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A number of benefits in life develop as results of an awesome night's sleep, and likewise, many issues arise as a result of not enough of sleep. The room is the center of sleep, and normally, the mattress is the heart of this process.
We have the tendency to neglect our mattress, for some us, it is the one we began the marriage connection with or the one we acquired we geted our first home. Slowly it uses, the framework droops and the advantage we have to refresh and rest with a wonderful night's sleep dissipates.
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Dorothy Garrod and the Progress of the Palaeolithic
Oxbow Books, Mar 20, 2017 - Social Science - 282 pages
Dorothy Garrod opened many doors; not only was she the first female professor at Cambridge University, but she illuminated - and in some cases initiated - some of prehistoric archaeology's most central issues. The quiet yet self possessed woman was best known as a fieldworker, often venturing into dangerous regions such as Kurdistan. Her first and highly successful excavation revealed fragments of Neanderthal fossils in Gibralter. This volume reviews modern research on this site, as well as exploring other issues which interested the Disney Professor of Archaeology: hominid remains from Mount Carmel; Palaeolithic sites in the Zagros Mountains, Bulgaria and Britain; and the cultural evidence for the beginning of Near Eastern food production, which Garrod called Natufian. Also included are papers concerned with her life, background and published work. The topics' span and continuing relevance are testament to Dorothy Garrod's remarkable character and great achievements.
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Finlayson The Gibraltar Museum 1820 Bomb House Lane
Some observations on the British Earlier Upper Palaeolithic
P B Pettitt Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History
Unlocking the Inhospitable S Swainston
New Excavations
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A Ronen Zinman Institute of Archaeology University of Haifa
The Impact of Dorothy Garrods Excavations in the Lebanon
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The Zarzian Industry of the Zagros Mountains G A Wahida
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We calculate the spectrum of three-photon absorption (3PA) in zinc blende semiconductors using Kane's four-band model. We apply this to ZnSe and measure the 3PA spectrum using femtosecond pulses, obtaining excellent agreement. The spectrum shows the apparent onset of 3PA from the split-off band and also shows quantum interference between the several possible evolution pathways when exciting carriers from valence to conduction band.
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Crime fiction or the mystery, invented by Poe in 1841 with a story set in Paris (The Murder in the Rue Morgue) rapidly became a remarkably popular literary genre dominated by American and British writers and, to a lesser extent, French authors. The genre, although frequently and unfairly relegated to the category of low fiction, is an incredible literary form that has proven extremely durable, flexible, and creative. It is an especially valuable literature for the social sciences because of its structure. The fundamental premise of all mysteries is a society that is ordered and real but becomes disordered as a result of a crime imposed on that society. In the normal case, a hero arrives - an officer of the law, a private detective or an amateur sleuth - and via logical deduction, hard work or luck, solves the crime, identifies the perpetrator, and order is restored. In more recent times the latter few steps may not always occur, but that is another issue for another time.
Because the genre demands an ordered society as a beginning, the reader always has the opportunity to discover a place with a class of characters, a culture, a social geography, a physical geography, and geographies of all kinds. Thus, the mystery is a window into all types of societies — from the English country homes and its elite residents, to the mean urban streets of North America, to the awesome landscapes and cultures of the Navaho in the American Southwest. In short, the mystery is a veritable geographic bazaar with places to explore, things to learn and with an opportunity to be pleasantly entertained.
The main focus of this essay, however, is to examine the mystery outside the Anglo-French- American realm and investigate what happens to the genre as it diffuses across the globe. The genre has become immensely popular in almost every corner of the world via a spatial diffusion process that is very interesting and country specific. The most arresting (pun intended) and important process, however, is the way in which the mystery has been adapted and fitted to each society to meet its particular needs and suit its particular culture. Normally the genre first infiltrates each country via translations of the immensely popular British or American works such as those of Poe, Doyle and others. These imports are usually followed by indigenous imitators and finally by native authors who adapt and alter the formula of the genre to meet the conditions and culture of the country.
In order to understand the types of transformations that the mystery undergoes in the diffusion process let me share with you my findings from a number of countries where the genre has become a very popular literary form and considerable adaptations have occurred.
Let me start with Italy where local writers began to produce mysteries in the 1850s. The early translations of English and American stories and local works were published in cheap yellow covers and thus the genre was baptized with the term "Giallo Libri" or yellow books. The genre was outlawed by the Fascists during WWII but exploded in popularity after the war, especially influenced by the American hard-boiled school. There developed two groups of Italian mystery writers, a more traditional group and a so-called "literary" group. The first was a very regionally oriented set of authors who set their stories in the distinctive regions of Italy. The second group is comprised mainly of mainstream writers who use the detective format to create an anti-detective or postmodern novel in which the detectives are imperfect, the crimes usually unsolved and clues left for the reader to decipher. However, in their stories and novels important messages are conveyed, fascinating characters created and compelling stories are told. Excellent examples are Leonardo Sciascia, Umberto Eco and Carlo Emilio Gadda.
The mystery arrived in Spain officially when Pedro Antonio de Alarcon published The Nail and other Tales of Mystery and Crime in 1853. The genre in Spain (also curtailed during the Franco Dictatorship) took on some very special characteristics that reflected the culture of the country. The Spanish writers emphasized the corruption and ineptitude of the police and depicted the authorities and the wealthy in very negative terms. This was a literature of complaint. In addition, the heroes or crime solvers are almost always defective, ineffective and/or seriously flawed. Spain is frequently depicted as a backward country vis-à-vis other Western European countries. Most novels are filled with the patois of the underworld and women as authors or heroes are essentially non-existent. One of the world's most popular mystery writers today is a Spaniard, Arturo Perez-Reverte, who writes wonderfully intellectual, historical novels. With the exception of Perez-Reverte, however, the Spanish mystery is one in which good does not always win over evil in the ambiguous morality of the Hispanic world.
Swedes began to turn out mysteries in 1893 and the genre became extremely popular and remains so to the present. One of the early authors, Stig Trenter, who wrote many novels between 1944 and the 1960s, had a great penchant for reflecting the geography of Stockholm in his work. His tendency to describe and utilize the settings became known as the "Trenter Syndrome". Most Swedish mystery writers were very conscious of their settings and the social-political situation in Sweden. The most famous were the man and wife team Maj Sowall and Per Wahloo, who planned and wrote a set of ten mysteries designed to trace the social and moral breakdown of Swedish society. Their hero, a policeman named Martin Beck, fights crime and the increasing corruption of the police and witnesses from his very special position the decay of Swedish society. Here the mystery is used as a chronicle and protest vehicle by two very committed and talented communist writers. Later writers such as Kerstin Ekman and Henning Mankill depict serious social conflicts and xenophobia in Sweden.
The genre appears in Russia very early also as Dostoyevsky and Chekhov both adapted the structure for their work. Dostoyevsky became the master of the psychological mystery with Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov while Chekhov used the formula for a satirical story in his Swedish Match. The Russian Revolution changed the literary scene mightily and the mystery became a tool of the Soviet Government. First a number of so-called Pinkertonista stories appear (based on the American Pinkerton detective Agency stories), written by Russians, which depict Russian heroes defeating capitalist spies. One of the most popular of these series, written by Marietta Shaginian (using the pseudonym Dzhim Dollar) and entitled Mess-Mend: Yankees in Petrograd has a Soviet hero, Mike Thingmaster, who battles the international capitalist/bourgeois bad guys to "mend the world mess" of capitalism! This series sold millions of copies and was immensely popular. The Soviet Government eventually banned these stories because they glorified individuals instead of the collective. Still, during the Soviet period, many mysteries were written and sold, but they stressed the role of the KGB and the Soviet police in thwarting capitalist spies. In the post-Soviet period mysteries have become the most popular form of reading and detective novels are found everywhere. Currently, the most famous is a female policewoman, Lt. Colonel Anastasia Kamenskaya, a creation of Aleksandra Marinina (who was a member of the Moscow police force) who solves crimes of corruption and violence in Moscow. These are not feminist texts inasmuch as the heroine solves crimes with technology and no claims of female superiority. The new post-Soviet era of corruption and crime are extremely well captured in the detective fiction of Russia today!
The crime fiction genre in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech and Slovak Republics) has a relatively short but distinguished history. One of the earliest and most revered authors was Karel Capek (author of R.U.R. and The War With The Newts). He was deeply influenced by Conan Doyle and, in the 1920s, wrote a series of short mysteries that eventually appeared in a volume entitled Tales From Two Pockets. He created a tradition of folksy, non-heroic detectives, usually a policeman, who solved crimes in ordinary settings with calm intelligence and common sense. The stories were witty and soaked in Czech culture and tradition. The heavy hand of the socialist government from 1945 to 1991 suppressed most of the arts but again, crime fiction was used as a state tool of propaganda. A major television series, Major Zeman, was produced depicting a policeman valiantly chasing and catching Western spies and speculators. However, during the socialist period a dissident writer, Josef Skvorecky, managed to publish a series featuring a Lt. Boruvka who solved crimes in a drab and shortage ridden Prague with laconic wit and persistence. They were slipped by the censors and were very revealing about Czech socialist society. Eventually Skorecky fled to the West and finished the saga of his hero in Canada! In the Capek tradition, Boruvka was an ordinary detective with an ordinary name - Boruvka, means blueberry! The current mystery scene in the Czech Republic is alive and vibrant and, again, the stories provide an excellent view of contemporary Czechia.
One of the most popular forms of literature in Japan is the mystery, which began its domestic production in 1889 but really flourished after the work of Edogawa Rampo in 1923. (Edogawa Rampo is a subtle Japanese pun and an interesting Japanese transliteration of Edgar Allan Poe!!!). Rampo, Seicho Matsumoto, and Shizuko Natsuki are among the most famous of a long list of immensely popular Japanese crime fiction writers. The mystery as they interpreted it is a genre that glorifies order and the role of the authorities in maintaining order. There are no flashy private eyes, no guns, and the importance of face or reputation is paramount. Japanese mysteries can be very violent but the violence is performed with imaginative methods (e.g. sound, fright, ancient swords). Mysteries are produced in Japan in great numbers and consumed by an avid Japanese reading public. The genre is a remarkably important portal offering an unusually vivid view of Japanese culture and the Japanese way of life.
Throughout China's long and turbulent history, crime, punishment and justice have been prominent literary and social themes. Some of the most ancient tales of detection are found in the Stories of the Chinese magistrates. The modern mystery infiltrated China via translations in the 1890s and by the early teens of the 20th century, Chinese authors published stories in local journals. From 1949 until the death of Mao in 1977, the small amount of crime fiction being published was essentially anti-capitalist sleuthing in the Soviet style. The official government line on Sherlock Holmes was that he was necessitated by an evil, unjust bourgeois society and that crime fiction aroused the base lust for sex and violence! The post-Mao years were very interesting for the genre. Initially, the government encouraged a spate of stories that exposed the corrupt officials and police of the Mao period - this was a part of the literature of the "Wounded" in which many of the wrongs committed by the Gang of Four were exposed. In the years that followed most restrictions were lifted and literature of all types sprung up including crime fiction. Some very fascinating pieces have been published allowing the reader to view some of the social pathologies and conflicts of modern socialist China. The Chinese mystery in general is distinguished not so much by the process of solving the crime but rather by the quest for justice and especially punishment for evils committed. Most crime solvers are still policemen but there has been an interesting shift to such heroes as journalists and other amateur sleuths.
Argentina became very fertile ground for the mystery and the first indigenously produced story appeared in 1888. The genre in Argentina is unique because it quickly attracted mainstream writers such as Jose Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy-Casares, and Rodolfo Walsh. The mystery was rapidly employed as a social protest vehicle utilizing parody and dark humor to tweak the authorities. In addition, Argentine authors created a tradition of concern for finding out why crimes were committed rather than who committed them and how. The writers were also great innovators and ignored the conventions of the Anglo-American school. Borges and Bioy-Casares wrote a wonderful parody in which the crime solver is a clever character who is a prisoner. Probably one of the finest mysteries ever written was by Borges, "Muerte y la Brujula," in which Borges commits the ultimate sin of mystery writing! In general, the Argentine writers set a pattern for other Latin American mystery writers in that they are very antiestablishmentarian and are used as a means of political and social protest.
Clearly the best examples of crime fiction being used in protest are the mysteries of Mexico. The mystery was first produced by Mexican authors in the early 1940s and really exploded by the 1970s and 80s. The Mexican mystery genre is one of pessimism and antiheroes. Societal disorder and chaos is assumed to be the norm and the detectives or antiheroes are not obligated to restore order or set things right but rather to parody and criticize the ruling authorities. Very frequently authors turn the mystery upside down and make the authorities the criminals and the criminals the heroes! This becomes fully developed in the Mexican mysteries, especially those of Paco Ignacio Taibo II. A prominent mainstream author and defender of crime fiction, Adolfo Reyes, once wrote," In a society that is corrupt, where sarcasm and hypocrisy thrive and power is monopolized, detective literature exposes the inequities and the iniquity". Here is a superb example of an adaptation of the genre to fill an important societal need.
The mystery penetrated the Israeli culture somewhat clandestinely in the 1930s when school teachers wrote pedagogical mysteries in Hebrew in order to use them to teach children in Hebrew schools. In these formative years of the state there was no formal place for non-canonical or trivial literature. This was a society struggling to establish a new Zionist ideology and build a new state amidst hostile neighbors. In the 1950s Western authors of crime fiction were published in translation and by the 1980s, when the State of Israel was reasonably secure, detective fiction (sipur habalash) roared onto the scene and has bloomed ever since. The genre was adopted by writers of all types including mainstream literary types and even poets. The mystery has become a very developed and sophisticated literature, very distant from the formulaic, puzzle-oriented type of story. It has become a distinctive literature with a strong tendency to broaden the genre and expand its boundaries to focus on character and theme development. In Israel, it is a very sensitive mirror reflecting social, demographic and political strains in the society. Two of the more accessible (because they are translated into English) authors are Batya Gur and Robert Rosenberg.
The detective story or crime fiction is one of the most popular literary genres in the world. It is indeed a global phenomenon and is eagerly consumed by readers from Tokyo to Tel Aviv, from Shanghai to St. Petersburg. More importantly, the mysteries produced in all these diverse places are a valuable and unique window into cultures, social systems, and geographies of all kinds. This literary form is particularly interesting for social scientists in that is a flexible, special type that can be, and has been, adapted to every society to which it has spread. It has been used as a social protest vehicle, a propaganda tool, a societal diagnostic measure, and more. Mystery writers in many places under many different conditions have plied a genre that can be used in many creative ways to protest, boast, accuse, and expose the society's culture and way of life to a host of readers around the world. And, the result is endlessly fascinating and entertaining. It is low literature only in the small minds of unimaginative and closed-minded individuals.
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Keynote Remote App - No WiFi
I know this is online on some other blogs that are sure to demand more traffic than mine, but I thought I'd share the tips, nonetheless. I taught a Bible Study at a Youth Service in Lafayette the other day, and I made a Keynote presentation for the lesson. Apple has released a Keynote Remote app (for $0.99 in the app store - seems high) for the iPhone/iPod Touch that connects with the Mac/MacBook over WiFi. It works amazingly well, showing the slide, presenter notes, and the time all in the app. One problem, though - the room I was speaking in doesn't have WiFi (Why Apple didn't include Bluetooth support, I'll never know).
Some quick searching on the web showed me how to make an Ad-Hoc network. Basically, you use your Mac to create a WiFi network that your iPhone (or any WiFi device) can connect to. I don't know all of the functionality for this, but for me, it was perfect.
To set up an AdHoc network, click on the WiFi icon at the top of the screen and select 'Create Network'. A new window pops up, and you can name the network whatever you like; the default is the computer name. If you want, it even allows you to set a password for the network. On your iPhone (or iPod Touch), turn on the WiFi and select the network. Enter the password (if necessary) and you are linked! You can now launch the Keynote app and control the presentation.
It worked great for me, and I plan on using this option many times in the future.


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A hush surmounts the murmuring of an audience waiting in eager anticipation as Roxanne de Bastion skips onto the stage with a beaming ray of sunshine spread across her face in the guise of a sweetly innocent smile. You can tell she has been itching to kick off her album launch tour for her debut LP – 'Heirlooms and Hearsay' – as much as we have been twisted in excitement to see her perform. The cosy and hauntingly intimate confines of the Sackler Space within the famous Camden venue is the optimum singer-songwriter gig territory: and, tonight, a space where Roxanne is to begin softly commanding every square inch with her epic lullaby to family history, home and relationships. But first, as a prelude, she opens on stage, solo, with the fan-favour 'Red and White Blood Cells'. The up-tempo strumming has everyone gently bobbing their feet and heads. We obligingly participate in the chorus backing without needing any encouragement, although Roxanne's heavenly grin is altogether inviting.
After thanking the crowd, she invites her fellow touring band members onto the stage, although I don't remember seeing them emerge onstage as it is hard not to be transfixed by the folk singer's giddy schoolgirl enthusiasm. I am also strangely, in love with her knee-length t-shirt. One, I believe, designed by herself: all black with a white cartoon graphic image of herself on the front. I kind of want one, as it is refreshingly understated from most band or artist apparel which I normally eschew for its gaudiness. I hope it becomes merchandise in the future, but I digress – I warned it was hard not to be intoxicated by her presence on stage.
The Berlin native, and her band, take a different tack to the normal album promo tour as they populate the setlist with the occasional non-album track. 'Somewhere Upon Avon', for example, is a track that reminisces over Stratford Upon Avon, where her grandfather resided after fleeing Communist Hungary, following the Second World War, and the birthplace of her father. Like the tracks that reached the album, it is an organic offering, resplendent in beautiful simplicity with uncomplicated lyrics of candid sentiment and sincerity. 'Some Kind of Creature' is another rogue on the setlist. Its tone deftly straddles the line between upbeat and contemplative, which makes it a standout track of the gig and one that is particularly well-received by the audience.
A thematic coalescence develops as Roxanne plays tracks from 'Heirlooms and Hearsay', so that they become distinct from those occasional non-album treats. Many of the songs from her debut record appear to be elegies to her late grandfather – 'Run' being especially moving, the emotion and atmosphere that envelops its performance being augmented by the backstory that Roxanne prefixes, and the solitary tear that glides down her cheek as she tells it. Many of her songs, as the evening trots gracefully along, are accompanied by equally personal revelations. The songs from the album explore familial relationships, family history and touch upon the many places de Bastion calls home. On the latter subject, particular attention is given to her native Berlin, of which 'Wasteland' – a lamentation of the destruction of the East Side Gallery portion of the Berlin Wall – seems the most frankly heartfelt and soothing in its delicacy.
Each song, and the way in which de Bastion elegantly performs them, reveal an innocence, akin to a child's poem, but with the depth and tenderness that can only be conveyed through a life lived and feelings truly felt. Roxanne is delightfully charming and funny throughout the performance; wonderfully engaging with her audience while also replete with anecdotes and amusing tour tales. You'd be forgiven for feeling as if you were alone and on a first date, standing with a glass of wine captivated by a beautiful woman's captivating persona and fascinating life story.
The set comes to an end with a genuine wail of disappointment from the audience, and de Bastion herself, at how quickly the evening has passed. But we are rewarded for our devotion with an unscheduled encore, but I sense the reward is mutual as, I believe, Roxanne is reluctant to exit the stage as she appears to be enjoying herself so enormously, the smile still painted on her face. She invites requests, but eventually settles on an impromptu acoustic version of Outkast's 'Hey Ya!' Her rendition lends a solemn aura to the original, the lyrics seem clearer and more profound when spoken from her lips to the gentle and soft strumming of her guitar. The crowd join in at the chorus, projecting a still but haunting howl of 'Heeeeey Yaaaa', almost like a Pagan incantation. It's a perfect end to what has been a seductively intimate night of live music. Roxanne now embarks on the rest of her UK album tour, but I can't help feeling there was something uniquely special, and unable to be replicated, that occurred tonight.
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Yah der hey! Recently the singers and some friends got together for a progressive party to kick off our Spring 2013 season. Last year, a progressively awesome party with an Oscars theme culminated with a contest and the awarding of a treasured plastic gold Oscar. This year's theme: states of the union.
First stop - Michigan, hosted by Michigander Mike Rowan. Mike provided attendees with such Michigan delicacies as Dominos Pizza, Kellogg's cereal, and Jiffy corn bread. This was a very informative stop, as we learned (thanks to smartphone trivia) that Michigan is one of the country's largest cherry producers, and their state animal is the painted turtle. Mike always had us convinced that it was a wolverine. Sorry, mom, I'm not referring to Hugh Jackman. Down girl!
Even a geography lesson was included.
We didn't have to travel far physically or geographically for our second stop, Wisconsin. In addition to cheese, brats, and beer, Sarah Koch supplied every partygoer with a Wisconsin-themed t-shirt or hat from her extensive collection. From one of the shirts, we learned that Yah der hay is "Scansin" for agreement, similar to "ya know hey," and it became a rallying cry for the evening. I am still staggered by vastness of the Wisconsin-inspired wardrobe, though Sarah wisely made sure that no one absconded from "Scansin" with her gear.
Get to know your local sayings.
Stop the third was Pennsylvania, or more accurately, Western PA, hosted by Kristen Kampetis. Kristen plied us with black and yellow cupcakes, pierogis, homemade tiropitas from her Greek family's recipe, blow pops, and jello shots. While none of these things are indigenous to Pennsylvania, Kristen and Yuengling are—as well as the Terrible Towel that adorned living room. To be fair, they do speak to the cultural fabric of the Pittsburgh area, underscored by Wiz Khalifa's beats.
Representing PA in audio form
The penultimate stop captured the glamour of Hollywood. Benjamin Wallace, California native, rolled out the red carpet for us and sported movie-themed decorations. As his excellent California playlist provided the soundtrack, we imbibed sparkling wine, grasshoppers, and margaritas, which further confused the issue of how we did not know that Machu Picchu, Jaipur, and Petra are all in California…
"Yeah, it's just east of San Diego."
The last stop was an eerie setting of Rhode Island at the domicile of musical director and spiritual guru, Ben Olinsky. Ben paid homage both to the nefarious Mafia presence in his home "state" and the more heartwarming television show Family Guy (set in the fictional Quahog, RI). I use quotes because I'm still not convinced that a parcel of land that small can presume to be anything grander than a county. In true Singers' style, we closed down the evening with some calisthenics (aka dance party) and thea cappella equivalent of Kumbaya - piano-accompanied versions of "Don't Stop Believin'" and Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." [Sneak preview: the Singers will be performing "Hallelujah," famously covered by John Cale, Jeff Buckley, and Rufus Wainwright, this upcoming season, thanks to a wonderful arrangement by tenor James Athey.]
An 18SS progressive party always ends with regression…to this.
Thanks to all of the hosts for a lovely evening. As a t-shirt once told me, "I laughed so hard the tears ran down my leg."
This post was written by our local facial hair artist and funny t-shirt specialist, tenor Dave Parker.


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April 20th – 21st, 2013. East River State Park, Brooklyn
The 1st Annual New York City Hot Sauce Expo will be a celebration of the city's culturally diverse love of all things spicy and hot. We are really excited about what might become the biggest hot sauce show on the East Coast. We'll be there and you should too!
As Americans steadily become more adventuresome eaters, we are now setting a place at the dinner table for hot sauce on a regular basis. Our mealtime macho has triggered a hot sauce growth spurt so great that hot sauce production has been rated one of the 10 fastest-growing industries in the U.S. and the trend shows no sign of cooling off.
The festivities start the weekend of April 20th and 21st from 10 AM to 6 PM EST at one of Brooklyn's most renowned areas overlooking the Island of Manhattan.
East River State Park
Factory on Kent
110 Kent Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
The NYC Hot Sauce Expo welcomes the biggest and best hot sauce companies in North America. These artisan companies are the top of the chile pepper industry. Numerous award winning chefs will present New Yorkers with the best fiery foods and hot sauces that will make anyone who loves all things spicy crave more.
Saturday, April 20th the Expo will present the highly anticipated Screaming Mi Mi Awards. Trophies in 10 categories will be handed to the winners in front of a live audience on the Expo's Center Stage. The Screaming Mi Mi will be judged by the brightest names in the NYC food industry. A select panel of esteemed judges will consist of celebrity chefs, food critics, bloggers, restaurateurs, professional musicians and the best mixologist the city has to offer.
Come to Brooklyn for this 2-day Hot Sauce Expo to get the ultimate endorphin rush. The weekend promises to be packed with fellow chile lovers who love live music, fire breathers, spicy food vendors, awards show, eating challenges & contests, adult beverages and the BEST Hot Sauce Companies from North America. There isn't a better place in NYC to get your food cranked up.
Here's a sampling of the many fine hot sauce vendors slated to attend:
The New York City Hot Sauce Expo Incentive: A jolt of capsaicin that will excite the nervous system into producing endorphins, which promotes a pleasant sense of well-being. Enjoy & Be Happy!
For more information about the Hot Sauce Expo please contact Steve Seabury: [email protected].
Official website: www.NYCHotSauceExpo.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NewYorkCityHotSauceExpo


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Toddville, strategically placed just north of the area's metro hub Cedar Rapids, and centered on eastern Iowa's main thoroughfare Interstate 380, seamlessly merges city and county lifestyles.
Numerous recreation and entertainment options are within arm's reach in this up and coming community. An intercity bike path winds through Toddville, along with Hiawatha, Cedar Rapids, Center Point and Urbana. Toddville is located a stone's throw away from Pleasant Creek State Park, which offers a variety of recreational activities. Also, close by is Wickiup Hill Learning Center and Area offering educational, cultural and historical events throughout the year.
Toddville offers easy access to the area's educational capitals including Kirkwood Community College and University of Iowa (located just south in Iowa City). The Toddville educational system, in association with the Alburnett School District, offers the best academics available.
Business in Toddville is mainly centered on agriculture, and features a Koi fish farm, and a large stable facility.
The small town atmosphere creates a homey vibe, while city life and all the amenities are easily accessible. A variety of dining options are close between nearby suburbs such as Hiawatha and Robins offering homestyle cooking, as well as all the expected options available in the city of Cedar Rapids such as Buffalo Wild Wings, Outback Steakhouse and multiple other options. Shopping in the area includes Lindale Mall, Westdale and many strip malls offering a wide variety of options for all styles.
Toddville's country charm and cozy ambiance attract all types of families, and is a perfect place to merge city and rural lifestyles.


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|Dizzy Gillespie
Because of the unique shape of his trumpet's bell and his puffed out cheeks, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie is one of the most recognizable and popular figures in jazz history. He had a unique look, making the beret, shades, and goatee fashionable amongst the bebop players. He had a uniquely athletic sound, playing perhaps higher and faster than anyone before him. He improvised with astonishing accuracy and inventiveness while playing at breakneck speeds, and redefined the capabilities of the trumpet.
He was born in 1917 and when he started playing, he copied Roy Eldridge, the highest and fastest trumpet player of the day. Diz became so good at it, that when Eldridge left Teddy Hill's swing band in 1937, Dizzy replaced Eldridge. He later worked with Cab Calloway, but was too much of a free-spirit for Calloway, and also, Dizzy's breaking away from the Eldridge influence and starting to experiment with sophisticated solos based on harmony while on the bandstand didn't set well with Calloway.
In the 1940s, Dizzy met up with Charlie Parker, Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Christian in the after-hours jam sessions and together, they developed bebop. Parker and Gillespie made some of the most glorious bebop music ever together in the forties. They were the perfect fit, because they had similar ideas about the music and because Gillespie was one of the few trumpeters who could keep up with Parker, both in understanding of harmonic theory as well as virtuosity. Eventually, they split up, as Dizzy, who did not use drugs, grew weary of Parker's frequent drug-related absences on stage. Dizzy then went on to form a bebop big band and did more trailblazing, as he fused Cuban rhythms to his music (called cubop).
From the 1950s on, Dizzy traveled frequently on goodwill tours and playing in small groups. In the 1950s, he spent 2 years travelling as the leader of the first officially U.S. State Dept. sponsored overseas tour. In his 70s, he led the United Nations band, shortly before he died, in 1993. He also encouraged many young trumpet players, such as Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, and two younger players that he considered "musical sons:" Jon Faddis and Arturo Sandoval. Unlike many bebop musicians, who were separatists, Dizzy actively went out and drummed up support and won friends to the music. Along with showmanship (which is where his nickname is derived), he became an ambassador for jazz around the world, campaigning for Jazz's acceptance as African-American classical music. He was to post-war jazz what Louis Armstrong had been to in it's earlier days. Along with this, he was a lifelong campaigner for civil rights and fair treatment of all artists.
Besides being a fun-loving personality and a master musician, Gillespie composed a lot of jazz standards, such as Night in Tunisia, Bebop, Oop Bop Sh-Bam, Groovin' High,Woody 'n You, and Salt Peanuts.
As a side note, the story of his horn goes like this. One night, he had some musicians over at his house. One accidentally sat on his trumpet and it bent the bell upward. Dizzy, being the fun-loving guy that he was, picked it up and started playing it, and found out that he liked, because, as he said, "I hear the sound quicker." He had an instrument designed this way and it became one of his trademarks.
For more information about Dizzy Gillespie, check out these sites:
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text: In Colos, Portugal, The School of Hope is a work in process. It is part of the Tamara solar centered peace village founded in 1995. This village is an extension of the Zegg Community founded by Peter Duhm in Belzig, Germany in 1972. The new location was ideal for pursuit of the solar village, a sustaining component and teaching resource. The school concept is certified and its physical space being created within the biophilic eco-village grounds. Oskar Eckmann is the project coordinator. Its' concept follows the teachings of founder Peter Duhm. It now offers an open system of distance learning, internships within the community and in outside industries for all children in the region. Most village children live partially independent from their parents in The Place of the Children center. Tuition is charged for students outside the community To learn more visit: http://www.tamera.org


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Advent is about preparation, specifically, preparing for the moment when God breaks down the barrier between heaven and earth and enters the human experience – all out of divine love for us. How, then, do we spend this season of preparation in our own hearts? In our community? In our church?
Our congregation has been reading and discussing James Harnish's book, "When God Comes Down" for our all-church Advent Study. The answer to the above questions, according to this particular study, is a tapestry woven with strands of simplicity of spirit, silence, acknowledgement of our spiritual poverty, and submission to God's radical and sometimes uninvited love. In other words, emptying ourselves of all of our expectations of how God is "supposed to behave" and preparing ourselves for all of the unexpected ways that God will show up in our lives during this season and beyond.
Join us this Sunday as we consider in this message in three very special ways. Pastor Andrea will bring us her message, "What Do You Do When God Calls?" at 8 am, the Music Makers present the children's pageant, Room for Christmas at 9:30 am, and we'll sing and meditate on Christmas Carols at 11:15 am. In what unexpected ways will you experience Christ this season?
Rev. Eve Williams
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- AGI-Westeel
- Alumicor
- Argus Industries
- Boeing Canada Winnipeg
- Canada Post
- Custom Castings
- Duha Group
- Emergent BioSolutions Winnipeg
- ImagineAbility
- JELD-WEN Windows and Doors
- Loewen Windows and Doors
- MacDon Industries
- Motor Coach Industries
- New Flyer
- Royal Canadian Mint
- St. Boniface Hospital
- StandardAero
- Winpak Division
Cellular Transition
Our journey from batch & queue to flow production
Custom Castings began its Lean journey with the implementation of a structured 5S program. With processes organized, the need to change from batch & queue to flow production became very evident. In 2015, a project was launched to transition to cellular manufacturing. All of the major value streams were mapped to define cells that would allow work to flow from molten metal to finished goods with minimal changes of ownership. On this tour, you will hear about the challenges and successes of this multi-year project, about SMED and TPM implementations, cross-training and the importance of buy-in and support from all employees.
Rating: Beginner, Intermediate
Operational Excellence in Healthcare
The St. Boniface Hospital journey to perfect patient care
The St. Boniface Hospital is a Catholic teaching facility founded by the Sisters of Charity of Montreal. Founded in 1871, the St. Boniface Hospital continues to be a pioneer in health care. The tradition of caring and reputation for leadership, flow directly from the Grey Nuns' belief in "taking action to care for those who come in need". On this tour you will learn about Operational Excellence at the St. Boniface Hospital and its pursuit of measurably better value for patients. You will see the daily management system and strategy deployment system used to drive towards everyday 'operational excellence'.
Rating: Advanced
Agricultural equipment manufacturer APPLYING LEAN PRINCIPLEs
MacDon Industries Ltd. is a Canadian based manufacturer of harvesting equipment specializing in the production of headers for combines as well as pull-type and self-propelled windrowers and specialty pick-up headers for world markets. On this tour, you will see the implementation of various LEAN initiatives through all stages of production and assembly, including 5S, Kanban materials, Vendor-Managed inventory and Takt time flow. You will hear about recent improvement initiatives to reduce shop floor inventory and improve shop floor layout and learn about some of the successes and challenges of transitioning an improvement program through different levels of maturity.
Rating: Intermediate
JELD-WEN Excellence Model (JEM)
JEM…culture… system…toolkit…
JELD-WEN is one of the world's leading manufacturers of windows and doors. The Winnipeg operation is the only JELD-WEN facility that produces windows, exterior doors and interior doors all on one site. On this tour, you will learn about "JEM", a collection of LEAN manufacturing tools and process improvement techniques that engage associates at all levels and enables JELD-WEN to achieve operational excellence. You will tour glass unit (IGU) production and window and door assembly and see the various elements of the 'closed loop' shop floor visual management system; the hour by hour production boards, KPI tracking boards, basic problem solving and Gemba walks.
Rating: Beginner/Intermediate
LEAN Culture, LEAN Tools
Creating a LEAN culture
Argus Industries is a custom manufacturer of rubber molded products, die cut and CNC cut gaskets, seals and more, servicing markets from agriculture to aerospace across North America. Over ten years of "intentional culture" and LEAN tools has blurred the lines at Argus to what it means to be efficient, engaged and results driven. On this tour you will learn about the "Argus Tribal Culture", but beware, this is not a formula, but a real-life example of how Argus has built their own tribe from the ground up. You will see how visual management and many other LEAN tools have found their way into creative solutions in the office and on the shop floor to ensure Argus is always on the leading edge of progress.
Rating: Beginner, Intermediate
Visual Management
Identifying and Solving Problems using Visual Management
Alumicor is a Canadian based supplier of Architectural Aluminum building envelope systems. On this tour you will see how Alumicor has become a visual factory using visual management to drive improvements on the shop floor and in the office. Visual management boards measure Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, Inventory and 5S. Production cells are color coded and material is pulled into the cells using visual cues. Employees chart hourly progress to plan on the visual management boards and identify challenges that are impeding their performance. Quick & easy kaizen, traditional Kaizen and A3 problem solving is then used to resolve the issues and continually drive improvement.
Rating: Intermediate
Simple replenishment process based on actual usage
AGI-Westeel manufactures steel storage products for the agricultural industry, as well custom storage solutions for the petroleum, biofuels and industrial sectors. AGI-Westeel has implemented Kanban/Faxban in several areas of the operation. On this tour, you will see many of these Kanban systems and hear process experts share their experience with Kanban implementation. In Packaging, inventory was reduced by $1.1 million, space was reduced by 12,000 sq. ft. and the number of stock-outs reduced significantly. Kanban of coil steel has also reduced space required in the shop by 8,900 sq ft.
Rating: Beginner, intermediate
Operational Excellence in a Biotech Environment
The Journey to Excellence Through Hoshin Kanri
On this tour, you will see the principles of LEAN applied in a highly regulated and segregated environment. Learn how Emergent BioSolutions Winnipeg is guided by Hoshin Kanri - LEAN Strategy Deployment - and applies LEAN concepts in an environment where changes must be closely controlled and reported to regulatory agencies. Emergent BioSolutions is a global life sciences company focused on providing specialty products for civilian and military populations that address accidental, intentional, and naturally emerging public health threats. Through our vision to protect and enhance 50 million lives by 2025, we will give millions of individuals the opportunity to experience the fullness of life. Emergent Winnipeg has a 50-year history of manufacturing lifesaving countermeasures, hyperimmune plasma products, and products to address emerging health threats.
Rating: Intermediate
New Flyer Operational Excellence Program
The Op Ex Journey
New Flyer is the largest heavy-duty bus manufacturer offering the widest range of drive systems in North America. On this tour, you will hear about the application of LEAN principles at the Winnipeg Assembly Plant as part of the Operational Excellence strategy and how applying LEAN to manufacturing and other life cycle processes is delivering value to the customer and revenue to the enterprise. Touring the vehicle assembly line and primary component manufacturing areas you will see cell support teams, 5S implementation and visual factory concepts including takt timeline move boards, ANDON system, TPM and the proprietary Livebus production verification system.
Rating: Intermediate
Cultural Engagement Tour
Sustainable Growth Through Employee Empowerment
The Duha Group creates color marketing tools like paint chips, fandecks, and color systems that help customers bring life to beautiful spaces around the world. On this Cultural Engagement Tour, you will witness the Duha Operating System, viewing successful lean initiatives on the shop floor and in the office and learning about the 4 key steps that the Duha Group experienced on their Journey to Lean; the Passport to World Excellence System; the 5 minute Daily Huddle System; the 12 Step Turbo Kaizen System and Organization Balancing, which helps to balance the flow of materials and information.
Rating: Beginner, Intermediate
People Matter
Applying LEAN Principles in the service sector
ImagineAbility Inc. (formerly Versatech Industries Ltd.) is a non-profit day service organization that provides a work environment, as well as job and recreational opportunities for people living with an intellectual disability. They also supply the business community with packaging and assembly services. The vision of the organization is that all individual are valued, accepted and can realize their potential. On this tour you will see examples of mistake proofing, visual management, Kanban and one-piece-flow. You will also hear how daily huddles 'hive' the people they support to improve processes through their suggestions.
Rating: Intermediate
From Continuous Improvement to Business Unit Transformation
Phoenix Rising Up from the Ashes
StandardAero offers extensive manufacture, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for business aviation, commercial aviation, military and industrial power customers in more than 80 countries around the world. For almost thirty years, StandardAero has applied and refined its approach to business redesign, with 160 LEAN Cellular transformation programs to date, achieving sustained STEP-change (TM) performance gains. Through these transformations, StandardAero has driven improvements in turn time, labor efficiency and product quality to industry-leading performance levels. One example of this is our SACS Canada Component facility which suffered from a huge fire in the fall of 2014. On this tour, you will see extensive use of visual systems, cellular design, point-of-use materials, electronic production/tracking boards, 5S, line balance and systems that improve the process based on the "voice of the customer".
Rating: Intermediate
MCI WPO (Work Place Organization)
MCI's journey to LEAN
Motor Coach Industries is the number one supplier of tour, charter and line hail coaches in North America. On this tour, you will see the complete manufacturing cycle from parts manufactured to fully operational coach. You will hear how MCI continues to change with a focus on employees, customers and community. The tour will highlight how Kaizen events are helping make employees lives easier and safer. It will also include the Laser / Welding areas showing the development of kitting and one piece flow.
Rating: Intermediate
Lean and New Technology
Continuous improvement and new technology go hand in hand
Winpak Division operates ten production facilities across North and South America, manufacturing high-quality, food-safe packaging materials and products for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. Plain and printed materials are converted into either rolls or pouches. The 500,000 square foot Winnipeg facility employees over 750 people. On this tour, you will see how Winpak continues to invest in new technology to stay at the forefront of the industry, while at the same time embracing LEAN concepts to ensure that continuous improvement is a key part of the strategy. Tour highlights include engagement of employees in finding a better way ... every day, utilization of 5S and visual management as a problem-solving tool, implementation of robotics to improve flow and efficiency and communication systems to ensure a consistent message is heard across the organization.
Rating: Intermediate
Canada Post Winnipeg Mail Processing Plant
Moving to the Modern Post
The Winnipeg Mail Processing Plant was the first new Canada Post facility in two decades. On this tour you will see how mail is moved to meet the organizations' mandate to reach Canadians everywhere…everyday... You will see a mixture of automated equipment and processes to flow mail. Highlights include the use of visual management and packet/parcel automation and logistics.
Rating: Beginner, Intermediate
Journey Through the Boeing Production System
Empowering to build a culture of change. Transforming the Experience of Flight
Boeing Winnipeg is one of the largest aerospace composite manufacturers in Canada, producing composite parts for Boeing 737, 747, 767, 777 and 787 airplane models. On this tour you will hear about the four stages of implementation of the Boeing Production System. You will see efforts made throughout the factory, in conjunction with the support organizations, to implement a production system that emphasizes employee engagement, systematic problem solving and a culture of continuous improvement.
Rating: Intermediate
Continuous Improvement
Delivering Excellence through Continuous Improvement and Innovation
Opened in 1976, the Royal Canadian Mint Winnipeg location produces circulation coins for Canada and other countries around the world. Production of coins requires high-speed, high-volume processes including blanking, electroplating, coining and packaging. On the tour of this 225,000 sq ft facility, you will see a number of continuous improvements including 5S, huddle boards, visual management and single-piece-flow implementation. You will also see innovative processes such as the high-speed paint line and R&D Centre of Excellence.
Rating: Intermediate
LEAN Redesign
A process for large scale manufacturing transformation
In 2005 Loewen embarked on a large scale LEAN redesign of its door and window fabrication and assembly operations located in Steinbach, Manitoba. Using an approach developed in the UK and successfully applied by other leading manufacturers in Manitoba, Loewen completely redesigned the entire 600,000 sq ft facility into LEAN business units. On this tour you will see the results of this LEAN redesign and hear about the tools used to achieve a cultural shift and an increase in productivity of over 30%.
Rating: Intermediate


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Forty-Nine Down!
Here is the latest look at the "Hall of Hulkbusters." I have completed 49 Hulkbuster customs (the picture only shows 48). Red Son President Superman was the latest (see a couple blogs ago) and I am planning something special for number 50! I have fielded a lot of suggestions, but I wanted to do one that is special for me; so, I am taking on a childhood cartoon character. I have also been asked if number 50 will be my last one. I do not know! 🤔 I am certainly not out of ideas. And the supply of Hulkbusters is about to be refreshed with the launch of the next Walgreens wave that includes a new HB. So, I am solidly standing behind my statement, "I do not know!" Let's see how number 50 turns out! In the mean time, I am really enjoying my custom Marvel Lantern Corps team. Same bat time, same bat channel.
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Earlier this year Joe Harris (Fury of Firestorm) ran a Kickstarter project for Great Pacific, a comic about the heir to one of America's most successful oil companies deciding to move out to the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch and declaring it a sovereign country.
Featuring art by Martin Morazzo and editorial assistance from freelance editor Shawna Gore, the comic was unsuccessful on Kickstarter, but seems to have gained new life courtesy of Image Comics. io9 has the release and some art from the series, which comes out in November.
Here's the description from the Kickstarter page:
Great Pacific tells the story of Chas Worthington, recent heir to one of the richest oil fortunes and most successful corporations in American history. In a defiant act that seems crazy to most and criminal to many, he sheds his former life of wealth and influence to settle the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, planting his flag and declaring the environmental wasteland a new, sovereign country.
Set upon a floating island of plastic refuse and trash estimated by scientists to be twice the size of Texas, and based on the true-to-life environmental catastrophe currently plaguing the Pacific Ocean, this series will explore a young man's attempt to tame this terrible new continent with the help of an astounding new technology that could change the face of the energy industry. But first he'll have to contend with the elements, harmful pollutants, mutated marine life forms that have been exposed to the toxic refuse his nation is built upon, and hostile natives from nearby islands. Looming beyond those immediate physical dangers is the United States government, which sees him as a reckless and dangerous fugitive who needs to be dragged back to the 'States using whatever means necessary.


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- Servings Per Recipe: 6
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- Calories: 351.7
- Total Fat: 7.3 g
- Cholesterol: 84.2 mg
- Sodium: 628.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 43.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 12.0 g
- Protein: 33.3 g
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trip between America and Italy: that's what the great American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is offering us. On at the Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli in Turin, the exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright tra America e Italia (lit. Frank Lloyd Wright between America and Italy) illustrates Frank Lloyd Wright's perspective on organic architecture, beginning with his first trip to Italy in 1910 and ending with his last visit in 1951.
The photographs, objects, lithographs, original drawings and catalogues on display illustrate the essence of organic architecture. They accompany us on an itinerary split into six different parts such as houses, museums, offices and skyscrapers. We have: The Waterfall House (possibly one of Wright's most famous projects), the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Prairie Houses designed at the beginning of the last century, the architect's first skyscrapers designed in 1905 and even the Masieri Memorial of the fifties (the unbuilt tribute to Angelo Masieri, one of Wright's disciples who died in a tragic).
It all begins from Wright's trip to Tuscany in 1910, prompted by an existential crisis. It was during his stay of over six months, in fact, that the architect laid the foundations of his architectural thought - organic architecture - which soon became an important element of cohesion for many Italian architects. After the Second World War, organic architecture represented freedom and democracy, in line with the reconstruction of the whole country. And when in 1951 Wright, now eighty, returned to Italy with his travelling exhibition, he was celebrated as a representative modern, democratic architecture.
The exhibition, curated by Jennifer Gray, puts on display democratic architecture as well as illustrating the background of the unbuilt project, capturing the essence of the philosophy of one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. The continuous and indispensable search for a balance between man and nature, between the built environment and the natural environment has been the basis of Wright's work, who during his long stays in Italy has always shown himself as a keen supporter of Italian architecture as well as the urban versus landscape debate.
Where: Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, ex fabbrica del Lingotto, 230/103 via Nizza, Turin, Italy
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The healthcare facility of today witnesses complexities of medical billing, owing largely to its ever-changing technology and compliance laws, billing and coding requirements, patients statements, records and follow up on insurance payments and collection it makes. In fact, it is almost impossible to handle all the necessary billing efficiency in-house. In such case, accurate and timely billing can bring a lot of positive difference in a practice.
Physicians billing service offers a full staff of skilled billing professionals to handle all sorts of declining reimbursements, complicated insurance issues, soaring labor costs and of course bad debt.
Physician practice management companies are focused on providing countless benefits that include, easing your in-house hassles and maintain necessary operating tasks without any errors.
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Though there is no civilian airport, it's still easy to take a bus or train to reach Zunhua. Although there aren't any airports or train stations, visitors can come to the city via bus or other means of transportation.
Although Zunhua is not a large city, there are still hotels with great value for your money. Zunhua has high quality and low-priced hotels. You can spend one night at a nice hotel for only 73 AUD. There are 2 five-star hotels in Zunhua at an average price of 195 AUD per night. There are 1 four-star hotels in Zunhua at an average price of 76 AUD per night. There are 3 three-star hotels in Zunhua at an average price of 24 AUD per night. There are not many well-known chain hotels in Zunhua, but staying at a unique local hotel will make you feel at home. Grand Soluxe Zhongyou is the most popular brand among tourists. Grand Soluxe Zhongyou is the top choice of many travelers in Zunhua. Tangquangong Hot Spring Resort in Zunhua is a favorite among Trip.com users. Many tourists also stay at Tianyuan Business Hotel (Zunhua Yanshan).
If you stay at a hotel in downtown Zunhua, nearby attractions like Aofeng Mountain can be your first stop. You can also visit top-rated attractions like Zunhua Thousands Buddhas Garden, Shangguan Lake, Qing Dynasty Tombs. This area boasts amazing cultural sights with attractions like Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing Dynasty Museum. There are quite a few parks like Dongcheng Ecological Park, Xihuanyuan, Xiaohe Youyuan, all of which are great places to relax and spend time with friends and family.
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• July to September: 26.39°C during the day, 21.24°C at night
• October to December: 7.53°C during the day, 1.64°C at night
Average seasonal Rainfall
• Spring: 5.6 cm
• Summer: 56.27 cm
• Autumn: 143.83 cm
• Winter: 12.97 cm


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Important automotive advances of the twenties included 4-wheel brakes, security glass for windows, and pneumatic air-filled tires – to mention just a few. General Motors is #1 in plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales with the Chevrolet Volt, a 4-passenger compact hatchback that has 50+ miles of electric variety and much more than 400 miles per gasoline fill-up variety in its second generation. In addition, the fairly continual torque of an electric motor, even at extremely low speeds tends to improve the acceleration performance of an electric vehicle relative to that of the very same rated motor power internal combustion engine.
Choosing the Prime 10 electric car makers now includes generating some alternatives as the quantity of vehicles available increases. Electric two-wheelers will be in our market place in a huge way in about a year and a half. Source: Motor magazine, advertisements for electric vehicles such as cost information, 1903-1920. And in 2006, news of Tesla's plans for a battery powered car with a range of 200 miles per charge helped raise the profile of electric vehicles. The car is currently the bestselling electric highway-capable automobile in the planet.
Practically all the modern electric cars are arranged with particular reference to their ease of handle by women—that is, the controlling and reverse levers are (or should be) simple in operation and few in number, they work very easily, and are so placed and arranged as not to catch and tear the dress. Good effort is taken to preserve the mass of an electric automobile as low as doable to improve its variety and endurance.
Just as solar energy has shocked everybody and has now come to be a mainstream supply of energy, there is a enormous explosion in development taking place in electric vehicles globally. I'm afraid it would be a pretty sad history that would only show that unconventional goods like the Aptera are unlikely to discover a prosperous spot in the market, even if they are imported from China. The only full electric cars comming in 2011 are the Leaf and Coda (In the U.S. that is!).
Against EPA rated most fuel effective plug-in hybrid, hybrid electric vehicle and 2016 typical gasoline-powered car in the U.S. Electric cars identified popularity amongst nicely-heeled buyers who utilized them as city cars, exactly where their restricted variety proved to be even much less of a disadvantage. In the course of the second quarter of 2016 Tesla Motors delivered 14,402 new vehicles consisting of 9,764 Model S and four,638 Model X. Production for the duration of 2Q 2016 totaled 18,345 vehicles. He had come to think that a lot of ladies had each the potential and the determination to drive gas-powered automobiles.
Electric drag racing is a sport exactly where electric vehicles commence from standstill and try the highest attainable speed over a quick provided distance. Electric motors can offer higher energy-to-weight ratios , and batteries can be made to supply the large currents to help these motors. Despite their narrow view of women's talents and desires we need not blame the electric's advocates too a great deal for obtaining virtue in electric automobiles. The i fits into tight parking spaces and tight electric car purchaser budgets, beginning at about $29,000.


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Chivas lands Zizzo, $20 Manchester United tickets available
Double dose of news this afternoon: Kansas City missed out on U.S. international Sal Zizzo as a weighted lottery led him to Chivas USA and there are now $20 upper bowl tickets for the Manchester United-Kansas City Wizards game at Arrowhead.
Chivas, who had the third best chance (behind Kansas City and DC United) in the lottery, landed Zizzo, a 23-year-old U.S. youth international. He went to UCLA and is from California. Zizzo, who started all five matches for the USA at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, had been playing in Germany since 2007 until his contract with Hannover 96 expired this summer. His stay in the Bundesliga was marred by a left knee injury suffered during training in October 2009.
Locally, the Wizards and Chiefs announced Wednesday that additional upper-level tickets have been released for Sunday's friendly with Manchester United. The tickets are $20 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com, by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or at any area Ticketmaster outlet. Special packages are also available through the Kansas City Wizards and can be purchased by calling 1-888-4KC-GOAL.
"Fan response for our match against Manchester United has been tremendous," Wizards President Robb Heineman said. "The great crowd we are expecting Sunday will reinforce that Kansas City is a premier soccer city and that the New Arrowhead Stadium will make an ideal host venue if the FIFA World Cup comes to the United States in 2018 or 2022."


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Unforgettable Wedding Moments
Every wedding has it's unforgettable moments, but when that sacred fleeting moment is captured by an artist with a thoughtful eye for beauty there is no better gift to come away from your wedding day with. While photography may be everywhere the ultimate luxury, that you can enjoy for the rest of your life, is to hire an artist that will see and capture your wedding with a unique perspective. Below are ten wonderful moments captured at real weddings by Maring Visuals that will remain timeless and forever beautiful. Make capturing your life creatively a priority, and appreciate every amazing moment through amazing photographs.
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Charles Maring
Charles Maring is a photographer and filmmaker at Maring Visuals, and a co-host / creator of the Together In Style talk show.


text: IRS Figure at Center of Scandal Will Take the Fifth Lois Lerner is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill tomorrow By John Johnson, Newser Staff Posted May 21, 2013 4:30 PM CDT 199 comments Ousted IRS chief Steve Miller listens at left as former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman testifies on Capitol Hill Tuesday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) View 1 more image (Newser) – She is probably the IRS official most closely linked to the agency's recent mess, but Lois Lerner plans to reveal nothing when she testifies on Capitol Hill tomorrow, reports Politico. The attorney for Lerner, who oversees the IRS nonprofits division, says his client will invoke the Fifth when she goes in front of a House panel. Lerner is the one who first acknowledged the singling out of conservative groups, and she helped orchestrate the planted question that brought the scandal to light in odd fashion. "She has not committed any crime or made any misrepresentation but under the circumstances she has no choice but to take this course," says the letter to panel chief Darrell Issa, reports the LA Times. It requests that Lerner be allowed to skip the hearing as a result—because it would "have no purpose other than to embarrass or burden her"—but that doesn't appear likely. Also today: Former IRS chief Douglas Shulman took his turn in front of Congress and said he first learned of the scandal in spring 2012, but said he deliberately held off on telling his bosses at Treasury or Congress, reports AP. "I had a partial set of facts, and I knew that the inspector general was going to be looking into it, and I knew that it was being stopped. Sitting there then and sitting here today, I think I made the right decision, which is to let the inspector general get to the bottom of it, chase down all the facts and then make his findings public." (Read more IRS stories.) View 1 more image My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results | 5% Hilarious 4% Intriguing 4% Depressing 9% Brilliant 11% Scary 67% Ridiculous


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The largest city of Gujarat, Ahmedabad has earned a reputation and recognition for its textile industry. Due to rapid growth in textile industry, it has earned a tile as the Manchester of the East. There are quite a few interesting places in and around Ahmedabad.
Budget Hotels in Ahmedabad
There are good budget hotels in Ahmedabad. Some of them are DRH Regency (Tariff – Rs.1500), Hotel Madhuvan (Tariff – Rs.1,000), Hotel Damjis (Tariff – Rs.1700) and Hotel Marshall (Tariff –1900).
The official language Ahmedabad is Gujarati. The other languages spoken include Hindi and English.
Events in Ahmedabad
One of the Important Festivals of Ahmedabad is Uttarayana (January).
Places to See in Ahmedabad
There are several places of tourist attraction in Ahmedabad. Some of the places include Lake Kankaria (4 kms from Ahmedabad),Bhadra Fort (7.5 kms from Ahmedabad),Dada Hari Vav (18 kms from Ahmedabad),Shaking Minarets (8 kms from Ahmedabad),Akshardham Temple (7 kms from Ahmedabad),Sidi Sayed Mosque(18 kms from Ahmedabad) and Kankaria Lake (3 kms from Ahmedabad).
How to Get There
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is located 15 kms away from the city. The airport is situated 8 km from Ahmedabad railway junction.
Ahmedabad railway junction is also called as Kalupur Station. The railway line connects to major destinations of Gujarat. The other stations in Ahmedabad include Maninagar,Vatva, Gandhigram, Asarva, Chandlodia, Kali gam, Vastrapur, Sabarmati, Sarkhej, Naroda and Aaml.
Ahmedabad has buses well connected to all the major destinations of Gujarat. Some of the best bus operators that offer good experience for passengers are Shrinath Travel Agency, Angel Tours & Travels and Jay Bhavani Travels. Avail of bus ticket offers from Ticketgoose.com when you book your tickets online.
A city in the Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan, Chittorgarh is a historical city famous for its Rajput kings. The name Chittorgarh comes from its founder Maharaja Chitrangad Maurya. The Chittorgarh Fort is the largest fort in India; as per historical facts the fort was attacked thrice and each time the locals and army fought bravely. The city attracts global tourist because of its rich history, palaces, shopping markets and warm locals.
Places to Stay
There are good budget hotels in Chittorgarh. Some of them are RTDC Hotel Panna (Tariff – Rs. 1200), Padmini Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 1000), and Hotel Heritage (Tariff – Rs. 700).
The official language of Chittorgarh is Hindi. The other languages spoken include Rajasthani and English.
The important festivals of Chittorgarh are Diwali, Dussehra, and Holi. Locals celebrate Teej in August every year. The Annual Jauhar Mela in February and March is also famous.
Places of Interest
There are several places of tourist attraction in Chittorgarh. Some of the places include Chittorgarh Fort, Fateh Prakash Museum, Gaumukh Kund, Kalika Mata Temple, Kirti Stambh, Kumbha Shyam Temple, and Rani Padmini's Palace.
How to Get There
The nearest airport is Udaipur. It is located about 70 km away from the town.
Chittorgarh is well connected with Ajmer, Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Kota, and Ahmedabad via trains.
There are daily bus services to Ajmer, Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Kota, Jodhpur, Bhilwara, and Ahmedabad. Some of the best bus operators that offer good experience for passengers include Shrinath Travels, Laxmi Travellers, Pooja Travels and Kalpana Travels. Avail of bus ticket discounts when you book your tickets through Ticketgoose.com.


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Absolute Information About Vacuum Cleaners
Trying to learn more about the vacuum cleaners? Starting from the beginning, I would like to introduce the Best Vacuum For Stairs as the small machines which are specially meant for sucking all the dirt. The idea of introducing it is to set the things easier for the person when it comes to the cleaning. It is studied that cleaning floors and carpets leave the person tiring.
In order to change the circumstances, these vacuum cleaners are introduced. They are having a motor inside it which is capable of sucking the dirt with the help of a hose. Even the tiniest particle of dirt went inside the vacuum when the motor is running. The market is having various type of vacuum cleaners with them, a person can go with one, which suits their work type.
Advantages of vacuum cleaners
There is various type of vacuum cleaners in the market, each of them has their own specifications. There are several benefits attached with the use of them. I am using the Bisell vacuum cleaners from a certain period of time. The benefits looked up to me are as follow –
Save energy and time – cleaning with the vacuum cleaners are termed to be very hygiene, however, in addition to it – lots of time and energy is also saved by the person. According to a study the manual cleaning which takes up to hours can be easily done within minutes with the help of cleaners. One of the main reason behind using them is that they are fast and easily operated.
Easy to use – another benefit coming attached to it is – they are easy to use. All a person needs to do is – plug it into the electric socket and cover all the area with the hose. Place the hose in the area which you want to clean, as simple as that.
Efficient in cleaning pet hairs – a good to know stuff is that there are several things which failed to be removed when it comes to the manual cleaning. Pet hairs are one under this category. However the vacuum cleaner can suck the tiniest particle even, therefore things like pet hairs can be removed easily.
Advanced features – the technology is working in the favour of mankind, daily new things and concepts are coming in front for getting the things easier. Now the vacuum cleaners are also coming with a lot of new features which allows the person to do the things in their way.
Disadvantages of vacuum cleaners
Now, every thing in this world is having two sides i.e. one is bright and another is dull. Advantages are covered above, now it time to cover the drawbacks associated with the vacuum cleaners.
Use energy – cleaning with the vacuum cleaner is easy and less time-consuming. However, the person is in need of paying the money for it. These machines use electricity as an energy source to run.
Heavy weight – these are quite heavy in weight, therefore lifting them from one place to another could be tiring and not appreciable.
Not reusable dustbin bags – there is a bag inside the machine known as the dustbin bags. All the dust sucked by the cleaner is stored inside these bags. As they are not reusable, individual needs to change the old with a new one after a certain period of time.
Final words
All the important points regarding the vacuum cleaners are covered right now. A person can easily get the decision now that either they should be buying one for them or not. However, the drawbacks which are covered above can be overcome by getting the perfect unit from a reputable brand in the market.


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A group from the Sioux Falls area is back in South Dakota after distributing wheelchairs to people in need in Guatemala. The team members worked at a wheelchair seating clinic. They adjusted chairs to fit the needs of children and adults with disabilities.
SDPB's Kealey Bultena participated in the trip to Central America. Listen to her description of the experience as she talks with In The Moment host Lori Walsh here, and read select stories below.
SDPB Audio Recap: http://listen.sdpb.org/post/sd-dispatch-fits-wheelchairs-guatemala


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The Benefits of Being a Work at Home Parent
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You might want to give work at home ideas a try, especially if you are a busy parent having a difficult time juggling your responsibilities from both work and home. If you are a work at home parent, you will not only have more time to spend with your family, you will also have an opportunity to increase your income right there from the comforts of your home. Read more
Work from Home: The "It" Job
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Most people think that being in a classy workplace located in a state-of-the-art building, adorned with sleek furniture, and teeming with high-tech gadgets and equipment is the perfect place to spend the rest of their working life. But then, it may be a fad of the yesteryears because as time moves uncontrollably fast, life has also been moving into the direction of multitasking. And to follow through with the needs of the modern era, people prefer to cut work-related expenses and therefore, choose to stay home so they can watch over their kids and put up a business of their own. Read more
Reasons Why I Work From Home
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I work from home for many reasons. First off, I am a mom who wants to spend time at home with my kid. Second, I want to earn money to supplement what my husband is earning. And thirdly, I hate the daily commute to work. You might think my reasons to be really simple, but I bet you are wishing you were also working at home just like me. Read more
Benefits of Affiliate Marketing for the Work at Home Mom
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If you're a work at home mom just like me, then you can benefit greatly from affiliate marketing. The only things you'll need to succeed in this industry are the determination to start and persistence to continue. Challenges are always part of any business and it is the same thing with affiliate marketing. Thus, you have to first understand that affiliate marketing is a business which needs a lot of your effort for it to grow. True, you need not spend money upfront, but it requires you to give in a lot of your time and effort for you to succeed. Read more
Advantages When You Do Work From Home
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After I graduated from a university course, I took the usual route of applying for jobs in reputable companies. And with my qualifications, I immediately got hired. At first, I enjoyed the 8-5 schedule of my job, because it seemed so secure. But, as time passed I got tired of being strapped to my office desk for long hours. I never thought there was another way to earn money until I accidentally came across an online want ad for home-based writers. Read more
Becoming a Successful Work at Home Mom
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Moms, nowadays, are not just plain housewives. They are also career-oriented women wanting to earn extra income to take care of the needs of their families. The good news is that one can actually be a successful work at home mom. Yes, it does sound exciting, but it is really not as easy as it may seem. Questions like: how do you manage your time for both work and family matters will eat at you before you become one. Read more


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Kings Blog
Kings hope homestand helps cure ails
Most of this season, the Kings have not been able to use their home court to find a solution to all that's ailed them during the season.
Putting together a stretch of good play wasn't made any easier Friday when the Kings hosted the Charlotte Hornets at Sleep Train Arena.
The Kings were without DeMarcus Cousins for a second consecutive game because of a strained right calf, not the kind of news a team struggling to win needed.
But behind a strong game from Rudy Gay and a solid contribution from the second unit, the Kings ended their four-game slide with a 101-91 win.
The Kings' last win was at Charlotte on March 11.
The Kings dropped the first two games of their five-game homestand to Atlanta and the Los Angeles Clippers. Those are two teams that believe they have a chance to win an NBA championship.
The Hornets are still in contention for one of the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference, but have lost their last three and five of six.
It was the kind of game the Kings need to be able to win at home and they did, despite 21 turnovers.
"Both Atlanta and the Clippers, they're acceptable losses but losing at home is never acceptable," Kings coach George Karl said. "I want this to be a simple pride game. This team is still playing for the playoffs, they're going to play probably with a sense of urgency, maybe attitude because we beat them about (a week) ago. We can't let that have a part of them having success against us."
Karl's hope returning from Sacramento's eight-game trip was some of the good he saw on the road would translate into wins at home.
For all the talk of progress being made, it was hard to believe in it when losses continue to pile up.
On Friday night, the Kings had that good feeling back.
"Wins always work," Gay said. "In basketball that's the cure to everything. A win is good but when we win and execute the way we did, the way coach wants us to, it makes it better."
The Kings improved to 14-21 at home with the win. The Hornets, who struggle to score most nights, had their problems against the Kings, shooting just 39.6 percent. It was also the first time in the last 10 games the Kings held an opponent under 100 points.
But even before the win, Karl said the Kings were doing many of the right things.
"I don't want to sound overly positive because losing is losing," Karl said. "There's a growth process that comes that you must learn from losing. But there's plenty of positives out there, and I think most basketball fans see it, that we can build on and continue to grow with."
Gay, in his second game back from a patellar tendon strain in his left knee, had a game-high 33 points, his seventh consecutive game scoring more than 20 and fourth time with at least 30 points this season.
The 21 turnovers weren't a bright spot, but the Kings weren't going to harp on that too much after getting a win.
"This is a game that we needed," Karl said "... I think the guys responded in a positive way without Cuz. We just want to win as many home games as we can and get the fans behind us and have a positive outlook for next year."
Karl said keeping the Kings motivated for the rest of the season requires a "daily energy."
It's not easy to have that energy when the playoffs have not been a destination for the Kings for some time, but Karl continues to preach that these games will be the foundation for next season.
And the coach remains upbeat.
"When you lose and you're struggling and it's a three- or four-game losing streak it lingers with you," Karl said. "Somehow, someway, I always wake up pretty fired up."
Follow The Bee's Jason Jones on Twitter @mr_jasonjones and read more about the team at www.sacbee.com/kings.