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DETROIT, MI – Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan joined today with an array of city and community leaders to give Detroiters some good news: The Angels won this year in spectacular fashion.
Over the three days of the annuals Angels' Night volunteer patrol, Detroit Firefighters responded to a record low of 52 fires. After years in the hundreds, the Angels' Night three-day totals appeared to have plateaued over the past five years in the mid-90s. This year, however, thanks to relentless volunteers and thousands fewer vacant homes in the city, those numbers plummeted to nearly half of those numbers. Fewer than half the fires – 23 – were deemed suspicious.
Interim Fire Commissioner Eric Jones, Police Chief James Craig, Councilwoman Janee Ayers and the Department of Neighborhoods District Managers, who led the volunteer coordination effort, joined Mayor Duggan. Also at the event was Jim Thrower, one of the McDonald's franchisees who donated a collective $10,000 to this year's effort.
"I can't say enough about the dedicated volunteers who have come out year after year. This is their accomplishment," said Mayor Duggan. "This was a total community effort."
For a daily breakdown of the number of fires and other relevant statistics about Angels' Night, please visit http://www.detroitmi.


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基礎設施即服務 (IaaS) 的全球市場預測 2020年:管理代管服務、STaaS、DRaaS、NaaS、HPCaaS
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Market by Solution, Deployment Types, End users, verticals, and Region - Global Forecast to 2020
|英文 129 Pages
|基礎設施即服務 (IaaS) 的全球市場預測 2020年:管理代管服務、STaaS、DRaaS、NaaS、HPCaaS Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Market by Solution, Deployment Types, End users, verticals, and Region - Global Forecast to 2020
|出版日期: 2015年11月30日
|內容資訊: 英文 129 Pages
全球基礎設施即服務 (IaaS) 市場,預計從2015年的157億9,000萬美元,到2020年達到560億5,000萬美元,以29.0%的年複合成長率擴大。該市場對競爭情報 (CI) 的關注高漲,由企業的商務、財務、其他重要數量資料的增加,及IaaS的發展容易度等要素促進。
本報告提供全球基礎設施即服務 (IaaS) 市場相關調查分析、市場概要、產業趨勢、各市場區隔的市場分析、競爭情形、主要企業等相關的系統性資訊。
This study has been done on a global level covering five regions broadly, namely, North Americas, Europe, APAC, MEA, and Latin America. The overall market is expected to grow from USD 15.79 billion in 2015 to USD 56.05 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 29.0%. The market is being driven by factors such as increased focus on competitive intelligence; growing volume of business, financial, and other critical data among organizations; and easy deployment of IaaS.
The managed hosting solution is estimated to hold the largest market share during the forecast period. Furthermore, due to an increase in BYOD trends in enterprises, managed hosting is expected to gain traction and grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The IaaS market is also projected to witness growth in the IT & telecom, BFSI, healthcare, retail and e-commerce sectors, with the government and energy and utilities verticals holding the largest market share during the forecast period. IaaS content delivery solution is expected to grow at the highest rate from 2015 to 2020. Managed security services are expected to hold the largest market share during the forecast period.
In the process of determining and verifying the market size for several segments and sub-segments gathered through secondary research, extensive primary interviews were conducted with key people in Tier 1 (55%), Tier 2 (20%) and Tier 3 (25%) companies. The interviews were conducted with various key people such as C-level (60%), Director Level (25%) and other executives (15%) operating in the security analytics marketplace. The primary interviews were conducted worldwide covering regions such as North America (10%), Europe (20%), APAC (20%), and RoW (30%).
As the roles of hybrid cloud, virtualization, and hosted services are evolving, the IaaS market is set to offer tremendous opportunities for growth in the next five years. The generation of huge data by the organizations is binding industries to adopt IaaS solutions and the organizations are also focusing more on their core operations, rather than being worried about the IT infrastructure maintenance.
The various key security analytics vendors and service providers profiled in the report are as follows:
The report will help the market leaders/new entrants in this market in the following ways:
*Details on Business Overview, Products & Services, Key Insights, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.

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Artist : Rekoneko Band
Album : Moonlight Dance
Released Date : 2010
Label: MIX Pro
In July 21, 2009 there were a couple of young kids deciding to establish a band for Yamaha Music's Bandblast competition in Yogyakarta. It should be understandable if they didn't have enough time to prepare themselves since they established it a week before the due date. But then, the band managed to win the third place. The history of a band of very young musicians started since then. The band dares to be different by taking the genre rarely taken by any other bands with the personnel in their ages.
We all know that jazz develops very well lately in Indonesia. We see so many newcomers entering the jazz scene from time to time. They bring different tastes and flavors into the industry enriching it in such a way having plenty to choose. Many of these new bands consists of very young musicians, most of them are college students. But here's the thing. Most of these bands take the most appealing jazz side to suit their range of age, and that's the groove-pop jazz. We've seen this evidence in some auditions. There's nothing wrong with it, because no matter this groove bands can always bridge the gap between the jazz fans and those who are not into it. Therefore we are surprised finding a band of very young members but have enough skill to go against all odds, bringing the kind of jazz that's really not a favorite among their generations. Rekoneko Band does just that. They bring the kind of fusion like the type we used to love in the 80's through the famous fusion bands back then such as Karimata. Though their music resembles the eras where they mightn't have even been born, they know how to bring it to fit the current. What makes it more interesting is that the personnel of Rekoneko have tremendous skills to do that. Some of them have even bagged many achievements since a very tender age. The good thing doesn't stop there. They also dare to go exploring wider by visiting the land of ethno-musicology. Once again, remember that we are talking about young musicians, ranging from the first grade in high school to first semester in college.
The first formation of the band when formed in 2009 was Luke (guitar), Rossa (bass), Sammy (piano/keyboard), Rais (drums) and Shazlin (vocal). As the time goes by, Rekoneko reshaped their formation. Rais was out and replaced by a wonder kid drummer who has started playing drums since 5 years old and the keyboard was moved to Christianlie. Sammy was back for a while, but these are the members who have been standing in Rekoneko since mid 2010 until now: Luke (guitar), Rossa (bass), Mahesa (drums), Ido (keyboard). Luke was the finalist of Fest Guitar Yamaha and third winner of Sound & Performance Guitar Competition. Mahesa is the member who bagged awards the most since 2003, when he was still 8 years old. The Best New Talent for Jazz Goes to Campus 2005, winning the first prize of Yamaha Student Competition: Solo Junior Local, First Winner of Drum competition Yamaha Student Contest 2007 in Surabaya, The Best Drum Senior II Gilang Ramadhan Studio Drummer 2008 (Cental Java and Yogyakarta) and The Best Drummer of Jazz Fusion Music Competition 2010 (Semarang) are just a few of his achievements. Since he was a kid he has played with many older jazz musicians to legends including Idang Rasjidi, Benny Mustafa, Luluk Purwanto and The Helsdingen Trio, A.S Mates and Andien. He is a certified drummer up to the Advance III level, even became a jury in a competition last year. Rossa is shining as one of the few female jazz bassists. Her bass pattern is strong, groovy and steady. She can go soft but change ferociously wild when needed. And last but not least, the keyboardist, Ido, has a habit to go pouring down the melody in lovely streams in the smooth jazz-fashioned way that sometimes remind us of some stand-out smooth jazz pianists such as David Benoit, Dave Grusin and the likes. This group of four seems solid, so solid that they released this album as their debut in the end of 2010. Eventhough they stated to make the album more as a documentation of the band, yet the album was made seriously. It was recorded at MIX Studio, the only major label in Jogja. The album has only 6 songs, but all are original and creatively done. They have received many positive feedbacks, and we can see that they often got helped by the more senior musicians especially for instrument outside the combo such as saxophone and some traditional instruments such as sitar (the Indian, Pakistan and Bangladesh traditional guitar) or siter (a plucked string instrument with an oblong box resonator). Now let's see the songs one by one.
The album opens up with "Midnight Train". Perhaps this song will easily be the most favorite one for its smooth jazz touch like the jazz style of GRP Records in the 80's. Andika who wrote this beautiful smooth adventure also plays as the pianist. Brian's vocal humming in some parts is very cool to listen; it reminds us of the memorable collaboration between Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour and Ivan Lins in Grusin's Harlequin (1985). Listen to this song, and you will feel like riding the train late at night. It's sweet, smooth but inspirational. It's an easy listening; it will grab your mind instantly. Next song is "Kecewa", served with funkier groove. Rachma, the ex-vocalist of Kirana Big Band who now has moved to Bali to continue her career with Erik Sondhy and Koko Harsoe, is the vocalist of this song. Her strong textured vocal is really nice to listen over the funk rhythm and smooth jazzy pattern. This catchy groovy song will suit the wide variety of listeners at once.
It's time to get deep and find out the creativity of Rekoneko with "Moonlight Dance". The song starts with the sound of Sitar played by Jarot Sanjay Dut. From there the pattern moved into the pentatonic landscape in roarin' rockin' guitar. This song is very rich by the use of both Sitar and Siter to represent the surrealistic world of India and Java merged as one over the fusion, also with the rockin' approach and some country-like piano streams. This song really reminds us of how well Karimata did it back then. And to be honest, these kids can really match this legendary group, even dare to go beyond the limit by using more variety of ethnic instruments. This is the song that was brought for the very first time by Rekoneko at Bandblass Yamaha Music festival in 2009. For that, this song is said to be their anthem. It's a perfect choice, since this song can really show their skill, creativity and richness at the same time. Rachma once again contributed by singing like a sinden (Javanese traditional singer) in the middle.
Move on to the fourth track and you will reach "Shandukara". Shandukara is a Sanskrit means "Agreement". Smartly they didn't choose to bring the Indian music for this one; instead they chose to bring it with conga and lovely samba feel. Once again this song which was written by Haris Natanael, the instructor of Rekoneko, shows their capability to play the samba-esque fusion flawlessly. Delightful and fresh might be perfect to describe this song. They quickly raise the game to surprise us in the fifth song, "Impromptu". This song has the fast speeding classical music dominating the song. Playing this kind of song fast needs good enough skill, and for us this is the song that shows how high their skills are. This very difficult composition was written by Singgih Sanjaya, an Indonesian musician/orchestra arranger. This song is not only changing pace with full variety of classical disciplines but also having some twists and turns with changing moods. Impromptu is indeed a masterpiece due to its high degree of difficulties but still very challenging to listen to.
For the last song, Luke's "My Dream" captures their true hearts as youngsters since it is a free, calm, joyful and cheerful song. Still delivered in tasty melodic fusion with steady rhythm, this song is best to represent Rekoneko for their true-self.
Six songs are enough to wow us. We wouldn't believe that this kind of piece could come from mostly high school students. Looking at the path they are taking and how brave they are in playing it, we are sure that they have a very clear future ahead. That is, if they still consistently continue what they have been doing. One day these kids will emerge as the frontline musicians. If they keep the band alive, this band becomes a very strong group since it has more than enough potential to be bigger. If you think young bands only play groove, it's time to change that thought because Rekoneko brings something different with awesome skill and creativity. Not just a simple fusion, but they dare to go boldly across the boundary by visiting some ethnical world and brought it back into their fusion style. This is not something often to see, and for that we should give big applause for them. Rekoneko band still has a long way to go but at least they have done a remarkable and very solid start. We keep on listening to this band and think what they will be in the next 5 or 10 years. Make a way for these youngsters because they will continue to blow your mind away. Bravo Rekoneko, thank you for preserving the fusion in such charming way. You make us proud. How lovely it is to see the future of Indonesian jazz with having you inside.
Rekoneko are:
Luke (guitar)
Rossa (bass)
Mahesa (drums)
Ido (keyboard)
Midnight Train
Moonlight Dance
My Dream
Rekoneko Band – Midnight Train
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Reviewed by: Riandy Kurniawan
Proofreader: Alhenri Wijaya


text: HomeNewsLatest news CME Group's expanding global reach is key factor in growth of market share The CME Group's growing share of global trade in recent years has been driven by its increasingly global reach since its commercial push in base metals began in 2012, its global head of metals Young-Jin Chang told Metal Bulletin this week. In the first quarter, CME Group posted record trading volumes with average daily metals trading volumes up by 39% year on year and daily option volumes rising 31% in the same comparison. The Chicago, United States-headquartered global derivatives marketplace - comprising the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT and the New York Metal Exchange (Nymex) along with its Comex subsidiary - has also retained its dominance in precious metals trade, accounting for 96% of trades in precious metals futures. Emphasizing the... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Cancel Ok To view this content, please take a free trial or subscribe to our service in just a few steps. Already registered? Log in Discover what Fastmarkets MB has to offer with a FREE 7 day trial: View a sample of all 1,000+ prices Access the past month's market insights No commitment Try our global metal company database Get free access now Subscribe now to get access to Fastmarkets MB: 1,000+ metals prices and premiums including key industry benchmarks Prices analysis tool Live news and breaking news alerts Contact information for 11,500+ companies Subscribe now Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 email@example.com Published Hassan Butt May 17, 2018 17:33 GMT London Keywords CME Group Young-Jin Chang copper volumes precious metals base metals Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}


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At the Route 66 Casino west of Albuquerque, N.M. a Police officer by the name of Peter Tanzilli, 37 attempted to stop two individuals depicted in the video attached here. Video released by the FBI shows the officer approaching two subjects outside the casino before one of them flees. The video doesn't include sound or show the shooting itself.
Around midnight, a silver Lexus, with the New Mexico license plate NAJ489, entered the casino's parking lot. FBI video shows an officer confronting two occupants of the vehicle as they walked up to the casino. Sources say the officer approached the pair because of reports the Lexus the two subjects occupied was stolen.
Tanzilli is a United State Air Force veteran. He has been a Laguna Pueblo police officer for about 5 years and suffered non-life threatening injuries. Tanzilli is in stable condition at the University of New Mexico Hospital.
The FBI is assisting the Pueblo of Laguna Police Department in investigating the incident.


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The Winning Aussie Strategy: Fighting Back Against Deniers and Talking About Climate Change
If President Obama needs a role model for his stance (or lack thereof) on climate change, he should look no further than the Deputy Leader of Australia's Green Party, Christine Milne.
In a wide-ranging interview with Climate Progress at the COP 17 climate talks in Durban today, Senator Milne outlined her strategy for helping pass a comprehensive climate bill in Australia this year — even when faced with "a massive campaign against the climate science" that rivals the War on Science being waged in America (see Aussie Scientist: "The Murdoch Media Empire Has Cost Humanity Perhaps One or Two Decades in Battle Against Climate Change.")
One of the main reasons the Australian Parliament was able to pass a price on carbon, said Milne, is because proponents actually led by talking about climate change. And they didn't back down or shift their talking points when the attacks picked up.
"We fought back. It was a totally committed strategy," Milne told Climate Progress. "This is about saving the planet's climate. That is what we are here for. This is why you need real leadership and not just a response to the populist views echoed from the vested, self interests."
In other words, the exact opposite strategy of the Obama Administration in 2009 and 2010 as it let a climate bill slip down the legislative priority list and allowed the Tea Party to hijack the issue as a completely bogus War on Freedom (see Can you solve global warming without talking about global warming?).
Unlike Obama and Congressional allies of the 2009 climate bill, Milne has explicitly called out the organizations working overtime to derail action on climate policy. The same players funding the Denier Industrial Complex in America — the American Legislative Exchange Council, the Heartland Institute and the Murdoch Press, among others — exported their tactics to Australia to battle the climate bill, said Milne:
"Australia has been heavily influenced by some of the major think tanks in the United States that are funded by Big Tobacco, Big Oil, Big Fossil Fuels interests. We've already seen the American Legislative Exchange Council and the Heartland Foundation [Institute] supporting Australian politicians going over to the United States and picking up those tactics to the point where one Australian politician was exposed recently for fake websites, a tactic straight out of those kind of foundations."
"We have seen a heavily funded negative campaign being directed straight into Australia, straight into conservative think tanks and onto the front pages of the Murdoch press."
"The Murdoch press is a very big problem in Australia. It owns 70% of the print media and has run a massive campaign against the climate science and against the climate pricing policy that we've delivered in Australia. And it will continue to do so in the hope that the opposition is elected and the whole thing is repealed. This is a critical time in Australian politics and for the climate."
Milne lamented the bullying of climate scientists in Australia, many of whom were moved into different facilities after receiving death threats and threats against their families. "It is shocking, and we need to stand up to it," she said.
The Greens stood up to it by not wavering from their stance on the urgent need to address climate change.
In 2010, when the Labor Party led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard came out of the elections with a hung parliament, they turned to the Greens for support. In exchange for their support, Milne demanded that the government push for a price on carbon by the middle of 2012.
This November, a comprehensive climate bill designed to cut carbon emissions 80% by 2050, invest $13 billion in renewable energy, and invest $1.7 billion in sustainable agriculture was signed into law. The price on carbon will be $23 per ton for the top 500 emitters, rising 2.5% per year in the first three years, and then transition into a floating market. After the first five years of implementation, the program will be re-negotiated to account for changes in international policy and scientific findings.
But the battle is not over yet. The opposition party has sworn a "blood oath" to repeal the law if it comes into power after the 2013 elections.
The bill gives Australia more credibility coming into this year's climate negotiations in Durban. But Milne says she's still concerned about her country's push for lax deforestation standards standards that would allow Australia to meet short-term emissions targets through creative accounting, rather than actually doing something. Australia has also balked on supporting a second commitment under the Kyoto Protocol.
The Australian experience is representative of what's happening around the world. With very little progress on binding global targets for emissions, action will be coming unilaterally from countries. But the cumulative action of those countries don't get us to the needed emissions reductions scientists say we need to stabilize temperatures at 2 degrees Celsius.
That's why we need to continue to make bold choices, both domestically and internationally, said Milne.
"There's a huge disconnect between the science in the politics. The science clearly tells us that global emissions need to peak in 2015 and start coming down after that. We can't wait until 2020. We will be beyond tipping points."
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Looking for a way to spend some quality time with your furry friends? Then giddy up on down to the 17th annual Mutt Strut this Saturday, August 20 at Coyote Point Park! The Mutt Strut is a great way to help the Peninsula Humane Society-SPCA raise money to care for animals of all kinds.
Staring at 9 am, you can watch dog demonstrations, see entertainment, browse vendor booths, win prizes and more! You can enter your canine friends in the Most Talented or Best Costumed contests.
There is a 1k walk and the longer 3k walk that takes you all way around the Coyote Point park. The PHS-SPCA is asking that every strutter try to raise $100, which means that if you ask 10 people to pledge $10 each it should be an easy goal to reach, especially for such a worthy cause. The more money that is raised the more the PHS-SPCA can do for animals.
So head on down to Coyote Point Park in San Mateo this Saturday, August 20, 2011, and enjoy a little strut with your mutt!
For more information you can go to the Peninsula Humane Society $ SPCA website here.


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Antibiotic Resistance and Mechanisms Workshop for Researchers
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29-30 November
Welcome to the thirteenth Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms Workshop for Researchers.
This workshop will offer members of the UK community researching mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance the opportunity to meet to consolidate and extend the expertise held within individual laboratories in the United Kingdom. It will provide a much needed forum to allow the sharing of knowledge between all grades of researchers, including PhD students and technicians.
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President-elect Donald Trump
I agree with the message of last month's cover story; I think that Trump will be a great president – especially for the Jews. Donald Trump speaks a language I understand and appreciate – one of strength. He believes in being supportive of our allies and NOT rewarding those nations that would do us and our allies harm! Once Trump places conservative judges on the Supreme Court, the Court will rule justly once again. What's more, we now have a chance to receive vouchers rather than paying through the nose for our children's yeshiva educations.
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Your attempt to rationalize the election of a demagogue is devoid of the ethical, moral, and spiritual foundation of what the Jewish People believe and what Torah teaches us. A "wait and see" position is not an option in this case.
In our history, Jewish People have never, ever been safe under a political or religious leader or administration that encourages and owes its existence to promoting hatred, racism, misogyny and fear of "the Other", that claims falsely the election is rigged before it takes place…that after the election, claims millions of people voted illegally and threatens to not accept the results "unless I win" and to jail the opponent…that does not forcefully repudiate and condemn acts of anti-Semitism and racism against other minorities…that encourages violence of supporters against opponents and the Press…I could go on, but there's no point in doing so.
Of particular concern to Jewish people is the threat of mass deportation and restricting immigration…look no further than President Coolidge and the Immigration Act of 1924…specifically targeted against Eastern Europeans and Asians…based on the theory of Eugenics….you know, racial purity…Coolidge's slogan was "Keep America American"…oh, I forgot, this Law was actually used as justification by Hitler…read about it in Mein Kamph….how many Jews could have been saved during the War if it were not for this law?...
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Last month's article about the Shabbat Project / Moms On A Mitzvah Challah Bake was beautifully written. Due to space constraints, however, we were not able to thank all the amazing ladies that helped out! Special thanks to Maggie Bawabeh, Jennifer Tawil, Golda Bekhar, Miriam Shammah, Elyse Tebeli, Rachel Safdieh, Malky Zangi, Shelly Hidraye, Mary Setton, Rena Ishay, Pamela Massri, Maggie Sagiv, Vee Dayan, Fortune Mizrahi, Lily Ovadia, Kayrobin Ashkenazi, Tina Imani photography, Margo Levy, Mr. Esses (for the butcher paper!!) Wonder Bar / Kitchen Project, Blosseum Bleu, Wishing Well, Cured Olives by Leslie Chera, Sephardic Specialties, Eileen's Treats, Floral Fantasies, St Cuisine, and Baked by Bibi's. Also, a big thanks to Esther J. Safdieh for her amazing graphic design, Ouris, and the SCC for all their help especially Sari Setton and Norman Mandel for their professionalism and patience!
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An incorrect bio of Dr. Henry Hasson was given in last month's Community MD column. The correct bio is: Dr. Henry Hasson, MD is a Child Neurologist in Brooklyn, NY. He is board certified in Neurology with special qualifications in child neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). He is also board certified in Clinical Neurophysiology.


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Scottish Ensemble - Geminiani, Gorecki, Vaughan Williams, Holst, Vivaldi, Britten
Live from Wigmore Hall, London, the Scottish Ensemble presents a wide-ranging programme of music for strings, by Geminiani, Gorecki, Vaughan Williams, Holst, Vivaldi and Britten.
Live from Wigmore Hall, London
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The Scottish Ensemble presents a wide-ranging programme of music for strings, in which 18th-century works are paired with pieces from our own time which pay tribute to the Baroque era.
Geminiani: Concerto Grosso 'La Follia'
Górecki: Harpsichord Concerto
Suckling: Chimes at Midnight
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Górecki: Three Pieces in Old Style
Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso op.3 No. 10 RV 580 in B minor
Britten: Simple Symphony
A typically imaginative Scottish Ensemble programme which uses a pair of brilliant Baroque string concertos, by two Italian masters of the genre, as the cue for an exploration of works from our own day which pay tribute to the 18th century. Polish composer Henryk Górecki looks both to the past and to Polish folk music traditions in his music, and the concert also includes a little-known violin concerto by Ralph Vaughan Williams and two toe-tappingly exhilarating string pieces by Britten and Holst.


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Making sense of Donald Trump's bump in the polls
Making sense of Trump's bump in the polls … His message and supporters matter more than his actual presidential prospects … What's Trump's actual message? He's "a refreshing figure who is unafraid to fight back" … What's the better stage for the rest of the GOP field: Being at that first debate with Trump, or at the earlier forum without him? … Joel Benenson, call your office: Quinnipiac polls show Hillary struggling in CO, IA, VA … The Undisciplined John Kasich … And an aggressive Chamber of Commerce.
From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Carrie Dann.
*** Making sense of Trump's bump in the polls: As the political world tries to make sense of Donald Trump and his rise in the polls, it's worth taking a stroll down memory lane. Four years ago, in the April 2011 NBC/WSJ poll, your early leaders in the national GOP presidential horserace were Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and, yes, Donald Trump (!!!). In the July 2011 NBC/WSJ poll, the leaders were Romney and Michele Bachmann. In August, it was Rick Perry and Romney. In October, it was Herman Cain and Romney. A month later, it was Romney and Cain again. And in December 2011, it was Newt Gingrich and Romney. So what does that tell us? For starters, the GOP race was incredibly volatile, always featuring Romney vs. an anti-Romney alternative flavor the month. But maybe more importantly, it was about an anti-Romney constituency in search of a candidate. These were voters who weren't wild about Romney, who weren't wild about the Republican establishment as a whole, but who wanted someone else. And eventually, they settled on Rick Santorum (the last anti-Romney standing). So if that lesson from 2011-2012 taught us anything, it's that Trump's rise isn't about Donald Trump; folks, he isn't going to be the GOP's nominee. Rather, it's about where his supporters/voters go. Trump's constituency is very real and perhaps durable – even if they end up candidate shopping again.
*** Trump's message and supporters matter more than his actual presidential prospects: And keep this in mind about Romney: Along his not-so easy path to winning the GOP nomination, he co-opted the messages from his rivals. Remember Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan? Well, Romney was later forced to unveil his own big tax plan. (And the Obama camp poked holes in it throughout the general election.) Remember Romney's "severely conservative" line? It came as he was fighting Rick Santorum in February 2012. What this tells us is that eventual GOP nominee in 2016 might very well end up co-opting some of the messages and support that Trump is tapping into. And that, maybe more than anything else, is why Trump matters, even if he flames out as a candidate.
*** Trump's message: He's "a refreshing figure who is unafraid to fight back": So what is the message that Trump is tapping into? Conservative writer David Limbaugh has an answer. "I don't think for a second this means Trump has a realistic chance of getting the GOP presidential nomination, much less winning the presidency, but it is a powerful indication that people are tired of what's been going on in the country. In supporting Trump, people are rebelling against political correctness and the refusal of the political class to control our borders." More: "People are also tired of leftists controlling the narrative and bullying conservatives into silence. They see Trump as a refreshing figure who is unafraid to fight back. That doesn't mean they agree with everything he says." Bottom line from Limbaugh: The more the political class screams about Trump, he becomes more credible with these voters.
*** What's the better stage for the rest of the GOP field: Being at that first debate with Trump or at the earlier forum without him? Here's one final point we'll make about Trump: Given how we expect that first GOP debate to play out with Trump playing the starring role, will it really be a negative to be at Fox's kid's table – the earlier forum for the candidates who aren't in the top 10? Think about it: It might be EASIER for a candidate to stand out at the earlier forum, rather than what promises to be a surreal debate with Trump as the center of attention. An honest question: Do the other GOP candidates want to be with Trump or without him?
*** Joel Benenson, call your office: If it weren't for the huge focus on Trump, these Quinnipiac poll numbers out of the battleground states of Colorado, Iowa and Virginia would get more attention: Hillary Clinton is trailing in all three states against the top GOP competition. More significantly, her fav/unfav rating in all three states is upside down – and in the minus-20s in Colorado and Iowa. We're sure that Democrats will quibble with the polls' methodology, and they'll argue that these state polls are inconsistent with what the national polls are showing. But can party I.D. and methodology makeup 20 points of unfavorable ratings? These polls aren't a good story for Hillary or Democrats, and they feed a larger narrative that something is simply off with the campaign, even if the national polls still show her leading her GOP opposition. What say you, Joel Benenson and Geoff Garin?
*** The Undisciplined John Kasich: First, let us acknowledge this fact: John Kasich deserves to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate. He's the two-term governor of Ohio; he has a 60% approval rating in his state; and as the former House Budget Committee chairman, he certainly knows how Washington works. That said, Kasich's long-winded, rambling presidential kickoff speech underscores his biggest weakness outside of expanding Medicaid in his state: He's undisciplined. In fact, he makes Joe Biden – of all people – seem disciplined by comparison. Undisciplined candidates make for great stories and colorful quotes. But they don't usually win hyper-focused presidential contests.
*** An aggressive Chamber of Commerce: Finally, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is up with new TV ads for John McCain in Arizona and Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire. Yes, it's early. But if you want to get ahead of the TV-ad clutter that's coming next year, why not get a head start? And these aren't their first ads of the cycle. They've been up in Nevada, Ohio and Illinois, out-maneuvering Democratic-supporting counterparts.
*** On the trail: Jeb Bush stumps in both South Carolina and New Hampshire … John Kasich, a day after announcing his presidential bid, is also in the Granite State, as is Lindsey Graham … Carly Fiorina stumps in Iowa … Martin O'Malley and Rick Perry both deliver speeches in D.C. … And Scott Walker is in Nashville, TN.
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OFF TO THE RACES: Poll: Hillary struggling in CO, IA, VA
A new Quinnipiac poll shows Clinton struggling in head-to-head matchups with Rubio, Bush and Walker in Colorado, Iowa and Virginia.
CHRISTIE: Meg Whitman is signing on as Chris Christie's national finance co-chair.
CLINTON: Via the AP: "A day after proposing higher capital gains taxes on short-term investors, Clinton raised at least $450,000 Tuesday night at the Chicago home of Raj Fernando, a longtime donor. His firm, Chopper Trading, specializes in high-frequency transactions and was recently purchased by Chicago-based competitor DRW."
GRAHAM: He was spotted at a D.C. movie theater still answering calls on his cell phone – and getting Sen. Kelly Ayotte's kids to help him out.
If you were curious: Roll Call offers an explainer of how Graham would go about getting a new cell phone number.
JINDAL: The Des Moines Register: "Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Tuesday he could see a role for the federal government in setting a national standard for labeling foods made with genetically modified organisms."
KASICH: From yesterday, our story on Kasich's announcement in Ohio.
But his late start could really hurt his chances, notes Perry Bacon Jr.
The Washington Post editorial board has kind words for Kasich: "Whereas some GOP governors boast about clamping down on the working poor, he insists that "we're not going to bang you over the head because you're trying to get ahead." Whereas many Republicans do little to confront the reality of persistent racial inequality, Mr. Kasich seems eager to talk about it."
Bloomberg looks at how he's trying to head off criticisms about his time at Lehman Brothers.
O'MALLEY: He moved his planned policy speech on Wall Street reform out of the National Press Club because he objected to organization's planned format.
SANDERS: He was a guest on morning newsletter The Skimm, saying "We have income and wealth inequality almost greater than any country on earth, and I think that's unfair….I don't think that that's the nation that America wants to be. And I think that we need leadership to stand up to the billionaire class…and make sure that our government works for all of the people, and not just a handful of wealthy people."
TRUMP: NBC's Perry Bacon Jr. notes how Donald Trump is getting an assist from the media.
The Washington Post reports from South Carolina that Trump's brashness may be eating away at his support.
Here's our report on his decision to give out Lindsey Graham's cell phone number to the public.
The New York Times delves into his contentious relationship with Rupert Murdoch.
Trump will visit the Texas-Mexico border with a stop in Laredo this week, writes the Texas Tribune.
WALKER: He's touring New Hampshire with former Sen. Scott Brown, The Wall Street Journal reports.
OBAMA AGENDA: Doing the Daily Show
Obama appeared on The Daily Show Tuesday, noting that there's still "a bunch of other things we want to get done" in his last year and a half in office.
The New York Times writes on Obama's faltering Guantanamo strategy: "The administration's fitful effort to shut down the prison is collapsing again. Ashton B. Carter, in his first six months as defense secretary, has yet to make a decision on any newly proposed deals to transfer individual detainees. His delay, which echoes a pattern last year by his predecessor, Chuck Hagel, is generating mounting concern in the White House and State Department, officials say."
From the Washington Post: "Months after the discovery of a massive breach of U.S. government personnel records, the Obama administration has decided against publicly blaming China for the intrusion in part out of reluctance to reveal the evidence that American investigators have assembled, U.S. officials said."
The latest in the Sandra Bland case. "Texas Department of Public Safety authorities said late Tuesday they were looking into alleged edits to a 52-minute dashcam video of the traffic stop and arrest of Sandra Bland, who subsequently died in her jail cell three days after her arrest."


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This update allows the administrator to control completely on a per category or product basis how things are shipped.
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You can also put shipping restrictions based on customer groups, order total, weight and other shipping parameters. If you want to know more check out the support site and post your questions there.
If you have a legal need to disallow in store pick up for certain items for out of state customers. You can adjust the shipping process to your legal and business needs. The new update allows you to block shipping carriers or some methods of shipping carriers using any of the product attributes or you can do it categorically. You can limit based on country, state, other shipping data. If you want to restrict methods for customer groups you can do that as well.
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While Dubai has more than a handful of good to great restaurants, there are a few gems you discover that are worth the time and money. One such restaurant is Zafran.
Zafran specializes in North Indian cuisine but you'll find them digressing a bit. The interiors are beautiful and the atmosphere welcoming. When we got there, the restaurant was surprisingly busy with a few empty tables, which were occupied shortly. The menu has a vast selection of appetizers, mains and desserts; it get can get a little overwhelming because almost every dish on the menu is mouthwatering.
Since, it's summer we ordered a cooling Mango Lassi and Mango Passion. While both were as expected, the Mango Lassi, a yogurt based drink blended with mango gets me every time. Mangoes aren't my go-to fruit but they definitely make a delicious smoothie.
For the appetizers, we feasted on Papdi Chaat and Masala Fried Fish. The former is a dish made of mini flour pastries, topped off with spices infused potato cubes and a generous helping of yogurt mint sauce.
It's quite delicious and the medley of yogurt, mint and spices all create a savory harmony. The Masala Fried Fish was a delight as well. While I don't quite favor seafood, I did have a bite of this and the distinct flavors of curry leaf and pepper made it quite enjoyable.
The main courses arrived right in time and our table was a spread of chicken and seafood. Let's start with the Tandoori King Prawns. While I'm no seafood lover, I had to savor this just because they looked quite appetizing. They were king sized, had a distinct hue to it and were grilled.
I sampled a small piece and I was pleasantly surprised by how delightfully delicious it turned out to be! The prawns were cooked to perfection- the meat was tender, the flavors of the tandoori masala tantalized my taste buds and I ended up eating a whole king prawn. This is the second best seafood dish I've savored in a long time (the first being salmon).
I was quite excited to order a unique chicken curry known as Pepper Chicken.
The Prawn Makhani is a seafood lovers delight. The soft and chewy prawns burst with flavor derived from the smooth sunset hued tomato and cashew nut curry.
No South Asian meal is complete without rice. The Zafran Chicken Biryani and the Prawn Biryani are pure royalty.
Aromatic Basmati rice with generous helpings of spice infused chicken (or prawn) will leave you licking your spoon. I feel Biryani is the king of Indian/Pakistani dishes. Am I right?
What's a meal without desserts?. Having a sweet tooth, I couldn't decide on which dessert to get due to the variety on the menu and reading the description of each, made me want to order all of it! And I could- through the Desserts Platter!
You have to give the Zafran management brownie points for this selection. The platter consists of all desserts off their menu but in smaller servings. It's perfect, really.
I absolutely loved Gajar Halwa- a carrot based dessert. The best part? It is freshly made in the kitchen every day. Nothing beats that!
The Gulab Jamuns, Kulfi ice-cream with almond and pistachio and the Ras Malai were all beyond delicious. I was actually left speechless while tasting spoonfuls of each dessert. My favorite out of all? The Kulfi ice-cream.
I had quite a gastronomic adventure at Zafran and loved everything I savored. The service is impeccable and I suggest you book your table to avoid standing in queues. I'm eyeing the Kebab Platter for my next visit. You must try Zafran for good Indian food and I strongly recommend the Tandoori King Prawns, Chicken Biryani and the desserts platter.
A meal on average will cost you about AED 200-250 for 2 people. Zafran is located at Mirdiff City Centre, Dubai.


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- Make your book a media magnet.
- Stay motivated to completion.
- End your book with viral sales in mind.
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If, after receiving and reviewing Inspiration to Author in 8 Weeks: The Complete Roadmap to take your Marvelous Idea from Mind to Manuscript, you are unsatisfied with the materials or information, you may return the physical materials (in re-sellable condition) within 21 days, and I'll send you a full refund, so long as it is before your private consultation with me.
Prepare to be a Published Author!
I look forward to helping you make your writing and publishing dreams come true…enjoy your book writing breakthrough.
Here's to your success as a published author!
Lisa Tener,
Book coach and published author
P.S. When you publish your book, I'll announce it in my 4,500+ subscriber newsletter—with a picture of you with your book and a link to buy!
P.P.S. I look forward to the day I can buy your book—and help you spread the word to your future customers and clients!
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Perhaps you have some concerns or questions. Any of these sound like the voice inside your head?
The people who write books are usually those with the least amount of time! As a book coach, I've helped even the busiest people find ways to make time in their schedule. With my productivity enhancing tools, even if you can only write for a few hours a week, you'll be surprised at how quickly you make headway writing (and completing!) your book.
While book sales are a wonderful source of residual income, the true value of your book comes in the opportunities your book opens to you. My client Evana Maggiore tells me she makes thousands of dollars when someone happens upon her website on the internet, buys her book, Fashion Feng Shui: The Power of Dressing with Intention, becomes enthralled and signs up for a several thousand dollar training program. This happens on a regular basis.
Imagine what it would be worth to have such a powerful sales tool for your offerings. Or how much more you can make as a speaker once you become a successfully published author.
You wouldn't want to write a book if you didn't have something valuable to say. Many self-professed "non-writers" write best sellers. I'll teach you simple and super-effective techniques for compelling, entertaining writing. And I share how to go about getting support to make sure your writing is high quality—support that fits your individual needs and budget. Don't let lack of experience prevent you from achieving your dream of living a life you love—the life of an author.
How long have you been saying, "I just have to do this one project and then I'll be ready." There will always be something you "must do" before the book. Guess what? With that thinking, you'll never get to it. There is no better time than now. Order Inspiration to Author in 8 Weeks and you're on your way—it will show you how to write a book and provide everything you need to make it happen.


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