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Guthrie is pleased to announce that all 25 primary care locations in the health system have now received National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Level 3 Recognition for quality patient-centered care.
The Level 3 recognition, which is the highest available, builds on the practices' previous NCQA recognition in 2015. All Guthrie primary care practices are recognized as using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and long‐term, participative relationships.
The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary care that combines teamwork and information technology to improve care, improve patients' experience of care<|fim_middle|> principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home established with the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Osteopathic Association. | and reduce costs. Medical homes foster ongoing partnerships between patients and their clinicians. Each patient's care is overseen by clinician-led care teams that coordinate treatment across the health care system. Research shows that medical homes can lead to higher quality and lower costs, and can improve patient and provider reported experiences of care.
To earn this higher level of recognition, which is valid for three years, all 25 Guthrie primary care practices demonstrated the ability to meet the program's key elements, embodying characteristics of the medical home. NCQA standards aligned with the joint | 112 |
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The past months have shown us the importance of re-thinking and re-evaluating the way we engage with each other and what roles our individual lives play on a broader scale. Being built on the foundation of community, we have decided to introduce a new project titled 'Insights'. We want to let our members speak for themselves. We want to listen to their stories and make them heard. While our goal has always been to bring people together, we feel like it is overdue to also address how our community lives different experiences based on their subjective histories. 'Insights' is a first step towards embracing these different life-realities and highlight how they collectively form the Braves.
Who Are you? What is Berlin for you? Hometown? The City of Choice?
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THANK YOU: YOLANDA, EMO, AND ANNA. | girl. Both. I was born here, I grew up here – it's the only thing I know. And I love it here.
Anna: My name is Anna and I am a German-Ghanian lawyer living in Berlin. I was born in the south of Germany, in Stuttgart, but I moved to Berlin after I spent some time in Istanbul to study abroad. I just felt like I needed to move to a bigger city – this was ten years ago. Since then it has always been my base. I like to touch base here, but I also like to leave sometimes when it gets too much.
Emo: I am Emo from Kenya. Berlin is my second home. I grew up in Nairobi. I also feel home in Amsterdam.
How has living in Berlin impacted your self-understanding?
Emo: When I came to Berlin I discovered that I am Black. I was always dark in Kenya, but that's different. I'm Black here. Suddenly I became a Black man, and that also implies that part of your freedom is taken from you. I feel uncomfortable running in the dark during winter. It's just a strange feeling. When I saw the video of Ahmaud Arbery, and saw how he was shot while running, it hit me because it's one of my biggest fears. All these things that we see online that show the life-realities of Black people in the US, or even if you hear about racist violence in Germany – you have all these stories in your head. Although I'm not a fearful person, it scares me. When I'm out and see a group of five drunk white men I'm scared. Or in other situations, I think: "I'm ready if something should happen". And that just shouldn't be. I hope that something will change in the future. There is room for improvement.
Yolanda: My grandma lives in a small village. I think my mindset would have developed very differently if I had grown up there. I believe that growing up here has made me much more open to different things. At my grandmother's, in the small village in Schleswig-Holstein, I was the only Black person in many situations and just felt uncomfortable in certain circumstances. Even if nothing explicitly negative happened, I always felt a bit of an outsider. In Berlin, of course, there were situations in which I didn't feel like I belonged, but the cultures were so mixed that I was often in situations in which I realized there are also people around, who have experienced something like me.
Anna: I tapped into many different circles that taught me a lot about myself, and gave me a lot of food for thought, provided me with a lot of access to knowledge, and taught me tools to cope with certain situations.
Do you perceive yourself differently in varying locations?
Anna: Growing up as a Black girl in Germany in a very white environment, I never really had the feeling of belonging. Belonging to me was my heritage, but it was also my class – if one would still call it that – because I started to move into circles that my parents never had access to. It was difficult to reconnect to home and to the environment because I always felt different. If we look at it in a positive way, it helped me move to a lot of places without ever feeling lonely or with a difficulty to adapt. I can make a home where ever I go. And that is something that I had carried with me moving to Berlin, but also living in Turkey, moving to South Africa, living in Ghana. So the negative experience that I had in my life actually transformed into something that I would call my biggest strength.
Emo: I am very tall, I am Black and when I am in Amsterdam I feel represented – there are many tall people, and there are many Black people. I'm not looked at funny in Amsterdam, I'm just a normal person. Funnily enough, I feel more comfortable in Amsterdam than in Kenya.
Yolanda: In Berlin, you will of course also see Black people on the street, but much more isolated. It was a completely different feeling in London and also at the Black Lives Matter protest in Berlin. I saw how many BiPoC there are in Berlin. Somehow you never feel like there are a lot of Black people – I have the impression that the Black Community in Berlin is not that connected. When I saw all the videos and pictures of the protest, I was completely overwhelmed. I didn't even know that there were so many BiPoCs, and seeing them was an empowering experience.
What's your definition of community?
Emo: Community is a sense of family. I noticed that individuality is very predominant in Germany and that it determines how people interact with each other. I grew up in a community. But a sense of community is difficult to find here. Despite having a solid base of friends, it remains somehow difficult. Society is structured differently here. People don't have time to be there for each other. For me, community is like a big family, where people are there for each other. It's really important to me, because if you can't be there for me, then you are not for me. People are always on the run, they don't stop what they are doing to help other people. Especially in situations where individuals are in personal crises, it really shows whether people feel like they are part of a community, and are there for each other, or whether they just pretend. For me, this was particularly evident in relation to Black Lives Matter and the Braves. Certain people were there for each other and others were not.
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Anna: Community to me is a place of comfort and understanding. It's honest interaction. It's a support system. I grew up with community, especially the community of sisterhood. Community doesn't necessarily require everyone to have the same feeling of identity, because identity is something that we choose, thus control. We all have a choice to identify with a certain group, and I think that is the problem with the whole discourse about empathy and inclusion, especially when it comes to marginalized groups. For white people it's difficult, almost impossible, to identify with a Black person, because they are entitled to individuality, which we are not. We are deemed collectively guilty. My definition of community is a place where we can overcome that, meaning being able to empathize with someone's pain, or with someone's struggle, and actively working towards liberation for all – and that includes changing the status quo.
Yolanda: Community is a space in which you feel comfortable, in which everyone has their place, just as they are. Everyone has a vote, everyone is equal, and everyone feels comfortable in this context. I grew up in a women-only cross-generational housing project. For me, community means being familiar and exchanging ideas and feeling free. It means being able to share your opinion without having to withdraw.
What's the power of Community?
Anna: The power lies in the safety net it may provide. A community should be a place where frustration can be voiced, knowledge can be exchanged, where support can be received. Support does not always need to be verbalized. It can be a hug, it can be togetherness, it can be walking side by side during a difficult time and also understanding the complexity of our existences – our struggles and our oppressions – community is arriving at the finish line together. When speaking about community in running, to me it's about setting a goal and achieving that goal together. Running exemplifies how I feel as a Black woman in this world. We are all in this race called life, but we are not all granted the same starting positions. If we look at it from an intersectional perspective, we all have different burdens, and we all have different sets of privileges, and that puts us into different positions in life. I'd like to see more running communities, especially in Berlin, being aware of these obstacles that I face as a Black woman in a white man's world. Competition as such is already a dominating factor in my professional life, so I really don't care how fast you run. Running to me is rather a coping mechanism, a place of wellness, my meditation. And if you don't use your power to empower someone else in order to finish "the race of life" together, then what is the point really?!
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What do you see as the potential of the Braves collective AND WHich aspect COULD be IMPROVED?
Yolanda: What distinguishes the Braves from other sports clubs is the social aspect of it – the openness and the opportunities in an international realm. I met so many people from Amsterdam, from London, South Africa and that is the great potential for me – to connect. I find the relationships that develop and the people you meet amazing. I like being part of a bigger community.
Emo: I think we could do more activities that are more inclusive. I think you can also combine events with educational goals. And these activities can lead to a broader change through forming connections and exchanging ideas.
Anna: Its potential is the different people it connects. I've been lucky enough to meet so many of my friends through this network. It broadened my horizon. I am grateful for the people it brought into my life – especially from other parts of the world. I am always drawn to other Black people because no matter where we are from, we connect and laugh through the pain – the laughter, the lightness, the sorrow. It created a place of belonging. What I would love to see is the white people in our running community, that celebrate our culture, reflect on their own privileges and obligations, and do the internal work that is needed to uplift the people that have uplifted them. You can't want our rhythm, but not our blues. We are happy to share with you, but you should also feel responsible to not only see but alleviate our pain, to speak up, and to change the system that suffocates us. "When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else." – Toni Morrison. It starts with visibility, but that's only one aspect of it. It can not stop there. It needs to be more radical. Not only 'Bridge the Gap' or the Berlin Braves but the bigger movement of running thrives off Black people. It crowns itself with the accomplishments of Kenyans. It seems like people only want us when we win medals. But what they don't see is that we are already winning every day. Our existence is our victory, our joyfulness, our resilience. Showing up for this journey called life is a victory in a system that was never meant to protect us. So yes, that is a narrative that I am missing whether it is in marketing or in the running community itself. I think the running community as a whole can do a lot better. See us – we are winning every day.
What would you like to be recognized for?
Yolanda: For someone who is committed to things. I want to do something that helps people, to make something of my own that remains. That's why I love to write. On the one hand to process my emotions, but also because something written prevails. Spreading positive energy and making people feel good is important to me.
Emo: I want to be recognized for always standing for the right thing. I don't want to shy away from calling people out. I want to be someone that speaks up.
Anna: It's difficult to answer this question because I am a woman at the end of the day. As women we are taught to not dream big, so it's difficult to formulate a vision. It is almost as if it was an unspoken rule that you should humble yourself as a woman. People tend to feel more comfortable around women when they dim their shine a little, otherwise you would risk to be perceived as 'arrogant', or you're seen as 'angry' or as 'impossible to manage', or 'stubborn'. We should keep being assertive. I just realized, while giving this answer, that I am trying to find the most diplomatic way to answer it, without telling people that I think of myself as capable of leadership. Because I lead with empathy. I think a lot of women should speak it, because we don't benefit from not speaking and from not taking up space. We tried and it hasn't brought us very far. It's time that a lot more women take positions that they are in fact qualified for. Or start building their own. You speak truth to your reality. It is time that women say, yes I am capable, I am qualified, I deserve more.
How would you like to use your voice?
Emo: To motivate people to be a better version of themselves.
Anna: My voice is something I want to use to empower, but also to just express my joy. Because especially in challenging times my joy is my resistance. Whenever I have an opportunity to uplift someone, I will. Even if I have to dance a little funny.
Yolanda, as you have recently posted a video in which you chronicled your experiences as a Black person in Germany, how would you like to use your voice?
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Yolanda: It was inspired by a situation after the BLM protest. A good friend of mine got into a situation with the police. When I heard of the incident I was shattered. You've talked about it so many times, but when it happens to someone close to you, it's so overwhelming. My goal was to make people understand that we have to deal with racism every day. I talked to my friends before posting and showed them the text and they motivated me, and said: "This is your view, your thing, do it!". One friend of mine started crying when I read the text to her, and that really impacted my decision to post the video, because it showed me that I can touch people with my words. Sometimes I regret certain posts, but I don't feel that way about the video. I didn't expect to receive so much positive feedback. The feedback I got encouraged me, even more, to publish things that I write, because so many people said that they can relate. It was an empowering experience. The support gave me a lot of strength and made me feel that it was the right decision to share.
I often discuss topics with people and I'm not afraid to speak out, or speak my mind, but making it public was a process that was very liberating. I think this is my way of using my voice – my way of sharing my thoughts with people and make my contribution to change.
Whom / what community would you like to uplift?
Yolanda: My friends and family because they always lift me up, motivate me or catch me when I fall. Also the Braves because they have become a part of my life. And the people of the house I grew up in. They all shaped me and contributed to the person I am now.
Anna: I believe in Black women. And I think that we are not free until all Black women – queer, trans, disabled, poor, and in other ways marginalized women – are free. There is a quote that says, "If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free, since our freedom would necessitate the destruction of all systems of oppression." This applies to Europe, to Africa, to the US – every place has its own dynamic, but Black women are always at the end of the food chain. Yet they are the backbone of many societies. And if I can speak on it, if I can uplift a Black woman, I am here for it. It really comes easy when you believe in it.
Emo: The African community. I want to motivate African people and show them that you can be successful as an African person in Germany. It is difficult as a Black person in Germany, but you can still achieve your goals if you set them. Social racism has a different dynamic in Germany than it has in the US. If you have a goal, you can do it.
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Following the surprise retirement of banjo player Jim Fraley earlier this month, Deeper Shade Of Blue has announced that Steve Wilson of Westminster, SC will become their new five string man.
It wasn't a tough choice for the group, as Steve has been their go-to fill-in guy for the past year and a half. He knows the material, and the guys, and everyone gets along well together.
Wilson says that he is ready to take on this position, knowing he has big shoes to fill.
"I am very excited about what the future holds with these guys and humbled to have been chosen to step in where such an iconic musician is taking his exit. Jimmy Fraley has been a staple in not just this band, but the bluegrass music community as a whole and that is not something I take lightly. I'm looking forward to continuing forward with Deeper Shade, making great records and playing fun shows. This is a great fit for me as a banjo player and for my life."
Steve is a busy guy in the bluegrass world. In addition to playing the banjo, he builds custom professional instruments as Wilson Banjo Company, utilizing skills he developed working in the Gibson Custom Shop. He had also founded a band with that same name, initially formed to showcase the sound of his banjos, but which has since become a popular performing group on its own. Then there is the recording studio where he produces and engineers bluegrass projects in South Carolina.
Though much of this season's shows have been cancelled, Deeper Shade Of Blue is eager to get back out on stage, and anticipates seeing their fans and friends when live music picks back up in the near future. There are also plans to start work on a new album with Mountain Fever Records sometime later this year.
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Chris Stephenson emerged as a leader in the gym last season and is expected to continue that role in his final season at Nebraska. Stephenson returns in 2018 as the Huskers' only true all-around competitor from last season and appeared a team-high 63 times for the Huskers as a junior. Stephenson hit the 14.0 mark on all events except for pommel horse last season and looks to break the 15.0 as a senior. He set career highs on pommel horse, stirll rings, vault, parallel bars and in the all-around as a junior, despite the scoring change prior to the season that typically lowered scores by 0.5.
After earning NCAA Gymnast of the Week and Big Ten Gymnast of the Week in 2017, Stephenson hopes to cap off his Husker career by leading the team back to the team finals and capturing his first All-America award.
A three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, Stephenson is an eight-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Roll and a four-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
Stephenson had a breakthrough season after finally being full strength and able to compete regularly for Nebraska. Stephenson was the Huskers' only true all-arounder throughout the season, competing on all events eight times, including the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Championships. He was instrumental in the Huskers best national finish (sixth) since 1999, as he competed on all six events both at the<|fim_middle|>4 Rocky Mountain Open for the Falcons, contributing a score of 13.95.
At the 2013 P&G National Championships held in Hartford, Conn., Stephenson claimed a bronze medal on floor with a combined score of 27.25 in the junior men's ages 17-18 division. He also earned a fifth-place finish on parallel bars and an eighth-place finish in the all-around.
As a club gymnast, Stephenson trained at Deveau's School of Gymnastics under head coach Chad Ford. Stephenson competed at the 2011 Junior Olympic National Championships, was a two-time Visa Championships qualifier and a competitor at the 2013 Winter Cup Challenge.
Stephenson attended Hamilton Southeastern High School and graduated in 2013. The Fishers, Ind., native achieved Scholastic All-America accolades and was named to the honor roll.
The son of Greg and Kim Stephenson, Chris was born on Feb. 8, 1995 in Indianapolis, Ind. He has one sister, Andrea and two brothers, Julian and Anton, who is also a member of the Nebraska men's gymnastics team.
As a member of the Air Force gymnastics program, Stephenson was named a member of the Dean's List and earned a spot on the Athletic Honors List.
Stephenson chose Nebraska over Army West Point and is majoring in biological sciences. He is an eight-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. | qualfiers and at the finals. At the Big Ten Championships, Stephenson placed fourth in the all-around, earning First-Team All-Big Ten honors for the first time in his career.
Stephenson set career highs on pommel horse (13.20), still rings (14.05), vault (14.60), parallel bars (14.60) and in the all-around (83.90). He claimed four individual titles as a junior and earned NCAA Gymnast of the Week and Big Ten Gymnast of the Week. He also competed at the Winter Cup in Las Vegas, Nev., where he advanced to the finals and earned a top-15 finish. His coaches and his teammates awarded him the Most Improved Gymnast Award at the annual end-of-the-year banquet for the strides he made in the gym this season.
In the classroom, Stephenson earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for a second consecutive year in 2017 and a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2016-17. He also was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team for his leadership and efforts in the community.
Stephenson spent most of 2016 recovering from elbow injuries that eventually ended his season. He only competed in three meets for the Huskers, before deciding to take a medical redshirt. For the rest of the season, Stephenson worked on rehabing to get healthy for 2017.
Despite not competing for the Huskers, Stephenson still did a great job of representing the team in the classroom and in the community. The Fishers, Ind., native earned Academic All-Big Ten honors and spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete honor roll in fall and spring semesters. Stephenson was also named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2016 for his leadership and volunteer work in the community.
In his first year with the Huskers, Stephenson made a big impact as a three-event specialist. He consistently competed as a member of NU's floor, parallel bars and high bar lineups throughout the year, posting quality routines all season long. Stephenson's consistency helped him become one of Nebraska's most reliable members of the team in 2015.
Though he competed in multiple events, Stephenson had the biggest impact for NU on floor. He competed on the event in six of the seven regular-season meets and scored a 15.0 or better three different times.
Stephenson continued to have success on floor into the postseason. At the NCAA Championships, Stephenson scored a huge career-high 15.30 on floor to earn his way to the event semifinals April 10. There, he notched a 15.05 to close out his first Husker season.
On high bar, Stephenson delivered a career-high performance of 14.20 against Army Jan. 30. The Fishers, Ind., native also grabbed a personal best 14.50 mark on parallel bars against Minnesota and Iowa Feb. 14.
A leader in the classroom and the gym, Stephenson earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2014-15.
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A plane sits in a field near Hudson on Tuesday after it made an emergency landing because it had run out of fuel. No one was injured, and there was no damage.
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<|fim_middle|> roads 8 and 45, East of I-76, about 2 miles south of Hudson, on a report of a single-engine plane that had made an emergency landing, according to a sheriff's office news release.
The plane was a two-passenger Great Lakes biplane with two occupants. It was traveling from Centennial Airport to Platte Valley Airport, 7507 Weld County Road 39 in Fort Lupton, when it ran out of fuel and was forced to land.
The airplane was not damaged, and neither was any property. Authorities refueled the plane at its location and push it onto Weld 45, where it took off and continued to its destination. | No one was injured Tuesday morning when a small airplane made an emergency landing in a field in southern Weld County.
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National Award Marks 25 Years of 24 Hour Service
Local business owner and SPAR retailer, Paul Stone has been selected for a top industry award, picking up Best Independent Store at this year's Convenience Retail Awards.
Recognised for his store SPAR Princess Street in Manchester City Centre, this award also marks a special anniversary as it is 25 years since Paul launched 24 hour opening times across his SPAR retail portfolio.
Paul said: "When we first opened at No 2 Oxford Road<|fim_middle|> Year | in 1994, it was our first SPAR store in the city centre and because the area was so busy we decided to trade 24 hours a day. It was a huge decision for us back then and we have never looked back."
"The retail market is an ever-changing industry and I believe, as a retailer, you have to be innovative and prepared to take risks. That risk has helped the business go from strength to strength and we now have six 24 hour SPARs across the city centre, welcoming an average of 65,000 customers per week."
Paul is no stranger to taking home national awards having been awarded six over the past five years including Best Independent Convenience Store at the 2015 Convenience Retail Awards and Best Independent Retailer at the 2016 Retail Industry Awards. Not afraid of thinking outside of the box, Paul launched his own independent coffee brand, Cheeky Coffee in 2012.
Paul added: "Cheeky Coffee has been a great success and has allowed us more control over pricing and in store special offers, which our customers love. We have also been working with Deliveroo and Uber Eats for the past three years and regularly review our range offering to serve Manchester city centre's diverse community.
"To offer the best range possible, we produce our own protein pots, sandwiches and salads, and have extended our local, vegan and vegetarian and Chinese grocery range."
Over the past eight years, Paul's stores have raised over £30,000 for local cancer research charity, Kindscan as well as supporting SPAR UK's charity champion Marie Curie and Manchester Pride.
In what was a highly successful night for SPAR UK, the symbol group picked up a tremendous 8 out of the 20 available awards at the Convenience Retail Awards and SPAR was well represented throughout the evening with a large number of finalists competing in each category.
James Hall & Co. finalists included:
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July 26, 2016 July 26, 2016 | hoperiver
Trinity River Band's popular new bluegrass album, Things I Do For Dreams, is now available for purchase at major retail outlets including iTunes, Amazon, GooglePlay, and more. The band released the physical album to<|fim_middle|> Mindbender (Joshua Harris)
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12. Only Here For A Little While (Waylon Holyfield and Richard Leigh)
Trinity River Band is now on their busy 2015 tour. To view their entire tour schedule and order your copy of Heartstrings, please visit www.trinityriverband.com, and follow them on Facebook and Twitter.
Trinity River Band Releases New Christmas Album – "On A Morning Like This"
November 10, 2014 March 10, 2015 | hoperiver
Just in time for the holiday season, Trinity River Band has released a new Christmas album, On A Morning Like This. Parents Mike and Lisa Harris, along with their three children Sarah, Joshua, and Brianna, certainly shine on the album – taking turns on lead vocals and contributing their instrumental talents on all tracks.
The album features eight classic Christmas songs, plus two originals with the exquisite vocal talents of Sarah Harris. The title track, written by Lisa, and the original "This Christmas" written by Sarah, could certainly both become holiday classics.
National Media Services in Front Royal, Virginia invited Trinity River Band to record On A Morning Like This as the company's annual Christmas album. "The new album certainly highlights National Media Services' ability to put forth outstanding projects from start to finish, all in house. We were delighted to be a part of this project and humbled that they chose us for this venture," said Sarah. "A special thank you to Will Shenk for his incredible patience while working so hard on this album, and making it sound so wonderful!"
The album was launched during the recent International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) annual World of Bluegrass event in Raleigh, North Carolina. During the week, Sarah Harris was honored with her second consecutive nomination for an IBMA Momentum Award in the Vocalist category.
On A Morning Like This is now available for digital purchase at iTunes, Rhapsody, AmazonMP3 and more outlets. Physical albums can be purchased at the band's website at TrinityRiverBand.com.
After an extremely busy year of touring all across the country, Trinity River Band will perform numerous concerts in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina for the remainder of the year. Fans are invited to join them on Facebook and Twitter for more updates and tour information.
Radio stations can download their music at AirPlaydirect.com/music/TRB-OnAMorningLikeThis/ and their Orange Blossom Records album, Better Than Blue at AirPlaydirect.com/music/BetterThanBlue/.
Trinity River Band to Headline Willie's Duck Jam 2014
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Trinity River Band to Headline Willie's Duck Jam 2014 on September 22
Music Event to Be Held at Willie's Duck Diner in West Monroe, LA
Trinity River Band will headline the first Willie's Duck Jam 2014 on September 22. This special outdoor concert kicks off at 6:30pm at Willie's Duck Diner, located at 125 Constitution Dr., West Monroe, LA. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the gate. The event is being produced by Bucky Newell who is partners with Willie Robertson in Willie's Duck Diner. Bucky's 50's-70's rock band, the Reactors, will open the concert. Willie Robertson, Executive Producer of Duck Dynasty, will be joining both bands on stage during this highly anticipated live concert event.
Trinity River Band is currently on tour with over 120 performance dates this year alone. After wowing crowds during recent performances at Willie's Duck Diner and Duck Commander, the band was immediately invited back, and the idea for Willie's Duck Jam 2014 was born.
"Better Than Blue," the title track of the group's current Orange Blossom Records' album, was written by Larry Cordle & Lisa Shaffer. The song appeared five weeks on the Bluegrass Today Top 20 Weekly Song Chart – peaking at #4. "Trinity River has an incredibly close and beautiful family harmony. Miss Sarah Harris is a fantastically gifted and emotional singer," said Cordle.
To learn more about Trinity River Band, please visit TrinityRiverBand.com and join them on Facebook and Twitter. The band includes the talents of Sarah Harris (Lead & Harmony Vocals, Mandolin); Mike Harris (Guitar, Lead & Harmony Vocals); Lisa Harris (Bass, Harmony Vocals); Josh Harris (Banjo, Dobro, Lead & Harmony Vocals); and Brianna Harris (Fiddle, Lead & Harmony Vocals).
Trinity River Band Heads to Missouri to Celebrate New Album
May 12, 2014 December 18, 2014 | hoperiver
Trinity River Band will kick off the Missouri leg of their busy 2014 tour this Wednesday, May 14 at 3:00 pm on the popular K Kountry95 Radio's "Redbone Show" (KAMS 95.1) reaching a large audience in the areas of Thayer, MO, Mammoth Springs, AR, plus streaming online for listeners worldwide.
On Friday, May 16, the band will perform a concert at the Winona Assembly of God in Winona, MO at 7:00 pm; Saturday-Sunday, May 17-18 at the Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festival at the Iron County Courthouse Square on Main Street in Ironton, MO; and Sunday, May 18 at the First Baptist Church of Ellington, MO. The Florida based band's 2014 tour will take them all around the country with numerous performances from Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas – to Virginia, Maryland – and west to Montana and Idaho. Fans can visit trinityriverband.com for a complete tour schedule.
The title track and first single release, "Better Than Blue" was written by Larry Cordle & Lisa Shaffer and recently appeared at #4 on the Bluegrass Today Top 20 Weekly Song Chart. This exciting new project has certainly satisfied music fans in a variety of genres. There are many stand out tracks from the touching Brink Brinkman and Paula Breedlove gospel tune, "A Sinner's Prayer," the beautiful "I'll Love You Just The Same" written by Sarah Pirkle, to the Americana flavored "Steel and Blood" written by band member Mike Harris. Lead singer and mandolinist, Sarah Harris not only lends her impeccable lead vocals to the album, but also contributed two original songs, "My Heart Will Find Its Way To You" and "Pure Poison."
Radio stations worldwide can download the entire album at AirPlaydirect.com/music/BetterThanBlue/. Fans can purchase BETTER THAN BLUE at iTunes, Amazon, TrinityRiverBand.com and more retail sites.
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Be sure to check out this month's issue of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine for a feature article on the band titled "Faith, Family, Music." The talented group includes: Sarah Harris – Lead & Harmony Vocal, Mandolin; Joshua Harris – Lead & Harmony Vocals, Banjo, Dobro; Brianna Harris – Lead & Harmony Vocals, Fiddle; and parents Lisa Harris – Harmony Vocals, Bass and Mike Harris – Lead & Harmony Vocals, Guitar.
Bluegrass music fans and radio programmers are loving the fast-paced first single release, "Come Back Train" written by Jerry Salley and Cassidy Lynn Alexander. The song has been appearing on the Bluegrass Today Top 20 Song Chart and is currently #5 on the Roots Music Report's Top 50 Bluegrass Singles Chart.
Radio stations can access the album at AirPlayDirect.com (APD) or by request. Things We Do For Dreams hit #1 on the APD Top 50 Bluegrass Albums Chart earlier this month and jumped to #6 on the Roots Music Report's Top 50 Bluegrass Album chart.
Tracks and songwriters include:
1. Between Me and Jolene (3:27); Kim Fox, Brandon Rickman
2. Time's A Crooked Thing (3:17), Irene Kelley, Becky Buller
3. The Promised Land (3:52), Fred Lehner, Andy Spooner
4. Lover's Leap (4:58), Sarah Harris
5. The Mirror (3:54), Joie Scott, Bob Stewart
6. Ten Miles To Deep Gap (3:15), Jack Lawrence
7. The Things We Do For Dreams (3:42), Brink Brinkman, Tresa Jordan
8. Silver and Gold (4:25), Carl Perkins, Greg Perkins, Stan Perkins
9. Right Where She Left Him (3:44), Kim Fox, Craig Market
10. My Own Worst Enemy (3:47), Sarah Harris
11. Secrets (4:48), Sarah Harris
12. Come Back Train (3:17), Jerry Salley, Cassidy Lynn Alexander (1st Single)
The group has been on an incredibly busy summer tour. For a complete tour schedule and more information on Trinity River Band, please visit trinityriverband.com and join them on Facebook and Twitter.
Five Chart Songs from Trinity River Band's Heartstrings Album
September 9, 2015 September 10, 2015 | hoperiver
Trinity River Band is celebrating their hit Heartstrings album that has earned sterling media reviews and global airplay since its release. Five impressive tracks have appeared on the Bluegrass Today Top 20 chart with the most recent "How Blue," with lead vocals by two-time IBMA Momentum Vocalist Nominee Sarah Harris, and "Rusty Old American Dream" with sibling Joshua Harris singing the lead.
The Bluegrass Situation hosted the song premiere of the Reba cover "How Blue" back in May saying, "The band got groovy when recording 'How Blue,' anchored by the bluesy guitar stylings of Mike Harris. The sibling trio of Sarah, Joshua, and Brianna draw you in, but it's the sassy lead vocals from Sarah which steal the show."
"How Blue" is currently appearing on the Sirius XM Bluegrass Junction Most Played Tracks chart, Bluegrass Today's Weekly and Monthly Top 20 Songs charts and has spent the last five weeks in the top 5 on the Roots Music Report's Top 50 Bluegrass Songs chart.
"Rusty Old American Dream,' written by David Wilcox, just made its debut on the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top 20. In a recent album review, Digital Rodeo calls the song "a rousing tune with classic bluegrass pickin' and impeccable vocal harmony" with Bluegrass Today saying Joshua Harris "also provides some good lead singing" and "Mike's guitar playing shines on this cut as well."
The band has been on a busy tour performing across the country making lifelong memories along the way. They recently ran into country star Billy Dean and gave an impromptu performance of their version of his hit song "Only Here For A Little While" that also appears on Trinity River Band's Heartstrings album. With numerous other album reviews, radio appearances such asNashville's 650 AM WSM Radio, a podcast feature on The Bluegrass Byway, and more, the group has certainly broadened their reach and continues to grow their loyal fans base.
Heartstrings is now available for purchase at iTunes, GooglePlay, Amazon, and TrinityRiveBand.com and to radio programmers at AirPlayDirect.com. The album features band members Sarah Harris on Lead & Harmony Vocals, Mandolin, and Irish Pennywhistle; Joshua Harris on Banjo, Resophonic Guitar, and Lead & Harmony Vocals; Brianna Harris on Fiddle and Lead & Harmony Vocals; Mike Harris on Guitar and Lead & Harmony Vocals; and Lisa Harris on Upright Bass and Harmony Vocals. Special guests include the talented Marty Raybon and Mark Johnson.
Fans are invited to follow Trinity River Band on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
New Album Release: "Heartstrings" by Trinity River Band
May 12, 2015 | hoperiver
Orange Blossom Records is proud to announce today's new album release by Trinity River Band. Heartstrings is now available for purchase at iTunes, GooglePlay, Amazon, and TrinityRiverBand.com and to radio programmers at AirPlayDirect.com.
Band members include Sarah Harris a two-time nominee for the IBMA Momentum Vocalist Award on Lead & Harmony Vocals, Mandolin, and Irish Pennywhistle; Joshua Harris on Banjo and Resophonic Guitar and Lead & Harmony Vocals; Brianna Harris on Fiddle and Lead & Harmony Vocals; Mike Harris on Guitar and Lead & Harmony Vocals; and Lisa Harris on Upright Bass and Harmony Vocals. They are joined by special guests Marty Raybon and Mark Johnson.
"Heartstrings is the culmination of all of our different musical backgrounds and influences. This is the truest representation of who we are, more so than any other album we've ever done," said Sarah in her recent interview with Daniel Mullins for Bluegrass Today.
Heartstrings was recorded at National Media Services in Virginia with Executive Producer Mike Harris and Producers Will Shenk, Sarah Harris, and Joshua Harris. Tracks and songwriters include:
1. You Can't Walk All Over Me (Sarah Harris, Mike Harris)
2. Heartstrings (Mike Harris)
3. Rusty Old American Dream (David Wilcox)
4. Going Down Hard (Larry Cordle, Leslie Satcher, and Don Poythress)
5. Tell Me Darlin' (Ann & Pete Sibley)
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Veteran Songwriter Glenn Douglas Tubb Passes
May 26<|fim_middle|>631 Robert K Oermann https://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MusicRow-header-logo-Mar19B.png Robert K Oermann2021-05-26 11:01:462021-05-26 11:01:46Veteran Songwriter Glenn Douglas Tubb Passes | , 2021 /in Obituary /by Robert K Oermann
Glenn Douglas Tubb. Photo: Courtesy Lyn Stevens
Hit country songwriter Glenn Douglas Tubb died in Nashville on Saturday (May 22) at age 85.
Tubb was active for seven decades on the Nashville music scene, co-writing hits for Johnny Cash, George Jones & Tammy Wynette, Webb Pierce and The Wilburn Brothers, among others. His classic "Skip a Rope" is the current single by Marty Stuart.
"Two Story House" was a hit duet for George Jones & Tammy Wynette in 1980. Tubb co-wrote
it with Wynette and David Lindsey. The songwriter was also a recording artist.
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Glenn Douglas Tubb was the nephew of Country Music Hall of Fame member Ernest Tubb (1914- 1984) and the cousin of Grand Ole Opry star Justin Tubb (1935-1998).
His first big songwriting success was 1957's "Home of the Blues," co-written with Vic McAlpin and sung by Johnny Cash. In 1959, Ernest Tubb had a hit with his nephew's song "Next Time."
Webb Pierce scored a top-10 hit with Glenn Douglas Tubb's "Sweet Lips" (1961). The Wilburn Brothers did the same with "Tell Her So" (1963).
In 1967, Tubb and Jack Moran co-wrote the social-commentary song "Skip a Rope." It became a No. 1 country smash for Henson Cargill the following year and crossed over to become a pop hit as well. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1969.
"Skip a Rope" has since been recorded by dozens of others, including Jimmy Dean, B.J. Thomas, Conway Twitty, Autry Inman, Lynn Anderson, The Harden Trio, Gene Vincent, George Jones, Joe Tex, Patti Page, Jack Reno, Rex Allen, Lawrence Reynolds, The Jordanaires, Bobby Bare, The Brothers Four and The Kentucky HeadHunters.
Cash returned to Tubb's song catalog to record the gospel tune "I Talk to Jesus Every Day" in 1971.
The songwriter's own recording career included stints with the Dot, Decca, Mercury and MGM labels, sometimes billed as "Glenn Douglas" or "Doug Tubb." His 1958 LP was titled Heartbreak Alley. Later albums included New Country Psalms, Half and Half, Glenn Douglas, Let Me Cry Alone, Gonna Make My Mark and Aged to Perfection. He appeared on the Opry and on The Ozark Jubilee network TV series.
Tubb toured with Cash, Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Marty Robbins and others. He continued to write and perform until the time of his death, frequently appearing as the host of the Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree at the Texas Troubadour Theater near the Opryland Hotel & Resort.
He also sang duets with his wife, Dottie Snow, the daughter of Grand Ole Opry stars Radio Dot & Smokey Swann. The two are ministers. Their weekly service called "The Kitchen Tabernacle" was posted on Facebook Live and Periscope each Sunday afternoon.
Joe Rucker, Jimmy Payne, Glenn Douglas Tubb and his wife Dottie Snow Tubb. Photo: Courtesy Lyn Stevens
Glenn Douglas Tubb's songs were recorded by Dwight Yoakam, The Collins Kids, Kitty Wells, Charlie Louvin, Hank Williams Jr., Sonny James, Jan Howard, Charley Pride, Bob Dylan, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Nat Stuckey, Gene Watson, Jack Barlowe, Billy Walker, Anne Murray and many more.
At the time of his death, the songwriter was working on a documentary film about his life.
Glenn Douglas Tubb arrangements are being handled by Roesch-Patton Funeral Home & Woodlawn Memorial Park. No services will be held at this time.
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There's a storm brewing in the Black Country, as Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion take their rivalry into the transfer market over Wolves' Bakary Sako.
The former St Etienne striker has been in fine fettle this season, plundering 15 goals in Wolves' promotion push and catching<|fim_middle|> prospect.
The Mali international has struck 34 times in 116 games for the Molineux outfit since signing from St Etienne in 2012, but it is the raw pace and improved finishing that has caught the eye of the Premier League pair this term.
Tim Sherwood is clearly keen to add to his striking options over the summer, with the former Tottenham manager linked to a reunion with Emmanuel Adebayor in recent days too.
It is the Villans that Sako reportedly wants a move to, with their ability to rally against relegation and a run to the FA Cup final supposedly convincing the 26-year-old a switch to Villa Park would be a step in the right direction.
The claret and blue wearers are outsiders to cap a memorable turnaround at Wembley, with Ladbrokes pricing them at 5/1 to beat Arsenal in the FA Cup later next month.
With four points standing between them and the drop zone, Sherwood's new troops certainly looked to have allayed fears of the drop, allowing the gilet-sporting tactician to plan summer acquisitions for another Premier League campaign.
To that end, former Spurs youth Massimo Luongo has also been targeted. The Australian international would have cut his teeth as a central midfielder under Sherwood when the manager was in charge of the north London club's youth. | the eye of both Premier League Midlands clubs while doing so.
With his contract set to expire this summer, both clubs are eager to lure a potential bargain onto their books, while Wolves' diminishing play-off hopes make sticking around in the second tier an unappealing | 52 |
Among fruits and vegetables, bananas are the biggest waste culprits
Last updated on February 6th, 2018 at 9:49 pm by Mihai Andrei
Swedish researchers have quantified how much produce gets wasted away. In a study focusing on three supermarkets, they found that seven fruits and veggies amount for about half of all food waste, and among them, bananas are the worst culprits.
Image credits: Rusty Clark / Flickr.
Food waste is a massive problem — roughly one-third of all the food we produce gets wasted, amounting to just about one trillion US dollars. So this is not only a waste of crucial natural resources but also a huge waste of money.
Most of the food is wasted in our very own homes, but retailers are also an important part of the problem. In the study, scientists assessed fruit and vegetable waste based on quantity, economic costs and the impact on the climate. In all three categories, they found that seven products clearly stand ahead of the pack: bananas, apples, tomatoes, lettuce, sweet peppers, pears, and grapes. Together, these seven produce items account for 50% of all the wasted food.
"We used estimates reached by other researchers to calculate the climate impact. We looked at the emissions that can be linked to various fruits all the way from production and to the product in the supermarkets," says Lisa<|fim_middle|>7 | Mattsson at Karlstad University.
Out of these seven, bananas were wasted the most. However, it's not necessarily the retailers' fault. Sure, bananas quickly overripen, but we, the consumers, are also at blame. Bananas are quite popular and are therefore bought and sold a lot. When compared to total sales, other products were wasted more.
"In defence of the banana, they also represent a big turnover. We love bananas but we do not buy them if they have any brown spots, so it is the consumers' fault as well that so much get thrown away. Naturally, the more a retailer buys of a type of fresh produce, the more that goes to waste. This is decisive for bananas, apples and tomatoes. However, a higher proportion of sweet peppers and pears go to waste compared to their total sales."
Researchers say that by knowing what the main culprits are, retailers can take measures to reduce food waste by targeting these products. This is not only sensible and environmentally friendly, but it can also save a lot of money in the process.
"Retailers may profit by allocating more staff hours to measures that lead to reduced fruit and vegetable waste, thereby saving money and the environment," says Mattsson.
Of course, things might be somewhat different in other parts of the world, or potentially even in other supermarkets. But no matter where you go (especially in the developed world), food waste is still a challenging issue. However, through study and proactive policy, this can be largely reversed, Mattsson concludes.
Journal Reference: Lisa Mattsson, Helén Williams, Jonas Berghel — Waste of fresh fruit and vegetables at retailers in Sweden – Measuring and calculation of mass, economic cost and climate impact. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.10.03 | 378 |
Local interior designers Sashya Thind Fernandes, Erin Glennon, and Shannon Tate curate inspiring, winter-ready palettes.
By Andrea Timpano· 11/13/2<|fim_middle|>16 "Bird" stainless steel corkscrew with rosewood, Greentail Table.
17 "Cometa" antique glass, Architectural Glass.
19 Rocky Mountain Hardware "Twig" bronze cabinet pull, Needham Decorative Hardware.
Picturing a cozy, nature-connected space with a roaring fireplace and mountain views, interior designer Shannon Tate paired stone and wood finishes with warm leather upholstery and textured rugs.
1 "Metaphor" porcelain tiles, Emser Tile.
2 "Center-to-Center" zinc pull, Amerock.
3 Linen textile, the Shade Store.
4 "Utopia" rayon-linen textile, Smith & Noble.
5 Burnt-teak sample, Masaya & Co.
6 Framed photograph, designer's own.
7 "Bermuda" jute rug, Surya.
8 "Brea" wool-cotton-polyester rug, ED.
9 "Pony" aniline-dyed leather, Comfort Design.
10 "Italian Textured Weave" viscose-cotton textile, RH.
11, 12, 13 + 14 "Little Black Dress," "Shadow Mountain," "True Taupewood," and "Conifer Green" paint samples, all Behr.
15 Storka "Cambridge" porcelain tile, South Cypress.
16 Vintage camera, designer's own.
17 Mulxiply felt-and-leather case, Artefact Home|Garden.
18 "Boulder" porcelain mug, Greentail Table.
19 Velvet textile, the Shade Store. | 018, 9:00 a.m.
Inspired by a recent trip to Vermont, ID8 Design Studio principal Sashya Thind Fernandes imagined a plush highland hideaway anchored by natural mohair and wool textiles and hints of brass and bronze.
2"Mohair Extreme" mohair textile, Maharam.
4"Twig" fork and spoon with brass handles, Artefact Home|Garden.
5"Pioneer" leather, Room & Board.
6 "Circa" viscose-polyester textile, Knoll.
7Juniper Ridge "Backpacker" cologne, Boston General Store.
8 Tabu "Newood" wood veneer, Materials Inc.
9"Haven Stone" flooring, Armstrong Flooring.
10Custom brass tile, designer's own.
12"Sherpa" polyester textile, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.
13"Venetian Dream" engineered-stone tile, Stone Source.
14 "Gallery" glass tile, Ann Sacks.
15 "Harlow" bronze-and-brass cabinet knob, Rejuvenation.
18 Cofield brass bottle opener, Artefact Home|Garden.
19Alpaca rug, the Rug Company.
Interior designer Erin Glennon experimented with warm and cool tones to evoke a romantic chalet, complete with silken fabrics and a metallic Phillip Jeffries wallcovering.
1 Kelly Wearstler for Groundworks "Sonoma" silk textile, Kravet.
2 Games Academy domino set, Black Ink.
3 + 18 Sandra Jordan "Prima Alpaca Suri" alpaca-wool textiles, Studio 534.
4 "Helios Plaid" acrylic-wool-polyester textile, Robert Allen Duralee Group.
5 + 12 Bierfilzl wool coasters, Greentail Table.
7 "Wild Woods" wallcovering, Phillip Jeffries.
8 Kelly Wearstler for Groundworks "Wood Drop" wood trim, Kravet.
9 "Mulberry Silk" silk textile, Robert Allen Duralee Group.
11 Noble maple syrup, Boston General Store.
13 Nate Cotterman "Rocks" glass, Artefact Home|Garden.
14 "Brookhill Plaid" cotton-linen textile, Ralph Lauren.
15 "Embellushed Plush" cotton textile, Pollack.
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My Top Five… Tulips
Posted on May 7, 2015 by sissinghurstntblog under Sissinghurst in Spring
I have to confess that we're having a moment of tulipmania here at Sissinghurst this spring. We have always grown tulips both in the garden and in pots but this year we've been trying out many different cultivars and this has stimulated quite a few conversations about our own personal likes and dislikes. But whatever our opinions, it's been quite exciting seeing them emerge from the bulb frames and take their place in the garden. Claire, who is in charge of pots, has been wheeling pots of tulips in and out of the nursery for the past few weeks with a seemingly endless supply of new delights. We've had a plant identification consisting of nothing else but tulips and our Head Gardener, Troy has taken to walking around the garden holding various different tulip flowers in hand to see where they might look good next year, even going as far as saying "There's not really a day in the year when you don't think about tulips." Personally, I love tulips. I find their colours perfect for spring; lifting the spirits and reminding us that summer is just around the corner. Not only that but they're also such a useful flower at this time of year, mixing with other spring plants such as forget-me-knots and the low herbaceous growth which is just emerging. No matter how much we talk about snowdrops and narcissus, to me, they still represent that cold time of year when everyone longs for warmer and longer days. Tulips are a celebration of the passing of the cold days of early spring and I think that is why people like them so much. So to choose my top five is a challenge and I'm sure each Sissinghurst gardener would choose a different five but that's the great thing about gardening; beauty is in the eye of the beholder so we can all have our favourites.
Tulips in the Lime Walk
Tulip 'Clara Butt'
'Clara Butt' is a beautiful old tulip. Flowering in mid to late April, it is a clear rosy pink single tulip with a height 45-50 cm. It flowers in the Rose Garden and is reliably perennial having grown at Sissinghurst for many years, although we don't know when it arrived. What we do know however is that it is named after an opera singer born in 1872. It's hard to imagine a singer in today's world putting up with a name like Clara Butt when she could be Madonna, Beyoncé or Lady Gaga but in the 19th century talent was<|fim_middle|> for next year. It's always fun to experiment so why not order a few bulb catalogues this summer and have a go at finding your top five tulips. And if anyone has grown any amazing tulips this year, it would be great to hear about them.
Helen Champion | all that mattered and Clara was immensely popular, singing in concert halls around the world. The tulip named after her, was bred by Ernst H. Krelage in 1889 who created a new group of tulips called the Darwin tulips. 'Clara Butt' the tulip also became immensely popular with Victorian and Edwardian gardeners and became one the best-selling tulips during this era. But fashions move on and in 1943 the Darwin tulips were superseded by the Darwin hybrids which had a greater range of colour including yellows, oranges and reds such as 'Apeldoorn'. By 2007 only one grower produced 'Clara Butt' commercially and it is likely that the tulip would have been lost forever were it not for the efforts of Scott Kunst from Old House Gardens Nursery in the USA. He bought the remaining stock of 'Clara Butt' and sent 100 bulbs to Holland to be propagated. Now the future of this bulb is secure, although it's still not possible to buy it in the UK. So when you next order your tulips, give a thought to the golden oldies of the bulb world. If we are constantly seduced by the new introductions that the bulb companies promote, these classic but beautiful cultivars will be lost forever.
Tulip 'Elegant Lady'
Another classic Sissinghurst tulip which was bred in 1953 and has been grown in the garden for many years. It belongs to the Lily-flowered Group and is a fine example of this type with its narrow waist and petals that flare outwards. Flowering from late April to May it can grow up to 40cm, but it is the colour that elevates it into my top five; clotted cream with pale rosy pink edges that make a strawberry and cream combination. Whoever named this tulip chose well.
Tulip 'Princess Irene'
Sometimes spelt as Prinses Irene which is the Dutch spelling, these tulips belong to the Triumph Group and were bred in 1949. They are mid-season flowering tulips and will grow to about 35cms tall. At Sissinghurst they have historically been grown in the copper pot in the Cottage Garden where the flame coloured flowers sit in perfect contrast to the blue-green patina of the copper. The outer orange petals are streaked with soft purple and have a hazy bloom which open up to vibrant inner petals. Tulip 'Orange Princess' is the double form of this tulip and being a sport is a similar height and flowers at the same time. I saw it for the first time this year at the Pashley Manor Tulip Festival in East Sussex. The colouring is almost identical to 'Princess Irene' except for the addition of some flashes of green on the outer petals. An interesting diversion but not as good as the original, in my opinion.
Tulip 'Orange Princess'
Tulip 'Ronaldo'
A new tulip at Sissinghurst and one that we have combined with 'Aladdin' in the pots in the Lime Walk. The single petals are a dark purple-maroon with a subtle chalky sheen on the outside. Dark purple tulips are such a useful ingredient in the spring garden, giving depth and contrast to colour schemes or creating a dark and sultry look in a pot. Other good darks are 'Black Jack', 'Negrita', 'Havran', 'Queen of the Night' or 'Greuze' which is grown in the Purple Border.
Tulip 'Ronaldo' and Tulip 'Aladdin'
The large pots in the Lime Walk.
Tulips 'Aladdin' and 'Ronaldo'
Tulip 'Greuze'
Tulip 'Aladdin'
Another great lily-flowered tulip, 'Aladdin' adds a dash of red flair to the Cottage Garden. It was bred in 1942 and since then there have been various sports such as 'Aladdin's Lamp' and 'Aladdin's Record'. 'Aladdin' itself has beautifully flared red petals, each one edged with a thin, feathered line of white. We grew it in the big pots this year in the Lime Walk mixed with 'Ronaldo', forget-me-nots and the Narcissus 'Martinet'.
Other lily-flowered tulips that I particularly like include 'Maytime', 'Ballerina', 'China Pink' and 'Purple Dream'. Perhaps it's a bit sneaky to mention them with another choice but they are all stand-out tulips displaying elegance, poise and style.
Tulip 'Maytime'
Tulip 'Ballerina'
I should stop there but I could easily continue as last week I had the opportunity to work at Gravetye Manor [the home of William Robinson] for a week and fell completely in love with the tulip display in the flower garden. Needless to say, there was much discussion about tulips and I thought it would be fun to ask Tom Coward, the Head Gardener, what his top five tulips were. He rattled off 'Menton', 'Red Shine', National Velvet', 'Burning Heart' and 'Ballerina' before coming back five minutes later to ask if he could add some more. Clearly an infringement of the rules but as he's the HG I let him get away with it. He added 'Abu Hassan', 'Negrita', 'Havran', 'Arabian Mystery' and 'Olympic Flame' to his list which had suddenly become a top 10. The other gardeners had their favourites too with 'Red Shine' being mentioned by both Stuart, one of the Assistant Head Gardeners and Steve, the Propagator. Stuart also liked 'Attila'; a really vibrant dark pink tulip although his all time favourite is 'Spring Green' which I love too. Steve, also rated 'Blue Heron' and 'Black Jack'.
Tulip 'Attila' at Gravetye Manor
Tulips 'Menton' and 'Black Jack' at Gravetye Manor
Tulip 'Spring Green'
Tulip 'Menton'
Tulip 'Red Shine'
Tulips en masse at Gravetye Manor
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Cannons Win 4th in a row
Clemson Baseball Sheldon<|fim_middle|> open at 5:30. | Reed may have started the night off rought, but when it really mattered, Sheldon came through in the clutch. In the top of the 12th inning, Reed hit a no-doubt majestic blast into the night that sent the cannons home with a victory over the Covington Lumberjacks.Photo by Matt Gusmerotti
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CONVINGTON, VIRGINIA—The Cannons were on the road again, looking to make it four straight. They took a three-game winning streak to Covington to take on the Lumberjacks for the second time this season and second time at Covington. The last time these two teams met, the Lumberjacks were in control from the beginning and won the game 10-2.
The Cannons were looking to get out in front early, but were unable to get anything going in the first, as they were sent down in order 1, 2, 3. Colin Reid was tasked with starting on the mound for the Cannons, but ran into some early trouble as he allowed three runs in the bottom of the first. Reid managed to get the first batter out, but gave up back-to-back singles, a two-RBI triple and another RBI single to make the score 3-0 at the end of one complete inning.
The second inning did not go much better for the Cannon offense as they were sent down again without a threat, but managed to get a runner on via a two-out walk, but nothing came of that and the score remained 3-0. Colin Reid managed to bounce back in the second inning, allowing only one hit and getting two strikeouts.
In the third, the Cannons would cut in to the deficit a little to make the score 3-1. Brenton Sanders led off with a deep fly out to left field. Nolan Ritchie then worked a one-out walk and stole second base. Payton Marshall worked a walk to put runners on first and second with only one out. Hot-hitting Trevin Esquerra came to the plate looking to do some damage and continue his hitting streak. Esquerra hit a hard groundball to the shortstop who was able to flip to second to get Marshall, but couldn't get the back end at first. Lumberjack second baseman Ty Painter, threw the ball away and that allowed Nolan Ritchie to score. The Cannons would shutout the Lumberjacks until the eighth, but kept digging into that deficit throughout the game. Colin Reid's day would finish at three innings. He gave up 5 hits, 3 earned runs, 0 walks and had 4 strikeouts. Dominic Diaz came in relief and made his debut. He pitched 3 innings, gave up only one hit, walked one, and struck out one hitter.
The fifth is where the Cannons would score run number two. Brenton 'Colonel' Sanders led off the fifth with a solid single and Nolan Ritchie sacrificed him over to second. Payton Marshall flew out, but that would bring up Trevin Esquerra. Esquerra doubled and Sanders would score from second to cut the lead to 3-2 and push Esquerra's hitting streak to 12 games. The scoring would stop there and the fifth inning would end with the Lumberjacks still ahead of the Cannons 3-2. Both teams would shut each other out in the sixth, but the Cannons continued to chip away in the seventh.
The seventh was a hot inning for the Cannons as Kyle Ouellette, Brenton 'Colonel' Sanders, and Nolan Ritchie started the inning with three singles in-a-row. Payton Marshall brought home Ouellette from third with a deep sac fly. The Cannons couldn't capitalize any further and left two runners on but the game was tied 3-3.
Tom Sutera came in to relieve Diaz in the seventh inning. Sutera pitched a scoreless seventh, but the Lumberjacks got to him in the eighth, causing Sutera to give up only his second earned run this season. Tom got the leadoff hitter to groundout to Nolan Ritchie at second to start the bottom of the eighth. Sutera then surrendered three singles in a row, with the last single being an RBI single to make the score 4-3 in favor of the Lumberjacks. The eighth inning would end with the Cannons trailing by one and looking for some late game magic.
Kyle Ouellette started the ninth inning with a single. Brenton Sanders followed with a walk and Nolan Ritchie singled to load the bases with no outs. Payton Marshall then battled long and hard to work an RBI walk and tie the game at 4. The Cannons still had the bases loaded and a great opportunity to really let the game get out of hand, but they couldn't capitalize and we headed to extras in Covington.
Dalton Whitaker came in to relieve Tom Sutera. Sutera's day finished with two innings pitched, 3 hits allowed, 1 earned run, no walks and no strikeouts. Whitaker pitched 2.2 innings, no hits, runs or walks allowed, and he struck out two hitters. The 10th and 11th were scoreless for both teams. Hunter Peck came on to get the last out in the eleventh for the Cannons and threw a three-pitch strikeout.
In the 12th inning, Sheldon Reed led off with a first pitch moon shot to deep right center field. That was Reed's second homerun of the season, both coming on the road and in the ninth inning or later. This gave the Cannons a 5-4 lead and that is where the scoring would stay. Trey Alderman would come on for the bottom of the 12th and got the save. Hunter Peck was credited for the win.
The Cannons have a new season-high win streak, 4. They avenge their 10-2 loss at Covington from earlier this season and also capture their seventh road win of the season. Friday, the Cannons faceoff in an interdivision matchup of first place teams. In one corner, the Purcellville Cannons from the North Division and in the other corner, the Charlottesville TomSox. First pitch is at 7 PM and gates to Fireman's Field | 1,313 |
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Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley (30) scores a touchdown as Denver Broncos linebacker Todd Davis (51) defends during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)
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DENVER — Not the wintry weather nor the Denver Broncos' spongy defense could slow down Todd Gurley .
The Rams running back rumbled for a<|fim_middle|> Leary got hurt and didn't return.
Rams: Wrap up three-game road swing with a visit to San Francisco.
Broncos: Have a short week to get ready for a game at Arizona on Thursday night.
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"I wouldn't be able to do it without those guys up front," said Gurley, whose previous high was 159 yards at Green Bay in 2015. "It was kind of easy for me, honestly, because those guys did such a great job."
And Denver's defense succumbed again.
A week after allowing 323 yards rushing in a loss to the Jets, including 219 by Isaiah Crowell, the Broncos were gashed for 270 yards on the ground.
"We knew we were going to be a little bit leaky in the run today because the pass was our focus," Von Miller said. "But 270 yards is just, you know, ridiculous."
"We didn't tackle well. We didn't fit well," Broncos coach Vance Joseph said. "That's two weeks in a row — unacceptable."
The Rams, who had surrendered 31 points in back-to-back games, improved to 6-0 in sending the Broncos (2-4) to their fourth straight loss.
The Broncos pulled to 23-20 on Case Keenum's 1-yard dart to Demaryius Thomas with 1:22 remaining, but Rams receiver Robert Woods knocked Brandon McManus' onside kick out of bounds, and the Rams ran out the clock with Keenum's one-time understudy Jared Goff (14 of 28 for 201 yards on his 24th birthday) twice taking a knee.
Phillips was the Broncos' beloved bandmaster when they were celebrating their Super Bowl 50 triumph, but his contract wasn't renewed after the 2016 season and he joined Sean McVay in sunny Southern California.
After an overnight snowstorm, the game-time temperature of 25 degrees marked the second-coldest in Denver prior to November in franchise history.
The cold did nothing to slow down Gurley, who scored his 10th and 11th touchdowns of the season.
One was on a 10-yard run on fourth down that gave the Rams a 13-3 halftime lead, the other, a 1-yard run that made it 20-3.
COSTLY FOUL
Gurley's first score came after a boneheaded move by Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders, who thought he had a 44-yard TD catch and jabbed a finger in cornerback Troy Hill's face, drawing a taunting foul.
Upon review, Sanders was ruled down at the 1, and the unsportsmanlike 15-yard penalty pushed the Broncos back to the 16.
Instead of an extra point to give Denver a 7-6 lead, McManus ended up kicking a 28-yard field goal.
Sanders, who had a 22-yard TD catch in the second half, blamed himself for the loss.
"Me, honestly, I feel like the league is getting soft," Sanders said. "I'm having fun. I didn't do anything crazy to the guy besides say, 'Hey, I got you on that play.' I pointed my finger at him. And they threw the flag."
He said he's done that his whole career.
"It was a great throw by Case. I came down with it. Emotions are high. It's not like I walked up to him and head-butted him or something," Sanders said. "But it cost my team. We lost by three points. I feel like we could have easily punched that ball in and gotten four (more). I guess this loss is on me."
Joseph promised changes this week but those alterations were either cosmetic or schematic — and, ultimately, fruitless.
Max Garcia replaced right guard Connor McGovern, but McGovern rotated back in and Garcia moved over when left guard Ronald Leary (ankle) got hurt in the third quarter.
If the Broncos had better options, scuffling cornerback Bradley Roby — who again gave up big plays — and left tackle Garett Bolles — who was flagged for his NFL-high sixth holding call Sunday — also might have been benched.
Bolles and Garcia had holding calls that pushed Denver out of scoring range.
Roby took over Aqib Talib's starting spot when the Broncos traded Talib to the Rams in the spring. Talib is sidelined by an ankle injury.
Still, Talib made the trip with his teammates, walking with a boot on his left foot and a crutch under his right arm and was on the sideline during warmups.
SACK ATTACK
Miller snapped a three-week sackless streak with 1 1-2 sacks and rookie Bradley Chubb had three sacks.
"It's good that I get to the quarterback three times, but it's not good enough," Chubb said.
QUICK FIX?
The Broncos have a short week before going to Arizona on Thursday.
"So, we can't get caught up on this game, as much as I want to," Miller said. "I hate losing more than I love winning. … The only good thing about this is we're back in the lab tomorrow and we've got a game on Thursday."
Rams WR Cooper Kupp was carted off the field after wrenching his left knee when Broncos S Darian Stewart horse-collared him on the Broncos sideline after a 12-yard jet sweep in the second quarter, but he made a surprising return in the second half. OLB Matt Longacre (back) and LT Andrew Whitworth (possible concussion) also left the game.
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When Rory McIlroy rolled in an 8-foot birdie putt on the 13th hole, he started thinking about shooting 59.
He didn"t quite get there Saturday, settling for an 11-under 61 to break the Quail Hollow record and take a four-shot lead in the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C.
After making nine birdies in a 10-hole stretch, the top-ranked McIlroy pushed his 7-iron on the par-3 17th hole to the right side of the green 40 feet from the cup. He settled for par and the dream was dashed.
"I was little disappointed with not finishing it off the way I wanted to, but still it was a great run," McIlroy said.
It was McIlroy"s best round on the PGA Tour, but not his best ever.
He said he had a putt for 59 on the 18th hole at The Bear"s Club in Jupiter, Florida, leading up to the Masters, but missed it.
"I left it short," McIlroy said with a laugh.
He didn"t leave much short Saturday.
He started the balmy afternoon three shots behind Webb Simpson and Robert Streb.
But after two pars to start the day, the world"s No. 1 ranked golfer made five birdies<|fim_middle|> by Anthony Kim in 2008.
McIlroy set the previous course record of 62 in the final round of his 2010 Wells Fargo victory, and Brendon de Jonge matched it last year.
LPGA: France"s Perrine Delacour took the third-round lead in the Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Va. Delacour birdied three of the final five holes for a 4-under 67. She had an 11-under 202 total on Kingsmill Resort"s River Course.
Alison Lee is one stroke back.
Champions Tour: Jeff Maggert birdied the final two holes for a 4-under 68 and sole possession of the lead after the third round of the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala. Maggert reached 14 under to go one stroke ahead of Kevin Sutherland at Shoal Creek.
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Web.com Tour: Australian Rod Pampling drained a 25-footer for birdie on No. 9, his finishing hole, at Thornblade Club for a 2-under 69 to maintain his lead after 54 holes of the BMW Charity Pro-Am in Greenville, S.C.
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McIlroy had a sense early on this could be his day to go low after he saw Justin Thomas shoot a 65 and a few others go low in the morning.
"I knew that there were scores out there to be had — and I got a little more aggressive," McIlroy said.
That included driving the green on the 345-yard, par-4 14th hole for the fourth time in his career — more than any player in tournament history.
"I feel like it"s one of these courses I can get on a roll with," McIlroy said.
McIlroy is looking to become the first two-time winner of the event. At 18-under 198, he"s on pace to shatter the tournament record of 16 under set | 192 |
On Those Without Honor
by Uncola:
On Tuesday, February 28th, 2017, President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of congress with a speech that was widely praised, even by his most fervent critics.
Each American generation passes the torch of truth, liberty and justice, in an unbroken chain all the way down to the present. That torch is now in our hands. And we will use it to light up the world. I am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength, and it is a message deeply delivered from my heart.
In his address, Trump claimed that positive immigration reform was possible as long as lawmakers focused on goals to:
improve jobs and wages for Americans, to strengthen our nation's security, and to restore respect for our laws.
He offered his vanquished opponents in the Democratic Party much to consider even lamenting the $6 trillion spent in the Middle East in favor of a $1 trillion infrastructure investment here in the United States. He further expressed his desire to solve many other "pressing problems" involving the economy, the national debt, healthcare, education, poverty and crime.
How did the Democrats, establishment Republicans, and the corporate media respond?
With continued attacks on the legitimacy of Trump's presidency via false accusations of election hacking and his administration's non-existent collusion with Russia. Indeed, within 24 hours of Trump's speech, House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, accused Trump's newly appointed Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, of "lying under oath" during his confirmation proceedings regarding his contacts with the Russians.
Although Sessions may have spoken with Russian Ambassador, Sergei Kislyak, in accordance with his duties on the Armed Services Committee, he did not do so in order to affect the election outcome. Regardless, by Thursday, just two days after Trump's congressional address, Jason Chaffetz, the Utah Republican who leads the Oversight Committee, Senator Rob Portman of Ohio and House majority leader, Kevin McCarthy of California also jumped on the Russian bandwagon to challenge both Sessions' integrity and legitimacy as Attorney General.
Hours later, Sessions recused himself from any 2016 Presidential Campaign investigations.
Clearly, what we have witnessed this week was the "politics of personal destruction" in order to promulgate a narrative that empowers accusers so they can secure political ends via lies, innuendo and smear tactics. In other words, Jeff Sessions got "Borked".
Robert Bork was the legal scholar, Yale Law School professor, Solicitor General, acting Attorney General, and judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, who was nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan in 1987. In spite of Bork's preeminent qualifications and unassailable moral rectitude, he was rejected by the U.S. Senate after then Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, slandered Bork with despicable defamations:
Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens' doors in midnight raids, schoolchildren could not be taught about evolution, writers and artists could be censored at the whim of the Government, and the doors of the Federal courts would be shut on the fingers<|fim_middle|> do not care to "join" Trump; the press will not report on Trump fairly; and that a majority of Americans, primarily in her urban centers, would rather embrace falsehoods than work with Trump to place America's priorities first.
Before it's said and done, the President, and his Deplorables, just might succeed in making the United States great again. But even if they do, part of me will always know it was not what most of America's population deserved.
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Don on Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair:… | of millions of citizens for whom the judiciary is, and is often the only, protector of the individual rights that are the heart of our democracy.
Judge Bork claimed that not one line in Kennedy's speech was accurate and even the Economist magazine later admitted that Bork "was right", but that Kennedy's false accusations "still worked".
In 1990, we saw the same people vilify Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas, over his unproven sexual harassment of Anita Hill. Ironically, the same people later defended Bill Clinton's illicit sexual escapades with then White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. The only reasons for the double-standard that I can see must have been because Clarence Thomas is black and the fact that the allegations against Clinton were true.
Do you see the hypocrisy?
In another paradoxical twist of fate, just as Robert Bork was falsely condemned by Democrats in the U.S. Senate, so was Bill Clinton acquitted by the Democrats in the Senate a little over a decade later. Many, even today, claim Slick Willie merely lied about sex. However, if one took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States, and then as the nation's elected President, lied under oath and obstructed justice; then these were High Crimes and Misdemeanors, indeed.
But where was the press?
They weren't there when Bill Clinton received illegal campaign contributions from China, and then later lifted security measures which allowed Chinese access to U.S. military technologies.
Why do those in the media ignore documented treason by Bill and Hillary Clinton, yet skewer Donald Trump and his administration over false accusations regarding Russia?
Why is the mainstream media so obsessed with imaginary Russian election hacking when they completely downplayed Obama's actual collusion with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, on foreign soil, before the 2012 presidential election?
Obama : "This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility."
Medvedev : "I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir [Putin]."
Where was the collective outrage?
According to the Media Research Center, over 88% of all press coverage on Donald Trump has been negative during his first 30 days in office. Obviously, this is to be expected, but if the press had any honor, or integrity, they would have given Obama the same treatment during his eight year presidency and extended Hillary Clinton the same courtesy during the 2016 presidential election.
Yet, the media coverage is always biased in favor of progressive politicians. Why? Because the media and establishment politicos have a global agenda that definitely does not include putting America first. That's why.
These people do not love America. On the contrary. This is why they lie, cheat and steal to obtain their objectives. They have no honor, so they contort their narratives in order to sell their agendas to the American public under false pretenses.
Now, they are threatened by the internet.
On March 2, 2017 an opinion piece was published in the New York Times entitled "Internet Threatens Democracy". Therein, the author, Thomas B. Edsall, a journalism professor at Columbia University, blamed the internet for the weakening of the current Democratic and Republican parties while he simultaneously perpetuated the Russian election hacking myth and mourned the "fake news" damage to Hillary Clinton:
Two developments in the 2016 campaign provided strong evidence of the vulnerability of democracies in the age of the internet: the alleged effort of the Russian government to secretly intervene on behalf of Trump, and the discovery by internet profiteers of how to monetize the distribution of fake news stories, especially stories damaging to Hillary Clinton.
Of course no mention is made of Hillary Clinton stealing the Democratic Party nomination from Bernie Sanders, or Clinton's campaign manager, John Podesta's predilection for "spirit cooking" which includes recipes comprised of fresh urine, breast milk, and sperm.
Neither does the New York Times, or any of the mainstream media today, desire to research and report on Podesta's Pizzagate, the Clinton Foundation, Hillary's missing e-mails, private Wall Street speeches, or how Bill and Hillary Clinton became multi-millionaires.
No, instead of ferreting out actual corruption in either the Democratic or Republican parties, they choose to identify the internet as what threatens democracy today and "Trumpism" as The New Punk Rock.
Now, we have Valarie Jarrett moving in with Barack and Michelle, and Eric Holder proclaiming the return of Obama in order to "take his place at the helm of the democrats' Trump opposition efforts"; of which Obama already started during his last days in the White House.
So much for the time-honored tradition of past presidents refusing to publically criticize their successors.
Even former president, George W. Bush, after eight years of near silence under Obama, has chosen to publically trash Trump within a mere eight weeks after his inauguration.
At the same time, no one in either party, or the press, appears to be critiquing the Democrats who refused to honor the wife of a fallen Navy Seal.
As I see all of this occur, I can't help but feel a sense of sadness for my country. Beneath the sadness, I feel anger. And, underlying the anger, I fear not for myself, but for the future of America and her children.
At the end of his speech to the United States Congress on Tuesday, Trump closed with these inspiring words:
I am asking all citizens to embrace this renewal of the American spirit. I am asking all members of Congress to join me in dreaming big, and bold and daring things for our country. And I am asking everyone watching tonight to seize this moment and, believe in yourselves. Believe in your future. And believe, once more, in America.
We are not witnessing a renewal of the American spirit. Instead, we are observing ever-expanding corruption and the increasing dissemination of lies.
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Ask Royal Blood to recall the moment they realised their lives had changed forever and they'll always come back to Glastonbury 2014. Having already released a slew of turbo-charged singles, the duo, bassist and vocalist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher, had been turning heads with their muscular, Queens Of The Stone Age meets White Stripes sonic assault. Then came their Glasto debut and an early slot on the John Peel Stage.
"We poked our heads around the corner to see if anyone was going to be watching us," remembers Mike. "And there was like 12,000 people or something mental, they were right outside the tent and I was like oh my god what's going on?"
"That was crazy because the record wasn't even out at that stage," agrees Ben. "We were playing to 200 people on tour and that was mind blowing to us to sell out those venues. Then to<|fim_middle|> do this as my job and my career I feel settled now. I feel employed."
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When it's happening to you, you can be quite numb to it.
In just a few weeks the band will return to Glastonbury, only this time they'll be on the Pyramid stage with only The xx and Radiohead playing above them. It's the latest high point in a short career that's been rammed with what most bands would consider lifetime achievements: supporting the Arctic Monkeys at Finsbury Park, scoring the best-selling rock record of the last three years and rubbing shoulders with every childhood hero they can recall from Jimmy Page to Lars Ulrich.
"You can't digest those life experiences immediately," says Mike, struggling to describe exactly what it was like to live in that Royal Blood maelstrom at the time. "It wasn't until two years later when we came off the road and went home that everything becomes real and you can understand it for what it is. When it's happening to you, you can be quite numb to it."
Do they feel like rock stars now? They both cringe at the question. "To us that's like an ugly word," says Mike shaking his head. "It's almost offensive in a way. We're musicians."
Clash have come to meet the duo at the swanky, achingly hip Ace Hotel on Shoreditch High Street to discuss the band's new album, 'How Did We Get So Dark?'. A full day of press is running behind schedule, and as we chat Mike and Ben tuck into plates of chips and chicken, their first chance to eat all day. They seem relaxed, rejuvenated and excited for what's to come. "We're in that honeymoon period of press where we haven't done anything like this for so long and there's so much new stuff to talk about," says Mike. "Last night was our first show in 18 months."
Were they nervous? "It was so fun," he replies. "We were so full of adrenaline before we went on, I was trying to calm down a bit."
Pressure's such a turbulent thing...
After the huge success of their self-titled debut surely they felt enormous pressure when recording its follow-up, something they found new ways to deal with. "Pressure's such a turbulent thing," says Mike thoughtfully. "We didn't have pressure on the first album, we genuinely didn't think anyone beyond our friends would hear our music. But it always came back round to the idea that if me and Ben think an idea is good, it is good. And that's really where it ended."
The duo started writing the new album when out on the road touring 'Royal Blood', however it wasn't until they came off tour for a much needed break that their ideas really started taking shape. "We didn't want to jump in and write without thinking about it," says Mike. "Our first record is this Frankenstein patchwork of demos and with this one we wanted to make a proper record, a proper body of work. 'Lights Out' was a breakthrough song for us, it was like we discovered the DNA of the album. It was like the final piece of the puzzle was coming together."
Before I was a bit more innocent in my writing...
Due out on June 16th, 'How Did We Get…' is just as taut and powerful as its predecessor, although sonically it's a more intricate beast than its hulking predecessor, littered with dynamics, textures and even electronic keys, the tracks coming lyrically from a much darker, more personal place. "I felt less aggressive," admits Mike. "I think my style of playing became more roll than rock. I didn't want to headbang on stage I wanted to have a little dance, throw out a few shapes. On this album I definitely wanted to be more open and more vulnerable and honest about things that I've been through. 'Hole In Your Heart' feels like a real breakup tune. And I always struggle with fabricating stories, I have to write from personal experience."
"It comes really naturally to me to write about relationships. Before I was a bit more innocent in my writing, I was angrier about situations, this album is more reflective. There was definitely times when I asked, is that too obvious and Ben would be like no keep it raw. Our music is very raw so the lyrics should be too."
"Mike has a good compass with lyrics, he knows what language and what interpretations to use," interjects Ben. "He's not too safe either he goes and says something's that are a little out there."
"We trust each other," adds Mike. It's the same with Ben's drumming. We look after each other's departments, that's how it works," Ben laughs. "Like the 'Lights Out' drum fill, I don't think many people would take that into a song..."
"I remember saying come up with the worst drum fill. What's the anti-drum fill?" says Mike. "There's a great Josh Homme quote which is, if you can't outsmart them out dumb them. That drum fill is perfect. It out-dumbs every drummer in the world," Ben nods knowingly. "There's a reason that drum fill has never been done before."
The duo might have tweaked their formula, but one thing's for certain. 'How Did We Get So Dark' is proof of just how much racket two people are capable of making. "I'm still obsessed with the simplicity of it," says Mike when Clash ask if they ever feel restricted by their bass and drums set-up. "If anything on this album we've pulled even more away. There are parts on this album that are even more minimal. Our third record is going to be just Ben."
I'm still obsessed with the simplicity of it...
Before we get to that point though there's mammoth crowds to play to and huge spaces to fill with thunderous, Gods-balls riffery, not to mention a huge UK tour in November with support from seminal post-punk At The Drive In. How would they say life has changed the most during this manic rollercoaster ride?
"Before Royal Blood I didn't know what I was going to do with my life or where I was going to go," says Mike. "I guess now I get to | 1,316 |
I found this interesting article about Borders bookstore in the US which filed for bankruptcy last February. If a bidder emerges before the end of the month the company can still keep in business.
Such a shame for this to happen to a supposedly giant bookseller, and to think that a larger percentage of Americans than Filipinos read supposedly. I hope it doesnt happen to any of our bookstores here!
found this interesting article about Borders bookstore in the US which<|fim_middle|>IYA my book hobby.
They also have one in Dubai mall. Its bigger and have more space than the Singapore store.
Comparing the prices, KINOKUNIYA sells books at lower prices compared to BORDERS. | filed for bankruptcy last February. If a bidder emerges before the end of the month the company can still keep in business.
sorry to burst your bubble but Borders is already officially liquidated.
.... Not my favorite bookstore!!!
Hi memnoch, yes i'm afraid so, in fact this is old news already, the latest I heard i think is that Borders is closed na talaga.
I have been to that BORDERS in Singapore. Its ok. Its good. I have also gone through all the BORDERS in Dubai. They have BORDERS in most of their malls/City Centers. You can also make an order without any delivery fee.
But KINOKUNIYA is really my ALL TIME FAVORITE.
There is one in Singapore and its really AWESOME. It's like HEAVEN for book lovers. I almost cried when I was there. It's so huge that all the good books you can find in the AMAZON website (or maybe a good portion of it) is there on their shelves. You probably need the whole day to go through their shelves. I spent only a few hours there and I really got a headache after going there. I bought a lot of books that time and since then, I started collecting books. I owe KINOKUN | 261 |
Low-temperature oxidation reactions of crude oils using TGA-DSC techniques
Kök, Mustafa Verşan
Nurgaliev, Danis K.
In this research, combustion behaviour of three crude oils with different degrees API gravities was analysed. The thermogravimetric analyser (TGA) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) experiments were performed using three different heating rates (2, 5, and 10 degrees C min(-1)) under air atmosphere. The reaction regions, burn-out temperatures, and peak temperatures were determined accordingly. Two main reaction regions, particularly the low-temperature oxidation (LTO) and high-temperature oxidation (HTO) reactions, were figured out in TGA and DSC curves, which suggested exothermic behaviour. Kinetic parameters of the crude oils were determined using model free methods (Ozawa-Flynn-Wall, OFW, and Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose, KAS), which allows the calculation of kinetic properties at progressive conversion degrees without the requirement of any reaction models and f(alpha) estimations. The variation in activation energy with respect to the conversion degree pointed out that the LTO reaction stage can be subdivided into three subzones. The results indicated that the activation energies were changing depending on the conversion degree, which is an indication of complex reaction mechanisms. The change in activation energy with respect to conversion degree showed slight variation for heavy crude oil compared with that in light crude oil.
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Low-temperature oxidation, Kinetic analysis, In situ combustion, Ramped temperature oxidation, Thermogravimetry, Diferential scanning calorimeter
JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY
Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Article
Light crude oil combustion in the presence of limestone matrix
Kök, Mustafa Verşan; Keskin, C; Madarasz, J; Bagci, S (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2004-01-01)
In this study the combustion characteristics of crude oils (Karakus and Beykan) in the presence of a limestone matrix were determined using the thermogravimetry (TG/DTG). Experiments were performed at a heating rate of 10degreesC min(-1), whereas the air flow rate was kept constant at 10 L h(-1) in the temperature range of 20-900degreesC. In combustion with air, three distinct reaction regions were identified in all crude oil/limestone mixtures studied known as low temperature oxidation (LTO), fuel depositi...
Comparative combustion kinetics for in situ combustion process
Kök, Mustafa Verşan (Elsevier BV, 2001-03-22)
In this research, thermal characteristics and combustion kinetics of three crude oils (13-27 degrees API) were investigated using DuPont 9900 thermal analysis system (TG/DTG). A sample size of 10 mg. heating rate of 10 degreesC min(-1) were used<|fim_middle|> was observed that as the heating rate of the reactions increased, peak temperatures of the reacti...
Combustion reaction kinetics studies of Turkish crude oils
Bagci Suat, S.; Kök, Mustafa Verşan (2004-09-01)
In this research, sixteen experiments were conducted to study the combustion reaction kinetics of Turkish crude oils (Bati Raman, Camurlu, Raman, Adlyaman, Garzan, Karakus and Beykan) in a limestone medium. A mixture of the limestone and the crude oil was subjected to a controlled heating program under a constant flow rate of air. The produced gas was analyzed for its oxygen and carbon oxides contents. Although the molar CO2/CO ratios vary during low-temperature oxidation (LTO), for fuel deposition (FD) and...
M. V. Kök and D. K. Nurgaliev, "Low-temperature oxidation reactions of crude oils using TGA-DSC techniques," JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, pp. 775–781, 2020, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/47736. | in the temperature range of 20-700 degreesC under air atmosphere. Theoretically, combustion of fuel can be initiated whenever oxygen comes in contact with fuel. However, the temperature, composition of fuel and oxygen supply dictates the nature of this reaction. In ...
Effect of clay on crude oil combustion by thermal analysis techniques
Kök, Mustafa Verşan (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2006-05-01)
This research was aimed to investigate the role of clay on the combustion and kinetic behavior of crude oils in limestone matrix. For this purpose, simultaneous TG (thermogravimetry) and DTA (differential thermal analysis) experiments were performed at three different heating rates as 10-15 and 20 degrees C min(-1), respectively. A uniform trend of decreasing activation energies was observed with the addition of clay. It was concluded that clays surface area affects the values of Arrhenius constant, while i...
Combustion characteristics and kinetics of diesel and canola oil samples
Kök, Mustafa Verşan (2016-01-01)
In this study, combustion and pyrolysis behavior of diesel and canola oil is investigated using thermal analysis techniques known as thermogravimetry (TG-DTG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at different heating rates. Reaction regions, peak temperatures, mass loss, heat flow rates, ignition temperatures, and specific heat of diesel and canola oil samples are determined using TG-DTG and DSC data. It | 327 |
As medical researchers learn more about the role stress plays in our overall health it becomes more obvious that stress is a potential killer. In addition to increasing the chances of having a heart attack, stroke or other serious medical problem, stress can also impact your mental health. A study from 2010 found that chronic stress has a negative impact on memory. Demanding jobs, busy schedules, financial difficulties and relationship problems are just a small sampling of stress triggers that can result in chronic stress. These simple methods can<|fim_middle|> to arrange for your own snacks ahead of time and include things like fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Water or even flavored sparkling water is a much better choice when compared to soda and other sweetened drinks when you are thirsty.
There's an old saying that suggests laughter as the best medicine, and although that may be somewhat overstated, there's no doubt that a good laugh can help you reign in stress. Laughing results in the release of endorphins, those "feel good" hormones that will help banish stress and anxiety. Got a favorite comedy movie or jokes website that gives you the LOLs? Check it out when you are feeling wound up and have a good laugh.
As almost everyone knows, coffee is a very popular beverage in offices everywhere. Since caffeine can raise blood pressure and increases levels of stress-related hormones, switching to a beverage like green tea may help keep stress at bay. Green tea has much less caffeine and proves the added benefit of an amino acid which can help quiet the nervous system and reduce stress.
Signing up for a meditation, yoga or tai chi class can help you maintain a higher level of "mindfulness" which will help you keep tabs on your stress level. This approach is more of a lifestyle change which can help you handle situations better and head off stress before it even starts.
The benefits of exercise are many, but some people may not realize that improving your mood may be among them. A short jog, a walk or even standing up from your office chair and doing a few stretches can benefit your mood. Exercise also triggers the release of those "feel good" endorphins which can help you feel better almost immediately.
Depriving yourself of the sleep you need can turn into a vicious cycle of stress. It's no secret that feeling stressed can keep you awake at night, but not getting enough sleep can also increase stress levels. It can become a cycle that's difficult to break. We all know it can be difficult to get into bed at the right time because there is so often that "one more thing" we want to do before we retire for the night. Getting the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep will make it easier to avoid feeling stressed.
Grinding through work non-stop at break-neck speed is a sure fire way to make yourself more susceptible to stress. A short 10 or 15-minute break can help you refocus yourself and give you a much-needed respite from a hectic workday. It may seem impossible at times to break away for a short period, but you'll benefit from it in the long run, and will be better prepared to tackle that stack of work when your break is over. | be used by anyone to reduce stress, and therefore reduce the chances of serious health problems.
Listening to music can help you lower stress and put you in a better mood. Obviously, selecting soothing music is better than putting on something like heavy metal in most cases. Everyone is different, so there may be people out there who feel relaxed listening to Metallica. For most people, classical music or even recordings of nature sounds like ocean waves or birds singing are probably the best ways to relax.
Ringing up a friend on the phone and chatting for a bit can help reduce stress levels. Sharing some of your troubles with someone you trust may help ease your anxiety, and perhaps even provide the benefit of some good advice and suggestions for your situation. Even a brief conversation with a close friend or loved one can help you put things in perspective.
It may seem a bit odd to some people, but talking to yourself can actually help you relax. Talking to yourself about your situation and suggesting various solutions can have a calming effect and help you think more clearly. It's important under these circumstances to reassure yourself and remind yourself that you will work through your problems and things will work out for the better.
The food industry doesn't do us any favors by promoting highly-processed, sugary food and making it so readily available anywhere they can think of. Keeping stress under control is much easier with the benefit of a healthy diet that avoids the kinds of snack foods and beverages most often found in vending machines and fast food restaurants. Make an effort | 303 |
Ender is a slight fragile teenager with the expanding mind of a genius. His brother, the brute jock, is violent and only sees through strength and brutality. His sister the kind and compassionate one sees only through an affected<|fim_middle|>, his mind is his strength. He is gifted with the ability to become his aggressor and think like his aggressor thus giving him the key to the aggressor as he learns to love them through their frailty – using this to exploit them and thus destroy them. This ability is seen by those old men solidified in their ways, who have no flexibility in their thinking anymore, and exploit Ender to achieve their own ends. But at what cost, and to whom? | sense of contact. Ender is a third child in a population overloaded world that is reeling from the previous war with the alien race of insectivorous beings who work and behave like the ants nest, the Formics. Having been brought in to being by loving parents who gained permission for his birth, Ender feels he is not only unwanted but excess baggage to the world. However | 77 |
ON THE MENU: Cheshire institution Blackie's hot dogs relishes tradition
Rick Flavin, manager, holds a plate of Blackie's hot dogs with Blackie's relish, mustard and plain at Blackie's Hot Dog Stand in Cheshire, Monday, May 14, 2018. Blackie's Hot Dog Stand is celebrating its 90th anniversary. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
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Rick Flavin, manager, talks with customers at Blackie's Hot Dog Stand in Cheshire, Monday, May 14, 2018. Blackie's Hot Dog Stand is celebrating its 90th anniversary. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Blackie's hot dogs with Blackie's relish and plain at Blackie's Hot Dog Stand in Cheshire, Monday, May 14, 2018. Blackie's Hot Dog Stand is celebrating its 90th anniversary. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal<|fim_middle|> voted to adopt the Cheshire Public Schools "Next Genera...
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Blackie's Hot Dog Stand in 1928. Blackie's Hot Dog stand is celebrating its 90th anniversary. Courtesy Blackie's Hot Dog Stand
Blackie's Hot Dog Stand founders Art and Mary Blackman. Blackie's Hot Dog Stand is celebrating its 90th anniversary. Courtesy Blackie's Hot Dog Stand
Gary Charrette, of Naugatuck, right, and Marc Piendl, of Milford, take lunch at Blackie's Hot Dog Stand in Cheshire, Monday, May 14, 2018. Blackie's Hot Dog Stand is celebrating its 90th anniversary. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Blackie's Hot Dog Stand in Cheshire, Monday, May 14, 2018. Blackie's Hot Dog Stand is celebrating its 90th anniversary. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
By Jeniece Roman, Record-Journal staff
CHESHIRE — A 90-year tradition continues.
Local family-owned eatery Blackie's hot dog stand is celebrating the 90th anniversary of the restaurant's opening in 1928.
Manager Rick Flavin grew up near the hot dog stand and most of his family has worked in the restaurant. Blackie's was founded by Flavin's great aunt, Mary Mahoney, originally from Ireland, and his great uncle, Art Blackman of Waterbury. Following Blackman's death in 1939, Mary ran the restaurant with her sister Nel Flavin who later inherited Blackie's from Mary. Nel Flavin was a fixture at the restaurant until her death in 1994.
"Nel was awesome," Rick Flavin said of his grandmother. "She was always working behind the counter. She loved the customers. She was very protective of her relish."
The business began in 1928 as a gas station, which soon sold hot dogs to "hungry travelers and families during the day and couples who danced to all hours of the night," according to a history on the restaurant's website. A "No Dancing" sign still in place at the restaurant was posted to avoid a local cabaret tax.
Rick Flavin said many of Blackie's regular customers are families that have been eating there for years.
"There are lots of people who have had first dates here and gotten married," said Flavin. "Pretty much the most common thing to hear is 'my grandfather or father brought me here.'"
The original building burned down in 1945 and a separate building was built at 2200 Waterbury Road. The current establishment displays its history throughout the restaurant in photographs, newspaper clippings and original menus.
One photo in particular displays a bottle of Blackie's Pepper Relish floating in outer space with the Earth behind it. Rick Mastraccio, a NASA astronaut, was a frequent customer at Blackie's and decided to take the relish into space.
"His wife had contacted me and asked if I can put it in a specific bottle so that it can be able to go into outer space," said Flavin.
The family has held onto many of the traditions of the restaurant including serving their signature relish, not serving fries and remaining closed on Fridays due to the founding family's Catholic faith.
"We're just keeping the tradition alive," said Flavin. "We often do private parties on Fridays. Mostly it's for fundraisers and things like that."
Flavin said Blackie's prides itself in giving back to the community through fundraisers and other activities.
Theresa Mastrianni said she has been eating at Blackie's with her family for as long as she can remember. Mastrianni knows most of the people that work at the restaurant and Flavin always remembers her order.
"It's comforting," she said. "We come every Monday. We've been doing it for a couple of years."
jroman@record-journal.com
Twitter: @JenieceRoman
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A Musical Contrarian: Tod Machover's "Brain Opera"
1. I hope the c-opera list will be more about exchanging ideas, networking and such. We will be shooting ourselves in the collective foot if we sit around in judgement of each other's work.
2. I believe in the validity of all aesthetic experience.
3. "The Brain Opera" was definitely provocative, as evidenced by the many walk-outs throughout, the questions posed afterwards, and the private discussion of exiting audience members. You have to respect that.
4. No matter what I say, I encourage all who are curious to experience this work for him/herself. I gave up reviewing years ago because I got disgusted by how people who had never seen works would sit around at parties passing judgement on what they themselves had not seen/heard.
5. You can read about the plot, synopsis, instruments and program notes yourself at http://brainop.media.mit.edu --- you don't need me for that.
6. I attended "The Brain Opera" twice, on successive nights. I wasn't very impressed the first night, which I attended alone; the second night I went with my wife and with a friend who is an NYU professor and President of IPG, the NYU Interactive Performance Group. I enjoyed the performance portion more the second time, for reasons I will explain below.
"The Brain Opera" is in two parts. First, the audience is led into a darkened room in which are collected several "instruments". The centerpiece is the "Rhythm Tree", which consists of 6 potato-sack sized bags covered with fist-sized rubber bumps. When you punch a bump, a sound comes from a nearby speaker. This is the only instrument that can be learned and played in a conventional sense, since the sounds from each bump stay fixed. The hope was that a jam session would result. It never materialized. The general cacophany of the room, plus the fact that there did not appear to be many loud bass tones (so that someone could have at least established a group beat), played against such action. Instead, people independently interacted with this fancy-looking "percussion kit" until they bored of it and moved on.
There were so-called "singing trees" and "talking trees". In the talking trees, a Max Headroom-ish LCD image of Marvin Minsky, head of AI at MIT, asked supposedly provocative thought questions, like, "How do you hear music differently on second hearing?", or some such. You were given a few seconds to drop your bon mot replies (into a microphone). You were asked to sing a single tone of your choice into the singing trees. A computer responded with a wall of sound that reacted to various qualities of your voice, while a short two-second video clip played forward and reverse. Both my friend and I enjoyed this the most.
The "Gesture Walls" were like theremins, with people waving their hands to produce responding compos<|fim_middle|> Internet players arrived, a performer actually had to announce it to the audience. For such a media-savvy, interactive piece, there was no web access, no video info touch screen --- museums and libraries are way ahead of us.
Is this the kind of description you want? | itional gestures from a computer. At second try I figured out that it was really just four independent channels which increased in intensity depending upon whether an object (your hand) was closest to which corner of a square. You could have done the same thing with four fingers on four slider bars.
The "Melody Easel" was a video touch screen that left Etch-A-Sketch like persistent marks superimposed on a video of someone swimming, or of bubbles, while a pre-recorded (or sampled) sequence played out as you drew.
Finally, "Harmonic Driving" devices were a video arcade representation of a quarter note careening down a water chute. If you pushed the steering wheel forward, percussion sounds dominated; if you pulled it back, choral tones came to the fore. If you hit the wall of the chute, or ran into an obstacle, crackly sounds resulted. Every so often there were blue and orange forks in the road --- choosing a path supposedly had an effect on the style of music that would ensue. Most people were fooled into thinking that they had to direct the note down the swerving chute, so they "drove" the machine, letting it tell the driver what to do.
The over-all impression was that of a room full of noisemakers (and I don't use the word "noise" in a derogatory way) that most adults quickly tired of. One of the problems was, how to let others hear what you were doing, and yet create a personal sonic environment (there were lots of headphones). There was also a goal to make it so that anyone could create music, but what this really meant was that people hardly had any idea of how to control or truly influence the sound.
Computers generating the compositional materials is definitely old-hat --- I studied with Laurie Spiegel, who did this stuff back in the 70's. And making it so that anyone could "create" music --- Laurie worked on an Apple program in the 80's that gave people a predictable interface that really could be played. So you can see why I was not impressed --- I've seen it before.
However, my second impressions color this. In the context of opera, and what was to follow, the audience was being exposed to sights and sounds that would recur in the second part. This addresses a fundamental problem with contemporary electronic music --- how to get an audience of some size to sit around and listen to a tape (or a "live computer-generated score", for that matter). For some audience members, and remember that tickets were free, listening to anything electronic was distasteful --- thus the many walk-outs. (Remember also, this was in Lincoln Center, where the New York Philharmonic and its conservative minions reign supreme). For others, they were tricked into sitting through a 35-minute pre-recorded piece with some frame of reference to hold onto.
The second part of "The Brain Opera" was in a formal, small theatre, with three large video screens (basically a scrim), a rhythm tree and a variation on the gesture wall (using a chair so that the performer did not need to stand). There was also a baton that a third performer used. However, the instruments were largely irrelevant to the performance, which was really the playing of a pre-recorded audio and visual piece by Tod Machover. Tod wrote the music, and Sharon Daniel, a visual artist, "mickey-moused" (that's a film term) a series of visual images to his piece. During the playing of this, three electrical engineering and computer science MIT students waved their hands in the air for 35 minutes, adding a small gloss to the goings-on. I was reminded of the late Jerry Hunt, who performed elaborate rituals on-stage while a computer generator largely ignored him. These students had a stronger influence on the sound than Jerry did, as did two people at a mixer in the rear of the room. But so what? The visual mickey-mousing reinforced Tod's contribution, which, as one audience member indelicately put it, was "canned." The performers claimed that 60 percent of the music was repeated, but I know from two visits that that statistic is more like 85 to 90 percent.
By sitting at the rear of the theatre and ignoring the video screen and waving students, I was able to hear the piece better the second time. Reading the program notes helped, too. Of the three movements, the first was a reworking, similar to Berio's "Sinfonia" or, more so, Foss's "Baroque Variations", of Bach's Ricercare from "Musical Offering." A short section also brought in the comments of audience members to the afore-mentioned "talking tree." For the second movement, the recorded voices of Lorraine Hunt, Karol Bennett, Chris Nomura and Anne Azema were manipulated spatially and otherwise as they sang a setting of some words of Mr. Minsky. (This was introduced by a section of just Lorraine Hunt singing scales on "ah"). In the third movement, the performers on stage were largely given more control, as well as piped in contributions from Internet users "playing" a program that allowed several parameters to be selected and adjusted as the computer composed the music. (Prior to my seeing the second performance, my friend had downloaded this program off the net and we saw how it worked. We couldn't connect to the audio/video live stream because "Streamworks" was unavailable for access). I was impressed by the clarity of the often dense mix --- digital technology has sure gotten rid of the tape "generation" problem.
The very end was telling. The baton bearer picked up a simple wood block and struck it once. Suddenly, after 35 minutes of processed, speakered, mediated sound, a distinctive, recognizable, natural sound entered the world, and it was both startling and moving. But, not to be outdone, the sound was processed and instantly aurally mixed with a computer generated reverb that, repeating the sound on seven or eight pitches, had the last word.
It was amazing that, given the level of technology used, a visual roadmap of the piece was not available on screen. Art galleries are not averse to putting curator program notes on the walls near the art, and to splitting an exhibit into rooms to illustrate something. It would have been so useful to be led through the piece, told what was being played, maybe seen snippets of score. When the | 1,334 |
It is a known fact that dogs are lively, social beings. Loneliness can be<|fim_middle|>ably goes in to have a close look at her baby brother.
The sibling pair nuzzle up together, looking like two long lost souls who have found each other after centuries! So, if you're hoping to make a new addition to your canine family, this is your cue!
Click the video below to watch Lulu's heart-melting antics as she meets baby Benson! | scary for them, often making them irritable and depressed. They love having other canine playmates, as much as they love their humans.
Lulu is one happy Golden Retriever, whose two humans decided to get her a sibling to make her days livelier. In this charming little video, we see mom bring home a tiny box, as Lulu waits curiously on the carpet. Mom carefully places the box beside Lulu and we see a tiny head peep out – it is a little puppy called Benson!
Lulu is overjoyed as she sees the little wonder. She can barely contain her happiness as we see her rollicking on the floor in adorable jumps. Aw! She must have really wanted a sibling so bad. Lulu eventually comes to her senses as she ador | 161 |
Ichabod Crane Commencement and Awards
Jun 24, 2019 | Class of 2019, Questar III BOCES, Special Education
Our class at Ichabod Crane High School celebrated the end of the 2018-2019 school year with its annual commencement and service-learning awards ceremony on June 21.
Beth St. Clair-Bedell's class at Ichabod Crane High School held its annual commencement and service-learning awards ceremony on June 21, 2019.
Staff from the Valatie Free Library, Grand Rehabilitation &<|fim_middle|> | Nursing at Barnwell, Mud Creek Environmental Learning and Ichabod Crane CSD recognized students for their weekly support of their programs – and the indelible mark they left on others. In fact, Barnwell resident Ernie Gilbert attended and wished the students well.
Questar III School Counselor and Transition Coordinator Sally Lauletta served as the featured speaker. She reminded students to stay focused on five things – dedication, patience, hard work, teamwork and loving what you do.
Kayla Wells received her diploma from Bettina Young, the school psychologist at Catskill CSD. Ichabod Crane High School Principal Craig Shull also presented Kayla with a medal of achievement and said she would forever be an Ichabod Crane Rider.
Kayla delivered remarks about her experiences in the program with her friends. Her and her classmates ended the ceremony with a song and a reception in their classroom.
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<|fim_middle|> | The Marine - Hotel Hotel 33 Marine Parade, Whitstable CT5 2BE.
The Marine - Hotel, 33 Marine Parade, Whitstable CT5 2BE.
Sitting on the Tankerton cliffs and overlooking the Thames Estuary, the hotel is ideally located for touring Kent's north-east coast, with the towns of Whitstable, Margate and Ramsgate all within easy reach. With the Medieval city of Canterbury only a short drive away, the Marine Hotel's relaxed atmosphere and convenient seaside position make it an excellent location for business meetings, conferences, dinner dances and weddings. In the evenings you can enjoy a meal in the hotel's restaurant, prepared using the finest local produce. The bar and lounge, which look out across the sea, are also open all day, serving meals at lunch time and in the evening.
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The expectation has changed. We are now expected to integrate fraud detection into an audit program and complete the program in a specified time period.
So, what is fraud data analytics? It is the process of using data mining to analyze data for red flags that correlate to a specific fraud risk statement.
After using fraud data analytics for over thirty years, I developed a methodology for performing fraud data analytics. The methodology is explained in my book, Fraud Data Analytics Methodology: The Fraud Scenario Approach to<|fim_middle|> data analytics plan includes a method for addressing false positives.
Fundamentally, there are two ways to address false positives. The first is to attempt to reduce the number of them through the fraud data analytics plan, and the second is to allow the fraud auditor to resolve the false positives through the audit procedure.
Remember, even the world's best auditor using the best audit program cannot detect fraud unless the sample being examined includes a fraudulent transaction. This is why fraud data analytics is so essential to the audit profession.
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What is the scope of the fraud data analysis plan?
How will the fraud risk assessment impact the fraud data analytics plan?
Which data mining strategy is appropriate for the scope of the fraud audit?
What decisions do you need to make regarding the availability, reliability, and usability of the data?
Do you understand the data?
What are the steps to designing a fraud data analytics search routine?
What filtering techniques are necessary to refine the sample selection process?
What is the basis of the sample selection?
What is the plan for resolving false positives?
What is the design of the fraud audit test for the selected sample?
Fraud Risk Assessment, the process of identifying the fraud risk statements that have a high likelihood of occurring.
Fraud Audit Program, the fraud data analytics plan and the fraud testing procedure.
Fraud Conclusion, an either/or outcome that indicates whether there is or is not creditable evidence of the existence of a fraud risk statement in your core business system.
It is important to make a distinction between identifying transactions and examining the transaction. Fraud data analytics is about creating a sample; the audit program is about gathering evidence to support a conclusion regarding the transaction. The end goal of the process is a sample of transactions that have the characteristics of a fraud risk statement.
It is critical to understand that fraud data analytics is driven by the fraud risk statement rather than the mining of data errors. Based on the scenario, it might be one red flag or a combination of red flags. Yes, some red flags are so overpowering that the likelihood of fraud is higher. Yes, some red flags simply correlate to errors. The process still requires an auditor to examine the documents and formulate a conclusion regarding the need for a fraud investigation. The end product of data analytics is a sample of transactions that have a higher probability of containing one fraudulent transaction rather than a random sample of transactions used to test control effectiveness.
In a recent project, we started with a sample of 200 vendors that contained sufficient red flags of shell company schemes. Through our fraud testing, we referred just five of the 200 vendors for investigation. So, was our fraud data analytics flawed because we had so many false positives? In my opinion, the answer is no. Why you ask?
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Allyssa Van Wienen was at her best against the best. And she, and her team, have been rewarded.
Van Wienen, a junior middle hitter on the Hillsdale College volleyball team, was named the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week. The award was announced and chosen by the conference<|fim_middle|>powered the team throughout Hillsdale's five-set victory.
Across the Chargers' four matches in Lakeland, Florida last weekend, Van Wienen averaged 3.41 kills per set, 1.12 digs per set and 1.0 blocks per set while leading her team to a 3-1 record.
A two-time All-Conference and All-Region player, Van Wienen is a team captain for a Hillsdale team gunning for its third consecutive G-MAC championship. The Chargers are hosting a three-day home tournament this week, starting with a key regional matchup versus Ashland Thursday. Van Wienen hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
33 East College St. | Hillsdale, MI 49242 | office Monday afternoon. New this year among the G-MAC's weekly honors are offensive and defensive players of the week, and Van Wienen won the very first offensive honor.
Tuesday afternoon, she was chosen as the Sports Imports/AVCA Division II National Player of the Week. This is just the second time a Charger volleyball player has received this honor. She joins 2012 graduate and former All-American Ashlee Crowder, who also won that award, on September 22, 2009. Van Wienen is just the second player in G-MAC history to win the sport's highest weekly honor. Cedarville's Abby Shelton won the award in 2016.
In Friday's victory over nine-time national champion Concordia-St. Paul, Van Wienen turned in a stirring performance, establishing a new career-high in kills with 21, to go along with 7 total blocks and a .452 hitting percentage. The Golden Bears were ranked No. 5 in the AVCA Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll, but Van Wienen over | 225 |
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Research has shown that one cause of insomnia may be the lack of magnesium. Magnesium is one of the key components to help regulate sleep. It isn't uncommon for you to have a magnesium deficiency. As much as 80 percent of Americans don't get enough magnesium in their diet.
Is most often referred to as the "good salt." Potassium and magnesium both serve as nerve and muscle relaxers. In order for you to get the sleep you need/deserve your body needs to be able to relax, which is why potassium is a vital nutrient.
Calcium is important for more than just your bones. James F. Balch, M.D. author of Prescription for Nutritional Healing said, "The lack of the nutrients calcium and magnesium will cause you to wake up after a few hours and not be able to return to sleep." Calcium plays a huge role in REM sleep. One study, published in the European Neurology Journal, found that disturbances during the very important REM deep sleep are related to calcium deficiency.
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Land appraisals are beneficial in many ways, and appraisers develop appraisals for many reasons. The benefits of having the land appraised are as stated below.
The primary advantage of having land appraisal is disposition. The owner may be influenced by valuing his land more than its worth during the process of selling. Additionally, the costs may be inflated by the realtors hired by the owner of the land to sell on their behalf to get a higher commission.For these reasons, finding a buyer may be complicated, and the land be sitting on the market for long. Besides, it can be a loss to the owner when land Is priced at lower prices than the actual. Hence, one is required to hire appraisal services. The appraiser will estimate the price to a fair amount based on the market value to favor both the buyer and the seller since he is not an interested party in the deal.
Hiring appraisal service is essential in planning. It is challenging for the relatives of the deceased to solve land issues. Nevertheless, after a person holding real estate dies, it is a requirement to follow the legal procedures. Land valuation is required before transfer of ownership from the deceased to the beneficiary.Therefore, this requires a competent property appraiser.
Appraisals are crucial when solving tax disputes. The elusive market of land make the values to vary at times. Due to this, there might be improper assessments by the governing bodies in place which may result in huge taxation or low taxation than normal.Hence, Filing for assessment appeal, landowners are required to have a reliable appraisal from a competent land appraiser. The reason is that the tax may not be reduced due to the failure of providing proof of lower assessment.
Another advantage of appraisals is when acquiring land. The hope of every land buyer is getting the best deal.Therefore, Obtaining an appraisal confidentially is wise<|fim_middle|> the land that the two spouses own. The appraiser's opinion in court is essential hence employed by the lawyer, court administrators or the arbitrator. | for the buyer without revealing the value to the seller.This can help the buyer to negotiate price knowing that he would not pay more than the market value for the land. To get the available market value together, the seller and the buyer can agree to source for the appraisal together.
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I thought that my reply might be helpful for other world.edu readers. Here is what I wrote (with a bit of judicious editing).
First of all, I should say that I don't really know what I'm talking about. This advice reflects my own personal experience, which is based on my enrolment at RMIT, in Australia. If you are thinking about<|fim_middle|> done a good honours degree and/or a Masters. However, not everybody has gone down that route. Some have been in industry. Some haven't had the opportunity due to socio-economic or other personal reasons. So some universities provide another route (sort of like mature aged entry into an undergrad degree).
At RMIT I enrolled in a Masters by Research as a stepping stone towards a PhD. This gave the university some comfort, as they could see whether I'd be a good fit or not. It also gave me a way out, if it wasn't working. I could graduate with a Masters, and everybody would still be happy. Also, I felt that, if it all went completely to hell, I'd feel better dropping out of a Masters than a PhD (I don't know why).
In Australia, all Higher Degree by Research courses (Masters and PhD) have milestones – Confirmation of candidature; Mid-candidature; and Completion. I'm doing my studies part time, so I came up for the Masters confirmation of candidature after two years. That seemed to go OK.
My next milestone for the Masters was my mid-candidature. Because I wanted to upgrade to a PhD, this became the confirmation of candidature for my PhD. That is, if I did well enough, I would be confirmed as a PhD student, and all the work that I'd done towards my Masters would be counted towards my PhD.
That's what I did last month. It went very well.
My plan is to do a PhD with publications, and one of my supervisors was worried that I hadn't done enough writing. I had one journal article under review and had done another conference paper. She would have preferred two or three journal papers, preferably with one accepted. But in the end, the review committee was very happy with my progress.
Accepted that I'd passed the mid-candidature of my Masters (and allowed me to continue the Masters), but not confirmed me as a PhD student.
OR if I'd done really badly, they might have had reservations about my progress in my Masters (which would have nixed any suggestion of a PhD).
But my supervisors were happy with my progress (mostly), and I did a practice presentation about four months ago, so there was lots of scaffolding to make sure that I didn't fall.
Work out who you want as a supervisor, and get them on-board first. They may smooth the way for you (or rescue your application if it gets mangled by the bureaucracy).
Look for someone who has grant funding in the area, as that may make it easier to cover costs (e.g. fieldwork) and maybe even a stipend. This will vary according to discipline. In most Social Sciences, Humanities & Business (where I am) your project has little or no relationship to your supervisors work. But it may be different in your field.
If you want to work out who has funding in Australia, use my handy guide to searching the ARC database of funded grants.
The big caveat is that I'm not sure that all universities will allow students to do this. I'm studying at RMIT in Melbourne – it isn't a 'tier one' university. Elite universities might be a bit more picky – they may require students to do a full Masters, and then enroll in a PhD (madness, in my opinion). I have no idea how this works overseas.
So there you have it – enroll in a Masters, prove that you can do some work and then upgrade to a PhD. Seems to be working for me. Maybe it will work for your friend, too.
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I'm sure that processes will vary between universities, but here is the main story, as I understand it.
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<|fim_middle|> | The Heavy, Meditative, and Tender Music of Les Filles de Illighadad
If you listen long enough, and make yourself open enough, it is possible to reach a kind of holy place while experiencing the music of Les Filles de Illighadad.Photograph by François-Xavier Freland
Last month, on a warm Tuesday evening, Les Filles de Illighadad—a guitar-based Tuareg quartet from western Niger—played for a sold-out crowd at Pioneer Works, an art and performance space in Red Hook, Brooklyn. This was the first time the band (Fatou Seidi Gali, Alamnou Akirwini, Fitimata Ahmadelher, and Abdoulaye Madassane) had toured the United States. The group's name translates to "The Girls of Illighadad," but their touring incarnation includes one gentleman (Madassane, Gali's brother, who mostly plays rhythm guitar). The crowd in Brooklyn was entranced, nearly reverent. Les Filles' music is mesmeric, almost prayer-like, which can leave an audience agog; the group's members speak French but not much English, which at first made it difficult for them to effectively cajole the room into dancing. Eventually, the music communicated something unambiguous. Whatever rhythm does to a human body—it was happening. By the end of the evening, people had abandoned their rickety folding chairs and little plastic cups of wine to boogie with abandon.
Les Filles de Illighadad has released two albums: a self-titled LP, in 2016, and "Eghass Malan," from 2017. Both records are heavy, meditative, and tender. At times, their work reminds me, in a not entirely illogical way, of the rhythmic, electric-guitar-based blues and fife-and-drum music of north Mississippi's Hill Country—from players like R. L. Burnside or Otha Turner, who were directly informed by African music seeded in the American South by slaves. If you listen long enough, and make yourself open enough, it is possible to reach a kind of holy place while experiencing Les Filles. The edges of your consciousness will blur a little. The road will stop seeming so straight.
The band is signed to Sahel Sounds, an independent record label founded in 2009 by Christopher Kirkley, a Portland, Oregon-based producer and a sort of vigilante ethnomusicologist. He has been making field recordings and posting them to the Sahel Sounds blog for more than a decade. Geographically, the Sahel is roughly defined as the semi-arid region bordered by the Sahara Desert, to the north, and the Sudanian Savanna, to the south, and is populated traditionally by nomadic tribes; Kirkley first visited the region in 2009, and stayed for nearly two years. Unlike the majority of his field-recording forebears, Kirkley is cognizant of and sympathetic to the optics of the endeavor—that he is another entry in a long lineage of white men who have inadvertently or purposefully appointed themselves protectors of black music. He is open about the label's financial dealings (all profits from album sales are divided equally, half to the group and half to the label), and he is driven, he has said, by a respect and admiration for contemporary African music, and by a desire to share both that work and the culture that nurtured it with a broader audience.
Untangling this particular paradox—that a white person might help preserve black music by recording it, while also understanding that recording itself is a largely modern, Western way of thinking about preservation, and that racism is often the reason the music needs "preserving" to begin with—is inevitably at the center of every probing conversation about the harmonic and cultural history of American music. I thought about it endlessly while writing a book about the mostly white collectors of rare 78-r.p.m. records (the rarest and most expensive of which were made by poorly paid black musicians, often from rural areas). Over time, I learned that a person can be uncomfortable with the transaction, but still wildly, selfishly grateful for it.
Perhaps what most distinguishes Kirkley from a figure like Alan Lomax, who first began making field recordings in the nineteen-thirties, is his self-awareness. (That, perhaps, is the greatest gift of doing field work of any sort in the twenty-first century.) "This is something I always think about," he told me recently. "But I don't know if I have an answer. It's a big question." Because of that, he doesn't worry much over the precedents, or how he fits into the line. "I'm woefully uninformed about Alan Lomax besides the recordings that I've heard," he admitted. We are now living in an era in which the phrase "cultural appropriation" is so familiar it nearly feels clichéd to invoke it, but it seems possible that listeners are again becoming open to cross-cultural exchange, when it's enacted with real mindfulness and care. In 2014, Kirkley went to Illighadad to meet with Gali. He described the region as a dry scrubland desert, with twisted trees and grasses. "The village of Illighadad has maybe thirty mud houses and a water tower," he said. "There are hundreds or thousands of animals—cattle, sheep, goats, camels—walking around freely."
It is sometimes difficult to describe Les Filles de Illighadad's sound, in part because it has few precedents, and in part because it's a hybrid of two isolated traditions, one ancient and one modern. It combines tende, a traditional, percussive folk music performed exclusively by women on a goatskin drum, with newer, guitar-based Tuareg music, which has historically been made by men. In the last few decades, the Sahel has produced some wildly talented electric guitarists, including Omara (Bombino) Moctar, Mdou Moctar (his "Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai," or "Rain the Color of Blue With a Little Red in It," is a staggering and awesome adaptation of Prince's "Purple Rain"), and Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, of the so-called desert-rock group Tinariwen. "Les Filles de Illighadad are often celebrated as being some of the first female Tuareg guitar players, which is of course very special," Kirkley said. He considers their music a kind of circling back, the closing of some mysterious circle: tende informed Tuareg guitar, and now the tradition is folding in on itself. "Tuareg guitar music was invented by musicians in exile, who were creating a sound that echoed the tende music of the camps. So in a way, this innovation is a return to form."
A funny danger for any scholar of vernacular music—amateur or otherwise—is letting the listening process become too cerebral, a distancing puzzle of influence and origin. At Pioneer Works, Les Filles de Illighdad's music felt especially alive, almost instinctive: Gali is a generous and sometimes exuberant guitar player, and she and her bandmates often locked into rich, immersive rhythms. After the show, Gali and Ahmadelher were standing outside, near the venue's side door. One by one, I watched members of the audience walk by, shyly, and say thank you.
Amanda Petrusich is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of "Do Not Sell at Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World's Rarest 78rpm Records."
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Leonard Cohen on Preparing for Death
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"If we can stop the Koch brothers in Montana, we can stop them in Iowa," Bullock said. "We can stop them all across this country."
Bullock said he's challenged the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens' United ruling and won as a Democrat in a state that voted for Trump.
"The path to victory isn't just through the coasts – it includes places we lost last election," he said. "Think about it: Almost a third of your counties voted for Obama twice and Trump. This is about the White House and your statehouse. And if we can't fire up Democrats and win back places we lost in '16, we may as well fold up that great big tent right now."
Women's rights are 'under assault,': Joe Biden says at Atlanta event with Beto O'Rourke
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who invited his wife on stage and introduced to her the crowd, said he's already implemented the policy proposals he and many other Democrats are pitching.
"I run the biggest, toughest, most diverse city in the world. I have 8.6 million highly opinionated constituents – all of them have an opinion," he said. "But one thing we agree on is putting working people first."
De Blasio noted New York is implementing universal pre-kindergarten and paid family leave.
"Don't you think you should have that in Iowa and all over the country?" he said. When critics worry about the cost, he told the crowd he says: "There's plenty of money in this world. And there's plenty of money in this country. It's just in the wrong hands."
After noting he just entered the race and didn't have many supporters in the crowd, Rep. Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, crammed a long list of issues he supports into his five minutes. But none can become a reality unless Washington's broken politics are fixed first, he said.
"Climate change, health care – on all the issues you've heard about today – he (Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell) has said 'no' and he has sent it to the legislative graveyard to die," Bennet said.
Among the policies he mentioned on which he hopes the country gets to yes: the "American Family Act." The act would expand the child tax credit from up to $2,000 a year for families with significant earnings to $3,000 per year ($250 per month) per child ages 6 to 16 and $3,600 per year ($300 per month) per child ages 0 to 5.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders arrives with Fight For 15 activists members while marching in the street before the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Photo: Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, closed out the last speech of the event by touting his plan to bring new voters into the process and to guard against barriers to participation and attempts to influence the country's elections.
"First, let's bring tens of millions of our fellow Americans in through same-day and automatic voter registration. Next, let's remove every barrier in place: A new voting rights act for this country, no more purges of the voter rolls or voter IDs to keep people out. And let's restore faith in this democracy by holding accountable those who invaded it in 2016 and then afterward sought to cover up and obstruct the investigation," O'Rourke said.
He also took time to thank Iowans for the advice they gave him as he has honed his campaign.
"To each one of you that I've had the chance to meet at one of our town halls or visits to your community, I'm grateful for the lessons that you have taught me," he said.
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The event gave candidates the opportunity to stand out in a crowded field, but with only five minutes to speak, they had to make their cases quickly.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. – Nineteen presidential candidates took the stage at the Iowa Democratic Party's 2019 Hall of Fame event in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, marking the largest event of the campaign so far.
"It's amazing. It's like a carnival," Carrie Ball, 47, a stay-at-home mom from Cedar Rapids, said with a hearty laugh. "You can run into any of them!"
With 1,500 activists and 200 members of the media in attendance, each of the candidates tried to stand out. But with only five minutes to speak – time was kept by loud instrumental music that drowned out speech-droners who ran over – they had to make their cases quickly.
Some candidates shortened their standard stump speeches. Others added a bit more flare. And many (but not all) brought huge crowds of supporters with them, who cheered and clapped and rallied for their chosen pick.
"Let's get this party started," said Iowa Democratic Party chair Troy Price, as he kicked off the hourslong event.
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Groups of supporters for several of the candidates currently running for president line the street outside of the Iowa Democratic Party's hall of fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Isabelle Webber, of Marion, poses for a selfie with Elizabeth Warren, candidate for president, outside of the Iowa Democratic Party's hall of fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Signs showing support for several of the candidates currently running for president line the street outside of the Iowa Democratic Party's hall of fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Supporters pf Kamala Harris for president cheer outside of the Iowa Democratic Party's hall of fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Elizabeth Warren greets the crowd of people supporting her for president outside of the Iowa Democratic Party's hall of fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Empty boxes of Casey's breakfast, and sausage pizza sit on a table during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend Ind., hold up rainbow colored "Boot Edge Edge" signs during a rally, Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend Ind., waves after speaking during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
A plastic coat hanger holds open an American flag on a stand during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend Ind., plays bags with Demi Stratmon, 20, of Washington, D.C., during a rally, Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Stratmon traveled to Iowa with activists from the 51 for 51 group which looks to seek, "full representation for the more than 700,000 residents of the District of Columbia," according to their website. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, shakes hands with supporters while making his way towards the convention center before the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend Ind., smiles before taking the stage during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend Ind., walk through a crowd of supporters on their way to the convention center hall during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, walks to the convention center hall with supporters after a rally during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Supporters for Kamala Harris cheer outside before the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Supporters of Amy Klobuchar gather in the lobby during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, autographs a t-shirt during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend Ind., play piano during a campaign rally, Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Supporters of Cory Booker hold up illuminated signs during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, is distorted through a glass podium while walking on stage during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
A volunteer for Cory Booker carries signs after the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Supporters of Elizabeth Warren for president cheer in the street outside of the Iowa Democratic Party's hall of fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Guest find their seats before the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, walks into the convention hall with supporters during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders arrives with Fight For 15 activists members while marching in the street before the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend Ind., speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend Ind., shakes hands with supporters during a rally before the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend Ind., speaks during a rally before the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrives at the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Reps. Cindy Axne, left, and Abby Finkenauer of Iowa wave while taking the stage during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney goes over his speech before taking the stage during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, waves after speaking during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuhar, D-Minn., speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuhar, D-Minn., waves after speaking during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuhar, D-Minn., walks with supporters towards the convention center before the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
California Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Former Maryland U.S. Rep. John Delaney speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
California U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke is introduced during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Democratic presidential candidate Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York, N.Y., speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Ohio U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Businessman Andrew Yang speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Author and entrepreneur Marianne Williamson speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Former Texas U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Guests listen while Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame dinner, Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Here were the best moment each of the candidates had in their attempts to woo the crowd, in the order of their speeches:
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker's speech built to a crescendo, echoing the theme of his campaign that the election is about more than beating President Donald Trump.
"Donald Trump wants this election to be about him on his terms and his turf. That's how he wins. We win when we rise with grace and grit, rise with patriotism, love of country and love for one another. We will not stay in the valley of darkness and fear – we will rise," Booker said.
Booker, D-New Jersey, said he supports abortion rights, an issue that has drawn headlines as states have passed laws restricting the procedure.
"Make no mistake: Abortion is health care and health care is a right, not a privilege," he said.
U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, began his speech praising Iowa Democrats for winning two seats from Republican representatives in 2018.
"You gave us a shot to save the country," Swalwell said, referencing U.S. Reps. Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenauer. "But I think it is time not just to play defense but to go on the offense."
The crowd cheered when Swalwell promised to make background checks mandatory for gun purchases across the nation and to create a buy-back program for what he called assault weapons.
"I think we can stop the shooting," Swalwell said.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, took a shot at his Democratic opponents who are taking a more centrist approach.
"I understand that there are some well-intentioned Democrats and candidates who believe that the best way forward is a middle-ground strategy that antagonizes no one, that stands up to nobody, and that changes nothing," he said. "In my view, that approach is not just bad public policy, but it is a failed political strategy that I feel could end up with the re-election of Donald Trump."
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Sanders added: "The American people want change – they want real change, and we have got to provide that change."
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, leaned into her experience as a military combat veteran during her five minutes on stage Sunday.
"I'll bring a soldier's principle of service-above-self to the White House, restoring the values of integrity and honor and respect to the presidency," Gabbard said.
She said her priorities – like enacting "Medicare For All," improving education, rebuilding the country's infrastructure and improving its water and air – cannot happen without dealing with the cost of war.
"As president and commander in chief, I will end our foreign policy of waging wasteful regime-change wars that have taken so many lives, that has cost us trillions of taxpayer dollars and undermined our national security," Gabbard said.
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg told the gathering he wants to "change the channel" on Trump's presidency. To do so, he said Democrats need to push back on the notion that values like freedom belong the Republican Party.
"You aren't free if you don't have a living wage in this country," Buttigieg said. Democrats, he said, need to stop running campaigns on a return to bygone days. "We can no more bring back the '90s than the Republicans can bring back the '50s."
Democrats can only win if they embrace bold ideas: making the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico states; treating the climate crisis as a national security issue; and securing the right to abortions, he said.
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, a California Democrat and a former prosecutor, tied Trump's actions as president to various forms of fraud, adding, "There's a rap sheet full of evidence to make the case."
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"He promised health care and then he tried to rip health care away from millions of people. What's that called? Health care fraud. He said he was for working people. Then he passed the tax bill benefiting the top 1% and the biggest corporations in this country. That's tax fraud. He believes the president of Russia and the North Korean dictator over the word of the American intelligence community. Securities fraud. And then he claims to be the best president we've seen in the generation," she said. "Well, I say let's call Barack Obama, because that's identity fraud."
She ended with a line she's repeated often: "I'm here to ask for your support, because I am prepared to make the case for America and to prosecute the case against Donald Trump."
See the closely-watched poll results that indicate candidate strength in the state that kicks off voting in 2020. Olivia Sun, Des Moines Register
Former U.S. Rep. John Delaney, D-Maryland, devoted the bulk of his speech to advocating for universal health care in America – but not the Medicare For All plan that many of his rivals have embraced.
Rattling off a list of European countries that have universal health care systems, Delaney said Medicare For All is not the only way to achieve universal coverage.
"The one thing about all those countries whose systems we admire? None of them have a single-payer universal health care system," he said.
Delaney, who has already been to all 99 Iowa counties, walked onstage to Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere."
Jay Inslee
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Democrats should look to his home state to understand how he would govern the nation.
Inslee said Washington's rising gross domestic product is proof that the state's $15-an-hour minimum wage hasn't hurt businesses. The governor, who has stressed climate change in his campaign, said the green energy sector is the source of economic growth.
"We know the turbines in Iowa don't cause cancer; they cause jobs," Inslee said to applause.
"I can tell you that if given this honor (of becoming president), I will wake up every day, I will make defeating climate change the first, paramount duty of the United States," Inslee said.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, who has stressed her fight for abortion access in her campaign, returned to that theme Sunday.
"Across this country, right-wing politicians – and a whole lot of men – are making decisions about our reproductive freedom. Now is not the time to be polite. Now is not the time for small steps. Now is the time to fight like hell."
Gillibrand also took a subtle jab at former Vice President Joe Biden, the front-runner in the 2020 race, who said recently that he backs repealing the so-called Hyde Amendment, which bans most uses of federal funds to pay for abortions.
Biden previously supported the amendment but switched positions in recent days.
"I don't think there is room in our party for a Democratic candidate who does not support women's full reproductive freedom," she said.
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, told the crowd that boxing champion Muhammad Ali allegedly said he's never been knocked down – he's either up, or he's getting up. The same is true of workers, women, the Iowa Democratic Party and the country at large, Ryan said.
"America has never been knocked down – we are either up or we are getting up," Ryan said.
The congressman repeated his campaign promise that if he wins the Oval Office, he will do everything in his power to restore the middle class by putting together a modern industrial policy for the country.
"We don't just talk about $15-an-hour. We talk about $30-an-hour and $40-an-hour and $50-an-hour jobs so that if you work hard and you play by the rules, you can make a living in the United States of America," he said.
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang used his five minutes to pitch the universal basic income idea he's put in front of audiences around the state and across the country. He wants the government to give every adult citizen $1,000 every month.
Yang argues that technology will displace workers. What the country needs, Yang said, is economic support.
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"Donald Trump is our president today because he got the problems right, but he doesn't have the solutions we need," Yang said.
Author Marianne Williamson said Democrats don't need someone who has political toughness to take on Trump. Instead, she argued, they need someone who has a very different way of thinking about politics.
"I want you to know my deep feeling that if you think that our job is simply to find someone tough enough to beat Donald Trump, you are naive about the nature of the opponent," she said. "Something deeper – something far more dangerous – is going on here than traditional political toughness."
Williamson said only one thing will counter the fear she said Trump has brought to the county.
"It's not money. It's not just strategy. It's not just anger and it's not just mobilizing our base. It is love," she said. "Last time, we won with hope. This time, we will win with love."
Groups of supporters for several of the candidates currently running for president line the street outside of the Iowa Democratic Party's hall of fame event on Sunday, June 9, 2019, in Cedar Rapids. (Photo: Kelsey Kremer/The Register)
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, got applause for her proposal to tax the rich, cancel student loan debt, fight climate change and to protect a woman's righ to have an abortion. But, she said, her campaign, with all of its plans, comes down to one question.
"Who does this government work for? Is it going to continue to work just for a thinner and thinner slice at the top? Or are we going to make this government work for the rest of America? I'm in this fight to make it work for the rest of America," Warren said.
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She said her campaign is building a grassroots movement to make that happen – a movement that's included dozens of town halls, visits to 20 states and Puerto Rico, "and, yeah, we're coming up on our 30,000th selfie."
"Why do I have the time to do that? Because I'm not spending my time with high-dollar donors and with corporate lobbyists. I'm spending my time with you," she said.
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper took the stage Sunday to share a grim picture of Trump's United States.
"We now live in a country where children are taken from their mothers and put in cages. (Where) a woman's right to control her own body is under constant assault. (Where) the sick and the elderly have to choose between paying their medical bills or their utility bills," Hickenlooper said. "Donald Trump is the worst president our country has ever had. But defeating him is far from guaranteed."
Hickenlooper said if he were president, he would grant access to birth control and abortion, support a public option for health care coverage, make a commitment to addressing the climate crisis and create one million apprenticeships to fill the country's skills gap.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, noted her Iowa-neighbor status in Cedar Rapids.
"I can see Iowa from my porch," said the candidate, who has been a frequent Iowa visitor for years.
She told the crowd she has an "optimistic economic agenda" that bridges the rural-urban divide and gives people the opportunities she had.
"That is what this country is about," she said. "No matter who you know, no matter what you look like, no matter what your connections are, no matter who you love, that you can become president of the United States. That is a country of shared dreams. And we have a president that tries to fracture those dreams every single day."
The Midwest, she said, is the place to mend those fractures.
"What better place to vow to revive the heart of America than in the heartland of America?" she said.
Limiting dark money spending in U.S. elections has been "the fight of my career," Montana Gov. Steve Bullock told the crowd, highlighting a law he signed to increase disclosure of spending in state elections.
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THE BETTER PART OF HAPPINESS: EXPLORING THE FOUR PURPOSES OF LIFE by guest blogger Dan Millman
With the pace of life accelerating, in a world of change, it's not easy to maintain our balance and sense | 572 |
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Can meditation save us?
By Tom McKinley Ball, | Fox News
Economic uncertainty, political divisiveness—it seems that our nation and many of us individually are now under more stress than we're designed to handle.
It's no surprise that increasing numbers of people are turning to meditation for refuge. And why shouldn't we<|fim_middle|>ens their spirituality. A physicist friend tells me it refines his appreciation of nature. All the things that define us in the outer world lose their ability to divide us as we familiarize ourselves with that deeper, universal field of order at the basis of the mind—a transcendental level of life that belongs to all of us.
Transcendental Meditation is not a sect. It's not foreign to our culture because it's based on natural principles of mind and body that we all share. It's an effortless technique that anyone can learn, a tool you can use all your life and it gets better with age—it helps you get better with age and stay younger in body, mind and spirit (and yes, there's research on that).
Tom McKinley Ball is a writer for the David Lynch Foundation. He attended a Transcendental Meditation teacher training course in 1975-76, where he studied with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and has taught meditation for 38 years. | ? It's just the natural use of our own minds.
An effective meditation technique allows you to dive deep within and contact reserves of peace, energy and clarity to help you more gracefully accomplish what you wish to achieve in life. It dissolves deep-rooted, accumulated stresses that obstruct your health.
But it's more than that: meditation can show you who you really are. Not just on the surface but deep within—where reside greater possibilities of creativity and intelligence, untapped potentialities of heart and mind.
"If Transcendental Meditation were a new drug, conferring this many benefits, it would be the biggest, multi-billion dollar blockbuster drug on the market."—former senior NIH researcher Norman Rosenthal, M.D.
In the 1970s, Transcendental Meditation ("TM") became a widespread cultural phenomenon. Now there's a rising new wave of interest in TM, but for different reasons: because there's so much scientific research verifying its effects.
Doctors and therapists are recommending it in growing numbers.
Business owners offer it as a human resource for employees—such as Oprah Winfrey and her company, Harpo Productions.
Prison systems in the U.S. and abroad are implementing programs for inmates. Hundreds of schools around the world are offering TM-Quiet Time programs for students. But mostly, people are learning it because they notice positive change in someone they know who's learned.
From a health point of view, meditation can save your life: the deep, restorative rest rejuvenates body and mind and facilitates healing.
Research sponsored by the National Institutes of Health has shown that the TM technique reduces heart attack and stroke by nearly 50%. Clinical trails showed that it reduces cholesterol by 30 milliliters. "If you're on medication for cholesterol," says Dr. Mehmet Oz, "we hope you can get 30 milliliters lower. But this happened through Transcendental Meditation alone."
Besides reducing the major risk factors for heart disease, meditation can also save lives by reducing depression and anxiety, as numerous studies on TM have shown.
"It Saved Me"
I've met many people who've told me that meditation saved their life. People struggling with high blood pressure who were eventually able to get off their meds after learning TM.
I encountered a Native American woman who said her insulin levels normalized for the first time in years, a few months after learning this meditation. A young woman on the verge of suicide learned the technique, pulled herself out of severe depression and found the wherewithal to return to college for a business degree.
There was the boy with ADHD, who after his first meditation never again needed to wear the Ritalin patch that was stunting his growth.
Hopelessness can be turned into hope when you get to that place within yourself that's strong enough, resourceful enough to overcome challenges.
Even a person fighting for their life can find solace in meditation: it's something one can do to help oneself instead of surrendering entirely to the care of others.
Calming the Waters
Here's the beauty of Transcendental Meditation: it's a stress-reducing practice that transcends personal opinion, likes and dislikes, beliefs and ideologies. It works on the basis of something deeper and more universal—the mind's natural tendency.
Our minds naturally seek greater freedom and happiness, greater knowledge. The TM technique allows you to use that natural attraction to happiness in a special way by turning attention inward and finding greater happiness and peace inside you, satisfying the mind's quest.
But it's not a selfish thing. Even though you do it for yourself, it's one of the best things you can do for the people around you.
The flight attendant tells us, in case of emergency, secure your own oxygen mask first. If you don't, you'll be useless to help anyone. Meditation allows us to save ourselves from the undertow of stress so we can be sufficiently calm and fully functional to help others.
Bridging the Differences
The TM technique is a secular, non-religious form of meditation involving no beliefs. Many religious people practice it and find that it deep | 834 |
Relax in the Sun and Sand of Cape Cod with 'Isabel's Bed'
Friday, 3 January, 2020
The right book can instantly transport you to anywhere — and anytime — in the world. Every Thursday, we recommend one of our favorite books with a strong sense of place so you can see the sights, meet remarkable people, go on exciting adventures, and feel big feelings. Bonus: You don't even have to put on pants.
This post is part of our 'Weekend Getaway' series.
This weekend, we recommend a getaway to fabulous Cape Cod… playground of the rich, famous, and infamous. In the romantic comedy 'Isabel's Bed,' you'll stroll on broad beaches, wade in the bracing water, relax in a glass palace — and fall in love.
Harriet Mahone is a 40-something writer in Manhattan whose career and relationship are going nowhere; she's yet to find her voice, both literary and personal.
When her boyfriend of 12 years finally pulls the plug on their relationship — he has, apparently, always been a selfish jerk — she accepts a writing gig that's entirely out of character for this unremarkable woman.
Harriet, she of dumpy clothes and frumpy attitude, is on her way to ghostwriting the autobiography of the larger-than-life tabloid queen Isabel Krug, the other woman in a scandalous murder case. In exchange for documenting Isabel's glamorous and amorous life, Harriet will live with Isabel in her beach house on the dunes of Cape Cod.
Photo courtesy of Thomas Kelley
Everything about Isabel snaps and sparkles. She's brash and opinionated and loud and somewhat overwhelming and entirely<|fim_middle|> also just perfect.
Kenny had said he was sorry about the apartment, but, God, this thing, this awesome, unqualified, brave new love was so huge that he needed all his closet and floor space. How soon, in other words, could I move out? — Elinor Lipman
Isabel's Bed
by Elinor Lipman
This romantic dramedy (400 pages) was published in December of 2010 by Simon and Schuster. The book takes you to the beaches of Cape Cod. read Isabel's Bed and loved it; it wouldn't be on our site if didn't recommend it.
Top image courtesy of Ryan Brisco.
Hobnob with the Queen and Enjoy A Proper Cuppa with 'The Royal We'
This weekend, we recommend a getaway to Oxford University where you just might fall in love with a prince. And learn a proper curtsy. And be mobbed by paparazzi. And find yourself joining the royal family. | effervescent. Harriet is none of those things, and their conversations are punctuated with both hard truths and hilarity.
As the unlikely pair edges toward friendship — and dabbles in a variety of romantic complications with the men in their lives — Harriet begins to question everything she thought she knew about herself, including her desire to write.
This sometimes frothy, ultimately moving story is very funny. Like people who are thought to be just one thing then surprise us, it has hidden depths that are revealed in an unexpected ending that is | 109 |
The quality of controlled trials is of obvious relevance to systematic reviews. If the "raw material" is flawed then the conclusions of systematic reviews cannot be trusted. Many reviewers formally assess the quality of primary trials by following the recommendations of the Cochrane Collaboration and other experts. 1 2 However, the methodology for both the assessment of quality<|fim_middle|> in suspected acute myocardial infarction: collaborative overview of early mortality and major morbidity results from all randomised trials of more than 1000 patients.Lancet1994;343:311–322.
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.Investigating and dealing with publication and other biases in meta-analysis.BMJ 2001 (in press). | and its incorporation into systematic reviews and meta-analysis are a matter of ongoing debate.3-5 In this article we discuss the concept of study quality and the methods used to assess quality.
Quality is a multidimensional concept, which could relate to the design, conduct, and analysis of a trial, its clinical relevance, or quality of reporting.6 The validity of the findings generated by a study clearly is an important dimension of quality. In the 1950s the social scientist Campbell proposed a useful distinction between internal and external validity (see box below). 7 8 Internal validity implies that the differences observed between groups of patients allocated to different interventions may, apart from random error, be attributed to the treatment under investigation. In contrast, external validity, or generalisability, is the extent to which the results of a study provide a correct basis for generalisations to other circumstances. In itself, there is no external validity. The term is only meaningful with regard to specified "external" conditions, such as other patient populations or treatment regimens. Internal validity is a prerequisite for external validity: the results of a flawed trial are invalid, and the question of its external validity becomes redundant.
Internal validity is threatened by bias, "any process at any stage of inference tending to produce results that differ systematically from the true values."9 In clinical trials, biases fall into four categories: selection bias, performance bias, detection bias, and attrition bias (box).
Performance bias occurs if additional treatment interventions are provided preferentially to one group. Blinding of patients and care providers prevents this type of bias and also safeguards against differences in placebo responses between the groups. Detection bias arises if the knowledge of patient assignment influences the assessment of outcome.15 This is avoided by the blinding of those assessing outcomes—for example, patients, care providers, radiologists, or end point review committees (box).
Deviations from protocol and loss to follow up often lead to the exclusion of patients after they have been allocated to treatment groups, which may introduce attrition bias. Possible deviations from protocol include the violation of eligibility criteria and non-adherence to treatments. Loss to follow up refers to patients becoming unavailable for examinations at some stage during the study period because they refuse to participate further (also called drop outs), cannot be contacted, or clinical decisions are made to stop the assigned interventions.
Patients excluded after allocation are unlikely to be representative of patients remaining in the study. For example, patients may not be available for follow up because they have an acute exacerbation of their illness or severe side effects.16 Patients not adhering to treatments generally differ in respects that are related to prognosis.17 All randomised patients should therefore be included in the analysis and kept in their original groups, regardless of their adherence to the study protocol. In other words the analysis should be performed according to the intention to treat principle, thus avoiding selection bias. 16 18 This implies that the primary outcome was recorded for all randomised patients at the prespecified times throughout the follow up period.19 If the end point of interest is mortality from all causes this can be established most of the time. It may, however, be impossible retrospectively to ascertain other binary or continuous outcomes, and some patients may therefore have to be excluded from the analysis. In this case the proportion of patients not included in the analysis must be reported and the possibility of attrition bias discussed.
Results for double blinding were more heterogeneous: the two larger studies 20 22 found that estimates were on average moderately biased in open trials, whereas one of the two smaller studies showed no effect,21 and the other showed substantial bias associated with lack of double blinding (figure).23 To some extent the importance of blinding depends on the outcomes assessed. In some situations—for example, when examining the effect of an intervention on overall mortality—blinding of outcome assessment is irrelevant. Differences in the type of outcomes examined could thus explain the discrepancy between the studies.
Furthermore, investigators' understanding of who exactly should be blinded in double blind trials varies,24 and this may also introduce heterogeneity. Two studies addressed attrition bias but used different definitions. Schulz et al compared trials that reported exclusions with trials that either explicitly reported no exclusions or gave the impression that no exclusions had taken place.20 In contrast, Kjaergard et al compared trials that reported adequately on attrition (independent of whether exclusions occurred) to trials with inadequate reporting.23 Schulz et al found little difference in effect estimates (ratio of odds ratios 1.07, 95% confidence interval 0.94 to 1.21) whereas Kjaergard et al found a trend towards larger effect estimates in trials with adequate reporting (ratio of odds ratios 1.50, 0.80 to 2.78). 20 23 The methods used to assess attrition were unsatisfactory in both of these studies. Future research in this area should distinguish between quality of reporting and methodological quality and consider that some exclusions and losses to follow up may be unavoidable whereas others are clearly inappropriate.
External validity relates to the applicability of the results of a study to other "populations, settings, treatment variables, and measurement variables".8 External validity is a matter of judgment, which depends on the characteristics of the patients included in the trial, the setting, the treatment regimens, and the outcomes assessed (box).8 In recent years large meta-analyses based on data from individual patients have shown that important differences in treatment effects may exist between patient groups and settings. For example, antihypertensive treatment reduces total mortality in middle aged patients with hypertension, but this may not be the case in elderly people.25 The benefits of fibrinolytic treatment in suspected acute myocardial infarction has been shown to decrease linearly with the delay between the start of symptoms and the initiation of treatment.26 In trials of cholesterol lowering drugs the benefits of a reduction in non-fatal myocardial infarction and mortality due to coronary heart disease depends on the reduction in total cholesterol concentration and the duration of follow up.27 At the very least, therefore, assessment of a trial's applicability requires adequate information about the characteristics of the participants.
The assessment of the methodological quality of a trial is intertwined with the quality of reporting—that is, the extent to which a report provides information about the design, conduct, and analysis of the trial.4 Reports often omit important methodological details. For example, only 1 of 122 randomised trials of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors specified the method of randomisation.28 A widely used approach to this problem is to assume that the quality was inadequate unless the information to the contrary is provided (the "guilty until proved innocent" approach). This is often justified because faulty reporting generally reflects faulty methods. 20 29 A well conducted but badly reported trial will, however, be misclassified. An alternative approach is to explicitly assess the quality of the reporting rather than the adequacy of the methods. This is also problematic because a biased but well reported trial will receive full credit.30 The adoption of guidelines on the reporting of clinical trials has recently improved this situation for several journals, 31 32 but deficiencies in reporting will continue to be confused with deficiencies in design, conduct, and analysis.
How the quality of trials should be assessed is being debated. Quality scales combine information on several features in a single numerical value, whereas the component approach examines key dimensions individually, without calculation of a score. Moher et al reviewed the use of quality scores in systematic reviews published in medical journals and the Cochrane database of systematic reviews.33 Trial quality was assessed in 78 (38%) of the 204 reviews from journals, of which 20 (26%) used components and 52 (67%) used scales. By contrast, all 36 reviews from the database assessed quality, of which 33 (92%) used components and none used scales.
When the association of effect estimates with quality scores is examined, interpretation of results is difficult. In the absence of an association there are three possible explanations35: there is no association with any of the components; there are associations with one or several components, but these components have so little weight that the effects are lost in the summary score; or there are associations with two or more components, but these cancel out so that no association is found with the overall score. On the other hand, if treatment effects do vary with quality scores then investigators will have to identify the component or components that are responsible for this association to interpret this finding.
The analysis of individual components of trial quality overcomes many of the shortcomings of composite scores. The component approach takes into account that the importance of individual quality domains, and the direction of potential biases associated with these domains, varies between the contexts in which trials are performed.
It makes intuitive sense to take into account information on the quality of studies when doing systematic reviews. One approach is to exclude trials that fail to meet some standard of quality. This may often be justified but could exclude studies that might contribute valid information. It may therefore be prudent to exclude only trials with gross deficiencies in design—for example, those that clearly failed to study comparable groups. The possible influence of study quality on effect estimates should, however, always be examined in a given set of included studies. Several approaches have been proposed for this purpose.
The most radical approach is to directly incorporate information on study quality as weighting factors in the analysis. Study weights can be multiplied by quality scores, thus increasing the weight of trials deemed to be of high quality and decreasing the weight of those of low quality. 3 21 A trial with a quality score of 40 out of 100 will thus get the same weight in the analysis as a trial with half the amount of information but a quality score of 80.
We thank Ken Schulz and Lise Kjaergard for unpublished data and Iain Chalmers for useful comments on an earlier version of this paper.
Funding PJ is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The work on trial quality in Bristol was supported by the NHS Research and Development Programme.
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Card Disciple - Chapter 32 - AnythingNovel.com Read online any english novel around the world.
It was easier to think than to execute. Reality was cruel<|fim_middle|> looked as if he was itching to sell thousands of them right away. Money had made him gone mad. Card Creating was truly for burning money! All was money! | , and the path was winding.
No need to mention that Token Card, the other eleven Cards that he had never heard of before was already a tremendous challenge to him. However, Chen Mu didn't feel discouraged. On the contrary, he was extremely excited. His mind was deeply emerged in the process of creating Cards.
If Lei Zi came back, it wouldn't be that easy for him to concentrate even if he wanted to.
Returning to the institution, the crowd of disciples were making detours for the unsightly-countenanced Zuo TingYi to go pass. Right at that moment, he overheard a small group of people discussing in front.
''Who else? They think they are great. Ha, wanting to go crack other people's Cards, this is going to be good.'' The one who could say this was the typical person who had wanted to see others got in trouble.
''Several devices? Aren't they familiar with it? How can they break it?'' The other couldn't help but ask.
The first one gestured something with his hand;face was fullof mystery.
Zuo TingYi sneered while standing behind them. He didn't know whether or not it was because of his mental fitness that had gotten balanced, but his expression was getting brighter. He had broken a twenty hundred million which was worth an analyzing device yesterday.
It wasn't that he minded this amount of money. He was just hurt due to his failure. He felt as if someone had slapped him, hard. With his arrogant self, he abhorred this feeling.
Stupid Movie Card! He gritted his teeth in silent fury, cursing.
''I have returned.'' Lei Zi brought numerous of the big and small bags into the room, yshouting. These were the things that he had especially brought for Chen Mu. Most of them were edible.
''I don't even know how you could have messed up this room up just in several days.'' Chen Mu muttered on one side and pushed the room's doors on the other side.
BAH! A sound of numerous things dropped down on the floor echoed.
In his eyes, weird things were scattered everywhere in the room, not to mention the mess under his feet. He estimated that was the pile that he had indirectly thrown down.
A pair of ragged eyes looked up at him from behind the mess. The eyes were as if it were ejecting fire and frightened Lei Zi to death.
''I, I ... wrong room.'' He let go of the big bag on his hand even before finishing his sentence, he then frantically ran out.
He didn't return to Chen Mu's place until dark.
He pushed the door and stepped in again. This time, it was like an entirely different room. The room was as clean as a new one;the scattered stuff was orderly organized in the corner of the room.
Seeing Chen Mu not angry, Lei Zi instantly smiled, ''Yes yes Isn't it because I miss you? So I immediately came back.'' He sat down on a chair. The crooked chair immediately screeched to protest.
''Where did you go? Did you have fun?'' Chen Mu asked curiously. He had never stepped outside of the Eastern Citadel. His knowledge about the outside world was pitifully little.
''Do you know what is the most famous building in FanASi District?'' Lei Zi asked in a tone filled with enticement.
''I don't know,'' Chen Mu bluntly shook his head.
''Oh.'' Chen Mu's half-understood-face immediately discouraged Lei Zi from continuing explaining to him.
Lei Zi and Chen Mu were two different types of people. Their interests were also entirely different. However, the two of them could believe and respect each other.
''What are you so busy with lately?'' Lei Zi looked around. The mess from before seemed to have left a deeper impression on him.
''Creating Card,'' Chen Mu handed Lei Zi a cup of water.
''Any progress?'' Lei Zi took the water cup and excitedly asked.
Chen Mu shook his head, ''Nothing. There are too many problems.'' During the past few days, he had put all of his effort, but he could only create one out of the twelve Cards. Moreover, he had wasted one-third of his materials. He was certain that the amount of remaining materials would never be enough to make all twelve Cards.
Chen Mu hurriedly stood up. He | 905 |
One of the main principles and advantages of a Nikken Wellness<|fim_middle|>, no added salt, sugar, artificial colorings, artificial flavors or preservatives.
The Wellness Home provides easy choices to be Healthy by Choice. Heather and I have discussed a new section for the Impetus the "Wellness Home Cook Book". We would be happy to feature any of our readers recipes for healthy eating if you would like to submit them to us.
Next week we will talk about the letter O, any guess as to what the topic might be?
Be Healthy by Choice, not by Chance and let's make every home a Wellness Home. | Home is that it makes healthy choices easy on a day to day basis, so we can all Be Healthy by Choice. If you breath, sleep, drink, bathe and eat the Wellness Home and its products and technologies will benefit your health. Get a great night's sleep on the sleep system, stay hydrated with healthy water, bathe in chemical free water, breath healthy air, use natural products increase energy and performance.
Making healthy food choices is a challenge for many of us. Think about it, one of the most important decisions we make every day is what we eat and drink. It is everyone's Choice to eat Healthy or not. We have previously discussed the importance of limiting sugar consumption and the Wellness Home products that help us accomplish that goal. Heather and I try to include as much whole foods, while eliminating processed foods in our Wellness Home. Most of our fresh fruits and veggies come from our local farmers market and we do enjoy our home-grown tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, green beans and indoor herb garden. Harvesting will commence shortly, mmm.
One way that we help ourselves and our family to make healthier food choices is by incorporating the Nikken Wellness nutritional products into our every day lives. Heather is very creative and has been using many of our Nikken nutritional products in recipes for healthier choices. To that end here our some of our favorite recipes.
I'll start with one of my favorite summer beverages.
We call it G$ (Gee Money) Ice Tea.
It is like an Arnold Palmer (ice tea and lemonade) except I use unsweetened sun tea that I make in a glass bottle and add one ounce of Kenzen Super Ciaga® to a large glass of sun tea. Super Ciaga® is an organic mixed superfruit juice concentrate made exclusively with organic fruit content. This advanced formula is made with a select group of superfruits chosen for their nutrient and antioxidant characteristics. Highly concentrated, it has an exceptional ORAC value. This is a refreshing beverage and provides great anti-oxidant health benefits.
Here are a few of Heather's recipes for healthy drinks and snacks.
Let's start with another delicious beverage that is going to help you avoid the coffee shop line and the added sugars but will give you a natural, extra kick to avoid that 3pm slump.
Kenzen Ten4 (10-4) is made with USDA certified organic ingredients, contains no sugar and is only 8 calories per serving. Matcha green tea is known as "nature's own energy drink" while New Zealand kiwi is the most nutrient-dense of the superfruits. Combined with brown rice solids and Stevia leaf extract Kenzen Ten4 Helps burn calories, boost metabolism and support mental alertness.
Combine ice and your favorite milk (dairy, almond, coconut, soy) with 1 packet of Kenzen Ten4 in a blender and blend until ice is gone and the milk is frothy. Perfect for relaxing on your back deck or running errands. Ahhhh.
Now a quick delicious, nutritious snack.
Kenzen Vital Balance is a crucial component of the Nikken Wellness Home. Our protein shake contains organic moringa and naturally sweet monk fruit in addition to organic pea protein and organic vegetables. It is designed to help burn fat and boost metabolism as well as promote healthy brain function and the elimination of toxins in the body. With pre- and probiotics to assist in digestive and immune system activity, the Kenzen Vital Balance formula is food for action and food for thought—for people of all ages.
Combine ingredients in a large mixing bowl adding enough water until ingredients mix smoothly but are not wet. Shape the mixture into bite sized balls and place on a plate. Refrigerate until firm. Then enjoy!
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The Latest in the Wright House Demolition Saga: The Developers Tell Their Side
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Written by Vanessa Quirk
https://www.archdaily.com/286972/the-latest-in-the-wright-house-demolition-saga-the-developers-tell-their-side
The David Wright House, a hidden gem that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for his son, still stands, but its fate remains precarious.
On October 9th, the Arizona Planning Commission met to discuss the proposed landmark designation for the house, an event which attracted over 100 people. According to The New York Times, only 3 people voted against the designation, including the house's current owners, the developers of 8081 Meridian, John Hoffman and Steve Sells.
When the pair bought the house back in June for only $1.8 million (from the pair the Wright's granddaughters had sold the house to for $2.8 million), they thought it was "too good to be true." The property alone could make up to $1.4 million; the pair hoped that by splitting the lot they could make even more.
Unfortunately however, Mr. Sells had no idea of the house's architectural significance. As he told The New York Times, he didn't know the difference "between Frank Lloyd Wright and the Wright brothers. "
More on the Developers' side of this demolition tale, after the break...
Unbeknownst to them, when the pair received their demolition permit in August, preservationist efforts were already under way. By September, under pressure from preservationists, the city invalidated the permit. By October, the story was being covered in The New York Times and TIME. By press-time, the FLW Building Conservancy has just shy of 27,000 votes in their online petition .
Of course, the house, "one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most innovative, unusual and personal works of architecture," deserves to be preserved - a fact that even Sells and Hoffman admit. But the two are adamant that Landmark Designation is not the best solution - not for them, and not for the house either.
According to Michelle Dodds, the<|fim_middle|> Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy's Petition Page
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Cite: Vanessa Quirk. "The Latest in the Wright House Demolition Saga: The Developers Tell Their Side" 26 Oct 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/286972/the-latest-in-the-wright-house-demolition-saga-the-developers-tell-their-side> ISSN 0719-8884 | city's historic preservation officer, landmark designation in Arizona "doesn't save. It just delays" demolition for three years. And, if that happens, Mr. Sells says he'll move in, " invite everybody to come in and take their pictures, [...] wait three years. Then I'm going to knock it down to recoup my losses."
Courtesy of User SDR on the Save Wright Chat page
And, in a way, you can't blame them. The Wright granddaughters sold the house to a pair they trusted to preserve it, who then sold it to developers without any idea of its historical value. As Sells puts it: "This place needs to be preserved, but when three Wright granddaughters sell it for $2.8 million, for me to carry the cross for Frank Lloyd Wright, that's not fair."
In the end, the only way to truly preserve the house would be for a philanthropically-minded buyer to swoop in and save the day. Sells and Hoffman have already rejected a $2-million dollar offer from an anonymous FLW fanatic, and, according to real estate broker Robert Joffe, have listed the house at $2,379,000. Joffe's hopeful that a buyer will buy the property to donate it to a Wright foundation or use it as housing for students at a Wright-affiliated school.
The City Council is scheduled to vote on November 7 on the Wright house's landmark status. Which leaves just under two weeks, and just one question: Any buyers out there?
Story via The New York Times
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Weird Al, Lonely Island jam on Carpool Karaoke
October 20, 2018 Melissa Siegel 0 Comments apple tv, carpool karaoke, Lonely Island, lonely island weird al, Weird Al, Weird Al Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic and Lonely Island teamed up for an epic comedic collaboration on Carpool Karaoke. The legendary parody singer joined Andy Samberg's band on a recent episode of the Apple TV series.
Carpool Karaoke, based on the popular Late Late Show with James Corden sketch, features celebrities driving in a car together and belting out some of their biggest hits. Past episodes have included Jamie Foxx with his daughter, Billy Eichner with Metallica, and Seth MacFarlane with Ariana Grande.
In this week's episode, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Shaffer understandably geek out about being in a car with their comedic hero. The trailer shows the quartet jamming out to Weird Al's Fat. Throughout the 15-minute episode, the group also sings along to Weird Al's Amish Paradise and Lonely Island's I'm On A Boat. They even perform a hilarious version of 867-5309/Jenny.
Carpooling with the boys. @thelonelyisland pic.twitter.com/SQLoYMfUGU
— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) June 12, 2018
Weird Al, of course, has been writing and performing song parodies for decades. And he remains as relevant as ever. His 2014 album Mandatory Fun, which features parodies of Blurred Lines and Happy, was his first record to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. He also recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Lonely Island, meanwhile, rose to fame on Saturday Night Live thanks to hit shorts such as Dick In A Box and Jizz In My Pants. Since then, the trio has released three albums and starred in two feature films, Hot Rod and Popstar. Despite a mild amount of fangirling from Samberg, this actually is not the first time Weird Al and Lonely Island have met. The comedy superstars also teamed up for a GQ photoshoot back in 2013. Taccone said at the time that Lonely Island had a busy schedule but agreed to "cancel f–king everything" to spend time with Weird Al. The respect was apparently mutual.
"You guys found success early, " Weird Al told GQ. "I was 10 years into my career before I even started working on my own videos—you guys are directing movies. You guys are like monsters. I can't believe you're only working your third album because you're such a big part of the culture now, it feels like you've been around for a long time."
You can watch Weird Al and Lonely Island's episode of Carpool Karaoke (complete with a blooper reel!) for free without a subscription via the Apple TV app or Apple TV's website. For now, enjoy some Michael Jackson-inspired fat jokes below.
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In spite of more than my share of summer vacation mishaps—I'm thinking sunburn, bug bites, and that time I dropped a fistful of lit sparklers onto a dozen waiting boxes, igniting them all and sending everyone scrambling for safety—I typically come home<|fim_middle|> disease, showed that those who didn't take an annual vacation were 32% more likely to die from a heart attack than the vacationers.
Xinran Lehto, an associate professor of hospitality and tourism management at Purdue University, and other Purdue researchers have reported on the positive impact that getaways have on families. Getting away from day-to-day stresses (even if they're replaced with new stresses, i.e. starting the dock on fire with 12 boxes of sparklers) helps families connect, Purdue research shows. Those new, shared experiences promote a closeness and positive ties that last far after the vacation ends.
A vacation really can be the pause that refreshes—especially if you spend it disconnected from electronic devices and catching up on sleep. You may even be better at your job. That's because stress can have an impact on decision making, according to research done by the National Institutes of Health. After some days free of the daily stresses, you may be able to make more thoughtful decisions at work (instead of those reactive snap decisions).
A Wisconsin study showed lower levels of tension and depression among women who took vacations more frequently (once or twice a year) versus those who vacationed less often. In fact, it turns out that even simply anticipating a vacation is a mood booster, according to a Dutch study. So excuse me while I go back to daydreaming about my next vacation. This time I'm going to Prague (and no sparklers will be involved). Ah…I feel better already! | from vacations feeling relaxed and happy. So why don't I take more vacations?
It's not enough that everybody else is having more vacation fun than me, it turns out they're also probably healthier than me—thanks to all those vacation days they're taking. I'm determined to take more vacation.
Not convinced? Here's a list of some of the good things a vacay may do for you.
Studies show that your ticker needs a vacay, too. In fact, maybe it needs two vacations a year. The Framingham Heart Study showed that women who take at least two vacations a year are eight times less likely to have coronary heart disease. A study done with men who had an elevated risk for coronary | 143 |
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NSConference 7: A Look Back
Last fall, I received an email that read, "I would like to invite you to be a speaker at NSConference 7".
In the invitation email, conference organizer Steve 'Scotty' Scott (@macdevnet) described his intent for the conference:
"At NSConference I want the speakers to be with the attendees all the time. I want you to be at the sessions, I want you to be at the meals, I want you to be at the events. I want you to mix, eat, drink and chat with as many attendees as possible."
"What I require most in an NSConference speaker is enthusiasm and a love of being with the OS X and iOS developer community. Right now I am not looking to pick talk topics, as it's all about people first."
I accepted the invitation immediately.
All About People First
In his opening remarks, Scotty expressed the same intent in a different fashion. He said that the speakers and topics were, of course, important, but the real heart of NSConf was creating an environment where members of the developer community could interact.
Leicester Athena
Photo by NotFromUtrecht via Wikimedia Commons
The format at NSConf was<|fim_middle|>, nothing is ever truly gone. Specific implementations come and go, particular instances are created and released, but the underlying themes stick around. That's true whether we are talking about technologies, or the community of people that use them to create magnificent things."
Almost Like Being There
Being at NSConf was a fantastic experience — I learned a lot and had the chance to meet and get to know people I would likely not have met otherwise.
I'm very grateful to Scotty for inviting me and to the entire conference team for doing a fantastic job and for treating the attendees and speakers very well. NSConf had an easy-going feel, but everything hit its mark. It takes a great team to make it look that easy.
The next best thing to being there would be watching the amazing talks. And as of last week they are available to everyone on the NSConf 7 channel on Vimeo. I encourage you to check out all the talks, including my talk The Future: A Look Back, which I've included below. •
NSConference 7 was held March 16-18, 2015 in Leicester, UK.
Posted in iOS, Mac, Music, Software Development | Tagged Breakpoint Jam, Breakpoints, Cocoa, IOS, James Dempsey, James Dempsey and the Breakpoints, Leicester, Leicester Athena, Mac, music, NSConf, NSConf 7, NSConference, NSConference 7, OS X
Going Upthere
Posted on February 24, 2015 by James Dempsey
I'm very happy to announce that I have joined the team at Upthere.
Here's the gist from upthere.com:
Our team is hard at work in Palo Alto, CA, building out the future of the cloud. We can't wait to tell you more, but right now we're working very quietly. Some really great engineers and designers who've built some of the world's most successful products are already here.
Even though I'm now at a stealth mode startup, I'm not dropping completely out of sight.
I'll still be speaking at conferences and James Dempsey and the Breakpoints will continue performing and writing new songs whenever inspiration strikes.
In fact, I'm gearing up for a spring tour that starts in England and then criss-crosses the USA. At each stop I'll be speaking and performing in a Breakpoint Jam — a set of songs from our iTunes chart-topping album Backtrace.
NSConf, Leicester, UK, March 16-18
CocoaConf Chicago, March 27-28
CocoaConf DC, April 10-11
Yosemite, Yosemite National Park, April 20-23
CocoaConf PDX, May 8-9
CocoaConf Austin, May 22-23
I hope you are able to make it out to one of these excellent conferences. If you do, please say hello! •
Posted in Software Development | Tagged Breakpoint Jam, Breakpoints, CocoaConf, James Dempsey and the Breakpoints, NSConf, Software Development, Upthere, Yosemite, Yosemite by CocoaConf | unlike other conferences I have attended. Each segment began with a 30-minute talk followed by two 10 or 15-minute blitz-talks, followed by a 30-minute break. This approach packed three topics plus plenty of time to talk with fellow attendees into a 90-minute block.
The venue was the Leicester Athena, a gorgeous 1930s art deco theater re-styled to host events. The seating was at round tables, giving folks a chance to talk with one another. There was a massive stage with great lighting and sound (and yes, a full bar on stage too). It is truly a beautiful venue, well-suited to Scotty's goals for the event.
The days were filled with speakers giving talks, conversations with attendees and lots of coffee and tea. In the evenings, good food and more conversation. The first night was the banquet, each table set with a candelabra, with wine and a meal served at your table. The second night was the party, with a buffet meal and mingling.
It was after folks had a chance to be fed at the party that we launched into our Breakpoint Jam.
Breakpoint Jam: NSConf Edition
The idea behind a Breakpoint Jam is that the band is made up of whoever happens to be in town for a conference. Folks practice up some James Dempsey and the Breakpoints songs on their own before arriving, we do a quick rehearsal the day of the show, and then we perform.
I find the most stress-inducing shows are when all the musicians are new to the Breakpoint Jam — this was one of those performances.
It takes a leap of faith to get on a plane in San Francisco and fly over 5,000 miles to England, knowing you will be performing for a theater full of people with musicians you have never performed with, rehearsed with, or in some cases even met before.
Kevin Cupp, James Dempsey, Jonathan Fox and Steve 'Scotty' Scott kick off the NSConf 7 Breakpoint Jam
Photo by Cathy Shive
That leap of faith was rewarded by musicians that pulled it all together amazingly well in the rehearsal time allotted.
Guitarist and iOS developer Kevin Cupp (@kevincupp) did perhaps the best walk-on guitar part in Breakpoint Jam history, having learned every nuance from the rehearsal tracks I had sent.
Longtime NeXT and Apple indie developer John Fox (@djembe) added a full drum kit to a Breakpoint Jam for the first time, skillfully playing the varying musical styles from the driving beat of Goto Fail to the Hawaiian breeze-inspired Liki Song.
Rounding out the core trio of Conditional Breakpoints for the evening was NSConf's own Scotty on bass. (It is no coincidence that Scotty was positioned closest to the on-stage bar.)
For The Liki Song, backup singers arrived in the form of Laura Savino (@savinola) and Ruotger Deecke (@roddi) making their Breakpoint Jam debut, and Uli Kusterer (@uliwitness) whose bass voice is perfect for the 'object alloc' chant beneath the choruses.
And, on the ever-important slide-advance keyboard, the incomparable Daniel Steinberg (@dimsumthinking).
Left to Right: Kevin Cupp, James Dempsey, Jonathan Fox, Laura Savino, Ruotger Deecke, Uli Kusterer, Steve 'Scotty' Scott.
Image by Marius Ciocanel
It was tremendous fun to play on that big stage, in that beautiful theater, complete with lighting effects (and a fog machine, I think). The show was only possible because of all of those who joined in the jam—a big thank you to them for lending their talents to the show. And of course, a giant thank you to everyone the audience, it was a privilege to play for you all.
The Future: A Look Back
Scotty had stated that this year's NSConference would be the last. When I looked at the schedule, I saw that Scotty had chosen my session The Future: A Look Back to be the last talk of the last day of the last NSConf.
The talk took a look back to the Apple/NeXT merger and the history of some of the technologies that we use today. After the talk, some old-timers told me that they enjoyed the walk down memory lane, while some more recent arrivals to iOS and OS X development commented they appreciated hearing some backstory on the technologies they are using today.
The Future: A Look Back at NSConf 7
Photo by Raphael Sebbe
Scotty had also announced that, although this was the final NSConf, he hoped to do another event in the future that took the best of NSConf, but proceeded in a different way — different enough that calling it 'NSConf' would be misnomer.
With that in mind, I closed my talk as follows:
"As we wind down to the last session of the last NSConf, I'd remind you that in this developer world of ours | 1,035 |
The Place Where You Belong!
Our 10 missionaries departed for Haiti Thursday, July <|fim_middle|> lays chips, and most importantly, fruit punch to quench the thirst.
Both Brother Gullery and Sister Gleason agreed "They are all very tired and are looking forward to a good night's sleep before we tackle our tasks tomorrow." Missionary Francois reports, "Our bedroom in the private cottage at Lifeline Christian Ministries campus in Grande Guave, Haiti." The sleeping quarters featured a comfy bunk bed with a window air conditioning unit. The floor plan is very spacious, featuring widows and privacy through curtains.
The group closed out the night in worship. The service was filled with the Spirit, which provided energy to the worshipers. All sang and danced, giving God the highest praise they could deliver to the King. Each believer provided a warm welcome, as people of all colors served and worshiped the same Lord!
Keep the Haiti Mission Team in your prayers. Tomorrow, they begin building the homes the homes that First Met and Bethany Baptist raised money to build. Four families will have a place to stay upon our departure. Praise the Lord!
This entry was posted in First Met Event Reviews and tagged FirstMetChurch, Haiti, Missionary, Pastor O, Service.
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Team Leader Lynette Francois wrote, "Today I'm headed on a mission trip to Haiti…this time to build 10 homes for needy families and help lead them to Christ". Missionary Francois leads this 3rd effort in 4 years to change the lives of the people of Haiti with the love of Christ. Following the footsteps of her mother, Missionary Bertha Vaughn, whom is making her final trip to Haiti, she served along side of her eldest son Nehemiah on the previous 2 efforts, and makes this 3rd trip with her youngest son Isaiah.
Like the last trip, families are being used. On this trip, our very own Pastor & First Lady are serving, Minister & First Lady Sowel, and Ebony & Symone Barnes as mother and daughter. God has used these efforts to build within our families the seeds of sacrifice and suffering that have lead to spiritual growth and Kingdom advancement.
Our team hit the ground running. They rolled up their sleeves to maximize their time an to achieve their goal of blessing 10 families with a home from the money raised by our missionaries. Each member relied upon the Lord to give them strength as they worked in extremely hot conditions, and without some of the modern technology we have grown accustomed to.
Sister Francois records that our missionaries were able to meet 9 of 10 of the families that the homes are being built for. A reception hosted for them allowed each family to be prayed for, worshiped with and loved on. Sister Francois says, "More photos to come of the families (and the kids) later in the week. Ages range from 4 days to 78 years old".
Our team continued to pour into the residents assisting with the local Vacation Bible School (VBS) effort.
Mrs. Maudie and Lady O assisting children with the VBS craft.
The theme was drawn from the story of Jonah and the Whale. Our group worked side by side with staff with the residents of Haiti to make fun crafts, shoot some hoops, ministering through praise dance, as well as teaching the lessons.
The residents were amazed at the creativity of the team and the curriculum. Each was attentive and excited about the lesson they were learning about Christ as the made things they could take home to remind them of the love of Christ expressed through the VBS program.
This entry was posted in First Met Event Reviews and tagged FirstMetChurch, fmchaiti2017, Haiti, haiti2017, Missionary, Missions.
Today, God blessed the First Met You Belong Food Pantry with a God sized donation! A private food vendor from Sugar Land, Brother Eric, delivered a portion of his Amazon distribution business products to render support to families for the Thanksgiving Holiday!
The load included snack items of many variety!
Kellogg Protein Bars, Nature Valley Biscuits, Skinny Cow Heavenly Crisp, Nature Valley Clusters, Cheerios, Peanut Butter Patties, Chuckles, Takis, Life Savers, Sweet Tarts, Hershey's Chocolates, Teddy Grahams, Gold Fish……… The list of products, too numerous to account for.
Brother Eric business, Loanstar Trade, called First Metropolitan Church by change he said, but we know he called by order. An order from above, seeking to provide the things needed to show forth His goodness and mercy to all generations.
We praise God today for the acts of His hands, and for the obedience of Brother Eric, who's kindness and generosity will be rewarded!
This entry was posted in First Met Event Reviews, Uncategorized and tagged donations, FirstMetChurch, food, food pantry, mission.
The Senior Adult ministry at First Met continues its effort to take the Gospel of Christ to the Woodwind Lakes Rehabilitation Center off Windfern and Gulf Bank.
On November 4th, the Senior Adult ministry greeted the residents of the Nursing Home with song, sermon and prayer. In the community room, the residents joined the Seniors to sing "Jesus Lifted Me" and "Alleluia-Lord I Love You".
Scripture and Prayer was given, and then "You Can't Make Me Doubt Him" and "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" were sang. The songs chosen by Deacon O'berry were selected to encourage the residents, all of who are being challenged daily to press through the rehabilitation process. While each persons circumstances vary, the faith that all residents need to have a successful rehabilitation experience is the same.
The message from Rev. Skip Harvey, encouraged each resident to maintain hope in the Lord. Finding strength in His Word and comfort via His Spirit to make it through the next series of exercises and test.
The group closed with "I Am On the Battlefield For My Lord" & "God Bless America" to honor Christian soldiers and U.S. soldiers. Closing prayer was given.
This entry was posted in First Met Event Reviews and tagged FirstMetChurch, Nursing Home, senior, Worship.
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Saturday, the Next Level Young Adult Ministry of First Met set its eyes on showing the love of Christ at The Beacon.
The mission of The Beacon is "to provide services that restores dignity, self respect and hope to Houston's poor and homeless." The ministry was established by Christ Church Cathedral in 2007. The Beacon averaged servicing to 600 to 800 people a day.
While there, the young adults served in a variety of capacities. Manning different station;s which brought together the meal that would feed those that made their way to the Beacon.
"Our members served the community by preparing food, laundering clothes, and monitoring facility usage" said Chriswell Jones. Though the work was a sacrifice, they served with a smile, bringing a loving attitude and hard working diligence.
"The event was rewarding for all" Chriswell reported.
This entry was posted in First Met Event Reviews and tagged Missionary, Support.
The 2015 Haiti Team has been hard at work. The members of First Metropolitan and Bethany have spent the past two days building 2 of the 4 houses scheduled for construction. Featured in the posted pictures are the members of the team not only speaking forth the love of Christ, but doing the work of Christ, showing His love to their by building a home to meet their needs.
One of the quiet story lines is the Francois and Vaughn family. They represent 3 generations of missionaries, all serving God on the Haiti 2015 trip. Seen in the photo, is Grandson Nehemiah Francois serving with grandmother Missionary Bertha Vaughn (Not pictured is Mission Ministry Lead/mother Lynette Francois). Missionary Vaughn, a member of Bethany Baptist, is a seasoned missionary, spending 2 plus years living in Africa.
A former educator and administrator from Prairie View A & M and Texas Southern University, she left the halls of academia, and made her home an indigenous hut that placed her close to the harvest field. Her labor of love and dedication has impacted the following generations. Her daughter now leading the Missions Ministry at First Met, and her grandson a missionary as a youth.
The mission team took a moment from building homes to build the people of Haiti. On schedule, Vacation Bible School! Planned were fun lessons and projects that would help the children get a better understanding of who God is, and how much God loves them. Featured in the pictures is one to the many entertaining projects that provided both the message of Love but a functional piece; The Sun Visor of Love.
The students were all excited to make the visors and were entertained by the vibrant colors and the exuberant Spirit of the missionaries, who were eager to bring some joy to the life of those they touched for Christ. Missionary Kelly Bundy enjoyed sharing the gift of Christ and creativity with the kids. On each hat was featured the words "Jezi (heart symbol) Ayiti" whtich means Jesus Loves Haiti.
This entry was posted in First Met Event Reviews and tagged family, FirstMetChurch, Haiti, Mission Trip, Missionary, Pastor O.
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GK Ancuabe Graphite Mine starts extracting and processing graphite in Mozambique
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The unit associated with the mine is capable of processing 9,000 tonnes of graphite per year, with the resulting product destined for the German market, according to the company's Deputy Director General Geert Klok.
The mine is located in the district of Ancuabe, in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, known for containing large and high quality graphite deposits, and GK Ancuabe Graphite Mine is the first mining company to extract and process graphite in Mozambique.
Present at the ceremony, Germany's ambassador to Mozambique, Detlev Wolter, promised to continue to raise more investments for Mozambique.
AMG Graphit Kropfmuehl GmbH acquired the rights to explore the Ancuabe mine following an international public tender launched in 2012.
The assets of AMG Graphit Kropfmuehl GmbH in Mozambique include the mining concession to which the graphite processing plant in Ancuabe is attached and a prospecting license in Nipacué, where there is a graphite deposit with reserves estimated at 900,000 tonnes. (macauhub)
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LOVINFLAME SETS INTERIOR AND OUTDOOR DECOR ON FIRE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
March, 2019 [Singapore] — Lovinflame sets interior and outdoor design on fire for the first time in Southeast Asia.
Lovinflame debuts its products for the first time in Southeast Asia at NOOK Asia, Asia's most coveted international platform for fresh interiors. NOOK Asia 2019 will feature a comprehensive range of art and décor, carpets and rugs, decorative accessories, fabrics, pottery, flooring, and handicrafts from almost 40 countries, and Lovinflame is excited to be featured for the first time at this dynamic market.
Lovinflame candles, fire pits, and fireplaces blend one-of-a-kind scientific innovation with sleek design. They're wind-resistant and clean-burning, as well. Lovinflame's patented burning system achieves near complete combustion without sacrificing the vivid brilliance of real fire — carving<|fim_middle|>ame.com.
For more information, contact the Lovinflame team at media@lovinflame.com or visit Lovinflame's booth E783 at NOOK Asia. | out a new category of fire for interior and exterior design use.
"We're excited to debut our groundbreaking technology at NOOK Asia — our first time showcasing our products in the Southeast Asia market," says Elaina Lin, Manager of Digital Marketing.
Unlike wood-burning fires that fill the air with carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and a host of other toxic emissions, Lovinflame's decorative products are clean-burning, odorless, safe, and easy to refuel. The genius lies in the unique relationship between Lovinflame Fuel that won't ignite until temperatures reach its exceptionally high flash point (104 ºC/220 ºF), and the patented stainless steel wick designed to rapidly ignite this otherwise non-flammable fuel. Even if a Lovinflame candle falls to the fuel and spills fuel across the ground, the fire will stay contained at the wick.
"Lovinflame has created a never-before-seen approach to fire as ambience and we're glad those stopping by will get to experience the wonders of our revolutionary technology that makes fire safer, cleaner, and easier to use," adds Ms. Lin. "We believe designers and businesses in the home and hospitality furnishing industries will love this new and revolutionary line of products that blends modern aesthetics with cutting-edge technology — it'll be the hot item people want for home and hospitality as a way to enhance and redefine ambience in beautiful modern environments."
All Lovinflame's thoughtfully architected products feature a lightweight and portable design for both indoor and outdoor use, perfect for setting the mood and for accenting various types of events. Lovinflame's innovative candles, tabletop fire pits, and vent-free fireplaces are available for purchase in stores across the U.S. and will soon be available in Southeast Asia — please visit www.lovinflame.com to find out more. Any channel partners interested in helping to bring Lovinflame to Southeast Asia, please write us at partner@lovinfl | 408 |
Floyd Cardoz: Food Tastes Better When There is a Connection
Jahnabee Borah
"...It always does and we should not forget that."
Happy chefs make the best food. If you step into Chef Floyd Cardoz' restaurants in India–O'Pedro and The Bombay Canteen–the first thing that will strike you is a warm and lively vibe.
He smiles with his eyes and they light up as he reminisces about his favourite foods from childhood, "My mom's shrimp curry, my great grandmother's rice with tomatoes cooked with small clams from Goa and my grandmother's fish egg curry. These dishes are etched in my memory." His restaurants have a retro spin, perhaps giving diners a peek into his childhood and the kitchens that fed him and nurtured his creativity.
(Also Read: From Grandma's Kitchen: Goan Samarachi Kodi)
"My mom and grand mom armed me with significant life lessons on the kind of food that I needed to do, see and learn. It has guided me on my journey and even though my style is different, those lessons anchor me. I was taught to waste nothing, cook seasonal, make the most of what we had and always cook with passion and love," says the 57-year-old Cardoz.
From grilling meats with his family, the chef went on to launch multiple award-winning restaurants in New York and Mumbai, and cooked for Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
He recollects a meal experience with his father in a fine dining restaurant in Mumbai: "This was many, many years ago in a restaurant called Gordon in Churchgate. They had prefixed cutlery. I didn't know what to do and my father guided me through the meal; that experience left a deep impact and put me on this journey."
His very first memory of working as a chef was at the Taj in the early 80s while he was a culinary student in Mumbai. "I was an intern and on my first day they gave me 100 kgs of onions to peel. The second day, there was a big pile of brinjals and okra to cut. I thought to myself–what the heck have I gotten myself into! But, I also remember sitting with the cooks and eating this incredible fish curry and rice that they made for themselves. I recall the bonding and the pleasure of cooking food for people," he says, noticeably changing his pitch from slightly high to a gentle low.
Growing up in India's most cosmopolitan city, Cardoz had global aspirations. He earned a degree from the Hotel Management Culinary School at Les Roches in Switzerland and soon found himself in the Big Apple. Working at Lespinasse, one of NYC's foremost fine dining establishments then, Cardoz found a mentor in Gray Kunz who ran the show as the Executive Chef and taught him the fine art of balance and flavours.
(Also Read: From Scribe to Top Chef: The Journey of India's First Woman to Win a Michelin Star)
A decade later, Cardoz' creativity led him to explore his entrepreneurial streak. He joined the Union Square Hospitality group and launched The Tabla in 1997 that went on to win several awards. Culinary giants like Michael Romano and Danny Meyer were partners and Cardoz was the Executive Chef. Under Romano's tutelage, Floyd gained hands-on experience to keep his cool while sharing his passion and ensuring that his team is<|fim_middle|> his personal food memory and it's appetising not just for his patrons, but also American media. He has been repeatedly featured in NY Times, Eater, Grub Street and CBS News coined the term 'inventive Indian' for his cooking style. This potent combination of talent and tastes from home came into play when he won the American reality show, Top Chef Masters Season Three. One of his winning dishes was a upma cooked with wild mushrooms, kokum and coconut milk that harks back to his west Indian roots. The award was a lumpsum of US$ 100,000 that he donated to a cancer research fund in memory of his father, who was called Peter or Pedro in Goan. His father had, unfortunately, succumbed to cancer.
It is most likely that the much loved O'Pedro in Mumbai is named in the memory of his father. This restaurant, dedicated to the lesser known regional cuisine of Goa, is from the house of Hunger Inc. Hospitality which was founded by Cardoz, Yash Banage and Sameer Seth in 2014. The Bombay Canteen is Hunger Inc's first baby and it has gained a cult following with a dedicated team that churns out innovative menu items and takes diners on a culinary journey of regional Indian delicacies.
"Yash and Sam have been my mentors too. They are from a different generation and they help me understand what is happening now. Just like my sons hand-held me to perhaps become one of the most technologically savvy chefs in the States. Reverse mentoring from them is very important to me," says the chef while admitting that he's never too old to accept that he does not know everything.
Long hours are a norm in the restaurant business. But, when Cardoz is not at work, his phone, laptop and iPad are in a separate room and he does not check social media, emails and text messages. If there's something important, people call him. "I look after my garden. When I am with my family, I am with my family," says the chef.
He vividly remembers the food that he relished at his Grandmom's place in the coastal state of Goa and that has made seafood a permanent feature in his restaurants. How does one cook fish? "The important part of cooking with fish is to respect what it is. Don't over-handle it. Understand the texture of the fish before you cook. So, if it is a white fish without much fat, don't cook it for hours because it will break down or cook it on the skin so that it retains its moisture. If it is a fatty fish, cook it slow and slow. Seasoning fish should always be done in the last minute. Because once it pulls out all the moisture it gets dry. I normally dry marinate or I'll use oils with herbs to marinate. I never put salt or vinegar or lime juice in the marinade because they kill the texture of the fish. So, I sprinkle it on in the last minute before I cook it," he responds.
As time passes, the chef gets closer to his roots. In 2016, Cardoz published Flavourwalla, a cookbook to uplift flavours with simple ingredients, and opened the critically acclaimed restaurant Paowalla in New York. Cardoz has gained mastery in his art, but the names that he chooses for his creations stem from his unpretentious and affable persona. Walla loosely translates as fellow and Pao is the local bread of Goa and Mumbai. Anyone with a need to cook in their pyjamas would willingly lose themselves in a book by the 'fellow with flavours' or eat food made by the friendly neighbourhood bread fellow; therein lies Cardoz's genius. It cuts through the stereotypical hallowed halls of fine dining, skips the stark white table clothes, leaps over rigid rules and hits home.
So, what is the 'food connection' he established when he cooked for President Barack Obama? "Obama's ideology centres around respecting the community around you. My philosophy too is whether you are in India or the United States, respect and embrace the community that you are with. For Obama, I used ingredients that are indigenous to the United States but adapted them with cooking styles and spices from India. You know, I tried to make that connection. When you cook something, don't make it so out-of-the-world that people don't have any connect with it."
Curiosity got the better of us and when we asked: Please tell us more about meeting Obama and Bill Clinton, he smilingly obliged, "They were different people in terms of their personality and philosophy. Clinton was extremely charismatic and engaging. When you see him, you forget other people in the room. With Obama it was more about a one-on-one. You could be anybody and he makes you feel so important. He has a team which briefs him on things about you and he will mention them when he talks to you. If he sees you again in the course of the evening, he will bring something else up and remember your name. I think for a President to do that while in office is tremendous. You see, Obama is very kind and generous and that's how everybody should be."
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The entrepreneurial bug had bitten him and he opened North End Grill in 2012 while consulting for a number of restaurants in NYC. He also published a cookbook titled One Spice, Two Spice: American Food, Indian Flavors that breaks down the intimidating complexities of both cuisines for an American home chef.
He came to be known as that Indian chef in New York who didn't serve butter chicken and tandoori roti. His menu was inspired by the food that he grew up eating at home and on the streets of Mumbai - "Food tells us who we are and every single time I make a dish or concoct a spice mix, I try to tell its story to my cooks and diners. Ultimately, food tastes better when there is a connection to someone or something. It always does and we should not forget that."
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Moral Courage: How Do I Find Some?
September 17, 2013 by Lorry Schoenly
Tanya was working in a state prison in the nursing<|fim_middle|> the ethical standards of our profession. A review of the Code for Nurses can provide strength for action. Look for the particular element of the code that is in violation and ponder the importance of action for your own professional integrity as well as for the good of the patient in the situation.
Obligations to Honor
The Code for Nurses is the ethical standard of nursing practice and establishes a nurse's patient-centered valuing that is foundational to the profession. This is the primary place to determine our obligation in a moral dilemma. However, correctional nurses work within a security framework with its own value system. It can be important to consider what values drive others involved in the situation. The Institute of Global Ethics, as described by Lachman in another source, reviewed a wide variety of ethical codes and developed a list of the 5 primary values found in all of them: honesty, respect, responsibility, fairness, and compassion. Which of these values might be motivating others in the situation? These can then be considered in working through an action plan for response.
Dangers to Manage
Nurses must acknowledge and manage the fear engendered in taking action in a risky situation. Successfully overcoming fear is, in fact, a definition of courage. Working through the prior steps can help in managing danger as they provide objective reasons for the action and establish the importance for proceeding. This can be powerful and should not be under-estimated.
Also suggested in the process of 'decatastrophizing' which in involves working through the 'what if's' of the situation. By objectifying fear, it can be demystified and balanced with the positive outcomes of action. This helps to cognitively reframe the situation and reduce negative thoughts. It also turns thoughts toward planning and action-taking rather than dwelling on fear.
Expression and Action
The final step in the CODE process is to take the practical action that will overcome fear and resolve the issue. Action in a situation such as Tanya's requires both assertiveness and negotiation skills. It requires an understanding of the organizational reporting structure. It requires the ability to be collaborative rather than confrontational with other disciplines.
Tanya was able to garner the moral courage to respond to her moral distress. Through her actions the inmate was re-evaluated by mental health services and a treatment plan was initiated. She continues to work at the facility and is developing collaborative relationships with her healthcare and custody peers. She has resolved her moral distress and feels good about the outcome.
Have you needed to confront a moral dilemma in your correctional nursing work experience? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section of this post.
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Nurses can experience moral distress over situations they observe in the correctional setting. Moral distress is experienced when painful feelings arise over the awareness of a morally inappropriate activity but feel they cannot respond due to various obstacles. A common obstacle is that of the institution or organizational culture. This is what Tanya is experiencing. Distress can also come from the uncertainty of what action to take and what consequences might ensue. For example, could Tanya be sanctioned, rejected, ridiculed, or fired if action is taken?
Finding moral courage to overcome distress and act in the face of these potential consequences is challenging. As in an emergency situation where all-out effort is needed, nurse ethicist, Vicki Lachman, suggests that we should call a code. That is an acronym for a 4-step process for finding courage to act in the face of a moral dilemma.
Call a C-O-D-E when Moral Courage is Needed
C Courage to be moral Where does my strength come from?
O Obligations to honor What is the right thing to do?
D Dangers to manage What do I need to handle my fear?
E Expression and action What action do I need to take to maintain my integrity?
Courage to be Moral
Taking a moral action requires courage. Where does the strength come from? For many nurses the strength comes from alignment with | 395 |
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Candidates must be currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in engineering, Industrial Engineering majors preferred. GPA of 3.0 or higher | 288 |
Third Wave, an agency for digital strategies, and<|fim_middle|> Self movement are convinced that the analysis of human data—sleep times, blood pressure, etc.—can help anyone to improve his or her life. This widespread movement has far-reaching effects, and not just on individuals.
The symposium on the first day and the workshops on the second will shed light on the themes of the human being and data collection from a wide range of perspectives: What data can be collected and what can be read from it? What happens with the data? What are the social and economic effects of collecting data? What developments are emerging in this technology? What disciplines are involved and to what extent?
This event will, as usual, take a transdisciplinary and hybrid approach in order to derive new information about our future from the resulting productive collisions. | the Hybrid Plattform, a place for the transdisciplinary projects of the UdK Berlin and TU Berlin, are organizing the symposium "Digital Self-Quantifying: Life Made to Measure?" on May 11–12, 2012, followed by workshops in the EIT ICT Labs in Berlin on the theme of human beings and data collection.
With every smart phone that is sold, the theme of self-quantifying and self-assessment grows in relevance and volatility. Digital devices are being used to measure and compare data on the body, health, and lifestyle. The proponents of the Quantified | 124 |
Fascia, Tensegrity, and Soft Tissue Resilience
Jan 25 & 28
by Dr Robert Schleip
In recent years, our understanding of the human body and how it functions has been transformed by the growing field of research into fascia, the connective tissue of the body.
We now know that fascia plays a previously unrecognized, but considerable role in our health and well-being. It is key to retaining healthy mobility, it is involved in nervous system communication, and it serves as a sense organ.
Insights into fascia has led to a new model of human movement. Researchers now believe that the human structure acts like a tensegrity structure, and that it is not a system of levers and pulls as previously believed. In a tensegrity system, structure is maintained and moves in a delicate, constantly shifting balance of compressional and tensional forces.
The new insights into fascia and tensegrity have great implications for our approach to movement in general and yoga specifically.
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While the kids play, adults can take advantage of our adult area, which features comfortable seating, free high-speed internet, and flat screen TVs. Although we provide this adult area, we strongly suggest parents take an active role in supervising their children during play. We'd much rather see parents spending quality time with their children.
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Treat your toddler to Toddler Court (for children 3 years and younger) where they will find a toddler-sized themed inflatable, safe play area, and friends their own age. Although both areas are monitored by our trained staff to ensure your child's safety, we strongly encourage parents to monitor their children during play.
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Friday by Robert A. Heinlein | " a new and exciting author of a saga that may be destined to be a classic - at least in my library. Jacqueline Carey, with Kushiel's Dart, Robin Hobb with Assassin's Apprentice, and now Mr. Rothfuss, in the first book of the Kingkiller Chronicle. There was a lot of early buzz about this book when it first hit the stores, but I tend to distrust the media hype, so I didn't read it right away. In this case, I may have been mistaken, aside from the fact that the second book is already available, so I won't have to wait so long between adventures.
The story begins in a small roadside inn in a village the other side of Nowhere. The keeper of the inn, Kote, appears at first glance, aside from his flame-red hair, to be noone special, but we get a few hints that there may be more to him than meets the eye. Some nasty spider-like demons show up and attack people in the village, and Kote seems to know more about them and how to kill them than one would expect from the proprietor of an inn. A famed storyteller called Chronicler shows up as Kote is dealing with a group of demons on his own, out in the forest, and Kote hauls him back to the inn after he is caught in the middle of the battle. Kote has a sidekick called Bast, who turns out to be something of an elf, I believe - it's left a little vague.
As the first bit of the story plays out, Kote is revealed to be Kvothe, Kingslayer and arcanist (wizard) in hiding. Chronicler convinces Kvothe to tell his story at last, to set the record straight, and the real meat of the tale begins. Kvothe was born and raised in a troupe of traveling performers, the Ruh, and when he was in his early teens, an arcanist named Abenthy (Ben) travelled with them for quite a while, teaching Kvothe some of his arts, as well as more scholarly subjects. Ben decides to marry a woman in a small town and settle down there, and not long after that, Kvothe's entire troupe, including his parents are slaughtered by a band of legendary, evil and powerful beings called the Chandrian, whom his father had been composing a song about. Only Kvothe survives, and he is left to survive on his own in the wild for a time, until winter drives him to relocate to a city.
He learns some tough lessons in the city about survival of the fittest, and mostly gets by by begging and thieving. After a few years there, he realizes he can't go on this way, and makes his way to the city of Imre, where the University is located. The University is where Abenthy and others learned the art of being arcanists, and Kvothe takes the entrance exam there and embarks upon his studies.
Rothfuss has done a great job of creating a new world, with its own magic system, history and legends, and populated with interesting and believable characters. Kvothe's saga is fraught with both tragedy and joy, and he encounters challenge after challenge in his quest to become an arcanist. Sometimes, you can see trouble coming a mile away, even when Kvothe seems oblivious, and at others, disaster strikes from out of the blue. The descriptive writing paints a vivid portrait, without distracting from the pace of the plot(s). The book has some fun political intrigue, a puckish sense of whimsy at times, and leaves you with your mouth watering for more at its end. I'm glad I added it to the collection.
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The city is a characteristically modern phenomenon, but one that has roots in the geography, ecology, and culture of the ancient world. The Mediterranean basin has been home to important urban centers for several thousand<|fim_middle|> based on their works and our own investigations, how does the built environment of these cities affect our relationships to ourselves, to each other, and to the natural world? Using these cities as both texts and contexts, we will investigate their ethics of the self in the city. | years. This course will visit four European cities that reached the height of their influence in successive periods of European history (Rome, Florence, Lyon, and Paris). Students will look at literature and art produced during these periods, as well as examine the physical facts of the cities themselves, investigating the streets, buildings, squares, parks, and moments that are the focus of these works. We will ask: How have writers and artists responded to city life in these contexts? And, | 96 |
Gospel show celebrates 27 years
July 16, 2<|fim_middle|> you in church." | 006 12:00 am by Jeremiah Flowers
The 27th Anniversary of the Ernie Miles Show will be held Saturday, July 29 at 7 p.m. in the Monroe Civic Center.
This Gospel Extravaganza will feature groups such as: Togetherness, St. Rest Great Free Gift New Anointed Voices, New Antioch, Green Grove, Prevailing Bible, Strong Tower and Leroy Marshall. The show promotes one of the most respected of all American art forms, gospel music. It features national and local recording artists and choirs.
Miles has become a gospel icon throughout northeast Louisiana, southern Arkansas, and the northwestern part of Mississippi. He was the first African American on television in the Ark-La-Tex as a weekend news anchor for KNOE-TV. He can be called a jack of all trades because he has worn many hats such as a former math teacher, director of public relations at Grambling State University, salesman, photographer, newspaper columnist, founder and editor of The Monroe News Leader, and sole administrator of the House of Robes.
At the age of 79, Miles is still going strong. He continues to give more than 100 percent of his time and effort to his show. He has hosted 1,410 shows and had 1,032 artists to perform before camera and aired as many as 1,966 songs for the public. His view of issues involving the national and local communities can be heard during the 976 commentaries he has made on the show; various churches and other local organizations received free publicity during the 13,360 announcements he has made; and 11,158 viewers have basked in their "fifteen seconds of fame" when he devoted shows to them.
"The Ernie Miles Show has been on the air since 1980 and I can think of nothing better that I would like to be doing," said Miles.
Jack McCall was the program director who approached Miles with the invitation to host the show with minor stipulations. Miles wanted to choose his quests and to name the show after himself.
He has been fascinated by television since he was a small child growing up in Winnfield, Louisiana. "I listened to Walter Winchell who was in my opinion the best newscaster at that time." According to Miles. At the time his interest was to air the likes of B.B. King and Bobby Band rather than Shirley Caesar and the Mississippi Mass Choir. But Miles, having been reared in the church by his mom, decided it best to keep a Gospel music format. His decision is one that he will never be regretted.
Miles is one of the most requested emcees in north Louisiana. He is known for his lively Sunday morning commentaries. This community activist was the first recipient of the Grambling State University Drum Major Award for his contributions to humanity in general and to the African American community.
In the words of Miles when ending his Sunday Morning Gospel Show, "Be good to yourself and others, and I'll see | 641 |
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Today saw the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours cars take to the track together for the first time. The teams that have chosen to compete on Dunlop tyres took the opportunity to work on set-ups for the race with the 2018 all-new Dunlop tyre specifications combined with the Le Mans-specific aero packages and the upgraded Ligier and Dallara chassis.
Running time was interrupted by several red-flag and safety car spells, but teams still had the opportunity to complete the first essential tasks such as the obligatory 1<|fim_middle|>lop Motorsport
"The test is always a good start but the timing of the red and yellow flags prevented several of our teams from setting faster times on new sets of tyres which was frustrating. We have gathered a lot of data and have ten days to analyse and work with the teams on set-ups and strategies for the event itself. As the day progressed the 'green' track, with no rubber laid down on the road sections, improved in grip as usual. That will continue from practice onwards. The initial feedback is that the tyres are performing as expected so we are optimistic of some good battles and a good race to come."
The 15 Dunlop-shod cars start the 86th Le Mans 24 Hours race on 16th June at 3pm local time. | 0 laps for rookie drivers and initial race run simulations. Today was also a good time to assess the new-season tyres on the Le Mans track, making the most of free tyre use before restrictions are applied from the start of the official practices on 13th June.
All available dry tyre options were put through their paces but the rain that threatened to appear towards the end of the eight hours of track-time failed to materialise, so teams will need to wait until practice, qualifying or even the race itself to work on set-ups if wet weather prevails.
Mike McGregor: Manager Track Support, Dun | 121 |
We are a small group of local guides that want to share what we love about Sofia.
The tour is approximately 2 hours long and features an iconic classic car called a Trabant. The object of the tour is to take you back in time and make you feel what life was like for people living in Bulgaria during the communist era. Our focus is not to put you to sleep with statistics but rather show you what kind of challenges people had to deal with both during and after the communist era.
This is a tour for everyone that is curious about this period in history. This is why we have not put a price on it. We believe that everyone traveling to Bulgaria should have an opportunity to take something away with them.
The tour will require the use of the metro for one stop, if you need assistance with<|fim_middle|>. Friendly, accomodating tour guides that took their time and left plenty of room for questions. Comments and fact were nuanced and sound in my meaning. Very educational and giving, and at the same time entertaining and funny. But, as it should be, more serious than funny. Highly recommended! | purchasing a ticket your guide will provide it. Also please dress appropriately for the weather.
Groups of 10 or more please let us know by email.
Nice stories that make history come to life. Time passed very quickly.
This fantastic tour left me very satisfied | 52 |
Twenty-one-year-old Yvannah tells us about her dream to run her own restaurant one day and how her HND Hospitality Management course is preparing her for a career in the industry.
"I moved to Scotland, from the Philippines, when I was 12. When I finished high school in Aberdeen, I considered studying for a career in childcare but soon found that it wasn't what I really wanted to do. I decided to take a break from my studies and got a full-time job in retail while I figured out which career path I wanted to take. It wasn't until later, when I began working in a hotel restaurant, that something clicked. I had my first real taste of the hospitality industry, and as soon as I started, I knew it was the industry for me.
"I really wanted to progress my career and thought what better way to do that than to get an industry recognised qualification. I started looking at my options. Where I was living, the courses available were limited and I'd always wanted to move to Edinburgh so Edinburgh College was the perfect fit. It offered the course I wanted to do, in a city I was excited about the thought of living in. I moved in May and started my HND Hospitality Management course in August.
"I'm now edging closer towards gaining my qualification while working part-time in a restaurant in one of Edinburgh's top hotels. The absolute best thing<|fim_middle|> learn the theory side of running a restaurant as well as the practical. The College has a training restaurant which gives us great experience of what it takes to run shifts and services. Customer service is so important in hospitality and we're getting hands-on experience of how good customer service is key to running a successful restaurant. I really enjoy the hygiene aspect of the course too. I like being challenged and there's so much more to the course than people would expect. | about my course is the opportunities it offers. You | 10 |
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A Message from Ginger Knox, President of MDRC
MDRC is committed to finding solutions to<|fim_middle|> bolstering economic self-sufficiency to improving public education and college graduation rates. We design promising new interventions, evaluate existing programs using the highest research standards, and provide technical assistance to build better programs and deliver effective interventions at scale. We work as an intermediary, bringing together public and private funders to test new policy-relevant ideas, and communicate what we learn to policymakers and practitioners — all with the goal of improving the lives of low-income individuals, families, and children.
Statement of Principles for MDRC's Work
Founded in 1974 as the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, "MDRC" became the official name of our organization in 2003.
Created in 1974 by the Ford Foundation and a group of federal agencies, MDRC builds and applies evidence about changes in policy and practice that can improve the well-being of people who are economically disadvantaged. In service of this goal, we work alongside our programmatic partners and the people they serve to identify and design more effective and equitable approaches. We work with them to strengthen the impact of those approaches. And we work with them to evaluate policies or practices using the highest research standards.
Our staff members have an unusual combination of research and organizational experience, with expertise in the latest qualitative and quantitative research methods, data science, behavioral science, culturally responsive practices, and collaborative design and program improvement processes. To disseminate what we learn, we actively engage with policymakers, practitioners, public and private funders, and others to apply the best evidence available to the decisions they are making. | some of the most difficult problems facing the nation — from reducing poverty and | 14 |
Anchors Away: Getting to Know the Navy Cycling Team
Posted On January 08, 2020 / Member Portraits
Cyclists at the United States Naval Academy are different. The American flag gracing each rider's arm represents the ideals set forth by the Navy and Marine Corps. Since the beginning of the team 40 years ago, these foundational goals have remained the same. Training to be a successful cyclist and a successful Navy or Marine Corps Officer have many commonalities: working tirelessly to improve weaknesses, running drills to prepare for race-day scenarios, communicating with your teammates, and always having a plan of action. Graduates of the Navy Cycling team go on to serve as Officers in the Navy or Marine Corps.
Midshipmen by nature are a competitive group, and cycling offers many of them an outlet to stay physically fit while doing what they love.The Naval Academy school day is more structured than most, and the demands on a Navy Cyclist are different from those of a typical collegiate racer. Members of the team typically wake up at 5:30 a.m. for a morning workout, which usually includes running and/or lifting. Classes go from 8 in the morning through 3:30 in the afternoon when practice starts. A normal day allows for between 90 and 180 minutes of riding followed by stretching and debriefing. Saturday café rides welcome Academy graduates during reunion weekends as well as the Arlington-based coach, Peter Lindeman of Wenzel Coaching.
"I think that many of us gravitate towards the sport for the challenges and uncomfortable situations we are placed in," says Joel Schneider, team camptain.
"Every rider on the team has his or her own reason for racing, and you'd be hard pressed to find a member of the Navy Cycling Team who doesn't have ambitions beyond cycling." Schneider goes on to say that the motivated personalities are what give the team a unique depth and make every day interesting.
Emma Hutchinson, a fellow team member, elaborates: "Cycling presents individual challenges in terms of physical endurance, as well as a unique opportunity to race for the people wearing the same uniform as you.
"We ride and train together to become better as a whole. While each person comes to Navy Cycling for different reasons, we stay because of teammates who push us to work that much harder, and become that much better."
To match the Navy Cycling Team's intensity in all training environments, Hincapie designed a performance-focused Max Collection kit that speaks to the Navy's battle-tested heritage. Hutchinson worked with Hincapie designers to incorporate former Marine and Navy battle sites, emblems, and logos for a seamless design across the custom kit. The Max Collection combines lightweight mesh construction with an aggressive Hincapie race fit to ensure the team's best performance in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Cycling Conference competitions. In preparation, the custom Navy Element Vest and Element Accessories make long Annapolis winter training rides just a little more bearable.
The Naval Academy cycling team currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Cycling Conference<|fim_middle|> the national governing body for bicycle racing.
More than $15 million already raised by 7,000 riders for Pelotonia 2019
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Pelotonia raises millions each year for life-saving cancer research.
Furman Cycling Team: Greenville's Leading Collegiate Cycling Team
With a campus set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of America's famed cycling training grounds used by professionals like George Hincapie, the Furman University Cycling Team has few excuses for not being on top – but they don't need any. | (ACCC) against schools including Duke, UNC, NC State, UVA, Virginia Tech, UMD, William and Mary, and JMU, among others. On the national level, Navy Cycling competes in the Division One Club. The Navy Cycling team has won the ACCC Road Omnium for the past three years and has now set their sights on increasing their national standings.
Through Hincapie's Collegiate Giveback program, the Naval Academy Cycling Team was awarded over $2,750 in funds to support their national standing efforts.
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Chattanooga-area Cycling Club "Southern Velo" Wins Top National Honor From USA Cycling
The 160+ member club was awarded "Best New Club" for 2019 by | 159 |
Looking for radiant skin? Well, it's easy with natural home remedies.
Skin is one of the largest organs of our body and it's essential to take good care of it. While cosmetics are handy for a quick lift to the skin, natural alternatives are long-lasting and more effective. Try out some of these home remedies with natural ingredients and get that glow!
Honey: Honey is a time-tested natural ingredient that works wonders on the skin. Consume it every morning with lime and water. Massage dry skin with honey and wash after leaving on for about ten minutes. Your skin will not only feel softer with the use of honey, but will also get a glow.
Turmeric: Since turmeric contains curcumin, which is a strong antioxidant with anti-inflammatory properties, it is effective in getting rid of free radicals that are harmful and damaging to the skin. Turmeric also boosts collagen production which in turn keeps the skin radiant and supple. Mix turmeric with gram<|fim_middle|> and milk and apply on face and neck. Leave for 20 minutes and wash with water. Use this remedy twice a week and sport a radiant look every day.
Fruits and vegetables: Fruits like banana, papaya and vegetables like cucumber and lemon work wonders for the skin. Mash them up, add milk and honey and mix them with turmeric or multani mitti. The enzymes in the fruits and vegetables exfoliate and cool the skin and also firm the skin, preventing aging.
Almonds: Almonds are rich in Vitamin E which provides the external nourishment needed for the skin. It is especially beneficial for dry and dehydrated skin. Massage skin with a teaspoon of almond oil. Then gently scrub a paste made of almonds and a little milk. Wash off first with milk and then water. The skin instantly assumes a youthful look.
Sugar: Sugar helps in softening the skin. Mix sugar with cream or curd and slowly massage onto the skin. Leave for about 15 minutes and wash with cold water. You will have appealingly soft skin.
Milk: Milk offers the best and easiest nourishment for skin. Use it by itself or mix in with other natural ingredients to enhance their benefits; milk works its magic on the skin either way. Remove suntan by wiping your skin with a wad of cotton dipped in cold milk. Splash some cold milk and then wash with water. See the glow on your skin when you pat it dry. | flour | 1 |
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral position in the area of Theoretical Cosmology beginning in September 2017.<|fim_middle|>, 2017. | The position will be held in the Department of Theoretical Physics at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain. The successful candidates are required to hold a PhD at the starting date of the position.
Our group includes Ana Achucarro, Igor Bandos, Jose Juan Blanco-Pillado, Sugumi Kanno, Juan Luis Manes, Eugenio Megias, Jon Urrestilla, Manuel Valle as well as several graduate students. The group also benefits from close ties with other faculty members of the department which includes, Mariam Bouhmadi-Lopez, Inigo Egusquiza, Alexander Feinstein, Jesus Ibanez, Ruth Lazkoz, Jose Senovilla and Raul Vera.
Our research interests focus on inflationary cosmology, topological defects and other applications to cosmology within field theory as well as String Theory. For more information on the group see (http://tp.lc.ehu.es/earlyuniverse/ ). The appointment will be for two years.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Review of completed applications will begin on January 31st | 231 |
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BEYOND - The Veuve Clicquot Journey by Fabrica
Back to clicquot world
This year celebrates the 200th Anniversary of one of Madame Clicquot's most lasting inventions, the Riddling Table. On this occasion, the Maison's innovative spirit was honored during the 2016 Milan Design Week with BEYOND – an exhibition in collaboration with the prestigious Fabrica Art Academy & Research Center.
Veuve Clicquot, the most audacious and innovative Champagne House, chose the unconventional creativity of Fabrica, the communication research centre of the Benetton Group, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its first design invention during 201<|fim_middle|>ing a yet-to-be explored territory and a future to be discovered, as well as a clear reference to the comet that crossed the sky of Champagne in 1811, harbinger of an excellent harvest. From it, Madame Clicquot produced an exceptional vintage, the "Vin de la Comète", which carried her fame worldwide, bearing witness to her motto "only one quality, the finest".
2016 Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, Los Angeles THE SEVENTH-ANNUAL VEUVE CLICQUOT POLO CLASSIC, LOS ANGELES WELCOMED MORE THAN 6,000 GUESTS TO WILL ROGERS STATE HISTORIC PARK FOR AN AFTERNOON OF CHAMPAGNE AND POLO
Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award France 2016 The Maison Veuve Clicquot is proud to annouce the winner of the 45th edition of the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award France
Elite Model Look Nigeria 2016 This year again, Veuve Clicquot sponsored the reputable modeling contest Elite Model Look Nigeria 2016 during its 9th edition in Lagos, Nigeria
Veuve Clicquot "Yelloween" Event Veuve Clicquot Halloween Event - "Veuve Clicquot Yelloween" opening. In collaboration with L'Atelier Joel Robuchon, Veuve Clicquot "Yelloween lounge" will shows up in Roppongi, the heart of Tokyo's Halloween. Please enjoy Roppongi's Halloween with Veuve Clicquot.
The abuse of alcohol is dangerous for your health. Drink responsibly. | 6 Milano Design Week. This invention that revolutionised the méthode champenoise is the table de remuage — forerunner of today's riddling table — where the bottles are tilted and turned to obtain a clear, pure wine. This celebration paid homage, above all, to the passion, intelligence and determination of its inventor Madame Clicquot. Widowed at 27, she took over the reins of her husband's business, becoming one of the first female entrepreneurs of the modern age.
With BEYOND, The Veuve Clicquot Journey by Fabrica, visitors were drawn into an exploration of real and imaginary landscapes, in an exclusive setting that epitomised the concept of the journey. It opened its doors to the public for one day only at The Royal Pavilion of Milan Central Station.
Inspired by the visionary Madame Clicquot and her bold desire for exploration, the three environments contained installations recalling the places, moments and facts that have made Veuve Clicquot one of the most important Champagne Houses:
Forever linked to the story of the company from its foundation, when Philippe Clicquot established a "négoce de vins" that would trade beyond frontiers, choosing the anchor, a symbol of hope, as a trademark for the corks of his bottles.
The sea was crucial to the firm's triumphant success in Russia when, in 1814, Madame Clicquot bravely challenged the trade embargo of the time and managed to bring her wines to the court of the Tsar in St. Petersburg.
The sea, too, in 2010 cast up some bottles of Veuve Clicquot that had been lost in a shipwreck off Finland's Aland Islands. Despite having been on the seabed for nearly two centuries, the bottles were in an excellent state of conservation, bearing witness to the exceptional quality of the company's wines from the earliest times.
THE "CRAYÈRES"
The chalk caves — an invaluable network created between the Gallo-Roman era and the 18th century, today a Unesco world heritage site, 24 km underneath the soil of Champagne. These are the heart and soul of the House, where their bottles lie and where the table de remuage is located.
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El DeBarge
Posted by StreetlineVideo on June 4, 2018 at 9:30pm in General
Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge (born June 4, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter, producer and musician. DeBarge was the focal point and primary lead singer of the family group DeBarge throughout the early to mid-1980s. Popular songs led by El include "Time Will Reveal", "Stay with Me", "All This Love", and "Rhythm of the Night". As a solo artist, he is best known for his unique high tenor register, strong falsetto and the hits "Who's Johnny" and "Love Always", and for his collaborations with Tone Loc, George Clinton, Faith Evans, Quincy Jones, Fourplay, and DJ Qu<|fim_middle|>y, who immediately signed the group, then known as The DeBarges, to the label.
Motown mentored them with members later working and contributing songwriting, arrangements, and production to the recordings of Switch, including the 1980 albums This Is My Dream and Reaching for Tomorrow. El DeBarge's first professional recording was as background vocalist to Switch's 1979 hit "I Call Your Name". He later helped to arrange music for several Switch songs including "Love Over and Over Again" and "My Friend in the Sky," which he, Bunny, and Bobby wrote. This song would later be sampled by the likes of Queen Pen and Raheem DeVaughn.
In 1981, The DeBarges was released after the family had worked in the studio for a year recording it. The album was noted for most of its songs produced and written by all four family members including Bobby DeBarge, who helped end the album track "Queen of My Heart" after El had led the song for most of its tenure. The following album, 1982's All This Love featured younger brother James and saw much success with the compositions "I Like It" and the title track. El would remain the producer and arranger for all of the group's Motown albums. In 1983, DeBarge released In a Special Way, which spawned the hits "Time Will Reveal (song)" and "Love Me in a Special Way", and in 1984, the band became a sensation while touring for Luther Vandross on the singer's Busy Body tour. Though the group enjoyed much success and appeared to be a family unit, there were growing tensions between El and his brothers, mainly because of Motown's push to have El become the only noted star of the group, repeating a pattern that began with Smokey Robinson and The Miracles. By the end of the tour, El DeBarge was mainly called to handle the production of DeBarge's next album, Rhythm of the Night, without much help from his siblings.
Rhythm of the Night became the group's best-selling album ever, though some contended that El DeBarge was the only member present on the album with the exception of the title track, which became a top five hit in several countries including the US and UK becoming the group's and El's signature song. In late 1985, he appeared on The Facts of Life in the Season 7 episode "Doo-Wah" as himself and performed his single "You Wear it Well" with Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, and Nancy McKeon singing backup. In 1986, El DeBarge left the group and began his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album, which spawned the hits "Who's Johnny" and "Love Always". Three years passed, however, until DeBarge released his second album, Gemini in 1989. The album was a failure. DeBarge's contract with Motown was terminated in 1990, and he signed with Warner Bros.. In the meantime, DeBarge was featured on the Quincy Jones single "The Secret Garden", alongside Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, and Barry White, released in 1990.
In 1992, DeBarge released his third album, the Maurice White-produced In The Storm, which featured the Chante Moore duet "You Know What I Like", which was Moore's first professional recording. Critics noted the album for its Marvin Gaye-styled productions, with El DeBarge later admitting that Gaye was a huge influence on his musical style. He once commented that he had initially written "All This Love" as a song he imagined Gaye doing, even imitating Gaye's ad-libs during his I Want You era near the end. That same year, he had chart success on the R&B charts with a collaboration with Fourplay on their version of Gaye's "After the Dance". DeBarge's next album, 1994's Heart, Mind and Soul, was co-produced with Babyface, yielding modest charted singles such as "Slide" and "Where is My Love" (which featured Babyface on duet vocals).
While DeBarge continued to collaborate on other artists' projects including brother Chico and rapper DJ Quik among others (the duo collaborated on Quik's hit "Hand in Hand"), he didn't release any more albums between 1994 and 2009. In 2010, he finally emerged from a sixteen-year delay with the appropriately titled Second Chance, released after a series of comeback performances and appearances including a well received performance at the 2010 BET Awards. The album yielded two singles, "Second Chance" and the Faith Evans duet "Lay With You", and later resulted in three Grammy Award nominations: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best R&B Album. He remains the only member of the DeBarges to have Grammy nominations outside of the group and in the family altogether. | ik. DeBarge is a three-time Grammy nominee.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, El was the sixth of ten children born to Robert Louis DeBarge, Sr. (1932-2009) and Etterlene (née Abney) DeBarge. DeBarge was already singing in his local church choir and playing piano as a child. Later after his family moved to Grand Rapids, he and the rest of his family began performing at their uncle's Pentecostal church. When El was thirteen, his parents divorced after a difficult and stormy marriage. El is of African American, English, French, and Native American descent. Growing up, he was closest to eldest brother Bobby and began imitating his brother's vocal styling.
For several years, El spent time being in private study with music educator Ricky Callier. By 1975, El had begun to express a desire to become a performer. El became a father for the first time at sixteen. He would eventually father eleven more children. In 1977, he dropped out of high school and began performing with his elder brothers in clubs and venues in Michigan. By 1979, Bernd Lichters was able to secure a deal with Source Records/MCA to release the Pall Mall Groove – Hot Ice album as SMASH for the USA/Canada market and moved El from Michigan to Los Angeles, to have him, his brothers Mark and Randy DeBarge, in addition to their cousin Andre Abney, Elliot Townsend, and Stanley Hood, to back up the release as the SMASH band. Eldest sister Bunny joined her brothers in California as well. In 1980, because of the success of their brothers Bobby and Tommy DeBarge with the hit group Switch, he was able to perform live at the piano and singing in front of Motown CEO Berry Gord | 388 |
DMX's upcoming album will feature Pop Smoke and Griselda
The rapper announced the news during a recent episode of "Drink Champs."
DMX recruited some heavy hitters for his upcoming album.
The "Slippin'" emcee was recently a guest on "Drink Champs," where he gave fans an idea about what's to come on his impending project.
"I got the Griselda boys, Pop Smoke," he teased. "That's what type of new I'm doing."
X admitted he never had the chance to meet the late rapper but noted he and Pop had a few similarities. "The growling was just a coincidence," he said, to which N.O.R.E. joked, "Pop Smoke is you and 50 Cent's baby. If you and 50 Cent had a baby, that would be Pop Smoke."
X responded, "That would be awkward. But he would have the baby! … It would be ours, but he would have it! I get it."
Fans have been patiently waiting for the "Party Up" star to drop a new project since his 2019 release from prison. In March, he announced an album was on the way, but the anticipation grew shortly after his meme-inspiring Verzuz against West Coast star Snoop Dogg.
Since then, DMX appeared as a guest feature on Casanova's single 'Don't Play Games" and posted a few shots of him in the studio alongside friend and longtime collaborator Swizz Beatz. In one of his Instagram posts, he shared a video of him turning up to his <|fim_middle|>DMX trained his dog to ad-lib during a rap battle, Murda Mook says
DMX confirms new album is coming soon | 1998 hit "Top Shooter." "Here comes the boom…album on the way," he captioned the clip.
The rapper released his last project Redemption of a Beast in 2015, giving the rapper roughly six years of experience to pull from. Between his time in prison, his stint in rehab, his multiple personalities and his faith in God, X's album was already expected to be a great one. The features from some of the hottest names in hip hop will most likely bring his album to another level.
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As 2014 comes to an end, Cancer Council SA would like to take the opportunity to thank our supporters for the passion, commitment and generosity shown throughout the year.
We could not continue working towards beating cancer without your support!
We are pleased to provide the video message above from Cancer Council SA Chairman, Kevin Scarce, highlighting some of the wonderful<|fim_middle|> and family who were taken too soon.
You are not alone during this time - Our nurses are here to provide information and support during the festive season (and throughout the year) - Monday to Friday (8.30-5.30pm, excluding public holidays). Simply call Cancer Council 13 11 20.
Please utilise this service if you need and allow us to help you, just like you have helped us all year.
We wish you a safe and happy 2015. See you in the new year. | activities our supporters have taken part in throughout 2014.
We would also like to take the opportunity to remind you of the support available over the festive season.
The holidays can be an emotional time for all of us, especially those impacted by cancer. For some people, cancer will be an unwanted guest at Christmas while for others it will be time to reflect on those friends | 76 |
Q: Import with a comma after the as I was looking at a repo and came across a somewhat weird line
from flask.ext.testing import TestCase as Base, Twill
What does it mean to import like this? I have not<|fim_middle|><function match at 0x02039780>
>>> other # The name other refers to re.search
<function search at 0x02048A98>
>>> search # The name search is not defined because it was imported as other
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'search' is not defined
>>>
| seen it before and unfortunately it's rather hard to google.
A: That line tells Python to import TestCase and Twill from the package flask.ext.testing, but to import TestCase under the name of Base.
From the docs:
If the module name is followed by as, then the name following as is
bound directly to the imported module.
Below is a demonstration with the search and match functions from the re module:
>>> from re import search as other, match
>>> match # The name match refers to re.match
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Larissa is an enthusiastic educator<|fim_middle|>, school-based coaches, and administrators across Chicago through tailored coaching and professional development.
Larissa's skill set and experience working in a large urban school district provides her with a multi-faceted lens to education, as well as a unique perspective toward implementing solutions and making connections for our clients. | who has worked in many roles, including as a primary classroom teacher, a new teacher mentor, and a senior literacy trainer. Larissa discovered her passion for literacy as a new first-grade teacher, which led her to obtain a Master's degree in Reading Education and certification as a K-12 Reading Specialist. After working in the classroom setting, she sought to broaden her impact by focusing on accelerating teacher effectiveness as a new teacher mentor at The New Teacher Center. Later, she moved into a consulting role that supported the Chicago Public Schools' strategies around new teacher induction and support.
Larissa has extensive knowledge of balanced literacy and guided reading. She has spent her most recent years working to strengthen the literacy practices and knowledge of teachers | 145 |
<|fim_middle|> | Outlook Australia specialise in baby sun protection for families on the move, with a whole range of tried and tested baby shades and pram accessories.
All Outlook shades are endorsed by the Skin and Cancer Foundation Australia and are designed according to Outlook's simple philosophy of protecting kids from the harmful effects of the sun, whilst still allowing them to enjoy the view, the fresh air and the sunshine.
Some sunshades offer UPF50 protection – take a look at our range !
Outlook products are usually dispatched direct from suppliers and take about 1-2 weeks.
Help your baby switch off for a snooze and stay asleep for longer with this versatile new sleep shade. Created so baby can nap-on-the-go in a healthy, well-ventilated environment, it features a roll-down blackout blind and a solar-screen™ mesh viewing panel which can be unzipped and folded away.
Suitable for use all year round, sleep-pod™ can be used in four different ways to regulate the level of light, airflow and sun protection.
- Universal sleep shade with blackout blind & viewing panel suitable from birth to 4 years.
- Versatile design allows you to control sun and airflow so baby remains comfortable.
- Fits all prams and pushchairs including front facing, rear facing and travel systems. Also fits infant car seats and lay flat carrycots.
- Protects from sun, glare, wind and cold.
Meets the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive, including relevant clauses of EN71 and BS EN 1888.
Multi-fitting UPF50+ sun canopy for your stroller, blocks 99%* of harmful UV rays and glare.
shade-a-babe™ is a high protection sun and sleep shade that lets kids see the world around them while shielding delicate eyes and skin from bright light and harmful UV.
Created by baby shade experts Outlook® Australia, it has a UPF50+ sun visor to block 99% of harsh overhead sun, a solarscreen™ mesh to screen up to 93% of reflected and lower level UV and a handy zip-up front panel. Unlike some other shades, shade-a-babe gives effective sun protection even when the front panel is open.
- For side by side style double prams and buggies. (For double buggies with two single canopies use one standard shade-a-babe per canopy). | 490 |
You're Smarter Than They Thought
Rather than sell, most people hang on to their funds during periods of market turmoil.
You've probably heard this grim fairy tale: Plunging stocks provoke<|fim_middle|> 60% of investors view their retirement accounts as the main source of fund purchases, according to the ICI.
Even a trickle of redemptions has consequences, however, and sometimes there's good news. For example, a slew of fine funds that were closed to new investors recently reopened as managers seek to raise cash to invest in what they perceive to be a surfeit of cheap stocks. The group includes such solid no-loads as Dodge & Cox Stock (symbol DODGX), Fidelity Magellan (FMAGX) and Royce Micro-Cap (RYOTX). | jittery investors to yank money out of mutual funds. In their rush to the exits, these saps miss the first wave of the next bull market. Eventually, as the sting of their losses wears off, they realize their stupidity and jump back into stock funds just as the bear is about to pounce again. And the vicious circle of market mistiming goes on.
Frightening indeed, but not necessarily true. During times of market turmoil -- and now would certainly qualify -- stock-fund investors usually sell less, not more. Why? "They fear realizing losses," says Avi Nachmany, research director at Strategic Insight, which studies the fund industry. "Redemption activity tends to decline during a bear market, with the exception of brief and modest spikes during sharp down-market weeks," he says.
Data supports Nachmany's argument. Even in a disastrous year, such as 2002, when the market tumbled 22%, the net outflow from stock funds totaled just $27.5 billion, or less than 1% of total assets parked in stock funds, according to the Investment Company Institute, the fund industry's trade group. Nachmany reckons that only a small number of active investors drive up the average redemption rates by bailing out in sinking markets.
Most investors maintain a stable fund mix until the market improves, but they are reluctant to buy more stocks, Nachmany says. He attributes this behavior not only to more investors accepting the futility of market timing, but also to the growing flow of money into retirement accounts. Nearly | 318 |
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Katy Perry Dark Horse Lyrics
Yeah Ya'll know what it is Katy Perry Juicy J, aha. Let's rage I knew you were You were gonna come to me And here you are But you better choose carefully 'Cause I, I'm capable of anything Of anything and everything Make me your Aphrodite Make me your one and only But don't … Read more
Little Things with Lyrics by One Direction
Your hand fits in mine like it's made just for me
but bear this mind it was meant to be and i'm joining up the dots with the freckles on your cheeks and it all makes sense to me
i know you've never loved the crinkles by your eyes
when you smile you've never loved, your stomach or your thighs the dimples in your back at the bottom of your spine But i'll love them endlessly
I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth
But if i do, it's you, oh it's you, they add up to
i'm in love with you and all these little things
You can't go to bed without a cup of tea
maybe that's the reason that you talk in your sleep
and all those conversations are the secrets that i keep though it makes no sense to me
i know you've never loved the sound of your voice on tape
you never want to know how much you weigh
you still have to squeeze into your jeans
but you're perfect to me
i won't let this little things slips out of my mouth
But if it's true, it's you, it's you, they add up to
you'll never love yourself half as much as i love you
you'll never treat yourself right darling but i want you to
if i let you know, i'm here for you
maybe you'll love yourself like i love you oh
i've just let these little things slips out of my mouth
cause it's you, oh it's you, it's you they add up to
and i'm in love with you (and all these little things)
but if it's true, it's you, it's you they add up to
I'm in love with you, and all your little things.
One Direction are a British-Irish boy band formed in London in 2010, consisting of members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of British television music competition The X Factor. They subsequently signed in North America with Columbia Records.
One Direction came to international prominence with the global release of their debut album Up All Night in early 2012, which topped the charts worldwide and marked the first time a debut album by a British group had entered at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.
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Someone Like You Adele Lyrics
I heard, that you're settled down.
That you, found a girl and your married now.
I heard that your dreams came true.
Guess she gave you things, I didn't give to you.
Old friend, why are you so shy?
Ain't like you to hold it back or hide from the light.
I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited, but I couldn't stay away,
I couldn't fight it.
I'd hoped you'd see my face & that you'd be reminded,
That for me, it isn't over.
Nevermind, I'll find someone like you.
I wish nothing but the best, for you too.
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said:-
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead"
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, yeah.
You'd know, how the time flies.
Only yesterday, was the time of our lives.
We were born and raised in a summer haze.
Bound by the surprise of our glory days.
I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited,
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I wish nothing but the best for you too.
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you say:-
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead", yay.
Nothing compares, no worries or cares.
Regret's and mistakes they're memories made.
Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?
I wish nothing but the best for you.
Don't forget me, I beg, I remembered you say:-
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, yay yeh yeah.
"Someone Like You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Adele written by Adele and Dan Wilson for her second studio album 21. The pop ballad was inspired by a broken relationship, and lyrically it speaks of Adele coming to terms with it. XL Recordings released the song as the second single from the album on 24 January 2011 in the United Kingdom and on 9 August 2011 in the United States. Accompanied only by a piano in the song (played by co-writer Wilson), Adele sings about the end of the relationship with her ex-boyfriend. The song received positive reviews from music critics who chose the song as a highlight of the album and praised the lyrics, its simple sound and Adele's vocal performance.
Following a well-received performance of the song at the 2011 BRIT Awards, "Someone Like You" became Adele's first number one single in the United Kingdom and it stayed on the top of the chart for five weeks. The song also topped the charts in Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Italy, France and Switzerland, and has become Adele's second number one in the United States. With that achievement Adele became the first female British solo singer in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have two number ones from the same album. In July 2011, it became the first single of the decade to sell a million units in the United Kingdom and it was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), as well as being certified 5× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States.
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I'm Yours Lyrics
Well you done done me
and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill
but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks,
now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
And nothing's going to stop me
but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn
to win some or learn some
But I won't hesitate no more,
no more It cannot wait, I'm yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn, you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment people, dance and sing
We're just one big family
And it's our God-forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved
So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm sure
There's no need to complicate, our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours
D-d-do do you, but do you, d-d-do
But do you want to come on
Scooch on over closer dear
And I will nibble your ear
Whooooaaaa!
I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and I laughed
I guess what I be saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do, our name is our virtue
But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours
(I won't hesitate)
Open up your mind and see like me
(No more, no more)
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours
(It cannot wait, I'm sure)
So please don't, please don't, please don't
(There's no need to complicate)
There's no need to complicate
(Our time is short)
'Cause our time is short
(This is our fate)
This is, this is, this is our fate
"I'm Yours" is the first single released by Jason Mraz from his third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The song was originally released on a limited edition EP called Extra Credit as a demo in 2005 to promote his second studio album Mr. A–Z. It was performed in his 2004 and 2005 gigs and already became a crowd favorite before its release. "I'm Yours" was nominated for Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards. It was also used for the Australian Seven Network's promotion of the season premiere of Packed to the Rafters.
"I'm Yours" was immensely successful in the U.S. on the Billboard charts. At 76 weeks on the Hot 100, it holds the record for most weeks spent on the chart, breaking the previous record of 69 weeks set by LeAnn Rimes' song "How Do I Live" in 1998. It is as of January 2012 the eighth best selling digital song of all time in the U.S., selling over 6 million downloads. It remains Mraz's biggest hit single in the USA. Mraz sang a version of the song on Sesame Street, instead of "I'm Yours" the song was titled, "Outdoors." Mraz also made a remixed version featuring Lil Wayne and Jah Cure, which also gained success.
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Hey Soul Sister Lyrics
Your lipstick stains
on the front lobe of my
left side brains
I knew I wouldn't forget you,
and so I went and let you
blow my mind
Your sweet moving,
the smell of you in every single dream I dream
I knew when we collided,
you're the one I have decided
who's one of my kind
Hey soul sister,
ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo,
the way you move ain't fair,<|fim_middle|>You played it
You played it to the beat
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 5 May 1988), better known simply as Adele, is a British singer-songwriter and musician. Adele was offered a recording contract from XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on MySpace in 2006.
The next year she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award and won the BBC Sound of 2008. Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008 to much commercial and critical success. The album is certified four times platinum in the UK, and double platinum in the US.
Her career in the US was boosted by a Saturday Night Live appearance in late 2008. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele received the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
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I don't want to miss a single thing you do…
Just in time,
I'm so glad you have a one-track mind
You gave my life direction,
a game show love connection
we can't deny
I'm so obsessed,
my heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest
I believe in you,
like a virgin, you're Madonna,
and I'm always gonna wanna blow your mind
The way you can cut a rug,
watching you's the only drug I need
So gangsta, I'm so thug,
you're the only one I'm dreaming of
You see, I can be myself now finally,
in fact there's nothing I can't be
I want the world to see you be
I don't want to miss a single thing you do tonight,
"Hey, Soul Sister" is a song by the American rock band Train, written by lead singer Patrick Monahan, Amund Bjørklund, and Espen Lind. It was released as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, Save Me, San Francisco.
The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and is their highest charting song to date. As of May 2012, it has sold 5.9 million digital copies in the US. It is the eighth most downloaded song in history, the most downloaded song of all time for Columbia Records, the top-selling song on iTunes Store in 2010, and the second overall best-selling song in the US in 2010. It is also the band's most commercially successful single to date, reaching number one in 16 countries. The single received a quintuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 14, 2011. The live version of "Hey, Soul Sister" garnered a Grammy Award for Train at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. The song was not eligible for any Grammy in the General Field.
"Hey, Soul Sister" debuted at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ended October 17, 2009, becoming their first charting single in five years. On the week of January 30, 2010, in its 16th week on the Hot 100 chart, "Hey, Soul Sister" leaped to #7 from #23 on an 81% digital single sales increase from the previous week, thus becoming Train's second career Top Ten hit on the chart. It reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week of April 10, 2010, their highest on the chart to date.
The song climbed to #1 on the Hot Digital Songs chart for the week of April 10, 2010, and stayed in the top spot for three weeks.
As of May 2012, the song had sold 5.9 million digital units in the United States, becoming the biggest-selling digital single by a rock band since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking download sales in 2003.
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Somebody That I Use To Know Lyrics
[Gotye:]
Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
I told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad it was over
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
[Kimbra:]
Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
(I used to know)
(Now you're just somebody that I used to know)
(That I used to know)
"Somebody That I Used to Know" is a mid-tempo indie pop ballad song written and recorded by Belgian-Australian singer and songwriter Gotye, featuring New Zealand singer Kimbra. The song was released in Australia and New Zealand by Eleven Music on 5 July 2011 as the second single from his third studio album, Making Mirrors (2011). It was later released by Universal Music in December 2011 in the United Kingdom, and in January 2012 in the United States. "Somebody That I Used to Know" was written and recorded by Gotye at his parent's house on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria and is lyrically related to the experiences he has had with relationships.
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Over You With Lyrics
Weather man said it's gonna snow
By now I should be used to the cold
Mid-February shouldn't be so scary
It was only December
I still remember the presents, the tree, you and me
But you went away
How dare you?
They say I'll be OK
But I'm not going to ever get over you
Living alone here in this place
I think of you, and I'm not afraid
Your favorite records make me feel better
Cause you sing along
With every song
I know you didn't mean to give them to me
It really sinks in, you know, when I see it in stone
Cause you went away,
"Over You" is a country ballad written by Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton about a personal experience Shelton had as a teenager when his older brother was killed in a car accident. According to Lambert, she decided to record the song because of Shelton's emotional connection to the song: "Blake said he couldn't record it for himself or sing it onstage every night, but he would be honored for me to."
It was released in January 2012 as the second single from Lambert's fourth studio album, Four the Record.
Lambert performed the song at the 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards on April 1, 2012.
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Mean Taylor Swift Lyrics
You, with your words like knives
And swords and weapons that you use against me.
You, have knocked me off my feet again Got me feeling like a nothing
You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard Calling me out when I'm wounded
You, picking on the weaker man.
Well you can take me down
With just one single blow
But you don't know what you don't know
Someday I'll be living in a big old city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
Why you gotta be so mean?
You, with your switching sides
And your walk by lies
And your humiliation
You, have pointed out my flaws again
As if I don't already see them
I walk with my head down
Tying to block you out
Cause I'll never impress you
I just want to feel okay again
I'll bet you got pushed around
Somebody made you cold
But the cycle ends right now
Cause you can't lead me down that road
And you don't know what you don't know
And I can see it years from now in a bar
Talking over a football game
With that same loud opinion
But nobody's listening
Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things
Drunk and roaming all about how I can't sing
But all you are is mean
All you are is mean, and a liar, and pathetic, and alone in life
And mean (4 times)
But someday I'll be living in a big old city
"Mean" is a song by American country pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). The song, written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift, was first released as a promotional single for the album on October 17, 2010, by Big Machine Records. The song was later released as an official single on March 7, 2011.
Upon its release as a promotional single, the song garnered mixed to positive reviews from critics for its lyrical detail and profound country sound. "Mean" received commercial success in the United States and Canada, debuting at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number ten on the Canadian Hot 100. The song also appeared on the Australian Singles Chart at number 45. It was later re-released as the third official single from Speak Now, and re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 90. Additionally, "Mean" became Swift's 13th consecutive single to reach top ten on Hot Country Songs when it jumped from number 12 to number 9 on the week ending May 14, 2011.
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Rolling in the Deep Lyrics
Reaching a fever pitch
Finally I can see you crystal clear
Go ahead and sell me out
and I'll lay your shi? bare.
See how I'll leave,
with every piece of you
Don't underestimate
the things that I will do.
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bring me out the dark.
The scars of your love, remind me of us.
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
I can't help feeling
We could of had it all
You had my heart inside of your hands
And you played it to the beat
Baby I have no story to be told
But I've heard one of you and I'm gonna make your head burn,
Think of me in the depths of your despair
Making a home down there as mine sure won't be shared
The scars of your love, remind you of us.
But you played it with a beating
Throw your soul threw every open door
Count your blessings to find what you look for
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold
You pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow
(I wish you never gonna miss you)
We could of had it all (I wish you never gonna miss you)
It all (3 times)
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The other evening, while improvising an entry for my Piano Diary, I found myself drawn to playing the melody from 'Can't Help Falling In Love' - and so had fun improvising around that famous tune, instead. As you may be aware, the Elvis Presley song from 1961 is actually based on a much older melody, 'Plaisir d'Amour'. I had this musical fact seated somewhere at the back of my mind, but I had never taken the time to investigate who actually wrote the melody. His name was Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, and as coincidence would have it, today is his birthday.
Martini was born Johann Paul Aegidius Schwarzendorf on 31 August 1741, but took the name Martini after leaving his native Germany for France. It seems he became an influential and successful composer, mainly of opera and indeed chanson - and that 'Plaisir d'Amour' was a song (or 'vocal romance', as it was more attractively titled at the time) written in 1784. Long before Elvis Presley got his hands on the melody, it seems The Pleasure of Love was a huge hit. Berlioz made an arrangement of it, and apparently Lamartine had it sung to him during one of his cures.
As we would expect, several piano transcriptions were made of the song. Transcriptions were a popular vehicle for musicians, especially in the early nineteenth-century. For pianist-composers like Liszt and Thalberg, performing dazzling interpretations of famous contemporary melodies was a mainstay of their careers, and similarly for operatic composers, having their most popular melodies released as piano versions meant accessing much wider audiences and, ultimately, making more money. The pop business perhaps hasn't changed all that much since 1784. The wonderful music resource that is IMSLP makes it easy to access free sheet music for some of the transcriptions of Plaisir d'Amour, and my favourite so far is that by the famous pianist-composer Cramer. Recordings seem harder to come by, but I have found one performed by Philippe Coulange. Today, in celebration of Martini's birthday, let's dig-out some of these transcriptions and put a bit of romance into our day. There's something oddly satisfying about knowing that when it comes to the pleasure of love, time doesn't really change anything | 534 |
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The City of Melbourne has installed in-ground parking bay sensors in most CBD parking bays. These sensors record when a vehicle arrives and when it<|fim_middle|> a vehicle arrives and when it departs. Each record also includes the parking restriction for the bay and whether the vehicle has overstayed that restriction. This is the data for the 2012 calendar year. | departs. Each record also includes the parking restriction for the bay and whether the vehicle has overstayed that restriction. This is the data for the 2016 calendar year.
· At the time of the parking event the restriction that has been captured is correct but when the data was extracted from the server (July 2017) the restriction had since changed.
In the 2016 car parking event data there are 4,346 records where the parking event goes into 2017 and ends at midnight.
The City of Melbourne has installed in-ground parking bay sensors in most CBD parking bays. These sensors record when a vehicle arrives and when it departs. Each record also includes the parking restriction for the bay and whether the vehicle has overstayed that restriction. This is the data for the 2015 calendar year.
In the 2015 car parking event data there are 4,138 records where the parking event goes into 2016 and ends at midnight.
The City of Melbourne has installed in-ground parking bay sensors in most CBD parking bays. These sensors record when a vehicle arrives and when it departs. Each record also includes the parking restriction for the bay and whether the vehicle has overstayed that restriction. This is the data for the 2014 calendar year.
In the 2014 car parking event data there are 3,377 records where the parking event goes into 2015 and ends at midnight.
The City of Melbourne has installed in-ground parking bay sensors in most CBD parking bays. These sensors record when | 336 |
Back in March when I was writing the story on Afghan cuisine in Islamabad for TASTE, I interviewed Ehsan, an Afghan university student who talked about how much he missed Ash, "Afghan spaghetti" as he called it. I had never heard about this dish before and so was excited when Nur offered to make it as part of the lavish Afghan lunch she prepared for me (see first post here).
Even though Ehsan referred to the dish as 'sp<|fim_middle|> some greens and served alongside yogurt or whey. It's a filling, heartwarming dish that is best enjoyed when the weather begins to cool. Hope you'll give it a try.
Heat oil and brown onions on medium low heat for 7 – 10 minutes. Add spices and stir for a few seconds. Add a splash of water to deglaze the pan if needed. Add tomatoes and fry till they soften. Add ground beef, approximately ½ cup of water and let it cook on medium to low heat for 45 minutes.
Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Add salt, oil, noodles, mint, dill, chopped spring onion and spinach. Once the broth begins to simmer, add green chilies, red beans and garbanzo beans. After 5 minutes, add the ground beef, and ginger and garlic powder.
While the beef cooks in the broth, whisk 3 cups of sour yogurt and add a tsp of garlic in a deep serving dish.
Strain the noodles with a slotted spoon and begin to add them to the yogurt. Top with the broth.
Once done, get the tempering ready. Heat ½ cup of oil and fry crushed garlic and red chili powder for a few seconds. Pour it over the soup. Sprinkle with dried mint.
Cooking Notes: Check for salt as you go along!
If you can't find sour yogurt, just use whole milk yogurt. If not, Andy Baraghani from Bon Appetit recommends using thinned Greek yogurt with buttermilk. | aghetti', Ash also spelled 'Aush', is a thick soup that features special flat wheat noodles. While the recipe below is Afghan, Ash is part Iranian, Azerbaijani, Caucasian and Turkish. In Iran, it's referred to as "Asheh Reshteh", and is prepared on the eve of Nowruz, the Persian new year.
Ash can be prepared with or without meat, and is typically served with whey or in Iran, kashk. The recipe below uses sour yogurt flavored with crushed garlic . Nur also used regular spaghetti to make it but throughout the afternoon, her mother, Riffat kept shaking her head, reminding us that the entire flavor of ash is supposed to come from hand made wheat noodles. I have heard that you can find them in the US at specialty stores. When I made it at home, I grabbed a packet of whole wheat noodles from Whole Foods and hoped that it would come close, well somewhat anyway.
The recipes for ash vary in sequencing to ingredients to the tempering. Broadly however, it appears that ash nearly always comprises of wheat noodles, beans, | 224 |
Certification schemes or additional financial mechanisms can strengthen a project's profitability.
Carbon markets may catalyse or even completely fund sustainable landscape projects in the future.
Sustainable landscape initiatives can increase their appeal to farmers by linking with other schemes and mechanisms such as carbon offsetting schemes or product certification. These schemes may generate additional revenue or provide other benefits.
Producer certification schemes are a mechanism to consider when trying to increase farmer profitability. Certification may allow them to access preferential sourcing schemes, in a similar way to revenue guarantees.
These schemes also allow producers to use recognised branding to label their products as Fairtrade, organic or sustainable. This allows producers to generate additional income from selling their product at a premium.
In the Unlocking Forest Finance project, proposed sustainability Codes of Conduct were closely aligned with existing certification standards, for example for<|fim_middle|> In some situations only the national government can negotiate credits internationally, in other cases sub-national governments have this right. It remains to be seen what will emerge as countries continue to negotiate mechanisms such as REDD+.
In the case of voluntary markets, managers of individual projects may negotiate carbon credits. The voluntary carbon market may bring additional revenue to a project. This is driven by consumer demand for offsets, for example to mitigate the effects of taking flights. The value of the voluntary carbon market was US$278 million in 2015, offsetting 84 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
If international carbon markets become more effective, they could become a real source of finance for sustainable landscape projects.
However, there are currently several obstacles. The carbon price is too low, and the transaction cost is too high. This was highlighted during the planning stages of Unlocking Forest Finance, when researchers found that registering a timber scheme for carbon credits would have been an overall cost rather than a benefit. | organic milk or sustainable palm oil. Meeting these codes of conduct can prepare producers for entry into certification schemes.
Carbon market finance may be another source of revenue for farmers, potentially increasing returns. These systems are based on permits, generated by maintaining or increasing carbon stocks in the forest. They can be sold to offset emissions elsewhere.
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Earth Ship Classes
Pre-Warp Ships & ProbesWarp ShipsStationsShuttlesProbesUncertain ClassUnknown Class
Pre-Warp Ships & Probes
Note NASA spacecrafts that could be seen in the series and movies are not included here. There would be no point in restricting this database to an arbitrary selection of real spaceships.
The Ares missions were launched around 2030 by the International Space Agency (ISA), with the objective of manned exploration of Mars. The Ares spaceship consisted of a command module with a re-entry capsule, a habitat module, and an ion drive module. Furthermore, it was equipped with a transspectral imager, a high gain antenna and large photovoltaic panels.
Known ships
Ares IV
The Ares IV (VOY: "One Small Step") is obviously the fourth mission within a project of manned exploration of Mars. We can't tell if the three previous spaceships looked the same, although this seems very plausible. We also don't know if the project was terminated after the disappearance of Ares IV in 2032, or if there were further missions.
Ares is the Greek name of Mars, the god of war. A mission patch in the Fact Files that was possibly visible inside the ship and some websites call the spaceship "Aries", which is definitely wrong.
Class specifications
Mass: 92t
Birdseye type
The Birdseye is a cryo-satellite probably from the 21st century, intended to conserve persons who have died of incurable diseases, in the hope of reviving and curing them some day.
Known probes
The Birdseye appeared in TNG: "The Neutral Zone" where it was, for some reason, found many light years away from Earth, although it definitely has no warp and not even impulse propulsion. Although Clare Raymond, who was aboard the Birdseye, died as soon as 1994, there is no evidence that the quite large satellite is that old too. It may have been built years later which would alleviate the problematic history of early space travel a little bit. I think the technology level is about the same as of the DY-100.
A major error is that the Birdseye seems to have artificial gravity. While we could claim that gravity generators were beamed over prior to the Enterprise away team, the whole angular and upside-up interior of the satellite looked like it was built to accommodate a crew in 1g gravity which doesn't make sense.
The Raymonds' family tree briefly shown on a display establishes that Clare Raymond was born in 1982 and died in 2035. However, this is overridden by the spoken dialogue which repeatedly puts the deaths of the three rescued humans in the late 20th century.
The name of the satellite sounds like it is a plug for Birds Eye frozen foods.
Cryo-satellite
DY-100
Launch configuration
The DY-100 is a class of nuclear-powered early interplanetary spaceships. During the flight the crew has to stay in suspended animation, which is why this type of vessel is dubbed a "sleeper ship".
Article: Spaceflight and 21st Century Earth History
Article: NASA References in Star Trek
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Bonaventure C1-21
This vessel was originally unnamed and was supposed to represent Zefram Cochrane's first warp ship in the Star Trek Chronology. The book was published before the Phoenix was developed for "First Contact". The name "Phoenix" shows up in the second edition. The previous depiction was removed, complying with the new canon facts from "First Contact".
The vessel initially shows up on screen on a wall chart in Jake's class room on Deep Space 9, well before "First Contact". It is depicted along with ship classes that represent the then five Enterprises. The description of the early vessel reads: "Bonaventure - Discovery of the Space Warp", because at this time it is still intended to be the first warp ship. This may need to be interpreted differently today. The name is a homage to the TAS Bonaventure, in spite of its radically different design.
A desktop model of the design, built by Greg Jein, is visible in two episodes, most notably in DS9: "Cardassians". The nacelles are barely recognizable here. The miniature still has the orange/gray color scheme as in the book.
Early space ship II
This could be another vessel from the age of Earth's early space exploration.
The model of the Malcorian warp ship could be seen in Ensign Picard's quarters in TNG: "Tapestry". Evidently Picard's miniature can't be the Malcorian ship, as it is decades before the first attempt of first contact with that civilization. So the similarity must be coincidental. We may conveniently suppose it's another early Earth ship, probably without warp propulsion as there are no obvious warp engines.
Earth "survivor fleet ", heading for Ceti Alpha V in ENT: "Twilight"
This fleet in the intermediate timeline seems to consist of 15 ships, of which 14 can be identified. The Hazari attack ship definitely doesn't belong here. All other vessels are designs previously seen in the series that could be ships of Earth or of friendly civilizations.
Earth "welcome fleet ", greeting Enterprise NX-01 in ENT: "Stormfront II"
This fleet seems to consist of at least 14 ships, of which most can be identified. As already in "Twilight", the Hazari ship could be a Rigelian scout. Another anachronistic vessel is the Steamrunner that clearly doesn't belong into the 22nd century.
This satellite type is part of a communications network maintained by Henry Starling's Chronowerx.
Known satellites
SATCOM 47
Since VOY: "Future's End", considering the conclusion of the episode, apparently shows a parallel timeline with different technology, this satellite type either doesn't exist or is maintained by some other well-known computer company...
Unnamed shuttle type
The actual origin of this small unarmed ship is unknown.
The shuttle used by the Augments in ENT: "Borderland" to lure the Klingons into a trap is listed here just because the Augments are of human origin. The color is gray, unlike on the Denobulan version of this shuttle type (the Mazarite shuttle is also gray), which may have been done to suggest that it is indeed an Earth vessel.
Unknown Class
SS Buckaroo Banzai BBI-993, commanded by Captain John Whorfin, launched in 2137 on a mission to Planet 10 (DIM 8) in the Ficus Sector, listed on an Okudagram in TNG: "Up the Long Ladder"
Charybdis, a NASA spaceship launched in 2037, in the third attempt to explore beyond Earth's solar system (TNG: "The Royale")
Although the ISA (International Space Agency) launched the Ares mission a few years earlier, NASA must obviously still exist as a national organization in 2037. The shoulder patch seen in the episode is identical to that of Apollo 17, only without the word "Apollo". Even the names of the Apollo crew members are readable on a close look. So almost no work went into the mission patch, whereas ironically the US flag just above it was given exactly 52 barely recognizable stars as mentioned in the dialogue, just in case someone decided to count them (while the basic arrangement of the flag is wrong).
ECS Constellation, obviously another cargo ship that has been attacked by aliens (ENT: "Horizon")
The Constellation was not explicitly mentioned to be another ECS vessel, but it seemed very likely that Earth vessels are trading threat information as in the episode.
Jacob, probable name of a starship sent to investigate the whereabouts of the Charybdis some time after 2037 (TNG: "The Royale")
An Okudagram in the episode mentions a "followup mission Jacob". We may assume that the mission name is identical to the ship name.
Jupiter Station, mentioned in ENT: "Silent Enemy"
This facility obviously exists as early as 2151. My guess is that is not yet the "staggered saucer design" the station will have 200 years later.
HMS New Zealand DY-732(N), commanded by Captain Bob Lederman, launched in 2135 on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan in the Ficus Sector , listed on an Okudagram in TNG: "Up the Long Ladder"
ECS North Star, freighter, destroyed some time prior to 2151 (ENT: "Fortunate Son")
Saratoga, Starfleet ship, previous posting of Crewman Taylor, mentioned in ENT: "The Forgotten"
SS Seattle NAR-18834, commanded by Captain Wendy Neuss, launched in 2120 on a ADR looping mission to the Ficus Sector, listed on an Okudagram in TNG: "Up the Long Ladder"
Strangely, the registry is exactly the same as of the SS Vico, of TNG: "Hero Worship", three seasons later. The registries were both on displays and not simply made up. It is either an incredible coincidence (1/10000 for a 5-digit number!), or an in-joke, or the available reproduction of the chart from "Up The Long Ladder" is incorrect. But why would anyone get exactly this one registry from anywhere else? The double registry remains a total mystery. We might explain it in a way that the old SS Seattle was renamed to Vico some time, but if the Vico is an Oberth class, the class would be in production for over 230 years!
Republic, Starfleet ship, from where Capt. Hernandez recruited her chef as mentioned in ENT: "Affliction"
Shenandoah, Starfleet ship, mentioned in ENT: "Silent Enemy"
Some fans claim this ship should be another NX class, but this is only bad speculation. With "three more ships on the drawing board" at the time of the episode, it is unlikely that any of them would already have a captain. Moreover, ENT: "The Expanse" implies that NX-02 was still nameless, and we know that this ship is named Columbia since "E²", so the Shenandoah would have to be an NX-class ship with a still less advanced construction status.
Ticonderoga, cargo ship, lost with all hands, probably destroyed by the Romulan marauder as mentioned in ENT: "The Aenar"
This is possibly another ECS vessel.
SS Tomobiki RT-2203, commanded by Captain Peter Lauritson, launched in 2119 on a deep space exploration mission to the Ficus Sector, listed on an Okudagram in TNG: "Up the Long Ladder"
SS Urusei Yatsura DY-430, commanded by Captain David Glink, launched in 2146 on a nebula survey project to the Ficus Sector, listed on an Okudagram in TNG: "Up the Long Ladder"
VK Velikan DY-1200, commanded by Captain Gene Roddenberry, launched in 2160 on a mission to explore strange new worlds in the Ficus Sector, listed on an Okudagram in TNG: "Up the Long Ladder"
VK Yuri Gagarin DY-732, commanded by Captain Winrich Kolbe, launched in 2105 on a colonization mission to the Ficus Sector, listed on an Okudagram in TNG: "Up the Long Ladder"
The list from TNG: "Up the Long Ladder" is full of in-jokes, and the diversity of name prefixes as well as of the registries is confusing. I think we can incorporate these ships without major problems, though. Maybe there were still several different (national) institutions responsible for the ships. At least the NAR numbers for civilian ships seem to have survived until the 24th century. The DY designations clearly point to ships of the DY classes (of which DY-100 and DY-500 are canon). DY most likely denotes the class here, while they have something like an NAR registry. The real problem is rather why there is apparently not a single (Earth or Federation) Starfleet ships among the vessels exploring the Ficus Sector, although Starfleet is always shown as the dominant research institution.
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SS Botany Bay
This ship type is a real bitch to explain, considering how often Earth's history has been retconned in Star Trek. When the Botany Bay appeared in TOS: "Space Seed" (1967), Roddenberry was apparently very optimistic of how soon interplanetary flights would be feasible. It may have seemed long enough a time until 1996. But we neither had cryogenic chambers in 1996 nor suited engines for manned interplanetary flights - and we definitely didn't have genetic engineering for more than 30 years (considering Khan's age). Not to mention the gravity generators aboard the Botany Bay. The Ares IV, 40 after the DY-100, is an incredibly less advanced ship, obviously the first program to explore Mars, while ships like the DY-100 must have been under way in interplanetary space for decades.
The DY-100 appeared as a desktop model in Rain Robinson's office (1996) in VOY: "Future's End", where it had booster rockets attached to suggest that the whole ship was launched from Earth's surface. This is a bit schizophrenic, since the Eugenics Wars that should have been going on at that time, seemingly didn't exist. Even if only the Middle East had been affected by the war and it was not palpable in America's every-day life, at least the Voyager crew should have mentioned it. Something like this: "1996? Wasn't that when the terrible Eugenics Wars were going on?". Finally, in DS9: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume" it is mentioned that the Eugenics Wars took place only two hundred years before the episode. This is just more evidence that the DY-100 shouldn't be from the year 1996.
One clear homage to the DY-100 is the DY-500 from TNG: "Up the Long Ladder", although the latter must have been equipped with warp drive and was in use 120 years after the DY-100. The similarity of these two ships from very different technological eras is implausible, in particular since neither the DY-100 looks like any other early sublight ship, nor the DY-500 like any other Earth warp ship. The completely isolated design lineage even aggravates the problem of rationalizing the DY-100 design.
TOS: "Space Seed" also states that sleeper ships would become obsolete due to advances in propulsion until 2018. It obviously complicates the matter still more if there are even more advanced ships only 22 years later.
I don't mention the launch date of 1996 of the DY-100 in my "official" text, although it was clearly stated in the TOS episode. It was my theory and has been confirmed in canon in the meantime that the Eugenics Wars are the same as WW III, and that this took place some time before 2050. This way the DY-100 and the technology of its time would be allowed to be more advanced than the Ares IV and the Charybdis from TNG: "The Royale" (2037). It would also reduce the lifespan of DY-class ships and help to rationalize the similarity of DY-100 and DY-500. Finally, it would explain the absence of a major war in 1996, and the Star Trek timeline could still be (mostly) identical to our real-world history (which I think is an important point considering that Star Trek is about showing our future and not the future of a parallel Earth).
A CGI model of the Botany Bay was created for the remastered TOS episode, realistically weathered but faithfully following the lines of the original. According to Mike Okuda, "You can't see it in this image, but the top of the 'conning tower' now has a tiny circular docking port, very similar to those used on the real-life International Space Station. The docking port was added at the suggestion of a former NASA engineer who noted that a spacecraft built in 1996 would probably have included such equipment to dock at the station." (startrek.com)
Length: 104m
Passenger capacity: 84
The probe Nomad was developed by Jackson Roykirk and launched in 2002, to seek out alien life. It later collided with an alien probe named Tan Ru, thereby forming a new, enormously powerful device.
Probe 2002-45b Nomad MK-15c
Nomad appeared in TOS: "The Changeling". Note that the above schematic shows the original configuration of the probe, as it was launched from Earth. It was briefly shown in the episode and could also be seen as a model in Mayweather's quarters in ENT: "Dead Stop" and at the NASA exhibition in PIC: "Two of One". A building named for Nomad's creator Jackson Roykirk could be seen in PIC: "Watcher".
Nomad's appearance after the collision has very little, if anything, in common with the original configuration. Aside from that, it is of course exceedingly unlikely that two probes with incompatible technologies could merge to one and that this new probe could even emerge to such a powerful device.
Height: 1.5m (after collision)
OV-165 type
This vehicle is obviously a Space Shuttle successor for use in Earth's orbit.
(Name unknown) OV-165
The ship can be seen in the opening credits of Enterprise where it just un-docks from the ISS. Many years later, it is also visible at the NASA exhibition in PIC: "Two of One".
Its concept resembles the X-30 NASP, the X-33 Venture Star and similar projects to develop a more economic Space Shuttle replacement. Considering that at the time the series was produced, the development was still in an early phase, it is plausible that we don't see something like the exact Venture Star but a refined and more futuristic ship in Enterprise.
Shango X-1 type
Shango X-1 is the spacecraft used for the Europa Mission in 2024. The mission was instrumental in the early exploration of the Sol system.
We only see the spacecraft from the outside in the form of an artistic depiction on billboards in PIC season 2. The launch system can be seen in PIC: "Farewell".
The design of Shango was created by Felix Barthel for a short film a few years prior to PIC season 2.
It appears that the spacecraft to Europa is assembled in and is launched from Earth's orbit, although in "Farewell" the launch vehicle is referred to as Shango. The Shango carries five astronauts on a three- to four-year journey to Europa.
Voyager was a series of probes intended to explore the outer planets of the Sol system from the 1970s to the 1990s. One of them, Voyager VI, fell into a wormhole, and was later transformed into an enormous sentient entity to return to Earth.
Voyager VI
"Voyager 1 and 2, actual space probes launched by NASA in the 1970s, were among the first to explore Jupiter, Saturn, and the outer Sol System. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which managed the Voyager project, provided technical assistance during the making of 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' that included construction blueprints of the actual Voyager probes" (Star Trek Encyclopedia II). It is not a big problem that, in the Star Trek Universe, the Voyager program continued after Voyager 2. I only wonder why not simply the existing probes Voyager 1 or 2 were featured in the movie.
Warp Ships
Name prefixes
ECS: Earth Cargo Ship
The Conestoga is a colony ship that was built after the discovery of the inhabitable planet Terra Nova some 20 light years from Earth. The ship was designed to be dismantled to form the basis of the new colony.
SS Conestoga
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The Conestoga could be seen on a screen in ENT: "Terra Nova". It fits well into the design lineage, since it resembles the Phoenix and the conjectural Valiant. On the other hand, it is hardly believable that a large ship for a long-term mission could be planned and built only four years after Cochrane's primitive Phoenix for which he had been collecting all kinds of scarce materials for years. It was made clear in the episode that the Vulcans didn't help build the Conestoga.
Considering that no further attempt was made in the following years to colonize planets, the Conestoga is obviously a singular design.
Speed: Warp 1.3 (average)
The DY-500 is a further development of the DY-100. The ships are now equipped with warp drive.
SS Hokule'a (DY-500-B)
HMS Lord Nelson (DY-500-C)
SS Mariposa NAR-7678
The DY-500 design appeared on an Okudagram in TNG: "Up the Long Ladder" and is therefore canon.
The DY-500 class was first mentioned as early as in TOS: "Space Seed", when Kirk mistakenly identified the much older DY-100 as such a vessel. At the time when the TNG season 2 episode was produced, early spaceflight history was not yet screwed up to the degree as it is today. But even back then the tip of the hat to Khan's DY-100 was not fitting, considering that the DY-500 must have been a warp ship and that there are 120 years and several technical generations between the two ships. It is just not plausible that an early sublight freighter and a warp-driven colony ship look so much alike. But most of all I wonder why the DY-500 has no visible warp nacelles, as opposed to all other Earth warp ships.
The Hokule'a and the Lord Nelson are listed in TNG: "Up the Long Ladder" too, just like many ships of unknown class. The second column of the list is clearly labeled as "ship type", and not "registry". The registry NAR-7678 of the Mariposa is not even given in the list, but only on the separate display. Thus, DY-500-B and DY-500-C are most likely variants of the DY-500 class, and not individual registries.
Enterprise type
This is a ship type of unknown origin and purpose, with an annular warp drive. The only obvious fact is that one ship of this class must have been named "Enterprise".
Article: Enterprise Lineages on Display
USS Enterprise XCV 330
This ship is based on an old design by Matt Jefferies, one of his first ideas for the original Enterprise from 1964. The concept was also considered for a non-Trek series that Gene Roddenberry planned around 1970. Lincoln Enterprises, a company owned by Roddenberry, sold blueprints of the vessel since the late 1960s. Upon his request a backlit depiction of this vessel was included to a display on the recreation deck of the USS Enterprise in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", together with other ships named Enterprise that Decker shows to the Ilia probe. In the 602 Club in ENT: "First Flight" and in Forrest's office in ENT: "Home" we can see a reproduction of this image from the same angle. Considering that it is shown there as a tribute to test pilots, the ship may still exist in the Star Trek Universe. The Star Trek Encyclopedia II depicts a new rendition of the ship from a different angle.
A model of the ship can be seen in Admiral Marcus's office in "Star Trek Into Darkness", alongside other planes and space vehicles from the real world and from Star Trek.
The strange ring structure was originally supposed to simulate gravity (much like in "2001: A Space Odyssey"). Anyway, with the assumption that it is an annular warp drive, it still doesn't fit into the Federation design lineage. The ship, however, looks akin to the Vulcan Surak class. It is possible that humans acquired one or more Vulcan ships, which would explain the name "Enterprise". It is also possible that it is a prototype ship built by humans, inspired by Vulcan technology. If this is so, the project was apparently a dead end, considering that all known later Federation starship designs have the familiar nacelles again.
The non-canon Space Flight Chronology states that the USS Enterprise, Declaration class, is a 300m long starliner for 800 passengers. As Paul Cargile pointed out some time ago, this is complete bogus. At 300m, the inhabitable section would be smaller than the Defiant, and imagine 800 people in there on a long interstellar journey! In the book the ship looks somewhat different and is a tad more detailed than the versions that appeared on screen.
Rick Sternbach said about the design at TrekBBS: "My only exposure to that design was back in 1978 when I was on ST:TMP. The script called for a few ships called Enterprise to be exhibited in the Rec Room. Gene Roddenberry asked me to stop by his office, where he gave me a copy of the painting of the ship, printed as a poster. He asked me to make that design one of the five or so ships in the Rec Room alcove. So who was I to say no? ... As to how that ship fits into Trek history, I really don't have anything intelligent to say. I don't know much about it, never speculated about uh, specs, and have no real opinion about whether it was a civvie vessel or a Federation vessel or just what it was. I also have no additional drawings or even the poster I worked from in 1978. You'll all have to carry on as best you can to shoehorn it into the lore."
The name and registry is "USS Enterprise XCV 330". As the ship must have been launched prior to the foundation of the Federation (more precisely any time before 2143, the year of "First Flight"), "USS" may stand for "United States Ship".
The ship's patch was designed by Mike Okuda for "First Flight" but isn't visible in the episode.
This appears to be an ore freighter. It is not known whether the vessel is actually warp-capable.
Article: Redresses of the Batris
Article: The Antares Class(es)
No name given
The CGI of the Norkova type (as seen in VOY: "Author, Author") was just recognizable in Moon's orbit in ENT: "Demons". We could imagine it is a similar looking but older type of the vessel.
Intrepid type
This class of Earth Starfleet starships is equipped with warp drive and phase cannons.
The Intrepid (aka unnamed class I) appeared in ENT: "The Expanse", where it was one of the three Earth vessels that intercepted the Klingon BoP. Class I has a tapered saucer, a small engineering hull (rather an assembly similar to NX-01, only more compact). There are fins sticking out far from the nacelles. A blue impulse exhaust is faintly visible in the rear view. The second appearance of the Intrepid is twelve years later in the possible future of "Twilight", where the ship loses one nacelle in a battle with the Xindi.
According to Rob Bonchune, this ship type was just referred to as "half-saucer" by the VFX team. They were not aware that in ENT: "Twilight" one ship of this type was clearly identified as "Intrepid" in the dialogue. Most likely there were no labels on the model.
Large renders of the official CGI model by Rob Bonchune are posted at Four Mad Men.
J Class
The J class is an older and smaller type of interstellar freighter than the Y class. The ship may quickly separate from its cargo pods and is equipped with two plasma cannons. Ships of the J class are as old as 50 years around 2152.
Known stations
ECS Horizon
Ensign Mayweather was born aboard the ECS Horizon (ENT: "Fortunate Son"). The ship could be seen in ENT: "Horizon". Its design closely follows a sketch that was supposedly one option for the Y-class freighter.
Although in "Fortunate Son" the J class is explicitly mentioned to be smaller than the Y class, its cargo capacity of 30 kilotons is larger. Maybe the Fortunate was not fully loaded. The schematic diagram from the Star Trek Communicator has an x-scale that may be in meters. The ship would be 230m long then, which seems to be a fitting figure. The y-scale is quite different, though, and may indicate that both scales are arbitrary.
Cargo capacity: 30 kilotons
This class of survey ships is older and slower than the NX class.
Tucker mentioned the Neptune class in a state of emotional stress in ENT: "Singularity" (these ships are using the same model of the captain's chair as Enterprise). But it is obvious that the ship class must exist.
The designation doesn't fit into the newly established scheme of simple letters. On the other hand, it is still possible that "NX" is only a preliminary class name and that simple letters are only used for civilian ships. Thus, Starfleet ships may already be named after the lead ship.
It is well possible that the Neptune class is one of the two unnamed ship designs of the pre-NX era.
Survey ship
Speed: approx. Warp 2
NX Class
Enterprise is a prototype vessel of Earth Starfleet equipped with the first human-built propulsion system to achieve Warp 5. The starship was conceived by Henry Archer, with the support of Zefram Cochrane, and it took more than 30 years until it could finally be commissioned. Its hull is made of duranium. Enterprise sports phase cannons and torpedoes, protection is achieved through polarized hull plating. A transporting device is available, but transport of personnel is restricted to states of emergency. Enterprise has a shuttle drop bay and a grappler, a mechanical device to tow smaller vessels.
Article: A Close Look at 22nd Century Technology
Article: A Close Look at Enterprise NX-01
Gallery: NX Class
Enterprise NX-01
Columbia NX-02
It is mentioned in ENT: "Fortunate Son" that Enterprise is of the NX class and that three more are on the way. One of them is Columbia NX-02, which is launched in 2154, as seen in ENT: "Affliction". Columbia is different in a couple of details, most obviously the more angular deflector dish.
Rob Bonchune of Foundation Imaging tells us (thanks to Phelps at the Flare Forums): "The Enterprise length has been set at 225 meters. Width of the primary hull: 136 meters. The dimensions and specifics where given to us by Doug Drexler/Star Trek art department. Doug built the prototype." With a saucer as large as that of the NCC-1701 there should be plenty of room for each of the 82 crew members (NCC-1701: 430).
I won't bother making up in-universe reasons why the Enterprise NX-01 top view looks almost like the 200 years newer Akira class, with even many details being the same. It makes no sense for design features to look identical, if they are not supposed to be the same size and technology level and to have the same functions. Even if we claim that the Akira were intentionally designed with a "retro look", is Starfleet suddenly like a manufacturer trying to sell more cars by letting them look like classics?
The registry NX-01 is incompatible with the NX-01-A of the "USS Dauntless" in VOY: "Hope and Fear". Maybe Arturis, who imitated the look and feel of a Starfleet ship otherwise perfectly, made an error here. The Voyager crew should have wondered why in the world Starfleet would name a ship "Dauntless", but re-use the registry NX-01, as if it were a homage to Enterprise. On the other hand, if the ships are of the NX class, there may be an NY class too, their registries beginning with NY-01. This is different from the way Federation Starfleet ships are numbered, and it could be a coincidence that experimental ships like the Excelsior or Defiant have NX registries too.
ENT: "Terra Nova" mentions "both shuttlecraft". So a ship which is equipped with an experimental transporter only (that people are afraid to use) has no more than two shuttles with 12 seats altogether? What happens if a shuttle is urgently needed, but one is on the way, and the other one is in repair? How can bulky cargo and supplies be transferred to the ship if it can't dock anywhere?
The new top speed of Warp 5.06 of Enterprise, thanks to new injectors, was mentioned in ENT: "Babel One". With Warp 5 being 125c, this is about 3.5% faster. In ENT: "Affliction" Archer tells Mayweather to got to Warp 5.2. As he previously ordered "maximum warp", we may conclude that Warp 5.2 exceeds the maximum specified speed.
Although they were only seen on the purportedly more advanced Mirror Universe version, "our" Enterprise has escape pods too. They were mentioned when Malcolm and Trip thought the ship had been destroyed in ENT: "Shuttlepod One".
The NX refit devised by Doug Drexler but never seen on Star Trek Enterprise eventually appears in PIC: "Hide and Seek".
Deck count: 7
Speed: Warp 4.5 (cruise), Warp 5.06 (max.)
Crew complement: 82
First commissioned in 2151
NX prototype
This two-seated type of vessel was used to test the Warp 5 engine to be built for the NX class. NX-Alpha, the first of the prototypes, was piloted by A.G. Robinson. It broke apart after Robinson had reached Warp 2.2. Briefly after that, Jonathan Archer and Robinson achieved Warp 2.5 with NX-Beta on an unauthorized flight. After the ships had been grounded and after extensive simulations, the Vulcans confirmed that the engine would work. Eight months later, Duval broke the Warp 3 barrier on NX-Delta.
NX-Alpha
NX-Beta
NX-Delta
NX-Alpha, NX-Beta and NX-Delta were shown or mentioned in ENT: "First Flight". It would be logical to assume that there was also an NX-Gamma. Whilst NX-Alpha and NX-Beta look identical and have the same specs, it is possible that the design of the two later built prototypes was modified to reach Warp 3.
The launch date was not mentioned, but can be inferred from other statements in the episode itself and in ENT: "Unexpected". See in the timeline.
The NX prototypes use the cockpit mock-up and the interior set of Cochrane's Phoenix.
Warp 3 prototype
Speed: Warp 2.5 (Beta), Warp 3 (Delta)
Length: approx. 20m
Orpheus type
The surface complex of the mining colony of Terra Prime leader Paxton may act as a starship capable of a short warp leap. It is equipped with a partially retractable landing gear.
We could see this somewhat unrealistic type of starship in ENT: "Demons" and "Terra Prime". It remains a mystery how Paxton was able to refit the complex on the busy Moon without anyone noticing.
The Phoenix is the first ship built by humans to go faster than light. The Phoenix was launched by Zefram Cochrane's team from an old missile base in Montana, mounted onto a Titan intercontinental missile to reach orbit.
Article: From the Bonaventure to the Phoenix
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There is no mention in "Star Trek: First Contact" how the Phoenix and her crew could safely return to Earth after the warp flight. Captain Picard's statement that he knows the ship from the Smithsonian, while touching the lower hull, implies that it was the whole thing, and not only the crew module.
The launch vehicle is a Titan V rocket, but actually a Titan II, the largest ICBM of the USA, was filmed. Mike Okuda tells us: "I had a couple of sets of lettering made up for the set, to label the ship as a "Titan V" vehicle. This was not only because the Titan II wouldn't have had the power to carry the Phoenix into space, but also because the prop rocket motors seen in the missile silo scenes were clearly different from a Titan II. (Under the terms of international treaty, the Air Force has removed the rocket engines from the missile.) I picked Titan V because the Air Force officer assigned to the film told me that there were no plans for the Air Force to build a vehicle by that name, but I wanted to keep the legacy of the Titan name. I think there's at least one set of lettering that's visible - if not legible - in the film. This one was a set of small white letters near the base of the vehicle."
Warp ship prototype
Length: 35m (launch), 20m (warp ship)
Speed: Warp 1
Sarajevo type
This is another Earth starship type with largely unknown specifications. The warp engines seem to be wrapped around a rounded triangular main hull.
The ship type shows up for the first time in a fleet of Earth and some Vulcan ships at the end of ENT: "Storm Front, part II". It may be a kitbash of various CG parts. The particular ship named Sarajevo appeared in ENT: "Daedalus". It was not labeled according to Rob Bonchune. But John Eaves's sketch identifies it as "NC-27", so presumably it is a ship of the NC class.
Length: approx. 200m
Moon shuttle variant
This type of transport ship is used to carry research teams to arctic regions of Earth, among other possible purposes. It is normally unarmed.
Arctic One
The transport appeared in ENT: "Regeneration", "Twilight" and "Storm Front, Part II". The original top speed of Warp 1.4 was boosted by the Borg to Warp 3.9 when leaving Earth and finally to Warp 4.8, using technology from their ship. It is curious that the ship in its original configuration is supposed to have warp drive at all, considering that it doesn't look like that and that it wouldn't need it for polar expeditions on Earth. Why would such a ship drag along all the heavy and dangerous technology? On the other hand, it would be much less likely that the Borg could build a warp drive from scratch, with only a few pieces of Borg technology. It is possible that someone noticed the plausibility problem and inserted Trip's comment that the transport has warp drive to the script, and the CGI wasn't modified to reflect this.
We can also see the design in "Demons", here an apparent variant without the skids and with a gray hull.
Speed: Warp 1.4 (max.)
Unknown warp ship
This is obviously a warp ship of Earth registry predating Enterprise NX-01.
The starship shows up in the opening credits of Enterprise just before the NX-01. With its old-style rocket engines it is obviously supposed to be less advanced than Enterprise. The ship was built by Rob Bonchune. He did not add any details to the fore section of the vessels, knowing that it would be only shown from behind. Some time later the design was made into the "warp delta" ship (unnamed class II) below.
The design was referred to as "SS Emmette" behind the scenes.
Unnamed class II
This class of Earth Starfleet ships is equipped with warp drive and phase cannons.
The ship class II first appeared in ENT: "The Expanse". There were two ships of class II among the three Earth vessels that attacked the Klingon BoP. One ship of class I is called Intrepid (see above). Class II consists of a triangular main hull, to whose outer edges the nacelles are attached. One ship of this class reappeared in ENT: "Twilight".
VFX artist Rob Bonchune confirmed that the unnamed class II was made from the same basic mesh as the above unknown warp ship from the opening credits. The overall shape seems to be similar, but class II it is missing the large impulse exhausts. Also, the nacelle struts seem to sweep up in a steeper angle on the class II. The two designs may be related in-universe, though.
The Valiant was the first human starship to leave our galaxy as early as 2065.
The Valiant's emergency beacon was found in TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before". It was mentioned in the episode that the beacon was launched "almost 200 years ago", while the ship itself departed "over 200 years ago". This leads to the approximate date of 2065, 200 years prior to the episode. Since it's very unlikely that a fully-fledged warp ship is launched only two years after Cochrane's flight (the same problem as with the Conestoga launched in 2067), it would better be several years later.
While the date is already very implausible, it is absolutely inexplicable how a ship with little more than Warp 1 (see the specifications of the Conestoga) could ever reach the edge of the Milky Way which, even in "vertical" direction, would be many hundred light years from Earth. Maybe the Valiant fell into a wormhole or was abducted by aliens? It is mentioned in the episode that the ship was swept off-course by a magnetic storm. This is anything but sufficient as an explanation, but may be a start.
Caution: The above side view is based upon a depictionn the Star Trek Encyclopedia I and the Omnipedia. It has been removed in later editions for the obvious reason that the ship design was never on screen and is therefore not really canon. Since the design would fit in the lineage very nicely, I nevertheless accept it. The UESPA markings are conjectural. They match the ones on the contemporary Friendship One. The actual model, built by Greg Jein, is labeled "ADC-11031".
Y Class
The Y class is a modular freighter carrying up to eight large cargo containers. In 2151, this type of ship has already been in service for some decades. Y-class ships are typically armed with a low-yield plasma cannon.
ECS Fortunate
The registry of the Fortunate from ENT: "Fortunate Son" could be ECS2801. This number can be found on signs next to the doors of the cargo containers.
Length: approx. 270m (only main body)
Speed: Warp 1.8
3-fingered drydock
This is another drydock besides the Warp Five Complex.
No further name given
While Enterprise was in the five-fingered Warp Five Complex (see below) in ENT: "The Expanse", the three-fingered drydock was visible as the construction site of NX-02 in the same episode. It later appeared in "Home" and "Affliction"/"Divergence". The three-fingered dock is a slight variant of the Warp Five Complex. The shapes of the lights inside the dock are different, and the fingers are wider. The tower on one side is missing.
Warp Five Complex
Enterprise was assembled in the Warp Five Complex, a drydock orbiting Earth.
The Warp Five Complex (or better, the orbital part thereof) could be seen in ENT: "Broken Bow" and when Enterprise was being repaired and refitted in "The Expanse". The construction is not unlike the later drydocks in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" or "Star Trek: Generations".
Opened in 2119
Yosemite III type
Yosemite III is an unarmed research station.
Yosemite III as seen in ENT: "Countdown" is obviously a re-use of the MIDAS Array. There is one modification, however: Some sort of antenna dish (made of a dome of the K7 station?) was added in the center of model.
Crew complement: 30-40
Inspection pod
The inspection pod is a small two-seated spacecraft used in Earth's orbit.
Known shuttles
Orbital 6
The inspection pod in ENT: "Broken Bow" seems to be a lot like the travel pod in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture". Such a type of vehicle (there are probably bigger ones too) even makes a lot more sense in the early era, considering that the transporter is not yet a regular device, and somehow people have to board a ship or station without many complications. In this respect a travel pod able to use a docking port is much more practical than a shuttle that has to be tractored in and launched through a large door or hatch.
The design of the inspection pod is clearly influenced by Cochrane's Phoenix, to allow the re-use of the interior.
In ENT: "Shuttlepod One" we see that one such pod is stored aboard Enterprise. It egresses through one of the cargo doors at the bottom.
NX-Alpha escape pod
The prototypes of the NX class are equipped with single-seated escape pods.
Most likely NX-Beta is equipped with such an escape pod just like NX-Alpha.
Planetary transport
Nothing is known about this large ship or airplane.
The Zeppelin-like ship or airplane seen at the beginning of ENT: "Home" is most likely designed for atmospheric flight because of its aerodynamic shape. It is plausible that in the pre-transporter age intercontinental transport predominantly relies on airplanes like this one.
Shuttlepod
SF Command version
The shuttle type used on Enterprise has six seats, retractable winglets, impulse engines, maneuvering thrusters and plasma cannons. There are doors on the port and the starboard side, as well as a docking hatch at the top.
Enterprise Pod 1
NC-05 Starfleet Command
The more streamlined shape of the shuttles compared to TOS makes sense, considering that the blocky TOS shuttle may have to use forcefields to reduce air friction. The little wings, on the other hand, don't seem to be very practical for atmospheric re-entry, but they are obviously extended just after the shuttle has left the shuttlebay.
The same type of shuttle, with blue decoration, is used by Starfleet Command (ENT: "Regeneration", "Home").
Length: approx. 6m
Speed: 0.25 impulse
Various shuttles, seen in San Francisco in ENT: "Shockwave"
Archer saw two shuttles (or hovercars) of different types through his apartment window.
Friendship One is a long-range warp-driven probe to contact alien civilizations. It was launched by the UESPA (United Earth Space Probe Agency).
UESPA-1 Friendship One
The CGI model bears an arrowhead emblem and the registry UESPA-1, which don't quite get along with one another. Read more about the UESPA/Starfleet emblem and the UESPA.
Sensor probe
Enterprise NX-01 has a number of sensor probes that allow closer examination of objects and phenomena.
A sensor probe could be seen in ENT: "Sleeping Dogs". It was crushed when it descended too far in the atmosphere of a gas giant.
Subspace amplifier
To facilitate communication with Earth, Enterprise drops a number of subspace amplifiers.
Echo 1..3
The launch of the first amplifier could be witnessed in ENT: "Silent Enemy", ironically after Enterprise had already established real-time communication with Earth in "Fortunate Son".
Recorder marker
The Valiant, the first ship to leave our galaxy, carries at least one of these beacons.
Known buoys
The USS Enterprise NCC-1701 picked up the signal from the beacon which was still working after 200 years. The device was beamed aboard, and the Valiant's logs were analyzed (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before").
Uncertain Class
The following types are uncertain because they were either seen just as models, because they existed only in uncertain timelines or because they are not necessarily Earth ships.
Archer's model ship
This small two-seated ship is equipped with a warp drive and has been conceived prior to 2121.
We don't really know if this ship only exists in young Jonathan's fantasy or if it is an existing spacecraft. The aerodynamic shape and the black bottom of the vessel, like on the present-day Space Shuttle, suggest that it is designed for atmospheric re-entry. Note that Archer's model is not identical to the warp ship in the credits (see above), as it has horizontal pylons and rectangular impulse engines.
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A little fantasy story by Thurber, not silly enough to be really funny, yet definitely not a serious story, either. If it had been written within this decade, it might have had that incredibly useless label post-modern thrown on it, as Thurber was one of those writers who delighted in wordplay that acknowledges the presence of the reader. A king and his three sons–two hearty hunters like their father and the youngest a musician and poet–corner a white deer who changes into a beautiful princess. The princess cannot remember her name or family, so she sets the three sons on quests. The question in the castle is whether the princess has been enchanted to forget her name, or is she a deer that has been enchanted to resemble a princess. Everything becomes clear in the end, like all good fairy tales, and Thurber gets to have a lot of fun getting there. Hopefully, you will too. I found this to be a little too similar to the humor of Norman Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth for me to enjoy it wholeheartedly | 254 |
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Drift prospecting is the determination of the provenance of glacial sediments (mainly till) in the search for mineral deposits. This exploration method is based on the premise that debris is usually eroded glacially from a subcropping ore deposit and the debris is deposited in a coherent dispersal train down-ice from the source. Boulder tracing and geochemical analysis of till are the main techniques for mapping dispersal trains.
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Joan Didion famously said, "We tell ourselves stories in order to live." And she's right. From the 20,000 year old cave paintings at Lascaux to the bedtime stories we hear as children and hope to one day tell our own kids, storytelling is a part of the human fabric.
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In response to the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764; Public Law 110--161), EPA launched the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). The program requires annual reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) data and other relevant information from large direct emissions sources and suppliers of certain fossil fuels and industrial gases in the United States.
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How can an artist express the grandeur of Earth? It's a big place, and hard to reconcile with our cameras, paint brushes, poetry, or prose. So, imagine my surprise in finding a scientist who gives Earth's grandeur a great description.
Talented professor and story-teller Michael Wysession steps up to a lectern with astonishing photos and animations to describe in great detail the movements of this liquid, fire-breathing, and cataclysmically shifting world we live upon.
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I've been through the entire geology set before, and am revisiting it because it's so amazing. The first time through, I felt really smart afterwards, but I have forgotten a lot of it. So, it's new again for me!
Where is the cave where crystals grow three times taller than the tallest basketball player? How did pieces of Africa end up embedded in Canada? What's up with those toxic lakes that can kill entire villages? You'll find out, and learn stuff to impress your friends the next time the topic of plate tectonics comes up.
I've ordered a half-dozen courses from Great Courses and have been pretty happy with them. Never pay full price for these! Call and ask for 70 or 75% off. Or, see if your local library has some or can order them. Our local library has a few of the several hundred in their catalog.
Some courses are a bit esoteric, ""What is the meaning of life? First, let's define "meaning." Next, let's define "life." Blah, blah, blah."" But, I've really enjoyed the photography courses, this geology one, and one called "Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe," that takes viewers through time and space using out-of-this-world (duh!) pictures from Hubble.
If you enjoy the geology video series and want to see some natural wonders in person, take a Road Scholar class. The Road Scholar hosts know the best times and ways to get to these rocky caves and cliffs, and will include a local specialist to tell you more about them. I thoroughly enjoyed a recent Road Scholar class in St. Martin's, New Brunswick, along the Bay of Fundy. We literally walked on the bottom of the Bay, as well as watched a river flow backwards, and gawked at a large piece of the African continent that stayed in Canada. This area is one on Professor Wysession's video.
Another area I can personally recommend is the Utah Bryce and Zion Canyon trip. And, truly any Road Scholar trip to Americas National Parks has got to be great. You don't just see it, you learn about it.
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The people who show up at these vacations are half the fun—usually including lots of former educators and current world-travelers. I also like getting local culture and history tied in with a well-run schedule and nice food and accommodations. They do keep you busy and well-fed.
*One more note on geology: Professor Wysession lives in St. Louis, Missouri. You might want to take note of the caves and weird formations he mentions that can be seen in the central states, like Missouri, Illinois, and Tennessee. Even Midwestern rocks are cool, pass it on!
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Q: Detecting for -webkit-apperance with Modernizr Can anyone tell me how to detect -webkit-appearance, moz-apperance, or appearance using Modernizr?
I have custom selects, and checkboxes that use these and I need to ensure the additional styles are not applied on those browser that dont support these properties.
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A: Just use Modernizr.testProp() method:
Modernizr.testProp('webkitAppearance');
And with this check you can write your own Modernizr test using Modernizr.addTest():
Modernizr.addTest('webkit-appearance', function() {
return Modernizr.testProp('webkitAppearance');
});
A: I'm pretty certain that Modernizr doesn't include a detection routine for this feature yet -- it's just too new.
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With every new connection comes the option for different behavior, quite a few people make enough connections through one session to begin new behaviours straight off of. Other people will notice gradual change over the weeks following their session or want more than one session of hypnotherapy to start to resulted in changes that they want.
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Before the construction of the Archbishop's Residence, there was a stone presbytery built in 1838. Less than a year later, the Industrial School, housed in a wooden structure, is destroyed by fire. Bishop Provencher moved the school in his presbytery so that it could continue its operations. He lived for a while in the sacristy of the church while a new presbytery was built. This building was attached to the Cathedral and was destroyed along with the Cathedral during the fire of December 14, 1860.
The Archbishop's Residence is composed of two 2,400 square foot sections. Each section has a basement, a first floor, a second floor and a liveable attic. The two sections are oriented in the form of a "T". Today, the Archbishop's Residence is the home of Bishop Albert LeGatt, Archbishop of St. Boniface since 2009.
West Wing, East Wing
Built in 1864 and 1865, the west wing of the building faces the Red River and is one of the oldest buildings in Western Canada. Bishop Taché lived in it from 1865 onwards. The east wing was built in 1899. During that same year, the west wing's roof was replaced. The new roof created more liveable space in the attic. This roof is different from the first by its rectangular dormer windows, instead of the original square ones. The mansard roof, the rectangular dormer windows and the elegant veranda give this residence its signature appearance.
The St. Boniface Heritage Garden
The St. Boniface Heritage Garden is located in front of the Taché Avenue wing of the Archbishop's Residence which faces the Red River. This Heritage Garden commemorates the contributions made by the religious congregations to St. Boniface and Manitoba.
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Visitors » History of Longboat Key
Longboat Key was the vacation land of the Timucuan and Caloosa Indians for hundreds of years. Shellmounds have been found showing that picnics<|fim_middle|>boat Key Historical Society | and fish fries were commonplace.
In 1539 Hernando DeSoto is thought to have visited here with his scout, Juan Anasco, manning the "longboat" as it went through the north pass.
In 1891 Civil War veteran Thomas Mann settled with his grown sons on the north end and was awarded 144 acres as a homestead grant. One of his sons received another 144 acres on the southern end of the Key. Mann sold his land around the turn of the century for $500.
Homes were built on the north end of Longboat Key in the early 1900's, some of which are still standing. In the 1920's John Ringling bought hundreds of acres on the south end and planted Australian pine trees along Ringling Boulevard (now Gulf of Mexico Drive) from one end of the island to the other. He also built the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on New Pass, which was started in 1926 but never finished; it was torn down in 1962 after Arvida bought the land.
During World War II Longboat Key was sparsely inhabited, but near the present Longboat Harbour there was a target range for Army Air Force planes, which roared over firing 50-calibre bullets. Gates blocked Gulf of Mexico Drive while target practice was held and then opened again to let the few vehicles pass.
The Town of Longboat Key was incorporated on November 14, 1955. Development started gradually but hit its activity peak in the 1960's and 1970's. Longboat Key Towers was the first condominium built.
Town Commissions gradually tightened the zoning and approved Town water and sewage in the 1970's. It was estimated at the time that these utilities would serve a population of 26,000.
Since then development has exhausted almost every acre of land, and the zoning has become even stricter. Today, very few tracts of privately-owned land over a few acres remain undeveloped.
Historic Markers
(History provided by the Longboat Key Historical Society.)
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Lowell Jacobs Leaves His Land-Mark
Landmark founders in 1988 at their one-year anniversary (from left): Bruce Tease, Tony Severino, Lowell Jacobs, Tom Prusak, and Tom Carroll.
E. Lowell Jacobs, P.E., was one of the five founding principals of Landmark Engineering, Inc. in 1987. Although he retired in 2007 on his 20th anniversary with Landmark, his passing, on January 22, 2022 at the age of 80, still leaves us with a strong sense of loss as we remember the mark he left on Landmark and those with whom he worked. His obituary was posted in The News Journal on 1/30/22.
Diverse Experience
Lowell retired from a 44-year career in civil engineering. In addition to working for Landmark and also E. H. Richardson Associates and its successor, Tetra Tech, in Delaware, he previously worked in California and Illinois. He was known for his work on high-profile, site-design projects all across our region. His diverse experience involved historic preservation of hydraulic structures, flood studies and flood abatement, sanitary and storm sewers, and planning and site design for land development projects. Some noteworthy projects include: historic research and restoration on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Fort Delaware of the Civil War era, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in western Maryland. Hydrologic and hydraulic work on several historic mills and waterworks including Fairmont Waterworks, Philadelphia, PA; Brandywine River Museum and the Andrew Wyeth Mill Restoration in Chadds Ford, PA; Dayett Mills in Newark, DE; and Juniata Woolen Mills near Breezewood, PA. He also provided site design for many site development projects including the Ommelanden Shooting Range, DEMA Emergency Operations and Transportation Management Center, and other public works projects.
More than a Civil Engineer
Lowell served as Landmark's marketing director and played a key role in developing a successful strategy for procuring our public and private residential, commercial, municipal and institutional site development projects in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. He was instrumental in opening successful branch offices in Dover, Delaware and Wayne, Pennsylvania. And, as if that wasn't enough, Lowell was also the best "grill man" at Landmark's large, annual, family picnics at Lums Pond.
The WOODPILE
Children enjoy building with wood at The WOODPILE at Old Dover Days.
Lowell was a dedicated family man to his wife and three sons, and was very involved in community services. He and his wife, Pat, were the originators of "The WOODPILE," a children's wood building event to promote architecture and engineering that Landmark sponsored for 15 years at Old Dover Days and other community and trade events; it was later taken over by the Delaware Architecture Foundation. In addition to membership in professional organizations, he was involved and actively supported the Delaware Academy of Science, Muscular Dystrophy Association events, and the Pencader Heritage Area Association.
Many Passions and Hobbies
You may have even seen Lowell dressing the part for reenactments of rural/frontier life<|fim_middle|> and had over 80 published articles in various publications.
A Memorable Character & Eclectic Spirit
Lowell was such a diverse, interesting, eclectic spirit. He enjoyed building and playing 5-string bluegrass banjos and was an avid deer hunter and bass fisherman. He took his time getting around, never rushing, but would quickly jump to engage you with a long, detailed story if given the chance. He had a gentle but interesting charm, and was truly a memorable character.
Landmark's principals and staff appreciate his many years of dedication and professionalism, and continued support and friendship over the years. He will be missed.
Posted in Blog Archive, Staff NewsTagged civil engineering, E. Lowell Jacobs, Landmark Engineering, Lowell Jacobs, obituary, The Woodpile | at community events around Delaware. He had a lifelong passion for woodworking. Notably, he carved the Stations of the Cross for the St. Thomas More Oratory on the University of Delaware campus in Newark. He also authored an account of the church which was included in a commemoration book in 2008 called "History of Newark, DE," for the City's 250th anniversary, | 82 |
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