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Name: George Kamp (1892-1981)
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In 1904, George Kamp's family moved from Almelo, Overijssel to Cleveland, Ohio. He was then a boy of twelve<|fim_middle|> of Ohio for almost thirty years. For many of those years he was manager of cost and sales.
When George Kamp retired at sixty-three, he was asked to serve the college as a statistician in the business office. He was always keenly interested in the activities of the denomination and the school of the church. Next to his knowledge of the Bible, he knew the denominational Yearbook. He was a translator of many Dutch articles, an arranger of housing for Synodical delegates, an overseer of the flow of reports to the floor of Synods, a friend of ministers and always a willing servant in the church where he served as member. He served often as elder.
George Kamp passed away at the age of eighty-eight, March 14, 1981. His wife, Anna, passed away in 1988.
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George Kamp Collection, 1904-1978 | . Although he had almost completed his grade school education when he came to the United States, he had to begin again in order to learn the new language. However, he moved through the grades with rapidity and graduated from grammar school as the valedictorian of his class.
Although the Rev. J.R. Brink urged the family to direct George toward the ministry, family circumstances made the ministry an impossible goal. George worked for Standard Oil | 89 |
United By Music Announces Second Annual Event to Benefit Dream Act Students (Los Angeles)
Sandra A. Trevino
Unidos Por La Música announced their second annual fundraiser event to benefit the Dream Act Students by presenting a concert with major international artists SIE7E and CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ, an ex-member of celebrated group RBD as guest artist. More artists are to be announced as part of this great event that will be held in Los Angeles on November 6 at Los Globos.
This is the second year that Unidos Por La Música, a nonprofit organization that began its work in 2011, curates the event with "the objective of being able to continue to support students in the community to achieve their dreams through education" said Oscar Ayon, President and Executive Director of the nonprofit organization. "This organization has the primary mission of promoting economic self-reliance and upward mobility for residents in low-income communities through education and the power of music, the same power that transcends borders and unites people."
That is how Unidos Por La Música came to present both international and rising artists for the second consecutive year, by having them join in the mission through participation in this great event. "We chose to invite SIE7E, as the headliner of our event because he is a living example of perseverance dealing with his dreams and goals," said Ayon, referring to the Puerto Rican artist-author of several hits and winner of a Latin Grammy award in 2012 for Best New Artist. "SIE7E has a great story to tell our youth of how he too confronted many obstacles, yet managed to break barriers that led him to achieve his dreams and became the great artist we know today."
CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ, is<|fim_middle|> at www.unidosporlamusica.org
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Kasse Mady Diabate Concert at Mayne Stage, September 21 | the special guest artist of the night who has continued and moved his career forward as both an actor and soloist. He achieved this after the resounding success of the group RBD, who was nominated twice for a Latin Grammy, who achieved multiple platinum records for their sales and who received over 40 international music awards. Chavez has released two solo albums, including his hit "Libertad" which succeeded in placing itself within the primary themes of radio talk (logro colocarse entre los primeros temas radiales) and its controversial video that exceeded one million views within the first days of its launch. The Mexican super star comments: "I think everyone should have the opportunity to improve themselves and improve the situation we live in as human beings. America has always been a country that has been represented as a flag of freedom in the world. Let's not let new doctors, political scientists, teachers, biologists without the country's opportunity of providing them with the tools because of being undocumented."
More artists are to be announced as part of the event that will benefit at least four students in Southern California with grants to commence their higher education. Tickets are now available at $40 for 18 and over and $35 for 21 and over at www.ticketon.com/Sie7e, doors open at 7 PM.
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Jason Sneed was born in Pensacola, Florida. His love of flight began early, thanks to both of his grandfathers. One gave him his first taste in a v-tail Bonanza at the age of 18 months and as he grew older, he was able to work on his other grandfather's full-sized MD F-4J Phantom II Blue Angel replica in his garage. By age 1<|fim_middle|>64, which he used to practice proficiency in instrument flying. In 1999, he completed training in his Cessna 140 and has since acquired instrument and multi-engine commercial ratings. With 2 airplane builds under his belt, a Rans S7S, and a Carbon Cub, he is currently working on "Deception", a 330 hp Carbon Cub. He is a member of the "Flying Cowboys" and has a profound passion for flying, which he shares with everyone he meets as well as on his YouTube channel, found under "Jason Sneed."
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Pokemon Diamond DS Review
Review June 14th 2007 Thomas McDermott
178:14, One hundred and seventy eight hours and fourteen minutes! That is what my in game clock reads just as I am about to start writing this review for Pokémon Diamond. That's a total of over seven full days, which is a whole blooming week that I have played Pokémon since I got my hands on a US copy in the dying days of April just a few days after its launch. That, at least for me, is a stupid amount of time to spend on any game. Even while playing through the Final Fantasies of this world I don't think I even reached the 100 hour mark. So what the hell possessed me to play with the little critters for so dammed long?
Wi-fi, that's what! The simple addition of being able to trade with people on the other side of the world makes the game a joy to play. The simple way it is implemented, via an uncomplicated note pad with the trading done inside the buildings in the game, is also fantastic; it's almost like it should have always been there! Its<|fim_middle|> sprites which graced the GBA titles. Sound effects also remain very basic with the Pokémon yelps and screeches still sounding like they did at the start of the franchise. The music however is once again top quality with each area in the game getting its own unique tunes.
All in all Pokémon Diamond (and Pearl) are two fantastic additions to the now long running series. If you already dislike Pokémon with a passion it is very unlikely these are going to change your mind but if you are part of the camp that got bored of the game during the GBA days they could just be good enough to make you fall in love with the series all over again. Even if you are one of the few that has not dabbled in Pokémon before and the DS is your first Nintendo handheld then this is the perfect time to jump aboard and see what the big fuss is about. The games are not the evolution of Pokémon, nor do they take the series in a brand new exciting direction; it is just the same old 10 year old title refined to almost perfection but in the end that's the reason why the game is so appealing!
It's more of the same but just different enough to make it the best version of the game yet.
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DarkZero | inclusion actually makes you believe you have a chance of catching them all this time and if you frequent some Internet forums and know enough people willing to trade then you might just end up doing it this time. As you would expect from Nintendo all the person-to-person trades (and in turn battles) that are done over Wi-Fi need each person to have the other person's friend code entered so you won't be making specific trades or having battles with random people. There is however another trading option called the GTS. Once you enter the GTS you can either seek a Pokémon by searching from a list of all the Pokémon you have already seen and checking if anyone has deposited one for you. You can however also deposit your own Pokémon and ask for something specific, although you never have direct contact with the person trading. Unfortunately there seems to be many people playing the game that think their newly caught Pikachu will net them a Legendary Pokemon and almost half the trade requests on there are ruined because of this stupidity.
So what else is new? Well other than the inclusion of over 100 new Pokémon and some reworking of the battle options the core mechanics of the game have not changed much, if at all. You still start out the game without a Pokémon, you meet a professor, meet a rival, and you then get your hands on one of three Pokémon. From there you move out of your home town, meet people, find Pokémon, battle people, level up, win badges, find TMs, curse the stupidity of HMs, and finally battle the elite four and become champion! It all sounds so simple, and in truth it is, but the way the game is put together, along with the game's hidden depth make it evolve above the simplicity and makes it a joy to play. The other big change is the game's touch screen addition but this part of the game has been intentionally underused to try and keep things familiar. While in battle the touch screen gets the most use, letting you pick moves, pick Pokémon, pick items and throw Poké Balls but while roaming the rest of the game world it is use solely as a means to view your Pokétch, a new item with different attachments, such as a step counter and a item finder, to help you in your quest.
As always, one of the biggest draws of Pokémon is building your own unique team from the selection available. Not only do you have to watch out for types (from the 17 available) but it also helps to check out stats (attack, special attack, speed ect), abilities and natures, with some people even spending days breeding to try and get the best mix possible. Of course it is not necessary to go this deep into the game but if you're looking to do some competitive battling even the smallest extra stat can help. Speaking of breeding, things can get even deeper there as some Pokémon can only learn moves via breeding. For example if you want a Bellizard (A Charizard that knows Belly Drum) you will first have to spend the day levelling up both parents sufficiently enough so the move is learned then you will have to breed the mum and dad and hatch the Charmander egg and start levelling it up again. This is just one example of Egg Moves and if you wanted to, you could spend weeks with the game trying to get a highly unique team with the right moves by just breeding different Pokémon together!
But what about my Pokémon from older games? I hear you cry! Well Nintendo has sorted out a few interesting ways to help you get your hands on those as well. First you need to have finished Diamond (beat the Elite 4) and seen all 150 Pokémon available to see at that time. Then you put one of the GBA games (Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Fire Red or Leaf Green) into the DS's GBA slot which will let you migrate 6 of the Pokémon you caught when playing that game every 24 hours. There is a bit of a catch though as once the Pokémon have been brought over from the GBA game they cannot be traded back again. Other than trading, the GBA slot opens up another possibility of getting new Pokémon by letting you catch different ones in the wild. For example if you have Sapphire inserted then Lombres will start to appear on certain places on the map but if you have Fire Red or Leaf Green in, then Magbys and Elekids will start to appear. Interestingly Nintendo seem to have learned some lessons from previous editions and have made even more Pokémon than ever available without the need for trading, which is always helpful!
Graphically the game is a huge step up from what was on show in the GBA games with everything, bar the battle screens, being displayed in a beautiful pseudo-3D style. The game's colour pallet has also had a significant upgrade with everything looking more vivid and brighter than it was in the previous efforts. A day-night cycle returns to the game once again which changes the look of all the areas as time goes by. This cycle affects in-game events as well with some Pokémon (i.e Murkrow) only appearing during the night cycle. In all honesty the graphics for battles could have been much, much better, and the DS could have easily handled it, but instead we are left with the same style of | 1,080 |
The Happiest Place in Union City
At Acacia Creek's resident-run bar, conviviality is always on tap.
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So reads a plaque hanging in Acacia Creek's resident-run bar, appropriately named the Turkey Roost. The bar is located on the top floor of the retirement community, which shares its campus with the Masonic Home at Union City. In nonpandemic times, the Turkey Roost opens every evening at 5 p.m. and closes at 6:15, providing a social hour and before-dinner drinks for Acacia Creek residents headed for the dining room just a few steps away. In those 75 minutes, its six barstools and handful of tables fill with neighbors and friends relaxing and connecting at the end of their day. "We're in business to provide a place for convivial people," says Roger Baird, better known as the bar czar. "Conviviality is the name of the game."
RESIDENTS ENJOYING A GLASS AT THE TURKEY ROOST, ACACIA CREEKS' RESIDENT-RUN BAR.
Community at $2.50 a Pour
Baird's been at the helm of the Turkey Roost since before it had a name, a license, or a staff. He and wife Donna moved into Acacia Creek in 2010, just a few months after the retirement community opened its doors. Although his background wasn't in bar management, he agreed to organize the resident-run pub, which at that point was just a great idea with a lengthy licensing process ahead of it. He got to work on a naming campaign (with the help of his grandkids) and recruited volunteer bartenders from among his Acacia Creek co-residents. At some point along the way, everyone started referring to him as the bar czar.
These days, Baird presides over 16 resident bartenders—including himself and two "associate bar czars"—who have gone through the appropriate training and work roughly one shift per week in teams of two. He regularly recruits new residents into the fold, as much for their benefit as the bar's. "It's a good place to meet people," he says. "You get to know everyone's name when they sign a chit for the drinks they buy."
As a break-even bar, the prices can't be beat. House wine is $2.50 a glass. A premium label costs $4. Anchor Steam is always on tap, along with seasonal choices and assorted bottled beers. The wine is on tap, too, in four steel kegs (currently: chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, cabernet sauvignon, and pinot noir), plus a selection in bottles. On the softer side, root beer's a popular choice: Residents order it to go, then head to dinner, where they request vanilla ice cream for DIY floats. Patrons can bring their own refreshments, too, including the hard stuff. One resident ponies up to the bar nightly with a bottle of his favorite Scotch to enjoy among neighbors.
Baird's drink of choice? Red wine. "For dinner," he says. "We don't drink on duty."
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Of course, the best part about the Turkey Roost isn't the menu or even the prices. It's the opportunity for community. Acacia Creek champions successful aging as part of its Masterpiece Living program, and social interaction is a core aspect of that. The Turkey Roost draws residents out of their apartments and into new friendships. It's an extension of the fellowship that drew many of the residents to lodges and fraternal organizations in the first place.
As bar czar, this is Baird's favorite part, too. "What I like most is that I get to meet people," says Baird. "I get to know new residents. I get to know the bartenders that I recruit and just enjoy being with them."
In addition to happy hour, the Turkey Roost has become a favorite setting for Acacia Creek celebrations. On special Fridays, it hosts a TGIF party to use up its shelves of donated liquor, usually contributed by residents who've just moved into the community. At these events, guest bartenders serve a signature mixed drink for donations, which go to the employee-appreciation fund or another good cause. They've served gin and vodka martinis, margaritas, Manhattans—"I think that covers the waterfront," says Baird.
So far, at least. When the pandemic is over, and the Turkey Roost is once again open for business, Baird's got an idea for after-dinner drinks.
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In order for T2T to provide support to our country's heroes, they depend on donations. As such, the benevolent organization is often featured on national television shows, such as CNN, Fox News and CBS. This national coverage produces surges in web<|fim_middle|> and webserver architecture, JTR Solutions ensures continuous operation of T2T's webserver and site during national coverage, when traffic increases up to 125K hits per minute. JTR Solutions' server remedies enabled an exponential increase in Tunnel to Towers user donations, enabling the foundation to continue their mission as well as Siller's legacy.
To learn more about Tunnel to Towers and its initiatives, and to become a donor, please visit tunnel2towers.org. | traffic that, in the past, caused the T2T website to crash. While the site was down, hundreds of thousands of users were unable to access it. With the help of JTR Solutions, spikes in traffic no longer hinder the T2T site.
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Copyright © 2021 Winn Perry. | is mean by legal and law system?
Johnnie Paul
Legal and law are the most prominent of every life. Now the body is like to be a part of the law and most of the people are keep on noticing their activity to avoid the issues. But there are some times may happen when there is no way to compress the problems, the legal and law is the only possible way to solve a particular situation. So, to clearly understand the legal and law, just think about what is illegal, of course, illegal means doing something contrary, violence, or that may be forbidden by the law. So legal is something right and it is not forbidden or prohibited by the law. Law is known as a set of rules, that helps to teach and give an idea to split up the things such as legal and illegal. This rule will define a procedure, behavior, or activity or a human. It may be different depends on the country, state, community, and so on. Law is nothing but a set of rules, which is known as a legal system in a particular country or community. The law is the only source that connects all the legal systems.
What are the different types of law?
There huge different types of laws are created to lead the people on the right path of legal, to reach the right destination. The three big and most prominent categories are the civil law, common law, and criminal law. The civil law is typically deal with the disputes of organization and individuals. Civil law may involve while someone hurts physical, property, their reputation, unsafe premises, malpractice, and so on. This type of case is raised while not paying the bill on time, not paying fully, not deliver at right time, not obeying what they promised and so other kinds of situations. All the conflicts are raised between the tenants and landlords, while the landlords evicting the good working tenant from a rental property and so on. A private investigator or administrative lower plays an important role in civil cases. They are work to get justice for their team member. It helps to solve the conflicts between the individual and the organization. The civil cases solve the complaints and award fund for damages to the who entitled to financial issues.
What is the role of criminal law?
Criminal law deals with criminal cases where the individual violating the law of the country or state. The government prosecutes that individual to give proper punishment to them. This law is enforced by the police or CBI, this may contain the cases like assault, fraud, rape, and other kinds of violence. This law arises while offenses are committed against any group or individual. All criminal cases are ends with the proper punishment such as probation, jail, community service, fines, and so on. This law is mostly dealt with by the public service because the main aim of criminal law is to take everybody from the threatening situation.
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown will place you in control of a secret paramilitary organization called XCOM. As the XCOM commander, you will defend against a terrifying global alien invasion by managing resources, advancing technologies, and overseeing combat strategies and individual unit tactics.
The original X-COM is widely regarded as one of the best games ever made and has now been re-imagined by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will expand on that legacy with an entirely new invasion story, enemies and technologies to fight aliens and defend Earth. You will control the fate of the human race through researching alien technologies, creating and managing a<|fim_middle|> and controlling soldier movement in battle. And in its iOS release, Firaxis has customize the game so that it presents the same explosive strategy gameplay with a simplifed touchscreen interface. | fully operational base, planning combat missions | 7 |
Hesperelaea is a plant genus with only one species,<|fim_middle|> of the type material in 1875, Hesperelaea palmeri was found only in a single canyon on the east side of the island. It was a shrub with broadly lanceolate leaves up to 5 cm long. Flowers were pale yellow, the petals over 10 mm long. The species was unusual in the family in having fully distinct petals.
Phylogenetic analyses based on DNA from the nuclear genome as well as mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA suggest that H. palmeri is closely related to the genera Forestiera and Priogymnanthus in tribe Oleeae, and perhaps the sister lineage of Forestiera. A molecular clock analysis estimated its divergence from its closest relatives in the Early Miocene, likely pre-dating the age of Guadalupe Island. This suggests that H. palmeri is a paleoendemic that was once more widespread and then retreated to Guadalupe Island following environmental change.
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Extinct plants | probably now extinct. Hesperelaea palmeri was found only on Guadalupe Island, a small island in the Pacific Ocean, part of the Mexican state of Baja California, about southwest of Ensenada. The last collection of the plant on the island was in 1875, so the species and the genus must now be presumed extinct. An intensive search for the plant in 2000 was unsuccessful.
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Home News Who controls whom: Algae or sea anemone?
Who controls whom: Algae or sea anemone?
By Carnegie HQ
Washington, DC— Bleached anemones—those lacking symbiotic algae—do not move toward light, a behaviour exhibited by healthy, symbiotic anemones. Published in Coral Reefs, this finding from Carnegie's Shawna Foo, Arthur Grossman, and Ken Caldeira, along with Lauren Liddell of the NASA Ames Research Center, is a fascinating case study for exploring the concept of control in a symbiotic relationship.
Anemones are closely related to coral and can help scientists understand coral reef ecosystems. Like corals, they host algae that convert the Sun's<|fim_middle|> the signaling mechanisms facilitating the interactions between tenant and host—including this ability to sense and move toward light—could help scientists in this endeavor. | energy into food by a process called photosynthesis. The algae share some of the nutrients they produce with their anemone or coral hosts.
"Ocean warming due to climate change is causing coral and anemones to lose their algal tenants, a phenomenon called bleaching," Caldeira said.
Anemones can capture their own food, but the nutrients provided by the photosynthetic algae allow them to survive when there isn't much available to eat—a beneficial skill in a changing climate. Many corals will die without the nutrients provided by the algae they host, making the situation particularly dire in reef communities.
Led by Foo, this research revealed something new about bleached anemones—they do not move towards light as healthy anemones do. They found that the anemone Aiptasia sensed and moved toward white and blue light when it was hosting algae. But without an algal tenant (the symbiont), the anemone's movement was random and lacked directionality.
This finding raises an interesting question about whether the photosynthetic algae guide the anemone host's movement, or whether the animal has evolved to move toward the light in the presence of its algal tenant.
"It is possible that the algae are sensing the direction of the light and subsequently controlling the anemone's movement, which optimizes their absorption of light for photosynthesis and growth," explained lead author Foo, who is now at Arizona State University. "Or perhaps it is the anemones that sense the light, but only when populated by algae."
Grossman added: "The algae have numerous light-sensitive receptors absorbing light in the blue region of the visible spectrum that might participate in this process; currently we know almost nothing about the roles of such photoreceptors in these types of symbiotic algae."
More research is needed to understand the physiological mechanisms underpinning this observed behavior—how the anemone and algae signal each other to take actions that enhance the algae's ability to harvest energy from sunlight.
"Regardless of how the relationship between the algae's presence and the anemone's movement functions, it is clear that the symbiotic pairing has evolved to take advantage of a situation that allows both partners to prosper," Caldeira concluded.
It has been suggested that transplanting more thermally resilient, non-native algae into coral could be a mechanism for surviving bleaching events. Understanding | 480 |
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Addison Twp / Lakeville / Leonard, All Stories, Auburn Hills, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Area Communities, Brandon Twp / Ortonville, Clarkston/Independence Twp., Clawson, Commerce Twp., Farmington/Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Groveland Twp., Hazel Park, Highland Twp., Holly, Huntington Woods, Keego Harbor, Lake Angelus, Lake Orion/Orion Twp, Lathrup Village, Lyon Twp / South Lyon, Madison Hts., Milford, Novi, Oak Park, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake, Oxford, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Resources, Rochester/Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Township, Southfield, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Uncategorized, Walled Lake, Waterford, White Lake Township, WixomBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher October 1, 2015
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Experience the Future of Woodward Events Sept. 11 and 12
All Stories, Berkley, Birmingham, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher September 9, 2015
Experience the Future of Woodward Events Sept. 11 and 12 (event listing) The Woodward Avenue Action Association invites you to Experience the Future of Woodward a first of its kind two-day event to celebrate the past and learn about the future of the Woodward Corridor, presented by the DTE Energy Foundation. Register for 1 or…
Berkley City Council Candidate Forum Oct. 13
All Stories, Berkley, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher September 2, 2015
Berkley City Council Candidate Forum Oct. 13 (event listing) Tuesday, October 13, 2015 7:00 PM Berkley City Hall 3338 Coolidge Hwy. Berkley, MI 48072 City of Berkley: City Council. Coordinator: Judy Bateman A complete list of forums can be found on their website at http://lwvoa.org/candidate_forums.html. The League of Women Voters also publishes a voter guide…
1 Question /15 People: What Charity do you Most Support and Why?
Addison Twp / Lakeville / Leonard, All Stories, Auburn Hills, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Area Communities, Brandon Twp / Ortonville, Clarkston/Independence Twp., Clawson, Commerce Twp., Farmington/Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Groveland Twp., Hazel Park, Highland Twp., Holly, Huntington Woods, Keego Harbor, Lake Angelus, Lake Orion/Orion Twp, Lathrup Village, Lyon Twp / South Lyon, Madison Hts., Milford, Novi, Oak Park, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake, Oxford, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester/Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Township, Southfield, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Uncategorized, Walled Lake, Waterford, White Lake Township, WixomBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher September 1, 2015
1 Question /15 People: What Charity do you Most Support and Why? (C. Proxmire, Sept. 1, 2015) As part of our new series of features on the 1st and 15th, we've asked readers: What charity do you most support and why? Here are 15 of the best responses selected from various online forums. Like us…
For First Time Ever, Every Retailer Passed Tobacco Sales Tests
Addison Twp / Lakeville / Leonard, All Stories, Auburn Hills, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Area Communities, Brandon Twp / Ortonville, Clarkston/Independence Twp., Clawson, Commerce Twp., Farmington/Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Groveland Twp., Hazel Park, Highland Twp., Keego Harbor, Lake Angelus, Lake Orion/Orion Twp, Lathrup Village, Lyon Twp / South Lyon, Madison Hts., Milford, Novi, Oak Park, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake, Oxford, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester/Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Township, Southfield, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Uncategorized, Walled Lake, Waterford, White Lake Township, WixomBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher August 24, 2015
For First Time Ever, Every Retailer Passed Tobacco Sales Tests (Oakland County Health Division Press Release, Aug. 24, 2015) For the first time ever, Oakland County retailers did not sell any tobacco products to youth during recent undercover inspections, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced today. The Oakland County Health Division conducted the annual inspection…
Berkley Warns: Curb Painting is Not Mandatory, Not a City Service
All Stories, Berkley, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher August 24, 2015
Berkley Warns: Curb Painting is Not Mandatory, Not a City Service (City of Berkley press release, Aug. 24, 2015) The Berkley Public Safety Department is aware that a private entity is placing flyers in the neighborhood notifying residents that their address will be painted on the curb. Be advised that this service is not offered…
Heritage Conference to Focus on Woodward's Past and Future Sept. 18
All Stories, Berkley, Bloomfield Area Communities, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Royal Oak, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher August 19, 2015
Heritage Conference to Focus on Woodward's Past and Future Sept. 18 (event listing) At Local Kitchen & Bar 344 W. Nine Mile Rd. Ferndale, MI 48220 Friday, September 18, 2015 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Join us as the Heritage Conference hits the road this year and in 2016, following the route of the…
Berkley: Marathon Read for Middle School Students Aug. 21
Berkley: Marathon Read for Middle School Students Aug. 21 Marathon Read for Middle School Students Friday, August 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Why read alone when you can read with friends? We sit in a circle and take turns reading out loud from the same novel until we finish the book or the…
Townhall Explores Possibility of Redistricting Reform
Addison Twp / Lakeville / Leonard, All Stories, Auburn Hills, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Area Communities, Brandon Twp / Ortonville, Clarkston/Independence Twp., Clawson, Commerce Twp., Farmington/Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Groveland Twp., Hazel Park, Highland Twp., Holly, Huntington Woods, Keego Harbor, Lake Angelus, Lake Orion/Orion Twp, Lathrup Village, Lyon Twp / South Lyon, Madison Hts., Milford, Novi, Oak Park, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake, Oxford, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester/Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Township, Southfield, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Uncategorized, Walled Lake, Waterford, White Lake Township, WixomBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher August 15, 2015
Townhall Explores Possibility of Redistricting Reform (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 15, 2015) "When I was in junior high, there was this famous editorial cartoon in the textbook about Gerrymandering, and it had this oddly chopped up district that was shaped like a monster or a dragon. It was like this big joke that back in…
Dream Cruise 2015 Kicks Off
All Stories, Berkley, Birmingham, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher August 14, 2015
Dream Cruise 2015 Kicks Off (Mark Houston, various contributors) Dream Cruise 2015 has kicked off officially with The Mayor of Ferndale Dave Coulter standing alongside Butch Patrick, who is famous for his role as Eddie Munster on The Munsters, a television program of the 1960s, to cut the ribbon opening the event. The Ferndale Golden…
Berkley Pub Crawl Aug. 20
Berkley Pub Crawl Aug. 20 (event listing) The Berkley Pub Crawl is Thursday, August 20, 2015. This annual event, sponsored by the Berkley Area Chamber of Commerce, is a fun way to sample something new, check-in with the favorites, and have fun with friends and neighbors. The evening will start at Amici's Pizza and Living… | / South Lyon, Madison Hts., Milford, Novi, Oak Park, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake, Oxford, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester/Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Township, Southfield, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Uncategorized, Walled Lake, Waterford, White Lake Township, WixomBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher September 25, 2015
Oakland County Woman Dies Due to West Nile Virus (Oakland County Health Dept. Press Release, Sept. 25, 2015) Pontiac, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed an 81-year-old woman from Oakland County died due to complications from West Nile Virus (WNV), the Oakland County Health Division announced today. She is…
Jane Bais-DiSessa to Leave Berkley for Pontiac
All Stories, Berkley, Pontiac, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher September 24, 2015
Jane Bais-DiSessa to Leave Berkley for Pontiac (Compiled, Sept. 24, 2015) After 14 years as the City Manager for Berkley, Jane Bais-DiSessa is ready to take on a bigger challenge – working as Deputy Mayor in the City of Pontiac, according to various reports. Bais-DiSessa has been the City Manager of Berkley for 14 years.…
Closing Blinds Can Save Birds' Lives
Addison Twp / Lakeville / Leonard, All Stories, Animals/Pets, Auburn Hills, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Area Communities, Brandon Twp / Ortonville, Clarkston/Independence Twp., Clawson, Commerce Twp., Farmington/Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Groveland Twp., Hazel Park, Highland Twp., Holly, Huntington Woods, Keego Harbor, Lake Angelus, Lake Orion/Orion Twp, Lathrup Village, Lyon Twp / South Lyon, Madison Hts., Milford, Novi, Oak Park, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake, Oxford, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester/Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Township, Southfield, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Uncategorized, Walled Lake, Waterford, White Lake Township, WixomBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher September 22, 2015
Closing Blinds Can Save Birds' Lives (Detroit Zoo Press Release, Sept. 22, 2015) The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is asking the community to take preventative measures to protect wild birds from window strikes, which occur when a bird collides with a window and dies. According to the Humane Society of the United States, an estimated…
Lives Lost on the Road on the Rise
Lives Lost on the Road on the Rise (Guest View by Carmine Palombo, SEMCOG, Sept. 22, 2015) As I was driving home from a meeting recently I noticed the message on the freeway that said 613 people had lost their lives in traffic crashes in Michigan so far this year. On Friday, there was the…
…2014 vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan
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Drug Testing Company Errors Impacting Oakland County Cases
Drug Testing Company Errors Impacting Oakland County Cases (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 19, 2015) Hundreds of people could be impacted by reporting errors by the company hired to do drug testing of people in the Oakland County Court system according to a report by the Detroit Free Press. Details are still emerging, but journalist John…
Interview: Nancy Line, Candidate for Berkley… (video)
All Stories, Berkley, UncategorizedBy Crystal Proxmire, Editor and Publisher September 11, 2015
Interview: Nancy Line, Candidate for Berkley City Council 2015 (video) (C. Proxmire, Sept. 11, 2015) After retiring from her 27 year career of doing communications for the City of Berkley, Nancy Line has decided she wants to see City Council meetings from the other side of the cameras. Her name will be on the Nov.…
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â??Always a bridesmaid, but never a brideâ? is a phrase that is truly upheld in this romantic comedy about a woman who is always helping others plan their lives, but never makes time for her own.
Jane (Katherine Heigl) has spent her life making other womenâ??s special day, perfect.
Although her boss (Ed Burns) has no idea, she is completely in love with him. Jane is one of the most important people in her bossâ??s life.
The movie starts out with Jane running back and forth between two<|fim_middle|> to write an article about her. Not knowing about the article, she decides to talk to Doyle about her planning her sisterâ??s wedding to the love of Janeâ??s life.
The classic love story plot definitely applies in this situation when the movie ends with the main character ending up with the guy. The question is which guy does Jane end up with it?
This is the perfect movie for any girl who has ever dreamed of planning her own wedding day. The ending truly does justice to the movie and you will not leave the theaters wanting more. | weddings on the same day. â??Commitmentsâ? writer Kevin Doyle (James Marsden) takes interest in her doings after her third trip between weddings and decides he wants | 38 |
Zee Chevalier's monthly column about the Clinton Seniors Association's activities.
Summer is slowly fading away as autumn gathers near, the wheat is ready, the fields are ripe, harvest time is here, according to Eadie Ames, and that is exactly what's going on right now. It's been a beautiful, hot, bright summer. I have been at our cabin near Kelly Lake for much of August and have thoroughly enjoyed the beauty of summer and the relaxation with family and friends.
Nearly every day we've had a wildlife sighting. One day it was a large black bear. Another time, it was a small black bear. A coyote passed through the yard and a cow moose and calf lingered momentarily in a clearing at the edge of the forest. A gaggle of Canada geese regularly cross the road at Leighwood Lake while the loon family and a pair of eagles hold our interest at Kelly Lake.
The pleasure of a drive to<|fim_middle|> red osier dogwood leaves until it was time to get a drink of water from the creek. We came to refer to her as our pet deer. How blessed we are living in the midst of this wonderful environment…nature at its best.
We hope that you have had a relaxing, enjoyable summer, but all good things eventually come to an end, and for the Clinton Seniors Association members, that means back to business with the first regular General meeting of the Fall season on Sept. 18 following a Potluck lunch at the Clinton Seniors Centre, 217 Smith Ave. Come and join us! Membership fees are $15 annually.
No date and time have yet been set to restore the Clinton Seniors Centre to order following the installation of the new flooring… but members will get a telephone call re: this work bee.
Happy Birthday to Diana Moulton on Sept. 15. | the Chasm was increased by the appearance of 14 or 15 Bighorn sheep. Nearly every day the same doe came running down Jesmond Road, turned in at our gate, and sprinted straight through the yard to the back of the cabin where she munched on | 58 |
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Sign inLogout<|fim_middle|> right villain. I walked off the field - there's half an hour to go in the day - and people are like, "Yeah, Dean! We got hold of him, you British bulldog!" Then one of the batsmen asked if he could have a nightwatchman. Atherton just turned and giggled: "You realise they're going to try and kill you?" And that's exactly what Donald did for 20 minutes. He had steam coming out of his ears. He wrote about it in his book. He thought it had something to do with a game four years previous, where he hit me, but actually I was just doing what I got told to do.
Nasser stood at mid-off for me quite a lot, especially if things weren't going right. He was a good, calming influence on me.
The disappointment for me about the abandoned game in Kingston was that I would have had the chance to run in in front of my granddad's stand. It would have been Headley coming in from the Headley End, which would have been nice.
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'It burnt to be told I didn't have the heart to play as a bowler'
Former fast bowler Dean Headley recalls good and bad days with England, his heritage, and the time he bounced Allan Donald and lived to tell the tale
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"Speak to any of the captains I played under and they'll say, 'Throw him the ball at half-past five and, whether he's having a shit day or not, he'll run in for you'" © PA Photos
I never saw my surname as a burden. I think others may have done. It's the way I was brought up. I knew my heritage very early on but my dad made it very clear. He said: "You are who you are. You should go and play your game".
I got a wicket with my first ball in the County Championship - a five-fer against Yorkshire - and I walked off the field and Angus Fraser said, "Well bowled. Brilliant. It's all downhill from now on."
I got three hat-tricks in a year, but it should have been four. Asif Mujtaba nicked off to Nick Knight, who's an amazing slipper, and he dropped an easy catch for him. That would have been a world record.
Graham Thorpe always felt that I should have played for England earlier. I never got the 70, 80 wickets a year, but Thorpe said it was who I got out and where I got them caught.
The A tour to Pakistan got me picked for England. That and a bit of luck, with Richard Johnson getting injured and Peter Martin going up to the main tour. It was the first time I'd really met Nasser [Hussain], and I just said, "Look, all I want to know is how I get in this team". He says, "You're the last cab on the rank."
I met my granddad a couple of times. I knew about him from books, from people. But I didn't live with the furore that went around him. I went to Jamaica when I was 18, 19, and it was on TV - me, visiting the island. Because of my contacts, I trained with the Jamaica squad: Jimmy Adams, Courtney Walsh, Dujon, Patrick Patterson. I'd play in a game and it would come on the news at night: "Jimmy Adams scored 102 over in Montego Bay, and Dean Headley is 3 not out." Surreal.
Goughie and I played in five Test matches together and got 53 wickets between us. He epitomised, to me, what you need to do as a bowler. Yes, things might not go your way, but you never, ever give up on anything.
I bowled and bowled and bowled on that A tour in Pakistan. I bowled for a session and a half without a break in one game. Ed Giddins was on that trip. Nasser used to joke that when he came to ask me, "How many overs you got left?" I'd go, "I'll bowl till you take me off". With Ed it'd be, "How many overs is Dean bowling?"
I got woken up in the West Indies after a night where I'd commiserated myself with a bit of Jack Daniel's. The media officer said, "Dean, the press guys want to do an interview with you." "What about?" "Well, Bumble's come out and said the reason why we lost the Test match was because of you and Caddick." I said, "Oh, that's good. And we haven't even had a team meeting yet…" So John Etheridge [of the Sun] was sat in a chair by the pool at the hotel, leading the questions. He's got a bit of a stutter, and I knew that every time he had to say something controversial he was going to stutter. He's gone, "So, h-h-have you got any comments?" "About what?" He said, "Well, erm, ob-obviously you lost the Test match." "Yeah, I know that." "And, erm, with Bumble…" "John, get to the point." "Well, Bumble's come out and said that you and Caddick were the reason England lost." I said, "Why do you think he came out and said that?" "Well," he said, "when we asked him he said you didn't bowl very well." And I went: "He's right. I didn't." "Have you got any m-more comments?" "Well, no. You've just told me the coach has said we lost the Test match because Headley and Caddick didn't bowl well. I can't answer for Caddick but I can certainly answer for me. I didn't play very well." End of interview. Caddick, on the other hand, said, "Well, I disagree with him. I think I only bowled four bad balls in the whole Test match."
I kept an eye on the speed gun a little bit, mainly as a barometer to see whether I had to put in more effort. Goughie wouldn't bowl a slower ball in Australia because it'd bring down his average speed.
My dad played 17 years at Worcestershire. I got the sack there after one year - they said I wasn't going to be good enough - and went and played for Leycett in the North Staffs League for a season. Clive Lloyd got me that. He even drove me to their nets.
"People talk about whether we competed with Australia in the '90s. I think we did. I can go through every Test I played against Australia and dropped catches will be massive. But we never, ever talked about it"
Lara was the best I've seen.
Michael Vaughan said that if we'd have got a draw against that Aussie team in 1998-99 - which, barring that Slater run-out in Sydney, we would have done - then he believes that would have been bigger than 2005.
Clive Lloyd took me for trials to three counties: Derbyshire, Somerset, Middlesex. I was late for the Middlesex net because he got stuck in traffic, but it was all right because I was with Big Clive. I think if it had just been myself they'd have shown me the door.
I joke that I'm the best bowler in our family. I think it was harder for my dad because he was right next to one of the legends of cricket.
Angus Fraser said: "Look, most people take a wicket every 60 balls. So if you go at four and a half an over, you'll average 45. If you go at 2 an over, you'll average 20. Your career won't depend on your good days. It will depend on whether you can make your shit day a little bit less than shit, your average day a little bit better than average, and your quite good day a little bit better than quite good."
After I retired I worked for a paper in Kent, as commercial director, and I'm now cricket coach at Stamford School. I've learned a lot since coaching here. Lots of ideas just weren't around when I was a kid. You had people teaching you the forward defensive first. I ask our boys to hit the ball.
People talk about whether we competed with Australia in the '90s. I think we did. Steve Waugh said it: "England are a far better side than what they believe." I can go through every Test I played against Australia and dropped catches will be massive. But we never, ever talked about it.
At Kent one year, we finished second in the Championship, second in the Sunday League, and lost the B&H final. What are you gonna do? If you're good enough to get to a final, you're good enough to win it. To lose the Championship by five points - where do you begin analysing that? And one of those games was a tied game at Somerset, so it's one run away from having enough points. It could be run-outs, catches, moments. The following year, Kent pay an Olympic athlete who finished second all the time a lot of money to come and speak to us. Roger Black. The first thing he did was hold up his silver medals and said, "These are my gold medals." What he meant was that he was competing against Michael Johnson, so those were the best he could do. "Success is not measured by the prize you get; it's what you get out of what you got. You can't control who's around at your time." I laughed. We paid you money to come and tell us that!
Middlesex had a really harsh dressing room. So if they thought you were a so-and-so, they'd call you it. But because of that, there was none of this backbiting. It was tough. The boys came in and had pieces out of each other, but then it was, like, "Okay, what we going to do about it?" I grew up in a really harsh environment, but, I felt, a really healthy environment.
Hicky and Ramps were probably the best two English batsmen I bowled at.
Carl Hooper was an underachiever at international level, but if you said to me that there's a game of cricket on tomorrow and Carl Hooper's going to get 80, I'd pay money to see that. I remember us playing against Saqlain Mushtaq at The Oval - the Surrey boys still talk about it. Everyone was mesmerised. Hooper played him as though he was a schoolboy offspinner. He got 200 against Wasim Akram, who was bowling ridiculously quick at the time, swinging it both ways, and everybody else was struggling. Three overs after going in, he calls to the pavilion. He always batted in a jumper and we just thought, "Oh, he's going to take his jumper off". He took his thigh pad off. He batted against Wasim Akram without a thigh pad, because he had really massive thighs and his gloves were catching and he didn't like it. He got hit all right. Just didn't flinch. If Wasim hit me, I wouldn't walk for a month.
I would have liked to have won more with England, but Melbourne was a good night and it was nice to have done something that you can be remembered for. But obviously I finished playing nine months after that, which was disappointing.
The reason why Clive [Lloyd] wanted me to play league cricket was pressure. I remember not getting any runs for the first three games. You've got the old men; they're sat there, waiting for you to walk by, and they say, "I thought they said this lad could bat." If someone's giving you, say, £200 a week and giving you board and lodgings, that's their money. These are working-class, hard-working people. So you put in. And quite often I'd bowl 20-odd overs from one end - which probably wasn't particularly good for me. When people say, "You retired at 29…"
Gough and Headley splash water at photographers at the team hotel after England's memorable win in the Melbourne Test in 1998 William West / © PA Photos
I think club cricket's a really important part of things. I remember the very first bowling attack I faced in the Birmingham League was Allan Donald, Gordon Parsons and Tim Munton. Club cricket! Warwickshire 2nds used to put a full professional side in it and won it once in 11 years.
The one thing I regret is letting people control my batting. I used to bat at 8, 9, and because I had a good technique they'd say "Right, you stay there". Whereas, actually, I played my shots. And that is my one regret about my career. I should have averaged 25 to 30 in first-class cricket.
That always burnt through my career - being told I didn't have the heart to play cricket as a bowler. I'd grown six inches in two years, and my body wasn't right. Dave Roberts was the physio and he kept saying, "The kid doesn't want to get on the park. There's nothing wrong with him." I was certainly motivated by someone saying I didn't have the heart to bowl. Funnily enough, speak to any of the captains I played under and they'll say, "Throw him the ball at half-past five and, whether he's having a shit day or not, he'll run in for you."
We said when [Allan] Donald comes in, we don't care if he gets 15, 20, we're going to try and take him out of the series. So Stewie or Bumble said, "When he comes in, Deano, you'll be on." Donald comes in, I hit him three times in an over. People didn't really bomb White Lightning, for obvious reasons. Cork was meant to do the same thing. Didn't do it. He pitched the ball up, got him out bowled. I was made to look like the | 2,777 |
Padres will move traditional Opening Day festivities to 2nd game
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Yesterday it was announced that the Padres would host the first home opener of the 2014 MLB season on March 30th. This will be the earliest date the Padres have ever started a season<|fim_middle|> 10, 2014
To be clear, the Padres should just announce the details now, so no one freaks out. Let's just hear which traditional festivities that they'll be moving to the 2nd game instead of playing so coy.
Also before we get too pissed off, what are the traditional opening day festivities anyway? The only one I can think of is the team introductions. That's not something I'd think they'd move, but if it keeps me from being bored by hearing the names of the clubhouse trainers, I'm in favor.
I was trying to think if the festivities couldn't be done on Sunday due to scheduling reasons, but since the game was supposed to take place on Monday they'll have to reschedule them anyway. Maybe Jay Posner is right, maybe it's just all about the money.
Actually, I will try to explain last tweet about 2 opening days: It gives @padres a chance to sell two opening days. Follow the $$$
— Jay Posner (@sdutPosner) January 9, 2014 | .
Prior to the announcement, the Padres were supposed to start the season on March 31st, a date in which they have a franchise high 75% (3-1) winning percentage. Now they'll have an off day on the 31st and miss out on the magic.
The Padres also announced that the traditional Opening Day festivities won't happen until Tuesday April 1st.
To be clear. Opening Night on @Espn on Sunday night. Our traditional Opening Day festivities will be on Tuesday. More details to follow.
— Mike Dee (@PadresMikeDee) January 9, 2014
To be clear, all traditional Opening Day festivities should happen on Opening Day, such is the tradition. I bet Mike Dee makes his kids wait until December 26th to open Christmas presents too. By the way check out the angry responses to Dee's tweet.
In an attempt to placate fans the Marketing VP tried to soothe them with a "2 is better than 1" tweet.
To be clear, the move to Sunday night allows us to do more festivities around the opening of the season. Not less. #2GreatDays
— Wayne Partello (@WaynePartello) January | 252 |
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Milan, 20 November 2019 – The Vero Bartender, an international competition organised by Amaro Montenegro, yesterday selected Marcus Fredriksson as best mixologist at international level, making Milan the world capital of bartending for one day.
The Vero Bartender Global 2019, with its sharing cocktail called "Around the Corner", has been perfectly up to the task of creating an Amaro Montenegro-based drink, for a serving mode which enhances sharing and enjoying it together.
Marcus started his career as a barman twelve years ago. He currently works for the best cocktail bar in Sweden, in Malmö to be exact, and with his cocktail – which is served using a small watering can in little flower pots – he wishes to pay tribute to his country, using Swedish ingredients which he can easily find near his workplace.
"This latest edition of The Vero Bartender – says Marco Ferrari, CEO of Gruppo Montenegro – has reached even more staggering figures than in previous years: 150 masterclasses all over the world, and more than 2,700 bartenders involved. Amaro Montenegro is increasingly attentive to international markets and to the future; thanks to its innovative approach to mixology, it has succeeded in strengthening its ties to community of bartenders".
The creations by the 12 shortlisted bartenders – from Italy, and also from the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Albania and Sweden – have been judged by a panel including major exponents and experts in the industry at international level: Monica Berg, International Bartender of The Year 2019 and owner of the Tayer+Elementary bar di London; Erik Lorincz, one of the best bartenders in the world and owner of Kwant, on the 50 Best Bar 2019 list; Yolanda Evans, international travel and mixology journalist; Matteo Bonoli, Master Herbalist at Amaro Montenegro.
The prize for the winner is an<|fim_middle|> her hand at the art of mixology for a few months now at Darwin's Bar in Salzburg; this has not hindered her creativity and passion, with a particular interest in spirits. She is participating in the final with "Elena", a cocktail which matches her Austrian and Asian origin, resulting in a perfect combination between East and West.
Marco Masiero, born in Bergamo, he started his experience in the world of mixology in 2015 at Sushi Samba, a renowned cocktail bar and restaurant in London, then continued his career path in other bars, including Shochu Lounge, Reverend JW Simpson and Bar Supervisor. He returned to Italy to work as head bartender and supervisor for Sottovoce Speakeasy, where he is still employed. "Ribelli Virtudi", the cocktail for which he has been selected as The Vero Bartender 2019 in Italy, is a tribute to the journey undertaken by Stanislao Cobianchi and to the origins of Amaro Montenegro.
Cristiana Pirinu, born in Sardinia, after graduating started a career as barlady in the restaurants Aqua Kyoto and Nueva, as well as in the Beaumont Hotel, where she learned about all the nuances of bartending. She then moved to London and embarked on a new adventure at The Donovan Bar, one of the best in London; thanks to the teachings of "Maestro" Salvatore Calabrese, she has produced "The Seven Notes", a cocktail which is suitable for all palates, thanks to perfect merging between seven notes.
Zachary Sapato, born in the United States, but of Greek-Mexican origin, he started his career as barman in night clubs and discos, delving into the great art of mixology in 2016. "Bella Figura", the cocktail with which he has joined the competition, has been created with the sole intent to encourage sharing; it has well-balanced flavours with some bitter notes.
Jules Verlinden, born in Belgium, in the small town of Diest. Son of the owners of the "Die Nieuwe Haan" restaurant, Jules grew up among the colours, scents and flavours which over time have shaped his passion for mixology. Constantly in search of new ingredients to enhance and personalise his cocktails, he is participating in the competition with "Monterinha", a perfect fusion of his whole experience.
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Sharing cocktail "Around the Corner"
5cl Amaro Montenegro
3 cl Lactic acid fermented apple juice
1.5 cl Walnut honey
2 cl Seaweed infused Vermouth
3 drops Saline solution
Profiles of the 11 shortlisted bartenders:
Rodrigo Alvarez, born in Argentina, moved with his family to Spain, specifically to Palma de Mallorca, aged 12. He discovered his passion for bartending while working as a waiter in a bar in town, and decided to make it his profession while at university. He is taking part in the final with "Principessa", the aperitif cocktail characterised by its citrus fruit note, a tribute to this Latin origins.
Simone De Milito, born in Fasano in the Brindisi province, has followed the passion for bartending which has led him to numerous professional experiences in Italy, Germany and Switzerland. He is a fan of classic cocktail restyling; he is presenting "1885", where the authentic notes which have made Amaro Montenegro an icon worldwide are perfectly highlighted.
Roger Grüter, Swiss from Basel, after a short professional experience in chemistry, decided to follow his passion for mixology by opening a bar with a friend. "Black Magic", the sharing cocktail with which he is taking part in the international final, highlights the Amaro Montenegro notes.
Kevin Imami, born in Tirana, Albania, graduated from the Bartender School "ABAS" seven years ago, and since then he has been working in the best cocktail bars in Albania. Bringing with him a great passion for drink mixology, he has joined the competition with "Trino", a restyled punch proposal, suitable for sharing between three or more people.
Janneke Koorn, Dutch, is a barlady at Dr. Cocktail bar in Rotterdam. She loves Italian wines and spirits, and presents "Ceci n'est pas une pipe", a drink intended as the perfect cocktail to be shared with friends, where bitter notes meet the citrus fruit touches of lemon and pineapple.
Adam Lau, was born in Canada, but grew up in Hong Kong. After graduation, he discovered a passion for mixology which led him to joining the team of bartenders at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney, where he focused on aperitif cocktails, with an outstanding careful selection of ingredients, and special attention to sustainability and zero-waste. These elements can be found in his cocktail suggestion: "Te Nero".
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(Newton, PA) – The Lady Falcons played a double-header on the road against Bucks County CC on Sunday afternoon. Lackawanna won both games, 23-0 and 14-4. Their recorded has increased to 26-15.
The Lady Falcons scored with ease during game one of the double-header. Colleen Cwalina started things off with an RBI double to left field. From there Hayley Coale hit an RBI single, and a Bucks error brought home 2 additional runs. The Lady Falcons went on to score 9 runs in the top of the 2nd. Notably, Colleen Cwalina hit home 4 RBI's, Mia Pawelski hit an RBI single, and Lauryn Rodriguez doubled home a run. Lackawanna continued scoring as they put up 10 more runs over the next 3 innings. Bucks racked up 10 errors as Lackawanna won 23-0 in 5 innings. The winning pitcher was Amanda Mowry. She pitched 3 innings, giving up no hits and no earned runs.
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Colleen Cwalina: 3-3, 1 Double, 5 RBI, 2 R
Game 2 saw the Lady Falcons score 3 runs in the top of the 1st. Colleen Cwalina belted 2-run homer to left field and Vanessa Wolf brought home a run on a sacrifice-fly to left. Bucks gained 1 run back in the bottom of the 1st. Lackawanna went on to score another run in the top of the 2nd; this time Colleen Cwalina hit a sac-fly to left to score Amanda Mowry. Bucks answered back in the bottom of the 2nd with 3 runs of their own to tie the game at 4-4. Colleen Cwalina hit a grand slam in the top of the 4th to help Lackawanna regain the lead. The Lady Falcons scored 6 runs in the top of the 5th as Alexandria Thoman singled to center for 2 RBI's, and Colleen Cwalina hit a grounder to left to score another. Lackawanna won 14-4 in 5 innings. The winning pitcher was Amaya Townsend. She pitched 3 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs.
Colleen Cwalina: 3-4, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 3 Run
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Keilon Elder led Grambling with 74 yards rushing and a TD run on nine carries. Nichols added 46 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
Nichols capped a nine-play, 27-yard drive with a 4-yard TD run to make it 17-10. Alabama A&M (4-3, 1-2) drove to the Grambling 42 before De'Andre Hogues sacked and stripped Aqeel Glass and Foster recovered and returned it 46 yards for the score.
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Great sporting moments in Czech history
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The posts on this blog come from many inspirations: the food we eat, the countries we travel and, many times, the guests of our Prague food tours. While the itineraries might be similar in many cases, every tour is different… simply because the guests are. On one tour, we may talk about food exclusively, on others, the main topic can be travel, and on many more than you would have thought, sports. Yes, if you ranked the topics we discuss on the tours based on frequency, sports would end up fairly high. And, just like food, they are also a reflection of the society.
Like it or not, sports, to many people, are a part of the national identity. Say "The Miracle on Ice", and all Americans will know what you are talking about. 1966 might mean more to the English than to anyone else. And sports are a part of the Czech identity, as well. So the next time you are sitting in a pub in Prague, drinking beers with locals, sports might come up in the conversation. To help you navigate the sports landscapes of the Czech Republic, and to impress the locals with your knowledge<|fim_middle|>.a. the "Tournament of the Century". For the first time ever, the 1998 ice-hockey Olympic tournament in Nagano, Japan, could be attended by the professional payers from the NHL, meaning that truly the best of the best could compete for the medals. And the Czechs, having tanked in Canada Cup a year before, surprisingly won, beating the US, Canada and Russia (the three best teams in the world) in the quarters, semis and the final, respectively.
Everybody Czech alive on that day probably knows where he or she was during the Canada - Czech Republic shoot-outs that decided the semifinals (arguably the best game of hockey ever played) in the Czechs' favor, and after we won the final. The whole country stopped for a day, with even the Prague stock exchange suspending trading for the day. Jaromir Jagr, the superstar, and Dominik Hasek, the goalie, became heroes. To top it off, the drunken arrival of the players and one of the most incomprehensible press events in the history of sports that ensued sealed the deal as a thing of legends.
Czech Football Team, 1996 Euro Championships, England
"Football's coming home" was the theme of the 1996 Euro tournament held in England. The Czechs, a nation only three years old at that time, were not the favorites, and nearly went home after the group stage, only barely getting through at the expense of the Italians. However, after the win over Portugal (decided by the "devil's loop", as the Portuguese nicknamed the fantastic goal by Poborsky, a rising star at the tournament) in the quarters, and the win in penalty-shootouts over France in the semis, the Czechs got to the finals, which proved Gary Linneker's famous sentence that "football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win." They did in the finals, too.
Still, it was a heroic effort by the Czechs who, let's be honest here, did not play football that would make you just in your seat with excitement. Many stars were born in the tournament, including the likes of Poborsky and - most importantly - Pavel Nedved, who won the Ballon d'or for the world's best football player in 2003 and became one of the key figures of the Czech Republic - Netherlands game at the 2004 Euros, one of the best Euro games ever played.
Katerina Neumanova, 2006 Winter Olympics, Turin, Italy
Neumanova was already a living legend entering the 2006 Turin Olympics, having first competed in the 1992 Albertville Olympics already and having won medals in both World Championships and Olympics. But she had never won the gold Olympic medal. The Turin olympics were her last, and the 30k was her last Olympic race. The day was not good: it was warm and the snow was wet, which was not good news for the heavier build that Neumanova was. When she passed the bend into the final 100m, she was third, and she was never a great sprinted. Still, on that day, she put everything into it and finally won gold despite the odds. What turned this into a Kodak moment was her nearly three-year-old daughter who ran onto the track as her mother was laying on the ground, exhausted, to hug her. Yay!
Jarmila Spotakova, 2008 Olympics, Beijing, China
Javelin throw was always a strong discipline for the Czechs, especially for Jan Zelezny, who won the Olympics three times in a row. Jarmila Spotakova's Olympic final was going well, with her firmly in the second place before the last round of throws. But she was not happy: the Russian competitor, Maria Abatova, was first with a monster throw over 70 meters, after which it began to rain and the track was wet. But then Spotakova took the javelin and this happened:
Yes, she won, setting the European record. Abatova's last throw was not long enough. What made this very symbolic was the fact that the finals were held on 21 August, the 42nd anniversary of the Soviet invasion and occupation of Czechoslovakia. Spotakova was very well aware of the fact and gave her last throw everything she had.
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Panenka's kick, 1976 Euro championchips, Beograd, Yugoslavia
Only a few players can boast that they have invented a kick that still bears their name. Antonin Panenka, the superstar player of the Bohemians Prague club, can. It all happened in the finals of the 1976 Euro champs in Beograd where the Czechoslovaks were playing West Germany. The game ended in penalty shootouts (you can sense a theme going on here) and was tied when Panenka, the last man to shoot, picked the ball. What he did with it became history. Instead of taking a fast shot, Panenka waited for the goalie's dive to the side and just gently kicked the ball to the middle, thus inventing the "Panenka kick". Fun fact: when Panenka told the Czech goalie about his potential plan a day before, Viktor, one of the best goalies at the time, responded that Panenka was crazy and should never do it.
Emil Zatopek, 1952 Olympics, Helsinki, Finland
Guess how many people in history ran the marathon for the first time ever in an Olympic race… and won? How many people won the 5k, 10k and marathon at the same Olympic games? Just one. Emil Zatopek, arguably the best runner of all time. His brutal training methods and the face he made during racing (looking like his heart was about to explode) were famous. What made him a legend was his performance at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. After winning the 10k race and the 5k race after a super-fast last round in which he overtook three runners before him, he decided to enter the marathon race - his first ever - at the last minute. He won, setting the Olympic record.
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Czech Ice-Hockey Team, 1998 Olympics, Nagano, Japan
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Which academic or extracurricular achievement are you most proud of during business school? As one of my first acts as President of the MBA Student Association (MBASA), the MBASA Executive Council and I laid the foundation for an industry and career path overview document designed to provide incoming MBA candidates with detailed information on the different industries, career paths, and recruiting processes available to them once they arrive on campus. With the understanding that the first year of an MBA can be readily described as "drinking out of a firehose," we distributed this document to the incoming class over the summer approaching enrollment, allowing incoming students the opportunity to better plan for the year(s) ahead.
What achievement are you most proud of in your professional career? While at JP Morgan, I co-chaired the Global Technology Infrastructure (GTI) Philanthropy Division for the New York Metro region, comprised of 500+ individuals.
Who was your favorite MBA professor? Shawn Munday, Professor of the Practice of Finance. Professor Munday brings to class a wealth of knowledge of the financial services industry as a whole, preparing students for the current state of the industry and equipping them with tools to make a positive impact on day one of the job.
What was your favorite MBA Course? Negotiations opened my eyes to the fact that we negotiate more times a day than we'd often think. While many view a negotiation as an opportunity for personal gain, this course taught me that proper negotiating holds the power to build relationships while you win.
Why did you choose this business school? The term "community" has been used so often that it has become somewhat of a cliché. However, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School takes this term to heart and seeks to embody all that it is intended to mean. There are many excellent programs where I'm sure I would thrive, but the focus on team building, leadership, and family deeply resonated with me at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.
What is your best piece advice to an applicant hoping to get into your school's MBA program? Be yourself. I<|fim_middle|> quickly and efficiently map out their recruiting game plan.
What are the top two items on your bucket list? Build a '67 Shelby Mustang GT500E (Eleanor from Gone in 60 Seconds) and survive taking it to the race track.
In one sentence, how would you like your peers to remember you? I'd like to be remembered as someone who always had a solution and saw things through to the end.
What is your favorite movie about business? Barbarians at the Gate does an excellent job of detailing many of the intricacies that are overlooked when analyzing what was one of the largest deals of its time yet are vital to the execution of any transaction.
Hobbies? I enjoy building and racing gas powered radio control cars, traveling, and playing basketball.
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"Being a student leader is never an easy job – and being the president of a student body of almost 600 fiercely intelligent, highly driven and passionate individuals is always going to be an opportunity to truly test your leadership skills. Matt rose to this challenge brilliantly, with an easy grace, and always a huge smile on his face. Through his abilities to influence and communicate effectively, Matt was the key student who led the MBA Student Association executive council and the leaders of over 45 clubs successfully navigate significant organizational change during his tenure. This restructure led to new and more effective working relationships with the club advisors resulting in a more streamlined and enhanced student experience. In addition to building strong working relationships, Matt worked closely with students and staff to develop the career-path overview document, a tangible and actionable framework that has clarified the path to translating our powerful degree program to the careers students dreamed of when they decided to pursue an MBA.
Matt has also been a leading voice in amplifying issues of the day and empowering his peers to strengthen the impact and reach of education in the areas of workplace diversity and inclusion. Under his leadership, critical topics were addressed by student-driven initiatives and actionable educational sessions such as Gender Issues in the Workplace, Male Allyship, Race Matters, Out in the Workplace, and several others. Because of these, UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA students are better prepared to enter the workforce as impactful leaders in business.
Beyond his formal roles, Matt has been a tremendous mentor to scores of students. He helps them craft resumes, prepare for interviews and makes connections. I experienced his commitment to help others succeed first-hand when I joined the UNC Kenan-Flagler team last summer. Amidst his demanding investment banking internship, Matt took a great deal of time to facilitate my on-boarding and making connections with other students in advance of the academic year. | believe that the admissions department does an excellent job of identifying those who will not only fit well within the program, personifying the core values that we hold dear, but also identifying those who will be additive to the community in a number of ways. The best thing an applicant can do is allow their true self to shine through the formality of the process.
What is the biggest myth about your school? That a business or quant background is necessary. Since I began business school, nearly half of my learnings have come from my classmates and the sharing of their experiences inside and outside of the classroom. As someone who identifies himself as a quant-focused person, I've learned much more from my non-quant classmates than those who I may identify with.
What was your biggest regret in business school? I'm not sure I would characterize this as a pure regret, but the thing that I believe that I truly missed out on was studying abroad. I've traveled a decent amount in life and did not make studying abroad a priority, though this will likely be my last opportunity to do so.
Which MBA classmate do you most admire? As a career switcher with little to no finance background prior to business school, I have a deep respect for those who have followed a similar path with success. However, my classmate, Tom Rockford, was able to accomplish this, securing an investment banking internship and offer from a top bank, while orchestrating the move and assimilation of his wife and two sons. Though impressive on their own, the truly impressive part is that he did this with a perpetual smile and without signs of fatigue.
Who most influenced your decision to pursue business in college? Not fully knowing whether I wanted to pursue a career in engineering or finance, I studied mechanical engineering in undergrad with the understanding that I could potentially move from engineering to finance via business school, but the reverse was much more difficult. For this decision, both my mother and father were instrumental. For the decision of when and how to pursue an MBA, my college mentor, Willie Reddic (at the time an accounting PhD at Syracuse Whitman School of Management), was invaluable.
If you were a dean for a day, what one thing would you change about the MBA experience? Though I understand the challenges of filling a class and the movement that occurs during the application process, I would like to find a way to reach students over the summer before fall semester with a robust set of resources to help undecided students more | 496 |
With no pledge from administration, U.S. leadership on GPE falls to Congress
Developing countries show ambition, but donors fall short at education financing conference
Dakar, Senegal, February 2, 2018 — Global leaders gathered this week in Dakar, Senegal for the largest ever education financing conference, convened by the Global Partnership for Education. At the conference, it was low-income and conflict-affected countries that pledged the vast majority of the total funds — $110 billion — for their own national education programs. Many countries committed to achieve the international target of devoting twenty percent of their national budgets to education, and many surpassed it.
Donor countries pledged an additional $2.3 billion over the next three years for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). This falls short of the $3.1 billion donor target for GPE, which is designed to fill critical funding gaps for counties to reach the most vulnerable children, strengthen their education systems, and catalyze new investment. For its part, the United States sent a representative to Dakar but made no commitments beyond what Congress had already appropriated for GPE.
"Today's announcements mark a big step forward, with low-income and conflict-affected countries showing remarkable commitment to addressing the education crisis" said Joanne Carter, Executive Director of RESULTS and RESULTS Educational Fund.
"Unfortunately, with some important exceptions, donor countries have not yet matched that ambition," Carter continued. "The United States had a chance to demonstrate leadership on a world stage and amp up its investment in global education for children who need it the most. Regrettably, the administration did not take this opportunity. It is now up to Congress to make sure millions of kids aren't left behind as a result."
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While welcoming the leadership of several key donors, Carter and other civil society leaders at the pledging conference were disappointed that donor pledges overall did not match the commitment shown by lower-income countries. Now civil society is calling for greater ambition and increased resources from a range of donors to fill the gap for GPE. Carter said that in the U.S., it falls to Congress to increase funding.
"There is bipartisan leadership in Congress on global education, and we are now counting on them to step up for the world's kids," she said. "We've made huge advances through GPE, but the reality is that 263 million kids remain out of school. It doesn't have to be this way. We know education is one of our most powerful tools in reducing poverty and inequality, and has positive ripple effects throughout communities and nations. And we must not forget that education is a right, not a privilege."
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On the morning we left Phongsali the rain had finally stopped, it was partially sunny, and we were able to get some spectacular views on the 7:30 am, 1 1/2 hour, 21 km. mini-bus ride down to the Nam Ou (Ou River) port. We decided to take the 6 hour river boat ride out of this place rather than the 10 hour, bumpy, dangerous bus ride on slippery, muddy mountain roads. Even this mini-bus ride was interrupted by a mud-slide which we all had to walk through and catch another sǎwngthǎew on the other side to get to the river-port village of HatSa. Here we boarded a 20-person long-tail river-boat with bench-seats down river to the small town of Muang Khua, Lao. This was a fun and interesting ride -smooth (compared to the bus) for one thing, and enjoyable watching the lush jungle scenery, the small, remote, riverside villages, and shooting the rapids and cruising with the rain-swollen currents. We arrived in the quaint, district capital village of Muang Khua in good time, got a very comfortable guest<|fim_middle|> we climbed the hill overlooking the town and river, walked across a half-finished suspension-bridge over the Nam Phak river (which flows into the Nam Ou) to a Khamu ethnic village, and bought supplies in the market for the next day's bus trip to Viet Nam. At the end of the day we shared dinner and drinks with friends in a river-view restaurant, watching the full moon rise over the hills, and thankful for these days we've had to spend in gentle, laid-back Lao. | house, and walked and explored this last town that we would enjoy in Lao. It is quite a busy transportation hub for people and goods travelling up and down river, and on the Oudomxai-VietNam route. We spent an interesting (and much warmer and drier) lay-over day before heading to Viet Nam when | 68 |
YMCA Is Born Again In Maidstone
These are exciting times for the YMCA in Maidstone as they look forward to the opening of two new community centres, costing in excess of<|fim_middle|>," said Bryan | £4 million.
Although the ribbons are not due to be cut for another two years, architects' designs have left the drawing board and planning permission has already been given for the major development at the YMCA site in Melrose Close, off Cripple Street.
Since the YMCA fell upon hard financial times about five years ago, Gullands' Managing Partner, Blair Gulland, has been at the centre of negotiations which would see the much-respected brand of YMCA emerge once again to play an active part in the life of the Maidstone community.
Blair is legal adviser to the YMCA in Maidstone and was as pleased as anyone just before Christmas when the deal was sealed that would see a new community and sports centre developed by Taylor Wimpey at Melrose Close, with the other half of the site being developed for housing.
After years of trauma, following the demise of the original centre at Melrose Close, YMCA chairman, Bryan Price, and his Acting Chief Executive, Lynda Dale, are now eagerly looking forward to the day when the new centre opens its doors to the community.
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"In addition to the large sports hall which will accommodate all sports such as badminton, basketball and five-a-side soccer, there will be a viewing area, outdoor all-weather junior football pitches, changing rooms, a fitness suite, a pre-school playgroup and rooms suitable for meetings and social activities,"
The new centre is being financed by the sale of the land for housing and is expected to cost about £4 million.
Gullands were also able to offer expertise in the finalisation of the Building Contract with Taylor Wimpey as regards the construction of the new Centre. David Brown, the partner who heads up Gullands' Construction Department, was involved throughout these negotiations.
There will also be money available from the sale to develop the YMCA facilities at The Children's House at Tovil, a somewhat down-at-heel building which has been used extensively by the people of the area. It was previously owned by Kent County Council but was purchased recently by the YMCA. The YMCA has, for a number of years, been operating the building as part of their residential outreach programme.
Lynda Dale
"We are hoping to tear this building down, and build in its place an all-purpose community facility which is much needed in the Coombe Farm and Tovil area."
Maidstone Housing Trust, which is regenerating the Coombe Farm area, has been approached to contribute half a million pounds to the joint venture and the YMCA, who will run the facility, plan to design a building covering a slightly larger footprint than the present Children's House, and to add a second floor over part of the new building to accommodate other meeting rooms and staff rooms.
"Both the Trust and the YMCA are keen to see workshops on the site so that the local community can be trained and achieve qualifications they might not have otherwise achieved through the normal education process" said Lynda.
Although Bryan was keen to emphasise that the new Tovil Community Centre would welcome all sections and all ages in the community, the facilities on offer would be likely to appeal more to adults and those in their late teens. The school nearby, which is also being developed, already has plans to cater for the younger members of the community.
"We hope it won't be long before we can submit a planning application and, who knows, in two years' time we may be in a position to open two brand new centres.
"Also, out of the sale proceeds at Melrose Close, we have been able to provide funds for two new pitches to be created at Oldborough Manor School, as well as the refurbishment of the changing rooms there.
"These are exciting times for the YMCA in Maidstone and Blair Gulland has guided us through the legalities of all projects. His advice has been invaluable | 794 |
The Yuma Stage
From the cloud of dust and the clatter of steel rims on stones, I knew the afternoon stage from Yuma was just over the next rise, maybe half a mile off and headed my way, so I rode off the road, just as four men appeared from out of a dry wash. They pulled bandannas over their faces and took up positions on either side of the road. They hadn't seen me, so I dismounted and let the reins trail on the ground.
Old Doby was well trained and wouldn't go anywhere. He found a patch of grass and contentedly went to grazing, paying no attention to the sins of man.
They had picked the perfect spot. The team had just pulled a long grade, and would be winded. The dry wash provided concealment for a robbery, and the sandy bottom would slow the team even further. In fact, just beyond the wash was the flat where the drivers usually halted and let the team have a blow. Both sides of the road were strewn with old volcanic rock, some as big as a small house, and except for the sand of the wash, it was thick with cholla, prickly pear, and tall saguaro cactus.
With my Winchester in hand, I scrambled up the hill and found a spot between two boulders where I had full view of the wash and the road. One of the outlaws was sprawled out in the middle of the road like he was hurt or something, and the others had taken up positions on either side where the driver couldn't see them, but I could see them plain as day. Two were armed with revolvers and the one who looked to be in charge was armed with both a revolver and a scattergun. They all had rifles too<|fim_middle|> coach. To my surprise, there was a shotgun messenger seated next to the driver. That could only mean some sort of valuables on board, and it also meant possible bloodshed. The driver was full on the brake as they maneuvered down the slope and the horses were obviously winded from the long pull. Then the driver spied that body, and came back hard on the reins.
The coach came to a halt some fifty feet back from the man lying in the road and the driver leaned forward in his seat, trying to figure out what was wrong with him, but that shotgun guard was already lifting his weapon as he spotted a masked man on his right. Then the outlaw with the shotgun stepped out from concealment, also to the right and slightly behind the guard.
"We got you boxed messenger man. Best thing for you to do is hand that scattergun over butt first." The guard hesitated, and then shrugged. Whatever he was protecting apparently wasn't worth dying over. He took the shotgun by the barrels and handed it over.
The man on the ground scrambled to his feet and the fourth man stepped up by the driver.
"You passengers just set still in there, and don't nobody commence shooting! We know what we come after, and once we get it, you can go back on the road."
"All my passengers are women, and if you molest them in any way, hell won't have it until the men of this territory hunt you down and hang you all!" I recognized the driver as old Bill Davis, and he wasn't afraid of anything. He was also right. Molesting a woman was a death sentence out here in the territories.
"Ain't nobody going to harm your women. Just hand over that satchel and we'll be on our way."
That's when it happened. The shotgun messenger said, "What satchel?", and just like that, the man with the shotgun cut loose and that messenger rolled off his seat to the ground, stone dead.
For a shocked moment, nobody moved as the echoes of the blast died away in the surrounding hills. Then the man with the shotgun spoke again.
"Now I want that satchel driver, and I mean to get it, even if I have to kill everyone in that coach to do it."
I'd heard enough. I centered my rifle's front sight on the shotgun man's chest and cut loose. Dust puffed off his vest and he went straight down. Instantly, the man who had played dead in the road spun and fired his revolver, hitting a rock not six inches from my head and stinging my face with chips. That man could shoot, but so could I. I levered in another round and he too went down.
I shouted down from my place in the rocks, "The two of you still standing! If you want to stay that way, drop those firearms and step away."
"That you Jimmy?" The driver had recognized my voice.
"Yeah Bill, it's me."
Bill Davis turned to the two remaining outlaws.
"You boys best get rid of them guns. That there's Jimmy Wiggins, and he ain't missed anything with that rifle in years."
The guns hit the dust of the road and Bill Davis climbed down and retrieved the dead messenger's shotgun.
"Come on down Jimmy. These birds ain't going nowhere."
It turned out that the stage was carrying a bank transfer of $25,000 in gold. One of the bank's tellers was a cousin to the man with the shotgun, and he was in for a share, but all he got was a one way ticket to Yuma prison along with the two I brought in.
It also happened that the ladies on board were the territorial governor's wife and daughters, and he showed his gratitude with a nice sum of money, as did the grateful banker. Two of the four outlaws had prices on their heads, and I got the reward money too. All that worked out just fine, because I had been planning a trip to the California gold fields and I needed a road stake.
When I set out for California later that month, I rode alongside the stage for a spell. Bill Davis was driving and we talked until we came to the place where the road split and he had to go south.
'Well Jimmy, I'll have to leave you here, but I want to thank you for what you done. That damn bunch of hooligans might have killed us all if you hadn't been there. By the way, what the hell were you doing all the way out there anyway?"
"I was getting ready to hold up your stage."
He just stared at me for a minute and then a slow grin spread across his face.
"You're always spoofin' someone! See you later Jimmy." He clucked the team and moved on.
Except I wasn't spoofin'. Like I said, I needed a road stake. | , but they were on their saddles, some fifty feet away.
I heard that driver whistling his team over the brow of that hill, and then the first pair of horses showed, followed by the rest of the team and the | 48 |
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After a messy and public bankruptcy, Telltale Games will return due to LCG Entertainment, a holding company that announced it has purchased the defunct studio's key assets, trademarks, technology, and select intellectual properties with the intent of re-releasing select games from the studio's back catalog and developing new games in some of the company's best-selling brands.
Key talent from the original company has been hired or contracted by the new Telltale. The new company will be based on a streamlined structure with plans for strategic growth and a focus on its core and new IP's. No further details are being released about the Telltale assets purchase price. News regarding the reissue of specific back catalog titles and new games in existing IP's will be announced in the coming weeks.
The purchase was made possible by a pool of investors and advisors comprised of well-known names in the games industry including Chris Kingsley, Lyle Hall, Tobias Sjögren, Athlon Games (as a shareholder and publishing partner), and several additional partners.
Originally founded in 2004, Telltale Games became synonymous with storytelling, pioneering the episodic game format, and changing the way the games medium embraced narrative. Following a string of successful and award-winning game series based on television and film licenses and original IPs, the game developer and publisher shuttered in October of last year, leaving disappointed fans in its wake.
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"All of us were big fans of the games Telltale created, as we strongly believe in games as a storytelling medium and nobody did it better," said Jamie Ottilie, CEO of the new Telltale Games. "Even now, when you see a game with strong narrative, it's always compared to Telltale, so it's no surprise that players and industry colleagues alike mourned the studio's closure. We believe there is still so much life to the brand and its franchises, and we look forward to building upon the company's storytelling legacy."
The new Telltale Games will be headquartered in Malibu with a satellite office in Corte Madera, California. Day-to-day operations will be handled by Ottilie and Waddle, with Ottilie responsible for studio management and technology, and Waddle running business development, finance, and operations. Both will work closely with Athlon, who will serve as the marketing and publishing partner on most of the company's back catalog and new releases, freeing up Telltale to focus on development and studio growth.
"There is still a huge fanbase of Telltale players and that's one of the main reasons we decided to make this investment," said Brian Waddle, chief revenue officer for the new Telltale Games. "It's hard to see your favorite games disappear or not get the sequels they deserve, so we thank everyone for their patience and support. We've got some exciting things to share soon. We'll try not to keep them waiting too long, but we think fans will be pleased."
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Public Space Behaviorology in Switzerland – Final Review
Sound of Meditation
Composed of a bird bath and a pathway, the project is a meditation space enriched by the sound of water and the chirping of birds placed above a biodiversity zone. The meditative pathway leads to a platform with a seating opportunity. Rising above the ground, the installation has a minimal impact on the ground and plants present at the site. As a transparently glazed timber construction, the installation is complementing the natural flair and forms a coherent appearance on site.
Right next to a participatory agricultural field and the Buhnstrasse bus stop, IntiMate provides different levels of privacy and thereby allows visitors to experience the exposed location differently. The structure is made of a bamboo frame and textile walls and roofs. The roofs can be pulled down and used for seating. Additionally, Bamboo mats allow invite you to sit on the floor. Knots hold the Bamboo rods together, allowing for easy assembling and dismantling of the structure.
Triangle Chairs
Facing Markus church's northern entrance, three prototype chairs offer multiple sitting postures. Introverted or extroverted arrangements let the visitor experience different relationships with the public space. The chairs are a product of continuous improvement by design iteration, both in planning and construction. Which one do you find most comfortable?
A series of benches, combining seating and playing bring people together in a fun way. The benches are placed in a public playground and offer something for all ages. The benches as game, where juggling balls have to be thrown into holes. "Targets" are integrated into the backrest. How many points can you score? Play against yourself or others and keep track of your points by using the point counters integrated within the installation.
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Placed on a centrally located playground at Oerlikon station, surrounded by a busy public transport hub, the installation puts the fragmented elements of the playground in relation and connects them. Adjustable hamm<|fim_middle|> students for their tremendous effort and energy all along this year: Abigail, Albert, Alessandro, Alessandro, Alexander, Alina, Anaëlle, Andri, Anina, Anna, Anna Maria, Anna-Lena, Antonia, Aparna, Arianna, Benjamin, Carolyn, Constantin, David, David, Deepthi Maria, Dimitri, Esad, Eva, Fabian, Fidania, Finia, Flavia, Florian, Gino, Gion, Iris, Joel, Jonas, José, Kim, Kornelia, Laura Luz, Laurenz, Leandro D., Leandro R., Lorenzo, Lucas, Lucy, Lukas, Marie, Michelle, Moira, Monique, Nadjeschda, Nicolas, Nora, Pietro, Simon, Sofia, Timea, Timon, Timothy, Valentina, Yannis, Yufei. | ocks, suspended from cables within a wooden frame, allow people to sit and rest. A moveable roof provides shade and protection from the rain. Lowered, the roof creates a visual barrier and allows people to find tranqui- lity while accompanying their children.
This installation is a foldable, mobile bar. The bar consists of two wings each with its own foldable tabletops. Amongst the amenities of the KlappBar are the integrated cooling box, a retractable sunroof and foldable stools. It serves as an attractive gathering point and exchange spot during events or after work. Initially, at the entrance of ONA, its flexible dimensions, adaptability and movability allow it to be set up anywhere else and offer refreshments or relaxations.
Snake Bench
Eight mobile modules: four long benches, three stools and one table, form a flexible seating opportunity that encourages different forms of gathering. The arrangement of seating and the height of the table is adjustable according to users' needs. Benches are illuminated from the inside, attracting users in ONA's corner entrance even at night. Inspired by sailing ships, the project is made of wooden frames, sailing fabric and ropes to create a weatherproof, durable, light and harmonic furniture.
Located on the south side of the ONA building on the sidewalk, this herb garden invites you to spice up your food, brew fresh tea or simply upgrade a glass of water. A roof provides the right amount of water and sun to the plants, while also providing shade for the users. Foldable, lightweight chairs can be used to sit around the table. The height-adjustable table, surrounding the planter can be lowered and used as a bench for additional seating.
Along the Day
On the 1st of June, the final review of the Architectural Behaviorology Design Studio took place in the neighborhood of Seebach and the ONA Building of D-ARCH. The people had to explore the eight installations built by students. With the help of a map, they explored and discovered the projects. At each installation, students presented their ideas and the process which has led to their final installation.
The day had been concluded with a final discussion that highlighted that the semester's exercise allowed to rethink the way of behaving in the public space. The way of sitting, of lying down but also of engaging or not in a social experience. The richness of working in a 1:1 scale allowed a direct dialogue with the city and the understanding of material, joints and space.
We would like to thank all stakeholders and actors of the 5 sites Arbnor Kryeziu, Julia Hofstetter, Nathalie Becker, Roberto Ranieli, Thomas Kurer, Stefan Kürner, the Querbeete association.
Our Guest Christina Kundert, Elli mosayebi, Joseph Schwartz, Martin Bruellhardt, Nathalie Becker, Stephan Senn, Thomas Kurer and Tom Avermaete.
And of course, we thank and congratulate all our | 607 |
What to write about? Numerous times in the past several weeks I have plopped down with the laptop and typed. Then I would delete. Then I would type and I would delete. I decided I should make a list of potential topics and see if that would spark anything.
Resolutions? No since I don't go there.
Work? Can't. Confidentiality and all. I enjoy being employed.
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Technology? Maybe. I am liking my Kindle. We received a Garmin as a present and that is fun. I don't have a 'smart' phone so I don't have any apps to share.
Religion? Not a subject I tackle. I will leave that to the more faithful.
Weather? Why when we have the Weather Channel.
Global warming? I got nothing.
Shopping? Good fall back topic.
Photography? Hobby related - maybe.
Sports? Again, I got nothing.
Retirement? No such luck. When asked by a pension rep in the last few months, what my target retirement date is, I replied 'when I die.' I thought it was funny but apparently he didn't see the humor because he actually made me pick a projected date.
That is a workable list at this point. I will have to see what I come up with next time. Thanks for stopping by the Blurbs. | iscal Cliff? Politely as I can. NO! Hopefully the 113th Congress will find the definition of compromise and non-partisanship helpful but I will not hold my breathe.
TV Shows? Cable show maybe. Duck Dynasty is a hoot and we have been watching that lately. We do the usual channel surfing and I do the usual catching up on General Hospital thanks to the DVR.
Food/drink? Probably. Received some very luscious wines during the holidays. Crown Royal Maple Syrup is pretty tasty as is Black | 109 |
Nuggets franchise superstar Nikola Jokic was as blunt as he's been all season following Saturday's dispiriting loss to the Suns. He was critical of the team's effort and irritated that they had played like they could waltz over last-place Phoenix.
And then on Sunday, prior to the Nuggets' matchup against the Blazers, he sensed something similar happening again.
That attitude preempted his forthcoming assault on the Blazers, a potpourri of post moves, 3-pointers and assists that buried Portland and left former teammate Jusuf Nurkic in his wake.
Jokic scored 23 of his season-high 40 points in the second half, rising to the occasion as Blazers franchise star Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum pecked away at the Nuggets'<|fim_middle|> game in seven nights. Avoiding excuses is one of Malone's mantras, though getting that to actually manifest on the court is half the battle. Fortunately, Malone has a loyal foot soldier in Jokic.
On a night that saw him flourish under another chorus of MVP chants, Jokic got one step closer to actually realizing that lofty goal. | lead. Jokic finished with 40 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in the Nuggets' riveting 116-113 win to improve to an NBA-best 18-3 at home. He's just the fifth center since 1985 to post at least those numbers, joining David Robinson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal and DeMarcus Cousins.
Jokic's on-court ascendance has vaulted him into the MVP conversation, but his biggest development has come in trusting his voice and shaping the locker room culture. After the game he claimed he's not one to challenge his teammates.
But rather than lay into his teammates after turning the ball over in Phoenix or belabor poor effort in transition defense, Jokic simply set the tone Sunday. He took the first six shots against the Blazers and showed a relentless, bullheaded mindset while pounding the ball in the paint. After the first quarter he'd taken 10 shots; no one else on the Nuggets had more than three. In the decisive third quarter, when the Nuggets outscored the Blazers 35-28, Jokic had 15 points on 6 for 6 shooting and five assists. In the fourth, he and rising star Jamal Murray shared the responsibility, the two combining for 17 of the team's 23 points.
Jokic's trust in Murray is evident, their on-court chemistry budding like a weed. It was Murray, freed by a Jokic screen, who dropped in a soft floater with the Nuggets up 112-110 with 34 seconds remaining. Jokic immediately squeezed him with a bear hug. It was also Murray who missed another floater moments later only to secure the offensive rebound and sink two clutch free throws to maintain the 116-113 cushion.
Part of his development is knowing when to defer, an acknowledgement that Murray is entirely capable of hunting his shots in the clutch. But it's also knowing when it's time to impose his seven-foot imprint should the game call for it.
From Malone's mouth to Jokic's ears, neither leader was going to allow for a letdown despite the fact that the Nuggets were playing in their fifth | 471 |
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In Memoriam: Robin Williams
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Michael Dressler, National Portrait Gallery, Robin Williams, Smithsonian Institution
Robin Williams by Michael Dressler. Color photograph, 1979. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
Born: July 21, 1951, Chicago, IL Died: August 11, 2014, Tiburon, CA
The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has installed a photograph of celebrated American comedian and actor Robin Williams today. The work is in the first-floor gallery where the museum memorializes the passing and celebrates the lives of people represented in the museum's collection. The photograph above was taken for Time magazine by Michael Dressler in 1979.
Thanks for all the laughs, Robin. God bless and may you rest in peace.
Williams was a madcap genius in performances of all types of entertainment, from stand-up to feature films. Known initially as a comedian, he surprised with his ability to play serious dramatic roles. His breakthrough came in the 1970s TV comedy Mork and Mindy; as the alien Mork, much of Williams' dialogue was improvised, as would be the case in most of his comedic roles. Once established, Williams worked tirelessly in show business, going on to appear in many feature films, including Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989) and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993); he won an Oscar for his role as the psychologist in Good Will Hunting (1997). He played Teddy Roosevelt in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009). He also | 410 |
World of Solitaire has over 50 solitaire video games, together with Spider, Klondike, FreeCell and Pyramid. I enjoy enjoying on simple and the ads do not hassle me. I play games with my phone muted principally<|fim_middle|> one's playing cards of the same suit collectively, whereas in a rummy recreation one might kind them by rank or by potential mixtures. | . Whereas asking for a different card every flip could look like a clever technique, you are telling everybody what you've gotten in your entire hand and that will result in you shedding a whole lot of your cards.
The hand is over when the players have completed enjoying their palms. Most sometimes these are solo games, i.e. video games in which one player becomes the soloist and has to attain some goal towards the others, who form a workforce and win or lose all their factors jointly.
The player does not have to start with the first card in a go well with (the Ace). The objective is to avoid taking cards worth factors and to finish the sport with the bottom rating. No points can be performed on the first trick, so you'll be able to safely play the very best card you've gotten.
When a participant runs out of cards, the player is out—except she or he can slap a Jack laid by someone else. Repeating this process a number of times randomizes the deck effectively, however the method is more durable to learn than some others and may harm the playing cards.
The opposite gamers then each play a card in clockwise order till all four players have performed a card. The decks are thus normally proprietary, however may be created by the game's players. The primary time a Spade card is played is known as "breaking spades".
Whoever performed the highest card with the same swimsuit because the lead card, takes the cards. All cards played stay face up on the table, arranged in 4 rows of the four suits. On a gamers turn, they first choose any card from their hand. For example, when Whist turned widespread in 18th-century England , gamers within the Portland Club agreed on a set of house guidelines for use on its premises.
The set of playing cards that each participant receives and holds in his or her palms is also known as that player's hand. For example, in a trick-taking game it might be simpler to have all | 403 |
Sarah and Ben were one of my first bookings for 2012 after first contacting me in January 2011. It seemed so far away back then but it's amazing how fast time flies by. A local wedding for me, the day started over in Hampton Hill with the bridal prep at Sarah<|fim_middle|> there over the river and the parkland beyond.
It was a pleasure to be part of such a great day with a really lovely couple!
They are beautiful photos. Your dress is perfect it suits u so well. Ben suits pink aswell.
Excellent photos! Love the documentary style. They tell the story so much better than posed shots!
Exelent photos of a very natural couple very much in love your pictures have captured this! | s parents house. Very relaxed and all ready well ahead of schedule it was then over to the Holiday Inn in Kingston for the ceremony and reception.
It was fantastic to see so many people there for their wedding which went without a hitch. After the ceremony was over, we headed up to the No 8 bar to get some photos and sneaked out on the roof! Gorgeous views from | 77 |
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15 Alternatives to Spanking | , MD on February 25, 2009
Feb. 25, 2009 -- Obese teens are just as likely to die before they reach old age as teens who are heavy smokers, while those who are overweight, but not obese, have the same risk for early death as lighter smokers, a new study shows.
Researchers followed 45,000 Swedish men from the time they were drafted into the military at the age of 18 until most were in their mid-50s.
They found that those who were obese in their late teens had nearly double the risk of dying during the almost four decades of follow-up, compared to those whose weight was normal at age 18.
This was a similar increase in risk as seen in men who smoked more than 10 cigarettes a day in their late teens.
Men who were overweight, but not obese, in their teens and did not smoke had a similar risk for early death as normal-weight teens who smoked one to 10 cigarettes a day.
The study appears in the latest issue of the journal BMJ Online.
"Most parents would warn their child about the dangers of even moderate smoking, but most probably wouldn't associate being overweight with the same level of risk," study researcher Martin Neovius, PhD, of Sweden's Karolinska Institute tells WebMD.
Obesity, Smoking, and Early Death
Normal weight in the study was defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 18.5 to 24.9, while overweight men had a BMI of 25 to 29.9; obese men had a BMI of 30 or above.
Under this definition a 6-foot-2-inch person who weighs between 144 and 194 pounds is considered normal weight, while a 195- to 233-pound person is considered overweight; 234 pounds or heavier is considered obese.
In an effort to determine the early death risk associated with being overweight, obese, or a smoker in late adolescence, Neovius and colleagues analyzed data from a national military conscription register of Swedish men born between 1949 and 1951.
Because military conscription was compulsory in Sweden during this time, the registry represents a nationally representative sample of the country's males in their late teens at enrollment.
During an average of 38 years of follow-up, 2,897 of the roughly 45,000 men included in the study died.
The study also revealed that:
Men who were obese at age 18 had a similar risk for early death as men who were heavy smokers but whose weight was normal in their late teens.
Men who were obese and heavy smokers at age 18 were nearly five times as likely to die before age 60 as normal-weight, nonsmoking teens. Heavy smokers who were overweight in their teens were roughly three times more likely as normal-weight, nonsmoking teens to die young.
Men who were very underweight in their late teens had an increased risk for early death that was similar to overweight men.
Implications for Public Health
Earlier studies examining whether being overweight, but not obese, in late adolescence increases the risk for early death have presented mixed findings.
In the newly reported study, being overweight was strongly linked to an increased risk for early death. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health came to the same conclusion in a study involving female nurses followed for many years.
In 2006, the researchers reported that women who were overweight at age 18 had an increased risk for death in middle age.
"More teenagers are overweight than obese, so this finding has very important implications for public health," Neovius says.
Carolyn Landis, PhD, who heads the Healthy Kids, Healthy Weight program at Cleveland's Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, agrees, but she adds that the problem is not limited to teens.
Landis tells WebMD that she sees children as young as 10 who already have type 2 diabetes as a result of being overweight or obese.
"I don't think people really understand how quickly obesity can impact your health," she says. "Many kids who are obese already have high blood pressure and other weight-related health problems when they enter school. As a society we need to take this issue much more seriously."
Neovius, M. BMJ Online First, Feb. 25, 2009.
Martin Neovius, PhD, assistant professor, clinical epidemiology unit, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Carolyn Landis, PhD, behavioral psychologist, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland.
Van Dam, R. Annals of Internal Medicine, July 18, 2006; vol145: pp 92-98.
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Q: JavaScript get all elements by class name, while excluding specific classes? So let's say I have the following website:
<div class="hello"></div>
<div class="hello"></div>
<div class="hello world"></div>
<div class="hello"></div>
Using the following code, I save all elements that have the class "hello" into an array:
var inputs = document.getElementsByClassName('hello');
Is there any way I can exclude all elements that have the class "world" so I can only get three results?
A: Theoretically you can use document.querySelectorAll()
// searches for all <div> elements with the class of 'hello',
// and without the class of 'world':
var inputs = document.querySelectorAll('div.hello:not(.world)');
var inputs = document.querySelectorAll('div.hello:not(.world)');
console.log(inputs);
<div class="hello"></div>
<div class="hello"></div>
<div class="hello world"></div>
<div class="hello"></div>
Or you can simply convert the NodeList into an array, and filter that array:
// searches for all elements with the class-name of 'hello':
var<|fim_middle|>"></div>
<div class="hello"></div>
A: Use querySelectorAll.
var inputs = document.querySelectorAll('.hello:not(.world)')
| inputs = document.getElementsByClassName('hello'),
// Array.prototype.slice.call(inputs,0) uses the Array
// method of slice on the NodeList returned by
// document.getElementsByClass(), turning it into an
// Array:
inputsArray = Array.prototype.slice.call(inputs, 0)
// then we filter the Array:
.filter(function (el) {
// el: a reference to the current
// Array element of the Array
// over which we're iterating.
// el.classList.contains returns a Boolean
// true if the 'el' contains a class of
// 'world', and false if not; we invert that
// using the ! (not) operator because
// Array.prototype.filter() retains elements
// should the evaluation be true/truthy;
// whereas we want to keep the elements for
// which classList.contains() is false:
return !(el.classList.contains('world'));
});
var inputs = document.getElementsByClassName('hello'),
inputsArray = Array.prototype.slice.call(inputs, 0).filter(function(el) {
return !(el.classList.contains('world'));
});
console.log(inputsArray);
<div class="hello"></div>
<div class="hello"></div>
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GPS Spoofing Detection for PMUs Using a Hybrid Network
Presented by: Grace Gao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sriramya Bhamidipati, Doctoral student - Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Tara Yasmin Mina, Graduate student - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
In the future Smart Grid, Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) will monitor the power grid state in real-time by synchronizing measurements across the network using GPS. However, because civilian GPS is unencrypted, PMUs are susceptible to spoofing. This webinar presents a spoofing detection algorithm using a wide-area, hybrid communication architecture: Each PMU securely transmits conditioned signal fragments containing the military P(Y) signal, which serves as an encrypted signature in the background of all authentic GPS signals. This signature is then verified amongst several, distant receivers, strategically picked with a subset selection algorithm. The algorithm has been demonstrated to successfully evaluates the authenticity of a widely dispersed receiver network, using real- world data recorded during a government-sponsored, live-sky spoofing event.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Anyone, Researchers and engineers in the power systems industry and research labs.
Grace X Gao is an assistant professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She obtained her Ph.D. degree at Stanford University. Her research is on GPS/GNSS-based positioning, navigation and timing with applications to manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, robotics and power systems.
Prof. Gao has won a number of awards, including the NSF CAREER Award, the Institute of Navigation Early Achievement Award and RTCA William E. Jackson Award. She has won Best Paper/Presentation of the Session Awards 14 times<|fim_middle|> will be available on the IEEE Smart Grid Resource Center for purchase within three (3) business days.
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Click Here to Register TODAY | at ION GNSS+ conferences. She received the Dean's Award for Excellence in Research from the College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2017. For her teaching, Prof. Gao has been on the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students at University of Illinois multiple times. She won the College of Engineering Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence in 2015, AIAA Illinois Chapter's Teacher of the Year in 2016, and the Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising in 2017 and 2018.
Professor Grace Gao advises her co-presenters Sriramya Bhamidipati & Tara Yasmin Mina.
Sriramya Bhamidipati is a doctoral student in the Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. She received her M.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2017. She received her B.Tech. with honors in Aerospace Engineering and minor in Systems and Controls Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India in 2015.
Tara Yasmin Mina is a graduate student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received her B.S. with honors in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University in 2017.
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Our campaign has come to a close and we are so amazed by all of your support. All together, we raised $11,685 which is<|fim_middle|>. You are making that happen!
Last two days - here we go!!
Unboxing Our New Engine - Thanks To You!!
Because of your generosity, we were able to purchase a new engine for our car this year. Click on "Read Update" for the video! This major improvement will allow us to build a faster car than ever before. This is just one way your donation is making an immediate impact and making it possible for us to shoot for that top 20!
Thank you so much for everything! We can't wait to start testing our new car!
Thank you so much for your support over the past few weeks - we couldn't have gotten this far without you! Best wishes for a awesome holiday season. We hope the new year brings you joy and happiness!
On behalf of myself and the baja family, Happy Holidays!
Ps. Click "Read Update" for a check in from our garage!
Finals are done, but our work has just begun!
As of today, we are at 69 donors! We can't thank you enough!
Our winter break has started but we have a lot to do. We have a big goal to test our car in about four weeks - something that we haven't been able to do before! But thanks you to, this year we will be prepared more than ever to break into that top 20!
We've got some exciting news... Next Tuesday we will begin working on our Baja race car! So far, we've had 68 donors come together to donate toward our team and because of you we have raised $5,256. THANK YOU!!!
Baja is student-run, from parts purchasing to design and assembly. We cannot pursue our passion without your support and we are extremely grateful for your investment in student engineers.
Every donation adds up and makes a difference for our team!
We'll be posting pictures and video from our build session next Tuesday.
62 Donors + 50% of the way, thank YOU!!
We wanted to take a moment to personally thank each and everyone of you for your donations so far. Your support makes a positive impact as we gather the parts we need to start working on the car.
Every contribution makes it possible for us to compete on the national level. Thanks for all your support, we couldn't make it happen without you!! | 116% of our goal! We also broke the all-time donor record for a Make A STATEment campaign at 210 donors!
Since we broke the record by just one donor, your donation truly played a major part in making this happen. We couldn't have done this without you and for that we are so very thankful!
Click "Read Update" for a thank you video from the group.
Have a great weekend and thank you again for making this possible!
Will you help us break the record?
Thanks to you and all of our 136 amazing donors, we passed our goal and raised $10,456. That is 104% of our goal - we couldn't have done this without you!
With two days left, we are on a mission to reach 210 donors - a record breaking number for us! If you could reach out to everyone you know and help us reach this goal, we would really appreciate that!
This year we set out to break records in fundraising and in competition | 213 |
When beginning renovations, homeowners often ask, "When do I need a permit?" It sounds like a fairly simple question that should have a fairly simple answer, but it isn't. Whether you will need a permit varies with where you live, what sort of construction or renovation you are doing, and even what you do for a living. Some areas require permits for almost everything except painting, while other areas allow fairly extensive work to be done without a permit. Some jurisdictions require a permit to build a deck that is attached to a dwelling, but not if it is freestanding or attached to a garage or shed. Others exempt farmers and businesses from needing a permit in situations where a homeowner would require one.
Some examples for when you need a permit are: If you are altering an exterior or supporting wall; if you are altering your roof line; if you are attaching new construction such as a deck or addition to an existing structure; if you are constructing a large freestanding structure such as a garage; if you are installing new electrical or plumbing.
Some examples for when you should check to see if you need a permit are: if you are building a small, freestanding structure such as a shed or non-attached deck; if you are building a fence; if you are completely renovating any room; if you are altering partition (non-supporting) walls. Permit requirements for this type of construction and renovation work vary widely depending on local laws and the amount of work being done.
That leaves a lot of grey area. Does installing insulation and vapor barriers require a permit? It depends where you live. In some jurisdictions it doesn't. In some it does, but only if you upgrade the plumbing and electrical. In other jurisdictions a permit is required and you will be required to upgrade any plumbing or electrical in the wall to the latest code requirements.
General maintenance work almost never requires a permit. If you are replacing the shingles on your roof, your eaves trough or your siding, for instance, no permit is required. If you are replacing a deck or fence, you usually do not require a permit. If you are replacing doors and windows, kitchen and bath fixtures, or flooring, permits are not usually required.
The number one rule<|fim_middle|> are responsible for the permit, or if you are. Some contractors will look after all of the details, while others will require you to get the permit. Property owners are responsible for ensuring that the proper permits are acquired, whether they get the permit themselves or the contractor they hired does.
Remember that you, as the property owner, are ultimately responsible. If you get electrical work done without a permit, for instance, and there is an electrical fire, you may find that your insurance will not cover the damages. In other instances, an inspector may happen by and find that you are working without a permit. In that case you may be required to stop work, (or even remove the work that has been completed) until a permit is granted.
Permits are there to protect you, the homeowner, as much as for any other reason. They help to ensure that any work is up to required standards, protecting you from future costs and possibly dangerous conditions. If in doubt, check with your local planning office. A simple phone call can save you both time and money. | when deciding whether or not you require a permit is that if you are in doubt, ask the agency that grants the permits. Usually this information can be acquired with a quick phone call to the appropriate city/town office.
In most situations, it is the planning agency of the city, town, rural municipality, or county that grants building and renovation permits. They can also fill you in on general guidelines for your project so that you can draw up a proper plan. The drawing should show any alterations being made to the structure, and include any plumbing or electrical changes that are to be made. The plan is then taken to the office for approval, and, once approval is granted, work can begin. In most areas, a single permit is issued for an entire project, but some jurisdictions require separate permits for utilities. Separate permits are also sometimes required for demolition work.
If you are hiring contractors or sub-contractors to complete part or all of the work, check with them to see if they | 199 |
Home News Accelerate Completion of Ongoing Micro-Projects, EKCSDA Boss Charges Communities
Accelerate Completion of Ongoing Micro-Projects, EKCSDA Boss Charges Communities
..as Alawe commends agency
The Chairman of Ekiti State Community and Social Development Agency, Dr. Yemi Alatise, has charged communities currently benefiting from the Agency's funding to be prudent and accelerate completion of their various ongoing micro projects before the end of the year.
Dr. Alatise gave the charge during his oversight visit with board and management of the Agency to some of the ongoing projects across some communities in the state.
Alatise while addressing journalists in Ilawe community, said he was generally happy with the spate and quality of work done so far on many of the self-help community projects visited, urging various Community Projects Management Committees, CPMCs, handling them to be more proactive and ensure the completion of the projects before the end of December.
"We are happy with the quality of work we've seen so far, but we need to accelerate the pace of work and ensure that all these projects are completed before December ending. We don't want to carry forward any of these ongoing projects to next year, it will not help us an Agency and as a state," he said.
Alatise further explained to the affected communities that the performance or rating of EKCSDA by the World Bank and the state government, is tied to the number of CDPs the Agency is able to complete and deliver for use within a specific period of time.
Meanwhile, the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, HRM Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi, Afuntade 1, has commended EKCSDA for her developmental strides across communities in the state.
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The Alawe, who is also the Chairman, Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, said it would be very difficult for anybody to talk about development in Ekiti State particularly at the community level without a mention of EKCSDA.
The Alawe said this when the EKCSDA team led by its chairman, Dr. Yemi Alatise, paid the traditional ruler<|fim_middle|>Alawe was particularly happy about the renovations of Ilawe General Hospital and ALGON Comprehensive Health Centre which were both fully funded by the Agency.
He also thanked the government of Dr. Kayode Fayemi for his interest to transform communities across the state through his various developmental projects.
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"Ilawe has benefited tremendously from the activities of your Agency over the last five years. It will, therefore, be very difficult for anyone to talk about development in our communities and across the state without a mention of EKCSDA," the monarch said.
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Artwork by Matt Bannister for the Croydon Citizen.
Launched in January 2015, the Croydon Opportunity and Fairness Commission is working with the people of Croydon to release the potential of the borough. The commission is led by a group of volunteers with a wide variety of experiences and expertise. Our task is to understand the challenges facing Croydon – the causes and patterns of disadvantage and lack of opportunity – and to develop ways of overcoming them.
The commission's recently released interim report was the product of hundreds of conversations with residents and others around the borough. We asked what kind of place people wanted Croydon to be, how disadvantages could be overcome, and what a set of shared ambitions might look like.
The experience that I and my fellow commissioners have had in developing these over the course of the year has been both inspiring and challenging.
When we began, the ambition and scale of the task before us was daunting. We knew we were looking at finding ways to achieve change against the backdrop of a declining public purse, rising house prices and a unique set of demographic pressures. And we knew that to make a difference we needed to concentrate not on railing against the unfairness caused by decisions beyond our control – a futile task – but on looking at what we can achieve together as a borough.
Photo by the Croydon Opportunity and Fairness Commission, used with permission.
Through my day job, I already had a sense of the richness of Croydon's communities. My work over this year has brought this home in glorious technicolour. We've found a borough that is a hive of activity, with residents, businesses and those who work in our public services, all caring passionately about making Croydon a better place.
A thread that has run through many of the most inspiring and innovative things we've seen is that they come from the bottom up rather than the top down – through people with shared interests uniting to achieve the seemingly impossible. These kinds of change require new relationships and ways of thinking, but they also give the opportunity to lay deep and lasting roots.
Our starting point to achieve this was to explore what is right in Croydon instead of what is wrong: the brilliant initiatives that could be rolled out; the goodwill untapped; the conversation with the organisation in the next borough that might save us having to reinvent the wheel; the introduction of someone in need of help to someone in need of a purpose.Take the food banks that are helping some of the most disadvantaged in our borough – or take Croydon Tech City, London's fastest growing digital start-up hub. These were not the result of ideas imposed upon people, but of residents getting together and seizing the initiative to create opportunities and relieve some the most acute challenges.
Many of the ideas in our report stem from this inspiration. They<|fim_middle|> new forms of finance, such as social impact bonds, could bring different organisations together to provide homes. And we've looked at how communities can become more connected, joining up public services and volunteer groups, so no one is left isolated and lonely in their own homes.
Between now and January, the commission will be an incubator and an advocate for these movements and ideas. We will be reaching out to different groups, organisations and individuals to ask them to join us in making our ideas better and joining the change. We want everyone in every part of Croydon to join in and contribute ideas. This is a chance for us, as a borough, to confound people's expectations of us and to unite behind the appetite for change which Croydon residents share. Croydon is a great place, but it can be so much better.
The Opportunity and Fairness Commission will not solve all Croydon's problems, but used in the right way it can be a powerful and effective instrument for change. For this to happen we need local people to join the change and use it to transmit their energy, ideas and passion.
Please read our interim report and urge others to read it. Some people have criticised the interim report because the policy suggestions aren't complete: but that's the whole point: that's what makes it interim. So, before we produce our final report, we want you to tell us which ideas you think work, how we could improve them – and most importantly of all, how we can turn them into reality. With your help this can be a project which really helps Croydon to fulfil its potential.
Bishop Jonathan was educated at Exeter University and ordained as a priest in 1989. He has had posts in parishes and in university chaplaincy in Carlisle, Bristol, Salisbury, Islington, and Hackney. He was appointed as Bishop of Croydon in 2012. Amongst other activities, he is now Chair of the Croydon Opportunity and Fairness Commission. Outside of his church work he is a fan of Westray in the Orkney Islands, his favourite place for walking, reading and writing.
I wasn't aware that chairs could write – I always thought that one sat on a chair!
I don't use the word "chair" either.
Oh come on Anne and Stephen haven't you anything more serious to say about the Commission's analysis and ideas. The argument about the word 'chair' is so old – and well past its sell by date. You may think it is a waste of time but the report is an important contribution to the debate about what the challenges facing Croydon are, how to improve the situation especially for the growing number who are finding life more and more of a struggle because of low income, rising rents, and the prospect of working families losing tax credits. And more and more middle earners are now feeling the squeeze and could plummet downwards if they lose their jobs or become ill. The debate also needs to take place around the Council's Local Plan consultation because the planning framework is an important way to try and mediate the way in which future development happens.
The argument about the word 'chair' may well be old, but still relevant. It is merely a question of correct description – chairman is masculine, and chairwoman is feminine. It's as simple as that. | concern how people can come together to deal with our most pressing challenges. We've looked at how more power can be given to communities, so neighbourhoods can support their local businesses and Croydon's distinct communities can make decisions based on their own unique needs and ambitions.
For example, to help relieve the pressure of perhaps Croydon's most stark challenge – that of homelessness – we've considered how to bring together the generosity of those who own their home and have spare bedrooms with those who don't currently have a room over their heads. Likewise, we've looked at how | 115 |
New Tourism Minister welcomes continued growth in visitor numbers
Tourism Policy Statement will set ambitious targets until 2025 to ensure Ireland remains an attractive destination
The Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, has welcomed the continued growth in overseas visitor numbers for the first six months of 2014, which were released today (Monday) by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Speaking following the release of the figures, Minister Donohoe said: 'We now have official figures for overseas visits to Ireland for the first half of 2014 which show that Irish tourism is having, yet again, another excellent year. Last year was the year of the Gathering and the challenge was to grow visitor numbers even further in 2014. Today's figures show that overseas visitor numbers are up an encouraging 10.3% compared to the first six months of 2013. Trips to Ireland increased by 12.3% in Q2 from April to June 2014. This is excellent news for everybody involved in Irish tourism and reflects the hard work carried out by Government and all those involved in the tourism industry and in promoting Ireland overseas'.
The latest CSO figures on Overseas Travel show:
• At over 3,469,100 visits, overall trips to Ireland were up 10.3% in the first six months of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013.
• Visits from Mainland Europe grew by 6% for January to June 2014, to over 1,218,<|fim_middle|> events like Limerick City of Culture and the Croke Park Classic, when the University of Central Florida takes on Penn State in their college football season opener, on 30th August.
Noting today's figures, Fáilte Ireland CEO, Shaun Quinn, emphasised: "The increase in numbers from the UK is extremely impressive and the performance of our biggest overseas market is exceeding all expectations. All our other key markets are also delivering extra visitors, tourism businesses around the country are upbeat and we seem set for our best tourism season since the downturn began. However, the key challenge to tourism growth over the next few years or so will be complacency and we need to work hard to maintain that balance of good value and quality which the sector has achieved in recent years. Whether it is through new exciting propositions such as the Wild Atlantic Way or via the latest innovations in digital and social media, Fáilte Ireland will be using every opportunity we can identify to maximise tourism growth and to ensure the sector delivers the additional revenue and jobs which this country needs." | 100 visits;
• North America registered an increase of 10.6% for January – June 2014 (over 574,500 visits);
• Visits from Great Britain were up by 13.6% for January – June 2014 (1,473,200 visits);
• Visits from the rest of the world, mostly long-haul and developing markets, were up by 13.6%, totalling over 203,300 visits.
Minister Donohoe said: 'The strong performance shows that the measures introduced by this Government have worked. In my new role, I look forward to working with the industry and the tourism agencies to ensure that this growth continues for the remainder of 2014 and beyond. In this regard, I will be finalising a new Tourism Policy Statement later this year which will set ambitious targets for the tourism sector in the period to 2025 and outline a range of policy priorities to achieve these targets'.
Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring TD added: "All involved in the tourism industry can be proud of the on-going improvement in visitor numbers to this country. The hard work of the industry coupled with the supports provided by Government and the tourism agencies has resulted in a remarkable turnaround. We are not resting on our laurels and August alone will include lots for our visitors to see and do including this week's Galway Races followed by the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show and the Croke Park Classic at the end of the month."
Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: 'Today's CSO figures confirm growth of +10% in overseas visitors to Ireland for the first half of 2014, an additional 324,400 visitors when compared with January to June 2013. I am delighted to report that we are seeing growth from all of our market areas around the world this year. I am particularly pleased to see visitor numbers from Great Britain increasing by +14% for the first half of this year (176,100 additional visitors). 2014 is also set to be another record year for tourism from North America, with growth of +11% (54,900 additional visitors) recorded for the first six months of this year. And it is very encouraging to see growth from other important tourism markets, including Germany (+18%), Spain (+22%), Italy (+4%) and our long-haul markets (+14%). This reflects the sentiment expressed by our industry partners, including carriers and tour operators overseas, as well as tourism enterprises here at home. We are determined to ensure that tourism growth continues. We are undertaking an extensive programme of promotions around the world throughout 2014 which includes a major focus on the Wild Atlantic Way, as well as on major | 603 |
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It was, given the opponent, likely the best game in Annalese Lamke's college basketball career.
In the Gophers' 74-56 victory over Wisconsin at Williams Arena, in the Big Ten opener for both teams, Lamke was the model of efficiency. She made six of seven shots, eight of 10 free throws, scoring 20 points, one off her career high, while drawing eight fouls.
What timing.
Lamke is from Galesville, Wis. And if you think it felt good to beat up on your home state team, helping your team to a 12-0 start, consider this: About 100 family and friends were there to see it. Seems her father, Phil Lamke, made sure of that.
"My dad was handing out flyers,'' Lamke said. "He was handing out flyers at church and, literally, everywhere he went to get people on the bus. He had 100 tickets, and he filled up two charter buses.''
Attendance was 7,918, the second-largest crowd of the season.
Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune
With two busloads of family and friends present, Annalese Lamke scored 20 points on Friday night for the Gophers in their Big Ten victory over Wisconsin.
Lamke and Taiye Bello (nine points, 16 rebounds) were part of a dynamic frontcourt that slowed the Badgers duo of Marsha Howard and Imani Lewis.
Throw in another strong defensive effort and the 12th-ranked Gophers (12-0), under first-year coach Lindsay Whalen, are off to a start tied for the best in program history; the 2003-04 team led on-court by Whalen, started 15-0.
And the Gophers did it despite an exceedingly slow start on the offensive end.
The Gophers shot 29.4 percent in the first half, 50 percent in the second, using a 15-4 run at the end of the third quarter to put the game away. But Minnesota's defense was a constant, holding the Badgers (9-4) to 35 percent shooting and forcing 20 Wisconsin turnovers.
Senior Kenisha Bell struggled with her shot, going 7-for-26. But she scored 17 points, had 10 rebounds and five assists. Destiny Pitts scored 13.
Wisconsin was led by Suzanne Gilreath's nine points.
As for Lamke, the senior played sparingly until this season. Last season she appeared in 17 games but scored just 18 points. She bested that total in 2018-19 opener, scoring 21 against New Hampshire. But this latest performance came in the Big Ten.
"She's the first one in the gym every day, working on her game,'' Whalen<|fim_middle|>, waiting for her chance on the floor. Always positive, always cheering. I was able to see that as a fan last year. It's great to see her having the impact she has on the team on a daily basis.''
The Gophers led by 10 midway through the third quarter when they broke the game open.
Reserve forward Palma Kaposi scored six points and guard Mercedes Staples, another backup, hit a three-pointer in a 15-4 run to end the quarter. That put the Gophers up 21 entering the fourth quarter.
The good news is the Gophers remain unbeaten, and there is still so much room for improvement. They won Friday despite Bell's shot being off and the Gophers making just four three-pointers while beating the Badgers for the 12th straight time.
All in all, a good night for a Wisconsin native wearing maroon and gold.
"I know I'm the head coach at Wisconsin,'' Jonathan Tsipis said. "But we want our kids in Wisconsin high school basketball to see role models like that.''
Friday about 100 people from Lamke's hometown got to see it in person.
"It was really exciting,'' she said. "Because this was the first time a lot of them got to see me play. So I was just really happy to be able to do it for my family.''
Kent Youngblood has covered sports for the Star Tribune for more than 20 years.
kyoungblood@startribune.com 612-673-4365
BOXSCORE: Gophers 74, Wisconsin 56
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Why egg prices are still going up
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Several grocery items have gotten more expensive this year. But nothing comes close to the rise in egg prices.
In the year through November, not adjusted for seasonal swings, egg prices jumped 49%, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Since early this year, a deadly avian flu has been reducing poultry flocks — specifically turkeys and egg-laying hens. That's one reason for the unrelenting increase<|fim_middle|> up to Christmas, she added. By then, "most grocers have pulled in whatever inventory they'll need for the holidays."
It might take another three to six months for prices to moderate in retail, said KK Davey, president of thought leadership at IRI and NPD, and even longer for prices to come down to what they were last year.
"It may take some more time," he said.
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Experts think that the peak has passed, but until these conditions improve, expect to pay more for eggs in the grocery store.
Avian flu has been a problem in the US for several months now, but in recent weeks wholesale prices have been hitting records.
As of last week, "prices have been escalating for nine consecutive weeks… setting new record highs on a daily basis since the week of Thanksgiving," said Karyn Rispoli, editor of the Egg Price Current for Urner Barry, which offers food market data.
On Friday, Midwest large eggs, the benchmark for eggs sold in their shells, hit $5.46 per dozen, Rispoli said, citing Urner Barry's data. This time last year, Urner Berry's data shows, that price was around $1.70.
One reason for the increase? Not enough supply.
"There's simply not been enough production to support the incredibly strong retail demand we've seen this year," Rispoli said. Supply has been constrained by the deadly bird flu.
The current outbreak of Highly-Pathogenic Avian Influenza started in the US around February, and has persisted throughout the year. The last major bird flu outbreak in the United States was in 2015. But that one was contained by June of that year, noted Brian Earnest, lead economist for animal protein in CoBank.
"This year, we've continued to see flock depopulations throughout the entire year, and there's an expectation that we'll continue to see it into 2023," he said, noting that he expects "we're going to see a tight supply situation and elevated pricing environment moving forward."
About 60 million birds are gone because of the disease so far, according to the USDA. Of those, about 43 million are egg-laying hens, according to USDA data provided by the American Egg Board, a farmer-funded group which markets eggs.
Still, farmers have been able to moderate the losses. "Our producers learned a lot of hard lessons from 2015," said Emily Metz, CEO of the American Egg Board. Some farmers have been able to repopulate their flocks, decreasing the net impact on flock sizes and egg supplies. As of early December, there were about 308 million hens laying eggs for consumption, down from about 328 million in December 2021, according to the USDA.
The supply squeeze isn't the only thing contributing to higher egg prices, said Metz. Higher fuel, feed and other producer cost are also driving up wholesale prices, she said. And then there's that high demand for eggs, which spikes this time of year.
People buy more eggs around the holidays, when they're baking and cooking more, and eating breakfast at home more often.
Wholesale prices tend to go up in the winter because of those habits, noted Earnest. That has "brought about a very strong market condition."
Year-round demand for eggs has also also been strong.
Even while prices have soared, sales of eggs have only ticked down about 2% by unit in retail in the year through December 4th, according to data from IRI, a market research firm.
Shoppers have been accepting high prices at the grocery store as they pull back on restaurant visits. And even though eggs have gotten more expensive, they still cost less than other proteins.
As that peak holiday demand passes, wholesale prices are expected to fall.
"Based on current trade values and market conditions, it appears that the market may have finally reached its peak," said Rispoli. Friday's wholesale prices were the same as Thursday's, the first time pricing held steady since October, she said.
"Several suppliers have reported to us… that they are seeing their orders slow," in the week leading | 807 |
A Bit of Sass: Stand Out Statement Necklaces!
Best way to take an outfit from "ho hum" to "oh wow" in 60 seconds? Put on a statement necklace, of course! Style stars know that the way to grab a cameras attention is to hang a bold bauble around your neck. Tuck your statement necklace under your shirt collar for a sassy twist on corporate casual or layer some bling over a casual t-shirt to create an unexpected evening outfit.
Spend a little or spend a lot, a fabulous face framing statement necklace can be found at all price points. When it comes to collar necklaces, colorful resin can make just as big as an impact as Swarovski crystal, as long<|fim_middle|>I do like statement necklaces. They make an outfit. These are lovely choices. Too pricey for me, but I'd like to find similar.
Statement necklaces are so in right now!
Love your choices #1 and #6.
HUGE fan of the statement necklace...my motto is to pile it on!! I probably lean towards JCrew and Baublebar...so that I can buy more!!
Beautiful! I totally agree with you!
I love statement necklaces! I really love number 6.
Of course I like the two most expensive ones. They're seriously gorgeous though! I love the ones with a bunch of crystals on them, or brightly colored ones like that first yellow one. Following you on GFC and Bloglovin'! | as you chose colors that are complimentary to your hair and skin tone (not necessarily your outfit). With all the fabulosity out there at the moment I had a hard time choosing a favorite necklace. What about you - do you prefer a bit of BaubleBar bling or are you into an investment from Valentino?
There's no such thing as having too many statement necklaces. Love your picks!
These are all such gorgeous picks. The one the girl is wearing with the striped top is definitely my favorite!
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God of War is an action game with a passion for violence. Everything about the game is over the top. You play as Kratos, a mortal who was granted insane powers by Ares, the God of war in order to destroy an opposing army. Of course, these powers didn't come without a price, and Kratos learns the hard way that the Gods can be unforgiving.
The first thing you are likely to notice about the game is the scale. You'll find yourself facing off against mythical creatures like the<|fim_middle|> It's one of the most polished games the PS2 has to offer and its cinematic nature sets it above more simple hack and slash games. | Cyclops, Gorgons and even Cerberus-like dogs, all in sprawling vistas. The graphics are some of the best on PS2 and the sound feels like it's ripped straight out of the movies. The music and gratuitous violence feed into the sense of grandeur and give the whole game a cinematic feel.
The high-adrenaline action in God of War is all about brute force. Kratos is one angry man and it shows in his furious fighting style. You fight with the blades of chaos, blades that have been grafted to your arms with chains. The mechanic of swinging a chained weapon is unique and satisfying. The combat may not have the grace of a Devil May Cry or Ninja Gaiden game, but you have plenty of combos at your disposal and you'll need them because God of War is a very difficult game.
God of War has a unique style and the visceral combat makes you feel like a super hero. If you like action games, you'll love God of War. | 203 |
In 2010, Dr. Stephanie Bertels developed the original embedding framework outlining a portfolio<|fim_middle|> | of business practices that help companies embed sustainability as part of a Systematic Review and Executive Report on Embedding Sustainability she completed for the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS). This framework draws upon nearly 14,000 academic articles, books and reports to bring together the best available knowledge on how to embed sustainability in business.
The original framework was enthusiastically received by the business community. Firms requested more information and sought direct guidance on how to implement it. In response, Dr. Bertels and NBS launched an Embedding Sustainability Working Group, which brought together 12 companies across North America, Europe, and Africa over a period of three years to refine the framework into a diagnostic tool to assess a company's maturity.
Initial partner companies found value in our rigorous approach and today this has been formalised as the Embedding Project, hosted at Simon Fraser University. Our Practices Assessment continues to help companies understand their progress, identify gaps, and compare their efforts to others. Our peer networks help companies learn from other leading companies across sectors while our communities of practice help companies take a deep dive into key topics. Companies benefit from our systematic work to gather, rigorously compare, and learn from their strategies and tactics, seeking out the best and most relevant knowledge to produce guidebooks and toolkits that further their progress.
Wanting to see this important research continue, our partners have committed to funding our work. Leveraging these commitments, we successfully secured multi-year funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. As a result, the Embedding Project will continue to partner with leading researchers and its global member companies to develop new diagnostic tools, assessments, guidebooks, and toolkits that help chart a path to good business. | 347 |
Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur talks about C Josh Myers' path back from injury and about his communication<|fim_middle|> the San Francisco 49ers.
TE Marcedes Lewis spoke to the media on Wednesday ahead of the Packers' divisional round matchup with the San Francisco 49ers.
WR Allen Lazard spoke to the media on Wednesday ahead of the Packers' divisional round matchup with the San Francisco 49ers.
Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett looks ahead to the Packers-49ers NFC Divisional playoff matchup at Lambeau Field.
Packers special teams coordinator Maurice Drayton looks ahead to the Packers-49ers NFC Divisional playoff matchup at Lambeau Field.
Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry looks ahead to the Packers-49ers NFC Divisional playoff matchup at Lambeau Field.
Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur spoke to the media prior to Wednesday's practice.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers spoke to the media on Tuesday about the continuation of his legacy as the Packers prepare for the San Francisco 49ers in a home NFC Divisional playoff game.
Wide receiver Davante Adams spoke to the media on Tuesday about the team's drive to make a deep playoff run, starting against the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field.
RB Aaron Jones spoke to the media on Tuesday as the Packers prepare to take on the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round.
Head Coach Matt LaFleur spoke to the media on Tuesday about the upcoming opponent, the San Francisco 49ers, and the task ahead in the NFC Divisional playoff game.
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Head Coach Matt LaFleur spoke to the media on Wednesday about the Packers' preparation for the playoffs. | skills on the line.
Packers CB Rasul Douglas spoke to the media prior to the NFC Divisonal playoff matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.
Hear from Packers WR Randall Cobb as he talks about coming back to the team this year.
Packers LB De'Vondre Campbell spoke to the media prior to the NFC Divisonal playoff matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.
Preston Smith talks about the leadership and presence that Whitney Mercilus brings to the Packers' defense.
Packers DL Kenny Clark talks about the difficulties Deebo Samuel presents to the defense before the Saturday night playoff matchup with | 128 |
The "Meet the Dockers" talk by Nicolas de Loof and David Gageot has been my<|fim_middle|> talk, there should be more of this! | first three hour university talk ever. Recent years I only attended the conference.
Of course I heard of Docker before but I only had the rough idea that it is something similar to a VM that is just a little bit "lighter".
During the very inspiring three hours my mind started migrating my current project - that is roughly 60 war files deployed in a Glassfish - to Docker and microservices. How cool would that be. All the pain we have with huge releases, time consuming regression testing, applying changes to production, finding resource related bugs and so on. All that seems to be relieved with Docker!
Probably it will not be that simple in real life. Nevertheless after Devoxx I will definitely try to sell our customer a "microservices using Docker" approach. Not an easy task for sure! We have to find a way to get there in smaller steps but I'm absolutely sure that this is the way to go.
This excellent talk gave me the perfect Devoxx start and I'm really excited about what comes the rest of the week.
Finally I understand what a Monad is. I once tried to find it out, browsing through some Haskell documentation, but I gave up on it and decided that it is far too complex and exotic. Today, Venkat Subramaniam in his talk on "Using traits, mixins and monads in JVM languages" explained it in easy words in a few minutes. And he examplified it in several programming languages in his live coding editor. This was a great | 306 |
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Total value of the contracts was $474.9bn, beating its previous highest value of $448bn traded in<|fim_middle|> the UK, USA and Europe pushed our G6 currency portfolio to all-time highs," Male added.
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The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange.
The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has announced that broken its annual volumes record, trading 22.26 million contracts in 2018, up 28 percent from the previous year.
The total value of the contracts was $474.94 billion, beating its previous highest value of $448 billion traded in 2013. Average daily bolumes also finished the year at an all-time high, reaching 86,615 lots.
The Exchange achieved a strong start to 2018, recording 5,541,732 lots traded in Q1, valued at $129 billion. Building on this momentum, in May, reported its best month since inception, recording its highest monthly volume with 2,163,598 contracts traded, valued at $46.1 billion.
But the Exchange's best quarter came in Q3 with 5,863,276 lots traded.
In March, the Exchange launched the GCC's first and the world's only exchange-traded Shari'ah Compliant Spot Gold contract.
Les Male, CEO of the DGCX, said: "Throughout the year, the DGCX has achieved spectacular growth and broken numerous records, consistently demonstrating why it is the leading derivatives exchange in the Middle East.
"While geopolitical uncertainty and other factors beyond our control have contributed to our remarkable performance, it has been our hard work and efforts from within that have had the largest bearing on our success.
"Our mandate in 2018 was to widen investor participation and enhance liquidity. We have done this by strengthening our capabilities and diversifying our product range, offering investors access to a wide range of products on a robust, fully regulated and secure platform, whilst continuing to hold innovation at the core of what we do."
He said the best performing asset classes in 2018 were the Indian Rupee (INR) and the G6 Currency futures. INR volumes increased by 25 percent from 2017, driven mainly by increasing hedging appetite in volatile markets, while volumes in G6 futures grew 9 percent to reach 595,491 contracts.
"It was a particularly busy year for INR trading as the Indian rupee touched record lows, with investors seeking safety in the US Dollar in response to global economic and political headwinds. While the foreign exchange market as a whole witnessed volatility on the back of global trade discussions, changing market dynamics and developments across | 537 |
After Christmas loss, woman starts campaign to save lives
"God, it's like being punched in the throat."
Author: Sean Giggy
Published: 5:02 AM<|fim_middle|>6-year-old Terri Hoover says, at the time, she had no desire for a tree, didn't even want stockings or lights and definitely didn't feel like celebrating Christmas.
"Everybody's excited and jovial and all the great things are happening during the holidays and then I have this gaping wound," she said.
The day after Christmas in 2005, Terri's oldest son, Jake, had just driven away in his Chevy Blazer after taking their usual Christmas family picture.
Jake was on the way to spend time with his dad when he lost control of his car. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was ejected. He died instantly.
"God, it's like being punched in the throat," Terri said while fighting back tears. "I punched the walls, I punched my husband, I lost my mind. How could that be?"
Terri says, for the longest time, she had this aching, this physical pain deep inside. Until one day, she decided that the best way to honor her son was to move forward.
"I just knew that couldn't be me because it just wouldn't honor my child," she said. "He was so full of life and excited about everything."
The next year, Terri started a foundation called Clickit 4 Life to encourage people, teenagers especially, to wear their seatbelts.
Every year Terri hangs billboards and talks to people about the importance of buckling up.
Terri says there's no way to know how many people actually heed her advice...at least, she thought there wasn't.
Until at one of her presentations, a young man in the back of the crowd got her attention.
"He raised his hand and said, 'Miss Terri, was your son's name Jake?' she said. On one of her billboards, the young man said he would see Jake every morning.
"That was powerful to me, to hear this kid tell me that because he saw that billboard he put on his seatbelt."
At least one life has been saved and because of that, Christmas will be a little brighter for this guardian angel and his mom.
Learn more about Clickit 4 Life here. | CST December 11, 2018
Updated: 6:35 AM CST December 11, 2018
At one point, a single-story home tucked away off a back road in Royse City, had lost its holiday spirit.
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Before we purchased our current house I never in a million years thought I wanted a new-build home. And even now, I do spend rather too much time searching online for the 'character' house that will be our next purchase. It's not gonna happen any time soon unfortunately – but a girl can dream. But there's a lot to be said for a house that no one else has inhabited. You don't have to undo any decorating disasters for a start. You don't have to live with garish wallpaper, dated tiles or flowery carpets while you save the pennies in order to have them replaced.
What you do get is a layout that already suits 21st Century living. A utility room if you're lucky. More than likely an en-suite to the master bedroom (I can't tell you how much I love this feature), and the chances are you'll have a garage to hide all sorts of nasties from sight. Forget the car going in the garage, you'll have off-street parking anyway. It also means a energy-efficient<|fim_middle|>'t have to just mean pattern either. I know lots of people have an aversion to strong pattern, or any pattern for that matter, but a strong trend at the moment is to have wallpaper that resembles wood, stone, brick, marble or even concrete. All of these will add character where there is none.
A new house often comes with acres of neutral carpet. Which is great when you move in, because you can just plonk your furniture down and not even think about it. Over time though, beige carpet can quickly become grubby, and even before that you'll probably be bored to the teeth with it. The answer is to cover at least some of it with rugs. Rugs are an essential decorating tool anyway. Like wallpaper, they can add colour, texture and/or pattern. And they help to delineate a space too.
Is your chance to add real personality and your own taste to a room. And there really is nothing worse than four blank walls. Before getting out the hammer though, spend some time deciding your style when displaying art. Do you favour random photograph galleries? Symmetrical grids of identical sized frames? Or one huge statement artwork. And consider the subject matter too. Galleries look best when the subject matter, or the frames, or the colours, have something in common. There are lots of sites online now that not only sell art, but suggest combinations of pictures, appropriate pairings, and even how to hang them.
The biggest mistake to make when moving into new house is to to think everything in it has to be new. I'm not suggesting that all of your old furniture from your previous house will fit or be appropriate style wise, but there will be some things that can be incorporated. A room that consists of only new furniture will at best look like the showhome you visited when you first purchased the house, or at worst, a furniture showroom. A home needs a sense of history too. Furniture and accessories that tell a story are what makes a house a home. If you have trouble visualising your old things in your new house, ask a friend for advice. Sometimes it just needs a new eye to see what will work.
Is often the downside of a new-build. In some the ceilings will be covered with down-lighters or there will be one bulb hanging from the centre of the ceiling. Hang the biggest, brashest fitting from that central pendant. Honestly, the bigger the better. And then add as many table lamps as you can so that you never have to light that pendant. It's just for show. At home we had a couple of random pendants – one needs to be changed still to a downlighter – the other we have fitted with a long flex and put a couple of hooks in the ceiling so that we can hang a pendant over the dining table.
Houseplants are not just a fickle trend. They did go out of favour for a few years but now they're back and I hope they're back to stay. Greenery adds another dimension to a room scheme and makes it come alive. And don't worry if you haven't got a natural green finger – I certainly haven't – faux plants look just as good as the real thing these days with the added bonus that they don't need as much light to always look good.
It's true a garden does take years to mature but there are a couple of things you can do straight away. Faced with metres of brown fence at home, I had no choice but to get out the paintbrush and get to work. In fact it was one of the first things I tackled. Painting the fence has made so much difference to the garden and it's the first thing visitors comment on. We've chosen grey but black would have been more dramatic and one day I might just re-paint it darker. The plants stand out more against these colours and it's so much more restful on the eye. Secondly, plant up a few pots and containers to at least make the patio a bit greener when you're sitting out. Before you know it these will have multiplied (not by magic I might add, you do need to actually do it) and your garden will start to look lush even.
Couldn't agree more with other comments! I had felt defeated by the fact my husband and I are going for a new build now instead of a character property (which was on the cards for so long!), but having read this and seen your stunning home, I am stupidly excited by the idea of being able go into it as a blank canvas and not worry about the leaky tap or stripping miles of woodchip wallpaper!
Great suggestions! I'm always thinking about adding character to my home, growing up in a French farmhouse with exposed stone walls and original timber beams galore… So this is very helpful to a budding interior geek 🙂 thank you!
This is such great advice, Carole. I think a blank canvas can either be seen as a great opportunity, or a little bit scary! People don't always know how to stamp their personality on a brand new space, so this is a great starting point.
I never saw myself as someone who could live in a new build but having recently done my bathroom and kitchen I would actually relish the idea of a home that was already done. Also, as you mention, not having to undo someone else's mistakes or poor taste. These tips are brilliant and I'm now sold on the idea of a new build. | house, lower heating bills, no drafts, windows that open and close easily (bliss if you've ever lived in an old house), and because everything is new all at once, a few months of feeling like you are on holiday.
And, (depending on your builder) you may have been able to choose bathroom tiles, flooring, appliances and even garden shrubs in advance. So ripping out bathrooms and kitchens can stay firmly in the past, with all the upheaval that that entails. All you have to do is put your own stamp on the place with some fairly easy-to-do decorating. But in reality I know that this can sometimes result in complete panic and indecision. Without any pressing need to change anything, you'll be amazed at how many people continue to live for years with magnolia walls and beige carpet because they simply don't know where to start.
Always a good idea. This is the perfect opportunity to devise a decorating scheme that flows from room to room without sudden changes of style or colours. There's nothing wrong with that of course, but consider this the time to really work out what your style is and stick to it. Create a moodboard that will include colours, textures and concepts for the whole house, not just one room. Use inspirational photographs, paint samples and fabric swatches to build up a picture of your true style. It's a good idea to leave decorating a new house until the plaster has settled and all the snagging has been done anyway, so you'll have time to perfect this over a few months. And it doesn't mean that every room will look the same. You can change colours from room to room but make sure they come from the same colour spectrum (in fact the manufacturers colour cards are perfect for this – there's a reason why the paint companies put certain colours together) and of course this can be flexible. Just make sure that before making any big decisions, you refer back to your original moodboard and ask yourself – would it look out of place if I added this now?
Is the easiest way to change the mood of a room, and it's fairly quick to do too. What's more if you do paint a room, and decide it isn't working for you, it's easy to change. Don't assume you have to paint a room all the same colour either. I'm not against a feature wall of colour but it really depends on the shape of the room, where the windows and doors are, which wall faces you as you walk into a room and what wall you are looking at when you are sitting down. At home I have fairly square rooms on the whole and I've decided to paint two adjacent walls a strong colour in a few rooms, and two adjacent walls white. In the bedroom, which is rectangular with lots of sloping ceilings, I've painted the bottom half of the wall black, and the top half white. Consider what will work for you and your rooms.
Are probably the first thing you will tackle when you move in, and covering them falls under the category of 'necessity' rather than 'adding personality' really. But I have to mention it here because nobody likes the neighbours peering in when sitting down to dinner. What you choose to put at the windows is a matter of personal taste, but if you're looking for a quick fix, I'd advise simple roller blinds. They are inexpensive and easy to fit and simple white voile roller blinds will solve the privacy issue and can be layered with curtains later on. But when looking for a long term solution, plantation shutters do tend to suit new style properties and windows. They also go with most styles of interior decor.
Can make the most impact without a doubt. And when you are faced with rooms that have very little going for them in the way of structural details, wallpaper can add much needed texture and interest as well as colour and pattern. At home, we've only added wallpaper to the kitchen so far (I did say, so far). I've already written about my reasons here, but I will add, that it also originated from my original moodboard for the house too. I'd decided that the house would be a mixture of black, white, grey, brown (wood mainly) with accents of green. The green has become more dominant that the original plan but I haven't strayed too far from it. Wallpaper doesn | 886 |
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[00:00:01.049]So what do readers do in a simplified way?
[00:00:04.857]Readers don't just read; they interpret.
[00:00:09.239]The make many of their most important interpretive decisions
[00:00:13.207]about the substance of the writing based on clues
[00:00:16.681]they receive from you about its structure at all levels
[00:00:22.103]of the writing.
[00:00:25.770]So you do have an important role, you have one role
[00:00:29.529]is to make sense and make your sense clearly.
[00:00:34.138]Make meaning clear to the reader.
[00:00:39.030]Let's look at a few examples of these clues to the reader
[00:00:42.394]at the simplest level of the sentence.
[00:00:49.176]Here's one for a poem.
[00:00:51.705]And this person wrote, he's seeing a woman walk
[00:00:55.029]into the room, she's so radiant he's saying she came
[00:00:58.253]in softly as in a morning sunrise.
[00:01:07.470]What's the basic problem with this sentence?
[00:01:10.981]It's from a poem it's out of context, don't worry about
[00:01:14.936]should be like instead of as, he's saying she's so beautiful
[00:01:20.764]and she's so radiant when she walked into the room
[00:01:24.518]she's like a sunrise, morning sunrise.
[00:01:28.522]What's basically wrong with this sentence?
[00:01:32.552]What is not very logical about this sentence?
[00:01:36.871](student mumbles)
[00:01:41.672]She says the sunrise always comes in the morning,
[00:01:45.737]why did he write morning sunrise?
[00:01:49.593]Because it's called padding.
[00:01:51.848]It's adding extra words that don't help the readability.
[00:01:54.808]How about this?
[00:01:58.07<|fim_middle|>5.878]How many think novice is the most difficult to write to?
[00:11:10.473]How many think technically informed?
[00:11:14.110]How many think expert?
[00:11:16.963]How many don't care?
[00:11:22.004]The answer is technically informed.
[00:11:25.683]You're becoming experts in your field, you can write
[00:11:27.796]to experts and you certainly can bring that down
[00:11:32.036]to a novice level, but the problem with technically informed
[00:11:36.227]is, let's say you're a physician and you're giving
[00:11:38.851]a presentation or writing a paper to nurses.
[00:11:42.968]You might have 50 nurses in the room, some may have one year
[00:11:46.787]of experience as a nurse, some may have 40.
[00:11:51.909]That's the most difficult to present to or to write to.
[00:11:56.277]It takes very careful planning on your part. | 1]What does this literally mean to the reader?
[00:02:03.249]Huh?
[00:02:04.282]She's what?
[00:02:08.531](audience laughs)
[00:02:12.905]No it doesn't mean that.
[00:02:16.635]It means she's a pretty tall woman.
[00:02:19.916]So if I hooked you up with a woman for a blind date
[00:02:23.020]and I scribbled a note I said I can't stay long, I can't
[00:02:28.777]tell you about her you're going to see her tonight,
[00:02:31.403]here I scribbled a note it says she's a pretty tall woman.
[00:02:35.316]You as a reader is going to say oh my gosh.
[00:02:39.704]That's going to be kind of intimidating.
[00:02:42.026]But what happens if I write this?
[00:02:47.669]Now I don't care if we're too old to learn about cumulative
[00:02:52.661]and coordinate adjectives, it doesn't matter.
[00:02:55.435]What matters is punctuation is a road sign for the reader.
[00:03:00.137]So the reader can make sense of what it is you're writing.
[00:03:03.876]If you leave the comma out here, it's going to mean
[00:03:06.775]a totally different thing.
[00:03:08.358]Here's another one.
[00:03:10.872]You had to read that twice didn't you?
[00:03:13.753]Right?
[00:03:15.881]Because you said John left with Ted and Mary, oops,
[00:03:20.232]left soon after, wait well I see the writer meant
[00:03:23.226]John left with Ted and Mary left soon after.
[00:03:27.916]I struggled to read that sentence.
[00:03:30.728]You made it harder on the reader to read that sentence
[00:03:34.503]'cause your meaning isn't clear.
[00:03:37.963]Now all of a sudden this clears it up doesn't it
[00:03:41.191]for the reader.
[00:03:43.431]I don't care about the punctuation rule, punctuation
[00:03:46.969]simply is a road sign for the reader to help
[00:03:51.628]with readability.
[00:03:55.384]Let's see one more.
[00:04:01.900]Did you have to reread this?
[00:04:04.862]Yes because the reader's mind, your mind said William
[00:04:09.287]heard the secretary and you thought say something.
[00:04:16.251]William heard the secretary and you thought in your mind,
[00:04:18.552]she said something, but that's not what the writer meant.
[00:04:22.743]The writer meant, William heard that the secretary, that
[00:04:27.689]the secretary was going to quit her job.
[00:04:30.684]All of a sudden the reading becomes simpler for me,
[00:04:34.283]it's easier for me the reader.
[00:04:37.227]Here's another example.
[00:04:40.123]He lay flat on the brown, pine-needled floor of the forest,
[00:04:43.568]his chin on his folded arms, and high overhead the wind
[00:04:45.786]blew in the tops of the pine trees.
[00:04:50.172]Maybe just getting to the point where it might be too long
[00:04:52.810]but the writer ends it just at the right time.
[00:04:58.058]I know I've got you all paranoid now.
[00:05:02.411]This is Ernest Hemingway.
[00:05:05.386]Nobel Prize for Literature, what's the vocabulary level here
[00:05:10.437]what is the vocabulary level?
[00:05:15.436]Fifth, sixth grade?
[00:05:18.284]Sixth grade vocabulary.
[00:05:20.442]So you don't need to use big words to become a Nobel Prize
[00:05:25.339]winner, but look how he puts words together you actually
[00:05:29.036]feel like you're the person in the forest laying
[00:05:31.342]on the pine needles don't you?
[00:05:33.678]You can almost visualize the sky.
[00:05:39.630]That's from For Whom the Bell Tolls, if anybody hasn't
[00:05:41.851]read that just in case.
[00:05:44.186]Now here's another one from Farewell to Arms.
[00:05:48.235]Ernest Hemingway was a soldier in the war, I think he
[00:05:51.568]was a medic, and he saw violence, awful terror.
[00:05:58.234]And he left the army, Farewell to Arms, right?
[00:06:06.443]He falls in love with a woman, at the end of the book
[00:06:09.914]she dies, Farewell to Arms, arms and arms pretty brilliant.
[00:06:18.181]And this is the last line of that novel.
[00:06:21.014]She dies and he leaves the hospital and he writes.
[00:06:25.333]After a while, I went out and left the hospital and walked
[00:06:29.244]back to the hotel in the rain.
[00:06:34.551]There's a lot in that sentence.
[00:06:36.941]When you put it in context with his love dying,
[00:06:41.401]what's the vocabulary of this sentence?
[00:06:44.744]What grade level?
[00:06:47.461]Vocabulary grade level is this?
[00:06:51.897]It's basic vocabulary, but the power in that sentence
[00:06:56.552]is incredible given what happens in the novel.
[00:07:02.264]That's Ernest Hemingway Nobel Prize for Literature.
[00:07:06.327]Basic vocabulary level.
[00:07:09.207]Keep that in mind, what's this?
[00:07:15.046]This is maybe more to your liking.
[00:07:18.007]Isotopes, which were discovered in 1853 are radioactive.
[00:07:22.798]What does that sentence tell the reader?
[00:07:28.779]As written, what does that sentence tell the reader?
[00:07:32.717]It says isotopes, which were all discovered in 1853,
[00:07:38.777]are radioactive.
[00:07:40.585]Let's take a look at how it should've been written.
[00:07:47.624]The isotopes that were discovered in 1853 are radioactive.
[00:07:52.454]It's totally different meaning to the reader, yes?
[00:07:55.514]This is kind of how you need to be careful about what it is
[00:07:57.736]you write.
[00:08:00.011]What do you mean and how will the reader understand it?
[00:08:03.850]So let's look at this one.
[00:08:06.116]Margarines, same thing.
[00:08:10.254]Margarines, which contain yellow dye number 5,
[00:08:13.459]may be dangerous.
[00:08:15.920]Does this say all margarines contain yellow dye number 5?
[00:08:20.724]Yeah it does, now look at this.
[00:08:25.510]Margarines that contain yellows dye number 5
[00:08:30.734]So this is a total different meaning here, with a couple
[00:08:32.882]of different words.
[00:08:36.548]This is clear writing, it's clear thinking.
[00:08:42.212]You may say well I understand what this means, well you
[00:08:46.487]misled the reader 'cause you didn't write that.
[00:08:50.675]So clear writing is clear thinking.
[00:08:55.870]Here's one.
[00:08:57.944]This is one of my favorites.
[00:09:00.688]Our models worked well when compared with the calculated
[00:09:02.964]values, which is evidenced by the percent errors.
[00:09:08.453]What does this mean?
[00:09:10.566]Even people with English as a first language
[00:09:13.680]can't understand this.
[00:09:19.542]It's a puzzle.
[00:09:21.444]I have to work too hard as a reader to understand this.
[00:09:26.962]So you by writing this, you made me work too hard.
[00:09:30.932]I'm going to get disinterested and I'm not going to fund
[00:09:33.347]your proposal or I'm not going to accept your dissertation
[00:09:35.700]and you is just out of luck.
[00:09:41.056]If you're writing throughout the whole papers like this,
[00:09:44.133]it's going to be too hard on me.
[00:09:48.498]Watch this.
[00:09:51.523]As the percent errors indicate, our models worked well
[00:09:54.419]when compared with the calculated values.
[00:09:57.345]All of a sudden I'm not in the Caribbean anymore
[00:10:00.979]because you've made your meaning crystal clear.
[00:10:04.439]That is your responsibility and you're all capable
[00:10:06.883]of doing this as long as you think about what it is you mean
[00:10:09.872]and how the reader will interpret it.
[00:10:17.811]Clear writing is clear thinking.
[00:10:20.507]This goes with presentations or writing, audience may vary.
[00:10:25.557]Colleagues with same level of technical expertise,
[00:10:28.355]you have to keep these audience in mind, your reader.
[00:10:31.060]Administrators technically informed but not expert.
[00:10:36.292]Administrators not technically informed.
[00:10:39.327]You have to consider this when you're presenting or writing
[00:10:42.148]who are you writing to, who are you presenting to?
[00:10:46.359]Those outside your field with any one of three levels
[00:10:49.527]of expertise.
[00:10:51.134]And here are the three levels, novice, technically informed,
[00:10:54.275]and expert.
[00:10:57.728]Who is the most difficult to present to or to write to?
[00:11:02.948]Novice, technically informed, or expert?
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How to choose a new career path?
Journalist Annukka Oksanen and a group of experts examine what a successful career looks like in the 2010s.
Annukka Oksanen, 30.10.2015
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Can a career be planned? What happens to the career path, when money and rising up the ladder aren't the only defining factors? Illustrations Jack Hughes.
A story about the way we ditched clocking in
and the traditional bottom-up career path
The conventional definition of a career is as clear-cut as clocking in. People used to go to work, do their job, and gradually make their way up the hierarchy. The way and pace for rising up the ladder were easy to figure out. The retirement of someone at the top of the ladder would cause the whole chain to shift up a notch. It was rare for people to do something as radical as change workplaces altogether.
Subordinates, a pay rise, and, at best, appreciation were accumulated over time, as the career – or time – progressed.
This is the way that also Professor Pekka Mattila, Group Managing Director at Aalto University Executive Education, began his ascent in the early days of his career. In his summer job at an insurance company as a 17-18-year-old, he soon learned the ropes of a traditional career path.
"The head of department's office was situated at the end of the corridor. I realized I could first advance to handler, then head of division, office manager, vice department head, and, finally, head of department. It was quite startling, when I was promoted to head of department at the age of 26, and the pattern emerged."
His career had progressed in the traditional way – and would have continued to do so had he not decided to change jobs.
The insurance company didn't become his lifelong workplace. It's a sign of our times; people are now ready to change companies, fields, and even countries at the drop of a hat, when it comes down to it. Despite this, proactive career planning is a remote concept in Nordic culture. Anyone who admits to planning a career is at times even shunned at.
"Colleagues feel that someone actively planning their career has sharp elbows, while the boss can get the jitters over their own position", explains Pekka Mattila.
Mattila links these reactions to the notion of Nordic democracy: "Don't make the mistake of thinking you're better than the rest".
"It takes maturity from a manager to hear that an employee is after their position, forcing the manager to plan the next move."
These days, management contracts often involve deciding, in writing or mentally, that tasks are changed, or at least reconsidered, in 3-5 years' time.
Compared to the Nordics, it's another story in the U.S., where the twists and turns of a career path are often planned to the minutest detail
Liisa Välikangas, Professor of Innovation Management at Aalto University and Hanken School of Economics, shares an example about her American colleague:
The colleague wants to nail a position as HR Director at a Fortune 500 firm. (The Fortune list ranks 500 largest U.S. corporations measured by gross revenue.) She finds herself a mentor within the firm for planning the next step, and they then jointly analyze areas that meet the requirements for the position and merits that need to be worked on.
It's like a jigsaw puzzle, where you collect an expertise merit, budget responsibility, HR responsibility, and so on, for the palette."
"It's like a jigsaw puzzle, where you collect an expertise merit, budget responsibility, HR responsibility, and so on, for the palette", describes Välikangas. Her colleague now happily works as HR director for a game company after working for two different global companies – the other a Fortune 500 corporation. Välikangas estimates that only few people in Finland plan their moves with such precision.
"It happens to a degree on LinkedIn, where people list their skills in a similar fashion. Even I've written recommendations on LinkedIn", says Välikangas. The way it goes is: 1) A career is actually planned to begin with; and 2) The plan is divided up into segments, then you make a conscious effort to seek relevant experience for the required areas.
In Finland and other smaller countries, determined planning isn't necessarily much use with such a limited job market
"Everyone knows everyone", says Professor Liisa Välikangas. "People aren't recruited for their competence, but for being known within the work community. Helsinki is a very small place, and if networks are as important as they seem, career planning doesn't help much."
Välikangas, who in addition to having lived in the U.S., Japan, and Switzerland has worked in a number of different countries, criticizes the culture of smaller markets, which favor hiring people who are already known.
"Finnish work communities need shaking up, but they rarely dare hire people they don't know. Networks are too important. At the same time, it's easy to put each person in a suitable box."
Hiring those you know or know of fits in with a desire for safety and consensus, and is seen to minimize risks. However, Innovation Professor Välikangas reminds that a much bigger risk is involved in a situation where all employees share the same background and views.
What is the future of career planning for those who aim high? Turning our gaze to the Silicone Valley in the U.S. provides some clues
In Silicone Valley, talents move from one company to another chasing interesting projects. Often an entire team follows a particular project.
Teams face the challenge of landing the most alluring project, while companies have the challenge of communicating internal projects externally to secure the best talents. For companies, this challenge can be perplexing, as they don't necessarily want to give away too much about a product development project.
"Who would want to get hold of a company that looks like a gray wall?" asks Liisa Välikangas, who lived in Silicone Valley for a lengthy period of time.
Välikangas envisages a future where companies don't even want to hold on to their top experts for fear of becoming "stale."
Companies of the future are no longer organizations of permanent employees, but serve as architecture for visiting talents."
"Companies of the future are no longer organizations of permanent employees, but serve as architecture for visiting talents. People give their all for a brief moment. Then it's time to move on again."
This way of working may sound utopistic, but according to Välikangas, the signs are already out there. Take Kaggle for instance, an open community platform where people can add mathematical problems to be solved. Currently, 300,000 mathematical geniuses are competing to solve various issues, gaining merit the further they get.
Companies like General Electrics have used Kaggle for problem-solving. "A certain type of data mass and competence accumulates around the world, which can be approached. It doesn't make sense for a company to contemplate how to hire the best mathematician for its ranks, but to think about how to get the best mathematician to solve its problem."
What does this way of working mean for employees?
At least interesting tasks, contracting, uncertainty, and possibly lucrative gains. The job market is marked with a new dynamic, as future talents are no longer willing to invest their competence in just one company.
"It's important to be involved in global business somehow", says Liisa Välikangas. "I don't believe basic employment will garner much more in the future. Some work can be done on a voluntary basis, which needs to be backed up with some type of investment portfolio. This doesn't necessarily mean monetary investments, but could entail involvement in establishing a company in the global economy", she visualizes.
The model envisioned by Välikangas would mean having a resource and competence portfolio with an investment section that brings the livelihood, as work itself wouldn't always be paid. Unpaid work would make sense for some other perk than money, such as maintaining competence, networking, and personal motivation. Work itself could be more of a risk investment: sometimes profitable, sometimes not.
The Silicone Valley model is not a reality for many yet
Large corporations continue to principally hire talent for their own ranks – or for their own pyramids. According to the pyramid model adopted by Citibank, employees advance from managing themselves to managing others, directing directors, and ultimately to top management and being part of the global talent pool.
Citibank's pyramid model is just one example. All large corporations have their own organizational contraptions these days. Silos are no longer in fashion, and things aren't going too well for the matrix either. New forms have been invented in an aim to create an image on the company website of you – the employee – getting the chance to flourish. This is ensured e.g. through cross-functional activities for creating future leaders.
Cross-functional activities?
The rhetoric of career contraptions has taken on such a visionary daze that it makes the reader laugh and confused at the same time.
"It's still about the basics", states Kerttu Tuomas, HR Director and Member of the Executive Board of Finnish Kone Corporation. How does Kone take care of basics, such as the employer and employee benefiting from each other as much as possible?
At Kone, a development plan is compiled for each employee, charting skills, positions that match the skills, and what the employee still needs to learn. Also the right time for transferring to new tasks is considered. "The importance placed on career planning is extremely individual", Kerttu Tuomas says. "Mechanics out in the field have certain logical career steps, while advancement isn't necessarily so linear among experts."
With its global operations, differences in career planning between developing and mature markets are evident at Kone.
To put it bluntly: poorer countries are interested in a career for the money, while work needs to offer more than money in wealthier countries.
"The economic model in China, for instance, enables a considerable increase in livelihood, as the career progresses", explains Kerttu Tuomas. "With the preconditions having been in place on our mature markets for a long time, motivation is not merely sought from making a better living."
Less interest in seeking management tasks is a sign of our times. Tuomas ponders whether this boils down to self-directed thinking or an unwillingness to be constantly at hand. Many employers have noticed a rising interest in expertise, rather than advancing via management work.
Kone values lengthy employment relationships. But not alone.
"A company with only lengthy employment relationships closes in on itself", explains Kerttu Tuomas. In other words, fresh faces are also in the interest of the employer. According to the HR policy of Kone, 75-80 per cent of the recruitment of middle management and above should be internal. Regional units are mainly staffed by local employees. The right candidates are sought for global positions without geographical restrictions.
Kerttu Tuomas from Kone plans careers for others for a living, but hasn't really planned her own.
"Someone born at the end of the 1950s has been taught to take work seriously and do it well, and other things will follow. It's turned out rather well."
Tuomas isn't interested in talking about a career path, which she thinks is an outdated concept. She prefers the term competence path due to its focus on skill – what you need to know in a specific task. The definition of a career has truly changed.
Skills were needed also before, but a traditional career was also largely shaped by the person's position, time, title, and ensuing assets. These were also considered worth aiming for.
Now the career path, competence path, whatever you wish to call it, rambles more wildly, and at times people jump off the bandwagon altogether.
This creates immense opportunities for employees. It's the employers who need to be on their toes: how to keep the best people?
The latest story from the job market features millennials; those twenty-somethings coined as wealthy anarchists, set to revolutionize working life with their individualistic values and digital savvy
For them, being a boss, working hours, dressing up for work, and even slaving away for years are all things tucked away in the past to cater for the urge to spend a year or two surfing in Bali, or attend a yoga retreat up in the mountains.
Are millennials also set to redefine success, leisure time, money, and work? In the view of Kerttu Tuomas from Kone, millennials will be transforming working life, but working life will also change them. Also Pekka Mattila from Aalto University puts the brakes on, calling millennials "people with commitments, just like everyone else". According to Välikangas, millennials don't form a heterogeneous group, but include a fair amount of those after a more stable living.
To summarize, the job market of 2015 is restless to say the least. Winds of change are blowing on at least three different levels: the global economy, organizational changes, and people's own, altering goals.
A story about what to consider, when figuring
out what you want from working life
Some pine for mandatory coffee breaks and tight line management, while others fall under the spell of dynamic chaos and its multitude of opportunities; end up in an industry they find interesting; or single out a specific company they want to work for. Many notice that they mainly drift into different tasks accidentally. People have highly diverse needs and wishes regarding their<|fim_middle|>", highlights Pekka Mattila. According to Mattila, even key personnel shouldn't be held onto at whatever cost. "Bought love won't last."
SPRUCE UP YOUR CV!
What are the hallmarks of a CV that will convince a potential employer?
A CV can be in the traditional written form or a video. User-friendliness is the main thing.
"Those who read through CVs are busy people. Keep it short and sweet. What sets you apart from the rest? What can you bring to the company?" guides Kerttu Tuomas from Kone.
"It's essential that the CV tells a story", adds Liisa Välikangas.
It's essential that the CV tells a story."
Välikangas advises candidates to tell the story behind their efforts - their personal strategy. What have their choices aimed at? How do they justify their choices? Also conveying a softer side is relevant – how candidates want to influence society and the environment, for instance.
Also Pekka Mattila thinks a CV should tell a story. This puts the applicant in a certain context: where I come from, what I've chosen, what lies ahead.
"A CV should have enough sections, but not too many. A good test is if someone can tell my story after hearing it once. Also the CV's language is a delicate matter", says Mattila. "It shouldn't be about me all the time, but a constant we isn't good either, as it leaves personal achievements in the dark." As a general rule of thumb, using the third person to talk about yourself should be avoided.
Formal qualifications are just the first step. Finland has placed a keen focus on qualifications in the past, but this is slowly beginning to change. In other countries, competence has been valued over degrees for quite some time. That's why it's important to tell about yourself: what you can and want to do.
It's important to tell about yourself: what you can and want to do."
Tailoring a position specifically for the candidate is still rare. Person-centered roles are more common in small and startup companies, while the organization comes first in the case of larger companies.
There's a wide variety of training, handbooks, and courses on offer for job seekers, and people are well aware what to do at a job interview: dress appropriately; avoid the dead fish handshake; make eye contact; ask questions that show you've done your homework on the company; pause for a moment before answering; smile, but don't double up with laughter; question, but don't be a show-off; and so on.
The main thing is to be yourself, or actually your work-self. Don't open up too much.
According to Tuomas, who has plenty of experience in recruiting people at Kone, job application trends are easy to spot. At times everyone's interested in working "close to the customer interface." Now passion is the buzzword. In light of job ads, being passionate seems to almost be the main criterion for any job, applicants trying hard to prove it in one way or another.
"Passion is a pretty strong word, but of course you need to be interested in the job", assesses Tuomas.
Pekka Mattila thinks it can be a little suspicious, if applicants are passionate about a job, especially if they don't even have the experience.
"Cheap talk about passion is not enough. Only a few people are genuinely passionate. After all, sometimes being passionate takes the form of quiet, persistent doing", adds Välikangas.
AALTO UNIVERSITY POINT OF VIEW - Kaleidoscopic careers
DBA Riitta Lumme-Tuomala
Head of Growth
Director, Russia and Talent Management
Reading the points of the article's experts through the lens of talent management, my research area, I can say that the nail really has been hit on the head. (Talent Management is "simply" right people in the right place at the right time.)
Boxes where employees are placed, we call them job descriptions, should be moved to the attic, at least mentally, together with the competency lists drawn through an arduous process at the HR department. Instead, we should start looking at careers and jobs as puzzles, where many pieces move at the same time, and the only way for a promotion is not up the ladder, but sideways and back and forth, too. This suits many, who like Liisa Välikangas do not make a difference between the work box and the leisure box, and those who want to be flexible at different phases of their life adjusting work periods to travels and e.g. new kinds of temporary occupations
Not being expected to become a team leader or a boss after so and so many years as an expert, is a relief to many. You can, namely, be considered a talent or a key player even if your career aspirations do not include leading a team. On the contrary, actually; knowing yourself and being aware of your own strengths and how to use them, is one of the traits of a talent! Different types of careers and aspirations have to be allowed and respected, and opportunities should be looked for across (eventual) silos. Also, as Pekka Mattila points out, the boss should not expect to be able to occupy the corner office until retirement, but see talented individuals as a key to the future success of the company and make sure they get the support and challenges they need to excel!
Courage is called for in terms of trusting what does not meet the eye in a CV. The experience, competencies and skills the person acquired in the past might or might not be transferable to the new context. We normally see what he or she has done but not how. Is the person curious, willing to learn, able to share information? Also what Kerttu Tuomas alerts about "CV jargon" is a valid point; clichés take you nowhere.
Stars and talents
The core of talent management is to know what a talent means in your company, to understand how to deploy, develop and keep them. It is a dynamic process; are the talents we need today stars of tomorrow, and do we really understand the huge changes we are facing as to work and how those impact our own environment.
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© 2018 Aalto University Executive Education Oy. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | working life. The good news is that this is completely fine these days. People also have different attitudes towards work at different stages of their lives.
"Having exactly the same attitude towards work at all times would be worrying", says Pekka Mattila from Aalto EE.
But how can you know what method of working or career path is the right one? What if you don't know what you want?
The usual story is that people apply for jobs after graduating, end up somewhere, and pretty soon get swept away by their job. This is a good thing, as it means people get interested in what they do. The strategy may work throughout working life.
But to get more out of working life than happenstance, you need to dig deep down and do some soul-searching until you begin to know yourself."
But to get more out of working life than happenstance, you need to dig deep down and do some soul-searching until you begin to know yourself. You need to be as honest with yourself as possible, considering at least the trends and factors that influence work mentioned below.
Gone are the days of separate work and personal lives. The two now intermingle. You can more or less bring your whole persona to work these days, but also the demands are more full-on.
Management and expert positions have practically no set working hours anymore.
"I don't differentiate between my work and personal life at all", says Professor Liisa Välikangas. Her attitude is increasingly prevalent and perhaps also the most admired.
But it's not for everyone.
Some want to travel, while others are interested in moving to another country, or want to leave work at 5 on the dot every day. In principle, personal preferences are easy to figure out, but working through them and finding work to match is a more difficult feat. Sticking to mainstream ideals is the easiest route. In many fields, it's almost a taboo to admit that work isn't the main thing in life.
A hankering to be the star of the organization is of course natural, but all types of employees are needed
That's why it's important to think about the type of position that feels genuinely comfortable. "I'd be managing a rather unusual organization, if everyone wanted to be the star of the show all the time. It's good that employees have balanced stages. Although balance is of course relative, and doesn't stop the organization from exceling in the race", says Pekka Mattila. It's easy to imagine how unbearable a team would be, if every member wanted to outshine the other.
Naturally, people are individuals, but certain trends can be understood from the perspective of gender."
It's also good to examine the influence of gender in working life. Naturally, people are individuals, but certain trends can be understood from the perspective of gender.
A male soul-searcher is more unlikely to notice those intricate, sometimes even totally apparent social patterns at the workplace than his female counterparts. Women, on the other hand, are more prone than men to making sure they master things to perfection before daring to move forward.
"On a larger scale, men more eagerly demand both better pay and training, while women will request these later on, washed down with too many explanations", describes Mattila. He thinks social control is stronger among women than men: women don't have the nerve to request training or a pay rise, when all the talk at work is about hard times.
On the other hand, it's not always the right time to demand.
Mattila has home across a new phenomenon on the job market; young women who have "read their Sheryl Sandberg". Here Mattila refers to the book Lean In by Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg, encouraging women to demand and advance their career.
"Regardless of gender, it's possible to ruin a career by being demanding before even gaining any work experience or proof of dedication. Sandberg is a member of Silicone Valley's top elite with a track record that matches her demands. It's hardly wise to start throwing demands at the first ever workplace or meeting. You have to prove yourself first."
Kerttu Tuomas from Kone agrees that women are generally more careful. Situations in life, children mainly, "perhaps show more" among women. "Of course the same goes for young men", says Tuomas.
According to Mattila, the ageing of the population can be seen at workplaces, as an increasing number of employees request exemption from travel in order to care for their ageing parents.
In thinking about what you want from life and work, Tuomas reminds to keep in mind it's not all over after hitting 35. No need to rush
Liisa Välikangas encourages career planners to define their innovation profiles. You can do this by thinking about your level of risk tolerance, work methods, ability to handle uncertainty, willingness to change, and also the way you deal with financial risks.
"Enthusiasm for innovation is a question of both character and situation. Although some people are natural risk-takers, they still need the right conditions for making a profit", explains Välikangas.
The general situation and financial standing of senior employees would allow them take a whole lot of risks, but for some reason it's a notion ascribed to the young.
According to Välikangas, a person's innovation profile and attitude towards risk-taking forms the foundation for planning the career path.
Motivation for one's career doesn't of course have to hail from the confines of the field.
"Learning from different cultures has been a guiding light throughout my life. I'm extremely curious about the surrounding world. I've worked in Switzerland, Japan, California, and Finland", says Välikangas.
Working among different cultures is a good way to learn about yourself. In a new culture, you can't rely on surrounding, wavering norms, which forces to define both oneself and what one wants.
After clarifying personal needs and values, it's time to assess how they match daily life at work."
After clarifying personal needs and values, it's time to assess how they match daily life at work. Tuomas from Kone shares a practical example: An employee committed to quality thinking won't enjoy working in a place where the sole intention is to minimize costs.
In Silicone Valley, choice of workplace is strongly tied with making the world a better place. It's a result of wealth and people wanting to give something back to society from their hefty wages.
Liisa Välikangas takes another example from the U.S.:
"The director of a large game company said that employees regularly ask about the company's ultimate purpose. Making money or creating wealth isn't a good enough purpose, as satisfying the needs of a consumer society doesn't satisfy those at the top. It may sound naïve for someone outside Silicone Valley, but it's a valid question. What is the ultimate purpose of a company?"
According to Välikangas, an unwillingness among employees to work in companies that don't take sustainable development seriously is another factor that's evident in today's labor market. It's a good decision, as collaboration won't work if the values of employees and the company are in conflict.
A story about how to outline
a five-year career plan
Five years. Enough time for in-depth learning of totally new skills or switching jobs. It's also a good timeframe for career planning. Where do I want to be in five years' time, what skills do I want to learn by 2020?
"Five years is enough time to learn the basics in almost any field or function. It's also enough time for attuning one's behavior", says Professor Pekka Mattila.
For a five-year goal, you first need to thoroughly analyze your starting points. Where am I now? What have I achieved? What are my strengths and weaknesses? What's my market value? You need to be humble and pushy at the same time. It's quite a juggle, as it requires both admitting and dealing with weaknesses, and marketing strengths. But this paves the way forward.
In five years' time, Pekka Mattila sees himself still getting on with his current work, because "I've promised to see the organization into year 2020". After that, he envisages working "perhaps outside Finland, maybe on the board of a large organization, or heading a bigger company of experts, which could well be where I work now."
Mattila says that he practices career stage planning, but not down to the minute details of each task or project. There's always room for coincidence.
"I've gained more than anticipated in light of my skills and expectations", he smirks.
Liisa Välikangas views her career in five years' time in form of a portfolio.
"Some areas progress, others don't. That way you don't end up having all of the eggs in one basket. Right now, I'm thinking about what that new, fresh thing could be. I've written books and articles, but what's next? It's something to always keep at the back of the mind. Thinking about the future doesn't mean a lack of commitment towards your current work."
The portfolio can consist of diverse work, but it's important to think about the direction. Does it lead towards the desired goal? And another thing: you must try more than once.
"I'll be in some unforeseen place. I'm waiting for a lucky coincidence, serendipity", comments Välikangas on her own career plans.
Kerttu Tuomas comes from another starting point.
Of course planning the next move and developing skills should be considered, but "the most important thing is to do well in your present job and think about what you can learn". In other words, you shouldn't get so worked up about the future like many ambitious people seem to do.
"Networking internally and taking an active interest in new projects are good ways of getting noticed." Getting noticed – in a positive sense – requires professional and social skills.
Already your basic manners can bring you positive attention: the way you greet, thank, give feedback, and ask how your colleagues are doing. Many foreigners and Finns returning from abroad to work in Finland are met with a social culture that seems unfriendly. Instead of saying hello, colleagues glance downwards. In many other countries, people seem to be more sociable by nature.
But you need more than good manners to really get noticed.
"You need to be able to interpret situations, the mode of working. You can deduce whether a meeting is about a peaceful exchange of thoughts, or has a challenging vibe that creates something new", says Tuomas. "You also need to deal with differences to a certain degree. No-one's looking for clones."
Careers can easily be thought of as solo performances, but in truth they are largely made up of collaboration, networks, and social awareness.
Even the careers of a go-getting alpha male or success-hungry female boss don't amount to much without other people. Careers are always social constructions that can't be built alone.
A company that sees potential in employees will invest in them: give them interesting tasks, maybe a pay rise, send them off to management training. According to Pekka Mattila, completing an MBA program usually results in an employee rising to the organization's management team from a couple of levels below.
Sometimes training serves as breathing space or time out. "Lengthy, expensive training programs can be a way for a company to buy more time. Key people are given training possibilities, if a new, challenging role can't be offered at the time. It's a good move, but organizations could be more proactive in establishing what employees really want", describes Mattila. "We don't really have a tradition of genuinely listening to employees in this way. Too often, advancement continues to mean a management position."
The classic trap for a company is for an employee to return with an MBA or other top qualification in their pocket – only to change employers. This usually results from the newly acquired competence revolutionizing the employee's world, while the company stays the same. The employee sees the former workplace in a whole new light. "I see two groups", says Mattila. "The first has a clear aim of establishing their position in the current organization. For the second group, an MBA offers a ticket to freedom and something new."
Liisa Välikangas thinks companies need to ask themselves why an employee chooses to leave. "Why can't the company offer a more appealing role? Should the company perhaps be sharpening its more challenging and risky spearhead projects?"
Usually employees going away to do an MBA have a financial commitment to the company, and changing jobs sooner than agreed results in the employee footing part of the bill. But the company still needs to ask itself why a person wants to leave. Wasn't it able to offer enough challenge?
But an employee leaving doesn't have to spell disaster.
"You shouldn't even assume that employees stay forever. A suitable expiry period for an MBA could be 3-5 years after graduation. The company's dynamics would come to a halt without a change of people", says Mattila.
Many fear resignation for no reason. It's a step on the career path.
Consulting firm McKinsey, for instance, goes as far as encouraging its corporate clients to grab experienced consultants to work for them. Young consultants can't get ahead in their career, if seniors don't move out of the way.
In other words, employee turnover can be a welcome trend also for the employer. "Companies need to accept that everything has a lifecycle. An organization should be fine with people leaving. When someone's exit goes smoothly, it can bring all sorts of selling potential in the aftermath | 2,809 |
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Upgrading from a Melco N1A to an N1ZH
Over the past couple of months we've<|fim_middle|> there is also the N1ZS as well!
Don't forget your can always part exchange your existing Melco as well!
By curoadmin|2018-07-11T12:54:45+00:00April 5th, 2018|High End Audio, Melco Audio, News|Comments Off on Upgrading from a Melco N1A to an N1ZH | had a number of enquiries from existing N1A owners who are curious about the next model up in the range, the N1ZH and what does it offer over and the above the brilliant N1A. Many customers have initially been sceptical about the N1ZH, which I take as bit of a compliment toward the N1A – after all it is brilliant sounding piece of kit and many people wonder, just how can it get better? In reality, the difference in performance between an N1A and an N1ZH is pretty significant, the better the DAC or network player the Melco is attached to the bigger the difference are as well.
The N1ZH is smaller, heavier, with an additional power supply. The 2 hard drives are mounted in a proprietary non-magnetic foundation to minimise vibration and noise. The hard drives themselves in the N1ZH are specially selected small form factor drives, which electrically are a lot quieter than the conventional drives that are used in the N1A.
The functionality and software that drives both players is absolutely identical.
N1A vs N1ZH – how do they sound?
First off, they both sound excellent, an N1A in isolation will easily outperform other devices costing more money – but when you stack it up against an N1ZH it doesn't take long for the differences to present themselves.
Greater clarity and transparency are pretty obvious from the off as is a bigger soundstage (wider and deeper). Speaking of deeper – the bass response on the N1ZH is phenomonal, it's never in your face or aggressive but is tight and controlled and incredibly cohesive.
The better the system, the bigger the improvements are, but don't assume you need a "high-end" system to get the very best out of the N1ZH. Even with a sub £1000 DAC the differences between the 2 Melco models will easily present themselves.
One of my customers very recently made the jump from the an N1A/1 to one of the special offer N1ZH/1 machines and is absolutely delighted with the improvements it made to his system and more importantly his enjoyment of his music!
He very kindly offered to put pen to paper (more like fingers to keyboard!) to express his thoughts over the upgrade process…….
The Melco N1A is a stunningly good player, I had only had it for a short time when I decided that I no longer
needed to keep our otherwise excellent Musical Fidelity CD player. Once digitised I really couldn't tell the
difference between 'ripped' CDs and those played live on the CD player. The convenience of accessing my
entire collection so easily rather than looking for something on the shelves had meant that I had gone back
to listening to recordings I had honestly forgotten having!
So, the CD player went to pay towards some of the loving kindness being lavished on the system as a whole
in terms of cables and grounding with some very clever Entreq products.
Working with David gave the chance to try each of these steps and invest only when the differences were
obvious, though with David's direction I have to say this was always the case! In a very short time the Melco
N1A got to sound better and better, this always left me wondering if one of the higher models in the N1Z range
would add just a little more.
Tempted though I was to purchase the N1ZH Mk2 the opportunity of getting a Mk1 version for considerably less
money suddenly became available it took only a few seconds to say yes!
So, what was it like?
Well firstly the N1Z is narrower than the N1A which is what I was expecting, but the black N1Z has a much nicer
anodized finish than the junior model, and overall feels and looks more expensive – so far so good!
And the performance?
Well there were no doubts, even fresh out of the box the sound was more noticeably better than its junior sibling.
I have to say I was surprised (and delighted) by how much better it was.
It is difficult to know how best to describe the differences. In a way there was 'more of everything' in recordings
I knew well, I was hearing things for the first time and the bass was certainly more solid. Overall though the sense
of a greater musical presence is perhaps the best way to describe the change, the three-dimensional imagery
was greater both in terms of width and depth.
Even now, a couple of weeks or so later and with a lot of listening hours under the belt the differences are quite
dramatic and I almost feel myself reaching out and 'touching the music'.
I am sceptical enough to wonder with most upgrades how much is a placebo effect and how much is real, this has
meant my upgrading pathway has been cautious. Upgrading the Melco has been quite different, perhaps best
summed up by my wife who's 'ears I trust' but can a very critical observer of our hi-fi development.
A few days after the upgrade we were playing some music that we have been listening to a lot over last few
weeks- after 5 mins she just announced "I have to admit this sounds a lot better". When asked further she used
the terms 'more solid, bigger and much more musical' She then went onto say there are times when I have talked
about changes making the sound better, and yes perhaps, but this is so much "obviously better'.
So there you have it!
If you have an N1A and were curious about the benefit of jumping up to an N1ZH please get in touch, I'm confident you'll be delighted with the improvements in performance the N1ZH will offer over the N1A. Of course, | 1,185 |
Round And Round
By Ian Parker
Francis Staub
Illustration by Tom Bacht<|fim_middle|>00.
Governors Island | ell
Like Frédéric Bartholdi, the designer of the Statue of Liberty, Francis Staub, the designer of an enamelled iron cooking pot in the shape of a cow, was born in Colmar, in eastern France. One morning a few weeks ago, Staub was in New York, for discussions about his own gift to New York Harbor—the loan of vintage French carrousels to Governors Island. On his way to catch a ferry there, he visited Sur La Table, the kitchen-supply store in SoHo, where he stopped in front of a display of heavy black pots that bore his name. He described the highs and lows of a career in cookware, while keeping his back to the Le Creuset. Staub, who is about sixty, had the air of a lounge singer at peace with a hangover. His laugh was a repetition of the word "yak."
He formed his company in the nineteen-seventies, after film school and some bit-part acting in movies, including, he said, "Darling Lili," directed by Blake Edwards. "After I started the company, so much money. I bought a Porsche. I had a head so wide I can't go under the Arc de Triomphe." Then microwaves appeared: "Jesus Christ!" Microwaves nearly ruined him. In the nineties, cast-iron pots became popular again, Staub said, thanks largely to the innovation of induction stovetops. "Induction!" he cried out, and raised a celebratory finger. In 2008, he sold the company. "I'm a free man. Freedom, freedom." He seemed to be inching toward George Michael. "You know the song."
On Spring Street, Staub caught a taxi downtown. "Children, no," he said, in a brief biographical résumé. "Gay, no. Married, no. Never! Impossible to sign a contract like that. You belong to me and I belong to you? Nobody belongs to nobody!" He has an apartment in Paris and a house in Saint-Tropez. He plans to open a restaurant in Queens, which he described as "the countryside." He keeps his automobile collection in a hundred-thousand-square-foot warehouse in his home district of Alsace. "Old Jaguars, old Mercedes, old Range Rover—the first one." He added, "I hate Maserati. I hate Ferrari."
In 2011, a private collection of antique fairground art came up for auction in Paris, and Staub was entranced. "I thought, Mamma mia! " He bought about two hundred and fifty pieces, including "four or five" small working carrousels; several wheels of fortune; some carrousel animals, including two giraffes; and, for about a hundred thousand dollars, a line of caricatured heads of Charlie Chaplin, Josephine Baker, and others, into whose mouths people threw balls in the nineteen-thirties. He imagined installing some of this in Colmar, "in a huge old factory: people dancing around these carrousels." But the idea was underappreciated, he said. "A lot of Catholic people"—he crossed himself and laughed—"without any imagination." He turned his attention to a possible fairground festival in New York.
It was lunchtime, and there had been talk of a picnic. At the Battery Maritime Building, on South Street, Staub met his team of American and French event planners; together they boarded a ferry to Governors Island, which had not yet opened to the public for the summer. On the other side, Leslie Koch, the president of the trust for Governors Island, led her visitors to a grassy area. For three months starting on July 6th, a few dozen items from Staub's collection will be arranged on this lawn. A bumper-car structure, from 1900, will serve as a bar.
Then Koch sat down on the grass; Staub looked at her in amazement. He was dressed informally but with care: gray shoes, partially laced and worn without socks; narrow dark pants; a baggy gray sweatshirt over a cream shirt. Muttering, he borrowed a magazine and, with some Jacques Tati-like commotion, opened it and sat down cross-legged on Brad Pitt's smile. One of his colleagues had brought bottles of beer to the island, against regulations, and these were opened with the use of a twig. Staub objected to drinking from the bottle and sent for glasses.
Koch had been trying to come up with a name for the festival, and wondered if it might include the word "plaisir."
"It's not only pleasure," Staub said. "It's a carrousel story. The name is 'Carrousel Story.' "
" 'Carrousel Story'?"
"Because it's culture, Leslie. If it wouldn't be art, I wouldn't have spent so much money. I would have put the money in my pocket. In gold, in diamonds. 'Carrousel Story'—it's talking about an art!"
The conversation moved on to forklift trucks and customs expediters; Staub ate a sandwich and paid little attention. At one point, he recommended cryotherapy, whose practitioners endure the opposite of a sauna. "Minus one hundred and sixty degrees Celsius, for three minutes," he said, and kissed his fingers. "I do it twice a week! It's fantastic."
Walking back to the ferry, he reminisced about being a young man in Saint-Tropez during the nineteen-seventies: "You know, without AIDS, just free, and everything more slow than today." To make his point, he was barely moving forward. "And I think a lot of people, when they think of carrousels, think, Please, Mama, take me back to your breasts—I'm not sure I like this world." ♦
This article appears in the print edition of the July 1, 2013, issue.
Ian Parker has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 20 | 1,260 |
I particularly like Doug Kessler's succinct suggestion to create great content that addresses what prospects care most about and where your company excels - i.e, the "overlap zone" - and Katie McKaskey's "think like the shopkeeper from yesteryear".
<|fim_middle|> there? Rxns?
Here's a link to the previous editions of Practical Simple Marketing In the News. | I like what Joe Pulizzi described in last week's post about getting people and content together in a room to discuss how customers and content relate. Getting started with content marketing requires understanding what assets and processes already exist and how and why they are used to build relationships with customers.
That then triggers discussion about the marketplace and how the company creates value for customers.
From there, you can start to piece together a bigger picture perspective, a content strategy, a rough content calendar and a strong sense for where gaps and opportunities exist for content marketing.
What is your take on the question? How would you get started in content marketing?
Back to regularly scheduled posts! Here are the latest links and resources shared on Twitter and tagged #practicalmktr grouped here together in Practical Simple Marketing In The News.
Fantastic #practicalmktr wisdom fr Scott Stratten at Blogworld http://bit.ly/cnQ4uc Were U | 184 |
How much do you love Cadbury Creme Eggs? They're super popular around here. We get a few before Easter, but the rest get bought on Half Price Candy Day. Well, more like 30% off at some stores, but you do what you have to do.
But rather than wait for Cadbury Creme Eggs to come out each year, how about making your own version? Homemade creme eggs are pretty easy to make. They aren't exactly like the Cadbury version, but they're pretty good.
These are easiest done in candy molds, although you can hand shape and dip them if that's the way you roll. I like using molds for the pretty designs.
Because I made these for Easter, I made these in egg shaped candy molds. They aren't totally 3D, but that's because I didn't want to deal with trying to put the two sides together. I certainly could have filled two sides and used a little chocolate to make it more egg-shaped all the way around if I wanted.
Keeping the halves apart has another advantage – portion control! They're a nice size for eating without getting too large this way.
Easter is such a hazardous time if you're trying to behave about candy. These creme eggs and my chocolate dipped Peeps aren't the only things I've made for the holiday, just the only ones I've posted about in the past few days. I also made my pomegranate truffles and crunchy raspberry chocolate chunks. We usually skip the chocolate bunnies you can get from the store because there's so much homemade stuff.
Combine light corn syrup, room temperature butter, salt, and vanilla using your mixer. This part is super easy. Beat until smooth.
Adding the powdered sugar takes some extra effort. You don't want a cloud of powdered sugar going everywhere. Add it a bit at a time, and start the mixing by hand. You can use the mixer more as the powdered sugar gets mixed in, but that stuff gets everywhere if you aren't careful. And sometimes even if you are.
My oldest daughter was shocked by how much powdered sugar this recipe takes. The look on her face was pretty classic. Kids don't always realize how much this stuff shrinks into the rest of the ingredients.
By the time all of the powdered sugar is in there, the mix is getting stiff. My poor little handheld mixer really struggled with it at the end. You may want to do all of this mixing by hand. This may have to do with my house being pretty cold the day I made these. Room temperature for the butter was maybe a little on the cool side still.
Take about a third of the mix and add yellow food coloring if you're sticking to the egg look. It only takes 2-3 drops.
If your mix is a little runny, you can refrigerate the mix before trying to form it. This isn't necessary if you're using mold – the more flexible the mix is, the easier it is to put into molds.
Melt your chocolate (I chose semi-sweet this time, but milk chocolate is closer to the originals). Milk chocolate may need a little coconut oil so that it flows better into the molds. I didn't use that for my semi-sweet chocolate, however.
Fill the molds and let the chocolate sit for 1-2 minutes. This will give a thicker shell than pouring it out right away. After pouring out the chocolate, refrigerate the molds for a few minutes to partially harden the chocolate.
If the filling is stiff enough, you can fill the eggs and put the chocolate over the backs right away. I found it a little difficult to get the yellow parts to stay kind of round, as half eggs don't have a lot of depth. Try to get the filling in as neatly as possible, so that there aren't too many holes. This is easier if the filling isn't totally solid. Keep the filling just below the top of the mold so that there is room for the chocolate.
Drop the molds short distances to the countertop after putting the chocolate on the backs to smooth the chocolate out. This gives a nice, fairly smooth look.
Refrigerate for about a half hour to set the chocolate. If the chocolate is firm enough, it should come out of the molds easily. If it's not ready, refrigerate for longer.
I had a slight problem with some of the excess chocolate on the backs of the eggs. I broke it off, and accidentally exposed some of the insides of the egg.<|fim_middle|> syrup, room temperature butter, salt, and vanilla using your mixer. Beat until smooth.
Add powdered sugar slowly, maybe a half cup at a time. Mix by hand to avoid a mess. As the powdered sugar combines with the other ingredients, you can start using your mixer again. Mix until smooth.
Optional: Take about a third of the mixture and place into another bowl. Mix in yellow food coloring until desired color is achieved.
Melt chocolate and coconut oil in 30 second increments in microwave. Stir between rounds. Chocolate will become smooth after a few rounds.
Spoon chocolate into candy molds. Tap to get the bubbles out. Allow to sit for 1-2 minutes to make a slightly thicker shell. Pour out excess chocolate.
Refrigerate molds for a few minutes to slightly firm up the chocolates.
Add in filling. Start with the white part, then put a ball of yellow "yolk" in the middle. Cover with more white.
Refrigerate if necessary to firm up the filling. If filling is already firm or after refrigeration, cover the backs of the molds with chocolate. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to solidify the chocolate in the mold.
Remove chocolates from molds when they come out of the molds easily. If the chocolate sticks too much, place back in the refrigerator and cool longer. You may want to place these back in the refrigerator after removing from molds to ensure that chocolate solidifies completely.
Serve when you can't keep the ravening hordes away any longer. | If that happens, there are two things you can do.
2. Dab a little chocolate over the exposed filling and chill the egg for a little while.
I mostly did the second option, but there's always the sacrificial/sample candy option in there. You're doing all this work; you get to have a little fun too. Now that you know how to make homemade creme eggs, you don't have to wait for the stores to get them.
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Fortitude,<|fim_middle|> glacier. We don't know what it is yet, but there have been inklings of quasi-supernatural occurrences about to unleash mayhem in the neighbourhood (John Carpenter's The Thing springs to mind). Then there was the unsettling scene where Jules Sutter (Jessica Raine, pictured above) wandered blithely into the top secret bit of the research centre to discover some ghastly experiment with something resembling a pig.
At the moment it's all unanswered questions, but they're quite good ones. Did ailing wildlife photographer Henry Tyson (Michael Gambon) mean to shoot the unfortunate Pettigrew as he was being savaged by a polar bear... or was the cool and vaguely menacing local sheriff Dan Anderssen (Richard Dormer, pictured left) somehow involved? After all, Anderssen also chanced to be on the scene of the hideous murder that suddenly upended all expectations and promptly doubled the tempo of the piece.
Bubbling away underneath is a fraught little cauldron of personal relationships. Jules's husband Frank (Nicholas Pinnock) – ex-British Army, now Fortitude's rescue helicopter pilot – is having an affair with Elena from the Midnight Sun hotel, which won't please sheriff Dan because he fancies her madly. Scientist Natalie Yelburton (Sienna Guillory) has startled newcomer Vincent Rattrey (Luke Treadaway) by stretching out naked in the sauna in front of him (Guillory and Treadaway pictured below).
Location and cinematography are vital to Fortitude's mystique. It was shot in Iceland, so the light is authentically chilly and washed with blues and greys, while the landscapes are beautiful but forbidding. The sense of a small community huddling together for protection from unknown terrors is already palpable. At least Stanley Tucci's DCI Morton, mysteriously flown in from London almost before the blood had dried on the corpse, looks like a detective who isn't afraid to bang heads together to get the case cracked. The only slightly troubling factor is that it was written by Simon Donald, who perpetrated the ludicrous submarine drama The Deep on the BBC a few years ago. But he must have got much better at this stuff since then, surely.
Nothing can possibly go wrong, unless you count the discovery of the frozen remains of some outlandish prehistoric creature
Tin Star, Sky Atlantic - broken characters stalked by remorseless fate
theartsdesk Q&A: Actress Sofie Gråbøl
The Bridge: Series Finale, BBC Four
theartsdesk Q&A: Actor Michael Gambon
The Day We Walked on the Moon, ITV review - it was 50 years ago to the day You've heard it all before, but this was an entertaining ride
Inside the Social Network: Facebook's Difficult Year, BBC Two review - how big can it get? A force for good or Big Brother in the making?
8 Days: To the Moon and Back, BBC Two review - intimate peek at life in lunar capsule Insightful doco-drama combines re-enactments with real cockpit audio
Charles I: Downfall of a King, BBC Four review - beheaded monarch upstaged by exotic presenter Decadence, pomp and popery prove fatal to the Stuart court
Cyclists: Scourge of the Streets?, Channel 5 review - can we make the roads a safer place? Provocative documentary unlikely to promote harmony on the highway
Dark Money, BBC One review - powerful idea poorly executed Story of Hollywood child abuse fails to launch
On making The Left Behind: 'We've plugged into the mains' The director of Killed By My Debt introduces his new BBC drama about a hate crime
Stranger Things 3, Netflix review - bigger, dumber, better Netflix's retro adventure plays to its strengths in latest season
Gentleman Jack, BBC One, series finale review - Anne Lister weds with pride Sally Wainwright's triumphant homage to a lesbian pioneer reaches a romantic climax. CONTAINS SPOILERS
Inside the Ritz Hotel, ITV review - glitz and glam, but no detail Celebrity-packed documentary is all about the presentation
Inside the Bank of England, BBC Two review - economical with the actualité The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street keeps her secrets closely guarded
Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure, ITV review - national treasure meets natural wonders Renowned thespian takes guided tour of the tropical rainforest | Sky Atlantic | reviews, news & interviews
Fortitude, Sky Atlantic
Love, death and monsters in the Arctic Circle
by Adam SweetingFriday, 30 January 2015
Showing fortitude: Sofie Gråbøl, Christopher Eccleston, Michael Gambon and Stanley Tucci
If you can't beat 'em, steal brazenly from 'em. Instead of importing another Scandinavian drama series and slapping on some subtitles, or recycling Fargo or Breaking Bad (or for that matter Deadwood or Twin Peaks), Sky Atlantic has pushed the boat out and created its own slab of sub-zero Nordic mystery, packed with bankable international names. If this extended pilot episode was a reliable guide, it's going to be a tortuous ride on black ice.
Fortitude is a remote town in the Arctic Circle, perched on the edge of a majestic and somewhat scary glacier. Up to now it's been renowned among the locals for being "the safest place on earth" where violent crime never happens (even though you're advised to carry a rifle to ward off hungry polar bears). But, would you believe it, all that's about to change, and the lid is about to blow off this closely-knit community to reveal any number of murky secrets and personal conflicts.
With a further 10 episodes to go, nothing is going to end up resembling what it originally seems to be. However, we know that the town governor, Hildur Odegard (Sofie Gråbøl), wants to open a boutique "glacier hotel" to boost Fortitude's economy as its traditional mining industries tail off. Planning permission for this is dependent on the environmental impact assessment being prepared by Professor Charlie Stoddart (Christopher Eccleston), who works at the local Arctic Research Centre.
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In this moment the world beyond seems of distant happening. Reality slowly seeps into the now. All ideas, all thoughts, all preconceptions about what I know will be challenged and tried. In a few weeks' time my life as I know it will change. I welcome this experience and I have chosen to embrace uncertainty.
I have been asked many times throughout these past several months on why I made the decision that I did. In all honesty, I am putting college off. I am postponing a formal education and supplanting it with a global one. A bridge year seems frightening, almost as if I'm veering off the college track altogether, but in reality the path that I have chosen, is a path of self-realization and discovery of passions. I seek adventure and new experiences unbound by the confines of a classroom.
With this in mind the final week of August has been one of the most transformative of my life. With an 8 month bridge year looming, I along with nearly 80 other fellows took on the uncertainty that stems from the unknown. Our first destination was a five day journey into the giant imposing Redwoods of Northern California. These trees command a presence as their roots burst from the soil beneath. They are standing reminders of humility, actualization, and symbols of journeys taken. No two journeys are ever the same regardless of origin. The time I spent with the entire cohort only further reinforced this belief.
During my time in the Redwoods I met some of the most diverse people I have ever come to know. The 2016 Global Citizen Year cohort is the most diverse cohort in the program's history with fellows reigning from multiple continents of the world. With such diverse perspectives and ideas, it has become a process of "getting grounded" and realizing that my journey is only beginning.
After a short bus ride over the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco, we arrived at Stanford University. Spending several days at Stanford opened up new<|fim_middle|> makes a bridge year so invaluable is the capacity for students, for individuals to develop passions, ideas, and sentiments about the world. Within the next year I hope to reaffirm and reject what I know about the world, however before I can do so, I must jump into the uncertainty that is a bridge year. | ways in which to reevaluate the world. There were various guest speakers ranging from authors to CEO's of nonprofit organizations that enabled fellows to engage and actively consider their journeys ahead. It was at this juncture that I began to understand my purpose in this program. The concept of traveling to a foreign place no longer seemed seem so foreign. As a fellow it is my role not to change and manipulate the community that I'm placed into but rather to observe and empathize with people as they allow me into their lives. A plight of empathy will supersede one of sympathy.
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AUSTIN, Texas, /PRNewswire/ -- Surterra Wellness (Surterra), one of the fastest<|fim_middle|> through the launch of Surterra's first medical cannabis product in the state," said Surterra Chief Executive Officer William "Beau" Wrigley, Jr. "Today's launch represents the latest achievement in a transformative year for Surterra, as we continue to deliver on our strategy of building an industry-leading portfolio of brands and products trusted by consumers."
"With growing evidence confirming medical cannabis as an effective treatment for epilepsy, Tranquil's innovative combination of high-CBD, low-THC and targeted terpenes provides a safe and effective natural treatment option to help Texas patients control their seizures," said Marcus Ruark, President of Surterra Wellness, Texas.
Surterra's introduction of Tranquil is the latest step in the company's strategy to provide high-quality, consistent medical cannabis to patients in Texas, where Surterra owns one of three licenses to grow, process and sell medical cannabis. Texas, which launched its medical cannabis market in early 2018, allows for approved dispensaries to produce medical cannabis for individuals suffering from intractable epilepsy.
The Texas launch of Tranquil comes just two days after Surterra announced its expansion into Nevada with the partnership with The Apothecary Shoppe, a premier vertically-integrated cannabis company based in Las Vegas. The partnership allows Surterra to offer its brands in a third market and to continue The Apothecary Shoppe's commitment to providing safe, natural, high-quality cannabis-based products to a growing market in Nevada. | growing health and wellness companies in the United States, today announced the Texas launch of Tranquil™, a high-CBD, low-THC medical cannabis tincture for patients living with intractable epilepsy.
"We are thrilled to offer epilepsy patients in Texas a compelling new treatment option | 57 |
Degustabox is a food/beverage monthly subscription box delivered directly to your home.
It's always full with new and exciting items, and<|fim_middle|>, perfect as an accompaniment to salads or a recipe ingredient, or to drip bread in. A distinctive gentle aroma with a tangy taste.
Stroopwafels - soft, sweet, toasted waffles and there creamy caramel fillings. You warm them up by placing them on top of your hot mug of tea/coffee etc..
Maggi So Stir fry - a range that helps you to create delicious new noodle meal ideas for the whole family will love. The packet contains noodles and a seasoning sachet with perfectly blended herbs and spices. | if you like to experience traditional and/or new food and drink brands that maybe you wouldn't normally buy, then this is the monthly subscription service for you. The monthly box is delivered directly to your home and the contents are always kept a secret. You will receive between 9 to 14 items, and it costs just £12.99, including delivery - I have a £3 discount code for new subscribers - see at the bottom of this post.
There is an element of excitement when receiving the Degustabox each month - what is in there, what new products can I get to try and so on.
9bar Fruity - a healthy snack that is stacked with nutritious seeds including sunflower, sesame and pumpkin and combined with succulent dried apricots and dates then topped with carob - hubby really liked these, he had one each morning on the way to work.
FUEL10K Protibrick - the first ever protein boosted wheat biscuit. It has been designed to suit a growing appetite for more protein in our diets and to keep active early morning risers feeling fuller for longer. Made from 100% wholegrain, Protibricks are high in fibre, low in both sugar and fat, and bigger than average wheat biscuits.
Grill Mates Marinade in a Bag - You simply put your meat, fish or veg into the bag for 30 minutes to marinate and then it is ready to cook. Available in 6 delicious flavours.
Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce - is next level for great for marinating, dipping or as an cooking ingredient. A sweet and smoky blend is really tasty.
kid's coco juice with banana - A fresh clear coconut juice. A mix of coconut and banana which grows wonderfully among the coconut palms and gives you loads of potassium. Low acidity and a handy 200ml size with straw.
Sarson's - a versatile full bodied balsamic from Modena | 401 |
Activist Insists Facebook Change Its Real Name Policy
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Facebook is currently facing a lawsuit brought on by a Native American activist opposing the social media site's "Real Name Policy." The policy states that all Facebook users must use a real name when opening up or running a Facebook account. The site got into trouble with the activist, Dana Lone Hill, when she changed her last name from her mother's maiden name of 'Lone Hill' to her her father's last name of 'Lone Elk.'
After changing her name, Facebook admins locked her out of her Facebook page based on the assumption that 'Lone Elk' wasn't her real name. The site administrators were wrong. Lone Elk is, indeed, a real Native American last name, and many other Native American last names are similar.
This prompted the<|fim_middle|> face the same issue.
Not An Isolated Case
While the lawsuit was started by a Native American activist, the problem with Facebook's 'Real Name Policy' is that a lot of people do not have typical names. Further, some are asking the company the logical question: what's a "real name?" Names around the world vary dramatically according to culture, religion, and location. Attempting to determine who does and doesn't have a real name while using the social site is something of an impossible thing to do.
When the Facebook policy first arrived on the scene, the company caught a lot of flack from various Drag Queens across the states that argued the policy. Many of these performers have stage names, and they wanted to use those names on Facebook as well, but the company shut down many pages after some names were created based on the same "this is not a real name" policy.
Searching for Fake Names
Facebook doesn't want to let the general public know how the company finds and blocks names that are supposedly not real. But, it has been learned that Facebook admins do not actively search for fake names. Instead, users can report names that seem fake, and the social media company then looks into these claims. This, however, is a problematic policy.
Groups that want to target and single out other groups often report fake accounts, even if those accounts are not fake at all. This often happens with political activists and other groups that generate competition. Further, the Facebook policy isolates survivors of abuse that do not want to use their real names.
Activists like Dana Lone Elk want Facebook to change the policy. Lone Elk has told press that she does not think the company is singling out people according as a means of discrimination, but that the policy needs to be changed, so that anyone can use Facebook - even if that person does not have a conventional name. So far, the policy remains. | activist to sue Facebook for not allow her true name. When she gained press over the matter, Facebook did reinstate her account, but she's told press that her goal now is to change the policy for good, so that other Native American Facebook users don't | 52 |
For her bouquet Natalie wanted something very soft with plenty of texture and in a cascading design with long, soft trails. The flowers chosen were white and pink peonies, dahlia, vintage roses, silver brunia, larkspur, champagne spray roses and astilbe.
Bridesmaids had a smaller hand tied design with flowers and foliage very similar to the brides. Buttonholes were the classic sprig style design with a single rose bound in ivory ribbon.
T designed quite a collection of<|fim_middle|>. Enjoy!
Thanks so much for this Amy. So, what can I tell you about Natalie and Scott? Well, as Amy mentioned, we first met at a meeting which Joy from Unique Wedding Planning arranged and immediately hit it off. Although we didn't chat about it at the time, because Scott was there, Natalie had quite an idea of the style of wedding gown she wanted. As happens so many times with our brides, when wedding dress shopping she totally fell in love with a her beautiful gown which had more of a vintage styling than she had expected. We met up again at a wedding fair I was at and talked through a much more cascading design with lots of vintage roses and pretty trails for her bouquet. I totally loved designing Natalie's bouquet and was just over the moon when I delivered it too her, she was absolutely delighted with it and as you'll have seen from the photographs it worked perfectly too. It was more than an honour to be part of this fabulous wedding, working with such great people and sharing in the family's joy. | venue flowers including a garland for both sides of the lytchgate at the church, pew ends, pedestals and of course the candelabra you can see in the pictures below.
Massive thanks to Marie Anson Photography for letting us have and use these awesome photographs and Joy at Unique Wedding Planning for introducing us to this gorgeous couple | 69 |
You may have already come<|fim_middle|> to be able to propose a reaction mechanism which is consistent with the rate equation. The effect of temperature on the rate constant and the use of the Arrhenius equation to determine activation energies are also included. | across the factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction before you started the IB Diploma programme but perhaps only gained a superficial knowledge about the underlying explanations. At Standard Level the programme explains what is mean by rate of reaction and its units and why concentration, temperature, surface area and adding a suitable catalyst can all affect the rate in terms of the collision theory and the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curves. You are also expected to understand how the rate of reaction can be determined practically by a variety of different methods. At Higher Level the importance of the rate equation and the order of reaction are stressed and students are expected | 122 |
As a licensed Associate Broker and your Houlihan Lawrence representative, my primary duty will be to fulfill your real estate needs, whether buying a new home or selling<|fim_middle|>I have a deep concern for the quality of life in our area, and I enjoy sharing with my customers all that Westchester has to offer. My sons attended the Chappaqua schools and fully participated in school activities which enabled all of us to become a part of the greater community of Chappaqua and Westchester County. Personally, I lead an active lifestyle that includes golf, tennis, membership at Club Fit in Briarcliff and a lot of travel which has taken me throughout the Far East, Middle East, Europe and the United States. My other passion is our antique car collection which often leads us to attending shows and auctions and meeting very interesting people. | an existing one; and to bring you all of the services and facilities that Houlihan Lawrence has to offer.
With nearly 20 years of real estate experience, first with Bayswater Realty Estate Brokerage and then with Coldwell Banker, I have been awarded with numerous sales awards including Coldwell Banker's elite Gold Circle. My knowledge and commitment have been enhanced by membership on the Board of Directors of the Westchester Multiple Board of Realtors. As a graduate of Hunter College and a former teacher, I appreciate the value of ongoing education, and I consistently enroll in courses to keep up with the ever-changing profession.
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Anze Kopitar Expects An Improved LA Kings Team
from Tracey Myers of NHL.com,
Anze Kopitar said he expects better things from himself and the Los Angeles Kings this season after they missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second time in three seasons.
"The way [last season] went, nobody was happy about it from top to bottom, so we have something to prove right now," the center said at the NHL Player Media Tour on Friday. "If that's not<|fim_middle|> thing: You have to have a good start to the season. That's what it is. Come Thursday, we have to start preparing toward the first game and making sure that the chemistry is there and the energy level and obviously the character is still there. I know that. But we have to put it all together."
Filed in: NHL Teams, Los Angeles Kings, | KK Hockey | Permalink | motivation enough, I don't know what is."
Kopitar said he expects new coach Todd McLellan to make a difference. McLellan was hired on April 16 to replace Willie Desjardins, who took over after John Stevens was fired after a 4-8-1 start.
"Everybody had a good summer," Kopitar said. "Todd coming in is going to be somewhat of a fresh start, a new voice that we needed. And then it's the same | 99 |
Zoe Luyendijk studio is dedicated to producing products that celebrate the individual creative spirit, the wildness in nature and ourselves, the joy of discovery, and the exceptional quality that comes from materials and designs in the hands of tibetan artisans. Zoe Luyendijk studio was established in 1995 as a vehicle to develop original designs that bring together the ideals of creativity, quality craftsmanship and cultural exchange with partner Murray Malott, a master boat builder. Zoe Luyendijk studio was launched at IFCC, May 2002.
What distinguishes the carpets from the Zoe Luyendijk studio (pronounced lion-dike) is that, while each has the immediate impact of something unusual, their lasting appeal stems from the free-spirited originality at the source of each design. Over time, the carpets continue to reward and yield unexpected discoveries. There is more going on here than first meets the eye—beyond beauty, there is depth, substance, resonance. Each design is the result of a deeply personal exploration—on one hand playful, unbridled, the other—intense, uncompromising, and tenacious. Once committed, an idea is never explored halfway. Inspiration from<|fim_middle|> and cultures inspiration from—artists that have traveled before her. Ultimately, she responds to something uniquely her own. | nature—the colours and forms of coastal waters and forests inspiration from myths—the stories that cut across time | 19 |
Carlos Rodriguez grew up in an area nicknamed "Escape If You Can."
He's come a long way as regional director of sales for green-technology company Powerit Solutions, where he specializes in building relationships and growing revenue.
Carlos Rodriguez of Powerit Solutions says his strongest asset is cultivating relationships. "In fact, when people ask my kids what I do, they always say, 'he builds bridges,'" says the father of three.
by Julie Edwards
The son of a blue-collar immigrant, Carlos Rodriguez, regional director of sales for Powerit Solutions, grew up in east San Jose in an area once known as "Sal Si Puedes" (Spanish for "Escape If You Can"), but was buoyed by a loving, nurturing environment that set the foundation for his future. "I tell people I was educated in the school of hard knocks," Rodriguez says. "It would have been easy for me to give up, but I decided I was not going to become a statistic."
A first-time dad at 19, Rodriguez decided to "dig deep" and do the right thing which meant raising three children while working 60-plus hours a week and going to college part-time; however, his "game-changing" experience almost passed Rodriguez by. "I was called for an interview, but almost declined since I thought [the job] was a long shot at best, but my wife convinced me I had nothing to lose," he recalls.
His long-shot turned into a sure thing when Rodriguez was hired as a project manager for a widely respected electrical engineering and construction firm. "I was recruited by Bill Breyton, who became a mentor to me, and the position set me on a course I don't know I would have otherwise pursued," Rodriguez says.
The one thing Breyton made Rodriguez promise was to complete his college degree. When Rodriguez graduated nine years later from the University of San Francisco, he sent Breyton a note of thanks for taking a chance on him. "He was the key that unlocked the door to my professional success," Rodriguez says.
Over the next decade, Rodriguez gained technology and project-management experience while building relationships that led him to his current role with Powerit Solutions. "Powerit wanted someone to help them grow and I was willing to take on the challenge," Rodriguez says. "I love the company's entrepreneurial spirit and felt I could make an impact for a smaller firm while building on my accomplishments. It was a win-win decision for me."
Built on leading green technology, Powerit Solutions plugs more than 2,500 industrial clients<|fim_middle|>I feel I've made a great impact cultivating relationships with alliance and channel partners that will effectively allow our company to make great strides as we continue to expand and evolve," he says. "I feel relationship building is my strongest asset. In fact, when people ask my kids what I do, they always say, 'he builds bridges.'"
In the coming year, Rodriquez looks forward to working internationally with clients utilizing Powerit's energy-management software in Canada, Mexico, and Peru. He also plans to continue building "meaningful relationships" with those who share his passion and enthusiasm to succeed, personally and professionally. "People back themselves into a corner by allowing others to tell them who they are. You have to create your own opportunities, blaze your own trail," Rodriguez says. "A culmination of my life experiences, from my mother battling breast cancer to my father attaining his citizenship, taught me to always fight for what you believe in. And when people don't treat you fairly, fight harder to earn what you deserve." | around the globe into the "smart grid," helping them take advantage of its benefits—saving money and reducing energy consumption without negatively impacting production or compromising quality. The company's main offering, an innovative-energy-management system known as Spara, is an integrated hardware/software product that acts automatically to increase energy efficiency, cut peak-rate usage, and respond to utility demand, all while creating a more sustainable operating environment without having to invest millions of dollars. "It's exciting to be a part of this wave of information technology that will ultimately enhance and optimize the way energy is consumed," Rodriguez says. "It's also exciting to be part of an organization that offers clients tangible results and helps them meet their business objectives in a volatile economy."
On a regular day at the office, Rodriguez spends most of his time on the phone with internal and external clients, leading and managing the revenue growth for Powerit's Western region. " | 182 |
Italo 'Tal' Naccarato was born in the in the Apennine mountain range in the South of Italy and raised in NYC. His instruments include Guitar, Banjo, Keyboards, Violin, Blues Harp, and Vocals.
Tal was most recently featured as a Solo Acoustic Performer at the 'MerleFest' Festival in North Carolina, and has taken his place amongst the very best players worldwide, performing his own original brand of roots blues, Classical Guitar and Traditional folk music. (See the 'Who is Who' List) TheCountryBlues.com
Tal was also recently featured as a Solo acoustic performer, opening the 50th Season for Phil Shapiro's 'WVBR' Weekly Radio show 'Bound for Glory' at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY: a regularly scheduled live audience broadcast, the longest running live radio broadcast of it's kind in North America. boundforglory.com
He is currently in studio recording his latest project, "The Theory of Hurricanes" to be released Spring, 2019.
Tal's solid songwriting skills and fresh and authentic approach to the genre has cemented his slot in the folk and blues world as a highly<|fim_middle|>: TN@TALNACCARATO.COM | Stylized Original traditional player and composer with a deep love for Both roots Blues as well as traditional classical guitar music.
When not playing a Festival , Club or Recording date, Tal can sometimes be heard playing his highly original brand of Classical Guitar and folk blues on the streets of NYC, Nashville, New Orleans, the Florida Keys, Rome, Paris or London, in the time honored blues street singer and Classical Guitarist tradition.
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What kind of photographs will you take; portraits, wildlife, street scenes, landscapes, or something else? This is one of many questions when it comes to photography. To create the best photograph possible you will want to have a solid understanding of the basic photography techniques. Most photographers, professional and amateurs alike, have a preferred subject they like photography. Just like other artists have a preferred medium (oils on canvas, material for sculpting, pencil or charcoal on sketch paper, and many more).
Photography is art and requires a certain kind of eye to capture the right image. What kind of subject will you photograph? Basically, what are you interested in? If your interest is in capturing wildlife then you will have to wait for the animal to come in view and pose in a pleasing way. But with people as your subject you have more control and can give direction to pose them. Still life photography gives you the greatest control over your subject. A still life subject will sit where you place it virtually forever, and without a complaining.
Practice and study is important to becoming an accomplished photographer. You have to choose your subject according to the techniques you want to practice. You would not want to use a fruit bowl (still life) to practice capturing motion (panning) – that just wouldn't work. Many of us have to stay in the area around where we live limiting the availability of subjects. A landscape photographer has to use the land that is around them, unless they are going on vacation some place new. This is another factor in choosing a subject. It will depend on your ability to travel, down the block, across town, or across country.
When a subject speaks to you, shoot it. After a subject has spoken you decide on the technique that will render the most flattering image. Consider the lighting of the area. The angle you are going to shoot from also plays in deciding what the subject will be. The current lighting might not be the most flattering for the chosen subject and the other side of the subject may not yield the best photograph.
Many times the best subject is not the obvious one. To pick your subject you need good eye for details. Think of it as the photographer's eye. Have you ever looked at something, maybe an old building, and were taken in by its texture or pattern, and not the complete building? We like to see patterns and texture, and that often tells us more about the subject, and is more flattering than looking at the subject as a whole.
Your eye is the best tool for finding a subject to photograph. How you choose your subject will<|fim_middle|> of your observation, and the light. Moving slowly through, or around, an area will help you find a pleasing subject. You never know where you will find an image just waiting to be captured. Look under and around different objects to find something new and interesting to photograph.
Sometimes a person or pet will do something that will never happen again and that is why you want to have a camera that you know how to use without thinking about it, and is easily accessible. Many people interested in photography keep a camera with them at all time. This is a good habit to be in. You never know when you are going to be able to take a shot that results in a photography that you can sell. As you get better at taking pictures you can start displaying your work for others to see, and maybe even purchase. | depend on what is available to you, the angle | 10 |
Being close to the beach is the ideal situation for those looking for a great tropical adventure as Villa Bond offers you just that! With three-bedrooms, this closed-off private villa is a contemporary holiday retreat with comfortable interiors and a lavish and expansive outdoor yard. Villa Bond is a great place for the utmost relaxation as it offers peaceful and tranquil surroundings to its guests. Relax and unwind as you<|fim_middle|> are only a stone's throw from the villa, and other beaches like Rawai beach are also a few kilometres away. You can spend some time at the beach during the day and once the sun sets, head on over to one of the many restaurants that offer a variety of cuisines! | enjoy a luxurious stay at one of the best villas in Phuket!
The master suite opens out to the swimming pool and is furnished with a king-sized bed which sits facing the glass doors. There is a leathered headboard for the bed, giving the room an opulent vibe. There is a cosy sitting nook besides the windows to make for the perfect place to be engrossed in a good book. Like the living area, the master room also has a high-ceiling with a large fan. The air-conditioned room has a private en-suite bathroom with a large bathtub and shower-area.
The two other rooms at Villa Bond are each furnished with king-sized beds and give you the luxury of opening your doors out to the swimming pool. As everything is interconnected, the villa is fairly convenient for the guests. Both rooms are air-conditioned and have their own en-suite bathrooms fitted with modern amenities.
A beautiful swimming pool lies under a clear sky, bordered by abundant tropical foliage in the villa. You can spend hours in the outdoors playing around in the swimming pool or lounging on one of the sun loungers placed around it on the pool deck. The refreshing space with its natural greenery is a great way to begin your day, and you can sit on the outdoor dining area and have your morning tea. The rattan chairs compliment the stone-wall water feature that feed the swimming pool in a serene and meditative stance. The sun loungers are placed under the shade of large umbrellas, where you can even indulge in an afternoon siesta.
The beautifully decorated living area is a nice, breezy, and well-lit room with a lot of open spaces and the open plan style ensure that it is bright and happy at all times! The room opens out to the pool deck, giving your direct access to swimming pool. With a neutral palate and wooden panels, the living area is a sophisticated space furnished with plush couches and chairs, pointing towards a flat-screen TV. The aesthetics are high on the ceiling on the room which gives the ambience of a luxurious and exotic enclosure.
A dining area is also in place for the guests, with a dining table which can seat up to 6 people easily. Towards the back there is a smaller garden with ample natural greens. A fully-equipped kitchen is also accessible and is fitted with modern amenities and appliances for the guests.
The staff at Villa Bond is exceptional at what they do and is always ready to help you, in case you need any assistance. There will be housekeeping and maintenance of the premises and you don't need to worry about a thing.
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The story of MTV – The music revolution WILL be televised
By Classic Pop | February 18, 2022
Classic Pop celebrates the glory days of MTV – when music videos ruled the world… By Paul Lester
MTV may not have given birth to the pop video – everyone from The Beatles to Bowie, The Rolling Stones to Queen can lay claim to producing pioneering music clips before it – but it helped make it the pre-eminent music format of 80s pop's golden age, one every bit as valid as the single and album.
And it couldn't have better suited the artists of the day. The success of the sort of stars written about in Classic Pop – ABC, Adam Ant, Culture Club, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, The Human League, Spandau Ballet – would have been unthinkable without the cable and satellite channel formerly known as Music Television, certainly in the US, where it was launched on 1 August 1981.
The timing was impeccable. The fast-moving British music scene saw punk cede to post-punk and the dark, forbidding experimental sounds of Joy Division, PiL, Gang Of Four, Wire and their peers. But already, by the end of 1980, you could tell there was a desire for something different again, something more glamorous and flamboyant. Like-minded people across the globe were having similar thoughts.
Just as the creators of MTV at their New York HQ were envisioning a vibrant, more visual future for pop, in Sheffield the urge to shift from dour grey to colour was being felt by purveyors of electro noise Vice Versa, then in the process of metamorphosing into ABC. As they famously declared: "We're through with matt, and into gloss."
Influenced by funk and disco, James Brown and Chic, they could see a change coming in the guise of 'new pop'. Après ABC, le déluge: throughout late 1980 and 1981, a slew of new (and sometimes not-so-new but cognisant and adaptable) acts emerged for whom the video was the natural milieu: Adam And The Ants, Bow Wow Wow, The Police, Madness, and most videogenic of all, Duran Duran.
"I think videos have certainly worked to our advantage," said Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes, who found the medium perfect for capturing his androgynous prettiness. "Video to us is like stereo was to Pink Floyd," he reflected in 1984. "It was new, it was just happening. And we saw we could do a lot with it."
Rhodes was far from the only one who immediately seized the opportunities provided by MTV, seeing it as the ideal vehicle for the new sounds of a young generation of musicians – or rather, non-musicians. One Christopher Hamill, later known as Limahl of Kajagoogoo, acknowledged that MTV could have been specifically designed for the peacocks and fashionistas of new romantic and synth-pop and their shared flight into fantasy.
"Punk," he said, by contrast, "was pain and spitting and swearing. New wave and the great synthesiser explosion, everybody wanted to forget the previous five years. New wave was optimism, colour, escapism, and running a million miles an hour from reality."
MTV offered nothing short of 24/7 escapism for a new visually literate pop generation, just in time for a new wave of brilliantly flash and fancy pop kids such as Madonna and Prince. Not everybody was able to make the transition; there were pitfalls for anyone who couldn't make the grade. As The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards put it: "A good record could be killed by a bad video."
Still, MTV's usefulness far outweighed any difficulties involved, and by the end of the 80s,<|fim_middle|>," noted Billy Idol, while Boy George declared them "the new freaks", although for him Culture Club's videos "weren't glamorous or outrageous enough".
Whether by default or design, MTV gave house-room to all sorts of vital, visual subterfuge. The result? Britain brought arthouse ideas to Middle America.
"These videos [by the new British generation] – the result of an underground, progressive, liberal, London art-school sensibility – were dropping like bombs on the suburbs of Ohio and Texas, places that were so conservative," pointed out Duran's John Taylor.
The era of music lionised by Classic Pop didn't last forever at MTV. According to Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey, the real golden age ran from The Human League to Frankie Goes To Hollywood – in other words, from Love Action (I Believe In Love) (July 1981) to The Power Of Love (November 1984).
Thereafter, the baton was passed on, in terms of MTV hegemony at least, from one group of haircut bands to another: to the hair-metal brigade of the mid-80s. Beginning with the extravagantly hairdo'd likes of Mötley Crüe, Poison and Bon Jovi and continuing with Skid Row, Cinderella, and Warrant, hooky hirsute metal – not synth-pop – became MTV's bread and butter (although these latter bands were just as glam and OTT-ishly flamboyant as the Brit Invasion boys and girls).
Five videos banned by MTV
5. Enrique Iglesias – Sad Eyes (2000)
The sexual content of this clip, directed by David LaChapelle, caused it to be marginalised from the MTV playlists, due to its depiction of life on the road including such activities as picking up prostitutes, calling chatlines, quantities of masturbation, and having sex in a bathtub. It all sits rather strangely with the song itself, which is quite sweet. Anyway, lord knows what dad Julio made of it.
4. The Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up (1997)
This first-person perspective view of a debauched night out in London contains scenes of drinking and driving, cocaine use, violence, vandalism, vomiting and sex. It was relegated to after-midnight viewing on MTV (preceded by a disclaimer), but this didn't exactly harm The Prodigy's progress: at the VMAs of 1998, the band was nominated for four awards and won two, including Breakthrough Video.
3. Madonna – Like A Prayer (1989)
Arguably the most controversial music video of all time, this story of a black man wrongly accused of murdering a child conflated sex and religion and was condemned by the Vatican. It also saw Madonna's Pepsi ad axed, but won her the MTV Viewer's Choice Award. For the 25th anniversary of MTV, viewers voted it the Most Groundbreaking Music Video Of All Time.
2. Mötley Crüe – Girls, Girls, Girls (1987)
Shot at the Seventh Veil strip club in Hollywood, this raunchy tribute to sex, motorbikes and alcohol (oh, and poodle perms) marked the band's commercial peak and while it was banned by MTV – for nudity, again – it hardly impacted on them commercially. Actually, it could have been a bit more hardcore: the band initially wanted to do the shoot at the infamously all-nude Body Shop strip club.
1. Duran Duran – Girls On Film (1981)
Directed by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, formerly of 10cc, this video for Duran's third single was a soft-porn fest, all pole dancing, pillow fights, spurting Champagne, mud-wrestling, fetish nurses and cowgirls, plus an oily massage – and that was just the edited version. The six-minute unexpurgated 'Uncensored Night Version' that got the ban featured full-on nudity.
MTV's first day of broadcast
MTV – the new cable TV channel initially available only to households in parts of New Jersey – launched on Saturday, 1 August 1981, at 12:01am Eastern Time. The first words spoken on the MTV Broadcast were, "Ladies and gentlemen, rock 'n' roll", by John Lack, the first Chief Operating Officer of MTV Networks. It was accompanied by a chunky guitar riff playing over the image of an American astronaut planting a flag on the surface of the moon – a flag emblazoned with a big, block capital 'M' and the smaller, handwritten letters 'TV'.
The network had wanted to include Neil Armstrong's "One small step for mankind" quotation, but the astronaut refused. The first video played on MTV was The Buggles' Video Killed The Radio Star, the second was Pat Benatar's You Better Run and the third was Rod Stewart's She Won't Dance With Me. The 80 or so different videos comprising the first week's rotation probably represented nearly every promotional music video then available.
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A woman's domain
MTV in the 80s was a playground for male pop stars playing with gender and identity, and so it was for females, too. Annie Lennox became the paradigmatic androgyne for the fairer sex, but there was also Grace Jones, while The Go-Go's and The Bangles proved that rock bands could be all-girl, Sinéad O'Connor and Janet Jackson offered different takes on female empowerment, Tiffany and Martika paved the way for Britney and Christina in the 90s, while Cyndi Lauper embodied all the crazy energy of 80s MTV, taking 'kooky' to a new extreme with her nonconformist looks and proto-girl power anthems.
In a way, women dominated 80s MTV in the same way that men dominated the 70s charts – it became their domain. "It was the 60s women's rights movement coming to fruition," ventured Huey Lewis. "Plus, video made women real fun to look at."
Of course, the first true video star – and by far the most successful, female or otherwise – was Madonna – not for nothing did Rob Sheffield decree her "the Dylan of the 80s", although he could quite easily have deemed her Dylan, The Beatles and The Stones in one. She had her own sound, and her own identity. She created her own aesthetic universe, and proceeded to take over the world. It wasn't all good, groundbreaking news in the early days at MTV.
Despite its reputation for being liberal and pioneering, accusations of conservatism, even prejudice, could easily be levelled at the channel regarding the lack of black artists on its playlists. Lurid funkateer Rick James was vocal on the subject, although MTV themselves countered allegations of racism by arguing they were primarily a rock station, and the majority of rock artists were white. This position became harder to sustain as the 80s progressed and James, Prince and Michael Jackson pursued a policy of musical miscegenation.
It was actually a white artist who led the charge to make the change at MTV: David Bowie, who in 1983, during an interview with VJ Mark Goodman about his then-hit album Let's Dance – one pointedly produced by Nile Rodgers and featuring Tony Thompson on drums – seized the opportunity to express his dismay at the state of MTV's white-heavy rotation.
"It occurred to me having watched MTV over the last few months that it's a solid enterprise," Bowie started tentatively of the then-two-year-old channel. But he had come not to praise but to pry into the network's apparently whites-only policy.
"It's got a lot going for it. I'm just floored by the fact that there's so few black artists featured on it. Why," asked Bowie, whose own output, from Young Americans onwards, was littered with R&B influences and black musicians, "Is that?"
He continued: "There seem to be a lot of black artists making very good videos that I'm surprised aren't being used on MTV."
The encounter clearly had an effect: it was later that year that Michael Jackson's Billie Jean promo became omnipresent at MTV and his (and director John Landis') landmark video for Thriller. After that, it was unstoppable: Prince's When Doves Cry and Purple Rain followed suit, and any notion of a 'race barrier' at MTV was effectively broken down.
Before long, R&B and urban music became ubiquitous mainstays of the network's output, and by 1988, they even had a show, Yo! MTV Raps, to accommodate the thriving hip-hop scene.
"I want my MTV!" became a famous promo slogan and ad campaign, and everyone from Mick Jagger to Sting lined up to record their very own station 'idents'. This meant free advertising for the channel, but also instant identification with youth culture's premier site of revolutionary action for any self-respecting rocker seeking out the teen and 20-something demographic.
Read more: Remembering The Tube
5 definitive MTV videos
5. Michael Jackson – Thriller (1983)
Cue the Vincent Price cackle and the army of choreographed zombie dancers – John Landis' 14-minute epic is regarded as the greatest and most influential pop video of all time. In the UK, it was memorably premiered as an exclusive courtesy of The Tube programme on Channel 4 – at midnight, suitably enough. All over the country, Betamax recorders wheezed into action.
4. a-Ha – Take On Me (1985)
The greatest pencil-sketch animation/live-action combination (aka rotoscoping) romantic fantasy video… ever! The amount of work that went into creating the video was certainly impressive: around 3,000 individual frames were treated, a process which took 16 weeks. At the following year's MTV Video Music Awards, the promo effortlessly scooped up six gongs and was nominated for two others.
3. Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer (1986)
The music, let's be honest, was serviceable mid-80s funk-rock. But the stop-motion, clay-animated video, some of it courtesy of Wallace And Gromit's Plasticine-wrangling maestro Nick Park, took the song to another level altogether. It won nine MTV Video Music Awards in 1987 (a feat still unsurpassed), and vies with Thriller for the most-played video of all time on MTV.
2. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
This virtually singlehandedly signalled the end of MTV's first shiny golden age of glamour and colour and ushered in a new era of gritty realism – an era of Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails and Tori Amos. Inspired by the 1979 film Over The Edge and the Ramones' Rock 'N' Roll High School, it compressed into four minutes all the disaffected teenage angst and angry apathy of so-called Generation X.
1. Britney Spears – …Baby One More Time (1998)
This borderline-dodgy video captured a 16-year-old Britney in school uniform, hitting new terpsichorean heights among the lockers of Venice High School, LA (the same school where they shot Grease). The uniforms came from Kmart, and the knotted shirt was Britney's idea. In its final episode, MTV show TRL (Total Request Live) declared …Baby One More Time "the most iconic music video of all time".
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Making Prince: 1999
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Classic Album: Steve McQueen – Prefab Sprout
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Classic Album: Penthouse And Pavement – Heaven 17
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As MTV itself noted: "It brought music to more places and more faces than ever before." For music journalist Alan Light, MTV didn't just flood unwittingly into people's homes; it provided a point of contact between artist and audience.
"The memorable videos made an emotional connection with people," he said. Techno-baldie Moby was a convert from the start. "There has always been a strong aesthetic component to pop music," he stated. "I don't understand why people complain about video."
Meanwhile, an artist of the magnitude of Michael Jackson had a symbiotic relationship with the music station. Both served to propel each other into the stratosphere – once the notional colour bar had been lifted. It even allowed more traditional-sounding 70s rockers – Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, for example – to have second careers, even when it seemed unlikely and the rockers themselves appeared initially resistant to the medium.
The older artists who carried on enjoying success in the 80s were the ones who weren't afraid to embrace the new medium, such as Tina Turner, Mick Jagger, ZZ Top and the Eagles' Don Henley. Unafraid – albeit in some instances, somewhat begrudging in their embrace.
"Video to us is like stereo was to Pink Floyd" – Nick Rhodes
Others hid their true feelings less well. Many of the older musicians who achieved fame before MTV tried gamely to get in on the act but, as US music critic Rob Sheffield said: "You could tell just off-camera there was a rifle trained on them." "I hate doing them," moaned Elton John, while certain Paul Simon and Bob Dylan promos from the 80s are the very definition of grinning and bearing it. Still, they had to be done.
"If you didn't [do videos], you were gonna get left behind," suggested Police guitarist Andy Summers, who once claimed: "I don't like any of our videos. We were always made to look bright and inoffensive and appealing." But he was savvy enough to realise which side his bread was buttered. Or as his Police bandmate, drummer Stewart Copeland, joshed: "We [the band and MTV] joyfully exploited each other all the way to the bank."
"It pissed off a lot of musicians," Billy Idol said of the new video channel, "who weren't visual types, dancers or performers."
At the New Music Seminar in New York in 1984, Madonna dominated the panel of artists that included James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton, and 70s folk-soul duo turned 80s pop-funkers Hall & Oates.
La Ciccone argued strongly in favour of videos, suggesting that they provided an alternative way for fans to catch their favourite musicians in the flesh if they were unable, or couldn't afford, to see them live. She interrupted the Godfather Of Soul to declare: "Kids today worship the television. I think it's a great way to reach them."
John Oates wasn't so sure. In a perceived slight to Madonna the non-musician, the moustachioed crooner grumbled that he didn't get into rock 'n' roll to be an actor; he simply wanted to sing and play guitar. Unbowed, Madonna immediately struck back: "What are you doing onstage?" she smarted. "That's acting. You're acting right now."
Some of the old guard, however, artfully embraced the medium to such a degree that they became harbingers of a new era of visual invention, notably Peter Gabriel and the Aardman Animations/claymation/pixilation/stop-motion animation extravaganza that was his award-winning video for 1986's Sledgehammer.
Read more: Top Of The Pops in the 80s
5 key pre-MTV videos
5. Mike Nesmith – Rio (1977)
The late Monkee singlehandedly invented MTV. Well, sort of. He created a video clip for his song Rio, a single taken from the album From A Radio Engine To The Photon Wing, and that, in turn, helped him come up with the idea of a television programme called PopClips for the Nickelodeon cable network. In 1980, PopClips was sold to the Time Warner/Amex consortium, who then developed it – ta-daaa! – into the MTV network.
4. The Bee Gees – Stayin' Alive (1977)
In which the brothers Gibb match John Travolta's own mix of earthy masculinity and fey femininity from Saturday Night Fever as they strut about in tight slacks in an abandoned subway terminal set at MGM Studios, giving it loads of piercing falsetto to an immaculate disco beat. The derelict look of the movie set matched the song's lyrics, which were literally about staying alive in a city only recently brought back from the brink of bankruptcy.
3. Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues (1967)
This is the famous clip that opened DA Pennebaker's classic Bob Dylan documentary Don't Look Back, featuring the singer in an alley in London holding up cue cards with key lyrics (and some phrases that aren't in the song) scrawled on them. Spot the cameo by Howl author Allen Ginsberg. The card-tossing routine has been parodied/ripped off on many occasions, including by INXS on Mediate.
2. The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever (1967)
The Fabs had been matching sonics with visuals ever since the feature film A Hard Day's Night in 1964. This groundbreaking promo was filmed over two chilly January days in Knole Park in Kent, and featured a paint-spattered piano and tree strung up to resemble a huge harp. This clip captured the psychedelic swirl of the music well, heavy as it is on shaky cameras, backwards motion, coloured filters, and disconcerting close-ups of moustaches.
1. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
Widely regarded as the actual bona-fide First Video Proper, this visual accompaniment to Queen's prog-choral masterwork these days seems almost quaint and antiquated, but at the time its effects – shots crossfading, Freddie Mercury's face cascading away during the echoed line "go" – were strikingly novel. It was shot in just four hours, and specifically for Top Of The Pops, so the band wouldn't have to appear or suffer a Pan's People routine.
MTV became the creative playground for all manner of burgeoning director-auteurs, from Godley & Creme and Michel Gondry to Spike Jonze and Jean-Baptiste Mondino, while the likes of Russell Mulcahy and Steve Barron made their names with classic videos that more closely resembled mini-movies: Barron's shorts for The Human League (Don't You Want Me), a-ha (Take On Me), Dire Straits (Money For Nothing) and Michael Jackson (Billie Jean) alone earned him a place in the pantheon of all-time great video directors.
Read more: Steve Barron interview
MTV also became the battleground between US rockers such as REO Speedwagon and Styx and the so-called 'Limey haircut brigade'. As Martin Fry noted, by 1982 "there was a war between authentic denim-wearers [in the States] and the likes of Duran, Eurythmics and Culture Club, who were all children of Bowie and Roxy Music."
Oddly, Middle America seemed as eager to embrace the former as they were the latter. "In the early 80s, a bunch of people imagined a world they wanted to live in," mused Fry. "It was a more multiracial world, a less homophobic world. And it was a much more interesting world than the suburb where you lived. All those video clips were aspirational. They represented people's dreams."
The US heartland became as fond of these new bold, bright Brits as they were of Springsteen and company. As one of MTV's bigwigs, Bob Pittman, pointed out, MTV were forced to play what were then-unknown UK acts because otherwise, they simply wouldn't have had enough videos.
In doing so, they inadvertently spawned a second British Invasion: Duran Duran, The Human League, A Flock Of Seagulls, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Gabriel, Tears For Fears, Thompson Twins. It was, as solo synth wonder Howard Jones pointed out, a victory for anti-macho types everywhere. Anti-rockist, too: most, if not all, of these UK artists were colourfully coiffured electro-pop sorts more or less averse to the electric guitar.
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January 17, 2012 by tbraford
Painting the Picture: The first two hours of the tour and the Eco-Innovation Center – Chapter 4
Please read Chapter 1, 2 and 3 of 'Painting the Picture' first.
Walking back over to the Eco-Innovation Center you bump into Jill who is just coming out of the Blind. She is going in the same direction down the sidewalk with a box of what looks like washer parts. She says the Green Beings Grocery has a delivery and pick up that needs to happen that is near the appliance parts store, so she's going to make the run with the groceries cargo bike and kill three birds with one stone.
You look a little puzzled, so she says, "I'll take this box in and have it tested to see what's not working, probably one of these sensors," she says, pointing to several small items. "Then I'll drop the groceries and grab whatever it is that the customer has to give back."
"What would they send back?" you ask, still perplexed.
"Could be egg cartons, jars, finished compost, worm castings, basically anything that we can use. One customer gives us 5 gallon buckets. You can never have too many of them. What about you? How is your visit going so far?"
"Great," you say. "I just had breakfast at the Inn with a bunch of really nice people. Whoops. Here's my destination," you say as you come to the doors of the Eco-Innovation Center.
Looking at her phone, Jill says, "Three minutes to go. You better get in there. You don't want to keep Rufus waiting." She walks on with a parting wave, smile and "I'll see you later."
Sure enough Rufus is there at the big curved desk, in the same spot left him, a couple hours ago when you bought your ticket. As you walk in he's looking at his phone as a crowd of fellow curiosity seekers gather around. "Two minutes and counting," he says and then goes back to a conversation he is having (with someone who seems to be associated with the office in some way). And then as if on cue he wraps up that conversation, pauses briefly and in a resonant voice says,
The Tour Begins
"Welcome to the 523rd tour of the Culver Way Ecovillage. This is a working office," he explains, "and usually we start the tour in the conference room so that we don't disrupt things too much, but the folks that are in there at the moment are at a critical point in some delicate negotiations pertaining to the proposed network of Integral Urban Ecovillages and have<|fim_middle|>. That combination, along with the constant water and nutrient inputs from fishponds, methane digesters, compost piles and sunlight supplemented by a LED grow spectrum lighting, plus the constant attention of the Green Beings, all that accounts for the profusion of plant life that you see all around you."
"Sorry, I know you said we should hold our questions," Rick, the Junior High boy says, "But are the Green Being something like ferries or elves?"
"Sorry, no," Jim says, laughing, "the Green Beings are what our co-op farmer/ gardener, micro-utility workers call themselves, which is not to say," he adds, "that there aren't lots of gnomes, elves, fairies and angels hanging around. In fact, if you keep your eyes peeled, you just might run across some during the tour."
"Awesome, cool," says Cindy and Rich.
"Meanwhile, back at the tour," says Jim, "the ponds on both sides of the frog fireplace contain perch cubs, freshwater mussels and crayfish. As you can see, the back walls below the lower transom windows wrap around storefront. A variety of plants that commonly grow on the banks or shallow waters of streams and lakes, including wild rice. Water is recirculated through these and the green walls on the exterior of the building and rooftops where it fertigates the plants, that is it provides both nutrients and moisture in this symbiotic relationship between agriculture and hydroponic gardening.
"What's the plus?" you ask, forgetting about the request to hold questions for a moment.
"There are many plusses, but one big one is aesthetics or customs and culture, as we refer to it in our six point value accretion formula. By that I mean that there is a concerted effort to create beauty in all we do, no matter how utilitarian it is. My father used to always say to me, 'Make yourself useful as well is ornamental.'"
Our request of the Green Beings is to make our gardens ornamental as well as useful because grain, legumes, oil seeds, vegetables and livestock may feed our bodies, but we need art and beauty to feed our souls. So they give us both in a profusion of ornamental and dual purpose plants, animals and even insects.
"Moving right along," Jim says before anyone else has a chance to slip in another impromptu question, "over here is the utility room that contains the ground source heat pump equipment, that is pipes that circulate a glycol solution through a closed loop deep well and trench system that extends two hundred feet down into the solid limestone structure that underlies our site."
Pointing to the blue and the red coded pipes, he says, "These bring 55º glycol solution from the trenches and walls and these send 55º plus solution back in the summer and 55º minus back in the winter after it goes through a compressor here which boosts the temperature in the winter and lowers it in the summer to a usable range before it enters the air handler here. From there it is circulated throughout the Center and Lisi's House and the two units behind that.
"This storage tank here is heated by vacuolated tube, thermal solar collectors on the roof that again circulate a glycol solution through a heat exchanger to temper the potable water which is then busted to a usable temperature by this on-demand heater before it is fed through these manifolds directly to fixtures throughout the Center. This large steel duct area here circulates air from greenhouse through a plenum filled with broken brick, and the return duct on the other side of the Center takes it back to the greenhouse on the roof. Hundred year old soft and semi-hard St Louis brick is an ideal thermal and moisture storage medium because it has a lot of mass per volume but is also quite porous.
"This is also a good use for broken brick. You end up with a lot of it when you are tearing down no longer usable buildings or, as in our case, even with adding new masonry openings. Having this plenum filled with broken brick around the perimeter of the crawl/storage space behind this back wall here lets us utilize the mass of the rubble stone foundation wall as well and the mass of the earth directly below as a day/night, seasonal thermal and moisture flywheel to maintain the Mediterranean type climate that exists in the greenhouse pretty much year round and, to an extent, in our atrium spaces as well."
Glancing at his watch, Jim adds, "If we can move back to the kitchen and dining area now, I'll show you the under-cabinet worm bin, root cellars, trout pond, solar powered cook all and growing tubes. Also, you might want to take a quick look in the handicap accessible bath and the root cellar-type pantry on the left on your way to the kitchen. As you will see if you look closely, the bath achieves wheelchair turn around radius, although it is small, by having a squat pan, dual flush toilet and making it possible for the whole bath to serve as a shower. The slated shower floor opens up to allow access to the hot tub below. The hoist above allows an alternatively-abled person to raise and lower themselves in and out of the tub. The tub, like the trout pond between the kitchen and dining room, is made from one of several 450 gallon, old round City of St Louis heavy, green vinyl dumpsters inherited with the buildings. Unlike the trout pond, the hot tub is well insulated."
"Back in the kitchen now, any questions about the bathroom or pantry before we go any further here?"
A tall old guy, Don, with bushy hair says, "I assume there is something special about the pantry because of the well sealed, insulated door, but it wasn't obvious."
Jim explains, "The pantry, refrigerator closure, worm bin and under cabinet root cellar are all sealed off from and thermally separated from the conditioned space and are connected to the cool tube ventilation system that constantly brings a small volume of fresh air through a long underground channel and vents it through the house in summer and the greenhouse in winter. This maintains a dry, cool, fresh environment in all the spaces year round."
Moving on and removing an 8" in diameter, round wooden plugs from a hole in the top of the 8' kidney shaped island and picking up a plastic tub of about the same diameter from the counter next to the kitchen sink, he proceeds to pour the contents, which appear to be mostly broccoli stalks and chicken bones down the hole. "We put the coarser organic material in the worm bins," he says. "The softer, smaller waste goes down the garbage disposal and from there into a 3-gallon reservoir under the sink where it is then sucked up to the methane digester, in much the same way the toilets operate."
Walking around the end of the cabinet, he opens a door and removes a similar plug from the floor of the cabinet and, using a scoop that is already in the cavity. he draws out what looks like rich, black soil and walks over to the same counter where there is a tube six feet long and three and a half inches in diameter with plants popping out of notches that have been cut out of it. It is in brackets protruding from the wall a foot above the countertop.
"Would someone like to feed the plants?" Jim asks. "We also need a waterer and a harvester."
A half dozen hands go up and Jim says, "How about you, you and you," pointing to Rick, Cindy and you. You agree to be the harvester and are given a colander and scissors with the admonition to just harvest the outer leaves until the colander is full. Rich takes the job of spreading a mixture of soil and worm casings (worm poop) on the surface of the growing tube soil. A perfect job for a Junior High boy, you muse to yourself. Cindy follows with a watering can which she fills at Jim's suggestion by submerging it in the trout pond.
While this is going on, Jim explains that the worm bin, which is about a foot deep, has good earth contact and is isolated thermally from the conditioned spaces. The floor of the bin, we are told, slopes from the counter to both ends of the island.
Shifting focus, Jim then says, "The trout pond which also has crayfish, snails, mussels and a variety of other critters, also has earth contact, which keeps both of these structures at close to 55º year round."
The fountain structure above the pond looks to you like a series of cascading copper lily ponds with turned up edges and a spout hanging by cables from the ceiling. Jim says it serves as a series of micro constructed wetlands and the only energy required to create all this movement is one suspended pond after another, slowly filling, then tipping and pouring into the next and so on and so forth.
"All this is accomplished," he says, "with a small DC pump that constantly moves water from the pond to a spigot above the top lily pad. The cascade happens like dominoes falling and then standing back up with the top one tipping again a few seconds after the bottom one tips. This living machine both aerates and cleans the water and provides an abundant supply of watercress, basil and other herbs. The fish get worms from the worm bin that are collected from access doors around the base of the compost shoot. They also get flies and other bugs harvested in insect traps in the barns and greenhouses."
Checking his watch again, Jim says, "We have time for one quick question before we head back upstairs. Tony, a prematurely balding man with a big smile, raises his hand and when recognized he says, "This makes so much sense. Why hasn't this been done before?"
"Good question," Jim says, "but most of this has been done before; it just has always been an individual or small group effort. The thing that is different here is that we are taking it to scale and putting in the social and economic structures to make it sustainable. In the past, undertakings like this were undercapitalized and overly reliant on a few volunteers. People burn out and funding dries up in those situations. We have turned what we're doing here into a network of cooperatively owned businesses that have a synergistic relationship with each other, the site, the residents and the surrounding community and beyond. There is enough diversity and variety of activities that the system itself becomes resilient. Most people are inclined to stay engaged and there is enough sharing of responsibilities that no one gets burned out.
"Okay," Jim says. "That was a quick question but my response put us a couple minutes behind, so let's move quickly up the stairs here to the right. Turn left at the top of the stairs, if you would, and continue up the next flight and gather in the office space at the top of the stairs. I'll be along in a minute," he says as he looks down and starts texting someone on his phone.
At the top of the stairs we walk by a full light door that opens out onto a balcony covered with a profusion of potted plants, bird feeders and some willow furniture.
Through the large round top door with art glass borrow light in the center, we enter a well lit office space. Window wells are over a foot deep and, as with the rest of the windows in the house/Center, they double as mini greenhouses with see-through reflective shades on the inside and a combination of Kalwall panel and awning windows on the outside.
Jim sees us examining these double function structures when he enters the space and proceeds to explain that the combination does a much better job of insulating the space against unwanted heat gain and loss while letting in sufficient light and ventilation when wanted. He says, "It also adds substantially to onsite food production. In fact," he says, "close to 5% of the food grown on site is grown in these individually tended window units." He then points out LED grow lights in the top and sides of windows between the wire shelving which, he says, helps maximize food production here, as a does in the atriums and greenhouses.
"The handmade quilted curtains keep out additional unwanted heat and cold, but also provide privacy at night."
He demonstrates the thermal shades with a sample and flashlight from the desk. "They let you see out during the day without others seeing in and would normally have the reverse affect at night, but because of the grow lights they remain opaque from the outside at night.
"Wow," says Sandy, one of the half dozen college students who have been quiet till now. "It's like a combination of a Mediterranean oasis in the searing St Louis summer during the day and a midnight sun oasis at night where all the plants grow like they are on steroids year round."
"Well," Jim says, "that is as good a description as I have heard and it does explain how we routinely grow two-pound heirloom tomatoes and 100-pound squashes and pumpkins that actually taste good."
Beatrice chimes in, "And it's beautiful! Everything about it is unique. The furniture on the balcony, the quilted curtains, the little nooks and crannies and ceramic and colored glass accents everywhere. How do people afford all this?"
Jim chuckles, "Twenty-five percent of our homes are income qualified for people at 80% of median income or below. That was partly made possible through a number of grants and tax credits, but a lot of sweat equity went into these places as well, and if you look closely you'll notice that the things you are pointing to are mostly made from used, found or damaged items, including all the borrow lights and colored glass and ceramic highlights in the doors and countertops. The doors and most of the door and window jambs are recycled lumber from the site. Most of the furniture and lamps were made from discarded, partly rotted oak timbers. Even the light fixtures are mostly recycled bottles and large tin cans."
"But it must have taken a tremendous amount of time," says Ted.
"It certainly did," says Jim, "but as you will notice, hardly anyone has a TV, and the kids aren't spending much time playing video games and people aren't sitting around waiting for their perfect life to unfold. Instead," says Jim, "they are actively engaged in creating a good enough life now. There is also something about permanence that has time expand and open up," says Jim.
"What do you mean by that?" Carlos asks.
"Well, I didn't expect to be teaching a philosophy class this morning," says Jim, "but what I have observed is it when people are living in a place where they expect to raise their families and grow old and die, they have more time. They may even be inspired to take on projects that they don't expect to live long enough personally to complete. We are not just building our homes. We are building the modern equivalent of a cathedral and, like cathedrals of old, it is brick and stone and our modern day equivalent, SCIPS, but it is also the lives we are living now and our hopes and dreams for the future. Yes, I would say that the modern day equivalent of building a cathedral is the building of communities of proximity; community is timeless. So taking a few extra minutes, hours or even days to infuse this place with something of ourselves is a timeless, tireless activity. We are inspired to preserve the house on Westminster, and the commercial buildings along Olive, because the artisans and crafts people of a century or more ago took the time to create something of enduring beauty in the iron and copper work, brick, tile, wood and stone that has us stare in wonder and not just want to return to a richer time but to actively expand upon their example of what living in Integral Community makes possible."
Looking at his watch again, Jim says, "Now we really are running behind, so let's walk on through the bathroom here and out the other side. I'll point out a few interesting features and then will go on out onto the balcony on this side where we can take the stairs to the roof."
Up on the Roof
On the roof we are surrounded by plants and animal life, more living machines and seemingly inert machines that none-the-less occasionally burp and lurch about. There are also more fish, now joined by chickens, rabbits, ducks, goats, honeybees, insects and exotic birds flying about, as well as more people in their pedal and hand powered conveyances, working the hanging gardens above and below this level.
Suddenly your mind feels numb with sensory overload and, as if sensing your distress, Jim looks at his watch and says, "We are coming right up on noon, so that's it for this morning's tour. We will head down in that direction," pointing now to the other side of the roof. Winding down over to Eco-Hut to the courtyard where you gathered earlier, you ask if you can cross the suspension bridge to the treehouse for a quick peek.
"That's up to the kids," he says. "It's their territory. You can place a request at the desk on the way out. They will post it on the kids' board and if a guide is available and amenable at 1:50, you can take a brief tour for an additional 75¢ in Ecovillage Ingots or $1 US."
With that Jim asks if everyone is coming back at 2:00. You say that you thought the ticket covered the whole tour and that we were going to see everything in two hours.
"Oh, no, Jim says, "That would be impossible. Well, I mean, yes, the ticket covers the whole tour but we couldn't possibly cover it all at once. Two hours worth is about as much as most people can absorb at one time. That's why we do it in for two-hour sessions over two or more days. Some people just do one two-hour session each day and stretch it over four days or more. That's why I asked if everybody was coming back at 2:00."
"Okay," you say but still confused.
Sensing your uncertainty, Jim asks, "How long you are here for?"
"A week, maybe longer."
"How long have you been here?" he asks. You say that you just arrived this morning, and he says, "Well, I suggest you take a break and see some of the other things going on around here, like the market. It's just open till 4:00, so you could go now and still be back by 10 minutes to 2:00, but that would really be rushing it, so I suggest coming back at 2:00 or a little before tomorrow. With more time, we're more likely to find a kid who wants to earn a buck or two."
"I thought you said it was $1."
"They expect tips," Jim says.
"Oh yeah, of course," you say a little shyly.
"Anyway," Jim says, "that way you could really get the lay of the land and have a more relaxing time here. There is a lot to see and experience around the site that we don't cover on the tour. And you'll want to get out into the rest of the neighborhood and city."
"For sure," you say, "so I'll see you tomorrow."
"I won't be here tomorrow. Judy has more of a handle on the farming and utility stuff, so she leads that part of the tour."
"Okay then, good to meet you and thank you," you say.
"You're welcome," Jim says.
Please continue to Chapter 5
Yours in Community,
Tom Braford
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Sign up for updates from Arizmendi Ecovillage | asked us if we could make do with an alternative meeting place. We'll head over to the courtyard right outside the door over there. Since it is such a nice day, we will oblige them.
"First though, while you were here I want to point out just a few features of this place. As I said, this is a working office. During the day it houses the offices of Irresistible Community Builders, our cooperatively owned, sustainable development company, and SCIPS of St Louis, our cooperatively owned structural concrete insulated panel fabrication, erection and concrete finishing company. All the interior walls and floors and much more in some of our buildings are constructed of this product which we chose as our primary construction method because it is highly insulating, disaster resistant, has a high recycled content, is affordable, is easy for unskilled and semi-skilled people to build with and, as you can see," turning and waving his arms around the space, "it opens up a lot of design possibilities.
No kidding, you think, as your eyes soak up the details of the space. There is hardly a straight wall anywhere; curves and cantilevered space abound. The design is multileveled and symmetrical with mirror image staircases going both up and down on both sides of the space. There are round art glass and ceramic borrow lights in various sizes between all the rooms and in the upper half of the round top, solid wood doors. A huge clerestory fills the center atrium space with light. Dozens of light tubes funnel light from the roof to all areas of the space that are not directly adjacent to windows or full light doors. The storefront itself wraps around three sides of the office space with the atrium on the south side.
Rufus says, "I am going to turn you over to Jim here and let him show you around the rest of the space. Turning to one of the tourists who is in a wheelchair. Rufus says, "It's not ideal, Mary, but we have to go around and come in through Lisi's House to access the other floors and the roof of the Innovation Center, so follow me if you would." And he heads for the front door.
Mary says, "See you on the ground floor," and follows Rufus.
After introducing himself a bit further, Jim says, "Okay, if you would kindly take the stairs down to the left, we will come back up on the staircase on the right and continue on up to the second floor; from there to the roof."
You take the curved stairs that drop down under something that looks like a medieval tower into a subterranean space that is amazingly bright with daylight. We assemble in the central space and are soon jointed by Rufus and Mary who have just come in through the elevator door at the back of the dining room.
"This serves as both a café kitchen and dining space evenings and weekends," we are told, "and an additional common space for the occupants of this live/work space and those living in Lisi's Home for Interdependent Living next door. It also serves as private space for the Brafords, the chief instigators of the this project, on the rare occasions when it's not being used by anybody else.
The Frog Fireplace
"What is that?" you say, pointing through the compound archway over the kitchen counter to the structure in the middle of the wall on the other side of the living room.
"That's some of Tom's tinkering," Rufus howls.
"Now, now, Rufus," Jim says and continues, "That is a charcoal maker/fireplace."
Someone says, "It looks like a giant frog holding up a timber."
Someone else adds, "Yeah, with a giant coffee can in its mouth."
"Well," Jim says, "that's pretty much right on, as far as the whimsical side of it goes. That giant coffee can is actually a 55 gallon drum with a removable lid. The lid is the part facing us with a glass window in it.
Someone else says, "Just looks like a glass log there under the barrel like what you can get for your fireplace."
"You are right there as well," Jim says.
"So, how does it work?" another person asks.
"Well," says Jim, "you remove the lid when the barrel is cold, slide in a burlap bag of any kind of dry waste wood, brush, split wood, construction site scrap wood, even bamboo, then you close it back up, turn on the gas log that is fueled by a methane digester on the roof that we will take a look at in a bit. This heats up the barrel and begins to drive the gas off the wood or whatever cellulose product you have in the barrel cooker."
A junior high school student, Cindy, says, "Wood has gas in it?"
Jim says, "Yes. In fact most of the BTU's are in the form of volatile liquids that are vaporized when heated. Have you ever noticed how the flames spit and sputter when you first start a campfire? That's because most of what you are burning at first are volatile gases."
Cindy asks, "Why not just have a wood fireplace then?"
One of her friends, Rich, says, "Yeah. Having a fireplace that looks like a big old frog that you could make s'mores in right in your living room would be cool."
Rufus chimes in now, "Well actually, Tom and I have done just that with this very fireplace. The wood gas flames are really hot so you have to hold the s'mores a little further away than with a campfire."
Cindy says, "I thought Jim said it was methane gas that comes from the roof or something like that."
"Maybe I better leave this up to you, Jim," says Rufus. "I think I may be confusing things."
"Can we go closer?" Cindy asks.
"Yeah. I wasn't going to start there, but since we're on the subject, why don't we head on over there. That way we can talk about the fish ponds and green walls next."
That must be what's going on behind those glass doors on both sides of the fireplace, you think. Up close and personal with frog fireplace and the contents of his mouth, Jim opens the door to reveal a pile of charred branches which break into small pieces when he taps them with a stick. "This was brush, mostly the first trimmings from the front trees last year, just like what's in the burlap bag."
The other Junior High kid says, "The bag says that it contains coffee beans in something like Spanish."
"Very observant," Jim says. "We have a café and roasters co-op here that keeps the Urban Farmers & Micro-utility co-op supplied with as many of these as we want, along with lots of chaff and coffee grounds." Cindy asks what chaff is.
Rufus volunteers, "That is the paper-like husk that remains on some of the beans, which is actually higher in nitrogen than the grounds, so we like to put it in our worm bins, compost bins and methane digesters.
Now in unison the junior high kids ask, "What's a worm bin?"
"Let's leave some questions for the end," Jim says. "I'll show you a worm bin in a minute when we go back into the kitchen. You'll see methane digesters in the greenhouse on the roof and a coffee roaster at the back of the common house next door, plus the whole lot more."
"So, back to the biochar maker. This was the first crude prototype that we built just to try out this technology here in the Eco-Innovation Center as part of the first proof of concept stage. It works well enough. We only fire it up during extended winter cold snaps when we need a little extra heat in the center and to heat the hot tub in the greenhouse through a labyrinth flue under it. We use fruitwood, crabapple and hickory in barbeque grills and pizza ovens and sell some when we have an excess. We also use some in our water filters and in the biolung between the barns and greenhouses to remove ammonia from the air. The remainder and the saturated filter material is added to our garden soils where it absorbs and stores soil nutrients and releases them to plant roots through microbial action. The biochar creates a scaffolding in the soil for microbes to cling to and it helps retain moisture | 1,741 |
'The Master' is Masterful
by Trevan McGee on September 21, 2012
Paul Thomas Anderson established himself early in his career as a capable director, often drawing comparisons to Robert Altman for his large ensemble pieces and Jean Renoir for his moving camera and long, meticulously choreographed follow shots. He has garnered<|fim_middle|>2012, amy adams, drama, Freddie quelle, joaquin phoenix, lancaster dodd, Paul Thomas Anderson, philip seymour hoffman, scientology, the master
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With There Will Be Blood, he effectively transitioned from a gifted, independent voice to a fully-formed auteur, capable of telling his own stories the way he wanted to tell them. There is little compromise in that film and it's all the stronger because of that. Now, with The Master, Anderson has moved even further into the realm of uncompromising artist. His skills as a visual storyteller continue to advance, his ability to confront abstract ideas and universal themes is further honed and his technical mastery of the principal elements of filmmaking create film that is singularly and holistically outstanding.
The Master is anchored by a pair of tour de force performances from Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix. The former plays Lancaster Dodd, a boisterous would-be prophet who holds council with some private, wealthy socialites. The latter plays Freddie Quell, a veteran of the Korean War, who has returned home, but hasn't successfully re-entered civilian life.
The film forgoes clearly drawn plot points and beats, instead choosing to spend its time on relationships between the characters and the greater themes of faith, religion and manipulation. The Master runs at a brisk pace, but its narrative is dense and definitely benefits from discussion and multiple viewings. The film ends in a whisper, but the ripples it makes in your mind last long after viewing.
Anderson has always had an affinity to draw great performances from so-so actors, but when given high-caliber talent such as Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood, the performances he's able to summon are revelatory. The same is true here. Hoffman's prophet is magnetic and fully formed. Hoffman disappears into a character that is boisterous, angry and, above all, charismatic. His mannerisms and presence are natural and unnerving.
In a lesser film, Hoffman's performance would overshadow the other actors, but he is met with equal unhinged talent by Phoenix, whose drifter is volatile, dangerous and deeply, deeply disturbed. These actors have the kind of chemistry together that most actors work their entire careers to achieve. And while much of their time is spent in muted evaluation of each other, there are times where they are allowed to show their true nature and those scenes are joyous.
And that's The Master as a whole. It's quiet, muted at times, as Anderson says with a single shot what lesser directors spend entire scenes on creating, and it ends on a vague whimper. But whether the film is directly engaging its themes and its characters' struggles within the film's world, or working toward something more abstract, the journey is beautiful one. And deserves to be taken again, and possibly again. The Master is masterful.
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People who are rebuilding their houses after the Christchurch Earthquake are now seeing lighting as far more than removing darkness.
I've been creating lighting<|fim_middle|> extra fitting. | designs for these people. I've been showing them how their lighting is far more than illuminating a space. It's actually creating a special ambience that puts themselves and their guests in a good mood.
We look at what parts of a room they want the light to focus on, and what colour temperature is best to create the right atmosphere. They are all amazed when they see how this differs from their old plan that was purely to remove darkness.
The major challenge has been to develop the right design with the budgets the owners have been allocated from insurance pay outs. But good design does not have to be expensive. In fact, good lighting design helps cut costs anyway.
It's all about using cost-effective fittings and making efficient use of them. For example, where I might place a down-light, I could instead fit all wall lights to illuminate that space plus another area that would otherwise have needed an | 180 |
Shrewsbury Town Under-18s' run of four straight wins was ended emphatically by Wigan Athletic on Saturday.
The Latics put four past a Town side that was down to 10 men for most of the game after Ryan Sears was dismissed.
Academy Coach, Callum McKenzie, was disappointed with the result, but was pleased with the lads' attitude.
"I thought they started better than us", McKenzie told ShrewsWeb.
"In the first 10 minutes they played some good stuff, played at a good tempo. I thought that<|fim_middle|> of football over the last month, some lads have been carrying knocks, but they've been outstanding. | after that we settled into the game and the most frustrating thing is that we were on the front foot when Ryan got sent off and then it's a different game completely.
Sears was sent off with 63 minutes of the game still remaining and Callum was pleased with how the lads reacted after the sending off.
"It won't be the first time or the last time that they will go down to 10-men and they've got to stick together and everybody's got to stand up and be counted, and I thought they did that to a man", Callum said.
"They caused us problems second half, but we kept our shape well, we were disciplined and we made some good decisions. On the whole, coming away with a four-nil defeat after the first half and the situation we were in, we can sort of except that.
Town will now look to put the result right against local rivals Port Vale next Saturday and Callum is hopeful that the team can bounce back.
"We can take positives from the second half, the way they stuck together, the attitude, that's something we will take into next week", Callum continued.
"It's a different game again next week, we are 11v11 again. We are not going to be too down hearted. The lads have played an awful lot | 269 |
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Justice: The Epitome of Islam
Posted by: Moin Qazi in General, Islamic Thought, Latest Islamic, Propagation 22/09/2015 0
O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for Allāh, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety. And fear Allāh, for Allāh is well-acquainted with all that ye do.[1]
Justice is an ideal that has resonated throughout history, across all societies and cultures. But what is justice? When it comes to defining justice, many have a range of perceptions, closely linked to the injustices they see and experience around them. Justice may be collectively desired, but it is individually experienced. The rule of law, a cornerstone of good governance, requires that laws be in place to hold everyone to account, from the individual up to the government. It requires that laws are 'publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated.'
In the iconic image, Lady Justice holds in her half-raised left hand a pair of scales, so as to weigh the evidence led by the contending parties before the court. The Victorian concept is based on the assumption that justice is blind, that she performs her task without fear or favour, and does not go by the appearance of the parties arraigned.
One may ponder the symbolism of this depiction, however. How do you see which way the scales of Justice tilt, if your eyes are blindfolded? How do you wield the sword of punishment with your eyes deliberately closed? In your blind fury for doing justice, how do you ensure you do not strike at the innocent party instead of the guilty? Furthermore, the delay involved in the process of arriving at the decision will freeze the right arm and shoulder of Lady Justice, as also her left elbow, holding aloft the sword and pair of scales.
With clear eyes (and a clear head) Lady Justice would see with unbiased vision, looking intently at the ever tilting scales held in her left hand. She holds the hilt of the sword in her right hand. The tip of the sword is resting on the ground near her feet, so that her right arm and shoulder are not frozen stiff by the necessary delay involved in the trial. After considering the evidence, Lady Justice is left free to wield the word swiftly, and strike the guilty party. Being clear eyed, she cannot by mistake or accident, strike the innocent.
The Qur'ān repeatedly reiterates the balance of justice,
"And the Heavens He has raised high, and He has set up the Balance (of justice); in order that you may not transgress (due) balance. So establish weight with justice, and fall not short in the balance."[2]
Justice is the cardinal value of any civilized society. More than any other element, arguably it is justice which has been the cornerstone, and bedrock of all great civilisations. Without justice, the entire bulwark of society would crumble. There would be utter chaos and confusion and people would have to live in constant fear and mental distress if justice were to fade away from society.
The Islamic concept of justice is based on the divinely ordained right of human dignity:
"We have certainly honoured the children of Ādam."[3]
If honour and dignity is a common heritage of mankind, then it is only logical that they all must be treated with it. It is important to remember that one of the attributes of God mentioned in the Qur'ān is 'Adl, that is justice, which denotes placing things in their rightful place. The Qur'ān says,
"God does command you to render back your Trusts to those to whom they are due; and when you judge between man and man, that you judge with justice."[4]
Justice is also closely associated with moral rectitude and fairness, necessary ingredients to build an equitable system that leaves no room for any section of the community to feel burdened or discriminated against. In fact, the Qur'ān uses strong language to denounce those regimes that divide people by applying differential treatment. Allāh says,
"Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into factions, oppressing a sector among them, slaughtering their [newborn] sons and keeping their females alive. Indeed, he was of the corrupters."[5]
The fact that the commands to do justice and shun inequity have been repeated more than 55 times in the Qur'ān, gives an idea of the overriding importance of justice and equity. The duty to do justice is paramount and no extraneous considerations like personal hatred are allowed to colour the judgement. Not just hatred, other considerations like personal interest, kinship or the high or low standing of the person concerned, shall have no<|fim_middle|> was found. Some Muslims sympathised with Ta'mah, but the Prophet (sallAllāhu 'alayhi wasallam) ruled in favour of the Jew who had been falsely implicated.[12]
As a measure of special caution, the Qur'ān exhorts Muslims to be just in dealing with all non-Muslims who do not indulge in injustice and persecution:
"Allāh does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes – from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allāh loves those who act justly."[13]
The Qur'anic injunctions on justice and fair dealing are reaffirmed in a multitude of prophetic and scholarly narrations. One tradition quoted by Iāam Ghazāli in his book, Advice to Kings, is particularly revealing:
"A country can survive under kufr (disbelief or ingratitude to God) but it cannot survive under zulm (injustice or oppression)."
[1] Al-Qur'ān 5:8
[2] Al-Qur'ān 5:7-9
[3] Al-Qur'ān 17:70
[4] Al-Qur'ān 4:58
[5] Al-Qur'ān 28:4
[6] Al-Qur'ān 4:135
[10] Al-Qur'ān 49:9
[11] Al-Qur'ān 4:105
[12] Mentioned in Tafsīr al-Tabari, al-Bahr al-Muhīt and others.
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About Moin Qazi
Moin Qazi is a well known banker, author and journalist. He holds doctorates in Economics and English. He received an Honorary DLitt at the World Congress of Poets in Istanbul in 1991. He is author of several books on Islam including bestselling biographies of the Prophet Muhammad and the Caliph Umar. He writes regularly for several international publications and was Visiting Fellow at the University of Manchester. He is also a recipient of UNESCO World Politics Essay Gold Medal and Rotary International's Vocational Excellence Award. He is based in Nagpur and can be reached at [email protected] | bearing on doing justice. The directive is clear to,
"Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to God, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it is against rich or poor."[6]
In verse after verse, the Qur'ān implores mankind not to swerve in the performance of justice.
"Indeed, Allāh does not wrong the people at all, but it is the people who are wronging themselves."[7]
"Surely Allāh does not do injustice to the weight of an atom, and if it is a good deed He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward."[8]
"And He gives you of all that you ask for. But if you count the favours of Allāh, never will you be able to number them. Verily, man is given up to injustice and ingratitude."[9]
"And if two parties among the Believers fall to fighting, then make peace between them both: but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight you (all) against the one that transgresses until it complies with the Command of Allāh. Then if it complies, then make reconciliation between them with justice, and be fair: for Allāh loves those who are fair (and just)."[10]
The Qur'ān clarifies that in matters of justice, even the proclaimed faith of a person cannot help him to avert punishment if he is found guilty. It sternly warns those who show partiality on account of religious affinity and defend a wrongdoer:
"We have sent down to you the Book in truth, that you may judge between men, as guided by God: so be not (used) as an advocate by those who betray their trust."[11]
The commentators explain this verse with reference to the case of Ta'mah b. 'Ubayriq, a Muslim of Madīna who was suspected of having stolen a shield and later planted it in the house of a Jew, where the property | 423 |
The Nav ministry and administration teams interceding for workers of the harvest field during a work retreat.
Thank you for your faithful giving and prayers. As we enter into the second half of the year, we in The Navigators Singapore are thankful for the way in which the Lord has been working in our midst in answering our prayers.
Our combined leadership teams of ministry and administration/finance had a two-day overnight work retreat. One memorable highlight was the joy of praying for every Nav field staff by name. What was assumed to be a tedious task turned out to be a deeply joyful experience. We were glad we did it and were reminded that we need to do it more often.
Spending Extended Time With God (ETWG) has always been a part of our Nav DNA. After all, prayer is both a devotion and a ministry; and our lives and calling depend on it. After the session, I challenged our staff to have a personal ETWG session in the next six months.
We give thanks continually to God for peace in our country and across the causeway. It is a miracle that a change in government can happen after 61 years of a one-party rule. Let us continue praying for those in authority in both countries.
The whole island was abuzz<|fim_middle|> arrival of Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump for the Singapore Summit. Various local Christian circles were called to pray for this historic meeting between the two international leaders, interceding with the Lord to preside over this.
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Saviour, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." (1 Timothy 2:1-4 ESV).
As we prayed for our neighbouring countries and the two nations that had come to us, we are reminded of our calling to still go into the nations. We are glad to see various young people take up the call for missions exposure. Our youth embarked on a month-long – and in a few cases, up to two months' – sojourn in five different countries (Sierra Lorne, New Delhi, Ho Chi Minh, Kuala Lumpur and Myanmar). They were exposed to ministry and missions opportunities across cultures, beyond borders.
You may read more about the mission trip report to Myanmar.
Do continue to pray for the Lord to raise up labourers and leaders to advance the gospel of Jesus and His kingdom into the nations. Thank you for partnering with us in the gospel through your giving and prayer support. | too for the | 3 |
To me, religion seems very much like music. No one would argue that music is the opposite of science. No one would expect a scientist to reject music, simply because it is not a collection of empirical facts organized into a body of theory that generates testable hypotheses. No one would ask if music is scientifically accurate or if music is less true than science. Those kinds of comparisons are meaningless….
When I hear arguments about which is truer, religion or science, the wrangling seems pointless to me. It's like a baseball team suddenly leaving the ball field, charging into an art gallery, and yelling, "You're not playing baseball!" To which the only answer could be, "Well, uh, no." Or say a bunch of art historians accuse the ball team, "You're not studying art!" Well, duh ... They are different activities, with different rules and aims. Baseball players can be interested in art history; art historians can be baseball fans—these are simply not mutually exclusive. But they are different….
When you drop a big rock, it doesn't take faith to believe that it's going to be pulled toward the center of the earth, and you'd better move your foot out of its way. If the existence of God, and the correctness of a particular theological description of God were like that, then religion would stop being about faith.
Today, I saw a house-cat hunting a squirrel. The cat crept up on the unsuspecting creature, carefully trying to get within range of a giant leap and an unleashing of claws and teeth. One could see thousands of years of instincts and intuition, passed down from ancient ancestors, coiled up in the body of this domesticated cat. Something told me this cat was exceptionally good at hunting. Even the fact that he would set his sights on a squirrel was laudable. A squirrel that is capable of quickly climbing fences and trees in a flash is not easy prey. What made this vignette sad was the fact that the cat wore a bell.<|fim_middle|> cat and alert its quarry. The owner was likely tired of the cat bringing home fresh kills to the house. Cats will do that you know. They are proud of their accomplishments and seek approval from those that love them. The cat may not be hungry, but some ancient instinct stirs in its mind and calls the cat to hunt. Some would accuse the cat of killing for sport. I do not think we should readily jump to that conclusion. Who knows what rare minerals or amino acids may be lacking in the body of this cat. Perhaps it is a specific hunger that drives it to crave this most ancient meat. Or perhaps it is the "call of the wild" inside this cat – a wild side that cannot be tamed – that calls to its nose and nervous system.
How sad to be caged without a cage. How sad to feel the pull toward something for which it has been made, with barriers that work against the fulfillment of purpose. There is a bigger story here.
I pray that each of us might seek our true calling and not an image we wish others would believe. May the barriers that keep us from the things to which our God calls us be shattered and torn away - like the bell I removed from a cat's collar.
Annie Dillard went to see a total eclipse of the sun in 1979 and wrote about it in "Total Eclipse," published as part of her book, Teaching a Stone to Talk. She speaks of the terrifying nature of a total eclipse and says that "Seeing a partial eclipse bears the same relation to seeing a total eclipse as kissing a man does to marrying him." She describes the eeriness of totality and the awe it inspires. One can tell that, for her, it was a profoundly moving experience. Then, in the last paragraphs she speaks of walking away from the hill on which she and her husband had watched the eclipse.
"…when the total eclipse ended, an odd thing happened. | No matter how hard the cat might try to creep up on its target, a slight movement of the bell would give away the position of the | 28 |
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Big wave events are almost exclusively the domain of male surfers.
But look carefully next time a storm swell rolls into Cape Town and you'll likely see a petite figure among all the neoprene-clad souls risking life and limb in the monster waves at Dungeons.
It's here, in the frigid Atlantic, where Tammy-Lee Smith found her fire again after a devastating double blow halted what had been a dazzling surfing career.
Born and bred in KwaZulu-Natal, Tammy cut her teeth in the warm waters of Ballito on Durban's north coast.
She was a water baby and credits her father for encouraging her to take up the sport.
Despite an initial fear of surfing, Tammy quickly picked up the skill and within just one year she would finish matric and depart on a whirlwind tour the globe for 6 years, living the dream as a professional.
But then her world fell apart.
At 25 she faced a double tragedy – the death of her dad and a hip operation that saw her unable to surf, bringing about an abrupt end to her career.
By the time she was ready to start rebuilding her life, she decided to take on the big wave scene. But the void left by her father's passing left her groping for a strong figure to encourage and reassure her.
It was the advice of friend and famous big wave surfer Grant 'Twiggy' Baker that made the penny drop<|fim_middle|> she was rebuilding her life and that's what she's doing every day – getting stronger and standing by for the next big swell.
Her hiatus has made her more determined than ever to test her own boundaries and show what can be achieved with pure grit and determination.
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But she went further than that, making history by being the first South African woman to be invited to the Big Wave Championships in Hawaii in 2016. Tammy was a wild card for the Pe'ahi Challenge, which saw the big wave surfers coming together to take on the 15-20 foot swell at the spot colloquially known as 'Jaws'.
But despite the rise of talented and powerful female surfers, she says the scene remains a male-dominated one. She says women are still fighting for a place at big wave events worldwide, as well as equal prize money.
Tammy often finds herself the only woman out on big waves among a group of guys. While she says some are supportive, there are some who make snide remarks.
But she refuses to let these obstacles daunt her.
"I like the path being a woman is taking me on – even if it's a little harder," she says.
Despite the call of Cape Town's big swell, Tammy is always drawn back to the KZN coast, where the warm waves roll in just a few minutes' drive from her home.
She isn't dwelling on the past either.
'Be bitter or get better' was her motto while | 271 |
"Google Explorers" are, as you read this, walking around modelling and testing Google's Glass having paid circa $1500 for the privilege. Glass comprises frameless glasses with a tiny computer screen fitted just above the user's right eye which projects emails, maps, texts, takes pictures and films at a voice command. You may think this sounds a little Minority Report-esque, but these glasses are due to go on sale next year.
Putting the sci-fi film excitement aside, the objections to this latest technology are clear. You would not want people wearing them in a casino or cinema, for example, for fear of card counting or piracy.
More interesting is the concern surrounding privacy. It will be even harder to control your online presence if information is being constantly uploaded by people wearing this technology.
But, what is privacy? Surprisingly privacy in the UK was only explicitly enshrined in law in 2000 with the introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998<|fim_middle|> Convention). Article 8 of the Convention provides that everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life and Article 10 provides that everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right to privacy is then balanced against the public interest.
There is no doubt, however, that the proliferation of Glass is certainly going to lead to further intrusion into people's lives and erosion of their privacy.
In light of this and the global reach of such technology, we have reached a point where we desperately need global regulation of privacy issues whether by law or an enforceable code of conduct. However, it is very difficult to envisage any such international harmonisation or accord in the near future given the massive disparities between different countries' and societies' approach to issues of privacy and personal freedom.
Another major concern relates to security. Rumour has it that Glass will not be password protected and this begs the question as to how easy it will be for a hacker to hack your Glass and access your passwords, work and domestic details.
A more personal concern is whether having constant access to information will lead to a slow brain death. If we are wearing Glass and could just ask Google for the answer, will we stop thinking and rely more and more on instant data and answers? This may sound silly but we have all heard about those people who drive the wrong way up one way streets or end up in the middle of nowhere because they blindly follow their satnavs.
There is no doubt that Glass is here to stay but once Glass and augmented reality technology become features of daily life, I expect an explosion of moral debate and privacy litigation. | (HRA) which requires UK courts to act in a way that is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (the | 25 |
Our wedding was the best combination of our visions and our vendors' execution. Armed with Pinterest and amazing venue backdrops, I was able to put all of my favorite pieces together and pass<|fim_middle|> | them along to our vendors with total confidence that they would deliver. For any Bay Area brides, I would highly recommend any of these vendors, and please contact me with questions!
Working with Katie from Mill Valley Flowers was a wonderful experience, and she made my vision come alive in all of our floral pieces. Everything was lush and beautiful, and Katie incorporated all of the ideas I threw at her from Pinterest and her own unique additions. I am so glad that I trusted her as the expert - I was speechless with the end result! Katie was laid back and easy going, she implemented all of the details perfectly and stayed within my budget.
The ladies at Salon DeCota are the best. I had my hair and makeup trial a few days before the wedding, so I got to know a few of the stylists. They are all fun, professional, and easy going. We were able to take over the salon the morning of the wedding and Evet and her crew provided breakfast and mimosas. They created a great environment for us to relax and laugh a little before all of the excitement really began. All of the girls looked gorgeous!
We had a great tasting at SusieCakes in the spring and throughout planning, all of the communication was easy and thorough. I knew from the beginning that I wanted an array of desserts with a special cake for us to cut, and SusieCakes made it happen within my budget. Everything that they provided was delicious and beautiful. We saved half of our little cake for our one year, but we might have to pay SusieCakes a visit for an upgrade next October!
First of all, I'm never having another party without a photo booth! The photo booth brought everyone out of their shells and set the tone for a fun night. Erin and her crew were wonderful at the wedding and great to work with throughout the year. Archival is very affordable and low maintenance, while providing a complete package, including a special photo album of all of our pictures. Everything was well done and we are so pleased to have all of these memories.
Pride & Joy is part of our family - they performed at my step-sister's wedding seven years ago. They are the best band in the Bay Area, they got every single person on the dance floor, and they didn't slow down for the whole night. I was so excited about the opportunity to have a band, and when I knew I could have Pride & Joy, I was ecstatic. They played songs that every generation could dance to, they allowed my crazy friends to get on stage with them, and they were outstanding performers.
We were blessed to have two friends shoot our wedding, which led to lots of crazy antics and very few posed pictures (just the way we like it). River and Christin came up from Los Angeles (and they'll travel anywhere!) and brought so much love and joy to the day. They put Jeff and me, and our wedding party and families, at ease and kept permanent smiles on our faces. They are a wonderful addition to any celebration, and we keep pinching ourselves that they could be at ours! | 633 |
To explore obstetricians' experiences and views of the use of obstetric ultrasound in clinical management of pregnancy.A qualitative interview study was<|fim_middle|> syndrome screening was portrayed as a delicate and frequently debated issue, with increasing ethical challenges due to developments in prenatal diagnosis. 'Ultrasound's influence on the view of the fetus' illuminated how ultrasound influenced obstetricians' views of the fetus as a 'patient' and a 'person'. They also saw ultrasound as strongly influencing expectant parents' views of the fetus, and described how ultrasound was sometimes used as a means of comforting women when complications occurred. 'The complexity of information and counselling' revealed how obstetricians balanced the medical and social aspects of the ultrasound examination, and the difficulties of 'delivering bad news' and counselling in situations of uncertain findings.This study highlights obstetricians' experiences and views of ultrasound and prenatal diagnosis in Norwegian maternity care and the challenges associated with the provision of these services, including counselling dilemmas and perceived differences in expectations between caregivers and expectant parents. There was notable diversity among these obstetricians in relation to their support of, and adherence to Norwegian regulations about the use of ultrasound, which indicates that the care pregnant women receive may vary accordingly. | undertaken in 2015 with obstetricians (N = 20) in Norway as part of the CROss Country Ultrasound Study (CROCUS).Three categories developed during analyses. 'Differing opinions about ultrasound and prenatal diagnosis policies' revealed divergent views in relation to Norwegian policies for ultrasound screening and prenatal diagnosis. Down | 74 |
We have had a very busy week to end the first half term of the 2016. We have been celebrating the Chinese New Year and Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day).
We feel it is important for the children to understand and celebrate different cultures in order to have a growing understanding of the diverse world that we live in. This week was the Chinese New Year so we decided to look at Chinese culture and to use different activities to help our understanding. Each day we have been cooking rice and noodles and trying to eat them with chopsticks. Although this may see a bit of a cliché it encourages children to consider ways of life that differ from their own. We have<|fim_middle|> and Lego. We played with egg and spoons, chasing a rugby ball and crawling under a beam with Jolly Jo.
Cut out Chinese lanterns. Fold paper in half and make small cuts into the middle. Turn it the other way and secure. | made Chinese lanterns and hats and looked at Chinese writing which the children have tried to replicate.
To support literacy and communication, we have looked at the story of willow pattern plates which have been popular in China for centuries. Each marking of the pattern tells part of the story, and the children enjoyed looking out for the two birds that represent the two lovers flying away. Some of the children made their own willow pattern plates using paper plates and painting them in blue. We then got them to re-tell their own story which we wrote out for them. Some of these stories are on display in the Squirrels room.
Some children have been making valentines cards this week for a person of their choice (usually mum). These have been made from printing heart shapes from toilet rolls and producing cut out hearts using a special cutting machine.
It was Pancake Day on Tuesday and the children helped us to mix batter so that we could make our own pancakes which they had for snack with lemon and sugar. The children were then each able to flip their own pancake in a frying pan. This proved to be an excellent way to use their hand eye co-ordination to varying degrees of success.
To complete our Chinese New Year celebrations the children created a dragon head with a cardboard box, red and yellow paint and lots of flowing tissue paper. We then had our own dragon dance each day and the children took it in turns to be the dragons head, followed by the other children swaying and swirling around the room to Chinese music.
Other fun activities and have been playing "Pie face" with the staff getting splattered in shaving foam, playing with Happy land, remote control cars | 336 |
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SFC (System File Checker) is a very useful command to check the integrity of all the protected system files in Windows 7 and Vista and replaces any corrupt, changed or missing system files (including DLL files) to correct versions (undamaged versions), if possible.
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La Felipa es una pedanía española perteneciente al municipio de Chinchilla de Montearagón, en la provincia de Albacete, dentro de la comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha. La pedanía está situada a menos de 14 km de Albacete.
Localización
Está situada en un lugar clave, a 12 km de la A-31 (autovía de Alicante), que une Madrid con Alicante, en la carretera CM-332. Se encuentra a menos de 14 km de la capital provincial y, más o menos a la misma distancia de municipios importantes como Valdeganga, Casas de Juan Núñez, Chinchilla de Montearagón, etc.
En el recorrido desde Albacete a La Felipa se pasa al lado del Circuito de Albacete y la Cárcel de La Torrecica.
Historia
A pesar de que a pocos kilómetros del pueblo hay yacimientos arqueológicos de la Edad del Bronce y del periodo Ibérico (s. VI aC) posiblemente el origen de La Felipa esté vinculado a la trashumancia. La Vereda de la Torrecica es una vía pecuaria que enlaza Albacete con La Felipa y termina en este pueblo, que queda a 7 km de la Cañada Real del Villar de Pozorrubio, antiguo paso de miles de reses trashumantes hacia los pastos de invierno del Reino de Valencia. La existencia hasta hace pocas décadas de aljibes importantes en el centro del pueblo señalan que deb<|fim_middle|> hacen en honor a San Isidro y a la Virgen de la Purísima. La Misa se celebra un día a la semana, el domingo a las 13:00 horas.
Abastecimiento de agua
El pueblo se abastece de un pozo situado a 650 metros al norte, del cual se extrae unos 10 l/s. Esta agua se va almacenando en un depósito de unos 80 metros cúbicos, situado al sudoeste del pueblo. De ahí se distribuye a toda la población. No hay hidrantes y únicamente se encuentran las bocas de riego en las nuevas urbanizaciones.
Las aguas residuales se conducen a una depuradora situada a un par de kilómetros del pueblo.
Servicios
En la actualidad el pueblo cuenta con un bar y una tienda. Así como con Piscina Municipal.
Transporte
Existe una ruta entre Albacete-La Felipa y viceversa.
Enlaces externos
Página oficial del Ayuntamiento de Chinchilla de Montearagón
Archivos de La Mesta en PARES: http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas20/catalogo/description/172318#:~:text=El%20Honrado%20Concejo%20de%20la,de%20paso%20y%20pastoreo%2C%20etc.
Chinchilla de Montearagón
Pedanías de la provincia de Albacete | ió ser un aguadero o abrevadero de uso ganadero.
El diccionario de Pascual Madoz (1847) en su entrada a esta localidad, indica que también se conoce como Los Algibes del Campo, lo que refuerza su importancia como abrevadero. Dice la entrada de Madoz:
FELIPA: aldea conocida también con el nombre de ALGIBES DEL CAMPO en la prov. de Albacete, part. jud. y térm. jurisd. de Chinchilla. Tiene 30 CASAS, y una ermita, en la que celebra los días de precepto, un capellán, al que retribuyen los vecinos con un reducido número de fanegas de grano: sobre esta aldea y su terrazgo, hizo varias fundaciones D. Pablo Gallego, arcipreste de Jorquera, en su testamento otorgado en Villamalea a 22 de octubre de 1522.
A nivel documental, las primeras referencias a esta localidad datan de comienzos del siglo XVI, donde aparece en diversos documentos, uno fechado en 1517 (manuscrito de Cebrián) y otro en 1522 (testamento del arcipreste de Jorquera). Estas primeras fechas, situadas en el reinado de Carlos I, descartan el origen del topónimo como debido a uno de los reyes Felipe de la dinastía de los Habsburgo, pudiendo tratarse de un antropónimo atribuible a alguna propietaria o vecina llamada Felipa.
En los archivos de la Mesta, encontramos una referencia de 1607 en la que se cita como Casa Felipa. Es una autorización para poner en cultivo tierras llecas a Juan Coello (Mesta 262). Ya en el siglo XVIII aparece en varios documentos de Chinchilla (alcabalas y nombramientos de alcaldes pedáneos) AHPAB.
Las casas más al norte de la parte vieja de la aldea reciben el nombre de La Tercia. Esta denominación podría venir de la licencia que el Concejo de la Mesta da a la ciudad de Chinchilla en 1636 para arrendar la tercia parte de su ejido de pastos, en compensación por haber aportado 13.000 ducados para la Guerra de Italia. En la descripción de la mojonera de la tercia se cita que se pusieron mojones de piedra junto a las casas de La Felipa, en el camino que va a Tinajeros, ubicación de la parte de la población conocida como La Tercia (archivos de La Mesta, Ejecutorias y sentencias M75, fol. 70b en adelante). En el Boletín Oficial de la Provincia de Albacete de 13 de enero de 1932 se informa de la venta de un bancal en La Felipa en un paraje llamado Hita de la Tercia, lo que refuerza esta hipótesis (Biblioteca Digital Instituto de Estudios Albacetenses "Don Juan Manuel").
En el Boletín Oficial de la Provincia de Albacete de 4 de diciembre de 1842 aparecen censadas en La Felipa 112 personas, distribuidas del siguiente modo: 27 varones menores de 18 años, 8 varones de 18 a 25 años, 24 varones de más de 25 años y 53 hembras (Biblioteca Digital del Instituto de Estudios Albacetenses "Don Juan Manuel").
Entorno
La aldea está rodeada por un entorno agrícola de secano. Hasta hace unas décadas fueron importantes los cultivos de legumbres (lentejas, garbanzos), viñas y azafranares, hoy desaparecidos. En la actualidad predominan los cereales de secano; cebada cervecera y caballar, avena, triticale, etc. siendo la cebada el cereal predominante. A pequeña escala hay plantaciones de almendros en lindes y ribazos de caminos, aunque se trata de un cultivo en expansión en la zona. Perviven en las cercanías dos dehesas de encinas centenarias, el llamado "monte de arriba" al oeste del pueblo y el "monte de abajo" hacia el noreste, desde este último, una suave vaguada, llamada el Vallejo de las Yeguas, comunica esta dehesa con la Casa del Monte. Estas dehesas son los restos de una superficie arbolada que fue mucho mayor. Al norte, en la Casa del Monte encontramos una zona de vegetación mediterránea con chaparrales, encinas dispersas, coscojas, atochares, romerales, etc. y hacia el sur, a pocos km. las colinas y vallejos de la Sierra de Chinchilla, vestidas de matorrales mediterráneos con gran abundancia de esparto y plantas aromáticas y medicinales como romero, espliego, salvia, tomillo, etc. En esta sierra hay también diversas repoblaciones de pino carrasco.
En el paisaje agrícola que circunda La Felipa perviven manifestaciones de la arquitectura humilde del campo, casillas, en su mayoría en ruinas y cucos. Algunos de los cucos más conocidos son el Cuco de Gil, el Cuco de Casimiro o el Cuco de Miriñaque, todos ellos en el campo y empleados antiguamente como refugio. Otros se construían en los caseríos y se usaban como cuadras y pajares, uno de estos, con dos plantas, es el que existe en la cercana aldea de Puertollano. Las abundancia de piedra acumulada en los majanos ha proporcionado suficiente materia prima para todas estas construcciones. Esta piedra es el resultado del despedregado de los bancales. La escasez de agua en la zona propició que se construyeran numerosos aljibes, hoy en día abandonados yen desuso.
Además de la agricultura, la ganadería ha sido y sigue siendo una actividad económica muy importante, con la existencia de ganado lanar y cabrío, que aprovechaban las rastrojeras y otros pastos. Aunque hasta hace unas décadas fueron muy importantes, apenas quedan caballerías en la aldea.
Morfología del casco urbano
Esta población se encuentra en un terreno prácticamente llano. Al norte de la carretera CM-332, que atraviesa el núcleo urbano, se desarrolla la mayor parte del pueblo, siendo sus calles de tipo irregular, que no siguen ninguna pauta, que dan lugar a manzanas de diversas formas y tamaños. También existen numerosos callejones y algunas plazas o plazuelas o zonas de mayor amplitud formadas a consecuencia del encuentro de los viales por el ensanchamiento de los mismos. Se nota la ausencia de un centro claro, tanto como geográfico como social.
Dotaciones y equipamientos
La localidad posee un colegio, "Nuestra Señora del Rosario" perteneciente al CRA (colegio rural agrupado) de Valdeganga que consta de varias aulas, despacho de profesores y gimnasio.
Exteriormente el colegio cuenta con una pista polideportiva vallada.
El número de alumnos es creciente, y disponen de una atención personalizada, ya que de los 23 alumnos de media, cuentan con al menos 3 profesores para impartir clase.
Se realizan actividades de todo tipo, incluso tienen su propio gallinero y huerto exterior.
La Felipa cuenta con otras instalaciones deportivas, y de ocio, como son una pista polideportiva con iluminación, Piscina Municipal con 500 m² de zona verde y cantina, junto a la recién abierta instalación de Pádel y Tenis.
El equipamiento más relevante de La Felipa, es su Centro Social, un Edificio Bioclimático, que cuenta con Auditorio, Sala de Biblioteca, despachos, sala de ordenadores y Sala de exposiciones. Sin duda un lugar amplio y completo para albergar todo tipo de eventos y actividades.
Zonas verdes y espacios libres
Parque dotado con zona de juegos infantiles, pista y aparatos para ejercicio físico.
Existen otras dos zonas verdes en las urbanizaciones Montesol y Las Fuentes.
Hay otra gran zona verde entre el pueblo y la urbanización Puerta de la Luz.
Iglesia y festejos
El templo está revestido de piedra hasta la espadaña, con campana.
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Carnuntum
Carnuntum (Carnous, Καρνους, in Ancient Greek according to Ptolemy) was a Roman legionary fortress (castrum legionarium) and headquarters of the Pannonian fleet from 50 AD. After the 1st century, it was capital of the Pannonia Superior province. It also became a large city of 50,000 inhabitants. Its impressive remains are situated on the Danube in Lower Austria halfway between Vienna and Bratislava in the Carnuntum Archaeological Park extending over an area of 10 km2 near today's villages of Petronell-Carnuntum and Bad Deutsch-Altenburg.
In Roman times Carnuntum had a history as a major trading centre for amber, brought from the north to traders who sold it in Italy; the main arm of the Amber Road crossed the Danube at Carnuntum.
As Aelium Carnuntum, the capital of Pannonia Superior, it was made a municipium by Hadrian. Its importance is indicated by the fact that Marcus Aurelius resided there for three years (172–175) during the war against the Marcomanni, and wrote part of his Meditations there. Also Septimius Severus, at the time governor of Pannonia, was proclaimed emperor there by his soldiers (193), to replace Emperor Pertinax, who had been murdered. In the Severan dynasty (193–235) Carnuntum experienced an economic boom, the canabae reaching their maximum size. Caracalla elevated it to colony status as Septimia Colonia Aurelia Antoniana. During the reign of Gallienus, the Pannonians rebelled by electing the usurper Regalianus, who established a mint with coins depicted him and his wife Sulpicia Dryantilla. He was killed shortly afterwards by his own soldiers, probably at<|fim_middle|>ges. Although partly restored by Valentinian I, it never regained its former importance, and Vindobona became the chief military centre. During the Barbarian Invasions, Carnuntum was eventually abandoned and used as a cemetery and source of building material for building projects elsewhere. Eventually, its remains became buried and forgotten.
Civilian city
The remains of the civilian city extend around the village Petronell-Carnuntum. There are several places to see in the city: Roman city quarter in the open-air museum, palace ruins, amphitheatre, and Heidentor.
The Roman city ruins are exposed in the open-air museum directly in the present village. One of the ancient houses, called the House of Lucius, has been rebuilt using traditional techniques. It was opened to the public on 1 June 2006. The forum was next to the palace ruins, also referred to as the large public baths.
Some way outside the city was a large amphitheatre, which had room for about 15,000 spectators. A plate with an inscription found at the site claims that this building was the fourth largest amphitheatre in the whole Roman Empire.
Heidentor
Between 354 AD and 361 AD, a huge triumphal monument was erected next to the camp and city. Contemporary reports suggest that Emperor Constantius II had it built to commemorate his victories. When the remains of Carnuntum disappeared after the Migration Period the monument remained as an isolated building in a natural landscape and led Medieval people to believe it was the tomb of a pagan giant. Hence, they called it Heidentor ('Heathens' Gate' or 'Pagans' Gate').
Fortress amphitheatre
The only remaining building of the fortress is an amphitheatre, located just outside the fortress. Today, a small adjacent museum shows the history of gladiators.
Museum Carnuntinum
The archaeological museum Carnuntinum, which is situated in the village of Bad Deutsch-Altenburg on the river Danube, exhibits important archeological finds from the ancient city. | Carnuntum.
In 308, during the Civil wars of the Tetrarchy, the Emperor emeritus Diocletian chaired a historic meeting there, the Conference of Carnuntum, with his co-emperors Maximian and Galerius, to solve the rising tensions within the tetrarchy. It brought about freedom of religion for the Roman Empire.
In 374, it was destroyed by Germanic invaders, the Quadi and Iazy | 97 |
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Trio Sefardi
Susan Gaeta, Tina Chancey & Howard Bass
Trio Sefardi Celebrates Hanuka
and the Vital Role of Women in Sephardic Song
The trio's program will begin and end with two of the best-known and loved Sephardic Hanuka songs, both of which were composed by Flory Jagoda: "Hanuka, Hanuka" and "Ocho Kandelikas." In between those two gems will be songs that celebrate food and drink, which are, after all, essential elements in most holiday gatherings! These songs and several that will constitute the middle portion of the program point to the vital role that women have played in the making and preserving of Sephardic song traditions, especially in the realm of secular songs.
Sephardic songs are sung in Ladino, also known as Judeo-Spanish, the language that the Sephardim took with them when they were exiled from Spain in 1492; this is the language the Sephardim kept alive in exile for more than five centuries, until the madness of World War II destroyed much of the Sephardic communities of the Balkans. Besides the holiday songs and those about food and drink, the trio's program includes songs about mothers and daughters, their lives and tribulations. It's clear from the lyrics that it was women who made these songs and taught them to their daughters and granddaughters, just as Flory Jagoda taught many of them to the trio and others who worked with her during her long and productive career.
Holiday Festivities!
Hanuka, Hanuka
lyrics and music by Flory Jagoda
Siete Modos de Guisar la Berenjena
(7 Ways to Cook Eggplant)
La Komida la Manyana
probably Turkish in origin (a young girl longs for love)
Esta Montanya/Mi Suegra, La Negra
Balkan or Turkish, performed instrumentally (This mountain/My mother-in-law, an evil one)
Madre Miya Si Mi Muero
traditional lyrics set by Flory Jagoda (Mother, if I die…)
Noches, Noches, Buena Noches
Traditional Balkan (A mother tells of her three daughters)
A la Una Naci Yo/A la Una Yo Nací
Traditional Balkan and Turkish (At one I was born…)
Porke Yoras<|fim_middle|>eta, lead vocals, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bass viola da gamba, Renaissance violin, rebec, Pontic lyra, percussion, backup vocals; Howard Bass, guitar, lute, percussion, backup vocals.
Susan, Tina, and Howard bring an wide array of musical influences to their interpretation of Sephardic music, including traditional music, early music, jazz, and popular song. They worked extensively with Flory Jagoda (who died this year at the age of 97), known as the Keeper of the Flame of Sephardic song. Susan and Howard toured with Flory in the U.S., Canada, and Europe for fifteen years and performed regularly with her in the Greater Washington area. Susan was Flory's apprentice through the Virginia Commission on the Arts Master/Apprentice program, and Howard was Flory's guitar accompanist. The trio performed several concerts with Flory, including at the Library of Congress and the Kennedy Center, and has developed a tribute program, "La Nona Kanta: The Remarkable Life of Flory Jagoda," that combines filmed interviews with Flory, live music by the trio, additional still images and animation, and spoken word. Presentations of "La Nona Kanta" receive in-kind support from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
For more information about the trio: www.triosefardi.com | , Blanka Ninya/Morena Me Yaman
Balkan, performed instrumentally (Why do you cry, pale-skinned girl?/They call me the brown one)
More Festivities!
Una Muchacha de Salonika
Traditional Balkan (A young girl burns the stuffed grape leaves—trouble ensues!)
Mi Vino, Tan Kerido
Traditional, origin unknown (My wine, I love it so!)
Las Tiyas
Lyrics and music by Flory Jagoda (The Aunts—a celebration of holidays in Vlasenica, Bosina, where Flory's family lived for generations)
Ocho Kandelikas
lyrics and music by Flory Jagoda (8 Little Candles, Flory's best-known song)
TRIO SEFARDI, a northern Virginia-based ensemble, performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda. The trio has performed extensively at prestigious East Coast concert venues, festivals, synagogues, and Jewish community centers since forming in 2010. This year they released their fourth CD, "Rikordus: Memories of Flory Jagoda." The members of the trio are Susan Ga | 319 |
The annual CSUN Conference on Technology and Disability affords the assistive technology novice an excellent opportunity to learn a great deal in an abbreviated period of time. The problem experienced by most individuals entering the world of technology and disability is making sense of the large amount of available information and finding orderliness in the oftentimes-conflicting information. An appreciation for assistive technology applications requires equal part understanding of disability and technology. Assistive technology is represents both process and product. In an effort to transition the newcomer into a successful introduction to assistive technology, several of the major areas are covered in this course. In addition to the background information provided during the course time, participants will be provided with specific information regarding appropriate sessions and exhibitors to visit during the course of the conference to learn more about different types of products and applications. The following topics are important to the full understanding of assistive technology applications for persons with disabilities.
Any piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially of the shelf, modified or customized, that is used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities of individual with disabilities.
This identical definition has been adopted for other pieces of legislation, including the Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. This definition is generous in its language in that it opens many possibilities for what assistive technology can be. The definition does not imply that assistive technology must include computers, or that it must be expensive, or that certain medical professionals can only prescribe it. This definition permits assistive technology to only be restricted by our own creativity and imagination.
Adaptive Toys: This includes the use of commercially available battery operated toys to allow infants and toddlers to experience control over their environment despite severe physical restrictions or motor control deficits.
Switches: Single and potentially multiple switch access methods can allow the person with even the most severe disability to achieve control over many different aspects of their environment, including play, communication, education, environmental control, mobility, and perhaps employment.
Environmental Controls: Devices and technologies designed specifically to allow a person to experience better control of their environment can increase one's independence and ability to perform routine tasks.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): AAC includes any technology application that results in the improvement of a person's communication with individual, in groups and even by way of telephone. AAC involves maximizing of specific language concepts and strategies to enable the non-verbal<|fim_middle|> Assistive technology has been greatly influenced by legislation. The Technology Related Assistance for Persons With Disabilities Act of 1988 and the new Assistive Technology Act of l998 as well as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) all provide references and establish mandates for the advancement and support or assistive technology programs in many existing public service areas, including Vocational Rehabilitation, Special Education, and Early Intervention.
Web Based Resources: The same computer technology used to address the functional limitations of a person with a disability can be used to gain more information about the available technology to achieve this goal. Many manufacturers, service providers, training facilities and other now post updated information on their respective Web Sites.
State Tech-Act Programs: Every state now operates a statewide assistive technology program through funding provided by the Tech Act of 1988. The purpose of these programs is to educate service providers and recipients of services regarding the potential of assistive technology applications and to seek systems change to assure that individuals in need of such services and devices have a means of acquiring the needed services.
By understanding the basic goals of assistive technology, the resources available, the mandates of federal and state laws, and the elementary aspects of the technologies themselves, the novice to assistive technology can quickly transition to become an effective user or promoter of these concepts and strategies. Organization of basic information is crucial to interpreting new products and distinguishing products from one another Potential application of assistive technology is greatly enhanced through a strong foundation of knowledge coupled with creativity and problem-solving strategies. | person to more actively interact with their environment.
Sensory Disabilities: Many forms of assistive technology can enhance our sensory interactions by modifying the means by which information is received to accommodate our sensory limitation, or by re-routing the information to a form where other senses can be involved. The quickness and efficiency by which various technologies can be used in this regard result in very effective accommodations.
Alternative Learning Strategies: Somewhat similar to sensory disabilities, alternative learning strategies can be developed for individuals with specific learning deficits. By capitalizing on the strengths of the individual, computer based adaptive learning hardware and software can enhance the overall learning experience.
Adaptive Computer Access: Computers can be adapted through a variety of methods to enable alternative input control or output required by the person with a disability. These adaptations may be in the form of additional hardware, software, or a combination of the two. Most computer operating systems today allow for customization of the computer control process to accommodate nearly any special needs of the individual wi1h a disability.
Conferences: Assistive technology conferences offer the most intense, focused, and occasionally overwhelming exposures to assistive technology. Conferences provide an opportunity to hear from experts in many of the specialties involved in assistive technology, and an opportunity to see first hand the many products and services available from many of the product developers and vendors involved in the assistive technology field.
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Market Commentary 09/01/2020
Stacy Bush, AIF®, CDFA® Kent Patrick, CRPC®
The stock market rallies like it's 1986.
August has been a good month for stock investors. At the end of last week, the S&P 500 Index was up 6.8 percent for the month. The Index is poised to deliver its best returns for the month since 1986, when it gained 7.1 percent, reported Financial Times.
The performance of U.S. stock markets is remarkable, in part, because, so far, company earnings – the profit that publicly-traded companies earn and report each quarter – haven't been great in 2020. Earnings were down 31.9 percent during the second quarter of the year, reported FactSet. The decline in earnings reflected the impact of coronavirus closures.
Weak second quarter earnings had little impact on U.S. stocks, however. Instead, investors appeared to focus on 'upside earnings surprises.' That term is used to describe companies with earnings that exceed analysts' expectations. During the second quarter, 84 percent of companies in the S&P 500 beat analysts' estimates.
FactSet reported other factors have been cited to explain the upward trajectory of stock markets, as well. These include:
Improved earnings sentiment
Expectations for additional fiscal stimulus
Optimism about coronavirus treatments and vaccines
Fear-of-missing-out (FOMO) as the market moves higher
The list should also include the Federal Reserve's strategy for inflation and employment, which was announced last week. Randall Forsyth of Barron's reported:
"In practical terms, the central bank's current policy of near-zero interest rates and heavy purchases of Treasury and agency mortgage-backed securities will continue as long as unemployment remains elevated. The chasm between a Wall Street at record levels and a Main Street in a near-depression will persist as a result."
Last week, the Standard & Poor's 500 and Nasdaq Composite Indices chalked up a fifth consecutive week of gains, while the Dow Jones Industrial Index moved into positive territory for 2020.
Data as of 8/28/20 1-Week Y-T-D 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year
Standard & Poor's 500 (Domestic Stocks) 3.3% 8.6% 21.5% 12.8% 12.0% 12.8%
Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. 2.0 -3.7 8.5 0.6 3.5 3.0
10-year Treasury Note (Yield Only) 0.7 NA 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.6
Gold (per ounce) 1.7 28.5 27.3 14.1 <|fim_middle|> representative of the stock market in general. You cannot invest directly in this index.
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* The Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. Index covers approximately 95% of the market capitalization of the 45 developed and emerging countries included in the Index.
* The 10-year Treasury Note represents debt owed by the United States Treasury to the public. Since the U.S. Government is seen as a risk-free borrower, investors use the 10-year Treasury Note as a benchmark for the long-term bond market.
* Gold represents the afternoon gold price as reported by the London Bullion Market Association. The gold price is set twice daily by the London Gold Fixing Company at 10:30 and 15:00 and is expressed in U.S. dollars per fine troy ounce.
* The Bloomberg Commodity Index is designed to be a highly liquid and diversified benchmark for the commodity futures market. The Index is composed of futures contracts on 19 physical commodities and was launched on July 14, 1998.
* The DJ Equity All REIT Total Return Index measures the total return performance of the equity subcategory of the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) industry as calculated by Dow Jones.
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https://www.ft.com/content/9cc779aa-d4b3-48d9-8878-f6690b4e34f3 (or go to https://peakcontent.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/+Peak+Commentary/08-31-20_FinancialTimes-US_Stocks_Head_for_Best_August_Since_1986-Footnote_1.pdf)
https://insight.factset.com/earnings-insight-q2-20-by-the-numbers-infographic
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/earningssurprise.asp
https://insight.factset.com (or go to https://peakcontent.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/+Peak+Commentary/08-31-20_FactSet-Market_Synopsis-Footnote_4.pdf)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-fed-unveils-its-everything-old-is-new-again-monetary-policy-51598638387 (or go to https://peakcontent.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/+Peak+Commentary/08-31-20_Barrons-The_Feds_New_Policy_Means_Rates_will_Stay_Lower_Longer-Footnote_5.pdf)
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tech-powers-sp-500-to-record-closing-high-dow-now-positive-for-the-year-2020-08-28-0
National Survey Finds Just 1 in 3 Americans Would Pass Citizenship Test
https://my.uscis.gov/en/prep/test/civics/view (or go to https://peakcontent.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/+Peak+Commentary/08-31-20_USCIS-Civics_Practice_Test-Footnote_8.pdf)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/03/us/us-citizenship-test-quiz.html (or go to https://peakcontent.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/+Peak+Commentary/08-31-20_TheNewYorkTimes-Quiz-Can_You_Answer_the_Hardest_Citizenship_Test_Questions-Footnote_9.pdf)
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/erma_bombeck_131317 | 11.5 4.6
Bloomberg Commodity Index 2.4 -9.6 –5.2 -4.3 -3.9 -5.7
S&P 500, Dow Jones Global ex-US, Gold, Bloomberg Commodity Index returns exclude reinvested dividends (gold does not pay a dividend) and the three-, five-, and 10-year returns are annualized; and the 10-year Treasury Note is simply the yield at the close of the day on each of the historical time periods.
Sources: Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, djindexes.com, London Bullion Market Association.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Indices are unmanaged and cannot be invested into directly. N/A means not applicable.
could you pass the american citizenship test? It's not easy to become an American citizen. In fact, newly-minted citizens may know more about the history of the United States than many of us who were born here. In 2018, a national survey reported just one-in-three Americans scored 60 percent or better on a multiple-choice test that included questions from the U.S. Citizenship Test.
See what you know about the United States by taking this brief quiz:
What does the Constitution do?
Defines the government
Sets up the government
Protects basic rights of Americans
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Rio Grande River
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Founded the Red Cross
Made the first flag of the United States
Fought for women's rights
Was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives
Which statement correctly describes the "rule of law?"
The law is what the president says it is
The people who enforce the laws do not have to follow them
Judges can rewrite laws they disagree with
No one is above the law
When was the Constitution written?
Name your U.S. Representative.
Weekly Focus – Think About It
"When humor goes, there goes civilization."
–Erma Bombeck, Humorist, writer, columnist
D – All of the above (Defines the government; Sets up the government; Protects basic rights of Americans)
A – Mississippi River
C – Fought for women's rights
D – No one is above the law
C – 1787
Look up your representative at https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
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* The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) is an unmanaged group of securities considered to be | 743 |
Caregiving Is a Gift That I Returned to Them
Carmella was a a retired fifth grade teacher when she packed up her belongings and moved in with her parents to help care for her father. Carmella shares the hidden caregiving secrets found in knitting, the new ways she learned to bond with her father as an adult and how her parents taught her much of the caregiving skills she now used to help them. This is Carmella's story.
As told to Open Caregiving and lightly edited to enhance readability while<|fim_middle|> taught me and my sister how to care for someone. There were many good practical lessons from childhood into adulthood. My parents showed me the way to go and lovingly broke trail for me. In the end, caregiving is a gift that is returned to them, by me, their caregiver.
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Getting to know the caregiver
Hi, my name is Carmella. While I am technically part of the Baby Boomer generation, I identify more with Gen X. I live in Pennsylvania and previously cared for my father, who passed a little over a year ago. I currently care for my mom, who is slowly coming to terms with transitioning to an apartment in an aging community.
What did your life look like when you became a caregiver?
I was a disability retired fifth grade teacher (rheumatoid arthritis). I wasn't so delighted to pack-up all my earthly possessions and to be home, but my parents were very excited. We got along for the most part.
There I learned how old they had now become. They could no longer hide it and were starting to show their age physically and mentally. They were running on autopilot and were fine on their own little track but take them off for any reason and it would meet a catastrophe of unbelievable proportions.
Who did you care for and what prompted their need for care?
I became a caregiver about six years ago when my dad had a bad aspirating pneumonia. He recovered and did about five weeks in rehab, getting him re-trained in protective swallowing. He was a cancer survivor and had lost his esophagus years prior. Mom and I brought him home with a PEG tube still attached. No training. Just out the door and good luck.
My mom took the day shift, and I took the night shift. It was then that I taught myself to knit. It was also then that I realized I was going to have to help clean my dad when he had accidents. At first, I was horrified that it had come to this, but the rehab had him so fine tuned that my dad and his sparkling Irish personality came roaring back. He and I laughed and joked our way through it. It was, as they say, a bonding experience.
I have always been very close with and have dearly loved both of my parents.
What was a memorable learning?
One of my most memorable learnings was how happy it made my dad to bring back some things he loved to do with me in the past, that he could still do in his condition. Growing up, he and I used to stay up all night watching WWII movies on Friday nights. Saturday night was pizza and John Wayne. I think he really loved that I brought back Friday/Saturday night at the movies.
The other memorable thing I learned is that if you love someone, you can and will do anything to keep them clean, comfortable, distracted and out of pain.
What surprised you about caregiving?
As parents get older, their memory and hearing often go. Both things cause many other things such as the TV being at an ear-splitting level or the volume being off with them sitting in silence watching the pictures. Loss of hearing causes the loss of understanding and can lead to self-isolation. Misunderstandings from memory loss become more common and cause arguments and finger pointing.
Your best bet is to accept these changes as they come, be understanding that it is not their fault and try to help them as much as possible.
One other surprising thing I noticed: my parents seemed to run on two time frames emotionally. They were either toddlers ignoring me as I try to keep them safe, or they were 13 years old, despising me while trying to keep their own agency.
What advice would you give to caregivers?
Learn to knit or crochet. People are always super friendly towards you if you are knitting. I spent a lot of time trundling dad and mom to health care visits. This takes up an entire day. Knitting draws people to ask you what you are making. Then they'll open up and share stories of people they knew and loved who were also knitters.
Knitting can really bring the calming zen when everything is falling to hell or when you are bored in the waiting rooms of various doctors. Finally, knitting is spiritual and prayerful. You can talk with God or Yoda about how your caregiving is going. Both God and Yoda are knitters, I am positive.
Is there anything else you'd like to share?
If I could go back in time to when I first became a caregiver, I would tell myself to be to be calm and carry on. Caregiving is driven ever forward by pure love. It's kind of neat that my parents | 894 |
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