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Mini University
E. Ross Bartley Award Recipients
Last modified: Friday, June 14, 2013
Jeanne Madison given IU's highest staff honor, the E. Ross Bartley Award
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie on Thursday bestowed the E. Ross Bartley Award to Jeanne Madison, co-director of the 42nd annual Mini University, now thriving in its 15th year under her careful eye.
Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie congratulates Jeanne Madison as first lady Laurie Burns McRobbie looks on.
Named after one of late IU Chancellor Herman B Wells' most valued staff members, the Bartley Award is the highest staff award given by the IU president. It is given to a member of the administrative or support staff who demonstrates outstanding leadership skills, service and professional accomplishment at the local, state or national level.
Madison, a biologist, began her career at IU almost 40 years ago in the Department of Biology. In the 1990s, she turned her focus to adult education, managing IU Bloomington's award-winning Lifelong Learning and Mini University programs.
"At Indiana University, lifelong learning is about discovering and exploring new worlds. It is about building a community," McRobbie said before announcing the award. "And no one has done more to foster that sense of community than the woman who has for more than 15 years organized this award-winning and extremely popular program: Jeanne Madison."
Often referred to as Mini U., the model program each year attracts thousands of people from across Indiana and the country to hear lectures from some of IU Bloomington's most compelling instructors, who donate their time.
<|fim_middle|>5 and began directing the program in 1998. She officially retired as a full-time IU employee in 2011, stepping down as director of Lifelong Learning, but she continued her work with Mini U. as co-director.
McRobbie recognized Madison with the Bartley Award during the Mini University Faculty Reception at Bryan House, where event participants had the opportunity to meet and talk with presenters. Her other honors include IU's Staff Merit Award and the Indiana Council for Continuing Education's Professional Staff Member of the Year award.
Mini U. has been included on Frommer's Budget Travel's list of "best learning vacations in the United States" and has received awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education for "best collaborative program" and "best alumni education program." | "Anyone who has ever attended Mini University, or hosted or taught a session, or worked on the staff, can attest to the fact that Jeanne is a consummate professional and that she possesses a strong work ethic and a penchant for attention to detail," McRobbie said.
Madison has worked with Mini U. since 199 | 69 |
Please telephone 01279 814730 for appointments with the Doctor or Practice Nurse, or call at the reception desk.
Please see the Meet the Team pages for information on the skills of each Health Care Professional.
Please ask the receptionist who the best person might be to meet your needs if you need contraceptive advice, a hearing test, ears syringing etc. This will ensure that we can manage your problem effectively and that you do not need to return to see another member of the surgery team at another time which we appreciate can be irritating.
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After sleeping en masse in Farley Field House, all 511 of the first-year students headed off on their three-day orientation trips Wednesday morning. In groups of eight, with two upperclass leaders, they traveled to destinations near and far, all over the state.
The first-year orientation trips are a way for students to start their Bowdoin experience in an intense but fun way, to make first connections, and to get to know Maine a bit before the academic rigors of the semester set in. They have three days to try out new activities—like sailing, fat biking, surfing, or camping—and to ask their leaders all the questions they have about college life at Bowdoin.
This year, the students chose from twenty-nine trips—fourteen of them community-immersion experiences and the rest outing club expeditions—and were split into approximately sixty groups.
On Wednesday afternoon, after the downpour had given way to crisp air and sunlight, the Midcoast Communities' Environment and Sustainability trip, which is geared toward community service, traveled to volunteer in a state park in Freeport.
The trip was led by Kevin Li '21 and Safiya Osei '21. Li said he had gotten such a good impression about Bowdoin from his trip leaders last year that he felt compelled to provide the same service this year. "I wanted to pass on the torch in some sense," he said. Plus, he added, he cares about the environment.
Besides relishing the opportunity to spend a few days in nature, Osei said she wanted to help the first-years begin Bowdoin on a good note. Her trip leaders last year had been very welcoming, and the group bonded well. "I'm still close to them," she said.
Thursday afternoon, down at the Schiller Coastal Studies Center on Orr's Island, glorious sunshine and a gentle breeze provided the perfect conditions for those who had chosen the Harpswell Sound: Sail option, which also involves archery, canoeing, and hiking. After a post-lunch nap, the students, most of<|fim_middle|> them in a powerboat equipped with a radio. "It was chill, kind of sitting on the waves," said Angus Dill '22. Sailing is not really his thing, he added, but it makes for a fun orientation trip, a good way of meeting people.
Learn more about the Bowdoin Science Experience.
Check out these images from orientation trips to Baxter State Park and Swan Island. | them first-time sailors, took to the water in a number of "Flying Junior" sailboats, known as FJs. "I've never been on a boat before," said Hajna Nagy '22. No problem, said instructor Eliza Jevon '21, a member of the Bowdoin sailing team: these two-person sailing dinghies are good vessels to learn in.
"We've been doing some bonding and team-building activities," said Jevon. "Sailing is a really good way to get to know someone, because you're on the water and you have to work together to sail the craft." A certain amount of trial and error is involved in learning to sail, she added, but don't worry, it's perfectly safe: the sailing takes place miles from the open ocean and Jevon keeps a close eye on the young sailors, following | 179 |
Qatar WC: Saudi Arabia won't settle for 'Rolls Royce', they want to drive forward
Saudi Arabia's squad at the Qatar World<|fim_middle|>ed Al-Owairan was gifted one by the Kingdom for scoring an incredible goal against Belgium that ensured their progress to the round-of-16.
Al-Owairan had made a brilliant 69-metre run from midfield, skipping away from at least three Belgian players to secure a 1-0 win for Saudi that helped them finish second in the group.
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They want to create more success in the competition.
After Poland halted their progress with a 2-0 win in Group C earlier on Saturday, Saudi head coach Herve Renard said they're not finished and want to continue their impressive run.
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A large number of Saudi fans outnumbered Polish supporters at the Education City Stadium. Renard wants similar support for his side in their crucial Group C match against Mexico on December 1.
"Thank you for supporting us today, we want a full Lusail Stadium on Wednesday! We're not finished yet!" Renard tweeted after the match.
Should Saudi Arabia manage to advance, it will only be the second time in their history. Saudi's best performance in a World Cup came in 1994 when they reached the round-of-16.
Saudi Arabia's opening Group C win (2-1) against Lionel Messi's Argentina is now regarded as the biggest upset in World Cup history. The Kingdom declared a national holiday a day after to celebrate the success.
Saeed Al-Owairan, Saudi Arabia's 1994 World Cup hero (left). Players of the current team celebrate their victory against Argentina. Photos: FIFA/Reuters
Previous Rolls Royce gift
It is not the first time Saudi Arabian players are set to receive the luxury car, Rolls Royce, as a gift.
In 1994, Saudi cult hero Sae | 342 |
Holiday season is in full swing! From dazzling parades to photo moments with Santa, there's an abundance of free holiday events that you and your family will not want to miss. All the yuletide fun kicks off this weekend!
Here are six free holiday events near Bradenton, FL!
Even the furry family members get to join in on this holiday season! This Sunday, head to Phillippi Estate Park for the annual Jingle Paws Jubilee. At the jubilee, you can get your holiday shopping done as there are many exciting pet vendors as well as dogs and cats available for adoption! Then, don't miss the Holiday Costume Parade & Contest, live DJ music, delicious food vendors, raffle prizes, demonstrations and more!
Entering by a horse-drawn carriage, Santa Claus himself will make a grand appearance at Lakewood Main Street for the annual Holidays Around the Ranch. Grab some hot cocoa or eggnog as you peruse the vendors or join the carolers for a round of seasonal favorites. Kids will also enjoy the outdoor snow slide!
Dec. 9, Parade 5 p.m., Lighting and Festival 6:30–9:30 p.m.
The Poinsettia Parade is one of the free holiday events that you do not want to miss! Beginning at Sylvania Avenue<|fim_middle|> take a tranquil walk, or simply enjoy the relaxing environment of a day spent at the beach. | , decorated vehicles and groups will join in in the Poinsettia Parade, led by North Port Fire Rescue. Of course, what's a holiday event without St. Nick himself? Santa will of course make an appearance. Once the parade comes to a close as the tree lighting and festival kicks off! With live entertainment by Stone Krow and local school choirs, there will also be family-friendly events including face paintings and a giant slide as well as food and holiday vendors on site. Kids can meet Santa at City Hall, too!
Bradenton boat lovers will love the annual holiday boat parade! Volunteers from our local community join in every year to deck out their boats and ride along Manatee River for all to see. Spectators can best view the holiday boat parade from the Green Bridge Fishing Pier, Bradenton Riverwalk or Pier 22, where the judging takes place for best decorated boat!
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets, and don't miss the beloved Christmas comedy, "Elf," on Bradenton Riverwalk. Your whole family can join in to enjoy popcorn and other refreshments while you sit back and enjoy this holiday favorite. There will also be face painting fun, photo opportunities and music before the movie begins.
End 2017 with a bang at the Main Street Live Street Party! Downtown Bradenton's annual New Year's Eve block party is back this year with folk-rock band Have Fun, Will Travel headlining the event. The street closes as vendors and local food trucks fill the streets for this fun final night of the year.
From gazing at unique artwork to admiring national memorials and parks, there are several free things to do near Bradenton this summer! Whether you're on a budget or are just searching for some fun things to do to give your wallet a break, the fun never stops near Bradenton!
Visit the Cortez Historic Fishing Village.
Immerse yourself in history as you enter the charming fishing village of Cortez. Traverse through Cortez's Florida Maritime Museum offering free admission every day! Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Don't miss the latest exhibit, Florida Through the Lens, which displays the work of nature photographer Richard Estabrook. This exhibit continues through July 28. In addition to the museum, you can take a stroll through charming, old fish houses!
Admire the Riverwalk's public art collection.
Stroll Bradenton's Riverwalk to view 19 pieces of public art. From acoustic sculptures to the drum yard, the public art is enjoyable for all ages! Kids will especially love cooling down at the Riverwalk's Splash Pad making this one of the best free things to do near Bradenton when the heat keeps climbing this summer.
Take a nature hike at the De Soto National Memorial.
Get up close and personal with the beautiful nature that our area has to offer. The park at the De Soto National Memorial offers a nature trail, picnic tables and opportunities for bird watching and fishing. The best of all is that the entire experience is free!
You can truly spend an entire day when at the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., see the museum's many exhibits and even a historical cottage that uniquely shows you what it was like living on the island. Originally an icehouse, the museum's exhibits take you through fishing and baseball history with their collection of newspaper archives. Then, stroll through Mangrove Walk to learn about plants that are native to our area.
At the end of the day, one of the greatest free activities to take advantage of while near Bradenton is relaxing at the beach! Comb the local beaches for shells, | 752 |
I used to play quite a bit of darts in my younger years. I was never what one would describe as good, but I certainly demonstrated the occasional flash of competence. At times – typically between Beers 2 & 4 – I'd inexplicably lock in and place the darts wherever I cared. It was like invincible mode in Super Mario Bros. There was just this run of focus that overcame me until something, a quick chat or beer #5, knocked me off my grind. And once it left, it was near impossible to reattain that level of eye-to-hand concentration purposely; it simply washed over until the next time.
You see, I bat well below the Mendoza Line when bowfishing. True to form, that wave of excellence pushed off as sun set, and I suffered the rest of the weekend not even sniffing a scale.
Spring is an excellent time to bowfish. We're in that period when the euryhaline saltwater species – such as sheepshead and mullet – are meandering out of rivers for saltier seas as the weather warms. In freshwater, trash<|fim_middle|> Pro reel – it's a little pricey, but, trust me, it'll save some headaches and make the experience more enjoyable. A forearm guard is a sane idea, too.
The best tip that I have been taught, embraced, and will pass along is to focus more on the fish than trying to aim. Your first few tries will probably experience the arrow flying over the fish because of the water refraction; try to learn to hold under your target. You'll need to develop some muscle memory to be proficient, and this takes time.
So, get out there, shoot and enjoy. | fish like tilapia and gar are bedding along shorelines or among thick aquatic weeds. The state is a target-rich environment right now.
Realize, before you get started, that not all fish are fair game. In freshwater, bass, bream, specks…basically all sportsfish except catfish are off the menu (click here for freshwater regs). In saltwater, the rules are similar – no snook, reds, trout, sharks, tarpon, etc., so check here for a list of prohibited species.
My set-up is a PSE Kingfisher Kit straight out of Cabelas or Bass Pro. I replaced the spool that came in the package with an AMS Retriever | 145 |
The roots of our domain
If each appellation has its own specificity, its own terroir, at Domaine de Fontavin, there are also vines, roots, images and perfumes! Hélène's wines are a concentrate of family memory and an expression of her own sensitivity.
The Fontavin estate currently has 45 hectares of vines in 8 communes. In Vacqueyras, Gigondas, Beaumes de venise, Châteauneuf du Pape, Courthézon... there are plots planted by the ancestors but even more memories: the blue house with palm trees, the sheepfold and the wash house, the snack cake...
Bandeau Parallax
Silver Medal at the competition "Muscats du Monde"
Our Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2016 wins the silver in this world competition.
Our bubbles in "Le monde", just that !
Here is an article to salivate at will, a beautiful reward for this first vintage Eclats de Rires, born at the estate in 2018 on....... impulse !
Un article dans Terre de Vins
La cuvée Eclats de Rires conquiert le magazine Terre de Vins...
The white Châteauneuf du Pape in Decanter
A score of 93 by Matt Walls for<|fim_middle|> is the third largest Roman arch preserved today.
4 Châteauneuf du Pape
Between Avignon and Orange, Châteauneuf du Pape lies at the foot of the remains of its fortress.
Overlooking the Comtat plain and its 3000 ha of vines, Châteauneuf du Pape is now entirely dedicated to its famous wine.
In Gallo-Roman times, vines already covered the territory of Châteauneuf du Pape. The first written records date back to 1157.
It was the popes who, from the 14th century onwards, were the real promoters of the local wine industry. In 1314, Clement V, the first Pope of Avignon, discovered the richness of the Châteauneuf du Pape terroir. It grants the precious nectar the status of "Wine of the Popes".
It was in 1929 that the vineyard received the title of Appellation d'Origine Châteauneuf du Pape.
5 Gigondas
Gigondas, this small village with a big name is located at the foot of the dentelles de Montmirail. In Roman times, the village was called "Jocunditas" which means joy, happiness. The region switched to monoculture of the vine after the frosts of 1929 and 1956 which destroyed the century-old olive trees. Claimed since 1924, the name Gigondas was obtained in 1971.
The vine covers 1200 ha. The wines are powerful, generous and well-structured.
The Dentelles de Montmirail, which are on the territory of Gigondas, are a delight for hikers!
6 Fontaine de Vaucluse
It is this village that gives its name to the department of Vaucluse. At Fontaine de Vaucluse rises the Sorgues, at the end of a deep green gorge, and at the foot of a huge cliff sculpted by erosion. With an average annual flow of 630 million m3, this area is the largest in Europe. It is the result of the emergence of a huge underground network.
7 L'isle sur la Sorgues
It was once a fishing town born from the waters of the river.
"Insula" in the Middle Ages, the island on the sorgues was a real island in the middle of the marshes, gradually dried up with the digging of the canals.
The abundant and regular waters of the Sorgues River have provided the necessary driving force for crafts and industry. The Aubes wheels had made it possible to install wheat mills as early as the 12th century, and then to set up workshops to process wool and silk. In the 19th century, there were 62 wheels in L'Isle sur la Sorgues, which testified to intense activity.
L'Isle sur la Sorgues is also famous for its antiques and second-hand goods: it is the largest centre in Provence for this professional market. | our cuvée Les Immortelles in Decanter.
Department of Vaucluse
The name Vaucluse comes from the Latin vallis clausa "the closed valley" from which the Vaucluse fountain dulls. The department takes its name from the village of the same name, Vaucluse, which is now called Fontaine de Vaucluse.
The towns and villages of the Vaucluse
1 Avignon
A city of history and entertainment, Avignon is intriguing.
Occupied since the Neolithic period, it is nowadays nicknamed the "city of the popes" because of the settlement of the popes from 1309 to 1423, who kept states (Comtat Venaissin) in the south of France until the Revolution.
The passage of the popes marked the architecture of Avignon: visit the Popes' Palace, the Avignon Bridge (classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the Museum of the Small Palace, the Place de l'horloge...
Avignon is also the capital of the performing arts with its theatre festival (created in 1947 by Jean Vilar). It takes place every year between July 10 and August 5.
2 Vaison la Romaine
Vaison la romaine is located at the foot of Mont Ventoux, between the Alps and the Mediterranean.
The city extends over 2700 ha in the heart of a generous and green nature.
It is known for its very rich Roman remains, including a single arch bridge, four theatres, but also for its medieval city and cathedral.
It hosts an internationally renowned festival: Vaison danses.
Orange is nicknamed the city of princes.
It was a prime location for the Romans, of whom there is an important architectural heritage, the result of more than 1000 years of history.
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ancient theatre of Orange is the best preserved in Europe. The stage wall is remarkably well preserved. Every year, it hosts the choreographies of Orange, an opera and classical music festival.
Also worth seeing in Orange is the Roman arch to the north of the city: it | 454 |
Former Finney County Attorney John P. Wheeler announced Wednesday that he intends to file as a Republican candidate for Kansas House District 123.
Wheeler has appointed Tom Walker, chairman of the Finney County Economic Development Corporation board<|fim_middle|> year to adjust. He said that for several years, people asked about his interest in running for office after he stopped working as county attorney.
Kansas House District 123 covers the Garden City. Current district Rep. John Doll, R-Garden City, is seeking the District 39 Senate seat currently held by incumbent Larry Powell, R-Garden City.
When asked, Wheeler said he was disappointed with the most recent legislative session, the longest in state history.
The political climate and gridlock in Topeka actually made him hesitant to run, and unsure whether he wanted to fight that fight after 20 years of battles as a prosecutor.
Wheeler said school funding is one of his top issues. He said the state�s actions have made it difficult for local governments and school boards to have any kind of certainty about what to expect from the state or how they are going to raise their own tax revenue.
Wheeler thinks the decision to fund schools using block grants needs to be revisited.
He said it is sending school districts back to the state begging for more money to meet their needs and hoping to be one of five or six approved.
But changing attitudes can only be done one person at a time. While western Kansas tends to be outnumbered by eastern representatives, Wheeler believes most people recognize this area is a vital part of the state economy. | , lifelong county resident, banker and business developer, as campaign treasurer in anticipation of filing, which he expects to do with the Secretary of State�s office in Topeka either the week before or after Labor Day.
�I am honored that a pillar of the community, such as Tom Walker, has agreed to support me through his service as my campaign treasurer. I hope to gain the trust of the people of my community to support me in seeking this very important office,� Wheeler wrote in a news release.
Wheeler, who served five terms and 20 years as Finney County attorney before deciding in 2012 to not seek reelection, said in a phone interview Wednesday that he enjoyed the peace and quiet of his retirement, though it took him a | 155 |
Lana's "Hey Diddle Diddle" Sleeve
Posted on February 21, 2007 by Shannon Larratt
I really like Erszabet's half sleeve, done in the theme of the "Hey Diddle Diddle" nursery rhyme, and the dog was drawn to look like her Jack Russell terrier Korndog.
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54 thoughts on "Lana's "Hey Diddle Diddle" Sleeve"
Giles Wallwork on February 21, 2007 at 1:40 pm said:
That is extremely cute. Love it.
Ev on February 21, 2007 at 1:44 pm said:
I don't know the song, how does it go?
Benolyn on February 21, 2007 at 1:59 pm said:
atta girl!
*swainny* on February 21, 2007 at 2:12 pm said:
"hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon, the little dog laughed to see such fun, and the dish ran away with the spoon."
this reminds me of my childhood :) its a great piece!
the cat PLAYED the fiddle sorry lol
Thanks swainny, I remember the tune now.
painted lady on February 21, 2007 at 2:29 pm said:
i love the little dog's tiny arms! this is adorable.
EternalLife on February 21, 2007 at 2:34 pm said:
That is so cute :) Really made me smile.
SmallPotatoGato on February 21, 2007 at 2:54 pm said:
looooove it… cute tattoo, cute girl… good times
Isis pt on February 21, 2007 at 3:11 pm said:
awww such a cute sleeve :)
lilish on February 21, 2007 at 3:12 pm said:
I really love childhood themed tattoos. They're just so innocent and reminds me of a time when everything seemed bigger and full of wonder :)
KC on February 21, 2007 at 3:17 pm said:
oh my gosh! I love all their little expressions.. Thats so sweet!!!
rachelface on February 21, 2007 at 3:31 pm said:
makes my heart swell up with joy. love the puppy. :)
emmmluk on February 21, 2007 at 3:48 pm said:
that's so adorable. it looks like it could have come straight out of a nursery rhyme book.
Erszabet on February 21, 2007 at 4:20 pm said:
aww thanks guys :)
Travis on February 21, 2007 at 5:10 pm said:
Tattooed by Shawn Heath @ Mos Eisleys Tattoos and Piercing, Grand Rapids, MI
Vyky on February 21, 2007 at 5:45 pm said:
that is gorgeous! I love it!
goodnade on February 21, 2007 at 5:51 pm said:
that is the most awsome thing i have ever seen.
dazy on February 21, 2007 at 5:51 pm said:
I love it :)
kawaface on February 21, 2007 at 6:16 pm said:
that's so cute!
severed on February 21, 2007 at 9:00 pm said:
awesome possum lana!!
Wiggledance on February 21, 2007 at 9:33 pm said:
I love how Erszabet's freckles on her arms add to the look of the dogs stomach.
Great tattoo
waxfrog on February 21, 2007 at 10:10 pm said:
One of my favourite tattoos on modblog, I love it! :D
Marie on February 21, 2007 at 10:14 pm said:
I love it! It's adorable. Good concept for a sleeve!
Lydia on February 21, 2007 at 10:28 pm said:
This is my favorite sleeve I've seen in a long time.
[iam]vixstar[/iam] on February 21, 2007 at 10:28 pm said:
you are HAWT!!!!
HereKittyKitty on February 21, 2007 at 10:50 pm said:
It's such a sweet and colorful tattoo and it suits her very well. Perfectly pretty!
ÈMþRꧧ on February 21, 2007 at 11:17 pm said:
Thats totally amazing, I love it. The characters have come out great ,so cute, on a lovely background.
Even better I just re-read above, the dog has been done like her own….Just love it !
cinder on February 21, 2007 at 11:56 pm said:
this is the prettiest girl you've posted to modblog in a long time.
cindy on February 22, 2007 at 12:42 am said:
AHH! CUTE BEYOND REASON!
it's really charming, and i love how the animals are so simplistic. the shading and detail on the sky and stuff is really nice.
Ev.Ol on February 22, 2007 at 1:42 am said:
lippi on February 22, 2007 at 2:05 am said<|fim_middle|>Tanishan on February 24, 2007 at 2:38 pm said:
awww lana look at you:) the pic is cute and you know i love the tattoo:)
hobo_queen on February 24, 2007 at 5:53 pm said:
thats a cool tattoo. love her hair too! so beautiful
milquetoast on February 24, 2007 at 6:41 pm said:
That's such a sweet tattoo.
Hanargh on February 24, 2007 at 7:50 pm said:
That's gorgeous!
pandora on February 26, 2007 at 10:46 pm said:
mad cute
Beth Watson on June 17, 2008 at 12:43 am said:
This is so perfect!! This has always been my kids favorite nursery rhyme. I can't wait to get one | :
That is so awesome! I love it.
Mac on February 22, 2007 at 2:22 am said:
Cute as anything! (I love that tattoo as well… *grin*)
Kendra on February 22, 2007 at 4:38 am said:
Oh my god. I love it. Possibly my favorite tattoo to date, with the creativity and excellently executed cutesy design. Beautful.
Lori on February 22, 2007 at 5:34 am said:
Adorable and sexy girl with a great tattoo, I love it! Good one!
Erszabet on February 22, 2007 at 5:40 am said:
i always thought the freckles on the dog made it look like he'd been outside playing in the dirt haha :) it works.
Jen on February 22, 2007 at 6:21 am said:
The cat and dog are killing me with the cute. Great tattoo!
Rockerbaby on February 22, 2007 at 7:02 am said:
CUTE CUTE CUTE.
alice on February 22, 2007 at 12:43 pm said:
aaawwww- too cute!!! this piece is pure love.
Elektromutant on February 22, 2007 at 1:13 pm said:
Awesome tatto mwork and a truly amazing piece, I love it..
randomspectator on February 22, 2007 at 2:00 pm said:
thats the cutest thing I've ever seen! And it's such awesome work too!
kellex on February 22, 2007 at 5:19 pm said:
This is so super-cute! I love it!
Kristin on February 22, 2007 at 6:42 pm said:
It's a pretty tattoo, but I can't get over how damn cute that labret piercing looks on her.
Elfling on February 23, 2007 at 4:45 am said:
She is so totally adorable
Spacy on February 23, 2007 at 1:16 pm said:
That made me grin :) It's great! I love it :)
vampryixie on February 23, 2007 at 10:49 pm said:
Beautiful! I wanna put her in my pocket. Too adorable.
thatolcountryguy on February 23, 2007 at 11:18 pm said:
100% Wonderful!
Check out her beautiful stretched ears, too.
These pics don't show very much, but bmesearch is your friend!
I just noticed the cow jumping over the moon.
Best tattoo of 2007.
It's incredibly sweet.
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It ditches the canned soup for ... let's call it … homemade cream of mushroom gravy. You add the other usual suspects, like ground beef and frozen vegetables, then you top it with tater tots and cheese and cook it into a bubbling, gooey skillet of goodness that would make someone's grandma proud. The one remaining question is: Do I serve this with ketchup? Tater tots and ketchup make sense to me, but what do I know about it?
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, cook the ground beef over medium heat until browned. Transfer the beef to a dish and set aside.
Return the pan to the heat. Melt 2 tablespoons butter. Add the onions, garlic, and mushrooms to the pan. Season with salt and pepper and cook until the onions are translucent, about 4 minutes. Push the vegetables to one<|fim_middle|> the soy sauce, Worcestershire, and milk.
Add the beef back to the pan and stir everything together. Bring the mixture to a simmer and allow it to bubble and thicken into a gravy-like consistency, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the sour cream until smooth. Add the mixed vegetables and stir to coat. Turn off the heat and sprinkle the tater tots on top of the vegetable and beef mixture. | side of the pan, allowing the butter and juices to run to the center. Sprinkle the flour into the pan and cook the flour in the butter and juices, stirring constantly, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Whisk in | 49 |
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Pink Floyd: Unreleased tracks among massive lineup of reissues this autumn
Pink Floyd are set to reissue re-mastered versions of all their classic studio albums this autumn, along with a wealth of unreleased material, collectors' box sets, and a new 'Best Of' compilation.
On September 26, Pink Floyd will release specially remastered and repack<|fim_middle|>. "That's why I suggested a break for six months, maybe do a progressive acoustic CD, and tour on a different style of touring, semi-acoustic, for a while, and do less shows per year… just for us to realise who we were. We were not communicating as a band.
"But sadly the others just wanted to keep going down that same touring spiral," he added. "Hopefully we will get back together and perform in the coming years, I truly hope so. The fans deserve it, and so do we."
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'Constant touring could spell the end for Yes,' warns Jon Anderson
Yes lead singer Jon Anderson has reportedly warned the other members of the band that constant touring and "lack of passion" could spell the end of the group – unless they agree to take a break and work on new material.
Anderson says both he and Rick Wakeman – who quit the band for the fifth time earlier this year – were concerned about "over-touring". In March, Wakeman stated on his web site that he felt Yes had done "far too many shows – especially in America" since 2002. He felt this had diminished the "specialness" of the band.
But the other members of the group insisted on going ahead with a 40th Anniversary tour, Closer To The Edge And Back, which begins in Ontario, Canada on November 4.
When Jon Anderson developed problems with asthma, guitarist Steve Howe and bassist Chris Squire decided not to delay the concerts until Anderson was well again. Instead, they recruited Benoit David – the lead singer in a Yes tribute band – as the frontman for the 26-date tour.
Anderson was far from happy the band didn't consult him about the decision to hire a stand-in. He said he felt "disappointed and disrespected".
Chris Squire recently attempted to smooth over the dispute by saying Anderson will return to the line-up in 2009 – if he recovers from his troubles with asthma. "If Jon is well again next year, he'll be back," said Squire.
Anderson himself says he hasn't given up hope of getting better and returning to Yes. But he admits it is likely to be "some months" before he can do any shows.
In May, Anderson suffered a severe asthma attack which required a stay in hospital. Doctors diagnosed acute respiratory failure and cautioned him not to work for at least six months or risk further health complications.
"Like most people my age – I'm now 64 – the body goes through so many changes," Anderson told ClassicRockForever.com. "I feel that my health has always been strong enough for the band…up until 2004."
However, Anderson believes his time away from the band has given him a fresh perspective about the prog-rock giants' future. He insists they have to stop touring.
"There have been too many tours, too much friction from outside of the band," he said. "This has made it impossible to keep touring the way Yes truly should.
"With no new music, a lack of passion for the music and each other, and no real promotion of who Yes truly is, things just looked so bleak," he said | 764 |
When I was first introduced to Henri Matisse's Cut-Outs, I was drawn to his use of color and shape to create such powerful compositions that, to me, were visually explosive. I was living outside of Washington, DC where his works took up an entire floor – The Tower – in the East Wing of The National Gallery of Art. I remember walking into the space, looking up at "Large Decoration With Masks," a cut-out that took up an entire wall of the gallery. Tears welled in my eyes as I was completely overwhelmed with the beauty of this visual imagery. At that moment, I knew that my admiration for this artist would follow me throughout my career as an art teacher and visual artist.
My hand painted cut paper collages draw their inspiration from Matisse and my love of the outdoors. I work to create an energetic balance<|fim_middle|> have left an impression in my mind.
Since moving to this part of the country, hiking and camping in the Pacific Northwest have inspired me to work from photographs of the unique natural landscapes I have discovered.
Each piece may go through many changes and revisions, until a feeling of balance between colors and shapes has been achieved.
Drop Janet a line for commisions, pricing or just to say hello! | of positive and negative space with organic shapes derived from nature. In some collages, I may create images with a more realistic representation of a specific place, while others may simply evolve into more abstract expressive compositions. My intention is for each piece to evoke a feeling of rhythm and balance where patterns of colors and shapes invite the viewer to experience a personal connection.
Janet Kasnett Manuta grew up outside of Washington, D.C. where her father, a self- taught artist, would reproduce the covers of Life Magazine every Sunday. Using simple materials, pencil and paper, he would create incredible reproductions of these images of what was happening in the world. Janet would sit alongside him, intrigued with his natural talent. She was inspired to pursue art classes in school and went on to obtain a degree in Art Education at The University of Maryland.
Janet has taught art to students in grades K-8, both outside of Washington, D.C., and then in Upstate New York, where she and her husband raised their son and daughter. There, she completed her Masters of Art in Special Education while teaching art to students with learning, physical, and emotional disabilities. She realized how crucial the arts are to the cognitive and creative development in children of all abilities.
She and her husband relocated to West Seattle in the summer of 2015 where she continues to teach – and make – art. She aspires to instill her love and admiration for Henri Matisse in her students, where even the youngest students in Kindergarten learn color theory as they paint sheets of paper and cut organic shapes, using both positive and negative shapes to create a collage for which Matisse would be proud!
I begin by painting sheets of drawing paper with acrylic paint, focusing on creating different color palettes for each collage. As I begin cutting out shapes, or "drawing with scissors," (without any pre-drawn sketches), different themes and designs evolve from my imagination where visual images I have experienced | 398 |
Elon Musk Isn't the Only One Trying to Computerize Your Brain
These companies are applying the Silicon Valley playbook to neuroscience.
Elon Musk wants to merge the computer with the human brain, build a "neural lace," create a "direct cortical interface," whatever that might look like. In recent months, the founder of Tesla, SpaceX, and OpenAI has repeatedly hinted at these ambitions, and then, earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk has now launched a company called Neuralink that aims to implant tiny electrodes in the brain "that may one day upload and download thoughts."
And he's not the only one. Bryan Johnson, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who previously sold a startup to PayPal for $800 million, is now building a company called Kernel, pledging to fund the operation with $100 million of his own money. He says the company aims to build a new breed of "neural tools" in hardware and software---ultimately, in a techno-utopian way, allowing the brain to do things it has never done before. "What I really care about is being able to read and write the underlying functions of the brain," says Johnson.
<|fim_middle|> use techniques like functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, to read what's happening in the brain, and they use methods like trans-cranial magnetic stimulation to change its behavior. But these are rather crude techniques. If scientists can better understand the brain, Eagleman says, they could potentially improve these methods and build on them, creating something far more useful.
Researchers could also develop genetic techniques to modify neurons so that machines can "read and write" to them from outside our bodies. Or they could develop nano-robots that we ingest into our bodies for the same purpose. All this, Eagleman says, is more plausible than an implanted neural lace.
If you strip away all the grandiose language around these efforts from Johnson and Musk, however, Eagleman admires what they are doing, mainly because they are pumping money into research. "Because they are wealthy, they can set their sights on a big problem we're trying to solve, and they can work their way toward their problem," he says.
That doesn't sound quite as revolutionary as a neural lace. But it's also not quite as frightening. And, well, it's a lot more real.
Correction: This story has been corrected to properly identify functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Cade Metz is a former WIRED senior staff writer covering Google, Facebook, artificial intelligence, bitcoin, data centers, computer chips, programming languages, and other ways the world is changing.
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In France, a plan to cover swaths of asphalt with photovoltaics will bring renewable energy even closer to urban areas where it's needed. | In other words, Musk and Johnson are applying the Silicon Valley playbook to neuroscience. They're talking about a technology they want to build well before they can actually build it. They're setting the agenda for this intriguing yet frightening idea before anyone else sets it for them. And they're pumping money into the idea in ways no one else ever has. Throw in all those science fiction tropes involving brain interfaces---that's where the term "neural lace" comes from---and you've got a brand new and potentially very important industry that's ridiculously difficult to make sense of.
Let's start here: According to David Eagleman, a Stanford University neuroscientist and an advisor to Kernel, the notion of implanting a computer interface in a healthy human brain is a non-starter---not only now, but even if we look many, many years down the road. "With any neurosurgery, there's a certain risk---of infection, of death on the operating table, and so on. Neurosurgeons are completely reluctant to do any surgery that is not a required surgery because the person has a disease state," he says. "The implanting of electrodes idea is doomed from the start."
That said, surgeons have already implanted devices that can help treat epilepsy, Parkinson's, and other maladies with what's called deep brain stimulation. In these situations, the risk is worthwhile. Researchers at IBM are exploring a similar project, analyzing brain readings during epileptic seizures in an effort to build implants that could stop seizures before they happen.
The immediate aim of Kernel and, apparently, Neurolink is to work with devices along the same lines. Such devices would not only send signals to the brain as a means of treatment, but also gather data about the nature of these maladies. As Johnson explains, those devices could also help gather far more data about how the brain works in general---and ultimately, could feed all sorts of other neuroscience research. "If you have much higher quality neural data from more regions of the brain, it will inform all sorts of other possibilities," Johnson says. "We just haven't had the right tools to acquire these datasets."
As Eagleman explains, this could not just fix unhealthy brains, but get more out of healthy ones too. "In these situations where you have reasons to open the head anyway," he says, "then you can look for ways of improving the brain."
What Johnson and presumably Musk hope to do is gather data that could, years and years down the road, help us build a kind of interface that lets humans connect their brains to machines. Musk believes this kind of thing will help us keep pace with artificial intelligence. "Under any rate of advancement in AI, we will be left behind by a lot," he said at a conference last summer. "The benign situation with ultra-intelligent AI is that we would be so far below in intelligence we'd be like a pet, or a house cat. I don't love the idea of being a house cat."
But Eagleman is adamant that this kind of interface will not involve implanting devices in healthy brains. And you hear much the same from others working in the field. Chad Bouton, a vice president of advanced engineering and technology at the Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, which is working to develop bioelectronic technology for treating disease, also warns that brain surgery is an incredibly invasive procedure.
It is far more likely, Eagleman says, that scientists will develop better ways of reading and simulating the brain from the outside. Today, doctors | 714 |
true meaning of friendship as well as the importance of friendship, understand that making friends is actually the easy part.
What is a bit harder is keeping the<|fim_middle|> good in others, not the faults that make them human.
Each of us has dark shadowy places that we prefer the world not see.
Make sure you learn to accept all those places in yourself, then you'll be able to accept them in others as well.
Here are more ways to make friends and some friendship books for children.
The information and art found on How to Make Friends Children is the property of Childrens Educational Books. | friends you make and turning one a two friends into best friends.
Whether you want to help your kids make new friends in school or you're just seeking tips on making friends, you've come to the right place.
One consideration stand head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to how to make friends.
Children fortunate enough to be taught this at an early age leap frog their development in friendship making and keeping skills.
Step number one is to make friends with yourself.
You must learn to make yourself your most important best friend.
No one will ever become as close to you as you are with yourself.
one part you may like a lot, the second part you may dislike or even hate, loathe or detest.
However, the key to making friends with yourself and others is to learn to accept all parts of yourself.
Each person is a unique, beautiful sacred child of a loving Creator.
Find the beautiful parts of all people and you'll attract more friends than you can even manage.
See the | 200 |
The Food Assembly is a European organization which brings together local food producers with local consumers. The Food Assembly has created such groups throughout Europe, enabling consumers to come together and buy locally sourced food.
You can find your nearest food assembly on the Food Assembly's searchable Mapbox powered map. The map includes a really interesting marker clustering<|fim_middle|> will be in one cluster, all the markers in 'Country B' will be in a separate cluster and all 'Country C' markers will be in another. Place these clusters at the centroid of each respective country and the user can clearly tell which markers are in which country.
The Food Assembly has developed such a marker clustering solution, clustering markers based on administrative and political borders and regions. At the lowest zoom levels the map clusters markers by country. Zoom in on the map and the markers then become clustered by region. Only when you really zoom in on the map does the Food Assembly switch to a proximity algorithm which ignores administrative borders. | system which groups together food assemblies by region and country.
Nearly all of the existing marker clustering libraries are based on a proximity algorithm which groups together markers purely on their geographical proximity. The problem with this kind of proximity approach to marker clustering is that it ignores administrative and political borders and regions.
For example, using a proximity algorithm some markers in 'Country A' may be grouped together with markers from 'Country B' because they are geographically close, while other markers in 'Country A' may be clustered with markers in 'Country C' because they are closer geographically to 'Country C' than other markers in 'Country A'.
Map users however are used to country and regional borders. A marker clustering solution which groups makers based on country and regional borders may seem more natural to the user. In such a marker clustering system all the markers in 'Country A' | 172 |
Dino is dino-mite! This four-year-old Lab mix was turned in as an owner surrender to the Darlington County Humane Society shelter in South Carolina on October 2nd. His owners were moving and couldn't take him with them. They said he gets along with other dogs and cats, and he loves children. An otherwise great dog, Dino had the misfortune of testing positive for heartworms, which greatly limited his rescue options.
On October 24th, Every Dog's Dream Rescue in New York offered to take Dino if his heartworm treatment could be provided. Susan Blakeney, RADAR's liaison with the Darlington County Humane Society Rescue, turned to us for help. Thanks to our loyal supporters, we were able to commit to assist. He had his heartworm treatment done on November 6th.
<|fim_middle|>'s great with everyone, causes no problems and has been patiently waiting for his turn to be selected to head out the front gates. Well, the good news is that thanks to RADAR's help, he's now on the fast track for a new life!" Click here to view more photos of Dino.
RADAR paid all of Dino's heartworm treatment costs, which totaled $348.
UPDATE! All funds for Dino have been raised! Thank you!
If you are interested in adopting Dino, please contact Every Dog's Dream Rescue. | "Dino is such a nice guy that, honestly, he was just being overlooked at the shelter for weeks," Susan told us. "He | 28 |
We had a very special week at Goosehill! Artist Bren Bataclan engaged the children in drawing workshops and they were able to watch him all week as he sketched and painted a beautiful mural in our cafeteria based upon their ideas and drawings. Children stopped in to see him during the day to ask him questions, give him suggestions for the mural, tell him about their favorite animals (he is a cat lover) and chat about their own aspirations as artists. Many went home and practiced drawing the characters he taught them to draw. Our first graders marveled at seeing their own sketches come to life on the stage doors that served as a big, vibrant canvas for our mural.
Aside from the mural experience, Bren also brought out the best in our school community. He has a gentle, caring way about him and the children could tell how interested he was in their ideas and how much he loves art. He made people smile---and it was contagious! Of course, it makes sense that Bren had us all smiling this week! Bren's mission in life is to pay kindness forward---to pass smiles along and make people's days brighter. His Smile Boston Project resulted in his leaving<|fim_middle|> believe in the kindness of human beings and be a part of something that spreads happiness to others. Bren was our superhero this week. We are so grateful to the GPFA for bringing him here to spend a week at Goosehill.
You can also visit Bren's website www.brenbataclan.com with your child to view some of his work. I am sure you will enjoy hearing your child tell you all about him. Thank you again to the GPFA for bringing Bren to Goosehill! Our students benefit from your generosity and support in countless ways. | works of art for people to find in every state and all over the world----with the only "cost" being that the person who finds and keeps his artwork promises to "smile at random people more often." What a wonderful message for our students.
It is so important for children to meet and know people who are passionate about their work. It is our wish for every child to find his/her passion in life----what really excites them, makes them want to work hard, and helps them to feel the joy that comes with doing something they love. We also want them to know people who | 120 |
Home News Alarm Sounded Over Aging Philadelphia Fire Apparatus and Ambulances
Alarm Sounded Over Aging Philadelphia Fire Apparatus and Ambulances
The Philadelphia medic noticed smoke rising from the engine just as he steered his ambulance off I-95.
He and his partner were on their way to a medical emergency when their ambulance began to smoke.
Then, a bang – a "loud explosion," the medic remembered. They pulled over and scrambled from their seats as the smoke grew heavy and thick.
On the side of the road, they watched as flames licked up the side of the ambulance.
In the year since that fire in 2014, sources and records obtained by The Inquirer indicate that accident wasn't an anomaly – that an ambulance bursting into flames is just an extreme example of the deteriorating, sometimes dangerous fleet operated by the Philadelphia Fire Department.
Union officials and rank-and-file firefighters spoke to The Inquirer about frequent breakdowns on engines, ladder trucks, and medic units – from doors that won't open to full-scale brake failures – that put emergency vehicles out of commission for days, or even months at a time. (Rank-and-file firefighters spoke on condition of anonymity, citing a department policy against speaking to reporters.)
Many of the city's vehicles, those sources said, simply can't be trusted on the roads. They are too old and have had a hard service.
The Fire Department has two workhorse trucks in its aging fleet: 53 engine trucks, which pump water onto fires, and 23 ladder trucks, used for ventilation and rescues.
According to figures kept by the department, the average engine truck is 8.9 years old; ladder trucks, 11.5 years; and medic trucks, 3.96 years – old in ambulance years as they answer far more calls than fire trucks.
In recent years, purchases of new trucks – 21 engines and two ladders – have brought down the average age of the fleet. But union officials say there are still plenty of dangerous vehicles on the road.
The National Fire Protection Association, which sets industry standards for the condition of fire vehicles, recommends cities evaluate whether their trucks are still road-ready at 15 years old.
But big cities experience a higher volume of calls than smaller suburban or rural departments, which takes a toll on the vehicles.
In 2011, the last year that Philadelphia's Fire Department posted statistics about its call volume, firefighters and medics answered 97,682 calls for fires and 337,382 calls for medical emergencies. Fire trucks are also sent out on medical calls when no ambulances are available. In 2011, some engines responded to more medical emergencies than to fires.
In <|fim_middle|> out of commission, crews rely on the department's "reserve fleet" to fill the gap.
Rank-and-file firefighters say that fleet is so unreliable that many would rather drive a damaged truck than settle for a 25-year-old vehicle from the reserve lot with hundreds of thousands of miles on the odometer.
"It's like driving a tank down the street," one said.
The new president of Philadelphia's fire union, Andrew Thomas, said the journeys logged in an aging fire truck are "hard miles." On his last day as a firefighter before assuming his post at the union, he was driving a 24-year-old engine truck with 190,000 miles on the odometer.
"The shocks aren't the best – it has a wear-and-tear effect on your body just riding on the trucks," he said.
The average reserve engine or ladder truck in Philadelphia is around 20 years old. Reserve ambulances are, on average, nine years old. "The dependability isn't there," one veteran firefighter said. "We're a multimillion-dollar budgeted city, and this is what we got."
Like so many other firefighters, that source has a story, too – a breakdown last month in which the brakes on his engine truck failed while his company responded to a report of a rubbish fire.
Sawyer says the department's purchasing plan will replace the oldest, most dilapidated trucks over the next five years. And with the arrival of the new vehicles, the department can also retire some of its reserve engine and ladder trucks.
On a muggy afternoon last month, a fire source showed an Inquirer reporter around a reserve ladder truck notorious among rank-and-file members for its age and its disrepair.
Just then, someone poked his head through the firehouse door. A volunteer firefighter from Illinois who wanted a glimpse of the kinds of trucks they drove in the big city. He looked the reserve truck up and down – a red behemoth, pockmarked with rust spots, the insulation in the cab hanging in shreds, the doors secured with straps from a medic's stretcher.
The man paused, then turned, in some confusion, to the cluster of firefighters in the station house.
"You guys drive this thing?" he asked.
Average age of frontline fire engines.
Average age of frontline ladder trucks.
Average age of frontline medic units.
Average age of reserve fire engines.
Average age of reserve ladder trucks.
Average age of reserve
medic units.
SOURCE: Phila. Fire Dept.
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Next articleSocial Media Campaign Reduces Violence Against Paramedics | 2011, according to department records posted online, engines averaged 1,843 calls; ladders averaged 1,231 calls; and medic units averaged 4,973 calls.
The numbers mean some vehicles, especially those in the busier stations, see thousands of calls a year.
That kind of activity can wear on a fire vehicle.
In New York, fire trucks are removed from the front line after 10 years on the streets, instead of the recommended 15. (Union officials in Philadelphia say half of the city's fleet is 10 years old or older.)
"Not every department can do [what New York can]," said NFPA division manager Ken Willette. "It comes down to a budget."
And for years, Philadelphia simply didn't have that budget.
Purchasing fire trucks is up to the city's Department of Fleet Management, and amid the economic downturn the began in 2008, the city couldn't afford it.
A month into his first term in office, Mayor Nutter received alarming reports on the deteriorating condition of the department's fleet.
Nutter's spokesman, Mark McDonald, said the mayor and the Fire Department have been well aware of the situation for years – but hamstrung by tight budgets. And when the local firefighters' union raised concerns with officials about the state of the fleet, McDonald said, "they were preaching to the choir." The city's Office of Fleet Management has worked hard to maintain the fleet the department currently has, he added.
When he was appointed last year to head the Fire Department, it was apparent his firefighters were in need of new vehicles, Commissioner Derrick Sawyer said in an interview last month.
The age of the fleet was "somewhat of an issue," he said, but one the department is taking steps to correct. There is a plan to modernize the fleet – and the department has worked with Fleet Management to set aside $36.5 million over the next five years to purchase new vehicles, Sawyer said.
"If it was up to me, I'd buy new equipment every year," he added.
McDonald called the new purchasing plan "very aggressive."
Engine trucks cost about $500,000 each, and ladder trucks can cost up to $1 million. The department's plan is to purchase four a year for the next five years, and 10 ambulances a year over the same time period.
The goal, Sawyer said, is a fleet of engine and ladder trucks whose average age is less than 10 years old, and medic units whose average age is less than 5.
Rank-and-file firefighters and medics say new trucks can't come soon enough. Years of budget cutbacks mean the fleet has grown dangerously old, union officials say, and breakdowns are frequent.
Last summer, the union logged 56 breakdowns in 60 days.
In May of this year, 13 vehicles broke down in a single week. Later that month, two emergency vehicles had "major mechanical failures" in a 24-hour span, the union said.
Stories of the most notorious breakdowns are spread as cautionary tales through the ranks of firefighters – though many of them have stories of their own. Comparing the disrepair of their trucks – or whatever reserve vehicle they have been assigned – has become something of a morbid joke among the rank-and-file.
There's the truck with a bullet hole through the cab, the engine trucks festooned with duct tape, the ladder truck whose ladders don't fit. The ambulance whose air-conditioning failed in the middle of a heat wave two years ago. The medics inside had to deliver a baby in 110-degree temperatures.
And when fire or medic trucks are | 770 |
If you're looking for a luxury camping experience with you pooch then you'll be excited to know that dog-friendly 'glamping' is here.
Sawdays has launched its new website, Canopy and Stars, for glamping holidays across Britain, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Choose from places such as a tiny hideout in the woods, a yurt by the lake or travel around in a VW campervan, there's a holiday for every hound.
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Want to explore? Hire Milo, this attractive light blue VW campervan. Milo is fitted with a fold out double bed and a rooftop bed for two children, and is stocked with petrol, fresh milk and juice, cake, bread and hot chocolate. Additionally you can request folding chairs and a BBQ grill, or a picnic blanket, cool bag and bike rack. Pick Milo up in Somerset and head off. Where will you go? Brecon Beacons? Cornwall? The Cotswolds?
From £81 per night, space for one dog £25.
<|fim_middle|> one set of bunk beds suitable for small children. During the day you can head out to the Vale of Glamorgan walking trails but remember to pack some Welsh cakes in your backpack before you leave.
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If you're planning to jet away, Vinha da Manta, Guarda, Portugal offers eight stunning canvas lodges. The surrounding area is dotted with olive, almond, peach, cherry and fig trees, the estate has an eco-filtered natural pool for swimming, with a bar. During the day you can hike to "Parque Natural da Serra de Estrela" a protected natural area that has escaped mass tourism.
From £73 per night, space for two pets at no extra cost. | After The Gold Rush Yurt, Shropshire, is perched high above two secluded fishermen pools, hidden away within the walls of the Walcot Hall Estate. Spend hours wandering beneath the boughs of the eclectic arboretum, in and out of the grottos, and up to the giant wooden bear on the grounds of the estate. Inside the yurt there's wood burning stove, a double bed, a small double sofa bed, a place to cook and eat or you can enjoy a barbecue out on the deck.
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The Bothy Project was part of a plan to establish a series of studios in diverse locations across Scotland where artists could hide themselves away and get creative. Cook on the wood-burner, shower in the fresh air and pop over to Walter's gin distillery too, recently voted Channel 4's 2015 Shed of the Year. This Highland hideout has space for one dog but they must be kept on a lead while in the vicinity of the nearby farm.
From £85 per night, space for one pet at £10 per stay.
Settled on Ty Cerrig Christmas Tree Farm, Cardiff, the Gwdihw shepherd's hut is comfortably self-contained with sheep's wool for insulation, one fold-down double bed and | 277 |
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electrocdelectrothèqueelectroprésenceYmx média | This is a fascinating documentary about two composers, French/Canadian Francis Dhomont (who lives in Montréal and [was] affiliated with Université de Montréal) and American Paul Lansky (who lives in Princeton, NJ, and is affiliated with Princeton University), and the type of music they write, "musique concrète," or "electroacoustic / électroacoustique," although they do not approach it in the same way or produce the same types of compositions. Music played on instruments can reference a sound in nature, thereby evoking a visual image; these composers use the real sounds, which they collect on site and treat electronically to make recorded musical compositions. They manipulate sounds on tape or in digital files in a studio in the same way that a filmmaker manipulates images on film in the editing room, seeking "to hear the music in the sound." The narrative portion of the program includes interviews with the composers, shots of them working in the field and in their home and university studios, conversations between them, and demonstrations.
A complete six-minute composition, "Un autre printemps," by Dhomont, inspired by the poem that Vivaldi places at the beginning of the score for his "Primavera," is included at the end, as the soundtrack for a video montage by Robert Darroll that uses photographic elements from nature and computer-generated images representing some of these elements, closing the circle begun at the outset with the demonstration using the first two movements of the Vivaldi, focusing on the second which features the musical representation of the barking dog mentioned in the poem. We see the appropriate portion of the Vivaldi score with its notation as well as the text of the poem in French in the course of the video. We see Dhomont recording a dog barking and electronically isolating and manipulating the sound, and subsequently coaching a violist in his attempt more accurately to reproduce the real sound-to some extent an exercise in futility, since the instrument can only suggest it-with the real one in the background. This cyclical form is also emphasized by the use at the opening of an interview clip from the conclusion in which Dhomont likens his compositional process to "a voyage of discovery," and himself to Christopher Columbus, setting out to find one thing and finding something else that is completely different. Many of Dhomont's sounds are water-based. The video shows gorgeous shots of Canadian landscapes resembling those described by Vivaldi; we are shown the sources of the sounds we hear, focusing on the textures of the natural elements in the close-ups. Hence we have a direct link between the concrete reality in nature and the abstraction that is music. The challenge for the electroacoustic composer is to transform the sounds into a new, different, but pleasant musical experience for the ear.
The program also contains four audio tracks presenting complete works by the two composers. They are: Dhomont's "En cuerdas" (using sounds produced by the plucked, rubbed and struck strings of a guitar), and Lansky's "Night Traffic," "Table's Clear" (featuring sons Jonah and Caleb on Kitchen Percussion-strikingly reminiscent of gamelan music), and "Idle Chatter Junior." Lansky's titles give away the content and its sources, which we have also seen in the documentary portion, along with the methods he uses to isolate the sounds and recombine them. The documentary shows how the sounds were found and transformed into music, but in this portion, the photographic image of the source has been eliminated as we listen-as would be the case in a concert hall. For this reviewer, a couple of the works seemed a bit long and monotonous due to their repetitive nature, but they were far from unpleasant. Their genesis and realization are intriguing, and knowing it enhances understanding and increases enjoyment.
The original soundtrack is in French, except for Lansky's contributions during the conversations with Dhomont; each clearly understands the other's language completely even if he does not use it. It is pleasant to be able to listen to it this way. It is also possible to view the film with English or German subtitles. The menu lists a subtitled version of the original, but I was unable to make it work; choosing that item also gave the English subtitles when French is being spoken. The twelve-page booklet contains, in addition to track listings and credits, short essays by filmmaker Aumüller, both of the composers (Dhomont's in both the French original and English translation), and video artist Darroll, setting forth both their esthetic and their creative goals in the individual works or in their contribution to the project. It is an interesting complementary read.
This is perhaps not a film you would want to watch numerous times (as you might listen to a CD of a classical composition) unless you were a composer or a student of electronic composition, but it is most definitely worth a second, even a third immediate repeat viewing, and one you would want to come back to again at a later date. It is a valuable document, an artistic success, and an informative, insightful and enjoyable viewing | 1,041 |
2019: President Buhari Inaugurates Women And Youth Presidential Campaign Team
by ohwosword January 3, 2019
written by ohwosword January 3, 2019
President Buhari Tells Wife, Women And Youth Presidential Campaign Team To Work Assiduously For His Re-Election
President Muhammadu Buhari says he expects the women and youth presidential campaign team led by his wife to exhibit the same loyalty and support they gave him in 2015.
Naija News learnt that Mr Buhari stated this earlier today while inaugurating the team at the Banquet Hall of the State House presidential villa, Abuja.
Today at the State House, President @MBuhari inaugurated the @OfficialAPCNg Women and Youth Presidential Campaign Team. The Team is chaired by the wife of the President, @aishambuhari, and co-chaired by the<|fim_middle|> of our social investment programmes," he said.
He tasked the team to remind Nigerians about his plans, good work and achievements.
"Tell the people why they should give us another four years. Our dream is to sustain CHANGE so that all systemic distortions can be corrected and we can enjoy the fruits of being Nigerians under the banner of freedom. "It is also our hope that our unborn children will inherit a better nation," he said.
The president also commended all APC members for their unwavering support and commitment to his administration.
"I call on them to redouble their efforts and re-elect us in February, so that they can witness the next level of CHANGE. "To all Nigerians, I appreciate your love and support. I hope you will renew the mandate you overwhelmingly gave us in 2015. Please do not be distracted, our country is on course.
"I am very pleased to inaugurate the 'Women and Youth Presidential Campaign Team'. I charge you to reach out to all Nigerians door-to-door and remind them why we need another four years," the president said.
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Mr Buhari told them that the gathering reminded him of his political struggles over the years and the support he enjoyed from them.
"My association with you has been for very long and is characterized by loyalty to the cause of change," he said.
The president said his administration has recorded "numerous landmark achievements".
He said his mantra of "change" remains
"unshaken and continues until we return Nigeria on track to assume its rightful place among the comity of nations".He reminded the committee that they are expected to support the Presidential Campaign Council which he chairs. "This shows the importance with which we view the role of women and youths as the backbone of the Nigerian electorate.
"As such, they should be the drivers of our campaign, more so, they are the major direct and indirect beneficiaries | 210 |
The Moscatel produced by Bodegas La Cigarrera is a Moscatel de Pasas, made of sun-dried grapes. After the harvest, clusters of grapes are laid out in the sandy flats close to the ocean and left to dry for up to three weeks. Most<|fim_middle|> sweeter, far less complex and surprisingly peppery in the end. Pretty good and well-priced. | of the moisture will evaporate and the grapes are crushed and fermented. Moscatel de Pasas means we can expect quite a dark mahogany Moscatel, resembling a Pedro Ximénez wine.
Although their Manzanilla accounts for 90% of the production of La Cigarrera, they are also producing limited amounts of other sherry types. This Moscatel is bottled from a solera with an average age of 5 years.
Nose: nicely fresh, beyond the obvious sweetness. Lots of raisins. Great aromatic orange peel and lime juice. Some floral honey and Demarara sugar. Subtle hints of bergamot or coriander seeds in the background.
Mouth: much sweeter now, quite velvety and surprisingly peppery. Notes of plums and dates. Just echoes of citrus. More caramel and toffee flavours, maybe a little too sweet overall and lacking some complexity.
Availability: Around € 10 for a full bottle. Make that € 7 in Spain.
Summary: A nicely sweet nose with bright, aromatic citrus notes. The palate is | 225 |
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup
Curlin ran Saturday's Stephen Foster Handicap the way Big Brown was supposed to run last week's Belmont Stakes but didn't. In fact, Curlin ran even better than Big Brown's unfulfilled expectations.
Curlin, the reigning Horse of the Year, was giving away at least 10 pounds to each of his opponents as the 128-pound highweight in Saturday's $750,000 Churchill Downs feature. He was shrugging off the jet lag of his victorious trip to the Dubai World Cup. And after he broke from the inside post position, his rivals had him boxed in for a good part of the Foster's 9 furlongs.
No matter to the 4-year-old Smart Strike colt or to his jockey, Robby Albarado. When an opening appeared at the top of the stretch, Albarado steered<|fim_middle|>-year-old, California-bred gelding by Fruition, ran 6 furlongs on the all-weather track in 1:09.57 under Frank Alvarado.
Lemonlime stalked the pace in Saturday's $50,000 Minnesota HBPA Mile, got to the leaders in the stretch and drew clear in the final sixteenth to win by 1 1/4 lengths. Inhonorofjohnnie was third and Angel Smoke third. Lemonlime, a 4-year-old, Kentucky-bred Lemon Drop Kid filly, ran the "about" 1 mile on firm turf in 1:37.56 with Willie Martinez up for trainer Anthony Granitz.
Cool Coal Man got back on the winning track in Saturday's $70,000 Spend A Buck Stakes for 3-year-olds, taking the lead with about 6 furlongs to run and holding on by a neck over Atoned. Chirac was third. Cool Coal Man, a Kentucky-bred son of Mineshaft, ran the 1 mile and 70 yards in 1:41.84 with Eddie Castro riding for trainer Nick Zito.
Call My Bluff led all the way to an 8 1/4-lengths victory in Sunday's $70,000 Battlefield Stakes. Precious Passion was second and I'm Only Laughing third. Call My Bluff, a 6-year-old, Kentucky-bred Pine Bluff gelding, ran 9 furlongs on a sloppy track in 1:50.83 for jockey Pedro Cotto Jr.
Luna Park rallied to nip pace-setting Meadow Blue by a nose at the wire in Sunday's $60,000 Bernie Dowd Handicap for Jersey-breds. Cuba was third. Luna Park, a 5-year-old son of Dance Brightly, ran the 1 mile and 70 yards on a sloppy track in 1:42.16.
Nationhood stalked the pace in Sunday's $60,000 Budweiser Emerald Handicap, took the lead after 5 furlongs and went on to win by 2 1/2 lengths over Westsideclyde. Jamaica Bound finished third. Nationhood, a 6-year-old, Kentucky-bred son of Cherokee Run, ran the 1 mile on a fast track in 1:35.2 under Seth Martinez.
A.P. Indy
Big Brown
Bobby Frankel
Camela Carson
Carlos Montalvo
Eddie Castro
Fleur de Lis Handicap
Frank Alvarado
Frank Calabrese
Garrett Gomez
Ginger Punch
Helen Pitts
Javier Castellano
Javier Santiago
Jess Jackson
Jono Jones
Julien Leparoux
Lemon Drop Kid
Martin Pedroza
Marty Wolfson
Neil Drysdale
Nick Zito
Princess Rooney
Rafael Bejarano
Ramon Dominguez
Robby Albarado
Seth Martinez
Shaun Bridgmohan
Steven Bahen
Terry Thompson
Wayne Catalano
Willie Martinez
New York honors U.S. women's World Cup win with parade | Curlin through it and the race was over. Curlin won in a hand ride, finishing 4 1/4 lengths ahead of turf specialist Einstein. The pace-setter, Barcola, finished third. Curlin was clocked in 1:49.68.
Curlin's resume now shows four straight wins, including last year's Breeders' Cup Classic and two triumphs this spring in Dubai. His bankroll edged over $9.4 million, putting him within easy striking distance of Cigar's record -- just shy of $10 million.
"What he stands for is a classic champion," said co-owner Jess Jackson, whose syndicate made the unusual decision to keep Curlin in training. "We'll see how great he is because he is not fully defined."
Asked about his next race, trainer Steve Asmussen said, "We'll be looking for a 'non-winners' of $10 million, age-for-weight."
Einstein's trainer, Helen Pitts, said her steed is going back to the grass despite his excellent performance on the Churchill Downs main. "The Arlington Million is still the ultimate goal," she said. "We did this today to do what we had to do because, as you can see, when he's ready to run, he's ready to run."
In other races with potential impact on the Classic Division:
Pyro, starting for the first time since his eighth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, tracked the early leaders in Saturday's $175,000 Northern Dancer Stakes for 3-year-olds at Churchill Downs, got to the front on the turn and drew off to a 1 3/4-lengths victory. My Pal Charlie was second and Visionaire was third. Pryo and Visionaire also ran 1-3 in the Louisiana Derby. Pyro, with Shaun Bridgmohan up for trainer Steve Asmussen, ran the 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.53. Reflecting on his Pulpit colt's poor showing in the Blue Grass and the Derby, Asmussen said, "He was a lot sharper in (Saturday's) race and looked comfortable the whole time. Hopefully we can map out a schedule that has some important races in it for 3-year-olds."
Two Step Salsa led every step of Sunday's $100,000 Affirmed Handicap for 3-year-olds and won by 3 3/4 lengths over Tres Borrachos. Dixie Chatter checked in third. Two Step Salsa, a Kentucky-bred Petionville colt, ran 1 1/16 miles on the all-weather track in 1:41.57 under Martin Pedroza.
Other races with championship division implications:
Tizdejavu led seven rivals a merry chase in Saturday's $200,000 Jefferson Cup for 3-year-olds at Churchill Downs, leading by as much a 7 lengths en route to a 4-length victory. Golden Yank was second and the favorite, Old Man Buck, settled for third. Tizdejavu, a Tiznow colt trained by Gregory Fox, ran the 9 furlongs on firm turf 1:49.15 for jockey Garrett Gomez. It was his second straight graded stakes win, following the American Turf over the same course on May 2. In six starts, Tizdejavu has never finished out of the money. "We are going to enjoy this victory now," Fox said. "He has plenty of options."
Turf Distaff
One race after Curlin's triumph, another Eclipse Award-winner, Dreaming of Anna, also advanced her reputation. Leading seven rivals all the way, the 4-year-old Rahy filly easily held on at the end of 1 1/16 miles to win the $150,000 Early Times Mint Julep by 2 1/2 lengths over Ballymore Lady. Kiss With a Twist finished third. Dreaming of Anna, the juvenile filly champ of 2006, finished in 1:42.77 under a well-timed ride by Garrett Gomez. She now has 10 wins from 15 starts and her earnings are approaching $2 million for owner/breeder Frank Calabrese. "The Beverly D (Aug. 9 at Arlington Park) is one of the races we have targeted for her and after today, she obviously is headed in the right direction," said winning trainer Wayne Catalano.
Pure Clan took charge in the stretch run to win Saturday's $200,000 Regret Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs by 2 3/4 lengths over C J's Leelee. Zee Zee was third. Pure Clan, a daughter of Pure Prize, ran 9 furlongs on the firm turf in 1:49.86 under Julien Leparoux. Third in the Kentucky Oaks in her last start, the filly now is undefeated in three tries on the grass for trainer Robert Holthus. Holthus said he is eager to send Pure Clan on to the American Oaks Invitational July 5 at Hollywood Park, "if we get an invitation … We felt all along that her action was better suited to the grass than the dirt."
Social Queen rallied from last in a field of eight to win Saturday's $150,000 Eatontown Handicap at Monmouth Park by a neck over Chestoria. Miracle Moment finished third. Social Queen, a 4-year-old daughter of Dynaformer, ran the 1 1/16 miles on firm turf in 1:40.4, equaling the course record. Jose Lezcano rode for trainer Alan Goldberg.
Ginger Punch had no trouble disposing of five rivals in Saturday's $300,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap at Belmont Park. Patiently ridden by Rafael Bejarano, the 5-year-old Awesome Again mare took the lead at the top of the stretch and won by 7 3/4 lengths in a hand ride. Golden Velvet was best of the rest with Mistical Plan third. Ginger Punch ran the 1 1/16 miles on a fast track in 1:42.37, winning for the eighth time in her last 11 starts -- a string that includes a victory in last year's Breeders' Cup Distaff and earned the 2007 Eclipse Award. "They talked about retiring her last year," said winning trainer Bobby Frankel. "But I said, 'She's pretty sound. Why not keep her in training?' She's not the prettiest filly in the world but she's got a heart the size of an elephant and that's what counts." He said he has not mapped out the rest of Ginger Punch's 2008 campaign. "Today she carried 123 pounds," he noted. "You want champions to stay around. But then the weight starts piling on."
Hystericalady did the expected in Saturday's $300,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap at Churchill Downs, stalking the pace early and dominating late. At the end, jockey Garrett Gomez had the 5-year-old Distorted Humor mare wrapped up and 7 1/2 lengths ahead of Initforthekandy -- who clearly was in it for second-place money. Kathleens Reel finished third in what amounted to a paid workout for the winner. Hystericalady, a close third in the Humana Distaff in her last start, now has 9 wins from 19 lifetime starts. She was second by a neck to Ginger Punch in last year's Breeders' Cup Distaff. "This worked out good for us," said winning trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. "I'm not sure when her next race is going to be but it probably won't be at Del Mar. I would think she may run two more times before the Breeders' Cup."
Unbridled Belle led most of the way to an easy 5 3/4-lengths victory in Saturday's $150,000 Obeah Stakes at Delaware Park. Copper State ran second all the way and Lemon Drop Mom was third. Unbridled Belle, a 5-year-old daughter of Broken Vow, got the 9 furlongs on a fast track in 1:49.72 under Ramon Dominguez. "She just showed she was clearly the best," Dominguez said, indicating the $1 million Delaware Handicap on July 13 is likely next for the Todd Pletcher trainee.
Also Saturday at Delaware, Weathered upset favorite African Violet in the $175,000 Susan's Girl Stakes for 3-year-old fillies, beating that rival by 4 1/2 lengths and leading from gate to wire. Never Retreat was third with a late run. Weathered, a New York-bred daughter of Key Contender, ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.60 with Rosie Napravnik in the irons.
Rockerfeller dominated the stretch run in Saturday's $100,000 Ponche Handicap at Calder Race Course, drawing clear of a pace-pressing trip to score by 7 lengths. How's Your Halo ran well late to take second from pace-setting Blue Pepsi Lodge. Rockerfeller, a 4-year-old Maria's Mon gelding, got the 6 furlongs on a fast track in 1:10.17 under Javier Santiago. "This horse is the real deal," said winning trainer Marty Wolfson, adding Rockefeller will move on to the $400,000 Smile at Calder on July 12.
Wolfson also saddled Golden Spikes to a head victory in Saturday's $100,000 Unbridled Stakes for 3-year-olds at Calder. Gentleman James settled for second and Make Me Zach was third. Golden Spikes, a Kentucky-bred colt by Seeking the Gold, ran the 6 furlongs in 1:10.39 with Elvis Trijillo up. "He's not really a sprinter," Wolfson said of the winner, whose dam is by A.P. Indy. "I think he's probably best at 7/8 to a mile." But he added Golden Spikes "will stay around now" for the $250,000 Carry Back on July 12.
First Defence held on to win Sunday's $150,000 Jaipur Breeders' Cup Stakes for 3-year-olds at Belmont Park by a head over Salute the Count. Mohegan Sky was third. First Defence, a 4-year-old son of Unbridled's Song, finished the 6 furlongs in 1:09.48 on yielding turf under Javier Castellano. "I'm not sure if that family really likes it on soft turf," said winning trainer Bobby Frankel. "Javier said he bobbled a few times. Hopefully, that's why he was stopping. He made an easy lead, but maybe it wasn't as easy as I thought. Watching him on the turn, it looked like he was going to gallop. At the end, I was looking for the wire."
Distaff Turf Sprint
London Snow came from off the pace in Saturday's $125,000 (Canadian) Balade Stakes at Woodbine, catching early leader Only If Split in the final sixteenth and winning by 2 lengths. Only If Split held second, 3/4 length ahead of Executive Flight. London Snow, a 5-year-old, Ontario-bred daughter of Trajectory, finished the 6 furlongs on the all-weather track in 1:09.83. Steven Bahen rode. "She's a pretty versatile horse," said winning trainer John Charalambous. "We have a lot of possibilities -- long, short, turf. It doesn't matter."
Dulce Realidad got the lead early in the stretch run in Saturday's $200,000 Jostle Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Philadelphia Park and held on gamely to win by 3/4 length over the onrushing Snowy Elegance. Throbbin' Heart was third and A Rose for You completed the order of finish. Dulce Realidad, a Florida-bred daughter of Sweetsouthernsaint, got the 6 1/2 furlongs on a fast track in 1:15.82. Jose Flores rode for trainer Richard Vega.
Dixie Dreamer rallied from well back to catch pace-setting Rgirldoesn'tbluff at the wire in Saturday's $100,000 U Can Do It Handicap at Calder. Bereba was third. Dixie Dreamer, a 5-year-old Mutakddim mare, ran the 6 furlongs in 1:11.07 with Jermaine Bridgmohan up for Wolfson, who had a good day. "She's been training tremendous," Wolfson said. "We'll go into the Princess Rooney (a $400,000 Grade I event at Calder July 12) much better than last year." Dixie Dreamer finished eighth in the race in 2007 but Wolfson pointed out she had been his barn less than a month at that point. "She's a different horse this year," he said.
Orinoquia dawdled near the back of the pack early in Saturday's $100,000 Leave Me Alone Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Calder, then gathered speed around the turn and ran past 'em all in the stretch, winning by 5 1/4 lengths. Sadie's Time was second and Freedom Afleet finished third. Orinoquia, with Eduardo Nunez up, ran the 6 furlongs in 1:12.12. Nunez said when asked, Orinoquia "really explodes and when she gets to the lead, she likes to pour it on." Trainer Rodolfo said the Whywhywhy filly will return in the $250,000 Azalea July 12.
Turf Mile
Tam Lin rallied down the stretch and caught front-running favorite Cosmonaut at the wire in Saturday's $75,000 Scottish Monk Stakes, winning by a nose. Would Be Willing finished third. Tam Lin, a 5-year-old, British-bred gelding by Selkirk, ran the 1 mile on firm turf in 1:33.05. Javier Castellano rode the Godolphin Racing standard bearer for trainer Saeed bin Suroor.
Southern Exchange dominated the stretch run in Sunday's $150,000 (Canadian) Victoria Stakes at Woodbine, drawing off to post a 4 3/4-lengths upset win. The odds-on favorite, Dicey Riley, held second over Segal. Southern Exchange, a Florida-bred daughter of Exchange Rate, ran the 5 furlongs on the all-weather track in 57.48 seconds under Jono Jones.
In other weekend racing:
Cedar Mountain rallied from last of eight to win Saturday's $75,000 Round Table Handicap by 2 3/4 lengths over Transduction. Porfido, the favorite, was third. Cedar Mountain, a 5-year-old, Irish-bred gelding by Galileo, ran 1 3/4 miles on the firm turf in 2:53.65 with Alonzo Quinonez up for trainer Neil Drysdale. "Neil told me to put him behind horses," Quinonez said. "I said, 'Behind the leaders?' and he said, 'No, behind horses.' I guess he wasn't worried how far back he was."
Stampede Park
Arkhill rallied to the lead on the final turn in Saturday's $125,000 (Canadian) Alberta Derby then held well to win by 1 length over Papa Time. Ballintoy finished third. Arkhill, an Alberta-bred son of Orchid's Devil, ran the 1 1/16 miles on a "good" track in 1:43.4.
Lady Lev came from last of six with a rush to win Sunday's $75,000 Penny Ridge Stakes for 3-year-old fillies by a neck over Daymaker. Briars Flash was third. Lady Lev, an Alberta-bred daughter of Othello, got the 1 mile on a fast track in 1:37.4.
Red Hot N Gold prompted the pace early in Saturday's $70,000 Cyclones Handicap for Iowa-bred colts and geldings, then took command in the lane and won by 3 3/4 lengths over 40-1 longshot Diginandrun. Crimson King Cat finished third. Red Hot N Gold, a 4-year-old Gold Case gelding, finished the 1 1/16 miles on a fast track in 1:42.87 under Terry Thompson.
Beyond the Reach led early in Saturday's $70,000 Hawkeyes Handicap for state-bred fillies and mares, took back and then came on again in the stretch to win by 2 lengths over Thekatcamehome. Camela Carson finished third. Beyond the Reach, a 4-year-old Sahm filly, got the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.02 for Carlos Montalvo.
Bonfante ran to the lead in the stretch drive of Saturday's $75,000 Oakland Stakes, then edged clear to win by 1 1/2 lengths over the favorite, Black Seventeen. Vicarino finished third. Bonfante, a 7 | 3,824 |
The introduction of institutional reviews in the Flemish QA system
Author: Pieter Caris, NVAO
In 2016 and 2017, NVAO carried out a first round of institutional reviews. These reviews of the Flemish universities and university colleges were intended to replace the system of external assessments at programme level. The institutional review consisted of an assessment of an institution's implementation of its educational policy on the one hand, and of an advice on an institution's conduct of ensuring quality at programme level<|fim_middle|> enable institutions to show that they deserve the trust and autonomy given to them when it comes to ensuring the quality of individual programmes.
The European Consortium for Accreditation in higher education
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secretariat@ecahe.eu | on the other hand.
For the institutional review, NVAO developed the Appreciative Approach. It is the leading philosophy, mindset, style or attitude in the development of the methodology, and the design and execution of the procedures. Not the standards from the assessment framework, but the context of the individual institution and the model chosen by the institution (for education policy) make up the basis for the assessment. The focus is on what is present, and what is possible, and not on what should or could be. The aim is to embed and stimulate good practices within the institution, and to examine where (elements within) the educational policy can be strengthened, deepened or intensified. At the same time, the Appreciative Approach aims for a continuous dialogue between the committee and the institution, and a great openness of both parties. After the exploratory phase, an in-depth phase will follow in which the review panel, through a critical review of the educational policy model, shares insights with the institution, returns opportunities, and creates added value. In this way, the institutional review contributes to the further development of the quality culture in the institution.
The first round of institutional reviews showed that institutions are successfully implementing their educational policies and that they are ready to ensure the quality of their programmes themselves. Universities and university colleges have found the right balance when developing a central policy that is rooted in decentralised initiatives. Eighteen institutions received a positive assessment, four of which with conditions. For all of them, this positive outcome results in a six-year extension of the accreditation for existing programmes.
NVAO has published an Overview report on the institutional reviews-2017 that summarises the general findings of the institutional reviews. The institutional reviews clearly demonstrate that institutions actively respond to societal challenges and the regional context in their educational policy, e.g. the challenges of a metropolitan context or the influx of students with language deficits. Diversity in all its facets is high on the agenda. Tailor-made guidance is seen as the key to success, not only for students who are struggling, but also for excellent students who are challenged through honours programmes. Several university colleges are strongly committed to graduate education at EQF 5 level in order to establish a better connection between talent and the labour market.
In its overview report, NVAO also concludes that institutions should pay attention to external benchmarking, to the feasibility of their ambitions, and to the systematic monitoring and aggregation of data at the institutional level. Institutions should make their success indicators for (interim) follow-up explicit, not only focusing on processes, but also on results. Collaborative learning and exchange of good practices may in some cases be intensified.
The new quality assurance system in Flanders is based on trust and dialogue, and gives more autonomy and ownership to the institutions. Each institution has to set up a conduct to confirm programme quality. To inspire them, NVAO developed a Quality Code with quality features that are based on the ESG. The outcomes and results of the own conduct should lead to a decision by the institutional board about the quality of each of the institution's programmes.
With the strengthening of the autonomy of the institutions comes an important responsibility regarding public accountability. For each programme, institutions should publish strengths and challenges/opportunities, and inform all stakeholders about remedial actions and follow-up. External, independent perspectives brought in by stakeholders, by experts and, of course, by peers, undoubtedly contribute to the quality of the programme. Institutions are, however, still struggling to find the right fit of roles, timeframes and levels for including these perspectives. In general, it can be stated that the less frequently the external perspective is looked for, the wider this perspective should be. It is expected that the initial workload caused by the new system will drop, once the conduct is fully operational.
After three decades of external quality assurance at programme level, the institutional reviews have given a boost to the quality culture within institutions. All stakeholders have experienced the step towards institutional reviews as a very positive evolution. In the future, institutional review will focus on four elements: (1) the link between the educational policy, the institution's vision and societal challenges; (2) the implementation of the policy, and subsequent evaluation and improvement of effectiveness; (3) the conduct developed by the institution to confirm programme quality; and, (4) the quality culture within the institution. It will | 880 |
as a light dinner you can have an aperitif (but only from 7 pm to 9/9.30 pm).
The aperitivo (aperitif) is a pleasure and a real Torinese ritual, a habit that dates back to the 1786. That was when Antonio Benedetto Carpano produced Vermouth: a special wine aromatized with herbs and spices, which was to become part of the subalpine tradition, and has been marketed<|fim_middle|> Peyrano chocolate-making firm, adapting the small workshop in Corso Moncalieri, previously used for the production and sale of sweets.
It is simply the oldest, smallest, most characteristic and beautiful pastry shop in all of Turin from 1763. The speciality of the house is the bicerin, an exquisite invention made from chocolate mixed with coffee, hot bitter chocolate and milk cream. Al Bicerin is located in the magical Piazza della Consolata. | by other prestigious companies too, like Martini&Rossi and Cinzano. Now Vermouth is an alternative to wines and cocktails, served with snacks, sandwiches and finger food. These drinks (from 6 to 8 €) are always accompanied by a plate of snacks for you to nibble on, with everything from cold cuts, cheese, slices of omelette and pizza, sushi, and roulades that you can eat instead of dinner. Aperitif time can be a chance to sample some pasta, rice, but also to enjoy typical Piedmontese salamis and cheeses.
The time to go for aperitif is before dinner in the bars scattered throughout the city: under the arcades in the centre, or in the Quadrilatero Romano, or down on the Po at the Murazzi outdoor bars.
Good selection of wine (try Barbaresco). Possibility to have a dinner after the aperitif (8.30 pm).
This historic café is located in the small pedestrian zone facing Piazza Vittorio Veneto. It once was the haunt of the writer Cesare Pavese and the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. In summer, thanks to a large outdoor area, it may be the most beautiful place to get a drink. Besides its well-stocked wine cellar, this popular café offers a wide selection of aperitifs and appetizers.
For an aperitif, this café has a perfect location: on via Po, just a few steps away from the Regio Theater. Pleasant atmosphere enlivened by the young crowd. At the cocktail hour the fare includes hot appetizers, bagna caôda, pasta and a vast range of canapés.
A tiny, historically important, and delicious café in Piazza Castello, 5 meters from Baratti&Milano and the Galleria Subalpina. Established at the end of the 19th century, it was popular with the nobility from the royal court and the artists from the nearby Regio Theater. It is famous for having introduced Italy in 1925 to the tramezzino (a kind of sandwich).
This café opened in 1873 with the name "Supplier of the Royal House" and today it conserves the elegance of fin de siècle atmosphere and is the perfect place for an aperitif. It offers excellent cocktails and unforgettable tramezzini. It's also perfect for lunch (12:30 to 14:30).
Established in 1875, this café has conserved its original furnishings. Pavese and Einaudi were frequent guests. Today light lunch with fixed menu is served from 12:00 to 14:30 and dinner is served à la carte from 19:30 to 24:00.
This is a great place to come before or after dinner. The wine list is extensive, the drinks are excellent, the stuzzichini (snack foods to accompany your drink) are plentiful, and the location is fabulous.
This lovely bar in piazza Savoia is the right place to get a drink ... and something to eat. All the benches, shelves and tables of the large entrance room are filled with appetizers, cold and hot: from cheeses to salads to cold cuts.
For coffee or a drink, this elegant café-patisserie looks out onto Piazza Solferino. It can look a bit institutional, but it's a wonderful place to grab a drink and a bite to eat (savory millefeuille, warm tarts and canapés).
A new food and wine superstore (open from 2007) where you can buy, taste and learn about the best foods all under the same roof.
Eating out in Turin is a must and a pleasant one at that. You will discover some of the greatest food and wine traditions in Italy, which amounts to an unforgettable experience even for those who only stop over in Turin for a few hours. Barolo, barbaresco, barbera, dolcetto, truffles, cured meat and cheeses, agnolotti, bagna caôda, and the numerous other famous traditions definitely deserve a few hours of your attention. The restaurant scene in Turin has been greatly enriched over the last few years thanks both to immigration, which has brought out interesting ethnic flavors, and to a new interest in "material cultures" on the part of the younger generations.
The restaurant is located just a few meters away from Porta Palazzo. Indeed Cesare Pavese loved this restaurant. The best dishes are simply the classic ones: bollito misto (literary means various cuts of meat all mixed together and boiled), fritto misto (a bold mix of sweet and savory), and the extraordinary finanziera (a particular way of "recycling" chicken giblets).
Unbeatable location: the Galleria Subalpina. The atmosphere is rather formal, and the cuisine uniquely combines Piedmont and Japan. The sushi is excellent thanks to the able hands of the chef, who is Japanese (although the owners are Italian). A modern alternative to the very near Baratti&Milano.
It is a small, tight, precise, and pleasant restaurant, and it offers a good mix of tradition and comfort. The menu is interesting – it features creative dishes as well as traditional appetizers. Entrees includeagnolotti al plin and the delicious scaloppa of duck liver in raisin wine. It is recommended that you leave room for the assortment of cheeses – which look mouth-watering on the rich cheese cart – to enjoy alongside a good wine.
This restaurant is always crowded, so it's not the best restaurant if you're looking for a tranquil place to relax. But the food is worth it – especially the "tajarin" (tagliolini) alla Morcina with black truffles. The wine list has wines for all budgets (even very big budgets).
The cuisine is good, without being too ambitious. La Gaia Scienza is known for its penne alla zarina, lumpfish eggs, smoked salmon, .... and vodka.
It represents a piece of history of the city with its local specialties, following the grandmother's recipes revisiting according to the tastes of our times, for example the bagna caôda without garlic and the boiled mixed. The rich wine cellar aims on Piedmontese red wines.
One of the few surviving piole in Turin. In terms of the appetizers, the tomini al verde are excellent (little toma cheese balls in an anchovy sauce), but Antiche Sere is especially known for its first courses: thegnocchi in a sausage ragù are out of this world, as are the "tajarin" (tagliolini) with chicken livers. Second courses include classic specialties such as: shank, "tapulon" (finely chopped meat cooked in wine and spices), "cassoeula" (a sort of pork stew with vegetables), and tripe. And for dessert: zabajone, "bonet" (chocolate, rum, coffee, and doughnut shaped amaretti), and panna cotta (one of the best in the universe.
A taste experience, in the heart of Turin. It proposes a moderately creative kitchen of fish or traditional Piedmontese, prepared with fresh ingredients and presented in a small and agreeable location.
It is a high quality gelateria. The idea is to apply to the artisanal gelato production the absolute top quality raw materials: only fresh seasonal fruit, no colorings or artificial additives, high quality whole milk for the creams, organic eggs and a selection of the best cocoas and coffees from Central America.
The location is fabulous: Piazza Carignano in front of Palazzo Carignano (the seat of the first Italian parliament), next to Teatro Carignano and 10 meters from the Cambio Restaurant. Established in 1903, it was the preferred café of the House of Savoy. Today Pepino is an elegant, old-fashioned style bar, a great place to grab a quick meal, an aperitif or a coffee. But the greatest attraction is the gelato. Try thePinguino ("penguin": chocolate covered gelato), which was invented here.
Perhaps the most famous gelateria in Turin located on the beautiful via Po which connects piazza Castello and the river Po. Established in 1780, the café was popular with artists and politicians such as D'Azeglio and Cavour. The rooms still conserve the elegance of times past. The gianduia cream is a must.
One of the city's most elegant gathering places, with outdoor tables under the 17th century porticoes surrounding the square. Einaudi and Pavese loved to have their coffee here. Today, however, you don't need to be a great intellectual to take here a coffee or an aperitif (everything is heavenly).
It obviously gets its name from the piazza that it looks out onto. In terms of political history, San Carlo café was once upon a time the meeting place for the patriots, the staunch opponents of the conservatives (who in turn hung out at Fiorio). Today it is the perfect pause for those who fancy a little shopping in the center of town.
Established in 1836, the confectionery made by Stratta is famous in Italy and it is institution in Turin. Invoices signed by Count Cavour are kept in the Santena Museum. This was when Stratta did the catering for all the receptionists at the Foreign Ministry, during the time Turin was the capital of Italy. Its show windows display the traditional products of piedmontese confectionery. Favorites include caramels, gianduiotti and the irresistible chocolates. It is also impossible forget the marrons glacés, individually peeled by hand and left to candy in the candissoires for eighty hours.
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Craigie Community Sports Hub (the Hub) is based in the East side of Dundee in a highly deprived area (according to SIMD). Its main objective is to promote and develop sporting-based activities for member clubs, Craigie High School students and residents – providing quality facilities to encourage activity.
With a view to enhancing its facility management portfolio and supporting the needs of its members, the Hub was committed to delivering to its strategic plan. This involved fundraising for three years to renovate four shops, that had lay vacant for ten years, into a centre and changing facilities.
With its objective in mind, the Hub sought out to develop a £600,000 3G pitch at Craigie High School. The school would have rights to the pitch during the day, with the Hub being responsible for evening and weekends. The team had calculated that accredited clubs from within the Hub could take on 40% of the evening and weekend slots, highlighting the interest in and the viability of the pitch.
While the project was underway, the Hub recognised that it was heading for a £50,000 shortfall before completion, which had the potential to severely impact its main grant income. This is when SIS interjected to "save the day".
The 3G pitch, which opened in January 2016, has allowed the Hub to offer one of few all-weather outdoor facilities in Dundee, supporting its aim to encourage the physical and mental wellbeing of young people and adults through physical activity. The pitch has diversified and strengthened its income streams and allowed the organisation to continue to create positive social impact in the surrounding communities.
"I am pleased to present this testimonial about the proficient service given by SIS staff to the CCSH Committee during our negotiations for the £50,000 loan that we needed to fulfil our main objective of constructing a 3G pitch within the Craigie High School campus.
The decision to approve was a life-saver for the project because of the £50,000 shortfall we were facing. I was the Hub's representative throughout negotiations and, despite the friendly manner enjoyed during SIS communications, I immediately noted that, although exhausting, the due diligence carried out prior to completion and approval of the loan was highly professional.
Having nearly repaid our first loan, a second £50,000 loan was approved to develop a resource and training centre adjacent to the 3G pitch.
Fortunately, we found a way to fill that void without accessing the loan facility but my feelings around the process replicated my experience first time around. The new £350,000 centre will be opened in March 2019. Well done to all involved."
George Allan, Secretary, Craigie Community Sports Hub
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Week Ending October 30th 2010
Skepta Joe McElderry Kings Of Leon Katy Perry N-Dubz Jay Sean Diana Vickers B.o.B. Bruno Mars The Wanted Nicki Minaj Taylor Swift The Beatles
There was admittedly a kind of inevitability about it, but the event is still nice to see all the same. After debuting at Number One four weeks ago, Just The Way You Are (Amazing) from Bruno Mars appeared to have begun a gentle chart decline, dipping as far as Number 4 a fortnight ago. Then last week the single rebounded, easing back up to Number 2 and in the process it seems kick-starting a whole new wave of interest in the rather charming song. This week the track completes the charmed circle, climbing one place again to reclaim the Number One position after a three week absence. Even more impressively the single does so with a larger sale than it had to top the charts first time around, selling 116,000 copies last week - up on the 83,0<|fim_middle|> out by just about everyone who heard the track ahead of release. Whilst vocal and musical interpolations of older songs inside new compositions has been something of a fad this year, most of the time these melody lifts are done with full consent of the artists involved and with proper credit given - something entirely lacking on My Wicked Heart with the artist (who co-wrote the track) claiming the resemblance is incidental and completely accidental. Whilst the single's Number 13 chart entry is a dramatic improvement on that of her last release, it is still rather disappointing given the level of exposure it was given on television last weekend - I guess proving what has come to be known as the Shakira rule. Not even X Factor can inspire a single to mega sales if the performer has forgotten to make it any good in the first place. Not that her unique delivery of the vocals helps either. One enterprising viewer took it upon themselves to try to interpret just what she was singing during her performance on the show, creating an online video which appears to be attracting more attention than the official one, check it out. [Oh joy, it is still up there].
Whilst we are on the subject, the point hardly needs to be hammered home but there will be plenty of people pointing with amusement at the dramatic 6-21 plummet experienced by the Joe McElderry single Ambitions which has duly become a one week wonder of the very worst kind. This Is an even worse collapse than that experienced by the last X Factor flop Leon Jackson two years ago, his one and only post-show single Don't Call This Love at the very least taking a full three weeks to fall out of the Top 20. Stick a fork in Joe Mc, he is done as a pop star - a career in musicals is his best home for fame now. [Or possibly re-inventing himself as a light opera star 2010 James, don't rule out that possibility].
Just time to quickly note a handful of other new singles making progress at the lower end of the Top 40. Of them all, the one with the best prospects is B.o.B.'s new single Magic which eases 34-22 as it gradually builds up a head of steam. Previous hit Airplanes was a slow starter as well remember, hitting Number One on its seventh week as a Top 40 single. Eight places below at Number 30 is Taylor Swift with new single Mine, a track which for now matches the peak scaled by You Belong With Me in the summer of 2009. She has yet to show any signs of living up to the potential she showed with debut hit Love Story which was a Number 2 smash in February that year. [Oh just you wait]. Also new at Number 31 is Skepta who teams up with Preeya Kalidis on Cross My Heart, the follow-up to July's Number 14 hit Rescue Me.
Moving to the album chart now and some quite sensational things happen at the very top. As has been documented in many places elsewhere, Kings Of Leon debut at Number One with new album Come Around Sundown, shifting a massive 183,000 copies in what is the highest single week sale for any album so far this year. Not since last Christmas when both Susan Boyle and Michael Buble were competing with each other with sales of over 200,000 has any album managed to fly out the door in such rapid style. Despite this, their total is down slightly on the 220,000 with which their last album Only By The Night opened its account back in 2008.
The two next highest new entries on the album chart are both nearing the 40th anniversary of their release. The famous Red and Blue Beatles compilation albums, Red featuring work from 1962-1966 and Blue covering 1967-1970, are back in the Top 10 following what has been promoted as a remastering and which leads to them charting at 4 and 6 respectively, the Blue album proving the winner in sales terms. Despite the worldwide smash sales of the last Beatles hits collection 1 which was released back in 2000, the Red and Blue compilations don't restrict themselves solely to the singles releases of the legendary sixties group and so work as a more complete overview of their entire career. First released in April 1973, the two albums have been constant sellers ever since, although their last appearance in the Top 10 came back in 1993 when both were released on CD for the first time. Oddly enough neither have ever topped the charts, 1967-1970 made Number 2 upon first release and Number 4 in 1993 whilst 1962-1966 has always been the runner up of the pair, charting at Number 3 in both 1973 and 1993. Ever since that CD re-issue the packaging of the pair has been the subject of much grumbling thanks to the insistence of Apple records in presenting the discs in the exact way they were first marketed -as a premium priced double album. Market forces have ensured the new issues are readily available at a slightly more sensible price point now than had previous been the case - even as a musical completist I have never quite brought myself to purchase either of the two collections, baulking at the near £20 price that each of them commanded during the last couple of decades. | 00 it sold at the start of the month in its first week on sale.
Technically the single is the second in 2010 to manage to ultimate in chart rebounds, although given that the last to do so was Lady Gaga's Bad Romance which had a week at Number One either side of Christmas, Mars is the only act to have had two different runs at Number One with the same record in this particular calendar year. In spending a full three weeks away from the top of the charts, Bruno Mars has mounted the slowest chart comeback since Shakira also returned to Number One after a three week gap with Hips Don't Lie in the summer of 2006. As I'm sure almost every fan of chart stats is aware, the all-time slowest Number One yo-yo came in November 1963 when She Loves You by The Beatles returned to the top of the charts after a gap of seven weeks. Oddly enough given the way the singles market behaves and the way singles can suddenly find a new market and spark entirely new levels of interest weeks after they first arrived, this famous chart benchmark stands a better chance of being broken now than perhaps any time since it was first set.
As to just why the single has suddenly forced its way back into contention as the biggest of the moment, well that is open to some debate. Many will point to an X Factor effect, with the song having been performed by contestant Matt Cardle on the show the weekend before last. Whilst the usual sales kick may well have helped to give the single the edge it needed to move back to Number One, the fact that its sales had been growing again even before the X Factor show aired suggests that there are other factors at work as well. Could it just be that people have realised just what an uplifting pop record it actually is and are rewarding it with purchases accordingly?
Bruno Mars' climb back to the top also has the neat effect of throwing into sharp relief the relative failure of the single which under any normal circumstances might have been expected to parade unopposed to the summit. The track in question is Heart Vacancy, the much-heralded second single from The Wanted, follow-up to All Time Low which itself made a comfortable debut at Number One back in August and a single which sadly cannot duplicate the chart peak of its predecessor and instead has to be content with a new entry at Number 2. The problem The Wanted have is that their popular appeal is almost entirely confined to the dedicated army of teenage fans that their label and their management took time to carefully cultivate. Heavy airplay and other public exposure for the act is rather more limited, so their chart performances depend on just how much of that fan base can be rallied to get downloading the week the single comes out. Hence All Time Low when it came out during the summer was something of a one week wonder, dropping straight to Number 5 during its second week on sale - although I've been at pains ever since to point out that in actual fact the single has proved something of a grower in other areas of the market and has to its credit sustained a consistent chart run as a lower end hit, the track still on the Top 40 after 13 weeks and rising to Number 34 this week in tandem with the new release.
You only have to look at the sales of the two singles to see the story unfold. All Time Low topped the charts back in August after selling 84,000 copies inside a week. Heart Vacancy this week saw their first week interest dip to 66,000 copies - good enough in a particularly quiet week to maybe give them a second Number One, (and you will note its release was carefully calculated to avoid most other big new singles), but as it turns out a figure that was a long way short of the numbers needed to block Bruno Mars and his march back to the summit. The truth is inescapable - by appealing directly to a self-selecting (and even more crucially shrinking) bunch of record buyers, The Wanted never stood a chance of topping the charts for the second time of asking. [Final score: Simon Cowell 1 Ashley Tabor 0 - see last week for details].
Another act who conceivably could have benefitted from an X Factor related sales boost this week was Katy Perry, her performance of new single Firework on the results show last weekend quite possibly assisting the track to a chart debut at Number 5. That said, Katy Perry has hardly needed any help selling singles thus far this year, topping the listings with California Gurls back in the summer and landing an easy Number 2 with Teenage Dream in September. Firework is now her fifth Top 10 hit in a row (counting the collaborations with 3OH!3 and Timbaland earlier this year) and the seventh in total of her career to date.
Overlooked by most for much of the week, there is a pleasing glut of brand new hits just around the cusp of the Top 10. Leading the charge at Number 9 is Jay Sean who appears in tandem with American rapper Nicki Minaj on 2010 (It Ain't The End). [Her first ever mention on these pages, although her own chart debut had come earlier in the summer]. His first single as lead artist since the January Top 20 hit Do You Remember, the track is the first single to be lifted from Sean's forthcoming fourth album Freeze Time. Grasping unashamedly the commercial pop end of the musical stick, the bubbly and appealing track is Jay Sean's fourth Top 10 hit single, his biggest chart success since Down made Top 3 almost exactly a year ago.
Hard on his heels at Number 10 are N-Dubz who chart with new single Best Behaviour. Once again the single is a brand new track that has previously not appeared on either of their two studio albums - a product of the deal the band signed with Def Jam records in America which will see their debut album over there featuring tracks from both of their studio albums to date as well as a sprinkling of new songs. Charting hard on the heels of last single We Dance On this marks the first time that N-Dubz have managed back to back Top 10 singles.
Completing this trio of new hits at Number 11 is Just A Dream, the first chart hit in over two years for American rapper Nelly. One of the biggest international hip-hop stars at the start of the last decade, Nelly scored no less than three Number One singles between 2002 and 2005 as well as appearing as a guest star on a fourth. Just A Dream is his first chart hit since he featured as a guest artist on the Chris Brown track Kiss Kiss in September 2008, his first Top 20 appearance since Body On Me made Number 17 in August that same year and indeed his biggest chart single under his own steam since he made Number 6 with N Dey Say way back in June 2005. Comeback much? After many delays, some of them down to personal and family tragedy, Nelly's new album 5.0 will hit the stores in November, to the delight of a great many.
Now for a curiosity, for one act who it appears did not quite get the X Factor rub she was hoping for is Diana Vickers, star of the 2008 series and who also appeared last week on the results show to perform her new single My Wicked Heart. Despite opening her solo career back in May with a Number One single Once, the Blackburn Barbie has struggled a little ever since. Her quirky and unique style is maybe not only an acquired taste but also only works in small doses, as evidence by the failure of her second single The Boy Who Murdered Love to progress beyond Number 36 when it charted in July. As a result of that flop her label have gone back to the drawing board, beefing up debut album Songs From The Cherry Tree with some slightly stronger new material in time for a seasonal re-release. Hence the appearance of this brand new single, in theory the strongest Diana Vickers song so far but one which has attracted attention for all the wrong reasons. The problem you see is the chorus, which for its melody appears to borrow copious from the classic Red Hot Chili Peppers track Under The Bridge, a fact pointed | 1,732 |
U<|fim_middle|> | FC 257: Michael Chandler hopes to entice Khabib to end retirement with dominant win over Dan Hooker
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Michael Chandler will make his UFC debut on Jan. 23, 2021, when he takes on Dan Hooker in the co-main event of UFC 257 on "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It's a long-awaited opportunity for Chandler to prove his worth to the UFC faithful after spending the majority of his career competing for Bellator MMA.
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And Chandler intends to make an emphatic statement, one big enough to perhaps earn him a fight against Conor McGregor or Dustin Poirier — who will headline UFC 257 — or even a title fight against current division champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov.
"I want to put a stamp on my introduction for who I am to the UFC fans by finishing Dan Hooker or dominating him," Chandler said in an interview with MMA Fighting. "It really puts me in a position to where maybe I get the winner of Conor-Poirier or I get the next title shot against Khabib.
"I think if I go out there and showcase my wrestling skills, too," Chandler continued. "I mean there's no doubt I want to go out there and knock Dan Hooker out, but I also want to show the world my wrestling skills. I want to put a stamp on good old fashioned American wrestling. Maybe I can entice Khabib to come back for the U.S. American wrestling versus Russian Sambo and see if he can get to 30-0 and beat me — if he can."
Chandler: I'm A Better Wrestler Than Khabib, Have More Power Than Gaethje
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Of course, Khabib is adamant he is retired from the sport, though UFC President, Dana White, thinks he can convince "The Eagle" to return for one more fight, though many feel only a fight against Georges St-Pierre will entice him to return.
Still, before Chandler can look ahead to a possible showdown against Khabib, he has to make good on his Octagon debut against one of the toughest fighters in the world in Hooker, who is also hungry to climb back into contention following his loss to Poirier a few months back.
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Lyricist: Shailendra Singer(s): Mohammed Rafi Actor(s) in visual: Asha Parekh, Brahm Bharadwaj, Chaman Puri, David Abraham, Gajanan Jagirdar, Lalita Pawar, Madhubala, Mukri, Pran, Raj Mehra, Sohrab Modi, Sunil Dutt, Ulhas
Hole Hole Ek Bhi Na Ghangrooo Bole
Lyricist: Rajinder Krishan Singer(s): Geeta Dutt, Lata Mangeshkar, Sudha Malhotra Actor(s) in visual: Asha Parekh, Brahm Bharadwaj, Chaman Puri, David Abraham, Gajanan Jagirdar, Lalita Pawar, Madhubala, Mukri, Pran, Raj Mehra, Sohrab Modi, Sunil Dutt, Ulhas
Jagi Raatbhar Teri Yaad Mein Balam
Mera Jwala Naam Jiya Jalana Kaam
Thaam Lo Kaleja Sab Apna Apna Raahi Aaya Hai
Lyricist: Rajinder Krishan Singer(s): Mukesh Actor(s) in visual: Asha Parekh, Brahm Bharadwaj, Chaman Puri, David Abraham, Gajanan Jagirdar, Lalita Pawar, Madhubala, Mukri, Pran, Raj Mehra, Sohrab Modi, Sunil Dutt, Ulhas | , Pran, Raj Mehra, Sohrab Modi, Sunil Dutt, Ulhas
Dekho Ji Aankho Mein Dekho Aankhein Hamaari Sapne Tumhare
Lyricist: Rajinder Krishan Singer(s): Lata Mangeshkar Actor(s) in visual: Asha Parekh, Brahm Bharadwaj, Chaman Puri, David Abraham, Gajanan Jagirdar, Lalita Pawar, Madhubala, | 102 |
Diligent is a leading software provider that delivers corporate governance solutions to<|fim_middle|> to make sure they're comfortable with distributing their sensitive materials through our applications. All the files are encrypted and all the materials are sent to and reside in secure data centers and our own secure hardware – which is more secure than using other cloud-based applications.
Do you target the biggest organizations, or do you also work with mid-market companies?
Both – we work with anyone who is worried about their sensitive materials getting out into the public.
Let's say you're a mid-market industrial company, if you're emailing your documents around and one of your directors is using a free email service provider, those documents are at risk as all of those free email service providers have been hacked or are susceptible to other people viewing your information.
Your current clients are mostly corporates, will you also be targeting other businesses or geographies?
We're primarily used by leading corporates, but also governments as well. We do think there's an opportunity to move into working with law firms and more generally into the legal tech sector.
We also think there's a material opportunity throughout Europe and continental Europe in particular. Our largest office globally is actually in London, but we're looking at establishing additional offices over continental Europe.
What role do you feel software-as-a-service providers have in improving business' corporate governance strategies?
We think that software has a material role in improving corporate governance. One of the top issues for most boards is cybersecurity and cyber risk, so we believe there is a material opportunity for boards to set the right tone and set the right example for the rest of the company. One of the ways they can set that example is by using secure tools for the consumption and management of the board materials – so they're not just telling the organization that it should be more secure, instead they're actually taking steps to own a part of that solution and doing it for themselves.
The adoption of services like this is a little bit ahead in the US, but we're seeing these tools adopted in Europe more and more. If companies want to practice good governance, they really need to use the tools like Diligent's to help them do that.
Good governance is our business. At Diligent we are here to help leaders with simple and streamlined enterprise governance management software that makes governance easier. As the role and responsibilities of the board of directors grows, we promise to grow with them, adapt and respond with innovative and integrated solutions.
Our flagship product, Diligent Boards, is the most widely used board portal in the world, relied on by more than 400,000 board directors in 12,000 organisations around the globe. We're proud to claim that Diligent holds the highest client retention rate in the industry, at 98.8%. | board members, company secretaries and other leadership team members. The company serves an international client base and 40% of the Fortune 100, with major offices in New York, Washington DC, Vancouver, London, Munich, Sydney and Christchurch. In an exclusive interview with Leaders League, Diligent CEO Brian Stafford outlines the company's services, strategy and the benefits of using governance software.
Can you tell us about Diligent and what the company does?
Diligent is the leading provider of board governance software for organizations around the globe. The business has north of $200 million in revenue, with 14,000 clients and around 450,000 users who rely on our applications throughout the year to access their secure materials and collaborate. We have a pretty wide global footprint, more than half of our clients and revenue are outside of the US, and our products are used by 70% of the FTSE 100 and leading organizations all across Europe.
What is board governance software?
We operate a very intuitive and simple application for board members to receive, comment, annotate and collaborate on their board materials. On top of the basic board meeting requirements, we offer a series of governance tools that help digitize processes well beyond the boardroom including secure communications, conflict questionnaires, board evaluations, and subsidiary management. These are just a few pieces of the Governance Cloud – our centralized suite of secure digital tools that help governance leaders ask better questions, gain deeper insight, and add value across the full scope of governance responsibilities.
What is the benefit of using your dedicated governance software over a company's pre-existing internal systems?
Most board members are not full-time employees of their company, so technically they sit outside the company's firewall. Many of the tools that a company has, such as corporate email addresses and mobile device management software, simply don't apply to board members because they are not full-time employees. However, companies typically end up sending them some of the most sensitive and confidential corporate information – such as data on executive compensation, M&A plans, layoffs, drug pipeline approval, etc. – which should not be distributed outside of the business. Companies typically email or physically send those materials or put them in a folder for board members to download to their own devices – which means that after the information leaves the company, the company no longer has control over it.
A busy board member, who might be running through the airport to catch a plane, might for instance accidentally leave their bag or laptop or iPad behind. Now that information is theoretically available to anyone who gets access to those materials, which is of material risk to the company. We are able to encrypt content on Diligent Boards and block login access on that device. We offer a security and compliance tool, but also one with very easy, simple to use features that can make their lives a lot easier.
How do you manage cybersecurity risk?
We offer industry leading cybersecurity and controls, it's at the heart of who we are as a business. All of our clients have gone through and tested our security | 628 |
After signing with Lismor in 1996, Coila produced this ground-breaking traditional music feast.
This is the long awaited album from this excellent young group from Ayrshire. They have experimented quite successfully with<|fim_middle|> the invitation. An uplifting album and a stunning debut. More please. | a modernistic approach in their backing and the overall result makes for a very varied and listenable performance. The individual members of the group are all good soloists and some of the slow air playing is of a very high quality as I could expect of Alistair McCulloch and Andrew McGarva on fiddles complemented by their guests, especially Dougie Pincock (pipes, flute and whistle). This is an excellent release from the group who takes its name from their native land of Ayrshire and I look forward to hearing them on their follow up.
A little gem of a debut album from this highly talented Ayrshire band.
An exciting sound…another very good recording keeping Scottish music very much to the fore, well played and well produced and definitely one for the collection.
Coila's idealistic approach…yields a subtle infusion of differing influences making them unique….the closing pipe reel incorporates both the evocative and the cerebral elements of Coila's sound in one fell swoop. 'Get Reel' has Celtic music for mind and body. The 'Reel' thing.
….No such problems with Coila's collection of jigs, reels, airs and waltzes. Just press the play button and fell your soul receive a lift. Coila are four young musicians from Ayrshire…who are joined on this debut album by an array of 'occasionals', once again including Dougie Pincock.
While the playing is universally impressive, I am particularly struck by the distinctive sound on the tracks that feature drums but no bass. The resulting space allows the twin fiddlers and the accordionist room to stretch themselves – and they don't need to be asked twice to take up | 346 |
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Collaboration with Morehshin Allahyari, Cameron Kyle, Martin Back, Alexandria Cole, and Julie Mckendrick.
Glorified Body/Exquisite Corpse is a collaboratively made website consisting of several animated .gifs, each depicting a different quadrant of a human body. Using a similar structure as the surrealist game of the "ex<|fim_middle|>otypes that are intended to show various forms of measurement, both rational, an AU being rational, as well as a Meter, and more known, albeit less precise measurements based on the body such as cubits and feet. The two parts overlap in the sculptural element, lemons floating in piss yellow water. It is at once a record of the Cyanotype process, and a representation of Fourier's most cited idea of a lemonade sea."
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It's Just Meant To Be Installation at Oliver Francis Gallery.
It's Just Meant To Be at Oliver Francis - Time Based Installations from Michael Morris on Vimeo. | quisite corpse", each artist worked without seeing the others' contributions. The result is a ghostly composite, a grouping of moving pixels in the shape of a body, existing momentarily as it's invoked by the browser. Like the glorified body of the crucified Jesus, it passes through walls, appears and disappears, and forfeits its materiality in exchange for a kind of spectral omnipresence.
Created as part of Dwayne Carter's irrational.city exhibition at the Bath House Cultural Center in 2015, and living on here for the foreseeable future.
Collaborative Installation with Nick Barbee for Monstrous Couplings at University of Texas-Dallas. Curated by Andy Amato.
MM and NB: "We started with the Fourierist Commune that was here in Dallas in the mid 19th century called La Reunion. Thought a commune would be a nice way to frame a collaborative piece. Mike edited together some footage of the land where the commune once stood, as well as a few markers and memorials. We created cyan | 213 |
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Saint Joseph London Recognized for Excellence in Rural Healthcare
The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and iVantage Health Analytics,<|fim_middle|> information about National Rural Health Day can be found on the Web at www.celebratepowerofrural.org.
About KentuckyOne Health
KentuckyOne Health, the largest and most comprehensive health system in the Commonwealth, has more than 200 locations including, hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes and home health agencies in Kentucky and southern Indiana. KentuckyOne Health is dedicated to bringing wellness, healing and hope to all, including the underserved. The system is made up of the former Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare and Saint Joseph Health System, along with the University of Louisville Hospital and James Graham Brown Cancer Center. KentuckyOne Health is proud of and strengthened by its Catholic, Jewish and academic heritages. | a private research firm that compiles a hospital strength index to recognize excellence, has named Saint Joseph London one of 10 rural hospitals in Kentucky recognized for excellence in outcomes, and one of 12 recognized for excellence in patient satisfaction.
The rankings have been designated by the Hospital Strength Index™, the first rating system in the country to include all rural providers.
"Improving access to care is at the core of our mission to bring wellness, healing and hope to all," said Terrence G. Deis, president, Saint Joseph London. "We are pleased to be recognized for our work to create a healthier community."
Saint Joseph London's recognition was announced in advance of National Rural Health Day on November 19, 2015. NOSORH created National Rural Health Day as a way to showcase rural America and increase awareness of rural health-related issues. Approximately 62 million people – nearly one in five Americans – live in rural and frontier communities throughout the United States.
"These small towns, farming communities and frontier areas are wonderful places to live and work; they are places where neighbors know each other and work together," said NOSORH Director Teryl Eisinger. "The hospitals and providers serving these rural communities not only provide quality patient care, but they also help keep good jobs in rural America."
Rural communities also often face unique healthcare needs. "Today more than ever, rural communities must tackle accessibility issues, a lack of healthcare providers, the needs of an aging population suffering from a greater number of chronic conditions, and larger percentages of un- and underinsured citizens," Eisinger said.
State Offices of Rural Health program plays a key role in addressing those needs. All 50 states maintain a State Office of Rural Health, each of which shares a similar mission: to foster relationships, disseminate information and provide technical assistance that improves access to, and the quality of, health care for its rural citizens. In the past year alone, State Offices of Rural Health collectively provided technical assistance to more than 28,000 rural communities.
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Jack Grealish has heaped praise on defenders Tommy Elphick and James Chester after Aston Villa's 1-0 win against Wigan.
In a question-and-answer session with the Birmingham Mail, Grealish claimed that the defensive duo were brilliant at the back as they earned Villa's fifth clean sheet of the season.
"I think with Tommy (Elphick) and Ches (James Chester) were brilliant at the back," Grealish said.
Grealish, 21, popped up when he was needed the most to secure all three points against the Latics in the 88th minute, as he curled a stunning effort into the top corner to earn a 1-0 win.
His goal saw Villa move to within just four points of the Championship playoffs, as they sit in 13th place on 28 points.
Both summer signings from the Premier League, Chester and Elphick have struck a solid partnership at the heart of Villa's defence this season.
Wearing the captain's armband, Wales international Chester decided to swap rivals West Brom for Villa and<|fim_middle|> the summer.
Villa are next in action against Norwich, as they travel to East Anglia to face Alex Neil's men at Carrow Road on Tuesday night.
A win for the likes of Chester, Elphick and Grealish will see Villa continue to claw in their Championship rivals as they eye a playoff spot.
In other Aston Villa news, this is what Villa must do to achieve promotion according to Bruce. | has looked solid at the back during his 19 appearances this season.
Elphick, who cost a third of Chester's £9million transfer fee, has also caught the eye at the back for Villa this season after signing from Bournemouth in | 50 |
C.W. Peale — Painter, Patriot, Polymath
Painter, soldier, inventor, naturalist, paleontologist, patriarch, museum impresario and businessman — Charles Willson Peale exemplifies the idealism of the American Revolution, the Enlightenment, and one man's attempt to help found a virtuous republic. Like his friend Thomas Jefferson, he saw an historic opportunity for humanity to start anew.
As a portraitist, one way to think of Peale is as the photographer of the Revolution. He was not the greatest of the early American artists — that was John Singleton Copley. Nor was he the greatest iconographer of the Revolution in the popular mind — that would be both John Trumbull, for his historical paintings, and Gilbert Stuart, for his trenchant paintings of George Washington, John Adams, and other Founders.
Daniel Morgan, from Peale's Gallery of Famous Men
Though several of his paintings of Washington are iconic — in fact he painted the earliest image we have of him (Colonel Washington, 1772) — Peale's great and continuing accomplishment is his portraits of worthy personages. Comprehending almost 250 paintings, these are bust-type portraits, all the same size, of individuals who either contributed to the Revolutionary War or to the early American republic. In many cases Peale painted the only image we have of these men (alas, they were all men).
Rachel, Peale's first wife, mourning the death of their daughter
Peale was accomplished in creating mood and affect — see Rachel Weeping, for<|fim_middle|> extinct, didn't that call into question the very notion of a fixed unchanging universe?
Inadvertently, Peale's participation in the American Revolution seeded another, very different, revolution.
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Wounds [from battle] were first cleansed with lint, either dry or wet with oil, and bandaged lightly. Later they were to be washed with a digestive — a substance used to draw pus — and then covered with a bread-and-milk poultice, with oil for moisture. For the first twelve days, a cooling regiment of medicines and diet was recommended, on the theory that this lowered the danger of infection. The empiricists among the medical men of the time had noticed that a man ran a fever with an infection, and concluded, with somewhat superficial logic, that keeping him cool would lower the chances of the infection taking root.
Unfortunately, there was little or no interest in using clean bandages or instruments.
— Thomas Fleming
Now We Are Enemies: The Story of Bunker Hill (1960; reissued 2010)
Should the States reject this excellent Constitution, the probability is, an opportunity will never again offer to cancel another in peace — the next will be drawn in blood. | example. (At the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where it is on display, a security guard spontaneously spoke to me about how it moved her so.) Yet in his Gallery of Famous Men, scientist, soldier, politician, explorer, inventor, educator, and famous Founder all rubbed shoulders. None was given more prominence or painterly effects than the others.
Today, many of these portraits can be seen at the Second Bank building in Philadelphia.
Peale was the patriarch of a large family. He married three times and had 17 children; 11 survived into adulthood. Three of them — Raphaelle, Rembrandt, and Rubens — went on to become well-known painters in their own right. Peale's younger brother, James, was also an artist, and instead of sons who were painters, he had four remarkable daughters — Anna Claypoole, Maria, Margaretta Angelica, and Sara Miriam. Another renowned portrait painter, Charles Peale Polk, was Peale's nephew, who, orphaned at age ten, was raised in Peale's household and one of his first pupils.
During the Revolutionary War Peale was active as both soldier and politician. He joined the Pennsylvania militia, rising to the rank of captain, and participated in the Battles of Trenton (26-Dec-1776) and Princeton (3-Jan-1777). He also served on a committee to confiscate the land of Loyalists and served a term (1779 - 80) in the Pennsylvania Assembly. His involvement in the war later took a toll on his ability to acquire the wealthy patrons and commissions necessary to support his art. So in the 1780s he decided to build a business from another avocation — natural history.
The Artist in His Museum, 1822
Peale collected fossils and specimens of birds and other animals which he taxidermied. He realized that by displaying these along with his portraits of personages he could open a museum that combined the two. Unlike private collections or the handful of national museums elsewhere in the world, this one would not be for the privileged few but for the many. Open to the public, democratically accessible — with an admission fee of 25 cents — it would serve to educate, instill republican values, and entertain.
Peale's Museum opened in 1786 out of his home. The first natural history museum in the United States, it was also the only museum in the world to use the recent Linnean system for classification. As the museum developed and became known, specimens and oddities from all over the world were sent to him. In need of more space, the collection moved to the American Philosophical Society and then, in 1802, to the top floor of the Pennsylvania State House, Independence Hall.
Retiring from painting in 1794, Peale's principal source of income and support for his large family derived from the museum, which grossed nearly $12,000 in 1816.
Mastodon drawing by Peale's son, Rembrandt
Peale's most significant contribution to natural history and paleontology was the exhumation and display of the first complete skeleton of a mastodon — the woolly mammoth. Not only was it the most celebrated exhibit in his museum (with a separate admission price) it also caused a sensation in natural philosophy on both sides of the Atlantic. It was hotly debated. Did the skeleton represent an animal still thriving in some remote corner of the continent? Or, if indeed it was | 740 |
In 1983, New York guitarist Eddie Martinez got a call from an old friend, producer Larry Smith, to come down to Greene Street Recording in SoHo to play guitar on a session he was overseeing.
Martinez began layering crunchy rhythm guitars, and then he added soaring harmonies and screaming solos. At the end of the day, the track - Rock Box by Run-DMC - was an earth-mover both<|fim_middle|>, Paul Jackson Jr., Michael Thompson - they're all amazing. Oh, man, I could list so many players. This could go on for days.
"I remember doing a session with Hugh McCracken back in the day, and he just floored me. One of the best guys in the studio bar none. I learned so much watching and hearing him. And Robben Ford - what is there to say about him? Oh, my, I'm such a fan of all of these guys. | sonically and culturally, becoming the first rap video to be played on MTV.
In the years following that "good day's work," Martinez has become one of the most in-demand session and touring guitarists around - his punchy guitars on the late Robert Palmer's Addicted To Love and Simply Irresistible helped to lift those cuts to the top of the charts.
Martinez chalks up his success to an undiminished love of playing and collaborating, along with an egoless dedication to making songs work, no matter how much or little he plays on any given track.
"You need to remember why you're there: to serve the song and the artist. Avoid being self-indulgent. The process is a collaboration between the artist, producer and musicians.
"I've seen guys screw this up so many times. They try to force a square peg into a round hole, trying so hard to hold on to their identities by overplaying and overwhelming the sound. You can't force your style onto a song if it's not supposed to be there. That's the easiest way to having your tracks erased and hearing some other dude on the radio, playing what you originally recorded.
"You have to pick your moments. Look for the pockets where you can throw in a little lick or something interesting. If you're smart and cool, that little thing you do might be what really works - it'll turn into something big. But you can't go crazy trying to fill up each and every spot. Be judicious.
"This is part of serving the song. Listen. Develop your ears. If you're new to the recording process, just sit back and listen to what the seasoned pros are doing. They'll give you a sense of what you need to do and how you should conduct yourself.
"This kind of goes with my earlier advice. Whether you're playing on a pop tune or something heavy, you want to find that right part to enhance the song. Most of the time, that part isn't on paper, and it might not be on a demo. It's your job to find that part.
"I remember when I was playing with Run-DMC and Robert Palmer, it would sometimes be the smaller parts - those things that exist inside the tracks - that made the whole thing swing and come to life. You have to think of yourself as a back-up vocalist in many ways. What little call-and-response line can you slip in? What harmony can you add? Is there some kind of emotional response you can find within yourself that relates to what you're playing?
"I love listening to guitar greats and studio session legends, no matter what the genre is. I'm still a fan. I love hearing George Benson or Vince Gill or Mike Landau. Lukather, Tommy Tedesco | 560 |
Mount St. Mary's institution now a college basketball Hall of Famer
The national collegiate record 49 seasons Jim Phelan spent coaching men's basketball at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg are part of the game's lore.
Overlooked is the fact that Phelan spent another 16 years being educated at Catholic institutions. From a parish school in South Philadelphia to the Catoctin Mountains, he spent 65 years on campuses affiliated<|fim_middle|> old women's school here.
"Father O'Donnell said 'you're the only (Niagara) recruit who ever turned us down who sent back the $50 for travel we gave out.' My mother Lily made me do that."
Jim and Dottie's five adult children remember a steady stream of priests through their home, including Father James Delaney, whom Phelan the athletic director hired to start a women's team in 1974, after the Mount went co-ed.
"One rainy night Father Jim came knocking on the door," Phelan said. "He said, 'if I wanted this much trouble with women, I would've gotten married.'"
That first women's team included a daughter, Lynne Phelan Robinson, who is now the athletic director at Mount St. Mary's.
"So many priests were part of our lives," she said, "we just took it for granted."
Even with Lynne's daughter Kate off playing basketball for the Catholic University of America, a sizable Phelan contingent will be in Kansas City for the Hall of Fame induction, where names like Charles Barkley and Dick Vitale will also be honored.
In retirement, Phelan dotes on his 10 grandchildren, including being an assistant coach for his son Bobby in youth games. When that tradition began, granddaughter Molly, now 11, would come out of games for a break and plop on the lap of "Pop Coach."
Father Vincent J. O'Malley, the Vincentian pastor of St. Joseph in Emmitsburg, notes the affection given Molly's baby brother, Lucas James, a 2-year-old who has Down syndrome.
"Thank God he's in the Phelan family, Lucas James receives endless love," Father O'Malley said. "Jim and his wife Dottie are people of very strong faith, who passed that on to their children.
"Jim provides a wonderful role model for everyone in our parish. He took the talents God gave him and developed them to their fullest." | with the church.
Phelan, who on Nov. 23 is to be enshrined in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Mo., connects some remarkable dots as he reminisces. It seems the older the anecdote the better, whether the topic is his 830 wins, the NCAA College Division title the Mountaineers won in 1962, or his trademark bowtie.
Phelan, 79, was a child of the Great Depression who sneaked into the massive bowl then known as Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia for Army-Navy football games. His youth revolved around St. Monica parish at 17th and Ritner, where he first discovered the City of Brotherly Love's passion for basketball.
"St. Monica had to be the only parish team to have two kids who would play pro basketball," Phelan said. "Paul Arizin (named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history) was in the eighth grade when I was in the seventh, but our team went nowhere.
"Basketball was a rough and tumble game at the parish level, and I learned how to play a little bit scared. That's also where I learned about loyalty."
Phelan remained in Philadelphia, playing for La Salle College High School and then La Salle University. After a stint in the U.S. Marine Corps and a brief fling with professional basketball, he took the coaching job at Mount St. Mary's in 1954.
Along with his wife, Dottie, Phelan became part of the Emmitsburg fabric – at both the college and at St. Joseph parish, where an early encounter with a familiar priest reaffirmed the values taught at home.
"Father Joe O'Donnell was working at Niagara (University) when I thought I might go there out of high school," Phelan said. "When I show up in Emmitsburg, where is he working, but St. Joseph College, the | 407 |
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This week "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." held their first major crossover with one of the Marvel Studios movies as the team had to<|fim_middle|> not how they expected it to unravel. We know what it is, but we know that no one else does yet."
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"We're trying to flesh out the world," executive producer Jed Whedon told TV Guide. "The Marvel brand carries with it a lot of familiar faces. We're trying to flesh out the world of S.H.I.E.L.D. with the established characters and the characters we're introducing to build out the larger organization that we operate in. That's where some of the fun can be had."
In addition, Whedon confirmed that the series will crossover with Marvel's next film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which is set for release on April 4, 2014.
"Nick Fury [Samuel L. Jackson] is in that one, and S.H.I.E.L.D. makes an appearance, so we will definitely try to tee-up some stuff and probably play a little bit of the fallout from that film," Whedon says. "We're hoping to do some cool stuff."
Whedon also touched on the revelation of Coulson's return from the dead, which we're still learning about on the series.
"We know that there's going to be a lot of theories and there's no chance that whatever we reveal won't, at some point, be written on the internet. We're just trying to come up with ways to make it surprising or make it | 289 |
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His simplicity in recounting his Amazon tales sans a fraction of fear, speaking straight from his heart left everyone humbled for this great gift bestowed on us called 'life'. The Aditya Birla Group is grateful to Yossi Ghinsberg for having eloquently shared his survival experiences from the Amazon and thereby making a positive difference to each individual present that day, in encouraging them to treasure their special life. He was truly moving and yet inspirational.
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With his working experience in both the NGO and the corporate sector Pierre is very active in the field of partnerships and multi stakeholder dialogues. In the Netherlands and abroad. He has a large international working experience, mostly in Latin America (especially Peru and Colombia) where he lived and worked. The last years he is very active in the field of the apparel industry, food sector and mining.
He is chair of the global multi stakeholder Social and Labour Convergence Program (SLCP), that is implementing one assessment system for the apparel industry. This program is supported by 190 brands, retailers, manufacturers, (inter) governmental organizations and civil society organizations. He also chairs the Dutch International CSR Agreement (IMVO Convenant) on Textiles. Government, companies, NGO's and trade unions develop and implement together a program to make the supply chain in the apparel industry more sustainable, socially and ecologically. And he is also in charge of the International CSR Agreement on Food. He also the lead the negotiations of these two Agreements.
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Twenty-seven years ago, Brett Favre took the call advising him that the Falcons had made him a second-round draft pick while lounging on his bed, family surrounding him and resplendent in jorts. The night before the draft that will see Baker Mayfield picked in round one, he has recreated the photo. All the way down to the jorts.
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Think about this: Of the top seven rushers in the NFL last year, only one 鈥?the Rams' Todd Gurley 鈥?was a top-10 pick. No. 1 was Kansas City's Kareem Hunt, and he was a third-rounder. So was the league's best rookie, New Orleans' Alvin Kamara. Not incidentally, both the Chiefs and Saints made the playoffs.
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The leading rusher on your Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, LaGarrette Blount? He wasn't drafted at all. The leading rusher on your Super Bowl runner-up New England Patriots, Dion Lewis? He was a fifth-rounder.
So it's a move that the Ravens think should bolster their roster, in a first round that the Bills think has improved their team on both sides of the ball.
Vinny Testaverde: His experience comforted Parcells, and the Jets took flight, all the way to the 1998 AFC Championship game, after he arrived as a free agent to replace Foley early in the season. Parcells reminded Testaverde of his father, and he flourished (29 TDs, 7 INTs) playing for his hometown team. Alas, he tore his Achilles in the '99 home opener, and was never the same, and neither were the Rick Mirer-Ray Lucas Jets. In seven seasons as a Jet, Testaverde threw 77 TD passes and 58 INTs.
Chad Pennington: The 18th pick of the 2000 NFL Draft benefited from sitting behind Testaverde until early in the 2002 season, and he was The Natural. He was smart and accurate and a fiery leader who would bang helmets with teammates during introductions. A series of injuries and lack of arm strength derailed him. In eight seasons as a Jet, he threw 82 TDs and 55 INTs.
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Sam Darnold is regarded as the safer choice by the Browns at No. 1. Even if he's not always safe with the football.
Darnold threw 22 interceptions and fumbled the ball 21 times in 27 starts at USC. As a result, he's hearing a lot about his propensity to not protect the ball in the run-up to the draft.
There's obviously a lot of talk about turnovers, which I get, Darnold said during a recent visit to PFT Live. The tape doesn't lie. I've heard that a million times. It's fair. It's really fair. Turning the ball over is something you don't want to do as a quarterback. I think the number one job as a quarterback is protecting the football. I've been working on it, but at the same time there's so many plays where I take my left hand off the ball and I make a first down or I throw a touchdown. There's a lot of give and take when it comes to me turning the ball over. But, yeah, it's something that I can't do. It's something that I've really been working on.
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You don't want turnovers on any level, but we think his upside and his ability far outweighs the turnovers and sometimes trying to do too much, sometimes making the wrong reads and things he can learn from and getting to know him we think those things can be corrected, Bowles said.
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Pedro Severino (R), 3 percent, Washington Nationals vs. Colorado Rockies (LHP Tyler Anderson): Severino held his own while Matt Wieters was out, slashing .308 /.455/.385. It's not a sure thing he'll play with Wieters back and coming off a great game, but with the platoon edge, this seems like a logical spot to keep Severino sharp.
While the Red Sox do have a hitting-friendly schedule, keep in mind the possibility that some of their regulars might be rested during the week as the team concludes a 13-day span without a day off, which began with the tense Week 2 series versus the New York Yankees. On the pitching side, David Price (hand) had his next start pushed back by a day to Tuesday, and there's no guarantee he'll be ready to pitch even by then. (Side note: The Baltimore Orioles, Boston's Monday opponent, will be just beginning a stretch of 17 games in as many days, though with less travel involved.)
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The Yankees finally called up Torres, their top prospect for quite some time, for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium.
After so much hype, after such a wait, Gleyber Torres stood in front of his locker in the Yankees ' clubhouse.
He let out a sigh. He hardly slept the night before after driving East from Scranton, Pa., the home of the team's Triple-A club. Maybe three or four hours, he said. Still, his eyes were wide
"It's amazing," he said.
To make room on the roster for Torres, the Yankees sent fellow highly touted prospect Tyler Wade to Triple-A.
He used to hear those "MVP!" chants from Devils fans. Now, they belong to a forward. With due respect to the scorers that preceded him in Jersey, none seemed so present and dangerous on every shift. With none of his predecessors did it seem like every time they touched the puck, something was going to happen. That's where Hall is right now.
"He wants this. He certainly wants to win. It makes it easy to play for him," Coleman said.
So after the best regular season of his career, Hall sets that same tempo in the playoffs, where he admits it has been a learning experience for him.
As Caldwell said, the Jaguars still have needs, but they're just not as glaring as they were in year's past. Though they gave Blake Bortles an extension , they shouldn't cross quarterback off their list of needs considering Bortles is still an inconsistent-at-best quarterback. The Jaguars' receiving corps just got<|fim_middle|> cannot be taken down just yet, even with the free agent signing of Nate Solder to play left tackle and Patrick Omameh to move in as a starting guard. A need and desire remains to add talent the Giants will do so early in this draft. Keep an eye in the second round on Will Hernandez of UTEP, a mauler who could start at guard from Day 1. Depth at offensive tackle could also use upgrading.
"All we have to do is look across the street, in a couple of different directions. You look across the street the other way and see a young, blossoming basketball team in the playoffs. This story has played out over the last couple of years in Philadelphia with a great deal of success. We're hopefully following in the footsteps of those two teams."
At the outset of his three-year contract with the Phillies, Kapler is simply trying to manage the demands on his time and the grip the job has on his emotions and his psyche. At Yankees' spring training, Boone shared the observation that he has had more "job-specific" dreams than anyone could have imagined. Kapler can relate.
This year is different, though, and the Giants — who have not had a selection this high in the draft since 1981 — have already monitored all the top quarterbacks and will bring them in as part of the 30 visits they are allowed. That means Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, Josh Allen and Baker Mayfield will make their way to New Jersey in the coming days and weeks. Saquon Barkley, the top running back in this year's draft, is also expected in for a visit.
The Giants have already met and watched these quarterbacks at the scouting combine and their individual Pro Days and, in some cases, already gone out to dinner with them. This does not mean the Giants will take any of them, but due diligence is a must. Before they sign off or discount a quarterback, the Giants will make sure they know everything about every one of them. They are also paying close attention to Barkley, defensive end Bradley Chubb and guard Quenton Nelson, who are expected to be the top three players on the draft board.
That board has not yet been assembled. In fact, the scouts were recalled this week, as the extensive draft meetings started up Wednesday and will continue through April 18. Scouts, coaches and team executives will meet and put together the draft board, assigning values to every player deemed to be draft-worthy. Only then will the Giants' draft strategy come into full focus.
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The Cleveland Browns skipped Mahomes, Trubisky and Watson last year, then made their move for DeShone Kizer in round two. Kizer is now in Green Bay. And Cleveland is now looking at a dubious quarterback class while holding the No. 1 and No. 4 picks.
Truly expert analysis is elusive. More than a couple of draft experts last year, sounding a little like Payton recently, called the 2017 QB choices poor enough that one might not even go in the first round. Then not only did three go in the first 12 picks, but all three went to teams (Chicago, Kansas City, Houston) who traded up to get the guys they wanted. If there's a worry for Pace and the Bears, it might be that teams ahead of them come to conclusions that at least some of the quarterback class isn't worth top-10.
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The Saints are also a possibility, Rapoport added, but they don't figure to be as aggressive as Baltimore.
Considering general manager Ozzie Newsome's lengthy track record of attempting to extract value out of declining receivers, it's easy to imagine Bryant corralling Flacco's passes in 2018. Even before the Crabtree addition, Newsome's affinity for veteran wideouts featured fliers on Mike Wallace , Jeremy Maclin , Steve Smith, Anquan Boldin , Lee Evans and Derrick Mason.
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If Bryant does end up in Baltimore, he'll be traveling a well-worn path.
But I don't see Gettleman passing on two surer things over a quarterback he's not at all sure about. I also would be surprised if Gettleman trades the pick with two franchise players on the board, but if the Bills offer three ones to come up, he's going to have to think about it. I doubt he'd do it, because of what he said at the combine: You're drafting [at two] what you think is gonna be a Hall of Womens Tyson Jost Jersey Fame player. So you can't get too cute about the whole thing. One final piece of intel: Gettleman was the Carolina GM for five drafts, between 2013 and 2017.
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Instead of holding on to star players or handing out rich extensions to the wrong homegrown players, the Cowboys are being run more like the other 31 NFL teams. Releasing Bryant is a prime example and absolutely the right move for the franchise.
A clue to the current state of the Cowboys can be found in Jerry Jones' statement on Bryant's release.
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We arrived at this crossroad collectively with input from several voices within the organization. Ultimately we determined it was time to go in a new direction, Jones wrote.
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Even Bryant called those key words in one of the James Conner Authentic Jersey many fascinating tweets that he's sent out since the news. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports that Jerry Jones was essentially the last man defending Bryant's place on the roster, whereas Stephen Jones and possibly coaches were in favor of a change. Bryant retweeted some speculation from a former teammate that Bryant's willingness to call out his coaches publicly was a factor.
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So why did the Ravens move when they did to do a deal with quarterback Robert Griffin III? The Ravens apparently were concerned that another team would make a move on signing him.
When working out on their own, NFL players have no financial protection, other than whatever insurance policy they may have purchased. When working out at the team facility, they remain Antonio Gates Jersey automatically eligible for their full salary for the coming season, if a fluke injury puts them on injured reserve.
Plenty of teams choose to still pay a player who gets injured while working out on his own. When the alternative is sitting on the couch eating pork rinds and watching bowling, teams prefer players to choose to be active. Given Beckham's current relationship with the Giants, however, it wouldn't be a surprise to see the Giants place Beckham on the non-football injury list and to elect not to pay him if he pops an Achilles tendon running on a beach.
At least NFL Europe enjoyed a lengthy run, unlike failures earlier this century that bled money until collapsing (the XFL and UFL), didn't last for more than a heartbeat (the ill-fated Spring Football League) or never got off the ground (Major League Football and/or the All American Football League).
We want the players to do well, Polian said. Every Alliance contract is going to carry with it an 'out' for any player who has an opportunity at any time to go to the NFL.
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So, who will the Jaguars draft? It's pretty much impossible to predict who they'll end up taking considering 28 players will be off the board before they're on the clock, but based on all our mock drafts here at CBSSports.com, the following prospects could be in play: Connor Williams , OT, Texas Courtland Sutton , WR, Sourthern Methodist Christian Kirk , WR, Texas A&M Mason Rudolph , QB, Oklahoma St. D.J. Moore, WR, Maryland Calvin Ridley , WR, Alabama As you can see, receiver was the most popular pick. And that makes sense because if the Jaguars do have a glaring need, it's definitely receiver.
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Running back Alex Collins had a breakout season in 2017 with the Ravens, but he didn't have much of a chance to cash in on it this offseason.
Collins was an exclusive rights free agent, which meant he was bound to the Ravens once they tendered him an offer early in the offseason. Not signing the tender would have left Collins without the ability to play in the NFL this year, so it was little more than a formality when he did just that with the Ravens' offseason program getting started on Monday.
Collins ran 212 times for 973 yards and six touchdowns in Baltimore last year. He joined the team in September after being waived by the Seahawks, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2016.
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Yeah, we did have some communication with Zay when we got back and to this point, we are satisfied with where that is, McDermott said, via the Buffalo News. The biggest thing right now is where we go moving forward and how we handle our business moving forward. Listen, people go through situations and, like I said before, I was disappointed. The biggest thing is that we were able to talk about it and come to a point where we all agree we need to move forward. I'm excited about the future for Zay.
Jones had 27 catches for 316 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie. The makeup of the Bills receiving corps points to plenty of opportunities for Jones to improve on those numbers in the year to come.
The trade of Jason Pierre-Paul to the Buccaneers puts the onus even more squarely on Vernon to be a difference-maker. His new role, McGovern said, is going to play to his strengths.
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I'm not here to bash anybody, but they know, man, Bryant told Jane Slater of NFL Network. They know. They know. The way this whole situation got handled, I felt like I asked some of them to be a man about some of the situations a long time ago, and they couldn't. I'm not talking about no players, because all the players we A1. That's one thing that we did. We learned from one another. . . . I'm trying my best to sugarcoat it, but I can't.
Bryant clarified he was talking about some of the coaches and later did talk about some players.
The Cowboys have turned over their coaching staff, and receivers coach Derek Dooley is one of those who left in the offseason. Head coach Jason Garrett and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan remain.
Well, I'm in the latter half of my career, and I just wanted to be comfortable, Talib said, via Kristen Lago of the team website. Wherever I went, I wanted to be comfortable and there was no time in the NFL where I was more comfortable playing football than with Wade Phillips. He's like a guru at putting guys in position to succeed. So if I was going to go somewhere I wanted to be comfortable, and I'm definitely comfortable here in L.A.
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Talig, 32, will enter his 11th season with his fourth team. He couldn't be happier.
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He was really good, too, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Cueto. This is what makes it even tougher.
Corbin struck out at least eight his first three starts of the season — a first in his career — but did not factor in the decision his last time out, allowing three runs in 5 1/3 innings of Arizona's 5-4 loss to the Giants.
Corbin walked Joe Panik in the fourth inning and kept the Giants off-balance until Belt's single.
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Thus far, new head coach Pat Shurmur likes what he knows and sees of Webb, although, admittedly, it is a small sample size.
If Shurmur learns more and likes more about Webb in the coming weeks, the Giants 鈥?already committed to at least one more year, and perhaps more, of Eli Manning 鈥?are not going to take a quarterback with their coveted first-round pick.
It factors in, Shurmur said Tuesday morning at the NFL owners' meetings. I've got high hopes for him, being a productive player in this league. It's a little bit of an unknown.
Shurmur actually appreciated Mara's message that no one, not even Beckham, is untouchable.
Elandon Roberts Authentic Jersey That Womens Sidney Jones Jersey is just another way of saying we're gonna try to do everything we can to make our team better, Shurmur said. I understand that. It's sort of refreshing to know we're gonna look under any rock and turn over any stone we can to make sure we make the New York Football Giants the best team we can make it.
As for the now-infamous Paris hotel Beckham video, Shurmur said, Well, like anybody else, first of all I think it's important you get all the information, who knows how that video appeared, but certainly we all understand there are certain ways we need to act and certain things we don't want to be doing, so that's that, really.
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Bowles said this week McCown will enter training camp as the starter, but that does not mean he will start Week 1.
Josh will go into it as the starter, Bowles said. By the end of training camp, we'll see who the starter is. There's competition at every position 鈥?even with the two young safeties, whether it's Leonard Williams or anyone else, everyone has competition going in. They may be the starter Day 1. If they're not performing well enough, they won't be the starter at the end of August. That goes for every position. That's never changed since I've been here.
I believe the Jets' preference is to have the rookie quarterback sit and watch for a while, but if he shows that he is capable of starting Week 1, he could win the job. Bowles talked about the difficulty of finding a franchise quarterback in the draft.
It's an educated crapshoot, he said.
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In recalling where Wall started the season -- returning just two players with any varsity experience at all -- head coach Robynn Jones is very pleased with how the team chemistry has developed.
"We've come a long way," Jones said. "If you looked back on Aug. 1, I would not have foreseen us playing this well. However, we have so much more potential; we can still play better. We still have our moments where you see a great team on the court. But then there's those points that seem to string together where we seem to lose everything and we're not talking, and we're not playing as one team but playing as six individuals."
Wall (25-13 overall, 8-1 in district) is actually a half-game ahead of the Lady Broncos, who beat Reagan County in three sets Tuesday.
Wall is open Saturday with a final district match at home against Reagan County on Tuesday, Oct. 23.
Sonora hosts Grape Creek, which pushed Wall in the second set, on Saturday and then finishes up regular-season play at TLCA on Tuesday, Oct. 23.
Junior setter Mallory Melton and sophomore outside hitter Kylie Phillips were Jones' lone returners from a team that advanced to the area round of the Class 3A playoffs last year.
To make matters worse, Melton was lost for the season to a knee injury before Wall's first match against Sonora, which was the defending district champion.
Sonora won that match 3-2 and took the initial lead for the district title.
"She was a big one to lose," Jones said. "It threw us a for a loop. It's been emotional for her but she's been great. She's our little strategist on the bench, so she's still helping us out."
The loss of Melton left Phillips as the most-experienced on the team going into her second year of high school competition.
"It's a lot of pressure," said Phillips, who finished with four kills against Grape Creek. "You've been there before so you've got to rally your teammates."
Senior setter Rylee Luther stepped up her game and the Lady Hawks promoted junior Tatum Granzin from the junior varsity.
"She's trying to get used to us, we're trying to get used to her, so we've had some hiccups but we're getting there," Jones said.
Wall bounced back from the first loss to Sonora -- the third district loss to the Lady Broncos in a row dating back to last season when Sonora won both matches against the Lady Hawks to claim the district title.
Trailing 0-1, Wall won the next three sets against Sonora on Oct. 9 in Wall. The win kept intact the Lady Hawks' winning streak, which now sits at seven matches after the win Tuesday over Grape Creek. Wall's last loss was Sept. 21 to Sonora.
Wall and Sonora, provided neither loses another match, will finish tied for first place and face each other in a play-in match to determine playoff seeding.
That matchh is scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct., 27, at Lake View's Ben Norton Gym.
The district champion can avoid Bushland in the second round of the playoffs. Bushland moved into 3A this season but is just a season removed from winning the 4A state title in 2016.
Against Grape Creek, the Lady Hawks had to calm their nerves to hold off a potential match-tying win in Set 2.
Wall was just two points from taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-three match when the Lady Eagles rallied. Tied at 23-23, Wall finally pulled away.
Kenzie Wilson led Wall at the net with seven kills while Natalie Dragt added five.
Defensively, Lauren Scherr had two blocks while Lexi Guerra had 12 digs.
The Lady Hawks had 13 service aces against Grape Creek. Candra Barnett, Luther and Guerra each had three.
Luther also had 13 assists, to guide the Wall offensive attack.
As for Phillips, she just wants to keep building the chemistry.
"We've been jelling really well and we're just trying to put it together for the playoffs," the sophomore said. "I think we really just need to come together for the next two matches. Talking is always a big deal and that's what I really want to focus on going into the next two games."
Grape Creek fell to 3-5 in district but came into the match in fourth place, so the Lady Eagles can return to the playoffs by beating Brady in the final district match of the season at Grape Creek next Tuesday. | win over Grape Creek, it all seems to be coming together at the right time for the Lady Hawks.
Wall beat Grape Creek 25-15, 25-23, 25-17 at the Wall gym to stay in the race with rival Sonora for the District | 61 |
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19. Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria. Epitome<|fim_middle|> on this small scale, such figures as Andromeda, seen at right, and Bootes really do seem to be soaring in the sky, rather than just painted onto a surface. Coronelli achieves this effect better than perhaps any other celestial cartographer.
The other great Bootes figure in celestial cartography was that offered by Gallucci in his Theatrum, 1588. It is instructive to compare the two Bootes versions of Coronelli and Gallucci. | cosmografica. Cologne, 1693.
Coronelli was an Italian cartographer whose contributions to stellar mapping were impressive, but which were primarily confined to the large globes for which he was noted. On these globes, which ranged in diameter from three to six feet (!) he had ample room to provide expansive Baroque constellations, and these globes sometimes resemble the ceilings of seventeenth-century Roman churches in their splendor. Coronelli published only one pair of flat printed maps, which we see here; they are important, but not nearly so impressive. But even | 120 |
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One of DC's greatest tech startup success stories, Blackboard, had considered leaving the District during its search for a new HQ last year.
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Blackboard's director of facilities and administration, Ted Maschler, speaking at the Golden Triangle BID's<|fim_middle|> really collaborated and worked together," Rob said. "The stairs allow you to see what's happening throughout the day."
Golden Triangle BID hosted yesterday's Art of the Office event in the big common area above, and Ted said Blackboard has hosted several other successful events in the space.
During the event yesterday, the office was being turned into a haunted house for Halloween. Rob says that speaks to the fun, creative culture of Blackboard's employees.
The HQ houses more than 300 employees, many of whom are Millennials. The company has a total of 15 offices throughout the country. Ted says the HQ design has been so successful he is using it as a model for the company's other locations.
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National Event Popup | Art of Office event yesterday, says several cities and states tried to lure the company's global HQ away from DC. He says the transportation, shopping and dining amenities played a part in the decision to land at 1111 19th St NW, but it could not have happened without a little help.
"What made this special about the relocation here was making it happen," Ted says. "Making it happen through incentives and the incredible cooperation and support that we received through the city."
Cushman & Wakefield's national co-head of its business incentives practice, Alex Frei, sitting in the center, worked with Blackboard on its search and said of the company's choices, DC was the most expensive location. Even though the company preferred the location and amenities of DC, he says it was hard to justify the decision unless the city could help reduce the cost to be comparable with the alternatives.
"We figured out a way, working with the deputy mayor's office, trying to figure out what can we knock off on this list that the District can actually do something about," Alex said. "It ended up working out, it helped make that cost delta smaller to a point where it's essentially palatable for somebody to say, 'I have no issues with the decision financially.'"
Echelon Economic Development managing principal Chris Ahn, who worked in DC's office of the deputy mayor for planning and economic development during the time the District was fighting to keep Blackboard, moderated the panel. He said the deputy mayor's office takes every opportunity to keep companies in the District, but this one was special.
"Blackboard was a no-brainer," Chris said. "This is DC's first real tech success story, what they do for the city is massive."
The kitchen area in Blackboard's D.C. headquarters at 1111 19th St. NW
Once Blackboard landed on the 71k SF space—floors eight, nine and 10 at 1111 19th St NW, owned by Clarion Partners—the company focused on designing a sleek new HQ for its DC employees.
"Companies are realizing that design can have an effect on business," SmithGroupJJR director of interiors Rob Moylan, on the right in the first picture, said. "It's not just a place to house people."
The company installed commercial-grade coffee machines in the ninth floor break room, above, and made sure there was plenty of open space for collaboration.
Employees have to take the elevator to get to the office, but once there, they have staircases connecting Blackboard's three floors.
"It was important that different groups, and the whole company, | 546 |
National anthem of Austria
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Bundeshymne at Chancellery, Austrian Federal Government
"Land der Berge, Land am Strome" – audio, lyrics and information
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Bundeshymne der Republik Österreich
English: National Anthem of the Republic of Austria
Melody (text as before December 2011)
Land der Berge, Land am Strome (English: Land of the mountains, land by the river)
Paula von Preradović, 1947 (modified in 2012)
Unknown, probably either Johann Holzer [de] or Paul Wranitzky, 1791
1946 (as instrumental)
1947 (with lyrics)
"Sei gesegnet ohne Ende" (as independent Austria)
"Deutschlandlied" and "Horst-Wessel-Lied" (as part of Germany)
"Bundeshymne der Republik Österreich" (instrumental, one verse)
The "National Anthem of the Republic of Austria" (German: "Bundeshymne der Republik Österreich", lit. Federal Hymn of [the] Republic [of] Austria), also known by its incipit "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" (German pronunciation: [lant deːɐ̯ ˈbɛʁɡə lant ʔam ˈʃtʁoːmə]; English: "Land of mountains, land by the river"), is the national anthem of Austria.
1.1 Attempts at gender-neutral language
2.1 Parody
Nineteen days before his death on 5 December 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his last complete work, the Freimaurerkantate, K. 623. In parts of the printed edition of this cantata there appeared the song K. 623a "Lasst uns mit geschlungnen Händen" ("Let us with joined hands"). To this melody the Austrian national anthem is sung. Today, Mozart's authorship is regarded as dubious and the song is attributed to Johann Holzer [de] (either solely or co-authored with Mozart)[1] or Paul Wranitzky.[2] The lyrics were written by Paula von Preradović, one of the few women to have written lyrics for a national anthem.[3] On 22 October 1946, the song was officially declared Austria's national anthem, albeit without words. Lyrics were added in February 1947. On 1 January 2012, parts of the lyrics were changed to make the composition gender-neutral.
Before the World War II Anschluss, Austria's state anthem was "Sei gesegnet ohne Ende", set to the tune of Haydn's "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser", the state anthem of imperial Austria since 1797. The current German national anthem "Deutschlandlied" uses the same tune, but with different words (it was also the co-national anthem of Germany during National Socialist rule). To avoid the association, and because singing it was banned for a time after the war, a new state anthem was created.
Attempts at gender-neutral language
Since the 1990s, several attempts have been made to modify the lyrics to use more gender-neutral language. In 2005, Women's Minister Maria Rauch-Kallat from the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) stated her objection to the words sons, fraternal and fatherland in the lyrics and proposed changes.[4] Her proposal met strong resistance by Austria's largest newspaper, the Kronen Zeitung, and failed to gain support from the then coalition partner, the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ).
In January 2010 Austrian pop singer Christina Stürmer presented a pop version of the hymn "Heimat bist du großer Söhne und Töchter" ("Thou art home to great sons and daughters")[5] as part of a campaign by the Austrian federal ministry of education. She was sued for violation of copyright by the estate of Paula von Preradović but subsequently cleared by the Austrian Supreme Court[6] who called it "a mere modernisation" and allowed the version to stand.
Since 1 January 2012 a few words in the state anthem are different from before. The line "Heimat bist du großer Söhne" was replaced by "Heimat großer Töchter und Söhne". As a result, the anthem became gender-neutral. Also, the text and notes of the state anthem were officially codified in the "Bundesgesetz über die Bundeshymne der Republik Österreich" (English: Federal act about the federal anthem of the Republic of Austria).[7]
Land der Berge, Land am Strome,
Land der Äcker, Land der Dome,
Land der Hämmer, zukunftsreich!
Heimat großer Töchter und Söhne,
Volk, begnadet für das Schöne,
|: Vielgerühmtes Österreich! :|
Heiß umfehdet, wild umstritten,
Liegst dem Erdteil du inmitten
Einem starken Herzen gleich.
Hast seit frühen Ahnentagen
Hoher Sendung Last getragen,
|: Vielgeprüftes Österreich. :|
Mutig in die neuen Zeiten,
Frei und gläubig sieh uns schreiten,
Arbeitsfroh und hoffnungsreich.
Einig lass in Jubelchören,
Vaterland, dir Treue schwören.
|: Vielgeliebtes Österreich. :|[8]
Land of mountains, land by the river,
Land of fields, land of cathedrals,
Land of hammers, with a promising future!
Home to great daughters and sons,
People highly gifted for beautiful arts,
|: Much-praised Austria! :|
Strongly feuded for, fiercely hard-fought for,
Thou liest in the middle of the continent
Like a strong heart,
Since the early days of the ancestors thou hast
Borne the burden of a high mission,
|: Much-tried Austria. :|
Bravely towards the new ages
See us striding, free, and faithful,
Assiduous and full of hope,
Unified, let us in jolly choirs
Pledge allegiance to thee, Fatherland
|: Much-beloved Austria. :|
Original (pre-2012) lyrics had the line Heimat bist du großer Söhne (Home art thou to great sons) instead of Heimat großer Töchter und Söhne on first verse as well as Brüderchören (fraternal choirs) instead of Jubelchören (jolly choirs) in the third verse. The anthem is currently sung to the following melody:
The same evening after von Preradović learned that her lyrics were chosen for the national anthem, her sons, Otto and Fritz Molden [de], composed a satirical version of them.[9]
Land der Erbsen, Land der Bohnen,
Land der vier Besatzungszonen,
Wir verkaufen dich im Schleich!
Und droben überm Hermannskogel
Flattert froh der Bundesvogel.
Vielgeliebtes Österreich!
Land of the peas, land of the beans,
Land of the four zones of occupation,
we sell thee on the black market!
And up there over the Hermannskogel
gladly the federal bird flutters.
Much beloved Austria!
According to media researcher Peter Diem [de], the first two of these lines were popular in the schools of Vienna in 1955.[10]
^ Werke zweifelhafter Echtheit – Band 3 Orchesterwerke und Lieder, vol. X/29/3, pp. xxxiii, xxxiv, Neue Mozart-Ausgabe (in German)
^ Diederichs, Joachim (2018). "Von wem stammt die Melodie der österreichischen Bundeshymne?" [From whom is the melody of the Austrian national anthem?]. Österreichische Musikzeitschrift (in German). Vienna: Hollitzer Verlag. pp. 79–82. Retrieved 7 June 2019. , year 73
^ "Austria—Land der Berge, Land am Strome". NationalAnthems.me. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
^ "Austrian national anthem 'sexist'". BBC news. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
^ Bildungshymne on YouTube
^ Decision "Bundeshymne II/Rock me Paula", Supreme Court of Justice (Austria) (4Ob171/10s, 15 December 2010) (in German)
^ Bundesgesetzblatt I Nr. 127/2011, 27 December 2011 (in German)
^ Bundesgesetzblatt I Nr. 127/2011, 27 December 2011, text and melody (in German)
^ "Fepolinski und Waschlapski auf dem berstenden Stern. Bericht einer unruhigen Jugend" [Fepolinsky and Waschlapski on a bursting star. Report of a troubled youth.] (in German). Vienna: Ibera & Molden. 1997. ISBN 3-900436-42-8.
^ Land der Berge, Land am Strome... in Austria-Forum (in German) by Peter Diem
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Land der Berge, Land am Strome
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That realization in itself is so powerful and yet so scary.
It forces us to ask, "Why have I been acting like the 'best friend' in my own life, instead of the leading lady?!?"
Why do we struggle to make decisions that we know are right for us?
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Our fear of shame is what keeps us from acting like leading ladies. Most people think that it is fear of failure that keeps us from trying new things or setting big goals, but really it is not the failure that bothers us, it is the shame that we associate with failure. And that shame is almost always from people in our circle (family, friends or colleagues).
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So how do we ensure that we are learning from our failures? We G-L-A-M it up!
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Ontario is setting up new retailer to sell marijuana in chain of stores and online
The province will create a cannabis control board, starting with 80 government-run stores by July 2019 and online sales starting next July
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Ontario will create a cannabis control board, starting with 80 government-run stores by July 2019 and online sales starting next July. Photo by Getty Images
TORONTO — Ontario has opted to strictly control the distribution of marijuana, announcing Friday it will open approximately 150 brick-and-mortar stores and an e-commerce distribution channel when recreational cannabis becomes legal next summer.
The country's most populous province is the first to flesh out its plans for the Canada-wide legalization of the substance.
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The government-owned marijuana stores, as well as the online order service, will ultimately be overseen by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, a Crown corporation, through a new and as-yet unnamed subsidiary company, the provincial government said.
Despite the LCBO connection, only cannabis would be sold in new standalone stores, with the aim of having 40 locations open by July 2018, 80 by the following July, and approximately 150 by the end of 2020.
The e-commerce site for buying buy cannabis in Ontario will be launched by July 2018, the province said. There will also be a crackdown on illegal pot dispensaries in concert with police and the federal government<|fim_middle|>. closed up 1.89 per cent.
Cheryl Reicin, chair of the life sciences group at Torys LLP, said the move by Ontario could also lure weed-shy banks into the cannabis business, giving those companies better access the financial sector.
"I think having the LCBO as the sole customer rather than a bunch of dispensaries…is going to provide (the banks) with the comfort they need to eventually jump in to this industry and provide services to this industry," she said.
Reicin also said the e-commerce component of Ontario's plan could be a "big boon" for the industry, offering more opportunities to sell marijuana outside of the relatively small number of provincially-run stores that the government has planned. While Ontario is proposing to open approximately 150 marijuana outlets, the LCBO has about 660 stores and 212 agency locations selling liquor.
"The online, I think, really makes this compelling," said Reicin.
But cannabis activist and pot shop owner Jodie Emery said Ontario is just peddling more of the same.
"If this Ontario government introduces their model the way it's being presented today, we will see the black market continue to exist by their own policy," Emery told reporters after the province's press conference. "The government is just continuing the status quo. This is nothing more than a government attempt to monopolize an industry that they fought against for decades."
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Jefferies sees internet stocks making a comeback in 2022, with up to 40% upside | , as Ontario aims to ensure there is only one legal retailer for recreational cannabis in the province.
"The experience of other jurisdictions such as the U.S. has shown us that it is better to start with strong controls, and you evaluate the system over time," Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa said. "We do want to combat illicit activity and we want to send a signal to the marketplace that distribution retail is going to be a controlled model. It's going to be controlled by the government."
Legislation will be introduced this fall at Queen's Park and is expected to contain further details as to how the province will approach legalization, such as restricting recreational cannabis use to a person's home.
"What we're proposing to do is to align our approach around user consumption to that for tobacco and alcohol, which means that the place that you can consume cannabis in a legal fashion is in your private residence," said Ontario Attorney General Yasir Naqvi. "Similar to the rule that exists right now that you're not allowed to have a beer and walk on a sidewalk, but you can drink a beer in a backyard, that will be the case for cannabis."
Furthermore, Ontario will match the legal age of recreational marijuana-buying, possessing and using to that of its legal drinking age, 19. The federal government had proposed allowing younger people to possess smaller amounts of recreational cannabis, but Ontario says youth 18 and under caught possessing those smaller amounts will have them confiscated by police, possibly without criminal charges.
Customers at Ontario's government-run marijuana shops and its online outlet will be subject to a similar set-up as the LCBO, including ID checks, the province said. That model also lines up with the federal government's expectations, such as prohibiting the sale of edibles and imposing restrictions on advertising. A province-wide campaign will also be launched to draw the public's attention to the rules, in addition to harm reduction strategies.
The location of the stores will take into consideration concerns municipalities might have, such as the proximity of schools, the province said.
The government expects to recoup the costs of setting up its marijuana distribution system, although it put forward no exact revenue figures. Sousa said the province expects "modest" revenue at first, which will grow over time.
Sousa also said the provincial and federal governments will meet this fall, with Ottawa expected to outline its approach to pricing and taxation, after which Ontario will share its own pricing model. The minister told reporters that the province's approach will be aimed at ensuring the price is not too low or too high, so as to avoid encouraging consumption or driving demand towards illegal sellers.
"This is a price-sensitive product, and our priority will be to shrink the illicit market, so it will be a balance," said Sousa. "And we will work hard, once we have the federal model, to get that balance right."
Ontario's Liberal government announced its marijuana-related plans amid an Election Act bribery trial involving Premier Kathleen Wynne's former deputy chief of staff, a politically fraught situation for the Grits that is connected to a 2015 byelection.
But Ontario has also laid out its plans about 10 months before the federal government's target date of July 1, 2018 for the legalization and regulation of recreational marijuana distribution and sales across Canada. Much of the operational details of legal weed has been left up to the provinces, some of which have voiced concerns about moving too quickly to end the pot prohibition.
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Legal briefs of both cases have been posted on the Court's website for more background on the cases being heard later this month. | Court did so was back in 2014 when their courthouse was under renovation. Prior to that, 2008.
However this May, the Illinois Supreme Court is hitting the road and heading to Lisle, Illinois to hear arguments in two cases on Benedictine University's campus.
The road trip serves as part of the Court's and Chief Justice Rita B. Garman's efforts to create more transparency in our court system and increase the public's understanding and awareness of the work the Court does daily, serving an educational purpose for those across Illinois.
On May 19th, the Court will go into session at 10:30am to hear arguments in the cases of People v. Mark Minnis and Randall W. Moon, etc., v. Clarissa F. Rhode, etc., et al. at Benedictine's Daniel L. Goodwin Hall of Business at 5700 College Road in Lisle.
This educational experience is free and open to all, even those with internet access. The Court will be live streaming the arguments via Advanced Digital Media/Blueroomstream.com. Note that seating in the auditorium is limited. Those hoping to attend in person should arrive early, because the doors will close at 10am.
The program is sponsored by the Illinois Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, the DuPage County Circuit Court, the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission, Benedictine University, and the DuPage County Bar Association.
Chief Justice Rita B. Garmin is looking forward to the upcoming program because it gives students and the public a closer look at what goes on in our court system nearly every single day.
We are very much looking forward to our visit to Benedictine University. Such visits serve not only the purpose of making the work of the judicial branch more accessible and transparent, but also an educational purpose. I am delighted that the Illinois Supreme Court has the opportunity to bring the work of the court to the students and faculty of Benedictine University and other schools and to the people of DuPage County and | 418 |
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The British Empire flowers; exotic India colors English imaginations. Becky Sharp, the orphaned daughter of a painter and a singer, leaves a home for girls to be a governess, armed with pluck, a keen wit, good looks, fluent French, and an eye for social advancement. Society tries its best to keep her from climbing. An episodic narrative follows her for 20 years, through marriage, Napoleonic wars, a child, loyalty to a school friend, the vicissitudes of the family whose daughters she instructed, and attention from a bored marquess who collected her father's paintings. Honesty tempers her schemes. No aristocrat she, nor bourgeois, just spirited, intelligent, and irrepressible.
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The story opens in London, in the year of 1802. The mysterious Lord Steyne (Gabriel Byrne) makes his way to a painter's studio where he has agreed to buy a painting of a young woman. The young Rebecca "Becky" Sharp (Angelica Mandy), then a girl of ten, insists on having ten guineas, instead of four guineas, as the price of the painting. The painter explains that the model in the painting is Becky's mother, the painter's late wife. Steyne agrees to pay the higher amount and leaves with the painting. The young Becky is seen moving to Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies after her father's death.
The now-adult Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon) is preparing to leave the academy for a position as a governess. She travels by carriage to her new position, stopping on the way at the home of her best friend Amelia Sedley (Romola Garai) and her family. Amelia lives in a large estate as the daughter of a gentleman, though her father is not as wealthy as he appears.
At Amelia's home, Becky meets Amelia's brother Joseph "Jos" Sedley (Tony Maudsley), who's stationed in India. Jos finds that Becky is interested in India. During an outing at Vauxhall, Becky meets Amelia's inattentive boyfriend, the dashing and self-obsessed Captain George Osborne (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), and his best friend, Captain William Dobbin (Rhys Ifans), who is secretly in love with Amelia. Jos is smitten with Becky, but in a private discussion, George convinces Jos to break off his attentions to the penniless girl. George is concerned that his father, a rich businessman who's a commoner, won't let him marry Amelia if Becky has also married into the Sedley family.
Becky bids farewell to Sedley's family and enters the service of baronet Sir Pitt Crawley (Bob Hoskins), who has engaged her as a governess to his daughters. Sir Pitt has two sons, the pompous and pedantic elder son (Douglas Hodge), who also bears the name Pitt Crawley, and the dashing younger son, Captain Rawdon Crawley (James Purefoy). Sir Pitt, a rather crude individual, is impressed with Becky's service, especially as Becky cleans up Sir Pitt's home to welcome his elder half-sister, Miss Matilda Crawley (Eileen Atkins). Miss Crawley is impressed with Becky, when she finds that Becky speaks French. Becky explains that her mother was French while her father was an artist. Miss Crawley takes Becky to live with her in London. In London, Becky begins to see Captain Rawdon Crawley. Sir Pitt shows up in London. His wife has died, and he asks Becky to marry him. Becky refuses, revealing that she's already secretly married to Captain Rawdon Crawley. The misalliance so enrages Miss Crawley that she throws Becky out and refuses to see the couple. Becky and Rawdon live in an apartment in London, and Becky reveals that she's pregnant, and suggests that the baby may help to reconcile them with Miss Crawley.
Meanwhile, Amelia's prospective father-in-law, Mr. Osborne (Jim Broadbent), is trying to arrange a new marriage for his son George. He introduces George to a young woman whose father made a fortune in Jamaica. George objects to the marriage as the woman is of mixed race. He insists that he's betrothed to Amelia, but Mr. Osborne insists that George marry the woman from Jamaica.
Amelia's father, John, has become bankrupt, and all of the Sedley household goods are sold at auction. Lord Steyne shows up to buy a landscape painted by Becky's father. Dobbin buys Amelia's piano and gives it back to her, but Amelia thinks it is a gift from George. George then elopes with Amelia, and Mr. Osborne<|fim_middle|> Somerset, England
Stanway House, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England
Theatre Royal, Bath, Somerset, England
Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
Goofs:
Character Error
When Joseph Sedley gives Becky a parrot, he says it's because she loves things from India. The Blue and Gold Macaw is native to South America.
The arrangement and number of gold jewels around Becky's eyes change between shots
Towards the end of the film, when Becky and Rawdon are eating dinner in their house, Rawdon throws the napkin that is tucked into his collar on the table. In the next shot, the napkin is back in his collar. When he stands to leave, the napkin is back on the table.
While dancing, Becky wears dark black makeup on her eyes, streaked back almost to her temple. When the whole group reaches and looks up, the dark make-up is gone.
Crew/Equipment Visible
When Becky watches her son leave in a carriage, the boom mic operator is briefly reflected in the carriage's rear window.
Trivia:
This film was based on William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name.
Director Mira Nair asked Reese Witherspoon to get pregnant for the role (as a joke, because she thought Reese was too thin). To Mira's delight, Witherspoon announced she was expecting after all.
This film was shot in just 55 days.
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While these events take place, Napoleon has escaped from Elba and is once again in control of France. Rawdon, George, and Dobbin are suddenly deployed to Belgium as part of the Duke of Wellington's army. Becky and Amelia decide to accompany their husbands.
The newly-wedded Osborne is growing tired of Amelia, and he becomes increasingly attracted to Becky. At a ball in Brussels (based on the famous Duchess of Richmond's ball on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo), George gives Becky a note which she hides in her bodice. Amelia also attends the ball, but she becomes sick as the result of pregnancy. Rather than attend to his wife, George spends the evening dancing with Becky; Dobbin attends to Amelia instead. The ball is interrupted by an announcement that Napoleon has attacked, and the officers are given three hours to report to their units.
Amelia has been deeply hurt by her husband's attentions toward Becky, but Becky reassures her that George would do nothing to hurt her. That night, Rawdon discusses his finances with Becky, giving her all the money he's won at cards. The next day, Becky tries to flee the city. One of the other Englishmen wants to buy her horse, and she agrees provided he gives her a seat in his carriage. However, when Becky sees Amelia in the fleeing mob, she leaves the carriage to take Amelia back to Brussels where they wait out the battle.
In the ensuing Battle of Waterloo, George is killed. Amelia bears him a posthumous son, who is also named George. Mr. Osborne refuses to acknowledge his grandson. So Amelia returns to live in genteel poverty with her parents. Meanwhile, since the death of George, now-Major William Dobbin, who is young George's godfather, begins to express his love for the widowed Amelia by small kindnesses toward her and her son. Amelia is too much in love with George's memory to return Dobbin's affections. Saddened, he transfers to an army post in India, to which Jos has already returned. Meanwhile, Becky also has a son, also named after his father. However, the army has been demobilized, and Rawdon, although now a colonel, has no income.
Several years pass, Miss Matilda Crawley and Sir Pitt Crawley have died, leaving the family fortune in the hands Sir Pitt the Younger. Rawdon and Becky reconcile with the family, but it does little to help their finances. Rawdon is now in debt due to his gambling, and the creditors try to seize the furniture. However, Lord Steyne comes to the rescue and pays off the creditors. Steyne offers to re-introduce Becky into London society, and she agrees. At her first outing, however, all the women ignore her until Lady Steyne takes pity on her and asks her to sing a song. Becky's singing attracts the admiration of both sexes, and she's now accepted within society.
Steyne arranges to send Becky's son, now around nine, to boarding school so he can have more time with her. Meanwhile, Amelia agrees to turn her son over to her father-in-law who can give him a luxurious upbringing. Steyne arranges a bizarre entertainment for the king at which the wives of the lords perform a belly dance, with Becky as the featured dancer. The king, entranced with Becky, asks her to sit with him at dinner.
Steyne's attentions to Becky become an issue when Rawdon is thrown into debtors' prison. Steyne tells Becky that he will arrange for Rawdon's bail, but not until the following day. He makes it clear to Becky that his price for Rawdon's freedom is for her to sleep with him. Becky refuses, but Steyne tries to force himself on her. Rawdon returns at that moment, his debts having been paid by his family. He beats Lord Steyne and throws him down the stairs. However, Rawdon refuses to believe Becky when she insists that Steyne forced his attentions on her, and he leaves her. The army offers him a post as the garrison commander on Coventry Island, which he accepts.
Twelve years later, Becky is working as a card dealer at a casino in Baden Baden in Germany. She meets the young George Osborne at a card table, who is traveling with his mother and Major William Dobbin. Dobbin tells Amelia he believes Becky killed Rawdon, but Amelia points out that Rawdon died of tropical fever.
Although Amelia is traveling with Dobbin, she still refuses to return his affections. Becky tells Amelia that she shouldn't be clinging to the memory of her late husband because George wasn't the saint she thought he was. To prove her point, Becky shows Amelia the letter that George had given her on the eve of Waterloo, inviting Becky to run away with him. Amelia realizes what a fool she's been, and leaves to re-unite with Dobbin, this time as his wife.
Jos, who has been traveling with Major William Dobbin, is still enchanted by Becky. Becky marries Jos, and he takes her to India, where she had wanted to go.
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Roger Lloyd Pack, Ruth Sheen
Crew: Mira Nair (Director), Declan Quinn (Director of Photography), Mychael Danna (Music Director)
Release Dates: 03 Dec 2004 (India)
Tagline: In a time of social climbers, Becky Sharp is a mountaineer.
Did you know? Director Mira Nair asked Reese Witherspoon to get pregnant for the role (as a joke, because she thought Reese was too thin). To Mira's delight, Witherspoon announced she was expecting after all. Read More
as The Marquess of Steyne
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Francis Sharp
Ruth Sheen
as Miss Pinkerton
Camilla Rutherford
as Lady Gaunt
Douglas Hodge
as Pitt Crawley
James Purefoy
as Rawdon Crawley
Jim Broadbent
as Mr. Osborne
as George Osborne
Kate Fleetwood
as Miss Pinkerton's Crone
Lillete Dubey
as Ms. Green
Nicholas Jones
as Lord Darlington
Paul Bazely
as Biju
Paul Bentall
as Coalman
as Becky Sharp
as William Dobbin
Romola Garai
as Amelia Sedley
Janette Day
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Cine Mosaic
Granada Film Productions
Mirabai Films
Jane Frazer
Howard Cohen
Dinaz Stafford
Matthew Faulk
Declan Quinn
Mychael Danna
Sound Re-recording Mixer
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Robert Fernandez
Marko A Costanzo
Kate Morath
Maria Djurkovic
Sam Stokes
Loveleen Tandan
Allyson C Johnson
Nrinder Dhudwar
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In a time of social climbers, Becky Sharp is a mountaineer.
All's fair in love & war.
On September 1st, a heroine will rise.
Filming Locations:
Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England
Chatham Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, England
Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England
e Georgian Group HQ - 6 Fitzroy Square, Fitzrovia, London, England
Bath, Somerset, England
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Chiswick House, Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London, England
Great Pulteney Street, Bath, Somerset, England
Holburne Museum of Art, Bath, | 1,597 |
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#1239: School Bus by Kris Jensen
Peak Month: October 1960
7 weeks on Vancouver's CFUN chart
Peak Position #13
Peak Position on Billboard Hot 100 ~ did not chart
YouTube.com link: "School Bus"
In 1942, Peter Jensen was born in New Haven, Connecticut. From a young age, Pete was a big fan of the singing cowboys, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. When Pete was sixteen years old, he met Denise Norwood. She was a songwriter who penned "The Garden Of Eden." This was a hit for Joe Valino. Between the ages of sixteen and nineteen, Jensen collaborated with Denise Norwood. He recorded numbers of her songs at her home studio. In 1959, Colpix Records released Jensen's recording of "Bonnie Baby". The tune made the local charts on WHIL Boston. Jensen variously recorded for Leader, Kapp, Hickory and finally White Whale. Jensen could not only sing, but also play the guitar and bass guitar. Though he would release at least sixteen singles between 1959 and 1966, he is remembered in America as a one-hit wonder. But not in Vancouver where he charted three songs on the local pop charts.
From information at Discogs.com, Kris Jensen's first single release on Leader Records was "Perfect Lover" (Leader 808). The B-side was "School Bus".
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Kris Jensen, Discogs.com
Wayne Jancik, Kris Jensen, One Hit Wonders.com
ARSA – The Airheads Radio Survey Archive ~ Kris Jensen: Record Surveys
Kris Jensen, Rockabilly.nl
Kris Jensen, Mental Itch.com
History of the School Bus, Newswheel.com, June 16, 2015
Renowned Songwriter Felice Bryant Dies At 77, BMI, April 22, 2003.
"Felice and Boudleaux Bryant bio," Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Tony Russell, "Felice Bryant: Gifted Songwriter with Many 1960s Chart Hits," Guardian, May 20, 2003.
Bob Montgomery bio, Wikipedia.org
Email from John F. Kulas, neighbor of Kris Jensen, Santa Monica, California, June 25, 2018.
Email from John F. Kulas, neighbor of Kris Jensen, Santa Monica, California, June 26, 2018
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I met my first love on a school bus,
I thought that she was cute as she could be.
I wooed her and I won her on the school bus,
and that's when Frankie stole her from me.
(Frankie stole her from me, Frankie stole her)
I met a new love on the school bus,
and this time I was sure her love was true.
But a new guy started riding on the school bus,
and soon I lost my little baby too.
So I saved up for an old jalopy of my very own,
and you should have seen the chicks come after me.
Now I have my own private school bus,
and my own private new love number three.
And when school days out you still can see my baby,
riding in my school bus with me.
The songwriters of "School Bus" were Boudleaux and Felice Bryant. Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant and his spouse, Felice Bryant, were an American husband and wife country music and pop songwriting team. Boudleaux Bryant was born in Shellman, Georgia, in 1920. He attended local schools as a child. He trained as a classical violinist. Although he performed with the Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra during its 1937-38 season, he had more interest in country "fiddling." He joined Hank Penny and his Radio Cowboys, an Atlanta-based western music band.
The Bryants wrote a succession of hits for the Everly Brothers including "Bye Bye Love", "Want Up Little Susie". "Bird Dog", "Devoted To You" and "All I Have To Do Is Dream". They wrote "She Wears My Ring", a hit for Jimmy Bell in Vancouver in 1961. Other songs they penned included "Raining In My Heart" for Buddy Holly, "Love Hurts" for Roy Orbison (and later Nazareth) and the lyrics for "Last Date", by Skeeter Davis, which Floyd Cramer later recorded as a #1 instrumental hit. "School Bus" was one of the songs Boudleaux Bryant wrote independent of his concurrent successes as a songwriting duo. "School Bus" was offered to Kris Jensen who recorded it as his second single, after switching from Colpix Records to the Leader label in 1960. The song climbed to #16 in Vancouver making it a hit almost entirely unique across North America. The exception was on WIBG in the City of Brotherly Love, where Philadelphia's answer to Vancouver's Red Robinson was Joe Niagra. Between 1947 and 1957 Niagara had the highest ratings of any DJ in Philly. His motto in introducing new discs was "if you're ready this rocking bird will fly." He gave "School Bus" a spin on his radio show and it made it onto the WIBG Top 99.
Kris Jensen's tale of finally getting a girl to go steady with him after getting his own jalopy, an unpretentious automobile, sent Vancouver radio listener's to Kelly's Record Store to get a copy of "School Bus."
The forerunner to the modern school bus was an invention in 1886 of the "school hacks" in Indiana. Inventor, Wayne Works, made horse-drawn carriages for rural children in the state to get to the nearest one-house school. In 1914, the carriages were motorized. But they didn't have protection from the weather. In 1927, a Ford dealership owner named A.L. Luce, invented the first steel framed school bus. In 1930, Wayne Works improved on Luce's innovation, introducing the first bus with both a steel frame and safety glass windows. But there were still safety concerns. In 1939, a national conference at the University of Manhattan mandated regulations for seating in the school buses. No longer would children sit in benches against the walls of the school bus while facing inward. Instead, children would sit in rows with an aisle down the middle of the school bus.
Besides Vancouver, Kris Jensen's "School Bus" seemed to get little airplay in the USA. It did chart in Philadelphia and Weldon, North Carolina. But beyond those radio markets there is little indication the song got much traction. I wonder what kind of promotion Jensen got from Leader Records? Jensen also recorded "Your Daddy Don't Like Me" on Leader, as a followup to "School Bus".
Afterwards, Jensen switched labels again to Kapp Records. He released a song dedicated to the the hairstyle of the current First Lady of the White House, "The Jackie Look". It made it into the Top 20 in Tampa, Florida, in June '61. Concurrently, Jensen released a great summer-themed tune, "3 Vanilla, 2 Chocolate, 1 Pistachio Ice". It became a Top 20 hit in Ohio, Pennsylvania and upstate New York in July '61. The tune was co-written by Lee Pockriss and Fred Tobias. Pockriss had written "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", a #1 hit for Brian Hyland. And Fred Tobias had penned "Good Timin'" for Jimmy Jones. Both were big hits in 1960. But with the help of these songwriters, Jensen didn't get the big break he was hoping for. He was having a string of singles that were making it onto the pop charts, but only on a few local radio markets at a time. Jensen also recorded a version of "Come Back To Me My Love." This happened to be a hit in Vancouver for Mark Dinning, also in the fall of 1960.
Wesley Rose, a Nashville music publisher heard a demo album that Denise Norwood was hoping would get picked up by a record label. It was Wesley Rose who made connections for Kris Jensen to get introduced to the staff at Hickory Records. Kris' first release on Hickory, "Torture", was a smash. It was a hypnotic tune. Jensen had a vocal that many listeners mistook for a new Elvis Presley record. "Torture" was Jensen's biggest hit, peaking at #3 in Vancouver in 1962, and #20 in the USA.
His follow-up release hoped to build on his name recognition from "Torture". But though "Don't Take Her From Me" was a Top 50 hit on Vancouver's 1410 CFUN in January 1963, it failed to chart elsewhere. The song is mostly of interest as it was written by Bob Montgomery who latter penned "Misty Blue" for Dorothy Moore in 1976. Montgomery also wrote "Back In Baby's Arms" for Patsy Cline, and "Heartbeat" for Buddy Holly. Montgomery also produced "Honey" for Bobby Goldsboro.
According to Wayne Jancik in his book, One Hit Wonders, on November 22, 1963, Kris Jensen was on route to appear on the Buddy Dean TV Show in Baltimore. Jensen sensed he had "the hottest record of his career in his hands, "Big As I Can Dream". The song was also penned by Bob Montgomery, who had written Jensen's follow up release after "Torture". Montgomery was also one-time singing and recording partner of Buddy Holly prior to Holly joining The Crickets in 1957. "En route to the TV studio, we heard a bulletin on the radio that President Kennedy was shot in Dallas," Jenson recalls. "By the time we got to the station, the Buddy Dean show was cancelled for the day in order to cover the assassination. That was the last anyone heard of the record." "Big As I Can Dream" climbed to #8 in Manchester, New Hampshire, but that was all. Jensen had a regional hit in the Peace River Country in northern Alberta in January '64 where "Donna Donna" went to #12 at CFGP in Grande Prairie.
His final appearance on the pop charts was a regional Top 20 hit in Washington D.C. in the fall of 1966 called "Who Likes Good Pop Music". He covered Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" in 1969, before Janis Joplin or Gordon Lightfoot. The single release followed the same pattern of most of his recordings, it failed to get much attention. It would be Jensen's last recording.
Kris Jensen, at least online, has become a true disappearing act. Since he faded from the recording industry in the late 1960s, he has seemingly left no trace for nearly fifty years. However, on June 25 and again on June 26, 2018, I received two emails from John F. Kulas. He wrote me after reading this article to let me know Kris Jensen is "alive and well and also my neighbor in Santa Monica, California." He adds that on Kris Jensen's recording of "No One Really Cares", Roy Orbison was singing the high notes at the end of the track. This was one of the tracks on Kris Jensen's only album, Torture. Jensen toured with Roy Orbison as well. Kulas writes, "Chet Atkins played on several of his records, and Kris was backed by the Anita Kerr Singers as well. Kris was friends with Johnny Horton and Bobby Goldsboro, among others. After moving to Los Angeles, he did A&R work for Snuff | 1,989 |
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Join us 26–29 June 2020, in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre for the 37th World Ophthalmology Congress® (WOC) of the International Council of Ophthalmology, the premier and largest international ophthalmic congress, with over 10,000 delegates expected to attend from over 110 countries.
LumiThera, Inc. is a commercial-stage medical device company focused on treating people affected by ocular disorders and diseases including dry AMD, a leading cause of blindness in adults over 65. The Company is a leader in the use of photobiomodulation for the treatment of acute and chronic ocular diseases and disorders. The Company is developing the office-based Valeda™ Light Delivery System to be used by eye care specialists as medical treatments.The Valeda LIght Delivery System is the first approved treatment for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration using Photobiomodulation in the European Union.
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NIDEK were established in 1971 with three dreams – "Invisible to Visible", "Visible to Recognition" and "Making Excellent Products for Vision". Today, NIDEK have expanded into the global business and offer products in more than 120 countries by having a strong passion to produce world-class products. In recent years, we focus on the development of products to improve wellness and the quality of life.
For more than 120 years, OCULUS has been a trusted partner for eye care professionals around the world. With the highest attention to detail, our devices are designed and manufactured at the OCULUS headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany. Visit our booth 26 at SOE for more information!
Optopol Technology is one of leaders in OCT design and manufacturing. We launched the first Spectral Domain OCT in the world in 2006. Since this time we have provided many innovative solutions in OCT such as recent world's first Biometry OCT, Topography OCT, world's fastest OCT.
Optovue is dedicated to the advancement of high-speed OCT and OCTA technology. Since our founding in 2003, we have installed over 12,000 systems worldwide. Optovue was the first to develop and commercialize the pioneering OCTA technology. The AngioVue® OCTA system is now used in more than 1,700 clinics and has been featured in over 400 peer-reviewed publications.
Quantel Medical is a major player in the ophthalmic device field with the development of leading technologies in laser therapeutics and ultrasound diagnostic for cataract, diabetic retinopathy, AMD , glaucoma and a new range of systems dedicated to the dry eye pathology.
Come and meet us on our booth to learn more about the Quantel Medical products.
ROLAND CONSULT Stasche & Finger GmbH has been selling high-quality electrophysiological diagnostics systems with 25 years' experience. With the new RETI-port/Scan 21 we offer protocols for: Pattern VEP, Pattern ERG, Flash VEP, ISCEV ERG, EOG, multifocal ERG, multifocal VEP, Glaucoma Screening, Visual Acuity and screening test for Babies and Children.
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Our German company specialises in innovative Eye-products including diagnostic and surgical instruments as well as Custom Procedure Trays "Made in Germany" – individual Surgical Kits for Ophthalmology.
All MASTER·AID products such as ORTOPAD® occlusion eye-patches and wound dressings are famous for their patient-friendly designs, excellent fitting and high skin-tolerance.
UFSK-OSYS develops innovative technologies that benefit surgeons, patients and staff at hospitals and clinics around the world. We are committed to the continuing development of high-quality medical products and systems that offer customers the best price to performance value. Germany's rich tradition of precision craftsmanship and engineering is evident in the construction of all of our tables and chairs.
Wisepress.com, Europe's leading conference bookseller, has a complete range of books and journals relevant to the themes of the meeting. Books can be purchased at the stand or, if you would rather not carry them, posted to you – Wisepress will deliver worldwide.
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BRUMABA GmbH & Co. KG: Manufacturer of operating tables, operating stools and patient transport chairs, recognized from their well-thought-out technology, aesthetic design and their unbeatable quality.
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG offers complete solutions, including implants and consumables, to diagnose and treat eye conditions and ophthalmic diseases. The comprehensive ZEISS portfolio is designed to meet the demands of eye care professionals and help them deal with an increasingly challenging healthcare environment.
Italian multinational developer and leading manufacturer (FDA-approved operations) of innovative products mainly based on hyaluronic acid (700+ patents), has entered the ophthalmic market segment, with a range of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and dietary supplements for the prevention and treatment of general and specific eye disorders and conditions, as well as novel technologies for the treatment of keratoconus.
FRIMEN is one of the leading ophthalmic microsurgical instruments providers in China. Frimen products include: Reusable titanium ophthalmic microsurgical instruments, Reusable/Disposable stainless steel ophthalmic surgical instruments, Ophthalmic nano diamond knife/Sapphire knife and disposable knives.
All Frimen's instruments are CE marked, ISO13485, ISO9001 certified, FDA listed.
With over 40 years of expertise and ground-breaking developments, Gebauer thrives on innovative progress within ophthalmology. Gebauer specializes in high quality medical devices for corneal transplantation and refractive surgery – including the SLc Original for DSAEK comprising the widest range of cutting heads and the SLc Expert for creating corneal tissue shapes for LIKE® surgery. In this way Gebauer contributes greatly to the improvement of people's lives, delivering outstanding superior vision care with superior "Made in Germany" devices.
Haag-Streit is considered as the leading provider of instruments and medical-practice equipment for ophthalmologists, optometrists and opticians.
As Haag-Streit Diagnostics we develope, manufacture and deliver high-quality products and first class service that completely fulfill the needs of our customers worldwide.
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Heidelberg Engineering continuously optimizes imaging and healthcare IT technologies to provide ophthalmic diagnostic solutions that empower clinicians to improve patient care. The product portfolio combines these core technologies: confocal microscopy, scanning lasers and optics, OCT, real-time image processing and analytics, multimodal image management solutions, electronic medical | 500 |
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By Derek Pangelinan / June 10, 2020
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As a business owner, I can confidently say, as can nearly all business owners here in the U.S., nothing prepared me for what COVID-19 has done to our markets, operations, employee anxiety, and customer expectations.
Let's focus on employee anxiety.
Let us ask ourselves, "What are my employees thinking, feeling, and seeing?"
They know that we must operate differently because of COVID-19. They see businesses in the community shutting down. They know there is risk now that has made job security more precarious than ever before. They know they could get sick themselves. The list goes on.
Bluntly put, if leaders don't address employee anxiety, the best that can happen is that performance will suffer. The worst that can happen is that employees will head for a haven — or an employer – that feels safer.
Despite how bleak things may seem these days, business owners can take smart steps to help employees feel more secure. It comes down to a question of trust. Do employees trust you to lead them<|fim_middle|>20
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To earn trust under these circumstances, leaders must, at minimum, do four things:
Declare intent to protect and support employees.
Face the difficult questions.
Be transparent and honest about your plans.
Take action that shows your employees you are actively looking out for them.
Like so many food-service establishments, a local bakery was devastated by the initial "shelter in place" orders in later March and early April. The owner followed each of the critical steps listed above.
She held a virtual meeting and said (paraphrased here), "I know that you're all worried about your jobs. I have to shut the shop down immediately, which means your shifts are all cancelled for now. But here's what I'm doing.
"I'm setting up phone-in and online ordering systems, and we'll be allowing people to pick up curbside. I need two days to design that system, then I'll start bringing each of you back on the schedule based on seniority. If I do this fast enough, we can earn some new customers who are having a hard time finding products elsewhere, so I'll be marketing this heavily through social media.
"If any of you can't wait for your shifts to come back, I'll support your search for new work, and I'll write you a reference. However, I am applying for a small-business loan from the city that's specifically for payroll. I don't know if there will be enough business to bring all of you back, but that's my goal."
As promised, the bakery owner had drive-up orders being filled two days later. This "promise kept" gave her employees confidence and nearly all chose to stay. She had opened a new retail arm of the bakery for staple items that were available from her existing distributors; this allowed her to open more shifts. She brought half the employees back within two weeks, and she brought the rest back within a month.
This anecdote shows multiple examples of the four steps, declaring intent to protect and support, facing the difficult questions, being honest and transparent, and taking action. Skipping any one of these will immediately lose trust from your people. Doing all four gives you a chance of maintaining their trust.
If you'd like another great example, visit the "news" portion of Airbnb's website (news.Airbnb.com) and read the May 5 letter that CEO Brian Chesky sent to his employees to address the painful reality of layoffs. Because Airbnb relies heavily on revenue from travelers, the company was in upheaval because of ripple effects from the pandemic. While it's true that Airbnb has some missteps in its history, Brian Chesky's letter was a strong move, and one that engendered much confidence among the company's employees.
There are certainly more difficult decisions to be made in the time of COVID-19, but even under these circumstances, we can act in ways that treat our people right and maintain trust and integrity.
Derek Pangelinan owns Derek Rey Consulting LLC. He is a management/leadership coach for small and medium business owners in Oregon and Southwest Washington, and runs a variety of workshops to help them build their teams and improve communication and commitment in the workplace.
For more information about coaching or workshops for you company, contact him by email at Derek@DerekReyConsulting.com or visit his website at www.DerekReyConsulting.com
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Yeah, yeah, don't give me any more<|fim_middle|>ohn who were attacked while traveling through Ecuador. Oh yeah, and they're auctioning off a Vespa as well...suhweeeet. Kicks off at 6pm. $15 suggested donation. Tulen Center, 20 NW Greenwood Ave.
The Blender told you about this show the day it was confirmed earlier this fall, but now the day has finally arrived when rock and roll takes over our historic downtown theater. Tentareign has all sorts of goodies lined up for you during this rock explosion including acoustic and electric sets as well as a look at new local band Goodbye Dyna. Rock and roll! $10. 8pm, Tower Theatre. | BS about how you're so "worn out" by this year's election to talk about or hear anything about politics. Get yourself to the Tower Theatre tonight and take in the political hilarity of self-described "raging moderate" Will Durst. This dude is both smart as hell and funny as hell. If you don't believe me, check out our feature from this week's Culture section. 8pm, 21 and over. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St. $25/advanced, $28/door.
After you laugh your silly little heart out at Will Durst, round the corner and get your dance on with DJs Rada and Defekt. This might be a relatively small locale, but it's been the site of plenty o' quality dance parties as of late. Music starts around 10pm. Bendistillery Martini Bar, 835 Brooks St.
Check out this local lineup: Person People, Anastacia, Larry and His Flask, The Mostest and The Dirty Words. Yeah, pretty impressive. But it all makes sense because these bands are getting together to raise cash to cover the medical expenses of Britt Leis and Lia K | 246 |
Richard Bredice is first-team opposition analyst at Manchester City. He has been at the Premier League club for five years.
Richard's current focus is on full-team analysis rather than individual players but he has a good grounding in talent identification and highlights the importance of understanding the needs and culture of the club you may be scouting for in his list of key points.
It is crucial to know what your club needs and ask yourself "can the players I am watching supplement or improve what you already have?'.
For example, if you are looking to recruit a certain position, it's important to know more than just 'we need a striker'.
Know the profile of striker you need, what will he be required to do? Does he need to be mobile or be able to hold the ball? It's important to be aware of what is needed but do not become totally blinkered by that.
Be open to things you may not have wanted. If you solely focus on a few strict ideas, you can miss the bigger picture or other key elements. Which leads us nicely on to point two.
Always report on what you see that day rather than what you did before – no preconceptions. This can be difficult, especially when you consider my next point.
It is important to see potential targets in a variety of environments: night games, against big teams, away games, tough venues to play.
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Don't miss 5 key steps when you find a new talent by Bruno Costa, Head of Scouting at San Jose Earthquakes. | A player's personality is very important, so give importance to off-the-ball actions and reactions. Mistakes are inevitable in football as it's humans playing, not robots.
Character and personality are important parts of the game. Whatever has happened in the match before, it cannot affect what's to come.
If a winger fails to beat the full back in a 1v1 and that's his game – does he have the personality to try again or does he always pass back after that? How do players react after a tough 50/50 tackle? A player not fully committing to a 50/50 tackle or not getting on the ball again quickly after receiving a strong tackle would be a negative reaction.
Always remember the level of the game you are watching. If a player stands out at their level, it doesn't necessarily mean they are good enough for the level you are scouting for.
There are so many variables to consider when trying to evaluate whether a player is suitable for the level of the team you are scouting for. Having a rigorous structure in terms of knowing what you want from each position will give you a better chance of evaluating a player's suitability to step up from a Championship club to Premier League, for example.
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We will depart from this final destination to return back to Istanbul to your hotel. | the village after the visit Sile Castle and then visit the historic Sile Lighthouse , Continuing along the coastal route we arrive in Agva, deep in nature and situated between the Yesilcay andGoksu rivers that flow into the Black Sea. Upon arrival you will find peace in a leisurely a boat ride down the Goksu river. Set in a landscape so green and rich, bask in the sights of Agva.We will take the forest route on our return trip. Because of its mild, damp climate, this region is heavily forested, and here is where we make our final stop. Relaxed with a tea as you sway in a hammock at a forest cafe. A perfect ending to a day rich in | 149 |
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Éamonn McGuinness is the CEO and founder of BrightWork. From 1995, Éamonn has been involved in the development of commercial software products on Lotus Notes, Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365, with the same basic product mission (process driven and people inspired collaborative project management).
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On Monday, I spoke with a recruiter down in the Music City who had set me up with an interview for a government contract position down there last spring. For that lead, they nixed me on the lack of SQL knowledge.
She was back to see if I would be interested in another position in her neighborhood. It turned out to be the contract-to-hire position for the radio airplay monitoring software.
You might recall I wound up canceling the face-to-face interview for that lead once I got the original offer from the Online Payment Subsidiary. I guess they still haven't been able to find any Linux/C++ gurus down there, and they've decided to sweeten the deal with relocation assistance.
I told her that I had done phone interviews for the position back in April through another agency, so I might not be eligible to work with her. I told her she had my permission to vet my resume to see if they would take me, but I don't think they will.
On Tuesday, the Local Startup in the Upscale Mall withdrew its offer, but the wording was such that it left open the possibility future positions. Consider that more of a drawbridge up situation rather than burnt to a crisp.
On Wednesday evening, I had a conversation with a local recruiter who was pimping openings at the Local Growing Network Telephony Software Company, which happens to be the same company that gave me a rejection late last year.
I told her about my prior experiences with a different recruiter for the same company, just to make it clear that they might not consider my resume. I then said that if she wanted to put my name in, she was free to do so.
They haven't given me the time of day over the past two years, I have no reason to believe that they would do so now. As far as I'm concerned, this is not going anywhere.
Also since Tuesday, I have exchanged several e-mails with someone at the Online Payment Subsidiary's HR department. We've been trying to nail down a time to do an interview with the department that has an opening in the Silicon Valley office. This group wanted to do a video conference interview, meaning I'd have to get my tail over to one of those 24-hour copy centers that everyone knows and loves.
I gave them a list of times on Tuesday. I got back a reply this afternoon asking about two possible times on Friday. I responded quickly,<|fim_middle|> on Friday just e-mailed me to let me know that the time that I agreed on won't work now. So it will either be later on in the afternoon on Friday or possibly a half hour after my joint counseling session on Monday (yech). I expressed a preference for the Friday afternoon time, but I'm making myself as flexible as possible. | indicated a preference for the later time. They responded in the early evening, saying that the earlier time would be better. Then I got an e-mail with the video conference reservation. Then I got an e-mail and a voice mail saying that the person couldn't do the video conference and would just do it by phone at a later time in the day.
I responded both by e-mail and phone, letting them know I got the messages and that the time would work just fine. It'll make for a somewhat late lunch, but I'll just be glad to be through this one last hoop. Unless the interviewer is just a complete jerk, I am going to take this offer.
UPDATE: The guy at the Online Payment Subsidiary with whom I would be doing the interview | 156 |
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Medical management of abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive-age women
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Case 2 Older adolescent presents with irregular bleeding
A 19-year-old patient reports approximately 6 bleeding episodes each year. She reports the duration of her bleeding as variable, and sometimes the bleeding is heavy with small clots passed. She has been previously diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Combination estrogen-progestin oral contraceptives have been prescribed several times in the past, but she always has discontinued them due to nausea. The patient is in a same-sex relationship and does not anticipate being sexually active with a male. She reports having to shave her mustache and chin twice weekly for the past 1 to 2 years.
On physical examination, the patient is obese (body mass index [BMI], 32 kg/m2), facial acne and hirsutism are present, and hair extends from the mons toward the umbilicus. Bimanual examination reveals a normal size, mobile, nontender uterus without obvious adnexal pathology. Pelvic ultrasonography demonstrates a normal-appearing uterus with multiplanar endometrium (consistent with proliferative changes) (FIGURE 2). Ovarian imaging demonstrates ≥12 follicles per image (FIGURE 3).
After reviewing various treatment options, you prescribe oral medroxyprogesterone acetate 20 mg (two 10-mg tablets) daily in a continuous fashion. You counsel her that she should not be surprised or concerned if frequent or even continuous bleeding occurs initially, and that she should continue this medication despite the occurrence of such.
About one-third of all women experience abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) sometime during their lifetime and AUB can impair quality of life.1 Surgical management, including hysterectomy and endometrial ablation, plays an important role in the management of AUB in patients who do not desire future pregnancies. However, many cases of AUB occur in women who may not have completed childbearing or in women who prefer to avoid surgery.2 AUB can be managed effectively medically in most cases.1 Accordingly, in this review, we focus on nonsurgical management of AUB.
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Case 1 Multiparous woman presents with heavy regular menses
Over the past several years, a 34-year-old woman has noted increasing intensity and duration of menstrual flow, which now persists for 8 days and includes clots "the size of quarters" and soaks a pad within 1 hour. Sometimes she misses or leaves work on her heaviest days of flow. She reports that menstrual cramps prior to and during flow are increasingly bothersome and do not respond adequately to ibuprofen. She intermittently uses condoms for contraception. She does not wish to be pregnant currently; however, she recently entered into a new relationship and may wish to conceive in the future.
On bimanual examination, the uterus appears bulky. Her hemoglobin is 10.9 g/dL with low mean corpuscular volume and a serum ferritin level indicating iron depletion. Pelvic ultrasonography suggests uterine adenomyosis; no fibroids are imaged (FIGURE 1).
You advise the patient to take ferrous sulfate 325 mg every other day. After discussion with the patient regarding different treatment options, she chooses to proceed with placement of a 52-mg levonorgestrel (LNG) intrauterine device (IUD; Mirena or L | 1,366 |
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"Morning, Noon & Night" examines the selected view of normalizing addictions.
Not all stories possess a grand meaning or purpose, no matter how well staged or acted. Not all stories need to be. Sometimes it's enough to present a story in which the audience observes the choices they make and, in turn, is forced to make a choice of their own. That's the case with writer/director Josh Becker's (Xena: Warrior Princess) latest film, Morning, Noon & Night, which tracks one day in the lives of three individuals as they go about drinking, smoking, and snorting their addictions of choice. Coming across as less of an examination of the compulsions, Morning, Noon & Night makes no judgments and casts no aspersions as it asks the audience to consider their own sliding scale of appropriateness.
L-R: Frank Ondorf as Aaron, John Manfredi as Cliff, Carly Schneider as Kelly, Anne Alexander Sieder as Nikki, Alanna Foley as Billie and Samantha Dillow as Emily. © Panoramic Pictures.
On an October day in Detroit like any other, Cliff Johnson (John Manfredi) begins his day by snorting a couple grams of cocaine, while Cliff's friend Aaron Goldman (Frank Ondorf) guzzles a beer before grading history papers, and Cliff's daughter Kelly (Carly Schneider) pops a pill before attending Aaron's history class. As the day presses on, each of them finds themselves having to justify or normalize their behavior despite everyone around them struggling with one addiction or another. Even worse, though they can see the problem the others have, they each maintain a stalwart denial of their own culpability. Always jovial, but never happy, it's just another day in the life for these three.
L-R: Alanna Foley as Billie and Carly Schneider as Kelly. © Panoramic Pictures.
Given his extensive credits working in film and television, it won't surprise audiences that Becker's put incredible thought into every technical aspect of Morning from the staging of shots, the cinematography, and even the score. Working in tandem, these three elements create a sense rarely seen in character-driven drug-focused stories: an absolute lack of judgement. In fact, if judgement were to be cast on the actions, the whole feel of Morning is one of support. Cinematographer Daniel S. Noga ensures that every scene looks natural and<|fim_middle|> delusion, are all aware of their habits and acknowledge what these habits do to them, yet they are equally quick to point out the others' destructive behaviors as well. On the one hand, it's obviously a deflection, but on the other, it posits a reasonable question about what the audience considers destructive. Excessive alcohol and cocaine are obvious in their damaging potential, but what about smoking? Sugar? Or, in moving away from ingestibles, what about the clothes we buy or the accessories we desire? Becker seems to want to establish a correlation between normalized and taboo addictions. It's a daring question that should be far more overt in the execution.
Crew with director Josh Becker on the set of MORNING, NOON & NIGHT © Panoramic Pictures.
Despite exacting direction, engaging performances from the cast, and an underlying theme of introspection, Morning just doesn't enthrall the way audiences might expect. Other than observing decent people behaving badly, there's nothing that really holds the audience in from beginning to end. There's no lesson learned, no dilemma resolved, no real growth – just a group of people whose nihilistic view of the world becomes more hopeful on drugs or, at the very least, more bearable. So while the audience may not end up rooting for Cliff, Aaron, and Kelly, we certainly won't be hoping for their downfall. We, like them, are just left feeling ambivalent.
‹ "Science Fair": Love the Players and the Game. | organic, as if the audience were looking into their own homes or wandering their own neighborhoods. Sunlight's pervasive glow fills scenes, rather than giving off an air of secrecy as each character engages in socially unacceptable behaviors. Building off the naturalistic lighting to create a normalization of circumstances, Becker also primarily stages the cast in either mid-range or close-up shots with the close-ups angled so the audience is forced to look up at whoever's in frame. Psychologically, this places the cast in a hero position, as though they are the ones the audience should aspire to be, even as their behaviors worsen from being intoxicated. The final piece of Becker's puzzle belongs to Joseph LoDuca's (Bad Samaritan) music, comprised of jaunty, almost lounge lizard-like jazz tunes, which underscores through its light, fun approach that the events of Morning are without weight: not quite a satire and nowhere near a drama.
L-R: John Manfredi as Cliff and Nelson Beltran as Mr. Miura © Panoramic Pictures.
With the tone set by Becker, Noga, and LoDuca, it's left to the cast to use the space they create to bring Morning to life. Each of the cast members, from central to minor roles, never feel inauthentic in their depictions. Manfredi and Ondorf get the bulk of the time, telling their stories of childhood pals, living within blocks of each other, who are mostly unaware that the other is killing themself through the over-indulgence of addiction. Manfredi plays Cliff as a passionate, bordering on quick-fused executive who claims he only does coke to keep up with his competition and can quit any time he wants, all while using his free time to hunt down a dealer with a supply since his ran out. Manfredi could easily play the role in a larger-than-life way that would play into audience expectations of how they think an avid coke user behaves, yet he plays it far more grounded and level-headed. Similarly, Ondorf's Aaron lacks the stereotypical markers of someone constantly inebriated; instead, Aaron is presented as someone who's keenly aware of how near-instantly sick drinking makes him yet continues on. Both characters require the actors portray them as human, lacking in caricature which makes both the silly moments and the more exaggerated moments far more believable. In the center is Carly Schneider's Kelly, Cliff's rebellious daughter and Aaron's apathetic student. Her use seems far more adolescent and experimental in contrast to Cliff's knowing over-use. This choice from Becker is a means of getting the audience to consider why one is seen as part of a phase while the other is viewed as a serious habit. Schneider plays Kelly as a touch nihilistic, either in reaction to her parents' own drug use or as a general disinterest in pursuing an education or a career, but the performance conveys someone who doesn't think too far beyond the next blissful trip. This unlikely triumvirate are incredibly fun to watch as they bumble along, which, given the subject matter, is strange to admit.
L-R: John Manfredi as Cliff and Frank Ondorf as Aaron © Panoramic Pictures.
Morning's narrative shares a kinship with that of many of writer/director Richard Linklater's films. Like the wandering Sunrise trilogy or his more recent Everybody Wants Some!!, the whole of the story is focused on conversations and the way those conversations unveil who the characters are to both the audience and each other. In this way, what could be considered a meandering tale of self-destruction is actually more of a challenge to the audience in terms of social awareness. The characters, though existing in a form of | 757 |
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Der Alice Lake Provincial Park ist ein 411 Hektar großer Provincial Park in der kanadischen Provinz British Columbia. Der Park liegt etwa 13 Kilometer nördlich von Squamish. Von Vancouver<|fim_middle|> dieser Gegend 1888 niederließ. Schon vor seiner Einrichtung als Provinzpark war der See und die Umgebung ein beliebtes Erholungsgebiet.
Wie bei fast allen Provinzparks in British Columbia gilt jedoch auch für diesen, dass er – lange bevor die Gegend von Einwanderern besiedelt oder Teil eines Parks wurde – Jagd- und Fischereigebiet verschiedener Stämme der First Nations war.
Flora und Fauna
Am Übergang zwischen Sunshine Coast und Coast Mountain, ist die im Park vorherrschende Klimazone die des gemäßigten Regenwaldes. Innerhalb des Ökosystems von British Columbia wird das Parkgebiet der Dry Maritime Subzone der Coastal Western Hemlock Zone zugeordnet. Diese Biogeoklimatische Zone zeichnet sich durch das gleiche Klima und gleiche oder ähnliche biologische sowie geologische Voraussetzungen aus. Daraus resultiert in der jeweiligen Zone dann ein sehr ähnlicher Bestand an Pflanzen und Tieren.
Hier wächst neben der Douglasie und der Nootka-Scheinzypresse hauptsächlich die Westamerikanische Hemlocktanne (im englischen Sprachraum "Coastal Western Hemlock" genannt). Die Bäume sind mit epiphytische Flechten und Moose überzogen. Der Wald hat auch hier einen Unterwuchs aus Schwertfarnen und Heidekrautgewächsen. Den in weiten Teilen der Provinz verbreiteten pazifischen Blüten-Hartriegel, die Wappenpflanze von British Columbia, findet man auch hier.
Da die Gegend nur dünn besiedelt ist, finden sich hier auch Schwarzbären, Eisgraue Murmeltiere und Streifenhörnchen. Steinadler, Rotschwanzbussarde leben oder kommen zur Beutesuche in den Park. Weiterhin findet sich im Park eine kleine Kolonie von Kanadareihern.
Aktivitäten
Der Park ist ein beliebtes Ziel von Wanderern, Bergsteigern und anderen Outdoor-Sportlern. Er bietet eine Vielzahl von Wandermöglichkeiten, von leichten bis zu schweren, von Halbtageswanderungen bis zu mehrtägigen Wandertouren. Beliebt ist der innerhalb des Parks verlaufende "Four Lakes Trail" für Wanderer und Mountainbiker. Der Park ist aber auch Ausgangspunkt für längere Touren zum Garibaldi Provincial Park.
Der Park verfügt über eine Art Informationszentrum, welche Veranstaltungen (die sogenannten "Interpretive Programs") durchführt. Diese Veranstaltung bietet Vorträge und Spiele, um dem Publikum das Habitat und die Lebensweise des Schwarzbären nahezubringen.
Der Park hat 108 (teilweise reservierbare) Stellplätze für Wohnmobile und Zelte und verfügt über Sanitäranlagen mit Dusche.
Benachbarte Parks
Die nächstgelegenen Provincial Parks sind entlang dem Highway 99, in Richtung Norden, zuerst der Brandywine Falls Provincial Park und dann der Nairn Falls Provincial Park. In Richtung Süden ist der nächste Park der Stawamus Chief Provincial Park und dann der Shannon Falls Provincial Park. Richtung Westen liegen der Brackendale Eagle Provincial Park und der Tantalus Provincial Park. Östlich des Alice Lake Provincial Park liegt der Garibaldi Provincial Park.
Siehe auch
Provincial Parks in British Columbia
Weblinks
Alice Lake Provincial Park. In: Englischsprachige Internetpräsenz des Parks bei BC Parks
Informationen zum Park auf britishcolumbia.com (englisch)
Einzelnachweise
Gegründet 1956
Provincial Park in British Columbia
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
Schutzgebiet (Umwelt- und Naturschutz) in Nordamerika | aus ist er über den Sea-to-Sky Highway zu erreichen. Der Camping- und Picknickbereich des Parks liegt im Squamish-Lillooet Regional District.
Anlage
Der kleine Park liegt im Übergangsgebiet zwischen der Sunshine Coast und den Coast Mountains. Der Campingbereich und der Picknickbereich liegen unmittelbar am Alice Lake. Allerdings ist der Alice Lake nur einer von 4 Seen im Park. Der Park ist von verschiedenen Wanderwegen durchzogen.Bei dem Park handelt es sich um ein Schutzgebiet der IUCN-Kategorie II (Nationalpark).
Geschichte
Der Park wurde im Jahr 1956 eingerichtet und hat seinen Namen nach einem im Park liegenden See. Der See wurde nach der Ehefrau Alice des Siedlers Charles Rose benannt, welcher sich in | 179 |
In the 1980s and 90s, Hyundai built a reputation around vehicles that offered basic transportation at minimal expense. Over the past few years, the automaker has put forth a concerted effort to move the brand upmarket, and nowhere is this shift more evident than in the Hyundai Genisis sedan – a car which aims to go toe to toe with the Germans and, despite a much smaller price tag, is very successful at doing so.
Powering the Genesis is a 5.0-liter DOHC V8 which generates 420 horsepower and 376 pound-feet of torque and is hooked to an 8-speed automatic transmission that sends all the power to the rear wheels.
Standard equipment on the Genesis 5.0 includes a performance-tuned suspension, 19-inch alloy wheels, an 8-inch center stack display with navigation and rear view camera, panoramic sunroof, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning and blind spot detection.
Even with optional extras like Ultimate Package found on our tester, which includes a heads-up display, premium navigation with a 9.2-inch center display, a 17-speaker Lexicon audio system, and adaptive suspension, the grand total as tested comes out to $55,700 including destination. So is the Genesis just an exceptional value or do you really get what you pay for in the luxury sedan segment? Let's find out.
Sure lets in road imperfections. Every little interstate bump.Better tires?
the interior looks like the BMW 2005/2006 3series , the genesis looks boring after some time not very impressive, i test drove it i would give it a 4.1/10 , the AWD is even worst nothing special, the genesis cars lag no technology in the car and the shifter is real stupid designed, other the car is overpriced you just paying for the 10y warranty!!!
Such a beautiful car! Shame its only for the US market and not for Europe. Because its very astonishing and luxurious + a very nice sound as well!
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I would choose this over BMW or Mercedes without any doubt!
A used Genesiss is or a used GS350....Which is a better buy?
Used Genesis, I've owned both. Just picked up a used base 3.8 for 25k! Love this car. It's not as refined as the Lexus but it makes up for this shortcoming in comfort and amenities.
Ugh NOONE HAS THIS REQUEST IM ABOUT TO MAKE: Can you please do a night time drive in this car?! Im talking the walking up to the car, and the genesis logo welcome lights... PLEASE!!!
Is this pov on chest or head?
This Genesis is Gorgeous and Quiet beats the Germans by miles. Reliability is a 10.
Sheesh, this V8 sounds sweet, I actually prefer it's sound to BMW's recent V8s. I just love the idea of a luxurious Korean car. Styling got even better with the 2015 Genesis G90.
Sounds like there is a window slightly open in the back seat? Either that, or this car has more wind noise than the Cobalt SS you test drove, which I highly doubt. Damn, that ruined the video for me. I can't watch videos of cars driving around with their windows cracked open. It gives my eardrums a pounding through my headphones. Your videos have a lot of bass as it is. Well anyway, at least the windows are shut in most of your other videos.
Could be the pano sunroof as well.
+IrishChris1979 Good observation. I bet you are right about a rear window slightly open. Wind noise just isn't in character with this lineup.
Test drove the v6 and if the steering is the same for the v8 then it is completely soulless. Can't speak on much else, the cabin is comfortable. As long as long term durability is good then I could live with it.
How do you truly like it ?
+Stuntihn MX 5.0 0-60 is 4.75 and no, 5.0 has A lot more horses, 100hp more.
+Stuntihn MX Sry. I'm too am jdm fan even though I'm Korean. I LOVE R34 and 95' 96' Supra. BUT 15' Genesis 5.0 is almost perfect. 0-60 4.75sec and it has all the rooms. The interior is only leather, wood, steel, and good quality hard plastic. My genesis is fully loaded so it has touch screen HD Navi/Map. THIS THING DOES BURN OUT LIKE A BOSS. | take a moment to appreciate that chime because that was the most dulcet chime I have ever heard from | 23 |
ASSEMBLY (OBJECTIF EXHIBITIONS)
Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp
By Valerie Verhack
Since October 29th the Antwerp based contemporary art space Objectif Exhibitions hosts Assembly (Objectif Exhibitions), the first solo exhibition in Belgium of Agency, a Brussels based Belgian artist initiative founded almost 20 years ago by Kobe Matthys. Agency collects and archives a continuously growing list of so-called things, all cultural objects or acts derived from lawsuits or controversies around their intellectual property. Most of these things on Agency's list are thus based on jurisprudence, literally 'the caution to judge'. What Agency is most interested in, are indeed the doubt and hesitation accompanying most of these cases. That is also the reason why the list contains numerous quasi things, items that can become things once an outcome (either legal or at mediation) is reached concerning the category to which it belongs (for example private property versus common good, artwork versus simple reproduction, etc…).
Agency's activities are not solely limited to exhibitions like the one in Antwerp, in which a selection of things are on show. Things of Agency's list also appear in art catalogues and magazines (Starship Magazine – summer 2008 or De Witte Raaf – January-February 2010, …) or may form the subject of a performance. The latter is also the case in the current show in Antwerp. This performance will take place as a closing event in the exhibition space itself and is already latently present by a wooden platform as a forum for debate. On Saturday December 17th, the last day of the exhibition, the artist will invite several guests (among whom a lawyer, a philosopher, a physicist, an artist and an art historian) to debate upon one of the exhibited items Thing 001032 (Transparent Color Sheets).
For Assembly (Objectif Exhibitions) Agency made a selection of its list of things in reference to the question: how can ideas – which by law are exempt of copyright protection – be included in art practices? Copyright law indeed distinguishes two categories: ideas and expressions. Since only expressions can be attributed copyright protection, Agency inquires about the many art practices that involve 'schematic, incomplete, sparse, malleable or changeable expressions'. Thing 001160 (Teddy Ruxpin) for example illustrates the law case around a nostalgic 1980's toy Teddy Ruxpin,a 'speaking' bear able to move his eyes, nose and mouth thanks to a modified cassette player and programmed tapes. These cassette tapes contain two tracks: an audio track containing songs and stories, and a command track activating the eyes, nose and mouth of the bear. W.O.W. Inc who brought Teddy Ruxpin on the market sued Vector, a toy company manufacturing cassette tapes intended to activate Teddy Ruxpin. The court finally enjoined Vector from distributing the cassette tapes any longer.
The exhibition contains ten other things: from the controversies about a puzzle, a toy ball, a video game or an advertisement photograph, to those about a logo, a cardboard display, color samples or book-keeping forms. In this big diversity among the selected and exhibited things, only thing 000743 (A one minute silence) (a musical composition) and thing 001254 (For Pok) (a visual artwork), really concern an art practice as referred to in the overall question of the Antwerp show. Thing 000743 (A one minute silence) illustrates the controversy around the British composer Mike Batt and his band The Planets who released a cd including a track entitled 'A One Minute Silence (Batt/Cage) – classical version', consisting of a minute of silence. When Peters Edition, the music-publishing company administering the John Cage catalog, asked Mike Batt to pay royalties for using a composition by Cage, he refused. Batt finally came to an outcome at mediation with Peters Edition.
Similarly Thing 001254 (For Pok) bears witness of the case of Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely who instructed his assistant<|fim_middle|> specimens are on view on wooden tables illuminated by aluminium hanging lamps. Each exhibited thing on the table visualizes the short neutral description of the case displayed on A4 paper next to it. None of these summary texts reflect any preconception, emotion or humour. Instead of taking sides or suggesting anything, Agency merely presents the selected things from its list like pieces of evidence. On the other side of the space, all the other selected things are stored in wooden cases and shelved in simple racks. They can only be consulted on demand and under supervision. By imposing this limited and administrative access to the archived cases, Agency's installation calls to mind a sort of Kafkaesque bureaucratic system in which the artist can freely and deliberately manipulate the 'truth'.
At the base of Agency's seemingly uniform and objective interventions, lies a list of things that seems all but neutral. The so-called list is an instrument that probably no-one but Kobe Matthys himself will ever fully grasp. This leaves every visitor of one of Agency's shows with a lot of questions. How does the artist come by all the things of his list? What are the criteria to be included in the list? And does an extensive list even exist at all? Agency's website (www.agentive.org) which for months already states to be 'under construction' does not reveal anything more. Ever since its creation in 1992, it seems like Agency has succeeded in keeping the myth alive.
http://www.objectif-exhibitions.org/ | Valluet on how to execute the painting For Pok based on Vasarely's previous painting For Pauk. After a dispute over payments Valluet claimed to be the author of For Pok. The matter was finally settled in court where the judge had to decide whether the instructions given by Vasarely were just an idea for an artwork or already its expression. The final decision was in favour of Valluet.
As in all previous Agency shows, the selected things are exhibited according to a systematic title and display. The title of the exhibition does not refer to the underlying thematic question but merely contains the name of the venue or the title of the group exhibition Agency participates in. Assembly (Objectif Exhibitions) is for example not very different from the titles of recent Agency shows like Assembly (Speech Matters), the group show in the Danish Pavillion of the 2011 Venice Biennale or Assembly (The Showroom) at The Showroom in London during the spring of 2011.
This deliberate uniformity also characterizes the exhibition space itself. Like in the aforementioned recent exhibitions, on one side of the space a limited number of objects or | 233 |
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Tabernacle Baptist Church was born as a result of a six-week tent revival held by Reverend George W. Cooper in Hickory in the summer of 1940. When Reverend Cooper moved his tent to Shelby, North Carolina, several people kept in contact with him and began holding weekly cottage prayer meetings. Some of the men decided to construct a building in which to worship, and Reverend Cooper was called to be the pastor.
On the first Saturday night in May of 1941, the first service was held in the new building, complete with sawdust floor and all! During the first year, the group of believers meeting together was known as "The Evangelistic Club<|fim_middle|> to Himself!
©2014 | Tabernacle Baptist Church | Powered By Weathervane Web | ." One year later, on South Hill Street, the "Club" was organized as a Baptist church with thirty-seven charter members.
Reverend J.E. Hamlett became pastor in 1947 and served until 1961. Under his leadership, the church grew and moved in 1954 to a new building on Third Avenue Northeast. Reverend Al Price succeeded Reverend Hamlett, and pastored until 1967.
Dr. Robert Settle was called as pastor in 1967 and, under his leadership, Tabernacle Christian School was started in 1970. Continued growth and expansion of the ministry during his pastorate led the church to move to its present location in August, 1972. There the school gymnasium was used as the church auditorium until the present sanctuary was completed in March, 1980. When Dr. Settle moved in 1983, Reverend Randy Shook became pastor after having served as school principal prior to that time. Pastor Philip Vos was called in 1991. He served as pastor until August, 2007 when he stepped aside due to his battle with leukemia. He was named as Pastor Emeritus at that point and served in that capacity until he went home to be with the Lord on February 1, 2008. In July of 2008, Scott Hooks was called as pastor.
Tabernacle Baptist Church was truly founded on the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Word of God. Unflinching faithfulness to that foundation on the part of the church and its leaders has marked its history. That same resolve continues in the present. Truly, it was God who worked in the hearts of those believers over sixty-five years ago to establish this church. Our thanks and praise be to Him as He uses His church in reconciling the lost world | 399 |
Exclusive! The Fl<|fim_middle|>Check out exclusive Goldfrapp mixes and videos here. | aming Lips remixed.
It's a huge cosmic sigh, the sound of a man staring into space trying to make sense of it all, and also the sound of me in the bath (stop laughing please, this is serious) imagining new layers to a stark track which needed some starlight. Originally the second half of the single It Overtakes Me, which you may remember from the famous beer commercial (Beck's 4-Step), The Stars are so Big…I am so Small…Do I Stand a Chance? was the celestial second act which contrasted so much with it's brother. I took the acoustic guitar from the end and built the whole track around it, taking samples of vocal and making them echo in the style of 10cc's I'm Not in Love. I also played the flute over most of the song, resulting in richer, warmer layers of sound. As far as I know, I'm the only person to remix this track.
Taken from The Cosmic Jukebox, my remixes, mashups and original music.
Groove to the Disco Jesus!
Many years after The Devious Corporation had faded to a private joke, I started using the name as an umbrella term for my mixing and messing with music and video. After hearing Goldfrapp's Black Cherry in 2002, I decided to have a go at the new craze for 'mashups', where someone like Britney is dragged screaming onto a laptop with the likes of Dead or Alive, or the Doors get spliced with Blondie. The discovery that Song to the Siren by This Mortal Coil was the perfect match for Black Cherry was a happy accident.
Alison Goldfrapp herself has described Black Cherry as 'personal stuff,' coming from a 'bleak place.' It's a ballad built on bony despair, child-like and almost catatonic. Ultimately, the understatement is ignited by real emotion, but I felt that a sprinkle of Elizabeth Fraser might add some lush Eastern mystery to soften the stark sentiment. Song to the Siren was written in 1967 (a very good year!) by Tim Buckley and was covered by several artists since his death. The definitive version is a spectral piece by This Mortal Coil, liquid and dark, a deadly warning mistaken for a distress call.
I had a great deal of fun doing this, and it came together surprisingly quickly. It may be the best thing I've done. Listen to the two songs dovetail in and out of each other and let me know what you think in the comments box!
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Barn burns near Tumalo Cloverdale volunteers arrive with tender
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A barn burned down northwest of Tumalo early Monday and officials are still investigating the cause.
At 6:09 a.m., an emergency caller reported a 30-by-40-foot barn was on fire in the 65500 block of Tweed Road. No animals were inside, but the building contained a tractor<|fim_middle|> | , forklift and backhoe worth about $100,000.
The Bend Fire Department responded with two engines and 15 firefighters.
The lost building was valued at about $40,000. The property is owned by Joe and Rose Demeyer, according to county property records. The Demeyers ran a dairy farm in Redmond for three decades, retiring in 2006, according to Bulletin archives.
The Bend Fire Department was assisted on the call by volunteers with the tiny neighboring Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District, which only recently updated its mutual aid agreement with Bend, according Dave Howe, battalion chief for Bend Fire.
With no hydrants near Tumalo, assistance from Cloverdale was critical, Howe said.
"It worked out really well, because they showed up right away with a water tender, and that was just what we needed." | 179 |
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The chemical evolution of the Universe and several phases of the stellar life are regulated by minute nuclear reactions. The key point for each of these reactions is the value of cross sections at the energies at which they take place in stellar environments.
Direct cross-section measurements are mainly hampered by the very low counting rate and by cosmic background, nevertheless they have become possible by combining the best experimental techniques with the cosmic silence of an underground laboratory.
In the nineties the LUNA (Laboratory for Underground Nuclear Astrophysics) collaboration opened the era of underground nuclear astrophysics installing first a home-made $50\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{kV}}{}$ and later on, a second $400\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{kV}}{}$ accelerator under the Gran Sasso mountain in Italy: in 25 years of experimental activity, important reactions responsible for hydrogen burning could have been studied down to the relevant energies thanks to the high current proton and helium beams provided by the machines.
The interest to the next and warmer stages of star evolution (\emph{i.\,e.}{} post main sequence, helium and carbon burning) drove a new project based on an ion accelerator in the MV range called LUNA-MV, able to deliver proton, helium and carbon beams. The present contribution is aimed to discuss the \textcolor{red}{state-of-the-art} for some selected key processes of post main sequence stellar phases: the \ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{} and the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} fundamental for helium and carbon burning phases, and \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} and \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{} that are relevant to the synthesis of heavy elements in AGB stars. The perspectives opened by an underground MV-facility will be highlighted.
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\section{Introduction}
The hypothesis that the energy which powers the Sun comes from thermonuclear reactions seems to be mainly due to \cite{Eddington:1920} and Aston. After the discovery of nuclear reactions by Rutherford in the twenties it became clear that only the enormous amount of energy stored in the nuclei and released during fusion reactions was able to support the sun luminosity for a time period compatible with the geological datings (\cite{Weizsacker:1938}, \cite{Bethe:1938}): by fact, in order to properly understand the chemical evolution and the stellar energy engine, it is fundamental to precisely know how light nuclei are converted to heavier ones.
According to current theories, the first nuclei were formed through a network of nuclear reactions in the Big Bang nucleosynthesis (BBN), a few minutes after the Big Bang. BBN left our universe containing about 75\% hydrogen, 24\% helium by mass, with some traces of lithium and deuterium. The composition of the present Universe is not very different from the primordial one, \textcolor{red}{with}
the total mass elements heavier than hydrogen and helium ("metals" according to the astronomers) at the level of a few percent. Stars fuse light elements to heavier ones in their cores, up to iron and nickel in the more massive stars.
The most important stellar properties that determine the evolutionary fate of a star are its mass and its composition (\cite{Rolfs1988}, \cite{Iliadis-Wiley-2015}) : the larger the mass, the larger the temperature in the core. The star composition influences which reactions dominate the burning processes.
When a low-mass star like the Sun runs out of hydrogen in the core, it becomes a red giant star, fusing H to He via the CNO cycle in a shell surrounding an inert He core. When the core temperature reaches 100 million K, the He nuclei in the core have sufficient kinetic energy to fuse to C (helium burning), forming \C{12} in a two-stage process. Subsequent fusion with another helium nucleus produces \nuc{16}{O} nuclei. This process, in symbols \ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{}, is the main source of the carbon and oxygen found in the Universe, including that in our bodies and represents by fact the "Holy Grail" of nuclear astrophysics
since the C/O ratio at the end of helium burning greatly affects the subsequent evolution of the star.
At some point, when the He in the core is exhausted, the stars start to burn He in a shell surrounding the inert C/O core, in addition to burning H to He in a shell surrounding the He burning region. This phase, referred to as the asymptotic giant branch (AGB), is characterised by thermal instabilities: at a given time the burning shells extinguish and the low-mass star will end its existence as a white dwarf, consisting mainly of C and O and supported by electron degeneracy pressure.
Massive stars evolve very differently from low-mass stars. After the end of a burning phase, the core contracts gravitationally, and the temperature increase can be sufficient to ignite the next and heavier nuclear fuel.
In case of masses larger that 11 \(M_\odot\), after undergoing He burning, the core experiences further burning episodes referred to as C-, Ne-, O- and Si-burning. The duration of each subsequent nuclear burning phase decreases significantly. There are two main reasons: the first is that each burning phase releases by far less energy per unit mass with respect to the previous phase; the second that an increasing fraction of energy is radiated away by neutrinos. Therefore, while H burning may continue for many million years, C burning typically lasts hundreds of days and Si burning may run out in just one day.
After the last advanced burning stage (Si burning) the core consists mainly of iron isotopes: no more energy can be generated through fusion reactions. The core contracts and when it exceedes the Chandrasekhar mass limit, it collapses until the density of nuclear matter is reached. As a consequence of the neutron degeneracy pressure, the core rebounds and produces an outgoing shock wave. The wave heats and compresses the overlying layers of the star, consisting of successive shells of Si, O, Ne and C thus more episodes of nucleosynthesis, referred to as explosive Si-, O-, Ne- and C-burning, take place.
The creation of elements heavier than iron occurs mainly through neutron capture processes, eventually followed by beta decays in the so called \textit{s}~(slow)-process (\cite{Kappeler-2011-RMP}) and \textit{r}~(rapid)-process. The \textit{r}-process dominates in environments with higher free neutrons fluxes and it produces heavier elements and more neutron-rich isotopes than the \textit{s}-process. Supernovae explosions and neutron star mergers are potential sites for the \textit{r}- process.
The \textit{s}-process is slow in the sense that there is enough time for beta decays to occur before another neutron is captured: a network of reactions produces stable isotopes by moving along the valley of beta-decay stable isobars. This process primarily occurs within ordinary stars, particularly AGB stars, where the neutron flux is sufficient to cause neutron captures to recur every 10–100 years, much slower than for the \textit{r}-process, which requires 100 captures per second.
The key point for each of these reactions is the value of cross sections at the energies at which they take place in stellar environments.
For most stellar scenarios, the changes in the system are slower than the collision time between the ions or atoms inside the stars, thus the temperature profile is well-defined: the thermonuclear reaction rate depends on the Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity distribution and on the cross section $\sigma$(E) energy dependence (\cite{Rolfs1988}). Typical stellar temperatures for main-sequence low-mass stars, correspond to peak energies of the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution of $k_B\,T \sim 0.9-90\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}$. In case of more massive stars during advanced burning stages, peak energies can be as high as few MeV.
For charged particles induced reactions these energies are typically well below the Coulomb barrier due to the nuclei electrostatic repulsion and the nuclear reactions proceed via tunnel effect. As a consequence, the low values of the cross sections, ranging from pico- to femto-barn and even below, prevent their measurements in a laboratory at the Earth's surface where the signal to background ratio is too small mainly because of cosmic rays. The observed energy dependence of the cross section at high energies is extrapolated to astrophysically relevant energies leading to substantial uncertainties. In particular, the reaction mechanism might change, or there might be the contribution of unknown resonances which could completely dominate the reaction rate at the stellar energies.
In the nineties the LUNA collaboration proved that the installation of the experiments in a deep underground laboratory, the Gran Sasso National Laboratory, is a successful approach: for the first time nuclear astrophysics measurements with very small counting rates, down to few events per month became a reality.
The high current hydrogen and helium beams provided by the 50 kV (\cite{GREIFE1994327}) and, later on, by the LUNA-400 kV accelerators (\cite{Formicola03-NIMA}) allowed to investigate for the first time at stellar energies the most important reactions responsible for the hydrogen burning in the Sun, such as the
$\nuc{3}{He}(\nuc{3}{He},2p)\nuc{4}{He}$
(\cite{Bonetti:1999yt}) and for the BBN such as the
$\nuc{2}{H}(\ensuremath{\mathrm{p}},\gamma)\nuc{3}{He}$
(\cite{Casella02-NPA,Mossa:2020qgj}).
Full descriptions of LUNA and of the several results obtained in 25 years of experimental activity can be found in recent review papers (\cite{Broggini18-PPNP,Cavanna18-IJMPA,BrogginiWP2019}).
Such achievements have motivated two proposals for similar facilities in China (\cite{juna_collaboration_progress_2016}) and in the United States (\cite{CASPAR}).
The importance to extend such precise studies to the processes relevant to the late
and warmer stages of star evolution (post main-sequence phases, helium and carbon burning) has motivated the LUNA collaboration to acquire a new and more powerful 3.5\,MV single-ended accelerator . The new machine will deliver ion beams of H$^+$, \He{4}$^+$, \C{12}$^+$ and \C{12}$^{++}$ in the energy range from 0.350 to 7\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{} with $100\,\mathrm{\mu{}A}$ - $1\,\mathrm{mA}$ intensity currents, depending on the ion species and on the energy value.
In the following sections, first we will focus on the technical aspects which are important for an underground nuclear astrophysics experiment.
Then, the state of the art and the expected improvements from underground measurements are presented for some selected key processes of post-main-sequence stellar phases: in detail, the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} and \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{}, that are sources of neutrons for the s-process in asymptotic giant branch stars (AGB) and during hydrostatic evolution of massive stars and the \ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{} and the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} reactions, key processes of helium and carbon burning, respectively.
In the conclusions, the commissioning phase of the new accelerator will be detailed, together with highlights about the exciting perspectives opened by the new facility in a larger time window scenario.
\section{The MV facility at Gran Sasso}
The MV facility will be hosted in the north side of Hall B in the Gran Sasso Laboratory and will consist of an accelerator room with concrete walls and a multistory building housing the control room and technical facilities. The concrete walls and ceiling (thickness of 80 cm) of the accelerator room will act as neutron shielding.
Nuclear astrophysics experiments require both high beam currents and a well-defined and stable beam energy: to perform reliable energy scans of the targets the accelerator terminal voltage must be stable to $<1\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}$ over many hours and to $<0.1\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}$ over one hour. A precise energy value is mandatory because of the almost exponential energy dependence of the cross section induced by the tunnel effect probability: a small fluctuation of the beam energy would cause a large uncertainty in the measured cross section value. Since for some reaction long data taking times are expected, the ion source must be able to run stably overnight without human intervention.
A 3.5\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MV}}{} linear DC accelerator was specifically developed by High Voltage Engineering to meet the stringent requirements on beam intensity and stability (\cite{Sen2019}).
The machine will deliver ion beams into two different beam lines via a 35$^\circ$ switching analyzing magnet. Two independent target stations for solid and gas targets will be located at 2\,m distance from the analyzing magnet. The LUNA-MV accelerator is single-ended, \emph{i.\,e.}{} it has an ion source and an injector block located inside the accelerator tank in the high-voltage terminal.
The need for high-intensity protons as well as carbon ions in the 2$^{+}$ charge state were the reasons to prefer an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source for the accelerator.
The accelerator operates at a terminal voltage (TV) range of \range{300\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{kV}}{}}{3.5\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MV}}{}}, while the ion source can operate at \range{30\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{kV}}{}}{40\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{kV}}{}}. In the present system, high-intensity beam currents should be maintained over a large dynamic range: by considering a 1 mA current capability in case of a proton beam, the beam power can be as high as 3.5 kW.
To guarantee voltage stability for longer time periods ($>$1 h) a high precision, low- temperature coefficient ($<$ 5<|fim_middle|> order of $10^{-4}$.
A detailed description can be found in \cite{Sen2019}.
\begin{table*}[h]
\caption{Beam intensity on target}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline
Ion Species & Current (\textit{e}$\mu$A) \\
$ $ & \textit{TV~range}: \range{3.5}{0.5}\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MV}}{} (\range{0.5}{0.3}\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MV}}{}) \\
\hline
\nuc{1}{H}$^{+}$ & 1000 (500) \\
\nuc{4}{He}$^{+}$ & 500 (300) \\
\C{12}$^{+}$ & 150 (100) \\
\C{12}$^{++}$ & 100 (60) \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\label{table_1}
\end{table*}
For practical considerations, targets for direct measurements of nuclear cross sections on stable nuclides are typically either in solid or gaseous state. The basic aspects of such targets are similar for experiments underground and on surface, but certain requirements are emphasized for experiments deep underground to fully embrace the advantages of the location.
In the case of a solid target, the beam energy loss occurs in a relatively small volume. The resulting power density, up to on the order of \range{10^2}{10^3}\,W/cm$^2$ at LUNA\,400{} if the beam is stopped in the target, requires the target to be cooled to avoid an increase of temperature that would damage the target or accelerate beam-induced target degradation. For targets on an inert backing material, such as those produced by evaporation, sputtering or implantation, water cooling behind the target is often used to dissipate the heat. The maximal power densities attainable on target will increase with the next generation of underground accelerators, either because of higher beam energies at comparable intensities (such as the MV facility at Gran Sasso), or due to further increased beam intensities (cf.\ JUNA \cite{juna_collaboration_progress_2016}) compared to LUNA\,400{}. Efforts are underway to adopt and advance techniques from surface experiments, such as cooling for high-powered targets (\cite{wolfgang_hammer_scorpion_1986}) or large-area reaction targets (\cite{chen_preparation_2020}), to overcome thermal limitations on the beam intensity in future underground experiments. Even with best efforts in cooling, the performance of solid targets degrades under beam, which is seen for example in a reduction of target thickness or changes in the target stoichiometry. In the regime of low-energy nuclear astrophysics experiments, solid targets typically have to be replaced after an irradiation corresponding to accumulated 10$^0$-10$^1$\,(particle)~Coulombs of beam on target. This is an important practical aspect for the use of massive shielding against environmental radiation in low-background measurement. Compared to experiments on surface, where secondary cosmic radiation on shielding materials results in diminishing returns beyond a certain thickness of shielding, much more massive shielding setups of lead and copper have been used at LUNA\,400{}~ (\cite{caciolli_ultra-sensitive_2009}), where for experiments with solid targets, easy access to the target had to be secured (\cite{boeltzig_improved_2018}). More sophisticated, \emph{i.\,e.}{} larger and multi-layered, shielding configurations are foreseen in the future, as a consequence of an improved understanding of the relevant backgrounds and allowed by the more spacious target station layout at the new MV facility. Target access requirements will continue to be central in future experiments with these setups that employ solid targets.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{GasTarget_2020_colors.png}
\caption{Differential pumping system schematic. The beam comes from the accelerator on the left, passes through the apertures AP3, AP2 and AP1, enters the target chamber and stops on the calorimeter.}
\label{fig:GasTarget}
\end{figure}
The effects of target degradation may be avoided, wherever possible, by choosing targets in gaseous form: a windowless gas target system offers stability over the long data taking periods, up to several weeks, if needed. Another advantage is the chemical purity. Solid targets are rarely made by an element alone: possible changes in the stoichiometry should be continuously monitored during the running time.
The gas target system presently in use at LUNA-400 accelerator is shown in Figure \ref{fig:GasTarget}. It consists of three differential pumping stages, the target chamber, the gas pipeline and a recycling system (see Figure \ref{fig:GasTarget}).
Three pumping stages produce a strong pressure gradient between the interaction chamber and the beamline.
A water cooled collimator is placed between adjacent pumping stages, provides the correct gas flow and determines the pressure drop.
The gas target system can either recycle the gas or let it flow away.
The gas enters the interaction chamber close to the beam stop and flows into the first pumping stage, where the 99.5\% of the gas is pumped away through a roots pump.
Approximately 0.5\% of the gas also goes in the second pumping stage, where it is pumped by three turbo-molecular pumps.
A few gas flows in the third pumping stage through and is pumped away by a turbo-molecular pump.
A roots pump collects the gas from the previous pumps and is itself connected to the roughing pump or the recycling pump, depending on the running mode.
The target volume, typically 10-40 cm long, is surrounded by the detectors and is delimited by the chamber walls, the calorimeter and the target chamber collimator.
This latter does not only collimate the beam, but also makes the pressure decrease steeply towards the first pumping stage.
The ionization of the target gas and the neutralization of the beam prevent the electrical reading of the beam current and a power compensation calorimeter with constant temperature gradient is used to monitor the beam intensity (\cite{Ferraro-2018-EPJA}).
For the proper characterization of a windowless gas target, the density and the detectors efficiency profile along the beam path must be known. The density profile is usually measured using a mock-up scattering chamber equipped with measurement ports for capacitive pressure gauges and thermoresistors. The efficiency profile is, in turn, measured by moving radioactive sources along the beam line. Another method is the resonance scan technique: the target system is filled with selected gases such as \nuc{14}{N} or \nuc{21}{Ne} and their narrow, strong resonances are excited with a proton beam of proper energy. The resonance position is then moved along the target by changing the beam energy accordingly. Gas target setups usually ask for heavier detector shielding systems due to the larger dimensions.
The LUNA laboratory is protected by 1400 meters of dolomite rock from cosmic ray induced effects. This rock overburden completely suppresses the hadronic and the soft electromagnetic component of cosmic rays. Muons are able to penetrate inside the mountain but their flux is mitigated by about six orders of magnitude when compared with the Earth surface: this makes typically negligible also muon induced radiations, such as spallation neutrons or cosmogenic unstable nuclides.
Long-lived radioisotopes such as the ones produced by the natural \nuc{238}{U} and \nuc{232}{Th} decay chains or \nuc{40}{K} are present in any laboratory and do not depend on depth, but rather on the radiopurity of rocks, buildings and detector materials. The induced gamma radiations can be mitigated by a suitable passive shielding surrounding the target and the detectors, usually consisting of selected low-background lead and freshly refined electrolytic copper. For the deep-underground setting of LUNA, a shielding of \range{15}{25}\,cm lead with low \nuc{210}{Pb} content lined at the inside with 5\,cm electrolytic copper has been found to give excellent background capabilities as shown in Figure \ref{fig:cac_shield}.
Impurities in the detector and target, on the other hand, must be minimized by proper material selection.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{BackgroundComparison.pdf}
\caption{$\gamma$-ray background spectra taken with a Hp-Ge detector in surface laboratory (red line), at Gran Sasso (blue), and at Gran Sasso with 15 cm lead shield (green).}
\label{fig:cac_shield}
\end{figure}
From the point of view of neutron background, the underground location allows for a reduction of 3 orders of magnitude with respect to above-ground measurements (Figure~\ref{fig:back_comp}) even without any further shielding.
To further increase the sensitivity in view of neutron emitting reactions that are going to be studied with the MV facility, a deep study devoted to selection material was performed to reduce intrinsic background of detectors such as \He{3} counters.
We remind that a typical counter consists of a gas-filled tube with a high voltage applied across the anode and cathode: a neutron passing through the tube will interact with a \He{3} atom to produce tritium and a proton. These two particles ionize the surrounding gas atoms to create charges, which in turn ionize other gas atoms in an avalanche-like multiplication process.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.7]{Comp_Neutrons.pdf}
\caption{(Colour online) Comparison of neutron background measured by means of \He{3} counters: the black one is measured in a surface laboratory. Red and blue spectra are measured in the LNGS underground laboratory by means of counters with stainless steel and aluminum cases, respectively.}
\label{fig:back_comp}
\end{figure}
Indeed, alpha particle decays, coming from impurities of uranium and thorium in the counter cases, represent the main source of intrinsic background. By selecting stainless steel cases instead of standard aluminum ones a reduction of one order of magnitude was achieved as shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:back_comp}: the blue and the red spectra were measured in the Gran Sasso with stainless steel and aluminum counters, respectively. The black spectrum is the background in a surface lab with a stainless steel counter.
As a matter of fact, the new MV facility together with the extremely low gamma and neutron background achieved by the LUNA collaboration provide a unique sensitivity to assess the key processes of post main sequence stellar burning.
\section{Neutron sources for the s-process}
The basic idea of the s-process was born in the '50s, with the famous paper by \cite{Burbidge-1957-RMP}.
It consists of a series of "slow" neutron captures and $\beta$ decays along the neutron-rich side of the valley of stability, close to the stability line.
This process is responsible for the production of about half of the elemental abundances between iron and bismuth, as stated in \cite{Kappeler-2011-RMP}, the other part being produced by the rapid neutron capture process (r-process) and to a lesser extent by the proton capture processes.
The s-process takes place in a low neutron flux, where the neutron capture rate is lower than the $\beta$ decay rate of the resulting unstable nuclei.
Such conditions are satisfied in the helium-burning shell of low-mass thermally pulsing stars in the asymptotic giant branch (main s-process) or in the helium-burning core of massive stars in the Red Giant Branch (weak s-process).
The main s-process is mostly responsible for the production of elements with $90 \le A \le 209$ (\emph{i.\,e.}{} from zirconium to bismuth), while the weak s-process contributes to elements in the range $56 \le A \le 90$ (\emph{i.\,e.}{} from iron to zirconium).
It is well established that the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} reaction ($Q_\mathrm{value}=2.216\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$) is the principal neutron source for the main s-process, while the major neutron source of weak s-process is the \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{} reaction ($Q_\mathrm{value}= -0.478\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}$).
The cross section of both these reactions greatly depends on temperature, the existence of excited states close to the reaction threshold and the initial abundances of the interacting species.
\subsection {The main s-process and the \texorpdfstring{\ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{}}{13C(alpha,n)16O} reaction}
\cite{Kappeler-1999-PPNP} attributed the formation of the main s-process elements to thermally pulsing stars in the asymptotic giant branch (TP-AGB) with mass $1.5\,M_{\odot} < M \leq 3\,M_{\odot}$.
More recently, \cite{Cristallo-2018-APJ} indicated a slightly broader mass interval, between $1.2$ and $4\,M_{\odot}$.
The structure of TP-AGB stars is organized in the following layers: a carbon oxygen core, a He-burning shell, a He-rich inter-shell, a H-burning shell and a H-rich envelope.
While the H-burning shell produces helium, the core contracts and heats up the basis of the He-burning shell, whose energy production increases.
Eventually, the energy produced by the He-burning shell is not anymore radiated away efficiently and a thermonuclear runaway occurs, known as "helium shell flash" or "thermal pulse".
This translates in an expansion of the He-rich inter-shell and the cool-down of the H-burning shell, which extinguishes.
Also the He-burning shell is affected by the expansion and cools down until extinction.
A new contraction takes over and causes the initial re-ignition of the H-burning shell and of the He-burning shell afterwards, until another thermal pulse occurs.
A reservoir of \C{13}, produced via the $\C{12}(\ensuremath{\mathrm{p}},\gamma)\nuc{13}{N}(\beta^+\nu)\C{13}$ reaction chain, forms the so-called \C{13} pocket at the interface between the He-rich inter-shell and the H-rich envelope.
As of today, the exact formation mechanism of such a pocket is still debated, as stated by \cite{Cristallo-2018-APJ}.
During this phase, which lasts some $10^4$ years, the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} reaction takes place and provides neutrons for the main s-process.\\
In the paper by \cite{Cristallo-2018-APJ}, the authors claim that, in the most metal-rich stellar models with an almost solar composition, a small amount of \C{13} might survive and be engulfed into the convective zone generated by the incoming thermal pulse.
This scenario would affect several branching points along the s-process path, and excesses of \nuc{60}{Fe}, \nuc{86}{Kr}, \nuc{87}{Rb} or \nuc{96}{Zr} are expected compared to the radiative (low neutron density) \C{13} burst.
The unburned \C{13} left at the end of the interpulse and available to produce neutrons in the subsequent pulse depends on the rate of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} reaction.
\\
The relevant astrophysical temperature for this process is $\sim$ 0.1\,GK corresponding to a Gamow energy window between 140 and 250\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}. Indeed, the energy range of interest could be even larger as discussed in the paper by \cite{PhysRevC.87.058801}, since the S(E) factor is energy dependent.
In Figure \ref{fig:scheme}, the level scheme of \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} nuclear reaction process is shown. The excited states of interest for AGB nucleosynthesis are highlighted in green and red.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{level_scheme.png}
\caption{(Colour online) Schematic diagram adapted from \cite{Cristallo-2018-APJ} of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} nuclear reaction process, together with the competing exit channel $\nuc{17}{O}+\gamma$. The excited states of interest for AGB nucleosynthesis are highlighted in green}
\label{fig:scheme}
\end{figure}
In particular, green levels are broad states which must be taken into account for any \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} cross section evaluation in the astrophysical region of interest. These are the (1/2)$^+$ near threshold state and the (3/2)$^+$ at $E_{x} = 7239\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}$.
It is important to mention that the energy level of the near-threshold state is debated: \cite{Ajzenberg-Selove1986} attributed to this state as a sub-threshold energy of $E_{x} = -(3 \pm 8)\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}$, while recently a study by \cite{Faesterman15} deduced a positive energy value at $E_{x} = (4.7 \pm 3)\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}$.\\
\subsubsection {State-of-the-art}
A conspicuous number of measurements of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} cross section have been carried out over the past 45 years.
In the following we focus the attention on crucial direct and indirect measurements performed.
Among direct measurements:
\begin{itemize}
\item \cite{Drotleff93} measured the cross section of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} reaction in the \range{370}{1000}\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} energy range with \He{3} proportional counters embedded in a moderating polyethylene matrix. This is still the dataset with the lowest point ever measured with a direct measurement. The low-energy points reveal a S-factor enhancement, possibly due to a $1/2^+$ sub-threshold resonance mentioned by \cite{Ajzenberg-Selove1986};
\item \cite{Brune} used \He{3} counters to measure the resonances of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} reaction, at $E_\alpha = 656$ and $802\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$:
the authors concluded that the resonance strengths for these two states are too weak, compared to the non-resonant contribution, to affect the stellar reaction rates;
\item \cite{Hariss} measured the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} reaction absolute cross section in an energy range $E = \range{0.8}{8}\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ in steps of 10\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} with a setup similar to Drotleff's one.
The main aim of the measurement was the geoneutrino background subtraction required by neutrino experiments such as Borexino and Kamland as explained in the paper by \cite{Araki2005}. An overall uncertainty of 4\% was achieved;
\item \cite{Heil} promoted a new study of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} cross section in the energy range $E = \range{420}{900}\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$. Heil used a different approach, employing a n-$\gamma$ converter consisting of a Cd-doped paraffin sphere surrounded with 42 $\mathrm{BaF}_2$ $\gamma$ detectors. In the central hole a neutron converter was installed. A detailed uncertainties analysis is described in the paper. The authors recognized as the main source of systematic error the change of target stoichiometry caused by the build up during the beam irradiation. At higher energies overall uncertainties could be reduced to the level of 5\%;
\item Recent measurements at high energy are due to \cite{Febbraro}, covering the same energy range spanned by Harissopulos.
They improved the precision and accuracy by means of a setup sensitive to the neutron energies, measuring also the excited state transitions via secondary $\gamma$-ray detection. With this setup, they discriminated neutrons emitted from different energy groups and they could measure the individual partial cross sections of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} reaction to the ground state and second excited state of the \nuc{16}{O} final nucleus.
\end{itemize}
\begin{comment}
it is mandatory to mention the \cite{Drotleff93} measurements, since their data-set cover the lower energy at $E = 280\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}$ with an overall uncertainty of 50\%. It is still the lowest point ever measured with a direct measurement. The low-energy points reveal a S-factor enhancement, possibly due to a $1/2^+$ sub-threshold resonance at $E = -2\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}$, as it was anticipated by \cite{Ajzenberg-Selove1986}.\\
Another measurement performed by \cite{Brune}, aimed at measuring the resonances of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} reaction, at $E_\alpha = 656$ and $802\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$. These states have been observed for the first time with their relative resonance strengths.
Brune concluded that the resonance strengths for these two states are too weak, compared to the nonresonant contribution, to affect the stellar reaction rates.
\cite{Hariss} measured the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} reaction absolute cross section in an energy range $E = \range{0.6}{6}\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ in steps of 8\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} (10\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} in the laboratory system) with a setup similar to Drotleff's one.\\
The main aim of the measurement was the geoneutrino background subtraction required by neutrino experiments such as Borexino and Kamland, \cite{GeoNeutrinos}: in Harissopulos' work an overall uncertainty of 4\% was reached.\\
\cite{Heil} performed a new measurement of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} cross section in the energy range $E = \range{320}{700}\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$.\\ Heil used a different approach, employing a n-$\gamma$ converter consisting of a Cd-doped paraffin sphere surrounded with 42 $\mathrm{BaF}_2$ $\gamma$ detectors. In the central hole a neutron converter was installed.\\
The efficiency of the setup was measured using the non resonant $\nuc{51}{V}(\ensuremath{\mathrm{p}},\mathrm{n})\nuc{51}{Cr}$ reaction with a proton beam at 1700, 2500, and 3500\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}, corresponding to neutron energies of 135, 935, and 1935\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}, respectively.\\
A detailed uncertainties analysis is described in the paper. The authors considered as the main systematic source the change of target stoichiometry, due to the build up during the beam irradiation.\\At higher energies, where systematic uncertainties dominate, overall uncertainties could be reduced to the level of 5\%.\\
\end{comment}
At low energies, uncertainties of direct measurements are larger than 50\%: they are dominated by the low counting statistics caused by unfavorable S/N ratio.\\
Moreover, going down in energy, direct measurements face limits of the fast dropping of the cross section due to the Coulomb barrier and the increase of the screening effect.
For this reason, complementary indirect studies have been developed to better constrain the cross section of this neutron source in the relevant energy region for astrophysics. These measurements were mostly aimed to determine the spectroscopic factor and/or the asymptotic normalization coefficient (ANC) of the 1/2+ level of \nuc{17}{O} near threshold, that represents that largest source of uncertainty at low energies.
\cite{Kubono2003} evaluated a spectroscopic factor $S_\alpha = 0.01$, but data were reanalysed by \cite{Keeley} indicating a factor of 40 larger contribution.
The ANC method was approached for the first time in the work by \cite{PhysRevLett.97.192701} that used the $\nuc{6}{Li}(\C{13},\mathrm{d})\nuc{17}{O}$ sub Coulomb-transfer reaction. These results were recently revisited in the paper by \cite{PhysRevC.91.048801_Avila}.\\
Other indirect measurements were obtained with the Trojan Horse Method (THM): in this approach projectiles (or targets) are selected and described as clusters of two particles in quasi-free kinematics. One is involved in reaction, while the other constituent cluster, called the spectator nucleus "s", is emitted without interacting with the system. For further information on the method one could see e.g. \cite{Tumino}. Using this technique, the $\C{13}(\nuc{6}{Li}, \mathrm{n}\,\nuc{16}{O})\mathrm{d}$ reaction was studied in quasi-free kinematic conditions (the deuteron inside the \nuc{6}{Li} beam is considered as a spectator to the three-body reaction), as described in \cite{LaCognata2013}. This work covered an energy range between $-0.3$ and $1.2\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$, and allowed to study the near-threshold resonance at $E_x = 6356\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$. In general THM results need to be normalized to selected direct data and their uncertainty strongly depends on the choice of the reference direct measurements: in the first THM analysis by \cite{LaCognata2013}, data were scaled to the astrophysical S-factor recommended by Heil \emph{et al.}{} in the energy region between $\sim$ 0.6 and 1.2\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}. As a result, a THM S-factor was good in agreement with the direct ones, but with a squared Coulomb-modified ANC $(7.7 \pm 0.3)\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{fm}}^{-1}$ not in agreement with independent assessments of the ANCs, whose weighted average is $(3.9 \pm 0.5)\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{fm}}^{-1}$.
After the new evaluation of the near-threshold resonance energy \cite{Faesterman15}, setting its center at $4.7\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{}$ above the \C{13}–$\alpha$ threshold, data by THM where re-analyzed by \cite{Trippella} normalizing experimental data with respect to the ANC parameter of the threshold resonance obtained by \cite{PhysRevC.91.048801_Avila}. Trippella obtained an ANC value of $(3.6 \pm 0.7 \ensuremath{\,\mathrm{fm}}{}^{-1})$, in agreement with literature.\\
Data from most recent works (direct and indirect methods) are showed in Figure \ref{fig:SOA_13C}.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.75]{State_of_art_Frontiers.pdf}
\caption{(Colour online) Selection of most recent \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} measurements. Among the direct measurements the Drotleff and the Heil data are represented, indicated by black triangles and red triangles, respectively. The solid red curve indicates the R matrix extrapolation by Heil. The most recent indirect measurement by THM by Trippella et al is indicated by the green squared area and the central value is the green curve. In the plot the Gamow window for two different stellar scenarios are drawn.}
\label{fig:SOA_13C}
\end{figure}
Both from direct measurements (high uncertainties at low energy and a large scatter in absolute values among datasets) and from indirect measurements (e.g. discrepancy in the spectroscopic factor evaluation, uncertain normalization of THM) there is a clear indication that more direct data with about 10$\%$ overall uncertainty are mandatory both at low and at high energy.
\subsubsection{The LUNA direct measurement}
Taking advantage from the low environmental background of LNGS and the highly intense and stable alpha beam provided by the LUNA\,400{} accelerator, recently the LUNA collaboration put huge efforts in the measurement of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} cross section at low energy with the goal to reach an overall uncertainty near 10\%.
A detector based on 18 \He{3} counters arranged in a polyethylene moderator have been developed in order to maximise its efficiency.
\C{13} targets used during the measurement at LUNA have been produced evaporating 99\% \C{13} isotopically enriched powder on tantalum backing using the evaporator installed at the nuclear institute of research Atomki (Debrecen, Hungary). Hereby, the key points of the LUNA experiment are summarized.
As already said before, the installation of the accelerator in the LNGS underground laboratory allows a neutron background reduction of 3 orders of magnitude with respect to above-ground measurements. Moreover, a special attention was paid to reduce the $\alpha$ particle intrinsic background from detectors.\\
A further step for the background reduction was performed acquiring with Caen V1724 digitizers raw preamplifier signals from detectors and rejecting alpha signals with a pulse shape discrimination analysis described in the paper by \cite{Balibrea}. This allowed to reach an overall background in the whole detector of about 1 count/h, 2 orders of magnitude lower than previous experiments performed in surface laboratories as described in the paper by \cite{Csedreki_det}.\\
Possible beam induced background sources were investigated shooting alpha beam on blank tantalum backings. The neutron detection rate was compatible with the background measurement, making negligible the in-beam backgound.\\
The degradation monitoring under intense alpha beam is crucial during the cross section measurement performed at LUNA. The well-known NRRA (Nuclear Resonant Reaction Analysis) technique is not applicable, due to the lack of resonances in the dynamic energy range of the accelerator.
For this reason a new method of analysis was developed. \\
Data taking at LUNA consisted in long $\alpha$-beam runs with accumulated charges of $\approx 1\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{C}}$ per run, interspersed by short proton-beam runs with moderator opened and HPGe detector in close geometry, with typical accumulated charges of $0.2\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{C}}{}$ at most. During the last mentioned proton run, the target degradation can be checked perfoming a gamma shape analysis on the direct capture de-excitation to the ground state peak of \ensuremath{\C{13}(\p,\gamma)\nuc{14}{N}}{} reaction with the HPGe detector.\\
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It is based on the fit of the primary peak of the direct capture de-excitation to the ground state of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\p,\gamma)\nuc{14}{N}}{} reaction using the HPGe detector.The shape of this peak is due to the slowdown of beam projectiles going deeper and deeper in the target: the number of $\gamma-$rays emitted per unit of charge is proportional to the cross section $\sigma(E)$ and to the inverse of stopping power $\epsilon(E)$. These quantities are both energy dependent. Consequently, in each bin of the acquired spectra, the number of counts detected, mimic the energy dependence of the $\sigma(E)$ and $\epsilon(E)$.
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Further information and details can be found in the paper by \cite{Ciani}.\\
Thanks to the unprecedented background reduction for this kind of direct measurement and the novel approach to monitor target degradation, it was possible to measure experimental yield of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} reaction in an energy range between 400\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} down to 305\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} in laboratory system energy, 40\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} lower than data in the literature: for the first time LUNA collaboration measured with a direct technique cross section inside the Gamow window reaching unprecedented overall uncertainty ($< 20\%$).
Final results and astrophysical implication will be published within the end of 2020.\\
The LUNA collaboration is planning to extend the measurement of the \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} at higher energies at the new MV facility in the LNGS laboratory. This will give the unique possibility to provide a complete data set over a wide energy range and to avoid re-normalization to other datasets with unknown systematic uncertainties.\\
\subsection {The weak s-process and the \texorpdfstring{\ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{}}{22Ne(alpha,n)25Mg} reaction}
About half of the elements between iron and yttrium ($56 \lesssim A \lesssim 90$) are produced via the weak s-process in massive stars with initial mass $M > 8 M_{\odot}$ (\cite{Kappeler-RMP-2011}).
In such stars, \nuc{22}{Ne} is a by-product of He-burning starting from preexisting CNO isotopes.
The reaction \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{} has a negative Q-value of $-478\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$, and requires relatively high temperatures to be ignited.
At the base of the convective envelope around the He core of massive stars, the temperature is sufficiently high ($>$ 0.25\,GK) to make this reaction a relevant source of neutrons for the weak s-process until core He-burning extinguishes (\cite{Peters-APJ-1968,Couch-APJ-1974,Lamb-APJ-1977,Prantzos-AA-1990,Raiteri-APJ-1991b}) .
Its effectiveness as a neutron source, though, depends also on the cross section of the competing reaction, the \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{26}{Mg}}{}.
When core He-burning runs out, \nuc{22}{Ne} is still rather abundant (about 1\% in mass as claimed in paper by \cite{Pignatari-APJ-2010}) and the reaction \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{} is reactivated during shell C-burning (\cite{Raiteri-APJ-1991a}) at a temperature of about 1\,GK.
At this stage, the \ensuremath{\C{12}(\C{12},\alpha)\nuc{20}{Ne}}{} process yields $\alpha$ particles (\cite{Arnett-APJ-1969}) and even larger neutron fluxes are provided as a consequence of the higher temperature.
Besides the broad interest as main neutron source in the weak s-process, it is worth mentioning some contribution also to the main s-process in low mass ($M<3M_{\odot}$) AGB stars, during thermal pulses (\cite{Gallino-APJ-1988,Hollowell-APJ-1988}), and in intermediate mass ($4M_\odot<M<8M_{\odot}$) AGB stars (\cite{Bisterzo-APJ-2014,Bisterzo-MNRAS-2015}), whereas predicted abundances of \nuc{86}{Kr}, \nuc{87}{Rb} and \nuc{96}{Zr} are at variance with observations (\cite{Lugaro-APJ-2003,GarciaHernandez-SCI-2006,GarciaHernandez-AA-2007,GarciaHernandez-APJ-2009,VanRaai-AA-2012}).
\subsubsection{State-of-the-art}
Considering the weak s-process during core He-burning, the low-energy part of the Gamow window of the \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{} reaction extends down to the boundary of the $(\alpha,\mathrm{n})$ threshold, located at $E_{\alpha,\mathrm{lab}}=575\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$.
At such low energies, measurements have so far suffered from low signal and high background, especially because of the small cross section.
For this reason, different groups only succeeded to directly study the resonances down to $E_{\alpha,\mathrm{lab}} = 830\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$.
Other attempts to study the resonances at lower energies by means of indirect methods, often obtained inconsistent results. In the following we summarize the most relevant direct studies of this reaction.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{X4R9771_x4.pdf}
\caption{A subset of the previous measurements of the \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{} reaction cross section. Data retrieved from the EXFOR database version of October 8, 2020. Blue circles are upper limits.}
\label{fig:22Ne(A,N)_XS}
\end{figure}
Back in the '60s, \cite{Ashery-NPA-1969} discovered that it proceeds through many resonances in the compound nucleus.
Other experimental studies at about 1\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{} and above are due to \cite{Haas-PRC-1973}, \cite{Mak-NPA-1974} and \cite{Wolke-1989-ZPA}.
\cite{Harms-PRC-1991} investigated the energy range between $E_{\alpha,\mathrm{lab}}=0.73$ and 2.10\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{} with a windowless, recirculating gas target system and two \nuc{3}{He} ionization chambers in close geometry.
The resonance at $E_{\alpha,\mathrm{lab}}=830\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$ was clearly detected but
it was not possible to show the existence of resonances at lower energies.
Soon after, \cite{Drotleff-APJ-1993} explored a lower energy range using the same gas target and an improved 4$\pi$ detector including two concentric circles of eight \nuc{3}{He} counters in a polyethylene moderator.
Despite of the improved sensitivity, no new low energy resonances were observed in this experiment
\cite{Giesen-NPA-1993} performed a direct measurement with implanted \nuc{22}{Ne} targets to search for low-energy resonances.
The background from \ensuremath{\nuc{11}{B}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{14}{N}}{}, however, limited the sensitivity at lower energies.
At the same time they investigated the excited levels with natural parity in \nuc{26}{Mg} thanks to an indirect technique, the $\alpha$-transfer.
Later, \cite{Jaeger-PRL-2001} developed a new detector with twelve \nuc{3}{He} counters arranged in an optimized geometry.
This upgrade allowed to achieve a sensitivity of $\sim$ 10\,pb and to constrain the strength of the $E_{\alpha,\mathrm{lab}}= 830\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$ resonance to $\omega \gamma = (118 \pm 11)\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{\mu{}eV}}$. The upper limit on the tentative resonance at $E_{\alpha,\mathrm{lab}} = 633\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$ was significantly lowered.
Based on these results, \cite{Jaeger-PRL-2001} calculated the reaction rate under the assumption that the strength of the hypothetical resonance at $E_{\alpha,\mathrm{lab}} = 633\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$ was at 10\% of its observed upper limit.
However, the occurrence of such a resonance
was ruled out by \cite{Longland-PRC-2009}, who demonstrated that the corresponding excited state at $E_x=11150\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$ in \nuc{26}{Mg}
has unnatural parity.
At that time it was clear
that only a very low-background setup in an underground laboratory could have made possible a direct investigation of the resonances at lower energies.
The focus then moved to the evaluation of the reaction rate and its implications, mostly using direct cross sections measurements at relatively high energy and indirect data.
\cite{Longland-PRC-2012} used a sophisticated statistical approach to calculate the \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{} reaction rate, including a careful treatment of the uncertainties. This led to a reduction of the uncertainties on calculated rates and raised the need for new, more precise and more sensitive measurements.
\cite{Bisterzo-MNRAS-2015} estimated the impact of the \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{} uncertainty on the isotopic abundances close to and within the branching of the s-path for main s-process.
They provided a new evaluation of the reaction rate that was a factor of 2 higher than \cite{Longland-PRC-2012}. Even if this new rate was still able to reproduce the contribution of s-only isotopes from the main s-process within the solar uncertainties,
\cite{Bisterzo-MNRAS-2015} underlined how a sizeable change could be caused by low-energy resonances.
In the following years several indirect studies attempted to improve the knowledge of this reaction. A new experimental investigation by \cite{Talwar-PRC-2016} used $\alpha$ inelastic scattering to identify the important resonances and the $\alpha$ transfer technique to indirectly measure their width.
The resulting \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{} reaction rate was close to the rate in \cite{Longland-PRC-2012}.
Soon after, \cite{Massimi-PLB-2017} studied neutron capture reactions on \nuc{25}{Mg} observing several excited states of \nuc{26}{Mg} and in particular at $E_{x}=11.112\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}$. In the same paper an R-matrix analysis was developed to assign spin and parity values to the excited states in \nuc{26}{Mg} without ambiguity and to calculate the upper limits on the reaction rates of the \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{} and \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{26}{Mg}}{} reactions. In the same work, \cite{Massimi-PLB-2017} studied the impact of these new rates on the evolution of stars with initial mass $M$ between 2 and $25 M_{\odot}$.
It was observed that for a $25 M_{\odot}$ star, the uncertainty of the \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}~ reaction rate was responsible for large differences in the weak s-process abundances, up to a factor of 50 in the Sr region. Noticeable changes were also found in intermediate-mass AGB models (IMS-AGBs, $3 < M/M_{\odot} < 7$) with an increase of $\sim 50\%$ in the abundances of Y and La.
The continued interest to this reaction is demonstrated by two very recent experimental studies by \cite{Ota-PLB-2020} and \cite{Jayatissa-PLB-2020} with $\alpha$ transfer reactions:
\cite{Ota-PLB-2020} studied the $\nuc{22}{Ne}(\nuc{6}{Li},\mathrm{d})\nuc{26}{Mg}$ in inverse kinematics, detecting outgoing deuterons and \nuc{25,26}{Mg} in coincidence.
In addition \cite{Jayatissa-PLB-2020} studied the $\nuc{22}{Ne}(\nuc{7}{Li},\mathrm{t})\nuc{26}{Mg}$ reaction.
The new evaluation of the reaction rate, based on spin-parity assignments by \cite{Jayatissa-PLB-2020} combined with data from \cite{Ota-PLB-2020}, resulted in lower rates than previous evaluations, especially at low temperatures (see Figure~\ref{fig:22ne_an_25mg_relative_rates}). The lower rate is also the result of excluding an excited state at $E_x=11.112\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}$, corresponding to $E_{\alpha,\mathrm{lab}}=598\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$, observed by \cite{Massimi-PLB-2017} and not observed in these studies.
In conclusion the thermonuclear reaction rate of this reaction is still largely uncertain: several evaluations are present in the literature (see Figure \ref{fig:22ne_an_25mg_relative_rates}), based on theoretical considerations, direct and indirect measurements, differing up to a factor of 5 in the temperature range relevant to the s-process in core He burning.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{22ne_an_25mg_relative_rate_labels.pdf}
\caption{A subset of the \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}~ reaction rate evaluations, relative to \cite{Longland-PRC-2012}. Solid lines refer to the evaluations reported in the JINA REACLIB database (\cite{Cyburt-AJSS-2010}. In particular: cf88=\cite{Caughlan-ADNDT-1988}, nacr=\cite{Angulo-NPA-1999}, rath=\cite{Rauscher-ADNDT-2000}, ths8=\cite{Cyburt-AJSS-2010}, il10=\cite{Iliadis-NPA-2010}, trc8=REFIT:\cite{Cyburt-AJSS-2010}, li12=\cite{Longland-PRC-2012}.
Dashed lines: jae01=\cite{Jaeger-PRL-2001}, ota20=\cite{Ota-PLB-2020}.}
\label{fig:22ne_an_25mg_relative_rates}
\end{figure}
The presence of low-energy resonances in the \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}~ reaction below $E_{\alpha,\mathrm{lab}} = 830\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$ are expected, based on known levels in \nuc{26}{Mg}, but no such resonances have been directly observed, yet. Nevertheless they might contribute significantly to the reaction rate around 0.2\,GK and cause sizeable changes in the prediction of weak s-process abundances.
The direct measurement of the \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}~ reaction cross section will be carried out at the new MV facility at LNGS (\cite{Guglielmetti-EPJWC-2014,Prati-NICXV-2019}), using a windowless gas target (see Fig.~\ref{fig:GasTarget}) of enriched \nuc{22}{Ne}.
Such experiment could provide precise and accurate cross section measurements down to about $E_{\alpha,\mathrm{lab}} \sim 600\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}$.
Most of the background is expected to be due to the \ensuremath{\nuc{11}{B}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{14}{N}}{} reaction, as already reported by past experiments and therefore a proper reduction of contaminants poses a crucial challenge, combined with the development of an optimized detector setup.
SHADES (Scintillator-He3 Array for Deep underground Experiments on the S-process) is an ERC starting grant (Grant agreement ID: 852016), recently awarded to realize a new setup for the measurement of the \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}~ reaction at energies of astrophysical interest.
SHADES includes the development of a novel neutron detector and a gas target to be used at LUNA.
The detector combines an array of \nuc{3}{He} counters with their high detection efficiency and liquid scintillators, which act as moderators for the reaction neutrons while at the same time providing information on the neutron energy.
The combination of \nuc{3}{He} tubes and scintillator, together with recently studied signal processing techniques, see \cite{Balibrea}, will be able to limit backgrounds from external and internal sources as well as beam-induced background to acceptable levels.
The new detector will allow an increase of at least two orders of magnitude in sensitivity, allowing for the first time a measurement of the reaction cross section in the energy range relevant to the s-process in core He burning.
\section{The \texorpdfstring{\ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{}}{12C(alpha,gamma)16O} reaction}
The reaction \ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{} competes with the so-called triple-$\alpha$ process ($\He{4} + \He{4} \to \nuc{8}{Be}$ followed by $\He{4} + \nuc{8}{Be} \to \C{12}$) during stellar helium burning (\cite{Burbidge-1957-RMP}). The astrophysical rates of both reactions influence the ratio of \C{12}/\nuc{16}{O} produced during the helium burning phase, which in turn determines following steps of stellar evolution. Due to the central role of these nuclides, understanding their ratio in helium burning has been identified as a problem of ``paramount importance" \cite{fowler_quest_1984} for nuclear astrophysics. Compared to the triple-$\alpha$ process, the cross section of \ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{} is significantly less well-known and, in spite of extensive experimental efforts, a better understanding of this reaction remains desirable. A recent comprehensive review on the state of understanding \ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{} can be found in \cite{deboer_12c16o_2017}.
Owing to the sharp drop of the charged particle reaction cross sections towards the energy regions relevant for astrophysics, direct measurements in the energy region of interest are not available, making extrapolations necessary. Such extrapolations are challenging due to the nuclear structure of the compound nucleus \nuc{16}{O}: the cross section in the energy range of interest is characterized by the presence of broad resonances (including sub-threshold states). It is crucial to study the interference between states of the same J$^{\pi}$, but also to account for angular effects from the interference of processes with different $J^\pi$ (as outlined in \cite{deboer_12c16o_2017}). In particular, the E1 and E2 components of capture to the ground state are of comparable strength in the energy range of interest, and the extrapolated cross section is very sensitive to the interference of these two components.
Different experimental approaches have been taken to directly study the \ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{} reaction: in normal kinematics, a fixed \C{12} target (solid or gaseous) is bombarded by $\alpha$ particles, detecting $\gamma$-rays from the reaction; inverse kinematics employs a \C{12} beam impinging on a helium target. Inverse kinematics experiments have been performed as measurements of the $\gamma$-rays from the reaction, or detecting the \nuc{16}{O} nuclei in a recoil separator (\cite{kremer_coincidence_1988,schurmann_first_2005,matei_measurement_2006,schurmann_study_2011}). Studies of the inverse reaction $\nuc{16}{O}(\gamma_0,\ensuremath{\mathrm{p}})\C{12}$ at high-intensity $\gamma$-ray facilities
allow to infer information on the ground state transitions. Other reactions to study the nuclear structure of \nuc{16}{O} are used to constrain extrapolations of the reaction \ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{} in frameworks such as \emph{R}-matrix theory. \cite{deboer_12c16o_2017}.
When measuring the $\gamma$-rays from reaction, angular distribution measurements at multiple detector angles yield information to disentangle the E1 and E2 components, whilst a total absorption spectroscopy setup, detecting the total $\gamma$-ray energy, yields the total cross section with a large detection efficiency. Figure \ref{fig:12Cag} summarizes the current situation of direct measurements, showing recent direct measurements of this reaction at low energies for illustration.
These measurements extend down to about 0.9\,MeV center of mass energy, but are characterized by increasing uncertainties when approaching these low energies. As the cross section drops rapidly towards these energies, backgrounds -- environmental and beam-induced -- are increasingly relevant. For example experiments in normal kinematics are affected by backgrounds from the reaction \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{}, which has a cross section that is of the order of $10^6$ times that of \ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{}. Neutrons can produce background signals directly in the detector, or through secondary radiation in the environment of the detector. This background can be reduced by using \C{12} targets depleted in \C{13}, or with the help of bunched beams that allow to disentangle the prompt $\gamma$-ray signal from neutron-induced backgrounds by time-of-flight.
\begin{figure}[htb]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{12Cag_OverviewPlot.pdf}
\caption{Overview of recent experimental data \textcolor{red}{(}\cite{kunz_12c16o_2001,fey_im_2004, assuncao_e1_2006, makii_e1_2009,plag_12c16o_2012}\textcolor{red}{)} for the ground state capture in \ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{}, with the results of R-matrix fits from \cite{deboer_12c16o_2017} for comparison. All data is unscaled. The location of the Gamow window for a stellar temperature of 0.3\,GK is shown for reference.}
\label{fig:12Cag}
\end{figure}
Additional data at lower energies is desirable to better constrain the energy-dependence of the extrapolation, and further experiments will aim to shed light on it in the future. Direct measurements are expected to contribute to this effort by pushing the lower limit for the available cross section data further below 1\,MeV center of mass energy. This includes promising measurements with a recoil mass separator \cite{fujita_direct_2015}. On the side of the new underground accelerator facilities, new exciting opportunities for the study of this reaction will become available shortly. Measurements of \ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{} are among the scientific goals of the new MV facility at LNGS and the Felsenkeller shallow-underground accelerator laboratory for nuclear astrophysics, \cite{bemmerer_felsenkeller_2018}. Both accelerators will not only provide beams of $\alpha$ particles, but also of carbon ions, allowing for underground measurements of this reaction in inverse kinematics. The scientific program of JUNA at JPL, as outlined in \cite{liu_underground_2017}, includes the study of \ensuremath{\C{12}(\alpha,\gamma)\nuc{16}{O}}{} as well. To take full advantage of the high-intensity $\alpha$ beam and the deep underground location of JUNA, the minimization of beam-induced backgrounds, such as those created on \C{13}, has been identified as crucial.
\section{ The \texorpdfstring{\ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{}}{12C+12} reaction}
At the end of the core helium burning, the central part of the star becomes more massive, contracts and heats up. The contraction and the possible consequent collapse can be halted
by the ignition of carbon burning or by the pressure of degenerate electrons. There are several factors preventing the ignition temperature for carbon burning is reached prior to electron degeneracy. For instance, plasma neutrinos are produced near the center of the star and they cause a decrease of the central temperature while leaving it. In addition, in the case of intermediate mass stars, the second dredge-up further reduces the temperature of the star core, with the convective envelope penetrating into the H-exhausted shell. Depending on the star mass, it may attain the physical condition for C burning or become a carbon-oxygen white dwarf. The minimum initial mass of a star able to experience a C-burning phase is called $M_{\rm up}$. The value of $M_{\rm up}$ was proposed for the first time by \cite{Becker-80-ApJ} who found $M_{\rm up} = 9 M_\odot$ for a star with nearly solar composition. However, there are many uncertainties: those affecting the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} and $\C{12}+\alpha$ rates are the most important nuclear ones. As a matter of fact, the value of $M_{\rm up}$ separates the progenitors of C-O white dwarfs, novae and type Ia supernovae, from those of core-collapse supernovae, neutron stars and stellar mass black holes. Finally, if the star mass is slightly higher than $M_{\rm up}$, an off-center carbon ignition takes place in degenerate conditions and the star may end its life as a O-Ne white dwarf.
Stellar models predict that carbon burning, triggered by the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{}, occurs for center of mass energies between 0.9 and 3.4\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}. The reaction can proceed through different channels corresponding to the emission of a photon, a neutron, a proton, one or two $\alpha$ particles or a \nuc{8}{Be} nucleus. Among these channels, the two \textcolor{red}{most} relevant are the \ensuremath{\C{12}(\C{12},\p{})\nuc{23}{Na}}{} and \ensuremath{\C{12}(\C{12},\alpha)\nuc{20}{Ne}}{}; alpha particles can produce neutrons through \ensuremath{\C{13}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{16}{O}}{} and \ensuremath{\nuc{22}{Ne}(\alpha,\mathrm{n})\nuc{25}{Mg}}{} reactions. These neutrons are fundamental for the synthesis of elements heavier than Fe through the s-process.
The \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} reaction rate at center of mass energies $\approx 1.5\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ also affects the physical conditions in the SNIA explosion. In particular, carbon burning can be ignited in explosive condition when material is accreted on the surface of a white dwarf in a close binary system \cite{Bravo-11}. A variation in the rate would modify the extension of the convective core prior to the explosion, the degree of neutronization and the temperature at the beginning of the thermonuclear runaway. The knowledge of SNIA is fundamental in cosmology since these systems allow the measurements of distances and of the expansion rate of high redshift galaxies \cite{Tutusaus-19}.
Unfortunately the Gamow window of the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} reaction, $\range{0.7}{3.4}\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ depending on the astrophysical scenario, is much lower than the height of the Coulomb barrier, $6.7\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ approximately, making the direct measurement of the cross section extremely difficult.
\subsection{State-of-the-art}
The two most relevant channels in the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} reaction are the emission of protons and $\alpha$ particles, with a Q-value of $2.24\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ and $4.62\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$, respectively. The proton and alpha channels can be measured either by detecting the charged particles or the gamma decay. In particular, the largest branching is for the dexcitation of the first excited state to the ground state of the \nuc{23}{Na} or \nuc{20}{Ne}. Above 2 MeV, the first excited state transition to the ground state accounts for approximately 50\% of the total cross section and produces photons of 440\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} and 1634\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} in the case of proton or alpha emission, respectively.
The challenge in obtaining a reliable measurement of the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} cross section at low energies, is related to its exponentially falling behaviour which produces a very low counting rate; in this scenario any natural or beam-induced background can seriously affect the measurement. The latter is due to impurities in the carbon target, manly hydrogen and deuterium, because they can form bonds with carbon. The main background related to the gamma measurements comes from the $\nuc{2}{H}(\C{12},\mathrm{p}_1\gamma)\C{13}$ and $\nuc{1}{H}(\C{12},\gamma)\nuc{13}{N}$ reactions, as detailed in the experimental work by Spillane \emph{et al.}{}. The Compton background of the primary peaks could completely dominate the carbon fusion $\gamma$-ray peaks \cite{Spillane-08-PRL}. As far as the particle measurements are concerned, it is kinematically impossible to find protons in the carbon fusion region of interest, if the particle detectors are placed at backward angles.
In the following the most recent papers focused on the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} cross section measurement at low energies are summarized.
\cite{Jiang-18-PRC} have recently measured the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} fusion cross section in the energy range $\range{2.5}{5}\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$. The authors studied the two main channels: \ensuremath{\C{12}(\C{12},\p{})\nuc{23}{Na}}{} and \ensuremath{\C{12}(\C{12},\alpha)\nuc{20}{Ne}}{} at Argonne National Laboratory using a Gammasphere array of 100 Compton-suppressed Ge spectrometers in coincidence with silicon detectors. The measurement was pushed down to $2.84\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ and $2.96\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ for the p and $\alpha$ channels, respectively; the results are in good agreement with other measurements using $\gamma$ \cite{Spillane-08-PRL} and charged particle detection \cite{Zickefoose-18-PRC}, but with smaller uncertainties.
\cite{Tumino-18-Nature} measured the cross section of the \ensuremath{\C{12}(\C{12},\p{})\nuc{23}{Na}}{} and \ensuremath{\C{12}(\C{12},\alpha)\nuc{20}{Ne}}{} reactions through the indirect Trojan Horse Method (THM). A $30\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ beam was delivered on a natural carbon target; charged particles were detected through $\Delta$E-E position sensitive silicon detectors. The THM results for $\alpha$ and p channels are in good agreement with direct data except for the $2.14\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ region, where the claim of a strong resonance by previous works \cite{Spillane-08-PRL} is not confirmed. Instead the indirect data show a resonance at $2.095\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$, one order of magnitude less intense with respect to the $2.14\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ resonance found by Spillane in the $\nuc{20}{Ne} + \alpha$ channel and of similar intensity in the $\nuc{23}{Na} + \ensuremath{\mathrm{p}}{}$ one. In addition, several low-energy resonances are evident below $1.5\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$, never detected before in a direct measurement. The results of the THM raised some criticism \cite{Mukhamedzhanov-19-PRC} mainly because of the neglected Coulomb interaction between \nuc{2}{H}, the spectator nucleus in the THM, and $\nuc{24}{Mg}$.
The \ensuremath{\C{12}(\C{12},\p{})\nuc{23}{Na}}{} has also been measured by \cite{Zickefoose-18-PRC} in the $\range{2}{4}\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ energy range by particle spectroscopy. The beam, provided by the tandem accelerator of the Center for Isotopic Research on the Cultural and Environmental (CIRCE) heritage, was sent onto highly ordered pyrolytic graphite targets; protons were detected through $\Delta$E-E silicon detectors. The total S-factor, including also the contribution of the $\alpha$ channel, has been obtained using the ratio between the p-channel and total S-factor provided by \cite{Becker1981}. Due to the poor statistics and beam induced background problems, this work needs a further experimental effort to improve the knowledge of the total S-factor in the relevant energy range. For this reason the experimental campaign continued with a new study devoted to the reduction of light species contaminant, especially \nuc{1}{H} and \nuc{2}{H} in the carbon targets \cite{Morales-18-EPJA}. Measurements were done with natural graphite and highly ordered pyrolytic graphite targets. \nuc{1}{H} and \nuc{2}{H} content were reduced up to 70-85\% by means of diffusion at high temperatures (higher than $1000\ensuremath{{}^\circ\mathrm{C}}{}$). A further reduction of a factor of 2.5 was obtained enclosing the scattering chamber in dry nitrogen to minimize leaks into the rest gas within the chamber. The bulk contamination finally achieved by the authors is 0.3\,ppm. Further measurements are planned with the new experimental setup.
An upper limit on the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} S-factor has been recently suggested from the measurement of the $\C{12}+\C{13}$ reaction by \cite{Zhang-20-PLB}; in fact it has been observed that the $\C{12}+\C{13}$ and $\C{13}+\C{13}$ cross sections at energies below and above the Coulomb barrier are upper bounds of the non-resonant contribution of the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} cross section. The measurement of the $\C{13}+\C{13}$ reaction was performed by studying the $\C{12}(\C{13},\ensuremath{\mathrm{p}}{})\nuc{24}{Na}$ channel; \nuc{24}{Na} has an half life of 15.0~hours, allowing an activation measurement. The resulting upper limit on the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} S-factor agrees nicely with available direct experimental data down to $\approx 2.5\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$, while for lower energies the THM results are significantly higher compared to the Zhang upper limit. However, this result should be taken with caution considering that the obtained upper limit is only valid for the non-resonant component of the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} cross section.
Recent theoretical calculations of the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} sub-barrier fusion cross section highlighting the role of resonances can be found in \cite{bonasera2020calculation}.
Another step forward in the knowledge of the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} rate has been recently moved by \cite{Fruet-20-PRL}. They performed a direct measurement down to $\approx 2.2\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ using the particle-gamma coincidence technique. The experiment was performed at the Andromede accelerator facility at IPN Orsay, France with a \C{12} beam, maximum beam current of 2\,p$\mu$A for astrophysically relevant energies, impinging on a natural carbon target. Charged particles were detected through three annular silicon strip detectors covering 30\% of the total solid angle. For gamma-ray detection, an array of LaBr$_3$(Ce) scintillator detectors has been employed. The results are in good agreement with the data reported by \cite{Jiang-18-PRC} and with \cite{Tumino-18-Nature}. However, a more prominent resonance has been observed around $3.8\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ compared to other measurements ( \cite{Spillane-08-PRL,Zickefoose-18-PRC}).
The most recent measurement of the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} cross section has been performed by \cite{Tan-20-PRL} at the University of Notre Dame. The simultaneous detection of protons and alphas, through a silicon detector array, and $\gamma$-rays with a 109\% HPGe detector, allowed for particle-$\gamma$ coincidence technique. The S-factor upper limit at $2.2\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ for proton (p$_1$) and alpha ($\alpha_1$) channels are lower than THM data. We note that the upper limit for the proton channel disagrees significantly with the recent measurement of \cite{Fruet-20-PRL}. The discrepancy is less evident, but still present, for the alpha channel. In the energy region between $2.5$ and $3\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$, there is some tension between the results of \cite{Tan-20-PRL} and previous measurements \cite{Jiang-18-PRC} both for proton and alpha channel. The S-factor results at center of mass energies above $4\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}$ agree nicely with other data.
A comparison between the total S-factor values obtained by \cite{Spillane-08-PRL}, \cite{Jiang-18-PRC}, \cite{Tumino-18-Nature}, \cite{Fruet-20-PRL} and \cite{Tan-20-PRL} is shown in Figure \ref{fig:12c_summary}. It should be underlined that \cite{Tumino-18-Nature} data are normalized to direct measurements, so a difference in the absolute value of the S factor can also be attributed to systematic errors affecting direct data. Significant discrepancies between the results of the reported experiments are evident in whole energy range and, for this reason, a further experimental effort is needed.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{Frontiers_tot_new.pdf}
\caption{S-factor values obtained by \cite{Spillane-08-PRL}, \cite{Jiang-18-PRC}, \cite{Tumino-18-Nature}, \cite{Fruet-20-PRL} and \cite{Tan-20-PRL}}
\label{fig:12c_summary}
\end{figure}
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\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth, angle=90]{Frontiers_p1.pdf}
\caption{Comparison of the S-factor obtained by \cite{Tumino-18-Nature} and \cite{Tan-20-PRL} for the p$_1$ channel. The S-factor values from \cite{Tumino-18-Nature} have been obtained from the plot provided in the paper since the authors don't provide their results in tabular form.}
\label{fig:12c_p1}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth, angle=90]{Frontiers_a1.pdf}
\caption{Comparison of the S-factor obtained by \cite{Tumino-18-Nature} and \cite{Tan-20-PRL} for the $\alpha_1$ channel. The S-factor values from \cite{Tumino-18-Nature} have been obtained from the plot provided in the paper since the authors don't provide their results in tabular form.}
\label{fig:12c_a1}
\end{figure}
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\subsection{The measurement in an underground laboratory}
An underground location such as the one of the LUNA experiment is the perfect environment to perform the measurement of the \ensuremath{\C{12}+\C{12}}{} cross section detecting $\gamma$-rays emitted in the decay of the \nuc{23}{Na} and \nuc{20}{Ne} excited states. A high-efficiency and ultra-low intrinsic background germanium detector (HPGe) is suitable for the measurement in combination with a massive lead shielding to avoid the contribution of the low-energy gamma-rays coming from the decay of the \nuc{238}{U} and \nuc{232}{Th} chains. In figure \ref{fig:12c_rate} the counting rate, expressed in counts per day, is reported as a function of the interaction energy. To calculate the rate, the S-factor provided by \cite{Spillane-08-PRL} has been adopted, considering that the decay of the first excited state to the ground state accounts for $\approx$ 50\% of the total cross section and produces photons of 440\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} and 1634\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} in the case of proton or alpha emission, respectively. It is evident that if the trend of the S-factor observed by \cite{Tumino-18-Nature} is confirmed the reaction rates can be higher by 1-3 order of magnitude. The two horizontal lines represent a typical rate of $\gamma$ background measured at LNGS with a shielded setup \cite{caciolli_ultra-sensitive_2009} (blue and red line for 440\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} and 1636\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} $\gamma$ energies, respectively). \textcolor{red}{In particular for the proton channel, crucial issues are the choice of the materials to limit the intrinsic contaminants and a proper detectors shielding. In addition, constant nitrogen fluxing around the setup could help to further reduce the background, avoiding radon contaminants. The $\gamma$-detection efficiency adopted in the calculation is just a standard value, new high efficiency setups will be developed for the future measurements.
From a rough estimation considering the data provided by \cite{Spillane-08-PRL} and the setup described in Figure \ref{fig:12c_rate}, we can say that the dominant contribution to the background for the proton channel will come from the environmental radioactivity if a 0.3 ppm H contamination level is achieved in the targets (\cite{Morales-18-EPJA}) making the induced background not an issue at least down to $\sim$ 2 MeV. The limitation in the alpha channel, is conversely related to the low rate. }
To provide the total cross section, the measurement of the charged particle channels is also needed. In this case the advantage of the underground location is less evident but still present; in fact secondary particles produced by the passage of cosmic rays through the detectors could contribute to the background and they are effectively reduced at LNGS (\cite{Bruno2015}).
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{c12rate_Spillane_Frontiers.pdf}
\caption{Counting rate, in counts per day, obtained considering data provided by \cite{Spillane-08-PRL}, a $\gamma$ detection efficiency of 6\% and 2\% for 440\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} and 1636\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} $\gamma$ energies, respectively and a beam current of 50-150 $\mu$A. The two horizontal lines represent a typical rate of $\gamma$ background measured at LNGS with a shielded setup \cite{caciolli_ultra-sensitive_2009} (blue and red lines for 440\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} and 1636\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} $\gamma$ energies, respectively)}
\label{fig:12c_rate}
\end{figure}
\section{Conclusions}
The enhancement in the sensitivity provided by the strong background reduction in a underground laboratory, together with the best experimental techniques, have made possible, during twenty-five years of LUNA activity, to take clear steps forward in the knowledge of nuclear processes relevant to astrophysical scenarios.
The installation of a new MV accelerator in the Gran Sasso laboratory will allow over a broad time window of at least twenty years, to extend these studies to key processes of helium, carbon and neon burning phases.
Even if more extensively studied, also other important processes of H-burning will be better constrained thanks to the new facility. An example is the \ensuremath{\nuc{14}{N}(\p,\gamma)\nuc{15}{O}}{} reaction, presently known only at energies well above the Gamow peak. By combining the existing LUNA 400\,kV machine with new LUNA-MV facility it will be possible to cover the necessary energy range with a sufficient overlap and without any hole between 200\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{keV}}{} and 1.5\ensuremath{\,\mathrm{MeV}}{}, allowing to reduce the systematics in the extrapolations down to the 5\% level. The \ensuremath{\nuc{14}{N}(\p,\gamma)\nuc{15}{O}}{} reaction will also be suitable to perform the commissioning and the tuning of LUNA MV accelerator.
As already said, the success of the LUNA approach has motivated similar facilities already in operation in the United States or under construction in the Republic of China. This worldwide effort will allow in the next decades to take important steps forward in the field of nuclear astrophysics.
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Beam intensity on target for H, He and C ions are reported in Table 1. Compared to previous Singletron accelerators, the LUNA-MV has improved specifications for terminal voltage stability and ripple ($10^{-5}$). Beam energy reproducibility is in the | 81 |
Key performance indicators enable us to control performance. They are powerful tools not because they tell us results,<|fim_middle|>How do we pitch targets to the right level?
Accounting and finance professionals in practice and in industry and senior managers who want to improve KPIs into the Medium Sector Business. | but because they enable us to change them. Robin Tidd argues that any organisation that uses KPIs but fails to link the "blue sky" strategic aspiration for the next 3-5 years to action within 3-5 weeks is failing to use KPIs effectively.
Drawing form over 25 years' experience of advising business how to make their plans reality, Robin's advice is always firmly based in reality. By linking short term results to longer term goals, he shows how KPIs are the key tool for management control.
Key Performance Indicators takes a practical approach. The course looks at how to use KPIs to convey results which show the degree to which main bottom line objectives are being met; to provide incisive knowledge allowing corrective action to be devised thereby facilitating results; and to motivate people so that they are proactive and innovative in improving, not just operating, a process.
If the right KPIs are used correctly it is an "all round win" for front line people, management and owners.
Why do we have KPIs?
What is the philosophy of KPIs for people in successful organisations?
How do we use targets and KPIs?
How can KPIs help to make a winning team?
How can we relate this to the real world?
What types of KPI are there?
How do we get the right KPIs?
How can we use modelling to create KPIs?
How do KPIs work in more complex organisations?
How can we evaluate KPIs in financial terms?
What if primary recording is poor and has to be upgraded?
How do we collect and collate information efficiently?
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Chinese Artist Huang Yongyu Designs Controversial Year of the Rabbit Stamp
Art x Science: How Artists Launch Scientific Inquiries to Spark New Works
By Dan Samorodnitsky
Dan Samorodnitsky
George Washington Carver in his greenhouse, conducting the kind of work that inspired "World Without End: The George Washington Carver Project," a forthcoming exhibition for Pacific Standard Time 2024. Photo P. H. Polk/Courtesy Tuskegee University Archives
As the world of art broadens its borders and sets its sights on all realms of culture, ARTnews surveyed collaborations of various kinds for the August/September issue of the magazine. Stay tuned as roundups related to different categories—Art x Fashion, Art x Music, Art x Science, Art x Food, and Artists x Artists—join related feature stories online in the weeks to come.
PST x Scientific Intersectionality
Over the past decade, the Getty Foundation has given out a series of grants for participation in Pacific Standard Time (PST), an ambitious exhibition initiative shared among institutions across Southern California as well as creators of different kinds. The first PST, in 2011, celebrated mid-century art from Los Angeles. The second, in 2017, focused on Latin American and Latinx art. The current cycle of grantees for the next PST, in 2024, includes artists and institutions—this time from around the world, not just Southern California—selected as part of a focus on intersections between science and art.
Getty Foundation Awards $1.3 M. to Fund Prints and Drawings Initiatives
In Venice, Artist Dineo Seshee Bopape Asks Us to Consider Our Relation to the World's Waterways
"Getty is a scientific institution as part of our conservation program," said Heather MacDonald, program officer at the Getty and one of the builders of the PST initiative. While considering this year's series of grants, the theme for which was decided back in 2019, the Getty consulted with prominent scientists like Nobel Prize–winning molecular biologist David Baltimore and historian of science Jed Buchwald, both of whom are faculty members at Caltech in Pasadena.
Among the projects being supported in the current PST cycle is "World Without End: The George Washington Carver Project," an exhibition to be presented at the California African American Museum. Besides his interest in agronomy and plant science research, Carver was an artist who derived pigments from clay and peanuts, and the show will feature work by artists, scientists, and engineers responding to his legacy. The Getty's grant stemmed from "the sense of his ideas being so in sync with sustainable and organic agriculture," according to MacDonald.
A view of Myco-Cosmos, a past performance event at Los Angeles State Historic Park, conceived and directed by artist Phil Ross and produced by Fathomers, a PST 2024 grantee. Photo Theo Jamison
Another grant went to a collaboration between the Burbank-based art research institute Fathomers, a self-described "creative research institute dedicated to producing sites and encounters that challenge us to live and act differently in the world," and the Science Gallery Detroit at Michigan State University. (Detroit is one of an eight-member network of Global Science Gallery sites around the world.) "Emergence: A Genealogy," to be presented in fall 2024 at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in L.A., will function as a survey of what an exhibition description calls "bioart," an umbrella term that "applies synthetic biology to design, sculpture, new media, performance, and social practice art."
Antajuan Scott of the Science Gallery Detroit and Stacy Switzer of Fathomers said their collaboration will explore the history of biology and evolution—particularly the uglier sides of both that led to racist pseudo-science. The project will range from "simple things like DNA extraction demonstrations" to a "lab based inside a shipping container," according to Switzer.
This theme of inequality in science explored through art is of a piece with a mandate of the Science Gallery Detroit. "Our job is understanding how technology and issues within the sciences such as medical disparity are affecting our community, and to present exhibitions and programs that help answer questions and provide agency within lived experiences," Scott said. "Detroit is the blackest city in America. We would be doing ourselves an injustice if we did not think about our community first."
Opening in November at Science Gallery Detroit is an exhibition called "Tracked and Traced," an exploration of surveillance in the 21st century. "Think about marginalization and access but also the creation of the tools that are now becoming more pervasive and less understood within the realm of technology," said Scott. He added that, as an institution delving into science and art together, "we are charged with investigating things a bit differently."
Installation view of Claudia Comte's exhibition "After Nature" at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid. Photo Stefan Altenburger/TBA21
TBA21-Academy x Oceans
TBA21-Academy, the ambitious ocean-going research platform affiliated with Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, continues in its mission to find ways that art and science can work together to survey the effects of climate change as the world's seas rise. For her solo exhibition as part of the two-year program "The Soul Expanding Ocean" at Ocean Space, TBA21-Academy's home base in a centuries-old Venetian church, the Sydney-based artist Taloi Havini created Answer to the Call (2021), a 22-channel "sonic sculpture" that includes sounds from recordings taken around the Great Barrier Reef, sonar data used to measure the depths of the ocean floor, seafaring chants, and an instrumental piece composed by musician Ben Hakalitz. The project is, in part, a response to the practices and damages that colonization has brought to Oceania. But it reaches further too. As TBA21-Academy cofounder Markus Reymann said, "Havini has been working with Indigenous performance and music from Australia, Bougainville Island, and Chile, so it's literally spanning the entire Pacific."
Other undertakings supported by TBA21-Academy this year turn to timeless questions: How do we see the seas? How has that vision evolved over the years? For her exhibition "After Nature," running through late August at Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid, Swiss artist Claudia Comte took an interest in the possibility of regenerating decimated corals in the Great Barrier Reef and around the world. With her commissioned series of sculptures made from species of wood endemic to the area of Jamaica where she participated in a TBA21-Academy residency, Comte asks: Can reefs be brought back? How would the surviving natural world around the dead reefs respond? "I am attempting to capture what is happening in our time, and climate change should be our biggest concern," Comte said. "In the work, I am grappling with questions related to our shared experience of what it means to be at odds with our environment."
While in Jamaica, in collaboration with the Alligator Head Foundation, Comte created an underwater sculpture park in the protected waters of Port Antonio featuring the commissioned series carved from wood, upon which marine biologists have planted new life. "The park can be viewed by divers and snorkelers, but the sculptures also serve to encourage the regeneration of corals," the artist said. "Their implementation of corals is part of a much larger conservation project that aims to increase the overall biodiversity in the region. This project is interesting to me as a work that is both an art object and something else in the world—something with a direct and positive environmental impact that isn't only and inherently for us to view."
A rendering of Tamiko Thiel and /p's project ReWildAR for the Smithsonian. Courtesy the artists
Tamiko Thiel x Entomologist Holly Walker
Washington, D.C., is one of the most human-designed places on the planet: what used to be a swampy coast is now covered by streets laid in a grid and named by letter, all contained within a loop of highways. But the Smithsonian Institution is working to bring some simulated wildness to the area.
As part of the 175th anniversary celebration of the complex's Arts and Industries Building (the red-spired beauty on Jefferson Drive), the Institution commissioned a new collaboration between Tamiko Thiel, a digital artist with a particular interest in virtual reality, and Holly Walker, an entomologist whose work includes managing the Smithsonian's grounds and gardens. For a work to be included in an exhibition titled "Futures" opening in November, Thiel (along with fellow collaborative artist Peter Graf, who works under the name /p) created the initial vision for a "rewilded" D.C. and, in partnership with Walker, conceived an alternate-reality view of the environment the Smithsonian calls home. The installation, titled ReWildAR, will enlist augmented-reality technology to place real-life plants and animals in the world of smartphone and tablet screens.
"Think of these mobile devices as AR-scopes through which you peer into another dimension," Thiel and Walker wrote together in response to questions. "You are not looking at an 'image' on your phone—you are looking through your screen into a speculative vision of the future."
Tamiko Thiel and /p with their work Unexpected Growth at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2018. Courtesy the artists
A portion of the exhibition will be filled with virtual flora and fauna based on the real-world plants and insects that are native to the Chesapeake Bay area. Said Thiel and Walker: "'Rewilding' the city means transforming all available open areas [including parks and rooftops] from carefully mono-cultivated gardens into wildflower meadows, wetlands, and natural habitats teeming with biodiversity."
Because climate change is predicted to make Washington even warmer and more humid than it is<|fim_middle|> with a knife.
The first new inorganic blue discovered in two centuries, the intensity of the eye-popping color, called YInMn blue (for the letters of the elements it contains), can be modified by adjusting the ratio of indium to manganese. After the discovery in his lab, Subramanian entered a nondisclosure agreement with the Ohio-based Shepherd Color Company, which began testing YInMn blue's properties for commercial use. The industrial value of the pigment lies in its ability to repel most infrared radiation, thereby keeping cool whatever material it covers, and since 2017, it has been available as an ingredient in plastics and industrial coatings for that very purpose. The color's stability over time is also crucial to industry and artists alike. The researchers in Subramanian's lab are now working to produce other such pigments in a range of colors from green to turquoise to purple to orange. A red pigment with similar qualities remains elusive.
A pile of YInMn blue pigment. Photo Karl Maasdam/Courtesy Oregon State University
Michael Rothman, a longtime illustrator for museums as well as books and magazines whose website describes his work as "art to explain science," has experimented with milling the new pigment to use in work depicting flora and fauna, including the blue plumage of an extinct genus of bird. "The other blue pigment I was milling in order to make an acrylic paint was a cobalt blue, and I had a much harder time producing a fully dispersed paint than I did with the YInMn blue," Rothman told ARTnews. "I got a much smoother paint with YInMn than the cobalt blue I happened to be working with at the same time."
Ken Fujimatsu is a painter based in Japan who uses paint made with the pigment by the Australian art supply company Derivan, which licensed the color for sale in an arrangement similar to Shepherd's. Fujimatsu spoke highly of its technical properties. "When mixed with other colors or with white, it gives a beautiful, unobtrusive color," he said. "I sometimes mix it with burnt umber to create a blackish color, which is a good substitute for black, but I find it easier to use than ultramarine because it has more hiding power."
Meanwhile, YInMn blue is spreading far and wide: sales related to both industrial and artistic use, the Shepherd Color Company said, have doubled each of the last three years.
A version of this article appears in the August/September 2021 issue of ARTnews, under the title "Art X Science."
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YInMn Blue | currently, local flora and fauna will, in the not-too-distant future, come to resemble something more like that in Georgia or Florida. ReWildAR will account for that with the presence of plants and insects indigenous not just to D.C. but to points farther south. "Visitors will be able to see the Arts and Industries Building become an expansive meadow, [with] metallic green sweat bees swarming around echinacea flowers and monarch butterflies fluttering among the milkweed," Thiel and Walker said.
While experts have been sounding the alarm over climate change, habitat destruction, and biodiversity loss for decades, there remains a gap between what scientists know and what they can communicate—between what people hear and what they absorb, as identified by the phenomenon known as the "knowledge gap." But augmented-reality art can help, Walker said: "People tend to absorb information better when it is presented in an enjoyable medium, and AR allows people to interact with the world but also feel as if they are a part of the exhibit. Active participation can sometimes be lost in other mediums, and triggers healthy curiosity at all ages."
Thiel, for her part, said she finds clarity and harmony in the intersection between science and art—especially helpful in a literally and figuratively gridlocked place like Washington. "I find the insights from science, in this instance from Holly, to be as wondrous as any insights that art can bring," she noted. "As Dante is alleged to have said, 'Nature is the art of God.'"
Mas Subramanian holding a molecular model of YInMn blue in his lab at Oregon State University. Photo Karl Maasdam/Courtesy Oregon State University
YInMn Blue x Canvas
It took more than 10 years for the newest blue pigment to go from accidental laboratory find to a color fit for the art world. It was discovered in 2009 in a lab at Oregon State University, where chemist Mas Subramanian and his team were endeavoring to create inorganic materials for use in electronics. When graduate student Andrew Smith took a new compound out of an oven heated to more than 2,000 degrees, he found it to be of an intense, shocking blue.
The color's vibrancy comes from a mix of elements: yttrium, indium, and manganese oxides. Common in electronics, LEDs, and semiconductors, yttrium and indium are lustrous metals—yttrium is a "rare-earth element"—that are soft enough in their pure form to cut | 525 |
Do not be afraid of color. It is not that I encourage you to swath yourself in key lime or magenta. However, even if you are a hard-core all-black wardrobe sort of person, color can<|fim_middle|> with age, so do the colors that suit us. Remember that, and do an occasional color check over time.
Embrace the rainbow and happy coloring! | be your friend. Remember, Johnny Cash practically invented the monochromatic black - and even he didn't wear it all the time.
Color is a great tool for experimenting and expressing yourself. It also works in reverse - if your mood doesn't match what you want it to be, you can wear a color that you know peps you up to at least somewhat change your outlook. Color can be used in various doses and for various purposes - from subtle accents to full-on eye catchers.
After spending most of my childhood in a brown school uniform, and some more time in the standard office white blouse/black skirt uniform, I finally started embracing color sometime around my mid-20s. I can't say that all of my experiments were successful, but I have definitely learned a lot.
Slowly but surely, I came up with my own suite of colors. Most of my best hues are jewel tones - deep purples and blues. I also wear a lot of red and turquoise. I do love yellow and orange, but I have to be careful with them. I can only wear them in the summer, when I have some tan. In the winter, I get so pale that I look jaundiced in yellow. After being misguided, as so many other people, that "black goes with everything", I finally realized that black takes all the life out of the more subtle colors, and started combining colors with brown and gray instead. My favorite combinations are red and gray, any shade of blue and chocolate brown, as well as dark purple with bright red accents. I also taught myself to add a "pop" of color to neutral monochromatic outfits. For instance, I might brighten up a very basic black t-shirt and jeans combination with a pair of bright orange shoes, wear a classic gray dress with a red bag, or a business suit with a deep purple laptop tote.
While many books on fashion and style provide color palettes that correspond to people's coloring - skin tone, eye color and hair color - they are not very reliable. Finding colors that suit you is a process. You pick a bunch, stand in front of the mirror in good daylight and hold them up to your face. What effect does each color have on how you look? Does it make your eyes sparkle? Does it brighten up your skin? Or do you look like you are getting ready to go to a Halloween party as a ghost or a drowning victim?
Set aside the colors that make you look and feel the best, and see how you can work them in with your neutrals. As our skin and hair changes | 527 |
Ang Lee set to receive Directors Guild Honor
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DGA Sets Dates For 2019 Awards, Nominations & Voting
DGA Withdraws Representation Of Employees At Sinclair Broadcast's DC TV Station
The Directors Guild said Ang Lee, Fox Searchlight Chairman Nancy Utley, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN<|fim_middle|>TRA senior advisor John McGuire and lawmakers like Senator Amy Klobuchar who advocate for them and safeguard their work. Our culture is enriched by such a critical support system, resulting in the best film and television in the world."
Previous honorees have includes the likes of Ron Howard, Nora Ephron, Jonathan Demme, Spike Lee, Lorne Michaels, Dick Wolf, Robert De Niro, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'Kindergarten Teacher' to open H... | ), SAG-AFTRA Senior Advisor John McGuire and costume designer Ann Roth will be the recipients of this year's DGA Honors. The ceremony is set for Oct. 18 at the DGA Theater in New York City.
The awards recognize "individuals and institutions that have made distinguished contributions to American culture through the world of film and television, and recognizes the diversity of achievement — in business, government and labor — required to produce the best entertainment in the world," the guild said Wednesday in unveiling 2018 list.
"There is nowhere more fitting to celebrate the confluence of entertainment, labor and politics than New York, our cultural epicenter," said DGA President Thomas Schlamme. "It's where a legendary director like Ang Lee, as a budding Taiwanese filmmaker, came to get started — and costume designing great Ann Roth made her mark in film and on Broadway."
He added: "The success of creators is made possible by collaborative business leaders who support and elevate their creative visions like Fox Searchlight chair Nancy Utley, labor leaders who fight for their rights like SAG-AF | 224 |
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Colorado Newspaper Baselessly Hypes Voter Fraud Fears Ahead Of Recall Elections
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Written by Timothy Johnson
Published 08/09/13 12:34 PM EDT
Colorado newspaper The Pueblo Chieftain is misrepresenting Colorado's new voting law in order to stoke fears that a recall election targeting Democratic State Sen. Angela Giron will be marred by fraud. The paper's editorial board falsely claimed that the new law would allow individuals who live outside of Giron's district to vote in the election "but then later say they had a change of heart and have abandoned plans to move into that jurisdiction."
Giron is facing recall over her support of legislation to expand background checks on gun sales and limit firearm magazine capacity to 15 rounds. Ballots in the election are to be mailed to voters beginning on August 19.
Claiming that "the Democrats who control the Colorado Legislature have passed a new voting law, one which literally invites fraud," the Chieftain editorial board distorted Colorado law to manufacture a voter registration fraud scenario:
Under the law passed this year, people need only to swear under penalty of perjury that they have lived in Colorado for at least 22 days and reside or plan to reside in the precinct or county where they wish to vote. Once they have done that, they are allowed to cast ballots.
The problem is, if there were groups from outside a jurisdiction who want to affect an election in that jurisdiction, they could vote under the conditions outlined in the new law, but then later say they had a change of heart and have abandoned plans to move into that jurisdiction.
The Chieftain's claim that voting is allowed by those who only profess an intention to move into the district is false. In fact, the new law allows an individual who has already moved into a district to vote immediately, so long as they attest to their intent to stay. Voting from outside of the district is not allowed. Furthermore, prior to the enactment of new voting laws Colorado already had a rarely used same day voter registration provision known as "emergency voting." As the Colorado Springs Independent explains:
[A]ccording to an email from [Colorado Secretary of State Scott] Gessler's office to [El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Wayne] Williams' office, a person must have already moved into a district in order to vote in it.
"The 'intention' language is only relevant after the elector moved," it says.
Second, the same email confirms, clerks can and should refer any fishy behavior to the local DA's office. [Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder Gilbert] Ortiz, for instance, says he will track all last-minute change-of-address voters. If the address reverts in the coming months, he'll refer that voter to the DA.
Third, there are major penalties for voter fraud. According to the email from Gessler's office, "[i]t is a class 6 felony to provide false residency information." Martha Tierney, a Denver attorney involved in the drafting of the Modernized Elections Act, notes that a conviction means at least a year behind bars.
And there's yet another reason why widespread fraud seems unlikely: A last-minute address change has actually long been possible. Ortiz notes that the process was previously called "emergency voting," and it wasn't popular.
In 2012, only 16 of the 77,671 voters in Pueblo County used emergency voting.
The Chieftain editorial also fails to note that the new registration law, which is part of Colorado's Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act of 2013, has support among those who run the elections. As the Brennan Center for Justice noted, "The Colorado County Clerks Association -- the officials who actually run elections, and come from both political parties -- worked with lawmakers, community groups, and election officials to hammer out this compromise bill."
Other conservative media outlets have misrepresented the law in similar ways. Colorado conservative blog Colorado Peak Politics warned of "gypsy voters" and claimed that the new law meant "voters no longer have to be residents of the district they vote in...they only have to have the intention of someday becoming residents." Conservative website The Daily Caller wrote that "it appears that anyone in the state of Colorado can vote on whether Senate President John Morse and Sen. Angela Giron get the boot or stay in office."
The Chieftain has faced ethics questions over its involvement in the recall election. Chieftain general manager Ray Stafford faced criticism over a March 3 email to Giron where he stated his position with the paper and expressed his displeasure with her support of stronger gun laws. Senate President John Morse, who is also facing recall over his support for Colorado's new gun laws, told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow that he believed Stafford "threatened [Giron] with how he<|fim_middle|> ethics charge against Giron. The charge -- that Giron listed her state email address and phone number on her campaign website -- was subsequently described by the director of Colorado Ethics Watch as an "extremely thin" allegation that would be "almost certainly dismissed as frivolous." A Media Matters review of state legislators' campaign websites found the majority of legislators listed state contact information. A follow-up Chieftain article acknowledged flaws in the complaint against Giron, which did not merit investigation according to the Colorado Secretary of State.
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On July 28, ProgressNow Colorado revealed that Stafford, Chieftain production director Dave Dammann, and Chieftain assistant publisher and vice president Jane Rawlings all signed a petition in support of Giron's recall -- which had not been disclosed by the newspaper. Rawlings also sits on the paper's editorial board, which issued an August 1 editorial that dismissed subsequent conflict of interest allegations with the claim that "our news coverage of [Giron] has been fair and balanced."
On August 3, the Chieftain used the top of its local news page to prop up an | 134 |
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The tennis season began with an entertaining Australian Open, with Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka winning the individual titles. The attention now shifts to Roland Garros and the beginning of the French Open on the 26th of May. Men's Preview Between 2014 and 2016 many tennis fans thought they had seen the end of Rafa Nadal as he failed to make it past the quarter-final stage of any Grand Slam. However, the Spaniard is back, and back to his best if the Australian Open is anything to go by. Nadal performed excellently for six matches down under as he...
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It has been an unusual season for Tottenham Hotspur thus far, with many flashes of brilliance but also damaging defeats and poor performances. For every game where they turned on the style like in their 3-0 home win over Borussia Dortmund, there has been an underwhelming defeat such as the one away at Burnley. Spurs were in a great position to challenge for the Premier League title at that point, with only a five-point gap between themselves and the league leaders. As soon as they got within inches of challenging there was a knockback that the side couldn't recover from. The fact that this has happened twice only fuels more confusion from the fans'. Back in January, they could smell the top spot, but a shock home defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers pushed the club back to higher prices in the betting for the title. Granted, some fans would argue that they were never in the title race, but the league table often pointed to the fact that they were right in contention for the top prize. They are no longer in with a chance of winning the Premier League, or any domestic trophy for that matter as some bookmakers now rank them as having the same chance as Manchester United of winning the league title. However, what could the club achieve this season to keep the fans pleased with...
The NHL is entering the critical stage of the season; with playoff spaces being tied up. But who will take the initiative once the knockout games begin, and are the Tampa Bay Lightning, the team that everyone should fear? Or could the winners come in a surprise package in the form of either the Pittsburgh Penguins or the Toronto Maple Leafs? Tampa Bay Lightning (Currently 23/20 with Paddy Power) When it comes to contenders for the Stanley Cup, the Lightning is on another level to their rivals. There's no team with a better pool of talent between offence and defence than the Lightning. Nikita Kurcherov is leading the NHL in terms of points with 88 points in just 57 games. While Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos have both scored at least 30 goals. Behind the star men, the Lightning has assembled a near-perfect depth throughout their team. Defensively, their top-six is excellent. Ryan McDonagh, Victor Hedman, and Anton Stralman are correctly placed in the roles that are tailor-made for them. | 872 |
We've talked a lot about dual-coding and the benefits of combining visual and verbal information. This week we've gathered some resources on how to apply that to note taking. For more resources check out our previous digests on note taking strategies and dual coding, sketchnoting, and aphantasia.
Why should you take notes by hand? If you can't imagine going without your laptop, or asking your students to go without theirs, then this interview with Mueller and Oppenheimer may change your mind. Mueller and Oppenheimer tell the story behind their research comparing note taking by hand and note taking on a laptop.
One of the reasons note taking by hand can be superior to taking notes on a laptop is that it allows for a wider range of note taking strategies. Particularly, strategies that allow for doodling and visuals. This article reviews some of the research behind note taking and how to use different methods in the classroom.
If you're intrigued by the idea of using doodles to improve your notes, but intimidated by drawing, check out these resources from Doug Neill<|fim_middle|>, these are excellent resources to get started. | . He has a range of resources from brief overview videos to full blown courses.
Sylvia Duckworth has done a lot of work in this space and has a book coming out this month about sketchnoting. She has compiled a list of resources, people to follow on twitter, books, hashtags, and just about anything else you need to get plugged into the sketchnoting community. Again, if you are intimidated by doodling, or by how to approach visual note taking | 96 |
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In 1997 Ted Schoof O.P. and Jan van Westelaken published a bibliography (English)<|fim_middle|>beeckx Foundation from 2000-2006, has been published digitally.
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At May 15 2009 Stephan van Erp and Frans Maas held a lecture at the Soeterbeeck-Symposium Here and Now. Wordly Theology in the trail of Edward Schillebeeckx.
Relevance Schillebeecxkx
Here you find a lecture by prof. dr. Robert Schreiter on the relevance of Edward Schillebeeckx for the 21st century. Schreiter held this lecture on october 8, 2009 for the The Kathleen and John F. Bricker Memorial Lecture at the Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
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At March 30 there was held a Schillebeeckx-memorial in Chicago USA. Here you find the texts that Schreiter, Chia and Sison read.
The Edward Schillebeeckx Collected Works are for sale at Bloomsbury.
The Edward Schillebeeckx Foundation also has books for sale (in Dutch).
Welcome to the website of the Edward Schillebeeckx Foundation
The Edward Schillebeeckx Foundation has set itself the goal of collecting, organising, preserving and rendering accessible the entire output of, and material about, prof. mag. dr Edward Schillebeeckx, whether written, printed, audiovisual or in any other format.
In so doing it seeks to safeguard for the future the spiritual, scientific and social values contained in this work and to transmit them in perpetuity.
© 2021 SES | Webdesign Plus5 Media | of Edward Schillebeeckx's work. In 2003 the years 1997 – 2002 were included in the document. The bibliography was renewed and completed in 2008 and 2010.
Schoof has also made available a bibliography of secondary literature (English) on Schillebeeckx. In 2012 the bibliogaphy was renewed and completed by him.
The past years, the Foundation made a lot of effort to realize the publication of an 11-volume Collected Works of Edward Schillebeeckx. The Collected Works are for sale at Bloomsbury.
In May 2004 the Foundation Edward Schillebeeckx has digitalized the syllabus Hermeneutics (Dutch) of prof. Schillebeeckx. These lectures can be read and downloaded here. Remark: the current version isn't completely according to the original text. For that reason, the syllabus is being revisited currently.
The inaugural lecture (Dutch) of prof. dr. Robert Schreiter, holding the chair 'Theology and Culture' by the Edward Schill | 243 |
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ü Chipped off- A tooth that is fractured on its ends due to some traumatic incident can be restored using the option of dental crowns. This is usually in those cases wherein the defect caused is considerably large and composite resin filling might not prove to be sufficiently tough to withstand chewing forces.
How many types of dental crowns are there?
As the name suggests, such a crown is made of ceramic or porcelain on all sides. This is done for those people who are extremely concerned about their looks. Your dentist will prefer to place an all–ceramic crown for you in the front teeth. The cost for such crowns is on a higher side. They are more tenacious as compared to the rest of the options. To accommodate an all-ceramic crown more amount of tooth has to be drilled off. It is preferred over other options by most of the people because ceramic comes in various shades and an almost exact match to the existing teeth can be selected.
This type of crown is used to cover grossly decayed milk teeth in kids. This can be a preferred choice for the back teeth but never for the front teeth.
This type of crown has two layers. The first layer is of metal over which an additional thin layer of ceramic is placed. This is to utilize the benefit of both the materials. It is a cost-effective combo which provides your tooth with optimum strength and natural looks. Hence, it is a preferred kind of crown that can be used in those individuals who are in<|fim_middle|> at least twice. In the first appointment, the tooth in question is cleaned and trimmed on all the sides. The reduction of the tooth on the chewing surface also as the bulk of the crown rests there. Basically, your dentist creates a miniature of your tooth on the same tooth so that sufficient space is created for a crown for its placement. Generally, this trimming procedure is carried out after injecting a shot of local anesthesia so that you do not feel any sensitivity or pain during trimming. Now an impression of the trimmed tooth is recorded. This is sent to the laboratory for the fabrication of a dental crown.
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Curiously little is known about Molyneux, returned to Parliament in 1584 by the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster. He has been confused with three namesakes, one of Melling Wood, another his nephew, and a third the distant relation who sat for Nottinghamshire in 1563. The Liverpool Member was a Catholic alleged to have taken an oath in 1568, together with his father and three sisters, declaring the Pope supreme head of the church. He was therefore presumably the John Molyneux, justice of the | 140 |
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Saturday's win over Stoke City stretched our unbeaten run in the Premier Leagues to 14 matches.
In fact, we've only lost one of our last 25 league games, which Theo Walcott believes is down to our increased squad depth.
'We have created momentum'
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"The players that have come in have really stepped in the work ethic at the club," he said. "The intensity, the commitment and the hard work is showing, not just from 11 players in the starting XI, but it's the whole squad.
"The manager always digs that into us - how important the whole squad is. When called upon everyone who has been involved coming off the bench or starting has done a fantastic job and that is the difference this year to previous years, where maybe we weren't quite ready as a whole squad."
Walcott was pleased with the manner of our comeback against Stoke.
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"[Their penalty] was against the run of play I felt," he added. "I felt we had a strong first half but we got the rewards we deserved [when we] came on for the second half and started the game well. We don't normally do that.
"But there was something about us. Before going out everyone was ready. Maybe it was different but we haven't really started second halves well, but we started this one very well.
"That will please the manager and it pleases us, because that is one thing we wanted to do better this season."
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Once the methods and toolsets are clear, you can import a scanned sketch as a PSD, TIFF, JPEG or a range of other formats, or use the Pen and Brush tools to create from scratch. Image imports are placed as new layers, meaning a mix of imported and original elements can be layered independently on the canvas.
The second-stage inking process is a simple and effective way of outlining sketches. A new Layer is created, and the Pen and Brush tools are easy to adjust and edit mishaps with, while a semi-smart function snaps to the underlying sketch outlines. This is a very effective process, and prepares artwork for adding word balloons, tones and other page furnishings.
Of these, there are now 2,300 bundled screen tones, including 80 pattern brushes for adding shading, halftone effects and a range of character embellishments in a drag-and-drop motion. The texture intelligently fills the area to which it's dragged, combining with other textures for an interesting and effective range of finishes, which can be perfected with the new Dodge, Blur and Blend tools to refine your shading and line work.
Colouring works in a similar manner, with a simple mixing palette and editable swatch library available, and precision choices made through an RGB colour slider. Preset colour libraries are bundled too, helping suggest interesting colours for your illustrated creations.
Panel Ruler Cutter works by carving sketches into cells with a range of styles to choose from. This is great to use, with the new cell borders added as Layers with effects such as speed lines and backgrounds available for extra punch.
Debut's text support is also good. The word balloon library and tool allows you to drag and drop balloons into place before adding text (text can also be imported in).
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Lauren and Jason tied the knot with a wedding inspired by a classic garden tea party in the English countryside. Their venue, Rosen Shingle Creek, was a perfect fit with its green rose garden for the ceremony and timeless ballroom for the reception. BinaryFlips Photography gives us a peak into the Mr. and Mrs.'s special day.
The wedding's prim and proper feel was created by a color scheme of different shades of pink. A beautiful, floral arch, provided by Fiora Design Studio, set the romantic scene for the outdoor wedding ceremony. Inside the ballroom, mis-matched vases and flowers of different colors, shapes<|fim_middle|> Photo Booth Rocks, the beautiful couple and their guests were able to capture once-in-a-lifetime moments throughout the evening. Here's to a lovely night filled with true bliss! | , and sizes invoked a unique, vintage feel to the reception. Our ivory chiavari chairs for the ceremony and gold chiavari chairs for the reception added a fresh touch to both spaces.
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Acrylic Letters can come in various shapes, sizes, and price ranges. But you can be sure that they will attract attention wherever you use them. The Acrylic Letters of your choice can be made of various materials.
Acrylic Letters also called as LED Letters,LED Channel Letters, Trim Cap Letters can be customized into different font types of your choice. You can use Helvetica, Times New Roman, Calibri or other font types that you want. You can also customize the design of the letters that you choose. You can have metallic animals for<|fim_middle|>, stainless, copper) as well as acrylic. The sample chips are ideal to see and feel the materials, and test how they look on your wall and with your decor. | your zoo or colorful letters for your nursery. There are plenty of things you can do once you purchase dimensional letters.
Acrylic Letters will help your business or establishment look professional. The name of your business will look snazzy when you use dimensional letters on your entrance.
Acrylic letters will make your sign more visible and eye catching. The size and design of the 3D letters that you use will draw attention to your establishment. You can be sure that the signs you use will make your business appealing to your intended target market.
What can the Acrylic Letters be used for?
Acrylic Letters can be used in a variety of ways. The most common uses include internal signs in office settings including room plaque and number signs, receptionist areas, building directories, etc. Acrylic Letters are also often used for exterior purposes including business signage in commercial business parks and entrance signs. They also look great in professional service settings such as dentist, physician/doctor, lawyer, and accountant's offices due to their aesthetic appeal and professional look.
Are your Acrylic Letters suited for outdoors?
Yes. Acrylic Letters are a great option for both indoor and outdoor uses. While using them outdoors increases the chances of being scratched or damaged they are perfectly capable of being used outside. We would recommend that signs intended for outdoor use be printed "second surface" to help keep the printed portion crisp and free from potential damage.
Will my Acrylic Letters fade or scratch?
In normal everyday usage your Acrylic Letters should not scratch. That being said Acrylic Letters can be perceptible to scratches. To avoid scratching your sign, take care when handling, posting and storing your sign so that it doesn't come into contact or rub against other sharp surfaces or objects.
The actual printed area of your sign should not fade over time.
How do I install my Acrylic Letters / Where can I post my sign?
Acrylic Letters can be placed virtually in any wall surface including interior office drywall, exterior brick, stone, metal siding – using the included stud mounts that thread into the back of the letters. For a drop shadow effect, use spacers which will make your letters float off the wall. All of our Acrylic Letters come with a paper installation template that shows you where to drill holes. We recommend you to take our professional expert support to avoid damages to the wall surface and metal letters.
How do I wash my Acrylic letters?
You can clean Acrylic Letters by using a non-abrasive wet rag or cloth with water. Regular cleaning will ensure that your sign will remain clear and vibrant all the time.
How do I store my Acrylic Letters?
Storing your Acrylic letters is hard to do. Place it in separate room to avoid scratch, against abrasives. We recommend covering them or inserting some kind of soft fabric in between signs if you are storing more than one together.
What types of Installation can be made with the Acrylic Letters?
We can provide material finish samples of all of our metal letters (Aluminum, brass, bronze | 608 |
Winter Cruises
by Rouncy_HDenham | May 28, 2015 | Destination Features, Europe Features, Focus on... Features
Sail away GTW explores special interest, family-friendly and new 'virtual' cruise experiences open to group travel organisers ahead of the autumn and winter season
Cruises are becoming even more luxurious and varied as demand calls for better packages on sophisticated ships sailing to the far-flung corners of the world. Whether your group fancies a week's wine tasting in Bordeaux or a Disneyinspired break for younger family members, there's something to suit everyone, with cruise companies using the latest technology to both entertain holidaymakers and tempt them on board. Azamara Club Cruises offers cultural voyages to Asia, South America and the West Indies, as well as Central and North America. New in 2015 is the company's series of 360-degree virtual reality experiences, known as Azamara 3DI. Azamara Club Cruises is the first company in the cruise industry to bring 'destination immersion' to life in 3D, allowing GTOs to experience a cruise virtually without even hitting the water. From touring the onboard offerings of an Azamara ship to zip lining through a Costa Rican rainforest, the 3DI videos allow people to see, hear and feel what it is like to really be there. This sensory journey is set to showcase the Azamara experience at trade shows and industry events from June 2015 and the 3DI experience can also be viewed online at www.azamara3di.com
"We're thrilled to be able to use Oculus Rift technology to demonstrate the Azamara experience to prospective guests and we hope that this taster will inspire future holidays with us," says Richard Twynam, Managing Director (UK & Ireland) at Azamara Club Cruises. "We're already committed to 'destination immersion' by ensuring guests have longer stays in port, more overnights and night touring on all voyages," adds Larry Pimentel, President and CEO of Azamara Club Cruises. "Equally, we invest in our guests' experiences both on and off our ships, which begins with their first Azamara touch point. "As travellers and travel partners research our itineraries, we need to arm them with the best tools possible to ensure they have the resources they need to make a well-informed decision. Our new Azamara 3DI experiential series will be a game changer in vacation planning." The company's Land Discoveries shore excursion programme includes two new offerings for groups. Insider Access features private tours of ancestral homes, workshops and local places of business and Nights and Cool Places allows guests to discover a destination after dark, from visiting Malaga's Picasso Museum after hours to an evening gondola serenade in Venice. Added to this<|fim_middle|> can accommodate 132 passengers in 66 cabins and joins CroisiEurope's three ships already sailing on the Douro. It offers eight-day cruises from Porto visiting Regua, Vega de Teron, Ferradosa and Pinhao. Cruise-only prices start from £991 per person. Looking ahead to 2016 and 2017, CroisiEurope will be launching four additional new ships – the MS Elbe Princesse on the Elbe, the RV Princesse Apsara on the Mekong and the hotel barges Daniele and Deborah on the Canal de Briare and the Canal de Garonne. Call 020 8328 1281 to find out more or visit www. croisieurope.co.uk
Riveria Travel – Lord Byron
Riviera Travel has been operating escorted tours for 30 years and European river cruises for almost six years. Last year, Riviera Travel was recognised for industry beating quality and exceptional customer service. Which? voted it one of the top three holiday companies and the highest rated river cruise operator in their Cruise Survey, in addition to the UK's best Group Holiday Company, attaining the maximum score for Description Matching Reality and Value For Money. Riviera Travel aims to focus on the customer experience in terms of quality, accommodation and sightseeing excursions. For 2015, Riviera Travel has increased its escorted tour portfolio with a changed itinerary aboard its Provence tour, which has operated since 1996. More hotels have been added, with visits to some enchanting restaurants in the countryside that offer fine and authentic Provencal cuisine. Groups are guaranteed to enjoy rural France at its finest, combined with some iconic ancient sites.
Additionally, Riviera Travel has introduced a scenic five-day tour to Iceland, where groups can explore the wild and rugged Southern shore, with its historic timber built fishing villages and spectacular waterfalls tumbling over great ridges of crumpled lava contorted and cooled. Groups could also opt for a six-day tour of Stockholm and Copenhagen, with pretty palaces and wonderful parks, which are set against a stunning backdrop of picturesque lakes, canals and natural harbours. If your group is looking for something further afield, why not try Riviera Travel's 22-day New Zealand Tour – Land of the Long White Cloud, complete with mountains, rivers, fjords and breathtaking scenery, with groups floating through the country's most magnificent parks, charming towns and pristine landscapes. Alternatively, climb aboard one of Riviera Travel's 12 fascinating river cruises along the Rhine, Danube, Moselle, Main, Elbe, Rhone, Seine or Douro, with vessels including Lord Byron, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, which is a new addition for 2015. All boats serve superb cuisine in comfortable surroundings. New to Riviera Travel's collection in 2016, the Medieval Germany – the Main to the Danube Cruise is an eight-day affair, where groups are invited to witness the undeniable charms of medieval Germany, with its wealth of picturesque towns and villages such as Mainz, Wertheim, Bamberg and Nuremburg. Riviera Travel has also added tour extensions to a selection of its river cruises. Groups could spend three days exploring Lisbon – Portugal's elegant and eccentric capital city – aboard the Douro, Oporto and Salamanca Cruise with Extension. Or perhaps opt for The Blue Danube Extension, including a three-day escorted tour in Budapest, labelled the "Pearl of the Danube." Riviera Travel's generous selection of escorted tours or river cruises are available to book for the remainder of 2015 and 2016. For more information visit www. rivieratravel.co.uk | is the cruise line's authentic AzAmazing Evenings, which showcase the unexpected colours and flavours of whichever destination the ship happens to be moored in. Guests can also enjoy complimentary bottled water, soft drinks, tea, coffee and alcoholic drinks on board, an English Butler service if they're staying in a suite and free shuttle transportation to city centres in ports where available. Find out more by calling 0844 493 4016 or visit www.azamaraclubcruises.co.uk
SPECIAL INTEREST CRUISES – WITH A TWIST
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Celebrity Cruises has unveiled its new programme of special interest cruises, featuring everything from flamenco dancing in Barcelona to secret classical concerts in St Petersburg. GTOs can browse more than 70 new shore excursions, matching destinations to their group's particular interests, and new for 2015 are four cruise categories:
Uniquely Celebrity – exclusive adventures in destinations only available with Celebrity Cruises, including a day spent as a Sultan in Istanbul, the opportunity to row across the glaciers in Alaska and a zero to 60 Ferrari adventure in Cannes.
Culture and Locale – an evening experience of classical music, champagne and rare works of art at the world-famous Fabergé Museum in St Petersburg and a live concert event in the 14th century Basilica del Pi in Barcelona.
Lifestyle and Wellness – gives groups a chance to set their own pace and choose to focus on creativity, rejuvenation, lifestyle or wellness to nurture mind, body and soul. Included in the package is a scenic, guided nature walk in Melbourne and an interactive wellness experience in Skagway, Alaska.
Family – is a chance for groups to sightsee and enjoy family-friendly adventures that uncover the history and culture of each destination, from a family flamenco dance-off in Barcelona to a sailing trip in Bermuda, or a castle and treasure hunt adventure in Copenhagen. "Our new shore excursion programme will give groups the chance to fulfill their love of food, art, relaxation, adventure and more in must-see global destinations," says Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises. "We've collaborated with local experts to shape a programme that will enrich guests' experience and connect them more closely to the exciting places that we sail to." Special offers are available for a limited time, with GTOs' able to enjoy savings and additional benefits when they pre-book shore excursion packages in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe on
selected sailings. Find out more at www. celebritycruises.co.uk
Dining Area and Saloon
RAISE A GLASS TO A WINE-LOVER'S BREAK
For holidaymakers who like to take a little water with their wine, French specialist travel operator Belle France has added six new tailor-made canal and river cruises to its collection of 'Prestige' holidays. New destinations include the vineyards, cathedrals and châteaux of Bordeaux, Champagne and the Loire Valley and the lesser-known region of Alsace-Lorraine on a fully inclusive six-night cruise break. Its latest holidays include the Bordeaux Canal Cruise along the Canal de Garonne. The ideal tour for wine-lovers, the region has been producing exceptional vintages for more than 2,000 years and the itinerary features a wealth of wine, cheese and Armagnac tastings. Prices start from £2,480 per person. Also available is the Champagne River Cruise, which departs from Paris at night, with views of the floodlit Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame, before meandering along the River Marne through the Champagne vineyards. A private tour of a renowned Champagne house – and the chance to sample a glass or two – is a highlight, alongside a visit to Reims Cathedral, where generations of French kings were crowned. Prices start from £3,250 per person. To find out more visit www.bellefrance. com or call 01580 214010. Wine is also on the menu on a Saga cruise, with the company recently unveiling its full range of small-ship cruises for 2016 aboard Saga Sapphire and Saga Pearl II. All cruises from April 2016 offer Saga's 'best-ever value for money' promise, with table wine included at both lunch and dinner. Perks of a Saga cruise also include a chauffeur to Dover or Southampton ports. Find out more at www.travel.saga.co.uk
FEEL THE FORCE
Families holidaying aboard Disney Cruise Line this autumn can enjoy the ship's new interactive areas; one with a Star Wars theme, another entitled Disney Infinity and the third a sweet shop called the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. The adults-only Deck 13 will include a new water feature – Satellite Falls – a circular splash pool with benches and a gently falling rain curtain. The new and improved Disney Dream sets sail on October 26, 2015 on a fournight voyage from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas and Disney's private island, Castaway Cay. It will then continue to sail three and four-night cruises from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas throughout 2015 and into 2016. Find out more at www. disneycruise.com or call the Disney Cruise Line on 0800 171 2317
Ms Loire Princesse
RIVER CRUISE SPECIALIST LAUNCHES THREE NEW SHIPS
CroisiEurope has launched three new ships – the MS Camargue that was christened on the Rhône, the MS Loire Princesse that was christened on the Loire and the MS Gil Eanes, which was christened on the Douro. The two-deck MS Camargue can accommodate 104 passengers in 54 cabins and will cruise from April to November annually on six and eight-day trips from Lyon through Macon, Vienne, Arles, Avignon, Viviers and Tournon. Cruise-only prices start from £795 per person. Thanks to its innovative paddle wheel technology, the MS Loire Princesse is the first hotel ship to cruise the shallow waters of the Loire – the longest river in France. The three-deck MS Loire Princesse can accommodate 96 guests in 48 cabins and will cruise from April to November on six and eight-day round trip cruises from Nantes, visiting SaintNazaire, Ancenis, Angers, the Castles of the Loire, Saumur and Bouchemaine. Cruise-only prices start from £1,001 per person. The MS Gil Eanes | 1,393 |
A function venue does not come with a better backdrop than that of the Wharf Shed Cafe, located right on Eastern Beach. Our waterfront cafe and restaurant hosts functions for groups as small as eight people to as large as 200 people. We can offer both al a carte and set menu options depending on the style of your function, and we're happy to cater to different dietary requirements. Al a carte is generally preferred for functions of fewer than 100 people, with<|fim_middle|> one of your next functions with us. | set menu preferred for functions of 100 plus. Guests can be assured of quality dining, and our restaurant bar staff will accommodate drinks requirements.
As a function venue, Wharf Shed Cafe offers ample space with both indoor and outdoor entertaining areas. Whether for a workplace function, family gathering or a birthday party, our waterfront restaurant is the perfect option for any occasion. Not only is the setting spectacular, but you can also make use of the Eastern Beach surroundings if you wish.
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David Bromberg Big Band
By Heather Cooper on January 31, 2022 in
Show: David Bromberg Big Band
Date: Sunday, January 30, 2022
Show Time: 8:00pm
(We apologize for any confusion with advertisements, but the show will start at 8:00pm- not 7:00pm.)
Doors: 6:30pm
Seating: 7:00pm
The Vaudeville Bar will open and begin serving at 6:30 PM.
The prices shown above do not include any ticketing or service fees.
Description: The BIG ROAD of David Bromberg
With his 1971 self-titled Columbia Records release, David<|fim_middle|> joined the band in 2005 said, "With the addition of Katie, the band has never sounded better, we're gelling on a whole new level, and the idea of sharing these new songs with our fans is exciting!"
(Artist) Website: https://www.gaelicstorm.com/ | Bromberg emerged as the wunderkind of American roots music. The disc's compelling blend of traditional and original material, virtuosic musicianship and iconic cover art trumpeted the arrival of a new artist possessed of audacious and uncompromising vision. Over the course of four albums for Columbia and five for Fantasy Records, and through associations with artists like Bob Dylan, Jerry Jeff Walker, John Hartford, George Harrison, the Grateful Dead, Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt, Bromberg's reputation, repertoire and following grew exponentially. However, the incessant demands of touring finally brought the band's recordings and shows to an end in the early 1980's.
The twenty-two year drought ended in 2006 with the release of the Grammy-nominated solo effort Try Me One More Time. Gradually tour dates were added and bandmembers assembled as David, in 2011, followed up Try Me with Use Me, a typically unorthodox Brombergian effort, partnering him with some of the most celebrated names in music – Linda Ronstadt, Vince Gill, Los Lobos, Dr John, Keb' Mo, John Hiatt, Levon Helm and others – whom David asked to either write or choose songs and then produce him doing them.
Two more albums emerged from 2013 to 2017, Only Slightly Mad and The Blues the Whole Blues and Nothing But the Blues, both produced by three-time Grammy winner Larry Campbell. Recorded at Levon Helm's Barn, Only Slightly Mad brought the band back to David's eclectic 'kitchen sink' musical philosophy, while with The Whole Blues, David upheld Texas fiddler Johnny Gimbel's claim that: "There are only two songs – the Star-Spangled Banner and the Blues." The band skipped over the 'Banner' and headed straight for the blues, winning the 2017 Downbeat Critic's Poll for Best Blues Album.
Eventually David's band settled into its current lineup of Mark Cosgrove (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Nate Grower (fiddle, mandolin, guitar, vocals), Josh Kanusky (drums, vocals) and newest member, Suavek Zaniesienko (bass, vocals). This nucleus has performed hundreds of shows together, traversing thousands of miles, across the US & Canada to Europe, Japan and Australia. With the group having attained a high level of musical telepathy, they entered the studio in mid 2019 for a slightly different approach to record making….
The new album, Big Road, will give Bromberg fans the most intimate portrait to date of David and the band, musically and visually. Featuring twelve new tracks, five hi def performance videos and a mini documentary detailing the album's creation, it will be released in three formats: traditional CD, a gatefold vinyl album and a CD/DVD combo pack. In an age where recorded music has been devalued and relegated to a digital stream for smart phones, Big Road returns the listener to the golden age of record making, when enjoying an album was a tactile, visual and auditory experience. Joining David's core band are keyboardist extraordinaire Dan Walker on piano, organ and accordion, a stellar horn section of Bromberg regulars like Birch Johnson (trombone), Jon-Erik Kellso (trumpet), Matt Koza (tenor sax) and Bob Stewart (tuba) with Larry Campbell on mandolin and pedal steel.
We think you'll agree that traveling the David Bromberg Band's Big Road is a trip work taking.
Artist Website: https://davidbromberg.net/
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Gaelic Storm
By Heather Cooper on October 16, 2021 in
Show: Gaelic Storm
Date: Friday, October 15, 2021
Run time: 75-90min, plus intermission
Genre: Celtic rock
Premium seating is available. Premium prices include a $20 donation to the Theatre
On Sale to Members – Tuesday, September 7, 2021 – 10AM
On Sale to General Public – Friday, September 10, 2021 – 10AM
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It's hard to imagine a band just coming into their own after 20 years of success, but that's exactly
what makes a true anomaly. This multi-national, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live
performance, and as you can imagine, after two decades and over 2000 shows, it is a true force
to be reckoned with. With their latest release, Go Climb a Tree, their music has never sounded
more representative of themselves as musicians and as live performers.
The band attributes their continued success to their fanatic audience, and it's a well-diversified crowd for sure. The country-music folks adore the storytelling, the bluegrass-heads love the instrumentals, Celtic fans love their devotion to tradition, and the rockers simply relish the passion they play their instruments with. Each band member, in their own way, expresses a deep gratitude for their fans, but it's best summed up in the words of Patrick Murphy: "The fans are the ones that have given us this life. We're here for them."
On Go Climb a Tree, co-founders of Gaelic Storm, Steve Twigger and Patrick Murphy, along with longtime friend and co-writer Steve Wehmever, are again at the helm of song-writing duties. The album has everything—party drinking songs ("The Beer Song"), patriotic anthems ("Green, White and Orange"), beautiful folk songs ("Monday Morning Girl"), spritely instrumentals ""The Night of Tomfoolery"), perfectly poppy songs ("Shine On"), and even a raucous pirate song ("Shanghai Kelly"). When speaking of the overall concept of the album, Patrick Murphy gives some insight: "With all the craziness and division in the world, we wanted to make an album about 'contemplative escapism.' Go Climb a Tree certainly isn't about dropping out of the conversation, it's just about taking a short hiatus to recharge the batteries before you take on the world again."
Gaelic Storm takes a true blue-collar, hard-nose approach to touring, consistently traveling the US and internationally over 200 days a year, forging a unique path in the Celtic music world."You have to see us live. We are the true working-mans' band," says Ryan Lacey, who joined the lineup in 2003. "We still, and most likely always will, tour most of the year, and that's how we constantly hone our craft."
The dedication to live shows date all the way back to the mid-1990s, when Gaelic Storm kicked off its career as a pub band in Santa Monica, California. Due to their discovery at the pub, by the end of the decade, the musicians had appeared in the blockbuster film Titanic (where they performed "Irish Party in Third Class"). This laid the groundwork for a career that would eventually find them topping the Billboard World Chart six times, making appearances at mainstream music festivals, and regularly headlining the largest Irish Festivals across the country, all the while gaining a reputation as a genre-bending Irish rock band, whose songs mix Celtic traditions with something uniquely creative.
Looking to the future, Gaelic Storm is excited about what lies ahead. They've added a new fiddle player, Katie Grennen, and she has affectionately become the "purple squirrel" of the band, meaning she is the perfect new addition. Pete Purvis who | 1,640 |
Omniglass SCT is pleased to announce the rehiring of a key former Omniglass employee, Jordan Ferrone.
Jordan had joined Omniglass in 2011 as the Technical Services Analyst where he took on responsibilities such as product design<|fim_middle|> main representative in the AAMA certification program.
Jordan brings with him many years of industry experience with excellence in manufacturing processes. As a Certified Engineering Technologist, his previous experience has given him the ability to excel in the automotive, aerospace and hi-tech industries where he has gained invaluable knowledge that will prove rewarding for Omniglass SCT.
In this new position, Jordan will be responsible for Engineering and Technical Sales and is eager to start reconnecting with familiar contacts as well as cultivating new relationships with prospective partners.
Feel free to contact Jordan directly by email at jferrone@omniglass.com or by phone at 1-204-668-9320 Ext. 203 for any inquiries.
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Transcript: Bill Belichick Press Conference 12/30
Read the full transcript from Patriots head coach Bill Belichick's press conference on Friday<|fim_middle|>Miami Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel and select players comment on their game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
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Transcript: Mac Jones Press Conference 12/28
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New England Patriots Postgame Quotes 12/24
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, quarterback Mac Jones and select players comment on their game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday, December 24, 2022. | , December 30, 2022.
HEAD COACH BILL BELICHICK
BB: A little early, but Happy New Year everybody.
Q: Shaun Wade, what have you seen from him behind the scenes? We haven't seen that much of him in games this year. What have you noticed in his growth and improvement this year?
BB: Yeah, Shaun's a smart kid. He's worked at all the spots so far. Further ahead than he was last year, that's for sure.
Q: Did you start him more on the inside this year?
BB: He's played both and played some safety. But obviously our depth at safety has been pretty good. So, he's been limited.
Q: How about [Quandre] Mosley on the practice squad? I know it's been a couple weeks but is it possible that he could help you? Have you seen anything that could?
BB: We'll see. We'll see how it goes.
Q: I know we've asked you about Ja'Whaun Bentley a lot in the past. But I'm just wondering, what it's like for you to watch him continue to grow not only as a player but as a leader? He's started out with a leadership kind of role.
BB: Yeah, absolutely. It's been great. So glad that we were able to re-sign him in the offseason when he was a free agent. He's been great on and off the field. Leadership on the field. Communication, very good communicator which is important in the role that he plays. Middle linebacker and free safety, and quarterback, center, like those are all – personal protector on the punt team, they're all high-level communication positions and he does a great job of that. Very unselfish player. Does what's best for the defense, what's best for the team, not what's best for him. So, that makes it a lot easier to somebody who always thinks what's the best thing for the defense to be in, not what's easiest for me. Devin's [McCourty] the same way. Like sometimes those guys take on the hardest jobs. But that's what's best in that situation, then that's what they do. So yeah, appreciate that. Works hard in the offseason. He was one of the first guys in every morning back in February, March, coming in to work out on his own. It's been impressive. He's really developing into a great career.
Q: Matt Judon mentioned a play being against Cincinnati where Ja'Whaun gave him a free call or something, like he had a two-way go with his rush. What kind of trust needs to be earned from the coaching staff in order for Bentley to kind of make those calls? Or is that something that's always baked into that job of calling the defense and setting?
BB: Yeah, well there's a difference between calling the defense and making calls on the field within the defense, right? So, it's two different things. Just involvement, it could be involvement, and both of them they could be separate. A lot of times the DBs make calls relative to formations and adjustments, that kind of thing. It doesn't have anything to do with the defensive call. It has to do with the way that they're going to play a certain 3-on-2 or 4-on-3, 2-on-2, 3-on-3, whatever it is. Or how they are going to rotate the zones, we go to this zone, or we switch it around and go to a different configuration within the same call. So, a lot of players have the ability to do that. Depends on what the call is and what the situation is, and what we're talking about. Then there are the signal callers who would call the defense based on the huddle call or if it's a multiple call in the huddle, be based on the formation or look the offense presents once they come out of the huddle, then what do we do. So, they're just different. So, yeah as far as players having communication between one or two players, two or three players, that's pretty common on a lot of plays. I wouldn't say every play, but I mean a lot of plays.
Q: Is there any trust that needs to be earned specific to that call? As Matt described it like a free call, Bentley says 'Ok, I've got your back' or perhaps gap on that play.
BB: Again, in pass rush we have multiple pass rush schemes and games. Again, the person that's responsible for calling those, whether it's – it could be a number of different people, then yeah, they can make that call.
Q: How's Conor McDermott been hanging in there? I mean he's had quite a bit of playing time since he came back.
BB: Thank God we have him. He's done a good job. He's been dependable and tough. He's been out there, been durable.
Q: Similar to what you remember? I mean it's way back, right when you first had him, I know it's so unusual. When he was a rookie you probably didn't even see him play that much back then, right?
BB: Yeah, he played quite a bit in training camp. Then ended up losing him on a waiver claim. So, it's good to have him back. He's done a good job for us, and I'm glad we have him. Glad we have him.
Q: We haven't seen DeVante Parker in a while since he's been out with his concussion. I know he's not been out at practice this week, but do you have any sort of update on him? Is he feeling better?
BB: We'll put on the injury report whatever his status is. Those guys are doing things to try to get ready every day. Let's follow the process through the week and list what they do after practice on the injury report, whatever it is. I mean I can't sit here and tell you what he's going to be able to do in practice. That's why we go out and practice to see what they can do, and then we list them accordingly. Rather than try to crystal ball it and predict it. Then you guys come in here and tell me that I lied to you because I told you he was going to do this, but he doesn't do that, right? I don't know exactly what he's going to be able to do. We'll see what it is and then we'll list it at the end of practice like we always do.
Q: Do you know if he's going to put a helmet on for practice today?
BB: So, there are different things that go into that. So, again that's handled on the medical side based on what his status is and so forth, and where he is on his return to play.
Q: Like when you have a morning staff meeting with the coaches and kind of lay out what you're doing today, is there an expectation of we know these guys can't practice, and if so, is he among that group?
BB: Alright, so the concussion protocol is not like anything else. The players that aren't in the concussion protocol, they're availability is based on their availability, and what they feel they can do, and what we feel they can do. It's progressive, right? So, you go out there and you do this, like okay alright, then you do a little bit more, ok good, then ok you're good to go, right? It's progressive and the concussion protocol, that's totally under a different set of – its managed and monitored differently. So, that's what it is.
Q: What are some of the challenges that Miami's motion presents defensively? I mean I know we talked about Tyreek Hill and [Jaylen] Waddle, and their vertical speed, and how they run them off motion. In terms of the run game, what are some challenges that their motion present?
BB: Well, I think you bring up a great point. It's not the vertical speed only, it's also the horizontal speed. Those motions, the guy gets on one side of the field or formation to the other side very fast and can either outflank the defense or draw the defense out to create more space inside. So, the horizontal spacing and speed is, I want to say, just as big of an issue. But in a way, it's just as big of an issue as the vertical speed that those players have that they use horizontally. So yeah, it's definitely a problem. Like they do a good job of that. That's how they try to use it. Yeah, they stretch you vertically, they stretch you horizontally. Then if you don't go fast enough and they happen to be going out there, you're outflanked, and if you go too fast then they're coming back across the grain or trying to create space to get you to overextend to get you to open up inside, then they're vulnerable there. So, those are the concepts and ways that they use it. So, it's definitely a problem that you have to be ready to, dependent on what we're in and what we've called, how we would handle it. But that's honestly fairly common from a lot of teams, but certainly the San Francisco style of offense from Kyle [Shanahan], to the Jets which is prevalent there, to Miami assuming that we've seen a lot of it. The Rams, teams that use the Rams' concepts like Green Bay, things like that. They kind of follow that pattern. There's definitely a lot of that, so probably Minnesota. Half the teams we've played this year have built that in. Again, dependent on who the players are. Sometimes it's speed, sometimes it's with bigger players, like a guy like Cooper Kupp or somebody like that, like that gets into blocking, too. So, you have a blocker that isn't present than all of a sudden, he is present in the formation, now you've got a guy who's 215-220 pounds blocking at the point of attack, that happened pretty suddenly. So, that's something we see a lot of. They do a good job of it in their horizontal speed and separations. Honestly, it probably is more of a problem than the vertical speed. More frequent, I'm not saying it's more of a problem. But not every play is a post pattern. Not every play is a go route. There's a lot of plays that go horizontally.
Q: When it comes to the offense's perspective, teams like Miami for example motion a lot more than some other teams do. What goes into implementing motion like that into your offense that might make it prevalent for one offense, but not so prevalent for another one?
BB: Generally, offenses do whatever they do. They try to gain an advantage. So, whether they motion, don't motion, line up in 2-by-2, 3-by-1, 2-back, whatever it is, whatever they do, they try to do it to gain some kind of advantage. They're not trying to help the defense. So, whatever that advantage that they proceed that they're gaining is, that's why they're doing it. Could be a number of reasons for doing any or none. There are good reasons for not putting anybody in motion and there's good reasons for putting people in motion, or some kind of jet-motion. Then there's also drawbacks to doing those. So, just dependent on what you're trying to accomplish. I'm sure any offensive coach when he calls the play, or designs the play, or calls the formation, he does it to gain some type of advantage somewhere or information. That's why they do it.
Q: We approached this topic on Wednesday, some other players opinions in reference as far as Mac [Jones] being potentially a dirty player. I know you said, 'You'll have to talk to them about that, I don't know.' But speaking for yourself, do you think Mac in your experience is a dirty player?
BB: Yeah, I'm not going to sit up here and comment about that. I mean we could go through the rest of our roster and ask the same questions, right? About different things, about players and all that. So, like I'm not going to get into any of that.
Q: Yeah, it seems unusual that for one player who's had some controversy as of late, which whether it's a big deal or not, your opinion isn't clear.
BB: Right now, my focus is on the Miami Dolphins. It's not on some other game, some other play, some other year, what somebody else said or didn't say. Like we're trying to get ready for the Dolphins and so that's where it's at. So, honestly, I don't even think about those things.
Q: Do you think at all when I ask you if your quarterback's a dirty player, I know the things you say to us you would say to any of the players?
BB: Again, I'm thinking about the Dolphins. That's really what I'm thinking about. So, I'm not going to go into last year, somebody else's comment, some other game, some other situation. Like whatever it is, is. Whatever was called, was called. That's what it is and I'm on to the Dolphins. So, do as good of a job as I can to prepare our team for that and that's what it's going to be.
Q: Do you think you run the risk at all of alienating your quarterback when I ask if he's a dirty player and you don't say yes or no?
BB: Yeah, I have a good relationship with all the players. I talk to all the players. I talk to the team every day, talk to the players individually on an as-needed basis or anything that's relevant. So, I feel comfortable in my relationships with every player, every coach, every staff member. That's what you're asking. I feel very comfortable with every one of them. So, that's what I base it on. Not what somebody thinks or what somebody else says. I base my relationships on my direct relationship with that person. That's what I feel like is important. You want to construct it differently, then that's up to you. But that's not the way I'd do it.
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Doncic revels in feel-good factor after eighth triple-double
Luka Doncic was happy to indulge in the feel-good factor after his stunning display in the Dallas Mavericks' win over the San Antonio Spurs.
Doncic put up his his eighth triple-double of the NBA season as the Mavericks were victorious for the fourth match running, downing the Spurs 115-104.
In a contest pitting seventh versus eighth in the West, the Slovenian posted 22 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to complete his 33rd career triple-double.
The 22-year-old is now level with Bob Cousy in 11th on the all-time triple-doubles list.
He had defender Dejounte Murray tied up in knots at times and enjoyed getting the better of a quality opponent.
"It's a great feeling but I think he was doing an amazing job on me," said Doncic.
"I think he's a really good defender but when you do a move, you feel good about it."
With Kristaps Porzingis regaining full fitness after knee surgery and top-scoring on 28 points, Doncic feels the best is yet to come from his Latvian team-mate.
"We are all progressing as a team," he said.
"KP has been way better, he's getting the confidence after his injury. I think he's still going to build on his confidence and is going to be way better."
Those were sentiments echoed by the man himself, with Porzingis feeling good about his recovery.
"I feel like I'm getting there. I still have to keep working," he said.
"After surgery, the leg is not feeling the same, so you have to keep working on that strength and make sure it's strong and stable and you feel confident.
"It's non-stop work, but I'm feeling better with each game and looking forward to the second part of the season."
All-Star Aldridge and San Antonio Spurs agree to part ways
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has revealed<|fim_middle|> where he defeated New York's Toppin in the final to win the title.
Simons' self-lob, where he attempted to kiss the rim but fell just short, was chosen by the judges via a 3-2 vote ahead of Toppin.
Toppin had opted for a between-the-legs effort from just inside the free-throw line.
Kawhi Leonard plans to play for Popovich's USA at Tokyo Games
Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is planning to represent the United States at the rescheduled Olympic Games in Tokyo this year.
Coronavirus forced the 2020 Games to be postponed, with the Olympics now due to be held in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8 this year.
Despite a potentially congested schedule, with the Clippers contenders in the Western Conference and the NBA season set to finish on July 22 if the Finals go the distance, Leonard is ready to play for Team USA.
"My plan is to go," Leonard said on Sunday, ahead of the All-Star Game in Atlanta.
Gregg Popovich's Team USA are set to play their first game against France on July 25.
"If I feel up to it and feel ready to go around that time, then I'm going to play," Leonard said.
Leonard added: "A lot of people were in for 2020, but just the pandemic pretty much killed everything."
Team USA won the Gold Medal in 2016, defeating Serbia at the Rio De Janeiro Games almost five years ago in Brazil.
All-Star Game: Vintage Curry puts on show to be crowned Three-Point king
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was dramatically crowned Three-Point Content champion on the final shot in Atlanta.
Gearing up for Sunday's All-Star Game, two-time MVP Curry reigned supreme thanks to his final shot – a two-point money ball that put him ahead of Utah Jazz star Mike Conley in a shooting masterclass.
Curry bested Conley and Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics in the final round to become just the seventh player to win the contest multiple times, and the first to do so since Jason Kapono (2007-08).
Three-time NBA champion Curry, who posted a final round score of 28, previously won the three-point competition in 2015.
Curry dedicated the win to injured Warriors team-mate Klay Thompson, who claimed the contest in 2016.
"The Splash bros, we are back," Curry said. "This one goes out to Klay Thompson, we got it done big fella."
All-Star Game: Pacers' Sabonis upstages Doncic and Paul in NBA Skills Challenge
Indiana Pacers star Domantas Sabonis upstaged Luka Doncic and Chris Paul to win the NBA Skills Challenge.
Sabonis defeated Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic in Sunday's final, ahead of the All-Star Game in Atlanta.
After losing to Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo in last year's decider, Sabonis went all the way in 2021 in a competition testing ball-handling, passing and shooting ability.
"I just wanted to come out here and have fun with," Sabonis said on TNT after the win.
Sabonis eased past New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle in the opening round before stunning Mavericks star Doncic in the semi-finals in another flawless victory.
Vucevic topped veteran star Paul of the Phoenix Suns, but he was unable to stop Sabonis – who nailed a three-pointer on his fourth attempt for the title.
Blake Griffin set to join star-studded Nets after clearing waivers – reports
Blake Griffin has cleared free agency waivers and is set to join Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving on the Brooklyn Nets, according to reports.
The Athletic reported six-time All-Star Griffin was expected to link up with the NBA's latest 'big three' after leaving the lowly Detroit Pistons.
The 31-year-old, whose deal in Detroit was set to run until 2022, agreed a contract buyout with the Pistons earlier this week.
Griffin was tipped to join a contender, with the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers mentioned alongside the Nets in initial reports.
But the star-studded Nets will seemingly get their man as they boost a roster that already includes three 2021 All-Stars.
The 24-13 Nets – second behind the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference – had been expected to add size after Jarrett Allen left in January as part of the blockbuster three-team trade that saw former MVP Harden arrive from the Houston Rockets.
Allen is now playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, where Andre Drummond – one mooted option – has sat out of action ahead of a potential move.
But Brooklyn are instead making Griffin their newest recruit, hoping he can stay fit for an extended period having played just 38 games since the start of last season.
Griffin has averaged 12.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 20 games this season for the Pistons (10-26), bottom in the east and only behind the Minnesota Timberwolves (7-29) for the worst record in the league.
Those numbers are down on his career average, including 8.7 boards per game, the same mark that Harden has reached for the Nets this season – a team-high among those still on the roster.
Brooklyn rank 14th in the league with 44.3 rebounds per game in 2020-21.
Embiid and Simmons out of All-Star Game after COVID contact
Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons will not play in Sunday's NBA All-Star Game after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
The NBA confirmed the duo had been exposed to the individual in Philadelphia prior to travelling to the event in Atlanta.
It will keep the Sixers pair out of the annual game, although it will have no impact on the rest of the players, a statement said.
ESPN reported Zion Williamson would take Embiid's place in the starting five for Team Durant. Simmons had been set to appear from the bench for Team LeBron.
The Sixers are 24-12 this season at the top of the East, led by Embiid, who is in the running for the MVP award.
The fifth-year center is averaging 30.2 points and 11.6 rebounds in 2020-21. | the club and veteran LaMarcus Aldridge have mutually agreed to part ways.
The 35-year-old power forward/center will explore his trade options before the March 25 deadline.
"We've mutually agreed for him to work out some opportunities for him, and that'll be elsewhere," Popovich told reporters before Wednesday's 115-104 loss to Dallas.
"He's been a great team-mate. There was no problem there. We just think this is a win-win for LaMarcus and the club.
"When an opportunity arises, that'll be up to management, his agent, that sort of thing. We'll all move forward.
"He's done everything we've asked, and at this point we'd just like to do something that will work for him as much for our club because he deserves that."
Seven-time All-Star Aldridge had missed eight of San Antonio's final 11 matches prior to the All-Star break with a combination of hip and quadriceps injuries.
This season, Aldridge has averaged 13.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in 25.9 minutes per game.
Durant set for more scans, indefinite timeframe on return to play
Kevin Durant's return to play from a hamstring injury remains uncertain with Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash revealing he will undergo further scans.
Durant has not played for Brooklyn since the February 13 game against former team the Golden State Warriors due to the left hamstring injury.
Thursday's game with the Boston Celtics is set to be the 10th straight he has missed due to the injury.
Nash said Durant will undergo further scans which will dictate the next steps in his recovery.
"He hasn't played in a month," Nash said on Wednesday. "No matter what the scan says, there will still be an appropriate ramp-up time to make sure we put him in a position to finish the season strong.
"He's doing really well right now, and we all feel really positive about the direction he is going but we just need to be very cautious because he's a really important player for us."
Durant did not head to Atlanta for the All-Star break, instead remaining in Brooklyn to work with his physiotherapist.
The 32-year-old forward has participated in light on-court workouts but not high-speed running or drills with his team-mates.
Nash denied that the Achilles injury that Durant suffered in 2019 was related to his current problem.
"Through his history, through medical history and assessment, we don't feel like these two are related at all," Nash said.
Doncic posts triple-double as Mavs secure fourth straight win, Grizzlies quell Wizards
Luka Doncic completed his eighth triple-double of the NBA season as the Dallas Mavericks won their fourth consecutive match 115-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs.
In the match-up between seventh and eighth in the West on Wednesday, the 22-year-old Slovenian finished with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to complete his 33rd career triple-double.
Doncic is now tied with Bob Cousy in 11th on the all-time triple-doubles list.
Latvian center Kristaps Porzingis top scored with 28 points and 14 boards in a match which was tight until the Mavs pulled away in the last quarter, outscoring San Antonio 28-18.
Spurs had led by seven at half-time with DeMar DeRozan (30 points and 11 assists) their best but they faded to slip to an 18-15 record. Dallas improved to 19-16.
The Memphis Grizzlies stayed in the playoff hunt with a 127-112 win over the Washington Wizards, led by center Jonas Valanciunas with 29 points, 20 rebounds and four blocks.
Ja Morant (21 points, six rebounds and 10 assists) was impressive too, leaving the Wizards at 14-21, with Bradley Beal (21 points) and Russell Westbrook (20 points and 10 assists) unable to inspire them to victory.
West and East blockbusters
The Phoenix Suns (24-11) will meet Damian Lillard's Portland Trail Blazers (21-14) in a huge Western Conference clash, while in the East the Boston Celtics (19-17) make the trip to face James Harden's Brooklyn Nets (24-13), but Kevin Durant is still unavailable with a hamstring injury.
NBA Big Game Focus: Curry out to extend Clippers' streak after All-Star showcase
The NBA is back in action after the All-Star break, with an enticing Western Conference matchup on deck on Thursday.
While the Golden State Warriors are far from being the force they were at the peak of their dynasty, an incredible season from Stephen Curry is keeping them firmly in the playoff hunt.
Curry's remarkable scoring talents and his stunning shooting from three-point range can be an equaliser in any game and means the Los Angeles Clippers, despite their superior place in the standings, can take little for granted at Staples Center.
The Clippers go into this clash on a four-game losing streak and will need Kawhi Leonard – enjoying his best shooting season since 2013-14 by converting on 51.1 per cent of his attempts from the field – and Paul George to be at their best to avoid that run being extended.
Golden State Warriors - Stephen Curry
It may be predictable to identify Curry as the key man for the Warriors but, if they are to make the playoffs, it is going to be a case of him against the world.
Curry is coming off a spectacular performance at the All-Star Game, where he won the three-point contest for a second time before playing a starring role in Team LeBron's victory.
He has an average of 24.7 points per game for his career against the Clippers and put up 38 in the previous meeting between the two.
Curry will be out for a repeat performance in his first game versus the Clippers in LA since January 2019.
Los Angeles Clippers - Paul George
George was also on the winning team at the All-Star game in Atlanta, having played a pivotal role alongside Leonard for the Clippers.
For Los Angeles, George is the player whose presence on the court appears to have the biggest impact, given he leads the team with a plus-minus rating of 8.6
He is also the player best suited to help the Clippers keep pace if Curry begins a deluge from beyond the arc. George leads the Clippers in three-point attempts (7.8 per game) and is shooting 45 per cent from deep.
His effective field goal percentage of 60.4 is also a team-high and ranks above that of Curry (59.5).
KEY BATTLE - WARRIORS MUST LIMIT SECOND CHANCES
The weakness of the Warriors continues to be on the boards. Golden State is second last in total defensive rebounds this season with 1,381.
As a result of their inability to dominate on the glass, only one team – the Brooklyn Nets (556) – have given up more second-chance points than the Warriors (526).
The Clippers have racked up 485 second-chance points this term, 10th in the NBA, and with the consistency with which Leonard and George are shooting the ball, the game could get away from the Warriors in a hurry if they allow Los Angeles to dictate on the boards.
The two teams split the first pair of games in San Francisco this season, the Warriors bouncing back with a 115-105 win two days after suffering a 108-101 defeat.
That victory ended a run of four successive losses to the Clippers that stretched back to October 2019.
Only two of the last seven games between the Warriors and Clippers have been decided by single digits, indicating a close encounter may not be in the offing.
76ers pair Embiid and Simmons to miss first game back after NBA All-Star break
Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have both been ruled out of Thursday's game against the Chicago Bulls due to coronavirus contact tracing.
Embiid and Simmons did not play in Sunday's NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta, the duo late withdrawals after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
The pair will now miss the first game back following the All-Star break, though Simmons will also sit out Friday's clash with the Washington Wizards.
MVP candidate Embiid is eligible to return for Eastern Conference leaders the 76ers against the Wizards, while Simmons will be able to make his way back to the court at home to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
Embiid has been averaging 30.2 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game for the 76ers this season.
76ers team-mate Simmons, meanwhile, is averaging 16.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.6 assists.
The 76ers (24-12) are half a game clear of the star-studded Brooklyn Nets (24-13) atop the east.
All-Star Game: LeBron 'in awe' of Antetokounmpo and Curry
LeBron James said he is "in awe" of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Steph Curry after they put on a show for his side in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday.
Antetokounmpo was named MVP after shooting a perfect 16 from 16 to claim a game-high 35 points in a 170-150 victory for Team LeBron over Team Durant.
Greek star Antetokounmpo recorded the most baskets without a miss in All-Star Game history, while Curry finished with 28 points in the 70th edition of the showpiece match at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.
James, who scored just four points in his 12:46 minutes on court, relished the opportunity to line up with Antetokounmpo and Curry.
Asked if he enjoyed playing in the same team as the duo, he replied: "Absolutely, that's why I drafted them, guys I obviously compete against on a nightly basis, but guys I'm just in awe of, Giannis and Steph.
"It's my first time teaming up with Steph and it was an honour to be on the floor with him, a guy I've seen come up and be the player that he is today, but it was great to be out there with them and the rest of the guys."
That is four wins out of four for James as captain in the All-Star Game and the 36-year would be happy to keep it that way.
"I hope they allow me to retire from being an All-Star captain, retire with a perfect 4-and-0 record, I'll keep that forever, but we'll see what happens," said the Los Angeles Lakers great.
"I try to pick the right team, guys who compete, and play to win, and I've been on the winning side of all four."
All-Star Game: Giannis wasn't thinking about perfect performance after MVP display inspires Team LeBron
Giannis Antetokounmpo insisted he was not thinking about his perfect performance in the NBA All-Star Game after going 16-for-16 from the field to fuel Team LeBron past Team Durant.
Antetokounmpo was crowned All-Star MVP after posting a game-high 35 points in Sunday's 170-150 victory over Team Durant in Atlanta.
Milwaukee Bucks star and two-time reigning NBA MVP Antetokounmpo did not miss a shot, joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in history to go 16-for-16 or better from the field in any game (regular season, playoffs or All-Star Game), per Stats Perform.
It was also the most makes without a miss over an entire All-Star game. The previous record was held by Hal Greer going eight-for-eight in 1968.
"It actually wasn't [on my mind]," Antetokounmpo said of the perfect performance. "I was just trying to just play.
"When you're around guys like [Damian Lillard] and [Stephen Curry] and Chris Paul, it's just easy. Nobody is worrying about me. I'm just playing one-on-one, nobody is double-teaming.
"If you feel good, then I feel good that it will be good. I just get up and have fun and just try to get as many shots as I can."
Team LeBron – without Joel Embiid as he joined Philadelphia 76ers team-mate and Team Durant's Ben Simmons in sitting out due to COVID-19 contact tracing – entered the fourth quarter requiring only 24 points to seal victory under the Elam Ending rule.
Each of the first three quarters started with the score at 0-0 and lasted the standard 12 minutes, with the game clock turned off for the final period and a final target score set.
Team LeBron's Damian Lillard sealed the victory with a three-pointer – the Portland Trail Blazers guard posting 32 points.
Afterwards, Antetokounmpo was named All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP – the award named in honour of the Los Angeles Lakers and NBA great, who died in a helicopter crash last year.
"Obviously, I'm extremely happy at just having the award with the name of Kobe Bryant in my house," Antetokounmpo said.
"It's a great feeling. I wanted to win the one last year really bad and I had a chance to win because I felt like I wanted to have the trophy in my house, but this year I wasn't even thinking about winning it, I was just thinking about having fun, and I had the opportunity to play well.
"My team played great and I was able to just win it and to have the trophy with the name of Kobe Bryant, it's amazing, and I know he would be happy. Yeah, I know he'd be happy."
All-Star Game: Flawless MVP Giannis fuels Team LeBron past Team Durant
Giannis Antetokounmpo added another MVP award to his growing collection as the Milwaukee Bucks superstar guided Team LeBron to a 170-150 victory over Team Durant in Sunday's All-Star Game.
The previous three All-Star contests had pitted LeBron James against Antetokounmpo in a mouth-watering Team LeBron versus Team Giannis matchup.
But James and Antetokounmpo joined forces for this year's 70th All-Star Game as the later fuelled Team LeBron to a comprehensive win in Atlanta.
Two-time reigning NBA MVP Antetokounmpo – drafted first by Los Angeles Lakers superstar James – led Team LeBron to a fourth consecutive All-Star triumph behind his game-high 35 points on 16-for-16 shooting.
Antetokounmpo joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to go 16-for-16 or better from the field in any game (regular season, playoffs or All-Star Game), per Stats Perform. Chamberlain accomplished the feat twice in the regular season in 1966-67 (18-for-18 and 16-for-16).
Antetokounmpo's performance earned All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP honours for the first time in his career.
Stephen Curry, who won the Three-Point Contest as All-Star proceedings were condensed into one day amid the coronavirus pandemic – had 28 points for Team LeBron, including eight three-pointers in 22 minutes.
Jaylen Brown was next best for Team LeBron, while James tallied four points, four assists, two rebounds and a block in 13 minutes of action and Chris Paul posted six points and 16 assists.
Bradley Beal (26), Kyrie Irving (24 and 12 assists), James Harden (21), Jayson Tatum (21), Donovan Mitchell (15), Zach Lavine (13) and Zion Williamson (10) all had double-digit points for Team Durant.
All-Star Game: Trail Blazers' Simons wins Slam Dunk Contest
Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons was crowned the 2021 NBA Slam Dunk champion on Sunday.
This year's All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest was a lot different in more ways than one in Atlanta.
It took place at half-time of the All-Star showdown and was lacking in star power, with just three participants – Simmons, Obi Toppin (New York Knicks) and Cassius Staley (Indiana Pacers).
In a condensed format, first-time participant Simons dazzled at State Farm Arena, | 3,501 |
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