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Ivy International Small Cap Fund
IVJAX / Class A SharesIVJCX / Class C SharesIVJIX / Class I SharesIVJRX / Class N SharesIVJYX / Class Y Shares Track Fund
$12.57 NAV as of 1/21/2020
$0.07 / 0.56% Daily NAV Change
1.53% YTD (NAV) as of 1/21/2020 i
Fund Summary
An international gateway to small cap opportunities
Sound philosophy
Seeks small-cap companies across the international landscape that exhibit perceived growth at a reasonable price.
Fundamental + Thematic
Fund employs a proprietary, fundamentally driven stock selection process while incorporating a top-down view for thematic drivers.
Proven manager
Mackenzie Investments Europe Limited, the Fund's subadvisor, has managed international small cap strategies since 2002. The portfolio management team has more than 60 years industry experience.
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Martin Fahey, CFA
— Mackenzie Investments Europe Limited
— 3 Years with Fund
— 31 Years in Industry
Martin Fahey brings 30 years of experience and a broad European and international scope to the investment decision making process and fund management at Mackenzie Investments Europe Limited (Mackenzie Europe). As Head of European Equities, Mr. Fahey is<|fim_middle|> the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend, or growth). For fixed-income funds, the vertical axis shows the credit quality of the bonds owned and the horizontal axis shows interest rate sensitivity as measured by a bond's effective duration. Morningstar seeks credit rating information from fund companies on a periodic basis (e.g., quarterly). In compiling credit rating information, Morningstar instructs fund companies to only use ratings that have been assigned by the following Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs): Moody's, Standard & Poor's, Fitch, and Egan-Jones. If two NRSROs have rated a security, fund companies are to report the lowest rating; if three or more NRSROs have rated the same security differently, fund companies are to report the rating that is in the middle. For example, if NRSRO X rates a security AA-, NRSRO Y rates the same security an A and NRSRO Z rates it a BBB+, the fund company should use the credit rating of 'A' in its reporting to Morningstar. PLEASE NOTE: Morningstar, Inc. is not itself an NRSRO nor does it issue a credit rating on the fund. An NRSRO rating on a fixed-income security can change from time-to-time. For credit quality, Morningstar combines the credit rating information provided by the fund companies with an average default rate calculation to come up with a weighted-average credit quality. The weighted-average credit quality is currently a letter that roughly corresponds to the scale used by a leading NRSRO. Bond funds are assigned a style box placement of "low", "medium", or "high" based on their average credit quality. Funds with a low credit quality are those whose weighted-average credit quality is determined to be less than "BBB-"; medium are those less than "AA-", but greater or equal to "BBB-"; and high are those with a weighted-average credit quality of "AA-" or higher. When classifying a bond portfolio, Morningstar first maps the NRSRO credit ratings of the underlying holdings to their respective default rates (as determined by Morningstar's analysis of actual historical default rates). Morningstar then averages these default rates to determine the average default rate for the entire bond fund. Finally, Morningstar maps this average default rate to its corresponding credit rating along a convex curve. For interest-rate sensitivity, Morningstar obtains from fund companies the average effective duration. Generally, Morningstar classifies a fixed-income fund's interest-rate sensitivity based on the effective duration of the Morningstar Core Bond Index (MCBI), which is currently three years. The classification of Limited will be assigned to those funds whose average effective duration is between 25% to 75% of MCBI's average effective duration; funds whose average effective duration is between 75% to 125% of the MCBI will be classified as Moderate; and those that are at 125% or greater of the average effective duration of the MCBI will be classified as Extensive. For municipal bond funds, Morningstar also obtains from fund companies the average effective duration. In these cases static breakpoints are utilized. These breakpoints are as follows: (i) Limited: 4.5 years or less; (ii) Moderate: more than 4.5 years but less than 7 years; and (iii) Extensive: more than 7 years. In addition, for non-US taxable and non-US domiciled fixed income funds static duration breakpoints are used: (i) Limited: less than or equal to 3.5 years; (ii) Moderate: greater than 3.5 and less than equal to 6 years; (iii) Extensive: greater than 6 years.
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Bryan Mattei, CFA
Bryan Mattei brings 12 years of experience in the investment management industry to Mackenzie Investments Europe Limited (Mackenzie Europe) and is located in Mackenzie Investments Asia Limited Hong Kong office. As portfolio manager, Mr. Mattei focuses on the Asian small cap sector with a particular emphasis on Japan. He is co-portfolio manager of Investors International Small Cap Fund and Ivy International Small Cap Fund, where he is focused on developed markets in Asia, and Investors Pan Asian Equity Fund. Prior to joining Mackenzie Europe in 2013, Mr. Mattei was Head of Research for Cantor Fitzgerald in Ireland. Before this he was equity fund manager in the Wealth Management division of IBRC in Dublin where he managed the Japan Equity Fund and the European Equity Fund. He was co-manager of both the Large Cap M&A and Long/Short Equity funds. Originally from the U.S., Mr. Mattei is a CFA® charterholder. He earned his BS magna cum laude from Boston College, Carroll School of Management and also studied business, economics and social sciences at the University of Dublin, Trinity College.
Kalle Huhdanmäki
— <1 Years with Fund
Mr. Huhdanmäki has been an Associate Portfolio Manager with Mackenzie Europe since October 2019. He previously was a co-portfolio manager at Nordea Asset Management in Copenhagen from 2012-2019 and was at SEB Asset Management from 2005-2012. Mr. Huhdanmäki earned a Masters of Science Degree (Econ) from the University of Copenhagen.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment through 12/31/2019
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Daily Prices as of 1/21/2020
Net Asset Value (NAV) $12.57
Daily NAV Change $0.07 0.56%
Weekly NAV Change $0.14 1.13%
Public Offering Price (POP) $12.57 —
Ticker Symbol IVJIX
CUSIP 46600A666
Fund Code 468
Fund Type Global/International
Fund Inception 1/10/2017
Class Inception 1/10/2017
Fiscal Year End September
Dividends Paid December
Fund Assets
(as of 12/31/2019) $174.3 mil
Total Equity Holdings
(as of 12/31/2019) 82
Total Holdings
Portfolio Turnover Rate
(as of 9/30/2019) 73%
Morningstar Category Foreign Small/Mid Growth
Lipper Category International Small-/Mid-Cap Growth Funds
Benchmark MSCI EAFE Small Cap NR USD
Data quoted is past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Class I shares are sold without any front-end sales load or contingent deferred sales charges.
Monthly Rates of Return Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/2019
(Returns for periods of less than 1-yr are not annualized)
Fund at NAV 24.22% 24.22% N/A N/A N/A 9.02%
MSCI EAFE Small Cap NR USD 24.96% 24.96% 10.92% 8.85% 8.74% -
Morningstar Foreign Small/Mid Growth 27.78% 27.78% 12.71% 8.42% 9.22% -
Quarterly Rates of Return Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/2019
Calendar Year Return
Select Year Range 2018-2019
Class I -18.78 24.22
MSCI EAFE Small Cap NR USD -17.89 24.96
Morningstar Ranking through 12/31/2019
Category: Foreign Small/Mid Growth
1 Year 89 /132 75
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Expense Ratios as of 1/31/2019
Net 0.99%
Gross 1.34%
Fund Distributions
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12-Month Trailing Dist. Yield as of 12/31/2019
NAV 2.10%
With Sales Charge 2.10%
Top 10 Equity Holdings as a % of net assets as of 12/31/2019
Rubis Group Rubis is a France-based international company specializing in the storage, distribution and sale of petroleum, liquefied petroleum gas, food and chemical products. 2.39%
Logitech International S.A., Registered Shares Logitech International S.A. is a Swiss-Italian provider of personal computer and mobile peripherals, with its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland and administrative headquarters in Newark, California. 2.33%
Future plc Future plc is a British media company founded in 1985. It publishes more than 50 magazines in fields such as video games, technology, films, music, photography, home and knowledge. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. 2.31%
Teleperformance SE Teleperformance is a multinational company headquartered in France. The company specializes in outsourced omnichannel customer experience management. 2.07%
ARTERIA Networks Corp. ARTERIA Networks Corporation offers cloud, data center, internet connection, virtual private network construction, mobile connection and other services to customers in Japan. 2.02%
TechnoPro Holdings, Inc. TechnoPro Holdings, Inc., engages in the provision of technician dispatch and contracting business related to machinery, electrical, electronic, embedded control, software development and maintenance, biochemistry, and construction management. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. 1.98%
SCSK Corp. SCSK Corporation provides a variety of IT services including system solutions, software development, and data center and communication network management. The Company sells packaged software and network equipment and develops software for distribution, manufacturing, and financial systems among others. SCSK handles infrastructure software as well. 1.92%
Manulife U.S. REIT Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust invests in real estate properties. The Company focuses on office properties located in the Unites States. 1.91%
Sixt SE 1.90%
Games Workshop Group plc 1.84%
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Market Capitalization as a % of equity assets as of 12/31/2019
Large ( > $10 bil) 6.7%
Medium ($2 - $10 bil) 61.9%
Small ( < $2 bil) 31.4%
Median Market Cap (as of 12/31/2019) $3.0 bil
Top 10 Industry Allocation (as a % of Equity Holdings as of 12/31/2019)
Industrial Machinery 4.0%
Real Estate Operating Companies 3.6%
Auto Parts & Equipment 3.4%
Trucking 3.2%
Industrial REITs 3.0%
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks 2.8%
Pharmaceuticals 2.7%
Office Services & Supplies 2.7%
Office REITs 2.6%
IT Consulting & Other Services 2.5%
Sector Allocation as a % of equity assets as of 12/31/2019
Industrials 20.07%
Consumer Discretionary 14.74%
Information Technology 13.50%
Real Estate 11.94%
Communication Services 9.87%
Financials 9.26%
Health Care 6.88%
Consumer Staples 5.58%
Materials 4.96%
Energy 3.20%
Portfolio Composition as a % of net assets as of 12/31/2019
Foreign Common Stock 99.21%
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.79%
Equity Country Allocation as a % of equity assets as of 12/31/2019
Japan 35.3%
United Kingdom 17.3%
France 9.0%
Switzerland 5.8%
Singapore 3.8%
Germany 3.5%
Australia 3.4%
Isle Of Man 2.9%
Hong Kong 2.4%
South Korea 1.2%
Netherlands 0.9%
Canada 0.8%
Poland 0.7%
Jersey 0.3%
Total Portfolio Holdings
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Risk factors: The value of the Fund's shares will change, and you could lose money on your investment. International investing involves additional risks including currency fluctuations, political or economic conditions affecting the foreign country, and differences in accounting standards and foreign regulations. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. Investing in small-cap stocks may carry more risk than investing in stocks of larger more well-established companies. The value of a security believed by the Fund's manager to be undervalued may never reach what the manager believes to be its full value, or such security's value may decrease. These and other risks are more fully described in the Fund's prospectus. Not all funds or fund classes may be offered at all broker/dealers.
The MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index is an equity index which captures small cap representation across developed markets and countries around the world, excluding the US and Canada. It is not possible to invest in an index.
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement: Through January 31, 2021, Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO), the Fund's investment manager, Ivy Distributors, Inc. (IDI), the Fund's distributor, and/or Waddell & Reed Services Company, doing business as WI Services Company (WISC), the Fund's transfer agent, have contractually agreed to reimburse sufficient management fees, 12b-1 fees and/or shareholder servicing fees to cap the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses (which would exclude interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, if any) as follows: Class A shares at 1.44%. Prior to that date, the expense limitation may not be terminated without the consent of the Board of Trustees (Board). Certain common expenses applicable to all share classes also may be waived to cap total annual ordinary fund operating expenses, which may serve to reduce the expense ratio of certain share classes.
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement: Through January 31, 2021, IICO, the Fund's investment manager, IDI, the Fund's distributor, and/or WISC, the Fund's transfer agent, have contractually agreed to reimburse sufficient management fees, 12b-1 fees and/or shareholder servicing fees to cap the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses (which would exclude interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) for the Fund's Class I shares and Class N shares at 0.99%. Prior to that date, the expense limitation may not be terminated without the consent of the Board.
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement: Through January 31, 2021, IDI and/or WISC have contractually agreed to reimburse sufficient 12b-1 and/or shareholder servicing fees to ensure that the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses of the Class Y shares do not exceed the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses of the Class A shares, as calculated at the end of each month. Prior to that date, the expense limitation may not be terminated without the consent of the Board.
Effective Feb. 21, 2019, the name of the Fund changed from Ivy IG International Small Cap Fund to Ivy International Small Cap Fund.
Pricing: All prices and year-to-date returns are based on closing quotes unless noted, as supplied to the NASDAQ by 6:00 p.m. Eastern time. YTD Prices can be updated 3 to 4 hours after the Daily Pricing information which can result in mismatching data.
Style Analysis: The Morningstar Style Box reveals a fund's investment style. For equity funds the vertical axis shows | 3,159 |
2 What is Google Sniper?
3 How does Google Sniper work?
4 What are these sites and how are they made?
5 Does the program come in a pdf?
6 Is Google Sniper free?
In the modern world, people always manage to find a way to make extra money by doing whatever activity is proposed. It does not matter if that way to make money is the sale of products or to do some carpentry to make some beautiful wooden furniture or offer its reviews to the new applications that go out to the market. There is always a way to make money for those who really want to take advantage of it.
Of all the new ways to make money that appear in the world the best of all is Google Sniper.
In this Google Sniper review, unlike other Google Sniper reviews, it will be tried to provide as much information as possible so that people around the world that reads the review feels confident that if they invest their money in this product, they are not going to regret it. There are reviews both for and against this product, although the ones that can be mostly seen are those that are too negative and try to boycott the purchase and use of this product.
There are a lot of Google Sniper reviews on the internet that all they do is give their negative opinions about the product and people never stop reading the phrase "Google Sniper is a scam" in each and every one of them. What happens with all those Google Sniper reviews is that they are written and published, many times, by the competition in this class of products, but the reality is that this Google Sniper review is in favor of the product because it does not consider it any scam, and if people put dedication and commitment there is no way they do not always earn some money.
But before continuing talking<|fim_middle|> official website, which will guide people to achieve their websites so that they can earn money.
It would not be wrong to have a Google Sniper pdf after people click on the Google Sniper download option on the official page so that this way they can access the pdf even when they do not have an internet connection.
No, Google Sniper free option is not available. But it is not much that people will have to pay once they decide to download Google Sniper.
To be able to buy Google Sniper, the price that people must pay is $47. The reality is that they have to pay that amount of money for each month that passes, but it does not compare at all with the large amount of extra money that can be earned thanks to this product. In addition, you have the official guarantee of ClickBank that if the person is not satisfied with the product within sixty days of having purchased it, then the money will be returned.
It is expected that when having read this Google Sniper review, the reader feel satisfied with the data offered and feel completely safe in order to invest their money in this product. If they have the urge and patience enough to create this kind of website, then there is nothing to worry about. | about what other reviews say, people must know what the product is about and what it can offer to the ones who use it.
Google Sniper Program is a kind of online training that is based on a series of video lessons and text based training to make extra money by starting to build what is commonly known as "snipes sites". What happens is that it is one of the best ways for people to make money and acquire information that turns out to be extremely useful over time.
Somebody could say that this program has become quite famous in the world of affiliate marketing. What this program is going to do is help all those new marketers (who may have bought the program without really knowing what it was or how it worked) so that they can generate an income of extra money thanks to their affiliate websites. What this program does is help people to know how to run campaigns to be successful.
The only thing people should have is sites that when clicked on them, they start generating traffic from Google in order to generate much more money. People can also find the option to get a commission for being a Google Sniper affiliate.
Many people will want to start making money in a quick and easy way, but in order to choose this product they should feel ready because if they do not have enough strength to understand that everything has to be done correctly (because if no visitors do go on the page, then the money will not appear in their accounts by magic), they could lose much more than they invested (and not only talk about money, but time).
How does Google Sniper work?
As it is a training that explains disciplines and strategies in a step by step, it may happen that some of them are outdated in these modern times, but SEM strategies are those that still work correctly. These strategies are not based on any algorithmic changes that can affect people's website, but are based on marketing principles.
The first thing people should do when using this program is to choose a niche (which would prove to be a real problem if the person has no idea what niche they want to choose so they will not be able to create any website). Once they have the niche, what people should do is to choose a keyword that can receive a lot of traffic from google and to have no competition. Once people have in mind what keyword to use, what they should do is get a domain name to which they can add a targeted keyword while the people's site is being built.
The most important thing is that a lot of people must visit the site. Thanks to social networks people can have a greater flow of people who have the possibility of accessing these sites. But care must be taken of being penalized.
What are these sites and how are they made?
All these sites are niche websites that when they are made their content is directed towards a particular audience (that is, people can have websites that are responsible for selling the parts of a bicycle, or provide guitar or some other instrument lessons for people to learn how to play them, or they can even sell recipes for any meal).
But before a person gets to make these websites, what they have to think about beforehand is what the website is going to be about and what kind of audience it wants to create. It may seem rather difficult at first, but if they have a good guide (as this program is) then they can make money quickly.
What needs to be done then is to wait for the site to be visited by a large amount of people within the market by putting the website within the most visited. The best way to understand this is by doing it. It does not matter if people do things wrong, from mistakes they will learn, and if they have to learn to be able to earn money, then it is not a waste of time to make a mistake.
Does the program come in a pdf?
No, Google Sniper pdf option is not available. Explanations are made directly from the | 787 |
If you think the climate change debate is a recent issue, think again. For the past few years, an image of a 1912 article proclaiming that coal consumption can have a negative effect on the climate has circulated online. The image in question is from the August 14, 1912 issue of the New Zealand newspaper, Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette.
The facts from this news article appear to come from an article in the March 1912 issue of Popular Mechanics. The article, titled The Remarkable Weather of 1911, commented on the strange meteorological swings of the past year and pointed the finger at coal consumption and carbon emissions. The greenhouse effect was already a theory in use, having been developed by Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius in 1896.
Using basic principles of chemistry, Arrhenius calculated how much carbon was needed to have an impact on the earth's climate. He concluded that CO2 emissions driven by human activity were certainly enough to shift the planet's climate, and the work he did became the core of modern climate change science.
Though the article notes that vegetation can help reabsorb carbon dioxide, it warns that coal consumption was already so rapid that it was mitigating the effect that planting trees could have.<|fim_middle|> Met. | It's a stunning realization that, over 100 years later, humans are still struggling to truly understand the impact their behavior is having on the planet and how to modify their habits in order to create a bright future for generations to come.
The post Shocking 106-Year-Old Newspaper Article Predicts Global Warming appeared first on My Modern | 72 |
The<|fim_middle|> | New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC) and Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), in partnership with the Hudson Square Connection Business Improvement District (BID), announced a major investment for the Hudson Street streetscape in between Canal Street and West Houston Street. W and AKRF's design for this streetscape will improve pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular safety; and transform the corridor into a boulevard that will extend sidewalks up to five feet and add new street amenities along seven blocks. The $27 million improvement plan also includes over 8040 SF of planting areas, continuous tree pits and permeable paving to improve stormwater collection, new seating for 168 people, space for future sidewalk cafes, reconfigured sidewalks and pedestrian ramps, a protected bike lane, and new bike racks. Construction will begin in Spring 2019 and should be complete in 2021. | 185 |
About the<|fim_middle|>. | Koch Institute
The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Cancer Center, is a state-of-the-art cancer research facility as well as the hub of cancer research on the MIT campus. Completed in 2010, the Koch Institute building allows for the physical co-localization of faculty members from the Department of Biology (formerly in the MIT Center for Cancer Research) with faculty members drawn from a variety of departments in the MIT School of Engineering. The Koch Institute faculty also includes many members located in other research buildings at MIT, including the Whitehead and Broad Institutes.
The Koch Institute brings together biologists and chemists along with biological, chemical, mechanical, and materials science engineers, computer scientists, clinicians and others, to bring fresh perspectives and an interdisciplinary approach to advancing the fight against cancer. This multi-faceted group of investigators is at the core of the Koch Institute's mission to develop new insights into cancer, as well as new tools and technologies to better treat, diagnose and prevent the disease.
Our goal is to make the Koch Institute the gold standard in interdisciplinary cancer-focused research. We are continually expanding our highly effective relationship network, which involves other academic and clinical oncology centers, industrial partners and cancer-focused individuals and foundations. Firmly rooted in the MIT community, we share its educational mission and are deeply committed to training the next generation of cancer researchers. Trainees make up a significant portion of our research force, and make invaluable contributions to the shaping of our institutional culture.
In this video created for our fifth anniversary, hear directly from our researchers about the unique community and culture we have built, about the powerful advances we have made, and about where we are going next.
Our faculty members have earned the most prestigious national and international science honors:
• Five current and former faculty have been awarded the Nobel Prize
• Eight current and former faculty members have been awarded nine National Medals of Science or Technology and Innovation
• Nine current faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering
• 20 current faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences
• 15 current faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine
• Nine current faculty members are Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators
Koch Institute research is strategically focused on five target areas viewed as critical for rapid progress toward controlling cancer.
Together, our community of more than 1,000 researchers is changing the face of what is possible for science, technology, and most importantly, for cancer patients and their loved ones | 515 |
Spring break in Ibiza! 4 nights at well-rated hotel + cheap flights from Frankfurt<|fim_middle|> your vacation! | Hahn from just €95!
Take a week off and spend it in famous Ibiza! Book this 4-night package deal that includes spring flights from Frankfurt Hahn and stay in well-rated aparthotel from only €95 per person (based on 4 pax booking)!
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We picked for you the very well-rated Apartamentos Bahia de San Antonio , just 200 m from the beach on Ibiza's San Antonio Bay. They offer a seasonal outdoor pool, free Wi-Fi in public areas and air-conditioned apartments with sea views. These modern apartments feature a private balcony and a living room with a sofa bed, safe and flat-screen satellite TV. There is a hairdryer in the bathroom, and the kitchenette includes a fridge, microwave and coffee maker.
Set in gardens, Apartamentos Bahia De San Antonio have a restaurant and poolside bar, as well as an on-site supermarket.
We picked for you the Apartamentos Bahia de San Antonio so follow our links and book | 220 |
<|fim_middle|> and crustaceans that live in the sand.
Meet our curious rays and dogfish in the Sandy Seafloor display and see if you can spot all the flatfish hiding in there. | The Moray Firth has over 800km of coastline, extending from Fraserburgh in the east to Duncansby Head in the north. It is Scotland's largest bay with important marine habitats and is home to an amazing variety of wildlife.
There are 11 major rivers that empty into the Moray Firth and the estuaries that form where the river meets the sea teem with life. Snails, worms and crustaceans buried within the sand and mud are a food source for globally important numbers of wading birds and wildfowl. Estuaries also provide food for many marine animals, and act as nursery grounds for young fish.
The cliffs are busy places during the summer months as thousands of seabirds come to nest there and rear their young. Troup Head, just along the coast from the aquarium, has the only colony of nesting gannets in mainland Scotland.
The rocky shore is a tough place to survive, but the tide's edge is rich with life. Although there is plenty of food, waves and tides can cause problems for the plants and animals that live there – they risk drying out when the tide is out or having to cope with waves that batter the shore. Seaweeds, snails, crabs, mussels, barnacles, starfish, urchins and small fish all have different ways of making their living between the tides.
The Moray Firth is also home to the famous bottlenose dolphins, as well as grey and common seals. Minke whales and basking sharks come to feed on plankton and small fish during the summer.
Below the low tide mark, brown seaweeds, known as kelp, grow thickly along the shore's edge. Kelp has a holdfast that attaches to rock, a tall stalk, or 'stipe', and leafy fronds that catch the sun's rays as they filter through the shallow waters. Kelp provides a shelter for many species – like forests on land, kelp reefs attract sea creatures that live on and around them, forming a hugely diverse community.
Our recently refurbished kelp reef exhibit is the only one of its kind in the UK. It is open to the sky and natural daylight allows seaweeds to grow and create a realistic home for over one hundred fish and countless invertebrates. The tank is 5m deep, 10m in diameter and holds 400,000 litres of seawater.
As the seafloor slopes away from the coast, it bottoms out at an average depth of 80m in the Moray Firth. It is covered with fine sand and mud.
Shoaling fish such as cod and haddock and other flatfish, rays and sharks patrol the sea bed feeding on numerous worms, molluscs | 574 |
Google 'taking AI to the next level' to cut data centre energy use
21 August 2018, source edie newsroom
Google is now allowing its artificial intelligence (AI) system - rather than its staff - to directly control its data centre cooling system as a way of lowering emissions and energy consumption.
The tech giant announced in 2016 that the AI system it had developed using the 'DeepMind' research company had reduced energy consumption at its data centres by 40%. Now, the company has taken its AI approach "to the next level" by allowing the system to implement its own recommended changes, rather than those made by employees.
The system consists of neural networks - computer systems modelled on the human brain. DeepMind has trained these networks to predict the temperature and pressure outputs within the centres 60 minutes in advance, before establishing the appropriate requirements to lower output and energy consumption.
A blog post by Google states that the move, which has been implemented at multiple data centres, has delivered an average 30% reduction in energy consumption.
"Whereas our original recommendation system had operators vetting and implementing actions, our new AI control system directly implements the actions," the blog post reads.
"We've purposefully constrained the<|fim_middle|> use such technology in settings other than data centres to "help tackle climate change on an even grander scale".
Taking (data) centre stage
For tech companies, the dynamic environments of data centres can make them difficult to operate efficiently because each centre usually operates on a unique system - this means a custom-tuned energy efficiency model that works for one data centre may not be applicable for another.
But this challenge hasn't stopped major technology companies investing in ways to improve data centre efficiency. Microsoft, for example, recently sunk a small-scale centre of 12 racks underwater off the coast of Orkney in a bid to see whether such facilities could be cooled more efficiently by submerging them.
At the same time, the tech giant is seeking to combat the growth and electricity consumption of its data centres by adding more clean sources to its energy mix in an attempt to reach a 60% renewables target "early in the next decade".
Elsewhere, Facebook has announced plans for a new data centre to be built in Ireland which will run on 100% renewable energy, while Apple has invested $1.7bn in building two giant data centres in Europe –one in Ireland and the other in Denmark - both powered by 100% renewable energy.
Energy Efficiency | Google | technology | system's optimisation boundaries to a narrower operating regime to prioritise safety and reliability, meaning there is a risk versus reward trade-off in terms of energy reductions."
The new approach sees Google's AI system pull real-time information regarding its data centre cooling system from a network of sensors every five minutes, before feeding it back into the neural networks. The networks then predict how different combinations of potential actions will affect future energy consumption, enabling the AI system to identify and implement the set of actions which will minimise energy usage most while remaining within company safety constraints.
Throughout the process, Google's data centre operators will oversee the system and will have the chance to exit AI control mode at any time. In these instances, the system will pass action control from the AI to the operator.
Google is now exploring the possibility of applying AI systems across more areas of its operations, the blog post states. It speculates that the company could | 182 |
Havergal Brian werkte aan zijn Symfonie nr. 32 in As majeur van juni tot en met oktober 1968. Het zou niet alleen zijn laatste symfonie zijn, maar ook zijn laatste voltooide compositie. Zijn slechte zicht en hoge leeftijd (hij was 93) weerhield hem van verder componeren.
Voor deze symfonie gebruikt Brian wel de<|fim_middle|> tuba
pauken, percussie (van grote trom tot buisklokken), 1 harp
violen, altviolen, celli, contrabassen
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Compositie voltooid in 1968 | klassieke vierdelige opbouw van een symfonie, maar de delen 1 en 2 en de delen 3 en 4 worden achter elkaar doorgespeeld:
Allegretto
Adagio
Allegro ma non troppo
Allegro moderato
Ook dit werk bracht het maar moeilijk naar het publiek. De Havergal Brian Society kent slechts vier uitvoeringen, waarvan er twee door amateurorkesten en twee door beroepsorkesten. De amateurorkesten speelden het met publiek; de beroeps- alleen voor plaatopname.
Orkestratie
3 dwarsfluiten (III ook piccolo), 2 hobo's, 1 althobo, 2 klarinetten, 1 basklarinet, 3 fagotten (III ook contrafagot)
4 hoorns, 3 trompetten, 3 trombones, 1 | 209 |
<|fim_middle|>:Asteroides/Artículos de asteroides | (8422) Mohorovičić es un asteroide perteneciente al cinturón de asteroides, descubierto el 5 de diciembre de 1996 por el Observatorio Astronómico de Farra d´Isonzo desde el propio Observatorio de Farra d´Isonzo, en Italia.
Designación y nombre
Mohorovičić se designó inicialmente como .
Más adelante fue nombrado en honor al meteorólogo y sismólogo croata Andrija Mohorovičić (1857-1936).
Características orbitales
Mohorovičić orbita a una distancia media del Sol de 2,9580 ua, pudiendo acercarse hasta 2,5790 ua y alejarse hasta 3,3371 ua. Tiene una excentricidad de 0,1281 y una inclinación orbital de 3,0750° grados. Emplea en completar una órbita alrededor del Sol 1858 días.
Características físicas
Su magnitud absoluta es 13,8. Tiene 5,421 km de diámetro. Su albedo se estima en 0,239.
Véase también
Lista de asteroides del (8401) al (8500)
Cuerpo menor del sistema solar
Cinturón de asteroides
Referencias
Asteroides del cinturón principal
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos por Observatorio Astronómico de Farra d'Isonzo
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos desde el Observatorio Astronómico de Farra d'Isonzo
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos en 1996
Wikiproyecto | 428 |
CourtVision All-Stars Part 2: The Western Conference
by Kirk Goldsberry on February 15, 2013
Yesterday, we revealed the 2013 CourtVision all-stars of the Eastern Conference. Today we look to the west, where there are many great players, but only five slots to fill. Remember, the selection criterion is simple: These are the players who are scoring much higher than league averages at their most common shooting locations.
Tony Parker is having a great season once again, and once again it's kind of being overlooked. As a shooter, Parker has developed into one of the best midrange scoring guards in the league, but his Hall of Fame application will definitely include lots of footage of his patented floater — it's one of the league's prettiest scoring plays. Parker is incredibly fast and always seems to make the right decisions — like when he found Kawhi Leonard in the corner in Cleveland on Wednesday night. Passes like these<|fim_middle|> Conference all-stars: Steph Curry, O.J. Mayo, Ryan Anderson, Matt Bonner, and the mayor of the midrange, LaMarcus Aldridge. Curry is arguably the best shooting backcourt player in the league, but his efficiency has dropped significantly, partially due to the fact that he's shooting five more shots per game this season. Though I'm still pretty confident he'd win a hypothetical league-wide H-O-R-S-E tournament. | are often available because defenses must honor Parker's highly efficient scoring ability from virtually every spot inside the 3-point line (and also because the league is full of guys who play defense like Dion Waiters on that play).
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Compared to James Harden, Kevin Martin is a much more traditional spot-up shooter. The Thunder rely on Martin to make 3-point shots, and that's what he does. He's been particularly potent from the left corner and along the left wing, while his production on his right is less impressive. Overall he's a 44 percent 3-point shooter this season, which is good enough for ninth-best in the league. Martin is an average scorer near the basket, but again, he's not getting paid to score there. His job is to knock down those 3s from the left wing and left corner.
Ho-hum. It's no surprise that Durant is on this team. We looked at him in detail last week. In my opinion, Durant is the best scorer in the league for two simple reasons: (1) He's an above-average shooter from every spot on the floor, and (2) he can create shots at will, a typically overlooked component of shooting prowess. The ability to simply get a shot off in the NBA is perhaps the most fundamental shooting skill. Not many players can regularly "create" their own shots, and of the ones who can, none are nearly as effective as Durant.
The graybeard among the Western Conference CourtVision all-stars is Tim Duncan. He turns 37 in April, but his shooting activity has increased in the past two years. He's taking 14 shots per game and he's making more than 50 percent of them. This is particularly impressive considering he's most active in the midrange, where the league as a whole shoots below 40 percent. Duncan is the best power forward of all time in part because he can hit his two trademark left-side shots with such consistency. The first is that left elbow shot; the second is a classic bank shot near the left block. These are the moves that make Duncan a national treasure; I hope he never retires.
Everybody knows that Blake Griffin is a beast near the rim, but he's actually developing a bit of a Duncan shot near the left block as well. He still looks to attack from the post, but the ability to hit midrange shots is the key to sustaining dominance in the league. He won't be able to jump out of out the gym forever.
Coming off the bench for the CourtVision Western | 528 |
It is probably safe to say that the vast majority of health care professionals believe that ICD-10 will finally be implemented on October 1, 2015. Most radiology practices have been preparing for the transition for some time, so this "news" is not really new nor is it particularly earthshattering. Unfortunately the same cannot necessarily be said for many referring providers. Depending upon the referring provider's size, location, and stage of ICD-10 preparedness, the "news" that the October 1 deadline is real may be creating some panic and concern, or, equally of note, creating no real sense of urgency or concern because they believe that their<|fim_middle|> value-based, including the moving of 30% of Medicare payments into alternative payment models by the end of 2016, and 50% by the end of 2018; and moving 85% of Medicare payments to a model tied to quality or value by 2016, and 90% by 2018.1 For any patient encounter, the CPT procedure code(s) determines how much a provider is paid, but it is the diagnosis code(s) that determines if the provider gets paid at all. Accurate diagnosis coding goes beyond assigning the code for the patient's condition.
It is important to remember that ICD-10 does not require a change in how providers practice medicine or treat patients. Rather, it demands more accurate documentation and gives providers more diagnostic choices to capture new data to ensure they are paid for the complex work they perform. Referring providers are not necessarily asked to provide a higher volume of clinical documentation but rather more precise documentation (eg, laterality, specificity, and anatomic sites).
Proper documentation can be facilitated through the effective use of EMR templates and prompts, and the data repurposed throughout the EMR to support the concept of "collect once, use many times," but this must be done with thoughtful purpose and care. How referring providers utilize their EMR will have a major impact on the detail and quality of the clinical information provided on radiological orders.
Dropdown selection menus will probably be around for a few years, so it is important to ensure the selection options are set up appropriately and that the necessary clinical options are available to the selecting provider. It is easier for radiology to have a greater influence when all providers are part of the same health care system. This becomes more challenging in a community setting where all of the providers are part of separate legal entities. In this scenario, sharing data, sooner rather than later, becomes vital to making the necessary changes prior to the implementation of ICD-10. Do referring providers really know in what circumstances they are not providing sufficient information today, much less for ICD-10? Today's problems will be amplified in ICD-10. To alleviate some of this stress, referring providers can create a list of areas of concern so that they can be addressed in advance of October 1 and not when denials occur in mid-November.
When providing feedback to referring providers, it is important to be as specific as possible and to provide friendly reminders about what is and is not allowed in terms of clinical documentation for orders. For example, while phrases such as "rule-out," "suspected," and "evaluate for" may be helpful to the referring provider, those phrases are not sufficient as standalone statements since a patient's signs and symptoms must be included on the order. Similarly, orders that only provide brief statements such as "trauma," "MVA" [motor vehicle accident], or "follow-up," with no real clinical data to support the ordered exam would not be useful.
The essence of what is needed from the referring providers is details, details, and more details related to the patient's condition. Specifically, location, severity, context, and the story (for injuries) as it applies to a designated medical condition are needed. For location, the specific site, laterality, and what type of vessel (graft vs native) must be provided. For severity, is the condition acute, chronic, or both? Was the fracture traumatic or nontraumatic? And for myriad other conditions, have all the "with" situations and all the "without" situations been identified? For the context of a condition, whether it is a primary vs secondary condition must be known. Also, is the condition status post a surgical procedure or due to another of the patient's conditions? All injuries have a story and radiologists want to know what it is. How did it happen? Where did it happen? And if appropriate for the injury, why did it happen? This information not only facilitates correct diagnosis coding for the injury itself but also guides the correct selection of the seventh digit for the encounter type.
Initially, it can sound like the referring provider is being asked for a lot more data, but in reality the details required for the radiology order are the same details required for the clinical assessment and patient progress note. Coders are only asking that the referring provider provide the information that they already know. To make the process more manageable, one may find it is easier to address the clinical issues in groups. It is impossible to provide a one-size-fits-all model but the accompanying table can be used to help guide coders through the process.
There are two primary reasons why an unspecified diagnosis code may be submitted for a radiology service: Either the radiologist did not dictate a finding with enough specificity to assign a more specific code, or more likely, there was not a definitive finding on the exam and the provided signs and symptoms were unspecified (eg, breast cancer). To determine where opportunities to improve the quality of orders from referring providers may exist, it is sometimes very helpful to analyze the last six or 12 months of submitted claims data to determine if the use of unspecified codes is because of a radiologist documentation issue or an order issue. If the radiology report did not provide enough detail to allow for assignment of a specified diagnosis code, then it is a radiologist documentation issue. If there was not a definitive finding and the signs/symptoms had to be utilized for the primary diagnosis code assignment, which referring providers/groups stand out as the biggest areas of concern?
Another useful method to determine where opportunities to work with a referring provider to improve the ordering process may exist is by analyzing medical necessity denials. Conducting a review of current medical necessity denials will potentially offer a sneak peek into areas of concern once following ICD-10 implementation. For those concerned about getting things paid today, that will only be amplified when ICD-10 arrives. Identify which payers have the highest volume of medical necessity denials and review the radiology reports to determine if the denial is the result of insufficient documentation in the report, use of an incorrect or unspecified code, or lack of sufficient clinical information on the order. Analyzing this information by radiologist, and referring provider/practice may also provide some useful insights to help you identify your target areas of concern.
The implementation of ICD-10 lays the groundwork for the next big change for radiology. Clinical decision support for ordering imaging exams will officially be implemented on January 1, 2017, for all higher modality services (eg, CT, MRI) paid for by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). While the details have not been finalized, we do know that the focus is for referring providers to utilize CMS-approved appropriateness criteria to ensure the right study is ordered for the patient based on their signs and symptoms. Orders and medical necessity will continue to be key in patient care and, ultimately, in appropriate reimbursement. It is well worth the investment of time and resources to work with referring providers to identify and minimize the potential disruptions that might occur when ICD-10 is implemented October 1.
1. Better, smarter, healthier: in historic announcement, HHS sets clear goals and timeline for shifting Medicare reimbursements from volume to value. US Department of Health and Human Services website. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2015pres/01/20150126a.html. Updated January 26, 2015. | EMR is going to take care of everything and the transition will be virtually effortless for their practice. Either extreme should cause concern for any radiology practice and ensure appropriate preparation is taken to avoid problems in the ordering process.
The challenge to helping referring providers get ready for ICD-10 is that the primary message cannot be, "If radiology doesn't get good clinical information on the order, radiology might not get paid for the provided services." That is not a compelling argument for referring providers. The argument for detailed clinical information must be driven by patient care and value to the referring providers.
Before getting into specifics, a quick look at the overall environment is in order. The Department of Health and Human Services recently published a set of goals relating to the shifting of reimbursements from volume-based to | 160 |
With the economy struggling and more people needing some form of assistance than at any time since the Great Depression, corporations and individuals are reaching out to supplement government assistance programs that have been stretched to their limits.
RMAI and its 550<|fim_middle|> behalf of local causes, as well as support for state and national charitable organizations. If you have news you would like to share with RMAI members, contact Jason Litchney. | member companies support a wide range of charitable activities, including programs to help returning veterans get back on their feet after serving their country overseas, educational and financial literacy programs, donations to the Red Cross, Humane Society, homeless shelters, as well as seasonal giving to local charities. Member companies have also stepped in to help following natural disasters and encourage their employees to volunteer in a variety of causes.
RMAI welcomes news from members about their efforts on | 89 |
Saturday, April 6 saw a "fabulous" opening reception for the annual exhibition of artwork by students of the Cooper Union Saturday Program. Open to the public, the exhibition, continuing until April 12, showcases works by artistically inclined New York City public high school students who receive free classes to supplement the ever-dwindling public school arts funding. The works of over two hundred students run the gamut of media including drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, graphic design, architecture, sound composition and even a spoken word component. For the first time the show acted as a fund-raiser for the program in an attempt to offset budget cuts.
"It was fabulous. The exhibition celebrates the culmination of two semesters-worth of art work by New York City public high school students", Marina Gutierrez (A'81), Director of the Saturday Program, says. She described the opening as a happy "mob scene" where, "kids who may not otherwise have received a lot of encouragement in creative fields have a moment of affirmation and pride. They run around with friends and family pointing out their work. You see people from communities that are not normally art-focused." Wall texts identifying the artists add a prized<|fim_middle|> their goal of $15,000. "I really learned something in terms of how actively people want to be a part of the program by donating," Ms. Gutierrez says. "And these are people who don't have a ton of money." | note of validation.
Works are hung salon style, organized by each studio class. The architecture class, for example, will include model shelters constructed from debris left by Hurricane Sandy. The senior portfolio class will display large-scale charcoal drawings. Weather permitting, visitors on the opening day will also be treated to current students of the program reproducing works of the Old Masters in chalk on the sidewalk in front of the Foundation Building. Additionally, midway through the opening, visitors will be led to the Rose Auditorium where spoken word performances will take place.
Undergraduates of the School of Art and School of Architecture established the Saturday Program in 1968 because, "they felt that art was underfunded in New York City schools," Victoria Febrer (A'08), a former student of the program turned Cooper Union graduate turned instructor and Administrative Coordinator at the Saturday Program, says. It continues to be taught by teams of undergraduates under the tutelage of professional artists. Named after its weekly Saturday 10 - 5 schedule, the Saturday Program has become an institution within an institution, reflecting The Cooper Union's core mission of providing "public programs for the civic, cultural and practicable enrichment of New York City." Besides free class time all art supplies are provided gratis. The program has expanded to including sound design, occasional video projects and even a significant writing component. Approximate 90% of Saturday Program graduates go on to higher education, according to Ms. Gutierrez.
But budget cuts throughout Cooper Union have meant lean times for the Saturday Program, which launched its first ever fundraiser this year. For example two instructors that teach writing skills could not be paid for the second semester. "We told them we would have to let them go and they said, 'we have a job to do and we will do it just the same' " Ms. Gutierrez says, "They volunteered their time, which is heartwarming but not sustainable." The fundraiser will pay for teacher's salaries, model fees and even light bulbs for clamp lights in the drawing class, among other things, Ms. Gutierrez says. For the first time the show itself worked as a fundraiser, including the passing of a hat, "church style," according Ms. Gutierrez, that netted over $1000. "It was noticable how the spirit of the show was raised to a new level when people felt more ownership by donating," she said.
Donations have been coming in, often from grateful former students or their parents. Ms. Gutierrez recalled one mother of a former student who came into her office, crying. "I thought something terrible must have happened so I had her sit down," she recalls. "The woman, for whom English was not her native language, said to me, 'All these years we sent our son to your classes and we just assumed the money came from somewhere else.' So she reached into her purse and pulled out a $100 bill." The Saturday Program continues to reach out for donations in an effort to attain | 615 |
5 Epic Valentine's Weekend Getaways in Pocahontas County, West Virginia!
From cuddling by the fireplace in your very own cozy cabin, to enjoying slope side sunsets at Snowshoe Mountain Resort, Pocahontas County, West Virginia is where love goes to play. This Valentine's Day, 'wow' your significant other with a weekend getaway in Nature's Mountain Playground.
We've picked some of the most epic romantic locations in Pocahontas County to connect with your Valentine this year!
Voted by Trip Advisor as one of the most romantic locations in small town America, Snowshoe Mountain Resort offers lovers a place to play, stay and spark a little romance. By day, take to the slopes, or go for a slower pace by booking a couple's day at the spa. By night, dine slope side at one of Snowshoe's specialty restaurants like Appalachian Kitchen or South Mountain Grille. Be sure to take the desserts and champagne to go!
Just a short 5 miles from Snowshoe Mountain Resort, Elk River Inn and Restaurant offers guests an intimate stay tucked away from the hustle and bustle. Located along the beautiful Elk River, Elk River Inn and Restaurant offers a cabin for rentals, as well as a gourmet restaurant. Known for the impeccable locally caught trout dishes; Elk River Restaurant has a pub-style bar that serves wonderful spirits. Wine and dine your lover! Be sure to ask the professional Elk River staff for the best wine to pair with your dishes.
Nestled above the small town of Marlinton, Locust Hill Bed and Breakfast offers a sweet retreat for lovers seeking to unwind. Four rooms overlook the rolling hills and pond, and<|fim_middle|> & Breakfast & Civil War Cabins for an epic mountain Valentine getaway. Close to Snowshoe Mountain Resort and the Greenbrier River Trail, a stay a Jerico is always accompanied by an adventure!
Scenic, secluded and sentimental – a stay with Country River Cabins is one you and your partner will never forget. With three furnished cabins to choose from, you and your partner can cuddle in for a cozy weekend in the mountains. Coffee for two can be enjoyed over looking the lazy flowing Greenbrier River, which passes directly in front of the cabins.
For more romantic mountain lodging in Nature's Mountain Playground, click here to browse our lodging listings.
To subscribe to our monthly newsletter sign up in the request information box to the left! | give couples a space to tuck away. Locust Hill also rents their quaint cabin, equipped with a hot tub and wrap around porch, giving you a panoramic mountain view. Check out the Locust Hill Pub during your stay, where you and your special someone can enjoy a bottle of wine and delicious entrees like fresh crab cakes and sirloin, in a quiet ambiance.
What's more fitting for a Valentine's getaway than your own cabin, complete with a heart shaped Jacuzzi? Book your stay at Jerico Bed | 105 |
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Your favorite motto or advice to other Pre-Dents?
"Too often people, people set goals and they base their success and happiness on accomplishing that goal rather than looking at the growth/progress they made."
So my advice would be to look back at every subtle improvement and realize that you've become a better and improved person compared to when you first started. | after their tooth pain was relieved or seeing them become comfortable with their smile made me consider dentistry as their profession.
What made you join Pre-Dental Society?
Meeting new people and having a community in which we share similar goals made me want to join. I decided to stay because everyone is really friendly and I love how everyone strives to be | 68 |
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What is search and rescue search (SRS)?
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URBAN SEARCH & RESCUE OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ICS-US&R-120-1 November 2014 This document contains information relative to the Incident Command System (ICS) component of the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS). This is 2014 ICS-US&R-120-1 the same Incident Command System developed by FIRESCOPE.
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Book examines how Hollywood handled pandemic shutdowns
Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many national and international industries needed to change how they operated. Companies faced personnel and staffing shortages, had to balance work with social distancing mandates and travel limitations affected efficiency. One of the industries that faced major shutdowns was film, particularly Hollywood.
"Hollywood Shutdown: Production, Distribution, and Exhibition in the Time of COVID" examines the true impact the pandemic has had and can continue to have on the California industry. Author Kate Fortmueller, an associate professor of entertainment and media studies in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications, has spent a career studying labor in Hollywood. In this book, she expands that study to include movie theater closures, movies released to streaming platforms, and the choices made by studios, networks, unions, guilds, distributors and<|fim_middle|>.
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Alumni Association hosting tailgate at Purdue
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The SIU Alumni Association is offering a tailgate and ticket package for the Sept. 20 Saluki football game at Purdue.
The Salukis play the Boilermakers at noon (11 a.m. CST) in West Lafayette, Ind. All alumni and friends are invited to register for a pregame event beginning at 9 a.m. (8 a.m. CST) outside Ross-Ade Stadium. The event will feature a menu of pork BBQ sandwiches, brats and sauerkraut, salads, baked beans, desserts, tea and water. A vegetarian option will be available, as is a cash bar.
The tailgate/ticket<|fim_middle|> 618/453-2408 or email alumni@siu.edu. Look in the events section under the news and events tab for a link to the Sept. 20 Saluki football game registration form. | combo price for all ages (includes game ticket in section 103, tailgate activities, and the pregame meal) is: SIU Alumni Association members: $70 (members receive one drink from cash bar); non-members: $75.
SIU head football Coach Dale Lennon appreciates the continued support through the Association tailgates.
"I urge our fans to take advantage of this event hosted by the SIU Alumni Association," Lennon said. "The Purdue pregame tailgate will have a real Saluki flavor to it, as former SIU quarterback Paul McIntosh will be hosting the gathering as president of the Greater Indianapolis Chapter. I hope to see you there."
SIU Alumni Association Executive Director Michelle Suarez agreed. "This will be a great family friendly event to enjoy before we watch the Salukis battle a Big Ten opponent," she said. "It should be a great way for our alumni to connect and enjoy the day."
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Laccio is an innovative, unconventional talent in dance and more. W magazine, one of the most important magazines of the New York press, calls him a "youthquake", and Vogue says that he's a talent "with the face of a Botticelli angel and the spirit of Johnny Rotten". Young, eclectic, versatile, Emanuele Cristofoli, known as Laccio, was born on the 25th of June, 1981 in Agro Pontino, Italy. His artistic life began through urban dance meets where his potential was immediately recognized. He has diverse interests starting with his specialization in interior design at the Istituto Europeo di Design and going on to his commitment to fashion: he designed a successful collection received from Villanova in Kuwait to New York's Bloomingdale, and then on the pages<|fim_middle|> most dynamic and original company in Italy, and at the Modulo Factory, the first training academy devoted to urban dancers. | of Vogue in the UK and the international W magazine. His career took many different directions: first a dancer, then a choreographer and art director. Laccio's art direction has an innovative and iridescent mark which is clealy seen in the Modulo Project, the | 56 |
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Definition - What does Tensile Stress mean?
Tensile stress (σ) is the resistance of an object to a force that could tear it apart. It is calculated with the highest tension endured by the object in question without tearing, and is measured in Newtons/mm2, but was originally denoted in tons/inch2. Tensile stress can be defined as the magnitude of force applied along an elastic rod, which is divided by the cross-sectional area of the rod in a direction perpendicular to the applied force. Tensile means the material is under tension and that there are forces acting on it trying to stretch the material.
Stress is the force per unit area of a material, thus:
Tensile Stress = Force / Cross-sectional Area
Tensile stress measures the strength of a material; therefore, it refers to a force that attempts to pull apart or stretch a material. Many mechanical properties of a material can be determined by a tensile test.
Tensile stress may also be known as normal stress or tension. When an applied stress is less than the material's tensile strength, the material returns completely or partially to its original shape and size. As the stress approaches the value of the tensile strength, the material has already begun to flow plastically and rapidly forms a constricted region called a neck, which is the point at which it fractures.
Tensile stress accelerates the corrosion process and leads to intergranular corrosion and intergranular stress-induced corrosion cracking of steel. Consequently, stress can reduce the mechanical properties and the overall strength of the corroded steel.
Corrosionpedia explains Tensile Stress
Tensile stress is a state in which an applied load tends to stretch the material in the axis of the applied load, or in other words, it is the stress caused by pulling the material. Tensile stress is the amount of direct load associated with stretching or tensile forces and is responsible for the stretching of the material on the axis<|fim_middle|>ensile stress can cause stress corrosion cracking (SCC), which is the combined influence of tensile stress and a corrosive environment. The required tensile stresses may be in the form of directly applied stresses or residual stresses.
Stresses that cause environmental cracking can arise from the following actions:
Residual cold work
Externally applied during service
In order to be effective, these stresses must be tensile (as opposed to compressive).
One method of controlling stress corrosion is to eliminate stress, or at least reduce it below the threshold stress for stress corrosion cracking. Residual stresses can be relieved by stress-relief annealing, and this is widely used for carbon steels.
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Normal Stress, Tension | of the applied load. The strength of structures with equal cross-sectional areas that are loaded in tension are independent of the shape of the cross-section.
Materials loaded with tension are subjected to stress concentrations at the location of material defects and abrupt changes in geometry that accelerate the strain of the material. Some materials may exhibit ductile behavior and can tolerate a certain number of defects before failure, while brittle materials can fail below their total material strength.
Tensile stress is the stress state leading up to expansion. The tensile stress may increase up until the tensile strength limit, which is known as the limit state of stress, and is defined as the force per unit area that is associated with stretching. It is denoted by the symbol σ.
The formula for computing the tensile stress in a rod is:
Tensile Stress = F / A
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It's Friday morning, June 16, just before 6 a.m. This year's weather forecast promised record high temperatures, many of us wear jackets or half zips and still shiver.
The glorious sunrise serves as a fitting backdrop to the countdown. At "Go!," 300 members of the lunatic fringe club of the running community gallop down a dirt road that soon turns to singletrack. Much of the Bryce 100 follows the Grandview trail. True to its name, the views leave runners in awe. Even speedsters take breaks to enjoy the scenery, and to take pictures. I feel like I'm bursting with energy, so I pass a lot of people.
I arrive at Blubber Creek, mile 27, an hour ahead of when I thought I would get there. Could I have gone out too fast? Someone tells me I am third in the women's field, with 70-plus miles to go. Around mile 30, a blonde woman with an ironman tattoo comes into view. We chat for a few minutes. Amy is from Texas, says she is struggling with the altitude, but she looks superfit in spite of that. I surge ahead on an uphill, but expect to see her again.
I have found my stride. It's hot, but I feel strong. The miles click by. No need for music, no need for entertainment other than the cicadas singing in the grass. David, aka my amazing cheerleader/crew/photographer/husband combo model is waiting for me at Straight Canyon, mile 40. He tells me the first-place woman is only 23 minutes ahead, refills my pack, tells me to eat something and shoos me back out with a kiss and a handful of potato chips.
I take off at a brisk trot, in pursuit of the first-place woman. Soon, my back feels wet. While I appreciate the cooling effect, I realize after a few minutes that water is trickling out of my pack. Nooooo! This bladder is tricky, and I did not check to make sure it was closed all the way. Now, I have only a little bit of water left, not enough to hydrate me until the Pink Cliffs aid station in the heat of the afternoon. I do the smart thing, which is to retrace my steps back to the aid station. While I refill the pack, Ironwoman Amy runs in, looking strong. My lead on her has whittled down to nothing. I don't even bother to add nuun tabs to my water, but do make sure the bladder is closed all the way before I exit.
It's a long climb up to Pink Cliffs, but conversations with fellow runners make the miles fly by: I compliment Chris, from the flatlands of Illinois, on his power hiking technique, which he says he has perfected on a stair master at his local gym. A young<|fim_middle|> I thank Matt, wondering if he will still respect me after this conversation. At least our little group is reassured. The sunrise is gorgeous, but I'm still wearing my long-sleeve top and tights, which makes me dread the rising temperatures. We are in similar stages of physical distress and agree to power hike the rest of the way together. How many more miles? There can't be many. We stagger along a series of serpentines, up and down. My sunglasses are in the Straight Canyon drop bag, at mile 62, and the bright morning sun is playing tricks with my eyes. I see Gandalf the wizard in his pointy hat . . . no, it's a tree. I am not the only one seeing unlikely creatures: Jeff describes a Panda bear, Jonathan a playground, complete with playing children.
A clearing with horse corrals and an old outhouse finally jogs my memory. We are on the right trail! We are going home! One more uphill. No, another one. And another. Two kids ride mountain bikes. We make sure they are real people, then ask them whether they have seen a finish line. Yes, they have, just a little ways ahead. We scrape up our last reserves of energy. My toes hurt so much that all other pain pales in comparison, but we're almost there. A campsite. The finish line? No, another half mile or so along a dirt road . . . Finally, there it is! All four of us cross in 26:45, hours slower than I had planned, but somehow still good enough for second place female.
Our four-runner fellowship disbands, with hugs and congratulations. Then, I remember the pain I'm in. There is blood seeping from my shoes, making me feel like Cinderella's evil stepsister. The amazing and not the least bit squeamish Toby Langmann-Gunn doctors my blisters, but my day is not over: After a shower and a nap, I drive to the Proctor Canyon aid station to pick up David, who ended up severely dehydrated and made the wise decision to drop at mile 33. I don't like to overuse the word "epic," but it applies to this weekend in its truest sense.
Bryce is a brutal race, especially in record heat. Bryce is also one of my favorite 100s. It's challenging. It's gorgeous. It's unforgettable. This was my 11th 100, and I am still learning how to run these beasts. I already know I will be back for another shot at a sub-25 hour finish next year.
Thank you, Matt Gunn, Toby, Tana, and everyone else at Ultra Adventures. Thank you, Jeff, Josh, Jonathan, Alex, Chris, and everyone else I shared some miles with. Thank you, most of all, David Silva, for yet another romantic getaway weekend. Life is good!
Recovery hike before driving home to New Mexico on Sunday.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on June 26, 2017 by silvakat. | guy whose name my ultra brain can't recall is blasting music from portable speakers. We break into an impromptu and out of tune version of Born to Run that makes everyone within earshot cringe. The view from the top is worth every grueling second it took to get there. I take a deep breath, feeling grateful and very lucky.
The last five miles to the turnaround have become more technical than I remember: downed trees, washed-out sections, tricky bits. I try to find a balance between running as fast as possible and avoiding another twisted ankle. David is waiting for me at the aid station. Like a race car pit crew of one, he helps me change my socks and tries to get me to eat something other than watermelon slices. This is the last time I will see him today. He needs to go back to our hotel and prepare for his 50, which starts the next morning. We hug, then I am back on my feet and back on the course in record time.
The sun is starting to lose some of its brute force. I know I am way too far behind the first-place woman to catch her, but I want to fight for second. Amy is close behind me, approaching the turnaround as I head out. I run strong all the way back to Straight Canyon, soaking up the views of the hoodoos in the setting sun and feeling intensely alive.
Mile 62. I am sitting in a chair at the aid station, gulping down a can of ginger ale. It's 8:30 pm, time to get ready for the night ahead. Should I change into long pants? I remember the chilly morning, and the near-freezing conditions from my last Bryce 100, so I wiggle into my tights and pull on a half zip. It's still a little too warm, but I expect temperatures will drop soon. I'm wrong. By the time I turn on my light, it's cooling down, but not very much. My running skirt is miles behind me now, crumpled inside my drop bag at Straight Canyon. I have more warm layers waiting for me at Blubber creek, but no shorts, or short sleeve tops, which I now regret. Unless I want to run naked, which is probably against Utah state laws, I will be stuck in my tights until the finish line.
Darkness falls like a velvet blanket. I keep running at a decent pace, but on a lonely stretch of trail around mile 70, I do what I do in every 100 once or twice: I turn off my lights, look up at the sky, and listen to the night sounds. I feel itchy and sweaty, but much more than that, I feel lucky – lucky to be out here, lucky to experience this moment of solitude and wonder, alone with the universe, one with the trees and the stars. Even the pain, coming alive in my quads and hamstrings now, is cause for celebration. I am here. The time is now. I breathe in joy. I breathe out gratitude. It's the simple magic of life.
Steps behind me break the mood of contemplation. It's Alex, originally from France, now living in Colorado. We've spent some miles together earlier, before he hit a low point at the last aid station, but now he pulls ahead while I stay behind. A couple of other runners pass me over the next few miles. It's finally cool enough for tights and long sleeves, but now my quads are telling me to slow down. By mile 80, they are yelling. This race reserves some of its most brutal climbs for the last 20 miles. I knew that this morning, when I hammered down these hills, but the morning was too beautiful to take it easy. Now, in the darkest hour before dawn, my legs are screaming bloody murder. I can feel blisters forming on my feet. My new head lamp, powerful but heavier than my old one, has dug a dent into my skull. I walk all uphills by now, and jog the downhills. On one of those I stub my toe, which joins the growing number of protesting body parts. My toes, feet, thighs, and forehead are waving banners saying:"Enough abuse!" or "Are we there yet?" Only my stomach is cooperating for once, happily digesting another Stinger Waffle, but everything else threatens to go on strike. Even the picture of Ironwoman Amy running past me to a second place finish fails to motivate me.
The nine miles to Thunder mountain aid station take forever, but there's light on the horizon, and only eight miles or so left to go. My time goal of 25 hours has slipped away during my time in the pain cave, and even 26 hours now seems unlikely. It's ok. I know I will finish, and resolve to a) get done before the day gets hot and b) enjoy the remaining miles, no matter what.
I exit the last aid station, hobbling on my blisters. About 30 minutes later, I get to a crossroads. The pink 100-mile flags lead up a steep mountain on my right, but so do yellow flags I don't remember seeing before. I follow the pink, then have second thoughts about halfway up. This is an out and back course, and I don't remember seeing a sign saying Red Canyon this morning. I climb back down, to find two guys I remember from the aid station scratching their heads at the intersection, asking themselves the same questions. We explore the other direction, which lacks flags altogether and also looks unfamiliar. A fourth runner joins us, and we go back up the mountain together, though none of us remembers this stretch from the morning. None of us has a pacer, i.e. someone who is still thinking straight.
Between the four of us, we don't have enough brain cells left to make any sort of rational decision. We decide to stay together until we find the finish. Jeffrey, Jonathan, Josh, and Katrin, four sleep-deprived, utterly exhausted souls staggering through a beautiful desert morning. From the top, the view is beautiful but still unfamiliar. The pink flags look reassuring. The yellow ones do not. I remember my phone, on airplane mode in my pack, and notice we have cell reception. My mushy brain spits out one more bright idea: call the race founder! Matt Gunn answers, sounding surprised when I ask him if he has changed the course. No, not really. Yes, it sounds like we're on the right trail. Yes, we've been through here this morning, and the yellow flags are for the half marathoners, which share part of the course with the 100-mile lunatics. | 1,395 |
Q: Origin of "zero" Dictionary.com gave the origin as:
1595–1605; < Italian < Medieval Latin zephirum < Arabic ṣifr cipher
I'm just wondering who coined the actual English term 'zero'? I know that sometime in history there was a man who achieved a mathematical breakthrough, and came up with the idea of 'zero', but who actually coined the word? Can somebody trace its etymology?
A: More than what was asked, but below is a near-copy of an etymological answer I left on math.SE a while ago, on the etymological origin of the words "zero", "cipher", and "nought". (Sources: Online Etymology Dictionary and Oxford English Dictionary.)
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*zero: circa 1600, (either from Middle<|fim_middle|> not say Indians discovered it, it does says they were the practical users
The word "zero" came via French zéro from Venetian zero, which (together with cipher) came via Italian zefiro from Arabic صفر, ṣafira = "it was empty", ṣifr = "zero", "nothing".
| Latin zephirum, or French zéro or its source Italian zero, for *zefiro) in any case from Arabic sifr "cipher", itself a translation of Sanskrit śūnya "empty place, desert, naught".
*cipher: late 14th century, from Arabic sifr, "zero", literally "empty, nothing", from safara "to be empty", loan-translation of Sanskrit śūnya "empty". The word "cipher" came to Europe with Arabic numerals. Originally meant "zero", then "any numeral", then (c. 1520s) "coded message". OED: "The Arabic was simply a translation of the Sanskrit name śūnya, literally 'empty'."
*nought: variant of naught which means "nothing". The meaning of "zero, cipher" is only from the early 15th century. (?c1425 Crafte Nombrynge in R. Steele The Earliest Arithmetics in English. (1922) 20: "A 0 is noȝt, And twyes noȝt is but noȝt.")
So these sources seem to agree that:
*
*In Sanskrit, the word for "empty" (śūnya) was used for zero.
*Correspondingly when translating into Arabic, the word sifr based on the word safara, meaning "to be empty", was used for zero.
*For the number in English, cipher and zero were imported from Arabic, but also, similar to the passing from Sanskrit to Arabic, the existing word for "nothing" (nought) was used.
A: From Leonardo Fibonacci's Liber Abaci (1202):
Novem figure indorum he sunt 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Cum his itaque novem figuris, et cum hoc signo 0, quod arabice zephirum appellatur, scribitur quilibet numerus,
ut inferius demonstratur.
The nine Indian figures are 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. With these nine figures and with the sign 0, that is called zephirum in Arabic, every number can be written, as I shall prove in what follows.
This is where zephirum comes from; it became zero in Italian. Probably, Leonardo used a Latin word as similar as possible to the Arabic one.
A:
The concept of zero as a number and not merely a symbol for separation is attributed to India where by the 9th century AD practical calculations were carried out using zero, which was treated like any other number, even in case of division.[10][11] The Indian scholar Pingala (circa 5th-2nd century BC) used binary numbers in the form of short and long syllables (the latter equal in length to two short syllables), making it similar to Morse code.[12][13] He and his contemporary Indian scholars used the Sanskrit word śūnya to refer to zero or void.
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How China Finances All That Infrastructure Construction in Africa is Starting to Change. Here's How.
China-Africa 101
This picture taken on May 13, 2011 shows the new city of Kilamba Kiaxi, 30 kilometers from Luanda, Angola. The first phase of the 3.3 million square metres Chinese development is due for completion in December 2012. It will provide housing for 120,000 people in 710 apartment buildings rising up to 13 stories, complete with schools, shops and parks. In an open field 30 kilometres (20 miles) south of Angola's chaotic capital, a $3.5-billion city seems to rise from<|fim_middle|> will result in the forfeiture of vital national assets upon default, according to this controversial premise that has been widely debunked by scholars around the worlds.
"The Angola Model"
China's engagement in Africa in the contemporary-era began around the mid-2000s as an outgrowth of Beijing's "Go Out" policy that started to ramp up during President Hu Jintao's administration. The Chinese economy then was rapidly expanding but Beijing also wanted to increase the country's international exposure and open new markets for its State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) that had tremendous excess capacity, particularly in the steel sector. But Chinese firms back then had very little experience operating internationally and often encountered expensive regulatory obstacles in markets like the U.S., Europe, and some Asian countries. Africa, by contrast, had very low barriers to entry and presented the ideal market for these SOEs to take some of their first steps overseas.
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Critics of China's lending practices in Africa and much of the developing world have gone suspiciously quiet over the past 6-7 months. A year or so ago, Kenyans were up in arms over
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Tucked away in a remote corner of Southeast Asia, an important experiment is now underway that could have profound implications for how China manages its vast loan portfolio in Africa and in other developing regions. ...
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For several years now, as debt levels in a number of African countries have risen to alarming heights, Chinese and African officials have reportedly been looking for new ways to evolve the traditional resource-for-infrastructure (RFI) deals that critics on both sides of this relationship contend saddles African countries with unsustainable loans while simultaneously exposing Chinese creditors to unacceptably high levels of risk. Meanwhile, these RFIs also spurred China's most vocal international critics, namely the United States, to promote the message that China is entrapping poor developing countries in Africa and elsewhere by loading them up with vast amounts of debt that will invariably not be repaid and | 156 |
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Disq have assembled a razor-sharp, teetering-on-the-edge-of-chaos melange of sounds, experiences, memories, and influences. The record's title, "Collector", ought to be taken literally - it is a place to explore and catalogue the Madison, WI band's relationships to themselves, their pasts, and the world beyond the American Midwest as they careen from their teens into their 20's. This turbulence is backdropped by gnarled power pop, anxious post-punk, warm psych-folk, and hectic, formless, tongue-in-cheek indie rock. The record, like the band itself, is defined and tightly-contoured by the ties between the five members. Raina Bock (bass/vocals) and Isaac deBroux-Slone (guitar/vocals) have known each other from infancy<|fim_middle|> shrine to Pavement, Weezer and Teenage Fanclub are this young slacker-indie outfit who, you suspect, have been asked to tidy away a few socks in their time." – TheGuardian.com "Listening here you can find traces of Weezer, Big Star, and The Beatles, with touches of psych rock, post-punk and folk thrown in. They take all these gestating sounds and brings them together. Their affection for bygone eras of rock and pop music is evident. These songs feel indebted to everything from grunge to Weezer to power pop, but bring these sounds together into one album. They attribute this to their Midwest upbringing, describing the experience as an 'incubator effect' where their sound was able to coalesce far from competitive pressure. Living in flyover country also has let the band absorb and reinterpret all these diverse influences. This love musical heritage is on full display with 'D19,' their ode to an old microphone, nailing the sound of sunny vintage jangle pop while taking some lyrical shout outs to The Beatles." – UnderTheRadarmag.com Lemonheads/Evan Dando-like at times! EXCELLENT!! | , growing up and into music together. Through gigging around Madison, they met and befriended Shannon Connor (guitar/keys/vocals), Logan Severson (guitar/vocals), and Brendan Manley (drums), three equally dedicated and adventurous musicians committed to coaxing genre boundaries. The songs are marked by urgency, introspection, tongue-in-cheek nihilism, and a shrewd understanding of pop and rock structures. "Faced with bleak job prospects, corrupted politics and a planet in existential crisis, it's no wonder young indie rockers are currently given to both moping and 90s nostalgia. Joining the likes of Snail Mail and Soccer Mommy at a bedroom | 146 |
Knights Hospitaller, Maltese Cross - November 05, 2020
Maltese Cross Meaning : Cross of Saint John
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Today's subject is one of the most popular symbols of the orders of knighthood. When the knights took possession of Malta, they raised the red standard on which is their emblem, the famous Maltese cross. It is said that the points symbolize the 8 Beatitudes evoked by Christ in his Sermon on the Mount: truth, faith, repentance, humility, justice, charity, sincerity and resistance to persecution. Or the 8 languages or provinces of the Order.
We will examine together in detail the Maltese Cross Meaning, its history and origins and its various uses that have been made a long time ago and nowadays. In this article, you will discover :
The Maltese Cross Meaning
The History and origins of the Malta Cross
The Maltese Cross Tattoo
The Maltese Cross and the Firefighters
What is the Symbol of the Maltese Cross ?
We are talking about an ancient symbol that is most often associated with the Knights of the Order of Malta (also known as the Knights Hospitaller, or Knights of St. John). This religious military order of the Middle Ages was the first order of knighthood to be created.
It is this order that governed the Maltese islands between 1530 and 1798. Since then, this model of the Catholic cross has been widely associated with Malta. We can find it, for example, as the logo of the national airline Air Malta, or as a cross on the Maltese Euro.
From a purely aesthetic point of view, it consists of four arrowheads with the ends joined in one point. With its "V's" at the ends, the Maltese cross resembles a kind of star shape. These four forms, when put together, form a kind of eight-pointed flower. Its shape is therefore perfectly symmetrical, whether seen horizontally or vertically.
The symbol of the Maltese cross can be considered a more sophisticated version of the famous Greek cross, a model of the Christian cross with four branches of equal length. About its colors, it is usually represented in black and white, or in red and white. Thus the flag of the Maltese cross shows it drawn in red on a white background. Some say that the ends of the cross symbolize the multitude of the lands of origin of the knights who made up the order.
Others will see there the eight obligations of the knight: honesty, faith, repentance, humility, justice, mercy, benevolence and resilience. The creed offered by the Maltese Cross would therefore be, in a way, the ultimate goal towards which every fighter in Christendom should strive. Be that as it may, this Christian symbol is no longer limited today to the island of Malta: countries all over the world use it as a decoration to represent courage and honor.
In the course of their history, the Hospitallers have settled in Malta and brought their cross with them... On the walls of the buildings, the rooms, the jewels: in a short time, the symbol of the Maltese cross was everywhere.
History and Origin of the Cross of Malta
Although the use of the Maltese cross was popularized in the 16th century by the Order of the Knights Hospitaller, it actually dates back to the early 11th century. Its roots are actually found in the crosses of the Knights Templar, itself derived from the flag of the Republic of Amalfi (a merchant state located on the southwest coast of Italy). From its creation, this cross was therefore associated with Christian warriors and knights.
Although the Christian cross of the Order of the Knights Templar and that of Malta are different, they have a past, and therefore a meaning, in common. According to some theologians and crusading scholars, the origin of the Maltese cross can be attributed to a group of monks who served in a hospice built to help travelers who came to visit the Holy Land. Over time, these monks also began helping the Knights of the and providing armed escorts to people traveling through non-Christian territories.
Soon these "Brothers of St. John" evolved into a military order, calling themselves the "Knights of St. John", or the Knights Hospitaller. As we might expect, yes, they had a flag with a Maltese cross such as this one as a banner. We should also know that these knights had a peculiarity: on the battlefield, they were forced to fight fire... literally.
Maltese Cross Tattoo
Nowadays, the symbolism of the Maltese Cross is comonly used as an idea for a tattoo. The person wearing it may try to convey similar messages to the Knights. It is also frequently adorned by the fire department. As the Maltese Cross has had great historical importance throughout Europe, it has remained an active part of their culture. In fact, it is currently printed on the back of the Maltese Euro. For more information on the Knights Templar Tattoos and their significance.
The Cross of Malta: A Symbol of courage for Firemen
The enemy of the Christians at that time, the Saracens, had created some kind of bombs filled with a flammable mixture called naphtha. As a result, the Knights found themselves having to fight to extinguish the fires that broke out on the battlefields. Some had to risk their lives to save their comrades trapped in the flames.
There was one problem, however... In the dense smoke, it was sometimes difficult to differentiate an enemy combatant from an ally. To solve this, the Knights of the Order of St. John came up with the idea of decorating all their armor with the same Christian symbol. You don't need to draw a picture, you must have an idea which one we are talking about. The groups of archers also often placed themselves under a flag with the Maltese cross to avoid a cavalry charge from their own companions.
In addition to helping them find their way around the battlefield, this Catholic cross reminded them of the noble cause they were fighting for. This explains the origin of the Maltese Cross as a symbol of the courage shown by firefighters who risk their lives in the face of fire.
The Meaning of the Malta Cross
Officially adopted by the Knights Hospitaller of St. John in 1126, it owes its style to the models of crosses used during the Crusades.
Thus, like all the symbols of chivalry we have already mentioned, this one is marked by a strong symbolism and moral values.
1st Meaning of the Maltese Cross: Catholic Nations
Others also think that it refers to the eight medieval nations whose nobles made up the famous Order of St. John :
Castile and Portugal
England (with Scotland and Ireland)
2nd Meaning of the Maltese Cross: Chivalric Values
The four arms of this Catholic cross represent the four cardinal values of prudence, justice, courage and temperance.
As for the total of eight points formed by its spikes, specialists most often consider them to<|fim_middle|> Maltese sports teams wear it with pride as well. Moreover, it is interesting to note that the current flag of this state is indeed inspired by the flag with the Maltese cross and the order of chivalry that preceded the current state. As we have also seen, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta also continues to use it as its emblem today.
It was vaguely evoked but let's make it clear again: this cross also represents the island's firefighters... but not only! It is interesting to see that it is used by many firefighters around the world. Indeed, many are ready to recognize the heroism and bravery shown by those who once fought the flames in the midst of the horrors of war. Thus, this cross has become a Christian symbol of good luck linked to courage, strength and determination in many countries around the world.
It is clear that the origin of the Maltese Cross is most often associated with the knights of the Hospitaller Order, as well as with the island itself. Many Maltese houses still incorporate the cross into their masonry. A visit to any souvenir or gift store will also reveal a range of local crafts that use it. In addition to t-shirts and key rings, you will find it in a variety of laces and exceptional products such as jewelry, pottery and glassware. In spite of its very current use therefore, the meaning of the Maltese cross has evolved throughout its history and additional meanings have been added.
In the end, this Christian cross is the symbol of the valiant knights who first wore it hundreds of years ago in faraway lands, where everything was unknown to them except Christ.
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Back to Knights Templar Blog | symbolize the eight obligations or aspirations of the Christian knight.
These obligations are as follows:
To live one's life in truth
Be merciful
Repentance for sins
Show humility
Loving justice
Knowing how to be sincere and unreserved
Being able to endure persecution
In fact, this is not surprising. You may be able to better understand why by taking an interest in the Christian cross.
3rd Meaning of the Maltese Cross: The Qualities of the Rescuer
Unlike others, the Order of St. John did not stop functioning with the fall of chivalry in Europe. Indeed, it converted into what we know today as the "Sovereign Military Order of Malta", an international medical and humanitarian aid organization.
For the modern first-aid workers who serve in the Order of St. John, the eight corners of the cross represent the qualities they must demonstrate in order to best help others. They must indeed be able to be :
Observer ( so that they can note the causes and signs of injury)
Tactician ("so that he can, without asking rash questions, know the patient's symptoms and history, and ensure his confidence").
Resourcefulness ("so that it can make the best use of everything within its reach to avoid further damage, and to help Nature's efforts to repair the harm already done").
Clear ("so that he gives clear instructions to the patient or bystanders on how best to help")
Persevering ("so that he will continue his efforts, even if unsuccessful at first.")
Discriminating ("so that he can decide which of several wounds needs the most treatment")
Skillful ("so that he can handle a patient without causing unnecessary pain and use the devices efficiently and cleanly")
Sympathetic ( so that it can bring real comfort and encouragement to the suffering )
The Arrival of this Catholic Cross on the Island of Malta
The strong link that this symbol has with the island dates back to 1530, when the Knights of Saint John first settled there. When they put their seal everywhere, they probably did not yet know that they would leave their mark on Malta's history forever. Between architectural prowess and patronage of the arts, this religious military order truly brought this symbol to continental renown.
At the height of its glory, this cross could be found on the coats of arms of cities, in palaces, hospitals, the entrances of towers and towers, on fortifications, but also on coins, cannons, churches, paintings and frescoes, furniture, silverware and jewelry... In short, the Maltese cross was everywhere! Even today, Valletta still has the largest concentration of representations of this symbol in the world.
The palaces and churches built during the long domination of the knights, as well as the many treasures they house, have indeed been forever marked by this representation of aristocratic and autocratic power. Thus, the significance of the Maltese cross has been associated with the embodiment of one of the most glorious historical periods of chivalry.
Modern Uses of the Maltese Cross
Needless to say, this Catholic cross is still a dominant symbol on the island of Malta. As we told you at the beginning of the article, you can find this cross all over the country. If you are lucky enough to visit the island of Malta, you will see this type of Christian cross incorporated into the architecture and masonry work of various houses.
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Boys 2nd, Girls 3rd at Ainsworth Cross Country Meet
The Ord High School cross country teams continued to show improvement this past week at the Ainsworth cross country meet. The boys brought home the runner-up trophy from the meet while<|fim_middle|> 12th place in a time of 7:04, Izzy Jeffres was 14th in 7:06, and Elisabeth Bengston was 37th in a time of 10:45. The boys had two medal winners in Garret Severance (3rd in 6:23) and Elijah Pollard (5th in 6:26). Gage Kolar finished in 12th place in a time of 6:43 to finish just outside the medals. Also just missing medals were Maddox Bennett (14th in 6:49), Grady Moudry (15th in 6:52), and Crew Nelson (18th in 7:08). Also competing for the team were Brodie Klimek (32nd in 7:59) and Jericho Smith (35th in 8:23). | the girls finished third in a close team race. "I was really pleased with the way our kids competed in the hot and humid conditions", Coach Derry Trampe commented. "Our kids that are new to cross country this year really showed a lot of improvement from the first meet and our veterans were steady performers this week. I feel like we have the type of kids that could have a lot of success before the end of the season."
The boys scored 46 points to take the runner-up trophy and were 17 points behind meet champion Ainsworth (29). West Holt was third with 53 points. Rounding out the team scoring were: Winner SD (56), North Central (67), Valentine (73), Boyd County (94), and Mullen, Burwell, Cody-Kilgore, Stuart, Sandhills-Thedford, and Twin Loup did not field enough runners to score as a team. The Chanticleers had 3 medal winners in the boys race with Colton Rowse, Reese Davenport, and Bronson Blair. Rowse finished 3rd in a time of 18:15, Davenport was 7th in 19:23, and Blair was 18th in 20:54. "All three of these guys ran really good races for us", Trampe said. "They got out strong in the early part of the race and then hung in there to pick up medals." Also scoring for the team was Hayden Kluthe. Kluthe finished in 26th place in a time of 21:49. Pushers for the team were Blake Moderow (33rd in 22:12) and Treaven Scheideler (44th in 23:45). "I thought Hayden ran a lot better race this week than he did at St. Paul", Trampe said. "He looked a lot stronger at this meet and will just continue to get better each week. Blake looked like he was hurting during the race and was probably a little further back then he should have been and Treaven did a nice job for his first meet this year. We just need to get them all in a little better shape and then start closing the gap between our first and fifth runner." Trevor Vancura finished right behind Scheideler as he placed 46th in a time of 24:13 and Diego Chacon-Arellano was 59th in 27:34. "We need to get Trevor healthy and Diego in a lot better shape to help bring their times down", Tampe said.
The girls scored 41 points to finish third in a very close team race. Ainsworth won the team title with 33 points and Winner SD was second with 35 points. "It was a really tight race all the way through and we just came up a little short at the end, Coach Trampe stated. Rounding out the team scoring were: North Central (49), Burwell (89), Boyd County (92), and Mullen, Cody-Kilgore, Stuart, West Holt, Valentine, Sandhills-Thedford, and Twin Loup did not field enough runners to score as a team. In all the girls brought home five medals from the meet. Kloe Severance was the top runner finishing in 4th in a time of 22:09 and Morgan Ritz was the second runner on the team to score as she finished 9th in 22:38. Also scoring and bringing home medals were Delaney Cargill (13th in 23:19) and Abby Jacobs (19th in 25:06). As a pusher Macy Warner won a medal by finishing 20th in a time of 24:11. "I don't ever remember another time where we have had 5 medal winners and then finished 3rd in the team race", Trampe said. "I felt that all of these girls ran with a lot of toughness and determination. I was glad that they were rewarded for their efforts by getting to bring home a medal. We have what could be a really good team of girls this season as long as they keep improving." Katie Magiera was the other pusher for Ord and she completed the 5,000-meter course in a time of 27:10 to finish in 29th place. "Katie had a good race for us but I think the heat got to her a little because she usually runs the last mile of a race pretty hard", Coach Trampe commented.
In the junior high portion of the meet the Chanticleer boys finished in second place while the girls finished third. While the girls had no medal winners they did have some impressive performances. Valeria Chacon-Arellano just missed a medal by finishing 11th in 7:03. Piper Whited was right behind her in | 1,054 |
Puiseux-Pontoise est une commune française située dans le département du Val-d'Oise en région Île-de-France.
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Description
Puiseux-Pontoise fait partie de la ville nouvelle de Cergy-Pontoise, dont elle est la commune la moins peuplée. Elle se situe à environ 30 km au nord-ouest de Paris.
Elle est desservie par l'autoroute A15 et l'ancienne route nationale 14 (actuelle RD 14).
Communes limitrophes
Hydrographie
La commune est limitée au nord par les marais de Boissy-l'Aillerie et la vallée de la Viosne, un affluent de l'Oise et donc un sous-affluent de la Seine.
Urbanisme
Typologie
Puiseux-Pontoise est une commune urbaine, car elle fait partie des communes denses ou de densité intermédiaire, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.
Par ailleurs la commune fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Paris, dont elle est une commune de la couronne. Cette aire reg<|fim_middle|> est habituellement réservé aux grandes églises.
Croix de cimetière (classée monument historique en 1938) : Seuls le grand socle carré et la base du fût remontent au . À en juger d'après cette base, le fût actuel remplace certainement une colonnette à chapiteau assez mince. Il a été refait au ou , ainsi que la croix.
Personnalités liées à la commune
Vers 1069, Raoul de Cergy fait don à l'abbaye Saint-Martin de Pontoise d'une terre située près de la chaussée romaine entre Puiseux et Pontoise.
Vers 1100, Ite femme de Foulques de Chaudry donne à l'abbaye Saint-Martin de Pontoise ses droits sur l'église et la dîme de Puiseux, du consentement de ses enfants Gauthier, Hugues, Gervais et de sa fille Livie.
Vers 1240, Richard de Puiseux est cité dans les comptes de construction de l'abbaye de Maubuisson à Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône. Il tenait plusieurs biens en fief du châtelain de Gournay. La famille de L'Isle détenait une autre partie de la seigneurie grâce au mariage de Pierre (mort en 1272) avec Eustachie de Puiseux. Leur fille Marie est abbesse de l'abbaye de Saint-Paul-lès-Beauvais entre 1279 et 1294.
En 1545, Barthélemy de L'Isle rendait aveu à Louis de Silly, conseiller et chambellan du roi, seigneur de La Roche-Guyon, pour la « maison, cour, colombier à pied, jardin, granges, cave, étables » situé au sud de l'église où s'élevait jadis le « château qui fut à Messire Adam de L'Isle, chevalier ». Ce même seigneur revendique la ferme de la Seaule et, à la suite de l'accord passé avec les religieux de Saint-Martin, un pieu est planté près de l'exploitation sur lequel on lisait : « je suis borne poteau par justice le treizième jour d'octobre Mil VCLXII [1562] faisant le devis et separacion du terrover et dismage de Puyseulx alencontre du terrover et dismage d'Osny. La dite dîsme dudict Puyseulx apartenant ... deux pars à l'abbaye Saint-Martin de Ponthoise... tiers à noble seigneur Barthélemy de Lisle escuyer, seigneur du dict Puyseulx ». Jusqu'à la fin du , la famille de L'Isle tint aussi les seigneuries d'Andrésy (Yvelines), Boisemont et Courdimanche.
Pierre François Ogier d'Ivry (1665-1735), grand audiencier de France et seigneur d'Hénonville, Ivry-le-Temple et Orly, lègue à la paroisse 600 livres de rente annuelle avec une maison, cour et jardin. René Hatte († 1759), écuyer, conseiller du roi et fermier général, achète le domaine en 1737. À sa mort, une de ses filles, épouse de Louis Alexandre de Girardin (mort en 1782), marquis de Vauvray, conseiller du roi, ancien maître des requêtes, en hérite.
Notes et références
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Voir aussi
Bibliographie
ouvrage collectif dirigé par Monique Wabont, Franck Abert et Didier Vermeersch, Carte archéologique de la Gaule : le Val-d'Oise, 95, Paris, Maison des sciences de l'homme, 2006, p. 265.
abbé Jean Lebeuf, Histoire de la ville et du diocèse de Paris, Paris, Prault père, 1755.
Ouvrage collectif, Le Patrimoine des communes du Val-d'Oise, Flohic Éditions, 1999, volume 1, p. 377-383 (collection Le Patrimoine des communes de France).
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Toponymie
Le nom de Puiseux-Pontoise provient du latin puteolum, puits.
Histoire
Des outils en silex du néolithique ont été découverts aux lieudits Le Bas de Boissy et Les Sables du Planite, ainsi qu'un silo et un fossé remontant à la fin du Hallstatt final ou à La Tène ancienne, et les vestiges d'une ferme gauloise de La Tène finale ont été découverts au sud de la ZAC de la Chaussée Puiseux. Des fosses du début de l'Antiquité ont également été relevées, démontrant ainsi une occupation humaine très ancienne.
Situé sur la chaussée Jules-César, voie romaine de Lutèce à Lillebonne (près du Havre), une petite agglomération se développe, sa population servant probablement de relais, avec quelques fermes. Des fondations gallo-romaines ont été notées dans le Bois Angot. vers Courdimanche, et, au lieudit Le Champ-Tibout, des prospecteurs ont ramassé de la céramique datée du .
La tradition locale évoque un prieuré au croisement de la chaussée Jules-César et de l'ancien chemin de Meulan à Beauvais, au lieudit Saint-Léger, emplacement qui dépendait jusqu'en 1969 de Boissy-l'Aillerie.
Vers 1100, Ite, femme de Foulques de Chaudry, et Guibert de Saint-Denis donnent les dîmes de Puiseux aux bénédictins de l'Abbaye Saint-Martin de Pontoise, qui nommait le curé de l'église et exploitaient la grande ferme de la Seaule, sur le territoire actuel d'Osny. Le site de la maladrerie Sainte-Appoline se trouve, lui, sur Cergy.
Pendant la guerre de Cent Ans, en 1433, les godons prennent pillent et brûlent Puiseux, Courdimanche et Vauréal.
Le « petit château » se dressait à l'ouest de la rue de l'Église et était relié par une galerie au « château moderne » dont la façade principale donnait sur une esplanade qui, au-delà de la route royale, se prolongeait par une allée d'arbres jusqu'au bois du Hazay. Le vaste parc aux allées en étoile s'étendait vers Boissy. Les communs longeaient la sente de la Dîme, remplacée en 1803 par la rue Neuve.
La ferme seigneuriale avec son pigeonnier circulaire se dressait au sud de l'église. En 1819, Charles Théophile Thomassin, régisseur du domaine depuis 1765, en devient propriétaire et démolit le château. Ses descendants occupent la ferme au pigeonnier carré qui donne sur la Grande-Rue.
Sous l'Ancien Régime, le village est rattaché au diocèse de Paris, parlement et intendance de Paris, élection et grenier à sel de Pontoise.
Le un orage causa de gros dégâts à Neuville, et dévasta Jouy-le-Moutier, Vauréal, Boisemont, Courdimanche, Osny, Cergy, Puiseux-Pontoise, et Pontoise.
Son activité reste essentiellement agricole, et ce jusqu'au . Une petite activité industrielle s'y développe alors : une distillerie d'alcool de betterave est construite en 1913 face à l'écart du Point-du-Jour situé sur l'ancienne route royale reliant Paris à Rouen, et qui n'a disparu que récemment, et une importante briqueterie, reconvertie de nos jours en fabrique de matériaux de construction.
Au début de la Première Guerre mondiale, en 1914 une batterie de DCA était installée à Puiseux.
L'évolution radicale de la commune intervient durant les années 1960 : en effet, le village est intégré à la ville nouvelle en construction de Cergy-Pontoise. Le village et ses deux hameaux (la Briqueterie et la Jardinerie) ont été pris dans la dynamique de la ville nouvelle essentiellement à la fin des années 1980. Les terres agricoles ont en majorité disparu, la population n'est plus totalement rurale, des équipements publics ont surgi de terre. Les grands travaux entrepris dès cette époque (réfection totale du réseau d'eau potable et d'assainissement, enfouissement des lignes électriques et téléphoniques, lancement des programmes de lotissements) ont permis de transformer « en douceur » la commune, qui reste un village tout en bénéficiant des équipements destinés à la population : un stade, une nouvelle école de trois classes, une mairie agrandie avec sa salle du conseil, une salle des fêtes.
Cette transformation de la commune s'est faite avec le concours du SAN pour la construction des équipements, et avec celui de l'EPA pour implanter quelques activités économiques et leurs emplois correspondants ; les activités nouvelles sont aujourd'hui partagées entre les activités industrielles, commerciales, de services et artisanales, créant ainsi un bon équilibre. Cette profonde mutation du village s'est faite avec la coopération d'une large majorité de la population, qui reste attachée aux racines de la commune tout en vivant bien son intégration dans l'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise.
Politique et administration
Le territoire communal, qui s'étendait sur a été réduit à en 1969, agrandissant ceux de Cergy et d'Osny. Inversement, la commune a alors gagné prélevés sur Boissy-l'Aillerie, au nord de la Chaussée Jules César
Rattachements administratifs et électoraux
Jusqu'à la loi du , la commune faisait partie du département de Seine-et-Oise. Le redécoupage des anciens départements de la Seine et de Seine-et-Oise fait que la commune appartient désormais au Val-d'Oise et son arrondissement de Pontoise après un transfert administratif effectif le .
La commune faisait partie depuis 1793 du canton de Pontoise. Celui-ci est scindé en 1976 et la Puiseux-Pontoise est rattaché au nouveau canton d'Osny. Une nouvelle modification intervient en 1985 et la commune intègre le canton de Cergy-Nord. Dans le cadre du redécoupage cantonal de 2014 en France, la commune fait désormais partie du canton de Cergy-1.
La commune fait partie du ressort du tribunal judiciaire ainsi que de commerce de Pontoise.
Intercommunalité
La commune fait partie de la ville nouvelle de Cergy-Pontoise, gérée par la Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise.
Liste des maires
Équipements et services publics
Culture
L'ancienne distillerie d'alcool de betterave a été cédée en 2018 par la communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise à Éric Vialatel, patron des résidences sociales intergénérationnelles les Maisons de Marianne et du Festival du Regard, qui la réhabilite afin d'y aménager une galerie d'art baptisée Marianne Art Gallery de rayonnement international consacré à la culture et à la production sur le thème des arts visuels et graphiques (photographie, peinture, sculpture…).
Autres équipements
Le centre de production florale de la communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise, qui, en 2018, produit par an, est implanté à Puiseux-Pontoise, sur un site de qui comprend de cultures sous serres.
La commune accueille également le cimetière de la ille nouvelle.
Démographie
Économie
La commune dispose d'une zone d'activité, où un entrepôt de est construit en 2018 pour la société Panhard pour accueillir une entreprise de logistique.
Culture locale et patrimoine
Lieux et monuments
Puiseux-Pontoise compte deux monuments historiques sur son territoire :
Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, rue de l'Église (inscrite monument historique en 1966) : Sa fondation est antérieure au , et sa nef d'origine, très simple est basse, a subsisté jusqu'en 1895. Grâce à la générosité de la famille Thomassin, elle a été substituée à une nef néo-gothique avec bas-côtés et chapelles, qui a été bénite en 1898. Au moins son vaisseau central imite bien le style gothique en vigueur pendant la première moitié du règne de saint Louis, qui est celui du transept des années 1230. Ses croisillons étaient d'emblée conçus pour se raccorder à des bas-côtés, mais ne communiquaient avec la nef que par des passages provisoires. En s'ouvrant largement sur le transept, la construction néo-gothique met enfin en valeur les parties anciennes de l'église, et forme avec eux un espace presque homogène. Sans toucher aux colonnettes à chapiteaux anciennes, la croisée du transept et le croisillon nord ont été revoûtés à la période flamboyante, au début du , et les délicats réseaux des fenêtres des croisillons datent de cette époque, ainsi que le clocher en bâtière qui s'élève au-dessus de la croisée du transept.
Son style est assez insipide comparé à la plupart des autres clochers du Vexin français. La partie la plus ancienne de l'église est le petit chœur rectangulaire au chevet plat. Extrêmement austère à l'extérieur, il se distingue néanmoins par une belle petite voûte à six branches d'ogives des années 1190 / 1210, qui constitue une curiosité archéologique : ce type de voûte | 2,439 |
The Actors & Liars Era - part 2
The Actors & Liars Era [2009 – 2014]
By Benjamin Chilton
Part 2/3
The album was recorded from January to December of 2011 and was released on AlascA's label King Forward Records on February 17 2012. Upon release, the album entered the Dutch charts on #9, peaking above Paul McCartney, and stayed the charts for over 7 weeks. Promotional quotes by Robin Pecknold and several Dutch music professionals that applauded AlascA's sound gained the band a lot of positive attention and allowed them to appear on leading Dutch TV programs. While the band toured extensively through the Netherlands, Germany and Italy, Alan Branch promoted their music in the UK and successfully linked the band up with independent folk label IRL. The album was re-released by IRL in the UK March 2013, which re-release was followed by new tours in Europe, some shows and festivals in the UK and a support slot for Sinéad O Connor. Again, the album was received to unanimous critical acclaim and quickly AlascA could add airplay on BBC2 and BBC6 to its list of European radio airplay which by that time included Dutch, Belgian, Swiss, Italian and German radio channels.
Despite all the positive attention, Actors & Liars was clearly no blockbuster nor did it deliver the major singles that could bring the band to the attention of the larger audiences. Marc Condren of Uncut: "AlascA<|fim_middle|> we would not have self-released it, it would not have got its current status." .....
[photo by Martijn Dehing]
Plea for Peace is out now!
Paradiso buigt voor AlascA
New single Magical Mystery Morning!
Stem jouw favoriete nummer naar Paradiso!
KindaMuzik interviewt AlascA (dutch)
New video 'The Prophet'
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First Highlights | was true to the genre of folk. You could instantly hear that "Actors & Liars" was all about passion, it's one of those inspired records. But that made them the sort of act that the major channels so easily overlooked. AlascA had singles on its debut, but it was all too delicate to suit the 010's pop or alternative pop. And don't forget, they were really independent and did not have the resources to get the promotional machine going." Only recently, the band agreed in a MOJO interview: "looking back, we should not have released it on our own label if we had wanted the sort of success we were aiming for. On the other hand, if | 144 |
While enjoying a few days break in Newcastle over the new year period we decided to spend a couple of days trekking across the mournes. First on the list<|fim_middle|> wall which was totally ovetaken at some points! The pull up from the stile to the summit tower really gets the heart pumping and is tough in places but short lived and soon enough the tower comes into view...along with some breathtaking views across the mourne range and bays below. | was Slieve Donard, an obvious choice perhaps but it was new years day and what better way to kick start the new year!! Given the icy weather conditions we decided to stick with the well trodden Glen River approach and parked in the spacious Donard Park car park located at J 376 307 A (for those new to the area simply enter Newcastle via the B180, pass the well known Slieve Donard Hotel and continue through the seaside town along the coastline where you will easily spot the well signposted Donard carpark - alternatively in the unlikely event the carpark is full there is also plenty of carparking on the coast line in the 'Glen River' carpark or 'The Rock' carpark).
The inital part of this walk leads you gently up through Donard Forest Park along the banks of the Glen River. It is a well established track and navigation could not be simplier. You will encounter three bridges along the course of this stage of the walk. Along the river bank itself you will also encounter the ice house which is an interesting historical feature and its worth pausing to read the information board at this point.
Eventually the mountain opens up before you and it is also possible to get a glimpse of the infamous mourne wall, while behind you expansive views across Newcastle and Dundrum Bay can be enjoyed. Navigation (even in the snow!) is straight forward and there is a track, including granite steps at some stages, right up to the mourne wall and stile at the coll between Donard and Commedagh. Once the stile is reached you have two choices...Donard to your left or Commedagh to your right. Donard was on the agenda today so a left turn was taken and the mourne wall used as a handrail right to the summit of Donard. It really is that simple! We were surprised how high the snow had drifted along the mourne | 395 |
Samuel Mursinna (* 1717 in Stolp, Pommern; † 1795 in Halle (Saale)) war ein evangelisch-reformierter Theologe der Aufklärung in Preußen.
Leben und Werk
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Deutscher
Geboren 1717
Gestorben 1795
Mann | Samuel Mursinna 1731 nach Berlin, wo er bis 1738 das Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium besuchte. 1738–1740 studierte er in Halle und war anschließend bis 1745 Hauslehrer. 1745 begann seine eigentliche Berufslaufbahn mit Lehrerstellen am Friedrichswerderschen und dem Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium in Berlin. Von dort wurde er 1758 in seine Lebensstellung als reformierter Theologieprofessor der Universität Halle und als Leiter des reformierten Gymnasium illustre in Halle berufen. Diese Ämter übte er bis zu seinem Lebensende 1795 aus.
Der Schwerpunkt seiner akademischen Lehrtätigkeit lag in der Theologie. Aus seinen Vorlesungen am Gymnasium illustre in Halle gingen u. a. vier Kompendien der theologischen Teildisziplinen hervor: Grundriss einer theologischen Enzyklopädie, (1764), Homiletik (1766), Dogmatik (1777), Ethik (1778). Er edierte auch eine griechisch-lateinische Ausgabe von Polyainos' Strategemata/Strategika (1756).
Samuel Mursinna war der Onkel des Medizinprofessors Christian Ludwig Mursinna (1744–1823).
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Bringing Business to the Table for Early Childhood Education in Nebraska
Quality early childhood education and care can help solve a two-generation workforce challenge. It empowers parents to be productive in their careers, while ensuring our youngest children develop the cognitive and social skills they will need to thrive as productive adults.
Elizabeth Everett
Lessons from the Pandemic: Childcare for Essential Workers
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The Ad Council's She Can STEM Campaign Helps #LightASpark in Girl's STEM Interests
Research shows that young girls like STEM subjects, but as they get older, something changes. They start feeling like STEM isn't for them based on outdated stereotypes about the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.
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The Power of Data and Predictive Analytics in Pandemics
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Challenging Times Put Our Technologies to the Test
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Nine months ago, with very little notice, the coronavirus pandemic threatened to upend global supply chains, testing the capabilities of shipping companies like UPS as they shouldered enormous package volume rarely seen outside of the peak holiday shopping season. Meanwhile, we prepared our network to continue supporting the urgent work of medical professionals as they combat this deadline virus.
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Talent Finance Video Series: Erin Robert
For investors, Talent Finance provides the language and framework for a realm of new possibilities. With a data-driven approach, the Talent Finance initiative is leading a movement to connect the public and private sectors to work towards increasing investment in people.
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We believe our nation should have an approach to financing talent development that is fit for our time, not one built for a different economy and era. The need couldn't be more urgent.
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Interview with Steven C. Preston, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries International
With the U.S. Chamber Foundation's 2020 Corporate Citizenship Conference, Business Solves, right around the corner, we sat down with one of our speakers, Steven C. Preston, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International, to learn more about his organization's efforts, how Goodwill® is supporting the needs of U.S. communities during the pandemic, and what advice he has for others.
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JDX is Taking the Next Big Step in Leveraging Data for a Modern Talent Marketplace
The JDX is now taking an important step forward to move from pilot to real-world implementation.
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The Childcare Equation
Childcare is important for children, and it is essential for working parents. Parents rely on childcare to help them enter, re-enter, or remain in the workforce. But access to affordable, quality childcare is hard to come by, and now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, families are experiencing additional challenges in finding childcare that meets their needs. It is no secret that parents dedicate significant energy and resources balancing their roles at home, in the community, and in the workplace. Parents must consider various factors in determining the level and type of childcare solutions that best meet their needs. These factors | 517 |
The ECW Spring Luncheon, featuring Martha Metzler as speaker, will be held on Monday, May 6, at 11:30 a.m. in Colhoun A.
All adult women of the church are invited to attend and are asked to bring a salad, such as chicken, fruit or a green salad, or a side dish to share.
Child care will be provided on request. Contact Emily Rostlund at emily.rostlund@gmail.com.
The Episcopal Church Women's United Thank Offering spring ingathering will be held at all services on Sunday, May 12.
All UTO Blue Boxes filled during Lent are to be brought to church that day. There will also be envelopes in the pews and chapel chairs for contributions, which you can then place in the offering plate or basket. Your offering may be made in cash or by check, payable to St. Paul's ECW with "UTO" indicated in the memo line. You may also mail your offering to the church.
The United Thank Offering is an Episcopal Church Women's ministry that is more than 100 years old. It directly supports our goal to be a missionary diocese. Twice a year, St. Paul's ECW collects our offerings and<|fim_middle|> our blessings with others. Please return the blue envelope with your gift on Sunday, May 12, or consider making a donation by mail. | sends them to the UTO diocesan chairman. A presentation is then made to the National Church where a select committee considers the many requests that have been received from both at home and abroad. We are especially proud that St. Paul's is consistently among the largest UTO contributors in our diocese.
Let us show our thankfulness for all God has done for us by sharing | 76 |
Chrysler Reveals Major Revisions to Pentastar V-6
Tony Swan
To hear Chrysler tell it, the automaker's 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 essentially will be a new engine when it makes its debut in the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee, its first application in the FCA lineup.
Basic dimensional elements—bore, stroke, bore-center spacing—carry over, but the engineering team claims greater efficiency, improved torque characteristics, a small horsepower uptick, and better NVH performance.
New components include cylinder heads with an 11.3:1 compression ratio (up from 1<|fim_middle|> currently appears in the Dodge Challenger, Charger, Grand Caravan, Journey, and Durango; the Chrysler 200, 300, and Town & Country; the Jeep Wrangler; and the Ram ProMaster, Ram Cargo Van, and Ram 1500 pickup. | 0.2:1), eight-hole ignition coils, platinum-tipped spark plugs, new valve springs, low-tension piston rings, lightened crankshaft and crank pins, extensive friction reduction, and cooling of exhaust-gas recirculation.
However, the biggest single efficiency improvement, according to FCA engineers, is a revision to the engine's variable valve timing, giving intake-side valves a two-stage lift strategy—low lift for routine power demands, high lift when the driver calls for more urgency.
Operating range of the variable-valve-timing system has been increased from 50 to 70 degrees to mitigate detonation during hot starts, improving operation of the automatic engine stop-start (ESS) function. Carried forward from the current V-6, the ESS system has been enhanced with a new high-speed starter motor in order to reduce cranking time and deliver quicker, smoother starts.
Conspicuous by its absence from the engine's catalog of revisions is direct fuel injection. FCA chose to continue with an upgraded port-injection system, citing added cost and weight as tradeoffs that go with direct injection. (According to FCA, the new engine will weigh 326 pounds in the Grand Cherokee, four pounds less than the current V-6.) The engineers also looked at, and ultimately passed on, Fiat's MultiAir induction system, for reasons of cost and U.S. market suitability. While it would be nice to see DI (or even MultiAir), this strategy gives FCA something in its pocket for future development of the engine.
2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland
Although FCA isn't ready to deliver all the engine's performance specifics, it did reveal that output in the Grand Cherokee advances from 290 to 295 horsepower. Torque is said to improve by "more than 14.9 percent" between 1000 and 3000 rpm. (Which would be . . . what? 14.91? 14.98? You're getting ridiculously specific here, Chrysler.) Note that there was no mention of the maximum torque figure changing—it stood at 260 lb-ft in 2015—but the low-range boost will be welcome given that torque peaked at a rather lofty 4800 rpm. FCA also anticipates a fuel-economy improvement of "more than six percent." (So, 6.1?) That would translate to roughly 18 mpg city and just over 25 mpg highway.
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The revised 3.6-liter V-6 will be under the hood of the six-cylinder 2016 Grand Cherokee when it rolls into showrooms this fall. FCA is still mum on when it will spread to the rest of the lineup, but the 3.6-liter Pentastar | 636 |
In the fast-paced, on-the-go world that we collegiettes live in, it can be difficult to keep up with anything—much less an exercise regimen. However, being a part of the digital generation has its perks too! With smartphones have come a slew of weight loss and fitness apps and websites designed to assist users in creating realistic and educated fitness goals, along with assistance in reaching them. While the apps can't do the exercising for you, that gratifying feeling you<|fim_middle|>, the Superbowl champs), and loves being out on the water. Puppies and cupcakes are pretty high on the list as well. Enjoy!! | 'll receive after a logging a spin class or seeing your net calories burned for the day may give you that extra boost to stick with an exercise plan. And whether it's convenience, encouragement, or accountability that you feel your current workout regimen is lacking, let HC's guide help you find the best digital fitness tool for your needs.
The app also offers users the option to enter their own custom exercises, and allows you to share healthy recipes and workout suggestions. The simple, user-friendly format distinctly displays how many calories you are "under budget" and the program can also analyze your nutritional data for the week. Lily says that the food log tends to be a little scarce, but is perfect for those who may be unfamiliar with nutritional lingo and calorie calculations. If you are a collegiette just beginning to exercise and make healthier food choices, this straightforward app may be what you need to stay on track!
Frugal fitness fanatics, this one's for you. If you've ever found yourself wishing there was some added incentive to make it to the gym, (other than the lingering hope that you will have a rockin' bod by beach season) look no further than the Gympact app.
Created by two Harvard 2010 graduates, the app centers on the concept of behavioral economics. Users input how often and for how long they would like to work out that week, and then check in on the app every time they arrive at the gym. Because smartphones know where you are at all times anyway, the app is able to track when you are actually checking in to your gym location and for how long you've stayed.
And here's the kicker. After an initial down payment is made, Gympact allows users to "invest" in their workouts by either fining them a minimum of five dollars for missing, or paying them for attending, with the money the "lazy cats" lost that week. That's right, Gympact allows you to actually make money from sticking to your workout routine. You can adjust or freeze your account for the week, which begins a new "payment period" every Sunday, but for the most part you can consider the app a mini personal trainer who is certainly not afraid to charge extra.
Similar to the Lose It! app, MFP offers a food and exercise log, informing you daily of your calorie intake, calories burned, and net calories. It is also equipped with specific tools to provide encouragement to its users. Daily and weekly progress reports, like the one pictured above, show how well users remained within their calorie limits and remembered to log. Along with this, the app also produces daily reminders informing other users of your small successes, another way this app stands apart from the rest.
The very simple logging format uses a database that holds over two million foods, according to MyFitnessPal.com, and includes everything from meals offered at restaurants to brand specific items. The detailed formatting of the app helps users get a firm grasp on how many calories they are taking in during the day and how effective their exercise regimen is towards meeting their fitness goals. Accountability is the main component of MyFitnessPal and little reminders of your progress sent straight to your phone are another great way MFP keeps its users on top of things. An app that is just as serious about your fitness goals as you are? Sounds like something worth checking out.
Abigail Colby is a current senior at Salisbury University in her native state of Maryland. Before writing and blogging for Her Campus, she worked on the entertainment team for College Magazine and founded her own column, Party Girl Problems, in SU's student newspaper. Along with working as a writer, Abigail is a sister of Zeta Tau Alpha and member of Saisbury Univeristy's Center for Civic Activism. She is also a self-admitted online shopping addict, huge Baltimore Ravens fan (ya know | 780 |
Building Community – One Book at a Time!
This Friday, Link is kicking off the newly formed Slavic Village Parent Book Club, and I'm excited! Of all the parent programs Link offers, Book Clubs are my personal favorite. I love to read and I love to talk about books … what a great job to have!
As with all our Book Clubs, we will start with the young adult novel Seedfolks, by Paul<|fim_middle|> read in Parent Book Club, as it tells the story of disconnected neighbors coming together to build community around a garden – a garden started by a young girl. In a way, Seedfolks is an allegory for our Parent Book Clubs. Based at our children's schools, we come together originally because of our kids. Once we get to know each other, we realize how much we enjoy each other's company and community is born!
In addition to building community, the Parent Book Club mirrors what children experience in reading workshops in their classrooms – they share ideas and experiences, while getting to know more about themselves and each other. At our meetings, parents will have the opportunity to read and respond to literature with some of the same strategies their children are exposed to in the classroom, enabling them to dialogue with their children using the language of school. Perhaps most importantly, parents model for their children the joy to be found in reading a great book.
The Parent Book Club is just one of several programs Link offers to foster the connection between home and school. Parents are incredibly important to their children's education; yet the worlds of home and school are often separate, and can leave parents feeling isolated from their children's school experiences. By providing parents with the opportunity to meet together as a community and explore the home-school connection, we can bridge that gap.
Often, parents are joined by grandparents, friends, teachers, and even administrators at the book club. This opportunity to connect with each other on a social level – and not just around your child's grades – is particularly special. Once we know each other as people, we're more likely to understand and appreciate our respective roles as parent and educator. One teacher in a book club really connected the story behind Seedfolks to her own love of gardening. She shared that love – and the story – with her young students. Together, they planted some tomatoes, which she gave to parents at the next book club meeting. Everyone was overjoyed to have the plants, of course; who doesn't love fresh tomatoes? But we were moved most by the thought behind the gesture. Someone at our children's school was thinking of us, and wanted to share her joy and her talents with us.
In other words, why should kids have all the fun?
The Slavic Village Parent Book Club is funded through the Third Federal Foundation of Cleveland. It is part of the neighborhood P-16 initiative which brings people and organizations together to create strong communities so that "every child in the neighborhood experiences high quality learning that strengthens their talents, expands their resiliency and prepares to be productive citizens…" We will meet monthly at the Boys and Girls Club at 6114 Broadway. Join us for one of our meetings; we look forward to reading with you soon! | Fleischman. Seedfolks, if you haven't read it, is a beautiful story full of diverse and interesting characters. It is always the first book we | 33 |
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Why We Cannot Be Silenced
A recent cover story in World Magazine described the growing suppression of religious freedom among America's servicemen and women. Chaplains are being harassed, their prayers censored, and their quoting of Bible verses forbidden. Members of the rank and file are warned against speaking openly of their faith, even in casual conversation. As long as the words "Jesus Christ" are spoken as profanity, they're presumably acceptable; but if uttered with conscience, the speakers may find themselves in trouble.
All other worldviews can be discussed throughout society ad nauseam, but any conversational vestiges to the world's most famous Book or the Person who stands at the center of history leads to pressure and pushback. Recently a Catholic student at Sonoma State University was ordered to remove a necklace containing a cross, because, she was told, someone might find it offensive. High school and college football players are warned against Tebowing. Valedictorians are cautioned to say nothing about the values that have most enriched their lives. And the Internal Revenue Service has taken to delving into the contents of a person's prayers, a violation of everything America previously represented.
People have tried to silence Christians for 2000 years, but evangelism is the very genetic code of Christianity. By its very nature the message of Jesus is evangelistic, a word from Greek terms meaning, "Good Message." At the end of Matthew's Gospel, the last recorded words of Christ are: "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…." Each of the four Gospel ends with a call to evangelize the world, and the book of Acts opens by telling us to take the message of Jesus to the "uttermost parts of the earth."
Christians can<|fim_middle|> and I'm not going to argue anyone into the kingdom of God. But the message of Jesus overflows from within me. I speak for I cannot be silent. Christians should never be rude, but we can never be quiet.
Secularism and pluralism can be as fundamentalist as any other philosophy, and its adherents may seek to impose their viewpoint by suppressing those of others. But the message of the Gospel is fueled by the resurrection of Jesus Christ and enflamed by the fire of the Holy Spirit. It can be resisted, but not restrained. It can be hated, but not halted. Christians are tremendously blessed to have a Savior worth living for and a message worth dying for.
The Bible tells Christians to always be ready to give a reason for the hope within us. We may not know all the answers to every question; nobody does. But as long there's breath in our lungs, we're like the man healed of blindness in John 9, who, when challenged by authorities, simply said: "One thing I do know. I once was blind but now I see." | 't be silent any more than a miner striking the mother lode, a firefighter warning a village, a physician announcing a breakthrough, or an ambassador charged with a task. You might as well command the thunder not to crack or the oceans not to roar or the birds not to sing. The nineteenth-century Cornish preacher, Billy Bray, said: "If you shut me up in a barrel, I'll shout glory to God through the bunghole."
In the book of Acts, the Jerusalem authorities, seeking to suppress the message of Christ, brought the disciples into court and commanded them not to speak at all in the name of Jesus. Peter and John answered with words that established the Christian philosophy of proclamation for all time: "Which is right in God's eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! But as for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard" (Acts 4:18-20).
Even after they were subsequently flogged, the disciples "rejoiced because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah" (Acts 5:41-42).
Historian Philip Schaff explained why the early church grew rapidly despite threats: "Every congregation was a missionary society, and every Christian believer a missionary, inflamed by the love of Christ to convert his fellow-men…. Every Christian told his neighbor… the story of his conversion, as a mariner tells the story of the rescue from shipwreck."
So it is today. No one can keep the Gospel out of schools unless they remove Christian students from every classroom. On any given day across our nation, thousands of young people wear Gospel wristbands and distribute Bibles and say prayers and share Christ at school.
No one can keep Christianity out of the army unless they expel every Christian soldier. Every day thousands of our finest men and women bow their heads, share Scripture with one another, pray for one another, and tell the Good News that has changed their lives.
History has shown when Christians are imperiled to the point of imprisonment, they take the Gospel with them behind bars. In the days of Emperor Nero, Paul wrote from a dungeon: "I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God's word is not chained…. Preach the Word…. Do the work of an evangelist" (2 Timothy 2:9, 4:2, 5).
As I read those words, I'm thinking of a particularly restrictive nation in Central Asia, where, I'm told, most of the current pastors are former convicts who heard the Gospel from fellow prisoners while in the penitentiaries.
The "pass-it-on" nature of Christianity isn't belligerency. While I look for opportunities to share my faith, I don't steamroll my message on others. If I steer a conversation in a spiritual direction and the other person isn't interested, I don't force the issue. In fact, I'm an introvert by nature. It's not easy for me to engage in a conversation about spiritual issues, | 660 |
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He isn't a palm reader, but textile artist Rowland Ricketts often gets a glimpse of the future by gazing at the seeds in the palm of his hand.
Ricketts, who creates his large textile compositions using age-old techniques and natural materials, recently garnered national attention when he received an unrestricted $50,000 grant from United States Artists (USA). He is the first USA Fellow from Indiana.
After graduating from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, Ricketts apprenticed in indigo farming and dyeing in Japan, where he met his wife, Chinami. Today he farms indigo and uses his dyed textiles to develop large installations, such as the one at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, titled "Fields of Indigo," which spanned two stories.
More important than the size of the installations, Ricketts is interested in what he calls the "process of accumulation" in his works<|fim_middle|>. | —the accumulation of shared time and energy that goes into their creation. It's why he insists on farming indigo and creating his own dyes. And it's why he invites others to share the experience.
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Santa Barbara, Calif. – Paulo Sitolini, Chief Operating Officer of Hayward Lumber, will join the Board of Directors for TRADART Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of craftsmanship training for Santa Barbara junior high and high school students.
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"The Tools for Schools program has benefitted from a longstanding relationship with supplies and material from Hayward Lumber and Buena Tool," says TRADART Foundation Founder Leslie Meadowcroft-Schipper.
As COO of Hayward Lumber, Paulo has put time and effort into spreading awareness to young and curious minds of the lucrative opportunities within the construction industry. In an interview earlier this year, Paulo spoke on what it means to be in the construction and trades industry, and how embracing craftsmanship skills can lead to a prosperous, lifelong career. "A career in the construction industry will be very fulfilling and rewarding if you are willing to work hard and embrace it," says Sitolini. "I am amazed by how many of my co-workers from long ago are still in the industry. Many of us started as part-time workers and made a very successful career out of it with just some hard work and dedication."
"Thank you again for inviting and accepting me into TRADART," says Sitolini. "I am very honored to be able to help this amazing organization."
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Sport Football Arsenal stays top of EPL after late goals
6:13am, Jan 2, 201<|fim_middle|>1-1 draw by Stoke, Aston Villa beat last-place Sunderland 1-0, Fulham earned a comeback 2-1 win over West Ham to climb out of the relegation zone, Crystal Palace drew 1-1 with Norwich and West Brom beat Newcastle 1-0. Manchester United hosted Tottenham in a late game.
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Arsenal stays top of EPL after late goals
Arsenal have stayed top of the Premier League after scoring two late goals in a 2-0 win against Cardiff while other title contenders also started the year with victories.
Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott scored Arsenal's goals at the Emirates to down a resilient Cardiff team which played in front of expected new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and frustrated Arsenal for 88 minutes in the driving rain.
"We have a special spirit in the side and you know we'll fight until the last minute in the game," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Wednesday.
Manchester City remained second, one point behind the Gunners, after a 3-2 win at Swansea, while Chelsea's 3-0 victory at Southampton in awful weather conditions ensured Jose Mourinho's team stayed in third place, two points behind the leaders.
After two consecutive losses, Liverpool climbed back into the top four after Luis Suarez scored his 20th goal of the season in a 2-0 win over Hull.
Arsenal had to wait until two minutes from time before Bendtner gave the Gunners reasons to celebrate the start of a new year when he pounced from a rebound.
The striker picked up an injury while scoring and was substituted before Walcott chipped the ball over goalkeeper David Marshall.
"It doesn't look too good, but it's too early to know. Let's hope it's good news tomorrow morning," Wenger said about Bendtner's injury.
In other games, Everton fell to fifth when it was held to a | 336 |
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First Course Cont: Calamari Fritti Golden fried calamari that has a crunchy outside coating and a soft chewy texture topped with Greek olives and served with marinara and aioli sauce for dipping.
Second Course: Lamb "Youvetsi Me Manestra" This mouthwatering slow-braised lamb shank is tender and hearty. The meat falls apart so delicately and melts right in your mouth. It's served atop a tangy tomato shallot orzo and is garnished with an exquisite Mizithra cheese.
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All in all, this was a quaint elegant meal with those islandic flavors bursting throughout each course. The atmosphere is delicately furbished with luxurious twinkling lights, and deep mahogany tables that compliment the cuisine in a way that makes you feel wealthily royal as if you were eating at the Queen's table. Polite softness of muse fills the room like a cool winters night. It's the perfect place for friends and family and even a more suitable place for special occasions. I give this tantalizing Mediterranean inspired dinning concept two thumbs up! I am eager to go back and discover more of these illuminating dishes.
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"Edward G. Thomas Interview, 3 July 2014" (2014). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 500003. | Cleveland State University (CSU) faculty since the early 1970s, describes in great detail the changes that have taken place over the last forty years. As a member of the Business School's faculty and administration, Dr. Thomas offers a keen insight into the inner workings of a college within the larger university. He provides stories about how his department was absorbed into the Department of Marketing. He also mentions how different dining options on campus, methods to register, and dormitory options have changed the feel, culture, and nature of the campus over the last forty years. | 116 |
This document will tell you the basic chronology and the bands that Ronnie James Dio has gone through.
And also of the albums that were released during this time frame.
The Vegas Kings
Ronnie & The Rumblers
Ronnie James Dio bass
Billy De Wolf vocals
Nick Pantas guitars
Tom Rogers drums
Jack Musci sax
This group was originally started as a school band in Cortland, New York in 1957. First they went under name The Vegas Kings but they changed their name soon to Ronnie & The Rumblers and finally to Ronnie And The Red Caps. The name changes took place in 1957-1958, as they released their only recording under name Ronnie And The Red Caps in 1958.
Ronnie And The Red Caps
Ronnie James Dio vocals, bass
Dick Bottoff guitars
After releasing their first single on Reb label, there was a little personnel change in the band. With the same line-up that was later (supposedly 1961) to become Ronnie Dio And The Prophets, the band released one single as Ronnie And The Red Caps.
Ronnie Dio And The Prophets
1961-Autum 1967
In 1961 Ronnie And The Red Caps changed their name to Ronnie Dio And The Prophets. Under this name, the line-up lasted for quite a long time and produced several singles and one album. Some sources state that some of the single releases would've been made by Ronnie Dio solo, but others, for example Ronnie James Dio himself, state that all of those singles were made as Ronnie Dio And The Prophets.
The band ended in Autumn 1967, when Ronnie James Dio and Nick Pantas continued on in a band called The Electric Elves.
The Electric Elves.
Mid 1967-Mid 1969
David Feinstein guitars
Gary Driscoll drums
Doug Thaler keyboards
Soon after Ronnie Dio & The Prophets was gone, Ronnie James Dio and Nick Pantas formed another group with three new members. The band was called The Electric Elves.
The name didn't last for too long, as in mid 1969 they decided to change it simply to The Elves.
The Elves.
Mid 1969-Mid 70
The band's line-up remained the same, but they shortened their name from The Electric Elves to The Elves before releasing their second single. The band lineup remained the same until mid 1970, when they all were involved in a car crash. The car crash killed Nick Pantas, and it ended also the band. Some of the members of The Elves continued later on as Elf.
Mid/Late 1970-Early 1973
Carolina County Ball
Dave Feinstein : guitars
Ronald Padavona : bass and vocals
Gary Driscoll : drums
Mickey Lee Soule : piano
After recovering from the car crash and getting new pianist to replace Doug Thaler, the band changed their name from The Elves to Elf. They played at clubs, colleges and bars looking for a record contract. Roger Glover and Ian Paice of Deep Purple happened to see them auditioning for Columbia in January 1972 and offered to produce an album for them.
In April 1972 the band went with those two Deep Purple members to record an album at Studio One in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The studio sessions yielded band's first LP and it was called simply Elf. After the release of it, the band played as the support band for Deep Purple on at least two US tours; August - September and November - December 1972. However, those dates aren't necessarily fully correct, Elf may've toured with Deep Purple at other dates, too.
Early 1973-Dec 1974
Steve Edwards : guitars
Ronnie James Dio : vocals
Craig Gruber : bass
Mickey Lee Soule : piano, mellotron, clavinet & organ
After losing Feinstein in early 1973, the band got a new guitarist, as well as a new bassist. Ronnie James Dio had decided to quit playing bass and concentrated only on singing. Besides playing keyboards, Mickey Lee Soule also began singing with Ronnie.
In the summer of 1973, Elf signed a new record contract with MGM Records in USA and with Purple Records in the UK. In early 1974 the band travelled to UK to record their second album at The Manor Studios. It was produced by Roger Glover and was called Carolina County Ball. However, the USA release was under different name, L.A. / 59, and had totally different sleeve. The reasons behind the name change are not known.
After release of Carolina County Ball, Elf toured supporting Deep Purple on their UK tour in April-May 1974. At the same time Ronnie James Dio and Mickey Lee Soule participated also Roger Glover's solo project called Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast. Ronnie sung three songs on that album.
In the summer of 1974 Elf travelled to USA to support Deep Purple on their US tour. At least some of the shows featured also Aerosmith - this happened at least in August 1974 at Dillon Stadium in Connecticut, USA.
Elf also went to studio with Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple to record a single called Black Sheep Of The Family. Besides Elf, there were other musicians, for example keyboardist Matthew Fisher from Procol Harum as well. The song was supposedly originally written by a band called Quartermass.
After some time Blackmore contacted Ronnie James Dio and asked if he would be interested in doing another track together with him. Ronnie wrote a song in the same night and went to record it with him. The song was called Sixteenth Century Greensleeves. It was meant to be released as a B side for the Black Sheep Of The Family, but for some reason the single was never released - the version of Black Sheep Of The Family on the first Rainbow album should differ from the original version at least to some extent. Existence of an acetate of the original recording has been rumored, but at least this far no-onehas come up with one.
Right after the recording of Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Blackmore asked Ronnie whether he and rest of the Elf would be interested in putting a band together with him. Elf was supposedly already recording Trying To Burn The Sun at this time, and they decided to form Rainbow right after the album was recorded.
Roger Glover & Guests:
The Butterfly Ball
Sitting In A Dream:
Love Is All:
Homeward:
Roger Glover : synthesizer piano, guitar, bass, percussion, backing vocals
Eddie Hardin : piano, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
Les Binks : drums
Mike Giles : drums
Ray Fenwick : guitar
Mo Foster : bass, finger pops
Mike Moran : piano
Ann Odell : piano
Nigel Watson : saw
Eddie Jobson : violin
Jack Emblow : accordion
Chris Karan : tabla
Robin Thompson : bassoon
Liza Strike : backing vocals
Helen Chappelle : backing vocals
Barry St. John : backing vocals
Jugi Kuhl : backing vocals
Kay Garner : backing vocals
Joanne Williams : backing vocals
Dec 1974-Feb 1975
Trying To Burn The Sun
Steve Edwards guitars
Craig Gruber bass
Mark Nauseef Percussion
After Elf recorded Black Sheep In The Family with Ritchie Blackmore, they returned back to UK in early 1975 with one new man, Mark Nauseef, who had joined the band in December. Elf went to record their third album at Kingsway studios, again with Roger Glover as producer.
After recording the album, Elf splitted up immediately, even before the album was actually released. Mark Nauseef left on his own and guitarist Steve Edwards was fired, since the band formed Rainbow with ex-Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Blackmore had followed the recording process of the third Elf album but he didn't play on it, despite some rumors at that time.
This third album, Trying To Burn The Sun, was not released in the UK because the band wanted to avoid a clash with the first Rainbow album which was released shortly after the release of Trying To Burn The Sun in the USA. There are some rumors around about a live album, simply titled as "Elf Live", that should've been released in 1976, but those rumors have not been confirmed as no-one seems to have a copy of it.
Trying To Burn was the first album where Ronnie James Dio used his second name. He started to use it when Blackmore once asked him 'What's your second name? Why don't you use it as a part of your name?'
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Ritchie Blackmore : guitars
Right after the split-up of Elf, four members of Elf and ex-Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore formed band called Rainbow. The name supposedly came from the Rainbow bar located in Los Angeles, where Elf and Ritchie Blackmore used to spend their free time.
This band is also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, as it appears under that name on their first album, but that name was used only to get people to notice the band. Generally, everyone except Blackmore himself felt bad about the name, so on the later albums the band was called simply Rainbow. The band moved from the East Coast of USA to California, USA.
The band went to the Musicland Studios, in Munich, Germany on February 20th and finished the album recording on March 14th. The album was produced by Ritchie Blackmore, Martin Birch and Ronnie James Dio. The album didn't have any special name, it was just called Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.
July 1975-Aug 1975
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Ritchie Blackmore guitars
Mickey Lee Soule piano, mellotron, clavinet, organ
After Gruber was fired, it took about a month to find a new bassist for the band. The departure of the original bassist started the original Rainbow's line-up fall-apart.
Aug 1975-Oct 1975
Jimmy Bain bass
Ritchie Blackmore fired the rest of the Elf remains except Ronnie James Dio in September 1975, because they didn't fulfill hisrequirements. Blackmore had seen the drummer Cozy Powell on stage at the last Jeff Beck Group concert in 1972 and remembered him at the time he wanted to change Rainbow's drummer. After getting him in the band, the band kept on searching for a new keyboardist.
Cozy Powell : drums
Jimmy Bain : bass
Tony Carey : keyboards
Oct 1975-Jan 1977
Cozy Powell drums
Tony Carey keyboards
After several changes in the band during a relatively short time, the band started touring in November 1975. On this tour the band had only a couple of dates in North America and then went to record a new album. There is some confusion about the first Rainbow show - some claim it was in Heampsted, NY, USA, others claim it was in Montreal, Canada. The Canada date seems to be the correct one. Supposedly band called Argent was supporting them.
The band stayed the same for quite a long time, especially when it is compared to Rainbow's first couple months. They toured in USA, Europe, Japan and Australia. Their stage show featured a huge computer operated rainbow, which supposedly caused lots of problems as it couldn't fit in many concert halls and it broke up every now and then. On their Canadian tour in 1976 Max Webster's band warmed them up, other warming up artists are not known.
One track Rainbow had already on their second album, appeared almost twenty years later in 1995 in a movie called SFW, although the movie's soundtrack doesn't feature it. About 30 seconds of it gets played in the movie itself, and it appeared also on commercials and trailers of the movie.
Jan 1977-July 1977
Matt Clark bass
The band went into the Le Chateau Studio in Paris in May 1977, but couldn't finish the forthcoming album. Firings of those two members, Tony Carey and Matt Clark, caused the recordings to be postponed in to the future.
Aug 1977-Nov 1978
Bob Daisley bass
Roger Glover bass
David Stone keyboards
After finding a new keyboardist, Rainbow finished their forthcoming album and did a tour in Japan before releasing it. After touring, Ritchie Blackmore moved the band from California back to East Coast, more exactly to New York. The band started to write the forthcoming album, already titled as Down To Earth. At this time, Bob Daisley had left the band and got replaced by Roger Glover - the exact dates are unknown.
Ronnie James Dio was asked to leave wizards and witches and medieval times in general out of the album and write more love songs. In the evening of the day Glover joined the band, in November 1978, Ritchie Blackmore decided to fire everyone except Cozy Powell from the band. The reasons behind this are not known for sure, as quite many different stories exist. Ronnie James Dio continued to Black Sabbath, although he considered solo career before joining them.
The most common story tells that Ritchie wanted to change Rainbow's musical direction to more commercial than what it used to be and as the other band members, especially Dio, did not want to do that, he splitted up the band. The reason why Blackmore wanted to commercialize Rainbow was the USA; Rainbow did well, but not extremely well in States and he wanted to change it.
Other stories tell about monetary problems, some ex Rainbow members claim that Blackmore didn't give them their money, or gave too small proportion of the money.
Live In Germany
Ronnie James Dio : vocals, keyboards
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
Ritchie Blackmore : guitars & bass
Bob Daisley : bass
David Stone : keyboards
May 1979-Aug 1980
Tony Iommi guitars
Geezer Butler bass
Bill Ward drums
Geoff Nicholls keyboards
Between Rainbow and Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio considered to put his own band together, but before he could get a record deal or even a band together, he got a call from Tony Iommi asking Dio to put a band together with him, as he was very unhappy with Black Sabbath's then-singer Ozzy Osbourne. Dio supposedly talked a few times with Iommi about the band and after they finally decided to put a band together, he didn't heard anything from Iommi any more. At that point Dio decided to move from New York to Los Angeles, as he disliked New York very much.
In Los Angeles Dio was contacted by Tony Iommi again when Iommi invited Dio to replace Ozzy Osbourne. Dio got invited to Iommi's home in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. During the night he spent there, he wrote Children Of The Sea with Black Sabbath and got the singer spot in the band right away. The band went to Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, Florida, as well as to Studio Ferber in Paris, France with producer Martin Birch, to record Heaven And Hell.
It is rumored that when the band started writing material for Heaven And Hell album, the bassist would've been Craig Gruber, previously from Elf and Rainbow, but this has not been confirmed. Gruber himself claims that he has played bass on all of the tracks on Heaven And Hell, and written most of those songs. The band would've been called Sabbath at this point, but when Geezer Butler rejoined the band, its name changed back to Black Sabbath. This has only been rumored, no official words about this has been said.
Recording of Heaven And Hell became rather difficult, as Black Sabbath's management wanted Black Sabbath to continue their final ten year tour to go ahead. Tony Iommi refused to do it and management therefore stopped to help Black Sabbath's recording process.
Heaven And Hell was received really well by both critics and the fans, as it sold really well. Black Sabbath was even invited to play at the Top Of The Pops show on British TV'. The band didn't play on it though, but they used video of two Black Sabbath songs (Neon Knights and Die Young) filmed at The Roxy, Harlesdon (probably in the UK). Some sources suggest that these videos would've been filmed in London, but it has not been confirmed.
Around June, 1980, when the band were looking for Heaven And Hell at some magazine's charts, they suddenly noticed a Black Sabbath album called "Live At Last" in the charts too. The band was not told about it previously - Black Sabbath had given the rights for the material several years before.
Vinny Appice drums
After Black Sabbath had lost their drummer, Bill Ward, they started to audition a number of drummers and found all of them unsuitable. Supposedly someone gave a demo tape with Vinny Appice to Tony Iommi who listened the tape and called to Ronnie James Dio immediately and recommended Vinny Appice to him. Appice was auditioned and invited to join the band.
Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult decided to do a tour together in the USA in the fall of 1980. Both of the bands played as the main band of the shows, Black Sabbath on every second night and Blue Oyster Cult on every other night. At least some of the shows included other bands too. The tour was called as 'Black & Blue' US tour.
On October 9th, 1980 at Mecca Arena in Milwaukee the Black & Blue show produced a riot. The riot started when Black Sabbath ended their show in the middle when someone threw a beer bottle in Geezer Butler's face. Eight policemen, several fans and Geezer Butler were injured and 160 people were arrested in the riot, which required police forces from all over the city before it was under control. The Mecca Arena was destroyed rather badly.
When the Heaven And Hell tour was finished, Black Sabbath went to record a new album called Mob Rules to Record Plant studios in Los Angeles, USA, with producer Martin Birch again.
In 1982 Dio left Black Sabbath with the drummer Vinny Appice. After the split there was a huge amount of press releases and interviews from Black Sabbath where both Geezer and Tony Iommi accused Ronnie and Vinny for sneaking into the studios during nights to mix bass and especially guitar volume lower and to mix up vocals and drums on the Live Evil album. Later, rather quietly, Tony Iommi said that he was wrong with his accusations. Live Evil was produced by Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler.
Ronnie and Vinny didn't like those accusations and decided to leave together and form Dio (the band). This happened in October 1982. There were other reasons behind the split too, like the way how Tony and Geezer left the concert venues right after the show without meeting the fans backstage etc. Tony and Geezer mixed the rest of the Live Evil album themselves.
The reason for Iommi's beliefs was the fact that he and Geezer couldn't ever appear at the studios at the same time with Ronnie and Vinny. So either of those parties didn't know too well what the others were doing.
Bill Ward : drums
Geezer Butler : bass
Tony Iommi : guitars
Early 1991-Nov-1991
After Ronnie James Dio rejoined Black Sabbath, he set up a temporary residence just outside Birmingham, UK, as the band started to write the forthcoming album. It was titled as Heaven And Hell II in the beginning but the name was only a working title. At this point the band said in various interviews that this is meant to be only one- album-one-tour reunion and Ronnie James Dio would return to Dio after that.
After Powell met the accident with his horse, the band started to look for a new drummer. Dio wanted to bring Simon Wright to Black Sabbath, but the rest of the band considered Wright's style too Ac/Dcish. The band also considered getting a new keyboardist, as they asked Jens Johansson to play the keyboards - they even flew him to Los Angeles for audition - but Johansson said no, because he'd have had to play off-stage at concerts.
Nov 1991-Nov 13, 1992
After Vinny Appice joined the band, Black Sabbath went to record Dehumanizer album to Wales, to Rockfield Studios with producer Rheingold "Mack" Mack. The album was released on June 23rd, 1992. Before this, Black Sabbath had recorded one track, Time Machine, for a movie called Wayne's World. Time Machine was recorded at Ridge Farm Studios, Surrey, UK with producer Max Norman. Dehumanizer has sold world-wide about 500 000 - 600 000 copies before summer of 1995.
Originally, before the Dehumanizer album was released, the reunited Black Sabbath was meant to be one-album-one-tour thing and nothing more. But around the release of Dehumanizer album, Black Sabbath members started to consider whether they would continue together - the word said that time that if Dehumanizer does well, Dio will continue in Sabbath. No official word was said about this, though.
However, quite soon after the Dehumanizer tour had started, it came apparent that there still were some problems. Ronnie and Vinny always were in the other end of the tour bus than Tony and Geezer. Those two parties didn't spend too much time together at all, and Tony and Geezer still disappeared right after the shows - sometimes only to the tour bus behind the venue, just to wait until Ronnie and Vinny would come. Ronnie and Vinny usually spent a couple of hours backstage with their fans.
When Ozzy invited Black Sabbath to open his "last" two shows, Ronnie decided that he will not do those shows. He didn't want to open to anyone, let alone Ozzy Osbourne, one of the original Black Sabbath members. He announced to Black Sabbath that they're free to do anything they want, but he will quit from Black Sabbath just before those two shows in Costa Mesa. Incidentally, the original contract Ronnie had made with Black Sabbath, was valid until November 13th, 1992 and those two Costa Mesa shows were scheduled to November 14th and 15th.
Those Costa Mesa shows were only the final nail for Ronnie's quitting from Black Sabbath. According to Ronnie himself, the fact that the band athmosphere hadn't changed in the 10 years was much more important reason for his quitting.
Mob Rules
Vinny Appice : drums
Live Evil
Oct 1982-May 1983
Ronnie James Dio vocals, keyboards
Vivian Campbell guitars
Jimmy Bain bass, keyboards
Right after Dio and Appice had quit Black Sabbath, they formed their own band, titled Dio already from the beginning. Despite the name, the band was not meant to be Ronnie James Dio's solo project, but a whole band.
They travelled together to England to search guitarist and bassist for the band. After three days of wandering around the clubs, Dio remembered Jimmy Bain from his Rainbow days, got in touch with him and asked him to join Dio. Bain agreed to join and the band kept on searching a guitar player. Dio wanted a British guitarist and Bain recommended two to Dio; namely John Sykes, ex Tygers Of Pan Tang and Vivian Campbell. Dio listened some tracks recorded by those guitarists and became interested in Campbell. They arranged a rehearsal room at a place called John Henry's and recorded Holy Diver and Don't Talk To Strangers with Campbell. Dio and Appice took the tape, listened it through, and invited Vivian Campbell the next day to the band.
The band started to work on their debut album. Before starting to work on the album, Ronnie James Dio supposedly spent a week in a small town called Plint in Cornwall, UK, and visited several times an old castle there inspirating himself to the athmosphere which Holy Diver eventually had.
The album was recorded at the Sound City studios in Los Angeles. Before touring for the album, the band wanted to get a keyboard player and started to search for one - on the album keyboards were played by both Ronnie James Dio and Jimmy Bain.
Of the songs on the Holy Diver, apparently the song Don't Talk To Strangers was originally made by Sweet Savage with a different name and different lyrics. The album was named as Holy Diver, and it sold platinum in the USA.
Jimmy Bain : bass, keyboards
Vivian Campbell : guitars
May 1983-March 1986
Claude Schnell keyboards
Dio originally hired their keyboardist only for the Holy Diver tour, but in the end he stayed as a permanent member in the band. He played off-stage on both Holy Diver and The Last In Line tours, but was let to appear on stage on Sacred Heart tour.
After the Holy Diver tour was completed, Dio returned back to studios to record a new album. It was titled as The Last In Line and after its release in July 1984, it has sold platinum in the USA.
Dio's tours always featured big stage shows. On Holy Diver tour they had mountains from Holy Diver album cover on stage, as well as a tunnel in the middle. On The Last In Line tour they had Egyptian theme on the stage, as well as had pyrotechnics. Sacred Heart tour featured a huge castle and a 18-foot tall fire-breathing dragon called Denzil - he was first called Dean - as well as two 8-foot tall armored knights battling with laser swords. This stage set was one of the biggest tour stage sets ever, apparently only Pink Floyd had had a bigger stage set on their tour. The stage show costed supposedly US$250 000 to build and transfer around.
In March 1986, two months after completing the North American leg of the Sacred Heart tour and one month before the European leg started, Vivian Campbell left the band. He was fired because of the musical disagreements. In various interviews, various Dio members have also said Campbell assumed that Dio's popularity was only because of him, but this has not been confirmed.
Dio was invited to play again at the Top Of The Pops show in British TV - the previous time was with Black Sabbath in 1980 - because Rock 'N' Roll Children song did so well. However, Dio refused to play there because they didn't consider themselves as a Top Of The Pops type band.
Claude Schnell : keyboards
Special From The Spectrum
The Last In Line Video
Finyl Vinyl
BEST OF RAINBOW
March 1986-1988
Craig Goldie guitars
Shortly after Vivian Campbell left the band, new guitarist was chosen. The band started the Sacred Heart European tour soon after that.
Dio wanted to release a double live album from the Sacred Heart tour but it was rejected by the record company, which thought that the double album wouldn't sell well enough. Eventually Dio managed to get permission to do a live minialbum with one new studio track on it. Ronnie James Dio was so disappointed with it that he wanted it to be called Intermission.
Ronnie James Dio started to work on Dream Evil album with Craig Goldie in December 1986. The whole band started training in January 1987 and went to record the album in Village Recorder studios in Los Angeles around March 1987. The album was finished in May 1987.
with an accident before the very first concert. When the roadies were unloading the band stuff from the aeroplane at Helsinki Airport before Dio show in Hameenlinna, Finland, they dropped a US$100 000 synthesizer to the ground and broke it. The band played a secret rehearsal concert at the House of Culture in Helsinki a day before the actual concert - apparently there was no audience in the show.
The Dream Evil tour's first European leg met other accidents too, for example when the band was on their way to Nurnberg Monsters Of Rock show, their truck broke on the highway in Germany. After the driver had left it to get help, 7 cars smashed into it and caused considerable damage to the instruments and backline - they had to borrow even drum sticks from Helloween to play the Nurnberg show.
Dio's Dream Evil tour's second European leg (first leg consisted only of outdoor shows) as well as the US tour featured even bigger stage show than Sacred Heart, which had won "Show Of The Year" rewards both in 1985 and 1986. This time there were big stainless steel spider, knights and big pyrotechnics on stage. Some shows might also have featured a firebreathing dragon. Between the two European tours Dio apparently played in China with Yngwie Malmsteen, George Duke and James Brown with a couple of Russian bands, on a project called Shanghai-Aid. The goal of the project was to raise funds for victims of nature phenomenons.
1988-June 18, 1989
Rowan Robertson guitars
Dio searched for a new guitarist for a long time and received approximately 50<|fim_middle|> Warren of Warrant to play the keyboards. The band toured in Europe and North America until November 1994. During the US tour Vinny Appice did some drum clinic shows - or at least one, on September 17th, 1994 in New Britain, USA, before the Dio concert in the evening at The Sting in the same city.
From early Summer 1994 until early Autumn 1994 there were rumors about a project called Vienna, which would've featured Ronnie James Dio, Steve Vai and Cozy Powell. The project was supposed to have an album out called "The Master". Those rumors were not confirmed and nothing about the project has been mentioned ever since. Ozzy Osbourne was working with Cozy Powell at the time and press may've confused that project with Ronnie James Dio.
The Family Album
Wonderworld:
Kill The King:
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves:
Don't Talk To Strangers:
After the US tour ended on November 2nd, 1994, Jeff Pilson re-joined Dokken. He was supposed to return to Dio, but eventually he continued in Dokken and Dio started to look for a new bassist. Jeff offered to help Dio in studios for the next album, though.
In February 1995 there were some rumors about Dio looking for a new guitarist, too, but they proved to be unfounded as Tracy G is still in the band. In late May Dio left from Reprise record company and started to look for a new record deal. At least BMG has been interested in them, as well as some new record company owned by some Dio fan.
In the summer of 1995 Dio started to work on a new album, which is stated to be released in December 1995 or January 1996. Some tour plans have also been published, and according to them the band will start touring in October in South America, then return to finish the album and after that continue touring. Some plans have been mentioned about a possible show in Frankfurt, Germany on September 9th, 1995, but it hasn't yet been confirmed.
In early August there were rumors about Vinny Appice helping Black Sabbath to finish their US tour after Cozy Powell left them on August 3rd, 1995. The rumors started when Black Sabbath's singer Tony Martin had stated that Vinny Appice was listening Black Sabbath's concert at Pacific Amphitheatre, Los Angeles on August 3rd, 1995. He told about Powell's leaving at the same show, and some people interpret it that Vinny Appice will play drums until the end of the Black Sabbath's US tour. This was incorrect, however.
Aug 1995-May 1996
Jerry Best bass
Dio officially confirmed Jerry Best as their new bass player in mid August 1995. With the new member in the band they continue working with the forthcoming album. The band did also a five-day South American tour in late 1995.
May 1996-Nov 1996
Jeff Pilson returned back to the band for the album recordings. The band recorded the album at Total Access studios in Redondo Beach, CA, USA. After having other producers on the previous two Dio albums, Ronnie James Dio produced the 1996 album, titled as Angry Machines. Angry Machines was first estimated to be released in April, but eventually the release date was postponed to September 23rd in Europe and Japan. US release was scheduled to October 15th.
In early summer Dio fan club sent a newsletter announcing track listing for the Angry Machines album. The listing had a track "God Hates Heavy Metal" but the actual European and US releases didn't include it. However, there was one previously not mentioned track on the album, namely "Hunter Of The Heart". "God Hates Heavy Metal" appeared on the Japanese release as a bonus track.
Dio announced their new European record company in August - CBH Records and Steamhammer, a divison of SPV GmbH. US record company was announced a little bit later on in August, it is Futurist. Futurist exists on the Internet, too, at address http://www.earthlink.net/~flg/
In early September rumors about co-headlining Dio and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow tours, with Great White or Pist-On as warming-up act emerged. Those rumors floated around and were finally confirmed by Dio's US record company and several other reputable sources. However, in late September, the co-headlining tour plans were dropped because of Ritchie Blackmore wanting to go studios to record an album with his partner Candice.
In mid September Ronnie James Dio did a promotion tour of his album in Europe. He appeared at least in Stockholm, Sweden on September 16th.
Dio was planned to appear at Foundations Forum/FMusicfest in Los Angeles, USA in early October. However, some magazines announced that Ronnie had some minor oral surgery and was unable to do the show. In October Dio planned to start their European tour on January 15th, possibly with Motörhead and some shows with Manowar. Eventually the European tour became two tours, one in December in Germany and Austria with Motorhead, and another in February-March, covering many different European countries.
Angry Machines
In A Metal Mood
Holy Diver:
Pat Boone : vocals
Ronnie James Dio : background vocals
Clydene Jackson Edwards : background vocals
Mona Lisa Young : background vocals
Myrna Matthews : background vocals
Maxie Anderson : background vocals
Alfie Silas : background vocals
Yvonne Williams : background vocals
Carmen Twillie : background vocals
Greg Bissonette : drums
Mitch Holder : electric guitar
Frank Szabo : trumpets
Wayne Bergeron : trumpets
Steve Madaio : trumpets
Charlie Davis : trumpets
Pete Jolly : acoustic piano
Andy Simpkins : acoustic bass
Dick "Slide" Hyde : trombones
Lew McCreary : trombones
Alan Kaplan : trombones
Dana Hughes : trombones
Tom Scott : woodwinds
Don Menza : woodwinds
Pete Christlieb : woodwinds
Plaz Johnson : woodwinds
Joel Peskin : woodwinds
Bruce Dukov : violin
Michelle Richards : violin
Even Wilson : viola
Larry Corbett : cello
Inferno - The Last In Live
Larry Dennison : bass
Nov 1996-Feb 5, 1997
Larry Dennison bass
Because Jeff Pilson was unable to tour with Dio because of his Dokken project, Dio hired a new bassist, Larry "Bones" Dennison, for the Angry Machines tour.
Feb 10-Feb 16 1997
James Kottak drums
After the first European tour, Dio's drummer Vinny Appice got pneumonia and was hospitalized for a little while. Because of this, the early part of the second US leg of the Angry Machines tour had to be cancelled and then rescheduled. Vinny was still recovering from the pneumonia when the rescheduled tour was about to start, and he was replaced by James Kottak for seven concerts - for the second US leg except one show.
Feb 20 1997-Nov 1997
Vinny recovered from his pneumonia by the start of the European tour and returned behind his drum kit. The band toured in Europe for a month before returning to tour in the USA.
Nov 15, 1997- Nov 22, 1997
Jeff Pilson replaced Larry Dennison for the South American leg of Angry Machines tour.
After the release of Inferno - The Last In Live double live album, Larry Dennison returned back to the band.
May 23, 1998- Oct 22, 1998
Simon Wright replaced Vinny Appice in the band, as Vinny left for Black Sabbath.
Oct 23, 1998-Nov 11, 1998
Bob Daisley joined Dio for the Scandinavian leg of the Inferno tour, as Larry had to leave back home early from the tour.
Larry returned back in the band for the 1999 Russian shows.
Tribute Album
Tribute To Aerosmith
Dream On:
Yngwie Malmsteen : guitars
Paul Taylor : keyboards
Gregg Bissonette : drums
Stu Hamm : bass
In Concert With London Symphony
Smoke On The Water:
Ian Gillan : vocals
Jon Lord:
Ian Paice : drums
Roger Glover : bass
Steve Morse : guitars
The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann
Craig Goldie returned back to the band after leaving the band in 1988.
Sept 1999-Jan 2002
Chuck Garric bass
Jimmy Bain returned back in the band in September 1999 but was not able to join the band on the tours outside the USA, so Chuck Garric helped the tours from November 9th, 1999 to November 30th, 1999 and in the year 2000 from May 3rd to June 26th. After that Jimmy was able to do the non-US tours as well.
Craig Goldie : guitars
While recording the forthcoming Dio album, guitarist Craig Goldie and Dio parted ways and new guitarist, Doug Aldrich, stepped in.
Killing The Dragon
Doug Aldrich : guitars
Side Projects and Guest Appearances
Pat Boone - In A Metal Mood - No More Mr. Nice Guy - Holy Diver
Munetaka Higuchi With Dream Castle: Free World - What Cost War
Heaven: Where Angels Fear To Tread:
Ronnie James Dio sings backing vocals on Where Angels Fear To Tread, the album sleeve lists him as "Evil Eyes".
Alice Cooper Tribute
Aerosmith Tribute
Dave Coverdale Northwinds - Give Me Kindness w/Ronnie James Dio and Wendy Dio in a choir
Eddie Harden's Wizard Convention 3
Deep Purple Royal Albert Hall
Kerry Livgren's Seeds Of Change: Mask Of The Great Deceiver & To Live For The King
Bobby Comstock And The Counts- Ronnie sings backing vocals on: Run My Heart & I Can't Help Myself
Most of this page has been put together with direct copying from Tapio's Great Archival Site. http://www.dio.net | 00 demo tapes. After listening through them they auditioned about 20 people - 10 from Los Angeles - and Rowan Robertson was considered clearly best one of those. However, Dio was uncertain about Robertson because of his age. In the end they decided to take him though.
As both Bain and Schnell quit the band, Dio started to search for a new bassist and keyboardist.
Aug 1989-Dec 1989
Teddy Cook bass
Jens Johansson keyboards
Jens Johansson and Teddy Cook replaced old Dio members in August-September, 1989 and Dio continued working on the new material and prepared for the studios. On December 28th, Vinny Appice left the band and Dio started to look for a new drummer.
Craig Goldy : guitars
Jan 1990-Early 1991
Simon Wright drums
Around January 20th, 1990, the band went to record the forthcoming album to Granny's House studios in Reno, Nevada, USA with producer Tony Platt (previously worked for example with Ac/Dc). After recordings the album was mixed at Battery Studios in London, UK.
The album was originally scheduled to be released in mid May, 1990, but it's release date was changed to about week earlier, i.e. to May 7th. According to various interviews in metal magazines in the spring of 1990, the band recorded 12 songs for the album, but one of them was eventually not included on it. The remaining one was called Hell Wouldn't Take Her. They also had a song called There's A River Between Us, but it was dropped already in rehearsals.
They released also guitar transcriptions with notes and tablature for the Lock Up The Wolves album (Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, HL00660175, USA, 1990).
After releasing the Lock Up The Wolves album, Dio started their European tour as the warming up act for Metallica. There were two other bands, Bonham and Warrior Soul, playing at least at some of the dates, too. Dio warmed up Metallica in Central Europe and had their own tour in UK after that with Trouble as the warming-up band for them. This tour featured a small stage set, just something from the album sleeve (the bones) as well as some pyrotechnics.
On the US tour, called Throw 'em To The Wolves Tour 1990, they had much bigger pyrotechnics, as well as bit different kind of stage set too. Pyrotechnics caused some problems with safety, and on August 5th, 1990 in Providence pyros in Jens Johansson's keyboards blew on Johansson's face knocking him out for a while.
One show on Lock Up The Wolves tour became more important than the others, if the future of Dio is considered. In Minneapolis on August 28th, 1990, Geezer Butler joined Dio on stage and played Neon Knights with them.
Geezer Butler had heard that Dio will play in Minneapolis and called Wendy Dio to ask whether he could come to see the show. Ronnie James Dio told Butler that if he was going to come to the show, he must play a song on stage with Dio. So, he decided to come, but when he travelled by plane to Minneapolis, his bass got lost and he had to borrow a bass from Dio.
After the show he and Ronnie went to drink a few beers together and they both noticed that they consider Black Sabbath ended too soon in 1982. Geezer Butler had joined Black Sabbath just a little time before and they decided to call Tony Iommi and ask whether he would be interested in the reunion. Iommi was interested in the idea right away and Ronnie James Dio decided to try it with Black Sabbath once more.
In late 1990 some metal magazines stated that although there are some Black Sabbath reunion plans, Ronnie James Dio is nevertheless currently writing material with Rowan Robertson and Jens Johansson for the next Dio album, which would be due to go into production in January or February 1991, with a tentative release date in May 1991.
Lock Up The Wolves
Rowan Robertson : guitars
Jens Johannson : keyboards
Simon Wright : drums
Teddy Cook : bass
Diamonds - The Best Of Dio
In early 1991, Dio the band was put "in ice" as the Black Sabbath reunion was announced. According to various metal magazines, the band was supposed to continue after Black Sabbath reunion had ended - at this time the Black Sabbath reunion was mentioned to last only for one album and world tour after that. Dio members went to separate directions to work on their own projects as Ronnie James Dio left to Sabbath.
Geoff Nicholls : keyboards
Nov 1992-march 1993
Right after Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice had left Black Sabbath, they reformed Dio and invited Jimmy Bain to the band. They placed an ad at least to Los Angeles Times where they announced that Dio is looking for a new guitarist.
However, in March 1993, Jimmy Bain was fired from the band by Ronnie James Dio and the band started to look for a new bassist.
March 1993-Summer 1993
Jeff Pilson bass
After firing Jimmy Bain, Dio started to look for a new bassist. He called to his friend, Jeff Pilson, to ask whether he knew any bass players who might be interested in joining Dio. Pilson said that he knew only one, namely Jeff Pilson. However, as Pilson was supposed to re-unite Dokken again, Dio was uncertain whether he should take him or not. When Pilson assured Ronnie James Dio that he will not leave Dio for Dokken after the album recordings, Pilson joined the band.
Dio continued the search for a new guitarist.
Summer 1993-Nov 1993
Tracy G guitars
After Tracy G joined the band, Dio went to the Rumbo Studios in Los Angeles with producer Mike Fraser, known from Coverdale/Page etc, to record Strange Highways. The album was released in different times in Europe, Japan and Northern America. The reason for this was Dio's tour plans - he originally planned to tour in Europe right after the album was released there, then in April 1994 to South America, after that to Japan and finally in North America.
The European tour went as planned, but as there was a big earthquake in Los Angeles on January 17th, 1994 at 4.30am, they had to cancel the Japan tour (no dates were scheduled yet) and postpone the North American tour. No-one from Dio was hurt in the earthquake, but Appice's and Tracy G's houses got destroyed rather badly - Ronnie James Dio's house got only little damage.
Dio originally planned Evilution to be released as a normal single and video, but in the end they released only a promo CD single of it to US radio. It is unknown why the plans of other formats didn't became reality - the video was even shot at the Hammersmith Apollo, London on December 12th, 1993. There are some rumors claiming that the Evilution video would've been shown once on US TV, but those rumors haven't yet been confirmed.
Strange Highways
Jeff Pilson : bass
Tracy Grijalva : guitars
Scott Warren : keyboards
Nov 1993-Late 1994
Scott Warren keyboards
Before starting Strange Highways tour, Dio wanted to get a keyboardist to play keyboards on the tour. Wendy Dio, Dio's manager, called Jens Johansson and asked whether he would be interested, but Johansson had to say no, because he'd have had to play off-stage. In the end Dio chose Scott | 1,662 |
The singer is "not really earthy," but she swears by this product anyway.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kandi Burruss recently spilled the tea on the goods she carries with<|fim_middle|> Wright Look lipsticks in the Red Carpet and After Party shades, and she keeps her pout hydrated with MAC's lip conditioner.
The scent Kandi can't stop spritzing on is Alien by Thierry Mugler, and she decks her arms with cuff bracelets by David Yurman. The newly minted Broadway star also keeps a Pilot G2 pen handy at all times — and, when she needs to shade her eyes, she reaches for a pair of sunglasses from fellow RHOA pal Cynthia Bailey's line.
But, the most surprising item in Kandi's bag may be her deodorant. The songstress swears by Tom's Natural deodorant, even though, she says: "I'm not really earthy." However, Kandi's eco-conscious cousin advised her to never wear deodorants that contain aluminum — presumably because some studies have suggested that deodorants with aluminum could have a possible link with breast cancer.
There are other reasons to opt for natural over, well, aluminum-containing deodorants, too. The more natural a product is, the better it is for sensitive skin — and, natural products are rarely tested on animals. Plus, "earthy" deodorants these days work just as well as their counterparts, and come in gorgeous scents like jasmine and conifer.
Though Kandi didn't specify which Tom's scent she favors, the brand offers its deodorant in whiff-worthy fragrances ranging from Wild Lavender to Lemongrass. And, the deodorant promises 24 hours of "odor protection." We'll take that any day! Scroll down to pick up your own stick of natural deodorant. | her at all times. Ready to look inside Kandi's tote? Here's exactly what you'll find.
Chatting with Us Weekly, the singer shared that she always has three lip products on hand. Kandi mixes up Latasha Wright's The | 50 |
Now, we saw King Lear last week in an NTLive cinema streaming. Absolutely brilliant, it was and how McKellen hasn't got double pneumonia from being drenched every evening and twice on Saturdays, goodness only knows. On reflection, though, having a grave on the Dover cliffs, complete with gravedigger and some amusing skull byplay, might just have put the icing on the cake. Lear holds the skull aloft and says "Ha, Goneril with a white beard!" Play-blind casting; very now.
Maybe the audience in Regency times were also as refreshed as newts and didn't notice the surprise ending. Though there was a fashion in changing the ends of tragedies to make them less – well, tragic – Othello realises the hankie business is just a laundry malfunction and he and Desdemona live happily ever after, that sort of thing – so perhaps this was written off as another alternative ending. Gerard, who is guiding Pa and I and a handful of others around the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, gives a few more examples and we move on.
He's a really good guide, is Gerard: knowledgeable, amusing, great communicator. He is, of course, also an actor so we could hear every word and didn't bump into the furniture. And what furniture! Gerard took us through the King's Entrance – there is a separate Prince's Entrance so that George III and the Prince Regent didn't have mingle – and into the Royal Reception Room which is well lush. Eighteen carat gold twiddly bits on the wall, all very regal and comfortable, leading into the Royal Box which has, it must be said, the very worst view in the house. You can't see the half of the stage nearest to you but you can see all the actors waiting to go on in the opposite wings. Definitely a place to be seen rather than to enjoy the show.
Gerard guided us into the Royal Circle – much better view – and then backstage. In the wig room, we heard about the practicalities of putting on a show as massive as 42nd Street. We went into the bowels of the theatre and saw the tunnels that originally would have run down to give easy access to the river. We also saw the tunnel which Charles II used for his secret visits to the home of Nell Gwyn, who started as an orange-girl at the theatre, progressed to being an actress, thence to the King's mistress.
We then went down to a walkway under the stage and by heck! The sheer size and the mechanics, with all the engineering used to move the various sections of stage – incredible. The stage itself is massive; apparently you could comfortably fit onto it the entire Globe Theatre. So the place lends itself to spectacle; productions with horses and helicopters and houses. Gerard had some great stories about the nuts and bolts of previous shows but, as I was listening rather than taking notes, I'll not try and replicate them. Ask him yourself.
We<|fim_middle|> Phantom Orange Thrower of Drury Lane but there was truly no obvious culprit. No open windows from the buildings opposite; no smirking youths on mopeds. The only possible explanation, to my mind, is a bit of classy attention seeking from a neglected ghost. And – given the choice of weapon – it seems pretty obvious to me which one. | went out of the stage door but sadly no one asked for our autographs. Gerard guided us around the outside of the building and told us about the plan next year to put a small extension on the side accommodating a lift which will give wheelchair access to all levels. So the theatre will go dark for most of next year while this is being done.
We'd meant to ask about any ghosts, Pa and I, but Gerard was so interesting that it completely went out of our heads. I reckon this must have really annoyed the ghosts because, while we were standing at the corner of the building, by the statue of the chap who brought pantomime to the theatre (oh yes he did), Gerard was suddenly walloped in the chest by a sizeable orange which seemed to come out of thin air. It gave us all a shock especially, of course, Gerard who, trouper that he was, soldiered on but was clearly pretty miffed. "It could have hit me on the face!" he said, which indeed it could, and would have taken a bit of explaining at auditions.
We looked around, all of us, for the | 233 |
China trial reveals ginkgo biloba's cognitive benefits for stroke survivors
By Gary Scattergood contact
Ginkgo biloba, in combination with aspirin, alleviated cognitive and neurological deficits after acute ischaemic stroke. ©Getty Images
Ginkgo biloba may be more effective at boosting memory and the brain's 'command and control' function in stroke survivors than the use of aspirin alone, according to a small clinical trial in China.
Ginkgo biloba extract has long been used as a traditional herbal treatment in China for a range of conditions, including depression, memory loss, and confusion, and is widely available as a food supplement.
Therefore, researchers at Nanjing University Medical School wanted to see if it might help lessen or halt the cognitive decline associated with the aftermath of a blood<|fim_middle|>-2017-000104
"Ginkgo biloba extract improved cognitive and neurological functions of acute ischaemic stroke: a randomised controlled trial"
Authors: Shanshan Li, et al
Related topics: Nutrition
Herbal medicines and obesity: Comprehensive new review needed to understand clinical efficacy
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They randomly assigned 348 people to daily treatment with either 450 mg of ginkgo biloba extract, given in three doses, plus 100mg of aspirin, or 100mg of aspirin alone for six months.
Everyone started their treatment within seven days of being admitted to one of five different hospitals after having had an ischaemic stroke. Their average age was 64.
The ginkgo biloba used contained more protective and fewer harmful chemicals than the extract, which has typically been used in previous studies, said the researchers.
The study participants took a validated neuropsychological test (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score or MoCA) at the start of the trial, and then 12, 30, 90 and 180 days later to check for any cognitive impairment, including a decline in executive function.
A lower MoCA score, which ranges from 0 to 30, indicates a greater degree of cognitive impairment.
Eighteen patients dropped out of the trial, so the final analysis was based on 330 people.
Neurological deficit
The test results at 12, 30, 90 and 180 days showed that those given the combination treatment had higher scores for cognitive skills, including memory and executive function, than those given aspirin alone.
They also had a greater degree of functional capacity 12 and 30 days after the start of treatment, indicating a greater improvement in neurological deficit, such as muscle weakness, impaired reflexes and speech problems, following their stroke.
During the six-month trial, few side effects were reported, indicating that ginkgo biloba plus aspirin was safe.
The vascular health of the trial participants was subsequently monitored for nearly two years, and there was little difference between the two groups.
The researchers concluded: "GBE in combination with aspirin treatment alleviated cognitive and neurological deficits after acute ischaemic stroke without increasing the incidence of vascular events."
However, they conceded that the monitoring period was not very long, and that both the clinicians and the patients knew which treatment they had been assigned to, which may have skewed the results.
Further longer terms studies looking at stroke severity would be needed, before any more definitive conclusions could be reached, they added.
Source: Stroke & Vascular Neurology
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/svn | 513 |
Show off your unique and eccentric character with a twig walking stick.
Useful in so many ways, your walking stick can be carved, peeled or burned with a wood burning tool in a pattern, sculpted or wound around with brightly coloured embroidery floss or handspun yarn, pierced or plain.
You can call it a scepter, cudgel, sheleighly, staff or rod – whatever the name it will be uniquely yours.
The twig walking stick that you make and personalize will accompany you on walks with your dog, for support on a steep hillside, or as a deterrent to unfriendly loose dogs on strolls down a city street.
If you're an avid walker or hiker – for healthy exercise or for your dogs to get a run – you'll appreciate the protection and support a good twig walking stick will give you.
Travelers find it much easier to see the sights without getting tired with a walking stick.
What's the best wood for your Twig Walking Stick?
My favorite kinds of wood for many rustic crafts, but which work especially well for something that demands a strong, yet light wood such as a twig walking stick are Amelanchier alnifolia, the common Saskatoon, and Acer douglasii<|fim_middle|> as linseed oil.
What twigs should I choose for my crafts?
...and where can I find them?
What to do when your project is finished? Paint it! | , or clump maple.
These two types of wood are very fine grained and resist rot and damage from impact with rocks or trees as you thrash your way through thick brush. They are usually fairly easy to find on roadsides and cleared areas, or in hedgerows and shelterbelts.
Look for fast growing fairly straight stems between 110 cm and 140cm (45-60") long.
Other types of wood that may be more common in your area are willow which tends to be less long lasting, as it's softer, but if you find some diamond willow this makes a fantastically patterned natural design.
Look for fruit wood from well established orchards – particularly apple or pear, as they too are fine grained and very strong.
What about sizing a walking stick?
The correct length for your twig walking stick is similar to that of a cross country ski pole – it should fit comfortably in your armpit, giving you a good height for holding which won't cause discomfort for your arm, and still give you good pulling power for uphill climbing.
For a shorter cane, the height of your hand hanging comfortably straight from the shoulder is what you should aim for.
The thickness of the twig should be comfortable for your hand, depending on the size of your palm.
Depending on the look you want, carve away part of the bark in a pattern, or peel the stick entirely.
If you're walking a lot on ice, you can put a roofing screw in the bottom to provide more grip.
Drill a hole completely through the thick end to put a leather thong or braided yarn hand hold, round off the ends to take off any burrs with a rasp, sand with some garnet paper or sandpaper and you're done.
Allow the twig to get a natural patina with use, or coat with light oil such | 381 |
OSF is an integrated healthcare system with 13 hospitals, two colleges of nursing and 700 physicians. Imaginary Landscape has been their website vendor of record since 2<|fim_middle|> new users who have visited the OSF HealthCare site for the first time by landing on a recipe page.
Imaginary's understanding of our online strategy and their ability to customize our websites to our exact specifications has been invaluable to OSF's digital transformation. | 007.
OSF wanted to provide site visitors with a large library of recipes, all created and analyzed by OSF's staff of dietitians. Recipes needed to be searchable and filtered by category and diet type.
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The recipe section includes a photographic slideshow feature, as well as multiple methods for searching and filtering results.
Custom editor allows OSF staff to add recipe instructions as well as other recipe-related content within a specifically-designed interface.
Multifaceted filtering and searching tools to make it easy for site visitor to find the appropriate recipes.
Nutritional information, diet information and easy-to-follow instructions.
Ability to embed video using lightbox feature to keep visitors on the recipe page.
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A lot of information is presented in the simple two-column design. Based on the custom CMS plug-in, all recipes are displayed in a consistent manner.
The recipe section averages 2,300 page views per month and has attracted 5,300 | 242 |
Graduate Students Tackle Climate Change
By Susan B. Higgins
Topics Climate Change, Environment, Energy Climate<|fim_middle|> the simulation left with a better understanding of the issue."
For more information about the NASPAA competition, click here. | Change, Environment, Energy
Source Woodrow Wilson School
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference led to a historic agreement, in which 195 nations promised to reduce future greenhouse gas emissions. Questions still remain, however, as to how the global community will develop action plans to implement the agreement that are both scientifically and politically feasible.
Three graduate students from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School chose to tackle these questions as part of a day-long climate change simulation competition prepared by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA).
Cara Goldenberg MPA '17, Bonnie Krenz MPA '16 and Ken Sofer MPA '17 were selected to represent the Wilson School in the Northeast region's competition, held Feb. 27, 2016, at Columbia University – one of eight competition sites worldwide. More than 50 students spent their Saturday competing on one of three different teams at Columbia.
"Working with people from the other schools with varied backgrounds was wonderful," Goldenberg said. "Everyone was very involved, and it was really rewarding to be around like-minded people who were excited about tackling this issue."
This was the second year that NASPAA – the membership organization of graduate education programs in public policy, public affairs, public administration, and public and nonprofit management – offered this competition. This year, 375 students representing 135 universities participated across the eight sites.
Competitors were asked to tackle three key challenges.
First, each student assumed the role of a representative for one of seven "interest sectors." These interest sectors included carbon pricing, population and consumption, agriculture and land use, fossil fuels, sustainable energy, energy efficiency and "climate hawks," or environmental interest groups. Students brainstormed to come up with ideas their sector could implement to help limit global warming while causing minimal negative impact on their sector.
The competition's overall goal was to limit the increase in global temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) or less by the year 2100. This goal is one many scientists believe is critical to preventing disastrous environmental consequences such as large disruptions in the world's food supply and dramatic rises in sea level that could flood many coastal communities worldwide.
The second challenge required participants to work in teams to craft an action plan that would balance the needs of all seven sectors while still achieving the 2 degree Celsius climate change limitation. To explore various "what if" scenarios as they negotiated with each other to create a final plan, the teams used En-ROADS – a simulation tool developed by Climate Interactive, which focuses on how changes in global energy, economic and public policy could affect climate outcomes.
"I really appreciated that the model we were using was not just designed around how you physically and technically get to the 2 degree goal; it also factored in the constituencies involved and the political capital you need to pull certain policy levers," Sofer said. "You can make the math work, but if you can't sell it to the public the whole thing falls apart."
In the third challenge, teams were required to prepare three communication tools designed to win support for their plan from the chiefs of staff to the Group of Twenty (G-20) heads of state: a confidential briefing memo, a staffing proposal and a power point presentation explaining the team's recommendations and anticipated benefits.
"It was fun trying to design the written memos," Goldenberg said. "In the beginning of the day, it felt like we weren't getting anywhere, but in the end we were all onboard and agreeing. It was interesting how that evolved."
"I helped craft my team's presentation," Sofer said. "We had to determine how you frame what you are doing in a positive way, in a way that is politically salient, that is going to get buy in from a larger community. We wanted to communicate the message that we were still going to be able to have a thriving economy and raise the standard of living without having the kind of carbon emissions that traditionally come with it."
At the close of the competition, members from each team gave an oral presentation and participated in a question-and-answer session that followed. Krenz was one of three individuals selected to present her team's proposal.
"The nice thing about presenting at a simulation like NASPAA," Krenz said, "is that it's a low-risk environment in which to practice public speaking and thinking on your feet in a Q&A session – but with just a little more pressure than we usually experience in school, because you're being judged by a room full of strangers."
Having achieved the highest-combined score, Krenz's team was named the winner from the Northeast region, becoming one of eight semi-finalist teams worldwide. A video of her team's presentation, in which Krenz is featured as the first speaker, is posted on the NASPAA competition website.
Three "super judges" subsequently reviewed the work of all eight semi-finalists. Although Krenz's team was not chosen as the overall global winner, Krenz joins Goldenberg and Sofer in affirming that participation in the competition was a worthwhile experience.
"The most eye-opening part of the experience for me was just how hard it was to limit warming to 2 degrees Celsius," Krenz said. "I have some background in climate policy so I know it's a big challenge, and yet I was still surprised at just how difficult it was, when you start really digging into the numbers. I just wish more people, especially in government, would realize the urgency and magnitude of this issue – but at least the people at | 1,154 |
Every trail in Glacier National Park in high resolution to download into<|fim_middle|> the GPS data. These are the tracks for all of the trails. I'm not sure how one would include "time" or "speed" in the GPX data as it was obtained through a dataset, not a track walked on a specific date. Most of the analysis is traditionally done within software such as elevation profiles and such. Regardless, it wasn't what you were looking for and I have refunded your money. Hope you find what you were looking for elsewhere and thanks for giving it a whirl!
In response to Todd's earlier complaint: I have an expensive InReach unit and it also does NOT formulate elevation changes with route info. I have to download the gpx file from the InReach and have a separate (but thankfully free) app to view the elevation profile. A basic data set gpx like this is certainly handy for finding your way around the park's trails, especially in conditions of poor visibility or when unsure if you're on the correct trail. If you're looking for elevation profiles BEFORE hitting the trail just consult a topo map or look at any number of websites that summarize trails in the park. | your favorite mapping application or GPS device. This data is derived from official trail data obtained through professional GPS units, and imaging from the National Park Service.
This file contains of all of Glacier National Park's maintained trails in the universal GPX format. Open the file in Google Earth, your favorite mapping application, or utilities such as Garmin's Basemap. From there, you can plan your trip, select your trails or upload what you need to your device.
The file has been compressed (commonly referred to as being zipped) for faster downloads and will need to be uncompressed before using. Most modern operating systems contain that capability.
The data is of very high resolution and may be too large for some older devices. Most utilities that upload to GPS units feature an option to simplify the data before upload. Using this method or only choosing specific trails is an easy workaround.
This is only the data. For trip planning, uploading to a GPS, etc, other software will be needed.
Man I really wish I would have had this for my recent trip to the park @ the beginning of July. Oh well will have to use the next time I visit.
This seems to be a complete list of trails in GNP, It will be extremely useful. I downloaded it and added it to my Garmin 64s using basecamp with no problems.
Todd, I'm sorry you were disappointed with | 278 |
Charming over-achiever Jon Bastiste to drop 'We Are'
There isn't really another way to describe Jon Batiste than to say: firstly he's an absolute powerhouse of passion for brightening peoples' lives, and secondly, his method for smashing that goal is via his gobsmacking skills in all things funk/soul/jazz.
<|fim_middle|> a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award for co-composing the Soul soundtrack with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (and if you think Soul's cartoon protagonist Joe Gardner looks familiar, you're right – Pixar used Batiste's likeness for the lead character), was just nominated for an Oscar (Best Original Score) for the same work, and has been an incredibly active participant in Juneteenth and Black Lives Matter events.
Now comes his eighth studio album, We Are, which is a spirited celebration of Black Music and his Southern roots which features a massive cast of guests and collaborators such as Quincy Jones, Zadie Smith, Mavis Staples, his father Michael Batiste, his grandfather David Gauthier, POMO (Anderson.Paak), Ricky Reed (Lizzo), Jahaan Sweet (Drake, Eminem), and a ton more.
Check out the rambunctious and captivating lead single I Need You below, and head into JB to pick up Jon's incredible album We Are.
We Are by Jon Batiste is out March 19 via Verve.
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What are Dinosaurs?
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Welcome to The Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie!
Take a journey to the Cretaceous Period of 145 million to 65 million years ago, when the world was very different from that of today. The menagerie features complete skeletal replicas of four gigantic creatures from that fascinating time.
As you enter the menagerie, imagine that you're stepping into a Cretaceous landscape. An aggressive tyrannosaurid dinosaur comes at you! Look up and envision the sea, with three monsters swimming above you: the world's largest turtle, a vicious fish, and a formidable mosasaur ("sea lizard"). A stairway leads to the balcony, where you can join the sea creatures and get a bird's-eye view of the dinosaur.
On the wall under the stairway, there's a panel dedicated to Ed Leith. Other panels describe the Cretaceous Period and the Cretaceous rocks and fossils of Manitoba. In the "bone bed" display, see how real fossils of marine reptiles appear, as they're unearthed in southwestern Manitoba. On the wall in front of the stairway, there are panels about each of the four spectacular beasts in the menagerie.
Enjoy The Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie! There's ample space for individuals and groups to wander through the menagerie, to have a seat around the dinosaur, and to think about the past, present, and future of our evolving Earth.
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Professor Edward I. Leith
Ed Leith is remembered for his life-long love of teaching geology, and particularly for his dedication to introducing the wonders of paleontology, Earth history, and Earth processes to school children. Outreach was a mission close to his heart, and represents a legacy that the University of Manitoba, the Department of Geological Sciences, and Ed's colleagues, alumni, friends, and family wish to perpetuate through The Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie.
Ed Leith was a member of the faculty of the Department of Geological Sciences from 1935 to 1971. He was appointed Professor Emeritus in 1972 and continued to be involved in departmental affairs until the year of his death.
The Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie was formally dedicated in a ceremony on the 19th of September 2003.
Ed Leith made many contributions throughout his career at the University of Manitoba, and received special recognition for his dedication to teaching and outreach. On a personal level, many of us remember his contagious life-long love of geology. This fascination and enthusiasm took the form of trips to schools where he introduced the wonders of paleontology, Earth history, and Earth processes to eager and inquiring young minds. His stories of meeting with school children conveyed his enormous delight in sharing his love of fossils. He took pride in the letters that he received from these young pupils, and kept them in a special file.
Ed Leith was an alumnus of the University of Manitoba, having graduated with a BSc in 1928 and an MSc in 1929. In 1935, he became a member of the University of Manitoba faculty, after postgraduate studies at Yale University. He retired in 1971, was appointed Professor Emeritus in 1972, and remained involved in departmental affairs until shortly before his death.
The Cretaceous Period began 145 million years ago and ended 65 million years ago. It was a time of global "greenhouse" conditions. The climate was much warmer and sea level was far higher than in the modern world.
The Western Interior Seaway extended over North America, sometimes covering Manitoba. Huge marine reptiles and fish swam in these waters. Dinosaurs roamed on coastal lowlands in places such as Alberta, while mountains were rising in the Cordillera.
At the end of Cretaceous time, an asteroid or comet struck the Earth. Global environmental change was severe. Dinosaurs and many other forms of life disappeared in a mass extinction.
The Cretaceous Period was a time of exceptionally rapid ocean-floor spreading and continental drift, accompanied by the release of carbon dioxide from the Earth's interior. This "greenhouse" gas promoted globally warm climatic conditions. Sea level was much higher than it is today, due to the uplift of oceanic spreading centres and the absence of polar ice sheets. Shallow seas flooded large areas of the continents.
In North America, seas advanced from the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic Ocean, joining to form the Western Interior Seaway. West of the seaway, the Cordillera was a region of active mountain building, with occasional explosive volcanic eruptions. Sediment, eroded from the highlands and carried eastward by rivers, accumulated on a coastal plain and in the seaway.
Sixty-five million years ago, an extraterrestrial object struck the Yucatan Peninsula on the southern side of the Gulf of Mexico. This resulted in severe global environmental disruptions. The biosphere was devastated by a mass extinction. Marine life in the oceans and seas was greatly reduced. Dinosaurs, which had dominated the land for 130 million years, disappeared.
Layer upon layer of sediment, which eventually hardened into sedimentary rock, was deposited over Manitoba during Cretaceous time. These layered deposits formed mainly at the bottom of the Western Interior Seaway. They have since been eroded away, except in the southwestern part of the province. Cretaceous rock can be seen mainly along the Manitoba Escarpment, where it isn't covered by younger rock and sediment.
The Cretaceous deposits preserved in southwestern Manitoba have a total thickness of up to 600 metres. Most of the layers originally accumulated at the bottom of the Western Interior Seaway, which covered this region for millions of years. These marine deposits are mainly composed of mud that hardened to become a type of rock known as shale. Interlayered with the shale are some bentonite beds, which represent volcanic ash that settled to the sea floor. The lowermost and uppermost Cretaceous layers in Manitoba formed on land before the sea arrived and after it withdrew. They contain sand, which hardened into sandstone.
Cretaceous Fossils
Certain layers of Cretaceous rock near Morden are famous for their abundance of fossilized marine animals. Giant reptiles, fish, and sea birds have been found.
Fossil bones:
Who marine reptiles
When 80 million years ago
Where near Morden, Manitoba
Many different kinds of fossils have been found in the Cretaceous deposits of Manitoba. They include the remains of land plants, but most represent organisms that lived in the sea. Among these marine forms are microscopic algae and protozoans, molluscs such as oysters and squids, and various vertebrates (animals with backbones). Certain layers of shale near Morden are noted for their abundance of vertebrates. Extinct species of huge marine reptiles, fish, and sea birds have been identified.
The menagerie's "bone bed" display features fossils of mosasaurs (flipper, backbones, and jawbones) and a plesiosaur (spine with ribs). They were found near Morden, in a geologic unit known as the Pembina Member of the Pierre Shale
Gorgosaurus
GOR-go-SAWR-us, "fierce lizard"
Gorgosaurus was one of the tyrannosaurid dinosaurs. Tyrannosaurids were ferocious carnivores and occasional scavengers, with a preference for plant-eating "duck-billed" dinosaurs. They used their jaws to grip-and-rip large chunks of meat that were swallowed whole. Juveniles and adults may have lived and hunted together in packs.
Skeletal replica:
Who Gorgosaurus libratus
Where southeastern Alberta
Dinosaurs, which lived on land, have not been found in Manitoba, where most sedimentary deposits formed in the sea.
With its long hind legs and slender body, Gorgosaurus might have reached speeds of 40 kilometres per hour. The large teeth, powerful jaws, and stocky neck suggest a violent grip-and-rip method of feeding. Flesh could also be nipped from bones using the smaller teeth at the front of the jaws.
The menagerie's skeletal replica of Gorgosaurus libratus is 7½ metres long. It is based on a fossil that was found in the Red Deer River valley of southeastern Alberta, in a geologic unit known as the Dinosaur Park Formation.
Archelon
AR-ke-LON, "ruling turtle"
Archelon was the biggest sea-turtle of all time, probably weighing over 2 tonnes when alive. Its large front limbs served as wings for underwater flight. The hooked beak was well suited for catching squid-like animals. Turtles are one of the few groups of reptiles that survived the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.
Who Archelon ischyros
Where southwestern South Dakota
Protostega (pro-TOS-te-ga, "first roof"), a smaller relative of Archelon, is found in southwestern Manitoba.
Archelon's massive jaws were well suited for eating hard-shelled squid-like molluscs, which were common in the Western Interior Seaway. The trend toward gigantic size in Cretaceous sea-turtles involved a reduction in the amount of bone that formed the shell. These animals returned to shore only to lay their eggs.
The menagerie's skeletal replica of Archelon ischyros is more than 5 metres across. It is based on a fossil that was found on the east side of the Black Hills in South Dakota, in a geologic unit known as the Pierre Shale.
Xiphactinus
zi-FAK-ti-nus, "sword ray"
Xiphactinus was the largest bony fish during Cretaceous time, and one of the biggest ever. It was a predator that approached victims slowly from below before striking swiftly. The long, cone-shaped teeth were perfect for seizing fish. Prey up to nearly half its own size were swallowed head first and whole.
Who Xiphactinus audax
Where northwestern Kansas
Xiphactinus is also found in southwestern Manitoba.
The overall shape of Xiphactinus, the position of its fins and eyes, and the orientation of its mouth were ideal for a predator that slowly closed in on its victims from below, and then attacked suddenly. Its skull was constructed to withstand the forces of struggling prey and to allow the mouth to open wide for big meals.
The menagerie's skeletal replica of Xiphactinus audax is more than 5 metres long. It is based on a fossil that was found in Gove County, Kansas, in a geologic unit known as the Smoky Hill Member of the Niobrara Chalk.
Platecarpus
PLAT-ee-KAR-pus, "oar wrist"
Platecarpus is a medium sized example of the mosasaurs, an extinct group of Cretaceous marine reptiles. Mosasaurs reached lengths of over 15 metres. Swimming was done by undulating the long body and tail from side to side, while steering with the flippers. Capable of sudden bursts of speed, mosasaurs were "ambush" hunters.
Who Platecarpus species
When 80-85 million years ago
Where southwestern Arkansas
Platecarpus is also found in southwestern Manitoba.
The closest living relatives of mosasaurs are monitor lizards or perhaps snakes. Large teeth around the jaws of mosasaurs served to capture prey, and an additional set on the roof of the mouth forced food down the throat in one piece. Platecarpus was a fish-eater; larger mosasaurs ate whatever they wanted!
The menagerie's skeletal replica of an unidentified species of Platecarpus is more than 6 metres long. It is based on a fossil that was found in the Upper Cretaceous deposits of southwestern Arkansas.
Dinosaurs and other extinct giants are an ideal attraction for young and old alike, capturing the imagination and sparking interest in science and education. Visit us and take a self-guided tour of the Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie! There's plenty of room for individuals and groups; parents and teachers with children are welcome. Our displays are accompanied by wall mounted panels that provide explanations and diagrams.
You can prepare for your visit by previewing the "Panel" pages on this website; use the "learn more" feature for additional information. You can also explore the "Links" page. Drawings of the menagerie's creatures, suitable for children's activities, are available on the "Kids' Corner" page.
When you visit The Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie, be sure to see the adjacent Geological Sciences Museum. It features numerous displays of fossils, minerals, and rocks, and has a seismograph that records earthquakes from around the world. In the hallway outside the menagerie, many choice specimens from the R.B. Ferguson Museum of Mineralogy are on exhibit.
The Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie, as well as the Geological Sciences Museum and displays from the R.B. Ferguson Museum of Mineralogy, are open to the public free of charge!
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Cretaceous Times
The Cretaceous
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(Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia)
The Cretaceous Period
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The Cretaceous - 144 to 65 Million Years Ago
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When someone got promoted to team leader, supervisor, or manager, they were sent a memo (no email yet) from HR informing them that they have been registered for a mandatory 4 week supervisory training course.
When they showed up, some (or most) of them kicking and screaming, HR told them everything they had to learn, showed them step-by-step details, made them practice (role plays), and then sent them off to do good and no harm never to be seen or heard from<|fim_middle|> charge of their own development. | again.
Sadly, there are many organizations that are still using this outdated method of leadership development. While this model is inherently flawed in a number of ways, the biggest problem with it is that people won't grow or change unless they want to. They need to be intrinsically motivated to change, and in order to be motivated, they need to have a sense of autonomy, or control.
While force-feeding leadership development was never a good idea, neither is going too far in the other extreme. Some organizations have adopted a philosophy that says "you're in charge of your own development". Which sounds great, but it often ends up really meaning "good luck, you're on your own, now sink or swim". They eliminate all training programs, budgets, and support, and mandate "individual development plans", without teaching people how to develop on their own.
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3. Write your own development plan. Don't wait for your boss to write it, or for HR to tell you to write one. If it's your development, then it's your plan. If you don't have a template or know how to write one, here's a few samples.
4. Find your own training – then ask for it. Don't wait to be sent to class, or wait for your boss to make the offer. After you've completed steps 1-3, find a training program that addresses your specific development needs. If you pick it, you'll own it, and be much more motivated to learn and change. Sure, budgets might be tight, but if you put a good business case together, you just might be surprised. Maybe you offer to meet your company halfway – you attend on your own time of they pay for it, or you offer to pay half yourself.
5. Ask for an executive coach. Executive coaches are usually provided to select executives on their way up, or executives in trouble on their way out. However, I've heard of plenty of organizations that will approve coaching to an executive who steps forward and asks on their own. Again, you never know. When it comes to your own development, you have to be the squeaky wheel!
6. Negotiate your work assignments and next jobs. Before you take that next assignment or job, make sure it's an assignment or job where there will be ample opportunities to learn, grow, and develop. Sure, we don't always have a choice, but if you do, don't let your company or boss force fit you into roles that just play to your strengths.
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9. Start with yourself before you coach others. More and more organizations are saying that it's the manager's job to develop employees. However, in an organization where every manager is developing others and not developing themselves, you have to wonder if anyone is really developing at all. When you learn to take charge of your own development, you'll be a role model and have more credibility when you show your employees how to take | 927 |
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These are bloom streaks in the York River beneath the Coleman Bridge on July 27, 2017. Note the turbulence caused by the flood tide carrying the bloom past the bridge piling. Credit: VIMS professor Donglai Gong.
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Gong, a physical oceanographer, didn't set out to visualize algal blooms when he launched the drones earlier this summer. He obtained them in 2014 for studying shorelines and marshes.
That connection is with Reece, fellow VIMS professor Iris Anderson, and the many other VIMS researchers studying HABs. They have quickly adopted the drone's real-time visuals to guide their sampling in the York River. "We'd been a little bit blind until we had these new tools," says Reece.
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These are bloom streaks in the York River at the mouth of Timberneck Creek near the Catlett Islands on July 27, 2017. Credit: VIMS professor Donglai Gong.
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Keith Bergelt, Chief Executive Officer
Keith Bergelt is the chief executive officer of Open Invention Network (OIN), the collaborative enterprise that enables innovation in open source and an increasingly vibrant ecosystem around Linux. In this capacity he is directly responsible for enabling, influencing and defending the integrity of the Linux ecosystem. Central to the achievement of his goals is the acquisition and transfer of patent rights designed to permit members of the Linux ecosystem to operate free of the threat of assertion and litigation from those whose business models are antithetical to innovation and global economic growth in information technology and computing.
Prior to joining the Open Invention Network, Mr. Bergelt served as president and CEO of two Hedge Funds – Paradox Capital and IPI – formed to unlock the considerable asset value of patents, trademarks and copyrights in middle market companies. Paradox and IPI were the first Funds of their kind to offer specialty lending products supported exclusively by intellectual property. Driven by Mr. Bergelt's creativity and entrepreneurial approach, these funds enabled the emergence of patents, trademarks and copyrights as a viable source of collateral in asset-based loans, forever reshaping the emerging IP Finance landscape.
During Mr. Bergelt's stewardship of these IP-based lending activities, he raised more than $300 million dollars and financed portfolio companies of private equity firms including Texas Pacific Group, Kelso & Co., JH Whitney, Weston Presidio, Goode Partners, Palladium Capital and Castanea Partners, among others.
Previously, Mr. Bergelt served as a senior advisor to the technology investment division at Texas Pacific Group. He also headed business development, intellectual property and licensing for the Kelso & Company portfolio company Cambridge Display Technology in the United Kingdom. Additionally, he established and served as General Manager of the Strategic Intellectual Asset Management business unit at Motorola Corporation and served as Motorola's director of Technology Strategy.
Mr. Bergelt was a co-founder of the Intellectual Property Advisory Practice within the Electronics and Telecommunications Industry group at SRI Consulting in Menlo Park, California.
Prior to his extensive private sector experience, Mr. Bergelt served for twelve years as a diplomat with postings at the United Nations in NY and the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan where he was involved in the negotiation of IP rights protection in Asia.
Mr. Bergelt holds an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Duke University, a Jurist Doctorate degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Theseus Institute in France. He is a frequent speaker on corporate strategy, finance and intellectual property management.
Keith Bergelt
Keith Bergelt is the chief executive officer of Open Invention Network<|fim_middle|> U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for nearly 25 years, during which he has prepared and prosecuted over 1,500 patent applications. He's been in Texas ever since and lives in Allen, just north of Dallas.
Prior to joining OIN 13-years-ago, Raffi worked at IPI with OIN's current CEO, Keith Bergelt, and CFO, Ed Meintzer, as a Patent Valuation Analyst. When Keith assumed leadership of OIN, bringing Raffi — and Ed — made for a seamless transition in a similar line of work. As the Chief Patent Officer (CPO) of OIN, Raffi oversees the organization's patent management functions. For the past 2 years, he has been focused on developing defensive patent strategies to neutralize threats. He helps OIN members — and the greater Open Source community — defend themselves from Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) and advances OIN's mission to maintain an Open Source litigation-free zone.
"We do not want any company to worry about adopting Open Source to advance their businesses, so we do everything we can to minimize risks and mitigate litigation to protect our community."
In addition to OIN, Raffi is the founder and CEO of Proactive Patents that develops software used to formulate data for patent preparation and prosecution services.
Raffi Gostanian, Jr
Chief Patent Officer
Christina Motley, Fractional CMO
Christina Motley is an inquisitive, creative and energetic professional who thrives at working with teams toward a common vision, sharing her talents to make a positive difference and consistently taking action to get results. She is committed to lifelong learning, developing trust-based relationships and contributing to thriving businesses.
As a former journalist and published author, writing is in her DNA. "I believe content is a unique discipline. It's deliberate. It's purposeful. It's the essence behind every successful marketing, communications and public relations campaign. Good, quality content captures and tells compelling and memorable stories which in turn, create experiences that matter to the intended target audiences, touch their hearts and minds, moving them to act."
Christina brings a unique depth and breadth of experience to OIN. Her 25+ years in marketing spans across diverse industries — including B2B, B2C, nonprofits, government, Venture-Capital (VC)-backed and public entities — as well as working in various environments from start-ups to global Fortune 500 companies. She has founded, operated and sold several businesses throughout her career, as well as working in the corporate sector.
Others describe her as a self-taught throw chef, foodie, wine enthusiast and entertainer. In her spare time, she enjoys decorating, crafting, spending time with her daughter, Goddaughter, friends and family, reading, adventures, new experiences, personality tests, music and sharing knowledge.
Christina Motley
Christina Motley is an inquisitive, creative and energetic professional who thrives at working with teams toward a common vision, sharing her talents to make a positive difference and… | (OIN), the collaborative enterprise that enables innovation in open source and an increasingly vibrant ecosystem around Linux.
Jaime Siegel, Global Director of Licensing
"I believe Open Source opens the world to rapid and cost effective innovation which is verified by how quickly China has adopted it as a new business model in order to contribute to the global economy," says Jaime.
A "reformed" intellectual property patent litigator who attended Brooklyn Law School after earning his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, Jaime always wanted to pursue aerospace litigation. Although he worked on several well-known airline cases, his career took him in a different direction.
Following graduation, he kicked off his career in New York City at one of the top firms in the world for patent litigation, Fish & Neave, followed by a stint of several years at a firm with an equal history, Kenyon & Kenyon. He then ventured onto Sony Corporation of America where he worked in several capacities across the globe over the course of 16 years.
Today, the New York native, serial entrepreneur and, man who has traveled the world (88 countries, 49 states and counting) enjoys his work. Jaime joined OIN in 2015 and since that time has continued in his role as the Global Director of Licensing. In addition, he is an Adjunct Professor at the University of California Irvine School of Law, a National Trustee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a National Advisory Board Member for Teen Cancer America, is CEO of his IP consulting firm Cerebral Assets and is the CEO of his latest entrepreneurship adventure, FlipTix.
He lives in Rancho Mirage, California, with his wife, a physician, and is a father to two daughters. He enjoys wine, experimenting in the kitchen and golf.
Jaime Siegel
Global Director of Licensing
A "reformed" intellectual property patent litigator who attended Brooklyn Law School after earning his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University…
Ed Meintzer, CFO & Director of Communications
Ed's career began as a United States Navy Submarine Officer before it took some interesting twists and turns.
After earning his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Northwestern University and a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Maryland, Ed served as the Main Propulsion Assistant on board the nuclear attack submarine U.S.S. Birmingham (SSN695) and later as an Export Licensing Officer for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Then, he took a position with Wachovia Securities, where he structured debt capital of all types, including senior debt, Intellectual Property (IP)-based loans and mezzanine investments across a diverse set of industries for various size clients, ranging from mid-market to large corporate entities.
Prior to joining Open Invention Network (OIN) as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Director of Communications in 2008, Ed worked for two award-winning investment funds as the Executive Managing Director and Head of Business Development. Both funds were formed to offer asset-based loans and credit enhancements with IP for collateral and both were the first of their kind offer debt capital supported by patents, trademarks and copyrights.
Throughout his career, Ed has been involved in bank and bond transactions totaling over $12 billion in raised capital and raising over $300 million in investment capital. In addition, he has managed the origination, underwriting, and structuring of a number of financial transactions, including loans to Rachel Ashwell, Wise Foods, Cranium and BCBG Max Azria. He has also financed portfolio companies of private equity firms such as Texas Pacific Group, Kelso & Co., JH Whitney and Weston Presidio.
Outside of work, Ed is a father of two girls, husband and family man. He enjoys biking, tasting different cuisines and traveling.
Ed Meintzer
CFO & Director of Communications
After earning his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Northwestern University and a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Maryland…
Kevin Huang, Director of Licensing, APAC
Open Source is anything but new to Kevin. In fact, he has been exposed to Open Source technologies for his entire career. Prior to joining OIN in 2015, Kevin worked with Oracle, moved to IBM, landed with HP and then transitioned to Canonical. He held a variety of positions with these different firms, including Director of Cloud Business for APAC, Regional OEM Business Manager for APAC and Senior Business Development Manager of Consulting Services among others. In addition to OIN, Kevin drives business development for FOSSID, another company which utilizes Open Source for its key applications.
"Open Source is here today and will forever be part of our future," says Kevin, who brings a long history of building connections between community, business interests and policy makers throughout the Asia-Pacific region. "Open Source is the new cultural norm and it's only a matter of time until virtually every company embraces it as a business model. It's an exciting time to be in Asia where China, especially, is quickly moving in the direction or understanding and adopting open source as a cultural norm."
Kevin was born and educated in Taipei City, Taiwan, a place he still calls home. After earning his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from National Central University, he attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Master of Business (MBA) program.
He enjoys staying active and outside of work he plays golf and badminton, as well as spends time with his wife and two daughters.
Kevin Huang
Director of Licensing, APAC
Open Source is anything but new to Kevin. In fact, he has been exposed to Open Source technologies for his entire career. Prior to joining OIN in 2015, Kevin worked with Oracle…
Valer Mischenko, Regional Director, Licensing
Valer Mischenko graduated as spacecraft engineer with a specialization in control systems, algorithms, and software. He later obtained a degree in business administration. Valer participated in several international space projects before he switched over to information and communication technology.
Previously he was general director of NLnet Foundation, a charity which stimulates network research and development in the domain of Internet technology. Prior to NLnet he worked as COO within several ICT companies.
Valer Mischenko
Regional Director, Licensing
Valer Mischenko graduated as spacecraft engineer with a specialization in control systems, algorithms, and software. He later obtained a degree…
Hisao Yamasaki, Director of Licensing, Northeast Asia
A Japanese native, Hisao is known as an innovator, leader, avid learner and family man among friends and colleagues.
During the course of his career, he has started and operated multiple businesses, specializing in Intellectual Property (IP), several of which have relied on open source technologies and one which uses Open Source programs powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). In the corporate sector, he spent 25 years with Hitachi, Ltd., focused on IP, licensing, litigation, business development and sales transactions. He also led RPX Asia — a leading provider of patent risk management solutions — as the President.
Hisao is dedicated to learning and giving back to his community, as well as inspiring students. He holds two masters' degrees in law and a bachelor's degree in IP law. Combining his education and experiences, he is an active IP faculty member for the Osaka Institute of Technology and previously worked in academia for Kyoto University, the 2nd oldest university in Japan.
"To further innovation, we must secure freedom of action in core Linux and adjacent Open Source technologies," he says. "While patents provide incentives for innovation by granting exclusive rights for inventors, the patent system alone is not always perfectly aligned with continued innovation and healthy industry growth. Patent aggressors — such as Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) — are negatively impacting our world. I believe finding a good balance between exclusive patent rights and the freedom to operate in specific areas, such as Open Source, is achievable."
In addition to expanding the OIN community in Northeast Asia, Hisao is the Founder & Managing Director of Syndefense, a business that helps companies develop strategic defenses from aggressive patent monetizers to achieve rational corporate-to-corporate, direct IP asset transactions without involving PAEs. He also serves as the President of Unified Patents Asia and directs Kyoto University's Strategy & Planning Office of Society-Academia Collaboration.
Outside of work, Hisao enjoys being a husband, father of four children, and a dog, and finds pleasure in preserving traditional Japanese cultures and historic Japanese buildings.
Hisao Yamasaki
Director of Licensing, Northeast Asia
During the course of his career, he has started and operated multiple businesses, specializing in Intellectual Property (IP), several of which have relied on open source technologies…
Tsugikazu Shibata, Technical Director, Asia
Tsugikazu—who most people call Shibata-san—has been described by colleagues as an "Open Source Warrior." And it's not surprising.
His journey began during the free-software movement in the 1980s. Thirty years ago, he was part of a Japanese-based Linux group who introduced the Linux Kernel to the public. In 2005, his employer, NEC, founded and funded — along with 7 other visionary enterprises — Open Invention Network. Shibata-san served on OIN's Technical Committee which was responsible for developing — and continues to expand —OIN's Linux System Definition, a role he still holds today. In 2011, the Tokyo native helped launch the Long-Term Support Initiative (LTSI), a Linux Foundation project to create and maintain a long-term sustainable kernel, Before retiring from NEC in 2019 as the Chief Advanced Technologist, he led the company's Open Source Promotion Center. He now remains active in the Open Source movement as OIN's Technical Director for Asia and serves as a Senior Advisor to the Linux Foundation, among other global initiatives.
"I have always wanted to play a critical part in the Open Source movement and believe every company needs to carefully consider implementing Open Source, which is becoming today's default software development model. Intellectual Property risks are increasing, every company is at risk and OIN's coverage area for protection is expanding," he shares.
An expert skier, Shibata-san has been a ski instructor in Japan and skis in Europe, the United States and other countries. He also designs gardens for vegetables, succulents and ornamental plants. Most recently, he has begun wood working.
Tsugikazu Shibata
Technical Director, Asia
Tsugikazu—who most people call Shibata-san—has been described by colleagues as an "Open Source Warrior." And it's not surprising. His journey began during the free-software movement in the 1980s.
Raffi Gostanian, Jr, Chief Patent Officer
An energetic, humorous, and father of two, Raffi has dedicated his career to helping companies shape and implement their Intellectual Property (IP) strategies.
"Freedom of choice is paramount," he says. "Many companies use a combination of Open Source and proprietary software, and they should have that choice. Knocking down risks and barriers around Open Source gives companies that freedom to choose."
A native New Yorker, he left the city and headed to Texas where he earned his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and simultaneously received 2 master's degrees — an MBA and a master's in Telecommunications Systems — while working full-time as a Software Developer at Bell Northern Research (the R&D arm of Nortel Networks). He has been registered at the | 2,365 |
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IEC 60309-2:2005 (ed. 4.1) - Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes - Part 2: Dimensional interchangeability requirements for pin and contact-tube accessories
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Perilex, een alternatief systeem voor driefasenstekkers dat gebruikt wordt in Nederland, Duitsland en Zweden
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Stekkerverbinding | comité 23H. Daar waar het eerste deel van de norm IEC60309 de algemene vereisten beschrijft waaraan stekkers en verwante accessoires moeten voldoen, geeft deel 2 een dimensionele beschrijving van een hele familie stekkers en stopcontacten.
Deze stekkers, ook bekend onder de naam CEE-stekkers worden in Europa vrij universeel gebruikt voor elektrische vermogen-aansluitingen, en zijn ook gangbaar in de rest van de wereld.
Vaak zijn dit driefasen toepassingen, maar er zijn ook andere uitvoeringen.
Het type contactdoos en contactstop is te herkennen aan de vorm en de kleur. Ze zijn verkrijgbaar voor verschillende stroomsterkten. Namelijk 16A, 32A, 63A, 125A en zelfs nog meer.
Ze kunnen 3-, 4- of 5-polig uitgevoerd worden. Over het algemeen zijn ze in 2 beschermingsklassen verkrijgbaar: IP44 en IP67 (met een extra waterwerende schroefverbindingsring en eventueel schroefdop). Het onderling verbinden van 2 verschillende stekkertypes wordt voorkomen door het gebruik van verschillende diameters en door een andere hoek van de contacten t.o.v. een nok.
Kleurcodes
Aansluitingscontacten
2-polig (geen aarding)
gelijkspanning: + en -
wisselspanning: P+N :: fasespanning en nuldraad
3-polig
2P+E :: 2 fasespanningen + aarding
P+N+E :: fasespanning + nuldraad + aarding
4-polig: 3P+E :: 3 fasespanningen + aarding
5-polig: 3P+N+E :: 3 fasespanningen + nuldraad + aarding
Bij de 63A en 125A uitvoeringen zit er in het midden meestal nog een kort pilotcontact. Dit is bedoeld om de stroom af te schakelen als de stekker wordt uitgenomen om vonken te voorkomen.
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"Butterflies and moths." Life, Insects, Q-files Encyclopedia, 3 Oct. 2013.
Life, Insects, s.v. "Butterflies and moths," accessed April 19, 2019.
Butterflies and moths make up a group of flying insects called lepidoptera. They have four scaly<|fim_middle|>ae, whereas most moths are night-flyers with feathery antennae. Both have a long, hollow tongue, called a proboscis, used to feed on nectar. A butterfly or moth starts life as a caterpillar, hatched from an egg. When it is big enough, it grows a pupa, called a chrysalis, around its body, inside which its adult form takes shape.
Wing scales as tiny as specks of dust (see inset, showing them greatly magnified) give this swallowtail butterfly its many colours.
Butterflies and moths have wings that are covered with tiny, overlapping scales. These scales give butterflies and moths their bright colours and striking markings. Most butterflies and moths have scales that are coloured. Others have scales that reflect light to give the impression of colour. The scales are loosely attached and may fall off without harming the insect.
Some butterflies have colours that make them look very similar to other butterflies. This is known as mimicry: it allows the butterfly to "pretend" to be a species that is, for example, poisonous to eat.
Large spots on the wings of a peacock butterfly look like the eyes of a much larger animal, and so scare off its predators.
The colours and patterns of butterflies and moths are used to attract mates, for camouflage, and also to deter predators. Large spots that look like the eyes of a large animal, or bright colours to warn that the butterfly or moth is poisonous, help these insects to avoid being eaten.
There are around 17,000 known species of moth and butterfly—but there may be 300,000 more awaiting discovery. | wings and stalk-like feelers on their heads, called antennae. Most butterflies fly in the day and have clubbed antenn | 25 |
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Magical Alnwick Castle opens again<|fim_middle|> all sorts of fun. Alnwick Castle's own wizarding professors will also be on hand and you might spot some real, live enchanted creatures (not for the faint-hearted) and make your very own magic wands in craft workshops.
Due to popular demand there are lots more food outlets and visitors can now enjoy a much greater choice of tasty food, drink and snacks. There's no chance of going hungry or thirsty during 2019 at Alnwick Castle. Over the winter the team has been very busy making big changes to the Courtyard café and restaurant, creating a new bar and creating a brand new Armoury Take-Away.
Other evening activities include July outdoor performances by the popular Three Inch Fools, of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing in the grounds of Hulne Abbey and Shakespeare's Macbeth in the grounds of Alnwick Castle. In August, Alnwick Castle's "Cinema Under the Stars" will present screenings of Bohemian Rhapsody and The Greatest Showman.
As usual, every day from 29th March until 27th October, you'll find an amazing array of activities to enjoy, including the highly popular film location tours, broomstick training, and scary Dragons Quest (only for the very brave). Little children in particular - and sometimes grown-ups too - love the medieval dress-up, games and craft-making in Artisans Courtyard.
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Magical Alnwick Castle opens again Friday 29th March!
This year you'll find an amazing array of fabulous featured events and activities taking place every day until the end of October. Over 100 new, seasonal members of staff, including costumed guides, are already in post and are being carefully briefed, trained and tested in their new posts.
Harry Potter is always alive and well at Alnwick Castle (the Castle starred as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in two Harry Potter films) and this year is no exception. During various Wizarding Weeks and Wizard Weekends throughout 2019, you may see lookalike characters from the films, including Harry and Dumbledore, mingling with the crowds and conjuring up | 178 |
2020-2021 Japanese Snow Season Outlook
Joey Sanco hooking through the Myoko trees and it's looking good for plenty of Myoko powder this year. It's going to be hard to watch from afar!
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La Nina is here, bringing good tidings of a promising Japanese snow season. After disastrously low snowfall last year, the climate has turned up to the 2020-2021 season with a fresh new look and a better attitude. It's not just long-range that looks good; the short-range forecast is already looking better than anything we saw last season.
Whilst international travel this northern hemisphere season may not be possible, we are committed to bringing you up to date forecasts, daily reports and information throughout the season. Furthermore, Mountainwatch Travel have just released our 2021 NZ packages starting from $546 for 8 nights with 5 days lift pass. Click here for more information.
Plenty of powder has already fallen over Hokkaido, where our very own Lucy Morrell scored great conditions during opening week at Furanowith "over the knee powder" on the very first day of winter. More snow has fallen since, and Lucy is currently reporting a base of 45-107cm there.
Cold W-NW winds will bring more snow flurries to Hokkaido this week, accumulating up around the 10cm mark for many resorts. Further south, 5-15cm will fall over central Honshu this Tuesday, providing a thin veneer atop of the lush green of the lower slopes.
Bigger things are looming, however, with models consistently picking a big snowstorm early next week. We could see heavy falls across much of the archipelago Monday through Wednesday, with accumulations easily racking up over the half a metre mark at many resorts, especially in central Honshu. This one is looking like a real doozy and will no doubt get resorts off to a flying start.
Stretching ourselves a little further ahead, another cold surge is on the cards next weekend the 19th-20thDecember<|fim_middle|> could see below average falls over Hokkaido possibly due to weaker northerlies stemming from a weak Aleutian Low.
JMA's outlook for winter snowfall looks pretty darn sweet for Honshu where average or above falls are likely. This may come at the expense of lower snowfall on Hokkaido however. Source: JMA
Same conclusion, but with more feeling
After much head scratching, cups of tea and mindlessly gazing out the window, I've come to a similar conclusion to the JMA (independently, of course).
For central and western Honshu we can expect average or above Japowder, and Tohoku (northern Honshu) is most likely to have an averagely awesome season. Hokkaido is most likely to receive average or a little less of the fluffiest powder on the planet.
That's it from me folks. If you've got a different theory on what's going to happen this winter, or just want to provide feedback, then please hit me up on the discussion below. Or you can follow me on Facebook. Remember to check out my weekly forecasts for both Japan and North America starting mid-December, giving you all the highlights and snowlights of the coming weeks.
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Mountainwatch Travel have also partnered with Queenstown's best accommodations to offer some amazing early bird deals for next winter. Click here for more info. | , which may bring another decent load of Japow. From then on, it's too early to call how the end of the month may pan out.
Hakuba Valley, looking its best at sunrise last winter. The outlook is good for Honshu so there should be plenty of pow days for those lucky enough to be there this season Photo: Oliver Godbold
That La Nina Buzz
It's no secret that we've got a La Nina season on our hands; it's been the buzz about town lately. Although exceptions can be found, La Nina's are generally good for Japanese snowfall.
The last time we had a La Nina was during the 2017-2018 season, which resulted in above average snowfalls and a cold snap that saw large parts of Japan experience their coldest temperatures in thirty-something years. The La Nina's of 2005-2006 and 2011-2012 seasons are also remembered for huge snowfalls and cold temperatures.
As usual, climate models each tell a slightly different story for the up coming months, some good and some not so good. What they all agree on is enhanced convection surrounding Indonesia and the Philippines, which we like, but also a weak Aleutian Low in the north Pacific, which we don't like.
It's common to see a weak Aleutian Low during La Nina winters, but during good seasons this is often countered by either a strong Siberian High, high-pressure anomalies over eastern China, or low-pressures anomalies over Japan. A good handful of models are picking one or more of these counter measures, all of which act to strengthen the East Asian Winter Monsoon.
JMA pulling out all the stops
The Japanese Meteorological Agency's very own forecast model is perhaps the most optimistic of all, pulling together all those good bits mentioned above. So it's not surprising then that their outlook for winter snowfall is pretty darn sweet.
JMA's model forecast for the next few months is pulling out all the stops – apart from that red blob in the north Pacific, indicating a weak Aleutian Low, it's looking almost perfect. Source: Copernicus Climate Change Service
In their outlook, the JMA expect central and western parts of Honshu will be in the firing line of strengthened northwesterlies, giving resorts there a good chance for above average snowfall. Things taper off as we head farther north where average snowfall is most likely over Tohoku (northern Honshu), and we | 523 |
The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge has been working on becoming the spot to see and been seen for quite some time now. With top-notch small plates and a bevy of finely crafted cocktails, is it any wonder that guests have found this little alcove to be their perfect spot to relax while at Disney's Hollywood Studios? Granted, the serene Hollywood of old feel the lounge and background music loop provides can occasionally be shattered by the booming pyrotechnics of Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far Away, but most of the time the scene is perfectly set for a small party to unwind.
We've been working our way through the menu of The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge slowly with our reviews, and today we've come up against another trio of beverages to sample in the name of research. The margarita flight features three specialty margaritas; Classic, Mango, and Pomegranate. While each can be ordered separately, we tackled the trio today in order to give you as thorough of a review as possible. Each margarita is prepared with Sauza Conmemorativo Tequila and sweet-and-sour, but from there they all become drastically different. The Classic Margarita features Cointreau, Lime Juice, and a Grand Marnier Float. The Mango Margarita adds Cointreau as well, but also includes Mango Juice. Last, but certainly not least, is the Pomegranate Margarita which includes Stirrings Pomegranate Liqueur.
These are all well-prepared and it really comes down to what you are looking for in an adult beverage. For sweetness, I recommend the Mango Margarita. It isn<|fim_middle|>quila, but they most certainly hold their own. | 't an overly sweet cocktail, but it is sweeter than its counterparts in this trio. The Pomegranate Margarita packs in the tartness, as one would expect from something that includes pomegranate, but the flavors hold up and make for an excellent addition to the flight. Then there is the Classic Margarita, which expertly blends its sweet and sour elements to make something that can be considered traditional, but also has its own personality thanks to the Grand Marnier float.
You're not going to find a bad margarita in the set, but if you're craving something in particular, then I would recommend against the flight and focus in on what you're really looking for in a margarita. These cocktails from The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge may not be up to the ridiculously high standards set by La Cava del Te | 173 |
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<|fim_middle|> were magic. I have tears in my eyes." | Don Everly has issued his first comments following Friday night's death of his brother and musical partner Phil Everly -- and says he knew Phil was gone before anybody told him.
"I was listening to one of my favorite songs that Phil wrote and had an extreme emotional moment just before I got the news of his passing," Don told the Associated Press. "I took that as a special spiritual message from Phil saying goodbye."
He also quickly downplayed any notion that the famous infighting between the two brothers caused any true damage to their relationship. "Our love was and will always be deeper than any earthly differences we might have had. I loved my brother very much... I always thought I'd be the one to go first. The world might be mourning an Everly Brother, but I'm mourning my brother Phil Everly."
Meanwhile, musicians from around the world are paying their own tributes to Everly, with Queen guitarist Brian May issuing a lengthy remembrance on his official website. It reads in part: "I could probably write a book on the music of the fabulous Everly Brothers, but you'll find echoes of their influence in a lot of our old Queen songs, and perhaps that is the best tribute. ...I never met them. Wish I had. But they will always be my heroes. I don't think they will know who I am, but my heartfelt condolences to Phil's wife, his family and friends, and of course to Don. I can't imagine how that must be. So hard, So sad. RIP Phil Everly … you | 313 |
A highly respected and accomplished<|fim_middle|> before concurrently completing residency and fellowship requirements at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard University School of Medicine in Boston. | clinician with expertise in lung and head and neck cancers, Chen has an extensive history in clinical and translational research, with a focus on radiosensitization, radiation biomarkers and radiation effects on normal tissue. She pioneered the schedule-dependent, pulsed paclitaxel radiosensitizing chemoradiation treatment, a lower toxicity option for inoperable lung cancer and was the first to discover the inflammatory cytokines Interleukin 6 and Interleukin 1, cell-signaling protein molecules, as indicators of radiation lung injury in post-treatment cancer patients. Dr. Chen has conducted many clinical trials and published outcomes of clinical research aimed to reduce radiation side effects for head & neck cancer.
Chen was also a project leader of a five-year, NIH/NIAID center grant to conduct research on radiation bone marrow genotoxicity. That research led to a federal contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop drugs to treat radiation-induced bone marrow injury.
Under BARDA research funding period, Dr. Chen and colleagues at Wilmot Cancer Institute investigated agents that will improve outcomes for those who received total body irradiation for stem cell transplant. She remains active in her interests in translational drug development in radiosensitization, radioprotection, and in experimental therapeutics for radiation injury.
After earning a bachelor of science degree from the highly prestigious National Taiwan University, Chen received the doctor of philosophy degree in experimental pathology from the University of Washington, where she also earned her medical degree. She subsequently completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Virginia Mason Hospital, in Seattle, | 328 |
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La fundació musical alternativa, situada al 924 de Gilman Street, sovint anomenada pels seus fans simplement com "Gilman", és un club de música sense ànim de lucre, per a totes les edats, organitzat col·lectivament. Es troba a l'àrea de Berkeley Occidental de Berkeley, Califòrnia, aproximadament a dos kilometres a l'oest de l'estació BART de Berkeley del Nord i a 400 metres a l'oest de l'avinguda San Pablo, a la cantonada dels carr<|fim_middle|>, un vestit de ska punk que va guanyar popularitat local gairebé instantània, i referents per uns jovesGreen Day —els àlbums dels quals van ajudar a llançar l'imperi Lookout Records de Larry Livermore i David Hayes. Els sons eclèctics d'aquest i altres "bandes Gilman" pioners contrastaven amb el metal ràpid i el hardcore ultra agressiu que dominava el món punk a mitjans dels anys vuitanta.
Mantenir-se fidel al "esperit independent" també va ser un component important de la filosofia del local, i moltes de les bandes que van començar a Gilman es van trobar als exteriors amb el club després d'aconseguir l'èxit principal. La cançó "86" de Green Day del seu àlbum Insomniac és sobre la prohibició del club després del llançament de las seva referència discogràfica principal Dookie.
Música
La majoria de concerts a Gilman són de punk rock, passant per el hardcore punk al ska punk, incloent-hi el metal industrial i, més recentment, el hip hop.
Bandes amb contractes discogràfics importants, només poden tocar el club quan la afiliació ho aprova, una política que va permetre Green Day tornar a tocar a Gilman almenys dues vegades des que van signar amb un segell discogràfic important. Moltes de les altres bandes que han tocat el club en el passat ja no existeixen. El local encara serveix l'escena hardcore de la badia de l'Est i Northern California portant actes locals, nacionals i internacionals a la badia de l'Est.
Una història del club del 2004, 924 Gilman: The Story So Far, va ser escrita i editada per Brian Edge, que va recollir records i anècdotes de molts dels contribuents principals a les operacions del dia a dia del club des de 1986 fins a la seva publicació el 2004. El llibre està disponible a través d'AK Press i també conté una llista completa dels espectacles de Gilman des de 1986 fins a principis de 2004.
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Pàgina Oficial | ers 8 i Gilman.
Gilman s'associa principalment amb ser el trampolí del revival punk dels anys 90 dirigit per grups com Green Day, Operation Ivy, Rancid, AFI i The Offspring.
Gilman mostra principalment punk rock, específicament pop punk i hardcore punk, així com heavy metal, industrial metal, grindcore, ska punk i, més recentment, hip hop.
Història
Establiment
En el 1984, el fan del punk rock i fundador de Maximumrocknroll Tim Yohannan van començar a pensar en l'establiment d'un espai de música de totes les edats a la zona de la badia de San Francisco on les bandes podien tocar i interactuar amb membres de l'audiència lliures de l'estructura de la promoció de música convencional. El treball organitzatiu real va començar el 1985, amb Yohannan com a part de l'esforç de Victor Hayden, que anteriorment havia començat un projecte paral·lel per iniciar un club de punk a Berkeley i que ja havia localitzat un espai prometedor en una secció industrial de Berkeley. Tot i que Yohannan inicialment tenia dubtes sobre la ubicació de Gilman Street 924 descoberta per Hayden, finalment va ser persuadit que l'edifici era un espai adequat per al projecte que es preveia. Les negociacions van començar amb el propietari i a l'abril de 1986 es va signar un contracte d'arrendament.
El cercle organitzador es va ampliar amb la intenció d'augmentar els 40.000 dòlars necessaris per al lloguer i la remodelació i per generar els voluntaris necessaris per fer possible el projecte de construcció. Yohannan va fer ús de les seves connexions polítiques i experiència guanyada com a voluntari de campanya per al Berkeley Citizen's Action Group, una organització que havia aconseguit el control majoritari de l'Ajuntament de Berkeley, i va ser capaç de cridar als seus amics asseguts en diversos consells de la ciutat, instant la seva cooperació amb la nova empresa. L'alcalde de Berkeley, Gus Newport, va ser solidari i els organitzadors de projectes van posar els punts sobres les Is guanyar l'aprovació tàcita del projecte per part de les empreses i residents de la zona. El propietari també va demostrar ser fiable i de suport als objectius dels seus nous inquilins.
Tim Yohannan va recordar més tard:
"No sabíem res de la construcció, i la gent sortia de la fusteria, només apareixia i ajudava gent que tenia les habilitats que necessitàvem, fusters, lampistes, electricistes. Vam haver de construir nous banys, etc., i passar les inspeccions. Vam obtenir la nostra aprovació final de la ciutat la tarda del nostre primer espectacle, que va ser Cap d'Any, desembre de 1986."
La participació en l'edifici de 2.000 peus quadrats era de 2.000 dòlars al mes en el moment del llançament del club, considerat com una taxa raonable i manejable.
El 31 de desembre de 1986, la primera representació musical es va celebrar al 924 Gilman. Des de llavors, ha estat un dels llocs de música independent més antics dels Estats Units. El club va progressar lentament com a mecca perquè els joves punk s'allunyessin dels assumptes quotidians a casa, treball, govern, etc.
En la seva fase inicial, els espectacles de hardcore punk es van celebrar tres dies a la setmana, els divendres i les nits de dissabte, així com matinades de diumenge. Tanmateix, això va resultar ser aclaparador per als voluntaris del club, i com a espectacles alternatius no durs, van començar a ser executats els divendres per una tripulació separada d'organitzadors. Aquests espectacles de divendres van ser més mal assistits que les extravagàbies de Saturday night i Sunday afternoon, però no obstant això van servir el seu propòsit de proporcionar un lloc alternatiu a les bandes que intentaven escapar de la trista realitat dels espectacles de 21 i més bars, alhora que permetien als voluntaris centrals evitar el bombardeig associat amb la programació excessiva d'esdeveniments.
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Com va recordar un dels primers participants, "per tal de no ser tancat per la policia local, havíem de tenir normes, com ara no beure al voltant del club, no lluitar, coses com aquesta." Això va requerir un enfocament regularitzat de la seguretat i va donar lloc a esdeveniments que eren menys violents que la norma hardcore dels anys vuitanta, proporcionant un entorn més o menys segur i sentit de la responsabilitat col·lectiva.
Josh Levine, un fan del punk rock, membre de la banda i voluntari de Gilman el 1986 va recordar més tard:
"Hi havia alguna cosa en l'aire, podries dir, llavors. Un bon sentiment, o una sensació d'acostament, i unitat entre la gent que només volia veure bandes lliures de sexisme, homofòbia, racisme i especialment violència. Els espectacles no eren tan segurs llavors; hi havia espectacles que vaig anar abans de Gilman on em van pegar... Mostra on vaig anar a la presó, només per ser un noi de punk rock fora després del toc de queda. I el que és pitjor, mostra on vaig veure a la gent apallissada per skinheads, o per forçuts, i no hi havia res que pogués fer sobre això si volgués mantenir-me sa. Aquestes eren les coses que ens van motivar a involucrar-nos."
Malgrat alguns incidents primerencs de vandalisme, es va desenvolupar ràpidament un entorn creatiu fèrtil. El local va veure la primera aparició pública de l'Operació Ivy | 1,575 |
As expected, Microsoft has flipped the switch on the first major update<|fim_middle|> audio files relevant to the device they are being opened on. Whereas it used to be that these files were associated with the Metro-style Photo and Music apps (a big annoyance), pictures and audio files now open by default in the Windows Photo Viewer or Windows Media Player if opened from a non-touch PC.
The update will bring dedicated power and search buttons to the Start screen, new right-click context menus for desktop users, and the ability to pin Modern apps to the taskbar. Inside Modern apps, you'll now find a title bar and the taskbar if you hover your mouse to either the top or bottom of the screen, making it easier to switch between and close Modern apps.
Once again these changes will only be apparent, or enabled by default, on PCs.
You can grab the latest bits from Windows Update as usual or download it directly from right here. Windows 8.1 Update arrives on the same day Microsoft is bidding adieu to Windows XP support with one final round of security patches. | to Windows 8.1, bringing a series of changes and tweaks designed to improve the operating system's non-touch experience for mouse and keyboard users.
The update, which arrives as part of April's Patch Tuesday, is formally known as Windows 8.1 Update (previously Update 1 or Spring Update) and will be mandatory to all Windows 8.1 users. In fact, those that decline the update won't receive any further patches beyond May 13, 2014.
So, Windows 8.1 RTM has essentially reached End-of-Life early and Windows 8.1 Update is the new servicing baseline for Windows 8.1 -- Windows 8 will still get security updates. The reason behind the move is unclear but enterprise customers in the midst of a Windows 8.1 rollout will need to get busy.
In any case keyboard and mouse users will likely want to get this update as soon as possible. Among the changes, Windows is finally becoming contextually aware, meaning if you are on a PC without a touchscreen it will now boot directly to the desktop by default, while touch-enabled laptop or tablets will boot to Metro. Users can still manually configure this too.
Microsoft is also making the default program for pictures and | 254 |
Come Together: SLC's MusicGarage is an all-inclusive club.
Utah Arts Alliance's loft is prime garage-band practice space. Located in industrial South Salt Lake, it's open and remote. The only neighbor to annoy is RC Willey, and its spokeswoman, Paige Davis, doesn't seem the type to complain—unless the dulcet tones of fledgling rockers (sometimes out-of-tune or off-time) are her pet peeve.
Those very sounds—a croaked cover of "Crimson & Clover"—emanate from a small room down a back hallway at the UAA building. A four-piece band of teenagers (two guitars, drums, keys) and one big dog stand crammed into the room, where teacher Steve Auerbach wildly waves his arms, signaling chord changes. The song and the class conclude, and Auerbach praises the band—especially the tow-headed guitarist who bravely stepped up to sing. "They're getting better," he says of the group, part of Auerbach's MusicGarage program.
A lifelong musician/producer/engineer, Auerbach helped establish the Paul Green School of Rock in Utah. When PGSoR downsized its Utah presence last year, Auer<|fim_middle|> rock-bottom price of $10 an hour. The only restriction is that, due to the band-performance emphasis, only intermediate-to-advanced players may enroll. Ya gotta have some chops if you wanna get in on the gigs MusicGarage sets up after their 10-week cram sessions. Students might even have to lay down some tracks at MusicGarage's sister facility, Midnight Records Studio. | bach's position was eliminated. Hoping to continue in that line of work, he started MusicGarage.org. A different kind of youth music academy, the program exists as an affordable alternative—not necessarily a competitor—to schools like PGSoR and the Rock 'n' Roll Academy.
According to Auerbach, fees for those programs range from $200-$350/month, and include private lessons, rehearsals and shows. While not unreasonable, the rates can be tough for some families to afford.
MusicGarage "is not a music school and we're not a business," he says. "We're more like a music club or a community." Private teachers keep on teaching; MusicGarage is an add-on service where musicians of all ages and stylistic leanings can get performance training for the | 165 |
London Green Left Blog: We Need an Ecosocialist Revolution – How Might it Happen?
We Need an Ecosocialist Revolution – How Might it Happen?
It follows that the social-scientific contributions most relevant to our understanding of the causes and imperatives of climate change have originated outside the mainstream of academic social science, in critical analyses of capitalism. At issue, as decades of research have demonstrated, is the disjuncture between, on the one hand, the increasing demands put on the environment by a process of ever-expanding capital accumulation, rooted in class, competition, and inequality, and on the other, the capacity of the environment to withstand this assault. The growing pressure on the climate, moreover, is currently taking an especially acute form, due to the system's heavy reliance on fossil-fuel production as a proven engine of capital accumulation worldwide—together with the vested interests of wealth and power that block any transition to renewable forms of energy.
In logical-historical terms, capitalism is a system of capital accumulation, a juggernaut in which each new level of economic growth becomes the mere means to further growth, ad infinitum. In the course of its history, capital has been able to "shift" the rifts that it has created in the natural metabolism, displacing them elsewhere, often by imposing such externalities on the most vulnerable populations. The capital-accumulation system, however, has now expanded its operations to encompass the entire planet, disrupting the biogeochemical processes of the Earth system itself, most dramatically in the form of climate change. Even though a conversion to renewable energy is hypothetically conceivable within the system, capital's demand for short-term profits, its competitive drive, its vested interests, and its inability to plan for long-term needs all militate against rational energy solutions.
The imperatives of capital accumulation, as analysed in radical social-science research over the last century and half (beginning in 1867 with the publication of Karl Marx's Capital), are further complicated by the advent, near the end of the last century, of monopoly-finance capital. In this phase the system is characterized by higher levels of global economic concentration, an accumulation regime dominated by financial-asset accumulation and the globalization of production, and a neoliberal political order—giving rise, in some cases, to neo-fascism. Structurally related to this, as an underlying cause, is the stagnation of accumulation in the advanced capitalist economies, and the world economy as a whole.16 Under this new financialized capitalism, neoliberal policies have sought to remove all regulations on the free flow and amassing of wealth, siphoning more and more of total income into the financial sector, and creating a system of global labor arbitrage or worldwide unequal exchange, the latest phase of imperialism.
This countervailing reaction of a system in peril shows the limits of reform in the epochal crisis—both economic and ecological—in which the world is now entrapped. Reform is only ever viable under the regime of capital to the extent that it does not come close to threatening the fundamental conditions that govern accumulation as a whole—and well before that point is reached, vested interests normally intervene to stop substantive reforms. The social transformations demanded today by the reality of climate change (as well as economic stagnation) are of such a scale and significance that large sections of these entrenched interests perceive such necessary changes as a danger not only to the immediate prospects for accumulation, and to their own positions of power, but also to the very existence of capitalism—whose importance, in their accounting, outweighs that of the climate itself.
The primary efforts of radical climate activists in the present historical conjuncture have focused on blocking coal and unconventional fossil fuels, such as oil sands, tight oil, shale gas, oil shale, and oil from ultra-deep-sea wells. This approach is based on a complex climate-change exit strategy articulated most definitively by Hansen, who has argued that in order to limit the consumption of fossil fuels in today's society while promoting the switch to non-fossil-fuel energy sources, it is necessary to increase the price of fossil fuels substantially through a carbon-fee-and-dividend system. Under such a plan, a fee on carbon, imposed and ratcheted up in stages, would be levied at the mine shaft, wellhead, or point of import, and 100 percent of the funds collected would be redistributed as dividends to families on a per capita basis. The result would be that the vast majority of individuals, with lower carbon footprints at lower income levels, would come out ahead, even under the assumption that the corporations would pass on the full cost of the fees—since the costs net of dividends would fall on those with higher carbon footprints and higher income levels. The beauty of Hansen's scheme is that it would help mobilize humanity as a whole on a class basis with regard to carbon footprints.
However, a higher price for carbon, Hansen insists, is not itself sufficient. It is also necessary to focus on the more dangerous carbon fuels, proscribing their use. Hansen has argued that a key to any exit strategy has to prioritize direct action aimed at shutting down existing coal plants, as well as a moratorium on any new coal plants, and the blocking of the Alberta tar sands—since coal and tar sands oil represent the dirtiest fossil fuels, which could quickly break the global carbon budget. True to his strategy, Hansen has put himself on the line and has been arrested in protests against both coal and tar sands oil.
Nevertheless, the Hansen exit strategy, though influential within the movement—particularly in its call for direct action to block coal and unconventionals—is weakened by its overemphasis on carbon prices. Anderson has argued that the affluent, who have the highest carbon footprints, can always afford to pay higher carbon prices. More effective would be direct governmental intervention to establish stringent maximum-emissions standards for high-energy consuming devices. This is not a technological problem, he points out, because the energy-saving and alternative-energy technologies already exist, and in<|fim_middle|>less society, an end to imperialism, and the protection of the earth for future generations.
But even if all of this were to fail, and our present hopes were to go unrealized, with the world pushed to the planetary turning point, it would remain true, then as now, that the only answer is ecological and social revolution. There is no next time. It is the fire this time. | many cases can be immediately substituted at little long-term cost to society as a whole. It does mean, however, confronting the "political and economic hegemony" of the system, including neoclassical economics, which is subservient to the capitalist order.
All of this reflects a narrowing of the options for humanity and the earth. In the current climate conjuncture, the historically necessary ecological and social revolution, in which humanity as a whole would seek to once again take history in its hands, this time to stave off the impending catastrophes of an irrational system, would have to take part in two stages. The first would involve the formation of a broad alliance, modeled after the Popular Front against fascism in the 1930s and '40s. Today's Popular Front would need to be aimed principally at confronting the fossil-fuel-financial complex and its avid right-wing supporters. In this first stage of the struggle, manifold demands could be made and broadly agreed on within the existing system—ways of eliminating carbon emissions and economic waste while also promoting social and environmental needs—which, although inimical to the logic of capital, and particularly to the fossil-fuel industry, would not call into immediate question the existence of the capitalist system itself.
However, in the long run, capitalism's threat to planetary boundaries cannot be solved by stopgap reforms, however radical, that leave the system's fundamental features intact while simply transcending its relation to fossil fuels. The danger to the planetary environment posed by the accumulation of capital is all-encompassing. This means that the ecological revolution will have to extend eventually to the roots of production itself, and will have to assume the form of a system of substantive equality for all: racial freedom, gender and LGBTQ equality, a class | 359 |
<|fim_middle|>ia Trad School is passionate about engaging young students, and has partnered with elementary and middle schools to offer exposure to these genres as part of their music programs. If you are a parent, student or teacher who would like to see a traditional music or dance program offered in your local school, please contact us. | Founded in 2013 in beautiful Downeast Maine, the Acadia Trad School evolved out of a growing traditional music and dance culture that has taken root in New England. Focusing mainly on music and dance with origins in the Celtic traditions (Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton, Acadian, Quebeçois, Old-Time, etc.), we promote both historical and modern adaptations that respectfully expand on the voices of the past. Acadia Trad School emphasizes technique, theory, and cultural understanding — not just learning tunes.
The Acadia Trad School offers a variety of concerts, sessions, workshops, school programs and dances across Downeast Maine throughout the year. In the coming years, we hope to expand our programming as well as extend our reach regionally and beyond. Sign up for our email list below to be sure you don't miss out on any activities!
Engaging audiences with the diversity and talent of today's traditional music and dance performers is a vital component of the Acadia Trad School mission. With a variety of genres and instrumentation held year-round in venues across Down East Maine and beyond, our concerts showcase both established world-class talent and advanced students that are well on their way to a traditional music or dance career. When scheduled, concerts are visibly posted throughout this site, as well as announced on Facebook and Twitter.
Sessions are one of the best ways to build community and share in the joy of traditional music. Sessions are offered year-round at a variety of levels, and are organized by members of our local community. Here are a few regular sessions we know about — if you would like to add one, please email us!
These sessions, held twice-monthly on the 2nd and 4th Sunday's, are great for players at intermediate or advanced levels, but beginning students are encouraged to listen and participate as appropriate. There is no fee to participate. If you plan to bring audience members with you, plan to make a reservation in advance as the restaurant fills up quickly.
These fun sessions are held monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2-5PM, and feature lots of lively tunes — and SONGS! There is no fee to participate, and beer and pizza is on the house!
Traditional music session every Wednesday night, from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm, at the Harbor House, Southwest Harbor. Someone teaches a new tune during the first half hour. Sharing tunes, and learning them by ear is strongly encouraged. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Ray Lambert at 207-244-8090 or at [email protected].
Workshops are typically short (a few hours), self-contained units and are offered in a wide variety of topics. They are usually in conjunction with a concert. With a low cost to attend, workshops are a great way to refine your skills, learn a new instrument or technique, or expand your musical horizons.
Most traditional music stems from the dance, and there are so many genres of dance within traditional culture! Dances are fun community events that offer opportunities for participants at all levels. Dances are typically taught at the beginning of each set by a professional caller, so beginners are very welcome. You do not need to bring a partner. Dances are also a great way for instrumentalists to learn or practice tunes, and to learn how music supports the dancers. Community dances will be held during the Acadia Trad Festival and monthly dances are held year-round by other community groups.
Traditional music and culture is passed down from one generation to another, usually through personal teaching and learning by ear. The Acad | 733 |
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Apr 16, 2019, 3:01 AM | Updated: 5:26 pm
BY PAUL NELSON
<|fim_middle|>et and they've had a lot of ups and a lot of downs during that time. However, they almost didn't get their big break at all.
They packed up their camper and headed down to meet Lawrence Welk, after being referred by the Lennon Sisters. But, Welk had zero interest. He wouldn't even meet them.
"He just didn't have time for the Osmonds. He didn't even come out to the lobby, and we had waited for hours," according to Merrill Osmond.
So, in an effort to lift their spirits, Merrill says they went to Disneyland, and that's where they bumped into the Dapper Dans barbershop quartet. The Osmonds gave an impromptu performance and were invited to perform again at the park, which is when they were discovered by people at the Andy Williams Show.
The Osmond Family then and now
Merrill says the entertainment industry is vastly different now. For instance, he says people can become an overnight sensation on either YouTube or network talent shows, but they haven't learned how to truly entertain a crowd.
"The Osmonds, from the very beginning of time, worked our tails off," he said. "We had to because, like on the Andy Williams shows, had we not had something prepared, we would not be on the show."
His new podcast, Sound Advice, is aimed at telling stories which could help people navigate through the entertainment industry, and, most importantly, how to get good at their craft.
More than just show business
However, even though some things have changed in the industry, others have stayed the same. They'll also be talking about some of the pitfalls of the industry and how to avoid the proverbial snakes in the grass. Merrill hopes people avoid making the same mistakes he made.
"We've lost millions and millions of dollars throughout the years. We want to talk about how we should have done certain things and had better managers," he says.
(Left: Merrill Osmond. Right: Justin Osmond. Photo Credit, Paul Nelson)
Joining Merrill in the podcast is his son, Justin. He loves music, too, but, to him, it sounds very different. Justin was born with a 90 percent hearing loss. Growing up in a house of music, he wanted to play the violin when he was younger, but, because of his hearing, he was pretty bad at it. That's until one day, he decided to turn off his hearing aids, and something miraculous happened.
Justin Osmond says, "I turned my hearing aids off, and that was great because I couldn't hear anybody. Then, all of a sudden, I put my violin next to my cheekbone and I started to play, and I could hear. I could hear the notes, not by hearing it, but by feeling it."
Justin founded the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund which raises awareness of deaf issues, which promotes hearing-health educational services. He now makes his living as a motivational speaker, an experience he's adding to the podcast.
"My personal motto is, 'I may have a hearing loss, but my hearing loss does not have me,'" Justin says.
Where to find Sound Advice
Watch and subscribe for free on the KSL TV app and website and the KSL Newsradio app and website.
Have a story idea or tip? Send it to the KSL NewsRadio team here.
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8 Delicious Tailgate Foods That Require Zero Prep Work
In a hurry? These 8 tailgate foods take zero prep work, so you can fuel up and get back to what matters most: getting hyped for your favorite | SALT LAKE CITY — They're part of one of the most successful families in American music. Now, two members of the famed Osmond Family are bringing their experience to KSL, as they launch a new weekly podcast called Sound Advice.
From disappointment to discovery
It has been 60 years since the Osmond Brothers started singing barbershop quart | 72 |
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Above Right: Socks by HAPPY SOCKS and Trainers by SUPRA. | Joel wears Top by KATIE EARY, Lucas wears Jacket by EDWIN and T-shirt by CMMN SWDN, Patrick wears Jacket UNIFORMS FOR THE DEDICATED and Shirt NATURAL SELECTION.
Above Right: Joel, Lukas and Patrick wear socks (from left to right) STANCE, HAPPY SOCKS, STANCE.
Above: Joel wears Top by CHRISTOPHER SHANNON, Lucas wears Robe by SOULLAND, and Patrick wears Dungarees by KIT NEALE.
Above Left: Lucas wears Trousers by BAARTMANS AND SIEGAL, Shirt and Socks by SOULLAND.
Above Right: Joel wears Top by CHRISTOPHER SHANNON, Trainers by TOURNE D TRANSMISSION, Socks by HAPPY SOCKS.
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Meet our Elf – "Elfie". He is no Elf on the Shelf. Sure he gets into plenty of<|fim_middle|>We found him driving Harry's remote control car.
He and Goofy decided to play Star Wars ships.
He got into my cotton balls and made a snowman.
He dressed up all of Harry's animals in Christmas themed attire.
A "snowball" fight with cotton balls.
Elfie left a a mess when he decided to create a Christmas paper chain.
Our Elf seems to have a bit of a shoe obsession. He is always trying on different shoes and socks.
And then we found Elfie at my computer. He created a ridiculous holiday video of us as elves.
This entry was posted in Christmas, Elf, holidays and tagged Christmas, Elf by mabufive. Bookmark the permalink. | mischief but he is loved and held. Santa sends him around the beginning of December and he returns with Santa on Christmas Eve. As much havoc as he creates, he is still cherished as part of our Christmas holidays.
The following are some of his crazy antics from back in 2009.
Whenever Elfie sees packing peanuts, he thinks he is playing in snow. We find them every where.
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Fall and early spring are the best times to move and replant gardenias.
While the Gardenia genus includes more than 200 species, the most widely grown species are common gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) and starry gardenia (Gardenia thunbergia), which grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 11. Known for its fragrant white flowers and glossy green leaves, cultivars of common gardenia range in size from 2 feet tall and wide up to 15 feet tall and wide. Gardenias might need to be replanted if they don't get enough sunlight or have enough space to reach mature size. You'll also need to replant gardenias from nursery containers into the ground.
Water the gardenia bush deeply the night before digging so the soil is soft and easy to penetrate.
Mark a circle on the ground 10 to 15 inches out from the base of the gardenia bush, using landscaping spray paint. Cut along the circle with a spade, making vertical cuts about 12 inches deep to sever the roots, forcing the plant to grow a network of roots closer to the base. For best results, do this in the fall, before moving mature gardenias in the following spring, so the bush has plenty of time to develop new roots. Young, unestablished gardenias are less likely to suffer transplant shock and can be moved on the same day.
Prune the gardenia in late winter about one month before moving the gardenia bush. Remove as much as one-third of the total plant size. This step is optional, but helps to make larger gardenias easier to handle.
Water the bush deeply the evening before moving and replanting the gardenia bush.
Cut along the circle a second time. Pull back on the spade handle to pry the root ball out of the soil. Use the spade or lopping shears to sever roots on the bottom of the root ball. Lift the gardenia out of the hole, leaving as much of the root ball intact as possible. You might find it helpful to slide a piece of burlap under the root ball and use the burlap to lift the plant out of the hole.
Dig a hole in the new planting site that is as deep as the root ball -- about 12 inches deep -- and about twice as wide as the root ball, if possible. Depending on the size of the bush and the available space in the new planting area, you might not be able to dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball, but this loosens the soil to make it easier for roots to spread and establish in the soil. Select a site that receives partial sun, with four to five hours of direct sunlight each day.
Mix organic matter with the native soil, particularly if you have poor soil with slow drainage, using as much as a 50 percent mixture with the native soil. Amendments to improve soil include compost, manure, leaf mold, straw, sphagnum peat and grass clippings.
Place the gardenia in the planting hole so the top of the root ball rests even<|fim_middle|> of mulch to avoid problems with rot and infestation.
The gardenia might not bloom in the first year after replanting because much of its energy must go to establishing strong roots in the soil. If you replant smaller or younger gardenia plants in fall, you might see blooms in the following growing season.
Allonsy, Amelia. "How to Replant Gardenias." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/replant-gardenias-59132.html. Accessed 20 April 2019.
Can I Transplant My Gardenia Anytime? | with the surrounding soil. Spread any loose roots evenly in the planting hole. If you have a potted plant plant, remove it from the container and gently loosen the sides of the root ball; remove any brown or mushy roots before planting.
Fill in the hole with the amended native soil. Pack the soil lightly with your hands to remove air pockets. Water the soil to help settle and remove any additional air pockets in the soil. Fill the hole back up to grade with the surrounding soil if packing and watering caused the soil to settle.
Water the gardenia deeply around the entire root zone. Water frequently for the first growing season to keep the soil moist, but not wet.
Apply a 3- to 4-inch layer of mulch around the base of the gardenia to help insulate roots and retain moisture in the soil. Keep a few inches from the base of the plant free | 179 |
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Series of mild winters leads to major increase in any-deer permits
by John Holyoke July 28, 2017 July 27, 2017
The equation is pretty simple, deer biologists will tell you: If the winter is mild, more deer — especially young, vulnerable deer — survive.
And in Maine, when that happens, hunters are often the beneficiaries, receiving more any-deer permits from the state. With one of those permits in hand, a hunter is allowed to target a doe or fawn during hunting<|fim_middle|>," Kantar said.
And as the management planning goes on, Kantar said one hot-button issue will certainly be considered: Lyme disease, which can be carried by deer.
He said that focus is a continuation of the state's effort from the last long-term management plan.
"In the 2000 to 2016 management system for deer, it was recognized in southern and south-central Maine that Lyme disease was a serious concern to public health, and when we looked at people in the state of Maine, putting some sort of limitations to the number of deer down there has a value to people," said Kantar, who said he expected that concern about the disease to be reflected in the pending management plan as well.
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Next Funding for 'critical' Bangor program to end next year | season. Without it, that hunter has to target deer sporting antlers, which are typically bucks.
And this year, the state's hunters will likely be smiling. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has put 66,050 of the coveted permits up for grabs via a lottery. That's a drastic increase over the 2016 permit allocation of 45,755. Just two years ago, in 2015, the state allotted just 28,770 permits — 44 percent of this year's total.
And as is usually the case, winter weather is the catalyst for that increase.
"The biggest thing with deer has been, and will likely continue to be, winter severity, and the impact that has, especially on younger deer," said Lee Kantar, the DIF&W's former deer biologist. "We've had a series of very mild winters, and that really builds up those deer numbers rather quickly."
The state's lead deer biologist, Kyle Ravana, left his job to pursue other opportunities in May, but his departure did not lead to any complications in determining this year's any-deer permit allocations, according to Kantar. Ravana had held that position since 2013.
Kantar is now the state's moose biologist, but was included in the loop on any-deer permits after Ravana left, and therefore was able to explain the department's reasoning in the absence of a full-time deer biologist..
"This last winter, 2016-17, was [the latest in a string of mild winters]," Kantar said. "It was in the bottom as one of the most mild winters."
This year, any-deer permits will be allotted in 22 of the state's Wildlife Management Districts, including districts 2, 3 and 6, which are all north of Houlton, where the deer herd has particularly struggled over the past 10 years.
Kantar explained that when biologists establish each district's any-deer permits for a given year, they also have to establish an "expansion factor" in order to reach population goals.
"Say that we want to remove 100 does from one management district [to reach population goals]. We know that we're not going to have 100 any-deer permits and take 100 does," Kantar said. "In fact, based on years and years of experience on this, we know we have to build in an expansion factor [to account for] success rate, and the fact that many of those hunters who are successful may choose to take a buck and not take a doe on that permit."
A year ago, about 4,000 does were taken by hunters, while more than 45,000 any-deer permits were allotted, Kantar explained. So this year, with about 66,000 any-deer permits being issued, it's reasonable to expect that 6,000 does will be harvested, Kantar said.
"The increase looks large, the number of any-deer permits looks large, but it all translates back to an actual number that's not [excessive]," Kantar said.
And he said the increased level of any-deer permits is reason for hunters to be enthusiastic.
"It's all a good thing, really. Because in the general scheme of things, we're saying, based on all of this available information on deer, the survival project on deer that's going on for a few years, that we can afford, so to speak, to increase our doe harvest because there are enough deer out there," Kantar said.
Kantar said that as the DIF&W continues to work on its next generation of long-range management plans, a subtle shift is emerging. In past years, it was common for biologists to issue population estimates for various big game animals. When asked for a statewide estimate on deer, Kantar said biologists are focusing more on the health of the population than sheer numbers.
"We're not abandoning the thought of 'How many critters are there out there?' but the means for us doing that, we do as part of monitoring health, as well | 868 |
Andre M. Ishak, MD, a native of Southern California, was raised<|fim_middle|> Added Qualification for Hand Surgery.
Dr. Ishak has published several scientific articles and given numerous presentations at national meetings. He enjoys fishing, backpacking, diving and playing the saxophone. He lives in Camarillo with his wife, two children, two cats and two dogs. | in Palos Verdes and he became interested in medicine by accompanying his father, an obstetrician, on his weekend rounds. Dr. Ishak attended the University of California, Berkeley where he majored in anatomy and physiology. He then left the sunny shores of California for the bitter cold winters and steamy hot summers of the East Coast where he enrolled at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, earning his MD with honors in 1993.
Dr. Ishak eagerly returned to Southern California to begin his orthopedic residency at Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center. At the completion of his residency, he took an additional year of hand surgery training at the University of California, San Francisco where be studied under the renowned Professor Edward Diao.
Dr. Ishak returned to Southern California in 1999 to join Ventura Orthopedics. He specializes in surgery of the hand, wrist and elbow. Dr. Ishak holds an academic appointment as clinical instructor at University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine and the Certificate of | 213 |
Do you guys remember our email on building habits outside of the gym?
Do you remember the "3 R's"?
Let's use our 3 R's (Reminder, Routine, Reward) to attack this approach!
-Every time double unders show up in the workout…YOU show up!
-Practice double unders during the cool down. You partake in the cool down religiously after each class, so by doing so it serves as a great reminder to PRACTICE!
Routine: Show up and practice double unders! No single unders! Don't settle for the path of least resistance!<|fim_middle|> wanting to Improve your endurance on running workouts, enhancing your efficiency on the olympic lifts or even getting your first pull-up. It all begins with a goal, a why and a blueprint on how to get there.
Could your squat use some improvement?
Can you go for 10 minutes? This doesn't have to be 10 minutes straight, how about 10 sets of 1 minute holds spread throughout the day? Seems a lot more doable with this approach doesn't it? Try it today!
← Get Out Of The Gym! | Reward: Sheer mental and physical accomplishment for pulling yourself from your comfort zone and working a weakness. You are now steps closer towards goal attainment! Pat on the back! Fist pump! Dab! Dab! Dab!
Double unders are simply an example of something you desire when it comes to performance. Notice the approach is no different than the one we've coached with lifestyle behaviors.
The same could be said for | 84 |
Theyre known _ if at all, admittedly _ for producing some of the most refined, carefully crafted irons in the world. But in recent years, Miura Golf has broadened its horizons considerably into the ranks of the rest of the bag: drivers, fairway woods, wedges, putters _ and hybrids.
The rather richly named Precious Edition hybrid, as non-traditional a piece of golf equipment as one can find these days, might seem out of character for a company so closely aligned with old-school manufacturing traditions like mild steel, 14-step forgings and unders<|fim_middle|> rough.
Shaft options for the Precious Edition include graphite shafts by Graphite Design or steel shafts from Nippon, while grip selection includes Lamkin or the multicoloured Iomic variety, which Y.E. Yang used to win the 2009 PGA Championship.
The club comes in lofts of 17, 20 and 23 degrees, which is essentially 2-iron through 4, and retails for a rather robust $239 with a standard Nippon NSPro 950 steel shaft (which, for the record, is an excellent shaft that rivals any of the premium steel shafts on the market). But the folks at Miura will work with anyone to make sure the club they order is perfectly fit to their swing and their game.
Bottom line: you need to experience Miura before laying out the cash that it takes to get into a set. But as vice-president Bill Holowaty will tell you from the company's North American headquarters in Vancouver, they're hard to resist once you've experienced them for yourself.
TT M-80 are to light. Need a little heavier club. | ized blades.
But the Precious hybrid lives up to Miuras exacting standards, standing out as a club that performs exactly the way one might demand it to, and yet feels like no other utility on the market.
The clubhead consists of a carbon plate fused to the crown in order to produce a low centre of gravity, resulting in a ball flight that Miura bills as mid to high trajectory with minimal spin. The club sits square behind the ball, despite having a slight draw bias thats all but imperceptible at address.
most valuable features, considering that its principal function is to hit high, soft-landing approach shots from 200 yards or more.
Interestingly, a gentle high draw wasnt much trouble to produce either, and the clubs distance control was bang-on: the 23-degree model makes a perfect replacement for a 4-iron, and is probably easier to hit, too.
Theres nothing thin or tinny about impact; the strike is solid and satisfying with a rich, dense sound, regardless of where on the face you make contact. Again, a hallmark of Miura craftsmanship.
Aesthetically, the Precious Edition is a thing of beauty, a traditional pear-shaped head in a rich metallic oxblood finish. The perfectly rounded sole is something you dont see on a lot of clubs, but no doubt functions to help the clubhead travel through the grass when gouging the ball out of the | 291 |
The Barbados Federation of Island Triathletes (BFIT) hosted the fifth Kids Series Race of the season and the first<|fim_middle|>:05.
WOW! WOW! WOW! One WOW for each of the Klufas family.
We both just read the story. We are so very proud.
First of all we saw the little boy in the middle of the first row of the picture.
Then we read about someone called Marisa Klufas who WON her group.
Then we read about Daria Klufas who we assume is now off to CARIFTA in October. UNBELIEVABLE!! | qualifier for the upcoming October CARIFTA Championships last Sunday.
The first ever CARIFTA Triathlon and Aquathon Championships will be held here on October 7 and 8. The age groups will range from juniors (age 16-19) and youth (age 11-15) and Barbados will select five males and five females per age group in both triathlon and aquathon.
The fifth Kids Series Race was the first of three qualifying opportunities. The second will be the sixth Kids Series race on June 11 and the final qualifying event will be on July 16, all races being held at the Aquatic Center.
Competitors in the Kid Series event.
Barbadian elite triathletes Jason Wilson and Matthew Wright were in attendance at the Kids Series Race this weekend, showing support and providing inspiration to young and upcoming triathletes.
BFIT has produced qualifying times for each age group distance and automatic selections will be made for the three fastest athletes subject to a time cap for their age groups. Athletes can also qualify on a discretionary basis through their potential and performance in previous events this year (BFIT Age Group Sprint and Caribbean Championships in Miami) as well as upcoming regional competitions (Rainbow Cup in Tobago and Tri de Spice in Grenada).
The Kids Series Races are open to all ages and abilities. The CARIFTA qualifying events are open to all citizens or residents of one year.
The final team will be announced on July 21, after all qualification opportunities have passed.
Thirty kids participated in the first CARIFTA qualifier, in age groups ranging from under 7 to 16 and over. The under-7 age group girls and boys race (25m swim, 0.75km bike and 0.5km run) were won by Ali Banfield (9:59) and Zayne Galt (10:44).
In the 7-8 age group (40m swim, 1.5km bike and 05.km run), the top girl was Maris Klufas (24.14) and the top boy was first timer Matthew DaCosta Hinds (17:29). In the 9-10 age group (100m swim, 3km bike and 0.75km run) it was Olivia Treasure who was the top girl (18:13) and Asher Lashley the top boy (13:45).
In the age 11-12 triathlon, it was Daria Klufas (32:00) who won it for the girls and Lucas Austin (24:41) who won for the boys. The top finishers for girls and boys in the aquathon were first timers India Gray (13:51) and Seamus Burges-Sims (11:17).
The 13-15 age group races were fiercely contested, with strong showings from athletes with swimming backgrounds. In the triathlon event, the top boy was Nathanial Roach (29:10) and the top girl was Danielle Treasure (32:14). In the aquathon, the top girl was Barbadian national swimmer Ashley Weekes (11:15), who was a first timer in this event.
In the 16-19 age group, the top girl was Hannah Lashley, who finished in a time of 50:36 and the top boy was upcoming triathlete Noah Kirby, who finished in a time of 44 | 747 |
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Grigorij Sokolnikov (ryska: Григорий Сокольников), född 15 augusti 1888 i Romny, Guvernementet Poltava, Kejsardömet Ryssland numera Sumy oblast, Ukraina, död 21 maj 1939 i Verkhneuralsk, var en rysk revolutionär politiker och ekonom. Han tillhörde de så kallade gammalbolsjevikerna. Sokolnikov var sovjetisk finansminister från 1922 till 1926.
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Som tonåring flyttade Sokolnikov till Moskva, där han år 1905 blev medlem av den bolsjevikiska fraktionen inom Rysslands socialdemokratiska arbetareparti. Efter att ha blivit gripen och suttit i fängelse for han till Paris och studerade ekonomi vid Sorbonne. År 1917 återvände Sokolnikov till Ryssland; tillsammans med Stalin fick han ansvaret för de bolsjevikiska tidningarna. I oktober samma år invaldes han i partiets politbyrå tillsammans med Lenin, Zinovjev, Kamenev, Trotskij, Stalin och Bubnov.
Efter oktoberrevolutionen 1917 ville Lenin få ett snabbt slut på kriget för att i lugn och ro kunna genomföra en andra revolution i hemlandet. Han uppdrog åt Sokolnikov att underteckna fredsfördraget i Brest-Litovsk.
Under inbördeskriget utsågs Sokolnikov och Rozalia Zemljatjka till kommissarier för åttonde armén och beordrade massavrättningar. Sokolnikov var därtill under en period befälhavare för åttonde armén.
Sokolnikov utnämndes 1922 till folkkommissarie för finanserna, motsvarande finansminister, och fick därmed ansvar för genomförandet av den nya ekonomiska politiken (NEP). En av hans första åtgärder var att införa en stabil valuta efter inbördeskrigets ekonomiska kaos. I maj 1924 blev han ledamot av politbyrån och kom<|fim_middle|> Gulag.
Grigorij Sokolnikovs död är höljd i dunkel. Det antas att han på Stalins order mördades av medfångar den 21 maj 1939.
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Gammalbolsjeviker | att kritisera Stalins ekonomiska politik och beskrev den som statskapitalism. Vid kommunistpartiets fjortonde kongress i december 1925 krävde Sokolnikov att Stalin skulle avsättas som generalsekreterare. Sokolnikovs krav avslogs och han uteslöts från politbyrån.
År 1929 utsågs Sokolnikov till Sovjetunionens ambassadör i London. Tre år senare, 1932, återkallades han till Moskva och utnämndes till ställföreträdande folkkommissarie för utrikesärenden. Han fortsatte att ifrågasätta Stalins inrikespolitik.
I juli 1936 greps Sokolnikov och ställdes i januari 1937 inför rätta i den andra Moskvarättegången, åtalad för både trotskistisk och fascistisk verksamhet. Enligt åtalet skulle Sokolnikov ha konspirerat med nazisten Rudolf Hess för att få till stånd en tysk invasion av Sovjetunionen. Bland de medåtalade fanns Karl Radek, Georgij Pjatakov och Leonid Serebrjakov. Sokolnikov dömdes till tio år fängelse i | 323 |
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Facts About Ironwood Trees
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Plants & Animals in Deciduous Forests
By A.P. Mentzer
The desert ironwood tree, Olneya tesota, is a member of the legume family and is the only species in its genus. It is commonly found in the deserts of the Southwest, especially Arizona. Ironwood trees are considered a keystone species in this region because they provide food and shelter for several species of animals and plants. Their heavy, dense wood is prized as firewood and as a shade tree in the desert. Learning some iron wood tree facts introduces you to this fascinating species.
Habitat and Ecology
The Southwestern U.S. is home to the desert ironwood tree. Arizona hosts many of these trees, which thrive in desert habitats. Ironwood trees provide much-needed shade in the hot, dry environment. Most plant-life in these habitats can be described as low-growing desert shrubs. The height of ironwood trees makes them stand out in the landscape. They are sometimes called a "nurse" tree because many species of plants and animals shelter in the shade provided by the ironwood's canopy. Ironwood trees belong to the legume family. Like soybeans and peas, these trees fix nitrogen in the soil, making it easier for nearby plants to absorb nutrients.
Anatomy of an Ironwood
Desert ironwood trees usually grow multiple trunks and its strong branches produce a wide canopy that can span 30 feet in diameter. The bark is gray and smooth but becomes cracked and shaggy with age. The bark is also studded with sharp thorns. Tiny hairs protect the leaves and twigs from the drying and scorching effects of hairs, desert sunlight. The grayish-green ironwood tree leaves do not change color before they fall and are compound and pinnate, meaning they are divided into leaflets attached to a long stem. The flowers grow in long clusters and resemble pea blossoms.
Desert Ironwood Tree Facts
Pale pink and purple flowers bloom in April and May and produce seeds in June and July. Both the flowers and seeds are edible for humans and<|fim_middle|> wood the tree produces. The wood is one of the heaviest in the world. Unlike other types of wood, ironwood does not float because of its high density. It burns at a high temperature making it an ideal wood for a campfire on a chilly night.
Arizona Cooperative Extension: Olneya Tesota - Desert Ironwood
University of Arizona Campus Arboretum: Olneya Tesota
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension: The Ironwood- Stately Sanctuary in the Sonoran Desert
California Polytechnic State University: Desert Ironwood
A.P. Mentzer graduated from Rutgers University with degrees in Anthropology and Biological Sciences. She worked as a researcher and analyst in the biotech industry and a science editor for an educational publishing company prior to her career as a freelance writer and editor. Alissa enjoys writing about life science and medical topics, as well as science activities for children
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Scrub Oak Information | other animals. Ripe seed pods resemble small, fuzzy pears and may be eaten fresh. They fall from the trees easily and are an important food source for desert animals, fresh or dried. Ironwood trees are deciduous, but they lose their leaves to conserve water during dry periods during winter, not because of falling temperatures or a decrease in sunlight. This conservation allows the trees to retain enough energy to produce flowers when spring brings rainy weather. Ironwood trees can live to be 150 years old.
Characteristics of Ironwood
The desert ironwood tree grows 20 to 50 feet tall, making it the tallest tree in the Sonoran Desert. Its name comes from the heavy, dense heart | 145 |
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