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Media Statement on SACSCOC Decision 2019
By Loyola University on Tue, 12/10/2019 - 11:15 Press Releases
(New Orleans – Dec. 10, 2019) Loyola University New Orleans learned today that its regional accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), has removed the university from a temporary financial probation. The decision by SACSCOC was based on a cumulative review of the University's past financial performance, as well as this year's balanced budget and positive financial outlook for the future.
"This is wonderful news and a testament to the powerful work that can be done when a community—faculty, staff, students and alumni—work together with clear purpose. The Loyola community has achieved a remarkable turnaround, balancing budgets and restoring enrollment," said Tania Tetlow<|fim_middle|>'s budget is balanced with an operating surplus and positive projected financial outlook for 2020. The University has a $215 million endowment, which has allowed it to keep academic programs stronger than ever.
This fall, Loyola successfully completed its $101 million Faith in the Future campaign and attained status as a Top 200 national university in U.S. News and World Report rankings, tying at 76th in the nation for undergraduate teaching, alongside Boston University, Columbia, NYU, Northwestern, UCLA and others.
Loyola was reaccredited three years ago after passing 96 measures of academic performance and has remained fully accredited during financial review. The University has complete confidence in its current and future financial health and welcomes the opportunity during the year ahead to prove that further.
For more information about Loyola, please visit loyno.edu.
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The temporary one-year financial probation imposed last December followed a temporary enrollment downturn from 2013 to 2016. Through an all-hands effort on campus over the last several years, Loyola has not only found efficiencies and cut expenses, but has also increased and diversified revenue. Enrollment has been restored for the past three years, and this fall Loyola welcomed one of its largest first-year classes ever.
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Remember that new SAT 'adversity score'? That's no longer happening
Posted 7:24 AM, August 28, 2019, by CNN Wire
The nonprofit that administers the SAT college admissions test is replacing its "adversity score" with a tool that will not assign a single number combining high school and neighborhood information.
The nonprofit that administers the SAT college admissions test is replacing its "adversity score" with a tool that will not assign a single number combining high school and neighborhood information.
The College Board had introduced the Environmental Context Dashboard as an index that would measure factors, such as crime rates and poverty levels in students' neighborhoods, to reflect their "resourcefulness to overcome challenges and achieve more with less," David Coleman, the board's chief executive officer said in May.
Students would have been scored on a scale of 1 to 100 based on data from records such as the US Census and the National Center for Education Statistics.
College Board announced Tuesday it improved the Environmental Context Dashboard and renamed it "Landscape." The new tool will allow schools, students and families to see the same information about high schools and neighborhoods that colleges see.
Colleges have long considered information regarding students' high schools and neighborhoods when making admissions decisions.
These changes were a result of criticism from educators and families over the last few months. College Board's announcement also comes after the massive college admissions scandal, which exposed affluent parents cheating the admissions system.
"We listened to thoughtful criticism and made Landscape better and more transparent," said Coleman said Tuesday in a statement. "Landscape provides admissions officers more consistent background information so they can fairly consider every student, no matter where they live and learn."
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Marinens Bibliotek (MAB), forskningsbibliotek under Forsvarsakademiet og er hovedfagbibliotek for søkrigshistorie og oplysninger om den danske og udenlandske mariner samt bibliotek for<|fim_middle|>40.000 bøger samt en lang række danske og udenlandske maritime tidsskrifter. Biblioteket udbygger til stadighed sin samling, hvor der lægges vægt på at skabe en samling omfattende alle søkrigens våbenarter, operationsformer og støttesystemer. Hovedparten af samlingen er søgbar via bibliotekets hjemmeside, og MAB udsender ca. hver 2. måned et nyhedsbrev med en oversigt over nyanskaffelser. Oversigten kan ses på bibliotekets hjemmeside eller fås pr. mail, hvis man tilmelder sig MABs nyhedsbrevet. Dette bestilles på IS-MAB@fak.dk
Biblioteket abonnerer både på trykte tidsskrifter samt på en lang række elektroniske tidsskrifter på Internettet. Via bl.a. Jane's Online, Metalib, Encyclopedia Britannica Online samt EBSCO kan bibliotekets brugere, via MABs kundepc, få web-adgang til over 5000 internationale tidsskrifter.
MAB råder også over en stor samling fotografier fra Søværnets historie, hvoraf en stor del er indskannet og søgbare via bibliotekets kundepc eller via hjemmesiden http://foto.fak.dk/fotoweb/ .
MAB henhører under Forsvarsministeriets ressortområde og er per 1. januar 2001 sammen med Det Kongelige Garnisonsbibliotek (KGB) på Kastellet, København og Flyvevåbnets Bibliotek (FLB) i Jonstruplejren, Ballerup, og en række store værnsfælles uddannelses- og forskningsinstitutioner administrativt blevet underlagt Forsvarsakademiet under navnet Forsvarets Bibliotek. I juni 2010 blev værnsbibliotekerne sammen med Forsvarsakademiets Bibliotek (FAKBIB) på Svanemøllens Kaserne, København, samlet fysisk på Kastellet.
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MAB blev grundlagt den 3. januar 1765 af kong Frederik 5. som institutionsbibliotek for "Søe Etatens Officierer og Embedsmænd". Siden 1929 har biblioteket været åbent for offentligheden og har været en del af det samarbejdende danske biblioteksvæsen.
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Welcome to Shalem
Welcome to Shalem Early Childhood Learning Center for the mind, body, and soul in Manhattan Beach. Shalem is the Hebrew word for wholeness and defines our approach to learning. At Shalem our children experience a unique and nurturing environment - one where our highly qualified and creative staff guide and facilitate a play-based emergent curriculum that allows our students to build a strong foundation for the skills and tools they will need as they grow both academically and socially. We focus on developing the whole child into a kind, compassionate individual with a connection to and love for family, community, Judaism and the world beyond.
VALUES-INSPIRED GROWTH
Shalem is guided by Jewish teachings and culture, including the value of recognizing that every individual is created B'tzelem Elohim (in the image of God), and the importance of Kehillah u'Mishpacha (our community of family and friends). Inspired by these values, our preschool emphasizes the importance of fostering relationships and social development, recognizing each child's distinct abilities and talents. Every child is respected as a competent and capable learner, full of potential and promise.
Though separate entities, Shalem is an integral part of Congregation Tikvat Jacob Beth Torah's Lifelong Learning Community. CTJ is a warm and engaging synagogue with much to offer both young and old. Some of the many benefits of belonging to CTJ are the constant support of the clergy and staff, a caring, committed community of members who care about each other and Judaism, and helping to secure a home for liberal Judaism in Manhattan Beach for future generations. Because of the relationship between our communities all CTJ members are given priority waiting list placement.
Shalem welcomes both Jewish and non-Jewish children. Our programming incorporates Jewish traditions throughout the week while also finding ways to celebrate our students of various faiths and backgrounds. The Jewish values that guide our school are universal and speak to our shared humanity as they resonate with all cultures and backgrounds.
Children and families of all shapes,<|fim_middle|> is one of our beloved, founding teachers here at Shalem. A graduate from Cal State Dominguez Hills with a B.A. in Liberal Studies, Ms. Mickey loves being around children and sharing their moments of growth with parents and staff. She is honored to be a part of a team of amazing and creative teachers at Shalem where she is committed to providing each family with a loving and developmentally sound foundation for a lifetime of learning. Ms. Mickey loves being a teacher, especially being around all the funny, silly, and precious moments that take place in the classroom. She is constantly exploring new techniques and experience to create the most dynamic learning environment possible for her students. When not at Shalem, Ms. Mickey is caring for her two sons, Noah & Andrew and working on arts and crafts projects.
Judy DiPasquo, Teacher
Ms. Judy comes to Shalem with over twelve years of experience in early childhood education. She has a passion for observing children and helping them grow into kind, confident human beings. Ms. Judy believes the most important skills to bring to the classroom are patience, flexibility, and love. While watching Judy in action, it is evident that she is deeply dedicated to the social and emotional development of each child. Each day, Ms. Judy's students are excited to see her classroom setup, her special projects, and the exciting games that will be explored during their learning. The Shalem community loves learning about Judy's unique background and the rich culture of her family. Judy has honed her teaching skills during her many years in the classroom as well as being a mother to five wonderful kids and an auntie to eight!
ADDRESS: 1829 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
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The word curriculum encapsulates the environment, the programming, plans and the interactions that happen within our walls. Each and every piece is developed with the intention to foster a love of learning and exploration. Whether building towers of wooden blocks, measuring sand into buckets, or painting a bright rainbow, children make sense of their world and learn new skills through play. Our play-based learning environment is supported by the most current child development research, and engages young minds to expand their problem solving skills, creativity, curiosity, and imagination. Children are naturally motivated to learn skills that translate to success in school and life through experiences that are multi-sensory and encourage growth. Through our well planned activities throughout the day, we help our students hone their fine and gross motor coordination, sensory integration, cognitive and adaptive skills, brain development, socio-emotional development, language development, and moral development.
Mind: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Early literacy, foundational mathematics, science exploration, music, language development, and creative arts
Body: PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Motor development, personal hygiene, nutrition, safety, music, and movement
Soul: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Respect, Self-esteem, social interaction, self-control, conflict resolution skills, self-help skills, and confidence
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Children play percussion instruments, sing, and dance during bi-weekly classes with a music specialist. They learn all about rhythm, and most importantly, to celebrate their own voices.
Climbing through obstacle courses, tumbling and practicing yoga poses — our weekly physical education program fosters gross motor development and balance through a wide array of games and activities. Through a Jewish lens, this program nurtures a love of physical activity and encourages children to develop lifelong, healthy eating habits.
EXCEPTIONAL STAFF MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE...
Our warm and caring staff love what they do and transmit that love onto their students and their families. Our staff is an experienced group of dedicated, early-childhood professionals who combine a strong educational background with a love for and appreciation of young children. It is important to Shalem that our teachers are a community of lifelong learners, with ongoing professional development training based on the most current research and philosophies for early learning.
Rabbi Selilah Kalev, Founding Director
The Founding Director of Shalem, Rabbi Selilah is dedicated to building learning communities where the whole person is encouraged to develop and thrive. As an educator for over 25 years, she has taught learners of all ages and stages, while running preschools, religious schools, high school programs, adult education and even founding a musical theater camp.
Rabbi Selilah is passionate about creating an environment where the children, staff and families love coming to school. Rabbi Selilah believes that nurturing and education are inherent in the Jewish culture and are foundational cornerstones to building an engaged community.
Raised in Alaska and the granddaughter of a Protestant minister, Rabbi Selilah found herself drawn to the values of the Jewish community that focus on the ethical and consistent treatment of others as well as the world around us. Consequently, she converted to Judaism in college, and after receiving her bachelor's degree in music from the California Institute of the Arts, she earned two master's degrees in Jewish education and Rabbinic studies. She also holds a bachelor's degree in Hebrew letters. She received her ordination from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles in 2003.
Rabbi Selilah is married to Rabbi Joshua Kalev the Rabbi of Congregation Tikvat Jacob Beth Torah (CTJ) and they have two delightful children; their daughter Noa, age 13 and their son Jacob, age 11.
Malorie Kole, Assistant Director
Ms. Malorie is the Assistant Director of Shalem. Malorie played an integral part in the opening of Shalem and every day since has put her entire soul into the school's success. She studied Early Childhood Education and Development and holds a Director's Certificate. Malorie loves her role as it gives her the opportunity to engage with the children, the parents, and the staff. She strongly believes that learning through play is the most effective way for children to grow and develop and loves getting to help each student on their journey. As a deeply inquisitive learner, she loves to foster the children's interest in always learning more. When not at Shalem, Malorie enjoys being outside, playing with her dogs, and sewing.
Jessica Kole, Director of Curriculum
Ms. Jessica is Shalem's Director of Curriculum. She has given her heart and soul to the Shalem community from the very first day and played a key role in the opening of our school. Jessica found her passion for early childhood education while she was earning her degree in art and since then, she has worked with children in a number of ways. However, she has come to realize that her favorite place to be is in a preschool classroom where she can engage and empower children through play. Jessica believes that every child should learn in an environment that fosters independences, encourages participation, and makes each child feel proud of themselves. A basis for her approach to teaching comes from one of her favorite sayings, "Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best." When not at Shalem, Ms. Jessica enjoys playing with her dogs, feeding her passion for art, cooking and being outside.
Micaela Diaz Brambila, Teacher
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Candidate Ivan Duque has no time for debates, says campaign
by Adriaan Alsema June 8, <|fim_middle|> who aspire to lead the country's course," the media collective said.
The networks invited national television networks Caracol and RCN to also televise the debate on June 14, three days ahead of the final round.
Whether they will be able to convince Duque, however, remains to be seen.
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The front-runner in Colombia's final election round, Ivan Duque, has no time for televised election debates with his opponent Gustavo Petro, his campaign told local media.
The television debates that graced the election race ended with the first round of elections on May 27.
Petro, who is behind in the polls, has invited Duque on Twitter to "maintain the presidential campaigns for the second round."
His requests have been supported by independent analysts and media.
"If they value democracy, Ivan Duque and Gustavo Petro should do at least two debates before the second round," said political commentator Jorge Restrepo in Twitter.
The verbals duels "are an inescapable part of the agenda of a democratic election," political scientist Yann Basset confirmed on the social media website.
Accountability, however, has never been a quality of Colombia's political reality and Duque's performances in the first round debates have all but disappointed.
The conservative candidate told RCN Radio that "he doesn't like" the narrative that the race would be "between the corrupt and the good."
The truth, however, is likely more pragmatic.
Petro is an experienced opposition politician and debater; the conservative candidate is unlikely to consolidate his lead in the race.
Instead, his campaign told Semana magazine, Duque has been busy touring the country and independently talking to media to compare his ideas with that of his opponent.
The conservative candidate's political patron, former President Alvaro Uribe, defended his protege on Twitter, stressing that ahead of the first election round Duque "resisted 36 debates with an opponent who frequently changed essential theses and renounced his true international support."
Regional media, however, did not accept the explanation and sent a letter to both candidates on Thursday.
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This article originally appeared on The Hollywood Reporter. | Girls,' 'My Fair Lady' & More Broadway Casts Set for Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
11/6/2018 by Christi Carras
The celebration will also feature numbers performed by the casts of "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" & "The Prom."
The Broadway cast of Mean Girls is set to perform among the floats at this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, along with the casts of My Fair Lady, The Prom and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.
The special will air Thursday, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
Previously announced guests scheduled for the parade include Diana Ross, John Legend, Bad Bunny, Kane Brown and Ella Mai. Ross will sing a song from her upcoming Christmas album, joined on her float by family members like Black-ish's Tracee Ellis Ross and Evan Ross. Also included in the festivities will be 16 giant character balloons, 26 floats, 1,200 cheerleaders and dancers and 12 marching bands.
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Bo Diddley, Booker T, Hoopi, Parliament Tunes Named to National Recording Registry
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Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today selected 25 sound recordings that will be preserved as cultural, artistic and/or historical treasures for generations to come.The voices of former slaves, the sounds of Native American culture, the creative wordplay of "Rapper's Delight," Donna Summer's electric 1977 hit and the only surviving recording of a stage icon are among the sound recordings selected for induction into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.
The selections named to the registry are a diverse array of spoken-word and musical recordings—representing nearly every musical category—spanning the years 1888-1984. They cover a great breadth of sounds and music, ranging from the first commercial recording and the authoritative voice of journalist Edward R. Murrow to the innovative music of Hawaiian Sol Hoopii and the novelty of the all-women's jazz band International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
Among this year's selections are Dolly Parton's autobiographical song, "Coat of Many Colors"; Prince and the Revolution's "Purple Rain," the soundtrack from Prince's 1984 movie debut; Leonard Bernstein's debut performance with the New York Philharmonic; the 1912 "Come Down Ma Evenin' Star," the only surviving recording of Lillian Russell who is considered one of the greatest stars of the American musical stage; the Grateful Dead's 1977 Barton Hall concert; an album from "A Charlie Brown Christmas"; and the pioneering hip-hop album "Rapper's Delight."
Other additions to the registry feature notable performances by Ruth Etting, Bo Diddley, the Dixie Hummingbirds, Love, Parliament, Booker T. & the M.G.'s and the Gregg Smith Singers.
Nominations were gathered through online submissions from the public and from the NRPB, which comprises leaders in the fields of music, recorded sound and preservation. The Library is currently accepting nominations for the next registry at the NRPB website, loc.gov/nrpb/
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Are ER's Cashing in on Upcoding?
February 3, 2018, 8:00AM . By Anne Wallace
The shady practice of upcoding "facility fees" may be driving emergency room bills sky high.
Washington, DCSince 2009 emergency room charges have jumped by as much as 85 percent. Are patients really sicker? Has the actual cost of care gone up that much? Are hospitals price-gouging? For both uninsured patients and those with big deductibles, the bottom line is the same – a gaping hole in the pocketbook.
The secret (and thus perhaps part of the solution) may lie in the familiar medical scam of upcoding, often exposed through Medicare fraud lawsuits, but not limited to Medicare situations. Upcoding may be a major price-driver in the "facilities fee" portion of emergency room bills.
Why is my ER bill huge and hard to understand?
When Churchill used the phrase, "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma," he wasn't talking about emergency room bills. He might as well have been, though.
There are a lot of problems with emergency room bills. Insured patients may be charged different rates than uninsured patients.The bill may bear little relationship to the service rendered: witness the $629 bandaid. Insured patients may discover that they cannot be reimbursed for services rendered if their ailments turn out to be less serious than reasonably feared. But there is another very common and<|fim_middle|> Vox study reported in December 2017 that emergency rooms across the country increasingly used higher intensity codes. Emergency room fees rose twice as fast as the price of outpatient health care, and four times as fast as overall health care spending. Why?
Medical coding malfeasance is likely only one of the issues driving emergency room bills into the stratosphere. But it can make a big difference and is relatively easy to contest. What should you do? Investigate that bill. And get some help. This is a discrete problem that may be easy to tackle.
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Virginia Mason Medical Center | pernicious practice – billing for more intense treatment of a condition than was actually required or rendered. It may be a piece of the puzzle that is relatively simple to address.
Nerd alert! Medical coding conversation ahead
Without getting too deep into the weeds, there are two parts to an ER charge: the physician's fee and the facility fee. The former is more regulated than the latter.
Facility fees cover the basic cost of keeping the lights on and the doors open whether the ER is busy or not, but the fees are calculated according to a complicated formula that also factors in the level of care provided. Same lights, same doors, but the facilities fee charged for treating a heart attack may be more than that for stitching up a knee. Facilities fees can add millions of dollars to a hospital's coffers in the course of a year depending on which code is chosen for a given treatment.
Emergency room facility fees are coded on a scale of 1 to 5 to reflect the complexity of care delivered to the patient. Hospitals have a financial incentive to boost the facility code to the highest plausible level, perhaps even a bit beyond. Not surprisingly, a | 232 |
Property market spring bounce
By LBV
With the post-election drama dominating the news pages across the country over the past week, the housing market has reportedly side stepped the doom and gloom and continued to enjoy an increase in activity.
April's Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) report claims that 17 per cent more chartered surveyors reported a rise as oppose to a fall in house prices, up from nine per cent in March.
As a chartered surveyor myself who has been submitting figures to RICS for its reports for over seven years, I could see that activity had picked up within Garside Waddingham and was encouraged to see that the newly agreed property sales balance turned positive for the first time this year, with twelve per cent more surveyors seeing vendors agree a sale, up from a negative reading of eight per cent in March.
The average number of completed sales per surveyor in the North West increased to 21 in April, compared to 20 in March, whilst the price balance rose to 5 per cent, up from 2 per cent the previous month. Forty-two percent of the region's surveyors reported a healthy<|fim_middle|> good weather has had an impact on the market, and believe once the dust has settled following the election, confidence will grow and we will see a slow, but steady, increase in activity, in both residential and commercial property markets.
John Waddingham, partner, Garside Waddingham Chartered Surveyors
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RICS has suggested that so far this year the housing market has been under the shadow of the general election with the gap between supply and demand growing wider as potential house buyers opted to stand on the sidelines awaiting the outcome of the poll. It suggested that the beginning of spring has seen renewed optimism with the good weather improving sentiment.
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KPOP In Miami with NCT 127
ByAlex Windley| May 8, 2019 May 6, 2019
Miami got a slice of South Korea late last April when K-Pop band NCT 127 came to town with their Neo City: USA- The Origins tour.
Debuting in 2016, NCT 127 is a 10 member group made up of early twenty-year-olds with a knack for singing, rapping, dancing and making girls (and<|fim_middle|>asures of The Holy Terrors
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With Miami being the third stop on the band's worldwide tour, it was understandable that the group would be quite excited to experience the warmth and rowdiness that our city had to offer.
I was immediately taken back by the sheer amount of people outside the Watsco Center. On one hand, I expected the fans to be a bit younger but was pleasantly surprised to find that most of them were young adults.
Because NCT 127's official colors are 'neon green,' various shades of green ranging from electric to rave were adorned by both my friends and concert-goers alike. Everyone looked like walking highlighters. It was truly incredible to see.
When I got inside the venue, the atmosphere was ripe with anticipation. Thousands of people were struggling to find their seats, which, in hindsight, didn't matter too much, considering security was kind enough to move us closer to the action due to no shows on the upper decks.
About 40 minutes after my friends and I entered the auditorium, the concert finally, finally, began. I didn't know too much about NCT 127 beforehand, but they sure knew how to make a great first impression. They started the concert performing their smash hit "Cherry Bomb" before transitioning into introductions for each member. Throughout the performance, the boys continued to praise how well Miami was treating them. They absolutely loved the weather (which comes as a shock considering it's hotter than Hades down here) and spoke fondly about their experiences with the Latin cuisine.
After that, the show moved rather slowly. Now, some may see this as a bad thing, but it's a testament to how entertained I was by the entire production. The lights, sound quality, and even the fans added an extra layer of "oomph" that left me wanting more.
As the concert began to wind down, the band said their goodbyes and performed a couple of new tracks off their upcoming album, We are Superhuman out May 24th. The finale consisted of the boys throwing out autographed plastic balls and a confetti cannon going off every five seconds – all in all, a great experience.
Unlike most people there, I wasn't particularly sad to see the band leave. This may sound like a slight to NCT, but in fact, it's a compliment. I left the concert re-energized and ready to take on the world. I was already grateful that they managed to squeeze in a date here in Miami, since not many K-pop tour the Magic City, so for them to even consider stopping by our city was enough for me to appreciate the entire production.
I can't wait to see them return next year, hopefully, I can get closer seats.
Alex Windley
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Happy New Year. I watched the fireworks last night (they set them off early because of noise ordinances) and after that, I fell asleep. It's unusual that I've been sleeping because I usually don't because of insomnia. I'm just so tired from being stressed about moving. I have to move in exactly one month<|fim_middle|> really want that. They already made enough people mad for doing data caps on internet and they're raising prices. They know they can get away with it because there aren't really any other options. | and there's so much to do. I've been selling stuff on eBay to get rid of things I don't need or use anymore and I still need to decide what I can donate or throw away. I don't even have many moving boxes yet. I don't have a vehicle to haul them. They may have to be ordered online.
Anyway, I hope this year is better for me and anyone else who had a rough 2017.
It's that time of year again. It's always hard not being able to see my family at holidays. It doesn't even feel like Christmas. We don't get snow here because it's warm. When I lived in Pennsylvania we always had a white Christmas. I don't miss the cold though.
I've been posting about this on Twitter, but I'm just mad and frustrated at this point. I bought a bathroom set from a seller on eBay and got scammed. What actually arrived was so terrible I couldn't even use them. I contacted the seller and they offered a 30% discount without returning the items. If I wanted a full refund, I'd have to send them back. Why should I have to pay to ship them back when they weren't as described? The seller also suggested I donate or sell them. Nobody is going to want this garbage. They're getting a ton of negatives with complaints about how awful the items are and that they were scammed. I tried opening a case with eBay and PayPal and I guess I need to wait for the seller to resolve it which I don't think they have. I'm going to try to fight this and get my money back but I don't know if I will. I don't know why they allow people to sell total crap and not take responsibility for it. It's not so much the cost, it's the fact that they falsely represented the items and don't seem to care. If eBay and PayPal won't help, I guess it's a lesson learned and I'll be more careful with what I purchase. It's still really frustrating though.
The first place we went to looked pretty nice but the manager wasn't in and there wasn't a vacant apartment available to look at so the lady gave us a paper with prices and everything. The second place was pretty small but the office was closed (12:30 is kinda early to be closed) but there were papers outside the door for people to take with prices. I told my mental health worker that we should have called ahead, but she said she'd do that for next time. Obviously, without looking at actual apartments I don't know which one I'd want to move to. I like the location of the second place because it's near downtown but it's more expensive. I still have time yet to find something.
I hate how the cable company has a monopoly in this area. They're raising my internet bill because the promotion I signed up with has ended. They added a new promotion but I'm still going to be paying over $20/month more. It looks like the only other option is DSL and I don't | 630 |
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Holland, where he became known as one of Europe's leading choreographers. He funded and ran<|fim_middle|>uoso riffs that serve the idea and also display the great abilities of the dancers. | Galili Dance in Groningen from 1997 to 2008, and was one of the founders of the Dansgroep Amsterdam.
Galili can certainly be a major asset to dance in Israel. We saw his work two years ago with the Israel Ballett, in which he challenged the dancers and expanded the language of movement while testing the body's limits. This time, with the Kamea Dance Company, the dance is entirely devoted to the flow of the body and lovingly breathes with it.
Galili's wonderful piece, "Things I Told Nobody" opens with a strong praise to the body, first to that of the male dancer who performs it, Eldar Algerbly, whose bare torso shows the beauty of the flow of movement, with an emphasis on three-dimensionality. The piece concludes with a female solo danced by Lena Fraifeld, a lovely and delicate sketching of the female body as it moves along a strip of light. Bracketed by these solosis a medley of dances that range from charming duets (like the one danced by Peter Starr and Rachel Perica) to group work with lucid composition.
Galili presents a lexicon of movement brimming with fresh ideas that arise naturally, without being forced, and at the same time induce a pleasant sense of surprise. A strong sense of musicality also comes through. The dance conveys a feeling of gentle humor about relations between the sexes, which is reinforced by the flattering and surprising costumes – the female dancers in black tutus with white flowers peeking out from underneath, and the male dancers in very short pants, with flowers peeking out from the top. The dancers look simply splendid; their movements have a very high level of finish, and it's not much of a stretch to say it makes one think of some of the leading companies in Europe.
flesh-and-blood physicality, of strength versus strength. It's a piece filled with virt | 398 |
Review: Dying For It, Every Brilliant Thing
Dying For It
Atlantic Theater Company – Linda Gross Theater
Through January 18, 2015
Every Brilliant Thing
Barrow Street Theater
Through March 29, 2015
The common thread here is suicide, with both pieces evidence humor and great empathy.
"Dying For It" is a more conventional play, and a true ensemble-driven farce about suicide, at that. Playwright Moira Buffini's adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's "The Suicide," which was banned in Russia when it was written in 1<|fim_middle|> 2015.)
Categories: Off-Broadway•Tags: Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway•
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Review: The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek → | 928 and not performed there until the 1980s, is the tale of a man so bereft of reasons to live under the Stalinist regime that he announces he will kill himself at an appointed hour. The townspeople seek to leverage his death as political statement, as representative of the failure of religion, and as a money-making proposition. There is music! There is comedy! There is love (and resentment)! This isn't the greatest long-lost play of the century, but it works. The cast, with Joey Slotnick in the central role of would-be suicide Semyon Smyonovich Podeskalnikov, is particularly apt with a maniacal, frenzied performance. Directed by the Atlantic artistic director Neil Pepe. (Seen January 6, 2015.)
"Every Brilliant Thing" falls into the looser category of "performance piece," but is no less dramatic for it. This is the story of a son, played by Jonny Donahoe, whose mother first attempts suicide when the boy is 7. With an uncommunicative father, the boy's response is to start a list of all the things worth living for — a 7-year-old's view, of course. The son adds to the list over the years, as the mother attempts suicide repeatedly, and in response to other life events. That the mother will succeed is never in question. That the son will go through the worry of whether he is prone to suicide, and that his mother's story (and their relationship) will cast shadows over his life, are also never in question. Donahoe takes a ringmaster's approach to his material, incorporating the audience brilliantly (this is NOT "audience participation" in any usual sense), and weaves sweetness through the pain without diminishing the drama. Written by Duncan Macmillan and Donahoe; directed by George Perrin. See it. (Seen January 11, | 400 |
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Punisher — второй студийный альбом американской инди-фолк-рок певицы Фиби Бриджерс, вышедший 18 июня 2020 года на лейбле Dead Oceans. Продюсерами были Tony Berg, Ethan Gruska и сама Бриджерс. Диск и его треки был номинирован на несколько премий Грэмми, включая категорию Best Alternative Music Album.
Об альбоме
Американская певица и автор песен Фиби Бриджерс приобрела известность в конце 2010-х годов благодаря сочетанию приглушённого и специфического написания песен, которое быстро принесло ей значительный уровень известности среди поклонников инди-рока. Бриджерс выросла, сочиняя песни и играя на гитаре. Уроженка Лос-Анджелеса, она училась в Школе искусств округа Лос-Анджелес, где изучала вокальный джаз. В 2017 году она выпустила свой дебютный альбом «<|fim_middle|> было довольно неприятно» и что, возможно, это привело к той тьме, что присутствует в Punisher. Она также указала на писательницу Джоан Дидион, чьи произведения пронизаны тревогой или страхом от распада американской нравственности и культурного хаоса, как на вдохновителя Punisher, а также сослалась на подкаст My Favorite Murder в двух отдельные статьи, в которых подчеркивается её влияние на Punisher: «Я думаю, что это, вероятно, проникло (в альбом)», — заметила она.
Тексты песен Бриджерс варьируют от сардонического до откровенно искреннего; Линдсей Золадз из The New York Times отметила, что Бриджерс «соткала крошечные, специфические детали с отметками времени (химиотрассы, крекеры, серотонин) в прочные гобелены чувств». В целом, альбом рассказывает о личном пути Бриджерс к терапии и возможности лучше наслаждаться жизнью. В то время как Alps углублена в травме, Punisher определяет инструменты, которые она использовала для борьбы с этой травмой.
Релиз
Punisher был долгожданным альбомом. Первый сингл альбома "Garden Song" был выпущен 26 февраля 2020 года, за ним последовал второй сингл "Kyoto", который вышел 9 апреля того же года. Третий сингл с альбома «ICU» (под названием «I See You») был выпущен 19 мая 2020 года.
Выпуск пластинки был запланирован на 19 июня—или на Juneteenth, день официального окончания рабства в США—но Бриджерс решила выпустить его на раннем этапе в цифровых сервисах, с объявлением, призывающим фанатов делать пожертвования организациям, ищущим расовую справедливость. Он дебютировал во время всемирного карантина, связанного с пандемией COVID-19, и в период гражданских беспорядков в США, связанных с убийством Джорджа Флойда. «Я не [откладываю] запись до тех пор, пока всё не вернется к «нормальному» состоянию, потому что я не думаю, что так должно быть», - написала Бриджерс в Twitter. Планы на гастроли для продвижения Punisher были отложены из-за вышеупомянутой пандемии. Бриджерс также планировала открыть концертный тур группы The 1975 Music for Cars Tour.
Отзывы
Альбом получил положительные отзывы музыкальной критики и интернет-изданий. Он получил 90 из 100 баллов на интернет-агрегаторе Metacritic.
Сэм Содомски из журнала Pitchfork назвал его одним из «лучшей новой музыки», а также «чудесным, […] откровенным, многомерным, хитроумным психоделическим и полным сердца. Её музыка превратилась в отдельный мир». Джонатан Бернстайн из журнала Rolling Stone описал его как «одиннадцать искусно обработанных, в значительной степени мрачных песен о сломленной вере, отчаянной, иногда саморазрушительной любви и неустойчивом выздоровлении». NME дал альбому отличную оценку, написав: «Способность автора песен из Лос-Анджелеса так ярко передать это давнишнее чувство страха, возможно, является самым большим фактором в её быстром росте до культового инди-имени в стране; просто посмотрите на состояние мира прямо сейчас».
Дэвид Сакллах из Consequence of Sound поставил альбому пятёрку, написав "«Punisher» источает лучи с беспокойной энергией и извращенной логикой снов, которые прорываются в поразительные моменты ясности, напоминая альбом Boxer группы National. Фред Томас из AllMusic выразил мнение, что пластинка «достигает новых глубин […] Это альбом шокирующе самосознательных исследований тёмных чувств, и Бриджерс более чем когда-либо готова броситься в темноту». Александра Поллард из газеты The Independent также положительно отозвалась об альбоме. Линдси Золадз из газеты New York Times назвала диск в ранге «выбор критика» («critic's pick»).
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Награды и номинации
На Грэмми-2021 альбом был номинирован на музыкальную премию Грэмми в категории Best Alternative Music Album.
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Альбомы США
Альбомы инди-рока | Stranger in the Alps» на инди-лейбле Dead Oceans, базирующемся в Индиане. Пластинка получила широкое признание критиков и коллег; гитарист Джон Мейер провозгласил это «прибытием гиганта».
Она быстро стала востребованной исполнительницей, участвуя в песнях с такими известными музыкантами как The National, Fiona Apple, the 1975 и Jackson Browne. Она сформировала женскую супергруппу boygenius вместе с музыкантами Жюльен Бейкер и Lucy Dacus, которая выпустила EP в 2018 году. Она также начала сотрудничать с Конором Оберстом сформировав группу Better Oblivion Community Center, которая выпустила альбом дебютный альбом в 2019 году. Она также начала тесно сотрудничать с певцом и автором песен Кристианом Ли Хатсоном, продолжая продюсировать дебютный альбом Хатсона Beginners, выпущенный в 2020 году. Райан Лиас из Stereogum написал, что растущий объем работ Бриджерс — особенно перед выпуском второго альбома — уже был «разнообразным и сложным».
Музыка и тексты
Punisher был описан как альбом содержащий музыку таких стилей как инди-рок и эмо-фолк. С лирической точки зрения он затрагивает темы «упущенных связей, напряжения между внутренним и внешним я, [и] одинокой болью от наблюдения за концом вещей». В пресс-релизе Бриджерс использовала слова «плач» и чувство оцепенения, чтобы описать его содержание. Куинн Морленд из сетевого издания Pitchfork интерпретировал пластинку как рожденную «вялыми периодами депрессии, желания и самоуничтожения». На обложке альбома написано, что он посвящен Максу, черному мопсу Бриджерс, который прожил шестнадцать лет до своей кончины в 2019 году. Его смерть сильно повлияла на Бриджерс, которая отметила, что «возвращаться домой в пустую квартиру | 595 |
Just as a gap of fewer than two seconds separates the best sprinter in the world from a decent high school runner, the chasm between the best and worst NCAA Division I<|fim_middle|> double dribbles or traveling violations, Thursday's crew represented a breath of fresh air. The team of Bob Trammell, Tina Napier, and Sue Blauch did an excellent job.
The attendance was a rather modest 6786. By and large, those fans on hand were quiet, perhaps because many were wondering whether alien zombies had invaded the Boilermakers' bodies or if the entire team had just come down with the flu.
At the end of the season, nobody remembers what the games looked like, just whether they were won or lost. With the win, Purdue remained one game behind Penn State and in sole possession of second place in the conference. Curry and her assistants will, no doubt, be at their "teaching and preaching" best these next few days as the staff endeavors to prepare the Boilers for next Thursday's showdown with Rene Portland's club in Happy Valley. | basketball teams is quite narrow. Northwestern might have the worst record in the Big 10 conference, but June Olkowski's club is still composed of talented athletes who will score if left unguarded. As they stepped onto the Mackey Arena floor Thursday, the Wildcats were focused and ready to go. More significantly, they did not appear to be intimidated by their surroundings as they played with confidence. Purdue, meanwhile, appeared to believe that N-o-r-t-h-w-e-s-t-e-r-n was another way to spell "vacation". As the Boilermakers had visited Evanston just eleven days earlier and beaten the 'Cats by 16 points, this attitude was understandable. The result, however, was a sloppy game that was frustrating to watch.
The Wildcats' superior effort and desire were evident from the opening tip as the visitors gained possession and immediately scored. Purdue then claimed the lead on an Erika Valek trey, and the exchange of baskets was on. Northwestern's post players, particularly Sarah Kwasinski, were taking advantage of the Boilers' man-to-man defense by hitting relatively uncontested jumpers. At the first media timeout, Olkowski's charges enjoyed an 11-7 advantage. When Northwestern came out of the break and scored on an easy back-door layup, Purdue coach Kristy Curry was moved to take her first timeout of the contest. Whatever was said in the huddle failed to break the Boilers out of their funk, and the Cats increased their lead to 21-12 with about nine minutes remaining in the half. At that point, the Boilers stopped allowing Northwestern to dictate the slow tempo Olkowski preferred, and began to storm back. It wasn't so much any one woman in Vegas Gold and Black taking over as it was a case of the entire team stepping up to a new level of intensity and focus. With a bit more than one minute left in the half, two Mary Jo Noon free throws put the Boilers up for good, 31-30. The halftime margin was 33-32.
One can only imagine what Curry said to her charges during the intermission. A logical guess, however, would be that the coach's words could be distilled to "Get the lead out and play defense!" After play resumed, the Boilers dictated the tempo as they executed well on offense and applied ball pressure on defense. Behind balanced scoring, including two Beth Jones three-pointers, Purdue put together a 14-0 run that made the score 47-32 by the first media timeout of the half. Apparently believing the win was secure, the Boilers went back into vacation mode. They began to commit unforced turnovers and other mental errors. One thing the hosts did manage to do consistently in the second half, however, was to press Northwestern just enough to slow its ball movement up the court. This success invariably left the Cats with a "short shot clock" once they finally got into an offensive set. As the visitors had trouble scoring quickly, they failed to make up ground despite Purdue's sloppy play. When Northwestern attempted to inbound the ball against a Purdue press, the usual strategy was to throw a baseball pass into the frontcourt. On one such attempt (which deserves special mention if only because it was so bizarre), the ball landed immediately in front of the intended receiver, bounced between her legs without hitting them, and went out of bounds. With the Boilers up by 20 in the final minutes, Curry emptied her bench. While freshman walk-on Brianna Howard appeared in her seventh game, sophomore Hannah Anderson saw action for the first time this season. The final score was 74-56.
Purdue had trouble maintaining intensity, and thus attempted fewer field goals than is typical for a Curry-coached club. The Boilers did shoot at a fairly good 46% clip overall (23-of-50), and at a fractionally better rate from behind the arc (6-of-13).
Since her arrival at Purdue, Curry has coached such award-winners as Katie Douglas, Camille Cooper, and Kelly Komara. The former Boiler Kristy missed the most Thursday, though, may have been Michelle Duhart. The element most glaringly missing from the current edition of the team is a defensive stopper as reliable as was Duhart at her peak. When Curry employs a zone defense, the Boilers defend the paint adequately. Against Purdue's man-to-man, however, a post player can consistently beat her defender to the basket without having to worry about any Boiler rotating over or otherwise helping on defense. From the floor, the Wildcats connected on 62% of their first-half shots – not surprising, as most of these attempts came off open looks. After the break, a combination of less Northwestern patience and more Purdue defensive intensity was responsible for lowering the Wildcats' field-goal percentage. The visitors ended up hitting exactly half of their shots from behind the three-point line (7-of-14) and from the floor overall (22-for-44). Northwestern committed 18 turnovers, 11 of which were credited as Purdue steals.
After the first 20 minutes, each team had pulled down exactly 12 boards. As the Boilers stepped up their level of play in the second half, they were able to soundly out-rebound the Cats, and finished with 32 caroms to Northwestern's 20. Emily Heikes came off the bench to grab a game-high 7 boards for the hosts. In a sad commentary on her teammates' level of play in comparison to her own, the sophomore forward was able to nab those 7 rebounds in only 16 minutes of court time. Starting posts Mary Jo Noon and Lindsey Hicks, meanwhile, contributed a total of 4 caroms in the 48 minutes they combined to log.
According to radio color commentator Jane Schott, you can gauge a team's focus by looking at its percentage from the charity stripe. If this is truly the case, Thursday's 65% success rate from the line was one more indication of Purdue's lack of intensity. Despite the 22-of-34 effort turned in by the team as a whole, Mary Jo Noon, Sabrina Keys, and Sharika Webb were each perfect from the stripe.
Despite looking a step or two slow and playing with little intensity, the Boilers did manage an excellent assist/turnover ratio of 13:9. The perimeter players opened up the low block with ball reversal and skip passes much more effectively than had been the case against Ohio State.
Lindsey Hicks's shooting touch has stuck around for a while, and Lindsey was hitting her long-range jumpers extremely well Thursday. Defensively, however, Hicks took a step backwards, as she did not appear to be as aggressive as she had been in the last few contests. In all, Lindsey recorded 9 points (3-of-5 field-goal attempts, 3-of-6 free throws), 3 rebounds, and a turnover.
Immediately after halftime, Shereka Wright played a key role in the 14-0 Purdue surge that put the game out of reach. At other times, Shereka let the game come to her, and didn't force anything. With about 13 minutes left in the contest, she fought for a rebound under the basket, fell, and landed on the wrist she had fractured in a previous game. As Wright got up, she was in obvious pain. Not surprisingly, she played very sparingly thereafter. On the night, Shereka had 11 points (3-of-7 FG, 1-of-1 from three-point range, 4-of-8 FT), 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, and 2 steals to 1 turnover.
Mary Jo Noon experienced her match-up nightmare as she went one-on-one with Sarah Kwasinski, a center not only about as tall as Noon but much quicker around the basket. Mary Jo seemed unsure about following Sarah out beyond the paint, and Kwasinski was able to score from the 15-foot range while facing little, if any, defensive pressure from Noon. Mary Jo did display excellent shot selection. She did not force any attempts, and each of her three field-goal tries was a layup she hit after getting past her defender. On the night, Noon amassed 8 points (3-of-3 FG, 2-of-2 FT), 1 rebound, and 2 turnovers.
Beth Jones was one of the few Boilermakers who put in a complete effort and contributed in every facet of the game. Beth's field-goal attempts all came from the perimeter as she hung out on the wing and punished the Wildcats for forgetting about her. At the end of the evening, Beth's line featured 14 points (5-of-8 FG, 4-of-7 treys), 1 rebound, 3 assists, and 2 steals.
Erika Valek won the "box score stuffer" trophy for the night by recording an entry in every single column. Valek showed she has taken the role of "scoring point guard" to heart as she attempted 7 more shots from the floor than did the next-closest Boiler. Erika frequently demonstrated her ability to wheel and deal in the lane as she freed herself up for a jumper without looking to pass at all. Since Valek has proven herself to be an unselfish player, it can safely be assumed that her decision to assume more of the scoring load was inspired by the lackluster play of her teammates. To her game-high 18 points (7-of-15 FG, 1-of-2 treys, 3-of-6 FT), Erika added 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 blocked shot, and 4 steals to 3 turnovers.
Had Emily Heikes not been charged with four fouls, she would almost certainly have logged more minutes than the 16 she managed to play on the night. Emily was easily the most aggressive Boilermaker on the court as she "mixed it up" down low. She did not look to score much, however, and only connected on one of her four attempts from the floor. The field goal she made was a pull-up jumper off the dribble, a shot rarely seen from her before Thursday. Heikes also went 1-for-2 from the free-throw line. Her primary job was to grab rebounds, and she came through with a game-high 7 boards. Emily also recorded a steal.
As reported in a recent newspaper article on Sharika Webb, the freshman is just now beginning to understand the level of effort and consistency that is required of her in practice and in games. Thursday, it appeared as if Webb has begun to make some of the on-court adjustments expected of her. When Sharika was on defense, she kept up continuous pressure on her "man", and stayed in front of the Wildcat instead of gambling on making a steal or other big play. Webb's strength allows her to both drive to the basket and fight on the low block, and Sharika's efforts to make things happen on the offensive end were rewarded with several opportunities to score from the charity stripe. Sharika's overall improvement from earlier contests yielded a line of 6 points (0-of-3 FG, 0-of-1 from three-point range, 6-of-6 FT), 2 rebounds, an assist, and 2 turnovers.
Missy Taylor, who couldn't find her range, failed to connect on any of her 3 attempts from the floor. Two of these shots came from behind the arc. Missy did look comfortable in the offense as she moved the ball well. On her most impressive sequence, Taylor stole the ball, started up court, and then fed a streaking Erika Valek a beautiful transition pass for an easy deuce. Missy ended up with 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals.
Carol Duncan appears to be thinking rather than reacting. Her propensity to be called for fouls certainly has something to do with this, but Carol appeared to be too tentative. Instead of aggressively going after the ball, for example, she reacted too slowly to her opportunities. Her only shot of the night, a put-back of a silky smooth offensive rebound she grabbed, produced Duncan's two points Thursday. Carol pulled down a total of 3 rebounds in her 10 minutes of playing time.
Sabrina Keys saw four minutes of action and redeemed herself quite well by playing hard as she looked to score. Keys is large enough and fast enough to defend quick post players extremely well. Like Duncan, however, she often appears to be thinking rather than reacting. Sabrina finished with 2 points (0-of-1 FG, 2-of-2 FT) and 2 rebounds.
Brianna Howard was put in for the final two minutes. In that time, she grabbed a rebound, drove the length of the court, and then was hammered when she attempted to lay the ball in. It seemed as if Howard was thinking she might not have another opportunity to score this season if she passed, so she needed to make the most of her rare opportunity not only to play, but to shoot. Brianna split the resulting pair of free throws for her one point on the night, and also got credit for the rebound that started the possession.
With about ten minutes to go, the members of the Gold Mine started a chant of "We want Hannah, we want Hannah." With 2 minutes to play, Curry responded by inserting Anderson into the game. Hannah, who is rehabilitating a torn ACL, appeared to be thrilled as she made her season debut as a player. If her sock choice was any indication, the appearance was the last thing in the world Anderson was expecting. Although she didn't otherwise dent the box score, Hannah displayed great intensity during her time on the court.
In a post-game interview, Kristy Curry said that she wasn't happy with her team's first-half performance, but was proud of the way the squad played and responded in the final twenty minutes. Curry, however, appeared to be much more upset at her charges' lackadaisically sloppy effort down the stretch than she had been before the intermission. During one timeout, the little stools reserved for her charges remained untouched as Kristy kept the Boilers around her and immediately began berating the women. Although Purdue had a February 9 bye looming before visiting Penn State next Thursday, Curry had been quoted prior to the Wildcats' visit as saying that her players would be practicing Sunday, as they were not yet mature enough to be allowed more than one day off in any given week. Curry obviously knows her team's psyche extremely well, as Thursday's game certainly bore out her fears about the Boilers' collective maturity.
After the referees and umpires assigned to Iowa's and Ohio State's most recent visits to Mackey seemed unable to recognize | 3,070 |
'Moderate optimism' for hard-hit industry at Paris air show.
From dark skies to bright sunshine, the mood seemed to lighten straight away.
People were smiling even if there was not much to smile about.
But I suppose this is France and the hundredth anniversary of Le Bourget, now the biggest air show in the world.
One of the happiest men seemed to be the chief executive of Turkish airlines, Temil Kotil.
Perhaps it was the graphs he showed me that brought such joy - they were full of a growth growth growth! Profits, passengers - pretty much everything.
Asked if he was at all worried about the global recession, he said he accepted that "there is crisis in the airline business".
"But for Turkish airlines we are not concerned too much. It looks strange but that's correct. Why? Because every day we are opening new routes, we are getting new passengers."
There were also some surprisingly positive bits of news from Airbus. It sold 16 A321 planes to Vietnam Airlines just a day after Qatar Airways bought 24 A320s in a deal worth $1.9bn.
"I'd say the mood is somewhat better than anticipated," said Charles Alcock, editor of Aviation International News.
"It's no secret that the last six months have been pretty wretched for the whole industry. We have seen a steep decline in orders but actually in the first 24 hours of this show we have seen some grounds for moderate optimism."
But Airbus's rival, Boeing, had no such good news. Its executives say the industry's prospects were robust but it seems to be lagging behind with no orders so far.
Both will be looking back nostalgically to the Farnborough show last year when they received hundreds of signatures.
"The airline industry came into this recession on the back of three or four years of utterly exceptional growth," said Charles Alcock.
"And the financial crisis hit in an incredibly dramatic way so it's like a fast moving vehicle that suddenly has to put on the brakes and there's going to be some damage when they have to slow down."
That is why it was so brave of Russian firm Sukhoi, better known for its fighter jets, to unveil the Superjet 10<|fim_middle|> largest trade group.
The global airline industry has nearly doubled its forecast for losses this year to $9bn.
It also predicted revenue across the industry will fall 15 per cent to $448bn this year, a much bigger decline than after the 9/11 attacks in the US in 2001.
What does all this mean for passengers?
Well, fewer of us are actually flying, but if you are then the impact will really depend on where you are in the world.
Most Western airlines will have to cut routes and park some of their planes for a while which means less choice and potentially higher fares.
I wondered around the 30 vintage planes on display at Le Bourget.
There has been much technological advancement since these old aircraft were in service. But the glitz and the glamour of air travel seems to have gone.
There is a real sense that for now, at least, the glory days of the industry are over. | 0 - the nation's first passenger plane since the days of the Soviet Union.
It has been showing off the aircraft in daily displays at the show and it has worked.
The boss of Sukhoi's civil aviation wing, Victor Soubbotin, told Al Jazeera the orders were coming in fast.
Lessor Avialeasing firmed up an order for 24 aircraft in a deal worth $715m. The total number of firm orders was 122.
"This is a breakthrough product that will make Russia able to compete in the International aviation market," a very pleased Soubbotin said.
"We should be proud that Russia made this plane."
But what will that market look like in the coming months?
The outlook is bleak, according to the International Air Transport Association, the industry's | 163 |
The late 10 o'clock start on a chilly Saturday night did not prevent a great turnout for 4 excellent and varied local bands at The Punk Pop Glam Goth Extravaganza at the Rickshaw Theatre on November 28. The evening was in celebration of the vinyl release of Pointed Sticks eponymous album, their first collection of all new material since 2009's Three Lefts Make A Right.
Before most of the audience even had time to order their drinks, the evening started off with the "Punk" portion of the show. Nervous Talk kept their foot<|fim_middle|>. Whether they are tired of playing Waiting for the Real Thing for the thousandths time or not, it did not sound like it; it shows how professional they are, or maybe they are just having fun up there. Playing songs from their just released album "Pointed Sticks" plus many hits from their singles and albums past, the Sticks served us that distinctive Vancouver sound well into the night.
4 bands, 4 distinctive sounds in 3 hours equals one hell of a music showcase. | on the overdrive pedal from the very first power chord and never backed off. Their short fast set brought to mind a collage of The Clash, The Buzzcocks, and Husker Du. Punk is not dead in Vancouver.
The "Glam" was served up by Polly. The trio is fronted by guitarist and singer Paul Leahy, who does his best to be both David Bowie and Mick Ronson in one glitter glam guitar god. The band immediately transported us to the heyday of the stardust 70's with their straight up rock and roll set. Unfortunately time did not permit one of their spot on Bowie covers for an encore. "Goth" was provided by the aptly named Vampire Bats. Singer Marc Godrey stalked and weaved across the stage like a spidery Nosferatu to the throbing wall of noise created by his bad. He was joined mid set by guest vocalist Bloody Betty who amped up the Vampiric quota for the evening.
The "Pop" for the night came courtesy of Vancouver power pop legends Pointed Sticks. I never got the chance to see them in concert back in the day, but having seen them live numerous times recently, I don't find myself thinking Pointed Sticks were good, but rather Pointed Sticks ARE good. For a band that doesn't get together to play all that often, they music they produce live is tight sounding and fresh | 293 |
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As part of the anniversary celebrations the shop was decorated with hundreds of green balloons, 40 customers received a free goody bag, and there were special offers including 40 per cent off key cutting.
A visitors' book was also available for customers to leave comments.
Paul Warren said: "Over the years Broad Street DIY has experienced some very challenging trading conditions – we have survived three recessions in the past 40 years.
"We are immensely proud to be celebrating four decades of serving the local community. We work very hard to maintain high standards of service because without our customers we wouldn't be here today."
Pictured: Paul Warren, Lisa Childs, Brian Warren | , 1979. Originally located on Broad Street, in Sidemoor, the business has grown from humble beginnings and today three generations of the Warren family work there.
While Tony remains "the Boss", his son Paul was appointed managing director in 2002. The firm is also managed by Paul's brother Brian, Paul's wife Hayley, and | 75 |
When scientists and wise men and women gather to discuss the nature and habits of the human race, I wonder if they meet around a dinner table, or they each bring some food to share. I wonder if the bonds of life and love that join strangers or new friends puzzle them as they survey DNA under microscopes.
We live 1000km from our family. Yet here on the plains, beneath the bright sun of each day, we have a family whose chemical design and DNA displays no resemblance to our own. But what links us is the love and the embrace in which they welcomed us in, and helped make this place home. Nothing beats friends like these.
Last week we travelled across hills and through small towns for a week at the beach, with the youth of our church in tow.
Summertime memories are<|fim_middle|> noble conversation. Dinners lasted beyond the meal, as we sat outside on picnic rugs sharing food and stories of the day's adventures.
Fabulous. Gorgeous shots! That sunset beach photo left me gasping, beautiful. | the best, filled with the lightness and ease of long simple days. Carefree hours get lost at the beach, or in honest and | 28 |
Transportation is usually one of the most expensive parts of the journey. There are several ways to save money on it. First of all, it is always better to plan your vacation beforehand, this way you can save up to 90% on your tickets! It is also very useful to be flexible on your departure date, as the price may vary quite a lot and you can save by choosing just a couple days earlier or later date. Nowadays, there are quite a lot of low-cost airlines that are just perfect for the students! Always check their offers, as sometimes you may travel to another country for just 10 Euros with their help.
You also have an option of finding people who travel to the same place as you and sharing the car with them. For example, there is a<|fim_middle|> There are lots of free events you can visit in many cities, such as free concerts, street performances, music nights, etc. Use free Wi-Fi from the local café to find out all about that.
Rated 4.5 | 189 votes. | great service, called BlaBlaCar, which works great in Europe. Not only you travel around and pay only for the gas, but you also get to meet new people, hear their stories and share yours with them.
And, of course, you always have an option of the cheapest ways of travelling – hitchhiking. It will definitely give you some unforgettable emotions and something to tell your grandchildren about.
Who says that in order to have a great vacation you have to stay in a luxury hotel? Of course, it has its benefits, but you can have an amazing and unforgettable time staying in other places. There are lots of hostels in every country, where you can meet interesting young people from all over the world. You can also rent an apartment or a room from a local person, it usually is cheaper than a hotel and lets you explore local living habits (Airbnb would be one of the great websites to do that). It is a great idea to do couch surfing – this way you can stay in somebody's place for free, will get to meet a local person who will give you lots of tips on what to do, see, eat in their town, and, if you are lucky, will even show you around and introduce you to their friends. If you are connected with art, you may also consider artistic residences – these are the places where you can stay for free and work on your projects.
Of course, it is always great to explore local cuisine in the restaurants or cafes, but do not worry if you cannot afford eating there all the time! You can find some local recipes in the internet or by talking to local people, buy all the needed ingredients in the supermarket and cook for yourself. Also, in many cities local markets are considered to be must-see and must-visit places to explore the country, not only you can buy local food much cheaper there, but they also are places of socialization and concentration of the country's spirit.
You can do your research on what to see beforehand, there also are lots of programs you can download on your cell phone with great audio guides and maps, that will tell you all about special features of the country, so you can save on the tour guide. Free tours are also a great option for the tourists – you go on a tour, guided by a local person who gives you an insider's view on the city, tells you all kinds of local stories and shares with you all sorts of interesting information about the country. Those tours are free, but if you like it you can live a tip for the tour guide in the end, and most often you do like it a lot! Check the free tours website to see the meeting points in different cities.
Save on places to visit.
If you are a student, make sure to have your student card or ISIC with you, as you may save up to 90% on entrance tickets to museums all over the world. | 594 |
Police identified this person as a suspect in the attempted robbery of a 7-Eleven in Finksburg.
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is investigating a robbery attempt at the 7-Eleven in Finksburg early Wednesday morning.
An<|fim_middle|>, wearing a multicolor scarf over her face, a gray hoodie, dark pants, sneakers and glasses, authorities detailed.
As the Sheriff's Office continues to investigate it urges anyone with information about the incident to contact Detective Reese at 410-386-2577 or dmreese@carrollcountymd.gov. | employee of the store told deputies that an unarmed female suspect had reached over the counter to steal money from the cash register, the release said. Unsuccessful in her attempt, the woman fled the store on foot, authorities said.
The Sheriff's Office, in its release, stated that the woman may have run to a vehicle on Sandymount Road.
The suspect is described as a slender white female | 79 |
Crown molding is a decorative trim piece the sits on an angle, and is used to cover transitions between surfaces for decoration. It is installed where the walls and the ceilings meet, but it can also be used to fill the gap between the top of a bookcase or cabinet and the ceiling. They can either be plain or sprung.
<|fim_middle|> bookcase to ceiling and defines the architectural style of a room. The size and style of crown molding used may vary widely, from a simple coves in a farmhouse kitchen to large built-up cornice in a grand entryways.
The size and style of molding used may vary widely, from a simple coves in a farmhouse kitchen to open top crown with rope lighting to large built-up cornice in a grand entryways. | Crown is typically made from solid milled wood or plaster but may be made from plastic or reformed wood. Installing crown molding to a room instantly adds an aesthetically pleasing and classy look.
Installing crown molding, is one of most important architectural elements used to define interior spaces. Most of today's interior designers agree that every room benefits from the use of crown molding treatment.
The installation of molding smooths the transition from wall to ceiling or | 89 |
I am sorry to share with you that Dr. Bhavarlal Hiralal Jain, 79, founder-chairman of Jain Irrigation passed away yesterday after a brief illness in Mumbai. He will be cremated at Jain Hills, Jalgaon, (situated about 420 km<|fim_middle|>, on the project Empowerment for Peace through Leadership in Agribusiness and Sustainability.
Dr. Jain built his business on the foundation of inclusiveness and sustainability over the past five decades. He established a billion dollar rural multinational corporation in drip irrigation and was a champion of the small farmer. His efforts helped bring millions of acres of barren and fallow land under cultivation. His success was recognized by the Harvard Business School which had a case study on the company.
He was a committed environmentalist and a compassionate social worker.
He established a residential school, Anubhuti in Jalgaon that incorporates modern methods as well as traditional values and provides quality education to many children, including those from below the poverty line. Despite suffering a number of heart attacks and surgeries, he remained active and worked full days.
A much sought after public speaker and an author of many books, Jain was awarded the Padma Shri in 2008. | North-East of Mumbai) at 3 pm on Saturday, February 27.
We had a privilege to collaborate with Dr. Jain, and Gandhi Research Foundation created by him | 35 |
Il fuggiasco (The Fugitive) è una serie televisiva andata in onda negli Stati Uniti d'America sul canale ABC per quattro stagioni, dal 1963 al 1967, per un totale di 120 episodi.
Produzione
Protagonisti della serie, candidata ai Golden Globe nel 1967, sono David Janssen, vincitore del Golden Globe per la miglior star televisiva maschile nel 1966, nei panni del dott. Richard Kimble, e Barry Morse, che interpreta il tenente Gerard perennemente sulle tracce di Kimble. Le prime tre stagioni della serie furono gir<|fim_middle|>7, ottenne un record d'ascolto che rimase fino al 1976 con il 72% di share; tale primato venne superato nel 1980 dall'episodio di Dallas in cui veniva rivelata l'identità dell'attentatore di J.R. Ewing Jr.
La serie è stata d'ispirazione nel 1993 per l'acclamato film Il fuggitivo, con Harrison Ford nei panni del protagonista, e nel 2000 per un'altra serie, tuttavia di breve durata, intitolata anch'essa Il fuggitivo e con Timothy Daly nel ruolo di Kimble.
In Italia, la RAI mandò in onda solo 14 dei 120 episodi prodotti. Tali episodi furono divisi in due 'serie': la prima di 6 episodi, trasmessi tra il 2 giugno e il 15 luglio 1965 (tutti tratti dalla prima stagione) e la seconda di 8 episodi, trasmessi tra il 12 ottobre e il 30 novembre 1969 (tratti dalle quattro stagioni e compreso l'episodio finale).
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Collegamenti esterni | ate in bianco e nero, la quarta invece è a colori.
Il series finale, trasmesso negli Stati Uniti il 29 agosto 196 | 40 |
Korn premieres 'World of Tanks Blitz'-inspired video for "Finally Free"
Credit: Jimmy FontaineKorn has premiered the video for "Finally Free," a track off the band's latest album, 2019's The Nothing.
The clip, which is streaming now on YouTube, is inspired by the free-to-play MMO video game World of Tanks Blitz. Korn is also partnering with World of Tanks Blitz for a special Halloween-themed game mode called "Burning Games," which will be available to play October 16-24.
"I really like World of Tanks Blitz," says frontman Jonathan Davis<|fim_middle|> 'n' roll music is intense," he adds. "It seems like they have always gone hand in hand."
For more info, visit WoTBlitz.com.
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NextAlice in Chains announces 30th anniversary 'Facelift' reissueNext | . "It's true to the era, there are a lot of great tanks in there, and you don't just jump in and start shooting."
"I think there is a connection between rock and video games because video games are intense and rock | 48 |
It pays to be good to your family. I love my nephews more<|fim_middle|> they fetch a pretty penny. I struggle to find one under $20, and I haven't even looked since he got drafted so it's probably worse. I would know, of the 45 items on my Ebay watch list, 6 of them are Rutherford autographs. I was actually waiting for prices to calm down. Come draft day Rutherford slipped below the range where he was projected to go, so you would think that would be good news for collectors. No, he got drafted to the one team who's autograph will probably cause his cards to have a decent bump in value in the New York Yankees. I honestly thought that I would have to wait a while before I got his autograph. Sure he is local but every city in the Los Angeles suburbs is huge. A lot of people can say they know a local star but let's be honest: few do. I didn't think that I would ever cross paths with him. Money is really tight, especially with my friend's wedding this week that I am in, but I literally found money under my bed to buy a baseball for him to sign.
This charismatic young man shared a few awesome words with the troop and then signed anything and anything put in front of him. His neighbor, father to one of the kids and troop leader, told a story about what a quality kid Blake was. It was only a few minutes of his time but it made our day having the opportunity to be there. I am so thankful that Blake signed a few things for the Scouts Uncle.
For once being the collector of my family came in handy. My favorite card shop sells black baseballs so you can bet my nephews were armed with black baseball's and a gold Sharpie. They were the only kids with official balls and cases. | than anything in this world. I knew the second that they were born that I loved them unconditionally. While it may feel like they were born yesterday, they are halfway through grade school. During that time, we've had some amazing adventures. My personal favorite is coaching a bunch of their baseball teams. My nephews are in Boy Scouts with another kid from one of our baseball teams. The house that they have Boy Scouts at has a famous neighbor in New York Yankee first round draft pick Blake Rutherford. Rutherford, who actually played at our little league, was nice enough to stop by and visit their Scout group yesterday. Being the cool Uncle that I am, my sister immediately told me and let me come along for the visit.
I will be honest, normally I loathe getting an athlete's autograph in person. The value doesn't hold up, and I usually see them in bunches like after a game so I find myself with a bunch of autographs but am not sure who signed what. Also, not so random tangent: in store signings are a joke unless the athlete is someone who you are genuinely ecstatic to see; I know, I have been to enough. I tell myself that I am happy to buy a ball and pay for the appearance fee but deep down I know I am wasting time and money; and then the darn things aren't worth the effort and what you paid because they aren't authenticated even though you got it in person. If you are lucky they make eye contact with you but most times they are just there for the money and want to get to the next person so they can leave faster. This was not the case for me with Rutherford at all. His autograph has been on my bucket list since I found out about him.
Rutherford is one of the few draftees who has certified autographs out, and | 375 |
USA: StarKist making waves with new tuna in a pouch; firmer, fresher, no-drain tuna a hit with consumers<|fim_middle|> tuna in the 1920s," said Don Binotto, managing director of StarKist Seafood, a unit of H.J. Heinz Company's StarKist Foods, Inc. "Consumers told us they wanted to purchase tuna in an easy-to-open package that requires no draining. Our new pouch responds to their requests and even offers a firmer, fresher product." StarKist, the No. 1 brand of tuna, sold nearly one billion cans in the U.S. last year. |
By Press Release | 27 October 2000
More Americans are buying tuna than ever before. Now, tuna will be reeled in even faster as StarKist Tuna in a Pouch's arrives on grocers' shelves. The revolutionary new vacuum-sealed, flavor-fresh pouch delivers tuna that is firmer and fresher tasting. And because it contains almost no liquid, the easy-open pouch requires no draining."StarKist Tuna in a Pouch is the biggest wave of innovation in tuna since StarKist pioneered canned | 113 |
Convert All Of Your Photos, Receipts & Books Into Digital Files!
iScanner Pro scans documents, photos, newspapers, magazines, receipts, and more, and saves them to a micro SD card (included!). It's perfect for traveling or even simply keeping at home as an alternative to bulky scanners. Slide it into the drawstring pouch for instant protection, and easily transport it in a purse or briefcase.
iScanner Pro is battery powered (batteries included!), there's no hassle of trying to take a charging cable everywhere. The device is capable of saving up to 200 scans per battery refresh, making it reliable anywhere you go.
A4-sized scanner that can scan books, photos, receipts, business cards, or anything flat.
3 different resolutions (300, 600 and 1050 DPI) depending on how detailed you would like your scans.
Is this good for photos? Is possible to edit photos with this?
It is great for doing old pictures and documents.
Is this scanner compatible with Windows 10?
Yes, this scanner is 100% compatible with Windows 10. It works similar to a thumb drive, and can be plugged in and<|fim_middle|> the road travelling a lot with my art and NEEDED a space saver. This fit the bill! Higher DPI than most flatbed scanners, it's perfect for when I need to scan photos my clients gives me or references of pieces I'm working on. Easy set-up too! Make sure you buy a micro SD card for sure, it just makes it easier. I matched this with my PocketJet printer and it keeps everything working like a large office space but from the pocket of my backpack. Love it! | used right out of the box.
I'm very happy with this product. It does exactly what it's designed to do. The price is right (even better when you split the cost with your two sisters :-D ). Save yourself the extra money and get this magic wand portable scanner. Also the black/white chevron print is super cute!!!
This is a wonderful little device. We have a scanner on our printer and this little gizmo does just as good as the scanner. I am involved in collecting data for our local historical society and have used this to scan handwritten county board minutes dating back to 1872. Love the portability-I can take it to the court house and scan away. It works very quickly and the scanned items, which are all handwritten, come thru very nicely so that we can track the county history. I have also used it for old newspaper info and old photos. Works great. It is very easy to use and download the information into the computer. Not sure how much it will store. The battery life if great and love that it comes with an AC adapter. This is really well worth the $$$.
Does exactly what it said it would do. Extremely intuitive. I would not have even had to read the instructions. I have scanned about 2000 pages, forms, pictures so far. The one and only downside is that it does not directly download to my computer. I'm always concerned that I will damage or lose the micro SD card, but my 8 GB micro has stored up to 999 scans at one time, which is the highest number the front screen reads. I don't consider this a con, but FYI, it does not take anything wider than a standard 8 1/2 inch width page, but it will scan any length, such as long receipts or legal paper. All in all, well worth the price.
Let me tell you how this scanner has changed the way I do things! I used to have to photograph or scan my handdrawn line work into the computer to digitally edit it with a giant clunky printer/scanner. Now I can just use this little beauty. I'm on | 443 |
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Thoughts on Military Themed Pendant Light Wooden Open Shelves White Tile Laminated Wall Square Cutting Board Refrigerator Electric Convection Range Guided Cook Top Controls Frying Pan Milk Bottle? | the stainless steel appliances don't look out of place either.
Tags : wall shelving. wire kitchen rack. exposed kitchen shelving. small kitchen shelf ideas. modern open shelving. dish shelf. black laminated countertops. storage shelves. | 48 |
Sometimes a great player can have it all—tone, chops, groove, luck, personality, high-profile gigs—and still remain under the radar.
Sometimes a great player can have it all—tone, chops, groove, luck, personality, high-profile gigs—and still remain under the radar. One of the most egregious examples is that of Jimmy Earl, whose absence from popularity polls might be linked to the fact that some of his best work has been in the shadow of other bassists— and the sad truth that he's released just two solo albums in his three-decade career.
Jimmy Earl, released in 1995 and reissued this year by Severn Records, features all the tasteful chops you'd expect of someone who put the bottom under Stanley Clarke's piccolo and tenor bass explorations and then followed John Patitucci in Chick Corea's Elektric Band II. The album's synths and drum programming haven't aged well, but the playing and the compositions—which include the Steve Swallow chest<|fim_middle|> somewhat thin slap tone take a back seat to breakbeats, samples, and other elements of mid-'90s electronica. Stratosphere would've been cutting edge if he had released it four years earlier, but it hasn't aged well, either. Still, there are beautiful, Fender Rhodes-drenched moments that linger after the CD is over.
Shortly after the release of Stratosphere, Earl took over for Roscoe Beck in Robben Ford's the Blue Line, and then joined Cleto and the Cletones, the house band on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a gig he holds to this day. As successful as he's been, however, these two solo albums hint that there's more to this flexible, imaginative maestro than first-call sideman. Here's hoping that these reissues are appetizers for the next entries in Jimmy Earl's catalog.
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Having long had an ear to forward-leaning mixologists like Squarepusher and Matt Garrison, Earl—the veteran Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Jimmy Kimmel Show bassist—puts his own postmodern spin on the merging of DJ-induced sonics and live musicians.
Trumpeters love nothing more than soloing over a great rhythm section, and on Breathless, bass machine Donald Ramsey and drummer Oscar Seaton give New Orleans-born trumpeter/film composer Terence Blanchard everything he could ever want—and then some. | nut "Falling Grace" and an unaccompanied solo take on Maurice Ravel's "Pavane"—still make an impact. When Earl's muscular, supportive tone rises to the forefront every so often, his solos blaze, and his interplay with drummers Dave Weckl and Gary Novak is electric.
Stratosphere, Earl's 1998 follow-up, is a different animal. He's credited on every track with "bass, computers & machines," and sometimes, his nimble soloing and | 109 |
Everything around us is a story. Whether it's the way reality is, or whether it's how we're programmed to see the world, we seem to be surrounded by meaningful sequences of events that tell us how and why things happened. They range from great world events to jokes or urban legends, and to some extent it doesn't matter if those annoying little details known as facts don't entirely fit. What counts is that the story makes sense.
Your business is certainly a story. It has a beginning (inevitably), it has development and characters, it has exciting or moving episodes<|fim_middle|> away". What this is about is how you structure the information you need to get over. Like a story, it must have a beginning, middle and end (though not necessarily in that order) and lead the reader from point to point of the development.
This applies to any written media you put out, however brief — even tweets. Hemingway once proposed that a story could be told in six words, and put forward the story "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Even if a story is only one beat, it needs to lead the reader from the point they start to the point you want them to finish.
Of course, the point you want them to finish, whether in a blog or a tweet, is where they click through to your website and let you take them further with the next chapter. To achieve that, though, you need to guide them through a satisfying story, or why would they care?
And this blog is no exception. I started at a point that hopefully engaged and intrigued you, guided through a story, to here, where we are now. An ending where I point out that I've been writing stories all my life, both fictional and factual, and suggest you look through the other pages of this website to see what kind of story I can write for you.
Which I've just told you. | and moves from one to another in a way that at least seems to make sense. Hopefully it doesn't have an end, but "to be continued" is an acceptable alternative.
It's important to remember this when you're communicating about your business. Of course it's important to show what you sell, or offer statistics to show why your product or service is essential, but it'll mean little to most people if this isn't framed as part of a story.
Now, of course I'm not suggesting that every blog has to start "Once upon a time", "It was a dark and stormy night" or "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far | 136 |
Evaluation and Comparability of 1G , 2G , 3G ,4G and 5G Telecom Companies. They let<|fim_middle|> IT or outsourced providers—is sort of $6 trillion per yr. | mother and father know the place their children get off the college bus. Technology won't be used simply to watch and assist make folks well, however can be used to make them higher – higher as sportsmen, as healthcare professionals, or no matter. The research crew is collaborating with specialists from the Studying Technology Center at Peabody and with the Institute for Software Built-in Programs (ISIS).
Stephan Lewandowsky Ph.D, in another article on Psychology At this time (-world-change/201301/considering-reminiscence-and-blog-comments), argues that weblog feedback and reviews (many from unreliable sources) can distort the information we stroll away with.
Within the concluding article in this problem, a analysis team from Harvard offers some survey evidence indicating that, on the whole, Americans are extremely optimistic about the emergence of new technologies-particularly new medical discoveries-and by large majorities consider that the advantages of scientific research outweigh any disadvantages.
Benjamin Waldman is a highschool junior at a coeducational nonsectarian preparatory faculty in West Hartford, Conn. Some of these applied sciences are going to rework our entire method to illness and health – in the same way that the nineteenth century growth of anaesthetics changed society's ethical strategy to pain.
Worldwide company IT spending—an vital barometer of the technology financial system that focuses on company spending for hardware, software program, data facilities, networks, and employees, whether inside" | 294 |
Starting Up Start Us Up Now
Daniel Gale-Rosen November 12, 2019 November 20, 2019
Start Us Up Now: America's New Business Plan is an initiative of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a Kansas City-based philanthropy that works in the fields of education and entrepreneurship. The Start Us Up Now project and site strive to inform local, state, and federal decision-makers on policy that will create opportunities for entrepreneurs and new businesses to thrive. Kauffman and Alley worked together to rapidly design and launch a site to disseminate the particulars of the policy plan, support a targeted communications campaign in several states, and garner support from organizations who can join the Start Us Up Now coalition through the site.
Visitors can learn about policy ideas at the federal level — such as actions that could be taken by the White House, Congressional Research Services and General Accountability Office (GAO), and the Small Business Administration (SBA) — as well as proposals for states and municipalities. The streamlined site describes the initiative, displays a growing list of coalition members, and provides methods for organizations to join or individuals to sign up for Start Us Up Now communications.
From idea to launch, Alley and Kauffman had less than a month to design and<|fim_middle|> result is a simple but effective user experience that puts just the right amount of information in front of the right people.
The site has already allowed the initiative to expand greatly, tripling the number of coalition members in just a few weeks. As Start Us Up Now continues to grow, we are excited to help it achieve its goals, now and in the future! | develop the site. To meet the deadline, we shared the work between two agile production teams — handling the design, back end, and front end work in parallel. We also worked very closely with the Kauffman Public Affairs and Entrepreneurship program teams to refine the scope of the project to fit the timeline, prioritizing the must-haves and identifying which features could be added after the initial launch (which has already been happening). The | 86 |
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If you want to make your tuition dollars count, then take the opportunity to learn about yourself and the society in which you live, to become a strong person capable of taking on any challenges and opportunities that come your way.
Some of the crucial skills that you will learn in college are critical thinking, written and speech communication skills, understanding the complexities of the society in which you live, and the ability to analyze situations and to achieve change. These are the skills that the<|fim_middle|> and taught me the importance of research and advocacy, especially as an Asian American female. As a result, I fell in love with this topic and decided to stay an extra year to double major in Health Science and ASAM"
Upon graduating, Juliane was selected as a public health fellow for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, an experience that motivated her to pursue a Masters in Public Health. Coming back to California, she found a dual program in Social Welfare and Public Health offered at UCLA, and she completed both her MSW/MPH in December '15.
As a graduate student, she interned for the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training (AANCART), where she was able to promote health education and bring representation to/for the Asian American Community.
"ASAM taught me a lot about my identity, my family, my cultural roots, and much more. One major lesson ASAM has taught me is self-empowerment. I am glad that wherever I go, I am more self-aware of my personal and professional identity. I also have the ability to share and educate people on Asian American issues as well as facilitate productive conversations around race and culture. Another benefit of being an ASAM major is the sense of solidarity when I meet other Ethnic Studies majors. Overall, I am a proud ASAM major!"
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"My education has helped me develop a critical lens in viewing the world and the tools to work and organize with those most oppressed."
Ryan began his collegiate life as a pre-nursing student. He spent 2 years in that area and even interned at a local hospital. During this stint, he came to a realization "Nursing is something that I have always respected and admired…but it wasn't for me."
The history and culture of Asian and Filipino communities were something that always interested Ryan – and so he made the decision to pursue a degree in Ethnic Studies with emphasis in Asian American Studies, with the goal of ultimately becoming an educator.
After completing his BA, he enrolled in the MA in Asian American Studies program at San Francisco State University. There he became a student-teacher to high school and community college students in a program called Pin@y Educational Partnership (PEP) before furthering his education yet again, earning his doctorate degree in International & Multicultural Education at the University of San Francisco.
From there, Ryan did a visiting professorship at St. Cloud State university in Minnesota, teaching in the Ethnic & Women's Studies department before ultimately returning to Cal State Fullerton as a professor of Asian American Studies, thus bringing his journey full-circle.
"My education has helped me develop a critical lens in viewing the world and the tools to work and organize with those most oppressed." Ryan says, "It has also led into community organizing, which I continue to do to this day. As one of the pillars of Ethnic Studies, community advocacy is very important to me… I encourage my students to not just learn the histories, cultures, and struggles of marginalized communities, but to take all that is learned in the classroom out into our communities and actively work with them to address the issues we face."
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Asian American Studies helps students connect and apply what they learn in the classroom to real life. In almost any job in California, you will be part of a diverse workforce – Asian American Studies requires the study of multiple Asian American and Pacific Islander cultures in depth, as well as cross-ethnic/racial relations, gender, and sexualities. Because of the centrality of civil rights struggles to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, we offer case studies of how "have not" groups were able to achieve their goals without the kinds of power, prestige, or economic backing that other groups were able to deploy. We teach students how to use multiple forms of information, and how to integrate them so that they can be effectively used for problem-solving. Thus, Asian American Studies prepares you to live and work in a diverse world, and to be able to work with others to attain goals – whatever those might be!
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Kent Marume
Community Engagement Associate, The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACC) in Little Tokyo
"The intro to Asian American Studies course I took in Fall of 2010 gave me a new and different lens… ASAM classes provided a cultural framework (that was familiar to me) to interpret the world."
Kent came to CSUF in the fall of 2009 as a Psychology major. The following year he took an intro to Asian American Studies (ASAM300) course that would change his educational and professional trajectories forever. "I declared Asian American Studies as a second major" Kent says, "My interdisciplinary double major in psychology and Asian American studies was a great decision because it gave me the opportunity to see the world and my community through two unique frameworks."
During the Fall '14/Spring '15 academic year, Kent was hired by the Asian American Studies Program as a High Impact Practices Project Assistant, enabling him to work alongside faculty and learn about curriculum development, mentorship, and professional development. The following summer, he volunteered with the non-profit organization Kizuna as a summer camp counselor and facilitator, helping young Japanese Americans to connect with their Japanese American culture, traditions, and values. And most recently, in November of 2015 he began working for the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) in Little Tokyo as a Community Engagement Associate.
"I have to give credit to the ASAM faculty at CSUF. They are a dynamite team of teachers, researchers, and mentors. Without their guidance, many of my friends and I would not be where we are today." Kent states, "my interdisciplinary education gives me an edge when it comes to working with Kizuna and JACCC. Much of the work we do involves Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, communities that have endured a lot of trauma and require a space for education, healing, and breath. Whether it is working with Kizuna participants or community partners in Little Tokyo, I am always psychologically and culturally aware of who I am talking to and the best communication channels in which to talk to them."
Juliane Nguyen
UCLA Graduate Student Recreation Center Fitwell Coordinator and Program Assistant for UCLA Recreation
"I fell in love with this topic and decided to stay an extra year to double major in Health Science and ASAM"
Juliane first took an ASAM course as part of her GE on the recommendation of a friend. "I had no idea what ASAM was, now what to expect, but I enrolled anyway" she recalls. Evidently, Juliane enjoyed the course as she went on to take a few more ASAM courses the following semester. And it was in one of her classes that semester that she first met Professor Tu-Uyen Nguyen…an encounter she describes as "life changing".
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Charles Hollis Jones- Mr. Lucite
designyum | January 10, 2011 - 6:22 am
Most over-referred to line in a movie: Mr.McGuire to young Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (1967): "I just want to say one word to you – just one word… plastics. There is a great future in plastics. Think about it." Braddock of course spurns this advice, but does so at his own peril. It turns out to be great advice, even for uber-coolio mod designers. Charles Hollis Jones, born in 1945, had the good fortune to be born at just a time when new types of plastics were being introduced, and had the good sense to explore it as a new artistic medium, riding its physical properties whither it would go, exploring new boundaries. Initially, at the artistically precocious age of 16, Hollis was attracted to glass, but found it too limiting: Says Hollis: "I really fell in love with glass, but it couldn't do what I wanted it to do." His artistic vision stipulated that transparent geometrical volumes sustain structural tectonic integrity, in ways that would shatter glass.
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© designyum.com | fortune to recognize what other people have been missing under their noses all along. Jones had a little of both. Acrylic was invented 15 years before Jones was born, in 1930, by British chemist William Chalmers, in what was soon known to the rest of the world as 'plastic' or 'Plexiglas.' In 1936, DuPont patents its special formulation of acrylic resin, dubbed Lucite. In World War II, acrylic was put to good use in aircraft canopies, nose cones, and gunner turrets. Other than this, it had come to ill-repute from the purveyers of cheeze, who used clear acrylics to make cheap jewelry and goofy desktop novelties. As art historian Jeffrey Meikle put it, acrylic artifacts 'reflected a stylish frivolity.' So, between its associations with wartime utility and peacetime kitsch, acrylics were passed over by serious artists and designers.
Jones was born in rural Indiana, and hit the ground running, designing and building his own toys, including a bicycle out of coffee cans and discarded parts. At 14, he designed and built his first piece of furniture, a cabinet for his father's office. Sure, lots of kids fancy
themselves to have design skills, drawing cars, and tinkering with rubbish, but how many go straight from Ma and Pa Kettle's kitchen in rural Indiana to land a job at 16 with the prestigious Roide Enterprises company in Los Angeles? Jones is one of those prodigies that you just can't help but love to hate, not ever seemingly to struggle or claw his way to the top, but rather just waltz into the dream jobs every designer wishes for, as if it were written into the Declaration of Independence that he should have it. At Roide Enterprises, Jones was something of a design 'proof-reader' for other designer's works, his self-described job to remove the 'frou-frou' and 'clean up' designs that weren't selling well. Two years later, at his boss' suggestion, he went to work for Hudson-Rissman, a chic West Hollywood design showroom. In *six* months, Jones went from delivery boy to head of the design department, though his work there and the store's focus was mostly limited to small pieces and accessories.
During this time, he was offered a full scholarship to Indiana University, yet he turned it down in favor of self-education, devouring his way through all three libraries at UCLA. In his words: "I was after knowledge!" – though some years later, he did opt for a more formal education when, with the full financial support of Hudson-Rissman, he attended night classes at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles.
Through the next seven years, Jone's made acrylic and Lucite his signature medium, reversing perception of Lucite pieces from kitsch to cool, and building a client list that would make Walter Gropius cry hot tears of shame: celebrities like Lucille Ball, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra (to name just a few), as well as some of the twentieth century's most important interior designers and architects, like Paul Laszlo, Arthur Elrod, Hal Broderick, Steve Chase, and John Woolf.
Finally, in 1970, after having fully established himself in the design world, Jones struck out on his own, opening his own showroom at the Pacific Design Center, and freed from the limitations at Hudson-Rissman, finally was able to work on larger scale pieces. Says Jones: "I liked art you could bump into, not that you looked at on a shelf. I wanted to make big furniture!" — In his experimental explorations, he pioneered techniques for joining large Lucite castings in perfectly transparent and seamless joints. Where metal frames are employed, Jones developed a proprietary technique to join metal and Lucite without screws or fasteners spoiling the integrity of the design. By virtue of these techniques, as well as Lucite's structural and physical properties (such as 'transmissivity' – not reflecting light (like glass does) but absorbing it, thereby rendering his pieces ever more ethereal), Jones has been able to create improbable pieces that not only attain aesthetically impressive forms, but which also refract and radiate light, lensing an interior, as if folding in space upon itself.
Throughout his career, Jones has received countless awards and accolades, including most recently the 2007 nomination for the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Currently, he is still very much the busy designer, having recently rolled out a new line of designs, the Nouveau Vu line, which recalls the nature-inspired Art Nouveau era designs. He laughingly admits: "I didn't even know how to make it when I first designed it!" a familiar and favorite position he has placed himself in throughout these many years.
While some have tried to trace his hallmark, more geometrical designs to Bauaus influences (or even art deco), he eschews such attempts. He warmly embraces his rural, Indiana roots, reporting his greater influences came instead from the geometry to be found in his mother's quilts, as well as in the post-WWII "pattern house" architecture produced by his father's lumber yard. These more homely and yet richer, more genuine, and more profound sources for his design inspirations, that sprung from childhood memories and his first authentic contacts with the forms and colors, are the true mainspring behind his success.
Thanks to Julie Iovine and Todd Merrill, authors of Modern Americana (for historical info and pictures), as well as to 1stDibs.com (for pictures).
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3 Responses to Charles Hollis Jones- Mr. Lucite
Lorraine Spencer says:
I think my friend has a Charles Hollis Dinning room set and coffee table. We are unsure, but wo;ld like to send you some pictures to make sure. Let me know if this is possible.
designyum says:
Hi, sorry for the late reply. Could you please send me the pictures to the address: info@undergroundplan.com I'd love to help in anyway I can.
Uma says:
Major crush on his stuff! I have a stash of it and have been collecting for years. My recent is a 'lion in frost ' coffee table. Can one have too much acrylic? I think not!
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'Mortal Kombat X,' 'Forza Horizon 2' and 'Homefront: The Revolution' All Announced
Wait, is it E3 yet?
Posted on June 3, 2014 by Adam McConnell in Gaming, News // 0 Comments
Various developers announce their games just one week shy of E3.
A mere one week(!) before E3, the biggest entertainment expo of the year, some companies are deciding to get ahead of the storm of announcements, trailers and news that will be coming next week. This brings us to Monday's big three announcements: "Mortal Kombat X," "Forza Horizon 2" and "Homefront: The Revolution."
"Mortal Kombat X" was announced with a fantastic new trailer, set to hip-hop track "Who's Next" by Wiz Khalifa and a fight to the death of everyone's favorite rivalry: Scorpion and Sub-Zero.
The trailer shows off the gruesome X-ray attacks introduced in the 2011 reboot of the franchise, as well as environmental interaction that allows the player to<|fim_middle|>015 to PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
Which announcement are you more excited for? What games do you you want to see at E3? Pour all your excitement in the comments below.
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"Fueled by next-gen technology, "Mortal Kombat X" combines unparalleled, cinematic presentation with dynamic gameplay to create an unprecedented Kombat experience." The developers went on to claim that the new game would have a new online contest where every fight matters, as well as revealing that this would be the first game to give players the ability to choose between multiple variations of each character. The game is set to release in 2015 for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
"Forza Horizon 2" is, unsurprisingly, a sequel to the critically acclaimed "Forza Horizon," which came out in 2012 on Xbox 360. It will release on both the Xbox One and the Xbox 360, though two different development teams will be managing each one. The Xbox One version will be handled by the original "Horizon" developer Playground Games, while the Xbox 360 version is being handled by Sumo Digital. The "Forza Motorsport 5" development team Turn 10 Studios is also working closely with the project, sharing a technology pipeline and key personnel. The game will include hundreds of cars, headlined by the 2015 Lamborghini Huracán. This will also be the first game in the Horizon series to feature a weather system. As for the setting, contrary to rumors, it will not take place in Louisiana. Instead, players will be zooming their way through southern Europe, leading to "incredible diversity" and "amazing vistas." It is due for release this fall.
The last game that was announced is "Homefront: The Revolution," which tells the story of America's second revolutionary war. As a direct sequel to the original "Homefront," which told the unsettlingly plausible story of the Koreas reuniting and going to war with the world, "Homefront: The Revolution" jumps four years into the occupation of the United States by the Korean People's Army. Philadelphia, the birthplace of America's independence, has been warped into the enemy's main headquarters, and it is our job as the player to take it back.
The truly amazing thing about "Homefront: The Revolution" is that it exists at all. The original "Homefront" was developed by Kaos Studios, which is now closed. The rights to the game were owned by THQ, which also shut down and sold its assets, including "Homefront." Crytek, the developer behind the "Crysis" franchise picked up the rights from there, and here we are now. The rights to "Homefront" changed twice, but somehow, through it all, it survived and looks better than ever (if only the same could happen to the "Darksiders" franchise). "Homefront: The Revolution" is an open world shooter featuring a revolutionary point system. As you play the game and fight against your oppressors, you gain points that help to inspire the people living in the city to join you. It is still unclear just how well this point system will work in practice. It is coming in 2 | 658 |
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Chromatin, hardly a household word outside the realm of medical research, has remarkable properties. Composed of tightly bundled DNA, RNA and other proteins, chromatin is tucked into the nucleus of every human cell. And while that nucleus is a mere five microns or so in diameter—that's five millionths of a meter—if the chromatin inside it were pulled straight, it would be about six and a half feet long.
Until recently, though, chromatin's shape in the nucleus wasn't considered especially important in itself. "People thought it was just a structural thing," says Raul Mostoslavsky, a molecular biologist at the Mass General Cancer Center. Yet as technological advances allowed researchers to observe chromatin at ever-finer scales, that understanding was overturned.
Chromatin is not only fantastically compact but in constant motion. It opens and closes paths into its dense structure, so that genetic-instruction-carrying molecules can find their targets, and changes shape to arrange genes into new configurations. Chromatin dynamics have proved crucial to such fundamental cellular processes as cell division, DNA repair and protein production. "We now know chromatin is involved in almost every biological process," says Mostoslavsky—including the processes of aging.
The foremost target of Mostoslavsky's research is a gene called SIRT6. It belongs to a family of genes, the sirtuins, that are central to metabolism and DNA repair. Among its other roles, SIRT6 plays a large part in cell division and, as Mostoslavsky has found, the maturation of embryonic stem cells into their adult forms. Key to these functions is its role as a sort of chromatin control panel—a chromatin "factor," in research argot—regulating those openings, closings and shape-changings. Mutations to SIRT6 have especially powerful effects. "It's not just regulating one pathway," Mostoslavsky says. "It regulates many characteristics."
Mostoslavsky is particularly interested in how cancer exploits those gene variants. He has found that in colon cancer cells, SIRT6 mutations help turn glucose into energy, while pancreatic cancer cells tweak SIRT6 to activate a gene that limits cell growth. That a single gene could fuel cancer's runaway proliferation in such different ways underscores the importance of SIRT6 and other chromatin factors.
During the past several years, mutations to genes affecting chromatin pathways have been linked to a host of cancers. Chromatin malfunctions have also been implicated in diabetes, heart disease, and neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. All these are considered age-related diseases, the risk of developing them increasing with age.
Aging is now understood to be a matter of senescence, the gradual deterioration of the body's ability to heal itself. While much remains to be learned about the details of the processes involved in that decline, it now looks as though chromatin, so important to so many cellular functions, plays a key role.
"Just as we lose the capacity to run because our muscles are less fit, our cells become less fit in maintaining our genome," Mostoslavsky says. "Some of the chromatin factors end up being expressed at the wrong levels. You get dysregulation." Therapies that could be based on that insight are still in very early stages, he says—it's not easy to manipulate processes that have so many downstream consequences—but finding ways to address problems with chromatin might eventually help to extend human lives. Inevitably, the marvelously packed threads of the human genome start to unravel—but someday, perhaps, scientists will learn how to wrap them up again.
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The Cycling Travel Journal is not a book to read but a travel journal that you can use to record a travelogue of your cycle tour. After cycling more than 20,000 kms from London to Japan, Claire collaborated with her friend and artist Anna Butler to create a cycling-specific journal. Based on her own experiences of life on the road, it is designed and organised to help you quickly, and creatively capture your own adventures allowing you to tell your own story.
The journal is nicely organised with an initial world map to indicate your route, a page for a packing list and then individual double pages for each day of your tour which includes a small section for the date, distance, weather, location, start - finish and funnily 'Best meal of the day', surely when you are cycletouring isn't every meal the best meal of the day :-). In between each double lined page there are either some grid or blank pages for extended daily notes or sketches. In all there are 24 dated pages which is fine for a 4 week tour but should you be on a longer tour you could easily use the grid or blank pages and just add in your own headings. The lines are printed in a faint grey which still makes it possible to draw sketches on the pages without the lines seeming intrusive.
At the back of the journal there are a couple of pages of recipes and a section for recording the contact details of people that you have met on your tour and more importantly a section for emergency contact details. On a couple of the pages there are some small envelopes for storing mementos such as ticket stubs etc. which is a nice touch. The whole thing is nicely bound in a sensible dark green cover with a contrasting rubber band to kept everything together.
This is more that just a notebook or journal as it contains some lovely illustrations and little quotations to inspire you as you journey. In the past on our tours we have written our notes in just a very basic note book but by using this lovely journal it certainly would make that travelogue seem something much more special. I am sure that this journal would certainly appeal to anyone who enjoys writing a touring journal and drawing illustrations as they go along and it would certainly make a nice little present to any aspiring cycle tourist.
The Cycling Travel Journal is available from Punctures and Panniers.
A lake District Grand tour is the third of Mike's cycling adventures. This time his talkative steed Scott has been put into a well earned retirement and with a new bike he is joined by his long suffering son Richard who not only has to put up with his father being directionally challenged but he frequently finds himself getting cold as he patiently waits at the crest of each climb for his dad to arrive.
On this grand tour Mike takes<|fim_middle|> in search of nature, whiskey miniatures and a desire to keep his vitamin C levels up by a quest for Lemon drizzle cake! Mike cycles from the Orkney Islands in the north, across the flow country, through the Scottish highlands past Stirling and Edinburgh, before crossing the lowland border country to finish at Berwick-upon-Tweed, the finishing point of his previous trip.
With Mike's engaging and witty style you are soon travelling alongside him as he takes on the mountains, copes with the elements of a Scottish summer and being directionally challenged. Intermingled with the descriptions of the wonderful scenery, Mike weaves in the history of the places he visits. From the Italian chapel built by Italian POW's in the second world war in the Orkney islands, through the history of the Highland clearances, the Jacobite rebellion to the exploits of the famous Scottish heroes, Robert the Bruce and William Wallace. Not only is it a cycle travelogue it is nearly a mini potted history of Scotland.
Well Mike certainly has done it again, a most enjoyable read. It certainly encouraged us to think about another tour through Scotland!
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This is a full colour spiral bound guidebook to a wide selection of leisure routes in Southern France from and including the Loire, covering the whole area down to the Mediterranean.
The guide includes maps, details of distances, terrain and attractions along the way for each ride with plenty of photos to give a flavour of what to expect. This guide could be a great resource for choosing and planning, as well as actually doing the rides.
There is a good opening introduction to cycling in France with information on the types of roads and paths, getting there, weather and what accommodation to expect as well as the all important explanations of the rules of the road such as the 'priority from the right rule.
The routes described vary from some long distance routes to short easy day rides and areas with several circular are based on the 'voies vertes' and véloroutes'. Each route has a route info section with route distances, route advice, details of where to find more detailed maps, guides and websites for further reading.
Although we haven't cycled any of the routes, the guide could certainly be useful in planning a tour in southern France. It would certainly give you an ideas for routes that could easily be linked together and certainly useful if you were basing yourself in a certain area and were looking to do some day rides.
Cycling in Southern France is available from Excellent Books.
"Engaging, Informative, Entertaining", well they weren't wrong! When the opening pages started with Mike having a conversation with his bike called 'Scott' I realised that this wasn't going to be any ordinary cycle travelogue. Mike's easy reading and descriptive style has you riding alongside him from the start. This witty account had me giggling out loud many a time, from 'Terry the Druid' to 'Beryl' at the bizarre guest house in Alnmouth and the case of the 'missing sausages'!
Any cyclists will empathise with Mike as he copes with rain, missing signposts, aching legs, hill climbs, being 'discombobulated' and the ubiquitous rant at the worst of overtaking drivers.
As you journey from Portland to Berwick, Mike takes you through the delights of 12 counties and the English countryside, past some of the great castles, abbeys and ancient towns in England. As he does so, he nicely weaves in his passion for history, with historical asides that intrigue your enough to make you want to visit the places for yourself.
Engaging it certainly was and as Mike pedalled towards Berwick I kind of found myself secretly hoping he wouldn't stop and would carry on to John O'Groats. 'The Full English' is well worth a read and Mike, I can't wait for 'The Full Scottish' the sequel.
The Full English is available from Bike Ride Maps.
"Probably the worst cycle lanes in the world (Well, the UK, at any rate), exposed in full colour. Offences from all over England and Wales. Local authorities are named and shamed, with photographic evidence and sentencing recommendations."
If you have enjoyed cycling the excellent cycle lanes in Holland or Denmark, you will be amazed at just how wrong we can get it here in the UK. Following the success of the Warrington Cycle Campaigns 'Cycle Facility of the Month' page, they have now brought out the book.
If you want a good giggle at the expense of UK cycle lane planners, have good look at this gem. It has some cracking examples and some of the comments will crease you up.
Crap Cycle Lanes is available from Eye Books with royalties going to the Cycling Defence Fund. | us to all of the lakes, meres and waters of the lake district as well as to its extremities north, east, south and west. Mike's charming and easily readable style has you cycling alongside as he paints a wonderful picture of the differing landscapes of the Lake District in to which he weaves the history of the Lakeland fells and its surroundings. Something new for this book is an accompanying website lakedistrictgrandtour.co.uk this has details of all the routes with maps, pictures and links to the many places outlined in the book.
As ever Mike's sense of humour comes through from the 'Sleeping Policeman' on High street which had me thinking of speeding fellwalkers, to the pies OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS and his account of him zig zagging his way up the 25% & 30% inclines of the Hardknot and Wrynose passes which did make me giggle as it brought back so many memories of doing hill climbs and that urge not to let them beat you. I have also been that person "Push down those pedals, heart thumping, breath in gasps, push, push. Andddd...stopppp".
As you turn the pages it is easy to see Mike's love of the lake district which he has now made his home and his personal account of the 2008 Lakeland flood is quite touching. If this book doesn't get you itching to get your bike over to the lake district and explore it I don't know what will!
A Lake District Grand Tour is available from Bike Ride Maps.
After reading 'The Full English I was sincerely hoping there would be a Scottish sequel and here it is 'A Bit Scott-ish'!
Mike again teams up with his talkative two-wheeled friend 'Scott' to travel the length of Scotland | 374 |
Rest/less, the new album form Germany's kings of modern hardcore CHOKING ON ILLUSIONS is out now on Bastardized Recordings. Based in Saarbrücken, Southwest Germany, CHOKING ON ILLUSIONS has created its own conception of modern hardcore; passionate, dynamic, and well apart from the autonomous masses. While maintaining a strong love and passion for all kinds of alternative music, CH<|fim_middle|>ively compelling."
– The RingMaster Review
This entry was posted on 5 April 2015 by dewanada. It was filed under Tak Berkategori and was tagged with Album review, Band Review. | OKING ON ILLUSIONS has been able to establish its name amongst a superior and growing pool of the hardcore scene. Positive reactions for debut album Guide me Home (2012) and the subsequently released free download EP Revive encouraged the quintet, led by singer Mario Strasser, to write new songs. The result is new album Rest/less. Buy it here.
Rest/less is a breath of fresh air within the lungs of an aged hardcore scene in 2015 delivering a furious mix of aggression, honest lyrics, beautiful melodies and timeless riffage.
RIYL: LIFE IN YOUR WAY and COMEBACK KID
Check out the official video for the title track from Rest/less at this location, as well as the official video for "Borderlines" here.
Rest/less
Left Unsaid
Borderlines
Broken Song
Baptism – Funeral
"A beast of a melodic hardcore incitement which is as fiercely confrontational and emotionally voracious as it is invent | 206 |
"Establishing Nearshore Marine Secondary Productivity Baseline Estimate" by Eldon C. Blancher II, Richard A. Park et al.
Jonathan S. Clough, Warren Pinnacle Consulting, Inc.
The establishment of a defensible baseline for ecosystem productivity is important in Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) and other assessment studies so that an estimate of the ecosystem injury can be established. In order to establish the overall NRDA baseline productivity for the Deepwater Horizon Oil release<|fim_middle|>s such as forage fish or deposit-feeding invertebrates. The productivity, estimated by the model for each habitat, compared well with published estimates and with generally accepted ecological observations.
Variations in secondary productivity across similar habitats were shown to be responsive to environmental factors such as salinity and turbidity and site characteristics such as fractal dimension of the marsh-water interface and occurrence of submerged aquatic vegetation. Simulation of these various habitat characteristics proved useful for determining the potential variation in ecological services for each habitat, and for establishing baseline productivity for NRDA purposes; it also can provide guidance for ecosystem restoration design initiatives.
Blancher, E. C., Park, R. A., Clough, J. S., Milroy, S. P., Graham, W., Rakocinski, C. F., Hendon, J., Wiggert, J. D., Leaf, R. (2017). Establishing Nearshore Marine Secondary Productivity Baseline Estimates for Multiple Habitats in Coastal Mississippi and Alabama Using AQUATOX 3.1 NME for Use in the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment. Ecological Modelling, 359, 49-68. | (DWH), the EPA fate and effects ecosystem model AQUATOX, Release 3.1, was adapted for the Nearshore Marine Environment (NME); this version represents key estuarine habitats, especially in Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay. These include intertidal marsh-edge and beach habitats; and subtidal oyster-reef and soft-bottom benthic habitats, characterized by generalized food webs and subject to varying salinity and energy regimes and with and without submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). Simulation results indicate highest primary production of 2960–8181 g AFDW/m2/yr occurs in marsh-edge habitats where SAV's were present. In general, highest secondary productivities were generally observed in oyster-reef habitats (719–1523 g/m2/yr), followed by vegetated marsh edge (141–567 g/m2/yr), subtidal soft-bottom habitats, including overlying water column (156–501 g/m2/yr) and finally beach habitats (62–1164 g/m2/yr). Individually, secondary productivity of each of the habitats is represented by a food web where each state variable represents a specific taxonomic or trophic group, and average trophic level is explicitly calculated by the model. Thus, secondary productivity estimates of these specific habitats can be viewed by an individual taxon or collectively by trophic-level groups or guild | 309 |
My name is Deanna Steinborn, and to me, ceramics represents magic, nature, art and the beauty hidden inside small, quiet moments. I had my first encounter with making ceramics in a college course in 2011, and I fell in love. I'd always loved art, but never has something captured my interest so much as playing in the mud. I am currently an artist in residence at a gallery, shop, and classroom in downtown Springfield, MO called Springfield Pottery. I genuinely believe that one could spend an entire lifetime exploring the myriad avenues this art form provides and I'm excited to continue exploring new techniques, various materials, and the endless possibilities of<|fim_middle|> the town and give unemployed locals something to do. The cool thing about this Folly is it gives the feel of what it would have been like to visit the real now semi-derelict sites like Stone Henge back in the ancient times.
Very pretty and well worth a visit. It is also near the very beautiful Harogate!!
As a kid and an adult I have moved around a lot. Last count was 21 houses! That is a lot of bedrooms and not one of them was an attic room...... my ultimate dream bedroom!!
I just love sleeping below exposed timber beams, it just feels so nest like and comforting. bliss!!
Just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who commented on my last post. It really means a lot to receive such support. | form.
I am currently focused on creating functional pieces, such as dinnerware, because I love that ceramics bridges the gap between art to be admired and the tactile relationship between the objects we encounter every day. I love the idea that someone wakes up every morning with his or her cup of coffee, spending their quiet moments of the day holding my mug in their hands, exploring the space where my own hands have devoted hours of love and care. These are the moments I am excited to be a part of.
For my design aesthetic, I have the most fun experimenting with all sorts of decorative techniques. Over all, I love an intricate pattern or texture. I want the eyes, hands and lips to be able to explore the surface of my forms. Most of my patterns are inspired by nature, and I love to incorporate both the symmetrical, ordered aspect of nature as well as the more free-flowing, organic qualities.
Both the process of decorating as well as forming my pieces has been a form of meditation for me, and I am so grateful to have found my niche. I fully expect for my ceramics to not only grow with me, but to help me grow as I become more connected to the earth, to other people, and to myself.
the infinite nature of energy, and the inclusivity of the universe.
To begin your story you don't even have to spend a lot of money to find a decent one. They are often on craiglist, ebay or found in thrift stores and in fact ours was a lucky find from an alley when we were still students. It was covered with a lifetime of other families memories (and a nasty dark wood stain) so a simple sanding down refreshed and lightened the table and gave us a blank canvas in which to start our own memories. We already have a great collection of marks and bashes including a wonderful blue stained bit that will always make me smile (from a paint explosion that had my 2 year old and me in hysterics for a good 20 mins).
For this reason I could never buy a new table, one that had to be kept in perfect condition and religiously varnished/oiled/waxed. My table has sentimental value (yes I am a Taurean) and I look forward to many more meals sharing stories and laughter with friends and family, seeing my son complete his homework at it and even just sitting at it having a cup of tea on my own. It is also why it is always dressed with fresh flowers.... the kitchen table is the heart of the home and deserves a little TLC.
I get quite a few private messages on Instagram asking me of cool places to visit in the UK. Of course there are the obvious wonderful places like Glastonbury (a personal favorite) and Stone Henge but I thought I might share a few other cool places worth a visit with you all.
So this beautiful place is called Druids Temple in Masham, England. Although it looks like a historic circle it was actually built in the 1820's by William Danby The squire of Masham. It was said to have been built to boost the economy in | 637 |
The 40 series Toyota Land Cruiser is one of those vehicles that could be considered an overlanding icon. Its reliability and longevity in even the toughest conditions has earned it the reputation of a workhorse the world over. But with production ending almost thirty years ago, the 40 series can be a difficult vehicle to track down, especially if you want a truck that runs well and isn't coated in a layer of rust. Fortunately, there are still some well-preserved examples of these<|fim_middle|> before the auction ends.. | vehicles, such as this pristine 1971 FJ40.
With only 16,108 miles on the odometer, this well restored soft-top looks about as great as it did the day it left the showroom floor. If you are looking to get into one of these classics, without the hassle of doing your own restoration, then this may just be your answer.
Complete restore on this hard to find Suv..Manual transmission,3 Spd..
or text my Direct Line.. David @(865) 803-5973..
We reserve the right to sale this truck on our lot should it do so | 134 |
Superdry founder promises to stay until 2021 to see<|fim_middle|> 250 basis points – although this was knocked back due to the weak pound.
Negotiations with landlords are yielding some positive results, with an average reduction of 30% across the first six stores that were under review.
The company is also looking at its wholesale contracts, with the aim to quit any that are unprofitable.
Other areas under review include its franchise operation in China, closing US warehouses, and bringing forward sustainability plans including all cotton used in its products to be organic by 2030. | turnaround through
The founder of Superdry has vowed to stay with the business until at least April 2021 as he works through his turnaround plans following a boardroom coup earlier this year.
Julian Dunkerton made the claim as the retailer saw an 11% fall in sales to £369.1 million and swung to a pre-tax loss of £4.2 million for the six months to October 26, as he attempts to re-position the business with more fashion-led products and less discounting.
He said: "With the board's backing, I have committed myself to the CEO role on a permanent basis until April 2021."
The boss added: "At this halfway point in our financial year, I am pleased with the progress we have made to comprehensively reset Superdry.
"We're doing this through our product and brand, our physical and digital retail operations and a renewed focus on the retailing basics. We are only eight months into a process that will take two to three years, but I have great confidence in the strength of our new executive leadership team."
Superdry boss Julian Dunkerton says he will stick around until 2021 (Superdry/PA)
Mr Dunkerton, who staged a boardroom coup to retake control of the business after clashing with previous executives, also admitted that the retail environment remains "very challenging" but was pleased with the results, which were in line with expectations.
The focus away from discounting took its toll on sales, but bosses insist it remains the right strategy as they attempt to wean customers off expecting endless promotions.
In future, Superdry will only have three sales events, they added.
As a result, profit margins from sales were up | 354 |
'The leader of the band:' Terry McCarthy of Terry and the Telstars dies at 67
By Mark LaFlamme
Terry McCarthy (Submitted photo)
Members of Terry and the Telstars from left, front: Nick Knowlton and Mike Asselin; back<|fim_middle|>oucher recalls.
Through it all, everyone agrees, McCarthy remained humble. He went on to work for the Brunswick Times Record, but no matter what was going on in his life, music remained a part of it.
"He had regular jam sessions every Friday night for more than 30 years," Nadeau said. "It was a wonderful three hours every week."
The jam sessions, at McCarthy's home where the basement was set up like a stage, would draw musicians from all over. Those sessions were still going on just a few weeks ago, Nadeau said, before McCarthy became too sick to play.
"He was just incredible," said Gene Roux, a drummer who played with McCarthy in the band Ram. "He knew how to bring music out of everybody. He was the leader of the band. He was the maestro."
"He has been such a big influence on many musicians in the Lewiston-Auburn area," said Mike Asselin, who played bass in several bands with McCarthy.
"A guy like that, you never want him to die," Boucher said. "He was someone who welcomed everybody. A lot of musicians are going to feel this loss."
In 2010, Terry and the Telstars were prominently featured in the rough-cut film version of Bill Maroldo's "Pal Hop Days," which was the headliner of the first Lewiston-Auburn Film Festival. An interview with Telstars founder Terry McCarthy can be viewed on the PalHop Days YouTube channel, along with vintage video footage of the band.
lewiston maine, music | : Peter Nadeau, Terry McCarthy and Dan Caron. (File photo)
LEWISTON — Terry McCarthy had a lot to brag about.
The leader of Terry and the Telstars, formed in the 1960s, his music was good enough to land a recording contract and to open for megastar Jimi Hendrix in 1968.
McCarthy, who started playing guitar at 5, went on to become one of the most revered musicians to come out of the Lewiston-Auburn area.
He could have bragged plenty, but he never did.
"One of his great qualities," said friend and former Telstars keyboardist Peter Nadeau, "was his humility. In the 50 years I've known Terry, I've never heard him brag or boast about anything."
"In the music business, he was a rare animal," said Ed Boucher, who managed Terry and the Telstars during its heyday. "Terry was a very humble guy, always. He used to look up to me as a guitar player when he was a kid. Later on, when I'd go to his jams, I found that I was looking up to him. He had gone so far beyond anything that I could do musically. I was just blown away by how good he was — how great he had become."
McCarthy died Saturday after a battle with cancer. According to friends, he was listening to blues music when he passed away. He was 67.
"It was the second-best way for him to go," Nadeau said. "His first choice would have been playing."
McCarthy began recruiting other kids to form bands while he was in middle school. At first, the aspiring musicians would play on the street in front of stores. Several bands would emerge over the years, but McCarthy is most remembered for founding and leading Terry and the Telstars, which became an almost instant success.
"They never disappointed when they played," said Boucher, formerly of the local band The Royal Knights. "They were young, but they would rehearse four or five days a week.
"When they played, they had their stuff down. They got very good very quickly because they were dedicated. They earned it."
"We played at all the high school dances in all the high schools," Nadeau said. "We won the battle of the bands. It was a fun childhood, it really was."
Fun, for sure, but the band was good enough that, in an era where music was the main source of entertainment in the Twin Cities, they were able to turn their passion for musics into bona fide jobs.
"There were lots of musicians in the area in the '70s and '80s," Nadeau said. "In those days, there were bars all over. You could go to six different bars and see different bands on any given weekend in the Twin Cities.
The band won a statewide battle of the bands, which lead to a recording session in Boston in 1968 where they recorded four original tunes.
"They were a good bunch of kids and they were really talented, even at that age," said Roger Blais, who played for the band The Innkeepers. "They were one of the premier bands of that era."
In 1968, when The Jimi Hendrix Experience was scheduled to play at the armory in Lewiston, Boucher learned that one of the backup bands had dropped out. Hendrix's people needed someone to fill in so Boucher quickly lined up Terry and the Telstars for the gig.
"That was huge for us," Nadeau said.
"It was a real big deal," B | 753 |
Welcome to Drool City. Population: anyone who ever so much as glanced at the tiny slices of heaven that are these Vegan S'mores Bars.
Believe me. Since making these bars this morning, I've made many trips into the kitchen, gazing longingly at the container that they are in, and then distracting myself with other things (grocery shopping, working out) so as not to cave in to my deepest dessert desires before I've eaten a healthy dinner. It's been a day filled with forlorn sighs, especially during the photoshoot. Okay, a wayward marshmallow and a few crumbs might have made their way into mah belly in the process, but I mean… I'm a human. If you can resist these bars, there's a good chance that you're part cyborg or something.
A couple of factors coalesced into the perfect storm that motivated me to create this recipe. The first was that I looked into my pantry the other day and realized that I had a package of marshmallows and a box of organic graham crackers nearing their best before date. The second was that my coworkers had been enjoying a non-vegan store-bought s'mores bar this past week, and while I wasn't tempted to try it, I'd be lying if I said I didn't start craving s'mores by the time the week was out.
S'mores were always my favourite dessert growing up, but I wanted to create something a little more portable for the purposes of this dessert (because you never know when a s'mores craving will strike, and you might also want to endow your friends/cow<|fim_middle|>.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and rolled oats.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix, either with an electric mixer or a wooden spoon.
Chop the pecan halves. Add the chocolate, chopped pecans, and dried cranberries to the cookie dough and stir to incorporate. The dough should be soft but workable. You should be able to roll it into balls without it sticking to your fingers. If the dough seems too wet, add a couple more tablespoons of flour. If it seems too dry, add almond milk or water, a tablespoon at a time, until the proper consistency is achieved.
Roll dough into 10 equal balls for large cookies or 15 equal balls for smaller cookies and place on the baking sheet. Flatten slightly with the palm of your hand.
Bake for 12-18 minutes. Baking time will vary depending on the size of your cookies, whether you like your cookies soft and chewy or crispy, and the type of baking sheet that you use (I use a stone pan from Pampered Chef, so my cookies take a bit longer to bake).
*I prefer light spelt flour to whole spelt flour in dessert recipes because it is lighter and more closely resembles all purpose flour. I purchase it in the bulk bin at my local health food store. If you are unable to find it, you can use whole spelt flour in a pinch!
Enjoy these cookies to the fullest. Let's meet back here on Saturday, when I'll be starting a new weekly post series called Slow Rise Saturdays. Each post will feature a drink recipe and a roundup of interesting articles for you to savour on your weekend mornings. I can't wait! | orkers/coach/partner with a container brimming with s'mores bars sometime in the near future).
But THESE S'MORES BARS. Where do I even begin? With their lightly sweet, oat flour and coconut sugar-based crust and vegan marshmallow and dark chocolate filling, they are an absolute dream. The crust is basically a cookie crust, with the addition of some crushed graham crackers, and comes together in a flash, requiring just a few vegan pantry staples: oat flour, coconut oil, coconut sugar, almond butter, vanilla extract, baking powder, salt, and graham crackers. It's the only part of the recipe you need to make from scratch, as the filling is simply Dandies vegan marshmallows and chopped dark chocolate. While they bake into gooey, melty deliciousness, you can turn up some tunes and have a fist-pumping kitchen dance party to work up your appetite. Or you can gaze into the oven for 25 agonizing minutes. I alternated between the two.
I would say that the hardest step in the process is waiting for these babies to cool down enough to slice. I let mine sit in the pan at room temperature for 2 hours before lifting them out and slicing. If you can't wait that long, you could try slicing them after just 1 hour.
These bars are sweet without being over the top, and are best enjoyed with a large glass of plant milk, like almond or hemp.
My dinky iPhone camera doesn't do these bars justice, but just know that you must put these on your list of things to make ASAP!
Healthy-ish s'mores bars that are easy to make and vegan, too! A coconut sugar-oat flour cookie crust enrobes layers of marshmallows and chocolate, creating a portable version of that quintessential campfire favourite.
In a large bowl, cream together coconut oil and almond butter with a whisk or an electric mixer. Add coconut sugar, flax, almond milk, and vanilla and mix again to incorporate.
In a medium bowl, stir together oat flour, salt, and baking powder. Add the crushed graham crackers.
Preheat oven to 350 F and line a 8 inch by 8 inch square baking dish with parchment paper, leaving some overhang around the edges to allow you to easily lift the bar out. Divide the dough in half. Press half of the dough into the parchment paper-lined baking dish and carefully lift out. This will be your top layer. Set aside until ready to use. Line the pan with another sheet of parchment paper and press in the second half of the dough, pressing outward with your fingers to create a nice even layer. Top the dough with the chopped dark chocolate and marshmallows. To add the top layer of dough, carefully lift it and flip it over on top of the marshmallow layer. Gently press it down.
Bake for 25 minutes. Let it cool for at least an hour, preferably 2 hours, before slicing into 12 squares. Store in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator to extend shelf life.
Rich chocolate. Buttery pecans. Chewy cranberries. The perfect trifecta, yes?
When life hands you these three ingredients, there is only one thing to do: You make cookies.
And not just any cookies. Rich, chewy, buttery-tasting vegan cookies that are actually good for you.
Yes, my friends. The universe loves us and wants us to be happy.
I have a gigantic sweet tooth that requires nourishment every day. While I do my best to enjoy desserts that are made with whole foods, I also think that treats are one of life's simple pleasures. Why should we deny ourselves the joy that comes along with savouring something sweet with people we love?
I think that there is a lot of unnecessary guilt and shame wrapped up in people's dietary choices, and it doesn't have to be so. My food philosophy continues to evolve as I move away from years of restriction and obsession with a particular way of eating, but for now, Michael Pollan's adage, "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants," continues to resonate quite strongly with me.
I enjoy a wide variety of foods. I eat vegan 95% of the time, with the odd organic egg or goat/sheep dairy thrown in when I'm craving it. I believe that ethics, the environment, and macronutrient balance are important considerations to make in our food choices, but I believe just as strongly that eating socially and for pleasure are important variables of the equation– variables that are often left out of the discussion about nutrition. You can eat what on paper appears to be the healthiest food in the world, but if you're not enjoying it–if your soul isn't being nourished by your food and the people you are eating with–you probably won't enjoy radiant health.
If you are already eating a diet based on plants and whole foods to begin with, you definitely have plenty of wiggle room to enjoy something sweet at the end of the day, if that is what makes you feel good- no guilt required!
And on that note, let's bake cookies!
These are my new go-to when I'm in the mood for a quick and easy treat. I think they'll become one of your favourites, too!
As always, if you make this recipe, tag #holisticallie and @holisticallie on Instagram!
Chocolate chips, pecans, and cranberries combine into one drool-worthy cookie! Tender on the inside, crisp around the outside, and buttery-tasting, these are sure to become your new favourite treat. Best enjoyed with a glass of almond milk or coffee.
Prepare the flax egg in a small bowl and set it aside to thicken.
In a large bowl, cream together the coconut oil and almond butter with an electric mixer. Alternatively, you can whisk it by hand.
Add the flax egg, brown sugar, raw cane sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla extract to the coconut oil/almond butter mixture and mix to incorporate | 1,249 |
Shaw Media debuts FYI
Bang Albino Films, in collaboration with the Canadian Liver Foundation, has released a documentary film called "Deal with It: Untold Stories of Hepatitis C in Canada." The film's online release,<|fim_middle|> to coincide with World Hepatitis Day on July 28, is intended to raise awareness of the disease, particularly among adults over the age of 50. It encourages viewers to discuss the condition and get tested for it. The documentary profiles a number of Canadians who are living with hepatitis C, as well as various liver experts. For a limited time, part of the on-demand sales from the film will be donated to the foundation.
"This documentary not only shows the real faces of hepatitis C but also drives home the point that it's a disease that no one thought about until they were diagnosed," said Gary Fagan, president of the Canadian Liver Foundation. "We hope the stories in 'Deal with It' can prevent many unnecessary deaths by encouraging people in at-risk groups to get tested."
Canadian Liver Foundation breaks awareness campaign July 25, 2007
Porter Novelli promotes Markovinovic August 8, 2006 | timed | 1 |
PubDate: 1783-06-07
Slug: letters/other/to-his-excellency-elias-boudinot-june-7th-1783
Title: To his Excellency Elias Boudinot June 7th, 1783
Date: Mon Aug 4 09:08:54 EDT 2014
From the original letter at the Library of Congress.
B<|fim_middle|> measures to propose, the success of which they were doubtful of, that I
was employed to sound and prepare the disposition of the public, I humbly
conceive it convenient to the honor of Congress and the Country, as well
as necessary to my own reputation, that every such idea of supposed
influence should be removed, and that it should appear, as it truly is,
that so far as it lay in my power to promote the cause of freedom and the
happiness of mankind, that every such service of mine has been freely done
and generously given. For men who act from principle, however separated by
circumstances, will, without contrivance, act alike, and the concurrence
of their conduct is an evidence of their rectitude.
Therefore my humble request to Congress is, that they would please to
direct me to lay before them an account of such services as I have
rendered to America and the circumstances under which they were per-
formed, from the commencement of the war to the conclusion thereof.
I am your Excellency's most obedient Humble Servant,
THOS: PAINE.
| orden town, State of N. Jersey June 7th 1783
Sir
As I have never troubled Congress with any application on my own account,
but, on the contrary, have, from reasons both of delicacy and principle,
made a point not to do it, I am the more encouraged to hope, that my
request, in the present case, will be granted.
Whatever may have been my private situation or difficulties for these
eight years past, I have, nevertheless, carefully concealed them from
Congress as well as from the public. I had chosen my part and line of
conduct, and whatever misfortunate event might have befallen the public
cause, as I must have had my full share in it, so I must have submitted to
its fate.
But as the war is now happily and prosperously closed, I am consequently
relieved, in common with every gentleman who had rendered himself
conspicuous in the contest, from all uneasy sensations respecting the
issue. — But still the case is different with me to what it is with others.
For besides the general principle of right, and their own privileges, they
had estates and fortunes to defend, and by the event of the war they now
have them to enjoy. They are at home in every sense of the word. — But with
me it is otherwise. I had no other inducement than principle, and have now
nothing else to enjoy. I came to a troubled country just time enough to
befriend its rights, and share in its distress; for could personal
interest have influenced me, my conduct would not have been what it has
been, and I am happy in the reflection, that it has, in the rule of
principle, been what it ought.
It is now very probable that circumstances, of which I am, at present, the
best, and, perhaps, the only judge, may occasion my departure from
America. I found her in adversity and I leave her in prosperity: and it is
my ambition to have it known, that during this long contest for public
freedom and happiness, that I have in every instance been governed by the
most disinterested principle of public good, totally uninfluenced by party
of every kind, and that in thus serving a country, I have neither sought,
received, nor stipulated for any honors, advantages, or emoluments for
myself.
As I have, in some degree, attracted the notice not only of the popular,
but of the political and literary world, and as I have seen it asserted,
especially in foreign publications, that whenever Congress had any new
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Home News Deletraz handed post-season Haas test
Deletraz handed post-season Haas<|fim_middle|> determination that has brought him success throughout his career to-date."
There must always be a place for Monaco in Formula 1 | test
Date published: November 5 2018
Haas will run Swiss Formula 2 driver Louis Deletraz during this year's post-season Abu Dhabi tyre test.
All 10 teams will take to the Yas Marina circuit for two days of testing when the season concludes, running the new-for-2019 Pirelli tyres.
Haas have announced that Deletraz, 21-year-old from Geneva, will be one of their two drivers for the test.
Delétraz, a double podium finisher in the Formula 2 Championship with Charouz Racing System, will begin his preparations by spending the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix embedded with Haas familiarising himself with team personnel and operations.
"I'm naturally very excited to make my Formula 1 debut testing in Abu Dhabi," Deletraz said. "I'm grateful to both Gene Haas and Guenther Steiner for giving me the opportunity to test with Haas F1 Team. I'm equally appreciative of ADSS Group's support in what is another key step in my overall goal of becoming a Formula 1 driver.
"It's the perfect way to end my 2018 season, one in which I've continued to develop and showcase my credentials. I'm looking forward to spending time with Haas F1 Team in Brazil and Abu Dhabi prior to driving the VF-18. I'm sure it will be a memorable experience as I work with the team running Pirelli's 2019 tire line-up."
Delétraz's participation in the test is supported by Abu Dhabi-based ADSS Group – the logo of the financial services company featuring on both Haas VF-18's for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the following test.
"This is a good opportunity for Louis Deletraz to progress his racing career and it's always a special occasion earning your debut in a Formula 1 car," added team boss Guenther Steiner. "He has enjoyed a solid 2018 season competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, amidst possibly one of the strongest fields in recent years.
"We look forward to welcoming Louis into the team along with ADSS Group at their home Grand Prix. I'm sure he will acquit himself with the same drive and | 473 |
The 2019 American-market Ford Ranger will inherit a "big toy" from its equally big brother, the Ford-150. What's more, it will get something that not any other midsize pickups have in the market today.
The technology is called the Blind Spot Information System with Trailer Coverage (BLIS). This feature allows the 2019 Ranger to monitor blind spots all the way up to the back of the trailer. What's more, its cross-traffic technology relays information to drivers when pulling a trailer or getting out of<|fim_middle|> the driver when passing vehicles are in its blindspot. It allows the radar system to know how far it will monitor, and provide a warning when another vehicle is traveling next to the "profiled trailers" in its system. This can be especially helpful if you tow not just regular cars, but also boats and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).
The new Ford Ranger 2019 will come only with one powertrain choice, a 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbo four-cylinder tied to a 10-speed automatic gearbox. Ford hasn't released any official reports about it, and its price hasn't been announced yet. Still, it will be standard on XLT and Lariat trim levels. | a parking space.
You can configure the BLIS to store three trailer profiles of different lengths. Its radar, which is housed in the rear taillights, informs | 33 |
One of my favorite things to make as baby gifts are car seat blankets. They are super easy to make and are a very functional thoughtful gift for that new little one. These are called car seat blankets because they are just the right size to tuck that peanut in. Don't be surprised if these little blankets become loveys, they are just the right size!
I start with two fabrics that compliment each other. I love using this minky fleece (<|fim_middle|>. BTW, I just made myself a diaper bag with that brown floral fabric...I love it!
This is awesome - you should make a note, though, that nothing should ever be placed between the straps and the child, so people know to use this OVER the harness! | or the not so soft knock off brand that JoAnn's carries for WAY cheaper).
Then I cut my fabric in a 19x19 square. Place your right sides together, stitch around the edge leaving a small opening for turning. Turn your blanket (make sure to poke out your corners), press it, paying special attention to where you left your opening for turning, and then top stitch all around making sure you catch the little spot you left open. Wrap it up, and put a tag and a bow on it. That's it!
That is awesome! I love how it just rolls up. That brown fabric looks so soft!
Too sweet!! Maybe some cotton/linen blankets for summer??
Genious! I'm totally making this for my hub's sister in law.
So cute. I love that fabric!
What a quick & easy blanket, but looks SO soft! I'm going to make one for my 4 month old | 192 |
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WHEN temperatures soared to alarming levels this summer in India, the rising level of global warming was squarely blamed. Many saw the rise as a confirmation of their worst fears that all of Earth is getting increasingly warmer.
Although it is inconclusive as yet whether global warming was actually responsible for the scorching heat this year, it is certain that gases like carbon dioxide (CO2), chlorofluor<|fim_middle|> demand that the effects of those sinks that are nationally-controlled should be subtracted from national emissions in determining emission quotas. Adding to these difficulties is the unpredictable way the atmosphere reacts to the greenhouse gases. Therefore, it is very difficult to agree on a particular method for calculating the damage and its cost.
The FCCC allows scope for bilateral agreements, with the Scandinavian countries proposing a joint implementation programme under which industrialised countries would get the benefit of receiving credits for their greenhouse gas emissions by sponsoring economical climate change abatement projects in developing countries. Developing countries, on the other hand, could obtain foreign investment and possible technology through the joint implementation. These projects could range from afforestation to sponsoring alternate technologies. At the Geneva meet, the participants discussed a common criterion for joint implementation, which could become a legitimate activity in the convention.
The first phase of negotiating the terms and content of the convention was partly completed at Rio. The ongoing 2nd phase is concerned with the terms and conditions for implementation. What is crucial at this stage is an effective global greenhouse regime -- based on the twin principles of equity and 'polluter pays' responsibility. | ocarbons and methane cause what is called the "greenhouse effect" -- similar to what happens when the glass of a greenhouse lets in sunlight and traps a certain proportion of the heat, raising the temperature inside the greenhouse. In the case of Earth, greenhouse gases like CO2 and water droplets in clouds stop the heat from escaping the atmosphere, making the planet hotter.
The emission and concentration of greenhouse gases have been steadily increasing in the atmosphere. According to an overwhelmingly large number of scientists, it is fairly certain that Earth's temperature will continue to rise. But it is difficult to predict the effect global warming would have on life forms on the planet. The options are limited -- it's either wait and see or try to prevent the catastrophe.
It is to minimise the effects of greenhouse gases that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was set up in the '80s under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organisation. In 1990, the UN General Assembly set up the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for a Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). The convention was signed by 155 countries at the Rio summit in 1992. By June 1993, the convention had received 166 signatures.
To be operational, the convention needed to be ratified (approved by a country's parliament or cabinet) by at least 50 countries. Till June 10, 1994, it has been ratified by 76 countries. In India, the cabinet ratified the convention on November 1, 1993. The INC met in Geneva on August this year to discuss the implementation of the convention and to decide on the steps to be taken to stabilise climate change.
By signing the convention, governments have agreed to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in their territories. The target of reducing CO2 to 1990 levels by the end of the decade was advocated by a few countries of the European Community and opposed by the US. This was because many of the European countries have well established public transport systems and there is a willingness among the people to pay for pollution the systems create. But in the US -- where the infrastructure for public transport systems is weak at best and gasoline prices are among the lowest in the world -- the people do not want to be burdened with pollution taxes.
According to the FCCC, "climate change" means a change of climate attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere. The climate change convention signed in Rio sought to stabilise greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system; to do so quickly enough to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to the change; to ensure that food production is not threatened; and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner in the developing countries.
In order to achieve the objectives set out in the FCCC, the reliance on fossil fuels has to be reduced because burning coal and oil emit CO2. Deforestation also needs to be restrained since burning or decaying trees release CO2. Measures to promote energy efficiency and penalising over-consumption are also major objectives. But all this costs money. The question is: who pays? Obviously, the polluter.
We also have to take into account that the change in climate and the required cuts in energy use would hurt the fragile environments of developing countries more than the countries of the North. Add to this the fact that developing countries have to spend the bulk of their resources to meet the more immediate concerns like eradicating poverty. Under these circumstances, it is justified that the rich nations of the North, which have been the main producers of greenhouse gases in the first place, pay for the costs involved in the efforts to reduce emissions.
The FCCC addressed some key issues like the provisions for financial assistance and the transfer of technology to determine who pays for the costs of reducing emissions in developing countries. The industrialised countries pledged "to provide new and additional financial resources to meet the agreed full costs incurred by developing countries in complying with the obligations under Article 12 (communication of information related to implementation)". They undertook to "take all practical steps to promote, facilitate and finance the transfer of or access to environmentally sound technologies to developing countries".
The Global Environment Facility has been entrusted to provide financial assistance on a grant or on a concessional basis to the developing countries so that they are able to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and yet continue with their development programmes. But this was envisaged as an interim measure as the ultimate control over this financing mechanism rests with the parties to the convention. The countries who signed the convention also have the right to review and redefine its financial mechanism after 4 years. In Agenda 21, formulated at the Rio summit, it was decided that the rich nations would contribute about 0.7 per cent of their gross national product (GNP) to this fund. At present, the rich nations contribute about 0.4 per cent of their GNP as aid to the developing nations. Thus, they are committed to contribute an additional aid of about 0.3 per cent of their GNP. Unfortunately, this obligation is yet to be fulfilled.
However, the convention defined only the costs of national emission after conducting research on the costs of implementation. It has failed to define the exact level to which emissions should be brought down; nor has it defined the scale and content of the effort required to achieve the goals of the convention. The subsequent negotiations on these issues have been unsuccessful in reaching a consensus on the level of emissions permitted and the exact costs involved.
The international community faces difficulties in implementing the FCCC because it poses certain negotiating obstacles. For instance, monitoring is a massive task because of the dispersed nature and variable consumption of those who use the atmosphere and the huge number of greenhouse gas sources. As a result, it becomes easy for the polluter to go on polluting without having to pay for it. Also, because of the uneven regional impacts on the climate, it is very difficult to assess responsibilities.
The most contentious issue is that of determining the net emission of greenhouse gases. Unlike the ozone-depleting gases, which come from a relatively small number of human sources and remain in the atmosphere for hundreds of years before decomposing, the major greenhouse gases have larger natural sources and much shorter lifetimes in the atmosphere.
Another bone of contention is how carbon sinks should be treated while calculating total emissions, keeping in mind that the existence of nearly a quarter of the "sinks" is yet to be established through scientific evidence. Some countries | 1,351 |
Diffusion of Useful Beats
Spit Stix
Exercises, Beats and Fills for Drum Set.
Diffusion of Useful Beats, a book of Exercises, Beats and Fills for Drum Set, by Spit Stix (Tim Leitch), best known as the drummer for the LA punk band FEAR.
"When I started teaching drums 13 years ago, I began to compile new beats and exercises for my students. I studied mixed and cross sticking, reverse engineered electronic beats, and learned new 8 bar phrases regularly for the drum kit to keep my lessons interesting and progressing. Unexpectedly, I found my own creative pool and comfort zone expanding. I started creating new beats and sticking patterns my drums had never spoken before, and I excitedly shared them with my students.
"Of course you have to invest some time to become good at anything, but I found playing things outside the old go-to box was expanding my abilities.
"The exercises and beats in this book are meant to make your drums sound new without necessarily buying anything new. They are also intended to strengthen weak spots that you may have, and fill your creative drumming toolkit.
"I may sometime expand my focus in the future on other things, but this book is dedicated to things that got me off<|fim_middle|>, as well as ghost- composing other feature films under Steve "Don't You (Forget About Me)" Shift.
In 1991 Spit had a Merenge hit with "Paraiso (Radio Mix) The Way Into Paradise" with the popular all-female musical group from Puerto Rico, Chantelle". (WEA Latina).
After his move to New York City in 1992, Stix came off the road with FEAR in 1993 and began learning Sonic Solutions and Pro Tools. By 2000, Spit was writing jingles for Bang Music, engineering, producing, licensing, IT servicing, teaching Logic Pro software privately, and demonstrating for software and digital audio hardware manufacturers at trade shows.
In 2003, he partnered with Emmy award winning composer Patty Stotter, scoring HBO documentaries and music and sound design for children's books online.
Spit's solo project Sol-I won 1st place at the 2004 Just Plain Folks Independent Music Awards in the category Electronica Album of the Year for his album, "Leap Before You Look", . Docs Without Borders Film Festival awarded his piece "Is Anybody Listening?" for its 2016 Official Selection in the Human Spirit category.
Spit recently reunited with his FEAR bandmates Lee Ving and Philo Cramer. He has lived in the Pacific Northwest since 2005 where he teaches and performs. | my laurels and breathed fresh air into my chops. I hope it does the same for you.
"Finally, there is a period of time where I feel like a like a dumb-ass when I'm learning something new. Sometimes just one bar! If you find yourself feeling like me in that grey zone, just bear with it and when you hear yourself play it just once, even roughly, you'll know you are close to having it."
Spit Stix was born in Los Angeles into a musical family. Both his parents and all his siblings played or performed. At the age of eight, Spit chose drums and began to play Bossa and Jazz. At 12, he began tutoring with Marine drum and bugle corps instructor Don Clark, and speed drummer Deane Hagen (son of film/TV composer Earle Hagen). By 17, he had studied with Joe Pass and Art Pepper, and performed with Ralph Humphries and Don Ellis.
Later he joined seminal hardcore LA punk band Fear, performed with avant-garde singer Nina Hagen, Lydia Lunch, John Belushi, LA African Beat Kwashi and Dick Dale. He performed on Fear's infamous Saturday Night Live "riot show" on Halloween 1981. Stix learned production, engineering, and songwriting skills from mentors Richie Podler and Bill Cooper, Paul Dobbe, and muses Bob Clearmountain and Keith Forsey. He also has performed in movies like The Decline of Western Civilization, American Pop and The Ratings Game. In 1983, Stix produced the first Red Hot Chili Peppers demo recording that led the band to its first recording contract. Those sessions were later released in 1994 as "Out in LA". (EMI) His credits also include scoring the feature film, Night Eyes II and the film short, In the Meantime | 381 |
Willow Tree Goes to Washington
Date: April 20, 2012 | Author: Willow Tree Farm | Leave a Comment
Category: Chicken Salad, Press Coverage, Uncategorized, Willow Tree
Staffers and Volunteers at White House Easter Egg Roll Treated to Willow Tree Chicken Salad
What started out like any other Willow Tree tasting event at a Virginia Costco turned out to be the opportunity of a lifetime. Customers were enjoying their free samples, when one in particular explained that she was an event organizer for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. She was very interested in serving Willow Tree chicken salad to event staffers and volunteers.
Fast forward through a few logistics, such as security checks and chicken salad sandwich preparation, and Willow Tree president Wally Cekala and his family found themselves on the White House lawn on Easter Monday. We asked Wally to expand on some of the details about this great day in Willow Tree history.
What were your thoughts leading up the event itself?
Well, to be honest, I took it with a grain of salt at first until I received the email confirming that it was really going to happen! My son Chris was on the road show in Virginia. Due to security requirements, and a little time pressure, he was immediately put through a security check and approved to be an on-site vendor. Then the order was placed for both our regular chicken salad as well as our new cranberry walnut variety. I like getting feedback on our latest chicken salad, but I sure didn't expect it to happen on the White House grounds!
While Chris was going to be the only person from the company working the event, my family and I were invited as guests. They thought it was just surreal.
What did Chris do to prepare?
Chris had to get through security at six in the morning. He worked with two chefs to make chicken salad sandwiches with bread from a local bakery. After almost four hours of preparation, the gates opened.
You can imagine how many staffers and volunteers it takes to manage an outdoor event for over thirty thousand people, never mind the White House security requirements. That's why event organizers look for really good food to serve the crew that works at the event all day. We were happy to be one of the vendors chosen.
What was it like to be one of the thousands of families invited to the White House as guests?
The White House Easter Egg Roll<|fim_middle|> Feed | Comments
PawSox | tradition goes back over 130 years. Everyone was so excited to be there. There are lots of musical artists, and it really is an awesome event. I think that everyone on that lawn felt like "Mr. Smith goes to Washington." I can't say enough about the people who run it and the Secret Service. They are very nice to the public.
Between all of the families, the music, and the entertainment, it almost felt like Disney! There were so many people that guests enter in groups, staggered over time. It really was just amazing. We really felt lucky to be there, and we'd do it again if we could.
For my family, one of the best parts couldn't have been planned. As we were leaving, one of the staffers asked us if we tried the chicken salad! He said he loved it!
If you'd like to learn more about the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, click here.
The cranberry walnut chicken salad mentioned in this article is now available at the Willow Tree Retail Store in Attleboro, MA. For directions and hours, click here.
New England's favorite chicken pie now available in NY, NJ and CT
Date: March 8, 2012 | Author: Willow Tree Farm | Leave a Comment
Category: Chicken Pie, Press Coverage, Willow Tree
FOR WILLOW TREE, FAMILY IS KEY INGREDIENT IN RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
'Pie A Day Giveaway' helps launch product in Tri-State Area
MARCH 2, 2012— In the mid 1900's, a small poultry farm was founded in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Taking its name from the trees that dotted its landscape, Willow Tree Farm rapidly became a mainstay of the local economy, producing fresh poultry and eggs for those who farmed it as well as for local merchants.
Over time, the business grew. Willow Tree became a thriving egg and broiler-producing farm, complete with a neighborhood retail outlet and door-to-door egg business. Then, one day, owner Chet Cekala uttered the words that would change the company's history…"Chicken Pie."
Customers knew a good thing when they tasted it. Practically overnight, Willow Tree's chicken-pie business grew to all of Massachusetts and then to the entire New England area.
Today, Chet's son, Walter "Wally" Cekala, is running the family business with his sons Alex and Chris and Willow Tree is expanding its reach beyond New England for the first time. Starting this month, New England's top-selling premium chicken pies are now available in 233 supermarket locations in the Tri-state area.
Shoppers can now find Willow Tree premium chicken pies in the frozen foods section of nearly 200 Stop & Shop stores in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, 20 Grand Union Family Markets in New York and Connecticut, and 13 Best Yet Markets in the Metro New York and Long Island areas.
"We've come a long way since the days when my Dad was delivering eggs door to door," said Wally Cekala, President, Willow Tree. "The company is growing into new markets and expanding its product lines but we're still very much a family business. Our chicken pies are prepared fresh and packed with wholesome white meat chicken, home-style gravy, and topped by a delicious flaky crust made from scratch. We make them by hand with only the highest quality ingredients, like you would at home only in a much bigger kitchen."
A New England original since 1954, Willow Tree Premium Chicken Pies are available in three varieties: the Original Premium Chicken Pie, Premium Chicken Pie with Classic Vegetables and Premium Chicken Pie with Red Bliss Potatoes, Supermarkets in the Tri-state area will stock the three serving, 26 ounce size. In addition, Best Yet Markets will also carry the single serving, 8 ounce size.
"We're thrilled to be bringing Willow Tree Premium Chicken Pies to consumers in the Tri-state area through Stop & Shop, Grand Union and Best Yet Markets, said Walter Cekala, President, Willow Tree. "For more than 40 years, Willow Tree has come to symbolize comfort, quality and value for tens of thousands of families throughout New England. Now, we hope to gain the same loyal following in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut."
To help introduce its pies to new consumers in the Tri-state area, Willow Tree is giving away a "Pie-A-Day" on its Facebook page. Consumers can also download product coupons and qualify for additional giveaways by answering quick survey questions such as "Who Do You Love to Cook For?" and "What's Your Pie-Q?".
For additional company and product information, visit www.willowtreefarm.com.
About Willow Tree
Willow Tree is New England's leading provider of prepared fresh/sold frozen poultry pies and fresh deli and sandwich salads. For nearly 60 years, Willow Tree has provided the finest premium poultry products for families, offering delicious, wholesome comfort foods that have satisfied appetites for generations. The company's growing line of products are still prepared by hand and sold in supermarkets, delis, sports and entertainment venues and restaurants throughout New England, online and at the Willow Tree retail store in Attleboro, Massachusetts. http://www.willowtreefarm.com
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At this very moment a review of this same whisky is posted at My Annoying Opinions. A couple weeks ago, I split a bottle of this Highland Park 1986 Scott's Selection three ways with M.A.O. and his friend. It gave us the ability to dig into a somewhat older single malt without risking $200ish on a blind purchase. M.A.O.'s opinions have indeed annoyed a number of folks in the whisky blogging community, which is a good thing because our "community" was/is in definite need of some challenges. I have yet to step into the discussion he has started (ignited?), but I do intend to address it in the new year -- because it's going to be difficult to continue writing about whisky unless I do so. No matter my opinion about his blogging opinions, I respect his reviews. I've also found his palate preferences are often similar to mine. I recommend hopping over to his review of this whisky because as I write this, I have no idea what he thinks of this Highland Park.
Scott's Selection is a fascinating independent bottler. I've found semi-dusty Scott's bottles in random corner liquor stores in California, New York, and Arizona. So they're not that difficult to find, for now. And their prices are often much lower than other indies. And the quality of their output tends to be decent, occasionally very good. If I had an issue with them it would be the total lack of disclosure on their labels. There's no mention of cask type, amount of casks, amount of bottles, or actual age. I've seen two bottles labelled "Sherry Wood", but I'm pretty sure I've had a couple other Scott'ses that were aged in sherry casks while the label said nothing about it. So what you'll get is: Highland Park 1986-2007, 54.1% ABV. No more, no less. So you'll have to pardon some of my data below.
The color is at just between light gold and amber. See MAO's pic above. The nose has a surprising youthful spirity nip to it, sort of suggesting old school paint (as in, not the safer low-VOC paints for sale now). It's not too strong, but it shows the oak hasn't been aggressive over the 20+ years, which is fine by me. But black licorice, vanilla, and tapioca pudding push that tougher note to the background. Give it some time......peach taffy, fresh plums, clove, jasmine flowers, and yeast notes arise. I've also been finding cardamom notes in many Highland malts recently; maybe it's my nose. This whisky is no exception, considerable cardamom. Not much peat, unless maybe a vague grassy veg peat? In the palate, hot cereal (think oatmeal or cream of wheat) arrives early. Then fresh apricots and a soft custardy note -- vanilla + brown sugar + caramel. With some time in the glass, the whisky delivers an expressive rich citrus liqueur. Like the nose shows, there's still quite a bite to this stuff. The citrus liqueur notes continues into the finish along with a cayenne peppery heat. It sweetens up here and brings with it a wisp of wood smoke.
My first impression of it neat was, per my notes, "Take a cask strength version of the 18yo, remove the sherry and 75% of the peat." Yet it still feels a bit brasher than an 18 year old whisky.
More oak and fruit in the nose. Fresh cut uncharred wood. Peaches and orange zest. Caramel sauce. Just a hint of the licorice, cardamom, and vanilla remains. An orange soda note builds up after some time. The palate gets "more pleasurable!" Mild vanilla, orange zest, burnt wood, more sugars, and a<|fim_middle|>d. (I'm suggesting Serge because I do not foresee me trying a single one of their Viking releases.) Now whether they're using fourth-fill US oak ex-sherries or a fresher ex-bourbon may be a mystery. Whatever ex-bourbon casks HP has probably goes into Famous Grouse; I can't imagine they'd waste sherry casks on that blend.
And I just proved myself wrong. I noticed Beltramo's had an Alexander Murray bottle of 13 year old Highland Park which I immediately picked up because it was 56.1% ABV (a rarity for Alexander Murray given they water down a lot of their whisky to 40%) and an ex-bourbon cask. Next to it was a Signatory Highland Park 15 that was also from an ex-bourbon cask. Since I agree that ex-bourbon HP is probably going into Famous Grouse, I am very happy to see the indies grabbing a few casks to bottle themselves.
K&L carried that Alexander Murray HP bottling for a little while. Total Wine has it at their stores. It also interested me because the rest of the bottlings don't interest me. They appear to have a lot of casks of whisky and they appear to be abusing them all. Binny's appears to have a few indie single bourbon casks of HP too.
The really weird thing is that bottling of Highland Park is cask strength. Alexander Murray's ENTIRE line (from their website) is 40% except for that HP. | slight bitterness. Even at this lower strength, a lot of texture remains. It's softer now, though very drinkable at this spot. The finish is much briefer. It's sweet and lightly tart. The citrus and pepper become milder. The jasmine note makes a curious return. And there's that hint of smoke again.
Rarely do I prefer a whisky with water added, but this one really grew on me once it was hydrated. I don't mind some sharpness in my whisky, but this HP cozies up to the nose and tongue better when its ABV is reduced a little.
The near lack of phenolics was somewhat expected. Having had some older whiskies made from highly peated malt, I've come to realize that lengthy maturations mellow out the PPMs. This is no exception. Highland Park's malt doesn't start with much peating, so as it gets older that which was there is no longer.
I've actually been on a search for non-sherried Highland Parks. When MAO mentioned this bottle, my ears (or eyes) perked up. I didn't know what the sherry situation was going to be like, but thought it was worth a try. And it is. While I don't think this whisky will WOW anyone, I also don't think it's going to offend. It does offer an alternate look at Highland Park -- removing the sherry element and most of the peat -- if you're in search of that experience.
It's interesting, MAO did find some peat, as well as sulphuric notes. Did the sulfur (I'm just going keep spelling it differently) come from the spirit or a non-Murray-approved sherry cask? Both of our reviews recognize old-school Highlands malts, but different perspectives.
He just pointed out to me that while his review was from a freshly opened bottle, my whisky may have opened up a little as it had been decanted into a smaller bottle and had a week or two to sit.
We both got the vegetal peat note on the nose–I think what you separated out as yeasty I probably clustered with peat. We both got apricot and citrus on the palate and the bitterness (though you got that more with water). We also both got pepperiness/heat on the palate, and while I got more smoke/soot than you did neither of us found it at all phenolic. And we both got caramel at different points in the nose. Some of the other things I think are examples of similar notes calling out slightly different associations: your old paint and my new briefcase, for example. Similarly, your black liquorice may be related to my pine resin.
Of course, there are differences: you didn't remark the gunpowder/rock salt notes, which seems striking because I think you are generally more turned off by sulphur than I am. It may be those notes dissipated in the two weeks between the actual taking of our notes (for those not involved: my notes are from a fresh crack of the bottle taken not too long after it was divided up, and Michael's came two weeks later thanks to my laziness in getting his share to him). It may also be that I am describing as "gunpowder" briny/metallic notes that you wouldn't characterize that way. And, on the whole, you obviously found it more fruity than I did, especially on the nose.
I don't mean to try to explain away differences/discrepancies in any of the above. I think it is important to stress how subjective the whisky nosing/tasting experience is and how idiosyncratic the language into which we translate that experience can be.
I'm looking forward to Thursday's session. And I think I'll revisit my sample again so as to try and remove the time variable a bit.
Yeah, when I first read your review this morning I laughed thinking, "Holy moley, it's like different whiskies." But I agree, we did have a number of similar experiences but expressed it differently. For instance, I wasn't 100% sure about defining what I'd smelled as black licorice, but it's the connection my brain was most confident in making. An interesting study in sensory experience / language connections for me.
The sulphuric issue interests me as well. I'm usually pretty sensitive to sulphur. And I don't mind a little bit of it, but when I found a big wallop of it in that Old Malt Cask Brora (a few months ago), I did begin to wonder how much sulphur I could enjoy. Jordan of Chemistry of the Cocktail said on Twitter that sulfides will oxidize to disulfides which don't smell as strongly, so I'm wondering if the decanting process and a couple weeks time softened up the gunpowder note in this HP.
Ultimately, we both actually liked the whisky, though for different reasons. You probably liked your experience a little more than I, though my experience preferred to swim. Now I'm really curious about Thursday's whisky.
Also, any further conversation between MAO and I about this whisky will be moved to MAO's site, just for ease.
I really think that i haven't tasted many HP single casks yet, and i'm not sure what would show HPs distillery character better... a bourbon or a sherry cask, but i definetly would like to try one.
Yeah, I haven't had a bad Scott's yet. There have been a couple that were so-so, but most I've tried have been good. A couple were dynamite. Most of the bottles in the states are those bottled between 2003-2007. Haven't seen any new ones yet, though I know that Europe has newer ones on the shelves.
Well... if you need someone to organize a bottle of HP out of a Bourbon Cask let me know. I have many friends and surely would be able to organize something. The only thing i'm not too sure about are US Regulations when sending alcohol by mail.
I'm pretty sure there is a slew of state and local regulations stating that you can't send alcohol by mail, unless you are a licensed distributor or seller. I also have yet to hear of a case when a whisky lover was prosecuted for such a crime. I would speculate that press and public opinion would not take too kindly on prosecutors wasting taxpayer money on enforcing prohibition era laws. There is the aspect of shipping flammable liquids, but that doesn't seem to stop merchants to send me cask-strength whisky by mail (but not via US Post Office).
I always find i funny how the US seem to prohibit the most simple things while meantime you're able to buy firearms for kids... however... this is drifting into politics so i keep my mouth shut.
Back to topic - i will ask some friends in our forum how they handle to send samples to the States.
I've seen a couple old Glenfarclases from Scott's sitting on a shelf in a specialty place out here, looking dark as coffee.
As Florin noted, there are interstate laws within the US in addition to international restrictions when it comes to shipping liquids (specifically those of the flammable sort). There are even a number of large US vendors that have stopped shipping within this country, due to these laws and taxes, even at the expense of losing a considerable chunk of their business.
Our country has an odd relationship with booze, add into that mess some terrorism concerns (exploding whisky!) and 50 separate state governments, and you get this situation we're discussing. As it exists now, it benefits neither individuals or businesses.
I would definitely recommend asking international forum folks as to how they send stuff. Also, drop me a line at divingforpearlsblog at gmail.com if you get some good tips from them. Thanks!
If you're able to get one of those Glenfarclas you will not regret it. The '65 one is kinda weird, but in a good way. It misses the distillery characteristics and is going more towards a wood note together with asome drying sherry and smoke. I really prefer the last official '66 for Germany which is really a gem even with it's high age.
As soon as i receive more infos from the forums i will let you know. A friend of mine is travelling the states on a regular base and could surely take some samples or even whole bottles into his luggage. Usually he's in SF but maybe thats an option.
I hadn't heard that. I hope that's not true. They've never been big on the marketing/advertising front, which might not be great for business but is appreciated by some of us consumers tired of hype. The most recent Scott's I've seen in the US is this Highland Park bottled in 2007. Everything else I've seen was bottled between 1996 - 2006. If what their distributor's rep told me last year is true, there are a TON of casks still in their warehouses. I wonder if they'd sell their stock to other indie bottlers? Or back to the distilleries looking for old stock? That way they'd limit their expenses.
Jason of, well, Jason's Scotch Whisky Reviews actually emailed Gerry Tosh (Highland Park's distillery manager) all the way back in 2010 to ask about the distillery's cask usage. Tosh replied that HP uses all ex-sherry casks but the wood is a mix of American and European oak. Highland Park 15, specifically, uses more refill casks made from American Oak hence why it had citrus notes (apparently a characteristic of American oak maturation which lines up with Glenmorangie's citric flavor profile).
Based on this response, I would infer that HP filling an ex-bourbon cask would be a rare occurrence and likely done for blend filling or selling to an independent bottler. This does make me curious to try one though.
I get that citrus thing in the HP18, I wonder if that has anything to do with it.
HP's US brand rep, Martin, told me that thing regarding the refill American oak casks and the HP15. I actually like that one a lot more than most folks, and mostly because the sherry is very reserved.
There's a video I found on Youtube of a tour of Highland Park. The most curious thing I noticed were a set of Port wine casks in the warehouse which the tour guide explained was an experiment HP had conducted a while back. The result wasn't Highland Park so it appears the casks were left aging in the warehouse while the distillery staff wondered what to do with them.
Personally I would totally take them off their hands and dispose of them for free.
Edrington's marketing company could probably come up some sort of tie-in with a Viking legend about wine and then sell the bottles for $1000 a pop. Plus I'm sure any indie bottler would be happy to take the casks off their hands, even if they couldn't name the whisky "Highland Park". Otherwise, yeah, I'm with you.
I've been thinking and I'm starting to wonder whether Highland Park has any ex-bourbon casks. I bring this up because I've been pondering about their use of American oak ex-sherry casks which are functionally the same barrel (not sure about their volumes though). G&M has been offering an 8 year old HP in the last few years that were matured in refill casks most likely made of American oak and the flavor profile is similar to other ex-bourbon matured malts. I'd say this would make for a great taste comparison but an ex-bourbon cask HP seems to be a unicorn among the indies.
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New low-traffic neighbourhoods to be created around Hackney amid 20 street closures
Franki Berry
Published: 11:50 AM June 30, 2020 Updated: 10:52 AM October 14, 2020
Barnabas Road was closed last month to help people maintain social distancing. Picture: Hackney Council - Credit: Archant
Twenty more roads in Hackney will shut to through-traffic amid the coronavirus crisis.
Temporary experimental traffic orders will create new low-traffic neighbourhoods in Hoxton West, Haggerston and London Fields, while improving road safety in other selected residential areas.
<|fim_middle|> cabinet member for energy, waste, transport and public realm, said 70 per cent of people in Hackney do not own a car, it is the borough with the highest number of cycling and walking road deaths in London per 1,000 trips, and has one of the highest premature death rates from air pollution.
He said: "We are acting quickly to close roads and widen pavements to support walking and cycling, protect people from increased traffic, and prevent the secondary effects of coronavirus from exacerbating existing road safety issues, deadly air pollution, and the transport emissions that are driving the climate emergency."
Brought in during the pandemic to aid social distancing and support walking and cycling, the closures come as part of Hackney Council's post-lockdown transport strategy and have been funded by the Transport for London's Streetspace programme.
Will Norman, London's walking and cycling commissioner, added: "I'm delighted that Hackney Council is continuing to take ambitious and bold action to create more space for walking and cycling at a time when this is more important than ever, and currently has the highest number of Streetspace schemes."
The measures will be in place for 18 months, during which residents will be consulted on the change.
A spokesperson from Hackney Cycling Campaign (HCC) said low traffic neighbourhoods will be essential to deal with both the coronavirus pandemic and the climate emergency.
He said: "Both issues need real change and progress and Hackney Council is showing a very strong commitment towards that. HCC along with Hackney Living Streets and Homerton Hospital and other community groups have been calling for a change in our streets, away from road danger, pollution and inactivity." | Affected roads include Shepherdess Walk, Nile Street and Ebenezer Street in Hoxton; and Pritchards Road, Forest Road, Richmond Road, Middleton Road/Haggerston Road, Dunston Street and Lee Street to the east of the A10 in Haggerston.
Additionally, it will impact Weymouth Terrace, Springfield and Southwold Road, Elsdale Road, Mead Place, Cremer Street, Clissold Crescent, Marcon Place, Hertford Road, Shore Place, Wayland Avenue and Felstead Street elsewhere in the borough.
Barnabas Road, Ashenden Road, Gore Road and Ufton Road have already been restricted to through-traffic.
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European defence: ten years on
A transformed world poses fundamental military questions that Europe's national leaders need to answer
By Nick Witney
Ten years ago to the month, a European Council meeting in Brussels blessed the first European security strategy (ESS). It was a document rightly praised both for its lucidity and for its prescription of a more active, more capable and more coherent European Union, facing the wider world with confidence. National leaders gathering today for their summit discussion on defence and security could do worse than glance again at that document – if only to remind themselves how utterly the world has changed over<|fim_middle|> 'terrorist group'
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For the ESS evoked a world run, in effect, by the West (the United States, with Europe as junior partner). Democracy and free-market capitalism had triumphed; the West was, morally as much as militarily, unassailable. Liberal interventionism (for all the drama over Iraq) was soon to be endorsed by the United Nations as the 'responsibility to protect'. And the EU could congratulate itself on its unique model of co-prosperity, and the power of attraction it thus exercised over its neighbours.
That world has gone forever. The US's unipolar moment is history, and multipolarity the new reality. The Chinese economy has doubled in size in the decade, and is heading to overtake the US itself by 2030. And the rising powers have declined their assigned role of 'responsible stakeholders' in the Western-designed international order, preferring to use such forums as the UN and World Trade Organization as much to obstruct as to co-operate. Meanwhile, Europe's 'soft power' has wilted in the face of its economic and financial woes. Nowhere has this been more apparent than in its own neighbourhood, where it has been able neither to sustain the Arab Spring nor to ensure the European trajectory of eastern European states subject to Russian coercion.
The US's response to these transformative changes has been its 'pivot to Asia', with its concomitant message to Europeans that they need to be prepared in future to do more fending for themselves – which was of course exactly the original purpose of the CSDP, born of the exposure by the Balkan wars of European military weakness. Yet Libya pointed up how little has been done to repair the deficiencies; whilst the EU's failure to deploy one of its unused battle-groups to Mali, and now to the Central African Republic, seems tacit confirmation of ambitions now de-scoped to training and advisory roles. The hollowing-out of CSDP as a military enterprise is evidenced by the dearth of military proposals for the summit: the usual lauding of the 'comprehensive approach' will not disguise that even such obvious cost-cutting ideas as sharing the air-policing of European airspace can no longer get a hearing.
Nor are the capability or industrial domains in better shape. 'Pooling and sharing' is the new orthodoxy – yet in practice everyone prefers, for all the inefficiency and waste, to plan and equip their armed forces on a national basis. The European Defence Agency continues to bring forward ideas for new forms of co-operation, which ministers routinely welcome: but actual levels of co-operation are falling. The European Commission similarly finds no disagreement when it stresses the importance of sustaining defence research, and of integrating Europe's defence industrial base; but governments have halved their research investment over a decade, and when a historic chance appears as in the offer to merge BAESystems and EADS (as it did last year), they turn it down.
So is it 'game over' for European defence? Not necessarily. What has become self-evident is that national leaders must again take control of the issue themselves – and the presence of the subject on the current summit's agenda is a welcome sign. But benediction alone – a communiqué full of 'endorses' and 'welcomes' – will not be enough. The European Council must exercise at least a modicum of collective grip: set some deadlines, require some reporting back. Drones – a capability area not just of critical military importance but also key to the future of civil aerospace in Europe – would be a good place to start. The boss of EADS has called for "concrete initiatives", but fears "just another declaration of nice words". Let the national leaders prove him wrong. And let them also make a clear commitment to showing each other their national defence investment plans – the only way in which opportunities for pooling and sharing can be identified.
But, most important of all, the summiteers need to take stock. Assertions that 'defence matters' will cut no ice with publics disillusioned by Iraq and Afghanistan, and which feel no external threat – unless national leaders can explain why, and with conviction. But conviction is hard to muster when fundamental questions are unanswered: about the nature of the new international environment, and where it is headed; about the role that Europeans should seek to play in it; and about how far armed forces remain relevant as policy instruments. Perhaps the most useful thing this summit could do is open the door to that debate.
Nick Witney is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. He was the first chief executive of the European Defence Agency.
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Rory McIlroy bagged his third top-10 finish at a Major so far this year but he couldn't hide his disappointment at wrapping up<|fim_middle|>'I've got one more start next week in Hartford before I go to the Open Championship. I'll get two weeks of good rest before the Open and play some links golf and prepare and look forward to that.
'Again, my game's in good shape. I've got one more chance this year to try to get that major.'
Matt Fitzpatrick won the US Open as Rory McIlroy finished joint fifth. Pic: Warren Little/Getty Images
'It's still not quite close enough. There was a few holes there today where I made the birdie and then made bogey at the next. To win golf tournaments you just can't do that.
'I'll look back at this as another missed opportunity just as Southern Hills [venue for the US PGA] was, but missed opportunities are better than not contending at all. So that is a positive.
'I have to stay patient at this point because if I just keep putting myself in position, sooner or later it's going to be my day and I'm going to get one.'
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The Holywood native went into the final round just three strokes off the lead but was unable to capitalise and push his way up the leaderboard.
McIlroy carded a total of three birdies and four bogeys in his first 11 holes to snuff out any hope of a late charge to the title, which ultimately went to Matt Fitzpatrick.
McIlroy sets sights on The Open after yet another strong display at US Open. Pic: Rob Carr/Getty Images
The 33-year-old salvaged his Sunday with crucial birdies on the 14th and 15th to share fifth spot with Collin Morikawa.
The Irishman won the Canadian Open last week and has managed to finish second, eighth and fifth in this year's majors.
The Open is just a couple of weeks away and McIlroy's thoughts have already switched to what he can do at St Andrews.
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland waits with caddie Harry Diamond before hitting his shot from the second tee during the third round of the 122nd U.S. Open Championship at The Country Club on June 18, 2022 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Pic: Warren Little/Getty Images
'Yeah, the game's there. Another top five in a major; I guess doesn't really mean anything,' McIlroy stated when asked whether he can take any positives from his latest result.
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Approved Code of Practice and Guidance document titled Legionnaires' disease: The control of Legionella bacteria in water systems (L8) is drafted by the Health and Safety Executive.
The document provides compliance advice on the control of Legionella bacteria. The ACOP L8 code has legal status as per UK Health and Safety Law and persons not complying with it can be prosecuted. The Code sets out responsibilities and provides guidance to employers, water treatment companies, installers and other service providers to control the spread of Legionnaires' Disease. It is an employer's responsibility to ensure that the Code is enforced.
Legionella control is essential to all man made water systems to prevent the proliferation of the bacteria species Legionella.
Legionella can cause a potentially fatal pneumonia illness known as Legionnaire's disease and man-made water systems can provide the perfect water conditions for the bacteria to multiply due to the presence of nutrients, stagnation and the dissemination of infective aerosol through use of the water system.
By understanding these factors and breaking the causal chain it allows Legionella risk control to be effectively managed. To properly control the risk a full in depth understanding of the water system and factors influencing Legionella proliferation is vital. Without an understanding of the system any Legionella control program is likely to fail from the start, regardless of how rigorously it is applied.
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First recognised outbreak in 1976, Philadelphia USA at a convention of the American Legion
Resulted in 182 cases of which 29 people died
Cause of death "Legionella Pneumophila"
First recognised outbreak in the UK was in 1978 in Corby
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DALLAS -- The new year has meant a new start for Jimmy Howard. Jimmy Howard made 44 saves and Henrik Zetterberg scored two goals, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. Zetterberg, Joakim Andersson and Drew Miller scored in the first period goals for Detroit. Tomas Tatar added one in the second, and Zetterberg finished the scoring in the third. "When the clock struck midnight the other night to end 2013, I put everything behind me," Howard said. "I just said, Heres a new clean slate and lets start fresh, and Ive been trying to do that." In the first three months of the season, Howard had a 6-9-7 record. Hes now 1-0-1 in 2014, with only three goals allowed in 125 minutes. "Its been a while since Ive had a game like this for the guys," Howard said. "They deserve a lot of them out of me so this is going to be the first of many for me down the stretch." Dallas outshot the Red Wings 45-27, but also gave the puck away 17 times -- compared to four by the Red Wings. Dallas also went 0 for 7 on the power play. "It wasnt pretty by any means but we found a way," Howard said. "We capitalized on our chances here tonight and our captain (Zetterberg) was good tonight, too." The Stars had a 20-13 advantage on shots in the first period, but trailed 3-1. They had the games first 12 shots, but Zetterberg scored the first goal on the Red Wings first shot at 7:04. After Gustav Nyquist whiffed on a shot, Dallas goalie Dan Ellis tried to clear the puck. It went out to Zetterberg, who didnt miss his shot. "When Zetterberg got on the board, I thought we got it going," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. Zetterberg has 14 goals this season, including three goals and three assists in four games since returning from a back injury. Dallas tied it on Rich Peverleys short-handed goal with 7:13 left in the period. He shot from the top of the left faceoff circle past both Shawn Horcoffs screen and Howard. "Howard made some real good saves," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. "There was a couple that I thought we could have had better traffic in front of him. We missed the net on some. "We would play well, be down in their end and then give up the puck and theyd go down and score." Detroits Justin Abdelkader missed a penalty shot with 5:58 left, skating to the left of the net and trying to tuck the puck behind Ellis, but the goalie smothered it with his pads. Andersson put the Red Wings back ahead for good lead with a shot from the right circle over Ellis right shoulder with 1:55 to go in the first. Just 14 seconds later, Miller scored from a scramble in front. Dallas appeared to have a goal midway through the second period. Howard stopped Peverleys backhand shot but the puck came loose across the goal line after Peverley took another swipe at it. The play was ruled no goal. "It was a turning point, but at the same time, weve still got to fight through things," Peverley said. "We could have done a better job regrouping." The Red Wings took a 4-1 lead with 8:03 left in the second as Tatar split defenders at the blue line for a breakaway and his backhand went off Kari Lehtonen, who had replaced Ellis to begin the period, and into the net for an unassisted goal. "They had a lot of odd-man rushes," Horcoff said. "It wasnt the type of game we want to play. We want to be quick in transition, but we cant be giving away pucks like that. We cant be giving up quality shots. "A lot of our shots tonight were from the outside. We didnt get a lot of good second shots." The Stars had nothing to show for a period during which they had a 15-5 advantage in shots and three power plays. Zetterberg took a pass from Dan Cleary and one-timed the puck past Lehtonen from the left circle with 7:21 remaining. Dallas lost its second consecutive game, both at home, by a combined score of 11-5. NOTES: The Red Wings entered the game with the NHLs third-best road record, and improved to 13-4-3. ... Detroit C Pavel Datsyuk and D Danny DeKeyser did not dress. DeKeyser has a groin injury, but Datsyuks absence wasnt explained. He didnt practice Friday, but skated with the team Saturday morning. Babcock said he had "no idea" how Datsyuk is. ... D Alexey Marchenko, the Red Wings seventh-round draft pick in 2011, made his NHL debut. He played more than 13 minutes, drew a penalty and was plus-2. ... Dallas recalled Chris Mueller from Texas of the AHL on Saturday as insurance because four forwards -- Horcoff, Peverley, Tyler Seguin and Ray Whitney -- had been sick. The four all played, so Mueller was inactive. ... Stars D Aaron Rome left the game in the second period because of an upper-body injury. Ruff said Rome probably would miss the next week. Stan Smith Wholesale China . 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Pironkova, who was ranked outside the top 100 despite reaching the Wimbledon semifinals in 2010, beat three top 10 players in Sydney, 2012 French Open finalist Sara Errani, 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and Kerber.TORONTO - Its been a long time coming for Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri. On the eve of the 2013-14 NBA season, he can finally take a step back and allow his team to do the talking. "The NBA, it doesnt matter how good you are or how bad you are, that first day is exciting," he said Tuesday afternoon in anticipation of Wednesdays season opener at home to the Celtics. "You wait all summer. We talked the good talk and hyped the good hype and now its time to play. So well see how it goes." Not unlike the offseason, the preseason was long, bizarre at times but most importantly for those that aim to evaluate this team, its over. Now the real test begins. "Im not a big fan of trying to evaluate the preseason," Ujiri admitted, following a 6-1 exhibition season. "Its tough to evaluate there. You can win every single game and what does it mean? You can lose every game and what does it mean? [Wednesday] is when it starts to count." For Ujiri and the Raptors, the massage hasnt changed. As the franchise gets set to tip off its 19th campaign, those steering the ship continue to keep their intentions to themselves. As for the teams immediate goal, the expectations are still being tempered. "I think for us to play hard and play tough out there and compete is what we expect at a minimum from this team," Ujiri said. "In terms of expectations, were all evaluating and were going to see how it goes." Head coach Dwane Casey, asked again about his playoff aspirations, went a step further. "If we do what were supposed to do, play the game the right way, improve the way we should improve, we should be in the [playoff] conversation," Casey said. "Whether were going to make it or not, I cant sit here and say that." "Were going to be scrapping and fighting, thats our goal but to sit here and say that were a playoff team, I cant honestly say that. But right now, I like where we are." Whether its a spoken expectation or not, the postseason is a realistic goal for a team flirting with the luxury tax, even one that has failed to qualify in each of the last five seasons. Theres little room for error. In order to reach the playoffs theyll need good health, a big season out of the returning starting five, continued improvement from the young players and a little bit of luck for good measure. Listen here as Josh Lewenberg and Duane Watson preview the season in this weeks edition of TSN 1050s Raptors Report podcast. The following are burning questions that will be instrumental as the Raptors season gets underway this week. The answers to these questions should determine how successful they will be in 2013-14 and whether or not a return to the playoffs is in the cards. 1. Can Casey and co. recreate the defensive renaissance of 2011-12? It should come as no surprise that Coach Casey has committed to re-emphasizing defence in his third and most crucial season with the Raptors. Defence, as we know, has been Caseys bread and butter throughout his 18-year career as an NBA coach. After helping lead the Mavericks and their resurgent defensive unit to a championship in 2011, he was tasked with changing the culture in Toronto, with which he had immediate success. In his first year with the team, during the lockout-shortened 2011-12 campaign, the Casey-led Raptors began to shed the perception that had been haunting them. They were, up until that point, a perennial doormat, a soft team. In 66 mostly hard-fought games, Casey changed all that. He took a team that ranked at the bottom of the league in nearly every defensive category the year prior and made them competitive. The Raptors finished that season as the NBAs most improved team in opponent field goal percentage (from .482, 29th in the NBA to .435, 8th) and opponent scoring (from 105.3 point allowed per game, 26th to 94.0, 9th). Despite a 23-43 record and an 11th place finish, there was legitimate reason for optimism. Then, just as quickly as the defensive renaissance came to be the year prior, that progress was undone during a turbulent 2012-13 season. In the interest of correcting their offensive shortcomings, coupled with directives from the front office, Casey shifted his focus to playing up-tempo early in camp. With the addition of inexperienced players (Jonas Valanciunas, Terrence Ross) and some risk-taking defenders (Rudy Gay, Kyle Lowry), the teams once fundamentally sound defence took an immediate hit. Despite a strong finish, the Raptors were a below-average defensive team, something Casey simply wont tolerate. "Weve got to be a defensive team first," he reiterated on Tuesday. "Weve got to be a team that competes, that scraps, that fights. Were not going to out-talent anyone, were not going to just jack up threes over anyone, weve got to out-scrap and out-fight everyone we go against." With Caseys contract set to expire after this season, the Raptors head coach has wisely gone back to the basics on the defensive end. The preseason yielded mixed results. Apart from a 36-point drubbing of the Grizzlies, with the starters on both sides getting the bulk of the playing time in the first three quarters, Torontos defence was ordinary at best. Ironically the Raptors churned out the NBAs third most efficient offence in the exhibition season. The defensive results during the real games will likely determine Caseys future with the team. "Every year is big for every coach in the league," Casey said. "I take my job seriously, every possession seriously, every game seriously, every practice seriously. So I wouldnt say that this [year] is anymore important than it was last year, my first year or my last year in Dallas. I want to win and whatever it takes to win Im going to do it. Nothing changes for me." 2. Will Rudy Gay finally take the next step and become an All-Star? Gay has led his team in scoring in four of the last six seasons. Last season he led two teams in scoring, the first player to do so in nine years. He is due to make just under $18 million this year and will collect over $19 million next season should he pick up his player option. He has never been an All-Star. Like most of this roster Gay is coming off an emotionally and physically exhausting campaign. He battled injuries and brushed off ongoing trade speculation as a Grizzly, eventually giving way to a midseason shakeup that took him from the only NBA home hes ever known - a winning team in Memphis - to a city over 900 miles away, one that hasnt seen playoff basketball in five years. Unlike most of the players on this roster, hes accustomed to winning. His busy offseason is indicative of the high standards hes set for himself. Gay worked tirelessly to expand his game, even training with NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon, which could come in handy when Casey goes to a small lineup and the forward is asked to quarterback out of the post. Gay also added muscle and underwent a procedure to correct blurred vision in his left eye. Both his added<|fim_middle|> a big kid and loves to play. Hes 21 years old so theres a lot of basketball in front of him." 4. Will Kyle Lowry hold up and can he bounce back in a contract year? To his own admission, Lowry failed to live up to exceptions in his first year as a member of the Raptors. Acquired from the Rockets for a first-round pick last summer, the 27-year-old point guard got off to a hot start before suffering the first in a series of injuries during the fourth game of the season. Lowry would go on to miss 14 contests, the bulk of them early in the season as he battled inconsistency on both ends of the floor the rest of the way. Plagued by foot, ankle and back ailments while also missing time with an injury to his triceps muscle, he was never fully healthy. No longer forced to look over his shoulder following the midseason trade of Jose Calderon, Lowry was given more freedom to run the offence and continued to flash glimpses of what could be. One of the premier rebounders at his position, Lowry possesses a rare combination of speed and strength for a guard but his health and attitude have held him back throughout his seven-year career. Heading into his eighth season, and second with the Raptors, Lowry does not lack motivation. Facing unrestricted free agency this coming summer, he has 82 games to prove himself to Ujiri and the rest of the league, prove that hes worth investing in as a starter, rather than the journeyman point guard he resembled last year. The motivation is there and so too is the opportunity. Without a clear back-up, Lowry will be asked to log big minutes as long as hes in uniform. Hell begin the season playing with a splint on his injured left ring finger but after coming to camp in pristine shape, shedding some excess weight in the offseason, the hope is that Lowry can shoulder the load at the point. "Hes done an excellent job," Ujiri said of Lowrys approach in camp. "Hes come in focused [and] his bodys right. Hes the gear of team, he keeps everybody going [and] hes got an edge to him." 5. Can DeMar DeRozan carry over his preseason success? At 24 years young, DeRozan has become a veteran on this team. Now the longest tenured Raptor (he and Amir Johnson have both been with the team since 2009-10), he is also under contract longer than any other Toronto player after signing an extension prior to last seasons opener. Understandably, he wore down towards the end of the campaign - he was fourth in the league in minutes played - but the fourth-year guard made some noticeable improvements in the post and as a distributor. DeRozan collected five or more assists in 12 games last season after accomplishing that feat in just five total games during his first three years. He carried over a lot of those improvements into a standout preseason. "I think hes been phenomenal," Ujiri said of the Raptors guard. "He seems more focused. I know hes stronger, hes attacking the rim more and hes not only doing it [but] hes also saying hes going to make a commitment to do it." "You can see where hes growing slowly as a basketball player, a complete basketball player. What his weaknesses are, I think he works on [them] and works on [them] hard." Still, as the Raptors second-highest paid player there will be added pressure for DeRozan to continue and evolve this season. BEST OF THE REST How well will they navigate through a tricky start to the season? Again, the league has done the Raptors no favours with their early-season schedule. After playing 15 of the first 22 games on the road last year, theyll open this season with 19 of 34 contests coming away from the Air Canada Centre. That stretch will be daunting, facing elite competition right out of the gate, including a couple of home contests against the defending champion Miami Heat. "[Its] very challenging," Ujiri said of the schedule. "Since the first day we got it I dont think Ive looked at it again. Thats how tough it is. We have to play, it doesnt matter how tough it is." "The schedule is what it is," Casey continued. "Its brutal." With a new GM watching over their progress, Casey and his club cant afford another slow start. Theyll be immediate pressure on them to overcome the early-season degree of difficulty and at least tread water until the schedule eases up. Who will step up in Caseys second unit? The Raptors bench was a concern throughout the exhibition season, routinely looking disjointed on both sides of the floor and coughing up big leads that the more experienced first unit would accumulate. With the starters already expected to log big minutes, Casey will try to rotate in one or two members of the first group whenever he does go to the bench to avoid long stretches with five reserves on the floor. Still, the team will need to get consistent production of its primary subs. The progress of sophomore Terrence Ross could determine how successful this group is on a night-to-night basis. Casey will need Ross to provide consistent scoring off the bench while newcomer Tyler Hansbrough brings his typical brand of energy and Landry Fields bounces back, serving as a point forward with that group. The back-up point guard position has been a precarious one in camp. Veteran D.J. Augustin was brought in to serve as Lowrys primary understudy but has been failed to stand out above rookie Dwight Buycks and the recently signed Julyan Stone. Casey has indicated that Augustin will still be given the first crack at the gig given his experience but the leash will be a short one with the two younger point guards, both better defenders, breathing down his neck. When will Ujiri pull the trigger? Or better yet, will Ujiri pull the trigger? The Raptors opportunistic GM continues to bide his time, exercising patience and evaluating this group, most of which he inherited from his predecessor. "Theres a responsibility on me and my team," Ujiri acknowledged. "We have to put the right players on the floor. We have to coach and we have to play. Enough of all the talking, basketball starts on Wednesday." At that point the clock starts and no one knows when and how Ujiri may decide to strike. Again, the early portion of the season could go a long way in determining whether Ujiri feels obligated to put his fingerprints on the roster, and to what degree. "Were excited about the season and were going to go out there and do our best and do whats best for the organization. Yes, I study the past and I know the history of the team but I start now. Its now and the future for me." ' ' '
against the Leafs its fun," he s » « eal Betis, Guimaraes and Croatian side Rijeka. | strength and the improved vision will be imperative if Gay is going to become a more efficient scorer - he shot a career low 42 per cent from the field last year, coupled with declining success from three-point range. The initial results have been positive as Gay shot 48 per cent from the floor and 40 per cent from three in the exhibition season. "This puts him on a good platform to play this season here," Ujiri said of Gay. "I think with Rudy, hes worked hard in the summer, hes got great athletic ability and now he just has to show it on the court. I think hes very prepared to do that now." Is he ready to take the next step? Thatss what hes put in the work for.dddddddddddd 3. How much will Jonas Valanciunas evolve in his second season? Valanciunas is another Raptor coming off a busy summer. After taking home Summer League MVP in Las Vegas, where he averaged 18.8 points and 10.0 rebounds, he helped lead the Lithuanian National Team to a second-place finish in the FIBA Eurobasket tournament and a birth in next years World Cup of Basketball. The Raptors sophomore centre drew rave reviews in Vegas, not entirely for his dominance against less skilled players but for his improved arsenal in the post and the added strength hes put on since last season came to an end. Valanciunas came on towards the end of his rookie year, winning Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honours in March and scoring in double figures in 17 of his final 19 games. Still just 21 years old, Valanciunas rapid growth in stature and on the court is a reason for optimism and Ujiri believes the sky is the limit for the young centre. "Hes making progress," the Raptors GM said. "Hes | 386 |
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Photography exhibition offers behind-the-scenes look at Table Mountain Cableway
For the first time, the public will get an opportunity to see what happens during the cable car's annual maintenance.
Table Mountain in Cape Town. Picture: iStock.
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"I never thought that this was something for the public to see. I was just trying to capture the scale of the operation and men working with machines in such a unique environment.
"Whenever I spoke to people about the maintenance shutdown, I mostly encountered surprise and bewilderment as many people didn't realise that it took place. That was how the idea of the exhibition came about – to showcase what it involves," said Hirson.
Few people realise the importance of the cableway's annual maintenance shutdown period, and even fewer realise the time and effort it requires to make sure such a feat of engineering remains safe and simple to use during the rest of the year.
He claimed the breakthrough that resulted in defining his work as an art form instead of a technical project was his awareness of the human side of the machinations.
"My focus is driven by the human-interest angle, the man-versus-machine relation," said Hirson.
"It's a lengthy process, to tell such a detailed visual story. You have to show an emotional connection with every photo, describing a story in clarity and capturing the real moments."
His artwork is being displayed at the Youngblood Africa Gallery in Cape Town. The exhibition is currently underway and will end on 29 March.
(Compiled by Adriaan Roets) | op a Skyscraper" is considered one of the best photographs ever snapped.
The image of 11 immigrant workers taking a mid-air meal atop the nearly completed RCA building at New York's Rockefeller Centre captured the imagination of the world.
The danger, the intrigue and how the image was taken for years were part of the zeitgeist. It's also one of the first photos to ever show photography as a true art form.
At long last South Africa has its own version – of the men walking the cables of the Table Mountain cableway during its annual maintenance.
Lunch Atop A Skyscraper.
It is one of the new seven wonders of the world. Table Mountain is nature's spectacle. Yet it's machines and humans that have made it one of the world's leading tourist destinations.
If you've ever taken a cable car ride you know how thrilling it is. But keeping the system's near spotless record is one of the biggest secrets of the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway.
An amalgamation of wires, gears, and moving metal parts, expertly crafted with Swiss engineering and ultimately brought into the world through South African toil. All with the sole intent of taking people on a five-minute-long journey to reach the top of Table Mountain.
To many, this may sound very technical, but to Gary Hirson, it's an art. Especially when the cableway cars are forced to halt their winding progressions and dismantled during the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company's annual maintenance period.
Picture: Gary Hirson
Back in the winter of 2005, Hirson was commissioned to take pictures of the maintenance process for future project manuals. Little did he know that, what was assumed to be a technical-based manual, would turn into a portfolio of artwork spanning over 15 | 365 |
Tony Giunta says his constituents are concerned about New Hampshire's high energy prices. He believes lowering costs is important to the local economy and can be done through new energy projects like Northern Pass.
Jeff Clark spoke to us about the importance of creating new jobs and diversifying the kinds of industry we have here in New Hampshire. Clark says Northern Pass is a way to bring a variety of jobs to the state that will benefit a number of local businesses.
Admiral Maitland has been working in the electrical industry since he was 18, so he knows the opportunities learning a trade can bring. Northern Pass would create 2,600 jobs during construction and would bring clean energy to the region, which are among the benefits Maitland sees in the project.
George Dzjuna knows from his experience on the Franklin City Council that businesses in the area are very concerned about the cost of electricity. That's why he believes Northern Pass is an attractive solution for those looking to live and work in the area.
Ray Berthiaume of Whitefield talks to us about the redesigned Northern Pass route and how it shows that the project has been listening to the residents of New Hampshire. He supports the project because the Forward NH Plan will provide a solution to our region's energy needs, while providing benefits to New Hampshire.
Joel Dupuis of Lancaster discusses the long-term job opportunities it will bring to his community. Part of the Northern Pass project includes upgrades to the Coös Loop which will allow renewable energy projects in the North Country, like biomass plants, to send more energy to market, resulting in longer run times and the need for more fuel. Dupuis is in the logging business and sees an opportunity for his company to get more work as a result.
Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier talks to us about how Northern Pass will help stabilize electricity costs and provide new opportunities for businesses in New Hampshire's North Country. "It really brings to light a real opportunity for manufacturing and small commercial businesses to really make a revival here in Coös County,"<|fim_middle|> house in Concord. Here is what he had to say about how Northern Pass is a good opportunity to train young NH workers. | Grenier says.
Allen Bouthillier talks about the benefits New Hampshire will see from the Forward NH Plan. The project is also personal for the founder and owner of A.B. Excavating Inc., because it will also mean job security for his family. "My two sons ... will be able to stay here, live here and be able to work here, have a life here," he says.
Scott Labnon, owner of the Town & Country Inn and Resort in Shelburne, has seen his family business benefit from large construction projects. Listen as he shares how a project as large as the Northern Pass would boost local areas.
For more than 200 years, the Minot family has made their living on a 450-acre farm in Bath, New Hampshire. Here, owner William Minot talks about living and working on land shared by high-power transmission lines and the benefits he sees from them.
Jules Rancourt, of Kate & Jen's Sugar Shack, talks here about how an agreement with Northern Pass has allowed him to expand his maple sugaring business.
North Country businesses benefit greatly from large-scale construction projects, especially lodging. Rita Dube of Milan has welcomed a steady stream of construction workers over the years at her B&B and is excited to do the same for Northern Pass workers.
Emile St. Claire visited a Northern Pass open house in Deerfield and left a supporter of the project. Here he talks about the importance of having a new source of clean, affordable energy. St. Claire also talks about Northern Pass view impacts.
Businessman John Guertin has done it all. This former construction worker now owns several inns, including Woodwards Resort in Lincoln and Royalty Inn in Gorham. He's seen first hand what a major project like Northern Pass can do to lift a region.
North Country inside wireman (IBEW Local 490) Michael Bennett shares his thoughts on how Northern Pass will create much needed jobs in the region and give tourists new opportunities to experience the beauty of the New Hampshire.
Jon Cunningham, owner of Cunningham Logging LLC in Colebrook, talks about how the Northern Pass will bring jobs to the community and give the North Country an economic boost.
Deerfield resident Missy Perron talks about living on land that abuts existing power lines and the need to balance the region's energy and environmental needs.
We met Kevin Auger at the open house in Franklin, New Hampshire. After spending some time at the different exhibits, he told us what he thought about the project's benefits.
Ken Gowen is an inside wireman for IBEW Local 490. He thinks people should consider the fact that the vast majority of the project will be built in existing rights-of-way by local NH workers.
Landon Placey is a small business owner from Stewartstown. Here, he discusses why he's enthusiastic about clean, inexpensive hydropower.
Jason Lauze runs the apprenticeship program for IBEW LOCAL 104. Here, he discusses the opportunities for training, and how Northern Pass will help put NH apprentices to work.
Jason Bentley is a journeyman lineman for IBEW Local 104. He's worked on projects like Northern Pass before and talks about the kinds of projects like Northern Pass before and talks about the kinds of jobs we'll see here in New Hampshire.
North Conway's Ray Berthiaume is a forester for Wagner Forest Management. Here he discusses why Northern Pass is a perfect fit for managing forest properties.
We caught up with former State Senator Bob Letourneau at the DOE meeting in Concord. Here he discusses the need for energy to power our future.
Ken Rhodes talks about why Northern Pass is a rare win-win that we need to take advantage of. Ken is a former nuclear engineer and currently VP at an engineering firm that has worked extensively on major infrastructure projects across NH and New England.
Scott Lamont discusses the opportunities Northern Pass brings and why clean energy is important for future generations. Scott is from Bedford and vice president of T&D at Harlan Electric.
In this video, Bethlehem's Dave Tellman discusses his experience at the Northern Pass open house in Lancaster.
We met Gorham resident Frank Borowski at the Lancaster open house. In this video, he talks about the need for tax revenue and development in the region.
In this video, life-long Stark resident Everett Frizzell discusses the importance of Canadian hydropower as a renewable energy resource.
North Country resident Bob Rodrigue discusses what he learned at the recent Northern Pass open house in Millsfield.
We met Mike Wolfe at the open house in Concord. Here are his thoughts on why Northern Pass is needed.
IBEW's Tyler Eaton spoke to us at last week's open | 960 |
New local brew house gives to the homeless
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Audacity Brew House will host the Fight the Freeze winter gear drive on Saturday to help the homeless population in Denton stay warm and safe during the cold season.
The newly opened brewery, which uses community as its largest model, is joining forces with notable businesses like Serve Denton and Bet the House BBQ, to provide for Denton<|fim_middle|> conception of them. Some of them are incredibly talented and intelligent."
Local musicians Richard Gilbert, Kim Nall and Jesse Thompson will perform throughout the night and a brewery tour will be given at 7 p.m.
Featured Image: Andi Sterling evenly rakes mulch across the garden at Audacity Brew House. Photo by Edward Balusek – Visuals Editor
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Eight donations sites, including Recycled Books, all three Denton libraries and Bet the House, will be open from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The brew house will also host an event catered by the restaurant afterward.
One hundred tickets for barbecue dinner and a pint of beer are for sale for $15 on eventbrite.com. Serve Denton will receive $5 from every ticket purchased.
"We were honored they would think of us," Recycled Books manager Chris Garver said. "We're a good location, kind of a central hub for the Square."
Audacity's Community Outreach and Event Coordinator Andi Sterling spearheaded the drive after owners Scott Lindsey and Doug Smith handed her the reigns.
"We realized that we have a really great facility and lots of opportunities to use what we've got to do cool stuff like this," Sterling said. "Whenever we decided to opened the taproom, using it as a space to give back to the community was one of the top priorities."
Opposed to a typical coat drive, Fight the Freeze emphasizes donations that will help someone survive outside, especially with a possible repeat of last year's winter storm.
"To be realistic, someone who is trying to survive without warm shelter in the winter time really needs more than coats," Sterling said.
After everything is collected and brought to the brewery Saturday afternoon, the gear will be piled into a box truck and a monetary donation will be presented to Serve Denton.
Donations will be distributed to five organizations that help with homelessness in the city.
Executive Director of Serve Denton Pat Smith says there are 200-225 chronic homeless people in the immediate Denton area and a projected 318 currently in the county. Chronic homelessness is defined as living without any form of brick-and-mortar shelter.
The city's homeless population is barely shy of last year's 238 countywide population, according to the Denton County Homeless Coalition's annual Point-In-Time report. Since homelessness has increased, so has the need to provide for them.
"Everyone needs a little help sometimes," Smith said. ""These folks are often thought of as having no value, and that's an inaccurate | 450 |
Literacy and deeper learning a focus for PRSD
Posted on September 5, 2018 by 40 Mile Commentator
Photo by<|fim_middle|> our stakeholders are saying, in terms of their opinions, you put both of those together and begin to flesh out what's so deeply important to our organization," said Clarke.
A major challenge with a rural schoolboard like PRSD is the significant geographic distance between each school and other learning opportunities, like field trips.
But this challenge also serves as a unique opportunity for rural students.
"Capitalizing on what's in your local rural area is important," Clarke said.
He cited several examples from PRSD schools, such as the recent Jenner Cemetery refurbishment by students from Jenner and Schuler Schools.
"Of course, the gravesite was right there, so the notion of doing the research (of) who that person was and connecting with their families, taking care of that gravesite and bringing it up to a standard where you can remember the history of the area, is (an) important learning opportunity," said Clarke.
In the coming year, PRSD is setting up a physical store right down the road from its Dunmore office as part of its new entrepreneurial program.
"That entrepreneurial program is going to have its own real store that the students are going to be building business plans for, naming and obviously working on what that business plan may look like in terms of determining what products can be in that store," he said.
The district will have as many as five schools participating in the program —all four high schools plus Irvine School.
Each of these schools has its own industrial education shop, where students will be physically making the products that are sold on the store's shelves, the proceeds of which will return to the schools.
"It's not about making money, but any money that is garnered from the selling of products will go back out to the schools to buy new equipment and those sorts of things," said Clarke. | Justin Seward PRSD superintendent Roger Clarke confirmed that he along with Ryan Boser will be sitting on the transportation board component of the funding frameworks committees.
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Big things are coming this year for the Prairie Rose School Division, says superintendent Roger Clarke, who's beginning his second year on the job.
The board has two major priorities for the next three years — literacy and deeper learning.
Clarke said these broad priorities are valuable because they fit all grades and subject matter.
"Both of those concepts of literacy and deeper learning can be applied to all of the grade levels, all schools, all teachers and for that matter all students," he said.
"They fit whether you're teaching science or language arts."
The board decided on these priorities after an in-depth consultation process with PRSD staff, with administrators putting together recommended goals for the board of trustees' approval.
"Looking at what our data was saying, in terms of what our students were doing or not doing, as well as what | 204 |
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani on Sunday announced that the board s chief executive, Wasim Khan, had stepped down from his position as head of the Cricket Committee. The PCB chairman said that Khan had assumed the role of the cricket committee s chairman when Mohsin Hasan stepped down because he himself was interested in some positions within the PCB . He is a full-time employee of the PCB, a chief executive, so he could have exerted a lot of influence over the committee, said Mani, in a conversation with the media. According to the PCB, Mani and Khan had mutually decided it would be best for Khan to step down as the head of the committee and while he will remain a part of the committee, an independent chairman for the committee will be appointed. I want this to be a completely independent committee comprised of former cricketers, including international cricketers, who can dispense clear advice, do a critical analysis and who have access to all levels of cricket, whether domestic or international. They can speak to the captain, the coach, challenge our senior officials — even Wasim, discuss the wickets, the pitches, the grounds, said the PCB chairman, as he explained the development. Wasim, too, is accountable. So it was not appropriate for him to run the committee. Mudassar Nazar s PCB contract to end next year Meanwhile, Mudassar Nazar who is the director of academies, confirmed that he will not be seeking an extension to his contract when it expires on May 31 next year. According to a PCB statement, Nazar joined the PCB as Director – Academies on 1 June 1, 2016 on a three-year contract which was extended to another year. "It has been an exciting and satisfying time with the PCB as Director – Academies. 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I had said since day one that I want to have a very professional board. Cricket is a professional game and we will benefit from cricket only when there is a professional board to run affairs. He said it was with this view that some people had decided that they must move forward and contribute differently. The PCB chairman said the future plan is to have the academy programme spread throughout the country versus just being centred in Lahore. He said six centres of excellence will be established in Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, and Quetta. The purpose will be to have development programmes induct trainees 16 years and up, then U-19 and A teams, U-19, etc. Our sporting culture, fitness programmes, dietary requirements should begin at a young age, when they first come to play. When we see they have the potential to represent Pakistan, we must turn them into professional sportsmen. For that we will need to bring in changes to our system. 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Portsmouth native Bill Whitaker will celebrate his 100th birthday this Christmas Eve. (Maria<|fim_middle|> decorating. I always had dark circles under my eyes from going to bed so late," she said. "I remember one year when we were getting ready to puts the kids' presents out I looked up and saw two of them standing in the doorway. My husband told them Santa was running behind and had asked us to help put the presents out for him."
This year, Joyner said she plans to spend her holiday weekend with surrounding family, something that has become more important to her as she's gotten older.
"The holidays have changed for me over the years because none of my family has lived in Norfolk since they left the nest," she said. "They all have their own families, but I like to visit them when I can."
Whitaker will spend his birthday and holiday visiting with in-laws and being thankful for his 100 years.
"I thank the Lord for the gift of life," he said. "It's the best gift in the world. The best gift of all-time."
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Bill Whitaker, who turns 100 years old this weekend, says the past century snuck up on him.
Whitaker was born on Christmas Eve in 1916. A Portsmouth native, Whitaker now resides at Norfolk's Commonwealth Senior Living at The Ballentine.
Whitaker, and his 94-year-old Commonwealth neighbor Dorothy Joyner, reminisced about past Christmases and how the holidays have changed over the last 100 years.
"Having a Christmas Eve birthday was OK with me because I would get double the presents," Whitaker said. "I remember one Christmas back in the 1920s during the Great Depression. Santa Claus brought me a scout knife and a pair of boots, but the economy was bad so that was all I got."
Back then the holidays were much simpler, said Whitaker.
"At that time, people waited until Christmas Eve to put up the tree. We always bought a live tree and decorated together," he said. "Nowadays, people decorate for Christmas early — I think that ruins it. Christmas doesn't mean as much as it used to."
Dorothy Joyner has lived in Norfolk all of her life. Dorothy poses with her friend Charlie Woolford, who has lived at Commonwealth Senior Living Center for four years. (Mariah Pohl)
Joyner, who has lived in Norfolk all of her life, said the types and prices of presents children look forward to receiving on Christmas have significantly changed.
"Today, most everything is electronic. Back then, we got things like bicycles and skates. If I got a pair of skates I was in hog heaven," she said. "I was into dolls growing up, and on Christmas morning when we came downstairs my dolls would be under the tree wearing brand new outfits."
Whitaker said he longed for a toy train as a boy.
"One Christmas Eve I was in bed and heard my dad running a train on the kitchen floor," he said. "I don't know how long he ran it, but on Christmas morning when we assembled it wouldn't run anymore."
The holidays have evolved over the years, but parents have always worked hard to make Christmas special for their kids, said Whitaker.
"After us kids went to bed on Christmas Eve, mom and dad would stay up late to set everything out. Then we would wake up at three or four in the morning, which woke mom and dad up, those poor people," he said. "One Christmas Day, dad got so disgusted with us that he locked us in the bedroom until it was time to get up."
Joyner recalled a similar Christmas struggle after she became a parent to four kids.
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Whether you want to see the world, test out an interest or learn a new skill, taking a gap year after high school can send you in an exciting new direction. But is it possible to have an affordable life-changing experience and still have enough money to return to the even-more expensive world of academia?
Absolutely, say the experts, and they are keenly aware of your budgetary concerns.
"Affordability is kind of my thing because, frankly, I'm kind of shocked when I see some of the prices for these gap programs," says Sue Di Filippo, owner of the student consulting business Gap Year Explorer in Arlington, Va.
But Julia Rogers, founder of Enroute Consulting in Stowe, Vt., says finding the right financial fit is all about customization.
"A gap year is open, available and possible for any budget. You have to know a little about what kind of money you have to work or play with. Then, opportunities will show themselves," she says.
Rogers and Di Filippo work with students and others to find and coordinate the best gap experience possible. Along with David Stitt, managing director of Gap 360, based in the United Kingdom, they shared some tips on affordability. Another place to find experts is at a gap year fair where you can talk with program representatives.
1. Start and save early.
The first step is talking with your parents. How much, if anything, would they be willing to contribute to a gap year or semester? What are the negotiating points: the structure of the gap program, your financial contribution, a pledge to return to school? Can you agree on a level of adventure and how to pay for it?
Meanwhile, it never hurts to put money aside as soon as you think you might want to take a gap, says Rogers, who recommends starting with part-time jobs and birthday and graduation gifts. That means planning as early as junior year or even sophomore year.
Many experts recommend splitting your gap time between working and trying something new. Di Filippo tells students to take the year in thirds, with one-third spent filling out college applications (if you haven't already been accepted and deferred going to college), one-third working and saving, and the final third traveling.
2. Try fundraising and crowdsourcing.
Fundraising can be a major tool in your gap tool belt. There are two primary methods: real-world (local) fundraising and crowdsourcing.
Local fundraising can take many forms and includes simple ideas like a car wash. Several websites have lists of suggestions, including Journeys are Made@gapyear.com, a social network created by backpackers. AFS-USA, a nonprofit focused on student exchange programs and study abroad, also has a fundraising guide on its website.For help planning a fundraiser, Rogers suggests talking with a community organization that might be interested in partnering on a gap-year project, such as raising money for an overseas medical mission.
Popular crowdsourcing sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo are also great online platforms for raising funds, and the latter has a partnership with gap-year program provider Thinking Beyond Borders. Students looking specifically to volunteer might try Volunteer Forever. The website gives you space to describe your project and then helps you raise the money through social media and crowdsourcing.
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3. Look for financial aid and school-sponsored programs.
A number of scholarships and grants are available to help fund gap programs. The American Gap Association, says Rogers, is a good source for beginning your search.If you're still applying to colleges, consider schools with a gap or bridge-year option. For example, Tufts University's 1+4 Bridge Year Service Learning Program places admitted freshmen in service organizations for a year before they begin classes and offers varying levels of financial support. Princeton University's tuition-free Bridge Year Program is a nine-month service term in one of five international locations. And the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a competitive Global Gap Year Fellowship, offering a $7,500 stipend for a self-designed gap year.
4. Choose an experience that is self-supporting.
The more structured the gap program, the higher the cost is likely to be to cover things like staffing, says Rogers. But there are alternatives.She's a fan of WWOOF, or Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, a consortium that takes you on as a farm volunteer in exchange for room and board, one way to offset the costs of a gap year."It's an excellent way to travel the world," she says. And she speaks from experience: She worked on a WWOOF farm in New Zealand.Those interested in Australia, says Di Filippo, can secure a visa and work in the hospitality field or on a ranch for upwards of $20 an hour, through programs like Take Australia or Visitoz.
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I have had diagnosed clinical depression for ten years, and probably the undiagnosed version for many years before that. It it likely that I can thank my father for this lovely gift, as he enjoyed it's effects for many years. I can remember my mother searching treatment after treatment over the years, after Dad had been formally diagnosed<|fim_middle|> burning incense, with strangers in the house and although I cannot remember this, probably chanting various incantations. Poor Dad. Poor Mom! Poor Dad, because having depression is a crummy way to go through life and 'poor Mom', because living with someone who has depression, is almost as tough as having it, especially if the depression is undiagnosed and untreated. Regardless, after many years and many experiments, I vaguely remember a discussion about what my father could and could not eat with this 'new medication'. And then one day . .. . I heard Dad whistling! Yup, whistling. I cannot tell you how happy that made me, because it was my secret sign that he was happy that day and until then, had happened only rarely and sporadically. Usually it was the old number, 'Tea For Two' and it would trail into something indistinguishable. I didn't care, Dad was happy and he was happiest out in his workshop or sailing out on Kempenfeldt Bay and Lake Simcoe. I always admired my parents for the incredible strength and fortitude they displayed as they fought the demon together. Fast forward 20-30 years . . . . .
Bullying. Where Do 'They' Learn it? | . As this was just at the advent of effective anti-depression medications, some of Mom's cures where a bit 'out there'. One method she and Dad tried, was 'Transcendental Meditation'. I came home to lighted candles and | 51 |
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I always waited Intramurals every year. I wanted to show my talent in playing basketball and aside from showing I wanted to see and learn more techniques from other players to enhance my ability in playing that sport. I wanted to be a varsity when I'm in college so I can have scholarship and minimize my parents suffering in mind on how to give us a good future by sending us to school.
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Check out our Q&A with Catherine Egan, who answered some of our questions about her debut novel, her writing process, and what she's working on next:
What inspired you to write Julia Vanishes?
It was pure escapism! Writing stories is something I've done for fun since I was a kid, but I think I had more fun with this book than with anything else I've ever written – and it was at a time in my life when I really needed some fun.
I really enjoyed all of the magical and paranormal elements. What did you find most challenging when creating the world in Julia Vanishes? And what did you enjoy the most?
I tend to get very elaborate, which is fine in theory, but then I have to figure out how to scale it back and just include the necessary elements so the story isn't buried in a huge info-dump.
World-building can also feel a lot like assembling a puzzle – but the image changes each time you add a piece. So you're slowly assembling a complete picture, but the picture is morphing as you go, and it's immensely satisfying to find a piece that fits perfectly and changes everything. I love taking a scrambled bunch of pieces and a vague idea of what the whole is going to look like, then putting it all together and finding the big picture turning into something quite different from my original vision.
What was your strategy while writing? i.e. Are you a pantser or a plotter?
I think I'm some kind of stunningly inefficient combination of pantser and plotter. This is what I do: I make a very detailed outline before I begin, because I can't write without a map, but then I write something totally different. Since I do feel the need for an outline, I stop my draft to make a new outline more in line with what I'm writing, and then I keep going. Inevitably I stray from that outline as well, so I keep pausing to make new outlines until – I kid you not – I make an outline of my complete draft. That sounds ridiculous, but actually it's fairly useful to have the outline when it comes to revising.
As a debut author, what has surprised you the most about the process of publishing Julia Vanishes? Is there a moment that stands out to you as most special or enjoyable?
I was surprised at how long before publication the book is pretty much done, from my end at least! I didn't realize before that ARCs went out so far in advance. My whole experience so far has been completely lovely, but I think the moment of finding out the book had sold was probably the most exciting. I couldn't – and still can't – quite get over the amazing fact that I would be paid for doing my favorite thing. It had always seemed like a total pipe dream, and then suddenly it was real life.
If you could have lunch with a character from Julia Vanishes, who would it be and why?
A very different question from who was the most fun to write! If it comes to sharing an actual meal and an hour or so of conversation, I might choose Professor Baranyi. He's brilliant and unconventional and has been all over the world, so he would have a lot of great stories. I think Csilla would also be an entertaining lunch companion. She might never open up completely, though it would be fascinating if she did – she guards her secrets pretty closely – but she would definitely be fun and would know where to go and what to order.
What was your favorite book when you were a young adult? Did that influence your own writing at all?
In my early teens I read and reread Dodie Smith's I Capture The Castle and Jane Gardam's Bilgewater many times. Both informed my sense of first person voice, I'm sure. But even though I write YA, I find it's my childhood reading that creeps into my writing more. We're reading Diana Wynne-Jones to my older son – she was a huge favorite of mine as a kid – and I'm stunned to realize how much of my own stuff is absolutely steeped in hers, the Chrestomanci books in particular.
Can you tell us what is next for you?
I'm still working on the sequels to Julia Vanishes, but waiting not-very-patiently in the wings I've got a killer plant that's trying to take over the world, the ghost of a long-dead sculptor luring kids to his museum, a haunted international school in Tokyo, an island cut off from the rest of the world with dragons nesting in its volcano, fraught family relationships and unrequited love, some first kisses, some last kisses, memory loss and a massive flood. Not all in the same book, of course. I've got enough ideas to carry me into my dotage.
CATHERINE EGAN grew up in Vancouver, Canada. Since then, she has lived on a volcanic island in Japan (which erupted while she was there and sent her hurtling straight into the arms of her now-husband), in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Beijing, on an oil rig in the middle of Bohai Bay, then in New Jersey, and now in New Haven, Connecticut. She is currently occupied with writing books and fighting dragon armies with her warrior children. You can read more about her at catherineegan.com. Follow her on Twitter at @ByCatherineEgan.
Thank you to Catherine Egan and Random House for introducing us to the world of Julia Vanishes. Make sure you check it out when it goes on sale June 7, 2016 – for now, you can preorder wherever books are sold!
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Lauren is a twenty-something currently living in Northern Virginia. She loves to read YA books and watch movie adaptations. Lauren is passionate about many things, but reading has always been a huge part of her life. Ever since she first learned to read, her parents have always had to pry books out of her hands when it's time for other commitments. Lauren is always eager to try a new book, author, or series. She also loves music, Harry Potter, and the Washington Capitals. Follow her on Twitter: @LWengrovitz.
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County aging program enhancing opportunities
By Andrea Rosearose@therecordherald.com
CHAMBERSBURG — The Franklin County Area Agency on Aging wants people to know they have more to offer than an afternoon of Pinochle or Canasta — although a game of cards is also a good time.
The Agency on Aging provides a planned program of supported services to those 60 and older, with the goal of optimizing independence and enhancing the quality of life of county senior citizens, primarily through eight senior centers across the county, as well as connecting older adults to needed services.
Last year, the agency was awarded a $31,983 grant to purchase a computer system that allows participants at the eight senior centers across the county to pre-register for meals and sign up for activities.
"It's the most user-friendly piece of equipment we have in Franklin County," Sandra Bolinger, community services director for the Agency on Aging, told the Board of Commissioners earlier this week.
The new system also allows center directors to more easily keep track of data that not only keeps track of critical information going on at the centers, but also could help down the road with additional grant acquisitions.
"It helps<|fim_middle|> arose@therecordherald.com or 717-762-2151. | eliminate human error and offers more reliable data," Bolinger said.
But services don't stop at the door of the traditional senior center.
The agency is also trying to offer more programs that attract a more adventurous audience, such as bus trips. The next trip will be offered in November to Atlantic City.
"We're targeting two groups of people, those who attend senior centers and those who don't," Bolinger said. "We want to provide activities for the young-old. We have to get them engaged in something that is fairly active."
"The interaction is a tremendous value for mental health purposes," agreed Commissioner Bob Thomas.
Bolinger, who is only a few months into her new job, said she has lots of ideas for little ways to offer more for seniors.
"I have a vision for the Greencastle Senior Center," she said. "I think the backyard would be perfect for raised beds for gardening."
For more information or to find a local senior center, call 717-263-2153.
Contact Andrea Rose at | 212 |
I just got back from Pittsburgh Comicon yesterday evening and I want to say I had a great time. I'm linking some of my photos from the convention here – (photos). I spent my time at Pittsburgh Comicon sharing a booth with Burning Bulb Publishing authors Gary Vincent<|fim_middle|> Smith, Kurt Einhaus, Mike Maydak, Pittsburgh Comicon, Rich Bottles, Robert Hoskins, Steel City Comics, Sterling Clark, Tilted Kilt. Bookmark the permalink. | and Rich Bottles. While most of the convention was three days of discussions with people about our books, I also spend some time networking with several interesting people creating comics, illustration, and prose.
My thanks also go to Sterling Clark who had the booth beside ours and to the whole crew over at Steel City Comics who had the booth behind us. They put up with our juvenile antics and clowning around with remarkable patience.
I would also like to give a big thank you to my booth mates Gary Vincent and Rich Bottles for getting me to try out some very fine cuisine in the Pittsburgh area including the Green Forest Brazilian restaurant and the Tilted Kilt Irish Pub.
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Start up: Adele v pirates, Alphabet's challenge, Mayer's end? and more
Posted on November 24, 2015 by charlesarthur
The authentic feel of everything from Shaft to.. everything else. Photo of a wah-wah pedal by Kmeron on Flickr.
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Burma gives a big thumbs-up to Facebook » Foreign Policy
Christian Caryl:
As the vote count draws to a close, it's clear that Burma's long-suffering opposition has scored a landslide victory in Sunday's historic national election. And the leader of that opposition knows whom to thank. As she was explaining the reasons for her party's remarkable triumph in an interview with the BBC this week, Nobel Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi said this: "And then of course there's the communications revolution. This has made a huge difference. Everybody gets onto the net and informs everybody else of what is happening. And so it's much more difficult for those who wish to commit irregularities to get away with it."
She could have been a little more specific, though. When people here in Burma refer to the "Internet," what they often have in mind is Facebook — the social media network that dominates all online activity in this country to a degree unimaginable anywhere else.
Inside the problem with Alphabet » The Information
Amir Efrati and Jessica Lessin:
[Larry] Page unveiled Alphabet in August as a way to empower entrepreneurs and strong CEOs to build new companies "with a long term view." Mr. Page had already been creating new companies under Google, like Calico, the secretive life-extension startup that former Genentech CEO Art Levinson is leading.
Some of those companies wanted more autonomy from Google and its bureaucracy, on issues big and small; [Arthur] Levinson [in charge of Calico], for instance, bristled when Google's food services staff tried to apply Google's nutritional guidelines to dining areas that served Calico employees, according to several people Mr. Page told about it.
Many details about the new structure have yet to be figured out. They include whether and how Alphabet companies can raise outside capital; who will control the IP they create, especially if they borrowed some from the old Google; and how they will use Google's technical infrastructure.
If Google's world-class cybersecurity software extends to the new Alphabet companies and those companies are later spun out or sell a significant chunk of themselves to another party, will those companies still get to use the Google software? Does it make sense for people at an Alphabet company to get Alphabet stock as part of their compensation, given that the performance of Alphabet will be heavily influenced by the performance of Google Search ads?
Wireless carriers are favouring the iPhone » The Motley Fool
Sam Mattera:
The gradual decline of contract plans has sparked a wave of innovation in the U.S. wireless industry. In the past, consumers mostly signed two-year agreements in exchange for heavily subsidized handsets. Today, they have a vast array of choices, including installment options and leasing programs. Most of these plans reduce upfront costs by doing away with down payments, and give consumers the ability to upgrade their smartphones more often.
But some of these plans – the most advantageous, in fact – are only available to buyers of Apple's iPhone.
I could have sworn that the hot take on the end of subsidies (aka contract plans) was that it meant dire trouble for Apple.
The last days Of Marissa Mayer? » Forbes
Miguel Helft goes into detail and finds many of the same stories we've been hearing for the past couple of years:
Mayer hired some executives without fully vetting them with her team, and some of those decisions proved costly. One of her first big hires was Google sales executive Henrique De Castro, brought on as chief operating officer. De Castro failed to meet sales goals and Mayer fired him after 15 months, but not before he reportedly pocketed as much as $109 million in compensation and severance. Mayer also spent a year without a chief information officer after her IT operations chief David Dibble quit for personal reasons in 2013. In August 2014 Mayer finally announced to her executive staff that she had found the right person in Netflix executive Mike Kail, who came recommended by her husband, the investor Zachary Bogue. Three months later Netflix sued Kail for fraud, after he allegedly collected kickbacks from vendors. Yahoo quietly let him go in May.
Mayer's propensity for micromanaging also exasperated many of her executives. By her own admission, Mayer spent an entire weekend working with a team of designers to revamp the Yahoo corporate logo, debating such details as the right slant for the exclamation point (9 degrees from vertical). Mayer also insisted on personally reviewing even minor deviations from a compensation policy she had instituted. When managers wanted to give top performers a bonus or raise above the parameters she had set, they had to write her an e-mail explaining the circumstances and wait for an approval or denial. Some managers dispute that this was a hard-and-fast rule. Mayer also insisted on reviewing the terms given to hundreds of contractors and vendors on a quarterly basis, whether they were engineers or writers or makeup artists. "She would go line by line and decide on what date a contract should end," says a senior executive. Adds another: "It was a colossal waste of time."
There's detail, and then there's detail that doesn't merit a chief executive's very expensive time.
EE proposes restrictions on mobile adverts » Telegraph
Christopher Williams:
EE, Britain's biggest mobile operator, is considering introducing technology that will hand smartphone users the power to control the advertising they see online, in a clampdown that would cause major upheaval in the £2bn mobile advertising market.
Olaf Swantee, EE's chief executive, has launched a strategic review that will decide whether the operator should help its 27 million customers to restrict the quantity and type of advertising that reaches their devices, amid concern over increasingly intrusive practices.
The review will look at options for creating new tools for subscribers that would allow them to block some forms of advertising on the mobile web and potentially within apps, such as banners that pop up on top of pages or videos that play automatically. EE customers could also get the ability to control the overall volume of advertising.
Mr Swantee told The Sunday Telegraph: "We think it's important that, over time, customers start to be offered more choice and control over the level and intensity of ads on mobile.
"For EE, this is not about adblocking, but about starting an important debate around customer choice, controls and the level of ads customers receive."
It's about adblocking. And potentially creating a whitelist.. in paid-for manner?
Syria's climate-fuelled conflict, in one stunning comic strip » Mother Jones
I would hotlink to the strip directly, to embed it, but that would probably take more scrolling room than you want to bother with here. However, it makes a crucial point: the Arab Spring wasn't caused by some abrupt realisation among the peoples of the Middle East that democracy would be nice; instead, it was driven by the rising cost of staple foods and rural displacement to cities, which created huge tensions – which authoritarian regimes couldn't handle without causing more unrest.
Thus when people snigger at Prince Charles saying that the refugee crisis is a result of climate change, he's not the one who's wrong; they are.
Adele is NOT No.1 on this chart (and it's a really important one) » Music Business Worldwide
Tim Ingham:
The Pirate Bay's regularly-updated Music chart shows the 100 most popular torrents on the service in the past 48 hours.
The shock news: [Adele's new album] 25 is nowhere. Literally nowhere.
Below, you can see the 25 most popular music files on TPB as of yesterday morning (November 22) UK time – two days after the astonishingly successful release of Adele's new LP.
Not only does 25 not feature in the tracks we've featured above – it didn't feature in the entire top 100.
It was the same story on Saturday (November 21) – a day after release – and it's the same story this morning.
Adele did briefly claim a position on the TPB chart yesterday, MBW noticed – at No.63, with her previous release 21 – but she's since disappeared.
Speaks again to the different generations interested in Adele. If it had been, say, a new Nine Inch Nails album, it would have been all over the pirate sites.
I worked in a video store for 25 years. Here's what I learned as my industry died » Vox
Dennis Perkins makes the point that a lot of it is about choice and curation:
It was a point of pride that we had everything and could turn people on to some obscurity we knew would appeal. A video store had sneaky cultural punching power — movies championed by our staff got watched. They stayed alive. You know, as long as we did.
By contrast: Netflix routinely adds and removes films at a whim based almost exclusively on licensing agreements. These agreements just don't mean that movies any respectable video store would have remain "unavailable for streaming," but that a substantial portion of Netflix's (rather small) 10,000 film inventory is garbage: direct-to-DVD movies (or movies that bypass DVD for streaming entirely) accepted as part of package deals to get the rights to titles somebody might actually want to see. Although not everything you might want to see. As of this writing, you can't watch Annie Hall, Argo, The Exorcist, This Is Spinal Tap, Taxi Driver, Schindler's List, The Muppet Movie, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Fight Club, or Frozen on Netflix. You can, however, stream Transmorphers or Atlantic Rim, two suspiciously titled low-budget knockoffs of the movie you meant to watch.
His other key point: you had to choose to go to a video store. Netflix and its kin generally offer "let's settle for this" content.
How LSD microdosing became the hot new business trip » Rolling Stone
Andrew Leonard:
"Ken" is 25, has a master's degree from Stanford and works for a tech startup in San Francisco, doing a little bit of everything: hardware and software design, sales and business development. Recently, he has discovered a new way to enhance his productivity and creativity, and it's not Five Hour Energy or meditation.
Ken is one of a growing number of professionals who enjoy taking "microdoses" of psychedelics – in his free time and, occasionally, at the office. "I had an epic time," he says at the end of one such day. "I was making a lot of sales, talking to a lot of people, finding solutions to their technical problems."
A microdose is about a tenth of the normal dose – around 10 micrograms of LSD, or 0.2-0.5 grams of mushrooms. The dose is subperceptual – enough, says Rick Doblin, founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, "to feel a little bit of energy lift, a little bit of insight, but not so much that you are tripping."
This will become the new go-to explanation for crazy startup ideas.
The invention of the wah-wah pedal » Priceonomics
In 1965, in a small back room of a Los Angeles facility, Thomas Organ's engineers began to build Vox amplifiers. Among these engineers was a bright-eyed 20-year-old by the name of Brad Plunkett.
Plunkett was given a challenging task by Thomas Organ's CEO: he was to take apart a Vox AC-100 guitar amp and find a way to make it cheaper to produce while still maintaining the sound quality.
"The first thing I noticed," he recalls in the documentary Cry Baby, "was this little switch [on the amp] entitled 'MRB.'"
This switch, invented by British engineer Dick Denney and installed on all Vox AC-100 amps at the time, stood for "middle range boost." When flicked on, it would highlight the middle sound frequencies of the guitar (notes between 300 and 5,000 hertz); in doing so, it would tame the extremes (very high and very low pitches), and produce a flattened, smoother sound. Plunkett realized that he could replace this pricey switch with a potentiometer – essentially an adjustable knob that divided voltages and acts as a variable resistor – and achieve the same effect.
"The switches were very expensive, about $4 each," Plunkett continues. "The potentiometer would only cost about 30 cents."
After a few days of fiddling around with spare parts, Plunkett succeeded in designing a circuit that could change the frequency of notes by simply rotating a potentiometer. Then, something unexpected happened.
(This makes an hour-long video.)
Patented as "foot controlled continuously variable preference circuit for musical instruments". The patent came too late. Everyone could figure it out. Still, should the wah-wah pedal be added to the list of serendipitous discoveries, along with vulcanized rubber and Post-It notes?
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Kreitzer's Critter Corral Puppy Rescue (KCCPR) is proud to present our SEVENTH running of The Puppy Rescue 5K Race on April 6<|fim_middle|> a T-shirt.
If you are running in the 5k you are welcome to run in the FUN RUN at no charge.
Can't come to the 5k? You can still help. Register as a Virtual Runner and we will send you the super cute T-shirt.
Virtual Runner sign-up is $30.00 and includes a T-shirt.
Dogs can run the 5k with there owners for a $10.00 registration fee. One dog per registered runner. All dogs running will receive their very own bandana.
All dogs must be current on their rabies vaccine.
Make it more fun to run. Encourage your friends to run with you. Create or join a team.
Award will be presented to the team with the most registered runners. | , 2019 and we want YOU to be a part of this wonderful event!
KCCPR has been rescuing puppies for 15 years. We believe that all animals are God's creatures and we are put on this earth to care for them as Christ cares for us (Matthew 25:40) We cannot think of a better way to continue to build on what God has entrusted us with.
This year's 5K proceeds go directly to support the animals in our care. With your support we will extend our outreach and, ultimately, our mission of Saving Lives, One Puppy at a Time.
Run for Fun or warm up before the 5K!! The Fun Run is $15.00 and includes | 151 |
Tidyi - There Is Nothing Wrong with You.
Tidyi
There Is Nothing Wrong with You.
self-released; 2017
3.6 out of 5
By Dan Weston
Tidyi is the solo effort from Alex Buhlig. He released There Is Nothing Wrong with You. earlier this year which is a nine-song album.
This is a dense album which just feels like it has a lot of things going on. The drums are constantly on full assault and the guitars are covered in distortion. It's an album that really demands exceptional production and recording quality. Suffice it to say there were a number of issues in this department with the main one being the separation of instruments and the ability to hear the vocals. There Is Nothing<|fim_middle|> track has some synth inspired moments towards the end of the track.
As the album progress the album is pretty solid including the notable "Wormhole" which is quite epic.
Despite the issues I had with the recording quality at times I was still able to enjoy the album. The songs are sprawling as fit so much in that each song take you through a dynamic journey. It's definitely worth some of your time to check out.
There Is Nothing Wrong with You. by Tidyi | Wrong with You. embraces genres like prog rock, post-rock and metal and thought I thought some of the playing was excellent. I just wanted to hear more details.
Up first is "Out in Front." You are treated to rumbling dissonance that takes over the stereo width before the assault of instrumentation happens. A constant kick drum and aggressive lead guitar is almost overwhelming. The song sounds like old school German Industrial music. If you enjoy this song you will enjoy the rest of the album.
There is no warning that "Sphinx" sounds like the beginning of "Even Flow" on steroids. The song is intense and the drumming is out of control. I was starting to warm up to his vocal style even though it was so buried in the mix.
"The Internet Doctor" was a highlight and I enjoyed the pacing of the song and the unorthodox changes that happened throughout. The guitar work towards the end is chaotic in a good way. "Trigger Warning" is pure technical talent and marches forward with a military-like precision while the title | 210 |
Why bother with Sales Stages?
Getting deals to move through the pipeline towards final [successful] close is THE role of sales people. In our experience the more you align the sales stages [your sales process] with those in the clients buying process the better will be the velocity of your pipeline.
Imagine for a minute that you have a number of sales stages through which a sales person should take the opportunity from opportunity creation to won. Then imagine that the sales team actually do follow these stages towards closing opportunities rather than skipping a number to won or lost. Many sales people do not fully adopt sales stages and this perhaps says something about alignment, or lack of, with how customers buy.
Why have sales stages in the first place?
They are a good way to capture best practice<|fim_middle|> into your qualification approach.
Develop resources to help sales people at each of the sales stages (a playbook) to engage customers in a more consistent and effective manner. | , the "what needs to be done" for successful closure of an opportunity. In today's world they are often developed into more structured sales playbooks and other tools to make the sales person objectively question their position on a given opportunity (our Deal Sheet Application is a good example of a tool to help salespeople see where they are objectively).
They provide a useful measure of the progress of an opportunity through the pipeline for sales management. It also allows managers to see where deals are not progressing through the pipeline and offers a great tool to measure effectiveness of the sales team.
Consider who your customers are. Segment them appropriately based on how they procure the services you might offer them.
Understand their buying process (see some info here to help) and capture, discuss and share this.
Review your sales stages against the buying process and is their a good fit? If not, change it to reflect how the customers buy in this area of your business.
Capture the key elements of qualification | 194 |
Home County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation Photo Collection View of former Lorbeer section of San Dimas Park
View of former Lorbeer section of San Dimas Park
Title View of former Lorbeer section of San Dimas Park
Date 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964
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Park Name San Dimas Canyon Community Regional Park and Nature Center
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Address 1628 North Sycamore Canyon Road< San Dimas, CA 91773
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Joe McLean, Reporter
Published: March 11, 2022, 4:31 PM
Updated: March 1<|fim_middle|>-Cent Sales Tax Oversight Committee.
It's particularly an issue as the Duval County School Board began considering a property tax increase to help retrain experienced teachers as the district faces more than 400 teacher vacancies as well as funding arts and athletics.
The feelings come through in comments from News4JAX Insiders.
"The half-cent sales tax should be used to set up shops to teach trades," wrote an Insider with the username "Jax Beach."
Another Insider with the username "Don Todd" wrote: "The governing bodies of this nation do not care about its tax paying citizens, their motto is pay up, shut up, and don't ask questions."
The committee recommended that Duval County Public Schools make more of an effort to let the community know how the tax revenue is being used, possibly even posting signs outside the schools where maintenance or construction is happening.
"I think what really is going to please the public is when they start to see shovels in the ground and start to see new schools go up and new buildings go up," Rogers said. "I think people will really start to see the progress and work on their tax dollars at work."
Another recommendation was to create a separate online dashboard to specifically display the information about charter schools and how much of this tax revenue is going to them. By law, charter schools do receive a slice of school tax revenue in Duval County.
Joe McLean
Joe covers education and breaking news. He is a frequent contributor to the News4Jax I-team and Trust Index coverage. | 1, 2022, 6:28 PM
Tags: Taxes, Duval County, DCPS, Duval County Public Schools, Half-Cent Sales Tax, Money, Jacksonville, Education
Report: Duval's half-cent sales tax garners $110M in 1st year, but public awareness needs improvement
Published: March 11, 2022, 4:31 PM Updated: March 11, 2022, 6:28 PM
The committee overseeing Duval County's half-cent sales tax for school improvement said in its first annual report it's already ahead of schedule for how much revenue has been collected.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The committee overseeing Duval County's half-cent sales tax for school improvement said in its first annual report it's already ahead of schedule for how much revenue has been collected.
According to the report, the county's half-cent sales tax generated more than $110 million in 2021, the first year that the tax has been in effect since it was approved by voters to help repair and replace aging schools. That's well ahead of the projection of $88 million for last year.
The money is specifically earmarked for new school construction, backlogged maintenance projects and security upgrades -- with each school's to-do list spelled out in an online dashboard.
As of the latest update, 48 different projects are taking bids right now -- 46 are in the design phase, one is under construction and four are completed.
Even projects that haven't started yet have sales tax revenue already designated.
North Shore Elementary is budgeted to get more than $4.6 million from the sales tax for deferred maintenance work. And nearly $29 million in sales tax revenue is going to Rutledge Pearson Elementary to demolish the school and replace it.
The committee's report also pointed to an ongoing challenge -- public frustration, confusion and a lack of awareness.
"Oftentimes, when information is out there, people tend to assume, and so I think, again, educating the community on the progress on the project helps with that," said Hank Rogers, chairman of the Duval County Half | 454 |
John, the Apostle
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary<|fim_middle|>itions.
1. John the Apostle, and John the Presbyter:
Thus the early traditions of the churches are available for the life of John the son of Zebedee. But there still remain many blank spaces in that life. After the reference to the pillar apostles in Gal, silence falls on the life of John, and we know nothing of his life and activity until we read of his banishment to Patmos, and meet with those references to the old man at Ephesus, which occur in the Christian literature of the 2nd century. One point of interest relates to the (genuine) quotation from Papias, preserved by Eusebius ( Historia Ecclesiastica , III, 39), regarding a "Presbyter John," a disciple of the Lord, who was one of his living authorities. Were there two Johns at Ephesus? Or was there only one? Or, if there was only one, was he John the Evangelist, or only John the Presbyter? Here there is every possible variety of opinion. Many hold that there were two, and many that there was only one. Many who hold that there was only one, hold that the one was John the son of Zebedee; others hold, with equal assurance, that he was a distinct person. Obviously, it is impossible to discuss the question adequately here. After due consideration, we lean to the conclusion that there was only one John at Ephesus, and he the son of Zebedee. For the proof of this, impossible within our limits, we refer to the learned argument of John Chapman, in his work John the Presbyter and the Fourth Gospel (1911).
2. Characteristic Traditions:
Into the traditions which cluster round John in Ephesus it is not necessary to enter in detail (compare Godet, op. cit., 57 ff). According to the tradition universally accepted in the church, John survived till the time of Trajan (98 AD). Striking and characteristic things are told of him in harmony with the touches we find in the Synoptic Gospels. The story of his rushing forth from the bath when Cerinthus, the heretic, entered it (Irenaeus, Adv . Haer ., iii. 3,4) recalls the characteristics of him whom Jesus called "son of thunder." The same tone of exclusiveness, modified by larger experience, is found in the 1st Epistle, which so frequently and so decisively discriminates between those who believe in Jesus and those who do not.
IV. The Character of John.
The general character of this great apostle is already sufficiently apparent. While we recall the illustrative facts found in the Synoptics, that James and John were the two who wished to call down fire from heaven on the inhospitable village, that John was one of those who desired one of the chief places in the kingdom, that he it was who forbade the man to cast out demons in the name of Jesus because he followed not with them, we do not forget that on each of these occasions he was corrected and rebuked by the Master, and he was not the kind of man who could not profit by the rebuke of Jesus. So that vehemence of disposition was held in check, and, while still in existence, was under control, and allowed to have vent only on occasions when it was permissible, and even necessary. So in his writings, and in the reflections in the Gospel, we note the vehemence displayed, but now directed only against those who refused to believe in, and to acknowledge, Jesus.
"A quiet and thoughtful temperament is by no means inconsistent with a certain vehemence, when, on occasions, the pent-up fire flashes forth; indeed, the very violence of feeling may help to foster an habitual quietude, lest word or deed should betray too deep an emotion. Then it is not without significance that, in the three narratives which are cited from the Gospels to prove the overbearing temper of John, we are expressly told that Jesus corrected him. Are we to suppose that these rebukes made no impression? Is it not more likely that they sank deep into his heart, and that the agony of beholding his Master's crucifixion made them ineffaceable? Then, if not before, began that long development which changed the youthful son of thunder into the aged apostle of love" (Drummond, op. cit, 410,411).
But love itself has its side of vehemence, and the intensity of love toward a person or a cause may be measured by the intensity of aversion and of hatred toward their contradictories. There are many reflections in the Gospel and in the Epistles which display this energy of hatred toward the work of the devil, and toward those dispositions which are under the influence of the father of lies. We simply notice these, for they prove that the fervent youth who was devoted to his Master carried with him to the end the same disposition which was characteristic of him from the beginning.
In addition to books mentioned in article, see the list of works appended to article on JOHN , GOSPEL OF .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'John, the Apostle'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/j/john-the-apostle.html. 1915.
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John (the Apostle)
The Apostle John
Ἰωάννης , Ἰωνάθας
Sources of the Life of John:
The sources for the life of the apostle John are of various kinds, and of different degrees of trustworthiness. There are the references in the Synoptic Gospels, which may be used simply and easily without any preliminary critical inquiry into their worth as sources; for these Gospels contain the common tradition of the early church, and for the present purpose may be accepted as trustworthy. Further, there are the statements in Acts and in Galatians, which we may use without discussion as a source for the life of John. There is next the universal tradition of the 2nd century, which we may use, if we can show that the John of Ephesus, who bulks so largely in the Christian literature of the 2nd and 3centuries, is identical with the son of Zebedee. Further, on the supposition that the son of Zebedee is the author of the Johannine writings of the New Testament, there is another source of unequaled value for the estimate of the life and character of the son of Zebedee in these writings. Finally, there is the considerable volume of tradition which gathered around the name of John of Ephesus, of which, picturesque and interesting though the traditions be, only sparing use can be made.
I. Witness of the New Testament.
Addressing ourselves first to the Synoptic Gospels, to Acts and to Galatians, we ask, What, from these sources, can we know of the apostle John? A glance only need be taken at the Johannine writings, more fully discussed elsewhere in relation to their author.
1. The Synoptic Gospels:
That John was one of the two sons of Zebedee, that he became one of the disciples of Jesus, that at His call he forsook all and followed Jesus, and was thereafter continuously with Jesus to the end, are facts familiar to every reader of the Synoptic Gospels. The call was given to John and to his brother James at the Sea of Galilee, while in a boat with their father Zebedee, "mending their nets" (Matthew 4:21 , Matthew 4:22 , and parallel passages). "Come ye after me," said Jesus, "and I will make you to become fishers of men" (Mark 1:17; on the earlier call in Judea, John 1:35 ff, see below). That Zebedee was a man of considerable wealth may be inferred from the fact that he had "hired servants" with him ( Mark 1:20 ), and that his wife was one of those women who ministered of their substance to Jesus and His disciples (Matthew 27:55 , Matthew 27:56 ). Comparison of the latter passage with Mark 15:40 , Mark 15:41 identifies the wife of Zebedee, John's mother, with Salome, and it seems a fair inference from John 19:25 , though all do not accept it, that Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Salome, the wife of Zebedee, were sisters. On this view, James and John were cousins of Jesus, and were also related to the family of John the Baptist. The name of John appears in all the lists of the apostles given in the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 10:2 and parallels). While his name appears rarely in a position by itself, he is still one of the most prominent of the disciples. With Peter and James he is present at the raising of the daughter of Jairus ( Mark 5:37; Luke 8:51 ff). These three were also present at the transfiguration (Mt 17; Mk 9; Lk 9). They were nearest to the Lord at the agony of Gethsemane. In all these cases nothing characteristic of John is to be noted. He is simply present as one of the three, and therefore one of the most intimate of the disciples. But there is something characteristic in an incident recorded by Luke ( Luke 9:54 ), in which James and John are represented as wishing to call down fire on a Sam village, which had refused them hospitality. From this can be inferred something of the earnestness, zeal, and enthusiasm of the brothers, and of their high sense of what was due to their Master. Peter, James, John, and Andrew are the four who asked Jesus about the prophecies He had uttered: "Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when these things are all about to be accomplished?" (Mark 13:4 ). Then there is the request of their mother as to the place she desired for her sons in the coming kingdom (Mark 10:35 ff). To Peter and John was entrusted the task of preparation for the keeping of the Passover ( Luke 22:8 ). Once John stands alone, and asks what we may consider a characteristic question: "Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us" (Mark 9:38; Luke 9:49 ). From these notices we see that John was in the front rank of the disciples, and we see also that he was so far conscious of the position he held, and of the intimate connection he had with the Master. We note further that John was a young man of fiery zeal, and of a tendency toward intolerance and exclusiveness. The zeal and the intolerance are in evidence in the desire to call down fire upon the Samaritan village, and the tendency toward exclusiveness is manifested in the request of his mother as to the place her sons were to occupy in the kingdom. They desire to have the highest positions. These tendencies were not encouraged by Jesus. They were rebuked by Him once and again, but the tendencies reveal the men. In harmony with these notices of character and temperament is the name given to the brothers by Jesus, "Boanerges," "Sons of thunder" (Mark 3:17 ), which, whatever else may be meant by it, means strength, unexpectedness, and zeal approaching to methods of violence.
2. Acts and Galatians:
John is found in company with Peter in the opening scenes in Acts. He is with Peter while the man at the gate was healed (Acts 3:1 ff). He is with Peter on the mission to Samaria ( Acts 8:14 ff). He is with Peter and James, the Lord's brother, at the interview with Paul recorded in Gal 2, and the three are described by Paul as the pillar apostles ( Galatians 2:9 ). This interview is of importance because it proves that John had survived his brother James, whose death is recorded in Acts 12; at all events that John and James were not killed by the Jews at the same time, as some now contend that they were. This contention is considered below.
3. The Johannine Writings: Gospel and Revelation:
Much is to be learned of the apostle John from the Fourth Gospel, assuming the Gospel to have been written by him. We learn from it that he was a disciple of John the Baptist (John 1:35 ), that he was one of the first six disciples called by Jesus in His early ministry in Judea (John 1:37-51 ), and that he was present at all the scenes which he describes in the Gospel. We find later that he had a home in Jerusalem, and was acquainted with many there. To that home he took Mary, the mother of Jesus, whom the dying Saviour entrusted to his care (John 19:26 , John 19:27 ). Much more also we learn of him and of his history, for the Gospel is a spiritual biography, a record of the growth of faith on the part of the writer, and of the way in which his eyes were opened to see the glory of the Lord, until faith seems to have become vision. He was in the inner circle of the disciples, indeed, nearest of all to Jesus, "the disciple whom Jesus loved" (John 13:23; John 19:26; John 20:2; John 21:7 , John 21:20 ), and, because of that love, became the apostle of love (see, further, JOHN , GOSPEL OF; JOHN , EPISTLES OF; JOHANNINE THEOLOGY ).
The Book of Revelation, likewise traditionally ascribed to John, bears important witness to the apostle's banishment in later life to the isle of Patmos in the Aegean (John 1:9 ). There he received the visions recorded in the book. The banishment probably took place in the reign of Domitian (see REVELATION ), with whose practice it was entirely in consonance (on the severity of such exile, compare Sir W.M. Ramsay, Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia , chapter viii). The testimony is of high importance in its bearing on the disputed question of John's residence in Asia, a point now to be discussed.
II. Alleged Early Martyrdom of John: Criticism of Evidence.
1. Recent Denial of John's Residence in Ephesus:
The consentient testimony of the church of the 2nd century is that the later years of John were spent at Ephesus, where he wrote his Gospel, and gathered round him many disciples (see the evidence drawn out in detail in Godet, Commentary on Gospel of John , 43 ff; compare also Lightfoot, "The School of Ephesus," in Essays on the Work Entitled "Supernatural Religion" ). Before, however, we can use the traditions connected with this residence at Ephesus, it is needful to inquire into the statement alleged to be made by Papias that John, the son of Zebedee, was killed by the Jews at an early date. It is plain, that, if this statement is correct, the apostle could not be the author of the Johannine writings in the New Testament, universally dated near the end of the 1st century.
2. Grounds of Denial:
The evidence for the statement that John was early killed by the Jews is thus summed up by Dr. Moffatt: "The evidence for the early martyrdom of John the son of Zebedee is, in fact, threefold: (a) a prophecy of Jesus preserved in Mark 10:39 = Matthew 20:23 , (b) the witness of Papias, and (c) the calendars of the church" ( Intro to Lit. of New Testament , 602). Our limits do not admit of an exhaustive examination of this so-called evidence, but, happily, an exhaustive examination is not needed.
(a) The first head proceeds on an assumption which is not warranted, namely, that a prophecy of Jesus would not be allowed to stand, if it were not evidently fulfilled. In the present instance, a literal fulfillment of the prophecy ("The cup that I drink ye shall drink," etc.) is out of the question, for there is no hint that either James or John was crucified. We must therefore fall back on the primary meaning of martyrdom, and recognize a fulfillment of the prophecy in the sufferings John endured and the testimony he bore for the Master's sake (thus Origen, etc.).
(b) Dr. Moffatt lays great stress on what he calls the testimony of Papias. But the alleged testimony of Papias is not found in any early authority, and then occurs in writers not of any great value from the point of view of critical investigation. It is found in a passage of Georgius Hamartolus (9th century), and is held to be corroborated by a fragment of an epitome (7th or 8th century) of the Chronicle of Philip Sidetes (5th century), a thoroughly untrustworthy writer. The passage from Georgius may be seen in convenient form in Lightfoot's Apostolic Fathers , 513-19. It tells that John survived to the time of Nerva, quotes a saying of Papias that he was killed by the Jews, states that this was in fulfillment of the prophecy of Jesus above referred to, and goes on to say, "So the learned Origen affirms in his interpretation of Matthew's Gospel, that John was martyred, declaring that he had learnt the last from the successors of the apostles" (Lightfoot, op. cit., 531). Fortunately, the statement of Origen can be tested, and it by no means, as Moffatt admits (op. cit., 604), bears out the meaning attached to it. Origen is of opinion that the prophecy of Jesus was sufficiently fulfilled by the fact of John's banishment to Patmos and his sufferings there. This, according to him, is what tradition taught and what the prophecy meant. From the whole statement of Georgius, which expressly declares that John survived till the time of Nerva, nothing can be inferred in support of the so-called quotation from Papias. It is to be remembered that the writings of Papias were known to Irenaeus and to Eusebius, and it is inconceivable that, if such a statement was to be found in these, they would have ignored it, and have given currency to a statement contradictory to it. No stress, therefore, can be laid on the alleged quotation. We do not know its context, nor is there anything in the literature of the first 3 centuries corroborative of it. In the citation in the epitome of Philip, Papias is made to speak of "John the divine" ( ho theológos ). This title is not applied to John till the close of the 4th century.
(c) As regards the 3line of evidence instanced by Dr. Moffatt - church calendars, in which James and John are commemorated together as martyrs - it is even more worthless than the other two. On the nature and origin of these martyrologies, Dr. J. Drummond may be quoted: "They were constructed in process of time out of local calendars. At some period in the 2nd half of the 5th century, a martyrology was formed by welding together a number of provincial calendars, Roman, Italian, Spanish, and Gallic, into what was in effect a general martyrology of Western Europe. At Nicomedia, about the year 350, a similar eastern martyrology was formed out of the local calendars, and this was translated with curtailments into Syriac at Edessa about the year 400. It is a copy of this, made in 411, which is now in the British Museum" ( Inquiry into Character and Authorship of the Fourth Gospel , 232). If this is a true account of the rise and origin of martyrologies we need not be surprised that Sir W. M. Ramsay speaks as follows: "That James and John, who were not slain at the same time, should be commemorated together, is the flimsiest conceivable evidence that John was killed early in Jerusalem. The bracketing together of the memory of apostles who had some historical connection in life, but none in death, must be regarded as the worst side, historically speaking, of the martyrologies" ( The First Christian Century , 49, note).
III. The Ephesian Trad | 3,289 |
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32nd Southern Kantou MSX users meeting
About once every two months, the remaining MSX users from in and around Tokyo gather in Kawasaki city for a friendly chat and to catch up with the latest MSX developments. About two weeks ago, on February the 29th 2004, another meeting took place. This day featured an attempt<|fim_middle|>, which allows you to use MSX cartridge games on a pc, officially isn't shipped to its customers yet. Mr. Yokoi however had gone to the factory to pick one up in order to show at the meeting.
As can be seen on the pictures above, internally the Game Reader consists of only one chip. The chip and print reside in a black plastic casing. The entrance to the cartridge connector is protected by a black flap, which springs back automatically when the game cartridge is released.
After the discussion, about half of the 23 people who visited the meeting set out for a restaurant. The atmosphere was quite lively, and in the end we lost track of time. It was after 11 o'clock at night when we finally left to go home. It was a fun day.
I would like to thank Takashi Kobayashi of Gigamix for his cooperation. Many of the pictures accompanying this article were taken by Mr. Kobayashi, but he kindly granted permission to use his material. Kobayashi-san, arigatou. | of a MSX user to measure his collection in meters, a demonstration of the rare Konami MSX game A1 Grand Prix, and the first public introduction of the MSX Game Reader.
More than 6 meters of MSX software
Although the event space was open from early afternoon, the more interesting events started around 4 o'clock, when Mr. Aoki (alias Mr. Land) rose up to the challenge of measuring the size of his MSX collection in meters! This rather unconvential way of counting software has become popular in MSX circles in Japan ever since a second hand store put its dead stock for sale on the Yahoo auction site (also discussed in this forum thread).
It took Mr. Aoki quite some time to unpack his extensive collection. Out his boxes came among other things the complete Wizardry series, originals of Ascii C 1.2, MSX-DOS 2 tools, SBUG2 and many books on programming. Mr. Aoki's collection also comprises quite a few hardly known titles, some of which aren't even indexed on the MSX software database Tagoo and are also lacking from the MSX Association's software collection.
One of the surprising aspects of Mr. Aoki's collection was the low number of Konami titles. The owner told me that he also used to collect Famicom titles. For MSX, he only bought the titles which weren't released on Famicom. Unfortunately for Mr. Aoki, after he moved out of his parental home, his mother decided to clean out the closet. She threw away not only all Famicom titles, but also a substantial number of MSX titles. Titles like Space Manbow were thus entrusted to the local garbage collector.
Actually, a lady at the meeting commented that she spotted some MSX software among street garbage as well recently. I myself also share these experiences, so from that point of view, a job as garbage collector in Japan might prove quite attractive for some MSX collectors.
Demonstration of A1 Grand Prix
After admiring the Aoki collection, the next item on the menu was A1 Grand Prix. First, the proud owner of this game, Mr. Kobayashi, gave a demonstration. On his first attempt, he made it to the last level, which allowed me and the others to get a good impression of the game. Later on, I gave it a try myself, but unfortunately I couldn't get used very well to the manual gear system.
I asked Mr. Kobayashi if he could provide me with some details of the game. Most interesting detail is probably the copy protection. A1 Grand Prix could only be obtained as a download from the Links network, a network operative in the 80's in Japan. To connect to this network, a Links modem was required. Each Links modem had an unique product id. Games like A1 Grand Prix register the product id of the modem with which they were initially used, allowing further use only in combination with that particular modem.
The game itself consist of two files. The first file contains the data for the Konami logo -two waves and the name 'Konami' in white on a blue background- plus the title screen of the game. It also comprises an option screen in which the player can choose between 'Network game' and 'Training game'. After selecting 'Training game' -the 'Network game' is unusable now that the Links network is gone- the second file is loaded which contains the actual game. Those interested in the game itself are referred to an earlier forum thread. Pictures of the game are available at the Gigamix site at this location.
First public introduction of the MSX Game Reader
The Southern Kantou MSX users meeting also includes an informal session in which some interesting trends in the present MSX community are discussed. Chairman is Mr. Yokoi of the MSX Association. To enliven the session, Mr. Yokoi brought an official MSX Game Reader with him. This device | 816 |
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Yalla-Y-Poora was a showpiece of Victoria's Western District. The Fraser's are in the process of restoring the old homestead.
As Jane Fraser sees it, there are so many whys in Yalla-Y-Poora homestead, a huge bluestone mansion at Tatyoon in Victoria's Western District. Why did the founding Ware family build in such a mishmash of styles? There are Gothic, Palladian, Federation and high Victorian elements to the two-storey homestead. Why is it asymmetrical? And the big why: Why did they decide to dismantle the original homestead, which was completed in 1857, and just over 50 years later, rebuild a few hundred metres away?
Yalla-Y-Poora has belonged to Jane's husband, Tim's family since<|fim_middle|> to rather over the top.
© 2019 Australian Country Magazines | his grandfather bought it in 1965. The 3500-acre (1400-hectare) property is a mere shadow of the 66,493-acre (27,000-hectare) original, which was taken up by squatters Thompson and Stevens in 1841 and believed to be named for an Aboriginal term meaning trees by water. They had taken five months to overland their sheep from Yass in the NSW Southern Tablelands and set up camp on the banks of the Fiery Creek. After 13 years the property was sold to James Austin, who in turn sold it to Jeremiah Ware in 1856. Jeremiah and his brothers, John and Joseph came from Tasmania to establish their sheep run and created an empire, which at its peak ran 60,000 sheep that took the shearing team in the 20-stand shed months to get through the annual clip.
While the reasons for the style of the current homestead may be lost in the mists of time, there's absolutely no doubt about the appearance of the original as Austrian-born artist Eugene von Guerard was a friend and frequent visitor to the station and of course, painted many works during his stays at Yalla-Y-Poora. Von Guerard had come to Australia in 1852 at the beginning of the Victorian gold rush. He headed straight to Ballarat and while he didn't find a fortune he did make a living by taking commissions from wealthy landowners, particularly in the Western District. His 1864 work paints a bucolic picture of the long, colonnaded homestead by the creek, which by that stage had been dammed by a weir to provide water for a woolscour for the sheep. A man leans on a fence, presumably surveying his estate, with a giant haystack by the house, a little church, a couple of windmills and a few outbuildings including the huge bluestone shearing shed in the distance. A horse-drawn carriage is coming up the driveway and a couple is messing about in a boat on the creek.
It's hardly surprising that a museum-quality print of this painting is one of the Frasers' most treasured possessions. "It just adds to the mystery of why they shifted the homestead," Jane says. "One theory is that the house kept getting flooded. That's not inconceivable as Fiery Creek is famous for flash floods. I've seen the water rise two metres in half an hour and you wouldn't want that racing through your house. Another related thought is that rising damp forced them out. Yet another is that one of the Wares died when he was tipped out of a buggy and the family moved to get away from the memory. We will probably never know for sure, but what is certain is that they shifted everything from the front fence to the fountain and reused all the materials in the new house."
The Wares' tenure lasted for more than a century and during this time the holding was gradually reduced. Pressure to sell began with Lands Acts in 1862 and further increased with the introduction of new land taxes in the 1890s. Further land was resumed for soldier settlement blocks following both world wars. The property, however, continued to be a benchmark for graziers all over the country and Yalla-Y-Poora stud sheep led the way for wool production and sheep breeding. In 1924 wool from the flock set a world record and it remained as the Australian record until auction sales resumed after WWII.
Sadly, in the late 1950s and early '60s the last Ware descendant to own the property fell on hard times and declared bankruptcy. Yally-Y-Poora was sold to Mr L Watkins in 1963, who in turn sold to the Frasers in 1965. These days the farm income comes from a mixture of crossbreed sheep, cropping and a transport company. "It's a sign of the times that we run on two full-time staff and three truck drivers," Tim says. "It's hard to imagine that in the late 1800s there were 120 staff on the books."
"It's hard for us to imagine what it was like running a household with no mod cons," Jane adds. "The bloke who chopped the wood must have looked forward to summer. There were something like 15 fireplaces, plus chip heaters and slow combustion stoves to feed."
Since Tim and Jane and their children, Meg, 11 years, and Archie, aged six, moved in they have been involved in a steady process of restoration. In the early stages, Tim read an article about heritage renovator Dominic Romeo, whom readers may remember from the story about his Mount Macedon home Karori, in Australian Country issue 17.3. "We approached him for advice and he became the project manager," Jane says. "We couldn't have done it without him. Gradually he worked through all the jobs from replacing the roof and painting the exterior to fixing water damage, the plumbing, wiring and storm water drainage. Finally now we have reached the stage where we can start on the cosmetic work. We've barely even started as there are seven bedrooms and two bathrooms upstairs and the ballroom downstairs on the 'to-do' list."
As with all grand old houses, there is no such thing as a little job at Yalla-Y-Poora. "I spent 10 hours cleaning windows one day," Jane recalls. "At the end of the day, I'd only done the bottom ones. But we never for a minute regret the task we have taken on. We are always mindful that this is our home, and the happiness and comfort of the people who live here are the most important things. It will never feel or look like a museum and we're just fine with that. We are also very grateful to have the opportunity to live here."
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Stone Edge Farm MicroGrid
MicroGrid History
A Conservation Model
Mac McQuown spent ten summers working on his uncle's farm in Illinois. He learned "organic farming" before the term existed, conservation that wasted nothing, and the consciousness of land stewardship.
At Stone Edge Farm, Mac and Leslie have engaged the organic expertise of Colby Eierman, former head gardener at Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts and at the Benziger Family Winery, as well as the viticultural mastery of Phil Coturri, Sonoma's foremost organic wine grape grower.
With their help, Stone Edge Farm has developed best sustainable farming practices ranging from composting and use of cover crops to integrated pest management. None was more vital than conserving water.
Sustainable groundwater management for nearly five acres of wine grapes, numerous vegetable and ornamental beds, fruit trees, and olive groves was given highest priority.
For over five years, the farm's watering systems have been analyzed, upgraded, and managed by P.J. Zaft, a full-time certified irrigation auditor. During that period, the number of meters monitoring water use increased ten-fold, from three to 31.
Flow sensors and smart controllers detect leaks, shut off water to problem areas, and send notifications to smartphones. Point source micro-irrigation and deficit irrigation principles are practiced, while moisture sensors and routine soil probing ensure accuracy.
The goal is to replace depletion from evapotranspiration, giving plants only what they need. Data is compiled and reconciled to verify that no water is wasted. The result: water use has been cut in half.
Water must be brought to thirsty crops, and irrigation pumps consume substantial amounts of electricity. Even as they lessened water use, the McQuowns set out to decrease the farm's carbon footprint by a like amount.
Craig Wooster, an accomplished electrical engineering contractor, installed solar arrays and exceeded the McQuowns' goal of 50 percent reduction in one year. Mac also experimented with fuel cells.
Photovoltaic panels were deployed atop the ag shed's expansive roof in the northwest corner of the farm, but much of the power consumption occurs in the southeast portion, heavily shaded by mature trees. Solar cells provided power for a number of loads, including three irrigation systems, as well as surplus energy, earning net metering credits, but buildings at the south end were still buying energy at ten times the price.
The desire to connect services and route inexpensive, clean electricity throughout the farm, to explore how far below zero emissions it's possible to go, and to establish a degree of energy independence – all led to building the MicroGrid.
Wooster was given a guiding principle: all technology must reduce the carbon footprint of the farm.
He was asked to seek out any and all technologies without fear of failure or use of cost as the first criterion in decision-making.
The MicroGrid project offers an open door to start-ups and will purchase and deploy their equipment as part of developing software and infrastructure to integrate a wide variety of assets.
Dozens of interns, ranging from high school to post-doctoral<|fim_middle|>-connected, islanded, and grid-parallel.
Open source. Without restrictions on intellectual property.
Take a tour of the MicroGrid.
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The McQuowns declared the Stone Edge Farm MicroGrid a public outreach project with no intellectual property restrictions.
Constructing the combined cooling, heating, power plant, node one.
Rainy day installation, Aquion battery container by the ag shed.
Connecting the Eaton panel at node two (left). Going underground by node four (right).
Inserting a Tesla Powerpack battery at node four.
Preparing to re-pave near the auto barn (left). Ready to fill a trench at the dining barn (right).
Building our MicroGrid (slideshow above)
The Stone Edge Farm MicroGrid is an ongoing project of discovery with some unusual characteristics.
Prototype. Experimenting–embracing mistakes as learning experiences.
Overbuilt. Deliberately–to test how multiple components integrate, to identify trade-offs and economics.
Retrofitted. Purposely–to determine the costs and challenges of upgrading outmoded infrastructure.
Invisible. Mostly buried underground or hidden within plain metal boxes.
Unfinished. Evolving–continuing to test grid dynamics.
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