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Tomato Cheese Crostini aka Mini Pizzas. Make these for your next dinner party, cocktail hour, or just for stuffing your face while Netflixing. No judgement here at the Eat Up! Kitchen. They're so good I must just come over to join you.
Your favorite baguette, grape tomatoes, and a semi-soft aged cheese are all it takes for the best Tomato Cheese Crostini.
You could make these Tomato Cheese Crostini with practically any ingredients. It's basically bread, cheese, tomatoes, basil – it really is a mini pizza. What I want you to do, though, is make these with really awesome ingredients. You probably won't make them everyday so I think it's worth spending two to three times what you'd normally spend on the good stuff.
This French Baguette is currently my favorite bread. Ever. There's a new bakery near me in Philly called The Kettle Black. They're kind of known for making bagels with activated charcoal. This results in a pitch black bagel. It's cute but it's also damn delicious. This bakery, only two blocks from me, is everything I want in my bread life. I'm especially in love with their perfect French Baguette. When I start this Crostini post saying you should use really good ingredients, I'm saying don't make this unless you can find a bread you can call your favorite.
Tomatoes. Fantastic tomatoes are sometimes hard to come by. For the most part I've found that grape or cherry tomatoes are sweeter and more consistent than their plum, beefsteak, or vine ripe counterparts. I<|fim_middle|> to warm cheese through without melting it all over the place.
Take crostini from oven and top with warm grape tomato sauce and freshly minced basil.
Serve warm with a drizzle of olive oil and light dusting of flaky salt. | like to just add a tablespoon of good olive oil in a large skillet and toss a whole pint of grape tomatoes in there until they start to break apart. Maybe toss in a bit of fresh basil to boot. If you can't get grape tomatoes you could use canned diced tomatoes instead.
You want a semi-soft aged Italian or French cheese for this Crostini. Something with some funk to it so you know it's there. You don't want to mistake your $10-$20 cheese investment for Philadelphia Cream Cheese. A goat or sheep milk cheese would be very nice but cow's milk would also work. Fontina is a long time favorite of mine but I used some blended cheese that was an in-house special at Whole Foods for this. It was very good but I threw out the label :-(. If you're making this for a party the type of cheese can really set this hors d'oeuvre apart from the others – so be adventurous!
Warm cheese in oven just until it starts to melt.
Use a wire rack to toast your crostini in the oven. The rack makes it easier to work with them and provides even toasting. still, I like to flip them halfway through the initial toast in a 400°F oven. It really depends on the kind of bread you have for the timing here. Mine took about 8 minutes to toast without browning. Once they've toast then you can add some cheese on top. Return to the oven or broiler and melt the cheese. You're not looking for an ooey gooey lava flow here – just warmed through. Remove the crostini again and apply a decent amount of cooked tomatoes. Top with freshly minced basil and serve. These are great hot out of the oven (watch your mouth!) but also really good cold after sitting around for a couple hours while you marathon the latest Stranger Things episodes.
Top Crostini with Grape Tomato sauce and freshly minced basil. Add a drizzle of live oil and some flaky or coarse salt.
Tomato Cheese Crostini aka Mini Pizzas. Make these for your next dinner party, cocktail hour, or just for stuffing your face while Netflixing. No judgement here at the Eat Up! Kitchen. They're so good I must just come over to join you.
In a large skillet add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 pint grape tomatoes. Heat over medium high heat until skins begin to break down. Add a 1/4 freshly chopped basil and salt if desired. Remove from heat.
Slice baguette on a bias and place on a wire rack. Transfer wire rack to oven and toast until no longer soft but not brown - 5-10 minutes.
Remove crostini from oven and add cheese. Return to oven | 562 |
Sneyd Wharf is a small mooring site on the Wryley and Essington Canal in the West Midlands. The site borders Rough Wood Country Park which is the oldest and largest woodland in Walsall with six separate nature reserves.
The site provides boaters with a good base from which to explore the extensive Birmingham Canal Navigation (BCN) network as well as venture out into the countryside of the West Midlands.
The site accommodates seven boats in total. 6 berths have full residential permission and come with electricity.
From Bloxwich town centre take the A4124 Sneyd Lane towards Wednesfield. Within half a mile of leaving Bloxwich Sneyd Lane becomes Lichfield Road<|fim_middle|> | with the moorings on the left, before the motorway bridge.
The listed facilites can be found in the on-site facilities block and are for the use of all boaters.
The car park is reserved for moorers only.
Site access is protected by fencing and a gate which is fitted with a padlock.
Moorings rings are spaced at 5 metre intervals.
Bloxwich town centre is just half a mile away and offers a wide range of shops, post office, banks and public amenities. | 105 |
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MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program curators and alumni talk about its future
Less than a month after the $450 million expansion of MoMA, hints began circulating of the potential cancellation of MoMA PS1's Young Architecture Program (YAP). Begun in 1999 as the first collaboration between the merged institutions, Philip Johnson celebrated his birthday party that summer with a DJ booth commemorating the disco era, spinning Frank Sinatra's "My Way" as the program's initial gesture. For the next 20 years, the jury asked deans, critics, and editors to nominate 30 young firms to compete, selecting a shortlist of five to develop concepts for the annual outdoor pavilion in the Queens-based PS1's courtyard. "The two most open departments to collaboration from day one of the announcement were film and architecture," said PS1 founder Alanna Heiss. "We had a gigantic space that had been used for large-scale installations of sculpture and big outdoor performance programs. We'd done a summer before of a kind of trial Warm Up, which had been more successful than, shall we say, we wanted it to be; ie., we had crowds and crowds of people that we had to devise systems to control for safety. But to merge architecture with the beginning of Warm Up was just a dream." MoMA's chief architecture curator at the time was Terence Riley, who conceived of the initial framework. "An opportunity presented itself in that a couple proposed to MoMA in a meeting with Glenn Lowry [the museum's director] and myself a prize for young architects in honor of the husband's father," said Riley. "He was focused on young architects, and he was thinking that it would be a prize. I was wary and am now about museums giving out prizes. It was really at the spur of the moment that we flipped the conversation to this Young Architects Program. Probably more than any kind of a medal, getting the opportunity for a young architect to actually build something in New York City—which is a freestanding element rather than an interior—I thought this would be super exciting for the museum and for the cadre of young architects of the period." Marcel Breuer had built a temporary house in MoMA's garden in the 1950s, and the Serpentine Pavilion in London also began in 2000 with a much larger budget. The Venice Architecture Biennale's pavilions bear some resemblance, too. During his time as MoMA's chief architecture curator, Barry Bergdoll instigated the impressive Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling in 2008, building housing models in MoMA-owned adjacent lots, which pushed the temporary building program in another productive direction. But YAP was the first temporary pavilion program of its kind in the world. "The first winner was SHoP, and it set a very high standard," Riley said. "It immediately became super competitive, and what I think is amazing, people put so much effort into it, many of the installations stand out as being a turning point in a lot of careers for some amazing architects. You can make a list of them. It's pretty incredible." YAP became an influential model around the world, with MoMA organizing partner pavilions at the National Museum of XXI Century Arts (MAXXI) in Rome, with CONSTRUCTO in Santiago, Chile, at Istanbul Modern, and at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul. "The fact that it has a use was critical in the sense that it wasn't just architects scribbling and coming up with seductive forms, although they often did, but they did often have a focus and guidelines," Riley said of YAP. "That gave it some rigor and also some humor. This was for a DJ event. It was about fun; it was about enjoyment. It had it's own character, which was really great." AN asked past YAP winners and curators to comment on its value to their careers, to young architects, and to the field, and to suggest possible future directions for the program. AN: How would you evaluate the program as a platform for you or other young architects to develop their ideas and gain recognition? Florian Idenburg, SO-IL For SO-IL, our installation, Pole Dance, was career-defining. We cannot recognize enough the importance that the program has had on a generation of architects. This potential is something MoMA should not underestimate and should try to maintain as it finds its new form. After two decades, any temporary event starts to lose its potential. I am excited to see what comes next. Eric Bunge, nARCHITECTS The program has undoubtedly been a launchpad for architecture firms, including ours, but its more important impact has been as a petri dish for ideas. Pedro Gadanho, former MoMA curator of architecture and design In a context in which debt-ridden young architects probably have to enter corporate offices just to survive, YAP provided one of the few design opportunities in the U.S. in which a smaller scale, more experimental studio could try out architectural ideas outside the market. And with MoMA's notoriety [renown] behind it, winning it surely provided a boost in visibility at [an] international level. In this sense, after such a history has been made, scrapping it sounds profoundly unfortunate for the architectural field in the States, as well as for MoMA's role within it. Gregg Pasquarelli, SHoP founding principal This program was an incredibly important platform for SHoP and other young firms. Dunescape [in inaugural 2000] was one of the first projects that put SHoP on the map in a meaningful way, and we are very grateful to have been a part of MoMA's incubator. It showed us the tremendous R&D value of designing and constructing exhibitions and temporary pavilions and informs the way that we work to this day. What we learned through Dunescape has proven scalable and enabled us to conceptualize a new way of working that we are hopeful will revolutionize the entire architecture and construction industry. Jenny Sabin, Jenny Sabin Studio Winning the 2017 MoMA and MoMA PS1 YAP competition marked a major transition point in my professional creative career. My built work up until that point had been largely experimental, indoors, and at the pavilion scale. The platform enabled me to push design research to an entirely different scale, to engage active environmental conditions, diverse publics, and to respond to and integrate unique public programs for Warm Up. I can't underscore enough the positive role and impact YAP plays in our field and practice. It was the most rewarding and meaningful project that I have completed to date. It was an incredible honor and the international exposure was mind-boggling. YAP elevated my practice to an entirely new level with new and ongoing projects all over the world. Tobias Armborst, Interboro Partners For Interboro the program was important, changing the trajectory of our work. The particular response we found to the question of temporary architecture really brought forward our interest in rethinking community engagement and developing architecture not only as a product but as an open process that can involve many actors. Pablo Castro and Jennifer Lee, OBRA The YAP program was of course not perfect, the budget was too modest and so were the design fees—in our case our aim to adequately respond to the programmatic requirement of shade ended up being achievable only after being supplemented by a huge other fundraising effort on our part. In later years YAP had also become a franchise for MoMA, sprouting sideshows all over the world. Museums in Santiago, Istanbul, Rome, and Seoul had their own versions of YAP. Sometimes the work produced for these colonial outposts was interesting, but one can't help but wonder if it would not have been better to focus more concentratedly in advancing the conceptual intentions of the effort instead of multiplying it without any kind of contextual adjustment all over the globe. By 2006 when, thanks to YAP, OBRA got its chance to build Beatfuse! in the courtyards of the museum, one could already sense in the place a feeling of being under the intervention of some kind of colonial financial overlord. We were lucky enough to still enjoy the residual presence of the original "guerrilla" attitude which was alive and well in the people that ran and worked in the place: Alanna herself, a great champion of the daring and inspired; Brett Littman, the deputy director who saved our skin several times as we were trying to build Obra's overly-ambitious proposal; Tony Guerrero, the chief installer who—as I remember—used to keep a huge cage full of birds inside his office; and Sixto Figueroa, the congenial head of the Boricua-dominated PS1 shop, the place which, that spring, all of<|fim_middle|> welcoming hang-out for hot summer days. The following year, PS1 inaugurated its gradual absorption into the MoMA collective with a project by Philip Johnson, ever a follower of fashions (even if it led him, at times, in the direction of Nazism), who designed a Dance Pavilion DJ booth for the 1999 summer concerts as the first collaboration between the two institutions. It wasn't until 2000 that MoMA architecture curator Terence Riley formally established the Young Architects Program as an annual invited competition to promote innovative practices. The program was simple: provide shade, seating, and water for Warm Up. The first winner—if anyone can still remember the now 190-plus person office as a young startup—was SHoP Architects, which demonstrated the kind of digitally designed, people-friendly, carefully crafted form-making that would make them the go-to firm for urban development projects that need a warmer public face. The program frequently created opportunities for younger architects to demonstrate conceptual ideas percolating in academia on a small but meaningful scale. Early winners of the competition included Lindy Roy (2001), William Massie (2002), Tom Wiscombe (2003), nARCHITECTS (2004), Hernan Diaz Alonso (2005), and OBRA Architects (2006). Sometimes the projects leaned in the direction of conceptual follies that had less of a service component, and early projects at times demonstrated the limits of digital design as often as its potential. The initial budget was $25,000, later increased to $75,000, though it became common knowledge that most firms would spend more out of their own pockets and lean heavily on interns to build out the ideas. It was not an open competition: MoMA curators and advisors pre-selected a handful of designers and frequently favored well-connected circles from Ivy League schools and well-connected academics. The arc of the program traces a mini-curatorial history of MoMA, from Riley to Tina di Carlo and Peter Christensen, Barry Bergdoll, Andres Lepik, Pedro Gadanho, Sean Anderson, and Stierli, whose influences are reflected in the selections, along with changes in the profession. Little by little, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center became PS1 MoMA, then MoMA PS1. Some of the better-regarded highlights over the years included WORKac's 2008 P.F.1 (Public Farm One), which installed a demonstration urban farm that could survive the barren courtyard environment and created an ascending staircase of planter boxes on top of the gravel-covered space. SO-IL's Pole Dance (2010) engaged the playful possibilities of the program with colorful beach balls, overhead netting, hammocks, misters, and flexible PVC pipes, programmed with dance performances. On the most service-oriented end, Interboro Partners (2011) used their project as a demonstration of how PS1 could engage the surrounding neighborhood, building out the courtyard with a kit-of-parts based on the expressed needs of nonprofit organizations, businesses, and others in the community who they interviewed and donated components to at the end of the summer. Later projects by MOS (afterparty, 2009), Hollwich Kushner (Wendy, 2012), The Living (Hy-Fi, 2014), Andrés Jacque/ Office for Political Innovation (COSMO, 2015), and Jenny Sabin Studio (Lumen, 2017) increasingly verged in the direction of critical grotesques, parametric design, and environmental remediation experiments to varying degrees of success. Through it all, the surrounding neighborhood blew up in an astonishing, if predictable manner, in ascending towers of luxury apartments, demolishing the beloved 5 Pointz graffiti space in the process. If SHoP's origins as a young firm are hard to remember, it's even more difficult to retrieve the imperative that once made PS1 so improbable and ingenious a proposition in the first place—and the Young Architects Program an innocent delight—when its enterprising founder Alanna Heiss somehow convinced the Queens borough president to hand over a closed-down public school to a group of misfits from the SoHo/ Tribeca alternative space scene who proceeded to saw through floors as sculptures. Notably, one of the names that appears as a funder in the first decade of YAP, along with Bloomberg, Agnes Gund, and Isaac Liberman, is none other than real-estate-reality-show-specter-turned-president Donald J. Trump. How a contemporary art center can meaningfully respond to the current situation, if at all, could be a starting point for the continuation of the program or its eventual cancellation, but the Young Architects Program unquestionably pioneered a model of temporary urban pavilion imitated worldwide, activating public spaces that without major capital improvements or altering their historic character remained inhospitable and inflexible for contemporary needs.
AN tours MoMA PS1's tropical 2019 Young Architects Program installation
The 20th iteration of MoMA PS1's Young Architects Program (YAP) opens today, and The Architect's Newspaper took a sneak peek at the towering installation ahead of time. This year's winners, the Mexico City-based Pedro y Jauna (and engineer Arup), have installed a 40-foot-tall ring of scaffolding in the Long Island City museum's front plaza, complete with a tropical panorama and towering waterfall. Hórama Rama floats this "jungle" over a forest of scaffolding, with handwoven hammocks from the south of Mexico suspended between the columns. The natural comparisons don't stop there; while the inner ring of the 90-foot-wide cyclorama features lush jungle imagery, the outer ring presents a wall of technical two-by-six wooden beams, each capped with a splash of blue tape. On the ground, the duo behind Pedro y Jauna, Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss, have scattered square benches made from the same material, and at first glance, they appear to be piles of unfinished lumber but eventually reveal themselves to be even more seating. Hanging work lights have been run through the pavilion to light it up at night, furthering the construction site feel. The entire structure was designed to be light and permeable but still provide shade from the harsh summer sun, in following PS1's design brief. Hanging hammocks have been suspended in every nook and cranny of the courtyard, providing quieter respites for visitors who choose to explore the space. The most pervasive feature is the "infinity" waterfall at the center of Hórama Rama, which constantly recirculates water. As Reuss explained, the waterfall isn't for cooling off (though it does splash and mist quite a bit), but to infuse the space with the sound of running water. Hórama Rama will remain installed through September 2 and will play host to PS1's popular Warm Up concert series—the first in the indie music series will run on July 6. If you're interested in seeing all five finalist entries for this year's YAP competition, MoMA has installed models and diagrams of each inside the PS1 building proper. This exhibition usually runs at the MoMA proper, but with the Manhattan branch closed for the summer, the Queens offshoot is hosting it instead.
MoMA picks five finalists for the Young Architects Program 2019
The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 have announced the five finalists for next year's 20th annual Young Architects Program (YAP). The finalists are each invited to propose an installation design for PS1's outdoor courtyard in Long Island City, Queens. The winning proposal will be revealed in early 2019 and installed next summer. The selection below hints at MoMA's commitment to showcasing forward-thinking architects who use eye-catching design, strategic planning, and social media to garner global influence. Not only do these teams create innovative spaces and experiences, but they incorporate imaginative materials and movement into every project they pursue. Meet the finalists below: Pedro & Juana Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss Mexico City This Mexican design duo has made major splashes in the architecture world since establishing their firm in 2012. Many of their projects feature furniture-driven designs, as seen in their interior public space installation, Dear Rudolph, for the 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial. The pair met in 2005 while attending SCI-Arc and formed their practice years later. Not only do they design their own furnishings and fixtures for many of their projects, but they incorporate art and whimsy into every piece. For the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial, Pedro & Juana created a festive and colorful ceiling full of lanterns and planters within the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Low Design Office (LOWDO) DK Osseo-Asare State College, Pennsylvania DK Osseo-Asare of the Austin, Texas-based firm LOWDO explores the links between sustainability, technology, and geopolitics. Together with his design partner, Ryan Bollom, the young practitioner designs eco-friendly family homes and living systems. In 2017, they created the Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform (AMP), a transnational project that helps bolster maker ecosystems in Africa by teaching students and young professionals how to reuse recycled materials. One of the firm's biggest projects includes designing and planning the new towns of Koumbi City in Ghana and Anam City in Nigeria. Oana Stanescu & Akane Moriyama New York Romanian architect Oana Stanescu is a founding partner of the New York–based design firm, Family, and cofounder of the Friends of +Pool nonprofit. Her work in architecture features a multidisciplinary approach, which can be seen in the ambitious design of the world's first floating pool and Family's 2013 stage design for Kanye West's Yeezus tour. Stanescu recently stepped out to start a practice under her own name, taking her extensive experience working on exhibition design, public housing, and commercial projects, as well as urban development, with her. She's has held teaching positions at MIT and Columbia University GSAPP, and served as a critic at Yale and Harvard. Stockholm-based artist and designer Akane Moriyama weaves the fields of architecture and textile together in her work. After studying at both the Kyoto University of Technology in Japan and the Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Sweden, she began incorporating the practices of dying, knitting, sewing, and printing into her projects. In 2013, she won the Center for American Architecture and Design's competition CURTAINS, installing a large-scale prism made of billowy, sheer drapes in a courtyard at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work has been shown widely from Tokyo to Venice. Matter Design Brandon Clifford Boston Matter Design, led by director and cofounder Brandon Clifford, isn't afraid to experiment. The Boston-based design/research studio regularly publishes architectural research into new fabrication techniques but also combines the theoretical with the practical in using those same techniques to create products. This synthesis of research and practice is at the heart of Matter Design; for example, take The Cannibal's Cookbook, a guidebook for constructing walls from interlocking pieces of scrap masonry, and Cyclopean Cannibalism, a real-world realization of a "recipe" from the book. Carving, stacking, and discovering new twists on ancient craft techniques have driven much of Matter Design's research. The studio was also recognized with an Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers in 2013. TO Carlos Facio and Jose G. Amozurrutia Mexico City To TO founders Carlos Facio and Jose G. Amozurrutia, the line between art and architecture was meant to be blurred. TO, a small, three-year-old Mexico City–based practice, regularly blends hand-crafting with architectural ideas. For their 2016 Hermés Pavilion in Milan, the studio collaborated with Taller Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo to abstract one element of a typical building—the colonnade—into a spiraling structure made solely of brick piers. The resultant interplay of light and shadow was just as important to the project as the columns themselves, demonstrating the studio's attention to architecture's more ethereal qualities. Past YAP winners include Dream the Combine (2018), Jenny Sabin (2017), and Escobedo Soliz Studio (2016).
AN tours the 2018 Young Architects Program installation at MoMA PS1
MoMA PS1's 2018 Young Architects Program (YAP) installation is set to open for the summer on June 28, and The Architect's Newspaper took a behind-the-scenes look at the winning entry from Minneapolis-based Dream The Combine. Husband-and-wife partners Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers of Dream The Combine, and Clayton Binkley of ARUP were on hand for a guided press preview of the steel-and-glass Hide & Seek, now installed in PS1's courtyard. This year's YAP installation is highly technical and stark at first glance, but is still responsive at the human-scale and cuts a striking figure as the lighting conditions change overhead. Eight intersecting elements made of black steel–Carruthers co-owns a metal fabrication shop in Minneapolis–stretch across PS1's open space, creating a layered experience for museum-goers. Each end of the horizontal structures on the ground-level are capped with enormous suspended mirrors, which move both in response to the wind as well as visitor participation; the mirrored-panels have had handles welded to their back. The bending, constantly shifting viewpoints and reflections of Hide & Seek are designed to introduce a measure of spontaneity and unpredictability to the concrete-walled courtyard. Mirrors mounted high above the ground break the visual constraints of the PS1 courtyard and provide glimpses of the surrounding neighborhood to passerbys and vice versa. The installation's central structure, a catwalk installed just past PS1's entrance, turns into an infinitely-reflecting hallway as the mirrors at its ends move in the breeze. It also provides shade from the harsh summer sun via a stretched overhead canopy. As Newsom and Carruthers explained, the black fabric is intended to physically both block and filter the sun so that looking up invokes the feeling of viewing the night sky, as well as symbolically represent the poche of a drawn plan. A large-scale hammock nearby trades the plywood flooring of the catwalk for springy netting (though the installation doesn't have a trampoline-level of bounce, AN's editors spotted plenty of children trying to catch some air anyway). "For the 19th year of the Young Architects Program, Dream The Combine's provocative intervention Hide & Seek tests the effects of rapid development in Long Island City, Queens and, more broadly, the American city," wrote Associate Curator of MoMA's Department of Architecture and Design Sean Anderson. "Conceived as a temporary site of exchange, the proposal activates the MoMA PS1 courtyard as a speculative frontier to be magnified, transgressed, and re-occupied." Hide & Seek will also act as a staging area for PS1's Warm Up concert series, and the steel sculptures overhead will reportedly be bathed in mist and light at night in response to the music below. Hide & Seek will be on display and open to the public from June 28 until September 3. An exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art's main building showcasing the schemes from all five finalists will run concurrently.
MoMA showcases 2018 Young Architects Program finalists ahead of PS1 opening
From now until September 3, the MoMA will be exhibiting Dream The Combine's winning scheme for this year's Young Architects Program (YAP), as well as the other four finalists' work. Hide & Seek opens to the public at MoMA PS1 on June 28, but until then, the MoMA exhibition provides a sneak peek that should tide over visitors. Hide & Seek Design: Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers of Dream The Combine in collaboration with Clayton Binkley of ARUP Structural Engineering: Clayton Binkley and Kristen Strobel, ARUP Project Team: Max Ouellette-Howitz, Nero He, Tom Vogel, Emmy Tong, and Erik Grinde, with support from UMN School of Architecture Dream The Combine is the 19th YAP winner. The firm's scheme will create a series of dynamic pavilions across PS1's courtyard and up the steps to the museum. Nine overlapping black steel catwalks will stretch across the open area, including inaccessible platforms hovering overhead. Three of the paths will hold giant, moveable mirrors that can "turn an individual into a crowd" or unify separate elements of the installation. Fabric sails will be floated overhead at certain points and fitted with misters to create an ethereal and spacey feeling at night. Hide & Seek is, according to Jennifer Newsom, an attempt to create an ever-changing experience in PS1's courtyard by building new visual connections throughout the space and beyond. Shelf Life Design: LECAVALIER R+D, Jesse LeCavalier Project team: Ayesha Ghosh, Jesse McCormick, Zachary White Structural engineering support: LED - Laufs Engineering Design, New York City & Berlin What exactly is "logistics"? How can we better connect and explore the invisible machinery that drives modern global commerce? For Shelf Life, LECAVALIER R+D re-appropriates the stacking and racking machinery usually found in factories and turns it into an immersive exhibition structure. In their proposal, furniture is built straight into the massive frame, and the entire pavilion would be disassembled and integrated back into the global logistics stream at the end of summer. Out of the Picture Project Team: FreelandBuck, Alex Kim, Taka Tachibe, Belinda Lee, Braden Young, Adin Rimland, Michael Raymundo, Adrian Lanetti, Evan Preuss, Jose Avila Structural Engineering by Matthew Melnyk of Nous Engineering Out of the Picture sought, much like Hide and Seek, to "bring the outside in" to PS1's courtyard. Enormous fabric banners are stretched across the central plaza and decorated with distorted images of the surrounding buildings. The result is a reinterpretation of the neighborhood from a new perspective, transformed but still readable. Loud Lines Design: BairBalliet Structural Consultants: Walter P Moore, Kais Al-Rawi, Quinton Champer Project Team: Chaoqun Chen, Jose Garcia, Andrew Lang, Spencer McNeil, Ruta Misiunas Lines and vectors are often abstract concepts on a screen in architecture, but BairBalliet sought to translate the often-striking lines in diagrams into tangible structures. During the day, Loud Lines is solid black and imposing, but at night, the structure pulses with neon light from within. The rods emit a cooling mist to further blur the lines between the real and the immaterial. The Beastie Design: OFICINAA: Silvia Benedito and Alexander Häusler. Cambridge, MA, and Ingolstadt, Germany The Beastie proposed a technologically forward-thinking assemblage in PS1's courtyard; an interactive structure that would have turned solar energy into ice. Inside the multi-walled chambers of The Beastie, visitors would explore a range of different temperatures, ranging from pleasant to freezing. More than a cool-down station, The Beastie was intended to raise awareness of climate change by exposing guests to "climatic confusion". All of the YAP finalists were required to design an outdoor shelter that included shade, water, and seating. After the proposals are finished showing at the MoMA, the installation will travel to MAXXI (Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo) in Rome, and CONSTRUCTO in Santiago.
With a newfound interest in housing, Bureau Spectacular's aesthetic-driven practice matures
"We're kind of new around here," Joanna Grant, partner at Los Angeles–based Bureau Spectacular explained while taking a coffee break on a desolate sidewalk outside the shabby three-story commercial building that houses the firm's recently relocated offices. "We got priced out of Downtown," she said, before motioning toward the structure, which is currently occupied on the ground floor by a security door company that has strung up its various prototypes—drop-down metal doors, accordion style–security grilles—along the brick building's thickly painted facade. The ecstatic setting is well-suited for the firm, where on the uppermost level, Grant and Bureau Spectacular founder Jimenez Lai helm an already storied practice that is hard at work tinkering away on a collection of new and evocative works that span the full spectrum of practice– "from spoons to cities," Lai later explained, echoing a famous line by Italian architect Ernesto Rogers. Though the firm has been in existence for nearly 10 years—first as a solo project by Lai and starting in 2016 with Grant as a partner (Grant originally joined the office in 2013)—and has achieved worldwide renown for its eye-catching formalism and genre-shattering typological amalgamations, current projects under development—accessory dwelling units, social housing schemes, private residences—have the potential to reshape the image of the firm wholesale. As the designers pivot from fuzzy worlds, architecturally inspired comic books, and super-scaled installations toward built work, furniture and product lines, and gallery exhibitions, a chief question is on the table: Is Bureau Spectacular growing up? Palm Desert House Joshua Tree, California The office is also working toward several housing experiments, including still-under-wraps social housing schemes and a custom home for a client located in Joshua Tree, California. The radical private home is a love child of Le Corbusier's "five points of architecture," Philip Johnson's Glass house, and the suburban tract home. The project features specifically calibrated window hoods that point the home's eyes away from an unfriendly neighbor and hints at some of the formal and symbolic forays Bureau Spectacular might soon take in its work. Pool Party Long Island City, New York Building off of Tower of 12 Stories, Bureau Spectacular's proposal for the 2017 MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program envisions a collection of ready-made swimming pools raised above the museum courtyard and filled with circulating water to create a "lightweight framework safe for five thousand drunk people" to enjoy. Designed in collaboration with Matthew Melnyk of Nous Engineering, the pools are orchestrated to shade partygoers via evaporative cooling and are designed to utilize minimal materials for maximum aesthetic result. A metal scaffolding supports the oddly-shaped pools, creating an installation inspired in equal parts by Cedric Price, Kisho Kurokawa, John Hejduk, and Yona Friedman. Tower of 12 Stories Coachella, California Lai, who is "approaching 40" and finds himself caught between the freewheeling days of his cartoon-addled youth and new potential endeavors in social housing, is perhaps most popularly known in the non-architecture world for the firm's 52-foot-tall, piloti-supported Coachella installation from 2016, A Tower of Twelve Stories. According to Lai, the all-white stack of funny shapes is meant to represent a sectional model through a fictitious apartment building and is inspired in part by the no-space theories of Rem Koolhaas. The steel-supported and plywood-wrapped installation is designed as "a tower without typical plans, but rather specific rooms with specific geometries" and was lit up in a sea of ever-changing colors when installed in the High Desert two years ago. Snuggle Los Angeles "We're still young architects; we're just less immature now," Grant clarifies when the question of Bureau Spectacular's age comes up. As the practice has matured, however, many of the defining characteristics of its earliest works have remained, including the approach of considering design at the intimate scale of the human body. Grant and Lai have various product lines in the works, including a roughly seven-foot-long body pillow designed by Grant that can be twisted into knots around the body or looped around one's neck like a scarf. The scarf is currently under production and was recently for sale at the THIS X THAT Pop-Up at MOCA Geffen Contemporary in L.A. Backyard Urbanism Los Angeles A common thread throughout Bureau Spectacular's work involves imbuing orgiastic fun into everyday typologies, a notion the team applied to a recent Los Angeles County–sponsored ideas competition for accessory dwelling units (ADU) called YES to ADU. Bureau Spectacular received an honorable mention award for the contest with the firm's Backyard Urbanism project that proposes more or less to collectivize neighborhood backyards with multifunctional ADUs that each perform beneficial neighborhood services like providing shared swimming pools or acting as large-scale receivers for satellite television signals.
Dream the Combine wins 2018 MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program
Minneapolis, Minnesota—based Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers of Dream the Combine have won the 19th annual Young Architects Program (YAP), sponsored by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and MoMA PS1, with their project entitled Hide & Seek. The responsive and kinetic installation is developed in collaboration with Clayton Binkley of ARUP and will be on view in the MoMA courtyard starting in June 2018. Hide & Seek promises to bring several dynamic, performance-based pavilions to PS1's courtyard spaces in order to create a "multiplicity of viewpoints where everyone's experience is valid," Newsom explained over telephone. The installation is made up of nine discrete compositional elements that run throughout the courtyards, including three platform areas containing opposing, movable mirrored walls. These mirrored spaces will attempt to unify the adjoining courtyard areas while integrating a performance stage, a concessions stand, and a cool-down spot into the installation. A small ancillary courtyard will contain an oversized catamaran fabric hammock. Portions of the remaining installation will be shaded by overhead fabric sails outfitted with misters calibrated to give the space an ethereal atmosphere after dark. Each of the three main steel-framed structures will contain two inward-facing, gimbaled mirrors that can be manipulated by party goers to reflect each weekend's unique "catharsis of movement," according to Newsom. The infinitely-reflective mirrors create an "illusion of space [that] expands beyond the physical boundaries [of PS1] and bends into new forms, creating visual connections within the courtyard and onto the streets outside," a press release states. Regarding the proposal for Hide & Seek, Sean Anderson, associate curator in MoMA's Department of Architecture and Design, said, "Conceived as a temporary site of exchange, the proposal activates the MoMA PS1 courtyard as a speculative frontier to be magnified, transgressed, and re-occupied." For the proposal, the designers were inspired partially by the dramatic change in use seen within the courtyard between the raucous weekend parties and more reserved weekday uses of the space. In reference to the opposing nature of the courtyard's activities throughout the week, Carruthers said, "We are trying to create an installation that's not just an object, but that is able to be responsive at different times of use." Dream the Combine beat out LeCavalier R+D, FreelandBuck, OFICINAA, and BairBalliet for the YAP commission. An exhibition highlighting the five finalists' proposed projects will be on view at MoMA over the summer.
Jenny Sabin's selling stools from her MoMA PS1 installation
At MoMA PS1 this year, Jenny Sabin's Lumen gave many a reason to look up through the SolarActive and photo-luminescent thread knitted funnels. Look down, however, and you would have spotted an array of equally exquisite "spool stools" that complimented the installation. The last Warm Up—the last chance to see Lumen—is this weekend. The stools, however, are available to purchase through Jenny Sabin Studio's website. There you can own one (or more) of the 100 stools that were used during the installation's three-month run. Though three variations of the seat were produced, all were made in a similar fashion. To make the "spool stool," recycled plywood spools, carved into serrated pinwheels were placed at either end while a robot—named Sulla—spun woven micro-cord thread in a hyperbolic fashion around their perimeter. Each stool is also topped and bottomed by CNC cut caps, which, to Jenny Sabin Studio's own admission, may be a tad word from usage, but are in general in great condition. Three stool sizes are on sale. The smallest, priced at $150, is able to double-up as a side table, while the medium and large–sized stools, $200 and $250 respectively, can seat up to three people and be used as table as well. The stools are available to purchase at jennysabin.com but there's no delivery—they must be picked up from MoMA PS1.
Jenny Sabin wins this year's MoMA Young Architects Program
Ithaca, New York—based practice Jenny Sabin Studio has won the 18th iteration of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and MoMA PS1's annual Young Architects Program for her project entitled Lumen. The immersive design will be on show starting June 27 at the MoMA PS1 courtyard in Long Island City.
Lumen changes throughout the day, offering shade and shelter from the sun, while also providing artificial illumination after sunset. This is achieved thanks to a tubular lattice canopy comprised of recycled, photo-luminescent, and solar active textiles that absorb, collect, and emit light. The canopy reacts to changes in daylight, absorbing and producing light when necessary. In conjunction with this, fabric stalactites will release mist in response to visitors' proximity, allowing the adaptive structure to respond to changes in heat and the density of the crowd.
Sabin's design will be present for the 20th season of Warm Up, an outdoor music series from MoMA PS1, and will stay on view for the rest of summer. Lumen was chosen as the winner ahead of four other projects. The competition brief called for projects that address environmental issues such as sustainability and recycling. The temporary outdoor installation had to be capable of providing water as well as seating and shade.
"Jenny Sabin's catalytic immersive environment, Lumen, captured the jury's attention for imaginatively merging public and private spaces," said Sean Anderson, associate curator in MoMA's Department of Architecture and Design. "With innovative construction and design processes borne from a critical merging of technology and nature to precise attention to detail at every scale, Lumen will no doubt engage visitors from day to night in a series of graduated environments and experiences."
Losing out to Sabin were four other finalists. These included Bureau Spectacular (Jimenez Lai and Joanna Grant), Ania Jaworska, Office of III (Sean Canty, Ryan Golenberg, and Stephanie Lin), and SCHAUM/SHIEH (Rosalyne Shieh and Troy Schaum). Despite not being realized, their work will be on show at the MoMA during the summer.
"The Young Architects Program remains one of the most significant opportunities for architects and designers from across the country and world to build radical yet transformative ideas. This year's finalists are no exception; their projects illustrate a diversity of approaches and refreshing ideas for architecture today," Anderson added.
Finalists announced for 2017 MoMA/PS1 Young Architects Program
The five finalists for the 2017 MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program (YAP) are here. The annual competition provides a stage for some of the best up-and-coming architects in the world; the winning installation is built in the MoMA PS1's courtyard for its Warm Up music series of performances. "The Young Architects Program is committed to offering emerging architectural talent the opportunity to design and present innovative projects, challenging each year's winners to develop creative designs for a temporary, outdoor installation that provides shade, seating, and water. The architects must also work within guidelines that address environmental issues, including sustainability and recycling," according to the MoMA PS1 website.
This year's finalists are:
Bureau Spectacular
Ania Jaworska
Office of III: Sean Canty, Ryan Golenberg, and Stephanie Lin
Jenny E. Sabin
SCHAUM/SHIEH: Rosalyne Shieh and Troy Schaum
Recent YAP winners include Escobedo Soliz Studio (2016), Andrés Jaque / Office for Political Innovation (2015), The Living / David Benjamin, CODA / Caroline O'Donnell, as well as MOS Architects, SO-IL, WORKac, HWKN, and SHoP.
The winner will be announced in February and the installation will be built in time for the Warm Up series that starts in June.
Finalists are nominated by prominent journalists and academics, and the selection of five is made by a panel including Glenn D. Lowry, Director of The Museum of Modern Art; Kathy Halbreich, Associate Director at MoMA; Klaus Biesenbach, Director of MoMA PS1; Peter Reed, Senior Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs; Martino Stierli, Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture & Design at MoMA, Sean Anderson, Associate Curator of Architecture at MoMA; and Jenny Schlenzka, Associate Curator at MoMA PS1.
Escobedo Solíz Studio's Weaving the Courtyard opens at MoMA PS1
This past Saturday inaugurated the MOMA PS1's 19th Warm Up summer music series and its accompanying installation, the latter of which is appropriately dubbed Weaving the Courtyard. It was designed by Mexico City-based Escobedo Solíz Studio and its relatively simple design—at least compared to last year's water-filtering giant—was selected as part of the museum's Young Architects Program. Weaving the Courtyard features all the "urban beach" amenities you would expect: a large reflecting pool, wooden plank walkways, a mist machine, and large sandy "beach" in the main courtyard. The installation's brightly hued ropes plug into the formwork holes of the MoMA PS1's concrete walls. With its use of humble materials, and its origins with a young Mexico City-based architects, the project's simplicity and provenance definitely—by coincidence or otherwise—evokes Alejandro Aravena's "Reporting from the Front" theme for the Venice Biennale. While this reporter is concerned revelers will try to climb the ropes, in the meantime they certainly overlay a delightfully complex geometry over the courtyard's views toward surrounding architecture and the sky. | the sudden became our second home. How would you evaluate its success or limits as a model? Pedro Gadanho Its success depended entirely on the architect's propositions, and how [over] time these could provide yet another design insight into a constricted site, namely by advancing more conceptual alternatives into low-budget construction systems, environmental inventions, and sometimes fascinating functional add-ons. Its limits were the usual ones for this type of initiative: that budgets were never as elastic as architects would love them to be. Terence Riley, former MoMA architecture and design curator, founding partner K/R Architects I definitely think it's a really good thing. Architecture is so abstract now: BIM modeling and so on—I just remember someone asking me, is that a photograph or a rendering? There's this lack of certainty, at least in the world of reproduction. The young architects who got involved in these projects, I am certain it's the first time they were on a job site in such an extended manner and felt the building up close in terms of materials and how things went together. In the beginning, it also addressed the local issue: the lack of younger people to build a building in New York City. It was amazing how much it expanded because of this hyper-competitiveness that seized that whole generation. Where should it go in the future, if it continues, or has the temporary pavilion framework been exhausted, as some critics have suggested? Or what should they do instead? Florian Idenburg Yes, a rethink is very timely. The wide range of issues that at this moment is leading to rage and despair on the streets of the world are real signals that there is an urgent need for real action and real change. The institutions that we brought into the world to "educate" the people—the museums, libraries, and universities—will have to decide. Either remain on the sidelines and continue to offer repose and shelter from the pressures of this much-needed realignment or become active participants. One can imagine the MoMA partnering with city agencies or nonprofits and developing a program in which they sponsor design fees for young architects to work on actual projects that have lasting benefits for people. One can imagine projects that take multiple years and are developed collectively, possibly using PS1 as a space for debate, work, and communication. Eric Bunge It should definitely continue, not only to maintain MoMA's crucial role in catalyzing architectural ideas, but to continue engaging wider publics. The framework that is important to maintain is the constant renewal of the courtyard, not necessarily one that produces a pavilion. That's just a problem definition. I think MoMA should find a way to bring back some of the simplicity of the early years, and address the increasingly [difficult] challenges faced by young architects:
Cover or reduce the insurance requirements. There were none when we built Canopy; we therefore made it as safe as possible.
Start the process much sooner, to allow for more time to design and build.
Encourage the architects to design ephemeral environments with the thousands of users in mind, as opposed to (only) creating objects.
Pedro Gadanho The inventiveness with which every participant's solution showed new possibilities for that site showed that the model was the opposite of exhausted... Gregg Pasquarelli We're big fans of the temporary nature of the pavilion framework. There's something exciting and liberating about a project that exists only for a moment in time. The best pavilions have come from the freedom and invention of this approach. Jenny Sabin In taking this hiatus to reevaluate YAP, MoMA is in a unique position to reframe the value of architecture to the broader public and within our niche architecture communities. I don't think the temporary pavilion framework will ever be exhausted. That's like saying architecture has been exhausted. I think the platform needs to be evaluated, and refreshed with eyes on the pressing issues of our time. Important areas that should be examined and discussed include labor, budget, waste and sustainable materials, liability, context, and program—all of which are integral architectural constraints and parameters. Tobias Armborst I went to a discussion of former YAP winners at MoMA recently, and some of those questions were raised there: Is the pavilion still relevant given that there are so many competitions for temporary pavilions now? Is this still the right site? I came away from it thinking that in spite of the changing context, YAP still kind of works as a stage for young architects to present ideas. It's great to see all these different responses to the site and the temporary nature of the project. However, one aspect in which the program could use an update is perhaps less a change in venue, program, or duration, but in rethinking the compensation. It seems like the program is still based on an outdated idea of self-exploitation on the part of architects, and the expectation of a lot of free labor on the part of students, volunteers, etc. Thinking about new ways of providing fair compensation for design labor (at least the labor of "volunteers") I think would be [a] very timely update. I don't mean to just ask for more money, but I think there could be a greater acknowledgment of how architecture is actually made, and by whom, in a rethinking of the compensation model. Pablo Castro and Jennifer Lee Seeing the YAP program suspended is indeed not only sad but also a little bit ominous. In a way, we fear YAP's demise corresponds all too well with the less-than-absolutely-thrilling zeitgeist under which we all live these days in New York City. It makes it only too obvious that time has run out for art (and architecture) as a form of insidious and idealistic cultural guerrilla-warfare. We fancy that was the spirit under which PS1 was originally created by Alanna Heiss in 1971. Should they commission a more durable conversion of the courtyard? Eric Bunge A durable conversion would be a huge missed opportunity. Better a series of interesting potential small mistakes than a permanent potential big one. The emptiness and randomness of that courtyard is the cool counterpoint to MoMA's sculpture garden. If only every other cultural institution had such a powerful void and the bravery to periodically fill it and empty it. So much of its value is its perpetual renewal. Pedro Gadanho I don't think a "more durable conversion" substitutes the curatorial trajectory that YAP represented. That would be just another commission, which any museum does regularly to update spaces [to fill] to their needs. Gregg Pasquarelli I'm not sure it's our place to comment on what form the program should take, but we look forward to seeing what they come up with next! Terence Riley A lot of programs in museums are dependent on one donor who is willing to subsidize it in perpetuity. People wanted to be involved with this because it was frankly a success, and having SHoP lead with such a strong project definitely set a fairly high bar. When I say it's still useful, that doesn't mean in an abstract sense—where that happens isn't really relevant. Could it have gotten stale in Long Island City at PS1? Certainly at this point I would find it hard to think that there was a huge amount of excitement, at least the kind of excitement that there was in the first decade, shall we say. It wasn't just among the young architects, it was also in the media it was covered nationally and internationally; and so on one hand, it's still relevant, on the other hand, a pause doesn't sound like a terrible thing. Things could be done in different ways. I did start the program, but I don't feel that the museum's doing something unethical or whatever. Maybe it's time for a pause. Jenny Sabin I think this requires discussion with previous YAP winners, nominators, students, the architecture community, and Warm Up partygoers, and that's exactly what MoMA is doing. I'm excited to see what happens next. Pablo Castro and Jennifer Lee The successive curators of architecture at MoMA, Terence Riley, Barry Bergdoll, Andres Lepik, Pedro Gadagno, and Martino Stierli all seemed to have done their best to steer YAP toward a position of meaningful significance every year by proposing enlightened programmatic propositions: The project aims to explore and improve upon the quality of public space by implementing the elements of shade, water, seating, bars, and sustainability at this site... The commission is to design and realize a project for summer relaxation and interaction—offering the sort of space often denied to urbanites... After over a decade of successful YAP projects, we now focus the competition to encourage designs based on themes of sustainability, recycling, and reuse... This year, we are keen to consider new materials and materiality as a component of the portfolio (and, ultimately, the final design schemes)... We seek designs that are environmentally sensitive, provide elements of shade, water, and seating while also having [the] potential for fun! All these goals were of course very worthy and desirable, but also hardly in keeping with the revolutionary disruptive objectives with which MoMA first came into prominence in the early 20th century. To be fair, by the turn of the century perhaps the boat had also already sailed on that. Nonetheless, we daydreamed that YAP could have evolved at some point to become the vehicle for putting forward a more considered project for the future of architecture and the city using its public platform to publicize and disseminate a more progressive vision of the future of the built environment. Perhaps something other than urbanism via real estate speculation and architecture via marketing spectacle? Who knows? Notwithstanding these shortcomings, YAP was a valuable program that allowed a rare channel of expression for architects making their first foray into the discipline. As one of the beneficiaries of such initiative, we regret its discontinuation and hope for its return.
Exclusive: MoMA and PS1's Young Architects Program is going on hiatus
MoMA and PS1 have disclosed to AN that the Young Architects Program (YAP) will be going on hiatus next year, following its 20-year anniversary this past summer. AN had heard from sources close to MoMA PS1 that the program might be shutting down, and upon following up with the Queens institution, Martino Stierli, the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at the MoMA, provided the following statement:
"Following the 20th anniversary of the Young Architects Program (YAP), MoMA and MoMA PS1 have decided to place the program on a one-year hiatus. We remain deeply committed to supporting and recognizing emerging architectural talent. "We've already started to use the hiatus to bring together a diverse group of influential scholars and professionals, experimental architects and designers, and previous YAP winners to assess the program's impact for the past two decades, explore its potential, and strategically chart its future. We look forward to sharing more news as we move along in this process."
MoMA could be moving toward a more durable, longer-term commission in its courtyard to serve its outdoor summer Warm Up music series, performance events, and art book fair, but that's only speculation. The Young Architects Program's origins go back to 1998, a year after the Frederick Fisher-designed renovation enclosed the PS1 entrance courtyard in concrete walls. That year, Vienna-based artist group Gelatin installed a scrappy "environment" in conjunction with PS1's first series of Warm Up summer concerts. Percutaneous Delights was composed of rough compositions of stacked refrigerators, discarded furniture, Po-mo inflatables, a graffitied shipping container, and an array of sprinklers to activate the space with what the P.R. at the time described as a | 2,406 |
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4. AG Ellison looking into hate crimes. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has been holding talks to assemble a working group on hate — or "bias-motivated" — crimes with the aim of enhancing law enforcement's ability to better record and head off acts of domestic terrorism before they happen. The initiative, which brought together some of Minnesota's top state and federal officials in a recent closed-door meeting, represents a new chapter in the new attorney general's focus on strengthening partnerships to counter rising levels of religious, ethnic, racially motivated or anti-gay crime. "The bottom line is people are nervous, they are afraid, they don't know what to do and they're hoping the government steps up and protects them in their houses of worship," Ellison said in an interview. Ellison and other officials say they are reviewing longstanding inconsistencies in police agencies' collection of data on hate crimes and Minnesota's statutes dealing with crimes fueled by bias. (Star Tribune)
5. DFL searching for challengers to Stauber. Summer has arrived and another winter will blow in before election season 2020 is actually here. But on both sides, buildup is afoot. Rep. Pete Stauber continues to proliferate his aim to "unleash the economic engine" at manufacturing centers across the 8th Congressional District. And it's resonating with people such as Ryan Horne, owner of Greentech Manufacturing in International Falls. "It's nice he stops in and does a welfare check on the community and businesses up here," Horne said of a Stauber visit in May. "It shows that, definitely this far north, we're not forgotten." As Stauber documents his frequent visits to manufacturing sectors on social media, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party is engaging with would-be candidates in an effort to meet Stauber at the polls with someone who can compete in 2020. Saying it doesn't coronate but does recruit candidates, the DFL has talked with eight or more people who would at least entertain the idea of candidacy. But with no commitments yet, | 657 |
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The year was 1976 — exactly forty years ago — and America was celebrating its bicentennial. Jaws (1975) was a huge blockbuster, and Star Wars was still a year off.
And then came Kong.
The new movie had a distinctive tag-line too. "There is still only one King Kong," it insisted.
Later, fans of the 1933 original would use this tag-line as an attack on the remake, validating their preference for the source material.
The 1976 movie starred a very young Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges, and Charles Grodin, and the screenplay by Lorenzo Semple Jr. updated for the disco decade the classic movie's story-line.
Now, Kong was discovered by an oil expedition, not a movie crew. That discovery occurred not during the Great Depression, but in the age of the Energy Crisis, and Kong battled helicopters instead of biplanes. He also selected as his last-stand the World Trade Center instead of the Empire State Building.
3rd December 1976: Film actress Jessica Lange who starred in a remake of 'King Kong', with a model of the famous gorilla, at a reception at the Savoy Hotel, London. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Here's a look at the movie's trailer (re-mastered);
King Kong's arrival in movie theaters was only a piece of the overall marketing strategy. Time Magazine, in October of 1976, featured a cover story to the film, which promised "Here Comes King Kong," and then the merchandise began to hit toy stores in waves.
Ideal licensed and released a King Kong board game, while Burger Chef released, in time for the movie's premiere, a selection of drinking glasses.
Meanwhile, King Kong plush toys, lunch boxes, trading cards, and GAF Viewmaster discs also hit the market.
Mego — a truly great toy company of the decade — even produced some toys that today are ultra-rare, if not impossible to find:
King Kong Mania got so big actually, that the newest Toho Godzilla movie, Godzilla vs. Megalon featured a rip-off poster showcasing Godzilla (the real king of monsters…) and his kaiju nemesis perched atop the Twin Towers.
In the movie, Godzilla never got near the United States.
One of the weirdest but best instances of King Kong Mania came from Jim Bean, which sold a King Kong whiskey decanter, and printed instructions for customers to create their very own King Kong cocktail.
Those King Kong cocktails were the perfect chaser for official King Kong candy bars, which were sort of chocolate/peanut-butter cup knock-offs.
A lot of folks these days seem to think that the MCU or Star Wars movies originated the movie franchise-merchandise connection, but King Kong Mania, 1976-style is evidence to the contrary in the cinematic fossil record.
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A person's home is the most important investment they will make in their life. Not only is it where they live, it also houses most of their valuables and personal things, making it essential that homeowners protect their house as well as possible. You might be surprised at how homes are not properly covered when it comes to their security system. It may not seem like an important consideration right now, but it will if you ever need it.
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After six years of research, Professors Jean-François Masson and Joelle Pelletier from the Department of Chemistry at the Université de Montréal have successfully developed the latest cancer detection tool. Their team created a nanodevice that can be used to accurately measure a person's blood for the commonly used, but toxic cancer treating drug methotrexate—in less than a minute.
When in a patient's bloodstream, methotrexate blocks dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) activity. DHFR is an enzyme that is pivotal for DNA synthesis. When the drug blocks the enzyme, cells can no longer divide, diminishing the spread of cancer. Methotrexate, though useful, can also damage the healthy cells of cancer patients and is quite toxic, making it necessary to monitor its concentration to minimize adverse side effects and effectively adjust patient dosage.
Prior to the development of this device, methotrexate detection involved very expensive and complicated platforms that required large groups of personnel. By using Pelletier's knowledge of the DHFR enzyme and Masson's specialization in the engineering and design of biomedical instruments and nanomaterials, the six-year project was largely a collaborative exploration. Masson described being driven by an effort to make this process more accessible, simple, and efficient for both patients and medical personnel.
According to Masson, the incorporation of nanomaterials was a large part of what made the project particularly important. For their efficiency and reliability, nanodevices will be a large part of the future of medicine.
The device relies on the operation of Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), a system that uses chemical biosensors on a<|fim_middle|>. These gold surface nanoparticles measure the methotrexate concentration by chemically competing with the drug to block the enzyme—which is already present in the blood sample. The gold nanoparticles change color proportionally to the concentration of methotrexate in the tested blood. The test has proved to be both accurate and efficient, taking less than sixty seconds to deliver results identical to those that use more complicated technology.
The successful implications of the project for methotrexate are by no means the end of the road for research of this kind—nor for Pelletier and Masson, who have received additional funding to continue with their project. A device like this one has the potential to reach past just methotrexate-only detection.
The research conducted by Pelletier and Masson has also massively contributed to a better understanding of enzyme-based drug resistances, as well as the ability for this form of chemical technology to detect specific antigens of different antibodies—which would allow for monitoring antibody level in a patient—a useful indicator of the effectiveness and course of treatment for numerous diseases. Furthermore, the chemical sensitivity and accessibility of the device will continue to be improved upon in terms of monitoring progression, course of treatment, and the screening of different diseases. | device's surface—which, in this case, is composed of a thin layer of gold—to detect and compete with methotrexate in the tested blood sample | 31 |
Autocracy Today
Despite the decline of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism around the world, some things are different. Autocratic regimes today incorporate many democratic institutions. They also follow public opinion closely and even mobilize people to demonstrate genuine support for their policies. Most autocrats even engage in multiparty elections. Some elections remain entirely farcical with outlandish final results, but others look somewhat competitive. Of course, autocracy remains resistant to key aspects of democracy such as tolerance of the opposition and channels for genuine participation. Nonetheless, the evolution of autocracy brings new challenges to those who advocate for liberal democracy.
Autocracy has undergone many incarnations over the centuries. Ancient Rome went from a princeps under Augustus to an imperator under Diocletian. After the Bourbon Restoration in France, Louis XVIII described himself as the "King of the French" rather than the previous moniker "King of France." Both monarchical traditions represented autocracy, but Louis XVIII represented a slight shift towards liberalism. Recent years have seen another shift toward what Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman call informational autocrats. They use less brutality and violence than their predecessors, however it's not truly liberalization. They possess control over information through the media, surveil citizens through technology, and weaponize the law.
Still, informational autocracy is softer in<|fim_middle|> environment. Autocrats today try to avoid missteps that generate widespread public backlash. In this way the informational autocrat faces greater constraints than their predecessors. Nonetheless, the constraints they face are still a far cry from those in a liberal democracy.
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Faux Democracy | many ways than previous incarnations of authoritarianism. They even use the language of democracy. This makes them harder to dislodge from power, because repression has become less overt. At the same time revolutions have become more numerous. So, the informational autocrat is likely a response to a more democratic international | 61 |
Atemon family, Decatur
Nephateria (Neph) Atemon moved to Alabama from Colorado in 2006 with son, Devon<|fim_middle|>, but I don't think they love it as much as myself and my husband. We love having our own bedroom and a home we are buying, not wasting our money on renting. It feels amazing every day, and every day I am forever grateful for the Lord, the Habitat for Humanity program, and every other program that makes it possible for people like our family to one day become homeowners."
The Atemon family's mortgage was purchased by AHFA as part of a program through which AHFA purchases loans from Habitat affiliates. This allows affiliates to continue building efforts while AHFA receives mortgagors' monthly payments for the life of the loan. | , and daughter, Sarah, to be closer to family in Decatur. She found an apartment and a job and settled in.
Their family expanded when Neph married Timothy, and again when second son, Cameron, was born in 2012. By the time third son, Kaleb, was born in 2014, Neph's three-bedroom apartment was bursting at the seams, and costing them $700 in rent each month.
The Atemons felt they had limited options. They wanted to own a home, but didn't see how it was possible. "My husband and I never really established credit in our names so we didn't have bad credit; we just didn't have ANY credit. We found it hard to try and get a loan for a house not having any credit," said Neph.
Neph's mother encouraged them to apply with the Habitat for Humanity of Morgan County. "I applied for Habitat for Humanity on one of my restless nights on the couch, thinking the worst thing that can happen is I get denied," she said. "I was wrong! We got accepted into the program, and the rest is history!"
The Atemon family jumped into the process with enthusiasm. Neph said, "There was a lot of paperwork and, at times, it could be a bit overwhelming. But when I would think even just for one second that I can land up with a house afterwards … that was my motivation."
Lydia Beck, family services coordinator for HFH of Morgan County , recalls working with the Atemon family, "When the Atemons applied to the Habitat program, their family of five, with one on the way, was crammed into a small apartment that was much too small for them. Rent and utilities were eating up 37 percent of their monthly income. On their application, they said, 'We both have dreamed of owning our own home and are determined to do whatever it takes to be homeowners.' I don't know if I've ever worked with a more grateful family. It was such a pleasure to partner with a family who truly appreciated what you were doing to create a better future for them and their children!"
The Atemons enjoyed helping to build houses and plant trees in Habitat's Denver Place subdivision while waiting for construction on their home to begin. "For us, the fun part began when we did construction hours," said Neph. "It was exciting going to help build someone else's home thinking one day we are going to be doing ours. We helped build about four or five homes on our block and planted some trees. It's nice to be able to drive down the block and say we helped build these houses or we planted that tree."
Tim, Neph, and their four children moved in right after the dedication ceremony for their house in June 2016. "We transitioned from renting very well," said Neph. "We really enjoyed going to the classes that basically teach you how to be a great homeowner. We still use stuff we learned during builds to help us with our home. We think the whole process is VERY educational and a great experience for anyone. You can't beat hands-on experience."
Two years later and the Atemons still love being homeowners. Neph said, "So far everything has been wonderful, and we just added a privacy fence to our backyard. The kids love it | 691 |
Based on the true story, Mark "Say Hello To Your Mother" Wahlberg stars as Marcus Luttrell – one member of a four person Navy SEAL team assigned in 2005 to sneak into Afghanistan and capture (or kill) a wannabe Taliban leader attacking US and Coalition forces to curry favor with Al-Qaeda. By definition, it's already a dangerous mission, but this one is complicated even more by the rugged terrain they must enter, which inhibits radio transmissions and communications. Plus, at the least, these 4 men are outnumbered<|fim_middle|> tension as we see it all developing before our eyes. Anyone watching has to be blown away by the amazing bravery of the real men who faced a fight 99.99% of us couldn't even fathom, let alone survive, which leads to a movie full of action in Lone Survivor.
However, Berg doesn't give us much of a script. We get plenty of statements about honor and duty, but it comes off as platitudes more than dialogue as Berg tries to tug at our heartstrings and patriotism. Plus, each guy's personal situation back home or in their love life feels like elements to the formula.
Yet, don't take any of that as a reason not to see Lone Survivor. Berg is a very good director, especially when it comes to action. The audience is thrown into shocking firefights, breathtaking developments and stunning situations the four must face together as they attempt to do whatever it takes to survive in the worst of circumstances.
Wahlberg and team also deserve great credit for the camaraderie and brotherhood they bring to the screen. This is the best movie co-stars Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch and Taylor Kitsch have had in years, and all show the ability to embody these characters as human beings, instead of overblown superheroes (even though I would nominate any of the four for superhero status after seeing what they faced).
Best of all, none of Lone Survivor feels like a celebration of killing. These four Navy SEALS are doing the job they have to, and we greatly appreciate the moral and ethical dilemma they face early in the struggle, which will make you proud that they served this country and made the decisions they did. This isn't Die Hard. It's real.
We even have a twist so spectacular, you wouldn't believe it to be true if we didn't already know this is a true story.
Lone Survivor is rated R for strong bloody war violence and pervasive language. | 200 to 4.
Unfortunately, everything that can go wrong does, as the team has to make a horrible decision when their location and presence is discovered, and they find themselves surrounded, with little chance of getting the military support they need due to the communications problems.
Can they find a way out?
Granted, the title is kind of a spoiler alert, but writer/director Peter Berg is able to captivate the audience with one of the most harrowing situations any of us ever could imagine, and crackling | 105 |
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If you're available to purchase a brand new vehicle, it's essential to locate some trustworthy vehicle dealers which you'll visit.
Before really sounding to some vehicle dealership, you should first establish your financial allowance. Will you pay cash for that new vehicle or will you request a repayment plan? After you have established your financial allowance, it's time to start trying to find trustworthy vehicle dealers.
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Whenever you do finish up finding good and trustworthy vehicle dealers in Illinois, make certain that they're prepared to the additional distance to help you satisfied and contempt together with your purchase. The service they offer ought to be friendly and professional. All of the sales agents ought to be respectful and mindful towards the customer wants and needs. They ought to not pressurize you into buying decision you don't want to create.
Locating a good and trustworthy vehicle dealer is the initial step towards investing in a comfortable and trendy vehicle. Make sure to get the word out for your family and buddies should you have had a good knowledge about the casino dealer.
Find the cheapest Kia business Car Lease deal in the UK, with hundreds of Kia Car Leasing deals, from Main Franchised Kia Dealers, no one tries harder to save you money on your next Kia business Contract Hire deal. If you are interested in Used Car Purchase or Car Parts, AutoVillage is the best online Car Advertising Portal in the UK for you. | A terrific way to learn about trustworthy dealerships in your town is to speak to family and buddies, especially individuals people which have obtained a new vehicle lately. These folks let you know concerning the dealership they used, the way the service was, when they offered insurance or warranties, the client service level etc.
Family and buddies may also let you know which dealerships ought to be prevented. They let you know which dealership has bad customer support or may scam people from money. Because you know your family and buddies personally, you can rest assured you will get a genuine opinion concerning the vehicle dealerships you question.
One other way to determine if a vehicle dealership is trustworthy or otherwise, you should check using the BBB (Bbb). The BBB enables individuals to check their records to determine if there has been any complaints launched against a company (vehicle dealership incorporated). If that's the case, they will show you if it's been resolved or perhaps is still in dispute.
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Remarks: One or more photo(s) has been virtually staged.Beautiful St Pete Beach Condo!<|fim_middle|> College, Boyd Hill & Clam Bayou, Pass-A-Grille Beach & Fort De Soto Park. | Completely remodeled pet friendly, 2 bed 1 bath condominium is 1 of only 10 units in the complex. Newer 20 year roof, new kitchen includes new wiring, solid wood cabinets, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Tile floor & crown molding throughout complement the abundant natural light in this ground floor corner unit. Relax on your screened lanai and enjoy a private patio area. Unit features New Hot Water Heater, 5-year-old roof, Ceiling Fans, & New Light Fixtures. Tastefully appointed bathroom with subway tile, curved shower bar and updated vanity. Stackable washer/dryer is included. Low Fees of $296/month have been unchanged for years includes water, sewer, trash, flood insurance and building exterior. The building was recently Painted and the driveway is on the calendar for paving later this year. BEACH LIFESTYLE - 3 minutes to Treasure Island and Sunset Beach - enjoy live music and drinks at local landmark Caddy's on the Beach. Across the street is Egan Park, housing ball fields, lighted tennis courts & walkways, plus a fishing pier & boat ramp with access to Boca Ciega Bay. Ron McKenney Park is a waterfront park 5 min walk away with well-maintained grounds, playground, dog park and a memorial wooden pier with views of beautiful Blind Pass. Mere minutes to the art & culture of Downtown St. Petersburg, Eckerd | 294 |
The intersection<|fim_middle|> substantial chemistry background with detailed studies in cellular and molecular biology. Both majors prepare students for postgraduate studies in biomedical sciences.
An oversight committee for biochemistry and molecular biology, composed of faculty members from the chemistry and biology departments, administers the program and determines requirements for the Senior Capstone and for the Honors Program. Students interested in these majors should contact either of the program codirectors.
The biochemistry major and the molecular biology major have many requirements in common. In addition, each of the majors has its own set of required courses.
Two advanced labs from: BIOL 234, 239, 256, 267, 322, 346 or CHEM 371. Two semesters of Research in Biology (BIOL 385) can count toward this requirement.
Students majoring in biochemistry perform the Senior Capstone under the supervision of the Department of Chemistry. Students majoring in molecular biology perform the Senior Capstone under the supervision of the Department of Biology. For details, please refer to each department's Senior Capstone requirements listed in the course catalog.
Honors thesis projects may be conducted under the direct supervision of a faculty member in either department (biology or chemistry) for either major (molecular biology or biochemistry). Discussion between the student and research advisor regarding the department in which honors will be conducted should begin by the spring of the junior year, and a preliminary decision should be made by the end of the semester. A final decision will be made in consultation with the program codirectors by the end of the drop-add period in the fall of the senior year. Honors are awarded according to the degree with which the student graduates, regardless of the department under which the honors process is conducted.
Majors planning to take the GRE in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology should consider selecting BIOL 266 as an elective. | of chemistry and biology provides a creative focus for understanding the molecular processes of life. Kenyon's biology and chemistry departments administer an interdisciplinary program offering two majors: biochemistry and molecular biology. Each major combines courses from both departments.
The biochemistry major provides a chemistry-based curriculum with a significant biology component. The molecular biology major combines a | 66 |
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3rd Line Return - When working with one-way hydraulic attachments, such as a breaker or brush cutter, the standard third-line hydraulic return system allows oil to flow directly back to the tank without running through the control valves. This contributes to less oil contamination, reduced back pressure, and greater oil flow efficiency.
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The 2015 Vans US Open of Surfing is officially on. There were big scores and a few upsets in the first day of competition, held in three-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at Huntington Beach.
Patrick Gudauskas scored the day's highest heat total of 16.36 and won his heat. He managed to outcome a dangerous Championship Tour surfer, Italo Ferreira.
"The sandbars are super fun right now, so it's been a real pleasure. It's really good on these rights when the wind blows up the face," said Gudauskas.
Mitch Crews sent Adriano de Souza home early. The Australian surfer earned the day's highest single-wave score, an excellent 9.33, for a spectacular full rotation.
"I was probably more nervous after I got the nine than before because I only needed a backup, but I got freaked out, and the waves got a bit worse. Adriano's number one in the world - the guy doesn't ever make a mistake, but I think the waves just let everyone down in the end," explained Crews.
Davey Cath<|fim_middle|>, Stu Kennedy, and Perth Standick. The decision paid off.
"I'm stoked to be moving on. My shaper from home Brett Warner made me a couple good boards and they felt really nice, but I got on this one last night, and it just felt ten percent better. The shapers here know the waves really well so it was great, and I just want to keep moving," concluded Cathels. | els made a last minute equipment change to blast his Round 1 against Ramzi Boukhaim | 19 |
At my age (turning 43 in a couple of months' time by God's grace), this Bacolod mommy blogger has seen and experienced so many things. I have had so many highs and lows. But it was only recently that I have turned my happiness into a personal crusade.
My heart and happiness are in our HOME — where my family is.
While I know that happiness is not just about unicorns, rainbows, and mermaids, what I do know and am sure of is that much like love, happiness is a decision. That is why a lot of my posts on Facebook have the hashtag, #MakingMamaHappy. It's a note to myself.
All my life, I have felt that happiness is in making others happy, like having a sacrificial kind of love. I was made to feel guilty when I indulged in life's little pleasures that make me happy. This feeling became stronger when I became mom. It had to be the kids first, always, so I devoted my time and energy to building our home.
In truth I found happiness in making other people happy, but it ran me aground many times. I have exhausted myself in the process.
This momma has decided to be happy. I have decided to shed the guilt trip and enjoy life.
But about a couple of years ago, I felt an awakening. It was like my happiness renaissance. I decided that I will take control of my own happiness. I will no longer let people harass me, bully me, or abuse me emotionally again. Though I am still not going to fight back, but I will not allow their words and actions to bring me down. That's what's important.
There was a renewing of my mind. And I have made a firm decision to be happy.
I have decided to love myself first and strive to be happy. It's also the best way to love the people closest to my heart — my family, especially the young girls that we have who are relying so much on me.
I am the kind of person that you would call, "mababaw ang kaligayahan." I don't require a lot of material stuff, after all, I'm low maintenance. But here are some of the things that make my heart swell with joy and happiness.
I have decided to be happy and nobody can take that away from me.
1. Being able to guide my daughters to be thankful in life and seeing them happy in whatever they have.
2. Being able to teach them good values and life skills, like budgeting their money, and seeing them apply these lessons in their young age.
3. Being able to pray for and with the family (like praying for the kids to always tell the truth) and seeing the fulfillment of these prayers.
4. Being able to balance being a wife, working at home, homeschooling in Bacolod, and of course, parenting and seeing the results.
I am doing what I love to do and I love what I do. Nobody can take that away from me.
5. Being able to live peacefully and harmoniously with family members and others.
6. Being able to provide nutritious food like vegetables and milk like Nestokid to my daughters and seeing them appreciate nutrition. They are aware that whatever they put in their mouths affect their health and will make them grow happy, so they try to eat as healthy as they can or as these are made available to them.
Shane loves her vegetables! She likes the local vegetable soup as well as steamed broccoli, sauteed cauliflower, and mushrooms in pretty much everything!
Shane also drinks a cup of milk before going to bed.
7. Being able to jump start campaigns and movements about issues close to my heart and seeing them bear fruit.
8. Being able to create our own happy family traditions in our little family, like the girls' yearly themed summer pictorial. This year, our Flower Child summer photo shoot was held last March in Lantawan View Silay.
The girls had a fun summer pictorial in Lantawan View Silay for this year.
9. Being able overcome bouts of depression and not be a slave to my emotions anymore. But what would really make me happy is to be able to encourage more moms to do the same.
10. Being able to listen to intelligent and rational discussions that exercise my mind and build up my spirit.
I also find happiness in simple things. This is like my list of favorite things. hihihi I love that song by Julie Andrews.
Gel nail polish is love.
We love family adventures near and far, like this one<|fim_middle|> will really be blessed by it.
You are so blessed! You inspired me to make a blog post similar to this. You seem to know yourself very well and I think it's the key to happiness. Knowing what makes you happy, and what makes you unhappy. Btw, you have lovely daughters!
I agree with the commitment to being happy no matter what and appreciate every little thing that brings happiness. And yes! I am the same with you, Marz. I am unhappy with toxic people that is also one of the reasons why I decided to make the big move. | at Mambukal Resort.
One thing that used to make me unhappy are TOXIC PEOPLE. And it seems, they are everywhere. They can choke the life out of me with abusive words and controlling actions. It seems there are people who think they can say mean things to you, like you deserve it because they are saying it like a matter of fact. There are also those who want to run your life, thinking that they have better ideas for your career and parenting style.
I used to cry so hard and get depressed when I encounter such people. Then when Facebook became popular, I would see this meme often.
Just because people are related to you by blood doesn't mean that they are allowed to choke the life out of you.
Reading this, I would like to reply, "What if that person is your closest family member?" You cannot simply just rid yourself of that person. So what do I do? I wanted to cry out in frustration.
Then I realize, you don't have to. It still comes with a decision. I have decided not to let the words and actions of toxic people affect me. They can still be around me, but I have decided not to cower and cry anymore with every hurtful word that they say. I may or may not reply, but the important thing is my reaction — that's the only thing I can control.
Because of this realization and decision, I have found myself in a happier place. I no longer am a slave to my emotions. And in fact, I feel healthier and more productive, too, as a work at home mom and as a homemaker.
I am super thankful for the support of my husband, Dennis, the father of my two daughters and their ballet dad, who has always been a light and a rock in our family. 🙂 And of course, my two lovely, strong-willed, opinionated, smart, and pretty girls. They are reminders of God's grace in my life and they inspire me to become a better person, not just a better mom.
Now, I am taking time to make my soul happy. I am doing everything that makes me happy.
And indeed, He is. For all that I am, I am grateful to God and His neverending grace.
Note: I am also classifying this post under WELLNESS because our state of mind is also part of our overall wellness.
I am happy that you are happy, Mommy Sigrid! You definitely deserve it. I also would like to lose some weight. This will really make me happy. Ironically, I am thinking what to have for midnight snack again. Haha!
This is such an important reminder for all mommies! Thanks so much for sharing your perspective, it is inspiring!
Toxic people… unfortunately they are everywhere. I encounter them so many times in my life, but at some point I decided to cut them off from my life. Glad that you find the strength for your happiness within you. I believe happiness transform positive energy to people around us.
haha Love your happiness list! 😀 I, too, would be really happy with a double bacon cheeseburger and Netflix! The Crown!
That was a wonderful read. You reminded me of a pearl of wisdom I picked up somewhere, "Never empower another's weakness to exercise control over you." Stay happy!
This is an important reminder for everyone about making happiness a priority, and how you can find it in everyday life. I agree with you in that toxic people can really drag you down. I think it's very important to set boundaries with certain people, and really adhere to them. Great post!
You are a strong mother and I am so glad that you have decided to cut out the toxic people from your life. This is too important if you want to be happy! A mother's happiness is very important for her family's happiness as well.
Well, they are still there. It's just that I don't let their words or actions affect me anymore. I won't let them steal my happiness once more.
You look so happy in that picture with your kids. I couldn't agree more, to find happiness on small things really matter. Its being happy is a choice too.
Thank you Eliza. Yes, I am actually a happier person now. It pays to pursue your own personal happiness because your family | 878 |
He texts you all the time and replies you instantly. He compliments you constantly, be it your appearance or your abilities. He thinks very well of you. Most if not all his friends know about your existence, as he has introduced you to them before and he constantly mentions you to them.
He makes his feelings for you super obvious and hints heavily how much he likes you. He uses his phone in front of you and openly shows you his social media accounts. There is no ex-girlfriend or any potential female interest in the picture. He constantly makes plans to meet up with you. Even if he is busy, he will find a way to see you, as you are his priority. He treats you with respect. He is affectionate towards you, such as giving you friendly hugs and back rubs.
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We went out for dinner, and we talked about my ex. Bros love to mansplain but might not really consider it that and tell us that we're wrong and that they know the right answer to everything. However, there are many signs guys display when they are interested that can help you predict or at least give clues as to whether he likes you or not.
- United States He obviously likes you enough to ask you to dance and play ping pong with him. He later told my friend he can not date me because he will soon graduate. You can't date someone who doesn't make you feel awesome. I see him looking at me. My friends think that I'm loose for sleeping with this guy Hi, last year I went to summer camp with not too high expectations. But I don't know if he likes me.
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We've all been in a situation where we've met a cute, cool new guy, gone out with him a few times, told all our friends all about him, but had no idea whether he actually wanted to be in a serious relationship with us.
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Nia is a heart-pumping, heart-warming journey into Joy!
The first Nia class started in 2003 with Susan Sloan and her White Belt colleagues, Ann Schwankhart and Michelle Hudson. Soon after, Susan created Studio Kairos as the demand for more classes grew. We now offer 12 Nia classes a week and are grateful to our Nia students and the support of our dedicated teachers.
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Nia has introduced me to my body after 37 years of living in my head. I continue to deepen my Body, Mind, Spirit relationship through this magnificent movement form, and with glorious music as a bonus. Thank you Nia!
Imagine if a church had a dance floor. That is Nia. It's a high impact, sweaty, spiritual recalibration, where I feel this overwhelming sense of freedom. Many times, as the class is finishing, my eyes are raining with gratitude and joy.
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I heard someone say that we only ever have one great love in our lives. For me, it's not a person; it's | 231 |
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Points pile up rapidly, No. 25 N.C. State tops Syracuse
By BOB SUTTON
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State just needed to make sure it took care of business to give itself a chance to be in the mix for a conference championship.
The No. 25 Wolfpack found several ways to do that as Devin Leary threw for two touchdowns, Zonovan Knight returned a kickoff for a touchdown and N.C. State beat Syracuse 41-17 on Saturday to keep its hopes alive for an Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
After neither team scored in the first 22 minutes, the Wolfpack scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams in a matter of less than 3 1/2 minutes. It was all part of N.C. State's 28-point burst in the<|fim_middle|> in his hands, too."
GOOD KNIGHT
Knight became the first player in N.C. State history with three kickoff returns for touchdowns. He has returned kickoffs for touchdowns in back-to-back games after doing so from 100 yards away a week earlier in a loss at Wake Forest.
"I just happen to go in the right direction," Knight said of his fortune on kickoffs.
The last time a Wolfpack player had two touchdowns on kickoff returns in a season came in 2012 from Tobias Palmer.
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N.C. State could climb a few spots, though voters might be inclined to make room for Clemson, which lost to the Wolfpack in overtime in September, in the rankings.
Syracuse: Hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday
N.C. State: Hosts North Carolina on Friday night. | last 6:14 of the first half.
"It was great to see our defense score," N.C. State coach Dave Doeren said. "It was great to see our special teams score. There was a lot of complementary football there. It's pretty cool to be in a game where you score in all three phases of the game."
By the time the game began, N.C. State (8-3, 5-2, No. 20 CFP) had retained a shot at reaching the ACC championship game because Atlantic Division-leading Wake Forest lost at Clemson. In order to go to Charlotte for the league title game Dec. 4, the Wolfpack must defeat North Carolina on Friday followed by a Wake Forest loss the next day at Boston College.
The Wolfpack couldn't be consumed with a loss a week earlier at Wake Forest.
"The motivation to bounce back is always the priority," Leary said.
Syracuse (5-6, 2-5), which was blown out a week earlier at Louisville, needs to beat Coastal Division champion Pittsburgh next week at home to secure bowl eligibility.
Freshman running back Sean Tucker became Syracuse's single-season rushing leader, passing Joe Morris with a second-quarter carry. Morris set the mark with 1,372 yards in 1979.
Tucker, who entered the week second nationally in rushing, has 1,467 yards this year after posting 105 yards on 13 carries Saturday.
Leary threw for 303 yards by completing 17 of 24 passes.
Neither team showed much offense until a two-play sequence for N.C. State midway through the second quarter. Leary threw 49 yards to Thayer Thomas before Ricky Person Jr. scored on a 15-yard run.
Two snaps later, N.C. State linebacker Drake Thomas - the receiver's younger brother -- returned Garrett Shrader's interception 38 yards for a touchdown.
Syracuse countered on Tucker's 55-yard run with 3:16 left in the first half.
Knight returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. After a Syracuse punt, N.C. State went 80 yards in five plays with Leary's scramble and 14-yard toss to Chris Toudle extending the lead with eight seconds left in the half.
"We gave one away on offense and gave one away on special teams," Syracuse coach Dino Babers said of the game slipping away. "Instead of being 14-7 at halftime, it was 28-7. . When you give up 14 points when your defense isn't on the field, that's an emotional swing."
Syracuse: Syracuse lost its first three ACC games by a total of nine points (including one game in overtime), but the last two results have been lopsided. A sputtering offense has been the biggest problem as until the fourth quarter, Syracuse had gone eight full quarters with just one touchdown. Syracuse was without a fourth-quarter point in its past two games, and finally broke that drought with Shrader's 48-yard run with 8:45 left.
N.C. State: The Wolfpack have eclipsed the 40-point mark in four games this season, including the past two. N.C. State has followed each of its three losses by winning by at least 15-point margins in its next game.
When Leary threw a third-quarter touchdown pass of 8 yards to Thayer Thomas, it meant that the Thomas siblings had both scored.
That marked the first time since 1975 that brothers scored in the same season for N.C. State.
"To make plays like that on the big stage is a great feeling," Drake Thomas said.
Thayer Thomas said, "He's good with the ball | 791 |
Holy Moly! Check out the HUGE list of Beatle things going on this coming week. Tribute bands, shows, and more all crammed into 7 short days. We are trying hard to get bands to keep the list up-to-date by sending us their gig lists, but if you know of a band we are missing, email us and we will be sure to add their gigs. Here's a snapshot of what's scheduled for the next 7 days. Link to the full What's On Page.
Paul has been announcing more tour dates in South America and now Japan. The list below is from our What's On Page. You can use the green button on that page to filter the list to see just Paul's concerts, or just events in your country<|fim_middle|> details, shop in the shop and more.
We are excited to be able to offer this new feature completely free of charge and if you have ideas of features you'd like to see in the future, please email them to us. And if your device isn't an android, we are sorry that it won't work on other devices. | , or even a single date. It's pretty handy.
Today the BBFC is announcing a new feature that we have added to the website. On the new "maps" tab you will find an interactive map of London with Beatles related locations pinned. The pins are categorized and the legend explains each pin type. If you click on a pin, an information box will pop up and give you more details about the significance of the site. We are adding new pins weekly so check back weekly. Remember when using the map you can zoom in and out, click and drag to see other areas and don't forget to click on the pins to see more information. Below is a peek at what it looks like, but you can visit the page and try it yourself here.
Which of these events are you going to?
Wow! Have you checked the What's On calendar for this week? That is a long list of Beatles stuff happening. Don't forget to check our new What's On page to see what's scheduled in your neck of the woods.
We have already unearthed more than 500 events happening this year so there is bound to be something going on near you.
Don't forget to email us to let us know about events we've missed. We want to keep it up-to-date.
Here's a snapshot of what's scheduled for the next 7 days. Link to the full What's On Page.
What's on next week? Check it out!
Have you made your plans to do anything "Beatle-y" this coming week? Don't forget to check our new What's On page to see what's scheduled in your neck of the woods.
All You Need is Love ... and Everything Else for a Wedding at the Hard Day's Night Hotel!
For Beatle fans planning a wedding, or a party to celebrate any special event, surely there is no better venue than the Hard Days Night Hotel in Liverpool!
The Beatles may have claimed that "all you need is love" but anyone planning a wedding or a party will know that it takes much more than that. If you hold your celebration at the Hard Days Night Hotel, though, you can rest assured that the dedicated team of Events Staff will do everything they can to make sure that your day is perfect, so you can relax and enjoy your special day.
The hotel is set within a classical 1880s building, in the heart of Liverpool, and is the ideal location for a truly memorable event.
The Two of Us suite has been designed specifically for those couples who have opted for a civil ceremony rather than a traditional Church Wedding, and provides the perfect setting for an exclusive and memorable wedding or civil partnership.
The Two of Us suite can accommodate up to 75 guests, and the adjoining suites, including the fabulous Zygmant Suite, provide the ideal setting for the Wedding Breakfast and evening celebrations for up to 180 guests.
Various wedding packages are on offer, including the "From Me to You" package, the "All You Need is Love" package and the "Imagine" package.
"They Say It's Your Birthday!"
The hotel isn't just the perfect setting for weddings though! The hotel regularly plays host to all sorts of celebrations, including birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations. Whatever the reason to celebrate, you can be sure that the dedicated staff at the Hard Days Night Hotel will ensure you have a special and memorable day!
If you're considering a wedding, or other special party, at the Hard Day's Night Hotel then why not attend the Wedding Fayre on Sunday March 16, from 12 - 4pm?
Enjoy the Bridal Emporium to view the beautiful Bridal & Groom wear modelled by elegant models.
Free entry and goodie bag with gifts from LUSH and Beauty Bazaar for all brides to be!
Want a taste of what to expect? Then check out these photos from the Wedding Fayre held on Sunday October 20!
The Wedding Fayre gives all those who attend a flavour of how truly fabulous it would be to have a wedding -- or any special party -- at the hotel, and also provides great ideas for dresses, cakes, flowers, decorations and all those other special treats that would make the day truly memorable!
Both Paul and Ringo are hitting the road again with tours.
Ringo's tour schedule has already been published and at the moment it just includes North American locations.
Paul has only announced one location in Santiago Chile but promises that more stops will be published very soon.
Ringo's tour kicks off on June 6 and you can see his dates on our What's On Page or on Ringo's site.
Paul's tour starts April 21 and we will be adding his dates to the list as they are announced, but you can also watch for more news on Paul's site.
The BBFC now has a great new way for our members who have android devices to keep in touch and up-to-date on What's On in the world of all things Beatles!
This is the Beta version of the app and we will be making it even better over time but this first version still has a lot to offer.
The What's On button will display the same list of events that can be found on our website. This list is updated daily and currently lists nearly 200 events for 2014 from all over the world.
The Random Trivia Game button will display a random and challenging trivia question. Once you've had time to think of your answer, you can click the check answer button to see if you got it right.
The My BBFC Gallery button will take you to the gallery page. On this page you can tap the image displayed to go directly to our new Flikr gallery to see photos of our members having Beatle-fun, or better yet, use the upload button to take and upload a photo of yourself having Beatle-fun and email it to us so it can be added to the gallery.
The Go to the BBFC Website button will take you directly to the mobile version of our our website so you can read the latest news, click on the events in What's On to find out more | 1,253 |
Home Betting Guides 101 Cricket Betting: How to bet on Cricket Games How do I bet on the method of first wicket?
How do I bet on the method of first wicket?
So you've set yourself up with an online account, you've deposited funds and you're looking to make your bet, and you have chosen to take a punt on the method of first dismissal. Here's the explainer.
The method of first dismissal is fairly self-explanatory: it means how the first batsman to be dismissed in an innings was<|fim_middle|> Warner, meanwhile, has been caught on 71.2 per cent of occasions in the format. The maths adds up to a good probability of you cashing in; you just have to do the legwork.
Where is the game being played?
Different stadiums, different times of day and night and different colour balls will all contribute to the likelihood of certain methods of dismissal.
Cloud cover can enable swing, which may lead to more lbws as batsmen struggle to pick the line of the ball, for instance. A white Kookaburra ball is generally less likely to move in the air, meanwhile, than a red Duke's.
Cricket Betting: How to bet on Cricket Games | got out by the opposition.
There are five primary ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. They are:
Bowled – when the bowler bowls a ball which strikes the batsman's stumps, dislodging the bails
Lbw – when the batsman is struck on the pads in front of the stumps and the ball is going on to hit the stumps
Caught – when the batsman hits the ball in the air to a fielder and the fielder makes a successful catch
Stumped – when the batsmen leaves his crease (an area near the stumps marked by a painted line) and the wicketkeeper removes the bails before he can get back
Run out – when a fielder throws down the stumps with the batsman attempting a run but failing to reach the crease
Further methods include obstructing the field, timed out and hit the ball twice but they are all incredibly rare and are not worth a punt.
So, what should you consider when placing your bet?
What is the format of the game?
The shorter the format, the wider the spread of dismissals.
In T20 cricket, for instance, the likelihood of being stumped or run out is considerably higher than in a Test – where typically around 5 per cent of dismissals are stumpings and 3 per cent are run outs.
If you are betting on longer form cricket, then, your best bet will be with bowled, caught or lbw.
Who is the batsman and who is the bowler?
Do your research. Figure out who is going to be opening the batting and who is going to be opening the bowling. Look at the way in which the batsmen in question get out most often (simple searches using the excellent Howstat online database will help), and look at how the bowlers take wickets most regularly.
By doing that, you'll be able to come up with a fairly simple equation.
Take the upcoming Ashes series, for example. Jimmy Anderson has taken 377 of his 575 Test wickets caught (65.7 per cent). Australian opener David | 436 |
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A journey to the centre of the Earth at the Sudwala Caves
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IIf you're visiting the Mpumalanga province, don't miss the opportunity to go caving at the Sudwala Caves, the oldest known caves in the world.
No special skills are needed for caving at the Sudwala Caves. Take the hour-long guided tour on foot into its biggest cavern and marvel at the amazing rock formations in the oldest caves in the world, or dig into your more adventurous self and get on your hands and knees for the delightfully dirty six-hour Crystal Tour.
Although the caves were formed over a period of some 3000 million years, they've only been accessible to the public since the 1960s. Early human ancestors, Homo Habil<|fim_middle|> the bill, then you're ready to walk, scramble, wriggle and climb your way around the oldest caves in the world – now that's something to write home about.
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What will it cost | is, however, lived and worked in part of the caves some 1.8 million years ago. You can even see the display of their early tools at the caves' entrance to really get a feel for how our early ancestors got things done.
TThe Sudwala Caves' Horseshoe bats travel 200km per night, consuming their own body weight in mosquitoes.
TThere's certainly no need to worry, you don't need to be an expert caver, athlete or expert at anything when you go caving at Sudwala. All you need are your legs and a sense of wonder.
As you begin the one-hour Cave Tour, your guide will tell you that in these awesome caves there are fossils of collenia, the first oxygen-producing plants on Earth – that on its own is worth the journey.
YYou'll venture 600m into the caves and travel 150m underground. You won't feel claustrophobic because the central chamber of the cavern complex – 70m in diameter and 37m high – is as big as a 500-seater concert hall! To this day, no one has discovered the source of the steady stream of fresh air that keeps the chamber's temperature at a constant 17ºC.
Sudwala Caves, Mpumalanga
YYour guide will point out fantastic natural sculptures and rock formations that adorn the grand cavern. Look out for the 150-million-year-old stalactite/stalagmite column, The Lowveld Rocket or the 160-million-year-old Screaming Monster – mere youngsters compared to the ancient 200-million-year-old Samsons Pillar.
If you're feeling particularly adventurous and don't mind getting wet, then you need to opt for the six-hour Crystal Cave Tour. If you are going to tackle this, remember you must be over 16, have average agility and not suffer from claustrophobia or any serious health problems. If you fit | 416 |
A Chinese commercial for Centrum showing Tom Hiddleston cooking breakfast for a mystery woman has gone viral on social media after the British actor shared the ad on his official Weibo page.
The video was filmed from the point of view of the Chinese viewer watching the commercial, making it appear as if Hiddleston was cooking for the viewer.
"Hey, good morning! I finished early, so I popped by and made you breakfast," the English actor said in the video as he handed the breakfast — a heart-shaped fried egg placed on a plate of cold sliced vegetables — to the woman with a guilty smile.
Tens of thousands of Chinese social media users responded positively to the commercial and reposted the video with enthusiasm.
Hiddleston's original post received more than 33,000 likes and was shared 17,000 times on Weibo.
While Western fans found the advertisement "creepy" and "uncomfortable", the video with many<|fim_middle|> the "fans' fantasies".
"The fact that he speaks very good Chinese [in the ad] further adds to [his] likeability," he said.
"For a Chinese woman to be served by a man is not common in Asia, let alone a Caucasian man, so that's something that adds to that [fantasy] element."
The Centrum ad is a rare success in Western companies' attempts to target Chinese buyers.
Global Times, a Chinese state-owned tabloid, published an article in February titled "Why Western brands' Chinese advertisements always make a fool of themselves", which labelled the advertisements culturally insensitive.
Last November, Fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana released an ad showing a woman of an Asian appearance struggling to eat spaghetti with chopsticks.
Many Chinese consumers said the ad was "racist" and have boycotted the company's products until this day. | romantic elements — tailored to the Chinese market — seemed to work like a charm on the targeted audience.
The almost flawless way Hiddleston said "don't forget your Centrum" in Mandarin also won the hearts of his audience.
"I'm going to buy Centrum! No-one can stop me," one Chinese Hiddleston fan with the nickname Lusenji commented below the video, along with many emojis.
Another Weibo user with the nickname Tom Hiddleston's little Sakya, posted: "Husband, I'm buying it now" along with a screenshot of a virtual shopping cart displaying Centrum products.
Hiddleston gained his popularity from his casting as Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, and his Chinese fans have given him the nickname Dousen, which phonetically sounds the same as part of his surname — ddleston.
In China, Hiddleston is often being compared with another British actor, Benedict Cumberbatch, who also has millions of followers in the country and fans given him his own Chinese nickname, Juanfu, which literally translates to Curly Sherlock.
Zhang Kuangjie, an assistant professor of marketing from the Nanyang Technological University, told the BBC the ad appealed to | 248 |
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Israel-born clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen joins Marian McPartland, along with bassist Gary Mazzaroppi and drummer Glenn Davis, for a quartet edition of Piano Jazz.
Born and Raised in Tel Aviv, Anat Cohen grew up in a musical family: Her older brother Yuval played saxophone and her younger brother Avishai played trumpet. (Both are currently working jazz musicians.) Their father's extensive collection of jazz records entertained and influenced them all.
Cohen began her musical studies at age 12 playing clarinet. At the Thelma Yelin High School for the Arts, she discovered jazz, but her teachers encouraged her to switch from clarinet to saxophone. After graduation and two years of mandatory military service, during which she played with<|fim_middle|> Jazz quintet led by Brazilian drummer Duduka Da Fonseca. She also continued in straight jazz projects, playing lead tenor sax in the Diva Jazz Orchestra and the Gully Low Jazz Band, a group dedicated to traditional jazz.
Anat Cohen leads her own quartet and performs with her brothers as The Three Cohens. Her latest recording is Claroscuoro (2012, Anzic Records). Cohen and her band are currently playing dates across the United States. | the Israel Air Force Band, she came to Berklee '" her older brother Yuval was already there, and Avishai would soon follow.
At Berklee, Cohen's teachers persuaded her to reincorporate the clarinet into her repertoire in addition to studies on the saxophone and the flute. In Boston, she also came in contact with other international students and began exploring the intersection of world music and jazz, with a particular interest in Latin styles. Gigging around Boston, Cohen joined up with groups that specialized in styles ranging from Afro-Cuban to Argentinean, Brazilian Choro and even Klemzer music.
Cohen moved to New York and began to cultivate a specialty in Brazilian music, working with such groups as Brazooka Band, the Choro Ensemble and the Samba | 159 |
Resident Highlight: Millie S.
Camilla "Millie" S. has been described as "a lot of power, packed into a small package!" That is a good summation of our spunky Millie. Born in Atlantic City, NJ, and raised in Norwich, NY, she was always on the move. She was a star on her high school gymnastics team and loved the sport. She has a lot of family in the area, whose members visit often. You might likely find her heading off on a trip downtown to visit friends or to take in some shopping. Millie came to us from Williamsburg, VA, a place she and her husband Al had called home for the last 15 years. While living in Williamsburg Millie found time to volunteer as an election official and at a hospice house. Prior to living in Williamsburg, she and her husband lived in Maryland, where they raised five children — two girls and three boys. With her hands full raising her family, she still found time to work outside of the home for the City of Takoma Park, in retail and in banking.
We welcome Millie back here to Maryland where she has enjoyed meeting some nice new friends at Kensington Park. Millie is also very lucky to have her daughter-in-law Patty, who volunteers at the dining room sandwich bar on Tuesday nights!
Millie<|fim_middle|> Al in The Groves. Though change is hard for all of us, Millie feels right at home here, surrounded by her new friends and family, including eight wonderful grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. We are so lucky to have Millie as part of our Kensington Park community and appreciate her sharing her lovely family with us. Welcome home, Millie! | is an avid walker and takes daily trips to visit her husband | 12 |
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Ings is expected the lead the line for Burnley at the Reebok, and he will be looking to add to his already impressive 24-goal haul this term.
And had the manager had it his own way, Ings would have been lining up in a Bolton Wanderers jersey since the opening months of the season.
"We've been watching Danny a lot," Freedman continued. "He's someone I've tried to sign on a number of occasions, during my time both here at Bolton and at Crystal Palace.
"It doesn't surprise me what Danny has done this season. He's a very dangerous player who has that hunger to succeed.
"I felt that when we played them earlier in the season, although he scored, we kept him relatively quiet. We have a plan in place for him for Tuesday night.
"We'll be looking to try and squeeze up on the space in which he likes to operate."
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Ahead of Tuesday night's local derby, Dougie Freedman says more teams should look to follow the example set by high-flying Burnley.
The Clarets are currently well in the running for an automatic promotion berth after impressing throughout the course of the season.
A number of players have impressed for Sean Dyche's side this term, with Freedman pointing to the fact that significant foundations that were laid in place at the Turf Moor club over the last few years were now bearing fruit.
"I'm determined to make things work here," the manager said in his pre-match press conference. "We have got a model, and it is very similar to what Burnley have done since they came down from the Premier League.
"They have signed a lot of young and hungry players, who haven't really experienced what this club has in recent years.
"We've got look to do what Burnley have been doing for the last few years, signing young and hungry players like Danny Ings, Kieran Trippier and Ben Mee. These players come in on smaller wage budgets and suddenly get the team moving again.
"We're already working on that front and I think that has shown in some of the players that have come in.
"You only have to look at the likes of Medo and Jay Spearing. Lukas Jutkiewicz has come in too, and these kinds of players are the right age. Liam Trotter is the right age and we are moving in | 297 |
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Ken Burns' new documentary, Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, marks a contrast to the historical documentaries for which he's best known. Unlike the Civil War or the Roosevelt presidencies, the story of cancer doesn't yet have an ending.
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One of the first Americans to use X-ray radiation to treat cancer was a Chicago chemist and homeopathic physician named Émil Grubbé (1875-1960).
NIH, family of Henrietta Lacks reach deal on access to DNA code
NEW YORK — Some 60 years ago, a doctor in Baltimore removed cancer cells from a poor black patient named Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge or consent. Those cells eventually helped lead to a multitude of medical treatments and laid the groundwork for the multibillion-dollar biotech industry.It's a saga made famous by the 201 | 234 |
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I've gone back to my core values: Arjun Kapoor on completing 10 years in movies
"During the highest of highs, you may be going through your lowest of lows. When I gave 'Ishaqzaade', I just lost mom," he said referring to his mother's death just months before his Bollywood debut.
Published: 11th May 2022 06:43 PM | Last Updated: 11th May 2022 06:43 PM | A+A A-
Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor (File Photo | PTI)
NEW DELHI: A decade and 18 films later, actor Arjun Kapoor says he is now trying to "rechart" his personal and professional growth through his learnings in the industry by going back to his "core values".
Arjun made his debut with 2012's "Ishaqzaade", which was a huge hit and set the stage for the young actor to deliver hits in romance drama "2 States" and 1970s-set action film "Gunday".
He followed this up<|fim_middle|> just lost mom," he said referring to his mother's death just months before the release of his Bollywood debut.
"I couldn't even celebrate box office numbers of '2 States' and 'Gunday' because I was neck-deep in making more films at that point in time. I was hiding myself in work, meeting people, growing, imagining," he recalled.
During the lockdown, the actor said he somewhat managed to keep his personal and professional aspects separate to have a "perspective" in life. "The first five seven years were just like a bullet train. I just kept going, saying yes to films," he added.
Arjun, who is currently shooting for his 18th movie "The Lady Killer" in Manali, said while he doesn't fret about the future, his aim is to ensure that his fans don't feel cheated by his film choices or acting.
"I kept going because I knew I've got a chance, I've got acceptance and I also kept getting good work. Maybe in the last two years, I've been able to analyse my growth and understand it." But somewhere between being occupied with work, the actor said he ended up ignoring his health and gaining weight.
Calling himself a "realistic person", Arjun said he was aware that he was "shortchanging" his audience with the way he was looking on screen.
"I gained weight because of certain reasons while working continuously. When I got a pause I thought these people, regardless, pay good money to come and watch my films, which might be half decent. But if I'm not looking the part, they have every right to criticise."
The praise he received for his performance in his last few films -- "Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar" and "Sardar Ka Grandson" -- motivated the actor to work on himself.
"I've had to be worthy of being on the big screen again. I want the respect of the audience in that point of view also. In the last two years, I decided to work on myself again."
"I don't want to shortchange anybody who is paying money to come and watch my film. They might not be my fans, but I would like to convert them into my fans. And that starts from being worthy of being there on the screen. That's the biggest change that has happened."
As far as understanding the craft was concerned, Arjun believes he has figured out what "excites" him as a performer. "If I'm saying yes to something I've to do it for the right reason and not just to keep myself busy. It should come from a deep-rooted place within, which is how I started my career."
" Years have flown by, but it feels "surreal", the actor said, that he got the opportunity to face the camera, a dream he nurtured while growing up in his family, surrounded by the likes of his father and actors, uncles Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor.
"I've got this chance to do so much work, meet so many people and interact with so many amazing individuals, go through the highs and lows and still feel the kind of love from the audience."
He believes luck has been in his favour, as he could make a mark without following the industry norms or success formulas. "When I started, people were telling me to do action films, intense films. But I also wanted to do films like 'Ki & Ka' and 'Half Girlfriend'. I don't like to be repetitive."
"I understand, you suit a certain kind of role, but 10 years down the line I didn't want to feel that I've done only certain kinds of roles or films. As an actor also, it's not a good feeling to go to a set with," he said.
It's impossible to grow as an artiste without taking risks, the actor asserted, adding that it's unfortunate that most of the people in the industry were still "scared of failures".
"We all want to be successful superstars perhaps, but at the end of the day you have to take chances as that's the whole point of the profession."
Arjun has an exciting slate of movies coming up, including Mohit Suri's "Ek Villain Returns" and Vishal Bhardwaj's production "Kuttey".
NEW DELHI: A decade and 18 films later, actor Arjun Kapoor says he is now trying to "rechart" his personal and professional growth through his learnings in the industry by going back to his "core values". Arjun made his debut with 2012's "Ishaqzaade", which was a huge hit and set the stage for the young actor to deliver hits in romance drama "2 States" and 1970s-set action film "Gunday". He followed this up with films such as "Ki & Ka", "Mubarakan" and "Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar", but there were also failures in "Tevar", "Namaste England" and "Panipat". The pandemic finally gave the actor some time to pause and reflect on his journey in cinema, he said. "Ten years down the line, I've reset to thinking and feeling like I was in 2010-2011. That's what I've used the last two years for, to go back to my core values, my core understanding of who I'm and what kind of work I would like to do," the 36-year-old actor told PTI in an interview. "I'm thinking like an audience and trying to deliver what I would like to watch as a viewer myself. I've gone back to my basics. I'm trying to rechart my personal and professional growth along the way through those learnings," he added. Arjun, son of producers Boney Kapoor and Mona Kapoor, said he considers himself fortunate to have grown up in a film family, but after being in the profession for a decade he has realised that every individual's journey is different. "During the highest of highs, you may be going through your lowest of lows. When I gave 'Ishaqzaade', I just lost mom," he said referring to his mother's death just months before the release of his Bollywood debut. "I couldn't even celebrate box office numbers of '2 States' and 'Gunday' because I was neck-deep in making more films at that point in time. I was hiding myself in work, meeting people, growing, imagining," he recalled. During the lockdown, the actor said he somewhat managed to keep his personal and professional aspects separate to have a "perspective" in life. "The first five seven years were just like a bullet train. I just kept going, saying yes to films," he added. Arjun, who is currently shooting for his 18th movie "The Lady Killer" in Manali, said while he doesn't fret about the future, his aim is to ensure that his fans don't feel cheated by his film choices or acting. "I kept going because I knew I've got a chance, I've got acceptance and I also kept getting good work. Maybe in the last two years, I've been able to analyse my growth and understand it." But somewhere between being occupied with work, the actor said he ended up ignoring his health and gaining weight. Calling himself a "realistic person", Arjun said he was aware that he was "shortchanging" his audience with the way he was looking on screen. "I gained weight because of certain reasons while working continuously. When I got a pause I thought these people, regardless, pay good money to come and watch my films, which might be half decent. But if I'm not looking the part, they have every right to criticise." The praise he received for his performance in his last few films -- "Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar" and "Sardar Ka Grandson" -- motivated the actor to work on himself. "I've had to be worthy of being on the big screen again. I want the respect of the audience in that point of view also. In the last two years, I decided to work on myself again." "I don't want to shortchange anybody who is paying money to come and watch my film. They might not be my fans, but I would like to convert them into my fans. And that starts from being worthy of being there on the screen. That's the biggest change that has happened." As far as understanding the craft was concerned, Arjun believes he has figured out what "excites" him as a performer. "If I'm saying yes to something I've to do it for the right reason and not just to keep myself busy. It should come from a deep-rooted place within, which is how I started my career." " Years have flown by, but it feels "surreal", the actor said, that he got the opportunity to face the camera, a dream he nurtured while growing up in his family, surrounded by the likes of his father and actors, uncles Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor. "I've got this chance to do so much work, meet so many people and interact with so many amazing individuals, go through the highs and lows and still feel the kind of love from the audience." He believes luck has been in his favour, as he could make a mark without following the industry norms or success formulas. "When I started, people were telling me to do action films, intense films. But I also wanted to do films like 'Ki & Ka' and 'Half Girlfriend'. I don't like to be repetitive." "I understand, you suit a certain kind of role, but 10 years down the line I didn't want to feel that I've done only certain kinds of roles or films. As an actor also, it's not a good feeling to go to a set with," he said. It's impossible to grow as an artiste without taking risks, the actor asserted, adding that it's unfortunate that most of the people in the industry were still "scared of failures". "We all want to be successful superstars perhaps, but at the end of the day you have to take chances as that's the whole point of the profession." Arjun has an exciting slate of movies coming up, including Mohit Suri's "Ek Villain Returns" and Vishal Bhardwaj's production "Kuttey".
Arjun Kapoor decade Film industry Ishaqzaade Gunday Boney kapoor | with films such as "Ki & Ka", "Mubarakan" and "Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar", but there were also failures in "Tevar", "Namaste England" and "Panipat".
The pandemic finally gave the actor some time to pause and reflect on his journey in cinema, he said. "Ten years down the line, I've reset to thinking and feeling like I was in 2010-2011. That's what I've used the last two years for, to go back to my core values, my core understanding of who I'm and what kind of work I would like to do," the 36-year-old actor told PTI in an interview.
"I'm thinking like an audience and trying to deliver what I would like to watch as a viewer myself. I've gone back to my basics. I'm trying to rechart my personal and professional growth along the way through those learnings," he added.
Arjun, son of producers Boney Kapoor and Mona Kapoor, said he considers himself fortunate to have grown up in a film family, but after being in the profession for a decade he has realised that every individual's journey is different.
"During the highest of highs, you may be going through your lowest of lows. When I gave 'Ishaqzaade', I | 275 |
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Metal Evolution is a music documentary show on the VH1 Classic and MuchMore television networks. The show aired throughout 2011-2012. Following host and metal fanatic Sam Dunn, the series is an informal guide to the world of heavy metal. The show is primarily based around Dunn's interviews and the global travels he made to cover heavy metal culture around the world. The series describes different eras of the rock and roll genre of heavy metal through the decades. Starting with the rock bands that led to heavy metal, the episodes detail the subsequent rise of hard rock and later heavy metal as a genre. The episodes of the first season detail Pre-Metal, the 1970s early heavy metal, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Glam, Thrash, Grunge, Nu Metal, Shock Rock, Power metal, and finally Progressive metal. The show follows the many narratives of hard and heavy rock and roll music, while putting a focus on the dedicated fandom of the music itself. Many recognizable heavy metal icons appear throughout the series, including Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Ronny James Dio, Yngwie Malmsteen, Vince Neil, Lars Ulrich, Rob Halford, Geddy Lee, Alice Cooper, Slash, and Marilyn Manson. Throughout the series, the different sub genres of metal are compared and contrasted by the host. In the series,<|fim_middle|> of metal in America, with emphasis on Kiss, Aerosmith and Van Halen.
1. Pre-Metal
Tracing the origins of metal is a phantasmagoric odyssey that traverses cities and countries, oceans and continents. From Memphis' Sun Studio to The Kinks in England.
Metal Evolution is a music documentary show on the VH1 Classic and MuchMore television networks. The show aired throughout 2011-2012. Following host and metal fanatic Sam Dunn, the series is an informal guide to the world of heavy metal. The show is primarily based around Dunn's interviews and the global travels he made to cover heavy metal culture around the world.
The series describes different eras of the rock and roll genre of heavy metal through the decades. Starting with the rock bands that led to heavy metal, the episodes detail the subsequent rise of hard rock and later heavy metal as a genre. The episodes of the first season detail Pre-Metal, the 1970s early heavy metal, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Glam, Thrash, Grunge, Nu Metal, Shock Rock, Power metal, and finally Progressive metal. The show follows the many narratives of hard and heavy rock and roll music, while putting a focus on the dedicated fandom of the music itself. Many recognizable heavy metal icons appear throughout the series, including Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Ronny James Dio, Yngwie Malmsteen, Vince Neil, Lars Ulrich, Rob Halford, Geddy Lee, Alice Cooper, Slash, and Marilyn Manson. Throughout the series, the different sub genres of metal are compared and contrasted by the host.
In the series, there is an emphasis on the evolution of hard rock and heavy metal throughout the decades. Originators of earlier forms of hard rock are interviewed to offer some perspective for fans of the music. Overall, the series is a kind of love letter to the bands and more importantly the many facets of culture around heavy metal. As a fan, Dunn offers a personal viewpoint on metal as a genre, and through his eyes offers a clear insider's view of the genre.
Sam Dunn also directed the series, which is actually loosely based upon his documentary film of the same name. This documentary actually aired on VH1 before the series, but the film's popularity spawned the series.
Metal Evolution is a series that is currently running and has 1 seasons (11 episodes). The series first aired on November 11, 2011.
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11. Progressive Metal
An exploration of progressive hard rock.
10. Power Metal
An exploration of power metal.
9. Shock Rock
An exploration of shock-n-roll, keyed by portraits of Alice Cooper and KISS.
8. Nu Metal
Sam Dunn chronicles the rise and fall of nu metal; starting with pivotal acts Rage Against The Machine, Faith No More and Tool and continuing to pioneering nu metal artists like Korn and Deftones.
7. Grunge
An exploration of grunge music and how its success precipitated the downfall of telegenic glam metal.
6. Trash
Next in the evolution of Metal comes a virulent strain called thrash, with the likes of Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax wreaking vengeance on hook and melody through a rhythmic discipline executed at breakneck tempos topped by harshly barked vocals.
5. Glam Metal
Tawney Kitaen, Rikki Rockett of Poison, Bobby Blotzer of Ratt, and Jerry Dixon and Erik Turner of Warrant discuss the early days of Glam Metal.
4. New Wave of British Heavy Metal
The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal defines the establishment of hard rock's very first heavymetal army.
3. Early Metal Part 2: UK Division
Tracing the history and prominence of metal in the UK, with emphasis on Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Trapeze and Slade.
2. Early Metal Part 1: US Division
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Scientists use carbon nanotubes to detect defects in composites
(Nanowerk News) Two University of Delaware researchers have discovered a means to detect and identify damage within<|fim_middle|> Delaware | advanced composite materials by using a network of tiny carbon nanotubes, which act in much the same manner as human nerves.
The discovery has important implications both in the laboratory, where the scientists hope to better predict the life span of various composite materials, and in everyday applications, where it could become an important tool in monitoring the health of composite materials used in the construction of a variety of essential products, including commercial airliners.
The research is the work of Tsu-Wei Chou, Pierre S. du Pont Chair of Engineering, and Erik Thostenson, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and is featured in an article in the Oct. 2 issue of the influential journal Advanced Materials.
Chou said the research team has been working in the field of fiber composites in conjunction with UD's Center for Composite Materials and of late has taken an interest in the reinforcement of composites with minute nanomaterials and particularly with carbon nanotubes.
"Carbon nanotubes are very small but have superb qualities," Chou said. "They are very light, with a density about one-half that of aluminum, which itself is considered exceptionally light in comparison to other metals, and yet are 30 times as strong as high-strength steel and as stiff as diamonds."
Besides being very strong and very light, the carbon nanotubes have an incredible ability to conduct heat and electricity. In the latter case, they are 1,000 times more effective at carrying an electrical current when compared to copper.
"Carbon nanotubes have excellent properties and the challenge has been how best to utilize them, to translate those properties into applications," Chou said.
Given the various properties, Chou and Thostenson set out to develop the carbon nanotubes as sensors embedded within composite materials.
Composite materials are generally laminates, sheets of high-performance fibers, such as carbon, glass or Kevlar, embedded in a polymer resin matrix. Chou said that the traditional composite materials have inherent weaknesses because the matrix materials-plastics-surrounding the fibers are "strong, but far less strong than the fibers."
This results in "weak spots in composites in the interface areas in the matrix materials, particularly where there are pockets of resin," Chou said.
As a result, defects, including tiny microcracks, can occur. Over time, those microcracks can threaten the integrity of the composite.
Thostenson said the carbon nanotubes can be used to detect defects at onset by embedding them uniformly throughout the composite material as a network capable of monitoring the health of the composite structures.
"Nanotubes are so small they can penetrate the areas in between the bundles of fiber and also between the layers of the composite, in the matrix rich areas," Thostenson said.
Because the carbon nanotubes conduct electricity, they create a nanoscale network of sensors that work "much like the nerves in a human body," he said.
The researchers can pass an electrical current through the network and "if there is a microcrack, it breaks the pathway of the sensors and we can measure the response," Thostenson said.
He added that the carbon nanotubes are minimally invasive and just 0.15 percent of the total composite volume.
At present, composite material engineers have limited means to either detect the initial onset of microcracks or identify the specific type of defect. This finding will change that because the method is simple, does not require expensive equipment and is remarkably sensitive to the initial stages of microcracking, Thostenson said.
For the technique to be successful the carbon nanotubes must be scattered everywhere throughout the material and Chou credited his colleague with "developing a technique for disbursing the carbon nanotubes very uniformly in the matrix material."
The work provides a new tool for research in the laboratory at present and has many potential applications in the future. By identifying and tracking defects in a laboratory setting, the researchers can now begin to develop strategies for more accurate predictions of the lifespan of composite materials.
"This is a very practical 'today' project," Thostenson said. "We can take advantage of this new scale now with wide applications in the future."
That is very important given the growing applications of composite materials in everyday life. Composites are used in sporting goods, civil infrastructure including bridges and pipes, and transportation, particularly in the aircraft industry.
Chou noted that the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner is 50 percent composites by weight and more than 50 percent by volume, making "the successful monitoring of composite structures very important."
"These are significant issues, being able to detect defects and to understand what is the life cycle of a given composite," Thostenson said. "It comes down to, how long will the composite last, at what point will the structure no longer be viable?"
The research is supported by funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the National Science Foundation.
Chou, who last year was named a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, joined the UD faculty in 1969, after receiving a doctorate in materials science from Stanford University.
Thostenson joined the University faculty in 2005 after earning his doctorate in materials science and engineering the previous year. He also received a master's degree in mechanical engineering from UD and a bachelor's degree in composite materials engineering from Winona (Minn.) State University.
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"Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer
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Peak: 1 (1 week)
Pop Bits: After his stint with The Power Station rejuvenated his career, Palmer went back to being a solo act and issued out the album Riptide. The LP's first single, "Discipline of Love," should have benefited from his Power Station association, but it fizzled quickly at a low #82. That easily could have sank the album, but then this second single was quickly issued out. It debuted one spot below where his previous single peaked and slowly began to gain traction. The song started to take over the airwaves and thanks in part to an iconic MTV music video, the single made it to the top of both the Pop and Rock charts. It also got to #36 at Dance. It was Palmer's first major solo hit since 1979's "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" reached #<|fim_middle|> song never seems to get old for me.
Aaron Latham February 22, 2019 at 10:25 AM
It's a classic as is the video.
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"Jimmy Mack" by Sheena Easton | 14 and it would be the biggest of his career. The song would also earn Palmer his first Grammy Award in the Male Rock Vocal Performance category. The single would go gold and it would help the album reach #8. Eventually the LP would sell over two million copies.
ReduxReview: It still mystifies me why this was the second single. The beat, the buzzy guitar, the keyboard, and the hooky chorus added up to something that just could not miss. Bernard Edwards' production was spot-on as well. This had "hit" written all over it, but what certainly sent it to the top of the chart was the associated video. It wasn't a technical marvel or anything fancy, but it had a simple concept that worked far better than anyone expected. It is still mesmerizing to watch. Although the song easily stands on its own, it is nearly impossible to hear now without thinking about those clone-ish models. Both are classics from the decade.
ReduxRating: 10/10
Trivia: Double Shot! 1) Palmer, who wrote this song, initially intended for it to be a duet between him and Chaka Khan. Apparently it was recorded as such, but Khan's label would not allow her voice to be used on the song. Palmer had to edit out Khan's vocal and adjust the recording to be a solo effort. 2) The famous video for the song was directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan. Featuring a "band" of women who all wore the same clothes, makeup, and hair, the video became iconic from the decade and has been imitated many times over the years in various ways. The "band" would also make appearances in two more Robert Palmer videos, "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" and "Simply Irresistible," both of which hit #2.
Darian Dennison February 18, 2019 at 5:23 PM
9/10 for me, I was never aware that this was the second single off of the album, this is also one song I like better as a single version over the album version (usually it's the other way around), this | 446 |
Preheat your oven to 220°C. Make a little mound of salt on a small baking tray and sit the potato on top. Bake for 25 minutes then turn the potato over in the salt and bake for a further 25 minutes. Use a skewer to test whether the potato is cooked – it must be soft right through to the centre, but take care not to overcook it. Cut the potato in half and scoop out the flesh.
Meanwhile heat the milk in a small saucepan with the garlic, thyme, salt and pepper. Simmer gently for 2 minutes to infuse. Remove the pan from the heat and add the ocean trout. Return the pan to the heat and<|fim_middle|> to form small quenelles of brandade and place one on each tuile. Top with another tuile and another quenelle, and finish with a tuile.
Put the baby cress in a mixing bowl and gently toss with the vinaigrette. Arrange a small mound next to each mille feuille and garnish with shavings of truffle. | poach fish very gently for around 6 minutes until just cooked. Remove the fish from the milk, cover it with a damp cloth and refrigerate until cool. Reserve the milk.
When the fish is cold, break into rough flakes and put in a food processor with the potato, garlic oil, and a little of the milk. Process until velvety smooth. Push the purée through a drum sieve into a chilled mixing bowl.
Whip the cream to soft peaks and fold through the purée. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary then refrigerate until ready to serve.
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cut the brik pastry into 18 neat rectangles, brush each with clarified butter and season lightly. Bake the pastry rectangles between 2 flat baking trays (to keep them flat) for 8–10 minutes, or until crisp and golden. Drain on kitchen paper and leave to cool.
To assemble the mille feuilles, place a tuile on each serving plate. Use a dessertspoon | 209 |
This paper investigates experimentally how the endogenous group formation combined with the possibility of repeated interaction impacts cooperation levels and surplus distribution. We developed a Surplus Production Distribution Game where the cooperation of four agents is needed to produce a surplus. In case of cooperation, two of the four subjects, the distributors, decided<|fim_middle|> found that the distributor's contributions were higher in the ET and the RT than in the BT - unsurprisingly, receivers' possibility to refuse cooperation led to more equal surplus distributions. But contrary to commonly hold beliefs, the possibility of repeated interaction did not lead to higher cooperation levels and more equal allocations of the surplus. Instead, endogenous group formation combined with the possibility of repeated interaction led to self-selection of the subjects in the ET. The endogenous group duration varied drastically between different groups in the ET, with long-lived groups exhibiting contributions and cooperation levels higher than in the RT, while short-lived groups showed contributions and cooperation levels lower than in the RT. Furthermore, for given contribution levels, receivers were more likely to refuse cooperation when their average relationship length was short. This shows that long-lived groups consisted of generous distributors and not so demanding receivers, while ungenerous distributors and demanding receivers formed short-lived groups. Hence, the possibility of repeated interaction does not necessarily increase cooperation and efficiency levels when combined with endogenous group formation. Rather, such a situation might lead to self-selection of agents. | how much of surplus each of them wanted to give to the two other agents, the receivers. This game was played repeatedly with different matching procedures. In the Re-match Treatment (RT) the subjects got randomly re-matched every round, while in the Endogenous-match Treatment (ET) a group was maintained as long as its members cooperated. There was also a Base treatment (BT) where cooperation was exogenously enforced. We | 87 |
Merrimack College, Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations
Merrimack College,North Andover, Massachusetts
Merrimack College is a thriving institution transforming students to become the leaders of tomorrow by giving them the skills and capacities needed to solve the complex social, technological, and economic challenges of the 21st century. It's one of the fastest-growing educational institutions and is recognized across the country for its excellence and value. A selective, private<|fim_middle|>00 career-focused undergraduate, professional, and graduate programs, all taught by exceptional faculty who are passionate about their subject and student success.
Merrimack prepares students with the skills and knowledge today's employers want. Whether it be in business, health sciences, education, science, technology, or liberal arts, a Merrimack program offers a tailored experience that aligns with student's personal and professional goals, enriched by its Catholic Augustinian heritage.
The incoming Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations (VP) has the unique opportunity to join a highly innovative senior team. S/He will strategically engage and partner with Merrimack College's President, Board of Trustees, faculty, volunteers, alumni, colleagues, and staff to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individuals, foundations, and corporations. The VP will manage the day-to-day operations of a growing fundraising team of approximately 20; mobilize and stimulate a talented staff in engaging an extraordinarily loyal community of Merrimack alumni, parents, and friends; and achieve ambitious growth in charitable giving. The VP will also serve as the College's chief alumni relations officer, chief development officer, comprehensive campaign director, and confidant to the President. The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial, a dynamic leader, and a solid supporter of the College's mission, vision, and values. | college in a beautiful, residential setting — the College features more than 1 | 15 |
The Pfeiffer winery and cellar door is located in a historic building over 100 years old and sits on the banks of the gumtree lined Sunny Creek which runs off the Murray River. The day we visited plenty of people were sitting at tables that have been setup along the famous old wooden bridge, drinking Pfeiffer wines or coffee from a cart also setup on the bridge.
The cellar door is located in the old, corrugated iron roof building and there is a big selection of Sparkling, white, red and fortified wines<|fim_middle|> scatter the grounds and make for a nice spot to kick your heels up.
We attended Pfeiffer's during one of their quarterly farmers markets. It was very busy to say the least! A great mix of fresh produce, gorgeous wine, music and a wonderful outdoor setting. Well worth planning a visit to coincide. At other times, cheese platters are available or if ordered in advance, picnic hampers. The garden setting or out on the bridge are a very enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours. | ready to try. The Chardonnay and Cabernet were standouts for me with some nice fortified's to finish. Picnic tables | 28 |
What Is the Anatomy of the Buttocks?
The human gluteal region is defined by twin hemispherical masses that are located between the lower back, or lumbar region, and the perineum. These dome-shaped structures consist mainly of adipose tissue, or fat, and three sets of underlying muscle tissue. Nearly the entire region is made of soft tissue, as the underlying bone of the pel<|fim_middle|> and a Human's Anatomy?
What Is the Relationship Between Anatomy and Physiology? | vis does not follow the characteristic bulging shape of the buttocks.
The outermost layer of the buttocks is skin. The skin of this area is substantially similar to skin found elsewhere on the body and can be smooth or hairy. Under the skin is a thick layer of fat that serves as a cushion while sitting and gives the buttocks much of their definition.
Under the layer of fat lie three groups of muscles. The gluteus maximus is the largest and outermost muscle in each buttock. At its superior edge, the gluteus maximus attaches to the iliac crest and runs downward and out toward the flank, giving the hip much of its definition. Interior to the gluteus maximus is the gluteus medius, which also attaches to the ilium but runs a shorter distance outward than the maximus muscle. Interior to these, and the smallest of the three, is the gluteus minimus, which acts to abduct the thigh and stabilize the hip. These structures are fed by the superior and inferior gluteal arteries, and they are enervated by the gluteal and cluneal nerves.
What Are the Similarities Between a Fetal Pig's Anatomy | 245 |
A recent case relating to the Doonin Plant Limited insolvency, click here to read, has held that the cost of complying with a Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) enforcement notice is part of the expenses of a liquidation. This may have significant effects on insolvency practice, and possibly the lending market.
The case involved a waste management company, which had been in breach of its obligations under environmental law, relating to storage of waste. SEPA had served an enforcement notice but had not exercised its right to do the work itself and recover costs from the company. The company then became insolvent, and another enforcement notice was served. The<|fim_middle|> and urban regeneration.
If you have any enquiries please contact Head of Commercial, Hugh Angus. | estimated clean up costs were much more than the amount of the "surplus" funds which could have been used to pay of ordinary creditors.
The court held that the legislation was in implement of a European Directive, the intention of which was that the polluter paid. There was nothing in the Directive or elsewhere saying that this did not apply when a company became insolvent. Accordingly the funds that remained should be used for this purpose.
The court was not swayed by arguments that the liquidator would have to decide what was and was not to be cleaned up with the limited funds available, or that liquidators would not accept appointments as clean up costs would rank ahead of their fees (as the courts would direct that liquidators' fees would be paid first). This will reinforce the concerns that lenders have in taking security over property that might be contaminated, or in the waste management sector, and hinder the public policy aim of private sector led brown field development | 189 |
Many Americans are remarkably unaware and uninformed about arthritis, a disease that affects about one of every five U.S. adults. Arthritis runs under the public's radar because it isn't a killer like heart disease and cancer. Yet<|fim_middle|> things. What I want to add on this topic is: Well, in my opinion fat loss simply boils down to 3 main things – eat, exercise, sleep well. In summary, always eat right, sleep tight and exercise well. | it can take a huge toll on the quality of life through the pain and problems it causes. Arthritis is often viewed as an inevitable part of growing old. But it isn't—there are many things you can do to keep your joints healthy.
May is National Arthritis Awareness Month. It isn't aimed at people with arthritis—they're quite aware of it already. It's for the rest of us, some of whom are unknowingly on their way to living with this condition, and others who live with, work with, or play with folks who have it.
Keep your weight in the healthy range, or moving toward it.
Listen to your body; don't ignore pain.
Using non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs can be a good choice to relieve pain in arthritis.
With arthritis in the lower back comes stiffness. Sometimes people with arthritis in their lower back who have sat for awhile will stand for a few seconds and then walk slowly at first because their hamstrings have stiffened and tightened, making walking difficult for the first few steps.
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Arthritis is slow killer even if it doesn't have the hype like other fast killing diseases.I want to agree with you that livi9ng a sedentary lifestyle could cause this disease and the best way for prevention is to exercise and walk out most often.
it is a fact that many people don't see arthritis as a disease to have fuss about.It is because it is not a life threatening disease and many don't take time to know what causes it and its effect on their health.
I'm part of those who don't see it as a threat to life but i now know that it could have a debilitating effect on one's overall health.
Doc,can fat loss exercise deal with arthritis?
Excellent post..thanks for reminding us that if we become lazy and do not respond to our body when it is trying to tell us to keep moving or it might seize up or even worse develop arthritis.
Rheumatoid Arthritis is such a rehabilitating disease.
What are the usual age-range for people who are prone to arthritis?
I feel I had to leave a reply on the subject of weight loss. It simply isn't possible for some people, myself included (as I am restricted to a wheelchair) to exercise. I have a heart complaint as well as RA and I find losing weight a really big deal. My MD says I can now only lose weight with a starvation diet or a stomach band. My weight has balooned since becoming confined to a wheelchair and is now very bad for my overall health.
my dad has arthritis, he tried everything possible but is still suffering..are there any home remedies for arthritis?
Like WarmSocks said, there are a lot of types of Arthritis nowadays, and both young and old are common victims. Your dad must have one of those chronic ones. You better ask your doctor about it, just to be sure. You should have that checked before your father gets even older. Seniors can have a lot of trouble living a normal lifestyle because of chronic arthritis.
I was watching a show the other day that suggested taking an ice water bath for 5 minutes to decrease inflammation. Not my cup of tea, but for some – maybe. . .
Aren't there nearly 100 different types of arthritis? I don't see any mention of that in your article about arthritis awareness.
Perhaps a good start on providing reliable information would be to use the full name of the disease you're making people aware of. You're writing about osteoarthritis. As you point out, there are some things people can do to lessen their chances of wear-and-tear damage to their joints.
That's only one type of arthritis, though. Why not use this opportunity to raise awareness about some of the other types of arthritis – the ones that keep getting overlooked? People are already pretty aware that old people can have trouble with their joints. What about the 20-year-olds and the 9-year-olds who get pretty tired of being told by teachers/employers that they're too young to have arthritis? They could benefit greatly from your help is educating people that kids get arthritis, too.
Everyone's heard of OA; it's the other types of arthritis that need an awareness-raising campaign.
Many people tend to assume that arthritis cannot be cured and that the only possible action is to use pain relief medicines. It is important to inform them about the importance of nutrition and exercise and about the use of nutritional supplements.
This is a wonderful write up, so deeply appreciated. It has been a few months since I liked a blog post so much! You got me excited and I just want to chip in a few | 985 |
We are Leiho, a social impact brand on a mission to help improve the lives of people in need through the basic essentials that they need most.
We exist to inspire and add purpose into daily essentials as simple as, a pair of socks.
We know what you're thinking. So how exactly do you pronounce Leiho? Here's how we say it and what the meaning behind the name is.
LEIHO
Lay-Ho
Leiho means 'how are you' in Cantonese and sometimes that's all we need to ask someone to show that we care.
Joey Li - CEO & Co-Founder
We often get caught up in our busy lives and forget to be kind to ourselves or take time off to do something good for someone else. You feel good when you do good and when we do good, it's all of our kindness and compassion put together that really makes a positive difference in the world. I hope Leiho inspires people to deliver more acts of kindness because at the end of the day, we're not only helping someone in need but we're actually improving our own wellbeing and self worth too.
Thuta Khin - COO & Co-Founder
Originally from Myanmar, I've had experience in working with NGOs to fight poverty in underdeveloped regions. I believe that there is room for everyone to make a difference in this world with a simple act of kindness, no matter how big or small. Through Leiho, I hope to inspire people to be creative in the way they give back to their local communities!
Shania Foster - Junior Marketing Executive
I'm Shania and I've been working at Leiho since September 2021, as a social media marketing assistant. So for all things TikTok and Instagram related I'm your gal! From taking you behind the scenes at our shoot days to creating super fun TikTok videos. To be able to do what I love for work and have fun whilst doing it has been amazing. Everyone on the team has been so welcoming and lovely, which has really helped smooth the transition into this new role. I also really love the outreach work that Leiho does! It's truly making a difference in so many people's lives and that's incredible!
Abigail Wood - Volunteer (Senior Lyrical Whiz)
I have been working with Leiho on a voluntary basis supporting their marketing content, campaigns and copy writing since April 2021 and it's been non stop wholesome, feel good fun and laughter! I have always felt a strong connection to wanting to contribute to the community and supporting those experiencing homeless, whenever I have had the opportunity to fundraise this has always been my priority. Pairing up with Leiho and having a secondary outlet to my corporate role felt like finding my start-up sole-mate. Pun absolutely intended!!I hope to continue to use my marketing skills that I have nurtured throughout my professional career with Global Brands and adapt them to support Leiho to spread their incredible mission far and wide. Doing good one step at a time! (With all<|fim_middle|> it's no wonder they call me the 'Lyrical Whizz'!) | these puns | 3 |
WestJet launches service to the core of the Big Apple
Airline launches flights between Toronto Pearson and LaGuardia Airport
CALGARY, June 4, 2012 /CNW/ - WestJet today announced the launch of new non-stop service seven times daily on weekdays between Toronto and New York City's LaGuardia Airport. The airline will add an eighth daily weekday flight beginning July 12.
Through a partnership with Delta Air Lines, WestJet guests will find convenient connections between WestJet's Canadian network and Delta Air Lines' 62 destinations beyond LaGuardia. "Service to Canada's largest international market, with a convenient schedule, is a key part of WestJet's strategy to welcome more business travellers on board," said John MacLeod, WestJet Vice-President, Network Management and Alliances. "We are delighted to bring lower fares and a great guest experience to both business and leisure travellers in the New York market."
Schedule details are as follows:
Toronto - New York-LaGuardia (daily until October 27, 2012)
Flight Departure Arrival
1200 7 a.m. 8:30 a.m.
1222 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m.
1204 12:30 p.m. 1:55 p.m.
1206 2:30 p.m. 3:55 p.m.
1208 4 p.m. 5:25 p.m.
1210 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
1236* 8:30 p.m. 9:55 p.m.
New York-LaGuardia - Toronto (daily until October 27, 2012)
1201 6:30 a.m. 8:15 a.m.
1203* 7:55 a.m. 9:37 a.m.
1205 9:30 a.m. 11:17 a.m.
1207 12 p.m. 1:40 p.m.
*Service begins July 12, 2012.
WestJet's arrival area at LaGuardia will be at Terminal C, close to its code-share partner Delta Air Lines. Guests will have the ability to earn either WestJet dollars or Delta SkyMiles when booking these code-share flights. WestJet Rewards members will also earn triple WestJet dollars on flights to/from Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and New York-LaGuardia until September 3, 2012. Full details can be found at westjet.com/nycbonus.
As an extension to service currently offered to guests flying between Toronto and Montreal and Toronto and Ottawa, guests travelling to New York-LaGuardia from these three cities will also enjoy conveniences including priority security screening in Toronto on weekdays, no extra fees for taking an earlier flight, no extra fees for missing their flight but arriving at the airport within two hours of their scheduled departure, a complimentary glass of wine or beer on board, and WestJet's unique, industry-leading on-time service promise. Full details are available at westjet.com/smartbusiness.
"This new service by WestJet strengthens the connection between New York and Toronto - two of the truly great North American cities," said Pamela Griffith-Jones, Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority. "We appreciate WestJet's continued commitment to expanding its network from Toronto Pearson and by so doing offering more travel choices for our guests."
Great one-way fares between Toronto Pearson and New York-LaGuardia are available from $99 plus $90 in applicable fees, taxes and surcharges for a total fare of $189. Seats are available by visiting westjet.com, calling WestJet's Sales Super Centre at 1-888-WESTJET (1-888-937-8538) or through your preferred travel agent.
WestJet Vacations offers a great selection of<|fim_middle|> and resort options to create fun and affordable vacation experiences. For more information, visit www.westjetvacations.com. | air and hotel packages for New York City this summer, starting from $499 for three nights' accommodation, plus $175 in applicable fees, taxes and surcharges for a total fare of $674. For more information, visit westjetvacations.com, contact a WestJet Vacations Experience Specialist at 1-877-737-7001 or see your preferred travel agent.
"Whether you're looking for 'budget conscious' or 'cosmopolitan chic', WestJet Vacations offers a New York experience for everyone," said Chris Avery, Vice-President and General Manager, WestJet Vacations. "We have hotels in every price range and in a wide variety of neighbourhoods including Times Square, Central Park, Broadway, Rockefeller Center, Soho and more."
WestJet is Canada's preferred airline, offering scheduled service throughout its 76-city North American and Caribbean network. Inducted into Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures Hall of Fame and named one of Canada's best employers, WestJet pioneered low-cost flying in Canada. WestJet offers increased legroom and leather seats on its modern fleet of 98 Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. With future confirmed deliveries for an additional 37 aircraft through 2018, WestJet strives to be one of the five most successful international airlines in the world.
WestJet Vacations provides guests with affordable, reliable and easy-to-book travel experiences to 47 destinations in 13 countries, including the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. Leveraging WestJet's fun and friendly image, extensive network and world-class guest experience, WestJet Vacations offers guests a great flight schedule and a wide variety of hotel | 355 |
Meet Mont<|fim_middle|>y's PAGE for recent updates. | y Burns, a tiny little Chihuahua that packs a lot of pizzaz into a pint size package. When he first came into foster he was quite malnourished and feeling very much under the weather. But with some nutritious food and lots of TLC, this guy has made quite an incredible recovery! He has learned a few things while in foster, such as…Toys are super amazing to play with and belly rubs rock! Monty is also a pretty smart guy who has picked up on house training and basic obedience and should continue to do well in his new home if kept on a consistent schedule. This spunky man walks very well on a leash and enjoys his daily strolls around the neighborhood. He has a lot of fun voicing his opinion at all the sights and sounds he sees along the way! While Monty gets along with most small dogs he can be a bit particular about who he lets be his canine buddy. He'd prefer to be an only dog so he can bask in the spotlight…he's a superstar after all! Monty loves people and is quite friendly with everyone he meets. It may take him a moment to get a good sniff and a few barks in before he'll approach, but with proper introductions he'll be on their lap looking for kisses in no time. He is incredibly loyal, loving, and affectionate with a whole lot of silly personality mixed in. Monty would love for someone just as sweet (and goofy) to scoop him up into his forever home where he will be a beloved companion for life.
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1963 Fiat-OSCA 1600 S Pininfarina Cabriolet
Simon SGold Goldsworthy
A collaborative effort between three giants of the Italian automotive scene, this car encapsulates the design flair perfected by that country in the 1950s and 1960s. It also makes a delightful two-seat tourer in the 21st century if you have an eye for beauty and a desire for something unusual. Words: Simon Goldsworthy. Pictures: Simon Cooke.
Fiat-Osca 1600 – rare Pininfarina Roadster
Very rare cabriolet with input from Fiat, Pinin Farina – and the Maserati brothers.
Something nice for the weekend, sir?
We like to bring you a mixture of familiar classics and exotic rarities on Classics, and this car certainly falls into the latter category. It is a Fiat as the badges make clear, but it was designed and built by coachbuilder Pinin Farina and the engine was developed by the Maserati brothers. And we do mean the Maserati brothers from Italy, not Bill and Joe Maserati from Peckham!
The boxout on next page explains more about the Maserati connection, but for now we can describe it as a 1963 Fiat-OSCA 1600 S Pininfarina Cabriolet. The car belongs to Andy Lerry, who bought it in 2013. He saw it at an auction, which he had gone to just to sniff around because, as Andy admits, he is always on the lookout for interesting cars.
'It was a runner and looked sort of OK,' he relates. 'There was a lot of interest in it, but it wouldn't run properly. That was because it has a mechanical throttle linkage and somebody, presumably at the auction, had put a big foot against this linkage and bent it. The result was that you couldn't really rev it up, and so the engine sounded like it was on its last legs.'
"It does look nicer as slightly off white, which contrasts well with the various trim colours in a cabin that is so typical of Italian design of the era"
Not that this meant Andy got it for a song. In fact, by the time the finger waggling was over, he had committed to pay £16,300 for the privilege of taking it home. That was a fair bit of cash for a car with an engine on its last legs, but Andy didn't panic – instead he had a careful look, figured out what the problem was, bent the linkage back and to everybody's amazement drove out of the place and home.
His initial thoughts had been that the Fiat was an interesting car he could spruce up a bit and maybe sell on for a decent profit. However, as so often happens, a quick spruce up soon turned into a full restoration. And although Andy had sorted the linkage and driven the car home, the OSCA engine really did turn out to be rather sick.
Sadly, it took two attempts to get the DOHC unit rebuilt properly. First a local company had a go, but their bill was suspiciously cheap and within 100km the engine had started knocking. So Andy had to take it back out, send it to Connaught Racing Engines in Kent and paid about four times as much, but it was worth every penny because he says they did a super job.
We are perhaps getting a little ahead of ourselves here though, because in the meantime Andy had completely stripped the body and taken it back to bare metal. The bodywork and underside were actually structurally perfect with only a few very minor blemishes, and it didn't require any welding. Andy attributes this to the car having been kept in the South of France and Italy for many years in its early days – it didn't come with a lot of history, but he has been able to pick up the story from 1992, at which point it was owned in France. It didn't come to the UK, to Scotland in fact, until 2007.
The preparation and repaint was undertaken by a local company, Kustom 101 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, who did a superb job. The colour of the Fiat when Andy got it was its original bright white. The metal section of the dashboard was also in body colour, but had been repainted at some time in a very slightly creamier shade of white which Andy thought looked really good. It was decided not to remove the dash during the restoration and leave the creamy white finish as it was, so when it came to repainting the body, a match for this was used.
It does in Andy's opinion look nicer as slightly off white, which contrasts well with the various trim colours in a cabin that is so typical of Italian design of the era. It actually looks very Maserati, which was part of the initial appeal for Andy. 'I've had a 1966 Maserati Sebring for 18 years and I love that car,' he explains, 'but it is now up for sale (see www.countyclassics. net). However, because of the OSCA connection, this Fiat is welcomed at Maserati club rallies so I don't have to leave the club scene entirely.'
The interior of this car looks immaculate. Andy was helped in this regard by the fact that despite a production run of just 2275 cars and only around a couple of hundred of this exact model, there is a specialist for them. Just the one, and he is in Holland so parts can get expensive by the time they have been shipped to the UK, but at least stuff is available.
'I was quite lucky because the guy in Holland does a carpet set ready to fit, and also seat covers,' says Andy. 'They are vinyl rather than leather, but very good quality, so I had those sent over, along with a repro rubber boot mat. A local trimmer restored the door cards and rebuilt the seats with new foam and the new covers, and we put Dynamat sound deadening everywhere before fitting the trim. The dash top is immaculate and had already been done by the time I got it, as was the soft top. The car also came with a rare works hardtop in good but not restored condition. I have not fitted it to the car yet as there are some catches missing.'
The brightwork was all rechromed by S&T Plating in Yate, and that really helps the car to sparkle. Of course, once you get a car in fresh paint and fit new chrome, there is a temptation to try and bring everything else up to the same level. Andy was going to replace the back lights because they looked a bit dull in comparison, but when he found out they are the same units as found on a Ferrari 250 California, he quickly decided to clean up the ones he had instead. Fortunately, they came up a treat.
So, what is it like on the road? After all, the mechanical specification with a DOHC engine and four wheel disc brakes is pretty advanced compared to your typical small British sports car of the same era.
'It has a nice solid feel to it,' says Andy. 'The brakes are good, but perhaps not as good as you might expect from all-round discs. The brake pedal is surprisingly long even though everything is in top condition, and because there is no servo assistance it does feel a little dull. It stops OK, but you have to stand on it quite hard.
'The engine is a little bit rough from cold, but once warmed up it is an absolute delight. They<|fim_middle|> a plan: he wants to downsize his collection so he can spend more time driving the cars that remain. 'You can't be everywhere and do everything,' he explains. 'I'm a bit famous for jumping into projects with both feet, but I am getting wiser as I get older. I've realised now that I don't have as much time as I think I have to play with cars. In my mind I may be constantly cruising up and down the Amalfi coast in the Fiat, but in reality it spends most of its time locked up in the garage. Fortunately, I do also get a lot of pleasure from simply going out to the garage and looking at the car when I haven't seen it for a while. So while I may continue to buy interesting cars, I am done with big restorations. I'm currently finishing off a 1937 Buick straight eight, and as soon as that is done, I plan to kick the cars out of the garage and trick it out nicely as a man cave instead of a workshop.'
So what happened to his initial plan for the Fiat of sprucing it up and selling it on for a profit – is that still on the cards? 'I paid £16,300 for it in 2013 and I've since spent £35,000 on the restoration,' he reveals. 'It is probably just about worth £50,000 on a good day, but anything this rare is very hard to value. There was one sold recently that was advertised at £67,000. It was a beautiful car and I don't know what it sold for, but that gives you an idea of where it could go. You will also see stuff that looks somewhat handy from about £25,000 though.
'Not that this is relevant any longer, because out of the seven cars I currently own, I have decided that my downsizing plan will see me keeping just two – this Fiat and the 1937 Buick.'
OSCA AND THE MASERATI CONNECTION
The Fiat 1200 Cabriolet was launched in 1959 with an attractive two-seater body penned by Pinin Farina. There was also a high-performance derivative, the 1500 Cabriolet, powered by a 1491cc twin-cam OSCA engine and twin Weber carburettors.
OSCA (Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili — Fratelli Maserati S.p.A.) was a company set up in 1947 by the brothers Bindo, Ettore and Ernesto Maserati. Along with another brother, Alfieri, they had founded the Maserati Car Company in 1914, but sold it to the Orsi family in 1937. Alfieri had died in 1932, but the other Maserati brothers continued to be involved with the company for a further ten years despite the company being relocated from their native Bologna to Modena in 1940. Then, with their contractual obligations completed, they returned to Bologna to set up OSCA.
The Maserati brothers' aim with OSCA was to build race cars to compete in the 1100cc class, for which they built their own engines based around a Fiat block. This grew to 1342cc in 1949, gained a DOHC head in 1950, and grew once again to 1453cc in 1953. A new twin-spark DOHC engine with a capacity of 1491cc was built for 1955, and it was a version of this engine that appeared in the Fiat 1500 Cabriolet of 1959.
In 1960 the name was changed slightly to the Fiat 1500 S Cabriolet with disc brakes all round, while in 1962 that engine was bored out to give 1568cc to create the 1600 S. The main distinguishing mark of the 1600 S was a rather odd asymmetric air intake on the bonnet instead of the previous dummy scoop, a feature which lasted until a mild facelift in 1963 saw the engine lowered in the frame and a flat bonnet fitted. It was effectively replaced by the Fiat 124 Spider from 1966.
Body: Roadster
Cd/Cx: 0.46
Type: Petrol
Engine: 1.6-litre L4
Fuelling: Carburettor
Aspirate: Natural
Power: 140bhp at 6900rpm
Torque: 118 lb ft at 4400rpm
Trnsms: Manual 4-spd
Economy: 23mpg
Speed: 120mph
0-60mph: 9.5sec
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Next articleEmerging Classic Ford Probe | did do a five-speed gearbox on some of the other models, but I think it was a mistake to put a four-speeder in these as it is a little low-geared for cruising. Having said that, I didn't rebuild the diff initially and when I put it back on the road that turned out to be noisy. I managed to find a good secondhand replacement in Italy, and that happened to have taller gearing which has made it much nicer to drive.'
That rather curious system of bars across the top of the bulkhead you can see in the underbonnet picture is actually the steering linkage. It is very unusual to have this situated so high up and with such a long drop arm, but Andy says it steers and drives really well, even if it is not an out-and-out sports car, but more of a tourer.
Not that Andy has done many miles in it yet, probably not even 500 miles a year. 'That is because I have too many cars and not enough time to drive them all,' he laughs. 'I've got a three-car garage and a four-car garage at home. I always said I'd like to have three cars of my own and keep four for selling as a kind of hobby business, but now I have seven of my own and I've rented a massive barn up the road, which is dangerous because I can get another 20 cars in that!'
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At Signal<|fim_middle|>'s Get Ready, CollegeBound Foundation, GEAR UP programs, and K-12 school districts reach their goals through text messaging. We're thankful to have such passionate partners and we can't wait to see where messaging takes higher education communication in the next year! | Vine, we are steadfast in our belief that messaging will be the higher education communication channel of the future. The latest trend reports in education already point to messaging as an increasingly crucial engagement tool for institutions, and we couldn't agree more.
Signal Vine's involvement in the groundbreaking 2013 research that defined Summer Melt was an important milestone for our vision. Since that research, we've focused our energy on building an innovative messaging solution that meshes the principles of nudge theory with the accessibility and ubiquity of SMS. We are proud to say it's changed the way higher ed practitioners communicate with students.
Today, higher education faces even more daunting challenges than just a few years ago. Enrollment is declining and student demographics are rapidly changing. The need to access students, in a personalized and meaningful way and on the medium in which they prefer, has never been more clear. As a result, we see an increasing demand for powerful and proven technologies like our platform. Gartner included "Nudge Technology" in its annual Strategic Technologies Impacting Higher Education report for the first time this year, specifically highlighting personalized just-in-time communication (i.e. text messaging) as one of the top trends in higher ed. Signal Vine is in a tremendous position to lead the nudge technology sector given our deep mobile experience and help students on the journey to and through college.
To better solve these challenges, we're excited to share that Signal Vine recently raised additional financing from New Markets Venture Partners. This funding will allow Signal Vine to help even more students get the degrees they deserve. The round follows our Series A financing in July 2017. Our mission hasn't changed, but our capacity to achieve our goals is only getting better.
It's been an exciting five years for Signal Vine. Our platform has helped thousands of administrators reach millions of students. Institutions like the University of New Mexico, University of Virginia, University of Texas, and Brigham Young University all leverage the power of Signal Vine to improve student outcomes. We also help organizations like uAspire, Let | 411 |
<|fim_middle|> a "Blumlein Pair".
Recording two channels in the single groove of a record using the two groove walls at right angles to each other and 45 degrees to the vertical.
Blumlein's binaural experiments began in early 1933, and the first stereo discs were cut later the same year.
His system for cinematic use was completed by 1935. Blumlein made short test films ( "Trains At Hayes Station", which lasts 5 minutes 11 seconds, and, "The Walking & Talking Film"), his original intent of having the sound follow the actor was fully realised.
EMI and Alan Blumlein were part of the team that developed and tested the circuitry of the H2S air-ground radar system throughout the spring and early summer of 1942.
It was during this series of tests on 7 June 1942, that the Halifax bomber carrying the only prototype H2S system crashed at Welsh Bicknor. Alan Blumlein and two colleagues from EMI, along with eight others were killed. | Alan Dower Blumlein born in London, England invented stereophonic sound recording and transmission in 1931.
Before Blumleins invention audio was captured in mono for cinema movies and the emerging television industry. While at the cinema with his wife one evening in 1931, Blumlein noticed that rather than the actor's voice following him or her as they moved across the picture, the vocal track stayed anchored to the single mono speaker reproducing the audio, which gave unsatisfactory and disorienting results.
Blumlein wanted to find a way to make the sound follow the actor across the screen.
Blumlein Pair is still used.
His earliest notes on the subject are dated 25 September 1931, and his patent had the title "Improvements in and relating to Sound-transmission, Sound-recording and Sound-reproducing Systems". The application was dated 14 December 1931, and was accepted on 14 June 1933 as UK patent number 394,325. He called his technique Binaural Sound.
The use of a coincident pair of velocity microphones with their axes at right angles to each other, which is still known as | 257 |
80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Petit Verdot.
It's quite unusual that such a high % of Petit Verdot (by itself) is added to a Cab, even though it is one of the "Bordeaux grapes".
Petite Verdot is thought to even pre-date Cabernet in Bordeaux. The grape bears juice which is rich in color, high in tannins, spicy, and when young is said to give an aroma of bananas.
The 2008 vintage of the Vina Robles Cabernet received 5 out of 5 stars from "limey" publication Decanter, receiving an award for "Best US Red Bordeaux Varietal Over £10".
Founder Hans Nef is one of those guys that makes you feel like you've wasted your life. He<|fim_middle|>!
With their Cabernet, they suggest: N.Y. Steak with Dried Cherry Sauce, Cioppino (seafood stew) with Champagne Tomato Broth (Vina Robles Fall 2008 Newsletter recipe), Rack of lamb with rosemary jus, or Roasted pork loin with a cracked pepper-red wine sauce. All sounds good to me!
$24.99 – Click here for a distributor list. | 's an entrepreneur, engineer, developer, and a restaurateur….oh, but his main passion is wine! Because everyone needs a hobby…you know!
Hans grew up in a small rural village outside of Zurich, Switzerland, where he developed an early appreciation for agriculture. In college he studied engineering, and eventually went on to found his own civil engineering consultancy firm. After collecting wine for many years, he ventured into wine importation. His dream of owning his own winery became a reality in '96, when he purchased land in Paso Robles, which he would turn into the Vina Robles estate.
Check out the extremely well-put-together Vina Robles website.
The Huerhuero Vineyard was planted between '99-'02, to primarily Cabernet Sauvignon (38%), Syrah (25%), and Zin (6%). Vina Robles have reserved 132 acres (around 25%) for themselves.
The nose skews toward red fruit, getting deeper and darker as you look a little closer. On the palate; black cherry, plum, ripe raspberry, cried cranberry, tea, a little raisin, cinnamon, and fine tannins.
Manages to achieve a medium-to-full-body, without a ton of aggression. I could drink this all night, and not get bored. A quintessential Paso red. The winery states it can be cellared until 2017.
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Last weekend I declined all social invitations and dedicated time (and a lot of bum in seat time) to pampering myself. Well, parts of myself.
On Saturday morning, I visited the much raved about hair and beauty salon Candi&Co in Randburg Square. Here is a review of the place that really helped my choice to let someone touch my hair – Wiscellaneous Get Candi Coated – I was a little bit hesitant because most of the people who have reviewed the place have different hair to mine. Them being black too, (though mixed race / coloured) would be mean we will have different hair and I wasn't too sure what to expect, but jumped in anyway.
Back to me; my appointment was confirmed and I was asked to wait a few minutes while my stylist finished up on another client. While I waited I was offered a delicious cappuccino off the menu and free wi-fi. My stylist then led me to the seat on one of the two rows of chairs, we began with a form with personal details, work industry, health and exercise habits, hair behaviour and caring history, which then led to us discussing what kind of hair I have and how best to care for it. She then recommended treatments for me and I chose to have a deep scalp treatment, opted against heat drying and had a trim of my ends. I have coily hair and the tips tend to knot – I wanted to be able to comb easily so we took off about three centimeters. Hair care is intimate and I felt safe in her hands – I felt like she cared for what she was doing and the advise she was giving. She was very complimentary about my hair – though dry, she kept on telling me how well I'd taken care of it and that the texture was enviable. This is amazing to me because I kept it very simple in the self-care department. Wash, dry, oil, and then if I didn't feel like styling, would put it into a headwrap and carry on with my day.
I was very happy with the results and would highly recommend a visit. I learned a lot about hair and the stresses that your scalp & hair can endure and how to counteract.
Next stop was to finally get my eyebrows threaded and shaped. Some background; a few months ago I had gone to barber on Slaone Street in Bryanston and the threading they did ended with me having freakishly thin brows. So I had to grow them out to their full size and rowdiness before being able to tame to the shape and size I wanted. Friend who had been accompanying me for the day guided me to a small centre at the bottom of 5th street in Linden to a little barber shop where my friend promised would become my go to place forever.
Indeed it was. I sat in the maestro's chair, closed my eyes and allowed faith to take me to a place of serenity. The session lasted about 20 minutes, beginning with my begging not to repeat a too thin threading. The process itself sounds weird – cotton used basically pluck out each brow hair (is that was they are called?) until the desired shape is achieved. I am so impressed with my eyebrows I would take a look at my reflection at any and every opportunity the whole drive home.
The next morning, before the final phase of pampering – I posted this image to instagram and captioned it "going to get my hair did selfie" – I didn't want the point of the picture<|fim_middle|> Festival of Arts is a 14 year old music and arts festival held in Zimbabwe annually.
I think it would be amazing to attend this festival to see a side of Zimbabwe art, culture and music that we rarely are exposed. From videos and images found online HIFA tells a story of energy, creativity and celebration. I imagine it is a similar festival of the arts to the National festival held in Grahamstown, South Africa in winter.
Though the festival is young, last year saw over 4000 people enjoying the celebration of Mozambican culture and music by established and upcoming artists.
Azgo is slang for "Let's Go". Shall we?
Started in 2001, Mawazine is held in the capital of Morocco, (I thought Casablanca was the capital) is an annual festival that sees local and international artists grace the stages over a week-long celebration of music. Also known as the Festival of Rhythm.
The festival has seen some big names in music such The Jacksons, Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz, Kanye West, Quincy Jones and David Guetta.
Last year, on a whim, my friends and I packed our things and jumped into the car and drove the three hours to Swaziland for a weekend away and to attend the annual MTN Bushfire festival.
I'd heard about this festival and had always wanted to see and feel and hear it! It far exceeded any and all expectation.
During the day and into the night there is theatre, eating, drinking, fun for kids, music and all manners of expression at House of Fire, with a crafts section of the huge open area where people sell accessories, clothes, shoes, pottery and more. I bought a lot of earrings.
MTN bushfire is by far one of the best, most comfortable, easily enjoyable festivals I've been to. Swaziland is beautiful and easy to get around, with natural majesties to get touristy and explore if not at the festival. What's also quite wonderful is that because tickets aren't ridiculously pricey, the festival is inclusive for everyone and not "well off" foreigners. I believe that proceeds of the festival also go NGO's for community development, so the fun is for a good cause.
I'll be missing out on Spoek Mathambo, Nakhane Toure, Oliver Mtukudzi, artists I've never heard of and more in favour of, LAST BUT NOT LEAST ….
Last year saw the inaugural Music & Food Festival of epic proportions in Joburg – the DStv Delicious festival. (Most people who know me know how much I love saying the word "delicious").
This year, I'm ridiculously excited for the international line-up at the open air festival – Brand New Heavies, Soul II Soul, Incognito. I may pee in my pants. I may die after that weekend. (The day before, 30 May, I'll be checking out Foreign Exchange at Bassline in Newtown). Can you say scream?
For more on the premier Music & Food Festival that you cannot miss out on, check these links.
I don't know who Skrillex is / are but this video made it onto my radar and I may have watched it 100 times already – adding to the already 5 million views in the 10 days it has been out. | "my stunning eyebrows" to be obvious, but secretly wished they were noticeable. Shameless vanity, I know.
Arrived at this little Nigerian owned salon filled with food and hair scents, loud music competing with wonderfully crazy Nollywood film. All the stylists always all turn towards the door when you open, and while your eyes and nose and ears adjust to the explosion of senses they greet with big happy smiles. Already, you are sussed out, you can tell they are all trying to guess to themselves what you will be there for. Luckily, I'm already used to this non malicious judgement and I was expected.
Kate was finishing off plaiting this young man's afro, whose hair that reaches his shoulders once braided. He is was the son of my salon crush – this gorgeous Nigerian woman married to a Dutch man and they with their three boys live in Sweden and every so often holiday in South Africa. I've seen the family three times at the salon and I might make a standing appointment for whenever she is there.
So, this was hour one of five of sitting still, reading, chatting, watching my salon crush and other patrons their do's done, watching Nollywood films, live tweeting my day and complaining about numb bum, drinking Stoney and generally making sure that only one person was plaiting my hair – the women tend to help each other to work faster but I prefer one person being in charge of how my head will look.
This is so cute. though I'm sad for her not loving her own skin.
Have you seen the #likeagirl video? Always video championing confidence in girls by attempting to make people change their thinking and stop seeing or referring to things done 'like a girl' as insults. Well, 13 million page views tells me you might have.
Have you seen one of Dove's many "beauty" championing videos, specifically the one called Camera Shy? It is a montage of real life reactions of women who are faced with a camera and proceed to do what most women do naturally, hide. A question is asked at the end – when did you stop thinking you're beautiful?
Both, very powerful and purpose serving. Both speaking to women and girls, but also one speaks specifically to young girls and the other, to women. To me, different, but also similar.
The other day I was caught off guard by this tweet claiming that Always plagiarised Dove. Having seen both these videos, I questioned my recollection of them and had to ask – did I miss something?
The premise may be similar – raise confidence. The execution is similar – using true to life scenario and normal people. This does not scream plagiarism to me. It is storytelling. It is using of human insights specific to a target market and creating communication that may change perspective.
Here are the two videos – please share your thoughts.
Maybe I've missed something. Maybe plagiarism is a too strong word. Maybe.
Bought Lianne La Havas' last year and for a few months I was stuck on this song.
Everything about this song is perfect. The melancholy of her voice, his haunting and assuring voice, the poetry of the instruments.
It's been a weird weird year so far – it's May and I still haven't figured 2014 out. Started with my amazing getting hitched quite spontaneously, followed by my nephew going to live with him (and not me) in Newcastle, a weird break-up with a somebody I enjoyed, some general disinterest in my every day and frustration with mundane same sameness path I seem to be on, skip some existential crises and pity party fests; last week I had a car accident and wrote off my beloved Bokomo. I knew it was time for a new car, however I hadn't yet accepted this inevitability in my life. I wasn't ready to go back to paying car installments yet. Just wanted more time I guess; to really think about this big and (in my opinion) grudge purchase. Why on earth do I not live in a walkable city with amazing public transport?
It seems that 2014 has been a year, so far, of creatively negotiating the unexpected. It has not been as testing as other years seem to have been, but hard enough anyway.
My friends tell me that I am terribly hard on myself and that sometimes I need to be kinder to me. This mindset change is a bit of a biggy in my world because I am so used to falling into the negative in any situation and I refuse to see to the positive. For example, I break a glass and I torment myself for being clumsy and start questioning everything else I do. Obviously seeing a lesson in absolutely everything is heavy and unnecessary, but I do it. I don't know if it works for or against personal growth, but I've decided to try find the silver lining in everything or at the very least; not take every damn thing so seriously and to stop blaming and berating myself for every single that happens. Sometimes its just life, sometimes it means something, sometimes it means nothing.
In any case, this is me trying to keep from crying over spilt milk. This is me making a public promise to be nicer to myself. This is me having a moment and trying not to be over indulgent about it even though I'd rather just crawl into a hole and ignore the world for the rest of the year.
I prayed things would change, and now here goes. Change is inevitable and I'm coming to terms with the fact that I can't control everything. Good or bad. It's my choice how I let this play out and how I rise to the occasion.
Either way, I need to some imphepho and burn the hell out of this bad juju and keep it moving.
I think I'm over sentimental about Bokomo because we have been through so much together. Some great memories and some terrible. I remember long trips to the Eastern Cape with her, the time she was stolen while I'd walked to a garage 400m away because she'd stopped working (i looked under rocks for her), the time she got broken into while I was giving food packages to homeless people on a rainy Christmas afternoon, racing down M1 in complete silence and being grateful for my freedom, using her as my mobile wardrobe with a minimum of six pairs of shoes all over, the rickety sounds that taught me I know (old) cars well, the days and nights of great times with friends. After I got my driver's license, I would walk right past her in the mornings, opting instead to take taxi's to work because I could not bare the idea of clutch balancing. I've cried in her, laughed, screamed, danced, and even though I was usually alone in her, I felt like our history and future together always kept me company. One of my saddest memories with her was when my father told me of the passing of my mother in 1999. I was in the passenger seat trying to break the window so I could jump out, run down the street; believing that if I ran fast and far enough away, the news would not be true. I couldn't get out. and now I can't let her go. I don't want to. I will have to.
Love & light and may the journey forth be filled with good.
Annually, the tickets to Afrika Burn are sold out within days and people spend a year planning the trek.
One day, when I am brave.
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Safety is a top priority for Ontario's only automotive battery recycling operation.
(Mississauga, Ontario, December 21, 2009) Ontario's only automotive battery recycling operation, Tonolli Canada, passed a safety milestone yesterday of 700 work<|fim_middle|>, identifying and controlling any hazards. That is what brought us to this safety milestone."
Recently, Tonolli Canada has invested $8 million for even more safety improvements, including a state-of-the-art receiving system, a new primary baghouse, new indoor ventilation systems and other infrastructure improvements. Tonolli Canada's commitment to a safe working environment extends to embracing regulatory emission thresholds, allowing the firm to reduce emissions by 50% over the past 10 years.
Chafee concluded, "Tonolli Canada will keep striving to meet new standards. We are proud of this 700 work days with no LTI milestone but this is just a start. We hope to beat this record every day in the future, keeping the plant a safe place for all those who work here."
For more information or to schedule interviews, contact Nancy Chafee, Vice President of Human Resources, Tonolli Canada Ltd. at 905-279-9555.
Tonolli Canada Ltd., located in Mississauga, has specialized in the recycling of automotive batteries since 1958. Tonolli's operations divert more than 5 million batteries annually from Ontario landfills. Batteries are received from over 200 suppliers across Ontario and Canada including metal recyclers, battery distributors, manufacturers, and directly from home-owners. | days with no LTI . This is an impressive achievement for an industrial plant with over 90 employees.
Tonolli Canada, located in Mississauga, has been providing a solution to the disposal and reuse of old automotive batteries for over fifty years. They currently reprocess 75% of Ontario's used automotive batteries. Each year Tonolli Canada recycles more than 5 million waste batteries, ensuring battery acid and lead is not left behind in garages, ditches and landfills.
"Tonolli Canada achieved this safety milestone because every individual who works at the plant is committed to maintaining an accident-free work environment and follows safe practices diligently every day," observed Nancy Chafee, Vice President of Human Resources at Tonolli Canada.
Rick Orr, Safety Manager at Tonolli Canada added, "This achievement demonstrates that Tonolli Canada's work force discusses incidents and close calls freely and openly without embarrassment. By using an "open to suggestions" strategy, Tonolli Canada has been able to reduce injuries to a minimal occurrence. We watch each other's backs | 219 |
The Corroseum Forum The Metal Into Battle Wrong Speed Metal
Wrong Speed Metal
Post#1 » Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:18 pm
When I buy new records the first spin I always do is put headphones on and lay down in my sofa.
Today I listened to SPEED QUEEN "King of the road" but because a few days before i played TESTAMENT "The legacy" and the speed was still on 33RPM.
Now I checked out the music from SPEED QUEEN before so I knew they played up tempo fast speedmetal and I heard immediately that the speed wasn't right but as I just layed down and to lazy to jump up I found that the music was pretty good at a lower speed. MLP is 45RPM.
You can hear that the vocals are not that right but it didn't bothered me much. I liked it. Strange!
This got me thinking back at a friend in the 80's that also played a record at the wrong speed because he liked it better than the intended speed. I just can't remember which record it was and i lost contact over the years so I can't ask. He was much into CELTIC FROST and the likes, so maybe it's one of them. I'm pretty sure he played it slower then the intended speed. So it might not be CF then.
It's the same as with DARK AGE "Dark tripping/The coming of storm" single 1986. It doesn't say which speed you have to spin it. It plays fine at both speeds.
So...I know it sounds strange but I just wonder if anyone had the same experience with a record they accidentally played at the wrong speed and liked it in a way? Or maybe any suggestions on records that sounds good at the wrong speed?
Re: Wrong Speed Metal
Exmortis' Immortality's End 12" sounds kind of Swedish at 33rpm.
Ernest Thesiger wrote: Exmortis' Immortality's End 12" sounds kind of Swedish at 33rpm.
I don't have this on vinyl so can't check. Another advantage with records against CD's...you can play records at several speeds if you like.
Slayer's "haunting the chapel" EP on 33rpm (Especially Chemical Warfare) sounds killer & sounds like Boltthrower
Post#5 » Sat Jul 07, 2018 12:25 am
Not a record, but I remember I had a Gorguts "Considered Dead" tape that had a bunch of songs from the band Excess Of Cruetly a the end, to complete the length of the b-side. The thing is that they were taped at some super slow speed, to the point that it pretty much sounded<|fim_middle|>forcer" single (a Government Issue cover called "Blending In") on 33 rpm instead of 45. Sounds like a really cool downtempo doomy metal track with a killer guitar tone. On the correct speed it's just bland HC.
Laugh at you in ecstasy, wallow in the gore.
Blast you with their twisted minds, behold the Dogs Of War. | like Funeral Doom, and I fucking loved it. Years later, I tried to check out that band and not only couldn't identify which songs they were, I didn't like any of their stuff at all.
Post#6 » Sat Jul 07, 2018 7:17 am
malegys wrote: Slayer's "haunting the chapel" EP on 33rpm (Especially Chemical Warfare) sounds killer & sounds like Boltthrower
Ah! Great! I'll give that a spin this weekend.
Cochino wrote: Not a record, but I remember I had a Gorguts "Considered Dead" tape that had a bunch of songs from the band Excess Of Cruetly a the end, to complete the length of the b-side. The thing is that they were taped at some super slow speed, to the point that it pretty much sounded like Funeral Doom, and I fucking loved it. Years later, I tried to check out that band and not only couldn't identify which songs they were, I didn't like any of their stuff at all.
Post#8 » Sat Jul 07, 2018 5:57 pm
Playing 33s on 45 is my favorite thing about vinyl. I don't have much of it so can't make many recommendations. The Moros Nyx - Rite of Rebellion 7" sounds pretty cool that way.
My parents have a lot of classical music on vinyl, so I've experimented with that. My favorite is playing an LP of harpsichord sonatas by Scarlatti on high speed. Sounds a lot like neoclassical shred stuff!
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Happened to me once with Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium.
I bought the vinyl when was released, in 1991 i think, at a store in my town and went straight home to play it. Honestly i think I had never heard the band before, but with the former Napalm Death Lee Dorian and released on Earache, it was supposed to sound fast and brutal. I play it at 33rpm and thought if they had been wrong, so i changed to 45rpm. And so I listened for some time at 45 because it sounded so much better ahahah. I ended up trading it, I never liked the album.
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Post#10 » Sun Jul 08, 2018 2:04 am
Back in the dark ages (approx 1981) my cousin asked me to tape some album for him.
To fill in the space left over on the end of the cassette, for my own amusement, i recorded Kiss's God Of Thunder at 45rpm instead of 33 and wrote on the inlay card that it was Rush doing it. I think i told him it was a Canadian B-Side & it was weeks before he realised my subterfuge.
To be fair though, if memory serves, it really did sound like Geddy Lee & co. at that speed.
Post#11 » Sun Jul 08, 2018 10:17 am
bigfootkit wrote: Back in the dark ages (approx 1981) my cousin asked me to tape some album for him.
haha...we did the same thing to each other when taping records for friends. Or even full albums played at 45 for a joke. One time a friend back then was so angry at me because he was so anxious to hear NOTB that i believe he really wanted to hit me in the face the next day he stood at the door. I immediately taped the whole album on 33. I guess he would never have left the house without the music. So the first time he heard NOTB was at my place taping it for him after a joke.
Post#12 » Sun Jul 08, 2018 12:43 pm
was that in 1982 or later?
Kit, I can imagine that whole thing really sounded like RUSH.
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Post#13 » Sun Jul 08, 2018 6:25 pm
Well, Geddy Lee does sound like a 33 record played at 45.
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Cyrcka wrote: Happened to me once with Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium.
Their best album. Only one I still listen to.
"The type of people who buy their albums won't be offended. They like boobs and bare bottoms" - Joanne Latham.
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Try playing the b-side of Slough Feg:s "Lazer En | 1,000 |
Arena-Style Floor Hockey 6's Mid-Summer
# of People on Court
6 Players including goalie (no gender minimums).
Suggested Roster / Individuals Roster Size
8-10 players.
Equipment including nets, goalie masks, sticks and balls will be provided and set-up each week. Teams should bring both light and dark coloured shirts to each and every game. For goalie specific equipment please refer to rule #4.
Download the full rules here: HSSC_Floor_Hockey_6s_Open_Rink_Rules.pdf
In the event of inclement weather, follow the sport specific instruction below. To view our general SSC foul weather policy click here.
SSC Official Rink Floor Hockey Rules – Coed 6-on-6
Rink Floor Hockey is a team sport in which the objective is to score more goals than your opponent on their goaltender.
Often an SSC Game Coordinator is on-site and will offer to keep score.
Goalie nets are set-up to be secured in the cement holes with a crease line of 3 feet (if there is no crease line, the GC will use chalk or tape to create one).
Teams should bring both light and dark coloured shirts to each and every game.
Equipment including nets, goalie masks, player and goalie sticks and balls will be provided and set-up each week by the SSC Game Coordinator or facility staff. Teams can use their own goaltender equipment; however they must meet the requirements below.
Goalies are required to:
Wear hockey socks over shin guards with buckles.
Wear a helmet/mask at all times with no exceptions (players can bring their own).
Use the provided SSC goalie stick (players can bring their own, but must be equivalent to the league stick).
Shoes / appropriate foot wear.
Goalies are permitted to wear:
Fitted shin guards/pads (not full-width goalie pads). They must be worn underneath pants to reduce the wear and tear to the rink floor.
Blocker & Trapper (any size is permitted).
A chest protector (must be fitted and cannot extend to the arms).
Goalies are not permitted to wear:
Hockey pants.
Shoulder pads which extend to the arms.
Must use the provided SSC hockey sticks. Exception: players may use DOM C6 Cup or DOM EL-93 Elite 54" sticks & blades (based on previous approval from the SSC). DOM EL-93 XT 60" is not permitted.
Can wear eye protection, gloves & shin guards (soccer) although not mandatory but is recommended.
Players on the Rink and Gender Ratio
Teams are comprised of 6 players on the rink (5 players and 1 goaltender).
There are no minimum gender requirements. Players participate freely with no restrictions existing as to how many players of each gender are on the rink.
A team can play with a minimum of 5 people.
Captains may agree to waive the rules regarding minimum players before the game starts.
To start the game a spare player or an SSC staff member will drop the ball in a faceoff formation.
The ball is always in play, regardless of height until it crosses into an out of bounds area behind the boards. A ball that has gone out of play is awarded to the team that did not touch the ball last. Play commences with a player passing the ball in from the line where the ball went out of play. Please give the player a couple of feet to make a pass. A player cannot score from this shot even if it hits the goalie and goes in - the ball must be touched by either an offensive or defensive player first (excluding the goalie).
To score a goal, the ball must enter the net and fully cross the 'goal-line'. If a 'goal-line' is not present, please<|fim_middle|> for specific details on warnings and discipline). The exception to this rule is if the Game Coordinator has stopped the game because of the inappropriate play of only one team. The non-offending team will receive the win, regardless of the score at the time the game was stopped. This is also at the discretion of the Game Coordinator.
Playoff games should only be 50 minutes in length in anticipation of needing the extra time to settle a tie.
In the playoffs, a game that is tied at the end of regulation time is decided by a three-minute sudden death overtime period. If still tied the game comes down to a shoot-out. The 5 players who are on the court at the end of the game take one shot each at a distance of eight paces (this shot must be taken from a stationary position). The goalie that finished the game remains the goalie for the shoot-out. After five shots, if still tied, teams continue taking single shots until one team has scored (and the other team does not). The order of five shooters must be maintained.
MONDAY: East Coast Varsity Arena | use your best judgement.
Players cannot score by kicking the ball into the net. Any kicking motion done with the intention of directing the movement of the ball nullifies a goal. However, if a pass is made and it inadvertently deflects off a player's foot and into the net, the goal counts.
Players may make substitutions 'on-the-fly' as long as the player leaving the rink is off before the new player enters the playing area.
No player (with the exception of the goalie) can slide or dive to block a shot. In other words, players must remain on their feet at all times. If in a stationary position, a defender's knee cannot touch the ground.
High sticking is not allowed at any time during play. A high sticking infraction has occurred when the stick of any player comes above their waist level. This includes incidents when the player is trying to knock the ball down, waving for a pass, before/after a shot has been taken, or anytime during play. Goals scored by a high stick do not count. If a high-stick occurs, the non-offending team retains possession with an indirect shot from where the infraction occurred.
Players and goalies are not allowed to throw their sticks.
Players cannot make a pass to a teammate by pushing or directing the ball with their hand. Players can catch the ball but they must put it straight down.
Teams may call a 1 minute time-out per half if needed except during the final 10 minutes of play.
Resuming Play After a Goal
To resume play after a goal, the following must occur:
Players return to their designated sides of the rink and wait until both teams are ready to resume play.
The team that was scored upon carries the ball over the centre line.
Once the ball passes over the centre line, play resumes.
No player, whether they be offensive or defensive, can cross over the centre line before the ball does. If this occurs, the play is reset.
The team that was scored upon must make one pass to a teammate after they have crossed centre and before they can shoot on net. If a shot on net is taken before a successful pass, the play is reset.
Players are not allowed to defend by placing their stick in between an opposing players legs - this can result in dangerous play.
A defensive player must stand 1 stick length or 5 feet (approximately) away from the crease line in order to give the goalie room to play the ball from their crease.
Slashing and pinning sticks is not allowed. Lifting a player's stick is permitted however; you cannot lift a player's stick above waist level as this is a foul.
Players cannot turn their backs to the opponents and back their way down the rink. This should be called a foul as the offensive player is backing into a defensive player who has position.
Goal Crease
No sticks or feet (offense or defense) may enter the lined or taped crease in front of the net at any time.
Only the goalie may occupy this space.
If an offensive player enters the crease with either their stick or feet, it is the goalie's ball. It is up to the goalie, or nearby players to make this call. If a defensive player disrupts/affects the play by entering his/her own crease, the offensive team is awarded an indirect ball two paces out from the edge of the crease. If a defensive player stops a ball in the crease from going in the net, a goal is awarded.
Goalies cannot leave their crease and must have at least one foot in their crease at all times.
Goaltender Good to Knows
Goalies can toss/kick the ball to a player on their own side of the rink but cannot toss/kick the ball over the centre line (first point of contact must be on their own side of rink). A goalie can pass the ball anywhere on the rink with his/her stick.
Goalies cannot remove a blocker/trapper and use their bare hand to toss/pass a ball. This is considered a hand pass.
Goalies cannot be 'pulled' in an attempt to utilize an extra attacker at any point during the game.
Goalies cannot score when clearing the ball from their crease. The ball must be touched by a teammate first.
Violations & Making Calls
It is inevitable incidental contact may occur among players. However, any aggressive contact such as pushing and shoving is not allowed (you should not touch any other player with your body at any time on purpose, and should do your best to avoid unnecessary contact).
It is extremely important players (especially team captains) make the appropriate calls for infractions and illegal plays. Every high-stick, goal crease violation, roughing, pushing, etc., must be called and play must be stopped. Only players who are currently on the rink at the time of an infraction may make a call.
If a disagreement cannot quickly be resolved, the two team captains should meet at the middle of the rink (without any other players) and discuss a resolution.
Stopped Games: A Game Coordinator may stop a game before the full time has expired due to overly aggressive play, persistent unsportsmanlike conduct or a general violation of the rules of the game. This decision is solely at the discretion of the Game Coordinator. If the decision is made to stop the game early, the score will be recorded as a loss for both teams. In addition, both teams will be given an automatic warning (refer to the SSC Policy sheet | 1,125 |
Who says you only need to eat right when your hair also love some fruits and veggies? The new hair range by The Body Shop got me craving for some banana dessert! In the Banana Nourishing line, it offers<|fim_middle|>10 minutes then rinse off. This also helps tangle my dry hair and leave it soft and silky. Other option you can try their hair mask which is more concentrated. Use this 1-2 times a week to maintain soft silky hair. This conditioner retails for RM39.00 each.
New packaging, i thought they are discontinued. love their smells. I kenal this shampoo pun dari Tammy. long time ago. hehe, need to grab them now. | from shampoo, conditioner to hair mask. Great for people who have normal to dry hair.
The first one is this shampoo that is enriched with delicious ripe Community Trade Organic Banana Puree from Ecuador. Yes, it smells really like a real banana! This shampoo helps to clean and leave your hair with it sweet tropical scent. This helps to give dull hair a shine and hydrated. They are also formulated with no silicone. This retails for RM39.00 each for a 250ml product.
Option one, use a conditioner to help maximize the benefits. I always use conditioner after shampoo. This usually leaves my hair much softer and the scent will last longer. I leave this on to my hair for 5- | 147 |
"Fun, nourishing, beautiful. Connecting with nature and practising yoga in such a beautiful and tranquil setting. The environment enabled me<|fim_middle|> me some more confidence, boost in social skills, something more than work and jobs, I wanted to find a new lease of life and I think from this day I feel like a different person. Although I feel different, I feel its a person who's always been here just needed to come out."
"Amazing, unforgettable, inspiring. My favourite part of the retreat were the workshops as we were able to open up with others, with support and understanding, crying and laughing!"
"Magical, life changing, soul opening. Everything was just perfect, from the early morning yoga to the workshops to the evening meditation class. The workshops I think are an amazing idea because it added that little bit extra to the programme." | to relax and focus on my inner world and disconnect from the usual distractions that can interfere."
"Unexpected, emotional, powerful. I didn't really know what to expect, and you caught me at a time in my life when I needed something else to feel a part of me that has been a bit empty recently. I came, I thought maybe that I'd open up and feel free but actually what happened in the end was something I can't quite explain. I've never shared feelings with complete strangers before and seeing people opening up in their own time... Each person had their own things that they wanted to let go of, and to help each other in their own time. I was hopeful it would give | 141 |
Relay for Life: Walking for life, remembrance and cures
Jon Szerlag
The Ionia Free Fair grounds was full of music, laughter, remembrance and joy as survivors and loved ones came out to walk the 24-hour relay, beginning at noon Friday.
"We love being out here, and I think everybody is affected by cancer in someway," said Georga Carpenter, who is part of Party Lite's Relay for Life Group.
More than 30 teams consisting of 400 supporters walked, ran and jogged around the track, and teams sold items to<|fim_middle|> Ionia should be proud to take the time to do this and have this relay for us," said survivor Vickie Barker, who was supported by her husband Mark Barker and friend Jan Kraus. "Our support group is so important; my husband (Mark) has been at my side through all my chemo, and I would have made it without his strength."
During the Survivor Celebration, survivors received a cupcake with a candle to represent one more birthday.
"We like to welcome the community, and it's a pleasure to be honored together as survivors," said Donna Cody, a 10-year survivor.
To remember and honor the loved ones lost to cancer, the event held a luminaria ceremony.
Bags were lit up with names of loved ones, and the names were listed off by teams and also on a projector.
"This is what it is all about — remembering and celebrating," said Hunting for a Cure team member Dave Holcomb.
Members will be walking into the night, and until noon on Saturday morning.
"You feel like you are all alone, and it's wonderful to have somebody appreciate what you are going through," said Barker. "We are happy we are here each day."
To learn more about ACS Relay for Life, visit www.relayforlife.org/ioniami.
An upcoming event that team Hunting for a Cure will be holding an event at I-96 Speedway Saturday, July 17, starting at noon. | help raise money for the American Cancer Society.
"I'm excited, very excited for the people that have come out to support me," said first time attendee of the Ionia Relay for Life and survivor of Metastatic Melanoma, Lavon Miller, who was at the event with family and friends. "I'm really impressed, and I'm loving the music, too."
During the event, there was also a Survivor Celebration, where survivors had dinner, listened to the musical group J3, and afterwards walk around the grounds once with other survivors, and then with caregivers and supporters.
"Support for cancer individuals is what gets us through day by day, and | 133 |
How many more<|fim_middle|> together offer a true hands free disc backup solution. | photos or files were added to your computer last year? Here comes the World Backup Day on March 31st, reminds you to back up your precious data and memories, don't risk them!
Among most of backup choices, hard drives gets most capacity per dollar but have short life span, Cloud is convenient but may pose security risks, and cassettes are too expensive for small business or personal use. That leaves us with optical discs, which have long life span and considerably inexpensive.
With the release of high capacity discs (up to 100 GB) like BD-DL and BD-XL and autoloaders, the low capacity and troublesome handling would no longer be issues for optical discs being the ideal choice for cold backup.
Developed by Broadex Systems, Inc., Disc Archiver professional software is designed to back up data on your PC to optical discs. The software can automatically organize the data you wish to back up and calculate required amount of discs. Files can also be easily restored and categorized for keyword searching. For large files exceed disc capacity, Disc Archiver can also split the files to fit onto multiple discs.
Disc Archiver is compatible with Acronova Nimbie USB Plus series of Disc Autoloaders, simply load up to 100 blank discs into the loader, backup copies can be burn automatically. Vice versa, backup disc copies can also be loaded into the autoloader to restore data back on to hard drives. Disc Archiver and Nimbie disc autoloader | 304 |
Peter Zeihan, "Living After the Lightning"
Living After the Lightning
Peter Zeihan's amazing ability to see around corners has made him one of the most popular geopolitical forecasters of our time. In the post-pandemic age, will the global economy contract or expand? Will China continue its long-held territorial ambitions in the South China Sea — indeed, could China look to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a blueprint for its desired "reunification" with Taiwan? How far will America go to defend her allies? In a follow up to his 2022 O'Keeffe Speakers Series presentation, "Living in the Lightning," Zeihan will take us on a journey further into the future.
Peter Zeihan<|fim_middle|> tickets are $50 and must be purchased in advance. Tickets go on sale six days before each presentation. | is a geopolitical strategist, which is a fancy way of saying he helps people understand how the world works. Peter combines an expert understanding of demography, economics, energy, politics, technology, and security to help clients best prepare for an uncertain future.
Over the course of his career, Peter has worked for the US State Department in Australia, the DC think tank community, and helped develop the analytical models for Stratfor, one of the world's premier private intelligence companies. Peter founded his own firm — Zeihan on Geopolitics — in 2012 in order to provide a select group of clients with direct, custom analytical products. Today those clients represent a vast array of sectors including energy majors, financial institutions, business associations, agricultural interests, universities and the U.S. military.
With a keen eye toward what will drive tomorrow's headlines, his irreverent approach transforms topics that are normally dense and heavy into accessible, relevant takeaways for audiences of all types.
Peter is a critically-acclaimed author whose first two books — The Accidental Superpower and The Absent Superpower — have been recommended by Mitt Romney, Fareed Zakaria and Ian Bremmer. His forthcoming third title, Disunited Nations: The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World will be available in March 2020.
Peter Zeihan, "Living After the Lightning"
Tue, Feb 14, 2023 3:00PM
No charge for Four Arts members Reservations required
Esther B. O'Keeffe Speakers Series
Each season, The Esther B. O'Keeffe Speakers Series features notable speakers from the fields of politics, culture and the media.
All presentations are Tuesdays at 3 p.m. in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium.
Four Arts members may begin making reservations beginning at 10 a.m. on the following days:
Chairman's Forum: Wednesday, November 30
Benefactor's Council: Wednesday, December 7
All Four Arts members: Wednesday, December 14
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With the Ultra Vee, Cruisers Inc. of Oconto, Wisconsin, has produced a combination of sleek styling and spacious, comfortable living space. Note that I said combination, not compromise; both aspects have been achieved with an outstanding design effort.
Nor has the company compromised in construction methods or materials. But perhaps the most outstanding feature of the Ultra Vee comes under the heading of safety. Have you seen the ads in which a <|fim_middle|> the gel-coat to produce a smooth finish, and is then hand laid with Core Mat sandwiched between layers of fiberglass cloth and woven roving.
The deck is constructed in much the same manner, using an end-grain balsa core. The two molded sections are then joined by a method known as a "shoe box fit" the deck has a lip around its perimeter that extends down over the outside of the hull.
This joint is sealed with silicon; every six inches stainless steel screws are driven through the hull into wooden supports that have been glassed into the hull interior. The joint is finished off with a rubrail bedded in butyl to permit easy removal if damaged. A perfectly acceptable joint, it shows good thinking and structural advantages, although if screws are used instead of bolts, epoxy provides the effective bond.
Another interesting construction feature is the bowsprit. Usually bolted on, Cruisers has included it in the hull and deck molds as an integral part of the boat, thereby accentuating its graceful lines. Just aft of the bowsprit is another useful piece of standard equipment missing from many new production boats-a solid samson post instead of a cleat for anchoring and towing.
There are six other stainless steel cleats around the gunwales, all mounted on the edge of the deck and all eight inches long, strong enough for mooring in any conditions. All hardware is through-bolted with stainless steel bolts; aluminum backing plates are glassed into the underside of the deck. The foredeck is a broad expanse with an opening hatch forward on the centerline and two more ahead of the bridge set further outboard.
Almost the entire deck, including the gunwales and cockpit, is molded in a nonskid check pattern for solid footing. For further protection on deck, the welded stainless bow rail extends from the tip of the bowsprit aft to the forward end of the cockpit. Nine stanchions per side make this rail very solid, and a handrail mounted on either side of the bridge completes the security on deck.
The 10-foot by 10-foot cockpit, large for this size of boat, is made for entertaining. A bench seat runs across the aft end, and the center section opens for access to the boarding ladder and wide transom platform. Here we find another nice touch: behind an inspection port in the transom walk-through is a hideaway hot-and-cold shower, just the thing for warming up after a cool dip and perfect for washing off salt water.
A fold-down seat for two can be found on the aft side of the raised helmsman's bench, near the wet bar with icemaker. The bench seat, boarding ladder, transom platform, shower and wet bar are all factory options. For the helmsman: a bench seat long enough for three and a most complete steering station which features a stainless steel destroyer-style wheel, smooth Morse engine controls and all necessary gauges mounted on a raised, angled panel.
To port is a broad expanse perfect for chart work, something overlooked on many boats. To port of the helm is the companionway leading directly to the main saloon. There are a total of 12 opening ports, hatches and sliding windows, including screened, overhead, ventilating skylights. To starboard in the saloon is a U-shaped shaped galley, complete with a two burner alcohol stove, a 115 / 12-volt refrigerator- freezer, twin stainless sinks, plenty of counter space, two drawers and six lockers over and under the work area.
A 70-U.S.-gallon pressure freshwater system and a 12-gallon, 115-volt hot water system with engine heat exchanger are standard equipment. Across from the galley is a large, convertible settee with a stowaway table for dining. Forward is a double stateroom with a large bunk to starboard and a vanity to port. Stowage is provided by a hanging locker to port, three ample drawers under the bunk and shelves against both sides of the hull.
The highlight of the interior is the master stateroom. Located aft of the galley and partially tucked under the helm platform, this stateroom is, in a word, big. As appointed on the test boat, it is also luxurious. Features include a full-size innerspring mattress, six-foot headroom, a hanging locker and plenty of stowage. Options include a stereo, burled wood locker fronts (as in the rest of the interior) and a mural over the bunk.
The Ultra Vee is a pleasure to handle, tracking precisely and turning hard. With scarcely any sliding or skipping. This maneuverability is due in part to the deep-V hull configuration and in part to the short keel aft. Other features of this Jim Wynne design include wide chines, a double dead-rise configuration and a soft entry for a smooth ride in any chop.
Engine noise at cruising speed seems rather excessive though, making conversation in the cockpit difficult. At maneuvering speeds, the high profile will present a large area to a cross breeze, but the quick responsiveness to controls and the helm more than compensate. This boat would undoubtedly be equally at home in the middle of the Atlantic or in a quiet anchorage on Georgian Bay.
Larry Crawford has 17 years of experience as a boater on Lake Ontario. He is the president of Orion Yacht Services. | 16-foot runabout, cut in half, still floats? While Cruisers says nothing about cutting its boats in half, if it's holed or swamped the company claims this 33-footer will float level with 12 people, all reasonable gear and the largest engine package, with its sheer line above water.
This has been accomplished by placing closed cell foam around the inside of the hull. Don DePouw, vice-president of marketing for Cruisers, stresses that level flotation will not cause the boat to right itself if capsized; it will, however, continue to float.
This outstanding feature produces the only compromise to be found on this boat: the foam takes up space. While this is not noticeable throughout the interior or in the cockpit, the engine compartment is cramped. With the twin 340 MerCruiser engines on the test model, some regular maintenance may be difficult. This trade-off in favor of safety may be remedied by choosing one of the smaller and less powerful engine options.
Cruisers offers seven power options in gas and diesel, enough to satisfy everyone. The hull begins with a layer of chopped fiberglass next to | 235 |
Dutch Nugaze Band from The Hague
Aestrid, Laura Palmer, KRAZ, Poptrash – juni 15th, Sugarfactory
Aestrid, Laura Palmer, KRAZ, Poptrash Soundsystem
Location: Sugarfactory, small hall
Date/times: Friday June 15th, 20:00-23:00
Presale tickets: €8,50 – (incl. service fees) via https://bit.ly/2qSTUWw
Door sale: €10,50
On the night<|fim_middle|>Written by:admin | of June 15th, three wonderful live acts and DJ's will blow Sugarfactory away. Aestrid, Laura Palmer and Kraz bring melancholic sounds with lots of synths and guitars, the Poptrash Soundsystem (Sick Boy & Young Wolf) takes care of indie and electronic sounds before and after the band performances.
Laura Palmer combines layered guitars in melodic songs. Alternating with drones and soundscapes, produces the four-piece band a sound that reminds you of shoegaze from the early 90's. But that's not all, influences from contemporary post-rock can also be heard. It is in this way that Laura Palmer creates nu-gaze, an accessible form of shoegaze with post-rock influences.
Listen here > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TN_jRBtuYs&t=12s
Aestrid
Aestrid is a three-piece band from Utrecht, the Netherlands. Their sound balances between post-punk and ambient music meeting the wideness of shoegaze in the middle. While the members of the band were dominated by perfectionism in the early days, they now rely more on their improvising skills. As long as the feeling remains the same.
Every show is known to be an intense experience for both audience and band. Not holding back and delivering everything until the last note.
Listen here > https://spoti.fi/2FcMD8b
From KRAZ, you can expect compelling, violent synth wave. They combine influences from the 80s with heavy beats and chant melancholic texts from the present. Radio Mortale awarded the single Lonely as their hit of the week. Nowadays the band has two new members and that certainly does not go unnoticed: as a four-piece they became an act even louder than before.
Listen here > https://spoti.fi/2vFX9Wh
Poptrash
Poptrash Residents Sick Boy and Young Wolf play indie, electro, dance and more during the evening. Actually, everything that is catchy and has an edge comes along. Listen here to their playlists on Spotify to warm up for this evening > https://spoti.fi/2KaqScM
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Jennifer Aniston And Ex Justin Theroux Reunite to Celebrate Thanksgiving
Jennifer<|fim_middle|> wrote alongside a string of celebratory emojis. "#first."
He's since used the platform to get her attention when it comes to promoting a good cause. After visiting the Ventura County Animal Services shelter in Calif. with his four-legged best friend, he took the Instagram to encourage others, including Jen, to adopt a rescue pet.
As he wrote in the caption, "@jenniferaniston (yep, now that you're on here, your gonna get this a lot too)."
Yes, this year, we're grateful their friendship lives on! | Aniston and ex Justin Theroux reunited on Thursday for Thanksgiving at her home. Also on the guest list: Courteney Cox, Will Arnett and Jimmy Kimmel. Keep reading for all the details!
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This is the one where we're feeling especially thankful.
On Thursday, Jennifer Aniston hosted a Thanksgiving dinner that was better than any Friends holiday episode. The star-studded guest list included Courteney Cox, Jimmy Kimmel, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and, of course, her ex Justin Theroux. Yes, despite their split, Jen and Justin are still grateful for one another.
"#fakesgiving," Theroux captioned an epic selfie of the group on his Instagram Story. "Very VERY thankful for these friends and these nights."
The evening included plenty of turkey, enchiladas—per the request of Jimmy—and, naturally, some speeches. "Jen, I love you so much," Courteney began her toast before realizing the Leftovers star was capturing the moment on camera. "Justin, please stop recording me!"
Caught, he quickly cut away from the actress. "I'm supposed to be recording toasts!" he said then addressed the fans watching from home. "I'm so sorry I have to cut. Anyway, It'll be on the DVD commentary."
Stars Celebrate Thanksgiving 2019
Back in 2018, after nearly three years of marriage, Jen and Justin announced they were going their separate ways.
"This decision was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year," the couple said in a statement to E! News at the time. "We are two best friends who have decided to part ways as a couple, but look forward to continuing our cherished friendship."
The two certainly kept that promise, remaining close friends through and through. In July, the duo reunited to mourn the loss of their beloved dog Dolly. And, three months later, when the superstar broke the Internet and joined Instagram, the actor gave her a warm welcome to the site.
Watch: Necessary Realness: Jennifer Aniston Shocks Social Media
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What Type Of Oil Should I Use For My Porsche Boxster?
Visit your local Firestone Complete Auto Care for the best oil type for your Porsche Boxster. We'll hook you up with the right oil at the right price. What's included in an oil change service? One of our ASE-certified technicians will change your Boxster's oil, recycle your used oil and oil filter, examine all of your vehicle's essential filters, top-off vital fluids, and perform a free 19-point inspection on your vehicle. If your engine needs high mileage motor oil, a synthetic blend, or a basic synthetic oil, you can drive easy knowing that we<|fim_middle|> some, it couldn't matter more. Those people choose Firestone Complete Auto Care. Make an appointment for a Porsche Boxster oil change service today and let the oil experts take care of your vehicle's engine. For your convenience, our locations are open late and on weekends. | 'll always do what's best for your vehicle and take into account your driving style, climate, and mileage. For some people, it doesn't matter who works on their car. But for | 38 |
One Thursday each month the creative space will be available for this Special Event between 10am and 12.30pm for volunteers who are willing to come along and make cards to donate to Red Cross, who in turn, will package the cards and ship them overseas to our defence force, so these brave soldiers may send cards to family & loved ones back home.
Very generous people donated time and materials in 2018 and collectively we donated 4<|fim_middle|> crafters.
Please keep all cards designs as 'low profile' as possible for easy postage.
Doors open 10am and close around 12.30pm.
If you wish to participate, please get in touch with Alannah to book a spot and please bring your own standard toolbox and adhesives on the day. | 00+ Christmas cards from just 6 sessions. That's impressive!!
We're looking for more generous peeps this year, so if you're interested, please get in touch.
This is a truly 'crafty' way for card makers to do something really worthwhile.
You do not have to volunteer every month, but please get in touch before the scheduled day to book a spot.
The creative space has space for 8 crafters with lots of room for rolling totes and/or large baskets of crafty gear.
Where possible, please bring all your own materials and tools.
Old Christmas Cards may be revamped/refreshed/recycled onto new card bases.
Bring along some unused Christmas 12x12 pattern paper or scraps.
Some days there will be prepared projects ready to participate in, such as pre-stamped images for much needed fussy cutting or simply just sitting and folding card blanks. No previous experience is required. Any/all volunteers are welcome...but you must book a spot as there are only 8 seats available for | 209 |
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Everyone knows that fashion is f<|fim_middle|> of eye infection induced by drug use. It may be no surprise then that most recently, Ozzy Osbourne is known to wear them almost constantly.
The one advantage to our increasingly diverse fashion culture, it may be possible to select any one of a number of retro fashions and receive approval from the fashion conscious. But I would highly recommend making your selection affordable. | ickle friend. No matter what the accessory or the style, as soon as it is envisioned, it is bound to either die a horrible death or, in the best case scenario, fade out until you are the last one sporting the trend (and may look terribly out of the loop in doing so).
One inescapable functional fashion necessity is a good pair of sunglasses--whether driving to your beach resort in Malibu or just strolling through Beverly Hills, you will need to protect your eyes from damaging UV rays and be sure to look savvy while doing so. But how do you know which trend is the best? Let's take a look at a few famous styles and you can make a selection from there.
One trend that developed in the 1960's and continues to be popular today is the Onassis glasses; they are also referred to as "Jackie O's," harking back to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who originally popularized them. They are moderately oversized, and therefore seem to be often worn by celebrities when they are trying to avert public attention and mask their faces. But no matter the reason, celebrities have made this style pervasive among many young American women.
Another fashion which has become ubiquitous in recent years is Aviator sunglasses. They were originally released in 1936 as standard issue for U.S. military aviators; the name has stuck because of its unwavering popularity with pilots and military personnel. They are characterized by thin, usually black metal frames, and teardrop-shaped lenses. They become popular as a fashion accessory in the '60's and have continued to be so, with only a brief falling out in the world of fashion in the early 1990's. Since then, they have regained ground as a common statement.
Teashades are not as omnipresent as the other aforementioned styles, but like the others, they were adopted by popular culture in the 1960's, especially when John Lennon was so often seen wearing them. They are comprised of small, darkly or unusually colored circular lenses. The rims are made of wire, and though they are technically classified as sunglasses, they were generally worn simply because of their aesthetic appeal rather than their eye-protective value.
In their day, teashades were often known to be worn to hide bloodshot eyes or signs | 476 |
The 2018 academic year marks the 50th anniversary of our first Black students enrolling at Converse College. Throughout the year we are reflecting on the courage of these women, our heritage and growth, as well as the work still ahead of us. This is the fourth in a series featuring our alumnae.
The summer internship was in Atlanta, where Eniece could only afford about two weeks of lodging. To cross this final hurdle, she was offered a place to stay by her co-worker, "Ms. B," who also helped her explore the city.
The internship focused on quality control for biomedical polymers – such as dissolving surgery stitches. "I got to meet a lot of great, interesting people," Eniece raved. "I learned so much." Working with medical products taught her to be "very precise." Throughout the internship, Eniece was under the guidance of Ms. B, April Nelson, and Angela Stinson-Adams herself. She got a look at the "big machines" of the medical industry.
When the summer drew to an end<|fim_middle|> back to Converse with school supplies and food, for both her and her son. Eniece's son, the "love of her life", is now two and a half years old.
As a young mother pursuing a degree, this internship truly opened doors that may not have been possible otherwise. Eniece says she doesn't know what she would've done without the opportunity. The guidance of her three mentors inspired her to say, "I want to be just like them." Eniece is grateful for the friends who have eased the burden of attending school away from her son, and for the chance that Mrs. Stinson-Adams took on her.
Don't be afraid to try things.
Converse's Celebrating Courage series has united students and alumnae separated by decades and laid the groundwork for students and alumnae, like Eniece Banes and Angela Stinson-Adams, to change each others' lives. | , Eniece's coworkers threw a surprise party and she was asked to consider returning the following summer. They sent Eniece | 24 |
It<|fim_middle|> in the background. | 's only January, but Outsource is already in top gear as we continue to grow. Coming right out of the Holidays we had two development classes for employees that have been promoted into new roles, and we've just wrapped up a Foundation training class for newly hired Sourcing Specialists. Foundation training is an immersive week and a half spent at our corporate offices in Los Angeles learning all the ins & outs of what we do, how we do it, and who we are as a company. It's a great opportunity for these employees to return to their branch offices with all the skills they need to immediately get to work and contribute to their team. This class featured nine new Sourcing Specialists from across the country. In addition to putting in long days in the classroom, they also spent time with the leadership team, as well as shadowing recruiters in the L.A. Office to see what the daily pace looks like. Welcome to the team, and we know you're going to do great!
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Organizational diagram describing how the project will proceed through a series of 6 interconnected, interdisciplinary Investigations leading to project-wide Synthesis Activities that will assess both the biological potential and the biosignature potential of ocean worlds. | at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) that pulls together some of the nation's leading experts in ocean and space research, as well as a new research network to facilitate ocean worlds research at academic and research institutions nationwide.
Speaking at the 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) in Seattle where the project was announced, lead investigator and WHOI senior scientist Christopher German described the focus of the Exploring Ocean Worlds (ExOW) project as one that would address a central question in astrobiology research today: "On which ocean worlds, and using which measurements, do we have the highest probability of finding life beyond Earth within the next human generation?"
The project will form a cornerstone for NASA's new Network for Ocean Worlds (NOW), which was also announced today. NOW is an initiative aimed at accelerating research on planetary bodies with liquid water oceans that may harbor life or conditions that could support it by coordinating scientific studies nationwide that help advance understanding of ocean worlds. The network will be co-led by German, at WHOI, together with Alison Murray at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) and Alyssa Rhoden at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI).
"If we hope to find evidence of life beyond Earth, within the next human generation, then our best bet is to look toward the growing list of ice-covered ocean worlds right here in our own solar system," said German. "And looking further ahead, if we want to understand the range of possible conditions that could support life anywhere beyond Earth, then we will simultaneously need to both continue exploring our own ocean for examples of extremes under which life can exist and continue developing exploration technologies that will be useful on any ocean world, including Earth."
Alyssa Rhoden, Southwest Research Institute
Chris German, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Alison Murray, Desert Research Institute
Ocean worlds beyond Earth have been a key research focus for NASA's Planetary Science Division ever since the confirmation of ice-covered liquid water oceans on Jupiter's moons Europa and Ganymede and, subsequently, Saturn's moons Enceladus and Titan. NOW is the latest of four research coordination networks (RCNs) to be established by NASA, introduced today at AbSciCon, that will enable research covering different aspects of the search for life beyond Earth.
"Given NASA's objective to understand the distribution of life beyond Earth, astrobiology will be the focus of a growing number of NASA's science missions," said Mary Voytek, NASA Senior Scientist for Astrobiology in a November 2018 NASA Astrobiology release announcing the establishment of the networks. "These new RCNs will contribute to fulfilling the program's goals including enabling future missions to find habitable worlds and life."
The NOW network will include ExOW, a $7.6 million, five-year project led by German, from WHOI, with partners from 9 other institutions across the U.S. Other oceanographic laboratories involved in ExOW include the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the University of California Santa Cruz, the University of Minnesota, Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, MIT, and Harvard University. From the space community, the team includes planetary scientists at Arizona State University, and NASA's Ames Research Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Ultimately, the ExOW team intends to construct a comprehensive theoretical model, informed and tested by experimental efforts, that connects a broad range of physical and chemical processes within an ocean system. The model will help determine the potential of that system to harbor life and to reveal evidence of that life to future NASA missions.
"Our approach is designed to provide a predictive framework applicable to all ocean worlds of this type, but will have clear, immediate and direct relevance to two high priority astrobiology targets: Europa and Enceladus," said German. The project is designed to be completed just in time for the launch of Europa Clipper, NASA's next major mission to an ocean world, which is currently scheduled for launch in the early 2020s.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a private, non-profit organization on Cape Cod, Mass., dedicated to marine research, engineering, and higher education. Established in 1930 on a recommendation from the National Academy of Sciences, its primary mission is to understand the oceans and their interaction with the Earth as a whole, and to communicate a basic understanding of the oceans' role in the changing global environment. For more information, please visit www.whoi.edu.
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Does the health of your children's teeth worry you? Is your child prone to cavities? There are a number of reasons not<|fim_middle|>, talk to your dentist about dental sealants and ask if they are a good option to help preserve your child's permanent teeth. They are virtually painless and easy for your dentist to apply, and trust me, they are way better than having to get a filling to fix a cavity. The great thing about dental sealants is that there is no damage to your permanent tooth; no tooth structure has to be removed to apply dental sealants. Properly applied sealants can last anywhere from 5 to 10 years. It's important for your dentist to check the sealants at every checkup to make sure the sealants are still properly attached.
Dental sealants are simply thin plastic coatings that are applied to the side and surface the rear teeth. This coating acts as a protective cover which seals the grooves and cracks of the tooth surface. Dental sealants keep germs and food particles from settling in the grooves on top teeth. When bacteria settles and gets trapped that's where problems begin. It's a common fact that deep grooves in rear molars are difficult to clean, especially for children. Dental sealants give teeth with deep groves added protection for long term health. Ask your dentist about dental sealants, it could help save your teeth from harmful decay! | just a lack of brushing and flossing that some children get cavities. If your child has deep grooves in their molars, brushing and flossing simply may not be enough to keep cavities away. Don't despair, there is good news for cavity prone teeth. A good solution to help ward off decay for cavity prone children is dental sealants. Dental sealants can protect the chewing surface of molars and back teeth in children and teenagers, helping to preserve and protect permanent teeth from tooth decay and cavities.
The teeth that benefit the most from dental sealants are permanent rear molars. When your child is young | 128 |
March 27th, 2017 Latest, Travel
Pukaar Magazine's Jessica Challoner-Sterland explores the historic beauty of this watery wonderland.
Venice is undeniably one of Italy's finest and intriguing cities, one that has captivated visitors for decades. This floating haven is the capital of northern Italy's Veneto region, and consists of 118 small islands that are divided by canals, and re-connected by over 400 bridges. Like stepping into an oil painting, Venice boasts picturesque scenery at every turn, with beautiful, architectural structures reflecting centuries of history.
Allow chance to guide you around this fascinating city and Wander aimlessly through a labyrinth of stone that has developed over more than a thousand years. Discover the six, central sestieri (districts) of San Marco, San Polo, Cannaregio, Castello, Dorsoduro and Santa Croce that make up the Old City- each representing an individual flair. Rest assured, if you're feeling well and<|fim_middle|> flights from a wide selection of UK airports. Shuttle transfers from Venice's two airports to the Piazzale Roma run daily and frequently. Marco Polo airport transfers take approximately 25 minutes and from Treviso airport- around 40 minutes.
Whether it's your first trip to Venice or your 5th, this dazzling city will never cease to amaze- just remember to bring your camera!
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Aside from walking the most convenient way of getting around is by vaporetto (water bus), with 20 lines serving on the Grand Canal, it also connects the old city with the Lido, its mainland, as well as the Lagoon Islands. Reasonably priced single and day tickets can be purchased from ACTV machines and authorised retailers.
Take a stroll over the famous Rialto Bridge which connects the sestiere of San Polo to San Maro. Spanning across the Grand Canal, the Rialto is Venice's oldest and most photographed bridge. Opening back in 1591, it was the only way to get across the canal on foot for almost 300 years.
As cliché as it may be, no trip to Venice is complete without a Gondola ride. It was estimated that 10,000 of these flat-bottomed boats were in operation during the 16th century, and around 400 are still active today. Take a tranquil cruise around on the lagoon and get your very own personal tour of the hidden back alleys. Official rates for up to six people start at €80 for 30 minutes and can creep up to €100 after 7pm.
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Explore the Piazza's remarkable centre piece, the Basilica Di San Marco. This stunning church with its five domes and ornately decorated windows and arches are almost 1000 years old. Inside, appreciate the detail of the mosaics that illustrate scenes from the old and new testaments. Don't pass up the opportunity to visit the upstairs museum, at a cost of €5, this pass allows you to view more of the church's historical artifacts and enables access to its terrace, which boasts incredible views of the Piazza and lagoon.
Beside the Basilica Di San Marco, lies the equally remarkable Palazzo Ducale. It was once home to great political power and former residence of the Doge. Admire the architectural detail of this gothic-structured palace. Marvel at the paintings created by Tintoretto, Titian and Paolo Veronese- the greatest Italian painters of the 16th century.
Even in the colder months, Venice still holds a special charm and although January is the quietest time to visit, the city comes alive again during the two weeks before lent. Witness Venice turn into a fairy-tale for the world famous Carnival. Revived in 1979, People dressed in masks and opulent costumes parade the streets and squares. Throughout February, the city hosts an array of events to mark the occasion, from pub crawls to concerts and masquerade balls.
Located in the district of Dorsoduro, on the southern bank of the Grand Canal, the famous Galleria dell'Accademia is a must for all art lovers. The museum is home to a vast collection of Venetian paintings from the 14th and 18th centuries, by artists of the Renaissance, Bellini and Carpaccio, to name a few.
Although you're not limited for choice when it comes to cafés, bars and restaurants, Venice is known for its over-priced food, so if you're on a budget it's recommended that you cut out costs by picnicking during lunch time. You can buy quality bread, meats and cheeses from the local supermarkets and the Rialto Market is great for fresh fruit and salad.
Venice certainly isn't short of designer boutiques and high-street stores, but If you're after something a little more unique, why not wander through the streets of San Polo and Dorsoduro for traditional handcrafts and souvenir's, including the city's famous glassware, masks and lace.
Why not immerse yourself in true Italian culture by venturing out to the Tetro La Fenice, for an evening of entertainment. As one of the best-known opera houses in Europe, it has been the main attraction for many premieres over the years.
Whether you want a location of the Grand Canal front, nestled within a maze of streets or a view of the Adriatic Sea, Venice is home to an array of hotels and guest houses well-suited to a variety of tastes and budgets. Make note- if you're after somewhere a little cheaper within the centre of Venice, ensure that you do your research; avoid anywhere that makes reference to Mastre, as you'll be located 30 minutes away on the mainland.
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MJ Abbott's Jon Cox wins awards at Wessex Truck Show
MJ Abbott's LGV driver Jon Cox was very pleased to win third prize in the Best Artic class and highly commended in the Best Company/Working class at the <|fim_middle|>00 trucks in this year's show and I am very proud to have won awards in both categories. I would like to say a big thank you to everyone at MJ Abbott who makes it possible for me to attend these shows."
Jon's next show is at Brands Hatch in November.
« Previous: Two more shows for MJ Abbott to close out August Next: Frome next in MJ Abbott's summer show season » | 2015 Wessex Truck Show held at Yeovil Showground over the weekend of 8th and 9th August.
MJ Abbott's Volvo FH13 truck at the Wessex Truck Show
Jon prepared his Volvo FH13 6x2 truck meticulously for the event, which is no mean feat considering he is out on the road every day of the working week, delivering MJ Abbott's fleet of specialist construction equipment across the UK. Every part of the vehicle was cleaned and polished, including the inside of the exhaust outlet and in between the twin wheels on the rear axle.
Commenting on his awards, Jon said: "There were 5 | 134 |
Beer<|fim_middle|> case of deficit-financed tax cuts, where deficits entail costs, it is a much more meaningful metric than the percentage change in tax liability (or beer tab).
If the government opens up a bar, I will lead the charge to stop it. Until then, trivializing distributional issues is not helpful.
I am co-founder of the Tax Policy Center (TPC), Paul Volcker Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, a...
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We write about business news from the nation's capital with a focus on taxes, budgets and fiscal policy. | Is Not A Metaphor For Tax Fairness
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White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
Yesterday, my Twitter feed exploded with cranky tweets about White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders's briefing, which started with an anecdote about bar tabs and tax fairness. I thought she did a good job illustrating why some analysts think the percentage change in tax liability is the right measure of progressivity for a tax change. Her anecdote also makes quite clear why that measure is inappropriate for assessing deficit-financed tax cuts.
If you have five minutes to kill, you can watch Sanders's ode to beer fairness here. If not, here it is in a nutshell. Ten people walk into a bar. Each orders a $10 beer, and the group divvies up the $100 tab the way we divide up federal individual income tax liability: The poorest four pay nothing, and the richest guy pays $59. Then the bartender says he will give them 20% off the total bill.
How should they divide the windfall? Sanders says it doesn't make sense to give any of it to the people who aren't paying anything to begin with. Rather, she'd give most of the 20 bucks to the one guy who's carrying most of the load. She claims that tax fairness is just like that.
Actually, it's not. For one thing, government isn't beer. At its best, government provides public goods and services that are essential to the functioning of society. Beer isn't essential.
Second, maybe that $20 discount just comes out of the bar's profits. But if the bar were really like government, the $20 would have to come out of bar amenities or higher prices charged to future patrons. That is, the cost of providing net tax cuts today eventually must be offset by spending reductions or tax increases, or both.
So suppose the bar cut its costs by reducing expenditures on sanitation and some patrons got sick. Faced with the full costs of the discount, the bar patrons might say no thanks.
Another problem with Sanders's metaphor is that just about everyone contributes to the total cost of government. Even those who don't owe individual income tax in a particular year bear the burden of payroll taxes, excise taxes, state income and sales taxes, and various government fees.
The Tax Policy Center's distributional analysis focuses on the percentage change in after-tax income. Under certain circumstances, after-tax income — the amount you have available to spend out of current income — is a reasonable proxy for well-being. It's not perfect, and at least one of my TPC colleagues has reservations about any distributional analysis based on annual income. But in the | 585 |
The mission of the Dover High School English Department is to challenge students to think critically and to communicate effectively. A sequence of courses has been designed to provide all students with a comprehensive four-year study of literature and writing. Activities in vocabulary, research, grammar, and critical reading will be part of each course. Intensive preparation for the PARCC assessments in Language Arts, the SAT, and college placement tests will<|fim_middle|> range of imaginative works. The course invites students to explore a variety of genres and literary periods and to write clearly about the literature they encounter.
This course provides writing skill training for students preparing for collegiate study in the scientific professions. Throughout the semester, students are expected to engage in revision of all assignments. | be offered.
This course challenges students to read and interpret a wide | 13 |
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Streaming Systems
The What, Where, When, and How of Large-Scale Data Processing
by Tyler Akidau, Slava Chernyak, and Reuven Lax
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Streaming data is a big deal in big data these days. As more and more businesses seek to tame the massive unbounded data sets that pervade our world, streaming systems have finally reached a level of maturity sufficient for mainstream adoption. With this practical guide, data engineers, data scientists, and developers will learn how to work with streaming data in a conceptual and platform-agnostic way.
Expanded from Tyler Akidau's popular blog posts Streaming 101 and Streaming 102, this book takes you from an introductory level to a nuanced understanding of the what, where, when, and how of processing real-time data streams. You'll also dive deep into watermarks and exactly-once processing with coauthors Slava Chernyak and Reuven Lax.
"If you care about the correctness of your streaming and batch processing jobs, this book is a must-read. It<|fim_middle|> not working on streaming systems, Slava is out enjoying the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
Reuven Lax is a senior staff software engineer at Google, Seattle, and has spent the past ten years helping to shape Google's data processing and analysis strategy. For much of that time he has focused on Google's low-latency, streaming data processing efforts, first as a long-time member and lead of the MillWheel team, and more recently founding and leading the team responsible for Windmill, the next-generation stream processing engine powering Google Cloud Dataflow. He is also a Beam PMC member.
He's very excited to bring Google's data processing experience to the world at large and proud to have been a part of publishing both the MillWheel paper in 2013 and the Dataflow Model paper in 2015.
When not at work, Reuven enjoys swing dancing, rock climbing, and exploring new parts of the world.
Copyright © 2018-2023 Tyler Akidau. All rights reserved. | provides the most clearthinking and logical discussion of the topic that I have seen, and its ideas are brilliantly explained."
— Martin Kleppmann
Author of the amazing Designing Data-Intensive Applications book
10 chapters of streamy goodness
1. Streaming 101
2. The What, Where, When, and How of Data Processing
Why streaming is awesome, death to Lambda Architecture, data processing patterns. The basics, explained in prose, animation, limmerick, and interpretive dance.*
3. Watermarks
4. Advanced Windowing
Progress and completeness in unbounded data sets, how watermarks are established and propagated, real-world examples. Practical considerations for going beyond the basics: processing-time windows, sessions, and the importance of custom windowing.
5. Exactly-Once and Side Effects
6. Streams and Tables
The illusionary art of creating perfection out of imperfection; the mythical beasts known as idempotence and determinism; how Apache Flink, Apache Spark, and Google Cloud Dataflow work their magic. The basis for life, the universe, and everything, assuming a data-processingly skewed definition of the above, or: that feeling when you realize everything you do was invented by the database community decades ago.
7. The Practicalities of Persistent State
8. Streaming SQL
For those "functional programming be damned, just give me a Turing machine" kinds of days. Contorting relational algebra for fun and profit. Also, time-varying relations will change your life.
9. Streaming Joins
10. The Evolution of Large-Scale Data Processing
A brief moment of panic upon realizing that all joins are streaming at the core, followed by a prolonged sense of relief upon realizing it makes them all the easier to understand. An opinionated history of stream processing in the MapReduce lineage of systems, with a healthy dose of source material citations for drawing your own conclusions.
Also dinosaurs, great pillars of American cinema, and legions of Oxford commas.
*Not all formats include all interpretations.
Illustrative animated figures
Many of the concepts presented in the book are accompanied by detailed animated figures that bring the ideas to life. The Safari Books Online version includes the animations inline, while all other versions (PDF, EPUB, print) include a montage of key frames within the animation, plus a link to the animated version on this website. You can also browse the complete list of figures here.
Figure 8-12: Montage Figure 8-12: Animation
Informative code snippets
Although primarily focused on teaching concepts, the book is accompanied by a suite of simple code snippets illustrating those concepts using Apache Beam. Most of the example pipelines in Streaming Systems have Java implementations as well as corresponding unit tests that highlight the results of executing those pipelines over the sample datasets from the book. Code snippets are all available at github.com/takidau/streamingbook.
Full source code for all of the animated figures in the book is also provided at github.com/takidau/animations.
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Slava Chernyak
Reuven Lax
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Tyler Akidau is a principal software engineer at Snowflake, driving the effort to build a new stream processing engine within the Snowflake Data Cloud.
Prior to Snowflake, he was a senior staff software engineer at Google, where he was the technical lead for the Data Processing Languages & Systems group, responsible for Google's Apache Beam efforts, Google Cloud Dataflow, and internal data processing tools like Google Flume, MapReduce, and MillWheel. He is also a founding member of the Apache Beam PMC.
Though deeply passionate and vocal about the capabilities and importance of stream processing, he is also a firm believer in batch and streaming as two sides of the same coin, with the real endgame for data processing systems the seamless merging between the two. He is the author of the 2015 Dataflow Model paper and the Streaming 101 and Streaming 102 articles on the O'Reilly website.
His preferred modes of transportation are bicycle and ski, with his two young daughters trailing close behind.
Slava Chernyak is a senior software engineer at Google Seattle. Slava spent more than six years working on Google's internal massive-scale streaming data processing systems and has since become involved with designing and building Windmill, Google Cloud Dataflow's next-generation streaming backend, from the ground up. Slava is passionate about making massive-scale stream processing available and useful to a broader audience.
When he is | 925 |
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This month's Artswords Writers' Cafe and Kitchen takes place from 6pm on Thursday 27th August at Lower Shaw Farm. Cost £2. Starts with pot-luck supper from 6pm. If you can, please bring something to nibble or drink, to share with others. Following acclimatisation with food and friendly chat, we take time to look at our writing. You may simply read your work for up to 5 minutes; or, if you'd like your work to be the subject of helpful comments and discussion, bring 10 copies of one piece of writing. This should amount to no more than 500 words of prose or 40 lines of poetry.
Note. This month we shall be once again welcoming local storyteller Chris Park to assist with and inspire our story-telling. We now also welcome anyone with 5-minute stories to tell. If you have a story, to tell, not read, and ideally a story from your life, please bring it along.
The Poetry Swindon Festival takes place 1st-5th October. Bookings are now open for residential places at Lower Shaw Farm. See http://www.lowershawfarm.co.uk/oct-2015#oct-poetry Visiting the Festival this year with poetry and workshops are Jo Bell as poet in residence, Kei Miller, Luke Kennard, Tania Hershman, and Pascale Petit plus many more exciting voices and experiences.
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Wishing you happy holidays, good reading, and creative writing.
Suddenly, it's July, with strawberries, Wimbledon, sunshine, and storms!
But also some summertime reading and writing events.
This month's Mum's the Word meeting, for mothers interested in writing, takes place at 7.30pm at Lower Shaw Farm on Tuesday 7th July. This month, the meeting will be a Writing Workshop, led by Jill Sharp. A real opportunity to get good guidance and inspiration on good writing. It promises to be productive fun!
And Poetry Swindon has things happening.
On Saturday 11th July, there is a workshop and reading with Mario Petrucci. 'The 16 Ways' is a hands-on exploration of the major pathways into writing, including everything from the 'found text' to Larkin's pickles.
2pm – 7pm at The Richard Jefferies Museum.
The next OPEN MIC is back at The Vic on Tuesday 14th July at 7pm for 7:30pm with guest poets Jonathon Muirhead and Anna-May Laugher. The Vic, Victoria Road, Swindon, SN1 3BD.
This month's Writers' Café and Kitchen takes place from 6pm on Thursday 30th July at Lower Shaw Farm. Cost £2. Starts with pot-luck supper from 6pm. If you can, please bring something to nibble or drink, to share with others. Following acclimatisation with food and friendly chat, we take time to look at our writing. You may simply read your work for up to 5 minutes; or, if you'd like your work to be the subject of helpful comments and discussion, bring 10 copies of one piece of writing. This should amount to no more than 500 words of prose or 40 lines of poetry.
The Richard Jefferies Museum has a programme of Writing Workshops and Literature events for children and families. Please see www.richardjefferies.org and click Education for full details.
If you want to keep abreast of literature development projects that Artswords will be organising or supporting, you can follow us via this monthly newsletter, or updates on Facebook and Twitter (see links below), or on our website here.
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Happy summer, and reading and writing!
Hope your June is already busting out all over!
Here are some reading and writing events to help it along.
This month's Mum's the Word meeting, for mothers interested in writing, takes place at 7.30pm at Lower Shaw Farm on Tuesday 2nd June.
And Poetry Swindon has a host of good things.
On 9th June, it's Open Mic Night at the Savernake Community Centre, Savernake Street SN1 3LZ with guest poet Jill Sharp, celebrating the publication of her new pamphlet 'Ye gods'. Bring poems of your own or favourite poems to share with the audience.
Visiting the Festival this year with poetry and workshops are Jo Bell as poet in residence, Kei Miller, Luke Kennard, Tania Hershman, and Pascale Petit plus many more exciting voices and experiences.
The next Artswords Reading Group takes place at 7.30pm Tuesday 16th June at Lower Shaw Farm. The book is H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald. 'To train a hawk you must watch it like a hawk. . . . The hawk's apprehension becomes your own.' A story of the hawk's taming and the author's un-taming. Costa Biography Award winner.
For further information, contact matt@lowershawfarm.co.uk or ring 01793 771080.
This month's Writers' Café and Kitchen takes place from 6pm on Thursday 25th June at Lower Shaw Farm. Cost £2. Starts with pot-luck supper from 6pm. If you can, please bring something to nibble or drink, to share with others. Following acclimatisation with food and friendly chat, we take time to look at our writing. You may simply read your work for up to 5 minutes; or, if you'd like your work to be the subject of helpful comments and discussion, bring 10 copies of one piece of writing. This should amount to no more than 500 words of prose or 40 lines of poetry.
Note. This month we shall be welcoming local storyteller Chris Park to assist with and inspire our story-telling. We now also welcome anyone with 5-minute stories to tell. If you have a story, to tell, not read, and ideally a story from your life, please bring it along.
Long-time multi-tasking Artswords soul and helpmate Hilda Sheehan is concentrating on Poetry Swindon Festival and events, plus projects at the Richard Jefferies Museum, and related work. Stepping into her shoes at Artswords, especially on the social media and networking front, is word and Swindon-friendly and Annie Vickers, whom we welcome.
If you have any news or events for July that you would like to share with other readers of ARTSWORDS NEWS, please let us know by the middle of this month.
We have launches, launches everywhere, and daisy and dandelions too.
It's full of good things but we'd like to draw your attention to a few fascinating Artswords-supported events.
Maybe see you at one or all of them!
The next Writers' Café and Kitchen takes place from 6pm on Thursday 28th May at Lower Shaw Farm. Cost £2. Starts with pot-luck supper from 6pm. If you can, please bring something to nibble or drink, to share with others. Following acclimatisation with food and friendly chat, we take time to look at our writing. You may simply read your work for up to 5 minutes; or, if you'd like your work to be the subject of helpful comments and discussion, bring 10 copies of one piece of writing. This should amount to no more than 500 words of prose or 40 lines of poetry.
If you have any news or events for June that you would like to share with other readers of ARTSWORDS NEWS, please let us know by the middle of this month.
Happy May days and, from 4th to 16th, hope to see you at the Swindon Festival of Literature!
Dawn choruses, clocks forward, light evenings, and hosts of golden daffodils: we are definitely in England, and springtime is here!
And you probably do not need a reminder about this: the twenty-second Swindon Festival of Literature, 4th – 16th May.
But as for this month, here's what's happening in April.
This month's Mum's the Word meeting, for mothers interested in writing, takes place at 7.30pm at Lower Shaw Farm on Tuesday 14th April.
At 7.30pm Tuesday 21st April at Lowers Shaw Farm the Artswords Reading Group meets to discuss Big Brother by Lionel Shriver. He may be an older brother and cool jazz pianist but Edison's know-it-all monologues and bad diet do not please Pandora. How much should she sacrifice in order to 'save' her big brother?
On Saturday 11 April Poetry Swindon have a workshop: Making Poetry Films with Elephant Foot Print film makers Chaucer Cameron and Helen Dewbery There are only a few places left so please enquire at poetryswindon@yahoo.co.uk for details.
The next Writers' Café and Kitchen takes place from 6pm on Thursday 30th April at Lower Shaw Farm. Cost £2. Starts with pot-luck supper from 6pm. If you can, please bring something to nibble or drink, to share with others. Following acclimatisation with food and friendly chat, we take time to look at our writing. You may simply read your work for up to 5 minutes; or, if you'd like your work to be the subject of helpful comments and discussion, bring 10 copies of one piece of writing. This should amount to no more than 500 words of prose or 40 lines of poetry.
If you have any news or events for May that you would like to share with other readers of ARTSWORDS NEWS, please let us know by the middle of this month.
Happy reading and writing, and don't forget to book your Festival tickets! | from Artswords for the first part of December before the seasonal break and celebrations kick in.
Mum's the Word meets on Tuesday 1st December at 7.30pm at Lower Shaw Farm. A friendly, informal group for mothers interested in writing, for further information, please contact Monica at montimms@waitrose.com.
The Artswords Reading Group meets at Lower Shaw Farm on Tuesday 8th December at 7.30pm to discuss The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink. A husband sees a bird and prangs the car. The injured bird comes home with them. It affects their marriage, and their concern for riverbanks of 'mud where birds can plunge their beaks.' What do you make of it? Come along and let us know.
All are welcome to Lower Shaw Farm's annual Carols by Candlelight on Saturday 12th December from 6pm -7.30pm. An old-fashioned twenty-first century evening in the farmyard and the old cowshed, with all the right seasonal ingredients to eat, drink, and sing!
There is no Artswords Writers' Café and Kitchen this month, but it will reconvene on Thursday 28th January.
If you have any news or events for January, please let us know by the middle of this month.
Happy reading and writing, and season's greetings!
October is here, and so is a festival of poetry in Swindon!
Yes, the month begins on a high with the fourth Swindon Festival of Poetry, 1st to 5th October. Come along and find out why poet Robert Peake calls it the 'friendliest and least pretentious' festival. Meet the bard of the barge, Canals Laureate Jo Bell, who will be offering poetry on a slow boat in Swindon! Savour poems over lunch, cake, or tea; make poetry mosaics; join a workshop; or just listen and join in in any way you like. For further details, see here.
To accompany the festival, Artsite is hosting a special exhibition uniting artists with poets in Poetry with Postcards from Monday 28th September to Sunday 4th October.
On 6th October, an eight-week ARTSWORDS Writing Course, with Jill Sharp, begins at the Richard Jefferies Museum.This course is timed to coincide with worldwide NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).
Mum's the Word, a group for mothers interested in writing, next meets on Tuesday 6th October at 7.30pm at Lower Shaw Farm. For further information, please contact Monica at montimms@waitrose.com.
This month's Artswords Writers' Cafe and Kitchen takes place from 6pm on Thursday 29th October at Lower Shaw Farm. Cost £2. Starts with pot-luck supper from 6pm. If you can, please bring something to nibble or drink, to share with others. Following acclimatisation with food and friendly chat, we take time to look at our writing. You may simply read your work for up to 5 minutes; or, if you'd like your work to be the subject of helpful comments and discussion, bring 10 copies of one piece of writing. This should amount to no more than 500 words of prose or 40 lines of poetry.
As already mentioned, it's NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in November, a worldwide initiative to uncover the writer in us all. Discover more here.
On Saturday 21st November, New York poet Kathryn Maris comes to Swindon to share her expertise. Find out more and book your place here.
If you wish to share this newsletter with others, please do; and like us on Facebook or join the conversation on Twitter.
If you have any news or events for November that you'd like us to mention in the next newsletter, please let us know by the middle of this month.
Looking forward to meeting, greeting, and enjoying poems at the Swindon Festival of Poetry!
After the relative lull of the last weeks of summer, we look forward to the return of our regular reading and writing groups and some September surprises.
This month, Poetry Swindon's Open Mic night is on Tuesday 8th September at the Victoria Pub in Old Town. Guest poets are Chris McCabe and Lorraine Mariner from the Poetry Library. For further details and to book your place, click here.
September's Artswords Writers' Cafe and Kitchen takes place from 6pm on Thursday 24th September at Lower Shaw Farm. Cost £2. Starts with pot-luck supper from 6pm. If you can, please bring something to nibble or drink, to share with others. Following acclimatisation with food and friendly chat, we take time to look at our writing. You may simply read your work for up to 5 minutes; or, if you'd like your work to be the subject of helpful comments and discussion, bring 10 copies of one piece of writing. This should amount to no more than 500 words of prose or 40 lines of poetry.
Then, on Tuesday 29th September at 7.30pm, the Artswords Reading Group reconvenes at Lower Shaw Farm. We will be discussing Fathers & Sons by Ivan Turgenev.
What's a nihilist, in Russia? Can a nihilist fall in love? And what about cynics and stolen kisses? How does this nineteenth-century classic play out to twenty-first century readers? Come along to find out!
An eight-week ARTSWORDS Writing Course with Jill Sharp begins in October. This course is timed to coincide with worldwide NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).
It offers practical advice and support in a relaxed but purposeful atmosphere.
In partnership with the Poetry Festival, Artsite artists and poets have worked together to produce beautiful postcards. An exhibition of the outcomes runs from 28th September to 5th October at Artsite.
If you would like to, please feel free to share this newsletter with others, like us on Facebook or join the conversation on Twitter.
If you have any news or events for October, please let us know by the middle of this month.
Happy reading, writing, and thinking!
August is here and even though it's holiday time for many, the passionate few can still find reading and writing-related activities in Swindon.
Every Monday in August, from 1 to 3pm, Mulberry Arts, at the Richard Jefferies Museum will be kicking off the week with a bit of Wood Magic family fun. Each week has a different theme. The cost is £5 per session or £15 for all six sessions over the school holidays. Find out more here.
From 11th to 13th August, physical-theatre company, The Last Baguette, will be joining forces with local educators, Pageturners Project to bring books to life in the Central Library. Children aged 9-12 will have the chance to explore the scariest stories lurking in the library to use as a launch-pad to create their own spookily-inspired drama. A terrific introduction to both the power of words and the power of performance. To find out more and book your place, click here.
On Saturday 22nd August, author Jasper Fforde, will be hosting a one-day masterclass at the Richard Jefferies Museum. Jasper is well-known for his Thursday Next novels, which are set in our very own town, Swindon. Suitable for writers of all | 1,568 |
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Foundations of General Linguistics (RLE Linguistics A: General Linguistics)
DOI link for Foundations of General Linguistics (RLE Linguistics A: General Linguistics)
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The Data of Linguistics and the Nature of Learning
Part Two: The Structure of Language
Rules and Principles in the Theory of Grammar
Part Three: The Use of Language
Language Development in Children | ations of General Linguistics (RLE Linguistics A: General Linguistics) book
ByMartin Atkinson, Iggy Roca, David Kilby
SubjectsLanguage & Literature
Atkinson, M., Roca, I., Kilby, D. (2014). Foundations of General Linguistics (RLE Linguistics A: General Linguistics). London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315880358
The first edition of this major introduction to linguistics rapidly established itself as an important student textbook, and a reference tool for those who already have some acquaintance with linguistics. This second edition has been updated and revised and includes new chapters on syntax and on current developments in generative grammar, as well as new material on the nature of language and on morphology.
This book first provides a comprehensive critical review of the analytic tools and theories of linguistics and systematically surveys major concepts in phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Having established the basic nature and structure of language, the final part of the book engages some of the wider issues concerning the use of language in speaking and understanding (psycholinguistics), language development in children, social aspects of language (sociolinguistics), and historical language choice.
Part One: The Nature of Language
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The True Adventures of Gidon Lev: Rascal. Holocaust Survivor. Optimist.
Julie Gray
Publisher: Lightning Source Pages: 322 Price:<|fim_middle|> overly text-bookish history of the Holocaust and Israel. Gidon's personal story is often eclipsed by this type of contextual detail, which slows the narrative. Nonetheless, Gray and Gidon are likeable and engaging, and Gray writes in a conversational yet intelligent tone that draws readers into the story.
The True Adventures of Gidon Lev can be pedantic at times. Still, readers will find Gidon's story an inviting, eye-opening look at an important chapter in Jewish history.
Also available as an ebook. | (paperback) $16.95 ISBN: 9781735249704 Reviewed: September, 2020 Author Website: Visit »
Author Julie Gray gives voice to Gidon Lev's story of resilience and hope in this uplifting portrait of Holocaust survival. Working with the 85-year-old Gidon, Gray used journals and other material to recount Gidon's fascinating life story.
Fleeing to Prague after Hitler annexes Sudetenland in 1938, Gidon, age 6, and his mother spend four years in Térézin, a concentration camp north of the city. Of over 15,000 incarcerated children, he is one of only 92 known to have survived the camp; he and his mother are the only surviving family members.
After liberation, they move to Brooklyn and Toronto, where his mother remarries. The "sad and lonely" Gidon joins a Zionist youth group. Soon "thoroughly indoctrinated," he moves to Israel in 1959 and embraces kibbutz life as an agriculturalist, soldier, and family man.
Gray, a young journalist and converted Jew who moves to Israel to heal from grief and loss, is initially reluctant to take on what she imagines will be a "distressing" project, but she becomes fascinated with Gidon's coping mechanisms and optimism, determined to dig below the surface of the man who himself had recently lost his wife of 40 years. She discovers that beneath this "persona of cheerful haplessness" is a shrewd, hardworking individual with "carefully curated truths." To their surprise, they become committed "Loving Life Buddies."
Gray writes in first-person, telling the story of their evolving relationship, the making of the book, and Gidon's life. Also wrapped around Gidon's journal excerpts, interviews, and biography is a well-researched but | 401 |
The Cumberland Valley is a northern constituent valley of the Great Appalachian Valley, within the Atlantic Seaboard watershed in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Appalachian Trail crosses through the valley.
Geography
The valley is bound to the west and north by the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians (Bear Pond Mountains/Blue Mountain), to the east and south by South Mountain, to the northeast by the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, and to the south<|fim_middle|> of Pennsylvania | by the Potomac River. The portion of the valley residing in Maryland is sometimes referred to as the Hagerstown Valley.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad, the Cumberland Valley AVA wine region, and the Cumberland Valley School District are named for the region.
Settlements
Cities in the Cumberland Valley include Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Hagerstown, Maryland. Pennsylvania boroughs include Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, Carlisle, Shippensburg, Chambersburg, Waynesboro, and Greencastle.
See also
Great Appalachian Valley
References
External links
Cumberland Valley blog
History of the Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania
Valleys of Pennsylvania
Valleys of Maryland
Landforms of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Landforms of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Landforms of Washington County, Maryland
Regions of Maryland
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L'Allemagne centrale (en allemand , prononcé ) est une zone géographique aux contours flous qui tend à désigner le centre-est de l'Allemagne actuelle, soit le sud-ouest<|fim_middle|> Pologne jusqu'en Lituanie et en Russie actuelles. Le terme Mitteldeutschland est à rapprocher des concepts flous d'Europe centrale et de Mitteleuropa.
Le terme n'a pas de rapport direct avec le centre géographique de l'Allemagne actuelle, situé à Vogtei en Thuringe, ni avec le centre géographique de l'Empire allemand, situé à Spremberg en Basse-Lusace.
Usage du terme « Allemagne centrale »
l'action de mars en Allemagne centrale (Märzkämpfe in Mitteldeutschland) est un soulèvement communiste pendant la République de Weimar en 1921.
la Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk est un service public de radio.
la région métropolitaine d'Allemagne centrale a été fondée en 2009 en remplacement de la région métropolitaine du triangle saxon.
le S-Bahn d'Allemagne centrale est un réseau ferroviaire express régional reliant Leipzig, Dessau et Halle.
l'Église évangélique en Allemagne centrale a été fondée en 2009 par la fusion de deux Églises évangéliques.
le Mitteldeutsche Zeitung est un organe de presse du sud de la Saxe-Anhalt
la raffinerie Total Mitteldeutschland est située à Leuna.
la région lignitifère d'Allemagne centrale comprend nombre de bassins miniers riches en lignite.
la région des lacs d'Allemagne centrale regroupe les lacs artificiel créés dans les bassins des anciennes mines de lignites.
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Historiquement, le royaume de Saxe de 1871 à 1918 correspondait au centre de l'empire allemand, qui s'étendait à travers la | 95 |
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San Diego's climate action plan puts hitch in marijuana supply chain
Approval of pot farms and marijuana edible factories in San Diego is being delayed by environment hurdles.
The city's climate action plan is forcing applicants to do greenhouse gas studies.
A local supply chain would eliminate the need to truck marijuana in from elsewhere and help prevent a black market.
San Diego may not have a local supply chain for its marijuana dispensaries as quickly as expected because of rigorous city environmental approvals and other regulatory hurdles facing indoor pot farms and factories for edible products.
The 65 applicants seeking to open such businesses in San Diego are facing requirements for studies of their energy use, water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in order to gauge their compliance with the city's climate action plan.
The applicants are also unsure what kind of lengthy reviews they might face under state environmental law because city officials haven't decided whether to require comprehensive environmental impact reports or more cursory analysis.
Meanwhile, citizen-led community planning groups where the businesses will cluster – Mira Mesa and Otay Mesa – have taken the unusual step of delaying their recommendations until all environmental analysis is complete.
City officials want the 18 legal dispensaries they've approved to have a local supply chain as soon as possible to eliminate the need to truck marijuana in from elsewhere and to prevent a local "black market" of marijuana producers.
The businesses are expected to boost the local economy, create jobs and improve the quality and safety of local marijuana, while also generating revenue for the city from its new 5 percent cannabis tax.
The city has agreed to allow three dozen local businesses already allowed to engage in cultivation and manufacturing without formal city approval to continue operating through November 2019 before shutting down.
But it's not clear how many are actually producing marijuana, or how much of the marijuana products sold at local dispensaries they supply.
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When San Diego agreed last November to allow pot farms and edible factories, industry leaders said they expected the approval process to be shorter than the 14-month average for the dispensaries approved over the last few years.
That was primarily because the local marijuana industry had become more familiar with city development regulations and had developed relationships with the city officials overseeing the process.
In addition, during the dispensary approvals the city revised and made easier to understand a series of requirements that marijuana businesses be certain distances away from schools, parks, housing and other sensitive uses.
But that optimism has been tempered by the more rigorous environmental review and the decision by planning groups to take a different approach than they did with dispensaries.
In addition, some of the proposed businesses could get rejected outright, instead of just being delayed.
"The city is making some requests that are different than with dispensaries," Kimberly Simms, one of the region's leading marijuana attorneys, said by phone last week. "I think approvals will take longer because they are asking for more."
The greenhouse gas emissions studies, which cost about $25,000 each, have played a key role in delaying applications for marijuana production businesses, partly because such analysis is a relatively new process.
"You need to analyze whether this project uses more gas and power than what was there before," Jessica McElfresh, another marijuana attorney, said by phone. "We've had to hire firms to do these reviews."
San Diego's climate action plan, which was adopted in 2015, commits the city to slashing its greenhouse gas emissions 15 percent below 2010 levels by 2020 and 50 percent below that benchmark by 2035.
The greenhouse gas studies and other requirements under the climate action plan are also delaying a city decision on how to handle approval of the marijuana producers under state environmental law, McElfresh said.
Dispensaries were deemed exempt under the law, the California Environmental Quality Act, but city officials won't decide whether to grant the same exemptions to marijuana producers until they see the greenhouse gas studies.
If not, the pot farms and edible factories could have to analyze their impact on traffic, water and other parts of the surrounding environment with either a mitigated negative declaration or a more intense environmental impact report.
McElfresh noted that many cities and counties around the state, including Chula Vista last month, built CEQA exemptions into their decisions to allow marijuana production businesses.
A city spokesman declined to say what factors will determine what type of CEQA analysis is required for each project, or to say when those determinations will take place.
"The timing of the determination depends on the project scope, and features and setting," wrote the spokesman, Scott Robinson. "Furthermore, sometimes additional information is needed to be able to analyze the project for potentially significant impacts."
The environmental requirements have prompted community planning groups in Mira Mesa and Otay Mesa, where 30 of the 65 proposed businesses would be located, to change their approach to making recommendations on the projects.
"We decided as a group we didn't want to hear any of them until they've done their full environmental with the city, which is usually the last thing done with the city," said Rob Hixson, chairman of the Otay Mesa Planning Group, by phone last week.
That approach will require applicants to schedule hearings, make presentations and receive planning group recommendations near the end of the process instead of near the beginning.
"Usually we like to give input on what a development will look like before somebody designs the whole thing, but because most of these facilities are going to be in existing industrial buildings we thought this would be a better way to go about it," said Hixson, whose community is considering 12 proposed marijuana production businesses.
In Mira Mesa, the planning group has asked the 18 applicants to make two presentations: one at the beginning of the process and another once the environmental work is done.
"By that time, we'll have all the comments back from the city and whatever environmental document the city decides that they need," said Jeff<|fim_middle|>She compared the climate action plan's role in the process to when accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act were a new thing cities had to deal with during project approvals.
"This is a use the city's never processed before and the climate action plan is new," she said. "It doesn't mean we are being treated unfairly."
While the city is processing 65 applications for marijuana production businesses, the city law includes a cap of 40 total in San Diego, so the first 40 that get final approval will be allowed to operate.
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Database shows California cities are making it tough to grow marijuana, get deliveries at home
State sends cease-and-desist letters to cannabis businesses — even the licensed ones | Stevens, chairman of the Mira Mesa Community Planning Group, by phone last week.
Check out our updated map showing shops licensed to sell recreational cannabis in California.
Stevens said during the initial presentations over the winter that some additional concerns came up.
One applicant is jeopardizing the building insurance for other tenants of the same property because insurers are reluctant to do business with marijuana producers.
Another would be located near the Miramar Café on Miramar Road, possibly damaging the restaurant's business if strong odors emanate from the production facility.
The city's ordinance requires that marijuana production businesses have "odor-absorbing ventilation and exhaust systems," but it's unclear how the city will handle such businesses if there is odor anyway.
The planning groups play only an advisory role when they make recommendations on projects.
But even when projects get approved despite their objections, their comments can prompt the addition of new requirements such as more parking spots or relocated entrances.
Stevens said he is unsure how many of the proposed marijuana production facilities his group will endorse.
"We're working to make sure the ones that go in do not have negative side effects," he said. "I think what we're looking for is that they don't cause problems for their neighbors, they don't emit odors and they satisfy environmental requirements. If they're basically not a bother to anyone, then they'll probably go through."
McElfresh, one of the marijuana attorneys, said despite the additional requirements, she doesn't believe city officials are singling out the controversial marijuana industry for extra scrutiny.
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Das Haus Hohe Straße 26 ist ein denkmalgeschütztes Gebäude in der Stadt Quedlinburg in Sachsen-Anhalt.
Lage
Es befindet sich im Stadtgebiet westlich des Quedlinburger Marktplatzes und<|fim_middle|>. Teilband 1: Stadt Quedlinburg. Fliegenkopf, Halle 1998, ISBN 3-910147-67-4, Seite 139
Kulturdenkmal in Quedlinburg
Fachwerkhaus in Quedlinburg
Erbaut im 17. Jahrhundert
Wohngebäude in Quedlinburg
Hohe Straße (Quedlinburg) | gehört zum UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe. Nördlich grenzt das gleichfalls denkmalgeschützte Haus Hohe Straße 27, südlich das Haus Hohe Straße 25 an. Beide Gebäude sind deutlich höher als die Hohe Straße 26.
Architektur und Geschichte
Das zweigeschossige Fachwerkhaus ist im Quedlinburger Denkmalverzeichnis als Wohnhaus eingetragen. Der Bau des Gebäudes erfolgte im Barock im Zeitraum um 1670. An der Fachwerkfassade finden sich als zierende Elemente Pyramidenbalkenköpfe und Schiffskehlen. Um 1890 wurde in das Gebäude ein Ladengeschäft eingefügt.
Literatur
Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Sachsen-Anhalt (Hrsg.): Denkmalverzeichnis Sachsen-Anhalt. Band 7: Falko Grubitzsch, unter Mitwirkung von Alois Bursy, Mathias Köhler, Winfried Korf, Sabine Oszmer, Peter Seyfried und Mario Titze: Landkreis Quedlinburg | 258 |
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The Blogroll ::: So Yesterday!
It's obsolete! It's no longer relevant!
Does anybody use blogrolls any more? It depends on who you ask. According to AdPulp, the legendary Guy Kawasaki led the movement to discredit blogrolls. PHIL SZOMSZOR feels the end of the blogroll may be near: "I don't get fully acquainted with blogs in the way that I used to. Based purely on my own experiences, the rise in social media channels has increased blog traffic – whether this means the end of the blogroll remains to be seen."
Several months ago I moved a batch of links to other blogs to their very own page, entitled "Blogroll" (Duh! So anybody looking for the old blogroll would know where to click!) Rose DesRochers believes I have<|fim_middle|> is defeated.
Genette Cordova is back on twitter!
Future. The Progression of Ideas.
Friday the 13th for Blogger & Blog*spot Blogs! | made a very SMART move: "When you move your blogroll to a single page there is only one single link going out to the blog/ or site you are linking to instead of [thousands of] external links."
Here's why: "Each time you link to a blog outside your own, you are from a search engine like Google's point of view, giving credit to that site. By linking to a site, you're telling Google that you trust it. Every-time you link to a site you pass on some link juice..."
"Stupedied" -or- just plain STUPID?
One blogger wrote: "It took me 3 straight nights to complete the job! ... I was stupefied to find out however that my blogroll has really been outdated. For three (3) years I never did have an attempt to touch it nor have it updated. My hands were quite full to do that"
Update: same blogger writes "it's my way of keeping and preserving the blogs I heart whenever I do finally decide to leave the realms of EC or other traffic-driving sites for that matter. My blogroll has nothing to do with traffic whatsoever as you would like to emphasize in your malicious snippet."
Susan Gunelius has some better advice for that blogger! Instead of wasting time and space: "...take a look at your blog analytics using a tool like Google Analytics to learn if visitors to your blog are actually clicking on the links in your blogroll. On the flip side, look at where incoming traffic is coming from to your blog in an effort to determine how many people are finding your blog through other blogrolls versus links within blog posts, comments, etc. Blogrolls work both ways in terms of driving traffic — outgoing to other blogs you recommend and incoming from other blogs where you're blog is included in other blogrolls to your blog. Analyze both effects to determine if your blogroll truly adds direct or indirect value to your blog."
Read Susan's thoughts on blogrolls.
Dave- Very interesting post. it comes at a time that I am evaluating and changing what is on my blog. Be it good, bad, or ugly.
@OlivierSC - your blog is different! I like it the way it is!
Hey Mister Dave! You're great! You fight for things you belief in, even if it makes you unpopular! Don't be shaked by that Lainy Windy person!
@I Don't Have A blog - and it's true, I don't lip-sync!
Wow. You know technology moves on - blogrolls don't have to appear as simply a list of links any more.
I use Blogger for both my personal sites, and each has blogrolls that show the five or ten most recent posts from the many many sites that I find usually post interesting content.
As such neither of them appear cluttered, and dead blogs fall off the bottom of the list.
I intend my sites to appear clean and interesting, I'm not interested in using that space to generate ad revenue.
I still support blogroll. If no one link to another site, that the whole purpose of Internet(working) | 639 |
History of Mesopotamia
historical region, Asia
Mesopotamia to the end of the Old Babylonian period
The origins of Mesopotamian history
The character and influence of ancient Mesopotamia
The achievements of ancient Mesopotamia
The classical and medieval views of Mesopotamia; its rediscovery in modern times
Modern archaeological excavations
The emergence of Mesopotamian civilization
The emergence of cultures
Mesopotamian protohistory
Sumerian civilization
The Sumerians to the end of the Early Dynastic period
Literary and other historical sources
First historical personalities
Emergent city-states
Territorial states
Sumer and Akkad from 2350 to 2000 bce
Sargon's reign
Ascendancy of Akkad
The end of the dynasty
The 3rd dynasty of Ur
Ethnic, geographic, and intellectual constituents
Ur III in decline
The Old Babylonian period
Isin and Larsa
Political fragmentation
Literary texts and increasing decentralization
Early history of Assyria
The Old Babylonian empire
Political fortunes
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The availability of raw materials is a historical factor of great importance, as is the dependence on those materials that had to be imported. In Mesopotamia, agricultural products and those from stock breeding, fisheries, date palm cultivation, and reed industries—in short, grain, vegetables, meat, leather, wool, horn, fish, dates, and reed and plant-fibre products—were available in plenty and could easily be produced in excess of home requirements to be exported. There are bitumen springs at Hīt (90 miles northwest of Baghdad) on the Euphrates (the Is of Herodotus). On the other hand, wood, stone, and metal were rare or even entirely absent. The date palm—virtually the national tree of Iraq—yields a wood suitable only for rough beams and not for finer work. Stone is mostly lacking in southern Mesopotamia, although limestone is quarried in the desert about 35 miles to the west and "Mosul marble" is found not far from the Tigris in its middle reaches. Metal can only be obtained in the mountains, and the same is true of precious and semiprecious stones. Consequently, southern Mesopotamia in particular was destined to be a land of trade from the start. Only rarely could "empires" extending over a wider area guarantee themselves imports by plundering or by subjecting neighbouring regions.
The raw material that epitomizes Mesopotamian civilization is clay: in the almost exclusively mud-brick architecture and in the number and variety of clay figurines and pottery artifacts, Mesopotamia bears the stamp of clay as does no other civilization, and nowhere in the world but in Mesopotamia and the regions over which its influence was diffused was clay used as the vehicle for writing. Such phrases as cuneiform civilization, cuneiform literature, and cuneiform law can apply only where people had had the idea of using soft clay not only for bricks and jars and for the jar stoppers on which a seal could be impressed as a mark of ownership but also as the vehicle for impressed signs to which established meanings were assigned—an intellectual achievement that amounted to nothing less than the invention of writing.
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Armistice of Mudros
"Eridu Genesis"
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The oldest wheeled vehicles ever found were discovered near Ur in Mesopotamia.
Concepts such as the empire, the city, and the demarcation of hours, minutes, and seconds are all first attributed to Mesopotamia.
The city of Uruk is said to have had around 50,000 citizens at one point, which was a massive population for its time.
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The Hurrians
Mesopotamia to the end of the Achaemenian period
The Kassites, the Mitanni, and the rise of Assyria
The Kassites in Babylonia
The Hurrian and Mitanni kingdoms
The rise of Assyria
Assyria and Babylonia at the end of the 2nd millennium
Babylonia under the 2nd dynasty of Isin
Assyria between 1200 and 1000 bce
Assyria and Babylonia from c. 1000 to c. 750 bce
Assyria and Babylonia until Ashurnasirpal II
Shalmaneser III and Shamshi-Adad V of Assyria
Adad-nirari III and his successors
The Neo-Assyrian Empire (746–609)
Tiglath-pileser III and Shalmaneser V
Sargon II (721–705) and Marduk-apal-iddina of Babylonia
Ashurbanipal (668–627) and Shamash-shum-ukin (668–648)
Decline of the Assyrian empire
The Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nebuchadrezzar II
The last kings of Babylonia
Mesopotamia under the Persians
Mesopotamia from c. 320 bce to c. 620 ce
The Seleucid period
The Parthian period
The Sāsānian period
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MesopotamiaAn overview of Mesopotamia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
History of Mesopotamia, history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world's earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning "between rivers," referring to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, but the region can be broadly defined to include the area that is now eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and most of Iraq. The region was the centre of a culture whose influence extended throughout the Middle East and as far as the Indus valley, Egypt, and the Mediterranean.
Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
This article covers the history of Mesopotamia from the prehistoric period up to the Arab conquest in the 7th century ce. For the history of the region in the succeeding periods, see Iraq, history of. For a discussion of the religions of ancient Mesopotamia, see Mesopotamian religion. See also art and architecture, Mesopotamian.
In the narrow sense, Mesopotamia is the area between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, north or northwest of the bottleneck at Baghdad, in modern Iraq; it is Al-Jazīrah ("The Island") of the Arabs. South of this lies Babylonia, named after the city of Babylon. However, in the broader sense, the name Mesopotamia has come to be used for the area bounded on the northeast by the Zagros Mountains and on the southwest by the edge of the Arabian Plateau and stretching from the Persian Gulf in the southeast to the spurs of the Anti-Taurus Mountains in the northwest. Only from the latitude of Baghdad do the Euphrates and Tigris truly become twin rivers, the rāfidān of the Arabs, which have constantly changed their courses over the millennia. The low-lying plain of the Kārūn River in Persia has always been closely related to Mesopotamia, but it is not considered part of Mesopotamia as it forms its own river system.
Mesopotamia, south of Al-Ramādī (about 70 miles, or 110 kilometres, west of Baghdad) on the Euphrates and the bend of the Tigris below Sāmarrāʾ (about 70 miles north-northwest of Baghdad), is flat alluvial land. Between Baghdad and the mouth of the Shaṭṭ al-ʿArab (the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates, where it empties into the Persian Gulf) there is a difference in height of only about 100 feet (30 metres). As a result of the slow flow of the water, there are heavy deposits of silt, and the riverbeds are raised. Consequently, the rivers often overflow their banks (and may even change their course) when they are not protected by high dikes. In recent times they have been regulated above Baghdad by the use of escape channels with overflow reservoirs. The extreme south is a region of extensive marshes and reed swamps, hawrs, which, probably since early times, have served as an area of refuge for oppressed and displaced peoples. The supply of water is not regular; as a result of the high average temperatures and a very low annual rainfall, the ground of the plain of latitude 35° N is hard and dry and unsuitable for plant cultivation for at least eight months in the year. Consequently, agriculture without risk of crop failure, which seems to have begun in the higher rainfall zones and in the hilly borders of Mesopotamia in the 10th millennium bce, began in Mesopotamia itself, the real heart of the civilization, only after artificial irrigation had been invented, bringing water to large stretches of territory through a widely branching network of canals. Since the ground is extremely fertile and, with irrigation and the necessary drainage, will produce in abundance, southern Mesopotamia became a land of plenty that could support a considerable population. The cultural superiority of north Mesopotamia, which may have lasted until about 4000 bce, was finally overtaken by the south when the people there had responded to the challenge of their situation.
The present climatic conditions are fairly similar to those of 8,000 years ago. An English survey of ruined settlements in the area 30 miles around ancient Hatra (180 miles northwest of Baghdad) has shown that the southern limits of the zone in which agriculture is possible without artificial irrigation | 1,342 |
Here's a good question for "Jeopardy!": One of the world's longest-running dynasties, it emerged around 57 B.C. and grew to dominate the Korean Peninsula in the seventh and eighth centuries before meeting its demise in A.D. 935.
The answer: What was Silla?
If the name Silla is unfamiliar, it might be partly because no major museum exhibition about this kingdom's art, craft and culture has been mounted in the West until now. "Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents more than 130 objects dating from A.D. 400 to around 800, organized by Soyoung Lee, associate curator, and Denise Leidy, curator, in the Met's Asian art department, with colleagues at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul and the Gyeongju National Museum.
The first of the show's three sections presents small objects excavated from fifth- and sixth-century royal tombs buried under enormous earthen mounds in Silla's capital city, Gyeongju, near the peninsula's southeastern coast. It was customary to put valuables in tombs to provide the dead with resources in the afterlife.<|fim_middle|>, including many smaller representations of Buddhist divinities in stone and gold and other metals, show that, along with Buddhist beliefs, came what seems a suddenly enhanced skill in figurative representation among Silla's artisans. They obviously learned from Indian and Chinese examples, but the leap from the comparatively primitive works to these pieces of world-class sophistication is dumbfounding.
Many, if not most, of the greatest works of Sillan art are site-specific and unmovable. One of the most prized is the Seokguram Grotto, an underground, dome-ceilinged room occupied by a colossal seated Buddha all made of granite. Here, a fascinating short video gives a tour of it and shows, by digital animation, how it was put together. After seeing it, you might experience an irresistible urge to book a trip to Gyeongju.
"Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom" runs through Feb. 23 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; 212-535-7710, metmuseum.org. | The jewelry, pottery, metal vessels and weapons here from early Silla belong to a culture based in shamanism and influenced by the arts of horse-riding tribes of the Eurasian steppes. Most conspicuous are pieces of delicate, gleaming gold jewelry, including dangling earrings made of links, rings and geometric and organic forms. There are also necklaces made of glass beads, another favorite material in Silla jewelry.
The pièce de résistance is a crown in the form of a gold headband with attached, upright, branchlike elements cut from thin gold sheets. Many small, comma-shaped pieces of jade are attached by fine wires, and chains of spangles and leaf shapes hang down from the headband, all of which adds to its appearance of gaudy opulence. The crown is accompanied by a belt of linked squares of flattened gold from which dangle gold charms in the shapes of a fish, a knife, tweezers and a medicine bottle. Like a number of other works in the exhibition, the crown and the belt have been designated Korean National Treasures.
The pottery is striking for its simplified form, all-gray surface and abstract decoration consisting of finely incised lines and geometric shapes. One enormous bottle has the shape of a bubble about two feet in diameter. There's not a lot of representational imagery in the first section, but a delightful little stoneware vessel in the form of a dragon-tortoise hybrid from the early sixth century attests to a lively mythic imagination. So do several eighth-century sculptures of zodiac figures in the show's second part, including a wonderful pair of sword-wielding deities with human bodies and animal heads (a horse's and a boar's) crisply carved in high relief from cutting-board-size slabs of agalmatolite.
Many objects found in the tombs were evidently not of local origin. The second section of the exhibition presents glassware believed to have come from Rome and China and an extraordinary dagger and sheath resplendently decorated in curvy gold tracery inlaid with colored glass and garnet. This luxurious fifth-century weapon is thought have hailed from the Black Sea area or Central Asia. Imported artifacts like these bespeak a cosmopolitan society whose trade routes reached far and wide in the known world.
Nothing in the exhibition's first two parts prepares you for the third section, which finds Silla galvanized and unified by a new and powerful import: Buddhism, which became the kingdom's state religion between 527 and 535. One of the most captivating pieces here is a three-foot-high sculpture of a young, lithe bodhisattva made of gilded bronze. Smiling sweetly, he nods his head and raises the fingers of his right hand to touch his cheek while resting his right foot on the thigh of his left leg. This sculpture — also a Korean National Treasure — is jaw-droppingly beautiful, and it exudes an infectious serenity.
The last piece in the exhibition, a massive, larger-than-life Buddha seated in the lotus position, made of cast iron in the late eighth or early ninth century, is equally compelling. But in contrast to the youthful bodhisattva, this one seems ancient, a monumental embodiment of timeless cosmic consciousness.
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Of Time and Mountains
Dr. Abbie Garrington, Lecturer in 19th & 20th Century Literature, Newcastle University
Writing a literary history of mountaineering for the modernist period, I've been struck by the peculiar and multifaceted relationship that both mountains and mountaineering practice have with issues of temporality. Part of the strange allure of a mountain, whether or not one is liable to climb it, is its endurance. Not only does its summit provide an expansive geographical purview, but its geology gives us a long view of a different order: one back in time. Across cultures, mountains might be venerated for their beauty, the power they confer upon those who access them, in intended abeyance of evil spirits, or for the challenge they pose for potential climbers or pilgrims. Yet veneration is also prompted by the persistence of the mountain through many human eras – it is the geological endurance of high places that lends us, as humans, our sense of relative inconsequence, impermanence and perhaps, in the case of the summit attempt, impertinence.
The lengthy timescale of a mountain's presence on the Earth is responsible for its popularity as a figure within recent philosophical debates in the field of environmental ethics. Dr. Simon James (Durham) lately gave a talk at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh in which a mountain's long life was put forward as one possible factor in the calculation of its sanctity in environmental terms. Western spiritualities do not ascribe to the mountain the status of a living being (Nan Shepherd, subject of Robert Macfarlane's recent BBC Radio 4 documentary, notwithstanding), but we can appreciate the importance of a feature of our landscape which has maintained its place for so long a time.
Mountains can shield pockets of time, too. Representations of Tibet in early twentieth century literature, in part prompted by the expeditions of the British Everest Committee in the 1920s and '30s, view that mountain-ringed country as a space out of time, a kind of geographical rendering of historical anachronism. Here, Buddhist texts protected from outside influence were said to retain a purity that had elsewhere become attenuated, linking Tibet to an ancient culture now lost. The familiar fictional construct of Tibet as 'Shangri-La' is dependent upon this sense that the mountains shield time, turning up in H. G. Wells<|fim_middle|> these days, indulge myself in some short releases into that world?' She overcame the feeling that she 'cant' speak of the summit in her short story 'The Symbol', written in her final months, and drawing on both the Matterhorn disaster of 1865 which had so overshadowed her father's era, and the deaths on Everest of George Mallory and S andy Irvine in 1924 which so influenced her own. Woolf's fictional Alpine mountain is coloured by the four deaths of the former disaster, a kind of prophecy that is fulfilled when her depicted climbers also fall. The mountain is therefore a haunted space – one which retains the ghostly presences of past climbers (or, in the case of several Himalayan peaks, the physical presence of their corpses) in a palimpsest of summit attempts.
Woolf's mountain not only symbolises the accrual of past ascents, however, but also lifts one out of time, since the summit experience may be an ecstatic moment of pause akin to her concept of 'moments of being' or epiphany at ground level. Time spent 'on the hill' (as climbing parlance has it) is time lifted out of the rhythms of daily life, and descent can feel like a fall from temporal grace. Yet to connect with a mountain landscape is additionally to connect with the many historical epochs through which the mountain has endured. It is also to anticipate the retrospective view of future generations of climbers and mountain visitors, a sentiment perhaps best encapsulated in the unlikely realms of the Grateful Dead's lyrics to 1969's 'New Speedway Boogie': 'I spent a little time on the mountain / Spent a little time on the hill / Things went down we don't understand / But I think in time we will.'
Abbie's monograph High Modernism: A Literary History of Mountaineering, 1890-1945 is forthcoming in 2016. For thoughts on mountains, literature, and mountain literature, follow her on Twitter: @abbiegarrington
Used with permission: Images from the sketchbooks of Susan Dobson, who works in the Alps, Dolomites and Himalayas, inspired in part by modernist-period mountaineering. Find out about her work here: http://www.susandobson.co.uk
This entry was posted in News on 30th April 2014 by Christine Boyle.
← Postdoctoral opportunities The Value of Heritage in our Homes → | 's 'In the Country of the Blind' (first published 1904), named in James Hilton's Lost Horizon (1933), and also being discernible in traveller accounts of the region such as Paul Brunton's A Hermit in the Himalayas (1937) and Fosco Maraini's Secret Tibet (1951).
For Virginia Woolf – not a participant mountaineer but, as daughter of veteran Alpinist Sir Leslie Stephen, of climber stock – the mountain's operation in a literary context is manifold, but its meanings include the persistence of the past in our present moment. Woolf was dogged by the need for a mountain story in the final years of her life, recording in her diary in June 1937: 'I wd. like to write a dream story about the top of a mountain. Now why? About lying in the snow; about rings of colour; silence…& the solitude. I cant though. But shant I, one of | 211 |
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<|fim_middle|> webseries. Recently, Bradley played the title role in Oliver! at the Lawndale PAC. Other stage credits include: Young William in Frankenstein, the Musical, Chip in 3D Theatricals' Beauty and the Beast, and for the past 3 years has played Tiny Tim in GCT's A Christmas Carol. A competitive gymnast & roller skater, Bradley's an awesome big brother and dreams of being a Marvel superhero! Check out his FB/IG/Twitter @bradleybundlie. Many thanks to Paul, Mom, Dad, & lil' bro Bowie:)
Joe Camareno (Dr. Zahi Mataha ~ Thoth's Labyrinth)
Joe is proud to return to Unbound for his third production after donning the red eyes of El Diablo in Las Lloronas (WL14) and the congenial bowler of Dr. John Watson in Holmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective (ML17). Recent film credits include Tin Holiday (writer/director), Edith & Harvey, and The Boy Next Door. His feature directing debut, Revenge of the Bimbot Zombie Killers, secured distribution after premiering at Comikaze-Con in 2014. Camareno directed the multi-award-winning Fixing Paco web series starring Paul Rodriguez and Gloria Garayua. Other theater: A Weekend Near Madison, Kiss of the Spider Woman and 'Bocón!' for CTG. Huge thanks to the Unbound team!
Jennifer Novak Chun (Widow Saverini ~ Liliom)
Jennifer is a professional cellist and violinist as well as an actress. Her credits include the award-winning film, Cello. Recent lead TV credits include Crazy Love. On the stage, she is a member of Force of Nature Productions performing year round. Her past Unbound performances include Camp Mountain View (WL16), The Monkey's Paw, The Doll, and The Masque of the Red Death Experience (WL13). She is thrilled to be back this Halloween!
John T. Cogan (Hern ~ The Damned Thing)
Along with innumerable readings for Unbound Productions throughout the years, John has played Johann in Dracula's Guest (WL14) and Joel in The Unnamable (WL10 & WL11). Speaking of The Unnamable, John would like to give a special shout out to Michael Prichard. He won't pretend he could fill Michael's shoes, but he'll wear his own down to the souls for trying. Special love goes to Kenna, Ruby, and the fam for helping him make this work. Dear Guests, mind your steps. You're in for a treat. If you're not too frightened tonight… Dream Sweet.
John Patrick Daly (Mr. Jarvis/Bagley ~ The Open Door)
Patrick is thrilled to be in his first production with Unbound. Last seen in MTV's Catfish: The Untold Stories, Geico's Introducing the Goosinator, Credit Karma's Get Knowing, and Next Stage Theatre's Dark Side of the Moon. He also appeared as Dan in the web series This Is Fine and as Dave in the short film The Fine Line. He looks forward to a long and productive career with Unbound in the years to come.
Kevin Dulude (Antony Woodbury ~ Thoth's Labyrinth)
This is Kevin's fourth time performing with Unbound Productions having played Nurse Racher in The System (WL15), Big Papa in Camp Mountain View (WL16) and Alistair Merryweather in this year's Mystery Lit production Holmes, Sherlock, and The Consulting Detective. For a lifelong horror fan, like Kevin, the opportunity to appear in these tales of suspense and the macabre has been a dream come true.
Sawyer Fuller (Morgan Geryl ~ Thoth's Labyrinth)
Sawyer has just moved back home to California after receiving her BFA in Musical Theatre from Emerson College in Boston. Since then she has performed with Zombie Joe's Underground Theater in The Last Men on Earth (Alien Woman) and West Destiny (Peter-Dean). On the side, she boxes and babysits some really sweet kids. She thanks her family and friends for their support and hopes you enjoy the show!
Alec Gaylord (Carter Druse ~ Liliom)
Alec is very excited to be making his Unbound Productions debut! He graduated with a BFA degree in Acting from Mason Gross School of the Arts. After a brief stint in New York City, Alec is back to his hometown of Los Angeles, California. Select theatre credits include: Proteus in Two Gentlemen of Verona at Shakespeare's Globe Theater in London UK and Don John in Much Ado About Nothing at the Downtown Repertory Theater here in Los Angeles. Since returning to Los Angeles Alec has been in 12 short films and recently shot his first feature film last April. Alec would like to thank his family and friends for simply being the best! And the cast, crew, artistic team, and producers of this year's Wicked Lit for a wonderful experience.
Ian Heath (Hugh ~ The Damned Thing)
Ian is excited to be part of Wicked Lit in his first Unbound production. Originally hailing from St. Louis, MO, he has performed in everything he can get his hands on, including immersive haunts, horror films, and acting as the in-room actor at The Bunker Experience. Ian can frequently be found performing at Zombie Joe's Underground Theater (Urban Death, Blood Alley, Festival of Living Art), and writing/performing as a company member with Force of Nature Productions (Rush series, Tales from Tomorrow).
Jena Hunt (Charlotte Mortimer/Mrs. Jarvis ~ The Open Door)
Jena made her Unbound debut this past summer playing the roles of Irene Adler and Violet Hunter in Holmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective (ML17). Jena has appeared in films and theater in San Francisco and Los Angeles, including writing and directing the award-winning one act play Aria for The Marin One Acts Festival. She's been nominated for her film acting by New York VisionFest for her role in the romantic comedy Falling Uphill, but is most happy to return to her roots onstage.
LizAnne Keigley (Prof. Katriana Van de Velde ~ Thoth's Labyrinth)
LizAnne is excited to participate in Wicked Lit 2017 in the original production Thoth's Labyrinth written by Jonathan Josephson, her third Wicked Lit show penned (or co-penned) by the amazing Mr. Josephson. Previous shows include The Chimes and The Lurking Fear. LizAnne would like to thank the entire Wicked Lit family. May the Spirits give you a thrill, mwahahahaha!
Eric Keitel (Harper ~ The Damned Thing)
If you've been coming to Wicked Lit for years and don't recognize this guy, there is a good chance you've been hitting the sauce. Back for his 7th Wicked Lit and 12th Unbound show, Eric has bribed his way into the mix yet again! Highlights include The Body Snatcher (WL11), The Tell-Tale Heart (ScareLA 2013), Dracula's Guest (WL14) and From Beyond (WL16). Eric is also a member of The Echo Theater Company, and has been seen in Fugue, The Suitcase, and The Optimist. TV: Franklin & Bash. Film: Sci-fi action-thriller, Agent, is now streaming on Amazon, Hulu, and iTunes. erickeitel.com
Richard Large (Admiral Smith/Reverend Moncrief ~ The Open Door)
For Unbound, Richard has played Holmes (ML17), Inspector Theobald in From Beyond (WL16), Herbert in The Monkey's Paw, Delbruck in Dracula's Guest (WL14), Deputy Toby in The Lurking Fear (WL13), Stephen in The Tell-Tale Heart, the Deacon in Count Magnus (WL12), Toby Veck in The Chimes (WL10, WL11), and Baltrus Van Tassel in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (WL09). He is a veteran of over 80 productions in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. Favorite roles include Shotover in Heartbreak House, Brack in Hedda Gabler, John Cleary in The Subject was Roses (Shellie Award winner) and Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night. Richard was awarded a Dramalogue Award for his direction of The Cave. MA in Theatre Arts from SFSU.
Meghan Lewis (Swing)
Meghan is thrilled to be back with Wicked Lit for a second year after playing Peggy the zombie camp counselor in last year's frame, Camp Mountain View. Favorite credits include Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest (Glendale Center Theatre), Replica (Urban Theatre Movement), The Missing Pages of Lewis Carroll (The Theatre @ Boston Court), and Delusion (Lies Within/Masque of Mortality). She is a proud member of Urban Theatre Movement, and her voice can be heard as the English language voice of telenovela characters around the world. meghanlewis.info
Tosca Minotto (Mrs. Bodman ~ Liliom)
Tosca is thrilled to be making her debut with Unbound Productions and Wicked Lit. This is Tosca's fifth collaboration with director James Castle Stevens, who most recently directed her as Sheila in The Boys Next Door, and as Sabrina Daldry in In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), for which she received an Outstanding Featured Female Performance Award from the Four Star Theater Alliance. Tosca was last seen in Glendale Centre Theatre's production of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure. She has also written six children's' musicals for GCT, including the currently playing Puss in Boots. Love and gratitude to all! Namaily!
Michael Perl (Henry Mortimer ~ The Open Door)
Michael is thrilled to be back with Unbound. Previous Unbound shows: The Chimes (WL10), Casting The Runes (WL11), Wake Not The Dead (WL12), The Yellow Wallpaper (HL12), A Ghost Story (2011 TCG Conference), The Monk (WL14), and The Shadowy Third (WL16). Past theatre credits: American Clock, Lend Me A Tenor, Other Desert Cities, Fahrenheit 451, King Lear, and Jump/Cut (produced with his wife, Melissa). Some television credits – Scandal, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Sweet Valley High. Michael thanks his family for their mind-boggling, inexhaustible support, his friends for putting up with him, and his wife, Melissa: the CEO of his life and bringer of all good things. michaelperl.net/burtonstreetproductions.org
Brian David Pope (Dr. Simson ~ The Open Door)Brian David Pope makes a happy return to Mountain View and Wicked Lit. He previously chased The Lurking Fear hither and yon, buried a friend alive (two years in a row) in The Cask of Amontillado, and lost more than his nerve during The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2009) at Greystone Mansion. As part of Unbound's first History Lit production he hosted The Garden Party (2012) at the Pasadena Museum of History. Brian thanks the marvelous cast and crew, the remarkable designers, the generous staff at Mountain View, and, most of all, Paul, Jeff and Jonathan for doing what they do so well.
David Ty Reza (Apophis "Pop" El-Ghamrawy ~ Thoth's Labyrinth, understudy)
David is an award-winning American actor. He starred in the award-winning indie feature El Camino (written and directed by Sean Daniel Bauer), adapted from the novel Separated by Dreams written by Elizabeth Ann Guevara. The film is now streaming on Amazon. David also starred in the award-winning short film The Immigrants. David's theatre credits include Casa 0101: Bad for the Community, Eastside Queer Stories, Unmasking Hercules, and Sideways Fences; The Robey Theatre Company: Lessons Learned; Frida Kahlo Theatre: 10 Minute Play Festival. Follow David on Instagram @davidtyreza
Tessa Willshire (Roland Mortimer, understudy ~ The Open Door)
Tessa is ecstatic and grateful to be performing in her first Wicked Lit production. Her past performances have been with Pasadena's Performing Arts Workshop (PAWS) in the roles of Liesl in The Sound of Music, Merryweather in Sleeping Beauty, Jack in Into the Woods, and Flounder in The Little Mermaid. She is studying piano and voice at The Ivory Keys Music Studio and performed Billy Joel's "Piano Man" at her most recent recital. Thank you Paul, Jeff, & Jonathan for this opportunity! Special thanks to Mom & Dad.
Morgan Zenith (Anuket "Annie" Abbas ~ Thoth's Labyrinth)
Morgan is thrilled to be back with Unbound for her first Wicked Lit. She has previously been seen as Jane Gladys Brown in The Girl Who Owned a Bear (HL16) and a handful of staged readings. She would like to thank her family and friends for support, and the lovely producers of Unbound for presenting her with so many creative opportunities! You can catch more of her next adventure on instagram_morganzenith.
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Todd Andrew Ball (The Mayor ~ Liliom)
Todd is excited to return to Wicked Lit having performed with Unbound in 2011 as Karswell in Casting the Runes and in 2012 as Brother Percy in Wake Not the Dead. Some credits include Dorin in A Dull Pain Turned Sharp, Gooper in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Graupner in Bach at Leipzig all at the Group Rep Theatre in North Hollywood; Jack Gable in Leading Ladies at the Glendale Centre Theatre and Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Black Coffee at the Santa Paula Theater Center. He thanks Hisato for all his love and support.
Dan Billet (Guy Patrick Ratinckx ~ Thoth's Labyrinth)
Dan is very excited to be performing in Wicked Lit for the first time. Film/TV credits include Raising Hope, Numbers, Revenge of the Bimbot Zombie Killers, and others. Los Angeles theatre includes Photograph 51, A House Not Meant to Stand (Fountain Theatre); Buffalo Soldiers (El Portal); Othello (Stella Adler Theatre); Tartuffe (Theatricum Botanicum); and company member of ACME Comedy Theatre. Other theatre: Henry V/Twelfth Night/Julius Caesar at American Studio Theatre in NY; The Three Sisters/The Ugly Man/There is No Need to Wake Up at the NIDA Theatre/Sydney Opera House, Australia. Love to Marlowe and Lyra
Bradley Bundlie (Roland Mortimer ~ The Open Door)
Bradley is thrilled to take part in Wicked Lit, returning to the Unbound Family after playing Dick Ward last summer, in Two Pictures in One (HL16). Bradley has appeared in over 100 films, commercials and theatre productions, and has shared the screen with Eric Roberts in 30 Days To Say Goodbye, Vivica Fox in The Wrong Child, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg for Funny or Die, Sinbad in a skit for College Humor and George Takei in Eat With Me. Bradley won a Young Artists Award for his role as Quinn in the Danny the Manny | 593 |
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North Island Building Blocks was officially opened Tuesday, Sept. 9, with a blessing by Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Chief Willie Walkus.
PORT HARDY—With new staff and a new name, family support services are once again available in a familiar location on the North Island.
North Island Building Blocks, a family outreach and support program, was officially opened Tuesday, Sept. 9, with a blessing by Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Chief Willie Walkus. It is located in the office space formerly occupied by Family Place, which closed its doors Mar. 31 when Island Health elected not to renew its contract with the Ministry of Child and Family Development.
Building Blocks will be run by the Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw bands through a new contract with MCFD. It will pick up many of the same programs previously offered by Family Place, including Promising Babies, youth clinic, a parents of young children program and various drop-in and outreach services.
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Though the program is administered by the Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw, it is not restricted to First Nations members.
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To that end, Building Blocks offered a brief survey to those who attended last week's open house and blessing, asking which previous programs they utilized and which services respondents would like to see implemented.
Building Blocks opens with a staff of four. In addition to Dorsey and Reid, Natasha Bridger will serve as outreach worker and Marilyn Brotchie as receptionist.
Last week's open house drew guests from many of the social services agencies with which | 106 |
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This Week's Tweeted Writing Prompts (March 13 – April 5)
Posted on April 5, 2015 by Abigail Browning
Each day, we tweet fiction and poetry writing prompts to help writers loosen up and let loose. Get started with the prompts below! Follow us on twitter (@tatestreetorg) to be inspired daily, or subscribe to the blog to get a digest of the prompts every Sunday!
Monday: Comparison poem: Select two completely different items and find the similarities.
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Tuesday: Write a story about a character who undergoes an entire life cycle–birth, life, death–within the span of a minute.
Wednesday: Write a story that includes every member of a second grade class as a character.
Thursday: "Can I haz cheezburger?" Write a story that imagines the difficult inner emotional lives of your least favorite Internet memes.
Friday: Write a paragraph about cheese.
Saturday: A scene in which a character confronts their own insecurity but doesn't know it.
Sunday: "The first rule about Knitting Club…" Write a story about a knitting circle that devolves into violent conflict.
How did it go this week? Which prompt was most generative? We'd love to know! Tell us in the comments below.
About the Author: Abigail Browning
Abigail Browning, Founder and Managing Editor, a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, received her MFA in Poetry at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Abigail has poems either published or forthcoming in the Yemassee Journal Online, The Greensboro Review, Linebreak, and RHINO Poetry. In addition, she was honored to receive the Amon Liner Poetry Award, the Noel Callow/Academy of American Poets' Prize, and was a finalist for the Linda Flowers NC Arts Prize. She also has a passion for jazz music and dance, and teaches swing-era dances in her free time: www.abigailbrowning.com. Currently, she is studying Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media as a PhD at NC State in Raleigh, NC. | Tuesday: Make Guy Fieri the speaker of your poem (12 lines).
Wednesday: Create and define a new word to describe a phenomenon that has no name.
Thursday: An ode to a word that is hated (20 lines).
Friday: Select an object, an emotion, and a location from your childhood (6 lines).
Saturday: Celebrate the success of poetry! (It's National Poetry Month!!!)
Sunday: Switch: Write a poem in which words end up switching letters each subsequent line. Ex: card, cord, core, more, mire, hire, hare, hard…
Monday: A succesful standup comedian suffers a head injury and starts losing the ability to understand the meaning of specific words, like "cup" | 150 |
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