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John Wesley Harding Biography
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Born Wesley Harding Stace, October 22, 1965, in Hastings, England; son of Christopher (a schoolteacher) and Molly (a former opera singer, and schoolteacher; maiden name, Townsend) Stace. Education: Jesus College, Cambridge University, B.A. in English, graduate study in political and social theory. Politics: "Imaginative." Religion: Born Methodist, but "All the gods are in Hollywood." Singer, songwriter. Worked as an usher in an art cinema, played folk music in pubs while pursuing graduate studies; discovered by music industry representatives, toured as opening act in the United Kingdom and U.S., and recorded "live" album It Happened One Night, all 1988. Addresses: Home-- P.O. Box 1429, London, England W6 OQJ. Record company-- Sire Records, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor, New York City, NY 10019. Manager-- Glen Colson (London). Publicist-- Deb Bernadini (New York).
With the release of his first major-label LP, Here Comes the Groom, in 1990, John Wesley Harding quickly became a favorite singer-songwriter among music critics. He also gained a substantial following with his solo<|fim_middle|> 22, 1990.
Other source material was gathered from an interview with John Wesley Harding conducted on July 15, 1991. | acoustic performances and popular video. Harding's second album, The Name Above the Title, released in 1991, demonstrated that his initial success was no accident and convinced many of his admirers that his evolution as a writer and vocalist would be even more impressive than they had imagined.
Harding was born Wesley Harding Stace in Hastings, England, on October 10, 1965, the son of two schoolteachers. "My mother was a mezzo-soprano opera singer," he said in an interview with Contemporary Musicians, but she gave up singing for teaching; his father plays jazz piano in addition to teaching. Harding himself would later go in the opposite direction. Though he grew up listening to and loving pop music, playing folk songs in local pubs by age seventeen, his career at first looked to be an academic one. He studied English literature at Cambridge University, earned a first--the highest undergraduate grade--and began work toward a Ph.D there in political and social theory. Soon, however, he put aside his graduate work to play music. "I started getting money for doing concerts," he explained to CM. "Also, I think I did my Ph.D, although I enjoyed it very much, because I didn't know what else I was going to do."
Taking his stage name from an album by the most famous of all folk-rock artists, Bob Dylan, Harding performed a set of original songs at a performance in London in the summer of 1988; fortunately for his career, several music industry people attended the show and approached him. Soon afterward he went on tour with the group Hothouse Flowers in the United Kingdom and singer-songwriter John Hiatt in the U.S. Later that year, he released a live album recorded for less than one thousand pounds, during one performance, aptly titled It Happened One Night. The title of the record, released by the British label Demon, comes from the 1934 film by acclaimed director Frank Capra, who also made the film It's a Wonderful Life. Harding's admiration for Capra can be seen in the titles of his subsequent LP's, the first of which he named for another Capra film, and the second for the director's autobiography.
Harding then put together a band that included the bassist and drummer from British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello's group the Attractions, and recorded a demo that impressed Seymour Stein, president of Sire Records. Harding met with Stein and, as he told Andy Craft in Bomb, "played Seymour three songs in his office and he said, 'Okay, you've got it. You're signed.'" Stein assigned producer Andy Paley, who had just produced an album with former Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson, to work with Harding. The songwriter's first release for Sire was God Made Me Do It: The Christmas EP, which included the title song from Harding's later LP, Here Comes the Groom, two other original songs, a solo acoustic rendition of Madonna's hit "Like a Prayer," and a lengthy interview with British comic Viv Stanshall called "A Cosy Promotional Chat."
Recorded quickly with The Good Liars--a band that included Pete Thomas and Bruce Thomas from the Attractions, guitarist Steve Donelly, and keyboardist Kenny Craddock--Here Comes the Groom appeared in 1990 and received exceptional reviews. Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times called it "the first great album of the 90's," comparing Harding's lyrics to those of Dylan and Costello. Rolling Stone referred to Groom as an "impressive major-label debut." Most critics noted in some way the similarities between Harding's singing and writing style and those of Costello, but Harding made no attempt to conceal his influences. In fact, in the last song on the CD and cassette of Groom, "Bastard Son," he sings "Bob Dylan is my father, Joan Baez is my mother," and goes on to list a number of his other favorite songwriters in the lyrics. Folk singer John Prine--a Harding favorite and one of the many artists named in "Bastard Son"--called Groom one of the best albums of the year. The LP also contains "Things Snowball," a duet sung and composed with Los Angeles songwriter Peter Case. The single from the album, "The Devil in Me," spawned a video that aired extensively on MTV. Harding immediately went on the road for the 1990 Lafftour, along with rock bands The Ocean Blue and The Mighty Lemon Drops. Performing solo with an acoustic guitar, Harding captured the attention of fans across the U.S. with his witty songs and hilarious between-song patter. He toured a few months later with fellow singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked. Harding also appeared on two 1990 Sire/Reprise compilation albums, Just Say Da, to which he contributed a live version of his satirical "When the Beatles Hit America", and Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye, a tribute to psychedelic rock pioneer Roky Erickson. To the latter Harding contributed a high-energy version of Erickson's "If You Have Ghosts." In 1991 he collaborated with singer-songwriter Steve Wynn on a song called "Warning: Parental Advisory" for yet another Sire anthology, Just Say Anything, released in response to controversy over warning stickers on albums.
Harding's second Sire LP, The Name Above the Title, garnered additional positive reviews. "I wanted the people who liked the first album to know that it wasn't a fluke," he told Erin Culley in Hits. He seemed to have made his point. People' s Craig Tomashoff, while noting the still-strong resemblance of Harding's work to that of Dylan and Costello, observed that the music "burrows right into your pleasure center." Jock Baird wrote in Musician that the record "unpacks an engaging rogue's gallery of characters and story lines, all placed in solid rock settings." Harding's preoccupation with the movies is especially clear on this LP: Featuring a song called "The Movie of Your Life," the record is structured like a film, with a short instrumental theme at the beginning and a lively band introduction serving as closing "credits." The Name Above the Title --which again made excellent use of the Good Liars--was recorded in a month and contains 14 original songs and one cover, a lush reworking of Tommy James and the Shondells' 1960s classic "Crystal Blue Persuasion." Other songs on Name include "The Person You Are," for which Harding himself conceived the video, "Bridegroom Blues," a rocker with a hip-hop beat that Harding claims was recorded in about an hour and which he intended as a sequel to "Here Comes the Groom," and two soul-influenced ballads, "Driving in the Rain" and "Save a Little Room for Me."
In 1991, true to his literary leanings, Harding published a small book of his lyrics, Collected Stories: 1990-1991, as a publicity gesture. The lyrics appear in slightly altered form, frequently with parenthetical remarks in prose by Harding. The book seemed to answer a growing demand: Many admiring reviewers had wondered why Harding never included lyric sheets with his albums.
By mid-1991 fans and critics alike seemed to see past Harding's obvious influences to a new and original talent. As Tomashoff ventured in People, "In the end, Harding may remind you of a lot of people, but the true testimonial to his abilities will come a few years from now. Some smart singer-songwriter will happen along, and the first thing you'll say is, 'Doesn't he sound a lot like John Wesley Harding?'"
by Simon Glickman
John Wesley Harding's Career
John Wesley Harding's Awards
Received a first (highest possible grade) from Cambridge University; various poetry prizes.
Selective Works
It Happened One Night, Demon Records, 1988.
God Made Me Do It: The Christmas EP (includes "Here Comes the Groom," "Like a Prayer," and "A Cosy Promotional Chat"), Sire/Reprise, 1989.
Here Comes the Groom (includes "Bastard Son," "Things Snowball," and "The Devil in Me"), Sire/Reprise, 1990.
Just Say Da (compilation; includes "When the Beatles Hit America"), Sire/Reprise, 1990.
Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye (compilation; includes "If You Have Ghosts"), Sire/Reprise, 1990.
Just Say Anything (compilation; includes "Warning: Parental Advisory"), Sire, 1991.
The Name Above the Title (includes "Bridegroom Blues," "The Person You Are," "Driving in the Rain," "Save a Little Room for Me," and "Crystal Blue Persuasion"), Sire/Reprise, 1990.
Collected Stories: 1990-1991 (lyrics), Warner Bros., 1991.
Harding, John Wesley, Collected Stories: 1990-91, Warner Bros., 1991.
Bomb, Summer 1991.
Hits, March 25, 1991.
Los Angeles Times, February 17, 1990.
Musician, July 1991.
People, March 18, 1991.
Rolling Stone, March | 1,999 |
US Stocks Cap 3rd Straight Week of Gains
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(AP) -- Bond yields rebounded solidly and stock indexes notched new highs Friday as Wall Street closed out a choppy, holiday-shortened week of trading with the market's third straight weekly gain.
The S&P 500 index rose 1.1% to an all-time high for the second time this week. The benchmark index more than made up for its losses a day earlier, giving it a 0.4% gain for the week. The gains were broad with about 90% of the stocks in the S&P 500 closing higher. Banks, technology companies and industrial stocks powered much of the rally.
The gains followed bursts of selling this week as bond yields fell sharply, a sign that investors might be turning cautious after a recent run of record highs for stocks. Bond yields also reversed course Friday. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note jumped to 1.36% from 1.28% a day earlier.
"Today was just let's take a breath on all of this position-changing," said Tom Martin, senior portfolio manager with Globalt Investments.
The S&P 500 index rose 48.73 points to 4,369.55. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 448.23 points, or 1.3%, to 34,870.16, also a record high. The Nasdaq composite added 142.13 points, or 1%, to 14,701.92, the tech-heavy index's third all-time high this week.
Small-company stocks did much better than the rest of the market. The Russell 2000 index rose 48.33 points, or 2.2%, to 2,280.
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The rising number of coronavirus cases has been one of the reasons why investors have moved back into bonds in recent days. Thursday's yield of 1.28% on the 10-year Treasury note was down sharply from its recent high of 1.75% in late March. Bond prices rise when yields fall.
Investors have also been closely watching the Federal Reserve to see how it reacts to the recovering economy and whether it will pull some of its support sooner than expected. In a report to Congress released Friday, the central bank said its low interest rate policies are providing "powerful support" for the economy as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. It indicated that it plans to continue that support until more economic progress is made.
United Airlines rose 2.9% after saying it will add nearly 150 flights this winter to warm-weather destinations in the U.S. and will also add flights to beach spots in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Biogen slid 3% for the biggest drop in the S&P 500 after the acting head of the Food and Drug Administration called for a government investigation into highly unusual contacts between her agency's drug reviewers and the drugmaker. The move is the latest fallout since the FDA approved Biogen's controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm last month against the advice of the agency's own panel of outside advisers.
Oil prices continued to march higher, with U.S. crude oil briefly touching $75 a barrel overnight. It rose 2.2% to $74.56 a barrel on Friday. Members of the OPEC oil cartel have yet to come to a consensus on whether to increase oil production or not, which has caused volatility in energy markets the past two weeks. | igroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Analysts expect another strong quarter for Wall Street, due to the improving economy and fewer Americans defaulting on loans compared with earlier in the pandemic.
Banks have been among the best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 this year. The KBW Bank Index of the 24 largest banks is up 27% this year alone, compared with the 16% gain of the S&P 500.
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In-the-round show with two very dear friends, Ashley Filip and Ben Wakeman, in a beautiful backyard setting in my very own neighborhood!
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Last year I discovered that my neighbors the Be<|fim_middle|>ily influenced by artists such as Aretha Franklin, Alison Krauss, Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, Lauryn Hill, and Brad Paisley, her songs are full of stories of family, spirituality, and relationships.
Ben Wakeman's latest CD release "I'm Just the Same as I Was" offers a tightly crafted collection of songs by a seasoned writer at the top of his game. This album, Wakeman's fifth to date, is a testament to his years of persistence and devoted pursuit of the elusive ingredients that make a great song. Raised in the mountains of North Carolina, his musical genome is readily traceable to the likes of James Taylor and David Wilcox, with some Jackson Browne and Suzanne Vega mixed in. Influences aside, Wakeman has carved his own initials into the singer-‐songwriter family tree with his sharp wit, powerful guitar and salt-‐honey voice. What you notice right away about Wakeman's music is its unflinching sincerity and the comfortable way it takes you in. On the surface they are simple, listenable songs and in many cases even catchy but there is a lot moving underneath. After a second listen, you discover these wonderfully crafted vignettes that are as genuine as they are literary. The guitar is a constant, articulate and often driving presence in most of Wakeman's work. Whether it's the wall of guitars in the opening anthem Unamerican or the delicate finger-‐style playing on You Can, his love for the instrument is clear. | eson family (including Izzy Beeson, one of the famed Fabulous Pinkie Sisters) had inadvertently built the perfect stage for an outdoor concert in their backyard when they added a deck onto the back of their house. Their beautiful backyard slopes downward toward the deck/stage, creating a lovely amphitheater. Just add lawn chairs, blankets, picnic spreads, candlelight, and live music!
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Songwriter, singer, guitarist, mandolinist, ukulelist, and concertinist Allison Adams has been making music on Atlanta's acoustic scene for more than a dozen years. Her just-released second CD, Songs from the Garden, found inspiration in her backyard—her vegetable patch, her laundry line, her flock of chickens. Literate and lyrical, the songs in this collections illuminate the transcendent in the ordinary, from homemade peach pie and a favorite pair of flip flops to a small-town beauty pageant and the first flush of fireflies on a late spring evening. Allison has provided instrumental and vocal support on stage for a number of artists, including Caroline Herring, Kate Campbell, Ashley Filip, Bruce Gilbert, Ben Wakeman, Lindsay Petsch, and others.
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Leicester City midfielder Daniel Drinkwater was omitted from England's Euro 2016 squad by manager Roy Hodgson on Tuesday afternoon, and the decision has been met with criticism from supporters and pundits alike. Many believe the 26-year-old had done enough from his outstanding club form to earn a place with the national team, especially considering the fitness risks of a number of players, but did Roy Hodgson have a good reason for his decision?
Enjoying consistent form at the heart of the midfield in a Leicester side that won the Premier League title, Drinkwater was a shoo-in to make the 23-man squad. However, England have players of a similar ilk in Jordan Henderson and James Milner, both of whom are fully fledged internationals compared to Drinkwater. The form of the Leicester man in friendly under Hodgson left a lot to be desired too, and it seemed clear to the England boss that their expansive playing style wasn't going to get the best of Drinkwater.
Nevertheless, Hodgson has still undertaken a big gamble on Henderson, given the Liverpool man has only recently recovered from a serious injury. It's a similar story with Arsenal's Jack Wilshere, but the diminutive playmaker provides a different threat to Drinkwater, so perhaps wouldn't have been directly picked over the Leicester man this week. Drinkwater will be a loss with what he's produced in a City shirt over the course of the season, however.
Scoring and creating nine goals in 35 league games, the midfielder made over 100 tackles and more than 50 interceptions. Drinkwater provided the protection in the middle of the park while his midfield partner N'Kolo Kante would put pressure on the opposing side all over the pitch. Another reason why many wanted the former Manchester United man in the squad is due to his relationship with teammate Jamie Vardy. Their pair combined for a host of goals in 2015/16, but in truth Hodgson can give the instruction to another midfielder to pick Vardy out when he's on the run.
It seems harsh that a Premier League title winner can't represent his own country in Euro 2016, but there are many logical reasons why Hodgson has overlooked Drinkwater.
England manager Roy Hodgson has revealed his final 23-man squad for this summer's European Championships. Having initially named 26 players to be in a provisional team – three players being on standy – the Three Lions boss has whittled down the names of who will be on the plane to France for Euro 2016 next month.
Manchester City's energetic midfielder Fabian Delph was ruled out of the Euros with injury days prior to the announcement. He was told by Hodgson that he wouldn't be making the 23-man squad. Newcastle United winger Andros Townsend is the second of three players omitted, while Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater was the third.
Young Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has made the squad after scoring on his England debut, and will be likely used as an impact player with his excessive pace and knack for finding space in dangerous areas in the final third. There was a debate raging if he would force Sturridge out of the squad, but Hodgson has instead named five strikers.
Everton midfielder Ross Barkley may consider himself extremely fortunate to make the final squad given his poor form in the second-half of last season, but has been deemed useful enough by the England manager to make the cut. Barkley is expected to be an impact player, but<|fim_middle|> Didier Deschamps leapt to the defence of the under-fire centre-forward by suggesting the fans are treating him unfairly ahead of this summer's European Championships.
"You hear what you want. The whistles were unfair tonight, but in Biarritz, he was applauded. People can be conditioned. But Olivier scored again. When you say it, you are not helpful. You are free to say what you want but this is not necessarily the truth," said Deschamps.
French fans have been disappointed with Giroud's performances of late, but the Gunners striker did score for Les Blues in the Cameroon victory. However, an overall return of 14 goals from 46 games for France isn't as prolific as expected from a striker.
His performances have been inconsistent too, with the centre-forward often struggling to enforce himself in games. He wouldn't have been a first-choice in attack for France in this summer's European Championships, but with Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema not selected for the squad, Giroud should lead the line.
Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann is likely to start as a wide forward, but supporters aren't happy that Olivier Giroud gets top billing spearheading the attack given he's scored just five goals in his last 16 games. There were a number of attackers omitted from the squad in place for the Arsenal man, which is also why he continues to get booed.
Hatem Ben Arfa (OGC Nice), Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla), Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais) and Nabil Fekir (Olympique Lyonnais) were some of the recently-capped players to miss out in the squad. Deschamps' squad selection was met with criticism, but only time will tell if his faith in Giroud will bear fruit.
He came into the France squad this summer after the back of scoring and creating six goals in his last three Premier League games, and has netted for his country recently too, so Giroud isn't in bad shape now. The 29-year-old does have mobility deficiencies at times as he's the least agile of the France attack, but he does have his strengths.
Giroud will bring aerial superiority to the France attack, and brings others into play by playing with his back to goal. He lays the ball on for the pacey wide men on the overlap, and is useful to play off when turning defence into attack. He's scoring goals in the build-up to Euro 2016, so can Giroud confound his critics?
If fans looked closely last October they would have noticed a small '+5' scrawled next to Paul Pogba's No 10 Juventus shirt. Theories were put forth. Pogba was burdened by wearing the prestigious number as the Bianconeri struggled. This was his way of 'returning' to his old No 6. Or, it was actually a '75' to honour the birthday of the iconic Pele.
Either way, as Juve's Scudetto defence got off to a rocky start, Pogba's performances came in for criticism. Without Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal the look of the Old Lady's midfield changed. Even more so as Claudio Marchisio and Sami Khedira sat out the opening weeks through injury. The onus was forced on Pogba, who went from talented youngster to midfield leader.
It took time for Pogba to adjust. The return of Marchisio and Khedira helped him settle. In the latter months of a successful 2015-16 campaign, the Frenchman was one of the stars. He ended the Serie A season with eight goals and 12 assists – a League high alongside Miralem Pjanic – in 35 appearances.
Pogba netted four goals and assisted a further seven in his last 10 matches in all competitions. He proved one of Juve's most decisive players in a season which ended with another domestic double.
With focus shifting to the international game, he dons the Bleus shirt in the right frame of mind. Voted the Best Young Player at Brazil 2014, Pogba can go a step further as France chase another home success. European Champions in 1984 and World Cup winners in 1998 when Pogba was five, France are one of the favourites to lift the Henri Delaunay trophy.
On Monday, Pogba provided a sumptuous assist for Olivier Giroud to volley home in France's 3-2 triumph against Cameroon. The 23-year-old's 30th cap for the French national team was highlighted by his jinking feet and inch-perfect cross for the Arsenal man.
Just like in Turin this season, Didier Deschamps will be expecting key contributions from his star midfielder. Pogba can drift in and out of matches. His usual position at Juve on the left of a midfield three ensures he is not always the focal point of a contest. But in the final third Pogba's creativity and eye for goal is valuable.
Deschamps has been rocked by pre-tournament defensive injuries, including to Raphael Varane and Jeremy Mathieu, putting extra importance on what they do in the final third. The boss will be relying on Pogba. He responded in Turin and can do the same at Euro 2016.
For the first time in the history of the European Championships, 24 teams will play in this summer's tournament, following the decision by UEFA's executive committee to change the qualification format.
Specifically there were nine groups, with the top two placed teams in each and the best third placed side, qualifying automatically for the finals.
Each of the other eight teams who placed third in their qualification group formed four two legged play-offs, with the winners of those ties advancing to the finals.
Subsequently the increased number of finals places available created a greater opportunity for European football's smaller nations to qualify for the tournament, which some of them took.
To closer specify that, after staging successful qualification campaigns, set to make their debut at a European Championships are Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia & Wales. Despite being novices in terms of playing at the highest level of international football, each of the aforementioned nations have the ability to be competitive at the final. The following previews are aimed at providing an insight of that.
Built upon the principles of discipline, organization and resoluteness, the Albanian side are a combative collective unit, who do not concede many goals. Specifically their defence was breached just five times in qualification, as they advanced from a group containing Portugal, Denmark & Serbia. After creating one of the biggest shocks of the entire qualification campaign by beating Portugal 1-0 in Lisbon in their opening game, despite only scoring six more goals, Gianni De Biasi's side secured enough points to finish runners-up behind the Portuguese.
As an industrious and workmanlike side, Albania's achievement of qualifying for the finals was built upon a togetherness, spearheaded by their experienced captain Lorik Cana, who plays for Nantes. Capped 90 times, Cana marshals a well drilled team, whose most technically gifted player is Taulant Xhaka. The 24-year-old Basle central midfielder, brother of new Arsenal signing Granit Xhaka, dictates play for the Albanians in a confident manner.
Drawn in Group A alongside France, Romania & Switzerland presents a daunting challenge for the Red Eagles but one which manager De Biasi will ensure they are prepared to embrace.
Competing for the first time at a major international tournament in France this summer are Iceland, who are jointly managed by the experienced Lars Lagerback and Heimer Halgrimmson. Following the finals Halgrimmson will assume sole charge of the team with Lagerback set to retire.
Between 2000 & 2008 the Swede led his home nation to five straight finals and since being appointed manager of Iceland in 2011, has developed an organised, spirited and youthful side, that are not only defensively strong but also a potent attacking force.
The player most instrumental in driving that is Gylfi Sigurdsson. At 26-years-old, the Swansea playmaker is renowned throughout Europe for his wonderful awareness, creativity and technical ability, which he displayed throughout Iceland's qualifying campaign. During that Sigurdsson scored six times, including all three of Iceland's goals in their two victories against Holland. Both results were founded upon defensive solidarity and cohesive teamwork, with those qualities also particularly evident during home wins over Turkey and the Czech Republic, to whom Strákarnir okkar (Our boys) finished runners-up.
As a well-balanced team buoyed by their remarkable qualification campaign which sent shockwaves through world football, Iceland have a realistic chance of progressing from Group F, which they will contest with Austria, Hungary & Portugal.
Set to participate at a first major international tournament since the 1986 World Cup in Mexico are Northern Ireland. Brave, hard-working and tenacious, Michael O'Neill's group of honest players qualified for the finals courtesy of topping a group which included Greece, Hungary & Romania.
Whilst a considered and well-coordinated team effort to deny opponents the opportunity to build meaningful attacks has contributed to Northern Ireland's recent success under O'Neill, so too has the team's ability to score goals from set-pieces. Specifically during qualification, nine of the team's 16 goals arrived from dead-ball deliveries.
Whether in front of their own passionate and vociferous supporters at Windsor Park, or away from home, by playing with a togetherness and deep understanding of one another's strengths, O'Neill's side have embarked upon an 11 match unbeaten run. That and their qualification for the finals is a remarkable achievement, even more so given that O'Neill won only one of his first 18 matches in charge.
Since then the former Shamrock Rovers manager has developed a wonderfully spirited team, who feed off each other's desire and determination to win. Also fuelling that are the goals of Kyle Lafferty, scorer of seven of the team's 16 in qualification.
Despite the draw for the finals being unkind to Northern Ireland, placing them in Group C alongside Germany, Poland & Ukraine, should they be able to reproduce their qualification form they will prove a match for their technically superior opponents.
Since becoming an independent country in 1993, Slovakia have appeared at just one major finals, which was the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, when they reached the last 16.
Although novices in terms of competing on the elite international stage, Jan Kozak's side performed brilliantly to qualify for their first European Championship by winning seven of their 10 games, including a 2-1 home victory over Spain which brought the tournament holders unbeaten run of 36 matches to an end. Despite the Spaniards avenging that defeat in the return game with a 2-0 win, that was Slovakia's solitary loss during qualification. Subsequently they reached the finals by finishing runners-up to Spain in a group which also contained Ukraine.
The Slovakian squad features a fine blend of experienced players several of whom play in Europe's top leagues. The experienced quintet of goalkeeper Jan Mucha (Slovan Bratislava), centre half Martin Skrtel (Liverpool), Juraj Kucka (Milan), Marik Hamsek (Napoli) and Adam Nemec (Willem II) form the spine of an dynamic, energetic and technically sound team, who have proved themselves capable of competing with the strongest international sides. The aforementioned qualification victory over Spain testifies that, as does the 3-1 defeat of Germany they recorded in their second pre-finals warm up game.
Given such positive results there is reason to believe Slovakia have a realistic chance of advancing from finals Group B, which they will contest with England, Russia & Wales, to reach the knock-out stages of the tournament.
Adhering to their Football Associations slogan, 'Better Together', Wales produced a string of disciplined, indefatigable and spirited performances to built a successful qualifying campaign, which resulted in Chris Coleman's side reaching a first major international tournament for 58 years.
After losing a goal just six minutes into their first qualifier against Andorra, which they recovered to win 2-1, Wales conceded just three more times in their remaining qualification games, whilst playing with freedom and zestfulness.
The main driving forces powering that were the extremely gifted duo of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, who between them scored nine of the team's 11 qualifying goals. The most memorable of those was Bale's smart finish against Belgium at the Cardiff City stadium, which earned a famous 1-0 win. That result elevated Wales to the top of Qualification Group B after six games and despite losing their last game against Bosnia, they finished as runners-up behind the Belgians to reach the finals.
Whilst Bale was ultimately instrumental in that journey - as the Real Madrid star's seven goals and two assists meant that he either scored or set-up 82% of the team's 11 goals during qualification - many other players were vitally important in ensuring it ended successfully. For instance, goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, captain Ashley Williams and the aforementioned Ramsey performed outstandingly throughout qualification, during which the strength and togetherness of the Welsh squad was consistently evident.
Should Coleman's players be able to carry that into the Finals then they will undoubtedly present a fine account of themselves whilst playing in Group B against England, Russia & Slovakia.
France midfielder Dimitri Payet scored the winner as Les Blues won 3-2 against Cameroon in a pre-Euro 2016 friendly on Monday evening. The West Ham United maestro struck in the dying minutes of the game with a trademark free-kick into the far corner. The angle seemed to favour a left-footer, but Payet somehow found the back of the net on the goalkeeper's side to win the game in the 90th minute.
"When you score one, then two, then three, the crowd expect that you score every time. That doesn't always happen, even though it worked again tonight. I don't know if my goal rescued us but it allowed us to win when their second goal had been a bit contentious. It was special for me to come back here to this stadium, where I spent two beautiful seasons. And I was happy to feel the fans get behind us," said Payet after the game.
The 29-year-old has enjoyed a real resurgence since his summer move to West Ham United, and is now a key player in the France squad. Manager Didier Deschamps has been the beneficiary of recalling him to the first-team, and Les Blues have another in-form attacking option to boost their chances in the European Championships.
Payet has developed a real knack with set pieces, and it will create such a nervous atmosphere should opposing sides commit fouls in dangerous areas. Scoring and creating 21 goals in 30 Premier League appearances for West Ham last season, Payet is deadly in the final third. He's netted some outstanding free-kicks in the last 12 months alone, and gives France another dimension with his distribution in wide areas.
In addition to being a threat from direct set pieces, Payet boasts fantastic accuracy and technique to pick out his teammates. He is as likely to create a goal as he is to score one, and he could be a key player as France look to win Euro 2016 on home soil. Deschamps has a lot of attacking players to somehow fit into his starting eleven, and can hardly leave Payet out with how deadly he's been of late.
Few players would have even attempted to score from the free-kick against Cameroon on Monday, as the angle did not favour a right-footer. Even less would put it into the back of the net as Payet did. The West Ham Player of the Year spends a lot of time after training practising his technique, and it's clearly paying dividends. He could well light up Euro 2016 this summer.
Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal has revealed he will miss this summer's European Championships after picking up a leg injury. The Spanish right-back limped off in Real's Champions League final victory over Atletico Madrid in tears, and has confirmed that his muscle injury will rule him out of representing the national team as they bid to retain their European crown.
"I got injured and the only thing I can do is to wish my team-mates the best of luck. I feel a lot of contained rage. I fought for two years to try to make the group and I am disappointed with myself for the bad luck I've had. I've worked so hard to be in the preliminary squad and now look what has happened," he said.
The 24-year-old started in the final, but was forced to come off minutes into the second-half. He later revealed he'd been fighting for a number of weeks with the niggle. "For two weeks I had some slight pain while I was preparing for the final. I felt a pain and I was able to hold on until half-time. When the second half started, I couldn't continue any more. I had to leave and I knew there and then that I would probably miss Euro 2016," Carvajal added.
It's a big blow for the Real Madrid man as he was enjoying a real resurgence under manager Zinedine Zidane, and now won't be able to fight for a starting place in the Spain squad. Arsenal's Hector Bellerin is expected to replace him, according to national team manager Vincente Del Bosque, but Carvajal's absence is a major blow given the form he was showcasing in La Liga.
Having made 22 appearances for Real Madrid this season, the academy graduate has given some real stability to the defence, while showcasing a threat in the final third too. Carvajal created 30 chances for Real in 2015/16, and would have provided the width in the Spain side when their forwards occupy central positions.
Dani Carvajal has made only a handful of caps for the Spain squad, but had progressed impressively after being axed from the 2014 World Cup roster. However, fortune has not favoured the Real Madrid man, and now he'll be forced to cheer on the Spaniards from the sidelines. Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta and potentially Bellerin will be fighting it out for the right-back slot in Euro 2016. Carvajal will feel he stood a chance to dethrone the former had he been fit.
Days after signing for Arsenal from Borussia Monchengladbach, midfielder Granit Xhaka will showcase his talents on the grand stage after making Switzerland's squad for this summer's European Championship. Having already made more than 40 caps for his country by the age of 23, Xhaka's place in the side wasn't in doubt, but his new fans will be able to see exactly what he will bring to the Arsenal side in 2016/17.
Boasting the strength and defensive discipline of Nemanja Matic (Chelsea), as well as the vision and balance of Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain), Xhaka is a curious player. He's very combative and has been guilty of crossing the line with his challenges at times, but he has a fantastic eye for a pass when he gets his head up. The former FC Basel man is a key player in the Switzerland, regarded as one of their best imports since Xherdan Shaqiri.
Xhaka wears the #10 shirt for his country, and is given more freedom to affect the game in the final third at times. He's scored six goals for Switzerland, and will be one of the side's chief creators with his range of passing. The Arsenal man has enjoyed international success with the Swiss national team too, winning the U17 World Cup in 2009 and the U21 European Championships in 2011.
Switzerland are dark horses in this summer's Euros, enjoying an outstanding qualifying campaign to make it this far – 10 games, 7 wins – so they shouldn't be underestimated. The combative qualities and rugged attributes of Granit Xhaka will ensure Switzerland don't have a soft, exploitable centre this summer, and Arsenal fans are sure to enjoy watching his performances. Racking up the tackles and interceptions, Xhaka will be providing the protection to the defence that Arsenal have sorely lacked for many years.
Despite still being only 23, the defensive midfielder is one of the most experienced players in the squad with how many games he's played for Switzerland in such a short space of time. His first international appearance came in 2011, and now he sees the likes of Gokhan Inler (Leicester City) unable to make the squad, partly due to his rise to prominence in a similar role.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is sure to be paying attention to the £30M-man's fortunes in this summer's European Championships too, so he'll be hoping Granit Xhaka enjoys a good tournament and keeps fit ahead of his switch to the Emirates Stadium.
England striker Daniel Sturridge has recently returned from injury to train with the first-team ahead of Thursday's friendly against Portugal, but given this summer's European Championship is just over a week away, will the Liverpool man be match fit in time?
Sturridge has been struggling for fitness throughout the entirety of last season. The 26-year-old made just 11 Premier League starts for the Merseysiders in 2015/16, and missed England's friendlies against Turkey and Australia with a niggle. He was training on his own over the weekend but joined the first-team squad on Monday, and is hoping to get some game time against Portugal.
Manager Roy Hodgson has been keeping his cards close to his chest when speaking about Sturridge, but it's clear he needs to be convinced the centre-forward can handle the rigours of playing matches just days apart in the European Championships. The Liverpool striker is an outstanding talent, evident from the eight goals scored in 11 league starts in last season's injury-hit campaign, but England are blessed with depth in attack.
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford was a beneficiary of Sturridge missing out of England's recent Australia clash, scoring just minutes into his senior team debut, and reports are now suggesting the teenager will make the squad regardless. As for the Liverpool man, he will learn his fate on Tuesday night if he's made the 23-man squad. Hodgson needs to axe two more players and Sturridge is in the firing line given the lack of game time of late.
However, it's easy to forget just how good the 26-year-old is even when his season has been disrupted with injury problems. Daniel Sturridge boasts a 122 minutes-per-game ratio in the Premier League with Liverpool in 2015/16, and scored an outstanding effort in the Europa League final this month too. He's a player who can produce magic in attack when given the faith to impress so Hodgson wouldn't axe Sturridge lightly.
He would have been right on the tails of Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) and Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) if fully fit, but might have to make do with substitute appearances. Sturridge has another day to train with the England squad before Hodgson names his 23-man squad. Given the former Chelsea and Manchester City man hasn't featured for England this summer, he faces a sweat when the final squad is announced at midnight on Tuesday.
Sturridge could still have a role to play as an impact player, but Roy Hodgson has already stated he won't take chances on any players carrying injuries. It could be a miserable summer for the Liverpool man if he misses out. | will also provide an alternative in the central attacking midfield role. He's explosive and boasts a fantastic skill set that could make him one to watch if given a chance to impress.
Hodgson is gambling on the fitness of Henderson and Wilshere, with the pair having only recently recovered from injury. Wilshere made just three Premier League appearances for Arsenal in 2015/16 so his selection was unsurprisingly met with scrutiny. Henderson is a key player for Hodgson due to his energy and positional intelligence in midfield. Wilshere is England's best creator and a favourite of the manager, so the two players will have to work hard to vindicate Hodgson's faith.
Can Juventus land Barcelona pair?
The news which broke last week came as a shock. Fresh from winning their second consecutive double double thanks to Alvaro Morata's Coppa Italia winner, Juventus were on the transfer prowl. Their target? Barcelona. Rumoured with a switch to Turin are Dani Alves and Javier Mascherano.
Juventus have already spoken of their collective desire to advance in the Champions League next season. And they have identified the areas required to strengthen to assist that desire.
The club has already spoken about the summer plans. There won't be a revolution, but an evolution of the squad. They are set to lose Juan Cuadrado, only on loan from Chelsea. A long-time favourite of Antonio Conte, the Colombian is expected to be utilised by the incoming Chelsea boss at Stamford Bridge. That leaves Juve needing a player on the right flank. Meanwhile, Claudio Marchisio's injury ensures Juve are on the hunt for another central midfielder capable of controlling the play.
In midfield, Roma's Miralem Pjanic is a target. But there's a focus on Spain, where Valencia's Andre Gomes has been linked and the talk surrounding Mascherano – and Alves – has created a stir. Securing the Argentine's signature is the more complicated deal. Barca are said to want upwards of €20m to budge on a player they aren't exactly willing to let go, but who may want a move. If Juve were to land Mascherano they would have in their possession one of European football's most intelligent players and an already formidable midfield would turn up a notch.
Alves is a different scenario. Should he sign before June 5, it can be done on a free transfer thanks to a clause in the 33-year-old's contract. Juventus have Stephan Lichtsteiner, but without Cuadrado will need another body on the right-hand side. And there's few better than the Brazilian. He is a vastly experienced player and three-time Champions League winner. What could be hard to match is the x-factor Cuadrado provided, as one of the few in the Juve squad who could create a game-changing moment from very little. Yet Alves has proved himself over a number of years.
Signing one, or both Barcelona players, would be shrewd working from the Bianconeri. A side which has shown it can compete on the continent during the past two seasons, this would help them take the next step.
Juventus would be complementing an already strong squad – littered with younger talents – with experienced heads still capable of competing at the top level. That would only make facing Juve a scarier prospect.
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud was booed by supporters in France's 3-2 win over Cameroon on Monday, and national team manager | 717 |
Changing your decor for the seasons doesn't need to be complicated or time consuming – add touches of nature and new pillows for beautiful, simple fall decor.
I think after having been blogging – and reading blogs – for awhile now that there are just as many people who don't decorate for the seasons (other than Christmas) as those who do. Which camp do you fall into?
I have to be honest and say that sometimes it depends on the season of life you're in – there was a time when my kids were little that decorating for Christmas was all I could do. If a vase of cut flowers made it into the house sometime between April and July, that was good enough for me.
But you know what? I also thought all "seasonal" decorating had to be like Christmas: have boxes of decorations, pull out all the stops, and add different decor to the whole house. It seemed like so much work (well, it was work – I knew that from Christmas!).
I wish I had known more about the power of bringing in simple, natural items like moss and tulips in early spring, roses in late spring, sunflowers and seashells in summer, or pumpkins and hydrangeas in fall. The power to lift your spirits, calm your surroundings and remind you of the changing of seasons and that the natural world continues on, no matter what is happening around you.
Oh, and to smile. Our hearts and minds are built to enjoy beautiful things – it's not<|fim_middle|> control because it's fall, life is continuing- and I can see that by looking at my living room (what's left of it!).
What about you? What are your favorite awe-inducing seasonal touches?
That was beautifully put, and so true – who wouldn't want to look at examples of God's beauty and constancy inside as well as out – thank you for the reminder to just go ahead and bring some in. I love how you leave some restful, pretty touches out even while you're packing! | frivolous (well, it can be I guess, if that's all you pursued…) to fill our souls with some of nature's beauty as the seasons change. There are times when being reminded of the beauty – and constancy – of God's creation is the only thing that can ground us in a world that may feel like it's spinning out of control.
I have believed this for a number of years, now, taking time to change our mantel and a few other spaces a few times a year. So it was affirming to read this article from Parade about new studies showing that exposing ourselves to awe-inspiring things does make us happier – and may even make us healthier! While we tend to think of the huge wonders like glaciers, the Grand Canyon, or the Milky Way as being awe-inspiring, it's also the amazement that can happen when you look at a perfect rose bud, or a spiral, amber-colored seashell.
Okay, wow, I didn't really mean to go quite down that path in this simple fall decor post – but obviously it must be on my heart. DO what you can – bring in even one or two items to help you feel connected to the world and the passing seasons. DON'T think you have to do too much or decorate the whole house.
My case in point? Our mantel this year. I've had five jars full of hydrangeas from our yard in front of the old window-turned-mirror since we put our house up for sale and started showing it in July. They just naturally dried and I liked the way they looked. When the Jarahdale pumpkins were ready to pick mid-September, I simply replaced one of the jars with the pumpkin. Seasonal mantel done.
And I love that pumpkin and how the colors blend so beautifully with all the colors in the drying hydrangeas. It's made me happy every day – even as we pack up the house around it.
I think I've mentioned H&M before for home decor – they seriously have such good prices for pillows! They regularly have pillows for $3.99 and $5.99, which you can hardly even make for that price.
So that was the extent of my fall decor this year – pumpkins, pillows, and hydrangeas. Simple, beautiful, and just a bit awe-inspiring. All the house is being packed up around them, but I don't have to feel totally out of | 499 |
<|fim_middle|>, which offers homebuyers an opportunity to purchase with as little as 3 percent down. | Washington, DC — Fannie Mae announced today that people purchasing a Fannie Mae-owned HomePath property will receive up to 3.5 percent in closing cost assistance. The initial offer must be submitted on or after April 11, 2011; and the sale must close on or before June 30, 2011 to be eligible for the incentive. Additionally, buyers must reside in the home as their primary residence (sales to investors are excluded).
"Attracting qualified buyers to the market and reducing the inventory of vacant homes remains essential to stabilizing neighborhoods and helping the market recover," said Terry Edwards, Executive Vice President of Credit Portfolio Management. "Since interest rates remain low, the incentive will go a long way toward helping even more families buy a new home so this is a great time for Fannie Mae to offer some assistance."
All Fannie Mae-owned HomePath properties are listed on HomePath.com and most listings include detailed property descriptions, photographs, community and school information, and more. In addition, many Fannie Mae-owned properties are eligible for special HomePath Mortgage and HomePath Renovation Mortgage financing | 230 |
State Tourism Office Keeps Up with Shift in Media, Sees Big Influx in Travelers
Posted by on Apr 8, 2013 in Media, News & Archives | No Comments
From the April 07, 2013 edition of the Helena Independent Record
By Eddie Gregg
The way — and amount — Big Sky Country markets itself to potential visitors has changed a lot in 25 years.
Back in the 1980s, a magazine ad might have been the best way, or at least the industry standard, to draw new visitors to Montana, but today a smartphone app or snappy Facebook page is a more likely way for the Montana Office of Tourism to connect with travelers passing through the state.
"Right now it's about mobile, making sure we have all of our marketing and all of our websites in a mobile friendly (format)," said Jeri Duran, the administrator for the Montana Office of Tourism.
"As the statewide industry has evolved, so too has the Montana Office of Tourism's marketing," said Mary Paoli, public relations manager for Voices for Montana Tourism, an industry coalition and advocacy group. "In 1987, three major TV networks and household magazines like Life and Time dominated. Today, Montana marketers reach travelers with highly-targeted advertising campaigns, mobile apps and social media engagement."
The shift appears to have paid off: The number of out-of-state visitors in 2012 — and the amount of money they spent — was nearly triple what it was in 1988.
In 1988, 3.38 million nonresidents visited Montana and spent a total of $583.3 million (that's about $1.14 billion in 2013 dollars), according to information provided by Voices of Montana Tourism.
Last year 10.9 million nonresident visitors came to the state and spent $3.2 billion — about 7.3 percent of the state's gross domestic product, according to the latest numbers from the Institute of Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana in Missoula.
That set a record for the number of nonresident travelers visiting the state and for nonresident traveler spending, which increased 12.6 percent compared to the previous year.
Connecting with more travelers starts with identifying what it is that actually attracts people to Montana, Duran explained.
The first reason people come to Big Sky Country is obvious, she said — it's Montana's spectacular and unspoiled natural beauty.
The second thing that draws people to Montana are the state's small, charming towns, which Duran says give people an obvious place to stay while they explore the Great Outdoors.
After that, it's that visitors want to experience the things that make Montana unique – things like Native American culture, Montana-made goods and specific restaurants and bars, she said.
Understanding that what travelers are really after has shaped the way the Office of Tourism markets the state to visitors, Duran said.
"We've sort of labeled it the 'geo-traveler,' and what that means is that they really want to experience a sense of place, of the culture," she said. "They really want to live kind of like a local. People want to hear from other people, not the company or not the person doing the selling. They want to hear about the experience from other people who have visited."
One of the ways the Montana Office of Tourism has connected with travelers is through its "Get Lost" smartphone app, which uses cellphones' GPS systems to — with just the tap of the screen — show what destinations are in your immediate area.
Duran says the app connects people with destinations in Montana they "would never know about driving<|fim_middle|> features videos of real visitors interacting with the wild experiences Montana has to offer.
"It's actual video of somebody going to Yellowstone Park and seeing a grizzly bear for the first time, so it's just a random stranger that we've found," Duran said. "We are really trying to go that direction — let other people sell Montana and the great experiences that they've had. Our biggest responsibility overall is to inspire somebody to come to Montana with more of that, 'Wow, that's amazing. I really want to go there.'"
According to some industry insiders, the lodging tax, which was passed in 1987, and its contribution to marketing the state as a travel destination is a big part of why Montana is able to attract so many more visitors.
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"That was very focused on highlighting those out-of-the-ordinary, off-the-beaten-path experiences and that really allowed us to partner with actual businesses and trails and get very specific with visitors about what there is to do around the state," she said.
One of the Office of Tourism's latest marketing campaigns | 65 |
FactCheck.org, one of several third<|fim_middle|>, said in a June blog post.
Representatives for FactCheck.org were not immediately available to comment. | -party reviewers contracted by Facebook, told The Wall Street Journal it reviews less than one Facebook post per day, on average.
Facebook has been ramping up detection efforts in light of foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election and ahead of the midterm elections in November.
The company has promised 20,000 employees will be working on content moderation and integrity concerns by the end of the year but says there are still limitations.
Facebook has been talking up its third-party fact-checking partners as the company continues its war against fake news and misinformation campaigns.
But at least one partner isn't actually reviewing much content.
Facebook has been ramping up detection efforts in light of foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election and ahead of the midterm elections in November. CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress that the company's artificial intelligence algorithms were getting better but that human fact-checkers were essential to the "arms race" of content moderation.
This week, Facebook showed off its recently formed "War Room" dedicated to election security.
FactCheck assigned two full-time staffers of its eight-person team to work specifically with Facebook, the company told the Journal. But its staffers are seeing little work. Other third-party organizations reported similar workloads, the Journal reported.
"There's no silver bullet to fighting misinformation, which is why we take a multi-prong approach," a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC. "Fact-checking is an important part of our effort, but it's [by] no means the only strategy we're using."
Facebook also targets fake accounts and behavior commonly associated with false posts, such as clickbait, the spokesperson said.
Facebook first announced the fact-checking partners in 2016 and at the time identified FactCheck.org, Snopes, Politifact and ABC News. The company now includes the Associated Press and The Weekly Standard Fact Check among its U.S.-based reviewers.
Facebook has promised 20,000 employees will be working on content moderation and integrity concerns by the end of the year but says there are still limitations.
"Even where fact-checking organizations do exist, there aren't enough to review all potentially false claims online. It can take hours or even days to review a single claim," Tessa Lyons, a product manager in charge of News Feed | 467 |
in Feng Shui & Chinese Astrology
I have often advised mothers to choose their baby's name carefully because the name a person carries throughout their lifetime can have a lot to do with their future and destiny. What one names a child sets a foundation to build upon; likewise, changing a name can also change one's destiny in mid-stream.
Putting all politics aside, how well do we know our newly elected president, Barack Obama? Well, let's begin by examining his first name, Barack, which is Arabic, and means "blessing."
On this election day, we had unexpected rain in San Diego;
Feng shui practitioners believe it is a sign of heavenly blessings.
We must admit he has been a guiding light to his political party, and family. Now he is anxiously waiting to occupy a principal position of global nature. In a largely symbolic role, he has made his influence felt, and his philosophy known to all as he represented his ideals and aspirations.
Tempered by<|fim_middle|> hardships, drawbacks and initial failures because his constancy and perseverance will be greatly enhanced by the Metal element. He may look inflexible and coldly self-reliant but ruled by Metal he can conduct electricity; his strong impulses and generative powers will be felt by all that come in contact with him, thereby bringing about the changes and transformation citizens are expecting.
Whether we supported him or not during the election process, he will be our nation's president facing many challenges ahead of him plowing through the soil hour after hour laboring unremittingly and without complaint, all which defines his character. Yes, it's all in a name supported by heavenly luck, man luck and feng shui luck. If newly elected President Obama applies feng shui luck, he should position himself in his best facing directions which are south, southeast, north and east when decisions need to be made. After all, we feng shui masters agree, feng shui did help our new president to win this election for his office was free of clutter, activating mentor support.
Our next class will be on Saturday, December 20, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Email Gwen at gwen@fengshuisandiego.com for additional information. | one of the five Chinese elements, Barack Obama was born August 4, 1961. In feng shui, his Kua number is number 3. His Chinese astrological sign is the Ox governed by the Metal element.
Ruled by Metal, Barack Obama is blessed with equilibrium and tenacity which helped him to succeed his way to the presidency to lead our nation forward. He has great endurance and strength of character, which many questioned, but quite simply, he is driven by compulsion to work hard.
In the midst of rumors, doubts, innuendos, and questionable character, he survived his journey reaching his destination to occupy the White House. To better understand him, and why he had to dodge so many bullets while taking the lead, let's take a deeper look into his attributes.
As a child he was quick and clever developing adeptness at avoiding punishment which served him well by not getting caught. Not getting caught may have proved to be a constant theme in his life, in a sense, avoiding the extinguishment of his light. Being free to shine, to radiate his ideas to those around him was of the utmost importance to him; he could suffer no greater pain than being ignored by those closest to him.
As a younger person, he was restless and active, and going his own way was very important to him. Being strong minded and strong willed he did his best to establish himself in positions in which he was free to speak and do as he wished but too often hot-headed, and somewhat snappish when encountering resistance.
He often sought to exert influence through his physical presence, which could be cloaked in anything from outrageous to highly conservative, depending on what impression he was trying to effect. He learned to master at sizing up his environment and responding to it quickly, as he had a decisive, not impulsive mentality; however, his tendency to think of himself as invulnerable put him in challenging positions.
As time passed, he learned to channel rebelliousness in a more constructive direction and learned to accept the onset of seniority with equanimity and grace; a most challenging lesson for him to learn. He learned acceptance, concentration and awareness.
Today he brings to Washington "street smarts" from his past, with balance and strength that are admirable, and his new experience in Washington will polish his diplomacy which will take him to higher planes of responsibility and accountability since so many people are depending on him.
In conclusion, for the next four years, as the Ox, he will shoulder the plow; sturdily and uncomplainingly he will pursue his objectives with intensity and little hesitation as he is capable of prolonged effort to achieve his goals, unwavering in his determination. He will not be easily swayed or influenced to change course once he has decided to move forward, even by | 576 |
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By Kirsty Fletcher-Reid on 02 Aug 2019
Congratulations to this month's Safety Champion Winner: Mr Gustavo Alves!
Gustavo works on board FS Carrick as an AB and has always been an avid supporter of our safety card initiative, having submitted several cards during his time on board.
His most recent submission was an observation with regards to the rescue craft lashings. Gustavo noticed that the current lashings could potentially be difficult and slow to remove in an emergency in bad weather. He proposed a safety knife be<|fim_middle|>5785
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We would therefore like to thank Gustavo for his continued support and contribution to the health and safety on board.
As always, we appreciate all safety cards that are sent in and look forward to receiving more for this next month.
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A fascinating solo exhibition of captivating multi-media works by emerging artist Gabrielle Jones.
Featuring a very special selection of incredibly life-like Kangaroo Island native animals and lovingly created fantasy creatures, this unique exhibition has captured the attention of islanders as well as visitors.
The exhibition also includes a selection of 12 watercolors that have provided inspiration for pieces featured in the collection. Prints are available for sale.
Likely the greatest talking point among those viewing, is major piece, "Stuff It.. not taxidermy" the fabricated sculpture of<|fim_middle|>, from which the exhibition takes its name. But there is also plenty of excited chatter about the incredibly detailed life-size sculptures of the much loved echidna.
Multi-media artist Gabrielle Jones surrounded by some of the creatures she has created. Photo courtesy Steve Howell.
No animal parts are used in the creation of these sculptures. All are fabricated from synthetic materials including wire and polymer clay.
Artist Gabrielle Jones draws daily inspiration from her surroundings while working at Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island's South coast.
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By Jon Burlingame, Variety
June 2, 2020 | 11:45am
Lennie Niehaus in August 2000
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Lennie Niehaus, who went from Stan Kenton sideman to Clint Eastwood's movie composer during a nearly 60-year career in music, died Thursday at his daughter's home in Redlands, Calif. He was 90.
Niehaus's two dozen films for Eastwood include original scores for the best picture-winning Western "Unforgiven," the Charlie Parker biopic "Bird" and the popular romantic drama "The Bridges of Madison County."
The two met in 1953 at California's Fort Ord, when the two were in the Army during the Korean Conflict. "I used to play jazz jobs at one of the beer clubs on the base, and Clint was tending bar," Niehaus wrote in an essay about the actor-director for his 1996 American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. "I used to go off post and play in a little jazz club in nearby Santa Cruz on Sunday afternoons, and he would be there."
Niehaus' Army service interrupted a long stint playing alto saxophone, and later arranging, for renowned bandleader Stan Kenton. He joined the Kenton band in 1951 and then rejoined it in 1954. Beginning in 1958, he wrote arrangements for such Kenton LPs as "The Stage Door Swings," "Sophisticated Approach" and "Adventures in Standards." He once estimated that he wrote 100 arrangements for Kenton's dance band.
He also recorded six albums with his own combo, showcasing a more modern jazz style, for the Contemporary and EmArcy labels in the 1950s. The New York Times once referred to Niehaus's own music as "linear and at times fleetingly dissonant, literate and swinging."
In the late 1950s, he met composer and bandleader Jerry Fielding and began writing orchestrations for him — initially for singers in Las Vegas, where Fielding had been exiled during the Hollywood blacklist period, then later for TV series including "Hogan's Heroes" and "McMillan and Wife."
Niehaus orchestrated such 1970s Fielding scores as "Lawman," "Straw Dogs," "The Mechanic" and "The Gambler," along with four from the period when Fielding was regularly composing for Eastwood: "The Outlaw Josey Wales," "The Enforcer," "The Gauntlet" and "Escape From Alcatraz."
A few years after Fielding's 1980 death, Niehaus began working for Eastwood as composer himself, first on 1984's "Tightrope" with its New Orleans setting, then on the Western "Pale Rider" and the military drama "Heartbreak Ridge."
For Eastwood's 1988 film about jazz giant Charlie Parker, "Bird," Niehaus took Parker's original solos and built newly recorded backing tracks around them. He also taught star Forest Whitaker the basics of saxophone performance.
Lennie Niehaus with director and producer Clint Eastwood on the set of 1988's "Bird."Niehaus, 1988, © Warner Bros. / Everett Collection
He wrote an atonal score for 1997's "Absolute Power" and Aaron Copland-style Americana for 2000's "Space Cowboys."
As the piano-playing Eastwood's confidence in his own music grew, he began writing themes that Niehaus incorporated into his films — "Claudia's Theme" in the 1992 "Unforgiven" and "Doe Eyes" for the 1995 "Bridges of Madison County" among them. By 2003, Eastwood was composing full scores (notably for "Mystic River" and "Million Dollar Baby") but having Niehaus orchestrate and conduct them. That practice continued through 2008's "Gran Torino."
Niehaus scored several television projects, including Eastwood's "Vanessa in the Garden" for Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories"; six installments of Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theatre"; the two-part 1996 miniseries "Titanic"; and the "Lonesome Dove" prequel "Comanche Moon." He won a 1994 Emmy for the Showtime jazz movie "Lush Life" and earned a 2008 Emmy nomination for one of his last projects, "Mitch Albom's For One More Day."
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\section{Introduction}
The study of elastically strained semi-conductor thin films displays a lot of challenges both from a theoretical and applied point of view \cite{Pimpinelli1998,Politi2000,Ayers2007}. The observations of the self-organized strained islands, which arise on these semi-conductor films, has attracted a lot of interest due to their opto-electronic properties for light emitting diode and quantum dots laser \cite{Shchukin1999,Stangl2004,Brault2016}. In addition, the development of a model that explains the shape and the dynamics of strained islands (quantum dots) remains a fascinating challenge since it involves the dynamical interplay of elastic, capillary, wetting and alloying effects\cite{Spencer1991,Muller2004,Chiu2006,Aqua2013,Aqua2013-PR,Spencer2013,WeiSpencer2016,Rovaris2016,WeiSpencer2017}.
During the deposition or the annealing of the semiconductor film in heteroepitaxy on a substrate, the atomic lattice difference between the film and the substrate induces an elastic stress which can lead to a morphological instability \cite{Srolovitz1989,Mo1990,Eaglesham1990,Floro1990,Sutter2000,Tromp2000,Floro2000,Berbezier2009,Misbah2010,Aqua2013-PR}.
This instability, known as the Asaro-Tiller-Grinfeld (ATG)\cite{Asaro1972,Grinfeld1986} instability, leads to the formation of parabolic-shaped islands (prepyramid) \cite{Tersoff2002}, which have been observed in the nucleation less regime \cite{Sutter2000,Tromp2000}. The prepyramids later evolve in pyramids as more volume is deposited \cite{Tersoff2002}.
Later on, the self-organized strained islands displays a coarsening dynamic for which it has been shown theoretically that the surface energy anisotropy slows down the coarsening \cite{Zhang2000,Aqua2010}.
The cause of the slowing down of the coarsening can be attributed to several effects is still under investigation and is addressed in this article \cite{Zhang2000,Aqua2010,Korzec2010465,Aqua2013}.
In this present work, we raise the following question: what is the effect of the amplitude of the surface energy anisotropy on the dynamics of coarsening. We show, using a one-dimensional continuum model and a set of numerical simulations, that coarsening is slowed down as the amplitude of the anisotropy of surface energy increases. Furthermore, we develop a simple model to quantify the effect of the anisotropy of surface energy on the coarsening time.
We propose that the main cause of the slowing down of the coarsening is due to the effect of the anisotropy of surface energy. The main effect of the anisotropy of surface energy is to favorize a specific orientation of the surface. This leads to an influence on the shape of the island and thus this affect the distribution of the elastic field in the island. As we shall show, this modification of the shape of the island leads to a change in the dependency of the chemical potential with respect to the island height $h_0$, and as a consequence this slows down the coarsening dynamics.
We first present the one dimensional dynamical model, which takes into account the anisotropy of surface energy and is based on the resolution of the equation of continuum elasticity. Secondly, we describe analytically the equilibrium shape of one dimensional pyramidal island.
From our model, we estimate the dependency of the chemical potential as a function of the island height. Thirdly, we use the relations obtained in the previous part to propose a simple dynamical model in order to explain how the coarsening time of two anisotropic strained islands increases as a function of the anisotropy strength.
We conclude our article by illustrating our results with the numerical simulations of the coarsening of an array of islands in the presence of anisotropy.
\section{Continuum model}
Semiconductors film dynamics can be modelled by a mass conservation equation which takes into account the surface diffusion. This surface diffusion current is proportional to gradients of the surface chemical potential $\mu$. In the absence of evaporation the $1D$ equation for the top surface of the film $h(x,t)$ reads:
\begin{equation}
\frac{\<|fim_middle|>il}) and the curve is the solution for $t_c$ given by Eq. (\ref{eq:tc-analitical}). The coarsening time $t_c$ depends linearly on $\alpha$.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\newpage
\subsubsection{Numerical simulation of an array of islands with anisotropy}
For illustration, we present the numerical simulation of the coarsening of an array of islands. The numerical simulation of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}) reveals mostly two phenomena. A first instability regime which arises for an initial film height higher than the critical layer.
A second regime in which coarsening takes place and is not interrupted. As shown in Fig. \ref{fig8} after the initial instability the smaller islands vanish by surface diffusion through the wetting layer at the benefit of the bigger islands until the system reach the equilibrium. The equilibrium state is characterised by a large island whose characteristic size can be deduced from the parameters of the Eq.(\ref{eq:anzats}). This phenomenon is observed numerically with or without the presence of the surface energy anisotropy.
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{figure8.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig8} Evolution of an anisotropic strained islands according to Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}), where the initial condition is a flat film of height $0.11$ with a small random perturbation. First the ATG instability evolves, and the coarsening start after the islands have formed. Finally, there is only one pyramidal-shape island with the characteristic slope shown in Fig. \ref{fig1}.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{figure9.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig9} Ensemble average for the maximum height $h$ as a function of time for three different values of $\alpha$. $\alpha=0$ (continuous line), $\alpha=0.01$ (dashed line) represented in Fig. \ref{fig8} and $\alpha=0.05$ (dashed-dotted line) obtain by the numerical simulation of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}). The initial condition for the systems is a flat film of height $0.1$ with a small random perturbation. The maximum value of $h$ is calculated using an ensemble average of twenty simulations for each different $\alpha$.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
We show in Fig. \ref{fig9}
an ensemble average for the maximum height of $h$ as a function of time computed by numerically integrating Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}). The results are presented for three different values of the anisotropy strength ($\alpha=0$, $\alpha=0.01$ and $\alpha=0.05$). We have performed twenty numerical simulation for each value of $\alpha$. We observe that the rate coarsening of an anisotropic system ($\alpha=0.01$ and $\alpha=0.05$) is slower than the system without anisotropy ($\alpha=0$). This effect is due to the increase of the coarsening time $t_c$ as described previously in Fig. \ref{fig7}. Finally, we note that the determination of the coarsening exponent reported in \citep{Aqua2007} is still under investigation in presence or absence of surface anisotropy. As matter of fact the understanding of the dynamics between the islands could serve to elaborate an analytical model to describe the coarsening dynamic of a many islands system.
\newpage
\clearpage
\section{Conclusion}
This article presents a numerical and analytical study of the shape and of the dynamics coarsening of strained anisotropic islands.
We have characterised analytically strained islands using a simple \textit{ansatz}. We have introduced a dynamical model to investigate the dynamics of coarsening of two islands This models compares favorably with our numerical simulation.
We have shown that the coarsening dynamics of strained island in hetero-epitaxy is slowed down by the presence
of the surface energy anisotropy.
Our results are in good agreement with our numerical simulations.
For future work the comparison to experiments will be investigated in three dimensions.
\begin{acknowledgements}
We would like to thank Franck Celestini, Jean-No\"el Aqua, Pierre M{\"u}ller and Julien Brault for useful discussions. We thank the ANR NanoGaNUV for financial support.
\end{acknowledgements}
| partial h}{\partial t} = \mathcal{D} \sqrt{1+ h_x^2} \frac{\partial^2 \mu}{\partial s ^2}\ ,
\label{eqgeneral}
\end{equation}
where $\mathcal{D}$ is the diffusion coefficient, $h_x$ is the slope of the surface height $\partial_x h(x,t)$ and $\partial/\partial s$ the surface gradient \citep{Levine2007,Schifani2016}.
The chemical potential $\mu$ at the surface is defined by:
\begin{equation}
\mu=\delta \mathcal{F}/\delta h \, .
\label{eq:mu1}
\end{equation}
Here $\mathcal{F}$ is the free energy of the system which encompasses the surface and the elastic contribution $\mathcal{F}=\mathcal{F}_s+\mathcal{F}_{el}$ and $\mu=\mu_s+\mu_{el}$. The surface energy reads
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{F}_s=\int \gamma(h,h_x) \sqrt{1+|h_x|^2}dx .
\label{eq:Fs}
\end{equation}
It includes both wetting effects and surface energy anisotropy.
The elastic energy is given by the integration over both the film and the substrate of the elastic energy density, it reads:
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{F}_{el}=\int_{z<h(x)} \mathcal{E}_{el}(x,z)dxdz.
\end{equation}
The elastic energy density $\mathcal{E}_{el}$ can be computed using the values of the stress tensor $\sigma_{ij}$ and of the strain tensors $e_{ij}$. It reads,
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{E}_{el} = \frac{1}{2}\sigma_{ij}e_{ij}\,.
\end{equation}
As a first approximation, we examine a decomposition of the surface energy $\gamma(h,h_x)$ where the wetting and anisotropic effect are independent:
\begin{equation}
\gamma(h,h_x)=\gamma_f\left[\gamma_h(h)+\gamma_a(h_x)\right].
\label{eq:gamma-s}
\end{equation}
The wetting effects are linked to the film thickness $h$ through $
\gamma_h (h)=c_w \exp (-h/\delta_w)
$, where $c_w$ and $\delta_w$ are respectively the amplitude and the range of the wetting potential \cite{Muller1996}.
We choose the anisotropy term in the surface energy to have a single minimum at a value $\tan(\theta)=\tan(\theta_e)$, as shown in Fig. \ref{fig1}:
\begin{equation}
\gamma_a (h_x)=1-\alpha h_x^2\left( 1- \frac{h_x^2}{2\tan^2(\theta_e)}\right)
\, .
\label{surf-aniso}
\end{equation}
Here $\alpha$ is the anisotropy strength and $h_x=\tan(\theta)$ is the surface slope.
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{figure1.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig1} Surface energy described by the anisotropy function given by Eq. (\ref{surf-aniso}) as a function of $h_x$, for $\alpha=0.15$ and $\theta_e=\pi/6$. The minimum is given at $h_x=\tan (\theta _e)$ and represents the characteristic island slope. The vertical axis is in unit of $\gamma_f$.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\newpage
Using Eq. (\ref{eq:mu1}) and Eq. (\ref{eq:gamma-s}), the surface chemical potential $\mu_s$ is found to be:
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
\mu_{s}=-\left[1-2 \alpha+A(\alpha,\theta_e)h_x^2+B(\alpha,\theta_e)h_x^4 \right] h_{xx}-\frac{c_w}{\delta_w}e^{-h/\delta_w}.
\end{aligned}
\label{eq:mus}
\end{equation}
Here the parameters $A(\alpha,\theta_e)$ and $B(\alpha,\theta_e)$ are defined as
\begin{eqnarray}
A(\alpha,\theta_e)=\frac{3}{2}\left[-1-4\alpha+4\alpha\cot^2(\theta_e) \right]\,,\\
B(\alpha,\theta_e)=\frac{15}{8} \left[1+2\alpha+4 \alpha \cot ^2(\theta_e) \right]\, .
\end{eqnarray}
The elastic chemical potential can be written as
\begin{equation}
\mu_{el}=-\mathcal{H}(h_x)\, .
\label{eq:muel}
\end{equation}
where $\mathcal{H}(h_x)$ is the Hilbert transform of the spatial derivative of $h(x,t)$, defined as $\mathcal{F}^{-1}(|k|\mathcal{F}(h))$, where $\mathcal{F}$ is the Fourier transform \cite{Aqua2007}. Thus the total chemical potential $\mu$ reads,
\begin{equation}
\mu=\mu_s+\mu_{el}\,.
\end{equation}
The evolution equation for the surface $h(x,t)$ will merely follow from Eq. (\ref{eqgeneral})
and from the expression of the surface chemical potential Eq. (\ref{eq:mus}) and of the elastic chemical potential Eq. (\ref{eq:muel}).
We first consider the space scale
\begin{equation}
l_0=\gamma_f / [2(1 + \nu)\mathcal{E}_0]\,,
\label{eq:l0}
\end{equation}
resulting from the balance between the typical surface energy $\gamma_f$ and the elastic energy $\mathcal{E}_0$ density.
Here $\mathcal{E}_0 = E \, \eta^2/(1-\nu)$ where $\eta = (a_f - a_s)/a_s$ is the misfit parameter where $a_f$ (resp. $a_s$) is the film (resp.
substrate) lattice spacing, $E$ is the Young's modulus of the film and the substrate, and $\nu$ the Poisson's coefficient.
Secondly we consider the time scale
\begin{equation}
t_0 =l^4_0/(\mathcal{D} \gamma_f)\,,
\label{eq:t0}
\end{equation}
where $\mathcal{D}$ is the surface diffusion coefficient. In units of $l_0$ and $t_0$, the evolution equation reads
\begin{equation}
\frac{\partial h}{\partial t}=\frac{\partial^2 \mu}{\partial x^2}=\frac{\partial^2 (\mu_{s}+\mu_{el})}{\partial x^2}\,,
\label{eq:equil}
\end{equation}
where $\mu_{s}$ and $\mu_{el}$ are given by Eqs. (\ref{eq:mus}) and (\ref{eq:muel}) respectively.
The numerical integration of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}) is performed using a pseudo-spectral method as used in \cite{Aqua2007,Aqua2010} on a periodic domain of size $L_T$. For example, for a ${\rm Si}_{0.75}{\rm Ge}_{0.25}$ film on ${\rm Si}$, we find $l_0=27\, {\rm nm}$ and $t_0=23\,{\rm s}$ at $700^{\circ}\, {\rm C}$ (see \cite{Chason1999} for an estimate of surface diffusion coefficients). Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}) is parametrised by the wetting constant $c_w$ and $\delta_w$ and the anisotropy constants $\alpha$ and $\theta_e$. It is a non-linear equation and its evolution is dominated by a coarsening phenomenon in which small islands disappear at the benefit of larger islands. The quantity $S$ defined as the surface of the system
\begin{equation}
S=\int_{-L_T}^{L_T} h(x)dx\,,
\label{eq:surfacem}
\end{equation}
is conserved during the dynamic as a simple consequence of the form of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}).
\section{Analytical model and numerical simulations}
In this section, we first study the equilibrium shape of one island. Using a simple \textit{ansatz}, we analytically determine the characteristics parameters of the island such as its size, height and energy. Our predictions are in good agreement with our numerical computation.
We show that there is a smooth transition from parabolic-like to pyramid-like shapes as S increases.
Secondly, we derive a dynamical model which shows that the influence of the anisotropy strength $\alpha$ is to increase the coarsening time. Finally, we illustrate our article with the numerical simulations
of an array of islands displaying coarsening.
\begin{figure}[ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{figure2.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig2} Island like solution given by the numerical simulation of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}) represented by dots, compared to the \textit{ansatz} proposed in Eq. (\ref{eq:anzats}) represented by the continuous curve.
$L$ is the half-width of the island and $x_1$ is the top island parabola width.
We use as parameters $c_w=0.045$ and $\delta=0.005$. The initial condition is given by a small random perturbation around a constant value of $h=0.4$. The value of the surface is $S=6.1$. The anisotropic parameters are $\alpha=0.1$ and $\theta_e=\pi/6$. The system size is $L_T=16$.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\subsection{Equilibrium}
The equilibrium shape of one island is given by the time independent stationary solution of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}) as shown in Fig. \ref{fig2}. This solution is characterised by the constant value of the chemical potential $\mu$ along the $x$ axis. The island-like shape can be described using the following \textit{ansatz} for the function $h(x)$:
\begin{eqnarray}
h(x)=
\begin{cases}
h_w+\tan(\theta_e) (x+L) & -L<x<-x_1 \, , \\
h_0-\frac{\tan(\theta_e) }{2 x_1} x^2 & -x_1\le x\le x_1 \, , \\
h_w-\tan(\theta_e) (x-L) & x_1<x<L \, , \\
h_w & |x| \geq L \, .
\end{cases}.
\label{eq:anzats}
\end{eqnarray}
This pyramidal-like shape describes an island of maximum height $h_0$ which sits on a wetting layer of height $h_w$.
The island sides are described by straight lines of slope $ \pm \tan(\theta_e)$ for $-L<x<-x_1$ and $x_1<x<L$.
The island top is described by a parabola for $-x_1<x< x_1$, which satisfies the continuity of the first derivative of $h(x)$ at $x=\pm x_1$.
At the foot of the island $|x|=L$ the function $h(x)$ is continuous and has a value $h_w$. Here $x_1$ is the half-width of the parabola.
This {\it ansatz} is characterised by four unknown parameters $(h_0, h_w, x_1, L)$ which can be deduced from four relations.
The first relation is the continuity of $h(x)$ at $x=\pm x_1$, it imposes:
\begin{equation}
h_0=h_w+\tan (\theta_e)(L-x_1/2)\,.
\label{eq:condh}
\end{equation}
After the substitution of the \textit{ansatz} (\ref{eq:anzats}), we expand Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}) around $x=0$ in a polynomial series up to second order in $x$.
At order $0$ in $x$, we obtain the value of the half-width island $L$
\begin{equation}
L= \exp{\left(\frac{\pi(1 -2 \alpha) -\pi \mu x_1 \cot (\theta_e )+2 x_1( \log (x_1)-1)}{2 x_1}\right)}\,.
\label{eq:condL}
\end{equation}
Here the chemical potential $\mu$ reads:
\begin{equation}
\mu=-\frac{c_w}{\delta_w}e^{-h_w/\delta_w} \, .
\label{eq:mu-hw}
\end{equation}
This previous relation is due to the fact that far from the island the film is flat, so that $h_{x}$ and $h_{xx}$ vanish, and only the wetting potential term remains dominant in Eq. (\ref{eq:mus}) and (\ref{eq:muel}). The chemical potential $\mu$ being fixed, the wetting layer value $h_w$ reads:
\begin{equation}
h_w=-\delta_w \log\left(\mu\frac{\delta_w}{c_w}\right)\,.
\label{eq:mu-hw1}
\end{equation}
From the expansion at second order in $x$ of Eq.(\ref{eq:equil}), we obtain a transcendental equation for $x_1$, it reads:
\begin{equation}
\frac{\tan (\theta_e ) \left(\frac{1}{L^2}+\frac{6 \pi \alpha +x_1}{x_1^3}\right)}{\pi }-\frac{3 (4 \alpha +1) \tan ^3(\theta_e )}{2 x_1^3}=0\,.
\label{eq:condx1}
\end{equation}
Combining Eq. (\ref{eq:condL}) and Eq. (\ref{eq:condx1}), we obtain the following transcendental equation for the parameter $x_1$
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
&\left(\frac{1}{\pi}\exp \left(-\frac{\pi(1 -2 \alpha) -\pi \mu x_1 \cot (\theta_e )+2 x_1(\log (x_1)-1)}
{x_1}\right)+\frac{6 \alpha }{x_1^3}+\frac{1}{\pi x_1^2}\right)\\
&-\frac{3 (4 \alpha +1) \tan ^2(\theta_e )}{2 x_1^3}=0\,. \end{aligned}
\label{eq:setx1}
\end{equation}
After substitution of Eq. (\ref{eq:mu-hw}) in Eq. (\ref{eq:setx1}), we can solve Eq. (\ref{eq:setx1}) numerically using a simple root finding algorithm to obtain the parameter $x_1$ for different values of $h_w$.
The island half-width $L$ can then be deduced from Eq. (\ref{eq:condL}). Furthermore the value of the island height $h_0$ can be deduced from Eq. (\ref{eq:condh}).
For each value of the wetting layer height $h_w$, we can compute the value of the surface $S$ (mass) using Eq. (\ref{eq:surfacem}) and the \textit{ansatz} Eq. (\ref{eq:anzats}).
Finally, from the knowledge of the values ($h_0$, $L$, $x_1$, $\mu$), we can compute the value of the surface $S$, it reads:
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
S = { } 2 [h_0 x_1+h_w (L_T-x_1)]+\left(3 L^2-6 L x_1+2 x_1^2\right)\frac{\tan (\theta_e )}{3}\,.
\end{aligned}
\label{eq:surface}
\end{equation}
We present in Fig. \ref{fig2} the island shape numerically integrated from Eq. (\ref{eq:equil})
and compare it with the \textit{ansatz} (\ref{eq:anzats}).
The agreement
is quite satisfactory and there are no free parameters.
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.8\columnwidth]{figure3.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig3} Numerical island profile computed from Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}) for different initial values of the surface $S$. For small surface $S$, we obtain a parabolic-shaped island, with constant island width. For island surfaces larger than $S_m=3.7$, the islands present a pyramidal-like shape. Its characteristic half-width $L_m=2.26$, given by Eq. (\ref{eq:lm}), is represented in the figure.
From bottom to top: Red-Curve bottom ($S=1.80$), Orange ($S=2.66$), Green ($S=3.48$), Blue ($S=5.84$) , Purple ($S=7.58$), Black ($S=9.74$), color on-line.
The dashed-dotted curve represent the characteristic slope given by $\tan(\theta_e)$, in this case $\theta_e=\arctan(\sqrt{3/4})$. }
\end{center}
\end{figure}
When the horizontal size of the parabola $2 x_1$ becomes smaller than the island size $L$, the island morphology changes from pyramid-like shape to a parabolic-like shape. Using Eq. (\ref{eq:condL}) and Eq. (\ref{eq:surface}) we obtain
\begin{equation}
L_m = \frac{3}{5} \pi \sec ^2(\theta_e ) (1-(8 \alpha +1) \cos (2 \theta_e ))\,,
\label{eq:lm}
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
S_m = \frac{2}{3} L_m \left[3(h_0+ h_w)+L_m \tan (\theta ) \right]\,.
\label{eq:sm}
\end{equation}
Therefore, the pyramidal shape can only exist for $S>S_m$ and $L>L_m$. Below this value of $S_m$, the islands are parabolic-like shaped and the anisotropy can be neglected.
We plot in Fig. \ref{fig3} various island profiles obtained by numerical simulation for different initial values of the surface $S$. Our numerical simulation shows that for a small island surface $S$, the island shape is parabolic-like and its widths $L$ is rather constant. As the surface of the system increases the islands become pyramid-like and their widths increase smoothly with respect to their height. The transition from parabolic-like shape to pyramid is smooth as the control parameter $S$ is varied.
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{figure4}
\caption{\label{fig4} Chemical potential $\mu$ as a function of the island height $h_0$ at equilibrium with $\theta_e=\pi/6$. The $\bullet$, $\blacktriangle$ and $\blacksquare$
symbols are computed by numerical integration of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil})
for $\alpha=0$, $\alpha=0.2$ and $\alpha=0.4$ respectively. The continuous, dashed and dotted curves represent the solution given by Eq. (\ref{eq:muhapp}) for $\alpha=0$, $\alpha=0.2$ and $\alpha=0.4$ respectively. The approximation given by Eq. (\ref{eq:muhapp}) fits the results of the numerical solution.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
Finally, we compute the value of the chemical potential as a function of the island height for various value of the anisotropy strength $\alpha$.
As shown in Fig. \ref{fig4}, the chemical potential decays quasi-linearly as a function of the island height as shown below in Eq. (\ref{eq:muhapp}).
Using Eq. (\ref{eq:setx1}) the chemical potential $\mu$ can be expressed easily as a function of the parameter $x_1$. In the same way using Eq. (\ref{eq:condh}) the island height can be expressed as a function of $x_1$. Finally using the relation $\frac{\partial \mu}{\partial h}=\frac{\partial\mu}{\partial x_1}\frac{\partial x_1}{\partial h}$ the slope of the chemical potential versus the height of the island for small values of $\alpha$ is found to be:
\begin{equation}
\partial \mu/\partial h \simeq -\frac{1}{1+3\alpha}\,.
\label{eq:muhapp}
\end{equation}
\newpage
\subsection{Dynamics}
\subsubsection{Numerical simulation of the coarsening of two islands and dynamical model}
In this subsection, we characterise the dynamic of coarsening of two islands. In Fig. \ref{fig5}, we show the time evolution of two pyramidal-shaped islands obtained by the numerical simulation of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}). During the coarsening, the larger island increases at expense of the smaller island until it disappears.
Ultimately at a time $t_c$ defined as the coarsening time only one island remains in the system.
The initial conditions are prepared following \cite{Schifani2016}, by replicating a pyramid with a slight difference in amplitude.
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{figure5.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig5} Spatio temporal evolution of two islands, deduced by numerical simulation of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}).
The initial condition are two islands of height $h_1(0)=0.89$ and $h_2(0)=0.8$ separated a distance $d=L_T/2$, where $L_T=32$ represents the system size. The anisotropic parameters are $\alpha=0.1$ and $\theta=\pi/6$. The continuous curve (black) represents the island profile at $t=1$, dashed curve (orange) $t=30$, dotted curve (blue) $t=80$ and dotted-dashed curve (red) $t=100$. After a time $t_c=88$, there remains only one island in the system.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
In order to analyse this phenomenon, we propose a simple model for the coarsening of two islands, inspired by the work presented in \cite{Schifani2016}
\begin{equation}
\Resize{5.5cm}{\begin{array}{ll}
h_1\partial_t h_1=\tan(\theta_e)\frac{\mu(h_2)-\mu(h_1)}{d},\\
h_2\partial_t h_2=\tan(\theta_e)\frac{\mu(h_1)-\mu(h_2)}{d}.
\end{array}}
\label{eq:dyn-mod}
\end{equation}
Here $h_1(t)$ is the height of the large island, $h_2(t)$ is the height of the small one and $d$ is the distance separating them. If we consider the island width as $h_i/\tan(\theta_e)$, we recover the model proposed in \cite{Schifani2016}. The advantage of this model is that its resolution requires only the resolution of a differential equation instead of the resolution of a partial differential equation.
In Fig. \ref{fig6}, we represent the time evolution of each islands heights $h_1$ and $h_2$, corresponding to the result displayed in Fig. \ref{fig5}. We also compare in Fig. \ref{fig6} the results obtained from the resolution of the model Eq. (\ref{eq:dyn-mod}) with results of the numerical simulation of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}).
The model predictions is in good agreement with the numerical simulation of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}).
The resolution of the model can be done in two ways: a simple numerical integration of Eq. (\ref{eq:dyn-mod}) or an analytical resolution of Eq. (\ref{eq:dyn-mod}) as explain in section $III.B.2$.
The slight discrepancy between the numerical result (numerical simulation of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil})) and theoretical result (resolution of the puntual model Eq. (\ref{eq:dyn-mod})) for the final height $h_1$
is mostly due to the fact that our model is based on a simple pyramidal-like shape {\it ansatz} during all the coarsening dynamic.
This small discrepancy in the height does not affect the coarsening time $t_c$.
\subsubsection{Effect of the anisotropy on the coarsening time}
In Fig. \ref{fig7}, we present the coarsening time $t_c$ of two strained islands as a function of the anisotropy strength $\alpha$.
We compare the analytical coarsening time $t_c$ obtained by the resolution of the model Eq. (\ref{eq:tc-analitical}) and the results obtained by numerical simulation of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}). There is a good agreement between both results. As shown in Fig. \ref{fig7} we find that the coarsening time increase linearly as a function of the anisotropy strength $\alpha$. We can explain this effect in the following way
Using Eq. (\ref{eq:dyn-mod}) it can be easily shown that $\partial_t(h_1^2+h_2^2)=0$. We thus propose the following change of variables in order to solve analytically Eq. (\ref{eq:dyn-mod}):
\begin{equation}
\begin{array}{ll}
h_1(t)=h_0\sin(\phi(t)),\\
h_2(t)=h_0\cos(\phi(t)).
\end{array}
\,
\label{eq:chanvar}
\end{equation}
Here $h_0$ is related to the initial islands heights as $h_0=\sqrt{h_1(0)^2+h_2(0)^2}$. Substituting Eq. (\ref{eq:chanvar}) into Eq. (\ref{eq:dyn-mod}) yields:
\begin{equation}
\partial_t\phi=\frac{\tan(\theta_e)}{h_0d(1+3\alpha)}\left(\frac{1}{\cos(\phi)}-\frac{1}{\sin(\phi)}\right)\, ,
\label{eq:phi}
\end{equation}
submited to the initial condition $\phi(0)=\phi_0=\arctan\left(\frac{h_1(0)}{h_2(0)}\right)$.
Eq. (\ref{eq:phi}) can be integrated analytically, its solution is
\begin{eqnarray}
t(\phi)=(1+3 \alpha)d\frac{h_0}{\tan(\theta_e)} \mathcal{T(\phi)}.
\label{eq:tvsphi}
\end{eqnarray}
The analitical form of $\mathcal{T}(\phi)$ is given in \footnote{$\mathcal{T}(\phi)=(\sin (\phi )-\sin (\phi_0)+\cos (\phi )-\cos (\phi_0)
-\sqrt{2} \tanh ^{-1}\left[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left(\tan \left(\frac{\phi
}{2}\right)+1\right)\right]+\sqrt{2} \tanh ^{-1}\left[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left(\tan \left(\frac{\phi_0}{2}\right)+1\right)\right])$ where $h_0=\sqrt{h_1(0)^2+h_2(0)^2}$ and $\phi_0=\phi(0)=\arctan\left(\frac{h_1(0)}{h_2(0)}\right)$}.
The coarsening time $t_c$ is defined by the following criteria: when the height of the small island reaches the wetting layer height $h_w$. This implies the following implicit relation for $t_c$:
\begin{equation}
\phi(t_c)=\arcsin\left(\frac{h_w}{h_0}\right).
\end{equation}
This previous relation derives from Eq. (\ref{eq:chanvar}) easily. Using Eq. (\ref{eq:tvsphi}) we obtain the coarsening time $t_c$. It reads:
\begin{equation}
t_c=(1+3 \alpha)d\frac{h_0}{\tan(\theta_e)} \mathcal{T}\left[\phi(t_c)\right],
\label{eq:tc-analitical}
\end{equation}
this result agrees with the numerical simulation presented in Fig. \ref{fig7}. In the limit of $(h_w/h_0)\ll1$, the expression $\mathcal{T}(\phi(t_c))$ can be simplified as given in \footnote{$\mathcal{T}(\phi(t_c)) \simeq -\frac{\text{h1}}{\text{h2} \sqrt{\frac{\text{h1}^2}{\text{h2}^2}+1}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{\frac{\text{h1}^2}{\text{h2}^2}+1}}+\sqrt{2} \tanh ^{-1}\left(\frac{\tan
\left(\frac{1}{2} \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\text{h1}}{\text{h2}}\right)\right)+1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)+1-\sqrt{2} \tanh ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$. This result is obtained assuming that the wetting layer height is smaller than the initial islands heights $(h_w/h_0)\ll1$. With this approximation $\phi(t_c)\simeq 0$. }.
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{figure6.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig6} Time evolution of the height $h_1$ and $h_2$, corresponding to the result shown in Fig. \ref{fig5}. The dashed curves represent the islands heights given by the numerical simulation of Eq. (\ref{eq:equil}), and the continuous curves represent the result obtain by the numerical resolution of the dynamical model presented in Eq. (\ref{eq:dyn-mod}). The same results for the continuous curve can be obtained analytical as explained in section $III.B.2$. The coarsening time is $t_c= 88$ for both solutions. The vertical axes is in units of $l_0$ and the time scale is $t_0$.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{figure7.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig7} Coarsening time $t_c$ as a function of the anisotropy strength $\alpha$. The system under study is the same as shown in Fig. \ref{fig5}. The dots represents the numerical simulation of Eq. (\ref{eq:equ | 7,251 |
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Born 1963. Journalist and director of numerous documentary films for TV. Hansen has since 2004 among other things worked with acclaimed journalist and commentator Jens Olaf Jersild on a series on politics for the national broadcaster DR. Hansen recently directed the documentaries BZ and The Power of Words for DR and the Danish Film Institute.
"I actually cried after that call," she says. "I asked myself if I really wanted to be responsible for goofy TV segments with an animated mascot and weird fashion shows. I think you should be 100 percent behind the job you agree to do, whether you get paid for it or not. But I accepted and my worries were put to shame. I had to learn to give up some control, but all along I was able to stand by my reports. I learned so much and I'm actually very proud about a lot of the things I got to do on the show."
The short reports Hansen made for the show and for a youth programme gradually grew into complete TV programmes and documentaries produced with funding from the Danish Film Institute. Her interest continued to involve giving a voice to vulnerable or unjustly treated groups of people.
Her films have tackled subjects ranging from the Danish squatters movement to Syrian refugee children forced to live underground. She once tracked a female health worker in Nepal and she recently put the finishing touches on a film about the tone of the Danish immigration debate, entitled "The Power of Words".
"The film shows how the political rhetoric has changed over the past decades, from the time everyone laughed at the right-wing politician Mogens Glistrup and his 'Out with the Mohammedans' to the present day when condescending speech about immigrants has spread from the parties on the right to the parties on the left and, in turn, to the public discussion in general. There has been what I consider a highly troubling shift."
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"The big challenge for me, and for us as a Film Institute, is to insist on the artistic quality that gives films a long life. Supporting the director in his or her visions. We have enough superficial snapshots as it is."
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Highland Capital Partners led Remote Year's Series A funding, where the company raised $12 million. The Chicago startup, founded by Greg Caplan, announced the funding round on Medium.
The idea picked up traction, and now the company has brought together over 500 traveling professionals who have worked over 150,000 hours in 25 countries around the world. The trend of working remotely has picked up across the world, and Remote Year aims to prove that great work can be done anywhere – even while traveling the world.
Additional investors in the funding round include Jesse Middleton, WeWorks Labs co-founder and Nate Blecharczyk, co-founder of Airbnb.
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Thymopoiesis aims to create a repertoire of mature T cells, equipped with a diverse array of functional αβ or γδ T cell receptors (TCR)<|fim_middle|>-MHC) are selected to further differentiate into mature thymocytes, a transition known as positive selection. Therefore, TCR signaling can induce two opposite outcomes during physiological thymocyte development: cell death or survival and differentiation. We sought to address the role of TCRαβ signaling in leukemogenesis and determine whether it is integrated in oncogenic networks and thus facilitate proliferation/survival or, in the contrary, suppresses leukemogenesis by inducing apoptosis. To tackle this issue, we used a conditional mouse model that deletes Pten in thymocytes and gives rise to TCRαβ+ T-ALL. Then, we uncovered that TCRαβ signaling strength directly impacts on leukemia genesis. Indeed, cells harboring fit TCRαβ do not develop leukemia, while cells harboring no or unfit TCRαβ (low signalling strength) are rescued from cell death and can develop leukemia. We hypothesized that Pten loss merely shifts the window of positive and negative selection thresholds. On one hand, Pten loss might substitute for missing TCR signaling, allowing cells with no/low affinity TCR to bypass positive selection and thus to survive. We suggest that further differentiation of those cells carrying unfit TCR is partially blocked, providing an additional opportunity to acquire additional oncogenic mutations. On the other hand, integration of signals resulting from both Pten loss and a fit TCR, might reach over-the-threshold signaling and trigger negative selection (i.e. cell deletional program), eliminating those thymocytes even before malignant transformation. | able to recognize a broad range of foreign antigens. Yet, throughout thymopoiesis, TCRαβ fitness is tested by 2 processes: positive and negative selections. Thymocytes with no, or "unfit" receptors, i.e. displaying too low or too high affinity for self-peptide major histocompatibility complex (p-MHC), are eliminated. While thymocytes with fit TCR (i.e. displaying intermediate affinity for p | 94 |
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I'm an art photography curator, writer, and general contemporary art fanatic. After spending years working with big name galleries and different artists across their careers, I fell for photography as a medium. I founded Public Offerings Ltd. as a way to share my passion for the art form with a wider audience and offer support to people in the industry who<|fim_middle|> though was the Covid-19 Pandemic. Being primarily events based when we launched, there was a huge shift during lockdown. We came out of the Pandemic stronger than when we went in, due to our dedication to building online projects, investing time in online events, and even starting an online magazine to create those connections we missed making face-to-face.
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Right now we're excited to see art fairs returning and more and more people getting out of their home to events and projects. This means we're dedicating this year to seeing people again!
Looking into the future we're thinking about location. Building a collaborative studio, bookstore, gallery and office space to allow the artists we work with somewhere to continue their work and share experiences.
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I'm naturally a glass half full person, I always look at the downsides first. So if I can lean into something which feels inherently difficult and take a risk, so can you.
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Starting my company I wanted to be frugal. I didn't want to overspend and wanted to prove I could make good decisions as a first time business owner. In one of my early meetings with my accountant he listened to me explain my upcoming expenses and business plan and when I was done told me: "you don't have to be afraid of your marketing budget". I was so over-concerned with lowering my outgoings I had forgotten to think about spending money on client acquisition. The old adage "you've got to spend money to make money" (when done responsibly) is an important part of growing any business.
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Our artists are our biggest inspirations. Amanda Rowan isn't afraid of the strength that comes from her femininity. Sarah J Edwards exemplifies how personal connections bring out the best results. Sofia Wilkinson-Steel is so confident and teaches us to accept ourselves and sharing that with others. Emmanuel Robert Owusu-Afram highlights the importance of community and background. Jasmine De Silva is unafraid to bring politics into aesthetics…
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Susan Sontag said "I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list."
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Since launching in 2019, Public Offerings Ltd. has dedicated time to bring together artists and collectors from across different backgrounds. We understand that compassionate consumption, buying pieces from early career, female, and LGBTQIA+ artists, is becoming a priority for young collectors. Our aim is to increase the visibility of artists, and give them the chance to compete early on in their careers, as this is the key for improving representation across the art market of the future.
How did the idea come to you for the company?
I realised that there was need for a company that was looking at photography as serious art form, offering all of the support and mechanisms that blue chip galleries offer painters or sculptors, but without being constrained to their systems and ideology.
How did you achieve awareness?
Events, talks, exhibitions, articles, social media… there are so many ways we've managed to reach our audience. As a company we thrive on our flexibility, being able to bring our artists and visions to consumers in a myriad of different ways.
What are the key successes?
Bringing our artists to international exhibitions, museums and art fairs definitely feel like high-lights. But then there's all the little things which make the job fulfilling: everything from helping an artist get Arts Council Funding, to building photography collections for people's homes or bringing art to corporate spaces – every small success is a big one to an emerging artist.
What were/are the challenges and how have you overcome these?
Photography is still an under-appreciated medium. This is why a big part of our collector outreach is in education – teaching people what to look for and how to be comfortable accessing art.
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1998 mercury villager specs. 1998 Mercury Villager Specs, Safety Rating & MPG 2019-04-09
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A flat cupholder pulls out and snaps down from the console side of the front passenger's seat. It wisely chose one based on the popular Nissan Quest. Our test car was also equipped with an optional power sunroof and a flip-open rear window. Visibility is good, though there is a bit of a blind spot to the driver's right rear. The Villager affords 126 cubic feet of cargo space after the second-row seats are removed and the rear-bench seat is folded upward.
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It seemed as quiet as a sedan even at speeds greater than 70 mph. Despite this, Villager's powertrain is smooth and quiet, and doesn't provide much cause for concern. But these days, auto makers know better than to deliver a minivan with an old-fashioned, truck-like ride. Driving Impressions While its cargo capacity is somewhat modest compared to the big Chryslers, the Villager compensates with its velvety ride and serene comfort. It's hitched to a four-speed, electronically controlled automatic overdrive transmission. This arrangement permits comfortable seating for seven. That's a lot less than the 162.
1998 Mercury Villager Specs, Safety Rating & MPG
Minimal pitching and diving, along with excellent grip in corners doesn't adhere to the minivan preconception, while precise steering from its power rack-and-pinion system seems to sweeten the whole picture. They know minivan buyers want commodious space accompanied with the smooth ride and performance of a sedan. Also, the front of the vehicle is so steeply raked that the driver cannot see the front fenders, which requires some getting used to for parallel parking. An electronically-controlled four-speed automatic transmission is the sole, logical gearbox choice, and gives velvety, almost imperceptible gear changes, but sometimes has difficulty deciding when to shift on uphill grades. Although it hardly offered more than other vans at the time, the Villager's primary selling point was its smart seat configurations with rows which could be folded and pushed against one another or fitted in floor-buckets fro increased cargo space. Villager rides smoothly and insulates those inside from road noise and bumps.
1998 Mercury Villager Specs, Trims & Colors
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With all seats removed except for the front two, there is 126 cubic feet of cargo capacity. With a simple push of a button you can ascertain fuel economy—both average and instant—and the number of miles left before the fuel tank is empty. Even better are the sturdy, integrated cupholders on the backs of each of the fold-down rear seats. We also applaud the electronic information center on the smart-looking, digitized instrument panel. The seats can be arranged in a variety of configurations to haul cargo. It handles like a sedan and provides plenty of power for driving through heavy traffic. | colors were added this year, along with an optional Gold Sport appearance package that features gold accents on the wheels, grille and lift gate ornament. Granted, cargo capacity is important. Passengers can choose from 13 different seating-and-cargo combinations. Passengers can move comfortably from the front seat back to the rear, although the fold-down armrests on the second-row captain's chairs limit the center-aisle pass-through space to about eight inches. Another space-enhancing option would be to tilt the rear-bench seat cushion upward and slide the seat forward by as much as 50 inches.
Since the introduction of the 1993 model, the Villager has offered a smooth, quiet ride with the responsiveness of a sedan. Front MacPherson strut and rear beam axle suspension is quite ordinary in design, but they provide handling that is very impressive for a minivan. The seat backs on the second-row captain's chairs and third-row bench seat can be folded down for loading cargo. Now in its sixth year without a major redesign, the Villager has been a successful product. Built into the modular armrest to the left of the second-row captain's chair are switches that operate the rear-seat climate control and stereo system, which comes complete with two headphone jacks—a very nice touch, and one that was clearly designed to let the kids groove to their favorite tunes without jangling their parents' nerves. Passengers over 6 feet may be a bit cramped in the second or third rows.
A gold accent stripe also runs the length of the bodyside molding. Granted, cargo capacity is important. Most minivan buyers are parents, so the operation of the sliding door and rear tailgate is an important concern. They know minivan buyers want commodious space accompanied with the smooth ride and performance of a sedan. All of these functions can be performed with an easy flip of a lever.
Our Nautica test model was painted a handsome metallic Cabernet Red. Behind the front captain's chairs are two more captain's chairs. Among minivans, handling and ride quality are at least as important as cargo capacity. The system provides readouts in both the English and metric systems. Luxury touches in the Nautica model include separate stereo and ventilation controls for rear-seat passengers, a real feature when carrying children. Our Nautica was equipped with very comfortable power front seats, with six adjustments for the driver, four for the passenger.
1998 Mercury Villager Reviews and Rating
But these days, auto makers know better than to deliver a minivan with an old-fashioned, truck-like ride. That powertrain easily enabled the 3,800-lb. The rack-and-pinion power steering offers precise control and the engineers have done a good job tuning the MacPherson strut front suspension and leaf-spring rear suspension with twin-tube gas charged shock absorbers. When it comes to handling, the Villager firmly plants itself while negotiating hard corners—no small feat for a tall vehicle. Opening the rear tailgate is also a one-handed operation—if you use the keyless remote control | 630 |
<|fim_middle|> | Victor Sandberg scored more than 100 million points in a three-day Missile Command marathon.
Back in March, Victor Sandberg did what many had deemed to be impossible: he beat Victor Ali's 1982 world record for Missile Command. Over the course of 56 hours, Sandberg scored a whopping 81,796,035 points, handily surpassing Ali's 80.3 million point record. That being the case, Sandberg recently set to out take the reins of another record by playing his beloved Missile Command for 100 hours straight on a single credit.
Sadly, Sandberg's attempt fell short of the mark. While he was able to play the game for a whopping 71 hours and 41 minutes he eventually faltered, failing both to reach his 100 hour goal and to beat the current arcade endurance record held by George Leutz who kept a game of Q*Bert going for 84 hours and 50 minutes. Despite his ultimate failure, Sandberg did at least manage to stomp on his own Missile Command points record, setting a new high mark of 103,809,990 points. We're going to go out on a limb and say that no one's going to be touching that for awhile.
Likewise, while he didn't make it to 100 hours, we doubt that anyone's going to criticizing his Missile Command skills any time soon. The man is so danged good at the game that he was able to accumulate enough extra cities to leave the game running and take power naps while it continued bombarding him. The sheer thought that someone could keep playing any game that long at such a high level of skill is, on its own, incredible. To watch the final day of his attempt, you can visit Sandberg's Twitch.tv channel. | 390 |
I've been a perfectionist for as long as I can remember—always caring about what other people think, worrying about being judged, and overanalyzing everything. As a kid, I never raised my hand in class even if I was 99% sure I knew the answer, constantly second-guessing myself. In my success-driven mind, every bad score on a test meant I'd never get accepted to my dream school and every missed goal in a game would prevent me from playing soccer in college. Crazy, right? My standards were so ridiculously high that I was never happy, and the sad truth is that I was the one who put all that unnecessary pressure on myself.
I've learned that my best writing happens when I stop stressing about deadlines and overthinking the final product. The same principle applies in my personal life: My best relationships have always unfolded naturally—without strategizing or forcing things to happen. They're about simply enjoying being together and not dwelling on the future, just letting go and accepting the process.
When Everyone Shines But You by Kelly Martin sheds light on perfectionism and shows how to embrace imperfections instead of trying to fix them. Refreshingly, Martin doesn't tell us what we need to change about ourselves, but rather how we can learn to accept who we are, flaws and all. "The greatest gift you can give yourself is surrender—surrender to what is," she writes.
By living life by condition, you are saying to yourself that you need to be perfect in order to be accepted by the world. If you were out of balance, lopsided, not completely perfect, then you would see yourself as not loveable or good enough.
Your outer world mirrors your inner world. How you view your outer world is how you view you, your inner world, the "you" that needs your care, your attention, your compassion and your love.
Day-by-day, moment-by-moment, as you spend time in deep presence with you, allowing yourself to feel anger, to feel rage, to feel envy, to feel sadness, to feel fear and panic…the way your outer world looks to you will change. Nothing physically may have changed, but you will no longer be affected by events nearly as much. Your outer and inner worlds are very much interlinked. If you want to see your outer world change, you need to find a way of making peace with your inner world.
Sometimes life will give you temporary sickness, ill health, broken bones, all ways to slow you down. It is all a mental sickness. Mentally, you will not take your vice-like grip off the steering wheel. You move through life as if you are on a marathon run to the finishing line, never stopping, always finding something new to keep you in that mode. But eventually you choose to stop, or your body steps in and stops you in your tracks. Sometimes ill-health comes to make you embody your body<|fim_middle|> your desire for control. It's okay to doubt yourself sometimes. It's okay if you don't always have the answer. No important decisions were made without a little doubt and self-criticism. So don't be so hard on yourself!
Excerpted from the book When Everyone Shines But You: Saying Goodbye To 'I'm Not Good Enough,' Copyright © 2014 Kelly Martin. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Accepting what I can not change and letting go. Thanking God daily for the gift I've been given . I just want to be on the road to recovery vs the road of… I'm truly blessed to have found my other soul. | , to become more present than you ever were before.
What would it feel like to be ordinary? To embrace ordinariness? What if simply being you, and everyone else simply being who they are, is perfectly natural, perfectly ordinary, and in that ordinariness is the absolute perfection of the nature of this universe and reality?
Ordinary does not mean less than; ordinary does not mean your light does not shine. It simply means that you are content with who you are. You do not care for the labels of outstanding or brilliant. If you can be you, without needing to be someone special, and be not only okay with that, but feel good enough, this is real freedom. Your attachment to labels, attachment to perfection, and attachment to things being a certain way before you can be happy with your place in life, are gone.
The bottom line: Give up | 177 |
Every Monday we focus on building positive school culture, each week our partners Little Friends for Peace spend 30 minutes in each grades 3-5 classroom to do a peace circle and teach strategies to use at school and in the real world. We will be having parent workshops in December so our parents can learn more about it and how to support this work at home.
In Playworks, our students are participating in Class Game Time every other week to learn games to<|fim_middle|>DCPS, check it out! | use on the playground. Playworks is also recruiting Junior Coaches grades 3-4 students who will learn in an afterschool program and support recess games with our younger Tigers soon. Our specials team is planning a Winter Concert to showcase some of the things students have been learning in specials class. Please join us Friday, December 15 at 2pm.
Follow the school leadership team on Instagram, a social media app, to learn more about the everyday learning at Langley- @principaldrumm & @ap.jennings. Many of our teachers also have class Instagram pages going, be sure to check them out! We also have a new Twitter page @Langley | 137 |
Eighth-grade students have been studying<|fim_middle|> of Scotland; Peter prefers St. Stephen; Siena honors Our Lady of Guadalupe; Sonte is moved by St. Monica; and Zachary gives the nod to St. John Bosco. Glorious Saints, pray for us.
In their Geography class, eighth-grade students have completed their extensive examination of the geography of the United States, and they are now beginning to study the geography of Canada, our neighbor to the North. In their Leadership/Debate class, eighth-graders have helped to bring the virtues of loyalty and responsibility to life in teachings to Kindergarten through fifth grade classes and they have also engaged in formal debates amongst themselves. They have been learning not only how to debate topics but more importantly how to engage in critical thinking as an audience by distinguishing sound argumentation from specious reasoning. In the seventh-grade Religion class, revelation, grace and the moral life have been emphasized. At the All Saint's Day celebration, seventh-graders will beautifully sing the Litany of the Saints. They have been studying Nineteenth Century United States History and Geography, with a special focus on the Civil War. The sixth-graders, who have transitioned nicely into the Middle School, have been busy learning about the first Americans, (Prehistory to 1492) exploring the Americas (1400 to 1625), and colonial America (1587 to 1770). It is a blessing to discuss important ideas with East Lake students and to see how well they answer questions in History/Geography Showdowns. | the nature and history of the Church, along with the universal call to holiness of all of Holy Mother Church's members. On Friday, October 30th, celebrating All Saints' Day at East Lake Academy, eighth graders will name their Confirmation Saint or a Saint they find particularly interesting. Allen selects St. Lawrence of Rome; Anthony chooses St. Anthony of Padua; Colin is inspired by St. Thomas the Apostle; Drew picks St. Christopher; Grace opts for St. Maria Goretti; Nicole is going with St. Margaret | 109 |
Ferdinand Julius Cohn (24 January 1828 – 25 June 1898) was a German biologist. He is one of the founders of modern bacteriology and microbiology.
Ferdinand J. Cohn was born in the Jewish quarter of Breslau in the Prussian Province of Silesia (which is now Wroclaw, Poland). His father, Issak Cohn, was a successful merchant and manufacturer. At the age of 10 Ferdinand suffered hearing impairment (for an<|fim_middle|>ohn, a founder of modern microbiology" (PDF). ASM News. 65 (8): 547–552.
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Ferdinand Cohn in the Encyclopedia of World Biography, published by Gale Group (2010). | unknown reason). Starting at age 16 he studied botany under Heinrich Goppert at the University of Breslau. Due to Cohn's Jewish background he was prevented from taking the final degree examinations at Breslau. He then moved to the University of Berlin. At age 19 in 1847 he received a degree in botany at Berlin. He remained studying botany for another couple of years in Berlin, where he came in contact with many of the top scientists of his time.
In 1849 he returned to the University of Breslau and he remained at that university for the rest of his career as a teacher and researcher. On his initial return to Breslau in his early twenties, his father had bought for him a large and expensive microscope made by Simon Plössl. This microscope, which the University of Breslau and most universities did not have, was Ferdinand Cohn's main research tool in the 1850s. In the 1850s he studied the growth and division of plant cells. In 1855 he produced papers on the sexuality of Sphaeroplea annulina and later Volvox globator. In the 1860s he studied plant physiology in several different aspects. From 1870 onward he mostly studied bacteria. He established the use of sterile culture mediums and rediscovered the botanical garden of Lorenz Scholz von Rosenau in Breslau. He published over 150 research reports during his lifetime. The University of Breslau became an innovative center for plant physiology and microbiology while he was there.
Cohn was the first to classify algae as plants, and to define what distinguishes them from green plants. His classification of bacteria into four groups based on shape (sphericals, short rods, threads, and spirals) is still in use today. Among other things Cohn is remembered for being the first to show that Bacillus can change from a vegetative state to an endospore state when subjected to an environment deleterious to the vegetative state.
In 1885 he received the Leeuwenhoek Medal.
1 2 Chung, King-Thom. Ferdinand Julius Cohn (1828-1898): Pioneer of Bacteriology. Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Sciences, The University of Memphis.
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All athletes in the UK are part of clean sport. It is the mission of UKAD to protect your right as an athlete to compete in clean sport.
You are already on the talent pathway to elite sport. This means you must incorporate anti-doping practices into your day-to-day life, so that as you progress in sport, anti-doping becomes a normal part of being an athlete.
At this stage in your sporting career, you need to know about Strict Liability and what this principle means for your sporting career. Strict Liability means that you are solely responsible for any banned substance you use, attempt to use, or is found in your body, regardless of how it got there and whether you intended to cheat or not.
Who advises you on what to eat?
Has anyone ever given you something to take in addition to your normal daily diet?
When was the last time you took medication, say for a cold or hay fever?
Do you have a medical condition that means you have to take medication regularly?
How aware are your parents/partner of the<|fim_middle|> your mind is your most important asset. Developing mental toughness will support you in your career when times become more challenging. Sport is full of highs and lows, and learning to be mentally tough will enable you to stay strong and focused during moments of self-doubt – moments when you may consider taking a short-cut to improve your performance.
Strong decision-making skills and the confidence to stand by your values will underpin your success as an athlete. Sometimes you will be faced with tough decisions. Always try and think things through before you take a course of action.
What is the situation I'm facing?
What are all the possible options available to me?
Are these options in line with what I believe in?
What would my sporting hero do in the same situation?
What are the consequences of taking these options – in 10 minutes, tomorrow, next week, next year, in ten years?
Can I feel proud and take responsibility for the decision I'm making?
Would anyone think badly of me if I did this? | things athletes can or can't take?
Have you ever taken a powdered sports drink?
If you've been injured, have you ever used a cream or lotion as part of your treatment?
Have you trained abroad? Did you purchase any medication there?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you could have put yourself at risk of inadvertent doping - that is, accidentally taking a banned substance. Many over-the-counter medicines and health supplements contain substances that are banned for athletes, especially when in competition.
Whether you use it or attempt to use it by mistake or on purpose, any banned substance found in your body is your sole responsibility. There are no excuses and you are likely to face a ban from sport.
Visit How to have clean sporting success to find out about some simple steps to help protect you from inadvertent doping.
When it comes to being an athlete, it's important you are clued up on the anti-doping rules so you can continue to enjoy and achieve success in your sport.
UKAD is responsible for clean sport in the UK. We set the rules and ensure sports adopt and comply with them. This means that we work with your sport to make sure that you compete cleanly and fairly at all stages throughout your career. We do this by delivering education programmes so that you know about key areas of anti-doping. We also carry out other work such as managing doping testing programmes, handling doping cases and gathering intelligence about doping activity.
If you are a member of a club or National Governing Body of sport (NGB), or if you take part in competitions, you must abide by the anti-doping rules associated with your sport. Make sure you find out about these rules from your club or NGB so you know what they are. They should be on your NGBs website.
There may be additional anti-doping rules in place for specific competitions such as regional or national events. Always check the rules of any major competitions you are entering. Your coach will be able to advise you.
100% me is UKAD's education programme. It is designed to help you make the right decisions in relation to anti-doping and your sporting career.
At your level, you may be exposed to a range of training sessions, some of which may be out of your usual club and may challenge you further. You're training harder and may have other things in your life, such as exams, work and friends. It can be tough and at times you may feel under pressure. This is when you need the support of your family and friends to help you make the right decisions and maintain a good balance between all your commitments.
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Posted on February 20, 2022 by Robert Sullwold
There's one lesson the Merry-Go-Round has learned about reviewing Council agendas since Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft became mayor: Don't overlook the items on the "consent calendar."
If you do, you might miss something important – like, say, a staff recommendation that will result in a $5.43 million increase in the police department budget over the next three years.
Anyone who skipped over the agenda for last Tuesday's consent calendar wouldn't have seen the item asking Council to approve a new 42‑month contract with the police officers' union. The MOU provides for a 4 percent raise retroactive to January 2, 2022, followed by a 2.5 percent raise effective in July 2022, an additional 3 percent raise effective in July 2023, and an additional 3 percent raise effective in July 2024. In addition, it increases retention pay for an officer with five years of service to 1.5 percent of base salary and bilingual pay to $100 per month.
The staff report summarized the financial impact on the General Fund budget this way:
Now, we would be the last to argue that our local cops don't deserve a raise. In any event, staff – primarily Human Resources Director Nancy Bronstein and Assistant City Manager Gerry Beaudin – made a persuasive case for the pay increases. Among other things, they pointed out that:
Alameda police officers are underpaid compared to their colleagues in other cities. "When we started to negotiate this contract," Ms. Bronstein said, "one of the issues that we were facing was recognizing that we had fallen below the marketplace in salary." A survey conducted by staff showed that Alameda police salaries were 3 percent below the median (and 6 percent below the average) of salaries paid in comparable Bay Area cities, she reported.
Lest anyone forget, the police department hasn't been able to employ as many officers as it is authorized to do for many years. (The shortfall goes back as far as 2005.) Higher pay alone may not solve the problem, but, as Ms. Bronstein put it, "what you're seeing here is an effort to for the City to remain competitive to be able to recruit and retain existing staff."
The City expects to have enough money to pay for the raises without having to tap the General Fund reserve. Mr. Beaudin stated that staff recently had completed a five‑year forecast in which it assumed a 3.5 percent annual salary increase. He was "fairly certain" that the projected tax revenue would cover an increase of that size, "so we believe that we're in a position to be able to move forward with the contract as recommended."
In addition, as Mayor Ashcraft noted, the pay increases provided in the MOU are fixed percentages rather than percentages computed using the infamous "Balanced Revenue Index" that gave firefighters and cops an annual bump of up to 5 percent depending on the extent of the increase in tax revenue over the prior year. (For fiscal year 2020‑2021, the raise was 3.88 percent.)
It was, however, curious to see this item placed on the consent calendar.
According to the rules of order written by Ms. Ashcraft and Councilman John Knox White and approved by Council in February 2021, the consent calendar is supposed to be reserved for "routine" items. The term is not defined, but a contract carrying a $5.43 million price tag hardly strikes us as run‑of‑the‑mill.
More importantly, the rules of order limit the time allowed for both public comment on, and Council discussion of, consent items. A citizen may speak only once on the entire consent calendar, for a maximum of two minutes. In addition, unless a Council member "pulls" an item, the consent calendar may be approved "by one motion without discussion." And even if a Council member pulls an item, discussion on that item is limited to five minutes per member.
One might very well argue that any item with financial consequences of this magnitude should get more attention than these rules permit. But an item that has the effect of increasing the police department budget by $5.43 million in an era characterized by calls for diminishing the role of the police would seem to cry out for a full debate.
We well recall that, after the Mali Watkins incident in May 2020, public commenters began showing up (by Zoom) at Council meetings to demand that the City "defund" the Alameda police department. And the Council members who cater to the "progressive" vote rushed to join the chorus.
For example, at the Council meeting on July 14, 2020, Mr. Knox White and Councilman Jim Oddie presented a resolution calling upon Council to "commit[] to identifying up to 42% of the City Police Department budget to reallocate towards programs that support public health, wellness and resilience and can respond to emergency calls for which the Police are not necessary as identified by Alameda's Chief of Police," and to "reviewing the budget again based on the recommendations of the community‑led steering committee and based on<|fim_middle|> it may be "routine" for Council but certainly not for the public.
The problem of indiscriminate assignment of non-routine matters to the consent calendar has been significantly exacerbated by the new Rules of Order that give a member of the public only two minutes to comment on all consent items together and limit Council members to five minutes to discuss any item that they elect to pull from the consent calendar. Under the old rules any citizen could have a consent item pulled and placed on the regular agenda with full speaking time by simply submitting a speakers slip. Once pulled, it would be treated as a regular agenda item in all respects.
I have no objection to a consent calendar with limited speaking time for truly routine matters, but object strongly to use that calendar to limit public and council input in what are clearly non-routine matters.
According to the rules of order written by Ms. Ashcraft and Councilman John Knox White
You're missing the larger point in this, Paul. Lesser councilmembers need checks and balances, but such hindrances as rules of order, or any rules at all, only slow His Excellency The Grand Exalted Vice Mayor's progress, and should always be avoided. | [an] outside audit. . . ."
At that meeting, Councilwoman Malia Vella likewise endorsed a reduction in the police department budget – sort of. She wanted to "empower" the police-reform subcommittees to recommend how to "shift funds" away from the police department to "some of these other things," she said. "Frankly," she went on, "it could be more than 42 percent. I don't want to limit it, it could be less, it could come from that department [i.e., the police], it could come from a different department. I think it could be a combination of a number of things. I don't want to limit it in the sense of, like, here's a hard and fast number and it has to be less than that, because I also think when we're talking about long term goals, it could be something that is completely different from what we we've thought about."
(As it turned out, the police-reform steering committee did not propose cutting the police department budget. Instead, it recommended that the City "continue to hire APD officers to the number authorized in the budget" [i.e., 88] – and, presumably, pay them a competitive salary – as well as create and fill a new position for a "crime analyst.")
We don't know whether the clamor to "defund the police" has faded away in Alameda. But it is noteworthy that, at last Tuesday's meeting, there were no public comments objecting to the police‑department budget increase resulting from the new MOU. Moreover, after Ms. Spencer pulled the item from the consent calendar, neither Mr. Knox White nor Ms. Vella had anything whatsoever to say on the subject. (Mr. Oddie, of course, lost his bid for reelection in 2020.) In fact, both voted to approve the new contract, and the motion passed unanimously.
From a pragmatic standpoint, the affirmative votes by Mr. Knox White and Ms. Vella are easy to comprehend: If the City isn't going to reduce the authorized police staffing level so that it can deploy the funds budgeted for APD elsewhere, what's the point in paying the officers who remain on the job a below-market salary?
Still, from a political standpoint, we will be interested to see if any of the "activists" who urged slashing the police department budget hold those votes against the two Council members when they run for reelection – or higher office. To some, handing the cops a $5.43 million raise might seem a strange way to accomplish "transformative change" in APD.
Staff report: 2022-02-15 staff report re MOU
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9 Responses to Fund the police
Publius says:
The central problem in Alameda politics is the outsize influence of the fire union. It's gotten an overstaffed and overpaid fire division with shiny new castles for stations.
At the same time we have an understaffed and underpaid police force while crime spikes, especially gun crime. Remember when gun fire was unheard of in Alameda? Yeah, me too, and I'd love to go back to that.
We are in the very curious position that the APD union should be making more contributions and owning more council members, while fire should be doing much less.
Politics makes strange bedfellows, eh?
Strange Bed Fellow says:
Data points from the Alameda Police show that crime was especially worse over 30 years ago. We even had 7 murders in 1985 in Alameda. Those are the days "you'd love to go back to"? We had zero homicides last year, if you don't count Mario Gonzalez (the coroner said otherwise).
And do you have any data to back up your claims that the fire department are "overstaffed and overpaid"? We might be. I don't know. I heard this so many times but never a single data proving it with regional comparisons. In fact, the only "analysis" I've seen was a consultant's study from 10 years ago that forgot to swap out "Lake Havasu City" for "Alameda."
I'd be pleased to go back to 2018, when gunfire was non existent. Hmm, I wonder what's changed at city hall since then….
NotWhyWeMovedHere says:
It's been shown over and over. Look it up… our fire department makes far more than departments of similar size around the Bay. And, nice pulling out 1985. The violent crime has gone up dramatically in Alameda – five shootings on Park Street in the last two years? Home invasions, daylight muggings at gun point … please stop. JKW's own self plucked stats show the increase in violent crime.
Overpaid: IAFF personnel earn approx 3x the local median family income. They earn approx double Cal Fire pay, and Cal Fire is a much more dangerous job.
Overstaffed: every call that goes out includes a firetruck & ambulance, when only an ambulance is needed in almost every case.
Publius: we were averaging 3 murders per year prior to 2018, and now only 1 since. What is your point? Your total fixation on the city hall proves your extreme political bias – you really want to know what's changed since 2018? A global pandemic.
Dang it, you're right. I humbly concede.
A respiratory virus REALLY IS causing guns to jump into hands and then fire themselves on Park St or mug people in broad daylight. The virus is also making cars spontaneously accelerate on every roadway in town.
Why & how the virus causes those things to happen is still unknown, but we are 100% certain that lack of police on the streets has NOTHING to do with the violence and reckless driving. Nothing at all. The virus caused those.
In my view the most important issue disclosed in your post is not the police salary increase itself but its placement on the consent calendar. Misplacement of non-routine matters on the consent calendar has become "routine" in the Ashcraft administration. At the same meeting the consent
calendar included a resolution rescinding Council authorization of the issuance of pension obligation bonds to refinance the city debt to CALPERS at a lower interest rate that would have saved the city many thousands of dollars per year.
The agenda for the upcoming March 1 meeting includes the following items on the consent calendar:
1. The adoption of a multitude of changes in our police policies recommended by a consulting agency.
2. The adoption of police policy on the standards for using the police emergency response vehicle, a military surplus vehicle that has been the subject of much pro and con discussion by Council and the public in past meetings.
3. Proposed Council action on a statement of opposition to a pending statewide ballot initiative.
Section 4 of our City Council Meeting Rules of Order states "Agenda items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted, approved, or adopted by one motion without discussion." This still leaves us without guidance on the what is meant by "routine".
Several websites provide a distillation of Roberts Rules of Order on this subject as limiting the consent calendar to topics of a routine/recurring nature, procedural decisions, non-controversial issues that do not require debate or deliberation, and items previously discussed for which the team has come to a consensus, but that still need an official vote. The city has adopted Rosenberg's, not Robert's rules, but Rosenberg does not address the issue. I have ordered a copy of Roberts Rules.
Of the five consent calendar items I have noted above, only the police labor agreement might qualify as it would have been discussed and a consensus reached previously. However, that would have been at a closed meeting. Thus, | 1,667 |
The White River is a small and discontinuous river located in southeastern Nevada notable for several endemic species of fish. The river was named for F. A. White, a 19th-century explorer.
Course
The White River begins at the Great Basin Divide in the White Pine Range near Ely, where it is fed by snowmelt and springs from Currant Mountain. It passes by the towns of Preston and Lund, flowing south through the White River Valley more or less continuously for about . Along the way it receives water<|fim_middle|>ye County, Nevada
Rivers of Lincoln County, Nevada | from various springs on the slopes of the Grant Range to the west and the Egan Range to the east. It provides the water for a string of reservoirs along its course in the Sunnyside area, the largest being Adams-McGill Reservoir. State Route 318 runs mostly parallel to the river.
The river channel is dry for some distance, then the water flows again in the Pahranagat Valley for about , from the vicinity of Hiko and Crystal Springs, passing close by Alamo, feeding Upper Pahranagat Lake and the marshes between it and the lower lake (which collectively form the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge). The channel continues into Coyote Springs Valley (location of the planned community Coyote Springs), becoming the Pahranagat Wash, which in turn connects to the Muddy River and thence to Lake Mead.
Many of the springs supplying the river are now used for irrigation, and a number of the springs have temperatures over .
Fish
The White River system features several endemic fish species:
White River Colorado gila Gila robusta jordani
White River speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus velifer
White River spinedace Lepidomeda albivallis. Less than 50 of this endangered fish remained in 1993.
Pahranagat spinedace Lepidomeda altivelis
White River springfish Crenichthys baileyi
Also named for the area is the White River mountainsucker (Pantosteus intermedius) subspecies.
See also
List of rivers of Nevada
White River Narrows
References
External links
Web-book: White River Valley, Nevada -- Then and Now 1898 to 1980
Rivers of Nevada
Tributaries of the Colorado River
Rivers of Clark County, Nevada
Rivers of White Pine County, Nevada
Rivers of N | 410 |
Read more about the impact our programmes have on the young people of Western Bay of Plenty and how their lives have changed.
Ruby's story
Being a Stars Peer Mentor for my year 9 form class has been the most enjoyable way to finish my schooling, if anything Stars motivated me to carry on this year. Not too far into the year I was ready to leave school, but the responsibility and bond I built with the kids through the year definitely motivated me to keep going. I learnt that being part of something to help others is an easy and very rewarding thing to do if you just prioritise and manage your time. I learnt that when you put in the effort with the kids you are rewarded with a special relationship with each one of your year nines.
After our camp I would be able to walk into my year nine form class and create a conversation with each child, whether it was about subjects (which the kids were all interested in asking questions about) or a student wanting advice about problems or situations at school, I was honoured to be trusted by my year nines. Another win was that although I could have an older sister like relationship with the kids and joke around, they also respected me enough to listen if I asked them to be quiet for the teacher, or wanted to have a serious conversation about being safe online.
I learnt that I can create relationships with even the most withdrawn or "rebellious" people, like Bobby who was very quiet and sat by himself, he just needed to be introduced and made to feel comfortable. He now is friends with half the class and sits with the kids happily in conversation which was amazing to watch as he grew closer to the other students. By being involved in the Stars program it furthered my love of working/ being involved with people and helping them to become more confident in themselves.
My role in the community project: I alongside two of my other Peer Mentors organised dates and encouraged the kids to bring in hammers while informing them about how the rat traps we would build would be used. On the day of the rat trap building I went and built traps alongside my students, helping them with the<|fim_middle|> is about to turn her lifelong dream of being a nurse into a reality, and begin a diploma in nursing in Hamilton. Speaking to a group of Tauranga businesses and sports people, including television personality Peter Williams and Black Cap Kane Williamson, at the Bay Oval last week, she exudes confidence and self assurance.
It is a long way from the "angry" girl she described herself as at a teenager, when she used to get into trouble at school, fights, and struggled to deal with the fact when she was 13 her father had been dealt a prison sentence as lengthy as her age.
Diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety, she says her future felt bleak. That was back in 2015 when she was selected with a group of other high school teenagers to be part of Project K. The initiative, for selected Year 10 students, is a 14-month course involving wilderness adventure, a community challenge and individual mentoring. The programme, which runs in Otumoetai and Mount Maunganui Colleges, is designed to build confidence, teach life skills, promote good health and encourage a positive attitude. Read describes the wilderness challenge as pushing her to her physical and mental limits. "It was literally blood, sweat and tears. We went from Coromandel to the Kaimais, battling currents, learning survival techniques and when I had physicaly reached my limit, that was when I let go of many of the things built up inside of me."
Another part of the project saw her helping out at Kaka Street School and working at Tauranga's food bank. Through these initiatives, Read was able to discover skills she didn't know she had. "I learned actually I was a really good leader." Gaining confidence and self esteem was key. "I learned that I am so much more than the bad events that had happened in my life, and I did not have to be defined by those events." The event at which Read spoke was to raise awareness of the Graeme Dingle Foundation, which is the charity which runs Project K, as well as Stars, another high school programme for Year 9s to help the often tricky transition into high school by pairing them with Year 13 mentors. It also runs Kiwi Can which reaches 2500 5-12 year olds in the Western Bay of Plenty.
The Foundation's namesake, mountaineer and outdoor education pioneer Sir Graeme Dingle, had a goal to transform young lives "with a vision that all young people can be confident contributors to New Zealand". The foundation's regional manager, Dan Allen-Gordon, told the audience the programmes relied on funding, and the demand for the foundations programmes often outstrips what they can fund. "There are kids falling through the gaps because there are not enough resources to go around. This is a tragedy because what we do know is these programmes work – taking kids that are disconnected or come from difficult backgrounds or on the wrong path for whatever reason, building a relationship with them and helping them find confidence to follow their dreams."
Sofia's story
Like too many of the children of Aotearoa, I grew up in survival mode. Just trying to make it through each day. I grew up in dysfunctional parental care bouncing from house to house. By the age of 10 I had taken drugs, smoked cigarettes and drank a lot – I was still in primary school. I started running away from home and sleeping on the streets just to get away. My circumstances, choices and the abuse that I had endured was leading me down a destructive path. Just before I was chosen for Project K, the police and the justice system got involved, this would have been one of the lowest and hardest times in my life. I was very depressed, suicidal and had been self-harming for over 3 years at this point.
The first time I tried to commit suicide I was 13 and I stayed home from school one day and swallowed a bottle of pills. When someone asked me years later if that was a cry for help I said no. You see I didn't tell anyone and when my mother returned home I just lay in bed in wait for it to be all over. At that time in my life, I did not believe there was any help that was going to be available to me, there was nobody to cry to.
Project K honestly has saved my life and it gave me that help, resilience and support when I needed it most.
Something happened the moment I got chosen for Project K. It was like I felt actually important, that out of all the students in my school, I got picked. That someone saw potential in me that I didn't even see in myself. Before Project K my goals were to make it to my 18th birthday and not be a teen mum. I moved out of "home" and stayed in school and passed year 13. Every single aspect of Project K gave me the ability to do this. I remember not being too scared about it because I knew I wasn't truly alone, that the Project K Manager and my mentor and other support was there and they would help me. Project K isn't just a year-long programme. It's a lifetime, it has changed my life. I am now studying at University and enjoying life. I honestly with my whole heart don't think I would be alive today if it wasn't for Project K. Project K saved me.
David's story
Hi my name is David. I might look like your ordinary 11 year old but the challenges I have faced and the struggles I have been through is what makes me different. I want to talk about how Kiwi Can helps every Kiwi kid and alternative learners who receive Kiwi Can and provides skills for building positive relationships and dealing with hard situations, developing in us resilience and self-esteem.In term one we learnt about Positive Relationships, in term two we learnt Integrity, which is doing the right thing even when no-one is watching, and term three is Resilience and term four is Respect.
In year three I had a particular teacher who didn't really understand me. If a kid did something very bad to me they wouldn't get in trouble, I did though. Even if the teacher saw them. If I retaliated I would be the one in trouble. Often I would get in trouble and I would cry to my mum about it. Then one night it all got too much. Me and my mum had a serious chat. I said that "I hate myself", "I am dumb" and "I wish I was never born". Then my mum went to that teacher and showed proof that I had A.D.H.D and dyslexia and he didn't even believe THAT!
In the middle of the term I changed schools and It was amazing. Everyone was amazing. I thought it was the best school ever, until I came to Katikati College and went through Kiwi Can.
Now when I finished primary school in another town, I moved to the Western Bay of Plenty and started at a Kiwi Can school. I had to do something different which was called Kiwi Can. I thought it was going to be boring. But when we started I was bouncing off the walls like 'Willy Nilly' and I loved it so much. It was for everyone. I liked how the activities had guidelines that students could easily follow. I like how it included everyone and helped to build a team. These are some of the ways Kiwi Can is suitable for alternative learners and every Kiwi kid. Kiwi Can actually made me care more about people that previously bullied me. It helps me work with people I don't really work well with and see things in a new way. I do dance and Kiwi Can helped me not be the shy one in my group and helped me be more confident! My confidence came from doing the Kiwi Can activities. Also I now know that I have real friends and what that actually means. Before Kiwi Can I thought I had friends but understand better now what true friends are and how to be a good friend back. Before Kiwi Can I didn't have friends or a voice and now I do.
Now that's my story and how Kiwi Can has helped me. It is an important programme to run in schools, I should know. I hope this programme never comes to an end and that more students in New Zealand can experience it. Thank you Kiwi Can, for your ideas and your inspiration. I'm keeping it in my brain because it's changing the way I'm thinking and you've just helped me through a lot of things."
Acer's Story
When it was dark enough for the streetlights to turn on my brothers would pick me up from home and we would walk the streets. We always had the urge to feel alive. I wanted to feel like Pete from the movie Green Street Hooligans. We would steal radios and sell them, steal cars and crash them, break windows of homes and cars. Sneak into houses we thought were rich, so it would be a bigger score. Like we were in an action movie.
I was 14 and I was naughty, hated school and wanted to drop out early. I was shy and anti-social, I only wanted to keep to myself. Then I was introduced to Project K. It was a 14-month programme for students that needed a boost in life. Over the Wilderness and Community Challenge Project K helped me to build self-confidence and my social skills. After that we were paired up with mentors who were supposed see their mentees once a fortnight to keep us on track. My mentor left which made me feel like my life was going to be how it was in the start. No one helping me or, at least, checking on me.
But then Tony stepped up and told me he was going to be my mentor. He saw me once a week in and out of school. Always made sure I was on track with my school work and kept me out of trouble. Tony believed in me like no one else did and because of him I stayed in school, went to University and have a full-time job as an arborist. One day I plan to be a mentor.
The person I used to be is in the past. The mischief, the bad man. I've looked further into the future to where I want to be and who I'm going to be. I will travel around the world and climb all sorts of trees in all sorts of weather; snow, rain, storm, whatever. The place where I will to take a deep breath in is Canada. Climbing a Cedar tree in the snow at the top of the mountains, looking over a crystal blue lake as the sun reaches its zenith. That is when I know I will feel complete.
To those that can be, become a mentor, your reward will be that you have changed someone's life. That mentee you just helped could've been on the streets being a hooligan or in jail. Instead they looked at another path, sitting on the mountains in Canada drinking a beer with me.
Sarah's story
I am a Project K graduate. I am based in New Zealand and was lucky enough to be given an opportunity to take part in the programme through my college. Prior to Project K I had a lot going on at home and school. I relocated from my hometown of Auckland to Tauranga, away from my family and friends, and had to start all over again, which was huge, especially at the age of 13. I had considered suicide and become friends with people who were drug users, and ended up in some really bad crowds, as this is the only way I could see myself coping at that stage in my life. I had minimal support, and no one to turn to for advice.
My self-confidence was at an all time low, and was also given diagnoses of anxiety and depression. I was mentally unwell, and would have panic attacks on a regular basis. I was living with my mum during this time, who didn't believe in medication at such a young age, so this is something that I struggled with on a daily basis. I was then chosen to enter into the Project K programme. I was hesitant at first and didn't understand how a programme can turn my life around, and pull me out of the hole I had dug. I participated in full Project K programme from the start to the end with no regrets.Without Project K, my substance abuse would have continued and grown, alongside my lack of support, I would have continued to have suicidal thoughts and never would have learnt how to cope from using a holistic approach.
After the programme ended, my self confidence had grown, I was truly happy with the person I had become. I no longer had suicidal thoughts, and created relationships with my peers for life. I not only received support, but also was given an opportunity to support others, which contributed towards myself gaining a sense of belonging. I managed to complete the grades I needed in school, and went on to complete a certificate at my local Polytechnic. I was able to gain employment and work within my community. I gave birth to my daughter at the age of 18. The only way I was able to cope was using the life skills I had been taught through project K, while the stigma remains in place around teen parents, I had learnt how to ignore the negativity to keep my self esteem high and feel proud of the achievements. I had the strength to stay away from using any recreational drugs and continue to follow the career path I wished to by setting goals, and using the previous supports gained to do so. I was employed by a mental health agency at the age of 19, and am currently working towards my degree in psychology, as well as raising my 3 year old on my own.
My experience in mental health has helped me gain insight into skills that are lacking within our children and adolescence, as the majority of the
clients I work with are aged 11-19. Depression and self-harm within our children and adolescence are high, with children as young as 11 will discuss how they wish to commit suicide and will in detail describe how they wish to do. This is a heartbreaking thing to witness, and as a parent, I would wish my child to have the opportunity to participate in a programme that has proved to be so beneficial for all the children who have participated. From a mental health perspective, children would benefit hugely from been given an opportunity to participate in such an amazing programme, and would be crucial in reducing the suicide and self-harm rates within
our children and adolescence.
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Paris' Story
When Paris was in high school she admits she wasn't the best student or daughter to her teachers or family. During that time her parents were going through a separation and she was failing school and was wagging most days. Paris was having a hard time dealing with her home situation and found it wasn't easy to focus at school.
A year after her parents separation, Paris remembers having a big assembly at her school where two kids came in and talked about the Graeme Dingle Foundation and how they went on this really crazy 14 month journey called project K. She says she remembers thinking that doing something like Project K would be quite cool.
"My name got pulled out of this bucket. I was one of 12 students who was able to do this 14 month programme," says Paris.
None of Paris' friends wanted to do the programme with her but she remembers thinking 'yes I can get away from this place for three weeks and not talk to anybody.'
"I was scared because everybody that we were with were either too cool, or I had no idea who they were. I got a bit nervous because this wasn't my crowd but I ended up becoming really good friends with them and ended up becoming an unspoken leader, like a leader but without being told that I was the leader."
"I kind of called the shots and it was really cool to be called that person. I'd never been put in a leadership position before so for that to happen to me I thought it was kind of breath-taking to be honest."
After spending three weeks away, Paris returned to school a completely different person.
"I actually started showing up. I was excited to see these new friends that I had made and I was excited to hang out with them as weird as it was."
After the three weeks away, the next step in the programme was a community challenge.
"We got to learn about different organisations in the Bay of Plenty, it was interesting and was sad at the same time learning about these places. How they really have to push for funding because people cannot afford to get treatment for the heart or cancer."
The group Paris was a part of chose to help out the SPCA and went around to different schools in the Bay of Plenty and talked to them about donating funds that would go towards the animals at the SPCA. Another they got to do was to present speeches in front of the city council.
"I think that was probably one of the most challenging things for us as a group and me as an individual. Speaking in front of people was really difficult, but I've grown to actually really love it."
After that, Paris went through the mentoring stage and was paired up with a lady named Helen.
"She was so amazing because I was able to tell her about my home situation, things that were going on at school and she would take the time out of her day to talk to me about it to make sure that I was okay mentally.
"She would take me out just to get away from the world and she even gave me work experience in her store. She helped me out with my CV so I could get myself my first job. She was the reason I got my first job at 15."
Over the period of 14 months Paris went through a roller-coaster journey while being a part of Project K and came out the other end gaining her NCEA level one.
"I was scared that I wasn't actually going to do it and I ended up in some pretty decent classes because I started showing up for school again.
"Post Project K, I went to Government House to get an excellence award from Dame Patsy Reddy. It was a really crazy experience being in front of politicians and them recognising what I have done through the Graeme Dingle Foundation."
Paris also went to Auckland to receive an award and she says she is really proud of that achievement.
She then went on to becoming a youth ambassador and starting MCing the Project K graduations in Tauranga and the Graeme Dingle Foundation excellence awards where they recognise all the different programme in the Bay of Plenty with the Graeme Dingle Foundation.
Eventually, Paris got a job with the Graeme Dingle Foundation as a Kiwi Can leader.
"Ever since I was 14 the foundation has been a part of my life and even to this day they still helped me a lot, in just achieving my goals and helping me with little things like that.
"I ended up leaving because I felt as if yes I had experience and I could share those with young kids, but I think I had a lot to discover about myself and I still feel as if I do, so I parted way with Kiwi Can but I'm still a part of the Graeme Dingle Foundation."
Paris says it's crazy to see how far she has grown as a person.
"I find myself a lot more confident when I am speaking to people. I never wanted to make eye contact or speak up, but now I'm total capable of doing that.
"I don't think that I would have been able to if it wasn't for the foundation.
"It's crazy with the opportunities that they allow if you want something they'll make it happen. If you've got a goal they will push you and help you open up doors.
"They don't do it for you but they push you in the right direction where those doors just open up for you."
Helen's Story
My self-confidence was at an all time low, and I was also diagnosed with anxiety and depression. I was mentally unwell, and would have panic attacks on a regular basis. I was living with my mum during this time, who didn't believe in medication at such a young age, so this is something that I struggled with on a daily basis.
When I was chosen for the Project K programme I was hesitant at first and didn't understand how a programme could turn my life around, and pull me out of the hole I had dug. I participated in the programme from the start to the end with no regrets.
Without Project K, my substance abuse would have continued and grown. Alongside my lack of support, I would have continued to have suicidal thoughts and never would have learnt how to cope from using a holistic approach. After the programme ended, my self confidence had grown, I was truly happy with the person I had become.
I no longer had suicidal thoughts, and created relationships with my peers for life. I not only received support, but also was given an opportunity to support others, which contributed towards myself gaining a sense of belonging. I managed to complete the grades I needed in school, and went on to complete a certificate at my local Polytechnic.
I gained employment and worked within my community. I gave birth to my daughter at the age of 18. The only way I was able to cope was using the life skills I had been taught through Project K. The stigma remains in place around teen parents and I learnt how to ignore the negativity, to keep my self esteem high and feel proud of my achievements.
I had the strength to stay away from using any recreational drugs and continue to follow the career path I wished for by setting goals, and using the previous support gained to do so. I was employed by a mental health agency at the age of 19, and am currently working towards my degree in psychology, as well as raising my 3 year old on my own.
My experience in mental health has helped me gain insight into skills that are lacking within our children and adolescence, as the majority of the clients I work with are aged 11-19.
Depression and self-harm within our children and adolescence are high. Children as young as 11 will discuss how they wish to commit suicide and will describe in detail how they wish to do it. This is a heartbreaking thing to witness, and as a parent, I would wish my child to have the opportunity to participate in a programme that has proven to be so beneficial for all children who have participated.
From a mental health perspective, children would benefit hugely from been given an opportunity to participate in such an amazing programme, and it would be crucial in reducing the suicide and self-harm rates within our children and adolescence.
Samara's Story
GRATEFUL is how Samara Read feels as she | 1,713 |
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So you've just finished your kitchen, right? It's all tiled and caulked, all of the appliances have been installed without issue. Then you look up and notice there<|fim_middle|> be your traditional art wall (since it's on more of a "loft"), but we can still make a stunning statement here. This "art loft" is especially great for filling expansive spaces. So if you have a large open space above your cabinets — let's get artsy!
Shimmer and Shine All Day and Night.
Nothing makes a place feel quite as warm and cozy as good lighting. Get some battery-operated twinkle or fairy lights and drape them in and around the space above your cabinets. Put them on a timer, stand back and watch them work their magic in one of your home's most awkward and hard-to-reach spaces.
Are you looking for something to go in that blasted gap that you can easily change out with the seasons? Then a garland is for you. Not only are they fantastic works of art that turn whatever room they're in into a statement, but they come in all sorts of varieties for every season. Plus they're relatively inexpensive and, if you're the DIY-type, you can even make your own!
Pull it Together with a Curtain.
If only we lived in the perfect world, where all kitchen cabinets had windows over them that look out onto magnificent scenery. Unfortunately, we live in the real world where that's not always the case. So instead, install a tension rod, grab some fabric you love, and create a judgement-free zone to store all of your junk.
Chalk It Up To Smarts, Why Don't'cha?
Chalkboard paint is honestly a blessing disguised as a fun kids' room shtick. Have you ever bought tickets for an event, or made plans with friends, months in advance and then suddenly, oops! It's the day of the event and you forgot to make arrangements for work or babysitting. Want to know the best way to avoid that? A giant calendar smack-dab in the center of your kitchen. Chalkboard paint is perfect for transforming that empty spot above your cabinets into a blank canvas for calendars, to-do lists, artwork, and more.
There you have it! Five ways to transform that gap between your kitchen cabinets and the ceiling. If you have any questions, contact us or stop into the store. We're always ready and eager to help our customers! | 's a huge, empty gap between your cabinets and the ceiling. Don't panic! CW Interiors has you covered with a few simple ways to seamlessly incorporate this forgotten section into the rest of your kitchen space.
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The format of the #GivingTuesdayNYC #InRealLife event was inspired by the Japanese style, PechaKucha, or the art of delivering a concise presentation. #InRealLife featured a series of ten (10) 2-minute pitches given by nonprofit leaders about their active IndieGogo campaigns. Attendees were asked to contribute and vote on which charity would receive a $5,000 grant.
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The Impact HUB NYC hosted the evening activities, which included exclusive workshops for participating nonprofits facilitated by experts in storytelling, video production, social media analytics, influencer marketing and volunteering. Illustrating the power of community, additional partners joined the effort including Catchafire, Radish Lab, Whole Whale, TVP Industries, and Malka Media, along with other industry leaders volunteering their time to advise nonprofits on their fundraising strategies.
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Emmy-winning actor Rip Torn has died at the age of 88
Rip Torn at the photo call of "Happy Tears"at the 59th Berlin Film Festival. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images)
LAKEVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Award-winning television, film and theater actor Rip Torn has died at the age of 88, according to his publicist.
Publicist Rick Miramontez says Torn died Tuesday afternoon at his home with his wife, Amy Wright, and daughters Katie Torn and Angelica Page by his side. No cause of death was given.
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Chemistry teacher starts Cheltenham Racecourse inspired gin company
Away from the online teaching and marking chemistry formulas, Adam set out to find his own formula for the perfect gin recipe
Jessica Sykes
Chemistry teacher Adam Mitchell has set up his own home-made gin business, Steeplechase Distillery
Adam Mitchell spends his days teaching chemistry but once he's home he's using his knowledge to create something his students can't enjoy.
Where Walter White used his knowledge in the TV show Breaking Bad to cook up something very illegal, Adam, 30, from Cheltenham, has decided to put his scientific knowledge to use in a much more legal way.
During the first lockdown the Sir Thomas Rich's School teacher applied his acumen to create something he was passionate about – gin.
After gaining some advice from his mum back in May 2020, Adam decided to spend time working on his hobbies.
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Before the pandemic, Adam loved to spend time touring gin distilleries up and down the country so he thought he'd give it a go.
He said: "I started building up a bit of a collection (of gin) and going on tours. The more tours I went on, the more I understood the science behind it. I'm a chemistry teacher so I went to the tours<|fim_middle|> – but he's keeping it under wraps.
Looking forward, now the lockdown restrictions are easing, he's aiming to branch out to bars in Cheltenham and further afield.
Day to day he still enjoys being a chemistry teacher, with an interesting hobby on the side.
To find out more about the company and sample some gin for yourself, head to: https://www.steeplechasedistillery.com/our-gins
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After getting his home licence and buying a 2.5l copper column, he produced his first batch of spirit and Steeplechase Distillery was born.
After years of watching the Cheltenham Races with his grandad, Adam felt inspired to base his gin around a topic rich in 250 years of horse racing history.
"My love of horseracing stems from my grandad," he said.
Chemistry teacher Adam Mitchell has set up his own gin business, Steeplechase Distillery.
"He's had a membership at Cheltenham for years.
"From the age of when I was about 18, we'd go out on Boxing Day and put our bets on for King George VI.
"So I've been to the festival for years and I've kinda fallen in love with the sport."
Adam began to research well-loved horses and historical moments at Cheltenham Races that he could base the recipes on.
He now has three gins in his collection including Steeplechase London Dry Gin, Kauto Dry Gin and Best Mate Pink Gin.
Adam Mitchell's home-made gins are named after famous horses from the racing at Cheltenham.
Setting up a business in the twists and turns of a global pandemic has been challenging, Adam admits.
The weekend before Adam's business was set to launch in bars across Cheltenham, the announcement of the second lockdown was announced in November.
"It's been frustrating," he said.
"It meant I had to drastically rethink things.
I started selling to local shops and doing markets towards the end of November to start promoting the product more widely and see 2where it would go."
In January, Adam received a licence meaning he could sell his gin online.
He's also enjoyed talking to businesses around the county and managed to get his gin on the shelves, included at Bath Road Beers, in Cheltenham.
He hopes to launch a new product soon which is going through the final stages of production | 418 |
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TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar held steady close to a two-year high against its peers on Friday, supported by data<|fim_middle|> from emphasizing counter-terrorism to confronting renewed "great power" rivalry with Russia and China.
But a drastic embassy workforce cut – which State Department officials briefed key congressional committees about last week in advance of a formal notification – will likely reverberate throughout Afghanistan.
It could erode a strained U.S. relationship with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government a month after the allies publicly clashed over Kabul's exclusion from the negotiations with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar.
Ghani "would see this as another step in a betrayal," said Thomas Lynch, a U.S. National Defense University fellow focused on Afghanistan and former adviser to the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
U.S. officials and congressional aides said that among the concerns about a major drawdown was the risk that it could alarm NATO allies, already at odds with Trump over a host of issues, and ordinary Afghans.
Trump's priorities are "ending the war in Afghanistan through a sustainable peace settlement and focusing on counterterrorism," she said, adding that Washington will maintain "a robust" presence in Afghanistan.
She did not explain why Pompeo moved up the embassy staff reduction plan.
U.S. negotiator, Zalmay Khalilzad, has reported some progress toward an accord on a U.S. troop withdrawal and on how the Taliban would prevent extremists from using Afghanistan to launch attacks as al Qaeda did on Sept. 11, 2001.
The insurgents, however, so far have rejected U.S. demands for a ceasefire and talks on the country's political future that would include Afghan government officials.
News that Washington was examining a workforce cut in Kabul first was reported by National Public Radio in February. Foreign Policy magazine reported earlier this month that the State Department was preparing to reduce personnel by half in 2020.
Now, the reduction "is starting as soon as May 31 and they want to have it done by September," said one congressional aide.
Four other sources, including three U.S. officials, confirmed the plan to reduce the embassy staff by up to half. One said it would be achieved by not filling posts that regularly go vacant.
Pompeo's order was not accompanied by a justification, such as cost-cutting, said a U.S. official and a congressional aide.
"You have to have some parameters, some guidelines, and there weren't any," said the U.S. official, adding that Pompeo's directive triggered "shock and stupefaction" in the State Department when it was issued about two weeks ago. | showing strong U.S. capital goods orders, while a first-quarter GDP report to be released later in the global day could further reinforce bullishness.
The dollar index versus a basket of six major currencies stood at 98.123 after advancing to 98.322 on Thursday, its highest since May 2017.
Data on Thursday showed new orders for U.S.-made capital goods increased by the most in eight months in March. That follows other recent U.S. data that show strength in retail sales and exports which have eased fears of a sharp slowdown in the world's biggest economy.
According to a Reuters survey of economists, data to be released at 1230 GMT on Friday will probably show GDP increased 2.0 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, slightly slower that the 2.2 percent posted in the previous quarter.
"We expect the GDP data to underline steady economic recovery," said Shin Kadota, senior strategist at Barclays in Tokyo.
"Differences in economic fundamentals is a key driver for currencies now that the Fed – and more recently the Swedish and Japanese central banks – have adopted a dovish stance," Kadota added.
Sweden's central bank said on Thursday that recent weak inflationary pressures meant an interest rate hike would come slightly later than it had planned, sending the Swedish crown to a 17-year low.
In a move to dispel any doubt over its commitment to ultra-loose policies, the Bank of Japan on Thursday put a time frame on its forward guidance for the first time by telling investors that it would keep interest rates at super-low levels for at least one more year.
The dollar was nearly flat at 111.64 yen after shedding 0.5 percent overnight.
The greenback has poked above 112.00 yen several times this month without building a strong enough foothold above the threshold, which has become a key technical resistance level.
While the dollar has been caught in narrow range against the yen through most of April, Mitsuo Imaizumi, chief FX strategist at Daiwa Securities, sees the next significant move would see the dollar strengthen.
"The Chinese PMI and the U.S. non-farm jobs report are due over the next week and both are expected to be quite good. There is also the next round of U.S.-China trade talks, which could further lift risk sentiment," Imaizumi said.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will travel to Beijing for trade talks beginning on April 30.
Larry Kudlow, director of the White House National Economic Council, said this week that the talks were making progress and that he was "cautiously optimistic" about the prospects for striking a deal.
Starting on Saturday, Japan embarks on a 10-day public holiday to mark the abdication of the emperor, who will be replaced by his son.
The euro was a touch higher at $1.1138 but within reach of $1.1117, its lowest level since June 2017 plumbed on Thursday.
The single currency has shed nearly 1 percent against the dollar this week, weighed by worries about the health of the euro zone economy.
The Australian dollar nudged up 0.15 percent to $0.7027 after ending Thursday little changed.
The Aussie has lost nearly 2 percent this week, during which it sank to a near four-month trough as soft domestic inflation data boosted the prospect of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Nintendo Co Ltd's shares fell as much as 5 percent in early Tokyo trading, a day after the gaming company offered conservative earnings guidance and urged caution on the roll-out of its Switch console in China.
Nintendo's shares were down 2 percent at 1106 local time (0206 GMT), underperforming the benchmark index which was down 0.8 percent.
The Kyoto-based gaming company said on Thursday it expected to shift 18 million Switch hardware units this financial year, which would give the console a total install base of 53 million units.
Despite this, Nintendo is forecasting a meager 5.4 percent rise in Switch software sales on a year earlier to 125 million units.
That is seen as conservative by many analysts, with the Switch's games pipeline this year including two full Pokemon titles and the latest in the popular Luigi's Mansion and Animal Crossing series.
"Whether it would reach its targets became a big theme last year so Nintendo has released figures it can be confident of hitting," said analyst Hideki Yasuda at Ace Securities.
The guidance creates "a very low bar for the rest of the year," Jefferies analyst Atul Goyal wrote in a client note.
Even after the sell-off, Nintendo's share price has risen 29 percent this year.
On Friday, the gaming company also formally announced its partnership with Tencent Holdings Ltd to sell the Switch in China, which some analysts said could break new ground in that country's underdeveloped console market by tapping fans of Nintendo characters.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Friday on hopes that producer club OPEC will soon raise output to make up for a decline in exports from Iran following a tightening of sanctions on Tehran by the United States.
Despite this, oil markets remain tight amid supply disruptions and rising geopolitical concerns especially over the tensions between the United States and Iran, analysts said.
Brent crude futures were at $74.16 per barrel at 0223 GMT, down 19 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their last close.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $64.83 per barrel, down 38 cents, or 0.6 percent, from their previous settlement.
The dip followed Brent's rise above $75 per barrel for the first time this year on Thursday after Germany, Poland and Slovakia suspended imports of Russian oil via a major pipeline, citing poor quality. The move cut parts of Europe off from a major supply route.
But prices were already gaining before the Russian disruption, driven up by supply cuts led by the Middle East dominated Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Iran. Crude futures are up around 40 percent so far this year.
Washington said on Monday it would end all exemptions for sanctions against Iran, demanding countries halt oil imports from Tehran from May or face punitive action.
To make up for the shortfall from Iran, the United States is pressuring OPEC's de-facto leader Saudi Arabia to end its voluntary supply restraint.
"The U.S. will continue to pressure Saudi Arabia to lift its production to cover the supply gap," said Alfonso Esparza, senior market analyst at futures brokerage OANDA.
Jefferies bank said "a drop to 500,000 to 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) now seems realistic" for Iranian oil exports, adding that "at least China and potentially India and Turkey will continue to import Iranian crude".
"OPEC will make up for the shortfall," the U.S. investment bank said.
Despite U.S. efforts to drive Iranian oil exports down to zero, many analysts expect some oil to still seep out of the country.
"A total of 400,000 to 500,000 barrels per day of crude and condensate will continue to be exported," said energy consultancy FGE, down from around 1 million bpd currently.
Most of this oil would be smuggled out of Iran or go to China despite the sanctions.
China, the world's biggest buyer of Iranian oil, this week formally complained to the United States over its unilateral Iran sanctions.
Although most analysts expect some Iranian oil to keep flowing, they expect markets to remain tight amid little spare capacity and the high geopolitical tension.
"The oil market remains tight … (and) oil prices will rise," FGE chairman Fereidun Fesharaki said on Friday in a note, adding that "$80 to $100 per barrel oil is around the corner".
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday sought a second delay and requested to provide the court another joint submission on or before April 30, indicating whether they have reached an agreement to settle a dispute over Musk's use of Twitter, both parties said in a court filing.
The SEC in February sought to have Musk found in contempt of a fraud settlement last year after the CEO tweeted details about Tesla production numbers that were not vetted by the electric vehicle company's attorneys.
Instead, U.S. District Court Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan ordered Musk and the SEC to try to resolve the dispute on their own. The parties have already requested one extension.
The SEC sued Musk last year for making fraudulent statements after he tweeted on Aug. 7 that he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private at $420 per share. The parties later settled and Musk agreed to step down as chairman and have the company's lawyers pre-approve written communications, including tweets with material information about the company. Musk's lawyers have argued that the February tweet did not contain new information that was material to investors.
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Washington state on Thursday blocked a Trump administration rule that would prohibit taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring patients to abortion providers, according to the state attorney general.
The preliminary injunction bars enforcement nationwide of a policy that was due to go into effect on May 3 over the vehement objections of abortion supporters who have decried it as a "gag rule" designed to silence doctor-patient communications about abortion options.
"Today's ruling ensures that clinics across the nation can remain open and continue to provide quality, unbiased healthcare to women," Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a statement announcing the decision.
Washington state was a named plaintiff in the case challenging restrictions proposed by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) to its Title X program subsidizing reproductive healthcare and family planning costs for low-income women.
Neither the White House nor HHS immediately responded to requests from Reuters for comment.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima in eastern Washington capped a hearing in which oral arguments were presented by both sides.
A federal judge in Oregon earlier this week said he intended to grant a preliminary injunction in a similar but separate lawsuit brought by 20 states and the District of Columbia. Two more lawsuits challenging the Title X restrictions are pending in California and Maine.
The restrictions are aimed at fulfilling Republican President Donald Trump's campaign pledge to end federal support for Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides abortions and other health services for women under Title X.
Congress appropriated $286 million in Title X grants in 2017 to Planned Parenthood and other health centers to provide birth control, screening for diseases and other reproductive health and counseling to low-income women.
The funding is already prohibited from being used for abortions, but abortion opponents have long complained that the money in effect subsidizes Planned Parenthood as a whole.
Planned Parenthood provides healthcare services to about 40 percent of the 4 million people who rely on Title X funding annually, and the organization has argued that community health centers would be unable to absorb its patients.
Under the new rule, clinics that receive Title X funding would be barred from referring patients for abortion as a method of family planning. The new regulation also would require financial and physical separation between facilities funded by Title X and those providing abortions.
Abortion opponents have argued the plan would not ban abortion counseling but would ensure that taxpayer funding does not support clinics that also perform the procedure.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is accelerating a plan to cut up to half of the workforce at the U.S. embassy in Kabul starting at the end of next month, sparking concern it will undermine the fragile Afghan peace process, U.S. officials and congressional aides said.
Pompeo's order for the largest U.S. diplomatic mission comes about a year earlier than expected, a surprise development given the meager progress in U.S. talks with Taliban militants on an agreement that would pave the way for a U.S. troop withdrawal and an end to America's longest war.
The Taliban, their negotiating leverage bolstered by U.S. President Donald Trump's public impatience to end the war, could dig in further because they would regard a large embassy drawdown as more confirmation of his eagerness to reduce the U.S. role in Afghanistan.
The Kabul embassy is a testament to the size of America's investment in Afghanistan since it went to war there in 2001 after the September 11 attacks. With a workforce of about 1,500, the heavily fortified compound underwent an $800 million expansion four years ago and now includes 700 beds for staff.
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A mild-mannered tech and media support coordinator for Oregon State University Extension Service by day, Victor Villegas takes on the persona of The Drone Singer during his off hours. Yes, he fashions himself as the Weird Al Yankovic of drone songs.
Following the FAA's recent launch of a well-intentioned but dull campaign to encourage safe flying of personal or commercial drones (a.k.a., unmanned aerial vehicles or unmanned aircraft systems), the 46-year-old Villegas released to YouTube "If You Get a Drone for Christmas," his first drone-related parody song designed to get the safety message across in a catchier way.
"I had already been working on my song and was planning to post it on YouTube on Christmas Eve to encourage people who received a drone as a gift to fly safely and responsibly," he says.
Emboldened by a positive reception on YouTube (the video has about 4,000 views as of this writing and way more thumbs up than down), Villegas went on to post a handful of other drone "carols" – "My Drone Flew Away," "I Heard the Drones on Christmas Day," "Carol of the Drones," etc. – over the next few days. Since then, he has added to his high-flying song collection, which now includes a tearjerker of a Valentine's Day song and a rejuvenating ode to New York City.
Of course, it never hurts to have a sense of humor while working in IT. Villegas supervises a small team whose job is to help more than 700 people in nearly 60 remote locations across Oregon use technology to do their work better.
"I do this by facilitating teaching, learning, connecting and collaborating with others via video conferencing, social media, digital media content, Drupal websites, WordPress blogs, webinar/presentation apps, and other online technologies. I also provide training and consultation to Extension faculty and staff and work as a 'bridge between the tech geeks and end users," Villegas says. "With so many different locations across the state, we depend heavily on our network infrastructure and the Internet to provide much of our support remotely."
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The versatility Villegas displays at work translates to his musical endeavors. He says he's been writing songs and poems since he was a kid, so writing lyrics quickly comes as second nature to him.
Victor Villegas, a.k.a., The Drone Singer
"Sometimes I'm inspired to write about a particular subject or theme, such as when the FAA came out with the #NoDroneZone campaign for the Super Bowl," he says. "I started thinking how I could parody it. Well, NoDroneZone kind of rhymed with 'Danger Zone,' so the Kenny Loggins song from "Top Gun" immediately popped into my head, and I thought, perfect! Now I just had to come up with lyrics to fit the music."
Villegas (@OSUExtTech) found a karaoke version of "Danger Zone" on YouTube, then recorded his vocals over it using a USB mic plugged into his Mac and Audacity, open source audio editing and recording software freely available online. The crooner used the QuickTime screen recording feature to capture the FAA's video on YouTube and some footage he found of the Super Bowl stadium that just happened to be taken with a drone a week before the event. He cobbled it all together using iMovie, with the entire process taking about four hours and enabling him to post his #NoDroneZone video just a few hours after the FAA posted its.
Some of his videos are essentially crowd-sourced, as Villegas scours the web for selfies taken via drone-attached cameras and then asks permission to use the footage in his music videos. Villegas is otherwise largely a one-man band and choir – he plays ukulele, guitar, hand percussion, electronic keyboard and even Apple's GarageBand app, and sometimes records his vocals several times over so that he sounds like a quartet.
Villegas doesn't just sing about drones. He flies R/C planes, helicopters and quadcopters, and in his job, he works with researchers and faculty who use UAVs. He's even been asked to co-moderate the Unmanned Aircraft and Agriculture and the Unmanned Aircraft Operators Google+ Communities, and is now part of the leadership team for the eXtension Unmanned Aerial Systems Learning Network, which was created to share information and resources across research universities.
He'd love to see the likes of Amazon eventually be allowed to make deliveries by drone, and when asked if traditional enterprise IT and networking vendors like Cisco and IBM might one day jump into commercial drones, Villegas doesn't flinch.
"I keep telling people drones are just a platform," he says. "The real value is in analyzing the data obtained with these platforms and converting it into information people can use to make important decisions. That is where the true innovation in this industry will be and those companies who can capitalize on it will be the real winners."
Lest you think Villegas' musical stylings and themes can be easily pinned down, you'd be mistaken. Among other things, he has drone-related privacy on his mind these days and is mulling Spanish songs. And coming up next: A blues number about a man and his little lost drone.
"An all too regular experience for many people," Villegas laments.
This story, "Meet the Tech Dude Who Doubles as the Weird Al of Drone Songs" was originally published by Network World.
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The bundt bakers are back today! A year ago, when I first joined the group and told Brian I was baking a bundt cake, he didn't seem too interested and informed me he prefers pie. But, oh, how times have changed and now bundt day is happily anticipated each month.
Our theme for October was candy...and who wouldn't love that?! Still, I had a hard time deciding which one to use. So I narrowed it down to two of my favorite dessert treats, peanut butter and Nutella and decided to choose the candy accordingly. I asked Brian which one he preferred but he said they both sounded delicious and when was that cake going to be ready?? Ultimately, I was in a Nutella kind of mood and paired it with Ferrero Rocher chocolate hazelnut candies. And, don't worry, you may see that peanut butter option very soon. Enjoy!
Using either a stand mixer or hand mixer, add the sugar and eggs to a large bowl and cream together for a couple of minutes until the eggs are a light golden color. Add the butter and beat until smooth. Add the vanilla and buttermilk and mix thoroughly.
In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt. Add the flour mixture into the wet batter and mix. Fold in the candy pieces.
Butter and flour a 12 cup bundt pan and pour in the batter. Bake in a<|fim_middle|> I used natural cocoa powder because of the baking soda being present in the recipe.
Natural was the correct choice. I would indicate in the recipe if Dutch process was required. | pre-heated 350 degree oven for 55 - 60 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Allow to cool thoroughly before removing from the pan.
To make the glaze, stir together the Nutella, powdered sugar and milk. When the cake has cooled and been removed from the pan, pour the glaze over the cake and sprinkle on the candies. Makes approximately 10 servings.
Those little gold-wrapped balls just say holidays to me, Anita! How can you go wrong with the classic match of chocolate and hazelnut! That is one handsome Bundt!
You used one of my favorite Italian candies and Nutella-the perfect bundt for me!:) Gorgeous addition to our Candilicious theme this month, Anita.
Those ferrero rocher are just a tease into what has got to be one delicious and decadent cake.
Lol, such typical man answers Brian gives you! I love Ferrero Rochers, they will forever remind me of Christmas because back in the day, they were only available during the holidays instead of year round as it is now. This is one glorious bundt, Anita!
Those hazelnut candies remind me of one of my childhood friends. Her dad would always bring them home for us. I'm totally making this cake the next time I visit her!
I can imagine how wonderful this cake tastes. Delicious candy in a delicious cake.. YUMMY!
The ferrero rocher candies bring back holiday memories for me, what a special cake!
LOVE Ferrero Rocher chocolate hazelnut candies!!! yumm! your bundt looks gorgeous and I love that your husband loves bundt-a-month now! so cute!
One of my fav chocolate treats and I always get some in my stocking!!! Your bundt is gorgeous!!
I am a big fan of Ferrero Rocher and always use them in my place setting at Thanksgiving - it's become kind of a tradition for my girls. I am sure they would love this bundt too.
Love these candies! My daughter used to call them Ferrari's, I call them set your teeth on edge good. Especially in this cake!
I love this and can't wait to try it! Just love this monthly party!
This bundt looks amazing! I can see why the husband gets excited. I would too!
Oh my goodness, this cake sounds like pure decadence. Absolutely drool worthy!
I love EVERYTHING about this. I'm in love.
I made this and it was very dry. I am not sure why as I followed the instructions to the letter. I made it again, but used a cake mix and it was perfectly moist. I would love to hear your thoughts as to why the first one failed before I attempt it again. Thank you.
Hi Michelle - I'm sorry you found the cake dry but I'm really puzzled as to how that could be. With 3 eggs and 2 sticks of butter to only 2 cups of flour, this cake is normally super moist. Is it possible that your oven runs a little hot? Perhaps try baking it for 5 minutes less. Another option is to bake at 325 instead of 350 and see if that solves the problem. I hope this helps!
Hi Anita -Thank you very much for your reply. I am equally puzzled. No, my oven does not run hot. As I said, I baked two cakes and the one I used that had a cake mix was good and moist as my other cakes usually are. I will try this again because if this is normally moist as you have said then there must be something that I am missing; I don't give up easily! I used a scale to measure out one cup of butter in grams. I will use two sticks next time. Our butter reads 12% 8 grams of fat content. Does that sound like what you have been using?
The butter I use is Breakstone's unsalted sticks. I looked it up and it has 11 grams of fat per serving (1 tablespoon = a serving) so it sounds like we've, hopefully, identified the problem.
So, our butter's fat is similar since mine is at 12%. Did you use natural or Dutch process cocoa powder? | 865 |
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Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging technology that more and more businesses of the 21st Century are finding useful for their work. Education, medicine, gaming, manufacturing, and marketing are all deploying<|fim_middle|>FF too has benefitted, finding VR extremely useful to collaborative design efforts. Working with the architect in a VR model, we can verify that architectural intent is supported by the structure in early design phases. Missing elements or structural elements that conflict with MEP systems are immediately obvious.
The new Multnomah County Central Courthouse was modeled in VR to ensure well-coordinated building systems and smooth construction. It opens in 2020.
This early 3D coordination has become essential to our vault of quality assurance tools. Traditionally, contractors have used software like NavisWorks for coordination. Using VR, project teams can now get ahead of potential issues and estimate quantites more easily and quickly.
Using Fuzor software, KPFF's VR models are created from three-dimensional drawings created in Revit. (We still build the drawings in Revit to produce the 2D drawings required for construction.) When in VR, an issue flagged for correction is added to a report and shared with the team. Each discipline can then oversee corrections of individual items or, together, the team can alter a bigger system to make a desired design work. Alternatively, a team member in the VR model can hit 'fix' and the change/revision is sent back out to the Revit model to directly revise a flagged item.
'Walking' clients through their projects illustrates future spaces in an entirely new way – in true scale. Teams have been able to avoid issues not readily noticeable in 2D drawings or 3D models, and the experience of a new space is brought into sharp relief.
Sightlines and the fan experience are demonstrated in the VR model for the expansion of Providence Park, home to the Portland Timbers and the Portland Thorns.
For us, VR is not a passing fad. Just like the transition of hand drawing to CAD and CAD to Revit, the VR revolution is here to stay. And who knows what the future may bring us next? Perhaps a VR model might be constructed with loads mimicking the real world that allows the structure to respond accordingly? Maybe the holograms we've seen in sci-fi movies will evolve from VR? And why not? Everyone now walks around with a 'communicator' from Star Trek in their pocket. | VR and its sister, augmented reality (AR), to teach, entertain, explore, promote, and sell. As VR hardware becomes more affordable and capable, the AEC industry is finding the technology no less valuable a tool in the design and creation of new structures.
KPFF became serious about VR about 3 years ago and has since modeled many different building environments. Bringing together our drafters, engineers and clients, our VR models are comprehensive experiences of future environments. Our clients – from technically-trained architects and interior designers to sales-savvy project developers – have benefitted from project immersion in VR.
Putting our clients at the VR helm gives them first-hand exposure to their future space. Here, Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury explores the design for the new Multnomah County Central Courthouse.
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Is adland a richer place for private equity funding?
Karmarama will hope to avoid the same fate as i-level after its deal with Phoenix.
One swallow doesn't make a summer but Karmarama's announcement that it has secured substantial private equity funding to fuel its growth suggests sunnier days ahead for adland.
Private equity companies haven't traditionally been fond of "people businesses" such as the ad industry, preferring to invest in sectors such as technology because, as one corporate financial advisor explains: "They can touch and feel it."
However, some onlookers detect an increase in the number of private equity companies that see good money to be made from the marketing services sector, where business is picking up thanks to some big-name clients primed for growth.
The point isn't lost on Phoenix Equity Partners, which is taking a substantial minority stake in Karmarama as the probable precursor to an acquisition and hiring spree by the UK's 28th-ranked agency.
"This is an immensely significant moment for us," Nicola Mendelsohn, Karmarama's executive chairman, says. "We now have the ability to grow at a much bigger pace and to seize the opportunities presented by what's going on in the marketplace."
Ben Bilboul, the agency's chief executive, adds: "We never wanted to be just a boutique creative agency, and it was becoming increasingly clear to us that we'd have to answer questions on what we were doing about things such as data, digital and integration, and how we were going to fund it."
Previously, some within the ad industry have regarded doing such deals as entering some kind of Faustian pact in which the myth of continued independence is maintained. "The reality is that private equity companies will always have enough control to ensure they can do what they want if necessary," an industry finance expert points out.
At the same time, there's a danger short-term growth is pursued at the expense of long-term strategic objectives before the private equity company presses the eject button - usually within three to five years.
Also, as Bob Willott, the editor of Marketing Services Financial Intelligence, explains, an agency's decision to take private equity cash may have less to do with growing the business and more with one or more partners wanting to take some money out without the agency having to be sold.
It's certainly true that the industry's involvement with private equity has produced mixed fortunes. At the end of last year, Engine postponed a planned IPO having secured a £62.5 million investment from HIG Capital to fund expansion into the US, Brazil and China.
However, i-level, the digital media agency, was put into liquidation 13 months ago, just two years after the private equity company ECI paid £45.5 million for a 60 per cent stake in it.
"The usual rationale for such deals is that they provide a platform for acquisitions," a financial analyst says. "But what looks like a good acquisition for an agency may not look so good to its private equity partner, which is very returns-driven. What's more, those partners don't like the thought of being held<|fim_middle|> works with lastminute.com in Europe and it has a relationship with Unilever, the world's second-largest advertiser, via its Colman's mustard account.
Industry sources suggest Phoenix will make the agency work hard to deliver growth, but not sweat it. "A business plan will have been agreed but the agency won't be expected to make it happen by tomorrow morning," one says. "But if nothing much is happening within 18 months, you can expect Phoenix to be tapping its pen on the table."
What Karmarama will do when Phoenix withdraws is an open question. One option is an IPO, although this has never been popular with small entrepreneurial shops that don't want to be burdened with the investment community's short-term demands. And Mendelsohn is adamant that selling to a network isn't on the cards.
The best hope is that either Phoenix is in for the long haul - or that a similar company will conclude Karmarama has been successful enough to make it worth a punt. | to ransom by agency principals who have close relationships with key clients."
Can the marriage between Karmarama and Phoenix stay the course? There are some encouraging signs. Phoenix has held stakes in some companies for the best part of a decade.
Also, as Marcus Anselm, a director of Clarity, points out, the investment in the agency by Phoenix is just the third from a £450 million fund raised only in May last year, suggesting that it is likely to be some time before there is pressure for an exit.
The agency promises to use the time and money pulling in the talent that will bolster its digital offering and to lay the foundations of an integrated micro-network covering Europe and the US, as well as the burgeoning markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
The potential to take some of its domestic business beyond the UK already exists. The agency | 175 |
-桃紅 (táo hóng)- Female lead's main maidservant
-柳綠 (liǔ lǜ)- Female lead's main maidservant
-宋嬷嬷 (Sòng mó mo)- Song Momo, Crown Princess' Momo
Due to the indisposition of the Crown Princess, the full moon banquet was not widely celebrated. Invitations were merely given to some close acquaintances and several princes while the rest of the officials<|fim_middle|> the Crown Princess' successor and has already notified both the Emperor and the Empress, who have given their tacit consent considering the safety of the imperial grandchildren and to maintain the power balance of the Empress Dowager's maiden family.
Yu Xiang does not leave the manor very often but due to the connection from managing the manor's household and her elder brother's wide network of information, she knows all the noble ladies in the Capital like the back of her hand. In the presence of the Crown Princess, she however, cannot comment on her younger sisters. If she gives good words, it will be flattering but bad words will be defamation. She thought about it briefly then without mincing her words, she blurted, "I am not familiar with them and unable to say what's good or bad, but I do know there's selfishness in people and hopes can't be entrusted to others."
"But Bengong's health probably won't last for more than half a year." The Crown Princess smiled bitterly as she rolled up her sleeves to show her emaciated arms like withered branches. After the childbirth, the imperial physician had obviously said there was no serious problem but who would have expected, she would be dying after just a month. Heavens has bestowed her a pair of children but is taking half of her life away which is really fair, hence she has no complaints but merely wishes to arrange everything for her children before she dies.
"Divine Doctor Pu…" Yu Xiang knitted her brows.
The Crown Princess' smile became more miserable and sad, "Bengong had used up the opportunity for treatment at eight when Bengong got infected with smallpox while the imperial physicians were also at their wits' end."
Yu Xiang became silent. Right at this moment, a court lady led Old Madam into the room with a pot of coral and tree-like vermilion thing in her hand. After Old Madam greeted the Crown Princess, she placed the object on the bedside and said with a smile, "This is an exorcism tree, a plant from Nanyang (South Seas) that is said able to dispel sickness and make people well. But no one has ever managed to grow it in Nanyang, so it's just a folktale. Xiang'er found a packet of seeds and only this plant survived even after sowing all of them. Not only does it look good but it smells nice too, so I'm presenting this to the Crown Princess niang-niang[2], hoping you can get well soon."
The vermilion plant exudes bursts of sweet fragrance that refreshes the mind and soul. The dully aching temples of the Crown Princess instantly calmed down a lot. Smiling, she thanked Old Madam. As she was disinclined to let the two little girls get sick, she ordered Song Momo to take them outside to play with other noble ladies.
They did not go to the crowded back garden after leaving the room, instead, they followed the narrow path to a secluded quiet pavilion and prepared to have some private conversations. As soon as they sat down, they heard footsteps coming their way gradually. Turning their heads to look, they met with a pair of long narrow eyes.
The Ninth Princess' cheeks unexpectedly turned red and at a loss for words. The visitor was also very surprised as excitement was revealed in his eyes which was quickly repressed and prepared to leave after bowing to them.
"You ~ you don't leave!" Scuffling to stand up, the Ninth Princess shouted anxiously.
The person was also reluctant to leave and hearing that, he immediately stopped and a thin smile slowly drew out from the corners of his mouth.
[1] Běngōng (本宮) – I, the one who owns this palace. Such as the queen will call herself 'the palace', and the princess with the official title can also call herself 'the palace'.
Ch 65: A crowd of evil spirit lines up to confess to me (1/4) | were sent away after deliveries of their gifts.
When the Ninth Princess and her party arrived, the banquet had yet to begin and the Crown Princess was receiving people from her maiden family in the inner room. Ignoring the impediments of the court ladies, the Ninth Princess led Yu Xiang into the room while Yu Miao Qi was left alone outside the hall.
The Crown Princess' voice sounded very weak, evidently the news circulating about her serious illness was not an empty rumor. What she actually said was not heard, yet her mother began sobbing and choked, "Then it's up to you, we can't owe those two children …"
As the Ninth Princess bounced her way in, the two people hurriedly wiped their tears then greeted her with a smile. Being more discreet, Yu Xiang had long ordered both Tao Hong and Liu Lu to push her wheelchair to the outer room and waited quietly.
"Sister-in-law, today is a rejoiceful day. Why are you crying?" Leaning forward, the Ninth Princess stared at her reddened eyes.
Dodging those stares, the Crown Princess turned her face away but was followed in wake by the Ninth Princess and both sister-in-laws played the pursue/dodge game for a while until their faces gradually revealed some contentment. Seeing that, the Crown Princess' mother felt more at ease and got up to take her leave. Once she was out of the room door, she smiled and stepped forward for a chat when she caught sight of Yu Xiang.
Hearing the sweet voice of Yu Xiang, the Crown Princess promptly called out, "Xiang'er is here too? Come in quickly." These two little girls are deeply loved by her, one brings her joy while the other is her lucky star.
After a few simple pleasantries, the Crown Princess sent someone to serve some pastries. Seeing her little sister-in-law immersed in eating, she looked at Yu Xiang and asked in a soft voice, "Is Xiang'er acquainted with the three younger sisters of Bengong[1]? What do you think of their temperament? Bengong is afraid this body of mine is not up to par anymore and eventually thinks of finding a route of retreat for my twins."
Her condition is getting worse each day. Not only her legs are too sore to move, her lower abdomen keeps discharging malodorous fluids and if this prolongs, she will die of excessive bleeding. However, her twins are still young and will be the thorns in the eyes of other imperial grandchildren of the princes. Making sure her twins grow up safely is the anxiety she can't get rid of. Presumably before the childbirth, she received the dragon and phoenix divination drawing lot from Yu Xiang hence she has an inexplicable dependence on this spiritually-temperament little girl, otherwise she would not have said such private and personal matters.
That's right. As the hearsay from outside, she intends to choose one of her three younger sisters to be | 602 |
Butter and sugar 6 small ramekins or custard cups. Gently wipe the top rims of cups in preparation for soufflés.
In medium saucepan over low flame, melt chocolate with butter and sugar, stir constantly until smooth.
Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, spices and cayenne. In large mixing bowl, whisk egg yolks until creamy.
Gradually mix chocolate into egg yolks, combine thoroughly.
In separate bowl, with electric mixer, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
Starting with a small portion of whipped egg whites, fold gently and gradually into chocolate mixture in large bowl until well combined.
Evenly distribute mixture between ramekins.
Place on rimmed baking sheet, bake for 30 minutes.
Prepare caramel sauce while soufflés bake by whisking brown sugar into whipping cream in small saucepan over high flame.
Bring to a boil, boil for 3 minutes.
Remove from heat, stir in Kahlua.
When soufflés are baked and gently removed from oven, pour some warm sauce on top of each, and serve immediately with remaining sauce if desired.
Shopping tips ~ Ten Thousand Villages has local stores in Redondo Beach and Pasadena; see their site for other locations. Mr Marcel is one of the finest sources for world-class chocolate - and spices - right here in LA and, proud purveyors of the Muscovado dark brown sugar I use for the caramel sauce!
At the onset of each new year, while most normal people resolve to eat less sweets and avoid calories ... I always crave chocolate cake.
Images pop up in my dreams, on billboards, TV, internet ads. Why is this.
In addition, this very month, not all that surprising, the Mexican soccer icon Rafa Marquez also popped up on my radar ... maybe in my chocolate cake dreams ... I'm not sure but, I know a sign when it hits me upside the head.
I absolutely love world soccer. In 2010, Rafa Marquez was my beautiful muse. He represented Mexico's National Team for<|fim_middle|>sumed in about 10 minutes ... enjoying this dessert warm is also positively essential.
Enjoy ~ here is wishing you a very happy, delicious new year! | the World Cup recipe series I created with Monsieur Marcel and the Original Farmers Market. I divined Mexican Chocolate soufflés' with him in mind. It happened that with a recent date, I'd shared a dessert with that name.
That soufflés' - not the date, regrettably - became the new object of my obsession.
When I learned that Rafa Marquez' birthday is February 13, and his birthplace in Mexico is noted for its romance, his inspired recipe was pure pleasure to create and perfect.
Last night I learned that this man - of course, still beautiful at 36 years of age - has just returned to his original club, Atlas (Guadalajara), to possibly end his stellar career which has taken him to France, Spain, New York, and most recently, Italy.
Atlas is like the Chicago Cubs of Mexico ... it is said that those who love suffering, love Atlas. Even still, many of the best players in Mexico began their careers with Atlas and, one of my favorite fans in Guadalajara is an Atlas devotee so, I'm afraid they're my club.
My January chocolate cake craving clashed perfectly with this big news about Marquez, which I so look forward to chatting up upon my return to Guadalajara. And by the way, it's not just any chocolate cake I lust after - in January or any time. It has to be flippin' extraordinary. Yes, this one does have elevated soufflés' status, and, it surely qualifies.
It is positively essential to use exquisite chocolate. I happened to wander in to Ten Thousand Villages the other day, and voila, there were fair-trade African chocolate bars labeled Divine at exactly the right price. My craving suddenly became all-consuming.
Soon thereafter, those dark and milk chocolate bars were melted into pure butter, sugar, organic eggs, Madagascar vanilla, pinches of cayenne, and spices ... alchemizing all of it into perfect mini-soufflés. Topped immediately with simple caramel sauce of pure cream, Muscovado brown sugar from Mauritius and, Kahlua, one was all-con | 444 |
Many times I have visited Melbourne and this was my first opportunity to visit the Best Hotel in Melbourne according to many journalists that I have spoken with.
The Park Hyatt is located in the CBD from Melbourne and close to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), home of the Australian Football League (AFL) and test cricket and overlooking St. Patrick's Cathedral and Fitzroy Gardens.
The hotel offers 240 rooms and suites decorated with fine Italian Marble all with great views.
The hotel is well known for there great Weddings, people from all over Victoria celebrate there wedding in one of the three great venues.
As soon as you arrive at the hotel you know that you will stay in a great hotel.
The taste of luxury will welcome you from the first moment you enter the hotel.
The Lobby creates an atmosphere that makes you feel at home and relaxes you.
The hotel has a large Executive lounge, only there is no staff available outside the special moments hours.
But they offer free WiFi Internet and you can always have a drink.
The fridge is full with fresh juices and non Alcoholic drinks.
Alcoholic drinks and cocktails are being served late in the afternoon.
All rooms have a private fireplace, that provides a great atmosphere and of course warms up the room.
Also the executive lounge offers this great fireplace.
The Hotel offers 240 rooms and suites, with views over the Park or with views over St. Patrick's Cathedral.
From you window you can see the MCG and the Tennis Arena where the Australian Open are hosted every year.
The rooms are very spacious, clean and the bathrooms look like very exclusive bathrooms that you will find in trendy houses.
The hotel normally does not provide rooms with two single beds, but if requested they will offer a room with two single beds.
The most remarkable room is the Presidential Suite.
This Suites offers you a Grand Piano in the living room, an extra large bathroom and all the services that you expect to serve in the Presidential Suite.
If you have a look at these photo's you know what you can expect.
This is the place where international Celebs and Stars will stay.
Before you will have your breakfast you can unwind in the Sports centre or Swimming Pool.
The Hyatt is also well known for there Radii Restaurant.
The Radii Restaurant is a mezzanine-style restaurant, a restaurant with an open kitchen concept with its wood fired oven and grill.
Here they serve you breakfast, but this is also the place to relax after your finished work and<|fim_middle|>It's always nice to get back to Europe, but it was also very hard to say goodbye to this great hotel.
This hotel provides all the things the Business Traveller needs.
If you ever stay in Melbourne and you want to be tampered, don't forget to book this hotel.
Also if you are not on a Business trip, but just visiting Melbourne as a tourist, I am sure you feel yourself welcome here.
The Melbourne Park Hyatt hotel is an Excellent Hotel. | just want to have a nice glass of Wine.
As soon as you walk in you notice the great ambiance of the restaurant.
The Restaurant has two levels, the bar is located on the lower level.
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Patch Tuesday June 2018
by BeyondTrust Research — June 13, 2018
Welcome back to this month's Microsoft Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has patched 50 vulnerabilities this month, with almost a quarter of the vulnerabilities being rated as critical. The majority of the critical vulnerabilities reside in Microsoft's browsers. Only one vulnerability, CVE-2018-8267, was disclosed prior to this month's patch cycle.
Internet Explorer and Edge
Microsoft's browsers received a host of critical fixes this month. As mentioned before, one vulnerability for Internet Explorer was disclosed prior to patching. Microsoft has indicated that this vulnerability is likely to be targeted by hackers in the wild. However, there are no known exploits for any of the fixed vulnerabilities at this time.
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Windows DNS
One of the more interesting vulnerabilities patched this month was CVE-2018-8225. An attacker would only have to send a crafted response to a target server in order to execute code with system level privileges. Because this vulnerability is easily scriptable for attackers, and grants system level access to vulnerable systems, which may potentially be critical infrastructure, the vulnerability has a high degree of likelihood for exploitation. Users should patch their systems immediately.
Office also received the usual round of fixes. None of the vulnerabilities in Office were rated critical. Attackers leveraging these vulnerabilities would be able to remotely execute code with privileges equal to that of the current user, obtain sensitive information on the system, and elevate privileges. Be sure to verify the source of Office files before opening them to help protect against these kinds of vulnerabilities.
Adobe Flash Player received four fixes for vulnerabilities this month. This update actually was published on June 7th, as the vulnerabilities were actively being exploited in the wild. An attacker exploiting these vulnerabilities would be able to execute arbitrary code and gain access to information on the system. Since this vulnerability is actively being exploited, users should update their systems as soon as possible.
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ALAIN DUCASSE - World Renowned Atelier of Gastronomy
by Kaya Morgan
If any one man has single handedly made the greatest contribution to the every changing face of the successful restaurateur, it would undoubtedly be Alain Ducasse. From his humble beginnings in rural France to the present Ducasse internationally-renowned reputation, he never ceases to amaze our palate and entertain our senses as one of the world's greatest chefs.
The recipient of nearly every conceivable award for his American flagship establishment in New York City — Alain Ducasse at the Essex House, located on Central Park South — the only new property ever to receive the prestigious 2002 Mobil Five-Star Award, as well as James Beard Foundation's - Best New Restaurant, a New York Times four-star review, Condé Nast Traveler's "2001 - 100 Hot Tables," as well as Bon Appetit's - "Chef of the Year 2001."
With one seating of only 65 people per night, this is the only restaurant that upon opening, required an exchange of faxed financials to accompany the request for dining reservations, as well as having a unique mineral-water sommelier. So, not to be caught unaware, it is only a bit more expensive than Ducasse's Parisian restaurant making it higher priced than the most expensive restaurant in France. Is it worth it? Anyone who can afford the luxury of dining there will resoundingly agree, yes.
But, how did this culinary genius build his empire? Born on a quiet country farm in Castelsarrazin in the Landes region of south-western France, his family grew their own vegetables and bred a variety of animals — geese and ducks in particular. This is no doubt where Alain acquired his taste for foie gras and the fresh simple produce that makes his cooking so delectable.
At age 16, Ducasse began working at the Pavillon Landais restaurant in Soustons where he followed with formal training at the Bordeaux school of Hotel and Catering. Upon completion, he made his way into Michel Guérard's restaurant in Eugénie-les-Bains, learning many of the tricks of the trade from his first mentor. He then worked at Roger Verge's Moulin de Mougins where he discovered the flavors of Provençal cooking that later became the most essential element in his own kitchens.
It wasn't until 1987, when Ducasse was offered the position of Chef de Cuisines at the famed luxury Hotel de Paris in Monte-Carlo which also included the management of the famed Le Louis XV restaurant that his reputation began to soar. Boasting the most prestigious guests and fashionable, elaborate parties, in 1990, it became the first hotel restaurant in history to be awarded three stars in the Michelin Guide. That began a long history of a series of successful restaurants: As manager and chef — Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée (Paris), 59 Poincaré (Paris); consultant and concepts for the bar &<|fim_middle|>1/3 if it is large, these lids will be used later on), empty the middle of the onions with a spoon (keep two or three layers of onion).
Dice the other onions finely with the spooned out interiors. Sweat the onions in olive oil until they are lightly golden, add salt and pepper. Cut the celery stick into very small pieces, and crush the grilled pine nuts with a knife (you can grill them in the grill or oven). Away from the heat mix the sweated onions, diced celery, pine nuts, ricotta, the salted pork fat, sage, parmesan, chopped parsley, salt and pepper.
Stuff the onions (replace the tops on the onions before cooking) and put them on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and cook in the over preheated to 356F for near _ hour. Be careful not to burn them, if you think there is a risk of burning cover them with kitchen foil. Baste the onions regularly in their juices as this will make them really tasty and fondant (slightly melted). When the onions are cooked, coat them with chicken juices, add freshly ground pepper and serve.
Tomatoes:
16 ripe tomatoes
20 tomato quarters confit (remove the pips and interior)
4 white onions (not to big)
1 T. chopped parsley
1 T. ground basil
1 T grated parmesan
2 T. chicken juices
4 cloves of garlic (unpeeled)
1 sprig of thyme
1 sprig of rosemary
Cut the top off 8 tomatoes (about 1/3 of the tomato) and keep the stalk part to use as a cover on the stuffed tomatoes. Salt and pepper the interior of the tomatoes and leave upside down on a baking sheet to drain out excess water. This will give you a more solid tomato and it will avoid excess liquids in the stuffing. Remove the skin from the remaining tomatoes (leave them a few seconds in boiling water); cut into quarters and remove the insides.
Chop the tomato confit into roughly diced sized pieces. In a cast iron pot, heat the olive oil with the unpeeled garlic cloves, add the peeled and emptied tomatoes, rosemary sprig, salt and pepper and leave to cook in a hot oven (390F) until you obtain a fondant marmalade appearance.
Once the marmalade is cooked and cooled, remove the garlic cloves, thyme and rosemary, then add the finely chopped white onions and sweat with olive oil. Mix together the chopped tomatoes confit, parsley, grated parmesan and chopped basil. Drizzle with a little olive oil, and check the seasoning, you may have to add a little salt and pepper.
Stuff the tomatoes with both mixtures and cover with the tomato stalk tops, then place them in a gratin dish and sprinkle with olive oil. Place in an oven, preheated to 350F, for half an hour. Sprinkle regularly with olive oil and the roasted chicken juices. Serve the tomatoes and onions on the plate, carve the chicken and coat with the jus. Add a little freshly ground pepper and drizzle with chives cut lengthwise. You can add other vegetables, such as artichokes cooked whole (cooked barigoule style) then stuffed with olive tapenade, braised with the tomatoes in the oven with the chicken juices. A few croutons rubbed with garlic and pan-fried are perfect to finish the dish.
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Although a chef, first and foremost, Ducasse has also partnered as a hotelier in La Bastide de Moustiers, a 12-bedroom country inn near the Verdun Gorges in Provence and L'Hostellerie de l'Abbaye de la Cella, a 10-bedroom renovated 18th century abbey situated in the heart of a cluster of architectural treasures on the edge of the Green Provence region. In 1999, he accepted the Presidency of the hotel chain "Chateaux & Hotels de France" which boasts over 500 members.
The piece de resistance has been the creation of the Alain Ducasse Formation (Argenteuil), a state-of-the-art kitchen which develops and tests new dishes for the restaurants while serving as a training ground for new apprentices in the industry. Ducasse openly admits to his belief that a chef does not have to be monitoring the helm at all times. He prefers to train and conduct his troops to carry out his instructions with military precision. Under his watchful eye, he chooses, trains and then encourages his pupils to become independent while closely monitoring their progress.
The heart of Alain Ducasse's mission is the development of new techniques for the cooking of the future. And, it's no secret that he is said to have the same stranglehold on French cooking that Microsoft has on computer operating systems. Yet, are we complaining? As the best-selling author of 12 books, with a new boulangerie opening in Paris in 2002, it's hard to imagine what new creations might be next on the horizon. One of the masterminds of the industry, there is only one word to describe this man and his accomplishments - magnifique!
Vegetables from the Gardens of Provence
12 baby carrots with tops
12 baby turnips with greens
4 artichokes
4 zucchini flowers
4 fennel
8 leeks
8 radishes
17 oz. baby peas
17 oz. broad beans
3 1/2 oz. string beans
8 asparagus tips
1 oz. black truffles
Dash of aged balsamic vinegar from Modène
Dash of aged vinegar from Xérès
2 fluid oz. fond blanc (chicken)
Dash of olive oil
3 1/2 oz. pois gourmands
12 scallions
Mature olive oil
All the vegetables must be washed and dried with great care as they are young and can be easily damaged. Peel the baby carrots and turnips, leave about a 1/4 inch of the tops. Cut the fennel stalks and remove the first layer of skin. Remove the roots and top of the leeks and radishes. Shell the peas and broad beans, remove the stalks of the string beans. Remove the pistil from the zucchini flowers. Remove the leaves of the artichokes then the choke. Cut in quarters and place in water with a little lemon juice. Cut the asparagus (you should keep about 3" of the tip). Cook the peas, broad beans and asparagus individually in a casserole of boiling salty water. Remove the vegetables from the water while they are still firm and cool by dipping quickly in chilled water. Leave to drip dry and cool on a perforated metal sheet.
Heat a dash of olive oil in a large pot (the pot should be large enough that vegetables are not really be pilled on top of each other) and add all the remaining vegetables (except the radishes which will be cooked in the same manner but separately, as they tend to discolor). Add a little salt to the vegetables, cover the pot with a lid and leave to simmer for a while. When the moisture from the vegetables has evaporated, add the fond blanc, just enough to nearly up to the same level as the vegetables and leave to cook stirring gently from time to time.
When the vegetables are nearly cooked, remove the lid and add the lightly cooked green vegetables, crushed black truffle, olive oil, a knob of butter. Leave to simmer until the previously firm vegetables are cooked to your liking, and the flavor of the truffle mixes with the vegetables and sauce, which will be by then much thicker. Gently place the vegetables on the serving plate (preferably a deep dish) and keep the sauce on the side. Add the balsamic vinegar from Modène and the Xérès vinegar to the sauce, check the seasoning and pour generously over the vegetables. Add a drizzle of olive oil and fleur de sel and serve immediately.
Spit Roast Chicken with Herbs & Garden Vegetables
1 chicken (cleaned) 4 1/2 lbs.
Ingredients for the filling or sauce:
10 1/2 oz. butter
7 oz. white mushrooms
1 bunch of Italian parsley
1 bunch of chervil
Sprig of tarragon
1 head of garlic
4 c. chicken juices
Progression:
Cream 7 oz. of butter. Chop the herbs (3/4 of the parsley, 3/4 of the chervil, the sprig of tarragon) and mix with the creamed butter. Keep just the tips of the remaining parsley and chervil. Clean the white mushrooms and dice (quite small), bake them slowly in butter and add to the herbed butter and the finely sliced shallots. Season with pepper and salt.
Lift the skin slightly from the chicken, without tearing it, and spread the herbed butter underneath. Be careful afterwards to ensure that the skin covers the meat so that it does not dry out during cooking. If you do not have a spit you can cook the chicken in the oven at 350F for about 1 _ hours. When the chicken is 3/4 cooked, deglaze with chicken juices. When cooked, sieve the cooking juices and add the chervil and parsley. This will be used later on.
Onions:
12 white onions (average size)
1 T. ricotta
1 T. parmesan
1 T. chopped Italian parsley
1 small stick of celery
2 t. grilled pine nuts
1 t. salted pork fat
2 T. roasted chicken juices
A little chopped sage
Salt & white pepper
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The success of Boskalis is the sum of a unique combination of people, equipment, activities and the constant drive to innovate. However, success can only be achieved with reliable financial information. So it will come as no surprise that a complex finance organization is active behind the scenes in international, capital-intensive, listed companies like Boskalis. As a finance professional you are all too aware of this. Each and every day the finance team works with the greatest precision and enthusiasm on the financial reports that are<|fim_middle|> enables us to further strengthen our focus on clients and projects. Each division has its own operational support functions as well as its own fleet. That means that each division has its own financial organization. Working as a finance professional in the division means working at the heart of Boskalis' operational and commercial activities. In short, you work where the activities are carried out!
Creating financial reports for the division, improving and where necessary redesigning the financial processes to make them smarter and more efficient is an important area of attention. And on projects there is also a responsibility for tax and contractual, treasury and insurance matters. A quite common position in the divisions is that of project controller.
All the financial matters of the entire company come together at corporate level. That means that you will be working in the financial epicenter of Boskalis. Business process analysts not only draw up financial reports such as the annual report but they also analyze financial management matters. Processes are outlined and made smarter and more efficient where possible. This is quite a task if you consider that we collect financial data from all corners of the organization. Located at our head office in Papendrecht, the Financial Shared Service Center is also part of finance at corporate level. The responsibilities of your co-workers at the Financial Shared Service Center include taking care of the accounts payable for the divisions and the payroll administration. | used for internal and external purposes. The insights and analyses of you and your co-workers ensure that we are able to make the right decisions. This creates room for investments and for the further expansion of our company.
Having a job in finance at Boskalis means having a job with responsibility and impact. Your job in finance could be at a divisional or corporate level, depending on your background and personal preference.
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Perfect days don't just happen; at least they don't to me. I've tried to be spontaneous, I really have<|fim_middle|> of NYC. If I had young kids, and lived in the city it would be on my weekend short list. However, having gone once, I can now check it off my list.
We walked a bit further north to the North Williamsburg ferry stop and hopped back on (within the 90 minutes) for our ride back to the city. It's the best $2.75 you can spend in NYC. As we exited the boat, we saw a sign advertising a ferry to Nantucket. We both looked at each other and agreed it would be on next summer's to do list.
We walked home from 34th and the FDR, picking up bagels for Sunday morning at our favorite hand-rolled spot Gramercy Bagel. We were heading home for a nap before our return to Brooklyn for an 8:15 reservation at Lilia – a reservation we got that morning at the last minute (I love July 4th in NYC)!!!
And as we were walking from the subway to the restaurant later that night, we walked right by a sweet little Italian street fair, carousel rides and all. So, there was a little spontaneous magic after all. | . And there are times when the stars have aligned, and magic happens, but usually, for me, spontaneity ends up in a bunch of near misses. The fabulous art fair that I walked two blocks east of, or the old friend in town for one night that I found out about a week later. Or god forbid, the meal I wanted to eat, in the place I wanted to eat it, that because I didn't book ahead was full. At my age, I can afford to take the time to plan, and with great plans, your odds improve for that One Perfect Day.
A few posts ago, I wrote about my Summer To Do List, and since we were on the August side of July 4th, I felt the desire to knock one or two off my list. Tom took off work July 3-6th, and we only had plans on the actual 4th. I wanted to make the best of our NYC staycation, so I scanned the weather forecast looking for the perfect weather conditions for our adventure. By the way, people always ask me if Tom is up for all the activities I plan, and I can say wholeheartedly YES. He never says no, not ever. I asked him recently if he wanted to add any items to my summer to do list, and he said, "No. I'm good with your list." Yes, I know how lucky I am. I could be attending a boat show at MSG, or fishing off some random pier.
Saturday called for low humidity, sunny skies, and a temperature around 75 degrees. Absolute perfection for a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, brunch along the river, and a walk around the brand new Domino Park. I've put a link in that describes how to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, but it's really simple. Take the #6 subway to Brooklyn Bridge, get out, and look for the crowds walking on the bridge. It's that easy. What I was surprised by was the shopping opportunities at the base of the bridge that continued for quite a bit. It reminded me of the Great Wall of China. I forget that I am not a tourist, but the walk is one of the things that many tourists do when in NYC.
The trek across took about 30 minutes, not because of the length of the bridge, but the abundance of walkers. Everyone was in a fabulous mood, which made the slow stroll feel like something we were doing together. At one point we were walking behind a group of twenty-something kids from Italy, and one of the young girls yelled out "Theeese is amazing! I leeeeve here! I leeeeve here." You couldn't help but smile. It was amazing, and we are so lucky that we live here. This is what New York is all about; people coming from other countries, excited by the possibilities that New York has to offer. I was excited for her new adventure.
Making a left off the end of the bridge, and you'll find yourself in DUMBO (Down under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass), which puts you on a movie set; literally. Once Upon a Time in America, The French Connection, Vanilla Sky, CSI, The Sopranos, Just Friends, and so many other films and TV shows have been filmed using this amazing background. It's a shot that's used to let the viewer know that the action has moved from NYC to Brooklyn. Due to the beautiful weather, there were a LOT of people taking pictures. I'll have to return in the fall, on a gray day when I'll have the street to myself. The first picture in this blog is me doing the quintessential jump on Washington and Water Street.
Continuing with the theme of this post, I had pre-booked at Cecconi's a waterfront restaurant with spectacular views of the Manhattan Bridge. Brunch starts at 11am and you'll have better luck requesting a table outside if you book closer to 11. Our reservation was at 11:45, and when we left, there was a long wait for a table outside. Cecconi's serves a very decent brunch. It has everything you want on a brunch menu, and the hash brown balls are ridiculous.
After brunch, we walked around, stopping in shops that looked interesting including Shibui a Japanese antiques and furniture shop. Tom and I are collectors of Japanese "junk" and love to peruse any spot where we might add to our collection. However, this place was totemo takai!!! That means ridiculously expensive. I already owned many of the items for sale, and if those prices were real, I told Tom we didn't have to worry about our retirement; I had it covered with all of my shrine sale finds! They had a pair of Samurai stirrups that were selling for $4500! Alas, I don't own a pair, only a single, but now I appreciate it more than ever. This is a picture of fishing floats, which is something I collect, but in my two bedroom apartment, I couldn't justify purchasing any more.
I tried to get Tom to buy a pair of shoes at John Fluevog for our niece's wedding next weekend to no avail.
Domino Park was too far to walk, so we purchased tickets on our NYC Ferry App (I highly recommend this, as the line to purchase tickets was long). It's a bargain at $2.75 for a one-way pass. You can use the same pass in the same direction if you hop back on within 90 minutes of purchase. We took the ferry one stop to South Williamsburg, where we walked on Kent Avenue to 5th street (about a ten-minute walk). You'll see the old Domino Sugar Factory and smokestack before you arrive at the park.
This park is a home run for people who live nearby. 50 million dollars was spent on this park, and you can tell. There are bocce courts, a sand volleyball court, a fabulous water park, turf fields, playgrounds, their version of the Highline, and a Danny Meyer taco joint, all with magnificent views | 1,261 |
Four Great Histories: Henry IV Part I, Henry IV Part II, Henry V, and Richard III
By: William Shakespeare
Among the most studied, read, and admired works in world literature, Shakespeare's histories are unmatched for their dramatic brilliance, beauty of language, and profundity of thought. This convenient and affordable volume — ideal for students and lovers of literature — features four of the playwright's greatest historical works:
Henry IV, Part 1 masterfully combines comedy and historic events in fifteenth-century England while chronicling the rebellion within Henry's kingdom and portraying events in the life of the profligate young Prince Hal
Henry IV, Part II, highlighted by spectacular battles and tender love scenes, witnesses Hal's maturation and<|fim_middle|>1 | the development of his leadership abilities
Henry V explores the means by which the "ideal monarch" invades France, wins at Agincourt, and claims the French throne
Richard III follows the scheming Duke of Gloucester as he systematically exterminates all those who thwart his plans to succeed to the English throne
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Boy Swallows Universe: Trent Dalton's debut is being celebrated by authors and critics across the country for its realistic depiction of Australia in the 1980's, along side a fantastical story about the power of love in its many forms. Eli Bell's life is complicated. His father is lost, his mother is in jail, and his stepdad is a heroin dealer. The most steadfast adult in Eli's life is Slim—a notorious felon and national record-holder for successful prison escapes—who watches over Eli and August, his silent genius of an older brother. Exiled from the people who may be able to help him, Eli is just trying to follow his heart, learn what it takes to be a good man, and train for a glamorous career in journalism. Life, however, insists on throwing obstacles in Eli's path—most notably Tytus Broz, Brisbane's legendary drug dealer. But the real trouble lies ahead. Eli is about to fall in love, face off against truly bad guys, and fight to save his mother from a certain doom—all before starting high school. A novel about friendship, brotherhood, family, and romance, this is a story that earned a starred review from Publisher's Weekly, who said it "makes the typical coming-of-age novel look bland by comparison…In less adept hands, these antics might descend into whimsy, but Dalton's broadly observant eye, ability to temper pathos with humor, and thorough understanding of the mechanics of plot prevent the novel from breaking into sparkling pieces…This is an outstanding debut."
In the Night of Memory: Linda LeGarde Grover's introduces readers to a new generation of the Gallette family she crafted in her other words, and deals with the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, the trauma of loss, and the long and painful history of Native/American women in the United States in a beautiful and wonderfully accessible manner. When Loretta surrenders her young girls to the county and then disappears, she becomes one more missing Native woman in Indian Country's long devastating history of loss. Habsence haunts all the lives she has touched—and all the stories they tell in this novel. After a string of foster placements, from cold to kind to cruel, Azure and Rain, Loretta's two daughters, find their way back to their extended Mozhay family, and a new set of challenges, and stories, unfolds, creating a nuanced, moving, often humorous picture of two Ojibwe girls becoming women in light of this lesson learned in the long, sharply etched shadow of Native American history. This is a powerful, heart-rending, but ultimately, uplifting book that Ms. Magazine celebrated for the way it "brings together themes of missing women, family and community, complicated histories and collective wisdoms."
Loch of the Dead: Readers of Oscar De Muriel's McGray and Frey series can delight in this fourth mystery, which brings a boatload of gothic atmosphere and a fun, twisty adventure for the two sleuths to solve. A mysterious woman pleads for the help of our devoted Inspectors. Her son, illegitimate scion of the Koloman family, has received an anonymous death threat―right after learning he is to inherit the best part of a vast wine-producing estate. In exchange for their protection, she offers McGray the ultimate cure for his sister, who has been locked in an insane asylum after brutally murdering their parents: the miraculous waters that spring from a small island in the remote Loch Maree. The island has been a sacred<|fim_middle|>, beloved patrons–Happy Reading!
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Previous PostNational Poetry Month, Week 3!Next PostNational Poetry Month, Week 4! | burial ground since the time of the druids, but the legends around it will turn out to be much darker than McGray could have expected. Murder and increasingly bizarre happenings will intermingle throughout this trip to the Highlands, before Frey and McGray learn a terrible truth. Nothing is what is seems in this book, and readers will be hard-pressed to guess what is coming next–or to keep from turning pages to discover the next revelation! Kirkus Reviews gave this book a stellar review, describing it as "Steeped in history, myth, and medical lore, murky as the deepest loch, miles from the remotest civilizing forces, this provides all the thrills of an amusement-park concession for grown-ups who want to test their limits."
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming: In his travelogue of our near future, David Wallace-Wells brings into stark relief the climate troubles that await—food shortages, refugee emergencies, and other crises that will reshape the globe. But the world will be remade by warming in more profound ways as well, transforming our politics, our culture, our relationship to technology, and our sense of history. It will be all-encompassing, shaping and distorting nearly every aspect of human life as it is lived today. Frightening, but also deeply informative, this book is both a meditation on the devastation we have brought upon ourselves and an impassioned call to action. For just as the world was brought to the brink of catastrophe within the span of a lifetime, the responsibility to avoid it now belongs to a single generation. Indeed, The New York Times called it "the most terrifying book I have ever read. Its subject is climate change, and its method is scientific, but its mode is Old Testament. The book is a meticulously documented, white-knuckled tour through the cascading catastrophes that will soon engulf our warming planet."
Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race: At the age of nineteen, Lara Prior-Palmer discovered a website devoted to "the world's longest, toughest horse race"―an annual competition of endurance and skill that involves dozens of riders racing a series of twenty-five wild ponies across 1,000 kilometers of Mongolian grassland. On a whim, she decided to enter the race. As she boarded a plane to East Asia, she was utterly unprepared for what awaited her. Riders often spend years preparing to compete in the Mongol Derby, a course that re-creates the horse messenger system developed by Genghis Khan, and many fail to finish. Prior-Palmer had no formal training. She was driven by her own restlessness, stubbornness, and a lifelong love of horses. She raced for ten days through extreme heat and terrifying storms, catching a few hours of sleep where she could at the homes of nomadic families. Battling bouts of illness and dehydration, exhaustion and bruising falls, she decided she had nothing to lose. Each dawn she rode out again on a fresh horse, scrambling up mountains, swimming through rivers, crossing woodlands and wetlands, arid dunes and open steppe, as American television crews chased her in their jeeps. Told in breathtaking, breathless prose, this is the story of one young woman who forged ahead, against all odds, to become the first female winner of this amazing race. Kirkus Reviews called this tale "Feisty and exhilarating . . . Horse lovers will adore this inspiring and spirited memoir."
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SOURCE Process training, about their daughter Helene and their experience of Helene's Birth.
Binnie: How old is Helene now?
Pia: Helene is 2 years old in April. She has a sister, Maria, who is 4 years old and a brother, Jonas, who is 7 years old.
Binnie: I notice in the video that the only thing that you said during your labour was "Yes" and later "There is plenty of time", it was translated for me.
P.: Yes, yes, I think the "Yes", I had been working with rebirthing the year before in your training. This "Yes" was really an opening for me. "Yes" to the child, "Yes" to me. "Yes" to this process. It was really nice just to say, "Yes" and to stay with this "Yes". And "There's enough time", was about the fact that it was going really fast and my own birth was really fast, and I wanted to slow down, to be with this, "Slow down, there's plenty of time" to give birth.
Thorbjørn: It was like a Divine experience, actually. I feel like the way we worked together and the way the whole group was there, it was like a Divine event. At all three births I have thought that this is really being with God. We have always known exactly what to do and how to co-operate. I would really like to experience more birth like that, if we wanted more babies. It was extremely beautiful to have this experience in this way. And to actually manifest what you want! We were very conscious about what we wanted for this birth and everything turned out that way.
B.: What did you do to prepare for your births, all of them? You say that you got what you wanted. What would you say was important in your preparation?
P.: We talked a lot about what we<|fim_middle|> three births where you have worked together. Do you notice a difference between your children and other children that you meet?
P.: They are really powerful!
T.: They have a lot of energy! They have self-confidence, especially the last one. "I want this, I go for it, and I deserve it." It is so obvious with her, although it is obvious with the others, it is really obvious with her. That's a big challenge!
B.: Is there any advise that you can pass on to a couple who are moving toward a conscious birth, a birth where they are feeling all their feelings?
P.: I think safety is the most important word that comes to me. To give birth doesn't have to be at home or any special place, but a place where you are safe. The father is very important, as well. He has to be safe, too. If a woman gives birth at home and the father is afraid and doesn't support her then she really has to be strong and do it alone. I think a lot of natural birth work stops when you become afraid or disturbed by other things. So, make the conditions around you and the persons around you so that you feel safe.
T.: And I think it is extremely important that the father and mother talk it through, how they want to give birth. They should go into details and discuss everything about the birth. They should talk about all their feelings and say them openly to one another. Remember that they are doing it together and to not feel any pressure to do it in a particular way, to do it in their own way, completely in their own way, no matter how and where and when. That's important. | wanted, really into detail. Then I read a lot of books. Then I made regular rebirthing sessions during pregnancy, but I felt like I already knew it when I gave birth the first and second time. It was really familiar to start rebirthing.
B.: So how did the doing the breathwork support you, do you think?
P.: It supports you in staying in the body, and to work with the body. I think you close down when you don't breathe, so you open up and make this connection all the time to your body. It's a kind of safety all the time . . .I had the breath all the time. When I would question, "Oh, what's going on", I would just be with the breath, and then it was just all the energy or pain moving around in my body, and I had some sounds that I made. That felt good to me, not screaming just the sounds from the body coming up.
B.: Thorbjørn, what do you think is the most important thing for the partner to be focused on while the woman is in labour?
T.: The most important thing is to stay in contact with your partner, close in contact. . . To not be afraid of what is happening, and to convey safety to her. You are somehow a universal protector of what is happening, the shelter for your partner. And, of course, to have big respect for the work she is doing.
P.: I felt that you trusted me so much, really trusted me. So I could just lean back and trust my body and this process.
B.: You have had three conscious births, | 335 |
byDorothy Little Tetteh
OpenAI says the advanced version of ChatGPT will be faster and more reliable
OpenAI has announced plans to introduce a premium version of the ChatGPT model to users to generate revenue for the company.
According to the announcement, by OpenAI, ChatGPT Professional will be faster and more reliable. Users of the premium version will face no blackout periods and will have at least double the regular daily limit of messages.
The announcement follows OpenAI's recent January upgrade of the ChatGPT model to make it have a better response across a wide range of topics and improve factuality.
The improved version of the AI chatbot is now able to stop generating responses based on user feedback.
The current<|fim_middle|> Street View in India after years of rejection
Google has relaunched Road View, the Google Maps characteristic that permits customers to explore an area through 360-degree panoramic…
LocalGlobe becomes Phoenix Court Group, hits $500M first close for new funds, adds an Impact twist
Saul Klein is a busy man. As co-founder, along with his father Robin, of LocalGlobe, one of many longest-running…
How To Make A Money Transfer From Paypal To M-PESA
On-line banking is now attainable to glorious platforms like PayPal and M-PESA. Each companies are recommendable attributable to… | version of the Chat GPT 3 model has more than 175 billion parameters. The next successor of this model- the ChatGPT 4 which is set to be launched this year will have 100 trillion parameters, which will make it faster and wiser.
Cyber Immunity To Be Key in IT Security Across META in 2023
Vodacom Partners with Nokia on 5G Network
Nokia is alleged to be deploying its 5G radio, core and glued community options throughout Vodacom's community. The…
Google launches | 118 |
'Ward Lake'
Front Page Photo by Heidi Hays
National: Bush agenda picking up steam by Bill Straub - Despite looming congressional<|fim_middle|>led race, scheduled to start March 5. A "false spring" several weeks ago rained away a little too much of the Wasilla area's snow cover, so the start of the race has been moved about thirty miles up the Parks highway to the small town of Willow, always just a little colder and more dependably snow-covered. - Read the rest of this story by June Allen....
Friday - March 04, 2005
Ketchikan's 'Rotary Wheel' Still Turning; Hardworking club celebrates a century
Sitka's Pioneer Home Statue; Whose face is cast in bronze?
L. Ron Hubbard's Alaska Adventure; His long winter in Ketchikan
ACS Bids for KPU Telecom: ACS a longtime presence
Betty King the Dog Lady; Ketchikan's one-woman humane society
Ketchikan, Alaska - Let There Be Light! -- Citizens Light & Power and then KPU
Ketchikan Charter Commission
City Council Chambers
KCC Web Site | battles over Social Security and several controversial appointments to the federal bench, President Bush appears well on his way to achieving many of the goals that eluded him during his first term in office. - More...
Saturday - March 12, 2005
Stellar Sea Lion Group
Photo taken by Rolf Ream,
National Marine Mannal Laboratory (NMML)
Alaska: California Sea Lions Venture North by Doug Schneider - The Steller sea lion is listed as an endangered species in much of Alaska. And while scientists search for ways to help the species recover, a potential problem looms on the horizon as California sea lions are becoming frequent visitors to the state. - More...
National: Roster of American combat heroes in Iraq is rich By Lisa Hoffman - It was in the third week of the Iraq war, as U.S. troops barreled toward Baghdad, that Sgt. 1st Class Paul Smith's band of combat engineers found themselves on the wrong end of 10-to-1 odds. - More...
Alaska: Snow-white songbird unique to the far north by Ned Rozell - Snow buntings are often the first songbirds to return to Interior Alaska each spring. McKay's buntings are similar birds that don't leave Alaska during the winter and are different enough in other ways that scientists are wondering when and why they came to be. - More...
Ariel spraying on Long Island by Jean Bland - Saturday
Aerial Spraying? by Marie L Monyak - Saturday
No Drilling In the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by Don Hoff Jr. - Saturday
Review of "Anne Frank" by Bobi Cronin - Saturday
Ketchikan Arts
Sharon Lint: SPRING STRINGS; THE YING QUARTET PLAYS AT KAYHI - One of the most highly regarded and well-known young ensembles on today's music scene, "The Ying Quartet," performed in concert at the Kayhi auditorium last Wednesday night, March 9, 2005. The Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council sponsored the event with the generous support of WESTAF and the NEA Regional Touring Program. The music was divine, the crowd was enthusiastic, and the concert was over too soon. - More...
Dan K. Thomasson: SATs still favor best-prepared - How amazing to discover that the new SAT, so widely anticipated, is making bigger bucks than ever for those who teach nervous students how to take it. That is, the after-school instructors who charge worried parents hundreds of dollars to relieve their anxieties about getting their children into the right institution - too bad for all those regular teachers who make their livelihoods from K through 12 trying to do the same thing for far less. - More...
Steve Brewer: Too many voice mails can give you the willies - Anybody who has voice mail knows you can waste entire minutes every day, sorting through messages, erasing, saving and prioritizing. - More...
James Derk: Blogs not so scary after all - I have never before written about Weblogs, also known as blogs. It's not like I missed the trend; I just found the whole thing so horrifying.
I guess I remain a journalism snob; after making it through journalism school using manual typewriters and counting headlines by hand to see if they would fit (a capital W counts as 2), the idea of self-publishing remains creepy. - More...
Sharon Randall: You might make mistakes, but try again - One of life's more amusing ironies - for me, anyway - is how things that look easy often turn out to be hard; and things you thought were going to be hard turn out to be a lot harder.
That bit of insight occurred to me yesterday as I was melting a layer of flesh off my hands - More...
Barbara Bova: Love in the golden years - Remember this? .... "'The Romance of Helen Trent' followed the titular heroine in her valiant quest to prove 'that because a woman is 35, or older, romance in life need not be over... that the romance of youth can be extended into middle life and even beyond...' " - More...
It's Iditarod Race Year 33! a ghost story of the southern route - Excitement has built to a feverish pitch among mushers and fans as they ready for the 33rd running of Alaska's world famous Iditarod dogs | 910 |
Last night we stopped in at Toronto's Velvet Underground for the second stop of Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs' Freddie Tour in support of his recent slew of releases including a solo album and a collab with New Orleans rapper Curren$y and famed producer The Alchemist.
The night began with opening sets from Baton Rouge rapper Caleb Brown (the official opener for the tour) and Brampton native Derin Falana. The crowd showed a lot of love to Falana and even encouraged him to perform a new unreleased record twice over while he danced across the stage.
A cutting of the lights marked the start of the show and Gang<|fim_middle|>. The enthusiastic audience bounced and rapped along to selects from Gibbs' extensive discography including "Thuggin" and "Harolds" from his Madlib collab Pinata, "Automatic" and "Death Row" from his recent self-titled album and cuts from his new Curren$y and Alchemist-assisted collab Fetti.
Check out some photos from the show below.
Writer, interviewer and photographer documenting music and culture. He hosts a video podcast called The Drew Yorke Show and you should watch it. | sta Gibbs took the stage to a roaring from the crowd. Dressed in Chinatown Market sweats, a Champion hoodie and Yeezy Wave Runner 700s, Gibbs expressed love for Toronto and "day one" fans who have supported him in Canada since his come up – perhaps a nod to his numerous collaborations with Toronto producers like Boi-1da, Frank Dukes, Popz and Mikhail.
Gibbs was sweaty, confident and admittedly drunk from a green room turn-up but the seasoned lyricist nailed track after track, often egging on his DJ to hastily transition to the next fan favourite | 124 |
NASA Provides Coverage of Vice President Pence's Visit to Kennedy<|fim_middle|> accounts will include Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat.
Jen Rae Wang
Headquarters, Washington
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.| | Space Center
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NASA will provide television, still image and social media coverage of Vice President Mike Pence's visit to the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 6.
NASA TV and the agency's website will air live coverage for parts of the visit starting at noon EDT with Air Force Two's arrival at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility runway, followed by a special address to the center's workforce in the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at 1 p.m.
The Vice President will tour Kennedy and learn more about the center's work as a multi-user spaceport for commercial and government clients, as well as see the agency's progress toward launching from U.S. soil on spacecraft built by American companies, and traveling past the moon, and eventually on to Mars and beyond with the help of NASA's new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket.
Media should plan to pick up their credentials Thursday at the Kennedy Badging Office on State Road 405, east of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, and then proceed to the Pass and Identification Building on State Road 3 for security screenings and transportation to the event locations. Media who have selected to attend the Vehicle Assembly Building event, should arrive at the Pass and Identification Building on State Road 3 at 10 a.m. Media who have selected to attend the event at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building should arrive at 12:30 p.m. Additional details will be provided during the accreditation process.
Questions about accreditation may be addressed to Jennifer Horner at [email protected] or Amber Philman at [email protected] For other questions, or additional information, contact Kennedy's newsroom at 321-867-2468. Media must present two forms of unexpired, government identification to enter Kennedy. One form must include a photo, such as a passport or driver's license.
For images of the Vice President's tour, visit NASA's homepage and the agency's headquarters Flickr account.
Coverage on NASA's social media | 416 |
I made some more changes to my network over the holidays. I'm working to better tie together my blog(s) and my social network profiles using the rel="" property.
The process is a three part process, meant to link the various places I write with my author brand, that is represented in my social network profiles, most importantly Google +.
I write on several blogs and I want the authorship of my work to be linked back to my Google + profile.
I'm very Google centric, so in my network this is the most important profile in my network. This also feeds into my overall SEO strategy which is another story.
I started by created two separate author pages on my two blogs. Kin Lane and API Evangelist.
Then I updated all of my blog posts within those domains to link my author name to those respective about pages, and<|fim_middle|> my social network profiles, most importantly Google +, and included the link rel='me'. This attributes each of these social network profiles as my profile pages.
The final link is on my Google + Profile page I make sure and add link to both my blogs, and include the option "This page is specifically about me", which automatically includes the rel='me' property for each of the links.
All of this completes a circle showing that I am the author of my blog posts, and associating these blog posts with my Google Profile. Google will now recongize that these profile pages and blog posts are associated with my Google Profile.
This all results in improving my author brand in eyes of Google, and since Google dominates the web, the eyes of the Internet. | include the rel='author' link. This attributes each post to me, the author.
Then on those about me pages I listed | 26 |
Must York Factory Become a Ruin?
by Betty Woods
Manitoba Pageant, January 1962, Volume 7, Number 2
In a lecture on "Sub Arctic Vista", Dr. J. C. Ritchie, of<|fim_middle|> a tragedy to have the buildings deteriorate into ruin."
Think what could happen in ten years. It is the year 1970. Picture a plane flying low over what was once known as York Factory. The pilot says, "Look at the heap of rubble. Someone must have tried to build something here once. I guess the climate was too rugged."
If someone does not act soon this could well happen. Must York Factory become a ruin?
Historic Sites of Manitoba: York Factory (Northern Manitoba)
Page revised: 3 February 2012 | the University of Manitoba, showing his slides of York Factory Depot said, "Something should be done very soon to have this building preserved. It's rapidly being destroyed. The school is badly damaged. Books are torn and lie in a shambles of broken desks. The Anglican Church is still intact." A lady familiar with the north, when asked about this vandalism said, "It's a rule of the north that anyone may enter a building to seek shelter. In our experience the Indians are less destructive than white people."
It was in June, 1957, that the Hudson's Bay Company closed their fur trading post at York Factory after 275 years of constant use. The fur trade there was at an end and a port and depot were no longer necessary. A plaque was affixed to the depot door to tell of the glorious past that this site had known. The Government was offered the site and the buildings but so far has not taken over.
York Factory (factory meant the place where the company factor was - not a place where goods were manufactured) is history-packed Canadiana. And it should be preserved as a shrine or landmark to the Company and the men who established Big Business in Canada!
In the 1680s the Company of Adventurers came to establish trading posts in the North. And York Factory has flourished since then. From 1810, when it became the Northern Headquarters of the Northern Department, it continued as chief port and supply depot for some fifty years.
Photo: An exterior view of York Factory Depot, taken in 1959. Courtesy of Dr. J. C. Ritchie.
Through York Factory in the 19th century came the fur traders, the missionaries, and the settlers who explored and opened the west. Through this gateway to the prairies there came the trade goods and provisions for the western posts and the Red River Settlement. Here too, the fur harvest was packed and shipped to London.
How many the stories woven around this post! Its surrender to the French in 1694; recapture in 1696; surrender again the following year; return to England in 1713; and with the exception of a brief period in 1782, when it was once more in French hands, its role as a port and depot until 1957.
How many and how great the adventurers who passed through this post and into the history of the west - Radisson and Groseilliers, Heyday, Cocking. From York Factory in 1690 twenty-year old Henry Kelsey journeyed southwest to the Saskatchewan prairie.
Thanks to books and letters written by people who lived at York Factory during its prime, a picture of the post can be recalled.
One young lady, Letitia Hargrave came to York Factory as a bride in the 1840s. Her newsy letters to her family back in Scotland are word pictures of the life, times and problems of that era. The writing is vivid and in language of today or tomorrow.
I was much surprised at the 'Great Swell' the Factory is. It looks beautiful. The houses are all painted yellow. The windows in some particular parts white. Some have green gauze mosquito curtains and altogether the effect is good. One house is a good size. One bedroom off each sittingroom and men servant's rooms off the kitchen. A very large closet off the diningroom.
Robert Michael Ballantyne says in his Hudson Bay or Life in the the Wilds of North America:
Here for the first time I beheld the shores of Hudson Bay; and truly their appearance was anything but prepossessing. Though only at a distance of two miles, so low and flat was the land that it appeared ten miles off, and scarcely a tree to be seen. We could just see the tops of one or two houses at York Factory, the principal depot of the country, which was seven miles up river at the mouth of which we lay. In a short time the sails of a small schooner came into sight, and in half an hour or more the Frances (named after the amiable lady of the governor, Sir George Simpson) was riding alongside.
The Point of Marsh which was the first land we made was quite low - only a few feet above the sea and studded here and there with thick willows, but not a single tree. Long lank grass covered every place, affording geese and ducks shelter in spring and autumn. In the centre of it stood the ship-beacon - a tall ungainly-looking pile which rose upward like a monster out of the water. Altogether a more desolate prospect could not well be imagined.
In a short time we reached the wooden wharf, which owing to the smallness of everything else in the vicinity, had rather an imposing look, and projected a long way out into the water; but our boat passed this and made for a small ship, on which two or three gentlemen waited to receive us.
York Factory is the principal depot of the Northern Department, from whence all the supplies for the trade are issued, and where all the furs of the district are collected and shipped for England. As may be supposed then, the establishment is a large one. There are always between thirty and forty men resident at the post, summer and winter; generally four or five clerks, a post-master, and a skipper for the small schooners. The whole is under the direction and supervision of a chief factor, or chief trader.
The principal edifice is the general store where goods to the amount of two years outfit for the whole department are stored. On one side of this is a low whitewashed house with green edgings, where visitors and temporary residents during the summer are quartered. The other is the summer mess room. Four roomy fur-stores stand at right angles to these houses thus forming the three sides of the front square.
The climate in summer is very bad but during the winter the intensity of the cold renders it healthy. During the summer the heat is extreme. Scarcely anything can be raised in the small spot of ground called by courtesy garden. Potatoes the size of wall-nuts and sometimes a turnip or cabbage are prevailed upon to grow. The woods are filled with cranberry, swampberry, black and red currants and gooseberries. "Beaver skins, black bear, brown bear, white or polar bear, grizzly, badger, buffalo, deer, moose or elk, feathers of all kinds, fisher skins, fox, black, silver, cross, white, red, blue fox, goose skins, ivory (tusks of walrus), martin skins, musquash, otter, oil, seal, whale oil, swan skins, salmon salted, wolf, wolverine. Most valuable skins are black fox brings from 25 to 30 guineas in London."
Photo: An interior view of York Factory as it appeared in 1959. Courtesy of Dr. J. C. Ritchie.
Photo: An aerial view of York Factory. Courtesy of the Author.
The people who lived in Red River Settlement went to England via the long trip by York Boat down the Red River to Lake Winnipeg then by the Hayes River to York Factory. There they boarded a boat for the often hazardous trip through ice fields to the Atlantic and finally to England or Scotland.
Here is a description of a trip from England to York Factory written by James Hargrave to his father-in-law, dated York Factory, September 9, 1847:
I am sure that you will be delighted to learn that my family and I arrived here safely after a tedious voyage of about nine weeks from Stromness during four of which we were detained among the ice in Hudson's Straits, although the month of August is the height of the warm season in such high latitude (about 62) we had hard frost every night, with heavy showers of snow which sometimes covered our decks 6 inches - I never witnessed a more desolate or discouraging scene - ice grinding together and cracking around us as the masses were moved by tides, the sky so obscured for days we could not see a mile around us; and to render our condition hopeless for the time; - the wind for about two weeks obstinately continued to blow in our teeth - however it might shift - it never by any chance shifted to a fair point.
So much for the past. What then should be our blue-print for the future of York Factory?
At his lecture Dr. Ritchie pointed out the need for action if the buildings at York Factory are to be saved. "It would be | 1,792 |
Fear of Death and Love for Life: Edith Stein and the Encounter with the Dying
Posted on December 22, 2021 December 22, 2021 by Stephan Kampowski
Image by James Chan from Pixabay
Preface to Guido Miccinesi, Ti sarò vicino. Sulle tracce di Edith Stein: empatia e incontro col morente, Ti sarò vic<|fim_middle|> is at the root of a request for euthanasia or assisted suicide if such request is not motivated physical pain? Or how is it possible, we may ask, that a Swiss organization that provides assistance to suicide would choose to go by the name of Dignitas ("dignity")?
At the basis of these phenomena there would seem to be a certain view of life and death, one that we can find expressed to some extent in the thought of Martin Heidegger (and in existentialist thought quite in general). For the German philosopher Dasein, human existence, becomes authentic in its confrontation with death. Our being-toward-death delivers us from the mode of being that he calls das Man, the they, which is shallow, everyday existence lived in the company of our fellow human beings. Confrontation with death draws us out of das Man, radically isolating us and causing existential anguish before the great void of nothingness. Here, then, what is needed is a resolute decision about ourselves, which allows us to achieve our authenticity or true being.
For Heidegger himself, to be sure, being-toward-death, resoluteness, and authenticity do not amount to endorsing suicide, which he considers an act of despair that obliterates Dasein.[3] In a biting criticism of his former teacher, Günther Stern Anders draws a different conclusion from Heidegger's approach and links Dasein to suicide in a most intimate way:
"[Heidegger's 'Self'] presents life itself as a sort of suicide. By voluntarily and incessantly shouldering its death, Heidegger's 'existence' commits lifelong suicide."[4]
Whether or not this conclusion follows from Heidegger's premises with strict necessity, it would certainly have some sort of plausibility: if we come to our true self only as we confront death by ourselves alone, resolutely choosing ourselves before the void of nothingness, then death by suicide may arguably be the uttermost affirmation of our autonomy and self-determination and thus the highest expression of our dignity, at least in the face of debilitating, terminal illness, if not quite in general.
2. Interpreting Death in the Light of Life
According to Miccinesi, Edith Stein's contribution in this context helps us to formulate and understand better what we truly fear when we are afraid of dying. On the existentialist position, we experience an existential Angst, an anguish before death because we are afraid of nonbeing, of isolation, of meaninglessness. In her own experience, particularly while she was accompanying the dying when working as a nurse during the Great War, Stein has made a different observation. Death is first understood intersubjectively. We first experience the death of others before experiencing our own death. Reading Stein, Miccinesi then introduces the important distinction between "anguish elicited in the face of dying, that is, in the face nothingness, and anguish over dying, over the displeasure of losing one's life."[5] He concludes with profound insight: "There is therefore an element of love and appreciation of life in the suffering of death."[6] Here I would like to recall the last words uttered by Charles Péguy as he was fighting in the trenches of the First World War and a bullet hit his head. His fellow soldiers reported him as saying: "Oh my God, my children!"[7] In these last seconds of his earthly existence, there was no trace in him of a fear of nothingness, but a sheer pain at the recognition of having to leave behind his life together with those he loves and for whom he carries responsibility.
While Martin Heidegger interprets life in the light of death, Edith Stein interprets death in the light of life—a life one loves because there are people one loves and whom one now loses. Miccinesi explains how Edith Stein insists on "the communal dimension of the loss, on the empathy to be reserved both for those who suffer the death of another and for the dying person him- or herself, who suffers spiritual pains, which, though different, are characterized by the same loss of love."[8] The pain of death is a pain of loss, not only for those left behind, but also for the dying. In what to my mind is one of the central contributions of the present booklet, its author concludes: "Mettere a fuoco l'importanza dell'amore nella morte e nel morire si rivela oggi una acquisizione fondamentale per l'accompagnamento del morente."[9]
3. A New Light Shed upon the Question of Empathy
If it is true that the primary reason why we fear death is that we love life—and not because we are in anguish before the void, or because we are isolated, or because we detest passively undergoing something not resolutely chosen—then the question of empathy with the dying will receive a new and important light. The author argues that empathy is a virtue and defines it, following Stein, as the capacity "to feel the other, from the inside."[10] It is not merely a passion, a character trait, or a part of our neuro-chemical makeup, which would make its presence or absence a matter of personal fate or luck. Rather, as a virtue it can be practiced and cultivated. By acting on this virtue one manages to render present to oneself the other's inner experience, such as his or her joy or pain.
Empathy is neither compassion nor consolation, though it is necessary properly to guide either. Compassion just by itself can go much amiss. It refers to the way I feel in the presence of another's misery. But truly to understand how the other feels, to make present to myself his or her pain and properly to respond to it, I need to be able to put myself into the other's shoes, trying to take on his or her perspective. One may kill someone from compassion. One will not do so from empathy.
Empathy allows us to be close to the other. In the case of accompanying the dying, it allows us to understand their struggle as they are moving back and forth between hope and desperation. Empathy, Miccinesi argues, requires truth "a partire da una corretta posizione di fronte alla morte e al morire."[11] Empathy allows us to read the other's struggle with death in truth, and only in this way can we accompany him or her in a way that is helpful. According to the author, an emphatic reading of the struggle lived by those who are dying and of their requests uttered at that stage reveals one predominant concern: "Tell me that you will miss me!"[12] Indeed this is a phrase that runs like a refrain through the present book, while the response "I will be close to you" gives it its main title. According to the author, also "La domanda eutanasica è suscettibile di lettura profonda,"[13] that is an empathetic reading, revealing itself as the patient's request to be confirmed and to be cared for. "La domanda eutanasica è ancora una domanda di cura, ma deformata, divenuta cioè contradditoria e irricevibile."[14] It is a request by which the dying asks, 'Tell me that you will miss me, that I am important for you, that it is good that I exist'.
The present booklet encourages us to interpret our fear of death in the light of our love for life. And we love life to the extent that there are people in it whom we love and inasmuch as we know ourselves to be loved. The main concern of the dying, then, turns out not to be so much different from the main concern of the living. In fact, there would seem to be a strict correspondence between our way of living and our way of dying. We want to love and be loved. Truly empathetic accompaniment of the dying will proceed by keeping in mind this basic need, certainly by seeking as much as possible to reunite family around the deathbed, even if scattered and estranged, thus giving occasion for reconciliation. Healthcare personnel, too, will always have a role in communicating to the dying "You are important to me! I will miss you!"
4. Loss and Gratitude
Finally, we might add here, if what is really at stake in the fear of death is the love of life intimately connected to the pain of loss, then understanding the simple fact that, for something to be taken away, it first had to be given, assumes decisive importance. The reflections addressed by Hannah Arendt to her friend Mary McCarthy on the occasion of the passing of a mutual friend can also give guidance to the dying and those who accompany them in dealing with the final loss:
"Mary, look, I think I know how sad you are and how serious this loss is. ... Still—if you just say "hateful" you will have to say hateful to many more things if you want to be consistent. One could look upon one's whole life as a being-given and being-taken away. ... I looked up once more the Jewish death prayers: they, that is, the kaddish, are a single praise of God, the name of the dead one is not even mentioned: The underlying notion is what is inscribed on all Jewish funeral homes: The Lord hath given, the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the Lord. Or: Don't complain if something is taken away that was given you but which you did not necessarily own. And don't forget, to be taken away, it had first to be given. If you believed you owned, if you forgot that it was given, that is just too bad for you."[15]
For Arendt, and it seems rightly so, such remembrance of the gratuitousness of life has a crucial significance in facing death, which is why on another occasion she concludes: "What ultimately stills the fear of death is not hope nor desire, but remembrance and gratitude."[16]
Edith Stein, "Martin Heidegger's Existential Philosophy," in Maynooth Philosophical Papers: An Anthology of Current Research from the Faculty of Philosophy, vol. 4, trans. Mette Lebech, National University of Ireland, Maynooth 2007, 57-98. ↑
Guido Miccinesi, Ti sarò vicino. Sulle tracce di Edith Stein: empatia e incontro col morente, preface by Stephan Kampowski, Edizioni Messaggero Padova, Padova 2021. ↑
Martin Heidegger, Being and Time, trans. Joan Stambaugh, State University of New York Press, Albany 1996. ↑
Günther Stern (Anders), "On the Pseudo-Concreteness of Heidegger's Philosophy", in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 8 (1948), 337-371, here 355. Italics original. ↑
Miccinesi, Ti sarò vicino, cit. 59. ↑
Ibid., 59-60. ↑
Cfr. J. McCarthy, "Notes on Fatherhood", in Anthropotes 35 (2019), 149-176, qui 170. ↑
Ibid., 76. ↑
Ibid, 116. ↑
Ibid. 121. ↑
Ibid. ↑
Arendt and McCarthy, Between Friends, 307 (original emphases). ↑
Arendt, Love and Saint Augustine, 52. ↑
Stephan Kampowski
Stephan Kampowski è professore ordinario di Antropologia Filosofica presso il Pontificio Istituto Teologico Giovanni Paolo II a Roma. Dal 2012 è anche professore invitato presso la Facoltà di Filosofia della Pontificia Università di San Tommaso (Angelicum), Roma.
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Why turn to Edith Stein when discussing the care for the dying?
A first evident answer is that she is wrote a seminal work on empathy, and empathy will clearly be important when accompanying the terminally ill. A second, less obvious, answer is that she has composed a profound piece in criticism of Martin Heidegger's Being and Time, in which, among other things, she challenges his philosophical account of death[1].
1. Being-Toward-Death? Anguish before Nothingness
Let us begin with a brief discussion of the second answer. In the present booklet[2] Guido Miccinesi argues that today some of the core elements of Heidegger's existentialism, though phrased in esoteric language, have effectively begun to exert a broad influence on the way people think. How is it possible, for instance, that recently requests for euthanasia are being expressed by patients in palliative care, with their physical pain well managed, when the whole initial purpose of developing palliative care was to present an alternative to the temptation of euthanasia? What | 263 |
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\section{Introduction}
Nowadays the world is full of digital data, due to the large deployment of sensors, fast internet and more computational power to generate all such that data. This data is might be very useful to extract information and predict events, allowing us to control or profit from them. In order to achieve such goal, we need fast algorithms that are capable of finding features that could bring useful information. However, this is a non-trivial task, as data is very large and usual simple statistics are slow and inaccurate. Thus,
the term data mining appeared to describe the problem of finding useful information in large data sets by integrating methods from many fields, like machine learning, statistics and database systems, spatial or temporal data analysis, pattern recognition, image and signal processing.
In recent years many works have been done to use machine learning techniques in order to extract useful information from data. The application ranges over several fields, including pharmacokinetics, such as determining clusters of drug absorption~\cite{tom:vin:car:17,gue:asmc:pmat:18}, weather prediction, e.g.~find patterns in hurricanes trajectories in order to better forecast the location of a hurricane landfall~\cite{Lee2007}, among others. Currently, with the massive introduction of electronic health records, there is a huge opportunity for mining temporal data with the objective of improving the prediction tasks in the biomedical domain~\cite{Zhao2017}.
The main objective of this work is the analysis of multivariate time series, namely, the imputation of missing values. Our approach is to use Dynamic Bayesian Networks, which can represent in a compact way relations between random variables~\cite{Pearl:1988:PRI:52121}. As such, this work follows the work of \cite{monteiro2015polynomial} and \cite{sousa2018polynomial} by extending their models. The proposed method is implemented and assessed in synthetic and real data.
The real datasets are from \textit{UCI Machine Learning Repository} \cite{Dua:2017} and \textit{UCR Time Series Classification Archive} \cite{UCRArchive}.
\subsection*{Related work}
In this paper we only consider the most used methods that support categorical time series, namely the last observation carried forward (LOCF), mode, EM and Amelia. The simplest method is the LOCF, where the missing value is simply imputed as the previous observed value. The Mode imputes the missing value with the most recurrent value. In expectation maximisation (EM) the missing values are considered hidden variables, that are randomly initalized. Then, an EM procedure is performed to improve the distribution of these hidden variables in order to maximize the likelihood of the data. The idea is that the imputed value is the most probable value of the associated hidden variable.
A more complex method is the so called Amelia~\cite{honaker2011amelia}. This method employs a three-step approach to impute the missing values~\cite{rubin1976inference}, where the first step creates plausible values for the missing observations. These values are then used to impute the missing values. This process is repeated a number of times, from which it results from the creation of a number of "complete" datasets. In the second step, these datasets are then analysed using complete-data methods. Finally, the result of the analysis is then combined.
In this work we use an R package implementation of \textit{Amelia II: A program for missing data} as a state-of-the-art imputation method.
\section{Background}
\subsection{Bayesian Networks}
\label{subsec:bn}
Let $X$ be a discrete random variable that takes values over the finite set $\mathcal{X}$. Moreover, let $\boldsymbol X = (X_1, ..., X_n)$ be a $n$-dimensional random vector, where each $X_i$ takes values in $\mathcal{X}_i=\{ x_{i1}, \dots, x_{ir_i}\}$, where $r_i$ the number of values that $X_i$ can take.
A \gls{BN} is composed of a \gls{DAG} that encodes a joint probability distribution over a set of random variables \cite{Pearl:1988:PRI:52121}.
\begin{definition}
A $n$-dimensional \glsfirst{BN} is a triple $B = (\mathbf{X}, G, \Theta)$ where:
\begin{itemize}
\item $\mathbf{X}$ is an $n$-dimensional finite random vector where each random variable $X_i$ ranges over by a finite domain $D_i$. Henceforward, it is denoted the joint domain by $D = \prod^{n}_{i = 1} D_i$.
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\item $G = (N,E)$ is a \gls{DAG} with nodes $N = \{X_1,\dots, X_n\}$ and edges $E$ representing direct dependencies between variables.
%
\item $\Theta$ encodes the parameters $\{\theta_{ijk}\}_{i \in \{1,\dots,n\}, j \in D_{\prod_{X_i}}, k \in D_i}$ of a network, given by:
\begin{equation*}
\theta_{ijk} = P_B\left(X_i=x_{ik} | \Pi _{X_i} = w_{ij}\right),
\end{equation*}
where $\Pi_{X_i}$ denotes the set of parents of the node $X_i$ in the \gls{DAG} $G$, $x_{ik}$ is the $k$-th values of $X_i$ and $w_{ij}$ is the $j$-th configuration of $\Pi_{X_i}$. Moreover, $q_i$ is the number of total parents configurations of $X_i$, $q_i = \prod_{X_j \in \Pi_{X_i}} r_j$.
\end{itemize}
\end{definition}
Intuitively, the network structure of a \gls{DAG} G encodes conditional independence assumptions, where each random variable $X_i$ is only dependent of the descendants nodes and independent of its nondecendants, given its parents. These independence assumption are used within the chain rule to provide a factorized joint distribution over $\mathbf{X}$, defined as:
\begin{equation}
P_B(X_1,\dots, X_n) = \prod_{i = 1}^{n} P_B(X_i\mid\Pi_{X_i}).
\end{equation}
Learning a \gls{BN} $B=\left(\mathbf{X},G,\Theta\right)$ reduces to the problem of finding the network structure $G$ and the parameters $\Theta$ that best fits the data $D$. When data $D$ is complete, i.e, there are no missing values and hidden variables, being $D = \{\mathbf{y}_1,\dots,\mathbf{y}_N\}$ given by a set of $N$ i.i.d. instances, usually score-based learning is employed. Therein, a scoring criterion $\phi$ is used to measure how well a candidate network $B$ describes $D$. . However, since learning \gls{BN} is a NP-hard problem, the search space of possible solutions is explored by restring the solution space (tree-like \cite{friedman1997bayesian} or C$\kappa$G-like network structures \cite{sousa2018polynomial} or heuristic methods (greedy-hill climber \cite{heckerman1995learning}). In both cases, learning can be stated as an optimization problem:
\begin{equation}
\maximize_{B \in \mathcal{B}_n}\ \phi(B, D),
\end{equation}
where $\mathcal{B}_n$ corresponds to the set of \glspl{BN} with $n$ variables being searched.
\subsection{Dynamic Bayesian Networks}
\label{subsec:dbn}
The \gls{DBN} extends the representation of \gls{BN} to temporal processes. For simplicity, assume the discretization of time in time slices $\{0,\dots, T\}$. Let $\mathbf{X}[t]=(X_1[t], \dots,X_n[t])$ be a random vector that denotes the values of the set of random variables $\mathbf{X}$ over the time $t$. Moreover, let $\mathbf{X}[t_1:t_2]$ denote the set of random vectors $\mathbf{X}[t]$ over $t_1 \leq t \leq t_2$. Finally, let the joint probability distribution over the trajectory of a stochastic process from $\mathbf{X}[0]$ to $\mathbf{X}[T]$, $P(\mathbf{X}[0],\dots,\mathbf{X}[T])$, abbreviated with $P(\mathbf{X}[0:T])$, be defined as:
\begin{equation}
P(\mathbf{X}[0:T]) = P(\mathbf{X}[0])\prod_{t=1}^{T-1}P(\mathbf{X}[t+1]\mid\mathbf{X}[0:t]).
\end{equation}
One common approach to ease computation is to assume that the process is \textit{Markovian} in $\mathbf{X}$.
\begin{definition}
A stochastic process is said to satisfy the $m$-th order \textit{Markov} assumption if, for all $t\geq 0$:
\begin{equation}
P(\mathbf{X}[t+1]\mid\mathbf{X}[0:t]) = P(\mathbf{X}[t+1]\mid\mathbf{X}[t-m+1:t]),
\end{equation}
where in this case $m$ is called the \textit{Markov} lag of the process.
\end{definition}
Another assumption that simplifies the computation of the joint probability distribution is to consider the process to be stationary. This assumption is usually adequate when number of time slices in the training data is small.
\begin{definition}
A Markovian process is said<|fim_middle|> \gls{ESS}, it performs maximum likelihood estimation, with respect to them, in order to compute a new set of parameters,
\begin{equation}
\theta^{t+1}_{x\ |\ w} = \frac{\bar{M}_{\theta_t}[x,w]}{\bar{M}_{\theta_t}[w]}.
\end{equation}
In \Cref{al:ess} and \Cref{al:em} the E-Step and for the Parameter EM are given.
\begin{algorithm}
\caption{Compute the expected sufficient statistics}\label{al:ess}
\begin{algorithmic}[1]
\Procedure{Compute-ESS}{$G, \Theta, D$}
\For{each $i = 1, \cdots, n$}\Comment{Initialization of data structures}
\For{each $x_i, w_i\ \in Val(X_i, \Pi ^G_{X_i})$ }
\State $\bar{M_t}[x_i, w_i] \gets 0$
\EndFor
\EndFor
\For{each $m = 1, \cdots, M$}\Comment{Collect probabilities from all instances}
\State Run inference on $ \langle G, \Theta \rangle$ using evidence $o[m]$
\For{each $i = 1, \cdots, n$}
\For{each $x_i, w_i\ \in Val(X_i, \Pi ^G_{X_i})$ }
\State $\bar{M_t}[x_i, w_i] \gets \bar{M_t}[x_i, w_i] + P(x_i, w_i\ |\ o[m])$
\EndFor
\EndFor
\EndFor
\State \textbf{return} $\{\bar{M_t}[x_i, w_i] : \forall i = 1, ..., n,\ \forall x_i, w_i \in Val(X_i, \Pi ^G_{X_i})\}$
\EndProcedure
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}
\begin{algorithm}
\caption{Expectation-Maximization algorithm for Bayesian Network(using table-CPDs)}\label{al:em}
\begin{algorithmic}[1]
\Procedure{Expectation-Maximization}{$G, \Theta^0, D$}
\For{each $t = 0, \cdots,$ until convergence}
\State $\{\bar{M_t}[x_i, w_i]\} \gets$ Compute-ESS($G, \Theta^t, D$) \Comment{E Step}
\For{each $i = 1, \cdots, n$}\Comment{M Step}
\For{each $x_i, w_i\ \in Val(X_i, \Pi ^G_{X_i})$ }
\State $\theta^{t+1}_{x_i|w_i} \gets \frac{\bar{M_t}[x_i, w_i]}{\bar{M_t}[w_i]}$
\EndFor
\EndFor
\EndFor
\State \textbf{return} $\Theta^t$
\EndProcedure
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}
\subsection{Structure Learning}
The intuition behind Structural EM algorithm is the same that was applied to solve the problem of learning the parameters of a \gls{BN} when there is missing data. Like the parameter estimation, there is two main steps, the expectation, where a complete data set is generated, and a maximisation, where the network structure is learned. The main difference between the \glsfirst{SEM} and the parameter estimation is that the maximisation step, in the \gls{SEM}, besides learning the parameters, the network structure is also learned. Moreover, \cite{Koller:2009:PGM:1795555} state that by using the \gls{MDL} score it is guaranteed that, in each iteration, the learned structure is better than the one used in the previous iteration. From this statement, it results that the \gls{SEM} algorithm will monotonically improve the score.
The pseudo-code of the algorithm is given in \Cref{al:sem}.
\begin{algorithm}
\caption{Structural EM algorithm for Bayesian Networks}\label{al:sem}
\begin{algorithmic}[1]
\Procedure{Structural-EM}{$G^0, \Theta^0, D$}
\For{each $t = 0, \cdots,$ until convergence}
\State ${\Theta^{t}}' \gets$ Expectation-Maximization($G^t, \Theta^t, D$) \Comment{Optional parameter learning step}
\State $G^{t+1} \gets $ Structure-Learn($D_{G^t,{\Theta^{t}}'}^*$) \Comment{Run EM to generate the \gls{ESS} for $D_{G^t,{\Theta^{t}}'}^*$}
\State $\Theta^{t+1} \gets$ Estimate-Parameters($D_{G^t,{\Theta^{t}}'}^*, G^{t+1}$)
\EndFor
\State \textbf{return} $G^{t}, \Theta^{t}$
\EndProcedure
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}
\section{Proposed Method}
One common problem with multivariate time series is missing values. Mostly because many methods assume full data and are useless in this scenario. Thus, finding ways to work with missing values becomes crucial. One of the most used approaches to solve this problem is to drop the observations with missing values, however, when the dataset has few observations this approach can lead to enormous loss of information.
Another approach that one can take is to impute the missing values. In this approach, the missing values are ``filled'' using some method, like an interpolation. Since the focus of this thesis is the multivariate categorical time series, the most common methods for interpolation does not apply. So in order to impute the missing values, this work proposes a method that uses the \gls{SEM} algorithm, devised by \cite{friedman1998bayesian}, to learn the structure of the data with missing values. However, because the algorithm learns \glspl{BN}, it cannot model a time series, as such the algorithm was changed for the purpose of learning \glspl{DBN}. As before, the search space is restricted to tDBN \cite{monteiro2015polynomial} and bcDBN \cite{sousa2018polynomial}. The \gls{SEM} algorithm can be divided with two big steps the parameter learning and the structure learning, and because the dataset has missing values one step cannot be learned without the other. As such, this algorithm starts by generating a \gls{DBN} randomly. Then the ``true'' parameters of the fixed network can be learned. This is done in an iterative process where first the \gls{ESS} are computed and then the new set of parameters are computed. This is done until convergence. With the parameters learned the algorithm then learns a new structure and repeats this process until the convergence criterion is met.
Finally with the \gls{DBN} given by the \gls{SEM}, the imputation algorithm then generate again a new dataset without missing values, however instead of having all the possible combinations of values that could fill the missing values, this dataset fills the missing values with the combinations that maximizes the posterior probability.
In \cref{sec:learnfrommissing} can be seen a description of the \gls{SEM} algorithm which will be the base to develop the imputation algorithm.
\begin{algorithm}
\caption{Missing values imputation via a DBN}\label{al:imp}
\begin{algorithmic}[1]
\Procedure{Imputation-DBN}{$D$}
\State $G^0, \Theta^0 \leftarrow$ Generate a random \gls{DBN}
\State $G, \Theta \leftarrow$ Structural-EM($G^0, \Theta^0, D$)
\For{each observation in $D$}
\For{each transition in the observation}
\If{transition has missing values}
\State Generate all possible combinations of values for the missing values
\For{each new combination of values}
\State Calculate the posterior probability
\EndFor
\State Select the generated combination that maximizes the posterior probability and impute the missing values
\EndIf
\EndFor
\State Add the observation to $D'$
\EndFor
\State \textbf{return} $D'$
\EndProcedure
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}
\section{Experimental Results}
\label{sec:results}
\subsection{Simulated data}
\label{subsec:impsim}
To assess the merits of the \gls{SEM} algorithm as an imputation method, multivariate time series were randomly generated using generated \glspl{DBN}. Then various datasets were generated, where the characteristics like the number of observations and the number of variables were changed. Finally, the missing values were generated with respect to two parameters, the first is the percentage of subjects with missing values and the second is the percentage of missing values corresponding to a subject. With the purpose of comparing this imputation method with state of the art methods, first these methods were used to impute the datasets with missing values, then the number of errors between the original dataset, without missing values, and the imputed datasets were counted. To facilitate the visualization, the results of this experiments are grouped in \Cref{fig:pimperros}.
\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Final_sim_error.png}
\caption{Imputation errors for multiple datasets~(color online). }
\label{fig:pimperros}
\end{figure}
When analysing the results presented in \Cref{fig:pimperros} it can be concluded that the imputation done by \gls{SEM} algorithm has fewer errors when comparing with other imputation methods like \gls{LOCF}, Mode and the Amelia \cite{honaker2011amelia}. This result was expected because the data were generated using \glspl{DBN}, however, it important to highlight that despite the \gls{SEM} algorithm has fewer errors, it has errors. One justification of this can be the fact that the imputation chosen by the algorithm is the one that maximizes the probability of the observation.
\subsection{Benchmark data}
\label{subsec:impreal}
In order to evaluate the performance of the \gls{SEM} algorithm as an imputation method it was used 10 datasets from \textit{UCI Machine Learning Repository} \cite{Dua:2017} and \textit{UCR Time Series Classification Archive} \cite{UCRArchive}. Moreover, because the implementation of the \gls{SEM} algorithm only works with categorical time series and most of these datasets are composed by real-valued time series a discretization of these time series must be done. The discretization was done using the \textit{SAX} algorithm~\cite{lin2007experiencing}, it is important to note that it was used only an alphabet size of four, a maximum size of the time series of one hundred time steps and an independently discretization of each dimension of multivariate time series .
With the resulting discretized datasets, in order to test the performance of the imputation methods, it was removed values. Once more, these values were removed with respect to two parameters, the percentage of observation with missing values and the percentage of missing values per missing observation.
Moreover, in order to use the \gls{SEM} algorithm some assumptions need to be made, these are the stationarity of the time series and the first-order \textit{Markov} assumption. Analysing the results, \Cref{fig:realerror}, it can be concluded that, in most datasets, the imputation done with \gls{SEM} algorithm has fewer errors than the other methods.
Given these results, a Wilcoxon signed ranks test was performed, in order to compare the \gls{SEM} algorithm with others imputation methods. As such, the results were grouped by methods and by the percentage of observations with missing values, \Cref{table:wil}. The use of a Wilcoxon signed ranks test is justified by the fact that is simple and a robust non-parametric test for statistical comparisons~\cite{demvsar2006statistical}.
\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Final_error.png}
\caption{Imputation errors for real datasets.}
\label{fig:realerror}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.55\linewidth]{ArabicDigits_error.png}
\includegraphics[width=0.55\linewidth]{CharacterTrajectories_error.png}
\caption{Imputation errors for real datasets.}
\label{fig:realerror}
\end{figure}
\begin{table}[h]
\centering
\begingroup\catcode`"=9
\sisetup{round-mode=places,scientific-notation=true, round-precision=2}
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.2}
\csvreader[head to column names,
tabular = @{}lcccc@{},
table head = \toprule \bfseries Method & 10 & 20 & 30 & 40 \\\midrule,
table foot = \hline]
{wilcoxon_test_new.csv}{
{\csvcolii & \csvcoliii & \csvcoliv & \csvcolv & \csvcolvi
\endgroup
\caption{Results from the Wilcoxon signed ranks test between \gls{SEM} algorithm and other methods.}
\label{table:wil}
\end{table}
When analysing results from \Cref{table:wil} it is easy to note that almost all p-values have a value below 0.05, which indicates that the null-hypothesis, that the two algorithms perform equally well, is discarded. However, it is important to note that the imputation errors of \gls{LOCF} are similar to the imputation errors of the \gls{SEM} algorithm which is a strange result. One explanation for this result can be the number of symbols used to discretize the time series, because since 4 symbols were used the discretized time series may not vary that much over time, which leads to a lower imputation error when using the \gls{LOCF}.
| to be stationary if:
\begin{equation}
P(\mathbf{X}[t+1]\ |\ \mathbf{X}[t]) \text{ is equal for all time slices } t \in \{0, ..., T-1\}.
\end{equation}
\end{definition}
Rigorously, a \gls{DBN} is composed of two networks: an initial \gls{BN} that encodes dependencies among variables in the initial state $\mathbf{X}[0]$, and a transition network that explain how dependencies flow forward in time. These dependencies include the intra-slice (from $\mathbf{X}[t]$ to $\mathbf{X}[t+1]$) and inter-slide (among $\mathbf{X}[t+1]$) dependencies.
\begin{definition}
A stationary first-order Markov \gls{DBN} consists of:
\begin{itemize}
\item A prior network $B^0$, which specifies the distribution over the initial states $\mathbf{X}[0]$;
\item A transition network $B_{t}^{t+1}$ over the variables $\mathbf{X}[t] \cup \mathbf{X}[t + 1]$, for all $t$, that specifies the transition probability $P(\mathbf{X}[t+1]\mid \mathbf{X}[t])$.
\end{itemize}
\end{definition}
An example of a \gls{DBN} along with its unrolled network for three time-slices is depicted in \Cref{fig:dbn_un}.
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\caption{Prior network (left) and transition network (right) defining a \gls{DBN}.}
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\caption{The corresponding unrolled network for three time-slices.}
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\caption{Example of a stationary first-order \textit{Markov} \gls{DBN}.}
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In the case that all data is observed, there are three approaches for learning dynamic Bayesian networks. The first approach learn optimal \gls{DBN} using mutual information tests, but ignores intra-slice dependencies~\cite{vinh2011polynomial}. A polynomial-time algorithm that learns an
To address both inter and intra-slice connections, a polynomial-time algorithm was recently proposed~\cite{monteiro2015polynomial}. However, to keep the complexity low, the search space for the intra-slice connections is restricted to tree augmented networks, i.e, acyclic networks where each variable has only one parent from the same time slice, but can have a finite number of parents from the previous time slices. The resultant network is denoted by tDBN. More recently, the search space was extended exponentially~\cite{sou:car:18,sousa2018polynomial} to networks where the intra-slice network has in-degree at most $\kappa$ and is consistent with the \gls{BFS} order of the tDBN. The resultant network of this method is denoted by bcDBN.
\section{Structural EM}
\label{sec:learnfrommissing}
In many cases, the assumption that the training data are fully observed is simply unrealistic. Since this assumption is crucial for learning the structure and the parameters of a \gls{BN} some changes to the learning process need to be made.
When data $D$ is incomplete due to missing values or hidden variables, however, scoring functions are no longer decomposable. This shortcoming was addressed in~\cite{friedman1997bayesian}, where the \glsfirst{SEM} iterative method to learn a \gls{BN} with hidden variables and/or missing values, a brief description of this method can be seen in this section.
\subsection{Parameter Estimation}
The first learning task that will be considered is the parameter estimation task. As in the case of the complete data, the approach that will be used is the \gls{MLE}. So given a network structure $G$ and the form of the \glspl{CPD}, it is only necessary to compute the parameters $\Theta$ to define the distribution $P(X\ |\ \Theta)$. It is also given a data set $D$ that consists of $M$ partial instances of $X$, so it is needed to compute the values $\hat{\Theta}$ that maximize the log-likelihood function:
\begin{equation}
\hat{\Theta} = \argmax_{\Theta}\ \log L(\Theta:D).
\end{equation}
Unlike the complete data case, where sufficient statistics are collected for each \gls{CPD} allowing to compute the parameters that maximize the likelihood, in the case of missing data there is no access to full sufficient statistics. In order to have access to them, one can take a simple approach of filling the missing values arbitrarily. Some strategies to fill these missing values consist on choosing some default value or one according to some prior distribution. The problem with this approach is that the filled value will introduce bias in the learned parameters.
Another approach tries to solve two different problems at once, these problems being the learning of the parameters and imputation of the missing values.
To be noted that each of these tasks is very easy when the solution to the other is present.
The \gls{EM} algorithm starts by choosing some arbitrary starting point. This can be either a choice of parameters or some assignment to the missing values. Assuming that it begins with a parameter assignment, then the algorithms repeat two steps. The first step is to use the current parameters in order to complete the data, using probabilistic inference. The second step, consists in using the completed data as if it was observed and compute a new set of parameters. So, given a set of parameters $\theta^0$ and a partial instance, the posterior of all possible assignments to the missing value of that instance can be calculated. The \gls{EM} algorithm then uses this probabilistic completion of different data instances to estimate the expected value of the sufficient statistics. It is well known that each iteration of this method increases the log-likelihood (see for instance~\cite{Koller:2009:PGM:1795555}), and moreover, that this process converges to a local maximum of the likelihood function.
It is worthwhile to give a more detailed explanation of the \gls{EM} algorithm.
Assume the general \gls{BN} with table-\glspl{CPD} and an initial assignment for the parameters $\Theta^0$. Let $X$ be all the child variables, $W$ all the parent variables and $o$ the dataset composed by $M$ data instances. The algorithm iterates over the following steps.
\paragraph{Expectation (E-Step)}In this step the \gls{ESS} are computed, this is done by using the current parameters $\Theta^t$.
\begin{itemize}
\item For each family $X$, $W$ and for each data case $o[m]$, compute the joint probability $P(X,W\ |\ o[m], \Theta^t)$.
\item Compute the \gls{ESS} for each $x$, $w$,
\begin{equation}
\bar{M}_{\theta^t}[x,w] = \sum_{m} P(x,w\ |\ o[m], \theta^t).
\label{eq:ess}
\end{equation}
\end{itemize}
\paragraph{Maximization (M-Step)} Given the | 1,751 |
New BPC Health and Housing Task Force to Address Critical Issues of Aging U.S. Population
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 31, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) today launched its new Health and Housing Task Force, designed to help policymakers meet the needs of the United States' aging population. BPC believes<|fim_middle|> our task force is seeking solutions ahead of the curve."
Building on the work of BPC's Housing Commission and in concert with its Long-Term Care Initiative, the Health and Housing Task Force will seek innovative, efficient, and cost-effective ways to meet the health and housing needs of the burgeoning senior population. Among its goals:
Find cost-effective ways to modify homes and communities to make independent living for seniors safe and viable. Identifying potential funding sources will be critical.
Highlight best practices from states and localities for integrating housing, health care, and long-term services and supports. The task force will seek out programs that work and investigate how they can be replicated elsewhere
Identify barriers to offering home- and community-based services and supports through Medicaid.
Seek opportunities for further collaboration between the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services.
"Finding cost-effective ways to meet the needs of our aging population will be a major focus of our work," said task force member and former Representative Allyson Schwartz. "In 2011, only about half of Medicaid-covered long-term services and supports were provided at home or in the community, even though for most seniors, home and community-based care is preferred and often significantly less expensive. We intend to find efficiencies to make aging in place both possible and affordable."
"The Health and Housing Task Force will examine models of care at the state and local levels that successfully combine housing, health, and long-term services and supports," said task force member and former Representative Vin Weber. "We want to showcase best practices, and help build momentum so that linking housing and health care for successful aging becomes regular practice."
During the first quarter of 2016, the Health and Housing Task Force expects to produce specific policy recommendations both for Congress and the administration. Additional recommendations will help state policymakers, as well as health and housing providers and practitioners link their shared goals to improve health outcomes, cost-efficiency, and quality of life for America's seniors.
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By 2030, 73 million Americans will be 65 and older; nearly 9 million will be 85 and older. Seventy percent of those who reach 65 will require long-term services and supports, including help with tasks like bathing, cooking, and managing medications. Surveys show an overwhelming number of seniors want to age in place, yet their homes and communities are often ill-suited to make independent living a safe, viable option.
"Our aim is to call attention to this emerging challenge facing our nation," said task force member and former HUD SecretaryHenry Cisneros. "This challenge offers incredible opportunity in the near-term, yet is on track to become a major crisis in the coming years if left unaddressed."
Policy experts agree that the United States is woefully unprepared to cope with the needs of its rapidly aging population, and tight budgets add additional constraints. "With fewer workers supporting more retirees, government budgets and social service delivery systems will be severely tested," said task force member and former Senator Mel Martinez. "That's why | 297 |
Browser cookies are<|fim_middle|> track things you see, click on, etc. and are therefore technically a privacy concern. If you are concerned with remaining completely private and anonymous on the Internet, cookies probably won't be your favorite topic.
Even though browser cookies themselves can't cause problems, cookies can be used as part of the overall process in a malicious scheme. Cookie hijacking, where a third party intercepts your browser cookies on a non-secure connection, is a possibility, and that can lead to things like spyware and loss of privacy.
Are browser cookies bad? Are browser cookies good?
The answer, it seems, depends on many factors. Who (or rather, what website) wrote the cookie? What are they using it for? Is the information kept for use by the site only, or is tracking data passed to third parties? Does the website require cookies for the site to function? Does the website put sensitive information about you or your browsing session in the cookie data?
You can crack open any cookie on your machine to view the contents (remember: they're just text files), so if you're really concerned about what's in a particular cookie, check them out in your browser and see what's going on. Most cookies are pretty safe, especially those from the Amazons and eBays of the world, but you never know until you start poking around. If you're really concerned, just be sure to keep your antivirus and/or antispyware software up-to-date and be careful about where you're surfing. If you do those things, chances are pretty good you're going to be OK. | an interesting topic, because it seems that anyone who knows anything about them has an opinion. Privacy-minded folks probably won't give them a good review. Online merchants will tell you they're invaluable. Most people probably fall somewhere in the middle.
If you don't know much about browser cookies, read on for a brief description of what they are, what they can do, and what to look out for.
Browser cookies (AKA "cookies", or "web cookies") are text files that reside on your computer. Cookies get onto your computer by visiting a website that sets a cookie on your machine. A browser cookies lifetime can be updated by the website that sets the cookie, but as a user, you can always delete cookies at will through your web browser.
What kind of websites use browser cookies (and why)?
Since anything that can be described in text can be set in a cookie, the possibilities are endless for what can be put in a browser cookie. The results are in a key=value format, but the key and value are determined by whomever writes the code, so they can be anything; the content can even be encrypted if the developer wants it to be.
What concerns should I have regarding browser cookies?
Can a browser cookie infect you with a virus or spyware? No, not directly. Browser cookies aren't executable like software programs; they're just text files. However, they can be used to | 285 |
Fibromyalgia symptoms are often quite troublesome for the individual that suffers from them. Fibromyalgia syndrome or FMS is considered to be a rheumatic condition in the medical community. It is also considered to be one of the many medical mysteries that doctors and scientists have attempted to gain an understanding of over the years. It has been established that this condition is commonly misdiagnosed. It is also a medical condition that is often misunderstood. Fibromyalgia is characterized by fatigue, pain in the muscles that is considered to be widespread, and pain in the joints that is considered to be widespread. In this guide, you will learn<|fim_middle|> these common symptoms, it is also common for the patient to experience depression, mood swings, and general personality changes.
Believe it or not, the patient that suffers from FMS will suffer from symptoms that are physical on top of the pain and cognitive impairments that are experienced. There are many different physical complaints that doctors are approached with. These include, but are not at all limited to, stiffness in the mornings or after resting or sitting for extended periods of time, moderate to severe headaches, complications in the range of motion, swelling, experiencing pain and sensitivity in the tender points of the body, urinary complications, irritable bowels, uncomfortable cramps associated with the menstrual cycle, and even physical exhaustion. Sleep disturbances that include not getting enough rest, problems falling asleep, and issues staying asleep are also considered to be common fibromyalgia symptoms.
Fibromyalgia is considered to be one of the most intriguing when it comes to medical mysteries of the world. There is no one cause that has been identified with this issue, but there are several theories surrounding the perplexity of this rheumatic condition. Medical professionals that treat patients that have fibromyalgia symptoms are unable to cure the condition. However, they are able to assist the patient in soothing the symptoms associated with FMS. Treatments typically include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and prescription drug treatment. If you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, it is important to ensure that you consult with a medical doctor so that a treatment plan may be established. | about the most common fibromyalgia symptoms that are experienced by patients.
Pain is considered to be the most commonly experienced symptom associated with fibromyalgia. It has been established that approximately 97% of all the patients that are diagnosed with this condition experience pain in the body that is considered to be widespread. The pain that is experienced is not centralized to just one location. As a matter of fact, it is most often experienced in several different regions of the body all at once. The pain that is experienced could resemble that of pins and needles being stuck all over the skin, it could be dull; it could be sharp and intense pain, and/or deep, aching pain. The pain is often felt in the soft tissues of the body, but it may also be experienced in the tendons as well as the joints.
When it comes to fibromyalgia symptoms, cognitive impairments are commonly experienced. Many medical professionals refer to these symptoms as "Fibro Fog". This "fog" includes many different types of symptoms that patients experience. Many patients may find that it is difficult to learn new information, retain information, and recall information that was previously learned. Many patients will suffer from complications that directly involve the use of language and others will have problems focusing their attention or concentrating in general. In addition to | 268 |
Facebook is continually rolling out new features that benefit both marketers and users, and one of my all-time favorite features they gave us is their carousel ads.
Carousel ads don't cost more than single-image ads with the same objective, but are more dynamic and consistently result in better results. In fact, Facebook reported that on average, campaigns with carousel ads resulted in 30-50% lower cost-per-conversion and 20-30% lower cost-per-click than single-image ads. Carousel ads, which can also be used<|fim_middle|> brand recognition, increase social followers, or inspire conversions—or all three. Just remember to focus on only one of these goals per campaign, and you'll be good to go.
What do you think? How do you use Facebook's carousel ads? Which strategies have worked for you? Leave us a comment and let us know! | on Instagram, also frequently yield higher click-through rates.
Carousel Ads have the massive benefit of impressive results, but they can also boast versatility; there are a ton of different ways to use these ads to reach the goal and objective you're looking for. We're going to look at 4 of the most effective ways to use Facebook's carousel ads, and I'm positive you'll find at least one use for every type of campaign. If you're looking for the Facebook carousel ad dimensions, check out our in-depth post on Facebook ad sizes!
If you have a specific product that you want to get a lot of attention on, what's better than showing it in one image? Showing it in three (or more) images, all side by side, in an ad format known for high click through rates.
Tieks used took one picture of their main product (women's flats) and divided it up into three different images. Under each individual image, they list a different feature, including the cushioned back of the flat and the handmade leather.
The above is a great example of how to highlight one single product and showcase as many features as possible. The single image broken into three became more dynamic and interesting, and can grab your attention fast; the features of the product give users all the incentive they need to then click and convert.
This is a great strategy when you want to build brand recognition and connect with new clients. Showing them the value of one product can win them over faster. It's also great for campaigns promoting big-ticket or signature items that you really want to sell.
While featuring one product definitely has its uses, using carousel ads to feature different products is also exceptionally effective. This is one of the most common ways to use Facebook's carousel ads, and it's a good one.
One use case for this is to show complementary products through carousel ads. This is particularly efficient utilize retargeting, showing users complementary products based on past purchases with the help of custom audiences. By grouping items that go well together, you can increase the number of items a customer purchases, increasing your ROI and your revenue. A great example of this the ad shown below; when showing items as a set, you can sell more products per purchase.
If you're targeting cold traffic and looking to build brand recognition, you can feature a more diverse selection of products. This can give new audience members a better idea of the variety of products you offer, and increases the chance that they'll see something they're interested in. The ad below from Eventbrite is a great example, listing very different types of events their diverse audience might be interested in.
Make sure that no matter which strategy you use that you always place the correct link to each product on your carousel ads. I heavily recommend against sending to a general landing page, and instead sending users to the page of the exact product they clicked on. This increases conversions; if you send them to a landing page, they might not put any effort into looking for the item that had piqued their interest.
Storytelling is a powerful tool that can make a big impact on any type of marketing campaigns. It can appeal to users' emotions, and can leave a more lasting impact on them. And there is no ad format better suited to storytelling than Facebook's carousel ads.
Stories must have a beginning, middle, and end, and carousel ads make that exceptionally easy to achieve. Stories can also benefit immensely from compelling characters, and so can your ads.
Your story does not have to be complex. A great example of a simple story is the Plants vs. Zombies carousel ad pictured above. Their slogan is "bigger, badder, BIGGER." By attaching one phrase to different dynamic characters, the ad becomes compelling and feels dynamic. You can't help but scroll through it to see the end, even if you have no idea what Plants vs. Zombies is.
You can also tell a story using characters that will emotionally appeal to your audience. The ad from Love Found does this exceptionally well; they use the same set of characters and tell the story of their progressing relationship. This story is also simplistic, but it has a beginning, middle, and end, all showing how incredible the product is.
You know Geico's "It's so easy a cave man can do it" commercials? They're on to something. Showing users how easy it is to use your product is an incredible way you can demonstrate the product's value. It's one of the best ways to use Facebook's carousel ads.
TYME, for example, created a hairstyling device that both straightens and curls hair. In a carousel ad, they showed a step-by-step tutorial for how to create beautiful curls in "10 minutes or less." By demonstrating how simple it was, they'll increase the number of audience members who are interested in purchasing.
Another great example is Fundbox's carousel ad. They understand that waiting for payment from clients can be difficult and exhausting, and use their carousel ad to show you how simple it is to set up an account and get cash advances for outstanding invoices. Ease of use is crucial for services like this, and that featuring that accessibility was a smart move. It's also a reminder that the tutorial demonstrating how to use your product doesn't need to be a literal visible walk-through.
Facebook's (and now Instagram's) Carousel Ads consistently have proven to result in strong ad performance. They're more dynamic than regular ads, and are extremely efficient at grabbing users' attention. The 4 ways to use Facebook's carousel ads discussed above can benefit you whether you're looking to build | 1,133 |
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Report card time can be stressful for struggling students—but United Way used this time to help to change that for students in our On Track 4 Success program.
More than<|fim_middle|> their hopes and dreams, celebrated their successes and made plans for how to turn around some not-so-positive situations. We're thrilled with how well they went—for both the students and the volunteers." | 50 volunteers met one-on-one with over 600 students who had recently received their report cards for candid and supportive conversations about school and beyond.
Volunteers asked the students to share what they liked about school and what they wished could be different, what they wanted to be when they grew up and their hopes for the rest of the school year.
The meetings were held at United Way partner schools in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County that operate our early-intervention On Track 4 Success program. Partner schools are located in challenged neighborhoods where the majority of families are struggling to make ends meet. The goal of the program is to keep students on track to graduate by helping them at an early age to overcome academic and personal hurdles.
Volunteer Sandy Bartlett, who met with seventh-graders at Meade Middle School in Anne Arundel County, enjoyed being able to offer support and practical advice to students. "There's a misperception that kids today are so tech savvy and can easily multitask. But I talked to students who found it difficult to concentrate in lab and other less-structured classes, so I suggested some strategies to help them when working independently, and a number of the kids really appreciated the ideas."
And there was praise for a job well done. "One student started the school year later than his classmates and was dealing with a language barrier. As an athlete, he knew he had to work as hard in class as he does on the field—and he's doing well. I praised him for his success and reinforced his behavior and habits that got him there."
The success of these first student progress conversations has prompted United Way to plan more throughout the school year to coincide with report card distribution. Education Program Officer Natalie Dixon said, "The meetings were really amazing – students opened up with caring, adult volunteers, shared | 370 |
Technology has empowered the world. The 21st century consists of hi-Tec gadgets and skyscrapers that have overtaken humanity. Even a tiny watch may seem something of minimal value, has control over our thoughts as we now 'work to the clock'. Technology is everything; everything one sees has been altered 'mechanically' to improve life. Five years ago mobile phones would not be seen as an accessory essential for a normal life but now, life would be incomplete without them. Knowledge can be applied to everything that is known, what one does not know is not knowledge one possesses, however, one is able to acquire the knowledge that is available. The knowledge that we possess gives us the ability to judge and analyse various situations that we may come across. It is our knowledge that has enabled us to reach a higher level in the hierarchy in the animal kingdom. Our knowledge has allowed the modern world to develop to this present stage and so we can be considered as the 'pinnacle of evolution'.
How is knowledge available to us? The main technology that allows the distribution of knowledge is through the mass media. Watching TV, listening to the radio, and through the means of the Internet aids us to create a link with the outside world, bringing individuals closer together. It eliminates the barrier of actually having to be at an event in order to be knowledgeable about what has occurred, therefore allowing us instant knowledge. Technology has advanced in every field, from the electron microscope that allows gaining information and knowledge at a microscopic level, to the satellites, which allows the attainment of the knowledge of the universe.
Technology has expanded our knowledge. It is due to the knowledge that we posses that we are currently leading a very comfortable life, for places where technology is sparse, knowledge too is seen to be some what limited. In countries where technology lags behind, if all knowledge was stored in CD's and floppy discs, people wouldn't be able to access it and so in this respect technology limits the acquisition of knowledge. Yet it is the knowledge we possess that has caused technology to develop and similarly technology encourages the growth of the knowledge, they progress simultaneously and it allows new thoughts to prosper. Things that may have been impossible a few years back is more within the realms of possibility.
Technology allows the presentation of information in a vibrant manner, hence information is easier to visualize. As it is more interactive, it appeals to more senses than one. Learning is more enjoyable, and a lot easier and stimulating, therefore people find it rewarding and are thus inclined to acquire more knowledge. Technology has made our lives easier by speeding up various calculations and shortening the workload. Can this be of an advantage to us? The use of technology has allowed easy access to the knowledge at the click of a button, causing apathy within us and taking the charm out of the desire to learn. The advancement of the knowledge has lead to the invention of the calculator, which is a great contribution when it comes to working out mathematical problems and has become an indispensable item. However, it suppresses the ability of our brain to carry out mental maths, especially found as a common problem within the younger generation. If we take the countries where calculators cannot be used to carry out such mathematical calculation, people are far quicker at mental arithmetic. Barely any painstaking retrieval is involved and the exploitation of their full potential is not reached where the use of technology is available. All the technology discovered does lead us to ponder about how the great Egyptians, scientists such as Isaac Newton, and the philosophers, such as Plato managed to lead the world with their theories with accuracy where technology was not available. They seem to possess enough knowledge to make them seem wise, or was all that by chance? This makes one to question whether technology is vital while acquiring knowledge, as it has now led us to take advantage of things that may seem trivial such as electricity, without which the world would more or less be in the dark age.
The Internet enables us to research a particular topic in depth, and is very specific and time consumed is not as much. The Internet<|fim_middle|> people presenting their interpretation of issues. As the information is authorized, it causes the person to be stereotypical and hence overtaken by the idea that the knowledge accessed cannot by any means be stated wrong. The effect of this is that intuition and moral judgement no longer exists. As we feel comfortable and confident in technology, are we too trusting of it and less inclined to question things and seek out the truth? Does this mean that we are satisfied with the knowledge we possess and no longer acquire the desire to learn more and enhance our knowledge? Human by nature are inquisitive, the desire to learn more and improve our lifestyle will always be present.
Humans are the ultimate rulers of the world. We possess enough knowledge to destroy it as well as utilise it to make the world a much more harmonised place to live in. However, we have been so engrossed by the hype of the new technology that we have failed to give enough importance to our spiritual well-being. Though we acquire the knowledge to love and respect everyone, see everyone as individuals and accept people for what they are, we are unable to put such knowledge into practice, we refuse to give importance to anyone but ourselves. Being too reliant on the Internet has lead to people to be isolated from the society and lack social skills, hence contradicting the idea that humans are social animals, thus the spreading of knowledge is hindered due to lack of communication. Technology is very influential towards our lifestyle, if what we see is of great liking, there is a desire to be different by imitating the new style, leading all to be a replica of one another. Universal supremacy of technology hence has lead to uniformity of thinking. It's unfeasible to make the computer to think like humans but to cause humans to think like computers isn't out of bounds. 'The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers'-Steve Harris. We are neither able to use nor value the application of the knowledge, hence logic and common sense is disregarded making us very much robot like.
Technology and knowledge are at par with each other. In this modern world, one is impossible without the other. The perception of whether technology is expanding or limiting the acquisition of knowledge is really down to the individual and how one wants to perceive the world. Where technology is/was not available, people have been able to adapt to what they have and hence use their minds a lot more effectively than be spoon-fed with knowledge. Yet without the aid of the technology, knowledge wouldn't really be justified but be beliefs and theories passed on through generation or by experience. The contribution of technology is colossal resulting in the vast amount of knowledge that is available to the modern world. | is like an encyclopaedia. The information is readily available; the information that we receive is not prejudiced as several people assemble it. Conversely, it can be seen that carrying out research through the means of the Internet, has lead the knowledge that one acquires to be very limited as information offered is very concise, whereas while carrying research from books, it is believed that people are learning more due to the actual process of searching for the required topic. It is also seen that the Internet can be used as a means of escaping reality, where searching for information is used as an excuse to fill in time, hence though the mind is aware of the data, it is unable to register the information due to idleness and knowledge is not gained. It also leads to the idea that the Internet often presents information without emotions being concerned, and the data is written by | 174 |
President Biden says he has a cold, not COVID-19<|fim_middle|> seven to 10 years. |
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the November jobs report, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
By: Joshua Panas
President Joe Biden told reporters Friday that he is suffering from a cold.
Biden, 79, was asked about his health after sounding hoarse while giving a speech about the November jobs numbers.
He said he doesn't have COVID-19, adding that he is routinely tested for the virus.
"What I have is a 1 1/2-year-old grandson who had a cold, who likes to kiss his pap," Biden said.
Biden underwent a routine physical in November.
His primary care physician attributed Biden's increased throat clearing to gastrointestinal reflux.
During the visit, Biden also had a colonoscopy and had a polyp removed.
Dr. Kevin C. O'Connor said it was benign but could potentially be pre-cancerous. He said Biden should have another colonoscopy in | 213 |
Whew! I barely made the deadline this week but could not blow my 52 week challenge in at #9. This Mantra may not be terribly original but it's hitting home for me right now. Have a great week!
Yesterday, we awoke to a glorious spring morning in Cuchara. The forecast was calling for temperatures in the mid 60's, another day of melting snow and ice and another day of mud. A couple of hours later, it was almost surreal as we watched the mountains shrink and then disappear in the rear view mirror as we traveled across the plains of South-Eastern Colorado. The temperature was 81 degrees. Our mission: To explore Picture and Carrizo Canyons on the Comanche National<|fim_middle|> is easy to appreciate that this was a place that was dearly loved by its early inhabitants. Petroglyphs can be found in the canyon walls just off the main trail and it requires a bit of a scramble through boulders to get there. Plant and animal life is abundant here. A rope swing hanging from one of the tall cottonwood trees indicates that a lot of people must come here to swim. This is a short hike, but we plan on coming back to spend a whole day, relaxing, taking pictures, and swimming in the summer.
For me, Carrizo Canyon was a profoundly peaceful déjà vu. My imagination raced with visions of Mothers and Grandmothers grinding corn and preparing cloth from animal hides that had been brought home by the hunters. Children jumped into the deep refreshing pools and played on the sand beach that lined Carrizo Creek. Jubilant, excited young voices and the sound splashing water echoed throughout the tiny paradise. Up high in the smoky canyon, the red light of the late afternoon sun filled the air as a man knelt, etching the figures of deer and antelope into the sandstone wall.
This is exactly the type of inspiration that this artist needs. When I can feel the subject matter at the deepest level of my being, I am likely to find an effective way of communicating that feeling through my art, whether through my writing, producing a video or painting it, or all of the above. Look for our new video about our field trip to this beautiful area at http://LocalTouristColorado.com. | Grasslands in Baca County. To view prehistoric petroglyphs and pioneer homestead ruins. To celebrate the Spring Equinox by going somewhere warm and dry.
At Picture Canyon, the rock art was amazing, although it was sad to see how many people would rather leave their mark than take a memory of an undisturbed historic site. Most of the pictures were likely inscribed into the rock by Plains Indians in the 17th or 18th Centuries, but it is possible that some of the rock art could have been made by long before that by early Indians or by Celtic Explorers. The "Crack Cave", is only illuminated by direct sunlight during the spring and autumn equinox and it is speculated that the petroglyphs within the cave were used to track and record the astronomical calendar. Unfortunately, despite our near perfect timing, we were not permitted to enter the cave. The Forest Service recently closed the cave to protect the bat population from disease.
The remains of several early 20th century homesteads still stand in the canyon, not too far from a giant spring that is lined with cottonwood trees and cat tails. This must have been quite a find, to be out in the middle of this dry, parched land and to have running water percolating up from the ground within a stones throw from your front door. These two room homes were built with native stackable rocks held together with mud. The walls were about two feet thick and the same rocks were also stacked to create a livestock corral.
Picture Canyon is huge, experiencing it in its entirety would take days on foot. Horses and mountain bikes are allowed which would make one-day exploration more efficient. Charlie (our dog) was getting burs and cactus needles in his paws, so we kept our hike short, about two miles. But we felt that we had seen everything that we had come to see, and we were anxious to move on to Carrizo Canyon before the Sun set.
Carrizo Canyon is truly an oasis in a vast arid land. Carrizo is the Spanish word for "Reed", a plant that grows in water. The one-mile nature trail begins at the newly improved parking lot and picnic area. As you wind your way along the creek, it | 467 |
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New Boyle Heights facility will serve more students, lift more families out of poverty
July 31, 2017 by Katie Kevorkian
Dolores Mission Church & School's new building will house new classrooms for early education.
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles: Dolores Mission, a Jesuit parish and elementary school, best known as the birthplace of Homeboy Industries, will break ground this summer for a new 6,500 sq. ft., two-story facility to better serve the Boyle Heights community. All are welcome to attend a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, August 7, 2017 at 10:30 in the morning on the Dolores Mission School campus.
"As the Jesuits and the church and school walk with our families in good times and bad, this building project becomes a beacon of hope," said Jesuit Father Ted Gabrielli, pastor. "It underlines our belief in<|fim_middle|> less than $24K each year and 94% of students qualify for a free or reduced breakfast and lunch program. The school primarily serves families living in three housing projects surrounding the campus. Thanks to the generosity of individual donors and foundations, all students receive financial aid to pay for their education.
For more information: call (323) 881-0028 or email events@dolores-mission.org | the children of this community. We're committed to providing a quality education that not only transforms young people's lives but the lives of their families. Serving more children from our community brings good news and hope to even more families."
Dolores Mission announced its plans to build a new facility last year, which will include two new classrooms for transitional kindergarten and kindergarten, a playground, meeting space for the school, parents and youth groups and office space for program administrators. The decision to expand came at a time when many families in the community needed more access to high quality early education for young children. Dolores Mission School added a combined transitional kindergarten and kindergarten class in 2015, but enrollment was limited due to space constraints. The new facility will allow the school to expand enrollment from 250 to 300 students each year and enroll 30 students in transitional kindergarten and kindergarten, respectively. Phase 2 of the project will include a renovation of the existing school building to create a library, a music classroom, and bring more technology into each classroom.
"We are thrilled to embark on a new journey as our school facility grows, said Dolores Mission School President Karina Moreno Corgan. "This new building symbolizes the good work that our students, parents, donors and community have accomplished over the years. Our vision towards providing an excellent education to the children in Boyle Heights that prepares them well for success in high school and college is coming to fruition."
Dolors Mission Church & School is grateful for the supporters and friends who have stepped forward to make this vision a reality. Shea Family Charities have been instrumental partners; the new facility would not be possible without their leadership and generosity. Individual contributions, gifts and grants totaling more than $3 million have been pledged to date. The church and school plan to raise an additional $750,000 over the coming year to complete the project.
About Dolores Mission Church & School: Dolores Mission Church responds to the spiritual, educational, physical, and emotional needs of the community. By listening to their needs, particularly through the Christian base communities and through grassroots organizing, they partner with outside agencies to allow Christ's healing and transformation and to raise consciousness about larger issues of justice and peace. Community partners include Proyecto Pastoral, Promesa Boyle Heights, LA Voice, Loyola Law School, QueensCare, Los Angeles Christian Health Center and Homeboy Industries, among many others. Dolores Mission School serves 250 students TK-8th grade from low-income families in Boyle Heights, with the goal to empower children to rise out of poverty by becoming educated leaders in their community: "women and men for and with others." Nearly 70% of Dolores Mission School families earn | 556 |
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Last Friday (the 23rd) Google announced an update to one of their algorithms; Penguin, now officially Penguin 4.0 and now a part of the core algorithm. In this blog post I'll be walking you through a general idea of what Googles algorithms are, a brief history of Penguin and the other big algorithm updates, what is new about Penguin and what this means for the future.
First a little background. According to Google it's algorithms "rely on more than 200 unique signals" to best help users find what they are search for. Now what these unique signals are, Google isn't telling – that would spoil the fun! It's up to SEOs and marketers to figure out what these signals are and how to best conform to them.
Over the years these unique signals and algorithms have evolved and developed as Google has collected data and discovered trends and the best ways to help users find the information they want online. Since Google's<|fim_middle|> website was updated. Because of this change Penguins information will be updating in real-time like the majority of Google's algorithms. Because of this the impact of Penguin will be visible much faster, usually this'll be in line with when a website is recrawled and reindexed by Google's crawl bot; Googlebot.
According to Google; Penguin now "devalues span by adjusting ranking based on spam signals, rather than affecting ranking of the whole site" – now you might be asking yourself what exactly this means? Let me make this sentence a little clearer; Penguin will look deeper into a website and not just consider the domain and the overall website. Every level of the website will be reviewed by Penguin; domains, pages, folders, images and maybe even keywords and keyword groups. Nothing is set in stone however, time and testing will tell.
What does this means going forward and the impact Penguin will have on websites? Immediately, we don't know. There hasn't been any evidence of major changes to rankings and domain authority, some of our websites have had some small movement but it can't be purely credited to the Penguin 4.0 update. | creation, now eighteen years ago, its mission statement has been to "organise the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful". Certainly a noble goal, its popularity and therefore its success speaks for itself.
Penguin was first announced in April 2012, as an algorithm update aim at lowering the rank of websites that don't follow Google's Webmaster Guidelines. There are techniques used to rank highly that Google doesn't approve of and therefore violate the Webmaster Guidelines, these techniques are often described as "Black Hat" and are typically fast acting and short lived.
The idea of Penguin was to penalise the webmasters using spamming and black hat techniques. When a website is penalised by Penguin it starts to rank poorly and lose online authority, according to Google's John Mueller the penalty can be removed by building good quality links.
Link building has always been important for Webmasters but the way in which the links are obtained has changed over the years because of algorithms like Penguin. Previously a Webmaster could simply buy X amount of links and get an immediate result. However, Google deemed this unnatural and wasn't helping users find the right content so it became something that was penalised. Additionally techniques such as Private Blog Networks (PBN) have been now considered Black Hat. Now the best practice is considered to be obtaining natural links that are deemed to be helpful for users.
After a development and testing process, Penguin 4.0 has been launched in all languages and there are two important changes to the algorithm; becoming real-time and becoming more granular.
Before this update the websites affected by Penguin were updated and refreshed on a periodical basis. What this means is once the details of a website were changed most algorithms would take this into consideration and update accordingly but Penguin would not and would refresh on a schedule regardless of when a | 370 |
R<|fim_middle|>1 loss at Mary Washington, a game in which the Captains never led. It was a similar situation to last year, when CNU dropped to 1-1 in the CAC with a loss at Frostburg State. Four days later, CNU beat St. Mary's by 24 points.
Carter had shot 16 of 41 from the field, 4 of 20 from the 3-point arc, in his last four games. He scored seven points and fouled out in only 18 minutes at Mary Washington.
Wednesday night, he got involved early. He had 18 points on 5-of-8 shooting, 3-of-5 from deep, in the first half. He finished with a season-high 10 rebounds.
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Savonte Chappell, who goes 6-foot-5 and 285 pounds, had all 17 of his points in the second half. Eleven of those came in a span of less than four minutes, when CNU extended its led from 16 to 25.
CNU played without 6-7 junior Cutch Ellis, its third-leading scorer, who is out with shin splints.
"They just won't go away, so we thought the best course of action at this point is to shut him down until that totally gets out of his system," Krikorian said. "I don't know if that'll be another few days or another few weeks."
Women: CNU 103, St. Mary's 59
After falling behind 14-2 in the first 5½ minutes, the increasingly short-handed Captains flipped a switch and blew out the Seahawks.
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No. 23 CNU (11-3, 2-1 Capital Athletic) took command with a 38-3 run. After missing eight of their first nine shots, the Captains went 19 of 27 from the field to take a 58-24 lead at halftime.
The freshman class accounted for 84 of CNU's season-high 103 points. Jessica Foster had a career-high 27 points and made nine 3-pointers, third most in school history, in 12 attempts. Poquoson High graduate Sondra Fan had 19 points and Natalie Terwilliger 17 along with 12 rebounds.
"I'm so proud of our freshmen," CNU coach Bill Broderick said. "I challenged them early in the game and they really responded. I'm proud of them for stepping up and just playing hard."
CNU has 16 players on its roster, but only 10 were in uniform. Starting guards Kiana Kirkland (eye) and Zhara Tannor (ankle) missed their third consecutive game. Three players — senior Madison Howdyshell, sophomore Jasmine Norman and freshman Julia Hobbs — are out with concussions.
Shea Plocharczyk is out for the season with a shoulder injury.
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CNU bounces back with 79-52 win over St. Mary's
By Dave Johnson
Savonte Chappell, who had all 17 of his points in the second half, goes to the basket in CNU's 79-52 win over St. Mary's. (John Sudbrink / Daily Press)
NEWPORT NEWS — For the second year in a row, St. Mary's College was the remedy Christopher Newport University needed.
Four days after an early conference loss, the Captains bounced back for a 79-52 win over the Seahawks Wednesday night at the Freeman Center. Marcus Carter broke a mini-slump with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting as CNU never trailed.
The Captains (12-2, 2-1 Capital Athletic Conference) shot 50 percent in both halves and outrebound the Seahawks 46-35. CNU had 19 assists, six by point guard Tyler Femi.
"It's great to be back home, and our guys play really well here," Captains coach John Krikorian said. "We felt we didn't give our best effort on Saturday, so it was important that we played with a lot of passion today. I thought the guys got back to our standard.
"When we do that, I think we can have a pretty special group. But if we don't, then we're just like everybody else. That's what we learned on Saturday."
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By Katie Hope
Business reporter, BBC News, in Davos
The world's eight richest individuals have as much wealth as the 3.6bn people who make up the poorest half of the world, according to Oxfam.
The charity said its figures, which critics have queried, came from improved data, and the gap between rich and poor was "far greater than feared".
The richest eight include Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Warren Buffett.
Mark Littlewood, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, said Oxfam should focus instead on ways to boost growth.
"As an 'anti-poverty' charity, Oxfam seems to be strangely preoccupied with the rich," said the director-general of the free market think tank.
For those concerned with "eradicating absolute poverty completely", the focus should be on measures that encourage economic growth, he added.
Ben Southwood, head of research at the Adam Smith Institute, said it was not the wealth of the world's rich that mattered, but the welfare of the world's poor, which was improving every year.
"Each year we are misled by Oxfam's wealth statistics. The data is fine - it comes from Credit Suisse - but the interpretation is not."
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Oxfam's report coincides with the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos, a Swiss ski resort. The annual event attracts many of the world's top political and business leaders.
K<|fim_middle|> to just eight this year because more accurate data was now available, Oxfam said.
It was still the case that the world's richest 1% had as much wealth as the rest of the world combined, Oxfam said.
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Some of the eight richest billionaires have given away tens of billions of dollars. In 2000 Bill Gates and his wife Melinda set up a private foundation that has an endowment of more than $44bn.
In 2015 Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan pledged to give away 99% of their net worth in their lifetimes, which equated to about $45bn based on the value of Facebook shares at the time.
It takes cash and assets worth $71,600 to get into the top 10%, and $744,396 to be in the top 1%.
Oxfam's report is based on data from Forbes and the annual Credit Suisse Global Wealth datebook, which gives the distribution of global wealth going back to 2000.
The survey uses the value of an individual's assets, mainly property and land, minus debts, to determine what he or she "owns". The data excludes wages or income.
The methodology has been criticised as it means that a student with high debts, but with high future earning potential, for example, would be considered poor under the criteria used.
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"We're under no illusions that Davos is anything other than a talking shop for the world's elite, but we try and use that focus," she added.
The world's eight richest billionaires
1. Bill Gates (US): co-founder of Microsoft (net worth $75bn)
2. Amancio Ortega (Spain): founder of Zara owner Inditex (net worth $67bn)
3. Warren Buffett (US): largest shareholder in Berkshire Hathaway (net worth $60.8bn)
4. Carlos Slim Helu (Mexico): owner of Grupo Carso (net worth $50bn)
5. Jeff Bezos (US): founder and chief executive of Amazon (net worth $45.2bn)
6. Mark Zuckerberg (US): co-founder and chief executive of Facebook (net worth $44.6bn)
7. Larry Ellison (US): co-founder and chief executive of Oracle (net worth $43.6bn)
8. Michael Bloomberg (US): owner of Bloomberg LP (net worth $40bn)
Source: Forbes billionaires' list, March 2016
UK economist Gerard Lyons said focusing on extreme wealth "does not always give the full picture" and attention should be paid to "making sure the economic cake is getting bigger".
However, he said Oxfam was right to single out companies that it believed fuelled inequality with business models that were "increasingly focused on delivering ever-higher returns to wealthy owners and top executives".
Oxfam's Ms Wright said economic inequality was fuelling a polarisation in politics, citing Donald Trump's election as US president and the Brexit vote as examples.
'Fair share'
"People are angry and calling out for alternatives. They're feeling left behind because however hard they work they can't share in their country's growth," she said.
The charity is calling for "a more human economy" and is urging governments to crack down on executive pay and tax evasion and impose higher taxes on the wealthy.
It also wants business leaders to pay a "fair share of tax" and has urged companies to pay staff the "living wage", which is higher than the government's National Living Wage.
Oxfam has produced similar reports for the past four years. In 2016 it calculated that the richest 62 people in the world had as much wealth as the poorest half of the global population.
The number had fallen | 524 |
Rapids Backpass
Backpass: La la, La la, La la, La la, Marly's World
Hairston announces his presence with authority, and a week after a disastrous start, the team is firing on all cylinders again.
By rapidsrabbi@soccer_rabbi Aug 9, 2016, 4:06pm MDT
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I've seen players take over a game. Lee Nguyen in 2013 and 2014. Sebastian Giovinco in 2015. Landon Donovan in 2004.
I've never seen a player on the Colorado Rapids take over a game. Marlon Hairston took over that game on Saturday.
First, let's not give Marly ALL the credit: Shkelzen Gashi at the number ten spot was threatening enough with the ball at his feet, and off the ball, that he drew the defense to him. Kevin Doyle occupied the defense frequently. Marc Burch (Marc Burch!) consistently came extremely high on offense, acting as a fourth midfielder for much of the game. This win is a team win.
Vancouver was also partially responsible. They looked like, uh, the Colorado Rapids, circa late 2013, as they sat deep and ping<|fim_middle|> together to make it all work. Gashi, Hairston, Dominique Badji, Jermaine Jones and Dillon Powers all high press well, and know when one guy presses, the others shut down the passing lanes. You'll note that Marco Pappa has now slipped into a role as an impact sub, and hasn't started as of late. I think that might be because he is less of an asset in a high press defense than the aforementioned players.
Here's MarlyG's goal at 44', phase one. The defender (Burling?) punts it to midfield. Again, rather than slow the attack by settling that ball, Hairston one-touch volley-passes on to Marc Burch on the wing. Yeah, it's an ugly pass, but it gets there, and it keeps the attack going. Also, that's a hard ball to volley. Hairston does it anyways.
On to phase two:
Burch keeps going, slots the low-cross into the box hoping somebody is there. There is somebody there. It's Marlon Hairston. Hairston has continued the run and burns David Edgar (poor, poor David Edgar); one-nil to the burgundy. Carl Robinson has a new halftime talk.
That's just the first half. Hairston was great in the second half, too, but I always worry that I'll break the internet if I upload too many gifs. Here's Hairston's assist to Badji that pretty much sealed the game. Note Eric Miller megging his defender on the pass to the running Hairston. I love a good nutmeg.
.@MARLYG94 ➡️ @dbadji14 = 2-0 @ColoradoRapids https://t.co/m1BQWqFF0p
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 7, 2016
Gashi in the Middle
Gashi started as the attacking midfielder, in place of where Jermaine Jones and Dillon Powers have started before. He put a lot of pressure on the Whitecaps, taking 8 shots - 2 on target, 2 blocked, 4 off target.
He's so good, but has had such a hard time this year actually getting it on frame. What is up with that? I think I'm like a lot of fans in wondering how a guy that scored 22 goals in the Swiss Axpo Super League in 2015-16, and 19 goals in the Swiss League in 2014-15 could struggle to only 3 goals in MLS this year.
My fallback stat for this is xG. Here's Gashi's numbers through July 21 (the latest that American Soccer Analysis has posted) .
Gashi picked up a third goal this year in last week's 5-1 debacle in New York; Gashi picked up a garbage goal in stoppage time.
But before that, the expected goals metric, called xG, thought that Gashi should have 3.34 goals, when in reality he only had 2 goals. After eight shots this week with no goals, his numbers are likely to decline again. Gashi likes to shoot from outside the box, and he's not the teams striker. That means his xG will be lower than many other players in MLS. That said, similar guys that play attacking wing, like Mike Grella, and Gio Dos Santos, and Ethan Finlay, all have more goals and more expected goals than Gashi.
In short, dude needs to score more.
Vancouver Played Boring and Carl Robinson is Gonna Get Fired
Vancouver came in and played the ball extremely direct. And boring. Which is... how we used to play opponents on the road back when we were lousy. That's a bit surprising, considering Vancouver sit seventh in the Western Conference on 30 points, one position out of the playoffs. They have 10 points from their last 11 games, with only two wins. They have conceded 18 goals in their last 8 away games.
With Kekutah Manneh ripping down the flank on the counter, the 'Caps are dangerous and you have to keep a fullback and both defenders deep. Without Manneh, this team looks kinda clueless. So they went long ball united. Giles Barnes was left to run after direct, over-the-top balls, which Axel Sjoberg and Bobby Burling ably batted away. On offense, there was no there, there.
The only memorable offensive act I can recall until the closing moments was a weak shot from Cristian Bolanos on the right side of 18 in the first half.
Take all that together: the offensive aimlessness, the poor road performances, David Edgar getting turned inside-out several time; along with the knowledge that the Whitecaps have played at least four different formations this year. It makes you wonder whether Carl Robinson will survive until late October, or whether he will join the illustrious 'Club of MLS Managers that Got Fired Before Pablo Mastroeni'. It's getting to be a big club.
That's A Dope Lineup
Bench: Castillo, Greenspan, Le Toux, MacMath, Pappa, Watts, Williams #COLvVAN pic.twitter.com/je5kxFrVpZ
— Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) August 7, 2016
People have freaked out about our lineup. They've freaked out when a midfielder goes down, or that we lack a great second option at forward, or that we aren't solid at center back.
But that lineup up there? I wouldn't mind going to a playoff game with that exact lineup. Powers looked totally comfortable at d-mid. Gashi as an offensive threat and defensive harasser was excellent. Badji did this:
and scored the second goal (scroll up, dude with the goldfish memory).
We have already documented how Marly went nuts all around.
Sebastian Le Toux and Marco Pappa and (hopefully, soon) Jermaine Jones and Micheal Azira and Jared Watts, all as alternates or bench options... that's pretty darn good. One could even, almost, honestly call this team... deep. I get nervous writing this because I don't want to jinx it. But I can't help but speak the truth.
This team is deep. This team could mix and match six or seven different lineups and they'd all look really good. That's crazy. Think where we were 12 months ago.
Pablo wore a suit? Pablo wore a suit!
No 'Thuglife moment' this week. Just a moment to consider Mr. Mastroeni's sartorial style.
Pablo began last year with the mustache straight out of the prop department from'There Will Be Blood', along with some slick lookin' suits. After ditching the handlebar, he could regularly be seen trodding the sideline in a more sweat-friendly set of active wear. I can't recall him wearing anything fashionable this year... until! ->
The return of James Bond 007 Pablo! I need a grey suit, and I'd like to know A) where Pablo got that one, and B) can I afford it? If the Rapids haven't bagged an apparel sponsor for Pablo, they ought to. Women go crazy for a sharp dressed man.
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* Note: I also thought this about Charles Eloundou, and he's was dispatched to the USL at the end of 2015. Of course, he scored two goals this week for the Armada, so maybe I'm still right. | ed long, fruitless balls to Giles Barnes over and over again in the first half. Almost all of those were batted down, then got pushed into midfield quickly. They gave the Rapids the majority of possession in the first half, and often allowed the Rapids to start on the attack just outside of Vancouver's territory. That's, uh, dumb. After they went down at the 44th minute, they tried to change this tactic for the second half, but it was essentially too late.
Hairston, though, looked utterly terrifying with the ball at his feet. Hell, he sometimes looked terrifying when the OTHER team had the ball at their feet, so thorough was his domination in this game on BOTH sides of the ball.
Sometimes a special player emerges all of a sudden. Michael Jordan's rookie year was promising, but he became Michael Jordan in his second year. Riyad Mahrez came out of seemingly nowhere last year to help lead Leicester to win the EPL.
Other players are great, not elite, and suddenly explode in a game all at once, tantalizing us with their ability and yet never *quite* become 'the man.' Jeremy Lin and John Starks, both of the Knicks, looked like the next big thing, until they weren't. Shawn Green had a 20+ home run year at a young age, and four dingers in a game with 12 RBI. He had a great career, but not an elite one - you won't be finding his name in Cooperstown when you take your trip with the grandkids in thirty years. In soccer, the names of the 'not-quites' are recalled frequently. Samuel Eto'o. Hatem Ben Arfa. James Rogriguez (maybe - he still has time to become 'the man', if Zidane will let him.)
The jury is out on Hairston, and will be for some time. But the dude has three goals in four games. Everyone in the league just suddenly woke up to the realization that they're living in Marlon Hairston's world now.
Starting to feel a little bit like we've all been sleeping on Marlon Hairston when we shouldn't have been. #COLvVAN
— Matthew Doyle (@MLSAnalyst) August 7, 2016
This is the theme song. Bring your kazoos to DSGP next game, folks.
La la, La la, La la, La la, Marly's World
He'll pick your pocket
He'll score on yoooouuuuu
You're in Marly's World!
Hairston Absolutely Everywhere
You might think I'm kvelling (it's Yiddish. Look it up.) over Hairston because he had a goal and an assist in this game, to go with goals against Sporting KC, FC Dallas, and the Vancouver Whitecaps. Well, firstly, no. I've long been on the Marlon Hairston hype-train, from the days when I implored Pablo just to let the dude start the game, to recent matches, when I felt like it was the emergence of a long-held secret weapon.*
But it's also that Hairston was spectacular even on plays that he didn't score on. Observe.
Here's Hairston at 7'. Cronin reverses a Whitecaps possession up to Marly. Rather than settle and turn, he makes a fantastic decision to flick on - perfectly - to Gashi. Who misses an oh-so-close shot.
Here's Hairston at 12', high-pressing David Edgar and stealing the ball, then slotting a seeing-eye ball through the defense to Kevin Doyle, but Matias Laba slaps it away at the last possible second. Hairston did exactly the same thing against Dallas on July 23 - picking poor Atiba Harris' pocket and going on to score. He also intercepted a pass from Ike Opara in the opponents half for his fantastic curled goal on July 16.
There's three things here. First, Hairston's ability to time his strike, like a coiled serpent, is unbelievable. It is a cultivated skill to time that strike juuuuust right. Second, his ability to get to corner and feed the ball cleanly into the box, or do the Marlon shimmy, ditch his defender, and score, is another phenomenal attribute. Hairston has the ice-water in the veins. Or, as Richard Fleming would say, he is 'clinical'.
Third, this is a Pablo Mastroeni defense achieving at its highest level. He is high pressing in ones and twos with wingers and forwards, and getting chances high up the pitch with nearby attackers available to support. We at Burgundy Wave don't often credit the coaching staff. I'm gonna. This high press (which isn't invoked every play) is working for the Rapids.
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New population of blue whales discovered in the western Indian ocean
An international team of researchers has discovered what it believes to be a new population of blue whales in the western Indian Ocean.
Blue whales are the largest animals that have ever lived on our planet, and they are found around the globe in all oceans. All blue whales sing very low-pitched and recognizable songs, and conveniently for researchers, every population has its own unique song. In a recently published paper in the journal , the researchers describe a new blue whale song that is heard from the Arabian Sea coast of Oman across to the Chagos Archipelago in the central Indian Ocean and as far south as Madagascar in the southwest Indian Ocean.
Dr. Salvatore Cerchio, Director of the African Aquatic Conservation Fund's Cetacean Program and Visiting Scientist at the New England Aquarium, led the analysis of recordings of the whale from three locations in the western Indian Ocean. Dr. Cerchio first recorded the novel song in 2017, during research focused on Omura's whales in the Mozambique Channel off Madagascar, and he recognized it as a blue whale song that had never been described. Cerchio was also working with a team of scientists collecting acoustic recordings off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea. This is part of a research effort focused on the highly endangered Arabian Sea humpback whale, an ongoing collaboration between the Environment Society of Oman, Five Oceans Environmental Services LLC, Oman's Environment Authority and Oman's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources.
While analyzing the Oman acoustic data, the team recognized the same unusual song. This novel blue whale song was recorded even more prevalently off Oman than Madagascar, and it became clear to the researchers that they had found what was likely a previously unrecognized population of blue whales in the western Indian Ocean.
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Read More: Blue Whales News and Blue Whales Current Events | was quite remarkable," said Cerchio, "to find a whale song in your data that was completely unique, never before reported, and recognize it as a blue whale." Blue whale song has been extensively studied globally, and several blue whale populations have been identified based on their distinct songs throughout the Indian Ocean.
"With all that work on blue whale songs, to think there was a population out there that no one knew about until 2017, well, it kind of blows your mind," Cerchio said.
In 2018, the team reported their findings to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), which was in the process of evaluating the status of blue whale populations in the Indian Ocean. The finding created quite a bit of excitement at the meeting, and raised many new questions about blue whale population movements and structure in the Indian Ocean. Emmanuelle Leroy and Tracey Rogers of the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia, were also conducting acoustic research on blue whales in the Indian Ocean. Upon reading the IWC report on the new song, Leroy recognized that they also had recorded the same song off the Chagos Archipelago in the central Indian Ocean.
"Shortly after we made the first report at IWC," said Cerchio, "I received an email from Emmanuelle saying, 'Hey Sal, I think we have that Oman song off the Chagos!'"
The collaborative team grew, and analysis of data from all three sites suggested that the population may spend most of its time in the northwestern Indian Ocean, in the Arabian Sea and to the west of the Chagos. It has long been recognized that a unique population of blue whales resides in the Northern Indian Ocean, but it was assumed that whales in the Arabian Sea belonged to the same population that has been studied off Sri Lanka and ranges into the southcentral Indian Ocean. However, the songs tell a different story.
"Before our recording effort off Oman, there were no acoustic data from the Arabian Sea, and so the identity of that population of blue whales was initially just a guess," said Andrew Willson from Five Oceans Environmental Services LLC, who led the deployment of the recording units. "Our work shows that there is a lot more to learn about these animals, and this is an urgent requirement in light of the wide range of threats to large whales related to expanding maritime industries in the region."
Blue whales were hunted to near extinction around the globe during the 20th century, and populations have only started to recover very slowly over the past several decades following the global moratorium on commercial whaling. The Arabian Sea was targeted by illegal Soviet whaling in the 1960's, an activity that nearly eradicated what were already likely to be small populations of humpback whales, blue whales, sperm whales, and Bryde's whales.
Some researchers consider both the northern Indian Ocean blue whales and Arabian Sea humpback whales to comprise unique subspecies, not simply populations, making them particularly special and important to biodiversity.
"These populations appear to be unique among baleen whales, in the case of the Arabian Sea humpback whales because of their year-round residency in the region without the same long-range migration of other populations," Willson points out.
"For 20 years we have focused work on the highly endangered Arabian Sea humpback whale, for which we believe only about 100 animals remain off the coast of Oman," says Suaad Al Harthi, Executive Director of the Environment Society of Oman. "Now, we are just beginning to learn more about another equally special, and likely equally endangered, population of blue whale."
Additional coauthors of the paper include Robert Baldwin of Five Oceans Environmental Services LLC, Danielle Cholewiak of NOAA Fisheries, Tim Collins of the Wildlife Conservation Society, Gianna Minton of Megaptera Marine Conservation, Charles Muirhead of Duke University, Tahina Rasoloarijao of the Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines, Madagascar, and Maïa Sarrouf Willson of the Environment Society of Oman.
The work was supported by the International Whaling Commission, Renaissance Services S.A.O.G., Shell Development Oman LLC (SDO), and NOAA Fisheries.
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Review
The Dark Knight is my favourite film of all time. It helps that I'm a huge Batman fan, having read the comics since I was a kid and watched the Animated Series when I was younger too. I love Burton's Batman and felt the pain when Schumacher destroyed the series. I was happy enough when Batman Begins got the series back on track but nothing could prepare me for how amazing Dark Knight was going to be.
It wasn't just a great Batman film or even the best superhero film ever but was just a great film. If it was possible to take Batman out of the film or change the key characters to people that we didn't have prior knowledge of, the film would still be one of the best ever made. The story is unrelenting and gripping, the performances are amazing, Ledger's Joker being a stand-out example, and Nolan's direction and interpretation of the character is perfect. He delivered the Batman, the Joker, the Commissioner Gordon and Two Face that I had been reading in the comics since I was a kid. No camp, silly fun, no bat-nipples or silly looking car. This was how Batman was supposed to be.
So yesterday I woke up nervous. The last time I watched a third film in a series that I was this excited about was Spiderman 3 and we all know how that turned out. The difference was, Spiderman 2 was great but by no means amazing. Dark Knight would be very difficult to follow and almost impossible to top. Somehow, Nolan manages to match the Dark Knight but never quite betters it.
Bane was the perfect choice of villain for the third film.
That doesn't mean I was disappointed though. I was literally on the edge of my seat for the whole final third of the film. Its run time is well over two and half hours but the time flew past and I could have sat and watched for another hour. The new characters are brilliantly realised and the actors we have already watched for the past two films play their parts so comfortably that they now embody their comic book counterparts.
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Nolan has now delivered a perfect trilogy.
July 21, 2012 May 26, 2014 BenAnne Hathaway, Bane, Batman, Catwoman, Christopher Nolan, Heath Ledger, Joker, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Tom Hardy
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The Focused Filmographer says:
Nice review. I like the fact that you share some of the things you loved but without spoiling the film. I agree, The Dark Knight was a tad bit better, but Nolan truly delivered for me in this trilogy.
Tim The Film Guy says:
Great review 🙂
How many times have you tried doing Bane's voice?
I have totally got it now, accent and all 😀
The amount of times I've said "I'm Gotham's Reckoning" is ridiculous. Think I've got it sussed now too.
Haha yeah virtual high five 😀
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100 Greatest Scenes Number 25: The Boulder Chase | had to be Bane. Bane was a perfect choice of villain. Joker was the mental, chaotic match for Batman where Bane is his physical match. The actual fight between the two is amazing and brutal to watch. Nolan doesn't hold back and shows every smashing punch and rib-cracking blow to the point where its uncomfortable to watch in places. Tom Hardy manages to make him scary in a whole different way to Ledger's Joker. The combination of the mask and perfectly chosen British accent make him a powerful and unnerving threat.
The physical battle between Batman and Bane was realistic and sometimes difficult to watch.
Nolan also manages to cast Catwoman perfectly too. Anne Hathaway makes the role her own and presents a completely different take on the cat burglar than both Pfeiffer and (shudder) Halle Berry. She holds her own in the combat and action while still looking stunning in her "cat-suit." If anything, she is the character that is under-used and could have done with more to actually contribute but this is a small gripe.
Hathaway's Catwoman is brilliantly realised but maybe slightly under-used.
The next best addition is Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Blake. He is the great "everyman" character and the best addition to the series after Bane. His overall story has a great conclusion that practically had me jumping out of seat and whooping with excitement in the packed cinema.
The rest of the ingredients that made The Dark Knight such an incredible film are all here. The story is fast paced, gripping and action packed. The run time is long but never wasted and it builds to a satisfying conclusion. Hans Zimmer's soundtrack perfectly compliments the action and made the whole cinema rumble with a satisfying thunder when Batman finally appeared for the first time or when Bane revealed his "masterplan." The familiar actors, from Bale through to Oldman and Caine are all present, correct and on fine form. Alongside the dark, realistic action and peril is the usual, light, tension breaking jokes that have complimented the series so well.
All the more familiar characters play their parts comfortably too.
For the Batman fan in the audience, there is also plenty of nods to the comics. Anyone familiar with Knightfall or even No Man's Land will not be disappointed. I was very pleased with myself when I guessed some of the story and where it was going based on my knowledge of the comics but this only added to my enjoyment of the film. The ending is a particularly brilliant example of this.
As much as I loved Dark Knight Rises though, it didn't top The Dark Knight. This is because its more of a continuation of that film rather than a film unto itself. The themes are similar and the tone is exactly the same. Even the "three-act" structure has more than a passing resemblance for it predecessor. As good as Bane is, and he is fantastic, he never comes close to Ledger's Joker or even Eckhart's Two-Face. Even the finale for the film, the great crescendo of action to finish the story, felt familiar and never got close to the amazing and exciting conclusion of The Dark Knight.
Blake is a great new character and probably my favourite addition to the trilogy.
This is a minor gripe though because regardless of the film that preceded it, what this did was finish Nolan's Batman legacy perfectly. He has now delivered, in my opinion, the perfect trilogy. The story ends with a satisfying conclusion and if they never made another Batman film for as long as I live, I would be happy. Nolan is now my favourite director as is responsible for my three favourite films of all time. (Both Dark Knights and Inception.)
Overall, Nolan has not disappointed, in fact he has delivered the perfect conclusion to the best film trilogy ever. I have always loved Batman, since I was a kid, and Nolan's film version has always been the best on-screen version of the superhero. Bane is a brilliant villain, the action is realistic and hard-hitting and Zimmer's soundtrack thunders superbly as we watch the fall and rise of the Dark Knight.
Rating – 5!
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