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The good folks at Popular Woodworking magazine invited me to do some demonstrations at the Woodworking in America show in Pasadena last October.
One of my demos was on double bevel marquetry so I decided to make a small sample of something to show the people in my class.
I decided to try and make a "bug".
Yellow heart made a great background color and I love the graphic qualities of the end grain of black palm wood from Indonesia so I used it for the main body. Ebony was my choice for the legs, Pernambuco for the<|fim_middle|> pictures in wood step by step. | eye with that amazing orange color, purpleheart for the face and a lapis substitute I purchased made from powder and resin for the head.
The horn seemed to need something to make it stand out so I used a piece of 60 thousandths thick abalone shell that my good friend Larry Robinson gave to me. Abalone is very hard so when it was all glued up, I used a hardwood block and wrapped some 120 sandpaper over it to block sand and level the surface.
After hand sanding to 600 grit, I applied Arm-R-Seal wiping varnish to the surface and using a rubber block, wet sanded it with 1000 grit. It really smoothed the surface and made the colors come out.
My wife Victoria and I really enjoyed the show and I finally got to meet renown woodworker Roy Underhill for the first time. What a cool guy he is. My only regret is that I was too busy teaching to get much of a chance to walk around and see the rest of the show. So much great woodworking going on and not enough time to see it all.
My Double Bevel Marquetry DVD explains the technique of creating | 242 |
At Sapa Paradise Hotel, we are proud of bringing the value of one of the best hotels in Sapa.
Sapa Paradise<|fim_middle|> Hotel. It is 50 metres away from Sapa parking and Sapa lake. | Hotel is located in the heart of Sapa town, at the foot of Ham Rong mountain, opposite to the Van Hoa park. Hotel has elegant architecture and is equipped with quality amenities inspired by Sapa architecture and climate. No investment on amount of room, the hotel has 25 superior, deluxe and VIP rooms equipped with modern amenities such as air conditioning, cable LCD TV, computer with internet connection, safebox, minibar… They are designed to ensure convenient space with natural environment and light.
Sapa Paradise Hotel has full packages of international quality services such as accommodation, restaurant, bar, car parking, tour and transportation.
Our young, enthusiastic and hospitable staffs are always ready to consult travelers the best services at hotel as well as the most interesting local attractions and tours in Sapa. Sapa Paradise Hotel is the perfect choice for travelers to have a meaningful holiday in Sapa.
All rooms are large, equipped with the best amenities including 32 inch cable TV, safety box, minibar, bathtub, dressing table, writing desk, air conditioning. All wooden amenities are made from natural wood. Rooms are designed elegantly with natural light.
Sapa Paradise Hotel is located right in the center of Sapa town, at the foot of Ham Rong mountain, opposite to Van Hoa park and Victoria Sapa | 268 |
For more information regarding memberships, please contact our Office Coordinator, Becky Sims, at (270)745-6061. You can also visit the IMREC SPORTS Office located on the 2nd Floor of the Preston Center.
All members must have an ID to enter the building. Only current WKU F/S & Students may use their WKU 800#'s. All others will be assigned a Preston Only 500#, and must purchase a $10 Preston Only ID card. There is a $20 replacement fee for all lost or stolen IDs.
Preston Center members who are not enrolled as students, and who are not employed by the university are eligible to purchase a Preston Center Parking Permit at $10 per semester (Fall, Spring, and Summer). The parking permits must be purchased at WKU Parking and Transportation. For further details, please contact Parking and Transportation at (270)745-2361.
The Raymond B. Preston Health & Activities Center offers a wide variety of facilities and services dedicated to promoting health, fitness, and FUN!
As a member of the Preston Center, you will have access to our fitness facilities, open recreation area's, group fitness classes, indoor walking track, pool, and locker rooms.
No person under 14 years of age is permitted.
Personal items, including any type of bags, jackets, and purses are not allowed in the FC. Lockers are provided outside of the FC, in the lobby area and in the locker rooms for your convenience. Keys for lockers are available at the Preston Center control desk for check out. Do not leave your belongings in the locker overnight. All lockers will be cleaned out daily at 10:30pm.
No open beverage containers, food, gum, or tobacco products allowed. Sealed top water bottles are allowed.
Talking on a cell phone is strictly prohibited in the Fitness Center. Text messaging is prohibited while using cardiovascular machines.
Profanity, excessive loud and suggestive language, and sexual harassment are prohibited. Western Kentucky University is committed to providing a working and learning environment that is free from sexual harassment and it is the policy of this University that sexual harassment in any form will not be tolerated.
Please be courteous to others in the FC at all times. Share equipment and allow others to set in.
Report any injury immediately to the FC attendant.
Report any equipment problem immediately to the FC attendant.
Ask FC attendant for assistance or demonstrations.
No outside personal training is permitted in the FC or Preston Center. Personal training can be arranged through the Health & Fitness Lab.
Preston Center is not responsible for any lost, stolen or damaged items. Any lost and found items will be held at the Preston Center for one semester. After this time all items will be donated to charity.
Safety clips are mandatory while on treadmills.
When FC is crowded, please limit your time on the cardiovascular machines to 30 minutes.
Collars are mandatory in free weight area.
Please, do not monopolize more than one piece of equipment/barbell/set of dumbbell.
Slamming, dropping or bouncing weights (machines or free weights) is prohibited.
Olympic/power lifting (e.g. cleans, clean and jerk, any uncontrolled lifting) is prohibited.
The use of a spotter is highly recommended.
Return all plates, bars, dumbbells, and accessories after use.
Do not remove any equipment from FC including free weights, plates, stability/medicine balls or cable accessories. Dumbbells should not be removed from free weight area.
Weight gloves and wrist straps are allowed. The use of chalk is prohibited.
Be considerate to others – do not sit and socialize on equipment.
Policy violations will be reviewed by facility staff. Appropriate disciplinary actions, including verbal warning, removal from FC, restricted use of facilities, and loss of membership privileges, will be administered accordingly.
The gymnasium at the Preston Center is available for open recreation at all times except when it conflicts with academic classes, intramural events, or pre-approved special events. All open recreation courts are available on a first-come first-served basis.
Individuals conducting themselves in an anti-social manner will be asked to leave the building. This includes, but is not limited to, un-sportsman-like conduct, profanity, and equipment misuse.
Due to potential slip hazards, beverages are not allowed on the hardwood or synthetic surfaces. This includes liquids in sealed tops. Under no circumstances are glass containers allowed in the Preston Center.
Any individual who dunks, attempts to dunk, hangs on or breaks down the rims of the basketball goals will be asked to leave the building and must show a Big Red I.D. before leaving the premises. Repeat offenders will be suspended from the facility.
Non-marking court shoes must be worn when using the gymnasium. No street shoes, boots, or sandals are allowed. No individual will be allowed use of the courts when barefooted.
Due to danger to other patrons and potential damage to the building, some unorganized activities are prohibited. Examples are, but not limited to, soccer, baseball, roller hockey, lacrosse, rugby, and football. The equipment associated with these activities is prohibited.
Due to the high number of activities during weekdays, tennis and badminton nets will only be available from Friday afternoon until Monday morning each week. Badminton equipment (racquets, shuttlecocks, etc. are not available for checkout).
All members must enter and exit the natatorium from the locker rooms only. No one is to enter or exit through the emergency exit doors or glass doors leading to the gymnasium.
Admission is refused to all persons having any contagious disease(s), open wounds, or any other infectious condition or illness, and those under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, or exhibiting erratic behavior.
Personal conduct within the facility shall assure that the safety of self and others is not jeopardized. No running and no boisterous or rough play (except supervised water sports) are permitted.
All swimmers must shower before entering the natatorium.
Glass, soap, or other material which might create hazardous conditions or interfere with efficient operation of the facility shall not be permitted in facility or on deck.
An adult must accompany children under the age of fourteen. The approved ratio will be one adult for each child. An exception may be allowed for children under the age of fourteen who display the ability to swim without the help of another person or a flotation device, and can successfully complete a swim test (<|fim_middle|> Sports Department reserves the right to cancel any class on the basis of low attendance or registration.
Please do your best to arrive on time. The breath work at the beginning of class is crucial in allowing us to clear our minds of the daily clutter and prepare mentally for class. The warm-up series is extremely important. Practicing our Yoga Poses when muscles are adequately warm is proven to increase flexibility and greatly lowers the risk of injury.
If you must arrive after class has begun, (door is closed) please wait for opening meditation to conclude, (when you hear movement) before entering and then do so as quietly as possible.
Class will be closed to late comers 5 minutes after class has begun. The warm-up is extremely important in order to practice safely and without injury.
Please turn cell phones OFF, no exceptions. There is no acceptable circumstance for a ringing cell phone during the class. Since we know that our yoga practice is about building stronger minds as well as bodies and learning to tune into our bodies communication, ringing cell phones can be very distracting to other participants.
If you must leave class before the class is over, please take an early relaxation, which will alert the instructor of your planned early exit.
Please wipe down borrowed mats after each use with gym wipes provided. This helps to cut down on the spread of germs and is respectful to the next person who uses that mat.
Due to limited class size, please be on time to class. The warm-up is an important part of the class and aids in the prevention of injury. Lateness to class is both a safety issue and a distraction to others.
DO NOT ENTER A CLASS IF YOU ARE MORE THAN 10 MINUTES LATE.
At the end of class, each participant is required to wipe off the bike seat, handle bars, and frame. Please use the gym wipes provided in the Dance Studio.
If you are new, pregnant, or have any injuries, please inform the instructor prior to class.
Remember to always work at your own pace.
Offers a path of motion experienced when training with a barbell but with the safety and convenience of a pin select weight stack. Over head pivots offer excellent biomechanical characteristics and allows clear access to all users. Easily reached adjustment allows a variety of starting positions.
A great machine for all users who are looking for traditional strength training, big on performance, excellent results. Fully adjustable thigh pads accommodate various users and offers excellent stability. Unique adjustable handle bar adjustment makes this machine a truly inclusive strength training apparatus.
Multi-function exerciser offering a very wide variety of exercises for all non-disabled and disabled users.
Top provides superior upper body training by combining shoulder, torso and core muscle strengthening with high calorie expenditure and aerobic activity.
Take I-65 south to Bowling Green exit #26. Turn right onto KY-234N/Cemetery Rd toward Bowling Green for about 2 miles. Turn left onto Nashville Rd for about 2 miles as well. Stay right onto University Blvd and at the next light take a right onto Normal Dr. Turn left at the first light into the Preston Center/Tate Page Hall parking lot.
Take I-65 north to Bowling Green exit #20, William H. Natcher Parkway. From the parkway, take exit #6 to US 31W/Nashville Rd. Turn right off the exit ramp toward Bowling Green. Go approximately three miles and enter round-about. Take the third exit onto University Blvd. Take a right at the first light onto Normal Drive. At the next light, turn left into the Preston Center/Tate Page Hall parking lot.
Get onto I-65 South toward Nashville. Take first Bowling Green exit (#28) by Corvette Museum. Take left onto Louisville Road which becomes University Blvd (approximately 5 miles). Continue until you reach Normal Drive. Turn left at the first light into the Preston Center/Tate Page Hall parking lot.
Take the first Bowling Green exit (exit #9) off the parkway, turning right off the exit ramp toward Bowling Green (Morgantown Road exit). Continue on US 231 until intersecting with US 68/80 (the road stops at a light and you must turn right or left). Turn left onto Russellville Road. At the next light, turn right onto University Blvd. Continue to the second light and turn left onto Normal Drive. At the next light, turn left into the Preston Center/Tate Page Hall parking lot.
Please note: These are directions to the Raymond B. Preston Health & Activities Center. Visitors can park in the metered lot outside of the Preston Center or can park in the Visitor Lot by Diddle Arena. | full 25m swim without stopping or using the wall). This policy only applies when the child's guardian remains in the Preston Center. Under no circumstances are guardians to leave the Preston Center while children under the age of fourteen remain inside the facility. If a child cannot pass the above described swim test, then the parent must be in the pool water with the child. If a question should arise from a user regarding this policy, then contact a facility supervisor on duty.
No food, drink, gum, tobacco, or personal items allowed in the natatorium.
Users may bring their towels and leave them on the bleachers. All other items are to be placed in the lockers in the locker rooms.
Proper swimming attire must be worn at all times; swimsuits or equivalent. Cutoffs and gym shorts are not allowed!
No street shoes are to be worn on the natatorium deck, unless given permission by the facility supervisor on duty. (Flip flops & sandals are permitted).
Unsupervised solo bathing shall be strictly prohibited.
The starting blocks are to be used for swim team practices and swim meets only.
Dependent children and grandchildren, 18 and under, may obtain a membership under the condition their legal guardian(s) are members of the Preston Center.
An adult must accompany a dependent child or grandchild who is 14 years of age or under. Children 4 years and under may not be left unattended.
Free memberships are available for children & grandchildren 4 years of age & under.
Children 14 years & under are not allowed into the Fitness Center.
Children 14 years & under must be accompanied by an adult in the Natatorium. All children must pass a swim test to go off of the diving boards.
Children 14 years & under must be accompanied by an adult on the track.
Children 14 years & under can not sponsor a guest.
All guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian or have a signed consent form on file in the IMREC SPORTS Office. Consent forms are available in our office or below.
No food or beverages are allowed in the studios, except for water in a closed plastic container.
Participants are highly encouraged to arrive to class on time. Late arriving participants may be denied entry to any class, at the instructor's discretion, due to the importance of a sufficient warm-up period.
It is highly recommended that participants stay for the entire class to ensure the proper cool-down phase of class.
All participants in group fitness classes must be 14 years of age or older.
Soft-soled, closed-toed athletic shoes are required for all cardiovascular and resistance training classes. Hard-soled, closed-toed athletic shoes or cycling shoes are recommended for all cycling classes. Shoe removal may be appropriate in yoga and pilates classes.
Personal belongings are not allowed in the fitness studios. Coin return lockers are located on the first floor and daily lockers are available in all locker rooms. The Intramural-Recreational Sports Staff is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
All accidents, injuries, or equipment irregularities must be reported to the Building Supervisor immediately.
Towels are recommended for all classes and may be picked up from the front desk.
Water bottles are highly encouraged for Cycling classes.
All patrons must comply with staff requests. Instructors have authority over all room conduct and use of equipment. Failure to comply may result in suspension of facility privileges.
To enter a class, participants must wait outside of the of the studio until the instructor allows everyone inside. Please form lines going toward the end of the hallway; participants may not save spaces in line for friends or save equipment.
Class entry is on a drop-in basis and will be open on a first-come, first-served basis. Class size is limited to 21 participants in Cycling classes, and 75 participants or instructor's discretion in all other classes.
All Group Fitness classes are free and only require proper access to the facility.
Intramural-Recreational | 814 |
Welcome to Aiden's Grill, a Persian restaurant located in La Crescenta, CA. Our dine-in restaurant is recognized for its phenomenal grill where we serve traditional Persian dishes. Whether you're a meat lover or a vegetarian, we have all types of different items to choose from our menu. We serve popular Persian food like kabobs, basmati rice, Tzatziki, koobideh, hummus, ik<|fim_middle|> functions. We must be notified in advance to prepare the orders.
Copyright © 2019 Aiden's Grill. All Rights Reserved. | ra, hamburgers, sandwiches, and more. If you would like to eat in the comfort of your own home, we do have a takeout service.
With over ten years of cooking experience, our locally owned family restaurant is committed to becoming the go-to food spot that serves the best grilled Persian food in La Crescenta. We stick to using traditional, homemade recipes to stay true to the flavors of Persian cuisine.
Aiden's Grill is the perfect gathering spot for your family and friends. If you are interested in trying our delicious Persian food or would like to learn more about our menu, go ahead and contact our restaurant for more information. If you are hosting a party or celebration, we also offer catering services for private events like birthdays and company | 150 |
Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has been awarded a contract for a second Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2).
Artistic rendition of an MEV spacecraft approaching a satellite in need of servicing. Image is courtesy of Orbital ATK.
Through its Space Logistics subsidiary, Orbital ATK will introduce in-orbit commercial satellite servicing<|fim_middle|> to direct capital to new satellites while continuing to generate economic value from satellites on orbit. | with MEV-1 late this year. The MEV is based on the company's GEOStar™ spacecraft platform and controlled by the company's satellite operations team. The MEV uses a reliable, low-risk docking system that attaches to existing features on a customer's satellite, and provides life-extending services by taking over the orbit maintenance and attitude control functions of the client's spacecraft. Each MEV vehicle has a 15 year design life with the ability to perform numerous dockings and repositionings during its life span.
Ken Lee, Intelsat's SVP, Space Systems, offered that Intelsat was an early proponent of the potential for mission extension technology. In-orbit life extension, such as that provided by the company's two contracts with Orbital ATK, provides additional flexibility to Orbital ATK's fleet management, allowing the firm | 172 |
Mechanical measurement of materials at nanoscale is of paramount interest in ever-incrasing nanotechnology research and industry. Among all mechanical test tools available, AFM is outstanding because of its nano-positioning capability, precise force control and compatibility with versatile environments. In each session of this training class, we will start off with presentation of in depth AFM theories, followed by step-by-step demonstration and guided hands on practice on actual AFMs.
The AFM Basics & PeakForce Tapping session will be focusing on AFM working principle and ScanAsyst Mode with PeakForce Tapping. Tapping mode and contact mode will be briefly discussed for comparison purpose. There will be instructions on how to prepare samples properly for AFM force measurement, how to select the suitable AFM probes, how to optimize the scanning parameters, and how to conduct post-acquisition image analysis. How to recognize and avoid common imaging artifacts will also be covered.
In PeakForce QNM session, we will walk through theories, detailed calibration procedure, and offline analysis of force curves. We will<|fim_middle|> additional seats for service contract customers. | discuss various contact mechanics theories for material modulus measurement with AFM and how we apply them in real life measurement. Assumptions and limitations of each theory will be covered. A number of scanning parameters will be explained.
In PeakForce QNM fluid imaging session, we will talk about how to set up typical fluid experiments, and discuss how to calibrate the QNM parameters in fluid. Lastly, we will present where the PeakForce QNM is at and what Bruker can offer to improve the accuracy. We anticipate you will have deep understanding of AFM mechanical measurement in both theoretical and practical ways and be confident in carrying out one after the training class.
AFMs available for practice: Dimension ICON, Dimension FastScan, Dimension Edge, MultiMode 8.
Individuals are responsible for their own transportation and lodging.
*Two free seats for premium care service contract customers and one free seat for standard care service contract customers. Bruker also offers a 20% discount to actively enrolled students or | 199 |
Why posters made of paper can be worth more than gold.
He bought the first one for a dollar at a Connecticut flea market in 1961. Forty-three years and a hundred posters later, Bruce Whitman, a former B-25 pilot and president of the aviation and marine training company Flight Safety International, can say precisely what he likes about every single poster in his collection: the message.
Most of his posters date from the 1940s, the decade before Whitman's own service in the Strategic Air Command and, he says, an extraordinary time for the country, a characterization repeatedly borne out in his posters by brief, urgent calls to action. "Everybody-everybody-in the country was needed," he says. "And everybody was together behind the war."
Whitman didn't set out to build a collection, but he enjoyed looking for the posters when he traveled, and he found them almost everywhere he went, from Paris to a small town in Nevada. "There's a lot of unproductive time when you travel," he says, "and I would ask to be directed to places that handled aviation memorabilia. I prowl around, visit kind of seedy antique stores."
He hasn't looked on eBay. "I don't think that's fun," Whitman says.
One of his suppliers is Meehan Military Posters in New York. Mel Meehan says the message is what brings in most of her customers. "I am a queen to scrap dealers because I can sell them a poster with a message like 'Scrap is the key to victory in World War II,' " Meehan says. "They buy the poster and put it on the wall in the office, and they feel ennobled."
Though most of her customers buy the posters "because they have an emotional attachment" to them, there is the rare collector who sees his purchase strictly<|fim_middle|>, "I've been in the business for 23 years. I've seen two." The poster was printed in 1920, when military need was not perceived to be great and the number of posters produced was correspondingly smaller. | as an investment. "When a poster goes into a museum," she says, "it is there forever. And as more and more of these posters find their way into museums, the pool grows smaller." Vintage aviation posters are as finite as waterfront property.
Meehan's biggest sale was to a customer who had seen a rare poster on the public television program "Antiques Roadshow." Meehan had one, and the man was willing to pay what the show's evaluator estimated as its worth because, he said, "I know it's only going to be more expensive later." The price: $28,000.
Most of the 3,000 posters in Meehan's inventory sell for considerably less. In general, she says, World War I posters are rarer and therefore more expensive than those issued during World War II. Recruiting posters and ads for U.S. Savings Bonds are less expensive because so many were produced.
The poster Whitman bought for a buck in 1961 would fetch considerably more today. A 1918 U.S. air service recruiting poster, it's listed in one of Meehan's catalogues for $1,600. The most valuable in Whitman's collection are two posters signed by the artist Howard Chandler Christy. Both are rare, but about one of them, Mel Meehan says | 284 |
DLA Piper New Zealand has advised on the successful IPO by Link Group, the largest Australian IPO this year.
Advising on the securities law aspects of the IPO, DLA Piper New Zealand, partner Rachel Taylor said it was offered into 20 jurisdictions, including in New Zealand.
"In New Zealand, we are seeing increasing capital raising out of Australia and we are advising a number of clients seeking to use the provisions of the FMCA that facilitate off shore and wholesale offers," Taylor told NZ Lawyer.
Link Group is a provider of technology-enabled administration<|fim_middle|> Australia, and the demand for the IPO here was extremely strong both within the Australian market and from investors around the world," he said.
Koch, who has been advising Link for several years, said joining DLA Piper has allowed him access to the firm's global offering, which has been crucial as Link continues its international expansion.
"The team at DLA Piper are very excited about Link Group's future and look forward to continuing to partner as it pursues further growth opportunities here and offshore, supported by DLA Piper's strong global team," he said.
Allen & Overy and Allens also acted on the deal. | solutions with approximately 4,300 employees across 11 countries, supporting large superannuation funds.
Leading the transaction was DLA's head of private equity and Sydney partner, Grant Koch, who joined the firm in April this year. He said the ASX listing shows strong market confidence.
"There is a real investment appetite for | 68 |
Your marketing mix is the key factor when it comes to boosting sales and getting the products out there. However, you may be fooled into believing that marketing is only about promoting and advertisements. While these two are major parts of marketing they are only a small fraction and there are many more elements that need to be used.
Most businesses are using the 7P technique. Though it all can be confusing so what are the 7P's and how can they be used for your marketing mix?
The first of 7P's is the product. Now, the product doesn't need to be a physical item, it can be a digital item or a service but it needs to be something people will want or need. In order to make the product a sought after or high demand item you have to know your market.
It will be important to understand who will actually want to buy the product and whether or not it rivals a competitor or goes beyond it. Let's say you had a portable music player you would need to ensure it offered users something more than current devices on the market otherwise it won't go far. It is all about knowing the market and where there is a place for this today.
Setting out a price can be a tricky issue because you have to know what overheads must be covered before you can make a profit. However, you cannot set a price which is way over the top because people are not going to buy it. At the same time, you cannot set the prices out extremely cheap either because consumers will start to wonder why the cost is so low. There is a real issue here because you have to find a middle or common ground in order to make a profit but not overcharge.
To get fair market value, you need to consider the basics – the costs for production, what you value the item at and pricing with competitors. If you know these you are able to create a great pricing strategy. For instance you may want to look at the market now and offer a starting price which is fairly low. More people will be interested to buy in shares and soon you can increase the price ever so slightly.
Your strategy could even take you at a neutral point where you charge the same average value as other competitors. This could give you a simple way to cover all necessary costs but at the same time earn profits too.
Knowing where exactly you will sell is crucial. You technically cannot set up storefront selling electronic devices within a financial area because this isn't effective. There may be money floating around but<|fim_middle|> and essentially you are going to have a lot of issues. Instead, understand what marketing mix is going to work for you and use it correctly.
← Do You Know The Difference Between A Credit Score And Credit Report? | people are very wary of where they shop from and if a store isn't placed correctly it won't succeed. You wouldn't expect to see a high end restaurant next to a greasy spoon cafe and it's the same when you want to sell.
You have to decide whether you are going to opt for a physical store or stick to an online business. Also, you need to know your place within the industry and not just on the high street. You can offer a great product but if you don't choose the right place to sell you aren't going to get far.
A crucial part of your marketing mix has to be promotions. Now this means a variety of things; it covers advertising as well as how you are able to bring a sales team together and what strategies are to be used. It will be important to understand which route you are going to take when it comes to advertising and how your social media campaign will shape up also.
Will you use flyers to attract customers to a physical store front? It is these simple things which you have to consider because you need to bring together a strong strategy from start to finish in order to have a clear view of what you want to achieve. The strategy needs to help promote and get the word out. You also have to know the market as well as know the right time to make your move.
You want to bring in people to buy the product but you also want to bring together a team to sell. This means you have to have an idea of what will make a person buy something, whether its impulse or through snazzy advertising. You also need to motivate the staff to sell because they are just as important as the people buying the items. If your team isn't working well you aren't going to sell sales.
There needs to be a clear goal as to how the process will work from the drawing board right through to the production and sales pitch. How do you see the development stage work? These are the things you must carefully plan out so that if there are any problems down the line, you can adapt to them and make necessary changes.
You need to show why customers should buy the item. There needs to be some sort of physical evidence to give your item appeal. Really there is a need for tests to be carried out and market research in order to get an idea of what people want, need and will ultimately buy. If you can see a strong response to your ideas they may become more profitable later.
It doesn't matter if you are a fan of the 7P's or are using a completely different marketing idea; you absolutely need to know which direction you are heading in. If you have no marketing mix or don't know what yours is then you are in a bad position. You don't have anyone there to help you | 561 |
"Extremely pretty and feminine, with ribbon ties at the ankles, these make us want to strike pose just looking at them."
As every good yogini knows, looking - and feeling - your best in the yoga studio can make all the difference to your practice. Yoga requires a skilled combination of strength, flexibility, balance and focus - and the more comfortable you feel in your yoga wear, the stronger and more confident you'll be in class. At Ana Heart's yoga shop you'll find everything you need to create the perfect outfit for your practice. Our collections are designed by women for women. We understand the importance of feeling both comfortable and beautiful in class, which is why all of our pieces are made using innovative technical materials and combine maximum comfort with timeless femininity and grace.
Ana Heart's boutique online yoga store offers a wide range of all the yoga essentials you could need that can be worn both in and out of the yoga or pilates studio. Our super supportive and stylish yoga bras provide maximum comfort. Our bottoms are designed to move with your body in every pose. Lightweight and quick-drying, they're available in a range of styles, from yoga pants to leggings to shorts, and we guarantee they'll flatter every shape and keep you cool - even through a Bikram yoga class!
But it doesn't end at yoga wear - you'll also find a unique range of yoga equipment at our yoga shop including our empowering yoga mats and bag, as well as a range of exceptionally stylish yoga accessories and jewellery like the Ana Heart cap and the elegant love tuner necklaces that will add that perfect finishing touch to your outfit.
Browse our yoga store today and discover the White Boutique and Lifestyle Collection - a highlight of our yoga shop, the pieces in these collections are full of beautifully made, simple and elegant wardrobe essentials that can be worn anywhere, not just to yoga. Whether it's for you, or you're looking for gifts for the yogini in your life, come and explore<|fim_middle|> of yoga practice and every yogini, and the blog, packed with yoga tips and tales, we have a dedicated Events section that is sure to delight our fans. Ana Heart is committed to bringing you news from the yoga world and sharing our ideas and inspiration. We believe that by doing this, we are slowly but surely spreading the spirit of yoga and bringing the yoga community a step closer together. When you browse our Events page you'll find a host of exciting yoga-related events, activities and projects.
We like to spoil our followers and on the Events page you'll find a range of offers and promotions where you can win Ana Heart products from our unique range of collections. The page will also keep you up to date on who we're collaborating with in the world of fashion and yoga and what you can expect to find in our upcoming lines. Discover our exciting Cruise Collection - an Ana Heart collaboration that will delight yoginis and travel junkies alike! We teamed up with the fabulous Six Senses (a chain of luxury hotels, resorts and spas across exotic locations) to create a limited edition line of beautifully cut pieces, perfect for your holiday. As always, yoga and fashion were the inspiration for the collection - you'll find pieces that are at once luxurious and feminine, functional and fashion-forward.
We know you'll love our monthly themes like White January, inspired by purity, fresh starts, detoxing and health. We believe that white is the colour that calms the soul and soothes the mind and spirit. Visit our Meditation Room, where you'll discover a world of tranquillity and harmony in our White Boutique. This collection in our yoga shop is the embodiment of purity - clean cut lines are mixed with soft, flowing fabrics and elegant finishes. | our yoga shop today - let's yoge!
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The health benefits of yoga are endless - and we want to share them with you! Through our boutique yoga shop, Events page, blog and social media, Ana Heart is committed to sharing the life changing health benefits of yoga with women everywhere, both aspiring or practised yoginis. The ancient practice of yoga originated in Northern India over 5,000 years ago and has since developed into many different forms and factions. Much more than just a simple form of exercise, yoga is an umbrella term encapsulating religion, philosophy, meditation and physical practice. Modern day yoga is based on five principles: proper relaxation, proper exercise, proper breathing, proper diet and positive thinking and meditation. In terms of the purely physical practice, the health benefits of yoga include: improving flexibility, building muscle strength, perfecting posture, protecting the spine and boosting immunity.
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Ana Heart is dedicated to helping women find inner-peace and a way to stay cool and balanced in the face of ever-more hectic lifestyles. From finding the right yoga equipment at our yoga shop (like sturdy yoga mats to exercise on, or the perfect yoga wear) to learning about yogic teaching in our blog, yoginis everywhere will adore the Ana Heart brand.
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El río Niágara comunica en dirección norte el lago Erie con el lago Ontario. Sirve de frontera internacional entre la provincia de Ontario, en Canadá, y el estado de Nueva York, en los Estados Unidos.
Tiene una longitud de 56 km e incluye las famosas cataratas del Niágara. Da nombre al condado de Niágara. Se cree que las cataratas se han desplazado once kilómetros desde su ubicación original en los últimos 12.000 años.
Origen del nombre
Según el erudito en la cultura iroquesa Bruce Trigger, Niágara se deriva del nombre dado a un pueblo nativo que habitaba la zona, conocidos como los niagagarega según varios mapas franceses de la región datados a finales del .
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Afluentes del río San Lorenzo de Canadá
Afluentes del río San Lorenzo de Estados Unidos
Ríos de Ontario
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Condado de Niágara
Río | río forma parte del sistema fluvial del río San Lorenzo, el colector de los Grandes Lagos (que estaría formado por la siguiente sucesión de ríos y lagos: río North – río Saint Louis – lago Superior – río St. Marys – lago Hurón – río Sainte-Claire – lago Sainte-Claire – río Detroit – lago Erie – río Niagara – lago Ontario- río San Lorenzo – estuario de San Lorenzo). Forma parte también de la vía navegable de los Grandes Lagos.
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Breadpoint (NE1 5EU) is a Chinese bakery just off Charlotte Square. Heard of it before? Me neither.
I can't find much else out about it online, no website, no publicity, which is kinda unusual (refreshing?), but it's been there for around 7 years. It's 60 seconds from work, hence I've had everything off the menu at some point. It's been a bit of a favourite for the 3pm snack attack.
It's a simple bakery, with a few tables off to the side if you want to eat in, or quickly takeaway. They basically sell sweet and savoury stuffed breads and chinese-style cakes, as well as some bubble teas, fruit teas and well, that's it.
Like a lot of asian breads, even the savoury ones are quite sweet. They are super-soft though, which I think is a by-product of making a sweeter dough. There's also<|fim_middle|>. restaurants? | lots of custard & mayo, even in this spring onion/seaweed combo. It takes you by surprise, that's for sure. I guess it ticks the sweet & salty box very well.
Nigh on everything is less than a quid so you're best off just grabbing a few things that sound interesting to you. There's curried chicken rolls, beef satay pastries, red beancurd, custard tarts, huge OTT-designed Chinese cakes, and very simple coconut topped bread rolls. If it's your cup of tea – it's not mine – there's bread rolls filled with mini hot dogs and a cheese slice.
Favourites: I think it's the custard bun (60p). Sweet, soft, like a Greggs iced bun with added coconut and extra sweetness, or the raisin plait (top) – ideal with a cup of tea back in the office. The pastry items are all good Greggs substitutes – flaky pastry (sometimes a little past it's best), and a dinky amount of filling in them make them not too heavy. There's a nata/portuguese tart too, which has fab pastry, but kinda bland custard.
You can get the obligatory bubble tea and some of the fruit teas are kinda interesting. Again, they're market-beating, mostly sub-two quid, so we've found it a good place for an impromptu meeting.
It's a bit of a hidden gem that's easy to miss, so I thought it was worth a shout out. As I had long suspected, pretty skanky on the old food hygiene scores though… Does anyone know, do these guys supply many of the Stowell St | 346 |
Guu's on Main to add beer garden
STEVENS POINT – Plans for a beer garden at Guu's on Main, which have been a few years in the making, are finally coming to fruition.
Workers this week poured concrete for the new beer garden behind the bar at 1140 Main St. Bar owner Scott Gulan said he didn't have a firm date for the garden's opening, but that it would be some time this summer. He also said it eventually would have seating for 20 to 30 people.
Gulan said he began planning the addition around 2013 as a result of former Stevens Point Mayor Andrew Halverson's redevelopment plan for the CenterPoint MarketPlace. That plan resulted included demolishing the mall portion of the building and rebuilding Third Street to connect to Centerpoint Drive, and a $6 million project to move Mid-State Technical College into the former JC Penney.
"Without those changes downtown, we wouldn't have been able to do this project," Gulan said.
The project is being completed by Alchemy Concrete of Nelsonville, which along with pouring the concrete for the garden is helping to put together the outdoor bar.
"It's going to have a California swirl finish which is more modern, and we're also staining it to give it an aged look," Alchemy Concrete owner Judah Haas said of the beer garden's floor.
Guu's is receiving help for the project and other improvements from the city's Downtown Facade Improvement Grant Program. Started in February 2012 and administered by the Historical Preservation/Design Review Commission, the program provides matching grants of up to half of the total costs of improvements for properties within the Downtown Design Review District — which extends to Portage and Franklin streets in the north, Court Street in the south, Rogers Street in the east and the<|fim_middle|>15-345-2252. Find him on Twitter as @NathanAVine. | Wisconsin River to the west — up to $30,000.
Kyle Kearns, city economic development specialist and associate planner, said Guu's received a grant of more than $28,700, or about half the cost of the project, which includes windows, doors and other improvements for the front and east side of the building, along with the back, where the beer garden will be located.
The Guu's project is the biggest in terms of amount of money awarded for the program, which still has around $100,000 remaining for eligible buildings, Kearns said.
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Creative Roundtable: Bizarre Ride to the Dark Side
by Christine Champagne , July 15, 2010
Who says ads for hybrid cars have to be cute and cuddly? Not Lexus.
Carmakers marketing hybrid vehicles tend to craft cheerful, earnest and inspiring messages about how good the cars are for the environment. But Lexus opted to<|fim_middle|> CHAMPAGNE, | go dark - and sexy even - in allowing Skinny to create Lexus Dark Ride, an interactive film that takes participants on a thrill ride in the Lexus CT200h, a sporty hybrid hatchback that will go on sale in the United States in early 2011.
Why not go the warm, fuzzy, "Yay, you're saving the planet!" route? "Lexus has always been more associated with the baby boomer segment, and this is a car that's for a new, younger audience," explains Liron Reznik, who shares the title of Skinny cofounder and co-chief creative officer with Jonas Hallberg. "So we felt like this was a great way to get to that younger, digitally savvy audience and to get them to look at Lexus in a new way.
"We also wanted to get as close as we could to allowing them to feel how fun it is to drive the car," adds Hallberg.
With that in mind, Skinny worked with Stink Digital director James Brown and Skunk Los Angeles, as well as Speedscape - the visual-effects shop created a digital version of the CT200h, which didn't actually exist at the time Lexus Dark Ride was made - to produce the Lexus Dark Ride interactive film, which can be accessed via lexusdarkride.com and personalized with a webcam photo and recorded dialogue, and shared via Facebook Connect.
Participants embark on a virtual test drive, riding shotgun and serving as navigator in the service of a tough guy named Tony, who has been hired to drive a CT200h from the Nevada desert to a safe house in Los Angeles, while eluding baddies who want to get their hands on the prototype.
It truly takes a brave soul to get into a car with daredevil Tony, who isn't exactly the friendly type. But three daring digital creatives - Firstborn's JoonYong Park, Digital Kitchen's Erik Reponen and Andrew Christou of Publicis Seattle - buckled up and took a spin through Lexus Dark Ride for OMMA.
First of all, what do you think of Lexus commissioning this interactive film positioning the CT200h as a cool sports car as opposed to hyping its hybrid status?
Christou: Any time you try to break from the category, it is a good thing because that's the stuff that gets noticed, and this experiential approach is something that we should celebrate.
Park: It's not about the features when people are buying a car. It's about the brand, and Lexus was definitely skewed toward an older crowd. If they want to target a younger crowd, this is a smart move.
Reponen: There is pretty strong debate about the efficiency of hybrids, especially performance hybrids, in terms of the carbon footprint that is really there. So if you try to oversell the green promise and can't back it up, you're probably better off avoiding it. Plus, the car has that sporty hatchback vibe, so it makes sense from a performance standpoint to position it this way.
What did you make of the initial setup for Lexus Dark Ride, through which you are prepped for the ride and offered the chance to personalize the experience?
Christou: The opening setup turned me off for privacy reasons. The only reason I accepted the Facebook Connect request was because I was talking to you.
Reponen: As a story, it wasn't clear to me. Who was this woman wearing this futuristic outfit projected like a hologram in an empty warehouse in the very beginning? There wasn't enough context.
Park: There were a lot of steps you had to go through - the webcam, the microphone, and all that stuff. I'm very curious about the bounce rate - the whole webcam and microphone setup and the questions just took me forever to get through.
Putting aside your qualms with the intro, did you enjoy the actual ride?
Christou: I enjoyed the experience, but they could have done more. It was a little bit of a long walk for a short drink of water. I liked the storyline. I just think they needed to tighten up the arc and increase the level of interactivity to keep me engaged. I prefer something less slick and more interactive for what that idea wanted to be.
Reponen: Yeah, I found aspects of it enjoyable. The production value for the video experience was really amazing. I was impressed with the video. It's just that it seemed like a lot of the energy was focused on this film, and then they threw in the interactive parts here and there just to say they could make it interactive.
Park: I agree. The video quality and production were high end, but the interaction wasn't much. You were picking "a" or "b." It's not like you were really controlling the situation. It just felt like there was this path, and you were just going through it, and it wasn't really interactive. It felt like a linear experience. Honestly, I think the driver had too much of a role in the story, and I wish I had a little more control. I almost would rather see a 12-minute short film with no interaction.
Christou: Then you're just doing BMW Films [a short-film showcase sponsored by that manufacturer], and the point of this was not to be a successful film as much as it was supposed to be a successful experiential idea.
How did the experience feel in terms of length? The ride itself was 12 minutes.
Reponen: I wonder if they could have done something that was an overall shorter experience but had more twists and turns.
Park: It just felt like a little too much for me. The experience was a little too long.
Christou: Anywhere between four and six minutes would have worked. How long is the most-watched YouTube video? It's going to be between 40 seconds and two minutes - anything longer than two minutes, it's gotta be pretty darn special.
Does Lexus Dark Ride ultimately sell you on the car?
Reponen: It has me interested. It's definitely got me on the right end of the purchase funnel. I'd be curious to learn more about the vehicle. It did work on that level.
Christou: It totally makes the car sexy, and they are spot on with the experiential concept. I think a few minor executional tweaks that could still be made and reintegrated can solve the problems that I have with it.
How would you rate Lexus Dark Ride? Is it a success, a disaster or somewhere in between?
Park: It's somewhere in between, but definitely a good try. The approach was right, and one thing I really liked about the interactive film is it wasn't all about the car's features. It was more about the story, and you being a part of it. It's good the client approved that.
Reponen: It's a mixed bag for me. I have to applaud the effort and the resources that went into this project. It's an ambitious undertaking. Where it just fell short is that it really felt as if you had people with more of a broadcast mindset approaching an interactive experience vs. really looking deeper into what interactivity, especially in a Flash experience, can allow you to do.
Christou: It's a better idea than it is an execution. I know what they wanted: The creatives were interested in and eager to give you a rich experience, and I love them for that.
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Anthony Giallourakis from Advergames.com, LLC, August 16, 2010 at 9:34 a.m.
As advertisers realize the full potential for advergames in connecting with their target markets, the number of companies using them will increase and the quality of these interactive experiences will continue to climb.
The advergames industry represents the cutting edge of Internet based advertising.
It is nice to see your article here on Lexus Dark Ride. More coverage of the best advergames and the players involved please! There is a significant amount of interest and it is growing.
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I´m a dreamer and romantic person, a little bit of artistic and interested in different cultures of faraway countries. Besides, I have a good sense of humor,too.. And really LOVE postcards :D, I always have. I love collecting them but especially sending.
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I`m an outdoor person,love walking in forest,hiking in the mountains or just sitting by the sea doing nothing, just listening to winds whistling or looking at the sunsets glittering on the waves, but also have a fancy for homing although I don´t bake or do crafts at all but love playing with my 6 grandchildren :D Love nature, especially fall season, winter, snow and snowfall. During my 7 postcrosser years I really have enriched my life via Postcrossing!!! My most biggest dream is walking along a pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela someday... On top of everything else I have had a Sponsored child in Kenya for years, a girl 17y.o. Now I have took 2 Sponsored girls more (9 y.o and 7 y.o)in May 2014 and March 2016. They lives also in Kenya. I can not help all children of the world, but I can improve even a few children's lives and giving them the opportunity of education. This is my way to volunteer.
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* I would prefer cards which are dated, stamped and full-written. Maybe you could write something about a card, your daily life or your dreams. Of course, I'm happy for each card but I do not like AD/Free cards, or home-made cards, unless they are very artistic.
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Джоуэл Стеббинс (, 18<|fim_middle|> университета | 78—1966) — американский астроном.
Биография
Родился в Омахе, в 1899 окончил Университет штата Небраска, продолжал образование в Висконсинском (1900—1901) и Калифорнийском (1901—1903) университетах. В 1903—1922 работал в Иллинойсском университете (с 1913 — профессор и директор обсерватории), в 1922—1948 — профессор астрономии и директор обсерватории Уошберн Висконсинского университета. После ухода в отставку в 1948 ещё в течение десяти лет вёл научную работу в Ликской обсерватории.
Основные труды в области фотоэлектрической астрофотометрии, является её основоположником. В 1906—1907 провёл первые опыты по наблюдению Луны и самых ярких звёзд с селеновым фотоэлементом. Более высокая точность электрофотометрии по сравнению с фотографической фотометрией позволила Стеббинсу открыть ряд тонких эффектов, которые не могли быть обнаружены фотографическим путём. В 1910 году получил кривую блеска Алголя, на которой впервые был обнаружен вторичный минимум глубиной 0,06m и которая также указывала на эффект отражения в тесных двойных системах. Первые измерения интегрального блеска солнечной короны, выполненные Стеббинсом во время полных затмений в 1918, 1925 и 1937 годах, показали отсутствие заметных изменений этого блеска в течение цикла солнечной активности. Обнаружил неглубокие затмения у нескольких спектрально-двойных звёзд и у ряда звёзд, ранее считавшихся постоянными. Выполнил обширную программу поиска изменений блеска у звёзд-гигантов, результатом которой было установление того фундаментального факта, что у гигантов классов B-K9 переменность отсутствует, тогда как среди M-гигантов доля переменных растет с понижением их температуры. В начале 30-х годов совместно с М. Хаффером и А. Уитфордом провёл первое обширное и точное исследование селективного поглощения в Галактике путём определения избытков цвета большого числа B-звёзд, установил иррегулярный характер распределения поглощающей материи в плоскости. Ряд исследований посвящён фотометрии галактик; обнаружил слабо светящиеся сферические гало у многих близких спиральных галактик. Разработал совместно с Уитфордом шестицветную фотометрическую систему, охватывающую область длин волн от 3300 до 12 500 Ǻ.
Член Национальной АН США. Президент Американского астрономического общества в 1940—1943.
В его честь назван и кратер на Луне.
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: Guide to The World's Most Active Volcano
Posted on December 2, 2021 December 3, 2021 by Ralph S.
Located on the Big Island of Hawaii, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park attracts over a million outdoor adventurers, nature lovers, and volcano enthusiasts each year. This fascinating destination is one of the world's most ecologically diverse environments and is home to many unique plants and animals found only in Hawaii.
The park also contains the world's most active volcano and is one of the best places on the planet to witness the creation and destruction associated with volcanic activity. These sublime landscapes are rooted in Polynesian mythology and hold spiritual importance for Native Hawaiians, making the park a fantastic place to learn about Hawaiian culture.
Visiting Hawaii Volcanoes takes some planning due to the park's remote location, but it's well worth the effort. We've got you covered with everything you need to know to plan an amazing trip. Keep reading below to find out what to do, when to go, how to get there, and much more.
Native Hawaiians have lived on the Hawaiian islands for hundreds of years. Estimates of their arrival range from around 1,700 years ago to 800 years ago. Although there was some connection between the Hawaiian Archipelago and Polynesians on the Society Islands, Hawaiians experienced nearly 400 years of isolation until the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1778. This isolation allowed a unique Hawaiian culture to develop and flourish on the islands.
Long before Hawaii Volcanoes became a national park, it was a sacred place for Native Hawaiians. For hundreds of years, Hawaiians worshiped, studied, and lived on the Big Island's volcanoes. According to Hawaiian tradition, the volcano deity Pele created all of Hawaii's volcanic landscapes. Lava and volcanic activity are embodiments of the goddess's energy. Additionally, the Kilauea volcano and its Halemaʻumaʻu crater were considered Pele's home. Native Hawaiians would come to the crater and offer gifts to the volcano goddess.
In 1823, American missionary Asa Thurston and English missionary William Ellis became the first non-native people to visit the Kilauea volcano. They described witnessing the eruption as "sublime and even appalling." Word spread about this spectacle and the area's fascinating landscapes, and the volcano became a tourist attraction in the 1840s. Local businessmen began opening hotels at the crater rim, including the original Volcano House, which opened in 1846.
More and more tourists traveled to the park to see the dramatic geological features and landscapes. In 1866, author Mark Twain ventured to Kilauea to see the eruption and stayed at the Volcano House. He wrote about his travels in Hawaii for an American newspaper and described Kilauea as "a scene of wild beauty."
The volcanoes continued to attract many visitors throughout the rest of the 19th century. In 1906, Lorrin Thurston (a newspaper publisher who was the grandson of Asa Thurston) launched a campaign to protect the area as a public park. He published editorials in his newspaper, the Honolulu Pacific Commercial Advertiser, advocating for the idea. Several congressional delegations visited the area in the following years. Despite some opposition from nearby ranchers, legislation to make Hawaii Volcanoes a park eventually passed.
On August 1, 1916, US President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation that<|fim_middle|> Guides and tagged Hawaii, Hawaii Volcanoes, Hikes & Trails, National Parks, North America, Oceania, United States, Volcanic Hikes.
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A History of Hiking: The Driving Force Behind Our Footprints | formally established the area as Hawaii National Park. To celebrate the official opening, 250 people went to the Halemaʻumaʻu crater for a dedication ceremony. They gathered on July 9, 1921, and paid their respects to the goddess Pele. The park was renamed Hawaii Volcanoes in 1961, and an additional 115,788 acres (469 square km) were added in 2004.
Key Facts about Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Size: 505 square miles (1,308 square km)
Number of visitors: 1.5 million per year
Established on: August 1, 1916
Length of hiking trails: 150 miles (241 km)
Highest point: 13,677 feet (4,169 meters) at Mauna Loa
Lowest point: sea level at many locations in the park
Other interesting facts about Hawaii Volcanoes:
The park contains two active volcanoes 25 miles (40 km) apart: Kilauea and Mauna Loa. These are some of the most active volcanoes in the world. Kilauea has been continuously erupting for nearly 30 years.
There is a safe lookout point where visitors can observe the volcanic activity, located about 400 feet (122 meters) above Kilauea's caldera.
Hawaii Volcanoes was designated an International Biosphere Reserve in 1980 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
In 2018, the park was closed to visitors between May 11 and September 22 due to volcanic activity and earthquakes. Explosions from the Halemaʻumaʻu crater on the Kilauea volcano resulted in toxic ash clouds and road damage.
Rising from sea level to 13,677 feet (4,169 meters), Hawaii Volcanoes is extremely diverse and contains seven different ecological zones: alpine, subalpine, upland forest, rain forest, mid-elevation woodland, lowland forest, and seacoast.
The national park seeks to preserve traditional Hawaiian culture by protecting landscapes, plants, and animals that are sacred to Native Hawaiian people.
Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on Earth and covers around half of the island of Hawaii. It is a shield volcano extending upward from the ocean bottom for about 3 miles (5 km) and then rising another 2.6 miles (4.2 km) from the ocean's surface.
Mauna Loa has been active for around 700,000 years, and its most recent eruption was in 1984.
Mauna Loa is over 56,000 feet (17,000 meters) high when measured from its base to its summit, making it taller than Mt. Everest.
Kilauea is Hawaii's youngest volcano and has added around 1,380 acres (5.6 square km) of new land since 1983. The volcano added around 875 acres (3.5 square km) in 2018 alone.
For the last 50 years, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has attracted around 1-2 million annual visitors, making it one of the most popular US national parks.
December is the wettest month of the year in the park, with around 11.4 inches (290 mm) of average precipitation.
The Hawaiian Archipelago is the world's most geographically isolated island chain. The remote location has resulted in an extremely high number of endemic species in the archipelago and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Over 90% of the islands' native terrestrial flora and fauna are found only in Hawaii.
Weather on the Big Island is known to be somewhat unpredictable and can change very quickly. Additionally, the significant elevation changes within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park result in substantial variations in weather conditions from one area to the next. However, the temperatures in a given location are relatively consistent throughout the year.
Year-round temperatures at lower elevations range from around 66 to 85°F (19 to 29°C), on average. The lower elevations typically experience warm summers and wet, mild winters, but there are several exceptions. The coastal plain toward the end of Chain of Craters Road tends to be hot, dry, and windy, and Kaʻū Desert is hot and dry, especially during the summer.
Temperatures can be chilly at higher elevations in any season, with the 4,000-foot (1,219-meter) summit of Kilauea seeing frequent rain and fog throughout the year. Temperatures at Kilauea tend to be around 12 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit (6.7 to 8.3 degrees Celsius) cooler than at sea level. At the summit of Mauna Loa, freezing temperatures, snow, and strong winds are possible any time of year.
February is the coldest month of the year, while August is typically the warmest. November to March is the rainy season in Hawaii, with the north and east shores seeing higher precipitation. The dry season runs from April to October, although there is still around 5 to 6 inches (127 to 152 mm) of precipitation in the park during these months.
Although hurricanes are somewhat rare in Hawaii, they are possible between June and November. During these months, tropical storms can result in strong winds and torrential rainstorms.
There is no bad time to visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The park remains relatively busy year-round, thanks to the island's mild climate. Summer is the busiest season, but you should expect potential crowds at popular attractions and on top hiking trails any time of year.
Winter brings many cruise ship passengers to Hawaii as well as travelers seeking to escape colder climates. April, May, September, and October are nice times to visit Hawaii and the national park since these months typically offer pleasant weather, good hotel rates, and fewer crowds.
On your visit to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, you'll want to bring rain gear and plenty of layers to ensure you're prepared for varying weather conditions and temperatures within the park. Unless you're heading to the Mauna Loa summit, you won't need any heavy winter clothing or technical equipment.
If you're planning on doing some sightseeing and day hiking in the park, you should be all set with a standard day pack and day hiking gear. You can view our Day Hiking Checklist for a detailed packing list and descriptions of each item. We recommend paying extra attention to the sections on rain gear and reading our post about hiking in the rain. This will help you prepare for a potentially wet trip to Hawaii Volcanoes.
If you're planning a backpacking trip, check out our Backpacking Checklist to learn more about what to bring on a multi-day hike or overnight in the backcountry.
What to Do in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has over 150 miles (241 km) of hiking trails and is a fantastic destination for hiking and backpacking. From easy day hikes to challenging multi-day treks, there are fantastic trails for hikers of all skill levels.
Backcountry camping requires a US$10 fee per trip (in addition to the park entrance fee). This permit is valid for up to ten people and seven nights. There are eight backcountry campsites (Ka'aha, Halapē, Keauhou, 'Āpua Point, Nāpau, Pepeiao Cabin, Red Hill Cabin, and Mauna Loa Cabin), each of which has a limit of three consecutive nights. Dispersed camping is also allowed in the park. You can learn more about the rules and regulations for backpacking in Hawaii Volcanoes from the National Park Service.
Best Hikes in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Devastation Trail: This easy 1 mile (1.6 km) hike is accessible to nearly all park visitors. The paved trail passes through areas that were severely impacted by the 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption, hence the trail's name. You'll get to see landscapes that were buried by lava flow and falling cinder and witness how areas regenerate and recover following a significant volcanic event.
Kilauea Iki Trail: On this 5.3-mile (8.5-km) hike, you'll explore the lush rainforest and walk across the otherworldly Kilauea Iki Crater. Hikers can see unique plant life, including Hawaii's native ohia trees and tree ferns, or hapuu. Allow around 3-4 hours to complete the hike when starting at the Kilauea Visitor Center.
Crater Rim Trail: Experience jaw-dropping views of the Kilauea summit caldera, the world's most active volcano. The trail begins at Kilauea Visitor Center and is 11 miles (17.7 km) long, but you can hike a shorter section if you're looking for a more leisurely route.
Halema'uma'u Trail: Beginning near the Volcano House off Crater Rim Trail, this 1.7-mile (2.7-km) moderate hike takes you through the Hawaiian rainforest to the floor of the Kaluapele (Kilauea caldera). Enjoy panoramic views of the caldera and see how the rainforest has re-established itself after volcanic devastation. If you're looking for a longer hike, you can combine this trail with Kilauea Iki, Byron Ledge, or Nāhuku.
Kipukapuaulu Loop Trail: This easy 1.2-mile (1.9-km) trail allows hikers to experience rare Hawaiian plants and animals and witness their struggle for survival amidst lava flows and volcanic eruptions. Start at the Kipukapuaulu parking area, and allow around 1 to 1.5 hours to complete the hike.
Mauna Iki Trail: This trail is perfect for those looking for a backcountry hike in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The hike begins in the barren Ka'ū Desert and then rises to the 3,034-foot (925-meter) summit of Mauna Iki. If you continue all the way to Kulanaokuaiki Campground, the hike is 7.9 miles (12.7 km) long.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has two drive-in campgrounds. Nāmakanipaio Campground costs US$15 a night and is located at 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) in elevation, 31.5 miles south of Hilo on Highway-11. Kulanaokuaiki Campground is located at 2,700 feet (823 meters) in elevation, around 5 miles (8 km) down the Hilina Pali Road. Both campgrounds operate on a first-come, first-served basis.
Biking is a fantastic way to experience the park's volcanic landscapes. There are many roads open to bikes and e-bikes, including the iconic Crater Rim Drive and Chain of Craters Road. You can bring your own bike, rent one locally, or book a guided bike tour with a local guide.
Eruption Viewing
The island's unique geology and volcanic activity are features that draw many people to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and viewing eruptions is a highlight for numerous visitors. If you visit during an active eruption, you'll have the chance to see things like volcanic gas and steam, lava flows, molten rock, a lava lake, and a spatter cone.
You can check the current eruption activity for Mauna Loa and Kilauea on the national park's official website. Keep in mind that volcanic eruptions can be unpredictable and hazardous, so use caution and stay on marked overlooks and trails.
The remote Hawaiian Archipelago is famous for its spectacular bird population, with numerous endemic, threatened, and endangered species. Many of the bird species in Hawaii aren't found anywhere else on the planet, making it a fantastic spot for birders. You can see species like native honeycreepers, Hawaiian goose (also called the nēnē), white-tailed tropicbird (koaʻe kea), and Hawaiian petrel (ʻuaʻu).
If you want to stay inside the national park, you can stay at one of the two drive-in campgrounds, a backcountry campsite, or the Volcano House. The Volcano House is a historic hotel on the edge of the Kilauea caldera, with gorgeous views of the Halema'uma'u crater.
Outside the park, the best and most convenient option is Volcano Village. The small town is located just beyond the park's borders in a tropical rainforest. Volcano Village has various accommodation options, including bed and breakfasts, lodges, and vacation rentals.
Visitors can also stay in Hilo, a town located around 30 miles (48 km) northeast of the park. The town has numerous lodging options and is a fantastic place for those who want to explore more of the Big Island. Hilo is famous for Wailuku River State Park, home of the stunning Rainbow Falls.
The closest airports to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are the Hilo International Airport (30 miles/48 km away) and the Kona International Airport (101 miles/163 km away). There is no public transportation or shuttle bus within Hawaii Volcanoes, and ride-sharing companies generally do not pick up passengers in the park. As a result, the best way to get around Hawaii Volcanoes is with your own vehicle or a rental car. There are car rental companies at both the Hilo and Kona airports.
There are also cruises that will take you to the Big Island, with excursions to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is an incredible destination that offers visitors unique and even spiritual experiences. From viewing volcanic eruptions and honoring the Hawaiian volcano deity to spotting rare flora and fauna, there are tons of exciting things to enjoy in this national park.
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I have always been interested in nature conservation, ecology and environmental management. Ever since school I volunteered at my local nature reserve. I then went on to study for a B<|fim_middle|> of literature that is included on the literature database. As part of the Environmental Sciences Content Development Team, my role at CABI is to screen/abstract soils, water, remote sensing and applied ecological subjects areas. I am also one of the editors of "Soils and Fertilizers" print abstract journal. | .Sc. Environmental Science and Environmental Geography, at the University of Bradford. This was the first course that had work placement within industry and the public sector. It therefore allowed me to work for the National Trust for Scotland at Culzean Castle and Country Park as a Seasonal Ranger.
In 2001/02 I took an M.Sc in Environmental Biology at the University of Wales, Swansea, spending most of my project time studying Odonata behaviour and wetlands diversity. After a year as a Countryside Ranger, I returned to academia to undertake a Ph.D at the University of Birmingham entitled "Developing a rigorous review methodology for measuring effectiveness in applied ecology and environmental management: an evidence-based approach".
It was during my Ph.D that I got passionate about the need for evidence (data) to be used within nature conservation and applied ecology, and was especially interested in the provision and use of "grey literature" and "mapping resources" by both researchers and policy makers. This is why I jumped at the chance to join CABI (early 2007) due to the diverse range | 222 |
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It's no secret that I am inspired by fellow foodies, moms who cook, food swappers and the people I've gotten to meet and know along the way because well, my kitchen has basically turned into my (home--well only) office.
For the 1st time in almost 5 years, I didn't go to the International Housewares Show here in Chicago. It was just a crazy weekend for us with kiddo stuff going into a busy week but I did pay attention to those who did go and posted pictures. And Marisa McClellan of<|fim_middle|> cook and you can really use your imagination to come up with creative flavors in the noodles themselves, thus elimnating the need for a heavy sauce. Much healthier to say the least!
My little guy immediately zoned in on the roasted garlic pasta, the older one made the fresh parsley his favorite and my husband was just happy to get what he could after the boys had tasted and tested! It was just what I needed to get inspired to start making my own pasta and we've done it several times this week.
More pasta posts to follow but in the meantime, check out their Facebook Page and if you're in Chicago, stop by the store to get the last of their fresh homemade goodies. | Food in Jars had a few photos that caught my eye. With good reason!
Marisa's new book, "Preserving by the Pint" just came out and I'd already heard some rave reviews so it went into my cart on Amazon.com. And sat, for a day or so. And then she posted a photo from the show of a curious little pot. Very simple, straight forward but very multi-tasking. So I looked it up on Amazon.com added it to the cart. And they both sat. For just about a day if even that.
Well, my package with both arrived on Friday and I've already made one recipe from her book and used the pot for canning said recipe, cooking pasta, fish and chips and it's only Sunday afternoon! And the Kuhn Rikon, 4th Burner Pot is teeny (albeit 12 cup capacity) in comparison to what I normally use (note, my 25 qt pressure cooker is not in the photo) for canning but did the trick!
Marisa's introduction..."When I first started canning, I made huge batches of jam..." hmmm, sounds familiar as well her lament to the sticky mess it makes in the home office. Yes, I know that all too well! And I've always gone on the, if you're going to make a mess, make a huge one and then clean it up mentality. Well, now that I'm in the kitchen experimenting 7 days a week it seems, that doesn't work as well anymore and I needed a bit of a tweak to get me out of that mentality.
I can't say I'm going to give up my larger batch canning projects but as I continue to expand my canning and cooking genre, honestly, I wouldn't have even thought to scale down like this. Rather ironic--expand and scale down but it all makes perfectly good sense! It is also a reminder that my first dinner parties were cooked in a dorm community kitchen with zero budget and zero margin for error and in small apartment spaces in my native SF. No granite countertop, no fancy equipment or pots and pans. Just what one had procured from mom's cabinet or borrowed from a friend. I can thankfully justify every bit of equipment I have gotten over the years from wedding presents to the latest Amazon.com purchase but it's good to be reminded that my love for cooking and food didn't start off with any of it. And no, I am not giving any of it up!
Thank you Marisa for continuing to inspire and to the others who fed my love for cooking as well and yes, do check out her book and this really, awesome not-so-little multifunctional pot. You will not be disappointed!
I am officially in love with homemade pasta, especially since I now know how to make it! My little guy's birthday party was a pasta making class. The following week, I took an adult version and learned some of the tricks and tips as well as how to cut pasta into its various forms.
And of course, we now have a pasta machine at our house which we've been putting to good use.
The pasta class I took was at Pasta Puttana which sadly will be closing on March 15th. The owner/chef Jessica Volpe was a spitfire in the basement kitchen of her store as she took 10 of us through a two hour pasta adventure. I came home with a basic pasta recipe, templates for cutting pasta, and what 4 kinds of homemade pasta (the class concentrated on cutting techniques so the pasta was already made) which I thought would last. Oh, yes, I forgot, anything homemade usually doesn't last long at our house and believe me, what I brought home lasted 4 days maybe, if even that. One thing I love about fresh pasta is it takes about a 10th of the time to | 793 |
Mechak's third exhibition and presentations by visiting artist Losang Gyatso, was held at Emory University in Atlanta, GA October 28 - December 3, 2005. Over 150 people attended the opening reception, and the subsequent weeks steadily drew more new audiences thanks to positive newspaper coverage, interdisciplinary sponsorship and promotion, and word of mouth. Audiences were stimulated, challenged and<|fim_middle|> faculty members Dr. Tara Doyle (Religion) and Julia Kjelgaard (Visual Arts). Following my introduction to the exhibit and artists, Tara and Julia posed thoughtful but difficult questions which Gyatso responded to with eloquence and honesty. Tara's many years of experience with Tibetan exile communities in India led to provocative questions about cultural change and continuity in Tibetan communities at the present moment, as a second and third generation are born outside Tibet. Julia's career as an artist in many mediums, and two visits to Tibet, prompted questions about the artistic process and the relationships between creativity and location. The audience then posed a number of insightful questions, even referring explicitly to some of his paintings presented in the introductory slide show. Afterwards, a mixed group of faculty, artists, and friends enjoyed the evening, and the success of the Emory enterprise proved cause for rejoicing. The emergent movement of contemporary Tibetan art certainly merits additional research and exhibition. | fascinated by this opportunity to explore contemporary Tibetan cultural imagery and issues.
The events were sponsored by the Emory Tibet Partnership along with the newly inaugurated Visual Arts Gallery of the Visual Arts Program at Emory, and the Asian Studies Program. Students and professors from various departments (studio arts, religion, Asian studies, and interdisciplinary studies) as well as members of the Buddhist and art communities of Atlanta were brought together by the surprising discovery of contemporary Tibetan art. Emory University has been fortunate to develop a wealth of resources for the study of traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture, from faculty in Buddhist philosophy, to funded research in the physiological and psychological benefits of meditation techniques, to monastic chanting performances and the construction of sand mandalas. The addition to campus of a visual arts gallery devoted to cutting edge, but as of yet widely unrecognized, art and artists provided an opportunity to highlight Tibetan culture as a culture which is also living and thriving in modern times.
The works of three Mechak artists were featured in Emory's Visual Arts Gallery exhibition: Losang Gyatso (USA), Gonkar Gyatso (England), and Karma Phuntsok (Australia). Atlantans were amazed to learn that contemporary Tibetan art exists at all. Moreover, they were impressed with the diverse ways in which these three artists used their unique visions to reflect a culture in dialogue with both its past and future. Beyond the astonishment the show sometimes generated in audiences witnessing the modernization of a culture typically associated with romantic representations of tradition, the artists each drew comments specific to their works. For example, one Tibetan student confronted his mixed reactions to Gongkar Gyatso's use of collaged glittering pop culture stickers to form silhouettes of Buddhas (portfolio). On the one hand, he felt there was something inappropriate about the form of the Buddha rendered with such transient popular icons of materialism as Mickey Mouse and Pokèmon. On the other hand, he supposed innovations, even by those master thangka painters of the past, have always been met by hesitation from those accustomed to the status quo, and perhaps this is useful in a new age. For some American viewers, such works raised the question of the borders between Tibetan and postmodern western culture. When does the use of new techniques and materials become an imitation or assimilation into mainstream global culture, and when might it be adopted, according to indigenous aesthetics, for their own purposes? Gonkar's ability to fluidly juxtapose filling his Buddha-shaped spaces with delightful stickers, or with loaded quotations of Mao Zedong, attests to the complexity of Tibetan history and the artist's own struggles with identity politics.
The paintings included by Karma Phuntsok (portfolio) primarily featured recognizable Buddhist deities and ritual implements in novel placements within abstract, cosmic settings. Several of Karma's strikingly large works anchored the room, but their humble presentation without frames or stretchers invited viewers to inspect them closely. For many, the sense of spiritual depth common to traditional Tibetan Buddhist art was a palpable link to this present work, which suggested the continued pervasiveness of enlightened beings in the universe. Keen observers were also intrigued by his cross cultural influences from Australia, particularly aboriginal art traditions visible in Karma's use of innumerable tiny golden dots covering the surface of several works. In addition to the blending of cultural heritages, he also mixes mastery of traditional thangka techniques for rendering highly detailed figures and objects, with contrasting playful exploration of expressionistic painting techniques in his ethereal backgrounds. Viewers familiar with Tibetan political history and thangka may have wondered whether the perfect but floating Buddhas, lacking the contextual references of the highly stylized environments of thangka, suggests the loss of familiar physical environment, but not core meanings, faced by Tibetans living in exile since 1959.
Losang Gyatso's work (portfolio) most directly connected audiences with Tibet's long history of artistic material culture. From ancient petroglyphs to household items to ritual objects and dress, he captured imaginations with his fresh vivid strokes. Several viewers commented that knowing historical or religious background information was not a prerequisite for delighting in his paintings, but that when they heard the story of Virupa, or about Black Hat Dances or pre-Buddhist rock art, they were also impressed with the originality of his interpretation of these motifs. Graphic innovation led him to new forms and perspectives. Gyatso was present for the opening reception, and many attendees had the opportunity to speak with him. He told me that many of the people expressed their unexpected pleasure at seeing a whole new side of Tibetan culture that they found innovative, thought provoking and exciting.
Losang Gyatso remained busy throughout his visit to Emory University with the installation of the show (which went through several interesting manifestations in collaboration with the Visual Arts Gallery faculty before being finalized), and meeting with faculty in religion, anthropology and visual arts, as well as classroom and public presentations. He was invited to speak to Geshe Lobsang Tenzin's class (The Culture of Buddhist Tibet), a colloquium for studio arts students, and at the Michael C. Carlos Museum. Equipped with images and humorous and provocative quotations about the life of artists and the purposes of art drawn from Tibetan and western art historical traditions, Gyatso charmed and educated his audiences.
For the intimate classes with college students, Gyatso spoke mainly on the linkages and departures with Tibetan visual tradition. For example, he said, there is a continuity in Tibetan art history and modern art practices in terms of its purpose - to convey some meaning which has relevance and importance broadly, beyond an individual artists' subjective or psychological expression. The system of thangka painting evolved to portray complex philosophical and cosmological concepts, yet they remained accessible and legible by all members of society. Likewise, Gyatso hopes his contemporary Tibetan art evokes a sense of Tibetan culture for viewers and not, as may be the mode of many western contemporary artists, merely an opaque individualistic expression of an artists' psyche. In fact, much symbolism in his work is drawn from Tibet's past - both Buddhist and pre-Buddhist - as a source of vitality and strength for the present. These works then become representational in the sense of a mental environment, as in thangka, and not representational of a specific ordinary physical human realm (thus also rejecting earlier periods of the western art historical tradition which valued realism). Gyatso expressed concern that as some contemporary Tibetan art becomes more pictorial, and also perhaps overly sentimental, it actually loses the essential cultural meanings which give it weight. Gyatso outlined a vision for the future of Tibetan art: it should continue to strive to maintain faithful expression and transmission of Tibetan values and worldview, within the changing external forms which suit the times. When expressing such views throughout his weeklong visit, listeners were struck by Gyatso's concluding confession. To be successful in this mission requires individual Tibetans, particularly those in exile where their communal numbers are limited, to carry a heavy burden to be a "condensed Tibetan", compressing an entire culture into their personal being.
As co-curator of the exhibition, I was asked to speak to some undergraduate classes in visual culture and Tibetan studies. The class Understanding Modern Tibet, taught by Dr. Tara Doyle, chose to meet at the gallery, where Gonkar Gyatso's My Identity series became a focal point for discussions. Familiar with the histories of the Cultural Revolution, the exile government and settlements led by the Dalai Lama, and having met Tibetans in the West, students discovered they were able to 'read' the photographic series on a number of levels. In details such as the suitcase and tin roofs of No.3, evocative of early and poor days in Dharamsala, they appreciated a collective Tibetan experience. Meanwhile the tattoo of the artist, which reads 'Tibet' in Tibetan script, in the last photograph set in a generically modern studio, speaks to the individual struggles of the artist with personal identity throughout his multiple migrations. We also discussed the way in which the images' repetitive arrangement, focusing on the artist as a figure embedded in cultural settings, can inform us of the changing role of the artist in Tibetan society over the course of the twentieth century.
A public talk, A Conversation with Losang Gyatso, was hosted by the Michael C. Carlos Museum and facilitated by | 1,711 |
Current Flow
The Electrification of Palestine
Ronen Shamir
Digital ISBN: 9780804788687
Sociology / Science, Technology, and Medicine
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History / Middle East<|fim_middle|> social implications of such an effort. In a book useful for scholars studying ethno-national relations and modernization, Shamir's narrative highlights the unique role electrification plays in transforming social society."
—Middle East Journal
"In this strikingly original book, Ronen Shamir traces the electrification of 1920s Palestine by way of an expanding grid of wires and poles, technicians and officials, texts and images. How was it that the enterprise designed to connect Arabs and Jews in a single, all-Palestine system, ended up energizing those very ethno-national divides, anticipating more thoroughgoing separations to follow? Shamir's ingenious account of the conundrum suggests a specific sort of understanding: technical processes of this kind, he insists, are themselves intrinsically social, historical. They do not merely transmit politics, they make it."
—Jean Comaroff, Harvard University
"A tour de force, exciting, and daring, Current Flow reveals how social distinctions reside in and on an electrical grid: enabling (or disabling) social formations, separating public and private, and ranking groups and classes. As a visible material assembly whose currents connect sketches, maps, and legal contracts to lamps, transformers, and current-meters; entrepreneurs, electricians and engineers to lawyers, officials, and customers, the grid becomes an actor rather than simply an assemblage."
—Susan S. Silbey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Current Flow examines the history of electrification of British-ruled Palestine in the 1920s, as it marked, affirmed, and produced social, political, and economic difference between Arabs and Jews. Considering the interplay of British colonial interests, the Jewish-Zionist leanings of a commissioned electric company, and Arab opposition within the case of the Jaffa Power House, Ronen Shamir reveals how electrification was central in assembling a material infrastructure of ethno-national separation in Palestine long before "political partition plans" had ever been envisioned. Ultimately, Current Flow sheds new light on the history of Jewish-Arab relations and offers broader sociological insights into what happens when people are transformed from users into elements of networks.
Ronen Shamir is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Tel-Aviv University and author of The Colonies of Law: Colonialism, Zionism and Law in Early Mandate Palestine (2000) and Managing Legal Uncertainty: Elite Lawyers in the New Deal (1996).
"Ronen Shamir's new book is a timely and thoughtful study of the electrification of Palestine in the early twentieth century. Current Flow: The Electrification of Palestine makes use of Actor-Network Theory as a methodology to trace the processes involved in constructing a powerhouse and assembling an electric grid in 1920s Palestine. The book brilliantly shows how electrification 'makes politics' rather than just transmitting it . . . Whether you're interested the history of Palestine or the historical sociology of science, this is a fascinating, inspiring study well worth reading!"
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The Egg Fortress, in the Special Zone. Doctor Robotnik emerges from his giant egg, transformed into a new and more powerful form.
Robotnik's chief scientist, Grimer, has captured Sonic, Johnny Lightfoot, and Amy Rose. Amy is caged, while Sonic and Johnny are trapped in an impenetrable pink bubble. Sonic seems more concerned about clarifying that Amy isn't his girlfriend than escaping, but Grimer assumes this is a ruse so that he'll let Amy go (it isn't, but in any case it doesn't work). Robotnik makes his grand entrance, and the "new form" elicits surprise from Grimer and mild amusement from Sonic, who comments that Robotnik should "stop takin' those ugly pills!"
Robotnik explains that he intends to turn all three of them into "Super Badniks", and once transformed they will never be able to change back! Amy is taken first, and placed inside an exo-suit by Troopers. Sonic decides he's been trapped long enough, and starts to run inside the bubble... which starts to roll with him! Using the bubble as a bowling ball he destroys almost all of the Troopers (making Johnny feel ill at the same time). The last Trooper takes aim with his gun and - despite Grimer's cry not to shoot - shoots the bubble, bursting it and freeing Sonic and Johnny!
Amy, now locked inside her badnik exoskeleton, can feel the badnik program trying to take over her mind. Sonic jokes about leaving her behind, but when Johnny objects he frees her with a Super Spin-Attack. As the three escape, Robotnik demands that somebody stop them... only to find that Grimer is attacking the last remaining Trooper with a spanner for not obeying his instructions ("I said 'Don't shoot' ... and I meant ... Don't shoot!"). Robotnik is furious with Grimer, who meekly says he got carried away, and Grimer will have to be punished.
Back at Sonic's Secret Underground Base, Johnny says that Amy will now have to join the Freedom Fighters, since it will be too dangerous for her back in the village. Sonic reluctantly agrees, but insists that Amy admit she is not his girlfriend. She does... and then adds "Not yet, anyway!"
Elsewhere, Robotnik and Grimer (looking worse the wear after his punishment) are putting the finishing touches on a new and deadly experiment. "Yes!" cackles Robotnik. "Even Sonic will be no match for 'Operation Metallix!'"
Johnny Lightfoot
Doctor Ivo Robotnik
Porker Lewis
Kintobor Computer
Troopers
Metallix (First appearance)
Doctor Robotnik's transformation, begun in the previous issue is complete. He now resembles the version of Robotnik from the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog TV series. He will keep this form for the duration of the series, although his costume and his exact appearance will evolve over time with changing artistic styles.
Amy Rose joins the Freedom Fighters in this issue. She will become one of their most important members.
Robotnik and Grimer are revealed to be working on Operation Metallix, and a silhouette of the metal Sonic can be seen in the final frame. Metallix himself will next appear in Sonic the Comic #24.
This story was reprinted in Sonic the Comic #137.
Nigel Kitching's script for STC #22 at sonicthecomic Yahoo! Group.
The Eternal Champions - "The Eternal Champions, Part 4"
Script: Michael Cook
Art: Brian Williamson, Bambos Georgiou & John M. Burns
Lettering: Steve Potter
In the Cyber-Dome in 2345 AD, six of the Eternal Champions are forced to fight each other in a tournament. Jetta beats Larcen and Xavier beats Midknight. When RAX and Trident go to fight, RAX engineers their escape, but the six of them are cornered by actual cyber-fighters.
Back in 1994 Tokyo, Shadow, Blade and Slash locate the main computer room and start searching for information regarding Nakano's Bio-Key technology.
Shinobi - "The Art of War, Part 4"
Script: Alan McKenzie
Art: Jon Haward
Joe Musashi is cornered as he attempts to descend an elevator shaft - the Neo Zeed ninja seem to have been ordered to take him alive. He escapes into a ventilation duct, and steals a Neo Zeed costume from a ninja that is sent to search for him. When he rejoins the search party, it becomes apparent that "Kenjei" is actually a poor ninja, and he is sent off alone. However, he realizes that he has been deceived and trapped when metal doors slam shut behind and ahead of him.
Wonder Boy - "Wonder Boy in Ghost World, Part 1"
Script: Mark Eyles
Art: Bojan Djukac
Shion the Wonder Boy has arrived at the Skyrock Mountains after hearing about ghosts terrorizing the area. He is suddenly attacked by ghostly pterodactyls, which are hard to kill since they are made of jelly-like ectoplasm. One steals his shield before he uses magic to create a fire sword to defeat the others - and melt his sword at the same time. He is greeted by an old woman named Lukout, a cosmologist who takes him up to the Light Tower. She explains that dinosaur ghosts have been attacking for some time, and offers to show him where they come from. She takes him to a ledge below the mountain, but they are surprised by the ghost of a T-Rex!
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Choreography News World On Stage
'North by Northwest': Full of suspense and surprise
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<|fim_middle|> the mid-20th century. A brilliant play that entertains from start to finish, don't miss North by Northwest, now showing at the Lyric.
By Linda Badger of Dance Informa. | Dance Informa reviews the Sydney production of 'North by Northwest', directed by Simon Phillips, at the Sydney Lyric Theatre.
The Lyric Theatre, Sydney.
North by Northwest is a delightful stage version of an Alfred Hitchcock classic. The 1959 American spy thriller film was a massive hit, Hitchcock calling it one of his best, and it is often referred to as one of the best films of all time. Hitchcock fans will not be disappointed with this wonderful adaption by Carolyn Burns. It has all the suspense and surprise told in the humorous and dramatic fashion of the cult classic. It is a wonderful flashback to a by-gone era of charm and Hollywood classic glamour alongside a tantalising-to-the-end mystery.
The plot is based around the mistaken identity of advertising executive Roger O. Thornhill, who is framed as being a murderer named George Kaplan, on one side running from the law as he tries to clear his name, on the other interfering with the objective of the villain, Phillip Van Damm, who is selling national secrets in microfilm. In classic Hitchcock style, the contents of the microfilm are never revealed, and the details about why the villains care about who Kaplan is remains somewhat a mystery, with the excitement of the chase being the main feature of the film. Thornhill's desperate attempt to clear his name is loaded with car chases, train chases, and the famous scene where a crop duster nearly takes him out after being falsely lead to the ill-fated location by way of femme-fatale Eve Kendall, played by Amber McMahon, catching the bus headed north by northwest to a remote location. All of Thornhill's fast and furious tripping from one disaster to another, culminate in a final, dramatic chase on Mt. Rushmore, right under the noses of the stone carved Presidents. Perhaps a comment on the current political climate of the day, perhaps a comment on the nature of the mysterious Kaplan. Everything about this play is witty, cleverly drawing on the era, but timeless in its ability to entertain a current audience.
Brilliantly directed by Simon Phillips, multiple roles are given to each actor apart from the lead (David Campbell as Roger O. Thornhill), bringing out their versatility and skill, with an all-star cast including Bert La Bonté as Phillip Van Damm and others, and Genevieve Lemon as Mrs. Dinah Thornhill and others. Campbell was absolutely wonderful as the charming but perplexed and desperate Thornhill, with an ability to play the 1950s leading man with all the physicality, larger than life personality and timing with finesse. It was an absolute treat to witness the genius that is Sharon Millerchip playing Maggie/Mrs Townsend and a host of characters, showcasing her highly acclaimed versatility in a subtle and highly nuanced manner. Tony Llewellyn-Jones was charming as The Professor (and others), and it was heart-warming to witness a lead of his lengthy career, still going strong and shining brightly. The physicality of the cast in the way they traverse the stage, interact and embody the era is fascinating, with detail found in their posture, blocking, and timing that adds to the believability and subtleties of the play.
The scenery is modified by the actors throughout, using projections onto the cyclorama as the main form of scene change, with a few versatile set pieces here and there. The projection was itself a major player, with cameras set up either side of stage edge, where actors were placed the to-scale set pieces and manipulating them for the projection onto the cyc., which had a 1950s style filter. The earlier way of making a scene in a film in front of a green screen involved the same kind of set manoeuvring. CGI didn't exist in Hitchcock's day, and therefore bringing this element into the play, set the atmosphere for the genre. It was delightful to see this incorporated into the play as if it were an actor in its own right, full of life and personality. These manipulations of the scenery is where the choreography gets interesting, as the actors embody the scenery with perfect timing playing a critical role here, bringing vitality to the entire space. A highlight was the four Presidents' faces, being four of the actors' faces, projected onto the cyc., and the crop duster plane, a tiny model in real life, but a life-threatening danger to Thornhill on the stage. The projection was a fantastic element that added humour and life to the work as a whole.
Costumes designed by Esther Marie Hayes, stylistically stand out in a classic, timeless, sleek and sophisticated manner that represent the film and genre to a tea. The worn-out grey suit that Thornhill wears the entire play, changed men's fashion in its day. Influencing not only the fashion industry, but many creative endeavours in its wake. Mad Men-esque in its vibe, North by Northwest oozes cool.
This classic stage adaption of a cult Hitchcock film should not be missed. It is an education in and of itself in not only this fascinating era in the timeline of show business, but in one of the foremost storytellers and influencers of | 1,059 |
Market News ~ May 29, 2018
Belle Rita Novak
Asparagus season is in full swing. It's not a long season, so get it while you can. There are many ways to prepare it, so be adventuresome. A very easy way to have it is to steam it, chill it, and serve it with some mayonnaise with lemon juice added. Simple and delicious.
It's also rhubarb season. Although most of us use it in something sweet, I found some recipes that have it prepared in savory recipes. Go online and you'll find them. I've never used it that way, but I'll try it.
Rhubarb freezes beautifully also. I wash it then cut it into inch long pieces, and put it into plastic bags.
The following is an editorial that was published in the daily Hampshire Gazette by Claire Morenon who is the communications manager at Community Involved in Sustain Agriculture (CISA) in South Deerfield. Used with permission.
INEQUITIES IN LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM
At Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, we talk often about our local food system which refers to the regional web of businesses, markets, and people who produce, process, transport, prepare, and eat local food.
Here in the Connecticut River Valley, we're blessed with excellent farmland and a vibrant network of food businesses and engaged shoppers. Our local food system has been strengthened by years of work from advocates, businesspeople, and policymakers.
But as much as we celebrate the successes and strengths of our local food system, we must acknowledge the inequities built into it, including widespread hunger, unequal access to farmland and business opportunities and troubling circumstances for farm workers. Our local
food system doesn't exist in isolation from the larger world, and our current structures don't exist in isolation from our nation's history.
The price of food is one of the defining characteristics of the United States food system, and it has an enormous impact on local farmers and workers. Americans spend less on food as a percentage of income than anyone else in the world, and that percentage has fallen by 45% in the last 55 years.
This might seem like good news in a nation where 12% of the population struggles with hunger, but these low prices are possible because of costs that are borne elsewhere including environmentally damaging growing practices and exploitative labor practices. Many local farmers are acutely aware of the tension between wanting to pay fair wages to their employees and needing to compete on price with food produced in a global system that doesn't value the environment or workers.
U.S. food production is dependent on immigrant and undocumented workers. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that 72% of all farm workers nationwide are foreign born, and 46% are undocumented.
This is not a new circumstance; following on the heels of slavery and the share-cropping system came decades of federal "guest worker" programs. The most famous of these was the Bracero Program that brought an average of 200,000 farm-workers from Mexico per year between
1942 and 1964. Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was implemented in 1994, approximately 2 million Mexican farmers have lost their land which had an enormous impact on migration to the U.S.
Here in Massachusetts, there's not much data on the makeup of the state's agricultural workforce, or on working conditions although the 2006-2010 American Community Survey estimates that 33% of agricultural workers living in Massachusetts are non-citizens. Last
fall, in a widely reported event, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained 3 farmworkers who were on their way home from work in Hatfield, and we hear that many local farmworkers are fearful and owners are concerned.
The Northeast doesn't exist apart from the current plight of undocumented workers, from the history that has shaped the national data on farm labor, or from pricing structures that don't allow for fair wages. Another reality of our local food system that must be understood in the context of our national and regional history, is land ownership and access. In study after study, new farmers cite land access as their biggest challenge. Recognizing that land access is a challenge for all new farmers, however, can obscure the fact that people of color have been denied access to land for generations. Today, people of color own less than 1% of the farmland in Massachusetts despite making up 18% of the population.
This racial discrepancy isn't spontaneous or mysterious. It's based on a long and complex history of discrimination, starting with the genocide of native people and generations of stolen labor in the form of slavery and sharecropping, continuing through a long history of discrimination in lending and government agricultural programs, and maintained today in discriminatory employment practices and pay discrepancies. Together this history has made it harder for people of color to buy and hold on to land and homes.
One group of leaders to watch is a network of activists organizing in the Northeast who have built a Black-Indigenous Farmers' Reparation Map to encourage person to person reparations (www.soulfirefarm.org/support/reparations) and who are now working to create a land trust that will make land available to farmers of color.
These issues are complex and painful, and there are no simple solutions. For many marginalized people, this isn't new information. For others, the first step is to accept that even a localized food system, with all of the possibilities and hope inherent in that concept, is bound to the challenges and inequities of our larger world.
Only with that understanding, and a shared sense of history, will the vision of a truly resilient, inclusive and equitable local food system be possible.
Rhubarb Bars
• 3 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened, sliced rhubarb
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup shortening or butter
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1. Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside. For filling: In a medium saucepan, combine rhubarb, the 1 cup granulated sugar and water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine the 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the 2 tablespoons flour. Stir into rhubarb mixture. Cook and stir about 1 minute more or till thick. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Set aside.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the 1 1/2 cups flour, oats, brown sugar and baking soda. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, (or use a food processor) cut in shortening till the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans or
walnuts. Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture.
<|fim_middle|> top. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture and additional chopped nuts, if you like. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until the top is golden. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Makes 45 bars.
A CSA is where you get to share in a farmer's harvest. You pay them a certain amount of money (usually prior to the growing season), and then each week (or in the case of meat or poultry) each month, you get a share of what they have. At our market, Red Fire Farm (produce) and Chicoine Family Farm (meat/poultry) have CSAs. Sometimes a full share is too much, so many people buy half shares, or split the share with someone else. You can pick up your share either at our market, or at their farms.
Sometimes in the case of a produce share, you can go to the farm and pick your own depending on the fruit or vegetable.
I know in some places there are even flower shares. I think Red Fire has that also.
Don't forget to follow us on our Facebook page for more updates! | 3. Press remaining crumb mixture into the bottom of prepared pan. Evenly spread rhubarb mixture on | 22 |
Anniversaries, Gifts, and Anniversary Weddings
May 22, 2011 May 22, 2011 MissAbigail Entertaining, Etiquette
Today marks the occasion of my one-year wedding anniversary (time really flies when you are having fun!). While perusing my books on the subject, I was reminded of the usual custom of marking the occasion with a celebration or gifts made from certain types of materials.
I was somewhat surprised to learn that these appear to have changed over the years, depending on the etiquette expert you are referring to and the time period of the book. I always assumed they were etiquette 101 and had always been the same. Not so!
My more modern copy of Emily Post's Etiquette (16th edition, 1997), has a very long list of anniversaries 1-20, then in five-year increments until year 60, then 70 and 75 are recognized. Here are the first ten years from her list:
1: Paper or Plastics
2: Calico or Cotton
3: Leather or simulated leather
4: Silk or synthetic material
5: Wood
6: Iron
7: Copper or wool
8: Electrical appliances
9: Pottery
10: Tin or aluminum
I dug deep into the etiquette archives to try to determine when this tradition started. Based on an informal study that consisted of me grabbing the oldest etiquette book I could find on the shelf behind me, I found mention of them in the 1877 book Decorum, by J. A. Ruth. I was surprised to find them called "Anniversary Weddings":
Celebrating Anniversary Weddings is a very pleasant custom which is coming gradually into general favor. Special anniversaries are designated by special names, indicating the presents suitable on each occasion.
THE PAPER WEDDING
The first anniversary is called the paper wedding. The invitations to this wedding should be issued on a gray paper, representing thin cardboard. Presents from the guests are appropriate, but not by any means obligatory. These presents, if given, should be only of articles made of paper. Thus, boxes of note-paper and envelopes, books, sheets of music, engravings and delicate knickknacks of papier mache are all appropriate for this occasion.
The author has less anniversaries described but is consistent with Emily Post's list: he jumps to the Wooden Wedding, which he says to celebrate on the fifth year. Tin is for the 10th, crystal for 15th, china for the 20th, silver for 25th, gold for 50th, diamonds for 75th.
In Correct Social Usage, an etiquette book published in 1903, a suggestion is made to recognize anniversaries much later, though the concept remains the same and the earlier years are described for the benefit of those who want to celebrate sooner:
Wedding anniversaries are not generally observed until the twenty-fifth year ~ "the silver wedding." There are people, however, who find pleasure in presenting their married friends with appropriate remembrances on some, if not all, of the established anniversaries. Such remembrances must be gifts made of material which corresponds with the same of the anniversary. These occasions have been designated in this way: first year, paper; fifth year, wooden; tenth year, tin; twelfth year, leather; fifteenth year, crystal; twentieth year, china; twenty-fifth year, silver; th<|fim_middle|>minie Rives' The Complete Book of Etiquette, with Social Forms for All Ages and Occasions (1926) has this slightly different list (with less years represented):
Wedding anniversaries… hold a unique place in the life of a married couple. About the earlier ones there is an air of informality and fun that cannot but infect every guest. As the pair grows older, the celebrations become decidedly important events, and the "golden wedding" carries with it a sense of climax and fruition which makes its day a sacred one indeed.
Symbols of the conventional anniversaries are as follows:
First year: Paper
Second year: Cotton
Third year: Leather
Fourth year: Wood
Fifth year: Tin
Fifteenth year: Crystal
Twentieth year: China
Twenty-fifth year: Silver
Thirtieth year: Pearl
Fortieth year: Ruby
Fiftieth year: Gold
Seventy-fifth year: Diamond
The comedy possibilities of informal entertainments given on the first and second anniversaries are realized to the full by those who gather to congratulate a happy young couple. Nor do the bride and bridegroom ~ who, after the first anniversary may count themselves graduated from the newly married status ~ fail to take advantage of the amusing opportunities for table and house decorations.
The author then goes on to describe some of the party antics that could occur, including this crazy idea, for the paper anniversary: "Both hostess and women guests sometimes where entire costumes of crêpe paper." Or, at the Leather Wedding anniversary: "as far as decorations and costumes go, is apt to be a thing of shifts and straits." I can't wait til that third year!
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It looks to me like tin and wood have been fighting it out for 5th place for awhile. Hallie Er | 61 |
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Kentucky Group Seeks More Minority Teachers
Black Issuescmaadmin (EDU)
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
ALouisville group looking for more minority teachers is providing scholarship money for students who promise to teach in Jefferson County.
The Gheens Foundation recently gave $80,000 in scholarship money to Western Kentucky University to distribute to students over four years. In return, the students must agree to work in the county's public schools for at least two years after graduating. Preference will be given to minorities.
African Americans constitute 32 percent of the district's 96,000 students, but only 15 percent of the district's 5,800 teachers. Officials with the Gheens Scholars Program say the scholarships could bring as many as 40 new minority teachers to the district.
"We're always looking for ways to enhance the<|fim_middle|> Daeschner.
The district has spent millions of dollars in recent years to bridge the gap between the numbers of minority students and teachers, district recruiter Rita Greer says. District members' efforts have included mentoring high school students, targeting midcareer professionals for teaching and attending job fairs.
But so far, these efforts have made little impact.. The percentage of minority teachers last year stood at 15.3 percent, compared with 14.6 percent in 1992.
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Using origami design principles to fold reprogrammable mechanical metamaterials
Jesse L. Silverberg, Arthur A. Evans, Lauren McLeod, Ryan C. Hayward, Thomas Hull, Christian D. Santangelo, Itai Cohen
Although broadly admired for its aesthetic qualities, the art of origami is now being recognized also as a framework for mechanical metamaterial design.Working with the Miura-ori tessellation, we find that each unit cell of this crease pattern is mechanically bistable, and by switching between states, the compressive modulus of the overall structure can be rationally and reversibly tuned. By virtue of their interactions, these mechanically stable lattice defects also lead to emergent crystallographic structures such as vacancies, dislocations, and grain boundaries. Each of these structures comes from an arrangement of reversible folds, highlighting a connection between mechanical metamaterials and programmable matter. Given origami's scale-free geometric character, this framework for metamaterial design can be directly transferred to milli-, micro-, and nanometer-size systems.
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Silverberg, J. L., Evans, A. A., McLeod, L., Hayward, R. C., Hull, T., Santangelo, C. D., & Cohen, I. (2014). Using origami design principles to fold reprogrammable mechanical metamaterials. Science, 345(6197), 647-650. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1252876
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In: Science, Vol. 345, No. 6197, 08.08.2014, p. 647-650.
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Silverberg, Jesse L. ; Evans, Arthur A. ; McLeod, Lauren et al. / Using origami design principles to fold reprogrammable mechanical metamaterials. In: Science. 2014 ; Vol. 345, No. 6197. pp. 647-650.
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How to watch Strictly Come Dancing 2020 from anywhere in the world
How to watch Strictly Come Dancing, no matter where you are, so you never miss a routine...
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By Rachael Martin
Knowing how to watch Strictly Come Dancing 2020 each week is becoming ever more important as we inch towards the final.
Strictly Come Dancing 2020 has shimmied its way onto our screens every Saturday night to bring a little bit of glitz, glamour and – most importantly – escapism into our lives.
The arrival of the new series of Strictly was welcomed by many and the ballroom dancing reality show has certainly not disappointed yet this year.
As well as impressive performances on the dance floor, there's been plenty of drama behind-the-scenes too. Covid-19 restrictions (opens in new tab) have seen one couple pull out of the competition early, while long-time Strictly pro Anton Du Beke had to replace Motsi Mabuse (opens in new tab) on the judging panel.
But despite these last minute changes and a second lockdown in England, the show has managed to continue (opens in new tab). So here's how you can watch Strictly Come Dancing 2020 for free in the UK and catch up on all of the action if you're abroad…
How to watch Strictly Come Dancing online in the UK
Strictly Come Dancing is on twice a week and can be watched for free in the UK on BBC One or BBC iPlayer if you have a TV licence.
The main show airs every week on Saturday nights at 7.15pm (GMT) on BBC One. During the main show, the couples who remain in the competition take to the dance floor to perform their latest routines to try and impress the judges.
This is then followed by the results show every Sunday evening which starts at 7.25pm (GMT) on BBC One. During the results show, the outcome of the public voted is revealed and the two couples with the lowest scores must face each other in a tense dance-off before the judging panel decides which pair must leave the competition.
How to watch Strictly Come Dancing online from abroad
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Strictly Come Dancing 2020 line up
There were twelve celebrity contestants in the Strictly Come Dancing line up originally.
The Strictly Come Dancing 2020 contestants are:
Bill Bailey – comedian, musician and actor
Caroline Quentin – actress and TV presenter
Clara Amfo – Radio 1 DJ
HRVY – singer and YouTube star
Jacqui Smith - former Labour politician
Jamie Laing – Made in Chelsea star and entrepreneur
Jason Bell – American NFL player
JJ Chalmers – TV presenter and Invictus Games medallist
Maisie Smith – actress and former EastEnders star
Max George – singer from The Wanted
Nicola Adams – Olympian and<|fim_middle|> the world we live in, to the psychology of colour. | former professional boxer
Ranvir Singh - TV presenter and regular on Good Morning Britain
However, as the show started back in October, some of these celebrities have already been eliminated from the competition...
Who has been eliminated from Strictly 2020 so far?
Four couples have left Strictly Come Dancing 2020 so far.
Jacqui Smith and her partner Anton Du Beke were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition.
They were followed by Jason Bell and his professional partner Luba Mushtuk, who were eliminated after movie week when their Paso Doble inspired by Star Wars failed to impress the judges.
Week four saw Max George and Dianne Buswell eliminated after ending up in the bottom two and competing the dance off against Maisie Smith and Gorka Marquez
Max George and Dianne Buswell were knocked out of the competition in Week Four.
Sadly Nicola Adams and Katya Jones have also had to leave Strictly Come Dancing. They forfeited their place in the competition after Katya tested positive for COVID-19 and had to isolate following government guidelines.
Sadly Nicola and Katya are leaving #Strictly Come Dancing. Full statement here 👉 https://t.co/PCzmJkdoHn pic.twitter.com/ZIohSTxHrTNovember 12, 2020
Who is the favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing 2020?
At the time of writing, comedian Bill Bailey is the favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing 2020.
A Rapper's Delight from start to finish 🙌 Bill Bailey and Oti's epic routine is one for the #Strictly history books already.@BillBailey @OtiMabuse pic.twitter.com/xvPrM0HhOMNovember 14, 2020
He and his partner Oti Madbuse have been wowing the judges and winning the nation's hearts with their routines, achieving widespread acclaim for their performance to Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang in week four.
Taking to social media, fans of Bill and Oti heaped praise on the couple with one viewer quipping: "Bill Bailey's attempts to save 2020 are very much welcomed."
Rachael Martin
Digital Editor - Woman & Home
An internationally published digital journalist and editor, Rachael has worked as a writer and editor for both news and lifestyle websites in the UK and abroad including Metro UK, Homes & Gardens, Ideal Home, GoodTo.com, honey.nine.com.au and body+soul.
Rachael's published work covers a broad spectrum of topics and she has written about everything from the future of sustainable travel, to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on | 562 |
The Galeries Saint-Hubert form one of the most elegant retailing complexes in Europe. As with later developments in London and Naples, they were built in part in order to obliterate an area of squalid alley nears to the hub of the city centre in la Grande Place.
There are two principal arcades, the Galerie du Roi and the Galerie de la Reine with an offshoot the Galerie du Prince. An iron and glass roof extending some 200 m covers the longest axis. The plan for the gallery was made by Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar (1811-1880) in 18<|fim_middle|> by the Swiss Jean Neuhaus. | 36 but it took nine years to negotiate the complex property rights and the opening did not take place until 20 July 1847. There are more than 50 shops on the ground floor with apartments and offices on the two floors above. The buildings are in the Italianate style, and extensive use was made of Belgian Bluestone from the Rombaux and Wincqz quarries in the exteriors, and for lintels, columns, corbels and sawn tiles for flooring. Stone from the same sources was used in an extensive renovation programme in 1993-97. There are many cafes in the Galeries Saint-Hubert, and shops include Delvaux, which sells leather goods, and the chocolate establishment founded | 158 |
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Boat Show in Guadeloupe
Travel & news discussion about Guadeloupe
by KarenS » Fri May 26, 2006 6:39 am
Over 200 new boats to debut at the Grand Pavois La Rochelle
Boat Show News:
Launched in 1973 by four businessmen from the marine sector it hosted the first year, 32 exhibitors and 64 boats. The Grand Pavois is now preparing its 34th edition. It receives now more than 100 000 visitors, 700 exhibitors and 650 boats - 5 to 25 meters sail and motors boats - 300 of them are presented in-water. Because of all these reasons, the Grand Pavois became a leader that the professionals could not ignore. Last year, 30 nations and 300 brands were representing the International partnerships at the Grand Pavois. They came from South Africa, Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Great-Britain, Greece, Hong-Kong<|fim_middle|> Marie Galante. The Guadeloupe achipelago is swept by the trade winds and bathes in a mild climate thanks to an ever present sun. It offers a wide variety of nautical activities and also some exceptional ones on dry lands. The Guadeloupe islands will be present at the Grand Pavois in the idea of sharing with us this exciting world.
Name: The Grand Pavois – The leading in-water European boat show and third international boat show.
Place: Minimes Harbour, La Rochelle.
Dates: from Wednesday 20th to Monday 25th September 2006 from 10 a.m to 7 p.m.
Surface area: 56 000 square meters.
Pontoons: 2,5 kilometres of pontoons.
Boats displayed: 650 boats on display.
Exhibitors: 650 international exhibitors.
What's new: more than 250 boats and material to discover.
Number of visitors: more than 100 000 visitors.
Number of foreign visitors: more than 5 000 visitors.
Guest of honour country 2006: The Guadeloupe Islands.
Return to Guadeloupe Travel Forum | , Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Norway, New-Zealand, Netherlands, Portugal, Latvia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, The United States and Venezuela. This diversity confirms the Grand Pavois high notoriety and its will to host more and more international partners. Of course, the Grand Pavois will do its best to prove its quality and be faithful to its reputation. But above all, we are proud to keep our own identity, to promote high-standard products on 56 000 square meter of display dedicated to professionals and sailing lovers.
News from the Caribbean with our guest of honour: the Guadeloupe islands
Having been faithful to the Grand Pavois for the past ten years, the Guadeloupe Islands will be the Guest of Honour Country this year. Located at the heart of the Lesser Antilles, between the Caribbean and the Atlantic, the Guadeloupe Islands are a small group made of seven main islands and a large number of smaller islands. With a surface area of 1780 km2 for 440 189 inhabitants, the seven islands are the following: St Martin, St Barthélémy, Basse-Terre, La Désirade, Les Saintes and | 260 |
"My wife and I met Deborah in the midst of crisis over what to do with our son. He was out of control and headed down a dangerous path. Deborah was a voice of calm, support and hope in the midst of a very dark and frightening time for us. She spent hours with us, even before we had decided what to do, and patiently described the options and overall processes available to provide help for our son. Once she became our education consultant,<|fim_middle|> family itself. We recommend her without reservation, to anyone and any family searching for help and resolution. Her experience, honor, insight, and incredible work ethic were beyond our expectations. Thank you so much" | she was a tenacious advocate for our family. She was in constant communication throughout the entire time helping us understand and evaluate options and gauge process during the time our son was away. She connected us with exceptional programs and facilities that on our own, we never would have been able to engage with or even identify. Our son has now completed his 2nd year of University and is on his way to a career and successful life on his own. We have a relationship with him that is loving and positive. I highly recommend Deborah for her knowledge, commitment and expertise."
"Deborah has a breadth of experience and personal knowledge of individual professionals that enable her to introduce her clients to a list of educational options specifically appropriate to their child's situation. She is receptive and responsive to probing inquiries and concerns. I was very pleased with her recommendations and assistance."
"Deborah tirelessly led my family through a crisis situation with the utmost skill, patience and sincerity. Her knowledge of the therapeutic educational system and dedication to researching the schools, curriculum and their specialized programs was invaluable. In addition, her ability to develop solid, trusting relationships with many contacts within the therapeutic community was instrumental in finding exactly the right programs and people to work with my son."
"Deborah's professionalism, care, and attention to detail are hallmarks of her work. She is an individual with tenacity and completes each project expeditiously and with genuine passion. Deborah is a creative problem solver and has an excellent track record working with adolescents, young adults and families. I highly recommend Deborah without hesitation. Feel free to contact me for additional details."
"Deborah is a consultant that is very hands on. She walks clients through the process of finding the best care and treatment for their children. She does a very good job at reassuring parents and alleviating their anxieties throughout their children's treatment/recovery. Deborah really understands the industry."
"Deborah's work ethic is beyond reproach, she can see the whole picture and she also invovles herself to a high degree with her clients to provide the best care possible. Deborah has a vast knowledge of the educational consulting field, the different programs and their specialties. Deborah understands the needs of the parents in crisis who come to her and their children who count on her to find the best possible solution to their needs. I highly endorse Deborah in her field of educational support."
"It was great that you came out to our house to chat with our son since there was no getting him to an appointment with anybody! Least of all an Educational Consultant! Having "been there, done that" with many kids, she held out hope in our darkest days. I will always be grateful for your multitude of ideas and options.
"We wasted over a year placing our son in the wrong school. The placement occurred after we had done a great deal of research, talked to parents whose children attended the school, and visited the school personally. At the time we saw no reason to use a professional because we were willing to invest the time and energy into finding the right placement for our son. After connecting, you placed our son in a great setting for him and us. The placement occurred after several meetings during which you connected with our son and found out what he wanted in a school. My only regret is that it took us so long to find you."
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"You were always patient, called back in a timely manner, were a very good listener, totally empathetic...We always felt you were available to hear us out and work through concerns, loved the fact that you offered to meet with Matt, liked the fact that you were on the Wilderness Programs calls...You are a gem!"
"Deborah was an invaluable resource for me at a very difficult time. Her patience, understanding and knowledge assisted me in getting my daughter the help she needed. She was with me all the way."
"We were greatly relieved to connect with you as we were exploring options for our daughter, and we found your guidance and support to be absolutely invaluable. The placement was perfectly suited for her, and your insights and caring met our needs, too. She is back home and doing very well."
"What can we say about a person who was pivotal in saving our family and saving our daughter's life? Without Deborah Thomason we would have stayed stuck in the nightmare of having an alcoholic self-destructive child. With her help we found, not only hope and peace, but also an effective customized plan to move forward. Our daughter experienced treatment success and graduated high school. What followed was a long relapse and treatment failure. Eventually, at 23, our daughter called Deborah herself to be expertly matched with an adult program and with a phenomenal therapist at that program. Now she is sober, incredibly happy, and starting her career within the treatment industry. She has found her calling in life! Importantly, Deborah was with us every step of the way on this journey. We will never be able to express what this has meant to us. Deborah Thomason, and those in the programs she chose for us, saved our daughter's life, our marriage, and the very life of our | 1,115 |
In this 2 hour recording from my March 2019 Beginners Channeling Class, you'll learn everything I have come to know about channeling. In the first hour of the class, I talk about my journey, including how I taught myself how to channel. I also talk about the advice I received from Bashar and other high frequency beings after I started channeling in the Fall of 2010. I give lots of practical suggestions for exercises, processes<|fim_middle|> unique to the intention I set before channeling them. Listen to this one whenever you feel like your ego is taking over, or you just feel you need some good old fashioned alignment with the higher aspects of YOU! Joy <3.
In this 10 minute sound healing, I played a crystal bowl and toned along with it, infusing the intention and vibration into the sounds I was creating for activating and opening your third eye. The third eye is not only about seeing what others cannot, being psychic, clairvoyant, and intuitive, it's also about receiving. I've noticed that we can receive energy and information directly into our third eyes, making them a powerful portal for both sending and receiving. Sit back and listen to this one whenever you are seeking more access, more guidance, and even just because you want to see into other dimensions…like little movies playing in your head. Enjoy! | , and approaches that I developed myself to getting you into the channeling state.
Alignment. It's a word we use a lot in the new age/spiritual community. But what does it actually mean? My interpretation of alignment is that when we're in alignment, we're in vibrational harmony with something or someone. I channeled this light language (which is 5:55 in length) to align us all with our higher selves, oversouls, and Source. This recording is infused with the intention, vibration, and galactic light codes to do just that. I could feel the alignment in my body as I channeled this one. The light languages are always | 140 |
Going Solo – Land Ho!
I am about 35 miles off the coast and I'm not alone.
Just past the "Dora Mae" an old west coast troller. I spoke, I should say shouted, "Good Morning" to the two fellows baiting a long line out the stern to the flock of waiting sooty Albatross, must be a least one hundred of them, some diving for the bait on the long line hooks others on the water shooting the breeze and still more gliding around them and me. Great looking old wooden west coast boat. I asked them which way Canada was and they laughed both pointing in a different direction.
My old Perkins with its makeshift cast on is saving the day. Not a breath of wind here and big seas. I am not running him too hard but we are making about four knots in the right direction. Visibility is at least ten miles so no problems with being seen. Just going now to fry up some onions, potatoes and eggs for breakfast. I have had lots of sleep even with Perkins snoring in my ears. I feel much more relaxed now that it's daylight and we have Perkins bringing us home.
All is well, cold but<|fim_middle|> all looking forward to having Glenn back in town! | well. Those fishermen must be tough sons of fisherman!
Land Ho! 10:30 this morning! Off in the distance is Vancouver island and Cape Flattery.
Doing very well after an amazing breakfast, and lots of mail. I have been thinking about all the hundreds of people from all over the world who have supported MaryLou and I and our sailing adventures this past decade. From the morning I stood on the helicopter deck of the Argentinean Navy Vessel Porto Deseado and spoke with MaryLou for the first time after being rescued, we have always realized that our journey was not about the sailing as much as it was about the people we met along the way.
To all those who were there from the very beginning, I would like to send my deepest heartfelt gratitude for all your deep support and especially to the Ham radio operators who faithfully met me every day and listened and shared their lives with me and those on the blog as well. It is very important for me to thank them for supporting my dearest MaryLou through some difficult times as well as some hilarious times.
And of course it goes without saying that without her love and support I would never have made it. Many times I have sat at this nav station and shared more than a few tears of joy at being so very lucky to have been able to do what I have done.
It's wonderful to have you home Glenn. There will be many days on the water.
Welcome home Glenn! So happy you had a great trip. Amazing memories for sure. Congratulations MaryLou and Glenn. Let our summer begin!
Welcome home, Glenn. Well done Marylou. Archie Campbell.
Hi. I have followed every post since you started and something happened that I didn't get any from April 19 to may 05 when I reconnected. Is there any way I can get them. I feel like I'm missing part of the final chapter of a really good book. Lol. Thsnks Steve Erickson. Glad your almost home. I've sailed that stretch many times on the tugs.
Hi young Glenn, so happy to hear your home. Safe and well mate. Sorry, but I wasn't able to hear you on 20 in this last stretch.
Our love goes out to you, Marylou and family.
Excellent news. Thrilled to hear you are in safe and sound. Will call you in a week or so. Hi Marylou – bet you are excited !. Take care and all the very best. JR NZ.
Welcome back Glenn. The homeland has missed you. Our friendly neighbor has kept us up to date. Thanks Marylou for keeping us all in the loop as well.
Congratulations Glenn on a great journey!
Welcome home Glenn . What an amazing journey .
Congratulations Glenn on making it back to our Ho-men-a-tive-land! A truly long and amazing journey by a terrific team of you and ML. Wish we were in town to see you arrive at the dock! I'll bet there's a well earned party happening tonight!
Yahoo! So exciting! Been waiting anxiously for your arrival! Half a Swiftsure is all that is left to do! Sure wish I could be standing on the dock to greet you!
Wohoo Glen! the home stretch! Congratulations. See you at the RVYC Pub soon :) Wanna hear those stories.
Yee Haa!! We can all sleep now.
Well done and welcome home.
You are very close to your trophy wife now! She is a star!
We are | 715 |
July 26, 2013—USAA recently recognized Caliber Collision Centers with a 2013 Supplier Excellence Award, and CCC Information Services with a Supplier Recognition Award.
Caliber, which has 129 locations across six states, was recognized as a supplier that serves as a role model and goes above and beyond in delivery and performance for USAA and its members.
"Caliber is a dedicated ally. Through results, they demonstrate their dedication to providing world-class service to our membership," said Jimmy Spears<|fim_middle|> a preferred shop to experience the same scheduling and cycle time efficiencies that they would at USAA direct repair network shops.
"USAA and CCC have a long standing relationship that provides us with an environment to be innovative. The relationship with CCC assists us in providing the highest level of service to our membership," Spears said. | , AVP of auto physical damage at USSA.
The Supplier Recognition Award, given to CCC, is for select USAA business resources that have played a key role in leading or advancing the organization's strategic initiatives.
CCC earned the award for its role in supporting USAA's My Shop initiative, a technology-based program that allows USAA members who have | 70 |
MERID<|fim_middle|>academics/education/degree-programs/graduate/.
MSU is Mississippi's flagship research university, available online at www.msstate.edu.
Pictured - front row: Robert Ward, president and chairman Phil Hardin Foundation; Lloyd Gray, executive director Phil Hardin Foundation; Randy Hodges, superintendent of education Lauderdale County Schools
back row: Chet Nicklas, chemistry and physics teacher Clarkdale High School; Penny Wallin, assistant professor of educational leadership; Matt Boggan, associate professor of educational leadership and Cheryl Thomas, principal Clarkdale Attendance Center | IAN, Miss.—What began for Chester N. "Chet" Nicklas as a graduate class assignment at Mississippi State University-Meridian now is a completed learning-enhancement project made possible by a $15,000 Phil Hardin Foundation grant.
An Enterprise resident, Nicklas graduated in August with an educational specialist degree. While enrolled in MSU-Meridian's educational leadership program, he had submitted a grant proposal to the local foundation titled "Sufficient Technology for 21st Century Learners."
As a chemistry and physics teacher at Clarkdale High School, his goal was to help his school convert and upgrade its Career Center into an Active Learning Center.
Like all educational specialist students, he was required to complete a directed independent study that included the choice of either writing a research paper for publication or submitting a grant proposal on behalf of the school at which he worked.
Penny Wallin, assistant professor of educational leadership, said MSU-Meridian's addition of a grant-writing option to the graduate curriculum has led to the development of a "pay-it-forward" mindset among many students.
"Over the past four years, 16 students have written grants and 11 have had their grants funded," said associate professor Matt Boggan, Wallin's departmental colleague.
Before they begin composing a grant proposal, students first must collaborate with Boggan and Wallin, as well as site-supervisors, to gain a comprehensive understanding of the targeted school's needs.
Cheryl Thomas is Clarkdale Attendance Center's principal and Nicklas' mentor. She placed him on the school's School Improvement Team to learn more about the leadership process, as well as to demonstrate how collaborative efforts are necessary for schools to be successful.
From their collaborations, Nicklas said he and others on his team developed a central theme: the key to improved student achievement is technology access for all.
Nicklas also said his research verified how a majority of students tended to learn best through hands-on experiences. The highest levels of learning take place when they were able to "explore questions by conducting research about topics, presenting information to classmates and collaborating and interacting with one another," he added.
In addition to new Chromebook laptops in the center, the grant is making possible a Chromebook cart providing another 30 for individual classroom use. Other Chromebooks already at the school will be available when not being used for testing purposes.
Thomas said the Active Learning Center should be completely updated and have students using the computers in time for the 2016 spring semester.
Nicklas and Thomas expressed excitement for Clarkdale students that now will be able to use the center and new computers to read, research, compose and apply real-world scenarios to their everyday learning experiences.
"We truly are thrilled Chet received the grant funding through the Phil Hardin Foundation for the active learning center at our school," Thomas said. "We are especially grateful to have a faculty member who gained the practical experience of grant writing through his participation in the educational specialist program at MSU-Meridian.
"Our faculty and students are benefiting from the excellent leadership preparation Chet received through Mississippi State," she said.
Robert Ward, president and chairman of the Hardin Foundation board of directors, said he and others at the philanthropy are equally pleased that all Clarkdale students will have enhanced learning opportunities.
"Up-to-date technology has gone from a luxury to an absolute necessity in schools today," Ward emphasized. "We are impressed with the school's commitment to updating its Career Center into an Active Learning Center in such a creative and effective way to advance student achievement.
"We look forward to seeing the results," he said.
For more about MSU-Meridian graduate degree programs, visit www.meridian.msstate.edu/ | 758 |
\_ Stop day-dreaming about your boyfriend, bro.
5/2 How do I get the L1/L2 cache size and cache line size on my machine?
Can I find this stuff out at compile time somehow?
\_ You aren't planning on running your code on any other<|fim_middle|> to start, esepecially for computer stuff.
the structure and ability to ask for help are plusses.
class and without the hassle of class.
issue if work pays for it?
your thing, other people just want to get work done.
\_ I've learnt a hell of a lot post school without going back.
"Chinese (Taiwan)" works fine on the same machine. Thanks.
on this is Jan. 16? | processors?
not going to get that from gcc or M$ compiler.
give L1, or line size. Is that just the data cache?
\_ What the hell does "at compile time" mean?
that gives the L2 cache size of the machine you're compiling on.
your code to be run on any other machine?
\_ Nope, this is purely an optimization test for 1 machine.
Compiler: gnu, intel, or portland. Not picky.
up the specs at Intel or AMD's website?
it on other machines for comparison.
specs, so you don't have to know all that much.
classifier, desnity estimator, regressor, etc?
\_ Start with wikipedia, follow links.
damn good place | 149 |
WOMEN OF DISTINCTION 2019 TO HONOR GRUSS, SILVERS
Palm Beach Atlantic University will honor Audrey Gruss and Laurie Silvers as Women of Distinction at a luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at The Breakers, Palm Beach. A pre-luncheon reception begins at 11:15 a.m.; the luncheon follows at noon.
Tickets, at $200 each or tables of 10 for $2,000, may be obtained from the Palm Beach Atlantic University Development Office by calling (561) 803-2971 or can be purchased online. Proceeds from the luncheon benefit a scholarship fund for female students at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
Palm Beach resident, Audrey Gruss is president of the Audrey and Martin Gruss Foundation, which she established 30 years ago with her husband, Martin, to support charitable activities in the cultural<|fim_middle|> a founder member of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
Internationally, Gruss is a board member of the American Friends of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. She serves on the advisory board of FAI, the premier architectural preservation group in Italy, and is a member of the International Council of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris.
Laurie S. Silvers practiced law in South Florida for over 10 years before starting her career as a media entrepreneur. Silvers was the co-founder of the SyFy Channel, of which she served as chief executive officer from January 1988 to March 1992 and co-vice chairman from March 1992 to March 1994. She is the co-CEO of Hollywood.com, a leading celebrity news and entertainment information provider. She is also a majority owner of eSports Holdco, LLC, an eSports organization which owns the Misfits and Mayhem teams in the U. S. and Europe. Silvers is an owner of Treasure and Space Coast Broadcasting, which operates six radio stations on Florida's Treasure Coast.
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Silvers has been a featured speaker at Harvard Business School, Duke University and the University of Miami School of Law. She and her husband endowed the Rubenstein-Silvers Hillel at Duke University, and at the University of Miami School of Law the Rubenstein-Silvers Building is named in their honor.
The luncheon is an annual event that honors women who have made significant contributions to the community. The list ofprevious honorees is comprised of women who support healthcare, education, community development, the arts and animals. | arts, education and medical research. In operating the foundation, Gruss brings her considerable skills of executive experience in the fields of international marketing and advertising to the non-profit arena. She was the former co-owner and president of Terme di Saturnia, Inc., an international scientific skincare firm, and held executive positions at J.P. Stevens and Elizabeth Arden, as director of advertising and creative services worldwide.
Gruss is the president of Hope Fragrances International and founder and chairman of the Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF), which she established in 2006 in memory of her late mother Hope, to fund pioneering neuroscience research into the origins, new treatments and prevention of depression. Gruss was awarded an honorary doctorate of philosophy from the University of Haifa, for her courage and perseverance in creating a research foundation to support this visionary mission.
She graduated with honors from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. A fellow of Tufts University, she established the Audrey Butvay Gruss Science Award for women.
In Palm Beach, Gruss served on the executive committee of The Intracoastal Health Foundation Board and raised $34 million for St. Mary's/Good Samaritan Hospital expansion for which she received the 1998 Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce Charitable Achievement Award. She was chairman of the 2000 Bicentennial Gala of the Norton Museum of Art and ORBIS International's annual gala, and co-chairman of annual fundraising benefits for St. Mary's/Good Samaritan Hospital, the Hospice Guild of Palm Beach and the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties. She is a board member of the Hospice Guild and The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, and is | 354 |
On Saturday May 7, the College of Arts<|fim_middle|> School of Music student Katie Carpenter led the crowd in the singing of the Penn State Alma Mater. | and Architecture gathered to celebrate the achievements of our graduating undergraduate students. Continuing a years-long tradition, a Dixieland-style jazz band (led by retiring School of Music professor Dan Yoder) led the procession of students, faculty, and administrators from Walters Courtyard in the Arts District to Eisenhower Auditorium. Following a moving speech by this year's Commencement Speaker, Lisa Rogali ('16 B.Mus.Ed.), degrees were conferred to students graduating from the Department of Art History, the Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, the School of Music, the School of Theatre, and the School of Visual Arts. Bill Holloway ('82 B.Arch.), president of the Arts and Architecture Alumni Society, inducted the graduates into the society, and | 154 |
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L'église Saint-Prix de Saulxures-sur-Moselotte est une église catholique du , qui présente une architecture de style néo-gothique, enrichie par un apport successif de styles différents, offrant un chevauchement harmonieux entre les époques.
Localisation
L'église est située sur la commune de Saulxures-sur-Moselotte dans les Vosges.
Histoire
Inhabitée avant le , la haute vallée de la Moselotte était empruntée pour relier les monastères de Remiremont et de Munster. Petit à petit, des colonies se fixèrent sur ce trajet. Le lieu-dit Bois des Dames rappelle les promenades des chanoinesses de Remiremont.
Au début du , des moines sous la conduite de Saint Amé et de Saint Romary s'étaient installés au sommet de la montagne vosgienne. La montagne fut appelée Saint-Mont et ne tarda pas à être le foyer de progrès religieux et intellectuels, en même temps qu'il devint un centre de population.
La première trace écrite de la commune remonte à 910, elle est consignée dans une note desdites chanoinesses. Le toponyme de Cornimont () est attesté au moins en 1345. Cornimont relevait du ban de Vagney et appartenait au bailliage de Remiremont. Son église annexe de Saulxures-sur-Moselotte était dédiée à saint Barthélemy, la paroisse de Saulxures voit le jour en 1345 après avoir été intégrée au ban de Vagney.
La tradition des Kyriolés : jusqu'à la Révolution, tous les lundis de Pentecôte, huit paroisses dépendant du chapitre (Dommartin-lès-Remiremont, Ramonchamp, Rupt-sur-Moselle, Saint-Amé, Saint-Nabord, Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont, Saulxures-sur-Moselotte et Vagney) envoyaient des jeunes filles qui se présentaient à l'église de Remiremont et y entonnaient des cantiques en français.
La première église au
L'abbaye du Saint-Mont (ou abbaye du mont Habend) se développant sans cesse, il ne put nourrir sa population croissante sur la terre, impropre à la culture et dut créer aux alentours de nouveaux centres de population.
Celle-ci étant devenue trop nombreuse dans les trois centres de population de Remisemont (Remiremont), Steamert (Saint-Amé) et Vague (Vagney), Mère Ymma, première abbesse bénédictine, décida de la construction d'une chapelle.
En remontant le cours de la Moselotte, à deux lieues en amont de Vagney, les religieux avaient trouvé un paysage magnifique, la vallée s'élargissait et les rives de la rivière étaient bordées de grands arbres au milieu desquels d'innombrables saules inclinaient leurs longues branches jusqu'à la surface de l'eau.
Au début du , un groupe d'hommes, de femmes, d'enfants se mit en marche sous la conduite d'un religieux pour le pays des saules et commença la construction d'une chapelle autour de laquelle ils bâtirent leurs demeures. Là, le religieux déposa une relique de Sainte Ségoberge connue sous le nom de Cécile ou de Claire et regardée comme la plus belle fille de Saint Romaric.
Ainsi venait de naître « Saulsurix », le Saussais, le lieu planté de saules.
C'est plus tard, par décret du que le nom de la rivière fut accolé à celui de Saulxures et que la commune portera le nom de Saulxures-sur-Moselotte.
Une peinture de H. Adam, offerte il y a 100 ans à la commune, visible dans la grande salle de la mairie, serait la seule représentation restante à ce jour de l'ancien édifice de style roman. Les informations fournies dans le livre « Histoire de Saulxures » de l'abbé H. Lambert confirment l'existence de l'église au .
La construction de la nouvelle église au
À la fin du , l'église dégradée par les outrages du temps, le passage de la Révolution, les incendies de sa voûte en bois, il était impossible de toucher à l'ancien édifice sans mettre à nu des dégradations compromettantes pour l'existence du monument tout entier, hors la tour.
Depuis longtemps la construction d'une nouvelle église était en projet, mais l'exécution d'une œuvre aussi considérable avait toujours été retardée.
L'ancien curé, de vénérable mémoire, Monsieur l'abbé Ruaux, qui a dirigé la paroisse pendant trente années, ne cessait de se plaindre à la fin de son ministère, que son église était trop étroite pour la population et trop peu digne de l'autel divin qui l'habitait. Dès lors une partie de son zèle, qui s'étendait à tout, s'appliqua spécialement à chercher les voies et moyens de porter remède à cette situation. Il n'a pas vu ici bas le couronnement de ses longs et persévérants efforts. C'est l'abbé Pierrefitte, son successeur, qui poursuivra le même but et bénira la première pierre de la nouvelle église le jour de la Fête du Sacré-Cœur, le .
C'est grâce à la générosité de Madame Élisabeth Mathieu, manufacturière, veuve de Jean-Thiébaut Géhin mort à 47 ans en 1843, que put être construite la nouvelle église.
Nicolas Claude, sénateur et ancien maire, avait été le précepteur de ses deux enfants, tous deux morts à 33 ans de maladie en 1868 et 1869. Il épousa la nièce du manufacturier. C'est tout naturellement qu'il deviendra le légataire universel de Madame Géhin à la mort de cette dernière, le , avec mission de consacrer son legs à la construction d'une nouvelle église ainsi qu'à la fondation d'un hôpital.
Par délibération du , le conseil municipal accepta le legs de madame Géhin et le plaça en rente d'État, en émettant le vœu que sur sa tombe quelques mots consacrent le souvenir de ses libéralités et rappellent aux générations futures que madame Géhin fut la bienfaitrice de la commune.
Le , monsieur Jean-Joseph Géhin, maire, réunit le conseil municipal qui après avoir entendu monsieur Claude, sénateur et légataire universel de madame Géhin, décida la construction d'une nouvelle église.
Le nouvel édifice fut l'œuvre de l'architecte Charles-Henri Fachot, de Remiremont.
Les premiers offices ont été célébrés à partir de Noël 1882.
C'est le , fête de la Sainte-Anne, que fut inaugurée la nouvelle église en présence de l'évêque, monseigneur Camille Albert de Brey, accompagné de M. Sablon, vicaire général et de l'abbé Noël, maître de cérémonie. Trente ecclésiastiques, parmi lesquels figuraient M. Margaine, chanoine honoraire de Saint-Dié et curé de Dompaire, les doyens de Vagney, de Rupt-sur-Moselle et de Brouvelieures. La messe fut chantée par l'abbé Ruby, curé de Ville-sur-Illon.
La nouvelle église subit ensuite, comme la précédente, les assauts du temps et des guerres.
En 1914, le clocher fit l'objet de travaux comme le montre la carte postale ancienne. Sur le bulletin paroissial de on peut lire : « Soixante et un ans plus tard les combats de la Libération nous mutilent ce joyau d'église et en particulier toutes les belles verrières sont amochées. C'était l'hiver 1944-1945 et il fallait faire la frayée au maître-autel pour aller chercher Notre Seigneur dans son tabernacle. Le travail fort bien exécuté en châssis de fer à T et avec verre cathédrale a coûté en francs papier de l'époque ».
Le coq qui avait souffert de la guerre a été changé sous le mandat de Gaston Belperain, entre 1965 et 1971.
La tempête de 1999, les tremblements de terre de 2003 et 2004 fragiliseront à leur tour davantage l'édifice.
La restauration devenait urgente.
La restauration de l'église Saint Prix
Élisabeth Géhin (1796-1878), née Mathieu, veuve du précédent administra l'important groupe textile hérité de son mari. Elle fit édifier de 1854 à 1861 un superbe château de style Louis XV. Elle consacra pour faire bâtir et meubler ce palais de granit et de marbre, malheureusement réduit à l'abandon depuis 1972. À sa mort, elle légua à la commune à la création d'un hôpital et à la reconstruction de l'église paroissiale. Deux des vitraux dans le chœur de l'église représentent les deux fils d'Élisabeth Géhin : Ernest et Auguste, traduits en Ernestus et Augustus.C'est sous l'impulsion de la municipalité conduite par madame Thérèse Beranger, maire, et après maints travaux de réparations ponctuelles que fut décidée une étude préalable à la restauration de l'édifice, effectuée par le cabinet Faucogney à Épinal. Le maître d'œuvre proposa de diviser les travaux en trois tranches :
Restauration extérieure du clocher et du porche,
Restauration extérieure de la nef, du transept, du chœur, des bas-côtés et des annexes,
Restauration intérieure.
Quatorze entreprises participèrent à la réalisation des différents travaux.
La bénédiction de l'église, par Monseigneur Jean-Paul Mathieu évêque de St-Dié, est intervenue le . C'est au son de l'aubade de l'harmonie municipale que fut inaugurée la restructuration de l'église en présence de madame Berranger, maire de Saulxures-sur-Moselotte, monsieur Christian Poncelet, président du Conseil général accompagné du préfet Albert Dupuy et des personnalités religieuses : Jean Paul Mathieu, évêque du Diocèse, les abbés Marion et Piotr Y. Wik, curés de la paroisse. La célébration eucharistique étant accompagnée par la chorale Renaissance.
Le financement des travaux de restauration
Le financement a été assuré collectivement par la municipalité, le Conseil général, la Réserve parlementaire et la Fondation du patrimoine, l'association diocésaine et .
Architecture et œuvres d'art extérieures
L'église Saint-Prix présente une architecture enrichie par un apport successif de styles, unifiés et caractérisés par les couleurs du granit et du grès des Vosges où se mêlent les styles romans, néogothiques, ogival et classique.
Les églises chrétiennes sont normalement, depuis le Moyen Âge, orientées est / ouest, le cœur de l'autel en direction de la Terre Sainte. L'église de Saulxures est une exception car elle est orientée nord / sud.
L'horloge d'origine, de 1936, des Établissements Ungerer Frères, a été remplacée.
Le parvis de l'église a été entièrement recouvert de 7000 pavés de granit.
La façade et le portail d'entrée
La façade, rythmée par un avant-corps, reste sobre et massive. Le portail est surmonté d'un fronton soutenu par deux doubles colonnes et d'une magnifique rosace. À sa gauche et à sa droite, les statues des quatre évangélistes avec leurs attributs sont ancrés sur leur piédestal dans deux pinacles de style néo-gothique : Saint Jean (L'aigle), Saint Luc (le bœuf), Saint Matthieu (un homme ailé), Saint Marc (un lion ailé)). Deux clochetons à toit en poivrière de forme conique dominent l'ensemble au niveau des fenêtres des cloches.
Quatre nouvelles statues ont été réalisées par le sculpteur alsacien Christian Fuch en remplacement de celles d'origine totalement dégradées.
Le clocher
Il est à flèche de charpente. Son toit est en forme de poivrière et octogonale.
Sa pointe culmine à du sol. Le coq fut restauré lors des derniers travaux. Doré à l'or fin, il est l'œuvre des métiers d'art français. Les fenêtres géminées du clocher sont en plein cintre avec arc de décharge, une colonne médiane séparant les deux ouvertures.
Les cloches
Deux des trois cloches proviennent de l'ancienne église.
Sur la première sont inscrits les noms des parrains : Maurice de Bâmont, Joseph-Antoine de la Poirie, Jean-Claude Mathieu de Bâmont, Thomas Lambert, Simon Montémont des Graviers. Elle a été fondue par les établissements Dubois Robert (fondeur de cloches) . La date de fonte n'est plus visible mais compte-tenu des périodes de naissance et dates de décès des parrains, elle fut fondue au début du .La deuxième, fondue par les établissements Touvenet Frères et Goussel Frères, a été bénie à Saulxures l'an 1828 en présence de J.C. Colin curé de la paroisse, de monsieur Léonard, maire et monsieur J. Jacques Lambert adjoint.
La troisième aurait été fondue et installée entre les deux guerres.
Une petite cloche complète l'ensemble. Elle était utilisée quand les offices concernaient les enterrements d'enfants.
Le narthex, la nef centrale, le transept, les bas-côtés, l'abside
De forme basilicale, le plan utilisé pour la construction de l'édifice a pour unité de mesure le carré du transept. Celui-ci détermine avec quelques variantes l'occupation dans l'espace des différentes parties de l'église.
La toiture en ardoise est en bâtière pour la nef, en croupe pour les extrémités du transept, en appentis pour les bas-côtés et en pavillon sur plan polygonal pour l'abside. L'extrémité du cœur est fermée d'une abside à cinq pans. À sa droite et à sa gauche, adossée au transept, on observe les deux absidioles demi-rondes des chapelles rayonnantes intérieures. Des contreforts en saillie, élevés tout autour de l'édifice, absorbent la poussée de la voûte et du toit. Ils sont reliés aux piliers intérieurs par des arcs boutants. Les fenêtres sont plein-cintre, de style roman, pieds-droit et appuis en biais.
Architecture et œuvres d'art intérieures
Le narthex, la tribune
Il abrite le monument aux morts de la guerre 1914-1918, sa voûte est à croisée d'ogive et quadripartite. Il est rehaussé d'une tribune qui s'intercale entre le niveau des arcades de la nef et de sa partie haute. Cette tribune loge les emplacements réservés aux choristes et en son centre le buffet d'orgue.
L'orgue
L'orgue de l'église Saint-Prix provient de l'ancienne église. Construit par le facteur d'orgue Jean-Pierre de Rambervillers, il fut offert par madame Géhin après le décès de son fils Auguste et inauguré le .
Il a été rénové par Hubert Brayé, facteur d'orgues à Mortzwiller, sous la maîtrise d'œuvre de Christian Lutz technicien conseil et historien. L'inauguration de l'instrument réhabilité a eu lieu les 28 et .
La nef et les bas-côtés
Les 12 piliers de la nef centrale sont de forme fasciculaire. Le noyau des piliers est cantonné de quatre demi colonnes à socle de forme demi-rondes. Les chapiteaux sont à feuillages.
Les 12 piliers sont le symbole des 12 apôtres envoyés par le Seigneur pour bâtir son église. On retrouve ces 12 apôtres sur les vitraux des bas-côtés et à l'entrée de l'abside. Ils sont l'œuvre de C. Champigneulle, peintre sur verre à Bar-le-Duc et réalisés en 1882. On peut admirer Jacques le Mineur, Thomas, Philippe, Simon, Matthieu, Paul, Pierre, André, Jacques le Majeur, Jean, Barthélemy et Jude Thaddée.
Les quatre bénitiers adossés au fond de la nef reprennent les motifs à feuillage et le style des piliers.
Les voûtes de la nef centrale et des bas-côtés sont à arêtes, quadripartites et de forme ogivale. Des arcs des bas-côtés s'appuient sur les contreforts extérieurs, les arcs formerets délimitent latéralement les travées.
Le transept
Rehaussé de la nef par des marches, il est séparé du chœur par une grille en fer forgé. Dans ses deux absidio<|fim_middle|> de monseigneur Didier Berthet, évêque de Saint-Dié, la paroisse Sainte Croix du Haut-du-Roc est desservie par monsieur l'abbé Jean Belambo curé de la paroisse. Elle recouvre les communes de Saulxures-sur-Moselotte, Thiéfosse, La Bresse, Cornimont et le Ban de Vagney.
Annexes
Articles liés
Saint Prix, Projet ou Priest (Projectus), né en 628 à Gondole.
Élisabeth Géhin (1796-1878), née Mathieu, bienfaitrice de la commune.
Bibliographie
Archives paroissiales de Saulxures-sur-Moselotte (1792-1906)
Archives paroissiales de Saulxures-sur-Moselotte (1792-1906)
Collection de documents inédits dans l'histoire économique de la révolution française, publiés par les soins du ministre de l'instruction civique : Saulxures : page 318
Les villes et villages des Vosges : Saulxures-sur-Moselotte
Plaque commémorative du R.T.A.
Les 27 croix de chemin sur la commune.
Liens externes
La paroisse Sainte-Croix du Haut-du-Roc est née de la fusion des paroisses de Saulxures-sur-Moselotte (église Saint-Prix) et de Thiéfosse (église Saint-Antoine). Elle regroupe 3329 habitants et veille ainsi sur quelque 2700 Saulxurons et 590 Kédales.
Cartes Postales Anciennes des Vosges : Le Pays de Remiremont : Saulxures-sur-Moselotte
Office de tourisme de Saulxures-sur-Moselotte et Thiéfosse
Site de la mairie
Notes et références
Saulxures-sur-Moselotte
Saulxures
Saulxures-sur-Moselotte | les, on peut admirer les deux chapelles de style néo-gothique. À droite, le Sacré-Cœur de Jésus, à gauche, Notre-dame de Lourdes et un tableau d'où jaillissent deux grands rayons, l'un rouge, l'autre de couleur pâle représentant Jésus Miséricordieux. Les deux chapelles sont illuminées par les rosaces des extrémités du transept.
La chaire, le baptistère et les confessionnaux en bois sculptés, sortis des ateliers Kein, apportent une note de chaleur dans l'espace. Face à la chaire, un grand Christ en croix fut placé en 1900 en souvenir d'une mission.
Le chœur
Construit en harmonie avec la nef et le transept, il est ouvert sur la lumière par une abside à cinq pans et deux chapelles rayonnantes.
Le vitrail central représente la mort du Christ sur le calvaire : à ses pieds, Marie-Madeleine ; de chaque côté sont représentés Jean, drapé de rouge et la Vierge Marie en violet.
Sur le vitrail de droite, on reconnaît Jeanne d'Arc (pas encore canonisée, elle ne porte pas d'auréole). Au centre, la vierge Marie et à sa droite avec sa tiare, Saint Léon.
Sur le vitrail de gauche on reconnaît Saint Nicolas avec trois enfants dans le baquet, Sainte Anne, puis l'évêque saint Pris, patron de l'église.
À l'entrée du chœur, à sa gauche et à sa droite, deux vitraux rappellent la mémoire des deux fils de madame Géhin (Ernest et Auguste) personnifiés par la représentation des évêques Saint Ernest et Saint Augustin (forme dérivée du prénom d'origine latine Augustus).
Ces vitraux, comme ceux des autres parties de l'édifice, sont l'œuvre de C. Champigneulle.
Des stalles en bois sculpté entourent le cœur et son retable, le tout de style néogothique.
La chapelle rayonnante de droite vénère Saint Joseph, celle de gauche Notre-Dame de l'Assomption. Les retables sont de même style que le maître autel.
La double voûte du chœur est à croisée d'ogives, elle est sexpartite sur la partie arrière et quadripartite sur l'avant et les nervures sont de style roman.
Le chemin de croix
Quatorze toiles représentent les scènes de la Passion du Christ depuis la condamnation par Ponce Pilate jusqu'à la mise au tombeau. Ces toiles de style baroque se caractérisent par de nombreuses couleurs chaudes et vives. Des zones de lumière et d'ombre donnent aux tableaux des impressions faciales aux personnages. L'artiste saisi les mouvements successifs et les condense en une seule image.
Ces toiles ont été restaurées lors des derniers travaux.
Les statues
On peut admirer de nombreuses statues dans les différentes parties de l'édifice : sainte Claire, sainte Élisabeth, Jeanne d'Arc, saint Antoine de Padoue, Marie-Françoise Thérèse Martin, en religion sœur Thérèse de l'Enfant-Jésus et de la Sainte-Face, saint Prix, saint Pierre Fourier et saint Fiacre.
Plusieurs d'entre elles viennent de l'atelier Volfron de Nancy.
Offices religieux
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Leicester City's stance on transfers out as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall gets squad place
The latest Leicester City headlines, as Brendan Rodgers talks transfers, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's development, Patson Daka's pace, and Marc Albrighton's new contract
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Brendan Rodgers instructs his players during a Leicester City training session (Image: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)
Leicester City look set to end their streak of one high-profile departure per summer with manager Brendan Rodgers declaring the club "don't have to sell".
City have sold a big name in each of the past five years – with Harry Maguire and Ben Chilwell the two to leave under Rodgers – and have received fees that have allowed them to further develop their squad and rise the Premier League ranks.
However, amid rumours surrounding the futures of Youri Tielemans and James Maddison, Rodgers has said his players want to stay put, while the message from the hierarchy is that funds do not need to be made through a City star leaving.
Tielemans has been linked to Liverpool but has attracted interest from around Europe in the past, while Maddison, who missed Saturday's game against QPR to attend the birth of his son, is a target for Arsenal.
"In conversations with the club, we don't have to sell," Rodgers said. "That's something that's been made clear. The players want to stay. It's a really exciting time at the club."
Dewsbury-Hall clinches place in Rodgers' squad
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will be in Leicester City's squad for the upcoming season after Brendan Rodgers said the midfielder had "really taken my eye".
The Shepshed-born 22-year-old grabbed the first goal of City's pre-season campaign on Saturday when he started the comeback in the 3-3 draw with QPR.
It topped off another fine run-out for the midfielder, who showed his promise on loan in the Championship with Luton last season.
With competition for midfield places high at City – Rodgers also has Wilfred Ndidi, Youri Tielemans, Boubakary Soumare, Hamza Choudhury, Papy Mendy, and Dennis Praet to choose from – it seemed the pressure was on Dewsbury-Hall to prove to the manager why he deserved a place in the 25-man squad.
With a fortnight to go until the Premier League season begins, Rodgers confirmed Dewsbury-Hall had earned his place, and now wanted to see him flourish the same way other local lads like Harvey Barnes have done.
Read what Rodgers said on Dewsbury-Hall here.
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Rodgers 'couldn't believe' Daka's pace
Patson Daka will have been extensively scouted by Leicester City but he is still able to surprise manager Brendan Rodgers.
The Zambian striker, a summer signing for £23m, made his mark in Saturday's 3-3 draw with QPR, not only scoring his first goal in a City shirt, but opening the space for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's finish, then winning the penalty for Kelechi Iheanacho's late equaliser.
It was the pace he showed to latch onto Luke Thomas's pass and force the foul from QPR goalkeeper Seny Dieng that particularly wowed Rodgers, who knew his new man was quick, but not that quick.
The boss is backing him to be a hit.
"He was excellent when he came into the game," Rodgers said in his post-match press conference at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium. "With players coming into the Premier League you have to give them time, but certainly one thing we know with him is that he has that great pace."
Albrighton had 'possibilities to leave'
Marc Albrighton chose to sign a new contract with Leicester City amid options to move elsewhere, manager Brendan Rodgers has said.
The winger penned a new three-year contract in the week, a deal that will take his spell at the King Power Stadium to a decade.
Albrighton had one year remaining on his previous contract and that had sparked interest from Burnley, and Rodgers has now admitted that a transfer was on the table for the 31-year-old.
But City won't be saying goodbye to the title-winner just yet, and Rodgers is pleased his experience will continue to be an influence for the rest of the squad, particularly after Wes Morgan retired and Christian Fuchs move on during the summer.
Albrighton is one of six 30-somethings in the City side, along with Kasper Schmeichel, Jamie Vardy, Jonny Evans, Eldin Jakupovic, and new signing Ryan Bertrand.
Click here for Rodgers' thoughts on Albrighton's new contract.
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BVU Crowns 2018 Homecoming King and Queen
Alan Maldonado and Holly Schneider were crowned king and queen at the coronation ceremony. The event came after a four days of Homecoming festivities on campus, including Triviathon, midnight movies, a game show, and more.
Homecoming court 2018: Jenny Schildroth, Emily Kim, Abigail Ross, Kimberly Hults, queen Holly Schneider, king Alan Maldonado, Gerald Quinlan, Cole Miller, Porter Sartor, and Quamaree Harris.
On Thursday, Oct. 4, Buena Vista University crowned its 2018 Homecoming king and queen: Alan Maldonado, a business and Spanish double major from Lenexa, Kansas; and Holly Schneider, a senior elementary education major from LeM<|fim_middle|>gate before the game on Saturday, Oct. 6 and enjoy the new Beaver Boardwalk on the South Forum Lawn from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The Beavers will take on Loras College at 1 p.m. The annual Homecoming Concert, featuring the BVU concert band and concert choir, will take place at Schaller Memorial Chapel at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7. | ars.
The coronation came after a four days of Homecoming festivities on campus which included Triviathon, midnight movies, a game show, and more. Members the Homecoming court participated in a lively lip sync competition as part of the ceremony.
Outdoor inflatables will be available on Friday, Oct. 5 followed by a performance by the Johnny Holm Band, sponsored by the BVU National Alumni Association Board.
Alumni, friends, and the Storm Lake community are invited to tail | 98 |
A FIGHTING 55 not out from professional Aamir Iqbal helped Crewe stave off derby despair against Elworth on Saturday.
In a rain-interrupted match at Vagrants Sports Ground, Crewe held out at 129-9 in<|fim_middle|> the bat in Haslington's reply, making an unbeaten 71 in their total of 179-5. Richard Bebbington (46) offered solid support.
In the ECB Premier Division, Stone professional Mo Hussain paved the way for a win at Betley. He took 5-46 as Betley were bowled out for 141 (D Brierley 35) and then made a half-century as Stone surpassed Betley's tally with seven wickets to spare.
Second-team scores - Division One: Elworth 124-4, Crewe 123ao (S Elliott 3-37); Haslington 166-6 (A Pipps 57no, L Bedson 57), Kidsgrove 221-3 dec (A Edwards 85no). | reply to Elworth's total of 168.
With their regular opening pair of Nick Lange and Matt Dawson unavailable, Crewe captain Richard Marsh backed veteran Bernie Bishop and Mohammed Amin to produce the goods by putting Elworth in after winning the toss.
The pair came up trumps with Bishop dismissing opener Pete Davies for three and Amin claiming the prize scalp of South African professional Ian Mitchell for a first-ball duck.
Amin also clean-bowled Russell Ballard and Dave Palin and when Bishop had Rob Beech caught and bowled, Elworth were in trouble at 44-5. Wicketkeeper Andy Thurston led the recovery with a partnership of 60 for the sixth wicket with young debutant Alex Edmond-stone.
Thurston fell one short of his half-century as he became the first of Iqbal's four victims.
A spirited 19 from Kevin Underwood and an unbeaten 13 from Jim Higgins helped Elworth post a competitive 168 from 59.4 overs.
Iqbal finished with 4-40, Amin with 3-36 and Bishop with 2-29.
The start of the Crewe innings was delayed by rain but once they made a start, they found themselves struggling as Paul Crompton dismissed openers Martin Dawson and Mark Hurst. When Nick Bentley (18) and Amin (8) followed them back into the pavilion, Crewe were 47-4 but Iqbal came to the rescue with a fine innings of 55no which included seven fours and a six.
Although wickets continued to fall steadily at the other end, Elworth ran out of time and although spinner Higgins picked up the late wickets of Mark Spencer and Bishop, Crewe number 11 Shahid Khan was left with only one ball to survive and he held out for the draw.
Crewe collected eight points to Elworth's seven as the men from London Road drew for the 10th time this summer.
Crompton finished with 3-38 and Higgins with 3-42. Iqbal's patient innings took his Crewe average to 49.67.
Haslington had to settle for a high-scoring draw at Kidsgrove.
The home side made 217-7 with Matt Saive picking up 4-59 and Andre Percival 3-64.
Percival continued his fine form with | 510 |
After six years in the city, we're still in awe of all the amazing things Seattle has to offer. We've gotten to explore most of the neighborhoods in Seattle and between the two of us, have lived pretty much in every corner. If you're a local and are looking for some new digs to check out, or are visiting the city and need some recommendations, we've put together a few of our favorite spots you have to check out.
Lola: If you're downtown, this is a great spot to stop at for happy hour. The best Greek food, and it's a Tom Douglas restaurant – so you're basically guaranteed to love it.
Pestle Rock: If you're looking for good Thai, Ballard has some of the best authentic food in the city. You win't find curry and pad thai here, and actually,<|fim_middle|> of the first stops on our list. Everything is so gorgeous and the food is delicious. A few of our favorites are fancy olive oils, the unique pastas, fresh produce and flowers.
Featured image borrowed from here. | you're lucky if you really even understand everything you're ordering. But that's what makes it so fun. And we've never ordered anything bad from here!
How to Cook a Wolf: This gem is tucked away in Queen Anne and is a bit fancier, but it's totally worth it. The food is amazing and the setting is beautifully intimate.
The Backdoor: This speakeasy bar in Fremont has the best drinks, and it'll transport you right back in time. We've only been there for drinks, but they have a pretty robust food menu, too!
Percy's: This cool spot in Ballard is exactly where you want to spend your Friday or Saturday nights. The drink menu is incredible, and it's always packed. Head to the back and grab one of the long tables if you have a larger group!
The Garage: "Fancy" bowling, pool and cheap beer. What more could you ask for? It makes for a perfect rainy day activity.
Flatstick: This spot is in Pioneer Square and it's sorta a trendy miniature golf place, and it's so much fun.
And of course, Pike Place Market: It's famous for a reason, and when we're playing tourist in our own city, this is one | 256 |
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Hockey: Kramer Scores Four of GL's Five Unanswered to Top Watchung Hills
By SAM BASS, THE HIGHLANDER EDITOR IN CHIEF
Credits: Brian Kramer
UNION, NJ - Freshman Brian Kramer has been playing like a veteran. His four goal effort led the Highlanders to a 5-2 victory over Watchung Hills on Friday, December 14.
Governor Livingston started off slow offensively, but matched Watchung Hills shutout in the first period. However, Watchung Hills scored two power play goals early in the second to take a 2-0 lead over the young Highlander squad.
Kramer cut Watchung Hill's lead to one with a nifty goal off of a forecheck, and senior Jeremy Malave tied the game on a power play. Before the buzzer sounded, Watchung committed what turned out to be a costly penalty, as Kramer took advantage, knocking in his second goal of the game to take a 3-2 lead.
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The third period started off quickly when Kramer knocked in his third goal of the night on a breakaway with just over 12 minutes to play. Sophomore goalie Shane Cook did a solid job in goal, limiting the Warrior's chances and holding them scoreless in the third period.
With just under two minutes left, Watchung Hills pulled its goalie out of net, and naturally, Kramer knocked in his fourth score to put GL up 5-2, which would end as the final score.
Kramer now has 9 goals and 5 assists in just four games played this season. He is on pace to shatter the freshman point and goal record at GL. Malave's crucial goal was his first of the season, and the senior captain continues to look more comfortable on his new line.
GL will look to continue it's hot start to the season on Saturday at 6:20 p.m., when it clashes with county rival Scotch Plains-Fanwood at the Union Sports Arena.
Gov. Livingston Hoops Wins Nail-Biter Against Cranford
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Lady Highlanders Swimming Continues Win Streak
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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – For those readers who love the winter, and that means cold weather and snow, your time is finally about to arrive. It just will not be with the storm that is forecast for this Saturday. All models now agree that with the dominating low pressure system taking up initial residence near the Great Lakes, it will mean too much warm air in most of New Jersey regions to allow for ...
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Ted Penn Celebrates his 100th Birthday at Goodman's Restaurant and Deli
By TAPINTO BERKELEY HEIGHTS STAFF
BERKELEY<|fim_middle|>According to UCBA President Jim Iozzi, this year's Union County Baseball Hall of Fame inductees include:
Jim Dietz of Summit, an All-American ...
CLARK, NJ – The Union County Baseball Association announced its 84th Annual Hot Stove League Awards ...
Cioffi's of Springfield Welcomes Coach Schiano Back to Rutgers With Full Italian Spread
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — When Rutgers University announced they were going back to the future with the re-hiring of former head coach Greg Schiano, there were few people more pleased than the Cioffi family.
Anthony Cioffi, who currently plays for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) was a stand-out defensive back during his four years playing in Piscataway, although he did not ...
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Mountainside! | HEIGHTS, NJ - Boston has Cheers where everyone knows your name. Berkeley Heights has Goodman's Restaurant and Deli -- also a place where everyone knows your name and, if you are lucky, your birthday. That's exactly what happened to one customer last week.
Lunchtime was approaching, when two men came in and sat at one of the tables. The men, John and his father Ted Penn, ...
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Springfield Town Hall Hosts Presentation on NJDOT Morris Ave. Bridge Project
By MATTHEW KASS, EDITOR
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — In anticipation of a New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) project scheduled to start in later this decade, the township hosted an information presentation at the municipal building from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon.
The plan is to replace the bridge that supports the section of Morris Avenue that runs over the Rahway River between Springfield and ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — In anticipation of a New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) project ...
Classic Rock Renaissance
By SARA FAJARDO, THE HIGHLANDER NEWS EDITOR
Wireless earbuds may be the most modern way to listen to music, but that does not mean the music being played from them is modern. Popular music of the 1970s and 80s, recognized as classic rock, is the current music choice for many young people. Groups such as Queen, The Grateful Dead, and the alternative rock genre are all making a comeback.
Classic rock correctly coined, as music of this ...
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Girls Basketball: Phillips Scores 27 as The Lady Highlanders Roll Past Linden
By PEYTON HOPECK, THE HIGHLANDER SPORTS EDITOR
LINDEN, NJ - The Governor Livingston girls basketball team defeated the Linden Tigers, 76-31, on Tuesday afternoon on the road. Senior guard Paige Phillips connected on 6 three pointers, totaling 26 points, closely followed by senior Skylar Dowling, who added 17 in the thrashing.
After struggling the previous few games against much tougher competition, the Lady Highlanders needed to get back ...
LINDEN, NJ - The Governor Livingston girls basketball team defeated the Linden Tigers, 76-31, on ...
Beware 50 mph Wind Gusts Expected Thursday: Weather Service
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Drivers should beware of windy weather forecast for Thursday, the National Weather Service said.
A wind advisory in effect from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday predicts 20 to 30 mph winds with gusts of up to 50 mph, the Weather Service said.
"Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle," the Weather Service statement said. "Secure outdoor ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Drivers should beware of windy weather forecast for Thursday, the National ...
29-year-old Livingston Native Continues to Search for New Kidney
By GUY KIPP
ROSELAND, NJ — Jacob Silver has a background in economics and physics, a knack for teaching and a desire to become an engineer.
The 29-year-old Roseland resident has a world of potential. But Silver needs a kidney; and for three years, he has been searching and waiting in vain for a donor.
"I've had health problems my whole life, urinary and kidney problems that started early and ...
ROSELAND, NJ — Jacob Silver has a background in economics and physics, a knack for teaching and a ...
Union County Baseball Association "Hot Stove" Awards Dinner Coming to Clark Features Mookie Wilson
CLARK, NJ – The Union County Baseball Association announced its 84th Annual Hot Stove League Awards Dinner. The event, set for Sunday, February 9 at the Gran Centurions represents the start of the local baseball season for players and fans alike.
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I was commissioned by Novar's marketing director to create a fun,<|fim_middle|> , or separated into specific 10′ stand alone panels. | but professional map-like display. The marketing team came up with a creative way to engage their prospects at an upcoming trade show. I also created art for free water bottles given out to reinforce the interaction. Novar, a Honeywell company, is the global leader in multi-site energy management.
Meriam Process Technologies, a Scott Fetzer company, is recognized as a leading supplier of instrumentation & test and calibration equipment. Their marketing department commissioned me to design a 10″ x 10′ cubed trade show display that would feature their general product lines.
In order to ensure clear communication on this somewhat complicated design, I created 3D renderings (top) so the team and production company could visualize exactly how the display would look on show day.
Heat Seal manufactures a full line of packaging and process equipment for the food service and industrial packaging industries. In the mid 2000s, I worked with the new CEO and marketing director in redefining their brand. The new marketing efforts would require a versatile trade show display that could feature their entire line of products in a 30′ wide full size version (below) | 231 |
Eating out offers diners a fast, convenient option to explore new culinary territories in the relaxing ambiance of a restaurant. However, even affordable restaurant meals conceal high health costs.
A 2013 study of 19 sit-down restaurants revealed that the average restaurant meal contained a jaw-dropping 1,128 calories—nearly the full recommended daily intake for an ideal weight management program of 1,100‒1,400 calories daily. However, by choosing clean menu options that are fresh, minimally processed, and free of artificial ingredients and preservatives, savvy diners can eat clean while still indulging in their favorite restaurants.
When eating out with weight management in mind, a mantra to follow is, "Eat light to stay light." Sidestep tempting lasagnas and burgers for fresh salads, soups, and sandwiches brimming with nutritious toppings like leafy greens and sprouts. To spruce up your salads, replace cream-based dressings that are high in fat and sodium with oil-based dressings that trim the calories without compromising flavor.
While vegetarians may find it more straightforward to identify hearty-healthy restaurant menu options, omnivores can still trim the fat from their plates and eat clean by replacing fat-laden meats with lean cuts of chicken, turkey, fish, and other poultry and seafood that is grilled rather than fried. If you order steak, choose lean cuts like sirloin and filet and choose pan-reduced steak sauces over rich sauces like bearnaise.
While you may revel in your morning blended coffee, keep in mind that many coffee chains still use artificial flavors and sweeteners like High Fructose Corn Syrup in their drinks. Get back to basics with brewed coffees that are both antioxidant-rich and low in sugar. If you cannot refrain from adding sugar to your beverage, scale back on the number of sugars used or partially replace the sugar with a natural flavor enhancer like<|fim_middle|> the restaurant or online. If nutritious options are available, search for wholesome, minimally-processed foods that are free of trans fats, preservatives, and other artificial ingredients.
With the 2013 study revealing that the average restaurant meal delivered 151% of the recommended daily intake of sodium, diners should be wary of the salt content even in lighter restaurant fare. Fortunately, many restaurants today offer recommendations for low-sodium menu options. If none are available, lower your sodium intake by replacing sauces and condiments like pickles with flavorful vegetable garnishes like fresh jalapeno peppers that pack the same flavor profile.
While large portions at restaurants allow diners to loosen your financial belt, they also leave your waistband feeling tighter. Diners with weight management goals can stay on track by eating a fraction of the meal at the restaurant and saving the rest for the later. If you feel that you are prone to overeat at restaurants, eat a light, nutritious snack at home to curb your appetite before eating out.
Global cuisine not only offers a window into other cultures and lifestyles, but an opportunity to expand your culinary horizons without expanding your waistline. International cuisine such as Japanese and Middle Eastern cuisine is heavily plant-based and nutritious. Choosing these options can help you adapt your taste buds to new flavors that you can incorporate in your own daily diet.
When you grow weary of your culinary travels, bistroMD can ease your jet lag and ensure that you eat clean by offering nutritious, palate-pleasing, restaurant-quality meals, from Four-Cheese Ravioli to Grilled Salmon with Lemon Dijon Dressing, all in the comfort of your own home. | cinnamon.
Lurking preservatives, trans-fats, and other artificial and processed ingredients can fool even the most health-conscious diners at restaurants. Even menu options conventionally deemed to be healthy—such as deli turkey—may contain nitrites and nitrates. Ask for the nutrition information of a meal if it is not readily advertised at | 70 |
<|fim_middle|> occur? | An exhibition of work which posits the idea that creativity exists in not knowing, maybe the answer is "I can't go on, I'll go on". Risk is imperative, but we still know very little about the potential of what works and why. The pendulum has always swung between abjection and elation. Qualities such as tenderness and humour connect this ensemble, a conversation often overlooked in favour of what can be read or justified. An exhibition showing a particular group of artists, who look to possess these qualities, inhabit new and old at the same time. History is apparent in a show like this but so is the future through the prism of the present.
The title refers to the Peter Bogdanovich film of 1971 "The Last Picture Show" which was shot entirely in black and white, harking back to an earlier time (again old and new) populated with a soundtrack of pop songs and presenting actors including Cybil Shepherd and Cloris Leachman at different stages of their respective careers in dialogue together. There seems no reason for the town they inhabit in the film (set in 1951) to exist, but the directness and simplicity of the depiction creates a space which allows for dialogue and a kind of transgression to | 257 |
The Perio & Caries initiative is driven by a scientific consensus that caries and periodontal diseases are preventable and that they share common genetic, aetiological, social, and environmental determinants – although they follow different development trajectories and usually emerge at different ages. The initiative aims to apply the latest evidence-based guidelines to approach a joint management of caries and periodontal diseases – both at individual and at population level.
The initiative calls for caries and periodontal disease to no longer to be considered 'normal', given<|fim_middle|>al disease as interrelated processes in 2016.
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Hear from our speakers about the #ColgateTALKS eConference! | their links with other general conditions, their impact in the individuals quality of life and the burden they bring over healthcare costs. It also recommends that dental care professionals take a joint management approach focused on patient support for increased awareness and healthy behavior adoption, dietary advice, and twice-daily brushing with fluoride toothpaste, supported by plaque-reduction agents.
The central resource of the initiative, the website http://www.efp.org/publications/projects/perioandcaries/, holds a wealth of materials like hands-on recommendations to the oral care team, the non-dental healthcare profes-sionals, the public and the policymakers as well as video-interviews with experts and compelling info graphics. The evidence-based recommendations associated to the Perio & Caries Initiative w-ere also presented during the #ColgateTalks eConference on April 25/26. The recording of the presentation can be found here.
Colgate supported the collaboration between EFP and ORCA on the world's first major scientific attempt to consider dental caries and periodont | 209 |
Several people mentioned Hendrix Manufacturing Co. and wished they knew the history of the plant. Piecing together bits of information from various people finds that the plant has more than a 125 year history in Mansfield. Brothers Fred and Frank Kavanaugh chartered the DeSoto Foundry and Machine Co. on March 13, 1906. The purpose of the company was to establish and conduct a general foundry to make and sell parts for sawmills. The first board of directors for the DeSoto Foundry listed Frank Kavanaugh as president, Walter Perkins as sec/treasurer, Joe R. Brown and O.V. Sample. Stock holders were S.G. Sample, S.A. Kidd, C.W. Elam, M. Ricks, J.W. Porter and Hollingsworth. The first agreement was with DeSoto Land Co. to rent 3 ½ acres on Railroad St. and to provide parts and machines for the sawmill there.
Are Supermarkets Becoming the Center of Your Life?
I guess those shoppers were ahead of their time.
Flash forward to 2018. According to the Wall Street Journal article "Finding Love in the Frozen Food Aisle," supermarkets have emerged as Americans' new hub for face-to-face socializing.
Women have helped defend the United States since the birth of our nation. Some women donned men's clothing – passing as soldiers to serve our country long before being allowed to vote. March is Women's History Month and very little publicity is given this event but they deserve our homage and recognition.
During the Revolutionary War the Continental Army and Colonial Militia did not allow women to enlist. Women served as cooks, seamstresses and nurses while accompanying men on battle campaigns. More than 20,000 women assisted in the above ways and down through the years women served in other ways.
Some of you older readers can remember "old sayings" that had underlying meanings. Of course, many sayings had no significant meaning. For example all over the world in WWII in every bathroom someone had scribbled "Kil<|fim_middle|> for the $100,000 expansion in 1950 with J.C. McLauren, Sr. and J.W. Caraway as Co- Chairman and Mrs. B.W. Goss, Vice Chairperson. Roger H. Silver, General Gifts Chairman, built an organization of 77 to serve as Division Chairman. The Big Gifts group was headed up by Oliver H.P. Sample, Claude Roberts, P.E.Dixon and Marshall Calhoun. Team Captains were H.L.Wiggins, Raymond Powell, Ned W. Jenkins and Riemer Calhoun, Sr. Special Gifts group consisted of Hartwell Smith, Floyd Knott, R.U. Johnson, A. N. Latham and Sam Murray. | roy Was Here" and in every G.I. crap game where a hard point was attempted the dice roller would say, "Com'on Teneha, Timpson, Bobo and Blair." By the way, those are actually communities just west of Logansport, La.
Josh Logan, world famous Playwright, Broadway Producer and Director, is one of the world's most renowned persons yet one of the least understood. He was born in Texarkana, Texas but lived there only a short time. James Lockwood Logan, Josh's father, died under mysterious conditions which Josh was never fully aware of. His mother, Susan McHenry Nabors, moved back to Mansfield to Polk Street to live with her mother and father.
Early settling of our area and further west is interesting in that the mode was very crude and difficult. There were two primary methods. The main way was by boat to New Orleans and up the Mississippi to the Red River by water. The other was overland from the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia and Alabama by mule or Oxen drawn wagons. The water route was less difficult but much more expensive and that eliminated most of our ancestors. Overland was cheaper but was a very slow and tedious method.
Transporting family, necessary household items, laborers, animals, and etc. was almost prohibitive for everyone except the most wealthy and if the family was that wealthy the desire to move westward was not very enticing. Therefore, almost everyone came in groups of wagons with the wife driving the wagon and only the small children and girls riding with her.
During the intense media coverage of Wednesday's tragic events in Parkland, Fla., I was shocked to hear it was the 18thschool shooting so far this year.
That sounds like a huge American crisis that needs to be ad dressed immediately by our great leaders in Washington.
Is Your House A Home Yet?
"It takes a heap o' livin' in a house t' make it home." - Edgar Albert Guest.
It's hard to believe, but this month marks 25 years since my wife and I moved into our small-but-affordable country house.
There was an editorial in a daily newspaper not long ago that stressed the importance of senior citizens in our society. It said the wisdom and collective knowledge of older people is a national asset worth cultivating and appreciating.
The piece quoted a Yale professor who said, "We need more older people talking publicly about themselves and their lives." That would help preserve memories of a simpler time in our history and make aging folks more relevant.
It is interesting to take a few minutes and peruse through the old Mansfield Enterprise Newspapers at the Mansfield Female College Museum. Newspapers from the 1930's to the 1960's are available for your inspection. The 1951 issues reveal some items that many of you probably have forgotten. The DeSoto Hospital Fund Drive to add to the original facility was kicked off | 607 |
The third<|fim_middle|> touch-hearing, touch and smell inviting visitors to touch Alcantara, to look at her, even to listen to it or smell it.
If the 11 2011 international designers involved in the project Can you imagine? were called to interpret the material leaving free the imagination and 8 installations of young designers in the protagonists of the exhibition 2012 Shape your life! have given new life to everyday contemporary scenes, for the third exhibition, which concludes the project Alcantara-MAXXI, the two curators have chosen a path that goes straight to the essence of the material: "The two groups of designers have been asked to work on the activation of a multisensory experience, he left by touch and sight and explore other possibilities. The result is a sort of synesthesia. To obtain it, is the fundamental contribution of the visitor: its interaction with the work is part of the work itself, one lives the intervention of others. "
Alcantara has infinite possibilities of application, Countless colors and textures, and while it is true that everyone knows, it is equally certain that they do not always realized the many facets. Hence the intention of giving voice to the physical material starting from its first undisputed feature: tactility.
So the draft Fabrica moves in the dimension of sound, turning through a technological system interaction between the work and the visitor who becomes the protagonist of the installation, while the duo Minale-Maeda olfactory universe works. The route takes the visitor to discover PLAYFUL INTER-ACTION reveals unpublished synaesthesia: a real "concert" sensory directed by two creative groups that have investigated in depth the expressive power of Alcantara.
The three-year collaborative project between Alcantara and MAXXI will live also in a catalog, on sale at the museum, which collects the legacy of works, reports and suggestions from the three-year project born of collaboration between the company and the museum. | shows the result of collaboration that began in 2011 between MAXXI and Alcantara addresses an aspect known and yet, until now, never fully explored: the sensory material. PLAYFUL INTER-ACTION, the MAXXI 12 from November to January 5 2014 It has as its main purpose to will make it "physically" to understand the values of a coating material that is part of our daily lives.
The creative process, which saw the National Museum of XXI Century Arts and a brand like Alcantara engage in an exchange of expertise, giving voice in past years to established designers and young international talents, involved this year Fabrica and Lo Studio Minale-Maeda, Commissioned by the editors Giulio Cappellini (Art Director of Alcantara) and Domitilla Darts (Design Curator, MAXXI Architecture) for their leading role in interaction design and design of the report. Interactivity is indeed a fundamental aspect of this exhibition: a series of associations touch-visual, | 212 |
The Orchestra: An Online User's Manual
July 27, 2007 By cnp Leave a Comment
One of the many positive aspects of the internet, is having so much information readily available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and reachable from any part of the world. If you are always on the look for orchestration or instrumentation information, you are definitely going to like the following website. "The Orchestra: A User's Manual", is a powerful online resource for composers, orchestrators, students, useful to anyone with an interest in orchestras and orchestral music or anyone learning to play an instrument. It was conceived and written by Andrew Hugill in 2002-3 and the project was commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra.
On the site, players from the Philharmonia Orchestra explain the nature and technical limitations of their instruments with the intention to represent a realistic picture of the orchestra. The great thing about the site, is the use of video clips for explanations. The manual includes information about instrument construction, ranges, techniques, effects, and extended player's tips and tricks, as well as resources, historical information and pointing to other helpful links.
The following paragraph is a description taken from the site:
"The aim of the user's manual is to provide information about the orchestra, orchestration, composition and instruments, for the benefit of anybody with an interest in the subject. Unlike conventional text-based orchestration manuals, this features movies of players explaining relevant aspects of their instruments and technique, audio clips and samples of the instruments, and illustrative music from the repertoire drawn from the Philharmonia's postwar recorded archive. The Philharmonia is the most recorded orchestra in history and from its birth in 1945 has been associated with new technologies. This use of the internet to convey information is entirely consistent with its desire to open up access to all areas of orchestral life and music-making."
The Orchestra: A User's Manual is one element of 'The Sound Exchange', a site that provides opportunities for people to learn about the orchestra, about music and exploit the internet to help widen access to the orchestra.
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Charles Mingus – What is a Jazz Composer?
March 27, 2007 By cnp 1 Comment
A performance of Mingus's Epitaph will take place at Lincoln Center in New York City, on April 25, 2007. The music will be directed by composer Gunther Schuller, who also directed the premiere 18 years ago. Epitaph is a two-hour composition that was completely discovered during the<|fim_middle|>azz Book Recommendation of the month: (price/info)
This 200 page book by jazz arranger Rayburn Wright published in 1982, includes a detailed analysis of 8 classic charts by Sammy Nestico (Basie, Straight Ahead, Hay Burner), Thad Jones (Three and One, Kids are Pretty People, Us), and Bob Brookmeyer (Hello and Goodbye, First Love Song, ABC Blues). It also includes a CD with all 8 arrangements played by the University of Minnesota Jazz Ensemble. Before each complete score is presented, there are study notes explaining melodic construction, harmony, form, orchestration, voicings and substitute chords included in the arrangement. Includes complete scores and an interview with each arranger. | cataloguing process after Mingus's death. It was premiered by a 30-piece orchestra on June 3, 1989, ten years after his death (watch some video clips from the Epitaph performance from 1989 here). Because of this event, we felt the need to share something about him. These are the liner notes written by Charles Mingus for his album: "Let My Children Hear Music" that was released on Columbia Records, in 1971. They appear on the record under the tittle of "What is a Jazz Composer?", and present some of Mingus's thoughts on being a jazz composer and musician. [Read more…]
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Rodolfo Zuniga – Contemporary Jazz Musician
February 17, 2007 By cnp 2 Comments
Jazz Interview of the Month / Sounds
This month we feature an interview with jazz drummer and composer Rodolfo Zuniga. Born in San Jose, Costa Rica and now residing in Miami Florida, Zuniga is the leader of The Rodolfo Zuniga Quintet, a young contemporary jazz group that is causing a stir in the Miami music scene. Zuniga released his debut album Premonition last November 2006, including compositions by himself (listen to tracks below), Fernando Ulibarri and Rob Smiley. In 2005, his band was featured in a one week residency with Dave Douglas that culminated in a concert at Carnegie Hall. Zuniga is also active as a sideman in the South Florida scene with jazz names like Gary Campbell, Michael Gerber, Alex Norris, Othello Molineaux and Ira Sullivan. In our recent interview with him, we had the opportunity to hear about the views and insight of a young jazz musician and composer of today. [Read more…]
Michael Brecker dies at age 57 (1949-2007)
January 15, 2007 By cnp Leave a Comment
Jazz News:
NEW YORK — Following a two and a half year battle with MDS and then leukemia, tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker passed away on January 13, 2007. During his lifetime Brecker won 11 Grammy Awards and was among the most influential musicians in jazz since the 1960s. His discography, containing more than 900 albums, started in 1969, playing on the record "Score," with a band led by his brother, the trumpeter Randy Brecker. His technique on the saxophone was widely emulated, and his style was much-studied in music schools throughout the world. Jazziz magazine recently called him "the most influential tenor stylist of the last 25 years".
Inside The Score by Rayburn Wright
November 1, 2006 By cnp 1 Comment
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This website uses cookies that help the website function and to help us understand how to interact with it. We use these cookies to provide you with improved and customized user-experience. We will use these cookies when you press "I accept". | When you have a fleet of thousands of low-cost instruments getting out of the lab and into the field, the game changes.
In the lab, you can assume that the measuring conditions stay the same. You are usually also working with at most a handful of spectrometers. When you produce your awesome Partial least squares regression (PLS) model that differentiates between different types of plastic with almost magical accuracy, you trust the instrument to remain constant while the samples vary. This assumption no longer holds when you scale up to multiple instruments. The smaller the absorption you are measuring, the worse it gets.
The environmental conditions affecting the measurement refuse to stay constant. Moisture commands a domineering presence in the near-infrared absorption spectrum. A calibration model that is expected to work not just in the tropical jungles but also in the dry heat, has to be able to cope with changes in moisture.
The components inside the spectrometer are produced to fit within certain tolerance ranges. Sensor variation is inevitable and must be considered when scaling up a fleet of spectrometers. This is not the consistent digital world of 1's and 0's where exact replication is trivial.
A lot of factors contribute to the shape of the spectrum captured by a NIRONE sensor. The light source has a temperature-dependent radiation spectrum. The light passes through an aperture, a pass band filter, and a Fabry-Perot interferometer, until it finally collides with a detector, stirring up the charge carriers within. The electron buzz is amplified and digitized, producing the final result.
These components have a spectral response that varies from unit to unit. The passbands of the components shift along the wavelength axis as a function of temperature. The optical alignment of the components is never perfect.
Then there's spectral resolution. The spectral resolution is like the size of the pixels in a pixelized image: Zooming in doesn't increase the detail in the image, it only makes the pixels bigger. A spectrometer with low resolution loses information that a higher resolution instrument would be able to reproduce.
The upper bound of the resolution in NIRONE sensors is determined by the quality of the Fabry-Perot interferometer and its mirrors in particular. The lower bound of resolution is determined by the aperture. The aperture makes sure that the light reaching the interferometer arrives perpendicular to the mirrors. If the light can come in at an angle, the interferometer cannot perform its job.
Both the mirrors and the aperture hole have manufacturing tolerances. The quality of the mirrors is affected by doping and layer thickness. While the aperture may just be a hole, if it's made too big or positioned off-axis, the resolution suffers.
The raw absorption spectrum coming out of the spectrometer should not be counted on for any sort of analysis. The actual absorption in the spectra is mixed with the unique spectral response of the spectrometer, which is affected by the measurement conditions. Consequently, it becomes impossible to tell how much light was absorbed by the target.
The sample measurement should always be compared against a reference. In transmission measurements, this would be taking a measurement of the sample cell without anything in it. Reflection measurements require measuring a standard target that reflects as much of the light as possible.
Using a reference means using relative values like absorbance, reflectance and transflectance. The judicious use of the reference measurement can even eliminate some of the variation caused by the environment. The reference measurement is not a miracle worker, however. If the wavelength axis gets distorted because the spectrometer is operated outside of specified conditions, or if the spectral resolution is hampered by manufacturing variability, the performance of the spectrometer will inevitably degrade.
Squeezing as much performance out of Spectral Engines NIRONE spectrometers as possible requires a non-trivial effort at the analytics step. The variance becomes smaller as variables are brought under control, but there will always be a distribution. The analytics methods employed must be able | 793 |
The Dingle Peninsula is one the richest in archeological remains from the pre- and early Christian periods
Early Christian ecclesiastical sites on the Dingle Peninsula
The Dingle peninsula is a landscape redolent of religious history and devotion; it is acknowledged as one the richest in archeological remains from the pre- and early Christian periods (Gallarus Oratory, Kilmalkedar and Riasc to mention a few). Díseart facilitates those seeking to understand this spiritual inheritance and those wishing to explore and research it further. We have been inspired by this legacy, as we have by the "heart for people" ethos of the Presentation community and will continue to develop programmes to enable the present generation to understand and be enriched by this heritage.
(sites and features highlighted in bold are discussed in more detail further on in the article) We do not know when the first Christians came to Ireland, but know that there was certainly a Christian community here by the early 5th century. The religion would have been brought by different missionaries working in different parts of the country (there is certainly no argument that St Patrick ever came as far south as Corca Dhuibhne!), and through contact with the Roman world. The Irish embraced the new religion in such a way that not even one martyr was ever recorded. The earliest church settlements were small communities ruled over by their own bishop, but from the mid-sixth century a monastic system became established, with an abbot at the head of each independent community, and this continued to be the norm for some centuries, even to as late, in places, as the 12th century. From the 12th century onwards we see the introduction of Continental monastic orders to Ireland, although there is no concrete evidence for any such foundation on the Dingle Peninsula, although further research might change this. Corca Dhuibhne (i.e. the Irish term for the Dingle Peninsula, taken from the name of one of the tribes who lived here in later Iron Age/Early Medieval times), though it has several monastic sites, may not have had major monasteries on the scale of Clonmacnoise or Armagh, although recent research has shown that Cill Maoilchéadair (Kilmalkedar) certainly was an important site, in some part thanks to its connection with the pilgrimage route, Cosán na Naomh. It probably rivalled in size, when at its height, some of the now better-known ecclesiastical sites elsewhere in the country, and even today one can see features associated with it spread out over a large area. In general the monastic sites on the peninsula were small, enclosed church sites, serving perhaps just the local community, with a distribution similar to that of the ringforts (enclosures within which the better-off farmers lived at this time, c. 6th-10th/11th centuries AD). The monasteries generally consist of an enclosure of earth or stone, within which can usually be found a selection of the following: church, graveyard, a tomb-shrine or leacht, ogham stone, internal dividing wall, cross-inscribed stone(s), houses and, at one or two sites, a souterrain (underground passage and chamber(s)). Holy wells are sometimes found nearby, and several sites are situated on or near Cosán na Naomh. Cill Maoilchéadair also has a sundial and a stone on which the Latin alphabet is carved. Everyday life in a monastery would have been similar to that of lay people, but with more time given to prayer and meditation, learning and teaching. The occupants were generally self-sufficient as regards food-production, farming the land immediately surrounding the monastery, which had probably been given to the monks as a gift by the local chief. Where rivers or the sea were nearby, fish would play an important part in the diet. Some industrial activity would also take place in the monastery, as happened at An Riasc. We know quite a bit about that site thanks to the excavations carried out there in the 1970s by the late Tom Fanning, under the auspices of the Office of Public Works, in whose care the site is. Gallarus is famous because of the extraordinary survival of the stone-built church there – but not everybody recognises that it is situated within a monastic site, with enclosure, cross-inscribed stone, leacht and internal dividing wall!
Cill Mhaoilchéadair (Kilmalkedar)
Cill Mhaoilchéadair (Kilmalkedar) was a very important monastery in the early medieval period, not least because of its situation on the pilgrimage route, Cosán na Naomh (the Saints' Path), which continues on to Mount Brandon. Although it began life as a monastery, probably similar to that at nearby An Riasc, it became one of the wealthiest parishes in all the diocese of Kerry (then the diocese of Ardfert) in medieval times and many reminders of this wealth can still be seen there today. It was founded by St Maoilchéadair, but became associated with St Brendan, the patron saint of the diocese of Kerry, probably due to the spread of the cult of Brendan into the area around the 9th century. The 12th-century Romanesque church, probably the earliest example of this style of church in Kerry, displays fine carving, especially on the doorway and on the chancel arch. Within the graveyard are an ogham stone (5th or 6th century), a sundial (8th or 9th century – one of only 9 surviving examples in the whole country) and a large cross (possibly 12th century), as well as many other crosses. A stone known as 'the alphabet stone' (6th century) is to be found within the church – this amazing survival has a double inscription as well as two ornate crosses carved on it. The primary inscription is the contraction of the Latin word Domini 'DNE', and surrounding this are the letters of the alphabet as used at the time. Unfortunately, due to the break in the stone, the first letter is missing. Also associated with the site are St Brendan's House (or the Priest's House), a nearby medieval building (not currently accessible to the public), the Chancellor's House, two holy wells, St Brendan's Oratory (built in the style of Gallarus oratory, recently restored) and several other features in the fields roundabout. Much folklore is also associated with this site, which was in use up until very recently as the local burial ground.
St Brendan's Oratory
The National Monument known as 'St Brendan's Oratory' is situated about 400m north-west of the core area of the site of Cill Maoilchéadair, but is certainly associated with that site, and may originally have had an enclosure wall surrounding it, as well as other features no longer visible. It is easily accessible via a small path entered by a swing gate on the road. The chapel, orientated east-west, with the (lintelled) door to the west as is usual in Christian churches, is built in a similar style to the far better-preserved church at the nearby monastic site at Gallarus, but this one no longer has its roof intact, and has also undergone some conservation works in the past, including the work completed in 2017. As with the building at Gallarus, the word 'oratory' is used in the literature when describing this structure; 'oratory' is another word for a small church. Like Gallarus, and other similar structures (e.g. as at An Raingiléis, Baile Bhoithín and Teampall Mhanacháin, An Baile Riabhach) this is a mainly dry-stone building and is built using the corbelling technique, where one stone slightly overlaps on another, as the building gets higher. Again, as at Gallarus, the stones on both the interior and exterior of the building have been worked to give a relatively smooth finish, which must have been very time-consuming for the craftsmen involved. The window ope here differs from that at Gallarus, and there is a (probably much later) stone-built altar below it, which is not a common feature at these sites in Corca Dhuibhne. It is likely that the date of this building is similar to that of Gallarus, perhaps as late as the 10th or even the 11th century, but it may be somewhat earlier.
Gallarus
The beautiful upturned boat-shaped church at Gallarus is a mainly dry-stone building, and is the only one of its kind surviving almost completely intact on the mainland of Ireland (a gable finial is no longer in place); there are two examples on the island site of Sceilg Mhichíl, also in County Kerry (Skellig Michael, a World Heritage Site because of the surviving monastic remains), but it is not so easy to access these! The church is built using the corbelling technique, a technique also used for the construction of the many clocháin or stone round houses (also known as 'beehive huts' – although the roofed examples of these are usually of much later date). It is situated within a monastic enclosure, the line of which can best be seen to the back (east) of the building. The wall in front of the church divides the enclosure into the sanctuary or a sacred area (in which are the church and burial ground, marked by the cross-inscribed stone and 'leacht' feature) and a secular area, where, if excavation was to take place, one would expect to find the round houses and workshops of the monks. The church building is aligned east-west, with the door to the west. Inside, above the round-headed window are 3 projecting stones, which may have been used for hanging a lamp or book, or could have been for a canopy over the alter. The simple lintel-headed doorway has two holed stones projecting above it, for some form of door closure. It is impossible to accurately date this building, but modern scholars tend towards a 10th- or even 11th-century date, although others prefer to place it somewhat earlier. It would have replaced an earlier church building on the site. At the east end of the leacht is a cross, with a simple cross within a circle. An inscription on the bottom portion of the cross, which stands to the north of the church, has been read as COLUM MAC DINET; today only the COLUM is clearly visible in<|fim_middle|> and parochial system on which the church in medieval and post-medieval Ireland was organised began to fully take shape. Nineteen parishes were established in Corca Dhuibhne, with the diocesan capital then being situated at Ardfert. Today there are standing remains of churches at 12 of those sites and, apart from the magnificent 12th-century Romanesque church at Cill Maoilchéadair, they are all simple rectangular gabled buildings, with no apparent division between nave and chancel, and with little ornamentation. They range in date from the 12th to the 16th centuries. The church associated with the medieval parish of Dún Urlann (part of the modern parish of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh), is in na Gorta Dubha, and an extension to the medieval graveyard is still used today as the burial ground for people of the parish. Although probably established as the parish centre during the 13th century, the standing remains may date to the 15th century, having been built by the Ferriter family who held extensive lands in this area from the end of the 13th century onwards. Historical records indicate that the church was still being kept in repair into the 17th century, but was in ruin by the mid-18th century. Excavations took place at this site in 1991, under the direction of Mícheál Ó Coileáin, with the aim of exposing the remains of the church, which had become obscured. The work was carried out under the auspices of Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne, and with support from the Ireland Funds. To visit the church, just walk through the modern graveyard, and you will find it down towards the back. Take note of the doorway, and also the font on the right as you enter. None of these features, or even the walls themselves, were visible prior to the excavation.
Dún Chaoin medieval parish church
Very little remains to be seen above ground of the medieval parish church of Dún Chaoin, which was in existence from at least the end of the 13th century, and probably continued in use until the end of the 16th century. It is situated immediately beside the current parish church, and has been the resting place of the people of the parish from the 13th until the 20th century. Apart from a lintelled doorway in the north wall, and the remains of a rectangular window in the west wall, there are no other archaeological features of note in the building. The stone font in the porch of the modern church may have come from this building. However, this is also the resting place of Tomás Ó Criomhthain (1855-1937), an tOileánach, and his burial place is marked by a gravestone which is the work of Seamus Murphy, the famous Cork stone-carver. As well as the inscription, the decoration on the stone consists of a salmon, and a team of men rowing a canoe (although sitting the wrong way around!) Built into the outside wall of the ruined church beside the grave is an interesting depiction of the crucifix, and there are also a couple of rough stone cross grave markers in the graveyard. | the bottom right-hand quadrant, but a project to make 3d images of carved stones on the peninsula (www.corcadhuibhne3d.ie) has featured this cross, and it is now once-again possible to see the inscription a bit more clearly (http://www.corcadhuibhne3d.ie/gallarus.php).
An Riasc
This early medieval monastic site was excavated during the 1970s. Before the excavation, only the beautiful cross-inscribed stone could be seen, with the road running alongside it. The road was diverted, and now the site can be seen in as much as has survived. The monastery, surrounded by an enclosure wall, contains the remains of a church, some round stone houses (clocháin), a workshop, graveyards of 2 periods, one contemporary with the monastic occupation, the other much later, and used as a cillín or children's burial ground, probably to as late as the late nineteenth or even early twentieth century, a possible shrine and several cross-inscribed stones as well as a rectangular house which is probably of later medieval date. There is also a corn-drying kiln just outside the enclosure wall. The site was occupied probably as early as the 6th century, but it is not sure when it was finally abandoned. Artefacts found in the excavation are on display in Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne, in nearby Baile an Fheirtéaraigh (www.westkerrymuseum.com) as are some more cross-inscribed stones from the site.
Cill na gColmán (Kilcolman), Mám an Óraigh
Although the monastic enclosure at Cill na gColmán, in the townland of Mám an Óraigh, near Ceann Trá, is a National Monument, the access is through private property and therefore not open to the public without first obtaining permission. This site consists of an oval enclosure within which are various features, some of which can be interpreted as the foundations of buildings, one of which might have been a small church. We know from 19th-century accounts that the site was in use as a cealluragh (or children's) burial ground (also called a cillín, or ceallúnach) up until late in that century, but it probably began as a monastic site, similar to that at An Riasc. Perhaps the most interesting feature at this site is the ogham stone, the inscription on which has been interpreted as 'ANM COLMAN AILITHIR' or 'the name of Colmán the pilgrim'. Great continuity is shown by the fact that this site, by its name, is still associated with 'Colmán', perhaps up to 1500 years after the inscription was carved! As well as the ogham inscription, there are two crosses on the stone, the main one of which is within a circle. Other artefacts at the site include three bullaun stones, stones with hollowed-out areas; these stones are usually only found in association with monastic sites. It is possible that this ogham stone, and indeed the whole site, were associated with the Cosán na Naomh pilgrimage route, but certainly it commemorates someone who went on pilgrimage.
Corr Áille (Currauly)
There are many early medieval monastic sites situated throughout Corca Dhuibhne, some of which are on or near the ancient Cosán na Naomh (Saints' Road). One of these is that at Corr Áille, which one passes on the descent from Rinn Chonaill (with Cill Mhaoilchéadair at its foot at the other side). Corr Áille is perhaps not as well-known as some of the other similar sites on the peninsula, maybe because tiredness is setting in when it is passed as you walk along the Cosán! It is not situated today in the busy part of the peninsula, most frequented by tourists, but its situation right on the path of Cosán na Naomh might indicate that it was originally established to provide shelter or other necessities to pilgrims, and would therefore have once been a very busy place. The site, similar in ways to the excavated example at An Riasc, has many of the components that one would expect to find in these monasteries. There is an enclosure, made of stone, with a clochán within it, where the occupants would have lived. There are also remains of two clocháin built into the outside (north-east) of the enclosure wall, but these presumably post-date the primary use of the site, although in one is situated the opening into a souterrain or underground passage, making it possibly as early as the 8th or 9th century AD in date. Perhaps these clocháin were for the use of pilgrims along the Cosán? Also within the site is a broken cross-inscribed stone, with a portion of it re-erected, although this has now been placed upside down! The stone had two crosses carved on it, one of which has two large spirals coming out of the top. Where the carved stone is situated appears to be a leacht, perhaps marking a special burial place, but certainly covering a burial area. There are traces of an internal dividing wall, which would have separated the sanctuary area (burial ground and perhaps a church) from the more 'secular' part of the site (habitation and working area). Mid-19th-century records indicate that the site was then in use as a children's burial ground, and there are some possible grave markers from this period.
Teampall Mhanacháin, An Baile Riabhach
This monastic site, from which there is a magnificent view to the east, south and west, is one of our National Monuments and is well worth seeking out and visiting, particularly on a fine day. It is situated to the north of Ceann Trá, off the small roads between it and the Bóthar Fada from Dingle towards Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, on the lower east slopes of Leataoibh Mór. Although on private property, the landowner generously allows visitors to the site, and has even provided signs indicating where it is safe to park. A field wall follows the line of the original enclosure wall to the back of the site (uphill to north) and within the enclosure are the remains of a Gallarus-type oratory, an ogham stone, some cross-inscribed stones and also a sunken chamber/souterrain. There are also foundations that may belong to other early structures, or may be related to a later use of the site, when the population density of Corca Dhuibhne was many times higher than it is today and dwelling houses were constructed in the area. A holy well is also to be found nearby. The church survives to above lintel height, although much of it may be rebuilt, and has a shelf in the north wall. Several of the stones built into the wall of the church contain simple inscribed crosses. There are miscellaneous carved fragments within the oratory, and a finial has been restored on top of the west gable. The graveyard to the north of the church, which contains three cross-inscribed stones, was used as a children's burial ground into the 19th century. The ogham stone, reputedly marking the grave of St Manchán, contains the inscription QENILOCI MAQI MAQI-AINIA MUC…. (Qeniloci the son of the son of Ainia, the son of….) There are also simple crosses on both faces of the stone. On Easter Sunday, at dawn (6.00 am is generally the time picked), Mass is celebrated at this site in a tradition that goes back many, many years.
An Raingiléis, Baile Bhoithín
An Raingiléis – the word is often translated as 'a ramshackle thing', although its origins are more likely in the work eaglais (a church) – is an early monastic site situated on the Máimín, the road uphill out of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh that passes to the side of the Catholic Church, and is about 2.5km (1.5 miles) from the village. It consists of a large, almost circular stone-built enclosure (68m x 61m), which is bisected by the road. Once you pass a large stone cross (1.23m in visible height) in the field boundary to your left (i.e. the south), you know you are about to enter the site, which is one of the largest of its kind on the peninsula. The majority of the site is on the north side of the road. It probably dates from the 6th or 7th century AD but we do not know when it went out of use as a monastery. This National Monument contains within it, to the east, the ruins of a small rectangular church, which survives to roof level, although there is a lot of build-up of soil/collapse around its walls, making this difficult to see. The lintel above the doorway is, however, clearly visible. It may have originally looked like the church at Gallarus. There is also a cross-slab near the church, decorated on both faces. In front of the church is a stony mound, a leacht, which may mark the primary burial area of the monastery that was once here. In more recent centuries, the site was used as a ceallúnach, a burial ground for infants. Although excavations were carried out nearby some years ago, no excavation work has taken place within the enclosure, and there is no tradition of any particular saint being associated with it. A souterrain (underground passage) was found during the excavations (http://www.excavations.ie/report/1998/Kerry/0003443/ and see also http://www.excavations.ie/report/1999/Kerry/0004214/).
Cosán na Naomh
The pilgrimage route, Cosán na Naomh (the Saints' Path), which meanders through Corca Dhuibhne, with the summit of Mount Brandon as its goal, may well have pre-Christian origins. The pilgrimage was certainly very important from medieval times onwards, and was interlinked with the veneration of St Brendan himself. A focal point on the route was Cill Maoilchéadair (Kilmalkedar), where many of the monuments in the area commemorate St Brendan, even though the site itself was founded by St Maol Chéadair. However, there are many other monastic sites on the route of the Cosán, although some are not so well-known. These include the sites at Corr Áille and Teampall na Cluanach (in Leataoibh Mór, and on private property), and possibly also sites such as those at An Riasc, Gallarus, Cill na gColmán (Mán an Óraigh) and Teampall Mhancháin (An Baile Riabhach), most of which are discussed here. Although we have a fair idea of the route taken by the Cosán in earlier times, we cannot now be 100% certain about all of it. Today, thanks to an initiative originally of the Heritage Council, you can follow much of this path on a modern, way-marked way, beginning at Ceann Trá (Ventry) and finishing at An Baile Breac. Unfortunately a guide book to the route, published by the Council, is now out of print, but the route is marked on the OS Discover Map, No. 70, and there are information panels situated at the beginning and end of the walk. A guide leaflet can also be obtained at the Díseart, and also at Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, or you can look at it here: http://www.westkerrymuseum.com/bearla/cosan.html. It is a very popular walking route today for many, and another source for finding out about it is here: http://www.irishtrails.ie/Trail/Cosan-na-Naomh–Saints-Road-/370/). A few years ago a local man made an amazing discovery on the highest point of the route (before the ascent up Brandon itself), on the hill at Rinn Chonall, behind and to the east of Cill Mhaoilchéadair. On a rock outcrop, just to the north of the route, he saw that a spiral had been carved, at some time in antiquity. It is difficult to be sure whether this was a symbol associated with pilgrimage, or if it was something which had been carved in prehistoric times, but it was certainly a marvellous find, which has added to the already rich archaeological landscape of the area. For the past few years, on Holy Saturday, and also on a day during Heritage Week, which takes place towards the end of August, a new Pilgrim Paths initiative has taken place, where we are invited to walk one of the many pilgrim paths in the country (see www.pilgrimpath.ie); here in Corca Dhuibhne a guided walk of Cosán na Naomh as far as An Baile Breac (at the foot of Mount Brandon) has been undertaken. Mark it in your diary for next year! There is a Facebook page for the walk, at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cos%C3%A1n-na-NaomhThe-Saints-Path/878076325550228?ref=hl (or just enter 'Cosán na Naomh/The Saints' Path). It will be updated intermittently during the year, but with a lot more activity in the weeks coming up to the Pilgrim Paths Walks. Do give it a 'like'!
Holy Wells
The availability of clean, pure, potable water has always been and will always be essential for all of us. Clean wells, therefore, have inevitably had an important part to play in where people settled, and some of these wells, over time, and for whatever reasons, have been attributed other benefits. With the arrival of Christianity, many of these 'special' wells made the transition into 'holy' wells, and some of these are still venerated today. There are also other 'named' wells, but these are not necessarily considered to be 'holy', as in that they are associated with a saint, or a religious site. So, how do we define a 'holy' well, what makes it different from all the other wells in an area? There are several reasons why a well would be considered 'holy' today. These include tradition, where the well has always been referred to, as long as people can remember (and going back through older written accounts), as having special powers, generally due to an association with a holy person or saint. Some wells are called after particular saints, indicating their special importance. Others may be associated with monastic or other religious sites. Some may have a cross-inscribed stone marking their location. Some have particular rituals associated with them, or 'magical' properties, and they may be traditionally visited on a particular holy day (the feast day of a saint, or a special day in the Christian calendar, such as Easter Sunday, for example). Some may be the focal point of a pilgrimage, or pattern. Some wells have bushes or trees nearby, on which rags or offerings are tied, indicating cures that have perhaps been obtained – or in the hope that a cure might take place! Although there are about 60 holy wells known about today in Corca Dhuibhne, not so many were still being venerated at the time that the Archaeological Survey of the area was carried out in the early 1980s, and some, by that stage, had dried up for a variety of reasons. It is interesting to note that there has been a growth of interest in the holy wells of the area since that time, which is lovely to see, as such interest helps protect these ancient sites, and ensure that their traditions survive. Some of the better-know examples on the peninsula include Tobar Manacháin at An Baile Riabhach, where the turas (or 'pattern', a word derived from 'patron', as in 'patron saint') takes place at dawn on Easter Sunday; Tobar Michíl, at An Baile Móir Thiar, where mass is celebrated on Michaelmas day; Tobar Ghobnait, in Ceathrú an Fheirtéaraigh in Dún Chaoin, where rounds are paid on Lá le Gobnait, 11 February, along with other practices, social and religious! Tobar Eoin Baiste, Cill Mhuire (Kilmurry), Minn Aird, and three wells in Cinn Aird (Tobar Fíonáin, Muire and Michíl) are also still venerated. There are also two holy wells, one of which is dedicated to Naomh Bhréanainn, at Cill Maoilchéadair. This is only a small sample of the many such wells on the peninsula.
Ogham stones
Ogham stones are found mainly in the south of Ireland, in the counties of Kerry, Cork and Waterford, but the greatest concentration is here in Corca Dhuibhne, with over 60 known examples. They are to be found mainly in burial grounds, and are sometimes accompanied by crosses indicating Christian burial, but examples can also be found outside of these areas, and inscriptions were also sometimes carved on the much earlier (probably Bronze Age or late Neolithic) galláin or standing stones. The stones, in these cases, may have been boundary or territorial markers, or marking where someone died, or fell in battle, or indeed was buried. It is possible that some stones were associated with pilgrimage, or had other functions about which we can only guess. Some stones were taken from their original locations and re-used in the building of souterrains (underground passages sometimes associated with ringforts), or, more recently, as lintels for doors and windows of vernacular houses. The letters were carved using a grouping of between one and five notches or strokes usually on the edge of the stone, each group signifying a sound in archaic old Irish (the oldest surviving written form of the language that we have), and based on the Latin alphabet which we still use today. The inscriptions can signify a single name, or a phrase such as 'X son of Y of the family of Z', but sometimes a little more detail is added. The inscriptions can date from the end of the 4th up to the 8th century AD, and it is possible that inscriptions were also carved or written on other materials, organic and otherwise, which have not survived down to today. A well-known stone is that in the graveyard at Cill Mhaoilchéadair (Kilmalkedar), in front of the ruined 12th-century church there. Another can be seen at the monastic site of Teampall Mhancháin (also known as Teampall Bán), in the townland of An Baile Riabhach. Other examples are to be found in the graveyards at An Eaglais (Aglish), Cinn Aird Thoir (Kinard West, 2 stones) and Baile an Bhóthair (Ballinvoher, in An Ráth Dubh {Rathduff}, near Abhainn an Scáil, 2 stones). Collections of stones can also be found in the enclosure site at Baile an tSagairt (Ballintaggart), near Dingle race course, and in the grounds of Coláiste Íde, where stones from other places have been re-erected. These last two sites are on private property. Further information about ogham stones both on the Dingle Peninsula and elsewhere in the country can be found in the Ogham in 3d website, https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/menu.php?lang=en.
The 'Holy Stone'
Quite a bit of mystery surrounds the 'Holy Stone', a large boulder situated on Goat Street, Dingle, near the junction with Chapel Lane (and not to be confused with the Holyground, at the other end of town, an area possibly associated with the linen industry within the area). There are several large depressions on the upper surface of this stone, which lead archaeologists to classify it as a 'bullaun stone'. This name, as with so many terms in Irish archaeology (gallán, clochán, leacht, crannóg, lios, rath, fulacht fiadh, tocher) comes from an Irish word, bullán/bollán, which can mean a large stone or boulder, or a hollow in a stone (depending on the dictionary you use!) These artefacts, usually seen in examples much smaller than the one in Dingle town, and generally with only one depression in them, are generally found in association with early medieval monastic sites more so than in any other context. There are several suggestions as to why the Holy Stone is where it is, and what its function may have been. It has been suggested that the stone acted as a font for the Catholic church which stood on Chapel Lane during the 18th century, and an Ordnance Survey source records that 'rounds' were made at it. It has also been suggested that it was once located elsewhere, at Milltown, just outside the town, where standing stones and rock art are still to be seen (which date back to the early Bronze Age, or perhaps even earlier). We will probably never know which, if any of these suggestions is the correct one. So, what were bullauns used for? Their function as holy water fonts is mentioned above, but that is in a more recent context. It has been suggested that the original purpose for these stones, particularly when found associated with early monastic sites, might be as some kind of grinding stones, but with a special ecclesiastical purpose (explaining why they are not generally found on the secular sites of the same period, i.e. the ringforts, cashels etc.) Maybe they had some form of ceremonial use, preparing materials to be used in some religious ceremonies carried out? We may never know for certain. It is interesting to note that, right beside the Holy Stone, survives one of the pumps that used supply water to the people living on the street. These items of 'street furniture', though of much more recent date, are as important, in a way, to the history of the town of Dingle as is the Holy Stone!
Medieval parish churches
Most of the standing medieval remains on the peninsula are either the remains of parish churches, or tower-house 'castles' (dating from the 14th to the 16th century). It was not until the late 12th century and after that the diocesan and parochial system, on which the church in medieval and post-medieval Ireland was organised, began to fully take shape. Nineteen parishes were established in Corca Dhuibhne, with some of their churches on the sites of Early Christian establishments, although many were on new ground, and some can be associated with Anglo-Norman families which settled in the area. Today there are standing remains at 12 sites and, apart from the magnificent 12th-century Romanesque church at Kilmalkedar, they are all simple rectangular gabled buildings, with no apparent division between nave and chancel, and with little ornamentation. Among the best preserved examples are Stradbally, Killiney and Kilshannig (near Castlegregory), Ballywiheen (near Baile an Fheirtéaraigh) and Cloghane. Other churches can be seen at Dún Chaoin and Inch. Excavations in 1991 at Dún Urlann, in Na Gorta Dubha near Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, exposed the remains of the church there which had been obscured. There are grave slabs of medieval date in the cemetery around the early 19th-century St James' Church in Dingle, which is on the site of an earlier building. At Kilmalkedar, the buildings known as 'The Chancellor's House' and 'St Brendan's (or the Priests') House' might also have their origins in the later medieval period.
St James' Church and Graveyard, Dingle
The 13th-century parish church of Dingle, which was within the walled town, was dedicated to St James, and was on the site of, or close to the location of the present building there, which was built in 1807. This Church of Ireland church is perhaps better-known today as a venue for concerts during the summer months, and also the place where the Other Voices TV programmes are recorded. The stone font inside the church may have come from the earlier building. Dingle was a port from which people left for Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia in north-western Spain, on the great medieval pilgrimage in honour of St James, to whom both the medieval and later churches here were dedicated, indicating the long-standing links between this area and the Iberian Peninsula. Of interest is the graveyard surrounding the church in which are found several late medieval gravestones and tombs, as well as some cut stones from the earlier church. Four stones are of particular interest, all situated fairly centrally in the graveyard, south-south-east of the church. Easiest to locate is the stone which closes the Mullins tomb, situated just to the south of the church, beside the path that runs around it. This stone has a long inscription, in English, recording the death in 1695 of Frederick Mullins, aged 31. He was a member of the family who later lived in Burnham House, and obtained the 'Lord Ventry' title. Another flat stone, now broken in two, has a Latin inscription around its edge probably commemorating Gearóid FitzGerald. It is dated 1504 and bears 3 shields, one of which is the arms of the Munster FitzGeralds, in which a boar and a griffin support a saltire gules. A third stone, the trapezoidal Rice slab, is in very poor condition and the inscription, in English and Latin, is no longer legible. It commemorates Stephen Rice, who died in 1622, and his wife Ellen Trant, who died five years earlier. A shield is carved on it, with a lion rampant, although this is no longer clear. The final stone, which is wedge shaped, has no inscription, but is decorated with a swastika on one half and an interlaced curvilinear design on the other. It may well be 16th or 17th century in date. There are other, more recent, interesting grave markers in the burial ground, which has probably been the resting place of the people of Dingle since the first church was built in the 13th century and was in use right up until the 20th century.
Dún Urlinn parish church, na Gorta Dubha
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What is Title II and why is it an issue?
Title II refers to a section of America's Communications Act from 1934, the set of laws that govern America's communications networks and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). President Obama expressed support to classify broadband service under Title II or common carrier legislation established to manage the monopoly telephone network. Provisions include rate regulation, universal service fees, state utility commission oversight, duplicative reporting, and even paid prioritization, which is anathema to many Open Internet supporters. Title II could apply not just to broadband service, but to all aspects of the Internet value chain. For example, Google's advertising rates could theoretically be regulated.
To date broadband has been classified under Title I, or information services, where they have had little to no regulation. This reflects a regulatory consensus that the important innovation of the Internet should be allowed to grow and develop without bureaucratic oversight.
If supporters of net neutrality are against paid prioritization, why would they support a policy that allows it?
Title II represents the strongest authority that the FCC has to manage broadband service, and its imposition is way to socialize infrastructure and networks, an ideological goal of many consumer groups that believe that broadband is too important to be left to the market.
Supporters of Title II classification suggest that the FCC can "forbear" or refrain from implementing the parts of Title they don't like (paid prioritization) while keeping the parts that they do (common carriage).
Is Title II the only way to ensure net neutrality?
The concept of net neutrality has morphed from a consumer centric notion of Internet freedom into complex corporate regulation. The original Four Freedoms proposed by the FCC in 2005 consisted of protections on a user's freedom to access the Internet content, application and services of one's choice with the device of one's choice with meaningful transparency about the broadband service provision. New rules proposed in 2<|fim_middle|> severe rulemaking, which will likely be for naught, but it signals solidarity with extreme constituents to whom the President made a campaign promise in 2008. These constituents such as Free Press and Public Knowledge have advocated for extreme policies for many years, and the process for them is a long-term endeavor.
President Obama has been criticized on various fronts of Internet policy, including revelations of NSA surveillance and relinquishing American leadership of ICANN. That the announcement appeared while the President was in China is unfortunate and inauspicious.
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Title II is not only bad news for the US, but for the rest of world. Indeed foreign authoritarian governments have been looking for justification to monitor networks and users under the guise of net neutrality and the "Open Internet". Obama's announcement could not be a better present to the leaders of China, Iran, and Russia.
What was the FCC's response to the President?
While it is possible, if not probable, that the FCC and the White House have coordinated their efforts (indeed the President appoints the five commissioners to the FCC subject to Senate approval), the notion of telecom regulation is that it should be independent. If there is the appearance that the FCC takes orders from the President, then the credibility of the agency is undermined.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler issued a statement in which he thanked the President for the input and said that it would be added to the FCC record. This is a diplomatic way for the Chairman to proceed in rulemaking in an independent fashion. Ultimately the FCC needs to make a decision based upon the evidence and validity for such rules, regardless of political or public opinion.
The Chairman indicated that FCC considered hybrid proposals incorporating both Section 706 and Title II, but that they pose serious legal questions. As such, the FCC may solicit further comment and delay its rulemaking into 2015.
What happens if the FCC reclassified broadband as a Title II service?
Imposition of Title II on broadband will have a hard time surviving judicial review, as the FCC, expressly deciding not to regulate broadband as a utility for the last two decades, would be making an about face. Moreover, reclassification is guaranteed to bring litigation. Instead of net neutrality rulemaking delivered in 2014, it could play out for another decade.
Shouldn't the Internet be regulated like a utility?
While some people claim that strict rules need to be placed on ISPs to prevent bad behavior, there is little to no evidence of abuse. The FCC has but two violations of net neutrality on record (of literally quadrillions of Internet experiences), and both instances were adjudicated without net neutrality rules in place. Both US and EU authorities have failed to find abuse either in Internet content or transit markets. Moreover there is no academic or intellectual consensus that there is market failure in which net neutrality rules would remedy. The top 10 academic articles on the topic conflict on whether the rules harm or enhance consumer welfare. Even the leading article by Economides and Tåg claims that the policy would create ambiguous results.
Net neutrality rules have always been about theoretical, not actual, harms. While there may be ideological dispositions about whether rules need to be ex ante or ex post, the FCC has no empirical evidence of the costs and benefits of any of its approaches. It proffers the "virtuous circle of innovation" as justification, but this notion is not proven nor theorized in the academic literature. It may be the case that this force is at work in the Internet, but there are many other theories that could be driving internet innovation, such as creative destruction, complementary assets, disruptive innovation, diffusion of innovation (Rogers), two-sided markets, among others.
Classification of broadband under Title II would likely reverse one of great legacies of the Democrats, the permission-less innovation policy implemented by the Clinton Administration. The Internet that was open and free from bureaucratic meddling allowed America's digital society to flourish and to foster the country's global leadership in the broadband-enabled ecosystem.
For all those who think that Title II 1930s era monopoly rules are the way to manage the Internet, many more Americans do not favor government control. A number of have observed that Congress needs to make the final decision on net neutrality. That outcome is increasingly likely.
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The FCC has a choice of whether to take an evidence-based approach and manage the issue when harm arises (under Section 706 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act) or to subject the Internet to a sweeping set of provisions from the outset (Title II).
What is the implication of the President's announcement in support of Title II?
The President's proposal has legal, political, and symbolic implications. It expands the definition of net neutrality to internet transit and interconnection, and it incorporates wireless networks into the regime. This is a departure from the 2010 rules that focused on last mile broadband connections and recognized that wireless networks were still evolving and therefore should be free from oversight.
The mid-term election roundly favored Republicans and was also a proxy of voters' dissatisfaction with the President. Net neutrality was not even an issue in the last round. Obama could have ensured his Open Internet legacy with a middle of the road approach by returning to the 2010 rules, which a number of ISPs already agreed to uphold. It would have also been an opportunity for bi-partisan bridge building in the last two years of his Presidency.
Instead the President chose to be extreme. His support for Title II could be interpreted as lame duck, last-ditch attempt for | 308 |
Mary Hannan
17 Aug 1931 - 20 Jun 2009
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Mary Hannan was born on 17 Aug 1931
Mary Hannan was 10 years old when World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. Nazi Germany is the common English name for Germany between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party (NSDAP) controlled the country through a dictatorship. Under Hitler's rule, Germany was transformed into a totalitarian state that controlled nearly all aspects of life via the Gleichschaltung legal process. The official name of the state was Deutsches Reich until 1943 and Großdeutsches Reich from 1943 to 1945. Nazi Germany is also known as the Third Reich, from German Drittes Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", the first two being the Holy Roman Empire and the German Empire. The Nazi regime ended after the Allied Powers defeated Germany in May 1945, ending World War II in Europe.
Mary Hannan was 22 years old when Jonas Salk announced the successful test of his polio vaccine on a small group of adults and children (vaccination pictured). Jonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. Born in New York City, he attended New York University School of Medicine, later choosing to do medical research instead of becoming a practicing physician. In 1939, after earning his medical degree, Salk began an internship as a physician scientist at Mount Sinai Hospital. Two years later he was granted a fellowship at the University of Michigan, where he would study flu viruses with his mentor Thomas Francis, Jr.
Mary Hannan was 38 years old when During the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours after landing on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC; Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They<|fim_middle|> Jesus Christ as being in compliance with an overarching belief in socialism as the correct social order. Jones was ordained as a Disciples of Christ pastor, and he achieved notoriety as the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple cult.
Mary Hannan was 58 years old when Cold War: Fall of the Berlin Wall: East Germany opens checkpoints in the Berlin Wall, allowing its citizens to travel to West Berlin. The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic, starting on 13 August 1961, the Wall cut off West Berlin from virtually all of surrounding East Germany and East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989. Its demolition officially began on 13 June 1990 and finished in 1992. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, accompanied by a wide area that contained anti-vehicle trenches, "fakir beds" and other defenses. The Eastern Bloc portrayed the Wall as protecting its population from fascist elements conspiring to prevent the "will of the people" in building a socialist state in East Germany.
Mary Hannan was 60 years old when The World Wide Web is opened to the public. The World Wide Web (WWW), also called the Web, is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), interlinked by hypertext links, and accessible via the Internet. English scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989. He wrote the first web browser in 1990 while employed at CERN in Switzerland. The browser was released outside CERN in 1991, first to other research institutions starting in January 1991 and to the general public on the Internet in August 1991.
Mary Hannan died on 20 Jun 2009 at the age of 77
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Mary Hannan was 47 years old when Jim Jones led more than 900 members of the Peoples Temple to mass murder/suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, hours after some of its members assassinated U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan (pictured). James Warren Jones was an American religious cult leader who initiated and was responsible for a mass suicide and mass murder in Jonestown, Guyana. He considered | 166 |
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Kunstvaria
Posted on 18 november 2012 by Argusvlinder
Een korte maar daarom niet minder gevarieerde kunstvaria.
Een paar van de afbeeldingen zijn highlights
van veilingen die de afgelopen weken hebben plaatsgevonden.
Claude Monet, Nympheas, 1905, oil on canvas.
Henri Matisse, Bedouine au grand voile, aquatint, 1947, on annam appliquxe9 to wove paper.
Ian Fairweather, Bus stop, 1965.
Jan Havicksz. Steen, The prayer before the meal / Het gebed voor de maaltijd, 1660.
Jan Steen toont ons op dit schilderij zijn levensfilosofie.
Op het stuk papier tegen de muur staat het volgende:
Drie dingen wensch ick en niet meer.
Voor al te minnen Godt den heer,
Maar wens om tgeen de wijste badt
Een eerlyck leven op dit dal-
In deze drie bestaet het al.
Ik wens drie dingen:
– god aanbidden
– dat waarom de wijste mens bidt
– een eerlijk leven
Uit deze drie dingen bestaat alles.
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In a domestic interior with a view out through an open window to a house and trees, a couple with an infant are about to have a simple meal of bread, cheese and ham. While the mother holds her child still and closes her eyes, her husband removes his hat and holds it before his face to say grace. The inscription on a placard hanging from a nail on the wall behind them is loosely adapted from Proverbs, XXX, 7-9, and serves as the familyx92s creed: "Three things I desire and no more/ Above all to love God the Father/ Not to covet an abundance of riches/ But to desire what the wisest prayed for/ An honest life in this vale/ In these three all is based". The interior is a plain one, and reflects the modest simplicity of the life the family leads. Reminders of the transitory nature of human life on earth are found in the skull and extinguished candle placed on the shelf near a large book (probably a Bible), and the message is reinforced by the inscription on a piece of paper hanging over the shelf which reads: Gedenckt te sterven (x93Think on Deathx94). The wreath of wheat surmounting the skull is an emblem of resurrection, since the plant must die and be buried in the earth to yield a new plant. Originally Steen painted a large cross above the fatherx92s head (still visible as a shadow of a pentimento), but he painted it out and replaced it with the shelf and the objects on it that provide richer and more subtle allusions to death and resurrection. The key hanging behind the father is an emblem of his trustworthiness. Above the family hangs a belkroon – a chandelier with a bell hanging in the middle, an emblem of watchfulness, on which are inscribed words from the Lordx92s Prayer: u wille moet geschieden ("Thy will be done"). Few Dutch 17th Century paintings, even those by Jan Steen, are so laden with pious texts, which appear as part of the natural interior of the room rather than as superimposed messages.
That he was a catholic, and presumably had catholic patrons, may explain the crucifix that Steen first painted affixed to the wall. Its replacement with vanitas emblems on the shelf is not only a compositional improvement but also deepens the meaning of the painting and reinforces its mood of modest pious humility.
In its quiet mood of unadorned dignified piety this is an unusual work by Jan Steen, and a highly remarkable one. As Arthur Wheelock wrote in his entry for the painting in the Jan Steen exhibition catalogue, "Much of the forcefulness of Steenx92s image results from the surety of his painting technique. Rarely did he convey weight and texture so intently. He carefully modelled his figures with light and shade, endowing them with classical grandeur. He meticulously rendered the woven pattern of the frayed cloth over the barrel, and the crisp folds in the clean white table cloth under the bread and cheese. Finally he convincingly suggested the worn appearance of the fatherx92s chair and the rough wood of the window frame."1 In few other works did Steen attain the same level of attention to detail and understanding of light and texture.
The subject itself is not unknown in Dutch art. Both protestant and catholic families commissioned portraits of themselves in prayer, often with biblical texts displayed, as here. As Peter Sutton observed and Arthur Wheelock reiterated, Steen was probably influenced by Adriaen van Ostadex92s etching of the same subject, which dates from 1653 (see fig. 1). Though unusual in Steenx92s oeuvre, the subject was evidently in demand from him, since this picture was the earliest of at least four treatments of it by him, all compositionally different. One of these, a work on canvas from circa 1663-65 in the collection of the Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle, includes three more figures, but has the same text on a placard above the fireplace.2 In both the Sudeley and Belvoir pictures, and in a version in the John G. Johnson collection in Philadelphia, also from circa 1662-66, passages from the Lordx92s Prayer are inscribed on the belkroon.3
In 1660 Steen was living in Warmond, just outside Leiden, but he had spent part of the previous decade in Delft. The understanding of space in the Sudeley picture, and in particular the diagonal view through the open window to a house and beyond it trees, may well have been inspired by works that he had seen by artists working there, including Pieter de Hooch, although the most analogous works by De Hooch probably date from after Steen moved back to Leiden. The interest in the internal space and the fall of light on the plaster wall and on the different woods of the window frame and shutters may also reflect Steenx92s understanding of developments made by painters in Delft, including Vermeer as well as De Hooch. As Wheelock and others have noted, the open window serves a multiple purpose. It admits light into the room and controls the lighting within it, but it also admits a free flow of fresh air, emphasizing the physical as well as spiritual healthiness of the family, who live within the community represented by the house and trees beyond to which they are linked by the open window, as well as within the internal bonds of the family.
The title given here is an English translation of the traditional Dutch title given to pictures of this subject: Gebed voor de Maaltijd. In England the traditional title is "Grace before Meat," but in not all pictures of this subject is meat on the table. A painting by Jan Steen of this title, painted in the mid-1660s is in the National Gallery, London.4
This picture has always been catalogued as in the collection of Edmund Phipps, London, where noticed by Gustav Waagen, the second of two works there by Jan Steen, and described as 'A man, a woman, and child. Also animated, clear and delicate'.5 This must however have been a different picture, either another composition entirely, or another version or copy of this one, because the present picture had been lent by James Morrison to the British Institution in 1848, and Waagen did not begin his visits to British collections until the spring of 1850.
Gustav Waagen did however see this picture a few years later, when he admired it in the collection of James Morrison in Harley Street. Waagen, who had clearly not set eyes on it before was struck by the paintingx92s unusually tranquil and reflective mood as well as its outstanding quality: "A remarkable specimen of the fact that this uproarious master could also occasionally represent the touching scenes of humble but happy domestic life. In other respects also, excellence of drawing, decision of forms, equal carefulness of execution in a solid impasto and great transparency, this picture belongs to the finest works of the master."6
Although Mary Dent-Brocklehurst inherited the present picture from her father James Archibald Morrison in 1934, by which time her husband John Henry Dent-Brocklehurst had inherited Sudeley Castle, it was lent by her elder brother Simon Archibald Morrison to the Royal Academy exhibition in 1938, perhaps because the latter lived in London.
A copy after the Sudeley picture was in the Alfred Wallach sale in Paris, 3 April 1962, lot 17, reproduced in the catalogue. Wybrand Hendriks made a drawn copy of it in the late 18th century, probably while it was in the collection of Johannes Enschedxe9 in Haarlem, where Hendriks lived (now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Jan Havicksz. Steen, The prayer before the meal (detail.
U kijkt naar ruim 40 miljoen euro: Pablo Picasso, Nature morte aux tulipes, 1932.
Paul Signac, Les Andelys, Chateau-Gaillard, 1921, oil on canvas.
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Preston grew up in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina with Appalachian ancestry stretching all the way back to Tidence Lane, the first Baptist preacher in what would become Tennessee. His childhood dream was to live in a NC Piedmont city where he could hear trains and interact daily with such big city trappings as revolving doors and escalators. He frequently checked out recorded plays on albums from the old Watauga County Public Library and spent many afternoons listening to Marat/Sade, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, and A Streetcar Named Desire. His central conflict as a child was that on Saturday evenings his parents wanted to watch The Lawrence Welk Show and he wanted to watch Hee Haw. This conflict still dominates much of his work. Besides a brief fascination with being a dump truck driver, Preston never considered<|fim_middle|> He believes that theater can make our community stronger by exploring stories that unite and challenge us. Preston is grateful to be a theater maker in North Carolina. | any other career than as a theater maker. He became aware of himself as an artist at UNCSA, developed a passion for visual storytelling at Yale School of Drama, and is deeply indebted to a long line of collaborative partners. He is also thankful for amazing teachers from Miriam Darnell, Sandra Daye, John Foster West, Yury Belov, Earle Gister, Barney Hammond, Lesley Hunt, Ming Cho Lee, Nick Martin and many many others. Preston is honored to pass on the tradition they entrusted to him to the next generation. Gerald Freedman took him under his wing and Richard Hamburger gave him his first real job and mentored him. He founded Triad Stage with Rich Whittington to explore how theater can engage with a community. He's directed nearly 100 shows, written almost a dozen, and is an honorary citizen of Hawboro, NC. | 182 |
Ottawa ready for its Hollywood North close-up as tight-knit film community thrives
A feature film shot this year in the nation's capital and surrounding areas, could put Ottawa on Hollywood's radar as a viable, alternative movie-making site
A massive movie set under construction in an east-end Ottawa location as Penthouse North featuring Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan, is filmed.
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It's quite likely that Ottawa will never be able to compete with Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver and their big-budget movie productions. But a feature film, shot this year in the nation's capital and surrounding area, could put the city on Hollywood's radar as a viable, alternative movie-making site.
I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, is a horror film directed by Osgood Perkins, the eldest son of the late actor Anthony Perkins (Psycho), and features a stellar cast that includes Ruth Wilson, Paula Prentiss and Bob Balaban. Following its release on Netflix in late October, the movie earned rave reviews from critics, and Ottawa's tight-knit film community hopes that buzz will give the city a boost to attract more high-profile productions.
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Much of the initiative to film movies in the capital has been locally driven, and has resulted over the past six years in such other recent horror-thriller fare as The Blackcoat's Daughter (another Perkins film); The Monster featuring Canadian actor Scott Speedman; Penthouse North with Oscar nominee Michael Keaton; and House At The End of The Street, starring Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence.
All those movies were shot in and around Ottawa, and augment a steady production schedule in a city better known for movie-of-the-week fare (with such camp<|fim_middle|>
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Ben Hrkach, a regular crew member on film sets in Ottawa, says the average number of movies being simultaneously shot in the city has increased from one to three in recent years, partly as word has spread that the Ottawa area offers directors many easily accessible urban and rural locations from which to choose.
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Producers don't need to fly in a crew since they can draw from a pool of Ottawa talent to serve as assistant directors or camera operators, in the sound and art departments, or to choose actors, which Ilona Smyth has done for most of the major films, TV series and commercials shot in the city over the past decade.
"When I was a kid, I read a lot of books and always thought about which actors reminded of the characters in the stories," says 31-year-old Smyth. "But I didn't realize that was any kind of job."
The opportunity to turn those thoughts into reality and a career came while Smyth was enrolled in the film studies program at Ottawa's Carleton University and got a gig casting background actors for Lifetime TV movies.
Sensing an opportunity to use more local talent, she established the Smyth Casting agency, and has since been the go-to Ottawa casting director for major movies, along with TV series such as the CBC sitcom Michael: Every Day, created by actor-director Don McKellar and comedian Bob Martin, and Discovery Channel's first-scripted drama Frontier, starring Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle) and also appearing on Netflix. "Ottawa is more than capable of accommodating major film production, and there is definitely more room for growth," Smyth says.
The city sees that possibility, too. Two years ago, it hired Ottawa native Bruce Harvey, a former entertainment lawyer who ran a film and TV production company in Calgary, to serve as the city's film commissioner and bring more film and TV shoots to the capital.
Harvey says the city currently generates about $100 million in annual production business, 55% of which comes from live-action projects and the rest from Ottawa's longstanding animation community. "We also have the advantage of providing a 10% bonus on the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit on Canadian-content production since we're outside Toronto," Harvey says.
Ottawa's share is still a small slice of the overall industry. Foreign film and television production in Ontario rose 52% to $763 million last year, and Toronto will host almost 700 productions in 2016, the city says. Nationwide, the boom caused by the low dollar and well-regarded talent generates more than $5.5 billion in economic activity, according to the Canadian Media Producers Association.
A permanent production site in Ottawa to attract regular TV series work would help fuel further gains in the city, says Alphonse Ghossein, who runs Ottawa-based Go Insane Films and served as executive producer on Pretty Thing. He and other local filmmakers want the city to provide land and a 10-year freeze on property tax for a privately built sound stage. "We have a lot of producers, so if there was a studio, they would all come to it."
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Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."
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Sliced leek ~ about 3 cups?
Sliced spring onions ~ 2 cups?
Steamed spinach ~ 4 cups?
1. You basically fry up the leeks and onions (sliced thinly) in extra virgin olive oil. At the same time (or beforehand), you steam a whole bag of spinach (by bag I mean a shopping bag, like… a LOT of spinach).
1. To make actual phyllo, you mix all the ingredients in a bowl one by one, adding enough of the salty water for it to bind.
2. You divide your<|fim_middle|> on top. Then, add another layer of phyllo, brush it with more olive oil, and another layer on top. | dough into four balls and you then throw a bunch of flour on a table and roll one of the four balls until its thin, thin, thin (this gives you four sheets of phyllo).
1. When ready to assemble, you layer one of the sheets on your baking mold, brush it with sole olive oil, add another sheet on top and you add the spinach filling on top of that. Now, on top of the spinach, you add your cheese: we used a combination of feta and anthotyro cheese (mmmm).
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We're at anchor in front of the village of Rotoava, on the north-east corner of the Fatarava atoll. Our first atoll! Yesterday wasn't very nice sailing at all (<|fim_middle|>0m deep. Very good for first-timers like us. Incidentally the "Aranui 3" went through the pass just ahead of us, nice.
I use mostly the program <a href="http://wxtide32.com"; target="new">WxTide</a>, or the Navionics Gold charts to view tide tables. The <a href="http://www.shom.fr"; target="new">service hydrographique et oceanographique de la marine</a> website also has tide tables for the French Polynesia. The data from the institute matched WxTide, my charts don't have data for the Tuamotos. | again) - Wind 20kn on the nose, frequent rain, and chopped up waves - and so we're glad to be at anchor now. And today is looking to be a wonderful day. Sunny and light winds form the E/NE, just perfect for sailing on our old course. Well, we're here now. No more working the sails in the rain while desperately holding on to a wildly rocking boat. The adventure is over for a while, now we can relax. Liz is already back asleep ;-).
The interesting, because new, part was crossing through the pass of the atoll this morning. The atolls here are basically a large circular reef, with only a few passes. Fakarava is one of the largest atolls with a length of 30nm, and two passes. Through these passes the tide has to come in and out, and depending on the size of the atoll that is a lot of water. Which means a lot of current. Get your times wrong and you get stuck in the pass, or worse, get pushed onto the reef.
So the key thing is to start the entry or exit in time with slack water or a favorable current. We timed the arrival at the pass to 1.5h before high tide. That gave us still 1kn of current in our favor. Nice, but not too much to risk being pushed somewhere we don't want to go. The current can be up to 6kn. The pass here in Fakarava is huge, a couple of 100m wide, and 10m to 2 | 329 |
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Global temperatures may be about to jump
Joe Romm at Climate Progress comments on recent research that suggests a significant increase in global temperatures may<|fim_middle|> impactsdroughtEcosystemsENSOIndian Ocean DipoleLa NiñaMurray Darling BasinPrecipitationWater availability | be imminent.
'Significant' here means two- or three-tenths-of-a-degree Celsius, which compares to the 0.16°C/decade average seen in this graph from NASA:
Clearly in this graph there was a jump in the temperature around 1998, then a period of consolidation of near record temperatures or small increases in the temperature. All the years from 2001 on were hotter than 1997.
Kevin Trenberth explains that most of the additional warmth (over 90%) goes into the ocean and global increases tend to happen towards the end of an El Niño event, while La Niñas tend to be cooler. This pattern of El Niños and La Niñas (ENSO) which last 6 to 18 months is superimposed on the pattern of PDOs (Pacific Decadal Oscillations) which can last a decade or more. The importance of the PDO was outlined in the post Explaining the pause that wasn't last December.
The pattern of PDOs is shown in this graph:
The 1998 jump came with the super El Niño in 1998 at the end of an extended period of positive PDO, from 1992 and 1998. Now we are entering an El Niño at a time when the PDO has turned strongly positive.
Romm interviewed Kevin Trenberth:
I interviewed Trenberth this week, and he told me that he thinks "a jump is imminent." When I asked whether he considers that "likely," he answered, "I am going to say yes. Somewhat cautiously because this is sticking my neck out."
What is not said here is that the current El Niño is a weak one and may not have much effect on the weather. Trenberth thinks the PDO has the greater effect, which is then modulated by ENSO. Given the shape of the PDO over the last 15 years, the current El Niño might be like pulling the cork on a bottle of fizz.
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Explaining the pause that wasn't
December 26, 2014 Brian 11 Comments
We've only just seen that statistically there never was a recent 'pause' or 'hiatus' in warming when two articles show up explaining the pause that wasn't. A key word here is statistically. No-one is suggesting that there may not be variations from time to time that do not breach the trend.
Also climatologists are always interested in understanding the physical mechanisms behind both short-term variability and longer term trends.
First, via Carbon Brief there has been a new study examining the impact of aerosols from volcanoes.
Virtually all research into the climate influence of volcanic aerosols has used satellite measurements of particulates in the upper atmosphere (the stratosphere). These satellite measurements only monitor the volcanic aerosol at heights of 15 km and above. The new paper by David Ridley and colleagues studied the amount of volcanic aerosols in portions of the stratosphere that lie below 15 km.
They found that 30 to 70% of aerosols from recent eruptions lodged below the 15 km mark. Further, these lower level aerosols had been responsible for significant cooling since 2000. Taken together with additional heat being stored in the deep oceans, the slowdown is "both fully accounted for and temporary."
Estimated volcanic cooling from this source is not included in climate models.
A second study looks at the influence of Pacific winds on warming since the 1890s. They did this by analysing the chemical make-up of corals.
The coral record suggests, for example, that trade winds were weak between 1910 and 1940 when the Earth warmed by 0.4 degrees, and were strong from 1940 to 1970, during a period of relatively little increase in global temperatures.
Apparently the winds have been very strong since the turn of the century.
The winds in question are the trade winds that move tropical surface water from east to west. This two-dimensional image attempts to illustrate the complex pattern. Trade winds just north and south of the equator drive warm surface water westwards:
The water is replaced by cool water rising from the deep, which is known to affect global average surface temperatures. A simplified mechanism of how this works is given in the following:
Knowledge of the influence of the wind on temperature variations is not new. For example, Matthew England of the University of NSW and others published a paper early in 2014 on the subject. England says of the new paper:
"This is a really important study: it confirms the crucial role of the Pacific Ocean in driving decadal climate variability at a global scale."
The strength of the trade winds is associated with a natural climate phenomenon called the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO). The IPO has positive and negative phases, which switch every few decades. Lead author Professor Diane Thompson says:
"We do know that the typical lifetime of a phase of this cycle is less than 30 years, and the current one began about 15 years ago. So although the timing of that switch remains difficult to anticipate, it would be most likely to happen within the next one to two decades."
We don't know the future of volcanic activity, nor when the Pacific wind pattern is going to switch. What we do know is that both have been inhibiting warming in recent years.
Of course Pacific wind patterns are also associated with ENSO where El Niño years are warmer and La Niña years are cooler. A year ago Stefan Rahmstorf looked at The global temperature jigsaw where he identified a variety of influences at work. It included a graph from a 2012 paper which used a multivariate correlation analysis to take out the influence of ENSO, volcanoes and solar activity. The pink line shows observed data and the red line with those three factors removed:
The 'pause' effectively goes away.
The observed data (pink line) in the above graph is an average of five data sets. It is likely that two of them, HadCRUT and NOAA omitted the Arctic entirely. I'll post again the recent HadCRUT4 hybrid data from the satellite era which Rahmstorf suggests is now the best:
Again a pause is pretty hard to find, especially if you ignore 1998 as a outlier year. Of course 1998 should not be ignored as it appears to have had a crucial role in transferring stored heat from the ocean to the surface. It's worth remembering just how little of the planet's energy is stored on the surface compared to the ocean:
Rahmstorf did predict that when we had another El Niño year a new record would be set. 2014-15 is not an El Niño, not yet, but is being heralded as the warmest ever. I'll wait for it to actually happen before reporting on it further. Meanwhile it's a fair bet that we will have strong warming in the next few decades.
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June 25, 2013 Brian 13 Comments
These posts are intended to share information and ideas about climate change and hence act as an open thread. This post has emphasised science, observations and impacts. Comments, about science, observations impacts, and future predictions are welcome. I do not, however, want a rehash of whether human activity causes climate change.
1. SAM and ENSO divorce
Roger Jones at Understanding Climate Risk has a post on global warming breaking the link between SAM and ENSO, with consequences for our weather.
To help, GMT in the graph means 'global mean temperature'.
With the global warming signal taken out (top panel), the relationship between ENSO and SAM is strong but with it in, they depart in the late 1960s (lower panel).
There's also an article in The Age.
From Jones:
So what does this mean for Australia's climate? It means that an overwhelmingly positive SAM is keeping the westerlies south and contributing to our drier autumn winters and delivering weather typical of the Riverina to southern Victoria according to Cai. Recovery of the ozone layer and reduction in greenhouse gas emission would stabilise this process, rather than continuing to send it south.
In summer it also allows the easterly trades greater access, bringing in more moisture from the tropics and enhancing La Niña summer rainfall. Continue reading Climate clippings 79 →
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Global heating update
Last month we had a look at the Bigger, better, new hockey stick from a study by Marcott et al. Since then Skeptical Science has a post on the phoney skeptical/denialist critique of the study. We now have a new study, Continental-scale temperature variability during the past two millennia, by 78 scientists from 24 nations analyzing climate data from tree rings, pollen, cave formations, ice cores, lake and ocean sediments, and historical records from around the world published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The study found:
There were no globally synchronous multi-decadal warm or cold intervals that define a worldwide Medieval Warm Period or Little Ice Age, but all reconstructions show generally cold conditions between ad 1580 and 1880, punctuated in some regions by warm decades during the eighteenth century.
The real interest was in the regional variations on a continental scale. Temperatures were identified for the Arctic, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australasia and the Antarctic. There was insufficient data for Africa. Continue reading Global heating update →
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March 18, 2012 Brian 31 Comments
1. State of the climate 2012
BOM amd the CSIRO have produced the State of the Climate – 2012 report. BOM has a handy summary summary and link to the brochure. The CSIRO site has some added interviews. I've extracted two images. First is the relentless increase in ocean heat content:
Ocean heat content
Second is the rainfall pattern for April to September from 1997 to 2011:
Rainfall April to September, 1997-2011
According to the report we can expect the same only more so in the future.
See also The Conversation. Continue reading Climate clippings 71 →
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February 11, 2012 Brian 73 Comments
New solar PV nanotechnology
There have been so many developments in PV technology it's hard to know which will be significant.
Gizmag tells us about new material consisting of tiny hollow spheres, made out of nanocrystalline-silicon.
The new material is efficient, light, flexible, should be easy and cheap to make and their efficiency is less affected by the angle of the sun.
No downsides are mentioned. Continue reading Climate clippings 66 →
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Climate change and the Murray Darling Basin
November 18, 2010 Brian 33 Comments
With record rainfall in large parts of Australia in recent months there has been a bit of a tendency to think that normal service has been returned. But record rainfall is by definition exceptional. This is how the last three months look on the BOM maps: Continue reading Climate change and the Murray Darling Basin →
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Roxy Pro presented by Boost Mobile - Kennelly Eliminated by Newcomer McGrath in Round Three
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Kennelly Eliminated by Newcomer McGrath In Round Three
Wednesday, March 3, 2004 (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) The first event of the 2004 women's World Championship Tour (WCT), The Roxy Pro presented by Boost Mobile, commenced today in excellent 3-4 ft (1-1.5m) waves at world famous Snapper Rocks. The US$62,500 event, featuring the world's top 17 rated women, plus one wildcard, ran right through from round one to the completion of the third this afternoon.
A predicted southerly swell increased slowly throughout the morning, with long walling waves exploding behind Snapper's infamous take off rock and peeling through to Rainbow Bay. A strong current also swept through the lineup making conditions as much a physical battle for contestants as they were mentally and tactically.
The shock elimination of 2003 world title runner-up Keala Kennelly (Haw) was today's biggest upset. Kennelly lost a nail-biting round three battle with tour newcomer Laurina McGrath (NSW, Aus), who<|fim_middle|> Jacqueline Silva (Brz), in the quarterfinals, after the Brazilian eliminated Peruvian Sofia Mulanovich today.
The most highly anticipated clash of the day featured a grudge match between six-time world champion and defending Roxy Pro winner Layne Beachley (NSW, Aus), and former four time world champion and event wildcard Lisa Andersen (FL, USA).
The pair met in this morning's first round with Beachley getting the upper hand in the dying moments, but in round three it was the six-time champion all the way. While Andersen surfed well, she simply chose waves that were too small, allowing Beachley full command of the higher scoring sets.
"Wave selection is absolutely crucial out there," explained Beachley. "I just kept putting the pressure on Lisa by paddling outside her and she seemed to slowly give up. She's always a tough a competitor, you can never relax against her, even if she needs a nine, but I think towards the end I just broke her."
The day's highest combined two-wave score belonged to Melanie Redman-Carr (WA, Aus) with a total of 18.6, which included a near perfect 9.9 in round one. Despite some awesome barrel rides on offer, Carr's ride was earned "the hard way", repeatedly smashing a perfectly walling wave the length of the point. Her awesome form continued in round three, where she eliminated last year's event runner-up, Trudy Todd (QLD, Aus) on her do-or-die last wave.
"It's been a really, really hard day," explained Redman-Carr. "My legs feel like jelly. At the end of a couple waves I nearly fell off and with the wind the way it is, it's hard to hear the scores being called out. Lucky for me I got the score I needed on my last wave. I only had a few seconds to go so I just made sure I gave it all I had."
Maria Tita Tavares (Brz) was another round three stand out, defeating world #3 Heather Clark (SAfr). Despite her reputation as one of the world's most explosive female surfers, Tavares was absent from last year's elite tour due to financial hardship, but her performance today proved beyond doubt she's lost nothing during the break.
"Snapper is so good, the contest today was so much fun. I love being back on the WCT and I just try to smash it every wave. I love the barrels here too but so far I can't get any. The swell looks good for the week so I can't wait. We'll see!"
Along with the US$10,000 first place prize, all competitors are vying for an added incentive with Torquay Natural Mineral Water offering an additional AUD$5,000 prize purse for the "Torquay Time Tunnel" - for the longest recorded tube ride during the event.
Although eliminated, Kennelly holds the record for the longest recorded barrel thus far, from round one. The Hawaiian free fell from the take off on her backhand into a dredging tube and "backdoored" a cascading section. She emerged 4.5 seconds later to hoots from the crowd.
Roxy Pro presented by Boost Mobile - Round One (1st, 2nd>Rnd3; 3rd>Rnd2)
H1: Samantha Cornish (Aus) 15.3; Lynette MacKenzie (Aus) 11.5; Prue Jeffries (Aus) 11.3
H2: Chelsea Georgeson (Aus) 13.77; Melanie Bartels (Haw) 13.74; Rochelle Ballard (Haw) 12.17
H3: Layne Beachley (Aus) 15.7; Lisa Andersen (USA) 14.07; Pauline Menczer (Aus) 13.4
H4: Melanie Redman-Carr (Aus) 18.6; Keala Kennelly (Haw) 16.77; Laurina McGrath (Aus) 15.84
H5: Maria Tavares (Brz) 13.83; Heather Clark (SAfr) 10.67; Jacqueline Silva (Brz) 5.03
H6: Trudy Todd (Aus) 14.24; Sofia Mulanovich (Peru) 14.17; Megan Abubo (Haw) 12.83
Round Two (1st, 2nd>Rnd3; 3rd=17th receives US$2,250)
H1: Rochelle Ballard (Haw) 13.73; Laurina McGrath (Aus) 13.33; Megan Abubo (Haw) 10.83
H2: Pauline Menczer (Aus) 15.66; Jacqueline Silva (Brz) 13.34; Prue Jeffries (Aus) 11.17
Round Three (1st>1/4 Finals; 2nd=9th receives US$2,750)
H1:Chelsea Georgeson (Aus) 14.67 def. Melanie Bartels (Haw) 8.5
H2: Samantha Cornish (Aus) 16.6 def. Pauline Menczer (Aus) 11.13
H3: Rochelle Ballard (Haw) 16.67 def. Lynette MacKenzie (Aus) 11.33
H4: Layne Beachley (Aus) 15.5 def. Lisa Andersen (USA) 12.47
H5: Laurina McGrath (Aus) 14.77 def. Keala Kennelly (Haw) 10.23
H6: Jacqueline Silva (Brz) 15.84 def. Sofia Mulanovich (Peru) 14.6
H7: Melanie Redman-Carr (Aus) 14.84 def. Trudy Todd (Aus) 14.83
H8: Maria Tavares (Brz) 13.06 def. Heather Clark (SAfr) 7.33
Live vision, webcast, results, scores, photos and updates are available on: www.roxy.com | had only qualified for the 2004 WCT earlier this year, after winning an intense four-way surf off for the ASP Injury Wildcard position.
Kennelly, the hot favorite, was obviously disappointed. "My biggest problem here is wave selection and I just picked a bunch of stupid waves in that heat," explained Kennelly. "Obviously people that live here and surf here all the time, surfers like Laurina, have a better idea. We've surfed against each other in the WQS (World Qualifying Series) and both beat each other a couple times, but I think I need to study this wave a bit more. Now I gotta wait 'til next year."
McGrath's father was the first to congratulate her as she left the water, having driven up from her hometown of Byron Bay to see his daughter surf.
"My parents are my number one fans," explained a delighted McGrath. "I was a bit worried at the start of my heat when I caught a couple of waves that closed out but then I re-focused and just tried to wait for the better waves and it paid off."
McGrath will now face another former world #2, | 239 |
With guest Rev. Mark Surburg from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Marion, Illinois.
a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
and hiss because of all her wounds.
for she has sinned against the Lord.
her walls are thrown down.
17 "Israel is a hunted sheep driven away by lions. First the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has gnawed his bones. 18 Therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing punishment on the king of Babylon and his land, as I punished the king of Assyria. 19 I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and in Bashan, and his desire shall be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead. 2<|fim_middle|> pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.
the time of their punishment.
28 "A voice! They flee and escape from the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, vengeance for his temple.
29 "Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has proudly defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. 30 Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed on that day, declares the Lord.
33 "Thus says the Lord of hosts: The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with them. All who took them captive have held them fast; they refuse to let them go. 34 Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name. He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.
and against her officials and her wise men!
that they may become women!
39 "Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon,[d] and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations. 40 As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, declares the Lord, so no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn in her. | 0 In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, iniquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none, and sin in Judah, and none shall be found, for I will | 43 |
Florida Braces For Hurricane Conditions As Isaias Approaches
Storm clouds are seen over Miami as Hurricane Isaias approaches the east coast of Florida
Miami:
Florida braced for hurricane conditions Sunday, with forecasters warning tropical storm Isaias could strengthen before slamming into the state, which is already struggling with the coronavirus.
Is<|fim_middle|> worst part" of the storm came to New Providence, the most populous island, early Saturday.
Images on social media showed flooded streets and downed trees, while shelters were mostly empty.
It is the archipelago's first hurricane since Dorian, a Category 5 storm last year that devastated two islands, pummeling them for three days.
And in the Dominican Republic, people were cleaning up after the Magua river burst its banks.
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India's Rafale Jets, French Air Forces Conduct Complex Maneuvers as Part of Mega Exercise in Jodhpur | aias is threatening to trigger a storm surge and flash flooding in parts of Florida, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday, adding that "preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion."
Winds were gusting up to 70 miles (110 kilometers) an hour as the tropical storm churned toward Miami, in Florida's southeast.
The deadly storm earlier dumped torrential rain on the Bahamas and was downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane.
Florida's coast experienced heavy gusts of wind early Sunday, and President Donald Trump declared an emergency ahead of the storm's arrival to free up federal funds.
"We will start seeing impacts from the storm tonight and then obviously through tomorrow into tomorrow night," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Saturday evening, adding that Palm Beach county had issued a voluntary evacuation order.
As the state battened down in the face of raging winds and rain, it was also battling its coronavirus outbreak, which has complicated preparations.
Florida has the second highest number of cases of all states except California — which has double its population.
On Saturday, Florida reported 179 deaths — a new state record that pushed its virus death count to 6,843.
The storm has had an impact beyond earth too, with NASA monitoring whether the SpaceX Crew Dragon craft could safely bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station for a splashdown on Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico.
"The teams are working really hard, especially with the dynamics of the weather over the next few days around Florida," Doug Hurley, one of the astronauts, said in a farewell ceremony on board the ISS.
– 'Hunker down' –
Florida residents rushed to stock up on essentials as the storm approached.
Jason Woodall, 44, was boarding up the Miami Beach store where he works, while others nearby piled sandbags.
"You always got to be prepared, just in case, because you never know," he said. "It could always strengthen."
"Remember a couple of years ago? It stopped right outside, then spun and gained a huge amount of strength," he added, referring to Hurricane Michael, a powerful Category 5 storm that struck the area in 2018.
With the high number of virus cases, it's better to "just hunker down rather than sending people to the road," DeSantis said, unless the situation was so threatening that people needed to seek shelter.
Still, the storm could harm efforts to contain the pandemic.
"Once we resume testing, it's very possible we will have a surge again," Miami Mayor Francis Suarez told CNN on Sunday.
Florida's coronavirus testing centers were closed Thursday and will not reopen until they get the all-clear after the storm.
The state's emergency management division explained that the centers are housed in tents and could not withstand the high winds.
– Flooded houses, downed trees –
Isaias unleashed destruction in Puerto Rico, downing trees and electric lines and inundating houses as it cut a path through the island on Thursday.
Authorities there said Saturday they had recovered the body of a 56-year-old woman whose car had been swept away by storm waters.
In the Bahamas, the deputy director of the country's meteorology department, Jeffrey Simmons, told The Nassau Guardian "the | 664 |
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The house is furnished with comfort and convenience in mind. The large, luxurious living room has all the amenities you could wish for and leads onto the terrace, which gives you access<|fim_middle|>/kitchen. 3 bedrooms with en-suite shower rooms. Washroom. Sauna.
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As an extra service a private chef will come to the villa and cook an amazing meal. Sit back and relax in the comfort of your own holiday home, while your food is cooked right in front of you. Lunch or dinner will be prepared for €120, food and drink are not included in the price (payable locally, to be confirmed by request).
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Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra | Promises
Promises is a masterwork of collaboration, a suite that both teaches and bestows patience, tranquility, and openness.
Promises — a ravishing collaboration between Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra — opens with a wisp: A bright smattering of notes played on harpsichord and celeste, wafting and twisting like a leaf in the breeze. You'll hear that same little motif repeated over and over, and probably assume it to be a prelude of some kind; a gentle ripple across still water before something more majestic storms through. You might even make it halfway through the album before you realize that the motif is never going to evolve or resolve the way you thought it might; that it's not a harbinger of something bigger, but rather is the thing itself. This is one of many ways in which Promises teaches you how to listen: by slowing down, resetting expectations, and clearing your mind. Every virtue that the album asks of its listener — patience, tranquility, attentiveness, an openness to discovery — it embodies with all the discipline of a zen monk. It's possible that Promises doesn't only teach you how to hear it; it may also be teaching you how to be a better person.
It is music of such self-possessed integrity, such quiet confidence, such utter seamlessness that to divide it into parts would be folly. Though your favorite streaming service will chop it up into nine distinct movements, Promises is very much a coherent<|fim_middle|>-teacher.
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The National | I Am Easy to Find | , 46-minute suite, and there is no context in which you would ever listen to it in bits and pieces. Nevertheless, the music can't be described without noting the contributions of each of the three principals. Floating Points is the stage name of Sam Shepherd, a British composer, DJ, and electronic music visionary. He wrote that wispy little phrase that opens the album, and lets it drift in and out of spirited jazz improvisations and robust orchestral flourishes. Though it doesn't seem quite right to call this an electronic project — even the album's many synths feel warm and textured, as if simulating the pleasures of acoustic instruments — Shepherd obviously carries lessons learned from ambient composition and studiocraft: Promises draws its power from its length, from its repetition, from its minimalism, and most of all from its refusal to hurry. Then there's Sanders, recording for the first time in almost 20 years, and largely leaving the violent skronk of his early days behind him. His graceful appearances on Promises feel measured but heartfelt, conveying both the earthiness and the searching qualities of jazz in a series of prayerful improvisations. Now in his early eighties, Sanders has the bearing of an elder statesman, and experience seems to have taught him how to savor the moment rather than constantly strive: The single best episode on Promises is when Sanders drops his horn and instead starts gently scatting, with all the playfulness of a toddler discovering all the fun sounds they can make with their mouth.
The London Symphony Orchestra enters in earnest about midway through the piece, adorning but never quite subsuming Shepherd's ambient motif with opulence, dripping emotion, brazen romance. It's a roar of ecstasy, in the midst of an album that seldom rises above a whisper, and ultimately fades into funereal organ, and a rare moment of real extravagance. But even in its more austere moments, Promises feels generous in its bestowal of beauty and serenity. That's something else we could all stand to learn from, and Promises is a master | 426 |
Glen<|fim_middle|> a work room, principal and teachers' rooms, and a clinic. It also had an auditorium and two play rooms in the basement. During the school's first year, three teachers taught nearly 100 children. However, due to the baby boom four more classrooms were built by 1949. The addition was put on at the rear of the school and it fit seamlessly into the original design, changing the building footprint from an upside down T to an H. The original gym was converted to a library in the 1950s, and a new gymnasium was built on the north side in the 1960s. | ora School was built in 1940 using the Tudor style in an effort to have it blend in to its residential surroundings.
The 1940 Glenora School replaced an earlier school built in 1918 that had become overcrowded. The original school still stands on the north west corner of Stony Plain Road and 128 Street. The current Tudor inspired school, reminiscent of an English country garden, was designed by John Rule of Rule, Wynn and Rule. It features the peaked roofs, half-timbering of roughly hewn lumber, and a stucco and brick exterior typical of this style in Edmonton. According to a report by G. A. McKee, Superintendent of Schools, the style was chosen to fit in with the residential development occurring in Glenora at that time, which included many Tudor revival homes. This design decision resulted in the only Tudor Revival school ever built in Edmonton.
When Glenora Elementary School opened in 1940, the Edmonton Bulletin claimed it was "one of the finest and most up-to-date schools in the Dominion." It cost $54,000 to build and was composed of four classrooms, | 247 |
I'm sitting here "working" right now in my home office when I realize that I'm doing exactly what I set out to do a couple of years ago. I have a vision for my life that includes setting my own schedule so that I can be a present mom for my two little boys, working from the comfort of my own beautiful home, helping support people where they are in life, and finding the harmony in business and self-care. My life has many facets, but they are fitting together quite nicely. I'm surrounded by love everywhere I go and I'm finding inspiration that I thought would elude me. It's kind of funny how you set an intention, put it out there, take some imperfect action, and what you receive is way more than you could have ever imagined.
I say imperfect action because even imperfect action is better than no action. I heard that from a colleague of mine and it hit me upside the head. That's usually how inspiration happens for me. That's also how I learn lessons. So how did I get to where I am? By taking little imperfect actions. Every. Single. Day. As easy as it is to get "stuck" in life, it's just as easy to get "unstuck". Take simple actions, imperfect actions, every single day. Those actions will add up over time. Still skeptical? Read the book The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson. I read that book earlier this year but began my upward climb out of depression before I even knew<|fim_middle|> was to simply get out of bed. When you suffer from debilitating depression and anxiety getting out of bed is the hardest thing one can do. The amount of energy it takes to actually throw the warm cozy covers off of your body can be too much to bear. Some days I'd get up long enough to get my kids to school then I'd come home and crawl right back into my nest. And of course when you have three fur babies to keep you company it's even easier. But I mustered enough strength to do it. I put my feet on the floor and away I went.
I started taking other actions too. Those whispers in my head kept telling me to do things differently than I had been. Instead of crawling back in bed, crawl onto the couch. Even if I was having a Netflix marathon (thank you inventor of Netflix) I wasn't in bed sulking. I was out of my bedroom participating in something other than self-pity. Well, ok, the self-pity was still there but I had done something different. One baby step at a time, ok. Then one day I decided to read a book instead of watch TV. I had watched every episode of every show I had been interested in anyway so now it was time to do something different, again. Somewhere along the line I had made the unconscious choice to change my life which allowed me to start making more empowering conscious choices. Before I knew it, I was participating in life again. And look at me now, taking the world by storm.
The journey out of depression isn't easy, but it can be done. Because I'm human I still beat myself up over certain things, but I'm much more inclined to listen to the voice that tells me to be gentle with my humanity. It takes practice, but by showing up every single day, progress is being made. After all, it's about progress, not perfection. | it existed.
When I read that book it all made sense as to how I got to where I am today. At first my imperfect action | 28 |
One of my favourite things to do when I was in El Salvador was to head to the beach around 5:30 pm to find a spot to watch the sun drift down into the horizon of the Pacific Ocean.
Watching the sun set is so amazing…every night the same magic show happened!
You had to guess the time I got the timing perfectly…when the shutter would go off and jumping to be in the air…this awesome random lady walked by and ended up in the shot! Here's one last snap of the sun going down…remember sometimes you just need to stop to watch the sunset and maybe even JUMP for joy!
*well not really wordless today!
This entry was posted in International Travel, Wordless Wednesday on April 23, 2014 by Sarah on the Road.
On Monday, February 17th I went on my last day trip from the resort. I left mum at the resort to relax pool side while I went off on an adventure to see a fishing market, walk on a volcano and visit a volcanic crater lake. On our way to the volcano our tour group took the panoramic highway to take in the gorgeous coastline of El Salvador.
Here was one of many tunnels that we went through…kind of crazy and long! But was worth it to see the fantastic coastline of the Pacific flash past us out the windows of the bus.
We stopped off at the Port of Libertad. It was this fantastic fish market on a pier. It was so much fun to walk through and see all the fish…and people looking to get a bargain!
Port of Libertad…Fish Market such a great start to a fun day!
When you walk through any type of market all your senses go into overload! Sometimes you just need to take it all in…to stop to remember what you see, hear, smell…didn't taste anything while I was exploring!
The shrimps/prawns were HUGE…the size of your fist or bigger!
Here's where the fish are carved up before they are taken to be sold in the booths of the market.
The top of the pier is like a boating parking lot. Our tour guide explained that it was a fishing co-op…so the members could park their boats on the pier, and sell the fish to the people selling them in the market!
At the end of the market was this pulley system that was set up to bring up the boats and drop the boats down into the ocean.
…just selling tourist souvenirs from a boat and another fish stall in the market!!
Another view of the Pier from the other side!
Like all the tours I went on from the Decameron Explorer…the tour guide was fabulous. Emelin shared so much information on our travels during the day. She had so much information and passion for sharing pieces of her culture with us. On the right is a photo of the San Salvador Volcano…the one that we were heading to and climbing up to the top.
There were three different volcano tours. The Izalco Volcano which was a crazy climb…for experienced hikers (I took a pass at the one). Then there was the Santa Ana Volcano…which was an ok climb…but still a hike! I picked the San Salvador Volcano…the fun of visiting the top of a volcano but the bus did most of the walk to the top….only a bit of leg work to get to the very top!
This volcano is located on the west of city— San Salvador and is part of a complex bulk that includes the peaks: El Picacho (1.967m) and El Jabali (1.397m). The crater (the big hole) has a diameter of 1,500 sq. meters and with an altitude of 1.800 metres above sea level.
We took a nice walk along the ridge of the volcano. This one is "sleeping" but still active…the last time it erupted was in 1917.
We stopped again at this fabulous restaurant on the side of the volcano…we sat outside in these fabulous gardens…with views looking over San Salvador.
For lunch… I picked fish again…so good, this was the best fish meal I had out of all the 3 tours!
I loved this tree outside of the restaurant…something about the branches just made me smile. It also had 'wired' lights in it… to light up the paths below in the evening.
This volcano has destroyed the city of San Salvador many times… the last time it erupted in 1917…the city was destroyed rebuilt on the other side of the volcano. In the photo below you can see the aftermath of the volcanic lava flow….all that black rock, where nothing will grow or live again.
The last stop for the day was Coatepeque Lake. This lake was formed by the sinking of the ashes of two volcanic cones that gave origin to the lake, whose name comes from the Nahuat tongue that means "Snake Hill".
We stopped beside this bar…and some people had set up a local market…. I might have bought a few Christmas Gifts for my mum and sister-in-laws.
This lake is known as one of the top 10 most beautiful lakes in the world…and in El Salvador it's known as one of the most beautiful places in the country!
It was another fantastic day in El Salvador… so worth getting off the resort to see a bit more of the country.
This entry was posted in Holidays, International Travel on April 22, 2014 by Sarah on the Road.
Yikes, time is going so fast…I've been a bit slack in the bloggin' department something I'd like to fix starting today. I have a few blogs that have been unfinished drafts on in my dashboard but with a 4 day weekend I had some time to finish them up. Hope you enjoy here's the first one of that picks up from my trip to El Salvador after the posts I shared in March: first sharing how resort life was, and then shared about the first day trip I went on with my mum. I always had a plan to share some more stories about the rest of the day trips I went on! So without any further delay here's my story from the day I went on a road trip in Central America…when I was in 3 countries in one day!
On Sunday, February 16th…I got up really early to head to grab some breakfast & then to the front lobby to meet my bus at 6:30am. The sun was just rising. The plan of the day was to take a trip to Copan, Honduras. It was a bit of a road trip…2 1/2 hours through El Salvador, then about an hour through Guatemala…then about 40mins once we crossed into Honduras before reaching the Copan Ruins.
Before we reached the Guatemala- El Salvador boarder we stopped at a restaurant to use the restrooms. It was here that one of the people along for the trip realized she grabbed her roommate's passport from the room safe not hers. This caused a bit of panic and phone calls back to the resort and tour company operators.
We stopped to get our papers to leave El Salvador approved here at the boarder (pictured below). The person who forgot their passport was given directions how to take a public bus back to the city we stopped in to use the restrooms… and a taxi was sent from Sonsonate (a city about 2 hours away) to pick her up there…that would be an expensive taxi ride…about $100 US…we got word she arrived back at the resort at about 4pm…just as we were coming back into El Salvador! Always double check to make sure you have your OWN passport when you are road-tripping over country boarders!
When we crossed the boarder from El Salvador and entered into Guatemala it started to rain…it's funny we went over the mountains and the sun disappeared and the rain started. I was secretly ok with this…as I had gotten a bit too much sun and was nice to be out of the sun for the day!
The boarder crossings were pretty nifty…just a parking gate across the one side of the road. Before you cross to make it speedier sometimes you can offer an incentive to speed things up. Others might call this practice bribing. But it worked we didn't wait long to cross the boarders.
The Copan Ruins in Honduras are located close to the boarder with Guatemala. They are one of the best proof of existence of one of the greatest American Pre- Columbian culture. The Ruins of Copan was declared by UNESCO as patrimony of humanity in 1980. It is a quiet antique cultural oasis, with sublime nature, located in the eastern part of Honduras. It is a spot that is very popular for Mayan architecture and millenary heritage.
We met our guide, Oscar…that took us around the ruins. Below he was pointing out the various ruins we would see…and the direction of our tour through the various spots!
…At the beginning of park was this house for some Scarlett Macaws. These are the national bird of Honduras…a pair was brought here to live but they are free to fly around the ruins and jungle. But they come back and nest and have their home in the Park-Reserve…I think it's probably because they are fed. They are chattering, loud birds but so pretty!
A lot of the ruins haven't been restored. They have been kept in place because of the tree roots…but this is a help but also a curse, as the tree roots are forcing the building blocks of the foundations to come apart as well. Below you can see the outline of a few houses….and how the trees are keeping the blocks together.
Here is one of the sites that has been restored. This spot is known as the "West Court"…it is a symbolic, sacred landscape. Its sculptures represent the watery underworld of the Maya cosmos.
Our tour guide was a wealth of information about<|fim_middle|> the process of joining the long sashing to finish up the quilt top…trying to make sure everything was square.
The quilt top is done…laid out on the floor to get measurements so we could figure out how much material I need to cut for the backing.
The only material I bought for this quilt was the backing…everything else I used from my Gramma and Mum's sewing scraps. The ladies who sold me the backing at the quilt store did the calculations on how much they thought I'd need….apparently they thought I'd need about 5 meters more than I used. So I have enough material to use as backing for future projects. It's a good thing I liked the material.
Then together we started the sandwiching process… first you lie down the quilt back with the right side down….we didn't have a table quite large enough, so ended up taping this fabric to the bottom side of the table.
Then we took the batting…and cut it down to size and laid it down on top of the quilt backing. Then we took the top and put it down.
Then came the fun job of pinning all three layers together with special curved safety pins. I was short of these…so we had to do a bit more basting. Basically starting in the middle and stitching it with a loose stitches to help keep the layers together during the quilting process. …so after almost 5+ hours…the backing was completed, batting was cut and the quilt top was sandwiched. I still have a bit more to baste before I can start quilting…but for now, the quilt is coming along nicely. There's still quite a bit of work left to be done before I can put this beauty on my bed.
This entry was posted in Crafty Projects on April 7, 2014 by Sarah on the Road. | the Mayan Ruins…and shared these during our tour in both English and French.
Here you can see where the ruins have been restored on the left…and the rocks/rubble that aren't restored on the right.
Below is the spot that has been popularly known as the "El Cementerio" because of all the graves found around the base of the house structure. But after learning a bit more…this would have been the Royal Residence for the King. Mayans liked to keep their ancestors close to them when then died…and often they were buried around the outside base of the families living house.
The tree below on the left is often called the sunburnt tree…often like tourists that come to visit and let their skin get sun-kissed with too much sun! On the right is the spot known as "the East Court".
The court yard personified the daily cycle of the sun. It rose in the East as a young god, set in the West as a snarling jaguar, travelled through the darkness of the wet underground, fighting it's way with blood-thirsty felines, only to come up renewed on the following day.
Here is a view from above of the Ball Court..this view is on one some of the currency from Honduras. How the ball game was played isn't really 100% known. But from some accounts from Spanish historians that witnessed the game in many parts of Meso-america that it was played with a solid rubber ball. This made it very heavy so that the players could only hit it with their hips or could only hit it with their hips or thighs, over which they wore protection. In some scenes of Mayan art it depicts the bloody sacrifice of the loosing players.
This main plaza area had a drainage system in place…that small block opening on the photo on the left was the drains to stop the flooding of the main plaza. Under most of these buildings there are tunnels and other architectural sites that are still being excavated and explored.
This on the left is the famous staircase of "hieroglyphics"… This is the longest single hieroglyphic inscription in the ancient New World, narrating the official dynastic history of the city. Its main theme was that of royal ancestor worship, embedded in the context of war and sacrifice. The text was interspersed with the seated portraits of its protagonists, the Sun Kings of ancient Copan, dressed in full warfare regalia.
I absolutely loved the archway of this building along the up-side of the ball court!
The rest of the Grand Plaza had the "steles"… it was a spot for ritual acts of social importance; principal among those were those related to the worship of the Sun god, K'inich Ahau.
It was a fantastic walk around the ruins…even though the sun was hiding behind the clouds and it started to drizzle just at the end of the tour! It was so fascinating to walk around and see these buildings and sites that were built thousands of years ago by the Mayan people.
It is well said that Copan is the Paris of the Mayan world…filled with art and culture.
…a quick stop at the gift shop where I picked up a book about the Copan Ruins and a Honduras patch for my campfire blanket.
After our tour around the ruins we went into the City of Copan…for lunch. It was in this awesome little hotel…with wonderful food… choice of fish, chicken or beef… I picked fish!
After lunch we were given some free time to head into the city centre to shop and site see. I took the time just to sit in the centre square of the city and take some photos while I was people watching. Below are some of the shots I took while walking around the streets of Copan.
It was a fabulous day…a bit rainy but so cool to visit 3 countries in one day. Here are some last scenes of Honduras before I headed back to the resort!
It was a fabulous day trip… I was gone from the resort for about a total of 13hours! Yes, it was a long time in the bus- just over 4 hours one way! But it was worth it. I'm glad I took the time to go on this fabulous trip, even if it meant I didn't have a day on the beach!
This entry was posted in Holidays, International Travel on April 21, 2014 by Sarah on the Road.
Well the Bunny certainly found it's way to my house! I found these awesome treats from inside my box from Ontario. I think I have enough candy to last a life time!
Yesterday I got together with a bunch of friends for a fabulous Easter dinner…so yummy.
…it was great to be surrounded by friends old and new. With lots of time to share stories and laugh!
From my house to yours…HAPPY EASTER! Christ the Lord is risen today. Alleluia.
This entry was posted in Holidays on April 20, 2014 by Sarah on the Road.
Well I suppose it's time for an update about my quilting project! This week I finally finished all the sashing for my quilt–sewing my 20 blocks together to finish my quilt top. On Friday night I had a few friends over…my quilt 'mentor' was there… I surprised her by pulling out my completed quilt top!
At this point I had joined all the blocks into rows then started | 1,120 |
I had to take 2 trains and a bus to get to Poreč from Divača. There is a direct bus from Divača to Poreč that runs from June and I was too early to enjoy the service. This is like the story of my life: it is not right if I do not do things the hard way.
From Divača I had to take a train to Pivka (pronounced like 'Piuka') and then switch to another train to cross the border and get to Rijeka. I must admit that the border crossing was quite interesting to me and there was a little drama involving a Pakistani woman trying to enter Croatia without a proper passport but with some document. I think the reason given was that her passport was still being processed, if I remember correctly. I wonder how that worked out for her. In Rijeka, I had to find my way to the bus station (it was a little confusing but someone showed me the way) and catch a bus to Poreč.
It all sounded like an ordeal but I have to say that the entire journey, long as it might have been, was not too bad.
Finding my way to the hotel was not difficult although it was getting dark, since I only had to follow the beach. E had already checked in at the hotel by the time I arrived. It was comforting to know that I would have company for a while on this trip. I actually enjoyed people's company! Amazing!
The main reason people come to Poreč is to see the Euphrasian Basilica. Its name is really the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary. I kept wondering about the "Euphrasian" bit of the common name and it was later that I learnt that the church was built by a bishop named Euphrasius. The current structure was built in the 6th century and the mosaics from that period still remain. That is pretty awesome but the mosaics reminded me too much of the ones I had seen in Ravenna. They were also created in the same era.
The problem I had with the mosaics in this basilica is that, although they are beautiful, I was more impressed with the ones in Ravenna. And since I was in Ravenna only two years before, the contrast was even more stark. All the awe that that sort of church art could have struck in me was struck in Ravenna and had 2 years later all but faded away.
But all the same, the basilica is a quaint little ancient church and that was enough for me<|fim_middle|> place. We were firstly disappointed with its size. Its being small meant that we could not spend a lot of time in there. But that was still OK. Secondly, the tanks were very badly maintained. It was appallingly dirty and we felt really sorry for the creatures kept captive in them. In fact an octopus that had the great misfortune of being imprisoned there had lost one of its tentacles. The lost tentacle was still lying in the tank and I suspect the octopus might have bitten it off in a bid to numb its psychological torment. The place was more like an Auschwitz for sea animals to me.
We got quite bored by about tea time and decided to go back and enjoy our lovely hotel a bit more before dinner. The Hotel Mauro was simply lovely.
The building serves as a customs office when international ferries arrive. E almost missed it when she arrived from Venice. | to feel that the visit was worthwhile.
After wandering around aimless for a few hours, we were absolutely done with Poreč. The old city is definitely charming, despite the Sunday crowds, but there was very little to keep a tourist occupied (and away from boredom) beyond a few hours.
E and I visited the Poreč Aquarium which was just a really sad | 75 |
Atlético: Simeone's attacking flops - will Joao Félix buck the trend?
Following the confirmation of the Portuguese striker's move to Los Rojiblancos, we examine a trend of attackers struggling at the club in recent years.
Update: July 4th, 2019 02:47 EDT
Joao Félix is Atlético Madrid's new record signing having joined from Benfica for a whopping €126million, meaning the pressure is on for him to succeed and the omens aren't great.
A fine talent in his own right, Joao Félix scored 15 goals and set up another seven in 26 Primeira Liga games last season, while also impressing with his technical ability and creativity.
But at just 19 years of age, it's a huge price tag to live up to and Atlético's record of signing creative players and forwards in recent years has been verging on woeful.
While Antoine Griezmann has proven a huge success, few others since he joined can be considered as such, while the Frenchman is expected to leave.
With Joao Félix brought in as his replacement, we look back on the other players brought to add a bit of craft since Griezmann signed.
📝 | Agreement with @slbenfica_en over the transfer of @JoaoFelix70.
🇵🇹 The Portuguese forward has signed a seven-year contract with our club 🙌
🔴⚪ Welcome to the Atleti Family! 🔴⚪
👉 https://t.co/VtKnmyhkM1#AúpaAtleti #PureTalent #WelcomeJoãoFélix pic.twitter.com/7H5U7bmatE
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) July 3, 2019
Alessio Cerci - €15m
Technically gifted and clearly talented, Cerci secured a move to Atletico after scoring 13 Serie A goals and setting up 11 for Torino the previous season. But things started badly in LaLiga, as he was overweight when signing and managed just a smattering of appearances before being loaned out to AC Milan. His career has never really recovered.
Angel Correa - €8m
A heart problem delayed Correa's initial introduction, but he showed real promise once he was fully integrated into the squad. Although clearly a useful squad player, it is not so farfetched to suggest the 24-year-old is yet to live up to those early expectations, as he only scored three times in 36 league games last term. If played a little further forward, he might just thrive.
Correa says 'See ya later'! 💫#AtletiRealValladolid pic.twitter.com/BTd1u8xATh
— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) April 27, 2019
Yannick Carrasco - €25m
An up-and-down first season was followed by a hugely promising second campaign at Atleti for Carrasco. The Belgian scored 10 in LaLiga and his skillset appeared to make him the perfect winger for Simeone's system, which required athleticism, enterprise and proactivity. But he partially regressed in 2017-18 and was subsequently deemed dispensable, joining China's Dalian Yifang.
Luciano Vietto - €20m
Although predominantly an out-and-out striker, Vietto showed himself to be well-rounded during his solitary season at Villarreal, and the fact he had worked with Simeone at Racing Club meant it was surely a fool-proof transfer. However, he scored just once in 25 games, converting three per cent of his shots and was little better in loan spells at Sevilla, Valencia and Fulham, despite starting well at the former. He has since been sold to Sporting CP for about €7.5m.
Vietto's 'The Srceam' 😱
The Argentine is @SevillaFC_ENG's top scorer this season:#LaLiga ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️#UCL ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/osAoz64bVX
— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) November 2, 2016
Jackson Martinez - €37<|fim_middle|>, suggesting he might have netted more if played through the middle regularly.
A goal and assist today and THIS 5-minute hat-trick #OnThisDay one year ago...
February 18th is 'Kevin Gameiro Day!' ⚽⚽⚽
🔴 @atletienglish ⚪ pic.twitter.com/Zio9oRmt9V
— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) February 18, 2018
Vitolo - €36m
Another signed from Sevilla, the purchase of Vitolo was a massive ordeal given the legal dispute it spawned, with his former club adamant he had verbally agreed to a new contract including a bigger release clause. As it happened, Atletico probably wish they hadn't bothered. He has scored four goals and set up another five in 51 games, starting only 20. He is tipped to leave this year.
Castro (on Vitolo): "There is a written agreement, the club will do whatever is necessary"
➡️ https://t.co/uSUOZ2WbXI pic.twitter.com/dp4YV1Vm8U
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) July 13, 2017
Gelson Martins - €22m
Gelson joined having rescinded his Sporting contract after incidents of violence with the club's fans, though Atletico did eventually have to cough up some money. He made one LaLiga start before being loaned to Monaco in January, where he will remain on a permanent basis. He attempted more dribbles (28) than the number of shots (11) and chances created (six) combined.
Thomas Lemar - €70m
A star of the Monaco side that won the 2016-17 Ligue 1 campaign and reached the Champions League semi-finals the same season, Lemar was seen a big coup for Atletico. Three goals and as many assists was all he had to show for his debut LaLiga season, however, a poor amount given his fee. Used to being deployed in a freer role, he still seems to be adapting to life with Simeone.
🏧 🔴⚪️🔴 Thomas Lemar will play with the number '11'!#AúpaAtleti #WelcomeLemar pic.twitter.com/59OvFwpeGK
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) July 30, 2018 | m
Granted, Martinez was not signed to offer any kind of creativity, but he highlights the fact Simeone has also struggled to integrate many strikers. Martinez arrived following three fine seasons at Porto, but he scored just twice before being offloaded to China, where injuries restricted him badly. He spent 2018-19 back in Portugal with Portimonense attempting to rebuild his career, though Guangzhou Evergrande still own him.
Nico Gaitan - €25m
Hailed as a fine addition due to his ability to play on either flank, Gaitan joined Atletico with a big reputation. While he was by no means a humiliating failure, he made very little impact on the first-team, making just 12 LaLiga starts in about 18 months. Another who was sold to the Chinese Super League, he is now in MLS with Chicago Fire.
Kevin Gameiro - €32m
A classic Monchi signing at Sevilla, Gameiro impressed as a partner to Carlos Bacca and as a lone frontman. However, at Atletico Simeone often deployed the Frenchman as more of a winger and that impacted on his effectiveness in front of goal, scoring 27 in 82 games. His conversion rate (24.1 per cent) is the second best of Atletico players with a minimum of five goals under Simeone, however | 292 |
The interaction between the physical and the psychological is undisputed. The extent to which this interaction affects our daily lives is dependent on the individual living conditions. Do socio-demographic characteristics such as age, origin or gender influence these effects? How do certain attitudes affect our behavior? Why, for example, are some people reluctant to see the doctor despite being unwell? Which factors lead to physical inactivity, why do some people eat better than others? How do low self-esteem and the feeling of unattractiveness affect happiness? And what are the main causes of sleep problems and stress? The STADA Health Report 2016 looks at such questions.
In Autumn 2014 the "All the best" initiative started with a survey about people's attitudes, wishes and behavior towards their health. The results were published in the STADA Health Report 2014. In 2015 the focus was on Germans' health knowledge. This year the survey is going one step further by combining<|fim_middle|>, which we don't get if we as individuals go to the doctor. Furthermore, on the Internet we can also find doctors, who explain even complicated issues in a simple way, like Dr. Wimmer. Unfortunately, many doctors are not successful in this. There is a need to catch up.
»leisure stress«. In fact, doctors must adapt to social change, but this is not happening. A practice has fixed opening hours. If the practice is closed, then it is closed. But the Internet is always open. Dr. Wlodarek is right: There are some reputable medical information platforms online – but on the whole there are still far too few.
The STADA Health Report 2016 also showed that some Germans value their financial situation more than their health. What does this mean?
quantifiable and the value of health cannot be measured – particularly not for someone who is healthy.
Dr. Wlodarek: That is true. We value our health most when we no longer have it. For healthy people, money is a symbol of health, a zest for life and freedom: We have no financial concerns, can go on vacation and do not have to take on work we do not enjoy.
What about physical activity? Some people know that they are overweight, but do not take enough exercise. People with back pain also struggle with sport, although it would do them good.
Dr. Wlodarek: That has less to do with laziness or lethargy than we might think. It is down to the powerful force of habit. Our brains are programmed to keep everything as simple as possible and to reward low effort with the release of happy hormones. A new habit must therefore first be painstakingly trained. However, the transition period is limited. If you can keep up your sports program every day for three weeks, your body and mind adapt. Then it will be easy for you and you will not want to go without it.
Dr. Wimmer: Alongside the discussed habits, time also has a role to play: There are many things that people find more important than exercise. Back pain or being overweight are tolerated until they are no longer bearable. Before then friends, private appointments and work have priority. In addition, many people have still not grasped how important exercise is for physical and mental health. In order to cement this understanding, we need a cultural change, supported by schools, employers and doctors.
For 49 percent of those surveyed, the doctor is the first point of contact for health problems. The remaining half of Germans seek health information from a different source.
Please download the STADA Health Report 2016 and further material here. | the topics. Therefore the title of the Health Report 2016 is "Health consultation hour: What body and mind have to tell each other".
Dr. Johannes Wimmer works as a doctor at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf. It was quickly clear to him that he wanted to go public, primarily to achieve one thing: an improvement in doctor-patient communication. In November 2015 he published his first book, »Fragen Sie Dr. Johannes« [Ask Dr. Johannes], the second book »Alles über die Haut« [All about skin], was released in April 2016 and reached the SPIEGEL bestseller list. Dr. Wimmer has his own television show on the NDR channel in Germany (»Wissen ist die beste Medizin« [Knowledge is the best medicine]) and gives presentations at health policy congresses and conferences.
Dr. Eva Wlodarek is a psychologist, coach and bestselling author. She wrote her thesis on the subject of »happiness«. In addition to many years of work as a psychotherapist, for over 20 years she was the consultant psychologist for the magazine »Brigitte«. Her focus as a coach, author and consultant is on the »development of personal potential«. She published numerous guidebooks on self-confidence and positive aura, most recently »Jeder Mensch hat Charisma. Lassen Sie Ihre Persönlichkeit leuchten« [Everyone has charisma. Let your personality shine through]. She is in demand in the media as an expert and has worked in diverse TV formats.
What do body and mind have to tell each other?
Dr. Wimmer: The link between body and mind is a key topic. In the emergency room I have seen that ever more acute physical symptoms are caused or worsened by the mind—for example in the form of anxiety. There are also many chronic illnesses, which have been proven to be strongly linked with the mind. For example psoriasis, which is often caused by increased stress.
Dr. Wlodarek: Fortunately medicine and psychology now know about these interactions. For many centuries the body and the soul, or mind, were seen as separate. However, the two belong together and influence each other. Sometimes one speaks, sometimes the other. Attitudes and feelings have an effect on the body. The placebo effect is a clear example of this. But physical processes can also influence the mind and soul, for example by causing depression.
Which results of the STADA Health Report 2016 did you find most surprising?
Dr. Wimmer: I had not expected many of the results to be so high. The frequency of back pain is huge, just as the fact that so many people do not do anything about it. That 61 percent believe they are too fat or that 82 percent go to work despite having a cold are also shocking insights into the health, or rather illness, of Germans.
Dr. Wlodarek: I agree. I was surprised that one in three Germans regularly suffer from back pain. I am also alarmed by the fact that 50 percent of women would go under the knife for cosmetic surgery.
From surprises to expectations: Which results did you see coming?
Dr. Wlodarek: The results related to differences between the sexes. Women bow down to social pressure more than men and are more focused on outer appearances. The traditional belief that »a woman must be beautiful« continues to apply. This can be explained and was also expected, but is still disappointing. We live in times, in which appearance plays a big role.
Dr. Wimmer: I am not surprised that so many people seek a second opinion after visiting the doctor. At a time, when it is so easy to access a wealth of information with just a few clicks, this is the logical consequence. I had therefore also expected significantly more people to consult the Internet before their doctor.
Young people avoid seeing the doctor far more often than older people. How would you explain that?
Dr. Wlodarek: Young people are used to looking for information online. In addition, there they find other people who are also affected and who can answer their questions, and feel they are understood. The exchange generates a sense of community | 870 |
Home theater is the hottest thing on the market right now - but what is it? Why would you want it? And what do you really need to get it? Below, I'll explain the basics of Home Theater.
You can have a "Home Theater" with a setup as simple as a TV set, a pair of stereo<|fim_middle|>254 for an Axiom Epic Midi Home Cinema system, including the powered subwoofer. That's it - a complete surround sound home theater system. Dim the lights, micro the popcorn. Let the show begin! | speakers, and a DVD player. But usually Home Theater consists of something a little more elaborate.
In fact, setting up a home theater can be entirely affordable. You likely already have at least one of the key elements-a TV set! So what else do you need and what exactly is the goal?
A basic home theater system consists of a pair of front left and right speakers on either side of the TV, a center-channel speaker on top (or beneath) the TV set to anchor the actors dialogue at the TV screen no matter where you sit, a pair of smaller surround speakers to either side of your couch that carry all the effects and ambient sound of a movie or TV show-street noises, planes flying, jungle sounds, the noise of rain, thunder, or crickets, distant explosions or rumbles of tanks, and all the myriad of other sounds that make up a complicated movie soundtrack, including, of course, the movie score, the music and rock songs that underscore the action on screen. Lastly, most home theater systems add a subwoofer, typically a square black box that produces ultra-deep bass sounds-rumbles, storms, deep musical bass and the like.
If you've kept count, that's a total of six speakers, including the subwoofer, and it comprises "5.1-channel" sound (the .1 is the subwoofer bass channel). But all the speakers needn't be big. Because the subwoofer carries much of the low bass energy, the other "satellite" speakers can be compact and visually unobtrusive, no larger than a hardcover book.
To this mix, you must add a Dolby Digital Surround Sound Audio/Video receiver, which contains all the circuitry to "decode" the DVD or videotape movie soundtrack and effects, plus five built-in amplifiers for each of the five loudspeaker channels (the subwoofer always has its own dedicated built-in amplifier). And finally, you need a DVD player. (You can use a Hi-Fi stereo VCR, but it will only deliver analog Dolby Surround, not 5.1-channel Dolby Digital.) A DVD player is less than $100, and a Dolby Digital/dts A/V receiver can be had for $200 or more. To that, add perhaps $1, | 473 |
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Zacatecas is a city in Mexico, the capital of the state of Zacatecas. Silver attracted Spaniards to Zacatecas in the mid-1500s, and a century later the city was one of the wealthiest in New Spain. Mining flourished well into the 20th century, and continues in the area still. The inevitable result of this prosperity was that Zacatecas quickly became a city of political and religious importance, with the monumental architecture to go with that.
Zacatecas has been called the city with the city "with a face of quarry and a silver heart" is situated in a valley surrounded by spectacular mountain range and deep canyons. This geography has created romantically charming streets that wrap and wind their way throughout the city, perfect for walking and exploring. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage site in 1993 in recognition of its architectural value and the beauty of its buildings and is considered one of Mexico's most photogenic cities. The colonial center features elaborately decorated buildings, old palaces, residences and mansions; cobblestoned streets, colonial fountains and wrought-iron lanterns. The more modern outer suburbs are a mix of cinderblock shanties and gated communities for the wealthy. The city is centered on the Plaza de Armas, a small open square bordered by the cathedral and old 18th century mansion that houses the governor's palace. Other small plazas and parks (jardines) dot the city, among them the Jardan de la Independencia and the tiny Jardan de Juarez where the municipal palace is installed. Churches abound, and many have recently been converted into art galleries or museums. Overlooking the city from an elevation of 150 m (500 ft) is the Cerro de la Bufa, a rocky outcropping crowned by a chapel and which is a popular spot for hiking and taking in the view of the city below. The city is also famous for its "Teleferico", an aerial tram<|fim_middle|> Grillo and "flies" over downtown Zacatecas giving passengers a breathtaking view of the city. The tramway then climbs up to the Cerro de la Bufa where passengers can either visit a museum or enjoy the view of the city. Tourists particularly visit Zacatecas during the September Feria nacional de Zacatecas and again in the spring during Easter Week.
Zacatecas has a full range of hotels and motels, and several very good restaurants serving both local specialities and international fare. The area is important in Mexico's slowly growing wine industry; reds from the Cachola winery can be quite good, especially as an accompaniment to rich local dishes. A special treat for lodging is the Mesan de Jobito, a carefully restored 19th-century mansion offering large suites decorated in traditional Mexican colonial style, with large windows and balconies. Silverwork is the shopping must for those with money to spare. In addition to the specialist shops, there is the Centro Platero Zacatecano, a silversmithing school proud to sell students' creations. | way built by an Austrian company in 1978. The tramway starts at the Cerro del | 22 |
The Moroccan house, called dar, has a central patio, of a limited size, is a hole of light and receives a rather mineral decoration, unlike the<|fim_middle|> is to protect the traditional architecture of the riad which provides a symmetry of spaces around the central patio. This also reflects certain principles of the Venice Charter (International Charter on Conservation and the Restoration of Monuments and Sites 1964).
The respect of the tradition and the architectural authenticity does not prevent, of course, to adapt the riad to the comfort of a modern house. We know that the lack of regulation has allowed many owners to act according to their own desire and taste in the rehabilitation of riads, sometimes without respecting the principles of heritage conservation and safeguarding its historical integrity.
The renovation work, must respect to the maximum forms and techniques of traditional construction of riads. It must be accompanied by the most discreet interventions possible to bring the essential elements of modern comfort.
Bathrooms, of course, but also furnishings to meet the needs of the mostly Western clientele: for the rooms, bedding, sheets, pillows, towels, etc ..., for meals, plates, glasses and covered, are the indispensable concessions to the "international" lifestyle, although in the house, meals can be served on low tables following the Moroccan tradition.
What are the advantages of staying in a riad in the Medina?
A change of scenery - less than 3 hours from Paris - total in the time capsule that is the medina of Fes (probably henceforth the only city of medieval type remaining in the world after the recent destruction of Aleppo and Kathmandu)
An approach of the Moroccan culture through its habitat and its traditional way of life, a direct communication with the inhabitant, in particular the domestic workers and the direct neighbourhood
An excellent, hearty and varied traditional cuisine, composed daily of fresh products from the market
Immaculate cleanliness with the hygienist criteria of the master of the house
The privacy of a closed, cool, quiet, in a friendly space without the inconvenience (cleaning, service, shopping, cooking) through the hotel service.
What can be the disadvantages?
▪ Every night, the awakening of prayer in all the mosques of the medina is more and more present (the muezzin have access to electricity alas), but our riad is protected by its architecture, its positioning on the edge of medina, its interior fittings ...: you will sleep well !!!
▪ Difficulties of orientation to find your riad during the first displacements in the medina affect many travelers, which will not be the case of ours, placed in a strategic location, easy to find that it is on foot or in vehicle .
▪ Temperature variations between day and night with, in order to cope with, reversible air conditioners in each room, insulation and natural regulation (brick-rammed walls, wind tower, patio with trees ...) | riad whose patio is occupied largely by a garden planted with trees, ideally divided into four squares, separated by the representation of the four rivers of "Semitic" paradise.
Source of light and access to the rooms of the riad, center of the domestic life and domain of the woman, the patio, is the architectural element which gives a personal impression to the riad.
riad means garden
A riad is in the Arab tradition, a walled garden, the classical Islamic garden. This garden is divided into four beds that surround a fountain placed in the center of the composition. From this fountain, water gushes and irrigates the vegetation that overflows the flowerbeds. These ornamental gardens with rigorous geometry were sometimes decorated with pavilions and alcoves, or surrounded by galleries arcades. It designates any house in the medina whose central patio is planted with trees.
The real traditional riad exists only in the medinas of Fes, Marrakech and Meknes. The riads and traditional houses of Morocco consist of symmetrically organized rooms around an open space.
Most who have preserved elements of their original architecture and decor (old doors, painted ceilings, arcades, four orange trees around the fountain ...), were real little palaces. This principle of symmetry will serve as a basis for the housing development project. In the axes of the facades: doors, b'hou (alcove) or sekaïa (wall fountain) ...
It will be noted that the patio of the riad TOYOUR fully respects this arrangement with a wall fountain that flows in a basin taking the water towards a calligraphied fountain.
In the rooms of the riad: windows framing the doors and side alcoves. The service areas (kitchen, bathrooms, circulations) will preferably occupy the corners of the house. A certain nomadism must be favored in the house according to the seasons by avoiding the installations and the furniture "in hard" (podiums, benches and tables masoned). The stairs - often "sporty" turn on themselves relying on masonry.
At the level of the terraces, the arrival of the staircase will be sometimes pretext to the installation of a small room of arrangement. Wherever possible, the peripheral walls should be erected, as much to guarantee the intimacy of the terraces as from respect for the neighborhood: no swimming pools on the roofs ...
traditions remaining
The traditional habitat has two models: the dar and the riad. The origin of these models of habitat is commonly brought back to the Greek and Roman tradition whose Islamic architecture was inspired then spread this model around the Mediterranean: "we call dar, the house whose central patio receives a mineral treatment, unlike the riad whose patio is occupied largely by a garden planted with trees ".
With a neat decor, the patio is the first place, and in most cases the only one, which is offered at the sight of the visitor, whose access to the riad is very limited. This | 611 |
Universities Scotland announces new Convener for 2012/14
Posted on August 1st 2012 News
Universities Scotland, the body which represents Scotland's universities, today (1 August) announced the appointment of Professor Pete Downes as its Convener for the period 1 August 2012 to 31 July 2014. It was also confirmed that Professor Petra Wend has been appointed as Vice-Convener for the same period.
Professor Downes, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee sits on Universities Scotland's Executive Committee and has led Universities Scotland's Research and Knowledge Committee for the last two years.
Universities Scotland Director, Alastair Sim said:
"I am delighted that Professor Downes is willing to undertake this role at a time of challenge and opportunity for the sector. The Universities Scotland team looks forward to working with him and Professor Wend as Vice-Convener.
"I would also like to pay tribute to our outgoing Convener, Professor Seamus McDaid, whose positivity and passion has driven our work over the last year."
Biography – Professor Downes
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Professor Downes is a distinguished biochemist who has played a key role in developing life sciences at the University of Dundee to its current status as a global player with a top 5* research rating, making a significant impact on the Scottish economy and, importantly, on the understanding and treatment of major diseases including diabetes and cancer. His work leading the Division of Signal Transduction Therapy with Sir Philip Cohen has led to the signing of a two phase £23m contract between the University with the world's six leading pharmaceutical companies in a unique collaboration which anchors work on vital drug discovery to Dundee and Scotland.
He is one of the 15 most cited bio-scientists in the UK and his work has undoubtedly contributed to Dundee University having been named by the Institute for Scientific Information in Philadelphia as the most quoted university in Europe over the last 10 years, in life and medical sciences. As Vice Principal and Head of the School of Life Sciences he can also take significant credit from a poll of international scientists who named Dundee for the fourth year running as the best place in Europe in which to work – The Scientist.
As a biochemist Professor Downes has made an important contribution over many years. He was awarded the Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society in 1987 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1991. The esteem in which he is held nationally may be gauged by his election as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Biochemical Society 2001-04. He is a member of the Council of the Biosciences Federation. He was honoured by the Queen with an OBE in 2004.
Biography: Professor Wend
Professor Petra Wend took up her post as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh at the beginning of September 2009.
Prior to that, she was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Deputy Chief Executive at Oxford Brookes University from 2005 – 2009.
Fluent in five languages, Petra has worked consistently throughout her career as an academic to cross borders, geographically and socially, in order to realise the full potential of the institutions with which she has been associated.
Professor Wend originally read Italian and French Language and Literature, and Education at the University of Münster in Germany and gained a PhD in Italian Language and Literature at Leeds University. She went on to teach German and Italian at Middlesex University, rising to senior management roles before being appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education at the University of North London, now London Metropolitan University, where she subsequently became Pro Vice Chancellor (Learning and Teaching). She joined Oxford Brookes University as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Deputy Chief Executive in 2005.
With a research background in institutional strategies underpinning successful leadership, improvements in student experience and university performance indicators, Professor Wend has a significant profile of academic publications and invited lectures.
Professor Wend is a member of the Executive Committee of Universities Scotland; she is a member of the Board of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAAHE) (UK); the joint Government and Scottish Funding Council's Skills Committee and the Edinburgh Business Leadership Forum. As such she is also the Chair of its Sub-committee, the Productivity and Skills Group. She is also a member of the British Council Scotland Advisory Committee and has just joined the Quality Assurance Agency Scotland Committee.
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Industrial Control Systems / Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (ICS/SCADA) devices monitor and control critical infrastructure, but what tools monitor these systems? Many ICS/SCADA systems were developed and deployed before the evolution of today's cybersecurity threats. These systems were not designed to interface with modern IT security architecture. Typically they lack local intelligence or security awareness. Most ICS/SCADA systems are protected only by a firewall, leaving OT security operators with little understanding of who or what may be trying to penetrate and breach there systems. Passive monitoring helps fill this ICS visibility gap.
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Amazon's Alexa now offers real-time toll information on Virginia's I-66
By Adam Frost on April 29, 2019 Traffic Management
Multinational technology and e-commerce giant Amazon has launched a new 'skill' for its Alexa virtual assistant that ties voice interaction with open travel data provided by a public transportation agency.
Just as social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter have become essential components of transportation agencies' communications plans, it is expected that voice recognition and interaction will play a large role in the near future. Express lanes and high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes and roads are becoming increasingly prevalent across the USA, and one such roadway is Interstate 66 in Northern Virginia, running from the Interstate 495 Beltway to Washington, DC. The tolls are highly variable, and commuters must decide whether to pay the current toll, change their travel time or mode, or take an alternate route. A new Alexa Skill now provides real-time toll information so that commuters can make a more informed decision.
Similar to smartphone apps, Alexa 'skills' are additional functionality developed by third-party vendors, such as weather programs and audio features. The new Alexa skill, 'Sixty Six Tolls', provides the current toll rate between any inbound or outbound entrance and exit, and can also provide the current travel speeds on I-66 and an alternate route, US Route 50, inside the beltway. The skill works on any Alexa-enabled device. To use it, users must first enable it by saying 'Enable Sixty Six Tolls'. Then, when they want to use it, they just say 'Open Sixty Six Tolls'.
The information for the skill is obtained from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). SmarterRoads is a free data portal that VDOT uses to provide automated access to over 24 data sets, ranging from annual safety statistics to the second-by-second status of each traffic signal. One of the data sets provides the current toll rates for I-66 inside the Beltway. Travel speeds are obtained from VDOT's 511 traveler information website. VDOT provides this information so that industry, entrepreneurs and the general public can add value and develop new and improved products as well as conduct research.
Sixty Six Tolls is one of over 15,000 skills that have been developed for the Alexa voice service, and smart speakers are becoming more and more common across the USA. It has been estimated that over 25% of Americans own a smart speaker, and that this number will rise to 55% by 2022. Both aftermarket companies and auto makers are integrating these systems into their vehicles to provide hands-free information. Traffic and traveler information is a natural service for these systems to provide.
"The skill uses the open data that VDOT makes available through their SmarterRoads portal," said developer Mike McGurrin. "While the toll may change between checking the cost at home and the time a driver reaches their entrance, it's still useful to have an idea of the highly variable toll, especially since tolls for the entire 10-mile (16km) length have sometimes spiked at over US$40. As Alexa is integrated into new cars, the skill will be accessible by voice while en-route. To add convenience and minimize distractions, users can also save their most frequent inbound and outbound entrances and exits to make it even easier to use the skill."
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The Walled Garden and Parkland reopen on Friday 5th April and we can't wait to welcome visitors back for a beautiful Spring - and with it, an "eggciting" Easter!
Fantastic events, an exciting award and new offerings in the cafe - what a great year 2018 has been!
We were delighted to welcome record<|fim_middle|> local estate-grown trees. | numbers to our annual Christmas Fair!
Scampston Conservatory commemorates the end of The Great War with new display stands.
We are delighted to have won a Gold Award in the Tourist Attraction category of this year's Yorkshire in Bloom Awards.
Scampston Hall's iconic Palladian Bridge has been restored to its former glory.
Nuno Scarf Workshop a great success!
Textile artist Jo Hunter led a fantastic workshop on Saturday 14th July, producing fantastic, fashionable results.
Chef Domenico's Summer Recipe: Popizza Bites!
Our talented chef Domenico Colonna shares his perfect accompaniment to a summer party or family meal, inspired by the local cuisine of Mola Di Bari, Italy, where he was raised.
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Apr. 27, 2019 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
HANDMADE ARLINGTON 2019 is among the largest, locally-organized arts and crafts show held in Arlington, VA. HA 2019 will feature more than 60 high-quality, professional arts and crafts makers and local food trucks: The Big Cheese, Rocklands Barbeque, and Captain Cookie and the Milkman.
HANDMADE ARLINGTON 2019 will include artisans working in a wide range of arts and crafts, including jewelry, ceramics, skincare, artisan foods, wood , fiber and paper, photography, prints and painting. Favorite local artisans including Fast Snail Greetings and Design, David Jenkins Papercutting, Reinventing Reality photo collages, Dennison Lane hand-printed home goods and Jules Jewels will return to HA2019. New exhibitors will include NoVA Wreath, print maker Janis Sweeney, American Road Trip pillows, Hannah Huthwaite art and Bella Laine Skin Care. A full list of HA2019 exhibitors is available on www.handmadearlington.com.
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EPA's annual Top Cities list shows which metro areas were home to the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings in the previous year. These regions continue to make impressive strides in cutting American energy bills and pollution through energy efficiency. Their efforts contribute to stronger economies, healthier communities, and cleaner air for all of us.
We defined cities based on the US Census' "core based statistical areas," commonly known as metropolitan areas. We then tallied the total number of buildings that had earned the ENERGY STAR in each metro area in 2017 and ranked the cities accordingly.
ENERGY STAR certified buildings are verified to be more energy efficient than 75% of similar buildings nationwide. Thanks to their efficiency, they use an average of 35% less energy than typical buildings, and cause fewer emissions—including 35% fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
More than 32,000 diverse buildings have earned the ENERGY STAR since 1999, ranging from the Empire State Building to an elementary school in Alaska. Together, these buildings have saved more than $4.5 billion on energy bills and helped achieve broad emissions reductions—including greenhouse gas emissions equal to the annual electricity use of more than 3 million homes.
The availability of energy use data continues to increase—including real-time data in 15-minute intervals. Facility managers used to have to wait until the monthly bill came before they realized there was a problem. Now they can see variations in energy use almost immediately, which makes it easier to identify, find, and fix problems.
LED lighting goes mainstream. First it was used in areas like parking garages, but as prices have come down we're seeing more interior LED retrofits, as well.
Building automation systems make buildings smart. You can program all your equipment to go on and off at certain times. You can also remotely monitor and control your equipment from off-site. This is similar to smartphone apps for homes, where you can turn the lights on and off and set the thermostat while you're away.
We can't pinpoint the specific reasons why more than 700 L.A.-area buildings applied for and earned the ENERGY STAR last year—that's 185 more than last year. However, a relatively new law in Los Angeles may be worth noting. It requires commercial and multifamily buildings greater than 100,000 square feet to track and report their annual energy and water use using EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.
The law also requires that energy utilities provide aggregated energy consumption data, which makes it easier for these buildings to track and measure—and therefore manage—their energy use.
MGM Studios Headquarters, Beverly Hills, Calif.
This sleek glass building in the heart of Beverly Hills serves as the home of MGM Studios.
National Geographic Society Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
The 1963 headquarters for the National Geographic Society also serves as a museum showcasing explorations from around the world. This year, the building was nominated to become<|fim_middle|>, Cambridge, Mass.
Built in 1820, the Cambridge Savings Bank building in Harvard Square was the oldest building to earn the ENERGY STAR last year.
ENERGY STAR certified buildings are verified to perform in the top 25 percent of similar buildings nationwide over a specific one-year period. On average, these buildings use 35 percent less energy and cause fewer emissions—including 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions—than their peers. ENERGY STAR certification is awarded based on a single year of actual, measured energy performance. Certification is valid for one year. | a national historic landmark.
When completed in 1931, this 102-story Art-Deco building was heralded as an unprecedented marvel of the modern mechanical age. Now, more than 80 years and one deep energy retrofit later, the historic structure once again serves as a modern marvel—this time, of energy efficiency.
The Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House, Philadelphia, Pa.
Originally built as a Victorian-era Romanesque mansion in 1885, this building now provides accommodations for families of seriously ill children undergoing treatment in local hospitals. It was the first Ronald McDonald House Charity in the country.
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Home » Outtakes » Kathleen Moser named assistant DEC commissioner
Kathleen Moser<|fim_middle|> post earlier this month after four and a half years on the job.
Moser's new responsibilities include oversight of the Forest Preserve in the Adirondacks and Catskills.
Adirondack Council spokesman John Sheehan applauded the appointment.
"She's a capable person and has a good knowledge of the Forest Preserve, especially in the Adirondacks," he said.
Neil Woodworth, executive director of the Adirondack Mountain Club, got to know Moser when she was head of the eastern New York chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
"She worked very hard with us to promote the Environmental Protection Fund and was an important ally as we tried to secure funds for land protection," Woodworth said.
In recent years, Moser has worked for the World Wildlife Fund as well, according to her LinkedIn profile. Just before taking the DEC job, she had served on the boards of the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy and the Capital District chapter of the New York League of Conservation Voters.
Moser has two degrees from Duke University, a bachelor's in botany and a master's in forest productivity.
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A longtime conservationist has been named assistant commissioner for natural resources at the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
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Hankinson is one of southeastern North Dakota's gateway cities. Downtown, visitors will find many new options for dining and shopping. Hankinson Drug may sound like just a pharmacy, but inside is a wealth of home décor and gifts. Markets, florists and other services and businesses make up a thriving business district featuring the new Doc's Pub & Eatery located in the former Union Congregational Church.
Hot Cakes Café and Lodging has what the traveler is looking for: lodging and a place to grab breakfast before hitting the road. If you're passing through or decide that classic drive-in food is what you crave, pull up to Dakota Drive In for hamburgers, hot dogs, malts and more.
Nearby Lake Elsie is a beautiful spring-fed lake with a sandy public beach offering picnic space, restroom facilities and boat<|fim_middle|> Legion Learning Site and Park offering walking/bike path, rustic campground, indoor classroom and memorial. The nearby Antique Depot offers browsing through a restored Soo Line railroad depot.
After spending a day in town, head over to nearby Dakota Magic Casino for an evening concert. Then play all 27 holes at Dakota Winds Golf Course.
The city of Hankinson is also a hub to the Sheyenne National Grasslands and the eight-mile Hankinson Hills Trail loop – for hiking, mountain biking, wildlife and nature viewing and cross-country skiing. Camping is also available. | dock. The Lady on the Lake Bed & Breakfast was Colonel Hankinson's 19th century mansion. It faces the lake and has kayaks and canoes available. Also along the shores of the lake is the 17-acre American | 49 |
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When I was a kid, every spring there would be a massive invasion that looked like a snowstorm of big floppy-winged snowflakes. We euphemistically called them "Mayflies." When I was told that these flocks of shadflies only lived for 24 hours, I remember thinking "why bother?" If you are only going to live for 24 hours, why bother living at all?
Other "Creatures of a day<|fim_middle|>, history, movement. From this collection of perceptions and statements, we have come up with the word "time."
Heraclitus: "You can't step into the same river twice"
In the very first philosophy lecture I ever attended, the professor presented Heraclitus's claim that "you can't step into the same river twice." We live in a river of ever-changing particles on a planet swimming in a changing universe. In terms of relative size, we are 7 billion souls living on a dust mite. We invented the concept of time to preserve the illusion that we can call "time out" and make the world stand still, and, like shadflies, to imagine our 24 hours of existence is an eternity.
"I Didn't Know What Time It Was"
Labels: concept of time, de Saussure, Julian Barbour, meaning of time, Neil deGrasse Tyson, philosophy, philosophy versus science, Prometheus bound, Sean Carroll, Steven Hawkings, what is time, where do words come from | "
Fast forward a couple of decades, and I'm reading Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound. Prometheus is being tortured for giving fire to mankind (bound to a mountainside, an eagle comes to eat his liver every day). The gods ask him, "Why did you give this property of the gods to creatures of a day?" Wait a minute! "Creatures of a day"--that's us; we human mortals.
Another couple of decades later, I'm watching the television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Oddessy and Neil deGrasse Tyson is explaining that the history of our planet is barely a blink of an eye in relation to cosmic time. The history of humanity is so minuscule there is no word in the English language to describe its brevity. Okay, I get it, time is a matter of perception. My apologies to the Mayflies.
What is time?
But I still don't get, I still don't understand, "what is it?" What is time? Like everyone else, I use the word and, like everyone else, I always pretend I know exactly what it means. "Spacetime," oh yeah. "The spacetime continuum," got it. "The beginning of time," "the end of time," time's up," "on time," "overtime," "once upon a time"--sure, sure. Is there anything more important to a mortal than time? Shouldn't I know what it is?
A Brief History of Time
I've even read Steven Hawking's Brief History of Time. It was interesting to learn about black holes and quantum theory and time travel, and to get confirmation that "there is no unique measure of time that all observers will agree on." Yet, I was left to wonder, "What is this thing that everybody measures differently?" "Brief history of time" is a cute title, but isn't there a paradox here? Or is it redundant? Isn't "history" another word for "time"? The "time of time"? I'm reminded that physicists escape answering what came before "the big bang" because "the big bang" was the beginning of time, and there can be no "before." I just find this answer irritating. (Probably why I'm not a physicist.)
Physics versus philosophy
Sean Carroll argues that physicists and philosophers have different kinds of answers to "what is time?" Once physicists have an answer that works, they stop asking the question. Only philosophers keep digging. Julian Barbour is a physicist, and he offers a description of time that almost makes sense to me. According to Barbour time is change, and if there is no change, time does not exist.
Time is an arbitrary system of measurement
I'm going to go one step further, and if I'm right, someone please contact the Nobel committee. What? There's no Nobel for philosophy?! Okay, I'll accept the Nobel for physics. Time does not exist as a thing that is measured. Time is primarily a system of measurement, various arbitrary units of measure that we use to describe and calculate movement, change and velocity.
"Time" is a word
As I make seemingly bombastic, counterintuitive claims like "time does not exist," I need to remind you (and myself) that "time" is first and foremost a word. It is a common error in thinking to assume that if a word exists, there must be some thing (an essence) existing in the world that corresponds to the word. (The error even has a name: it's called essentialism. Deconstruction is the fairly simple project of displaying how words/concepts are "constructed" over time rather than being "essential." See The Postmodern Hoax and Deconstruction and "Ways of Talking.")
In answer to the question "Where do words come from?", I would typically invite my Introduction to Literature students to create a new word. The first steps were for them to give me a sound or series of sounds that were not a known word, then we would agree upon a series of letters that could represent the sound. (The linguist de Saussure called these sounds/letters the "signifier.") Then I would invite the students to use this new "word" in a series of made-up sentences. For example: the students might give me something like "ugghwamp." Then they would create a series of sentences:
"People with ugghwamp are always more attractive."
"I got drunk and lost my ugghwamp on Thursday night.'
"Ugghwump is the source of social inequality."
After we had created enough sentences, I would point out that the concept of "ugghwamp" was beginning to emerge. (De Saussure called this the "signified.") Ultimately, I would ask the class "Does 'ugghwamp' exist?" The existence or non-existence of ugghwump in the world (de Saussure's "referent") would have no effect on the meaning or our usage of the word. (This fact inspired de Saussure to postulate a new, independent science of signs called "semiology.")
There are many phenomena that we perceive and talk about--duration, sequence, pace, rhythm, persistence | 1,068 |
Share capital is a major source of funding for the companies. There can be various reasons for increase in authorised share capital of the company such as company may requires more funds for divers<|fim_middle|> within 30 days of passing shareholder resolution.File form MGT 14 within 30 days, if resolution is passed through special resolution.
Once we receive all the required documents, it takes 6-7 working days to Increase in Authorise capital of the company subject to time taken by government in processing the documents. | ifying itself and its paid up capital is already at par with its authorised capital. In such situations companies are required to increase its authorised capital before increasing its paid up capital.
1. What do we mean by Authorised share capital?
Authorised share capital means that maximum amount of money which company can raise through share capital. It is also known as nominal capital.
No, a company can be incorporated without Authorise share capital.
3. Is there any limit on increasing the authorised share capital of the Company?
A company can appoint maximum fifteen Directors. However by passing special resolution a company may appoint more than fifteen directors.
4. Can paid up share capital be more than authorised share capital?
No, paid up share capital can be equal or less than the authorised share capital but cannot be more than authorised share capital.
5. Whether stamp duty to be paid on increase in authorise share capital?
Yes, stamp duty is to be paid on increase in authorised share capital.
4. Proposed authorised share capital.
Pass resolution for increase in authorised share capital subject to approval of shareholders.
Hold general meeting and take approval of shareholders and file the specified form within the prescribed time limit.
Preparation of Memorandum of Association of the Company.
File form SH-7 | 255 |
The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Clifford, Sir Charles
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Clifford, Sir Charles, Bart., formerly Speaker of the House of Representatives,<|fim_middle|> he has since lived. On July 16th, 1887, he was created a baronet of Flaxbourne, province of Marlborough. Sir Charles married, on Jan. 13th, 1847, Mary Anne, daughter of John Hercy, of Cruchfield House, D.L. for co. Bucks.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=The_Dictionary_of_Australasian_Biography/Clifford,_Sir_Charles&oldid=4681597" | New Zealand, the eldest son of George Lambert Clifford (fifth son of the Hon. Thomas Clifford, second son of the third Lord Clifford of Chudleigh), by Mary, daughter of Walter Hill Coyney, of Weston Coyney, co. Stafford, was born at Mount Vernon, Liverpool, on Jan. 1st, 1813, and educated at Stonyhurst. He was one of the first settlers in Wellington, N.Z., under the New Zealand Company, arriving in 1843. While in England in 1850 he took a prominent part in the agitation for the grant of a constitutional government to New Zealand; and in 1854, upon the passing of the Constitution Act, returned to the colony, and was elected to the first parliament, of which he was appointed Speaker, an office he held until 1860. He was made a knight bachelor in 1858. Sir Charles was for long engaged in pastoral pursuits in the colony; but finally returned to England, where | 215 |
Our 'Love In Color Fun Fest' Is On The Way!
El Dorado High School invites you to attend an upcoming community event, our "Love In Color Fun Fest," scheduled from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. <|fim_middle|> the East Valley and the ASU Leadership Institute. Students will gain valuable leadership training at this event, which will continue in 2017 with our Spring Leadership Conference.
For more information about our Fall Leadership Conference, call 480-726-9536.
We hope to see you at El Dorado on September 23! | 1, at our campus.
The festival includes a color run, in which participants walk, run, dance or shimmy their way through a variety of stations, as a fun way to demonstrate community spirit and support for students of all ages. This year's event will serve as a fundraiser for the "Feed My Starving Children" organization, as well as a benefit for the victims of the recent Orlando attack.
Food trucks will be present throughout this all-ages event, which also will feature games, raffles, music, contests and science presentations. Tickets and information are available through our "Love In Color Run" website, at $10 using the promo-code LEONA. The web address iswww.loveincolorrun.weebly.com, with t-shirts and other merchandise also available at the site.
Join us for a day of festivity, fundraising and community spirit! El Dorado High School is located at 2200 N. Arizona Avenue in Chandler. Call 480-726-9536 for more information. Hope to see you on October 1!
On Friday, September 23, El Dorado High School will host its Fall Leadership Conference from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for its students and those of other schools.
"Start Me Up!" is the theme of the event, which will feature team-building and training seminars, speeches from leaders from a variety of fields, and a free, fun-filled day of networking and performance.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided, and funds raised through raffle events will benefit the "Feed My Starving Children" charity organization.
Workshops will be offered by Youth Entrepreneurs, the Boys and Girls Clubs of | 351 |
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