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BkiUeDQ5qsNCPicttDG_ | Rev. Deb Olenyik to serve as new Transitional Ministry Developer
Rev. Deb Olenyik
The cabinets of the Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain conferences have identified an unmet need in small congregations. An increasing number of churches are experiencing long-term decline, making it impossible for them to afford full-time clergy leadership. This pattern requires adaptive change within the congregation and in the leadership of the conferences to enable vital ministry to flourish. District superintendents find it difficult to give the focused attention necessary to help these congregations change in ways that promote vitality.
In response to this need, Bishop Elaine Stanovsky has announced her intention to appoint Wyoming District Superintendent Deb Olenyik to a new position as Transitional Ministry Developer, effective July 1, 2015. "I see this as a two-year position to get us up-to-speed in an area of unmet need," said Bishop Stanovsky. Rev. Olenyik will work hands-on with some congregations, but also develop resources, training, and a sustainable system for this work beyond the two years.
"We're trying to ensure every church is a center of vital ministry," Stanovsky added. "We can't lose our United Methodist presence in small communities, but we also can't afford to subsidize United Methodist presence in small, struggling churches. Deb has proven her ability to do this work. Now she's going to teach us all how to do it."
In response to this call, Rev. Olenyik said, "It is a blessing to be given this opportunity to serve our Lord and our Bishop, as well as the pastors and laity of the Mountain Sky Area. I thank all who provided support during these past fruitful years serving as the Wyoming District Superintendent. I have become increasingly aware of the important ministry and discipleship development roles our smaller congregations have as well as our mid-sized and larger congregations. By God's grace, I look forward to this new ministry in the coming year for Christ and Christ's beloved ones."
Go to the Appointments/Assignments page online to see an updated list of church openings, assignments and retirement announcements. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfT_xK1yAgWt8AWIG | We all know that exercise is crucial for long-term health, and most of us realize that we feel mentally healthier and more relaxed as well. But is there evidence that exercise helps your mental health and relaxes you? Yes, there is!
In the experiment, scientists allowed one group of rats to run. Another set of rodents was not allowed to exercise. Then all of the rats swam in cold water, which they don't like to do. Afterward, the scientists examined the animals' brains. They found that the stress of the swimming activated neurons in all of the brains. But the youngest brain cells in the running rats, the cells that the scientists assumed were created by running, were less likely to express the genes. They generally remained quiet. The "cells born from running," the researchers concluded, appeared to have been "specifically buffered from exposure to a stressful experience." The rats had created, through running, a brain that seemed biochemically, molecularly, calm.
The article then provides a lot more research on this provocative concept, and it's a great read. One take-home message is that exercise's benefits on the brain need some time to develop, at least 3 to 6 weeks. So don't give up on the exercise!
This provides even more evidence that exercise is good for both your mind and your body. And it should be a positive motivator to all those hard-driven expat business people who are overworking themselves into panic attacks: you need to stop saying that you "have no time" for exercise. You only have one life, and right now is your only moment. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUcdrxK6nrxl9bMtLa | An artist we work with just told us a story that is truly the stuff of nightmares. Once upon a time, she was in a band. One member of that band (not her) was kicked out before the band released their record. After it was all done, registered and released, this "jettisoned cargo / garbage human" purchased the TRADEMARK for the band name and legally forced them to take down any and all listings related to that band name.
How is this kind of foolishness possible? Because the rest of the band didn't understand the difference between Copyright and Trademark. And, evidently, someone in the mix was a total tool… The point is, knowing the difference (and doing something about it) is a good idea.
So. You want to protect your rights for a collection of songs – the old guard calls this an "album". That's what Copyright is for. Do this and when someone steals your stuff, you actually have legal recourse. It costs $55 and it's kind of confusing. But this guy Ari Herstand has been educating people on this stuff for a LONG time and has already laid it out far better than I could. GO HERE: http://aristake.com/?post=91 This guy is smart and has done ALL of the leg work for you.
The point here is that Copyright and Trademark are two separate processes designed to secure your rights in two separate arenas. If you do both, you cover your bases. If not, well, just be sure not to fire any band members, OK?
I know this stuff is boring and probably has nothing to do with what you THOUGHT you'd be doing when you imagined making records. But it is important. So hang in there, you got this. Post questions as usual if you've got 'em. And of course, thanks for your friendship, your interest, and your art. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
BkiUaiw25V5ha7jY7Jd1 | Crawford, Mark. "8 Ways CRISPR/Cas9 Can Change the World." Digital Image. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Accessed December 28, 2017. https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/bioengineering/8-ways-crisprcas9-can-change-world.
CRISPR/Cas9 has been put to the test by scientists in Dr. Corn's Laboratory at University of California Berkeley. The team has used CRISPR/Cas9 to develop a possible cure for Sickle Cell Anemia. Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease in which red blood cells become sickle-shaped. It is caused by a single-base substitution in the β-globin (HBB) gene, which is located on chromosome 11. As a result, valine is produced instead of glutamic acid, causing the production of sickle haemoglobin (HbS). This causes red blood cells to become distorted into a sickle shape, leading to the blockage of blood vessels. Due to the lack of blood flow, severe pain, infections, and organ failure occur. The median life span of patients with SCA is 42 years for females and 38 for males. The only current treatments available for patients suffering from SCA include blood transfusions, drug therapy such as hydroxyurea, or bone marrow transplants. All of these treatments have the potential for harmful side effects, and none of them have increased the average lifespan of people with SCA beyond middle age. Scientists are hoping CRISPR/Cas9 will solve these problems and give people with SCA a fighting chance at a prolonged better quality of life.
In order to treat SCA with CRISPR/Cas9, hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) found in the bone marrow and peripheral blood are targeted for editing because they have the potential to differentiate into healthy red blood cells. The Cas9 protein combined with a specifically engineered guide RNA is inserted into the HSPC cells and directed by the RNA guide to attach at the 6th codon on chromosome 11 and cut the defective DNA with the thymine nucleotide. A corrected healthy DNA sequence with an adenine nucleotide is simultaneously inserted, correcting the mutation. Cutting the thymine out and replacing it with adenine at this point in the DNA produces glutamic acid instead of valine resulting in normal haemoglobin with round red blood cells. The blood flows freely through the circulatory system relieving patients of their pain and preventing infections and organ failure.
Although experimentation in Dr. Corn's lab is conducted primarily in mice, human clinical trials using CRISPR/Cas9 are currently being conducted by Doctor Lu You of Sichuan University in China to treat patients with Lung Cancer. [5} The cutting edge CRISPR/Cas9 technology is not yet approved for patient care today, but its debut in the medical world as a common treatment could be just around the corner.
Mojica, Francisco J.M., & Montoliu, Lluis. "On the Origin of CRISPR-Cas Technology: From Prokaryotes to Mammals." CellPress 24, no.10 (2016). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27401123.
DeWitt, Mark A., Magis, Wendy, Bray, Nicholas L., Wang, Tianjiao, Berman, J., Urbinati, Fabrizi., Heo, Seok-Jin., Mitros, Therese., Muñoz, Denise P., Boffelli, Dario., Kohn, Donald B., Walters, Mark C., Carroll, Dana., Martin, David I.K., and Corn, Jacob E. "Selection-Free Genome Editing ." Science Translational Medicine 8, no. 360 (2017). http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/8/360/360ra134.
Tasan, Ipek, Jain, Surbhi, and Zhao, Huimin. "Use of Genome-Editing Tools to Treat Sickle Cell Disease." Human Genetics 135, no. 9 (2016). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5002234/.
DeWitt et al. "Selection-Free Genome Editing." Science Translational Medicine 8, no.360 (2017). http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/8/360/360ra134.
Cyranoski, David. "Chinese scientists to pioneer first human CRISPR trial." Nature (2016). http://www.nature.com/news/chinese-scientists-to-pioneer-first-human-crispr-trial-1.20302. | c4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
BkiUbGE4eIfiUU0QaduG | The communication is strictly serial. The chip that I would be communicating with is embedded inside a finished product. The communication is used to calibrate the device prior to shipment. The customer is currently using a PC-based control and a National Instruments USB-to-I2C converter. It works, but it's a band-aid system. They want to upgrade to something that can better handle the industrial environment and is easier to troubleshoot. If necessary, I can use the PLC for setting the calibration conditions, then a mini-PC to handle the communcation between the PLC and the finished product. I'd rather not as it adds another layer to the system, but I can if that's my best bet.
Has anyone heard of a way to communicate with an I2C device over Ethernet/IP from a CompactLogix PLC? There are plenty of ways to do it from a PC over a USB-to-I2C converter, but doing it from a PLC seems to be a rare event. I appreciate the help. | c4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUa6LxK1UJ-rRH-MKP | On Wednesday 27 March, three of Oldham Sixth Form's Health and Social Care students visited The Night Shelter, Oldham, to serve breakfast to four of the men currently using the shelter. The Night Shelter has supported men 'sleeping rough' in Oldham since 2018 and works to permanently rehouse those using the facilities. This was a great opportunity for the students to speak to the men at the shelter and to hear about and understand their situations. The students were also able to speak to Yvonne, the shelter manager, about her role in supporting the men and helping them find more permanent accommodation. All three students were mature, respectful and an absolute credit to OSFC.
Before Christmas, our staff and students raised over £1, 000, half of which was used to buy essential items for The Night Shelter, including blankets, slippers and jumpers. This visit, part of OSFC's Essential Life Skills project, was an amazing opportunity for some of our students to see first-hand the difference that their fundraising efforts can make! We also delivered donations made by staff and students at OSFC, which included a selection of books, DVDs and games. The students left the men set up for a movie night, complete with popcorn, chocolates and a great selection of films. OSFC wish the men all the best and will continue to support the amazing efforts of A Bed Every Night, Depaul UK and The Night Shelter, Oldham. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUeRM4eIOjR3O4dftx | Belmont Cragin, Hermosa
After Hermosa Playground Torched, Nixon Elementary Parents Call For Better Lighting, Cameras Near School
Parents and students gathered at the school Friday to call for better safety measures at Nixon following the playground arson.
Madison Savedra
10:02 AM CST on Nov 13, 2021
Parents, students, school officials and community members gathered outside Nixon Elementary Friday following an act of arson that destroyed the school's playground.
Madison Savedra/Block Club Chicago
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HERMOSA— Parents, students, school officials and community members gathered outside Nixon Elementary Friday afternoon to call for more security around the Hermosa school following an act of arson that destroyed the school's playground.
The crowd assembled at the school, 2121 N. Keeler Ave., and marched around the building shouting, "What do we want? Security. When do we want it? Now!"
Nixon students and teachers at the rally talked about how fire has impacted the community.
"I just feel sad," said Henry, a sixth grader. "A lot of moms spent their time building this park."
The community was devastated after discovering the play area had been set ablaze on the evening of Nov. 6. Parents and community leaders worked for years to get the playground installed in 2018, after a big fundraising push.
Just days after the fire, Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th) said CPS committed to rebuilding the play area with their funds as well as $100,000 from the ward's budget.
Credit: Mina Bloom/Block Club Chicago/Provided
Nixon Elementary's playground was destroyed in an arson, according to police.
After hearing from parents, Ramirez-Rosa said his office plans to install a camera and more lighting outside the school near the playground in the coming months.
"That was what [Nixon parents] requested, so we're getting it done," Ramirez-Rosa said.
Parent Maria Ruiz was involved in the 2018 push to get the playground built, and was happy to hear a camera and better lighting was coming to the school, where she has a sixth grader.
"We need security," Ruiz said. "When my daughter comes out of school at 5 o'clock it's dark."
Maria Torebeo has lived near the school for nearly 20 years, and though her kids no longer attend Nixon, she said it's important to have CPS listening to parent demands.
The district has already hired an architect for the playground with the goal of rebuilding by next spring, Ramirez-Rosa said.
Credit: Madison Savedra/Block Club Chicago
Parents, students, school officials and community members gathered outside Nixon Elementary Friday following an act of arson that destroyed the school's playground.
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Nixon Elemantary | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUeWbxK7IDBqEWVLSJ | One day after our arrival in Goroka, nestling on 5'250ft. altitude in the Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea is celebrating its 35th Independence Day, since it gained its sovereignty from Australia. It is September 16th, 2010. Already early morning, we drive through the streets in search of the preparations for the festivities. But there are none. May be because of the "Singsing" – the Big Show – which starts tomorrow? Somewhen, a car stops and a man is walking towards us, having recognized our LandCruiser from the article in the "National" newspaper and having read about our epic journey.
Spontaneously he asks us if we would like to attend this morning's celebrations at the "Goroka Grammar School". And spontaneously we say yes and do not regret it. It is nice to spend some time among traditionally dressed-up children from different ages who perform dances from diverse regions and explain their outfit. It is a lovely prelude to tomorrow's famous event.
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Next day, our excitement grows: The 54th "Goroka Cultural Show" begins. How will we experience it? Will it be more impressive than the Mt. Hagen "Singsing"? We are really anxious about it. On this clear morning, we find ourselves already at 8am in front of the still closed gates of the "National Sports Institute". A bit skeptically we wonder if we are at all allowed to drive in with the car having no special permit, because we have noticed already corresponding stickers on windscreens. But there are always surprises: The huge metal door opens straightaway and the uniformed security guards wave us past without asking a single question. Did eventually our LandCruiser already rise so much attention while driving around in Goroka that it is treated so privileged?
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From the very first moment, it is THE attraction on the showground parking area. People are circling and admiring it and are taking countless pictures of the three of us. Only when slowly the festivities advance, the crowd around our car starts to ease. The grandstand is filling up steadily, mainly with foreign tour groups. We are early enough to grab a vantage seat too. When suddenly a vigorous beat of drums thunders through the place, everybody gets silent: The "Singsing" is officially opened and the wonderfully costumed groups march one after the other into the show ground, making everyone gasp with excitement.
Nowhere in the world are the diversification of the cultures and traditions more unique than in PNG. This underlines also the Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Don Polye, in his official opening speech. He urges his people to preserve this cultural treasure. It is exactly this richness that makes PNG so special and fascinating. During the following hours we are absorbed by the performances, by the costumes and body decorations. We always discover new groups – groups from the main island that were not present in Mt. Hagen – but also groups from outer island.
When we discover the ladder leading to the roof of the main stand, the temptation to climb it is big. Shall we risk it? Why not? As soon as we reach the top, we know that it was the best decision! What we see from the bird-eye-view is beyond imagination and description: A sea of people in euphoric mood covers the entire arena; a kaleidoscope of bright colors and rhythmically moving performers at the beating of drums dominate the scene - a sight we will never forget.
near Goroka in the forest!
44 Are they not wearing scary masks?
At the Goroka Show we like better that the crowd of local spectators, which are separated hermetically in an outer ring by a barbed wire from the overseas tourists in the inner ring, are also let into the arena for the official speeches. It adds enormously to the colorful scene. This was not the case in Mt. Hagen. There the locals could join only after the overseas tourists had already left. These measures are taken especially to avoid annoying theft incidences.
The negative side in Goroka is that the foreign tourists have the privilege to mingle from the beginning with the performers, making it hard to get a picture without dozens of digital cameras. (It seems to be the first year to happen though). In Mt. Hagen, however, the gate to the performing arena is only opened towards the end for the tourists, when the marching-in of the dancing groups is completed. Then they have all the time to mingle and take pictures. We liked it more that way! Also we liked more in Mt. Hagen that the interesting dressing-up and body decorations take place at the show ground itself, thus everybody can join. In Goroka, however, the preparations are at different locations. Who does not know them, will miss them!
Whatever show – be it the one at Mt. Hagen or at Goroka – both are unique in the world and a wonderfully exciting, unforgettable and indescribable experience! While it is said that the Mount Hagen Show started in 1964, the Goroka Show was a bit earlier, in 1957. Both had and still have in mind to bring the various, sometimes warring tribes, in a peaceful way closer together. The entry tickets vary, so in Mount Hagen the pre- or mini-show (1 day) costs Kina 150 (US$56) and the following two-day main show Kina 300 (US$112), while in Goroka there is just a three-day main show that costs Kina 200 (US$75). Each one attracts about 80 tribes with roughly 20 participants each and between 50'000 and 100'000 spectators, including only several hundred "white tourists". | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdqQ4dbghE52z45YS | The total number of homes destroyed by a two-week old wildfire in northern Colorado was raised to 248 on Sunday as residents of a subdivision near Fort Collins learned that 57 more homes in their neighborhood had been lost, authorities said.
Fire officials had previously said that 191 homes had burned, the most in state history. The High Park Fire is the second-largest wildfire and among the most expensive in Colorado's history. It has scorched more than 130 square miles and was just 45 percent contained on Sunday, The Denver Post reported.
A fire near Colorado Springs erupted Saturday and grew out of control to more than 3 square miles early Sunday, prompting the evacuation of more than 11,000 residents and an unknown number of tourists. Authorities said Sunday that they were allowing about 5,000 of those residents to return.
Also on Saturday, a blaze destroyed structures near the mountain community of Estes Park, where many visitors stay while visiting Rocky Mountain National Park. The Larimer County Sheriff's Office said Sunday that 22 homes and 2 outbuildings had been burned.
"We're used to flooding and tornadoes, nothing like this," said Amanda Rice, who recently moved to the area from Rock Falls, Ill. Rice, her husband, four children and dog left a Manitou Springs hotel late Saturday.
Plumes of gray and white smoke poured from the mountains Sunday, obscuring at times Pikes Peak, the most-summited high-elevation mountain in the nation and inspiration for the song "America The Beautiful." Winds were pushing smoke away from Colorado Springs, but residents and tourists watched nervously as haze wrapped around the peak.
They included Mark Stein of Morristown, N.J., whose family arrived after midnight Sunday at their Manitou Springs hotel for a week of whitewater rafting and sightseeing.
"We were sleeping for 15 minutes when they started knocking on the door — a day from hell," Stein said of the day of travel. With his wife and two sons, Stein spent the first night of his vacation setting up cots for more than 200 evacuees who slept at the school.
Half the nation's firefighting fleet is now battling fires in Colorado, said Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. He said C-130 military transport planes from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs would begin assisting on Monday.
The wildfire near Rocky Mountain National Park destroyed vacation cabins and closed the most commonly used entrance to the park. Clouds of smoke blew toward the 102-year-old Stanley Hotel that inspired Stephen King to write "The Shining."
— In Utah, a 15-square-mile blaze around Fountain Green in Sanpete County was threatening more than 359 permanent structures and 213 mobile homes and travel trailers in four rural subdivisions, forcing about 1,000 people to flee. BLM says the human-caused fire erupted Saturday afternoon. Officials report progress on a 9-square-mile wildfire around Saratoga Springs, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City.
— In California, a wildfire about 60 miles north of Los Angeles triggered evacuations of campgrounds around an off-road recreation area on Saturday. Officials said the fire has blackened at least 1,000 acres in the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area, along the Interstate 5 corridor in Gorman.
— In New Mexico, a lightning-caused wildfire that destroyed 242 homes and businesses is 90 percent contained. The 69-square-mile fire near Ruidoso began June 4. Meanwhile, the largest wildfire in state history was 87 percent contained, having burned more than 464 square miles after two blazes merged on May 16.
— In Montana, two wildfires were burning in the southwest part of the state, including the fast-moving Antelope Fire, which started Saturday afternoon about 10 miles north of Whitehall and had grown to 462 acres on Sunday. About 100 firefighters were battling that blaze.
— In Arizona, the U.S. Forest Service said Sunday that containment against the Poco Fire, just outside of Young, is up to 50 percent and remains under 12,000 acres. Officials say many of the firefighting resources are being released to their home units or to other fire assignments. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUd-I5qoYA4DD2636d | MacBride is a public organization and a society. We are not a Government owned facility. Every dollar raised by MacBride Museum goes directly to supporting our operations and staying open year round. All revenues and donations help pay the cost of staff, infrastructure, utilities, taking care of our objects and delivering programs and presentations.
All our earned revenues also go toward operations costs. Over the years, dedicated supporters have funded several projects at MacBride. Right now, we are raising funds for the exhibits. If you are interested in supporting exhibits, programs and events that ignite curiosity about Yukon history and lifestyle, contact us.
These galleries will illustrate the strength, diversity, innovation and success of Yukoners. Based around the objects which have been entrusted to MacBride for the last 70 years, the galleries will remind of where come from and help us define who we are. Join us over the next six months for story and design nights starting in May as we refine the detailed designs in each gallery to share the Yukon.
MacBride Museum is one of the Yukon's largest extra-curricular educators. We continually strive to inspire wonder and curiosity in all of our educational programs and initiatives. Our children's camps offer summer-long programs which provide engaging, hands-on opportunities to learn more about Yukon heritage. MacBride's Donors play a significant role in ensuring that our educational programs are available.
MacBride Museum offers an incredible array of programming to help visitors appreciate its collections, exhibitions and research. From lectures to forums to 'Wayback Wednesday' programs and to our publications and school programs, we are bringing MacBride to life in fascinating and innovative ways.
MacBride Museum houses over 45,000 objects and is an essential destination for researchers of Yukon history. The care and management of our collections and archives is an essential component of our work. A donation to MacBride is a gift that will assist us in the careful care and preservation of our objects.
The MacBride Museum's collection reflects the rich history of the Yukon, showcasing community, resiliency, and our connectedness to the land and the world at large.
Objects will only be acquired if they support the mission of the MacBride Museum. If the MacBride Museum is unable to accept your donation, we will attempt to refer you to another museum or archive whose mission is more closely related to your objects.
As a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, MacBride Museum ascribes to the Association of Fundraising Professionals Code of Ethical Standards.
View the complete list of AFP ethical standards here.
Be part of Aurora Hall. Donate $250.00 towards the construction of our new exhibitions. Get a tax receipt for the full amount and go to LumelStudios in Whitehorse to create a glass icicle that will hang in our new Aurora Hall. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUbhc5qU2Ap1LhlkQY | Sage and Marriott to revive Mt. Laurel hotel
When it comes to some of the most dynamic initiatives in the hotel and restaurant business, Sage Hospitality has the kind of track record that's pretty easy to recognize. With hotels and restaurants from coast to coast, Denver-based Sage Hospitality Resources not only creates value for the hotel owners and investors through expert asset management; the company develops the kind of desirable properties that attract discerning travelers - and the cycle repeats itself.
Founded in 1984 by partners Walter Isenberg and Zack Neumeyer, Sage Hospitality is the force behind the management of the Mt. Laurel Marriott, the "new" hotel on Route 73, just off the New Jersey Turnpike. Sage transformed the tired ten-story building - formerly a Hilton, a Clarion, and a Radisson - into a sleek, chic hotel that must be a welcome sight for weary wayfarers. But the $11.5 million facelift - which included a total lobby refurbishment, new walls, furniture, and bedding for the guest rooms, and a dazzling new facade - is only part of the story. Milwaukee-based Wave Development LLC is building CoCo Key, a 55,000-square foot, indoor water resort, behind the main building. It's this kind of savvy partnering and planning that have earned Sage a reputation as an innovative leader in the management and development of premium-branded and independent hotels, in 24 states from California to Florida.
The hotel's extreme makeover comes as no great surprise to industry insiders; Sage is known for the turnaround of dozens of distressed properties, as well as the adaptive reuse of historically significant buildings. Take, for example, Chicago's Blackstone Hotel. Erected on the South Loop in 1910, the grand Beaux Arts-style structure by Benjamin Marshall, the storied building fell into disrepair during the 1990s. Now beautifully updated and restored, it is a major player in the revitalization of the neighborhood. Other successful examples of Sage's commitment to adaptive reuse are Rhode Island's Renaissance Providence, housed in a handsome Masonic temple, and the Nines, situated inside the Meier and Frank department store in downtown Portland, Oregon. Such projects have earned Sage the 2002 Conversion of the Year Award by Marriott International for the Renaissance Pittsburgh, and the 2000 California Preservationist's Award for the adaptive reuse of the San Diego Savings and Trust Bank into the Courtyard by Marriott.
The rehabilitation of older properties meshes perfectly with Sage's practice of seeking areas in transition. This not only provides sound opportunities for investors, but also helps the economy of developing areas.
The Mt. Laurel Marriott is one of several properties managed by Sage in the tri-state area. Sage is also responsible for the Holiday Inn Select in Trevose, PA, and the Fairfield Inn by Marriott in Wilmington/Newark, DE. The company's commitment to this region is solid. In fact, the company is also committed to community philanthropy, particularly for children's charities. Among their beneficiaries are Concerts for Kids, Make a Wish Foundation, the National Children's Cancer Society, Special Olympics, and UNICEF, all of which are supported through Sage's Dollars for Dreams company-wide fundraising efforts.
With common sense, vision, a sense of fiscal responsibility, and a heart of gold, Sage Hospitality is making a difference. Wherever they go.
Contact: Liza Deringer | Breslow Partners/ [email protected]/ 215.731.2000 x211 | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUci85qhLAB45oJKnh | Roughneck Rescue and Sanctuary rescue, located in Belleville, care for and find homes for dogs who need homes, medical attention and behavior rehabilitation.
The pub event will feature food, beer, raffle baskets, a 50-50 raffle and enterainment provided by The Parsnips.
Salt Springs Brewery is located at the corner of Henry and South Ann Arbor Street. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUd045qYVBaJeOHpq8 | CITY COUNCIL CHAIRS OF HEALTH, CHILDREN & YOUTH, & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEES ANNOUNCE BILLS TO PROTECT PHILADELPHIANS FROM LEAD EXPOSURE
In Blondell Reynolds Brown, Cherelle Parker, Cindy Bass, Council News, Helen Gym, Jannie Blackwell, Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez by PHL Council June 7, 2016
Gym, Reynolds Brown, and Bass unveil three bills to secure water safety and lead testing for children and working class families
PHILADELPHIA—Today, three councilwomen unveiled a package of bills which was supported by all six women on Council and designed to protect Philadelphia's children from the toxic and irreparable impact of lead exposure.
A pair of bills focused on children and school students would require that public schools meet strict water safety standards and that child care centers undergo lead testing in order to be licensed by the city. The third bill, designed to protect families from lead exposure, would update the existing Lead Paint Disclosure law to include the presence of lead water service lines.
The School District water testing bill, introduced by Councilwoman Helen Gym (At Large, Chair of Children and Youth), would require each District school to perform annual lead testing of water and require a City certification that it meets water quality standards.
"Without a doubt, our nation has made major advances to address the impact of lead on communities. Situations like those in Flint and Newark remind us that we must be vigilant because there is still work to be done," said Councilwoman Gym. "This bill will help us meet the basic human rights of our students, teachers, and staff to safe drinking water."
The bill requiring lead safety in child care centers, introduced by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown (At Large, Chair of Environment), would mandate for the first time that family and group child care centers be certified "lead safe" before being granted a license from the Department of Licenses and Inspections.
"For years, I have worked to keep our city's youngest children safe by passing legislation to mitigate this environmental risk to our communities," said Councilwoman Reynolds Brown. "No parent should ever have to worry that her child might be exposed to lead in child care. This bill is a win-win; it will ensure that no center can open without first ensuring its facility is safe for children."
Under the bill introduced by Councilwoman Cindy Bass (8th District, Chair of Public Health), the current Lead Paint Disclosure law, which requires disclosure of lead risks to renters and purchasers of property older than 1978, would be expanded to include the required disclosure of lead water service lines.
"Our city has made progress on the fight against lead poisoning by giving renters and purchasers the right to lead testing and requiring that landlords and property sellers disclose lead risks. Knowledge is power, and this bill will give Philadelphians the information they need on potential lead exposure in water service lines for the first time," said Councilwoman Bass.
"We must ensure that our schools and communities are safe places for our children to grow and learn—these bills will help make that a reality," said Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell (3rd District, Chair of Education).
The three bills will be formally introduced Thursday in City Council.
Helen Gym was sworn in for her first term as a Philadelphia Councilmember-At -Large in January 2016. Her primary concerns include addressing widespread poverty in Philadelphia, particularly through an emphasis on building a quality public education system that anchors schools within communities. For more information, visit phlcouncil.com/HelenGym. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUgQTxK4sA-7sDiCql | Home 221 West Street
Two-Tower Greenpoint Landing Project Begins Ascent at 221 West Street in Brooklyn
OMA's future pair of skyscrapers at Greenpoint Landing. Developed by Brookfield and Park Tower Group.
By: Michael Young 8:00 am on July 29, 2020
Construction is above street level at 221 West Street, a pair of 30- and 40-story residential towers in the Greenpoint Landing development in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Known as "Greenpoint Block D," this phase of the the 22-acre riverfront master plan is designed by OMA and is being developed by Brookfield Property Partners and Park Tower Group, which broke ground on the site back in November 2019. Beyer Blinder Belle is the architect of record.
Recent photos show the burgeoning superstructure at the site, which is located on Eagle Street between West Street and the East River waterfront. The first floor is settling, while scaffolding and supports have been assembled for the start of the second story. Steel rebar and yellow guardrails can be seen from across the river, revealing the scale of the project's footprint.
221 West Street. Photo by Michael Young
OMA collaborated with DeSimone Consulting Engineers to design the 40-foot cantilever on the taller western tower. The shorter eastern edifice has a simpler stepped setback design that contrasts with its sibling's form, creating a striking puzzle-piece effect. Both buildings will feature the same curtain wall design, which will consist of pale-hued precast concrete panels surrounding eight-foot-square windows.
Residential amenities at 221 West Street include a swimming pool and a fitness center, both housed in the adjoining podium section. The property will also include 8,600 square feet of retail space. Twenty percent of the 745 rentals are planned to be "income-targeted" apartments marketed in accordance with the Affordable Housing New York program. A landscaped park designed by James Corner Field Operations with multiple lawn areas, picnic space, and outdoor seating will round out the project's offerings.
Below are some renderings depicting the overall aesthetic and building massing for OMA's mixed-use development.
Greenpoint Landing Block D (Renderings courtesy of nuur.nu and OMA)
Looking at the Empire State Building through the pair of towers. Rendering courtesy of OMA and Bloom.
A completion date for 221 West Street has not been announced.
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5 Comments on "Two-Tower Greenpoint Landing Project Begins Ascent at 221 West Street in Brooklyn"
Thomas | July 29, 2020 at 8:54 am | Reply
That is one giant area!
Personally, this doesn't seem like an all bad project actually.
JOSEPH KOROM | July 29, 2020 at 2:06 pm | Reply
Capturing both the Empire State Building (right background) and the Metropolitan Life Tower (left background) in their lit-up glory is masterful.
rex | July 30, 2020 at 5:11 pm | Reply
the reason why there's still the desire to capture images of those two buildings, is because they don't look like THESE two buildings.
Randall Cummings | July 29, 2020 at 5:09 pm | Reply
Will they merge eventually?
Monath | July 29, 2020 at 7:40 pm | Reply
Would make a great 'Super Tall' pair.
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BkiUfgY25V5jZBMj-4eZ | Manduca ochracea är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Clark 1927. Manduca ochracea ingår i släktet Manduca och familjen svärmare. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.
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BkiUdTs25V5jEBMNW05Y | After many attempts at scheduling a meeting, I was finally able to speak with Stratus about their new virtual machine/clustering/HA software offering called Avance. It's Stratus' entry into the pure software market.
Stratus Technologies can provide some relief. With the introduction of Stratus Avance™ software you get an easy-to-use solution that reinvents high-availability and virtualization. Avance delivers lasting benefits you won't get from other HA solutions: lowering IT costs while improving application availability — without requiring specialized or incremental IT resources.
Automatic high availability. Avance software innovations enable ordinary x86 servers to deliver greater than 99.99% uptime — automatically. Failure-prevention features protect your business against data corruption and loss. Complete online monitoring eliminates the need for onsite technical personnel. It all adds up to a rock-solid foundation for the built-in virtualization capabilities that are part of this one-of-a kind package.
Effortless virtualization. Avance software's tightly integrated HA and virtualization technology translates to simplified server consolidation or hosting of multiple virtualized applications. Setting up a resilient, virtualized environment has never been easier. In fact, you can set up virtual Windows® and Linux® machines on an Avance system in minutes. And all of the virtual machines and applications in your solution remain fully protected by Avance HA technology.
IT complexity conquered. Operational simplicity solidifies the advantages of Avance technology over other HA alternatives. Highly automated features facilitate easy set-up. Built-in error handling and the uniquely designed Avance remote management console make it effortless to monitor and support the virtual HA environment. The Windows and Linux virtual machines, physical x86 systems and network interfaces can all be managed from this single, web-based management console that runs within the Avance HA environment.
Avance is a virtual machine technology that is loaded on a bare machine that provides HA/clustering capabilities for Windows and Linux virtual machines. Avance uses some very clever caching, network virtualization and storage virtualization capabilities to create a very highly available computing environment. Stratus claims that Avance offers greater than 99.99% uptime without requiring that workloads be modified in any way.
Other than the bit about being a bare-metal virtual machine environment, the story Stratus is telling seems very similar to things said by SteelEye. It is also very similar to the availability/fail over story told by many of the orchestration/automation vendors including Cassatt, Novell, Scalent, Surgient, VMlogix, or VMware. The only thing that is really different is the fact that this software appears to be implemented as a hypervisor rather than as an add-on clustering or orchestration manager.
Organizations will have to do their own cost/benefit analysis to determine if Stratus Avance g will fit their requirements better than the others. One thing is clear, Stratus has a very long record of success with never-fail computing environments. With that expertise in the background, it is likely that Avance will be powerful and easy to use. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUgFU5qWTA5iNCkfbh | A form of pushing battle where one player is pushing the other ahead, considered disadvantageous for the player pushing from behind. If you find yourself in a situation where you are tempted to push from behind, you should consider alternatives.
- - -etc is pushing white from behind. In general this pattern is not good for black. If black continues, white is constantly ahead of him, and may choose to bend around (hane) on the front of black's stones (eg: at a instead). If black plays elsewhere (tenuki) after , white can follow up at a with a devastating bend.
Usually, something like is better, jumping ahead. Now and are pushing from behind, and maybe black will hane in front.
If you think that the cut is too dangerous, you can play the knight's move jump of instead. Now - might follow. This is better than pushing from behind.
Even with the knight's move, white can still cut. But this cut is much weaker than the previous one. In the previous cut diagram, and and - were separated in three groups. Here and are connected, so black only has two groups to worry about ( - and - ).
If even the cut from the above diagram is too much for your position, then you are truly in a weak situation, and perhaps there is nothing for it but to push from behind (sometimes bad moves are your only option). Under some circumstances, pushing from behind for another move or two will lead to more favorable outcomes from a jump or knight's move. At left white has played a bend at the head of three stones, which is easier for black to defend than a bend at the head of two stones and gives black more tactical options, including the ladder at a.
60th Honinbo title match, game 4, W: Cho U, B: Takao Shinji. through are an extreme example of pushing from behind.
The Japanese term translates as pushing the cart from behind--indicating that something is wrong, since in Japan carts are normally pulled, not pushed. | c4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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Bone Scan
A bone scan is a nuclear medicine imaging test that uses bone-seeking radioactive materials or tracers (radiopharmaceuticals) and a computer to create an image of the skeleton (bones).
A bone scan looks at the bones to see if there are any abnormalities, such as a fracture, tumour or infection. This test is also called bone scintigraphy.
Why a Bone Scan is Done
A bone scan may be done to look for problems in the bones (skeletal system) such as arthritis, infection, avascular necrosis (a disease that causes the bone to collapse because of a problem with its blood supply), or cancer.
Bone scans can show lesions (abnormal areas) in the bone 6–12 months before they would appear on an x-ray. Bone scans can also assess fractures or injuries; find the cause of unexplained bone pain; find out if cancer has spread (metastasized) to the bone; or find out if cancer treatment is working
Bone scans are not usually done for small tumours, when it is unlikely that cancer has spread to the bones.
Performing the Procedure
The scan is usually done as an outpatient procedure in the nuclear medicine department of a hospital. No special preparation is usually needed.
Your child may be asked to wear clothing that has no metal zippers, belts or buttons. They may be asked to change into a gown during the test and remove glasses, jewellery or objects that could interfere with the test.
Before the scan, the doctor will take a history of fractures, bone infections, arthritis, surgery to the bone, including devices inserted in the bone, recent therapy, such as antibiotics, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, bisphosphonates or steroids, current symptoms, and any physical findings.
The bone scan test has 2 stages: the radiopharmaceutical is given by injection (sometimes scans are done at this time), and then the person returns later for scans.
Giving the Radiopharmaceutical
A radiopharmaceutical is injected into a vein in the hand or arm. Technetium 99m (Tc-99m) is usually the radiopharmaceutical used. The radiopharmaceutical travels through the blood and collects in bone, especially in areas of increased activity (where the bone is growing, breaking down or repairing itself).
Sometimes images are taken right after the injection. Giving the radiopharmaceutical usually takes 15 minutes.
To get better images, the person may be asked to drink at least 2 glasses of fluid after the injection and before the scan (unless contraindicated); urinate as often as necessary and empty the bladder just before the scan is done
Taking the Bone Scan
Bone scans are taken after the bones absorb the radiopharmaceutical (2–4 hours after the injection). The scan usually takes 30–60 minutes.
The person lies very still on a table while the scanning machine and a gamma camera move back and forth over their body.
After the scan, the radioactive material quickly loses its radioactivity. It passes out of the body through the urine or stool (faeces). Depending on the type of radiopharmaceutical used, it may take a few hours or days to completely pass out of the body.
Drinking fluids after the procedure helps flush the radiopharmaceutical from the body. Instructions may be given for special precautions that need to be taken after urinating, such as to flush the toilet twice and to wash the hands thoroughly.
The dose of x-rays or radioactive materials used in nuclear medicine imaging can vary widely. Dose depends on the type of procedure and body part being examined. In general, the dose of radiopharmaceutical given is small and people are exposed to low levels of radiation during the test.
The potential health risks from radiation exposure are low compared with the potential benefits. There are no known long-term adverse effects from such low-dose exposure.
Some potential side effects that might occur include:
Bleeding, soreness or swelling may develop at injection site.
Allergic reactions to the radiopharmaceutical may occur, but are extremely rare.
Special Considerations for Children
Being prepared for a test or procedure can reduce anxiety, increase cooperation and help your child develop coping skills. Parents or caregivers can help prepare children by explaining to them what will happen, including what they will see, feel and hear during the test.
Explain to your child that when the radiopharmaceutical is given they will feel a sharp prick when the needle is inserted then some slight pressure or tugging when the radiopharmaceutical is injected
Children need to lie still on the exam table during the scan, which may be unpleasant for them. Some children may need sedation to lie still for the whole test. Some children may like to hold a special toy or blanket during the scan or listen to music or a story during the scan.
You can stay with your child while they have their scan to calm them and help them lie very still. Pregnant women cannot stay in the room during the scan.
If your child feels closed-in when the scanner passes over their body, reassure them that the scan does not hurt and will not last very long.
Instructions may be given for special precautions that need to be taken when caring for children during the first 6–24 hours after the test:
If the caregiver is pregnant, someone else should do most of the child care.
Wear disposable, waterproof gloves when handling the child's urine, stool or vomit, including diaper changes.
Change sheets or clothing that has vomit, urine or stool smears on it. Wear disposable, waterproof gloves when handling sheets or clothing. Sheets and clothing can be washed in the regular laundry.
Flush the toilet immediately after use by the child.
Place diapers in the outside garbage.
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After the assassination of Nader Shah Afshar in the year 1747, Ahmad Shah Durrani was a chosen as the next king of Afghanistan. Before being elected as the king he was General under the Persian emperor Nadir Shah. After becoming a king Durrani built a vast empire that extended from eastern Persia to northern India and from the Amu Darya to the Indian Ocean.
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Cindy Herron-Braggs, Terry Ellis And Rhona Bennett Make Up The Multi Platinum Selling Group EN VOGUE. They Are Recognized As One Of The Top 25 Highest Selling American Female Music Groups In History. EN VOGUE Has Sold Over 20 Million Albums To Date. 2017 Marks A Career For The Group Successfully Touring To Sold Out Audiences Both Internationally & Domestic.
"That which is timeless is also the most timely."
― Joseph Pearce
Timeless! That's what comes to mind the moment the resonant voices of En Vogue pour through the airwaves. With their first single, Rocket, breaking the Billboard UAC Top 10 chart, the ladies are poised for more chart-topping success with the global release of their "Electric Café" album on Entertainment One Music.
En Vogue, current members Cindy Herron-Braggs, Terry Ellis and Rhona Bennett are recognized as one of the top 5 highest selling American female music groups in history, En Vogue has sold over 20 million albums to date. Their effortless transition into the digital age, complemented by their effortless chic, has garnered the group over 30 million streams and 26 million plus YouTube views on their Top 6 hit singles alone; smashes such as Hold On, Free Your Mind, Never Gonna Get It, Giving Him Something He Can Feel, Don't Let Go, and Whatta Man (feat. Salt N Pepa).
April 2018 marked the group's most diverse work yet with the release of "Electric Café." "We were just looking for a vibe," says founding member Cindy Herron-Braggs of the group's first studio album since 2004. "In the beginning, we were feeling that electronic dance sound, but then the music started to evolve creatively." Electric Café features collaborations with some of today's most sought-after producers and artists, including Ne-Yo, who penned the lead single Rocket with production by Curtis "Sauce" Wilson and Raphael Saadiq, who wrote and produced the smoking hot track, I'm Good.
"Rocket," En Vogue' official radio single, is the group's first Top 10 radio record in 20 years. The Hip-Hop laced Have a Seat ft. Snoop Dogg was penned by writer/producer Taura Stinson, and the group's original production duo, Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, tapped back into En Vogue's signature sound with Déjà vu and Blue Skies.
Known for their show stopping performances, En Vogue stays in demand. 2018 kicked off with a European tour hitting Dublin, Ireland followed by shows throughout the United Kingdom, Holland and Germany.
"There has never been a time when we didn't have a show on the books," says co-founding member Terry Ellis. "We're blessed to have a global fan base that gives us so much love, so much genuine enthusiasm, every time we walk out on that stage."
The ladies attribute their stellar figures and age-defying looks to a primarily plant-based diet and vigorous fitness routine. For them, the ability to consistently deliver high-energy performances is paramount; it is also what keeps their legions of fans wanting more. Simply put, "We just love our craft," says Cindy Herron-Braggs.
While the seasoned songbirds stay connected to their R&B roots, their appreciation for diverse musical genres is reflected in their new project. "We love the authenticity of Hip Hop and the fusion of old school rhythm with a contemporary sound," says Rhona Barrett.
When not on the road, they donate their time to philanthropic causes such as The HollyRod Foundation, which provides medical, physical, and emotional support to families living with autism and individuals battling Parkinson's disease. They also support non-profit organizations that rescue victims from human trafficking and provide them with educational and job training.
Since their debut En Vogue has set the standard for female R&B/Pop groups and promise to continue that tradition into the future for a new legion. Their appeal is timeless; and in a world full of 'one-hit' wonders, that makes their new collection of music – timely. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfNLxK3YB9m4AAtFV | This is one of those topics that thrills me to talk about. Every time I think about Sage Abbey, it's as if I discover another piece of an ancient puzzle, a deeper personal meaning of this magical place. It's as if around every corner lies another hidden treasure, another story to tell.
So welcome to Sage Abbey, breathe in … exhale … and stay a while.
Let's start from the beginning, by exploring sage, the plant. Most commonly used as a culinary herb, sage is an evergreen shrubby botanical with silvery green leaves and small purplish blue flowers. In one of their articles, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) discussed modern advancements in the exploration of sage and its numerous medicinal properties, including boosting cognitive function, managing weight and blood sugar levels, supporting digestion, and many others. Rich in vitamin A and calcium, sage essential oil is full of antioxidants that promote radiant, healthy skin. Because of its potency, proper use of this plant and its extracts requires trained knowledge.
There are 700 known species of sage in the world today, but the most renowned is Dalmatian sage, or Salvia officinalis. This silvery green treasure is native to the Mediterranean region, especially coastal Dalmatia region of Croatia, where the climate, Dalmatian karst (limestone cliffs) and the specific soil provide the perfect blend for its wild growth.
Next time you see sage, rub one of its soft, velvety leaves to experience a divine aroma that is citrusy, minty, woodsy, calming, yet uplifting, all at the same time.
The word sage has another, deeper meaning. Stemming from Latin "salvare" meaning to save, heal, be safe; and "sapere", meaning to be wise, describing a profoundly wise person often featured in an ancient history or legend.
At Sage Abbey, the healing powers of botanicals and forgotten teachings of ancient sages come together as we share them with you in stories, photographs, and through wholesome botanical creations.
Thank you for visiting and do come back, as I will soon share Part 2 of "what's in a name?", the story of the Abbey. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUd0nxK0wg09KOXjY2 | In 1964, the Surgeon General issued the first report that linked smoking cigarettes as a direct cause of emphysema, heart disease, and lung cancer. Despite this landmark publication, the primary cause of preventable deaths each year in the United States continues to be related to the use of tobacco. Regardless of decades of health education and resources available to inform society that the use of tobacco products can have deleterious effects on health, adolescents continue to experiment with them. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the influences of adolescent tobacco use. Based on the social cognitive theory, this qualitative study involved adolescent individual interviews and community adult focus groups to compare the perceptions of what influences adolescents to use tobacco. Responses of both the adolescents and community adults were coded, categorized into themes, and ranked based on their similarities and differences. The most notable findings in the adolescent group was their indifference to smoking, whereas the community adults had strong negative perceptions of smoking. Moreover, the media was not felt to be a strong influence; however; adolescents thought it was somewhat of an influence. Tobacco use of peers was not determined to be a strong influence in the perceptions of either groups. The impact for positive social change is a better understanding among both adolescents and adults of the perceptions of adolescent smoking. This enhanced understanding indicates a need to denormalize smoking behavior to subsequently decrease the number of adult smokers and tobacco-related deaths. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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BkiUbU45qsNCPfdFdaqW | El Carrer de Sant Llogari és una via pública de Castellterçol (Moianès) inclosa a l'Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya.
Descripció
Aquest carrer va de la plaça de Tresserres fins a la carretera de Granera. A costat i costat s'hi arrengleren cases que encara conserven llur estructura original de planta baixa, pis i golfes. La majoria d'elles són amb grans llindes de pedra, i moltes han estat en els últims temps restaurades.
Conjunt de cases entre parets mitgeres. La majoria consten de planta baixa i pis, conservant l'estructura original. Amb façana en línia al carrer de Sant Llogari, la coberta de cadascuna és a dues vessants. Les llindes de portes i finestres estan elaborades amb carreus de pedra.
Can Vilanova (núm. 12)
Casa entre parets mitgeres i coberta a dues vessants. Consta de planta baixa i pis. Té tres obertures, la porta, una finestra i un balcó; totes elles són quadrades i estan fetes amb grans carreus de pedra. Al dintell de la porta hi ha una inscripció: "1753. Francesch Vilanova" i a sota es dibuixa una llançadora.
La llançadora que hi ha sota la inscripció de la llinda de la porta indica que originàriament la casa fou habitada per un paraire. Als segles XVII i XVIII, amb el floriment del gremi dels paraires i del negoci de la neu, la població experimentà una notable creixença.
Casa al núm. 13
Casa entre parets mitgeres amb coberta a dues vessants. Consta de planta baixa i dos pisos. Originàriament el segon pis estava destinat a golfes. Les obertures de la planta baixa i primer pis són quadrades i estan emmarcades per grans carreus de pedra.
Casa al núm. 28
Casa entre parets mitgeres, amb façana alineada al carrer de Sant Llogari. Consta de planta baixa, pis i golfes. La coberta és a dues vessants. El portal d'entrada és d'arc de mig punt adovellat i les altres obertures són quadrades i allindades amb carreus de pedra.
A la dovella central de la porta d'entrada hi ha un relleu de pedra emmarcat en figura geomètrica trapezoïdal. A la part inferior hi ha la data 1674. a la part superior hi ha una custòdia flanquejada a ambdós costats per una rosa amb branques i fulles. La peça està treballada en relleu sobre el mateix pla de la pedra, és de molt fina factura i es conserva en perfecte estat. Va ser instal·lat com a record pel fet d'haver-se resguardat en aquest edifici la custòdia durant la processó del Corpus de 1674 per la tempestat que es desencadenà durant la mateixa.
Casa al núm. 65
En aquesta casa, situada en nucli antic de Castellterçol, es troba una finestra de tradició gòtica d'arc de mig punt emmarcada dintre d'un rectangle amb un guardapols a la part superior. Està tot decorat amb traceria de pedra. Encara que aquesta finestra la trobem en un conjunt d'edificacions on hi ha nombrosos elements elaborats recentment, intentant reproduir elements d'altres èpoques, no hi ha dubte sobre l'autenticitat de la mateixa.
Can Carreras (núm. 77)
Casa situada al nucli antic de Castellterçol. En la llinda de pedra de la porta d'entrada de la casa es pot llegir: "Joan Carreras. Any 1707".
Història
La població va créixer molt els segles XVII i XVIII i les cases es feren preferentment al vessant nord del turó que ocupa el poble i s'allarga vers ponent pel carrer de Sant Llogarí fins a tocar la gran serra.
Referències
Patrimoni monumental de Castellterçol
Carrers del Moianès
Geografia de Castellterçol | wikipedia | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUd8I5qoaAwdii7B5s | My friends, bless their hearts, have heard me yammer on about kids and writing for years. They know that once I get going, I won't stop. I have so much enthusiasm for kids, and writing, and how to help kids get enthusiastic about writing, that I will gladly go on for as long as they'll let me.
So come on over and hear me gush and even giggle over kids and writing, friends. And I'll bless your heart too.
Anything I missed in the interview? Let's talk in the comments!
P.S. If you worry over your kids and reading and didn't see my last post, I hope you'll check it out. Lots of great insight in the comments.
Cathy T! I received your comment when I was out of town, and forgot to respond. So sorry!
Oh, your own writer's workshop! I hope you do it. Yes, talking about it together is a wonderful step in the process. It means that your son will make the workshop his own, which is great. It really isn't hard to do, as I've said many times. Please let me know if I can be of any help. And have fun with that puzzle club!
This was a great podcast! The interviewer asked so many good questions and really gave you the room to flesh out your ideas, and as usual, you were both knowledgeable and inspiring. My daughter wandered through the kitchen while I was listening and said, "Wow, this really sounds like the way you ran our writers' workshop!" I responded that that was because I'd read your book!
Hearing you talk reminded me all over again how your years of experience and thinking have yielded many wonderful, helpful insights. I love how this podcast distills so much of your wisdom into an easy-to-digest package. Very cool, Patricia!
I have nothing much to add, except that it made me nostalgic for the writing workshop we used to have a few years ago. It's since disbanded a bit because so many of the members ended up going to school and got busy with settling into that new routine. This podcast made me want to go and start up a new one, which I think is a compliment to your ability to inspire enthusiasm and make writing workshops feel do-able.
I was happy with how much we were able to fit into a podcast too! Marianna was a generous interviewer, and she made it easy and fun.
Oh, yes, consider starting up another workshop! I'm actually thinking of continuing ours next fall, after Mr. T starts school. We might meet in the evenings, maybe just once a month. I've worked with these kids for so long now that it's sad to think of stopping. And T probably won't get a lot of creative writing opportunities at school; I'd love to keep creative writing in his life. We'll see! | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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BkiUd8zxaKPQos1WaF-i | DOD's Space Posture Review to be Delayed?
By Marcia Smith | Posted: January 19, 2010 12:00 am ET | Last Updated: December 5, 2011 6:13 pm ET
The Department of Defense (DOD) reportedly will be as much as a year late delivering the Space Posture Review (SPR) required by Congress in DOD's FY2009 authorization bill. It was supposed to be submitted to Congress by December 1, 2009. Defense News says that even though the SPR and its siblings, a Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and Ballistic Missile Defense Review, were intended to inform DOD's Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), neither the SPR nor NPR are ready. The publication says that the QDR nevertheless will be released along with the FY2011 President's budget request, scheduled for February 1.
As we reported earlier, the SPR is one of three recent high-level reviews of U.S. space policy initiated by Congress or the White House. The White House ordered the other two: the Review of Human Space Flight Plans, also known as the Augustine Committee, released in October; and the National Security Council-led review of U.S. space policy required by Presidential Study Directive-3, which has not been released. President Obama also has ordered a review of U.S. export control policy, which could have an impact on commercial space activities in particular. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdvY4dbghE52z49oE | The basis of the international appeal of the museum is its firm embedding in Switzerland's long-standing textile tradition. The unique collections of the Textile Museum are the foundation for international exhibitions and also serve to inspire textile professionals and their latest creations. It is firmly anchored in the Swiss textiles sector which, for several centuries, shaped Switzerland´s economic and social fabric.
Exhibitions as well as all collection activities are dedicated systematically to all branches and regions of Swiss textile production, although the core competence lies in the areas of embroidery and lace.
The preservation and expansion of the collections and library as well as scholarly research form a central aspect of work in the Textile Museum and keep the collections alive.
The museum uses its exhibitions and educational program to make the world of textiles accessible to a broad public and to convey respect for the creative, technical, and commercial achievements of individuals or collectives. By means of participatory projects, visitors are given the chance to contribute their own knowledge. Cooperation with schools is especially important to the museum.
The Textile Museum was founded as a sample collection for the textile industry. It wishes to follow in this tradition as a platform for textile specialists, for designers, manufacturers, and customers, serving inspiration and public discussion. Cooperation with the Swiss Textile Federation and the technical colleges should be supported.
It examines social questions, both past and present, through design and fashion.
It establishes a link between the technical and stylistic developments in textiles and other areas in the applied arts and technology and makes it visible as part of a cultural overall development.
The museum addresses current developments in the field of textiles as well as questions regarding larger historical contexts.
Its internationally significant collections represent a benchmark in the public mind. The Textile Museum is an important attraction for the tourist destination St. Gallen.
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BkiUfoQ5qhDCuB568Gs_ | Delivering personalized and connected experiences.
Mobile Wallet Marketing. It's not just a card, it's a channel, combining content and commerce on nearly every smartphone.
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BkiUb2jxK7Tt52mM74HB | The first offering from the Canadian five-piece comes ahead of a Parquet Courts support slot.
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King Herod does bad things to the believers
1 At that time, King Herod took hold of some of the group of believers in Jerusalem. He wanted to do bad things to them. 2 He sent his soldiers to cut off James's head. James was John's brother.
12:2James and John were sons of Zebedee. King Herod killed him about 10 years after Jesus became alive again.
3 King Herod saw that the Jews were happy because he had killed James. So he sent his soldiers to take hold of Peter too. This happened during the Festival of Flat Bread.
12:3flat bread is bread which has no yeast in it. The Jews usually made bread with yeast, flour and water. But during the week of the Passover festival they did not use any yeast in their bread.
4 After the soldiers caught Peter, they put him in prison. While he was in prison, four different groups of soldiers guarded him. There were four soldiers in each group. Herod wanted to judge Peter in front of everybody. After the Passover festival had finished, he would bring Peter out of the prison to do this.
12:4Each group of soldiers guarded the prison for four hours. When one group stopped the next group started. They did this day and night.
5 So Herod kept Peter in prison. But during that time, the group of believers prayed that God would help Peter.
Peter walks out of the prison
6 It was the night before King Herod wanted to bring Peter out of the prison and judge him. The soldiers had tied Peter to themselves with chains. So Peter was sleeping between two soldiers. Some other soldiers were guarding the doors of the prison. 7 Then, an angel from the Lord God suddenly appeared in the prison. A bright light shone in the room where Peter was sleeping. The angel touched Peter's shoulder so that Peter woke up. He said to Peter, 'Hurry! Stand up!' Immediately the chains fell off Peter's hands.
8 Then the angel said to him, 'Put on your clothes and your shoes.' Peter did what the angel told him to do. Then the angel said, 'Now put on your coat and follow me.' 9 So Peter followed the angel out of the prison. He was not sure that all these things were really happening to him. He thought that he might be dreaming. 10 Peter and the angel walked past the first group of soldiers in the prison. Then they walked past the second group of soldiers. After that, they came to the big metal gate in the wall of the prison. The gate opened by itself in front of them. The city was outside this gate. So Peter and the angel went out of the prison through the gate. They walked together along one street and then, suddenly, the angel went away.
11 Then Peter understood what had happened. He said to himself, 'Now I know that these things really have happened to me. The Lord God sent one of his angels to help me. He has let me go free so that Herod could not hurt me. The Jewish leaders wanted Herod to do bad things to me. But God has saved me from those bad things.' 12 When Peter understood all these things, he went to Mary's house. She was the mother of John Mark. Many people were meeting together in her house. They were praying to God.
12:12It is possible that John Mark wrote Mark's book about Jesus. Mary was the aunt of Barnabas.
13 Peter knocked on the outside door of the house. A servant girl called Rhoda came to the door. 14 She recognized Peter's voice and she was very happy. But she did not open the door. Instead, she ran back into the house and she said to all the people there, 'Peter is standing outside the door!'
15 The people in the house said to her, 'You are crazy.' But she told them again that Peter really was there. So then they said, 'It is not him, but it is his angel.'
12:15At that time, some people believed that everyone had an angel. These angels kept them safe.
16 While all this was happening, Peter was still knocking at the door. Then someone went and opened the door. They were all very surprised when they saw him there. 17 Peter raised his hand towards them so that they would all be quiet. Then he explained to them how the Lord God had brought him out of the prison. He said to them, 'Tell James and all the other believers what has happened to me.' Then he left the house and he went away to another place.
18 When morning arrived, there was a lot of trouble at the prison. The soldiers did not understand what had happened to Peter. 19 When Herod knew about it, he said to the soldiers, 'Go and look for Peter!' But they could not find him anywhere. Herod then asked the soldiers who guarded the prison some questions. They could not explain what had happened. So Herod ordered other soldiers to cut off their heads.
After this happened, Herod went away from Judea. He went to Caesarea and he stayed there for some time.
King Herod dies
20 At that time, King Herod was angry with the people who lived in Tyre and Sidon. A group of men from these cities went together to speak to Herod about the problem. A man called Blastus was an important servant in King Herod's house. The group of men said to Blastus, 'Please help us when we speak to King Herod.' Then they went and they said to Herod, 'Please stop being angry with our people. We want to be friends again.' They said this because they needed to buy food in King Herod's country.
12:20The Romans ruled Tyre and Sidon. These were not Jewish cities. And the people did not want Herod to rule them. But they bought their food from Galilee. And the problem was that Herod ruled in Galilee.
21 Herod decided on which day he would meet with them. He put on his beautiful clothes and he sat in his special seat as king. Then he spoke his message to all the people. 22 When he spoke, the people shouted, 'This is not just a man who is speaking to us. This is the voice of a god!'
23 Herod let the people praise him, instead of God. So, immediately, an angel of the Lord God caused him to become very ill. Worms ate his body and later he died.
Barnabas and Saul return to Antioch
24 Everywhere that the believers went, they told people God's message. People heard the message in more and more places and many of them believed in Jesus.
25 Barnabas and Saul had gone to Jerusalem to help the believers there. When they finished their work, they returned to Antioch. They took John Mark with them.
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BkiUdiI4uBhi8DXP5w1o | Airport information and maps for Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport:
IFP Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: IFP / KIFP
Airport Name: Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport
Location: Bullhead City, Arizona, United States
GPS Coordinates: 35°9'21"N by 114°33'33"W
Area Served: Bullhead City, Arizona
Laughlin, Nevada
Operator/Owner: Mohave County
Elevation: 701 feet (214 meters)
View all routes: Routes from IFP
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Map of Nearest Airports to IFP
List of Nearest Airports to IFP
Map of Furthest Airports from IFP
List of Furthest Airports from IFP
Facts about Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP):
Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP) currently has only 1 runway.
The closest airport to Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP) is Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) S of IFP.
In 2008 the airport got a multi-million-dollar expansion and a heightened security system.
The furthest airport from Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,365 miles (18,291 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
A 7,500-by-75-foot taxiway extends the length of the Runway, connected in six places with six taxiways.
IFP has three instrument approaches.
Because of Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport's relatively low elevation of 701 feet, planes can take off or land at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Map of Nearest Airports from Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport:
List of Nearest Airports from Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport:
1 27.17 miles (43.72 km) S Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) Needles, California, United States
2 35.80 miles (57.61 km) ENE Kingman Airport (IGM) Kingman, Arizona, United States
3 42.00 miles (67.59 km) SSE Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States
4 57.22 miles (92.08 km) NNW Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) Boulder City, Nevada, United States
5 65.03 miles (104.65 km) NNW Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) Henderson, United States
6 72.00 miles (115.87 km) NNW McCarran International Airport (LAS) Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
7 78.25 miles (125.94 km) ENE Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) Peach Springs, Arizona, United States
8 79.40 miles (127.78 km) NNW Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
9 81.10 miles (130.52 km) NNW North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
10 87.74 miles (141.21 km) ESE Bagdad Airport (BGT) Bagdad, Arizona, United States
11 105.92 miles (170.47 km) SW Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP) Twentynine Palms, California, United States
12 106.86 miles (171.98 km) S Blythe Airport (BLH) Blythe, California, United States
13 117.19 miles (188.60 km) W Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) Barstow, California, United States
14 117.22 miles (188.65 km) NNW Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS) Indian Springs, Nevada, United States
15 119.24 miles (191.89 km) NNE Mesquite Airport (MFH) Mesquite, Nevada, United States
Map of Furthest Airports from Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport:
List of Furthest Airports from Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport:
1 11,365.33 miles (18,290.68 km) S Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) Rodrigues Island, Mauritius
2 11,315.31 miles (18,210.19 km) SSE Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) Plaisance, Mauritius
3 11,304.67 miles (18,193.05 km) SE Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) Saint-Pierre, Réunion
4 11,281.69 miles (18,156.08 km) SE Roland Garros Airport (RUN) St Denis, Réunion, France
5 11,132.72 miles (17,916.32 km) ESE Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) Tôlanaro, Madagascar
6 11,022.52 miles (17,738.99 km) SE Mananjary Airport (MNJ) Mananjary, Madagascar
7 11,006.16 miles (17,712.66 km) ESE Ampanihy Airport (AMP) Ampanihy, Madagascar
8 10,978.14 miles (17,667.56 km) SE Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
9 10,902.02 miles (17,545.05 km) SE Toamasino Airport (TMM) Toamasina, Madagascar
10 10,861.26 miles (17,479.46 km) SE Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar
11 10,860.76 miles (17,478.65 km) SE Ivato International Airport (TNR) Antananarivo, Madagascar
12 10,844.97 miles (17,453.25 km) ESE Manja Airport (MJA) Manja, Menabe, Madagascar
13 10,824.39 miles (17,420.12 km) ESE Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar
14 10,814.00 miles (17,403.40 km) ESE Morombe Airport (MXM) Morombe, Madagascar
15 10,810.33 miles (17,397.50 km) SE Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) Miandrivazo, Madagascar | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUeB7xK7IDPV_Ittyy | Western Australia's Allwest Plant Hire has recently purchased four low-hour Komatsu HM400-2 articulated dump trucks, along with a PC800-8 excavator.
All the machines were purchased as Premium Used equipment through Komatsu Australia's Used Equipment division.
Allwest Plant Hire operates throughout Western Australia, hiring equipment to mining and civil construction projects around the state, according to owner Ian Priday."We have been in the plant hire business since 2006, but we've also been doing drainage construction for the past 28 years through an associated company, Ultimate Drainage," said Ian.The move into articulated dump trucks is a first for the company, after it identified a need from potential clients.
"We had some interest from our customer base for ADTs and we were able to offer the hire terms that they wanted."As a result, we were able to secure some good long-term hires."Our first two machines have gone up to a mid-west rail project, after which they'll be heading for Port Hedland to work on a project for NRW," he said.
"The other two machines, plus the excavator, are just about to be delivered."
Ian said that traditionally he was a new equipment buyer, but lead times on new machines lead him to look at low-hour used machines."There is a very big shortage of plant equipment over in WA, so we just wanted to go with a reputable brand like Komatsu."Because there was no new equipment available in the time we wanted it, we talked to Komatsu Used Equipment."We were after a warranty, they offer a warranty and we werehappy with that."The warranty looks good and comprehensive, and so we have gone with those machines," Ian said.
"We've been very happy with our dealings with Komatsu's Used Equipment division in Perth, particularly Alister Dale (Business Development Manager - Used Equipment), and his colleague John Makin." | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUeA04uBhhxIH74Tzp | Beaumont finds you can run
WHEN Alan Beaumont first appeared at Huddersfield Magistrates' Court on deception charges he did a runner from the Examiner.
But both the Examiner - and now justice - caught up with him.
He had been exposed last year as a dodgy tenant by former Examiner reporter Richard Porritt.
And when Beaumont saw our crime reporter Andrew Hirst in court in mid-June he tried to outwit him and photographer Andrew Catchpool, who were waiting outside.
As soon as the initial hearing was over Beaumont slipped out of a side door not open to the public.
He ran down Castlegate and into the upper level car park on Albion Street.
But our two Andrews chased him and Hirst said: "He thought he'd got away, but then realised we were close behind him. Andy got some great photos of him fleeing.
"Beaumont dodged into a door next to the Tourist Information Centre on Albion Street and we waited round the corner.
"He knew the game was up. Five minutes later he walked out smiling and we took his photo and he agreed to talk to us."
Beaumont accused the Examiner of exaggerating what he reckons are minor offences. He also claimed he had paid back £4,000 to people to whom he owed money so far this year.
He added: "I've got an elderly mother and, personally, I'm ashamed of what I've done.
"She has read about me in the Examiner.
"I know things have been done wrongly and things have been done to make recompense.
"I've already written to the Examiner and I have apologised."
Even though Beaumont had just minutes earlier chosen to go for trial at crown court on deception charges he said: "I admitted from day one that I'd done what I'd been charged with.
"The police arrested me and took everything from my house that could be used in evidence and still I was only charged with two offences 10 weeks later."
Beaumont later did a U-turn and admitted one offence at another hearing at Huddersfield Magistrates' Court in July.
Beaumont added: "I am not Jack The Ripper. I have paid a number of individuals back.
"There are reasons for the circumstances I was in that will come out at the court hearing."
Bailiffs from all over the UK are after Beaumont, who now lives in a flat at Sherwood House - the former Kayes College - on New North Road, near Huddersfield town centre.
Over the years he has had a number of businesses which have run into trouble.
He was once featured on BBC1's consumer programme Watchdog for allegedly not doing work.
The businesses have included ones building conservatories and swimming pools.
Beaumont owes money for advertising his businesses, along with demands for payment from building suppliers through to heating, phone and even vets' bills.
ALAN Beaumont has left a trail of unpaid bills stretching back many years.
Most of the people he owed money to - often amounting to many thousands of pounds - have had to pursue him through the civil courts or try to get bailiffs to grab their cash back.
Few, if any, have had any success.
However, 56-year-old Beaumont's downfall came when he used a false name to get a rented cottage.
He used the name John Copley - a former friend - to obtain a lease for a 300-year-old cottage in North Road, Kirkburton.
It's owner, 46-year-old Jeremy Fatz, knew of Beaumont and would never have rented the cottage to him.
But Beaumont went through an agent and used the name John Copley.
It was only later that Mr Fatz realised he'd been duped, after someone tipped him off that John Copley was none other than Beaumont.
The rent quickly dried up and Mr Fatz had to take Beaumont through the civil courts to get him evicted.
When Mr Fatz eventually got his cottage back he discovered that Beaumont had treated it with contempt.
Mr Fatz said: "The cottage was in a terrible state.
"The cost of unpaid rent and damage totalled £6,000 - and I still want it repaying."
Mr Fatz said the damage included:
* Beaumont had a dog in the property - against the terms of the lease - and there was faeces on the floor and curtains.
* A hole in the bottom of the bath.
* A cream/beige carpet wrecked because Beaumont had used a yard brush on it instead of a vac.
* The hob and oven were damaged beyond repair.
* Beaumont had stuck a spike in the garden which had lanced a sewage pipe and damaged it, leading to sewage seeping into the garden.
* He'd 'redecorated' the bedroom by painting white over the burgundy wallpaper. But the dark colour could be seen coming through.
* Beaumont had been smoking in the cottage, against the terms of the lease. Two settees, damaged by cigarette burns and stinking of smoke, had to be thrown out.
* A bed settee was so badly damaged it had to be thrown away.
In mid-June this year Beaumont told Mr Fatz a pension was due to mature and he would pay him £550 a month until the debt was paid off.
But he has only paid £600 so far.
He then asked Mr Fatz to provide a reference for him for yesterday's magistrates court hearing. Mr Fatz refused unless Beaumont repaid £4,500.
The lump sum has not been paid.
All the repairs to the cottage were done by Mr Fatz after Beaumont left and it is now up for sale.
Mr Fatz was not the only landlord victim.
Beaumont still owes £4,000 in rent and court costs to Claire Marsden for when he lived in a house she owned in Highburton.
He moved into the three- bedroomed detached home in April last year after paying his bond and first month's rent.
But Mrs Marsden quickly realised he was not paying any more and immediately started proceedings at Huddersfield County Court.
Beaumont left in October.
She said: "We were quick off the mark - but it still took six months to get him out. The house was filthy and he'd had a dog there, against the terms of the agreement.
"The grass had never been cut and it was in such a poor state we had to returf it." | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbbg5qsMAIwbUZ3Gk | Tag: #LinManuelMiranda
Posted in #critique, 11 Tony Award winning musical, historically-based musical, Pulitzer Prize winning musical
"Hamilton" A Perfect 10 that won 11
Posted on November 30, 2016 December 1, 2016 by therealtamara
As a theater lover and blogger who has been obsessed over the tragedy that has been our electoral year, Hamilton has given me a gift. Thank you Brandon Victor Dixon. Your eloquence brought (joy-filled) tears to my eyes.
Here to protect and serve, the cast of Hamilton steps up to petition an elected official on behalf of the dissenting 50%.
In response to Brandon Victor Dixon's curtain plea to VP-Elect Mike Pence, the future president @realDonaldTrump took to Twitter to rage against the show. Here's the (free) speech the Donald found so objectionable.
As is his wont, the PE created storm in a teacup. Here's the Trump response, although we know that the Tweeter-In-Chief (as I have heard him called) did not just Tweet once about this issue: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/799972624713420804
Mike Pence, for the record, thought that the cast was simply exercising a Constitutionally guaranteed privilege of citizenship.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/20/politics/mike-pence-hamilton-message-trump/
Alexander Hamilton was this country's first banker-in-chief, a job which the young revolutionary fulfilled with the same brilliance and passion of all his endeavors. We commemorate him on our ten dollar bill, but are largely unaware of his contributions to his country of choice –yes, he was, like so many of us, an immigrant.
Alexander Hamilton's life played out on the broad stage of a nascent United States.
Lin-Manuel Miranda has put him center-stage in the radically new bio-musical, Hamilton, which recently transferred from the Public to the Richard Rodgers in an open run.
Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, and Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton Photo © Joan Marcus
The trip uptown from Astor Place has only given Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton a bigger stage on which to play out its amazing history of the founding of the United States. The stage at the Richard Rodgers should be familiar to Lin-Manuel Miranda…
Posted in theater, year end bests
Looking back on the year about to pass is a time-honored activity. Critics make lists of the past year's favorites and share them. Seems like a good time for T and B On the Aisle to do that, too.
Okieriete Onaodowan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Anthony Ramos, and the company of Hamilton. Photo by Joan Marcus.
While Hamilton remains my perfect 10 (it feels like I posted at least 10 reflections on it), I have a deep appreciation for the literate and show-bizy silliness that is Something Rotten! (which got more than a few mentions from me as well.)
And a new fave has hit town with the opening of the Broadway version of the Mike White-written Jack Black movie, School of Rock. team that brought it to Broadway includes Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber (music), Glenn Slater (lyrics) and Julian Fellowes (book) with choreography by Joann M. Hunter and scenic-costume designs by Ann Louizos. School of Rock-The Musical really rocks.
In the straight play category, there are several contenders for year's best. Taylor Mac's Hir and Stephen Karam's The Humans are at the top of the list. (The latter is headed for Broadway in 2016.) Peter Parnell's Dada Woof Papa Hot is an entertaining and well-devised show, as well.
Posted in based on a true story or event, bio-musical, musical theater, theater
"Hamilton" is still A Perfect 10!
Posted on November 10, 2015 by therealtamara
The trip uptown from Astor Place has only given Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton a bigger stage on which to play out its amazing history of the founding of the United States. The stage at the Richard Rodgers should be familiar to Lin-Manuel Miranda since his Tony winning In The Heights was there for nearly three years, with Miranda in the lead as Usnavi for a good chunk of that time.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and the company of Hamilton. Photo © Joan Marcus
In Hamilton, for which he created the book (based on Ron Chernow's biography, Alexander Hamilton,) wrote the lyrics, and composed the music, Miranda is the titular striver. The story follows Alexander Hamilton from his arrival as an impoverished 19-year old to New York from the small island of Nevis in the Caribbean through his illustrious career as revolutionary, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and George Washington's (Christopher Jackson) Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton is a firebrand, and his fervor spills over making his relationships, even with Washington who is supportive of his ideas and career, difficult. (See our tweet as part of this commentary.)
Aaron Burr (Leslie Odom, Jr.) advises Alexander early on to "talk less, smile more." Eventually, Alexander Hamilton, despite his contentious personality. forges a near miraculous agreement with Thomas Jefferson (Daveed Diggs) and James Madison (Okieriete Onaodowan). The Congress approves a unified central bank under which the new democracy flourished.
Alexander Hamilton was nothing if not determined. As he and the Marquis de Lafayette (Daveed Diggs, again) put it, "We're immigrants; we get things done." Hamilton gains General Washington's trust because he never gives up on his principles.
Hamilton's wife, Eliza (Phillipa Soo), and her sister Angelica (Renée Elise Goldsberry), from the prominent Schuyler family, are both devoted to him. Angelica is his intellectual equal and a champion of his ideas. Their sister, Peggy (Jasmine Cephas Jones) looks like she, too, fell under the spell of his charismatic drive. Alexander Hamilton was something of a lady's man, it seems.
In the course of some three hours, the United States emerge from the colonies, America elects its third President– Thomas Jefferson, who wins the 1800 election against Burr with Hamilton's endorsement–, and Burr is embittered by his failure to prevail. All this history unravels in anthems of rap and hip hop, pop and love songs. King George (Jonathan Groff) laments his unfaithful colonies in a British pop tune mode. This tuneful sampling is a brilliant reflection of the spirit of revolution and renewal that Hamilton (and the period it depicts) represents.
The outsider's story is America's story. We are a nation, like Alexander Hamilton, of people who came from elsewhere to succeed, or as a Hamilton song puts it get "My Shot," here.
Hamilton, under Thomas Kail's direction of the no-less than brilliant cast and with Andy Blankenbuehler's choreography for the excellent ensemble of "back-up" dancers and players, is the most entertaining history lesson ever devised. Hamilton is no less than genius!
(Previous mentions on T and B On The Aisle and elsewhere by Tamara Beck may have understated how great a musical Hamilton really is: http://wp.me/p5jq0w-mW, http://wp.me/p5jq0w-5e, http://wp.me/p5jq0w-iK, http://wp.me/p5jq0w-vx.)
Also, see what I had to say about Hamilton at VevlynsPen.com.
For tickets to the season's hottest new show, please visit www.hamiltonbroadway.com/
A Perfect 10!
Posted on August 27, 2015 November 8, 2015 by therealtamara
Posted in drama, hip-hop musical, historical musical, musical theater, theater
He's on the $10 bill
Posted on August 3, 2015 August 5, 2015 by therealtamara
Hip-hop can be clever and expressive. Lin-Manuel Miranda definitely is both clever and expressive. In fact, he can be positively brilliant.
Hamilton, a Broadway transfer from The Public now at the Richard Rodgers Theater, is a historical hip-hop musical by Miranda. In it, the Founding Father is seen as fulfilling the American dream, as an an ambitious, self-taught immigrant. Alexander Hamilton's vision for his adopted land was to help create its financial system and sponsor its Constitution and support a strong federal government.
More and a review after the opening….
In the meantime, check out these blog posts:
http://wp.me/p5jq0w-mW
http://wp.me/p5jq0w-5e
http://wp.me/p5jq0w-iK
For tickets to the season's hot new show, please visit http://www.hamiltonbroadway.com/
Posted in bio-musical, musical theater
Not so long ago, we were anticipating "Hamilton" and now it's here
Posted on February 5, 2015 February 13, 2015 by therealtamara
In fact, Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about one of America's most influential Founding Fathers and Constitutionalists is in it's third extension at the Public Theatre, running through May 3rd.
We were fortunate to get a preview of "Hamilton" at Lincoln Center's 2012 American Songbook (see our write up on http://wp.me/p5jq0w-iK)
Here's what we said way back last year in Our Theater Blog, when "Hamilton" was still just in the planning stage, http://wp.me/p5jq0w-5e:
"Hamilton," written by the Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda, will have its world premiere next January as part of The Public's 2014-15 season at Astor Place. Directed by his In The Heights collaborator Thomas Kail, this new musical features Miranda playing Alexander Hamilton, one of our country's Founding Fathers and the first Secretary of the Treasury.
The brilliant musical "previewed" at an American Songbooks presentation in 2012. Performances begin at the Public on January 20, 2015.
"Lin-Manuel Miranda is a marvel, but nothing could have prepared us for the astonishing achievement of Hamilton," said Artistic Director Oskar Eustis. "Alexander Hamilton was born in the West Indies, the only Founding Father who was an immigrant, and Lin's genius is to tell the story of the birth of the United States as an immigrant's story. The energy, the passion, joy, tragedy, and raw intelligence of this show are stunning."
More information at http://www.publictheater.org/ | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
BkiUatzxaJJQnKrAiCAD | Yay! It is only mid-July and I've reached my goal of 52 books for 2018! (I wish it was as easy to reach my goal of losing 52 pounds but we won't discuss that now =/) I'll admit I feel like Middle Grade books are a little bit of a cheat since they are such quick reads, but hey… Goal achievement is goal achievement and I'll take it however I can get it.
Sadly, I am not adept at Goodreads so the books are listed here in reverse reading order. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline was my first read or the year. Of the 52 books, 51 were audio books and one was an eBook. Yep… 51 audio books. I have virtually given up TV with the exception of a "Psych" and "Monk" binge that lasted most of May and June. Otherwise, I'd likely be up to 65 books by now. It takes a REALLY long time to watch an 8 season show! I do own physical copies of 26 of these books but, lately, as a busy working mom, audio books just work better for my current lifestyle. Nineteen of these are technically Middle Grade although I feel like Harry Potter and the Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen are on the cusp of YA.
Here is a quick summary of how I ranked the books using a 5-star scale. For an explanation of my personal star ranking philosophy, please visit my about page. Books are listed roughly in the order I read them starting with January 1st. You can find brief reviews for most of them on my Goodreads account.
Please Comment and let me know how many of these you have read and if you see one of your favorites. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUb_vxK7ICUt7cPT2I | Run-Time System initialization and termination.
Distributed array creating and deleting.
Renewing shadow edges of distributed arrays.
Creating and loading buffers for access to remote data.
Dealing with the accumulation subsystem of the program execution characteristics on each processor concerned (accumulation subsystem of PPPA).
The accumulation of the system trace, that is tracing Run-Time System function calls and communication library calls. The trace is used for debugging DVM-programs, Run-Time System itself, and as the input information for a predictor.
Input of the parameters, controlling the operating of Run-Time System, DVM debugger and the accumulation subsystem of the execution characteristics.
Run-Time System functions should use for message exchange two communication libraries – MPI and PVM.
Dynamic allocation of the memory.
Input of the controlling parameters.
Interaction with DVM-debugger and the subsystem of program execution characteristics accumulation.
To provide possibility of using different communication libraries, the set of message exchange functions was developed. The implementation of these functions for different communication libraries doesn't require considerable efforts.
One of the processors concerned (input/output processor) reads the controlling parameters from the files and sends them to the other processors.
Run-Time System, DVM debugger and accumulation subsystem of the program execution characteristics are tuned according to the input parameters.
The buffers for the accumulation of the system trace and the program execution characteristics are created on the memory of all the processors concerned.
Time at all the processors is synchronized.
The messages, containing main modes of Run-Time System operating and characteristics of its execution environment are reported by a user request.
Accumulated system trace and the program execution characteristics are written to the files.
The user is notified (by his request) about the program completion.
Creating and mapping abstract machine.
It is the preparing operation for data and computation mapping on the processors, implemented through their mapping on an abstract machine.
When an array is created, the array descriptor is created, but the memory for the array is not allocated. When the array is deleted, its descriptor is deleted and the memory allocated for the array is freed.
Mapping distributed array on an abstract machine.
When the array is mapped, at each processor the memory for the array elements, mapped on the processor, and for shadow edges is allocated.
Mapping a parallel loop on an abstract machine.
The loop iterations, to be executed on the processor and their execution order are determined for each processor.
Mapping parallel tasks on an abstract machine.
The tasks, to be executed on the processor, are determined for each processor. A parallel task startup and completion are performed by special Lib-DVM functions.
Reduction operations are executed by gathering on the special processor (the central processor of the task) the partial results of the reduction, obtained on the processors, participating in the parallel loop execution. After evaluating the final result on the central processor it is sent to all other processors. Overlapping reduction execution with computations is implemented by parallel process simulation by regular polling for incoming messages.
Renewing shadow edges of the distributed arrays.
Shadow edges renewing is implemented as asynchronous operation. Overlapping the exchanges with computations is implemented by non-blocking exchange operations.
Creating and loading buffers for an access to remote data.
The size of the buffers is determined by examining on each processor the references to remote elements and the range of the loop iterations, executed on the processor. The buffer loading as well as shadow edge renewing can be overlapped with computations.
The special versions of standard input/output programs are developed for C programs. Input of the information is performed at the input/output processor, using usual input functions. Then the information is sent to other processors in accordance with data distribution. The output data, that are not available on the input/output processor, are transferred to this processor and then are outputted using usual output functions.
Input/output for Fortran programs is implemented by the compiler similarly and special Lib-DVM functions are used for data movement between the buffer of the input/output processor and the processors, where the data are allocated.
Accumulation of the trace of Lib-DVM function calls and communication library calls.
The trace is used for debugging DVM-programs, Run-Time System itself, and it is the input information for the predictor.
The trace contains the information about called functions and their parameters and the information about functioning of Run-Time System internal mechanisms. It can be accumulated in the buffer or in the file. Trace, accumulated in the buffer, is uploaded in the file, when the program is terminated. The events to be traced and the trace modes are specified in the parameter file. | c4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUeTE4eIOjRy7MRb_X | Joo Hyung Park is an applied artist and contemporary jewellery maker living and working in South Korea. She integrates pieces of cutlery in wooden or metal surfaces as if they were soft and bendable. The tableware sculptures are intended as snapshots of the actual moment of eating. By transforming and combining chopsticks, spoons, forks and bowls, she does not only harmoniously unite European and Asian culture, but also transforms culinary utensils into a visual experience.
If I had to choose one, it would be practicality. I was originally trained as a jeweller and since jewellery needs to be on the human body, there were things that I had to consider such as wearability. However, from my point of view, when an object is beautiful and gives us joyful excitement just by looking at it, it fulfilled its duty as a creation. Nowadays, I make cutlery and tableware more than jewellery, so it moved on from wearability to practicality. When people see my cutlery, the first question is "what is it" and the second question is "are they comfortable to use". I then explain that some of my cutlery are unexpectedly easy to use despite of how they look, and some are usable but not as comfortable as other ordinary cutlery. Practicality is very important when something has expected functions, but I decided not to let it be potential drags to my idea. My pieces show the moment when we use cutlery with our hands. When they are laid on a table, they still have the forms of being in use. We use that very moment to deliver food to our mouth which, in my mind, is completing the duty of cutlery. With the cutlery pieces, I wish to tell the story of how my hands seized the moment, and made that moment into new cutlery. There are more than thousands of comfortably usable cutlery out there. Why do I have to make one of those? It is also the reason why I love the Steinbeisser project, it encouraged me to be more experimental and not to think practical.
You don't need to be a rebel, you can enjoy by looking at them. You can also enjoy eating with them, at first you might experience an uncomfortable feeling, the more you use them the more exciting it will become.
Yes, sometimes! When I first made the "Merging 1" pieces, which were made from merging chopsticks and spoons, I used them every day. It was unexpectedly comfortable to use them despite of their curvy form. Always when I finish making cutlery, I test them with my family, friends, and myself. My brother has been the most critical and helpful tester.
It has been always, the moment of pleasure of using our hands. I desire to capture the moment that gives us pleasure by using our hands, and make that moment into something else.
At the moment, I am preparing for a jewellery exhibition called "Contemplastic" with my colleagues who mainly create jewellery. With these new works I will focus on creating malleable shapes from wood. While preparing for the exhibition, I got some good ideas for my next cutlery pieces, so hopefully, you will see them in May.
The working process for my wooden pieces has three steps. Carving wood to get the form, applying color lacquers as many times as needed, and peeling them off to create an organic pattern on the wood. The last step is the most fun part and tomorrow, the lacquer layers on the pieces will be dried and I get to peeled them off. Sometimes the patterns are not as beautiful as I wanted them to be, so I have to go back to the second step. But most of them have unique quality that cannot be reproduced. In a different context, there is another thing that excites me about 'tomorrow'. In South Korea, we are having unprecedented political disorder due to our president's corruption. There will be a huge protest in the biggest plaza in Seoul, demanding the president's resignation. I will take part at the protest and hopefully, she will listen to us this time.
It was in Florence in the summer of 2008. I was taking architecture class in Rome and had a field trip to Florence for a week. I was having the worst experience in Rome, due to its extremely hot weather, expensive food, and too strong coffee. At the end of our field trip, our professor took us to his favourite restaurant in Florence. It was a small but cozy place and he already ordered everything so we didn't even get to see their menu. Everything, even the olives (I do not like olives) were so delicious and the pasta was one of the best I ate in my life.
I would like to create objects in much bigger scale. I like making jewellery or cutlery because everything can be done by myself. Many trials have been made to create something much bigger, such as a table, but hasn't been successful. It simply cannot be done by myself, and I need more time and support from others. I think now it is not the right time yet, but someday and somewhere, I would like to build a giant spoon.
My favourites are the Beak Pliers Spoon by Sophie Hanagarth, the Scissors Spoon by Nils Hint and the Triple Spoon by Maki Okamoto. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfCY5qhDCiqRdK4yo | Lee Kum Kee Black Bean Garlic is the delicious timesaver you're looking for. Made from fermented black beans and garlic, this sauce is the foundation of many Sichuan dishes. A spoonful of sauce will add zest to simple vegetables, rice, tofu, and grilled foods. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdZ04ubnhBx1JqwEI | You switched to olive and canola oil because you know they're good for you. But if you're trying to lose weight on a diet, a little goes a long way. Studies have found that olive and canola oils—both monounsaturated fats—lower your total cholesterol and "bad" LDL cholesterol, and may even help you maintain good blood sugar control. But the truth is, they're both fats and calorie-wise, they're no different than lard. Fat contains nine calories per gram so one tablespoon (about 14 grams) of olive and canola oil supply a little more than 120 calories, says the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)—the same as any kind of oil. Use them, but judiciously.
Fried foods get their bad rap from the fat they're fried in. (See above for the score on fat calories.) But what you may not know is that if you have a genetic risk for gaining weight, eating fried foods increases your risk of becoming overweight or obese, even if you have them only once or twice a week. Harvard researchers discovered this when they analyzed the food consumption and genetic risk scores of more than 37,000 people. In their study, published in 2014, they found that those with a high genetic risk who ate fried foods one to three times a week were heavier than people who ate the same amount of fried foods but had no risk factors for obesity. Roasting, baking, poaching and broiling are the best alternatives to frying, both for your weight weight loss plans and your health.
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BkiUcnXxK2li-LM1RW0P | We've seen how our usual way of thinking about heroes and villains may not be correct (link), especially when you look at it through the single lens of tactics (link), but what happens when you look at motivation?
Luke Skywalker has always been the archetype of the Light Side. He keeps his friends safe, never betrays his own moral compass, and puts everything he can into his own training. But how did he get there? It wasn't an overwhelming sense desire to defend the weak. What really sent him running to the Rebellion was revenge. How long would he have stayed on Tatooine if the Empire hadn't swarmed down upon him? No matter how many lives he saved, wasn't his first motivation just revenge?
Luke's perfect counterpart is General Hux of the First Order. Hux should be an extension of the organization he helped create. Sinister, overpowering, and tyrannical. When it boils down to motivation, though, he was running on fear. Hux was brought in to the First Order when he was young by his abusive father. The eventual leader of the First Order spent most of his time hiding. When he was offered the power that started his ascent, he didn't accept it for malicious reasons. He was only trying to protect himself from the abuse of his father.
If Hux had known anything other than fear in his early life, The First Order may never have taken off. He could have taken a different path, perfectly mirroring Luke's story. If Luke had known real fear in his early life, what would his motivation have been and where would it have taken him? Instead, he saw it too late and acted out of revenge.
When looking at motivation this way, it's possible that Darth Vader is more than the mass murderer we know. Before his youngling killing spree, he had one clear goal— save his wife. While selfish, the motivation alone can't make him terrible. It's almost endearing. Which leads to the question- what about his want-to-be-protege?
What are Kylo Ren's motivations? Is he as evil as we make him out be or can we even decide that with such little information about him? Aside from his patricide, all we know about him is what other people have said- he turned on Luke, he leads the Knights of Ren, he didn't know about his family's dark secrets. What we don't know is why. He could have a selfless reason for all these acts. Like Hux, it could be for protection (either his own or even for the galaxy). It's not hard to speculate that he could have a good reason for his actions, making him more a tragic hero than a villain.
Darth Vader and potentially Kylo Ren make it hard to say if a selfish motivation is good, bad, or neutral. A new fan favorite takes this question a step further, since she often switches side. Dr. Aphra has not only worked for both the Empire and the Rebels, but she's betrayed both sides, too. Every step of the way, she's been driven by one of two things- money or the desire for more knowledge. She never has ill-will towards a certain person or cause. How can we decide which side she falls on?
One character who would typically be thought of as a hero does have ill-will– Hazram Namir of Battlefront: Twilight Company. A strong soldier and reluctant leader in the Rebellion, Namir has all the decorations of a hero. He just doesn't want to be. His only motivation is survival and using his background as a fighter. It's easy to think that he doesn't care which side he's on, as long as he's fighting. He even thinks to himself that he frequently performs "acts that felt more like murder than war." It doesn't seem to phase him. When someone is so bloodthirsty, it doesn't matter what side they're on.
The tactics a character employs are easy to judge. We see the consequences. We can't always see what prompted them to do so, though. What's most concerning is the thought that we can't judge anyone, from Kylo Ren to Luke Skywalker, until we know what drives them. The Last Jedi seems lined up to challenge everything we thought we knew when seen through this lens. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
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Robert De Niro, Sr., "Still Life with Vase of Flowers, Lemons, Chair and Guitar," date unavailable, oil on canvas, 34 x 40″ Private collection.
Robert De Niro, Sr., Landscape with Houses," 1970, oil on canvas, 28 x 30." Estate of Robert De Niro, Sr.
Last night the Estate of Robert De Niro Sr. announced The Robert De Niro, Sr. Prize, which will honor an outstanding mid-career American artist. The prize, which includes an award of $25,000, recognizes achievements in painting. Robert De Niro, the artist's son, along with Megan Fox Kelly and Jeffrey Hoffeld, advisors to the estate, made the announcement last night at a reception held in the elder De Niro's Soho studio. De Niro, Sr., died in 1993, but his son has kept the studio exactly as it was when his father was still alive.
Administered by the Tribeca Film Institute, which is co-chair by the younger De Niro, the prize has been established to recognize an American artist whose work has made a significant contribution to painting. A selection committee of "distinguished individuals in the art world" will be appointed annually to nominate three finalists and select a winner. The goal is to celebrate and bring attention to mid-career artists who may have been overlooked by the fickle art world, but continued to paint nonetheless. The first prize will be awarded in 2011, and the selection process will include an exhibition of the finalists' work.
"I am proud to honor my father as an artist and pay tribute to his painting through the Robert De Niro, Sr. Prize," said Robert De Niro. "By annually awarding an American artist who is recognized for exceptional quality in painting, we hope to support artists, like my father, who are making a lifelong commitment to their art."
Who would Two Coats readers like to see nominated for the prize? Feel free to leave suggestions in the Comments section.
Author Sharon ButlerPosted on November 18, 2010 June 25, 2016
13 thoughts on "The Estate of Robert De Niro, Sr. announces a prize for mid-career painters"
robina says:
I nominate Robin Tewes, mid-career painter, realist with a feminist inflection, a psychological and emotional intelligence, a sense of humor!
http://www.adambaumgoldgallery.com/tewes_robin/tewes_robin.htm
http://www.artnet.com/artist/16511/robin-tewes.html
will give you an idea – you have to see the paintings in person to experience their attraction, of course!
I nominate Madison BadDoberan,46, american painter. http://www.madbaddoberan.daportfolio.com,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmn2JJio-u0, abstract expressionist painter
I would like to nominate Christopher T. Ryan, a mid-career contemporary realist painter and professor, who's "… fascination with ancient mosaic and inlaid stone floors found throughout Italy. His paintings treat such floors as a sort of stage for human actions, where the debris and residue of contemporary life is juxtaposed with the narratives found in the ancient designs and patterns, in an effort to create new dialogues and associations between old and new."
http://www.christopherryanart.com
http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/allthingstuscany/tuscanyarts/siena-duomo-floors-christopher-ryan/
eikonktizo says:
i'd nominate george liebert, longtime faculty member at the school of the art institute of chicago and under-appreciated chicago painter. more here:
http://www.saic.edu/gallery/saic_profile_faculty.php?type=Faculty&alpha=L&album=1780
Jeffrey says:
I feel Boston based Steve Locke would be a fine nominee for the prize. I feel his work is fresh. Check him out at http://www.stevelocke.com/
eon scott says:
I nominate eon scott; who dips into all phases of painting and drawing. he used to be a cop; now all he does is paint, draw and listen to music. he could really use a break.
sherie' says:
mark dutcher, la painter, markdutcher.com, remarkable, brilliant, kind, authentic
Matt Blackwell – NY painter, shows at Ed Thorpe
FBHouse says:
I nominate Peter Acheson. Thanks Sharon for the wonderful ever informative blog posts.
Showing up for the Muse says:
I nominate Michael Gellatly. He never leaves painting despite success in his other realm (illustration). And his work has really matured to an awesome level. http://www.bamboo2studio.blogspot.com
Mink says:
I would nominate Farrell Brickhouse.
amy Bassin says:
Farrell Brickhouse is the man!
I would nominate Jeff Fontaine. His work is just awesome. His work can be seen at
jeff-fontaine.com
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Why Living in Sin Doesn't Work
Tim Laitinen Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
Plenty of studies have proven it.
Living together before marriage doesn't work. Cohabitation doesn't make marriages stronger. In fact, it usually has the opposite effect.
Sure, modern society wants to believe that cohabitation makes sense, and plenty of singles assume they'll be the exception to the statistics. But who has the better track record when it comes to sexual morality: our culture, or God's Word?
Many Christians wouldn't personally consider cohabiting, so maybe you're wondering why the topic is even up for discussion. We know it's a sin, and we know God's design for marriage is less about "being made for each other" and more about being true to a covenantal relationship.
But we get lonely, don't we, and apprehensive about our singlehood. Some of us may be feeling our defenses weakening, especially as the culture around us continues to embrace cohabitation. After all, the popular media that has saturated our lives elevates sex and pleasure over the biblical values of marriage, fidelity, and sexual purity. It's becoming ever so antiquated for singles to live apart—and without physical intimacy!—before marriage.
In terms of acquiescing to cultural norms, parts of evangelical Christianity have gotten to look more like the world than the Godly alternatives we're supposed to represent. Abortion, for example, has already made its way into our communities of faith, and divorce has been with us now for decades. How much longer until cohabitation makes its inroads among us single believers? Taking a firm stand now can help delay—and even thwart—such a likelihood.
Don't Take Your Cues From Society
First, however, let's review the statistics. Studies show that today, more than half of all marriages start with cohabitation. Couples who wait until they're engaged before they cohabitate have the same probability of divorcing as couples who move in together before ever discussing marriage. Indeed, even the degrees of morality on the cohabitation continuum don't make much of a difference.
It gets worse: if a woman gives birth before she's married, or a man fathers a child before his first marriage, the chances they stay married are worse than for cohabiting couples who wait until after they're married to have kids. Since premarital birthrates are rising in the United States, this can only mean that more and more kids will be raised in broken homes in the coming years.
Strangely enough, women who claim to be Protestant now tend to have one of the lowest marriage survival rates, and women who claim no religious affiliation a higher rate.
Many of us know the truth, yet we yearn to dabble in lifestyle patterns that weaken our resolve to abide by that truth. This is evident in far more scenarios than cohabitation, isn't it? We figure that since grace is more powerful than our sins, we're pretty much invincible when it comes to flirting with disaster. We've grown accustomed to misguided interpretations of the concept of "risk" and we misapply God's intentions for the role righteous risk should play in our lives.
In other words, we let our culture dictate our appreciation of truth.
For the vast majority of us believers who don't cohabitate before marriage, do we refrain from the practice because we're convinced that it's wrong? Or mostly because it looks bad to our friends in church? We laugh about it when we see cohabitation depicted in movies and sitcoms, but shouldn't such sexual sin kick us in the gut like some far less acceptable sin would?
As singles increasingly defer marriage so they can establish their careers, and as society continues its return to revitalized—and pricey—urban centers from the cheaper suburbs, it may become easier to rationalize cohabitation as an economic necessity. Relativism always seeks the lowest common denominator, and believers in Christ need to be vigilant against trends that could turn against us.
The Ten Commandments and Cohabitation
But vigilance doesn't mean legalism, does it? Making rules for the sake of rules may look like we're doing the right thing, but it's not the way God uses to preserve his holiness, and it's not the way he tells us his people should operate.
For example, in a way, the Ten Commandments can be considered rules, but they're actually a framework for us to model God's character and identity.
Think about it:
"Thou shall have no other gods before me" reminds us that God is supreme.
"No graven images" reminds us not to let anything interrupt our sight of our perfect God.
"Do not take the Lord's name in vain" reminds us that God's name is holy.
"Remember the Sabbath day" reminds us that God is the creator of everything, including our salvation.
"Honor thy father and mother" reminds us that God created the family unit and its unique roles, in part to explain his relationship with Christ.
"Thou shall not kill" reminds us that life is a gift from God.
"Thou shall not commit adultery" reminds us that marriage is symbolic of the covenant between God and his people.
"Thou shall not steal" reminds us that everything belongs to God.
"Thou shall not bear false witness" reminds us that God is truth.
"Thou shall not covet" reminds us that God apportions his good gifts based on his sovereignty.
And don't those good gifts that we're not to covet include love, romance, marriage, sex, fertility, and children? Just because we may not see any of these good gifts happening in our immediate future doesn't give us the go-ahead to try to bend some rules a bit to jump-start things, does it? Isn't that a form of coveting? Not to mention adultery.
Take Heart, Fellow Singles!
Throughout the history of the world, whether a married couple were saved or not, what has been the one thing characterizing every marriage that has lasted until death? It's been commitment, right? And what can possibly be gleaned about commitment through cohabitation, which is a subtle antithesis of commitment?
God knew this essential marriage component before he created Adam and Eve. True, they didn't have a full-blown wedding with bridesmaids and limousines, but it's the cultural trappings of weddings that have changed, not the requisite level of commitment. God's instructions on this subject are not ambiguous, or open to relativistic interpretation. In fact, doesn't cohabitation betray a lack of trust in God? It certainly supports the illusion that your intimate romances should ride more on your own strengths than God's truth—hardly the basis for a sound marriage.
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up (Galatians 6:7-9).
Rather than looking wistfully at our friends who throw morality to the wind, or wondering if maybe some things in the Bible are too stringent for today's reality, shouldn't we rejoice that God has told us the best way?
For our good, and his glory!
From his smorgasboard of church experience, ranging from the Christian and Missionary Alliance to the Presbyterian Church in America, Tim Laitinen brings a range of observations to his perspective on how we Americans worship, fellowship, and minister among our communities of faith. As a one-time employee of a Bible church in suburban Fort Worth, Texas and a former volunteer director of the contemporary Christian music ministry at New York City's legendary Calvary Baptist, he's seen our church culture from the inside out. You can read about his unique viewpoints at o-l-i.blogspot.com.
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It almost looks as if the taillights were sticking out from the body, along with the voluptuous corners of the rear fender. The whole thing is extremely in-your-face, though it performs surprisingly nicely. The angular tail lights add a touch of edginess and modernity. The GLE exudes a powerful presence thanks to its muscular styling all around. The front finish is dominated by a massive Mercedes emblem surrounded by an oversized grille. Down low, two huge intakes flank a front splitter so massive and aggressive-seeking it could pass for a rear diffuser.
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BkiUdPg5qdmDDqr2GZ8c | وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِنْ ۖ قَالَ بَلَىٰ وَلَٰكِنْ لِيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِي ۖ قَالَ فَخُذْ أَرْبَعَةً مِنَ الطَّيْرِ فَصُرْهُنَّ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ جَبَلٍ مِنْهُنَّ جُزْءًا ثُمَّ ادْعُهُنَّ يَأْتِينَكَ سَعْيًا ۚ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
Asad : And, lo, Abraham said: "O my Sustainer! Show me how Thou givest life unto the dead!" Said He: "Hast thou, then, no faith?" [Abraham] answered: "Yea, but [let me see it] so that my heart may be set fully at rest." Said He: "Take, then, four birds and teach them to obey thee;256 then place them separately on every hill [around thee]; then summon them: they will come flying to thee. And know that God is almighty, wise."257
Malik : Yet another example is when Ibrahim said: "My Rabb! Show me how you give life to the dead." He replied: "Have you no faith in this?" Ibrahim humbly submitted: "Yes! But I ask this to reassure my heart." Allah said: "Take four birds; train them to follow your direction, cut their bodies into pieces and scatter those pieces on hilltops then call them back; Allah will bring them back to life and they will come to you right away. Thus you will know that Allah is All-powerful and Wise."
And ˹remember˺ when Abraham said, "My Lord! Show me how you give life to the dead." Allah responded, "Do you not believe?" Abraham replied, "Yes I do, but just so my heart can be reassured." Allah said, "Then bring four birds, train them to come to you, ˹then cut them into pieces,˺ and scatter them on different hilltops. Then call them back, they will fly to you in haste. And ˹so you will˺ know that Allah is Almighty, All-Wise."
Pickthall : And when Abraham said (unto his Lord): My lord! Show me how Thou givest life to the dead, He said: Dost thou not believe? Abraham said: Yea, but (I ask) in order that my heart may be at ease. (His Lord) said: Take four of the birds and cause them to incline unto thee, then place a part of them on each hill, then call them, they will come to thee in haste. And know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.
Yusuf Ali : Behold! Abraham said: "My Lord! show me how thou givest life to the dead. He said: "Dost thou not then believe?" He said: "Yea! but to satisfy my own understanding." He said: "Take four birds; tame them to turn to thee; put a portion of them on every hill and call to them; they will come to thee (flying) with speed. Then know that Allah is Exalted in Power Wise." 306 307 308
Transliteration : Waith qala ibraheemu rabbi arinee kayfa tuhyee almawta qala awalam tumin qala bala walakin liyatmainna qalbee qala fakhuth arbaAAatan mina alttayri fasurhunna ilayka thumma ijAAal AAala kulli jabalin minhunna juzan thumma odAAuhunna yateenaka saAAyan waiAAlam anna Allaha AAazeezun hakeemun
1 Lit., "make them incline towards thee" (Zamakhshari; see also Lane IV, 1744).
2 My rendering of the above parable is based on the primary meaning of the imperative surhunna ilayka ("make them incline towards thee", i.e., "teach them to obey thee"). The moral of this story has been pointed out convincingly by the famous commentator Abu Muslim (as quoted by Razi): "If man is able - as he undoubtedly is - to train birds in such a way as to make them obey his call, then it is obvious that God, whose will all things obey, can call life into being by simply decreeing, 'Be!'"
3 Verse 258, we saw, illustrated by God's power over Life and Death, contrasted with man's vain boasts or imaginings. Verse 259 illustrated how Time is immaterial to God's working; things, individuals and nations are subject to laws of life and death, which are under God's complete control, however much we may be misled by appearances. Now in Verse 200 we are shown the power of wisdom and love: if man can tame birds so that they know him and fly to him, how much more will God's creatures obey His call at the Resurrection?
4 Abraham had complete faith in God's power, but he wanted, with God's permission, to give an explanation of that faith to his own heart and mind. Where I have translated "satisfy my own understanding", the literal translation would be "satisfy my own heart".
5 A portion of them: Juz-an. The received Commentators understand this to mean that the birds were to be cut up and pieces of them were to be put on the hills. The cutting up or killing is not mentioned, but they say that it is implied by an ellipsis, as the question is how God gives life to the dead. Of the modern Muslim Commentators, M.P. is non-committal, but H.G.S. and M.M.A. understand that the birds were not killed, but that a "portion" here means a unit, single birds were placed on the hills, and they flew to the one who tamed them. This last view commends itself to me, as the cutting up of the birds to pieces is nowhere mentioned, unless we understand the word for "Taming" in an unusual and almost impossible sense.
Lit., "make them incline towards thee" (Zamakhshari; see also Lane IV, 1744).
My rendering of the above parable is based on the primary meaning of the imperative surhunna ilayka ("make them incline towards thee", i.e., "teach them to obey thee"). The moral of this story has been pointed out convincingly by the famous commentator Abu Muslim (as quoted by Razi): "If man is able - as he undoubtedly is - to train birds in such a way as to make them obey his call, then it is obvious that God, whose will all things obey, can call life into being by simply decreeing, 'Be!'"
Verse 258, we saw, illustrated by God's power over Life and Death, contrasted with man's vain boasts or imaginings. Verse 259 illustrated how Time is immaterial to God's working; things, individuals and nations are subject to laws of life and death, which are under God's complete control, however much we may be misled by appearances. Now in Verse 200 we are shown the power of wisdom and love: if man can tame birds so that they know him and fly to him, how much more will God's creatures obey His call at the Resurrection?
Abraham had complete faith in God's power, but he wanted, with God's permission, to give an explanation of that faith to his own heart and mind. Where I have translated "satisfy my own understanding", the literal translation would be "satisfy my own heart".
A portion of them: Juz-an. The received Commentators understand this to mean that the birds were to be cut up and pieces of them were to be put on the hills. The cutting up or killing is not mentioned, but they say that it is implied by an ellipsis, as the question is how God gives life to the dead. Of the modern Muslim Commentators, M.P. is non-committal, but H.G.S. and M.M.A. understand that the birds were not killed, but that a "portion" here means a unit, single birds were placed on the hills, and they flew to the one who tamed them. This last view commends itself to me, as the cutting up of the birds to pieces is nowhere mentioned, unless we understand the word for "Taming" in an unusual and almost impossible sense.
Asad 256 Lit., "make them incline towards thee" (Zamakhshari; see also Lane IV, 1744).
Asad 257 My rendering of the above parable is based on the primary meaning of the imperative surhunna ilayka ("make them incline towards thee", i.e., "teach them to obey thee"). The moral of this story has been pointed out convincingly by the famous commentator Abu Muslim (as quoted by Razi): "If man is able - as he undoubtedly is - to train birds in such a way as to make them obey his call, then it is obvious that God, whose will all things obey, can call life into being by simply decreeing, 'Be!'"
Yusuf Ali
Yusuf Ali 306 Verse 258, we saw, illustrated by God's power over Life and Death, contrasted with man's vain boasts or imaginings. Verse 259 illustrated how Time is immaterial to God's working; things, individuals and nations are subject to laws of life and death, which are under God's complete control, however much we may be misled by appearances. Now in Verse 200 we are shown the power of wisdom and love: if man can tame birds so that they know him and fly to him, how much more will God's creatures obey His call at the Resurrection?
Yusuf Ali 307 Abraham had complete faith in God's power, but he wanted, with God's permission, to give an explanation of that faith to his own heart and mind. Where I have translated "satisfy my own understanding", the literal translation would be "satisfy my own heart".
Yusuf Ali 308 A portion of them: Juz-an. The received Commentators understand this to mean that the birds were to be cut up and pieces of them were to be put on the hills. The cutting up or killing is not mentioned, but they say that it is implied by an ellipsis, as the question is how God gives life to the dead. Of the modern Muslim Commentators, M.P. is non-committal, but H.G.S. and M.M.A. understand that the birds were not killed, but that a "portion" here means a unit, single birds were placed on the hills, and they flew to the one who tamed them. This last view commends itself to me, as the cutting up of the birds to pieces is nowhere mentioned, unless we understand the word for "Taming" in an unusual and almost impossible sense. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUbTI4uzqh_E1zmQGC | This book was first published in 1868 and appeared bound in the same volume as Eureka.
The interdependence of Daniel and Revelation is clearly demonstrated time and again. The progress and final completion of God's purpose is shown from the prophecies in Daniel with "the earnest desire" that "the reader may be ready". | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdNg5qWTBAuVDl184 | European solar research organization Solliance and the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands (ECN) have announced the achievement of 26.3% efficiency on a transparent perovskite solar cell combined with a crystalline silicon solar cell.
Solliance researchers with their perovskite solar cells, which at the time had achieved 12.6% efficiency.
At the silicon PV/nPV conference in Lausanne in mid-March, researchers from Solliance introduced its latest achievement, a perovskite solar cell with 93% near infrared transparency. At the same event, ECN demonstrated that stacking this cell on top of a silicon cell with its metal wrap through heterojunction technology, could achieve a cell efficiency of 26.3% – more than 3% above the efficiency of the silicon cell alone.
"By optimizing the ITO (indium tin oxide) composition and deposition conditions as well as careful design of the anti-reflection coating (ARC), an extremely high transparency is achieved for the top electrode, despite the low temperature process window," says Solliance researcher Dong Zhang. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdCM5ixsDMS2a5olO | Logan Lynn sometimes has unspeakable thoughts.
The versatile artist, whose music career has spanned more than 20 years, will often experience moments when he can't quite communicate what he's thinking, how he feels or why he feels it. It can be a paralyzing and terrifying conundrum, and one that is far too familiar to the millions of people like him who experience depression.
"My depression feels, at times, so great that I can't even find words to tell someone how I'm feeling … but my pen usually seems to still work," said Lynn, who has lived experience managing depression, addiction and suicidal ideation.
The product of those sessions, where his raw thoughts and emotions are suddenly transformed into music, has powered Lynn's successful career. As a musician, writer and filmmaker, he uses his dynamic platform as a therapeutic means of self-care and mental health awareness.
The NatCon17 Excellence in Artistic Expression Award winner's latest album, ADIEU, invites listeners to learn how he manages his suicidal thoughts. It also highlights his recovery from addiction and how he's coped with past trauma, making ADIEU more than just an album — it's a cathartic way to reach his audience in a format that resonates with them.
It's also an opportunity to use music as a vehicle for hope and help when it's needed the most.
Growing up, it wasn't Lynn's church, parents or friends that steered him in the direction of support. It was Debbie Gibson, Paula Abdul, Tiffany and other musicians on the radio who helped shape his formative years.
Realizing Milli Vanilli had more influence on him growing up than anyone he spoke to in person, Lynn decided to harness his and other musicians' popularity to help others in need. Recently, he partnered with the alternative rock band, Portugal. The Man, to raise awareness of, and break the stigmas surrounding, mental health.
"Our whole thing is fighting stigma. It's also ending discrimination. For me, stigma feels like the last frontier—or next frontier—with civil rights around people with lived experience," said Lynn.
The Portland-based Lynn will join Portugal. The Man on their upcoming U.S. tour, where he will build momentum for his "Keep Oregon Well: Mental Health Matters" initiative, which serves to educate people on mental wellness and help build a trauma-informed community.
Self-care is something Lynn knows all too well. He has spoken about his own mental health on podcasts with comedians like Jay Mohr, in interviews with magazines across the country and throughout his time as a dedicated behavioral health advocate. But when it comes to his music, it was time to speak rather than sing.
Together, they aim to show people that having a mental health disorder isn't a character flaw: It's a diagnosable health condition akin to physical injury. Making treatment for something like an opioid use disorder as commonplace as treatment for diabetes remains the mission of Lynn's initiative, and this powerful musical partnership serves as a key cog in the fight to normalize mental health challenges.
Want to help break the stigma surrounding mental health? Visit our Mental Health First Aid page to see how you can #BeTheDifference in the lives of others. Looking to engage with others to better behavioral health? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook @NationalCouncil for the latest. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdjg4eIXhtfm3PZY9 | This project - a redesign of an existing site. In front of me there was a task to make the site a federal level, and emphasize the importance of development of the company. Select a site from the competition.
Lorenza Liguori, a talented Art Director, created this project because he was tired of saying yes to jobs he doesn't like. He says NO with a big smile. Read on and enjoy!
This project is a responsive web design for a Slovak security oriented company offering complete integrated security solutions and services to customers worldwide. Read on and enjoy!
Vizio is an American consumer electronics company based in Irvine that was founded in 2002. This project, Vizio 2026 is the rebranding project that introduces new strategy and brand identity aiming for 2026. Read on and enjoy!
The project is inspired by the new project by Bjarke Ingels (BIG) in New York called 'The Spiral' and so is where the name came from. Read on and enjoy!
The story of the logo was inspired from the name itself "Cosmos" and advertising concept which often draws attention to the cheerful color and whiter in color that Ahmed Elzahra used. Read on and enjoy!
This project serves as the fictional brand that Cameron Bresn designed the watch under. Read on and enjoy!
This project is made with design study of Lamborghini's Aventador using autodesk alias. Let us take a look. Read on and enjoy! | c4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUa-I241xg-GSMykXR | GUMBULLY
The Real Problem of the Highway
May 14, 2018 / Brendan Wittstruck
You probably woke up today to an Interregional Highway 35 choked with cars and caked in soot emissions, a resonant cacophony shaking the bones of passers-by. Along its frontage roads, crumbling sidewalks callously underscore the apparent disdain in which the Texas Department of Transportation holds the people and homes who struggle to navigate its shadows. And you'll probably wake up to it tomorrow.
IH35 can have a better future if the will exists to design it for the use of the people of Austin rather than the cars of Austin. The real problem of IH35 through central Austin lies not in its throughput capacity but in how it cuts off east-west movement and how its frontage roads antagonize the movements of the city by failing in every measure to be local streets.
May 14, 2018 / Brendan Wittstruck/
Lessons Learned from Route 755
November 27, 2014 / Brendan Wittstruck
The City of Saint Louis… and the Missouri State Highway Department… have long recognized Route 755 as a key part of the transportation plan necessary for the revitalization of the City. Construction of the freeway… will relieve serious traffic flow restrictions at the present interchange of I-44 and I-55, on north-south City arterials, on residential streets, and I-70—I-55 downtown. The existing freeway system was designed with Route 755 as in integral part of the overall system to handle the area's anticipated future traffic growth. Without this vital link, the entire system is inadequate and cannot function as planned.
Hidden in the downtown St. Louis landscape are subtle hints of a history that did not come to pass.
November 27, 2014 / Brendan Wittstruck/
A View From Mueller
April 06, 2014 / Brendan Wittstruck
Brendan V. Wittstruck
Of all the islands he'd visited, two stood out. The island of the past, he said, where the only time was past time and the inhabitants were bored and more or less happy, but where the weight of illusion was so great that the island sank a little deeper into the river every day. And the island of the future, where the only time was the future, and the inhabitants were planners and strivers, such strivers, said Ulises, that they were likely to end up devouring one another.
Roberto Bolaño, The Savage Detectives
By the time I first set foot on the quieted runways of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, the jets crossed overhead, unconcerned, going about their now customary business at the Bergstrom Airport to the southeast. It was 2005, and ...
April 06, 2014 / Brendan Wittstruck/ | commoncrawl | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfWE4uzliBaE72h2X | More changes shape summer season in downtown Augusta
Outdoor dining, a new gallery and new apartments now under construction mark the latest chapter in downtown Augusta's revival.
By Jessica LowellKennebec Journal
A view of 151-157 Water St., the former Capital Computers storefront, on Wednesday in downtown Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo
This summer in downtown Augusta will look different from recent years.
People eat at their lunch at outdoor tables Wednesday in front of State Lunch on Water Street in downtown Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo
In the wake of public health restrictions on large gatherings, no outdoor concerts have been scheduled for the summer months.
But the restrictions Maine residents are living under to slow the spread of the highly-contagious coronavirus have not called for a halt to all activity.
In downtown Augusta increased outdoor dining, continuing work to redevelop downtown buildings and an art gallery are planned for this summer.
Restaurants in Kennebec and other rural counties were allowed to open to limited seating staring May 18. But with restrictions still in place on the number of people allowed inside restaurants, particularly those in downtown Augusta, have been looking for options to be able to seat more diners safely.
At Thursday's Augusta City Council meeting, city elected officials voted 6-0 to allow licensing of so-called parklets on Front Street.Parklets are parking spaces that are designated as tiny, temporary parks adjacent to restaurants that can be used for outdoor dining.
A week ago, Augusta City Manager William Bridgeo said he can authorize the temporary use of Water Street parking spaces as parklets, as long as it's temporary, but the vote to create parklets on Front Street required a City Council vote because it involves closing a portion of Front Street.
Outdoor seating is becoming a critical component to the success of restaurants that now must ensure adequate distance between diners to meet public health requirements.
Downtown Gardiner businesses proceed with caution
Michael Hall, executive director of the Augusta Downtown Alliance, said three restaurants are likely to take advantage of that — Riverfront Barbecue, the Oak and Raging Bull.
"State Lunch has put out a couple of tables on the sidewalk in front of their place, and Cushnoc Brewing Co. has put out a couple of picnic tables on Front Street," he said.
As these restaurants work to find ways to remain in business, the investment in downtown properties continues.
Soo Parkhurst has bought 147-153 Water St., three buildings just south of the Colonial Theater and has plans to redevelop them.
Work is now underway at 153 Water St. where the building has been gutted. Parkhurst's plans are to have one-bedroom apartments on each of the upper floors and a retail space on the street level.
While she has secured a tenant for the retail space, Parkhurst said the coronavirus pandemic had slowed the process down.
"A lot of people looked at the space, but then COVID happened," she said. "That scared people in a sense and made them wary about staring a new business venture. I can totally understand. I'm not too concerned about it. I am hoping that as things ease up, people will realize the world is not ending and that they'll want to continue their business venture downtown."
Parkhurst said she's considering adding decks to the east side of the building that overlooks the Kennebec River. And she's hoping to incorporate a substantial piece of building's history into its design.
At one time, the building housed a commercial laundry, which employed a large wheel and pulley system on third floor to lift the laundry. If it makes sense to the design, Parkhurst said it will be preserved.
Under the current schedule, she said, the apartments are expected to be completed and ready to rent by early fall.
A view of the former Cosmic Charlie's store at 251 Water St. on Thursday in downtown Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Buy this Photo
As the population of downtown residents grows, she said, developers are working to attract specific businesses.
Hall said a bakery or a deli are high on the wish list for retailers that can serve downtown residents.
"I also would have said any cultural business," he said last week, but that wish has been fulfilled.
Peter Precourt, who opened the Pop-Up 265 gallery in 2016 in the Vickery building, is planning to open another gallery on Water Street next to Huiskamer Coffee house.
Pop-Up 265 bringing art gallery to downtown Augusta
He said the gallery — which has not yet been named — will be the same format as Pop-Up 265, emphasizing the exhibit and display of art, rather than sales.
"The advantage to that space, even though it's significantly smaller than the Pop-Up 265 space, is that I'll be able to hang smaller works, because you will be able to get so much closer to it," Precourt said.
Work on the window display area is expected to start, with renovation to the shop space behind it to follow.
"It's the perfect time in our COVID, socially-distanced world to have art up where you don't have (to be) in the space or worry about the space," Precourt said. "But you can just take a moment to look at the art as you're walking down the street, and walking out and about."
Central Maine restaurants report varied business during first week open
The Pop-Up 265 gallery was never intended to be a permanent gallery, he said, but it lasted 30 months, about twice the time he expected to last. It is an opportunity for artists to reach into the community, and not expect the community to reach out to artists and welcome them.
"This is to make a space where people can feel comfortable with art," Precourt said. "They can walk by, they can stay longer; they don't have to step through a door."
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BkiUbd7xK7ICUt7cO1oc | The rich heritage of the city of Westerville, OH shines through its modern facade all throughout the bustling town. Beautiful historic homes, quaint shopfronts, and preserved buildings of architecture dating back to the early 1800's stand proudly to remind residents today of the many years of valuable history that precluded the modern bustle and business of Westerville.
1806 - Revolutionary War vet Edward Phelps and Isaac Griswold settle along Alum Creek.
1816 - Matthew and Peter Westervelt buy 890 acres of land along Alum Creek.
1820 - Gideon Hart builds his home and farm on Hempstead Road. Today, it is the oldest home still standing in Westerville.
1830 - The population reaches nearly 700 residents.
1840 - The residential community is officially named Westerville after the Westervelt family.
1855 - Westerville School District is established, and one year later a school house is opened.
1858 - Westerville is incorporated as a village and John Haywood becomes the first mayor.
1859 - A new town ordinance prohibits sales of alcohol.
1870's - Violent argument known as the "Westerville Whiskey Wars" breaks out between those in support of the prohibition of alcohol, and those against it. In fact, saloons attempted to be opened were blown up with gunpowder.
1873 - Westerville is railroad, bringing the Everal Tile Company to town and leading to economic growth throughout the community.
1898 - The electric division is established.
1901 - The population climbs to 1,462 and the first water treatment plant is opened.
1909 - The Anti-Saloon League moves from Chicago to Westerville (which was at the time known for its strong intolerance of alcohol), starting a 20-year debate on the legality of alcohol and heading the Prohibition movement. Westerville became known as the "Dry Capital of the World".
1915 - The first paid police officers are hired.
1916 - Westerville adopts a council-mayor style of government, becoming the third municipality in the US to do so.
1930 - The first public library is opened in Westerville.
1934 - Construction begins of first city park, Alum Creek Park, which remains one of the area's most popular parks today.
1940 - The population of Westerville reaches 3,146.
1960's - Westerville is first recognized as a city and passes its first city charter. Westerville South High School is established, the first shopping center is opened, the first police chief is hired, and Westerville Parks and Recreation is established.
1970 – 1990 - The population of Westerville soars from 12,530 to 32,269.
1980's - Business development of Westerville is accelerated with the establishment of Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital, as well as commercial districts such as Brooksedge, Eastwind, Westerville Commerce Center, Uptown District, and Westar Center of Business, which remain main commercial corridors of the town today.
1999 - Cleveland Avenue and Polaris Parkway extensions are opened to allow direct access to I-71 into Columbus.
2001 - Westerville Parks and Recreation is awarded a National Gold Medal for service to excellence and opens the Westerville Community Center.
Today, Westerville is a diverse and thriving community of beautiful homes, bustling businesses, lush parks, and preserved history. It has grown to provide more city services than any other suburb in Central Ohio, including police and fire, electric, water, and parks and recreation. Its stellar school district serves over 14,000 students. And its bustling commercial areas encompass 35% of the community and continue to grow with new development. For those seeking the perfect blend of community, commercial, and quaint residential, there is no better place than Westerville, OH. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUauHxK1yAgWay2lcw | Dal programma "Uomini e Profeti" del 20/3/2011, "Saul: tragedia del primo re", col rabbino Haim Baharier.
Haim Baharier, a rabbi in Italy, was the guest on the March 20th program of Uomini e Profeti discussing I Samuel 9-15, entitled "Saul: tragedy of the first king". In the course of the discussion he made a remark that caught my attention.
Noi parliamo del re d'Israel, Shaul, mentre il testo parla di 'naghid', e non parla di un re. 'Naghid', che sarebbe poi una guida, è di nuovo etimologicamente una parola che ha a che vedere con 'narrazione'. Quindi è come se venisse offerto a questo popolo che chiede una guida, un re, gli venisse offerto un narratore.
We speak of Israel's king, Saul, while the text speaks of a 'naghid', not a king. A 'naghid', that is, a guide, is in turn a word that etymologically has to do with 'narration'. Thus, to this people who asks for a guide, a king, it is as though a narrator is offered.
I find this a fascinating comment on the role of a sovereign—a king, a president, a prime minister, perhaps even a legislature—as one who, in the process of making decisions toward specific ends which he or she determines, authors and narrates the group's formative myths in the process.
I was also intrigued by his comment, and I'm not so sure he explained it properly. In any case deep. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdc04eIXhqpoAYJUP | Einherjer "...over Norron, The Comeback And The Changes Their Music"
The new album Norrøn me so has convinced that I had to ask for more detail and so I wrote any questions for the band. Gerhard(Drums/Keybords) a little time found and answered very detailed me. He speak about motivations after "blot" band to split up, the comeback of Einherjer, the new album and much more... But read yourself !
Hi there. Congratulations to your great comeback album "Norron". Please describe the reactions to the CD so far.
With the last album "Blot" had you a great album. Einherjer was one of the constants in the Norway's Metal scene, nevertheless after "Blot" came the split up of the band. What was happens?
We just had enough of the whole thing, and felt that we needed to do something else for a while. "Blot" was a great album, and it's only appropriate to go out with a bang. It's definitely a worthy swansong for Einherjer.
When the idea came to reunion the band and what are the reasons?
After we dissolved Einherjer, we started a new band called "Battered". This is a Thrash act, as we wanted to do something completely different. We were able to release one album, and we had a lot of fun on the road with that band. I guess we started to see things in perspective. We missed composing music for Einherjer, and all the reasons we had for quitting Einherjer became dim and not as significant I guess. Time heals all wounds.
If you look back on your career, what are the differences to the old and new Einherjer?
I think that's a difficult question, because I think all our albums have their own identity. We've been operating with three different vocalists during our career, and that has a pretty big impact on the sound. I think we've also developed our compositions to be more and more complex and detailed, and concentrated on complete arrangements opposed to riff-based songs as we did earlier. The keyboard parts have also become a lot more planned in detail on late recordings, to give it a bit more symphonic aspect. I think that development has come gradually, even though our albums are pretty different from each other.
We come to the album "Norrøn" now. Tell us a little of the album creation process. There are little stories or curiosities to report?
We've had plenty of time to decide in which direction we wanted to go on "Norrøn". In terms of all our other albums, we also wanted this one to stand out with an identity of it's own. I guess you could say that "Norrøn" is rooted more in the old Einherjer stuff, at least in terms of simplicity. "Norrøn" contains both old and new material. Some stuff from the "Blot" era, some even older stuff, but the majority of the material is new. We recorded it in Frode's own studio, "Studio Borealis", so we had no time limits during the recording. Well, except for the fact that a lot of people were waiting for the album. That gave us time to try out many different approaches, and to experiment on the general sound. We wanted "Norrøn" to have a more natural, acoustic feel than our later work. The mix was done by Matt Hyde, and he also added a gritty texture to the sound.
What is the message of "Norrøn" and how would you describe your the music on this?
We've never had any particular message with our work, we only tell stories. And we try to make the stories come to life through the music. "Norrøn" definitely has the Einherjer aura, even though we've used different elements than on for example "Norwegian Native Art" and "Blot". We've tone down the symphonic parts a bit, and focused more on vocal/choir arrangements and acoustic guitars.
My favorites songs are " Norrøn kraft", "Naglfar" and "Balladen om Bifrost". Can you tell us something about this songs and their history?
We've wanted to make a big epic piece like "Norrøn Kraft" for a long time, and it seemed like a good idea to include it on the reunion album. It's a song that contains both old and new stuff, and it's a good way to show what Einherjer represents today. A perfect starter for the album. Unlike "Norrøn Kraft", "Naglfar" picks up the pace a little, but it still has the same dark ominous feeling with a bit more rock'n'roll feeling added to it. This was mainly composed by Aksel, but I've added some parts to it as well. "Balladen om Bifrost" is like the title says, a ballad. By Einherjer standards off course. It's also a song very inspired by Bathory, and a tribute to Quorthon.
Which are YOUR favorite song from the album and why?
It's difficult to pick favorites, even though "Balladen om Bifrost" makes my blood rush a little bit. It's a very emotional and atmospheric piece.
I don't want to go into detail about the lyrics, as I haven't written any lyrics on "Norrøn". They deal with the same topics as before, the Norse myths and our pre-christian history. This time we decided to have them all in Norwegian, and in our own local dialect. In my opinion it increases the albums authenticity.
How and why did you choose the album cover? Is there a certain meaning behind it? Who designed this?
Where do you get your inspirations for songwriting and how is the process in your band for this?
Musically for me, I get inspiration from all types of music. 70's and 80's rock and metal, classical music a la Grieg, filmmusic, and epic music in general. The material we're writing about is also a great inspiration. The Norse myths and our history. We've never been very much into jamming in Einherjer. We usually make ideas, and even complete sketches of songs, and we present them to each other. Then we take it from there by making adjustments until we're all happy.
Any plans for further albums of Einherjer and how is it with appearances on stages in Europe and special in Germany?
We will make another album in time yes, but we haven't started the discussions and the planning yet. Right now, all our focus is on "Norrøn", and spreading the gospel. Concerning liveshows, we don't have anything planned this year for Europe outside Norway. I know that we will do Ragnarok in Germany next year, and hopefully some more festivals in Germany and central Europe in general.
Well, it is very important in order to promote our new album, and Einherjer in general. As we get older, it is important to get our priorities straight. We don't have time to tour as much as we'd like to, as we have our own personal obligations. We also do this for the experiences along the way, and we get to visit many interesting places.
When we played Summerbreeze this summer, I got a little glimpse of swedish Graveyard. They convinced me, that's for sure. They got a stage presence most bands lack in abundance. Awesome band, and a great show.
A Dramatic turn of Events by Dream Theater is a fantastic new album, and the new Opeth is also great. And maybe not brand new, but Gap Var Ginnunga by Wardruna is immortal stuff. I'm listening to the new Taake right now, pretty cool stuff.
How is your opinion over the Viking Metal scene in Norway? What makes the difference between the scene in the past and the present?
I'm not very much in touch with that scene at all, so to me it looks exactly the same as before. If there's any band in the genre I'd listen to, it has to be the good old ones like Helheim, Enslaved and Windir (not exactly Viking Metal, but closely related). Many new bands have emerged, but I'm not too familiar with them. It seems to me that this scene has grown more in other countries like Germany for example, than in Norway.
My hometown is a pretty small place, only about 35000 people, so the scene there is pretty small concerning metal bands in general. Haugesund is pretty terrible when it comes to nightlife for metal people. There's only two places that they sometimes play some rock and metal. The metal scene and the metal fans in the Haugesund area has increased in the later years, much thanx to the hardworking people in the Karmøygeddon festival. Many cool bands have been visiting our town lately.
Still three questions to go. What do you think of Metal web magazins?
I think webzines are a great thing, as long as there are the same editorial demands to them as to those in paper format. Internet is here to stay, and webzines are available to everyone. It's a great promotional channel for bands, and it's easy to reach across all borders. I haven't had time to reflect on what's good, and what's not so good, as there's so many of them.
Is there something that you have never been asked but always have been eager to say?
We are looking forward seeing you in Germany. Best wishes to you all. Any last words?
Thanx a lot. We love Germany, and we're looking forward seeing you guys on our upcoming shows. Cheers!
Thanks for your time to answer the questions. I wish you all the best for the future! | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUeYg241xiDnlsQrIK | Meet Woman Who Was Sentenced To 119 Years In Prison
Toni Jo Minot, 40, was sentenced to 119 years in prison on Sept. 30 for sodomizing and sexually abusing a 9-year-old boy, AL.com reported.
Because the victim was under the age of 12, Minot will not be eligible for parole.
The Verbena, Alabama, woman sexually abused the child between Dec. 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009, according to The Clanton Advertiser. Minot was indicted in 2011.
Her husband, Lyndon Minot, 56, is awaiting sentencing on sexual abuse and sodomy charges related to the same victim, according to AL.com. Lyndon has been a registered sex offender since 1999, when he pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse of an 8-year-old boy.
Jefferson County Circuit Judge David Hobdy gave Minot the maximum sentence: 99 years for sodomy and 20 years for sexual abuse.
"This is the most disgusting thing I have ever heard since I have been on the bench," Hobdy said in court, according to AL.com. "I hope [the victim] can grow past the pain."
Minot maintained her innocence. "The jury found me guilty of something I did not do," she said. "I'm not a monster."
Minot's attorney, Horace Wayne Kynard, said his client will appeal the sentence.
"Although we do not agree with the decision of the jury regarding these charges, we respectfully thank the jury for their service during this judicial process," Kynard said. "My hope is all parties involved may find some type of closure in the near future." | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUacrxK6nrxjHy-7m4 | Home » Soccer » Jurgen Klopp expecting title race to go to the wire amid Man Utd challenge
Jurgen Klopp expecting title race to go to the wire amid Man Utd challenge
Jurgen Klopp has admitted the title race will "go to wire" and be tougher to win than last season.
Liverpool are gunning for their 20th league title to catch up with record holders Manchester United.
But Klopp accepts that having reached no19 last summer, the battle for the next will have more ups and downs because all rivals are dropping points.
The Reds travel to Southampton on Monday following draws against Newcastle and West Brom.
And Klopp said: "I am pretty sure because it will go to the wire probably but it is tough for all of us which is the reason why it is so close.
"If you are a neutral, you will love it!
"Last season was very tough for us as well and it was not as though we thought 'oh my god this is easy'.
"This year is tough again. I am not surprised it is that close.
"We have our situation and all the other clubs have their situation and our season is so far so good. Not more. Not less.
"We try to be ready for each game. Now Southampton will ask for different things. Then Aston Villa. Then Man United. This season is a tough one for the supporters."
Liverpool have had to cope with injuries to star men including Virgil Van Dijk, Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara, who made his comeback at St James' Park.
Playmaker Thiago turned in a fine cameo and there is pressure for him to start.
However Klopp said: "He played 20 minutes for us which is special. He has only had two sessions with the team and for one of those, he was the joker.
"I am not sure you can count that but the game at Newcastle was the opportunity to do it and it was about creating, which is his best skill. We will see. He has a chance. I won't know how he will react.
"The boys who did the job so far did exceptionally well. So it is not that we cannot survive if he does not start the next game but it is very good he is now fit and is obviously in contention. I like that a lot."
England U21 midfielder Curtis Jones is continuing to impress the Liverpool boss, and is getting a run in the side because of injuries.
Asked if he could be an option for Gareth Southgate's England senior squad, Klopp said: "It is a question for Southgate. He has not been with the under 21s for long.
"It is not my decision but we are happy to have him and he has a chance to play in our team.
"In the future he will play for England I am sure. But this summer, I don't know."
Klopp says he will only push to spend money on his injury-hit defence this month if "it makes sense.
He added: "We have solutions in the squad, but we struggled still with injuries. For most of the time with centre half position. It is a difficult transfer window as you can imagine. Not all of the clubs have real money. Doing something makes no sense. Doing the right thing makes sense. So far we have really liked what we have done."
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Continuity mistake: At one point during "Hakuna Matata" Timon raises Pumbaa high into the air with a vine. As Simba watches from below, the sun casts a long shadow behind him. In the following shot, however, a shadow appears beneath him - as if the sun were located directly above. (00:45:30)
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Continuity mistake: Huey, Dewey and Louie's mini police cruiser vanishes from its place on the hallway's red carpet after Scrooge discovers that G. is actually a real genie. (00:38:55)
Continuity mistake: After Brittany's close call with a shark, the other Chipettes lift her up towards the surface and place her on the pier. In between shots, Brittany's swim mask lifts from her face all by itself. (00:27:35)
Continuity mistake: After saving Toon Town from Judge Doom, Eddie lowers the giant hook and starts untying Jessica and Roger. He throws one rope offscreen and the other just slips from the hook on its own. But in the following shot no rope can be seen on the ground directly below the hook where it should have landed. (01:33:10)
Continuity mistake: When Judge Doom cracks Greasy in the head with his cane, he lands in a stack of Acme eyeball boxes. Some of the boxes in the background change their positions and locations in alternating shots while Doom is talking about Acme's will. (01:17:10)
Continuity mistake: Check out the style of Eddie's shoes when he's flat on the floor of Droopy's elevator as it's going up. Notice how he's got a different pair on his feet minutes later while gazing down at Judge Doom's gun in the back alley. (01:11:30 - 01:14:15)
Continuity mistake: When Roger is in Eddie's apartment hiding from the Toon Patrol, a picture on the nightstand by the pull down bed changes positions on its own. (00:37:20)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Eddie stops his Plymouth to get out and look into Toon Town's tunnel, the passenger side vent window cranks itself open between shots. (01:07:55)
Continuity mistake: During the Batmobile car chase scene, Batman bangs a left from the side street near Monarch Theatre, leading Joker's henchmen and several patrol cars on a straight path for a few seconds. But right before the car pileup in front of Monarch Theatre, Batman is seen turning left onto the very same side street he came from to begin with. (01:08:00)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Joker is admiring a black and white photo of Vicki, watch as the crayons in his pink bucket on the table keep changing between shots. (00:53:05)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning when both muggers are about to be jumped by Batman, one of them lights a cigarette and reassures his buddy that there's nothing to be afraid of. But while he's talking, the load of cash in his right hand vanishes between shots. (00:05:25)
Continuity mistake: After rescuing Vicki from the museum, Batman leads Joker's henchmen on a downtown chase with the Batmobile. One car on his tail causes a major pileup at the intersection near Monarch Theatre. A short time later when the unmanned Batmobile is making its way down the street, it passes right through that very same intersection. This time, however, there are no indications that a pileup ever took place just moments before. All mangled vehicles and debris have disappeared. (01:08:20 - 01:12:00)
Continuity mistake: At Gotham Globe when Vicki and Knox are talking about wildlife at the desk, Vicki's black shirt conceals her wristwatch between shots. (00:13:50)
Continuity mistake: The background behind Bruce's TV set changes all by itself in the scene where he and Alfred are watching Joker's Smylex commercial. (00:56:55)
Continuity mistake: At one point during the car chase through downtown Gotham City, the Batmobile maneuvers a sharp turn with the aid of a cable that launches from the driver's side and hooks onto a steel beam structure nearby. But as the Batmobile starts cornering, notice how the cable appears fastened in a different manner. Between shots, it has tied itself completely around the beam instead. (01:08:15)
Continuity mistake: Before Eddie drives his Plymouth into Toon Town, he breaks out Yosemite Sam's gun for the occasion and loads it with the animated bullets. The gun starts off in his right hand. But by the following shot when he gets ready to take a swig of Wild Turkey, it has instantly switched over to the other. (01:09:05)
Continuity mistake: Mario initially has a tie wrapped around his neck in the scene where the Chipmunks and Chipettes are being forced into Klaus and Claudia's Rolls Royce. It's also worth mentioning that Mario's hands are tied behind his back. Pretty soon the car swerves head-on into a pole. In the following shot we see Klaus, Claudia and Mario lying on the floor disoriented - but now he's sporting a bow tie instead. (01:07:50 - 01:09:40)
Continuity mistake: During the Chipmunk sacrifice scene, three primitive tribe members stand on top of one another and fall across a large gap in the boardwalk - forming a human bridge for their leader to walk over. But once the leader is almost across, notice how one of the members beneath him has managed to turn around between shots. (01:02:45)
Continuity mistake: After Simba first hears about the elephant graveyard, he eagerly runs over to tell Nala about it. Sarabi, resting in the shade at the bottom of the hill, spontaneously appears out of nowhere on the rock. (00:13:05)
Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the gunfire exchange scene at Axis Chemicals - from the point at which Joker was pondering an escape on the catwalk until Batman turns around to see the shadow of a police officer closing in on him - notice how the exit bears an altogether different appearance between views. (00:27:35 - 00:29:40)
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BkiUdg44eIZjyglw5pI1 | Ilyass Meslek, engineer at CCL, a specialist in engineered solutions for structures, discusses the design considerations for a road-over-rail replacement project in Blackpool where CCL was brought in to advise on the bridge bearing requirements during the early design stages.
With its kiss-me-quick hats, world famous tower and seven-mile stretch of sandy beach, Blackpool is a town built on tourism. So when a road-over-rail bridge needed to be replaced to enable electrification of the railway line below, it was vital that the job was delivered during the tourist 'off season' to minimise the commercial impact on the holiday hotspot. Moreover, Blackpool's holiday season is longer than most. Beginning with the Easter break, it continues right through to early November when the celebrated illuminations along the Golden Mile are switched off to make way for Christmas decorations.
The bridge in question is on Plymouth Road. In addition to being on a major route into the town, it is in a residential area and above a busy rail line, which, aside from two weekend closures, had to remain operational throughout the programme.
The reason for the bridge replacement was the electrification of the rail line as part of a programme of works across the North West of England, creating the need for a larger clearance between the railway line and the road above. Blackpool Council considered a number of strategies to minimise the impact of the works, including the possibility of jacking up the existing bridge or lowering the section of line; however, the close proximity of a station to the relevant section of line ruled out the lowering option and the poor condition of the bridge, due to its age and the corroded steel within the structure, meant that jacking it up was not a viable option either. The only feasible strategy was to develop a programme of works that would enable replacement of the structure, including raising of the soffit, within the five-month off season window with works taking place during overnight rail line possessions.
Designed by Wilde Consulting Engineers and delivered by Story Contracting for Network Rail, in association with Blackpool Council, the project required removal of the existing three-span deck, which equated to around 1,000 tonnes of concrete and steel.
Because the road closure was limited to the tourist off season, Story Contracting worked closely with Blackpool Council to develop a programme that enabled diversion of services, including high voltage, low voltage, telecoms, fibre, gas, street lighting and a 750mm water main prior to demolition in a single phase operation. This was achieved by designing a new edge beam to the eastern side of the existing bridge which could be installed pre-demolition, creating an additional lane so that two lanes of traffic could be maintained during the service diversions.
Once this was in place, the diversions were carried out as part of a three-month enabling phase. This solution provided a cost saving of £500,000 compared to the original plan for a two-stage diversion, as well as reducing programme risk.
A temporary service bridge was also constructed during this enabling phase to maintain pedestrian access throughout the scheme, thereby avoiding any requirement for a level crossing and reducing any risk to public safety associated with the scheme.
Due to the railway line below, the demolition works to the bridge could only be carried out at night when there were no train services and the line could be isolated. This gave the contractor an operational window of just six hours during the week and eight hours at weekends. Story Contracting used hydraulic bursting demolition techniques to minimise noise during the demolition phase, due to the close proximity of residential properties, and monitored noise throughout the programme.
To ensure construction of the new bridge could be carried out over a minimal road closure period, the new bridge deck was constructed with 18 prestressed precast concrete beams per span, with 54 prestressed precast concrete beams in total for the three spans. The new bridge deck was constructed using the existing abutments and the concrete beams were lowered into position following installation of 108 custom-designed and manufactured elastomeric bridge bearings, using a 1,000-tonne lattice crane. With a combined weight of 600 tonnes, the precast beams were installed in day and night time operations over just two 54-hour weekend railway possessions. CCL was brought in to advise on the bridge bearing requirements of the project by Wilde Consulting during the early design stages of the project to ensure that the maximum vertical loading, transverse force and rotational movement could be achieved within the constraints of the bearing design. As a refurbishment project utilising the existing abutments and piers, the space available for the bearing shelf and, consequently, the bearings, was limited to the existing structural parameters.
The existing structure also influenced the bridge design itself. Plymouth Road Bridge is a three-span bridge with the largest span in the centre, supported by a pair of central piers. If all three spans had been the same length, the replacement bridge could have been designed as a continuous structure. However, because the spans were different lengths, they were designed as semi-discrete structures to allow rotational movement at the piers. An infilled slab ties the three spans together while each span can act independently.
Among the other key design criteria was the requirement for a high-containment parapet running the whole span of the bridge to safeguard pedestrians and mitigate the risk of any vehicles falling onto the railway line in the event of a road traffic accident. This parapet had to be factored into the design considerations for the bridge bearings because it increased the forces for the edge beams of the central span.
The maximum force requirements for each element of the bridge were generated in structural analysis software and, for the majority of the 108 bridge bearings, the design requirements were for vertical forces of up to 750kN, transverse loading of up to 35kN and rotation of up to 0.006 radians.
The precast bearing shelf was fabricated in three sections for ease of transport and CCL had to design the bearings to fit the dimensions of the shelf, which were restricted by the abutments and pillars.
Speed of manufacture was also critical, as the bearings had to be installed within the prescribed window in the schedule, in line with agreed railway possessions. The CCL team developed a series of design iterations for the bearings so that the design and delivery team could agree the best-fit solution for the project. The bearings were then manufactured and delivered to site with guidance on the most appropriate fixing methodology.
Once the bearing shelves were in position, surveyors marked out the locations for each bearing across the length of the shelf and each bearing was secured in place using an epoxy mortar.
With all the bearings in place, the precast beams were lowered into position onto the bearings with a narrow void between each beam. All the beams were cast with transverse details to enable steel ties to be threaded through the new structure, tying the beams together. A concrete pour, totalling 800 tonnes of concrete poured in situ, filled the void between the beams to create a single, monolithic structure and a level deck 150mm above the surface of the beams. A bridge deck waterproofing surface was then sprayed onto to the concrete deck prior to installation of the road surface.
Throughout the project, keeping the programme on track was business critical for both the contractor, Network Rail and Blackpool Council and the project was successfully completed three weeks ahead of schedule. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUeKE5qYVBjUFKcNEk | showing up late to adam green's "hatchet" series
Published August 27, 2021 by Alexander Sorondo
I think I've mentioned here that every Thursday night I sync my Netflix or Amazon Prime account with two friends and together we watch movies that're empirically bad, meaning they star a bunch of muscular men with no charisma at all who save a town and get the girl and whatever (I've pressed for more Steven Seagal on this front but lately we've stuck with Jean-Claude Van Damme), and we talk over the action, sometimes about personal stuff but mostly about the action itself. Last night's choice, however, was off-the-cuff: a slasher movie from 2006 called Hatchet that seemed less-than-promising in the first act but later proved pretty good, especially the gore effects, which are shot in fairly bright light, even though the whole thing takes place in a midnight swamp, and whose ingenuity attests more to the filmmaker's passion than his budget.
Slashers used to occupy a pretty robust wedge of my moviegoing diet but they've tapered off lately and Hatchet is the first slasher I've watched since reading Grady Hendrix's most recent novel, Final Girl Support Group, in which he dissects the problems of the genre and focuses, as the title would suggest, on that trope of the "final girl," the woman who's made to watch all of her companions die horrible deaths before finally killing the monster. There's a final girl here, in Hatchet, but the movie cuts to black just before she dies–and her uncertain doom befalls her after she's already lost her dad, her brother, and all the other people on her guided tour of the swamp.
She's kinda glutted with grief and trauma.
But whatever, it's not terribly upsetting, and the whole affair feels less like a feature-length story than like an homage, a film school project, where we get a single cameo scene with Robert Englund, who played Freddy Kreuger, and then a single appearance by Tony Todd, who played Candyman, and then a long spell with Kane Hodder, who's worn Jason's hockey mask for several installments of Friday the 13th, and here plays both Victor Crowley, our deformed, pitiable, super-strength monster, as well as Cowley's father-in-flashback. (And he does a pretty good job in his dual-role as Crowley's father! It's all flashbacks, but he comes off as genuinely paternal, and almost sheds a tear at one point!)
Art from the recent "Hatchet" comic book series, art by Puis Calzada
I grew up watching these guys in horror movies of the '80s and '90s and I'm warmed just to see them for a quick spot in a movie, especially a movie that seems to speak the self-rev- and referential codespeak of genre fans.
Some teenagers who aren't necessarily fans of horror but who stumble upon this on a night when they're looking for a transgressive thrill are likely to remember it.
Hatchet comes off as an experiment by the filmmaker, Adam Green, who after seeing so many slasher movies as to get a pretty good idea of what works, and what doesn't, decides to make a very lean, very cheap, very fun horror movie that's got just a dollop of pathos, a good schmear of humor, some playful nudity that never tries to actually be sexy, and to run the whole thing on the backs of some amusing characters who ultimately succumb (most importantly) to a violence that's horrific to the fine delicate point of being fun.
Fun but not funny.
It's cool to watch and appreciate the craftsmanship behind a piece of entertainment that isn't really trying to be artful or special or revered. It's just trying to be good, trying to be worth your time as a viewer.
Kudos to Hatchet! I'm surprised it's taken me so long to get around to it, but I'm a fan. Over the next couple Thursdays my friends and I are gonna go through the franchise and I'm realizing that, as we do so, we'll be exploring one of the few 21st century slasher franchises to catch a loyal following. As I discussed with Grady Hendrix in our conversation about Final Girl Support Group, the genre's really a creature of the 1980s and '90s and, with the occasional exception of a belated Scream or Halloween sequel, it seems the dust can't really be blown off of it.
I have a good feeling about what's ahead.
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BkiUdOk5qdmDEvUswigo | Q: Rasa not installing on Digital Ocean I am trying to install rasa 2.0.0 on digital ocean. I created a directory for the bot and created a virtual environment using ubantu 20.04 and python 3.8.5. After the virtualenv is activated i ran pip install rasa==2.0.0 as well as pip3 install rasa==2.0.0.
The installation goes upto tensorflow installation and killed word is appearing. It exits the process but on rasa or rasa train it doesn't execute. There were no errors too.
I have a django website serving on the ip and want this bot to serve through a different port to clients having websites. Can you please suggest how can I proceed ??
A: The minimum ram for the droplets to install RASA is 4.0 due to tensorflow.
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Scientists develop groundbreaking new method to produce ultra-thin sensors for smart contact lenses
by John Anderer
GUILDFORD, United Kingdom — The future appears to be now, at least when it comes to contact lenses. An international team of scientists including researchers from Harvard, George Washington University, and the University of Surrey report the development of a groundbreaking new way to create ultra-thin sensors for smart contact lenses.
This new contact lens sensor system is full of surprising and convenient features. The sensors include a photodetector that receives optical information and a temperature sensor that can identify potential corneal diseases. It even contains a glucose sensor capable of directly monitoring blood sugar in tear fluid.
"Our ultra-thin sensor layer is different from the conventional smart contact lenses — with their rigid or bulk sensors and circuit chips that are sandwiched between two contact lens layers and make contact with tear fluids via microfluidic sensing channels. This new layer could instead be mounted onto a contact lens and maintain direct contact with tears, thanks to its easy assembly, high detection sensitivity, good biocompatibility and mechanical robustness; further, it doesn't interfere with either blinking or vision," says first study author Dr. Shiqi Guo, a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard, in a university release.
"This multifunctional contact lens with field-effect transistors can provide diversified signals from eyes, which could be combined with advanced data analysis algorithms to provide personalized and accurate medical analysis for users," adds professor Sheng Zhang, a study co-author from Zhejiang University. "This kind of research will also become one of the major research directions at the Ningbo Research Institute."
Smart contacts could help to fight the pandemic too?
Study authors say they were motivated to engage in this work by the COVID-19 pandemic. While their efforts mainly focused on smart lenses, the sensor they developed can also help complete various medical purposes.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on the entire scientific community, with many of us asking how our work could help those suffering from similar future medical emergencies. We are confident that devices that utilize our sensor layer system could be used as a non-invasive way to help monitor and diagnose people's health. Our results provide not only a unique and simple method for manufacturing advanced smart contact lenses but also novel insight for designing other multifunctional electronics for human-machine interface," concludes co-author Dr. Yunlong Zhao from the University of Surrey.
The study is published in Matter.
Tags: contact lenses, smart technology, vision, wearable technology
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FastCompany's version of innovation
Not just your usual suspects like Apple and Google, but a "Polymath list" with all kinds of interesting industries, companies and products represented:
Trader Joe's: "stores carry 4,000 different products, compared to typical grocery stores' 50,000. This meticulous stocking helps it sell $1,750 per square foot--twice as much as Whole Foods."
"In early 2010, Burberry was the first to simulcast its runway shows in 3-D"
"A ton of phones can provide 20 times more gold than a ton of gold ore. The company's recycling process is based on methods long used by Dowa to get metals from raw ore."
"SynCardia makes the Total Artificial Heart, the only complete heart-replacement device approved by the FDA."
"Nike rescued 13 million used plastic bottles, melted them down, and wove them into polyester. Then they created high-performance jerseys (eight bottles per shirt) worn by nine teams during last summer's World Cup."
"The complexity of Russian, with its Lego set of prefixes and roots, forces Yandex to create more nuanced algorithms."
"Amyris has made headlines for producing renewable synthetic fuel, but few know about the company's health-care vision: saving the lives of malaria patients."
"If you witnessed mind-boggling visual wizardry at the cinema in 2010, chances are you can thank Double Negative. The London firm created awe-inducing imagery for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Iron Man 2, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Inception"
"the demographic that most over-indexes on the usage of mobile devices in this country is young Hispanic males, period. Second, Latinos have adopted social media at a faster rate than the rest of the population. Those two things are very good for us (Univision) because the young Hispanic demo is a huge part of our audience."
"The genius of Snøhetta buildings is in their "architecture of engagement"; in other words, these designs consider a structure's social experience -- how the user enters, passes through, and lives in a building -- to be as important as its form."
"Brazilian-born Neeleman (of Jetblue fame) launched Azul ("blue" in Portuguese) to bring the low-cost airline model to Brazil, where the growing middle class--about 100 million strong--helps fuel Azul's growth."
"Stamen's big dream is even loftier: to use data-visualization techniques to make information on crucial scientific topics, such as climate change, accessible to all."
"Seventy percent of the world's cocoa comes from West Africa, but less than 1% of the world's chocolate is made there. Tim McCollum and Brett Beach--introduced to Madagascar and each other while in the
Peace Corps--founded Madécasse in 2008 to keep more economic benefit within the island nation."
April 30, 2011 in Industry Commentary | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Dual-Pol Radars and Tornadoes
"Called dual polarization, the upgrade will play a big role in spotting tornadoes, meteorologists said, because the new technology can see the unseen.
Dual-pol radars are so precise that they can see individual types of precipitation, such as hail and rain — a level of detail that will come in handy during severe weather."
"As long as it gets lofted high enough for the radar to see it and sample it, it has a really distinct signal in dual-pol," said Paul Schlatter, the NWS meteorologist in Norman that is training forecasters on the new radars.
This will come in handy if, say, a tornado is cloaked in a rain cloud, making it invisible to the naked eye — and current Doppler radar."
Mother Nature News
April 29, 2011 in Smart Autos, Homes, Sports, Restaurants... | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Random forests, naïve Bayesian estimators, RESTful services – oh my!
Clearly, we are not in Kansas anymore when we see Jeff Bezos of amazon lead off his annual shareholder letter with that …and then continue throughout his letter
"The diversity of products demands that we employ modern regression techniques like trained random forests of decision trees to flexibly
incorporate thousands of product attributes at rank time."
"Service-oriented architecture -- or SOA -- is the fundamental building abstraction for Amazon technologies. Thanks to a thoughtful and far-sighted team of engineers and architects, this approach was applied at Amazon long before SOA became a buzzword in the industry." (BTW my last book goes a bit into their SOA project)
and summarize with
"Now, if the eyes of some shareowners dutifully reading this letter are by this point glazing over, I will awaken you by pointing out that, in my opinion, these techniques are not idly pursued – they lead directly to free cash flow."
Thanks to Ravi Ramakrishnan of HP for bringing it to my attention.
Electronic eyeglasses
"If you're one of the many who wear prescription eyeglasses with bifocal or progressive lenses, your life could soon become much simpler, thanks to a company called PixelOptics."
"The glasses use a thin layer of liquid crystals sandwiched between two plastic layers. Electric current from a built-in rechargeable battery alters the focal power of the lens sandwich when you tilt your head or tap the frames. A 6-to-8-hour charge can run the emPower glasses for more than three days."
Corning's Gorilla Glass – decades of waiting, now a rocket!
It is one of Corning's hottest products with sales likely to be $ 1 billion this year and new markets planned beyond electronics into cars and apartments.
But the Corning site tells a fascinating story of "Chemcor" invented over 40 years ago "which withstood 100,000 pounds of pressure per square inch and could be bombarded with frozen chickens at high rates of speed and not so much as chip, let alone crack and break." mostly hibernated. A forecasted market for autos and space never blossomed.
Fast forward to 2005 - "The project began with phone calls and some basic research in 2005. By 2006 it had become a formalized project moving full speed ahead as an innovation project driven by market demands for not just cell phone covers – which had been plastic (easily scratched) or soda lime glass (easily chipped and then broken) – but also for notebooks, GPS devices, portable music players, smart phones and more."
"In order to get to that combination of high volume, Hollywood-esqe thinness and sheet quality, the team had to develop a new composite of the glass formula that would allow them to do the fusion-draw production in Harrodsburg, Ky., instead of the slot-draw production the project had started with in Danville, Va. From February of 2007 to May of 2007 the team sprinted through trials and research to develop the new composition that, amazingly, worked on the first try"
Why everyone can learn from Cirque du Soleil
Shame on this innovation blog for not profiling Cirque much earlier. But I could not ignore long after a Twitter exchange yesterday with Tom Peters ("Mr. Excellence") in which he said "Cirque management excellence almost equals performance excellence. (Talent recruitment-development equal to GE.)"
There is much to learn – since much has been written about Cirque.
There is Lyn Heward's book "The Spark" – she was President and COO of Cirque du Soleil's Creative Content Division
There are case studies –recent ones at Financial Times and Arik Hanson; longer, more dated one ones from ICMR (2007), Harvard Business Review (2002) and in Blue Ocean Strategy the best seller by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.
Of course, the best way to learn is to go see one of their shows in person.
The Civil War – on your iPad
"In a first for a non-news app, "The Civil War Today" brings the history of this tragic conflict to life by revealing the story in real time-beginning two days ago with the April 12, 1861 attack on Fort Sumter, and unfolding day by day over the next four years, exactly as the events happened 150 years earlier. The app weaves the iPad's multi-touch interface together with original narratives, photographs (some never before seen), battle maps, diaries, letters, and other emotional first-person accounts to immerse the user in this dark chapter of American history in a way never before possible."
San Francisco Times
iTunes preview and photo credit
April 25, 2011 in Mobile applications and commerce | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Royal Wedding 2.0
"The royal household is encouraging technologically inclined viewers to interact on the day sending messages of congratulations via a Twitter hash tag, #rw2011, and launching an official YouTube "wedding book" where anyone can submit a video of congratulations."
Facebook users can also click an "I'm attending" button on the social networking service's The British Monarchy page to show their interest."
In the meantime, enjoy the T-Mobile tasteful spoof of the event
April 25, 2011 in Smart Autos, Homes, Sports, Restaurants..., Social Networking | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Technology at the mall
I had been to the Apple and the AT&T stores there and a few of Fritz Eichelberger's regular tech socials here but during a recent visit to our local International Plaza I was impressed to see many more tech stores.
Hey, wasn't brick and mortar was supposed to be dead by now? So I contacted Nina Mahoney, Marketing Director at the mall.
Here's what she had to say
"Taubman Shopping Centers (owner/developer of International Plaza and Bay Street) have changed over the last decade to become more destinations for both shopping and entertainment.
People actually want to touch and feel the product which is so important for fashion and electronics! Any customer can order the various Apple items on-line, but they would rather see the new product now, experience it and feel the item, talk to the professionals and buy the hot product now.
People come with friends and family to enjoy our many experiential stores (Disney's newest prototype store, Apple, Bose, Sony Style, Destination Maternity, Fit 2 Run. Lush, Sephora, MAC, etc.) along with a wide choice of 16 full service restaurants. Many tell us they feel like they are on vacation while
shopping/dining at IP (shoppers call us IP)!
IP has a lobby lounge appeal with beautiful furniture throughout for shoppers to relax and catch up on emails if necessary. We've had mall-wide/parking lot wide wifi for over 5 years (free to Brighthouse Network customers); Starbucks and Yogurbella also have hot spots.
We also offer a highly interactive Children's Play Area that is also very educational. Families will travel past other shopping centers to bring their children to our play area.
We've hosted a number of Sharp touring events and a Sony Reader event; plus we were the first shopping center company (10 years and running) to create and sustain a weekly e-bulletin (e-blast) service for shopper who could customize which store offers they received."
Software Easter eggs
"Admit it: you're secretly jealous the kids get to have all the fun at Easter, searching for hidden (and edible) Easter egg surprises. Well, I'm here to help you get the thrill back -- sans the eating part. I'll show you how to unlock software Easter eggs: little games, jokes and shenanigans that programmers have hidden deep within their source code, activated by secret keyboard/mouse combinations."
Check out David Ramel's hunt. Happy Easter!
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BkiUdavxaJJQnNCyftpr | Q: Automator service to replace date modified of a "file" with that of a "file copy"? I have the following bash script I've been using to set the "last modified" date of all selected files to that of the oldest file selected.
oldest=$(stat -f "%m:%N" "$@" | sort -n | head -1 | cut -f2 -d:)
for f in "$@"; do
touch -hr "$oldest" "$f"
done
I've also got the following script to determine the original "file.lua" when the "file copy.lua" is selected in Finder, and echo both the original and the copy.
for f in "$@"; do
echo "$f"
echo "$f" | sed 's/ copy\.lua/\.lua/g'
done
I tried setting it up in automator as two "Run Shell Script" actions: the first one being the one that gets the original files from the names of the selected file copies, followed by the one that changes the modification date. But with multiple copied files selected, the script will instead set all of the selected copied files and their originals to the oldest modification date of all the files being processed.
How can I change this so that each file copy and its original are processed as a pair rather than all of the selected file copies and their originals being processed as a group?
The purpose of this is so that I can make minor/arbitrary comment or variable name changes to numerous lua files without altering their modification date, since I use modification date to organize files based on updates to the actual scripts in the files. The idea is, once I find all of the files I want to make the minor changes to, I first make a copy of them all that will retain the current modification date. Then, after making the changes and saving them all, with the file copies still selected in Finder, I run this service to restore the modification dates of the files from their copies, and then delete all the copies.
I really hope there's a simple solution for this. I've been racking my brain trying to figure it out for way too many hours now.
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BkiUfn85qhDCUnl_eoga | Branch of the All Bar One chain just a few moments' walk from the [London Eye]?.
Kake and doop visited on a Monday night around 8pm; it wasn't too crowded and we got a table without too much trouble. (Lorna says it can get rather crowded at other times.) Unfortunately the music was just slightly too loud for comfortable conversation.
Last visited by Kake and doop, January 2007.
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BkiUZtM25V5hcGj020WA | Is Ben Affleck A Lowkey Psychic? An Investigation
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Ben Affleck attends the "Justice League" photocall at The College on November 4, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage)
Stephanie Anderson
A resurfaced interview from 2003 shows Ben Affleck predicting the rise of streaming services like Spotify and Netflix.
Hello, friends.
We're here today to discuss this old interview with Ben Affleck, in which he accurately predicted the rise of streaming platforms like Spotify and Netflix.
Dug up by Twitter user John Backus, the interview is from 2003 and shows Affleck basically... being a psychic??? Let's check it out.
First up, he started by saying that he believed "the industry [had] been too slow to embrace and adopt" new technologies. Sounds true!
Next, he was like: "In terms of consumer-based technologies, you have -- basically -- shareware, that introduces the consumer to it at no cost, at which point, the consumer is on the hook, they've figured it out... and then you charge a fee, and the consumer is willing to pay that fee."
This is... exactly how we've all ended up subscribed to Netflix, Stan, Spotify, Foxtel Now, Audible and Hayu after being like "oh I'll cancel it after the free trial period!" Spooky!
Then, Affleck said: "I think that an annual, subscription based system is one that works."
Pointing out that people spent "about $200 a year" on music, he said: "The same people would spend those $200 a year, each year, to have access to basically the entire library of existing music, and of course, you continue to renew your subscription because you pay for new music."
YEP! Ben, Benjamin... Mr Affleck... how did YOU KNOW THIS??!
"I think there's inefficiencies in the market now and I think they're being worked out," he continued, noting that piracy remained a problem.
In regards to the movie industry, Affleck was also pretty dead on, tbh.
"It'll be movies on demand, but it'll be a tiered structure," he said.
"It would be like, if you wanna watch it first weekend, maybe it won't be available ... but then, if you wanna watch it, you'll pay more, and as it goes to another stage in its release, it'll become less expensive."
Again, a big YEP, and we are shook.
Still, Affleck acknowledged that these trends were still a way off at the time, noting that there was still "a lot more adoption that [had] to happen, technologically speaking, before people [could] watch movies" on their computers.
"The technology's not quite there yet, but it will be, I would say within five years."
Anyway, Ben Affleck is a low-key psychic, so I guess our only question is like, if Ben Affleck is a psychic -- and it's very clear that he is -- then what was he really thinking about during this interview??
Whatever it was, we'll probably be sad about it in 15 or so years! Bye!
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BkiUarfxK4sA-5fmu2If | PERTH, Australia (AP) — The hunt for the missing Malaysian airliner continued to focus Monday on a search for weakening radio signals from deep beneath the waves despite mounting evidence that the batteries in the plane's all-important black boxes may finally have died.
The search coordination center said early Monday that no new electronic pings have been detected since Tuesday by an Australian ship dragging a U.S. Navy device that listens for flight recorder signals. Once officials are confident that no more sounds will be heard, a robotic submersible will be sent down to the floor of the southern Indian Ocean to scour for wreckage at a walking pace.
But the center said the Australian ship would continue the signal hunt Monday, along with a British warship and Australian air force P-3 Orion plane. Both the British ship and plane have sophisticated acoustic detection equipment.
A visual search for debris was also planned for Monday over 47,600 square kilometers (18,400 square miles) of ocean centered 2,200 kilometers (1,400 miles) northwest of the west coast city of Perth, the center said. A total of 12 planes and 15 ships would join the two searches.
Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas said searchers were hoping for one or two more pings so that they could narrow down the search area through triangulation.
Recovering the plane's flight data and cockpit voice recorders is essential for investigators to try to figure out what happened to Flight 370, which vanished March 8. It was carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese, while en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing.
After analyzing satellite data, officials believe the plane flew off course for an unknown reason and went down in the southern Indian Ocean. Investigators trying to determine what happened to the plane are focusing on four areas — hijacking, sabotage and personal or psychological problems of those on board.
Two sounds heard on April 5 by the Australian ship Ocean Shield, which was towing the ping locator, were determined to be consistent with the signals emitted from the black boxes. Two more pings were detected in the same general area Tuesday, but no new ones have been picked up since then.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has expressed confidence that the pings picked up by the Ocean Shield were coming from the plane's two black boxes, but he cautioned that finding the actual aircraft could take a long time.
"There's still a lot more work to be done and I don't want anyone to think that we are certain of success, or that success, should it come, is going to happen in the next week or even month. There's a lot of difficulty and a lot of uncertainty left in this," Abbott said Saturday in Beijing, where he was wrapping up a visit to China.
Searchers want to pinpoint the exact location of the source of the sounds — or as close as they can get — before sending the Bluefin 21 submersible down. It will not be deployed until officials are confident that no other electronic signals will come, and that they have narrowed the search area as much as possible.
The sub takes six times longer to cover the same area as the ping locator, and will need about six weeks to two months to canvass the current underwater zone. The signals are also coming from 4,500 meters (15,000 feet) below the surface, which is the deepest the sub can dive. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUa_nxaL3Sug5GKBOc | The Franco-Moroccan War was fought between France and Morocco in 1844. The principal cause of war was the retreat of Algerian resistance leader Abd al-Qadir into Morocco following French victories over many of his tribal supporters during the French conquest of Algeria.
Background
Abd al-Qadir had begun using northeastern Morocco as a refuge and a recruiting base as early as 1840, and French military movements against him heightened border tensions at that time. France made repeated diplomatic demands to Sultan Abd al-Rahman to stop Moroccan support for Abd al-Qadir, but political divisions within the Sultanate made this virtually impossible.
Tensions were heightened in 1843, when French forces chased a column of Abd al-Qadir supporters deep into Morocco following the Battle of the Smala. These men included tribesmen from Morocco, and French authorities interpreted their actions as a de facto declaration of war. While they did not act immediately, French military authorities threatened to march into the Sultanate if support for Abd al-Qadir was not withdrawn, and the border between Algeria and Morocco properly demarcated so that defenses against future incursions could be set up.
An attempt to dislodge these troops peacefully in late May 1844 failed when Moroccan tribal fighters fired on the French and were eventually driven back to Oujda. Rumours surrounding this incident, including reports that the shrine had been defiled and that French troops had entered Oujda and hanged the governor, fanned the flames of jihad in Morocco. Amid escalating troop buildups and skirmishes in the frontier area, French Marshal Thomas Robert Bugeaud insisted that the border be demarcated along the , a position further west than the , which Morocco considered to be the border. On the 19th of June, violating the frontier, Marshal Bugeaud occupied Oujda.
War
The war began on August 6, 1844 when a French fleet under the command of the Prince of Joinville François d'Orléans conducted a naval Bombardment of the city of Tangier.
The conflict peaked on August 14, 1844 at the Battle of Isly, which took place near Oujda. A large Moroccan force led by the Sultan's son Sidi Mohammed, was defeated by a smaller French royal force under the Governor-General of Algeria Thomas Robert Bugeaud.
Essaouira, Morocco's main Atlantic trade port, was attacked in the Bombardment of Mogador and briefly occupied by Joinville on August 16, 1844.
Aftermath
The war formally ended on September 10, 1844 with the signing of the Treaty of Tangier, in which Morocco agreed to officially recognize Algeria as part of the French Empire, reduce the size of its garrison at Oujda, and establish a commission to demarcate the border. The border, which is essentially the modern border between Morocco and Algeria, was agreed in the Treaty of Lalla Maghnia.
See also
France-Morocco relations
French conquest of Algeria
Bombardment of Salé
Hispano-Moroccan War
French conquest of Morocco
References
External links
Chronology: The July Monarchy 1830 - 1848
Armed Conflict Events Database: Franco-Moroccan War 124 B.C. - 1912 A.D.
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Conflicts in 1844
Wars involving France
Wars involving Morocco
Morocco
France–Morocco military relations
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BkiUdS7xaKPQotSMw3Me | Witnessing the events unfolding in Cuba and Venezuela over the past two months is a reminder that human rights also involve responsibilities and duties. Unfortunately, when those responsibilities and duties are shirked the impact on human rights and the prospects for peace are both imperiled.
For example, when the Secretary Generals of the Organization of American States and the United Nations travel to Cuba to attend a Summit in the midst of a human rights crackdown and remain silent. Or worse yet, in the case of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, celebrate how the dictatorship treats women, ignoring the regime organized physical assaults against the Ladies in White and members of the Rosa Parks Women's Movement. Both of these are instances when responsibilities and duties have been shirked and the impact in Cuba has been an increase in violence and was also read as a green light for the Castro's puppet regime in Caracas to begin shooting students in the head and complete imposing a totalitarian regime in Venezuela.
The failure of the international organizations to respond in a timely fashion to the systematic human rights violations taking place now with graphic violence against nonviolent demonstrators in Venezuela has led to a virtual community of the shaken to take to the streets and to the internet to demonstrate solidarity with students demonstrators in Venezuela.
Cuban singers Gloria Estefan and Willy Chirino have demonstrated their solidarity over their twitter accounts.
Over the past two weeks Cubans both inside and outside of the island have demonstrated their support and solidarity. Yesterday, Tomás Regalado the mayor of the City of Miami, a Cuban exile, spoke out in solidarity with Venezuelans seeking freedom in their country. On February 28, 2014, family and friends of the Payá family gathered in a teach-in with an exiled Venezuelan magistrate to get an update on the situation there and to give their solidarity. On February 24, 1996 Cuban exiles held a silent vigil at Florida International University for victims of the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shoot down and the Venezuelan youths murdered since February 12th. Members of the Cuban and Venezuelan resistance announced a common campaign of demonstrations on February 21, 2014 in Cuba and Venezuela.
"Not all Cubans are Chavez Supporters. Long Live Cuba & Venezuela in Freedom"
This solidarity of the shaken is not passive resistance but an active nonviolent resistance to injustice. Below are examples of solidarity by Cubans with Venezuelans struggling to be free. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
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BkiUfbTxK7IAG-HAXlSS | Whenever I used to pass the MG Road, I have noticed this place several times from outside and it looks like a normal Indian restaurant. But as soon as you step inside, it is a completely different atmosphere. The ambiance has a very Mughal feel with carved paintings on the walls, aptly dressed waiters and yellow lights enhancing this feeling.
This is a good place to go for a fine dine if you are interested to try out the Indian or mughlai cuisine.
Food: Here is what I ordered and if I liked/disliked it.
Soups: Mushroom shorba - Normally a mushroom soup is creamy, thick and very tasty. But this soup was more like a mushroom broth rather than a soup. Broth consistency with some floating mushroom pieces and pepper. Try something else.
Corn Chat : Not worth the price that they charge. Some fried corns are served along with chutney. Do not go for this.
Veg Shami Kabab: Again a disappointment. Take lots of besan, mix some chopped vegetables and put it in the tandoor. That's what it tasted like and finished a single kabab becomes a challenge and you will not want another one. Do not try.
Lassoni Kabab: This is the only dish I would ask one to try at Tandoor. Very very tasty. Amazingly juicy pieces of boneless chicken, marinated with perfect flavors and cooked perfectly. Loved it. Must Try.
Butter Chicken: DO NOT TRY THIS. I think I made a mistake, I should not go for a Punjabi dish in a Mughal restaurant. Some gravy made out of tomatoes and tomato sauce and boneless chicken dumped into it. That's what it tasted like. There was no butter or cream or any flavor for that matter. Did not like it.
Subj Noorani Kofta: This was indeed nice but a bit sweet. This dish can be ordered for vegetarians.
Dessert: GulabJamoon -Nothing out of ordinary but definitely nice.
Alcohol/Wine: Good menu on Alcohol. We did not order any but did notice that a lot of firangi's were enjoying wine and some were enjoying beer.
Service: Slow. If you want to order main course - order it along with starters or soups otherwise you would be left waiting and eating a lot of onion and complimentary chutney before your food arrives.
Overall I feel that the place is a bit over-rated. Ambiance is definitely good. You will see lots of firangi's dining there. Service is very slow and charges are bit high.
But if you would want to enjoy a glass of wine along with a good conversation and have no hurry to go home, you can try this place.
Good review! I shall definitely avoid when in Bengaluru!! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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BkiUbTA4c3aisL9Vt-ZJ | Hawkesbury, Ontario
Title: Hawkesbury, Ontario
Subject: United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario Highway 417, Hawkesbury Hawks, List of airports in the Montreal area, Eastern Ontario
Collection: Hawkesbury, Ontario, Ontario Communities with Large Francophone Populations, Populated Places Established in 1798
Town (lower-tier)
Town of Hawkesbury
Ville de Hawkesbury (French)
Skyline of Hawkesbury as seen from the Long-Sault Bridge.
Motto: "Vaillant et Veillant" (French)
"Valiant and Vigilant"
Prescott and Russell
Jeanne Charlebois
• Governing Body
Hawkesbury Town Council
• MP
Francis Drouin (LP)
• MPP
Grant Crack (OLP)
Area[1]
33 m (108 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
1,115.6/km2 (2,889/sq mi)
K6A
www.hawkesbury.ca
Hawkesbury is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, on the Ottawa River, near the Quebec-Ontario border.
It lies on the south shore of the Ottawa River about halfway between Downtown Ottawa and Downtown Montreal in United Counties of Prescott and Russell. The Long-Sault Bridge (replacing the Perley Bridge) links it to Grenville, Quebec, to the north. It is located 25 km west of Lachute, Quebec.
Hawkesbury is touted as the third most bilingual town in Ontario, with about 70% of its inhabitants being fluent in English and French, the two official languages of Canada. (West Nipissing is first with 73.4% followed by Hearst at 71%.) 89% of the population is made up of French speaking Franco-Ontarians.
Climate 2
Newspaper 3.1
Radio 3.2
Television 3.3
Religion 3.4
Demographics 5
Languages 5.1
Ethnocultural ancestries 5.2
Notable people from Hawkesbury 7
External links 10
Founded in 1798, Hawkesbury was named after Charles Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury.[2]
Thomas Mears and David Pattee, two Americans, entered into a partnership in 1805 to harness the power of the lower Ottawa River and built the first sawmill on the Upper Canada side of the river. The town of Hawkesbury developed around this mill.[3] Mears also built the Union, the Ottawa River's first steamer. Demand for timber during the Napoleonic Wars created a boom.
Hamilton Sawmill, Hawkesbury, around 1859.
Workers holding measuring sticks at the Hawkesbury Mills, around 1895.
Timber and pulp-and-paper industries have been supplanted by textiles, synthetic fibres, metal extrusions, steel, glass and plastics. Hawkesbury has also become the business and service centre of the county of Prescott-Russell, although recently Rockland has become the largest community.[4] The Grenville Canal on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River opposite Hawkesbury is an important link in the river's transportation system. The only interprovincial bridge between Ontario and Quebec east of Ottawa is located here. Part of Hawkesbury was submerged by a Hydro-Québec dam built between 1950 and 1962. New developments today are happening due to baby boomers from Ottawa, Montreal and area purchasing some of the many new condos in town.
Climate data for Ottawa (Ottawa Airport, 1971-2000)
(−26.3) −26.8
(9.9) −7.1
(−3.3) −28.0
(−38.7) −8.7
(4.5) −13.3
(27) −11.1
(−33) −30.6
(31.8) 5
(36.7) −3
(3.087) 85
(1.232) 732
Average snowfall cm (inches)
(21.73) 46.0
(4.33) 0.6
Average precipitation days
17 13.1 13.6 12 12.9 12.2 11.6 11.1 12.7 13.4 15.3 17.7 162.6
4.5 3.9 7.1 10.1 12.8 12.2 11.6 11.1 12.7 12.6 10.4 5.8 114.8
16.0 11.9 9.5 3.7 0.3 0 0 0 0 1.4 7.6 15.2 65.6
Source: [5]
Hawkesbury and area are served primarily by local media, media from Montreal and by media from Ottawa. The town does, however, have two radio stations which broadcast at least partially from local studios in Hawkesbury.
Le Carillon is a French-language newspaper that covers Hawkesbury and the Prescott-Russell region and is published by the Edition André Paquette Group.
La/The Tribune Express is a bilingual French/English language newspaper that covers Hawkesbury and the Prescott-Russell region and is published by the Edition André Paquette Group.
The Review is an English-language weekly newspaper that covers the Glengarry-Prescott-Russell area, which includes Hawkesbury.
FM 88.9 - CIMF-1
FM 102.1 - CHPR
FM 107.7 - CKHK
Channel 39: CHLF-TV-2, TFO
Channel 48: CICO-TV-96, TVOntario
Cogeco cable 11: TVCogeco (community channel)
St-Alphonse-de-Liguori Catholic Church
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Chenail Island
Main Street (Westerly direction)
Main Street (Easterly direction)
Main Street at night
Hawkesbury is o located along Prescott and Russell County Road 17, a former routing of Highway 17 and the Trans-Canada Highway with connects with Highway 417 eastwards to Montreal. Hawkesbury also connects to Highway 417 westward to Ottawa through a 17-kilometer spur of Highway 34.
The Long Sault Interprovincial Bridge between Hawkesbury, Ontario and Grenville, Quebec means that Hawkesbury is within minutes of Highway 50 and Route 148.
The town is served by three small airports:
Hawkesbury Airport
Hawkesbury (East) Airport
Hawkesbury (Windover Field) Airport
2001 10,314
Canada census – Hawkesbury, Ontario community profile
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Median household income:
10,551 (-2.9% from 2006)
49.2 (M: 47.6, F: 50.9)
10,869 (5.3% from 2001)
References: 2011[1] 2006[6] 2001[7]
The 2006 census found that French was the mother tongue of 77% of the population, while English was the mother tongue of 16%. A very high percentage (2.7%) claim both French and English as their mother tongues. In 2006, this was the highest proportion in Canada.[8][9]
According to the 2011 census, the percentage of the population declaring solely French as a mother tongue grew to 78.6% while the proportion of the population declaring solely English as a mother tongue declined to 15.3%. The percentage claiming both French and English as their mother tongues declined below 2.00% by 2011 [10]
First official language spoken
French 8,280 78.6%
English 1,915 15.3%
Non-official languages 380 4%
Ethnocultural ancestries
In parallel to the responses to the census question about ethnocultural ancestries, which are shown below, 1.0% of the population also reported having an Aboriginal identity, while 3.1% reported having a visible minority status (including 2.0% who identified as South Asian).[11]
Single responses: 42.4% of respondents gave a single response of 'Canadian', while a further 25.3% identified with both 'Canadian', and one or more other ancestries. 13.4% of respondents gave a single response of French, 1.9% gave a single response of Irish, 1.9% gave a single response of English and 1.1% gave a single response of North American Indian.
Multiple responses:
Counting both single and multiple responses, the most commonly identified ethnocultural ancestries were:
Canadian 67.8%
French 38.7%
English 7.9%
Irish 6.7%
Scottish 4.8%
North American Indian 3.3%
German 1.7%
Italian 1.3%
Greek 1.0%
Percentages are calculated as a proportion of the total number of respondents and may total more than 100% due to dual responses.
All ethnocultural ancestries of more than 1% are listed in the table above according to the exact terminology used by Statistics Canada.[12]
Hawkesbury hosts many establishments in the field of education, from elementary schools to colleges and an adult campus.
Nouvel Horizon
Secondary Schools:
ESCRH Le Sommet
Post-secondary Establishments:
La Cité collégiale
elearnnetwork.ca
And other educational-based establishments:
Adult Campus of Hawkesbury
Notable people from Hawkesbury
Dominique Demers, writer
Eric Roach Denis, documentary filmmarker
Brian Greenway, guitarist for Canadian rock bands Mashmakhan and April Wine.
Judith Guichon (1947-), Lieutenant-gouvernor of British Columbia
Bob Hartley, head coach of the Calgary Flames. The municipal arena bears his name.
Gérald « Gerry » Joly, guitarist, singer, and composer
Yvan Joly, former NHL player
Richard Nadeau, Federal deputee of the Bloc québécois
List of francophone communities in Ontario
^ a b c "Hawkesbury census profile".
^ Hawkesbury, The Canadian Encyclopedia
^ David Pattee, Dictionary of Canadian Biography online
^ According to [3] Rockland has a population of 12,637, while according to [4], Hawkesbury has a population of 10,314
^ Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000
^ "2006 Community Profiles".
^ "Hawkesbury, T (Ont)". Population by mother tongue and age groups, percentage distribution (2006), for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population. Statistics Canada. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
^ "Hawkesbury, T". Detailed Mother Tongue (103), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
^ Census Profile Hawkesbury Population in 2011
^ "Hawkesbury, Ontario (Town)". 2006 Community Profiles. Statistics Canada. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
^ "Hawkesbury, T". Ethnic Origin (247), Generation Status (4), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
Hawkesbury Citizens' Association
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Ottawa River, Long-Sault Bridge
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Champlain Township
City of Clarence-Rockland
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BkiUdk84eIfiUYvU0_fN | Couldn't agree more with the last paragraph. I recall reading somewhere that Twitter and other Left-wing termite mounds could technically be declared as publishers. Could someone with more legal expertise than me expand on that?
I agree with you about the behavior of Twitter. They are defrauding their users by allowing leftists to call for violence on the platform, but banning right-wing users simply for expressing their opinions. However, I disagree that the government stepping in to regulate social media is the solution. It seems to me that massive government cronyism in favor of these tech giants is the only reason they get away with it in the first place.
And one way to disarm its citizens is to eliminate free speech. Twitter has been disarming opposing voices for some time now and Twitter is just the beginning.
These online platforms have become public arenas and should be subject to the same rules — free speech. Teddy Roosevelt broke business monopolies because he saw its stifling power of the individual (such is the normal course of capitalism). Time to do the same to the online platforms. Can use the same existing anti-trust laws.
They are part of the Lefist tyranny! I'm lucky I only got shadow banned once! We must keep speaking out to hold them accountable!
A more moderate route is to focus on truth in advertising. No company should be able to advertise and write one set of terms and conditions while secretly enforcing another bc that results in ppl not getting the services they 'pay' for, and arguably you do pay for even 'free' services through the information the harvest about you. | c4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUaRbxK0wg09lJ_k-N | Q: Patterns in falling viscous fluids It is a common observation that honey(or any other viscous fluid),tends to overlap/coil/wind up as it reaches the rigid surface. There is this little bend near the pile-up.
Why is this so? How does a liquid 'communicate' where it has to start coiling? And why is the coil a sure thing? Can one mathematically determine the pattern formation, and if yes,what would be the factors involved.
Edit: I experimented further, and noticed something interesting . I used honey, and oil as a control. While the oil behaved as expected , the honey was not so.
Up until a certain height,the falling fluid formed uniform patterns(coiling) but soon it became haphazard and criss cross.Further increasing the height caused the pattern to stabilise again. What is going on in this intermediate height?
A: It is possible to determine mathematical conditions for when a given fluid released at a given height will coil. And moreover it is possible to model the shape of the fluid rope! This paper (which hopefully you can access) gives a very neat and accessible explanation of the phenomenon:
Liquid Rope Coiling - Ribe, Habibi, and Bonn - Annual Reviews of Fluid Mechanics. 2012
There are in fact several distinct regimes of liquid rope coiling, but overall a good physical explanation can be found in their summary points:
The coiling of a liquid rope falling onto a surface is an example of a buckling instability, in which a slender object subject to an axial compressive stress becomes unstable to deformation by bending. In general, a coiling liquid rope comprises a long, quasi-vertical tail that deforms mainly by gravity-induced stretching and a helical coil that deforms primarily by bending. Because the differential equations governing bending are of higher order than those describing stretching, the coil can be thought of as a boundary layer in which the bending stresses permit the satisfaction of all the boundary conditions at the surface onto which the rope falls. (emphasis mine)
As to your experiments with honey, the irregular behavior may be due to the fact that honey is a non-Newtonian fluid. The nonlinear dependence of the interior shear stresses on velocity gradients may produce different (even chaotic) behaviors such as the 'haphazard' collapsing of the column you describe (or it could be something else, don't quote me).
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BkiUfjs5qhLBxVCRgzSj | Atmosphere – Whenever LP
Home / Atmosphere – Whenever LP
For over 20 years, Atmosphere have pursued the underbelly of what it means to be human with a rabid curiosity. Ant's dusky production has provided the pulse for Slug's evolving and matter-of-fact pen. As Slug transitioned from throwing-up-in-the-backseat-raps to holding-hands-when-you-cross-the-street-raps, Ant has grown to be a master of crate digging and unearthing the humanity of a drum loop. Thriving at the intersection of guttural and self-effacing, Atmosphere will go down as some of America's best archivists.On Whenever, the duo continue to move in lockstep. Within the minutiae lie clues they're still struggling with mortality and the need to protect emotional energy, as on previous releases, but there's a quiet romanticism now, with Slug sounding—reluctantly—in love with life. And no other producer can pull truths out of a rapper like Ant fishes the blues out of Slug. Be it the twinkle of "Bde Maka Ska" leading into twanging guitars, or the anxious skitter of "Lovely," Slug finds obvious comfort in working with Ant. "Postal Lady" recounts the simplicity of Slug's life over warm and enveloping production, while "Romance" recalls God Loves Ugly with its undulating glitches, as if we crawled through Ant's drum machine. It's clear the pair's harmony is reaching new peaks.These aren't dad-raps, these aren't anti-establishment-raps, and these aren't chasing-old-fire-raps. Even at its darkest ("You're Gonna Go") Whenever houses blessed-to-be-alive-raps. The album breathes in the way only Slug and Ant could summon a collective breath. On Whenever, the duo inhale panic and exhale greatness.
Label: Rhymesayers Entertainment – RSE300-1
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album
Style: Conscious
A1 Bde Maka Ska 2:51
A2 Push Play 2:19
A3 Postal Lady 3:52
B1 Love Each Other 3:34
B2 Romance 3:11
B3 Dearly Beloved 3:29
C1 The Hands Of Time 3:14
C2 Whenever 3:45
C3 Lovely 4:38
D1 Son Of Abyss 4:11
D2 You're Gonna Go 3:45
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Meet the Orchestra
Music for the Heart
Floyd, Brahms, Beethoven, Lin and Young
Spring Bouquet
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Anantawan
Virtual Chamber Music
Virtual Brass Ensemble Holiday
Virtual Spring Ensemble
Meet The Board Members
Fran White
A resident of Cape Ann for more than 40 years, Fran is a clinical microbiologist, who in 1989 founded MDC Associates, a consulting company located in Beverly, MA, and serving the Medical Diagnostic industry. As President of MDC, she has grown the company and currently employs 40 people. She has been very active in a variety of professional groups including: American Society of Microbiology, American Associate of Clinical Chemistry and International Congress of Antimicrobial and Chemotherapy. As a successful business woman, she brings additional business perspective to the board. An avid reader she belongs to the Magnolia Book Club. As a lover of music she has been a season ticket holder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for many years and now of the Cape Ann Symphony.
William (Bill) Fonvielle
Vice President, Development
Bill brings to the board a life-long love of all music, especially classical. In high school, he was student conductor of the pep and concert bands and first chair alto saxophone. Much later in life, and prior to joining the CAS board, Bill spent a dozen years as an Overseer and Governor of the Handel & Haydn Society, America's oldest performing arts organization. He also served on the Rockport Chamber Music Festival Development Committee and participated in the early planning of the iconic Shalin Liu Performance Center.
A globally recognized authority on performance measures, business scorecards, innovation, research methodologies and Expectations Theory, Bill puts his Yale MBA to good use as a management consultant, business researcher and realtor. He heads Performance Measurement Associates, a Gloucester-based consulting firm, and is a founding senior partner of Promising Outcomes LLP, an international consultancy headquartered in the United Kingdom. He is also actively involved with his wife, Carole Sharoff, in her businesses, Atlantic Vacation Homes and AVH Realty, Inc.
In addition, he has chaired or been a member of many professional, cultural and educational committees and boards. Bill has served as chair of Career Collaborative, a Boston-based non-profit organization, and the Massachusetts Product Development Corporation, a state quasi-public body. Closer to home, he has been a Gloucester City Councilor and a long time chair of the Gloucester Plan 2001 Implementation Committee. He currently serves on the board of the Sawyer Free Library and is a member of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee.
Lisa Watt-Bucci
Lisa Watt-Bucci is a 13 year resident of beautiful Cape Ann, choosing to move from Medford, MA and now residing with her wife Hope in Manchester By-the-Sea. Lisa recently retired after 33 years of service at John Hancock and is committed to community service, serving on the Manchester 9-1-1 Dispatch Committee, the Manchester Cultural Council, the Fourth of July Committee and North Shore Pride, a non-profit organization providing education and advocacy on behalf of LGBTQ persons on the North Shore. Lisa aspired to join the board of Cape Ann Symphony due to her love for the North Shore and her life-long love of classical music. Lisa is a residential and commercial real estate agent, part of the Hope & Lisa Team for Coldwell Banker, serving Cape Ann, North Shore and beyond.
Thomas (Tom) Mannle
Thomas (Tom) Mannle first attended the Cape Ann Symphony when he lived with his family in Gloucester from 1981 to 1993. During that time, Tom's son Ryan was a student (saxophone) of David Benjamin, the CAS Business Manager, at O'Maley Middle School.
The Mannles moved to the Washington, DC area in 1993, but always returned to Cape Ann for some part of the summer and for the Christmas holidays. Because Tom's consulting work can be done anywhere, they planned to move back to Cape Ann (truly "home"). Shortly after moving back in 2009, and Tom joined the Cape Ann Symphony Board. Tom and Ann both enjoy all varieties of music, including classical.
Tom is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, and has been a health care consultant, particularly focused on the unique planning requirements of the federal Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, since the early 1990s.
John Bjorlie
John Bjorlie is a transplanted mid-westerner who was born and raised in Minnesota. One of six children, he learned to play the piano and trombone so that he could join in the family orchestra. He recalls attending concerts of the Minneapolis Symphony from an early age. Since moving to Gloucester some thirty years ago, he has been active in a variety of civic and cultural organizations, such as The Gloucester Civic and Garden Council, the Waterways Board of the City of Gloucester and three terms on the City Council. He is a lawyer with offices in Gloucester and specializes in litigation, real estate and probate work. He has been on the Board of the Symphony for some years, including four years as President, and is currently the Secretary of the organization. In addition, he is a member of the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus.
Henry (Hank) Betts
Chair, House Committee
Hank has always enjoyed many types of music but became intimately involved with classical music when he married his wife, Wendy. She is a classically trained singer, as well as a trained organist and pianist and Hank has supported her efforts throughout their five relocations with the Dupont Company where Hank was a manufacturing manager. Born in Gloucester and raised in Beverly, they moved to Rockport 20 years ago, developing a vigorous music-filled life including formation of the musical group Share the Music through whose efforts monies are raised for various local charities, as well as for the Cape Ann Symphony. Hank provides business and back stage support for these efforts. Wendy is the director of The Cape Ann Symphony Chorus who perform at the Holiday Concert. Hank continues to be a consultant for Dupont, helping major global businesses learn how to manage their work forces in a way which prevents personal injuries as well as how to analyze and prevent process malfunctions thus avoiding catastrophic incidents.
Janet Boynton
After moving to Manchester from San Francisco, 20 years ago, Janet and her husband, Reid, have regularly enjoyed the Boston Symphony, and more recently, the Cape Ann Symphony. While in school in California, Janet sang madrigal music and then classical music under the direction of Paul Ingham. After moving to Manchester she joined Chorus North Shore, the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus and Share the Music (which is directed by Wendy Betts, director of the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus). Janet was a legal assistant in San Francisco for 15 years. She also managed real-estate in Marin County. After moving to Manchester she worked in Estate Jewelry Sales and presently is owner/manager of commercial real estate in Salem and Wenham. Janet serves on the Events Committee of the Cape Ann Symphony.
Robert (Bob) Cassady, MD
Bob grew up in Los Angeles and, after graduation from the University of Southern California and Harvard Medical School, he did post-graduate training in Seattle, Columbia University and Stanford. In 1971, he and his family moved to Needham, MA, where he spent the next 13 years as a Radiation Oncologist at Children's, the Peter Bent Brigham and Dana Farber. In 1984, he was appointed Department Head of Radiation Oncology at the Univ. of Arizona in Tucson, AZ, and in 1995 moved with his wife Deborah back to Carlisle, MA, to be Chair at Lahey. He semi retired in 2011 after moving to Ipswich in 2006. He has a lifelong love of music, especially classical, and played the violin as a youth and has resumed it upon retirement. Other interests include travel and glass lamp working and bead and jewelry making. He has 2 children and 4 grandchildren.
Robert Y. Ellis
Bob Ellis holds a degree in economics from Swarthmore College and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a journalist with the Christian Science Monitor, editor of Skating Magazine and Executive Secretary of the United States Figure Skating Association. He and his wife Barbara owned and operated the Yankee Clipper Inn in Rockport for 35 years until they sold it in 2001. Ellis is the author of the home improvement book How To Buy and Install Floor Covering, Scribner's, 1980. In 2008 he authored A Collision of Truths: A Life in Conflict With A Cherished Faith, iUniverse. Ellis has had a life long love of music, especially blue grass, jazz and classical. He has served many years on the CAS board and is a member of the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus. He also is chairman of the Symphony's Artistic Committee and a member of the Marketing Committee.
Laurence (Laurie) Hawkins
Laurence Hawkins attended Williams College, in western Massachusetts where he majored in American History and Literature. He also studied art history and architecture. In his junior year, he audited a course entitled, "Romantic Orchestral; Beethoven to the present" which "changed my life and sensibility forever!"
After college, Laurie worked his way around the world on tramp steamers, and then spent six years teaching literature and science in the American School of Madrid in Spain. Returning to the US, he received his Masters and Doctorate in Organizational Psychology and Humanistic Education at UMass Amherst. In 1979, Dr. Hawkins moved to California and was a founding member of the Ken Blanchard Company, dedicated to Leadership and Organizational Development. For the past 35 years he has traveled throughout the United States, Europe and Asia conducting seminars, and doing consulting work with large international corporations. This career allowed him to attend theater and concerts in many of the great musical cities of the world, such as Amsterdam, London, and Vienna. He recalls seeing and speaking to Shostikovich's son, Maxine, in San Diego, and watching Joaquin Rodrigo (the Concerto of Arranjuez) in Madrid, or listening to Victoria de los Angele sing in the Alhambra. "Quite unforgettable."
In 1995 he returned to New England to raise his children. Now, partially retired, he volunteers at Shalin Liu, and for 40 years or more, he has attended and delighted in the Cape Ann Symphony concerts.
Lynne M. Khambaty
Chair, Celebrations Committee
Lynne and her late husband, Abdullah, (Ab) have been dedicated and enthusiastic supporters of the Cape Ann Symphony since the 1970s. Lynne has served on the symphony Board of Directors for many years and is a past president. Although she took a break from service, she is happy to be back.
A 1957 graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Painting, she was a knitwear/textile designer for Health-Tex in Providence and Alamac Knitting Mills in New York. Switching careers, she earned a master's degree in Moderate Special Needs and became a teacher and Case Manager at the Ralph B. O'Maley School in Gloucester for 17 years. Photography now holds her artistic interest and she is a member of the Rockport Art Association. Lynne also serves on the Patient Family Advisory Council of the Beverly Hospital.
All her life, Lynne has used her voice as her special instrument. She met her husband in a church choir and has sung with the Chorus North Shore for nearly fifty years. She also is a singer in the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus under the direction of Wendy Betts.
Peter Lucas, MD
Peter grew up in New York and graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and New York Medical College. He practiced Internal Medicine in Worcester for over 30 years and now works part time at University of Massachusetts Medical School. He and his wife Elaine, whose grandparents lived in Gloucester, owned a summer cottage in Little Neck Ipswich for many years and have lived in Ipswich year round since 2007. Peter, whose father was an accomplished musician, has had a lifelong love of classical music, opera and ballet. He also enjoys sailing, golf and tennis.
Jodi Nedrow-Counihan
Jodi was born in Illinois, received her BS from Indiana University School of Business and her MBA from DePaul University, Chicago. She has over 30 years of international consumer marketing experience and prior to her retirement last year she was the Vice-President of Marketing at Gorton's seafood. She is delighted to bring her passion for building brands and businesses to the Cape Ann Symphony. Jodi grew up playing the piano and singing in the A Cappella choir all through school, loves classical music and finds tinkering away at the piano a great form of relaxation. Jodi and her husband Brad have three children and live in Wenham.
John Todd
John's love of classical music dates back to his childhood when he first heard the Nutcracker Suite played by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Since then, he has enjoyed attending the symphonies in Boston, New York, and Washington D.C. as well as concerts in Eastern Europe. John and his wife, Christine, recently retired from their professions in the Washington D.C. area and moved back to the North Shore. Shortly after their return, John and Christine attended their first Cape Ann Symphony performance; they were enthralled. They immediately became season ticket holders. Seeing that the symphony offered the Cape Ann community a truly wonderful treasure, John sought ways to support it. He responded to a call for volunteers and joined the Board in 2017. He currently serves on the Development Committee. John also supports of the work of the Alzheimer's Association and was an active volunteer at the association's Greater Capital Area Chapter before moving back to Massachusetts. John is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys skiing and sailing.
Robert K. (Bob) Whitmarsh, Jr.
Bob grew up in Gloucester and graduated from Gloucester High School where he played the baritone horn in the ROTC Band. Continuing his interest in music, Bob played with the Gloucester and Rockport Legion Bands, the Gloucester Community Band, and the GHS ROTC Alumni Band. Bob graduated from Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology and Northeastern University with Associate and BS Degrees in Electrical Engineering.
In his early work career, Bob wrote and administrated US Department of Labor Jobs Programs for Action, Inc. in Gloucester. After over a decade of engineering work at Sylvania, General Electric, and United Shoe Machinery, Bob took over the family locksmith business, Whitmarsh Lock & Safe. He was the Chairman of the Massachusetts Locksmiths Association's Education Program. Bob was an instructor at the Yankee Security Convention. He is a member of the Associated Locksmiths of America where he received a rating of Certified Professional Locksmith. Bob's interest in Gloucester's history and architecture led him to attend the Boston Architectural College where he received a Certification in Historic Preservation. He is a member of the Cape Ann Museum, Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, City of Gloucester Downtown Development and Historical Commissions. The fondest memories Bob has from his years at Gloucester High School is when he practiced with the Gloucester High Band in the High School Auditorium on the same night as the Cape Ann Symphony, which had an important effect in shaping Bob's interest in classical music.
02.06.22, 3:00pm / St. Paul Lutheran Church
"Music for the Heart" awaits, including works by Austrian/American violinist Fritz Kreisler, French composers Cecile Chaminade and Claude Debussy, Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla and ending with some of your favorite songs from the Great American Songbook sung by members of the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus.
03.20.22, 2:00pm / Manchester Essex RHS
Our March 20th concert features the return of Owen Young and Lucia Lin performing the Brahms Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra. March 20th at 2pm at the Manchester Essex RHS Auditorium in Manchester-by-the-Sea.
04.16.22, 3:00pm / Crowell Chapel
Details to come...
10.07.20, 12:00pm /
As as part of continuing our musical presence in our community during these difficult times, the Cape Ann Symphony is planning a series of "virtual" concerts, performed by small ensembles, and available on line. The Symphony took steps to preserve our fiscal health for the 2020-2021 season, and these small events help our musicians support themselves on a similar footing, as well of keeping you, our loyal audience, engaged and entertained. The first of these concerts is performed by a string quartet, playing these four works:
The word Divertimento is derived from the Italian divertire or "to amuse." The term is used to describe a wide variety of secular (non-religious) instrumental works for soloist or chamber ensembles. It is usually a kind of musical entertainment. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is known for having composed many different types of divertimenti, sometimes even taking the form of a small symphony or sinfonia. Written in three movements, the Allegro introduces a theme which Mozart then develops throughout the three movements. It is subtle in the middle Andante but comes back with gusto in the final Presto. You are bound to smile as you listen to it.
Known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers," William Grant Still, Jr. (1895 – 1978) composed nearly 200 works, including five symphonies and nine operas. Still was the first African American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra, the first to have a symphony (his 1st Symphony) performed by a leading orchestra, the first to have an opera performed by a major opera company, and the first to have an opera performed on national television.Still's works were performed internationally by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the BBC Orchestra. His Mother and Child is the second movement of a suite he wrote in 1943. According to Still, each of the three movements was inspired by three sculptures created by contemporary African-American artists.
The Danish String Quartet "...are first and foremost a classical string quartet, we spend most of our time playing music by masters such as Beethoven and Bartok. Alongside this repertoire though, we've been digging into the roots of our local music tradition – Nordic folk music. For us traditional Nordic folk music is unique. It may reflect a different, simpler time, but we find this music incredibly relevant and meaningful to play. In September 2013 we decided to spend a week in the Danish countryside arranging and recording a handful of our favorite tunes. The setup was simple: we had no recording label, no long term plan, and we just barely managed to cover the costs . . . (But) Wood Works became a reality! We have performed the music from Wood Works in venues all over the world, from traditional folk music festivals and alternative clubs to the most distinguished classical venues and concert halls imaginable."
In the earlier days of his career, Gustav Holst (1874-1934) struggled to earn a living as a full-time composer. In 1904, after holding an array of different teaching positions, he was appointed as Musical Director at St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith. Luckily for Holst, in 1912 the new music wing of St Paul's was open for teaching, and the St. Paul's Suite was the first work to be composed in the room, with the name naturally paying homage to the building that Holst spent a large amount of time in. Arranged for string orchestra, Holst also wrote extra parts in if a full orchestra was necessary at the school. Comprised of four short movements the work is simple, straightforward and pleasing to the ear. Holst, like many of his British contemporaries, took inspiration from British folk songs, with each movement reflecting a different dance, genre or style.
To bring the calm and peace of the season into your lives, the Cape Ann Symphony is providing the second of its planned virtual concerts, a Brass Quintet drawn from the entire ensemble, playing a selection of traditional holiday favorites, and introduced by Maestro Yoichi Udagawa. The virtual concert was recorded last month at Crowell Chapel in Manchester-by-the Sea.
The Quintet is joined by the small group of vocalists from the Ipswich High School Bel Canto and Chamber Singers, directed by Abby Frost.
The Holiday Joy of Music includes
Jazzy Jingle Bells
Hanukkah Suite
And Lots More!
Please consider purchasing this wonderful holiday concert for your family and friends, and don't forget that our String Ensemble concert is still available.
From the Cape Ann Symphony
05.11.21, 8:00am /
Born in Le Mans, Jean René Désiré Françaix (1912 - 1997), was an orchestrator, pianist and composer. He began composing when he was six years old. He was influenced by Maurice Ravel who said to Jean's parents, Among the child's gifts I observe above all the most fruitful an artist can possess, that of curiosity. You must not stifle these precious gifts now or ever, or risk letting this young sensibility wither. Françaix became an accomplished pianist at an early age, earning a First Prize in Piano at the Paris Conservatoire. Françaix wrote more than 200 pieces in a wide variety of styles. Many of his works feature the piano, particularly his chamber works. But he also wrote works for nearly every orchestral instrument and standard ensemble. He was an avowed neo-classicist who rejected atonality and "formless wanderings." He also wrote ten film scores.
Born into a Lutheran family in Hamburg, Germany, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. He is often grouped with Bach and Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs" of music. From 1845 to 1848 Brahms studied composition with Eduard Marxsen who was personally acquainted with Beethoven and Schubert, and admired the works of Mozart, Haydn, and Bach. Marxsen is credited with ensuring that Brahms's compositions were grounded in their tradition. In October 1853 Brahms was welcomed by Robert Schumann and his wife Clara In Düsseldorf. Schumann was greatly impressed by the 20-year-old's talent, and published an article in which he declared Brahms to be one who was fated to give expression to the times in the highest and most ideal manner.
In 1890, the 57-year-old Brahms began to think that he might retire from composition, telling a friend that he "had achieved enough; here I had before me a carefree old age and could enjoy it in peace." However, he went on to write his Clarinet Trio, and his Clarinet Quintet, (the first movement of which we will be hearing this video), and a number of other pieces including his final cycles of piano pieces.
Considered among the greatest classical composers of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) composed more than 600 works, many of which, almost two and a half centuries later, are still some of the most important symphonic, concerto, chamber and choral music works in the repertoire. His influence on Western music has been profound. Beethoven composed his early works in the shadow of Mozart. Joseph Haydn wrote, Posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years. In 1773, Mozart was employed as a court musician by the ruler of Salzburg, Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo. Mozart composed in many genres, including symphonies, sonatas, string quartets, masses, serenades, and a few minor operas. Mozart met Joseph Haydn in Vienna around 1784. Haydn told Mozart's father, I tell you before God, and as an honest man, your son is the greatest composer known to me by person and repute, he has taste and what is more the greatest skill in composition.
In Mozart's last year, 1791, he composed The Magic Flute; the final piano concerto in B♭, his Clarinet Concerto, the last in his series of string quintets, the motet Ave Verum Corpus, and his unfinished Requiem.
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BkiUa_fxK02iP1lCWZPC | Sometimes I need to bake a loaf or loaves of bread as soon as possible with my sourdough starter. For example my few tablespoons of starter needs to become bread within the next three hours when dinner is served. I'm happy to enrich it with sugar, salt, fat, eggs, etc as required, so a really developed sourdough flavour (while fine) is not necessary. I would still like most of the other aspects of good sourdough, such as enough gluten development to hold a nice airy rise.
In other words, I am not interested in cultivating the lactic acid bacteria in the sourdough, only the yeast, but without negatively affecting other characteristics of the loaf.
Assuming I always start with a few tablespoons of starter, what methods and conditions would I set up to increase the yeast/CO2 production in the least possible time?
maintain a firmer, more frequently fed starter?
several brief kneads during the first rise?
longer final rise after shaping?
shape baguettes or rolls instead of loaves to reduce baking time and allow more rise time?
Shorten the intervals for feeding, prove in a warm environment, use a high LA starter to begin with, (mine started life as a mix of live yoghurt, wheat flour& an apple from my garden). Highly acidic stable leavenings can be faster... Mine doubles in size in 2hrs.
Just take some of the commercial bread making tricks and add them to your process. If you keep a mature starter in your fridge, you can add some to sour the flavour of the bread, while using commercial yeast, or even baking soda to leaven the bread. The baking soda reacts with the acids in the starter to produce gasses. Check out a sourdough pancake recipe which uses baking soda to get the feel for this. Also, google "quick bread", which is a name for breads which use non-yeast rising agents such as baking soda - you can replace some of the flour and water in these recipes with starter to add the sour taste.
If you've only got a few tablespoons of starter to begin with, then there's not a lot you'll be able to do -- ordinarily it would take a couple days to feed and multiply that starter enough to be able to bake a loaf of bread from it. Even then, true sourdough starters tend to rise much more lazily than commercial yeast, so even with a large quantity of starter it would be hard to go from start to on-the-table in three hours.
However, this is assuming you're using only sourdough starter to rise your bread. If you were to make bread using the starter and spike it with a normal amount of commercial yeast , you'll get some of the sourdough characteristics from the lactic acid in the sourdough culture, with the fast rise and predictability of the commercial yeast -- you're essentially bypassing the yeast part of the sourdough starter and using all-commercial for rising.
To save time, you could maybe do a straight rise, where you go from mixing directly to final shaping/proofing and skip the initial rise. It will give you a more rustic texture, but hey, you wanted fast. Rose Beranbaum has a prosciutto ring bread that's a straight rise and turns out pretty well.
I don't know that any of your other ideas are likely to save you a significant amount of time -- tweaking how you mix the dough isn't going to help a lot. Though making smaller loaves will decrease your baking time.
If I need a quick sourdough style bread I would normally add a 3-4 tablespoons of my sourdough starter into normal yeast bread. Sourdough should be at least 24 hours since last feed.
In the morning I add my starter to all the water in the recipe. Then I add roughly equal weight in flour(wheat). Sometimes I put a cup of white flour in the end. My starter is 100% wheat. I take a table spoon out of the 50 50 mix before making the bread at night. Add flour and water to keep my mother. After I get done milking the cows I make my loaves. I put the oven to 90c with loaves in and a pan of already boiled water. Turn oven off once reaches 90c turn it on and off periodically to keep it warm. Proof for 2 to 3 hours. Bake 180 45-60min.
Also I don't have anything to back this up. I routinely let my starter almost die. Then I put a spoon into a new starter mix. It started after numerous times of near accidental death and I found the starter to just grow in flavor and rise strength after I revive it. Maybe the last living yeasts are just the fittest who survived. Maybe It's all in my head.
that's hilarious and may very well be true. I think along your method too.
For a less sour and faster rise, i maximize the "starter" by feeding my starter all the water and about half the yeast of the recipe. It's basically the sponge method. My original goal was to push towards white bread but speed is a nice thing too. It's still not a 3-4 hour deal, even if i streamline as much as possible.
The night before i feed the starter all the water and half the flour. That'll float after about 8hrs on the counter or 4-5 in the oven with the light. I finish adding the rest of the flour and knead and then proof for 4-6hrs in the oven. The higher starter ratio definitely helps the rise speed but it's still not speedy.
I'm testing with speeding this up even more with some baking soda just before kneading. The baking soda can apparently hurt the starter yeast by changing ph but help the rise during final baking so I'm playing with it and i can't speak authoritatively. But I'll say this. If i do what I've described, peak rise with maximum starter and baking soda before proofing, then i shorten the proofing to 3 hours(not a full rise at all), knock it down, shape it, 1 hr final rise, bake it, i get a decent hardy bread by dinner. It's like a soft ciabatta.
The next step in my logic is to use past peak starter, 12 hours in the oven with the light on when it's fallen back down a bit, because it's more acidic so the baking soda will rise more and mess with the ph less. The baking soda seems to improve the rise speed during proofing though I've read it requires the heat from baking so i figure increasing that reaction with higher acid will confirm my suspicion.
My other ideas are adding sugar to the sponge stage to feed the yeast faster and folding during proofing but my goal is a burger bun/dinner roll crust and crumb more than just a speedy rise.
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BkiUdHc5qhDBVdSkbQZT | Ref. 9236 - Very comfortable studio flat with mezzanine with a small double bed, a chest of drawers and a bedside table. The mezzanine has a small window; another window is in the living room which is equipped with a kitchenette. Large bathroom. The hallway by the stairs to the mezzanine fits a wardrobe with sliding doors and a washing machine. With air conditioning and independent central heating for domestic use. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
BkiUdXM4ubngxbxwe6M_ | Two Turkish mosques, one in Berlin and another in the town of Lauffen am Neckar, have been attacked in recent days.
The attack in Lauffen am Neckar on March 9 was claimed by a Kurdistan Workers' Party-linked (PKK) group, while the identities of those responsible for the Berlin attack remain unknown.
"We follow with concern the increasing attacks on Turkish mosques in Germany by racist, anti-Islam factions and the PKK terrorist organization," the statement said.
The ministry said there should be zero tolerance for the PKK and urged German authorities to take steps to prevent similar attacks in the future.
The PKK's statement that similar attacks would continue, together with its claiming responsibility for the attack in Lauffen am Neckar, shows the real face of the terror organization, the ministry said.
More than 1,200 people, including security force personnel and civilians, have lost their lives since the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and EU – resumed its decades-old armed campaign in July 2015. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbhM4eIfiURL9RB2i | Is there a way to make changes to the data after collection? Specifically, I've noticed that some of the answers to the project questions were entered incorrectly when measurements were taken. I know what the answers should have been, based on the dates and times of collection, but the only I see to correct these errors is to download the .csv file and do the data analysis from Excel from there out. Is there a way to edit the answers on the Photosynq website or to re-upload the data after I've made the corrections in Excel? I really like the Photosynq data analysis interface and want to be able to use it.
no, it is not possible to change given answers to questions. We are not altering the raw data after it is submitted.
But: You can upload and use corrected answers using the import custom data function for a project. The imported data, as long as it is categorical, can be used to filter the dataset in the same way project questions can be used.
Please see the help documentation on importing custom data: https://help.photosynq.org/#/projects/import-custom-data and let us know if you have more questions.
I was able to download my data, add the additional columns to correct for the incorrect answers, and upload the edited spreadsheet.
However, I don't see all 3 of the new columns I added when I'm creating series. All 3 seemed to register when I did the upload, because I got a message that listed all 3. But when I'm defining my series, I see just 2 of my 3 imported categories under the heading "Imported Data (categorical)" and I also see 3 of the original question categories listed again. I don't believe I edited any of the answers for these questions, and it sounds like I wouldn't have been able to in any case, based on your earlier response.
I can work around this and create series that allow me to do my data analysis with just 2 of the imported categories, but any help to get them all imported would be appreciated!
I assume you are referring to this project https://photosynq.org/projects/lettuce_round1/ and that you are talking about the spreadsheet when viewing the project data? It might be a bug, when the column name you use for the imported data is the exact same as the question... I will investigate. In the meantime, please just change the column names for the imported data slightly and reimport again. After that it should work. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUeBfxaJJQnJA_X-43 | Laugh Every Day
This mind map is a tribute to Richard Carlson who left us many life changing books on happiness, stress reduction and self-transformation. In his book "Easier than you think" one of the chapters is called "Find a way to laugh every day".
Richard recounts a story of a day when he was taking everything really seriously, the world seemed against him, and he felt overwhelmed, tired and grumpy. His state of mind meant that everything became exaggerated and blown out of proportion.
Richard's wife Kris (you can follow her on Twitter @KristineCarlson) had the perfect solution. Whilst they sat in their car in a parking lot, she said "Richard, I'll give you five dollars if you can look at yourself in the mirror for an entire minute and not break into a laugh"
Sounds easy, yet five seconds later a frowning face, became a smile, the smile transformed into a laugh and the laughter turned to happy tears.
Richard suggests we need to see the value in laughter instead of dismissing it as something frivolous or reserving it for good times. Looking in a mirror is one way and you could devise many other creative ways to see the lighter side.
Richard suggests examples such as time with kids, reading funny books or watching favourite comedy shows. He says "Laughing gets my mind off whatever it is that I'm taking too seriously"
Here is an excerpt from the chapter:
"The act of laughing serves as a powerful reset button and restores the big-picture outlook. Laughing is our mind's way of telling us that everything can and will be okay. When we laugh, our bodies release molecules called endorphins that immediately make us start feeling better. Simply put, laughing is the easiest and most natural way we have of feeling better immediately."
Next time you have a grumpy moment, try laughter with the "Laugh every day" concept suggested by Richard Carlson.
I recommend the book "Easier than you think" and others by Richard Carlson.
Illustrating the mind map made me smile – I hope it makes you smile too 🙂
Books by Richard Carlson such as:
Easier than you Think
Slowing Down to the Speed of Life
Stop Thinking & Start Living
The "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" series
Happiness that Lasts
How to Convert Text to Mind Map
What would you do if you found an alien in your bed?
Lady Gaga Quotes
Sing Like the Birds
Mirrors for Reflection
Never See Walls
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BkiUaITxK7FjYHGHxHxq | Lock screen media controls are one of several productivity improvements in Plasma 5.10, which is due for release at the end of May.
This post, Lockscreen Media Controls, Improved Touch Experience coming in KDE Plasma 5.10, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
Original article title: Lockscreen Media Controls, Improved Touch Experience coming in KDE Plasma 5.10.
This full article can be read at: Lockscreen Media Controls, Improved Touch Experience coming in KDE Plasma 5.10. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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BkiUbQc4uzqh_FJ_JkuI | The primary objective of N01276 was to evaluate the efficacy of Brivaracetam (BRV) in the conversion to monotherapy at the doses of 50 and 100 mg/day (administered in 2 equal doses per day) in subjects with Partial Onset Seizures (POS) when compared to a historical pseudo-Placebo control group. This objective was based on the White Paper on Alternative Monotherapy Design in the Treatment of Epilepsy (French et al, 2005).
Standard measures to minimize pain and stress.
This study started to enroll patients in August 2008 and concluded in February 2010.
The Participant Flow refers to the Randomized Set (RS). Subjects withdrawn due to meeting an exit criterion are included in the count of early discontinuations with a reason of "Adverse Event" or "Lack of efficacy" as reported by the Investigator.
10 mg and 25 mg oral tablets of Brivaracetam.
The Efficacy Analysis Set (EFF) consists of all randomized subjects with at least one intake of study medication who also entered into the Baseline antiepileptic drug (AED) Tapering Period and started the withdrawal of Baseline AEDs.
The cumulative exit rate was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods and was based on the duration between start of the Evaluation Period (EP) and the earliest date the first exit criterion was met for each subject. Subjects completing the EP without meeting an exit criterion were censored on Day 112. The primary comparison was BRV 50 mg/day vs a historical control. The upper limit of the 2-sided 95 % Confidence Interval for the estimate was compared to the historical lower bound estimate of 0.722.
Justification: Values presented below are from the statistical analysis of this Primary Endpoint. The upper limit of the two-sided 95% CI for the estimate of the exit rate at Day 112 for the BRV 50 mg/day arm, 0.626, was lower than the historical control exit rate of 0.772. Therefore the BRV 50 mg/day arm was considered statistically superior to historical control.
Adverse Events (AEs) were collected from Visit 1 (Week -8) over the BRV Add-On Period and Evaluation Period up to the end of the Re-conversion Follow-up Period (Week 23).
Adverse Events refer to the Intention-to-Treat (ITT) Set consisting of all randomized subjects with at least one intake of study medication.
Protocol Amendment 1 was finalized on 04 Apr 2008, before any subjects were enrolled, and resulted in the following: • Replacement of the option for enrollment in N01199 and N01125 with the option of enrollment in N01315. This change was based on feedback received from ethics committees and regulatory authorities in some European countries. • Revision of the methods for handling missing data in acknowledgement of the fact that no details were known regarding the way missing data were handled, if at all, in the historical-control studies. Thus, the application of any imputation rule for the assessment of Exit Criterion 2 during the study (and implemented in the study EDC system) leading to subjects being prematurely or incorrectly exited from the study was avoided. Final sensitivity analyses were to include these revised methods. The possibility for the Investigator exiting subjects on the basis of Exit Criterion 4 was considered an adequate safeguard against subjects remaining too long in the study if missing data interfered with the assessment of Exit Criterion 1 or 2.
Protocol Amendment 1 was finalized on 04 Apr 2008, before any subjects were enrolled, and resulted in the following: • Addition of text describing randomization stratification by region to provide clarity with regard to the percentage of the subjects anticipated for enrollment in the US. • Clarification that the total duration of the Baseline Period was 8 weeks +/-1 week. • Replacement of exclusion criteria referring to "clusters" of seizures with "seizure patterns being too frequent or indistinctively separated to reliably be counted" in order to more clearly define the term "clusters." • Addition of a recommendation for the sites to call subjects weekly to promote good completion of the subject diary. Text referring to this recommendation was added to the Informed Consent. • Replacement of the interactive voice response system (IVRS) with EDC for screening subjects. This change was made in accordance with recommendations of the IVRS and Seizure Frequency EDC system provider. • Replacement of the subject's daily record card (DRC) with the CRF as the location for recording the "Investigator Seizure Assessment." • Correction of typographical errors.
Protocol Amendment 2 was finalized on 02 Nov 2009, and resulted in the following: • Addition of a recruitment hold and interim analysis. This change was motivated by ongoing monitoring that suggested a higher than expected number of subjects discontinuing either for predefined exit criteria or other reasons. The interim analysis was to include efficacy information for all subjects who had an opportunity to complete 112 days of treatment after initiation of concomitant AED tapering by the time of the defined clinical cut-off date. • Establishment of an IDMC to review primary efficacy, sensitivity, and safety data for the purpose of making a recommendation to the Sponsor regarding study continuation. • Elimination of the requirement for restricted database access of the study team before approval of the final Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) in accordance UCB Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) revised subsequent to study initiation. Due to this change and because the primary efficacy analysis was fully specified in the original and amended protocols, this requirement was eliminated from this protocol. • Updates of UCB study personnel and the List of Abbreviations. Following the recruitment hold, a decision was made to require subjects who were in the Baseline Period, the BRV Add-On Period, and the AED Tapering Phase to terminate the study. Subjects who had already progressed to the Monotherapy Phase were permitted to remain in the study.
Protocol Amendment 3 was finalized on 16 Nov 2009 (after the recruitment hold) and resulted in the following: • Provision for enrollment in N01315 for subjects discontinued from the BRV Add-On Period or the Baseline AED Tapering Phase due to recruitment hold and interim analysis. This enrollment option was made available to provide continued treatment with BRV to these subjects as deemed beneficial by both subjects and Investigators. • Correction of an error in Amendment 2 that placed information pertaining to database access and SAP finalization in an incorrect section of the protocol.
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French Champion juvenile Ultra to stand at Haras du Logis in 2018
Godolphin's G1-winning son of Manduro joins his sire on Darley's French roster
French Champion two-year-old Ultra, who crowned an undefeated juvenile campaign with victory in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere for Godolphin, has been retired to stand at Haras du Logis alongside his sire Manduro. Ultra will stand at a fee of €7,000 Oct 1st Special Live Foal. A limited number of lifetime breeding rights are also available.
Trained by Andre Fabre and homebred by Sheikh Mohammed, Ultra made a winning debut in July at two over 1,400m at Clairefontaine, where he beat G1 Grand Prix de Paris winner Mont Ormel.
He earned his place in the championship race for French two-year-olds with a bloodless win over 1,600m at Longchamp in September, before making his winning return to course and distance on the undercard of Golden Horn's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
He won the one-mile test on Arc day in the fastest time ever – faster even than all its runnings as the Grand Criterium. Among those he vanquished in his G1 were future 2,000 Guineas winner Galileo Gold and a total of three G1 winners and seven Group or Stakes winners, succeeding where Fabre's previous two runners in the race – Territories and Lope de Vega – had come up short.
On a belated seasonal debut at three, Ultra was a close second in the G2 Prix Eugene Adam over 2,000m. He then won his sole start at four when easily triumphing in the Listed Prix Jacques Laffitte over 1800m at Maisons-Laffitte.
Fabre said: "Ultra is the ideal horse. Genuine, good-looking and a pleasure to train and watch race."
Ultra is the best juvenile from the influential Monsun line, rated superior even to his sire Manduro, who was Germany's Champion two-year-old in his day and is sire of three G1-winning juveniles.
Ultra is a half-brother to the G3 Prix Minerve winner Synopsis, and hails from the outstanding Niarchos family of top performers Hector Protector, Bosra Sham and Shanghai who all won one-mile Classics in either Britain or France.
Sam Bullard, Darley's director of stallions, said: "Ultra is a strong horse with particularly impressive conformation. He's a record-breaking Champion two-year-old with Classic bloodlines and I'm sure breeders will be delighted when they see him at Haras du Logis. He is a fine addition to Darley's increasingly impressive roster in France, and it's wonderful to see Ultra alongside his sire as an example of what a great type Manduro can produce."
For further information, please contact Julian Ince on +33 (0)2 33 36 21 20 or Antonin Pelsy on +44(0)7436 283583.
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BkiUdN3xaKgTuVvaE5GI | Q: Set transparency of listview item in code I am setting the background of listview items in code like this:
RelativeLayout root;
root = (RelativeLayout) convertView.findViewById(R.id.root);
root.setBackgroundColor(-14774017);
This sets the background colour correctly, but at 100% opacity. I would like to set the transparency of the relativelayout background. I understand that hex-codes can have alpha values at the start in android - eg #AARRGGBB, but how would I add transparency to the background when I am using an integer colour value (for example -14774017)?
A: The color int value contains all the alpha, red, green and blue components.
The components are stored as follows (alpha << 24) | (red << 16) | (green << 8) | blue. Each component ranges between 0..255 with 0 meaning no contribution for that component, and 255 meaning 100% contribution.
The Color class provides utility methods to extract or combine these components. The following snippet will create a color int from the user-specified color and alpha values:
int alpha = 128; //50% transparency
int color = -14774017; //Your color value
int bgColor = Color.argb(alpha, Color.red(color), Color.green(color), Color.blue(color));
root.setBackgroundColor(bgColor);
A: Create a XML color resource file:
ex: /res/values/colors.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<color name="list_background">#66A4C739</color>
</resources>
Then in your Fragment or Activity,
RelativeLayout root = (RelativeLayout) convertView.findViewById(R.id.root);
root.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(yourpackage.R.color.list_background));
If you're not doing this in a Fragment or an Activity, you need a Context:
context.getResources().getColor(yourpackage.R.color.list_background));
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