text: Share: Comments Print October 4, 2014 at 7:00 AM Chris Petersen jeers, Mariners cheers: Seattle Times readers sound off Posted by Don Shelton Huskies Is honeymoon over for Petersen? Against Stanford, some great individual performances on defense were negated by catastrophic, bond-headed calls by coach Chris Petersen. By going for it on fourth down, his lack of sense and game management was nothing short of circus. Coach, all eyes are on you. Time for you to coach and earn your stripes. Give our players a chance. The honeymoon is over, and Saturday was hard to swallow. — Andrew Quall, Mill Creek UW coach owned up to defeat Hats off to Huskies coach Chris Petersen after a competitive and close game against Stanford. Coach Petersen in the full flush of defeat took primary responsibility for his team's shortcomings and promised corrections. He neither demeaned his players, popped off apoplectically at disputed calls, blamed his opponents for slowing the pace, nor called his athletic director down from the press box to get an advantage. In short, he displayed the model of integrity parallel to his esteemed opponent Coach David Shaw of Stanford. We should celebrate how Coach Petersen displayed a model of integrity, which has convinced me that we have hired another Don James. — David Cellio, Seattle He's not 'Our Kind of Coach' Washington alums and fans have been hearing repeatedly for the past nine months how coach Chris Petersen wants "Our Kind of Guys" for his team. Well, we need "Our Kind of Coach." Pac-12 football is big-time college football. It is not Mountain West football. — Robert Gregory Lathram, Collinsville, Ill. Booze, boos equal fans' bad behavior After watching the UW-Stanford home game, I found myself more concerned with the behavior of the Husky fans than the outcome of the game. Since when are Husky fans showing up late for the game, spending most of the third quarter out of the stadium drinking beer in "The Zone," and booing the team playing their hearts out against one of the toughest teams in the country? This kind of prima donna fanship isn't how I remembered it when I attended UW in the 1970s — Rick Grant, Seattle Mariners McClendon was team's MVP Who's the M's MVP in 2014? Lloyd McClendon. He got more out of a bunch of underachievers and a half-dozen legit ballplayers than anyone since Sweet Lou. Toughness returned this year. — Rick Stanton, Bainbridge Island Thanks for a wonderful ride Thanks, Mariners, for an exciting, enjoyable season. It was a great ride and the air didn't go out of the tires until into the last week. And thanks, Felix Hernandez, for your great season and your great leadership. — Robert M. Stevenson, Port Townsend Sounders With M's done, focus on soccer Larry Stone's article Tuesday ("Seahawks off, but fans in full roar,") at first glance seemed to make an interesting point, embracing some widening acknowledgment of area sports for Seahawks off days. On closer reading, Stone seemed to be on a prejudiced quest to find a sign of life in area sports and surprised himself by finding some. For some years now, I have been trying to fight against the broadly accepted impression that this is a one-sport town with nothing else of sporting interest. Each area sport (football, baseball and soccer) spawns its own separate and unique but also equal fan culture and sporting interest. I am not a Hawks or Mariners fan but a Sounders fan and a noisy one at that. Stone may feel that he had to search for signs of life in Seattle because of a Hawks bye week, but I feel no need to do so. In fact, I feel the opposite — the need to escape when the Hawks are in town or playing somewhere, knowing that the build-up and post-game coverage will be exhaustive, relentless and saturating. With the Mariners out of their own playoffs, the focus should now be on the Sounders, since they have already qualified for their playoffs. — Tim Whittome, Sammammish Ryder Cup Owning up to USA solution My wife has the solution to constant drubbing we get from Europe in the Ryder Cup. If you live in the USA and own property you play for the USA. Problem solved. — Bill Moore, Edmonds Send us your backtalk: Letters bearing real names, addresses and telephone numbers for verification are considered for publication. Please limit letters to 125 words or less They are subject to editing and become the property of The Times. Fax them to 206-493-0934, or mail to: Backtalk, Seattle Times Sports, P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111. Or email to firstname.lastname@example.com Want to be a reader contributor to The Seattle Times' Take 2 blog? Email your original, previously unpublished work or proposal to Sports Editor Don Shelton at firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com. Not all submissions can be published. Opinions expressed are those of authors, and The Times reserves the right to edit and publish any submissions online and/or in print. Comments


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Always Remember to Smile!
Wintertime means rather unpleasant temperatures outside, unless you are fortunate to live in California or Florida (in which case, I envy you!). The sunshine is a rare occurrence up here in Michigan, and the chattering of teeth overrides a smile more often than not. It is usually around this time of year that I find myself in a rut. Christmas break has just ended, and I am back to the grind with hours and hours of schoolwork. Last weekend I was having one of those days when you just sit there and wonder why your life isn't better, why things never go your way. Needless to say, I was spending my Saturday afternoon in a pretty foul mood.
But then I stumbled upon this video (see below). My mood was instantly turned around, as I couldn't help but smile as I watched. This little kid was just so cute!! How could I not smile? When I finished obsessing over how adorable the video was, I also realized just how powerful this child's message was.
"We were made to be awesome."
"We can cry about it, or we can dance about it."
"If we were all made to be on the same team, then we better start acting like it."
"It is everybody's duty to give the world a reason to dance…get to it!"
Those are some pretty powerful words coming from a six year old. But the kid has a point. Why sit around and sulk about what didn't happen? Why waste a perfectly good afternoon wishing your life was different, or how it isn't fair, when instead you have the opportunity to get up, put a smile on, and make YOUR life, and everyone else's around you, a life worth living? So I made it my mission to change the course of my Saturday, and give myself a reason to smile. I wrote a list of three things that I liked about my life:
-I have a GREAT support system of family and friends
-I get to enjoy the delicious taste of chocolate
-I am obsessed with my college! (Go Blue!)
And I challenge you to do the same. What are you going to do to make this world better, and to make it full of smiles? If you are having trouble thinking of a reason to smile, take the advice of that 6 year old in the video: "This is life people! We got air coming through our nose!" Now that is definitely something to smile about.


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Author(s): Henry Owens
Henry Owens Great War diary provides a vivid and complete narrative, seen from the perspective of an army doctor, of what it was like to live and fight in the trenches of the Western Front. Owens, a member of the original British expeditionary Force, the 'Old Contemptibles', was among the first British soldiers to set foot in France. He spent the next four years in the front line as a doctor and a diarist, an eyewitness to some of the most bitter and violent struggles of the greatest conflict the world had ever seen. His writing, edited and with a full introduction by John Hutton, gives us an inside view of the duties and experiences of a doctor tending the fighting troops, and it paints a graphic portrait of the daily lives of the men themselves. Henry Owens was born into a doctor's family in Long Stratton, Norfolk in 1889. When war was declared in 1914 he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and was sent to France with the British Expeditionary Force. He served as a front-line medical officer throughout the conflict and he kept a diary and notes. After the war he used this material to assemble this meticulous account of his experiences.
After being demobilized in 1919 he returned to civilian medical practice and married, but he died after a sudden illness in 1921, aged just 31. After the death of his wife in 1980, the diary came into the possession of the Imperial War Museum.
Between 1992 and 2010, John Hutton was the Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness. He held various ministerial offices, first as a health minister, then as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Business and finally for Defence. On the dissolution of Parliament in 2010, he was made a life peer. He was the author in 2008 of Kitchener's Men: The King's Own Royal Lancasters on the Western Front 1915-1918.


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DETROIT — Authorities say a rural postal carrier in suburban Detroit stole and sold stamps worth nearly $20,000 because he was behind on his mortgage.
C'mon — what's not to like?
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Postal agents confronted John Auito on April 30 outside his home in Macomb. He told agents that he typically sold the stamps at a 15 percent discount. Auito contacted people who had participated in stamp auctions on eBay.
The 42-year-old Auito is charged with stealing stamps that were being shipped to retailers in his delivery area.
A message seeking comment was left at his home Monday.
Auito told agents that he began taking stamps in September because he feared foreclosure.
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Okay, so every once in a while I go to the library and pick up a stack of CDs to put on my iPod. Sometimes I'm searching for something specific, sometimes I just browse hoping to see something mildly interesting that I would never ever actually pay to own, but hey, if it's free, that's a different story.
This is s how I ended up with Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits. And just now some stupid ass Grease megamix shuffles up. A bit of it was "Greased Lightning." which I am sure I've heard more than a few times, even if I've never much paid attention to it.
Well, I paid attention to it today. Check out this bit of chorus:
Greased lightnin', go greased lightnin'
You are supreme, the chicks'll cream for greased lightnin'
But what got my attention was this:
With new pistons, plugs, and shocks, I can get off my rocks
You know that I ain't braggin', she's a real pussy wagon, greased lightnin'
Yeah, "she's a real pussy wagon." That's a line in the song. "A real pussy wagon." WTF?


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Currently the lazy IFileIO implementation in Roxie holds a critical section per io operation (e.g. read()). It does this so that it can ensure that the asynchronous thread that closes files (if they haven't been accessed in a while), is thread safe.
This has the unfortunate side-effect of causing all index reads to be contended/serialized.
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The 2016-17 Regional Tourism Satellite Accounts (RTSA) were undertaken by Tourism Research Australia (TRA).
The RTSAs evaluate tourism industry activity and performance within tourism regions. For the first time, the results break down the contribution of tourism to all tourism regions in Australia.
The RTSAs measure both the direct and indirect impacts of tourism on the economy and include metrics such as gross regional product and employment. This information was previously published at the national and state level, and is now available at the tourism region level.
The results in the fact sheets below represent financial year 2016-17 data and this information is updated on an annual basis.
To explore the data in an online dashboard and for further information on the methodology of the RTSAs, please visit the TRA website by clicking here.


text: Wrong Turn is one of those movies that doesn't reinvent the wheel, at all, but for some reason it just sticks. I mean, they're on Wrong Turn 5 now. Say what you want, but whenever a film gets to part 5, they're doing something right. Creepy, deformed, cannibalistic hillbillies are kind of like the lesser known mascot of the horror world. Everyone pays more attention to the zombies, but dammit, the creepy, deformed, cannibalistic hillbillies need some love too! And they're going to get it, come hell or high water. The premise is one you've DEFINITELY heard before. Group of attractive young people drive through some remote mountains and their car goes kaput. Uh oh. Creepy, deformed, cannibalistic hillbillies are going to take you out. But with Wrong Turn, it's not about premise, it's about execution. Everything is executed juuuuust right. And yes, I'm definitely using the word "executed" in a cute way. Because the death scenes are spectacular. They really are. Especially the axe+mouth+tree death. That one is just… WOW. But in addition to the macabre death scenes, are the hillbillies themselves. They are also just an in-your-face work of art. That's what years and years of inbreeding does to you. So for someone like me that's obsessed with makeup and practical fx, this baby is a cornucopia of joy. It was produced by, and all the makeup was done by, the Stan Winston Studio, so you should expect nothing less than perfection in this department. Throw in some good suspense, a really fantastic treetop chase sequence, and a seriously effed up cabin of death, and hey, it may not bring you into any new territory, but what it does is deliver one of the best "kids stranded in the woods" type of splatter gorefests there is out there. Don't think about it. Just have fun with it. And you will. Enjoy.


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"Please don't smoke"
Video discusses why even though I have been involved in smoking prevention and cessation services for several decades, as a general principle I normally don't ask people not to smoke.
2002 Commentary from the Freedom from Nicotine board:
I notice some people respond to other members pleas for help with comments like, "Please don't smoke." I am not saying not to do it, but I want to point out something that was once said to me by a clinic graduate that really seemed to make a difference to him in joining in my program and staying in it. He pointed out that I never once made a plea or request of him or any of the people in his clinic not to smoke.
As I thought about that after it was first pointed out to me I realized it was true. I realized that I probably never had said it to anyone, except maybe at my first clinic when I was totally clueless to what I was doing. I basically never asked people not to smoke or tell people not to smoke, which is pretty interesting since I have spent a high percentage of my life talking or writing to people about not smoking.
So why have I never made such pleas or requests of others? Well I always tell people they have to quit for themselves. I always explain that you cannot do it for your spouse, your children, your parents, your friends, your employer, your society or your government. Well, if you can't quit or stay off for these other significant people, why in the world should I expect that you would quit or stay off because I am asking you politely not to smoke. You have to be quitting for you, not for me or any other caring individual.
So my tactic has always been to find out what the person really wants to do at the time of making such comments as to wanting to smoke. I make sure that they truly consider the full implications of a full-blown relapse. I try to make them recall their own initial reasons for quitting. I try to ask questions to make them remember just why they quit and why they likely don't want to go back to smoking. I try to give them one piece of advice to secure the quit, to never take another puff. Once again, that term I use over and over again is always just advice–it is never a demand or a request.
Whenever I write "never take another puff" it is prefaced by a comment of, "if you want to stay free" or "still choose not to smoke," or "want to save your health or your life," or something to the effect that it is what the ex-smoker wants to do as opposed to what I want them to do. Each and every person has to keep his or her own reasons personal of why he or she does not want to smoke.
I am not saying that no one here should not make such statements; it is kind of a personal style issue. But I would advise everyone when dealing with others here, and maybe more importantly, people in your real world, your family and friends, make sure that you come across as offering support, advice and information as opposed to making requests or demands on another person not to smoke.
We do make one request here though. We ask our members to write us and give us a little time to respond before throwing away his or her quit. When we do this we are not telling the person not to smoke or to wait for us to have a chance to tell them not to smoke. Rather we are just trying to get the opportunity to talk to the person and point out the full implications of smoking and make sure that he or she fully understands the full ramifications of a relapse.
If the person still desires to smoke after such information is fully understood, well then smoking is an option for him or her. But if he or she decides that his or her desire is to still stay smoke free, then he or she will be reminded that the only way to stay free from cigarettes is to never take another puff!
Related videos:
- "I don't have a choice, I have to quit smoking"
- The importance of quitting for yourself
- "Kids don't get it"
- My work in the field of smoking prevention and cessation


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Ideas for Inexpensive Centerpieces
Looking for ideas for inexpensive centerpieces? Cheap centerpieces do not have to look CHEAP . . .you just have to use your imagination and shopping ability! The average cost of getting married has escalated in the past few years. But it is possible to cut the cost of bridal flowers significantly WITHOUT sacrificing beautiful table centerpieces.
Start with Cheap Wedding Supplies
Start early by hunting for cheap supplies everywhere you shop. Clearance bins, bargain racks and dollar stores are good places to find things that will make your wedding centerpieces look bigger at a bargain basement price!
In the spring you can find unique floral containers like this pastel watering can at your local garden nursery or discount store. Be sure to line it with a plastic container if it is not waterproof, or you will have wet tablecloths! Place a small
Oasis Cylinder
into it and fill with cheaper flowers like daisies, carnations or mums. Buy a large green ivy plant, cut off the trailers and soak them in water for at least 20 minutes. Then use the ivy in your centerpiece, inserting it into your florist foam just like a flower.
I don't think ideas for inexpensive centerpieces get much cheaper . . . but looks much classier than a fishbowl with floating candles!
Buy decorative gift bags from a local dollar store, weight it down on the inside of the bag with a brick or other large block of material and carefully set a flower arrangement inside it that has been made in a
cheap floral container.
New Ideas for Floating Candle Centerpieces!
The discount stores are also a good place to find ideas for inexpensive centerpieces. Look for clear glass bowls with some height because of a metal or wood frame. Coil a water loving flower like a dendrobium orchid in the water and float a candle on the top. Simple, fairly cheap and with a true sense of elegance!
Terra Cotta Pot Centerpieces
Buy terra cotta pots from your local greenhouse (super cheap) line with plastic liners (don't skip this . . .they are very porous and will leak) and insert an
Oasis cylinder
and fill with greenery and the flowers of your choice. Insert tall candles and there you have it . . .more great ideas for inexpensive centerpieces!
Many brides enjoy these pages as well . . . .
Check out my Inexpensive Ideas page for more ways to save money on a strict bridal budget.
Ideas for inexpensive centerpieces will start coming to you fast and furious as you shop all of these discount stores. But you will be lacking in one thing. . .florist supplies.
Since product markup and labor expenses accounts for the largest part of the cost of bridal flowers, you can save by providing the labor yourself. The only difficulty is obtaining all the florist supplies you will need. Since a majority of the products are only available through a wholesale floral supply warehouse . . you must have a resale license to buy. I have provided everything you will need in my wedding supply store.
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Fistic History: Notes From 1895
The Professional Prizefighters Union completed its 11th year in 1895, with Peter Jackson still reigning supreme in the heavyweight division.
HEAVYWEIGHTS, Peter Jackson (38-0-1, 32 KO's): After turning back the challenge from Bob Fitzsimmons (TKO-7), Jackson went on to stop Peter Maher (KO-13) and decision John L. Sullivan (UD-15) to remain the PPU's only heavyweight champion in its history.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS, Bob Fitzsimmons (37-4, 33 KO's): After the loss in March to Peter Jackson, Bob successfully defended the light heavy crown against Jason Whitney (KO-1), Charles Veeck (TKO-4), and Joe Butler (KO-11).
MIDDLEWEIGHTS, Jack Dempsey NP (42-7, 24 KO's): Dempsey seems to be flourishing with Bob Fitzsimmons moving up in class. The three time champ defeated Jack Burke (TKO-5), Young Mitchell (UD-15), and Charles McCoy (MD-15), with the majority decision triggering a rematch in 1896.
WELTERWEIGHTS, Joe Walcott (26-1-1, 17 KO's): Walcott defeated Tommy Ryan (SD-15) to win the title a second time, and beat Jim Franey (KO-3) and Dick Case (TKO-8) in defenses during the year. Ryan will be cashing in his rematch clause in Walcott's first defense in the new year, making for an interesting fight in February.
LIGHTWEIGHTS, Bobby Dobbs (32-4, 16 KO's): Dobbs made three defenses in 1895, scoring decision wins over Texas Jack Burke and Barney Malone before stopping Frank Erne (TKO-8).
FEATHERWEIGHTS, Young Griffo (34-5-2, 9 KO's): Griffo stopped Tommy Warren (TKO-14) before a draw against Solly Smith in July. That triggered a mandatory rematch against Smith four months later, scoring a stoppage win (TKO-5). Griffo will fight Bobby Dobbs for his lightweight title to start the year in another battle of champions.
BANTAMWEIGHTS, Chappie Moran (25-10-1): Moran is the champ despite never having scored a stoppage win in 36 fights, defeating Jimmy Barry (UD-15) to win the Bantamweight title a second time.
FLYWEIGHTS, Walter Croot (12-4, 1 KO): Croot vanquished Jimmy Gorman (UD-15) in Cincinnati this past October to win the title, his first run as flyweight titleholder.
Fighter Of The Year: Peter Jackson (6th award, 3rd straight award)
Contender Of The Year: Jack McAuliffe (3rd award, 2nd straight)
Prospect Of The Year: Yankee Sullivan (2nd straight award, #32 contender to the heavyweight crown)
Rookie Of The Year: Young Peter Jackson (5-0 welterweight)


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Monday, December 31, 2012
Happy New Year!!!
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
Happy Kid
New In!!!
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Red Mustache Necklace from She Inside
Dog paw print ring from Awesomized
Spike bracelet from Awesomized
necklaces from Put It On
Iphone 4s Cases with free Screen Protector from XtremeMac Philippines
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas!
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
Lovin' the Galaxy Effect
What do you think of my look? Comments are loved! :)
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Shoes: Forever21
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Quick Giveaway! (Open Internationally!)
I'm giving away $20 vouchers from Firmoo, the world's most popular online eyeglasses store.
This giveaway is open internationally!
The giveaway will run from December 21, 2012 to December, 24, 2012 only. The winners will be announced here and contacted via email on the same day.
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4. Follow me on twitter and tweet about this giveaway and tag me (+3)
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Now the best part
I am giving the voucher to not 1 or 2, but 6 of you.
Good luck :)
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
FOR SALE: Urbanears Plattan
For sale brand new urbanears plattan tweed edition at P3500. Original price: P4250.100% authentic and made from Sweden with its harris tweed label on the headband inside.PM me if you are interested ;)
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To celebrate fall, we have turned all that is on offer in Campbell River into an exhibition of experiences to be collected. Some are limited edition (time-sensitive), while others can be explored at your leisure. Choose your adventure and be rewarded! The #CRiverCollection is yours to discover this fall.
Campbell River Discovery Guide
Or find in person at
Campbell River Visitor Centre
Tyee Plaza, 1235 Shoppers Row
Campbell River Airport YBL
2000 Jubilee Parkway
Look for the guide on many BC Ferries routes, regional Visitor Centres, airports and tradeshows!


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I just finished watching Lawrence Welk's TV Treasures tonight....and I must say it was wunnerful, wunnerful production. They are indeed musical treasures, many of them I haven't seen in a long time!
It's a brilliant musical documentary, kinda like VH1's "Behind The Music" minus the sex, drug abuse, financial problems, booze and back stage in-fighting...all of it is clean, wholesome family fun...just like Mr. Welk would have wanted.
I'll have the whole report later tommorrow, since I taped it....I watch it again later tonight to savor every champagne morsel.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Just watched TV Treasures....
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A Look Back on 2018 at MEST2018 was a big year at MEST! From celebrating our tenth anniversary all year long to launching exciting partnerships with organizations like Facebook and Klarity, we've seen some incredible growth and continued striving toward our mission.
The year featured guest lectures from experts like Dean of Microsoft 4Afrika Academy Lutz ZIob and I-Dev International CEO Jason Spindler, visits from top organizations such as Mastercard Foundation, and big wins for many of our Portfolio Companies and EITs. Twelve new companies were welcomed into the portfolio last year, and the Training Program opened its doors to the most diverse MEST cohort yet - with EITs from twelve African countries.
[caption id="attachment_8316" align="aligncenter" width="665"] Class of 2019 EITs at the MEST 10 Year Reunion[/caption]
As we enter this new year, we invite you to join us in looking back on 2018 and the top ten moments from MEST Africa's tenth year!
Agro Innova sees winning year
In February, AgriTech company Agro Innova kicked off their year by winning a partnership with GIZ after participating in a two-day mobile application development challenge. They went on to work with GIZ throughout 2018, creating a mobile application for the group's Farmer Business School Program, and are continuing work on the execution and implementation of the project together with GIZ. However, that wasn't the only excitement 2018 held for the team as they also won Pitch AgriHack in Rwanda along with a 15,000 Euro grant.
Kudobuzz Acquires AdGeek and RetailTower
Kudobuzz also had a big year acquiring not one, but two other MEST Portfolio Companies. The team started the year with acquisition of AdGeek, an ad creation tool used by many online merchants for prospecting new customers and ad retargeting. After only a few months, they continued to strengthen their platform with the acquisition of RetailTower, an ecommerce product that helps online merchants sell across multiple shopping engines.
Two acquisitions weren't enough for the Kudobuzz team, however, and they also headed to the UK as part of the Wayra Accelerator, which featured twelve top startups. Team CPO David Tetteh even had the opportunity to pitch to the Duke of York at the 2018 Pitch@Palace event.
[caption id="attachment_8313" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Kudobuzz CPO David Tetteh pitches at Pitch@Palace[/caption]
Third MEST Africa Summit kicks off in Cape Town
In June, 330 global investors, leading entrepreneurs, and corporate partners came together in Cape Town for the third annual MEST Africa Summit to discuss the most important topics impacting the African tech space.
An exciting moment, the event featured speakers from top companies including Facebook, Dalberg, iRoko, Quartz Africa, MTN, Knife Capital, and many more as well as pitches from MEST portfolio companies including Asoriba, Leti Arts, Amplify Pay, Qisimah, TroTro Tractor, and AF Radio, We also welcomed the first portfolio company to join MEST from outside the training program: Nigeria's Accounteer, the first winner of the MEST Africa Challenge.
MEST EITs win MTN Apps Challenge
Not to be outshone by the MEST Founders, our EITs also had a big 2018. In July, Class of 2018 EITs Ehiaghe Aigimawu and Elohor Thomas won the Education Category of the MTN Ghana Apps Challenge. They were the first all female team to win and the third set of winners from MEST. Later in the year, EITs from the Class of 2019 went on to win Ghana's first NASA Space Apps Challenge.
MEST Partners with Honeywell Group for Itanna Accelerator
Starting in August, MEST began a partnership with Honeywell Group, one of the largest diversified enterprises in Nigeria, to launch their inaugural Itanna Accelerator Program. An innovative program for tech-enabled Nigerian startups, the accelerator saw four startups go through a 12-week curriculum, built and delivered by MEST.
[caption id="attachment_7297" align="aligncenter" width="665"] Itanna and MEST Lagos team[/caption]
MEST Incubator Nairobi launches
In September, MEST was thrilled to welcome Nairobi into its Pan-African Incubator community with the launch of the MEST Incubator Nairobi in Kenya. WIth two portfolio companies sitting in Kenya and the number of Kenyan EITs growing each year, we knew it was time to open our flagship East African space. Though it's only been a few months, we are already loving being a part of the vibrant tech ecosystem in Nairobi!
[caption id="attachment_7475" align="aligncenter" width="665"] MEST MD Aaron Fu speaks at the launch of the MEST Incubator Nairobi[/caption]
MEST Partners with UNDP and FinMark Trust
MEST also launched a partnership with UNDP and FinMark Trust to facilitate events focused on financial innovation and inclusion in Lesotho in September. Kicking off with a multi-stakeholder hackathon, the program also included a unique training curriculum developed by MEST.
KIC Wins P3 Impact Award
The MEST Portfolio Companies weren't the only ones winning awards in 2018. In October the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), a public-private partnership between MEST, DAI Global, and Kosmos Energy, received the P3 Impact Award. The award recognizes leading cross-sector collaborations addressing societal challenges. It was a proud moment not only for MEST and our partners, but also all of our AgriTech companies that have gone through the KIC program.
MEST Launches Airbus Bizlab Partnership
In October, MEST headed to France to launch a partnership with Airbus Bizlab as they return to Africa for a second time with the Africa4Future Challenge. The initiative found and connected African aerospace startups with experts at Airbus who will now work with the startups to speed up innovation and scale their product/service in Africa.
MEST Heads to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa
In December, the MEST community saw a strong end to the year with Complete Farmer and CodeLn heading to Lagos to pitch on stage among the fifteen finalists for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa. MEST Managing Director Aaron Fu was also present as the first person to judge not one, but two years of Startup Battlefield.
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What is it that you think of when you think of 'Stables'. a rustic, almost coarse and imperfect kind of place right?
It is these very qualities that are so great about the newly launched "Stables India". maintaining the vibe of the Dubai outlet, this place located in Saki Naka, has managed to encompass this very charm in its individualistic "Bombay" charm!
Stables is,.since Not Just Jazz By The Bay shut down, the only place in the city that has some great Jazz music gigs through out the week. They have some absolutely fabulous artists playing which is the biggest USP of this place!
Apart from a great selection of beers and spirits, the bartender at Stables mixes up some really good cocktails and mocktails too!
My favorite has to be the Wind Suck which is an absolutely refreshing concoction of Fresh Cucumber, Vodka, Lemon juice and Orange!
The Strawberry Mint is one mocktail that you shouldn't miss! Minty, fruity and refreshing this one is so good that I contemplated not drinking alcohol and sticking to this one (I didn't though) :p
Call me cheap but one of the things that I adore about this place is their freshly made Popcorn that is complimentary for all tables! It is addictive AF!
My other addiction here is their Chicken Nachos! Unlike the other Nachos that you are served in the city, the chef here has given a unique attention to detail on all the elements that compromise of a fabulous portion of Nachos! From the appropriation of the cheese to the fresh guacamole, and ofcourse the smashing Barbeque chicken….this one is a must have!
Being a sucker.for seafood that I am, I also quite liked their Fritto Misto (Fried Prawns & Calamari) which was fried to perfection! could've done with a little more seasoning though!
The Burgers here are something the chef here prides on and rightly so! The Heart Attack Burger is nothing short of epic and you must go for it if you are ready to royally indulge! It's been, bacon and everything that is good in the world between breads and is accompanied by these gorgeous house fried chips which you can't get enough of!
The Shepard's Pie here, though a little indianised, is quite pleasing to the palate and is totally one.of those.comfort foods that you can eat all by yourself!
Though the stick sauce and the creamy ice cream in the Sticky Toffee Pudding was absolutely smashing, the hero of the dish – "the pudding" was quite a disappointment and is avoidable. Go for the Chocolate Fondant instead!
All.in all, the thing about this place that makes you wanna go back is not any individual attraction but a cumulation of everything from it's decor, it's music, the food ,the drinks and of course the Popcorn!
It has definitely managed to live up to the expectations set by the Dubai outlet and has become one of my to go places for a chill Friday night!
Do.keep checking their Facebook page for upcoming gigs and plan your visit accordingly!
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Here are the amazing artists and organisations who worked in schools over autumn 2018 on Our Biennale Commissioned Projects.
Charlotte Watson
Charlotte is a professional cellist with wide ranging experience. She has collaborated with many different artists including dancers, visual artists, poets, composers and performing musicians from a variety of backgrounds. She was the cellist in Black Hair, a contemporary music theatre ensemble for many years, collaborating with composers and performing many world premieres both nationally and internationally. She has also always done a lot of educational work and been involved in several projects with the Children's Art School as well as Holmfirth Arts Festival. She has worked extensively with people with disabilities and was musician with Full Body and the Voice, now Dark Horse Theatre, a theatre company of adults with learning disabilities, for 8 years.
Charlotte worked on Our Darkness and Light Animation project.
The Children's Art School
The Children's Art School in Holmfirth is a charitable organisation committed to promoting the value of art education for children and young people. It aims to promote arts education as a tool to develop creative and innovative thinking, and to promote arts activities to support child development and well-being. Art education allows children to experiment, to find things out for themselves, to make their own decisions and to have the confidence to take risks. Quite simply art can teach children to be innovative and they can learn all about this at The Children's Arts School.
The Children's Art School ran the Our Darkness and Light Animation project and The Great Kirklees Railway Exhibition.
Chol Theatre
Chol work with children and young people to create democratic theatre with imagination! Chol strive to work with children from all backgrounds and are passionate about finding ways to create new work with children who may not usually take part in theatre or story-making experiences. All Chol's participants are valued as Equal Players, everyone can develop their potential and unlock their aspirations. Chol's unique Equal Players approach inspires democracy; imagination flourishes and communities are built.
Chol Theatre ran the Imaginary Communities Project.
Craig Ogden
Australian born guitarist Craig Ogden is one of the most exciting artists of his generation. He studied guitar from the age of seven and percussion from the age of thirteen. He is the youngest instrumentalist to have received a Fellowship Award from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
One of the UK's most recorded guitarists, his recordings for Virgin/EMI, Chandos, Nimbus, Hyperion, Sony and Classic FM have received wide acclaim. Craig's five Classic FM albums all shot straight to No.1 in the UK classical chart and he is one of Classic FM's most played artists.
Craig Ogden has performed concertos with all the main UK orchestras plus many abroad. He regularly appears as soloist and chamber musician at major venues and collaborates with the UK's top artists and ensembles. Craig enjoys performing new works for guitar and gives the world premiere of a concerto written for him by Andy Scott with the Northern Chamber Orchestra in Manchester in November 2017. Composers David Knotts and Geoffrey Gordon are also writing concertos for Craig. He has presented programmes on BBC Radio 3, BBC Northern Ireland and ABC Classic FM (Australia).
Craig Ogden is Head of Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, Visiting Lecturer at London's Royal College of Music, Adjunct Fellow of the University of Western Australia, Associate Artist of The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Curator of Craig Ogden's Big Guitar Weekend at The Bridgewater Hall and Director of the Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival.
Craig Ogden performed at Huddersfield Town Hall on Tuesday 20th November 2018 in Untroubled Light // Melt and the Biennale Finale.
Duncan Chapman
Duncan Chapman is a composer and sound artist who regularly works with leading music organisations throughout the world. Much of his composing and sound artistry results in sound installations, recordings or multi-media performances. Recent projects include co-directing a large-scale performance project for Casa da Música (Porto) and the St Andrews Voices festival in Fife.
Duncan Chapman ran the Dark Skies Project with Manasamitra.
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
hcmf// is an annual, international festival of contemporary and new music, taking place over 10 days and consisting of approximately 50 events – including concerts, music-theatre, dance, multi-media, talks and film – with a related Learning and Participation programme devised and implemented to reflect the artistic programme and respond to regional need.
hcmf// aims to provide life-changing and unique artistic experiences to as wide an audience as possible; to be an international platform for new music and related contemporary art forms in Britain; to enthuse existing audiences and draw in new ones through adventurous programming and informed, stylish presentation, and to be an active cultural partner within the region.
hcmf// ran the Campervan Radio Project.
James Mabbett
Louise Fazackerley
I'm Louise Fazackerley. I write poetry for children and grown-ups, and I also write children's theatre. I'm inspired by making the everyday beautiful and speaking with those who are often unheard. My work has appeared on BBC 1, BBC Radio 3 and 4 and in The Guardian.
Louise worked on the Our Darkness and Light Animation project.
Manasamitra is a Yorkshire based arts organisation delivering a range of South Asian arts and cultural experiences in traditional and innovative ways. The company's work is stimulated by ideas, forms and aesthetics from India located within a contemporary British context. They are proactive in collaboration, drawing together diverse disciplines, skills, talents and cultures to create new content. Over the last nine years they have worked with York Minster, Harewood House, Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Leeds Art Gallery, Howard Assembly Room, Northern Ballet and University of Leeds.
Manasamitra ran the Dark Skies Project with Duncan Chapman.
Matthew Bellwood
I am a Leeds-based writer and storyteller with a wealth of experience of working with community groups. My background is in devised theatre and I have performed at drama festivals in Canada, Germany and New Zealand as well as throughout the UK.
I currently run Moveable Feast Productions, a local community arts company, for whom I have devised and produced a wide variety of shows, events, projects and workshops for a diverse range of participants. Over the past few years, I have worked extensively in collaboration with A Quiet Word (www.aquietword.co.uk) – a site-specific theatre company based in Leeds – and have co-produced a number of promenade performances, responding to locations around the city. Performance sites include parks, roads, libraries, pubs and private houses.
Matthew worked on The Great Kirklees Railway Exhibition.
Musica Kirklees
Musica Kirklees, is an independent charity, which exists to promote the advancement of public education in all aspects of music. The organisation works closely in partnership with KC Children and Young People's Service and Musica Kirklees is the preferred provider of music services for the district – in schools, at central classes and ensembles at the five Musica Centres throughout Kirklees. Musica Kirklees delivers tuition to over 5,000 pupils in Kirklees through Whole Class Ensemble Tuition and a further 2,400 pupils in small group instrumental tuition. Twice a year our teachers form recital or #LearnToPlay demo groups and give live performances in schools, bringing live music to a further 6,000 pupils.
Musica Kirklees presented Untroubled Light // Melt and its Youth Orchestra performed at the Biennale Finale.
Phoenix Dance Theatre
Phoenix Dance Theatre is the UK's longest standing contemporary dance company outside of London. Since the Company's small beginnings in 1981, it has grown to be a key Northern forerunner in contemporary dance and has performed across the globe. Phoenix employs a permanent company of professional dancers to showcase an innovative programme of dance performances by a diverse range of choreographers to audiences across the UK and internationally. It has an established dance education programme that delivers workshops and pre-vocational and accredited dance training in schools, colleges, universities, community settings and at its own studios to young people from diverse backgrounds and with varying abilities.
Phoenix worked on the Transformation project with Zoe Robertson.
Rozi Fuller
I have been a freelance animator for over 20 years. I create short films, content for TV and Web, projections for theatre productions, outdoor events and gallery spaces, collaborative installations and socially-engaged participation.
I also help other people make animation, from school groups, adult community groups to university students.
Recent work includes 'Forecast' a sand animation created in response to a poem by Adults with Learning Disabilities, screened at Light Night Leeds; and 'Connections' an installation created with sculptor Jim Bond and a group of Adults with Learning Disabilites, for Beyond Festival, both for ArtLink West Yorkshire.
Rozi worked on the Our Darkness and Light Animation project.
Sellotape Cinema
Sellotape Cinema are Steven Chamberlain and Stephen Snell. They use found visual footage, field recordings and audio traces to provide a visual and aural canvas. Analogue technologies are utilized in the construction of artist manufactured equipment in which the duo create film worked directly onto sticky tape. These are played through specially adapted projectors alongside 'drawing drums' and 'sonic machines' that draw and produce sound.
Sellotape Cinema featured at Our Biennale's Big Draw and Play Day.
Zoe Robertson
Zoe Robertson is an award winning designer maker who skills span a breadth of materials and processes. She enjoys the making process and describes herself as a 'Blue Peter Girl' where she was introduced to making things via this cult children's television show back in the 1980's! She has acquired over 20 years of educational experience, teaching students 3D design and making skills in various Art Colleges and Universities across the UK. Currently she divides her time between the Dual Works design studio and lecturing at the world renowned School of Jewellery where she has been residence for the past 10 years.
Her artistic studio practice explores themes relating to jewellery within performance whereby she creates theatrically sized jewellery and experiments on the edges of the discipline. The interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of her works moves beyond jewellery and into the fields of performance, sound, and dance. This approach enables her to create experiential and immersive environments which invite audience interaction and participation. Her work is exhibited within an international arena and images of her work are published extensively which you can see on her website.
Zoe worked on the Transformation project with Phoenix Dance Theatre.


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Town Events
In keeping with the Chamber's mission of "Connecting The Community With Commerce" this Calendar was created to allow member businesses and New Canaan based non-profits to promote their upcoming events to the public. The Community Calendar is a local resource for all residents and visitors and has quickly become one of the most visited pages on the site. Events can be submitted via the link below and will be reviewed and posted within 24-48 hours.
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Global Perspectives:The Year of President Trump: Intelligence and National Security
March 19, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmFree
New Canaan Library's new lecture series Global Perspectives offers lectures, discussions and programs with the goal of opening up a dialogue on current global and national topics, from politics and economics to culture and the arts. Funded by a grant from a private foundation, the series aims to broaden perspectives and create greater understanding.
The second lecture, The Year of President Trump: Intelligence and National Security will be presented on Monday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Adrian Lamb Room. Please register online at newcanaanlibrary.org.
National security experts Jerry Goodwin and David Hunt will present their thoughts on the state of American safety and intelligence. Characterized by the relentless ambition of Russia's President Putin, Chinese expansion in the South China Sea, continuing Iranian aggression in the Middle East and North Korea's nuclear program, Hunt and Goodwin will reflect on the past year from the perspective of seasoned CIA professionals.


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The 14th Annual Fragile X Poker Run was a resounding success. Our previous fundraising record of $7,800 was eclipsed by >50%, coming in at $12,135!!
Our son Michael is always the "star" of the weekend, getting on stage and singing with the bands Friday and Saturday nights. He also carries a sharpie and signs everyone's T-shirt "Rock Star Mikey"!
This year a very special and moving moment occurred when Amber, who has cerebral palsy, was brought by her parents and positioned in front of the band. She was then serenaded by Mikey through many songs, culminating in Happy Birthday (her 20th). Not a dry eye in the crowd, including Amber and Mikey. Simply magical.
We feel honored to be associated with FRAXA and its mission.
Jimmy Charlton and his wife Dana have supported FRAXA for over 20 years. Since 2004 they have organized a Fragile X Poker Run in the North Carolina mountains off the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. The event continues to grow and 2018 raised a record $12,235 of which 100% was sent to FRAXA.


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For subaccounts only: When users click on My Account in the top right of the page and look to the Help area, allow custom text where it currently says "Contact Bridge Support".
Some Learners are confused when it says Bridge support when we have custom branding for our LMS. When Learners are seeking help with their account or courses, they are expecting support from our support team and are confused about what Bridge is.


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Audio Input
Lightact can use a variety of audio inputs. Usually, it's for audio analysis and audio visualizations, but you can also just re-route them to an audio output. The first step in using them is to insert an Audio Input node in the Devices (F7) window. When the node appears, select … Continued


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Tacoma Special Events Data 2013-2016data.cityoftacoma.org | Last Updated 2017-05-22T18:38:11.000Z
Special events in Tacoma are a regular thing! Here you can find descriptions of applications filed for usage of roadways, plazas, sidewalks, and parks assemblies that do not comply with normal or usual traffic regulation or controls.
Wages & Benefits Repaid to Workersdata.cityoftacoma.org | Last Updated 2018-10-31T23:54:04.000Z
Using confidential, workplace wide investigations, the City of Tacoma Employment Standards Enforcement staff work to restore back wages and paid sick leave owed to workers. This chart shows the value of restored paid sick leave and wages each year, with current year data updated quarterly.
Tacoma Historic Properties & Districts Shape Mapdata.cityoftacoma.org | Last Updated 2017-05-22T19:01:00.000Z
This is a shape map of all City of Tacoma Historical properties and districts.
Employers in Compliance with Employment Standardsdata.cityoftacoma.org | Last Updated 2019-02-11T07:06:39.000Z
Employers are required to comply with Employment Standards in Tacoma and certify annually on their business license renewal.
Employment Standards Public Outreachdata.cityoftacoma.org | Last Updated 2018-10-31T23:26:56.000Z
Data includes the number of events, public presentations, television appearances, and information sessions which provided information on Tacoma's minimum wage or paid sick leave.
2015-2016 General Fund Expense Piedata.cityoftacoma.org | Last Updated 2019-04-19T18:15:38.000Z
Tacoma Historical Properties Mapdata.cityoftacoma.org | Last Updated 2016-11-14T22:19:15.000Z
A list of all designated historical properties within the City of Tacoma
New Landlord - Tenant Intakesdata.cityoftacoma.org | Last Updated 2018-01-02T17:10:12.000Z
The primary function of the Landlord-Tenant Program is to assist in providing information and referrals to both landlords and tenants to resolve disputes that arise under the Washington State Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RCW 59.18).
January 2007 - Sept 2015 GF Revenue & Expensesdata.cityoftacoma.org | Last Updated 2017-05-22T16:39:58.000Z
With this data set you can view actual spending and revenue streams by line item in the General Fund from 2007 to the current month this year. The General Fund is composed primarily of tax revenues and is used to pay for city infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and other services. Feel free to download the data and play with it to learn more about your city's finances.
Number of Workers Assisted Annuallydata.cityoftacoma.org | Last Updated 2018-10-31T23:54:04.000Z
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Winnebago Industries WGO, +1.28% said an error in a formula in an electronic spreadsheet will cause it to lower its second-quarter earnings by 5 cents a share. The Forest City, Iowa firm will restate its results for the period ended Feb. 26. The restatements will not have any impact on the company's cash position or its revenues for the periods affected. Shares rose 66 cents to $30.93 on Monday.
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Terms & Definitions
Authorized Overtime – Overtime that is authorized by the supervisor. The supervisor decides when an employee may work overtime. A process to request the time, or assign the time should be known by all people involved.
Compensatory Time (Comp Time) – Time off in lieu of pay. Employer may offer Comp Time, but the employee is not required to take it and may ask for overtime pay instead.
Compensable Work Hour – Anything "suffered or permitted," meaning if an employee voluntarily works before or after his/her scheduled work time, either at the work place or at home, the time is considered to be compensable regardless of the reason. In addition, if an employee's time is not their own to use as they will (i.e., "waiting for business," "on-call" time, or time spent in travel for the employer), the employer is obligated to compensate the employee for this time. Rest periods of short duration (usually 20 minutes or less) are customarily paid for as working time, and must be counted as hours worked. A rest or meal period where the employee is completely relieved of his/her duties (at least 30 minutes or more) need not be counted as compensable work time. However, if the employee is not relieved of his/her duties whether active or inactive, while eating, then it is considered compensable.
Employee Training – Workshops or In-Services that the Supervisor directs the employee or allows the employee to attend for the benefit of the employer.
Exempt Employee – Professional staff. As defined by those that determine and control their work content.
Hourly Rate – The hourly rate paid. For salaried positions, divide the annual salary by 2,080 for the hourly rate.
Non-Authorized Overtime – Overtime that is not authorized by the supervisor. Non-authorized overtime that the employer is aware of and benefits from must be paid. Example: An Office Assistant comes into work a half hour early every day or stays late periodically. The supervisor is aware of this but says nothing to the employee. If this results in more than 40 hours per week for the employee, it is overtime and should be compensated at time and a half.
Overtime – Any hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a week (168 consecutive hours constitute a week – 24 hrs x 7 days).
Overtime Compensation – One and a half times the hourly rate.
Pay Period – The timeline in which pay is calculated. Examples: Monthly, Weekly, Bi-Weekly, etc.
Personnel Handbook – A handbook of all County policies relating to a person's employment, including: hiring, evaluations, discipline, grievance process, benefits, leave of absences, EEO, guidelines, hours, breaks, overtime and comp time policies, as well as anything else that should be known to all employees in the County Office.
Time Sheet – A form that is submitted each pay period showing the hours worked each day. This is the employee's "bill" for services. This must accurately display the number of hours worked each day with the supervisor signing the form to verify the time is accurate.


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From WebRef.org
Born: Kalischt, Bohemia, July 7, 1860
Died: Vienna, Austria, May 18, 1911
Major Works:
- Orchestral Music:
- 9 symphonies
- Das Lied von der Erde, song cycle, for tenor, alto, and orchestra
- Other Works:
- Kindertotenlieder
- Des Knaben Wunderhorn
- Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, song cycles with orchestra
Source: Cross, Milton, and David Ewen. 1962. Milton Cross' Encyclopedia of the Great Composers and Their Music. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.


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Stan has been with Mortgage Demo Loans for over 12 years and has lived in Denver, CO his whole life. He is part of this great community and he looks for to helping you get your dream home
His goal is to provide quality service and support throughout the entire mortgage process. The in-house processing, underwriting and closing departments simplify the loan process and provide fast closings. Stan and the experienced professionals at Mortgage Demo Loans are dedicated to leading the way to a positive and successful loan experience.
When Stan isn't hard at work providing the best possible service to his clients, he likes to spend time with his family and fishing


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If you are wondering how an AMD Vega graphics card looks like, the company has released a picture to quench your tech thirst.
If you look closely at the image provided by the company, it seems like it is divided into 8 clusters. Each of these clusters further holds 8 next-gen Compute Units. The die shot also shows that each NCU in the Graphics Processing Unit is equipped with 64 Stream Processors, which in total gives us 4096 FP32 cores.
What's New in The Series?
If you are figuring out the differences between this generation and the previous one, the only new thing is that the NCU also has the 16-bit processing capability with doubled throughput. Convincing enough for you?
Memory Codename
One major difference that is being felt in this generation is actually the memory codename, which in this case, is GPA022GA2656. If you are following the SK Hynix nomenclature, you'll know that this is not from SK Hynix. Maybe, this time the company has approached Samsung for the memory production.


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I have a couple of sweaters my mom bought me a month or so ago which include a rather spiffy decorative element. Last night I worked out how to knit it; here it is.
Abbreviations: R-k1p1 rib; DL-left leaning 2 into 1 decrease; DR right leaning 2 into 1 decrease; DC-3 into 1 decrease such that the center stitch is the one on top; YO-yarn over; M1-make 1 by wrapping the yarn around the right needle as if it were a twisted stitch, not the same as a YO
Pattern repeat of 15 stitches+2. CO desired number of stitches and R several rows. The right side is the side that begins and ends with a knit.
Row 1 (right side): R6, DL, k1, DR, R6 (13 sts in pattern)
Row 2: R6, p3, R6
Row 3: R6, DC, R6 (11 sts in pattern)
Row 4: R across
Row 5: R2, YO, M1, R2, DL, K1, DR, R2, M1, YO, R2 (13 sts in pattern)
Row 6: R6, p3, R6
Row 7: R6, DC, R6 (11 sts in pattern)
Row 8: R across
Repeat rows 5-8 for desired length.
Row 9: R2, YO, M1, R9, M1, YO, R2 (15 sts in pattern)
Return to k1p1 rib across for all subsequent rows
This produces a column of upward points with holes along the side.


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Key Specifications
- Review Price: £1899.98
- Formation Wireless Technology
- Class D amplifier
- Opposed Dual Driver technology
- Wi-Fi, Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Roon and Bluetooth compatible
- AptX HD Bluetooth
Bowers and Wilkins has plenty of form in the soundbar and subwoofer market. The brand's PV1D subwoofer arrived in 2012, while the Panorama 2 soundbar emerged in 2013. However, there's been nary a whiff in those categories since. Until now, that is.
With the reveal of the Formation wireless system, the five-strong product lineup features new efforts in the soundbar and subwoofer categories with the Formation Bar and Formation Bass. B&W's legacy in the home cinema market is nothing if not solid, so both new products have to live up to big expectations.
Related: B&W's new Formation Suite is coming for Sonos' wireless multiroom crown
B&W Formation Bar & Bass – Design
Similar in length to the Panorama 2 but slightly more compact, the Formation Bar is a wide unit designed for use with TVs of 65 inches or bigger. It shares an aesthetic with the Wedge wireless speaker, sporting a sculpted look that may be distracting at first, but up-close is sleek and svelte.
That isn't the only characteristic it shares with the Wedge. The width of the soundbar allows for nine – yes, nine – drive units to be placed inside, using the same decoupled driver unit technology for a clearer, less muddied sound.
The engineers at B&W have pushed out the drivers as far as possible for a wider soundstage. According to B&W, this isn't at a cost to clarity, with the Bar boasting a dedicated centre channel to lift dialogue off the screen and render it in a crisp and clear manner.
Related: B&W Formation Wedge hands-on
In terms of placement the Bar can be put on a shelf, table or on a piece of furniture – so long as it's positioned directly beneath the TV. Should you want to wall-mount the Bar, a wall bracket is included.
The wireless Bass continues B&W's unconventional cylindrical approach to design, looking more like a sweet from a Maynards Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts collection than a traditional sub. Weighing 12.5kg, you may want to roll it than carry it about.
The Bass makes use of Opposed Dual Driver technology, with the drive units placed 180 degrees apart and firing out sound from the sides. It also packs in a class D amplifier with Dynamic EQ. With all this technology in hand, it avoids distortion by having its two drivers fire at the same time, cancelling out any vibrations. B&W says the result is a cabinet that's quiet and still, producing a cleaner bass response in the process.
For best performance the Bass is recommended to be positioned close to the Formation Bar and adjacent to any wall. You can also use the Bass in conjunction with the Formation Duo Active speakers, but this would be for use in a hi-fi setup, not a home cinema one.
Accompanying the Formation Bar is a Toslink optical digital cable for connection to a TV as well as the wall bracket. Both the Formation Bar and Bass come in black finishes.
Related: Best soundbars
B&W Formation Bar & Bass – Features
Like the rest of the Formation range, the Bar and Bass support B&W's Formation Wireless technology for swift synchronisation between Formation products and the mesh network that allows for more robust wireless connections.
The Formation Bar can stream in 24-bit/96kHz high-resolution stereo sound and supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity (aptX HD), along with Apple AirPlay 2 and Spotify Connect. If you're a user of Roon you'll be pleased to learn that the Bar is compatible with that, too.
Touch controls are on the Formation Bar's top panel and the user can control playback, adjust the volume and and select sources. If you're not one for getting off the couch, there's always operation through the Bowers & Wilkins Home app.
For connections Bowers has opted against including a HDMI port – instead, it has opted for an optical connection. On the front and back of the unit is an IR repeater ,so you can "teach" the Bar key commands and operate it with your TV remote.
Elsewhere for connections it's a similar story with other Formation products. Both feature an Ethernet port if wireless connectivity proves to be spotty, and a USB port for servicing.
Related: What is HDMI ARC?
B&W Formation Bar & Bass – Sound
For the demonstration we were treated to a scene from 2018's Mission: Impossible – Fallout, where Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt careers around Paris on a motorbike. Watching on a Philips 65OLED803, the scale of the sound was big and solid, but it didn't scrimp on a sense of detail, with bullet shots sounding sharp and clear.
It was a well-balanced sound. Lorne Balfe's score can be cacophonous, especially in the action sequences. Here it was prominent in the mix, but never to the point where it threatened to overwhelm. That it can go loud without sacrificing clarity is notable.
B&W's claims of clear dialogue rang true; it was easy to be able to pick out what was being said. While I wouldn't say that a soundbar could ever come close to the stereo imaging of a speaker package, there was a decent impression of space as Cruise's Hunt dodges between cars on the streets of Paris. Sounds felt as if they were accurately positioned, coming from where you'd expect them to on the screen.
Related: B&W Formation Duo hands-on
After that scene we were then shown a music performance, this time played from YouTube to see how the Bar worked in the context of music. B&W mentioned that more people were consuming music on YouTube than they were on Spotify or through AirPlay, and so plenty of consideration was put into the Bar's music performance. The results were smooth and detailed, offering an engaging experience that's far better than the alternative of using the TV's speakers.
Finally, we were shown a live music performance, but this time with the Bass engaged. The character of the music shone through, something that's been noticeable across the whole range of Formation products. Also impressive was the integration of the Bar and the Bass. Despite being placed on the floor and towards the side, you could feel the bass towards the centre of the screen, with the Bass able to accentuate the height of the bass impressively
First impressions
Twenty-five minutes was all the time we had with the Formation Bar and Bass, but even in that short time it grabbed the attention. The integration of the Bar and Bass was the aspect that intrigued the most, the scale of the sound combined with the robust bass performance making for an enjoyable listen.
The lack of HDMI will bother some potential buyers, as will the combined price of the Bar and the Bass. The premium performance warrants a premium price in B&W's eyes, but that also puts it out of the grasp of more than a few.
Nonetheless, it was an impressive showing, as it has been for the rest of the Formation range. It's likely we'll see this range expand in the future, but there's no timescale on when and what products will be added. We'll be keeping a close eye and will look to review the Formation range in the future.
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Samsung Galaxy S6 is coming soon!
Last year the Samsung Galaxy S5 was the flagship of Samsung, now the Samsung Galaxy S6 is soon to be released.
Long time it has been rumored, whether the S6 is just a copy of its predecessor or if there are significant differences.
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