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First, all of the necessary forms must be completed including the “Cremation Authorization”. During this document-processing period, the deceased will be sheltered in a climate-controlled environment. Some provinces have specific minimum time limits that must elapse before the cremation. We can assure you that all provincial and local rules and regulations will be followed accordingly.
No. However, the deceased is cremated in a combustible, rigid, covered container to allow for dignified handling.
No. If the body is going to be transported by air or rail, embalming may be necessary. Also, if you select a service with a public viewing or a private family viewing with an open casket, then embalming could be required. | 2019-04-26T02:51:58 | https://firstmemorialfairview.com/faq/ |
Making it easier to keep your birds fed and hydrated.
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Building a better environment for your birds is easy when you do it with Farmer Little. We want to make it easier for farmers across Australia to make the right decision for their chickens, so we offer our range of chook drinkers and feeders for sale at some of the best prices in the Australian poultry industry. We also stock Treadle chicken feeders, one of the most popular designs for chicken feeders for dispensing feed automatically, and ship any of the chook feeders we have for sale to anywhere in Australia.
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The RAD School (Revolutionary Artistic Development) was established in 2007 by Jenny Gage and Tom Betterton to provide a home based educational program for progressive Brooklyn families. Classes are now based in Park Slope and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York.
RAD takes the best aspects of home based learning, alternative schooling, and traditional classroom experience in order to create a new format for a creative and inspiring education. | 2019-04-24T07:51:58 | http://www.theradschool.org/our-history/ |
Pocket Casts is an excellent podcasts application for your iPhone or iPad. If you want to listen and manage audio and/or video podcasts then I highly recommend checking out Pocket Casts.
One thing I forgot to mention in the video, the only negative thing I have to say about Pocket Casts is that the app does not offer Apple Watch support and that is something I find myself using on a regular basis when I am listening to podcast in Overcast. | 2019-04-20T06:57:31 | http://www.crizzo.net/2016/08/pocket-casts-for-iphone-and-ipad.html |
Photographers have amazing skills to make their images look exactly how they want by changing the lighting. Simply changing the direction the light is coming from, for instance by having an external flash, can make the world of difference in how your pictures turn out. With Aaron visiting this week, I was inspired to steal some of the same techniques he uses to take his beautiful macro shots and translate them into the Foldscope. Manu has already documented a number of different lighting techniques, most notably reflective mode (https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=1515), and Matt has shown how to make a simple dark-field setup (https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=7042). Jumping off from that, I wanted to look at samples that were a mixture of opaque and translucent. Often, opaque samples just appear as shadows on the Foldscope, which can be highly disappointing when you know that there is incredible structure hidden there. I made a simple side-light module and was very surprised by the results.
Picture of a fly with normal light-module illumination (3 layers of diffuser tape and a condenser lens) on the left versus a picture of the same fly with the side-light illumination. Note that the compound eye is now visible, when it was previously hidden in shadow.
I took a coin battery, a small LED (3mm, with a hemispherical top) and a switch and soldered them together to form a simple circuit. This was a little tricky, since the switch I used was so small, but that meant that the module was only a few millimeters tall, which helped a lot when inserting it into the Foldscope. I used a small piece of double-stick tape to attach the module to one of the Foldscope paper slides. The switch peeked out the corner, which allows you to switch between natural light and side light. See the picture below for the arrangement.
Next, I sandwiched the sample slide between the light module slide and a couple of blank paper slides. Because the side-light module was thicker, the sample was forced closer to the lens, so I had to add some extra slides on top (rather than on the bottom like normal) to get it in focus again.
Image of the opened Foldscope with the side-light and the fly sample.
Image of the closed Foldscope with the side-light.
Goldfish Scales have very different coloration with normal light module illumination (left) versus side-light illumination (right). Even though there isn’t much more insight into the structure, the image still looks very different.
This is one of Tom’s samples of coralline algae that has always just been a shadow on the Foldscope with light module illumination (left). With side-lighting, the pink color comes through much better, and you can even see some of the cellular structure! (unfortunately, my picture didn’t come out perfectly in-focus).
I think a big part of the change in the pictures is related to how the camera on the iPod Touch that I’m using auto-adjusts light levels. So playing with those settings will probably also have a significant effect on the images. I encourage everyone to try different light settings!
More zoomed-in images of the fly with side-lighting. Some of the pictures look very similar to dark-field.
Check out Aaron’s posts here!
Marie. This just solves so many things. This is just fabulous. Oblique illumination is also super cool for transparent samples, giving some kind of 3D effect. I just got myself a few light module parts after Matt’s post. Cant wait to assemble it all. The only thing is that I havent soldered things in 35 years, the last time I did it was in secret past midnight and made a big mess.
What an incredible post @Marie. Love the colors – biology is a master of colors and what we see through transmission is so different from this side illumination.
Now; what’s brilliant about your design is the fact that the light is implemented not in the microscope but in the slide. So j can make many of them and use different one for different illumination.
Absolutely brilliant. What a fantastic solution.
Secondly, you could just break open a simple LED flash light and steal parts from the same (some key gains with LED would be the best bet); and see if you can hack something without soldering.
The images just look spectacular!!
@Marie. What wiring material did you use to make the circuit?
@Laks I didn’t use any wiring material. The battery I used (CR2016) had clips that were able to be soldered to the leads of the switch and the LED.
Marie, this is amazing. I’ve got a sample of urchin eggs and algae in my place right now, and I’m definitely going to have to dive in and try looking at them side lit…I’m so excited to see what comes.
Great post!! I will definitely try this technique. Thanks for sharing it! | 2019-04-20T15:00:43 | https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/?p=13486 |
Omni have had an exciting time working with VAX to produce an array of DRTV commercials, online content and photography, helping the household brand remain fresh in people’s minds, and at the heart of the home.
"After years of working with large advertising agencies and both them and I getting frustrated with not being heard, Omni were a breath of fresh air. I was looking for a production agency that could add value to the creative process but weren’t unnecessarily pushy or forceful with their ideas – but at the same time had them, and good ones at that. That’s exactly what Omni provided. They became a partner to Vax and together we worked closely to create magnificent work.
From script writing, producing, editing, sound, there isn’t much these guys can’t do and can’t do brilliantly. Their connections to talented crews made every project effortless and they worked in a lean way – with just the crews (and budgets) they needed to meet the brief – and still over deliver on expectations.
Above all else the team are fun to be around. There is no ‘them and us’ culture. Long days on shoots were made enjoyable – yet still professional and no request was too big or too small.
The outputs were brilliant and the quality second to none. I’d work with these guys again in a heartbeat." | 2019-04-20T12:58:38 | https://omni-productions.co.uk/work/vax/ |
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The San Francisco Bay Area boasts a rich and diverse theater scene, filled with more than 300 theater companies and talent galore. To celebrate this vital community, Theatre Bay Area and San Francisco Travel teamed up to launch the inaugural Bay Area Theatre Week (March 26 – April 7), which is actually almost two weeks of stellar productions held throughout the Bay Area.
From Tony Award-winning musicals and plays to regional premieres and the newest works for the American theatre, audiences of all ages can explore and celebrate the Bay Area’s prolific theater community. Participating venues range from notables such as Curran, Berkeley Rep, American Conservatory Theater and SHN, as well as intimate houses such as Foothill College Theater Arts and Pear Theater.
Modeled after Chicago Theatre Week, which sold more than 12,500 tickets last year, Bay Area Theatre Week gives people a way to check out a new theater, play, or musical for an affordable price. Tickets range from $15 to $35—available through an exclusive online portal, TodayTix.
Ready to experience some murder, intrigue, romance, and suspense…on stage? Here’s where to find it during Bay Area Theater Week. Grab your tickets today!
(A.C.T.) Funny, urgent and contemporary, this slam dunk of a sports drama from award-winning Bay Area playwright Lauren Yee (featuring Tony Award winner BD Wong) explores identity, global politics and the collision of cultures and generations.
(Deborah Slater Dance Theater) Deborah Slater Dance Theater celebrates its 30th Anniversary Season with “The Sleepwatchers,” March 28-30 at ODC Theater. “The Sleepwatchers” follows Alice through the looking glass into restless limbs, gnawing appetites, shifting perspectives and a dose of reality.
(Bay Area Musicals) The 1950s are out, and change is in the air! “Hairspray,” winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs. It will leave you dancing in the aisles.
(Lamplighters Music Theatre —Walnut Creek and San Francisco) A hilarious farce on English law and the human condition, paired with an updated Lamplighter Gala original.
(Shotgun Players) A newly devised theatre piece inspired by Chekhov’s “Three Sisters.” Live music, movement and text create an original exploration of Chekhov’s lasting themes of memories fading, revolutions looming and visions of the future beckoning.
(Bay Area Children’s Theatre) Expect humor, grief and love in this reimagining of the Greek legend of King Midas, about neglected Princess Lydia and her distant father, who learns a valuable lesson when the gods grant him the power to turn everything into gold.
(Center REP) This enduring tale of hope captures the claustrophobic realities of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed attic in war-torn Amsterdam. Anne’s fears, hopes, laughter and her family’s desperate attempt to preserve humanity drive this powerful true-life tale.
(We Players) This poignant production follows an irascible middle-aged scholar with dementia who communicates with her caretaker daughter using only the text of King Lear as the two struggle with aging, love and their own balance of power.
(City Lights Theater Company) We know the myth: Orpheus can rescue his wife, Eurydice, from the underworld — if he doesn’t look back. Now, see the story through Eurydice’s eyes. This English/American Sign Language production of Sarah Ruhl’s play tells a lush, moving tale.
(Broadway By the Bay) Webber and Rice’s thrilling musical follows the Biblical story of Joseph, the favorite son blessed with prophetic dreams, on his journey to Egypt after being sold into slavery by his brothers. This timeless tale is appropriate for the whole family!
(TheatreWorks Silicon Valley) Stirring churches in the morning and the Cotton Club at night, Sister Rosetta Tharpe became a musical legend. Meet the woman who inspired Elvis, Ray Charles, and more on her way to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
(Novato Theater Company) Charles Schulz’s beloved comic comes to life in Clark Gesner’s musical, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” The whole gang is here: bossy Lucy infatuated with Schroeder, Sally and blankettoting Linus, Snoopy in hisdoghouse, and “blockhead,”himself, Charlie Brown.
(Marin Shakespeare Company) “Measure for Measure” explores the morality of the criminal justice system, and the morality of the human heart. Join Marin Shakespeare Company’s opening show of our 30th anniversary season…enjoy the magic of Shakespeare under the stars!
(Marin Theatre Company) At the turn of the century, Violet and Joe move to Harlem to start a new life. But Joe’s eventual love affair forces a turn of events. Adapted from Toni Morisson’s novel, Nambi Kelley’s “Jazz” is a beautiful theatrical composition.
Tickets are available exclusively through the TodayTix app, and TodayTix.com. Download the app, register, and browse the shows available. You’ll be able to search, pick your show, date, and check out in 30 seconds or less. Easy peasy.
Where should I eat before or after the show?
If you’re catching a show in San Francisco or Berkeley, you’re steps away from dozens of fantastic restaurants. Check out this guide for inspiration.
Marin Theatre Company is near Sol Food (Puerto Rican), Tamalpie (pizza) and Samurai (sushi). Novato Theater Company is super-close to the cozy Wildfox. From TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, stroll to Cascal (tapas), Sakoon (Indian), or Xanh (Vietnamese).
When is Bay Area Theatre Week again?
It’s here! March 26-April 7, at venues all over the Bay Area. Get your tickets and experience the Bay Area’s wonderful theater scene today! | 2019-04-18T22:41:27 | https://blog.sfchronicle.com/datebookstorystudio/2019/03/25/heres-what-to-expect-during-bay-area-theatre-week/ |
Called when the weather changes. More precisely, this event is called twice: Once the weather transition begins, and once it is completed.
Gets the next, target weather.
Gets weather or not the transition is completed.
Changes the next weather. This does not work if the transition is already completely (which can be checked with isTransitionCompleted()).
weather - the next weather.
Gets weather or not the transition is completed. Usually the WeatherChangeEvent will be called twice, once the transition begins, and once it is completed. If the transition is completed, this function returns true, otherwise it returns false.
Note: If the weather changes instantly (via command), this event is only called once, and this function returns true.
true if the weather transition is completed, false if not. | 2019-04-26T14:47:56 | https://javadoc.rising-world.net/net/risingworld/api/events/world/WeatherChangeEvent.html |
Found at Dating A Sociopath……but it doesn’t really matter how many articles you read, stories you hear, things you witness….For those on the outside its simply too outlandish to be true and more than likely will never understand. For those on the inside its not describable, we know it sounds crazy, we’ve been convinced we’re crazy and some of us even act crazy because it’s too outlandish to be true.
If you spend too long around the sociopath, once Mr nice, and Mr Helpful, and Mr Wonderful wears off, once he has his slippers firmly under your table, hand in the fridge, and the warm half of your bed, a totally different character begins to appear. To cope with this, you need mental agility,for the sociopath is the master game player. And what he intends to do is play a game with your life. You will be left feeling absolutely confused.
What is deflection? Deflection takes focus away from the accusation. To use an example, if you had concerns that your partner was cheating, perhaps you have evidence that has convinced you that he is having an affair? You confront your partner, holding the evidence, you are fairly sure that now you ‘have him?’… Or so you think!!
← Is It An Addiction? | 2019-04-23T13:02:11 | https://boxintheclosetblog.com/2015/12/24/sociopath-ability-to-twist-words-manipulate-and-deflect-situations/ |
I have heard that Projects are the lifeblood of a corporation. So that would mean that Project Managers and the project management function are extremely important to companies. Project Manager’s guide the process that builds our infrastructure, creates our favorite apps, and plans our corporate outings.
So let us talk about Projects, Project Managers and the Project Management Function. It all starts with a project. A project is a temporary endeavor with a specified goal. Someone that has a specific business problem or an opportunity that they want to realize usually commissions a project. This point in interesting, although a project might be said to be ‘for’ a business unit, the commissioning of the project is usually by a person (one person).
Unlike routine business operations (steady state) that happen on a regular basis, a project has a starting point and a projected end date. There are one or more goals of a project and it is the work of the project team that eventually produces the desired outcome.
Cost – How much money or other financial vehicles that can be used to achieve the project’s goals?
Time – The specified duration of the project. For example, the delivery of the next generation electronic vehicle or the dictates of time by some government reporting regulation that has a implement-by date.
Scope – What are the particular things that will be provided at the end of the project? These are usually referred to as deliverables and there are concrete things like buildings and software applications and there are some not so concrete things like good will and risk reduction. For the most part deliverables are tangible and measureable.
Quality – What are the key characteristics of the deliverables that make them function in an exemplary way? Every field of endeavor defines quality differently, it might be based on aesthetic beauty or it might be based on longevity, sturdiness, or any other factor that qualifies the quality.
Benefit – What is the measurable impact this project will have once delivered to the client? Will it resolve a business problem as stated when the project was commissioned or will it provide some other benefit that helps to promote the client and the business?
Risk – What are the factors that can cause the project to fail? Risk is defined as some particular exposure to harm or loss. Risk is always around in projects and the effective management of risk often determines whether a project is successful or not; Success meaning that the stated objectives of the project were met or accomplished.
Every project requires the careful balancing of constraints and finding opportunities to work more efficiently at every stage.
Client / Customer – The person or persons who will directly benefit from the project. The Client plays a critical role in the project management process. During the execution of most projects there are issues, roadblocks, and external factors that impeded the project. It is at these times that the Client along with the project team must work together to make decisions to move the project along.
Constraints – These are limitations placed on the project team and hamper the swift execution of the project. For example if the goal of a new product development project is to increase year end sales then it should be obvious that the end of the year is a constraint. If the project goals are met in February of the following year then the project is a failure. A project team needs to be aware of these limitations so they can effectively execute the project.
Deliverable – A Deliverable is some tangible thing that the project team produces. During the execution of a project a project team can product many deliverables. Boeing project teams product jetliners but they can also deliver new navigation systems, electronics, and wiring harnesses along the way to producing an airline. Other examples of deliverables include a building, a bridge, a computer program, a ship, among many others.
Milestone – An event marked in a project schedule that typically indicates a key deliverable or an important component of a deliverable has been completed. It is often used as a checkpoint that the team uses to make sure the project is on track.
Phase – The grouping of certain tasks and activities related to a project. It typically represents a stage in the project lifecycle.
Project Manager – The person responsible for leading the project from start to finish. They create the project plan, help to define roles and responsibilities of the project team, and monitor progress. The most important function, in my opinion, of a project manager is to organize, direct, and control the various issues that arise during the execution of the project. Projects are delayed by an accumulation of unaddressed issues. Projects fail when they are not managed on a day-to-day basis. It is the responsibility of the Project Manager to deliver the project’s goals on time, on budget, and within quality requirements.
Requirements – In traditional project the Requirements define the goals of the project. Consider a project to build a new motor vehicle. The requirements could include – the vehicle must be electric, the vehicle must have a maximum speed of 150 MPH, and the vehicle must float and be amphibious. It is a description of the characteristics of project deliverables. In a software development project, it could include a list of the specific features you want the program to have.
Stakeholder – Someone who has an interest in the outcome of a project. This includes but is not limited to the client/customer.
Task – A Task is a unit of work that needs to be completed to reach project goals. It usually needs to be completed by a set deadline. Tasks have dependencies.
So that concludes some of the more notable terms when discussing the project management function.
Projects are necessary and critical to corporations. Project Managers play a leadership role in guiding, directing and controlling all the resources of a project. The project management function is what corporations use in the execution of projects. I hope someone finds this article useful to get a basic understanding of projects, project manager’s and the project management function. If you have questions about how to increase the likelihood of a successful project then you’ll have to wait for my next article. | 2019-04-25T08:29:09 | https://www.orionsmith.com/what-is-project-management/ |
In a major policy shift that will affect more than 1 million HMO members, Blue Cross of California said yesterday that it will reward doctors for satisfying patients rather than cutting costs.
Under its new program, Blue Cross, a division of Wellpoint Health Inc. of Thousand Oaks (Ventura County), will base its entire health maintenance organization incentive program on a quality scorecard rather than on controlling medical expenses.
"We believe this program will encourage physicians to improve relationships with patients and medical groups to improve quality over time," said Dr. Jeff Kamil, Blue Cross' medical director in charge of policy and quality.
As health insurance premiums continue to rise by double digits, patients remain frustrated with managed care, and the House of Representatives is debating a federal patients' bill of rights, a version of which already passed in the Senate. If other HMOs follow suit, patients could have greater influence over their care.
The Pacific Business Group on Health, a San Francisco coalition that purchases health care for major companies in California, praised Blue Cross' move and predicted other health plans will follow.
"It's the first major health plan to integrate large rewards with standard measures (of patient satisfaction) that can cut across all health plans," said Peter Lee, president of the group.
Blue Cross has about 5.6 million members in the state, about 1.5 million of those in its HMOs. These health maintenance organizations reimburse doctors for services rendered. Under the new plan, Blue Cross is prepared to pay as much as 10 percent more.
Blue Cross' 10 percent figure raises the bar, Lee said. In a survey of seven major health plans conducted last year, the group found performance-based incentives accounted for an average 1 percent of the bonuses doctors receive from HMOs.
Lee said that as employers pay higher premiums, they want to see the value they're getting. "Blue Cross' action's will accelerate other health plans both in putting more money on the table and using common measures to give consumer tools to measure health plans," he said.
Blue Shield, a competing health plan whose headquarters are in San Francisco and has about a million members, started a performance-based review system about six months ago, said its chief medical officer, Dr. Jeffrey Rideout.
"It's a good thing--not necessarily a unique thing," said Rideout of the Blue Cross program. Rideout said Blue Shield's plan differs in that it is voluntary on the part of the physicians and includes a standardized patient satisfaction survey.
Blue Cross' scorecard uses the same patient survey, which was developed in part by the Pacific Business Group on Health along with various health plans and medical group associations.
Patients will be randomly surveyed about such issues as their doctor's communication skills and quality of care.
But the Blue Cross plan also includes other quality measures such as preventive health efforts, the number of patients who transfer as a result of poor care and the medical group's internal assessment of its physicians.
The Integrated Healthcare Association, a group of hospitals and insurers, has pushed for a quality-based bonus program. But IHA Executive Director Beau Carter was concerned about the possibility of health plans devising their own standards.
"If each health plan designs its own, we're going to make the problem of dueling scorecards even worse," Carter said.
Steve McDermott, chief executive of Hills Physicians Medical Group in San Ramon, an independent physicians association with about 2,500 doctors, commended Blue Cross' efforts. "But I want to also challenge Blue Cross to add more money to the table," he said, offering two or three times the Blue Cross plan's bonus levels.
McDermott said bonuses account for about 1 percent of his revenues and estimated the new program could earn an additional $2 million this year for his group. "This will cause a number of medical groups to not make it because they won't be able to meet the requirements," he said.
While quality of care is a major issue for consumer groups, Jamie Court, head of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, questioned Blue Cross' motivation.
"This seems like an admission that the system is broken, but with little more than window dressing to fix it," he said.
Court said that if doctors continue to get paid a fixed rate per patient, as they generally do under HMO contracts, they will be encouraged to do less for patients. "The ultimate judge of quality is whether a physician has adequate funds to pay for what they deem necessary for a patient," he said.
Court also questioned the timing of Blue Cross' announcement coming in the middle of the national patients' bill of rights debate. But Blue Cross officials said its new program had been in the works before the issue re-emerged in Congress.
The California Medical Association, a physicians' trade group, supported quality-based bonuses but criticized putting more money into bonuses while some doctors' groups have been going bankrupt.
"There's not enough money in the system at this time to take care of patients. How can you satisfy patients if we don't have enough money in the system?" said Dr. Frank Staggers, an Oakland urologist and president of the CMA.
The battle between how much the plans reimburse doctors and hospitals for services was played out dramatically in January when Blue Cross and Sutter Health failed to reach an agreement for seven weeks after their contract expired. An agreement was reached, but not before 30,000 HMO members were transferred to different doctors.
Other physicians groups, however, praised the program. "Overall, we think the concept is a very good one," said Richard Angeloni, a spokesman for Brown & Toland in San Francisco, which has about 1,600 doctors in the group.
oCanceled: Blue Cross of California discontinued a program that rewarded HMO doctors for containing medical costs, replacing it with bonuses linked to customer satisfaction.
o Why: HMOs are under fire from dissatisfied customers, investors who want higher profits and regulators looking to pass patients'-rights legislation.
o What's next: Other major HMOs are expected to follow suit, giving patients a stronger voice in health-care operations. | 2019-04-22T08:24:59 | http://mail.consumerwatchdog.org/healthcare/nw/nw001772.php3 |
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1. A simple & sustainable existence that makes time & room for what’s (most) important while tossing the rest!
Hi, we are the Peterson Family! This blog is about our journey towards a simple and more intentional life.
While awaiting the arrival of our daughter we decided to make some major life changes to have more time, energy and resources for what matters to us most. This meant selling the majority of our possessions, moving into a Airstream travel trailer and pursing our passions.
After 4yrs we don’t have everything figured out but life is about what you do on the journey not the destination. We hope that by sharing our story you are inspired and start your own simple living journey.
Join us in Livin’ Lightly!
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As one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands, Utrecht has the beauty of being quaint and modern at the same time. Around the city center, you can find surrealistic buildings surrounded with each other as well as an ancient church in another corner.
During this trip, the mission of Chung and I was to find the famous church "Jacobikerk".
However, during our exploring journey finding the church, we discovered many unexpected things.
There are Miffy-shaped lights in the city center, which indicates that Utrecht is the birthplace of Miffy--the famous and cute rabbit who has been warmed many of us.
Both Chung and I really enjoyed this trip, do you also like this kind of one day trip with us? Let me know by commenting down below! | 2019-04-23T02:02:42 | https://www.studyinholland.nl/stories/all-stories/vlog-weekend-trip-to-utrecht-finding-the-famous-church |
An architect’s rendering of what a new Dighton-Berkley bridge might look like was both rewarding and exciting.
The wait for a new bridge has been long and frustrating.
As the old span fell bit by bit to the ravages of time, residents and non-residents who use the bridge daily got much less than what they should have received.
That’s a way of saying that a new bridge should have been erected years ago.
Each time the bridge failed an inspection and was classified as dangerous, the state made repairs with a patch here and a patch there, sometimes raising the weight limit.
This has been going on for at least four decades and now the bridge is one lane, traffic on it controlled by red and green traffic lights.
Cars line up on either side, drivers waiting for their green light Trucks have been banned for several years now.
Heavy vehicles seeking to cross Taunton River must do so through Taunton or Fall River and then double back. It’s been this way for so long that nobody complains anymore.
The design for a new bridge, as shown in the architect’s rendering, blends nicely with the scenic beauty of the Taunton River .
Residents on both sides of the river have insisted that a replacement bridge fit the pristine atmosphere of the river and the marshes along it.
They now have a right to feel they have preserved something important — provided the new bridge reflects the architect’s concept.
The one-lane at a time traffic pattern on the existing bridge has been in place for several years.
The other option was to close it.
That there are few complaining about waiting in line to cross may be due to the scenic beauty spread before them that they would have missed if they had been able to whip across.
No matter what the weather, the short wait at the bridge’s traffic signal can have the effect of calming even the most impatient of drivers, especially those who have left a hectic Route 24 just a few minutes before.
But the time for a new, safe, and “modern” bridge has arrived, and the replacement should not be put off until the old span weakens further and has to be closed once again.
The design for the bridge has met with approval of property owners along the river and others from both Berkley and Dighton.
The next step, replacing the bridge, should be taken without delay. | 2019-04-25T16:04:48 | https://www.tauntongazette.com/x535539295 |
Hello, Tedi here. I came to the Devoted Barn to heal from having my leg amputated, and I'm doing really well my foster home. After having my stitches removed the vet told my mom that I can run and play, YAY. I was so tired of being cooped up.
I really love people of all ages, but some men scare me a little. I really really love kids, but mom says I play kind of ruff. I sleep in my crate at night without a fuss, and potty outside like a champ. I have no problem playing outside or snuggling on the couch with you. Having only 3 legs don't slow me down. I like other dogs, even the big one that drools on me, and I really want to play with the cats, but I get to excited and bite them. Mom says I have an adoption event to go to, not sure what that is, but she said it involves a car ride and lots of people and maybe meeting my new family. I'm super excited. I love car rides and love people.
I can’t wait to meet you. I pawromise I’ll be a good boy! | 2019-04-25T02:54:45 | https://www.thedevotedbarn.org/tedi |
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With a focus on leading edge technology for lifestyle products, Artison incorporates it’s patented DualMono Center Channel technology into the ultra-thin Masterpiece M- LCR-DM speakers that rest beautifully along side a flat panel TV.
The Masterpiece LCR-DM combines three, front channels (LCR) into these slim enclosures. Using their exclusive DualMono technology, the Masterpiece speakers are able to project clear dialog from the center of the video display, for the most accurate center channel placement. This replicates the kind of sound you would get by hiding speakers behind a projection screen. However, for flat panels there is usually no other placement other than above or below the screen and the sound will not be exactly “centered”.
The Masterpiece speakers are designed to be attached to a flat panel display or mounted to the wall. The side-firing tweeters widen the “sweet spot” for a more encompassing and accurate soundstage. Featuring Artison’s exclusive Curved Line Array, there are thirty-two, 25mm Artison Reference Theater drivers, which controls the vertical dispersion pattern and creates a wider horizontal soundstage. This array is combined with an Inverted Magnet Structure with two, 5.5″ long-throw Kevlar midrange/woofers that ensure a low crossover frequency of 80Hz.
Custom Grilles can be cosmetically matched for both height and color of any flat panel TV and are delivered within 48 hours after purchase. The thin mounting bracket allows attachment to newer, super thin TV’s ranging in size from .28 to 4.5″. Designed for larger video displays, the Masterpiece M-LCR=DM speakers are compatible with most displays starting at 55″ diagonal. Complementing today’s sleek and contemporary flat panel TVs, the Artison Masterpiece speakers integrate seamlessly into any decor, yet, deliver sound quality on par with high-end, floor-standing speakers.
A pair of Masterpiece M-LCR-DM speakers retail for $2,800/pair, including the custom grilles. | 2019-04-23T06:18:33 | http://www.hometheaterdesignmag.com/category/high-end/ |
Here are some resources that we’ve collected as a convenience to our valued customers. To the left, you will find links to some useful information in guides, charts, and tables for the electrical professional..
Why is LED lighting more energy efficient? Simply put, the converted energy is put to better use. In traditional lamps, 90% of the energy consumed produces heat leaving the remaining 10% as visible light. So, when you hear the term Lumens per Watt, it means that for every watt of electricity consumed a certain amount of light is produced.
Consider this example: The old 60W incandescent you are used to provides 660 lumens which translates to 11 lumens/watt. Now consider the LED replacement for a 60W bulb, a 9.5W LED providing 800 lumens. The LED options provides a staggering 84 lumens/watt. See the difference? The LED lamp is 50.5 watts less than its predecessor but is providing more light and less wasted energy.
We are all guilty of leaving the lights on. Considering the same 60W and LED replacement above, if you left the 60W lamp on 24 hours, 365 days/year the bulb would have to be replaced every 3 months. On the other hand, the 9.5W LED lamp would last 2.85 years. Switching to LED translates into 10 fewer trips made to the supply house to buy a new incandescent lamp.
LED lamps and fixtures are ecologically friendly, they provide instant on light, and because they are manufactured on sturdy components they are durable and rugged. They can withstand some of the harshest conditions including hot and cold environments. LEDs love the cold but also perform well in warmer applications too. The carefully designed heat sink allows the heat to be directed away from the system which prolongs the life of the LEDs.
LEDs can be combined in any shape to produce highly efficient illumination. More importantly, they can be dimmed resulting in a dynamic control of light, color and distribution. The adaptability of LED has offered many mood illumination solutions that can be incorporated into our daily lives.
Finally, LED lamps and fixtures operate through a driver which provides several options for a user to control and dim the lights. Wireless integration offers the following features: voice control, color changing options, dimming, syncing with music, and human-centric features that match LED lighting with circadian rhythms.
You might hear people refer to LED as a “directional” light source. Conventional lamps emit light in all directions (360 degrees), whereas LEDs emit light in a specific direction. This allows useful light to be emitted from a source to reach an object being illuminated as opposed to being trapped within the fixture. Another great example of the efficiency of LED. More light, better light.
Another term you may have heard of is CRI or Color Rendering Index. This indicates how colors are perceived by the human eye. Before LED we had the CFL (Compact Fluorescent). Most CFL’s had a CRI that did not exceed 85. Today we are seeing most LED’s with a CRI of 90 to 100, with 100 being the highest. The higher rendering allows us to experience colors in their natural state, similar to what it would be like if you were outside in the sunlight. | 2019-04-23T12:20:40 | http://www.hunzicker.com/resources |
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Where is NorthWest Trek in America?
NorthWest Trek is situated in the region Washington in America!
Here you will find the location of NorthWest Trek on a map.
All places in the world called NorthWest Trek.
Where is NorthWest Trek on the map?
Elbe: SR 7 at MP 16.7 - Bridge.
Mineral: Lake and Boat Ramp.
Where is NorthWest Trek relative to other places?
Top 10 cities in Washington and distance from NorthWest Trek.
Top 10 cities in America and distance from NorthWest Trek. | 2019-04-23T10:13:04 | https://us.geotargit.com/index.php?qcountry_code=US&qregion_code=WA&qcity=NorthWest%20Trek |
Why do women play with their hair when they do something wrong while driving?
For the same reason men scratch their sideburns, beard or other parts of their face. It's a human thing.
Whoa! Well I wouldn't know my wife won't drive when I'm in the car she says I make her nervous, I don't yell at her.
I have my license, but live a carless lifestyle. I do, however, get pedestrian rage.
I bet you save some serious money!
Why do men think they're the only ones who can drive? Any insurance company will tell you that that is MOST assuredly NOT the case.
Do you play with your hair?
No. Especially not in the car. When I'm busy, my hair is up, out of my way, and left alone.
Get hit by a car once, and you don't do anything but drive when you're behind the wheel my friend - whether you're a chick or not.
LOL Misha, I agree, but their actuarial tables are quite clear on who is risky and who is not.
It's very good to see you around! How are you?
I know you're the best driver in the world but this post was to adress why when they make a mistake they do this. I know its rare if ever.
And I am fine, thank you, how bout you?
Do insurance agents play with their hair when they make a mistake?
They would, Rochelle, but if the adhesive is no good, it comes off and, well, it's embarrassing etc.
I don't think they think they make mistakes!
Most insurance agents I've known don't have any hair!
It is because when we do something wrong we revert back to childlike mannerisms to cover our embarrassment and/or comfort our insecurities. Men do it too- typically it is something such scratching your beard/chin or upper lip. The hand gestures in front of the face is comparable to the reaction a child has when they are in the wrong, they cover their face or eyes as if they are hiding and you cant see them- same type of thing.
Great answer! Do you play with your hair?
What women are you talking about? I don't play with my hair, I'm too busy putting on my makeup and texting.
ha, I don't make mistakes while driving.
but I play with my hair sometimes if the stop light is taking forever. I don't know why.
I don't play with my hair.
I hope its by choice and not because you're bald!
I wonder why some people decide their car is the appropriate place to pick their noses? I often bare witness to the determination of some drivers to find whatever they are looking for within their nostril...??? I wonder if it is considered a driving hazard? For some reason, it is really distracting for me- but the one doing the digging seems to be content and I have yet to have anyone notice by bewildering stares.
It's best to see them dig at a red light, they flop their arm out the window, their thumb and forefinger tips cycling together as they roll the globular prize into a proper sphere for flicking. I often strain to see if I can tell where they go, hoping to see the nasal nugget sticking to the paint on the door of the car next to them, but they're just too small to see.
They're looking for a lucky one!
I wonder what sneaky plays with when he is driving? LOL his knob? not that, the radio.
So did you offer your assistance in tuning in his radio!
no. hahahhhaaaa! I was just sitting on my porch as he "drove" by. It made me laugh and wonder, how the heck does he avoid car accidents?
I drive a lot for my work I usually listen to talk radio between phone calls. At the lights I usually read thru notes to make sure I don't miss something, I still miss stuff!
Why are women weaker at tasks requiring spacial abilities (e.g. - driving)?
Lady drivers tend to face car accidents, causing minor damages to the sides of the vehicle. Is this due to their comparatively poor ability to judge the width of the vehicle?
Do women take care of cars like men do?
Men generalY clean their cars more than they do the House. Is that really true?
Crash into an illegally parked car - whose fault?
Crash into an illegally parked car - whose fault?What if a car parks in a non-parking place right behind your vehicle and you do not see them, are you responsible for damage resulting from your backing into them?
Greedy Insurance Companies , Really???
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/medicare … um=twitterDoes anyone really believe that government health care will be cheaper and better than what we have and without fraud waste and abuse?? | 2019-04-24T19:56:04 | https://hubpages.com/relationships/forum/41132/women-and-cars |
FRESNO – Today, U.S. Senator D. Kamala Harris toured the Fowler Packing Company in Fresno and held an agricultural roundtable discussion. Harris heard directly from agricultural and local leaders about their priorities, including the reauthorization of the Farm Bill.
The Fowler Packing Company is one of the largest growers of fresh table grapes and citrus in the entire nation and leads the agricultural industry in the most advanced non-invasive farming practices available. The Fowler Packing Company also uses cutting-edge drip irrigation systems, eco-friendly pest management programs, and has one of the largest solar installations in California. Additionally, they offer on-site cafeterias where free meals are available to all employees, and provide a health clinic for employees and their families. | 2019-04-20T15:01:18 | http://a1126.org/DispOneMessage.asp?txtOrgCode=CCEF&Category=08&ID=CCEF42922461519400&Page=1 |
Earlier today, Wednesday, 8th April 2015, at an event at Ten Bompas Hotel, Johannesburg, HTC launched their new flagship, the HTC One M9 in South Africa. Although the device will only see official availability to the public in June 2015, attendees of the event enjoyed hands-on experience with the device. Neeraj Seth, Head of Marketing, HTC MEA, along with his colleagues were in attendance to present the flagship, along with the soon to be released “Let Them Stare” ad campaign.
On looks alone, the M9 is one of the standout smartphones, with innards that’s sure to impress as well. Despite the company not placing much emphasis on what lies beneath, focusing instead on the more social and UX features, the unit still packs a punch with its Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset, which has a 64-bit processor (Quad-core 1.5GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2GHz Cortex-A57), and Adreno 430 GPU. The unit also sports 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, 20.7MP rear-facing camera, 4MP front-facing camera that’s among the best in the business, and Li-Po 2840mAh battery. From the few minutes I spent with the handset, I’m definitely looking forward to reviewing the unit over the next few weeks, so do stay tuned for that.
HTC Corporation, a pioneer in innovation and design, has launched the HTC One M9 to the South African market. The newest addition to the HTC One family should be available from Vodacom and MTN from approximately June 2015.
The new innovative design will be available with customisable themes to put you in the centre of the smartphone experience; intelligently analysing your favourite photos to modify the look and feel of your apps, colour scheme and backgrounds. The HTC One M9 features an incredible 20 megapixel main camera which has the ability to shoot movies in 4K resolution.
The front facing camera addresses low light shots with a powerful UltraPixel™ camera. HTC BoomSound™ now combined with 5.1 channel Dolby® Surround sound3 simulation delivers extraordinary, cinema-style surround sound. A more intelligent HTC BlinkFeed™ also makes it easier to uncover the hidden gems that surround you by using location data to recommend points of interest, news and information.
For the ultimate connected smartphone-powered TV experience, the HTC One M9 comes exclusively preloaded with the Peel® Smart Remote app. instantly connecting you to the shows you love, the app even learns from your viewing habits, transforming your phone into a personal TV guide and remote control.
This powerful and innovative smartphone will be available in silver & gold dual tone finish and single-tone gunmetal grey and South Africans should be able to place their pre-orders from May 2015. | 2019-04-22T17:13:28 | https://www.fortressofsolitude.co.za/htc-one-m9-launches-in-south-africa/ |
Has my website been hacked ?
Suspect you might have been hacked ? Well there can be a few symptoms. And the issue is google doesn't tell you before your rankings take a dive. Remember google is not a system to tell you if you are in bad shape but it does provide some great clues. The webmasters console is the place to start to look for clues.
The google webmasters console has been maligned by some in the seo game as it doesn't deliver the same quality as does the google analytics tool. I am not using the webmasters tool for seo nor should you be but it is the best tool for finding the hacks if present.
This site is now fixed but you need to mark them as fixed to google. See the red button.
Of course in your site you need to look through the console to discover the urls as they may not show up here if they are not 404ing. One thing you can do right now is the site: operator for use in google. If you are not familiar with search operators in google here is a good guide.
while in google.com use this to check yoursite.com for the occurance of viagra - you can check other terms such as prescription, drugs etc you get the idea..this unfortunately needs doing the minute you suspect you have been hacked. Google finds these links as that is the need of the hacker in fact. So it is also his weakness.
Inside the backend of joomla check the components > redirects component. There can be some funny urls in here.
Always do your site updates and check the permissions on the folders are correct especially if you are using a shared server.
Keep the plugins you use to an absolute minimum and make sure the plugin is well subscribed to and has thousands of users and is frequently updated.
Good luck and stay hack free in future. | 2019-04-25T03:05:12 | https://cambs.eu/blog/entry/help-with-a-hacked-joomla-or-wordpress-site |
The decor of our Bed and Breakfast has been carefully planned to ensure you instantly feel relaxed and comfortable. All our rooms have private en suite bathrooms. Whether you are enjoying the Garden Patio, drifting off to sleep on our luxurious mattresses, or savouring a delicious hot breakfast, we look forward to making you feel at home.
If you are looking for a B&B that is luxurious yet casual, then you have come to the right place. Whether your trip is for business or pleasure all of our rooms are equipped with high speed Wi-Fi connections. We have a television in every room as well as a safe for storage of your passport and other valuables.
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Please note we are required to charge an additional 13% Tax on the room rate.
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We want all our guests to be happy so it is important to know that although it is a great and private space, this room is located on the Basement level. | 2019-04-22T16:06:25 | https://www.misterbandb.com/rooms/263008 |
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The best collegiate baseball players in the country will be headed to Cape Cod this summer and are looking to join your family as they chase their dreams of becoming a major league baseball player.
In 2016, 297 Major League Baseball Players had spent some time playing in the Cape Cod Baseball League and that list is growing. Names like Jackie Bradley Jr., Chris Sale, Kris Bryant, Aaron Judge, and George Springer all spent a summer on Cape Cod living with a host family!
Host brothers and sisters are given on field access after home games, priority for bat boys/bat girl opportunities, families receive a stipend to help with some of the costs of adding a family member for the summer. | 2019-04-22T08:53:15 | http://www.harborhawks.org/HostFamilies |
The story of the operating surgeon relinquishing his hallowed position beside an operating table to a chair positioned a few feet away began in the 1980's in the USA when NASA, Stanford Research Institute, and the US Department of Defence developed the SRI Telepresence Surgery System, which was intended to aid the wounded in a battle by surgeon's miles away from the frontline (1). Although it did not accomplish the intended objective, this surgical system eventually led to the development of the present day Da Vinci Robotic System.
Robotic surgery is the latest cutting-edge technological advancement in the surgeon's armamentarium. Almost like science fiction to the uninitiated, the surgeon sitting at a console controlling a robotic arms assembly has revolutionized the surgical approach to many procedures which were hitherto either very complicated or fraught with prohibitive complications.
Although newer modifications of the Da Vinci robot are on the anvil, the present configuration is likely to remain the mainstay in the Indian scenario for the foreseeable future.
The Da Vinci Surgical System was released in April 1997 and received FDA approval in 2000 for laparoscopic surgeries. (2) Today it is being used in increasing number of specialities including gynaecology, ENT, Cardiac Surgery, General Surgery, Orthopaedics and Urology.
There are specific areas and disease processes in the human body that are apt for robotic surgery. For instance the pelvis (the lower part of the trunk between the abdomen and the thighs) and organs in the pelvis ( prostate, urinary bladder and uterus) are organs for which robotic surgery is commonly performed. To understand this better, one has to imagine the difficulty in peeling the skin of a small orange(prostate), kept in a deep cavity( human pelvis), which is so small as to allow only one hand to be used. Now imagine the surgeon's eyes being placed 5 inches from the orange with instruments as small as pencils mimicking and exceeding the range of motion of the hands and fingers. The task becomes exceptionally simple. The utility and ease of surgery has changed the way that surgeons and patients perceive major surgery. Gone are the days when laparoscopy was considered advancement. We have moved well beyond the limitations of pure laparoscopy. Major surgery for prostate cancer has been reduced to 24hrs hospital stay with patients walking in 4hrs after surgery and going back to work in a few days time. Diseases of the kidneys, bladder, uterus, ovary, intestines, surgery for obesity and even heart surgery can be done with robotic assistance.
Any technical advancement is a tool for execution of the basic technique of surgery and hence must be examined with the question - Does this further aid, simplify or facilitate our adherence to our time honoured basic surgical steps and their outcomes?
The answer for the robot is probably a resounding "Yes". It unquestionably offers some distinct advantages.
3D vision and depth perception: One of the biggest hindrances of Laparoscopic surgery has been a 2 dimensional representation of a 3 dimensional operating field. The incorporation of binocular optics in the operating console offers the operating surgeon a 3 dimensional simulation and thereby improves depth perception which is invaluable when operating in the limited confines of areas like the pelvis.
Elimination of hand tremors and field magnification: Robotic arms eliminate tremors and help in movement scaling. This increases the precision of the surgical steps and helps define difficult anatomical landmarks.
Ergonomically superior and cause less fatigue to the surgeon: Better operating posture and surgeon's comfort translates into better surgical outcomes.
Reduces the learning curve of Laparoscopic surgery: The exposure to robotic surgery offers a chance for surgeons who are not laparoscopically trained to offer a minimally invasive surgery option.
The additional advantages of minimally invasive surgery like lesser post-operative pain, shorter convalescence period, lesser bleeding and more cosmetic incisions unarguably further the case of robotic assisted surgery.
The biggest and possibly the only uncontested disadvantage of the Robotic Surgery is the incurred cost. The Da Vinci Surgical systems robot costs a considerable $ 2 million with a further $ 100,000 required for annual maintenance.
Undoubtedly the higher costs involved translate into higher cost of Surgery which is principally borne by the patient. In the Indian context this is a very pertinent consideration where a vast majority of the population cannot afford such high costs. Another uniquely piquant condition in India is that even in patients who have medical insurance; the companies refuse to cover surgeries done using the robotic technology.
Major diseases causing maximum number of deaths in India are still TB and infectious diseases like malaria. A question that is most frequently and arguably the most aptly asked in this scenario is - Can we afford it?
At present this question is akin to asking - Can India afford to market a Mercedes Benz or an Audi car?
The reply to the question, as written in an essay by Vipul et al is, that the Robot is already there in India and the question is becoming increasingly redundant.
In July 2006, India witnessed its first Robotic Assisted Surgery at AIIMS. Fittingly, it was pioneered by the Department of Urology and a Robotic radical prostatectomy was completed successfully . We have indeed come a long way since then. As PN Dogra et al have analysed, the results of a series of 190 cases performed at their centre compare very favourably with the western figures. The number of Robots in India has also been steadily increasing and although the precise number is not available, there are about 21 centres, across the country, which are regularly performing Robotic surgeries.
In terms of departments, Urology is quite definitely the forerunner in the use of Robotic technology. The number of radical prostatectomies being performed has gone up tremendously as compared to the open era. The improved continence results and the lesser erectile dysfunctions attributable to better nerve sparing achieved due to the robotic technology, have gone a long way in establishing radical prostatectomy as the flagship surgery of robotics worldwide and in India. The advantages have also been extended to procedures requiring precision and accuracy like partial nephrectomy which has enabled efficient nephron sparing surgery with resultant renal function preservation. Robotic assisted adrenalectomy, pyeloplasty, radical nephrectomy and donor nephrectomy are being performed with increased frequency as the Surgeon is getting more and more acclimatized to the Robot. A further testament to the proficiency of the Indian surgeon with the robot is the increasing number of Robotic Renal Transplant surgeries being performed successfully at some centres.
Other Surgical departments in India are also joining the Robotic revolution in increasing numbers. Gynaecology, ENT, Cardiac Surgery and General Surgery are using the Robot in a wide variety of cases.
As Dr Mani Menon, of the Vattikutti Institute said in an interview to Express Healthcare, - "India is ideally suited for robotic surgery as the surgeons are skilled, the patient volume is high and a full spectrum of complex diseases are encountered. In India particularly, multispecialty robotic surgery has a great future."
Even with this well recognized potential, Robotic surgery is still in its infancy in India.
As mentioned earlier the inherent costs associated with it remain the biggest challenge to be overcome for a more uniform dispersion of this technology throughout the country. The only way to tackle this and to make robotic surgery financially feasible is for multidisciplinary utilization of the robotic system to its fullest potential. The maintenance cost remains the same whether one case or 6 cases are done in a day. So it is logical that if more cases were generated out of a robotic system, the cost per case would automatically decrease. Government support is also of paramount importance in making this technology available to more people at a subsidized rate.
With Indians at the forefront of Robotics worldwide, it is not unreasonable to anticipate the development of an indigenous robotic surgical system in the future. The department of biomedical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology have made some headway in the goal of developing our very own Indian prototype. (5) Needless to say, such a system will go a long way in making this technology come within reach of a majority of our population.
Another major drawback with the current Indian scenario is the lack of robotic surgery fellowships in India. With increasing number of centres attaining competence in performing surgeries, it is expected that a number of them shall make the logical transition of imparting Robotic training also.
India today, is gaining momentum in the process of becoming a very competent Robotic Surgery destination. Our costs still remain lower than most western counterparts while our skills match up to the world's standards.
Apollo Hospitals, a forerunner in embracing advancements in healthcare was one of the first institutions in India to offer Robotic surgery to their patients. Like any technological advancement, robotic surgery entails a steep learning curve and surgeons who have breached this curve by training in high volume centres in America and Europe spearhead the Robotic programme in Apollo Hospitals. With world class technology, surgical expertise and quality of care available in India, no longer do we need to go beyond our boundaries for treatment. Today, quality healthcare goes beyond treatment of the disease to rehabilitation and improving the quality of life of the patient and this has truly revolutionized and expanded the horizons of healthcare in India. | 2019-04-26T08:12:38 | https://www.apollohospitals.com/patient-care/health-and-lifestyle/our-doctors-talk/robotic-urology-in-india |
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Bio: Thomas W. Reps is the J. Barkley Rosser Professor & Rajiv and Ritu Batra Chair in the Computer Sciences Department of the University of Wisconsin, which he joined in 1985. Reps is the author or co-author of four books and more than one hundred seventy-five papers describing his research (see http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~reps/). His work has concerned a wide variety of topics, including program slicing, dataflow analysis, pointer analysis, model checking, computer security, code instrumentation, language-based program-development environments, the use of program profiling in software testing, software renovation, incremental algorithms, and attribute grammars.
His collaboration with Professor Tim Teitelbaum at Cornell University from 1978 to 1985 led to the creation of two systems—the Cornell Program Synthesizer and the Synthesizer Generator—that explored how to build interactive programming tools that incorporate knowledge about the programming language being supported. The systems that they created were similar to modern program-development environments, such as Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse, but pre-dated them by more than two decades. Reps is President of GrammaTech, Inc., which he and Teitelbaum founded in 1988 to commercialize this work.
At Wisconsin, Professor Reps and collaborator Professor Susan Horwitz carried out many investigations of program slicing and its applications in software engineering. Reps’s most recent work concerns program analysis, computer security, and software model checking.
In 1996, Reps served as a consultant to DARPA to help them plan a project aimed at reducing the impact of the Year 2000 Problem on the U.S. Department of Defense. In 2003, he served on the F/A-22 Avionics Advisory Team, which provided advice to the U.S. Department of Defense about problems uncovered during integration testing of the plane’s avionics software.
Professor Reps received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell University in 1982. His Ph.D. dissertation won the 1983 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award.
Reps’s 1988 paper on interprocedural slicing, with Susan Horwitz and his then-student David Binkley, was selected as one of the 50 most influential papers from the ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI), 1979-99. According to Google Scholar, the 1988 paper and the subsequent journal version have received over 1,780 citations.
His 2004 paper about analysis of assembly code, with his student Gogul Balakrishnan, received the ETAPS Best-Paper Award for 2004 from the European Association for Programming Languages and Systems (EAPLS). His 2008 paper about a system for generating static analyzers for machine instructions, with his student Junghee Lim, received the ETAPS Best-Paper Award for 2008 from EAPLS. In 2010, his 1984 paper “The Synthesizer Generator,” with Tim Teitelbaum, received an ACM SIGSOFT Retrospective Impact Paper Award. In 2011, his 1994 paper “Speeding up slicing,” with Susan Horwitz, Mooly Sagiv, and Genevieve Rosay, also received an ACM SIGSOFT Retrospective Impact Paper Award.
Four of his students, Gogul Balakrishnan, Akash Lal, Junghee Lim, and Aditya Thakur, have been recipients of the Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award given by the University of Wisconsin Computer Sciences Department. Akash Lal was also a co-recipient of the 2009 SIGPLAN Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, and he was named as one of the 18 awardees selected for the 2011 India TR-35 list (top innovators under 35).
Reps has also been the recipient of an NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award (1986), a Packard Fellowship (1988), a Humboldt Research Award (2000), and a Guggenheim Fellowship (2000). He is also an ACM Fellow (2005). In 2013, Reps was elected a foreign member of Academia Europaea.
Reps has held visiting positions at the Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA) in Rocquencourt, France (1982-83), the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (1993-94), the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Pisa, Italy (2000-2001), and the University Paris Diderot—Paris 7 (2007-2008).
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin - Madison and GrammaTech, Inc. | 2019-04-20T22:36:26 | https://2017.splashcon.org/profile/thomasreps |
My background provides me with unique qualifications to address your insurance and investment needs. In addition to the wealth of knowledge available through Oak Capital Management, I can work with teams of specialists throughout AXA Advisors’ national network of financial professionals to bring you well-rounded advice and guidance.
I have been in the industry and a registered representative of AXA Advisors since attaining my B.S. degree in Finance from Clemson University in 1985. My designations and achievements include the ChFC and CLU designations. I have been involved in the Mt. Pleasant community through my participation in Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club, where I served as past President, and I also served 7 years on Mt. Pleasant Planning Commission. I am a life long resident of Mt. Pleasant as well as a life long member of St. Andrews Church. | 2019-04-26T06:13:00 | http://www.oakcapitalmgt.com/James-B--Plair,-Jr-,-ChFC,-CLU.e427441.htm |
The Craft Cool T base layer is perfect for the warmer temperatures that are just around the corner, we promise! A clever combination of different fabrics, perform different functions in different zones to optimise both wicking and cooling.
Craft have looked at where the cycling body creates most heat and they have developed a panel of cool mesh fabric that works really hard to keep you cool and dry in these areas. This panel runs from the base of the neck, across the shoulders and extends to the under arm area, and it is incredibly efficient at venting heat and perspiration.
The rest of the base layer uses a HEXA channelled fibre, which boasts a unique construction with six channels that actually pulls perspiration away from the body to help keep you cool. The effect is dramatically more efficient than ordinary base layers and we found the mild chilling effect very pleasant indeed. As air passes over the outer layer you can actually feel the cooling effect of the base, as sweat is taken away from your body while you are on the move.
The fabric feels really soft next to the skin and the fit is close, rather than skin tight like some base layers, but there is enough contact with the skin to allow the fabric to do its wicking thing and in addition it offers a very welcome ultra violet protection factor of 50+.
It would be fair to say, that in our experience, Craft always pay close attention to the fit – their women’s specific range really does fit a proper female shape – and this base is no exception. They call it an ergonomic 3D construction and it is born of years studying the pedalling body, so they really do design clothing that follows your every move on the bike. There is plenty of tuck in too, so the base does not ride up when you are bent over the bars or riding on the drops.
Sadly the colour choices are limited to black or white, but the contrasting seams add some style to both options and we really liked the Pro Cool odour resistant feature, combined with washing it at 40 degrees, which made it so easy to look after. | 2019-04-18T23:13:15 | http://bikeenvy.co.uk/article.php?id=596 |
Ensuring that the tracking of corrective actions for internal, management Risk and Management Control Assessments ( MCA ) and external audits are diligently performed.
Establish and maintain appropriate documentation / controls to ensure the integrity of financial, regulatory and management information.
Create effective control environment to ensure adherence with all internal and external policies and procedures. Coordinate audits and internal reviews.
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Communication skills : will be interacting with the senior management in the franchise, on a variety of internally driven and function driven deliverables. | 2019-04-22T10:47:07 | https://neuvoo.com.ng/view/?id=e5a371400c68&source=gfj |
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Sydney McLaughlin, the 2018 IAAF Female Rising Star award winner, will return to the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, the opening meeting of the 2019 IAAF World Indoor Tour, on Saturday 26 January.
Organisers of the meeting's 24th edition have yet to announce which event McLaughlin, the world U20 record holder in the 400m hurdles, will be contesting, but it's likely to be either the 300m or 500m. There is also a women's 60m on the programme which could also be a possibility for the all-round sprint and hurdling ace.
This will be McLaughlin’s second appearance at the meeting. In 2017, her final year in high school, McLaughlin was part of a US squad that broke the world indoor best in the distance medley relay, clocking 10:40.31. All three of McLaughlin’s squad mates from that record-setting quartet will also be returning to compete in this year's edition: 2013 World Championships 800m silver medallist Brenda Martinez, 2016 Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Jenny Simpson, and Emma Coburn, the reigning world champion in the 3000m steeplechase.
The race will be McLauglin's first appearance since 9 June 2018, a day she won the NCAA title in the 400m hurdles and ran the third leg for the University of Kentucky's 4x400m relay, which eventually finished fourth. McLauglin, 19, has since joined the professional ranks.
Other sprinters recently announced include local sprint star Gabby Thomas, who last year clocked a 22.38 collegiate indoor 200m record at the NCAA Indoor Championships. | 2019-04-22T21:57:26 | http://morunandtri.com/read_new/mclaughlin-confirms-boston-return |
ABB has received an order worth around US$140 million from transmission system operators Energinet.dk in Denmark and 50Hertz Transmission in Germany to design, supply and install a HVDC onshore converter station in Bentwisch, Northern Germany.
The HVDC (high voltage direct current) converter station will allow the connection of the asynchronous AC power grids of Eastern Denmark and Germany. It is part of the “Kriegers Flak combined grid solution” project, which establishes the world’s first offshore interconnection by using the national grid connections to the future Danish Kriegers Flak and operating German Baltic 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. The interconnector will have a capacity of 400MW. ABB was also previously awarded a US$100 million AC subsea cable system order for connecting the Danish Kriegers Flak wind farm in 2015.
ABB will provide the complete HVDC station including transformers, converter valves, cooling systems, control and protection and other related equipment at the converter station. HVDC Light provides sophisticated features to the network such as the “black-start” power restoration capability and exceptional power control, to regulate the system with changes in the wind speed.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy released its results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 (January-March) today. Commercial activity in the second quarter of 2018 remained strong: after three consecutive quarters of growth in order intake, the order backlog has reached €22,041 million and is back to market-peak levels of March 2017. | 2019-04-24T19:27:40 | http://www.offshorewindindustry.com/news/abb-gets-order-kriegers-flak-onshore |
It takes courage to turn away from your doctor’s advice in favor of your own intuition. But that’s the exact kind of fierce grace this week’s guest brought to her cancer diagnosis.
Elissa Goodman is a holistic health guru, lifestyle cleanse expert, and author of Cancer Hacks: A Holistic Guide to Overcoming your Fears and Healing Cancer. After being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at the age of 32, she found herself not resonating with her doctor’s fear-based advice or aggressive radiation treatment, and instead, realized what her body really needed was proper nourishment and love.
After intensive research and listening to her inner voice, she shortened her radiation regimen and pursued an alternative path. Elissa began a journey with plant-based foods, as well as holistic and integrative medicines that would ultimately lead her to heal herself and thousands of future clients. In fact, today Elissa views cancer not as a death sentence but rather the wake-up call she needed to live a rich and fulfilled life.
From getting more zzz’s, to Reiki, to juice cleanses and cleansing your subconscious, Elissa is the high priestess of holistic living, creating juice cleanses for such health and wellness staples like Erewhon, M Kitchen, and her own delivery service platform.
Whether you have cancer, or not, if you’re ready to take your personal healing into your own hands, Elissa is the perfect guide to help you walk your own transformational path. | 2019-04-19T16:58:31 | https://thefullest.com/2018/07/26/cancer-casually-elissa-goodman/ |
If you make juicing a part of your everyday life, you’ll consume far more fruits and vegetables than you would if you had to eat them in whole form. Juicing makes getting your recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables so much easier. If you had to chew up a few stalks of celery and eat them with pile of spinach and then eat an apple, it would be quite daunting. But a green smoothie made from juicing those same ingredients can be drunk in a few minutes.
Getting your body to an alkaline state and keeping it there can pay big dividends in the form of health and well-being. Alkaline foods help swing your body’s pH levels to the alkaline side, which is one way to stay healthier, as many diseases and conditions form when the body is in a persistent acidic state. Keep in mind that whether a food is acidic or alkaline depends on how it is processed by the body. That’s why some foods that seem acidic, like a lemon, can actually have an alkaline effect on the body once consumed.
You’ll often hear juicing brought up in the same discussion as detoxing, because it does such a great job of providing the body with a flood of nutrients it can use to help rid itself of toxic waste. Any good detoxing program will simultaneously be providing the body with plenty of nutrients, which is why juice fasting has become so popular in recent years. It’s the process of cutting out all food except for juices made with fruits and vegetables specifically chosen to help cleanse key organs of the body.
The most popular organ for detoxing is the liver, which is why you’ll see juices made with lemon, grapefruit, or garlic, as these have been shown to help the liver purge itself of toxins and function as it should.
When you juice you get the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables, but you’re getting them in liquid form. This makes it much easier to digest them, and absorb the nutrients they contain. Chewing is the first step of digestion, and juicing is a way of skipping that step. Many times we don’t chew our food enough, which leads to indigestion. This is especially true for raw fruits and vegetables which require a lot of chewing to get them broken down. This means that by the time the juice reaches your stomach and starts being digested, you’ve already got a head start on the process. Your body won’t have to work as hard to break down the food and pull out the nutrients it needs, and more of these fruits and vegetables will be use than if you had eaten them whole.
You’ll naturally have more energy from juicing because you’ll be infusing your body with fruits and vegetables full of vitamins that give you real energy. Rather than settle for the phony “energy” found in energy drinks loaded with caffeine and sugar, it’s much better to get real energy from juicing . These foods have absorbed the power of the sun, and they relay that energy to you, while at the same time helping every system in the body. These juices also contain antioxidants which will help limit the amount of oxidative stress placed on the body, and help fuel you for hours on end. Best of all, no crash later.
One of the best things about juicing is how versatile it is. You can tailor your juices to a desired effect, juicing up certain fruits and vegetables depending on how you want to feel. Just as some concoctions can help you have more energy, others can help you deal with stress and calm you down.
Load up on spinach if you’re feeling stressed. It contains a number of factors that will help you feel better, including being high in tryptophan, the substance in turkey that is notorious for bringing on a sleepy state. It also contains plenty of magnesium, which will help relax the body and help you cope.
Juicing up fruits and vegetables high in calcium is a better way to meet your calcium need than through milk and dairy products. Running low on calcium is easier than you might think. Getting high quality calcium into the body each day is essential, and juicing can help with that in a big way.
Juicing has long been touted as helping with longevity and helping you live a better life in general. With more energy, more antioxidants, and more vitamins being taken in, it’s easy to see that you’ll live longer, all else being equal. By constantly feeding the body the things it needs you’ll be displacing unhealthy foods and avoiding the toxic effect they have on the body. Juicing helps all of your vital organs do their job better, so you’ll have a more vibrant life and you’ll be able to live it the way it was meant to be lived, in a body that is functioning as Mother Nature intended.
Need help getting to sleep? Juicing could be the answer. You just have to know which foods to juice up in order to induce natural sleep signals in the body. There are foods that contain melatonin, the hormone that is naturally released in the body that gets us to start yawning at night. Try juicing cherries, tomatoes, oranges, or bananas as a digestif to your dinner and then look for natural signs of sleep when bedtime rolls around. Listen to your body. If you start to get tired around 9pm, go to sleep, don’t fight to stay awake. You’ll feel much better for it, and you’ll likely be more alert and better able to function without the need of stimulants.
Juicing can help you focus and be more alert during your day, something we can all appreciate. The best part is that it does so naturally, using foods that provide additional benefits to the body. Green smoothies are perhaps the most effective way to get your brain moving. Choose any green, leafy vegetable and you’ll be surprised how great you feel after drinking it down. It may not have the same buzz that a caffeinated energy drink has, but if you try to focus you’ll see that you can, and it’s something that is sustainable without any negative side effects or long term problems. The right mix of fruits and vegetables can kick your brain into gear more effectively than any 5-Hour drink can.
Cold-pressed refers to juice that uses a hydraulic press to extract juice from fruit and vegetables, as opposed to other methods such as centrifugal or single auger. The process of high pressure processing (HPP) allows the juice to be stored for about 30 days. Without pasteurization or HPP, cold-pressed juices can be stored for 2 to 4 days. This type of juice has existed for decades, but gained public popularity in 2013 to the present day.
We think it’s best to drink our juices the same day they are pressed. As soon as any juice meets the air it begins to oxidize, compromising its nutritional value. However, storing your full juices in the refrigerator in a tightly sealed glass jar slows this process. Cold-pressed juices contain many beneficial nutrients, although they can also be high in sugar and low in dietary fiber.
When juicing, the machine extracts the juice (this is the water and most of the nutrients the produce contains), leaving behind the pulp. When blending, there is no left-over pulp. Blenders pulverize the whole produce to make a smoothie.
When you juice you are removing the insoluble fiber – the pulp. Don’t get me wrong. Fiber is good for you. It keeps your digestive tract healthy and it slows down the absorption of sugar. But it also slows down the absorption of nutrients and some nutrients stay in the fiber. When you juice, you are extracting up to 70% of the nutrition right into your glass, and without the insoluble fiber your body absorbs 100% of these nutrients.
The benefit in some ways of blended smoothies (with soluble + insoluble fiber) is that fiber slows down digestion and keeps you full longer. You also consume significantly less produce in a blended smoothie, however some of the nutrients stick to the fiber and are carried out of the body -- so less nutrients are absorbed.
Organic farming use methods that minimize the use of toxins while building soil quality and protecting water quality. Additionally, buying organic supports chemical and pesticide-free practices that are healthier for our farmers and for our planet. Lastly, we feel that organic foods have more intense and delicious flavors.
Did you know that 95% of the vitamins and enzymes our bodies need are found in the juice of raw fruits and vegetables? We would need to eat 2 lbs of carrots, 10-12 apples, or 8 lbs of spinach to get the same amount of nutrients you receive in one 16 oz juice. When you drink juice, highly concentrated vitamins, minerals and enzymes rapidly enter the bloodstream absorbing all of the nutritional benefits of the fruits and vegetables and giving your digestive organs a much-needed rest.
You may experience some side-effects of juicing such as dizziness, hunger, and headaches. But you will also experience a feeling of lightness, clarity that outweighs the negative. Please check with your juice provider for a full list of pros and cons. | 2019-04-23T15:54:32 | https://greenhoppingapp.com/blogposts/2016/2/17/everything-you-need-to-know-about-juicing |
Do's and Don'ts in the Island of Fernando de Noronha.
Wondering what are the Do's and Don’ts when visiting the Island of Fernando de Noronha?
Take your regular medications and basic travel medicines with you. Though there is a pharmacy on the island, the stocks are limited, and if they don’t have what you need, you will have no option but to fly back to the mainland.
Take a lot of sunscreen with you as the sun is quite harsh here.
Learn some basic Portuguese before you go, as most of the locals do not speak English.
Take lots of cash with you as you will not be able to use your credit card or travelers cheques at most places.
Conserve water as shortages are common on the island.
Pick up a map of the island from the airport, as you will need this to get around.
Take light clothes as Fernando de Noronha is warm throughout the year.
Make it a point to observe the spinning dolphins and turtle nesting activities, the two main highlights on the island.
Violate the rules and regulations of the protected areas. You will be penalized.
Camp or stay overnight outdoors or make a fire anywhere on the island.
Expect it to be a cheap holiday, especially during the peak season. The remoteness and exclusivity allow the hotels to be able to charge high rates.
Forget to keep well hydrated at all times, as the heat could easily make you dehydrated. | 2019-04-20T21:09:34 | http://www.noronhabookers.com/fernando-de-noronha-guide/fernando-de-noronha-basics/dos-and-donts.html |
"Climate Change Goal C. Assess the risks and potential impacts on both city government operations and on the larger Edmonds community due to climate change. The assessment of risk and potential responses – both in terms of mitigation and adaptation – should evaluate the full range of issues, paying particular attention to those arising from the city’s location on Puget Sound.
C.1 Develop a climate change risk assessment and impact analysis for city government facilities and operations.
C.2 Develop a climate change risk assessment and impact analysis for the Edmonds community which considers the potential long-term impacts to economic, land use, and other community patterns as well as the risks associated with periodic weather or climate events."
The City of Edmonds has adopted a Hazard Mitigation Plan in cooperation with other jurisdictions in Snohomish County. The entire Plan, which includes the City of Edmonds Annex (chapter), can be found here. To download just the City's Annex (chapter), click here.
The Edmonds Police Department manages our emergency response. | 2019-04-23T22:14:44 | http://edmondswa.gov/2011-05-27-04-43-33/adaptation-emergency-management.html |
Marie has been the owner/director of Breton Wellness since September, 2014. She has worked as a CBRS and Case Manager for STARR Family Behavioral Health in Boise from January, 2015 until January of 2018. She has worked in California, as a Practicum Trainee and then Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern for Family Dynamics Resource Center in the Shasta Family Justice Center (now “One SAFE Place”) Satellite Office, from July 2011 until June of 2014. Marie is a trained Crisis Counselor since 2010, and has volunteered and worked as a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Advocate, Navigator, Navigator Coordinator and Supplemental Crisis Line Supervisor for (formerly Shasta Women’s Refuge & Shasta Family Justice Center) One SAFE Place. She facilitated groups and provided counseling with probationary women re-entering the community for Cornerstone Women’s Recovery Project (in Rio Dell, CA) as a Peer Counselor, when she was an AA level social work intern.
Marie has a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from National University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Simpson University. In addition, she has specialized training and experience working in Assault Crisis and Restraint, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Crisis Interventions (CA certified) and Neurobiology of Trauma and the Cycle of Violence, Dialectical Behavior Therapy among a long list of other trainings. She has been extensively trained and experienced in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and has been to many trainings on the subjects of abuse and recovery. Marie has training and a passion for Neuro Linguistic Programming as a therapy tool, and for performance, personal and professional achievement.
Marie was a registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, #IMF 72663, from September 20, 2012-2014, under the supervision of Rayna Bertolucci, LCSW, during this time and her practicum, from July 2011-September 2012. She worked primarily treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other Anxiety Disorders, Depression and Adjustment Disorders as well as dual diagnoses including Addictions, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder among other diagnoses. She has experience with adults, children, couples and families and enjoys facilitating groups and teaching. Marie has a passion for helping people who have experienced and/or witnessed violence in its many forms, including working with veterans and other professionals experiencing medical or law enforcement field prolonged trauma exposure, former inmates, and a few government officials.
She is well known in her field in Northern California and has received extra training in working with veterans and their families. She has worked with male and female veterans and families who have experienced domestic violence and/or sexual assault as children and adults, post-combat PTSD, as well as psychological effects of chemicals exposure (Agent Orange) and the resulting physical and relational repercussions, grief, loss, depression. She is also the mother, daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of former soldiers in the US Army, fueling her passion for recovery in this population.
Another passion for Marie is presenting/teaching about the ACES study done by Kaiser Permanente Hospital, a multi-decade study following the effects of witnessing and experiencing severe abuse and neglect in childhood and the subsequent effects on the lives of those children. Also, she enjoys teaching/presenting about: parenting, child development, brain science regarding trauma, as well as boundaries.
Marie is a current member of AAMFT, and a past member of CAMFT, including regional chapters in the Redding and Chico areas. She also has been a member of the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, during her time working with survivors at One SAFE Place. Marie is currently supervised by Michael Grigg, LMFT. | 2019-04-23T03:05:00 | http://shiftjustgotreal.com/aboutus/ |
In a land defined by mountains, Gustavus stands alone. Gustavus, prairie country. Well, as close as you can get to prairie country up here. At the mouth of Glacier Bay is a strip of land. An old glacial outwash that the glaciers of old used as a dumping ground for the remains of the rock they had ground to a pulp. What remains today is a stretch of land so flat the bubble on the level falls dead center. All around is regularly scheduled programming. Chichagof Island and its mountains to the south, the Fairweathers to the west, the Beartracks to the north, and the Chilkat mountains and Excursion ridge to the east. Distant yes, but never out of mind, even when shrouded in the blankets of clouds that dominate the sky.
It’s fitting that Gustavus is southeast Alaska’s little geographic rebel. One of the few towns that don’t have to concern themselves with building into a mountain or around pesky fjords or bays that jut into sharp cut glacial rock. Nothing but sand, trees, and moose to build around. Because like the land, the people of Gustavus are unique. A cast of people that have chosen love, laughter, cold beer, and blue grass over profit, capitalism, manifest destiny, and Justin Bieber.
This is a town where people still wave as they drive by, failure to do so the highest of insults. Where a run to the local store for a bag of oats turns into a 45-minute conversation about everything or nothing. No one brushes past with downcast eyes, avoiding contact. Smiles are plentiful, good vibes abundant, the people seem ageless. Yesterday I learned that a lady I’d took for somewhere between 30 and 35 was celebrating her fiftieth birthday by traveling to Iceland. In a nation obsessed with youth, with looking young, and banishing wrinkles, maybe Gustavus is the fountain of youth. Maybe smiles, a gracious heart, and a quick laugh can do what plastic surgery cannot, and for a much more reasonable price.
I will not pretend to be an expert on the normal American lifestyle. But from my limited exposure in what many would perceive to be a normal existence, the term community has become little more than window dressing. A way to lump together a group of people that happen to live in the same area. This is not Gustavus. Gustavus is a place where community is still community. To enter into this place is to become part of a family 400 strong. Want to spend a winter here? We’ll help you find a place, chop wood, fill the chest freezer with halibut, salmon, deer, and moose.
A couple of years ago a young man moved here. He knew no one. Two weeks after arriving, his house burned to the ground. Within hours, someone had moved a yurt onto his property for shelter. Food was left on the front porch, money and building materials donated.
Home. This is home. How can it not? How can we—myself and Brittney—not want to be a part of this? Suburbia? Fine for some I suppose. Who am I to say how others should live? But give me the place where I know everyone by name. Where, should the worst ever happen there will be 400 pair of hands to pick me back up. It’s impossible not to feel happy and blissful here. We’re isolated, but never alone. We are a people of guides, fisherman, businessmen, woodsmen, parkies, lodgies, seasonals, and locals. Democrats, Republicans, Christian, Mormon, Druid, Pagan, Atheist, John Muir apostles. But we are all residents of Gustavus. And in the end, that’s all that really matters.
It starts with dolphins. They giggle like jackals, punctuated by the dull thuds of their echolocation. I shut my eyes and let the sounds of dolphins, crashing waves, and 30 knot winds rock me back to sleep. Moments later my eyes open. I sit up, Brittney’s feet swing out of the bed. The dolphins aren’t alone. The hee-haw of a donkey floats through the speaker that sits on the shelf just above our bed. G clan’s back.
“My turn,” Brittney mutters like the mother of a new born and staggers down the stairs, out the door, and to the lab. Moments later her voice comes out of the speaker as she begins the recording, mixing with the sounds of swirling water and cackling dolphins.
“This is Brittney, this is Hanson Island 2015, digital recording number…” my head hits the pillow and I drift away.
For the next few hours I fade in and out, coming to just long enough to see Brittney isn’t back and that the whales are still calling. They’re faint, maddeningly faint, but there. Three hours after they first pulled Brittney from the bed I rise. It’s a moonless December night with the clouds building for another low front, 7 am and still pitch black.
Brittney takes little convincing to go back to bed. She’s been at it since four and the whales seem to have barely moved. Their voices still distant in Johnstone Strait, at the limits of the Critical Point hydrophone. What compelled them to sit in one place and talk about it for so long? I wrap my sweater around me and feel the lab vibrate as another gust hits the south facing windows. I wipe the sleep from my eyes and brace myself as another tug rolls into range. The sound grows to a deafening roar, the orca’s voices extinguished. Feeling guilty I pull the headphones off and rub the headache emerging from my temple. If only they had such luxury.
The tug moves on and they’re still there. G clan somebody. I31s perhaps? Even Paul and Helena can’t say for sure. These late nights remind me of summer. When late night recording sessions were the norm rather than the exception. It’s warmer in July though. And the sun’s there to keep you company starting at about four in the morning. I am the night shift orca DJ, playing the hits of the A, G, and R clan on 92.1 the WHALE.
At long last the darkness lightens a shade, the whales almost inaudible, Vancouver Island distinguishable as a darker shade of black against a slowly lightening sky. The sun finds a gap and a splash of color transforms the world from black and grey. It’s all worth it. The water and mountains light up like ta water color and the orca’s go quiet. Maybe they too are watching the sun rise.
The sunrise doesn’t last long, extinguished by another fog bank rolling in. Waves topped with whitecaps intensify, the rain strikes like pebbles. Twenty minutes with no calls, than twenty-five, thirty, are they gone? A couple summers ago the A36s played a horrible trick on me, sitting silent in Robson Bight until I would end the recording before letting out a whispered giggle, letting me know that they were still awake and I should be too.
The I31s don’t have their sense of humor though. I end the recording and walk back to the cabin. The tree tops swirl and the waves thunder into the rocks twenty feet away on the high tide. My job, my office, my life. And to think a few years ago I was ready to work in a lab, studying herring bioenergetics. Let someone else wear the labcoat. I’ll go to the office in slippers and flannel.
An odd curse seems to precede my arrival to Hanson Island. Some dark foul spirit that blazes the trail and harbors ill will to Paul’s boat. In ’08, ’14, and now ’15 the June Cove has been struck with engine trouble just days before the ferry spits me out in Alert Bay. Thanks to this demon, I’ve still never arrived at OrcaLab on the day I intend to. Which is why the four of us (Brittney, me, Porter, and Penny) found ourselves curled up in Paul and Helena’s Alert Bay home for Halloween watching the curves of Hanson Island fade into the darkness through the bay windows. So tantalizingly close.
It wasn’t all bad. We watched baseball, took one more hot bath, and handed out candy to the handful of trick or treaters that came knocking on the door. Still to be determined was when we’d cover the last few miles. Dave Towers (Yes Jared Towers Dad) was to be our taxi driver. But the southeast gusts for the following morning did no breed optimism. So we settled down for another day in the bay. We slept in. I found the Vikings game on TV. And was just getting comfortable when the phone rings.
David hangs up and I stare at the phone. A rabbit and a cat in an open air skiff? I think back to last fall when we tried to put Porter in Penny’s cage. The mess, the horror, the terror, I’m still getting over it.
90 minutes later our bags are piled in the boat. Penny’s cage is between my legs, a towel draped over the corner that’s facing the bow as a windbreaker. Porter sits on Brittney’s lap, wrapped in a jacket, a look of incredulity on his face. David looks over our little menagerie with a mix of amusement and confusion.
We cruise out of the harbor and round the corner, heading east into Johnstone Strait. The wind has vanished, the sky is dry, I breath a sigh of relief. Porter buries his face in Brittney’s jacket, but Penny stands on her hind legs, trying to see around the towel. She’d drive the boat if we let her, fearless.
We weave through the islands and passes, their names echoing in my head like old friends. Pearce Passage, Plumper Islands, Blackfish Sound. I can trace the route on the palm of my hand. It’s been a week and a half with three ferries, one border crossing, and too many trips through the backpack digging for clean socks, but as we round the final point and the wooden buildings come into view, every second is worth it. My chest feels light, my fingers tingle. Was it joy? Relief? Excitement? As if every positive emotion is swirling inside simultaneously.
“Dr. Spong,” I’m beaming as we embrace and I look over his shoulder at our cabin. Smoke billows from the chimney, Helena leans nonchalantly against the railing. Brittney and I try not to get too close to her. Not out of animosity, but because of her vicious pet dander allergy that makes my sweater a chemical weapon.
In a matter of minutes our bags our piled in the living room near the wood stove. Every smell, every memory coming back tack sharp. The speaker connected to the hydrophones pumps in the sounds of swirling water and a distant tug. Sonic comfort food. Macaroni and Cheese for the ears. Within the hour we’re splitting wood, scanning for humpbacks, falling back into the beautiful rhythm of the island. I walk past Brittney bent over the chopping block, Porter sprinting up in down the hill, his euphoria matches ours.
The shadows grow long, the sun dipping behind the island painting the mountains in a soft glow. I step out onto our porch, drinking in the view. A mile down the sea lions roar and bark, the noise rising to a crescendo. With no warning dozens of them launch themselves into the water. I furrow my brow, what on earth is making them all – and I see them.
Dorsal fins. Five of them. Just off the rocks, smooth curved dorsals with knife sharp points. Biggs. Transients. Oh my God. For a heartbeat I’m rooted to the spot, too stunned to move. On our first night? Muscle memory takes over. I skid across the deck, throwing open the door to our cabin and scream, “Biggs at the sea lion haul out!” I’m gone before Brittney can respond, tearing over to Paul and Helena’s, heart pounding, I haven’t seen orcas in months. I repeat the message and head for the observation deck, camera in hand.
The light is so dim every photo is like a blurred and pixelated photo of Sasquatch. There a mile away. It doesn’t matter. As the last of the daylight fades we strain our eyes to follow the group as they go around the corner, leaving the sea lions in a frenzy. The movie script ends, the whales vanish, and we stand in near darkness. No roads, no cars, no stores. Just us, the trees, the ocean, each other. Back where we belong.
The water shimmered, reflecting shades of gray and green in the morning light. Fog hugged the peaks of the Beartrack Mountains like a cloak, wrapping their peaks in an ever flowing blanket. A determined ray of sun stabbed through the fog and mist, its finger crawling along the liquid mirror of the ocean, moving up the barnacle covered rocks emerging from the midnight high tide. The ray moved beyond the rye grass, turning their grains gold as they floated past, their early morning dew glowing like flakes of gold. It moved past the strawberries above the tide line and the tattered remains of an unmade bear bed abandoned just hours ago, its mattress of moss still warm. From the flat plane beyond a trio of Spruce trees the light finally rested against pale yellow canvas.
Within the tiny tent came the rustles of early morning life, a cough and a groan emerged as cold, stiff appendages protested the early disturbance. Here it was warm, comfortable. Eventually the growl of a zipper floated across the landscape joining the early morning calls of the ravens, murrelets, and gulls. A head adorned in gray wool appeared, brown and white curls peaking beneath, emerald green eyes squinting even as the few fingers of light retreated back beyond the clouds.
Reed stepped clear of the tent and staggered slowly around the trees, ambling down the beach, his gait slow and uneven as he stumbled over loose rock. One hundred yards down, buried in the rye grass lay a pair of black, cylindrical bear cans. Prying the lid off one of them, Reed settled himself upon a broad flat rock and watched the sun struggle to reappear as water rose to a boil making the oats in the sauce pan quiver and dance.
Stretched before him lay the middle and upper segments of Glacier Bay. From his vantage point on Young Island the land opened out before him like a picture book. The long seductive legs of the Y shaped bay tapered off in the distance leading to the destructive and creating forces of the glaciers. After 50 years there were few estuaries, inlets, and passes that he had not explored, slept in, or felt the stinging ice of a sudden storm seeking out every weakness in his jacket and tent. In his mind he could trace the land like the lines on his weathered and wrinkled hands.
Today marked the beginning of his seventh decade on earth. Nearly every summer had been spent here. Biologist, writer, guide, educator, and student. The more time he spent with the bay the less he seemed to know. She was full of surprises. Storms the most skilled meteorologist would be flummoxed by. Dispatching bears, precipitation and tide rips to do her bidding. She weeded out the unprepared and those too quick to romanticize her beauty and splendor. She stole kayaks off the beach with 19 foot tides, hid armies of Devils Club beyond the tree line, and set loose armadas of mosquitos with every opportunity.
Reed had learned from her, evolving as the bay itself evolved. The ice that was her architect never ceasing to carve, create, and destroy its own work of art, biding its time until it grew tired of the masterpiece and sent glaciers charging south to wipe the canvas clean.
A fine mist began to fall and Reed tilted his head back, letting the minuscule droplets fall on his face, the water dripping from his long grey eyebrows, his bleach white beard absorbing the moisture like a sponge. He managed a deep breath and felt the stabbing pain in his chest again, the knife twisting into his lungs, the throbbing magnifying in intensity as it had been for months.
Thirty minutes later, his tent and gear stored fore and aft, he slid his kayak into the shallows sending out ripples that stretched before him to mark the trail he’d follow. With a grunt he struggled into his fiberglass boat, hearing and feeling his knees crack and pop as he manipulated his long legs, stretching them out before him, toes groping for the rudder pedals. Jamming his paddle into the fine sand he pushed clear of the beach, the keel whispering as it brushed over the rocks on the still falling tide. Working against the ebb he paddled north, into the bay that had dominated his life, it was fitting that it should end here.
The minutes bled into hours, time marked only by the creeping movement of the sun still hidden beyond the clouds. The rain came and went as a fine mist, too impatient or lazy to commit. As the day slowly passed, the years seemed to vanish, the pain in his back melting, the stiffness in his legs forgotten. The melody of his youth escaped his lips, the songs of John, Paul, George, and Ringo floating across the water to fall on the boughs of the spruce and hemlock he paddled past.
For lunch he joined the otters in the kelp bed, wrapping stalks of bull kelp around the hull, anchoring himself in place as he produced bread, peanut butter, and a carefully rationed beer. These aquatic forests reminded him of the Tlingit, the rightful tenants of the bay. It was in these forests that they had gone to seek shelter when the wind blew too hard, blanketing themselves in kelp to nestle within the hulls of their boats patiently waiting for the ocean to relax. Such was their faith in the sea, their breadbasket, livelihood, and highway, that even in her most angry moment they would not abandon her.
He continued north, infant waves growing in the mid afternoon that had long ago hidden any evidence of what had taken place on an early Spring day years ago. Reed had been just twenty-six, his first season as a kayak guide when they’d stumbled upon the dramatic production of the food chain. The watery wolf pack had exploded from nowhere; perhaps from the underworld in which they’re latin name was derived, to send torrents of white water high into the sharp blue sky. In the chop and whirlpools they rammed their victim, the sea lions eyes wide with terror as the four of orcas circled, dove, and resumed their attack, the youngest looking on.
There was no malice in these creatures, Reed thought as he sat paralyzed 200 yards away, no sadistic pleasure in their hunt. This was life. The only way to survive, to continue the game that had been set in motion eons ago when their parents had followed the retreating glaciers. Had watched as they pealed back the curtain to reveal the labyrinth of islands and channels that would be their home for centuries.
The battle raged for an hour but there was no debate over how the drama would unfold. No sudden plot twists, no unexpected hero overcoming the odds. Nature has little interest in theatrics. Minutes later the ocean had covered up the deed, washing away any evidence, and on the sea lion haul out a mile away, life continued, unchanged.
A gust of wind tugged him back to the present, the tide shifting to flood, the breeze bounding north with the current like a sled dog. The pain in his chest intensified, his toes numb from bracing against the boat. Aiming perpendicular to the rising waves Reed paddled gamely for shore, the trees gaining definition and height as he pulled closer.
By the time the keel had kissed the shore the sun had finally broken through the dissipating clouds, turning the ocean from gray to sapphire and punctuated with rising white caps as the wind grew in intensity. Reed hauled his kayak up the beach. His feet slipping over slick seaweed that held to the rocks like glue. With a final heave he laid the kayak to rest beyond the beach grass in the protective shadow of the alders that signified safety from even the most motivated high tide.
His gear stashed and food stowed down the beach, Reed stretched out on the smallest, smoothest rocks he could find, letting the wind dry the sweat from his cheeks and forehead. Removing the wool hat he ran his hands through his thin and wispy hair. The medication would have made the last of it fall out they’d told him. If he was going to go, he was going with every last strand of hair he could hold on to. The rocks felt more comfortable than any mattress, the pounding of the waves more soothing than any fan. He closed his eyes and laid back, and felt himself drift away.
The pain in his lungs was gone. His body smooth, muscular, and powerful. His legs felt fused together as they pumped in unison. In the darkness he could feel the cold, rushing liquid speed past his face. And though he knew the water could be no warmer than 50 degrees he felt no chill, no shiver radiating up his spine. Just out of sight to his left and right swam his family, his identity, his pod. A whispered voice, high pitched and authoritative floated through the currents and Reed angled his rostrum up as he felt a gentle burn building in his lungs. The water lightened, turning from black to deep blue, a rush of air and his nostrils flexed, opening his airway, spent oxygen returning to the atmosphere. With a gasp he sucked in a fresh breath, sinking below the waves, feeling his dorsal fin cutting the surface and tickling his back. His mother dove beneath him. Her call commanded him to follow and he obeyed without question feeling his sister and nephew behind him, somewhere ahead was his brother. From his moment of birth he wanted for nothing, had lusted for nothing, born into a family that would supply him with all he would ever want.
His mother whispered again and the chatter from his nephew died away, the pod went silent. Oxygen from his last breath would have to sustain him as it pounded through massive arteries. He could hear it now in the ocean’s stillness, a splashing straight ahead and above. The sea lion bobbed on the surface, paddling away from the haul out, bound for who knew what. His timing couldn’t have been worse. Reed’s mother was a master, a specialist in his kind, she had a family to sustain, and if the intuition in her womb was true, there would be another to feed in a matter of months. For five minutes they swam on, a single pump of his tail propelling him further than ten strokes would with his paddle. His mother’s flipper brushed against him, his brother’s dorsal fin grazing his stomach, everything he’d ever need was here.
With a single screeching yelp, they shot upward, bubbles rushing past his face, the light returning, a single ping forward bounced back in a heartbeat, it was a sea lion, it was above, it was dinner, it was survival. He hit it dead on, feeling it’s bones crack against his rostrum, felt it fall away as he broke clear of the water, into dazzling light, saw his own human face alight with shock, wonder, and amazement, the snapshot burning into the back of his head as he fell into the waves, heard his nephew’s excited chitters and dove into darkness for his next charge.
Reed’s eyes snapped open, with a great gasp he exhaled as if coming to the surface after a deep dive. For a moment his head jerked back and forth, orientating. The sun was dipping beneath the mountains of the upper bay, turning the sky crimson, the wind had submitted to the atmosphere’s higher calling, the ocean settling as it prepared for a restful night.
Reed stretched out his flippers…. no, his arms and reached up above his head, his fingers brushed against something that was not rock and his hand froze. He could feel something long and wiry, and another object, firm and pointed. He grabbed a handful of the artifacts and brought them to his face, eyes wide in shock. Rolling onto his side he stared at the sea lion whiskers and claws on the rocks next to him.
Reflexively he stared back out at “passage where orca hunted sea lion,” the memories flooding back. He shook his head and felt water drip down his neck. Bringing a hand to his thin hair he found it soaking wet. As he wiped the water from his mouth he let out a scream as his hand pulled back, a deep red red liquid staining his skin. The tide had risen several feet as he’d slept – is that what it was? – and he staggered to the waters edge. Cupping water in his palms he splashed his face watching the water turn red as he feverishly scrubbed his cheeks and beard clean.
Getting to his feet Reed felt his knees shuddering. With as deep a breath as his lungs would allow he tried to steady himself, to dam the tidal waves of adrenaline ripping through his body like the ocean in full flood on a spring tide. Climbing the beach he returned to the pile of claws and whiskers, each arranged in a neat pile between the rocks where he’d laid. For the longest time he stood on the beach until the water lapped at his feet. Finally Reed knelt down, water spilling over the top of his boots and gently plucked a whisker and claw between thumb and forefinger, carrying them above the water’s reach toward his camp, his mind spinning, his head dizzy. | 2019-04-25T06:47:14 | https://raincoastwanderings.com/tag/love/ |
Today is my husband’s birthday, so he got to plan his own birthday dinner. He chose staying home and he chose the menu. Having lived for decades on the Outer Banks, he loves seafood. I am from California, so I also love seafood. This is a super simple recipe that gets a sophisticated flare from white wine, a richness from cream, and an out-and-out decadence from pan seared scallops. This would go well over angel hair pasta or even rice. The sauce would be delicious with a crusty bread and a high quality butter. You really can’t go wrong here.
In a large sauté pan, heat 1/4 cup olive oil over medium heat. Add shallots and sauté until tender and translucent. Add wine to the pan to deglaze, followed by parsley, basil and thyme. Simmer until the liquid has reduced by half.
Strain the reduction into a clean saucepan and add the cream. Allow the sauce to simmer over low heat until it has reduced to medium thickness.
Pat the shellfish dry thoroughly with paper towels and then salt and pepper them on both sides.
Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add the scallops to the pan and let them sear for 3 minutes per side. They should have a nice, brown crust on them when you turn them. Transfer the seared scallops to a warm plate and sear the shrimp. The shrimp will take less time, about 2 minutes per side.
Arrange the shellfish on a serving dish or on a bed of pasta, and spoon sauce over. Garnish with parsley and serve with a high quality shredded parmesan. | 2019-04-24T04:49:29 | https://lifeloveandlemons.us/2018/04/pan-seared-scallops-and-shrimp-in-white-wine-cream-sauce/ |
We’ve been watching Empire Avenue grow over the past month, reading as more brands use the platform and considering how (and if) our clients should engage on the network.
After reading the initial buzz, gathering our own opinions after participating on the network and working with our strategy teams, we shared a POV with our global team. After you’ve read through, we want to hear your thoughts and questions on the platform. Do you think trading social currency is the next step for brands engaging on social media? Or are you wondering how Empire Avenue can monitor and grow your brand’s social currency? | 2019-04-22T03:00:02 | https://www.slideshare.net/EdelmanDigital/empire-avenue-pov |
One of the most frequently demanded tours of India includes three cities- Delhi, Agra and Jaipur with Goa. These three jewels among cities of India are an amalgamation of all that you expect from a trip. From History to culture, you'll witness every color of heritage in these three cities. Combining Golden Triangle with Goa would be a perfect tour package as it will give you the requisite quirkiness in a trip. Enjoy as you embark upon one of the finest trips!!
Guided tour to various monuments and forts like Red Fort and Qutub Minar.
Exploring Old and New Delhi.
After arrival at Delhi check in to the hotel pre-booked for you.
Cover all of Delhi by exploring the streets of Old and New Delhi. Visit places like Red Fort, Laxmi Narayan temple, Rajghat, Humayun’s Tomb and the Qutub Minar Complex. Stay at hotel for the night.
In the morning we leave for Agra by road. After reaching Agra, check in to the hotel and relax for a while. Later, visit the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort. Also visit the tomb of Itmad-Ud-Daulah. Stay at the hotel for the night.
Leave for Jaipur by road the next morning and en route stop over at Fatehpur Sikri –the ruins of a town which was once the Mughal Capital. Other fascinations include Jodha Bai Palace, Panch Mahal and Birbal Bhavan. After reaching Jaipur, check in to the hotel and take rest.
Hit the streets and take a trip to Amer Fort on an Elephant back. Places which you cannot miss visiting Jaipur include City Palace known for its amalgamation of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture, Nawab Sahab ki haveli and the local bazaars for souvenirs . Stay at the hotel for the night.
Catch a flight for Goa from Jaipur Airport. Upon arrival, check in to the hotel in Goa, which is pre-booked for you. Stay overnight in the hotel.
Consider this half day trip in Old Goa a bonanza if you are interested in art, history, culture and atmosphere of a place. Visit churches and cathedrals which were built during the 15th century. Places to visit include: Se Cathedral, Basilica of Bomb Jesus and St. Francis of Assisi. The rest of the day is at leisure. Stay at night in the hotel.
Explore the beaches of Goa and get a tan in the sun. The whole day is booked for various ventures at the beaches of Goa. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Enjoy the beauty of Goa in the morning. In the evening take a flight to reach Delhi. Check in to the hotel and rest.
In the morning take a flight to your Home country from Delhi Airport. Your Golden Triangle with Goa tour ends here.. | 2019-04-20T18:15:14 | https://www.travelsiteindia.com/golden-triangle-tour/golden-triangle-with-goa-tour.html |
What my Bus Driver taught me about Humanity.
At first, I thought he had a nervous twitch or was Mad.
Which made me nervous, seeing as this guy was driving a Bus full of passengers, myself included.
It was a Summer’s morning, and I was catching the bus into the City.
What was he doing? I thought to myself as I sat curiously. My eyes remained fixed on the bus driver.
Again the driver raised his right hand in the air for a few seconds before lowering it back to the steering wheel. But why? Did I imagine this? Nope. Once again, the hand raised mysteriously.
I shuffled a few seats further down the bus to get a better view. Feeling like an undercover agent, I caught the driver in the act, except this time I had an AHA moment as the reality of the situation began to sink in.
Each time he raised his arm, he was, in fact, waving to someone, more accurately — waving to other bus drivers. Not only that, he was waving to ALL the bus drivers who crossed his path, without fail.
Not a single bus passed during our journey without my Bus Driver waving. I watched on with eager eyes as every minute or two, when another bus crossed our path, our bus driver acknowledged his colleague with a wave of his open hand. ”Is this some unwritten rule of Bus-driver-hood’ I considered briefly.
I glanced out the window, the morning’s Sun hitting my face as a smile slowly grew, I liked this simple gesture, and I liked it a lot.
What I found some profound that morning was the bus driver waved regardless of who the other bus driver was. Regardless of their gender, their age their ethnicity, their appearance. All judgment was suspended when the hand went up. All that mattered was what they had in common, the fact they were driving buses.
Sadly, this focusing on what we have in common with others is rare. We live in a world where (as adults) we focus on our differences. Differences in our appearances, differences in our beliefs, social class, our religion, our culture. It’s another story for young children.
They don’t discriminate; they don’t fight, they don’t commit atrocities against each other. They are yet to learn the illusion and lie of separateness. A child will form a friendship regardless of how ‘different’ their friends are.
Children’s friendships transcend race, appearance, even language.
I witnessed this when holidaying abroad as a Child. I’d spend days playing with the kids despite the huge language barrier. Through hand signal, nodding of heads and patience, football was played, friendships formed and fun was had.
Children care not for labels. Labels are harmful; they create an us-and-them mentality, when in truth we belong to one family, the human family — humanity.
Imagine if we lived in a world where we each acknowledge we are firstly human before we are British, Black, Muslim, Male, Female, Jewish, French. Imagine the impact this would have on our lives.
It’s easy to see only the differences between ourselves and others. What’s challenging is searching for our similarities and in turn cultivating a sense of oneness.
What can we individually do to cultivate this sense of oneness?
1. Be curious about the people you share your life with.
Ask questions and learn what you have in common. We have much more in common with our family, work colleagues, neighbors, and friends than we realize. Search for those wonderful moments in life like when someone you know shares. They were born in the same hospital as you, they love your favorite band too, or you have a mutual friend you weren’t aware you share with this person.
We all have the same core needs and desires. Ultimately everyone you meet in life wishes to be loved and accepted. Everyone. Be mindful we all have same core needs desires, at the end of the day we all want to avoid pain and suffering and wish to be loved and accepted. If you put yourself in the shoes of any of human being, how would you like to be treated?
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The Yale Alumni Association applauds the dedication and accomplishments of Yale’s many volunteers, whether alumni, faculty, or friends of Yale. When volunteers give of their time and their talent, they demonstrate that the best of Yale can be the best for Yale.
We honor and recognize those individuals and alumni groups whose service stands out, including faculty engaged in alumni programs, volunteer leaders, and outstanding alumni organizations. | 2019-04-19T20:20:00 | https://alumni.yale.edu/volunteer/volunteer-recognition |
Who, Where, What, And Why?
Christ Church Heiloo currently supports six mission partners. During November 2018 our focus is on the ministry of Tyndale Theological Seminary. We look forward to Sunday 18th November when Mark Garavaglia the president of Tyndale and his wife Alicia will be with us. Mark will preach and Alica will give an update on the work of the seminary.
Pulane Children’s Centre lies in the foot hills of Lesotho, Southern Africa. It is home to more than 90 orphans or vulnerable children caused by the AIDS epidemic. Aged between 0 – 20 they receive love and care in a Christian environment, attending local schools and keeping contact with their villages and Sutho culture in the holidays. Jill Kinsey, an English missionary, started the Centre and was in charge for 8 years. She retired in 2016 and continues to live there. Grant Strugnall, a missionary and South African pilot, now runs the centre with his wife Emily. We have regular contact with them.
ICS is an international Church of England mission agency: making known the good news of Jesus Christ to English-speakers living, studying, working or holidaying away from home in countries where English is not the main language. ICS works mainly in continental Europe and around the Mediterranean. It is funded entirely by donations from individuals, churches and trusts that share its aims.
Jurgens and Eleanor Krause are workers at the orphan house ‘’Pasture Valley.’’ Pasture Valley Children’s home was established in 2003 with the aim of providing a loving, Christian home to neglected and orphaned children from the Shiselweni region of Swaziland, in the South of Swaziland. This mission partnership will be different from the other five in that Jurgens and Eleanor are planning to support themselves financially. So the partnership will be one of prayer support and occasional pastoral wisdom. The only financial element is that Jurgens can ask the Leadership team to make a collection appeal to the congregation if they get into a financial crisis.
Open Doors supports persecuted and threatened Christians in over 60 countries, through providing Bibles, Christian literature, training, livelihood skills and advocacy. Their aim is to keep the light of the world shining in some of the darkest places on earth. In the words of their founder Brother Andrew, “The work of the church is not survival. She exists to fulfil the Great Commission. Her work is making disciples of all nations.” To enable this Open Doors educates Christians in the free world, seeking to motivate them to identify with threatened and persecuted Christians in praying for and actively helping them.
The Herikon is an interdenominational and evangelical organization that aims to strengthen disciples of Jesus Christ and Churches through evangelism, education and training. They are the Dutch branch of BCM International, a global mission organization.
Tyndale Theological Seminary is an interdenominational, evangelical seminary that prepares students for ministries as pastors, teachers, missionaries, church planters and denominational leaders around the world. The seminary is a graduate, professional school offering accredited English language Masters programs. Tyndale stands as a witness for Christ in multi-cultural Europe, equipping leaders to reach Europe and the world with the gospel. | 2019-04-24T15:56:33 | https://christchurch-heiloo.nl/about-us/leaders-partners-and-links/mission-partners/ |
As a follow-up to the recent loosening of its billboard ordinance, the City of Elk Grove will now consider allowing electronic billboards within the city.
The matter was brought up at the Wednesday night Elk Grove City Council meeting by Vice Mayor Pat Hume who asked that it be added to a future agenda. Pointing to the proximity of two electronic billboards installed just outside of Elk Grove City limits on Highway 99, Hume noted the revenue potential for the city and the possible needs of similar signs for the unfinished Outlet Collection at Elk Grove, formerly known as the Elk Grove Promenade.
if the Elk Grove City Council approves their placement.
"I know that more than likely that when properties like the mall come forward, they will probably be interested in having one potentially," Hume said. "So I think it would be prudent to establish a policy ahead of time."
The two other council members in attendance at the meeting, Steve Ly and Darren Suen, agreed. Ly said that he too had that on his list of items he is pursuing.
"I think you are reading my mind," Ly said. "I actually put in a request with our city manager for a possible workshop."
Suen agreed with his colleagues adding that the city could use the digital billboards as an alternate communication devise to residents.
"I've been looking for ways to reach the community," Suen said. "Not everybody is on Facebook, not everybody is looking at our website."
In May, the Rancho Cordova City Council approved by a 3-1 vote the placement of electronic billboards in their community along U.S. Highway 50. The 60-foot tall billboards will have 672-square feet surfaces and the city will receive annual royalty payments of $56,000 for the next 25-years.
Often characterized as visual blight, Region Business Executive Director Joshua Woods said they can provide the city with a new revenue source, but noted the importance of design.
"Electronic billboards have the potential to draw significant dollars to fund essential city services in Elk Grove. The trick is to balance the potential income opportunities with the need for quality design and spacing," Woods said. "Done right, these signs can be a visual enhancement that drives revenue; done wrong, these signs could make Elk Grove look like a b-movie version of Las Vegas without the slots."
The measure of a good city is not how much money they make.
Just another project to add to the cities unfinished list. Will reading an electronic billboard eliminate our needs to leave the city for shopping and entertainment. Seems they've got the cart before the horse. An electronic billboard does not make a city!
The city just had hearings this year about placing 60+' billboards along Hwy. 99 and now want digital billboards? What was not mentioned at our council meeting was that Rancho Cordova mitigated an agreement with Sierra Outdoor/Outfront Media to remove four traditional billboards in exchange for the right to put up the digital billboard. Councilman Sander said he dislikes blight from billboards. So, is this a new direction our city will be taking...removing billboards?
Funny, people seem to be finding the Roseville Galleria, not to mention all the other stories in that area, without electronic reader boards; even people in Elk Grove whom these councilmen seem to think are mindless, unintelligent idiots that must be lead around by signs.
It appears that Hume has decided, “If you can’t beat them, join them,” with another dim-witted idea from the dais.
The wayfinding signs haven’t even been installed and now Pat Hume wants more. Guess who starting drinking the Kool Aid from Detrick’s cup? After all, “The Mentor” wasn’t at the council meeting, so he must have left his juice!
Well....we just do not need quality in our city...it is all about quantity...you know more is better, not less is best.
The council direction continues to diminish the vision of the earlier activists who had a better vision for our city. As one of her last emails said "We(residents) are screwed". Indeed she predicted the future. How unfortunate. I keep attempting to prove the wise woman and qualified, experienced planner wrong. Silly me! Or maybe really dumb me!
For us oldsters that hang out at Tony Packo's, to paraphrase Del Shannon, "Hat's off to Pat!"
Introduce your idea, then have Mr. Ly mindlessly parrot you saying he had the same idea. And for the frosting on the cake, have Mr. Suen present the features and benefits of placing some of these signs around town.
Can you say serial meeting?
The fact that Hume and Ly both had the same idea is more than a coincidence. Someone has been feeding our council with dollars and then demands for getting more dollars in return.
The night Elk Grove Auto Mall reader board was approved by the Elk Grove City Council, albeit amongst much citizen opposition – including when Sarah Johnson was speaking, Tom and Sandi Russell were holding up a huge sheet at the back of council chambers – was the same night the Council was voting on the current year’s grant funding.
The dealers also agreed to donate $50K to the city's grant funding every year. To my knowledge, that has not occurred.
In approving the electronic reader board, the auto mall dealers also promised free advertising for all city events. Is that currently being done?
And this is what the Council promised those of us opposed to electronic reader board – that it would be the only one in Elk Grove!
Signs are intended to increase retail business which in turn results in higher sales tax revenue. The city should be run like a city and frankly our skyrocketing home values are the dividends we are receiving from this "business". Davis, Roseville, Granite Bay, Land Park, Fabulous 40s, and Folsom are the only other areas with higher property values than us.
Between the flag wavers at every intersection; the new wayfinding signs in town; the new subdivision directory signs; the inflatable signs; the floating weather balloons over the auto plaza; and the infamous elk sign along the freeway-I welcome some electronic billboards along the freeway! The more signs, the greater the revenue and the greater our home values!
See, it's all about running the city like a Fortune 500 corporation and passing the profits along to the shareholders. If the sales tax increase goes on the ballot, just think of that as issuing new shares of stock to help raise capital for reinvesting. Simple as that!
While our focus is on wayfinding signs and digital billboards Electronics giant Toshiba has signed a lease for nearly 21,000 square feet in a Folsom office building, its first office in the region.
The firm will employ up to 60 workers at 35 Iron Point Circle, in both sales and research and design capacities. Region Builders or whatever their new name is didn't clue you in on this one? Maybe time to hook up with some brokers.
What a podunk hick city.
This place is going to become a steaming dumpster fire like Palmdale. | 2019-04-26T14:55:12 | http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2015/11/elk-grove-to-consider-installation-of.html |
MapBox did a pretty cool demonstration of something that is likely coming in the somewhat near future – Live mapping – in this case from a satellite company called SkyBox (click here for their site) – they have a shot from the Port of LA/Long Beach which is pretty amazing.
Thanks to Joel Myhre for passing this along.
With the post office planning on shutting a lot of post offices down, I guess this will need to be updated. | 2019-04-20T22:41:07 | https://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/tag/video/ |
An archaeological excavation and watching brief in 2005 revealed that the earliest deposits revealed a clay and chalk floor, tentatively dated to between the mid 9th and 11th centuries AD. Structures and open areas spanning the 13th to 20th centuries were also recorded.
February-May 2005. Excavation and watching brief. Contexts 1-179.
The earliest evidence of occupation reflects the establishment of an open space to the rear of King Street, followed by the construction of a clay or cob walled building with a mortar or crushed chalk floor. This parallels the previously excavated evidence at NHER 449. The accumulation and deposition of soils that followed this may represent the disuse of these early structures. Occupation during the 12th to mid-12th centuries witnessed the construction and subsequent disuse of a masonry building. The mid-13th to 14th centuries saw the disuse of this masonry building and the creation of another open area, and a boundary wall was constructed over the southern wall of the demolished building. The mid-14th century witnessed the construction of a cellared, possibly ecclesiastical building which extended under what is now St Anne's Lane to the north. This building, which included a well within its southern wall, is possibly part of the complex associated with the foundation of the Austin Friary around 1360, to the north. During the 15th and mid-16th century the east-west land division was maintained, although the dividing wall appears to have become incorporated into a two storey building to the south. This building had a garderobe on its north-west corner. At the same time, a section of the cobbled yard area was replaced with a brick floor incorporating a drain which emptied into a large cesspit. A ground floor privy was provided within the open area, and was probably associated with Dragon Hall to the west. The second quarter of the 16th century saw the demolition and robbing of the cellared (possibly ecclesiastical) building, and the widening of the open area, creating a garden. The final phases of activity identified during the excavation included the final infilling of the large cess pit, disuse of the garderobe and the construction of Nos. 9, 10 and 10a Old Barge Yard.
See (S1) and (S2) for details.
<S1> Unpublished document: Evans, G. and Thorpe, R.. 2005. Wessex Archaeology Report No. 55960.03. Dragon Hall, King Street, Norwich. Archaeological Excavation and Post-Excavation Assessment..
<S2> Unpublished document: Evans, G. and Thorpe, R.. 2005. Wessex Archaeology Report No. 55960.05. Further Excavations at Dragon Hall, King Street, Norwich, 2005.. | 2019-04-21T02:50:50 | http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF48754 |
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Add the Tortellini to the skillet, add the Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, toss and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Top the crostini with the prosciutto. Divide the Tortellini among bowls and serve with the crostini on the side. | 2019-04-22T01:16:23 | https://www.giovannirana.eu/recipes/tortellini-cured-ham-and-cheese-prosciutto-crostini |
Born and raised on the island of Oʻahu, singer/songwriter Blayne Asing began playing ʻukulele at age 8; singing in the Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus at age 9; playing guitar at age 14; and playing percussion in the Kamehameha Schools marching, concert and pep bands at age 12.
Although he grew up loving the music of popular Hawaiʻi artists such as Ernie Cruz, Jr., Brother Noland, Gabby Pahinui, Olomana, Kalapana, Cecilio and Kapono, Country Comfort and the Kaʻau Crater Boys, his own music is heavily influenced by country and folk music artists such as James Taylor and Jackson Browne.
He released his debut album, “Young, Old Soul,” in 2015, which earned him the 2016 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award for Most Promising Artist. | 2019-04-26T08:31:56 | http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Calendar/index.php/name/Blayne-Asing-at-Blue-Note-Hawaii/event/8518/ |
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When you are hired for a new job or project, a background check will generally be done for each one of you. Your would-be boss will certainly do it in depth. They will consider your previous performance, attitude and behaviour.
However, have you ever realized that you need to perform a background check on your new boss as well albeit differently? This phase of trying to understand your new boss as much as possible will set the foundation for a successful professional relationship. Now, I am someone who does not believe in gender discrimination. Hence, the tips I am going to share does apply to any gender.
You may have left your previous job or boss due to some reason. Sometimes, it could be for an opportunity outside for better career growth wherein you will be in good terms with your former boss or you may have switched jobs/boss due to a poor work environment.
I would say it is better to start on a positive note and eventually build a strong professional relationship than lay a weak foundation comprising of mistrust.
During the early days of my career, one of my trustworthy colleagues gave me a piece of advice which I value even today and will do so in future too.
This made me wonder about the importance of stepping into a boss’s shoes and figuring out how our communication style could have an impact on them.
I remember my previous bosses Bipin, Santosh and Rajeev. They were like pillars for the entire business unit. They had an explicit managing style. They valued each employee’s contribution and were highly empathetic. If, no! no! …. When you do get an opportunity to work under bosses who treat you with respect, consider yourself lucky!
The working style of your new boss can have a huge impact on your own life – professional and personal as well. Why personal? Let me explain … Suppose your boss is a workaholic – to such an extent that his working hours extend beyond the stipulated hours on weekdays and even consumes several weekends. The reason why he/she is such a workaholic is immaterial. What’s important here is that you may be forcibly made to adapt to such a lifestyle which could possibly affect your work-life balance. This will eventually have a negative impact on your health. It’s important that your work doesn’t consume your meal time and necessary breaks during the weekends expect in absolutely unavoidable circumstances.
Is He/She Just A Boss Or A Leader?
“Boss” is just a position – a person who is in charge of an employee or organization. However, nobody likes to be at the receiving side of bossism which has a different meaning altogether. A leader doesn’t show any signs of bossism. However, they do get things done in an ethical manner.
Is your new boss a leader too? Then, you are lucky as you will get to learn a lot from them. Try to inculcate their leadership traits in your own professional journey while adding your own unique edge to it.
I happen to work with a leader, Satish and hence know what kind of a transformation it can bring in our work-lives.
Each of us do spend a majority of our work life hours reporting to our respective bosses. It is important that we share a great rapport with them in this learning journey. Quite a lot of efforts will definitely be required from our side in understanding them and their working style. However, it’s worth it as it will act as a catalyst for productive days ahead. | 2019-04-24T21:13:48 | https://thriveglobal.com/stories/do-you-know-your-boss/ |
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Some day I might tire of the ease with which I upload pictures to Animoto, “star” a few important pictures, find and upload a “beat-laden” track of about the right length, and click “render” … but not today!
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And then, it was the end of the Blue Ridge Parkway … or maybe, the beginning!
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The rest of the MINIs arrived at the hotel a while after we did – there was also one SERIOUSLY RED MINI – its red almost everywhere – the owner (seen here chatting with Mark of Twister fame) has owned it just three weeks – and his RED modifications are nowhere near complete! | 2019-04-21T08:27:00 | https://margaretandian.com/category/allgbmini/mini-meets/brpt/ |
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Missed Festival of Media LatAm 2015? Wondering what global influencers, brands and agencies have to say about media in Latin America? Then you need to read M&M Global’s comprehensive ‘Wrap Report’ from the event.
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In our 30-page report, we provide a comprehensive overview of the main topics for debate in the conference halls, and offer a flavour of what it felt like to be at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne in Miami.
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Falsa Boda is an Argentine event company that puts on fake weddings.
The company was created by a group of friends who realized that the aversion to marriage among twenty- and thirtysomethings meant a large number of young people had never attended a wedding.
So they decided to start putting on events that mimic actual wedding ceremonies.
Guests select the venue which they wish to attend, then follow guidelines such as meeting points and dress codes.
The parties are all about the key wedding details: A bridal couple who re-enact marriage vows in front of the guests.
And hundreds of other wedding guests who have paid to be there.
One of Falsa Boda's creators, Mauro De Girolamo, told BuzzFeed News the parties have been received enthusiastically by guests and there are plans to expand globally.
"Once, a group of guys came to a Falsa Boda. They arrived a day before the party, pretending to celebrate a 'Fake Bachelor Party'. It consisted of picking a 'Fake Groom' and going from bar to bar celebrating and having fun all night long."
The group has more than 70 international fan pages on Facebook and had its first international experience in 2014 in Moscow, Russia.
"We went there because one of my partners’ sister is a pro tango dancer and at that moment, she was dancing in Moscow," De Girolamo said. "She told to the owner of a dance hall about what we do and he loved the idea, so we started our journey."
You can watch a video from one of the fake weddings below.
Mariana Marcaletti is the International News Coordinator for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.
Contact Mariana Marcaletti at [email protected]. | 2019-04-22T06:10:20 | https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/this-company-organizes-fake-weddings-for-young-people-who-do |
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Great gig at Brofest mate!
Great to hear the band is up and running again; good luck guys and hope too see you if you can get your passports stamped playing on the other side of the river.
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My second project, my cardigan, was given a ‘Very good’! The other samples all passed, ranging from pass to excellent. My foundation chain is still often loose so I really do need to use a smaller hook.
I’m working on my hairpin lace so will try to do those samples while waiting for the thread to arrive for my next project.
I am sending samples numbered 13, 16, 17, 19 and 20. These are various textures and patterns and I think they are all OK. The one I am most concerned about is the one with texture created from different height of stitches. I’m not sure it’s textured enough. The other thing I should be careful of is the straightness (or otherwise) of my edges.
I am also sending my next project, which is a cardigan made from a pattern. The information sheet is here.
Annette has emailed about my last filet piece, which has passed so I will get started on my next project, a filet blouse, after lots of tension squares.
The great news is my project got an ‘Excellent’! Along with some very encouraging comments and advice. So pleased!!!
My filet passed and I was sent some further tips so I will send my second filet sample before Christmas and embark on my filet blouse after Christmas.
Everything else passed but I need to make sure my foundation chain is consistent with the rest of the work and keep in mind changing hook size to ensure this is the case. I have to resubmit couple of buttons, which I’m not surprise about. I will give some thought to this and try to make some really good ones – not my forte as I’m not good at fiddly things.
The braids were all marked ‘Excellent’, which was great as I enjoyed doing them and they may contribute to my interest in jewellery and beading. | 2019-04-23T21:56:52 | https://madcrochetwoman.wordpress.com/tag/project/ |
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The Bikini Atoll (and two near-by atolls) adopted in 1987 a flag to recall the American government's responsibility in the nuclear pollution and its obligations to the islanders.
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The three black stars in the upper right of the flag represent the three islands that were vaporized by the March 1, 1954, 15 megaton hydrogen bomb blast, code named Bravo.
The two black stars in the lower right hand corner represent where the Bikinians live now, Kili Island, 425 miles to the south of Bikini Atoll, and Ejit Island of Majuro Atoll. These two stars are symbolically far away from Bikini's stars on the flag as the islands are in real life (both in distance and quality of life).
The Marshallese words running across the bottom of the flag, "MEN OTEMJEJ REJ ILO BEIN ANIJ" [Translation: "Everything is in the hands of God."], represent the words spoken in 1946 by the Bikinian leader, Juda, to U.S. Commodore Ben Wyatt when the American went to Bikini to ask the islanders -- on a Sunday after church -- to give up their islands for the 'good of all mankind' so that the U.S. could test nuclear weapons.
The close resemblance of the Bikinian's flag to the flag of the United States is to remind the people and the government of America that a great debt is still owed by them to the people of Bikini."
So, it looks like an US flag: the canton has 5x5 stars, the same size as the US', lacking the odd ones of the central column. In the 5th white stripe the text goes from hoist till about 1/6th off the fly, in blue bold capitals. At the fly of this stripe, two blue stars (same size) and at the fly of the first white stripe (but not so close to the edge as the others) three more blue stars. Probably both red and blue shades should be darker.
The stars and letters should be black. The black color of the stars is quoted in the description and also was reported by Flag Bulletin.
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Otolith microchemical analysis is a technique used in fisheries management and fisheries biology to delineate stocks and characterize movements, and natal origin of fish. The concentrations of elements and isotopes in otoliths are compared to those in the water in which the fish inhabits in order to identify where it has been. The largest of the three otoliths, or ear bones, the sagitta is analyzed by one of several methods to determine the concentrations of various trace elements and stable isotopes.
Fisheries management requires intimate knowledge of fish life history traits. Migration patterns and spawning areas are key life history traits in the management of many species. If a fish is migrating between two regions that are managed separately then it will be managed as two separate stocks unless this migration can be understood. If this migration is not discovered then overfishing of the stock may occur because managers assume there is double the amount of fish. In the past costly and inefficient tag and recapture studies were needed to discover such migration patterns. Today otolith microchemistry provides a simpler way to assess migration patterns of fish. Otolith microchemistry has been used to identify and delineate Atlantic cod stocks in Canadian waters. It has also been used to determine the migratory patterns of anadromous whitefish.
Natal origin is equally critical to understand because areas where fish spawn and inhabit during their critical larval period must be identified and protected. Natal origin is also important in determining whether regions are sources or sinks for stocks of fish. In the past natal origin had to be assumed based upon collection on spawning grounds. In recent years otolith microchemistry has shown that this is not always the case. It has provided an accurate way to assess the natal origin of fish without collecting them on the spawning grounds. Otolith microchemistry has been used to accurately identify estuarine nursery areas of fish.
The otoliths begin to form shortly after the fish hatches. Otoliths are composed of a crystalline calcium carbonate structure, in the form of aragonite, on a protein matrix. Calcium carbonate is diffused through the endolymph cell membrane and the aragonite layers are permanently deposited in discrete increments. These increments are permanently stored in layers and their composition is not altered over time. Along with calcium carbonate, other chemicals are deposited in trace amounts. The most common trace elements found in otoliths are the alkaline earth metals Strontium (Sr), Barium (Ba), and Magnesium (Mg) because they are in the alkaline earth metal group like Calcium and therefore have the same bonding affinity. This allows these alkaline earth metals to substitute in for calcium in the aragonite without affecting the crystalline structure. Other elements and stable isotopes can be deposited in lower concentrations within the aragonite structure and in the protein matrix. The uptake of chemicals into the otolith is multi-stage and complex, but the chemical composition of the discrete layers are proportional to that of the ambient water in which the fish is inhabiting at the time of deposition. These discrete layers create a temporal record of the water in which the fish has inhabited. There are 3 pairs of otoliths in bony fish, but only the largest, known as the saggita, is commonly used for microchemical analysis. The core of the otolith corresponds to the earliest larval period of the fish’s life. Thus the microchemistry of the core of the otolith can be used as a means of inferring natal origin of fish.
Before any usable data can be obtained from microchemical analysis of otoliths, the water chemistry must be understood. In order to standardize chemical concentrations, all elemental concentrations are recorded as proportion to Ca. The difference between fresh and salt (marine) water is the simplest to differentiate. Salt water has much higher concentrations of dissolved chemicals than freshwater. Despite numerous differences in chemical composition the two environments can be easily distinguished with just two elemental concentrations; Ba and Sr. Ba occurs in higher concentrations in freshwater and lower concentrations in marine waters. Inversely, Sr occurs in higher concentrations in marine waters and lower concentrations in freshwater. This relationship is clearly evident in otolith chemistry.
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) are two common techniques that work by directing superheated plasma at the water sample and analyzing the gasses given off for trace amounts of different chemicals. Another Common technique is a beam based approach known as Proton-Induced X-ray Emission. In this technique a beam of protons is directed at the sample and the subsequent x-ray emissions are analyzed to determine chemical makeup of the sample.
Once chemical signatures of regions of water are identified, the otoliths can be analyzed for comparison. Otoliths are examined and analyzed in one of two basic ways. The entire otolith can be sampled, or a portion of the otolith can be isolated through a targeted assay. Both approaches begin with careful cleaning and preparation of the otoliths to be analyzed.
When data for fish movement over time or natal origin data is desired then a targeted portion approach is used. This approach is also known as a beam based approach because it uses a focused beam to analyze a small portion of the otolith at a time. All beam based techniques begin with cutting the otolith width wise through the core to reveal a cross section containing every layer from the origin outward. This section is placed in a polyester resin to hold it in position. A beam is then shot at the desired area and the chemical composition analyzed. For natal origin studies the core is analyzed. For temporal variation studies, a transect from the core through all the layers to the outer edge of the otolith is analyzed with the beam. Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) is the most accurate and versatile. LA-ICPMS has been used for numerous natal origin and temporal variation studies. The technique uses an extremely fine beam laser to ablate, or burn away, a very shallow layer of the otolith. The emissions from this are then analyzed for chemical composition.
^ a b Halden, N.M. and L.A. Friedrich. 2008. Trace-element distribution in fish otoliths: natural markers of life histories, environmental conditions and exposure to tailings effluence. Mineralogical Magazine 73:593-605.
^ a b Campana, S. E. 1999. Chemistry and composition of fish otoliths: pathways, mechanisms and applications. Marine Ecology Progress Series 188: 263-297. | 2019-04-22T00:31:13 | http://research.omicsgroup.org/index.php/Otolith_microchemical_analysis |
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In July 2008, with little warning, a bitter historical controversy broke out in response to Robert Manne’s Monthly article ‘Agent of Influence: Reassessing Wilfred Burchett’. A group of academics attacked him in caustic terms for nothing less than intellectual dishonesty; Manne responded by accusing them of lying. Onlookers could have been excused for wondering what had sparked such open and personal animosity. However, this latest skirmish, like a far-off border clash, was merely the most recent flare-up in a long-running feud over the enigmatic legacy of Australian foreign correspondent and alleged traitor Wilfred Burchett (1911-83). This article will illuminate the history of heated ideological and personal clashes over the meaning of Burchett’s life, thereby providing the much-needed background to the recent dispute for both historians and lay readers alike. In doing so, it will reveal a scarcely believable discourse in which some of Australia’s Cold War historians, their methodologies corrupted by ideological imperatives, have waged vendettas, colluded with ASIO, utilised sophistry, misrepresented evidence, engaged in McCarthyism, and even committed intellectual fraud. All of this has taken place under the cover of intellectual inquiry, yet it has only obscured our understanding of Australia’s most prominent and controversial communist.
Wilfred Burchett was one of the twentieth-century’s most important journalists. Amid official denials and conventional reports to the contrary, his were the first accurate accounts of nuclear fallout in Hiroshima and American use of chemical warfare in Vietnam, among many other scoops. But he was notorious for his unique access to, and prominent support for, communist regimes in Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, China, North Korea and Indochina. For decades he reported from these nations, using his contacts with leaders like Chou En-lai, Ho Chi Minh and Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia to produce a vastly different picture of world affairs to that prevalent in the West. Consequently, he was reviled in Australia’s anti-communist circles. What distinguished Burchett from other Australian communists in their sights, however, was the widespread belief that he had committed treason while working as a journalist accredited to the communist side of the Korean War. He was suspected of interrogating and even brainwashing Allied soldiers, and of extracting and publicising their confessions to engaging in biological warfare, thereby acting as an enemy propagandist. Burchett was even widely seen as an agent for the KGB and the numerous other communist countries in which he worked. In this way, ideological antipathy towards Burchett took root easily in a specific factual basis; the classic anti-communist fear of subversion from within found an intriguing counterpoint in Burchett’s subversion from without. From the Korean War until his death in 1983, he was, as the title of David Bradbury’s film aptly put it, the nation’s Public Enemy Number One. Every aspect of his life was painstakingly recorded by ASIO. And from 1955, a succession of Coalition Governments refused to issue Burchett with an Australian passport for seventeen years – it would take the accession of the Whitlam Labor Government in 1972 to reverse the policy – and even refused to register his children as Australian citizens for fifteen. Wilfred Burchett became, as the Australian put it, ‘Australia’s only political refugee’.
Since Burchett’s death in 1983, it has emerged that having given ASIO Director-General Charles Spry free rein in the early 1950s to investigate Burchett’s conduct, the Menzies Government found that there was neither a legal nor evidentiary basis for a treason charge. However, due to its hostility towards Burchett’s association with enemy forces and the political imperative not to appear to be “soft” on communism, the Government persecuted him anyway. Its Coalition successors knew that the popular allegations against Burchett had limited merit, but fostered and perpetuated them to support the policy in the absence of a factual basis and thereby save face politically. Burchett made it all too easy for them, publishing numerous books on international politics evincing dogmatically “pro-communist” views.
However, as Western public opinion on the Vietnam War began to align with what Burchett had been advocating for years, he saw an opportunity to rehabilitate his reputation at home. He dramatically flew into Australia by private plane in 1970, but still the Government remained intransigent. Even when Burchett challenged public perceptions of him by suing Democratic Labor Party Senator Jack Kane for defamation, collusion between the outgoing Coalition Government and Burchett’s personal and ideological enemies, playing on strong anti-communist public sentiment, meant those perceptions were only solidified when the case came to court in 1974. In the event, Burchett was subject to an array of legal errors and abuses of the judicial system, details of which can be found elsewhere. The appeals court even found that he had been the victim of ‘a serious miscarriage of justice’, but still declined to order a retrial. Burchett’s inability to pay costs meant that he was forced to leave Australia once more and would die in exile.
Ever since, historians have struggled to transcend the bipolar Cold War mentality superimposed on Burchett’s life. In the historical arm-wrestle over, as Hayden White put it, ‘what certain events might mean for a given group, society, or culture’s conception of its present task and future prospects’, Burchett’s lifelong ability to challenge unrepentantly in his work the tenets of liberal democracy, while simultaneously being one of its most prominent victims, rendered his legacy a hotly contested battleground for Australia’s intelligentsia. If Korea, where the seeds of the controversy that would engulf Burchett were sown, was Australia’s “forgotten war”, then the debate over him has been our Forgotten History War. Just as Keith Windschuttle and Stuart Macintyre, Geoffrey Blainey and Manning Clark fought over Aboriginal and settler conflict for an understanding of Australia’s national identity, so too have B. A. Santamaria and Ben Kiernan, Robert Manne and Gavan McCormack sparred over the truth and legacy of Burchett’s life for a conception of Australia’s role in the Cold War. For one side, Burchett animated fears of a communist takeover of the free world; for the other, his persecution typified the most illiberal tendencies of Cold War Australia. It was what he signified ideologically, as much as what he had or had not done in Korea, which in siren-like fashion drew historians to him and corrupted their historical processes. The result was often history of the most dubious merit, as historians’ ideological commitments rendered them wilfully blind to evidence which suggested that Burchett could be, or indeed could have done, anything other than what their doctrine dictated.
Any search for the source of this phenomenon leads inevitably back to Denis Warner. Burchett and Warner had been professional rivals ever since they worked together as war correspondents in the Pacific theatre of the Second World War. However, as both came to specialise in East Asian affairs in the post-war years, each on their own side of the Bamboo Curtain, their ideological incompatibility transformed into a deep mutual antipathy. Warner’s orthodox “downward thrust” and “red peril” thinking was anathema to Burchett’s blend of post-colonialism, Third World nationalism and communism. The situation ultimately disintegrated into what Burchett biographer Tom Heenan has labelled ‘Australian journalism’s most infamous feud.’ Exposing Burchett became a life-long obsession for Warner; the immense amount of material he collected on Burchett, including countless newspaper articles, intelligence reports, interview transcripts and classified documents, fills several large boxes in the National Library of Australia. And it was Warner’s articles, culminating in 1967 with the landmark ‘Who is Wilfred Burchett?’, which established in the public consciousness the image of Burchett as a traitor who had interrogated and brainwashed POWs during the Korean War.
There was, however, a significant disparity between the treason charge that Warner sought to make out over the years and historical reality. Consequently, not only were claims material to a charge of treason mixed extensively with claims pertaining to Burchett’s communist sympathies - logically problematic in itself - but claims which indicated neither but simply cast Burchett in a poor light featured prominently. For instance, Warner noted that as a war correspondent, Burchett ingratiated himself with Allied officers, behaviour which ‘paid off time and again in the speedy movement of his copy’. On numerous other occasions, including to ASIO, he mentioned Burchett’s womanising. In the same ASIO interview, he recounted that a US correspondent had repeatedly told him that Burchett and colleague Alan Winnington had a homosexual relationship. In the case for treason, such evidence – one way or the other – indicated little more than the intensity of Warner’s obsession. Little wonder that when the Gorton Government sought to formulate a statement justifying its denial of a passport to Burchett ‘without raising problems of proof or refutation’, it singled out Warner’s unique scholarship as the example to follow.
In fact, Warner had been cooperating with Australian Governments long before Gorton was at the helm. It is now clear, as Burchett and his supporters believed at the time, that Warner had close ties to ASIO. As early as 1953, he assisted ASIO’s efforts to gather information on Burchett by volunteering material from his ‘Burchett file’, then just a few years old. Seventeen years later, little had changed. A long essay by Warner on Burchett is found in the personal papers of short-serving Prime Minister John McEwen. In exchange, Warner was supplied with classified information to support his attacks on Burchett in the press. In ‘Who is Wilfred Burchett?’, he drew upon (and misrepresented) the content of ASIO’s interviews with former Australian POWs about their experiences with Burchett in Korea even though these sensitive documents were not to be publicly available for another sixteen years.
In this quid pro quo, Warner’s articles lent the Government's policy an illusory legitimacy while his professional prestige swelled due to a Government-sponsored smear campaign against the credibility of his rival. It remains darkly ironic that the man at the vanguard of the lynch mob was himself acting as little more than a government spokesperson, one of the very charges Warner levelled at Burchett in relation to his activities in Korea. But at the same time, ASIO and Warner relied on each other for corroboration of Burchett’s guilt, even though there must have been considerable overlap in their material. Spry, when first broaching the possibility of pursuing Burchett for treason in October 1951, actually quoted Warner as an authoritative source in his attempt to sway Solicitor-General Kenneth Bailey. Meanwhile, in his 1953 interview with ASIO, Warner related that ‘he had never heard of Burchett taking any part in the indoctrination of prisoners of war’, though he would come to be the foremost proponent of that very accusation. Each was reinforcing the other’s instinctive hostility towards Burchett.
In virtually losing [the case], as I have described, people might reasonably think Burchett was considered guilty of acts that fully justified the claims of those who, from the witness box, had called him a traitor to his face in a public court.
In an atmosphere where perception and rumour trumped fact, that Warner’s articles seemingly coincidentally resonated with Canberra’s policy and the proceedings in court lent them a convincing veneer of authority. He became known as the expert on Burchett, his personal fixation masquerading as detailed knowledge.
Yet what ensured that Warner would dominate the historical debate on Burchett well into the 1980s was far more subtle than reputation alone. The reasoning of Warner’s articles was predicated upon the assumption that being a communist was self-evidently synonymous with being a traitor. The two labels were used interchangeably, evidence indicative of one repeatedly advanced in support of the other. The very conclusion of ‘Who is Wilfred Burchett?’, an article purporting to reveal Burchett’s treasonous conduct in Korea, was that he was ‘a clever, calculating Communist’. However, while Warner subscribed to the “communist equals traitor” logic as gospel, others took umbrage at what they viewed as a non-sequitur. It was this irreconcilability which more than anything else gave Burchett’s life its broader ideological import and was responsible for the bifurcation of the Forgotten History War. What Burchett did, an empirical question, was forever yoked to what he represented in the Cold War context, an ideological and subjective one. By thus fusing adherence to a conclusion in an historical inquiry with adherence to an ideological position Warner sewed a remarkably durable intellectual straightjacket from which subsequent analysis of Burchett has struggled to break free. The result was that arguments from the other side of the divide, no matter how valid, would be ignored or rejected out of hand on ideological rather than intellectual grounds.
One of the pillars of Warner’s depiction of Burchett was his seeming monopoly on the facts. When a large amount of government material on Burchett was declassified in the mid-1980s and released into the hands of maverick academic Gavan McCormack, that pillar collapsed forever. In his ground-breaking ‘An Australian Dreyfus?’ and subsequent forays over the next two years, McCormack systematically deconstructed the evidence underpinning Warner’s articles, the testimony given in court against Burchett, ASIO’s files, and the staple rumours on which the Australian press relied. The reverberations were so profound because the facts supporting each of these, due to Warner’s involvement at every turn, were much the same.
Some of the blows McCormack landed were devastating. His analysis of the declassified ASIO affidavits of Australian POWs, which Warner had been privilege to for years, revealed that the allegations that Burchett had interrogated Australian soldiers in Korea were unfounded. The affidavits in fact showed that Burchett had deliberately sought out Australian POWs, discussed the war with them (even if they rarely saw eye to eye), wrote home to their families on their behalf, and even drunk whisky with them. As for British POWs, McCormack embarrassed Warner by revealing that the 1953 British Ministry of Defence report which Warner had cited as confirming that Burchett was involved in brainwashing was actually published in 1955 and contained no such allegation, let alone the supporting quote that Burchett was ‘actively involved in brainwashing procedures’. Santamaria had made the exact same claim, based on the same source, a year earlier. The two were sharing misinformation, yet it is easy to see how even the most informed Australian citizen would deduce from two seemingly independent accounts that the serious allegation was true.
Compounding Warner’s embarrassment, McCormack revealed that one of Warner’s main sources and a witness he had located for Kane, British POW Derek Kinne, was discussed at length in the same report without any mention of his ever having met Burchett. What the report didshow was that Kinne’s dramatic claim in court, that Burchett had told him that he could have him shot, was actually said by British journalist Michael Shapiro. Despite McCormack’s exposure, Warner would cite Kinne extensively in his autobiography fifteen years later, even repeating this discredited anecdote with Burchett as the protagonist. Even in the post-Cold War era Warner was uninterested in what the evidence had to say.
[X] of ASIO told me that the affidavit which inculpated Burchett was that of Colonel Mahurin. But it seems to me that it does not involve Burchett directly… but only the journalist Alan Winnington… My impression is that these documents will be very disappointing.
Both not only kept their information to themselves, but also actively helped to procure Mahurin’s services for Kane’s defence.
The upshot of McCormack’s obsessive research was that a great deal of the evidence that the Government had disseminated through Warner to provide a justification for its passport policy was spectacularly discredited. Former POWs were using Burchett, a figure many remembered from the camps, as a scapegoat for their horrific wartime experiences. Their delusions gained validation both from each other and from Warner. The seemingly solid case against Burchett was in fact a house of cards, each piece of evidence supported by another. And after McCormack was through, it lay in tatters.
Yet in his award-winning Quadrant essay, ‘The Fortunes of Wilfred Burchett: A New Assessment’, Robert Manne simply shored up the image of the communist-traitor Burchett while largely avoiding the evidentiary concerns that McCormack had raised. This was unsurprising. Not only did Manne work in collaboration with Warner in writing the article, but he also at this time had a close relationship with Spry himself which arose in the writing of The Petrov Affair, even composing the ASIO chief’s obituary in the Age. Furthermore, he and McCormack had already locked horns several years earlier and Manne had come off much the worse for wear. Even so, it was not to be the last time that Manne responded to others’ research on Burchett by evading it.
Manne’s first move was indicative of the objectives of his essay. He denied the very legitimacy of McCormack’s criticisms by attempting to discredit McCormack himself. Manne accused him of ‘the doctoring of history’ and refused ‘to accede… to a neo-Stalinist reading of post-war Asian history being taught in our universities by academics like Dr McCormack’. To this day it is unclear how McCormack’s history was ‘neo-Stalinist’, what that term means, or how this had any bearing on the empirical discrepancies McCormack had illuminated. It was simply denigration by emotive ideological association. The ad hominem quips were of course not restricted to McCormack. Manne referred to Burchett’s ‘Don Juan sexual adventures’, noted that in Berlin Burchett sold automobiles, perhaps – he added darkly – even to Russian officers, and claimed that ‘Soviet officials were also aware that Burchett was drinking like a fish’. This incorporation of arbitrary slurs bore all the hallmarks of Warner, and indeed the footnote to the last cited him as the source. That Manne, like Warner, was happy to play the man rather than address McCormack’s revelations indicated that he was similarly engaged in a primarily ideological rather than scholarly endeavour. For all his self-declared ‘weariness... at the prospect of refighting the old battles of the Cold War’, his analysis remained firmly situated within Warner’s straightjacket.
The passport issue, on the other hand, presented [Burchett] with the possibility of risk-free martyrdom. The Australian Government had hoped to place Burchett in the dock on a charge of treason to his country; Burchett now hoped to place his country in the dock on a lesser charge of having deprived an honourable Australian of his passport and citizenship.
According to Manne, Burchett deliberately orchestrated to have his passport kept away from him so as to enjoy a seventeen-year self-imposed exile from his family and homeland. Manne was not the only one to have made this bold but popular claim. But he was the only one to have archival documents in front of him, in the very same files he relied upon in his essay, which revealed it to be as fanciful as it sounds.
many’s the time [Burchett and Winnington] have given hot news stories on what is happening in the armistice tents to Allied correspondents, and the stories have turned out to be correct… the Communist journalists got briefings and they in turn ‘briefed’ the Allied newsmen. For days that was the only armistice news the newspapers of the free world got.
Accounts to this effect were even present in the very same declassified ASIO files in which Manne grounded his article. Time-Life correspondent James Greenfield told ASIO that ‘[Burchett] was the first source of official info for United Nations correspondents’; Ralph Walling of the Daily Express added that Burchett wore the insignia of an ‘accredited press representative’ on his uniform and repeatedly identified himself as such. Yet by only referring to McDonald's more succinct version of the same events, Manne lent a superficial plausibility to his serious charge: that Burchett was not a journalist, but a communist agent.
it seems likely either that Kinne omitted this comment in 1955 through the timidity of his publishers or, more likely, had come to believe it over time, perhaps because of the intense bitterness he felt for Burchett.
The first explanation was pure speculation, nothing more. The second necessarily meant that Kinne’s evidence in court on this point was false. (Incidentally, it was also an apt encapsulation of how Manne and his ideological brethren felt towards Burchett himself, and rendered their writings equally unreliable.) If Kinne’s contribution was only what he had convinced himself to be true, then this cast grave doubt on the reliability of everything else he had to say about Burchett. Manne not only failed to see this, he even used Kinne as an authoritative source in relation to another closely related event on the very same page.
However, perhaps the most revealing technique utilised by Manne was the way in which he papered over areas of heated historical contention with wording that inherently favoured his preconceived conclusions. He asserted that Burchett was ‘actively involved in the literary production of certain of these confessions [of using biological warfare]’, and more glaringly on the same point, that ‘Burchett had become an active participant in one way or another’. What was specifically at issue, namely the precise nature of Burchett’s involvement, ranging from redrafting confessions as a journalist to their extortion by torture, was left unresolved. Other central questions in the treason case were similarly obfuscated. While Manne noted that post-Korean War UK and US studies were reluctant to use the term ‘brainwashing’, nevertheless he expansively concluded that ‘under the broader definition of “brainwashing”… there c[ould] be no doubt of the important collaborative role of Wilfred Burchett’.
Such wording was most illuminating as to Manne’s disposition towards the evidence concerning Burchett’s past as a means to an ideological end. When the evidence was in his favour, he was prepared to make good use of it. He referred to a letter from Burchett to his father discussing his employment arrangements in China to great effect, and McCormack later struggled to convince that Burchett receiving amenities from the Chinese government had no impact on the substance of his reporting. Likewise, Manne persuasively argued that Burchett’s comparison of a North Korean POW camp to a Swiss ‘holiday resort’ was ‘a shocking travesty of the truth… a not insignificant contribution to Communist wartime propaganda’. If his aim had merely been to prove that, particularly in the early 1950s, Burchett’s journalism was hardly objective and his relationships with governments left a lot to be desired, he would have succeeded. However, his preconceived goal was to show that Burchett was ‘in the deepest sense of the word a traitor’, that is, ideologically and morally, rather than legally. His concern with the specific historical realityof Burchett’s involvement in the biological warfare propaganda campaign and in alleged brainwashing, both pivotal to the legal charge of treason investigated by ASIO, was secondary. Consequently, when the historical evidence was not in his favour, Manne either employed convoluted arguments to make it speak the language he wanted it to or he ignored it entirely.
Robert Manne, ‘Agent of Influence: Reassessing Wilfred Burchett’, Monthly, June 2008. Among the many who have offered their invaluable advice on this project, the author would like to especially thank John Pilger and Bernard Porter for taking time out of their busy schedules to comment on a draft of this article. All errors are my own.
Tom Heenan, Ben Kiernan, Greg Lockhart, Stuart Macintyre, Gavan McCormack, ‘Manne of Influence’, On Line Opinion, 4 July 2008.
‘New brawl over Burchett’s reputation’, Age (online), 7 July 2008.
For more information on Burchett’s life see Tom Heenan, From Traveller to Traitor (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2006). For more detail on other issues, particularly the Government persecution of Burchett and the 1974 court case, see Jamie Miller, “Without Raising Problems of Proof or Refutation”: Wilfred Burchett and Australian Anti-communism, unpublished thesis, University of Sydney, 2007.
It should be noted that the term ‘communist’ is used here for ease of reference. Burchett’s politics were far more complex and dynamic than others perceived, as should be evident from this article.
The issue of whether or not Allied troops engaged in biological warfare was a critical propaganda battleground during the Korean War. This has traditionally been referred to as ‘germ’ warfare, though this article uses the more current ‘biological’ to more accurately convey the nature of the warfare and therefore the gravity of the charge against Burchett.
David Bradbury, Public Enemy Number One (1981).
Burchett’s passport was immediately restored by the new Whitlam Government in December 1972: Graham Freudenberg, A Certain Grandeur: Gough Whitlam in Politics (Melbourne and Sydney: Macmillan Australia, 1977), p. 246. His children were registered as citizens in 1970: NAA A6980/6, S201945, Wilfred Burchett Part 6, 1970-3, Peter Heydon, Secretary of the Department of Immigration, to Alan Renouf, Secretary of the Department of External Affairs, 17 March 1970.
NAA A6119, 14/Reference Copy, Spry to Jack Spicer, Attorney-General, 8 January 1954.
See for instance NAA A6119/XR1, 13, Burchett, Wilfred Graham, cable from Alan Watt, Secretary of the Department of External Affairs, to Ronald Walker, Australian Ambassador to Japan, 10 September 1953.
For the best examples of this, see Wilfred Burchett, People’s Democracies (Melbourne: World Unity Publications, 1951) on Eastern Europe; Wilfred Burchett, China’s Feet Unbound (Melbourne: World Unity Publications, 1952) on China; Wilfred Burchett, This Monstrous War (Melbourne: Joseph Waters, 1953) and Wilfred Burchett and Alan Winnington, Plain Perfidy (London: Britain-China Friendship Association, 1954) on the Korean War; and Wilfred Burchett, Come East Young Man! (Berlin: Seven Seas, 1962) on the Soviet Union.
A great deal of the witnesses were assembled before the Whitlam Government came to power in late 1972. The actionable article was ‘The Burchett Revelations’, Focus, November 1971.
Burchett v Kane , New South Wales Law Reports, Volume 2, 1980, per Justice Samuels, p. 273.
Hayden White, ‘Historical Pluralism’, Critical Inquiry 12 (1986), p. 487.
Heenan, From Traveller to Traitor, p. 146.
NLA MS 9489, Papers of Denis Warner, 1949-1997.
Denis Warner, ‘Who is Wilfred Burchett?’, Quadrant, July-August 1967; also published in The Reporter, 1 June 1967. Warner also published much shorter articles on Burchett in the Melbourne Herald on 5 October 1951, 21 June 1952, 19 April 1955, and 4 February 1969. He also wrote the ‘The Spy Who Came in for the Gold’ series in Seiron, a Japanese publication, in March 1975 and in the National Review, 11 April 1975; and wrote the pamphlet The Germ-Warfare Hoax in 1977.
Warner, ‘Who is Wilfred Burchett?’, pp. 71-2.
Warner, Not Always on Horseback: An Australian Correspondent at War and Peace in Asia 1961-1993 (Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1997), p. 132; NAA A432, 1952/1677, Wilfred Burchett – Question re Prosecution, 1951-70, 2 November 1953, agents Tuck and Hunter to Spry, referring to interview with Warner.
NAA A6717/5, A70 PART 1, Wilfred G. Burchett – Australian Passport and Citizenship, 1952-68, report of interdepartmental meeting circulated to all Departments, 16 July 1968.
Burchett wrote that Warner was ‘notorious for his close association with the CIA and its Australian equivalent, ASIO’: Wilfred Burchett, Passport: An Autobiography (Melbourne: Thomas Nelson (Australia) Ltd., 1969), p. 291. See also Wilfred Burchett, Memoirs of a Rebel Journalist: the Autobiography of Wilfred Burchett, George Burchett and Nick Shimmin, eds., (Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 2005), p. 742; and NAA A1209, 1969/7897, Ronald East, a member of the Burchett Passport Committee and Burchett’s cousin, to Arthur Lee, National President of the Returned Servicemen’s League, 5 March 1969.
Ross Fitzgerald recently claimed that Warner was an ASIO agent: Australian, 3 December 2005. Warner denied this: Australian, 10 December 2005. Warner’s access to classified material was certainly remarkably extensive. A ‘List of Support’ for his defence in the defamation suit brought by Burchett features both Interpol and the CIA: NLA, MS 9489/11, Papers of Denis Warner, Box 69.
NAA A6119, 13/Reference Copy, Principal Section Officer, B1, to the Director, NSW, ASIO, 2 November 1953.
‘Some Notes on the Activities of Wilfred Burchett’, February 20 1970, in NAA M58, 191, [Personal Papers of Prime Minister McEwen] [Wilfred] Burchett – Confidential, 1952-70.
How he did so will be expanded upon in the analysis of Gavan McCormack’s revelation of Warner’s misuse of the affidavits.
Warner, ‘Who is Wilfred Burchett?’, p. 75.
NAA A6119, 13/Reference Copy, ‘Note for discussion with the Solicitor-General’, Spry to Bailey, 12 October 1953.
NAA A432, 1952/1677, report from agents Tuck and Hunter to Spry, 2 November 1953, referring to interview with Warner.
See for instance, Warner, Not Always on Horseback, p. 134.
The only other detailed articles on Burchett between the Korean War and his return to Australia in 1970, a full seventeen years, appear to be Alan Reid, ‘A Dual Standard for Wilfred Burchett’, Bulletin, 11 January 1968; and B. A. Santamaria, ‘Views on South-East Asia’, 14 August 1966, in B. A. Santamaria, Point of View, pp. 148-9; B. A. Santamaria, ‘Irresponsible Press Activity’, 28 March 1965, in B. A. Santamaria, Point of View, pp. 49-51; B. A. Santamaria, Sunday Telegraph, 1 March 1970. All were based on much the same inside material as Warner’s articles.
NAA A432, 1969/3072, Attachment 2, Wilfred Graham Burchett, 1953-70, Address to National Press Club, 2 March 1970.
Hansard, House of Representatives, 5 March 1970, pp. 181-2.
Melbourne Herald, 28 October 1974.
‘Burchett loses libel action’, Melbourne Herald, 2 November 1974, emphasis added. The man in question was To Minh Trung.
Warner, Not Always on Horseback, pp. 138-9; see the extensive transcripts of Warner’s interviews with witnesses Tom Hollis, Walker Mahurin, Paul Kniss and Derek Kinne in NLA, MS 9489/11, Papers of Denis Warner, Box 69. A previous writ had been issued against Warner in response to ‘Who is Wilfred Burchett?’, so he had a financial, as well as personal and ideological, interest in assisting Kane.
Sydney Morning Herald, 23 October 1974.
Melbourne Herald, 23 October 1974.
Kane, ‘Burchett on Trial?’, Quadrant, October 1981, p. 40.
Gavan McCormack, ‘An Australian Dreyfus? Re-examination of the Case Against Journalist Wilfred Burchett’, Australian Society, August 1984.
Gavan McCormack, ‘Burchett in Korea’, Australian Society, September 1985; Gavan McCormack, ‘Korea: Wilfred Burchett’s Thirty Years War’, in Ben Kiernan, ed., Burchett Reporting the Other Side of the World: 1939-1983 (London, Melbourne, New York: Quartet Books, 1986); Gavan McCormack, ‘The New Right and Human Rights: Cultural Freedom and the Burchett Affair’, Meanjin, September 1986. It should be emphasised that the examples cited here are only the most salient examples of the many challenges McCormack’s work posed to the dominant narrative of Burchett’s life.
Both Warner and Santamaria said the interviews revealed that Burchett had ‘interrogated’ the Australian POWs: Warner, ‘Who is Wilfred Burchett?’, p. 73; Santamaria, Sunday Telegraph, 1 March 1970. They did no such thing. See NAA A6119, 14/Reference Copy, joint statement by Donald Buck, Ronald Parker and Thomas Hollis, 17 December 1953; and NAA A6119, 14/Reference Copy, statements by John MacKay, 3 December 1953; John Davis, 2 December 1953; Brian Thomas Davoren, 24 March 1954; and Glen Brown, 4 December 1953. See McCormack, ‘Korea: Wilfred Burchett’s Thirty Years War’, p. 196, and McCormack, ‘An Australian Dreyfus?’, p. 8. It should be noted that Warner later stated in his autobiography that ‘the Australians… had not been subjected to protracted interrogation, nor had they been persuaded to make confessions of any sort’, which was a complete disavowal of his earlier claim but was not accompanied by any admission of mistake: Warner, Not Always on Horseback, p. 137.
Warner, ‘Who is Wilfred Burchett?’, p. 73.
‘Treatment of British Prisoners of War in Korea’, British Ministry of Defence, 1955. Burchett is mentioned in passing on p. 26.
McCormack, ‘An Australian Dreyfus?’, p. 10.
‘Burchett was employed by the Peking Government in helping to brainwash British and Australian soldiers’: Santamaria, ‘Views on South-East Asia’, 14 August 1966, in Santamaria, Point of View, p.149. Santamaria correctly identified the date of the Report as 1955.
It is unclear which of the two had actually seen the report, if either. A copy can be found in Warner’s collection at the National Library, however he may have acquired it after he wrote ‘Who is Wilfred Burchett?’: NLA MS 9489/12, Papers of Denis Warner, Box 70.
Warner, Not Always on Horseback, p. 137.
Warner, Not Always on Horseback, pp. 137-8, 190-1.
McCormack, ‘Korea: Wilfred Burchett’s Thirty Years War’.
Walker M. Mahurin, Honest John: The Autobiography of Walker M. Mahurin (New York: G. L. Putnam’s Sons, 1962).
Burchett v Kane transcript, p. 93.
Burchett v Kane transcript, p. 97.
Mahurin, Honest John, p. 244, quoted in McCormack, ‘Korea: Wilfred Burchett’s Thirty Years War’, p. 191.
Chicago Daily News, 9 September 1953, quoted in McCormack, ‘Korea: Wilfred Burchett’s Thirty Years War’, p.191, emphasis added.
Melbourne Herald, 25 October 1974 and Sydney Morning Herald, 25 October 1974.
NLA, MS 9489/11, Papers of Denis Warner, Box 69, Denis Warner interview with Mahurin and Paul Kniss. This confirms McCormack’s earlier suspicions: McCormack, ‘Korea: Wilfred Burchett’s Thirty Years War’, p. 191.
NAA A6717/5, A70 PART 6, Wilfred G. Burchett – Australian passport and citizenship, 1970, G. L. V. Hooton, Prime Minister’s Department to Lenox Hewitt, Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Department, 24 February 1970; see also Mahurin’s September 1953 statement: NAA A1838/370, 852/20/4/114, Korean War Germ Warfare Allegations.
Warner, Not Always on Horseback,p. 142. For the Government’s role, see NAA A1838, 1542/616 PART 5, James Cumes, Assistant Secretary of the Department of External Affairs, to McMahon, 25 June 1970 and NAA A1838, 1542/616 PART 5, report of interdepartmental meeting, 24 June 1970.
Manne’s essay won the George Watson Essay Prize for Quadrant’s best essay of 1985, which McCormack described as ‘a revealing comment on contemporary Australian political culture’: McCormack, ‘The New Right and Human Rights: Cultural Freedom and the Burchett Affair’, p. 394.The essay was republished as Agent of Influence: The Life and Times of Wilfred Burchett (Toronto, Canada: Mackenzie Institute for the Study of Terrorism, Revolution and Propaganda, 1989); as ‘He Chose Stalin’ in The Shadow of 1917: Cold War Conflict in Australia (Melbourne: Text Publishing, 1994); and in Left, Right, Left: Political Essays, 1977-2005 (Melbourne: Black Inc., 2005).
Age, 1 June 1994. See also the extensive acknowledgement of Spry’s assistance and the voluminous references to Spry throughout Robert Manne, The Petrov Affair: Politics and Espionage (Sydney: Pergamon Press Australia, 1987), pp. xiii, 309.
Robert Manne, ‘Pol Pot and the Persistence of Noam Chomsky’, Quadrant, October 1979; see McCormack’s response in the Letters section of the January-February 1980 edition.
Manne, ‘The Fortunes of Wilfred Burchett: A New Assessment’, p. 27.
Also notable was Manne’s insinuation that ‘Dr’ McCormack being an academic working in a university somehow detracted from his credibility on the given issue rather than adding to it. This tactic would be repeated by Santamaria when he implored Burchett’s supporters to abandon their cause because ‘they will do little for their academic reputations or for that of the universities which employ them’: Santamaria, ‘The Burchett Case: Giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemy’, Quadrant, January-February 1986, p. 73.
This would be repeated when Manne republished his essay as ‘He Chose Stalin’ in 1994.
Manne, ‘The Fortunes of Wilfred Burchett: A New Assessment’, p. 28.
Manne, ‘The Fortunes of Wilfred Burchett: A New Assessment’, p. 40.
Manne, ‘The Fortunes of Wilfred Burchett: A New Assessment’, pp. 37-8.
In his memoirs, Kane would also claim that ‘Burchett’s exile was largely self-imposed’: Jack Kane, Exploding the Myths: The Political Memoirs of Jack Kane (Sydney: Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1989), p. 216; Santamaria would likewise say that Burchett ‘carefully kept himself outside jurisdiction’: ‘The Burchett Case: Giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemy’, p. 73. See also Reid, ‘A Dual Standard for Wilfred Burchett’; Melbourne Herald, 29 November 1968; Age, 2 December 1968; Australian, 31 December 1968; Sydney Morning Herald, 11 August 1969.
See for instance NAA 6119/13, which Manne refers to extensively throughout his article.
NAA 6119/13, statement of Lachie McDonald to ASIO, 28 October 1953; Manne, ‘The Fortunes of Wilfred Burchett: A New Assessment’, p. 31.
Manne, ‘The Fortunes of Wilfred Burchett: A New Assessment’, p. 31.
Charlie Barnard of the Associated Press, ‘Antifreeze’, Stars and Stripes, 10 Feb 1952.
NAA A6119, 14/Reference Copy, statement of James Greenfield to ASIO, 18 November 1953.
NAA A6119, 14/Reference Copy, letter from Senior Security Officer, ASIO, to Spry, 14 December 1953.
Manne, ‘The Fortunes of Wilfred Burchett: A New Assessment’, p. 32.
Manne, ‘The Fortunes of Wilfred Burchett: A New Assessment’, p. 33.
Manne, ‘The Fortunes of Wilfred Burchett: A New Assessment’, p. 34.
Manne, ‘The Fortunes of Wilfred Burchett: A New Assessment’, p. 32; see also p. 33: ‘The truth of falsity of this accusation [of brainwashing] is largely a question of semantics’.
State Library of Victoria MS 10254, Papers, Wilfred Burchett to George Burchett, his father, 16 April 1951; Manne, ‘The Fortunes of Wilfred Burchett: A New Assessment’, p. 29. Santamaria also made much of this letter: ‘The Burchett Case: Giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemy’, p. 69.
McCormack, ‘The New Right and Human Rights: “Cultural Freedom” and the Burchett Affair’, p. 396.
Burchett, This Monstrous War, (Melbourne: Joseph Waters, 1953), pp. 300-1. However, as McCormack later pointed out, Mahurin’s own account of the conditions of his POW camp suggests that Burchett’s description was perhaps not quite as fanciful as it first appears: Mahurin, Honest John, p. 244, quoted in McCormack, ‘Korea: Wilfred Burchett’s Thirty Years War’, p. 170. This is supported by NAA A6119, 14/Reference Copy, statement by Glen Brown, Australian POW, to ASIO, 4 December 1953.
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This technique is just as easy and gives your metal decking a bit more of a military feel since it adds a touch of muted green to them.
It's not much, but it's worth mentioning that I used specific washes to do this. Mainly for their properties. I'm sure it would work using other materials, but the effect might be slightly different in the end. The key part to this whole thing are two washes from Secret Weapon Miniatures. You're going to need Heavy Body Black and Baby Poop. Aside from them, it's GW Boltgun Metal and Silver. That's it.
With these two washes, you're going to mix them at a ratio of 1:1. For those not sure of ratios, that means for each drop (they come in dropper bottles) of one color, you add a drop of the other color. So if you add 5 drops of the black, you'll need 5 drops of the other color. The black is used to darken the Baby Poop color down. On it's own, it's a bit too bright for what we want to do.
The base in the picture up top also comes from Secret Weapon. I first picked it up because I loved how clean they were. They aren't cluttered up with lots of little bits of junk. But... the detail on them is very fine. So fine that one kinda heavy layer of paint and you'll lose the majority if not all the detail on them. That made me worry to no end.
You can't just go slopping the paint on these guys or you'll destroy them. That's part of the reason I came up with this approach, I was afraid my regular methods would destroy the detail on them.
So what did I do and how do you do the same thing?
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Icchan: No, I haven't although I really like the idea now that you mention it. That might be worth trying since I do run into the brush stroke problem if I have too much paint on the brush when I go to drybrush. | 2019-04-23T04:59:04 | https://fromthewarp.blogspot.com/2011/09/quick-way-to-paint-metal-decking.html |
Thanksgiving will be nice for them.
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Our private and secure consultation room is where patients will meet with one of our dentists to go over treatment options, discuss pricing and more. | 2019-04-22T10:53:34 | https://washdent.com/Washington-Ctr-for-Dentistry/Consultation-Room |
The lowdown about you, your lifestyle, sizes and other useful information.
Two head shots: one make-up free in natural daylight, so I can assess your colouring and one with whatever make-up you'd normally wear.
Two full-length photos: one front on, one side facing. It's best if you wear something snug-fitting in these like leggings & a tank top, so I can get a good idea of your true body shape. No one will see these. I promise.
Photos of yourself in outfits you currently wear and like most.
To find you clothes that you’ll LOVE, I need to understand what makes you come alive. Check out fashion magazines, cutting and pasting whatever jumps out. Work quickly on gut instinct. Don't worry if it seems jumbled. Scribble notes to explain why you love an image i.e. ‘the simple clean lines’. You can also easily create an online moodboard on Pinterest and share that with me.
This mood board gives me an essential insight into your taste, which I translate into looks and labels you will love! Each board gives me that sense of a person that words can’t describe or that you may not be conscious of, but that shine through when you instinctively gather images together. Be you not a trend!
Provisional bookings can be held for a period of 24 hours from the point of contact before purchasing a service. This allows the client and the stylist to check and confirm availability.
We operate a 48-hour cancellation policy. If you cancel at least 48 hours prior to the day of your service you will not be charged. Cancellations made less than 48 hours prior to the day of service will incur a charge of 40% of the total service price.
A $100 non-refundable deposit is required for all services due at the time of booking.
Gift Vouchers are not refundable.
Full payment is required after first service. For example, if you’re service requires more than one day, payment must be made for full service after first service is rendered.
On occasions services may be updated or altered. Please be aware that once a service has been purchased the service will be carried out in accordance with the information provided at the time of purchase.
Services are normally conducted between the hours of 9:30AM and 7:30PM, 7 days a week. However, under special circumstances sessions may be conducted out of these hours.
All items purchased by the client are on a recommendation and suggestion basis only by the stylist.The stylist does not hold any responsibility with regards to the purchasing of items or shall not be held accountable for the return of faulty or unsuitable items.
The stylist shall not be held liable for any allergic reaction to materials, fastenings or accessories purchased by the client.
As all information is given on a personal recommendation and suggestion basis the client fully accepts this is how the service is conducted and given.
Additional charges will apply for travel to services scheduled outside a 20-km radius of Montreal. Every effort will be made to keep travel costs to a minimum. Clients will be advised in advance if travel expenses apply. Payments of travel expenses are payable on the day of the service or in advance added to the fee of the service.
In the event that a service requires rescheduling this can be done twice without a charge. However, further rescheduling after the second time will be charged at $25.00 per reschedule for all services.
All cancellations must be made at least 48 hours before the scheduled service is due to take place. If more than 48 hours is given an administration fee of $20 will be added to your service fee (please refer to the specific service charges). If the cancellation period is less than 48 hours any refund will be at the discretion of the stylist. All cancellations must either be made via email or text.
The stylist reserves the right to make amendments to the scheduled service at anytime. This may be in the form of a cancellation, refusal to undertake the service or in a change to the scheduled date, time and location. The stylist is not liable for any consequential losses.
The stylist, Sharon Warten, shall not be held liable for any costs, damages or losses allegedly incurred by the client in any circumstances, including indirect loss.
Once the gift holder has received their certificate a suitable time, date and locating will need to be arranged. Please contact Sharon via email at [email protected] in order to make the relevant arrangements.
All deposits/gift purchases are non-refundable. However, vouchers can be transferred to another person.
All gift certificates are valid for a period of six months from the date of purchase. | 2019-04-25T16:34:52 | https://www.sharonwarten.com/getting-started/ |
Welcome to Moville Parish, County Donegal, Derry Diocese, Ireland - Parish Website.
"A" marks the location of Moville, County Donegal, Ireland. It's a small but busy village. The centre piece is the Church of St. Pius X, and that can be found in the middle of the town on the road towards Greencastle.
The Parochial House is located directly to the left of the church (as your back faces the sea.
Moville Parish, County Donegal, Diocese of Derry, Ireland. | 2019-04-22T14:15:01 | http://movilleparish.com/howtofindus.htm |
While countries such as Sweden are working towards a cashless society, Cash is all the rage in Japan… a pawn shop app called Cash, that is. Only a few months after launch, the startup behind the popular product was just purchased by one of the nation’s largest ecommerce businesses, DMM, for the impressive sum of 7 billion yen (around £46 million).
Cash is an alternative to online marketplaces such as eBay and Depop, or the Japanese equivalent Mercari, with one key difference: you earn money as soon as you list an item, even if it hasn’t sold yet. Similar to the traditional pawn shop concept, items are valued based on images uploaded by the seller, and they are offered a cash advance. The valuation is determined by data taken from other online marketplaces, and is non-negotiable - sellers can simply take it or leave it.
The innovative concept targets those who need a quick cash injection, similar to the appeal of a payday loan. However, the bright, stylish visuals of the Cash app and website have more in common with Snapchat than Wonga. This is clearly a product targeted at Millennial trendsetters, looking for a marketplace app that makes selling unwanted clothes and accessories frictionless and fun. | 2019-04-19T10:46:18 | https://www.voxburner.com/blog-source/2017/12/20/cash-app-japan |
About We specialize in automotive repair and maintenance.
"You Avon Team are The Best. Thank you all for your politeness and attention, as always."
Doug said he was extremely disappointed with the business. He took his vehicle in for an oil change and a tire rotation. Once, he received his vehicle, he found the dash was still telling him he needed an oil change. He was told that there was a nail in one of the tires, so they didn't rotate any of the tires. He went to another facility to replace the tire and was told there was no nail in his tire. He said he believes they didn't do any of the services, including the oil change and they are very dishonest. In order to do better, they should be more thorough and actually do the services they say they will do. The lady he spoke with over the phone was very pleasant and nice. However, when he arrived at the business, the mechanic was not pleasant at all. They have lost his business forever due to this experience and he wouldn't recommend them.
Noah said he would recommend this business for service.
Cesar said this business had good customer service, they were honest and they gave him a price that was less than other places.
Steve said he has been to this business before, and they did well.
Clear communications and I can trust what they say.
John said he was very pleased with the service at the business.
Steve said this business did a pretty good job.
Mercedes said they were friendly and effective.
David said this business had the fastest mechanic he has ever seen.
Samantha said the staff was friendly, and they finished on time.
Teresa said she was satisfied with the person who serviced her vehicle and he was friendly. She also noted she will go back for additional services.
Sheila said her vehicle runs a little better now and it sounds great. They did a good job and she will be back.
Spoke with Shamika. She said this business is customer friendly, reasonable and quick. The service is very good.
John said the business did a good job and they were very honest. Everything was done just right. It was great working with Mike.
Rick said he is a repeat customer of this business, they are quick and they will call him when the problem is found. They stick to the estimate.
Richard said they were very helpful. The service was performed correctly.
Jerry said this business provided him with good service. He said Mike told him exactly what he was going to do and did it exactly when he said he was going to do it. He said he appreciates them getting it done.
Dan said he thought he had a leaky radiator but he didn't and everything worked out well.
Austin said his vehicle is still doing the same thing.
Carl said the business treats him well. | 2019-04-20T12:11:59 | https://www.surecritic.com/reviews/advance-automotive-1 |
Fiona Boyes is the standard bearer for Australian Blues. A guitarist of unique and distinctive style, she is the spiritual love child of Hubert Sumlin and Ry Cooder. A dramatic and stylized singer, she channels the old school bombast and laissez-faire of Bessie Smith and Memphis Minnie with a sprinkling of Wolf grit. In an already highly productive and awarded career, Boyes has hit a prolific period, releasing 3 records in the past 4 years. 2015’s Box & Dice was a razor sharp workout for her titular cigar box electric. 2016’s pastoral unplugged Professin’ The Blues won Blues Blast’s Acoustic Album of the Year and is a dazzlingly intimate portrait. Boyes’ newest, Voodoo in the Shadows, builds off the conceptual success of the previous two albums and delivers a diverse yet highly focused statement about the artist and her muses. Rolling through the Mississippi Delta and trying to make friends on the way, Boyes offers us a glimpse into her travel journal as she sets a high-water mark for how a Blues album can be produced.
As big and upfront as Boyes’ talent is, she is a giving collaborator who ensures her sidemen shine. Drummer Mark Gruden skitters around creating music out of all kinds of things you can bash on. New Orleans’ Johnny Sansone plays nimble harmonica and adds Cajun accordion to one track (funny enough not the song “New Orleans”). The secret weapon here is multi-instrumentalist Tim Neal. A Swiss-army knife of a musician, Neal adds pulsating bass and Hammond B3 primarily. Coupled with sprinklings of piano and even a highly effective bari-sax solo, Neal’s contributions are the perfect counterpoint to Boyes’ deeply emotive performances.
The magic of Voodoo in the Shadows is the daring arrangements. The skeletal opener “Call Their Name” is just guitar and percussion buttressing Fiona’s incantation to the ghosts of real-deal Blues past. The Latin organ trio take on “Dark and Dangerous Love” smolders. Cigar box slide mutates the classically Chicago 12-bar of “I Ain’t Fooling.” The only solo performance “Tell Your Story Walking,” which is a comfortable mode for Boyes, is flipped by the use of the electric baritone resonator instead of a more obvious acoustic guitar. These tracks eschew expectation with arrangements that serve the performances while creating a fresh listen.
Fiona Boyes is a great songwriter. She writes with a straight talk simplicity that belies depth and meaning. A song like “Don’t Leave Your Feet at Home,” (this is the song with that Cajun accordion), is such a clever and fun-loving cry to party. But it never gets hackney or overly obvious, just a genuine call to Dionysus. “With A Little Respect” is a gospel ballad about being spiritual without being a believer. This is yet another unexpected turn that breathes fresh air.
Fiona Boyes Voodoo in the Shadows is an excellent record. Worth multiple listens in part because it is clear and straightforward. The talent in the performances and the interplay of these seasoned musicians playing such stellar material washes over the listener in waves of understanding. One feels like Boyes and crew are right in the room with you, explaining the fundamentals of Blues, life and love. | 2019-04-23T22:09:59 | http://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/fiona-boyes-voodoo-in-the-shadows-album-review/ |
The Krewe of Alegria held it's 7th Annual "Alegria's Cutest Pirate Dog Contest" on January 13, 2018 at Ferg's Live in downtown Tampa. Proceeds from this event will go to Vets4Pets.
Previous recipients have been ACT, Suncoast Animal League, ant the Tampa Bay Humane Society. | 2019-04-20T20:19:07 | http://kreweofalegria.com/cutest-pirate-dog.html |
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Video: Title Matt Ginella answers @CaddyMikeCorrao's question on the ideal number of buddies for a golf trip. Watch Morning Drive on Golf Channel.
#AskMattyG: Ideal number of buddies for a trip?
Matt Ginella answers @CaddyMikeCorrao's question on the ideal number of buddies for a golf trip. Watch Morning Drive on Golf Channel.
What makes Baltusrol a good major venue? | 2019-04-19T07:10:22 | https://www.golfchannel.com/video/matt-ginella-ideal-number-buddies-golf-trip |
When the IP address of the management network port of the V1300N is checked, no IP address is found.
When the V1300N is checked, it is found that the IP address of the V1300N is different from the IP address that is accessed through the IPMI tool.
When the V1300N is checked, it is found that the IP address subnet mask of the management network port is different from the subnet mask of the PC that controls the V1300N remotely.
1. Check whether the power running/alarm indicators corresponding to the power modules are in green, whether the power cables are properly inserted, and whether the power connectors are properly connected to the power supply.
2. Check whether the two ends of the network cable of the management network port are properly inserted.
The IP address of the V1300N is obtained dynamically. After the IP address is stable, access the current IP address of the V1300N through the IPMI tool.
Check whether the subnet mask of the PC that controls the V1300N remotely is changed manually. If yes, you need to change the subnet mask of the PC to the IP address subnet mask of the management network port of the V1300N again.
o The power cables of the V1300N are not inserted or improperly inserted, or the power connectors are not connected to the power supply.
o No network cable is inserted into the management network port or a network cable is improperly inserted into the management network port.
o The IP address of the V1300N is obtained dynamically. The IP address that is allocated to the management network port of the V1300N may be changed.
o The IP address subnet mask of the V1300N management network port may be changed manually.
o The subnet masks that the DHCP server allocates to the V1300N and to the PC that control the V1300N remotely may be different. | 2019-04-26T04:32:02 | https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/knowledge/EKB1000010585 |
Ustwo is a global digital product studio launching products, services and companies that make a measurable difference to the world. Past clients have included Google, Barclays, Sony and Ebay. Ustwo also maintains a blog, "Thinking and Sharing," authored by its creative staff. | 2019-04-21T03:30:12 | https://www.yatzer.com/yatzerpedia/ustwo |
Success by Design is a unique Medical Weight Loss Program designed around eating real food from Grocery Stores and Restaurants. This is not a starvation or fad diet. Each patient receives One on One weekly visits with professional nurses and physicians who are specially trained in nutrition and bariatric medicine. Lose weight in the first month but, most importantly, learn how to keep it off!
Each visit is designed to meet YOUR unique individual needs and lifestyle. Success by Design is focused on treating each patient individually with education, support and lifestyle changes. Our goal is to move those pounds away!
The Medical staff will closely, medically, supervise you throughout the course of the medical weight loss journey. When medically appropriate, FDA approved appetite suppressants and other weight control medications can be used to assist in weight loss and maintenance. As necessary, we also provide weekly injections of a special formulation of B vitamins and fat burning amino acids to reinforce your energy, willpower and overall health. To supplement our weight loss regimen, we also offer other unique supplements to help support your metabolism.
Success by Design Medical Weight Management serves the Pinellas Park and St. Petersburg areas. Our program is safe and effective. We our honored to have assisted over 7000 patients in the Tampa Bay Area lose the weight and keep it off!
Success by Design is a one of a kind comprehensive medical weight loss program. Our physicians and nurses provide lifestyle modification tools to help you gain control of your life. Our eating plan is not a starvation diet or fad diet. However, medical support is available in the form of prescription and natural supplements to support appetite and improve metabolism.
Besides our highly effective diet and exercise program, Dr. Tammy Horner has extensive training in anti-aging functional medicine and can also identify and treat the metabolic hurdles that can inhibit weight loss success, such as thyroid function and hormone imbalances.
This program teaches you to eat healthy and the results are fast and amazing! If you are wanting to lose weight and feel great this is the place to go. The staff is fantastic and always smiling and helpful!
I love this program! It works for me and the staff are great! Problem is I live in Michigan 6 months and there is no program here. Having problems keeping it off. Hope to find answers when I return to Florida.
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Sign up below and our team will get back to you within 24 hours. | 2019-04-26T10:11:46 | http://successweightloss.co/aboutus/ |
Happy Thursday, loyal readers! Today’s issue of The Highlighter promises a wide range of excellent articles on a variety of topics, including white nationalism, social tribalism, teachers of color, Honeycrisp apples, charter schools, and reading instruction. Challenge yourself to read all four articles and listen to both podcast episodes, totaling 2 ½ hours of learning and reflection. (Let me know if you complete the challenge.) Please enjoy!
+ November is New Subscriber Month! The goal this month is to encourage 100 great people to join The Highlighter. We’re up to 40 with two weeks to go. Spread the word and urge your friends and family to subscribe. You could win a coveted Highlighter Mug! (Sadly there was no winner this week; new subscribers chose to keep their referrers anonymous.) I appreciate your support.
+ Don’t have an hour to read the whole thing? Scroll down and learn how William Fears became a soldier of the alt-right. Stops on his journey: believing 9/11 was an inside job — and stabbing his girlfriend.
+ I’d love to hear your thoughts on Mr. Shermer’s rhetoric and reasoning. If you disagree with his argument, where does he go wrong?
+ Who knows: Maybe The Highlighter Podcast will make a comeback —maybe on a monthly basis?
You made it to the end of this week’s issue of The Highlighter! Use the thumbs below to tell me what you thought.
I really appreciate your support. On the other hand, if you don’t find yourself opening up the newsletter regularly, please unsubscribe. I’ll see you back here next Thursday at 9:10 am. for a quick Thanksgiving edition. Have a great week! | 2019-04-26T10:34:01 | https://www.highlighter.cc/news/newsletter-169-the-state-of-hate |
Whether it is the latest article we’ve written, a speech we’ve delivered or just some of our musings, you’ll find our perspective on the world here in 'Thoughts'. If something strikes a chord, or you want to find out more, please do drop us an email and let us know.
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Where next for the CSR revolution? | 2019-04-21T17:15:13 | http://good.business/thinking/month/2014/07/ |
An English translation is in the works.
Chinese-only indie RPG The Scroll of Taiwu, in which you manage a martial arts dynasty, has sold more than one million copies on Steam.
ConchShip Games announced the milestone on Steam this week and, as analyst Daniel Ahmad points out, it's interesting because Steam operates in a "grey area" in China. The country has an active freeze on new game approvals, but the appetite for gaming hasn't diminished. In October, Steam surpassed 30 million users in China, and its popularity continues to grow.
It's not the first time a Chinese-only game has seen a surge of support: life sim Chinese Parents climbed the Steam charts earlier this year, and you should read Khee Hoon's piece about it here.
ConchShip has previously announced that it's planning an English translation of The Scroll of Taiwu, so look out for that next year. It's currently in Early Access, where it's expected to be until late 2019. The Steam store page has been translated, and you can read through it here. | 2019-04-24T20:43:08 | https://www.pcgamer.com/au/chinese-only-rpg-the-scroll-of-taiwu-has-sold-1-million-copies-on-steam/ |
The study aims to discern how social networking sites have become an important tool in enabling immediate crisis communication. Juxtaposing theories on crisis and strategies of image restoration the paper aims to analyze the recent Maggi Crisis. The case study takes Twitter and Facebook as points of analysis. The paper observes that although social networking site facilitates immediate communication, it can cause a lot of damage to the reputation of the organization if utmost care is not taken in the message that goes out. The paper will further analyze the possibilities and limitations provided by social networking sites to the companies at the time of crisis. The paper concludes that damage control to a great extent could be exercised through adoption of apt strategies right away.
The third crisis type, terrorism, refers to intentional actions designed to damage the reputation of an organization. External actors take the actions and therefore the blame also lies externally. According to Coombs, Victimage is an essential part of the reinforcing response strategies of the SCCT. The concept refers to a situation where the organization claims to be the victim of a crisis. Whether or not the claim is sincere is subordinate to the perception held by the stakeholders and media. (Liu, 2011) If they believe in the claim of innocence it becomes easier for the organization to carry out a victim-based, mortification response strategy and equally harder if the public dismisses the victim claim.
According to Fediuk et al, transgressions are “crises that are believed to be due to intentional organizational misconduct”. What this means is that an organization knowingly commits a wrongdoing and therefore becomes the sole offender. Transgression-based crises are linked with negative perceptions held by stakeholders about an organization’s actions and behavior. These perceptions are what eventually harm the reputation of an organization. (Fediuk, 2010) Of the four types of crisis, transgression, if the evidence of the wrongdoing is true, requires the highest level of atonement.(Coombs T. W., 1995) While Faux Pas, Accidental and Terrorism can be said to be external crisis types, Transgression can be said to be internal crisis type, where the organization is at fault. | 2019-04-19T04:17:58 | https://www.igi-global.com/article/crisis-management-and-image-restoration-through-social-networking/153956 |
The mesmerizing pics below, is other parts of 2019 Acura Ilx 2.4L Review, specs and Release date piece of writing which is sorted within Uncategorized, and posted at September 27th, 2018 08:43:51 AM by admin.
Research the 2019 Acura Ilx 2.4L with our expert reviews and ratings. Additional new features for the 2019 Acura Ilx 2.4L include a heated steering wheel, and optional heated and power operated front seats on lower-trim models with cloth upholstery. Front-wheel drive is standard and all-wheel drive is optional. In addition to the gas-only model, the 2019 Acura Ilx 2.4L is also available as a hybrid with all-wheel drive as standard.
In a 2017 comparison test that included the other cars, the 2019 Acura Ilx 2.4L placed fifth. Handling also proved to be another 2019 Acura Ilx 2.4L weak spot and we found the steering to be numb.
The 2019 Acura Ilx 2.4L, on the other hand, is a better package, as we noted in a 2017 First Test, thanks to its smooth powertrain and well-calibrated brakes that smoothly transition between regenerative and mechanical braking. However, since it isn’t a plug-in hybrid, the 2019 Acura Ilx 2.4L doesn’t have much EV mode range and can only travel around 0.5 miles on electricity.A rear view camera with rear parking sensors is now standard on all models.
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>> I'm using gcc 4.1.2, it supports -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE option for c files but not for c++. I'm looking for gcc version number where support for this option in c++ files was added.
>I'm not sure how to answer your question, because -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE is not a GCC feature. It is a glibc feature. It causes glibc to change some function definitions to use features that are provided by GCC.
>As far as I know, all the _FORTIFY_SOURCE features that GCC provides are available in both C and C++.
>So, please give us an example of something that fails with g++ and -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE that you expect to work.
Then I compile it with gcc 4.1.2 on Red Hat Linux 5.5. When I compile it as c file - gcc performs the check specified by FORTIFY_SOURCE, when I compile it as c++ file - it doesn't. | 2019-04-20T03:55:17 | http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2012-08/msg00261.html |
Typically, a person can hold two (2) or more offices in which case you can hold both the office of president and treasurer. However, you need to review your association's by-laws to determine if there is any prohibition against holding two (2) or more offices. By-laws, while permitting a person to hold two (2) or more offices, often restrict a person from holding the office of president and secretary.
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In my latest article, I describe my experience planting a two yearold peach tree purchased at a nursery. From putting it in the ground to picking my first crop of peaches, I share my information and that of others about successful peach growing. Included is preparing hole and fill, thinning, disease control, insect control, and use of spray.
This would be worthwhile reading before planting your first tree, or once the first one is in the ground. I hope you like it.
About 3 years ago I bought a peach tree at Wal-Mart. It was an end of summer clearance sale and I picked it up for $5. I thought to myself what a steal. Once it was planted, I began to enjoy it immediately. The spring saw it bursting with the most beautiful shade of green leaves. It required water, obviously, but appeared to be growing fast. That is one of its characteristics I have found out. It was fun to watch it grow. The first 2 years there was no fruit. But this is the third year!
My little peach tree started to pop out with peaches this last spring. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I was so happy to see fruit I didn’t thin the tree. So the peaches are a medium size, but are they good. Just got done giving some to my neighbor and will soon give more to my daughter.
The tree also seems a sturdy thing. Maybe I am convincing myself because of the fruit, but this adventure has been more successful than any gardening experience I have had. And to find something so abundant in Arizona! You need to pick vegetation carefully so it can stand the heat, and peach trees seem to handle whatever is handed to them in a dry, hot climate.
Next will be peach slices on ice cream. Then perhaps shortcake with peaches and cream. HAHA.
If you are looking for a tree that produces marvelously in hot temperatures, check out the peach. I have referred to a website with more info on growing peaches. Check out the URL. | 2019-04-25T17:50:47 | https://azcountry1.wordpress.com/category/peaches/ |
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation starlet Jenni “JWoww” Farley brought a little heat to Instagram on Tuesday. Farley was captured while perched on a bed covered in crisp, white sheets — rocking a little black dress that hugged her curves and showed off some major cleavage.
The strapless number, which Farley shared was from the company Fashion Nova — a favorite style label of social media stars — gave fans a glimpse of Farley’s voluptuous body. While sitting, she positioned herself so that her curvy backside was visible. She stretched out an arm to show off a gorgeous, tattooed sleeve — a Little Mermaid inspired piece — placed prominently on her left arm.
For the snap, Farley wore her crimson-colored locks in large, bouncy waves that spilled over her exposed shoulders. She looked off-camera, but fans could see her stunning makeup choices — including contouring which emphasized her flawless features. Farley wore a plum-colored eyeshadow and heavy sweeps of mascara to make her pretty eyes pop. A dusty-rose gloss covered her plump pout.
Farley has been busy these days. The reality star has taken several trips with her kids, most recently to Discovery Cove in Orlando. There, she and her daughter were able to swim with — and help train — a group of dolphins, enjoying the sunshine and weather with some pals along the way. Farley shared some photos of their trip to Instagram, and revealed that they had a wonderful time getting away and enjoying each other’s company.
Farley and her estranged husband, Roger Matthews, are currently in the middle of a nasty divorce. The duo has engaged in some pretty public altercations on social media, and have both accused each other of physical and mental abuse. As a source for Hollywood Life shared, Farley’s best friend and former Jersey Shore roommate Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has been supporting Farley as she works through this difficult time. Polizzi has even watched Farley’s two children for her so that she can get a breather in her new life as a single mother.
Can’t go wrong with a LBD from @fashionnova ????
“Jenni knows Snooki is always there for her. Even their daughters are so close. They’ve become little best friends and both Jenni and Snooki laugh over how they’re like little Snooki and JWowws,” the source shared.
The insider also revealed that Polizzi checks on Farley every day, and has been a rock for her friend while she works through her divorce from Matthews.
Both Farley and Matthews have put in for sole custody of their two children, Meilani and Greyson, and that legal battle will likely play out for quite some time. Having the kind of support system that a friend like Polizzi might provide may prove helpful for Farley as she continues to try and come to an agreement with her estranged husband.
“Jenni is so incredibly strong and Roger has often been challenging for her to deal with, however, she’s putting her kids first and setting a positive example for them,” the source added. | 2019-04-21T16:41:33 | https://www.inquisitr.com/5363439/jenni-jwoww-farley-cleavage/ |
Chronokinesis is the manipulation of one's perception of time.
The user can extend or shorten the time they precieve and manipulation how fast and slow ones reaction to things are.
It may only manipulate your time.
Hard to completely use, not many experiment in Chronokinesis.
Adrenaline and fast reactions may just replace Chronokinetic users. | 2019-04-23T14:10:16 | https://psionnation.fandom.com/wiki/Chronokinesis |
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