to get close to the action to do so), and you have enough tools to set up those situations if you play skillfully.
That's just my opinion, though. I don't think your idea is bad.
That sounds pretty good! Linear falloff wouldn't work well if it went forever, but the "house minimum" ( ) means it will always be at least somewhat effective. I like it.
I remember Stella actually had a skill like this in your demo and I couldn't figure out how severe the falloff was. | being hit, or just the overall chance of hitting the correct enemy. I decided on the "individual's chances" because that felt more like the perspective of the player rather than the dev. You have a skill that can hit 4 times, but each target is random and there's a group of 8. There's a 1 in 8 chance of hitting any specific enemy. Each hit is going to feel like that 1/8 chance rather than an overall 25% chance, or 50% chance.
But, maybe I'm just pulling that perception out of my rear. It tends to be the way I think about multi-target skills as a player, anyway. I'm just assuming at this point other players "feel" the way I tend to in such instances.
This would definitely be something worth implementing in such skills to make them more balanced with the rest of the skills in a game. A character may get lucky and land one of these hits on the tanky enemy while missing the other 7 and it kills them outright. Or, maybe they just get really unlucky and hit everything except that target. The player could then improve their odds by eliminating some of the other enemies. It would essentially force "careful" players to wait a turn or two to whittle down enemy ranks before using such a powerful skill that relies heavily on chance. They could mitigate risk for the same reward, or take a high risk and hope to get that reward. It might even feel pretty good to blow the skill as the first action in combat and get lucky enough to wipe out the big beefy tanky enemy without having to whittle down the other forces. Especially if that tanky enemy has some "wind up" or "set up" that makes him a bigger threat as the battle goes on.
Personally, I'd probably equate the feeling on par with the "SSSSMMMMMAAAAAAASSSSSSHHHH!!!" critical hit notifications from Earthbound. At least, as a player. "Yes! I got you! Eat it! Now to mop up!"
Your objection with it tends to be mine as well. It can be done, but it is difficult to do. Generally speaking, I don't think a dev should attempt to do it unless they want to put forth the effort to design the gameplay around making such skills work (and they would have to dedicate some time and effort into doing this). I don't see these types of skills pulled off well all that often because they tend to be difficult to manage and balance as devs.
I'm not saying we shouldn't ever have them in our games. But, it's difficult to have them in games where the combat isn't specifically set up to handle them and to allow players to capitalize on their unique gameplay mechanics.
Random hits for the sake of "it does something different than other skills" just doesn't work. Without a clear goal in mind for how the skill is meant to be utilized, it will easily fall flat and render a massive chunk of gameplay unbalanced (or the skill utterly useless).
Sounds like you weren't saying "don't hate on X Random Hits skills" so much as "don't hate on all X Random Hits skills because really good design can find a way to integrate it strategically". And after this discussion I must agree. It's quite rare that a battle system is designed specifically with these skills in mind, so I tend to think that "subsequent hits on the same target do nothing" is the best way to balance them in general (in a combat system that's not specifically designed around them). But yeah, I think I can see their value now in a system designed specifically around the ability to load 4 "random" hits onto the same single enemy.
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How would you guys go about "Chain Lightning" type AoE spells. Basically, the kind that jumps and perhaps decreases in dmg per jump. For example's sake, let's say we have 3 Lightning type spells:
I'll create a few possibilities...
Damage as a lever:
scope: single target
cost: 100mp
dmg: 200
scope: 3 targets
dmg: 200 (91+64+45 aka -30% per jump) or ~67 avg dmg per target
scope: all or 5+ targets
dmg: 200 total but only 40 per target assuming 5 targets
MP Cost as a lever:
cost: 200 219mp
dmg: 438 (200+140+98 aka -30% per jump) or 146 avg dmg per target
dmg: 1000 (200 per target assuming 5 targets)
A more realistic blend of levers:
dmg: 300 (137+96+67 aka -30% per jump) or 100 avg | 1,037 |
The trends and stories that filled our timelines — Andscape
In 2022, the world of sneakers felt like one big blur. Every week was filled with so many new releases that it was hard to keep up. New creators and corporate contenders emerged, trends continued shifting, and new consumers entered a world where hype ruled alongside niche interests.
Each brand experienced wins and losses. Sneaker lovers did, too. One of the better aspects of footwear has to be the diverse number of offerings. But buying shoes remains as painful as ever as bots, resellers, and raffles created headaches for consumers.
To put it all in perspective, we pulled together some of the top stories that kept our group chats and social feeds active throughout the year.
"Panda" Nike Dunk Low Retro
Making shoes people want available for them to purchase. A novel concept, right? With timelines stacked from top to bottom with screenshots of losses every week, Nike's "Panda" Dunks were among the few models where desirability and relative attainability converged. Dunks, particularly the Lows, have roared back into prominence since the model's previous peak in the mid-2000s, SB era. And since 2021, the simple black and white colorway has been a favorite.
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Secondary sneaker marketplace StockX deemed the Panda one of its bestselling sneakers of all time. According to its annual Big Facts Report, from Nov. 1, 2021, to Oct. 31, StockX said there were more than 400,000 trades of the Low and High models of the two-toned kicks combined. Pandas were also among the Dunk silhouette's most popular women's and children's colorways.
Because of the frequent restocking of shoes, interested sneakerheads had many more chances to add this colorway to their respective collections than SBs or even some of the more popular general releases. For that reason, you could find them worn at day parties and cookouts, offices and weddings, on public transportation and in luxury cars. These sneakers were made to be worn, not collected, and that is refreshing in and of itself. — Greg Whitt
A detailed view of the Nike Air Jordan Off-White sneakers worn by P.J. Tucker of the Miami Heat during warm-ups before the game against the Denver Nuggets.
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Fashion designer Virgil Abloh's unexpected death in November 2021 shook the creative world, including high fashion, streetwear, visual design, and sneakers, to its core. 2022 was the year when we all reckoned with this massive loss, but none more than his family and partners. So what does the future look like without one of the most forward-thinking people in fashion? Abloh's widow, Shannon, is ready to ensure that her husband's vision endures.
She is the CEO and managing director of Virgil Abloh Securities, the umbrella company she created to house her husband's creative endeavors, including his London design studio, Alaska Alaska, and Architecture, a collaboration with Nike. In an interview with The New York Times, Shannon Abloh said there is at least a year's supply of Nike x Off-White products that haven't yet hit the streets and many other projects that her husband had percolating. — Greg Whitt
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers attends a Nike promotional event at Longjiang Stadium on July 17, 2011, in Nanjing, China.
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One of the most disappointing storylines of last year turned for the better this year. After initially failing to agree to terms on a new extension in April 2021, Nike and Kobe Bryant's estate were out of contract for nearly a full year – meaning there were no new Kobe releases on deck for the foreseeable future.
Kobe's shoes were the most-worn series in the NBA since his death, which led to a sudden rush of players stockpiling any pairs they could get their hands on.
In March, Bryant's widow Vanessa and his estate locked in a new long-term deal and released the "Mambacita"-themed Kobe 6 Protros on what would've been Gianna Bryant's 16th birthday in May. With more Kobe 6 Protro editions and the return of the Kobe 8 in Protro form coming in 2023, fans and players alike were hyped to know that the series is back on.
Nike recently hired a general manager to work on all Kobe Bryant-related efforts, and there's a commitment to open a new "Mamba Academy" in Southern California, where his legacy will continue to impact a future generation through skills camps and programming. — Nick DePaula
Joe Freshgoods "Performance Art" x New Balance 993.
New Balance's 2022 omnipresence can be traced to the streets of Washington, in the early 1980s, when hustlers began wearing the brand for its cachet (the 990 was the first<|fim_middle|> year, all eyes will be on Fear of God Athletics and its long, long-awaited unveiling. — Nick DePaula
Nick DePaula is a footwear industry and lifestyle writer at Andscape. The Sacramento, California, native has been based in Portland, Oregon, for the last decade, a main hub of sneaker company headquarters. He'll often argue that How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days is actually an underrated movie, largely because it's the only time his Sacramento Kings have made the NBA Finals.
Greg Whitt is a writer from Washington, DC. His work has appeared in VIBE, Genius, Consequence of Sound and several other publications. He likes to freestyle when he's by himself in the car.
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Fast-forward to 2022, and New Balance had one of its best years ever. With an expanding roster of NBA and celebrity endorsers, including LA Clippers guard Kawhi Leonard and rapper Jack Harlow, New Balance has graduated from "if you know, you know" status to inescapable.
You cannot discuss New Balance in 2022 without mentioning Aimé Leon Dore. Teddy Santis' New York City-based brand blew the dust off of the New Balance archives and revived forgotten late-1980s basketball models such as the 550 and 650 a couple of years ago. The clean designs of the era were a perfect fit for Aimé Leon Dore's heritage inspiration and subdued luxe aesthetic.
Joe Freshgoods had two sneaker of the year candidates in the "Inside Voices" 9060 (the "Penny Cookie Pink" colorway being a clear standout) and the "Performance Art" 993s, which were released in the fall. The depth of storytelling associated with each Joe Freshgoods collaboration and the attention to detail in materials and color are always top-notch.
The same was true of New Balance's other collaborations with folks such as Salehe Bembury and Canadian design studio JJJJound. The former has his own sneaker of the year entry in a hairy suede 990v2, and the JJJJound collaborations are so sought-after that resale values have skyrocketed into the thousands of dollars. — Greg Whitt
"Lost & Found" Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG.
The "Lost and Found" Air Jordan 1 Retro should've been an easy win for Nike and consumers. Any Chicago-themed colorway for the Air Jordan 1 could be equated to printing money for the Swoosh. It's a classic color scheme that appeals to sneaker purists and draws in casual fans and retired sneakerheads looking to fill a hole in the collection. However, when a release generates too much attention, the hype creates demand that exceeds supply. In this case, the demand crippled Nike's SNKRS app and left buyers empty-handed.
Somewhere between actual users and the work of bots, SNKRS experienced a rare string of outages and glitches on release day. The app crashed, and users couldn't join the raffle. Those who did make it through experienced frozen screens and long load times. Some found their addresses deleted from their profile or were logged out.
Nike wasn't the only retailer to experience problems. Users reported major issues with the online process for Finish Line, Hibbett, and many boutiques.
Before the release, Nike tried to be transparent about which SNKRS users would have the scales tipped to their advantage. The company announced it would grant exclusive access to "a selection of Members who have entered and lost at least 20 different Air Jordan 1 High releases on SNKRS," which is wild. How much does someone have to enjoy rejection to try 20 times for one type of shoe before their sanity should be called into question?
For anyone unable to cop, don't stress it. The bright side is that the loss should count toward the accumulated total, increasing your odds on the next hot release. — John Gotty
Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets wears sneakers with logos covered in tape during the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Barclays Center on Dec. 7.
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It's extremely rare that a signature athlete's endorsement deal abruptly ends. Since the turn of the millennium, only four instances come to mind, with Kyrie Irving joining Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant, and Gilbert Arenas as players who exited their high-profile signature shoe deals early.
In Irving's case, Nike first opted to suspend his signature shoe deal on Nov. 4 after Irving posted a link on social media to a film and book that had antisemitic messaging. At the start of December, after discussing the dynamics of the suspended deal, the two sides agreed to terminate it now, ahead of its scheduled October 2023 expiration.
With the Brooklyn Nets suddenly surging, Irving back to his top-tier level of play, and a terminated shoe deal now making him a true sneaker free agent, the 30-year-old's next step is shaping up to be a top story to watch in 2023.
During his 11-year run with Nike, his signature series was often one of the bestselling athlete lines in the industry. Most recently, it was second only to Los Angeles Laker LeBron James' signature products in annual revenue. Whether Irving opts for yet another traditional brand-meets-endorser shoe deal format or looks, launches his own brand, or goes without a sponsor, the new year ahead will yet again follow Irving's next move. — Nick DePaula
Flight Club's wall of consignment sneakers on display at the store on July 7 in Los Angeles.
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Bots and resellers continue to have a huge influence over sneaker culture. Casual enthusiasts and sneakerheads alike have to decide between paying exorbitant premiums on top of rising retail prices or missing out on drop after drop. This is an industrywide problem, and it's not new. For years, customers have dealt with flawed releases from big retailers and buggy launches from small boutiques. However, Nike and its SNKRS app remain the biggest players in the market, so consumers have been looking to them to provide leadership and solutions.
Nike made some significant steps in the right direction in 2022. The Wall Street Journal reported that the company updated its terms of sale to say it will cancel online orders made using bots. It also threatened to suspend accounts, charge restocking fees, and refuse refunds to suspected resellers or others exceeding prescribed spending limits.
Besides bots and resellers, the average consumer experienced confusion about release dates and inventory due to brands dealing with delays in production and shipping. That confusion prevailed as release dates fluctuated and stores sometimes received fewer sneakers than usual, driving buyers to track down sneakers on their wish lists by any means necessary. There was a time when buying sneakers was, for the most part, as simple as having enough money. Those days are long gone. Commerce responded to sneaker culture's obsession with hype and manufactured scarcity. Now, actual scarcity is an industrywide problem.
Despite all of the technological and policy solutions the biggest brands have put in place, bots and resellers will likely still run the game for the foreseeable future, and pandemic-era supply chain issues will continue to have ripple effects. The only thing left to change is consumer behavior. Our relationship to consumption must evolve to avoid constant frustration and fear of missing out. — Greg Whitt
Rapper Kanye West arrives at the Balenciaga show on May 22 in New York City.
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The artist formerly known as Kanye West, now known as Ye, experienced a year of self-inflicted casualties that dismantled an empire he worked for years to build. In a matter of weeks, he lost deals with Gap, Balenciaga, and Adidas. The Adidas endorsement cost Ye an estimated $1.5 billion from his net worth, and Fortune reported that Adidas "expects to lose $246 million in profits by canceling the line."
For Ye, this scenario differs from his earlier split with Nike, where even if he mishandled his complaints, fans could at least support the idea of a brand partner being paid royalties for the fruits of the relationship. There's no redeemable argument for anyone who goes on national television shows espousing hate — or behaves even worse behind closed doors.
Could he bounce back with another brand? When Skechers doesn't want you even coming in the door, that speaks volumes. Whatever money he has left may not be enough to relaunch independently with the scale Adidas offered.
The path forward appears equally rocky for Adidas. CEO Kasper Rørsted recently stepped down, an earnings hit looms, and the company sounds like it's experiencing a spat with Jerry Lorenzo, owner of luxury streetwear label Fear of God, as the two parties attempt to launch the Fear of God collaboration after nearly two years of inactivity. The lost revenue could be hard to replace, no matter how many Stan Smiths or Superstars the German company sells. And while they may still hold all of the rights to footwear created by Ye, pushing those products without his stamp could prove difficult. — John Gotty
Dover Street Market London x Salomon XT-6 ADV.
Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour are the big three of the sneaker world by a wide margin, but some new players entered the conversation this year. Sneakerheads are frequently front of mind when thinking about who is driving the culture and the bottom lines of billion-dollar corporations. But do you know who else buys sneakers? Middle-aged dads. Runners. Outdoor enthusiasts. These consumers and an in-the-know fashion contingent have helped bring brands such as Hoka One One, Salomon, and On Running into the spotlight.
As chunkier silhouettes became more en vogue over the past couple of years, these brands found their opening. Salomon is a 75-year-old company that originally made ski equipment. Two former Salomon employees started Hoka with one goal — running downhill faster. On Running was created with triathletes and Ironman competitors in mind. With origins in the French (Hoka and Salomon) and Swiss Alps (On Running), each brand prioritized high performance in extreme conditions. These design priorities were reflected in maximalist outsoles and ultralight materials.
In 2022 we learned that consumers liked futuristic, technical materials and outsized outsoles as much for how they look as for their ability to help them run faster and climb higher. Collaborations with streetwear and fashion brands such as Bodega, Opening Ceremony, Outdoor Voices, Hidden NY, Comme des Garçons, Beams, and Loewe have helped solidify their fashion bona fides, resulting in huge leaps in sales numbers and market share. — Greg Whitt
A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 4 Retro "Violet Ore."
A cap tip goes to James Whitner and A Ma Maniere for putting together a solid run of Jordan retros. Many collaborations feel haphazard and lack connecting tissue. That wasn't the case with A Ma Maniere's releases.
What started in 2021 with the Air Jordan 1 and 3 collaborations carried over into 2022 with the "Airness" Air Jordan 2 and "Violet Ore" Air Jordan 4 retros by the Atlanta boutique. The "Airness" AJ2 captured the luxury of the original by opting for an off-white cracked leather and black snakeskin accents. The "Violet Ore" AJ4 used an elegant shade of purple on nubuck plus subtle accents — a quilted lining, a polished emblemed bearing an "A" — to create an upscale look. The pairs managed to honor the legacy of the shoes and the athlete who inspired the line while pushing the boutique into the short list of shops whose identity stands out where others get lost in the shadow of a larger collaborator.
A Ma Maniere even made people care about the less-heralded Air Ship, which is technically a Nike model but associated with Jordan since the company's namesake, Michael Jordan, wore the shoe early in his career. Having people scrambling to purchase Ships isn't an easy task, but it's one Whitner and company appear adept at handling. — John Gotty
The Crocs Pollex Clog by Salehe Bembury.
In a post-coronavirus pandemic setting, comfort reigned supreme. Sweatpants were the norm, and Crocs became one of the few footwear brands that enjoyed growth during a stretch that saw many companies struggle mightily.
Led by the wavy and uniquely sloping Yeezy Foamrunner design, injection footwear became ever-present in 2022. Designer Salehe Bembury's ongoing thumbprint-inspired collaboration with Crocs sold in more than a handful of colorways. At the same time, brands such as Fear of God rode the momentum of their successful California injection foam mules.
We even saw Jordan Brand dip its toes into the injection game with a hybrid silhouette dubbed the System.23, which also sports a removable inner bootie. Adidas, much to West's annoyance, dropped its own version in the form of the laceable or removable lined adiFOM Q.
While the impact on injection-based design that the demise of the Adidas and Yeezy partnership may bring remains to be seen, the willingness of the everyday consumer to wear what were once dubbed "hospital shoes" should make for an even more expanded market for injection sneakers. — Nick DePaula
With PUMA's Stewie 1, Breanna Stewart is the 10th woman in WNBA history to launch a namesake sneaker.
For most basketball players, the signature shoe deal is the holy grail of endorsement deals. Last year, 22 NBA players rocked their namesake models. In the WNBA, only nine players have enjoyed that distinction during the league's first 25 years, with the last signature model coming a decade ago for Candace Parker.
This year, Seattle Storm star Breanna Stewart became the 10th player in league history to launch her own sneaker with her vivid neon Puma Stewie 1. With a rooftop activation area at WNBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago, along with a marketing rollout on par with the sport's biggest signature launches, Stewart's entry into the signature game was off to a strong start, with the former MVP hoping for "a domino effect" that would lead to more signature sneakers for female athletes. — Nick DePaula
Jerry Lorenzo, Fear of God owner and founder
When Lorenzo announced his partnership with Adidas in December 2020, after successful sneaker launches with Nike, Converse, and Vans, the industry's radar was up for just how transformative his eventual product with the brand would be.
According to Adidas, the deal specified that Lorenzo and his Fear of God team would "drive the creative and business strategy for Adidas Basketball globally," essentially running the entire category.
As a result, the whole Adidas Basketball team moved to LA, where Lorenzo's company is based. Fear of God announced the formation of its "third pillar," Fear of God Athletics, to stand alongside the namesake brand and lower-priced basics brand Essentials. Lorenzo posted a photo of freshly inked three stripes along the back of his neck.
Exactly two years later, we're still waiting.
In the time since, Lorenzo's company has clarified that the partnership has "evolved over the past two years" and will now just entail the release of Fear of God Athletics collaborative products without the initial business and creative direction over the entire hoops category.
With lofty statements from both sides up front and a potential launch finally arriving during "the first half of 2023," according to Lorenzo, the brand's punting of its billion-dollar Yeezy partnership will add even more internal pressure. At the turn of the new | 3,165 |
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Home to a friendly menagerie of animals from the pages of favorite children's stories, children can meet Peter Rabbit at Mr. McGregor's Garden and see the sheep that Mary brought to school one day. Small gardeners can help water seasonal vegetable beds and seek out a sprouting alphabet of exotic plants. Small adventurers can join Robin Hood's band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest's extensive play fort.
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Title:<|fim_middle|> coaches' selection, Hennigan was a scoring member of the 1976 MASCAC championship team alongside of Lancer Hall of Famers Mark Bockus `77 and Arthur Belmonte `77 for his performances in the long jump and javelin throw.
In his junior year in 1976 he placed second in the long jump as he chalked up 21'5.75 at the New England Indoor AAU Track & Field Championships at Northeastern. In his senior year he won city championships in the indoor season with a jump of 21'4.75 at Holy Cross and again in the spring during the outdoors at WPI with a mark of 20'8.75.
After Hennigan graduated from Worcester State he won the AAU Track and Field Triathalon at Brandies University. He then continued to compete in track and field events for another 20 years until he retired at the age of 42.
Hennigan received his master's degree in education from Worcester State in 1982 and started his career in Shrewsbury at the Irving A. Galvin Regional Center as an educator. Hennigan has worked for the Southbridge Public School system for the last 22 years and he is currently a Team Chairperson for the Special Education Department. He also coaches the boys and girls cross country teams at Southbridge High School.
It is with great pleasure that we induct Steven R. Hennigan into the Worcester State College Athletics Hall of Fame. | Class of 2009
Steve R. Hennigan, was a leader for the Lancers in the Indoor and Outdoor track seasons, most notably for his performance on the field as a long jumper. As a senior in 1977, Hennigan captains both men's squads.
Coach Richard "Okie" O'Connor began recruiting Steve as early as 1971, when at the age of 15 and only a sophomore at South High, he won the Worcester Inter High School high jump title. He went on to win the Massachusetts State Indoor High Jump title the following year at Northeastern and as a senior won the District III high jump and long jump events. Steve also won the District III high jump in his senior year and set the state record with a leap of 6'2.5.
When Steve came to Worcester State Steve made an immediate impact as he became one of the most consistent point scorers. Steve competed in numerous individual and relay events which included the high jump, the long jump, the triple jump, the 100 meter dash and the quarter mile intermediate hurdles. He also ran on the quarter mile and sprint medley teams.
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When Rolling Stone reached out to Tom Petty about following the Heartbreakers around for their 40th-anniversary tour this year, Petty had one non-negotiable request: I had to see both an inside show and an outdoor show. Petty thought the experiences were so different that you couldn't judge the band without seeing both. He was right, of course. An indoor St. Louis show had a controlled energy to it, men who had been playing together for over half their lives blasting through everyone's favorite songs like the world's most professional bar band. The outdoor show at Red Rocks was different, a happy mess. After the gig was delayed by a thunderstorm and lightning flashing on the cliffs, Petty and the band re-took the stage and improvised through wet and disabled monitors. Petty, in a ragged scarf and jean jacket, looked like a rock & roll survivor out of The Road.
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The next day, I sat down with Petty in a suite at Denver's Ritz Carlton. He looked frailer in a fancy chair than he did onstage, impossibly skinny, his hands slightly shaking. He alternated between Marlboros and vaping in the no-smoking room. He mentioned that sleep was now his friend. Outside, longtime band member Mike Campbell took his mutt to the dog run while fellow Heartbreaker Benmont Tench walked the streets. Petty talked about them all and asked what Netflix shows he should catch. An assistant popped in after an hour but Petty had more to say. It was his only sit-down interview during the tour.
Tell me what happened with the rain last night.
The whole monitor system went down. It had something to do with them getting wet. They told me, "We gotta reboot these things, gonna take a while." So I'm like, "Great" [Laughs].
Does a moment like that give you any anxiety?
I don't think it gave me much anxiety. I think if it had gone on a lot longer, I would have been pissed.
It was a good time to have a band that you've been playing with for 25-to-40 years, depending on the individual members.
It's handy. We could have done 40 or 50 minutes of just calling out stuff we know. But it didn't come to that.
Benmont joked to me that you're having a real love affair with your drummer, Steve Ferrone, right now.
We were doing a MusiCares [benefit] recently, and Booker T. Jones was playing organ in the house band that T Bone Burnett put together. I don't really know him that well, but we had a pretty good talk that day. And Booker says to me, "You are so lucky, man." "What do you mean?" And he was like, "Your drummer. That's the best<|fim_middle|> got featured before that record. There are things like that I love that I don't know if people know about it.
So this is not the end. Or – well, you tell me. People have said it may be the end of you doing 50-show tours.
It's the end of that, but not the end of the Heartbreakers.
No. I don't know that we can end it. It's bigger than us. I mean, it really is something that drives us, in a way. And yes, we're in the back sixties now. We'll probably, certainly cut back on doing this kind of tour, but to stop playing is unimaginable to me. I think we'll still play.
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What was it that made you want to do this 40th-anniversary tour – that made you think, "OK, it's time to do big places and do it as a proper tour rather than just a few shows"?
There was, among us, a desire to do it. It's not what I would have thought of. We get together and do one little thing, and then you go, "My God, it'd be good to carry on." I think it was almost a year ago that we decided we would do the tour. And as far as the venues, the demand is huge.
I'm sure you could do 80 dates if you wanted.
You want everybody to get to see it, you know? I wouldn't count on us next year. I don't know how much more of this we're gonna do. So every show is precious, and I'm just really having fun playing.
Do you savor each show a little bit more just because … Not to sound morbid, but you've probably got fewer shows ahead of you than you have behind you.
I do savor them. This is the most … I've really enjoyed being onstage so much, this tour. I don't know exactly why, but it's so much fun, you know? This is an extraordinary bunch of musicians. It's very rare. I don't think that's always been in the front of our minds, but lately, it feels that way.
When you were in your thirties, forties or fifties, did you feel like it was more of a duty to go out and –
It was just what I did.
"We communicate in a way that I really haven't seen many people do. If I go play with someone else, it always amazes me how complicated it is."
It's your job. You love it, but –
Yes. I loved it, but it was what we did every day, you know? It was a ridiculous pace all the time, whether I'm on the road or not. That's what people don't understand: I might be away for two years, but I've worked myself to death on different projects. I produced Chris Hillman's upcoming record. Right up to the day of rehearsal [for this tour], I was involved in that. I've been more and more into production lately, and I really, really love that. I love recording. I don't know. We're enjoying playing. I think we're good at it.
After 40 years, I think you can safely say that.
I mean, I humbly say that I think we're pretty good at it, and there's not many rock & roll bands from our era. … We have all kinds of American music in what we do. And we've really studied the music. We're fans. Every one of us listens to a lot of music. And we talk about it and trade it back and forth and we have an incredible shorthand of naming this or that and …
And everyone understands.
Very rapidly. We communicate in a way that I really haven't seen many people do. If I go play with someone else, it always amazes me how complicated it is.
Yeah. And Benmont says that, I don't mean to be corny, but it's blood.
We all get along, is what's strange. We have this deep, brotherly love for each other, but … You know, nothing ever lasts long. If Benmont explodes, we're all so used to it that you just kind of let him go, and then he'll be alright. We used to call him Mad Dog because of his explosions. And so now, what happened, what became tradition is when he was losing it, Bugs, our roadie, would put a bowl of water by the piano. He is a genius, he's playing since he was four. Can play anything.
I wonder if you could talk a little about your relationship with Mike. He's been on all those solo records. He hasn't missed anything.
He actually engineered Full Moon Fever. He's always there. Mike is special, you know? I'll tell you one thing interesting about him is apart from each other, neither of us makes the same sound. If we play together, it's a very natural give and take. And I think that just must have happened from so many years of playing together. We know who's gonna go treble and who's gonna go mid-range, and if he's gonna play here, I'm gonna play there.
Do you approach touring or, like, getting your rest or anything in a way that you didn't –
When I was in my twenties? Well, I eat very sensibly. I've been a vegetarian for almost five years. I don't eat fish and chicken and all that. But I will have some eggs. So I'm not technically a vegan. But I eat pretty sensibly, and before a tour, I will usually work out a lot. I'll get a trainer, or I have a guy I've known a long time.
We box and lift weights, and so, I get my body strong where I feel like I'm in shape. And I get a lot more rest than I used to, you know. We used to hit the town pretty hard, you know. And that's a habit we got into in our twenties that carries over for quite a while. Then you realize, "Wow, if I don't get some sleep, I'm not gonna be able to sing."
So tell me, like yesterday, you had a show the night before and you had a show that night. What did you do …
Between those shows? I was asleep. My hours get kinda backwards. Most of the time, we're basing out of one town, flying out, doing the show, then flying back. And it's a pace that no one would believe, really. Unless you've done it, you really can't understand what it is. And if you're not really experienced and know how to do it, you will fall. Nobody can really run with this for very long, but we can because it's all we've ever done. We know how to pace ourselves and know what to do. And there is a pace to it, that you have to observe.
And you're talking about the pace leading up to the show –
Just getting through the whole thing, it's a wild thing, you know? It might be the only comfortable place there is that … That, this and the studio, I am completely OK. And in any other life situation, I'm terribly retarded.
It would be easy for you to like …
I wish I could play more. There's So. Many. Songs. An average show is two hours. And that's usually right up to the curfew or the union triple time. I always feel like, I could have played a little longer, or something, but it's hard for me to pay attention to anything for longer than that.
Do the guys ever say no? Do they ever say, "You know what, I'd really rather not do …"
Oh, yeah. They speak right up. They don't view me as the boss. They view me as the petulant brother that you sometimes have to listen to.
Talking to the other guys, it's like, "We can speak freely, but then Tom has the final say." But they're not a backing band by any stretch of the imagination.
I'm just trying to think of another analogous band and I can't really think of one.
There isn't one. It's a good dynamic because you can't really have a rock and roll band that's a democracy. It will not work. So there's gonna be that person within a group that drifts toward alpha-dog, and to keep us all happy, they indulge me. They know I'm the best songwriter and singer in the band, so that gives me some extra weight.
Tell me about playing with Dylan as a band.
It was essential. It made us what we are. Simple as that. Bob gave us a lot of courage. There's an improvisational air in his music, no matter how much he's rehearsed it. It's bold to be doing that to huge audiences, you know. So we came out of that experience knowing that what you could get out of this was so much broader than we had known to that point. It widened us as far as our knowledge of the music, and how to really really trust each other. And we just came away from those two years as different people. Bob loved playing with the band, and he knew that we could pretty much follow him wherever he went.
During the Dylan years you didn't have to be, as you said earlier, the big brother that the guys had to occasionally listen to.
Yeah. It gave me this incredible perspective of being in the band completely.
It gave you a little more, I don't know, empathy?
Yeah. It did. I don't think of them as a backing group, and I'm sure they don't either. But sometimes, I gotta be that person that makes decisions. We've decided over the years when we try to make decisions together, it's a disaster, you know? And they trust me, thank God.
"So many people tell me, 'Oh, we got married to "Here Comes My Girl,"' or things like that. That's really wonderful. I'm so blessed."
In Running Down a Dream, the documentary by Peter Bogdanovich, there was a moment where they're interviewing Eddie Vedder and he was saying something like, a 14- or 15-year-old remembers exactly where they were first time they heard "Free Fallin'." Maybe you've always realized this, or maybe as you get a little older you savor it a bit more.
People come up to me fairly often. They want to say hi, or whatever. Doesn't bother me, really. A lot of them say, "Thank you for being the soundtrack of my life," you know? And I always thought that was a really nice compliment because I know what that means. You know, the night you finally hooked up with your dream girl, and "American Girl" is playing, it becomes your song. So many people tell me, "Oh, we got married to 'Here Comes My Girl,'" or things like that. That's really wonderful. I'm so blessed. I really do understand it. I think more so now than ever that, you know, an extraordinary thing has happened here, you know?
We've had an amazingly long run of songs and they reach people and they mean something to them. One night I was pulling out of a place in L.A., and there were some fans on the street at the gate. Some young, like college-age girls. You know, we stopped and rolled down the window to sign their stuff, and one girl had an Echo album and she said, "I know you don't like this album, but it helped me through a really hard time." And I was like, "Well, cool," and I signed it. And then I thought later, "Well, see, things can work when you don't even realize it," you know?
There's a lot of great songwriters who hit that peak, let's say, between 22 and 28. There's a period of time where there's something instinctual about it, and then as you get older, you're thinking about it too much.
It gets much harder when you get older because you've covered a lot of ground already. And let me tell you, songwriting is work. It's hard work. Most people don't want to put that kind of work into it. And that's one difference between now and, say, the Sixties or early Seventies. People really wrote songs. I had to always dedicate my life to spending a lot of time on my own, writing music. And when you get older, you have more distractions, especially if you're successful.
For a long time, I just felt like I had to turn out another hit song, you know? And that's what I did. So as I got older, I would just make myself say, "Look, here's a block of time, you're gonna commit that to writing and see what comes out."
You mean you do it in your studio?
I never work good in places that would be easy to work in. I have a little office at home that I like to play in. The building next door is a full-on studio, but I don't go in there until I have a song. That's old-school advice that we got that was really good: Don't come in if you don't have a song that you could play to me on one instrument and I will go, "Wow, that's a good song."
Is there any song that you hate?
It's funny. Sometimes, 10 years later, I like something that I [didn't like before], or vice versa. But I hate "Zombie Zoo." I do not understand how that got on the record [1989's Full Moon Fever], when I had better stuff that didn't get on the record. What frame of mind produced that, I don't understand. 'Cause normally, I would have thrown that away. God knows we've thrown away far better. That was nearly a perfect album until the very end [laughs].
We know how to work the studio. I don't see a record like a concert. I thought Mojo was really good. Mojo grabbed a part of the band that had never been grabbed. That was probably created during the Dylan period. It's like, if you go on to play the blues, play it right. You know? Here's how it actually goes. Bob's take would be, "Well, check out this, you know? Here's how Howlin' Wolf plays that." And so we got pretty good at that and it never really | 3,006 |
Obviously I know that technically the day is reserved to celebrate the openness and acceptance for the LGBT community, although to me the day represented so much more.
I was with a brilliant mix of people, gay<|fim_middle|> a great day.
It really was a time to be proud, proud of the people, the way acceptance has shifted and proud of the spirit of an entire community celebrating together.
Every person there felt free and proud to be who they want to be, to be who they are and if it is only at events such as this that they feel comfortable enough to express their true selves then I am thankful for such things existing.
I only hope that one day everyone can happily walk down the street safely, being who they want to be and loving who they want to love.
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Marco Serna, and their children, Ryan, Ava and Luke; and his step children, Diane Van Zandt, Jean Alsup and George and Franklin Harris. Mr. Knight was born on April 21, 1922 in Waurika, Oklahoma and was 93 years old. As a young man he lived on a farm on the Red River, and after a flood in<|fim_middle|> Cards or notes can be sent to his son, Ken Knight, 2818 Firethorn Path, Spring Branch, Texas 78070. | the early 1930s, his family purchased a farm near Hastings. He attended high school in Temple (Class of 1939) and graduated from Oklahoma State University. Lewis had two great loves – his first wife Aida, to whom he was married for 55 years until her death in 1999 and Geneva, to whom he was married for 12 years until her passing in 2013. He was a high school Agriculture teacher for 39 years in Ada and Temple, Oklahoma and finished his career in Ralls, Texas, where he taught his last 25 years. He continued to live in Ralls after his retirement. Lewis was a WWII veteran and flew 50 combat missions as a Bombardier in B-17 bombers in North Africa and Italy. Lewis was a very successful Ag teacher and FFA Advisor, who taught, mentored and strongly influenced hundreds of young men and women. In 1997 the Ag building at Ralls High School was named in his honor. Lewis was in Lions Club for over 60 years and very involved with the Presbyterian Church in Temple, and later, the Ralls United Methodist Church. On November 18, 2014 Lewis was interred with full military honors at the National Cemetery at Fort Sam Houston, Texas along with his first wife, Aida. The family will hold a memorial service in Ralls on December 6, 2014. | 308 |
Ethiopian cardinal: Synod should highlight mercy, not condemnation
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Vatican City — The ongoing worldwide meeting of Catholic bishops on family should reaffirm church teaching in certain areas but also focus on highlighting God's mercy and withholding use of condemnatory language, Ethiopia's cardinal and the leader of east Africa's regional bishops' conference has said.
Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel said the meeting -- known as a Synod of Bishops and taking place in Rome from Oct. 4-25 -- should identify the position of the church "without condemning anybody with different views."
The synod, Souraphiel said, should focus on "pointing out the position of the Catholic church clearly as it is." But the church, he said, "is also merciful [and] would accept prodigal sons and daughters who have run away from the church but want to come back."
The church can show mercy today "just like Jesus did, by listening to [people] before judging them and showing the love of God to them," said the cardinal. It should also give people space to think about their lives, he said.
"Time is also very important -- for people to get time for reflection, time for prayer, time to come back to be with God," said the cardinal. "Because it is only through the action of the Holy Spirit we feel true conversions come."
Souraphiel, who is attending the synod in at least three separate roles, spoke in an NCR interview Thursday.
The cardinal heads the archdiocese of Addis Ababa, is the president of the Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia and Eritrea, and also the chairman of the eight-country Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa.
The Ethiopian focused the interview on what he plans to say to the some 270 prelates gathered for the synod and how bishops attending from Africa see their role in the discussions. He also spoke about how he hopes the synod might end, and what he is most looking forward to during Pope Francis' November trip to three African countries.
Souraphiel said he has chosen to use his three-minute address to the synod gathering to speak about the continuing refugee and migration crisis impacting his region. He said his country alone is dealing with some 500,000 refugees from Somalia, South Sudan, and Eritrea.
"It's not a new thing, this migration," said the cardinal. "In Europe, because they see some influx of people they see these people in some areas as a danger for their own existence."
"But migration has always been there in history," he said. "It all depends how people look at it, and how people receive migrating people."
Souraphiel also said that he and other African prelates want to be able to speak to the synod on behalf of their people with their own voice, and not through others. He said he remembered Pope Benedict XVI telling Africans during his 2009 visit to Cameroon and Angola that they have a "big responsibility."
"You are the spiritual lung of the world, and you have values," the cardinal recounted the retired pope's message. "And you should protect the values you have and transmit those values to the next generations."
"Since that time, Africans have been looking upon themselves and finding out their own values -- to share amongst themselves and also to protect [them]," said Souraphiel. "And, indeed, Africa now is having its own voice."
Asked about one conversation known to be taking place at the synod -- whether the church should use more inclusionary language when speaking of gay people -- the cardinal said that many Africans are focused on other issues.
"The issues in Africa are poverty, migration, people dispersed, war ... and degradation of the environment," said Souraphiel. He also mentioned foreign companies that practice mineral extraction in African countries, leaving local communities without adequate benefit from the work.
Such work, he said, often leaves many people displaced from their traditional homes, even having to seek shelter in forests.
"It is only the church which is present with them, whether it is sisters, or brothers, or fathers who are there with them -- just to be with them, even if they cannot do much," said the cardinal. "To share their sorrow."
"We feel we don't condemn people," said Souraphiel, speaking of the issue of inclusionary language. "Just like Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman, or to the woman who was caught in adultery -- to listen and to hear what is being done."
Francis will be visiting three African countries from Nov. 25-30: Kenya, Uganda, and the Central African Republic. Souraphiel said he would greet the pope in Kenya and Uganda on behalf of his regional bishops' conference, which includes both countries.
"People are already very eager to meet him because they saw the visit he had in the United States and Cuba," the cardinal said of the upcoming visit.
"We might not do it at that grand level," said Souraphiel. "But he was a point of unity and he went not also as a great professor or teacher. He went as a pastor, as a father. I think that aspect of his humble and simple approach to people will be very much appreciated in Africa."
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"And they can't stop these people?" he said, curiously.
"Man, Songbird suddenly seems like such a lame name for a ship in comparison," said Zane.
"Both of which could be anywhere as far as we know," said Jayna.
Ash grinned. "I'll reach out to our employer," he said.
"She might not be happy about us not having completed the job yet," said Zane, because somebody had to.
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"She was lying about something," said Zane.
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Zane squinted at Jayna for a moment. He rubbed his eyes. He moved his finger across the air as if counting something.
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She washed her hands in a small basin as she heard the door creaking open again.
"Seems like a pretty sweet gig," said Mari, accepting the captain's offering. "Maybe I jumped too quickly at the opportunity to be a<|fim_middle|> at that. "Or maybe you're just really good at it," she added.
"Are there other seasons around here?" said Mari, feeling an involuntary shiver.
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Project acronym 3D_Tryps
Project The role of three-dimensional genome architecture in antigenic variation
Researcher (PI) Tim Nicolai SIEGEL
Summary Antigenic variation is a widely employed strategy to evade the host immune response. It has similar functional requirements even in evolutionarily divergent pathogens. These include the mutually exclusive expression of antigens and the periodic, nonrandom switching in the expression of different antigens during the course of an infection. Despite decades of research the mechanisms of antigenic variation are not fully understood in any organism. The recent development of high-throughput sequencing-based assays to probe the 3D genome architecture (<|fim_middle|> in developing countries it is often the very poorest who do not receive essential social benefits. This is highly problematic since inclusive social protection is assumed to be a key factor for national productivity, global economic growth and domestic stability. Social protection in many developing countries can be traced back to colonial times. Surprisingly, the influence of colonialism has been a blind spot for existing theories and empirical studies of comparative social policy. In this project it is argued that the colonial legacy in terms of the imperial strategy of the colonial power, the characteristics of the colonized society and the interplay between the two is crucial in explaining early and contemporary social protection. Hence, the main objective of this project is to systematically understand how colonialism has shaped the remarkable differences in social protection and its postcolonial outcomes. Given the paucity of our information and understanding of social protection in former colonies, an interactive dataset on the characteristics, origins and outcomes of social protection will be developed including comprehensive data on former British and French colonies from the beginning of the 20th century until today. The dataset will be backed by insights derived from four case studies elucidating the causal mechanisms between the colonial legacy and early and contemporary social protection. The proposed project breaks new ground by improving our understanding of why social protection in some developing countries has led to more inclusive societies while reinforcing existing inequalities in others. Such an understanding is a prerequisite in informing the contemporary struggle against poverty and social inequality. | Hi-C) has revealed the importance of the spatial organization of DNA inside the nucleus. 3D genome architecture plays a critical role in the regulation of mutually exclusive gene expression and the frequency of translocation between different genomic loci in many eukaryotes. Thus, genome architecture may also be a key regulator of antigenic variation, yet the causal links between genome architecture and the expression of antigens have not been studied systematically. In addition, the development of CRISPR-Cas9-based approaches to perform nucleotide-specific genome editing has opened unprecedented opportunities to study the influence of DNA sequence elements on the spatial organization of DNA and how this impacts antigen expression. I have adapted both Hi-C and CRISPR-Cas9 technology to the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei, one of the most important model organisms to study antigenic variation. These techniques will enable me to bridge the field of antigenic variation research with that of genome architecture. I will perform the first systematic analysis of the role of genome architecture in the mutually exclusive and hierarchical expression of antigens in any pathogen. The experiments outlined in this proposal will provide new insight, facilitating a new view of antigenic variation and may eventually help medical intervention in T. brucei and in other pathogens relying on antigenic variation for their survival.
Antigenic variation is a widely employed strategy to evade the host immune response. It has similar functional requirements even in evolutionarily divergent pathogens. These include the mutually exclusive expression of antigens and the periodic, nonrandom switching in the expression of different antigens during the course of an infection. Despite decades of research the mechanisms of antigenic variation are not fully understood in any organism. The recent development of high-throughput sequencing-based assays to probe the 3D genome architecture (Hi-C) has revealed the importance of the spatial organization of DNA inside the nucleus. 3D genome architecture plays a critical role in the regulation of mutually exclusive gene expression and the frequency of translocation between different genomic loci in many eukaryotes. Thus, genome architecture may also be a key regulator of antigenic variation, yet the causal links between genome architecture and the expression of antigens have not been studied systematically. In addition, the development of CRISPR-Cas9-based approaches to perform nucleotide-specific genome editing has opened unprecedented opportunities to study the influence of DNA sequence elements on the spatial organization of DNA and how this impacts antigen expression. I have adapted both Hi-C and CRISPR-Cas9 technology to the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei, one of the most important model organisms to study antigenic variation. These techniques will enable me to bridge the field of antigenic variation research with that of genome architecture. I will perform the first systematic analysis of the role of genome architecture in the mutually exclusive and hierarchical expression of antigens in any pathogen. The experiments outlined in this proposal will provide new insight, facilitating a new view of antigenic variation and may eventually help medical intervention in T. brucei and in other pathogens relying on antigenic variation for their survival.
Project acronym AIM2 INFLAMMASOME
Project Cytosolic recognition of foreign nucleic acids: Molecular and functional characterization of AIM2, a central player in DNA-triggered inflammasome activation
Researcher (PI) Veit Hornung
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM BONN
Summary Host cytokines, chemokines and type I IFNs are critical effectors of the innate immune response to viral and bacterial pathogens. Several classes of germ-line encoded pattern recognition receptors have been identified, which sense non-self nucleic acids and trigger these responses. Recently NLRP-3, a member of the NOD-like receptor (NLR) family, has been shown to sense endogenous danger signals, environmental insults and the DNA viruses adenovirus and HSV. Activation of NLRP-3 induces the formation of a large multiprotein complex in cells termed inflammasome , which controls the activity of pro-caspase-1 and the maturation of pro-IL-1² and pro-IL18 into their active forms. NLRP-3, however, does not regulate these responses to double stranded cytosolic DNA. We identified the cytosolic protein AIM2 as the missing receptor for cytosolic DNA. AIM2 contains a HIN200 domain, which binds to DNA and a pyrin domain, which associates with the adapter molecule ASC to activate both NF-ºB and caspase-1. Knock down of AIM2 down-regulates caspase-1-mediated IL-1² responses following DNA stimulation or vaccinia virus infection. Collectively, these observations demonstrate that AIM2 forms an inflammasome with the DNA ligand and ASC to activate caspase-1. Our underlying hypothesis for this proposal is that AIM2 plays a central role in host-defence to cytosolic microbial pathogens and also in DNA-triggered autoimmunity. The goals of this research proposal are to further characterize the DNA ligand for AIM2, to explore the molecular mechanisms of AIM2 activation, to define the contribution of AIM2 to host-defence against viral and bacterial pathogens and to assess its function in nucleic acid triggered autoimmune disease. The characterization of AIM2 and its role in innate immunity could open new avenues in the advancement of immunotherapy and treatment of autoimmune disease.
Host cytokines, chemokines and type I IFNs are critical effectors of the innate immune response to viral and bacterial pathogens. Several classes of germ-line encoded pattern recognition receptors have been identified, which sense non-self nucleic acids and trigger these responses. Recently NLRP-3, a member of the NOD-like receptor (NLR) family, has been shown to sense endogenous danger signals, environmental insults and the DNA viruses adenovirus and HSV. Activation of NLRP-3 induces the formation of a large multiprotein complex in cells termed inflammasome , which controls the activity of pro-caspase-1 and the maturation of pro-IL-1² and pro-IL18 into their active forms. NLRP-3, however, does not regulate these responses to double stranded cytosolic DNA. We identified the cytosolic protein AIM2 as the missing receptor for cytosolic DNA. AIM2 contains a HIN200 domain, which binds to DNA and a pyrin domain, which associates with the adapter molecule ASC to activate both NF-ºB and caspase-1. Knock down of AIM2 down-regulates caspase-1-mediated IL-1² responses following DNA stimulation or vaccinia virus infection. Collectively, these observations demonstrate that AIM2 forms an inflammasome with the DNA ligand and ASC to activate caspase-1. Our underlying hypothesis for this proposal is that AIM2 plays a central role in host-defence to cytosolic microbial pathogens and also in DNA-triggered autoimmunity. The goals of this research proposal are to further characterize the DNA ligand for AIM2, to explore the molecular mechanisms of AIM2 activation, to define the contribution of AIM2 to host-defence against viral and bacterial pathogens and to assess its function in nucleic acid triggered autoimmune disease. The characterization of AIM2 and its role in innate immunity could open new avenues in the advancement of immunotherapy and treatment of autoimmune disease.
Project acronym ALLERGUT
Project Mucosal Tolerance and Allergic Predisposition: Does it all start in the gut?
Researcher (PI) Caspar OHNMACHT
Summary Currently, more than 30% of all Europeans suffer from one or more allergic disorder but treatment is still mostly symptomatic due to a lack of understanding the underlying causality. Allergies are caused by type 2 immune responses triggered by recognition of harmless antigens. Both genetic and environmental factors have been proposed to favour allergic predisposition and both factors have a huge impact on the symbiotic microbiota and the intestinal immune system. Recently we and others showed that the transcription factor ROR(γt) seems to play a key role in mucosal tolerance in the gut and also regulates intestinal type 2 immune responses. Based on these results I postulate two major events in the gut for the development of an allergy in the lifetime of an individual: First, a failure to establish mucosal tolerance or anergy constitutes a necessity for the outbreak of allergic symptoms and allergic disease. Second, a certain 'core' microbiome or pathway of the intestinal microbiota predispose certain individuals for the later development of allergic disorders. Therefore, I will address the following aims: 1) Influence of ROR(γt) on mucosal tolerance induction and allergic disorders 2) Elucidate the T cell receptor repertoire of intestinal Th2 and ROR(γt)+ Tregs and assess the role of alternative NFκB pathway for induction of mucosal tolerance 3) Identification of 'core' microbiome signatures or metabolic pathways that favour allergic predisposition ALLERGUT will provide ground-breaking knowledge on molecular mechanisms of the failure of mucosal tolerance in the gut and will prove if the resident ROR(γt)+ T(reg) cells can function as a mechanistic starting point for molecular intervention strategies on the background of the hygiene hypothesis. The vision of ALLERGUT is to diagnose mucosal disbalance, prevent and treat allergic disorders even before outbreak and thereby promote Public Health initiative for better living.
Currently, more than 30% of all Europeans suffer from one or more allergic disorder but treatment is still mostly symptomatic due to a lack of understanding the underlying causality. Allergies are caused by type 2 immune responses triggered by recognition of harmless antigens. Both genetic and environmental factors have been proposed to favour allergic predisposition and both factors have a huge impact on the symbiotic microbiota and the intestinal immune system. Recently we and others showed that the transcription factor ROR(γt) seems to play a key role in mucosal tolerance in the gut and also regulates intestinal type 2 immune responses. Based on these results I postulate two major events in the gut for the development of an allergy in the lifetime of an individual: First, a failure to establish mucosal tolerance or anergy constitutes a necessity for the outbreak of allergic symptoms and allergic disease. Second, a certain 'core' microbiome or pathway of the intestinal microbiota predispose certain individuals for the later development of allergic disorders. Therefore, I will address the following aims: 1) Influence of ROR(γt) on mucosal tolerance induction and allergic disorders 2) Elucidate the T cell receptor repertoire of intestinal Th2 and ROR(γt)+ Tregs and assess the role of alternative NFκB pathway for induction of mucosal tolerance 3) Identification of 'core' microbiome signatures or metabolic pathways that favour allergic predisposition ALLERGUT will provide ground-breaking knowledge on molecular mechanisms of the failure of mucosal tolerance in the gut and will prove if the resident ROR(γt)+ T(reg) cells can function as a mechanistic starting point for molecular intervention strategies on the background of the hygiene hypothesis. The vision of ALLERGUT is to diagnose mucosal disbalance, prevent and treat allergic disorders even before outbreak and thereby promote Public Health initiative for better living.
Project acronym ARCHAELLUM
Project Assembly and function of the crenarchaeal flagellum
Researcher (PI) Sonja-Verena Albers
Host Institution (HI) ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG
Summary "Archaea constitute the third domain of life and are believed to be close to the origin of life. They comprise a diverse group of micro-organisms that combine bacterial and eukaryotic features, but also employ many novel mechanisms. They possess a unique cell envelope with a cytoplasmic membrane of ether lipids surrounded by a proteinaceous S-layer and various cell appendages such as flagella, pili and more unusual structures. Studies have shown that the archaeal flagellum is an unique structure as it functionally resembles the bacterial flagellum, but structurally it is a simple type IV pilus. Moreover, we have shown that this type IV pilus can rotate. Therefore I propose to name the archaeal flagellum, the archaellum, as it is fundamentally different from the bacterial flagellum. In this proposal I aim to understand the assembly and mechanism of rotation of the archaellum of the thermocacidophilic crenarchaen Sulfolobus acidocaldarius by using biochemical, genetic and biophysical methods. The main milestons are: - Biochemical and structural characterization of all archaellum subunits - To understand the assembly pathway of the archaellum and the interactions of its different subunits - To understand how rotation of the filament is achieved and which subunits are important for this movement This work will identify a new, relatively simple motor complex that has evolved from primordial type IV pili assembly machineries and therefore uncover general principles of macromolecular assemblies at cellular surfaces and a novel mechanism to generate mechanical force that can be translated into movement."
"Archaea constitute the third domain of life and are believed to be close to the origin of life. They comprise a diverse group of micro-organisms that combine bacterial and eukaryotic features, but also employ many novel mechanisms. They possess a unique cell envelope with a cytoplasmic membrane of ether lipids surrounded by a proteinaceous S-layer and various cell appendages such as flagella, pili and more unusual structures. Studies have shown that the archaeal flagellum is an unique structure as it functionally resembles the bacterial flagellum, but structurally it is a simple type IV pilus. Moreover, we have shown that this type IV pilus can rotate. Therefore I propose to name the archaeal flagellum, the archaellum, as it is fundamentally different from the bacterial flagellum. In this proposal I aim to understand the assembly and mechanism of rotation of the archaellum of the thermocacidophilic crenarchaen Sulfolobus acidocaldarius by using biochemical, genetic and biophysical methods. The main milestons are: - Biochemical and structural characterization of all archaellum subunits - To understand the assembly pathway of the archaellum and the interactions of its different subunits - To understand how rotation of the filament is achieved and which subunits are important for this movement This work will identify a new, relatively simple motor complex that has evolved from primordial type IV pili assembly machineries and therefore uncover general principles of macromolecular assemblies at cellular surfaces and a novel mechanism to generate mechanical force that can be translated into movement."
Project acronym Baby DCs
Project Age-dependent Regulation of Dendritic Cell Development and Function
Researcher (PI) Barbara Ursula SCHRAML
Summary Early life immune balance is essential for survival and establishment of healthy immunity in later life. We aim to define how age-dependent regulation of dendritic cell (DC) development contributes to this crucial immune balance. DCs are versatile controllers of immunity that in neonates are qualitatively distinct from adults. Why such age-dependent differences exist is unclear but newborn DCs are considered underdeveloped and functionally immature. Using ontogenetic tracing of conventional DC precursors, I have found a previously unappreciated developmental heterogeneity of DCs that is particularly prominent in young mice. Preliminary data indicate that distinct waves of DC poiesis contribute to the functional differences between neonatal and adult DCs. I hypothesize that the neonatal DC compartment is not immature but rather that DC poiesis is developmentally regulated to create essential age-dependent immune balance. Further, I have identified a unique situation in early life to address a fundamental biological question, namely to what extent cellular function is pre-programmed by developmental origin (nature) versus environmental factors (nurture). In this proposal, we will first use novel models to fate map the origin of the DC compartment with age. We will then define to what extent cellular origin determines age-dependent functions of DCs in immunity. Using innovative comparative gene expression profiling and integrative epigenomic analysis the cell intrinsic mechanisms regulating the age-dependent functions of DCs will be characterized. Because environmental factors in utero and after birth critically influence immune balance, we will finally define the impact of maternal infection and metabolic disease, as well as early microbial encounter on DC poiesis. Characterizing how developmentally regulated DC poiesis shapes the unique features of early life immunity will provide novel insights into immune development that are vital to advance vaccine strategies.
Early life immune balance is essential for survival and establishment of healthy immunity in later life. We aim to define how age-dependent regulation of dendritic cell (DC) development contributes to this crucial immune balance. DCs are versatile controllers of immunity that in neonates are qualitatively distinct from adults. Why such age-dependent differences exist is unclear but newborn DCs are considered underdeveloped and functionally immature. Using ontogenetic tracing of conventional DC precursors, I have found a previously unappreciated developmental heterogeneity of DCs that is particularly prominent in young mice. Preliminary data indicate that distinct waves of DC poiesis contribute to the functional differences between neonatal and adult DCs. I hypothesize that the neonatal DC compartment is not immature but rather that DC poiesis is developmentally regulated to create essential age-dependent immune balance. Further, I have identified a unique situation in early life to address a fundamental biological question, namely to what extent cellular function is pre-programmed by developmental origin (nature) versus environmental factors (nurture). In this proposal, we will first use novel models to fate map the origin of the DC compartment with age. We will then define to what extent cellular origin determines age-dependent functions of DCs in immunity. Using innovative comparative gene expression profiling and integrative epigenomic analysis the cell intrinsic mechanisms regulating the age-dependent functions of DCs will be characterized. Because environmental factors in utero and after birth critically influence immune balance, we will finally define the impact of maternal infection and metabolic disease, as well as early microbial encounter on DC poiesis. Characterizing how developmentally regulated DC poiesis shapes the unique features of early life immunity will provide novel insights into immune development that are vital to advance vaccine strategies.
Project acronym CIRCODE
Project Cell-type specific mechanisms regulating rhythms in leukocyte homing
Researcher (PI) Christoph Andreas Scheiermann
Summary Leukocytes are the key components of the immune system that fight infections and provide tissue repair, yet their migration patterns throughout the body over the course of a day are completely unknown. Circadian, ~24 hour rhythms are emerging as important novel regulators of immune cell migration and function, which impacts inflammatory diseases such as myocardial infarction and sepsis. Altering leukocyte tissue infiltration and activation at the proper times provides an option for therapy that would maximize the clinical impact of drugs and vaccinations and minimize side effects. We aim to create a four-dimensional map of leukocyte migration to organs in time and space and investigate with epigenetics techniques the molecular mechanisms that regulate cell-type specific rhythms. We will functionally define the daily oscillating molecular signature(s) of leukocytes and endothelial cells with novel proteomics approaches and thus identify a circadian traffic code that dictates the rhythmic migration of leukocyte subsets to specific organs under steady-state and inflammatory conditions with pharmacological and genetic tools. We will assess the impact of lineage-specific arrhythmicities on immune homeostasis and leukocyte trafficking using an innovative combination of novel genetic tools. Based on these data we will create a model predicting circadian leukocyte migration to tissues. The project combines the disciplines of immunology and chronobiology by obtaining unprecedented information in time and space of circadian leukocyte trafficking and investigating how immune-cell specific oscillations are generated at the molecular level, which is of broad impact for both fields. Our extensive experience in the rhythmic control of the immune system makes us well poised to characterize the molecular components that orchestrate circadian leukocyte distribution across the body.
Leukocytes are the key components of the immune system that fight infections and provide tissue repair, yet their migration patterns throughout the body over the course of a day are completely unknown. Circadian, ~24 hour rhythms are emerging as important novel regulators of immune cell migration and function, which impacts inflammatory diseases such as myocardial infarction and sepsis. Altering leukocyte tissue infiltration and activation at the proper times provides an option for therapy that would maximize the clinical impact of drugs and vaccinations and minimize side effects. We aim to create a four-dimensional map of leukocyte migration to organs in time and space and investigate with epigenetics techniques the molecular mechanisms that regulate cell-type specific rhythms. We will functionally define the daily oscillating molecular signature(s) of leukocytes and endothelial cells with novel proteomics approaches and thus identify a circadian traffic code that dictates the rhythmic migration of leukocyte subsets to specific organs under steady-state and inflammatory conditions with pharmacological and genetic tools. We will assess the impact of lineage-specific arrhythmicities on immune homeostasis and leukocyte trafficking using an innovative combination of novel genetic tools. Based on these data we will create a model predicting circadian leukocyte migration to tissues. The project combines the disciplines of immunology and chronobiology by obtaining unprecedented information in time and space of circadian leukocyte trafficking and investigating how immune-cell specific oscillations are generated at the molecular level, which is of broad impact for both fields. Our extensive experience in the rhythmic control of the immune system makes us well poised to characterize the molecular components that orchestrate circadian leukocyte distribution across the body.
Project acronym CMVAGSTIMULUS
Project Molecular mechanisms of persistent antigenic stimulation in cytomegalovirus infection
Researcher (PI) Luka Cicin-Sain
Host Institution (HI) HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR INFEKTIONSFORSCHUNG GMBH
Summary Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus, latently persisting in the majority of the adult population worldwide. In these hosts, CMV-specific memory cells dominate the immune memory compartment. It follows that CMV-specific T-cells dominate the memory compartment of the majority of the human population worldwide. I propose to define within this project the molecular mechanisms driving the inflation of CMV-specific T-cells. My central hypothesis is that expression levels of CMV peptides during latency, along with the avidity of T-cell receptors for peptide MHC complexes, define the amplitude of T-cell responses. A corollary hypothesis is that vigorous T-cell responses in CMV infection are defined by factors that drive CMV gene expression during latency, such as inflammatory stimuli. This hypothesis will be verified in a model of in vivo CMV latency and immune monitoring. We will benefit from state-of-the-art inducible genetic systems, where recombinant mouse CMV will be deployed in transgenic mice. In latently infected mice, we will induce or suppress the expression of immunodominant CMV genes, and define downstream effects on T-cell response kinetics. In parallel, we will define the T-cell responses to high and low avidity peptides. Understanding the mechanisms driving the strong T-cell response to CMV is of outstanding biological and clinical relevance. If strong T-cell responses may be redirected to target heterologous antigens of interest, CMV-based vaccine vectors might potentially allow the development of HIV or tumor vaccines. On the other hand, it is speculated that the control of latent CMV may overcommit the aging immune system and exhaust the T-cell repertoire. Given the CMV pervasiveness, discerning the mechanisms of its T-cell induction may define novel molecular targets for rejuvenation strategies. In either case, the proposed research has groundbreaking potential in the field of infection and immunity.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus, latently persisting in the majority of the adult population worldwide. In these hosts, CMV-specific memory cells dominate the immune memory compartment. It follows that CMV-specific T-cells dominate the memory compartment of the majority of the human population worldwide. I propose to define within this project the molecular mechanisms driving the inflation of CMV-specific T-cells. My central hypothesis is that expression levels of CMV peptides during latency, along with the avidity of T-cell receptors for peptide MHC complexes, define the amplitude of T-cell responses. A corollary hypothesis is that vigorous T-cell responses in CMV infection are defined by factors that drive CMV gene expression during latency, such as inflammatory stimuli. This hypothesis will be verified in a model of in vivo CMV latency and immune monitoring. We will benefit from state-of-the-art inducible genetic systems, where recombinant mouse CMV will be deployed in transgenic mice. In latently infected mice, we will induce or suppress the expression of immunodominant CMV genes, and define downstream effects on T-cell response kinetics. In parallel, we will define the T-cell responses to high and low avidity peptides. Understanding the mechanisms driving the strong T-cell response to CMV is of outstanding biological and clinical relevance. If strong T-cell responses may be redirected to target heterologous antigens of interest, CMV-based vaccine vectors might potentially allow the development of HIV or tumor vaccines. On the other hand, it is speculated that the control of latent CMV may overcommit the aging immune system and exhaust the T-cell repertoire. Given the CMV pervasiveness, discerning the mechanisms of its T-cell induction may define novel molecular targets for rejuvenation strategies. In either case, the proposed research has groundbreaking potential in the field of infection and immunity.
Project acronym COEVOLVE
Project From Forest to Farmland and Meadow to Metropolis: What Role for Humans in Explaining the Enigma of Holocene CO2 and Methane Concentrations?
Researcher (PI) Jed Oliver Kaplan
Summary The Holocene record of atmospheric CO2 and methane concentrations is an enigma. Concentrations of both gases increased from the beginning of the epoch 11,700 years ago to about 10,000 BP, then declined for several thousand years, but by 6000 BP, concentrations of both gases were steadily increasing again. This mid-late Holocene rise in greenhouse gases is unusual; similar patterns are not observed during previous interglacials. While various mechanisms have been proposed to explain these changes in Holocene CO2 and methane, there is one undisputed feature of this epoch that we know is different from the rest of Earth history: the existence of behaviorally modern humans. How humanity could have influenced the Holocene increase in CO2 and methane concentrations is the subject of the COEVOLVE project. In an interdisciplinary study that combines the social and natural sciences, we will reconstruct anthropogenic CO2 and methane emissions over the Holocene using a state-of-the-art model of terrestrial biogeochemistry and earth surface processes. The novelty of our approach is to develop a geodatabase of anthropogenic activities derived from historical and archaeological observations to drive our model, and to evaluate our simulations against a new, comprehensive global reconstruction of past land cover. COEVOLVE is organized around three activities: 1) synthesis of observations of past land cover change from paleoecological archives, 2) development of a spatial database of the spread of technology, industry, culture, and trade that influenced global land use and resource consumption patterns and 3) informed by parts 1 and 2, modeling of terrestrial biogeochemical cycles and land surface processes including deforestation, soil erosion, and fire. With a new perspective on preindustrial environmental impact, the COEVOLVE project will make a breakthrough in our understanding of the influence of humans on greenhouse gas concentrations and global climate during the Holocene.
The Holocene record of atmospheric CO2 and methane concentrations is an enigma. Concentrations of both gases increased from the beginning of the epoch 11,700 years ago to about 10,000 BP, then declined for several thousand years, but by 6000 BP, concentrations of both gases were steadily increasing again. This mid-late Holocene rise in greenhouse gases is unusual; similar patterns are not observed during previous interglacials. While various mechanisms have been proposed to explain these changes in Holocene CO2 and methane, there is one undisputed feature of this epoch that we know is different from the rest of Earth history: the existence of behaviorally modern humans. How humanity could have influenced the Holocene increase in CO2 and methane concentrations is the subject of the COEVOLVE project. In an interdisciplinary study that combines the social and natural sciences, we will reconstruct anthropogenic CO2 and methane emissions over the Holocene using a state-of-the-art model of terrestrial biogeochemistry and earth surface processes. The novelty of our approach is to develop a geodatabase of anthropogenic activities derived from historical and archaeological observations to drive our model, and to evaluate our simulations against a new, comprehensive global reconstruction of past land cover. COEVOLVE is organized around three activities: 1) synthesis of observations of past land cover change from paleoecological archives, 2) development of a spatial database of the spread of technology, industry, culture, and trade that influenced global land use and resource consumption patterns and 3) informed by parts 1 and 2, modeling of terrestrial biogeochemical cycles and land surface processes including deforestation, soil erosion, and fire. With a new perspective on preindustrial environmental impact, the COEVOLVE project will make a breakthrough in our understanding of the influence of humans on greenhouse gas concentrations and global climate during the Holocene.
Project acronym COLSOC
Project The Legacy of Colonialism: Origins and Outcomes of Social Protection
Researcher (PI) Carina SCHMITT
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITAET BREMEN
Summary Social protection has been one of the most popular instruments for promoting human development across the globe. However, the great majority of the global population is not or only partly covered by social protection. Especially in developing countries it is often the very poorest who do not receive essential social benefits. This is highly problematic since inclusive social protection is assumed to be a key factor for national productivity, global economic growth and domestic stability. Social protection in many developing countries can be traced back to colonial times. Surprisingly, the influence of colonialism has been a blind spot for existing theories and empirical studies of comparative social policy. In this project it is argued that the colonial legacy in terms of the imperial strategy of the colonial power, the characteristics of the colonized society and the interplay between the two is crucial in explaining early and contemporary social protection. Hence, the main objective of this project is to systematically understand how colonialism has shaped the remarkable differences in social protection and its postcolonial outcomes. Given the paucity of our information and understanding of social protection in former colonies, an interactive dataset on the characteristics, origins and outcomes of social protection will be developed including comprehensive data on former British and French colonies from the beginning of the 20th century until today. The dataset will be backed by insights derived from four case studies elucidating the causal mechanisms between the colonial legacy and early and contemporary social protection. The proposed project breaks new ground by improving our understanding of why social protection in some developing countries has led to more inclusive societies while reinforcing existing inequalities in others. Such an understanding is a prerequisite in informing the contemporary struggle against poverty and social inequality.
Social protection has been one of the most popular instruments for promoting human development across the globe. However, the great majority of the global population is not or only partly covered by social protection. Especially | 6,543 |
How much is Avery Johnson Worth?
Avery Johnson is a retired American Basketball player who has a net worth of $20 million. Avery Johnson gained his net worth, playing for several NBA teams including Seattle Supersonics, San Diego Spurs and Dallas Mavericks. Johnson was also a head coach for Dallas Maverick and New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets. Avery's professional career began with the Seattle Supersonics in 1998. Since then, Avery became one of the most recognized players in NBA and is best known for his time with the San Antonio Spurs. He led the Spurs to the NBA Championship victory against the New York Knicks in 1999.<|fim_middle|> | In 2004, Avery retired from playing and became an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks and in five months, he was made head coach. Under Avery leadership, the Mavericks achieved victories over the Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns. His efforts as head coach hasn't gone unnoticed: Avery was twice- awarded the Coach of the Month, making him the only person to have received the award in the first two months as head coach. Avery was dismissed from the position in 2008. Since then, Avery became a studio analyst for ESPN/ABC and a head coach for New York/Brooklyn Nets where he remained with the team until 2012. | 136 |
After chasing this rare visitor, Snowy Owl,<|fim_middle|>!! | I could not wait for this year's Christmas Bird Count, a proud traditional since 1900! I started off my first Christmas Bird Count by joining fellow birders in the early morning of December 14 at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, a birding hot spot I have visited often. Our team of four people including Tim Keyes as our team leader, Beth Roth, Jaynne Reichert and myself, spotted 74 species in seven hours! The most memorable species for me is to see a juvenile Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) fly into Bluebill Pond at around 8:15 AM and three American Wigeons!
After spotting nine Black-faced Spoonbills during my recent visit to Asia, seeing this Roseate Spoonbill taxi and land in front of my eyes is another highlight of this Christmas Bird Count!
Juvenile Roseate Spoonbill (玫瑰琵鷺). Click image to enlarge.
Many thanks to Dot Bambach's great effort to organize this event, refuge manage Kimberly Hayes providing us hot chili, home-made cornbread and fruit for lunch, and Jaynne Reichert being such a patient and tireless chauffeur to make our CBC a wonderful day to remember. Finally, my appreciation also goes to our team leaders, Tim Keyes (morning) and Beth Roth (afternoon), we spotted over 70 species, including my lifer, American Wigeon! Yeah | 295 |
Run<|fim_middle|> decades! | nemede, NJ - Dynamic Forces today released images and information announcing that The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Volume 1, signed for DF exclusively by the cover artist Neal Adams, will be offered for sale in the month of April with pre-orders being taken now!
Listen up, bookshelves! In April, DF is offering The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Volume 1 signed by the cover artist and comic book legend Neal Adams! There is no disputing that Neal is one of the greats in the industry, especially when considering his work for DC, where his innovative skills contributed to the creation of some of the definitive modern imagery of DC characters such as Batman, Green Arrow, Green Lantern and others. Originally published in 1976, The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Volume 1 is the first in a series, and at DF we're certain there's no better way to add class to your bookshelves than by starting your Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes series off with a Neal Adams signed edition of Volume 1.
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Originally published in 1976, this exhaustive volume - the first in a series - includes every piece of information you could want to know about Batman, his allies and enemies, weapons in his war on crime, and his adventures across the | 325 |
For many people, belief in the paranormal derives from personal experience of face-to-face interviews with astrologers,<|fim_middle|> a professional magician are described. This is followed by detailed analysis of the cold reading performances of a spirit medium. Future research should investigate the degree to which cold readers may have convinced themselves that they actually possess psychic or paranormal abilities. | palm readers, aura and Tarot readers, and spirit mediums. These encounters typically involve cold reading, a process in which a reader makes calculated guesses about a client's background and problems and, depending on the reaction, elaborates a reading which seems to the client so uniquely appropriate that it carries with it the illusion of having been produced by paranormal means. The cold reading process is shown to depend initially on the Barnum effect, the tendency for people to embrace generalized personality descriptions as idiosyncratically their own. Psychological research into the Barnum effect is critically reviewed, and uses of the effect by | 120 |
Conservative List Released
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Press Release – Conservative Party
Although the party has only been officially registered for less than four weeks, it has managed to field 52 candidates, substantially more than all other minor parties except the Greens. Read more »
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Fatal Vehicle crash in Christchurch
Press Release – New Zealand Police
This crash involved a car and a petrol tanker. The driver of the vehicle has since died as a result of injuries sustained from the crash. The drivers details will not be released until next of kin have been advised. Read more » | Hot Emerging Companies
Press Release – Canterbury Scientific
Canterbury Scientific has been named in the Technology Investment Network (TIN)'s annual ranking of top performing technology companies in New Zealand, growing its revenue by 56% to $4.2m. It is ranked #165 on the list and is heralded by organisers … Read more »
Partial opening of SH73: Brougham St, Chch after fatal crash
Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) hopes to open one lane of State Highway 73 (SH73) in Christchurch shortly following a fatal crash involving a truck and a car earlier this morning. Read more »
NZ Cup & Show Week kicks off
Summer is in the air and Canterbury's favourite spring festival, New Zealand Cup and Show Week, is ready to launch this Saturday 5 November. The long range weather forecast predicts a fine day for next Tuesday's Cup Day at Addington Raceway. Read more »
Union Movement rallies round locked out workers
Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Over 100 meat workers have now been locked for 10 days at the Canterbury Meat Packers (CMP ANZCO) meat works in Rangitikei. Read more »
Cue Gets Creative with Strategy Merger
Press Release – Strategy Design and Advertising
Strategy Design and Advertising's Group managing partner Geoff Cranko announced today that Cue Design in Wellington has joined the Strategy Design and Advertising network. The merger takes the number of Strategy studios to four – with Wellington joining … Read more »
Hands-On Approach Shows Children the Importance of Breakfast
Press Release – Eggs Incorporated NZ
In a bid to get school children all over New Zealand excited about eating breakfast, The Egg Guy is visiting schools to teach, inspire and grow the confidence of budding cooks through simple and tasty egg recipes. Read more »
Outlook is bleak for the early childhood education sector
Press Release – Child Forum Research Network
The early childhood education sector is | 416 |
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I've been in a mega migraine since Saturday evening. I was reading Psalm 23 to find comfort. I read on Sunday from my Experiencing God journal. Psalm 23:3 "He leads me along the right paths for His name sake." Isn't this chapter so<|fim_middle|>You are a great blessing to me and to all who know and love you!
I am praying for you my dearest sister that the good Shepherd will ease your pain. I hate that you have to battle this!! | comforting? There is a reason some passages are so familiar and beloved- they speak to our hearts year after year and reach us right where we live. Saturday night I knew it was coming in like a freight train and I tried to prepare. Sunday it was in full swing and I couldn't find enough ice packs to cover my head, Monday I was unable to move- sick from head to toe, today I'm just mad. I've powered through half the day while my head was raging- I knew I'd pay for it later but I was determined to not let this rule my day. I want so much for this to not be my identity but it seems lately I'm just living here without much of a break. I feel guilty to even indulge complaining now with this burden I drag along, because I know so many people have much worse pain than I do – I will go along and fight the fight and try to "suffer in silence" as my Dad used to say to me. But sometimes it seems like an endless cycle of pain and unproductivity. I'm just admitting to the world today that I'm beat. Maybe these words I'm going to share will be an encouragement to you if you are in pain of any sort today. I'm just walking by faith not by sight… at all today. I'm actually not walking I'm going to bed. I thought I'd jot this down before I go under.
I know I'm loved by the Father and I'm thankful.
Have you grown weary (like me)? Does your soul need to be refreshed? Don't attempt to recover on your own. Only God knows how to heal and rejuvenate a soul. He will do it perfectly, sometimes in surprising ways. Ask Him to restore you, and then be prepared to respond to what He does next." – This portion was taken from Experiencing God Day by Day Feb 28.
So very sorry you are suffering Sheri!
It is obvious God has taught you so much through your pain.
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Mission: Possible — Highlights from Our 16th Annual Gala
The 2019 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists Honorees at the New York Academy of Sciences Annual Gala. With Brooke Grindlinger, Chief Scientific Officer, Scientific Programs & Awards, & Peter Thorén, Executive Vice President, Access Industries and Blavatnik Family Foundation.
Members of the Board<|fim_middle|> Young Scientists at the Annual Gala.
Jerry MacArthur Hultin, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Academy, leads a toast to Academy President & CEO, Ellis Rubinstein.
Derya Akkaynak, PhD 2019 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists, Physical Sciences & Engineering Finalist, with friends at the Gala after party.
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore celebrates the Academy's new partnership with Generation Unlimited (GenU), an inspirational initiative to empower over a billion young people with the skills they'll need to become productive and engaged global citizens.
On Monday, November 11th, 2019, over 300 representatives of New York's world-class scientific ecosystem gathered at Cipriani 25 Broadway to celebrate the Academy's 16th annual Gala.
Academy President and CEO Ellis Rubinstein opened the event by announcing the Academy's new partnership with Generation Unlimited (GenU), an inspirational initiative to empower over a billion young people with the skills they'll need to become productive and engaged global citizens. He then introduced special guest Henrietta Fore, the Executive Director of UNICEF, who spoke about the vital role GenU will play in advancing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. In her remarks, Fore welcomed the new partnership with the Academy, and cited its Junior Academy program as an example of how we can combine technology with professional mentoring and skilling to support young people at scale, at a fraction of the cost of traditional education systems.
"There's simply no better investment in the future than investment in today's young people."
— UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
Following dinner, the Academy's Chief Scientific Officer for Scientific Programs and Awards, Dr. Brooke Grindlinger, announced the honorees of the 2019 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists. Dr. Grindlinger then welcomed each honoree to the podium, where the Blavatnik Family Foundation's Peter Thorén presented them with their personalized medals.
After the awards ceremony, the Honorable Jerry Hultin, current Chair of the Academy's Board of Governors, led a toast to Academy President and CEO Ellis Rubinstein. He was joined by Nobel Laureate and Academy Chair Emeritus Torsten Wiesel; Academy Chair Emeritus John Sexton; Academy Chair Emeritus Nancy Zimpher; and real estate developer Larry Silverstein, all of whom shared brief anecdotes about Ellis's 17 extraordinary years of leadership at the Academy.
A photo album from the evening's festivities can be found here.
Your Mission — should you choose to accept it — is to help the Academy close the Skills Gap by expanding STEM mentoring and education programs around the world!
Support Extraordinary Science! | of Governors of the New York Academy of Sciences (from left to right). Back row: Peter Thorén, Laura Sachar, Jerry Hultin, Paul Horn, David K.A. Mordecai. Center row: Jacqueline Corbelli, Ellis Rubinstein. Front row: Elaine Fuchs, MaryEllen Elia, Manuela Veloso, Seema Kumar.
Roberto Benes, Director, Generation Unlimited, enjoys the Gala with UNICEF representative Nadi Albino.
Henrietta Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF, announces the Academy's partnership with Generation Unlimited, a UNICEF initiative that aims to support a transformational global effort to prepare young people across the globe to become more productive and engaged citizens.
Brooke Grindlinger, Chief Scientific Officer Scientific Programs and Awards, the New York Academy of Sciences, introduces the 2019 Blavatnik Regional Awards for | 184 |
Reflection from the "Walkie Talkie" Making Cars Melt
00:00 - 2 September, 2013
by Joe Weisenthal, Business Insider
20 Fenchurch Street, or the "Walkie Talkie," by Rafael Viñoly Architects. Image © Flickr User pembridge2
The big story today is about a new development in London's financial district dubbed The Walkie Talkie due to its unusual shape.
The combination of its shape (which is curved), its placement, and its height has apparently created a tremendously intense reflection and beam of light that creates extraordinary heat on a nearby block, and one Jaguar owner says his car literally suffered melting damage from having been parked in that spot.
The news was first<|fim_middle|>: Joe Weisenthal, Business Insider. "Reflection from the "Walkie Talkie" Making Cars Melt" 02 Sep 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/423560/reflection-from-the-walkie-talkie-making-cars-melt/> ISSN 0719-8884 | broken by Jim Waterson at City AM.
Anyway, a photo of the car has been revealed by the BBC, which tweeted out a photo of a clearly warped Jaguar.
A London skyscraper is blamed for reflecting light which melted parts of a nearby car: http://t.co/EbJUqc4wUg pic.twitter.com/sPijHkIoEw
— BBC London Newsroom (@BBCLondonNews) September 2, 2013
In a joint statement, developers Land Securities and Canary Wharf said:
"We are aware of concerns regarding the light reflecting from 20 Fenchurch Street and are looking into the matter.
"As a precautionary measure, the City of London has agreed to suspend three parking bays in the area which may be affected while we investigate the situation further."
Mr Lindsay said the developers had apologised and agreed to sort out the £946 repair costs.
Meanwhile, an Instagram user has found a great shot showing just how white hot the spot on the street seams to get.
This story, by Joe Weisenthal, was originally published on Business Insider. Check out other great content at Business Insider, such as:
This New Building in London's Financial District Is Alleged To Be Literally Making Cars Melt
New 'Smart Windows' Let In Light But Keep Out The Heat For Energy Savings
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Queen Elizabeth II Confirms Royal Family Will 'Support' Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's 'New Lives' In Canada
January 13, 2020 12:38PM EST
Adam Sandler Turns Oscar Snub Into Beautiful Dedication To 'Mama' Kathy Bates
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Soon after Adam Sandler's name was not called during the January 13 Oscars nominations, the 'Uncut Gems' star reacted to the snub. He tweeted that 'Sandman got no love from the Academy,' and congratulated his 'Waterboy' co-star, 'mama' Kathy Bates.
The Oscars snubs continue with Adam Sandler being the latest to star speak out. The actor, 53, was noticeably absent from the January 13 nominations, which did not include his wildly popular comedy thriller, Uncut Gems in its Best Actor category. While Adam wasn't feeling the love from the Academy, he had the best response to the snub.
"Bad news: Sandman gets no love from the Academy," he wrote in a tweet on Monday morning.<|fim_middle|> hit at the box office following its December 13 debut. The film also received four nominations at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday, January 12.
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Oscars Highlights 2019 — See The Show's Best Moments | However, he found the silver lining. "Good news: Sandman can stop wearing suits," he continued, possibly hinting that he will not attend the Oscars on February 9. He ended his tweet on a lighter note and praised his good friend, Kathy Bates.
"Congrats to all my friends who got nominated, especially Mama," Adam said in reference to Bates, who played his on-screen mother Helen in 1998's football classic, The Waterboy. He included a photo of Kathy, 71, from the film in his tweet. Kathy is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for playing Barbara Jewell in Richard Jewell. at the 2020 Academy Awards.
Bad news: Sandman gets no love from the Academy.
Good news: Sandman can stop wearing suits.
Congrats to all my friends who got nominated, especially Mama. pic.twitter.com/o1Ep3E7GRB
— Adam Sandler (@AdamSandler) January 13, 2020
Not long after Adam sent out the tweet, Kathy responded with a hilariously cute message.
"I love you my Bobby Boucher!!!," the actress wrote, addressing Adam as his character. "You was robbed!!," she admitted. "But Mama loves you!!! I learned a new urban slang word for you! You da GOAT!! Not the one we eat at home, Son."
I love you my Bobby Boucher!!! You was robbed!! But Mama loves you!!! I learned a new urban slang word for you! You da GOAT!!
Not the one we eat at home, Son. ❤️😎🐐 https://t.co/2KDbfUjIXR
— Kathy Bates (@MsKathyBates) January 13, 2020
Meanwhile, HollywoodLife caught up with Adam Sandler at the start of this awards season at the National Board Of Review in New York, where he won Best Actor for his work in Uncut Gems.
When asked if he'll take on more dramas, after portraying a bit of a darker role as jeweler Howard Ratner, Adam said, "If they come my way and it makes sense, yeah, if it happens." Nonetheless, "I do like doing my comedies, but we'll see what happens," he admitted.
Uncut Gems, where Adam plays a charismatic jeweler and compulsive gambler, has been a | 492 |
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AI helps discover new geoglyph in the Nazca Lines
by admin | Dec 7, 2019 | Mummies, Nazca, Uncategorized
Reported today on The Verge
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Reported today in The Verge.
Scientists from Japan have used machine learning for the first time to identify a new figure among the ancient motifs of Peru's Nazca Lines.
The illustration, known as a geoglyph, is thought to date to between 100 BC and 500 AD, and was made by removing the dark stones of the Nazca Desert to reveal the white sand beneath. It's small, just five meters in height, and it shows a humanoid figure grasping a cane or club. Like the other drawings in the Nazca Desert, its exact function is unknown, but its discovery<|fim_middle|> the Nazca Lines to be discovered with the help of artificial intelligence.
The Nazca Lines occupy an area of roughly 19 square miles, and they are thought to have been made over many centuries starting around 100 BC by the Nazca people of modern-day Peru. They were first studied in detail in the 1940s, and by the time they were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994, around 30 were identified. They're remarkably we
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"It is in an area that we often investigated, but we did not know the geoglyph existed," Professor Makato Sakai, the leader of a team from Yamagata University that conducted the research, told The Verge over email. "It's a large achievement."
The geoglyph was discovered during a larger research project by Yamagata University. Over a decade, using a combination of on-site surveying and aerial imagery, archeologists from the university manually identified 142 new designs in the desert. Then, working with researchers from IBM Japan, they used machine learning to scan the data for designs missed in earlier studies. This revealed geoglyph number 143, our fellow with the cane. It's the first design in | 169 |
Have you ever wanted to spend more time thinking and having peace of mind? Over the last few months Jon and I have started meditating in the morning meditating in the morning and at night has truly changed my life. Our daughter calls meditating "Humitating" (I find that adorable). Even thought meditation is becoming more mainstream, I think there is still a lot of stigma around what meditating is and how to do it. Here are some tips every beginner meditator may want to pay attention to.
If you're going to meditate, the #1 rule you should follow is that you need to be comfortable. Comfort is always important, if you're going to be spending time mediating, find a spot that you'll be able to sit at for a while. You can also consider finding a spot to lay down as well.
This is the<|fim_middle|> short breaths. Instead, take breaths in and out to help you with the relaxation practice.
During the day, your body goes through a lot. You're put through stress, function on little sleep, and probably aren't eating the best. Meditation allows you to focus on your body's movement. Give a try. Watch your chest fall and rise. Watch how your body actually relaxes. It's truly amazing how meditation changes the way we think.
One of my favorite apps is Omvana. It's the #1 app for meditation and people of all walks of life can use it. There are meditation tracks to help with sleep, peace, and meditation. Omvana can help you focus, meditate, relax, and even sleep. Also, make sure you check out Ziva Meditation, if you're new to meditation. | time in which you start focusing on your meditation, which would mean closing your eyes. Your eyes being closed helps you to focus on what you're doing. It helps you to shut out what's going on around you. Closed eyes are a great part of meditating.
You don't have to think extra about your breathing, simply breath in and out. Simple breaths are all it takes. A part of meditating is trying to relax and simple breathing can help you do this. Try not to think too hard about breathing and don't take | 109 |
Everyday life in Iraq is becoming increasingly dangerous, an Iraqi American told the United Methodist Board of Church and Society.
"Iraq is becoming un<|fim_middle|> is needed, according to Shallal.
"Americans can play a role," he said. "Cities shouldn't be put under siege. Instead, air drop in supplies of food, water and generators. The United States has to change its policy toward Iraq."
Jim Winkler, top staff executive of the Board of Church and Society, told board members "it is a sad fact that the people of Iraq are now worse off today than they were prior to the U.S.-led invasion. Perhaps as many as 250,000 Iraqis have died from violence or the breakdown of basic health care and other infrastructures."
The Board of Church and Society is the social action and advocacy agency of the United Methodist Church. | livable," said Andy Shallal, who has many family members living in the country.
The Board of Church and Society passed a resolution in 2005 calling on the United States to withdraw troops from Iraq. Shallal spoke to the board's Peace with Justice/United Nations and International Affairs work area during the agency's April 20-23 meeting. He is with the Iraqi American Alliance, a Washington-based group working to strengthen relations between Iraqis and Americans.
"One hundred and ninety-two professors have been killed since the start of the war," he said. "Three more have been killed in the last three weeks." Those who can leave are leaving, he said.
The violence has touched Shallal's family. One of his nephews was abducted while going to school. The 15-year-old was held captive until his parents could pay $50,000 for his return. He came back "bruised, cut and emotionally scarred. These acts are so brazen, and it does no good to go to the police," Shallal said.
He described how general living conditions have deteriorated. The price of gas is astronomical in a country that only a few years ago paid 10 cents a gallon. "The country is one big gas station," he said. "No one understands why the prices are so high."
The lucky people get electricity for about six hours a day, and in a country that once had one of the best health care systems in the Middle East, getting medical care is almost impossible, he said.
"My uncle who has asthma went to the hospital during one of the bad sandstorms. There were 200 people waiting to use the one oxygen tank," he said.
A change in U.S. policy | 358 |
Display Energy Certificates (DEC)
Display Energy Certificates (DECs) were introduced to raise public awareness of the Energy usage and associated Carbon Emissions of buildings. These certificates must be displayed in a prominent area, such as a reception, to inform occupiers and visitors about the energy consumption of the public building.
In England and Wales, a DEC should be clearly and easily visible to the not observing passer-by; and guidelines dictate that these should be no smaller than A3 in size. By this measure, it is hoped to increase awareness of the building's Energy Performance.
DECs display the Energy use<|fim_middle|> building between 250m² – 1000m² of total useful floor area is valid for up-to ten years together with its AR.
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If you require assistance to understand this area more or to find out if your building requires a DEC, please speak to a member of our team on 01275 846995. | of the building in colourful bands of A to G; where A (green) is very efficient, and G (red) is consequently the least efficient with high Energy use and emissions.
For buildings >1000m² the displayed certificate is valid only for twelve months, and it displays the total metered energy consumed within the last twelve months.
An affected organisation must display a clearly visible DEC to the public and hold in its premises the associated and valid advisory report. The Advisory Report (AR) contains recommendation on how Energy efficient improvements can be achieved which benefit the buildings Energy consumption and is valid for seven years.
What buildings require a DEC?
A DEC and its associated AR are legislative requirements for buildings which have a total useful floor area greater than 250m² that are occupied in whole or partially by Public Authorities and/or are frequently visited by the public.
Examples include but are not limited to the following:
Central and Local Government Bodies
MOD and Army bases
NHS Surgeries
NHS Dental Surgeries
Museums & Art Galleries (provided by Public Authorities)
Municipal Golf Clubhouses
Leisure Clubs (not privately owned).
Other Private Organisations do not have to display a DEC; however, any building can be assessed, and a Display Energy Certificate can be produced on a voluntarily basis.
This will help the occupiers and/or landlords to gain a better understanding of the in-use energy of the building.
Further benefits can be achieved with the ESOS assessment.
Validity of a DEC
A DEC for a building exceeding a total useful floor area of more than 1000m² is valid for twelve months, while its AR is valid for seven years.
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Portland Public Schools » News & Calendars » News » PHS Teens Benefit from Speak Out
Portland High School on March 1 became the first school in Maine to participate in Teen Speak Out: an all-day experiential program facilitated and led by students and mentors to strengthen the school community and create a positive and inclusive climate.
About 60 student participants, 25 student facilitators, and eight teacher-mentors participated in the Teen Speak Out, said Andrea Levinsky, the high school's Extended Learning Opportunities Coordinator, who coordinated the event. It was facilitated by Tabitha May-Tolub of Roots & Wings, which provides training and consultation for youth and the adults in the areas of leadership, communication and identity development, and by student facilitators, who had three days of training to get ready for the big day.
When asked what they liked about Teen Speak Out, students said:
* "It was a good way to address the problems at Portland High, and how we can fix<|fim_middle|> I also met a lot of people and learned more about people than what I knew."
Some specific things students said they learned from the experience were:
*"Everyone has struggles and we need to remember and understand that before making assumptions."
*"How to open up to new people."
The PHS Teen Speak Out event was sponsored by Unum, Martin's Point, and Seeds of Peace. There were gifts in kind from BJ's, Frito Lay, Subway, and Coca Cola. | those as well as how we can bond as a school and really come together."
*"I would say that it is a fun and interesting program that can push you out of your comfort zone, and it makes you think about ways we can improve our school community."
*"We got to speak to people we don't talk to each and every day. It was amazing and I hope PHS does it again.
*"I liked that different students came together and connected about PHS."
*"It was an amazing experience. It was lots of fun and felt like a safe environment. | 114 |
Sitting pretty just minutes outside of Byron Bay's bustling town<|fim_middle|> an ideal spot for couples looking to create a rustic style wedding with their nearest and dearest.
Nestled amongst the real working farm with views across to Mt Warning and Byron Lighthouse, the cafe has an incredible, large industrial interior that can easily host long table feasts. Not to mention, space for a cracking dance floor.
Outside, a sheltered deck and paved area allow for guests to seamlessly flow in and out and make the most of Byron's warm evenings.
Three Blue Ducks was brought to life by a couple of food-loving friends who wanted to create a more sustainable and ethical way of living (and eating!).
Their philosophy is simple, with all produce being made in-house or sourced from sustainable suppliers. The coffee is fair trade, the eggs are organic, the beef is grass fed and even the cleaning products are environmentally friendly.
The menu, created by first-class chefs Mark and Darren (previously Tetsuyas head chef) includes things like slow cooked beef brisket, local line-caught fish and cinnamon verbena panacotta, while the on-site bar boasts a killer selection of beer, wine, spirits and cocktails.
Three Blue Ducks however, is more than just a café serving fine food and top-notch coffee. It's a local institution where friends and families come to wander around, play cricket, listen to live music, gather around a barbecue or have a picnic with a hamper from the Produce Store.
It's a positive, unpretentious place where everyone's invited and encouraged to stay as long as they like. | centre, Three Blue Ducks is a locally-owned and run farm cafe set on 80 acres of lush countryside. Brimming with country-coastal charm, it's | 34 |
Neotinea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to much of Europe, the Mediterranean region, and the islands of the eastern Atlantic, from the Canaries, Madeira and Ireland east to Iran and Western Siberia.
Description
The Neotinea species are relatively low-growing and small, perennial herbaceous plants. They form ovoid tubers as outlasting organs, so they belong to the geophytes. Each plant has two tubers, one old (previous year) and one new (this year). The erect stem is often slightly bluish. There are two to four leaves in a basal rosette and one or two more on the stem<|fim_middle|>inia are short-stalked. As with all orchids, the seeds are very numerous and dust-fine, often only 1/4 millimeter in size and a millionth of a gram in weight.
Taxonomy
The genus Neotinea is named after an Italian botanist, Vincenzo Tineo (1791-1856), who was Director of Palermo botanical garden and later the Chancellor of Palermo University. His published works include 'Plantarum rariorum Sicilae' (1817) and 'Catalogus plantarum horti' (1827) The formerly monotypic genus Neotinea was extended in a revision of the Subtribe Orchidinae by Bateman in 1997 on the basis of genetic characters to include the species in the Galericulatae section of the genus Orchis.
Species
, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts four divided into two sections including one of natural hybrid.
Natural Hybrids
See also
List of Orchidaceae genera
References
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
Orchideae
Orchideae genera | , these can be spotted or unspotted.
The densely flowered inflorescence is cylindrical in outline, sometimes conical. The bracts are formed as membranous bracts. The hermaphrodite flowers are relatively small, they are greenish white, straw-colored, whitish or pink in color, zygomorphic and triad. The bracts, especially the lip, are often mottled darker pink to purple or have a line drawing. The lip has three lobes, the middle lobe is occasionally divided into two, and its surface is often covered with small papillae. The spur is always present, it can be short and conical or longer and cylindrical. The five other petals (sepals and petals) are tilted forward together, forming a helmet. The columna is short, with two large lateral scars that meet at the bottom. The two poll | 182 |
In a food processor, grind 1 cup of the pistachios until coarsely chopped; transfer to a plate.
Add the remaining 1 cup of pistachios to the processor along with 1/2 cup of the flour and pulse until the nuts are finely ground.<|fim_middle|> indentation in the center of each. Chill the cookies until firm.
Using a small spoon or a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4-inch tip, fill each cookie with 1/2 teaspoon of the jam. Bake the cookies in the lower half of the oven for about 25 minutes or until golden; shift the pans halfway through baking. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets.
Sift confectioners' sugar over the cookies. Using a moistened finger or soft brush, tap the center of each cookie so that the jam shines through the sugar.
The cookies can be stored in an airtight container for 1 week. | Add the remaining 11/2 cups flour along with the sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt and pulse until combined. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add the egg yolks, vanilla and lemon zest and pulse until the dough begins to come together. Transfer the dough to a bowl and refrigerate until firm.
Preheat the oven to 350°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or wax paper. In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy. Roll scant tablespoons of the dough into 1-inch balls. Dip the balls in the beaten whites, then roll them in the chopped pistachios. Arrange the cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. With a floured finger, make an | 157 |
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Compared to traditional liquid domestic heating chemicals, the RedProtect© system offers approximately an 84% reduction in plastic packaging content when compared to a traditional one litre chemical jerrycan and an approximately 77% reduction in plastic when compared to a standard 0.5 litre chemical bottle. Of the 12.9 g of plastic in the RedProtect© product, all 100% is recyclable.
As a solid product, Flamco can guarantee there will be no spilling and no leaks from the new RedProtect© range.
By minimising the size and weight of the products, Flamco has been able to greatly reduce the costs associated with logistics. As a concentrated range, Flamco is able to minimise the dimensions and weight of the products, greatly reducing its Carbon footprint. One dose of RP1 Corrosion Inhibitor weighs less than<|fim_middle|> the merchants and in installers vans, contributing to so many companies own environmental programmes."
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The endurance community is mourning the loss of Kathy Brunjes, a rider who competed at the highest level and was also involved in the governance of the sport.
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) said Brunjes, 59, lost her courageous fight against cancer on Thursday.
Brunjes was an avid endurance rider, logging 6745 lifetime competition miles.
Her passion for the sport of endurance saw her compete all over the world, including representing the United States in Jerez, Spain at the 2004 FEI World Endurance Championships.
Brun<|fim_middle|> Award in 2005. Governor John Baldacci appointed Brunjes to the Maine State Library/State of Maine Library Commission.
"The Federation sends our deepest sympathies and condolences to the Brunjes family and to the entire endurance community," USEF chief executive John Long said. | jes then travelled to Abu Dhabi, UAE in 2008 to compete in the President's Cup and later the same year as a member of the US squad at the FEI World Endurance Championship in Malaysia.
She participated in governance of the sport as a member of the USEF Board of Directors since 2007.
She served on the Youth Sports Committee, the Administration and Finance Working Group, the Endurance High Performance Committee and was the chair of the Endurance Eligible Athletes' Committee.
Brunjes was also active within the American Endurance Ride Conference as a former chair and as a member of the International Committee.
Brunjes' contributions were not limited to equestrian sport; she served as the Director of Library Services in her home state of Maine.
Brunjes was instrumental in instituting the Maine Humanities Council Literature and Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Healthcare program, receiving the Eleanor Cains Distinguished Medical Librarian | 190 |
High Weald Academy is a small school serving a widespread rural area. There is a calm and orderly environment and a commitment to excellence in all aspects of academy life. The welcoming and family ethos is reflected in our PRIDE values and in our cohort structure which promotes a strong sense of community and belonging and supports students to develop and flourish both academically and as young people. It is a school completely connected to the local community. High Weald Academy has high expectations of all students and aims<|fim_middle|> in education we have a strong belief that schools can no longer exist in isolation and that partnerships of this kind are a way of providing stability, support and innovation.
We welcome the opportunity to show you round and to talk to you in person either today or on a future visit. Choosing a secondary school is a huge decision and it is important that you are able to make the right choice for your child. Do tell us about your son or daughter's interests, abilities and personality and we will show you how The High Weald Academy can provide an environment in which they will thrive. | to ensure that students achieve the highest possible academic results as well as supporting them to develop as good citizens able to take their place in the world. We have an active and supportive parent body who are advocates of the work we do and promote the academy positively in the local area.
The academy currently has just under 400 students. The School Farm is outstanding and wins a range of accolades and prizes as a result of the work we do with the community and local primary schools. It also gives opportunities to learn in a different context within and beyond the curriculum.
The High Weald Academy is on a trajectory of improvement. Our key priority and focus is to remove the barriers to learning in order to secure good and better progress and outcomes for all students no matter what their starting points or challenges. Working with the Brook Learning Trust, a small multi-academy trust, this is an academy that is committed to ensuring that children achieve well and are given every opportunity to develop a diverse range of skills and abilities that will serve them well in adult life. The Trust provides opportunities for collaboration between both staff and students across the three schools it works with. At a time of flux | 234 |
Finally a post about where we are. We are not yet anchored off a beautiful, tropical island that one dreams of when buying a sail boat. We are on dry land, in a shipyard.
Since we will be staying in this town for quite some time, it clearly deserves a little space on our website.
Gruissan is in the South of France, but the constant wind and cool climate (maybe cold is more the word) make one wonder if we aren't somewhere near the North Sea. Not much of the lovely warm and mild Mediterranean climate here! Ugly side effect of being in the Gulf of Lyon… The constant wind would be great, if we were in the water sailing and not on dry land. For our work on the other hand, it can be rather annoying. Of course, whenever a winds<|fim_middle|> to magically disappear for a few days!
Vineyards and fresh fruit stalls line the street as one drives towards the coast from the main highway and it really is quite beautiful with the sleepy old town, the castle and its damaged tower (known as The Barberousse), the markets, all the little sailboats and even the touristy bars near the harbor have something about them.
Other than that, Gruissan is famous for salt! Yes, salt! They have lots of salt flats and we have already spotted the 'famous' pink flamingos, who seem to hang out near them. Quite a highlight!
I hope that gives everyone a bit of an idea of our home for the 'summer' (and the next one….).
The yard has been very kind to let us stay here (for no extra fee but the dry dock fee) and set up camp (which is slowly getting bigger) and of course all friends (= volunteer workers) are welcome to join our gypsy camp at any time! | urfing or sailing regatta is on, this wind seems | 12 |
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Director: Rob Reiner
Stars: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer
I'm climbing the stairway to Cinematic Heaven in 2010 to post five reviews a week of films from the IMDb Top 250 List, supposedly the greatest motion pictures of all time. Are they really? Find out here.
I have a long and enjoyable history with Spinal Tap, the initially fictional English rock band at the centre of this legendary rockumentary, which is one of the most consistently funny films ever made. Rob Reiner plays a documentary filmmaker called Marty diBergi who follows Tap on their 1982 US tour, their first in six years, to promote their new album Smell the Glove, and catches their rise, fall and rise on film in the process. Coincidentally this was Reiner's debut as a director as well as diBergi's and he would go onto great success with films like Stand By Me, The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally..., though his only Oscar nomination was as a producer for A Few Good Men, which he had also directed. Initially this debut was only modestly successful but over time has proved to be a true classic that has taken on a life of its own and simply refuses to die.
Every time I watch this film I think that it would have been just as consistently funny and insightful if it was much longer. Indeed there's a bootleg version of the workprint in circulation that includes not just deleted scenes but hours more footage of other subplots, gags and songs. It apparently runs four and a half hours in length. In many ways This is Spinal Tap is a difficult film to review because the temptation is to simply sit back and enjoy it yet again and say simply, 'Go see the movie!' That four word review may well be twice as good as the two word review of Tap's album Shark Sandwich, but it still doesn't mean a heck of a lot. Really this film is nothing less than the deconstruction not just of Spinal Tap but of heavy metal as a genre, as well as the rock documentary itself.
In 1984 I was thirteen years old and one night I couldn't sleep. I turned on my radio and found myself listening to Tommy Vance's The Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1, thus discovering both heavy metal and rock music in general in one fell swoop. I was instantly hooked and explored the genres with abandon, applying the same logic to music that I had already applied to books and would later apply to films here at Apocalypse Later and through my IMDb Top 250 project, namely to take a starting point, then explore backwards and sideways and any other direction that came up, listening, reading and absorbing. I've been a metalhead for 25 years now and what I've learned during that time only helps to understand This is Spinal Tap at ever deeper levels.
This film came out in 1984, the same year I found Tommy Vance, and I saw it maybe a year or two later. The first time round I thought it was hilarious but only grasped some of the more generic references, but with every fresh viewing I find that I have better background knowledge and more revelations leap out of the screen, keeping it fresh. In fact it rings so true that it's a constant battle not to believe it, and that's from someone with a quarter of a century invested in the very subject it lampoons. Some real rock stars, like Eddie Van Halen and Steven Tyler, didn't find any humour in the film when they first saw it and couldn't understand why everyone around them fell about laughing, Van Halen apparently even commenting that, 'Everything in that movie had happened to me'.
The reality is aided by a few strokes of genius in making the film. One was to cast as the three core members of Spinal Tap not just actors but actors who were also comedians and musicians, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest. McKean and Shearer are David St Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel, childhood friends who both play lead guitar and share vocal duties. Tufnel looks rather like Phil Mogg of UFO, who also provide the spandex, poses and controversial sexual innuendo of Spinal Tap, though the name is a parody of Eric Clapton's. St Hubbins looks like Rick Parfitt of Status Quo, who probably provided much of the early history of Tap, their many name changes and early experiments with style before finding their true sound in the seventies which they then stuck to relentlessly for decades. Guest is Derek Smalls, the bass player, whose leather and facial hair reminds of Manowar but whose poses were sourced from Saxon.
All three actors had worked together in the past. McKean and Shearer had performed together as far back as 1970 in a comedy band called the Credibility Gap with David Lander. McKean and Lander went on to fame on US TV in Laverne & Shirley, a successful spinoff of Happy Days, playing Lenny and Squiggy respectively. Never leaving their musical comedy roots, they released an album as Lenny and the Squigtones in 1979, featuring Guest on guitar, credited as Nigel Tufnel, the name he'd later use in Spinal Tap. Further links to this film come through another American sitcom, All in the Family, which won two Emmys for director Rob Reiner for playing the character of Meathead and in which Guest also appeared as a college buddy. Reiner had also been married to Penny Marshall, Laverne in Laverne & Shirley.
Another stroke of genius was to improvise the script, which is credited to all four of them, though they went to the Writers Guild of America in an attempt to obtain credits for the entire cast, given that they had all been involved in the improvisations. The board of the WGA ruled that it should stay as just the four of them as the key contributors, which may be fair as, unlike most of the cast, they had each been involved as far back as 1982 when they made a 20 minute version of the film with a budget of $10,000 to demonstrate what they had planned. That they nailed it to begin with can be highlighted by the fact that several scenes from this demo apparently made it into the final picture but aren't recognisable as having been filmed at a different time. I couldn't even tell you which scenes they are.
This is Spinal Tap has become so much a part of popular culture, especially within the metal genre, that while initially art imitated life, life then proceeded to imitate art. It has fed the genre it lampoons ever since its release so that the lines between what influenced Spinal Tap and what was influenced by Spinal Tap have become so blurred that it would take theses to straighten it all out. When the film was released, some people pointed out to Reiner that his film was great, but he really should have chosen a better known band to make a documentary about. Since then, Spinal Tap have deliberately played up to this misconception and blurred those boundaries between fantasy and reality further by appearing on TV shows, including The Simpsons, releasing real albums and playing real concerts. Their songs are available to download on Guitar Hero and they even provide their own audio commentary on the DVD release of the movie, in character throughout.
Another example of Tap's blurring influence on reality comes through the likely influence on Metallica's self titled 1991 album, one of the best selling albums in history. Generally referred to as The Black Album because of its cover, which is almost entirely black, Tap fans can't help but see it as a homage to Smell the Glove, which was delivered entirely black and without artwork because Tap's record label found the cover offensive. Originally a commentary on censorship and a parody of the Beatles' White Album, we may never know if the influence on Metallica was real or not as the members of Spinal Tap turned up backstage at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert and asked them flat out. Metallica owned up to the homage but they were saying so on film to Spinal Tap themselves while cracking up at the tribute being offered them.
In fact while diBergi labels his film a rockumentary it's still a more accurate depiction of the genre than most genuine documentaries, with the notable exception of The Decline and Fall of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, which in many ways is this film made with real bands. Even so, there are plenty of real musicians here. Mick Shrimpton, Tap's drummer for most of the film, is played by R J Parnell, a session drummer for bands like Atomic Rooster. A rock star called Duke Fame who Tap run into at a hotel is really Paul Shortino, the lead singer of Rough Cutt. Even a groupie called Cindy that Derek Smalls picks up around the middle of the film is Vicki Blue of the Runaways. No wonder the material went over the heads of some real rock stars. It looked realistic and it felt realistic.
Every gag in the film is all the more funny for being believable, so much so that most, if not all, of them have actually happened. Every band seems to suffer at least at some point in their career horrendous reviews, delayed album releases and incompetent tour promoters; constant changes of drummer, gigs cancelled at the last minute and the unwelcome interference of band members' girlfriends. Spinal Tap suffer through all of these utterly real situations. They get lost trying to find the stage at one venue, something that Robert Plant, Dee Snider and Ozzy Osbourne have all confessed has happened to them. They get booked at an air force base, something that REM have admitted to. They suffer from malfunctioning stage props, something that Metallica dealt with on their 1992 tour with Guns n' Roses, leaving James Hetfield with third degree burns, a tour that drummer Lars Ulrich has even described as 'so Spinal Tap'.
With so many utterly real situations, however comically they're dealt with, it's understandable how some rock stars didn't see the joke in the situations<|fim_middle|>ufnel uses an entire violin. Of course every rock band in the world seems to end up bigger in Japan, as Tap are during the film's happy ending. Tom Waits, who cried when he saw the film, even wrote a song called Big in Japan.
Sometimes I go a few years without watching This is Spinal Tap but it only gets funnier with each viewing, even though I know most of it by heart already. Jokes that are funny second time round are rare, but jokes that are funny tenth time round are gems, the lasting power of these jokes ranking This is Spinal Tap amongst such exalted company as Blazing Saddles, Dr Strangelove and Monty Python's Life of Brian. Even the look of the film remains spot on, not just the eighties metal fashions but the looks back to earlier incarnations of Spinal Tap on television, which are subtly blurred as befits the time, with plenty of attention given to the costumes and the hair and the style of the shows. The footage of Tap precursor, the Thamesmen, on the 1965 British TV show Pop, Look & Listen looks authentic, as does the early Tap song Listen to the Flower People on Jamboreepop in 1967 on the other side of the pond.
The Thamesmen video features Ed Begley Jr as their drummer at the time, John 'Stumpy' Pepys, only one of many recognisable faces in small roles in this film. Patrick Macnee is Sir Denis Eton-Hogg, head of Polymer Records, who provide artist relations in the form of Fran Drescher as Bobbi Flekman. Billy Crystal and Dana Carvey are mimes at the tour party in New York. Howard Hesseman is Duke Fame's manager. Anjelica Huston is the artist who builds the Stonehenge set to Tufnel's erroneous measurements. Artie Fifkin, the band's ineffective midwest promoter, is played by Paul Schaffer who is now the leader of David Letterman's in-house band. Many of the rest of the actors in the film went on to further mockumentaries made by Christopher Guest, including Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind.
I could write about Spinal Tap for hours, because there's just so much material to try to cram into a single review. I haven't even mentioned important characters like Jeanine Pettibone, St Hubbins's girlfriend who takes over as manager of the band but then proceeds to chart their tour on astrological grounds, or the former manager, Ian Faith, who carries a cricket bat around with him just in case it's needed. Actor Tony Hendra, who plays Faith, wrote in his autobiography that he attempted suicide the night before filming began, but credits the joy experienced making this film as bringing him back from such an extreme of depression. I'd love to know which band inspired Tap's appearance at an amusement park, billed behind a puppet show. I think I have to end though, with one of the quotes that I've tried to avoid throughout in an attempt not to just paste in the entire script. 'There's such a fine line between stupid and clever,' says David St Hubbins. This film walks that line and manages to be both throughout.
Posted by Hal C. F. Astell at 12:55 am
Labels: IMDb Top 250
spartacus montague-phillips said...
This has to be one the most ludicrously over-rated (so-called) comedies of all time, to me its always been murderously and embarrassingly unfunny from first frame to last, almost unwatchable in fact.
I guess only people who are not into metal and don't understand the innuendos can say that this movie isn't funny. To me it is and any time I watch it I can't help laughing out loud. I love it!
Sunday, 04 August, 2013
The Apartment (1960)
Masterson of Kansas (1954)
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)
The Straight Story (1999)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Shanks (1974)
The Mind Reader (1933)
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Miss Pinkerton (1932)
The Brainiac (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Red River (1948)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Magician (1926)
Desirable (1934)
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
Eegah (1962)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Crippled Masters (1979)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Third Man (1949)
Jaws (1975)
The Great Dictator (1940) | that Tap take that one step further. Their amps all go to eleven because that's one louder than ten, Tufnel has a guitar collection that includes guitars so sacred that we shouldn't even look at them, Smalls gets caught at an airport when the foil wrapped cucumber in his trousers trips the metal detector. Many band members have choked to death on vomit but Tap drummer Stumpy Joe choked to death on someone else's vomit. Jimmy Page often played his guitar with a violin bow but T | 101 |
<|fim_middle|> is also an entertaining variation of the song via Oscar the Grouch's interpretation of being green that I came across while link searching. Thank you, YouTube suggestions bar for this discovery.
I have written before of my love for farmer's markets and ours opened this past Saturday which has me pretty stoked. In fact, I'm planning on doing a recipe series based on using farmer's market foods like kale, swiss chard and whatever else appears as the crops roll in. | Spring has finally arrived! Ok, so really Spring arrived with the rain storms and the mud and all of that, but by Spring I mean that the sun has actually been shining during the day and the temperature has been in the 60s. It's glorious. Of course, the one negative side effect is that in terms of in-office seasons we have entered into the season of sub-arctic air conditioning. The budding trees and balmy afternoons are worth it.
I don't recall now which came first, my visits to the UK or my love of water crackers, but the first surely cemented the second. Water crackers with jam. Water crackers with Nutella. Water crackers with cucumber as they were presented at the Mother's Day tea my mom and I attended this past weekend. I love them all.
Somehow a co-worker and I got into a discussion of our love for this song this past week so I thought I'd share the love beyond our office. It's definitely one of my favorite Muppet songs. There | 209 |
The scent of spring is in the Northern Hemisphere air and outdoors company want their customers out there enjoying<|fim_middle|> in 34th. | it. So they've begun rolling out new tempters. Patagonia have their spring line happening and it includes pieces like these Women's Minimalist II Board Shorts, made from 100% recycled polyester and recyclable through their Common Threads Recycling Program.
Nau have a new recycled polyester garment too. The 2.5 layer Succinctshell waterproof/breathable jacket that weighs a scant 12.6oz (355g), as well as a rather curious women's dress, known as the Chrysalis.
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I love how this verse reminds us that with God as the leader of our battles, we have nothing to fear.
In this story, Joshua had already seen how the Lord fought for Moses in battle. Now the Lord was assuring Joshua of the same promise: "Do not fear them, for the Lord your God is the one fighting for you." What encouraging news this must have been when Joshua was about to lead his men<|fim_middle|> your battles? Do you share that hope with others? Next time you start to fear, commit to reminding yourself of God's promise in Deuteronomy 3.
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-God, help us to fix our minds on you when we are afraid or overwhelmed. Let us find comfort in your promise to fight for us. Be with all of those who are living in fear today, and give them your peace which passes understanding. | into battle! Since God promised to lead and protect them, they had nothing to fear.
Our battles may not be against godless armies, but they are just as real as Joshua's. We know we are led and protected by the same God as Joshua was, so why do we often let fear come into our lives? Will this sickness go away? Is my job secure? Will I find a spouse? Will my family be safe? Will I overcome this hardship? When we look to ourselves instead of God to find victory, fear becomes an ugly part of us.
One of the most fearful, yet wonderful, times in my life was a summer when God called me to work in various government-run orphanages with Project Go, a one- to two-month missions experience through Buckner. Cold, dark hallways, stale air, tears, hunger. I was overcome with fear for these children: What will happen to them? Will they find homes? Will they be fed?
At first I allowed my fear to take the place of the Lord's promises. However, Deuteronomy 3 reminded me that the Lord will fight for these children, and my fear was merely a result of not trusting in God's promises.
This passage reminds us that we have nothing to fear with the Lord as our leader, guiding us through our battles. We live in a world that tells us to be fearful of the unknown, yet we are reigned by a God who has already overcome this world and promises to fight with and for us as we follow and obey him.
What areas of your life do you allow fear to take the place of God's promises? Where in your life have you seen God fighting for you in | 342 |
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Chicago Bears make their first move in free agency signing Jimmy Graham
2020 NFL Free Agency
Jimmy Graham
By Donnie Zelaya March 16, 2020 0 Comment
The Chicago Bears join the free agency party by inking Jimmy Graham to a two year $16 million deal, addressing a position of need for the Bears.
The first move the Chicago Bears made in free agency was an unexpected one. After a day in which rumors and trade talk swirled and names like Teddy Bridgewater, Nick Foles, Andy Dalton, and even Derek Carr to a lesser degree. The Bears sign Jimmy Graham to a two year $16 million deal with $9 million<|fim_middle|> plan that they have not nor will ever share with the fan base, so when the moves don't seem to make sense, keep in mind, it's a part of the bigger picture. Austin Hooper, Jimmy Graham, Glasgow, Vonn Bell, Byron Jones, and Tom Brady/Drew Brees/Teddy Bridgewater weren't signing with the Bears on the first day of free agency. We as fans have nothing but time to sit back, hit refresh, and watch how this all unfolds. Trust the process. Be rewarded for your trust.
Donnie Zelaya | guaranteed as reported by Ian Rapaport of the NFL Network and Adam Schefter of ESPN.
In 2019, no team floundered at the tight end position more than the Bears. Trey Burton and Adam Shaheen went on injured reserve after totaling 13 receptions and 158 yards between the two of them. Ben Braunecker, J.P. Holtz, Jesper Horsted, and Eric Saubert went on to combine for an additional 23 receptions, 258 yards, and 2 touchdowns. All told that amounted to 36 grabs, for 416 yards and 2 touchdowns. Underwhelming doesn't even begin to describe the feelings surrounding these numbers. While the signing of Graham may sound like a letdown, he outperformed all the Bears' tight ends.
This signing more than likely means the end of the Adam Shaheen experiment in Chicago and possibly the NFL. Graham is all that the Bears hoped Shaheen would be. Even at 34 years old, Graham can still be "that guy" in the red zone for whoever the quarterback is. Far removed from his All-Pro season of 2013, Graham can still get down the middle of the field. He can be the reliable first read in Matt Nagy's offense. Also, Graham has proved to be durable during his career, missing only seven games in his nine-year career. Having an available tight end is a start, but Graham will provide a bigger boost to the offense. More of a boost than many will believe with their quick takes by looking at his totals in Green Bay.
During his entire career in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers had only had one season in which his tight end had more than 700 yards receiving when Jermichael Finley totaled 767 receiving yards. A top tight end with Pro Bowl talent, Finley was critical of Rodgers. Suffice to say. The tight end was not a high priority nor the first option in the Green Bay offense for Rodgers. It isn't to say that Graham will have a career resurgence in Chicago, but he still can be a valuable piece in the Bears offense.
An easy scenario to envision would be Burton and Graham as the "Y" and "U" tight ends with Demetrius Harris as the primary blocking tight end. Shaheen would be cut along with Ben Braunecker, who could be resigned to a veteran minimum deal. Horst, Holtz, or Dax Raymond could continue on the practice squad. Pace could still draft a top tight end. Brycen Hopkins hopefully, who won't feel the pressure to produce in year one. In 2021, they can move on from Burton as his contract makes it a more comfortable out, retain Graham and pair him with Hopkins/draft pick to grow and eventually be the number one option for – insert quarterback name -.
Rest easy Bears fans, Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy have a plan; Pace has always had an idea. A | 619 |
Glen Campbell Puts a Face to Alzheimers Disease
Thread: Glen Campbell Puts a Face to Alzheimers Disease
Mr. Campbell and his family's courage in showing all that happens through this dreadful disease and how it touches so many families, how difficult it is to cope through.
This song made me cry when I listened to it while watching the "Glen Campbell I'll Be Me"" and it's making me well up with tears again. So sad to have a loved one taken away in life by this disease.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8TsAh-zYFI
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me is a 2014 American documentary film about country music singer Glen Campbell. Campbell and close friend Julian Raymond, the film's executive producer, won a Grammy Award, and were nominated for an<|fim_middle|> have the words in front of him. Remarkable man.
This is a cruel disease, robbing people of their memories and their independence.
Originally Posted by Rosie Sanchez
Yes, it is and this documentary was very difficult to watch for me. It was amazing how he was still able to do his music while most everything else was being stripped away.
This follows the other thread I started about how music inspires, lives on, brings back important moments.
I've just read that Glen Campbell is being sued by the producer of the documentary. Somehow this seems at odds with the message of the programme.
I heard that, too, and agree with you, Rosie.
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Rotten Tomatoes reports that the film has received a 100% "Fresh" rating, with 26 positive reviews and no negative ones.[2] The Washington Post's Ann Hornaday wrote that " 'I'll Be Me' is an elevating experience, inviting the audience to bear witness to Campbell's courage, humor and spiritual strength. His story may make for a tough movie, but it's an important and triumphant one, as well."[3] Alissa Simon of Variety wrote that it "blends intimate and unflinching medical details, poignant performance footage and a survey of its subject's place in musical history through well-chosen archival footage and interviews with other iconic performers."[4]
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Sport England report that water bills are one of the top 10 costs for sports club….. we can help cut that cost
When you're involved in running a local sports club having more money to spend on the fun stuff, like equipment for the sport you love, is the ultimate ambition. All too often though it's the dull everyday costs that seem to get in the way and spoil your fun.
Your water bill is definitely one of these and about as welcome as an own goal. But you're not alone. A recent survey by Sport England found that water bills are one of the top 10 significant costs for sports clubs*. This is hardly surprising when you think of all the ways you have to use water: watering pitches, washing equipment, lots of people taking showers, water used in catering and the bar… It all adds up very quickly.
But there's some great savings you can make on your water costs, which will make you more water efficient too. And don't worry, we're not saying you need to tell the very muddy front row of the rugby club they can't have a shower!
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1. Is your club paying the best price for your water?
Non-household water accounts, including sports clubs, in England and Scotland get their water retail services (like billing, meter reading and account management) from a water retail company like us. Your local water company still provides fresh water and takes away and treats wastewater, but it's the retailer who sends you the bill and who you pay.
This all means you can speak to your retailer to make sure you're on the best price and contract for your water usage, and it might mean there's savings to be made.
2. Check your club isn't paying too much for surface water and highways drainage.
This is the rain that falls on to your property and the surrounding area, which drains away into the sewers to eventually be cleaned and reused. As a sports club, there's a fair chance some of your rain water is draining away on to grass areas - which means you can pay less! For amateur clubs there's even concessionary schemes to help bring the costs down.
It's best to get in touch with your water retailer and get them to help you to check all this out. You can also find out more in the help and support section of our website, on the Ofwat site (if you're in England), and for Community Amateur Sports Clubs in Scotland there's information about the exemption scheme on the mygov website.
3. Invest in some water efficiency gadgets, they're quick, cheap and an effective way to get going.
Water saving tap inserts reduce flow rate in your taps by half, down to 5 litres a minute compared to the standard 10 litres.
Fit flow control shower heads, which have a regulated flow rate of 8 litres per minute compared to a standard 15 litres per minute flow rate. You'll save a lot of water and cost, but the rugby boys and girls will be just as clean.
Sensor control tap, flushmatic urinals, save a flush bag…. the list goes on. Not the most exciting sounding one we know, but they can really make a difference to your club. We've teamed up with Aqualogic as our official water efficiency product partner, who have a host of gadgets to help you hit the back of the net on water saving here.
4. Leaks, dripping taps or old hose pipes (with more water coming out of cracks than the end of the pipe!) - these and other water wasters can be more costly for your club than a leaky back four.
On average a leaking tap can waste up to 5,500 litres of water a year. Fix it and you'll instantly save over £100. Making sure all your water fixtures, fittings and equipment are working properly is an easy money saver.
A leak from a broken pipe you're not aware of, because the water is seeping away unnoticed, is even worse. Once water has passed through the water meter it's judged as having been used and you have to pay for it - even if it's been lost from a leaking pipe.
Leaks can lead to a nasty surprise when the bill arrives and have a real impact on your club's finances. So it's important to keep an eye out for the condition of your pipes, for leaks and for wasted water.
The first tell-tale signs of a leak is an unexpected increase in your bill or higher than usual meter reading. If you think you have a leak we have some handy advice on how to investigate further and what you can then do about it here.
5. Your sports club is already one big team, so make the most of this to get everybody behind a water saving drive.
Make everyone at the club aware of what you have to spend on water, set a target for the saving you want to achieve, and let everyone know what you'll spend the money you save on. It's a sure fire way to get everyone to care about using a bit less water.
If you approach water efficiency and savings like a match – control the controllables, minimise your weaknesses, do your homework on what can work to your advantage and have a clear game plan for the team; you're sure to be on to a winner.
Do you run a Scottish sports Club? Enter your sports club into our competition to be in with a chance of winning some water-saving devices for your changing facilities!
Please note: This competition has closed. Thank you to all those who sent in an entry. It's been great to hear about the steps sports groups are taking and want to take to use less water and save money too.
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Customer Case: C&A Belgium saves costs and gains insights, thanks to OCAF
Posted by Louis D'hondt on May 30, 2018 10:17:32 AM
The retail business nowadays is not an easy market. Driving up efficiency and saving costs have become daily challenges for a lot of companies. But there are still hidden gems that you can take advantage of. Your transport costs, for instance. Just ask fashion giant C&A.
Kathrin Röttgen, Transport Solutions Manager, C&A
"C&A reached an overall saving of more than 10% of transport costs in the first 12 months."
C&A is an international chain of fashion stores with roots in the Netherlands that was founded in 1841. It employs about 30.000 people and has more than 1.500 locations in Europe alone. Needless to say: logistics and transportation, getting pants, jackets, skirts and t-shirts from factories and distribution centers into the stores, is a crucial element for C&A's bottom line.
Some time ago, the company started looking for an IT-tool to optimize its transportation routes, to schedule workloads and improve planning. Since "off the shelf" software did not meet C&A's specific, historically grown requirements, Conundra was commissioned with writing a custom platform for C&A. It was baptized "OCAF".
Optimal tour schedules
"OCAF stands for "Optimized C&A Flows" and that explains quite well what its task is", says C&A's Transport Solutions Manager, Kathrin Röttgen. "The application consists of different modules covering different functions: collection of all operational transport data, strategic modelling of to-be scenarios to identify (transport-) cost saving potentials. OptiFlow, Conundra's optimization engine, is also directly linked to the application and suggests optimal tour schedules while taking into account our business rules and delivery constraints."
Before C&A introduced the OCAF-program to the distribution centre in Belgium, transports where planned manually by the transport planners on site, with Excel-sheets. C&A did not use a "real" transport management system before and there was almost no transparency in the field of transport data.
"With OCAF we now have a lot of transport data that is readily available and transparent", says Kathrin. "This helps the management team to follow up strategic KPIs, the performance of our carriers and it continuously helps to improve the outbound processes. We also integrated a self-billing module in which<|fim_middle|> more flexible, so that C&A could more often and easily change its tour schedules. This change allows C&A today, to react more flexible on volumes and to plan the tour constellations for the stores more accurate than before."
Operational complexity
The implementation of such a far-reaching tool as OCAF took a few years to completely finish. "At the start we expected to be up and running much faster", says Kathrin, "but we learned during the project that if a solution is 100% customized - as was the case in our project- more time needs to be planned to first explore and then solve the whole operational complexity. Furthermore, we recognized that tough timelines can only be met if the project team strongly commits to the project and the team, especially in times of setbacks."
And, naturally, there were setbacks and challenges. As is to be expected with such an ambitious project. "Of course, we experienced many different challenges during the project phase and they occurred both on Conundra's and on C&A's side", says Kathrin. "On the one hand, we had organizational challenges, for example some tough timelines to meet or new people to get on-board with the project. On the other hand, we experienced challenges with a direct impact on our intention to optimize the tours. For example: specific labour regulations in our stores or existing agreements with our forwarders. However, our core teams on both sides always knew that we were still sitting in the same boat and that we would win or lose this project together. We never gave up believing in our mission and that, in the end, made us overcome all obstacles."
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In addition, the warehouse management part was also improved, so that the loading staff gets clear and visible loading instructions on screens, supervisors can track all information on tablets and utilization is measured more efficiently than before and transferred into a transport document.
"However, the biggest advantage C&A benefits from, is the optimization of tours (routes, utilization, delivery times etc.)", explains Kathrin. "As calculated by Conundra at the beginning of the project, C&A reached an overall saving of more than 10% of transport costs in the first 12 months."
Besides implementing a software tool to optimize transports, Conundra also suggested changes to the physical lay-out of the distribution centre. C&A followed the suggestions and hasn't regretted them ever since. Kathrin: "As a retail fashion company, C&A handles a certain number of garments on hangers in its distribution centres. These garments are moved with special conveyor equipment. According to Conundra's tour optimization, the requirement came up to make the static equipment | 234 |
The Transport Practitioners' Meeting started in the 70s as the 'Summer Annual Meeting' – a place for the small and growing community of Transport Planners to get together, network and share ideas.
The event has stayed true to its roots over the<|fim_middle|>ILT(UK). | years, becoming the meeting place for all transport planners, highways engineers, placemakers and urban transport designers. TPM brings the wider transport and built environment community together for two days of world class networking, idea sharing and lively debate.
#2019TPM will be held 10 – 11 July 2019 at The Examination Schools in Oxford. There is plenty of opportunity to get involved be it presenting a poster or presentation, sponsoring a network session or simply soaking in the atmosphere – The Transport Practitioners' Meeting is a must attend event for any practitioner!
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A1. Avoid accidents: Every sailor shall behave and act to avoid accidents.
A2. Obligation to be informed: It is the responsibility of every sailor to be fully informed about conditions and hazards in the sailing area. This includes ice and snow conditions, open water, obstacles, and other people.
A3. Safety Equipment: Helmets must be worn. Protective padding for knees, elbows, hips, shoulders and wrists are recommended. Carrying bear claws and wearing clothing appropriate for the prevailing weather is also recommended.
A4. Emergency Maneuvers: If a collision seems imminent, all sailors must slow down and must give way to avoid the collision. If on different tacks, the sailor with the right of way must luff up and the sailor without right-of-way must bear off. If on the same tack, the windward sailor must luff up and the leeward sailor must bear off.
A5. Obligation to maintain course: The sailor with right-of-way shall maintain his/her proper course.
A6. Obligation to give way: The sailor without right-of-way shall give way.
A7. Obligation to look behind: The sailor who intends to change tacks must look behind, several times if necessary, to ensure that he/she is clear to tack.
A8. Right-of-way on different tacks: The sailor on port tack (left hand forward) shall<|fim_middle|> the kite load, but it must have a mechanical quick-release system or be of the open type, such as a windsurfing hook. A fail-safe method must be incorporated into the control handles/bar system to allow the kite to be de-powered in an extreme gust. | give way to the sailor on starboard tack (right hand forward).
A9. Right-of-way on same tack: When two sailors are on the same tack the windward (upwind sailor) shall keep clear.
A10. Right of way when overtaking: The overtaking sailor must give way and the sailor being overtaken shall maintain his/her proper course.
B1. Right-of-way at Marks: At all marks, the first sailor entering the mark circle perimeter has the right of way. The mark circle is an area 10 meters in diameter around the mark. This circle may or may not be physically marked on the ice or snow.
B2. Stopping in the mark circle: No sailor shall intentionally stop or get off the sled inside the perimeter of the mark circle. Rounding the mark by walking is not allowed.
B4. Pushing at the start: Pushing to reach gliding speed at the start line is permitted in the Open Class.
B5. Pushing after stopping: After stopping or after a fall, the sailor may push his/her sled in order to reach gliding speed. This also applies to the area within mark circles.
B6. Lifting of sled: Lifting the sled is permitted after stops, falls and to complete tacks and jibes.
B7. Pumping: Pumping is permitted in all classes.
B8. Skating: In the Free Sail and Kite classes, skate skiing is permitted.
B9. Control of kites: Kite sailors must control their equipment to prevent interference with other sailors. When crossing or passing, the upwind sailor must raise his/her kite and the downwind sailor must lower his/her kite. Overtaking sailors must keep clear of sailors being overtaken. When a kite crashes, lines on the ground are considered to be obstacles. Other sailors must make every effort to avoid these obstacles. Sailors may re-launch their kites only when it will not interfere with other sailors. Kite sailors shall lift their control lines only after looking behind to ensure that there will not be any interference with other sailors or kite lines.
B10. Exchange of equipment: The exchange of equipment (sleds, sails, kites, lines, harness etc. between sailors during a race is not permitted.
B11. Bibs: It is the sailor's obligation to make sure that bib numbers are fully visible from front and back. Failure to do so may result in a DNF (did not finish).
C1. Open Class: The sailor stands on any type of sled or board or skies to control a conventional sailboard rig. The sled may have blades, skis and/or runners. The sled may also have a snowboard or a mono ski, provided that the rig is attached to the sled only with a universal joint. A windsurfing harness and lines are permitted. Sleds with stayed masts and ice boats such as the DN are not permitted.
C2. Free Sail Class: The sailor stands on any kind of sliding device (skis, skates, snowboard etc.) to control any type of free sail (skate sail, Skimbat, wing sail, etc.) directly with their hands. A windsurfing harness and a line less than 2 m in length is permitted to transmit the sail load to the sailor, but flying lines may not be used to control the sail. Mechanical connections between the sail and the sliding device are not permitted.
C3. Kite Class: The sailor stands on any type of sliding device (skis, skates, snowboard, etc.) to control a kite (or kite train) with control lines. The sailor may not hold the kite directly, but instead only the control handles or control bar. Flying lines are those lines that connect to the handles/bar and the first kite. A short length of very strong, thick line is allowed at the handles/bar, provided it is less than 1 m long and not made of Kevlar or metal. Line length is measured between the handles (or bar) and the back of the last kite. The maximum length allowed is 50 meters. Kevlar and metal flying lines are not allowed. A harness may be worn by the sailor to transmit | 869 |
DARTS: Gurney secures first Premier League win
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Published: 21:21 Updated: 21:22 Thursday 22 March 2018
Daryl Gurney took a huge step towards Premier League survival by registering his first win of the tournament against Mensur Suljovic in Glasgow.
It was the ideal birthday present for Superchin who turned 32 yesterday and he celebrated with a 7-3 win over the Austrian.
"I think it took my birthday for Mensur to miss a few doubles, he wasn't quite at his best," he said. "I hit a couple of ton plus finishes and that is what probably swung the game in my direction.
"I love playing in the Premier League and if I was getting beat week in, week out I'd really be disappointed with myself.
"Before tonight I was sitting third in the averages but my finishing stats are probably<|fim_middle|> with throw, Gurney double demons looked to have come back to haunt him in the seventh leg when he missed three at tops but Suljovic couldn't punish and Superchin hit D20 at the fifth attempt.
Gurney forced a break in the next leg taking out 61 on D4.
The local thrower hit tops in leg nine and wrapped the match up with a 102 checkout.
Gurney faces world champion Rob Cross at the SSE Arena in Belfast next week. | 10th, I know where the problem is. I'm glad to get my first win in the Premier League and it is a monkey of my back.
"I'm number five in the world and there are a lot of people I've drawn against and a lot of people I haven't played my best against just to get the win means so much to me. I want to be here for the whole 16 weeks and don't want to be here to make up the numbers."
Gurney is hoping his first victory can now help him rediscover his form.
"I have lost my confidence and action but the last few weeks," he said.
"I've been playing well and compete with these boys again, instead of having a slight shake in my hand I have more confidence.
"All I want to do every week is win and get away from the bottom two and I know that helps my case."
Gurney tops the Premier League with 28 180's.
"That tells me my scoring is up there with the best but it tells me my finishing on some days is horrific," he said. "If I'm top of the Premier League on 180's it shows my weakness is my doubles and that is what I have been trying to sort out the last few weeks."
A maximum helped Gurney take the first leg but Suljovic levelled in the next.
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With the Austrian on 36 Gurney checked out 101 on D16 to take the third but Suljovic held his throw in the next leg.
Legs five and six also went | 340 |
Virender Sehwag: singing his way to 219 © Associated Press
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1967 Melt van Schoor (Namibia) | endulkar became the first man to score an ODI double, Virender Sehwag made 219 - while supposedly humming Hindi film songs - against West Indies in Indore, not too far from Gwalior, where Tendulkar got his double. Sehwag's spectacular innings took 149 balls in all, and the 200 came as early as the 44th over. Though he didn't slog, Sehwag took plenty of risks and survived two dropped catches as he directed India towards their highest ODI total, 418. He was caught in the deep in the 47th over, and didn't come out to field, though he was the captain - not that West Indies challenged India at any stage during the chase. Sehwag's innings stood as the highest ODI score for three years, until it was overtaken by Rohit Sharma in 2014.
An unsung Invincible is born. Left-arm medium-pacer Ernie Toshack didn't have the glamour of a Bradman, a Lindwall or a Miller, but he played a crucial role in the famous 1948 side that hammered England 4-0. Toshack played in the first four Tests, and took 5 for 40 in the second innings of the rout in the second Test, at Lord's. Toshack, one of the game's most captivating characters, was tall, with striking, rugged features, and known to his team-mates as The Black Prince.
When Australia wicketkeeper Tim Paine, born this day, burst onto the international scene in 2009, he was seen as a sure-shot successor to Brad Haddin. His secure glovemanship - and a well-compiled 111 against England in just his seventh ODI - only bolstered his reputation. However, that promising start was cut short by repeated injuries to his right index finger, and he only next played for Australia in the 2017 Ashes, having missed 78 Test matches in the interim. A year later, Paine unexpectedly became Australia's Test captain following the ball-tampering scandal at Newlands. Under his leadership, Australia retained the Ashes in England in 2019, but lost two series to India at home. Paine was forced to step down from the role just ahead of the 2021-22 Ashes after it was made public that that he had sent explicit messages to a female co-worker in 2017.
The only American president to watch a Test match live at the ground dropped in on this day in Karachi. Quite what Dwight Eisenhower made of it as Pakistan ground out 104 runs for the loss of five wickets against Richie Benaud's Australians we never shall know - the occasion didn't make it into his memoirs. Hanif Mohammad made a long-winded hundred in a match also notable for Intikhab Alam taking a wicket (that of Colin McDonald) with his first ball in Test cricket.
It's lucky Eisenhower wasn't in Faisalabad, where Mike Gatting and Shakoor Rana indulged in one of cricket most infamous rows. Neither party came out of the incident well, and the image of the two standing toe to toe and yelling and gesticulating was published around the world. The net result was that the third day's play was lost as arguments raged about who should apologise.
Probably the first Test century ever scored by a 6ft 8in beanpole who broke the world record for hurling a haggis. Tom Moody, who threw one 230ft in 1989, scored a hundred for Australia on this day against Sri Lanka in Brisbane. A tour de force from Aravinda de Silva (167 in 491 minutes) ensured that Sri Lanka escaped with a draw.
Peter Parfitt, the loquacious left-hander, was born today. He was a handy batter at a time when England were well-stocked with such creatures, and made seven Test hundreds, the first four of them against a rather modest Pakistan side. He was a great slip fielder, and a key member and sometime captain of the fitful Middlesex side of the 1960s. "Parf" tells a good story, as befits a former pub landlord turned genial corporate-hospitality host.
An amazing performance in Indian domestic cricket by an Englishman. Jack Meyer took 16 for 188 for Europeans in their Bombay Pentangular Tournament match against Muslims. It remained the best bowling return of a varied career that also included a double-century for Somerset. Meyer later became famous as the founder of Millfield School.
An Australian captain is born. Ian Johnson was a tall offspinner with a jerky action who scraped to the Test double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in the last of his 45 Tests. A fringe member of the Invincibles in 1948, Johnson returned as Australia's captain in 1956, but couldn't match the offspinning feats of Jim Laker. Later a genial secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club, he died in 1998.
Rain couldn't save Bangladesh from a series loss against Pakistan at home after Sajid Khan spun the visitors to an innings win in the second Test, in Dhaka. At lunch on day four, Pakistan were 242 for 4 in their first innings and the game seemed headed for a draw. They declared 15-odd overs later on 300 for 4 and then it all went down the drain for Bangladesh - 22 for 3 at tea turned into 76 for 7 by end of day, and they were all out for 87 early on the last day. Sajid took eight wickets for 42 runs. Bangladesh made a better fist of it in the follow-on, and 85 overs in, as bad light threatened an early end, it looked like they might yet hold on for a draw at 205 for 9, but Sajid trapped Taijul Islam in front to seal the win for Pakistan, finishing with 12 wickets.
Jackie McGlew, South Africa's captain, carried his bat for 127 against New Zealand in Durban. South Africa's 292 proved just enough - even though they were all out for 149 in the second innings, they squeaked home by 30 runs. Peter Pollock, on his debut, took 6 for 38 (and nine in the match) as New Zealand folded for 166.
A low-scoring ODI in Sydney. In a match shortened to 30 overs by rain, Australia looked out for the count when they were shot out for 101. Curtly Ambrose took 3 for 18 and surprise packet Phil Simmons 3 for 11. But West Indies collapsed for 87 (Paul Reiffel 3 for 14). Mark Taylor, in his first match as captain in the absence of the injured Allan Border, took the match award for "leadership and exceptional catching" (he held four).
England completed what turned out to be a series-winning victory in the first Test, in Durban. Centuries from Ken Barrington and Jim Parks lifted England to 485 for 5, then the offspinners David Allen and Fred Titmus got to work. South Africa, Graeme Pollock and all, were shot out for 155 and 226, and England won by an innings. The remaining four Tests of a somewhat attritional series were drawn.
1936 Buster Farrer (South Africa)
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President and Head of School | les Community,
As you are aware, announcements and closures continue to advance due to Covid-19 and we are monitoring each one very carefully. On Tuesday, the Governor of Florida announced all schools across the state will remain closed through April 15. This mandate extends our campus closure from April 6 to April 15 with school continuing through our Distance Learning Program.
Our Distance Learning Program will remain in effect at least through April 15.
Online classes for all students will begin on Wednesday, March 25 through Schoology.
The boarding program is closed while campuses are closed. If boarding students cannot return when the campuses reopen, the Distance Learning Program will continue for them.
All school activities are cancelled through April 15.
Prom and the Academic Banquets are postponed.
Athletic activities are postponed through April 15. (Updates may be viewed at FHSAA.org)
I would like to applaud the effort, time and attention our faculty and staff have given to allow for our distance learning to take place. I am keenly aware this is a new way of learning for our students and a new way of teaching for our faculty. I have every confidence in each group and know our mission of pursuing excellence through courage, integrity and compassion will persevere. We are a community built on relationships and are now navigating through how we connect in a different way. As proven throughout our history, we are a strong community that gains strength when we work together. If you have any questions, please contact your Campus Head. We will continue to provide updates | 313 |
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Cities for the Levites
35 The Lord spoke to Moses in (A)the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, 2 (B)"Command the people of Israel to give to the Levites some of the inheritance of their possession as cities for them to dwell in. And you shall give to the Levites pasturelands around the cities. 3 The cities shall be theirs to dwell in, and their pasturelands shall be for their cattle and for their livestock and for all their beasts. 4 The pasturelands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits[a] all around. 5 And you shall measure, outside the city, on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the middle. This shall belong to them as pastureland for their cities.
6 "The cities that you give to the Levites shall be (C)the six cities of refuge, where you shall permit the manslayer to flee, and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. 7 All the cities that you give to the Levites shall be (D)forty-eight, with their pasturelands. 8 And as for the cities that you shall give (E)from the possession of the people of Israel, (F)from the larger tribes you shall take many, and from the smaller tribes you shall take few; each, in proportion to the inheritance that it inherits, shall give of its cities to the Levites."
9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 10 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, (G)When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 11 (H)then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there. 12 The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment. 13 And the cities that you give shall be your (I)six cities of refuge. 14 (J)You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities in the land of Canaan, to be cities of refuge. 15 These six cities shall be for refuge for the people of Israel, and (K)for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills any person without intent may flee there.
16 (L)"But if he struck him down with an iron object, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. 17 And if he struck him down with a stone tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. 18 Or if he struck him down with a wooden tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. 19 (M)The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death. 20 And if he pushed him out of hatred or hurled something at him, (N)lying in wait, so that he died, 21 or in enmity struck him down with his hand, so that he died, then he who struck the blow shall be put to death. He is a murderer. (O)The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.
22 "But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him (P)without lying in wait 23 or used a stone that could cause death, and without seeing him dropped it on him, so that he died, though he was not his enemy and did not seek his harm, 24 then (Q)the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and (R)the avenger of blood, in accordance with these rules. 25 And the congregation shall rescue the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge to which he had fled, and he shall live in it (S)until the death of the high priest (T)who was anointed with the holy oil. 26 But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the boundaries of his city of refuge to which he fled, 27 and (U)the avenger of blood finds him outside the boundaries of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood. 28 For he must remain in his city of refuge (V)until the death of the high priest, but after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return to the land of his possession. 29 And these things shall be for (W)a statute and rule for you throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.
30 "If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the (X)evidence of witnesses. But no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness. 31 Moreover, you shall accept no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall be put to death. 32 And you shall accept no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the high priest. 33 You shall not (Y)pollute the land in which you live, for blood (Z)pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, except (AA)by the blood of the one who shed it. 34 (AB)You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell, (AC)for I the Lord dwell in the midst of the people of Israel."
Numbers 35:4 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Numbers 35:1 : See ch. 22:1
Numbers 35:2 : Josh. 14:3, 4; 21:2; See Ezek. 45:1-5; 48:8-14
Numbers 35:6 : ver. 13; Deut. 4:41, 42; Josh. 20:2, 7, 8; 2<|fim_middle|>; Heb. 10:28; [Matt. 18:16; John 8:17; 2 Cor. 13:1; 1 Tim. 5:19]
Numbers 35:33 : Ps. 106:38; Jer. 3:1, 2, 9; [Mic. 4:11]
Numbers 35:33 : See Gen. 9:6
Numbers 35:34 : Lev. 18:25; Deut. 21:23
Numbers 35:34 : See Ex. 29:45
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Numbers 35:7 : Josh. 21:41
Numbers 35:8 : Josh. 21:3
Numbers 35:8 : ch. 26:54; 33:54
Numbers 35:10 : For ver. 10-12, see Deut. 19:2-4; Josh. 20:2-6
Numbers 35:11 : Ex. 21:13
Numbers 35:13 : See ver. 6
Numbers 35:14 : Deut. 4:41; Josh. 20:8
Numbers 35:15 : ch. 15:16
Numbers 35:16 : Ex. 21:12, 14; Lev. 24:17; Deut. 19:11, 12
Numbers 35:19 : Deut. 19:6, 12; Josh. 20:3, 5
Numbers 35:20 : Ex. 21:14; Deut. 19:11
Numbers 35:21 : [See ver. 19 above]; Deut. 19:6, 12; Josh. 20:3, 5
Numbers 35:24 : ver. 12; Josh. 20:6
Numbers 35:25 : Josh. 20:6
Numbers 35:25 : Ex. 29:7; Lev. 4:3; 21:10
Numbers 35:28 : [See ver. 25 above]; Josh. 20:6
Numbers 35:30 : Deut. 17:6; 19:15 | 455 |
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The title of Heiner Goebbels's music-theater piece, Hashirigaki, refers to a Japanese word for flowing, scripted writing. And like a pen rolling with effluence over paper, his production glides forward in fluid motion, celebrating flux. Each scene in this series of extended musical tableaux contains some moving cur-rent: Thick wavering lines project across the space, objects descend and swing overhead, performers sway back and forth or tread toward never found destinations. The stream of words and sound rarely<|fim_middle|> from a live radio, digitally delayed loops of string and bow, and keyboard pulses into suggestive, resonant lay-ers. Her voice-overs are full of understated introspection, and her songs bring to mind Patti Smith with their musing fantasias - especially in the haunting final lyric for acoustic guitar ("A madman is a dreamer w ho doesn't sleep").
The abundance of musical monologues, ironically, fuels the protagonist's anguish. If Goebbels shows us ecstatic figures reveling in the sonic boom of consciousness, here the mind's noise oppresses the heroine, driving her quest for solace in silence. Unable to stop think-ing, remembering, and feeling, she finds herself curled in a fetal position on the ground. In mys-terious dialogue the woman occasionally al-ludes to an anonymous "him" who caused her recurring pain, and longs to release herself into the white expanse. Speaking text excerpted from Michael Baran's Finnish play I ou Don't Know What Love Is, the heroine intones, "I dream of the place of silence. the silence where you think you're deaf." When silence finally falls, on the heels of her meltdown somewhere near an imagined North Pole, the twin selves separate but long to be reunited. One sleeps restfully, while the other loses her footprints in the snow, hoping to wipe her life clean in quiet purity. Written by Kristensen, Compress Your Dreams sometimes labors with the text´s frosty ambiguitites and extremely sober performances, but Hopkins`s mind music reverberates far beyond the glacier´s edge. | abates, carrying one set of rhythms and images into the next. Even when contrasting elements abruptly collide, they quickly become re-absorbed into the production's sumptuous textures.
Goebbels, a leading composer-director in Europe, explores relationships of image, sound, and text in this presentation by Theatre Vidy-Lausanne at BAM. But unlike a lot of cross-disciplinary performance today- - which often resists accrued meaning or refuses to allow fragmented components to add up - Goebbels's work cultivates connections and looks for sensory and experiential depth. His compositions embody the fluctuations of con-sciousness, at all its speeds and in all its tones. We watch three versatile women (Charlotte Engelkes, Marie Goyette, and Yumiko Tanaka) of different heights and nationalities (Swedish, French Canadian, Japanese) perform his soundscapes; they range from traditional Japanese folk arrangements for the koto and samisen, to the theremin's "pure" tones, to samples of Brian Wilson's bouncy instru-mentals for Pet Sounds (the 1966 Beach Boys album). Relishing their various accents for hu-mor and charm, the women also recite selected passages from Gertrude Stein's The Making of Americans a modernist epic describing the human family's evolution over time.
Building on Stein's always mutating lan-guage, Goebbels passes from entrancing percussion with finger cymbals to a harmonium solo to giddy pop. Rather than choreographing with the mechanized rigidity of, say, Robert Wilson - another director devoted to Stein's formal rigors - Goebbels allows his perform-ers a degree of natural poise as they propel themselves through successive worlds. But the visual connections remain precise: A woman perceives a shadow cast on an up-stage screen and tries to align herself with it as it swells into a balloon and then morphs into a headless woman. After another dance in which the women sway in conical hoopskirts, three bells descend from the sky on ropes, mirroring the performers' physiques and creating a new set of possibilities.
The environment seems always to be co-alescing into something greater or more complete. At Hashirigaki's delightful zenith, Wilson's "God Only Knows" vamps brightly as the women drag cardboard cutouts onstage; they create a little city moving in silhouette with skyscrapers, church steeples, buses, and houses with laundry lines. "Noise, continued noise, much noise," they exclaim, "something someone is not hearing!" With such rich evocations of the world´s spectrum of noise, Goebbels makes listening to it pure pleasure, Hashirigaki revels in the omnipotent noise of consciousness; Compress Your Dreams, a short musical piece by Transmission Projects, is a search for silence. A large, glossy white platform, sloped at the edges, stands in the Gale Gates gallery's center: a psychological tundra of ice and isolation. As the audience drifts in, a nameless young woman (played by the expres-sive Okwui Okpokwasili) gazes across the lonely expanse to the looped sounds of howling winds, which might also be heard as deep breaths. Inner and outer landscapes overlap more thoroughly when her doppelgänger (Anika Tromholt Kristensen) appears moments later, prompting self-interrogation through dialogue, songs, and mirroring-movement sequences.
Identically dressed in furlike coats, boots, and bucket-shaped hats, the women (or woman) inhabit their arctic environment as naturally as polar bears - and if polar bears could sing, they might very well produce the gentle croons of composer-performer Cynthia Hopkins. Her sound design provides the dreamier parts of the work's title; she weaves feedback, speech samples | 793 |
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Forever Cinematic Video Movie Reviews
Recently, in order to expand the exposure of Forever Cinematic, I have begun doing video movie reviews on YouTube. Now armed with my new high-definition camcorder, I'm putting forth fast paced reviews that summarize my feelings and critiques on various films. Mainly, I am reviewing newly released films alongside the written reviews, but in lulls between those reviews I am taking stuff from the archives to further publicize the back catalog of reviews I've done. The video reviews are an extension of the written ones, and I will not be doing a video review of something I have not done a written review of first. These video movie reviews only enhance the content, not replace it.
So far, listed below these are the video reviews I have done which are posted to the RavensFilm Productions YouTube Channel. The first two were shot prior to obtaining my Sony HDR-CX580V camcorder, and so, they are in standard definition quality. From Miami Vice forward, you get 720p HD in 24fps which is a massive upgrade on every technical level. There will also be occasional Forever Cinematic "Specials" where I maybe do a Top 5 list, spotlight some bad movies I own, do a run through of my complete Star Wars home video collection, or whatever else strikes me as fun and entertaining. I hope you will enjoy these videos, share them around, and subscribe to the RavensFilm Productions YouTube Channel to catch all the new videos as they are posted. Thanks much!
Dredd (2012)
Bullet to the Head (2013)
Dead Man Down (2013)
03.29.2013 | Categories: Video Specials & Reviews | Tags: aaron eckhart, action, bruce willis, bullet to the head, colin farrel, crime, dead man down, dredd, dwayne johnson, film, franchise, g.i. joe, gerard butler, high definition, jamie fox, karl urban, miami vice, michael mann, movie, olympus has fallen, ravensfilm productions, retaliation, sequel, series, sylvester stallone, terrence howard, the rock, thriller, video review, youtube | Leave a comment
It was mere coincidence that I reviewed the Die Hard clone movie of Sudden Death this past day. It was on my TiVo for months, and I just needed an action movie to occupy my attention. Olympus Has Fallen does indeed follow that Die Hard formula very closely, but also executes it extremely well. This is surely one of the better action movies I've seen in recent years, and it is a rock solid R rated outing with the violence never holding back for an instant. So, while Sudden Death was Die Hard in a hockey arena with the Vice President taken hostage, this movie is Die Hard in the White House with the President taken hostage. Believe me, this is a gigantic step up that should please audiences.
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind (Rick Yune) and the President (Aaron Eckhart) is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.
This is a very well directed effort by Antoine Fuqua. I love that he keeps the film very grounded in the severe drama and peril of the situation, and never feels the urge to indulge in cheesiness. He avoids having anyone spout out one-liners, or do anything to diminish the imminent danger at hand. The film's first act really sets up the characters well by establishing close relationships around Banning with the President himself and his son Connor. The film begins with a tragic car accident that claims the First Lady's life, and Banning feels responsible for that. While I did know full well from the trailer that this would happen, the sequence still had an emotional impact on me. The film then flashes ahead eighteen months where Banning is working at the U.S. Treasury, no longer feeling fit for or at ease in the White House. These are all excellently done sequences establishing emotional weight on Mike Banning, and setting him up in a very fleshed out and relatable way. Then, of course, all hell breaks loose upon Washington.
There was a point during this long incursion by the invading forces that I felt it was going on too long, but then, I caught<|fim_middle|> White House. The brutality that we get is necessary to selling the tremendous tragic weight of this event, but putting that aside, it's the veracity in which Banning goes after these infiltrators is where the entertainment value truly lies. The only time he leaves anyone alive for questioning ends up in an awesome, quick scene of extremely persuasive interrogation. He's not ready to dish out mercy, and has no hesitation in ramming a knife through someone's skull. It's scenes like this that really make Banning an entertaining and bad ass hero. We've seen him be a nice guy and a solid professional, but in this scenario, he's not holding back on the bloodletting. He knows the stakes, and has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to rescue the President and take Kang and his people down in decisive, graphic fashion.
It didn't take me long sitting there in the theatre to take special note of how good the score was. This is a big action movie score the way it's meant to be done. Composer Trevor Morris has not done anything really worth noting before this movie, but I damn well hope that this is the start of a very noteworthy career. As with the rest of the movie, Olympus Has Fallen does feel like something birthed out of the 1980's or 90's in all the right ways. This score is right up there in that vein of Under Siege, Con Air, or Die Hard. It has a sprawling, tightly dramatic style that paints on a large musical canvas for a film of big stakes and large action sequences. It's very impressive stuff.
Olympus Has Fallen is also greatly written by a pair of apparent first-time writers. This is their only credit on the Internet Movie Database. So, if this is your break into Hollywood, I say it's a hell of a great first effort. Yes, it is a Die Hard clone, but it takes all the hallmarks of that formula and builds upon it with a story of huge consequences and well written characters. The movie doesn't put all its cards on the table at the same time. Kang's ultimate intentions are not fully discovered until the final act of the film, but I will not spoil that here. The script cleverly just lays one piece of the puzzle into place at a time allowing you to be concerned with one major thing at a time. It shows the intelligence of Kang very well, and creates a very solidly plotted film with plenty of anticipation and suspense as realized by Fuqua.
I just say go to the theatre and see this right now! For one, hard R rated action films have been taking a nose dive at the box office, and while most of it has been justified, when something of this damn good quality comes along, it really needs to be supported. Overall, this is simply a fun, exciting ride with the weight of serious stakes and big action. It really beefs up the old formula with a cast of amazing talent, and helmed by a damn good director who knows how to sell something of this scale. This is proof positive that any well-treaded formula can still be executed with impressive results. All it takes is filmmakers with ambition and a solid script to make it a creative success. I surely hope that it will prove to be a financial success because it really does deserve it. Olympus Has Fallen is a solid, hard R action movie that you should absolutely see!
03.22.2013 | Categories: Movie Reviews | Tags: aaron eckhart, action, america, anglea bassett, antoine fuqua, bodyguard, dylan mcdermott, film, gerard butler, guns, hostage, mercenary, morgan freeman, movie, olympus has fallen, president, review, rick yune, robert forster, secret service, terrorists, united states, violence, washington d.c., white house | Leave a comment | myself. I realized that, one, such a siege would be a lengthy operation and unraveling in multiple parts. Secondly, it was when Banning got into the thick of things that it all picked up for me. It made the violent, frightening sequence less broad, and focused it more on someone that I already identified with. This is where the film has it's real juice. Focusing in on the character of Banning combating these forces as an extremely capable one man assault made me excited. Getting behind him as the hero energized the movie for me, and got me invested in what was happening. Another reviewer I follow stated that if you replaced Gerard Butler as a Secret Service Agent with Bruce Willis as a New York cop, this would've been the perfect Die Hard 5. I entirely get that statement, but Mike Banning is a distinctly different person than John McClane. Banning is a sharply trained tactical force who knows how to handle a situation like this, and how to manipulate his way through the White House, messing with security cameras, moving through hidden passageways, accessing secret vaults with a satellite phone, weapons, and so on. This is an expertly trained agent that systematically and efficiently takes down these terrorists. This is what really sold me on every bit of action.
Gerard Butler is a solid action lead. He puts in a very well-rounded and awesome performance. He certainly has some fun, yet lethal moments with the character, but never goes down the path of witty quips. Even when that humorous bad attitude surfaces, his words hold the weight of a vehement threat. He's not mouthing off, he's making strong, direct statements to people. Still, we do get that humor through extreme circumstances that still felt distinct to the character. The filmmakers nor Butler were trying to have Banning be an imitation of anyone else. He's his own great character. Butler handles himself exceptionally well in every aspect of action here from the tactical gunplay to the hand-to-hand combat. There are some very impressive moves he showcases when he's squaring off against a deadly opponent. Banning's definitely a tough guy, but what further makes the role great is the sentimental value we see from him. This mainly comes out with both protecting Connor, and when Mike finally gets on the phone with his wife, who is a doctor in the midst of triage. We get to see the humanity of Banning from early on, before the action, and later on during the action to maintain that balance and dimension with the character. Overall, it's a very solid character in both conception and execution through Gerard Butler's talents. He kicks ass in all kinds of ways.
The film's villain is Kang, portrayed by Rick Yune, and he is one immensely merciless, vile piece of filth. Yune is just awesome as this man who seeks to unleash a horrible fate upon all of America, and unite Korea through military force with very powerful motives behind him. This is absolutely a villain who is despicable and shockingly violent, but maintains a cool head about him. He's in control of everything, and is willing to demonstrate that control and dominance on a whim. He's very calculating and intelligent while being disturbingly violent. Rarely have I seen an action movie villain of this serious caliber. Again, the film does not degrade anything by delving into cheesy qualities or eccentricities. Kang is as serious as they come, and his ultimate plans are horrific. Yune gravitates a lot of weight around him, and sells every ounce of this role. He's definitely the villain this film deserved.
The rest of the cast is filled out with heavyweight talents. Aaron Eckhart is stellar as President Benjamin Asher. The charm and warmth of him is seen early on, but when the hostage crisis befalls him, we see his strength and conviction show through. He won't allow anyone to be a martyr to him in that bunker, and he never backs down from Kang and his people. Eckhart's an amazingly strong actor for a role of this sort, and he fills it admirably. And Finley Jacobsen is top notch as the President's son Connor. He's a very sweet and enjoyable kid that has a strong bond with Mike Banning. I could definitely feel for him early on when his mother, portrayed by the excellent Ashley Judd, perishes in that plunge off the icy bridge.
We also have Morgan Freeman living up to his high standards as the Speaker of the House Alan Trumbull, who must assume the roe of Acting President in this crisis. Freeman carries Trumbull's burden with realistic weight as he grapples with these massive decisions of life and death. How he asserts authority over Robert Forster's General Clegg was a real solid moment that I liked a lot. Angela Bassett, who I think is an amazingly talented screen presence, is here as Banning's Secret Service Supervisor. She's all around superb, as is everyone in this picture. We've got all these people assembled at the Pentagon, and they come into regular contact with Banning along the way as they try to coordinate their efforts. These scenes carry so much poignancy and immense weight on a global scale, and no one could have asked for a better collection of actors to carry these scenes. And it is a testament to Antoine Fuqua that he was able to utilize these talents so fully and powerfully. Still, that should come as no surprise from the director of Training Day where he directed the excellent Denzel Washington.
And the action sequences Fuqua gives us are exemplary. While the CGI is definitely undercooked more than usual, I could mostly move beyond that to embrace the quality of the action. The digital effects mainly come into play during the air strike scenes with planes, fighter jets, and helicopters being digitally rendered as there was no way they were going to be actually crashing things into the real White House. Aside from that, we get some visceral, pull no punches violence. People, both good and bad, get ripped apart like Swiss cheese by automatic gunfire and are blatantly executed. This is an action film that is selling the realistic intensity of both of these lethally trained forces who will not leave their adversaries alive. There's a generous helping of blood all over the movie, and it seemed mostly realistic and not digitally created. I think a lot of squibs were used on this, and only a few enhancements were done in select places. If that is indeed the case, I applaud Fuqua for going that route. Far too many action movies these days go the lazy route, and use next to no practical blood effects.
Getting back on track, though, we are treated to some very good action through this runtime. Banning is given plenty of intense scenarios to fight out of, and it is all shot very well. There's a little shaky cam in there, but it's fairly mild and the editing is quite good to maintain coherence throughout. It's just hard hitting stuff that results in the biggest body count I can recall seeing in an action movie, but due to the nature of the plot, one must expect that a shocking volume of bodies fall protecting the | 1,451 |
After a hit with the first, here comes Isabella's second book...
Today I'm so pleased to invite up-and-coming author Isabella May.
Welcome Isabella and congratulations on your new book, The Cocktail Bar. Come and have a coffee with me – café solo? I'll have a bica (we're friends in the Iberian Peninsula, Isabella's in Spain and I'm in Portugal).
Thank you, Sue! I'm really excited to be on your blog today. A cafe solo or a bica sounds just perfect. I've brought some churros con chocolate too!
Churros!!! And with chocolate. My very favourite thing :-)
So, let's get down to the nitty gritty. Does writing energise or exhaust you?
I think it does a bit of both really. For me, the energy has to come first… and then the writing flows. If I'm writing something fun and uplifting, that vibe will keep going and self-perpetuate. If it's something dark and gloomy on the other hand, well, then Law of Attraction will provide me with a whole lot more of that for the rest of the day. But sometimes these things just have to be put on paper as part of our story. And then it's quite cathartic to have processed those thoughts once and for all. You feel lighter after a while and can pick up that positive vibe once again.
So true. I love writing when it's flowing...but when there's something bothering me it just won't come. If you could go back to the beginning of your author's career, what advice would you give yourself?
It's a marathon not a sprint. That's likely to be my daily reminder for quite a while!
What's your favourite novel and why?
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Which author would you most like to be like, or do you want to be totally unique?
I think as storytellers we all have unique gifts so I try not to compare myself to anybody else… if I can. Not easy though when there are some very talented and successful authors out there to benchmark ourselves against!
That's a wonderful book. Paulo Coelho is a dream writer. What's the best way to market your books?
By engaging mainly in the marketing activities that inspire me. Whenever I feel obliged to do 'this' or 'that', and then force myself into action, nine times out of ten, the results just aren't there because my heart isn't in it. When I feel inspired on the other hand, whenever an activity 'lights me up' - be that posting pictures on Instagram, or joining in with bookish chat on an online Facebook group, then I notice my 'marketing' pays off. If it feels more like play, that's my best indicator for success somewhere along the line. It won't always be directly… but that's the fun of it! You just never know when that 'wow… I can't believe this has happened' moment will come from.
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Oh! What a Pavlova has been an outstanding success. It's a lovely cover that is just right for the story. Here's my review:
Isabella May has managed to write a story that flows with ease, is funny in so many scenes and has such well-drawn characters that the reader can imagine them immediately. Yet under the banter and "Sophie-Kinsella" style prose, there's a very disturbing undertone: an abusive marriage. Kate, the main character lives, on one hand, a charmed life: travelling to all parts of the world for her company and having fun with her colleagues and the odd flirt or two. On the other hand, when she arrives home there's her psycho husband waiting for her. Why didn't she just run? Believe me, it's not as easy as that and Isabella has explored this diabolical part of our society with skill and understanding.
You are SO kind, Sue. Thank you.
I guess as a debut author, yes, it's a story that's definitely got people talking and thinking, and it's received some pretty good reviews - as well as a couple of not so good ones. But I knew when I wrote it that there would be Marmite divide, and I welcome the element of debate. It even knocked Jeremy Clarkson off the top spot in the Hot New Releases sub-category for Food and Travel Writing on Amazon UK (hey, we have to raise a glass to these little victories!)
Isabella's new book The Cocktail Bar is published on 13th February (although you can already buy the paperback). Here's a blurb:
Rock star, River Jackson, is back in his hometown of Glastonbury to open a cocktail bar… and the locals aren't impressed.
Seductive Georgina is proving too hot to handle; band mate, Angelic Alice, is messing with his heart and his head; his mum is a hippie-dippy liability; his school friends have resorted to violence – oh, and his band manager, Lennie, AND the media are on his trail.
But River is armed with a magical Mexican elixir which will change the lives of the Three Chosen Ones. Once the Mexican wave of joy takes a hold of the town, he's glad he didn't lose his proverbial bottle.
Pity he hasn't taken better care of the real one…
Buy here:
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I'm really looking forward to this new book.
Thank you, Isabella, for dropping by. I'm really looking forward to reading The Cocktail Bar. I think you have a launch party on Facebook for it, don't you?
I do and everybody is more than welcome. There will be fun, laughter and lots of great prizes to be won, so please join me on Friday 16th February between 9am and 12pm GMT. Here's the link for that: https://www.facebook.com/events/212207156017930/
Isabella can be found here:
Amazon page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Isabella-May | 933 |
Back to school sticker shock? 5 tips to reduce the cost of college.
Even at public state universities, the cost of college is skyrocketing. But loans should be your last resort. Here are five tips to ease the financial blow.
In this photo provided by The University of Mississippi, several volunteers from the Ole Miss community help Tina Sikma,move her daughter Taylor into Crosby Hall on the Oxford, Miss., campus of The University of Mississippi earlier this month. College costs are getting steeper and steeper, but Ballenger warns that student loans should be a last resort .
The sticker price of college keeps rising – fast.
As state budgets shrunk between 2007 and 2010, some public schools hiked tuition between 40 and 50 percent. A study released in February says student loans have outpaced credit card debt, with unpaid balances passing $1 trillion in 2011.
A recent College Board report says average tuition and fees for four-year public universities is now $8,244 for in-state students, $631 higher than last year. For out-of-state students, $20,770, an increase of $1,122. And tuition and fees for private schools is $28,500, an increase of $1,235.
These are the numbers you see in the headlines, and they're scary. But don't succumb to sticker shock. Because what the news stories leave out is most people don't pay sticker price.
College sticker prices these days can match the price tag on a Ferrari. But there's a big difference between college and cars: While no dealer will cut the cost of a car in half based on need, there are resources available to students that can radically reduce the cost of college.
The Department of Education website has a new tool to help you find a ballpark estimate for the specific schools you're interested in. Put in some information and get the estimated net price: the estimated cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books and supplies, room and board and other related expenses) minus estimated grant and scholarship aid.
Every college has been required to offer this info since October 2011. The DoE's College Affordability and Transparency Center can also lead you to information about how fast tuition has risen at the school, what majors are offered, and records for campus safety and graduation rates.
FAFSA stands for "Free Application for Federal Student Aid." Students should fill it out in the spring before graduating high school and every year they're enrolled – even if they don't think they'll qualify for aid.
This standardized form is crucial because it tells the school's financial aid office you're interested in whatever opportunities are available. Nearly every scholarship, work-study, and other type of student aid available starts with the FAFSA form. And because some need-based aid is handed out automatically on a first-come, first-served basis, you want yours filed before everyone else's. Fill it out online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Filling out the FAFSA can make you eligible for tons of aid, and many university financial aid departments do a good job of pointing students toward opportunities. But don't rely on them alone.
And you don't have to have great grades or test scores to find help. There are scholarships based on everything from your height to the community you live in to a passion for the science behind wine. Learn how to master the search in one of our most-shared stories ever, 5 Ways to Score Scholarship Money. Then, don't stop looking – you may become eligible for more later, and new opportunities keep popping up all the time.
The traditional four-year route is expensive – especially at a private school. But there are ways to cut corners without cutting down on your education.
For instance, look into accelerated programs that push you harder but take three years instead of four. If you're going for a higher degree, check out programs that combine bachelor's and master's tracks, or master's and doctoral work.
Consider starting at a state community college and getting general education requirements out of the way at a cheaper price, then transferring to a university. Just make sure the credits will transfer with you: The College Board's MatchMaker can help you find schools that have agreements to do so.
There are also ways to get credit without taking college classes. High school Advanced Placement (AP) courses can give you a head start, and while you have to pass an $87 exam for credit, that's far cheaper and quicker than retaking the class in college. Some high schools also partner with nearby colleges to offer dual-enrollment programs – these<|fim_middle|>. So keep them to a minimum – one rule of thumb says no more than twice the salary an entry-level worker makes for your field of study.
Seek government-backed loans that subsidize the interest charged and offer more flexible repayment terms before turning to private loans. Learn more about the different types of loans at FinAid.org's student loan page.
Then learn about options for loan deferments and forgiveness. Some professions, especially in public service, can get you off the hook – temporarily or permanently. For instance, Peace Corps volunteers can receive up to a 70 percent Perkins loan cancellation over four years. Read about other loan-forgiveness programs here.
Bottom line? Don't let the headlines about spiraling college costs convince you a higher education is unattainable. If you're willing to do the legwork, the options are out there.
Brandon Ballenger is a writer for Money Talks News, a consumer/personal finance TV news feature that airs in about 80 cities as well as around the Web. This column first appeared in Money Talks News.
Test your knowledge Student loans and college finance: Take our quiz! | meet both high school and college requirements at the same time.
Then there are college-level examination program (CLEP) exams. If you can prove mastery of a subject on a $77 exam (some schools also add a fee to administer it), you get the credit while saving time and money. Of course, only take the test if you're confident you understand the material – look at a sample of the test online before registering and brush up if you have to. You might even take a free course on iTunes to prep for CLEP.
There's also online learning that costs next to nothing compared to most universities.
Finally, there are colleges that don't charge at all. According to U.S. News and World Report, there are at least a dozen of these. Be warned you may still end up spending quite a bit if you don't live close to them – most charge for room and board, but not tuition.
If you can't cover the costs after aid, there's another option: student loans. As the name implies, you have to pay these back, and starting life with a huge debt burden is no fun | 228 |
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E' pronto l'album che Mike Westbrook ha voluto dedicare al grande Lou Gare (1939-2017), raccogliendo alcuni passaggi di rilievo tratti da registrazioni effettuate dal vivo con la Big Band - divenuta poi The Uncommon Orchestra - negli ultimi anni di attività. Il cd si intitola Mike Westbrook in memory of LOU GARE, e lo si può ottenere direttamente dai Westbrook.
Ne accompagna la pubblicazione l'affettuoso ricordo di Mike: "I believe Lou to have been one of the most original saxophonists of our time, one of those legendary figures little known to the general public, but a major Influence on all those who knew and worked with him. He was in<|fim_middle|> that became The Uncommon Orchestra. As a free improviser with strong jazz roots, his playing in the context of a large ensemble was a revelation. Lou took part in many projects and performances with the band until couple of years ago when health problems began to limit his activities. Lou was greatly loved and respected. At Lou's funeral on October 17th in his village church in Cheriton Bishop, North of Dartmoor, his wife Penny, family and friends were joined by musicians from London and the South West. The service ended with his unaccompanied tenor saxophone in one of those limitless streams of invention, audacity and lyricism that only Lou could produce. A master, and a great loss."
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https://tinyurl.com/y787tp4j | my band in the early 60s in a sax section with Mike Osborne and John Surman. He then spent many years on the Improvised Music scene, as a founder member of AMM, often in partnership with the drummer Eddie Prévost. This revolutionary group achieved international recognition and made a number of albums. Eventually Lou settled in the West Country, still playing, but in relative obscurity. This is where we got together again, ten years ago, when Lou joined the big band | 100 |
To reduce weight of a component and improve its performance,<|fim_middle|> continuously increasing complexity of the components necessitating innovative manufacturing strategies for producing the desired shapes from materials that are difficult to handle. Hydroforming offers high potential for fulfilling this demand, especially, if it is applied in deliberate process integrations, combinations, and chains that allow exploiting complementary advantages of all technologies involved. The paper presents four examples of such manufacturing strategies: magnetic pulse welding followed by tube hydroforming, deep drawing combined with injection moulding and hydroforming using the molten plastic, free bending or roll forming followed by hydroforming, and deep drawing with integrated media forming. | the part properties have to be adapted to the requirements, the load profile, and the function of the product. This leads to a | 26 |
Matt Berninger to release "Walking On A String," featuring Phoebe Bridgers, for Netflix movie
Posted by ACRN Media on September 20, 2019
By Kwase Lane, Staff Writer
[Photo courtesy of Chloe Brewer]
Matt Berninger, frontman of The National, is set to release his track "Walking On A String" on indie label Dead Oceans on October 17, 2019. The song features vocals from California singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers and appears in BETWEEN TWO FERNS: THE MOVIE, which was released on Netflix on September 20, 2019.
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BETWEEN TWO FERNS: THE MOVIE is a comedy that tells the story of actor Zach Galifianakis and the persona he's created over the past years. In the movie, Berninger and Bridgers appear together performing "Walking on a String" as a duet in a bathroom scene, and when commissioning the track, BETWEEN TWO FERNS director and writer Scott Auckerman gave Berninger free rein over the song as long as it resulted in a track that would fit in a bar scene in the heartland of America.
<|fim_middle|> its production was done by Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska.
"Walking On A String" is the first time Berninger and Bridgers have worked together. The track will be released on all platforms on October 17, 2019, via Dead Oceans, and until then, BETWEEN TWO FERNS: THE MOVIE is available now on Netflix.
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Next Post Soul Singer Jordan Mackampa Releases New Single | Two versions of "Walking On A String" were recorded for the film: one is flashy pop rendition, and the other is a subdued Americana piece. The band's performance for the movie was filmed at Oh Grady's bar in San Fernando Valley, California.
The song was written to be used in the movie and was created in collaboration with Berninger's wife Karin Besser and musician Mike Brewer. The track also features guitarist Walter Martin and drummer Matt Barrick of The Walkmen, and | 100 |
SunCommon will present information on going solar without going broke at a brown bag lunch (provided) on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 from noon to 1 p.m. at Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission's office at 29 Main Street, Second floor, Suite 4, Montpelier. Hope to see you there!
Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission, in partnership with Efficiency Vermont and the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network, will be hosting<|fim_middle|> by 2020. The purpose of these trainings is to provide volunteers with the information and knowledge they need to effectively reach out to community members. All individuals interested in attending are requested to sign-up in advance. | a training for volunteers interested in helping their neighbor save energy in their homes. The trainings are part of a statewide outreach effort – the Vermont Home Energy Challenge – -to help meet a state goal of 80,000 homes weatherized | 50 |
<|fim_middle|>, Ohio | Shield's Crossing is a complex of buildings in the Hamilton County portion of Loveland, Ohio, United States. It centers on the historic home of Edwin M. Shield, which was built in 1868 under the leadership of Henry Crooks. A large two-story frame building built in the shape of the letter "L," the house was Shield's home from its construction until 1879. It is also known as the "William Johnston House".
An early suburbanite, Edwin Shield built the Fulton Foundry near the present house in 1851; he was one of the area's leading industrialists. In the late 1860s, he began to build the present complex, which sits above the Little Miami River: besides the house, which he named "Christeen," the complex includes six outbuildings: a carriage house, a woodshed, a stable, a smokehouse, an icehouse, and a Gothic-styled gazebo.
In 1982, Shield's Crossing was listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the name of "Edwin M. Shield's House." It qualified for inclusion on the Register both because of its historically significant architecture and because of its place in the area's history. Key to its historic designation is its place as one of the area's few remaining examples of 19th-century suburban house complexes.
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Sardinia and Corsica, 2 islands in the Mediterranean Sea. 2 different Countries, Italy and France.
In this tour we will discover some of the best highlights of the islands. History, Nature, Food are the ingredients for this fantastic itinerary between Sardinia and Corsica.
Afternoon Clients arrival in cagliari airport, meet the local driver and the local guide. Transfer to cagliari centre.
After the tour and after free time for relaxing and shopping we transfer to accommodation.
Check-in, dinner and overnight at the accommodation in cagliari.
Highlights: Sant'Antioco, and Nora, Phoenician towns of Sardinia!
Morning We drive south west and reach Sant'Antioco, the ancient Pohoenician town of Sulki. We visit the ancient borgo and most of all the Basilica of Sant'Antioco, built in byzantine style on top of the ancient Catacombs. Also we step in the fishermen village of Calasetta, where the local community speaks still a Genoan dialect. Free time for lunch en route. Afternoon we enjoy the panoramic road to Chia and finally reach the ancient town of Nora, with its roman mosaics, the theatre and the thermae straight by the sea, before returning to accommodation in cagliari region.
Dinner and overnight at the accommodation in cagliari.
Morning After check-out we transfer to the Marmilla region and visit the site of Barumini, protected by Unesco.
We visit the site and after the visit drive west until we reach Oristano. En route we visit the Basilica of Santa Giusta,<|fim_middle|> famous Vermentino di Gallura.
Lunch in a restaurant nearby. In the afternoon walking tour in Porto Cervo, the town is famous for its billionaire hotels and villas.
Portocervo is an international jet-set destination.
We move then to visit some archaeologic site of the area, very impressive. This excursion leads us to the ancient heart of this region, where men have been living since more then 6.000 years!
Discovering the Archaeological site of Coddu Vecchiu, the biggest Giant's Tomb of Sardinia.
This necropolis date back from the Neolithic age (IV-III Millennium bC), when men were still living in temporary houses and wooden huts.
After Coddu Vecchjiu we visit the Nuraghe Prisgiona. The nuraghe consisting of a main tower surrounded by a rampart trilobate.
Around the Nuraghe, the area bounded by the curtain walls, one can identify the remains of at least a dozen huts: it is circular constructions with input flagstone floor.
The nuraghe Sa Prisgiona was built between 3000 and 3500 years ago, when these territories where inhabited by the Shardana.
Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Morning After early check-out we board on the ferry boat to Bonifacio in corsica and once there we have time to explore this tiny centre.
After a short tour of the city we drive to Ajaccio. Stop in Sartene, a tiny town in the mountains for Free time and lunch.
Afternoon With the help of a local guide we explore the centre of Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica and home to Napoleone Bonaparte.
Overnight Check-in, Dinner and overnight at the accommodation in Ajaccio region.
Highlights: Cargese, the Greek village of Corsica, and Corte the Old Town.
Morning We drive north of Ajaccio and visit Cargese, the Greek village of Corsica. After this interesting visit we drive east in direction of Corte, Discover the ancient capital of the island, Corte, thanks to a local guide. Lunch in Corte.
After the guided walk you are driven to the Calvi region, in the northern side of the island, check-in, dinner and overnight in hotel in Calvi.
In the afternoon enjoy a panoramic drive to the villages of Northern Corsica and the Ile Rousse Area. Return to your accommodations after your tour for an evening at leisure.
This morning after breakfast transfer to the Bastia airport. End of our services. | stunning medieval church.
Free time for lunch in Oristano region.Afternoon We keep driving in the western coast of Sardinia and reach Bosa, nice medieval town with its tiny town centre, dominated by the Malaspina castle. After the visit we take the panoramic road from bosa to alghero and finally reach accommodation in alghero region.
Overnight Check-in, Dinner and overnight at the accommodation in Alghero region.
Morning After check-out we explore the centre of Alghero, famous sardinian town by the sea, with its strong Catalan Atmosphere.
Afternoon Head to Codrongianos and stop to visit the Basilica of Saccargia. The most spectacular church in Sardinia, built by the pisans in the XII century A.C.
in nice panoramic location by the sea.
Finally we move and reach the region of Costa Smeralda.
Overnight Check-in, Dinner and overnight at the accommodation in Olbia.
Highlights: Wine Tasting in the winery, Porto Cervo, Prisgiona and Coddu Vecchiu.
In the morning we leave accommodation and depart to Arzachena in the heart of Gallura Region.
We discover the Gallura region, with its granite rocks and mediterranean Bush vegetation. It's stunning to discover that, just a few km from the Luxury and the Movida of the Emerald Coast there is pure nature and relaxing quiet!
After a short trip by bus finally reach the winery. We discover the barrique hall and the vineyards and naturally we enjoy a tasting of the best local wines, mainly the | 328 |
Richard Sinaiko '66 calls UW–Madison the love of his life, ranking the university behind only his family. And he has shown that love the way many alumni do — donating time, influence, and resources to his alma mater.
Somewhat surprisingly, the generous School of Nursing donor is not a nurse. That was his mother. And she was not a UW grad<|fim_middle|> by an unprecedented $100 million gift from John and Tashia Morgridge, which doubled his gift.
"Obviously the match was really important. It allowed me to do something today rather than wait until it was a part of my estate," he says.
The school's Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) develops and disseminates best practices for the care of older adults across multiple settings.
The UW-Madison School of Nursing does more than educate nurses in Madison classrooms and clinics. Its instructors and researchers also develop systems and products that help spread, to borrow from the Wisconsin Idea, the beneficent influence of the university to every home (and healthcare institution) in the state and around the world. | . But the loyal son and fervent UW–Madison alumnus who made a career in health care administration bridged his two loves with one gift: a professorship in the UW–Madison School of Nursing.
Sinaiko had initially committed to the professorship for five years. He increased his pledge during the Morgridge Match campaign — a campuswide fundraising effort launched | 77 |
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Wildfire smoke can increase hazardous toxic metals in air, study finds
Smoke from wildfires – particularly those that burn manmade structures – can significantly increase the amount of<|fim_middle|> take action to protect ourselves – and our loved ones – from smoke."
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The fall of the Chinese economy turned out to be more serious than expected | hazardous toxic metals present in the air, sending up plumes that can travel for miles, a new study from the California Air Resources Board (Carb) has suggested.
The study compared air monitor readings from numerous California fires, such as the devastating Camp fire that decimated the California town of Paradise in 2018 and killed 85 people.
The Camp fire in particular appeared to release elevated levels of toxic metals such as lead and zinc into the air. The researchers found the levels of lead increased to 50 times above the normal average at a site near the Camp fire in the city of Chico in the hours following the fire, while concentrations of zinc dramatically increased in Modesto, 150 miles away. Other heavy metals such as manganese and calcium were found in the air after all the fires that were studied.
The study said the chemicals contained in buildings, such as flame retardants and plastics, combine to make fires destroying manmade structures particularly toxic.
"It is clear that the tiny particles, gases and chemicals in smoke generated from structure fires are hazardous to human health," the study said.
The study noted that any increase in lead exposure is considered hazardous. The metal has been found to cause high blood pressure, reproductive effects and cancer in adults – with infants and young children particularly at risk of behavioral changes and learning deficits. The other metals, including zinc, are believed to be toxic, but their health effects have not been extensively studied.
The study comes as smoke from the western wildfires has drifted across the country and is blackening skies as far away as New York City.
"No one is protected," said Stanford University health researcher Dr Mary Prunicki, who has led numerous studies of how smoke affects health for the university's Sean N Parker Center for Allergy Research. Those studies have shown dramatic increases in hospitalizations for things like heart attacks, strokes and respiratory illness on days when wildfire smoke blackens the skies around California.
She said the Carb study shows that, when people are breathing smoke from the fires, "we don't actually know what we're being exposed to and we should be looking at it more."
Carb's executive officer, Richard Corey, urged those who are subjected to wildfire smoke to take steps to protect themselves. The board's web resource on how to stay healthy when the air is smoky suggests steps including masking up, staying indoors and keeping indoor air clean.
"This report makes it clear that wildfire smoke poses a real health threat not only to people living and working near these fires, but to anyone affected by the smoke as it travels across California and beyond," said Corey in a statement. "It's more important than ever that we all | 538 |
There are those activities that make so much noise that you need to wear some sort of hearing protection to make sure you don't damage your eardrums. One example is when you go to the race track and hear the loud race car engines.
This is why you need one of the top 10 best electronic hearing protection in 2019. These devices are designed to do more than just protect your ears. They cancel out noise, supply music and much more.
Your hearing is important. That is why you should take all precautions available to protect your hearing when your hobbies and other activities threaten your eardrums. It is a smart move to use the best ear protection around.
If you are not sure which types of ear protection made our top 10 best electronic ear protection in 2019, simply continue to read our review. It is filled with information to help you protect your hearing.
Compatibility- you can listen to music and possibly take phone calls while working in high noise areas.
Cleaning- takes longer to clean than earplugs. You may need a special cleaner as well. This costs a little extra.
When you are doing your loud hobbies, it pays to have a great set of electronic ear muffs along for the adventure. This unit uses 4 AAA batteries to help protect your ears as you shoot.
Each ear has its own on and off button, so you can individually control the protection for each ear. The built-in microphones help you control the outside sound and lets you hear with them on when the shooting has stopped.
The technology includes in these headphones block out sounds that are dangerous to your ears while letting you hear those sounds you need to hear. When not in use, they will collapse in size for better storage.
You do not get a lot of wind-related sound with these wind-resistant ear protectors. The built-in microphones carry top-quality technology to block out the sounds you shouldn't or do not want to her while letting those sounds in that you do.
The individual volume controls let you stay in control of what you hear and when you want to hear it. The 5 level settings make it easier for you to adjust the sound levels. Both microphones are stereo equipped letting you hear properly.
The built-in microphones produce sounds up to about 82 DBS. This is still within safe listening ranges. An automatic shutoff feature turns amplification off when that level is reached. Also, rubberized pressure points let you use these protectors for almost any noisy activity you do.
After 4 hours, the ear protectors will turn off to save the batteries. With 2 AAA batteries, you should get around 350 hours of listening use and ear protection. A cord is included which hooks up to your MP3 player and other devices, so you can listen to your favorite music as you work or play.
Their only drawback is that they may not be adjustable. Make sure to find them in the size that comfortably fits your head.
With the 2 AA batteries it takes to power these electronic hearing protectors, you get up to 30 hours of continuous use. These earmuffs are designed to block the loud noises of gunshots, etc. while letting in those other lower sounds you need to hear.
You can carry on a conversation while still blocking out loud noises. The good news here is that these ear muffs are adjustable and should fit any size head. Also, the 28db SNR rating means that your ears are protected no matter what.
Designed to be lightweight, they are not in the ay when they are not in use. Easy to carry and store when you do not need them.
The<|fim_middle|> a pound of cure and that applies to ear protection as well. | automatic decibel shutoff makes sure your ears are not treated to sounds higher than 82 DBS. Their 22 NRR, or noisy reproduction rating, makes them an ideal tool when you are practicing your loud hobbies.
Also, their low-profile design keeps the ear muffs out of your ay while still covering totally covering your ears. You also get the volume control, AUX jacks and a 3.5mm power cord to attach other devices. While you protect your ears, you can listen to what you want.
2 AAA batteries are all you need to power this unit and you should get roughly 350 hours of use, depending on how often you use them. An auto-shutoff feature kicks in after 4 hours.
The very thin ear cups keep this unit from interfering with your activities while still protecting your eardrums from dangerous sounds. 2 built-in omnidirectional microphones allow you to pick up lower sounds from any direction.
Its 23 DBS NRR makes these a top-rated ear protection unit and allows the protectors to cap your listening level at 89 DBS. The adjustable headband makes these ear protectors easy for anyone to use.
2 AAA batteries, included, power this unit and one dial controls the volume for both ears. Then you get the usual 3.5 audio jack to connect to your favorite music sources. Also, you get clear natural sounds with ease while the louder sounds are blocked.
The 23 lbs NRR rating makes sure that you do not hear sounds above a safe 85 DBS. Then the adjustable headband and ear cups help keep this unit very comfortable to wear. Their low-profile design makes sure the ear cups are out of your way when you are busy shooting or doing some other activity.
This lightweight pair of ear protectors come with the standard 3.5mm audio jack, volume control, and folds up nice and small for better transporting and storage. 2 AAA batteries, not included, power the unit so you can have the best protection for your ears.
A power indicator light lets you know when you need to replace the batteries. The 2 built-in microphones provide you with stereo sound.
This unit is for those people who do not want to wear bulky and sometimes uncomfortable headphone ear protectors. The headphones just get in the way of their activities and make it more difficult to move.
You can slip these into your ears and still receive great ear protection. The batteries are rechargeable, and the earpieces are water resistant. Their carry case is also their charger and you get 4 replacement tips just in case you need them.
They will work in temperatures up to 122 degrees F. Plus, they are so lightweight you may forget you have them in your ears.
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Location. The James New York is located in New York's SoHo - Tribeca neighborhood, close to New York City Fire Museum, Brooklyn Bridge, and Empire State Building. Nearby points of interest also include Ellis Island and Grand Central Terminal. Hotel Features. The James New York features 2 bars/lounges, a restaurant, and a poolside bar. Room service is available. Guests can enjoy a complimentary light meal reception daily. Recreational amenities include a fitness facility. Spa amenities include spa services and body... Read more treatments. This 4. 5-star property has a 24-hour business center and offers a meeting/conference room, technology support staff, and limo/town car service. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. This New York property has 74 square meters of event space. Wedding services, concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and tour assistance are available. Guest parking is limited, and available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge). Additional property amenities include a rooftop terrace, a concierge desk, and multilingual staff. This is a smoke-free property. A total renovation of this property was completed in September 20<|fim_middle|> Kennedy Intl. ) 20. 7 km / 12. 8 mi The preferred airport for The James New York is New York, NY (LGA LaGuardia). | 10.
Location. The James New York is located in New York's SoHo - Tribeca neighborhood, close to New York City Fire Museum, Brooklyn Bridge, and Empire State Building. Nearby points of interest also include Ellis Island and Grand Central Terminal. Hotel Features. The James New York features 2 bars/lounges, a restaurant, and a poolside bar. Room service is available. Guests can enjoy a complimentary light meal reception daily. Recreational amenities include a fitness facility. Spa amenities include spa services and body treatments. This 4. 5-star property has a 24-hour business center and offers a meeting/conference room, technology support staff, and limo/town car service. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. This New York property has 74 square meters of event space. Wedding services, concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and tour assistance are available. Guest parking is limited, and available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge). Additional property amenities include a rooftop terrace, a concierge desk, and multilingual staff. This is a smoke-free property. A total renovation of this property was completed in September 2010. Guestrooms. 114 air-conditioned guestrooms at The James New York feature iPod docking stations and minibars. Accommodations offer city or river views. Beds come with pillowtop mattresses, signature bedding, and triple sheeting. All rooms include separate sitting areas and desks. Accommodations include refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms feature showers with handheld showerheads and rainfall showerheads. They also offer makeup/shaving mirrors, designer toiletries, and bathrobes. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. In addition to complimentary newspapers and laptop-compatible safes, guestrooms offer cordless phones with voice mail. 37-inch LCD televisions have premium satellite channels and pay movies. Rooms also include complimentary bottled water, safes, windows that open, and slippers. Guests may request in-room massages and hypo-allergenic bedding. A nightly turndown service is offered and housekeeping is available daily. Guestrooms are all non-smoking. Check-in time :2 PM Check-out time : 2 PM Number of rooms :114 Number of suites :5 Number of floors :17 Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or attraction, and may not reflect actual travel distance. Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre. New York City Fire Museum 0. 4 km / 0. 2 mi Children's Museum of the Arts 0. 6 km / 0. 4 mi Canal Park 0. 6 km / 0. 4 mi Mott Street 0. 8 km / 0. 5 mi Museum of Chinese in Americas 0. 9 km / 0. 5 mi Washington Square Park 1 km / 0. 6 mi New York University 1. 1 km / 0. 7 mi Merchant's House Museum 1. 2 km / 0. 7 mi Rockefeller Park 1. 2 km / 0. 7 mi Woolworth Building 1. 2 km / 0. 7 mi World Trade Center Ground Zero 1. 3 km / 0. 8 mi Eldridge Street Synagogue 1. 3 km / 0. 8 mi Lower East Side Tenement Museum 1. 3 km / 0. 8 mi St. Paul's Chapel 1. 3 km / 0. 8 mi World Financial Center 1. 4 km / 0. 9 mi The nearest airports are: New York, NY (JRB Downtown Manhattan Heliport) 2. 4 km / 1. 5 mi New York, NY (TSS East 34th Street Heliport) 3. 5 km / 2. 2 mi New York, NY (LGA LaGuardia) 12. 6 km / 7. 8 mi Newark, NJ (EWR Liberty Intl. ) 15 km / 9. 3 mi New York, NY (JFK John F. | 894 |
In the far northwest part of Portugal lies one of the most beautiful, breathtaking and picturesque wine growing regions in the world. Vinho Verde, literally translated, is known for its young fresh, crisp and delicious wines.
Vinho Verde is the biggest DOC of Portugal and home to all types of wine, from white, rosé and red to even eau du vie. In the region of Vinho Verde nearly 35,000 hectares of vineyards are planted making up 15% of the total in Portugal – isn't that impressive?! There are nine sub-regions to the DOC and each are named after either a river or a town: Monção, Melgaço, Lima, Basto, Cávado, Ave, Amarante, Baião, Sousa and Paiva – which may be something we all need to study up on – or shall I say taste and learn. In the sub-region of Sousa, at Penafiel, is Aveleda Estate. A family owned company that has been run by the successive generations<|fim_middle|> Vinho Verde Aveleda's estate wines continue to evolve and garner global recognition and love from the trade and consumers alike.
Vinho Verde is definitely a wine region that's fun, fresh and perfect for summer sipping.
Isn't it time you tried something new! | of the same family since its foundation in 1870.
Vinho Verde is exposed to the Atlantic Ocean influence so the region is cool, rainy and in the north west part of the country and the landscape is also very lush and green (also where it might get its name). The vines grow in granite soils along rivers that flow from the mountains of the east over into the ocean on the west hand side of the country. Cool, wet weather can make overall grape growing a bit more challenging, however, the climate here makes for some rather delicious wines, with great gentle aromas and good acidity levels. The two most successful white grapes in the region are Alvarinho (the most prestigious) and Loureiro (the most planted and aromatic). A good example of a blend between these two grape varieties is the Quinta da Aveleda Vinho Verde. Produced exclusively with grapes from the Aveleda estate, this wine offers floral aromas of the Loureiro grape variety perfectly merged with the tropical aromas of the Alvarinho grape variety.
Vinho Verde can offer a little bit of effervescence (fizzybubbles) that can always please the palate with just a touch of sweetness – making them a great option for an aperitif wine. These light and fresh wines are meant to be drank young and enjoyed with the summer sunshine on their own or with salads, fish, seafood, chicken and vegetables. This versatility as well as a lower alcohol content, characterizes the Vinho Verde, (one of my Favourites is the Aveleda Vinho Verde). Served Vinho Verde between 6-8 degrees, this wine is perfect to serve during brunches or afternoon hosting.
Vinho Verde is unique worldwide, and is an excellent reason to explore the region that presents many points of interest. Besides the landscape, the architectural heritage, the gastronomy, this region will surprise you for its traditions and history. Awarded with Best of Wine Tourism award, Aveleda estate has one of the most beautiful gardens in Portugal. Aveleda wines are readily available across Canada and are a great experience into the Vinho Verde category. Winning many global awards for their delicious | 445 |
Zaheer Khan: 'Khaleel Ahmed, a bowler to watch out for'
One of the many small-town success stories on the cricket field, Ahmed, son of a compounder, clocked 148 kmph in the recent Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament.
Vijay Lokapally
NEW DELHI 10 March, 2018 17:04 IST
Khaleel Ahmed, looking to make a mark in the world of cricket, is more than eager to copy the "one and only" Zaheer Khan.
Like the wily Wasim Akram, this wiry left-arm seamer from Tonk in Rajasthan too grew up bowling quick with the tennis ball. Khaleel Ahmed, looking to make a mark in the world of cricket, is more than eager to copy the "one and only" Zaheer Khan.
One of the many small-town success stories on the cricket field, Ahmed, son of a compounder, clocked 148 kmph in the recent Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. "Tennis ball cricket helped me grow as a fast bowler. We would play mostly on cement pitches and had to bowl fast. The tennis ball is light and helps you improve your arm rotation," said Ahmed.
"I was with Zaheer Khan (at Delhi Daredevils). He taught me how to bowl on different pitches, what line and length to bowl to different batsmen. He corrected a lot of technical issues also," said Ahmed after a fine spell in the final of the Deodhar Trophy where he was part of the title-winning India `B' team.
Zaheer - who has a penchant for sharing his fast bowling prowess with the youngsters - rates Ahmed as a very bright prospect. "He's a bowler to watch out for. I did work with him closely. He's a very promising talent but needs to keep working hard. He has the ingredients to develop into a match-winner. It's now up to him how much he can push himself.
"There's no doubt he has the potential but will need to keep learning as he climbs the ladder. Fast bowling is very hard work and I've told him so," said Zaheer.
Zaheer apart, Ahmed considers himself "blessed" for he could observe Rahul Dravid from close quarters during the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. "He (Dravid) taught us a lot about life off the field and discipline."
Ahmed also understood the difference between junior cricket and the next grade. "The difference is big but I am keen to learn and adapt," said a confident Ahmed.
Ahmed, 20, understands the advantages of bowling left-arm. "The left-armer gets a huge advantage from a different angle."
Zaheer has drilled the angle-advantage into his mind. Akram was lethal because he would fire the ball exploring different angles. Ahmed would love to work on this theory.
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Located within the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown L.A., the Roy and Edna Disney/Calarts Theater (REDCAT) is a multi-media arts center for innovative visual, performing and media arts. Since its opening in November 2003, REDCAT has garnered praise for showcasing up-and-coming artists, and introducing groundbreaking internationally-renowned artists and exhibitions to L.A. audiences.
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Kate Valk as Rose in rehearsals for "The Room" | Photo courtesy of The Wooster Group, Facebook
Directed by founding member Elizabeth LeCompte, The Room at REDCAT features performances by Group members and associates Kate Valk, Suzzy Roche, Ari Fliakos, Philip Moore and Scott Renderer. The Room is Pinter's first play, written in 1957 when the Nobel Prize-winning playwright, actor and director was 27. In a 1958 review, London's Sunday Times wrote that "the play makes one stir uneasily in one's shoes, and doubt, for a moment, the comforting solidity of the earth."
The seminal theater ensemble, described as "American theater's most inspired company" by The New York Times, is premiering this new production of The Room as part of a multi-year relationship between REDCAT and The Wooster Group, which has made the theater their second home in the U.S.
Frances McDormand in The Wooster Group's "Early Shaker Spirituals" | Photo courtesy of REDCAT, Facebook
Since its founding in 1975, the company has created and performed 21 pieces for theater, 12 film/video pieces, and five dance pieces. Recent Wooster Group productions at REDCAT include the 2015 West Coast premiere of Early Shaker Spirituals: A Record Album Interpretation, starring Academy-, Tony- and Emmy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand; the world premiere of Cry, Trojans! (Troilus & Cressida); and Early Plays, described by New York Magazine as "A rare collaboration between two avant-garde powerhouses: The Wooster Group and Richard Maxwell's New York City Players."
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Tyrone will step up in Cup final: McCann
Getting there: Conall McCann believes Tyrone can improve
By John Campbell
Tyrone may have scored 6-47 in their three games to date, competition for starting places is still razor-sharp despite a high level of absenteeism and manager Mickey H<|fim_middle|> on league quest after McKenna glory: Harte
By John Campbell Scarcely had the final whistle sounded in this Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup decider at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh than Tyrone boss Mickey Harte was switching his focus to the upcoming...
Tyrone overcome Monaghan to lift McKenna Cup
By John Campbell It was business as usual for Mickey Harte at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh last night.
Mickey Harte aims to make it 12 Dr McKenna Cup titles with Tyrone's new faces show
By John Campbell Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has every reason to relish the fact that his side will contest another Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup final tonight. | arte clearly has his sights set on a twelfth McKenna Cup triumph under his watch, yet you won't discern the slightest element of complacency within the camp ahead of Saturday's final against Monaghan.
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Not for the first time in his distinguished managerial career, Harte has responded robustly to a challenge, on this occasion cleverly amending his side following the loss of a number of players.
Harte initially had his sights on compiling what he had hoped would be a settled line-up for the Allianz League and, although this is still a priority, unavailability and injuries have not facilitated this task.
Yet while Tyrone will return to what they now view as the extremely comfortable environs of the Athletic Grounds this weekend, they will do so in the knowledge that much work still has to be done.
And this belief is not necessarily expressed by Harte but by the players themselves, some of whom are availing of an opportunity to resurrect their inter-county careers while others are enjoying a first bite at the elite-level cheery.
It was Conall McCann who fired the first salvo in Tyrone's ultimately straightforward semi-final win over Down on Sunday by plundering a third minute goal before going on to add two points, and then afterwards maintaining that the team's progress to date this month should be kept in context.
"We got off to a good start against Down on Sunday and half-time probably came at a bad stage for us because we were going well then," smiles McCann ruefully.
"But we didn't score for a long stretch of the second-half, although our game management got us through in the end. However I still think we have plenty of work on our hands because, while we have been winning games, we have also been conceding rather a lot and that has to be a worry.
"Obviously we are going through a bit of a transition at this point in time with some players getting their first chance to play at inter-county level, so you have to expect that there will be teething problems."
"While there is plenty to work on, as I say, it's still encouraging that we are winning games. Obviously Monaghan will be a tough challenge for us in the McKenna Cup final because they have already beaten Derry and put up a good performance against Donegal, and, like ourselves, they will want to get a boost ahead of the league."
McCann's form, and that of Ronan O'Neill and Kyle Coney, has encouraged manager Harte (left) as he begins to focus on the league in which Tyrone will face a stiff itinerary in Division One.
While he is hoping that players will return to the fold after their involvement in the Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup campaign has ended, Harte is still preoccupied with formulating an attack which he wants to thrive against teams like Kerry, Dublin and Mayo.
Darren McCurry has certainly laid claim to a regular place in the side following his seven points and three frees against Down, while Ronan McHugh grabbed 1-1 after coming on from the bench.
"It's good to see players getting game time ahead of the league, which will be fiercely competitive," insists McCann.
"I think it is worth pointing out that for some players the McKenna Cup is extremely important in that it represents their chance to seal a place on a more regular basis.
"This might be the only time they will see action at inter-county level, and you can't blame them for wanting to make the most of their opportunity at this particular time."
Harte, meanwhile, is expected to unveil his side tonight and it is anticipated that he will continue with his policy of nominating a fusion of experienced players and raw recruits.
Monaghan boss Seamus McEnaney has already confirmed his line-up, which will be led by new skipper Ryan Wylie and which contains few players with any real level of inter-county experience.
Not only do the Farney side want to surprise their opponents, but a number of players are keen to make a big impression ahead of the league.
MONAGHAN: C Forde; D Wylie, C Walshe, C Boyle; S Carey, R Wylie, P Keenan; N Kearns, B McBennett; M P O'Dowd, R McAllister, D Ward; J Irwin, K McEnaney, P Donnelly.
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Darren McCurry aiming to point the way for Tyrone
By John Campbell The speculation to date in the printed media relative to Cathal McShane's sporting future could well have made inroads into a small forest in terms of newsprint.
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