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Erlang on Nokia 770
Fri Nov 18 12:29:34 CET 2005
oops, you forgot to cc erlang list and Gerd. so:
What's the performance like?
It'd be interesting to compare vs the gumstix and blackdog.
On 11/18/05, Chris Double <> wrote:
> On 11/18/05, bryan rasmussen <> wrote:
> > :(
> > Yes. I just assumed it was some new series of Nokia phones since those
> > numbers are always changing and hard to keep up with.
> Yes, they seem to change randomly. The 770 is neat device though and
> Erlang on it would be fun to play with. What's the performance like?
> It'd be interesting to compare vs the gumstix and blackdog.
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It has been reported recently that National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is opposing “everything” President Trump wants to do.
McMaster is also allowing former NSA chief Susan Rice to continue receiving classified documents even after knowing she unmasked several Trump associates.
Needless to say, many conservatives aren’t thrilled with McMaster at the moment.
Here are Trump’s thoughts…
President Trump defended Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, his embattled national security adviser, on Friday in the face of a full-bore campaign by the nationalist wing of his political coalition accusing him of undermining the president’s agenda and calling for his dismissal.
General McMaster has angered the political right by pushing out several conservatives on the national security staff and cautioning against ripping up the nuclear agreement with Iran negotiated by President Barack Obama without a strategy for what comes next. His future has been in doubt amid speculation that Mr. Trump might send him to Afghanistan.
But after two days of unrelenting attacks on General McMaster by conservative activists and news sites, complete with the Twitter hashtag #FireMcMaster, the president weighed in to quash such talk. “General McMaster and I are working very well together,” he said in a statement emailed to The New York Times. “He is a good man and very pro-Israel. I am grateful for the work he continues to do serving our country.”
It would seem for now that McMaster has job security.
There have been talks of H.R. being replaced at the NSA by current CIA Director Mike Pompeo.
What are your thoughts on this situation?
Do you want to see Trump keep McMaster around a little while longer?
Let us know in the comment section… |
Snapshots on the OER university network
While media reports give the impression that open courseware from the likes of MIT and Stanford is revolutionary, open education is not new for UOW.
In the 1990s, before the internet was around, UOW was broadcasting free postgraduate lectures and documentaries three hours a day on Australian television and satellite to the Asia Pacific, under the banner of PAGE.
So what is happening on the Open Educational Resources (OER) front today?
More than 60 people attending an eLearning Forum on Open UOW held on 28 August (including staff through videoconference from Nowra and Bega) were provided the latest update. Guest speaker was Professor Wayne Macintosh who is the founding director of the OER Foundation and holds the Commonwealth of Learning Chair in OER at Otago Polytechnic. [The OER Foundation is co-ordinating the OERuni international network].
UOW’s Executive Director of Learning and Teaching, Professor Sandra Wills, told participants that the differences between the PAGE days and what’s being addressed at the forum was the international reach of the internet and applying open access to undergraduate level.
“This means that Open UOW is social inclusion strategy, providing potential students with a taster of university level study, raising aspirations for a university education,” she said.
Professor Mackintosh said UOW as a leading research university was returning to the core values of the academy and he was inspired by how the University plans to use open education to foster its agenda for social inclusion.
In his presentation to the forum he explored examples of how legacy understandings of intellectual property are inappropriate in the digital age.
“This is a unique opportunity for the University to protect its intellectual property by using Creative Commons in furthering the education and research mission of the University.”
The OERuni is an international innovation partnership which aims to build a parallel learning universe to provide more affordable learning opportunities for all students worldwide who are currently excluded from the university sector. UOW is a founding anchor partner of OERuni.
The forum also presented snapshot case studies from UOW staff already teaching in the open including Associate Professor Anne Porter, Dr Glenn Mitchell, Sarah Lambert and Dr Caz Sandison.
Follow up meetings will explore ideas with other UOW staff who are keen to integrate open educational practices at the University. |
BEACON coordinator Stephanie Dahlstrom said that a spike in local teen suicides also played a key role in pushing the community to find a solution.
BEACON, which stands for Building Essential Assets through Community Outreach and Networking, was started as a way to keep kids safe and engaged after school was out for the day, Dahlstrom said.
Since 2005, BEACON has grown in both the number of programs and in participation, serving more than 650 students in the 2013-2014 school year. Dahlstrom said the program anticipates serving even more students this year due to an increase in funding.
“Our focus is on enrichment and academic activities,” Dahlstrom said.
For enrichment, the program offers a number of clubs at Helen M. Knight Elementary School, Grand County Middle School and Moab Charter School.
“We strive for universal access,” Dahlstrom said. “We provide a variety of clubs, from traditional sports to strange and unique sciences.”
The enrichment clubs include options like taiko drumming, swimming, self-defense and Legos.
BEACON tries to involve community organizations in the clubs as much as possible, she said.
“We want these kids to have a safe, healthy environment where they can try new things,” she said. “It’s a way for us to help kids who might otherwise be home alone.”
Students who need academic help can also access the program’s tutoring sessions after school. Dahlstrom said most of those students are referred to the tutoring program by their teachers.
The program offers a wide variety of academic assistance, from providing time for students to complete their homework to intense one-on-one tutoring and many other opportunities, Dahlstrom said.
Dahlstrom said some of the academic programs are open to all students.
“At the middle school, we keep the library open,” she said. “Some kids might come in for 10 minutes to finish their homework. Others might stay for the full two-and-a-half hours.”
According to a teacher survey, students who attended BEACON for 30 days or more throughout the school year saw a positive change in their academic performance, and most were more attentive in class and more motivated to learn.
BEACON receives around 10 percent of its total funding from the Grand County School District.
“The rest we get through grants, donations, begging, borrowing and stealing,” Dahlstrom said.
BEACON also holds several fundraisers throughout the year, including the Chocolate Lovers Fling and Love Utah, Give Utah.
The academic assistance portion of the program is tuition free, and Dahlstrom said that the enrichment clubs function on a sliding scale for tuition fees.
“If you qualify for free lunch, there’s no charge,” she said.
According to information from Grand County schools, registration fees for one club per week cost $20 per session. For children who qualify for reduced lunch, that fee drops to $10.
Last year, due to the federal sequestration, the program’s budget took a big hit, forcing BEACON to cut the program for kindergarten students. However, Dahlstrom said the community stepped up and donated enough money to help cover the deficit.
“This year we’re back at full funding,” she said.
BEACON registration forms and information packets will be sent home with students during the first week of school, Dahlstrom said. More information about the program is available at www.moabbeacon.net or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BeaconAfterschoolProgram. |
Ransomware is the biggest threat that has ever hit customers says Bogdan Botezatu, senior threat analyst at Bitdefender, and worse is coming according to him.
"It is ironic that encryption, a technology designed to keep us safe, is being used against the customer," he said. Encryption-based ransomware is essentially someone transforming your files into a mish-mash of bytes that need a key to be translated.
And it is only the perpetrator that can provide you with that key – for a fee. "Interestingly, most of the time they are giving the encryption key to the victim if they pay," Bogdan added, "except when they go to jail first."
And don't think that ransomware is limited to desktops only. Yes, it is very prevalent in that segment because customers tend to take security very lightly (think Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6) but the threat is very rapidly coming to mobile.
Only one in fifty smartphones on the market have antivirus protection, and devices older than two years are unlikely to get any sort of updates or patches especially as Google, smartphone makers and network carriers are all part of the equation.
What can be done to mitigate this threat? Well, installing an antivirus program on your devices – any sort of antivirus – would help. Most of them are free, either on mobile or desktop.
Keeping it up to date and upgrading your operating system would be a good thing, too. Backups are also a very good idea. With cloud-based storage now available almost by default on most recent devices, ransomware is yet another powerful incentive to get the end user backing up.
"Backup as often as possible as ransomware can hit anytime even if you're not doing anything wrong," our interlocutor warned. "Because ransomware developers are very apt at using zero-day exploits, you don't even need to click to get the payload."
Sometimes just browsing a website is enough to be infected. Add to that the fact that ransomware has resurrected an old technique called polymorphism and one starts to grasp the challenges faced by security experts on a daily basis.
"Each piece of ransomware has its own unique ID, every single one of them is different from the other one. The more you rely on polymorphism, the more you can evade traditional antivirus solutions."
He then quoted a worrying figure: 2,000 is the number of ransomware files uploaded in one day by hackers to VirusTotal, a free service that checks whether a file is a virus or not by matching it against a malware database from more than 40 antivirus solutions.
None of these files were in the database, which is why relying on behaviour analysis rather than just analysing a file is where the industry is heading.
The boom in ransomware can be attributed, Bogdan said, to the more mature encryption technologies as well as the wide availability of DIY kits that allow you to, well, build your own ransomware factory and start taking people's data hostage.
He also cited the death of three people, all suicides that are directly linked to ransomware. All three chose to end their lives rather than giving in to ransomware criminals.
But the worst is yet to come. The rise of the Internet of Things could provide ransomware developers with a much bigger and potentially lucrative "audience".
Want to continue using that pacemaker of yours? Please pay in Bitcoins only. How about saving your house from an impending blaze? That would be a few more Bitcoins.
"There's no cure to ransomware and it could change the face of cybercrime forever," Bogdan pointed out as we ended the interview. |
Prior to meeting in Park City, we spent a few days in Las Vegas where
we attended the wedding of Becca and Davis, the surprise birthday
party for Zan, and just had fun playing around with the family.
Our week with family continues with the
following three posts. This is a video of Uncles
and cousins biking by Hoover Dam. |
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1 lb. pecans or walnuts (shelled and halved)
1 bag Rolo candy
Preheat oven to 350.
Line a cookie sheet with foil (and spray with Pam if desired).
Arrange pretzels in a single layer on cookie sheet.
Put 1 unwrapped Rolo in the center of each pretzel.
Bake 2 to 3 minutes.
(WATCH CAREFULLY! The Rolos should be softened, but not melted through the holes in the pretzels.)
Remove from oven and press 1 pecan or walnut half into the center of each Rolo candy.
Allow to cool; store in airtight container.
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The Rocket Creative team recently performed their yearly marketing pilgrimage to exhibit their product and service offerings at the Johannesburg Markex Show, held at the Sandton Convention Centre from 10-12 June.
The annual event provides the opportunity for the Rocket Creative crew to enjoy some face-to-face self-promotion time with both existing and new prospective clientele, as well as catching up with industry insiders.
Richard Nilson, Rocket Creative chief whip, elaborates: "Due to our seriously extensive display product range it is impossible to attempt showing all of our wares and so we thought we'd just follow the KISS principle and keep our stand clean and simple, with a natural look and feel. This clearly hit the mark and countless visitors commented on what a unique, fresh and uncluttered aesthetic our stand delivered. Our wall of product images illustrated our extensive range of original product and expertise and left little to the imagination as to what uber creative manufacturing the Rocket Creative crew has become renowned for."
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An ad created by the super PAC supporting John Kasich has adopted Donald Trump’s nickname for rival Sen. Ted Cruz: “Lyin’ Ted.”
New Day Independent Media Committee’s video ad begins, “Many just call him Lyin’ Ted,” as a narrator proceeds to list Cruz’s alleged “lies.”
“Lied about Ben Carson to steal a win in Iowa; lied about being the best for the GOP when polls show he can’t even beat Hillary Clinton; his TV ad about John Kasich lied. Stations had to pull it off the air.”
“If Ted Cruz’s mouth is moving, he’s lying,” the ad continues.
The ad is released as Trusted Leadership PAC – which backs Cruz – unveiled this week a $500,000 ad buy in Wisconsin that slams Kasich, reports Politico.
The anti-Kasich ad – called Kasich Won’t Play – hits the Ohio governor for his accepting super PAC donations from leftwing billionaire George Soros, and his expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare in his state, and his hikes in taxes.
“Given John Kasich’s liberal record, it’s no surprise his campaign isn’t rebounding, because John Kasich won’t play in Wisconsin,” the ad’s narrator says.
“Team Kasich is not telling the truth,” said Chip Roy, executive director of Trusted Leadership. “The Trusted Leadership PAC ad was not pulled from television stations. It was slightly modified on a technical issue out of an abundance of caution. John Kasich’s team would rather hammer on a minor technical issue than talk about his liberal record.”
Kasich campaign manager John Weaver tweeted the following on the Lyin’ Ted ad:
Lyin' Ted, on every level. 0 Friends: tells story. 0 Record: tells history. 0 Vision: tells future. 0 chance: tells desperation. #cruzloser
— John Weaver (@JWGOP) March 29, 2016 |
Lift the Vote, a non-profit organization that focused on turning out the evangelical Christian vote in the 2016 presidential election, said those voters helped Donald Trump win several key battleground states, including Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
“Trump carried the Evangelical vote by an overwhelming 81-16 margin,” Lift the Vote said in a statement released last week, citing preliminary exit polling data from a Pew Research report released on November 9, the day after the election.
“That represents a three point increase for Trump over Romney’s percentage four years ago, and a five point decline in support for Clinton versus Obama … a total eight point swing,” Lift the Vote noted.
According to the Pew Research report, white, born-again evangelical Christians accounted for the same overall percentage of votes cast–26 percent–in 2016 as they did in 2012 and 2008. In 2004, they accounted for only 23 percent of all votes cast.
But those voters were even more supportive of Trump in 2016 (81-16) than they were of Romney in 2012 (78-21), McCain in 2008 (74-24), and George W. Bush in 2004 (78-21).
Lift the Vote added in its statement:
In battleground states the Trump margin among Evangelical voters was greater than the overall percentage, with Trump winning Florida Evangelical votes by a margin of 85-13, for example. In other battleground states, the increased percentage of support for Trump among Evangelicals was dramatically higher than results in 2012 and 2008. Thus, the raw vote increase among Evangelicals in the key targeted states was critical to the Trump victory.
“The 2016 presidential exit polling reveals little change in the political alignments of U.S. religious groups,” according to the Pew Research report:
Those who supported Republican candidates in recent elections, such as white born-again or evangelical Christians and white Catholics, strongly supported Donald Trump as well. Groups that traditionally backed Democratic candidates, including religious “nones,” Hispanic Catholics and Jews, were firmly in Hillary Clinton’s corner.
While earlier in the campaign some pundits and others questioned whether the thrice-married Trump would earn the bulk of white evangelical support, fully eight-in-ten self-identified white, born-again/evangelical Christians say they voted for Trump, while just 16% voted for Clinton. Trump’s 65-percentage-point margin of victory among voters in this group – which includes self-described Protestants, as well as Catholics, Mormons and others – matched or exceeded the victory margins of George W. Bush in 2004, John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012.
“Exit polling also reveals that Trump won Catholic votes by a seven point margin, 52-45,” Lift the Vote said:
Trump is the first Republican candidate to win the Catholic vote since 2004. Traditionally, Catholic voters reflect an almost identical percentage to the national vote totals. Yet, Trump outperformed the national numbers by about a five point margin among Catholic voters in 2016. Those votes were particularly significant in swinging battleground states like Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Again, the increased Christian vote in those key states – fueled in part by Catholic voters — produced the victory for Trump.
Lift the Vote was one of several organizations across the country that focused on turning out evangelical Christian voters in the 2016 presidential election.
In the Faith & Freedom Coalition phone bank operation, a universe of 15.6 million conservative Christians living in 9.5 million households were identified in 11 key battleground states, he stated.
The phone banks were tied to the outreach field operation that sent 26 million cell phone ads to 3.8 million targeted voters, Reed said. “We were knocking on doors. We knocked on 1, 253, 778 doors in the top 11 states. We were distributing voter guides. We were dropping mail–all these things.”
If voters replied they had turned in an early or absentee ballot, they would be taken out of the outreach program and the digital ads. Door knocks and phone calls would be directed at someone else. “When we did our final purging for the final weekend, 48 percent of the entire universe had already voted,” Reed said.
“That included states like Pennsylvania and Michigan and many other states that don’t even early-vote,” he said. “I had never in my career–and I have been doing this for 27 years–never seen an early vote number for this constituency that exceeded the mid-thirties, so we knew something big was happening.”
In January, Christian evangelist Franklin Graham launched a 50-state Decision America tour that began on the steps of the State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa.
“Don’t tell me your vote doesn’t count,” Graham said that day, as Breitbart News reported.
“I want you to join me in signing a pledge to God and our country. America needs you. God needs you. I would like you to sign this pledge and get 10 others to sign with you,” Graham added:
The full pledge reads:
My Pledge to God
1. I pledge to honor God at home—by living biblical principles, striving for purity in or out of marriage, and pursuing godliness in all my relationships.
Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 6:9–11; Romans 12:10; John 13:34
2. I pledge to honor God in public—by standing for biblical principles and serving those in need.
James 1:27; Isaiah 58:10; 1 Corinthians 16:13
3. I pledge to honor God with my vote—supporting, where possible, candidates who will uphold biblical principles, including the sanctity of life and the sacredness of marriage.
Proverbs 14:34; Psalm 139:13; Matthew 19:4–6
My Pledge to My Country
1. I pledge to pray fervently and faithfully for America.
2. I pledge to be registered and to vote in every election—local, state, and federal—supporting, where possible, candidates who uphold biblical principles.
3. I pledge to engage in my community with God’s truth and prayerfully consider running for office.
Graham completed the 50-state Decision America tour on October 13 in North Carolina before a crowd of 14,000.
Like Franklin Graham’s Decision America tour, Lift the Vote’s efforts were issue-based, rather than candidate based.
“Voters were not urged to vote for any particular candidate but rather to pray, discern and vote based upon Biblical principles,” Lift the Vote said in its statement.
“The prospect of the next President appointing three or more Supreme Court Justices was a critical issue to most Christian voters and motivated both the decision to vote as well as whom they chose to support,” Lift the Vote noted.
Lift the Vote had three buses on the road in key battleground states between September 16 and November 8, Election Day, which made stops in eight battleground states: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina, Florida, and Virginia. The group “distributed stickers proclaiming ‘I’m a Christian. I’m Voting!’ to over 400,000 people as a crucial part of the ‘high touch/boots-on-the-ground’ voter turnout initiative,” according to its statement.
“Christians made a difference this time. We were organized, we prayed together, we encouraged one another, and we focused on policies and Christian principles. Lift the Vote connected with Christians face to face, we heard their concerns, and urged them to pray with one another, discern, and vote. And it worked,” Dana Hunsinger Gill, national co-chair of Lift the Vote, told Breitbart News.
“We heard over and over again from Christians concerned about religious liberty, life, and the appointment of Supreme Court Justices who will protect the Constitution. Now, we need to stay involved and active to hold our elected officials accountable,” Hunsinger Gill added.
Almost a month after the election, many Democrats and liberals still do not understand Trump’s appeal to evangelical voters.
Last week, the New York Times ran an op-ed by Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne that illustrates this lack of understanding:
As the election retreats like a hurricane heading back out to sea, first responders are assessing the damage left in its wake. One casualty is the reputation of evangelicalism.
Evangelicalism was closely associated with the campaign of Donald J. Trump, and more than 80 percent of white evangelicals voted for the president-elect. This, despite large numbers of African-American, Latino, Asian, young and female evangelicals who were fiercely opposed to the racism, sexism and xenophobia of Mr. Trump’s campaign and the hypocrisy of a candidate who built a casino empire while flouting morality.
As a result, much of the good that went by the name “evangelicalism” has been clouded over; now a new movement is needed to replace it.
Campolo and Claiborne, both associated with Philadelphia’s Eastern University, made no mention of the importance of Supreme Court appointments in the decision of evangelical voters to overwhelmingly back Trump. |
VOIP (or “Voice over Internet Protocol”) is a well-used buzzword, but many small businesses are left asking some basic questions: What EXACTLY is VOIP, and what impact can it make on my business?
What is VOIP?
VOIP, as we mentioned earlier, is short for “Voice over Internet Protocol”. Put simply, it’s a telephone system that goes over the Internet, rather than traditional phone lines (a public switched telephone network or PSTN).
VOIP made its first big breakthroughs in 2004, as High Speed Internet became more prevalent. Today, it is used in a number of different applications, from IP Phones (which are like regular phones, but work through the Internet rather than traditional phone lines), Software VoIP (programs like Skype which allow real-time calls over the Internet) and Mobile and Integrated VoIP (which allows mobile phones to make calls outside of the regular mobile network).
VOIP’s next step:
Now that VOIP has become a presence in the business world, companies are moving to consolidate business services under the banner of VOIP. For instance, telecommunications company ShoreTel offers solutions designed to bring together many aspects of small business communication on one platform, such as:
- Phone systems
- Conferencing systems
- Calendar systems
- Enterprise applications
- And much more
Check back next week for part two of our article! |
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In addition to the trails and the waters, California's Shasta Cascade contains seven national forests, eight national and state parks and several mountain ranges, including the Trinity Alps, the northern Sierra Nevada and the California Cascade range. The Shasta Cascade also boasts two massive glaciated volcanoes: the dormant 14,162-foot Mt. Shasta and the still-active 10,457-foot Lassen Peak.
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The scenic Sacramento River offers an abundance of water attractions within a stone's throw of downtown, including the iconic Sundial Bridge, the world's largest working sundial. Travelers have their choice of unique and varied lodging options offering rustic charm and modern comfort, where they can find pet- and family-friendly properties to suit any budget.
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If you are thinking of picking up Project Natal on the Xbox 360 when it is released towards the end of the year, we have an essential article for you to read now, which gives you some vital tips that you’ll want to take into account before using it.
As reported from TechFlash, the article reminds you that Project-Natal is a full on hands-free experience, so you’ll want to set up Project Natal in a room where you can have plenty of arm space, for things like ‘swinging arm gestures’.
Specifically, they state that you will want to set up an empty space for Project Natal around 4 meters away from your television – as this will take into account the distance needed for the Natal sensors equipped on the device to operate properly.
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Sony SBH54 Bluetooth Headset comes with a quite worthwhile upgrade. Used to answer a call, one touch NFC connectivity, LED display, FM radio and much more, but the most recognizable thing is its appearance, compact design certainty smoother than the previous Sony Bluetooth Handset. At the same time, water resistance body and especially the ability to vibrate. The Sony SBH54 Bluetooth Headset priced at $103.99 at Amazon store. Let’s see Sony SBH54 review below and discover what it has to offer.
The device has a modern and luxurious metal body design when compared to the previous Sony SBH52. Instead same shape as SBH52, SBH54 version to be made more compact, a bit thicker and convenient to put on the ear.
This Sony SBH54 bluetooth headset is quite versatile, speakerphone on the front and 3.5mm jack on top panel, allowing us to have more options when receiving incoming calls. There is also LED display to indicates song information, battery status, FM radio, or the cell phone number of the caller which makes quite comfortable for users.
The control keys are arranged in a side portion of the headset. From start to end, we have a call receive button, back and forward; play / pause button, and call reject button. The button looks a bit small but made prominent and quite easy to press. After a some tome user will familiar with the location of the buttons without having to take a few seconds to think. On the other side, we have the volume up and down button, which is also quite easy to use and not be confused with other buttons.
At the back, a simple power button to turn or off the headset and like the previous version, we have a clip to hang the headphones on the collar of the shirt, a hands-free talk. One touch NFC connectivity, a common standard feature on the Sony headphones.
It weighs only 18.6 grams, Sony SBH54 can say very lightweight, allowing us to clip on many different locations without any worry such as on shirt, t-shirt, try to clip it in many different positions and remain fixed in the same position pretty well.
The speakerphone has turned into a miniature device. When there is an incoming call, we simply need to put it on hands and hold to chat or also clipped to shirt for ease. The display helps you to provide information about the caller, and you can decide to whether answer or reject the call. User can also use the headphones to answer the call when travelling or struggling with the traffic.
The headset has very loud speaker, when applied to the ear, the voice on the other side being quite clear, very convenient for long conversation. The SBH54 use as a miniature phone, wear it over a shirt.
When someone called, SBH54 will vibrate, quite strong vibrating which is easily recognised by users. During the conversation, the mic is working quite well. A caller on the other end is easily receiving full talk. However, a minus point of the SBH54 his response time when receives a call, it takes around 1 or 2 seconds to be streamed call from the phone to the headset.
Finally, I would like to consider the main perspective of the SBH54 wireless headphones. Comes with the mic and speaker, but there is also standard 3.5 mm in-ear headphones with silicon ear-buds. But it would not to be meant to listen music, specifically not for any music enthusiasts.
The SBH54 in-ear headphones has the ability to play music at an acceptable level. Bass are not enough to express rock music, but low-mid-bass part was okay. Treble power is enough and very glad that no glare. But the experience can be very different for each person.
To talk more, a relatively long lasting battery, suitable for talkative people. When plugged in via the microUSB port, the screen lights up, the battery icon will run with it. In personal, the Sony SBH54 Bluetooth Headset will last up to more than 5 days with moderate usage. The company said, it can deliver continuous talk time up to 4 hours, music playback time up to 8 hours and standby time up to 300 hours.
The Sony SBH54 Bluetooth Headset comes with beautiful compact and luxury design. Quite loud speakerphone along with 3.5 headset and strong vibration feedback. It is a worthy upgrade with water-resistant body to protect against rain and splashes and of course long battery life. Not much to complain against the Sony SBH54 except incoming call response time and not all languages are supported. |
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Ever since Marina Joyce was thrust into the public eye, she’s not been given an easy ride thanks to multiple conspiracies about her safety and mental health. Her existence as a real, innocent human being was attacked again this week after her Instagram was hacked and defaced following a password leak on Twitter.
Her real account, which now goes by @marinajoycemeowmeow, was hacked into by hundreds of people over the last 24 hours after her password was leaked over Twitter and in various YouTube videos. Creators such as Scarce even admits to testing out the password to see if it worked (which it did), but refused to take it any further after it required him to hack into her emails to verify his identity as Marina – someone he clearly wasn’t.
As the hack was live, users on Twitter shared images of what the leak had done to Marina’s Instagram profile – and how it had seemingly been turned into Suicide Squad appreciation page. On one particular image, the hacker was even open about the new profile management, stating quite bluntly that “I’m not Marina I will use this account, fashion, fun, funny, i used to shares. This is not a problem, right? Please tell me your username ideas”.
Whilst these Harley Quinn images have now been removed, it’s still unclear whether Marina has full control of her account yet. Unfortunately, hundreds of fake accounts have been set up in light of the password leak, each claiming to be the true Marina. We’ll keep this article updated as more information comes out, but we’ll leave the final word with a concerned Twitter fan; “People need to chill and leave the poor girl alone” – Amen!
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We saw from the previous extended quotation of Krishnaswamy that we tend to split reality in mental categories, in the form of polarities, such as the world (non-self) and Consciousness or the self.The same goes for subject-object, static-dynamic, changing and changeless. That author, however, gives its due to the role of concepts (dumb percepts cannot do without concepts which serve as the tongue of Reality). Concepts, thus, have their niche in reality, something apparently disallowed by many in the spiritual avant-garde of non-duality. After all concepts are language, and language is needed to express the experience, or experiences of reality.
Concerning these dicotomies, particularly change-changelessness, Krishnaswamy emphasises that relations have a significance only in a dual sphere, that of empirical “reality”, and that “Consciousness transcending the region of time altogether cannot be rightly described as changing or changless”. He then adds that Pure Consciousness appears as split up into subject and object, the ego and the non-ego, seen from the waking point of view, but that in fact it is an unlimited and illimitable ocean of Life in whose “surging waves of waking and dreaming in endless succesion the ego discovers itself mounted by an inscrutable power indulging in idealistic, realistic or sceptic speculations restricted by the special conditions, viz., space, time and causality… while the ocean itself, the eternal basis, knows of neither change nor motion, neither increase nor diminution”. |
One day. Just one day. This is the first paddock of second grazing of the growing season. We raced across the farm through late March, April and early May, now we are beginning to slow down. I’m asking the cows to work through a somewhat narrow grazing area, trampling around 60% of the standing forage, eating 30% and leaving 10% standing.
They seem just as happy as can be. They mob up, as much as 6 cows can mob up, and march across whatever fresh ground I give them then lay down to chew their cud.
Looking forward a bit, in about two weeks we’ll be here:
The cheat that is growing there will be absolutely unpalatable by then but the crimson clover out there should help. They’ll just trample what they don’t eat but the cheat will stick to their socks.
Sooner or later the cows will be on the South slope of the hill. That slope is hot, fairly steep and covered in cow paths. In short, it doesn’t grow a lot of grass. The hill is mostly clay and is hard packed. We’re just praying for weeds to break up the clay.
I have to make sure this has recovered as much as possible before we graze it, not for the sake of the cows but for the sake of future grass here. I need healthy grass, deep roots and more microbes. We’ll have to manage it carefully to clean up these spots.
Will it work? I have the cows I have, right cows or not. I have to put the cows I have in the right place at the right time for the right length of time while allowing time for the rest of the farm to recover. And while managing for pasture diversity. No pressure.
I think we’re getting there. In case I mess up I have about 4 acres in reserve. Gotta have a backup plan.
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Modern-day slavery is big business, generating some $35 billion in revenue for those who enslave their fellow human beings. The international community is making progress in the fight against modern-day slavery, but much more remains to be done. For example, about 46,000 victims were identified last year, and while 46,000 individuals is an astounding number, it is only a drop in the ocean of the 27 million or so individuals who are currently enslaved across the globe, impacting nearly every country and every culture.
Slavery tears at our social fabric, fuels violence and organized crime, and debases our common humanity."
To draw attention to this scourge, President Barack Obama has, for the past five years, declared the month of January to be National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
“Slavery tears at our social fabric, fuels violence and organized crime, and debases our common humanity. During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we renew our commitment to ending this scourge in all its forms,” he wrote in his December 31st proclamation of the observance.
No country can fight this battle alone, because trafficking in persons is both a trans-national and national crime.
The President was clear when he stated that “[b]ecause modern-day slavery is a global tragedy, combating it requires international action. The United States is shining a spotlight on the dark corners where it persists, placing sanctions on some of the worst abusers, giving countries incentives to meet their responsibilities, and partnering with groups that help trafficking victims escape from their abusers' grip. We are working with other nations as they step up their own efforts, and we are seeing more countries pass anti-human trafficking laws and improve enforcement.”
To truly make progress against modern-day slavery, all countries must work together, not only to dismantle the criminal networks that trade in human misery, but also to alleviate the conditions that make people vulnerable, and strengthen weak judicial and law enforcement institutions, which allow such criminals to operate with impunity.
“This month, I call on every nation, every community, and every individual to fight human trafficking wherever it exists,” wrote President Obama. “Let us declare as one that slavery has no place in our world, and let us finally restore to all people the most basic rights of freedom, dignity, and justice.” |
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I found a font that I liked (you can use your computer's existing ones or download one) and typed the letters in a big size, like say 72. Then print the letters out and cut them out. Trace the letters on your foam board and cut them out. (You can also do your letters freehand if you want, no printer required.) Don't worry if the edges are rough because next you cover the letters in tissue paper. It helps smooth out the lines. I taped the tissue paper to the back of each letter (like wrapping a present almost). Just make sure you are making the correct side of the letter pretty! (I think I made the V backward, but you can't really tell.)
I was going to mount the letters onto a piece of foam board covered in tissue paper, but it was too busy, so I used strips of tissue paper to hang the letters from the larger piece. (You could also use ribbon, string, whatever.)
Note: you could probably use glue for any of these steps as well if you prefer.
If you want to make sure you don't rip it when you take it down, I recommend putting packing tape on the back of the larger piece, then mounting it with some double-sided tape. I didn't do this and when we moved, the back was a little damaged, but it's still intact!
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Burial for Ben William Hattis, 82, was held in Haifa, Israel, Dec. 9. Mr. Hattis, who was born in Chicago, died Dec. 7 in Haifa. Mr. Hattis was raised in Oak Park. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1931 and worked as a certified public accountant at a Chicago firm. He and his wife, Gertrude, moved in 1932 to Palestine. He was a senior partner of Hattis, Greenebaum and Co. accounting firm in Haifa. He is survived by his wife; a son, David; a daughter, Susan Hattis Rolef; four grandchildren; and a brother. |
New measures to deal with city train accidents and emergencies, including search and rescue operations and medical assistance, were unveiled by the General Office of the State Council on May 14.
An accident or emergency will be immediately categorized, in terms of severity, into one of four levels as will the response. The most serious category is 1, with 4 the least serious. The responsibility to handle a category 1 or 2 incident will fall with the provincial authorities. For a category 3 or 4 incident, the city government will be responsible for the response.
The plan requires a response to not only deal with injuries but also traffic disruption and damage to property caused by a rail accident.
The plan will help organizations responsible for rail transit in cities streamline their response once an accident or emergency occurs.
Local governments and departments will organize search and rescue work, transfer passengers from the site, offer medical assistance and repair damaged facilities.
According to the plan, an investigation team should be established after an emergency, to discover the cause, the extent of casualties as well as determine any financial loss. |
As tensions heat up with North Korea and the potential for a nuclear exchange becomes all the more real, residents of Japan are panic buying everything from nuclear shelters to air purifiers in preparation:
Sales of nuclear shelters and radiation-blocking air purifiers have surged in Japan in recent weeks as North Korea has pressed ahead with missile tests in defiance of U.N. sanctions.
A small company that specializes in building nuclear shelters, generally under people’s houses, has received eight orders in April alone compared with six orders during a typical year.
The company, Oribe Seiki Seisakusho, based in Kobe, western Japan, also has sold out of 50 Swiss-made air purifiers, which are said to keep out radiation and poisonous gas, and is trying to get more, said Nobuko Oribe, the company’s director
Concerns about a possible gas attack have grown in Japan after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a parliament session this month that North Korea may have the capacity to deliver missiles equipped with sarin nerve gas.
‘It takes time and money to build a shelter. But all we hear these days, in this tense atmosphere, is that they want one now,’ Oribe said. ‘They ask us to come right away and give them an estimate.’
Source: The Daily Mail
As we’ve learned from previous experience, once the possibility of an actual emergency or disaster has been realized or comes to pass, it is often too late for those who failed to foresee the threat and act on it in advance.
Following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, for example, Americans concerned with the spread of radiation along the West coast were advised by the Department of Homeland Security that they could take potassium iodide supplements to reduce absorption of radioactive material. Within 24 hours just about all available stock was sold out across the world and secondary markets popped up across the internet with anti-radiation pills, normally available for about $15, selling for upwards of $200, an increase of over 1000%.
The government took notice of the shortages and stockpiled approximately 14 million doses in 2014.
But as you may have guessed, though federal and state governments have positioned emergency reserves in anticipation of any number of possible disasters, the chance that average citizens will have access to much needed crisis supplies when they need them most is almost non-existent. This was evidenced by the total lack of assistance in the initial days following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, as well as the lackluster response by government following Hurricane Sandy.
Keeping in mind that these were disasters isolated to a single city or small region, and that we had advance warning of the Hurricanes, according to the Department of Homeland Security it will be impossible for emergency services personnel to respond to any large-scale threat that affects multiple regions simultaneously.
The point, as we have previously warned, is that if you are going to attempt to prepare even one second after a disaster strikes, it will already be too late.
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That I made my debut on a cold, snowy morning, just after midnight, at Macneal Memorial Hospital in Berwyn, Illinois. The nation was still reeling from the assassination of John Kennedy 10 days before. The Warren Commission was already at work, interviewing witnesses. I was the first child born to Ed and Mary Jane, a young couple from Wisconsin who had married in January and had come to Chicago to seek a new life. It didn't work out too well and they ended up back in Appleton, where I grew up.
44 is kind of an odd birthday. It's not a milestone, but there's an obvious symmetry to the number. It occurs to me that, based on the average life expectancy in the United States, I'm probably playing the back nine. Demographically, I'm considered a Baby Boomer, but I don't really fit with that generation. My siblings are all younger and they are considered Gen X. Those of us who were born between 1960 and 1964 are in a sort of demographic limbo. I can only dimly remember the 1960s; I remember weird things, like watching the 1968 election returns with my dad, or seeing the weekly body counts from Vietnam, which in those days included the numbers of opposing soldiers killed, something we don't get in the current war. I remember the astronauts; I sort of remember Woodstock, or more to the point, my dad's disgusted reaction to the news reports he was seeing on the television. This larger world was out there; one of my uncles was a POW and I remember my cousin wearing a bracelet with my uncle's name on it. But my experiences aren't the same as most Boomers. And that's okay.
This has been an eventful year and despite some of the setbacks and struggles we've faced I'm grateful for a lot of things. I suspect that my 45th year will be better than this one has been. And that's the best birthday present a person can have.
UPDATE: So, turning 44 has already paid immediate dividends. My family and I went to the Culvers in St. Anthony tonight to get an ice cream treat for my birthday. I ordered the items and then paid for them. After we left the counter, Mrs. D said "did you notice that they gave you the senior citizen discount?" I hadn't. Glad to see that I'm aging well! Some people get really offended by stuff like that. I think it's hilarious. See you tomorrow afternoon around 3:30 for the early bird special! |
A new issue has been identified in Pocket Mine that caused some users to lose booster cards when using the Factory's Erase Card function. A fix will be available soon.
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First of all, we are very happy that Tusker (am I allowed to mention that brand here? Unajua hii ni site ya ma-under 18) was bold enough to promote the local TV industry. I would also like to laud NTV (who seem to be featuring a lot on this blog) for their continued support of our fledgling television industry. Project Fame (I have decided to omit the sponsors name coz I feel a moral and ethical conflict) is a..err…umm…project that will no doubt lay a firm foundation for creating a robust TV Production industry. That is why I feel it is of paramount importance that Project Fame succeeds as a TV property, if we are to take our Television Production industry to the next level. Whether it succeeds in selling tonnes of beer for the sponsor is a topic for another day.
So this week, I will put my career on the line, and attempt to give 10 reasons as to whether Project Fame will blow or bomb. When Tusker Project Fame premiered on TV, I spent numerous man (person)-hours before the screen watching the show; I even gave up Cuando Seas Mia in search for that elusive star. After a few evictions and house drama I appointed myself a judge and executioner of the Tusker Project Fame.
Though Project Fame isn’t a Kenyan concept, the fact that is being produced and managed by an almost all-Kenyan team is a major plus for the TV Production industry. The mere fact that this project (no pun intended) got the green light is a sign that more locally produced shows with big budgets are more likely than not, going to hit our tubes soon. What puzzles me is why
When you compare
Makeup and Appearance
I thought the principal rule of TV production is the appearance. I mean people, you’re on TV, hello? Our contestants in the house tend to look well, bland. Stars (or upcoming stars for that) are not normal people. Stars are out of this world. The students in the academy should have at least some amount of make up when they are in the house. Didge looked like an international star while on Project Fame, but when he came back he had the pararad look that mortals like you and me have. My point? Make up!
Now we move on to the clad, kwani the clad sponsors can’t hook the contestants up with more variety when they are in the house? These contestants are wearing the same clad like everyday bana!
This I say from the mouths of Project Fame junkies, their exact words, most of the students in the academy lack the talent. I say, they lack proper direction, and it doesn’t help that they are bombarded weekly with bad reviews, like, “If I was your grand mother I would have thrown you out with the bath water, and if I knew you had ambitions to so much as touch a musical instrument, I would have taken you to a loony bin to waste away your days.” So far, so good, the chuff has been separated form the grain, stay tuned to see what talent is all about.
Every time I watch the Saturday and Sunday shows I cringe, gag and literary hunch on my fours from all the bile the judges dish out. The make-up on them is still not working the magic it should, and their petulant attitude isn’t that pretty either. Take Ian Mbugua for instance, the dude is a popular thespian we all know and respect. One look at him and what you see is a sweet teddy bear. So why does the baba play Dr. Evil? It just comes off as unnatural. Remember when Sylvester Stallone tried to get into comedy or when Mariah Carey tried acting? I guess it’s too late now, but the producers should have cast the judges’ and their personality more appropriately.
The Missing Host or Is It Hostess?
The Missing Host or Is It Hostess?
Ok, will someone please tell me what’s going on here? First Barbara Guantai hosts the show, then I think it was Sheila Mwanyigha or was it Nikii? Then that Ugandan dude…does the show have guest hosts or are they filling in for the cat from
The TA’s Brief
‘Who is Smarter Now’ was her forte, and guess what? It’s a reality show! Now why in Mulungu’s name would you get a personality from one reality show and bring them into another? This same rationale should also have been applied when selecting the initial host for the show. Project Fame just doesn’t do mama Reg much justice.
Helen Okoth is the only teacher who gets across her message clearly and concisely, her eyes, well…those are not contacts.
Tedd Josiah is like the cutest guy in the house with his unsmiling ways he imparts the required knowledge without even cracking a smile. But, dude, you are on camera smile and say cheers at least once.
Ian the dance instructor is hot before, during and after practice, you only get see him like once in the show and if you happen to wink you might miss him.
The Principal, Achieng Abura is aiight, coz I never see her doing much other than defending her students, if all Princys can borrow a leaf from her, life in high school would be heavenly.
The House Atmosphere
What people look for when they are watching reality shows is the real and natural drama. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that you ain’t going to get none of that here. If you do, it will be Cedric refusing to wash his plate or Linda and Renee having a catfight over … I don’t really know what, ohh and a flash of Alvan’s blond goatee. Can we have reality television here? Please.
The evictions will always be a bone of contention for everyone, I personally think that Melton the UG dude, did not deserve to go, he played the piano well, strung the strings on the guitar like Jimmy Hendrix and practically did what was expected of him, so why the eviction? The TZ chic (I forget her name) has no talent at all – aende! Francis on the other hand had it coming, he is such a drama jerk… he reminds me of …oh, I don’t know… Alex Holi. What is it with Kenyans and the camera once it’s on their face? They totally and completely transform into arrogant pissants (am I allowed to use that word here?) ref: Denis Asseto our
Finally the Project Fame favourites are Linda for her talent and Prima Donna attitude, Cedric for looking and singing like Ruben Studdard, and Nakaya for her booty. Though the TAs obviously think Paul is the best pet in the entire house, I think it would be a crime and shame if Linda doesn’t win it. She’s Kenyan (no disrespect to our brothers and sisters from UG and TZ but the sponsor is a Kenyan brand), she’s highly talented, she’s got a superstar look, she’s got sex appeal and she’s controversial like a real star.
Overall Score: 5/10
So there you have it, a 50% score. This means that the show can still be salvaged and in the process our TV Production industry. Why don’t the necessary people take the necessary actions?
By Toni Moraa
Toni is a regular contributor to this blog and she often writes for The Insyder magazine |
Perception is one of the most commonly used tools of advertisers. If done correctly it can be used to sell a person a product or an idea, even if it's something they do not want or need. All you need is an image combined with some information (factual or not) that catches a person's eye and makes them interested in whatever is being sold which ultimately leads them to buying whatever it is that is being sold.
Promoters of pseudoscience and conspiracy theories know this as well, and will often times create pictures on the internet of images coupled with text in an attempt to get you to "buy" whatever claims that they are making.
Here's an example of what I'm talking about:
Looks nice, doesn't it? The pretty, smiling young woman that catches your eye and causes you to read whatever it is that the picture says and perhaps even gets you to try or believe whatever it is that the text is saying, which in this case is an advertisement to get people to try out Earthing.
This is an example of using positive images inorder to fool people into believing that something that isn't true. In this case it the original creator wants you to believe that Earthing works.
Now lets take a look at this next picture, courtesy of Illuminutti.com:
Not as nice looking as the previous picture, is it?
Except for the photo in the bottom left side of the page, everything else about this picture is exactly the same as the one above this one.
Most people probably would not have bothered to read the text on the second picture due to the shear fact that they would be to disgusted by the photo to bother read the text. Even if a person did read the text they probably wouldn't try Earthing in the first place out of shear fear of ending up like that guy.
This is ofcourse why the creators of the first photo wouldn't use such a photo. They know that such a photo would probably make a person sick to their stomach and not even bother to read the text, more or less be even interested in Earthing.
Ofcourse while positive images work very well in promoting pseudoscience and conspiracy theories, negative images can often have the same impact, if not more so than positive images if it's done right:
Now for many people if they saw something like that and then read the text they would probably never eat any GMO foods again, and they probably wouldn't bother to do any research into the claims either. They would just see the image and be to scared to actually investigate what the text is saying, which is probably what the creators of that picture intended it to cause people do.
The fact is that anytime you see stuff like this on the internet you should always question the claims being made, and always assume that whomever made it is trying to screw with your perception inorder to deceive you and get you to to believe them without questioning their claims. |
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Guests can reach Villa Mar Colina by car from Rockhampton airport in 40 minutes.
Villa Mar Colina provides 13 guestrooms appointed with climate control, cable TV with on-demand movies, a living area, complimentary wireless internet and multi-channel television for a pleasant stay in Yeppoon. Some rooms have the sea view. They have a Mediterranean interior.
Eat & Drink
Guests can wine and dine at Y4 Eatery and Yeppoon Noodle House, located in the neighborhood.
Villa Mar Colina features such facilities as free self parking, a tour desk and a storage room.
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iPTF Detections of Swift J00431492+4119130: an Apparent Nova in M31
ATel #5385; S. Tang (Caltech/UCSB), Y. Cao (Caltech), M. M. Kasliwal (Princeton/OCWI)
on 12 Sep 2013; 04:57 UT
Credential Certification: Yi Cao (firstname.lastname@example.org)
Referred to by ATel #: 5503
We report detection of the optical counterpart (internal name: iPTF13djw) of Swift J00431492+4119130 (ATel #5384) from the iPTF daily monitoring of M31. It was first detected on MJD=56543.4 (UT Sep 8.4, 2013), with R=18.2 mag. It brightened to R=16.6 mag on MJD=56546.4. Nothing was found at the same location before MJD=56542.4 (typical limiting magnitude R=21). Its optical light curve is consistent with a nova in M31. |
Milica is recipient of many honors and awards; her work was commissioned by major NYC organizations such as American Composers Orchestra, New Juilliard Ensemble, VisionIntoArt and Buglisi Dance Theater and has appeared at stages of Symphony Space, Zankel Hall/Carnegie, Alice Tully Hall/Lincoln Center, BAM café, Bohemian National Hall and many others. International and intercontinental highlights include BEMUS (Belgrade, Serbia), EtnaFest (Catania, Italy) and Internacional De Música Contemporânea Ppgmus-Ufba, (Bahia, Brazil). Her recent commission by the American Composers Orchestra's for an opener of their 2012-13 season at the Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, was co-sponsored by the LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton.
Milica’s Film scores include original score for Cure by Andrea Staka and Prokleta je Amerika by Boban Skerlic.
Since 1995, Milica has been on the music faculty of The Juilliard School where she co-founded and produced Beyond the Machine, Juilliard’s Festival of Electronic Music. She has taught and created curricula in varied settings such as Belgrade Music University, San Diego State University, Franklin Marshall College, Brotherhood Sister Sol, and 92nd Street Y. She maintains an active private teaching studio, working with professional musicians and beginners, ranging from 5 to 93. Furthering her deep commitment to education and outreach, Milica founded Give to Grow, an education initiative, which brings music technology to developing communities in Ghana.
Milica is a current associate director of Composers Concordance, advisory board member at Composers Now and Miolina, music director of Gallery MC, and founder and CEO of Paracademia LLC and ifounder and executive director a non-profit for Music and Arts educaiton and perfomance, Paracademia Center, Inc.
Source: Official Web Site |
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The best businesses churn out cash faster than it can be used. Plenty of free cash flow (FCF) -- the amount of cash from operating activities left over after capital investments are made -- allows a company to invest in the future as well as return cash to shareholders. Dividends, buybacks, and acquisitions are all fueled by a company's free cash flow.
What makes a company a cash cow? A high free cash flow margin(the percentage of revenue converted into FCF) and a high cash return on invested capital (how much FCF is generated from each dollar invested back into the business) usually indicate that a company is producing excessive amounts of cash. Here's why Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) are three top cash cows.
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The PC market may not be on fire, but Microsoft continues to produce impressive profits. During fiscal 2016, which ended in June, Microsoft generated $25 billion of free cash flow, driven by Windows, Office, and the company's growing cloud-computing business. With revenue of $85.3 billion, that puts Microsoft's free cash flow margin at an impressive 29.3%.
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A quick look at the balance sheet shows that Microsoft doesn't quite know what to do with all of this cash. Net of debt, the company had nearly $60 billion in cash collecting dust at the end of fiscal 2016, despite paying a dividend and funding expansive share buybacks.
Microsoft's cash return on invested capital is also impressive, clocking in at 19.9%. The excess cash on the balance sheet weighs this number down, but it's clear that cash invested back into the business generates an exceptional return.
Microsoft is aggressively transforming into a cloud computing company, shifting much of its software to a subscription model and rapidly growing its Azure cloud platform. Azure revenue is more than doubling each year, putting Microsoft in a strong No. 2 position behind Amazon.com's Web Services in the cloud infrastructure market. With the cloud business growing swiftly, Microsoft is making the necessary moves to retain its cash-cow status far into the future.
The online advertising king
Alphabet, despite its size, continues to grow at a double-digit pace. Revenue surged 20% year over year during the latest quarter, driven entirely by Google. Other Bets, which includes all of the company's other businesses and moonshots, remains a source of little revenue and substantial losses.
Image source: Alphabet.
Google's core advertising business drives incredible cash generation for the company. During the trailing-12-month period, Alphabet produced $23.5 billion of free cash flow on $85.5 billion of revenue. Free cash flow margin was an impressive 27.5%, nipping at the heels of Microsoft.
Alphabet also has a mountain of cash on its balance sheet, totaling $79 billion net of debt. Cash return on invested capital is 17%, a bit lower than that of Microsoft. Google doesn't pay a dividend, but it did recently begin buying back its own shares. It certainly generates enough cash to return substantially more to shareholders in the future.
Alphabet is showing no sign of slowing down, with its core Google business driving its results. Even if none of its moonshots work out, the company remains one of the biggest cash cows around.
An entertainment juggernaut
One of Disney's biggest cash-cow businesses, cable sports network ESPN, is facing an uncertain future, with a declining subscriber base and the ever-present threat of cord cutting. But the company remains an undisputed cash cow, with a broad set of business churning out billions each year. The company produced $8.4 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2016 on $55.6 billion of revenue. That's good for a free cash flow margin of about 15.1%.
Image source: Disney.
About half of Disney's operating income in 2016 came from its media networks, and about 87% of media network operating income came from cable networks. ESPN is the big hitter in that category, and its ongoing problems are a real concern. But other businesses are generating cash as well. Disney's parks and resorts spit out $3.3 billion of operating income during 2016, with the movie business contributing $2.7 billion and consumer products adding another $2 billion.
Disney's cash return on invested capital isn't quite as impressive as Microsoft's or Alphabet's, coming in at a lower 12.5%. Still, Disney throws off enough cash to pay a decent dividend, spend billions on share buybacks, and fund acquisitions -- like Marvel in 2009 and Lucasfilm in 2012 -- that broaden its entertainment portfolio. ESPN represents a challenge, but Disney's cash-cow status allows it to make the investments necessary to drive long-term growth.
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HHS marching band has strong opening weekend
The Raiders Marching Band had their first two competitions this weekend.
At Eden Prairie High School, they earned first place out of six bands for placement. The Raiders also took "Best Colorguard" and "Best Percussion" caption awards in their class.
At Eastview High School, the Raiders took fourth place in their class. Even with a lower placement, they still took the "Best Drum Major," "Best Percussion" and "Best Soloist (Michael Notch)" caption awards.
The Raiders will perform their show at the football game Friday, and compete at Rosemount High School Saturday, Sept 14. The competition begins at 5 p.m. This is the closest show to Hastings, so fan support is encouraged. |
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The other day I told you about how I came up with the Coaldancer screen name, but I’m thinking about it again today.
Because that group of dear, close friends I mentioned (the Coaldancers!) have been encouraging me for a long time to turn the writing workshops I’ve created and refined in fire over the years into a book. I, for one reason or another, have been resisting them for an equally long time.
Well, they ganged up on me in a chat room last night (it was a little like an intervention, if you must know) and removed the last objection I was able to come up with. I still haven’t decided whether to thank them, or to be angry with them. Dancing On Coals (my title for this little tome) may just become a reality one of these days.
Am I nervous? Yes! Just as I am when I begin any new project. It doesn’t even matter that I already have more than 1500 pages of how-to-write stuff written. Any time a writer puts something out in the world where people can either find value in it or decide that it has none, it’s nerve-wracking.
Maybe other authors are made of different stuff than I am. Early in my career, I was very surprised to meet a few published authors (the first published authors I ever met) and to discover they were made of flesh and bone, just like me. If I were to find out now that everyone else is made of gold dust, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised. In fact, it would pretty much reinforce those secret fears I still harbor about myself as an author.
So you might hear me talking about this project as Dancing On Coals works its way toward the light. I’ll try not to whine too much. Just remember that if this book tanks, Jo Ann owes me a Sprite.
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Mr. President, the murder of three police officers in Baton Rouge is clearly related to and inspired by the racist rhetoric that many have used recently to advance a cause called “Black Lives Matter.”
You have helped create that climate of violent hate towards the police, most recently and especially by your disgraceful hijacking of the memorial for five fallen officers in Dallas so you could lecture people about slavery and race. As president, “the buck stops here.” When atrocities are committed for an ideology that you actively espouse, you must share in the blame.
Accordingly, it would not be appropriate for you to attend the upcoming memorial for the slain officers in Baton Rouge. America does not need you to again disrespect the brave people being honored, just so you can take American to school about your own pet prejudices.
Please, Mr. President, do not attend the memorial for the murdered police officers in Baton Rouge. Instead, spend that time in some private soul searching about the innocent heroes who have been killed because of your poor leadership.
(Please see also, Heather MacDonald’s “The Fire Spreads“) |
These are a few of my favourite things…
The Baker’s Laboratory listed my blog on their list of favourite blogs. It made me smile so much that someone not only actually reads my blog, but likes it enough to admit to it! The fact that she referred to it as “an award of blogging awesomeness” is one of the reasons I love her blog. I just love the way she writes.
The rules of the meme is that you give seven facts about yourself and give a list of up to fifteen blogs you think deserve to be read by everyone in the world.
So, here are the blogs I read most and get excited about when I receive an email notification that they have posted something new.
Seven Facts About Me
• I wash out plastic ice cream containers and glass jars before throwing them away.
• From time to time my husband will ask me to translate what I just said into English. We are, as he says, divided by a common language. I am worried that I am losing all my Norn Iron-isms so I started a Northern Ireland Dictionary. (Yes, I am that sad, I wash out containers to throw away remember?!)
• We have storage in two provinces in Canada and another in Northern Ireland, all of which we plan to bring together when we move in the summer. I am very excited about the move, as we have lived in very remote places due to my husband’s work, and this move is back to the South of Ontario. Very exciting.
• Since we got married just under four years ago I have moved across the Atlantic and due to my husband’s work we have had to move across Canada three times. Those three moves included having to pack up one of the houses over Christmas and summer holidays meaning that I have packed up our houses eight times with another one coming up at the end of June. All in under four years. I am an expert at packing and travel with sonic mouse repellents, three trash bags and Lysol wipes in my pockets. Seriously.
• We have had no hot water in the house now for just over three weeks. It got old fast. I feel for my grandmother not having hot running water for years.
• I spend way too much time reading and searching for recipes. But I am okay with that.
• Recently, I might have developed a pancake obsession. Again, I am okay with it, and surprisingly so is my husband. 🙂
When I read about someone getting excited about a trip to Costco’s I know I have to keep reading. This is a really well written blog, full of great recipes and guaranteed to make me both smile and dash to the kitchen with something I have to make or die.
My Strawberry Heart
I love this blog as it is a mixture of recipes, food, reviews and is such a treat to read.
The Baker’s Laboratory
I love this blog. It is full of things I want to eat and make. What more needs said?
Mostly I read food blogs, and food sites, and food books and food… you get the idea. But when I want pretty this is where I head. It is written beautifully and full of beautiful things. One day I will be as stylish… one day…
The Wednesday Baker
Andi, who writes this blog, is bad for me. Take this post for example. I had to make it and immediately. Most of her posts drive me insane until I try them. The rest I save for later. I love getting the email that lets me know she has posted again.
The happy life of a happy wife
I love the name. And I love the content. It inspires me and makes me smile. Lots.
Rufus’ Food and Spirit Guide
What dragged me into this blog at first was the review of a restaurant in Notting Hill. What kept me was the quality of posts, like this one…
Eat, Play, Love
I only discovered this blog very recently, but it is such fun. The whole family get involved in round the world cookery. What’s not to love?
A blog full of nutrition and interesting facts and great recipes. |
As 3Ls prepare to graduate and 1Ls begin to look for summer clerkships, it seems that everyone is requesting a resume and writing sample. How can you, the job hunter, combine your resume, writing sample, and an oral argument or presentation in one place?
You can use personalized business card CDs or personalized flash drives, loading your resume, writing sample, and oral argument into one place instead of having to hand potential employers stacks of paper as earlier generations did. If you want to hand an employer a business card, embossed with your URL to your electronic or in-the-cloud portfolio, you can do that too.
What are some cloud resources that you can use? Check out e-portfolio which encourages students to build dynamic interactive presentations for their work or Folio for Me. Both sites allow students to create accounts and then upload documents and URLs. What URL? Post your oral argument or an oral presentation to your private YouTube channel. Then place the URL on your cloud portfolio. Folio also allows students to create blogs and add other social media to highlight their accomplishments.
You can even build your own website, easily and cheaply, with Weebly or Google Sites. Fees range from zero to $25.00 per month for Weebly. Weebly lets you post documents, i.e. resumes and writing samples, videos, and pictures. You can create a blog there and promote it via social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Built in site analytics help you ascertain how your site is performing.
For more information about the library’s job hunting resources, check out our Career Resources Libguide here. |
Scott & White Healthcare will break ground in September on an 11,800-square-foot clinic in Pflugerville.
The new clinic will be built near the intersection of FM 685 and Pflugerville Parkway, and will replace the current facility at 1501 Pecan St.
Dallas-based developer Highline Real Estate Group will build and lease the new space that is expected to open in spring 2013.
The Pflugerville facility will include 18 exam rooms, longer service hours and physical therapy services.
Scott & White recently filled two executive roles in charge of the system’s Hill Country region.
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When it doubt: ivory and navy go together like two peas in a pod and are an effortless way to look stylish during a weekend shopping trip. Laying up with this scarf is a good alternative to a light jacket because it’s easy to take off when it gets warmer throughout the day, especially if stores don’t have air conditioning. Opt for comfortable flats that won’t hurt after all that walking! Heels might look like the best option, but on a shopping trip comfort is the order of the day!
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A floral top paired with slim leg jeans is a comfortable but beautiful outfit to wear during the evening. We love this print because it’s monochrome, making it easy to wear but it also has that bright pop of red. A soft charcoal silk scarf is a great way to style the outfit and it’s also a great way to cover up if dinner leads on to bar hopping. Style with lace-up heels for an on-trend summer look. |
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Tango Lovers presents an evening of fiery footwork and passionate motion in celebration of Argentina's national dance. Led by artistic director Marcos Ayala—an international star and World Champion of Tango Dance in Japan—performers take the stage in dazzling regalia to kinetically entertain audiences. Fueling their feet are musicians who have worked with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Montevideo who volley the tempo from romantically slow to impossibly fast, seeing if they can make the dancers' shoes melt. |
-- Sidney Crosby
was having some difficulty explaining what had just happened to his team in Wednesday night's Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The Penguins lost Game 7 to the upstart Montreal Canadiens
, 5-2, ending not only their season but their tenure at Mellon Arena, which will be replaced next fall by the Consol Energy Center.
It will not be Pittsburgh going to a third-straight Eastern Conference Final, but rather, the No. 8-seeded Canadiens, who have not been to the third round since 1993, which just happens to be the last time Montreal won a Stanley Cup.
The defending champions, meanwhile, head home at the earliest point in the past three seasons.
"I don't have an answer," Crosby said, almost at a loss.
Wave after wave of reporters found him at his locker in the cramped home room at Mellon Arena, with just his sweater and shoulder pads removed. The same Penguins hat he has worn all season -- worn and sweat-rimmed -- was perched atop his head, a Gatorade towel resting on his knee.
And throughout the onslaught, he tried to explain the calamities that had just befallen his team -- blowing a three-games-to-two lead in this series, falling behind 4-0 in Game 7 and struggling to find offense from its big guns. Sometimes, he succeeded, other times he struggled. But during it all, he seemed to waver between feelings of bemusement, bewilderment and defiance.
Crosby's game, in fact, encapsulated fairly accurately the Penguins' night on Wednesday.
The captain finished without a point and was minus-2. He had five shots, but missed four others and committed two turnovers. He had an awesome chance on the power play early in the third with his team trailing 4-2, but he was stoned by Jaroslav Halak
, who allowed Crosby to score only one goal in this seven-game series.
Most grievously, perhaps, he took a boarding penalty just 10 seconds into the game that set up Montreal's first goal and started an avalanche that eventually buried Pittsburgh's dreams of back-to-back Stanley Cups.
: Was the series typified by that power play early in the third where you guys had some opportunities, but Halak was able to make the saves?
: I don't know if that is the story of series, but that could have given us a better chance to get something out of this or find a way to win. Again, when the games are close, it came down to execution and capitalizing. If you look, even the games we lost in the series, we did have the lead at different points. They did some really good things. They protected the lead when they got it and found ways to build on it when they got it. Tonight, they got a big lead. They did a lot of good things that good teams need to do to win. Unfortunately for us, we didn't do that.
: Was there a time when you felt the series got away from you guys?
: No. We out-chanced them 2-to-1 for 6 games. I don't believe it ever got away from us. I think, looking back at the series, you look back at Game 4 and we have the lead there and we get a couple of bad breaks and maybe things would have been different then. But you can always look back. It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback. It came down to execution and it came down to one game -- that's basically it. They played better and, unfortunately, we did not play well.
: Does the toll of two long seasons come into play at some point?
: I'm not going to sit here and complain about playing Stanley Cup Finals and Olympic gold-medal games. That's a good problem to have and you have to deal with it. There are times when it is a grind and you have to deal with it. By no means is that any excuse or any reason for anything. I would never blame that on anything. Those are great things to be a part of and you have to find a way to still produce and be successful.
: Could you in your worst nightmare imagine getting down four goals to that team?
: It was, but, you can ask anybody here, we all believed we could get back in that game. Down two in the third, starting with the power play -- not an ideal situation, but one that we did not think was impossible. I think our play showed it. As bad as we started, we did dig in in the second half of the game and really empty the tanks. It was a little too little too late, but we had our chances to get back in the hockey game.
: Obviously, you weren't surprised by the Canadiens in this series, but did they add another layer of willingness that you did not suspect?
: I think maybe tonight we took for granted that it was going to be another tight game. That is what we had seen all series. We had seen a very patient team from them and maybe we just got caught waiting a little bit, waiting for our chances and that is not really the way we play. We go after teams and we were just a little too cautious. We got caught on our heels and they capitalized on our mistakes. I don't think we ever took them for granted. We respected them.
: Are you completely healthy?
: Can you put into words losing in Game 7 and knowing this building is closing?
: I don't think it has (set in), to be honest with you. We all want that perfect ending. I don't think we have thought about, but it is disappointing. But you know what? I will say one thing -- the crowd, and the way that they responded down 4-0, was pretty incredible and I think we can all say thank you for that and appreciate it. That's the loudest I have ever heard it. It's not the way we wanted to finish here, but they should be proud in the way they supported us. |
Former MAKE technical advisory board member, techno artist, and environmental activist Natalie Jeremijenko recently gave a speech at the New Cultural Networks conference in Amsterdam. Regine, of we make money not art, was there and blogged her notes of the talk. Natalie talked about her various projects undertaken at New York University and elsewhere, such as Feral Robotic Dogs (sent out to “sniff” levels of various enviro contaminants), How Stuff is Made (a visual encyclopedia of environmental impacts, workplace conditions, etc.), and Ooz (“Zoo” spelled backwards):
Several remote-controlled robotic geese let loose in various urban areas. The robotic goose interacts with the local goose population. The interface allows people to follow the birds closely and interact in ways that would not otherwise be possible. The goose drivers (or “gooser”) can ‘talk to’ the geese through the interface, delivering prerecorded goose ‘words,’ their own vocal impersonations, or other sounds (such as goose flute hunting calls). Each utterance via the robotic goose triggers the camera in the robot’s head to capture 2-4 seconds of video recording the responses of the animal. These video samples upload to the goosespeak database that the participants can annotate. |
Located in a lovely part of the Algarve, this one bedroom apartment would be an ideal holiday home. Quinta do Lago is one of the most sought after areas in the Algarve, it is close to the airport, International schools, Championship Golf Courses, local shops and restaurants.
The apartment is on the second floor, with a two bathrooms (one en-suite) and open plan lounge/dining area and separate kitchen. There are patio doors leading to a terrace. This property is airconditioned, has an entry phone and faces south east getting the morning sun on the balcony off the living room. This would be a wonderful investment. |
We take it as a given that it’s essential to deploy firewalls inside ICS networks. However, it is less clear why and which properties should such firewalls have: should they be stateful? DPI? Signature-based? In this post I will try to shed some light on the topic.
Consider a typical ICS network, with a main control center that communicates with multiple remote sites. Each remote site contains several field devices, such as PLCs and IEDs. For the sake of simplicity, let’s say that the remote sites communicate only with the control center, using a trusted private VPN between the gateways.
It’s safe to say that without appropriate protection, the ICS network described would be open to numerous cyber-attacks. We can divide these attacks into several types, according to their source and destination:
- Field-to-Field attacks: Attacks from one compromised remote site or field device to another remote site.
- Center-to-Field attacks – Attacks that initiate traffic from the control center, aimed to harm/manipulate field devices.
- Field-to-Center attacks – Attacks that initiate traffic from a remote site to the control center.
- In-Field Attacks: Attacks from one field device to another field device, within the same remote site. This includes also attacks that occur within the same segregated area.
The detection of In-Field attacks, using anomaly detection, will be presented in a future post. In this post I will focus on preventing the first three attack types.
The key design elements in defending against these types of attacks are (i) segregation of the networks, (ii) identification of control center traffic, and (iii) validation of control center traffic.
The mitigating of Field-to-Field attacks starts by routing all remote site traffic to the control center, using an IPsec VPN.
In addition to the VPN, each site requires an industrial DPI firewall. With a DPI firewall the operator can set permission policies for blocking traffic from other sites and to allow users to reach to specific devices.
Using the industrial DPI firewall and VPN we can ensure that all traffic arrives from trusted IP addresses, and that each IP address receives the appropriate permissions for specific commands.
Mitigating Field-to-Center and Center-to-Field attacks is a bit more complicated. Preventing these attacks will ensure that the remote links are secure, e.g. they do not contain malware or unauthorized traffic.
Detection of malware traffic is usually performed using a firewall that is loaded with malware signatures. Since the signature database must be updated frequently, it would be most convenient to install a single instance of the firewall at the control center.
Another threat is spoofed traffic, e.g. a command that initiated at the control center with the SCADA server’s IP address, but was not actually sent from the SCADA server (but rather, for example, from a compromised server on the control center LAN).
How do we detect that such messages are spoofed? One common answer is using a stateful firewall. Stateful firewalls check the state of each connection and each protocol, and allow only packets of an open connection to pass. If we assume that the authorized devices already have connection between them, than the stateful firewall can block the spoofed, new, connections.
Deploying a stateful firewall in the control center increases the chances of identifying spoofed messages By detecting attempts to open another connection to the field device. In addition, the stateful firewall can also prevent opening multiple connections to a specific device, thus preventing several DoS attacks (such as Syn flooding). Another related property is allowing TCP connections to be opened only from one side of the firewall (e.g. SCADA server) to the other side (e.g. field devices).
Using a distributed DPI firewall together with a central stateful firewall (figure below), we can achieve a well-segregated, yet simple, ICS network. Firewalls which demand periodical updates (contains signature-based engines) should be installed at the center.
In-Field attacks, which occur within segregated areas, will be discussed in a future post. |
BJJ Videos Asylum Choke with Black Belt Piet Wilhelm
In this BJJ Video, Piet Wilhelm demonstrates another variation on a choke, called the Asylum Choke. Watch how he uses the hips to bump and even when its defended he moves into a position for another choke. There is a quick additional submission shown towards the end of the video.... Enjoy. |
This Don Pagano's Yeti. Please contact Don with any questions.
I am selling a 2006 Yeti ASR-SL mountain bike, black with silver paint scheme, medium in size. This bike is in excellent condition, and has not been ridden in well over a year. It is built up as follows: Fox RP3 shock, Fox F100 RLT 100mm fork, Shimano XTR front derailleur, new XT rear derailleur, XTR hydraulic disc brakes, Deore/XT shifters, Yeti carbon low riser bar, Yeti lock on grips, new Ritchey logic Pro headset, TruVativ GPX crankset, new RaceFace rings, WTB Rocket saddle, Crank Bros Eggbeater pedals, Shimano XT/Bontrager racing wheelset with XT splined rotors, new Panaracer Fire XC Pro 2.1 tires, Sram 11-34 cassette, Titec stem. Also included with this bike is a spare derailleur hanger and a spare Fox Float shock. This bike is fast, handles brilliantly, is comfortable, light, and pedals very efficiently. $1600
It is shown with the Ti spoked WTB/Sun wheelset, a different crank and stem, but otherwise its the same bike. The wheels I was going to ask $225 for, or include with the bike for another $200.
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By Nicolette Audino
1. FLIP THROUGH YOUR CELL PHONE PICTURES.
When your digital camera isn’t on hand, we usually use the iPhone, Blackberry or other cell phone to document the outrageous, unusual and funny sights we see. Flipping through funny pictures will lighten your mood, maybe make you laugh and possibly put a big smile back on your face!
2. PUT ON A THROWBACK SONG!
I know that whenever a song comes on the radio that is an “oldie but goodie,” I usually get excited and start jamming to it right away– hope I’m not the only one! Make an old-school playlist of songs that remind you of high school homecomings or middle school dances and it will bring you back to a place of fun!
3. TEXT SOMEONE YOU LOVE.
It is always good to hear from people to know that they care about you. It is also great to talk to those that you care about. Text or call someone “just because.” Having a good conversation with someone great in your life will leave you feeling better.
4. MAKE A LIST.
Sometimes you are stressed out or in a bad mood because you just have so much to do and so little time to do it in. By creating an organized list, you will be able to put together a plan of when you are going to accomplish things and the time frame you will do it in. It will de-stress your mind and de-clutter your thoughts.
5. THROW YOURSELF INTO SOMETHING THAT TAKES CONCENTRATION.
To take your mind off your bad mood, go do your homework and get your mind off of it. If you don’t have any homework, take out your bad mood at practice by running faster, hitting harder or just being your best.
6. EAT YOUR FAVORITE MEAL.
Whether you have to cook it yourself in a Minerva, or just buy your favorite type of wrap at Reamer, treat yourself to something that tastes great to you. Your body will respond with joy that you just fed it something that it loves to taste!
7. GO TO THE GYM!
The gym isn’t just there to get into shape. Studies show that exercising releases endorphins that will help trick your mind into feeling better about yourself.
8. TAKE A 20 MINUTE SNOOZE.
Studies show that taking a nap for 15 to 30 minutes in the afternoon will rejuvenate you. Any longer than that and you may be groggy and not feel like getting up. After taking a 20 minute nap, you will be able to escape into dreamland and away from your problems. Not to mention, you will wake up feeling refreshed and rejuvinated!
9. CREATE A PROJECT FOR YOURSELF TO WORK ON.
Whether you decide to clean out a drawer or plan a birthday party, do something that will make you productive and, in the end, give you a sense of accomplishment. Accomplishing a task will make you feel more motivated and determined. It also has a similar effect as throwing yourself into something, as it will get your mind off of anything that’s bothering you.
10. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH FRIENDS.
If you are feeling down, don’t be ashamed or afraid to lean on your friends for advice or comfort. Good friends will be there to listen to you and help you through whatever you need. They will also be there to remind you of all the fun times you guys have had. Good friends will always be able to put a smile on your face. |
Some call it the changing face of advertisement, while some believe that it is thinking strange. Some feel that it has seamless ‘campaignability’ and others think that it is an unexpected revolution. However, nobody can deny that no car has ever been so admired and no advertisement has ever been so loved. It’s the tale of the German giant Volkswagen’s, (popularly known as people’s car) innovation in creativity that preaches the formula of hitting once hard to create awareness and then going very selective.
When the US consumers were obsessed with idea of ‘thinking big’ by having powerful cars, the classic ‘Think small’ campaign by Doyle Dane Bernbach introduced Americans to the advantages of a small car and made everyone live the American dream through radical advertisements.
What happens when your newspaper starts talking to you or it starts vibrating the moment you open it? It is not last night’s hangover but Volkswagen’s style to woo customers, which has made us believe that gone are the days when Indians used to be euphoric on a just musical Archies cards.
Companies have started spending and innovating on advertising. The emerging Indian middle-class has made the firms believe that the Indian market is getting transformed to brand-conscious individuals.
Experts feel that in order to generate awareness and buzz, campaigns have to go beyond television and the auto maker has harnessed the power of all medium such as print, TV, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube to create effectiveness and has managed to devise a German plan with Indian improvisations. Apart from that, it has dedicated sites such as ‘Innovations for everyone’ and ‘Think blue’.
The brand believes in democratisation of innovation. It focusses on innovating for every product right from high-end cars to the lower models as well; thus, the campaign ‘innovation for everyone.’ However, experts felt that higher models might lose equity due to lack of differentiation. Volkswagen extended the ‘Think small’ to ‘Think blue’ campaign with the core message of sustainable mobility and environment protection through a range of activities in the ‘Think blue’ campaign.
The brand has left no stone unturned with ads from Beetle to Jetta to Touareg in The Times of India. However, experts believed that brands should be more conscious towards this kind of an activity because it is an expensive intervention.
To mark the beginning of the sales of its hatchback Polo, Volkswagen cut out a portion in the top of every 16 pages of the special edition of The Times of India in the shape of the car and made it possible to have a newspaper with a hole. A distinct feature of the car was detailed on the pages with every cut-out. The last page featured a full page ad of the car with the final message, ‘We've put a lot into it. You’ll get even more out of it.’
Lutz Kothe, Head of Marketing and PR, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Group Sales India came up with this idea at the airport with his colleague while waiting for the flight. Kothe asked his colleague, “Has there ever been a newspaper with a hole in form of a car in India or in the world?” Kothe picked up a newspaper and made a car hole with his hand. That’s how the idea for the Volkswagen Polo’s campaign came up.
Sending a shiver
Creating the shiver of excitement and spending approximately Rs 5 crore for ‘world’s first talking newspaper with Volkswagen Vento’, Volkswagen mastered the art of creativity with audio advertisement in print to create buzz for its entry level sedan Vento. The campaign caught the attention of 25 lakh readers across five cities, when their newspaper spoke to them, talking about the Vento. While celebrating with family, Kothe’s niece handed him an envelope which had the drawing of a newspaper on which she wrote ‘Sounds of Volkswagen’ and ‘Speaker’. And that’s how came the innovative advertising idea of the ‘The talking newspaper’.
In an attempt to capture greater market share, readers woke up to a shivering newspaper ad of Volkswagen’s Vento and Polo, which got noticed on social media also. Some experts felt that it is a great idea but others were not sure of the effectiveness of the innovation because one doesn’t want to feel a shiver in the car.
Despite criticism, the ‘talking newspaper’ campaign received huge response and the page visits more than doubled with the campaign being the hottest search word in Google trends. The enquires increased by 200 per cent at the showrooms.
Painting the world silver, Volkswagen launched yet another campaign to garner maximum eye balls for its all new Jetta. People of Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai woke up to find their newspapers wrapped in a shiny silver jacket endorsing Volkswagen Jetta. Industry felt that the glitzy silver printing diminished the appeal of the car and the innovation was not very relevant.
On the digital front, the brand has created path breaking innovation around Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. Volkswagen India launched ‘anything4jetta campaign’ on Twitter for its new Jetta cars and users could participate in the campaign by tweeting anything that was wacky and creative with the handle #anything4Jetta. There was a grand prize of a Jetta Car for the most catchy tweet and the campaign was the most trending topic on Twitter during that time.
The brand also created a clutter-breaking online campaign for its Jetta TSI called the ‘YouTube test drive’, which invited users to post any query they have on the Jetta TSI directly on YouTube and receive a video response to their questions. The campaign broke the conventional ways of depicting the features of a car and was on one of the most interactive ones on digital.
Witnessing the growing Indian professional population, LinkedIn became a natural choice to connect with current and potential car buyers. LinkedIn approached Volkswagen India with an opportunity to be the ¬first auto major to establish a presence on LinkedIn Company Pages. Volkswagen India opened up its pages to allow LinkedIn members to post reviews and recommendations of their car line in India including the New Beetle, Vento, and Polo. It also launched a series of recommendation ads encouraging more customers to join the conversation. In less than 30 days, over 2,700 Volkswagen fans had stepped forward to recommend their favourite cars and share these recommendations with their professional networks.
The brand has shown phenomenal work in the western markets as well. In order to give Americans a break from the elections, the brand launched a new marketing campaign ‘Why VW’ and launched a social microsite in a move to capture and share the stories of Volkswagen owners and fans. The TV spot titled ‘Smiles’ showed people – from babies to kids to adults to seniors – laughing uncontrollably and the spot ending with a message, ‘It's not the miles, it’s how you live them’.
The new website is divided into the values section, which contains information about the products and the stories section, featuring user-generated content. In 2011, Volkswagen launched the ‘The force’ commercial for Passat featuring a young child in a Darth Vader outfit trying his hand at using the force on various objects and creatures. ‘The force’ leaked a few days before the Super Bowl of 2011, generating 14 million views before it aired on TV, and eventually became the year’s top viral ad campaign, with more than 60 million views online.
In this competitive age, it takes lot of courage to undertake expensive initiatives. Volkswagen’s campaigns have stood out and created noise, which is the fundamental role of advertising. The brand has come up with the some of the biggest advertising ideas in every channel of communication with the simple philosophy of walking around with open eyes and an open mind. |
MEP Petru Luhan, winner of the MEP Award for Health 2013, together with the leading European associations in the field of chronic pain (Pain Alliance Europe and European Pain Federation), kindly invite you to join them in a unique exhibition and cocktail, “My pain feels like”, which will be held on Tuesday, April 8, in the ASP Building (at -1 G).
The exhibition will feature the “Pain Box” – a psychophysical experiment developed by the Montescano Pain School of Italy, will open your eyes with regards to what 1 out of 5 Europeans is experiencing on a daily basis. This will give you a chance to learn more about what is the current situation and how you can support the existing initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life of people living with chronic pain.
The exhibition will end with a cocktail and the different perspectives on chronic pain expressed by the policy makers (MEP Petru Luhan), the patients (Joop van Griensven, Pain Alliance Europe), the health professionals (Prof. Giustino Varassi), the scientists (Dr. Roberto Casale) and the industry. This multi-stakeholder approach will give you a unique insight on a growing problem for the ageing Europe.
We therefore strongly encourage you to take the opportunity to experience one of Europe’s most pressing health problems, to get informed and get involved.
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USS NEW ORLEANS, At sea - Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) celebrated the fifth anniversary of the ship's commissioning March 10 while on deployment in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
The anniversary fell on a rare day of relaxation for the "Big Easy" that included a "steel beach" picnic on the flight deck.
The day ended on the mess decks with the ship's Commanding Officer Cmdr. Dennis Jacko, along with the last three of the ship's "plankowners" attached to New Orleans since the ship's commissioning, cutting an anniversary cake made by the ship's food services division.
"We had a wonderful day today," said Jacko. "Not only did the crew really enjoy a full holiday routine with a fantastic 'steel beach,' but we were able to celebrate the fifth birthday of the ship with the last three plank owners still on board.
Jacko also spoke about the future of the ship.
"She is a young ship, and with the proper care we are giving her, she will see many more change-outs of the crew over the next 40 years," said Jacko.
New Orleans was built in its namesake city from 2004 - 2007 before being homeported in San Diego. The ship received its first Battle "E" Efficiency ribbon for superior performance in 2011.
Commissioned in 2007, New Orleans is the second of the San Antonio-class transport dock ships. Its warfighting capabilities include a state-of-the-art command and control suite, substantially increased vehicle lift capacity, a large flight deck, and advanced ship survivability features that enhance its ability to operate in the littoral environment.
New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. |
The road to Silverado: Stevenson's Calistoga
'Treasure Island' author's trail through Napa in 1880 a real-life adventure well worth following
Published 4:00 am, Sunday, November 15, 2009
There really should be a huge black X marking the spot.
In this tiny ravine on a slope of Mount Saint Helena, closed in by evergreens, manzanita and rocky outcroppings, the man whose bold adventure stories defined most of what we believe about pirates and buried treasure (not Johnny Depp) had a summer of adventure himself.
Searching for a healthier climate, author Robert Louis Stevenson spent the summer of 1880 rambling around the Napa Valley's north end. On "the very skirts of civilization," he dabbled in both high life and homelessness and encountered swashbuckling characters, mysterious stone forests, an "experimental" wine region and a dusty resort town at the end of the tracks called Calistoga.
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The notes he took became the candid and descriptive book "Silverado Squatters" (the author's introduction to American readers in 1883), which is how I came to be hiking up a mountain overlooking the now-famous valley in fall. After reading about Silverado, I was determined to follow in Stevenson's footsteps - using the book as a treasure map - to survey how much the upper Napa Valley's landscape and lifestyle had changed in 129 years, and what, if any, of the "Treasure Island" author's treasures remain.
"Silverado Squatters" covers about two months of adventure, starting with Stevenson's journey with his new wife, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne, from San Francisco to Mount Saint Helena, a trip that required two ferry crossings, two train rides and, apparently, a good bit of patience.
At the end of the line in Calistoga, he explored the valley, made friends at the local taverns and hotels, caught a fellow Scotsman in mid-burglary and, for the first time in his life, used a nifty gadget called a telephone. He posited on how in this "young country," technology and news seemed to run "far ahead among the Indians and the grizzly bears."
"It is difficult for a European to imagine Calistoga, the whole place is so new, and of such an accidental pattern," Stevenson wrote. "The very name, I hear, was invented at a supper-party by the man who found the springs."
Having described 1880 Calistoga as having a wide street with low houses and "here and there a horse-post, here and there lounging townsfolk," it seemed likely Stevenson might recognize the town even now (except for the horse posts). The main street is still wide, the buildings are not past three stories and, generally, there seemed to be people lounging (or at least relaxing) here and there.
Retracing Stevenson's trip proved a little difficult in Calistoga, where many of the buildings the couple visited are gone, including the cottage at the Hot Springs Hotel (now the site of the Indian Springs Resort and Spa). At the Sharpsteen Museum, however, I found the Stevenson exhibit provided visuals to go along with the book's descriptions, including photos of the town from that period and a diorama of the ravine where the couple lived the rustic life.
Jo Noble, education chair at the museum, told me that other modern-day buildings Stevenson and Osbourne probably frequented included The Elms house on Cedar Street, a mansion that belonged to Calistoga's first judge, and the former bank building that now houses the Lincoln Avenue Spa. "Stevenson was a pretty social person when he was here," she said. "So it's a good bet that he met people or attended events at some of these places that still exist."
With the book as a guide, I veered off Highway 29 into the Mayacamas Mountains to find a dell full of fossilized California redwoods. The Petrified Forest, a regional attraction even in Stevenson's day, is a bit kitschy, but offers an intimate lesson in geology. I passed signs explaining how minerals in volcanic ash from a nearby eruption replaced the cells of decomposing tree fibers, leaving stone logs with perfect replicas of knots, bark and burls, all cast in rock.
I came to a tree called "The Queen," which was 65 feet long and 8 feet wide. It turns out that researchers using petrified rings in the trunk dated the tree as 2,000 years old - before the eruption more than 3 million years ago. Not only did Stevenson probably marvel at the same tree from the same spot, but in comparison, the 129 years between the author's visit and my own were barely a blink to the tree.
Descendants of the man who discovered the trees and set up the first "museum" even named one of the trees for Stevenson - generous considering what the author wrote about the place:
"Doubtless the heart of the geologist beats quicker at the sight; but, for my part, I was mightily unmoved. Sight-seeing is the art of disappointment," he said. "It was a pure little isle of touristy (sic) among these solitary hills."
Some things almost never change, I guess.
Not every page of "Squatters" is filled with "Treasure Island" adventure - although similar amounts of drink were involved. The author wrote favorably of visits to the wineries surrounding Calistoga, including Schramsberg, founded by Jacob Schram, that he described as "the oldest vineyard in the valley" at 18 years old.
While the wives entertained themselves in the house, Stevenson and Schram sampled the vintages in the cellar caves. And sampled, and sampled some more.
"I tasted all. I tasted every variety and shade of Schramberger, red and white Schramberger, Burgundy Schramberger, Schramberger Hock, Schramberger Golden chasselas, the latter with a notable bouquet, and I fear to think how many more."
Sampling these days is a little different, if only because the flat wine is gone, replaced by sparkling wine in the Methode Champenoise (you can't call the stuff "Champagne" unless it's made there), and the tasting and tour includes just four varieties and costs $35.
While these days there are plenty of young boutique wineries where you can sip and spit with the founders, in those days, the notion was pretty unique. The thought of Stevenson breaking bread - and more than a few bottles - with one of the valley's original winemakers tickled my imagination.
I took the guided, 75-minute tour, which winds from the contemporary visitor center through caves dug deep into the hillside, some of which Stevenson likely strolled. The tour concluded with the tasting of Schramsberg's signature bubblies, after which I walked outside, past the house where the winemaker and the wordsmith sat during warm early summer days, sharing stories, food and, apparently, more wine.
While Stevenson bemoaned the loss of France's vines to disease and wrote "wine in California is still in the experimental stage," wines made by Schram and others must have given him some inkling of the future. "The smack of California earth shall linger on the palate of your grandson."
As happens to any tourist who stays too long in Calistoga, Stevenson and his bride ran out of funds. Based on advice from locals, the couple relocated to an abandoned mining camp on the side of Mount Saint Helena called Silverado. It's here that the writer became deeply attached to the mountain.
"Her great bald summit, clear of trees and pasture, a cairn of quartz and cinnabar, rejected kinship with the dark and shaggy wilderness of lesser hill-tops," he wrote. "There, in the nick, just where the eastern foothills joined the mountain, and she herself began to rise above the zone of the forest - there was Silverado."
Most of the mountain now is part of Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, and while the peak was my best opportunity to see upper Napa Valley the way he saw it, it would require a little more effort.
Along with a friend, Bill, I set out from a parking lot at the top of Highway 29 up a well-marked switchback trail through alternating pockets of manzanita and pine. About a mile in, we reached the spot where the old cabin stood, the only evidence a stone and marble memorial erected in 1911 by the "Club Women of Napa County." Fittingly, it takes the shape of a pedestal topped by an open book.
To call the couple's accommodations here "rustic" is being generous: a basic shack, a mile uphill from the nearest road or supplies, in which the only furniture was a bed made of hay. Lacking a place to lounge, the pair built an outdoor parlor out of mine tailings.
They couldn't have been happier.
"Our days, drew out to the greater length; hour melted insensibly into hour. ... It appears to me, looking back, as though the far greater part of our life at Silverado had been passed, propped upon an elbow or seated on a plank, listening to the silence that there is among the hills."
Because Stevenson wrote of tromping up the 4,344-foot summit to appreciate the views, we were determined to follow along. On his hikes, "sea fog" in particular captured his imagination. "Far away were hilltops like little islands; nearer, smoky surf beat about the foot of precipices and poured into all the coves."
Stevenson's favorite fog was certainly there the day we visited. Just beyond the memorial site, on a rocky promontory that was probably one of the author's favorite lookouts, Bill and I stopped to glance south toward San Francisco. All we could see were the tops of Diablo and Tamalpais.
Past the memorial, the rugged trail turns onto fairly monotonous fire road, dubbed the Mount St. Helena trail, which climbs at a modest grade through sun-drenched hillsides packed with canyon live oak, knobcone pine and manzanita. After 90 minutes on the sunny trail, we reached the 4,344-foot summit.
When following Stevenson, your own words can seem futile.
"There are, indeed, many higher; there are many of nobler outline," he wrote. "But to one who lies upon its sides, Mount Saint Helena soon becomes a center of interest. It is the Mont Blanc of one section of the Californian Coast Range ... there always was something satisfactory in the sight of that great mountain."
It's not entirely clear that the prescribed climate of Calistoga made Stevenson healthier, but, according to the book, it certainly made him happier. From my vantage point at the summit, I had no reason to believe one of history's greatest fiction writers was telling tall tales.
If you go
What to do
Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, (707) 942-4575; links.sfgate.com/ZIRT. The trailhead and two unpaved parking lots are 8.2 miles north of downtown Calistoga on Highway 29. (Tip: If you're driving downhill for a while, you probably missed it.)
Petrified Forest, 4100 Petrified Forest Rd., Calistoga; (707) 942-6667; www.petrifiedforest.org. Open daily from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Admission: $3-$7.
Schramsberg, 1400 Schramsberg Rd., Calistoga; (707) 942-4558; www.schramsberg.com. Tours are $35 and reservations are required. Call for times.
Sharpsteen Museum of Calistoga History, 1311 Washington St., Calistoga; (707) 942-5911, www.sharpsteen-museum.org. |
A Barcelona food blog
The world could learn a lot from the town of Sitges. What I perceived as a ghetto of hedonistic, holidaying, gay folk whose partying and two weeks in the sun got in the way of residents lives was completely shattered after my first visit. Instead, this picture postcard, seaside town is a melting pot of all walks of life and I am completely infatuated with it. Sit on the main street, especially in summer, and you will see couples of all persuasions taking a stroll, old people walking dogs, groups of holiday friends, babies in buggies and screaming toddlers. And of course there are the well turned out fellas whose saunter past wafts their cologne in your direction which leaves an after-taste on your tongue and curious of where their night is going to take them. This is a truly mixed bag of harmonious living (although I’m not naive enough to think this is always the case). Take note Uganda!
My love of this place means any visitors in town now get the obligatory trip on the train to spend the day there. It’s worth noting that this is not just a summer resort. Whilst it is of course more jumping in the summer and at times you’ll struggle to get on the beach, this is not a town that completely shuts down out of season and is equally enjoyable in the cooler months.
The train drops you straight in the centre of town, and the station looks stunning in the summer as the bougainevillea hangs over the walls adjoining the tracks. From here you can leisurely take in the quaint streets, boutiques and gift shops and try and resist the temptations of some of the several patisseries. Being Easter when I last went it was still too chilly for a swim but at least stick those feet in the ocean for a paddle. With many cafés and restaurants to choose from and without any recommendations it was difficult to know where to satisfy our hunger. Some fine looking paella at La Costa Dorada finally lured us in. Looking out onto the San Sebastian beach this was a perfect setting for taking in the ocean and doing a favourite pastime of mine, people watching. At 17€ each for the paella we plumped for the menu del día at 25€ which also gave us a starter platter to share, dessert, drink and bread. Who could turn down an offer like that?
The starters missed the photographs, we were famished and got stuck straight in to the plate of calamars, croquetes and the xato salad I could’ve happily eaten more of and forfeited the rest of the meal. Xato is a salad of salt cod, served here with bitter frisée lettuce, olives and romesco sauce. However, that wasn’t all and a large pan of mussels in tomato sauce arrived, tender and juicy in a creamy tomato sauce that was soaked up by the bread.
We probably could’ve stopped there but the star performer was on it’s way. I’ve never had a paella since I’ve been here, always suspicious of their authenticity and tourists connotations. I should probably stop being such a snob. A steaming dish of saffron rice with mussels, clams, prawns, langoustines and peas landed on our table so we took a deep-breath to aid our starters’ digestion and got stuck in. Heavenly marine flavours and the perfectly cooked rice (although lacking the true paella crust on the bottom) was so good we fought off our increasingly stuffed stomachs to finish.
Thankfully desserts were of a much lighter note and we both chose the Catalan staple crema catalana. Similar to the neighbouring French crème brulée and our lesser known ‘burnt custard’, this is spiked with cinnamon and lemon flavours and has a satisfying crack to get into it. Not overly sweet or filling after the feast prior this was a perfect end to the meal. And to end a post about Sitges here’s a photo that captures the perfect end to a day there. La Costa Dorada, Playa San Sebastian 27, Sitges |
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The Social Democrat swiftly moved from politics to lucrative business after losing office in 2005. He took up a well-paid job with Nord Stream, which operates a natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea - and which is majority owned by Gazprom.
The other former chancellors also have publicly funded transport, with Helmut Kohl having access to six cars including three Mercedes 600 SEL models, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Monday.
And Helmut Schmidt has access to four, including two fancy Mercedes 420 cdi cars which cost nearly €100,000 each.
The former chancellors' cars have cost the country €1.265 million in purchasing, repairs and use, since they were introduced, Der Spiegel said, although it failed to say how long the publicly funded transport had been available to them.
The federal police, responsible for the personal security of the former chancellors, said such measures were necessary to protect them.
Left MP Gesine Lötzsch said it was ridiculous - "One former chancellor, one car," she demanded. |
With vacation season upon us, most of us have plans for at least a little time away from the office. For those in leadership positions, taking personal time requires preparation. There’s more to do than just packing your bags and turning on the out-of-office on your email. You have a lot of responsibilities and duties on your plate. In order to truly relax, you have to ensure that they are handled properly in your absence.
Here are some tips to help you get everything lined up and organized before you hit the road:
Start preparations early.
Get your vacation on the books as soon as possible. Let colleagues and staff know that you’ll be unavailable for meetings and projects during that period. If your vacation requires finding dedicated coverage for your job, make those arrangements early.
Assign tasks and projects ahead of time. Also, be sure that those who are taking on extra duties are fully up to speed and have what they need to handle the tasks. Update the entire team as to who is in charge of which projects. This will limit questions and prevent power struggles while you’re away.
Similarly, inform any clients that you are working with directly of your vacation and who they should contact while you are away.
In the weeks leading up to your vacation, assess where you are on your task list. Decide what absolutely must happen before you leave and what can be put off until you return. With proper organizing and prioritizing, walking out the door at the end of the day before your vacation should be a carefree feeling.
Set boundaries for contact.
It will never feel like time off if you’re constantly responding to emails and taking business calls. Avoid spending your vacation attached to your phone by creating a specific plan of action for emergencies and questions while you’re away.
Designate a team member that you trust implicitly with your contact information and give them specific instructions about when to contact you. He or she will act as your gatekeeper. The rest of your staff can funnel major issues through this person, who will determine if contacting you is necessary.
Specifically state in your out-of-office reply who to contact in the case of urgent matters. Also, set your return date a day or two beyond your actual return in case of travel issues. This will also help manage expectations for responses upon your return.
Manage the first days following vacation carefully.
When scheduling new projects, meetings, and deadlines after your vacation, give yourself a few days’ grace before jumping back into things full force. You’ll need to acclimate to being at work again and get your bearings as you catch up on what went on while you were out.
By giving yourself ample time to sort through missed emails, put out any fires that may have popped up, and readjust your mindset back to work mode, you’ll be more productive and will feel less stressed upon your return.
Hope you enjoy some relaxing time off this summer! What do you do to prepare your team to handle things while you’re away? |
Noah visited our neighbourhood library for the very first time on Monday. I still haven’t gotten down to actually getting him his own library card, because I love buying him books, and especially since I recently discovered The Groovy Giraffe, which sells books at a really low price. (PS. Use the code ‘GWTT’ for an extra 5% off the super low prices!)
The little boy seemed to enjoy being able to sit at a table meant for little ones like him, and spent some time flipping through the touch-and-feel books and the lift-the-flap books that I selected for him. He’s really into these two types of books recently!
Focused on flipping the pages
The cheeky reader
He also visited one of the playgrounds near our home, for the very first time, on the very same afternoon. I honestly don’t know why I haven’t brought him to the playground, but it’s probably because he can’t stand or walk on his own yet.
What’s going on?
Still a little confused
Noah was more interested in watching the older kids running around at the playground, than actually playing on it himself. He also didn’t dare to slide down the different slides, even though I was holding on to him, and trying to help him to slide down. He was content to just sit there smiling at me, and whenever I tried to slide him down, he would straighten his legs, and tense up his entire body.
I’ll just sit here, thank you very much.
Since we’ll be moving to Australia for a few months really soon, I think I’ll take full advantage of the playgrounds there, after hearing so much about how much nicer they are than what we have here, and bring him there as frequently as possible.
Looking forward to plenty of ‘fun firsts’! 🙂
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
Four months ago, in April of this year, I published three essays here on the problem in the Blogosphere of adequately referencing sources to ensure veracity.
The example I used is a report written by Thomas Jefferson and John Adams about their meeting with a Muslim ambassador in London to discuss the problem of Muslim ships engaging in piracy against American and European ships. The Blogospheric problem that I noticed involved variants on the wording of what is supposed to be a primary source document. I also noticed repetitions of one variant or another among bloggers—indicating an “echo chamber” effect in the Blogosphere, by which a quote found in one blog is simply repeated in another blog, and this continues like a chain reaction among many bloggers, while the concern for veracity gets lost, or never was there to begin with.
In the meantime, I have posted a comment or two on Jihad Watch noting this problem, including this one eleven weeks ago, linking to my main article here.
Then today I note on Jihad Watch that one of the main staffpersons there, Marisol, cites in an article that very same money quote of Jefferson, and uses a secondary (if not possibly tertiary) source (Christopher Hitchens, from an essay he published in the online magazine Slate) which unsurprisingly perpetuates a variant of the original, with incorrect wording:
The ambassador answered us that [the right] was founded on the Laws of the Prophet, that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have answered their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as prisoners, and that every Mussulman who should be slain in battle was sure to go to Paradise.
The secondary source upon whom Marisol relies, Hitchens, provided no reference citation at all for his quote. It is reasonable to assume that Hitchens himself got it from a secondary source, whether online or from a book, as Robert Spencer did in his own citation of an incorrect variant on page 89 of his book, Stealth Jihad, citing the secondary source American Sphinx, a book by Joseph J. Ellis.
The correct wording, which I saw with my own eyes after my own two hands turned the pages to the correct place on pages 357-9 in volume 9 of the Julian P. Boyd edition of the Jefferson papers (see the third link at the bottom of this essay for more details) , reads:
We took the liberty to make some inquiries concerning the Grounds of their pretentions to make war upon Nations who had done them no Injury, and observed that we considered all mankind as our friends who had done us no wrong, nor had given us any provocation.
The Ambassador answered us that it was founded on the Laws of their Prophet, that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have acknowledged their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as Prisoners, and that every Musselman who should be slain in battle was sure to go to Paradise.
The variances are readily apparent. (Note: I also included the paragraph before the main quote, to show the context for the “it” being mentioned by Jefferson, which in the Marisol/Hitchens version is indicated by an interpolated “[the right]” (whose meaning only becomes apparent when reading the Hitchens version).) Although the variances do not terribly affect the substance and import, they do affect the veracity if no one cares to provide the actual citation of the correct version. It is simply unacceptable for a serious sociopolitical movement dependent in great part for its persuasion upon ideas and historiography to be bandying historically important primary source quotes around that have one or more variances.
So, in the comments field of today’s Jihad Watch article, I posted a long comment detailing the problem as concisely as possible, given the complexities involved, and provided links to my more extended analyses of that problem. Shortly thereafter, I posted a follow-up explanatory note.
Some time later, I get my head bitten off by Marisol, who not only shows me no acknowledgement or gratitude for my corrective, but added insult to injury by lashing out in actual hostility:
You snipe and bend over backwards to find fault, and then wonder why you have so few friends in the blogosphere. In appointing yourself as the guardian of the boundaries of ideological purity, you have made yourself the odd man out. Suppose you had offered the above source in a helpful spirit, rather than one of smug superiority. You know what they say about a drop of honey versus a barrel of vinegar.
Here was my response soon after:
It's just a matter of getting the primary source right. If someone comes along who finds the actual primary source and corrects those who have been using secondary sources most of whom have been perpetuating incorrect variants, what sense does it make to get hostile at the corrector, especially if he has taken time and trouble to determine the actual correct wording?
The reader can judge for himself: read my two posts at Jihad Watch linked above. Then see if Marisol’s characterization of them as “smug superiority” devoid of a “helpful spirit” is fair, or even remotely reasonable. The only spot where I injected a bit of judgemental insinuation was where I indirectly alluded to the repetition of the inaccurate quote by Marisol, along with others including Spencer, Bostom and Raymond Ibrahim as indicative of a problem “of a promiscuous Blogospheric echo-chamber sloppiness with regard to the money quote by Jefferson and a consequent apparent unconcern for nailing down the actual primary source text”.
Had someone written that to me, along with the rest of my comment, I wouldn’t lash back at them and bite their head off. If I disagreed, I would articulate my disagreement with an actual counter-argument. If I could not disagree, but saw the commenter was correct about the substance, but I still didn’t like his manner in presenting that substance, I would express that as well, but I would keep it separate from the matter of the substance. To confuse the two, and then to refuse the constructive criticism because of that confusion, is just unacceptably childish and irrational. Marisol’s response to me, however, seems to imply that more is going on than merely an aversion to my specific “vinegar” in my comment—i.e., a long-standing animosity to me based upon my many criticisms over the years of certain aspects of Spencer’s methodology.
It is no surprise that into the next day, nary a peep from Marisol as to my logical reply to her attack on me (and here, while I have criticized others for misusing the word “attack”, I think it applies ) has appeared. She need not apologize at all, but simply recognize the logic. That the inaccurate Jefferson quote still stands unedited on that Jihad Watch article is testament to the fact that petulant pique seems to be more important to Marisol, and to Jihad Watch, than basic historical accuracy.
And while Marisol has not seen fit to respond to me, she has taken the trouble to take the advice of another commenter, “Cornelius”, who nearly three hours after my reply to her, directed her attention to a previous thread in which he and I had a long exchange of various disagreements:
In case you missed it, I had a prolonged exchange with Hesperado on the very question of his "ideological purity" in the August archive at the end of the thread 'Comments Are Back'. You might find it interesting.
Then the following morning, approximately 12 hours after Cornelius's post to her, Marisol responded:
Cornelius-- very interesting. Thanks.
If my readers will peruse that exchange between Cornelius and me which he recommended for Marisol to read (linked above), and which she found “very interesting”, I would invite them to see whether they agree with me—or if not to provide a counter-argument—that Cornelius was consistently misreading me, supplying inadequate argumentation to my challenges, and veering off into irrelevant emotionality rather than sticking to logic. Somehow, I get the feeling that Marisol came away from her reading of it as stubbornly myopic to those problems as Cornelius proved himself to be.
Marisol’s reaction is indicative of a larger problem in the Anti-Islam Movement. And that problem is the tendency of certain people to let personal animosities and fear of internal criticism get in the way of availing themselves of constructive criticism to help improve the Anti-Islam Movement. Certainly, not any criticism that comes down the pike—particularly down the pike of the Information Superhighway—will really be constructive and therefore useful. But that determination should not be made on the basis of whether you like the guy giving you the constructive criticism, nor whether you deem him to be an “enemy” due to past wrangles you may have had with him. If that criticism is couched in reasonably mature and intelligent language, then no factors should enter into the determination of its usefulness other than its own merits.
To continue to cultivate this attitude, as Marisol and Spencer (among others, such as Cornelius and Davegreybeard and awake) do, is to continue to build the Anti-Islam Movement on the weak timber of an irrational fear and hostility to internal, constructive criticism.
Once again, here are my three prior essays on the matter of the Jefferson quote and adequate referencing by the Anti-Islam Movement of primary sources:
Primary Sources 101 and the Blogospheric anti-Islam Movement
Addendum to Primary Sources 101
I Struck Gold! Second Addendum to Primary Sources 101 |
The evening was an experience that those in attendance will not soon forget, as Sanchez kicked off his first of a series of performances at Jazz Alley that culminated with his New Year’s Eve concert. In addition to Sanchez’s superb conga playing, there were outstanding solos from trombonist Francisco Torres. There were several outstanding individual performances by, Joey De León who played numerous percussion instruments including a very large chekere, guiro, and bongos, saxophonist Javier Vergara (tenor/alto), electric upright bass player Tony Banda, pianist/organist David Torres, Georges Ortiz playing the timbales, and trumpeter Ron Blake.
The Sanchez band opened the set with "One Mint Julep," from his CD Out Of Sight (2003). It should go without saying that throughout the entire concert, Sanchez was at the top of his game, as a conga player, but on "One Mint Julep," he was complimented by a soulful organ solo from David Torres, and an equally terrific performance by trombonist Torres.
The band segued into Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach’s standard, "Yesterdays," originally composed in 1935, and sung by Irene Dunne for the movie Roberta, in which she starred along with Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Randolph Scott. During Sanchez’s performance, he served up a spectacular, quick-paced solo on his congas, while Vergara delivered some hot tenor sax notes.
Instrumentally, the cover of Wayne Shorter’s "Ju Ju," which Sanchez recorded on his Latin Spirits CD, was perhaps the most intriguing song to come our way, on an evening of splendid music. This may be the first time I have heard an extended solo from someone playing a chekere, but Joey De León held the audience spellbound, and they wildly applauded his efforts, as his solo concluded. The horn section was awesome, and in particular, we enjoyed some big fat alto sax notes. "Ju Ju," was performed in 6/8 time.
My favorite piece during the set was the title track from Poncho Sanchez’s current CD, Raise Your Hand. The cover of the Eddie Floyd hit song brought a tidal wave of passionate gyrating, dancing and clapping from the audience. León moved over to the congas, while Sanchez stood with the microphone in his hand belting out some of the most soulful vocals you will hear performed in a west coast club. The horns were emotive, the band was swaying and the crowd was doing what the singer asked, raising their hands.
From "Raise Your Hand," onward, the crowd never sat down, and they were still standing when Sanchez and his ensemble returned to the stage to perform their encore "Besame Mama," which first appeared on his Conga Blues album in 1995, and later was recorded for the Latin Soul CD. |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Pregnant model Chrissy Teigan and husband John Legend chose to have the baby they are pregnant with be a girl, Teigen told PEOPLE magazine in an interview published Wednesday.
Teigan had previously announced that she and Legend had gone through fertility struggles and used IVF therapy to conceive the baby.
She announced in December that the baby was a girl.
“I’ve made this decision,” Teigen told PEOPLE. “Not only am I having a girl, but I picked the girl from her little embryo. I picked her and was like, ‘Let’s put in the girl.’” |
Today is a rainy day here in Columbus...and I wish I were at home cuddling up with our zoo and Amelia too. From my cube I can see straight out the window and it looks like it has gotten much colder too. I never wear a winter coat which DRIVES Amelia CRAZY! Today I am cold, I should have listened and busted it out and worn it and just given in...*sniffle*sniffle*
Next week when I am posting a complaint against Mother Nature because I am sick...you can all say...."WE TOLD YOU SO!" |
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Lounge Room vs Kitchen
Battle Date: 23rd November 2012
We have six people wanting to play and since our larger games tend to suck hard and finish without a satisfying ending we came up with the radical idea of having two separate games running at once.
Today’s special rule:
Even though we were in different rooms the two games interacted in one annoying way. Each map had a 6 sided die that was rolled every five minutes, alternating between each team. One side would move the other map’s in game CP from one team to another, one side would allow you to create a random wall where ever you wanted on the other battlefield and the last four sides were to send one of two monsters to the other rooms map.
The Lounge Room battlefield consisted of Andrew, Graeme and Bjorn.
The kitchen battlefield players were myself, Bianca and my lovely wife Alkira who’s face is edited out below as it was a very unflattering shot.
Andrew appropriately chooses the Hobos. He gets things started showing the rest of us how easy it is to die, getting fragged by Bjorn in the head.
Graeme’s Rebel Alliance makes some very risky opening moves, moving forward six inches.
As a descendant of the Spanish Commander in the Mexican War of Independence Agustín de Iturbide, Bjorn appropriately chose his native team the Amigos.
In the kitchen Alkira gears up to frustrate everyone with her Mimes and their damn invisible walls.
This map features five capture-able areas which provide delicious CP and hard points for purchasable structures.
First blood is taken with honour by one of Bianca’s aliens who shot a bird out of the sky.
An Amigo bolts towards the Rebels in a speeder bike only for it to be blown to smithereens with an RPG. How he got that bike is up to your own racial profiling (not because he’s Mexican but because Bjorn is a ranga).
The kitchen team has rolled the 5min die to place a wall, cleverly in front of the monster breaking all eye contact.
The Amigos are a festive bunch. When they throw their hats on the ground, any enemy unit can’t help but dance, leaving them unable to attack or move (unless of course those a dancing moves). Andrew didn’t realise what this meant until his entire team was dancing around a single hat.
Over to the other board, and everything was starting to go pear shaped for my Storm Troopers. Bianca realises to win the game her aliens have to aim at the opposition. Death ensues.
Hypaxxus-8, the glorious leader of the Alien hoard now floats in the lake thanks to a zealous mime.
My first frag of the evening yields happy feelings:
While his comrades are getting owned, this Mime decides to make a break for the armour-enhancing burger….
…taking it the only way he knows how.
Graeme continues to shock his enemies with surprising tactics unpredictable moves.
I must say, the ladies did an excellent job with all the flowers. We all learnt a long time ago it’s more fun to break stuff that looks nice.
As it turns out, the best decision ever made by a person in a game of strategy was made by me in giving Darth Vader jump jets.
More Amigos fall hilariously…
…as do more stormies.
Now a funny thing happened, Bianca’s Aliens made a killing blow against my un-killable hero, Darth Vader. I then begged Bianca to spare his life and in return she took a storm trooper.
The Sacred Shopping Trolley does more than grant buffs to nearby Hobos. You can also fill it with dead bodies!
With enough bodies, they can activate their team special and unique vehicle the Garbage Truck.
While the Hobos go Super Saiyan, the Rebels stand around and gawk.
The 5 min die places both the Slenderman and SCP 173 on the Kitchen map…
…causing the usual side effects.
By this point Alkira has managed to rack up enough CP to buy a tripod.
Luke Skywalker here is showing astounding leadership.
Parked atop Mount Doom is an Amigo who, unbeknownst to him, will soon fire his hat out of that catapult.
Back in the Kitchen, Alkira’s tripod pilot gets a little sliced up, probably because of light sabers and the like.
Making love not war, very briefly, Bjorn buys a medic pad and resurrects his hero.
Also making love, not war, are these two employees inside the McDonalds.
You think a crocodile with a cannon strapped to his back would be able to aim properly. Not Bianca’s! Her croc’s shell flops calmly onto the ground spreading glorious fire among her units.
The lounge room battlefield is also heating up via exploding garbage cans fired out of Andrew’s fancy new truck…
…Graeme’s Rebels insist on getting in on the dying action despite being relatively safe on their mountain. The Garbage truck was just outside of their range, yet the fire damage still managed to reach them.
Everybody hates Mimes. They are annoying for two reasons: They can create and move invisible wall where ever they want. They are French.
Below you can see the Slenderman stalking the Mime hero Le Dink the Clown. Le Dink survives being taken by being just out of sight.
Fun fact: The hobo in control of the sacred shopping trolley is the team hero.
Andrew’s incredible hobo comeback poses a significant problem to Bjorn. How does he get his sombrero on top of a moving space ship? I’m sure every great general has asked himself that question at least once in his life…
The range was a suck so Bjorn decided to go for the ol’ physically firing the catapult trick:
Yeah it failed.
There were many fails this game, mostly by Graeme who kept rolling 1’s on a 10 sided die. We counted at least six.
The hell of war ravages without partiality. Once brothers in spleegh (that is of course alien blood) the once mighty probing Alien Race turn to shooting off each others legs.
Alkira keeps the heat up by spawning a spider droid.
Each hero has one special ability. Darth Vader intimidates units so they are unable to move.
I’d say there is an unspoken rule in Brikwars that everyone seems to understand: Why shoot at something when you can crash land into it instead?
I’m sure the Hobos got their CP worth out of that venture.
Next up, Graeme shows us that Luke Skywalker isn’t completely useless by using the forks…
…to calmly and carefully place Andrew’s garbage truck on top of an unsuspecting Amigo.
Sadly the Amigo couldn’t take the weight of the truck and was smooshed in the most horrific way possible.
As you can see in the picture below, Bianca finds herself in a pickle.
Since Alkira’s last tripod pilot was sliced up while still in the cockpit, she now decides to take a few precautions.
The Garbage truck rampage continues, claiming Luke Skywalker.
Lucha El Vencido makes sure he’s keeping an eye on SCP 173.
As scary as Jump Jets Darth Vader is, he suddenly gets less formidable when he slices up his own rockets…
…Hurtling him sharply to the edge of the map.
Graceful in defeat, my last unit retreats to rethink his life.
Like war heroes of old, this is a true story of valour, courage and endurance. The last remaining homeless minifig slowly claws his way out of the just destroyed Garbage Truck. On fire and barely alive he does what any hobo seeking medical attention would do…shoot his own legs off with a cross bow.
The same rebel that rocketed the Garbage truck shows no mercy to the hobo and blows the crap out of him.
Disgusted that the Rebel alliance would do such a thing, Bjorn catapults his Amigo towards ground zero expecting to hold a ‘peace summit’.
Unfortunately the peace talks were over before they even began.
Now the last two units face off with guns and maybe some shooting resulting in the winner being…
Graeme and the Rebel Alliance!
Final look at the map:
This games manoeuvres:
It’s not over yet though! The Kitchen game is still raging forth. The Mime tripod gets its legs destroyed with the top half escaping into the sky.
I get my Storm Trooper back, I’m unsure of what happened to his arms.
Alkira thought it was great she had a ship now, but soon realises her laser wasn’t ranged enough to hit ground units. So she did the only thing one would expect, she crashed the ship into the Aliens.
Two survived the wreckage, ready to avenge their fallen team mates.
The only unit close enough to take their anger out on was my Storm Trooper. I think I recall begging again to save this unit, trying to appeal to Bianca’s sense of decency. She agreed to spare his life, but only after attempting a shot and missing.
Alkira didn’t spare him though, using Le Dink’s special ability to mime weapons.
Ah the French, all of them homicidal clowns.
Darth Vader final goes on the rampage I’ve wanted since the start of the game.
But he is soon sniped in the head by the last Alien…
…who soon gets shot by Le Dink.
End! Here’s what the battlefield looked like at the end:
The McDonalds wasn’t torn apart like I had originally wanted. Bianca probably would have moved more if she didn’t get closed in.
So in the end, did the Lounge Room win or was it the Kitchen? You decide, follow the link below to the heated debate. |
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That poor soul from the other day who insisted Lincoln never said that blacks shouldn’t be voters or jurors, or intermarry with white people, or that he had no intention to interfere with slavery where it existed, still thinks the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause makes state nullification unconstitutional.
The Supremacy Clause merely begs the question. It reads, “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof…shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.”
“Grand Old Partisan” takes this to mean:
“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof, plus any old laws, whether or not in pursuance of the Constitution… shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.”
In other words, he accepts the interpretation current in American law schools. I do not intend this as a compliment.
Here’s what the people were told it meant at the state ratifying conventions, which is what matters. (I’ll be a sport and not even mention the proto-nullification arguments made at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, which settle the argument, though you can get the story in my Nullification or in Kevin Gutzman’s James Madison and the Making of America.)
Alexander Hamilton, at New York’s convention: “I maintain that the word supreme imports no more than this — that the Constitution, and laws made in pursuance thereof, cannot be controlled or defeated by any other law. The acts of the United States, therefore, will be absolutely obligatory as to all the proper objects and powers of the general government…but the laws of Congress are restricted to a certain sphere, and when they depart from this sphere, they are no longer supreme or binding” (emphasis added).
In Federalist #33, Hamilton added: “It will not, I presume, have escaped observation that it expressly confines this supremacy to laws made pursuant to the Constitution….”
Thomas McKean, at the Pennsylvania convention: “The meaning [of the Supremacy Clause] which appears to be plain and well expressed is simply this, that Congress have the power of making laws upon any subject over which the proposed plan gives them a jurisdiction, and that those laws, thus made in pursuance of the Constitution, shall be binding upon the states” (emphasis added).
James Iredell, at the First North Carolina convention: “When Congress passes a law consistent with the Constitution, it is to be binding on the people. If Congress, under pretense of executing one power, should, in fact, usurp another, they will violate the Constitution.”
For more on this, see Brion McClanahan’s Founding Fathers Guide to the Constitution. |
You will be glad to hear that I haven't been busy on the crafting front today!!!!!!
My card for today is done using an image from Lili of the Valley which I have coloured with my promarkers.
Layout of my card is done following a sketch set on Charisma Cardz.
Here is my card
From my stash I have added Lace,Doily,Pink Gems,sentiment and DP's are old old ones lol
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Tuesday Throwdown---Lace & Doily
Lili Of The Valley---A card for Mum
Fab n Funky---Cute and Cuddly
Dutch Dare---Girls Rule
Thanks for popping by ,hope you are all having a good weekend |
By Ken Sharp
All images courtesy of James B. Murphy
From performing in school cafeterias to tearing it up on the stage of the Hollywood Bowl, James B. Murphy’s book, “Becoming the Beach Boys 1961-1963” chronicles the back story behind how it all happened in exhaustive detail. Culling original and archival interviews, newly discovered documents and illustrated with scores of previously unseen photographs and ephemera, the book is a marvel of research teeming with revelatory information about the group’s formative years, puncturing myths and setting the record straight about this seminal period in the group’s history.
Goldmine: Hite and Dorinda Morgan are key movers and shakers in the band’s early career. Tell us about them and their importance to the group’s career arc.
James B. Murphy: Hite and Dorinda Morgan, a husband and wife songwriting team in their late 40s, were friends of Audree and Murry Wilson for a decade before the Wilson brothers decided they wanted to make a record. The Morgans recorded aspiring artists in a make-shift recording studio in their living room and produced the first nine recordings by the Beach Boys, including “Surfin’” and early versions of “Surfin’ Safari” and “Surfer Girl.” And yet, after 50 years, hundreds of magazine articles, more than a dozen books and several documentaries about the band, I knew very little about the Morgans and had never seen a photograph of them. When I first spoke with Bruce Morgan, their son, I told him I believed his parents were overlooked in the Beach Boys story and that one of my goals was to shed more light on their integral role in the band’s early history. Brian and the Boys went on to more sophisticated writing and production, but Hite and Dorinda Morgan were the first people in the L.A. music industry who believed in them. It seemed to me we should know more about them.
GM: Little is known about the background of Candix Records and its founders. Fill us in.
JM: Candix Enterprises Inc. released the Beach Boys first record. It was an independent record company founded August 26, 1960, in Fresno, California, by twin brothers Richard and Robert Dix, who enlisted the help of their younger brothers Albert and Sherman (a fifth brother, Theodore, and a sister, Sarita, were not involved). The Dix brothers were professional musicians and, for the previous two decades had toured the country as the Dix Brothers Orchestra. They hired William Silva Canaday for his knowledge of the L.A. music industry and the name of the record company was an amalgam of their last names (CAN from Canaday + DIX). The plan was for Sherman to funnel the profits from the brother’s real estate and home construction business in Fresno into the record company, but Sherman had other ideas. This resulted in a chronic shortage of capital, frustrating Joe Saraceno, their Artist and Repertoire director, and two record promoters who were always battling a shortage of records. In fall 1961, Hite Morgan, on the strength of a recommendation from Bill Angel, the record librarian at KFWB, brought the Beach Boys’ first record, “Surfin’,” to Candix. It was a great opportunity for Candix, whose biggest hit to date was The Frogmen’s “Underwater” that reached No. 44 in spring 1961, but it could not have come at a worse time. Bob Dix had discovered Saraceno diverted “Surfer’s Stomp,” a No. 31 hit by The Mar-kets, to his own recently formed Union Records. Saraceno resigned from Candix. Bob had also recently fired Silva and was pursuing legal action accusing him of embezzling $15,000 from Candix. Bob did everything he could (which I detail in the book) to keep “Surfin’” stocked in record stores nationwide. “Surfin’” reached No. 3 in L.A., but stalled at No. 75 in Billboard. It likely would have gone further had it been handled and promoted differently. In September 1963, Bob Dix chose not renew the company’s corporate status. He had released 41 singles on the Candix label, one (“Surfin’”) on his X Records subsidiary, and two on the Candix-distributed Storm label.
GM: In the book, you follow the band playing house parties to the Hollywood Bowl in a short timespan. Take us through what shaped them as a live act.
JM: The key thing about the early Beach Boys in the studio and on stage is that only nine months after forming they were thrust into the national spotlight. Unlike The Beatles, who enjoyed a lengthy musical apprenticeship, honing their live skills and stockpiling songs, the Beach Boys scored a No. 3 regional hit with their first record, recorded a demo reel and landed a seven-year contract with Capitol Records. Their Capitol debut, “Surfin’ Safari” backed with “409,” was a double-sided hit and the pressure was on. Demand for their personal appearances skyrocketed. By most contemporary accounts, they were not a very good live band when they started. But they persevered and kept at it, propelled by Murry Wilson’s persistence and assertive personality. They played grand openings, record stores, hardware stores, appliance stores, birthday parties, gymnasiums, recreation centers, high schools, roof tops, back yards and parking lots. The hits just kept coming and, fueled by their songwriting and unparalleled vocals, they became one of the best and enduring live bands. For most concertgoers, seeing and hearing the Beach Boys live was an unforgettable experience.
GM: There are quotes in the book culled from members of bands that played on the same bill with the Beach Boys in the early days remarking they were not impressed with their performing abilities. When did they come into their own as a live act?
JM: The Beach Boys learned to play as a band in front of live audiences. Their first (April 24-May 5, 1963) and second (July 19-August 30, 1963) tours outside of California were hampered by the intermittent absence of Brian Wilson (Al Jardine was recruited to fill in for Brian on the road). Some early reviews are mixed, most likely because of Brian’s absence in the harmony stack. Brian grew tired of touring very early on and decided, quite wisely in retrospect, it would better serve the band if he stayed home to write, arrange and demo new material for the group. But when David Marks quit, Jardine was enlisted as a permanent replacement for Marks and Brian lost his road replacement and had to rejoin the touring band. Their October 19, 1963, performance at the 31st Annual Y-Day at the Hollywood Bowl is available online and that gives us a pretty good idea of how the Beach Boys, with Brian, sounded as a live band toward the end of 1963. They played “Little Deuce Coupe,” “In My Room,” “Be True to Your School,” “Surfer Girl” and an a cappella tribute to KFWB, the radio station that co-sponsored the show. These are solid, somewhat raw, but wildly exciting performances. Given the technological limits of recording a live show in an outdoor cavernous venue like the Hollywood Bowl, that they sound so powerful and exhilarating is quite remarkable.
GM: Murry Wilson, father of Brian, Dennis and Carl, and the band’s manager is a misunderstood figure in the band’s history. Were there new insights gleaned about his role and working methods?
JM: Let me first say I do not pretend to know what actually went on inside 3701 West 119th Street, Hawthorne, California, as Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson were growing up with their parents, Audree and Murry. Only the Wilson boys fully experienced Murry’s strengths and shortcomings as a father. In fall 1961, Murry was 44 years old, owned his own leased machinery business, had three teenage sons, each two years apart, and the family lived in a two-bedroom, one-level home. On his modest salary, Murry provided Brian with accordion lessons, a record collection, a meeting with his musical idols, the Four Freshmen, a Wollensak tape recorder and a used 1957 Ford Fairlane for his senior year at Hawthorne High. Al Jardine recalled Brian was a natty dresser in high school, especially noting his stylish Florsheim loafers. Dennis had a motorized go-kart, a BB gun, a memorable 10th birthday party and a 9-foot surfboard. Carl had an acoustic-electric guitar, an amplifier and guitar lessons. Now, material possessions do not make a childhood happy, but Murry did his best to provide his boys with things they enjoyed. And no one fought harder for the fledgling Beach Boys than Murry. Key players in the early Beach Boys’ story like Chuck Britz, Stan Ross (co-owner of Gold Star studio), Russ Regan and Fred Vail are all on record with positive comments about Murry, crediting him with much of the group’s early success. Interestingly, most of the negative things the brothers said about their father came after he died from cardiac arrest on June 4, 1973. Nick Venet, the band’s first staff producer at Capitol, provided much anti-Murry fodder. But keep in mind, in summer 1963, after Murry told Capitol the Beach Boys refused to work with Venet, Nick was gone from Capitol within a few months. Now, before I am accused of being a Murry apologist, by many accounts he was a flawed man, haunted by his own rough childhood. Perhaps Murry’s greatest shortcoming was not recognizing the need to provide a more protective environment for Brian, a sensitive soul who, at the time, was doing everything, and not knowing when to step back and allow his sons the freedom to pursue their own creative vision. But without Murry there would have been no Beach Boys.
GM: One of the many coups of your book was tracking down Judy Bowles, Brian Wilson’s girlfriend who inspired some of his music. Tell us about her, how you located her and characterize her place in Brian’s universe and her role as his muse.
JM: Judy Bowles was Brian Wilson’s first serious romantic relationship. Brian began dating Judy in summer 1961 just before the group formed. They dated during the formation of the band, the writing and recording of “Surfin’,” signing with Capitol Records, all of 1962 and most of 1963. Audree Wilson helped Brian select a diamond engagement ring that he presented to Judy for Christmas 1962. They planned to marry within the year. Judy was the inspiration for “Surfer Girl,” “Judy” and, after a painful break-up in fall 1963, “The Warmth of the Sun.” It took me a long time to find Judy, and I would not have been able to gain her trust and confidence without the help of a good friend of hers who, quite modestly, declined acknowledgement in the book. It was a real joy speaking with Judy – one of the highlights of researching the book. She told me I was the first writer who took the time to look for her and speak with her, and that nearly everything written previously about her was untrue. I found that astonishing. Judy was open, honest, funny, down-to-earth, grounded and had a wonderfully healthy perspective on that part of her life and how things worked out. She really loved Brian and he will always have a special place in her heart. After the success of “Love & Mercy,” I would like to see a film adaptation of their love story as Brian came into his musical gift, helped form the Beach Boys and the group experienced the ups and downs of worldwide fame.
GM: Cite the major revelations you were able to uncover that surprised you?
JM: The dates of September 15, 1961, for the “Surfin’” demo session, and October 3, 1961, for the “Surfin’” recording session, which have been accepted for the past 25 years, cannot be verified. That alters the entire chronology of certain key events, including the group’s rehearsal sessions, the demo session, when Al joined the group, the renting of musical gear, the recording session and when Hite Morgan shopped an acetate of “Surfin’” to record labels.
I believe “Surfin’” was written, a Standard Songwriter’s Contract with the Morgans signed and a demo recorded before Al joined the band. Then, after he runs into Brian on the campus of El Camino Community College, Al begins singing with the Wilson brothers and Mike. When Audree and Murry went to Mexico for a weekend, the guys rented musical gear, financed by Al’s mother, Virginia, in an effort to up their game. They continued rehearsing for about a month and then recorded the version of “Surfin’” released on Candix 331. Although “Surfin’” is credited to Brian and Mike, Carl contributed the guitar part and Dennis made some lyrical contributions that went uncredited.
As Murry suspected, the Beach Boys were indeed short-changed in royalties on the sales of “Surfin’.” They received $990, but should have received about $2,500.
GM: What are the major myths you’ve been able to solve while doing the book?
JM: Here are a few that come to mind: The rental of musical gear did not occur over the Labor Day weekend, September 2-4, 1961. And when Audree and Murry traveled to Mexico, they most certainly did not leave their sons $800, as one source noted, for food or an emergency.
The earliest footage of the Beach Boys singing live is their performance of “Surfin’ Safari” at the Azusa Teen Club on July 27, 1962, filmed for Dale Smallin’s documentary “One Man’s Challenge.” But the film crew did not just happen to show up on a night the band was performing. This was a scheduled taping and the group rehearsed for hours in the sweltering heat of the Azusa Recreation Center that doubled as the teen club.
“Surfin’” on Candix 331 was their first release. For reasons that I detail in the book, it was next released on X Records 301, Candix 301, the Era Records-distributed Candix 301. Also, an “Audition Only” copy was released on the Era Records-distributed Candix 301.
This is a minor myth, but when their first royalty check arrived in mid-April 1962, it was long believed Murry added $100 of his own money to bring it up to $1,000 so the five boys could each receive $200. But the royalty check was for $990, so Murry actually contributed $10.
GM: Are there still mysteries about that period of time that elude you that you’d like to uncover?
JM: A photograph of the Beach Boys with Al Jardine before David Marks replaced him has been reported to exist, but has never surfaced. Does anyone, especially the surviving members of the band, have such a photo? I would like this one further clarified. When did Al reconnect with Brian by the chance encounter of running into him on the campus of El Camino Community College where they were both enrolled in fall 1961? The school year began September 11, 1961, and the Standard Songwriter’s Contract for “Surfin’” was signed September 15, 1961. Brian’s handwritten list of the Pendletones as a quartet (the three Wilson brothers and Mike Love) is dated October 12, 1961. Hence, it may have been well into October before Al ran into Brian and began singing with the Wilson brothers and Mike. If that is true, as I believe it to be, then Al may have joined the band after the “Surfin’” demo was recorded, but before the recording session that yielded the version of “Surfin’” released on Candix 331.
Second, I wonder whether “Surfin’,” “Luau” and “Lavender” may have been recorded at Hite Morgan’s Stereo Masters, 5534-5538 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles. That would mean there was only one session at World Pacific Studio, 8715 West Third Street, Los Angeles — the one on February 8, 1962, at which they recorded “Surfin’ Safari,” “Surfer Girl,” “Judy” and “Karate” (aka, “Beach Boy Stomp”). Both Bruce Morgan and Dino Lappas, the recording engineer at World Pacific, independently recalled only one session at World Pacific. Intriguing.
And third, I would like to discover additional personal appearances the band made in 1962, especially between January and June, and the mysterious mini-tour Murry booked in California around Christmas 1962.
GM: Tell us about the Holy Grail most collectible Beach Boy records from that period and their value in 2015.
JM: The most collectible Beach Boys records from 1961-62 are the red and yellow splash wax of “Barbie” (b/w “What Is a Young Girl Made Of?,” Randy 422), the “Complete Selections from Surfin’ Safari by the Beach Boys” promotional EP with cardboard sleeve (Capitol PRO 2186), the “I Was There KFWB Day!” mailer sleeve that housed the promotional 45 “Spirit of America” (b/w “Boogie Woodie,” Capitol Custom) and “The Surfer Moon” (b/w “Humpty Dumpty,” Safari 101) by Bob and Sheri. As with most rare records, they’re worth whatever two people say they’re worth!
I would like to pose a question to Goldmine readers — has anyone ever seen and can anyone verify a white label promotional copy of “Surfin’” on Candix 331? [Not the black label “Audition Only” “Surfin’” on the Era Records-distributed Candix 301]. Candix produced white label promo records from Candix 303 through 330, but I have never seen a white label promo of “Surfin’” on Candix 331. I don’t think it exists, but I would like to be proven wrong. GM |
As you may have heard, Home Capital Group is in a bit of pickle (or jam!) and has had to find a 2 billion dollar line of credit (yes a billion with a big B) to fulfil their mortgage commitments. You may better know Home Capital Group by it’s subsidiary, Home Trust, which is one of the largest lending trust companies in Canada.
To refresh your mind, back in 2015 due to some questionable lending practices, Home Capital ran into issues with the regulatory bodies. As a result, Home Capital suspended relationships with dozens of brokers after an external source tipped the company off that the brokers were falsifying borrower incomes.Their CEO was let go earlier this year too. The company witnessed more problems when the Ontario Securities Commission alleged that several company executives broke securities laws and misled shareholders in their handling of a scandal involving falsified documentation for a bunch of mortgages two years ago. All of these unsettling news has led to investors feeling uneasy and therefore pulling their money out of Home Capital’s high interest savings account which was used to fund mortgages. So Home Capital’s stock took a nose dive.
Let’s be clear. People are not defaulting on their mortgages. The Banking system is not going down. This is not the end of the world in my opinion. What you may hear through the grapevine may not be all accurate. This issue with Home Capital is a classic case of cause and effect where now a Lender cannot fund mortgages due to insufficient funds caused by the Lender’s alleged malpractices. This matter however is now somewhat fixed by Home Capital borrowing some very expensive money from Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan.
For the next few months we may see higher interest rates for borrowing money from Trust companies. They may also up their down payment criteria just to be cautious (or they may not). Will the major Banks tighten their lending criteria? I can’t imagine so but let’s wait and see. I say this will all be history in a few months. |
Noooo! James Arthur is at it again. Pop’s biggest misogynist and homophobe is embroiled in yet another Twitter spat after sending abusive texts to a girl who rejected his sleazy advances.
The mouthy 2012 X Factor winner, already on a final warning from boss Simon Cowell, could find himself in yet more trouble after hitting on model Teddy Edwardes – and then turning nasty when she turned him down.
After she went online to retaliate to his nasty exchanges, James bizarrely threatened to sue her, adding: “Haha I have the best lawyers in the country.”
He later tried to deny all knowledge of her and posted: “Annoying when glamour models pretend they are talking to you to get their breasts in Nuts magazine.”
Teddy, 23, hit back by posting screen grabs of the pair’s text exchanges.
Flustered, the Impossible singer then tried another tactic – claiming it was his PA that was texting her, trying to pull her... Right.
Teddy, who describes herself as a “professional winner”, first started exchanging texts with James, 25, last year.
I’m told: “James followed Teddy on Twitter and was constantly pestering her to go and see him. He was incredibly sleazy, saying things like, ‘Sex is all I can offer right now.’
“Not surprisingly, Teddy just told him she was busy. Then he totally snapped and got really angry and abusive. He couldn’t handle the rejection.”
The row is just the latest instance of Twitter going wrong for James.
In November he became embroiled in a war of tweets with fellow X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan, 22, after he used the phrase “f****** queer” in a rap.
And in other PR disasters he accused his ex Rita Ora, 23, of being, well, a slut in a rap. Two hookers recently slated his sexual performance and last year he was signed off with exhaustion.
James was not available for comment.
If I was you, James, I’d get offline and have a little lie down... |
HIF wrote:As an outsider I'd have to say that Liverpool have been poor tactically at times and their defence has been exposed especially their central defenders (and I realise that injuries have interferred here). Generally it's been great to watch their games as you can always expect goals but that isn't the foundation of a prem title winning team. I'm don't think that Liverpool will win a title under Klopp but the games will always be fun to watch.
You may be right. Our defense isn't great...but it was his first season in charge. Let's hope he's able to shore it up a bit better. We're not terrible...but we need to go from "their OK"....to..."yeah...they're pretty solid".
The argument I'd throw against you though, is that we have played the top teams really, really well. We can beat / play with the best of them. It's been the losses / ties to sub-10 teams that have just KILLED us. Part of that has been the depth. We just don't have any margin for error. Watching Coutinho get hurt, followed by Mane leaving for international duty exposed how short of options we are. Coupled by the fact that both happened to come when we went through the marathon of games. Worst timing possible.
I think we CAN win the title under Klopp. Mane was a great signing that worked out really well. He needs to land a couple defensive guys, and another offensive weapon. And he needs a couple of those signings to really work out, like Mane did. We're not gonna have an all-star 2nd team, like some clubs. But we also gotta have some margin for error.
We'll see. This league can be brutal. We really shoulda had this....or at least be neck in neck with Chelsea. Losses to Hull...Swansea...Burnley....Bournemouth...Leicester. That's why we are out of it.
But take our last 5 games: Tie Chelsea (who are on a roll), Lose to Hull. Beat Tottenham..lose to Leicester. Then beat Arsenal. So you can see why Liverpool fans feel like we really coulda done something, had we taken care of the teams we should beat. We go beat Man-City in that HUGE Dec-31 game, and then tie last-place Sunderland the next game.
To me, it was the start of the year. We just collapsed. If Klopp can correct that, I think a title is possible. We'll see. We had no Europe this year. We'll need to be even deeper if we're competing there. |
Yes, yesterday was tough, LUGGING all that LUGGAGE around! Sure, nice guys helped put the big piece up on the rack in the train, but my goodness, you should have seen the train station in Parma!
After being yelled at by a train service employee (my door off the train wasn’t working, and he thought I should have seen that and moved to the next car to get off) for taking too much time to get out of the train.
Then, he yelled again, since , in the absence of signs or arrows, I couldn’t figure out how to get out of the station! When I finally did, I saw a long flight of stairs down and sighed. That meant another long flight up.
Was staggering by the time I reached the surface, but happy that I’d actually made it. Found my way to the hotel easily, checked in, and took a little nap.
After that, my energy was restored and I was ready for the night’s adventure – which was FOOD, glorious FOOD! I sat with the tour director and three other perfectly delightful members. I had my camera with me, but my dinner companions were the ones who reminded me to use it! Thanks, ladies!
It was a traditional seven-course Italian meal, but I must tell you that most of us were too full for the last – the coffee. We started off with Pumpkin Pudding with a red wine-berry juice reduction. Umm! It melted in your mouth.
Next was a pasta we would call a ravioli, but is called Herb tortelli a la Parmigiana. Parmigiana – get it, cheese from Parma. What we call parmesan cheese, but way better because fresher and local. By this time, we were too deeply into the food, which was coming at just the right pace, to think about pix, so please imagine it.
In this next picture, you can see the banks of fresh pastas, including some ravioli. Next course was a beautiful plate of three very small roast veal slices with a traditional gravy with a touch of balsamic.
Then came a few slices of the dense, salty parmigiano cheese. Next sweets of our choice from a cart. I had stewed apricots with an orange sauce. The sauce was my idea – not popular with the server, but I thought it was delicious.
A dish of little sweets was put on the table, but most of us couldn’t even look at it. So, would you believe I woke up starving this morning?
The hotel breakfast was ample and took care of my poor empty tummy, then it was off on a two-hour walking tour of Parma. Actually, it was more of a standing tour as the guide recited the history and art works at the places she led us to.
Now, I’m back recovering in my room, getting ready for Rigoletto!!! This was one of my mother’s favorites. I’ve seen and heard it dozens of times and never get tired of it.
Here are a few more pix from the dinner: |
Today marks the day 60 years ago when the famous line, “Where’s Papa going with that ax?” first appeared in the soon beloved classic Charlotte’s Web. How many times have you read this book? Have you ever read it? What did you think? Any of you on Templeton the Rat’s side of things? Ever wondered if geese really do say things multiple times? Send us your favorite line from this book! |
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ICIS has launched the 2015 version of the World Energy and Refining Annual Study.
Recent developments, such as the sharp drop in crude prices, have shaken the energy industry and downstream markets and created uncertainty among energy and petrochemical players.
The World Energy and Refining Annual Study provides an in-depth review of developments in global energy and is supported by data from the ICIS Supply and Demand Database. In addition, it offers extensive analysis of the industry and reliable forecasts for the next decade, in order to allow industry players to develop robust strategies and conduct effective scenario planning for the future.
“It's been an eventful year for global energy markets, with developments such as China's slowdown and the crude oil crash causing havoc for industry players worldwide. As uncertainty about the short- and long-term impact of these events prevails, the World Energy and Refining Annual Study is an essential resource, designed to give you clarity on the outlook for key regions, commodities, and downstream markets,” commented Stefano Zehnder, Senior Consultant Global Refining & Petrochemical Feedstocks, Annual Consulting.
The new World Energy and Refining Annual Study from ICIS includes historical and forecast data from 2005 to 2030, alongside in-depth analysis of the key energy, oil and refining products traded globally, including the naphtha balances - the most important feedstock for the petrochemical industry. The study includes:
- Current, historical and forecast data (2005-2030).
- Regional surpluses and deficits for the important refining streams.
- NGLs and shale gas positons as they change between 2005 and 2030.
- Inter-regional trade and balances for major oil products including naphtha.
- Energy requirement forecasts, broken down by fuel source and region (up to 2030).
- Analysis of the impact of energy developments on downstream markets.
- Global price scenarios for crude oil, naphtha and other key oil products.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/refining/12112015/icis-launches-refining-study-124/ |
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Event-Based Social Media
Today’s online culture is about participating in conversations and creating
communities where people can share ideas. Similarly (and more traditionally),
conferences create conversations between people with similar interests and
common goals. As marketers, we spend a lot of time attending conferences – it
seems logical that we should connect these two like items together. There are
many ways to create and leverage event-based social media to generate Web site
traffic and brand awareness long after the conference has ended.
Read Media Trust's Creative Director Christopher Smith guide to leveraging Event-Based Social Media to generate Web site traffic and brand awareness. |
Please join Partners In Health and Hooks Book Events for an evening with Drs. Paul Farmer and Pierre Claire.
Dr. Farmer will highlight his new book, To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation.
To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation is a collection of speeches by the charismatic doctor and social activist. One of the most passionate and influential voices for global health equity and social justice, Dr. Farmer encourages young people to tackle the greatest challenges of our times. Engaging, often humorous, and always inspiring, these speeches bring to light the brilliance and force of Dr. Farmer's vision in a single, accessible volume.
A must-read for graduates, students, and everyone seeking to help bend the arc of history toward justice, To Repair the World leaves the reader with an uplifting vision: that with creativity, passion, teamwork, and determination, the next generations can make the world a safer and more human place.
Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D., is the United Nations Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti and Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard. Among his numerous awards and honors is the MacArthur Foundations Genius Award.
Admission: Tickets can only be purchased online at www.hooksbookevents.com or by calling TicketFly (877.987.6487). The cost is $25 for 1 ticket; $35 for 1 ticket + 1 book; $45 for 2 tickets + 1 book. Student tickets are available for $12 (*Must show valid student ID to pick up ticket from will-call). There is a $1.50 fee per ticket for phone orders. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
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Fumiko Miyachi is a composer and pianist. Her music is a colourful melting pot of driving rhythms, vibrant harmonies and multicultural influences of her European/Japanese background.
Her music has been performed and commissioned by musicians and performance groups worldwide, including the BBC Singers (Spitalfields Festival 2006), Opera North (National New Composers’ Forum, University of York 2005), MAE (Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2007), Lontano (La Linea Latin Music Festival, Southbank Centre 2005), Orkest ’de ereprijs’ (Gaudeamus Music Week 2004), Concorde (Galway Arts Festival 2005) and decibel (The Cutting Edge Series 2005 & 2007).
As a pianist, she specializes in performing contemporary repertoire and has premiered and performed many pieces by composers including Howard Skempton, Michael Finnissey, Laurence Crane, Diana Burrell, Andrew Hamilton, Michael Wolters, Joe Cutler, Donnacha Dennehy and Ed Bennett. She has been Kate Halsall’s piano duo partner since 2013.
When Louis Andriessen visited Birmingham Conservatoire for his eponymous festival in 2009, he described Fumiko as “Not only an amazing pianist, but also an amazing composer”.
Miyachi is currently working on her first portrait album which is due to be released in Spring 2017.
Au79 was premiered on 4 March 2016. Performed by Birmingham Conservatoire Brass Band conducted by Ian Porthouse at Birmingham Conservatoire.
Since 2010, I have been working on a series of pieces called The Transitional Metal Series and Au79 (Gold) for brass band is the second piece in the series. I have always been strangely drawn to the neatness of the periodic table and the rhythmic drive and clarity of texture inherent my music somehow brought to mind the “metal” connection. There are two other pieces in the series Cr24 (Chromium) for large ensemble and Co27 (Cobalt) for piano duet; I am currently working on Hg80 (Mercury) which is a large scale work for two pianos. – Fumiko Miyachi |
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This last week of October marks three months since the devastating floods inundated the country. The loss remains incomprehensible especially for those who repeatedly witnessed a series of hardships over the past decade. As communities have done in the past, they will focus on restoring their livelihoods, and the humanitarian community’s most significant contribution will be its efforts to assist in livelihood restoration.
Lessons learned from previous disasters’ rehabilitation plans should be incorporated into current efforts. Even though the immediate needs for surviving the next few months in terms of food, shelter, and winter season remain unmet for thousands of families, humanitarian agencies must look at both short-term and long-term aims in order to provide the most efficient and sustainable solutions for livelihood restoration.
Livelihood initiatives that empower the affected communities with the ability to meet their immediate, basic needs as well as sustainable income generation are valuable. Providing quality seeds for the current planting season, reconstructing and upgrading damaged infrastructure with local resources, and providing skills training are a few examples. Timely restoration of transportation and communication infrastructure will also positively affect livelihood restoration. Quality standards should be met so that communities remain better equipped to deal with future disasters as well as improved income opportunities.
Humanitarian agencies possess a variety of expertise and through coordination are capable of comprehensively assisting affected communities with rehabilitation efforts. In addition to the essential restoration of income earning opportunities, efforts should also improve the standard of living. Emphasis on water and sanitation, health, and hygiene as well as education will greatly benefit the affected communities.
Three months have passed and media attention has also shifted away from the flood disaster; however, the people of Pakistan still need support in order to survive and overcome the challenges that have increased since the onset of the floods. Disasters are one instance where time alone cannot heal wounds. Concerted efforts and commitment, however, will make a difference in the lives of millions of people. This difference will not only last for today but for years to come; the efforts over the next few months will drastically improve and change the course of lives for the affected communities.
As of October 22, CWS-P/A distributed a total of 16,540 food packages amounting to 1,938 tons. The distribution benefits 91,200 individuals. In Swat, CWS-P/A distributed 1,260 food packages donated by the National Disaster Management Authority. A total of 7,840 non-food items have been distributed; total NFI distribution reaches 75,500 individuals. The organization has distributed 500 tents in Thatta and has distributed 3,840 non-food items in Khairpur, Sukkur, and Thatta.
CWS-P/A continues to provide health services through mobile health units and basic health units in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A total of ten mobile health units are operational in Mansehra, Kohistan, Swat, and D. I. Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Khairpur in Sindh. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alone, the mobile health teams have provided more than 36,000 consultations. CWS-P/A’s health teams have conducted more than 1,300 health education sessions on issues related to personal hygiene, HIV and AIDS, skin infections, safe drinking water, sanitation, and local endemic diseases. These figures include three MHUs in D. I. Khan and three MHUs in Swat which are funded through EC funds. This same initiative includes six BHUs in Swat. As of September 15, CWS-P/A along with WHO initiated a Diarrhea Treatment Center which is fully operational.
Allan A. Calma
Disaster Management Program
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Angelina Jolie & Carl Sagan WIP
I've been trying to challenge myself and do more photorealistic drawings. A couple of weeks ago I drew Angelina Jolie as the character Maleficent, using only micron pens. It was a good practice with crosshatching, and I couldn't wait to start doing another one. Above is a picture of my newest drawing in progress. Again, I am using micron pens, and a picture of Carl Sagan for reference. It's been more of a challenge than the Maleficent drawing due to more crevices and shadows.
I will keep sharing these as I finish them. I hope that all this practice with crosshatching will pour over into my own work, and that I will get a better feel for how to draw and shade faces. |
I found this article on the Elephant Journal website and it seemed like a good fit to share here. Written by Angela Raines, a yoga teacher from Boulder, Colorado. Elephant Journal, btw, is a pretty fantastic site for anyone interested in the kinds of things I write about here - physical/spiritual/emotional wellness. Check it out at www.elephantjournal.com Here's Angela's article, inspired by her encounter with "Born to Run" author Christopher McDougall:Are your shoes making you an a$$h@le? Top ten ways to become a better runner and a better person. Simultaneously.
1. Get naked. Big, padded, expensive running shoes often cause more problems than they solve. We run best when we let our bodies operate in as natural a condition as possible. It’s all too often that we let our remedies become our maladies. Starting from a more natural, authentic place is usually the best way to go, in your exercise routine, love life, or spiritual pursuits. |
THE MEN WHO SMILED NO MORE
The Men Who Smiled No More is a very different Doc Savage tale for a number of reasons. It takes place entirely in New York state. It does not involve foreigners. And 95% of it has no super-science. Yet the plot is entirely about two completely different aspects of super-science. Writer Laurence Donovan contributed this tale.
The story begins with a humble shoe shiner. "Smiling Tony" Talliano was the first to quit laughing" is the first sentence of the story. What follows is a wild story where even Doc himself is afflicted with a strange condition where people become emotionless, flat versions of themselves. It's like they were replaced with a robot replica. The violence is also at a high level with killings perform is a callous and brutal manner. What intrigued me about this is that many people perceive Doc himself to be emotionless like this all the time anyway. That is not true. Doc has emotions, but he rarely displays them openly. Donovan also enhanced Docs' humanity to emphasize the difference when Doc is afflicted by the strange emotionlessness.
Donovan also brings the whole cast of regulars into this adventure, so we get to see Monk, Ham, Renny, Long Tom, Johnny, and Pat Savage struggle and change into lethargic shells, with no humor, or passion in their lives. Chemistry is the only one left out.
The bulk of the tale is set in the Shinnecock Hills on Long Island in New York. Monk, it turns out, has a cabin retreat in the woods and strange things are going on in a neighboring cabin. The man there has a duck pond and gets particularly furious at anyone who comes near his ducks. Then everyone starts getting the affliction. One by one the cast loses their drive, their will to live or to be active about anything. Finally, Doc himself falls under its spell.
The Men Who Smiled No More itself is told far more like a mystery story than any of the other Doc Savage tales I have read so far,and it includes Doc giving a long, detailed wrap up at the end.
I'll give The Men Who Smiled No More an 8.5 out of 10. This is a fun story with a welcome stylistic change of pace - harder, more savage.
For this review, I read my Bantam paperback dated February 1970. The Pulp cover is by Walter Baumhofer and the Bantam cover is by James Bama. Interestingly, that cover seemed to have nothing to do with the story for a very long time. It is an illustration of action from the story, however. Page 124 to be precise. I'm not sure that I have ever read a story with the cover happening so close to the end. Cherie Priest's The Inexplicables is the closest in recent memory, but even that cover was not nearly as close to the end as was the one for this Doc Savage story. |
THE GHHC HUNTING GROUNDS
We are fortunate to be hunting in Colorado’s Northwestern Rocky Mountains, along the Piceance Creek Basin, amongst the spectacular Roan Plateau, between the towns of Rifle and Meeker. Our lease includes 17,000 Acres of priivate hunting grounds and 63,000 acres of public land with limited access, and falls within two of Colorado Division of Wildlife’s game management units 22 and 31.
CDOW’S HERD MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR OUR AREA
Our two hunting Units make up roughly half of the CDW’s Herd Management Plan (DAU) E-10 or more commonly known as the Yellow Creek DAU. E-10 is made up of GMU’s 21, 22, 30,31 and 32 which includes the Bookcliffs, Piceance Basin and Roan Plateau areas. The elk population in DAU E-10 was relatively low in the 1950’s and has shown steady growth in recent years. The populationpeaked in 2001 at 10,725 elk, and is maintained now at approximately 8,700 elk.
THE GENERAL GEOGRAPHY
Piceance Creek and the Piceance Basin comprise a large portion of the area. Yellow Creek, which flows into the White River, is the drainage for which the DAU is named. The highest elevation in our DAU is approximately 9,300 and the area is noted for its canyon country to the south and rolling pinyon, juniper, sagebrush, and mountain shrub steppe up north. Steep-sided sandstone and shale canyons are one of the dominant geographic features in our area. The Bookcliffs are a generally continuous, uniformly high cliff formation with canyons and washes running north to south toward the Colorado River. In the upper reaches of GMU 31, large canyons bisect the topography at frequent intervals. The interior portions of the DAU are composed of mesas and rolling sagebrush hills. The wide range of terrain in E-10 provides a variety of physical features that elk populations find very suitable for their needs year-round. The majority of elk summer in the interior of the DAU at high elevations. Winter ranges are generally on the periphery, at lower elevations.
Elk harvest in the DAU E-10 has changed substantially over time, increasing with the population (see graph). About 40 times more animals were killed in 1998 as 1953. In 1953 the harvest was 39 bulls and 10 cows. By 1998 the harvest had increased to a record 2042 elk. The harvest history generally reflects the increasing elk population. The highest harvests have occurred in conjunction with the highest populations. These high harvests have been maintained during the last few years when the CDOW has been attempting to maintain the elk population at about its present size.
ELK WINTER RANGE INFORMATION
DAU E-10 has approximately 1757 square miles of suitable elk winter range as estimated by the CDOW. Important private land wintering areas are found in the lower drainage throughout the DAU, including Roan Creek, Parachute Creek, and the Piceance Basin. The lower elevation lands across the DAU comprise the most important winter range for both deer and elk. Favorable snow depths, slope and aspect, and winter temperatures create accessible forage and make these areas suitable for wintering big game. Elk are generally found at higher elevations than mule deer due to their ability to forage in deeper snow conditions. However, during severe winters, both deer and elk are forced to winter at the lower elevations. During light winters, elk often remain at higher elevations. |
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