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Mr. Chavez first joined Goldman Sachs in 1993 in the J. Aron Currency and Commodities Division, where he was a senior energy strat until 1997. He returned to the firm as a Managing Director in Investment Banking Division Strats in 2005, becoming Global Co-Head of Securities Division Strats and then Global Co-Chief Operating Officer of the Equities Franchise. Later, Mr. Chavez was Chief Information Officer, responsible for the Technology Division and jointly responsible with divisional leadership for the firm's global strategists. Prior to assuming his current role, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. Chavez was named Partner in 2006.
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For theatre, opera, live music, film and festivals Leeds ranks among the best of the UK cities. Offering a host of venues including theatres, independent and mainstream cinema and concert hall space, Leeds is a hub for theatre breaks, film festival jaunts and classical and jazz music days during the annual Leeds Concert season. Leeds is a city with great theatres. The ornate Victorian Grand Theatre plays host to big musicals often from the West End and Broadway.
Move to the West Yorkshire Playhouse for dynamic hard hitting drama, as well as dance, comedy and regular modern interpretations of works by Shakespeare, Dostoevsky and Sondheim. Likewise the Carriageworks Theatre on Millennium Square plays host to regular performances of Shakespeare and the best of drama.
The city hosts a number of festivals annually including one of the country's most popular music festivals with rock roots – the Leeds Music Festival across the August bank holiday at Bramham Park. Leeds International Film festival bursts into life every November with numerous film screenings, talks and workshops at main venues the Leeds Arts Cinema centre – the Hyde Park Picture House and at the Carriageworks on Millennium Square.
The North's premier National Ballet are based here in Leeds, and you'll find them performing regularly at the historic Grand Theatre Leeds and the West Yorkshire Playhouse. The best of northern opera is based here in Leeds too. Opera North perform regularly at the Leeds Grand Theatre, constantly pushing the boundaries of opera and attracting new audiences.
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Based at the Leeds Grand Theatre, Opera North is the UK's national opera company in the North. With numerous awards under its belt, Opera North is renowned for pushing the boundaries of opera offering unique and individual performances of favourite opera by the likes of Verdi and Benjamin Britten. The magnificent Leeds Town Hall is the main setting for the Leeds International Concert season, alongside more intimate concert hall – The Venue.
Leeds Cinema & Leeds International Film Festival
The Leeds International Film Festival annually in November hosts events and film showings in Leeds' superb choice of cinemas and other venues. Main hub venues for film screens are the two Vue cinemas in Leeds – one at The Light on the Headrow and the other on Kirkstall Road. Other big venues during the festival include The Carriageworks on Millennium Square and slightly out of the centre the superb Leeds independent cinema mecca – The Hyde Park Picture House off the A660 towards Headingly.
Leeds Music Festival
Leeds Music Festival at Bramham Park, Wetherby, West Yorkshire is one of the most popular annual music festivals in the UK, and retains some of it's historical 'rock' edge. Bramham Park is spacious, with campsites spread out so you don't feel too cramped! Easily accessed just off the A64 eastbound, the park site includes a choice of bars, cash points, first aid points, food and other stalls including funky and cheap clothing stalls, general information tents, left luggage, a meeting point and market stalls.


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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
First Trial - More Pics?
4 comments:
- coopercreek said...
We missed you the previous Saturday. Was looking forward to meeting you. Congrats on Holly's leg.
- February 4, 2009 at 8:48 PM
- Kristine said...
Congrats on Holly's jumpers leg!
- February 4, 2009 at 11:41 PM
- Sarah said...
Sorry about the weekend, believe me, it just happened a couple weekends ago, everything was just off kilter!
Syd is going to be entered in the agility trials at the Lake St. Louis Equestrian Center at the end of February. Hopefully we'll see you there! - Sarah
- February 5, 2009 at 7:42 AM
- Nicki said...
The first six months we lived in Springfield I missed EVERYTHING about columbia-but mostly my dog training group. But then we made new friends and found a new agility club and started to feel at home here. Hopefully you will do the same! I'll be back in STL at the end of Feb-maybe I"ll see you there. Do you need a vet in STL-I know several if you do...
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Assessing gaps in the current ICT procurement processes by reference to the DSM Cloud Strategy objectives towards safer contracts represents the first step towards fostering cloud adoption in both the public and private sector.
To this end, it is necessary to analyze the main legal deliverables of specific sample projects dealing with the entire cloud contract lifecycle, which includes planning, pre-contractual phase, acquisition, operation and termination. This operation is necessary to assess how major cloud-related barriers in various use environments may be overcome.
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The NOW Festival celebrates everything that's fun on the water, but shows there's plenty of fun to be had on the shore too. The Tahbilk Great Grape Stomp is a chance to get a bit messy while also learning about the Nagambie region's great wines. One of the Passport to play activities; pit yourself against other enthusiastic grape stompers to crush the most juice. Tahbilk Wines have provided the quantity of wine grapes for this activity. Nagambie Country Fire Brigade will again this year assist the festival and you to have a stomp'n great time.
This event is sponsored by Tahbilk Wines, who each year in addition to sponsorship provide all the grapes and barrels for stomping.


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31 Mar Snowmobile Trail Report For The Forks, Maine
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The past few days of bright sunshine have opened up a number of bare spots on the trails in The Forks. Still some decent trail and off trail riding if you pick your spots. Areas around Moxie Mountain, Bald Mountain and the Brochu Road still have good spring riding.
Thanks to all who rode The Forks Trail System this winter. We look forward to seeing you again in 2012.
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A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending Atlanta's first Inbound Marketing Day. As a new Salesfusion employee, I was excited to hear from renowned marketing professionals on their take of modern inbound marketing. I was particularly intrigued by Ardath Albee, a leading marketing strategist and consultant, and her discussion on various ways to increase the relevancy of digital content. Here a couple of key takeaways:
Reuse Content:
Marketers generate mounds of wonderful content. We stick it on our websites and blogs, promote it a few times, then we move on to create more content and promote that instead. However, by reusing old content, marketers can give their readers what Albee calls a "continuum experience," rather than the sporadic experience indicative of traditional campaigns.
Prospects normally begin their buying cycle aware of an array of symptoms, eventually discovering the problem and finally selecting a solution. Yet marketers do not always mirror this process in how we nurture our prospects. Too often prospects are moved to a new and different campaign, regardless of their initial concerns. The message strategy becomes inconsistent and irrelevant. The messages they receive no longer contribute to the prospect's research. This leads to unopened emails, or worse, unsubscribes.
Reusing content can be as simple as adding a "Related Stories" section to the end of your blog or news section. People who take the time to read your blogs, eBooks, or emails do so because they need to learn more about a particular issue. You can help them by providing the continuum experience. Highlight the vast holdings of your digital library. Give them the materials they need to understand their problems and to see the value in the solution you offer. Prove to them that you are in fact an expert. This moves your readers further along the buying cycle while simultaneously allowing you to show off more of the great content you've already created!
Tailor Content to Personas:
This initially sounds straightforward. The word "relevant" dominates content marketing discussions. But what defines content as relevant? What's relevant to me is not necessarily relevant to my co-workers in finance, IT or sales. Nevertheless, it is entirely possible that all four of us could have a significant role in the buying process. So what content do we, as marketers, need to produce to satisfy this necessary personalization?
Albee recommends creating "content hubs" for each of your buyer personas. You start by interviewing happy customers, discovering which roles contributed to the purchase of your product, as well as their concerns throughout the buying cycle. Each of these players are classified as their own persona. From here persona-specific hubs can be created online, complete with videos, whitepages and ebooks which address the persona's specific concerns based on their role and stage in the buying cycle.
These content hubs provide two main benefits to marketers:
- Marketers can use web analytics to track which hubs each prospect visits. This provides unique insight into how a prospect sees themselves in the buying cycle, regardless of their lead score. This better prepares Sales for their initial call. They're able to customize their conversation with each individual around their specific role, interests and pain points.
- Access to these resources and customer interviews gives individual prospects a framework from which to internally pitch your product. Prospects can more acutely understand the concerns of other stakeholders. This can help them obtain the necessary buy-in from their colleagues.
The most important take away is that the story you tell your prospects only matters if it aligns with the story they want to be told. It is our job as marketers to understand that story, in all of its parts, and to tell it in a meaningful and relevant way. Marketers have a plethora of content and tools available, but it is only through strategic, targeted storytelling that we'll efficiently advance them through the buying cycle.


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Lindernia dubia (L.) Pennell
False Pennyroyal
Family - Scrophulariaceae
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Leaves - No info. yet.
Inflorescence - No info. yet.
Flowers - No info. yet.
Corolla close-up.
Flowering - June - October.
Habitat - Wet soils along streams, ditches, ponds, lakes, and sloughs. Also in moist areas of fields and woods.
Origin - Native to U.S.
Other info. - This little species can be found throughout Missouri. It can be identified by its small size, square stems, and small blue flowers. Another species, L. anagallidea (Michx.) Pennell is similar but has lower pedicels which are longer then their subtending leaves. This latter species is less common in Missouri and does not grow in as wet conditions as L. dubia.
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As an "Event Owner" on Pictage you are given privileges to manage the way that your photos are presented to your friends and family.
You can:
• View a "Guest Book" of all of the people who have visited your event
- Mark photos private so that only you can see them – your guests will not be able to view images marked "private"
Step 1: The Event Home Page
When you first log into your event on Pictage (see above for instructions) you will be taken to the "Event Home Page." This is the central location where you can access all of the functionality that Pictage provides:
• View images by category
• Edit your event
• Search for an image by number or caption
• View your Guest Book
- Release your event to friends and family so they can view your images too
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The next thing you should do is review your pictures. Sit back and get comfortable – there are a lot of them! On your Event Home Page, choose from the Thumbnail, Full Size and Slide Show views in the Viewing Options that appear in the toolbar on the left side of the screen. Then you may select a category and the number of images per row and per page you would like to view.
Step 3: Edit Your Pictures
After you have gone through all of your pictures you can decide whether each picture should be public or private. In the name of efficiency, try to keep photos public that others will be interested in seeing.
The picture numbers are searchable from the event home page. Also, if you see a picture you like you can add it to a folder for later review. Public folders are viewable by all visitors to your event, while only you can see private folders. You may want to create a public folder of your favorite images to share with your friends and family.
Step 4: Release Your Event
Once you have finished reviewing and editing all of your pictures and want to make the event available to your friends and family, click on the Make Event Available to Friends and Family link on the event home page. Once you have released the event, Pictage will email any pre-registered guests who have been approved by you with a link to your event as well as the Event Key. You may also want to send your guests, especially those who were not pre-registered, a similar e-mail. It could look something like this:
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Our event is now online! Go to www.pictage.com, register with your name, email address and password of your choice. Then search for our event (last names usually work) to see all the photos. If you see any that you like, order them directly on line. To view the images enter "place your event key here" when prompted for the Event Key. Enjoy!
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You can choose your favorite photos by clicking on the shopping cart icon below each image. In the shopping cart, you can select borders, toning options, and even crop images using the zoom and re-center tools. You can then add items directly to your cart from there.


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Original Editor - Bhanu Ramaswamy as part of the APPDE Project
Top Contributors - Rachael Lowe, Laura Ritchie, Kim Jackson, Wendy Walker and Naomi O'Reilly
About Parkinson's
Parkinson's is an incurable progressive neuro-degenerative condition primarily affecting the basal ganglia. It is the seconds most common neuro-degenerative condition in the world after Alzheimer's.
An estimated seven to 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's. In the UK, the prevalence of Parkinson's is 145,519 with an incidence of 18,461 in 2018.[1]
Parkinson's was described 3000 years ago in Indian and Chinese medicines with mainly plant-based remedies, however James Parkinson was the first to describe it in the western medicine in his 1817 essay as the Shaking Palsy.
Parkinson's creates complexities for health and social staff helping individuals and those affected by it (carers, family members, friends) manage the condition due to the varied combinations of motor (movement) and non-motor symptoms presented throughout the course of the condition.
Parkinson's cannot yet be cured although a lot of financial and other resources are being expended on research to find a cure.
Parkinson's most often occurs after the age of 50 and is one of the most common nervous system disorders of the ageing populations. The condition is caused by the slow deterioration of the nerve cells in the brain, which create dopamine. Dopamine is a natural substance found in the brain that plays a major role in our brains and bodies by messaging, and therefore communicating across various systems.
Some non-motor aspects (sleep problems, low mood, constipation and loss of sense of smell) occur several years prior to observable motor symptoms develop. Physiotherapists are most often involved in the mid stages of the condition, once balance and mobility become affected, but it can be helpful if they can assess and advise people soon after diagnosis in order to maintain activity and prevent problems.
Information about Parkinson's can be found on the following websites:
European Parkinson's Disease Association
The European Parkinson's Disease Association (EPDA) is a European Parkinson's umbrella organisation. They represent 45 member organisations and advocate for the rights and needs of more than 1.2 million people with Parkinson's and their families.
The EPDA vision is to enable all people with Parkinson's in Europe to live a full life while supporting the search for a cure.
The group launched the European Parkinson's Disease Standards of care Consensus Statement in the European Parliament in November 2011. The document defines what the optimal management of Parkinson's should be and what good-quality care should consist of. The document is not only developed by experts in the field of Parkinson's but includes the voice of people with Parkinson's. In addition to this, they have produced some amazing resources to introduce people to the condition.
Parkinson's UK
The Parkinson's UK website hosts a lot of information about Parkinson's and management of the condition. Local support groups are also available through Parkinson's UK and are an excellent resource available to persons with Parkinson's and Parkinsonism. Often exercise groups are also provided through these groups.
Move4Parkinson's was set up by Margaret Mullarney who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2004. The site is dedicated to educating, empowering and inspiring People with Parkinson's and their families or carers (Parkinson's communities) to gain the knowledge and skills they need to improve their Quality of Life. Margaret recommends the Five Elements Framework based on her personal experience:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) provides a list of American based organisations:
Viartis is an independent, non-commercial and self funded medical researchers specialising in Parkinson's. Viartis are not part of any other company, university or organisation, and have no religious or political allegiances. They choose articles solely on the basis of their medical significance or potential interest, and you can register to receive information free of charge. The site provides links to a range of international organisations.
Parkinsons Conference, 2009
In September 2009, SPRING (the research interest group of the Parkinson's Disease Society) hosted a conference on the effect of exercise on Parkinson's. Bhanu Ramaswamy, was part of the organising committee with her AGILE / ACPIN Parkinson's Project Officer hat on, alongside Vicki Goodwin, who was also invited to speak on her research. The conference explored known aspects plus issues yet to be discovered about the benefits of exercise for people with Parkinson's. Contributions were from invited participants from across the world in the hope of enabling proposals for new research collaboration to promote exercise as an essential component of therapy for Parkinson's.
General conference information can be accessed through the website
Below are videos of the two keynote presentations from the conference:
Related pages in Physiopedia
- Anatomy, Pathology, Prognosis and Diagnosis
- Clinical Presentation
- Drugs for the treatment of Parkinson's
- Physiotherapy - Referral and Assessment
- Physiotherapy - Management and Interventions
- Key Evidence and resources
- ↑ Parkinson's UK. The Incidence and Prevalence of Parkinson's in the UK. London, UK. 2018.
- ↑ EPDA. Parkinson's - an overview - pt 1. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqeZDFnpLpg [last accessed 29/09/16]
- ↑ Professor Alice Nieuwboer c/o SPRING (Parkinson's UK). Exercise for Parkinson's disease: the evidence under scrutiny. Available from: https://vimeo.com/8149682 [last accessed 29/09/16]
- ↑ Professor Michael Zigmond c/o SPRING (Parkinson's UK). Exercise and Parkinson's disease: evidence for efficacy from cellular and animal studies. Available from: https://vimeo.com/8150672 [last accessed 29/09/16]


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Talbot Harland(1870)
A Tale of the Days of Charles the Second
A novel by William Harrison Ainsworth
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ...from the crowd with whom they were mingled, but to judge from the appearance of their horses, they had come from a distance--possibly, from Peterborough, for they said something about that ancient city, whether with the design of misleading those who overheard them, we will not pretend to say. Their riding coats were of a russet hue, and had evidently seen some service. The senior of the party was strongly built, and rather better dressed than his comrades, and appeared to have some authority over them. A look had passed between this person and Bellegarde, as the latter rode towards the starting-place, and that look told the stalwart horseman that all was right, and that Bosco was sure to win. On this, he and his friends confidently backed the King's horse, and lost, amongst them, a considerable sum, that well-nigh emptied their pockets. The voice of the stalwart horseman could be heard above the din of the crowd cheering on Bosco, as the struggling racers rushed by; but how his countenance fell, and what a deep imprecation he uttered, when Bellegarde was beaten! However, he soon recovered, and paid his losses with an air of unconcern. All four pushed forward amid the crowd to have a look at the cup, when it was delivered by Buckingham to Talbot, and its splendour increased their mortification. "That cup ought to have been ours," whispered Montalt to his leader. "It shall be ours yet," replied Colonel Blood, in the same tone. And his greedy eyes followed the glittering prize as it was borne off to a place of safety by one of the royal servants. Shortly afterwards, he contrived to get sufficiently near Bellegarde to exchange a word with him, and was told by the Count, in an undertone, that he would see him at night....
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Empowering Women Entrepreneur Workshop (EW)², "All you knit is love" is a free knitting training program to improve the lives of women through needles and yarns organised by our mother company Fortlandic.
Fortlandic was founded with dedication to create sustainable employment to the Nepali community and showcase their expertise in producing high quality products to enthusiasts around the world. The company currently imports hand knitted woolen products and other outdoor apparel made in Nepal and supports women empowerment and employs artisans around Kathmandu Valley.
In the continuous effort of providing meaningful employment and raising the standard of living for those in need, Fortlandic along with Khumbu Foundation, a USA based Non-Profit Organization is arranging a 2-day knitting training course to those who seeks to learn the craft in Dallu Awas, Kathmandu, Nepal.
All the required materials and pattern will be provided by the trainers.
Day 1:
Explain how to choose the correct yarn and needle for the particular project.
Learn the fundamentals of knitting; how to cast on, the knit and purl stitches and how to bind off.
Continue to practice and get comfortable with these steps.
Day 2:
Create a simple design for a scarf.
Learn how to bind and finish the scarf.
**the scarf created might not be actual size since it takes a day or two for expert knitters to make one**
Upon completion of the course, the trainees will have basic knowledge and skill to create simple desing and knit own their own. With practice and dedication, the trainees should be able to move on the bigger projects and complex patterns and become knitters for life.
If you will like to support for this cause, please.
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Many famous Canadians were born or have lived in Ontario, so this list below is far from exhaustive. So how have I selected who to include?
(Nellie McClung, shown above as part of the Famous Five)
Here are two things I considered:
Adelaide Hunter Hoodless (1857 - 1910) - Helped found the national YWCA and the Victorian Order of Nurses and worked with the Women's Institute. You can visit her former home, the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead National Historic Site, in St. George. Another house, the Erland Lee Museum in Stoney Creek, is also associated with her and her work with the Women's Institute.
Alanis Morissette (1974 - ) - Singer/songwriter. Born in Ottawa.
Alexander Graham Bell (1847 - 1922) - Invented the telephone. Born in Scotland but came to Brantford in 1870 with his parents. His former home, The Bell Homestead in Brantford, is open to the public as a museum.
Alice Munro – Short-story writer. Born in the small town of Wingham in 1931.
Billy Bishop - World War I flying ace. The Billy Bishop Heritage Museum in Owen Sound is dedicated to his memory. It's located in the home where Billy Bishop was born and raised. There's also an amazing two-man play about him that has been running on-and-off for about 30+ years, called Billy Bishop Goes to War (REALLY worth seeing!). And the Toronto island airport is called Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. See pictures of his birthplace in my story about Owen Sound.
Christopher Plummer – Actor, stage, film and television. Born in 1929 in Toronto. Has performed in NYC's Broadway, Stratford Shakespeare Theatre Festival, and on television programs.
Colonel R.S. McLaughlin - Founder of General Motors of Canada. You can visit his former mansion, Parkwood, The R.S McLaughlin Estate National Historic Site, in Oshawa.
Dan Aykroyd (1952 - ) - Actor and writer. Born in Ottawa.
Dave Thomas – Actor. Born in 1949 in St. Catharines.
Dionne Quints – The famous quintuplets – five babies who, during the 1930s, became a bit of a circus attraction and distraction from the Depression. Were probably the most famous Canadians in Ontario at the time. You can visit their birthplace in North Bay, the Dionne Quints Museum.
Eugene Levy- Actor. Born in 1946 in Hamilton and graduated from that city's McMaster University.
Frank Gehry – International architect. Grew up in Toronto. Recently re-designed the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Famous Canadians G - O
George Brown - Father of Confederation and founder of the Globe newspaper. His former home, George Brown House, at186 Beverley Street in Toronto, is available for rental for special events and meetings.
Glenn Gould (1932 - 1982) – Pianist and composer. Born in Toronto. One of many famous Canadians who've made it big in the music business.
Gordon Lightfoot (1938 -) – Musician, song-writer. Orillia's performing arts theatre is named after him.
Graham Greene – Actor. Born in 1952 on the Six Nations Reserve not far from Brantford.
Group of Seven – Canada's famous painters. You'll find many of their works in major art galleries including the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada. Some of the members of the Group are buried on the grounds of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Homer Watson – 19th century artist. One of the first
Canadian painters to gain international fame. Visit his fabulously
decorated former home and studio in Kitchener which is now a museum and
art gallery for local artists. For pictures of this place, see my story on Kitchener.
Jim Carrey (1962 - ) - Comedian and actor. Born in Newmarket (near Toronto).
Joe Shuster (1914 - 1992) - Co-creator of Superman, the comic book hero. Born in Toronto.
John McCrae (1872–1918) – Soldier, poet. Author of In Flanders Fields. You can visit his birthplace, McCrae House, in Guelph.
Joseph Brant (or Thayendanegea) (1742 - 1807) - Mohawk chief, scholar, statesman and soldier. You can visit a reconstruction of his former home, The Joseph Brant Museum, in Burlington. Warning though: I was a bit disappointed with this place. This isn't a "great person's house museum" with period rooms. It's really more dedicated to the history of the community. Just be prepared.
Josiah Henson – An inspiring man, this former slave founded a community for escaped slaves and helped many other people escape to freedom. You can visit his cabin, called Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site, near Dresden, Ontario. Henson's autobiography was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Justin Bieber (1994 - ) - Teenage pop star. Discovered through a You-Tube video which showed him busking on the steps of Avon Theatre (part of Stratford Festival Theatre) in downtown Stratford Ontario. Now a world-wide sensation.
Karen Kain (1951 - ) – World-famous ballerina. Born in Hamilton.
Keanu Reeves – Actor. Grew up in Toronto. One of many famous Canadians in Hollywood.
Laura Secord (1775 - 1868) – Heroine of the war of 1812. You can visit her former home, The Laura Secord Homestead, in Queenston, in the Niagara Region, and buy her wonderful chocolates or ice cream! The only connection I can see between chocolates and her story is that there was a cow mentioned in her tale, wasn't there??? Cow....milk...chocolate?
Lucy Maud Montgomery – Author of Anne of Green Gables. No, you're
right, she WAS from Prince Edward Island. But she spent the last years
of her life in Uxbridge Township. The Leaskdale Manse where she lived
and wrote 11 of her 22 novels has been designated an historic site and
is being restored.
Margaret Atwood – Writer. Born in Ottawa in 1939. Attended University of Toronto. Many of her novels are set in Toronto and refer to landmarks such as the Royal Ontario Museum, Queen Street West, the Royal York Hotel, the Toronto Islands, etc. Atwood has helped put Toronto on the map.
Marie Dressler – Film star from the 1930s. Visit the Dressler House in Cobourg where she was born. In her day, one of the most famous Canadians in the silver screen.
Martin Short – Comedian/actor. Born in 1950 in Hamilton.
Mazo De la Roche (1879–1961) – Author of the Jalna series of
novels. In Port Credit, which is part of Mississauga (near Toronto), you can visit the Benares
Historic House, the house that was the model for Jalna, the home of the
fictitious Whiteoak family. Read more about the museum in my story about Port Credit.
McQuestens - The famous family from Hamilton left a legacy of beautiful parks and heritage for all of Ontario.
Mike Myers – Actor. Raised in Scarborough (Toronto suburb). One of the most famous Canadians in Hollywood today.
Nellie McClung – Suffragist. Famous activist in the Persons Case. She was born in Chatsworth, Ontario. You can see a monument to the Persons Case leaders in Ottawa on Parliament Hill.
Norman Bethune – Doctor and humanitarian who worked in China. You can visit his birthplace in Gravenhurst, the Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site. Probably the most famous Canadian in China.
Paul Kane (1810-1871) – Artist. Born in Ireland but grew up in Toronto where he lived most of his life. Best known for his paintings and sketches of Aboriginal people done during a two-year journey across western Canada.
Paul Peel (1860-1892) - Artist. Another great Canadian artist. This one died too young. You can visit the childhood home of Paul Kane at Fanshawe Pioneer Village.
Pauline Johnson (1861 - 1913) - One of Canada's best known poets. Performed her poetry on stage at the turn of the 20th Century. Good travel writer too. Daughter of a Mohawk Chief and an American woman originally from England. You can visit her home at Ohsweken, the Chiefswood National Historic Site (near Brantford).
Rich Little – Comedian. Born 1938 in Ottawa.
Roberta Lynn Bondar (1945 - ) - First Canadian woman in space. Born in Sault Ste. Marie.
Shania Twain (1965- ) – Country singer. Born in Windsor, but grew up in Timmins.
Sir Allan McNab – One of Canada's first premiers. Visit his majestic home, Dundurn Castle, in Hamilton.
Sir Frederick Grant Banting - Co-discoverer of insulin. Born in Alliston. You can visit the Banting House National Historic Site in London.
Sir Isaac Brock (1769 - 1812) - Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada. Died defending Canada at the Battle of Queenston Heights during the War of 1812. Brock's Monument in Queenston Heights park in the Niagara Region is impossible to miss. Brock University in St. Catharines is named after him as well.
Sir William Osler (1849 - 1919) - Called "the father of modern medicine". Advocated bedside training (not just book learning) for doctors. Medical innovator, researcher and author. Born in Bond Head and raised in the quaint, old-fashioned town of Dundas.
Stephen Leacock – Author. One of the most famous Canadians in the literary world in his era; people called him the Mark Twain of Canada. Known for his funny novels and short stories. His best known work is Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town. You can visit his summer home, The Stephen Leacock Museum, in Orillia.
Tom Thomson – Painter. Associated with Algonquin Park, where he painted many of his works and died mysteriously at Canoe Lake. You'll find his works in major art galleries including the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada, as well as the Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery in Owen Sound.
Wayne Gretzky – Hockey star. Born in Brantford. Has a boulevard named after him! You can learn more about him at the Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Recognition and, of course, in Toronto's Hockey Hall of Fame.
William Lyon Mackenzie – Rebel, writer, publisher, politician, First Mayor of Toronto. Visit his last home, Mackenzie House, in Toronto, or the Mackenzie Heritage Printery in Queenston.
William Lyon Mackenzie King – Former Prime Minister of Canada. Grandson of William Lyon Mackenzie. You can visit his boyhood home, Woodside National Historic Site of Canada, in Kitchener, his estate (The Mackenzie King Estate) in Gatineau Park across the river from Ottawa and the Laurier House National Historic Site in Ottawa where he lived while he was Prime Minister.
Yousef Karsh –Photographer. Created portraits of royalty, world leaders and international celebrities as well as famous Canadians. Worked out of a studio in the famous Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa. You can find his work in major galleries around the world including the National Gallery of Canada. Great one of Stephen Leacock at the Stephen Leacock Museum, too.
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We offer an independent evaluation of your processes, efficiencies, policies, structure, results and can assist you in either recommending industry partners or assessing current performances.
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How to do basic collections and understanding the NCCP regulatory laws. Is your team breaking any laws? Are they aware of privacy laws – and the extent of the fines should they break them? Note that the individual gets a fine and the Company can also be find over $100,000.
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We can offer advice on your current process and procedure or we can manage the whole process for you. With early day collection cycles, 0-30 days are extremely important and you need to focus on this. You also need expertise in making the process effective and reconciliation to stop any leakage of accounts not being actioned.
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Are your terms and conditions going to stand up if things go wrong? Do you have Terms and Conditions at all? If a customer will not pay and you have exhausted all options without going to court, do you have an accredited debt collection specialist lawyer available – and at what cost? We can assist in getting you professional help at the best costs available.
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If you are considering off shoring or call centre options, we can assist you with providing options and assessing your needs. We have a strong network of reputable contacts off shore in The Philippines and have been to the country and seen first-hand the quality of the operations.
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Mandatory Windows Live Movie Maker Update Hits July 1
Microsoft will release a mandatory update for its Windows Live Movie Maker Beta video-editing software on July 1.
Starting Wednesday, users will be prompted to install the latest version at startup in order to extend the beta. If you do not accept, the program will no longer work, Microsoft said in a Monday blog post.
An official version, dubbed V1, is expected to be released later this year. More info about Movie Maker available on the Windows Live blog.


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To Be Clear: Locally, Fox9News does a pretty good job. This is a quick post about some of the nastiest Republicans in the state of Minnesota – the GOP SD48 – and the National
Faux "Fox" News.
It's the morning after a historic election; locally the ethically challenged Kirk Stensrud got knocked off by Yvonne Selcer in 48-A. Knowing how "classy" the local GOPers are (not), I went to their website – let's look!
OK, see that on the bottom, middle? "• BIAS ALERT — Five ways the mainstream media tipped the scales in favor of Obama."
That's "right" – blame the media. That's the local GOPers excuse for possibly the worst candidate a party has ever put up for President, the "fiercely conservative" – until he got the GOP's endorsement – "Multiple Positions" Mitt Romney (who even the Salt Lake Tribune couldn't endorse).
"Blame the media" from the local Party of Personal Responsibility (from OTHERS). Forget Etch-A-Sketch; forget Romney Shambles; forget the non-existent tax returns; forget… well EVERYTHING – it's the media's fault.
These local GOPers are the ones that rallied behind disgraced former Mayor Phil Young. The ones that two years later; still vilify former DFL State Representative Maria Ruud. The ones that… well, I could go on and On and ON. The local "leaders" of the Mn GOP SD48 simply are NOT nice nor classy people.
And their very first post on their website, on the day after an election rejecting their candidate for president, saw the DFL take over the House and Senate in St. Paul (including the defeat of their endorsed candidate in SD48-A, Kirk Stensrud), saw the defeat of two State Constitutional Amendment proposals is a link to the National Fox News, whose message is: "blame the media."
Message to GOP SD48: take some responsibility.
You know, like you're always demanding, from everybody else.
(cross posted at MnProgressiveProject; comments welcome there)
The last example we looked at was Brodkorb's Blog; this time we're looking at what some GOPer WingNuts think is a "joke" – but it's not. In fact, sources tell me that one GOPer actually sent the following to a DFL State Lawmaker, with the subject line of: "They Have My Endorsement"
While discussing the upcoming Universal Health Care Program with my sister-in-law the other day, I think we have found the solution. I am sure you have heard the ideas that if you're a senior you need to suck it up and give up the idea that you need any health care. A new hip? Unheard of. We simply can't afford to take care of you anymore. You don't need any medications for your high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, etc. Let's take care of the young people. After all, they will be ruling the world very soon.
So here is the solution. When you turn 70, you get a gun and 4 bullets. You are allowed to shoot 2 senators and 2 representatives.
Of course, you will be sent to prison where you will get 3 meals a day, a roof over your head and all the health care you need!!! New teeth, great!!! Need glasses, no problem. New hip, knee, kidney, lung, heart? Well bring it on. And who will be paying for all of this. The same government that just told you that you are too old for health care. And, since you are a prisoner, you don't have to pay any income tax.
I really think we have a Perfect Solution!!!
Some variations of this chain email sent out and forwarded and reForwarded and reFORWARDED AGAIN by "conservatives" have a different version:
You are allowed to shoot 2 liberal senators and 2 liberal congressmen that support this bill.
Funny funny; ha ha – NOT.
Does anyone really wonder why Governor Mark Dayton is meeting with legislative leaders today about Capitol security?
And, will GOPer Tom Hackbarth be included in the meeting? If so, will Hackbarth be packing? After all, some GOPers think that's just a swell idea…
Too many of today's GOPers have an unnatural if not downright immature fixation on "guns." Let me be perfectly clear: assualt rifles, Glocks, et al are NOT "guns" – they are WEAPONS. Not "everyone" should have one because – simply put – in the wrong hands they are dangerous.
As can be words.
Words that – hopefully – the GOPer "leaders" attending today's Capitol security meeting take seriously.
(cross posted to MnProgressiveProject.com; comments welcome there)
"Oh, but TwoPutt: Brodkorb doesn't own that blog anymore!"
Yeah, "right."
Until it's registered to somebody, it's still Brodkorb's blog and all the filth and slime that still is on it is simply the continuation of Mud Slinger Mike's "work." And this "work" is the stuff that continues to stoke the GOP's extremist base; the base, for example, that rallied behind candidates such as Tom Emmer, who said: "I don't think you can call yourself a freedom-loving American and be a Democrat."
Or, for example, Michele Bachmann, who stated on right wing radio:
"I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax because we need to fight back. Thomas Jefferson told us, having a revolution every now and then is a good thing, and the people — we the people — are going to have to fight back hard if we're not going to lose our country. "
Take a look at the YouTube below the ad Brodkorb's Blog named the "3rd Best Political Ad of 2010. For a full minute, you have an exceedingly angry former Marine acting like a crazed cowboy; waving a rifle around and then firing a round to land God knows where.
By now, you should have seen the map Palin put on her website, "targeting" Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. It's now been taken down.
Will Brodkorb take back his gushing plattitudes for Bachmann and Palin, who Brodkorb called the GOP's "Gold Standard"?
Don't hold your breath.
Then again, maybe you won't have to; some GOPer with a gun just might take your breath away.
It's been said if you're not a part of the solution you're part of the problem.
Brodkorb, Brodkorb's Blog, and Brodkorb's "Gold Standard" mentality are the epitome of the problem.
That YouTube "featured" on Brodkorb's Blog's "3rd best ad" is below.
(cross posted from MnProgressiveProject.com; comments welcome there)
Jeff Strate just sent the following note and graphic to the readers and writers of MPP, via email!
"As Minnesota Progressive Project celebrates its second anniversary, the Democratic Visions team hails MPP's service to progressive thought, comment and action. Many, many thanks."
Well, thank YOU, Jeff!
IMNSHO, Democratic Visions has become the best locally-produced political television talk show in Minnesota – due to the power of dedicated volunteers and the progressive movement. Democratic Visions is a once-a-month program and a production of DFL Senate District 42 (Eden Prairie & MInnetonka). It's filmed at Comcast's Southwest Community Television studio in Eden Prairie.
Joe Bodell and I (MPP) and The Cucking Stool's Steve Timmer are featured on the current edition of Democratic Visions. Producer Jeff Strate and the Dem Vis crew make us look great on large flat screen TVs. (disclaimer-I'm
the deisgnated go-fer "an associate producer"). This edition will only be re-broadcast for another 3 or 4 times before the holidays begin. Check Democratic Visions out on cable TV at the following times and channels:
Comcast Channel 15 – Hopkins, Minnetonka, Edina, Richfield and Eden Prairie Sundays at 9 p.m. and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.
Bloomington Cable Channel 16 – on Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.
MTN Channel 17- Minneapolis Sundays at 7 p.m.
Democratic Visions can be seen 24/7 on its YouTube Cnannel at http://www.youtube.com/user/DemocraticVisions.
(cross posted from MnProgressiveProject.com; comments welcome there)


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A Proactive Approach to Mental Health
"You can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, you will." ~ Stephen King
Whether you are starting your academic pursuits, or you are nearing the completion of your university degree; self-care and a healthy perspective on life are vital for academic achievement. The academic environment may leave you feeling overwhelmed, confused, frightened and insecure. Self-care and one's perspective will be a vital player in your personal pursuits. Self-care and having a healthy perspective on life is not only about your mindset, your psychological health, your temperament, your ability to prove resilient, your physical and emotional health, but your overall daily personal habits and interactions.
Consider the guy that works his physique out; while he may have a great physique, all is null if he has not conditioned his psychological self as well. Our minds are not a separate entity from our physiological self; nor is our physiological self a separate entity from our psychological condition. Rather, we are only a complete vessel maneuvering the constructs of life, when we include all perspectives of our lives.
Beginning Your Day
We must begin our day with a good meal cognitively, physically, and psychologically. For feeding your mind is just as important as feeding your physical self. Personally, I have got caught up in the deluge of the news media. I have allowed myself to partake of negative media meals only to feel unsatisfied and disenchanted with life. It is of the utmost importance that you consider the information and communications that you are digesting.
We have all heard the old adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Scientists have recently been vigorously studying, researching and debating the breakfast myth. While there has been great debate; scientists and researchers alike simply do not know what the most important meal is. Yet, scientifically we have a pretty good idea of the effect and consequences of poor diet, eating habits, and the benefit of healthy eating and diet. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "healthy eating can help individuals achieve and maintain a healthy body weight, consume important nutrients, and reduce the risk of developing health conditions…" Reversely, a poor diet "…can lead to energy imbalance, increase the risk of becoming overweight or obese…," increase the risk of physiological and psychological conditions; and undernutrition can negatively affect overall health, cognitive development, and school performance" (CDC, 2017, Online).
Scientists have frequently concluded that breakfast should remain a staple of meal time. "For kids, studies have shown that eating a meal first thing in the morning has a positive influence on cognitive performance in school, especially on task-oriented
behaviors—and particularly in students younger than 18. But for us older folks, the exact time that we chow down on our first meal of the day is really about personal preference" (Maldarelli, 2017, Online). Arguably, I am of the mindset that you should eat when your body informs you that it time to consume fuel. Likewise, I rarely miss a meal in the mornings. In fact, I have personally discovered that if I do, then I am going to pay an overall price, both cognitively and physically.
For many college, university and high students, the type of food consumed will have a direct affect upon their personal performance cognitively, physically, and academically. Do not delay eating when your body is signaling a hunger alert. Even if, you consume a protein bar, you body and mind will reward you with good performance and alertness. Avoid eating foods that are lacking in nourishment. It is critically important that you consume food that will provide you a healthy balance. Your personal performance will be affected by the foods and drinks that you consume.
Starting Your Day
As a person, I learned long ago that the manner with which you approach your day, will assuredly have a direct or indirect impact upon the remainder of your day. In fact, the way with which you approach your mornings, will have a direct and indirect impact upon the lives of others. Yes, you have an affect upon others in your unique and very personal community in life. When we interact with others, they are invariably affected by our mood, our perspectives, our persona, and our personal influence.
I recently had the pleasure of listening to a lecture by Former US Navy Admiral, William H. McRaven. Admiral McRaven addressed the manner with which he starts his day. Interestingly enough, Admiral McRaven's approach is very reflective of my own approach to life. Admiral McRaven describes his approach to mornings: "So if you want to change the world start off by making your bed. If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task, and another, and another. And by the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed. Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that the little things in life matter. And if by chance you had a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made. That you made. And a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better."
Admiral McRaven's approach is not the only approach to life, but it is an effective and proactive approach to life. In order to live life, you must live it completely.
"You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of." ~ Jim Rohn
The Pressure of Life and Living
The pressure of life and living can prove a daunting experience. At most, you may frequently feel overwhelmed and at best you may feel the victor; either way, life can throw many obstacles your way. Therefore, it is important how you choose to confront the challenges of life.
Do you take an active or passive role in your life? In my experience, those who are the most successful players in this game called life are the proactive ones. By definition, they are the people who are responding to life as it happens rather than reacting to it after it has happened. A proactive individual is not looking to place shame or blame on others, rather they are taking complete responsibility for their individual role in life. Proactive players are not waiting around for others to provide life's answers; rather are proactive in nature. A proactive player finds the answers, complete the tasks, and creates his or her own personal journey.
How does one prove proactive? Anyone can become a proactive player in life, but it will involve personal responsibility. Personal responsibility involves personal dedication, time, commitment, and involvement. For everyone has experienced the excuse bug; why they couldn't and why they can't; but it takes personal responsibility and initiative to make things happen. Proactive people are visionaries and macro-thinkers; they see the big picture. They see the ultimate prize and are seeking ways to achieve it. Being a proactive player in life begins with your willingness to accept your personal responsibility.
A Proactive Approach to Mental Health
Proactive living is about living life through the lens of personal responsibility. Personal responsibility is the recognition that I am completely in charge of my life. While I may be incapable of changing the minds and perspectives of others; I can without a doubt change my mind and perspectives therein. Personal responsibility is ultimately about finding balance within life. You should never accept the excuses of others, nor should you place blame or shame upon the life of another. After all, you are ultimately responsible for the life that you lead.
Responsibility Put Into Action
Eating is the essence of life. We must not only consume food, but we must consume a balance of positive language and communication. After all, what your mind entertains will have an affect upon your overall person. Likewise, physically eating a well balanced meal will have an impact upon the brain's neurochemistry which controls mood and stress response. It also has an effect upon an individual's ability to perform academically, physically, emotionally, and interactively. While a healthy diet is a big part of any successful self-care plan, it is only a part of a life lived proactively. Living a life proactively will involve your personal responsibility:
1. Dedication: as a student, the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task can have a profound affect. As an individual, personal dedication to self-care and healthy perspectives will take time and personal persuasion.
2. Time: As a professor and clinician, I have been bombarded by the excuse bug. The excuses commonly involve the difficulties and challenges of the assignment; but my favorite is the excuse related to a lack of time. For some, the excuse may be authentic, but for so many, the lack of time is simply an excuse. We always make time for those things that we so deeply desire to accomplish.
3. Commitment: As an individual, we must all set aside some time for self-improvement and commitment to various tasks. As students, formally declaring or promise to complete a task can be challenging at times. We have all been bitten by the excuse bug, but the truth is, if we want to accomplish anything in this life we must show some perseverance and commitment. In essence, commitment is the willingness to pledge ourselves to a promise or an undertaking.
4. Involvement: Involvement is the gold standard for personal responsibility. Involvement is the emotional and personal association that someone pledges to life and tasks therein.
As students, you will most assuredly be faced with an array of personalities throughout the life of your academic pursuits. You may encounter individuals who are likeminded, accepting and who have learned to accept his or her own personal responsibility in life. Moreover, you will most assuredly meet individuals who are negative, hostile and broken. Avoid showing these individuals pity, rather empower them to change their own perspectives on life. Personal responsibility teaches us that we do not have to accept anyone's negative behaviors, attitudes or perspectives on life. Each day should be a new day. Each hour should be a new hour and each moment should be an opportunity to live life anew.
Facing Your Challenges and Proving Successful
As students, and in working life you will face many challenges and triumphs; you will prove the victor and the loser occasionally; but always keep in mind that you are capable of changing the pathway of your life. You are the master and commander of your ship and you can choose to either anchor it or set it afloat. For many, challenges are often a barrier proving unmovable and impenetrable. For others, challenges are a mere obstacle begging you to maneuver around them. While every living, breathing human faces challenges; it is the manner with which they face the challenge that sets them apart. It is never too late to change your perspective of life's challenges. Life's challenges are for the strengthening of your character not the weakening of your persona. The next time you are faced with a challenge, rather than viewing a challenge with bitterness, contempt and opposition; try viewing the challenge as an opportunity for growth and maturation. Challenges are opportunities for self-improvement and self-care.
Challenges are instruments of good begging us to prove successful. Thomas Edison was once quoted as saying that "I have not failed. I've found 10,000 ways that won't work." In essence, Thomas Edison had not lived a life without challenges or perceived failure, rather it was the perspective which he saw the challenges and failures that separates him from so many others. After all, we provide meaning and definition to the challenges with which we face. My hope is for this article is, that it may change any negative perspective that you have laid claim to; motivate you to change any negative habits; and inspire you to prove your ultimate best in life. After all, it is your life and you need to stake a claim in it.
1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC (2017, August 28) Nutrition facts. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/nutrition/facts.htm
2) Maldarelli, C. (2017, May 2) Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? Retrieved from: http://www.popsci.com/eating-breakfast
Dr. Asa Don Brown, Ph.D., C.C.C., D.N.C.C.M., F.A.A.E.T.S. is an author, speaker, advocate and clinician in Canada and the United States. He provides those he serves, the effective tools for communication, interaction, and essentials for living life abundantly. He has achieved the merits of a PhD in Psychology with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology. Visit: asadonbrown.com


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Tongue twisting, teeth shattering, seizure enduncing psych punk, noise pop stabs all the way from Porto, Portugal – Sunflowers are a heat wave in the cold, static times we live in. With the perfect amounts of confused riffs, slurred lines and feedback insanity, the Portuguese outfit has managed to cleanse the mind and body of all of those who crossed paths with them.
In over 150 shows, they've shared the stage with Oh Sees, Moon Duo, Black Lips, Boogarins, La Femme, The Blind Shake, Tomorrow's Tulips… and have played festivals such as Festival Indigènes (FR), Endless Daze Fest (SA), Inner City Psych Fest (SA), Barreiro Rocks (PT), Festival Paredes de Coura (PT) and Reverence Portugal (PT), among many more.
Their debut album "The Intergalactic Guide to Find the Red Cowboy" was first released in 2016 through the independent Portuguese label O Cão da Garagem and had a second pressing in 2017, through the french label Only Lovers Records. A European tour was booked for November and December of 2017 to present it, passing through Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands and more, surprising everyone with the insanity and intensity of their live shows.
In 2018, the band returns with "Castle Spell", their sophomore LP baring their characteristic meltdown of Larsen-effect-drenched riffs and acid bleached vocals into your stereo.
One can say the band is young and restless, but they bring a well thought mutated slab of paranoia filled heavy shredders, while the hazed sunset fades away in the rearview mirror, darkening the desert and filling the air with some energized psych punk auras. "Castle Spell" is a 10- story palace, each of them with its own atmosphere, its gloomy and murderous tenants, all narrated by Carol's docile voice and Carlos's intrusive howls.
"Castle Spell" was released February 9th 2018, by Stolen Body Records and Only Lovers Records in 2xLP and CD and by O Cão da Garagem in cassette tape.
Sunflowers will be presenting the album all over Europe in September and October and at The Sunflower Lounge SEPTEMBER 18th plus support from The Mighty Young and 118 All Stars . Tickets available here.
Sunflowers Links: Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
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Split Single, Band Featuring Spoon's Britt Daniel and Jason Narducy, Announces Debut Album
In 2012, just after Spoon's Britt Daniel started his supergroup Divine Fits, he announced another side project, called Split Single. The band features Daniel on bass and backing vocals, alongside frontman Jason Narducy (ex-Verbow, also of Bob Mould's band) and Superchunk/Mountain Goats drummer Jon Wurster. Following a few shared tracks, they've now announced a debut LP, Fragmented World, out April 1. That's the album trailer, below, featuring "Waiting for the Sun" with Daniel contributing backing vocals.
Split Single will tour, including a stop at SXSW and a record release show at Schubas in Chicago on April 5. But according to a press release, the live touring band will feature Ben Troken (Reigning Sound) and Tim Remis backing up Narducy. In a press release, Daniel said, "I'm always wearing so many hats, so I loved the idea of being in a band where all I do is play bass on someone else's stuff. I felt like a session musician, which was so cool. Still, I got pretty in depth: there were no preconceptions, which is what collaboration is all about."
Fragmented World:
01 Waiting for the Sun
02 Monolith
03 Last Goodbye
04 Searches
05 Fragmented World
06 Made For Breaking
07 Love Is You
08 Never Look Back
09 My Eyes
10 My Heart Is Your Shadow
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A faster site will lead to increased revenue, through a combination of improved user retention and better SEO results.
Studies have been performed by many entities including Google, Bing and Yahoo, giving us conclusive evidence that users prefer fast sites. This preference is important enough that speed is now a relevant factor when Google ranks sites in their search results.
WordPress provides some particular challenges when it comes to speed. WordPress is dynamic, meaning users are regularly contributing content and pages are always changing. For this reason we can not just cache everything and call it a day. We need to get creative. What follows is a comprehensive guide as to how to speed up your WordPress site. If you follow everything in this guide you will see noticeable speed improvements right away. Have fun :)
1. Server
It all starts at the server. Many of the methods we'll be recommending depend on a good server setup.
Imagine you have a slow computer. You can try optimizing it all day, but the most impactful thing you can do is simply to buy a faster computer. Same with your server. There is no getting around it, your website is hosted on physical hardware and it is limited by the same constraints as a computer, including processor speed, memory, and other factors. If you're using cheap shared hosting, your site is going to be slow no matter what you do. If you move your WordPress site to a powerful, dedicated server, you will have fixed half of your speed issues with just this one change.
So how do you choose a server company? Below are our recommendations, depending on your needs.
KnownHost offers an ideal balance of speed, price and ease of use, and has worked great hosting. They use managed virtual private servers (VPS) which offer the benefits of a full private server but at a substantially lower price, along with fantastic technical support and virtually 100% up
time in our experience.
Another popular option is Rackspace. If your primary concern is speed over all else, and you don't mind a somewhat steep learning curve to get there, Rackspace is an ideal choice. You won't get much out of the box - no phpMyAdmin, no cPanel, just an empty server that you need to configure. But what you do get is an incredible infrastructure that will scale as you grow, and will be super fast right out the box. They have incredible support as well, both phone and live chat.
In many ways, WPEngine is the opposite of Rackspace. They don't let you configure much, in fact their environment is quite restricted. However what they do offer is easy configuration and management. Anyone can figure out their interface, which is designed specifically to host WordPress sites. It's reasonably fast and the support is good, and they have a terrific daily backup system. If you expect you will need to customize your server setup at all, this is not for you. But if you want a reliable server setup with minimal effort, and support that is specific to WordPress, this may be your best choice.
2. Object Caching
Page Caching vs Object Caching
Due to the dynamic nature of WordPress, page caching of HTML is not possible as it will cause content that is supposed to be updated in real-time to go stale. However we can still cache the PHP that is used to assemble those pages via Object Caching, which will reduce the amount of requests to your server and lead to noticeable gains in performance. Object Caching is built into WordPress, you just need to enable it on your server.
How to enable APC Object Cache
If you're on shared hosting this will not be possible, as the change is set across the entire server. You'll need to follow our advice in the Server section first.
Once you have moved your site to a dedicated server, contact your web host and request that they install the "APC" caching technology on your server. APC stores the cached content in RAM, which is why I recommend at least 2GB of RAM for ideal server performance. Once your web host has confirmed that APC is installed and working, you will then need to enable it for WordPress with a plugin.My recommended method is with the APC Object Cache Backend plugin:
This is not a true plugin, but rather a "drop-in" file. As such, you do not actually activate the plugin. You just need to copy the object-cache.php file directly into your /wp-content/ directory. To confirm that it's working, you can type this into your browser while logged in as a WordPress admin:
This is not a true plugin, but rather a "drop-in" file. As such, you do not actually activate the plugin. You just need to copy the object-cache.php file directly into your /wp-content/ directory. To confirm that it's working, you can type this into your browser while logged in as a WordPress admin:
It should show APC Object Cache as a drop-in plugin. You should begin seeing performance improvements.
Your website needs to send files to your visitors' browsers, and those files can sometimes be large. Using GZIP, you can compress your web pages and assets by as much as 70%, resulting in noticeable speed gains during page load.
A content delivery network (CDN) is a distributed network of servers around the globe that serve your site's assets, including images, stylesheets, and JavaScript files. You can easily sync WordPress to a CDN so that your site assets are automatically offloaded to the CDN.
The first step is to purchase your CDN package. I recommend using MaxCDN as they are reliable, inexpensive, and easily integrate with several WordPress plug-ins. Some hosts such as Rackspace offer their own CDNs as well. Once you have correctly configured your CDN "zone" make sure to note down the CDN URL.
Next, download the plugin "CDN Linker" from Github (look for the "Down-load ZIP" button):
Install and activate the plugin on your website.
Go to Settings > CDN Linker in your WordPress dashboard. Then add your CDN URL that you noted earlier in the "CDN URL" field. If you're using MaxCDN, it will look something like this:
Your website is likely to be loading many CSS stylesheets, perhaps twenty or more. These come from your theme as well as the plugins you are using. Each stylesheet needs to be downloaded separately by your browser, causing a no-ticeable speed impact. Additionally, the stylesheets contain a lot of empty white-space which contributes to larger files sizes and more work for the browser to read through them.
Minifying is the process of removing all of the whitespace, leaving you with tiny compressed stylesheets. Then we can combine all of your stylesheets, with the end result being just one compressed stylesheet for the entire website! This will lead to speed improvements, especially noticeable on mobile devices.
3. Enable GZIP
Enabling GZIP is simple. You just need to contact your web host and request that they enable GZIP on your server. Now your web pages will download quickly as compressed files. To confirm GZIP is working correctly, enter your site's address here: http://checkgzipcompression.com/
4. Content Delivery Network (CDN)
What is a CDN?
Why use a CDN?
When someone loads a page from your website, the majority of the browser re-quests are for content assets that are loading directly from your server, and with a moderate amount of traffic they will queue up and slow down your site's per-formance. Additionally, they have to be delivered from your server's physical lo-cation to your visitor, and if your server is in Los Angeles and your visitor is in the Philippines for example, this will cause a delay. With a CDN your visitor may get most of your site's files delivered from a server located in nearby Manila, result-ing in a noticeable speed improvement.
Setting up a CDN with WordPress
Next, download the plugin "CDN Linker" from Github (look for the "Down-load ZIP" button):
Install and activate the plugin on your website.
Go to Settings > CDN Linker in your WordPress dashboard. Then add your CDN URL that you noted earlier in the "CDN URL" field. If you're using MaxCDN, it will look something like this:
5. Minify and Com-bine CSS
Minifying is the process of removing all of the whitespace, leaving you with tiny compressed stylesheets. Then we can combine all of your stylesheets, with the end result being just one compressed stylesheet for the entire website! This will lead to speed improvements, especially noticeable on mobile devices.
Better WordPress Minify
With Better WordPress Minify, it is very easy to automate the whole process of minifying and combining CSS files. First, install and activate Better WordPress Minify:
Then go to BWP Minify > General Options. Check the box for "Minify CSS files automatically?" and set "For cache buster, use" to the option "Cache folder's last modified time" so your compressed stylesheets get regenerated when you update any theme or plugin.
All of your stylesheets should be minified and combined now. To confirm, you can view your page source in a browser and you should see every stylesheet combined into one file. Look for the extension ".CSS". Click to view the file, and you will see all whitespace has been removed.
6. Minify and Combine Javascript
If you read the previous section about CSS, this will be very familiar.
Minifying is the process of removing all of the whitespace, leaving you with tiny compressed Javascript files. Then we can combine all of your scripts, with the end result being just one compressed Javascript file for the entire website! This will lead to speed improvements, especially noticeable on mobile devices.
Better WordPress Minify
7. Compress site images
One thing often overlooked is the size of images uploaded into your media directory, both by admins and the members of your community. If a user uploads a 1GB image to your site, whenever someone views that page they will have to download a 1GB file. And if you have a page with 10 images like this, the page size will get enormous. This can lead to considerable speed delays, especially for mobile devices and slower internet connections.
The solution we recommend is TinyPNG: https://tinypng.com/Despite the name, it will actually compress both PNG and JPG file types, often by 70% or more. Even if you compress your images first in Photoshop, you will still see noticeable gains by running it through TinyPNG, with virtually no loss in quality.
You can manually upload any image to the service and it will output a com-pressed version for you, but the real magic is in their fantastic WordPress plugin:
The plugin will retroactively compress your site's entire media library, and will then automatically compress every new image that is uploaded into it. The catch? You have to pay for the service. The first 500 images per month are free, the next 9,500 are at $0.009 per image, and after that it's $0.002 per image. Sign up for your API here:
8. Deactivate slow plugins
The WordPress ecosystem is enormous and it can be tempting to run every plugin that looks interesting. But this can come at a cost as some plugins will slow down your site. Every plugin is adding more code that must be executed when you load a page.
P3 Plugin Profiler
Often times it just one plugin, or maybe a couple of plugins that are causing your site to slow down. You will need to diagnose the situation to figure out what is causing the problem. A fast method is just to disable all plugins, and re-enable them one by one until you find an obvious slowdown. However a more sophisticated solution exists. We recommend using the plugin "P3 Plugin Profiler" avail-able here:
This plugin creates a profile of your plugins' performance by measuring their impact on your site's load time. Using this, you can narrow down which specific plugins are causing slow load times and remove them. Go to Tools > P3 Plugin Profiler and click "Scan Now".
9. Clean up your database
Over time your database can grow to be full of redundant and unused content, which can lead slow PHP queries during page loads. It is possible to maintain a cleaner database using a plugin, which can lead to faster load times both on the front-end and in the WordPress dashboard.
WP Optimize
We recommend using the plugin "WP Optimize" available here:
This plugin will clean up your database in various ways. For example, every time you edit a post WordPress saves your edit as a revision. If on average you edit each post 10 times, and your site has 2000 posts, you may actually have 20,000 post revisions in your database. This plugin will remove all of the stale re-visions resulting in a dramatically smaller and more efficient database. It will per-form other various scheduled tasks as well.
10. Test, Test, Test
It's important to test your site speed before and after implementing changes, so you know you're having a positive impact and not just relying on anecdotal evidence. There are two fantastic, free web tools that you can use to test your site.
Google Page Speed Insights
For figuring out what to optimize, we recommend using Google PagenSpeed In-sights, available here:
Enter your page URL and click "Analyze" and it will score your site and provide suggestions to speed it up. If you've followed the rest of this guide, you have already implemented many of the most important suggestions.
Pingdom Website Speed Test
For determining your site's actual page load times, we recommend using the Pingdom Website Speed Test available here:
Enter your page URL and click "Test Now" and it will display the load time along with a visual waterfall showing which elements of your site are taking the most time to load. There may be a specific resource or two that are contributing to slow load times.


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5509 W SOFT WIND Drive, Glendale, AZ 85310 US Glendale Home for Sale
5509 W SOFT WIND Drive, Glendale, Arizona
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- Bedrooms: 9
- Baths: 8
- Partial Baths: 0
- Garage: 3
- Heat Source: Electric Heat
- Schools: Las Brisas Elementary School - Glendale
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Its safe to say that you will not find another home like this in all of Glendale. A stunning example of form meeting function and pure elegance is the result. Graceful paved and brick driveway with beautiful desert landscaping will greet you when you pull up to this home. You'll notice that even the steps leading to the gorgeous custom front door and front patio are lighted in just the right places - an attention to detail that you will find throughout this amazing home. Step into the wide open living area of the home and you will immediately notice the tall ceilings and soothing colors. A large dining room flows seamlessly into the living room/kitchen area and a glass enclosed staircase leads you to the lower level as well as a disappearing wall of glass that leads to the spectacularOutdoor living space. A truly phenomenal gourmet kitchen that has two oversized islands - one that functions as counter seating for 6 people and the other as a prep space with a deep under mount sink, high end stainless appliances, beautiful cabinetry and sleek quartz counter tops. Gorgeous master retreat with a double door leading to a sitting area with one of the most beautiful fireplaces you will ever see, a coffee bar and a remarkable en suite bath with an enormous soaking tub, glass enclosed shower and an amazing walk in closet. The master closets total over 500 square feet and is larger than most master bedrooms. One of the kids bedrooms is one of the most unique kids bedrooms ever designed! There are two raised lofts and there's room for 4 full size beds and the other loft is a small theater or TV viewing area. If you think the upstairs is fantastic wait until you step into the basement where you will find a full service bar complete with 12+ televisions, stunning enclosed wine tasting room with a 1200 bottle capacity, theatre room, gym and poker room! The fun continues as you walk out onto the basement patio where you will find an outdoor kitchen complete with BBQ, sink and full counter. Great seating area with a visually appealing water fall. Walk out into the backyard and if it's possible - this house just keeps getting better. Grand Ramada spanning over 1,200 square feet of covered space. It has a large patio surrounding the fantastic pool that features a gorgeous water fall and spa . The Ramada includes a secondary outdoor cooking area with BBQ plus a massive storage closet and sitting area. And don't forget the amazing full size Lebron James, Stephen Curry and Michael Jordan themed basketball court! The side yard opens directly into the master bedroom. Talk about a relaxing end of the day, you walk out to the largest residential Koi Pond in the Valley where you can soak up the Koi fish, the lovely Trex decking and Mountain View's. The best part is taking in a private massage on the side deck with the waterfall sounds on the deck and looking up at the stars. This is one of the most stunning homes in the NorthWest Valley!
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