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Avanti! (voorwaarts!) is het zevende muziekalbum van de Canadese muziekgroep Miriodor.<|fim_middle|> – Meeting point (9 :12)
Écart-type – Standard deviation (6 :35)
A déterminer – To be determined (10:24)
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Muziekalbum uit 2009 | Het is hun zevende muziekalbum in dertig en is opgenomen in de Studio Parleur te Montreal. De nadruk van de muziek ligt in de techniek, men schrijft en speelt avant-garde progressieve rock gemengd met jazz en jazzrock. Met de digitale technieken klinkt het allemaal erg clean.
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Bernard Falaise – gitaar, fretloze basgitaar, mandoline, banjo en draaitafel
Pascla Blobensky – toetsinstrumenten, synthesizers en piano
Rémi Leclerc – slagwerk, percussie en zangstem
Nicolas Masino – basgitaar, toetsinstrumenten en piano
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Pierre Labbé – tenorsaxofoon, baritonsaxofoon
Marie-Chantal Leclair – sopraansaxofoon
Maxime St-Pierre – trompet
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Bolide débile – Dare devil (8 :40)
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Rachel Harries talks to film maker Tracy Worcester about her film Pig Business, a film that shows how cheap meat is not always what it seems and how industrial food<|fim_middle|> the supermarket shelves from the costs that we'll all have to pay eventually. It's the longest Wiggly Podcast so far, but an important one that bears a second listening.
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Put your elderflower heads in a large clean bowl or bucket. Dissolve the sugar in boiling water and pour over the flower heads, squeeze in the lemon and throw the halves in as well.
Leave for 24 hours - strain, preferably through muslim (a sieve is not quite fine enough) and bottle. If you bottle it in plastic bottles you can freeze it for later, or you can keep it in the fridge for about a month - if it lasts that long!
I love it added to white wine and soda or lemonade, a sort of Elderflower White Wine Spritzer. But what I'd really like now is to try making some Elderflower Champagne.
Not sure who looks dafter here me or the cow! But even so Mr "Natt" Naylor has supplied us with a corking pallet of peonies picked from his patch! If you would like a gorgeous hand tied Pile of Peonies at a wonderful price, all you need to do is to subscribe to our e-news which usually has a very good bargain and a bit of good gossip and we will send it on to you straight away.
Well its a couple of weeks since we talked about this on the podcast, but I promised I'd let you know where to find out more about the local food project I work on when I'm not at Wiggly Wigglers.
Have a look at the Campaign to Protect Rural England website for background to the project and the wonderful work of rural campaigner, Caroline Cranbrook who first mapped her local food web in East Suffolk in 1998, and was on Radio 4 Desert Island Disks last week. Or listen to Podcast 183.
And if you'd like to get involved in tracking your local food web (or network) and live in one of these locations, why not join the Mapping Local Food Webs volunteer research team?
If your town isn't listed here, there will be about another 7 or 8 mapped in the next few months, so contact your Regional Coordinator to find out more. | production methods have uncoupled the price of pork on | 11 |
Risks for scholars working abroad examined
Universities to reflect long and hard about their duty of care to those working or studying in foreign countries
Matthew Reisz
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Universities will be advised to think far more carefully about what it means to send researchers into remote regions
Insurance, fieldwork safety, international healthcare, crisis management - and the many other issues universities face when they send people abroad - will be examined at a major conference next week.
"Education Without Borders: Students and Staff in a High-risk World", organised by McMillan Cooper, a firm which specialises in events on travel risk, will take place at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on 21 October.
Michael Smith, safety policy adviser at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, will consider "the challenges of academic research in high-risk areas". Perhaps the<|fim_middle|> medical students abroad
In advance of a conference on 'education without borders', Anthony Redmond considers the ethical issues around sending medical students on elective courses in low-income countries
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Academics at Southwest Minzu University complained of bonuses as small as 91p – or even negative awards
By Jing Liu | key to success is "the support of a good insurer and buy-in from senior management, and I mean right at the top". Yet there were also a number of questions it is always worth asking.
One of them, Mr Smith will argue, is "Who authorises the work?", since "a senior academic who wants the work done is likely to accept a higher risk than a senior administrator who may have little idea about the research but possibly understands the travel location risks more clearly".
Equally crucial is "Do they actually need to go?" In the case of group trips as part of taught courses, Mr Smith is often sceptical "whether an appropriate risk assessment has been carried out, because the principle of substitution is likely to generally mean that the trip should take place at a lower-risk location".
He will recall the case of an academic who "attempt[ed] to go to a high-risk region to attend a conference, which could easily have been held by video-link". And he will also suggest that risky assignments can only be justified for "research-centred" reasons, and not simply in order "to make the student more employable when they have finished the course".
Meanwhile, former BBC reporter and producer Alistair Macdonald (now a consultant and fellow of the Royal Geographical Society) will remind delegates that "accidents and deaths occur regularly when students, research graduates or academic staff work in remote parts of the world".
If such things happen, universities wanting to avoid "serious reputational damage" urgently needed to learn how to "work with journalists", since the news cycle often includes a "manhunt phase" where the goal is finding someone to blame.
matthew.reisz@tesglobal.com
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Uber confirmed the driver of the SUV was working for them and was carrying a passenger.
SEATTLE, WA (KTRK) --<|fim_middle|> woman who was a passenger in the SUV was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
The SUV driver was evaluated at the scene for signs of impairment. He was taken to a hospital where a sample of his blood was taken after a warrant was obtained. | Surveillance video shows a gas pump bursting into a ball of flames after being hit by an SUV on Monday night.
Witnesses on a bus said they saw the 2007 Nissan X-Terra speed past them, then clip the side of a Honda Accord, which pushed the car off the road.
The car ended up hitting a tree and split in half.
The 35-year-old driver of the Accord was trapped inside. He was freed and taken to Harborview Medical Center with serious injuries.
Witnesses said the SUV kept heading eastbound, and it appears the driver tried to brake then lost control. They said the SUV may have blown a tire.
Surveillance video shows the SUV went airborne over a curb, through a parking lot, then plowed into a Shell Gas Station.
The SUV missed two gas pumps, but hit a third and burst into flames. Firefighters quickly put the fire out.
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About Rockland, Maine
Rockland Maine is a vibrant City located in the heart of Midcoast Maine, on the Penobscot Bay, and is the year round home<|fim_middle|> the Coast Guard in January 1944. After the war the Coast Guard established a Group Command in Rockland to oversee operations. The Coast Guard purchased the 106 year old "Bird Block" building, extensively renovated it, and it became the home of the station offices, unaccompanied personnel housing, galley and exchange in 1982. Coast Guard Moorings has been used by many Coast Guard Cutters over the years and now serves the Abbie Burgess, Thunder Bay, Tackle and Station small boats.
The USCGC Abbie Burgess
Interested In Starting or Expanding A Business In Rockland? | to 7,219 residents. Rockland is renowned for its importance to Maine's lobster fishing industry and its working waterfront both of which are supported by an expansive and picturesque multi-use harbor. The prominence of visual arts based businesses, institutions (such as the Farnsworth Art Museum and Center for Maine Contemporary Art) and practitioners has contributed to Rockland's reputation as a unique, creative community and the premier destination for experiencing visual arts in Maine.
Rockland History
Rockland has an incredibly rich history that underlies its contemporary appeal. Take a short tour of Rockland's history to better understand the hardworking men, women and transformative evolution's that have made Rockland the unique and diverse city it is today.
Foodies Take Note
Rockland has a diverse local economy that contributes to the City's distinctive character and its appeal to visitors and residents. Central to this is the City's thriving historic downtown that has an eclectic mix of shops, restaurants and art galleries.
Rockland is on the forefront of the local food movement and boasts a number of highly acclaimed farm to table restaurants and eateries.
A dish from the award winning Primo restaurant.
The Visual Arts
The City's reputation as a visual arts destination has attracted and nurtured the establishment of a number of creative industries. From visual artists and furniture makers to graphic designers and industrial designers, Rockland has a flourishing creative and tech community that enriches the City's economy.
The new Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA).
In the past few years Rockland has increasingly been recognized as one of the best places to live and visit in the State of Maine.
In 2017 alone Rockland was acknowledged by the Smithsonian as one of the best small towns in the Country and ranked by Downeast Magazine as the best place to live in Maine.
View the Rockland photo gallery.
Massive Manufacturing
One of the most important elements of Rockland's economic success is our diverse and strong manufacturing sector. Rockland has the largest concentration of manufacturers in Maine. The City's manufacturers are varied from boat builders such as Backcove Yachts and Yachting Solutions to process manufacturers like Fisher, FMC and Lonza and precision manufacturing.
Thriving Tech Sector
Rockland is experiencing growth in the technology and creative industries sectors through the recent introduction of entrepreneurs and small businesses who call Rockland home. The most prominent example of this is Steel House, a co-working space and educational facility that predominantly houses technology and design focused businesses.
The City of Rockland's residents have recognized the importance and potential of attracting technology and design based businesses and have committed to investing $400,000 over the next year in increasing the availability of fiber to the premise high speed broadband.
Working Waterfront
Rockland is renowned for its traditional working waterfront and expansive harbor that extends 5 ½ miles from the Breakwater Lighthouse to the North to the South End Shipyard and Snow Marine Park to the South. The harbor has facilities that cater to commercial fishermen, marinas and boatyards, marine based industries and recreational boaters and cruise ships.
Rockland continues to play a key regional role in the commercial fishery, landing 35 million pounds of seafood in 2016 and is home to the largest fishing company in the world's headquarters.
There are a large number of waterfront parks and public amenities such as a boardwalk and harbor trail that provide waterfront access for residents and visitors. The mix of uses found on Rockland's harbor and waterfront is both an economic engine for the City and a feature of the City that shapes Rockland's culture, lifestyle and entices visitors.
US Coast Guard City
In 2008 Rockland became a designated U.S. Coast Guard City.
The U. S. Coast Guard has a long and rich heritage of service in the Penobscot Bay area. Earlier in this century, several lighthouses and lifeboat stations served local mariners. The Coast Guard Station Pier, formerly known as the Coast Guard Moorings, is located on two parcels of land at the end of Tillson Avenue in downtown Rockland. Prior to World War II the Coast Guard used the pier facility to moor vessels that worked in the area.
The pier was acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II as a base for its coastal patrol boats and turned over to | 882 |
<|fim_middle|>. | There's no special occasion, actually. This photo was captured at home a few days ago, just a while before we left home for watching movie at the cinema. We both wore football club t-shirts. I borrowed his t-shirt, hehehe. He wore Chelsea club t-shirt, and I wore Real Madrid.
The photo session made us ten minutes late. The movie has been playing for ten minutes when we entered the movie theater. The movie was Killer Elite, an action movie that starred by Robert de Niro and Jason Statham. The film is full of fighting, killing, and other action scenes but it has good and complicated story. Though it's not so bloody, definitely not a family kind movie.
Great photo. It's great to have a you and him time once in a while. Thanks for sharing.. I will make sure to watch that movie too.
It's ideal to have dates with your husband every week. Enjoy it Lina! Happy for u.
Nice photo of you with your husband. I haven't watched that movie.
I will watched out for that film too, I like Jason Statham and R.De Niro | 231 |
Dorking's position in the south<|fim_middle|> www.eurostar.com | east of England provides easy access by road, rail and air.
By Car: At the junction of the A24 and A25 trunk roads, the town benefits from the M25 London orbital motorway just 15 minutes away. Dorking Regional Map
By Air: Gatwick International Airport is just 30 minutes away and Heathrow International airport around an hour away. www.gatwickairport.com
By Train: The town has three railway stations, the main Dorking Station accessing both London Victoria and London Waterloo mainline stations and, in the opposite direction, to Horsham and the south coast. Dorking Deepdene and Dorking West stations are on the east-west line linking Gatwick airport and Reading mainline station via Guildford. www.nationalrail.co.uk
By Bus: Bus services connect Dorking with neighbouring towns and villages. bus-timetables
Eurostar: The Eurostar terminal at Ashford is easily accessed via the M25 and M20. | 210 |
There are certain expectations that we all have on what life with our mate is going to look like years down the road. Thoughts like, "he's going to complete me, he's going to make me happy, he's going to meet all my needs, and I'll never be lonely once I'm married!" Or maybe, "he's going to support all my dreams and make me a priority in his life and life will be like _____ "(fill in the blank). As is often the case though, after living together for a few years, you can wind up a little disillusioned, exasperating the situation in an attempt to fix it.
Can you remember what you originally expected your marriage to be like? How has it measured up after a few years have passed? Were those expectations met? We invest a lot of emotional energy into our thoughts, which is why it can literally take the wind out of your sails when and if reality falls short. An ineffective way of dealing with this would be to blame your spouse for all he should be doing to measure up. Trying to change someone else so that we will be happy is knee jerk reaction, not a good way of handling a situation. We have outgrown those old scripts. They are no longer relevant to marriage today. Let's try another approach.
In over 30 years of working<|fim_middle|> disconnect, consider what needs to be adjusted in your thinking and what you'd like from this vantage point. | with couples, I have found expectations to be a big blind spot (for both men and women). Good marriages can be hurt by blind spots. When not recognized and tended to, over time they can lead to unhealthy relational patterns. In the course of daily life, working, raising children or both, it's easy to default to "knee jerk reactions". But it's important to periodically pause, be objective, and emotionally reflective. Question yourself when you are feeling unfulfilled in your marriage. Many times you will find that you are disappointed because envisioned something different than what you actually have. As stated previously, there is a lot of energy invested in our expectations (thoughts and imaginings), so the emotional fall out from the let down can be pretty potent. Try to pause, ask yourself what you were expecting in certain areas and if it's lining up to your reality. Don't be afraid to listen to whatever may come up. When you find a | 193 |
EVS showed the latest version of its IPDirector suite at IBC2008. The new version 0.5 offers a 360-degree production management concept that adapts easily to any production workflow requirements.
IPDirector v0.5 features IPEdit, a live time line editor for rough<|fim_middle|> workflows and task automation, accessed through one unique and easy-to-use interface.
The newly released OpenCubeDCP v2.3 server offers the advantage of directly encoding uncompressed material.
The Gravity PPT delivers a familiar interface with strong editing functions to make edit operations easier for fast-paced media distribution. | cut editing. The system delivers real-time editing functions for the most demanding speed-to-air workflows with no rendering required.
The new version also features IPMediaViewer, an advanced browsing interface that allows access to online and nearline media available across an XNet gigabit network. This module offers new proxy browsing capabilities to match large workflow requirements.
IPDirector 0.5 is among several new products EVS showed at IBC2008.
For more information, visit http://www.evs.tv/.
ENGSoft offers a simple, direct import of ENG files into the Avid editing environment.
Key new features and improvements include full eight-channel (in and out) control of the new XT3 server for extended flexibility in live production.
During Broadcast India 2012, NETIA will highlight the latest version of its Content Management System (CMS), which allows users to manage all processes within the global production environment — from editing through post and distribution — through simple, easy-to-manage | 198 |
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Music Director at Opera Colorado, Ari Pelto recently conducted I Pagliacci and Tosca for the company. He traveled to San Diego Opera to conduct Hänsel und Gretel, conducted Le Tragedie de Carmen at Utah Opera, The Merry Widow at Idaho Opera and led Atlanta Ballet for performances of The Nutcracker. Future engagements include his appearance with Sacramento Philharmonic in a Brahms program of The Emperor Concerto alongside Symphony No. Two, The Shining<|fim_middle|> the singers. This tempos meshed perfectly with Edwards's ability to keep things moving without seeming rushed."
Opera News, Marc Shulgold, May 2018
"From the moment the curtain rises, the audience is treated to a spellbinding overture by conductor Ari Pelto."
Courtney Daly-Pavone, Central San Diego, 9 February 2020
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Made with ❤ by Inline|Creative. | and Carmen at Opera Colorado, and a varied program of Ravel, Prokofiev and Boccherini with Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Widely known for performances that have been called "poetic, earthy, vigorous" and "highly individual," he is in demand in opera houses and with symphony orchestras throughout the United States. Appointed to Opera Colorado in 2015, Pelto has conducted acclaimed performances of La Traviata, Don Giovanni, Madama Butterfly, Aida, La Boheme, Falstaff, La Fanciulla del West, Le Nozze di Figaro, Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Lucia di Lammermoor. In contemporary repertoire, the company recently premiered Lori Laitman's long-awaited work, The Scarlet Letter, a recording of which was released on the Naxos label, and the world premiere of Gerald Cohen's new opera, Steal a Pencil for Me, based on a true love story set in a concentration camp during WWII, soon to be recorded for wider distribution.
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"With spot-on pacing from Ari Pelto, the cast brilliantly tossed off the complexities of both the dizzying Act 1 finale and the glorious concluding fugue. Pelto wielded a sure hand over his fine orchestra throughout the performance, never allowing Verdi's powerful orchestral moments to overwhelm | 282 |
This Date In New York Mets History
This Date in Mets History: October 17 - Grand Slam Single
In game five of the 1999 NLCS, Robin Ventura did something historic that the box<|fim_middle|>. For Ed, asking about voting preferences would be a clown question, bro. But at three games long, Kranepool's 1962 was a few arias short of an opera. | score won't reveal. In 1973, a gem from Jon Matlack evened up the World Series.
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The game was over, only nobody knew the score. 4-3? 5-3? 7-3? Bobby Valentine worked out the logic with a scrum of reporters but together they couldn't untangle it. "...Then it's a grand slam," insisted the skipper. "But he never touched the bases? Well I'll be doggone."
After five hours and forty-six minutes of fierce, nip-and-tuck ballplaying, the score question was the parlor game of the victors. There was one known known: the Mets won. How could a baseball game yield such ambiguity?
John Olerud cracked a two-run home run in the first inning in front of a home crowd at Shea, an especially delicious spectacle as Greg Maddux of the Braves was on the mound. The Mets' Masato Yoshi, cruising at first, hit a speed bump in the fourth inning as first Chipper Jones and then Brian Jordan hit RBI doubles, and the game was tied.
Then nobody scored. For four hours. The Braves sent in six pitchers and the home team rolled out nine, a lineup card's worth of right and left arms. Robin Ventura stood in, in the fifteenth inning, with the bases loaded and the game tied 3-3.
Let's step back. In 1918, Babe Ruth came up in the bottom of the ninth of a tie game with a runner on first and proceeded to bop a pitch into the seats. Babe kept a trotting-pace behind his runner and had made it to third base when the winning run crossed the threshold. So it went down into the box score: triple. There's good logic to this. In the bottom of the ninth the home team can inflict sudden death; the lights go out, so to speak, as soon as the winning-run crushes the threshold. Thirty-eight players of this era and before hit walk-off "home runs" that officially weren't. In 1920, a rule was tacked on creating an exception for four-base knocks. If your team is tied going into the home ninth and scores >1, you can bet that someone got a souvenir.
Ventura, of course, crushed Kevin McGlinchy's 2-1 offering, sending Roger Cedeno trotting home from third. But nobody else made it, as the Mets charged the the field and partied like it was 1999. Ventura was hung up (and lifted up) between first and second, so there was only one way to rule it: a single. This is baseball, after all, and one must pass through the motions, 1920 amendment or no. For one night, a strict construction of the original rule book reigned, and the only people truly unhappy? The betters holding the "over" on Vegas's 7.5 line.
Bonus: there have been two other "grand-slam singles" in history, both caused by the home run hitter crossing his leading runner on the base paths. These dopes were Dalton Jones in 1970 and Tim McCarver in 1976. Both were credited with a three-RBI single. Surely it's also happened that a hitter's been credited with a single and, on the same play, because of errant throws, come all the way around to complete an inside-the-park "grand slam single" of another color. But I can't immediately find a reference.
Fresh from a stint with the Hashin Tigers of the NPB, Mark Johnson, 45 today, played 134 games with the 2000-02 Mets, mostly at 1B and occasionally in the outfield. In 2001 he hit .254/.338/.475 while playing nearly half a season, but an abysmally bad follow-up year ended his major league career.
Meet the Folkers. Rich Folkers of Waterloo, Iowa, 66 today, got a cup of coffee with the 1970 Mets. It didn't go well, and the left-handed minor-league pitcher was traded away, eventually to resurface as a Cardinal.
Game of the Night
The '73 Mets, down two game to one, evened the World Series on this date by beating the A's, 6-1, at Shea Stadium. Jon Matlack pitched eight innings, allowing just three hits and an unearned run. Meanwhile Rusty Staub led the offensive charge, smacking a home run and three singles, good for 5 RBI. Staub, in his second year in blue and orange, had slugged .800 in the NLCS and owns a postseason slashline of ..341/.413/.683.
Amazin'-ly Tenuous Connection
October 17, 1771, saw the Milan premier of the opera Ascanio in Alba by the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, age 15. The Mets have had some prodigies. Dwight Gooden, at 19, was the youngest player to win Rookie of the Year and the youngest to lead the league in strikeouts. But even Doc was long in the tooth beside the rookie Ed Kranepool, who got his cup of coffee cocoa in 1962 at age 17 | 1,185 |
EXHIBITOR REVIEWS - Dental Technology Showcase 2019 - There's more to this....than meets the eye!
"There's a great focus on technicians here, and a good line-up of speakers. I like that companies actually put on demos on their stands too. It's great that DTS is coupled with the Dentistry Show – it's a good opportunity for people to meet with dentists and clients who aren't necessarily geographically close to them.
I'd say it's vitally important to attend – a lot of technicians don't the chance to go to courses so here they get an opportunity to see and sample training for free and know whether it's worth investing in it, rather than blindly selecting programmes."
"It's my first year here, and I'm loving it – it's a wonderful show. For me the UK is special as I've been teaching<|fim_middle|>. There may be technicians sitting here who are 60 years old and haven't been to a show in three years and it's important to encourage these professionals to learn and keep coming back to develop their skills. Thank you for inviting me, and I hope you'll have me back!"
"It's been an absolutely incredible event. We've had some amazing speakers – it's been a rocker! Other industry events are just trade shows, but something special happens at DTS and the Dentistry Show with a huge interdisciplinary team coming together. Having world-class speakers like Peter Pizzi and John Wibberley, who technicians look up to, means there's a great sharing of information which then filters back into the products they're using.
For me, genuinely, it is the best industry event – you can quote me on that everyday of the week. The DTS and Dentistry Show is THE event.
Today it was so encouraging to see dentists in DTS sessions. The only way we'll achieve true excellence is with technicians and surgeons sat in the same room." | here for the last four years and I'm happy to see industry events here are in line with how shows should be – full of interaction, booth demonstrations, experts showing techniques, and the combination with the clinical side. .
Events should be inspiring | 48 |
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Nothing was too much trouble, their work was to a very high standard, they cleaned up every evening and were pleasant to have in the house. I would highly recommend Aquatic Soul for their professional approach,workmanship and customer service.
I cannot recommend Rudi enough for the excellent job he did.
Rudi did an downstairs WC, a bathroom and en-suite which he designed and completed – it was a first class job. No job is ever as simple as you think but Rudi's vast knowledge and skill made it all go so smoothly!
Thank you for a beautifully designed and installed bathroom. The time and effort you put in to the project, as that of your workmen, is a testament to the quality of your end results. We could not be happier with our new bathroom. The personal touch you provide is second to no other company I have dealt with; in fact<|fim_middle|> both in helping decide on what bathroom we wanted, and in the actual work itself – on time and on budget. The materials used were of the very highest quality, as was the attention to detail.
We would happily recommend Aquatic Soul to family and friends. | it was one of the reasons we decided to go with your quote, we could see how passionate you are about your work and new we would get good service and a wonderful end result.
Thanks again to you and your men for the friendliness, approachability and quality that really set your company apart. I would highly recommend you to my friends and family.
Our experience of Aquatic Soul is a professional team who will listen and give you an honest opinion Aquatic Soul has range unique to Aberdeen of design & efficiency. They have 100% commitment to top quality materials. Their Showroom allows you the freedom to explore and experience these products so you can really understand the benefits from an amazing range of beautifully crafted products. You will even smile at the some of the ingenuity!
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ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS: THE CURSE OF THE PHARAOHS LAUNCH TRAILER
The Curse of the Pharaohs, the second downloadable content for Assassin's Creed® Origins, is available tomorrow, March 13th 2018.
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In The Curse of the Pharaohs, players will take on an all-new story, set four years after the events of Assassin's Creed Origins, and continue Bayek's journey, as he travels to the ancient capital city of Thebes to investigate a curse that is plaguing the region.
The new expansion immerses players in Egyptian mythology, challenging them to battle famous pharaohs and mystical beasts, as they investigate the temples of Karnak and Luxor as well as well the secret tombs of the Valley of the Kings.
This new content will increase the level cap to 55 and introduce new crafting levels, resources and abilities. Players will also be able to acquire new outfits and gear, including rare and legendary weapons - all themed around classic Egyptian mythology.
The Curse of the Pharaohs is available for purchase separately or as part of the Assassin's Creed Origins Season Pass.
For more information about Assassin's Creed Origins, please visit assassinscreed.ubisoft.com.
For the latest on all Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com.
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The 17th green at the Palmer Course, with the resort in the distance.
Flying to Oahu, Hawaii, without visiting the island's North Shore would be like traveling to New York and seeing only Times Square: You could do it -- but you'd be missing out on so much.
To get to Oahu's North Shore -- what locals call "the country" -- you drive 35 miles from downtown Honolulu and take a right onto a two-lane road, Kamehameha or "Kam Highway." Every bit as breathtaking as the famed 17 Mile Drive on the Monterey Peninsula, it's so spectacular that rubberneckers and the lack of lanes can result in midday Los Angeles-type traffic jams. The trip from Honolulu to the North Shore usually takes about 45 minutes.
On one side of the road there are vendors selling fresh fruit, vegetables, shaved ice and T-shirts. On the other you can watch the world's greatest surfers try to survive the waves of Waimea Bay, Banzai Pipeline or Sunset Beach.
Once you reach the North Shore, it's easy to understand why 2.5 million people visit each year (in addition to its 18,000 residents). There are miles of white-sand public beaches, bright-blue warm water and all the sun your skin could want. There's whale watching, and if you look close you might glimpse a pod of spinner dolphins roaming the North Shore waters. Much of the hit TV show "Lost" is filmed here, and it's where singer Jack Johnson, actor Sean Penn and producer Brian Grazer have homes.
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The Turtle Bay Resort (turtlebayresort.com, 800-203-3650) offers visitors a high-end place to stay, eat, have<|fim_middle|>Tomorrow we're going to the Polynesian Village. Last year we did Pearl Harbor. There's a lot of stuff to do. I even went on the 40-minute helicopter tour -- and I'm afraid of heights."
A FINE NINE
A few miles down the country road from Turtle Bay is the Kahuku Golf Course (co.honolulu.hi.us/des/golf/kahuku.htm). With four holes running along the Pacific Ocean, it's arguably one of the greatest deals in nine-hole golf. Out-of-towners play for $10. You can fit the amount of pretension at Kahuku (right) on the tip of your tee.
Immerse yourself in South Pacific culture at the 42-acre Polynesian Cultural Center (polynesia.com), where you can take in "the largest Polynesian song-and-dance show in the world." There's a luau every evening.
FEELING CHUMMY?
How about climbing off a boat into a cage and going face to fins with such sharks as the Galapagos, grey reef and the occasional tiger or whale shark (sharktourshawaii.com)? The price: $120, or half that for kids under the age of 12.
RACK 'EM UP
Lei Lei's Bar and Grill, next to the golf shop of the Palmer Course, is a great spot for food. The fish is as good as you'd expect in Hawaii, and the fall-off-the-bone pork ribs are memorable. The Tiki-torch dining and casual atmosphere make this a more fitting option than 21 Degrees, which is very formal for Hawaii and whose service is sometimes slow. | spa treatments and play golf on two 18-hole courses. The Palmer Course ($155 for resort guests, $195 for others) is a challenging design that hosts tournaments for the Champions Tour in January and the LPGA Tour in February. In the typical two-club wind, a 10-handicapper playing the back tees will need to grind to break 90. Nearly all the holes are inland and somewhat protected by trees -- and given the wind conditions, that's really a blessing. The 17th green, which gives you an amazing view of the Pacific Ocean, is a photo-op.
The "other 18," the George Fazio course ($125 and $160), is a shorter, easier design -- better for couples and family golf, but it's just as scenic.
Turtle Bay's owner, Oaktree Capital Management, is "looking to sell it or for partners to help develop it," says John Dowd, tournament chairman of the Turtle Bay Championship. In January, Gov. Linda Lingle announced the state might buy the 850-acre resort. "I have proposed that the state purchase the property in order to protect the remaining areas and allow the community to shape its preferred future," she said. The community seems clear about what it wants. The locals wear bright green T-shirts that read, "Keep the COUNTRY COUNTRY!" It's hard to blame them. It's one of the most incredible pieces of land in the country.
Regardless of who owns Turtle Bay, it shouldn't have any impact on visitors. The resort recently underwent a $70 million renovation, which covered everything on the property. The 42 oceanfront cottages, if you can afford $950 a night, are honeymoon-worthy. There are oceanfront villas that rent for $1,200 to $2,500 a night. The hotel also has 443 guest rooms and suites that cost closer to $460 a night. Turtle Bay has four restaurants, two pools, a surfing school, spa, helicopter rides, horseback riding and hiking.
Frank Kares brings his two kids from Danville, Calif., every December. "We came out last year, we came out this year and we're coming back again next year," he says, getting ready to tee off on the 18th hole of the Palmer Course. " | 497 |
Margot, Renfroe to vie for Rookie of the Year
PEORIA, Ariz. -- William Myers knows a thing or two about what a Rookie of the Year Award winner looks like. He took home that very hardware with Tampa Bay in 2013, after all.To his left in the Padres' clubhouse,<|fim_middle|>roe would quickly reward the home fans with one of the most prodigious homers in Petco Park history.)
"When we got there for the first time, everybody was thrilled to see us, and only good things were heard," Renfroe said. "It was awesome to see that support, and it's awesome to have a fanbase that appreciates you and loves you."
Both are coming off outstanding seasons at Triple-A. Margot batted .304 while swiping 30 bags and playing an elite center field. Renfroe, meanwhile, took home the Pacific Coast League MVP Award, while batting .306 with an .893 OPS and 30 dingers. In the process, the duo helped carry El Paso to a PCL championship.
In terms of their maturity, Myers feels as though both are further along than he was in 2013.
"Margot's way ahead of me, Renfroe the same way," Myers said. "I was young and stupid at one point. Those guys seem like they've got it together. I like their mindset, like the way they work. I like everything about them. I think they're going to be great players, and I already know they're winning players."
Given their recent success and their projected 2017 playing time, Margot and Renfroe are probably in the top half-dozen candidates to be the National League's top rookie.
"Cool, I guess," said an ever-unassuming Renfroe. "If you win a Rookie of the Year, that's a very honorable thing to do. ... It's obviously not the one thing either of us is focusing on. But if you're presented that, it means you had a good season, so that'd be really cool."
AJ Cassavell covers the Padres for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell. | Myers sees two prime candidates: Manuel Margot and Hunter Renfroe."Both
PEORIA, Ariz. -- William Myers knows a thing or two about what a Rookie of the Year Award winner looks like. He took home that very hardware with Tampa Bay in 2013, after all.
To his left in the Padres' clubhouse, Myers sees two prime candidates: Manuel Margot and Hunter Renfroe.
"Both of them are talented enough to win Rookie of the Year," Myers said. "I would love for them to do that. That'd be really cool for the team, for them and for the city. Any time I can help them with something, I will, but I think they have the talent to do it on their own."
The National League is loaded with talented youngsters who could vie for top rookie status. Atlanta's Dansby Swanson and Pittsburgh's Tyler Glasnow are just two premier options.
But the Padres believe Margot (MLBPipeline.com's No. 23 overall prospect) and Renfroe (No. 42) stack up with the game's best. They won't keep their prospect status for long. Renfroe is in line for the starting right-field job in San Diego. Margot, meanwhile, is battling for his roster spot in center or left. But he figures to see plenty of big league playing time, regardless of whether he breaks camp with the club.
"It's good to have another guy out there that you've played with before and you've come up through the system with, so you already have a good relationship," Renfroe said. "Obviously it really helps in the outfield. You know each other, you know how the other guy plays."
Padres fans, with one eye on the future, have fully embraced Margot and Renfroe. The pair received a standing ovation when they were introduced at last year's Futures Game. They were greeted with a similar reception upon their September callups. (Renf | 407 |
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On the market: Architect-designed five-bedroomed hillside house in Totley, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Architect-designed five-bedroomed hillside house in Totley, Sheffield
Now here's something, this architect-designed five-bedroomed hillside house in Totley, Sheffield, which perhaps has a smaller selling price that you would initially think.
I'd have nailed this as a period property, probably from the 1960s, But it's actually billed as a 'contemporary' design, although the<|fim_middle|> also some amazing views of the nearby Derbyshire countryside too.
To be honest, that's only touching the surface, check out the agent's site for the full details and more images. £545,000 is the asking price, which certainly isn't cheap. But perhaps cheaper than we would think for a property of this style.
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Six-bedroom Grand Designs property in Brighton, Sussex
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On the market: Two-bedroom art deco-style apartment in Leigh-On-Sea, Essex | agent claims it has been 'undergone considerable refurbishment to the highest specification in the last 12 months' – which leads us to believe it does actually have some years on the clock. Either way, it's an impressive build.
It's also got all plenty of modern technology too from that refit – a remote controlled multi-zone sound and media system which includes Bose speakers, Porsche designed intelligent lighting system, wired and wireless networking for high speed internet connections, as well as an upgraded heating system incorporating air filtration and cooling.
In terms of accommodation, you enter via double opening double glazed reception doors with matching arched double glazed windows above, using a secure video and voice entry system. Once in there's a an atrium-style reception hall with 'water feature', along with a high-end fitted 'living kitchen', a large with floor-to-ceiling windows, five bedrooms (one currently doubling up as an office), utility area, dayroom, an additional reception room, a family bathroom (with Philippe Starck fittings), an en-suite for the master bedroom, a separate shower room and a separate WC to name just some of the things on offer here.
Outside, there's a wraparound external decking area, illuminated paths, mature garden and lawn areas, two brick-built garages, a timber shed and a timber summerhouse. There's | 269 |
Decolonise Your Mind
Whether on Earth or in outer space, exploration is part of what it means to be human, says Shawna Pandya
Interview by
Julie Jacob
Colours of a Changemaker
In the face of the many seemingly unsolvable problems of the world, it takes courage, faith and determination to take on the role of a superhero. Colours Of A Changemaker is a series of interviews with Black, Indigenous and People of Colour from around the world who are using their vocation to create social and environmental change. As Gandhi once said, we must be the change we want to see in the world, and these changemakers are doing just that through their art, music, written works, social platforms and much more.
Dr Shawna Pandya is a Canadian Indian woman who wears many hats: she's a physician, space medicine expert, speaker, scientist-astronaut candidate and even an aquanaut—the underwater counterpart of an astronaut. As a child, Dr Pandya always dreamed of going to space, and the journey to fulfil that dream has taken her on many adventurous detours. In this interview, Dr Pandya talks about surviving 20 feet under the sea, underrepresentation in space and what drives humans to explore the unknown.
I want to get right into your unusual career trajectory. Can you tell me how you went from neurosurgery to being an astronaut candidate? What was the path that you took?
So my entire life has been influenced by this dream of going to space. As a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. I was influenced by Dr Roberta Bondar, the first female Canadian astronaut in space, and I looked at her trajectory and saw that she was a female and she was a Canadian and I said, "Okay I'm a female and I'm a Canadian, so now all I need to do is be a neuroscientist, a physician and then an astronaut like she was." And that's what influenced me to study neuroscience in my undergraduate degree, pursue medicine as well as a career in space.
You wear many hats: neurosurgeon, physician, entrepreneur, citizen-scientist astronaut, martial artist and aquanaut. Can you talk about how these different roles intersect and speak to each other/interconnect?
Yeah, absolutely. So, when you ask what the commonalities are between testing space suits in microgravity, for example, with project PoSSUM in the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences versus working in the emergency room versus developing virtual reality medical technologies for medicine in space and on Earth, the commonalities are enduring harsh conditions, making critical decisions under quickly changing scenarios. And then when you look closer to home, I work a lot of rural emergency medicine as well as have an interest in space medicine, and in both scenarios, you're trying to keep humans healthy often in a resource-limited scenario where you may not have all the bells and whistles of a major hospital, for example. So the lessons that I learn in the rural emergency room translates into space medicine and vice versa. The lessons learned for space also transfer back into rural medicine.
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Dr Shawna Pandya in the Final Frontier Design IVA (intravehicular activity) spacesuit with her mother, Indira Pandya, during the Project PoSSUM 2016 Parabolic Flight campaign. Credit: Project PoSSUM.
On that note, what are your thoughts on the notion of finding one's purpose in life? Do you agree that every person has a singular purpose in life or do you feel like life is something where you get to try many different things?
I think everyone's different. I think there are certain people who knew from the day they were born they wanted to be a surgeon or they wanted to be a gymnast or they wanted to be an artist and for them, that path is clear cut and they pursue their passion from day one. I think for other people, it's a fact-finding mission. Definitely here in Canada and the US, we often hear these graduation speeches that say "follow your passion," but not everyone knows what that means. And I think part of that can be a scientific experiment in that you have a hypothesis—you like something, you think you have a passion for something and then the job is to pursue it and, you know, see if it truly is your passion. And so life is a fact-finding mission; it's about getting more data points about what we think we love and where we think we can make a positive difference, and when we know that is different for everyone. And sometimes, there can be multiple passions and multiple purposes. I love medicine; I love space; I love exploration; for me, there are multiple pursuits and everyone is different.
Before we go into some of our "space-related" questions, I'd love to learn more about your role as an aquanaut. I was kind of surprised to learn about it when I was researching you, and I didn't even realise that being an aquanaut was an actual thing. So what are the biggest differences between being an astronaut and an aquanaut, apart from the obvious?
So when we talk about being an aquanaut, we talk about someone who has lived underwater and breathed the ambient air temperature and pressure for over 24 hours. So I achieved my aquanaut designation on a five-day underwater science mission in 2019. We lived at the Jules' Undersea Lodge in the Florida Keys for five days at 20 feet of depth, and we conducted science experiments and technology demonstrations over the course of that mission. So when we talk about what it takes to be an astronaut, looking at crews who have gone to space, who have done so successfully, the similarities are: you're very team-oriented; you're very crew oriented; you're very mission-oriented. And that doesn't change whether you're living underwater or whether you're living in space or whether you're living in Antarctica on a scientific mission.
Obviously, there are the physiological differences when it comes to living and working in space. So when we talk about the space medicine aspects of keeping astronauts healthy, we know that the microgravity or zero-gravity environment is a threat to crew health; the increased radiation, the distance from Earth, the isolation, the confinement, the altered day/night cycles—those are the biggest differences. Some of the similarities still exist when it comes to being an aquanaut. So the isolation and confinement, being resource-limited, having to think on your feet, being far from medical care if an accident happens and then some of the physiology is different. It was less of a risk [for us] because we were only at 20 feet, but when you look at the NASA NEEMO (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) missions at Aquarius Reef Base, which is very close to the Jules' Undersea Lodge, that's 50 feet underwater. And so the difference is that when you're at 50 feet and you've been at saturation, if you don't decompress slowly over 16 hours, you risk a dive injury. So the biggest physiological difference would be how you would get injured and how the environment would hurt you at depth underwater versus in space.
That's fascinating. Speaking of the differences between exploring oceans versus space, it seems to me that the underwater world is much less explored and perhaps perceived to be less glamorous than outer space. Do we need to be exploring our oceans more?
Absolutely. So when we talk about what we know about the oceans to date, approximately only five percent of our oceans have been mapped and 95 percent remain unmapped. We've mapped more of the surface of the moon than we have of the oceans. More people—12 men to date—have walked on the moon, whereas I think last time counting, six people have been to the Marianas Trench, the deepest point of the ocean [laughs]. So we have a lot of exploration to do. We're still discovering new species all the time; you know, we ask ourselves, "Is there alien life out there?" but we know that there's alien life within our oceans. So studying and understanding and exploring our oceans is critical to understanding more about our Earth and also to observe how climate change is affecting our Earth, the ecosystems, our oceans and what it means for the long term survival of our planet.
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Dr Shawna Pandya tries on a Kirby-Morgan helmet during her Dive Medical Technician training at the Aquarius Reef Base. Credit: World Extreme Medicine organization/Mark Hannaford.
Why do you think it is that we don't explore the oceans as much?
I think it's multi-factorial. Firstly, I think it comes and goes in waves. So for example, the '60s and '70s were a golden age for ocean exploration; there were lots of underwater research facilities around the world. Secondly, it is expensive to maintain; it is high-risk. If you have even one death amongst aquanauts, that threatens the whole viability of an exploration program. I think there is a renewed resurgence in ocean exploration with the rise of increased access, increased technology, increased citizen science and also the imperative to understand our oceans better as it relates to climate change and the health of our planet.
My next question is a philosophical one: as humans, we have this innate tendency to explore unknown and, sometimes even dangerous, territories. What do you think it is about human beings that makes us such an exploratory species?
Yeah, I think that's a really good question and I think the answer is threefold. I think the first one is a survival imperative. You know, there's this joke in the space world that says, "The dinosaurs didn't have a space program and look where they ended up." If you think about it, we have seven billion eggs in one planetary basket and so there's an imperative to make humanity a multi-planetary, faring species. It's also part of what it means to be human; to ask questions, to ask, "What if?" or "I wonder what happens if?" And then there's also a more down to earth and practical component to exploring space and there's a clear economic and development advantage to becoming a spacefaring nation. Even if it's without a human exploration program, but even by sending out thermal sensing Earth observations and telecommunication satellites to space, there are clear advantages for increased access to data about agriculture, about human migration, about climate, that countries can benefit from.
So on that topic of economic progression from space programs, we recently had the first commercial space flights become a reality, but I want to talk about some of the criticisms regarding the recent space flights. For example, their environmental impact or the fact that the money can perhaps be spent on other much more worthy causes. So how can we address such criticisms, and how do we justify the need for exploration?
Yeah, that's a great question. So, everything we do, we have to approach with nuance and look for the unintended consequences of what we do. So to be asking questions of, "Well, how is this going to impact our climate?" are very relevant. We know, for example, the Blue Origin rockets were relatively clean-burning in that the by-products of the liquid hydrogen and oxygen were water vapour. And we also know in the big picture, when we look at all sources of carbon emissions, that commercial space flight is but a drop in the bucket. It's still the usual industry, agriculture, that is the main source. That's not to say that won't change. You know, if we go from one to 400 flights a year, it certainly would be more significant. So then the question is: what is the risk versus benefit? So we've talked about the imperative for exploration; we're also potentially creating a new platform for access to space, access for research, access for more scientific endeavours. And then also giving access to people who haven't traditionally had the ability to go to space. So it used to be the pilots, the engineers, the military veterans, scientists and now we're giving the entrepreneurs, the storytellers, the artists access as well. And so it's going to be a continual discussion that takes place with nuance to make sure we're doing no harm while increasing access to the potential benefits, scientific and otherwise.
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Dr Shawna Pandya tests a next-generation Final Frontier IVA (intravehicular activity) spacesuit in microgravity during the 2018 PoSSUM parabolic flight campaign. Credit: Kellie Gerardi.
What do you think is next as far as the future of space exploration is concerned? And as someone who does a lot of work in this field, what are some of the challenges as well that need to be overcome before we can be an interplanetary or an interstellar species?
I think what's next on the horizon when it comes to space exploration is threefold. So one we've just talked about and that's commercial suborbital access. With the Blue Origin, with the Virgin Galactic flights, we're seeing potentially increased access for a whole new generation of people who had not had access. So I'm really excited to see what happens when we give a whole new sector of humanity access. I think the second horizon is one that's been in<|fim_middle|>'s the second horizon. It's not necessarily human exploration programs, but increased access to space through telecommunications and Earth observation. And then the final horizon for exploration is the resurgence of Artemis, the return to the moon and going to the moon and beyond. And that's where we talk about, well what about what happens when we establish permanent surface operations on the moon? What happens when we get humans to Mars; what will that look like?
And then to answer the second part of the question is how do we keep our humans safe when they're far away from home and they can't simply evacuate back to Earth when they're on Mars and the closest ride back to Earth is nine months away? How do we increase their ability to survive in situ? How do we increase their ability to rely on the resources on Mars? And then coming back closer to home as we talked about, how do we progress forward in space in an ethical way that protects our planet, that doesn't, you know, make our climate crisis any worse?
Yeah, we have a long way to go and I especially agree that we need to move forward in a way that's ethical and kinder to our home planet. Shifting gears a little, I know you're passionate about issues like women empowerment and diversity in STEM, and so I wanted to ask you what your thoughts are on underrepresentation in space as well as STEM fields in general. How can we improve the current situation?
We're making strides in that arena. So when we look at who has gone to space previously, it's been [about] 12 percent of astronauts that have been females; [less than] one percent has been Black astronauts. So we still have a way to go, and so I was really delighted to see that the compositions of the Blue Origin and the Virgin Galactic and even the Inspiration4 mission have included good representation of females, of Women of Colour. So we saw Sirisha Bandla on the Virgin flight; we saw Wally Funk on the Blue Origin flight; we're seeing Sian Proctor and Hayley Arceneaux on the Inspiration4 flight. So we're doing good work but the next question is: how do we keep up that momentum? How do we make sure that this isn't a one-off? How do we increase representation, not just among astronauts but even at the STEM representation in space agencies? So we know that, for example, women make up approximately single digits to one-third of STEM researchers amongst the world's major space agencies. So how do we uplift other women? And the other space explorer I want to give a shout out to is my colleague Kellie Gerardi who will be flying with Virgin Galactic as part of the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences next year and, you know, she's an incredible ambassador and representative for women in space. So we've blazed a great trail in 2021 and our job is to keep uplifting women, keep uplifting underrepresented groups who traditionally haven't had access to space and then keep that momentum going.
Yes, absolutely, I agree. What's your best advice for young girls or women who look up to you or aspire to be in a similar position as you?
That's a great question. I think I have a few pieces of advice. So the first one is: seek to develop the best work ethic of anyone you know because that's free. It's not like talent—that you have it or you don't. You can seek to be the hardest working person you know. And then the second part of that is: act like you belong here because you absolutely do. Don't let anyone tell you that you're too young or you're too female or you're too this or you're too that. There is absolutely a place for you. And then if you find that place where you want to be is space, then come join us because there is absolutely space for you and there's space for all of us.
You can follow Dr Shawna Pandya on Instagram here, on Twitter here, and you can learn more about her on her website here.
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Blackhaw viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium) is one of those low-maintenance trees that you can put in the ground and count on to thrive. Native to the eastern and central United States, blackhaw viburnum tolerates most soil types, so long as the soil is well-draining. It has an open, multi-stemmed form and greenish red foliage that becomes deep red or purple in the fall. Blackhaw viburnum also has attractive white, lacey blooms in the spring, followed by edible purple berries in the fall.
Blackhaw viburnum thrives in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 9, meaning that it can be grown in most parts of the U.S. It's widely available at nurseries and garden centers. Blackhaw is usually grown as a multi-stemmed shrub, although it can be trained as a single trunk tree. It grows up to 15 feet tall and 12 feet wide, so choose a roomy place for this long-lived shrub to spread.
Amend the soil with compost or manure before planting to improve drainage. Blackhaw tolerates both sun and partial shade, although it will bloom better in full sun. Plant blackhaw outdoors in spring or early fall for best results. Water the soil well immediately after planting.
Blackhaw viburnum is a cinch to grow. Fertilize it in the spring with ½ cup 10-10-10 granular fertilizer, spread in a 3-foot circle around the base of the shrub. Although blackhaw is somewhat drought tolerant, it does better if watered occasionally. Water every week or so during dry weather and mulch the soil with wood chips or bark to conserve moisture.
The white flowers typically appear from late spring to early summer, depending on your climate, followed by berries that ripen from pink to purple over the course of the season. If you need to prune blackhaw viburnum, prune it immediately after it blooms. This shrub's blossoms form on one-year old wood, and it starts producing the buds for the coming year soon after blooming.
Blackhaw viburnum has an irregular, somewhat mounding shape and doesn't need a lot of pruning. In most cases, it's best to let it take its natural form. Prune only to remove dead or diseased wood or canes that are rubbing against each other. You can also prune the tips back slightly if necessary to control growth. Overzealous pruning will encourage suckering and lots of vertical canes.
Blackhaw viburnum rarely suffers from insect or disease problems, although it is prone to rot in soggy soils. Good drainage can prevent that. In humid climates, you might occasionally notice powdery mildew, but healthy shrubs can fend off most diseases.
Blackhaw viburnum planted en masse makes a fine privacy hedge if you have the room, but it is more often grown<|fim_middle|> lush, waxy leaves.
Most viburnums aren't fragrant, but a few have sweetly scented blooms. Try Burkwood viburnum (V. X burkwoodii), known for its fragrant flowers. 'Anne Russell' has pink flowers and red fall foliage.
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how to propagate rusty black haw from seed? It is July 1 in central MO and seeds from this Spring's flowers are hanging in clusters of pale/light green, oval seed pods. Now what do I do? | as a specimen plant or placed in a mixed bed. The flowers attract bees in the spring and birds love the berries in the fall. The berry-like drupes are edible for humans too. Their slightly bitter flavor is tamed through cooking, so they're usually reserved for jams and preserves.
Chances are, blackhaw viburnum will grow beautifully in your yard. If not, though, you'll find over 150 viburnum species. There's sure to be one that fits your gardening needs. Below is a round-up of a few other viburnums worth trying.
Rusty blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum) is native to the South and might grow better here than blackhaw viburnum. Rusty blackhaw tolerates shade and drought. It grows 18 feet tall or more and has glossy green leaves and pale blue fruit.
Most viburnums are large plants, growing 12 to 18 feet tall, but Viburnum opulus 'Nanum' is a compact variety that remains under 3 feet tall.
Prague viburnum (V. 'Pragense') is an evergreen viburnum with | 247 |
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My week in Taize
Christine spent Holy week in Taize, France, as part of our preparation for the Westminster Youth Ministry pilgrimage to Taize this summer. Here, she talks about her incredible experience.
Arriving at Taize!
Taize is an ecumenical monastic community in the heart of France. It was established by the much-loved Swiss Christian Brother Roger in 1940. The community started to attract international attention towards the end of this great man's life, and now thousands of young people flock to this small village every week to partake in life there – and last week I was one of them!
Thousands of young people gather every week at Taize. It's like a mini World Youth Day!
I took the Eurostar from St Pancras International early on Sunday morning and arrived in Paris with mounting anticipation. It was raining torrentially throughout the whole day and by the time I had made it to Taize I was wet through, but the rain had done nothing to dampen my spirits. I received a very warm welcome from Brother Paolo (one of the English brothers in the community) and after registering I was shown to my dormitory. There were already several girls inside unpacking their things and laughing and chatting amongst themselves. I was quickly swept up in the conversation and discovered that my room-mates for the week were four Germans, a Spanish girl and a girl from Lithuania. They were all very friendly and cheerful. Some were regulars to Taize and had been coming for three or four years because they enjoy it so much, whilst others (like me) were visiting for the first time. After much talk we all settled down and it wasn't long before I was fast asleep.
People camp and stay in dormitories. In August 2015, Westminster Youth Ministry will be camping out all-together. Don't worry, it's warm in August!
The next day we all made our way down to the church for Morning Prayer. There were thousands of young people within the church and the service was said in all different languages. We celebrated Mass together and I had my first experience of Taize prayer. It was beautiful. It took me a couple of days to work out what was going on; how to find the songs in the prayer books and what prayers were being read, etc. but I soon cottoned on and got into the rhythm of it.
Young people from all over the world gathering outside the church for prayer
Prayer was followed by breakfast and then we were split into different age groups for talks given by the brothers.
One of the workshops at Taize
One of my favourite parts of the day was splitting into small groups and having discussions about different texts from the Bible. The conversations were held in English and there was much laughter and patience involved as everyone tried their best to express themselves in a language which, for most people, wasn't their mother tongue. I was intrigued to find myself, for the first time in my life, having in-depth discussions about God within a group of people of all different nationalities and faiths, as well as no faith at all. Everyone was very respectful of each other's opinions and asked questions with genuine openness. I was impressed by each person's sincere search for truth and their desire to understand biblical teachings.
Serving food to hungry pilgrims!
Another aspect of Taize that I really enjoyed was the work. Yes the work! Each pilgrim is assigned a job; some people were responsible for cleaning the toilets, others for tidying the church and some for emptying bins. The jobs might sound grim but they were actually really good fun! Teams of young people went out together and embarked on their jobs with much laughter and chattering. The work was a great way to meet new people and often the tasks would finish with some ridiculous game or other. I was given the job of serving food – no easy feat with a crowd of 4,000 strong to feed! Volunteers lined up together and we dished out the food amidst songs and chatter. A group of Irish lads kept us all thoroughly entertained with their singing and their hidden talents for playing the spoons and improvised saucepan drums! The whole place is kept in order by the pilgrims and everyone's little bit really does make a difference and ensures everything runs smoothly.
People having fun on Sunday afternoon at Taize
Between talks, work, prayer and food, people would gather together to play various games; there was football and Frisbee in the fields, people playing music and dancing, and others sat drawing and playing games I had never seen before. People would also gather around the 'Oyak' (a little shop/cafe that opens several times a day) and would stand around chatting and drinking coffee. This was a particularly popular haunt in the evenings and there was often a lot of fun to be had there.
There's never a dull moment!
Every night there was a prayer service. This last prayer of the day is very popular because it is so calm and peaceful. Some people stay for just 20 minutes or so, whilst others stay for hours. The church is very enchanting and relaxing during the late hours and I would often find myself swept up in the atmosphere. The brothers sit around talking to young people and there is a real sense of solidarity.
One of the stained-glass windows in the church at Taize
I made friends with a group of German girls who were incredibly friendly and had been coming to Taize for years. We'd sit together at meal times and on Easter Sunday we had a picnic at sunrise in one of the nearby fields. A fantastic start to such a special day!
A memorable picnic at sunrise on Easter morning
Celebrating Easter at Taize was incredibly special. We all gathered outside to light the Paschal candle and then filed into the church. Teenagers and young adults set up the altar and prepared the church together, and young children lit the small candles held by the monks who then passed on the flame to everyone else. I was really struck by how young, ecumenical and united the church was in this moment.
Young Brothers lighting the Paschal candle on Easter Sunday
The Mass that day was one I will never forget. I spent the rest of Easter Sunday with many of my newly-made friends; eating chocolate together, helping them to pack away their tents and going for walks in the beautiful surrounding countryside.
Beautiful countryside surrounds Taize
It was very sad saying goodbye to everyone as I got on the bus for my journey back home. My week in Taize had been an extraordinary one. I can't deny that I had struggled and missed my home comforts, but I had also made some great new friends, had fantastic conversations and grown in my faith within just a few short days.
So many young people just keep coming back because it is such a unique and amazing place, and I am already very excited to be going back again in August with people from the Diocese of Westminster.
I sincerely hope you will be able to join me! No doubt you will have a fantastic, unforgettable week!
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At the recent annual meeting and gala held at Prestonwood Country Club, the new officers of the Temple Emanu-El Couples Club for 2011 were installed.
The new presidents for 2011–2012 are Jeanne and Ronnie Isaacson. Co-vice-presidents-elect are Toni and Frank Aaron and Eileen and Thurman Ray. Co-vice-presidents (social) are Edie and Paul Singer and Carol and Lee Zak. Co-vice-presidents (membership) are Frances Sue and Morton Schneider, Sarah Yarrin and Jack Repp. Secretaries, Carole and Barry Cohen. Treasurers, Sandra and Dan Gorman. Sunshine, Joyce and Jerry Zellman<|fim_middle|>-Serve is a national day of Jewish youth service. Since 2005, J-Serve has been a part of Youth Service America's Global Youth Service Day weekend. J-Serve provides teens with the opportunity to fulfill the Jewish values of gemilut chasadim, acts of loving kindness; tzedakah, just and charitable giving; and tikkun olam, the responsibility to repair the world. Across the globe, teens will join each other to make their community and the world a better place. The Dallas J-Serve event will be held on April 17 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Aaron Family JCC and is open to teens in grades seven through 12. There are many choices of community service projects teens can sign up for. To register or for more information, go to www.jserve.org and search "Serving up Service in Dallas." Registration begins March 27.
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DATA presents an opportunity you won't want to "pass-over": a two-part pre-Passover seminar and roundtable discussion. On Tuesday, April 5, 7:30–9 p.m., take a "Trip-Tik to the Seder," and one week later on April 12, also 7:30–9, come gain "Insights for a Meaningful Seder Experience." The story of the Exodus is laced with traditions, commentary and song. These classes will give you all you need to achieve a meaningful Passover experience. For more information, please call 214-987-3282. DATA is located at 5840 Forest Lane in Dallas.
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'Circumcise Me': New comedy on the cutting edge comes to Dallas
For one night only, "Circumcise Me" — a new comedy on the cutting edge, a perfect blend of genuine sentiment and hilarious one-liners — is coming to Dallas, Wednesday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. at the Zale Auditorium at the J, 7900 Northaven Road.
Prepare yourself for a wild evening of nonstop laughter and outrageous fun when, following an extended off-Broadway run, Yisrael Campbell stars in his hilarious one-man show that recounts his spiritual journey stretching across four decades, two continents and three circumcisions.
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"Circumcise Me," based on the documentary film shown at the Jewish Film Festival of Dallas two years ago, is a rare collision of comedy and theater that will have you howling with laughter and, in the end, standing up to cheer! It is poignant, provocative and powerfully witty, the true and truly unforgettable story of an average Irish, Italian Catholic kid from Philly, comic actor, sober alcoholic, recovering drug addict, husband, father, Reform, Conservative, Unorthodox, Orthodox Jew.
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As part of our new strategy, we plan to tackle childhood obesity in our London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark over the next five to ten years.
It's clear why our analysis of the local and national health needs led us to shortlist childhood obesity as a key health issue for our two boroughs.
London itself has the highest rate of childhood obesity of any major global city, according to the London Health Commission. The prevalence of obesity when children are measured at Reception is higher in both Lambeth (11.1%) and Southwark (12.2%) compared to England (9.3%) and London (10.3%). These figures put Southwark fifth and Lamb<|fim_middle|> we think we can better understand the issue by layering evidence from data, practitioner voice and lived experience. We are just at the start of the journey and will continue to learn, joining forces with others to build and share both local and international evidence and expertise. | eth in tenth place among London boroughs. This higher prevalence continues at Year 6, with obesity rates reaching 23.2% in Lambeth and 26.7% in Southwark, compared to England (19.8%) and London (23.2%). At this point, Southwark remains fifth in London, while Lambeth, interestingly, drops to 16th place.
We can learn a lot about the importance of childhood obesity by looking at the rates across our two boroughs. However, these averages mask important variation in the prevalence and causes of childhood obesity both within and across Lambeth and Southwark. When we zoom in, a more nuanced picture emerges.
A more detailed look at data shows that there are local pockets of obesity that are exceptionally high. Camberwell Green, in Southwark, has the highest prevalence of all London wards at Year 6 and second highest prevalence (34%) of the more than 7000 wards in England. Brunswick Park (31.8%), also in Southwark, is not far behind in sixth place in England and fourth highest in London.
This tells us that childhood obesity is particularly severe in parts of Southwark, and we want to do something about it.
In response, and echoing the recent blog by my colleague Sarah Hickey, we think we can have a bigger impact by focusing down to specific neighbourhoods, working with defined communities for a deeper understanding.
Also, certain areas with our boroughs could be an ideal test bed to understand better how to tackle extremely high levels of obesity somewhere urban, hugely diverse and with high levels of deprivation, which is relevant to cities all over the world.
The data also tells us there is significant variation in childhood obesity across the two boroughs. The variation is particularly great in Southwark. Importantly, there is significant variation in the prevalence of the underlying causes of child obesity. For example, Dulwich Village has childhood obesity rates of 12% at Year 6. The area has a median household income of £58,400 and 20.1% Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) population. On the other hand, Camberwell Green has 61.1% BAME and average household income of £31,840. There, obesity rates are 34% at Year 6.
This mixture within the boroughs of high and low levels of obesity (and areas of affluence and deprivation) is why we've decided to focus in on a neighbourhood level. One implication, is that we need to be targeted to ensure we're working where there is genuine need. And, as the opportunities and difficulties with tackling obesity will vary substantially across the boroughs, we will need to tailor our services to the specific local context.
What the data also tells us is that the variation in obesity is not random. There's a clear corridor that runs across the boroughs.
When mapped against the boroughs' geography, the outcomes display a clear pattern, running west-east just above the centre of the boroughs. So much in fact that, with rates radiating out of an obesity epicentre around Faraday and East Walworth wards, the pattern looks like that of an infectious disease, with echoes of the Broad Street pump outbreak.
As the National Child Measurement Programme has identified, there is a very clear spatial pattern in the underlying causes of obesity, such as ethnicity and deprivation. What's more, the spatial patterns of cause and effect overlay very neatly in our boroughs. This holds across a wide variety of indicators including median household income, multiple deprivation score, percentage of people on claiming Job Seekers Allowance, percentage of households social rented, unauthorised absences in schools and turnout at mayoral elections.
This strongly suggests, as noted in a recent report by Professor Paul Plant of Public Health England, that obesity is an inequalities issue.
Compare health in Lambeth and Southwark with measures of the urban, diverse and deprived environment.
The causes of obesity correlate with each other. This makes the impact of any specific factor on childhood obesity hard to measure. The complexity that underlies the issue can been seen by glancing at the Foresight map.
As articulated by Dr Harry Rutter from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in a recent article first published in The Lancet, the complex nature of health issues such as childhood obesity is an ongoing problem for public health research and policy. Issues such as childhood obesity involve multiple factors operating over many decades in systems that adapt as changes occur. For example, the distribution of obesity in a population might be impacted by changes to food, employment, transport or economic systems.
As a result, there is no simple or single solution: any activity has to be part of a whole-system approach. The traditional linear approaches to policy and research are not suited to tackling these challenges as they focus largely on changes in individuals, not the population as a whole, and tend to look at isolated interventions rather than the contexts in which they take place.
We hope to address some of these issues by taking a whole-system, cross-sector approach. We want to focus on particular neighbourhoods so we can better understand the drivers and solutions and layer up initiatives to create a concentration of activity around the children and families who live there.
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Call for Papers: Towards Preventive Health Care through Digital Technologies
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Due date for submissions: February 15, 2020
It is well known that preventive medicine aims to reduce the incidence of diseases, even seeking their eventual eradication or, at least, minimizing their severity and progression (impact on patients) [1,2]. Thus, digital approaches to preventive health care do not necessarily focus solely on the prevention of disease occurrence. Every stage of a disease may be tackled along a spectrum, from primordial prevention (i.e., educate people to practice preventive behaviors and habits to avoid diseases or injuries before they start) to tertiary prevention aimed at rehabilitation following significant illness (i.e., reduce impairment by rehabilitation and through re-education; or limiting severity of disability through non-intrusive continuous monitoring and assistive technologies for pervasive health care) [3].
There are intermediate stages along the spectrum of digital preventive health care, such as primary prevention (i.e., detect symptoms before the onset of an illness or injury, known also as disease pre-pathogenesis); or secondary prevention [4] (i.e., increase patient survival by halting or mitigating disease progression, preventing more severe problems and complications through adaptive treatments).
Current technological advances have made significant improvements to deal with each of these prevention stages [5,6]. The landscape for digital prevention has evolved in recent years to include the concepts of big data, cloud and fog capabilities for predictive analytics [7] and the use of data gathered through remote monitoring [8] (e.g., mHealth, teleHealth), and real-time patient status follow-up).
The main aim of digital preventive medicine is "to work closely with individual patients", monitoring their particular health conditions [9]. This requires implementing proactive health-focused tests for each of the prevention levels [10], with special emphasis on primordial and primary prevention stages, i.e., the ones where diseases or injuries have not yet started, even though some symptomatology might already be manifested. These tests should be remote and non-intrusive for people living independently or in communities [11] and, as far as possible, continuous or in real-time. Vital signs can be monitored, as well as derived markers for specific dimensions, such as functional, cognitive [12], behavioral [13], nutritional [14], and social factors that can be used in diagnosis [15] (e.g., gait analysis, wandering patterns in home environments, daily energy expenditure, changes in social behaviors, sleep patterns, daily intake, or unintentional weight loss).
Data acquisition typically must rely on wearable sensors, mobile devices, and mHealth apps, but additional inputs can be derived from static embedded sensors arranged in different environments and from knowledge provided by specialists and caregivers. All these heterogeneous data must be preprocessed locally, partially locally (fog), or entirely remotely (cloud) before applying different inference strategies. The latter will determine whether collected data and a patient's baseline profile match corresponding patterns found in large datasets stored in the cloud. Predictive analytic techniques may be used in each of the prevention levels [16]. The resultant information may then be uploaded to the patient's history stored in an electronic health record which may, in turn, be used in other large scale analyses.
In this JBI special issue, we solicit contributions presenting novel methods that focus on acquiring, preprocessing, uploading to the cloud, mining, categorizing, summarizing, integrating and analyzing large datasets of heterogeneous information for any level of preventive health care. Furthermore, novel contributions for the acquisition of vital signs and derived health markers through non-intrusive techniques, such as embodied sensing, environmental sensing, or mHealth solutions, are welcome. Figure 1 illustrates the main aspects of the preventive healthcare ecosystem proposed for inclusion in this special issue.
Figure 1. Preventive healthcare ecosystem.
The suggested topics listed below can be discussed in terms of concepts, the state of the art, and standards, but all papers should emphasize the novel methods (and motivating applications) that constitute the paper's contribution to the science of informatics.
Primordial digital prevention:
New technologies and strategies for preventive healthcare promotion and patient education.
Effects of technology on health promotion and patient education.
Limitations and drawbacks of technology use<|fim_middle|>): e38079. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038079
[16] Bates DW, Saria S, Ohno-Machado L, Shah A, Escobar G. Big Data In Health Care: Using Analytics To Identify And Manage High-Risk And High-Cost Patients. Health Affairs 2014; 33(7). DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0041
José Bravo
Email: jose.bravo@uclm.es
Iván González
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The harnessing of social media in improvement of healthcare knowledge.
Assessing the impact of digital campaigns on preventive healthcare.
Real-time health advice and coaching systems.
Gamification for preventive healthcare promotion and patient education.
Electronic health/patient record innovations.
Health data interoperability (standards, security, privacy policies).
Primary digital prevention (detecting symptoms before the onset of the disease):
Long-term & remote monitoring for diagnosis.
Patient similarity in prediction models based on health data.
Gamification for primary prevention.
Early detection and prevention of diseases through predictive analytics.
Real-time healthcare monitoring for early diagnosis.
Environmental healthcare systems (IoT for preventive healthcare).
Body area sensor networks and mHealth applications for primary prevention.
Fog and cloud computing-based infrastructures for primary prevention.
Secondary digital prevention:
Long-term patient follow-up through digital technologies to assess disease progression.
Real-Time healthcare monitoring and alerting systems of abnormal values.
Remote adaptative treatment and smart actuators to mitigate disease complications.
Predictive analytics' role in secondary prevention.
Body area sensor networks and mHealth applications for secondary prevention.
Fog and cloud computing-based infrastructures for secondary prevention.
Tertiary digital prevention:
IoT environmental solutions. Technological accommodation of environments to live with a particular disease.
Real-time systems for rehabilitation and/or assistive feedback.
Management of chronic and non-chronic diseases through digital technologies.
Gamification for rehabilitation.
Predictive analytics' role in tertiary prevention.
Body area sensor networks and mHealth applications for tertiary prevention.
Fog and cloud computing-based infrastructures for tertiary prevention.
All submitted papers must be original and will go through a rigorous peer-review process with at least two reviewers. JBI's editorial policy will be strictly followed by special issue reviewers. Note in particular that JBI emphasizes the publication of papers that introduce innovative and generalizable methods of interest to the informatics community. Specific applications can be described to motivate the methodology being introduced, but papers that focus solely on a specific application are not suitable for JBI.
Authors must submit their papers via the online Elsevier Editorial System (EES) at http://ees.elsevier.com/jbi by February 15, 2020. Authors should select "Digital Prevention" as their submission category and note in a cover letter that their submission is for the special issue "Towards Preventive Health Care through Digital Technologies." If the manuscript is not intended as an original research paper, the cover letter should also specify if it is, rather, a Methodological Review, Commentary, or Special Communication. Authors should make sure to place their work in the context of human-focused biomedical research or health care, and to review carefully the relevant literature.
JBI's editorial policy, and the types of articles that the journal publishes, are outlined under Aims and Scope on the journal home page at https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-biomedical-informatics (click on "Read more" for full details). All submissions should follow the guidelines for authors at https://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-ofbiomedical- informatics/1532-0464/guide-for-authors. Authors should format and structure their manuscripts according to the guidelines. If the authors speak a first language other than English, editorial assistance by a native English speaker is highly recommended prior to submission. Open-source software code and data should ideally be made available through Internet resources that are enduring. JBI is an international journal and generalizable contributions from throughout the world are highly encouraged.
Questions Regarding the Special Issue
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You might not be old enough to remember the moment when gin went upscale. In the era of Gordon's and Seagram's, gin was a perfectly acceptable tipple, but hardly something one spent a whole lot of money on. Gin was basically just cheap vodka, the point of the strong flavoring was, in part, to drown out any off flavors. I'm talking the 1900s here, not the 1500s, when gin was sold as a medicinal, its herbs intended to treat your lumbago or gout. By the 1700s, gin was a beverage consumed mainly by the poor, and while gin made plenty of inroads (no thanks to James Bond and his vodka habit), it remained a relatively cheap spirit as recently as the 1990s.
Tanqueray No. Ten was the industry's first big push upmarket. Introduced in 2000, the idea was to make a premium version of its iconic bottle, with (even) better ingredients and a higher price tag. The Ten doesn't refer to the botanicals, but rather the name of the still used to produce it. Said botanicals include considerably more than the quartet of ingredients in rank-and-file Tanqueray. Tanqueray Ten includes juniper, coriander, chamomile flowers, white grapefruit (whole fruit, not just peel), orange, and lime.
Anyway, we last reviewed Tanqueray No. Ten back in 2010, and figured it was high time for a fresh look. The good news is that nothing much seems to<|fim_middle|> predated Tanqueray 10. Probably my subconscious bias against Hendrick's, of which I'm also not a huge fan today. Thanks, applejack! | have changed in nearly a decade.
I love the grapefruit and lime on the nose here. The gin's powerful fruit-forward aromas play down the juniper, and the chamomile gives it a certain eastern sensibility. The palate finds the juniper making a stronger showing, but it's well balanced with all the citrus in the mix. The coriander makes a stand on the finish, with a gentle fruit fade-out leaving a slightly sweet impression on the tongue.
All told, it remains a top choice for gin — bold, balanced, and, at $30 a bottle, hardly a splurge. We'll have to check back in 2026 to see if our thoughts remain the same!
While I'm not necessarily a huge fan (especially in a Martini, where Tanq Ten really shines), I would have to give more credit to Hendrick's (introduced a year earlier in 1999) for largely establishing the upscale gin market. Just anecdotally, I feel back in the early 2000s (and even through today), if a bar has something more upscale than say Beefeater or standard Tanqueray, it's much more likely to be Hendrick's than anything else.
Very good point. Memory was fuzzy and you're right that Hendrick's | 271 |
The Hacienda by Peter Hook
The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club, transcends the brief of the dried-out, score-settling rocker's memoir thanks to a low-temperature wit and a rich sense of place
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Peter Hook, as co-founder of Joy Division and New Order, has been shaping the course of popular music for thirty years. He provided the propulsive bass guitar melodies of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' and the bestselling 12-inch single ever, 'Blue Monday' among many other songs. As co-owner of Manchester's Hacienda club, Hook propelled the rise of acid house in the late 1980s, then suffered through its violent fall in the 1990s as gangs, drugs, greed and a hostile police force destroyed everything he and his friends had created. This is his memory of that era and 'it's far sadder, funnier, scarier and stranger' than anyone has imagined.
As young and naive musicians, the members of New Order were thrilled when their record label Factory opened a club. Yet<|fim_middle|> of renowned club dj's were launched, such as Hacienda pot collector Laurent Garnier, John Dasilva and Mike Pickering.
In 1997 the doors to the country's most famous club closed forever, but the memory, for those who lived through the highs and lows lives on in this book ,in this story, Hooky's story.
This a great read and highly recommended, not only for the true New Order/ Peter Hook fan but for anyone with an interest in the rise and fall of the Hacienda and the evolving of the British music and club scene of the 1980's and 1990's.
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The Hacienda - several things spring to mind when the name is mentioned - gangsters , guns, drugs, violence , acid house - we've heard it all before ..... Or have we?
Peter Hook, bass player in Joy Division / New Order and co-owner of the Hacienda candidly tells the story of Manchester's most iconic super club from its inception to its closure .
Hooky gives a unique insight into the heady days of club culture in Manchester. From the Ben Kelly design which went five times over budget, to police interference ,monotonous weekly management meetings and the financial nightmare that the Hacienda became. As if we wouldn't expect any less, Hooky writes the book in his typical trademark tongue in cheek fashion. Hooky's direct, tell it as it is, approach grips the reader from the start to finish. While it becomes clear throughout the book that none of those involved had any idea of how to run a successful club or bar, the excitement felt at being involved in the ever evolving music scene is evident through Hooky's enthusiastic descriptions and anecdotes.
A chapter is devoted to each year the Hacienda was open and includes 16 illustrated pictures of the Hacienda inside and out, posters, flyers and even a rare picture of the enigma, Alan Erasmus. The "What's On" section from each year lists the events that took place every month and will take many people back and jog memories for the ones who had forgotten they were there! Excerpts from the company accounts and committee meetings are also provided for each year, illustrating the costs involved and the difficulties faced financially.
This story is not just Hooky's story, but also the story of the many other people involved in The Hacienda, The Dry Bar and Factory records and how these initially separate enterprises became inextricably linked. We learn not only how the relationships of those involved developed over the years but how the careers | 562 |
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The Brooklyn-based MC earned his stripes as one of the most lyrically-gifted, socially aware and politically insightful rappers to emerge in the last 20 years.
"I'm a touring artist. I'm an artist that's internationally known. I'm not just a local artist at this point in my career. I'm cognizant of the fact that what I do is beyond where it started. I'm trying to reach the apex of where I<|fim_middle|>. | am now, but without turning my back on or dismissing what I've done before."
After nearly 20 years of releasing mesmerizing music, Talib Kweli stands as one of the world's most talented and most accomplished Hip Hop artists. Whether working with yasiin bey as one-half of Black Star, partnering with producer Hi-Tek for Reflection Eternal, releasing landmark solo material or collaborating with Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Just Blaze, J Dilla, or Madlib, Kweli commands attention by delivering top-tier lyricism, crafting captivating stories and showing the ability to rhyme over virtually any type of instrumental.
In 2011, Kweli founded Javotti Media, which is self-defined as "a platform for independent thinkers and doers." Kweli has set out to make Javotti Media (which released his 2011 album, Gutter Rainbows, and is named after his paternal grandmother) into a media powerhouse that releases music, films and books | 201 |
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A Top Residential Producer from 2014 to 2017 and a 2018 Crain's Most Influential Residential Real Estate Broker, Moon always puts relationships before money. "I've talked so many buyers out of buying, because it didn't make sense once I walked them through the realities of it," he says, noting he has also pushed sellers to hold firm and not sell their homes for less money.
"I love real estate, but the best part is meeting new people and blessing them with my hard work, integrity and passion," he says. "I have a heart to serve others, and being a Realtor gives me a great platform to do that."
In 2017, he was fortunate to meet a family through Zillow who purchased a new construction, single-family home in Lincoln Park for $2.6 million. Then he sold their $1 million condo in less than 90 days. "It was amazing to consult with them on sides of the transactions, but what I loved even more is that we are now very close and I consider them dear friends," he says.
A Certified Negotiation Expert and short sale/foreclosure representative with a home staging certification as well, Moon is constantly looking to hone his skills and continues to take classes and pursue certification. His background is in new construction development, commercial and working with investors. Fifty percent of his business comes from sellers, followed by investors and first-time homebuyers.
Moon's luxury business has grown from 20 percent to 50 percent annually since 2012. To support his growing brokerage, he added agents to his team. "Seeing someone else have success and supporting their growth is very rewarding," he says. "Coaching them drives me to evolve as a leader and not be content with my success."
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I knew Wally when he was in his late fifties. He was of medium height, with completely white hair and a bald patch in the middle, which he tried to conceal by combing the long hair from the side over it. His uniform<|fim_middle|> room. Wally had a special therapeutic effect on all of us.
At a staff Christmas party, a young doctor had just one drink—and changed completely. He had always been a very straight-laced and tight-lipped man whom I had never heard express a feeling. He suddenly and most unexpectedly embraced a very attractive young therapist and poured out his heart to her, professing how much he loved her and how totally his day revolved around seeing her on the ward, and how he just couldn't live without her. Not only was his behavior out of character, but also out of reason. She did not share his affection, and furthermore he was a married man with young children. It was Wally who took him aside while the young doctor cried pathetically.
Over the next few weeks I noticed that this doctor was spending more time in Wally's office. He seemed to be listening to the soap opera, and he was having his private cup of tea and little sandwich—with the crusts cut off— with Wally. And it all seemed to pass. After a few weeks I asked Wally how the young doctor was, and with his gentle waving-away gesture he said, "Oh, Tom will be all right. It'll sort itself out. Don't worry. It'll all be okay." Then he offered me a cup of tea.
I only once saw Wally without his Pillsbury uniform, and I was amazed by the contrast. Although I knew him well, I did not expect this. He was impeccably dressed in a pinstripe suit with a brown derby hat. My memory is unclear, but I think he had a cane. It would certainly have been in character. He looked so dapper and precise as he tipped his hat to me with his big smile—just like an upper-class Englishman out to take a stroll in the park. I realized then that I knew nothing about Wally except what he did, or really what he did not do, in the ward. I suspected that he was not married. He may have been deeply religious. It was not really important. Wally was a unique man in that hospital, where he created a climate of peace, love, security, and tenderness. He was to all of us the quiet therapist. | was all white, and on him it somehow looked more like what a cook would wear than a nurse. I often imagined how perfect he would be with a chef's hat to complete the outfit. (Years later when I came to America, I realized he was almost identical to the Pillsbury doughboy.) There was something cherubic about him, with his little paunch and his ruddy, always smiling face. He seemed so clean and happy.
His office was a very small, narrow space. At about ten o'clock every morning, the four or five doctors and half-dozen or so nurses would join Wally for morning tea. And he would have everything prepared for us. There would be little toasted sandwiches—with the crusts removed—a silver service for tea, one for coffee, and one for warm milk. We would sit or stand in Wally's homely little area and, incongruous as it may seem, surrounded as we were by charts, medication, and syringes, it somehow felt very domestic. And Wally would be clucking over us, offering more tea or sandwiches, and indulging, as was his wont, in gossip. It was all so friendly and relaxing.
We would discuss the patients and the administration. And whenever someone brought up anything that was unpleasant, Wally was always cheerful. He would say, "It'll all pass." He somehow had a way of soothing everything with a little gesture of his hand. You knew that Wally couldn't do everything, but he always gave the impression that it would turn out all right, whatever it was. He was a man who generated a sense of ease and calmness and quiet. If one of the doctors was angry when he came in, Wally would simply offer him his cup of tea and one of his little quarters of toast—with, of course, the crusts cut off—and immediately the doctor would relax. The overall mood in the room was always very pleasant. It was all due to Wally and his grace and charm.
Whenever we discussed the patients, Wally always had a kind word for them. If one of them had come back drunk and caused a disturbance, Wally would laugh about it and say, "Don't worry, he won't do it again. He's learned his lesson." And he usually had. Initially I thought Wally did not know much about the patients. I thought he was too superficial, too quick to gloss over the depth of their disturbances. But I was very wrong. I grew to respect Wally's opinion as much as I have ever respected anyone's. He knew the patients. He just didn't use big words when he talked about them. When Wally said a man required special watching, he did. When Wally said a patient was no longer deluded, he wasn't. When Wally said a man was ready to go home, he was ready. Wally always knew.
Wally never seemed to do any work. It looked as though all he did was chat and arrange a few flowers. But he could sense the feelings of the whole ward in a second, and those of everyone in it, including the staff. And there was always his smile, always the lightness, but surety, of his touch.
As soon as the morning tea break was over, Wally would enjoy his little ritual. He would turn on the radio to listen to a soap opera. We would go about our work. I used to wonder how he could listen to that rubbish. One day I realized that the patients would often go into his office and listen with him. Wally wouldn't say very much to them, but they always left looking better.
I saw that Wally's secret was the little home that was his office, and what he did there. This was not psychotherapy; it was better. It was a quiet therapy. Time and again I would see and hear a very disturbed paranoid patient scream out in the ward and then burst into Wally's little domain. Wally would just be sitting in his chair, perhaps listening to his soap opera, perhaps writing a few notes or reading the paper. He would turn to the patient and in his soft voice say, "Don't worry, just sit down and relax. We'll work something out." And the man would sit down and relax.
There would always be a singing tone, a little lilt to Wally's voice, such as a mother uses with a baby. Usually he would make the patient a cup of tea and a little sandwich—with the crusts cut off. I think Wally accomplished more with these and his soap opera than with anything else. And the patient, no matter how disturbed, would leave the office much less psychotic than he had been when he went in.
Later, Wally would tell me what had been wrong with the patient, and he would be so accurate and precise. His recommendations would always be right. He was the true professional, so at ease with his work that it seemed as though he was not even working. Of course it had taken years of experience, coupled with his personality, to reach that point.
Many patients who were admitted to that ward were in coma following a drug overdose. There would always be a sense of urgency and panic while they were being resuscitated. But Wally would remain absolutely calm, quietly directing the nursing activities and managing to produce immediately the equipment or injections we needed. It seemed that it was all done effortlessly. Whenever there were emergency resuscitation procedures to be carried out, it was easy to tell whether Wally was on duty or not by the degree of tension in the resuscitation | 1,146 |
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Going into the Super Bowl LIII match-up, the Rams vs. the Patriots, the teams were incredibly even. In the past years, the Patriots have been a force to be reckoned with, and this season was no exception. Finishing their tenth season straight being no.1 in the AFC East, it was no surprise when Tom Brady made his ninth appearance in the Super Bowl. But with the current teams on the come up in the NFL, it was a surprise when the Los Angeles Rams came up after two years of their relocation. The last season the Rams spent in St. Louis, which was 2015, they finished third in the NFC West. Their first season in LA, the team continued to finish third in the NFC West with a record of 4-12, before making huge improvement the following season, finally finishing first in the NFC West with a record of 11-5. In 2018, the Rams continued to prosper, ending regular season 13-3 and no. 1 in the NFC West.
In the beginning of the game, the Patriots started with the ball, with their offense dominating most of the game, but not scoring wise. On Brady's first pass of the night, he was intercepted by Cory Littleton, but this setback did little to affect him, as he continued strongly throughout the game. The Patriots had the ball 80 percent of the game. But nonetheless, they struggled getting on the scoreboard throughout the entire game. In the first quarter, the New England team was tearing into the defense with Sony Michel, their 31st draft pick in the 2018 NFL draft. Although the Patriots usually had the ball, the team did not score one touchdown nor field goal since Stephen Gostkowski missed his first opportunity to get on the scoreboard, but the Rams were playing great defense on the Patriots, even serving Brady his first sack of the year, and the Rams continued to look incredibly promising when they picked off Brady's first pass of the game. It was easy to tell Super Bowl LIII was going to be an interesting match-up when they ended the first quarter with no points on the board.
In the start of the second quarter, the Rams turned up the heat by strip-sacking Brady on first and ten. Even with this momentum-shifting play, both offenses remained at a stalemate until the Patriots finally got on the board with a field goal by Gostkowski with 10 minutes to go. Towards the end of the quarter, the Rams were played great defense, but the Brady-Julian Edelman connection turned on and was something fierce. At one point, Edelman was catching first downs back to back, and of course, by the end of the night, he went on to catch 10 of his 12 targets and become the Lombardi MVP Trophy winner.
By the end of the first half, the Rams got shut out and all of their drives ended in punts. While the Patriots offense had the ball most of the time, the Rams defense shined by refusing to let up.
Out of halftime, the Rams started with the ball, but Jared Goff was nearly intercepted on his first play of the third quarter. The Los Angeles team started to show their spark from regular season when they quickly bounced back with a 16 yard gain by Todd Gurley, but it was only the third first down of the game for the Rams. Like all of the other drives from the Rams, it ended in a punt.
Early in the third quarter, Patriots Safety, Patrick Chung went down with an arm injury, leaving the team down their starting safety. Despite losing him, Brady went on to speed up the tempo again, tossing to Edelman for a 27 yard gain. But the Rams defense denied the team again despite all of the spontaneous Brady-Edelman and Brady-Rob Gronkowski connections. This lead to one of the most talked about highlights of the night, Johnny Hekker, the Los Angeles Rams punter, broke the record for the longest punt in Super Bowl history by punting 65 yards out from the New England endzone. Later in the<|fim_middle|> for each. After the second first down, Gronkowski managed to put the team on first down with one yard to go. Brady handed the ball to Michel, who yet again tore into the defense, getting the first touchdown of the game with four minutes left to play.
The last drive for the Rams was very impressive. Goff was finally taking risks and fitting the ball into the tight windows the team needed. The team was gaining on the New England team, gaining first down after first down. But right as they were close enough to go for a touchdown, they became frantic with the time winding down. Down thirteen to three with eight seconds remaining, the Rams attempted a 48 yard field goal with Greg Zuerlein, one of the league's most dependable kickers. Zuerlein, who made a 53 yard field goal in the third quarter, missed the field goal and allowed the Patriots to run out the time. | quarter when the Rams regained possession of the ball, they continued to storm down the field. In one particular play towards the end of the third, Goff threw a high ball into the endzone to a wide-open receiver, but it was broken up by the Patriots cornerback, Jason McCourty, in one of the most underrated plays of the game. It was a pure hustle play for McCourty. He spotted the high throw to the open receiver and dashed into the endzone from across the field to break it up, not showing one bit of hesitation.
When the final quarter came around, the Patriots offense finally began to score after Gronkowski and Brady paved the way with two back to back first downs with more than a 10 yard gain | 151 |
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Author Christiane Birr
Posted on Monday March 7th, 2022 Monday March 7th, 2022
The "discovery" of America, a continent without precedents in the history of the Western culture, had a major impact on the way in which knowledge was produced by European scholars. Topics such as the impact of late fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century geographical discoveries on early modern Iberoamerican natural history, cosmographical, and medical knowledge and the parallel extension of empiricist imperial techniques in the Iberian monarchies during the sixteenth century have been already well established in historical research. On the contrary, scholars have approached only superficially the way in which other "discoveries" – of peoples,<|fim_middle|> José Luis Egío, Juan de Solórzano Pereira, Tomás de Mercado
"Just dominion: whatever may have been the right and justice in the beginning": Reading Course of Alonso de la Vera Cruz' Relectio De dominio infidelium et iusto bello, 10-12 April 2019
Author Andreas Wagner
Posted on Thursday February 14th, 2019 Thursday November 14th, 2019
The project "The School of Salamanca. A Digital Collection of Sources and a Dictionary of its Juridical-Political Language" invites applications for its second Reading Course:
The discovery and conquest of America in the Early Modern era gave rise to intense debate among European jurists, theologians, and philosophers. Due to the leading role played by the Spanish monarchy in this process of conquests and assimilation of American indigenous peoples, most of the Iberian 'intellectuals' took part in the polemic. One of the major figures of this debate – as well as of the School of Salamanca – was the Augustinian monk and professor of theology Alonso de la Vera Cruz († 1584).
While doctrines of authors such as Vitoria and Soto, considered by the historiography as founders of the School of Salamanca, are well known and have aroused the interest of the international scientific community, little attention has so far been paid to Alonso de la Vera Cruz. First holder of the chairs of Sacred Scripture and S. Thomas at the newly established University of Mexico, he can be considered as the teacher who first introduced western philosophy in America.
Vera Cruz wrote the Relectio De dominio infidelium et iusto bello for the inauguration of the University of Mexico (1553). The text is a polemical reflection about the dilemmas related to the process of conquest and subordination of native American peoples which was then still in progress. Having always in mind the famous Relectio De Indis (1539) held by Francisco de Vitoria at the University of Salamanca some years before (with Vera Cruz already overseas), we will discuss the similarities and differences between the legal and political thinking of both authors.
Vera Cruz focusses on two aspects of the Spanish colonial presence in America: the justification of Spanish rule and of the power change from the indigenous rulers to the king of Castile, and that of the legal and moral relations between Spanish settlers, the so-called encomenderos, and the indigenous population. We will analyse Vera Cruz' juridical positions regarding political dominion, socio-economic domination and questions of private property in America, but we will also look at the religious elements inextricably linked to the political issues, and, in particular, at strategies of evangelization and conversion.
On a methodological level, we will discuss the structure of argumentation as well as the handling of authors, authorities, and citations. By approaching these quintessential features of early modern scholasticism, the participants will gain experience in handling the complex texts of early modern European academia.
The Reading Course addresses advanced students, doctoral students and post-docs from legal studies, philosophy, history, theology, and political sciences. Working language will be English.
Participants working on a research project of their own (master or doctoral thesis) are invited to present and discuss their work during a special section of the Reading Course.
Max Planck Institute for European Legal History
Hansaallee 41
Program's Draft
Greeting, Introduction: Historical Context and Sources
Question: What is dominium? Legal/moral foundations and practical experiences after 60 years of Spanish presence in America
Reading and Discussion
Project presentations of the participants and of the School of Salamanca
Evening:
Final Discussion
Please send your application documents until March 17, 2019 to salamanca@rg.mpg.de.
Required documents for the application are a CV, a letter of motivation, and, if applicable, a project summary.
Advanced students, early-stage graduates, PhD candidates, post-docs
Working knowledge of English is required; German is not a prerequisite
Basic knowledge of Latin is of advantage
There is no participation fee. Accommodation will be provided by the organisers. Participants, however, will be responsible for covering their travel expenses.
Project The School of Salamanca
Dr. Christiane Birr, Dr. José Luis Egío, Dr. Andreas Wagner
salamanca@rg.mpg.de
Categories Events, MiscellaneousTags Alonso de la Vera Cruz, Andreas Wagner, Dominium, José Luis Egío, Reading Course | customs, practices, and normativities – affected legal thought.
Analysing in detail the writings of jurists and moral theologians trained at Salamanca or at the recently created Spanish American Universities, José Luis Egío shows in his most recent publication how the experience of the foreign lands became Continue reading "New Publication: "Travelling Scholastics" – The Contribution of Salamanca Scholastics to the Emergence of an Empirical Normative Authority in Early Modern Period"
Categories Allgemein, PublicationsTags Alonso de la Vera Cruz, Alonso de Zorita, Antonio León Pinela, | 124 |
PREPZONE - BASEBALL
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: John Carroll wins in final at-bat
Mike Pedersen scored from third base on Mario Presutti's infield grounder in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday to give John Carroll Catholic High School's baseball team a 2-1 win against Highlands Christian at Bob Gladwin Complex.
Pedersen hit a leadoff double to center field and moved to third on Royce Neill's sacrifice before scoring the game-winning run for John Carroll (6-6, 3-0 District 7-3A).
<|fim_middle|> pitched the final three innings, getting a strikeout with a runner on third base in the seventh inning to end it.
Community hosts Marathon at noon Saturday. | Harrison Stacy went 2 for 3 with one RBI and Keenan Bryant reached base four times, including three walks.
Logan Willems and Joey LeClair combined on a five-hitter with six strikeouts.
Highlands is 4-8, 2-2.
Vero Beach 7, St. Lucie West Centennial 4: Reid Bass went 3 for 3 with one run and two RBIs as the Fighting Indians rallied to remain undefeated in District 7-9A.
Drake Rodriguez added two hits and one RBI for Vero Beach (11-1, 5-0 district), which scored five runs in the fourth inning to erase a 2-0 deficit.
David Enrico scored two runs.
David Luethje allowed seven hits over four innings.
Caleb Yancy had two hits and two RBIs for Centennial (5-5, 2-3).
Fort Pierce Central 2, Treasure Coast 1: Brandon Stone went 1 for 3 with three stolen bases as the Cobras won at Treasure Coast.
Colin Sullivan pitched a complete game and struck out five for Fort Pierce Central (6-6).
Matt Almeida went 1 for 3 with an RBI, Thomas Salerno had two hits and Kolby Marreel doubled.
Sebastian Martinez struck out six in 5⅔ innings.
Fort Pierce Central plays March 29 at Port St. Lucie. Treasure Coast competes in the Palm Bay Spring Tournament beginning Monday.
South Fork 7, Harmony 3: Andrew Carson hit a first-inning grand slam as the Bulldogs closed out the Hall of Fame Classic with a 2-2 record.
Jacob Travis and Jacob Winger had two hits and one run apiece for South Fork (8-8).
Dalton Deakins went 1 for 3 with two runs and one RBI.
John Resnik and Mike Polk combined on a five-hitter with 11 strikeouts.
South Fork plays at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Jensen Beach.
Trinity Christian 6, Jensen Beach 0: Angel Tiburcio went 3 for 4 with a home run, two runs and four RBIs as the Warriors won in the Hall of Fame Classic at Pompano Beach.
Aldrich DeJongh pitched a two-hitter and struck out 13 for Trinity Christian (8-6).
Wade Walton allowed two hits and struck out eight in 5⅔ innings for Jensen Beach (8-6), which finished 2-2 in the tournament.
Palmetto Ridge 6, Okeechobee 5: Jose Rodriguez went 3 for 3 with one run and one RBI as the Bears (9-6) won in the Florida League Invitational Showcase at Sanford.
Gabe Greseth went 3 for 4 for Okeechobee (6-7), which finished 0-4 in the tournament. Greseth batted .545 (6 of 11).
Zeke Mathews added two hits. Eli Finney and Jarred Morgan had one hit and one RBI apiece.
Armando Rodriguez scored two runs.
Community Christian 7, Atlantic Christian 6: Vinnie Felicione allowed one hit in four innings to lead the Cougars at West Palm Beach.
Joshua Hoadley had two RBIs for Community Christian (4-5, 3-2 district).
Jared Foster | 711 |
How Do I Throw One?
So there are five variables involved in a boomerang flight. For a boomerang to actually travel in a circle and come back to its starting point, all of these forces have to be balanced<|fim_middle|> especially a heavier model. When you throw the boomerang, you must keep your eye on it at all times or it could hit you on the return. If you lose track of its path, duck and cover your head rather than trying to figure out where it is. Boomerangs move quickly, with a lot of force.
Your first attempt will probably end up on the ground, as will your second and third, so don't try to learn with an expensive hand-carved model -- pick up a cheap plastic design at the toy store. Boomeranging is a difficult skill, but it can be a lot of fun to practice. It's certainly a satisfying accomplishment when the boomerang actually comes right back to you and you catch it perfectly! | in just the right way. To accomplish this, you need a well-designed boomerang and a correct throw. In cartoons, the boomerang takes care of all the work and pretty much anyone can get the boomerang to return on the first try. Any boomerang enthusiast will tell you, however, that the only way to consistently make good throws is to practice good technique. In this section, we'll give you the basics so you can get started on perfecting your throw.
Hold the boomerang as shown in the diagram above, with the V-point, called the elbow, pointing toward you, and with the flat side facing out. Hold the boomerang at the end of the bottom wing, with a light pinch-like grip. This boomerang is designed for a right-handed person -- when you hold it correctly with your right hand, the curved edge is on the left and the top wing's leading edge is facing away from you. It probably won't travel back to you if you throw it with your left hand. If you are left-handed, make sure you get a left-handed boomerang -- one that is a mirror image of the boomerang in this illustration. Colorado Boomerangs sells a variety of boomerang styles, and the company says that every model is available in a left-handed version. If you are throwing with your left hand, hold the boomerang so that it is tilted to the left, with the curved side facing to the right. A right-handed boomerang will travel in a counter-clockwise circle and a left-handed boomerang will travel in a clockwise circle.
When you have set your grip on the boomerang and you have oriented yourself in relation to the wind, bring the boomerang back behind you and snap it forward as if you were throwing a baseball. It is very important to snap your wrist as you release the boomerang so that it has a good spin to it. Spin is the most important thing in a boomerang throw -- it's what makes the boomerang travel in a curved path.
When you throw the boomerang vertically, the uneven force on the top of the spin tilts the axis down gradually, so it should come back to you lying down horizontally, as a Frisbee would. But don't try to catch it with one hand -- the spinning blades could really hurt you. The safe way to catch a returning boomerang is to clap it between your two hands. Always be careful when playing with a boomerang, | 518 |
Attitudes & Attire Boutique The Attitudes & Attire™ boutique is where our clients select the clothing and accessories for the next phase of their journey. Neatly organized and arranged similar to an upscale retail shop, our boutique is filled with fashionable, high quality suits and separates along with handbags, jewelry, scarves and hosiery thanks to the generosity of donors and our partnerships with various retailers. However, we are always in need of donations to ensure that our clients have a full selection of sizes and outfits appropriate for the season.
With one-on-one assistance from staff and volunteers, our clients 'shop'<|fim_middle|> are shared—as our clients and volunteers experience the fun of fashion and the power of women supporting each other. | the boutique to find the best-fitting and most flattering styles for their current workplace or upcoming interviews. It is during this session, also known as the 'first dressing', that many clients experience a powerful transformation, often seeing themselves in a new way for the first time. Volunteers serve as personal stylists, sometimes encouraging our clients to go beyond their comfort zone by trying a new style or color.
The boutique is a special place—where laughter, hugs and and even tears | 94 |
This year the children were very excited about Halloween and couldn't wait to<|fim_middle|> from a proper little cup and saucer. They also enjoyed a large shortbread biscuit each covered in chocolate toppings!
All in all a fabulously pleasant and enjoyable Halloween weekend had by all the family! | celebrate. Miss M was keen to dress up although Mister B just wanted to wear his scary hat. Miss M wanted a new outfit so we set off to Tesco and she picked a sparkly black and silver dress and mask. She also added some coloured hair clips with coloured strands hanging from them to spook her hair up a bit.
We then headed home to carve our pumpkins that I'd bought a couple of weeks earlier (after previous years experience of not being able to buy within a few days of Halloween itself!). Having left it a little late in the day to carve them, I decided to let the ever eager Miss M carve one and daddy do the other while I turned the insides into a delicious, warming soup! Daddy carved a Spiderman face for Mister B and Miss M attempted her first pumpkin face.
The evening was soon upon us and the children were eager to go trick or treating. We met up with a few neighbours and followed the children up the road and around the block, only knocking on doors with a pumpkin in sight! I have to say I was quite surprised by their haul, it'll certainly keep them filled up with sweet treats for a few weeks, although Mister B, bless him, chose an orange from one house which he declared his favourite thing from his trick or treating haul and ate it straightaway!
The next day we decided to continue the Halloween theme and visit our local National Trust property, Saltram House to do their pumpkin trail around the grounds. The children love running around in the fresh air and with the added excitement of finding the pumpkins it kept them more than occupied.
I love all the views from Saltram across the estuary, you are so close to the city centre yet feel so far away!
Once the trail was complete and the children had handed in their clipboards we headed into the gardens of the wonderful Saltram House. I just adore the exterior of the building and always have to stand and admire it each time I visit.
The gardens still had a lot of the traditional garden games on the lawn which the children love and can play endlessly which is fabulous. Such simple, classic games but so much fun, we played skittles, croquet, quoits and then they practising goal shooting in the football net.
It was then time for some refreshments and instead of heading to the usual cafe we decided to try the new Edwardian cafe that opened this year to the side of the lawn for some tea and cake! In vintage style with white linen table cloths, flowers and proper teapots, cups and saucers, it felt much more elegant and refined than the traditional cafe. Miss M was loving it and so impressed that she got to pour her hot chocolate from a teapot and drink it | 557 |
Laura and Ben's Cleethorpes wedding photography highlights one of those rare days in English summertime where the weather behaves itself. Seaside weddings should, after all, be sunny!
Cleethorpes Pier is such a wonderful place to get married. It's a developing seaside resort with a mini fairground on the beach – and yes we did have a go! Also, on a sunny day like this people are walking around eating fish and chips. Therefore, you really get that old-fashioned British summer holiday feeling.
This wonderful day actually started for me the night before. Our Bride and Groom extended a lovely invitation for me to join them with their friends and family at a lovely little bar called The Tale of Two the night before their nuptials. It was lovely to meet them all before the big day – I felt<|fim_middle|> the bride and groom and I went out again for some more Cleethorpes Wedding Photography. The shots that we managed to capture were spectacular. Walking on the beach, on the carousel at the fairground and on the famous Ross Castle at Cleethorpes. I always keep these couples shots natural, with very little posing. I believe that the best wedding photographs capture real moments and emotions.
We finished off the day's celebrations with the first dance inside the Pier at Cleethorpes, and the night was full of dancing and merrymaking long into the wee hours. You will see a few of these moments towards the end of the collection.
Overall this was a wedding to remember, and as you can see from the photos I didn't want to leave! I hope you enjoy the following wedding photography, the highlights of Laura and Ben's big day at Cleethorpes and the pier at Cleethorpes.
If you are thinking about getting married at the Pier at Cleethorpes, then please do get in touch with me to discuss your Cleethorpes Wedding Photography. | like I knew everyone by the next morning.
Our blushing Bride Laura wore a beautiful yet minimalist white A-Line wedding gown from New York Bride in Sheffield. She wore this with complimenting shoes from Pink Paradox London. She also wore a flowered tiara which her grandmother wore at her wedding in 1939 – such a beautiful touch. Her wedding bouquet was by Crosskills of Grimsby and accessories were from Glitsy Secrets. Her four bridesmaids all wore aqua and the flower girls looked very pretty in baby blue.
Our Groom Ben wore a navy suit from Next, white shirt accented with a pink tie. This contrasted with the groomsmen's baby blue. They all wore gypsy buttonholes, Ben's featured a pink rose centrepiece to contrast.
Laura's bridal preparation took place in the Burlington Hotel in Cleethorpes. The wedding party walked to St. Andrews Church from the hotel.
Laura was walked down the aisle by her proud father John. The couple exchanged a cuddle and a giggle when they saw each other. Following a beautiful ceremony at the church and the signing of the register, the entire wedding party walked back down to the Pier at Cleethorpes for the wedding breakfast.
The speeches were eventful to say the least! The father of the bride got a name wrong and the father of the groom edged on the risky side of hilarity. This of course made for some fantastic Cleethorpes wedding photography of the guests reactions!
We were very lucky to have had some beautiful light for golden hour. Therefore, | 321 |
This is my Portal 2 post. ;) I'm going to put most of it behind a cut<|fim_middle|>? Why wouldn't Shepard save the galaxy?). This scene broke that, because it made it appear to me that I would have a choice in the matter (Destroy GlaDOS or help her? Side with her or Wheatley?), but that I never really did and I was bound to go with a single option whether I like it or not.
I nearly gave the game up entirely but K talked me into finishing. I can't say I like how it ended either.. I felt Wheatley was generally a "good" AI who was corrupted by the system, while GlaDOS was clearly evil with or without it, but the game forced me to dump Wheatley in favor of her.
I get that Portal is a comedy at heart and that I'm probably taking it all a little too seriously, but I think there were a lot of different ways that Valve could've told the story without making me feel like I was being forced to do things that were contrary to the characters I had grown to appreciate. In an otherwise expertly designed game, it was a huge flaw in my mind.
For me, the GLaDOS = Caroline bit worked because of how it ends - GLaDOS discovers she has a conscience, and as soon as she figures it out (and gets back in her body where she has the processing power to act) she *deletes* it. So you have this set-up for a cheesy redemption narrative (oh really, the psychopathic AI discovers a conscience?) and then GLaDOS simply says "Nah." | for the sake of avoiding spoilers, particularly of the single-player campaign. I'm nice like that. Orange wouldn't do that for you, and Blue and I both know it.
I honestly have to just make a big fat bullet list, because there are so many things we can all talk about.
Wheatley's comments on how "some guy" took down GLaDOS, right before you wake her up, fascinated me. It's a throw-away line but it's a great example of how so many things default to male -- because you the player, you the character, and GLaDOS all know that Portal the first was an all-female cast.
Speaking of female casting, in Portal 2 you get to see Chell a lot because of where the rooms require portal placement. You also have GLaDOS and Wheatley referring to "she" and "her" a lot. In short, despite being a classic Valve mute first-person character (and self-referentially called out on it), the game does a good job of reminding you you're a girl. And even though there are now male sidekicks and antagonists -- in the form of Wheatley and Cave Johnson, mainly -- the voice that carries the game is still GLaDOS.
And lest we ever, ever forget -- it's good writing that sells a game. Snappy dialogue is worth its weight in gold.
In writing -- I loved the way they told the history of Aperture Science. The line from, "Welcome, Olympians!" to, "You may remember us from the missing astronaut hearings" through Cave Johnson's last recordings was just brilliant.
In that vein, my favorite room was the 1976 one, the deconstructed, abstract, essence-of-chamber room where the cube, button, and you were on three different platforms in space (not to mention a fourth platform and, finally, the exit). That was the room that made the game for me, because it forced me to stop and think: "What problem is it that I need to solve?" and then to break down everything into its logical, component steps. That was a vital piece of training, without which I would not have made it through the rest of the game.
Speaking of the rest of the game, I thought in general the learning curve was quite good. I was grateful to avoid the reflex-action, shoot-while-moving-and-nausea-be-damned puzzles that the later test chambers of the first game were full of. I'm actually good at speedy-thing-goes-in, speedy-thing-comes-out thinking (and had a lot of fun with it once the gels were involved) but not that good at avoiding motion sickness while hurtling through space at a 90 degree angle to reality.
I am good at orange and blue gel puzzles. My brain deals well with that particular application of physics.
I am really, really bad at light bridge and excursion funnel puzzles. My brain just doesn't deal well with that particular application of physics.
I loved the use of achievement / trophy names as non-spoiler spoilers, particularly: "The Part Where He Kills You -- This Is That Part" and "Lunacy -- That Just Happened..."
And then there are the turrets.
Oh, turrets. I don't even know where to begin with you. The ascent out of Aperture Science at the end (p.s. where the hell was my deer, I was expecting a deer, even the cake was real eventually, where is my deer in the grass) might just have been the creepiest part of the game. What a ... serenade?
Except it's the second-creepiest, because when I switched the turret production quality scanner, the last turret I saw tossed into the bin called, "But I did everything riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight..."
Also speaking of turrets, I guess it's just not a video game if Nolan North isn't in it somewhere.
So, in short: I loved it and could quote Cave Johnson and GLaDOS lines all day.
The craft put into the Portal games was incredible. The use of puzzle physics. The dialog. The inane banter that actually counts toward something. And now with Portal 2, you get the backstory as you're dropped into the past buried under the structure of Aperture Science. That part of the game, the maps through the old pre-Portal environs, with Cave Johnson nattering in the background (and PotatOS gleefully cheering Cave on), were the most fun.
Since spoilers are okay here, I love the way they laid the groundwork for your final port, with the seemingly throwaway Cave Johnson line about the white gel being made with moon dust.
I love the turrets. Guilt trips and all. Guess I have something to look forward to after the final battle (which at the rate I am going I may never get through, ever, and I am tired).
I'll see your bullet points, and raise you... some more bullets. We're a Tarantino film up in this grill!
-I, too, really appreciated the learning curve and the absence of the reflex-heavy puzzles. Even the finale had a resetting clock, which I liked.
-However, I hated the "Where's Waldo" style "look a mile away for a tiny door/white spot" puzzles. Some of those were the most frustrating for the longest time simply because I couldn't figure out whether I was supposed to be focusing on what was available around me or what was far away.
-I liked the new elements that were added to create new challenges [goos, bridges, beams, etc]. I never really found myself tired of a specific element.
-However,the underground puzzles seemed to go on forever. I had no idea how much further I had to go or whether I would ever get out, and it got rather "existential trap" for me after awhile.
-I'm still undecided about the Caroline=GLaDOS bit. I guess I don't really see enough of Caroline in GLaDOS to make that plot point useful. The addictive/punishing dynamics of being "the core" were also... interesting, but I felt like they were just failed attempts to make us feel sorry for/feel bad for GLaDOS that were unnecessary. Maybe it just didn't work for me, I dunno.
-Definite favorite quotation: "I was just studying sharks in preparation for the next test. Do you know who else kills people who are only trying to help them? I bet you were going to say sharks, but you're wrong. Only you would pointlessly murder someone."
-Runner-up: All areas minor serious brain damage.
-Personal sidenote: GLaDOS's passive-aggressiveness was really racheted up after her death. The writers really leveraged the "You tried to kill me!" angle well, to the point where I thought "Hey, she really reminds me of my father."
Overall, I'd give it a 9/10. Despite its flaws, it was quite engaging, humorous, and well-characterized. Would that other games were so well-crafted.
chapter 9 is incredible, except for the anticlimactic boss fight. it felt like the beginning of the original half-life, where all of a sudden the whole place is falling to pieces around you and you need to crowbar (portal) your way to uncertain safety. i seriously kept looking around for head crabs to jump out at me.
and cave johnson is priceless. i confess that i don't find glados to be as interesting this time around, but cave johnson is hilarious.
Well, I dunno about 5 years of lag time. 2 or 3 seems to be my average...and I've got 3 games that were released last year, even! P2 probably won't be on the list until Christmas though.
I'm still undecided about the Caroline=GLaDOS bit. I guess I don't really see enough of Caroline in GLaDOS to make that plot point useful. The addictive/punishing dynamics of being "the core" were also... interesting, but I felt like they were just failed attempts to make us feel sorry for/feel bad for GLaDOS that were unnecessary. Maybe it just didn't work for me, I dunno.
My impression by the end was that Caroline may have been the original GLaDOS core in the late 1980s or early 1990s, but that by the time Chell meets GLaDOS in the first game she's down to being one personality core at best -- and two hundred years later, she's at most an easily overridden and often misplaced personality core.
And that's another example of perfect writing. It's a throw-away line, and yet suddenly, there you are, about to get killed, and you look out of the broken roof and hear, "moon rocks..." in your head and think, "...really?"
I played Bioshock in 2010 and Mass Effect in 2011, so mostly I'm right there with you, haha.
This makes me want to play whatever game you are talking about. It sounds absurd!
Overall I felt that Portal 2 was just as sharply written as the first game, but there is one major point where the game just started to feel all wrong to me.
The overarching plot of Portal 1 is really Chell vs. GlaDOS. In Portal 2, GlaDOS is pretty bitter about it, and continues to try to kill Chell in myriad ways.
But then GlaDOS is rendered helpless and stashed in a potato. When you find the potato in 70s Aperture Science, she asks you to take her with you to replace Wheatley before he destroys Aperture Science.
My problem with it: Why in God's name would anyone want to do that?
It makes no sense. Here's the malevolent AI who wants you dead, and she's asking you to help her. The only evidence that you have at that point that Wheatley might destroy Aperture are some distant rumbling sounds. GlaDOS has been a proven schemer and liar so there's not a whole lot of reason given to trust her. She's exceedingly likely to betray you given first opportunity. So why save her? Why bring her back to power? Why would Chell choose to trust her mortal enemy on her word alone?
And even if she's right, what's the worst that happens? Aperture is destroyed, preventing anyone else from falling prey to its malevolent experiments. That doesn't sound so bad to me.
All I wanted to do when I found the potato was destroy it. Hurl it into the abyss. Mash it into a side item and put gravy on it. But the game wouldn't let me. The game forced me as a player to act completely contrary to what I felt anyone would normally act. And I hated it for that.
What really irked me about it was that I feel video games as an interactive medium are all about the player having a choice. In occasions where the player doesn't have one, then the game should at least put up the illusion of a choice, where anyone who doesn't choose it would be pretty stupid (Why wouldn't Guybrush save Elaine | 2,339 |
Paws & Pints, a canine retreat with a park, vet and bar in Des Moines, prepares for launch
In times of uncertainty, people look to man's best friend.
Millions of pets found homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, even earning dogs the nickname pandemic puppies. And similarly, spending on pets trended upward during the pandemic as more households adopted pets that did not own animals previously.
Now as many humans return to in-person work, one business in Des Moines will offer Iowans a plethora of ways to still pamper and spend time with their pandemic pup — all under one roof.
Paws & Pints, a one-stop shop that will provide a destination experience for dogs and owners alike, broke ground on May 20, 2021, at 6218 Willowmere Drive in Des Moines. The 4.5-acre location just south of Water Works Park houses the 33<|fim_middle|>, 6218 Willowmere Drive, Des Moines. Open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Grace Altenhofen is a news reporter for the Des Moines Register. She can be reached at galtenhofen@registermedia.com or on Twitter @gracealtenhofen.
source: desmoinesregister.com
Kids and pups compete at Kodiak 4-H annual dog show
Dylan Simard August 8, 2022 Community, News, Newsflash 110 Views Listen to this story; Kodiak 4-H held its annual dog show over the weekend. Members trained their family pets, and ... | ,000-square-foot "ultimate canine retreat."
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Paws & Pints is set to open by Aug. 22. The facility will be an all-in-one doggy destination with four main businesses:
Human visitors will have access to a full-service bar, food trucks and a live-music stage.
Kyle and Megan Casey of Norwalk didn't always know they would run a dog utopia.
"I kind of jokingly say that the love for our beloved (dog) Porter changed the trajectory of our lives," Kyle said. "We were in corporate America and hated it. After 16 years of it, I had to do something. I was going crazy."
During a road trip with their Bernese mountain dogs Porter and Kora, the Caseys discovered a dog park combined with a bar in Denver.
"We found a dog park bar concept that wasn't anything super glamorous, but we could quickly tell, 'Man, this brings things dogs like to do, and their owners have something to do…this place is really onto something,'" Megan said.
A few months later, the couple began working on Paws & Pints. For research, they took their pups to dog-friendly pubs and destinations across the United States, with stops in Kansas City, Denver, Florida, Dallas, Minneapolis and Seattle.
The Caseys believe that Paws & Pints fills a need for dog owners who otherwise crisscross the metro for various services for their pets. Megan said she used to take the couple's dogs to a dog park in Waukee, a veterinarian in Indianola and a groomer in Ankeny — quite a distance from the couple's home in Norwalk.
"The thought was, let's kind of pull 'doggy Disneyland' and everything fun for dogs and their owners under one roof, with also all of your less glamorous but necessary dog services," Megan said.
That's exactly what the couple went about doing — only to have their progress slowed by the pandemic.
"It's definitely been a journey of sorts," Kyle said. "Capital raising is not easy, especially doing it through a worldwide pandemic."
Paws & Pints is one of the first businesses in the Des Moines area to combine multiple dog-related services with a human bar and social venue under one roof. The Caseys often received a "sort of like a deer in headlights" look from people when they explained their business idea early on, according to Megan, but dog park bars popping up across the country are proving to be popular.
The pair immersed themselves in the dog world over the past few years, learning everything they could about nutrition, grooming products and the best equipment to use.
"From our mentors and from just being dog owners for as long as we have, we knew exactly what experience we wanted to give our fellow dog owners," Kyle said. "In the hotel and spa side, we had the attention to detail with everything from the brands we have in retail, to how we groom our dogs, to the little things that we do in day care and lodging differently."
The couple's beloved Bernese mountain dog Porter did not live to see Paws & Pints' opening, but the Caseys have made new additions to their family. Bernese mountain dog Kora, 5, is now an older sister to Murphy, a 4-year-old Shar-Pei, and Myers, a 1-year-old Bernese mountain dog.
And of course, Kora, Murphy and Myers were among the first pups to test out the facilities at Paws & Pints.
"Kora likes to bark at everyone as they come in and welcome them to her park," Megan said.
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As the staff works through final details and prepares for the grand opening, interest in Paws & Pints has only grown.
"People are very excited," Megan said. "We've had founding members asking for months when they could start getting appointments booked."
More than 3,000 households have registered on the Paws & Pints website to receive info on memberships or services, according to Kyle. Paws & Pints has about 300 founding members who will pay a discounted member rate instead of the standard $49 per month.
The monthly membership includes unlimited use of the dog park, $1 off human drinks and 10% off all other services, including the retail store, grooming and veterinary visits.
Paws & Pints let the 300 founding members in the facility before the official grand opening.
"The feedback's been good," Kyle said. "There are challenges with every startup, especially ones that have all the features we have. It's not easy pulling all this off at one time."
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And it is tough. The couple doesn't foresee the entire facility opening in mid-August, as work still needs to be completed on part of the outdoor dog park.
Paws & Pints is still looking to fill available positions, jobs that include employees' biggest perk: bringing their dogs to work every day.
For the bar, the couple collaborated with Kinship Brewing Co. in Waukee to create a special beer dedicated to their late dog, Porter, called Off the Leash. For every draft sold, $1 will be donated to an animal foundation or rescue.
The bar plans to serve cocktails and 20 craft beers on tap, with a small menu for humans and dogs on the way. The Caseys plan to serve turkey and sweet potatoes among the canine-friendly dishes and Clive-based 5 Borough Bagels for humans from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays.
Though Paws and Pints is a membership-based facility, dogs can gain one-day access for $5. Humans without dogs are also welcome.
For more information about Paws & Pints and its services, visit pawsandpintsdsm.com. Download the Paws & Pints app from the app store to purchase a membership, build a doggy profile with vaccination records and schedule day care or grooming services.
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Robin Fisk is the Senior Vice President for the Occupational Health Practice Area. Robin joined Fedcap after a long career as a health lawyer. Pursuing her longstanding interest in improving the way services are delivered, she recently completed her Masters of Health Care Delivery Science, a program jointly sponsored by the Tuck School and the Dartmouth Institute. Robin is interested in ways to improve the patient's health by comprehensively addressing the medical and social issues they face. In her past life<|fim_middle|> ago. | as a lawyer, she advised providers, practitioners and managed care organizations. She is looking forward to using this knowledge to lead Fedcap's Occupational Health practice and to integrate Fedcap's services with traditional medical care to move patients through illness and into the work force.
In addition to serving as Fedcap's Senior Vice President of Occupational Health, Robin is on the Board of Speare Memorial Hospital, a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the American Health Lawyers Association and former Chair of the New Hampshire Bar Association's Health Law Section. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and Boston University School of Law a very long time | 123 |
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• Failure is not an accident – They either set themselves up for it, or they don't. Failures become failures long before they are recognized. Repeating the same errors in judgement, failing to develop disciplines, stopping the learning process and not working smart, the decisions made today will determine where someone is tomorrow.
Help your people fight through the fog and see they are responsible, they are accountable and the consequences they reap are a direct result of the behaviors they sow.
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MADELEINE HUTCHINS: ACTOR AND EXPLORER OF MOVEMENT AND CREATIVITY
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Madeleine was born into a family of musicians and spent her early childhood in Nuremberg Germany where her Father played in the Philharmonic Orchestra. At the age of seven she moved to the South Coast of England and in her late teens came to London to study Acting at East 15 Acting School, which was founded by avant-garde theatre practitioner Joan Littlewood.
Having both British and American citizenship Madeleine has worked extensively in theatre nationally and internationally including Theatre Royal Bath, The Garrick (West End), B.A.M (New York) and the McCarter Theatre in Princeton. She also spent a number of years<|fim_middle|> as Carol in NASTY
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Madeleine teaches a regular class at Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop. She has also taught extensively at the Rose Theatre in Kingston and Park Theatre in North London. Most recently she has been coaching young actors at East 15 Acting School. Body, breath and instinctual movement encompass her teaching with the emphasis on real feeling, not right feeling.
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Art is an act of tuning in and dropping down the well. It is as though all the stories paintings, music and performances in the world live just under the surface of our normal consciousness.
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©2019 by Madeleine Hutchins. | touring with the Peter Hall Company and has made many trips back to Germany to work at Hamburg's English Theatre. Memorable roles include, Sorel in HAY FEVER, Gloria in YOU NEVER CAN TELL, Steph in REASONS TO BE PRETTY, Vivie in MRS.WARREN'S PROFESSION, Olivia in STONE COLD MURDER, Jemma in DON'T LOSE THE PLACE and Gretchen in BOEING BOEING.
For film, television & theatre Madeleine is represented by Daniel Tasker at Billboard Personal Management
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Meet the Parents
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Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.
Rating: 7.0/10 (124,775 voted)
Critic's Score: 73/100
Director: Jay Roach
Stars: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo
A Jewish male nurse plans to ask his live-in girl friend to marry him. However, he learns that her strict father expects to be asked for his daughter's hand before she can accept. Thus begins the visit from Hell as the two travel to meet Mom and Dad, who turns out to be former CIA with a lie detector in the basement. Coincidentally, a sister also has announced her wedding to a young doctor. Of course everything that can go wrong, does, including the disappearance of Dad's beloved Himalayan cat, Jinxie.
Writers: Greg Glienna, Mary Ruth Clarke
Robert De Niro - Jack Byrnes
Ben Stiller - Gaylord 'Greg' Focker
Teri Polo - Pam By<|fim_middle|>ies of the year, De Niro and Stiller make the perfect comedy pair. *** (out of four)
MEET THE PARENTS / (2000) *** (out of four)
By Blake French:
The main character in "Meet The Parents" is a Chicago-based male nurse, Greg Focker (pronounced just how it is spelled) who realizes how unlucky a person can be. He is about to propose to his schoolteacher girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo), when her sister Debbie (Nicole Dehuff) calls and explains that her new fiancé, Dr. Bob Banks (Tom McCarthy), received a blessing from her father before he asked the question. This information makes Greg reconsider his method of choice, and instead jumps at the opportunity to meet Pam's overprotective parents when they fly to the east coast two weeks later to arrange Debbie's wedding.
At the airport, the attendants loose Greg's parcels. Thus he arrives without any luggage. Once at Pam's parent's house, they exchange greetings and aquatint themselves with each other. Pam's parents, Jack and Dina Byrnes (Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner) learn about Greg's unusual last name, that he does not like cats, and is a male nurse, all facts that do not settle well with Pam's father. Greg does manage to gift Jack with a pleasant supply of rare flowers. However, even though Pam explained to Greg that her dad is in the hobby of rare flowers, he does not seem too impressed.
Even More complications ensue, especially when Greg learns of Jack's peculiar behaviors and suspicious gadgets, such as a polygraph and hidden cameras placed in every room of the house, as well as meeting Pam's brother, Denny (Jon Abrahams), and Debbie's soon to be in laws, Larry (James Rebhorn), and Linda Banks (Phillis George), and Pam's wealthy ex-fiancée, Kevin Rawley (Owen Wilson). Soon, Greg's chances of receiving Jack's permission to wed his daughter become less and less probable as his bad luck only manages to increase.
The film introduces Greg and Pam with silly quirks that come up later in the story. Pam's parents are also quite the treat; the movie does not go over the top but portrays them with serious humor and charismatic wit. It is De Niro and Stiller who make the movie, however. They form an very effective comedic chemistry, even more amusing than the likable shtick between De Niro and Billy Crystal in "Analyze This." The filmmakers take advantage of the phenomenal tension between Greg and Jack, and place them in one hilarious situation after another.
While outrageous and at times explosively funny, director Jay Roach takes the plot seriously. His previous films, including the Austin Powers films and "Mystery, Alaska," have had trouble with taking anything seriously. But "Meet The Parents" has emotional connections, develops solid empathy for Greg, and we really believe he has something precious that can be lost: Pam.
The movie does not completely develop romantic chemistry between Ben Stiller and Teri Polo, thus there were times when I simply did not believe the two were really in love. The relationship sometimes feels trite and contrived. There are also important plot nuggets left only partially examined: Jack's pot-head son, who could have contributed a lot more to the drug related material, is left as a plot device to provide another string of conflicts within Jack and Greg.
I really enjoyed the whimsical performances and opportune casting. Ben Stiller reprises his "There's Something About Mary" role, with cute charm and the obscured zany flippancy. Robert De Niro is perfect in a role he was born to play, with serious attitude that results in the main portion of the film's funny moments. Blythe Danner is also charming in a kind of role that is becoming all too usual for her.
"Meet the Parents" is one of the funniest movies of the year. It gives audiences with a solid story that does not interfere with the comic material, but contributes to it. The top notch performances and lively direction also raise the film to a higher level. During a year in which effective comedies are an endangered species, "Meet The Parents" is a landmark achievement in light entertainment. | rnes
Blythe Danner - Dina Byrnes
Nicole DeHuff - Deborah Byrnes
Jon Abrahams - Denny Byrnes
Owen Wilson - Kevin Rawley
James Rebhorn - Dr. Larry Banks
Thomas McCarthy - Dr. Bob Banks
Phyllis George - Linda Banks
Kali Rocha - Atlantic American Flight Attendant
Bernie Sheredy - Norm the Interrogator
Judah Friedlander - Pharmacy Clerk
Peter Bartlett - Animal Shelter Worker
John Elsen - Chicago Airport Security
Taglines: He finally met the girl of his dreams. Too bad her dad's a nightmare.
Official Website: Universal Pictures and Dreamworks LLC |
Release Date: 6 October 2000
Filming Locations: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Budget: $55,000,000(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $28,623,300 (USA) (8 October 2000) (2614 Screens)
Gross: $330,444,045 (Worldwide)
At one time Jim Carrey was slated to star as the lead and even contributed jokes to the screenplay, such as the main character being named 'Focker'.
Errors in geography: Pam and Greg board a flight to Fiorello LaGuardia Airport to meet her parents. The clip of their flight shows a 747 landing. 747s don't land at LaGuardia, and even if they did, they wouldn't be used on such short flights. The clip was shot at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Jack Byrnes: [about the polygraph machine] Why don't you try that on?
Greg Focker: Oh, that's okay.
Jack Byrnes: Oh, come on. We'll have some fun. I'll show you how it works.
Greg Focker: I-I shouldn't.
Jack Byrnes: Why should you be afraid? You have nothing to hide.
Greg Focker: No, I know.
Jack Byrnes: I know you know, so there shouldn't be any problem.
Greg Focker: No, there's no problem.
Jack Byrnes: So, try it on.
Greg Focker: Okay.
One of the funniest comed | 492 |
Millennials view financial advice as an industry of "exclusivity, inaccessibility and high cost," according to research carried out by the financial advice trade body.
The Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association surveyed millennials to find out their attitudes towards wealth management and financial advice.
The trade body found that while millennials were "digitally competent" and expected their adviser to be as well yet they also valued face-to<|fim_middle|> or hybrid, financial advice models since these could appeal to a number of generations and allow advisers to appeal to new clients.
The report also highlighted the fact that millennials have less wealth and less loyalty to brands than previous generations. | -face advice, which led Pimfa to recommend the use of "bionic" or hybrid advice models.
The poll of 178 millennials found 78 per cent of them believed they could only receive advice if they had investible wealth in excess of £50,000 but a significant number wanted advice when they had £10,000 or less.
The authors of the report admit they were "surprised" by the negative views of financial advice which emerged and said the industry should strive to improve them.
Liz Field, chief executive at Pimfa, said: "We strongly advocate for building a culture of savings, investment and professional advice in the UK and as such, it is important to understand the diversity of our client base.
"Societally we are now experiencing a new phenomenon of five generations working side by side.
"Defining the overall differences of millennials to preceding and proceeding generations is critical to developing an understanding of this cohort as both a future generation of investors and also as a new talent pool.
"Once we better understand millennial perceptions and how to engage with them, we are better equipped as an industry to help them with building their personal financial futures."
The millennials surveyed placed most importance on face-to-face advice rather than technology but when it came to wealth management they wanted both.
The preference was to have an "online with the option of face-to-face" but a "regular face-to-face meeting with an industry professional" was their second choice.
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Tony Smith hails selfless Dean Hadley as he picks out Hull KR's star performers
The forward played through the pain on Sunday
James O'BrienHull KR reporter
Dean Hadley celebrates the win after playing through the pain (Image: Mark Cosgrove/News Images)
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Tony Smith hailed Dean Hadley's bravery and selflessness after the Hull KR loose forward defied a nasty facial injury to play an important role in Sunday's win over Leigh Centurions.
The 28-year-old was forced off during the defeat to Wakefield Trinity the previous weekend and later posted a photo of the gruesome wound on social media.
Hadley was understandably rated as doubtful for the Leigh game but was desperate to play and found a way with the help of the medical staff.
He played the full 80 minutes in a specialised mask and was one of KR's standout performers as Smith's men claimed a 40-16 victory that took them into the top six.
It is not the first time Hadley has made a speedy recovery from a horrifying injury, with the forward making a remarkable comeback 19 days on from sustaining a compound thumb fracture last year.
"Can<|fim_middle|> just rolls his sleeves up, Deano, and puts the team and the club first. He puts his self-preservation behind that and also some of his looks even.
"I thought he was terrific too. He played really well for somebody who went into that with some concerns over an injury. He did remarkably well."
Hadley scored one of KR's eight tries, with Ryan Hall helping himself to another hat-trick and Kane Linnett claiming a double to continue his rich vein of form.
All of those tries came on the left edge but Rovers had more of a threat on the right against Leigh as Brad Takairangi showed what he is all about with electrifying footwork and some classy offloads.
"He's dangerous and you can see he's going to continue to be a danger in Super League," said Smith as he picked out some other leading performers.
"Ryan Hall scored three tries. I told him at the start of the year that he'd score a number of tries for us and he's certainly doing that.
Ryan Hall (5) of Hull KR give fans the thumbs up after scoring a hat-trick of tries against Leigh (Image: Mark Cosgrove/News Images)
"I thought our skipper was outstanding today. There were a lot of good performers but Shaun (Kenny-Dowall) was right up there. He led the way with a lot of carries. I don't know what his metres were but it's going to be a lot.
"He took some of those tough carries for us as well. I know Ryan Hall does those a lot but Skids was right behind him there today."
Matt Parcell went off in the first half and did not return but Smith insisted it was a purely tactical decision as he went with a bigger pack and gave Jez Litten an extended run as the lone hooker.
"He was prepared to go back on and ready to go back on," said Smith. "There was no injury there.
"I just took an opportunity there to give Jez some game time as well. Sometimes when you play both of them on there – which we do – you run the risk of injury so I limited that today."
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"I know it's a long way down from where you guys (the media) were but he wore a mask that the physio made up. It's plastic underneath and all padded etc etc.
"He's got a nasty facial wound but it was never in doubt that he'd go out there and play.
"Honestly he | 117 |
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Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är °C. Den varmaste | 218 |
Predatory Publishing Is No ...
Predatory Publishing<|fim_middle|> up to all of us to ensure the integrity of our professional literature. | Is No Joke
April 2015, Volume :115 Number 4 , page 7 - 7 [Free]
Kennedy, Maureen Shawn MA, RN, FAAN
How unethical publishers take advantage of unsuspecting authors.
I often receive e-mails inviting me to submit papers to what seem to be legitimate journals. The journals' names look familiar, their editorial boards list well-credentialed professionals, and some of these journals even claim to have impact factor rankings. Their invitations are tempting, promising expedient peer review and publication. If I were a new author eager to publish and unfamiliar with standard publishing industry practices, I might respond. And I'd be dismayed to find that, upon submission, a hefty article processing fee would be charged, and my article would receive little or no dissemination. Instead, I'd have become yet another author victimized by predatory publishers.
Figure. Maureen Shawn Kennedy
In 2009, University of Colorado Denver librarian Jeffrey Beall began tracking these publishers. He started Scholarly Open Access (http://www.scholarlyoa.com), where he offers criteria for determining whether a publisher or journal is legitimate or predatory and maintains a list of predatory publishers and journals. Last August, Beall presented his work at the annual meeting of the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE). Inspired, a group of editors formed the INANE Predatory Publishing Practices Collaborative in order to raise awareness in the nursing community. In September, the group published an article on predatory publishing in Nurse Author and Editor, and encouraged editors to "spread the word" in order to educate readers. (The article is free at http://bit.ly/1YIZovc; registration is required.)
Predatory publishers take advantage of the relatively new open access model in publishing. In this model, authors or funding agencies pay the publisher a fee in order to make their article freely available or "open" to all. Open access is a legitimate model; many well-regarded publishers and journals (including AJN) now offer open access options to authors. But legitimate publishers do so only after an article has been vetted through standard peer review and acceptance processes. Predatory publishers do token peer review or none at all.
The sole aim of predatory publishers is to profit. Their article processing fees typically aren't disclosed until after an article has been accepted and the author has signed a copyright agreement granting the publisher all rights. This ensures two results: first, the author's work is essentially held hostage, published only upon payment of the processing fee (which can be $1,000 or more). Second, because of the sham peer review, once published, the article will lack all scholarly credibility.
How can you ensure that you're not submitting your work to a predatory publisher? The INANE collaborative recommends the following: check Beall's list of predatory publishers, which he updates regularly; check the Directory of Open Access Journals (http://doaj.org), which "indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals"; check the INANE's directory of reputable nursing journals (http://nursingeditors.com/journals-directory); and verify listed impact factors or other rankings.
The collaborative also lists several "red flags" that should raise your suspicions about a journal's integrity. These include overly flattering solicitations to submit articles or guest edit, a lack of contact information for the journal, a lack of evidence of the editor's expertise or professional standing, the promise of unusually short submission-to-publication times (such as a month or less), and a journal name that sounds vague (for example, "The Journal of Care") or is overly similar to that of a well-known journal.
AJN supports INANE's initiative. It's especially timely now, as more nurses are pursuing advanced degrees and seeking to publish their scholarly work, per the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine's 2010 report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. They will need guidance from faculty and other mentors to steer them through the publication process.
As the INANE collaborative notes, the "proliferation of pseudoscholarly activity could significantly flood the market with journals and articles that discredit the profession. In health care, this threat is even more serious, as the pseudoscience and poor scholarship published by predatory journals could conceivably result in harm to patients and the health information-seeking public." Predatory publishing poses a threat that extends beyond authors to all providers, patients, and health care consumers. It's | 926 |
If you drag the images manually to tweak things, you may like the Align button. Click the overlap between images and then<|fim_middle|> makes a shorter video. Toady you can save as a regular image which covers exactly 360 degrees. | click the Align button. Here I show how to adjust the seam with too - typically useful in the sky.
Compact cameras are very practical, but when shooting panoramas the auto exposure does not anticipate what you are up to. Here is a short clip which shows some of the exposure controls which allow you to adjust the images as you like. I show "Select All" in the video clip, but it is easier to hold down the shift key and click the images you wish to select. That way you can add or subtract exposure from several images at once.
If you have two images which are mismatched in exposure, the "Match Exposure" menu item will even out the differences. This may not be what you want and undo will revert the changes, and you can do it directly with the tools shown above.
Some places ask for 360 degree shots. With some discipline you can make 8-10 photos and get overlaps for a full panorama. A tripod is best, but you can do without as DoubleTake makes it simple to straighten the horizon. This 60 second movie is made with the 3 photos of Chambord Castle and shows how it works.
QTVR was once used a bit, but Apple has discontinued it in 2012 and it is no longer a part of QuickTime X (QuickTime 7 Player can play them). Notice how the horizon straightens when the mirrored image is moved, and how I zoom and scroll to the place where I wish the QuickTime VR movie should open. This panorama is cheating as the 3 images cover 180 degrees in reality, but it | 334 |
"They're getting close to the last cameras we installed," Don said.
"Did it just get warm and fuzzy in here?" Vince said.
The older female, Angie, bounced from wall to wall as she ran full-tilt after her sister and the boyfriend. Her face was contorted in a scream as she ran. The infrared cameras had picked up her husband somewhere behind her, darting from screen to screen, but he wasn't showing on any of the feeds.
The cameras were motion-sensitive and automatically switched the monitor feeds to live activity. The last panel on the far-right monitor flashed to a very narrow shaft ending in a barricade of thick wooden planks. That part of the mine had been sealed off long ago, most likely for safety reasons, and Zeek had put the last camera at the top of the barricade looking back along the tunnel. The angle was slightly downward.
The Mechanic walked straight toward the camera. He smiled, his rough face glistening with blood. The girl was on his back with her arms around his neck, burrowing in like she would never let go.
Vince bounced on his toes.
"I want notes on this," Don said. He turned and pulled a clipboard from one of the heavy metal shelves left behind by the mining company. He also grabbed two full hypodermic needles, one filled with a green fluid and one with orange, and slid them into the pocket of his lab coat.
The Mechanic walked toward the barricade without slowing. He peeled one of the planks off with one hand and pushed the others. They swung out of view. The Mechanic walked beneath the camera and disappeared. The barricade fell back into place, then the only thing moving on the screen were dust motes.
"That's not right," Zeek said.
"Where does it go from there?" Don asked.
The boyfriend barreled into view. His headlamp blinded the camera for an instant, then he staggered toward the barricade, his eyes frantic. He was yelling something. He turned in a circle. His face whipped toward the barricade and he froze, listening. He reeled toward the planks and pressed an ear to one of the cracks, then stared down<|fim_middle|> boards slapped back into place.
"Look." Zeek pointed at the top-left feed on the monitor.
The husband was an inch from the lens, staring back at them. His eyes were milky in the infrared. He opened his mouth and bit the camera. The feed died.
The next feed showed a flicker of movement, then went black.
The next camera showed the husband standing half off-frame. The woman's backpack dangled from his hand. He swung it back, then up toward the camera, and the feed died.
He stood at the end of the barricaded tunnel, breathing hard and staring at the camera. He walked toward it and reached up. Ripped it off the wall and brought it down to his face. Sniffed the lens. Fog spread and faded. He turned the camera to show the barricade. His hand touched the planks and pushed. The door swung open and the camera moved inside.
A flurry of movement and wide, frightened eyes flashed across the feed before it went black.
After a few seconds Vince turned and gave his best Big Pharma rep smile. | at the board the Mechanic had ripped off.
The boyfriend shoved the barricade and fell through. Then he was gone.
"Dammit!" Zeek kicked the cooler.
The woman reeled into the last feed.
She sprinted forward, lowered her shoulder and tried to break through the barricade. The planks swung and let her through. The last they saw of her was a look of pure shock as she disappeared and the | 87 |
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Work little bits of these things into daily features. Perhaps you can demo a new coding technique, framework call, or trick.
Make an objective business case for it so that it's not "Bob wants to play around with new tech X (wouldn't we all)", but rather "Bob can add value to the team using new Tech X".
Tell your manager so that they can look out for<|fim_middle|> to send that kind of work your way.
When you get the opportunity to do part of the new tech on something small, nail it.
Invest your own time (off the clock) to build a prototype of something. You can then show this to management (you're not just some dreamer wasting their time, but a solid contributor with a tangible prototype). It also helps you Continually learning better coding methods, and demonstrates your commitment to management ("Bob did this on his own time, imagine what he could do if we let him do it full time").
Creating Database Unit Tests in 10 minutes. | you. If your manager knows that you're interested in "X", then they can at least try | 20 |
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"A horror movie? An author film? We want our movie Goodnight Mommy to be both. We love physical cinema. Movies that overpower you physically. At the same time, we also want to ask questions that we experience as existential. Questions dealing with life's realities, questions about education and power dynamics in the family and above all about the monstrous in people. We wanted to make a film that says something about our life and at the same time is nerve-racking."
Born in Vienna in 1965, Veronika Franz studied philosophy and literature. In addition to working as a film journalist for a Viennese Daily, she has since 1997 accompanied the work of Ulrich Seidl as an artistic collaborator. Among other texts, she wrote with Seidl the screenplays for Dog Days (2001), Import Export (2007) and the PARADISE Trilogy (2<|fim_middle|> of the fear. An astonishing accomplishment."
"This shocking auteur horror film out of Austria is best seen with a clear head—and an empty stomach… If Georges Franju, Michael Haneke and Takashi Miike co-directed a horror movie (god help us!), this might well be it." | 012). She has also worked as an assistant director and casting agent. The documentary Kern (2012) was both her debut as a director and the first film she made together with Severin Fiala. It was followed by Goodnight Mommy (2015).
Born in Horn in 1985, Severin Fiala studied at the Vienna Film Academy. He worked for the Red Cross and first gained recognition for the award-winning short film Elephant Skin (2009, co-directed with Ulrike Putzer). His first collaboration with Veronika Franz was the internationally award-winning documentary Kern, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival. It was followed by their first joint fiction feature, Goodnight Mommy, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and sold to 25 countries. The film was particularly successful in the USA, Mexico, Chile and Ecuador. It has won 27 prizes and screened at over 80 festivals.
"An outstanding debut feature. The two directors have succeeded in creating a chamber play of psycho-terror that is as oppressive as it is enthralling, and that exhibits precision and intelligence and also wholeheartedly embraces its genre. The result is in the best sense harrowing."
"Like every good horror film, Goodnight Mommy touches on our primal fears. Fantastic!"
"Goodnight Mommy gets under your skin early and stays there long after the credits. It is an involving nightmare you won't soon forget."
"It's satisfying to make a discovery like the creepy Austrian art-film shocker Goodnight Mommy."
"It has cult potential stamped all over it."
"Franz and Fiala play not only a sarcastic (and increasingly bloody) game with the spectator, but also one that develops weight in terms of film theory and media philosophy – without thereby diminishing the raw pleasure | 382 |
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Laurel Cottage, Yatton
Sale Agreed on First Day of Viewings - Arranged over three stories, this mid-19th century cottage is beautifully presented throughout, with many modern alterations perfectly in keeping with the character and history of this property. Laurel Cottage sits in a row of picturesque terraces a<|fim_middle|>atton has many shops and amenities popular with local residents and is ideally situated within a short drive from shops, bars and restaurants of Clevedon along with the M5 motorway. For those who like the outdoors, Yatton is the starting point of the Strawberry Line, a disused rail line converted into a cycle track leading all the way to Cheddar, just south of the Mendip Hills. Yatton lies within the catchment area of Backwell Secondary School, rated outstanding by Ofsted and also easily accessible by rail, further increasing its pull for families.
What is included...
There are few fitted appliances, but our vendors may be willing to negotiate on certain fixtures and fittings.
Our vendors are looking to buy another property locally.
The property is rated a 'D' for both energy efficiency and environmental impact. According to the EPC, this could be improved slightly through cavity wall insulation, or more significantly through solar panels, solar water heating or a wind turbine. Generally, the property is very close to its full potential energy efficiency. | short distance north of Yatton village centre and just minutes from Yatton Train Station. The cottage benefits from two bedrooms and an additional loft room, suitable for use as an office, living space or a third bedroom. Downstairs, there is a homely living room with exposed brick work and an open fireplace. This room in turn leads to a kitchen and utility space, from there is access to a landscaped, private south facing garden measuring approximately 9 metres in length. The property further benefits from a Vaillant gas combination boiler, a new roof, modern double glazing and rear pedestrian access.
Living Room 4.29 x 3.71m
Kitchen 2.69 x 2.06m (excluding utility area and understairs storage)
Bathroom 2.21 x 2.17m
Master Bedroom 3.61 x 3.17m (to maximum points)
Bedroom Two 2.61 x 2.05m (excluding airing cupboard and understairs cupboard)
Loft Room 4.32 x 3.56m (to maximum points with restricted head height)
Outside Measurements
Rear Garden - approximately 9 metres in length, with a south facing aspect and rear access.
Close to countryside, coast and with quick commuter connections to city, Yatton is growing increasingly popular. The village has a long history, of which properties like Laurel Cottage, show a glimpse. However, more recently the twenty minute train into Bristol Temple Meads, is what is now helping the village flourish. In its own right Y | 332 |
The Setra Super Count couples the benefits of the Setra high resolution ceramic sensor with an intelligently designed, full-function keyboard to deliver a high accuracy, easy<|fim_middle|> for up to 256 part numbers.
Accuracy monitor enables the supervisor to select special settings that check the sampling process and, if necessary, cause the scale to prompt the operator if the number of pieces used in the sample is too small. Programmable RS-232 output with ScriptCoder™ allows up to 10 custom label designs with barcodes to be printed on a thermal label printer. | -to-use counting scale at a moderate price point. High Accuracy & Resolution. (3) RS232 Communication Ports. Versatile full-function keyboard.
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Graphic name-outs are<|fim_middle|> job progress for graphic designers. | an necessary manner of emphasising quotes or vital points in articles and blogs. From street indicators to technical schematics, from interoffice memorandums to reference manuals , graphic design enhances switch of data and visual messages. With the increased use of the Internet, graphic designers will likely be needed to create designs and images for transportable units, websites, digital publications, and video leisure media.
Our best motivation in creating a successful freelance enterprise is the liberty, flexibility and lifestyle decisions we are able to make as soon as our efforts are paid off. When applying for print-primarily based work, your graphic designer curriculum vitae ought to logically include your printed résumé adopted by your portfolio pages. That is particularly essential for artistic companies; for example, if a graphic designer had a plain or old style model of card, I am unsure I would trust their design expertise.
You might have observed that, while I've touched on varied facets of what graphic designers do at their jobs and whereas I've endeavored to answer lots of the questions you may have had in your path to picking whether or not or not to grow to be a graphic designer, there has nonetheless not been a complete and last reply to the question requested within the title of this publish.
The change in employment of graphic designers from 2012 to 2022 is projected to vary by business. Graphic designers, in folks's minds, typically get lumped together with superb artists – when the truth is that we're virtually opposites. I'm using EspressoWork service for it, It also lets you easily create an art web site out of your portfolio archive and showcase your CV/resume, which could be very useful in my case.
Specific career options for a pc graphics designer embrace internet designer, animator, computer graphics design teacher, interactive graphics artist and retail show artist. So he and a pal, Ryan, arrange a design business with a few laptops – Calum doing design and Ryan doing website coding. Select a state beneath for extra details about employment and | 407 |
The Surly Wednesday fatbike is the result of<|fim_middle|> consider adding a Wren suspension fork, some rear bike racks and bike pannier and turning your Wednesday into a fist full of fatbike-packing adventure weekends.
Get fat, have a blast.
Consider lashing a Wren Sports suspension fork onto this beastie & upgrade to a killer fast monster truck. | over a decade of Omniterra design experience distilled into one steel package. It can easily ride over or through most anything our other Omniterra bikes can and then some.
With Wednesday, we borrowed elements from some of our Trail and Touring models to create an Omniterra whip that can truly handle anything you want to attempt. Want to point it down the side of mountain? Go ahead, roll those dice. And if you make it to the bottom, you'll be able to ride back to the top for round two. Wednesday's geometry is spry enough to get you through techy stuff, stable enough for the fast stuff, and doesn't feel sluggish on terrain-crawling stuff.
While Wednesday is plenty confident on terrifying terrain, it also has the chops for any sort of expedition you may want to undertake. We gave it all the necessary braze-ons and mounts for whatever accoutrements you feel necessary in your travels. Racks? Front and rear, friend. Fenders? You got it. Bottle mounts? How does triple bottle bosses on both fork legs and the down tube, and two sets of standard mounts on the main triangle grab you? We even gave Wednesday internal routing for a dropper post and Surly Trip Guides to keep everything nice and neat and free of rat's nests.
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Q: query maintenance plan schedule can I query the schedule of a maintenance<|fim_middle|> this. The following stored procedure will give you lots of useful information regarding the schedule, last run and whether it was successful.
EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_help_job @Job_name = 'YourMaintenancePlan.NameHere'
Also have a look through all the sp_help... system stored procedures in the msdb database. There are some awesome procedures in there that will answer almost all questions. Remember you can look into there details for what these system stored procedure do by using the sp_helptext procedure and then create your own custom procedures.
| plan? I want to automate checking that backups were run.
Thanks
A: What about setting up an Operator, configuring Database Mail, and having an email sent whenever the job runs?
A: Check out the sysmaintplan_logdetail table in MSDB. It contains the start and end time of jobs that were run as well as if they succeeded.
A: MS SQL has built in methods for | 81 |
New on Video: Manic Midler in The Rose (Criterion Collection) – If this was the only film she ever made, her legacy would have been secure
New on Video: Manic Midler in The Rose
Posted By Sherilyn Connelly on Tue, May 12, 2015 at 8:00 AM
I've never been quite sure what "melodrama" is, particularly compared to drama-drama. I've noticed that it's mostly used as a pejorative, a way to insult a person or piece of art which shows genuine feelings, to dismiss them as melodramatic. Big emotions are scary, and as a whole, we'd rather not deal with them, preferring instead to shame them into submission.
There are some pretty damn big emotions in Bette Midler's first starring role, Mark Rydell's 1979 The Rose, which the Criterion Collection is releasing on Blu-ray May 19. And they don't shy away from the m-word, calling it "a sensitively drawn and emotionally overwhelming melodrama."
Ms. Midler is Mary Rose Foster (The Rose for short), a rock and rhythm 'n' blues singer who achieved the fame she always wanted, but is also spiraling down hard as a result. She finds fame to be empty and lonely — and the drugs aren't helping, nor is the fact that her manager (Alan Bates) won't give her the year off from touring that she so desperately needs. Ms. Midler was rightfully nominated for Best Actress, and though she lost out to Sally Field in Norma Rae — an entirely worthy performance as well, it must be said — The Rose remains Ms. Midler's towering achievement. If this was the only film she ever made, her legacy would have been secure.
It's also gorgeously shot by the Vilmos Zsigmond, hot after Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Deer Hunter, and right before Heaven's Gate — which is a pretty legendary run. (Oh, there's a lot wrong with Heaven's Gate, and there's no question that the original theatrical version was a bit of an eyesore — Criterion's recent rejiggering of the color scheme makes it much more watchable — but it also couldn't have been shot by someone who didn't know exactly what he was doing, if that makes any sense.) The Rose was shot in 1.85:1, so unlike Zsigmond's other pictures from<|fim_middle|> plus her intimate knowledge of the stresses that female entertainers have to put up with compared to men.
From her own upbringing, Ms. Midler says she understood what it means to be different from one's ostensible community, to be marginalized and made to feel less-than; that was already inside her, and didn't have to be made up. Notably, the interview cuts to a scene from the movie in which she argues with her all-male band about the set list; she's the star, but the boys are giving her grief about cutting certain songs, even though it's her decision, not theirs.
Though Ms. Midler never uses the word "authenticity" in the interview, it reminds me of some episodes of PBS Idea Channel in which host Mike Rugnetta discusses the public perception of Taylor Swift as someone not truly in control of her work or her image.
Also required viewing is the end of the follow-up episode, in which Rugnetta expresses frustration with certain commenters who refuse to believe that there's any kind of gender bias at all regarding the perception of female pop stars writing (or not writing) their own music, in spite of the fact that Taylor Swift herself says she's encountered it. The relevant part begins at 9:57.
The most touching tidbit from Ms. Midler's interview concerns Rose's famously bleary walk to the stage for the climactic concert. It's a ginormous production, with a huge crowd and fireworks and a spectacle that is all unfolding before front of the camera f'reals. (Other famed cinematographers who shot footage for the concert scenes include Conrad Hall, László Kovács, and Haskell Wexler.) Seeing it all, especially a big light-up rose in the background, Ms. Midler says she improvised the line to her manager, "Did you do that for me?" It's so subtle (and unscripted) that it doesn't even get picked up in the subtitles, and even if the viewer doesn't pick up on the words, they'll pick up on the emotion between Ms. Midler and Bates in that moment.
And if that's melodrama, then regular drama is overrated.
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Can't wait. Have mine on order. Absolutely my all time favorite film. Her greatest performance. And yes she was robbed, should have received an Oscar for this performance. | around that time, it didn't have to be pan-and-scanned for video, but it was also designed to be seen on a big screen the way most modern movies are not. I watched The Rose on VHS in the early 1990s and it just didn't look good at all, but Criterion's restoration — supervised by Mr. Zsigmond — makes it look the way it was supposed to, even on a non-giant screen. Every grain on the film is where it's supposed to be, and the stage lights look more like the Mothership from Close Encounters than ever.
Highlights from the extras include a Today Show segment from a little over a week into the principal photography. It's remarkable how much precious network time is devoted to the simple rigors of filming a scene, without it being edited down or sped up for the perceived short attention span of the viewer at home.
The best is a 2015 interview with Ms. Midler in which she reflects candidly on the making of The Rose. It was a very positive experience for her (with the exception of working with Harry Dean Stanton, who was apparently a bit of a dick). She confirms that the original script was explicitly based on the life of Janis Joplin, even going so far as to be called Pearl, but that she requested it be fictionalized further. Having already been on the road herself, she says she used her own experiences to inform the character, | 299 |
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Personal Fiction Writing treats the writing of fiction as a natural process that anyone can do with pleasure. The book includes more than 400 writing assignments based on such essential topics as: describing place, people, and action; writing dialogues and monologues; and developing structure. Each chapter has numerous examples by student and adult writers. For this edition, Willis has added a new chapter, "Shaping Longer Works." "A terrific resource for the classroom teacher as well as the novice writer."—Harvard Educational Review
Playmaking: Children Writing and Performing Their Own Plays
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Poetry Everywhere: Teaching Poetry Writing in School and in the Community
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The dazzling new edition of this "tremendously valuable resource" (Kliatt) contains 65 writing exercises and more than 400 example poems. It also discusses how to integrate poetry writing into the English class and essential topics such as sound and rhythm, traditional poetic forms, inventing and adapting exercises, revision, and publishing. "The lessons are presented with clarity, common sense, and sophisticated artistic sensibilities."—Missoula Independent "Poetry Everywhere will ease any trepidation [about writing poetry]."—English Journal
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Secret Writing is a fascinating study of the nature of codes. Beginning with the word game Hangman, and proceeding to discuss Egyptian hieroglyphs, prehistoric cave paintings, military codes, the surprising sense of nonsense, and difficult literature as a code to crack, Secret Writing brims with excitement. Peter Sears also provides 200 thinking and writing exercises.
Sing the Sun Up: Creative Writing Ideas from African American Literature
Edited by Lorenzo Thomas 200 pp.
In Sing the Sun Up, 20 writers present new and exciting ways to motivate students to write imaginatively, inspired by African American poetry, prose, and drama. Teachers of English literature, creative writing, and Black studies will find this book to be an invaluable source for writing ideas and lessons. Among the authors discussed are James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Countee Cullen, Rita Dove, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jean Toomer.
"An excellent resource…well written, instructive, and enjoyable, every essay is a gem in itself."—Voice of Youth Advocates
A Slow Flash of Light: An Anthology of Poems about Poetry
Compiled by Jack Collom
You might think that an anthology of poems about poetry could not be fascinating—until you read this one. A Slow Flash of Light was assembled by poet-teacher Jack Collom, who over a 25-year period gave his students surprising and inspiring ways to write poems about poetry. Collom's students came from various socio-economic backgrounds, ranged in age from first grade through twelfth, and lived in big cities such as New York and in rural towns such as Salmon, Idaho. But amidst all these differences, the wonderful thing is that great many of these young writers had one thing in common: personal and illuminating visions of poetry, visions that are fresh and sometimes dazzlingly original. From the third grader who described poetry as "a dangerous associated system that I love" to the fourth grader's "Poetry is like the alphabet all talking at once" to the sixth grader's "Poetry is all-colored and turned-around and overlapping" to the high schooler's "You write with / a pencil tip bending lines / into your thoughts," the 200 poems in this anthology offer a source of pleasure and inspiration to anyone who likes poetry, and an entertaining invitation to those who don't—yet.
The Story in History: Writing Your Way into the American Experience
Grades: middle school, high school, university, all ages
The Story in History gives teachers and students of all levels an entirely new way to learn about American history: by re-experiencing it from the vantage point of the imaginative writer. In more than 20 exercises using sources as various as early maps of the Americas, Walt Whitman's accounts of the Civil War, Sioux oral histories, diaries of the women on the Oregon Trail, ads in 1940s, issues of Life, and poetry by Gwendolyn Brooks and Pablo Neruda, students combine research, imagination, and personal memory to explore both the "big events" and everyday life of earlier times. Visit Margot Fortunato Galt's website at http://mgalt.com "This is a book that could make a difference."—Kliatt "A ground-breaking book."—St. Paul Pioneer Press
Structure & Surprise: Engaging Poetic Turns
By Michael Theune 243 pp.
Structure & Surprise: Engaging Poetic Turns offers a road map for analyzing poetry through examination of poems' structures, rather than their forms or genres. Michael Theune's breakthrough concept encourages students, teachers, and writers to use structure as a tool to see the fundamental affinities between strikingly different kinds of poetry and radically different literary eras. Visit Michael Theune's website at http://structureandsurprise.wordpress.com "A smart collection of takes on poetry's most essential maneuvers." —Billy Collins
"Michael Theune has come up with an ingenious way of thinking about poetry." —Ed Hirsch
Sweet Illusions: A Young Adult Novel
By Walter Dean Myers 146 pp.
Grades: elementary school, middle school, high school
Sweet Illusions is unusual. It can be used in two different ways. Students can read it as they read any narrative, or they can help to create the story. Walter Dean Myers, the well-known author of many young adult novels, presents a story of young people facing the problem of teenage pregnancy. As an additional twist, the reader is given a writing idea for extending each chapter.
The T&W Guide to Classic American Literature
Edited by Christopher Edgar and Gary Lenhart, 293 pp.
In "The American Scholar," Ralph Waldo Emerson called for a literature emerging from the particularities of the new nation, and a host of great 19th- and 20th-century American poets, fiction writers, and playwrights responded to his call. The T&W Guide to Classic American Literature, published in association with The Library of America, provides teachers of writing at all levels with a rich and diverse range of approaches and insights into American literature: from introducing third-graders to Gertrude Stein, to teaching Emily Dickinson to prisoners, to using the paradigm of Henry David Thoreau's diaries in the college classroom. This is an inspiring collection for anyone who teaches American literature or imaginative writing—or who is passionate about either.
The T&W Guide to Frederick Douglass
Edited by Wesley Brown, 122 pp.
This T&W Guide provides ways for students to experience Frederick Douglass' Narrative as an aesthetic achievement as well as a socio-historical document. This book emphasizes writing as a means for students to learn about Douglass, his times, and his legacy, as well as about themselves. Contributors include poets, writers, and teachers from across the country: Lorenzo Thomas, Margot Fortunato Galt, Ron Padgett, and Marv Hoffman. "An impressive collection, well-written…very usable…particularly inspiring."—Contemporary Education.
The T&W Guide to Walt Whitman
Edited by Ron Padgett 224 pp.
Fifteen poets have created this first and only guide to teaching Walt Whitman from kindergarten to the college level. The book features fresh ways to read Whitman and to write poetry and prose inspired by his model. Also included are 3 pieces on education by Whitman and a discussion of Whitman as teacher. Among the contributors are Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Kenneth Koch, and Langston Hughes. "A lively, fun, illuminating book!"—Ed Folsom, The Walt Whitman Quarterly
The T&W Guide to William Carlos Williams
Edited by Gary Lenhart 200 pp.
This T&W guide brings together 17 innovative essays on using the work of William Carlos Williams to inspire writing by students and adults. The book covers a wide range of Williams's oeuvre—from such classics as "The Red Wheelbarrow" to his epic poem "Paterson," as well as his short fiction and novels. The guide also includes a comprehensive essay about Williams audiocassettes and videotapes, and an annotated bibliography. Contributors include Julia Alvarez, Allen Ginsberg, and Kenneth Koch. "This book is wonderful—such a thorough and fine job."—Robert Coles, Harvard University
Teaching & Writing Popular Fiction: Horror, Adventure, Mystery, & Romance in the Classroom
By Karen Hubert 236 pp.
Popular fiction can play an instrumental role in the classroom. This fascinating guide provides ways to help K-12 students write using the popular literature they know and love. "A remarkable book…consistently intelligent, truly interesting…. Even a beginning teacher will be able to use the genre approach with this book."—Language Arts
Third Mind: Creative Writing through Visual Art
Edited by Tonya Foster & Kristin Prevallet 240 pp.
This anthology of essays about the challenges and rewards of uniting visual art and creative writing not only demonstrates how art can spark wonderful student writing, but goes much further, offering novel insights into the creative process. The 20 essays in Third Mind—by teachers, poets, writers, artists, and museum educators—provide ideas on a diverse array of artistic disciplines, among them, quilt-making, Chinese calligraphy, abstract painting, and photographic portraiture. The collection also features 18 gorgeous color plates and an extensive bibliography of works on visual art and creative writing.
Tolstoy as Teacher: Leo Tolstoy's Writings on Education
Edited with an Introduction by Bob Blaisdell
Translated by Christopher Edgar
Before he wrote War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy founded his own school on his estate at Yasnaya Polyana. Brimming with progressive and sometimes radical ideas on schooling, Tolstoy undertook to teach the peasant children many subjects—including imaginative writing—and published a number of essays about what he learned. This is a book for anyone who cares about education, children, the imagination, and Tolstoy.
"Teachers of writing at all levels will enjoy this reading experience and all teachers should be renewed by the message."—Language, Literacy, and Literature
What is Poetry: Conversations with the American Avant-Garde
By Daniel Kane 185 pp.
Over a four-year period, Daniel Kane interviewed many of America's most interesting and daring contemporary poets about their work. What Is Poetry features twelve of the liveliest of these dialogues, accompanied by an in-depth introduction to the American "avant-garde tradition," a series of personable biographies, and an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
The poets interviewed are Rae Armantrout, John Ashbery, Robert Creeley, Fanny Howe, Lisa Jarnot, Kenneth Koch, Ann Lauterbach, Bernadette Mayer, Harryette Mullen, Michael Palmer, Lewis Warsh, and Marjorie Welish. "The poets…open up about their individual approaches to poetry and about teaching creative writing in a way that many aspiring poets, writing instructors, and even lay readers will find revealing and inspiring." —Library Journal "If you are a reader of any kind of poetry, you should get this book." –Teacher, Rhinebeck, NY
When Stories Come to School: Telling, Writing, & Performing Stories in the Early Childhood Classroom
By Patsy Cooper, 144pp.
Grades: nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school
Patsy Cooper offers preschool teachers, kindergarten teachers, daycare workers, and parents a wonderful and natural way to help young children begin to read and write: placing stories at the very core of the early childhood curriculum. The book includes an in-depth discussion of the crucial pedagogical and developmental roles that stories can play in early childhood, as well as a practical guide to having children tell their own stories and perform them with their classmates. Cooper discusses the uses and misuses of Whole Language, Invented Spelling, and the Writing Process. "Will inspire as well as inform."—Dimensions of Early Childhood.
The Writing Workshop Vol 1: How to Teach Creative Writing
By Alan Ziegler 175 pp.
In The Writing Workshop, Alan Ziegler offers teachers and aspiring writers strategies for developing constructive workshop environments. Volume 1 discusses the writing process and the teacher's relationship with student writers. "No other book on writing combines theory and practice so well. Useful, even indispensable, at every grade level, for teaching writing."—Herbert Kohl
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If you're looking for where to stay with kids in London, then Paddington is a wonderful part of London for families to retreat to. The neighbourhood is quiet and safe, and hotels such as the The Chilworth Hotel London Paddington welcome families. There is a lot of family-friendly things to see and do in Paddington and its surrounding areas.
Paddington is well-served by public transport. There is a National Rail railway station connecting London to nationwide cities. The station is the final destination for the Heathrow Express, which connects the airport and the city in 15 minutes' flat. You can take the London Underground into other parts of the city or make use of excellent bus connections.
And now, find out the best things to do with kids on your weekend break in Paddington.
1) Follow the Pawprint Trail
Paddington station was where lost Paddington Bear was rescued by the kind Brown family. To commemorate the beloved book series by Michael Bond, there is a trail of over 50 Paddington sculptures in the city. You can pick up a map from Paddington Station and begin the trail from there. It's up to you if you complete the whole circuit. Or, check into a spa near Paddington whilst the kids cosy up with the books or the film in your hotel room!
Closest tube: Paddington
2) Collect selfies at Madame Tussauds London
One of the best things to do with kids in Paddington is visit the famous London waxworks museum. These celebrity and fictional figures do look uncannily like their subjects. The entire British royal family is represented and you can step into an immersive Star Wars galleries. They even have a 360°, 4D cinema dedicated to the Marvel team – awesome for budding young superheroes! Book ahead for the best family price and to guarantee your time slot.
Closest tube: Baker Street
3) Run wild at ZSL London Zoo
If your little ones are potty about penguins, mad about monkeys, barmy about bugs or crazy about (big) cats, then take them to ZSL London Zoo for the day. The zoo is committed to conservation and protecting wildlife, and children have the chance to learn as well as see exotic creatures up close. You can watch feeding and scheduled talks with<|fim_middle|> wants to see is the home of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The general public are welcome to peer through the gates and take photos of the facade and the Queen's Guards. The Changing of the Guard ceremony takes place most mornings at 11am (do check the schedule online first), and is an exciting experience for the whole family to share. Get there early to ensure a good view, and find London offers on afternoon tea for afterwards where you can scroll through your photos over cakes! The palace opens a number of the State Apartments during summer (25 Jul 2020 – 4 Oct 2020) and tickets must be booked in advance.
Closest tube: Green Park
8) Blow your mind at the Science Museum
One of the most interesting museums in London for kids, the Science Museum is dedicated to scientific achievements from the past few centuries. You can discover the technological objects that have paved the way to the modern world and find out exactly what astronauts eat whilst they are on space missions. The Science Museum features lots of interactive opportunities as well as VR, flight simulators and a hands-on gallery to test your own engineering capabilities. As with most London museums, entry to the permanent galleries is free.
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4) Boating in Regent's Park
The Regent's Park is easily one of the most beautiful parks in the city, and is the perfect setting for a family walk and picnic during the warmer months. You will find a rose garden and Japanese garden to explore. There is a large boating lake populated by ducks and geese, where you can hire a pedalo or a rowing boat. No trip to Regent's Park is complete without a clamber atop Primrose Hill, where you can take in a sweeping view across the London skyline.
5) Tour Kensington Palace
This modest palace in Kensington Gardens is the birthplace of Queen Victoria and official residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. It's a place where history and the modern-day collide in the most incredible way! Your tour of the castle includes the re-imagined childhood rooms of Queen Victoria, which have equal interest for children. The palace have a number of family trails (for ages 5-11) to help keep mini minds engaged. They can also stretch their legs and play in the Sunken Garden and have a run around the Round Pond in the grounds of the Kensington Gardens.
Closest tube: High Street Kensington
6) Meet dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum
If your young family have reached their dinosaurs phase, then the Natural History Museum is only a short tube ride from The Chilworth Hotel Paddington and provides hours of fun – all for free! Children will be in awe at the animatronic dinosaurs in the Jurassic galleries, but be mindful that the giant t-rex is a little scary for some children! The museum also delves into creepy crawlies, British wildlife and Planet Earth – all with interactive, hands-on exhibits. There is a simulation of an earthquake which all children enjoy. The museum has a wonderful gift shop, cafè and you can check the calendar to see what special events and exhibitions are taking place during your visit.
Closest tube: South Kensington
7) Visit the famous Beefeaters
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SNEAKERS Nike Introduces 2018 WNBA All-Star Game PE Collection | BA All-Star Game PE Collection, including six different signature sneakers featuring colorways inspired by all things Minnesota, the host city of the All-Star Game.
Purple, the color of royalty, of the state's football team, and of its musical hero, Prince, is consistent throughout the exclusive collection. According to Nike, the two-block divide reflects a play between the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The ripple pattern refers to the state's vast number of lakes, as well as the waves being created in the modern women's game.
"The All-Star shoes are fire across the board," says four-time WNBA champion Seimone Augustus of the Minnesota Lynx. "I can't wait to wear the Kyrie 4 and pay tribute to the land of 10,000 lakes."
The 2018 WNBA All-Star Game PE collection includes special colorways of the LeBron 15, LeBron Soldier XII, KD11, Kyrie 4, PG2, and the Kobe A.D. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Nike has plans to release any of these special edition colorways.
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Do you need a good tool for sharpening your pencils?
Whether you are an artist, engineer or a school teacher you might have realized that a properly sharpened pencil will make a whole lot of a difference. Back in the days when I used to draw we used to sharpen them with a knife, I<|fim_middle|>aser. It is a neat little gadget for kids pencils.
If you are not looking for electric one, this one might be a great idea. With its small size and good quality it provides you with sharp pencils after every usage.
The performance here is really good. The sharpener is battery powered and this makes it quite easy to sharp a pencil almost anywhere you might need it. The perfect point of a pencil is just few seconds away. This sharpener's build quality is sturdy enough that it will provide you with frustration-free use.
It can be used by kids and adults alike, it has auto-stop safety feature that prevents the sharpener from being used if any part is missing. This feature will help kids use this sharpener without parents worrying about anything going wrong and it is especially suitable for the classroom.
It can be used for sharpening colored and soft lead pencils without much effort. It can sharper #2's as well.
It is quite small, and light. It makes for clean shaving.
The sharpener works good, fast, and doesn't make too much mess to clean. You can easy see if the shavings container needs to be cleaned. | guess we had to make do with what we had laying around us. That doesn't need to be the case for you.
Here we've gathered some of the best pencil sharpeners for 2018, as there are different types of sharpeners we've gathered different ones with their own strengths and weaknesses. Regardless if you are going to use them every day at your workplace or maybe you just want to give your kids some fun time with their coloring pencils we are sure that you'll find something that will suit your needs.
You will be amazed at how versatile and creative those little gadgets have become. They are usually really cheap for the value they provide and can save you time in a clutch. Some are battery-operated which means that you'll be able to bring them with you anywhere you go. I really like the ones that you can mount on your desk, but that might be just me and my nostalgia talking.
This heavy-duty product is build with great quality. It is really easy to use and doesn't take up much space.
It is suitable for 8 different pencil sizes. It is mountable on surfaces like wall or a desk. The regular KS can be attached almost anywhere with the included screws. If you don't to harm any surface you can get the one that comes with a vacuum mount. The vacuum mounts works really well on a smooth and hard surfaces and you can easily attach it to it. and the mounting is quite simple with the items included and you will have a much needed stability when using the X-ACTO as having a wobbly sharpener is the last thing you want happening.
It is quite easy to use, just put the pencil and turn the handle until you are satisfied with the sharpness of the tip.
Other great thing about it, is that it has shavings chamber, and it can hold a fairly big amount of shavings. It could take quite some time, to be full and so you don't have to clean it every week or after just a couple of uses.
The quality of the building materials is great, and it gives a satisfying results after every use.
This manual sharpener, take only few turns of the crank to sharpen any pencil. Have in mind that it doesn't take much to get a really sharp tip so you might want to be careful using the pencilafterwards as it is quite easy to break the tip. It can even help you with some of the cheaper pencils out there and give them a new makeover.
It is a great solution if you want to mount it somewhere on a flat surface.
This little fellow here will give you really good pencil point for the standard #2 pencils, colored and even graphite ones. It provides you with a centered, even, and sharp point every time.
This is great feature if you want a bit duller point, or a bit sharper to use it on on your drawings, and for office work as well. You can use the medium or blunt one for the kids and any kind of drawings that require some bold and thick lines. It provides you with a centered, even, and sharp point every time.
The small size allows you to grab with you anywhere. You can place it on your desk, even if it is a small one. It sharpeners the pencils really quickly, on average it would take about 5-15 seconds.
It works satisfyingly well with the batteries, but bare in mind that they are not included in the purchase.
The build quality of the construction materials is really good as well, and the price is affordable, it is really compact and give you a lot of options.
It might be a bit more pricey than some other options, but the performance and quality are really good.
This one is a powerful little beast, it has a good design, and it is built with durable and quality materials. Especially designed for heavy and daily use.
It sharpens pencils quite fast and without much effort. It can sharpen even tougher ones.
The electric motor is quite so there will never be too much noise when using it which is the last thing you want if you are in an office or a classroom full with people. The shavings container is big enough and with great capacity and you can easily see when it needs to be cleaned.
This model is especially designed so that it stops when the lead is sharp enough that you won't be wasting the lead every time you use it.
The blades are of high quality material and they sharpen the pencils quite fast. It gives the lead a good tip and it is suitable for 6 different pencil sizes.
This electric sharpener, has some really nice features the quality and durability of it are on point as well. It is designed for office, and classroom usage. It has a great feature, that stops it then when lead is sharp enough. And it also has a auto-jam release design and this is great feature to have.
You might want to take a note that the built materials are light, which allows it to be quite lightweight, but also a bit fragile.
The price of the sharpener is not that low, but it is in a good range.
It is easy to use, and will sharpen pencils with ease, and the feature of stop when the lead is pointy enough is good to have. If you have children they can use it without worrying about if they can hurt themselves.
If you want to make the tip really sharp, it might be a bit difficult, the main purpose is to use it as a sharpener for pencils that are used for drawings so it would perform well with colored pencils. If you are after getting a sharpener that can give you a really sharp tip you might want to take a look at some of the other suggestions we have here.
Prismacolor are a known manufacturer of a lot products catered towards the art community. They have encompassed the community's need with a wide range of high quality products that aim to make creativity easier to achieve.
This little green gem here is probably one of the best handheld sharpeners that you can get out there. Simple in its design and use it will provide you with smooth and effortless results.
The sharpener is really small, it is fairly sturdy looking and of course there's not a lot of things that can break here. And it gives a good point after the sharpening of the pencil as it is using a high quality blade. It is really sharp and doesn't break the lead and makes it with a good point without much work.
The price of it is quite low and it definitely is a good bang for the buck and this one comes with a latex-free er | 1,336 |
Nintendo's Labo series of games/arts-and-crafts sets for the Nintendo Switch have interested us since the first Labo Variety Kit came out. You build your own controllers with cardboard and play games using the Switch and motion-sensing Joy-Con controllers. Now Nintendo has returned to VR (a field it hasn't set foot in since the ill-fated Virtual Boy) with its fourth Labo package, the Labo VR Kit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3UGqoGlmIs&t=1s
HTC's Vive is a comprehensive package that includes a headset, two motion controllers, and two base stations for defining a "<|fim_middle|> the editorial staffs of CNET.com, Sound & Vision, and Maximum PC. His work and analysis has been seen in GamePro, Tested.com, Geek.com, and several other publications. He currently covers consumer electronics in the PC Labs as the in-house home entertainment expert... See Full Bio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKZ65RpueMI&t=1s
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Morton Heilig wrote in the 1950s of an "Experience Theatre" that could encompass all the senses in an effective manner, thus drawing the viewer into the onscreen activity. He built a prototype of his vision dubbed the Sensorama in 1962, along with five short films to be displayed in it while engaging multiple senses (sight, sound, smell, and touch). Predating digital computing, the Sensorama was a mechanical device. Heilig also developed what he referred to as the "Telesphere Mask" (patented in 1960). The patent application described the device as "a telescopic television apparatus for individual use...The spectator is given a complete sensation of reality, i.e. moving three dimensional images which may be in colour, with 100% peripheral vision, binaural sound, scents and air breezes."[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFSuajyJcwY&t=1s
The Labo VR Kit has you building a mobile VR headset out of cardboard, like the older Google Cardboard headsets, which you insert the Nintendo Switch into. You then build other controllers, like a camera or a blaster, and attach them to the headset to play games. It's fun and engaging, but even with an impressive game development kit in the software, it's ultimately just a novelty. The Labo VR Kit mostly provides 3DOF motion control, even if it uses the Joy-Cons' motion sensors in some very clever ways (one controller creates a triangulated 6DOF motion control system using both Joy-Cons in tandem), and the Switch's 720p screen offers some of the simplest and grainiest VR graphics we've seen in years. It scores so highly with us because as its own product, a crafts kit for kids who want to learn about VR and game development, it's excellent. It just isn't a feasible VR platform like the other systems discussed here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBGpU3Wo0zs&t=1s
One place Microsoft has succeeded in how easy it is to set up its WMR headsets. It uses inside-out tracking, so you won't need to go plug in a bunch of sensors to make sure your headset is being seen. These headsets have built-in cameras and sensors that handle all of that. They'll even track the Windows Mixed Reality controllers, which suffer a bit because they rely on the headset being able to see them clearly to properly track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utx1Op_2kXA&t=1s
The Oculus Quest costs twice as much as the Oculus Go, but it's well worth it. It has a more powerful Snapdragon 835 processor and a sharper OLED screen, but more importantly it offers full 6DOF motion tracking with dual motion controls. In fact, it uses the same Oculus Touch controllers as the Oculus Rift S. It's limited to Oculus' mobile software store, like the Oculus Go, so it won't provide the same selection as the PC-based Rift S and its much bigger Oculus Store. Still, there are already some very compelling experiences on it, like Beat Saber and Superhot VR, that make it well worth your attention.
If the last applies to you, you're likely a computer scientist or engineer, many of whom now avoid the words virtual reality even while they work on technologies most of us associate with VR. Today, you're more likely to hear someone use the words virtual environment (VE) to refer to what the public knows as virtual reality. We'll use the terms interchangeably in this article. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Insta360-Pro-8K-360-VR-Video-Camera-4K-100fps-Slow-Motion-Anti-shake-Panoramic-Camera-VR/32832297122.html
While audio-visual information is most easily replicated in Virtual Reality, active research and development efforts are still being conducted into the other senses. Tactile inputs such as omnidirectional treadmills allow users to feel as though they're actually walking through a simulation, rather than sitting in a chair or on a couch. Haptic technologies, also known as kinesthetic or touch feedback tech, have progressed from simple spinning-weight "rumble" motors to futuristic ultrasound technology. It is now possible to hear and feel true-to-life sensations along with visual VR experiences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6pWEzkbnDE&t=1s
The two images are then stitched together on the computer just after import. The stitched image (looks like the thumbnail for the above video) is called "equirectangular" format and looks like all 360° got compressed into a single 16:9 frame. Viewers and websites such as YouTube and Vimeo can detect this kind of footage in the file metadata and display it in VR form.
Virtual reality sickness (also known as cybersickness) occurs when a person's exposure to a virtual environment causes symptoms that are similar to motion sickness symptoms.[82] Women are significantly more affected than men by headset-induced symptoms, at rates of around 77% and 33% respectively.[83][84] The most common symptoms are general discomfort, headache, stomach awareness, nausea, vomiting, pallor, sweating, fatigue, drowsiness, disorientation, and apathy.[85] For example, Nintendo's Virtual Boy received much criticism for its negative physical effects, including "dizziness, nausea, and headaches".[86] These motion sickness symptoms are caused by a disconnect between what is being seen and what the rest of the body perceives. When the vestibular system, the body's internal balancing system, does not experience the motion that it expects from visual input through the eyes, the user may experience VR sickness. This can also happen if the VR system does not have a high enough frame rate, or if there is a lag between the body's movement and the onscreen visual reaction to it.[87] Because approximately 25–40% of people experience some kind of VR sickness when using VR machines, companies are actively looking for ways to reduce VR sickness.[88]
Bottom line, if you're looking for a VR experience that's closer to the Rift and the Vive without the big price tag and the setup, this is the one you want. The room tracking is fantastic, the controllers are the best we've used and while it won't play all of the top end Rift games, there's a good collection of games and experiences to try out already that will hopefully grow over the coming months. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QDXfgbKKf0&t=1s
Basically, these AR headsets have transparent lenses that let you look at your surroundings, instead of completely replacing your vision with a computer-generated image. They can still project images over whatever you're looking at, but those images are designed to complement and interact with the area around you. You can make a web browser pop up in the middle of a room, for instance, or watch animals run around your coffee table. It's fascinating technology that could hint at the future of computing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhNJunz5Dh4&t=1s
Multi-Functional Systems: Many of our Virtual Reality PCs do more than let you play the latest games. They let you work productively, use state-of-the-art software and connect with friends, family, and other gamers in a myriad of ways. With the ability to use your VR system for all that you do, it's the ultimate technology for your workday and your downtime.
In Virtual Reality, the computer uses similar sensors and math. However, rather than locating a real camera within a physical environment, the position of the user's eyes are located within the simulated environment. If the user's head turns, the graphics react accordingly. Rather than compositing virtual objects and a real scene, VR technology creates a convincing, interactive world for the user. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGZuH6B46H8&t=1s
There are few worse feelings than putting on a VR headset and having someone else's sweat drip down your face. That's why, if you're likely to be sharing your headset with others, we'd recommend some sort of cover. The company VR Cover does exactly what it suggests, selling covers for the Rift, Vive, Gear VR and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. You can get a couple of machine-washable covers or, if you prefer, some cheaper disposable ones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rdY6_AZWXk&t=1s
I knew the new year would come with new opportunities and new experiences, but I didn't expect that just 1 week after New Years I would be told I had 2 weeks to create a 360° VR promo video for the construction company that does nationwide remodels of companies like McDonald's, Starbucks, Chipotle, Chili's, Home Depot, Walgreens, etc. This was a pretty big deal, and I had very little time to gather my thoughts, find models, locations, confirm scripts, shoot, and then edit (especially considering 360° shooting and editing was new to me). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObptpVRe6ek&t=1s
Modern virtual reality headset displays are based on technology developed for smartphones including: gyroscopes and motion sensors for tracking head, hand, and body positions; small HD screens for stereoscopic displays; and small, lightweight and fast computer processors. These components led to relative affordability for independent VR developers, and lead to the 2012 Oculus Rift Kickstarter offering the first independently developed VR headset.[39]
If you have compatible phones, these headsets offer functional 3DOF VR experiences for just $60 to $130. You slide your phone into one, put it on your head, and start tapping away with the included remote. It's interesting, but underwhelming next to tethered and 6DOF standalone VR experiences. Perhaps we'll see some 6DOF updates, but we aren't counting on it.
Alright, I'm going to walk you through my specific process, although some people may do things in a slightly different order. Let's jump back to the import. The camera I used records to 2 separate Micro SD cards, so I have to import both. In the "Ingested Footage" folder for that day's shoot, I put a folder for one card, "Front" and one card, "Back". Then I use the stitching software and export final stitches for every clip to a third folder I call "Stitched". Then I dropped each of those stitched files into Adobe After Effects and mask myself, other, gear, and tripod out of the shot. This way I have clean video with only the model in it. I export these as individual files as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzc7oZVIwfc&t=1s
Will Greenwald has been covering consumer technology for a decade, and has served on | 2,435 |
Plaque: Angus McGill
Erection date: 13/10/2017
This plaque was installed in 2017, on the 30th anniversary<|fim_middle|>countess Lascelles
This building was opened on June 26th 1928 by her Royal Highness Princess Mar...
Haydn Wood
Haydn Wood, 1882 - 1959, composer, a much-loved master of British light music...
Albert Bridge - opened
The rope-framed roundel at the top carries the crest for the RBofK&C, and loo...
Marshalsea 2 - steel
The plaque refers to 'wall mounted artworks' but we did not see any on our vi...
King's Hall Picture Palace - first cinema in Britain
The erection date differs from the date on the plaque. We have found other ca... | of the Great Storm. It commemorates Angus McGill, who initiated the appeal to replace London's lost trees and the planting of the oak nearby. McGill died in 2015 after 42 years as a columnist with the Evening Standard and creator of the Clive and Augusta strip cartoons. He was named Descriptive Writer of the Year 1968, and appointed MBE 1990.
Site: Storm Tree - Charing Cross (2 memorials)
WC2, Strand
Angus McGill
Great Storm of 1987
In the early hours of Friday 16 October 1987 a great storm struck South East ...
Initiated the Evening Standard's appeal to replace London's lost trees. For 4...
Westminster City Council
Created in 1965 from the former area of the Metropolitan Boroughs of St Maryl...
Storm Tree - Charing Cross
When we first saw the plaque it was in the pavement close to the tree but is ...
Lawrence Hall - Vis | 212 |
Game 78: Nationals 9, Giants 3
By Marty Niland
Jordan Zimmermann can no longer complain that he doesn't get enough run support.
For the second straight start, Zimmermann was staked to a big lead before he allowed the opposition to score, as Ian Desmond hit a two-run homer, and Michael Morse and Adam LaRoche each drove in two more runs to lead the Nats to a 9-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.
The Nats had been averaging just 3.1 runs per game for Zimmermann (5-6) prior to last week's visit to Colorado, but in posting victories over the Rockies on June 27 and now<|fim_middle|> of the second and fourth without allowing a run after Pablo Sandoval led off the second with a double and Melky Cabrera did the same in the fourth.
The Giants finally got to Zimmermann in the fifth, loading the bases on Zimmerman's throwing error and consecutive singles by Brandon Crawford and Schierholtz. Blanco followed with a two-run single to right before Zimmrmann got Theriot to fly out to right, struck out Cabrera and ended the inning by getting Buster Posey to fly out to right.
After a one-hour, 25-minute rain delay, reliever Ryan Mattheus allowed the Giants' third run on Brandon Belt's sac fly to score Joaquin Arias, who had walked. But Harper got the run back in the bottom of the eighth by doubling off Javier Lopez to score Lombardozzi, who had reached on a fielder's choice.
Mike Gonzalez and Henry Rodriguez, who had just come of the disabled list earlier in the day, combined for a scoreless ninth in a non-save situation.
Champ of the Game: Desmond. He showed why he was the only Washington position player to be named to the All-Star team by continuing to hit for power in clutch situations.
Chump of the Game: The only Nats batter without a hit was Jesus Flores, but that's not much of a stigam in this game.
Unsung Hero: Zimmenmann. It's good to see him finallly getting the key hits and enough runs from hsi teammmates to make his outstanding pitching stand up.
Next Game: July 4, 11:05 a.m. vs. San Francisco at Nationals Park. Madison Bumgarner (10-4, 2.85) vs. Edwin Jackson (4-4, 3.57). | the Giants, they've given him comfortable margins with which to work.
On Tuesday it was eight runs against Giants starter Tim Lincecum (3-9), who was pounded for nine hits in just 3.1 innings of work. The big blow was Desmond's homer, his 14th of the season, in the third inning, which extended the Nats' lead to 5-0. It came immediately after LaRoche singled to score Ryan Zimmerman and give the Nats a 3-0 lead.
Zimmerman used his bat to support himself in the second inning when he took the first pitch he saw from Lincecum to right field for a double. The hit scored Danny Espinosa. who had doubled two batters earlier to score Desmond.
The Nats ended Lincecum's night in the fourth after he walked Steve Lombardozzi and Zimmerman around a Bryce Harper single to load the bases. Morse greeted reliver Nate Schierholtz with a two-run single, scoring Lombardozzi and Harper, and LaRoche followed with a sacrifice fly to bring in Zimmerman.
San Francisco regularly put men on base against Zimmermann, but he regularly pitched out of jams, using many of his seven strikeouts to kill the Giants' momentum. Overall, he allowed just two runs, one earned, on seven hits and no walks over six innings.
In the first, after allowing a leadoff single to Gregor Blanco, he fanned Ryan Theriot for the first of three successive outs, and worked his way out | 315 |
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Working at Boy Scout Camp in Parishville
Robert Charron's first job was at Camp Figure of the Woods, which was a Boy Scout camp in St. Lawrence County, near Parishville. When he was about 14, Charron worked in the trading post and had duties similar to a counselor. On Wednesdays, the camp's mess hall would close for the night and they would take the campers out into the woods and cook their dinner at a campsite.
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You know how you get something stuck in your head? That's what happened to me when I was trying to come up with a name for this design. OPI's "I'm A Princess, You're Not!" popped into my head, maybe because it's shimmery or because I recently wrapped up a full polish inventory, I don't know. But it blocked me from thinking of anything else. So I just had to modify if for my purposes. Hopefully, I haven't offended any lovely mermaids out there!
I thought it would be fun to start with a trip down Mermaid Lane…ahem, Memory Lane. I was so literal in 2014 and 2015! And last year I deviated from using my gold Mer<|fim_middle|> applied it to the tacky layer of the colored gel on my index and ring fingernails using a fan brush. Then I burnished it in with a combination of an eyeshadow applicator and my finger. I topped both nails with a coat of Akzentz Shine-On no wipe gel topcoat.
The next 2 new products were Moyra Foil Polish for Stamping in Silver and Moyra Ornament 3 stamping plate. I sealed my pinkie nail with Akzentz Matte-On, stamped the design and pressed gold Moyra Magic Foil onto my nail.
It's worth mentioning that the Foil Polish for Stamping works really well with the Magic Foil. Although it looks larger than life here, the abstract wave design I chose had tiny fine lines and it was easy to get complete foil coverage. I also tried it out in a double/layered stamping scenario using a Hit The Bottle stamping polish first and the foil only stuck to the final image. Two thumbs up!
I'm feeling a bit like a broken record telling you that I used 3 new products for the next step: Daily Charme Mermaid Tears Glitter Dust, Dreamy Mermaid Pearls and Stay Put Gelly.
I applied a regular gel topcoat to my thumb and pinkie nails scooped on the Glitter Dust and cured. Then I used the Stay Put Gelly to create clusters of pearls and Swarovski Clear point back crystals. This gelly was awesome at keeping everything in place while I added components and moved my hand around to view it from every angle. Placing round pearls on raw glitter can be difficult, but nothing moved unless I wanted it to…zero sliding!
I finished the embellishing with 2 more new products: Daily Charme Stick On Gelly and a gold Clou Mermaid Shell Charm.
The Stick On Gelly was perfect for using in small dabs to attach the Shell, Swarovski Aurum crystals and gold caviar beads to my index nail as well as the Mermaid, crystals, and beads to my ring nail.
WOW! That was a lot of products! This was one of those designs that I couldn't stop staring at! It had an ethereal quality to it. And I was so sad to have to take it off. What do you think of it? Do you enjoy the 'mer-mani' too? | maid Charm entirely. But she's back for 2017. Did you know she is the most re-worn charm in my much-too-large collection? It's a fact!
This look began with ibd Just Gel Polish is Calm Oasis, the subtle blue-green shade you can still see on my pinkie. I applied 2 coats to all nails except for the ring finger, which received 2 coats of Madam Glam Perfect White. It looks like I used more colors, doesn't it?
It's been a little while since my last post and I had several new products I wanted to try. The first was Daily Charme Aurora Fairy Dust Magic Glitter. I used it in fine powder form (.004) last year and decided to try the .008 Glitter Dust this year. Would you just look at that shimmer??? And I'm loving this slightly textured look it provides too!
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Hardies assists Midlothian Council's sustainability drive with £90m worth of construction projects
Murray Warner
Hardies Property & Construction Consultants is assisting Midlothian Council with its sustainability drive with Passivhaus and Net Zero Carbon goals following its appointment<|fim_middle|> city centre offices on a number of these projects."
Hardies is scheduled to deliver the 20 projects for Midlothian Council over the next two-year period.
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Midlothian Council to deliver over 1,400 affordable homes by 2022 | to deliver 20 construction projects with a combined construction value of £90 million.
The firm is providing project management and quantity surveying services to projects comprising a range of housing, mixed-use developments, education sector work and the leisure sector, notably the development of Midlothian Snowsports Centre into Destination Hillend, an all-year-round, multi-activity leisure facility.
Hardies partner Murray Warner said: "We are delighted to secure this contract to provide our services across these projects to Midlothian Council, a client with which we have developed a positive and productive working relationship over the years.
"As a company, we are firmly embedded within the Midlothian area. Indeed, Laura Falconer, one of our graduate surveyors, was inspired to pursue a career in construction with an offer of a placement at Hardies following a careers event at Newbattle High School in Easthouses, Dalkeith in 2015.
Laura Falconer
"Laura recently graduated with a first-class degree in Quantity Surveying from Edinburgh Napier University and is presently working within our team of twenty surveyors at our Edinburgh | 224 |
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This charming 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom private pool home sleeps up to 6 people and is just 2 short miles to<|fim_middle|> summer vacation! | Barefoot Beach and Bonita Beach! The L-shaped kitchen has modern appliances and comes fully equipped with everything you'd need to whip up something tasty to eat. The living room is right next to the kitchen and has two sofas and a flat screen TV. The dining room has seating for up to 6 people and is right next to the glass patio door that opens up onto the pool area. There is an office area / extra bedroom where you can set up your Laptop. It also has a Murphy cabinet that converts into an extra full-size bed. There are two bedrooms. The first bedroom, the master bedroom, has a king-size bed. The second bedroom has two single beds. Now for the best part of the house: the pool area. This area is screened in to protect you from those pesky bugs. It also has a covered lanai with a table and chairs. This is the perfect place to relax, read a good book, and sip on your favorite cold beverage. If you fancy working on your tan, there are sun loungers around the pool. This home is close to restaurants, shopping and activities yet situated in a quaint, quiet and well-established neighborhood. This is the perfect place to spend the winter or your | 248 |
Investing in a Rental Home – Consider this.
We buy a home hoping that it will increase in value. We watched for years as homes made a steady upward climb. It began to seem almost impossible that this steady progression would stop, but it did.
Just like any investment we don't have a lot of control over what ultimately happens when it comes to the market. This said, we do have control over where to buy, how<|fim_middle|> Even if the price of the home never goes up, you still are collecting monthly rental income while you pay down the mortgage. You can also increase the property value by making updates that will bring value to the home. How much can you afford to lose. Before buying is the time to decide how much risk you can take and if investing is right for you.
This entry was posted in Buyer Information, Landlords and Tenants, Moving / Relocation, Random/Misc. and tagged business, Home, investing, Keller Williams, Mortgages, Real estate. | much to spend and how much to improve the property.
Consider for a moment that you purchase a home with the idea that it will never appreciate. | 29 |
Our Domina Motorised Checkout Counter, incorporates stylish Italian design. Manufactured using experienced British assembly with full compliance to EC directives.
The Domina Motorised Checkout Counter is a perfect choice for a Belted Checkout Counter. Two abs pillar legs providing not only a very stable support, but also brilliant access for cleaning and so easier compliance with health regulations.
The two pillar legs ensure that the metal components of the checkout are not in contact with the ground. Thus removing floor and water contact to the base, so future rust problems common with other manufacturers checkouts do not occur.
To the front of this electric checkout conveyor belt, there is a smooth head manufactured from abs<|fim_middle|>ers in the Domina range. For more information on the styles and sizes together with the prices of this quality range please phone us now for full details.
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At Daniel Brewer, we believe passionately in highly-targeted marketing campaigns and a lot of old-fashioned graft.
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Daniel Brewer is a respected agent, trusted to manage sales for new build property developments and high-specification convertions. If there are new builds going on, our wide network of contacts means we get to know about them as soon as they hit the market, and sometimes even before.
So if you're looking to buy off plan come in and have a coffee, and we'll bring you up to date with the latest projects. We know the local market inside out and we have many years experience within the highly desirable areas around northeast Essex, including Dunmow, Saffron Walden, Bishops Stortford and Braintree. | Our tailored packages are designed to help you directly match your marketing choices with your budget.
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You are probably used to seeing pictures of combines looking like this: happily harvesting through fields with the sun setting in the background.
I posted this pic to Instagram. For more day to day farm life follow me @daddystractor!
And while this is a good look for a combine, it's a bit overdressed for traveling.
Traveling with a harvest operation can<|fim_middle|> two, if not three people. Here you see Wayne (the newest addition to the farm) helping direct Grandpa to line the grain head up with the wagon. Cory is on the other side doing the same.
When the head is properly lined up Grandpa can set it down and release it from the combine.
Then the truck can pull the head wagon down the road.
Looks a bit different, don't you agree!
It'll still be a task to maneuver this massive piece of equipment down the road, but at least we won't take out every mailbox between here and the next farm!
LOL! Good advise, I'm sure! I'm impressed though. My family won't let me drive equipment. They say I have to master the lawn mower first. So not motivated!!
Thanks Seasonsgirl! Farming has changed a lot, even more so over just the last few year!
I love reading about every day farm stuff like this that this city mom doesn't have a clue about. We really wanted to visit you this weekend, but life turned out crazy. I'll be calling to set something up as soon as we figure out our next free day.
We missed your family! Let us know when you'll be up this way– we'd love to get together!! | be a BIG DEAL. You've got to move the cart, the semis, the fuel trailer, the combine, and the head wagon down roads lined with overgrown tree branches, mailboxes and telephone poles. When this bad boy heads for the highway its tires can touch from one white line to the other. But that's just the combine.
The head (on our combine) is much broader than the combine itself. In fact, it's actually 35 feet wide! So before heading off into the sunset the head must be removed and loaded onto a wagon.
This is best done with at least | 122 |
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Running out of ink can be frustrating. Even if you've stocked up, it still takes time to change a cartridge. If you have a busy household and rely on your printer, there's an easy solution. Epson's EcoTank has an ultra-high-capacity ink<|fim_middle|> ink1.
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Everything! The alpine deco is very sweet, the rooms are lovely, the 2<|fim_middle|> beds/ mattresses are very very firm. | bathrooms which made it very practical for everyone to get ready. There is also a lot of staple groceries provided which is really handy (ketchup, oil, salt and pepper, biscuits ...) which you don't always have in self-catered locations. The coded boxes for the entrance door and the ski locker were also very practical when we all left at different times. The host was on hand to answer all our questions. Location was great for skiing, a 2mn walk to the lift. There was also a mini supermarket very near and a ski hire shop by the complex. Perfect!
Very cosy well equipped apartment. Nice colours used and tiny kitchen is really well equipped. Lots of mugs, plates, glasses and cutlery and small but efficient dish washer. Hosts provide tea, coffee, chocolate and herbs and spices and it's great to have loads of dishwasher tablets and enough loo roll for six people for a week! The keys are in a key safe outside the apartment so no need to queue up to check in. Our beds were made and towels supplied. It's lovely that on the balcony are well stocked bird feeders so if you are there daytime and sit still you get feathered visitors close up. Lots of lovely hot water for the bath and shower. They provide handsoap and shower gel and shampoo if you don't take your own.
well managed excellent facilities, lots of little extras included Tv, coffee tea , shower gel etc.
Great location for Daille lift, bus stop, underground parking and spar supermarket.
The apartment was perfect for our family's ski holiday. The hosts left lots of lovely touches that were welcome surprises for our arrival. The location was very handy for skiing as well as accessing other areas by the free frequent shuttle bus.
Brilliantly equipped, warm and cosy. Set up really well for a group of friends or a family like us. Bus to lift right outside.
By arrival we felt very welcome and safe in the different introductions and settings in the appartment. The appartment was really clean and some Nice essentials was already bought for us (coffee, toiletpaper...).
Noua avons aimé l'agencement et la décoration de l'appartement , loin des aménagements impersonnels ou stéréotypés . L'impression dégagée est celle d'une atmosphère chaleureuse et attentionnée .
Lock in a great price for Les Balcons de Bellevarde – rated 9.3 by recent guests!
Les Balcons de Bellevarde is located in Val d'Isère in the Rhône-Alps Region. Free WiFi is provided throughout the property.
Featuring a balcony, the accommodations has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms a, an open plan kitchen/living room area with additional sofa beds. A flat-screen TV and Blu-ray player are provided.
The property has ski storage space and ski equipment hire is available.
Guests will find restaurants, supermarket, ski school & elevator pass office in front of the apartment. Funival Ski Elevator is 1,000 feet from Les Balcons de Bellevarde. Chambéry-Savoie Airport is 54 mi from the property.
This property also has one of the top-rated locations in Val-d'Isère! Guests are happier about it compared to other properties in the area.
This property is also rated for the best value in Val-d'Isère! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.
When would you like to stay at Les Balcons de Bellevarde?
The apartment has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms a, an open plan kitchen/Living room area with additional sofa beds. The balcony offers views of the mountains.
Public parking is available on site (reservation is needed) and costs EUR 15 per day.
Fabulous apartment on 6th floor but accessible by lifts. Good size of 50m2 - larger than the other apartments in the building. Great views from balcony across to slopes. Open plan living/dining area. Functional kitchen with dishwasher, hob, microwave & fridge freezer. Master bedroom with double bed. Bedroom 2 with 2 single beds. Living room with 3 sofa beds so apartment sleeps 7 Bathroom with sink & bath with shower over. Shower room with sink, shower & w.c. Cloakroom with sink & toilet. Electric heating & plentiful hot water. Free wifi. Own ski locker. We have decorated the apartment as our home so there are lots of quirky touches like the artwork & old skis & skates. We have tried to provide all the little extras that you need for true luxury. The bedding is all 100% cotton with duck feather pillows & duvets. Although there are also a few anti allergy sets in the cupboards should you need them. In the bathrooms there are big fluffy towels & warming towel rails. Also some complementary toiletries. Hairdryer, iron & board are provided. There are Tv's in the living room & master bedroom. Also a blueray dvd player with dvds.
This is a personalised family apartment with lots of extras that make your stay great.
Guest access: The apartment is in the Pierre & Vacances building. This apartment has its own ski locker on the ground floor. There are 2 local car parks (both charge) 1 covered under the building & 1 open air. ski rental shop attached. Interaction with guests: We may not be in Val D'Isere when you stay but are always contactable by phone or email. The neighbourhood: Surrounding the apartments are a number of bars & restaurants & a supermarket. We think this is one of the greatest ski areas in the world. Directly opposite the apartment is a ski pass office & next to it are 3 routes up the mountain with the funicular, bubble car & chair lift. These give amazing skiing to the Val D'Isere & Tignes joint area. In the summer the area is truly beautiful. Lots of wildlife can be spotted on the slope directly behind the apartment such as golden eagles, Marmots and Chamois. There is a free tennis court & boules area for use by residents. Mountain biking in Val d'Isere & neighbouring Tignes is FREE! You'll get access to around 150km of trails across the two biking areas. Summer skiing.
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A EUR495 damage deposit is required 14 days before arrival (about USD551.63). This deposit will be fully refunded 7 days after check-out, as long as there isn't any damage to the property.
Please inform Les Balcons de Bellevarde of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
A damage deposit of EUR 495 is required. The host charges this 14 days before arrival. That's about 551.63USD. This will be collected by bank transfer. You should be reimbursed within 7 days of check-out. Your deposit will be refunded in full by bank transfer, subject to an inspection of the property.
It is a little far from the centre of Val d'Isere to just pop in but there are very regular buses and it is only a 10mn walk to go there. Main reasons we only went a couple of times were because we were exhausted after a full day of skiing and the apartment was too cosy to go outside after a day out!
The only niggle was I found the pillows a bit uncomfortable and only one of our party found the bed ok for comfort. The sofa beds are not comfy but then you don't expect too much from those. If you want compact ski accommodation it's fine.
We wouldn't change a thing about the apartment, it was wonderful. Before going I wondered if having a washing machine would have been useful but actually we didn't require it. We tried to go to the pizza restaurant outside the building twice but both nights it was shut.
A bit small, would be a tight fit for more than 5 people.
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Getting Serious About Bang for the Buck
Education Funding Opinion
By Rick Hess — January 25, 2011 4 min read
Rick Hess
Opinion Contributor, Education Week
Rick Hess is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and the director of the think tank's Education Policy Studies.
I've been down in Austin the past two days attending the inaugural convening of Texas's new center for Improving Productivity in Public Education (IPE). Those who disdain discussions of educational cost-effectiveness will dismiss the whole exercise as school-bashing. Okay... For those of us who live in a world where resources are finite, though, the question of how to get more bang-for-the-buck is a crucial one for the next decade, and beyond. This week's effort signals that Texas just might be positioning itself to lead on this front in the same way it led on academic accountability two decades ago. The odds of this are dramatically heightened because the effort is being led by Darv Winick and Charles Miller, two of the figures who made Texas a national leader on academic accountability. (Full disclosure: I'm a consultant to IPE.)
The gathering marked a crucial departure. Several veteran reformers in the room noted that this was the first time they've been at a high-profile convening of this kind on the subject of educational productivity. It was an impressive gathering, featuring former U.S. Secretaries of Education Rod Paige and Margaret Spellings, Stanford's Rick Hanushek, University of Washington's Paul Hill, Texas Ed Commissioner Robert Scott, Texas legislative heavyweight Rob Eissler, and so on. The superintendents in the mix, like Houston's Terry Grier and Garland's Curtis Culwell, provoked both laughter and discomfort with tales of bus-driver tenure and food-service shenanigans.
Presenters included the Bush Institute's Jim Guthrie, Karen Hawley Miles of Education Resource Strategies, Tom Currah of the Texas Comptroller's Office, and Mike Casserly of the Council of the Great City Schools. They made clear that we've failed to consider where dollars go, and how much opportunity new data tools and fiscal pressures create to overhaul operations and rethink how we're using staff, technology, and resources. Hawley Miles recalled that, twenty years ago, she had trouble convincing anyone that this kind of analysis was useful or necessary. Suddenly, she says, she's being swamped by interest and that, "This moment of budget pressure can result in some very exciting visions."
The data was telling. Hawley Miles pointed out that "real" (e.g. inflation-adjusted) spending increased from $3,800 to $8,700 between 1970 to 2005, but that 80% of those dollars went into new staff positions and increased benefits. If teachers are frustrated that vast new spending in recent decades didn't boost salaries, they need to recognize that this is because those dollars have gone into hiring new staff and into plumping benefits--and not because states and districts have failed to fund schools. Hawley Miles also pointed out that special education spending has risen from 4% to 21% of spending over that period, while general education spending has fallen from 80% to 55%. (One fun anecdote. Hawley Miles noted that at a recent meeting with district personnel, she asked if states are helpful when districts tackle these challenges. When asked whether they would characterize their state as a partner, a nonfactor, or an example of "with friends like these...," three-quarters of district personnel opted<|fim_middle|>. Yet, we've bizarrely opted to put in place policies that discourage or even prohibit educators from taking into account the enormous cost of self-contained instruction when deciding how to assign children and allocate scarce dollars.
Jim Guthrie pointed out that in the larger economy, worker productivity-per-hour has increased about 50% in the past 20 to 25 years. Yet, in education, if we look at worker costs relative to our minimal gains in reading and math NAEP scores, he showed that labor productivity appears to have actually declined by a substantial amount. For instance, he reported that, in inflation-adjusted dollars, Texas spent $33 per point of NAEP achievement in 1992 but $40 per point in 2007.
We often hear that Finland is a model for U.S. school reform. In that light, I thought it intriguing to see Guthrie point out that Finland spends about 65% of education dollars on faculty and staff salaries, while the U.S. is a bit over 80%. And Mike Casserly, once again walking through the remarkable analysis of big district spending that the Council of Great City Schools has conducted in recent years, pointed out that a district with 36,000 students can easily save 20-30 million dollars per year by moving from the bottom quartile to the median when it comes to operational efficiency.
Finally, one intriguing point emerged on Race to the Top, echoed by several participants and especially relevant in light of the President's speech tonight and the forthcoming budget debate. The consensus among those who spoke to the issue is that RTT didn't do anything to help bend cost curves, even as it's encouraged states to preserve jobs and to devise new spending plans rather than focus on identifying savings.
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Hawley Miles walked through district analyses pointing out one district where average class size for core 9th grade classes is 27, while it was 18 for 12th grade electives. She flagged a district where a student-teacher ratio of 16:1 is yielding an average class size of 29:1, because of how staff are utilized. In another district, she noted that self-contained special education costs $42,600 per pupil while special education in general classrooms costs $19,900 per pupil | 125 |
Craft Techniques
The mola or molas, forms part of the traditional outfit of a Kuna woman in Panama. Two mola panels belong together as front and back panels in a blouse. The full costume traditionally includes a patterned wrapped skirt (saburet), a red and yellow headscarf (musue), arm and leg beads (wini), a gold nose ring (olasu) and earrings in addition to the mola blouse (dulemor).
In Dulegaya, the Kuna's native language, "mola" means "shirt" or "clothing". The mola originated with the tradition of Kuna women painting their bodies with geometric designs, using available natural colors; in later years these same designs were woven in cotton, and later still, sewn using cloth bought from the European settlers of Panamá.
Kuna woman selling Molas in Panama City, by Markus Leupold-Löwenthal. Some Rights Reserved CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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A Kuna woman displays a selection of molas for sale at her home in the San Blas Islands. By Johantheghost, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Molas are handmade using a reverse appliqué technique. Several layers (usually two to seven) of different-coloured cloth (usually cotton) are sewn together; the design is then formed by cutting away parts of each layer. The edges of the layers are then turned under and sewn down. Often, the stitches are nearly invisible. This is achieved by using a thread the same color as the layer being sewn, sewing blind stitches, and sewing tiny stitches. The finest molas have extremely fine stitching, made using tiny needles.
The largest pattern is typically cut from the top layer, and progressively smaller patterns from each subsequent layer, thus revealing the colours beneath in successive layers. This basic scheme can be varied by cutting through multiple layers at once, hence varying the sequence of colours; some molas also incorporate patches of contrasting colours, included in the design at certain points to introduce additional variations of colour.
Molas vary greatly in quality, and the pricing to buyers varies accordingly. A greater number of layers is generally a sign of higher quality; two-layer molas are common, but examples with four or more layers will demand a better price. The quality of stitching is also a factor, with the stitching on the best molas being close to invisible. Although some molas rely on embroidery to some degree to enhance the design, those which are made using only the pure reverse-appliqué technique (or nearly so) are considered better.
Molas will often be found for sale with signs of use, such as stitch marks around the edges; such imperfections indicate that the mola was made for use, and not simply for sale to tourists. A mola can take from two weeks to six months to make, depending on the complexity of the design.
The traditional costume of a Kuna woman consists of a patterned blue cotton wrapped skirt, red and yellow headscarf, arm and leg beads, gold nose rings and earrings and the many layered and finely sewn mola panel blouse.
The artistry of a mola reflects a synthesis of traditional Kuna culture with the influences of the modern world. Mola art developed when Kuna women had access to store bought yard goods. Mola designs are often inspired by modern graphics such as political posters, labels, pictures from books and TV cartoons, as well as traditional themes from Kuna legends and culture.
Geometric molas are the most traditional, having developed from ancient body painting designs. Many hours of careful sewing are required to create a fine mola. The ability to make an outstanding mola is a source of status among Kuna women.
The quality of a mola is determined by such factors as
the number of layers
fineness of the stitching
evenness and width of cutouts
addition of details such as zigzag borders, lattice-work or embroidery
general artistic merit of the design and color combination.
When Kuna women tire of a particular blouse, they disassemble it and sell the molas to collectors.
Since mola panels have been worn as part of the traditional dress of a Kuna woman they often show signs of wear such as fading and stitch marks along the edges of the panels. These "imperfections" indicate that the mola is authentic and not made solely to be sold to tourists.
Molas are often sold in pairs, the pair consisting of the back and front panels of a blouse. The two molas are usually two variations on a theme. Matched molas complement each other and should be displayed or used together for the greatest impact.
Mola panels have many uses. They can be framed as art or made into pillows, place mats or wall hangings. Some people even make them into bedspreads or incorporate them into quilting projects.
Molas are very sturdy and well sewn. Authentic molas have already been washed many times and can be safely hand washed in warm water. Molas may be purchased in Panama or in Colombia.
The mola blouse is an important symbol of Kuna culture.
Molas have their origin in body painting. Only after colonization by the Spanish and contact with missionaries did the Kuna start to transfer their traditional geometric designs on fabric, first by painting directly on the fabric and later by using the technique of reverse appliqué. It is not known for certain when this technique was first used. It is assumed[by whom?] that the oldest molas are between 150 and 170 years old.
As an inspiration for their designs, the Kuna first used the geometrical patterns which have been used for body painting before. In the past 50 years, they have also depicted realistic and abstract designs of flowers, sea animals and birds, and popular culture.
Depending on the tradition of each island, Kuna women begin the crafting of molas either after they reach puberty, or at a much younger age. Women who prefer to dress in western style are in the minority as well as in the communities in Panama City.
Molas have such an importance for the Kuna and their traditional identity that they can be considered responsible for the independent status of the Comarca San Blas. After the attempt of the Panamanian government to "westernize" the Kuna in the beginning of the 20th century by prohibiting their customs, their language and their traditional dress, a huge wave of resistance arose. This resistance movement culminated in the Kuna revolution of 1925 where, after heavy battles, the Panamanian government gave the Kuna people the right to govern their own territory autonomously.
About Molas, from Indigenous Art from Panamá. Retrieved February 19, 2006.
Molas, from Oswaldo DeLeón Kantule. Retrieved February 19, 2006.
How Molas are Made, from Sherry Thorup. Retrieved February 19, 2006.
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'Do not fear the cloud': eBay migrates $113bn marketplace
By Allie Coyne on Mar 9, 2017 10:57AM
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In under<|fim_middle|> we were able to test our theory and look at lighting up the Google cloud in multiple countries around the world, so that we could be serving our customers from where they are as if that data centre was sitting in their backyard," he said.
"We've not been able to offer that kind of experience in the 22 years that we've been around. So this is really breakthrough for us and it's our customers that really stand to gain."
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eBay has launched a public cloud-based production platform for its US$85 billion (A$113 billion) marketplace that runs in parallel to its core on-premise system as a first step to a full migration.
A few years ago the online retail giant started thinking about how it was going to meet the demands of customers as new generations of more digitally-savvy buyers emerge.
eBay has more than one billion live listings at any given moment across the 200 countries it operates in.
It experimented with public cloud computing technology in the past: a few years ago it moved its iPad listings page onto the Windows Azure platform.
Its core workload - the main website - runs on a multi-region, multi-tenant OpenStack private cloud platform the retailer developed internally.
But there was "a lot of untapped potential in the eBay marketplace and we wanted to get at it," eBay chief product officer RJ Pittman told the Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco.
"This was an undertaking we'd been thinking about for a few years, but got serious about a few years ago," Pittman said.
"The demands of customers and shoppers today are changing so quickly.
"We said if we could bring the eBay marketplace to a modern stack environment, to a place where we are innovating almost every day for our customers … that would give us a tremendous advantage and a ton of momentum."
Last year eBay assembled a team of engineers and within five months "went from nothing to the entire one billion live listings of eBay running in Google Cloud Platform".
"It was not a test, not a prototype - it quickly moved to a production-grade environment that we ended up launching and bringing into market six months ahead of plan," Pittman said.
"So it can be done. Do not fear the cloud. It can be done."
Running a public cloud-based "parallel swim lane" - rather than "flipping the switch and moving the entire marketplace" - gave the retailer a lot of latitude ahead of a full migration, Pittman said.
Both platforms are live and service customers. eBay had to architect the public cloud platform in a way that ensured it didn't create two separate marketplaces where two customers were buying the same single item.
Pittman said building a replicated system that runs in real-time makes the transition to the public cloud for large companies like eBay much more seamless.
"It didn't just allow us to go to a cloud instance in North America. Using the global footprint | 496 |
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Friends and sisters insist that someone must know what happened to Gina six years ago.
"They're just too afraid to come forward, or they've buried it so long they don't want to talk about it," sister Tammy Smith said.
The first stop on the Squeaky Wheels Tour will end at 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, the same hour Gina disappeared six years ago. The concert will be shown live on the web, starting at 8:00 p.m. To view the concert, or to make a donation to the organization, click here. | a worldwide tour in Lincoln Monday night. It is the first of 190 stops for the "Squeaky Wheel Tour," which brings attention to missing children and adults.
The tour opens at Duggan's Pub, the same place where Lincoln singer-songwriter Gina Bos was last seen six years ago.
A year after she disappeared, Gina's sister Jannel Rap started an organization called GINA, whose mission is to bring together media agencies and artists to create hope and awareness for missing people.
"There are moments when it feels like the first day," Rap said. "In general, I wouldn't say it's easier. It's--you come up with a coping mechanism to deal with it."
Six years ago, Gina Bos finished playing at Duggan's at 1:00 a.m. and then left. She has not been seen since. Police found her car outside the bar with its trunk open and her guitar inside. Bos's friends say she would never have left without her guitar.
"No, I don't think she would have left her guitar," friend and co-worker Marilyn Borman said. "Especially in an open trunk for somebody to take. She loved her guitar. She brought it to work."
Another friend, Sharon Plautz, says Gina had more than just music going for her. Plautz says her friend would never have left her family behind.
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Moving To Lancaster: How To Get To 3 Airports Near Lancaster
One of the lesser-known perks of living in Lancaster, PA is the many air travel options available to residents. While our thriving community doesn't have an international airport, it's conveniently located near three of the area's most popular airports:
Harrisburg International Airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
How To Get To Harrisburg International Airport (HIA)
Harrisburg International Airport (HIA) is close enough for convenient air travel access for various popular US destinations – yet still far enough away to not bother you with airplane noise and traffic jams.
Located a little over 30 miles away just outside of the state's capital, HIA offers flights to major cities in the Northeast, South, and Midwest, including Philadelphia, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas/Ft. Worth.
However, HIA is a popular resource for traveling to Florida's most popular cities. Flyers can fly out of HIA and reach Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater for vacation, spring break or to catch MLB spring training games.
Plus, American, Delta, United, and many of the country's top-rated airlines provide service from HIA.
Traveling to HIA from The Lofts at Worthington takes just a little over 30 minutes!
How To Get To Philadelphia International Airport (PHI)
If you need to catch a domestic or international flight, you can do so via Philadelphia International Airport (PHI). A primary hub for the Northeastern US and the state's largest airport, PHI is also one of the country's busiest airports.
Located<|fim_middle|> British Airways, Icelanair, and Air Senegal.
Although located in a different state, driving to BWI takes about the same amount of time as traveling to PHI from Lancaster. The average drive time to BWI is between 90 minutes to two hours.
Living In Lancaster Gives You Travel Options
Now that you know how to get to all of the major airports near Lancaster, you can start planning your next big trip! Whether you wish to travel abroad or see more of the US, living in Lancaster lets you pick the airline and airport options that best suit your needs.
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Although it's a little further away than HIA, PHI offers a wide variety of travel options for Lancaster residents. The average drive time to PHI is 90 minutes.
How To Get To Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
One of three major airports serving the Baltimore/Washington area, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is another option for Lancaster residents. BWI is a central hub for Southwest Airlines and draws a lot of travelers from the Lancaster, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg regions.
Located less than 10 miles outside of Baltimore, BWI, like PHI, is considered one of the country's busiest airports. Domestic and international service is provided by a variety of top-flight airlines, including American, Delta, JetBlue, United, Spirit, Alaska, | 231 |
Some San Antonians like to ring in the New Year lavishly, emptying out the pocketbook on a decadent dinner before paying a huge cover at an upscale bar. The more sensible among us like to have a little scratch left over for rent. Kissing 2018 goodbye shouldn't require a small loan. That's why we are counting down the clock at these affordable parties.
Get out the glue gun and rhinestones — this La Cantera hangout is throwing a masquerade ball to welcome 2019 with a little mystery. The cover includes a Champagne toast and party favors with food and specialty cocktails like the Velvet 19 available for purchase. The best part is that it only costs $20 to get in the door, so partiers will have more dough to spend at the craft store.
To celebrate the Year of the Pig, this Southtown favorite has invited Durden Food Group to throw an old-fashioned pig roast. For $<|fim_middle|> dive bar, but it definitely comes through with dive bar prices. Most drinks are only $8, and revelers can score a bottle of bubbles or sparkling rosé for only $32.
A stylish locale, a full top shelf bar, and a DJ set to keep the party rocking? The St. Anthony's New Year's Eve party doesn't exactly seem like it would be a bargain, but the rooftop St. A Sky Terrace manages to deliver all of the above for a low $10 price. Did we mention it has a stunning view of the annual fireworks display? | 25 (or $40 for two), merrymakers will receive a succulent feast and a bubbly toast while enjoying to a set from DJ Angel. But nab those tickets now; the party can accommodate only 100 people and the price is likely to go up closer to the date.
Some San Antonio bars mark the new year by gouging guests. This downtown mainstay is celebrating by giving them a discount. On December 31, both The Esquire and Downstairs will take $20 all bottles of sparkling wine to ensure no one starts 2019 in the poor house. A complimentary glass of bubbles at midnight adds to the fun. Reservations are recommended.
Have a good chuckle at the expense of spendthrifts at this Southtown comedy club's Winter Wonderland bash.The $15 ticket includes access to live music, a dinner buffet, a shot block, party favors, and, of course, gut-busting stand-up comedy. Early arrival is recommended for the best seats.
At $35, the early bird tickets to Merkaba's masquerade party are the most of expensive on our list, but the River Walk hot spot gives a lot of bang for the buck. In addition to guaranteed entry, the cost includes a visit to the Champagne station and one premium drink to start the festivities off right.
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MARIE achieves this through exchanging experiences on 3 types of support action contained in the RRI framework: Quadruple Helix; Open Innovation; Information & Tools for RRI application.
Using interregional activities, communication and stakeholder engagement, partners develop Action Plans that result in: improved policy instruments; more and better targeted funding for RRI delivery; increased capacity among innovation actors; consolidated partnerships of quadruple helix innovation chain stakeholders.
All innovation chain players benefit. MARIE works towards a medium-term impact of increased awareness and capacity on RRI delivery and a long-term impact of increased responsibility in innovation, with correlated benefits in growth and competitiveness.
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MARIE partners want to integrate the concept of responsibility into regional funding programmes for innovation. Policy changes within the project are expected to lead to a greater awareness of the socio-economic benefits of responsibility.
MARIE partners are working on their Action Plans and policy changes will come in different ways.
We already have some results to share. Our first official Policy Improvement was from Tampere region - responsibility criteria integrated into a regional ERDF call on Artificial Intelligence. Read all about it here.
And now our second official Policy Improvement! Southern Region Ireland has integrated responsibility criteria into<|fim_middle|>. Expected results: more innovation and applied science.
PA1 provides support for five focus areas (as described in RIS3): Maritime economy, life sciences, renewable energies, food industry, information technologies. Funding instruments include research and innovation infrastructure, cooperation projects between research and companies, competence centres and innovative networks.
Funded projects in PA1 are expected to initiate a closer collaboration between science and economy and hence more innovation. This will result in new innovation fields and cross innovation.
The high level of innovation in funding projects, leads to obvious risks (environmental, social, ethical). While components of responsibility are addressed by this strategy (e.g. mobilising innovation stakeholders, networks, open innovation), the concept of RRI is not explicitly mentioned. The partner believes that including RRI criteria and support tools would be an important step towards addressing innovation risks and societal challenges.
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Southern Region Ireland have improved their policy! The monitoring system now incorporates Responsible Innovation criteria. Read on to see how they did it....
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MARIE partners meeting in Santiago de Compostela
Soon the Responsible Innovation Summit 2019!
Just a few more days till Responsible Innovation Summit 2019 in Dublin.
MARIE will be there, how could we not be?
MARIE at the NoRSA conference
MARIE at the NoRSA (Nordic Division of the Regional Studies Association) conference, helping regions to become Davids or Goliaths of Responsible economic growth
MARIE policy improvement in PRISMA conference
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RRI at the Nordic STS Conference 2019
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POLICY IMPROVEMENT ALERT! Tampere Region
Excited to report our first official Policy Improvement! Our partners from Tampere Region show us that RESPONSIBLE innovation policy can be achieved!
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What policy instruments does the project address?
Multiannual Programme - Supporting growth of enteprises and the local economy
The Multiannual Programme (MP) is a strategic and financial framework for Forlì-Cesena Chamber Commerce (CC). It produces annual work plans to support enterprises in the territory, with specific actions, budgets and progress/performance indicators.
The MP defines how the CC can support the territory to overcome the recent economic crisis. It is designed to support competiveness within economic growth and social cohesion.
MP priorities include sustainable development, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and innovation as key drivers for competitiveness. MP promotes cooperation with regional High-Tech Network (innovation centres, labs and techno-hubs). MP supports and provides funding for:
eco-design/management (in line with Priority C of Emilia Romagna RIS3) through EMAS and Ecolabel;
CSR (in line with Regional Law 14/2014) through the Impresa Etica platform;
open innovation, including cooperation among enterprises and the knowledge centres of the ER High-Tech Network (in line with ER ROP Axis 1. Research & Innovation) through the Percorsi Erratici network;
innovation driven by societal and environmental challenges (Priority C of ER RIS3) through the UGO standard for RRI.
All action lines are delivered by CISE (MARIE Lead Partner), who sees the MARIE project as an opportunity for a number of improvements. The MP should have a sharper focus on key RIS3 sectors in Forlì-Cesena (food, wellness industries and technology providers). It would also benefit from an integrated RRI approach, linking innovation and societal and environmental challenges. Currently, CSR and innovation are dealt with separately.
Which partners are working on this?
CISE - Centre for Innovation and Economic Development
National Strategy for Research, Development and Innovation 2014-2020
The strategy supports the role of research as economic growth engine. It will connect Romania to EU science and technology priorities. It aims to: increase economic competitiveness through innovation; increase Romanian contribution to the advancement of knowledge; increase the role of science in society.
The strategy is based on 3 pillars: regional and global affirmation: enterprises as key innovation actors; excellence through internationalisation; regional leadership in strategic science and technology: breakthroughs.
The National strategy and related research have identified the need to focus the RDI ecosystem on innovations that respond to societal challenges. This strategy is coherent with the objective of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Promoting RRI methodologies and tools is a concrete step in this direction. However, this is a novelty in Romania and the concept of RRI is not yet explicitly stated in the strategy.
The Strategy states that environmental protection is a priority of every policy and mentions that development is pursued for advancing solutions to relevant societal issues. The S3 supports actions addressing environmental and climate change. This is the foundation for a coordinated RRI approach and the strategy offers a clear opportunity to insert RRI as a central pole for growth. This would be a significant improvement, helping to reach development targets and objectives related to social and environmental responsibility.
Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding
Attica ROP 2014-2020, Priority Axis 1: Strengthening Research and Innovation Mechanisms and Investments for SMEs in the Region
The overall policy objective of relevance to the MARIE project, is to enhance networking and communication support for improving social innovation delivery by social enterprises
Within ROP Axis 1, Region of Attica commits to delivering and strengthening innovation. Given the current economic situation, innovation delivery (as other priorities) is situated in a context of social innovation. The policy instrument aims to deliver innovation that meets societal needs. Thus, there is a focus on social enterprises.
The instrument supports networking between key actors in the social innovation chain: existing/potential social enterprises, entrepreneurship support organisations, academic/research organisations, with the aim of improving delivery of socially innovative products and services. Activities include: development of business fora, mentoring, academic/research support, networking between innovative social enterprises. The multitude of activities illustrates that the promotion of social innovation is a high priority in the regional context.
This policy instrument could benefit from a structured RRI approach, for social enterprises. Existing networking activities could benefit from insertion of a quadruple helix cooperation structure and from information and tools that help raise awareness on and capacity in RRI. Open innovation tools could bring R&D results into social enterprises and better deliver socially innovative products and services.
Athens University of Economics and Business - Research Center (AUEB-RC)
Region of Attica
OP ERDF Galicia 2014-2020, AXIS 1 Enhancing Research, Technological Development and Innovation
ROP GALICIA Axis 1 aims to:
Reinforce R+D institutions and create/ improve scientific and technological infrastructures;
Enhance R+I activities led by firms, support innovative enterprises and innovative public procurement;
Generate cutting-edge knowledge, develop emerging technologies and knowledge oriented towards societal challenges.
The policy supports public and private R+D infrastructures, R+D processes in firms and RTOs, creation of R+D networks. It covers business R&I investment, product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation and public service application, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation. Expected impact is increased regional socio-economic development; reduced gap between regional public and private R+D+I investment; new and reinforced support and knowledge-exchange structures with capability to increase impact of new investments and their link to production of goods and services.
Until recently ERDF in Galicia was mainly used for infrastructure. Now it is used to change regional production model through knowledge-driven processes. This requires involvement of key stakeholders, who participated in S3 elaboration. Participation of SMEs in innovation, private investment in R&I and technology transfer has not grown as expected. The same refers to regional capacity to attract innovation talent. RRI could provide solutions. This approach was not considered at the time of elaborating S3 and could be a key change.
Galician Innovation Agency
Sustainable Growth and Jobs 2014 – 2020, programme for Investment for Growth and Jobs 2014-2020 in Finland, including Tampere Region Priority axis 1 - Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
The overall objective of the selected policy instrument is to accelerate multidisciplinary and inclusive development of new product and services.
Funding is provided to create and support Open Innovation platforms, one of the public support tools analysed within MARIE. Funding is provided for platform operators that want to introduce a novel method and environment for cross-sectoral co-creation and create a vivid innovation community. It covers innovative co-creation environments, co-creation processes, demonstrations and innovative procurement. Outputs include demonstrations, business and service concepts, prototypes, trials and start-ups.
Platforms are located in 3 campus areas in the city of Tampere. The Axis expects to create and develop research, knowledge and innovation centres by developing RDI environments and platforms taking into consideration regional strengths. The regional S3 emphasises cross sectoral collaboration to open up new business opportunities. Key thematic areas for cross-sectoral collaboration include smart mobility, future health and industry renewal. The instrument has been adopted locally and regionally to improve the open innovation collaboration and innovation system output.
Aspects of the policy instrument related directly to the concept of RRI have not yet been developed and articulated, but would be of benefit. RRI has the potential to improve the policy instrument in the areas of social inclusion and global and cross-regional collaboration.
Council of Tampere Region
Tampere University
Southern & Eastern Regional Operational Programme 2014-20, Priority 1 Strengthening research, technological development & innovation
Southern & Eastern Regional Operational Programme 2014-20 included a specific Priority on Strengthening research, technological development & innovation. This is the area that the MARIE project hopes to impact.
The Priority has Investment Priorities (I.P). I.P.1a seeks to increase the level of research taking place in the Region with company engagement in applied research. The main actions supported are:
Research Centres Programme, which develop world class large-scale research centres aligned to Ireland's Smart Specialisation Strategy;
Associated Spokes Programme, which further develop existing research centres through new research area and new company and academic collaborations.
Under I.P. 1b the aim is to increase the level of commercialisation of research by Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) in the region. The main actions are:
Commercialisation Fund, which creates an environment that promotes entrepreneurship aligned to the S3 Strategy;
Innovation Partnership Programme, which propels the use of key technologies by Irish SME's through collaborations with HEI's on applied research projects identified by the industry partners.
While the policy promotes some aspects of RRI, particularly quadruple helix cooperation, it does not currently include a specific, comprehensive focus on responsibility. MARIE is an opportunity to insert the concept of RRI as a horizontal principle. This is expected to improve quality of innovation delivery and to offer tools to make RRI a reality.
Southern Regional Assembly
ERDF OP of the region Centre Val de Loire - Axe 1 Knowledge society
Axis 6 of the ERDF OP addresses both SME competitiveness and the capacities of the region in research, technological development and innovation. It is also closely linked to the objectives of the S3, and the Regional Economic Development Strategy (SRDEI).
The expected results of funding through this axis are:
Increased production capacity in SMEs;
Increased number of cooperation between industry and research centres.
Funding is provided for innovation and cooperation projects and through funding of SME support actions. For example, the axis provides funding for clusters. This instrument includes the possibility for investment in social innovation, eco-innovation and open innovation, all of which are relevant to the RRI concept promoted with the MARIE project.
However, the policy instrument could be further improved in this sense. While open innovation is mentioned, more could be done to improve the potential of actions in this area. Moreover, the instrument would benefit from a focus on end users oriented and stakeholder informed business models (circular economy, collaborative economy). Finally, the policy instrument and the regional innovation chain in general, would benefit from improved consideration of gender and ethical aspects in research and innovation. This is not currently dealt with sufficiently. All the above improvements come under the umbrella of RRI and would benefit from a coordinated approach in this field.
DEV'UP Centre-Val de Loire
ERDF Operational Programme for Schleswig-Holstein 2014–2020 (Priority axis 1: strengthening regional innovation potential)
The OP ERDF defines the aims and instruments of using ERDF in Schleswig-Holstein. Connection to the Regional Innovation Strategy Schleswig-Holstein (RIS3) is a prerequisite for ERDF innovation funding. This new instrument defines the regional innovation policy strategy and will need adaptation through an evaluation process.
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ASTM International - ASTM A105/A105M-21
Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for Piping Applications
Organization: ASTM International
Page Count: 5
ICS Code (Iron and steel forgings): 77.140.85
1.1 This specification2 covers forged carbon steel piping components for ambient- and higher-temperature service in pressure systems. Included are flanges, fittings, valves, and similar parts ordered either to dimensions specified by the purchaser or to dimensional standards such as the MSS, ASME, and API specifications referenced in Section 2. Forgings made to this specification are limited to a maximum weight of 10 000 lb [4540 kg]. Larger forgings may be ordered to Specification A266/A266M. Tubesheets and hollow cylindrical forgings for pressure vessel shells are not included within the scope of this specification. Although this specification covers some piping components machined from rolled bar and seamless tubular products (see 5.2), it does<|fim_middle|> ambient and higher-temperature... View More
This specification covers standards for forged carbon steel piping components, that is, flanges, fittings, valves, and similar parts, for use in pressure systems at ambient and higher-temperature service conditions. Materials shall be subjected to heat treatment (annealing, normalizing, tempering, or quenching). Material shall conform to carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, copper, nickel, chromium, molybdenum and vanadium contents. The forgings shall be subjected to tension, hardness and hydrostatic tests, with the latter applicable when required. Material shall adhere to tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, reduction of area, and hardness requirements. Guidelines for retreatment, repair by welding, and product marking are given.
ASTM A105/A105M-21
1.1 This specification2 covers forged carbon steel piping components for ambient- and higher-temperature service in pressure systems. Included are flanges, fittings, valves, and similar parts ordered...
ASTM A105/A105M-11a
1.1 This specification covers forged carbon steel piping components for ambient- and higher-temperature service in pressure systems. Included are flanges, fittings, valves, and similar parts ordered...
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1.2 Supplementary requirements are provided for use when additional testing or inspection is desired. These shall apply only when specified individually by the purchaser in the order.
1.3 Specification A266/A266M covers other steel forgings and Specifications A675/A675M and A696 cover other steel bars.
1.4 This specification is expressed in both inch-pound units and SI units. However, unless the order specifies the applicable "M" specification designation (SI units), the material shall be furnished to inch-pound units. The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
Note 1: The dimensionless designator NPS (nominal pipe size) has been substituted in this standard for such traditional terms as "nominal diameter," "size," and "nominal size."
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
This specification covers standards for forged carbon steel piping components, that is, flanges, fittings, valves, and similar parts, for use in pressure systems at | 318 |
EXPLORATION METHODS
Visible surface features such as oil seeps, natural gas seeps, pockmarks (underwater craters caused by escaping gas) provide basic evidence of hydrocarbon generation. However, most exploration methods depend on highly sophisticated technology to detect and determine the extent of these deposits using exploration geophysics. Areas thought to contain hydrocarbons are initially subjected to a gravity survey, magnetic survey or regional seismic reflection surveys to detect large scale features of the sub-surface geology. Features of interest (known as leads) are subjected to more detailed seismic surveys which work on the principle of the time it takes for reflected sound waves to travel through matter (rock) of varying densities and using the process of depth conversion to create a profile of the substructure. Finally, when a prospect has been identified and evaluated and passes the oil company's selection criteria exploration well is drilled in an attempt to conclusively determine the presence or absence of oil or gas.
Oil exploration is an expensive, high-risk operation. Very large corporations or national governments generally undertake offshore and remote area exploration. Typical Shallow shelf oil wells (e.g. North sea) cost $10 – 40 Million, while deep water wells can cost up to USD$100 million plus<|fim_middle|>b) Reflection Mode
Figure 7 – Sealed Aluminium-Lead Container Test Configurations
Figure 8 – Schematic Illustration of Frozen Ground Interrogation Using BakhtarRadar with Forced-Resonating Antennae and an Integrated GPS Unit | . Hundreds of smaller companies search for onshore hydrocarbon deposits worldwide, with some wells costing as little as $200,000 USD.
BakhtarRadar Forced-Resonance Imaging (FRI) is a novel technique for oil/gas exploration in land and marine environments. It uses the BakhtarRadar platform designed based on Radar principle in which the electromagnetic energy is forced-resonated at an extremely low-power (below 10 dBm) using a pair of specially designed "forced resonating" (FR) "dipole" and "horn" antennae onto a geologic formation (land, frozen ground and ocean including sea-floor). The low-power EM energy is transmitted via FR dipole/horn antennae in "reflection" mode in which transmitter and receiver are located on one side of the test bed during interrogation. Test area interrogation is done by antennae traversing on a moving platform at a constant speed. An integrated "differential" global positioning system (GPS) enables tracking of the search area with respect to a fixed reference point (RP). The transmit antenna force-resonate the energy onto the ground/water/seabed and backscattered signal from various layers along the path is collected by the receiving antenna. Energy transmission is done through a pre-programmed number of discrete frequency steps having duration (dwelling time) at the order of 0.005 to 0.002 seconds at each step within a selected frequency band of operation in MHz regime.
The detection concept is based on detecting the absorption of energy in the transmitted signal at the frequency emission spectral bands – quantum emission bands — of energy of the hydrocarbons as detected in the signal acquired by the receive antenna. The Bakhtar Associates uses transmit and receive antennas that are impedance matched to the near/far field. The transmitter and receiver are low noise designs enabling the energy transmission loss due to the energy absorbed by the hydrocarbons to be detected using signal processing on the received signal. The detection concept is anticipated to have an effective range, due to its low power transmit power levels and noise limiting in transmit and receive system at the order of 3500 meters. In a single transmitted sequence or trace of 51 or 201 frequency steps, within a selected frequency band of operation (MHz) in 0.6 second, the transmitted energy intercepts the suspect hydrocarbon reservoir in the antenna field of view. If a hydrocarbon layer is present the oil/gas selectively absorbs the energy at the quantum emission frequency bands associated with that reservoir (oil/gas). The absorption is such that the magnitude intensity of received signal in a single trace on the target reservoir is less, on average that the signal received with no oil/gas present. The difference is discern in the signal processing through application of either "linear" or "exponential" Scale Factor and Bakhtar Statistical Trace-per-Screen Discriminator (BSTSD) filter.
BakhtarRadar provides a portable, cost effective, user friendly and autonomous device for oil and gas exploration. The "simplified" ground and sea borne versions of BakhtarRadar hardware configurations are shown in Figures 1 to 5. BakhtarRadar has promise not only be the most economical but best alternative to seismic survey which is used as the final stage to create a profile of the substructure associated with an oil/gas reservoir. The size of the forced resonating dipole antennae is directly proportional to the required depth of detection. Depth conversion is done through initial EM characterization of a potential site. For ocean interrogation, it is best to submerge the antennae at a fraction of the averaged wavelength as shown in Figure 5. Deployment of a command ship with unmanned (UAV) submarine for pulling antennae close to the sea floor may prove to be the best approach for oil/gas exploration far below cap rock in the ocean. This scenario is illustrated schematically in Figure 5. A 4 page note attached to this document highlights technical issues that should be discussed with interested parties for oil/gas exploration using BakhtarRadar "forced-resonance imaging" (BFRI) technique.
The most significant aspect of BakhtarRadar oil/gas exploration technique is the ability to "force-resonate" (FR) EM energy at extremely low-power onto the heterogeneous and anisotropic geologic formation. Forced-resonating the energy allows separation of the return signal from noise floor in a detectable manner at enhanced signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio. The detection depth can be controlled by adjusting the width of operating frequency band without compromising resolution in MHz regime. In recent tests observed by scientists and geophysicists the ability of BakhtarRadar with forced-resonating antennae to overcome skin-depth and Faraday's cage effects was clearly demonstrated. This contradictory finding was demonstrated to the scientists through laboratory experiments simulating depth below cap rock at the order of several kilometers. The test bed consisted of 1-m3 completely sealed lead box containing 3.5% salt saturated sand. Resistive and conductive materials were introduced inside the sealed lead box and successfully detected and discriminated using BakhtarRadar with FR horn antennae under "transmission" and "reflection" modes (Figures 6 and 7).
The Bakhtar radiators (dipole and horn Antennae) are of "forced-resonating" design invented by the founder of Bakhtar Associates. They have the ability to radiate into any geologic formation and allow the return portion of reflected energy to discern for detection and discrimination. The depth of penetration is controlled by adjusting the frequency band of operation and intermediate frequency (IF) selected for internal processing of received signal in frequency domain. Post deign, each antennae is electromagnetically hardened and environmentally sealed to meet any adverse field conditions to which they are subjected.
Operation under submerged conditions would require antennae to be adapted to the deployed platforms that include command ships or submarines as depicted in Figure 5. Objectives of such operations are achieved through evaluation of the available or proposed platform and provision for attaching the radiators to the moving platform through flexible or semi-rigid links dragging the antennae at a certain depth in the ocean or on the sea-floor. It is important to remove any slacks from the connecting links allowing antennae movement at constant speed within a depth of water or on ocean floor.
Frozen ground interrogation is conducted by dragging the large forced-resonating dipole antennae via a motorized platform as depicted schematically in Figure 8. Dipole antennae circuitry is mounted on a polyethylene skid to enable overcoming asperities and surface roughness along the travel path. Deployment of a GPS unit at the center of the dipole antennae assembly enables location tracking as well as facilitating superposition of interrogated area on the GIS maps. It is envisaged that frozen ground interrogation is by far the best application of the BakhtarRadar for oil/gas exploration.
Figure 1 – Simplified Line Diagram of BakhtarRadar
Figure 2 – Ground Based BakhtarRadar for Subsurface Exploration
Figure 3 – Schematic Representation of BakhtarRadar Configuration for Sea-Floor Interrogation
Figure 4 – Sea Borne BakhtarRadar for Submerged Exploration
Figure 5 – Schematic Illustration of Ocean and Sea-Floor Interrogation by Submerging Bakhtar Forced Resonating (FR) Antennae at Fractions of Operating Wavelength
Figure 6 – Section through a Double Shielded Sealed Aluminium-Lead Container Used for Marine Environment Simulation (Bakhtar, 2007)
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